Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 254 Ruokong
Mei Qian and his friends finally stepped into Li Su's territory, stepping on the last fallen leaves of late autumn.

As soon as they entered Lisu, the deafening drumbeats from the distant pass and the yellow sand that covered the sky left an indelible impression on everyone.

In the evening, when Qi Fei sent troops to pick up Mei Qian and his men, Mei Qian did not act pretentiously when she saw the blood-stained armor that they had not yet taken off.

As I followed them away, I asked about the battle that took place during the day.

"The autumn harvest had just ended at Jiannan Pass a while ago. The straight road from the west to the south was directly blocked by the princess, and soldiers were sent to block it. These Western Rong people did not have enough food, and they could not go south to plunder for a while, so they thought of attacking our Li Su Mansion."

Deputy General Xiao, who came to pick up Mei Qian, did not hide it. When Mei Qian heard that Qi Fei had directly blocked the straight road that was dozens of meters wide, his expression was very intriguing.

"After digging the straight road, is it deep in the middle? Are the barbs at the bottom and the side installed? Are the arrow towers on the side of the straight road ready?"

"Master Mei really thinks the same as our princess. All these have been done. Do you know that the pit we dug is so deep and big!"

"In fact, we can prepare some kerosene on the shore. If the other party wants to fill the ground with corpses, we can just set fire to them."

After Mei Qian finished speaking, he saw Lieutenant General Xiao beside him blinking continuously, as if he had heard something shocking.

"what happened?"

"No, nothing." Deputy General Xiao shook his head repeatedly, and then said, "The pit is too big, and the Xirong people probably can't fill it with human lives."

If it really comes to that, Deputy General Xiao thought about it carefully and said, "We don't have that much kerosene."

I thought the other party would think my ideas were devilish, but now it seems that they accept it well.

Mei Qian was a little curious about Qi Fei's way of leading troops.

After climbing over a mountain, Mei Qian finally understood why a great battle took place in Jiannan Pass. The area southwest of Jiannan Pass was a large basin plain.

Before Mei Qian and his friends crossed this mountain, most of what they saw were yellow earth, yellow sand and yellow mountains.

Literally Huangshan.

A mountain of yellow earth and yellow stones with sparse vegetation.

But after crossing this mountain and looking north, there is an endless plain.

Behind Jiannan Pass is the capital of Lisu Prefecture and its surrounding areas.

From a distance, it looks majestic and tall, and in the sunset it looks like a black giant beast crawling on the plain.

Outside the city are the harvested fields and villages and towns that are neatly arranged.

“This place is really well protected.”

Mei Qian had thought that Li Su Mansion, located in the northwest, would be very desolate, but in the end she found that Li Su Mansion was more stable and peaceful than other places.

Looking at the curling smoke from the villages outside the city, it was much better than the empty areas they had seen along the way north.

“It’s really nice here.”

The group walked along the foot of the mountain towards the army stationed at Jiannan Pass.

It was already dark when they arrived. When they arrived at the camp, Mei Qian and his men did not rush to rest immediately. Instead, they asked Lieutenant General Xiao to send someone to put down the supplies they brought and count them together.

After a great war, reinforcements arrive with abundant supplies, and anyone would be excited to see them.

The armament officer had not arrived yet, but the news that someone had delivered supplies quickly spread throughout the camp, and many soldiers came excitedly to join in the fun.

"Some time ago, Zuixing County sent us a batch of wine. The princess said that we can drink to our heart's content after we have completely driven away the Xirong dogs! I wonder what this young lady has brought this time?"

"Watch your mouth, that young lady is also an adult, why are you yelling nonsense?"

"Oh, I don't know what this adult brought."

Lingjiao followed Mei Qian closely, and felt somewhat nervous as she saw a group of soldiers surrounding them.

Lingjiao was glad that the group of ladies were not here to be scared by these men. At the same time, he wanted to curse these men for what they were doing here. Aren't they just counting supplies or something?
"I brought some medicinal herbs, both external medicine for wounds and internal medicine for dispelling colds. I brought a lot of everything." Mei Qian naturally heard the curiosity of the crowd. When she heard that it was medicine, even though it was not food or something like that, these medicines were life-saving things and naturally they were good treasures.

"Medicine! That's great!"

"If we get hurt in the future...hiss!"

