Chapter 9, Unspeakable

Ying He was momentarily taken aback, his fingers gripping the Five Bat Order tightening slightly. He then cast a deep glance at Li Cheng, nodded ever so slightly, and turned to leave

The other three turned their gaze towards Li Yan

Wu Chuchu instinctively clutched the hem of her clothing

It makes sense; one route was taken by the Imperial Guards and the remaining members of the Imperial Army, while the other route was escorted by several skilled individuals protecting the true young prince. To be on the safe side, this plan was likely known to very few people, including the several vanguard teams that were heading north to provide support, who were kept in the dark. Li Sheng said solemnly, "I heard that back in the day, Young Master Liang also led troops to divert the Northern Army in order to protect the prince, ultimately sacrificing himself for the country—he couldn't have been protecting a false prince, could he?"

You see, '' Yi He Cong pointed at the map and said, '' The map depicts two routes, indicating that the troops will split into two paths until they converge at the garrison in Yangzhou. This means that at that time, the young prince... when the emperor crossed south, one group of people escorted him, while another group attracted attention to provide cover for them ''

"Do not panic," Li Sheng steadied himself and said in a low voice, "We are also just speculating without any evidence; even we do not have proof, let alone Yin Pei. The death of the Nirvana Gu Mother has certainly affected Yin Pei, and I observe that his mind may not be clear. A person like him, even if he goes out and speaks nonsense, no one would listen to him"

Li Yan and Ying He stared at each other in confusion, not knowing what he was saying. However, Wu Chuchu, being clever and resourceful, thought for a moment and responded: "When I was a child, I read ancient texts that said, 'When the night is about to rise, the Big Dipper ascends to the imperial palace, revolving endlessly, and the next day it will just as well be inverted and fall, retreating before the dawn breaks.' If I were to stretch my interpretation, 'the Big Dipper inverted' probably means 'the dawn is about to break,' which is an auspicious sign..." If I were to stretch my interpretation, 'the Big Dipper inverted' probably means 'the dawn is about to break,' which is an auspicious sign...

The strange figure had no visible face, yet its outstretched hand was exceedingly horrifying, with shriveled, blackened flesh tightly adhering to the bones, and the half-arm and palm clearly revealed the joints of each bone.

Li Sheng was jolted by her poke, and surprisingly did not argue with Li Yan. He was thoughtfully staring at a line from the letter: "The young prince is frightened, overwhelmed by sorrow and anger, suffering from high fever amidst turmoil, and remains in a state of unconsciousness."

Um... wait, there is also the inheritor of the Northern Blade entering the pass, injuring the Mountain River Sword, and then..." Wu Chuchu, with her keen mind, shivered at this point, halting her words. The four of them exchanged glances for quite a while.

Li Sheng suddenly said: "Looking at the envelope, when was this letter written?"

"It doesn't matter, just look." Wu Chuchu suddenly said, "My father told me since I was young, 'There is nothing that cannot be spoken to others,' and I believe him"

At the last moment before the scroll rolled into the fire, Li Yan heroically kicked it, narrowly intercepting it, and then ran to the side, frantically extinguishing the sparks on her shoe. Wu Chuchu stepped forward to pick up the scroll, carefully wiping off the dust, and saw that it was an old painting depicting a rather perplexing portrait, rendered in a very simple style, without any embellishments, resembling the kind of likeness used in ancient times for selecting officials or palace maids. The painting featured a child, just over ten years old, still bearing a hint of childishness, with his birth date inscribed in the corner, but without a name.

The phrase "the sea and sky are one color" is mentioned more than once here. However, I believe that this "sea and sky are one color" should not refer to the same one as before. At this time, the mountains and rivers, as well as the swords, were still on their way. The "sea and sky are one color" should refer to the officials who feigned allegiance to the Northern Dynasty. In addition, General Wu also mentioned Liang Shao and Mr. Liang several times, which clearly indicates that the communication at that time was not limited to just General Wu and Daoist Chongyun.

Li Sheng asked, "Is there anything else?"

The True and False Prince, this plan was originally flawless, but even if they evade the pursuit of the Northern Army, can the frail and sickly young prince endure the long journey

The refugees, having been displaced for many years and already in poor health, had previously struggled to survive with all their might, sustaining their spirits through sheer determination. Now that they have found a sense of belonging and a source of support, many became overly excited and let their guard down, resulting in a number of them falling ill. Fortunately, thanks to the presence of Ying He, they were spared from succumbing to illness before they could truly embrace their new lives.

