At dusk, Wei Changtian and Li Zimu returned to Zhuwu.
First, King Kang was exterminated, and then Lu Yuanjin led the imperial army to surround Prince An's Mansion. Today's Yongding City can be said to be in chaos, and most of the people are naturally hiding in their homes and afraid to come out.
Even now there are not many pedestrians in the city, the streets are deserted, and the sound of wheels is even clearer.
"Gululu..."
The carriage slowly stopped outside the bamboo dock, and Qin He, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came to greet him.
"Sir, Miss Li..."
After giving a salute to Wei Changtian and Li Zimu, Qin He's expression was obviously a little complicated, not as relaxed and cheerful as it was in the morning.
It was obvious that after experiencing so many things, she finally guessed Wei Changtian's true identity.
At the family and national level, Wei Changtian was the sworn enemy of Dahui and the murderer who "killed" Lu Hongji, Lu Yuansong, Lu Xiangshan and others.
On a personal level, Wei Changtian is Chu An's "savior".
The contradiction caused by the two angles made Qin He a little confused about how to face Wei Changtian, so he just asked softly:
"Sir, have you had dinner?"
"not yet."
As Wei Changtian walked toward the inn, he replied casually: "Just do whatever you want."
"Oh, I see......"
Qin He bowed slightly: "Then I will go to the kitchen to prepare the food."
"good."
Wei Changtian knew the reason for Qin He's change in attitude toward him, but he didn't care. He just paused and suddenly asked:
"By the way, what did Mr. Chu do? Why didn't you see him today?"
"Oh, he went home and said he was looking for something."
Qin He turned around and said, "Does the young master have anything to do with him?"
"It's okay, you go and do your work first."
"yes."
"..."
Soon, Qin He turned around and went directly to the back kitchen of the inn to get busy cooking.
Wei Changtian, on the other hand, looked at her back and continued walking towards the small courtyard.
He is not afraid of Chu An escaping.
Because on the day Chu An came back, he had already used a "Thousand Miles Smoke Wave" on the former, which could track his location in real time.
According to Qianli Yanbo's instructions, Chu An is indeed still in Yongding City, so what Qin He said is probably true.
As for what Chu An was looking for when he returned home... Wei Changtian didn't bother to care about it.
"came back?"
After walking through the bamboo forest and returning to the small courtyard, Yang Liushi, who was playing the piano in the courtyard, stood up with a smile and asked, "Are you still going out tonight?"
"I won't go out."
Wei Changtian understood what she meant, shook his head and replied: "If Lu Yuanhong and Lu Tingzhen leave Yongding, I will spare their lives."
"What about Lu Yuanjin?"
Yang Liushi asked again: "Don't you say that he will be killed within five days? Are you sure?"
"Killing him is not the same as playing."
Wei Changtian curled his lips: "It's mainly Chu Xianping. I don't know why he wanted to get involved in Da Hui's affairs."
"It should be because of Kui Long."
Yang Liushi followed Wei Changtian and walked into the house. While placing the guqin, he analyzed casually:
"After all, Chu Xianping should have mastered the Bingyi sub-rudder by now. If he controls Dahui again, this place will be his territory from now on."
"After he left you, he definitely wanted to quickly establish his own power. It's not difficult to understand why he is so anxious."
"But that's the case. There's no need for him to help Lu Yuanjin."
Sitting down, Wei Changtian frowned and denied, "He must know that I just want Dahui to perish and don't care who becomes the emperor."
"If he just wants a piece of land, then discuss it with me and I will definitely give it to him."
"But he insists on going against me...Oh, I'm so damn convinced."
Wei Changtian shook his head, his tone a little helpless.
After Yang Liushi heard this, he thought seriously for a while, then suddenly covered his mouth and said with a smile:
"Goose goose, sir, no wonder you said that word to Chu Xianping. It turns out you are so angry!"
Obviously, Yang Liushi was joking when she said "frustrated".
But the next moment, Wei Changtian corrected him seriously:
"It wasn't my idea to get out."
"It was Li Zimu who asked Gongsun Yan to say so."
"Well?"
Yang Liushi's eyes were stunned, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Li Zimu.
The latter was also stunned, and then slowly lowered his head.
It can be seen that Li Zimu's mood is very complicated at this time. After all, she gave up on Tang Chen because of Chu Xianping a month ago.
But now...
"Okay, let's go eat."
The voice became softer, Yang Liushi quietly glared at Wei Changtian, and then pulled Li Zimu out of the room.
Looking at the backs of the two of them, Wei Changtian rolled his eyes and complained in a low voice:
"Sure enough, women are the most cruel after a breakup..."
"..."
...
The next morning.
Zhuwu was very peaceful last night, but several major events happened in Yongding City.
First, Lu Yuanjin wrote a "replacing document" in the name of the Imperial Court. The words in it were deeply affectionate and he called on all the righteous men from all over the country to come to Yongding to help him wipe out the anti-prince Gong Sunyan.
Correspondingly, Gongsun Yan also directly said that anyone who dared to help Lu Yuanjin would be punished.
There is no doubt that for the people of Dahui, Lu Yuanjin is certainly the righteous party.
The only question is whether they dare to sacrifice themselves for this "justice".
I believe the answer to this question will be known soon.
For example, last night, Lu Yuanhong and Lu Tingzhen had already made their choices.
The two of them made the same decision, which was to run for their lives.
I don't know if Wei Changtian's warning worked, or if they were already preparing to escape.
In short, these two people fled Yongding City last night with their families and their families.
And once they left, it meant that there were only the last two contenders left in this battle for the throne.
As for who wins and who loses between Gongsun Yan and Lu Yuanjin...
"Let's go."
On the street outside Zhuwu, Wei Changtian bent down and got into the carriage. Zhang San quickly waved his whip and drove away to Prince An's Mansion.
They will meet Gongsun Yan there and then go to Longshou Mountain together.
At the same time, in Hong'an Temple in the north of the city, Qin He had just knelt before a Buddhist incense.
The sound of Buddhist scriptures is ethereal, and the incense lingers around.
There are many pilgrims in Hong'an Temple today. Most of them are praying for their own safety in this chaos, and many are cursing Gongsun Yan and Wei Changtian.
"Please protect me from the Buddha! May the rebel king and Wei Yanluo not die a good death!"
"..."
The voice of the man beside her floated into Qin He's ears, which also made her eyes become complicated.
However, after hesitating for a moment, she still seriously kowtowed three songs to the Buddhist incense in front of her, and quietly recited in her heart -
"My little daughter believes that Mr. Wei is a good man, and asks the Buddha to bless him for a safe life."
"Buddha bless you."
"Buddha bless..."
After kowtowing, he slowly stood up and prepared to leave.
But when he reached the palace gate, Qin He looked back again.
There was a golden statue of dignity, a mountain of incense tables in the cauldron, countless cigarettes rising up in the blazing flames, and a golden Buddha's light seemed to illuminate her eyes in the gaps.