For many people, the Crescent Moon King's birthday celebration was something they could only come across by chance. First of all, one had to have a sufficiently noble identity, such as the King or the Crown Prince. Secondly, you must have outstanding abilities, such as a guard with outstanding martial arts skills, a medical skill that can bring back the dead, or a superb culinary skill. More importantly, one had to be born at the right time. The Crescent Moon Country's National Law Festival was held once every few decades, and one had to be in the right position. Otherwise, even if one was the ruler of a country, they might not be able to encounter it once.
Therefore, in addition to the proper members of the diplomatic mission, there were naturally some uninvited guests who came to take advantage of the situation, join in the fun, and try their luck. Imagine this scene, where the princes and nobles of various countries were everywhere, or the imperial guards composed of the first-class experts of various countries. This was not a scene that ordinary people could see. Therefore, they disguised themselves as coachmen, handymen, or chefs, just to make this trip to Crescent Mountain.
Among the many uninvited guests, Luo Xiaoyuan was an existence that should not have happened at all. This was because he did not even have the conditions or ability to disguise himself as any identity. Especially as long as he appeared, he would attract everyone's attention. This was because he was only a ten-year-old child, an age that should not have appeared in the diplomatic missions of various countries.
However, he still came to the Crescent Country unexpectedly. He had endured the trek of nearly two thousand miles and survived the one month of camping in the snow and ice. All of this was for the most important purpose of his life, which was to show off his Crescent Country journey to his companions.
Luo Xiaoyuan's father, Luo Baiwei, was a famous chef in the Five Beast Kingdom. He was also the favorite chef of the Five Beast Kingdom's crown prince, Prince Mutong. He was good at the Five Beast Kingdom's classic Five Beast Stew, so Prince Mutong had to bring him with him wherever he went so that he could relieve his homesickness through his desire for food.
This time, Prince Mutong's visit would last for at least two months, and there would be plenty of opportunities for banquets along the way. At this moment, he would naturally bring Luo Baiwei with him.
In order to explain why the journey would take two months, Luo Baiwei told him a lot of rumors about the Crescent Mountain, the story of the Crescent Country, the important scenes of the birthday ceremonies of the various countries, and the possible gathering of dignitaries from the various countries along the way. However, such an image made a ten-year-old child yearn even more for the Crescent Country.
However, for Luo Xiaoyuan, other than curiosity, he also had a little more vanity than other children. If he could personally visit the Crescent Country, go to the Crescent Mountain, and meet the crown princes of nearly a hundred countries, how smug would he be in front of his companions?
Therefore, on the night Luo Baiwei told Luo Xiaoyuan the story, Luo Xiaoyuan decided to go to the Crescent Country without telling her father.
For this trip, he had made thorough preparations. First, he had brought two sets of new year clothes that his father had bought for him. Since he was going to the Crescent Country, he naturally had to wear presentable clothes. Secondly, he had to bring all of his wealth, 13 copper coins. Although he had no idea what these 13 copper coins could buy, they were all he had. Finally, he had to identify the carriage that was carrying the food because his father, who was a chef, had said that the most important thing in life was to fill one's stomach. As long as one did not starve to death, there was hope for survival.
As long as there was something to eat, the rest was to cling to the bottom of the carriage and follow the convoy all the way to the Crescent Country.
As for how to sleep under the car for a month in the snowy winter, how to fish in troubled waters to satisfy his three meals a day, and how to relieve himself without anyone knowing, these were all troublesome problems that he would only know after he got on the car.
However, because he was Luo Xiaoyuan, for the passion and belief in showing off in his heart, he had to grit his teeth and persevere to the end.
On the first day of departure, he carried two steamed buns and a water bag in his arms and tied himself to the carriage with a rope. He planned to stay under the carriage until it was dark before getting off, and then come out at night to find the food he needed the next day. However, before noon, he miscalculated because he needed to relieve himself. The convoy had not stopped for the entire morning, so he could not find a chance to get out of the car to relieve himself. His only way was to "let nature take its course".
In the afternoon, he miscalculated again. Even if they stopped to rest, most of them would stay beside the carriage. He could not get out of the carriage at all and could only hold on until everyone returned to the tent to rest. In the middle of the night, he miscalculated again. He didn't expect the night to be so cold after leaving the bed. He had to secretly use the quilt that was covered on the eggs as a cloak.