It is still too early to draw a conclusion. Li Sheng thought for a moment, shook his head, and continued to open other letters

They have a deep understanding of this; if it were not for the Qi family's restrictions allowing them to take cover, with Zhou Fei's current martial arts skills, she would have almost been shot full of holes like a hedgehog, let alone others

Li Yan inexplicably asked: "Brother, what do you know?"

Ah, be careful of the fire

Ying Hecong, accustomed to traveling alone for a thousand miles, was momentarily at a loss after being handed two tokens and receiving a barrage of instructions. Li Sheng first asked him to find Qingyun Gorge, and then immediately instructed him to summon Zhou Fei. It sounded as if he doubted Ying Hecong's medical and poison expertise, as well as his martial skills. However, perhaps due to the sincerity in Li Sheng's tone, Ying Hecong did not sense any displeasure.

Li Sheng hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

Ying He was almost completely immersed in those mysterious voodoo texts, repeatedly bowing his head and nearly singeing his own hair. Li Sheng leaned against a tree, struggling repeatedly with the mechanism on the wooden box, occasionally using a small stick to draw on the ground. Wu Chuchu then reached for the water bottle, dipped her finger on the spout, and with her slightly dampened finger, she smoothed the tip of her pen, her brows lowered as she wrote vigorously.

One should not speak so bluntly: "I simply do not want people to mention Yaogu in the future, saying that we cannot even resolve a trivial matter like the Bone-penetrating Blue."

Li Sheng suddenly fixed his gaze on the wooden box in his hand: "I understand now!"

The sea and sky merge into one

Li Yan hurriedly picked up the envelope that had fallen and read aloud: "Jian Yuan... Year 2, Brother, what happened in Jian Yuan Year 2? You weren't even born yet"

That was... cough cough cough! I should lie on the ground, unable to catch my breath for a long time, with a burning sensation on my neck. After just one pull from that strange person, a row of purple bruises had already formed, and I was coughing as if I were on the brink of death.

"This matter is urgent," Li Sheng said quickly, "I fear that the longer we delay, the more complications will arise. Therefore—Ah Yan, Miss Wu, you two continue to lead the refugees on their journey. Return and report this matter in full to our aunt. I will immediately take this wooden box from Qi Men to find my uncle. Ying Xiong, that Yin Pei has stolen the Nirvana Gu Mother and has overheard our conversation. I suspect he is either heading to Jinling or the old capital... the likelihood of Jinling is greater." Ying Xiong, that Yin Pei has stolen the Nirvana Gu Mother and has overheard our conversation. I suspect he is either heading to Jinling or the old capital... the likelihood of Jinling is greater.

In the twelfth month of the thirty-second year of Yongping, it should have been precisely the time when Cao Zhongkun led people to force the palace. Li Sheng placed the three letters from General Wu together.

How could Ying He not find her words utterly naive and laughable, so he coldly replied: "What use is peace? What should be gone has long been gone"

General Wu has always played a mysterious role; he seems to belong both to the harmonious realm of the court and to the equally harmonious world of the rivers and lakes. His life is like a silent riddle, and even the spaces left between the lines are insufficient to deduce an answer that could be guessed or inferred. His wife and children have never truly understood him.

If their speculation is true—back then, several masters participated in the event "Haitian Yise" to escort the true young prince southward. However, fate did not favor them; the young prince faced the destruction of his country and the loss of his family, filled with fear and anxiety, and died of illness along the way. Liang Shao, audacious and reckless, took advantage of the situation to pass off a fake as the real one in front of everyone. Afterward, those who knew the truth all kept silent, signing the agreement of "Haitian Yise". Yet, Liang Shao and "Zhao Yuan" remained uneasy, and Li Zheng along with Shanchuan Jian and others met untimely deaths one after another. Afterward, those who knew the truth all kept silent, signing the agreement of "Haitian Yise". Yet, Liang Shao and "Zhao Yuan" remained uneasy, and Li Zheng along with Shanchuan Jian and others met untimely deaths one after another. All tragedies began from this point, and Yin Pei had reason to seek revenge in Jinling.

Li Sheng shivered slightly, almost too afraid to think further. He quickly bit down on the tip of his tongue and said in a low voice: "Pack everything up. Regarding today's matter, no one is to speak of it. You all go back first; I will personally deliver these items to my uncle—no one is allowed to utter a word about it. Li Dazhuang, do you understand?"

