Chapter 68

Bu lan

Haermolan

Summer

Moli

Arctic Wolf

Grand Hall

Deliberation Hall

Meiyi

Senior Minister

Scholar Luwen

Tuolunfang City

Saiwen City

Earl

Bran had once argued for holding meetings in a smaller place, but the scholar thought this was the most suitable place for discussing state affairs, and had also mentioned that Mei Yi had raised the same issue before. Bran felt that was because Mei Yi had no time; otherwise she would definitely have built a separate dedicated meeting hall, or simply renovated a small room into a place suitable for small-scale discussion.

Winter City

Sika gesi Island

Warm Water Hall

Ke lao qi bo qi

Viscount Boqi

Miss Boqi

Scholar

Little Girl

The order stated that all people of unknown identity were forbidden to enter the city, while those who could prove their identity could each enter and reside within. They now threw this problem at him and asked him to understand; this approach was mostly a deliberate attempt to cause trouble.

Young Man

Bareback Grey Horse

"Sir, they provided this." The scholar handed over the leather bag in his hand. Bran gestured for Xiaotian to take the bag; this action obviously annoyed the scholar a bit, but he didn't say anything.

Boqi Family

Raven's Letter

King's Road

Wildman

Eastern Continent

Mandele Family

Revenge

Sir Luodelike

City Wall

Inner City Wall

Outer City Wall

Moat

White Blade River

Outer Wall

Xuehuwang

Aideruike

Hunter's Gate

Corner Tower

Bu landeng Shitake

Bu lan

Throne

On the City Wall Path

The city walls are broad and towering. The inner city walls are built block by block from huge granite slabs; if the legendary history is true, these stones have been here for thousands of years, and we believe they can continue to stand here for tens of thousands of years.

Bluestone

Some of the crenellations of the city walls are decorated with stone gargoyles; the gargoyles have weathered wind and rain, with some eroded by rain and snow into holes, and only by looking at them can one sense the antiquity of the walls.

Stone Gargoyle

Granite

Originally the road was smooth blue stone; after thousands of years of constant tread by the city guards, it has been worn unusually smooth, with some places as fine as jade.

Between the City Wall Battlements

He passed through the narrow alley connecting the inner and outer city walls, walking from the inner city wall onto the outer city wall. Beneath the alley lay the moat of Approaching Winter City, whose water, it is said, comes from a small tributary of the White Blade River.

During a swimming competition held in Approaching Winter City, the starting and finishing points for the competitors lie beneath this alley.

Many warriors dare not walk this narrow lane, lest a moment's inattention send them tumbling into the deep pool beneath the wall; but for Bran, this height and difficulty are a piece of cake.

The outer wall was built later, during the later reign of the Blood Barbarian King Edric; it too was constructed of granite, but is somewhat shorter than the inner wall.

He followed the city wall and arrived at Hunter Gate, where two sharp-pointed corner towers stood, used for stationing troops and observing the enemy.

He saw there the guests who were eagerly awaiting good news.

The people living outside the city in the Winter Avoid Market had surrounded them in a circle; if not for the guards stopping them, they would have wanted to touch the unicorn.

Rather than saying the unicorn is like a big horse, it's more like a moose in the forest, except where it originally grew huge antlers, it has grown long, sharp horns.

It looks not yet adult.

A girl wearing a tattered leather coat, possibly only a little older than Ailiya, rode on the unicorn's back, appearing fearless in the crowd, being surrounded, rather proud, indeed somewhat like.

At that moment the unicorn let out a moo, sounding like a moose calling.

Bulan lay on the city wall and laughed.

Although the unicorn was miraculous, he felt his own wolf was better. He couldn't bear to see the little girl's disappointed expression after being refused, so he returned from the watchtower.

After returning to the city, he asked Miss Moli to give all of Ailiya's original winter fur coat and hunting gear to this little girl from Sikagesidao. He likewise asked Moli to select a few items from Luobai's remains to give to the young companions.

He felt he had done extremely well.

Although he couldn't let them in, he could certainly make them feel welcome.

After that, during meals, especially when eating with the council members, he continually asked the maid beside him to bring out the food he saw and send it out of the city to the guests from Sikagesidao.

At first, the lords could still tolerate it, sharing the remaining scraps of food; later, Lord Rodrik angrily left, but Bulan was not afraid, and again had someone take the food in front of Lord Rodrik and send it out together to that girl.

After several times, the scholar also couldn't stand it, began to sigh and complain, and spoke up to educate.

"I believe that girl and her companions can't eat this much food, Bulan." The scholar said. When discussing politics, he addressed him as "your lordship", and at other times he called him "Bulan".

Bulan wouldn't feel guilty. "Her unicorn is big, looks like it can eat a lot."

"How could a unicorn eat human food?" The scholar's doubt was within his expectation.

"What will that unicorn eat?" he asked deliberately.

These past two days he had already asked Moli to ask that Miss Sasha many questions about the unicorn, including its food; he believed the scholar couldn't answer such questions.

"According to my understanding, the unicorn mainly eats grass and vegetables."

"Almost." "No. Sasha said the unicorn most likes to eat game liver, occasionally also fish meat and other small animals. So, what we eat, it can eat."

"Bulan, how did you know?"

"Sasha told Moli."

The scholar said nothing more.

That evening at the banquet, when Moli, Jiez, the big and small roses, and Kaidi were successively sent out by him to deliver meals, the scholar finally couldn't help but speak up and surrender.

"Your lordships, Lord Mandele has already sent identification for himself and his dozens of guards from Jiaersimandele; perhaps tomorrow we can discuss again the matter of the Sikagesidao girl's identity, and then decide whether to let them enter the city, alright?"

Lord Rodrik stared sternly, looking at Bulan. His white beard was neatly combed, with a knot tied below, looking brave and steady.

His gaze carried a reproach he couldn't voice. Bulan felt pleased inside, but lowered his head, took up his knife, and earnestly scraped meat off a bone; not seeing him nod, he then heard the lords' agreement.

When Wujing served the lords a plate of braised beef, Ruiken quickly gestured to him, "Another dish has come up!"

"We won't send this basin." He said to Ruiken.

"Why?" he didn't understand, "Does the unicorn not like beef?"

"This dish is for the lords." Bulan answered embarrassedly.

"Can I eat it then?" Ruiken asked.

"If you want to eat, of course you can."

Only the brothers' conversation remained in the hall, full of awkwardness.

When Wujing put down the basin, she also wondered, "Why isn't there a single maid left?"

"They went out of the city to deliver the dishes." Ruiken answered.

Wujing laughed loudly, "Ah, the maids are in trouble, having to go out in a basket this late just to deliver dishes." She gradually stopped laughing, rolled up her sleeves, "Your lordships, if this basin isn't sent, I'll distribute the meals for you all, how about that?"

"Good!" Ruiken shouted.