The prince is very fierce

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Camel bells and horse bells jingled together, and the gates of the Black City were wide open. It had just fallen into the night, and in the evening, businessmen were entering the city, almost filling the wide gates. Tens of thousands of troops were stationed around the Black City, and soldiers were also gathered on top of the city. However, in order not to scare the merchants coming in and out, there were not many soldiers and horses in the city.

On a sand dune on the west side of the Black City, camels and horses were lined up, and two figures looked into the distance.

The distance of six hundred miles is still a bit far. After four consecutive days of trekking through the deserted Gobi Desert and the sand sea, we finally arrived near the Black City.

Xu Buling breathed a sigh of relief and took off the long stick wrapped in cloth from the side of the horse.

Next to her, Zhongli Chuchu was holding the camel, with an undisguised look of exhaustion on her face, and a hint of complaint - Xu Buling said he would take her to get the jade pendant, but he didn't tell her in advance that he would go so far. She was not prepared at all. She set off with a water bag, but she walked for four days. Everything she could see was covered with sand. If she hadn't been able to distinguish the north, south, east, and west, she would have thought she was lost and was going in circles.

No food, no water, no bathing.

On the first day, Zhongli Chuchu was still thinking of ways to seduce Xu Buling. After discovering that Xu Buling was a piece of wood, she temporarily gave up her thoughts and followed them silently. Sometimes she was thirsty and embarrassed to say it, so she had to be gentle. Cough twice to remind.

If she had known earlier, she would not have followed him out. It was not worthwhile to go so far just for the jade pendant she heard about.

Seeing the outline of the city again, Zhongli Chuchu finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked around:

"Is this Shacheng?"

Xu Buling shook his head: "Black City."

"The Black City...is also your territory?"

Zhongli Chuchu thought about it for a moment, feeling a little confused: "I seem to remember that Heicheng belongs to Northern Qi, and you are the Crown Prince of Su..."

Xu Buling held up the long spear and said softly: "I'm looking for a jade pendant for you. The jade pendant is in Heicheng, so I came here."

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Zhongli Chuchu blinked his eyes, his face immediately became alert, and he looked around: "Master Xu, you are too bold. You are alone in the enemy's territory. If you are discovered, we will be dead!"

Xu Buling turned around and walked towards the city wall, casually saying: "Let's sneak in, get the jade pendant and then leave. What are you afraid of as a Jianghu person?"

Zhongli and Chuchu thought about it. She was originally homeless and had no place in the world. Xu Buling's martial arts skills are so high. As long as he doesn't reveal his identity and just goes to get the jade pendant, there shouldn't be any problems. If there is a problem, he can run away.

Thinking of this, Zhongli Chuchu didn't say anything more. He tied the camel and horse here beside a dry bush outside the city, and then quickly followed Xu Buring to the foot of the city wall on the west side of the Black City. .

Although the Black City is crowded with soldiers and armor, it is impossible for the city walls to be full of people at all times without a war. Xu Buling waited for a moment under the city wall. After confirming that the patrolling Northern Qi officers and soldiers had passed by, Xu Buling stood up from the ground and took a few long steps directly up to the three-foot-six-foot city wall.

After Zhongli Chuchu waited for Xu Buling to explore the way, he pulled out a dagger from his waist and climbed up the city wall quickly, his movements were quite agile.

The two people entered the market in Black City. The number of pedestrians around them suddenly increased, and the noise became louder.

Zhongli's Chuchu dress is very common here, and she didn't attract the attention of passers-by when she walked among the crowd. However, all the men in the Northern Qi Dynasty wore their hair down, so Xu Bu Ling found a bamboo hat and put it on his head, and carried his long hair to a restaurant near Prince Zuo's Mansion.

There are many business travelers in the restaurant, and most of them carry weapons when they go out. At this time, they are talking about:

"... Your Majesty is celebrating his birthday today. I heard that His Majesty sent an envoy to celebrate his birthday. Qi Guohai from the Royal Boxing Hall also followed, and He Lian is also here..."

Xu Buling found an empty wine table by the window, leaned his long arm against the wall, and listened quietly to the conversations of the people in the restaurant.

