Chapter 26: Friend

POSTED ON JUNE 5, 2023 BY TNYKT

“Boom“, the sound was much duller than the clash of spears just now came. Qin Yi held Li Qingjun’s waist again and drifted back to the corner of the street.

Mang Zhan’s spear was almost knocked out of his hand. He was horrified. This young man looks thin, how could he be so strong?

He made a slight adjustment, and was about to launch his spear, but a spear reached out from his side again to parry his spear.

This familiar spear had met at least a dozen times on the battlefield… Mang Zhan knew it was Li Qinglin without even looking at it.

He shouted fiercely, “What you South Li Kingdom are doing? There is an assassin who wants to kill me, but you help her? Your South Li Kingdom is known as a thousand-year civilization, and this is how you treat envoys?”

“I’m sorry.” Li Qinglin said with a blank expression, “When it comes this, I only know that your Mang Zhan is nothing compared to my sister-in-law. Speak one more word and I’ll kill you now. If you West Savage Kingdom wants to fight, I’m I will go with it.”

Sister? Mang Zhan was stunned for a long time, then he looked at Li Qingjun again with a very strange gaze, and then his slowly became eager.

Mang Zhan was in a trance, but the servant with a goatee beside him said strangely, “I’m afraid you, Prince Qinglin, are not qualified to cause the war.”

Li Qinglin sneered, “You guys can try it.”

As he spoke, he waved, and the arrows of the South Li Kingdom army immediately pointed at the West Savage Kingdom’s envoys. The servant with a goatee’s face was ashen. He dared not speak again.

Mang Zhan came to his senses, laughed and said, “It turned out to be Princess Zhao Yang. Since it was a misunderstanding, forget it. We are here to mourn, not to provoke.”

Li Qinglin pressed his hand, and the army’s bows and arrows were retracted again. He put on an angry face, pointed at Li Qingjun and scolded, “How old are you, do you still have a brain? How dare you do anything blindly on any occasion? Do you want to be shot to death by your own army?”

Li Qingjun said angrily, “How many people’s blood of the South Li Kingdom has been spilled because of this murderer? He even plotted to assassinate elder brother. Why should he come to mourn?”

“That’s not how you did it.” Li Qinglin said meaningfully, then he cupped his hands at Qin Yi, “Thank you, Brother Qin.”

Qin Yi waved his hand and stood beside him speechlessly. He has been paying attention to Mang Zhan’s actions. He was afraid that he would suddenly attack, but he saw that Mang Zhan became eager and dazed after hearing that she was the “princess”.

Well, barbarians like such impulsive and reckless girls, don’t they?

Mang Zhan’s eyes also fell on Qin Yi, and then he saw his arms around Li Qingjun’s slender waist, his leopard eyes like copper bells narrowed, and he said coldly, “Who is that man?”

Qin Yi withdrew his hand, ignored the prince of West Savage Kingdom, and dragged away Li Qingjun. Li Qingjun also seemed to realize that she was too reckless today, so she lowered her head and let Qin Yi pull her away without saying a word.

Mang Zhan, who was ignored, was furious behind him, “Today I truly witnessed the magnanimity of South Li Kingdom!”

Li Qinglin said lightly, “That’s my friend. He doesn’t involve in the matters of the mortal world, so there is no need to talk about official etiquette. Brother Mang, you invaded my South Li Kingdom every year, killing people and slaughtering cities like animals, but you suddenly talked about magnnimity? Don’t you think it’s ridiculous to act like a monkey donning a crown?”

Mang Zhan said, “I came here to make peace with the South Li Kingdom, but now it seems that the South Li Kingdom, which claims to be peaceful, doesn’t have the same intention as us.”

Li Qinglin was stunned for a moment, “Then please enter the palace first. Father has already set up a reception banquet, just waiting for Brother Mang.”

“Banquet?” Mang Zhan suddenly became eager again, “I wonder if the princess will be there?”

Li Qinglin’s gaze was even more meaningful. As he turned his head, Qin Yi had already pulled Li Qingjun around the corner. He didn’t know why he suddenly found it very funny, raised his head and laughed for a while, then he withdrew his smile and said with a straight face, “My sister doesn’t drink with animals.”

“You!” Mang Zhan’s face turned black. His iron fists crackled for a while before calming down.

At the corner, Li Qingjun leaned against the wall and sighed, “I always seem to mess things up.”

“Because you’re too straight.” Qin Yi smiled, “Maybe the stability of your family all goes to your brother.”

“I don’t understand, what is the reason for this? We are obviously enemies with deep-seated hatred, but we can’t touch him because he is an envoy? Instead, he should be protected?”