Li Yan : `` ... ... ''

"What are you doing?" Li Yan said inexplicably, "No matter how you look at it, this is too much, right? What happened to that child later?"

Wu Chuchu has a good temper and does not argue with him. She replied earnestly, "If something is lost, it can be found again. If it truly cannot be found, it can be rebuilt. Isn't it also for the purpose of inheriting the legacy of our ancestors that Young Master tirelessly studies the relics of Master Lü?"

Ying He sneered coldly: "Back when he called the Nirvana Gu onto himself, he probably no longer had this thing called 'consciousness'"

Li Sheng patted his shoulder, glanced over at the refugees who had been startled awake by the recent commotion, and said: "A single tree does not make a forest, brother"

He completely ignored those around him, quickly calculating something on the ground while muttering incomprehensible words to himself. Seeing him so serious, everyone gathered around, not daring to breathe as they watched Li Sheng dismantle the wooden boards surrounding the box

Li Sheng looked at her deeply and said: "Not bad, unless there is a substitute in the army that can be mistaken for the real one. Even if he unfortunately dies from the assassination by the Big Dipper, Shen Tianshu and the others would only think that they have killed the true prince"

In legend, when young knights camped in the wilderness under the quiet of night, were they not all raising their cups to invite the moon and singing with great emotion? However, as she stretched her neck to look around, she discovered that the "young knights" beside her were all reading by the light of the campfire.

Wu Chuchu asked, "How?"

She said, half-kneeling on the ground, and personally tore open the letter addressed to Liang Shao, only to find that it had no salutation or closing, and the handwriting was somewhat chaotic, almost rudely stating: "The paper cannot ultimately contain the fire, Liang Gong, why must you remain obstinately unaware!"

However, after thirty-two years, it is evident from the letters that the atmosphere has suddenly become tense. Throughout the entire year, there were only a few letters; one was written in early spring, hastily and briefly mentioning the undercurrents in the court and expressing deep unease. After that, General Wu had no news for more than half a year. By the twelfth month, he suddenly sent three urgent letters to Daoist Chongyun.

In that year, only one of the true and false princes remained, so which one is the true prince, or is it...

Although Wu Chuchu was the weakest in terms of skills, she was the first to be knocked out by Li Yan. At this moment, she was actually fine. She climbed up in a state of shock, helping Li Yan up while saying: "Did you all see that person's hand?"

"Ayan, please bring me your Five Bats Token," Li Sheng instructed Li Yan to hand over the red bat token she carried with her. He then unfastened his own nameplate from his waist and handed it to Ying He Cong, advising, "Brother Ying, you should first contact the Traveling Gang and have them look for Yang Jin. The people of Qingyun Gorge are all from the southern border, and they have lived alongside poisonous insects and miasma for generations. They must possess some hidden skills in poison prevention and avoiding curses. Your snake is afraid of Yin Pei, and if you encounter him, it would be quite difficult to manage. Also, do not forget to take my nameplate to find the informant in our village and contact A Fei. Our people, when traveling outside, will always inform the local informants, and they will definitely be able to find her. That Yin Pei's martial arts are too sinister; if he truly goes mad, we need someone who can subdue him."

Li Sheng and Ying Hecong had already engaged with the incoming person. They saw that the individual was entirely wrapped in a black robe, with no visible head or feet, and was so thin that he resembled a mere skeleton. However, his martial arts skills were astonishingly high, leaving Li Sheng and Ying Hecong in a state of chaos, completely unable to retaliate. The person extended a bony hand, seized Li Sheng's sword, and with a flick of his long sleeve, threw him a distance of about one zhang. He then grasped Ying Hecong by the chest.

A few people gathered around, looking at each other in confusion

The mechanism on the wooden box! Li Sheng quickly said, "I see now, twelve movable panels; each time one moves, it indicates that an hour has passed, and naturally, the corresponding celestial phenomena and formations will also change... No wonder I couldn't figure it out no matter how I calculated!"

Li Sheng, who was sitting next to her, was suddenly interrupted in his thoughts by her voice, and without raising his head, he said: "Li Dazhuang, shut up"

Wu Chuchu said softly: "The problem is that after the two armies converged with the large forces assembled by Lord Liang in the Jianghuai region, the child in this portrait never appeared again, there are no records, no one recognizes him, and no one knows he ever existed..."

