Chapter 141: Old City Tower
Ordinary girls should not ride in a carriage with men who are not related by blood.
However, when Fan Ziruo saw He Yunxiao throwing his hand at her, he did not hesitate and handed her snow-white hand to him to hold, and then he led her into the carriage.
He Yunxiao wanted to save his favorability until watching the sunset before taking the final step with Fan Ziruo. That makes sense, and when I look back in the future, it will be full of beautiful memories.
So when he got into the carriage, He Yunxiao did not choose to sit next to Fan Ziruo, but sat opposite her, keeping some distance from her.
"Lao Ma, go to the old city tower."
"Okay!" Lao Ma responded loudly, then flicked off his whip and drove the carriage at full speed.
Fan Ziruo was shaken by the sudden acceleration of the old horse. If it weren't for He Yunxiao's quick eyesight and quick hands, he rushed up to help Ziruo's sister, otherwise she would have fallen to the floor.
He Yunxiao had no choice but to give up sitting across from her and chose to sit next to her to prevent her from having another accident.
After sitting next to Fan Ziruo and ensuring her safety, He Yunxiao had time to stomp on the ground. Make a muffled sound.
Then he cursed angrily: "Slow down! Are you running so fast to reincarnate?"
"okay……"
With this promise from Lao Ma, he lost his previous momentum and became much weaker.
Fan Ziruo tugged on the sleeves of the person next to him and whispered: "Master, there is no need to say that to him." Ziruo thought, when the master was the only one in the car, he always drove like this, but today Ziruo is sitting there Here, he didn’t pay attention and didn’t mean it.”
He Yunxiao explained with a smile: "He and I usually talk like this. We are used to it, but it's not all because of Ziwei."
Fan Ziwei nodded, indicating that he understood, and then fell silent.
At this time, both of them were speechless.
A man and a woman sat next to each other in the car, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was extremely ambiguous for a while.
He Yunxiao was worried about sister Zi Ruo's favorability. He was afraid that Zi Ruo's favorability towards him would exceed 80 at this time, which would be a bit embarrassing.
“Selling candied haws”
“Freshly baked buns!”
"Madam, this is a fine silver hairpin..."
As the carriage passed through the busy city, various voices of people could be heard.
He Yunxiao leaned against the carriage, listening to these noisy sounds, feeling happy.
With this kind of noise and noise, it is a peaceful and prosperous age where people can live and work in peace and contentment. My father, General Chu, General Du, and countless seniors who joined the army, weren't they just for this "noise"?
He Yunxiao was complacent for a while, then suddenly thought that Fan Ziruo didn't like making noise, and quickly turned to look at her.
She just looked at this beauty, her eyes lowered and her brows furrowed, looking sickly. Although she is sick, she is as beautiful as Xi Shi.
He Yunxiao was not willing to make sister Zi Ruo feel uncomfortable. So he quickly held her in his arms, and then covered her ears with his hands.
The hands exude internal force and are used as soundproofing tools.
"Zi Rui, are you feeling better?"
The noisy sounds outside were greatly reduced, and Fan Ziruo felt much more comfortable in the blink of an eye.
"Um."
[Fan Ziruo’s favorability...]
"Zi Ruo! Zi Ruo! What are you doing? Do you know the origin of the old city tower?"
Fan Ziruo smiled and said, "Young Master brought Zi Ruo here, why do you need Zi Ruo to introduce him to you?"
Fan Zi's weak, soft and fragrant body leaned in He Yunxiao's arms, making his heart feel a little soft.
Although Fan Ziruo is one year younger than He Yunxiao, in He Yunxiao's opinion, she is actually the same "sister" female character as Sister Jiang. Except when Sister Zi Ruo appears to be obedient and well-behaved when asking for advice on her own novel, the rest of the time she is erudite, intelligent, rational and independent, a model image of a highly educated woman.
So at this moment, He Yunxiao felt a bit like he was at Sister Jiang's place, and said to Fan Ziruo coquettishly: "Well, Ziruo, just say it."
[Fan Ziruo’s favorability...]
"Hey, hey, say it quickly, say it quickly."
Fan Ziruo leaned sideways against He Yunxiao's arms, unable to see his expression. But just listening to his voice made me laugh or cry a bit.
Why did the young man who made such a scene in the classroom become like this?
Still, it's quite cute.
She then smiled and said: "As the name suggests, the Old City Tower is a section of the ancient city wall in the old city of Yinjing."
He Yunxiao nodded repeatedly: "Yeah, okay, Ziruo, go on."
"Three hundred years ago, the State of Qi was just a small border country in the south of the State of Yan. At that time, the State of Yan dominated the nine states of China and was extremely powerful. Later, the country of Yan was in chaos, and our State of Qi was in a prosperous age when capable people were born in large numbers. . So after several battles and decades later, our country of Qi won six of them, and the country of Yan was left with three."
