Chapter 050 “Just want to live a comfortable life” (12/12)
Fan Wenze took Xie Chenyang to his original room, giving his parents plenty of time to think.
Fan’s parents stayed in the hall until the sun went down, but they didn’t go out.
When it was almost dark, Mother Fan finally came out of the hall, had a meal served, and instructed her subordinates to bring Fan Wenze and the others back to the hall.
Seeing his mother’s tired face and his father’s slightly red and swollen eyes, Fan Wenze felt a little bad in his heart and softly said, “Mother, Father, you will definitely like Xiāo yáo Country.”
Although Xiāo yáo Country had strict laws, as long as you didn’t commit crimes, it was relatively liberated.
It was far friendlier than the Silent Kingdom, even freer than the Yao Kingdom, and more so than any other country.
Mother Fan didn’t give him a friendly face, and while eating, she asked her personal guards to go and call her daughter and son-in-law back.
Fan Wenze’s sister, Fan Yaning, did not like working as an official and had not entered the imperial court. She spent her days reciting poems, painting, and often traveled around for inspiration.
After meeting a man in a temple, she was moved and composed a poem, coaxing him to become her husband.
Today, she happened to bring her husband and child back to her husband’s home.
After Fan Wenze had finished their meal, Fan Yaning came in a hurry.
She thought that something big had happened at home.
It wasn’t until she saw Fan Wenze that she was pleasantly surprised. “So it’s Little Ze who’s back.”
Fan Wenze’s eyes became warmer. “Sister.”
Fan Yaning had always doted on him and their brother, and the three of them had always had a good relationship.
Mother Fan looked toward the heavens and interrupted the siblings’ conversation, saying bluntly, “Your brother has committed treason; we need to prepare to flee the Yao Kingdom. You should quickly go and ask your husband’s family if they’re willing to leave together, and if they’re not, then give a letter of repudiation to the people, and bring the child back with you.”
Fan Yaning: “?!”
She slowed down for a while before she realized what Mother Fan meant and looked at Fan Wenze in shock.
Fan Wenze nodded. “Xiāo yáo Country was built by me and my lover.”
Fan Yaning: “……”
She wiped her face, then turned around and left quickly.
It was not an option to divorce her husband, and it was also not an option to deceive her husband, so she had to bring him along with her.
“Mother, let’s……”
“Hmph.” Mother Fan was obviously still angry, and without saying more to her son, she pulled Father Fan towards the main courtyard. “What are you waiting for, pack up and be gone.”
Xie Chenyang held Fan Wenze’s hand and said with a smile, “Your mother is so cute.”
Fan Wenze’s eyes also carried a smile. “If she knew you were talking about her like this, I’m afraid she’d be even more angry.”
“I’m complimenting her,” Xie Chenyang said unconvincingly.
Fan Wenze quietly inquired, “Everything is ready, right?”
“Of course, with no martial law imposed here, it’s easy to get out. There are guards and escorts outside who will take care of them along the way, so there’s no need to worry.”
“Hmm, the servants of the mansion……”
“Those who are willing to go with us will do so, and those who are unwilling will be given a severance payment.”
They packed up overnight, and early the next morning, Xie Chenyang and Fan Wenze drove the carriage together outside, leading the Fan family’s parents out of the city in a procession.
Father Fan was regretting the many things he had not been able to take with him from home.
Mother Fan snorted coldly. “Your son is doing well; a little money is nothing.”
Father Fan’s heart felt a little better. “That’s true.”
Mother Fan: “……”
Without an order of martial law, the guards at the city gates didn’t scrutinize them closely.
They easily made their way out of the gate and stopped by a tea house outside of the city, about three miles away.
There, a merchant caravan was also stopping to rest.
Xie Chenyang and Fan Wenze brought the Fan family’s parents into the teahouse.
“Father, Mother, let’s rest here for a while and wait for our elder sister.”
Mother Fan gave a nonchalant, “Mm”.
When the hot tea was served, Mother Fan’s eyes flickered after she took a sip. How could a small teahouse use the finest tea?
It wasn’t long before some of the Fan Mansion’s subordinates arrived one after another.
Along with them was Fan Yaning and her husband’s family.
When it was determined that all who were to come had arrived, Fan Wenze and Xie Chenyang had them join the merchants on the road.
“They are Xiāo yáo Country’s army, disguised as a merchant caravan, and will escort you to Xiāo yáo Country. We will go pick up our younger brother and catch up soon.”
When the Yao Kingdom’s second imperial daughter received the tip-off that Fan Wenze was one of the founders of Xiāo yáo Country, she immediately sent troops to surround the Fan family House, only to realize that it was already empty.
“What a great Fan family! Bravo Fan Wenze!”
The Yao Empress, who had originally planned to wait until she had completely taken down the Silent Kingdom before destroying Xiāo yáo Country, was enraged and directly ordered her second imperial daughter to lead an army of 50,000 women and march against Xiāo yáo Country.
In their opinion, Xiāo yáo Country had only been formed for a short period of time, and most of them were men, with a total population of less than 30,000 people. They definitely would not be able to fight against Yao Country’s 50,000 iron cavalry.