Wu Chuchu said: "It is just like those zombies drained by the Nirvana Gu!"

The other three were horrified by the truth contained in the box, while only Li Yan remained dazed. Just as she was about to ask for clarification, an unexpected change occurred. A shadow sprang up, moving with incredible speed, and even Li Sheng was caught off guard as it rushed towards them. Instinctively, Li Yan pushed Wu Chuchu aside and drew her knife to defend herself. Before she could even deflect the attack, she felt a tremendous force strike her chest, giving her the illusion that her thoracic vertebrae and ribs were being crushed. She couldn't utter a sound, her vision darkened, and she staggered back several steps before sitting down heavily on the ground.

Li Yan was about to say something when she was stopped by a glance from Li Sheng. Li Sheng, observing Wu Chuchu's expression, hesitated and said: "If it is inappropriate, we..."

Before she could finish her words, Li Sheng suddenly sat up straight as if he had come back to life

"It is Yin Pei," Li Sheng said in a deep voice. "I have encountered those practitioners of his; each one possesses profound skills, but... hissing... they all exude a scent of decay."

Wu Chuchu had just said, "There is nothing that cannot be spoken of to others," when her father slapped her face with the saying, "A fire cannot be hidden by paper." Startled, she let the letter slip from her hand, but fortunately, Ying Heceng was nearby and quickly caught it. The poison doctor, not very adept at reading people's expressions, continued to speak to himself: "This letter was addressed to Liang Shao, but ultimately did not reach him. Moreover, General Wu has maintained contact with Daoist Qimen Chongyun, so can we infer that the hidden Qimen, which utilized secret passages back then, served as the channel for General Wu and others to communicate with Liang Shao?"

Li Sheng and others finally entered the territory of Shu, but having missed their lodging, they had no choice but to spend the night in the wilderness

He slightly shook the letter between his fingers and said, " 'You can't hide fire with paper', 'stubborn and unrepentant', which indicates that Liang Shao must have been concealing something at that time. General Wu strongly opposed it after learning this, even taking the risk to write such an unnecessary letter to question it. And why did Daoist Chongyun intercept this letter? Was he afraid of a dispute between the two parties? I feel that, based solely on the wording of this letter, although it is not very polite, it cannot be said to be an outright insult. Lord Liang should not be so enraged, right?"

Li Yan poked him and said: "What is wrong with you again? Speak plainly"

Li Sheng, completely oblivious to the affairs outside his window, worked diligently for over two hours. In the cold, frosty night, he was so focused that he broke into a sweat. He successively removed the twelve wooden boards that surrounded the box. After dismantling the twelve boards that were locked together, a small box with a hole appeared inside. Li Sheng let out a long breath, feeling as if his shoulders were stiff and not his own. Before he could say anything, the small box suddenly cracked open by itself

One should speak in a hushed voice: "There is no need to resemble, that is the Nirvana Gu Master... that Yin Pei."

Understood. He nodded and said, "I will first go to Jinling to see; I also want to know what kind of commotion he can create with a dead bug in hand"

The sea and sky merge into one

"Liang Shao, it must be Liang Shao," Li Sheng said without raising his head. "The success of the southern expedition back then was largely due to Liang Shao's decisive actions... Ah Yan, please hand me the hand-drawn march route map by General Wu."

The first letter conveys a sense of urgency, clearly indicating that the incident occurred suddenly, and General Wu was caught off guard. The second letter, however, is much calmer; by this time, Emperor Yongping has already passed away. In the letter, Wu Fei mentions that they will spare no effort to protect the crown prince. Many of the characters are already blurred, possibly having been dampened by tears in the past. Subsequently, there is a third letter, which evidently reveals that their efforts did not go as planned. The Eastern Palace suffered a calamity, the crown prince perished for his country, and the young emperor's grandson went missing. Ultimately, they only managed to save the young son of Emperor Yongping.

In other words, the youth born in the twenty-first year of Yongping is exactly of similar age to this year! ... Why is it that an obscure child has a portrait drawn next to his birth date and time? ... Is it to prove who he resembles? And why does General Wu, who established two southward routes, one bright and one dark, have his private seal appear on this portrait?

It is often said that the Emperor was just over ten years old when he moved south...

Li Yan shouted in dissatisfaction: "The starry sky is so clear, isn't it better for everyone to have a chat together? I mean, did you all enter the wrong script? We are clearly in 'The Adventures of the Wanderers', yet you have all turned it into 'Hanging on a Beam and Stabbing Thighs'!"