Before he could finish his words, his comrades covered his mouth. Seeing this, Mei Qian smiled slightly and said, "Even if we have medicine, we hope that everyone will suffer less injuries, rather than having more wounds just because we have medicine."

The army at Jiannan Pass was very relaxed, unlike the group of disciplined soldiers that Qi Fei led out at the beginning, but Mei Qian could understand it.

Looking at these people with bandages on their heads and bodies, you can tell that they were all injured in the battle, and they had just been bandaged. When they heard the news while resting, they rushed over to join in the fun.

Gossip is human nature.

But soon, this group of people dispersed when the people who were counting the supplies arrived, as if they were afraid of being caught and held accountable.

Mei Qian was also curious about the person who was so afraid of coming here.

So, when she saw clearly the person who came to count the supplies, Mei Qian found that she knew this person.

This person was Min You who had followed Qi Fei when he was drunk before. The armament officer following behind him saluted to Mei Qian and went to check the supplies, leaving Min You and Mei Qian alone to greet each other.

"Mr. Yanliang."

Mei Qian greeted the other party respectfully. This gentleman's wisdom was no less than that of her teacher. That was why Qi Chen sent him to Qi Fei's side to support her.

"Has Miss Mei reached the age of marriage? Has she taken a name?"

Mei Qian was no longer the commoner he had seen at the beginning, so Min You had to be careless when addressing her.

In addition, Min You was also surprised at Mei Qian's progress.

Last year she was still lacking in experience, but now she has come as a military advisor to supervise the battle. At this speed, even though Min You knew that Mei Qian had taken Chu Ji as her teacher, he also understood that Mei Qian's intelligence and talent should not be underestimated.

Therefore, when facing Mei Qian, he naturally asked Mei Qian solemnly whether she had a courtesy name to address him.

"Although I have reached the age of marriage, but... the world is not at peace, and the elders are not around, so there is no way to choose a name."

Mei Qian answered honestly that she had not held a coming-of-age ceremony, nor had she taken a name.

She is surrounded by a bunch of rough men, and she and the people around her have been busy for the first half of the year. Who could remember this?
Mei Qian was surprised when Min You mentioned this.

"Why don't I give you a name, Qianqian? The water is shallow and clear, how about 'Ruokong'? 'The Yuan River is as clear as the sky, connecting to the blue sea in the distance'①"

There was a commotion just now and Mei Qian did not hear Qi Fei coming back. Suddenly she heard Qi Fei's voice. Mei Qian turned around and saw Qi Fei wearing silver armor, holding a spear and sitting on a maroon horse.

The clear sky behind Qi Fei was dotted with stars, and his armor also had a soft luster, which weakened the murderous aura of Qi Fei, who had just come down from the front line.

Qi Fei turned over and got off the warhorse, and walked in front of Mei Qian. The people around him saluted Qi Fei one after another. Mei Qian came to his senses and wanted to salute Qi Fei as well, but Qi Fei held him back. He said happily:

"I invited you to come last year, but you never agreed. But you came on your own initiative this time, which really makes this princess very excited."

"My humble servant's abilities were insignificant back then..." Mei Qian said modestly. Qi Fei smiled as he listened. The topic turned back to the word selection and asked, "Qian Qian, what do you think of the word 'Ruo Kong'?"

Mei Qian looked up and felt the slight force from Qi Fei holding her shoulders. She sneered in her heart and said, "Ruokong...thank you very much for the name, Princess."

It’s inexplicable, why does Qi Fei want to give herself a name so much?
Mei Qian was puzzled when she heard Qi Fei giggle and said in a boastful tone, "I'll write to the emperor's uncle and tell him that you have a name. Hehe, it was this princess who chose it."

Mei Qian:? ?

Although she didn't know why Qi Fei was showing off, Mei Qian didn't know why either. She was sure that Qi Chen would be angry if he knew.

Mei Qian looked up and caught a glimpse of Min You, who was standing at the side with a twitching mouth, trying hard to hold back a smile.

Mei Qian:? ?

Hey, why are you laughing?
① The Yuan River is as clear as the sky, connecting to the distant blue sea. To paraphrase the original sentence of Li Bai's "Farewell to Song Zhiti in Jiangxia" [The Chu River is as clear as the sky, connecting to the distant blue sea.]