However, Yao lost.
The 50,000 soldiers and horses never returned.
The Xiāo yáo Country had set up an ambush long ago, and the 8,000 soldiers were valiant and fearless, with excellent sword skills, and worked well together, winning their first battle beautifully with minimal casualties.
Fan Wenze and Xie Chenyang did not have any shortage of money. They bought a house for his sister and brother, and went on to live in a world of two by themselves.
Fan family members came full of complaints, but after living a relaxed life of the country, became more and more comfortable.
And the Silent Country had completely yielded to the Yao Country, becoming their subsidiary state.
On the previous occasion, the second imperial daughter of the Yao Kingdom had disappeared without sending news back, making the Empress of the Yao Kingdom incomparably furious. This time, she summoned up the troops that had conquered the Silent Kingdom and directly made the general who had conquered the Silent Kingdom continue to serve as the Great General, then transferred the assault onto the Xiāo yáo Country.
—— The city outside Xiāo yáo Country. ——–
Yao country soldiers were approaching the city.
Xie Chenyang received a list from You Huang and steadily dispersed it to the city guards.
The Yao Kingdom generals were in a great swarm and were letting loose with tough talk.
General: “Attack the city!”
Once she ordered, a head suddenly emerged from the middle of the two arrow-wielding soldiers on the city wall. He was a rather playful looking man. He looked around but couldn’t find his wife from so many people, letting out a loud shout, “Wang Ah Zhi, I’m here with your children and your old father–if you really dare to fight, you’ll be alone!”
Wang Ah Zhi in the crowd was dumbfounded.
That was her husband’s voice.
What?
Her family had joined Xiāo yáo Country?
The gazes of those who knew Wang Ah Zhi immediately changed as they looked at her.
At that moment, one person after another went up to the city wall and shouted the names of the soldiers of the Yao Kingdom.
The Yao Kingdom’s army was instantly in an uproar.
The Yao Kingdom general’s face sank. She didn’t expect the Xiāo yáo Country to make such a move.
Just as she was about to give the order, on the city gates, Xie Yuqiu came forward with a woman. Her voice was gentle, but her body exuded a shocking aura. “You’d better not make a move. With all due respect, most of the citizens of my Xiāo yáo country were collected from the Yao Kingdom, so I wonder if it’s your own family you’re killing by storming in?”
Yao Kingdom General: “Don’t listen to their bewitching words! Ram the gate! Climb the city!”
“General, can’t you see that even the Second Imperial Daughter of your Yao Kingdom is standing beside me?”
Yao General: “That’s not true at all……”
“Not at all?” Xie Yuqiu smiled gently. “The soldiers under your command may not have seen the Second Imperial Daughter. Could it be that you haven’t either?”
Yao General: “……”
“Do you really think that the fifty thousand soldiers that the Second Imperial Daughter brought with her were all defeated by us?” Xie Yuqiu shook her head. “No, it’s just that most of the soldiers aspired to the philosophy of my Xiāo yáo country and joined us.”
The Yao Kingdom’s army stirred.
The soldiers who were banging on the city gates and preparing to climb couldn’t help but stop their movements.
All joking aside.
Can they not hear the authenticity of their own loved ones’ voices?
Xie Yuqiu: “Of course, I can’t have all of your loved ones come up and call out to you with deep emotion. However, there are far more of your loved ones than those who just appeared. This battle, do you really want to fight?”
This battle, of course, was not fought.
These people were originally on their way back from the war and transferred to attack the Xiāo yáo Country before they could even reach their homes.
Who knew if their family members had secretly joined Xiāo yáo Country, ah?
Xie Yuqiu laughed. “Everyone might as well set up a camp and rest. How about I release a hundred people into the city every hour to search for their families?”
Yao General laughed coldly. “ Isn’t that a self-inflicted trap, a meat bun to beat a dog with no returning?”
“If no one comes out of the first hundred people, how will anyone enter behind them?”
Xie Yuqiu’s voice was gentle. “How about this, shall we let Xie Chenyang, the founder and also Great General of our country, and Fan Wenze, our King of Xiāo yáo Country, go out to accompany the generals and have a chat? How about you let them come back after all of you generals have made a decision?”
Yao General: “You act this way, it’s clear that you can’t beat us and can only resort to this kind of trick… Generals, listen to my orders, we’ll continue to attack the city without harming the civilians inside the city, so your loved ones won’t be harmed, and then we’ll bring them back home!”
“Wang Ah Zhi! If you dare attack the city, we will divorce! Even if the city breaks down we won’t go back to Yao Kingdom with you!”
“Zhao XX, try attacking one!”
“Son, why attack the city? Xiāo yáo Country is great–come over and reunite with us as a family.”
Yao Kingdom’s general composed her face. “Attack the city!”
Only a portion of the troops wanted to follow the order to go forward, but when they saw that others around them didn’t move, they also hesitantly halted their steps.
Most people cared more about their own little family first before their country.
Protecting the family by defending the country, but if you can’t even protect your family, where is the motivation to defend the country?