“I don’t know. I’ve always thought this kind of etiquette is weird, but it seems to be everywhere… Maybe it’s because there is no permanent hostility between kingdoms, there are only interests. Maybe later you guys will even become allies.”

“Impossible!” Li Qingjun said angrily, “Just because he assassinated elder brother, we will never become allies!”

Qin Yi had no way to answer this sentence. West Savage Kingdom has enmities against your kingdom, but at least the assassination of your elder brother is not their fault.

“Still…” Li Qingjun muttered for a while and finally said, “Thank you anyway, otherwise the spear would be a bit troublesome.”

“No need to thank me. We are also comrades who have fought side by side.”

“Comrades?” Li Qingjun smiled slightly, “Yes.”

Qin Yi said, “Instead, I think your brother is quite reliable and very face-saving.”

“Hmph, that’s what it should be, otherwise how can he be my brother!”

Qin Yi’s mind flashed quickly just now and finally heard Li Qinglin say “he is my friend”.

“Friend”?

Qin Yi felt that no matter the truth or not, it was not easy for a crown prince to use such words to a “mountain countryman”. Otherwise, he could just say “guest”, and Qin Yi wouldn’t think there was anything wrong with this address. He could just use “honorable guest” if he wanted to, but he just used “friend”.

The concept of this word was different, very heavy.

Just as his heart was touched, he subconsciously looked to the other side of the street.

Li Qingjun in front wanted to say something, but Qin Yi suddenly turn his head. She also followed Qin Yi’s gaze and saw a beautiful taoist nun walking toward them.

Just like the clouds dispersing and the moon appearing, there was a soft and clear glow on the empty street.

Seeing the taoist nun’s alluring face, Li Qingjun suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. She subconsciously stood up straight as if deliberately showing her proud figure.

Liu Su complained, “Don’t straighten up, you will just lose more.”

“…” Qin Yi almost lost his temper. Aren’t you afraid to talk nonsense in front of Ming He?

“Mr. Qin, we meet again.” Ming He came over slowly and gave a slight bow, “I have been waiting for you for a long time.”

Qin Yi pretended to be puzzled, “What are you waiting for me?”

Ming He sighed, “The wooden sword has changed owner inexplicably, so I naturally want to know the reason. I was worried that you would be harmed by others, but after making a divination, it turned out to be auspicious…”

Qin Yi became interested, “What hexagram is that?”

Ming He looked at Li Qingjun and said, “Staying on the Right Path will bring auspicious because it aligns with the boundless and yielding virtues of the earth.”

After saying that, she turned around and left as if she was just here to tell Qin Yi this hexagram.

It also seemed that she already knew what she wanted from this hexagram, so there was no need to say more?

Li Qingjun looked at her back as if facing a great enemy, Ming He’s last glance gave her a sense of horror and crisis of being seen through. Until Ming He left, she only remembered that she had a spear. When Ming He stood in front of her, she couldn’t even find the consciousness to use force.

“The auspiciousness of peace and stability extends infinitely to the land, what does this mean?” Li Qingjun asked Qin Yi.

Qin Yi didn’t know either. As soon as Ming He approached, Liu Su disappeared. How could he answer such a profound question without a cheat, so he could only say, “It’s an auspicious hexagram anyway, so who cares.”

“This taoist nun ran over out of nowhere and said a bunch of inexplicable things. I don’t think she is a good person. God knows if this hexagram is true or not!” Li Qingjun said vigilantly, “Don’t get too close to this kind of pretentious guy. You may even become the second Dong Huazi!”

Qin Yi laughed, “That’s impossible.”

“Why is it impossible? Isn’t this taoist nun very beautiful? I saw that you couldn’t look away from her.”

“She uhm… no matter how beautiful she is, she is just like the Milky Way in the sky, which is illusory. I have an unparalleled beauty beside me, which is not inferior to her, so why should I look at her?”

Li Qingjun was stunned for a long time, and she suddenly realized what he said. Her pretty face suddenly turned crimson.

Liu Su’s voice suddenly appeared in the sea of ​​consciousness, breaking the slightly charming atmosphere, “The gentleman should take action. If one competes to be the first in everything, he will lose his direction. Only by following the moral exemplars and going with the flow can one act properly. In the southwest, he finds friends and associates; in the northeast, he loses them, but it is ultimately auspicious. Staying on the Right Path will bring auspicious because it aligns with the boundless and yielding virtues of the earth.”

Qin Yi wanted to ask: Did you just go to google it? But as he listened, his expression became more and more ugly. He was no longer in the mood to joke.

Someone rushed over and bowed, “Princess, the emperor ordered the princess to go to the banquet.” After a pause, he said, “The crown prince invites Sir Qin to go too.”