Peace Order

Chapter 1890: Chapter 11: Chaotic World, Love and Longing

Laughter mingled with the wind, which carried it from the mountain top downwards, brushing past the bells on the tall buildings of the city, sweeping over orderly streets and banners, over the common people, over the Emperor Qin, who dismounted and led his horse on foot, and finally over Changfeng Building.

In Changfeng Building, a woman leaned by the window, watching that majestic and spirited man walk through the world.

Surrounded by the people.

In these past few years, Xue Shuangtao’s martial skills were ultimately inadequate, unable to fight in such front-line places, only staying in the rear. Now, after many years, rarely seeing the splendor and aura of Emperor Qin, she could only breathe a sigh of relief, yet it was accompanied by a sense of melancholy.

Emperor Qin returned to Jiangnan, firstly handling military affairs, then heading to Heavenly Strategy Mansion to discuss with the generals and strategists, and decided on gathering all the strategists in the future, the great trends of the world were all tied to him.

Parents, teachers, learned men, uncles, comrades, fellow soldiers, grandpa...

Like Jiang Gao, he could not turn back, could not stop.

His heart was as firm as iron, and he swore not to rest until his cherished aspiration was fulfilled!

The summer days were longer compared to autumn and winter. Xue Shuangtao had prepared some wine and meat, but never saw anyone. Suddenly, she realized that the person now was no longer that little Guest Elder from back then, nor that poor little pharmacist.

Not the high-spirited, but because of that youthful spirit, the young Imperial Guard who sneaked into the Ghost Market at night, got caught and put in confinement, back then she ran out from her aunt’s place, dressed in the Commandery Princess’s palace attire, lifted her skirt and quietly sneaked to the confinement place of the Imperial Guard.

Brought some bricks and stacked stones there, stepped on top, tiptoed to look in from outside the window, and threw small pieces of gold on the ground, then the young man came over for the gold.

The many things of those years, were still like those years.

That young Imperial Guard picked up his weapon, issued his own roar to this chaotic world, he led thousands of troops, galloping through such a world, establishing one feat after another that would be recorded in history, he had become the heart’s desire of all the people, the so-called hero of this era.

He still had many things to do.

He was very busy.

Old friends’ hearts remained unchanged, but the ever-changing world could no longer be as it was in those years.

Xue Shuangtao held her wine cup, intending to drink when she heard footsteps outside. When she opened the door, the woman looked up and saw it was the female steward of Changfeng Building, her eyes slightly downcast, she said, "Is there something...?"

The female steward panted heavily, as if running all the way back, her tone a bit stuttering, she said, "Phew, Master, it’s, it’s your, no, it’s..."

A hand reached out, placed on the female steward’s shoulder.

A calm voice came, "It is Li Guanyi, the Great Minister of the Xue Family."

Xue Shuangtao was stunned, almost instinctively stepping forward a few steps.

The female steward stepped aside, the youth in armor hadn’t had time to change, the young man in the armor of rash battle raised his eyebrows, smiled and said, "Already eating without waiting for me? Miss, you’re not playing fair."

The female steward respectfully withdrew.

On the way down, she closed her mouth and waved her hands vigorously, signaling the others to quickly leave, not to come near, not to disturb.

Li Guanyi said, "Miss, drinking alone."

Xue Shuangtao just laughed lightly and said, "After all, you are so busy, I thought perhaps you had gone to the Heavenly Strategy Mansion."

Looking at the woman in front of him, Xue Shuangtao was slightly more than half a year older than Li Guanyi. Now her brows were calm and gentle, because she had taken the Immortality Pill refined from Hou Zhongyu’s things, her appearance was like someone in her early twenties. Her temperament had changed from the innocence and romance of her youth, the decisiveness of seventeen or eighteen, to a gentle firmness now.

Li Guanyi said, "Just returned from Heavenly Strategy Mansion, still have many matters to handle. When I was seventeen or eighteen, I hated dealing with documents the most, often sneaked out, now I understand, within these affairs, lies the waves of the world."

"Not a word, not half a word can be overlooked."

"Soon I’ll have to confirm the next steps of our strategy with Mr. Po Jun and the others."

Xue Shuangtao reached out, took off Li Guanyi’s battle robe.

Casually placed it on the rack, Emperor Qin relaxedly took off his helmet, wore only the round-collar dress under the armor, replaced it with a jade belt, stretched his muscles and bones, and laughed, "Now I can finally relax!"

Xue Shuangtao said, "Thankfully it’s a Martial Arts Legend, or else you’d probably have a body full of sweat odor."

Li Guanyi chuckled dryly, "No need to be a Grandmaster."

He sat down to drink, Miss also clinked glasses with him. The two were childhood friends, innocent from a young age, having gone through many separations and hardships, their deep feelings were extraordinary. Xue Shuangtao also conveniently brought along the documents from Changfeng Building.

Even in Ying Country, there were still activities of Changfeng Building.

Or rather, precisely because Jiang Yuan was messing around in Ying Country, it gave Changfeng Building plenty of time and opportunity to operate. Because of Jiang Yuan’s problems, this vast place saw grain prices rising in many areas, military forces imbalanced in others.

A country is like a person’s body.

A monarch’s reckless actions cannot be entirely summarized by a single assessment on a document, it represents loss of population in one area, loss of timing in the grain of that area, wrath of the people of a particular generation boiling over, displacement of the populace, and defensive vacuums caused by troop movements.

This is holistic, dynamic.

Li Guanyi and Xue Shuangtao drank and discussed the world situation based solely on the intelligence brought by Changfeng Building. Li Guanyi, fighting abroad against the military god, even he could not possibly comprehend the entire situation of the world within such scenarios.