Being in a foreign country, Zhongli Chuchu was still a little dazed. She sat in the corner with her back to everyone and untied her veil. She took a big sip from the teacup and then breathed a sigh of relief: "Who are these people?"

"A figure from the Northern Qi Dynasty, Qi Guohai is known as the top three swordsman in the Northern Qi Dynasty. When he was young, he went to the Central Plains and sparred with the old sword master Zhu Silk Mountain..."

"What's the result?"

Xu Buling chuckled lightly: "The result is definitely a loss, but I hope the old sword master can take over. I guess he is also a figure... He Lian is a retainer of Prince You, bordering Taiyuan and Youzhou. It is said that he is close to Chen Chong There was a fight, but I don’t know the outcome..."

Zhongli nodded. He had been eating dry food that tasted like chewing wax for several days. Naturally, he was a little tired of it. After the waiter served the food, he picked up the chopsticks, thought about it, and poured another bowl of wine for Xu Buling:

"Let's eat."

Xu Buling picked up the wine bowl and took a sip, then stood up:

"You eat first, and I'll get the jade pendant."

Zhongli Chuchu was supposed to follow, but she was really tired from walking these past few days and finally sat down to have a good meal. Naturally, she didn't want to be in such a hurry, so she blinked her eyes and said, "We've already sneaked into the city, don't be in a hurry. For now, let’s look for it tomorrow.”

"Soon, right over there."

With a smile on his face, Xu Buling picked up Changshan, turned around and walked out of the restaurant. He also bought a roast chicken from a roast chicken stall on the street, wrapped in oil paper and carried it in his hand.

Zhongli Chuchu stood at the window holding a bowl of white rice and watched, with a somewhat inexplicable look in his green eyes.

We have been together day and night for four days, which is normally enough to see a person clearly, especially a man and a woman alone. If there is even a hint of evil thoughts towards her, there will always be some clues.

But in the past few days, Zhongli Chuchu only felt that it was plain, calm, not far away, not close, he would cover her with clothes when she was cold, stop to rest when she was tired, and sleep very close to each other at night, but he would not touch her.

This feeling is very strange, it is definitely not intentional to her, nor is it annoying. She has no relatives or friends since she was a child, but she still feels that this is like the feeling between close relatives and confidants, without any purpose or desire, caring when it is necessary, and at other times it is plain as water, without any behavior or words to prove it.

Thinking of this, Zhongli Chuchu suddenly felt a little embarrassed-after all, her original intention was to make Xu Buling's true colors exposed' and become like other disgusting men.

At present, it seems that she has judged others by her own standards. Xu Buling is indeed different from other men. He is a modest gentleman, gentle as jade, and never anxious or slow at any time... eh?

Zhongli Chuchu was lost in thought when she suddenly saw the gentle white-clothed gentleman, holding a spear in his right hand and a roast chicken in his left hand, walking to the heavily guarded gate of the Zuo Qinwang Mansion.

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"Eh? Eh! No, no, no..."

Zhongli Chuchu was dumbfounded, and then she was so scared that her soul flew away. She almost dropped the bowl and ran out in a hurry, thinking: It's over, it's over, this guy is really a blockhead, how can he sneak in like this? Isn't this a suicide...

Unfortunately, before she could stop him, she saw that the outside of the palace in the distance was already silent. Everyone looked at Xu Buling who was holding a roast chicken, all with shock and disbelief.

Zhongli Chuchu froze on the spot for a while. She was afraid of getting into trouble and running away alone, which was too unrighteous. She could only stand at the window of the restaurant and watch carefully.

"Sister, your things fell."

Just when Zhongli Chuchu was tense, a little girl's voice suddenly came from behind, and her skirt was pulled down.

Zhongli Chuchu turned around and saw a little girl standing behind her. She was wearing a small skirt that was more common in Jiangnan, with a small pouch hanging around her waist and pigtails. Her two big eyes were watery and quite spiritual. She was looking up at him, holding the gauze scarf she had just untied when eating.

"Wow~ Sister is so beautiful!"

"Oh... Thank you..."

Zhongli Chuchu forced a smile and raised her hand to take the thin red gauze...