Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

Chapter 169 Solving the Puzzle

Baizhi came here not only to celebrate Chu Yunchuan's birthday, but also to help him solve his problems. Chu Yunchuan has been in Ningzhou for so long, but every time he wrote to her, he only talked about trivial matters, and never mentioned how Ge Zhen was caught. I guess this matter must be very difficult.

Although she admits that she is not good at planning and may not be of any use in Ningzhou, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang, and more people mean more brains, which is better than Chu Yunchuan groping in the dark here alone.

So when Chu Yunchuan was biting her until she was almost out of breath, she turned her head to save her numb and itchy lips, and asked with a gasp: "Wait a minute, don't... Is everything going well for you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Chu Yunchuan immediately wilted, his mouth corners drooped, and his eyelashes drooped, looking not much better than an eggplant hit by frost.

Bai Zhi: "..."

It was indeed quite unsuccessful.

It's her fault. She shouldn't have stabbed someone's lungs here.

"Well, it doesn't matter if things don't go smoothly. Most of the time, life won't go as planned." Bai Zhi carelessly stroked Chu Yunchuan's slightly messy hair, then lifted his face and asked seriously, "I'm here to help. Tell me what happened."

Chu Yunchuan buried his forehead deeply in Bai Zhi's shoulder and said dejectedly: "I didn't catch Ge Zhen."

"Did you go out to catch Ge Zhen just now?"

"Yes, I saw the patterned handkerchief. His name is Wushamon, and he seems to be the leader of the remaining southern barbarians, the Sharama tribe... His kung fu is very powerful, and I couldn't press his acupoints. I could only let him take Ge Zhen away."

Bai Zhi's eyes widened when she heard this: "Can't you press the acupoints? There are people like this?"

The confessions given by the barbarian captives captured last night were vague, and it was impossible to piece together how these barbarians were going to plunder the Thirteen States. Chu Yunchuan thought that there was no need to make Bai Zhi worry about this incoherent matter, so he concealed the matter and only told Bai Zhi about Wu Shameng's miraculous kung fu.

"This is Changfeng's acupuncture technique..." Bai Zhi was shocked when she heard it. "How can such a person be so devoted to Ge Zhen? Is his brain stuck in the door?"

Chu Yunchuan burst out laughing.

Bai Zhi looked at her fingers: "Logically speaking, this shouldn't happen. It takes time to stimulate acupuncture points. Unless the acupuncture points are very shallow through ten layers of mattresses, they will only become numb for a moment before they can move..."

Say it right.

Chu Yunchuan woke up as if from a dream and grabbed Bai Zhi's hand: "Yes, there are ten layers of mattresses between us!"

Bai Zhi: "...but from your description, he obviously doesn't have ten layers of mattresses."

"The weather in the south is dry, and crops are hard to grow. Only a kind of thorny tree can withstand drought and bear fruit for people to eat. In order to pick the fruit, the barbarians will weave a kind of thorn-proof dense armor. It is said that it is very soft and tough, allowing people to pass through the thorns without any injury." Chu Yunchuan said, "If this dense armor can protect against thorns, then it may be feasible to protect against acupuncture after a little modification."

Bai Zhi was stunned when she heard this: "You really know a lot about the Nanman."

"Food is the foundation of the people. When I first returned to the Thirteen States, I was afraid that the people would be short of food, so I read many historical books that recorded grain production." Chu Yunchuan smiled, "Fortunately, the grain land was left idle for a few years after the war, and when it was time to plant, the land was fertile. In addition, the guard vines can survive everywhere and bear fruit every month, so there has been no famine in the Thirteen States since its reconstruction. I thought those books were read in vain, but I didn't expect them to come in handy at this time."

Bai Zhi couldn't help but wonder: "If the people are starving, do you really plan to take this thorny tree back to plant?"

"I don't plan to." Chu Yunchuan said seriously, "The hemp grass for weaving armor only grows in the southern barbarians. It's not cost-effective to buy it from them."

Bai Zhi burst into laughter - every time she saw Chu Yunchuan planning for money, she couldn't help but feel that the contrast was too great. A prince who was above everyone else was worrying about saving a few dollars all day long.

It's really hard to help laughing.

"Boss." Chu Yunchuan changed his address, and his ten fingers snaked through Bai Zhi's fingers, and he smiled softly, "We are reunited after a short separation, is there anything else you want to say?"

As soon as those peach eyes narrowed, Bai Zhi knew what he wanted to do. After finishing the official business, it was time to talk about personal matters. Bai Zhi licked her lips and said, "Of course there is. Qiansui, you have been busy all night, do you want to take a rest first..."

Before he could finish his sentence, King Jing had already started to practice - without any need to rest.

The private affairs took two hours. Bai Zhi was exhausted after running all the way. After finishing, she fell into a deep sleep. It was noon when she woke up. Bai Zhi's coat and a note were placed next to the low table at the head of the bed. The coat was folded by Chu Yunchuan, with the sleeves holding the coat in a familiar shape. The note was written in Chu Yunchuan's handwriting, "I have official business today, so I will be home late."

Could it be that he is thinking about catching Ge Zhen again?

It seems that I have to find something to do today. Bai Zhi rubbed her eyes and put on her clothes. She decided to visit Fu Yao first and ask where to eat and have fun in Ningzhou. But after asking the guards in the mansion, they all said that they didn't see Fu Yao today. It was not until she asked a man dressed as a secret guard that she learned that Fu Yao had returned to Weizhou.

what a pity.

So Bai Zhi informed the guard at the door and went for a stroll on the street alone.

The capital was one of the few places in Ningzhou that had not suffered from the severe cold. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Two large tables were set up at the entrance of the government office to distribute medicinal materials and record names, but not many people came to collect them. Barbarians could be seen everywhere on the streets, including many traveling merchants. Half of the people avoided them, while the other half approached them to discuss business.

Turning to another street, there are all kinds of small restaurants with fragrant and noisy food. It is midsummer, and many restaurants have set up straw sheds and tables outside. Sitting outside can at least get some fresh air, which is better than being stuffy in the house, so the whole street is filled with the aroma of various snacks.

Bai Zhi found a small stall with good business and sat down. Immediately, a waiter came to greet her: "Ms. Feng, what would you like to eat?"

"Mrs. Feng?"

"Oh, you are a guest from outside. We call this beautiful lady Madam Feng." The waiter looked at Bai Zhi again and again with curiosity. "I didn't expect that there would be guests from outside besides the barbarians at this time. People say that there is a plague here, so no one dares to come."

"I came to Ningzhou to visit my relatives." Bai Zhi smiled, "I came here once two years ago. I don't remember hearing anyone call me Madam Feng at that time."

"What you said is true. The Thirteen States just regained some popularity two years ago. Everyone was only busy building houses and making money. Who had the time to look at which lady or man on the street was good-looking... Oh, I'm just busy talking. Madam Feng, what would you like to eat?"

Bai Zhi rubbed her hands together and asked, "Do you have pig blood cakes and stove-baked buns? No one made them when I came here before, so I didn't get to eat them."

The waiter smiled and said, "You finally asked the right question. We have all the famous Ningzhou delicacies you can name! Pig's blood cake, stove-baked steamed buns, stewed in clay pots, hot pot with oil, soft shredded vegetables..."

Bai Zhi's mouth watered when she heard this, and she waved her hand proudly: "Give me one portion of all of these!"