“My lord, you really worried me to death! Let me see your wound.”

“I’ve already applied medicine. It’s fine.”

“Let me stitch it up for you; it’ll heal faster that way.”

“No, the Marquis’s physician will probably want to change the dressing tomorrow, and then I’d have to explain it if he saw the stitches.”

“True, my lord is always so considerate. By the way, my lord, was the one who came in with you just now a prince?”

“Yes.”

“How strange, a prince coming to a brothel for fun.”

“It’s not like emperors haven’t gotten STDs before; what’s a prince?”

“So, you’ve fought together, whored together…it seems my lord and he have a good relationship?”

“He’s an idle prince with no real power, and for now, no hope of contending for the throne.”

“So, he’s useless?”

“For the moment, yes. Oh no, he seems to be quite rich.”

“We’re not short on money right now.”

“The old retainer in the Marquis’s mansion seems interested in taking me as a disciple.”

“So, is my lord willing to stay here?”

“I’ll think about it. In my heart, I still want to go back to Tiger Head City.”

The house in Tiger Head City, the hot spring in Tiger Head City, the young women and mornings in Tiger Head City.

Zheng Fan knew that if he stayed in the Marquis’s mansion, those corrupt pleasures would be completely out of his reach.

Didn’t you see that even the Marquis was living a life of asceticism here?

“My lord, whatever choice you make, I will follow you.”

“Well, I’ll probably choose to stay; after all, it’s a rare opportunity.”

“Hey, you treacherous villain, are you done yet!”

The Sixth Prince’s voice came from the passageway.

Zheng Fan and Si Niang looked at each other,

And said almost in unison:

“So fast?”

“Wait, almost done!”

Zheng Fan shouted to the outside, then lowered his voice and said to Si Niang:

“Let’s make this quick, ah ah ah ah ah!”

“Yes, my lord, ah ah ah ah ah!”

“I probably won’t be able to go back, so take some time to go back to Tiger Head City; the family affairs still need you to handle. Also, in case Blind Ah Ming and the others return, we need someone to be the contact, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!”

“Understood, my lord, I will go back immediately to make arrangements and leave a message person, and then come back to find you, ah ah ah ah ah!”

“Okay, be careful on the road, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!”

“You’re the one who needs to be careful, my lord. You must take care of yourself, my lord. I will return to your side immediately, ah ah ah ah!”

“Okay, that’s it then, ah ah ah ah!!”

“Yes, ah ah ah ah!”

“Ah ah ah ah!”

“Ah ah ah ah!”

Zheng Fan picked up a cup of water beside him, poured it into his palm, and then wiped it on his hair, pretending to be covered in sweat. Only then did he lift the red curtain and walk out.

The Sixth Prince looked at Zheng Fan,

Pointed his finger at his own eyes,

And said:

“What did you see in my eyes?”

Zheng Fan shook his head.

“Jealousy, driving me almost mad.”

“Oh, that? Your Highness can just give the girl more money next time, and have her scream more.”

“…………” The Sixth Prince.

“Hehe.”

“Huh? That’s not right, you didn’t bring any money, how did you pay?”

The Sixth Prince discovered a big problem.

“The service was too good, the girl was too satisfied, so she gave me a free pass and asked me to come often.”

“…………” The Sixth Prince.

After leaving the dark brothel,

The Sixth Prince, now in a sage-like state, decided to wander around some more.

Then they arrived at the drill ground. This place was the largest open space within the Guangyi Marquis’s estate. Military parades and triumphal return ceremonies were usually held here.

Directly in front of the drill ground was the Marquis’s “main gate.”

The destroyed memorial arch had been rebuilt, but the new one was still new after all, and it still looked somewhat out of place with the surrounding buildings.

A tattered corpse was hung on the memorial arch, looking rather desolate under the night sky.

Perhaps most of the people in the Marquis’s mansion were soldiers or their families, and they were long accustomed to the turmoil in the Northern Lands. Hanging a corpse on the memorial arch would not affect their lives.

And no one would be so meddlesome as to say that seeing this scene was bad for a child’s mental and physical development.

The Sixth Prince sat down on a stone pier, placed his hands on his knees, and closed his eyes slightly.

“Do you know what I’m thinking right now?”

“If Your Highness hadn’t reminded me, I would have thought you were absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate.”

“Pfft…………”

The Sixth Prince couldn’t help but laugh, and said angrily:

“I’ve been weak since I was a child, and the path of cultivation is cut off from me. As a prince, I am actually a good-for-nothing. Do you understand this feeling?”

“Your Highness, you know, I am a martial arts genius.”

“Dear brother, did you have to treat me like that?”

“My dear brother…”

“Brother, I really want to cut you off and take you back to my mansion.”

“………” Zheng Fan.

“Hoo…this is all going off the rails. Zheng Fan, I was actually thinking just now about how this land beneath my feet has borne so many expeditions and returns over the past hundred years.

My Yan Kingdom was founded in this remote north.

In front, there are the desert barbarians sharpening their knives;

Behind, there are the three great nations eyeing us covetously;

Since history began, there has been almost nothing more difficult than establishing my Yan Kingdom, but my Yan Kingdom has ultimately survived.

