Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 70 Zhao Chengwu's Exit

When Zhao Qian walked out of the health hall, the sky had already darkened.

He stayed in the health hall the whole day. Although there was not much to do, it was enough to kill time.

As soon as he went out, Old Nie, who had been guarding outside the Health Hall, drove the carriage over.

After Zhao Qinan got on the carriage, Old Nie showed a puzzled look, made a gesture with his hand, and then pointed in the direction of the gate of Yangshengtang.

What he meant was to ask where the ugly girl who went in with Zhao Qian'an had gone.

Zhao Qi'an smiled and shook his head, saying, "No need to wait for her, let her walk back by herself."

"Go back."

The curtain was lowered, the old servant driving the horses pulled the reins, the horses slowly stepped forward, and the wheels made a squeaking sound on the bluestone slabs.

……

Zhao Chengwu finally waited for the day when he would be released from prison.

He didn't know how long he had been looking forward to this day. Every time his third sister or fourth brother came to visit them and their brothers and sisters and told them stories about the outside world, he was always envious.

He also wanted to help his adoptive father like his third sister or fourth brother.

Now such a day has finally come.

As soon as Zhao Qi'an left, Zhao Chengwu couldn't wait to return to his own courtyard and start packing up his things.

Although he has lived in the health center for so many years, he doesn't have many things. After picking and choosing... it seems that he doesn't have to bring anything, because his godfather has prepared everything for him.

In the end, Zhao Chengwu only took two sets of clothes and walked out the door.

As soon as he arrived in the yard, he saw a gloomy figure leaning against the gate, looking at him with dark eyes.

It’s the seventh sister.

"Fifth brother, are you going to leave the hall?"

Zhao Wuwen's voice was as soft as a mosquito's. He was standing quite far away from Zhao Chengwu, so if you didn't listen carefully, you couldn't hear him clearly.

Zhao Chengwu grinned and said, "Yes."

"Where?"

"Jizhou."

"Jizhou... Jizhou is at war, fighting the Hutus. Those Hutus have red hair and red eyes, very scary." Zhao Wuwen shrank her neck in fear. Although she had never seen a Hutus, she had heard about it from martial arts masters who had been on the battlefield. Just imagining it was terrifying. "Why did your foster father ask you to go there?"

Zhao Chengwu lowered his voice and said, "My foster father didn't allow me to tell anyone else... Please don't spread it."

Zhao Wuwen’s little head kept nodding.

Zhao Chengwu looked around and whispered, "My foster father ordered me to escort military supplies and food to Marquis Weiwu."

Zhao Wuwen also looked around. Apart from her brother and sister, there was no one else in the yard.

Is it necessary to speak so quietly?

"Will you come back after you deliver it?"

"For the time being... I shouldn't be coming back, right?" Zhao Chengwu scratched his head, not quite understanding himself. "My foster father asked me to stay under Marquis Weiwu and learn how to fight. He said that Marquis Weiwu owed him money, and when the time comes, he will let Marquis Weiwu hand it over to me."

"Marquis Weiwu? What does he owe his foster father?"

"I don't know either."

Zhao Chengwu was more open-minded: "I will just do whatever my anti-righteous father says."

He knew that he was not smart and couldn't understand some things.

But if he can't figure it out, just forget about it, because his godfather will think about it for him.

All he had to do was follow his adoptive father's instructions and do what he wanted to do so that he could help his adoptive father.

There was a hint of worry in Zhao Wuwen's eyes, but when he saw Zhao Chengwu's excitement, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, shut his mouth and stopped talking.

She stood at the gate of the yard, not going in, just watching Zhao Chengwu sweeping the yard with a broom.

When Zhao Chengwu finished sweeping the yard and put the broom back to the wall, she spoke again, "Fifth Brother, when are you leaving?"

Zhao Chengwu put away the broom and replied, "Let's go now. My foster father said that my third sister will send someone to take me to the city's west pier, and then I'll take a big ship. Seventh sister, have you ever been on a ship? I've never been on a ship in my life..."

Zhao Wuwen felt a little sad when listening to his rambling. Although the third sister and fourth brother were out of the palace, they were still in Kyoto City and would occasionally come back to visit.

Only the fifth brother was sent to such a far place by his adoptive father...

I don’t know when the next time the brother and sister will see each other will be.

……

Zhao Chengwu's departure did not alarm other people in the health hall.

Only Zhao Wuwen stayed with him and sent him to the gate of the health center.

The carriage that would take him to the west city pier had already been waiting outside the Health Hall.

Zhao Chengwu walked out of the gate and was about to get on the carriage when he turned around and looked at the health hall where he had lived for nearly ten years.

Clearly, before today, he had been looking forward to the day when he would be released from prison.

But when this day really came, I felt a little reluctant.

The half foot that was already on the car board gradually retracted...

Zhao Chengwu turned around and knelt down towards the charity hall that had raised him for ten years, and kowtowed three times.

Then he stood up and got into the carriage, his face full of determination, and he never looked back.

……

"When you go to Jizhou, be careful. Your life is the most important. That border area is not as dangerous as Kyoto!"

"Even if you are abducted by the Hutus, don't think about your heroic spirit. Surrender when necessary and beg for mercy when necessary. As long as you save your life, your foster father will always find a way to rescue you!"

At the west pier of the city, a huge cargo ship was docked.

Zhao Nishang kept reminding him tirelessly. She looked up at Zhao Chengwu, who was half a head taller than her and was grinning foolishly. She was immediately furious: "I'm talking to you. Did you remember everything?"

Zhao Chengwu stopped laughing and nodded hurriedly: "I remember, I remember, sister, I'm listening."

"You better be."

Zhao Nishang snorted, then said: "The Jingyun River does not reach Jizhou. When you reach Yanzhou, you have to take the dry road. Although there are carriages prepared there, the mountain road is always more difficult than the waterway. You will suffer a lot."

"Sister, I am not afraid of hardship."

"But I feel bad...why don't you go? Just hide in my sister's Fuxiang Tower. I'll go talk to my adoptive father."

In the end, Zhao Nishang was reluctant to send Zhao Chengwu to the border.

But Zhao Chengwu's face turned serious, and he shook his head and said, "Sister, I have to go. This is what my adoptive father told me to do!"

Zhao Nishang wiped the corners of her eyes and scolded with a smile: "I was just joking, but you took it seriously. You stupid guy, I don't care about your business. The ship is about to leave, don't waste time."

Just as Zhao Chengwu was about to agree, he heard a horse neighing at the other end of the street and a man was riding towards him.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

The two people on the dock looked in the direction of the sound and saw Zhao Guanxiang riding his horse galloping towards them.

When the horses reached the dock, Zhao Guanxiang got off the horse and ran all the way to the two men.

Seeing that he was still wearing the official uniform of the Astronomical Observatory, Zhao Nishang cursed in a low voice, "Are you crazy? You come here in your official uniform?"

"Xiao Wei just sent me a letter and I just found out that Xiao Wu is leaving tonight. I don't have time to care about so many things."

Zhao Guanxiang knew he was in the wrong, so he explained himself and stopped arguing with Zhao Nishang.

He looked at Zhao Chengwu and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't listen to the womanizing words of Third Sister. A good man has ambitions to go far and wide. I'll wait for you to achieve great military success and return home in glory!"

"Look what Fourth Brother brought you."

Zhao Guanxiang took out a jar of wine from his pocket and laughed: "Awu, you have never had a drink? Now that the master is not here, you have grown up..."

"This jar of wine from Fourth Brother is for your practice!"

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