Just like that, Luo Xiaoyuan made different miscalculations almost every day. He continued to miscalculate from the Five Beast Kingdom all the way to the foot of Yuaya Mountain.
The moment he arrived at the foot of Crescent Mountain was probably the happiest moment he had been in the past ten years, or at least the happiest moment he had been in these few days. This was because he heard the coachmen inform each other," We will probably stay here for five days before it is our turn to go up the mountain. During this period, everyone will rest and wait for instructions to set off. Otherwise, the spot on the mountain will be occupied by others.”
This sentence was like a fairy's music. Luo Xiaoyuan immediately untied the rope that was tied to her body and walked around in a puff of smoke. He was prepared to return to the Five Beast Kingdom's convoy in three days. In order not to get lost, he had to remember the colors, shapes, numbers, and directions of the different convoy as well as some people's clothes, looks, accents, and weapons. This was the "map" for returning home in three days.
However, there was still a pressing matter. He had to quickly find a set of clothes to change into. These days, he had been "letting nature take its course" many times. The two sets of clothes he originally brought with him had long been worn out. Now, his entire body was extremely smelly. There were several times when the coachman and handyman beside the carriage said that they had to find the source of the stench, which scared Luo Xiaoyuan half to death.
But where could one find clothes for a ten-year-old child in such a place? Suddenly, he heard two white-robed guards walking by, chatting as they walked,"I heard that the young master is the youngest envoy to lead this year's Crescent Moon Kingdom's national birthday. Although the crown prince of the Kun Peng Kingdom is very young, he is already fifteen or sixteen years old."”
Luo Xiaoyuan thought to herself,"This means that their young master is younger than the crown prince of the Kunpeng Kingdom. That means he's not even fifteen or sixteen years old. In that case, I can probably wear his clothes. Otherwise, I should be able to wear this fifteen or sixteen-year-old's clothes too..." So Luo Xiaoyuan began to look for their young master or their young master's clothes around the white-robed guard's convoy.
In the blink of an eye, Luo Xiaoyuan had already found more than 30 cars. After all, it had been nearly 12 hours since the last meal. At this moment, he was already so hungry that he was dizzy. No matter what, he had to find something to fill his stomach. Otherwise, he would starve to death before he died from the stench.
Finding food was not a problem for him because Luo Xiaoyuan had lived in the kitchen with Luo Baiwei since she was young. He had an innate talent for food. He could accurately smell the type of food and the cooking method from far away.
For convenience and privacy, he had eaten enough buns and steamed buns along the way. Today, he decided to eat something different. After all, he was free today. He wanted to comfort himself. It would be best if he could find hard dishes such as roasted lamb leg and braised chicken leg.
Heaven did not disappoint those who worked hard. Luo Xiaoyuan finally "sensed" the red braised pork. Why did she say "sensed"? He didn't smell the Red Braised Meat, but he saw someone bring a clay pot into a tent from afar. Luo Baiwei always used that kind of clay pot to cook Red Braised Meat, so he decided to set his eyes on that tent.
He slowly approached the tent step by step under the carriage. As he approached the tent, he saw people bringing different kinds of food into the tent. Luo Xiaohuanxin thought," I don't think there's only red braised pork to eat now."”
Luo Xiaoyuan walked around to the back of the tent, thinking that this tent was really big, bigger than her home in the Five Beast Kingdom. As he spoke, he took out a dagger and cut a one-foot-long hole at the bottom of the tent. Then, he bent his body and crawled into the tent through the hole.
As soon as she entered the tent, it was like entering a cellar where she could not see her fingers. Luo Xiaoyuan thought that something was wrong. The tent was brightly lit just now, so why was it so dark when she entered? Could it be that she had entered the wrong tent? So she quietly stood up and wanted to feel around. Just as Luo Xiaoyuan stood up, her head hit the ceiling before she could straighten her legs, making a loud bang.
A low, hoarse voice from the tent immediately asked,"Who is it?"”
Luo Xiaoyuan was so scared that she held her breath and did not dare to make a sound. After all, he had come here to change his clothes. If he was caught red-handed, it would not be a big deal if he was beaten up. If he was caught by his father, all his hard work over the past few days would be in vain.
Then, he heard another slightly younger voice say,"I'll go take a look."”
Then, she heard footsteps slowly approaching her hiding place from twenty feet away. Luo Xiaoyuan was so nervous that her heart was about to jump out. As the footsteps got closer and closer to her, she could only cover her mouth even tighter, afraid that they would hear her breathing. At the same time, she thought that it was dark inside. Since she couldn't see them, they probably couldn't see her either.