Moreover, my Great Yan iron cavalry suppresses the barbarians to the north and checks the Three Kingdoms to the south. Under the heavens, my Great Yan military strength is the greatest!”

Zheng Fan nodded,

Thinking that this kid was really like a demon before sex, and a saint after sex.

Look,

He just came out of the brothel and started talking about his family and country.

“I know that you are an ambitious guy. The Princess has also seen this. Of course, you haven’t really hidden it.

Because you know that as a superior, a superior with ability and ambition, the least afraid thing is that his subordinates have ambition. Only mediocre people who are content with preserving the status quo will do the stupid thing of killing the rabbit and cooking the hound.

Then I will ask you, do you know what ails my Great Yan today?”

“Powerful families.”

Such a question was not difficult for Zheng Fan.

Before, when he had nothing to do, he often sat on the bench at the door with Blind Bei.

A pack of cigarettes, a cup of tea, and a day of bragging.

Blind Bei had analyzed and even ruminated on political matters before telling them to himself, which was like taking an exam with the answer key in hand.

“Yes, it’s the powerful families. Because of the proliferation of powerful families in my Great Yan, the court’s decrees will be greatly discounted as soon as they leave Tiancheng County. We clearly possess the most powerful iron cavalry in the world, and we clearly possess the most valiant generals in the world;

Yet we cannot destroy the barbarians to the north,

Nor can we conquer Jin and Qian to the south!

Since you know the crux of the problem, do you know how to break this ailment?”

Zheng Fan sat down on a stone pier next to him,

And said very calmly:

“Level them.”

Hearing this answer, the Sixth Prince was stunned for a moment. He didn’t seem to expect Zheng Fan to be so bloodthirsty, nor did he expect Zheng Fan to be so undisguised.

“Do you know that my imperial father has the same idea as you?”

“I…………”

“Stop!!!”

“Yes.”

“You can take advantage of my two elder brothers, and my father doesn’t mind having one more son, but don’t take advantage of my father.”

“Yes.”

The Sixth Prince raised his head and looked at the moon in the sky, opened his mouth, seemed to want to say something, but in the end, it turned into a sigh.

Zheng Fan waited beside him. This Sixth Prince was repeating his story from yesterday and being sentimental.

“Alas, I’m tired, I’m going back. Oh, right, here’s the money.”

The Sixth Prince opened his purse, took out some silver, and handed it to Zheng Fan.

“Please go to the market and buy some more food and send it to Eunuch Zhang and Master Chen after you return to the mansion.”

“Do you want me to buy you some oranges?”

“The oranges here seem to be quite delicious. Buy me some.”

“Okay, I will obey.”

“Well, then I’ll go back to the mansion first.”

The Sixth Prince left, his back casting a long shadow in the moonlight.

Zheng Fan took the money, returned to the market, bought a lot of wine and meat, but after buying it, he didn’t return directly to the Marquis’s mansion. Instead, he returned to the drill ground.

The memorial arch still stood there, but this place was relatively desolate. Closing his eyes and sniffing carefully, he seemed to still be able to smell the lingering scent of blood from that day.

A person, abandoning everything, came to the door alone, just to demand an explanation.

Zheng Fan placed some of the wine and meat on the ground,

And took out his cigarette case.

Don’t laugh, Zheng Fan really didn’t think about taking his wallet when he changed clothes, but he instinctively put away the cigarette case.

Three cigarettes,

Were inserted into the ground,

Zheng Fan lit them one by one with a fire starter.

“Here, according to your barbarian rules,

First, offer it to the barbarian gods,

Second, offer it to the totem,

Third, offer it to the yellow sand.”

As he spoke,

Zheng Fan reached out and grabbed a handful of soil from the ground and sprinkled it in front of him.

“Brother, this is an oasis, and the sand isn’t that sincere, so just make do with it.

It’s a pity that you were a food lover, but you didn’t meet me sooner, and you only ate good things with me for two days.

Actually, my best dish is called Cola Chicken Wings, but I didn’t have the chance to make it for you.”

Zheng Fan raised the wine pot,

Sprinkled half a pot on the ground,

Then put his hands in front of him, squatted down,

Silently watching the three cigarettes slowly burn in front of him.

Shato Queshi,

You are the first stranger I, Zheng Fan, want to miss after coming to this world.

…………

The moon was bright and the stars were dim,

The desolate evening wind blew across the earth again and again,

And the corpse hanging on the memorial arch was also constantly pushed and swayed by the wind. The corpse occasionally hit the stone wall of the memorial arch, making a “swishing” sound.

When the three cigarettes burned out,

Zheng Fan picked up the offerings, ate a piece of meat, took a sip of wine, and then cleaned up and left.

The moonlight is fair,

It won’t discriminate,

Before, it cast a long shadow behind the Sixth Prince’s figure,

And this time, it cast a long shadow behind Zheng Fan’s figure as well.

Zheng Fan didn’t see it,

To be precise,

He couldn’t possibly see it,

The cracked and dry corners of the mouth of the corpse hanging on the memorial arch,

Unnaturally, an arc appeared,

As if,

Smiling…