Wu Chuchu glanced around and saw that the refugees traveling with her were sound asleep not far away, and there were no outsiders around. Only then did she speak softly: "So you are thinking that the matter of the old village chief and the Mountain River Sword is related to Lords Liang and Liang? Daoist Chongyun intercepted this letter privately, actually to protect my father?"

As everyone simultaneously gazed at the painting, Wu Chuchu suddenly widened her eyes: "I have often heard people say that the Emperor was just over ten years old when he moved south..."

Li Yan interjected, "So after Daoist Chongyun received General Wu's letter, he gathered Hero Yin and my grandfather to take action and escort?"

Hmm. Li Sheng stared at the third letter, responding absentmindedly.

What is this

"Yongping" is the era name of the late emperor, Wu Chuchu said, "If this person was born in the twenty-first year of Yongping, he should be nearing forty now. How strange, is there something special about this person? Why has the Qimen gone to such great lengths to collect this painting... Ah!"

Wu Chuchu anxiously said: "Does that mean what we just said has been overheard by him?"

Wu Chuchu suddenly pointed at a seal on the scroll and said: "This is my father's seal"

Wu Chuchu was shaken by her pulling and had no choice but to put down her pen. Although she was interrupted, she still couldn't bear to neglect Li Yan, so she followed her lead and initiated a conversation, saying: "In the past few years, the border has been in a stalemate, with only that little piece of land, you advance while I retreat. This time, we defeated Cao Ning in the south, and I feel like Lord Zhou and the others have chiseled a hole in a copper wall and iron bastion, advancing at an astonishing speed, even faster than our return home. Along the way, I've only been hearing rumors... Do you think that if we really take back the old capital, will there be peace under heaven from then on?"

In terms of strategy: "In addition to soldiers, Cao Zhongkun also possesses the Big Dipper. It would be quite easy for those large wolfhounds to kill a child among the remnants of defeated soldiers. However, being close to the likes of Shanchuan Jian, although lacking in grandeur and perhaps not entirely comfortable, is safeguarded by several masters, making it difficult for the Big Dipper to approach. Even the legendary Shen Tianshu from back in the day could not manage it. Moreover, these few individuals from the martial world, accompanied by a child, can move swiftly and discreetly, making it hard for the Northern Army to track them."

The truth cannot be concealed forever

"No..." Li Sheng said with difficulty, "Ayan, the issue is not this."

As the crowd could not ride horses, they walked slowly, stopping frequently, causing significant delays. By the time Zhou Fei arrived at Jinling, they were still dawdling on the way. Li Yan had somehow managed to find a few pine cones, which she tossed into the fire to roast, and she was peeling and eating them out of sheer boredom—looking around, it seemed everyone was quite busy, and no one was playing with her

The sky resembles a vast tent, with the Big Dipper quietly suspended within it, particularly eye-catching. After staring at it for a while, one feels as if it might slowly move. A thought arose inexplicably in Li Sheng's mind, and he asked without any context: "Why is the formation used for the Qi Gate's restricted area called 'The Big Dipper Upside Down'?"

He brought up this matter, and everyone immediately recalled Zhou Fei's solitary journey to Penglai, leaving no one to respond. Ying He Cong silently took out the nearly desiccated body of the Nirvana Gu mother to play with, while Li Sheng sighed, diverting his gaze from the wooden box in his hands to gaze up at the horizon

He was lifted up by the strange man, and the poisonous snakes around him did not dare to show their heads in front of that peculiar figure. The strange man reached into his bosom and pulled out the tightly wrapped Nirvana Gu mother, letting out a terrifying shrill laugh that did not resemble a human voice: "So it is, so it is!"

Li Sheng let out a low exclamation, thinking he had triggered some mechanism, causing the box to self-destruct and rendering all efforts futile. In a flurry of activity, letters filled to the brim with contents fell to the ground like snowflakes, and a scroll rolled out from among them, opening with a "pop" on the floor

Li Sheng suddenly remembered something and looked up to ask her: "Miss Wu, can we take a look?"

Li Yan was born slow-witted, and only at this moment did she slowly come to her senses: "No way, back then they used an innocent child as bait to protect the prince?"

General Wu Fei is the commander of the troops, and the map is drawn with great detail, with annotations for mountains and valleys, making it easy for even laypersons to understand at a glance

You can't even hold onto two things, Li Sheng, is there no gap in your claws!