The footsteps stopped three or four steps away from Luo Xiaoyuan. Then, she heard a slight sound from the "roof". Although she could not tell what the sound was made by, she heard the slightly younger voice say,"It's okay. I think the young master turned over. He's sleeping soundly."
As a result, the footsteps gradually moved away from him and stopped about twenty feet away from him.
Luo Xiaoyuan's heart calmed down a little at this time. She thought that the "roof" was a bed, and she was now hiding under the bed. No wonder she couldn't see her fingers when she stretched out her hand. Moreover, she had hit the "roof" before she could stand up straight.
Then he heard the low, husky voice say,"Are you sure no one saw him along the way?"”
The young voice replied," General Manager Mo, don't worry. On the way here, I've always used the excuse that Young Master is not feeling well to decline any requests for an audience. I'm sure I haven't met any other diplomatic corps."
Except for the Star-Moon Prince of the Kun Peng Kingdom who had met the young master a few years ago. However, after so many years, the appearance of children had changed. It was estimated that even if they met, they would not be able to recognize each other.”
The low and hoarse voice continued,"Very good." If he encountered the Kun Peng Kingdom's Xingyue, he would avoid her. It'll be fifteen in the evening. Find an excuse to gather everyone outside to talk and distract everyone. Someone will bring the fake prince into the tent and change into Prince Baiyu's clothes. As for Prince Baiyu who is lying on the bed now, we will take him away and deal with him.”
The young voice asked in surprise,"Deal with it?" Are you going to kill him?"
The low and hoarse voice ignored the question and continued,"After the fake prince is sent in, no one is allowed to enter the tent except you. From then on, you must not leave this tent or the fake prince." We will get rid of everyone and then burn down this tent. After that, you will immediately bring the fake prince to find the person who will help you.”
The young voice asked again,"I haven't seen the person who received it. How can I confirm it?"”
The low and hoarse voice replied,"You don't have to worry about that. He knows you. You just have to run towards the Crescent Moon Country's gate and someone will come to pick you up."”
Luo Xiaoyuan was confused by the conversation between the two of them, but her intuition told her that it was definitely not a good thing. He slowly moved his body to the edge of the bed and quietly lifted the bed curtain to look at the person who was talking.
The light seeped through the gap in the bed curtain. At first glance, it was a very large tent. The two people who were talking were sitting twenty feet away. The person with a hoarse and deep voice was wearing black clothes and sitting with his back facing him. Although he did not see his appearance, he had a head of white hair and a stooped back. He should not be young. The person with a slightly younger voice was sitting facing him in white. He looked a little older than his father and was about 40 or 50 years old.
In order to ensure that they could find the way back to the Five Beast Kingdom, Luo Xiaoyuan remembered everything he saw and heard along the way. At this moment, it was also because of this habit that she remembered everything that happened in the tent.
Then, he heard the man in black say,"As long as you do this well, we promise to take care of your family well. The reward promised to you will not be reduced."
Remember, you can't be soft-hearted. This matter will happen regardless of whether you're there or not. It's just that someone else will do it. So, you just have to do what you have to do.”
The man in white lowered his head and said nothing. He seemed to be in a very heavy mood. He shifted his gaze to Luo Xiaoyuan's hiding place and asked in a low voice,"General Manager Mo, the young master is still so young. Please let him go."”
The man in black said unhappily,"This is not something you should care about, nor is it something you can care about. Focus on taking care of yourself."”
After saying that, he got up and walked towards Luo Xiaoyuan's hiding place. As he walked, he said,"Remember, the identity of the fake prince is a hundred times more precious than the real prince. Although you will be secretly protected, you still have to do your best to protect his safety." He doesn't know the truth, so you have to cover for him.”
Then, General Manager Mo walked to a spot five feet away from the bed, opened the tent door and walked out.
The man in white then walked to Luo Xiaoyuan's hiding place and stared at the bed for a long time. It seemed that he was looking at the real prince on the bed.
After a while, the man in white sighed and turned to leave the tent. Luo Xiaoyuan also took this opportunity to climb out from under the bed. She first looked at the real prince lying on the bed. From his figure and appearance, this real prince was also a ten-year-old child like her. Judging from his heavy breathing, he should be in a deep sleep. Otherwise, the two of them would have quarreled long ago after talking for so long.
