The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 242 The Beginning of the North

When Liu Sheng arrived at the gate of Jiang Mansion according to the address given by Wang Dongdong, he saw Wang Dongdong and Shao Yan were already waiting at the door.

"Sorry, I'm late." Liu Sheng said apologetically.

I thought I had plenty of time, but I didn't expect that after spending so much time in Xishi, some time had passed.

"It's okay. Prince Jing, Soft Persimmon and Yu Ke haven't arrived yet." Shao Yan said comfortingly.

Liu Sheng secretly rejoiced that she was not the only one who was not punctual.

"It's normal for Ling Yuke to be late, but Jing Hao and Ruan Shizi are always punctual. I don't know what happened today." Wang Dongdong said, looking confused.

"Maybe something delayed him." Shao Yan also felt strange.

The cloud sedan came down and a man slowly climbed out of it.

"The weak one is coming!" Wang Dongdong went up to him excitedly but stopped talking.

Because Ruan Shizhi's complexion did not look very good. His already dough-like face was now as pale as a ghost, and his lips were dry and flaky.

"Dongdong, you're here so early." Ruan Shizhi forced a pale smile and greeted him.

Wang Dongdong wanted to ask what was going on, but she, who was always outspoken, hesitated. She was afraid that her words would offend people, so she had to follow Ruan Shizhi silently.

When Ruan Shizhi came closer, Shao Yan and Liu Sheng could naturally see that something was not right with him.

Shao Yan has always been the "big sister" among the crowd, so she asked naturally: "Little Persimmon, what's wrong with you? You don't look well."

"I……"

Faced with Shao Yan's concern and Wang Dongdong's concerned eyes, Ruan Shizhi's mouth pursed and he was about to cry.

He sniffed, thinking of what his parents had said about not crying easily when he grew up, and tried hard to hold back the sadness in his eyes.

"My father is missing." He said in a trembling voice.

"Your father, are you saying that Han Sima is missing?" Shao Yan said in shock.

Wang Dongdong's pupils also dilated in shock: "But hasn't Han Sima been stationed south of the northern border?"

Everyone knows what Wang Dongdong means.

With the Great Wall as a safeguard, the area south of the northern border is relatively safe.

Although Liu Sheng didn't know the situation at Ruan Shizhi's home, based on what he heard at the dinner table last time, Ruan Shizhi's mother was the General of the Northern Defense Army and often had to go to dangerous places north of the northern border. It sounded like she was the one in a more dangerous situation.

As a result, it is Ruan Shizhi's father Han Sima who is in danger?
While I was thinking about it, Jing Hao arrived.

As soon as he arrived, he saw Ruan Shizhi crying but trying hard to hold back his tears. Although he knew he was not good at speaking, he still walked up to Ruan Shizhi and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him silently.

Ruan Shizhi nodded gratefully and continued to talk about his father's disappearance.

"Yes, according to the letter from the personal soldiers, my mother left the city seven days ago."

This exit from the city is not the exit from the city as everyone is used to, but exit from the Great Wall.

"As a result, last night, a group of strange creatures suddenly appeared from nowhere..."

"For some reason, my father brought a small group of soldiers and led them to Mobei."

"Mobei?" Wang Dongdong screamed in surprise.

Liu Sheng was also surprised, but he quickly concealed the surprised look on his face and just thought about it silently.

Why is it Mobei again?

Ruan Shizhi was also shocked at first, but now he knew nothing and could only believe it.

"How many monsters are there exactly? What levels? What types?" Liu Sheng asked, the world in his mind spinning frantically.

Ruan Shizhi didn't expect that Liu Sheng, whom he had just met twice, would also care about this matter. He widened his eyes and was stunned.

However, the questions were so numerous and rigorous that he thought for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "It's not mentioned in the letter."

"My father only had time to send an urgent letter to the imperial court and Qinghe Prefecture, asking them to arrange for additional troops to help guard the Great Wall, and then he left with a team of personal soldiers."

Everyone frowned, feeling that there was something fishy about this matter.

However, none of the people here had any elders who were officials in the imperial court, so naturally they had no reliable information. The only ones who had some connection were Wang Dongdong and Jing Hao.

But Wang Dongdong has had little contact with the Wang family in the capital recently. Jing Hao is the eldest son of Duke Dingguo, and his father, Duke Dingguo, is just a wealthy and idle man with a hereditary title, so he can't really be considered a member of the court.

Just at this time, someone they knew who had connections in the court appeared.

"Why are you all looking at me?" Ling Yuke had just stepped off the sedan chair when she saw a circle of staring eyes, and she felt scared.

"Sister Yu Ke, have you heard what your father said about the things at the Great Wall?" Shao Yan asked.

But Ling Yuke shook her head, and the golden hairpins on her bun jingled.

"I haven't heard of it..." Ling Yuke said proudly, "My father has been staying in the palace and hasn't returned home. It seems that His Majesty has assigned him some important task."

She also deliberately slowed down her speech and emphasized the words "important task".

Liu Sheng was somewhat curious about what was assigned to her uncle whom she had never met before, and asked without fear of offending anyone, "Excuse me, Miss Yu Ke, do you know what mission Minister Ling has accepted?"

Ling Yuke had the same stunned look as Ruan Shizhi just now, and couldn't understand why this man, who she had only met twice, was so interested in her father.

However, Jing Hao and Wang Dongdong were also curious, after all, Minister Ling was one of the examiners.

"Ah? I... don't know." Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Ling Yuke stuttered, "But he is the examiner, so I think he has something to do with this examination."

Thinking of this, Ling Yuke was also angry.

Although she lost to Wen Xuanning in the imperial examination, considering her performance was so good, her final score should not be low.

At least taller than the people in front of me.

Her eyes lightly swept over Jing Hao, Wang Dongdong and this Liu Sheng.

So what made her angry was not the examination itself, but the fact that her father had been away from home because of the examination.

Originally, she wanted her father to take her to the Wen Mansion, but her father never came home, so she had to shamelessly make an appointment with Wen Xuanning by herself.

As a result, Wen Xuanning did not reply until half a day later, near noon, when he replied to the spiritual message.

The answer is no.

She was so angry that she tore up all the sachets she had prepared.

I had to give up my original plan and go see that Jiang Caibin instead.

In her opinion, Jiang Caibin deserved it. He shouldn't have played with people who were not in his circle, and he suffered as expected.

Thinking of this, his eyes fell calmly on someone.

Liu Sheng moved his feet and used Wang Dongdong's body to block the view.

【What are you looking at us for? 】

【Maybe they feel we don’t deserve to be here. 】

【Why are you always so good at guessing? 】

[Maybe it’s because I often do brain teasers? ]

[Haha, we don’t want to come yet! If we don’t want to see what Jiang Caizhi is up to.]

[I hope he can act quickly and not delay us from going back to study hard and preparing for the palace examination.]

【Waiting online, urgent. 】

……

Now that everyone was gathered, they informed everyone together.

In fact, the Jiang residence's doorman had already noticed this group of young men who looked either rich or noble and had an extraordinary status, and quietly informed the mansion's eldest young master.

So, not long after, Jiang Caizhi was seen walking out of the mansion, looking haggard, followed by a housekeeper.

When writing, I accidentally found out that Ruan Shizhi's father's surname was Han. It must be destined, and it makes sense for the child to have the same surname as the General Hubei.

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