The young prince was startled, suffering from high fever and fainting

If this matter had truly succeeded back then, why have those martial arts masters who contributed to the nation and the people never received any due recognition over the years? Why must there be such secrecy regarding the unity of sea and sky?

At this moment, several people were completely wide awake, even Li Yan, who was as quiet as a mother monkey, settled down to help with the reading. General Wu Fei was a cultured general and an expert in military strategy. By chance, in his early years, he became acquainted with the renowned formation master, Daoist Qi Men Chongyun, and the two hit it off immediately. However, their apparent connection had been severed since General Wu pretended to ally with the Cao family, and Wu Chuchu had no way of knowing that her father had such an old friend. Taking the year 32 of Yongping as a boundary, their previous correspondence was mostly heartfelt exchanges between friends, often lengthy discussions, sometimes exploring military formations, and at times expressing concerns for the country and the people. Back then, the young General Wu would even make a few naive remarks about the radical new policies of the late emperor.

The twenty-first year of Yongping. "What year is the twenty-first year of Yongping?" Li Yan asked aloud

Li Sheng glanced at Wu Chuchu, who reached up to wipe her reddened eyes and began searching through her thick notebook filled with numerous martial arts matters. After flipping through it for a while, she said in a hushed voice: "In the second year of Jianyuan... Ah! The old village chief Li died due to a dark plot by Beidou, and the chief was unsuccessful in assassinating Cao Zhongkun."

With that abrupt and disjointed remark, he grasped the Nirvana Gu insect and threw the gasping Ying He Cong down in one motion, disappearing into the night in the blink of an eye after two rises and falls

Wu Chuchu said: "But that Shen Tianshu I have seen, he is very fierce. If he really makes a move, he will definitely know the truth with just one probe. If he discovers that there are no princes in the army, won't this performance be ruined? At that time, once the Northern Dynasty's army regains its senses and turns back to encircle us, the reinforcements from the south will be unaware of the truth and will not be able to come to our aid in time. Relying solely on a few experts, we cannot withstand the imperial army."

Not just that scroll, I see that most of the letters here are written by General Wu to Daoist Chongyun. To put it in context, at that time, General Wu's identity was exposed, and it was almost simultaneous with the discovery of the hidden place of the Qi Sect. General Wu and the Qi Sect had always been in contact, so it is not surprising. Li Cheng knelt on the ground, carefully organizing the letters that had fallen all over the place, "Um... there are letters from the first year, and even some from before the first year... There is one addressed to 'Dear Lord Liang,' which is strange. Why would a letter sent to Liang Shao be mixed in here?"

Li Yan leaned over, resting her chin on Wu Chuchu's shoulder, watching her meticulously analyze the lineage and the essence of the techniques passed down from the "Mount Tai" sect. Unable to suppress a yawn, Li Yan remarked, "The martial arts of the Mount Tai sect are quite clumsy, akin to 'Thousand Jars'. If it weren't for their exceptional innate talent, being born robust and sturdy, anyone practicing it would find it a laborious endeavor with little reward. Aside from their remarkable resilience, they don't seem particularly impressive. Sister Chuchu, you haven't even practiced this stuff, it's truly commendable that you have the patience to organize it."

Wu Chuchu attempted to return a smile to him, but was not very successful. Since the first revelation of the sea and sky being one, these past stories seem to lose their integrity... No one knows what kind of role the loyal General Wu Fei, who has almost been celebrated as "the living Lord Guan Er," played in this, and after all, these are confidential communications

Li Sheng, with a painful back, lowered his head to glance at those deadly secret letters and scrolls—Yin Pei did not touch them. He had suddenly appeared and just as suddenly left, his every move seemed as if he were possessed by a venomous insect, frantically snatching away only the lifeless mother insect, his entire demeanor exuding madness

This is a letter from the first month of the first year of the Jianyuan era, which is the thirty-third year of Yongping. After a brief period of turmoil at the end of the thirty-second year, General Wu Fei's casual remarks have largely ceased. The language is simple and direct, and the several letters exchanged in between can only be considered notes. However, the matters discussed are very detailed. Li Sheng and the others can only see the incoming letters and cannot see the outgoing ones, yet it still feels as if they have witnessed the grand southward migration of that year.

Only then did everyone remember that although these letters were all relics, they were written by Wu Chuchu's deceased father, and it seemed inappropriate to casually flip through them in her presence