The Yao Guo general said helplessly, “Let your general and the King come over.”
Obviously agreeing with the meaning of making them hostages and letting his soldiers choose on their own.
There was nothing she could do.
Even if she ordered her troops to retreat back to their country at this time, how would those who already knew that their families were in Xiāo yáo Country be willing to leave?
Those who weren’t sure if their families were in Xiāo yáo Country would also be skeptical.
The city gates opened wide.
Xie Chenyang and Fan Wenze were escorted out of the city gates by a team of lightly armored troops.
The army stayed outside the city gates and Xie Chenyang shared a horse with Fan Wenze towards General Yao Guo.
Xie Yuqiu: “Those whose names were just called out and who are certain that their family members are inside can enter the city directly. The others will enter in batches and there will be city guards to assist you in verifying that your family members are inside.”
The Yao Guo general looked at the two people in front of her who were in an intimate posture; her face was ugly. “Truly disgraceful.”
Xie Chenyang smirked. “You don’t understand anything, do you? We made this decision because we were worried that some people would turn on others.”
The Yao General let out a cold laugh.
Fan Wenze said softly, “General Huo, you and your soldiers fought against the Silent Kingdom for so long. It wasn’t easy for you to win yet you didn’t even get to rest properly, and immediately you were sent out here… you’re all tired, aren’t you?”
“Perhaps your empress doesn’t consider us worthy of her eyes, but having come here, you should have already discovered that we are easily defensible and the terrain is not favorable to you.
“All 80,000 of your women have come here, with only 20,000 left encamped, but you’ve realized that, haven’t you? Your 80,000 women can’t easily maneuver here, and if you really want to fight, it’s not yet known how it will really go.
“Our Xiāo yáo country pursues freedom and liberty, living freely on the basis of obeying the law and observing morality. Fighting and killing is not what we want, why not enter the city and take a look, General?”
“It is not necessary.” General Yao Guo had guessed correctly.
Many of the soldiers who entered the city had not returned.
Those who came back had obviously been shaken, and many of them were thinking of going back and bringing their families to Xiāo yáo Country as well.
Really…… the way of life inside when first encountered felt unimaginable and uncomfortable, but the next thing you become very comfortable and relaxed…….
When the Empress of Yao country learned that the 100,000 troops and horses not only did not conquer Xiāo yáo country, but also lost half of the army, she couldn’t believe it.
However, that was only the beginning.
By the time she wanted to go on an imperial expedition, she realized that there was unrest in many places.
Just in the few years that the Yao and Silent Kingdoms had been fighting, people from the Xiāo yáo Country had stepped in to meddle in the economies of the two countries. Many of the people in control of the economy in the rich lands were from Xiāo yáo Country.
They withdrew simultaneously from Yao Kingdom and returned to Xiāo yáo Country.
Yao Country suffered a huge blow as a result.
At the same time, many people packed their bags and defected to Xiāo yáo Country.
As it turned out, in the past few years, many popular romance books had mentioned Xiāo yáo Country and had Xiāo yáo Country as their background.
They didn’t know about Xiāo yáo Country when it was not established, but once it was, they couldn’t help but wonder if the Xiāo yáo Country in the books was the Xiāo yáo Country that had just been established.
Was the life there really like what was described in the book?
Were the people in the books real or fabricated?
Xie Chenyang and Fan Wenze made all the arrangements and went into complete seclusion.
Fan Wenze: “Why don’t you become an emperor yourself?”
“It’s too tiring.” Xie Chenyang leaned on him. “I’ve already told all my philosophies and my ideas to Xie Yuqiu; he’s better suited to be the Emperor than I am.”
“I only wanted to accompany you in your madness back then. I didn’t expect you to actually succeed.”
“That’s right. You don’t realize who your man is.” Of course, the one who had labored was still Dad.
Xie Chenyang didn’t know how long Xie Yuqiu would be able to maintain his philosophy and didn’t know what the future held for Xiāo yáo Country.
He only wanted to spend his days in peace with his lover.
Until they live to the end of their lives.
Only then did You Huang say quietly, “You don’t seem to have cared about the subsequent development of Liu Yuan.”
Xie Chenyang inexplicably said, “What do I care about him for? In that situation, can he be good?”
You Huang: “……” Is not good.
The Liu family suffered a catastrophe because of him and was raided without a penny left.
His identity as a man was exposed.
The moment it was, his mother wrapped him up and sold him off in marriage.
Liu Yuan was sold as a concubine to a rich merchant, but instead of living a good life, he broke down early in the back house.
His personality and temper led to the impossibility of his wife genuinely loving him, and then when she lost interest, he was directly played out of existence by the other retainers in the back house.
Xie Chenyang: ”It doesn’t matter how he is. I’m ready to go! Go find my beloved! ~”
You Huang: “…… Are you making love your main priority, and the mission has instead become secondary?”
Xie Chenyang: “…… Go go go! Next world.”
Author’s words: next world preview: the end times!
Shio: That’s the end of this Arc folks!
Edit: Krone
Proofread: Choux_choux