In order to prevent her footsteps from alerting the real prince, Luo Xiaoyuan pulled down the entire bed curtain so that she would not be seen. Luo Xiaoyuan did not know that the real prince had been drugged. Even if it was thunder and rain, it would not alarm him at all.
Luo Xiaoyuan then had to hurry up and deal with the two most important things. The first was to eat the red braised pork. He had not tasted the hot meat for many days, and now he was so hungry that he was fainting. The second was to quickly change out of his clothes. Although he could not find a place to take a bath, at least he could reduce the stench of "letting nature take its course".
He saw a set of white clothes by the bed and thought that these should be the clothes of the real prince. So he took the clothes and sized up his figure. Although it was a little big, it was barely enough. He nimbly changed into the set of clothes and then tiptoed to the table where the two people were talking. He quickly searched the food on the table.
At this moment, Luo Xiaoyuan was the most comfortable and satisfied she had been in the past 20 days. She was refreshed and full. It would be great if she could lie on the bed and have a good sleep again. The bed that the real prince was lying on must be very comfortable, but he knew that this was not a place to stay for long. The words that the two of them had just said did not sound like a good thing. It was better to leave quickly.
Luo Xiaoyuan then climbed under the bed and prepared to climb out through the hole she had just climbed in through.
Just as he gently opened the hole, he found two men in black standing outside the hole. The position they occupied just blocked his way out. Luo Xiaoyuan secretly cried out in pain and could only turn back and continue to wait under the bed for the two men to leave.
These two men in black were the ones who had come to keep watch. The other two were quietly bringing the fake prince into the tent while taking away the real prince who was originally lying on the bed.
These actions happened during the short period of time when Luo Xiaoyuan crawled under the bed and was trapped under the bed, so Luo Xiaoyuan did not know that the real prince in the tent was already a fake prince.
Although it did not matter to Luo Xiaoyuan whether this prince was real or fake. He only came here to eat a hot meal and change his clothes, this action changed Luo Xiaoyuan's life.
Luo Xiaoyuan hid under the bed and waited for a while. The two men in black stood outside the tent and did not leave. Luo Xiaoyuan thought that she did not know how long she would have to wait. She simply went to pack up the unfinished food on the table and then hid under the bed to enjoy it slowly. This way, she did not have to worry about how long the two of them would stay.
Just as he crawled out from under the bed again and slipped to the table to find a piece of cloth to wrap up the food, the man in white walked in from outside the tent.
When the man in white entered the tent and saw Luo Xiaoyuan, he was not surprised at all. Instead, he saw Luo Xiaoyuan standing at the table with her mouth wide open. She even said to him gently,"If you're hungry, eat as much as you want. If you don't have enough, I'll ask them to send some in."”
Luo Xiaoyuan's head was in a mess at this moment. She could not say a word. She could only let her chopsticks hang awkwardly in the air, waiting to see how the man in white would deal with her next.
It turned out that when the man in white saw that Luo Xiaoyuan was wearing the little prince's clothes, he thought that she was a fake prince brought by the man in black. As expected, her figure and appearance were similar to the little prince. He thought that in the next few days, months, or even years, he might have to rely on this child. This trip was full of danger, and it was difficult to predict his life and death. He should build a good relationship and tacit understanding with this child so that he could take care of her in the future.
The man in white sat down on a stool beside Luo Xiaoyuan and tidied up the plates on the table so that Luo Xiaoyuan could continue eating. He was like a father lovingly accompanying his child to eat.
He thought about how the child in front of him was only in his teens, and how he had to go alone with a group of unpredictable guys to do that earth-shattering thing. He couldn't help but feel pity for this child.
"Sit down and eat your fill. There will be a bigger meal soon.”The man in white instructed Luo Xiaoyuan. After watching Luo Xiaoyuan sit down, he continued,"The person who brought you here should have told you what you should know. We still have some time now. Let's pair up again to avoid giving ourselves away."”
Luo Xiaoyuan finally understood what had happened. He had no idea what had happened, but he knew that the man in white had mistaken him for the fake prince. Therefore, when the man in white saw him, he was not surprised. Instead, he was very kind and natural. His little brain was trying to figure out how to tell the man in white the truth, that he had only sneaked in to change his clothes, ate something, and then left…
Luo Xiaoyuan had a feeling that something big was about to happen to her, but she did not know what would happen. At this moment, her father Luo Baiwei's kind eyes kept appearing in her mind, as well as the happy smiles of her playmates, and...
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