"Uh-huh."
"Old Yinjing was originally an important town in the Yan Kingdom. The city wall was tall and strong. However, after several battles, it was dilapidated and could not be reused. After I made Yinjing the capital, I built a larger wall on the basis of old Yinjing. The city walls then multiplied and the population prospered, and Yinjing became what it is now. Some of the dilapidated old city walls that have not been bulldozed have now become a landscape.”
He Yunxiao smiled and said: "Zi Ruo knows so much, he must have been to the old city tower."
Fan Ziruo muttered: "I've never been there."
He Yunxiao let go of the hand covering Fan Ziwei's ears. At this time, even if he let go, there would be very few noisy sounds.
He Yunxiao opened the curtain of the carriage and said to Fan Ziruo: "Ziruo, look at this old city tower. Is it what you think?"
Fan Ziruo looked out the window.
His eyes gradually widened in surprise.
The old city tower stands like a mountain. At the highest point is a dilapidated gatehouse, which looks as big as a goose egg from here. Almost all the green tiles on the roof collapsed, leaving only the exposed beams. Going down from this gatehouse is the ground made of the old city wall, which is a circle larger than this gatehouse.
Only a small section of the city wall remains, and the rest is completely broken. It is no longer appropriate to call it a city wall. It is more appropriate to call it a stone pillar supporting the building. This "stone pillar" is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. The area above is comparable to that of a gatehouse. With it supported and extended below, the area is larger than the combined area of several small courtyards.
The large stones used to make the city wall were a little cracked, and grass was growing out of the cracks in the stones. There is a lot of dust accumulated in some gaps, and small trees can actually grow.
In short, this old city tower is like a huge ancient stone tablet, standing in the corner of the now prosperous Yinjing. Like the ashes of history.
He Yunxiao helped Fan Ziruo out of the car and took her to the "stone monument".
"Zi Rui, I'll take you up."
Fan Ziruo was a little surprised. This old city tower was very steep. Although it didn't go straight up or down, it was definitely not something that just anyone could climb, let alone He Yunxiao who had to take her with him.
"Zi Rui, I need to hold you, is that okay?"
[Fan Ziruo’s favorability...]
He Yunxiao quickly interrupted: "Zi Ruo, Zi Rui, is that okay?"
Fan Ziruo blushed and gritted his teeth: "This is just for writing material..."
He Yunxiao nodded repeatedly, "It's just a collection of materials."
After He Yunxiao finished speaking, he opened his hands and waited for Fan Ziruo to come over.
Fan Zi weakly and shyly took small steps and put herself into He Yunxiao's arms.
He Yunxiao put an arm around her slender waist, felt the beauty in his arms tremble for a moment and then calmed down, then said: "Zi Rui, hold my neck."
Fan Ziruo stood on tiptoes with a blushing face and put his arms around He Yunxiao's neck. She could even feel He Yunxiao's breath tickling her forehead.
"Hold tight, or you'll fall."
Fan Ziruo obeyed and hugged her tighter.
He Yunxiao enjoyed the fragrant aroma and the soft pressure on his chest for a while, then said, "I'm leaving."
Fan Ziruo said "Hmm", and then felt his whole body suddenly fly into the air.
She really felt like she was flying, as if she had turned into a firework, flying straight into the sky.
The houses keep getting smaller and the clouds get bigger.
Fan Ziruo hugged the man in front of him tightly. Her hands were wrapped around his neck, and his hands were wrapped around her waist, so close that she didn't feel scared at all.
Not long after, there was a solid feeling from the ground beneath my feet. A familiar voice came to my ears.
"Zi Rui, we're here."
Fan Ziruo gradually let go of He Yunxiao's neck as he told him to "be careful." She realized that they were now standing on the beams of the dilapidated gatehouse.
The beams are straight and thick, as solid as the ground.
She never imagined that the dilapidated gatehouse that looked so small from a distance would actually be so big after climbing up, like a palace in the sky.
What was even bigger, though, was the beautiful sunset.
It was as round as a porcelain plate, falling far away in the western sky, glowing red, and the nearby colorful clouds were also illuminated so red.
gorgeous.
He Yunxiao stood beside Fan Ziruo, gently leaned into her ear and said, "Ziruo, I want to marry you, please marry me."
Fan Ziruo turned his head to look at He Yunxiao with a shocked look on his face, smiling softly at him. Suddenly I felt that nothing in this world was more important than his smile.
The shocked expression gradually disappeared, and there was not much surprise, surprise, or excitement on Fan Ziruo's face, just a gentle smile.
She said: "Yeah."
He Yunxiao thought that Zi Ruo's sister agreed reluctantly, but soon the system told him that he had guessed wrong.
[Fan Ziruo’s favorability level changes from 79 to 80]
[Fan Ziruo's favorability reached 80, the strategy was successful, and he received the reward "Misfortune and fortune depend on each other\