Chu Dang suddenly rushed in and said this, which made Li Ran feel a little confused for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, shouts of killing were heard from behind the post house. It turned out that a group of savages were coming from behind to kill them!
So in a hurry, Chu Dang was also worried about Li Ran's safety, so he immediately ran into the house and said this recklessly.
Li Ran shook his head and said:
"I'm fine, where is the prince?"
Chu Dang replied:
"I just saw him go back to his room."
Li Ran also made a prompt decision:
"Quick! Go find him!"
Li Ran was worried that Tian Qi would discover the whereabouts of Prince Tu coming to find him, so he wanted Prince Tu to leave first. But now it seems that the power of this Qidong savage has completely exceeded his imagination.
This is not because of Li Ran's negligence, but because this is still a suburb of Linzi. It stands to reason that even if Tian Qi makes some moves, he should restrain himself.
Unexpectedly, Tian Qi didn't care about this at all. He had no bottom line in order to achieve his goal.
Li Ran hurriedly took Chu Dang and five Lu guards directly to Prince Tu's room.
There were more than a dozen guards on Prince Tu's side, and he couldn't help but be startled when he saw Li Ran coming.
Li Ran said eagerly:
"Quick! Your Highness, please follow me!"
Prince Tu didn't want to think too much, so he stood up and followed Li Ran directly.
At this time, the official post seemed to have been breached. Several fire arrows shot straight into the courtyard and landed not far from them.
When Prince Tu saw this, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Under the cover of night, amid the firelight, there were suddenly the sounds of several more arrows piercing the air. Coupled with the shouts from all directions, it seems as if the enemy is already right in front of you!
This made Li Ran start to feel a little uneasy. However, he still forced himself to calm down and let Chu Dang lead the way, heading straight for Tian Qi's room!
At this time, there were only a few people guarding Tian Qi's room.
Chu Dang didn't care about this and actually knocked them away. Li Ran and everyone else filed in together.
Tian Qi was seen sitting upright, looking very calm, as if he had turned a deaf ear to the noise outside.
When Tian Qi saw Li Ran and Prince Tu suddenly arriving, he immediately stood up and said respectfully:
"I beg your Highness and Lord Taishi to forgive me, but it was my oversight! I never expected that we would encounter those Dongbi savages here! It frightened you two. It is my fault that I did not take good care of you." !”
Li Ran saw that although he still looked submissive on the surface, Li Ran also knew that his heart was already in turmoil.
But Li Ran didn't say much anymore, but couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
When they arrived at Tian Beggar's place, Li Ran and Prince Tu didn't say anything, they just sat down together.
After all, Prince Tu couldn't help but asked anxiously:
"Master Tian, I wonder how you will deal with it now?"
Li Ran also stared at Tian Qi and said slightly hostilely:
"Haha, Mr. Tian is so leisurely, so he must be confident already, right?"
When Tian Qi heard this, he smiled and said:
"These savages from Qidong have always been the most undisciplined. However, after all, their tribes are far away in the land of Laiyi in Qidong. Even if they occasionally wander here, they must not be too many. Your Highness said With the two hundred people I brought, plus the dozens of people on my side, and the garrison of the official post, it should be easy to deal with these savages."
When Prince Tu heard these words, he nodded doubtfully.
After a while, the outside gradually became quiet. Afterwards, someone sent a battle report. A total of twenty-nine Qidong barbarians were killed and seventeen were captured. Most of the rest dispersed in a hurry.
When Prince Tu heard the reward, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
After hearing this, Tian Qi smiled and said:
"Your Highness has a distinguished status. Although most of the territory of Qi State is in the state of Haiyanheqing, it is inevitable that there will be savages wandering around. If His Highness is injured because of this, the responsibility of the minister... will be huge."
"So, I thought it would be better to ask His Highness to go back early to prevent any unexpected events. As for Mr. Taishi, please rest assured that Your Highness will send more people to guard it!"
Prince Tu heard what Tian Qi said, but how could he not hear the underlying meaning of Tian Qi's words?
These Qidong savages were, to put it bluntly, an insult given to him by Tian Qi.
Even if Prince Tu is not deeply involved in the world, he still understands these principles. And how could he swallow this breath?
He immediately shook his head and said:
"No need! Since I have decided to send Mr. Taishi away, how can I give up halfway? Tian Qing's words are too underestimated for me!"
When Tian Qi heard this, he was not surprised. He just turned around and joked with Li Ran:
"Haha, I dare to ask Mr. Taishi, can His Highness the Crown Prince's words be regarded as the sincerity of our Qi country?"
Li Ran bowed his hands and smiled slightly, but said nothing.
Afterwards, Tian Qi stood up again and said:
"Now that the enemy invaders have retreated, please take a good rest, Prince Edward and Master Taishi! We will have to rush on our way as soon as possible tomorrow morning."
So, after Li Ran and Prince Tu bid farewell to Tian Qi, they came to the courtyard again, and saw that the fire had been put out by everyone.
When Prince Tu saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel suspicious, and he still couldn't let go:
"Sir... do you think there will be any danger in this trip?"
Li Ran did not answer, but said firmly:
"Don't worry, your highness, tonight will never happen again! Please take a rest early, your highness."
Prince Tu nodded and was escorted back to his room by the guards.
Li Ran returned to his room alone, thinking about what happened tonight.
Of course he knew that what happened tonight was clearly caused by Tian Qi.
However, what Li Ran doesn't understand is why Tian Qi wants to "snatch the snake" like this?
By doing this, isn't Tian Qi afraid of aggravating the suspicion and vigilance of Li Ran and the prince?
Li Ran was thinking about it, and shortly after he sat down, he saw Fan Li knocking on the door.
It turned out that he came back late at night on purpose.
After he came in, he immediately closed the door, while Chu Dang sat outside the door, always holding the halberd.
Fan Li came to Li Ran and whispered:
"Sir, there was an attack on the post house tonight, and it can be concluded that it was Tian Qi who did it! We found that people around Tian Qi would come into contact with a group of private soldiers in the rear from time to time. Li once sent someone to follow and saw that group There are quite a lot of private soldiers! In addition, according to reports from other spies, most of the Qidong savages tonight are not from Lai!"
"I never thought that Tian Qi would be so restless. He has only left Linzi for a short time and is already ready to make a move!"
"Moreover, he is still in the middle of it, and he is not afraid of this Liu Ya Wuyan accidentally hurting him! He is really a cruel person!"
Li Ran smiled slightly and said calmly:
"Tian Qi must also know that today's matter will never succeed...so I'm afraid there is another plan in this!"
In fact, tonight was quite thrilling.
Fortunately, Li Ran made a decisive decision and immediately took Prince Tu to find Tian Qi.
After all, in this situation, he knew that staying by Tian Qi's side was the safest.
As for Tian Qi, it was impossible for him to miss this level. No matter how ruthless he is, he will not put himself in danger easily.
Therefore, the reason why Tian Qi did this must be for another reason.
Fan Li said curiously:
"According to what Mr. Tian expects, what will Tian Qi do next?"
Li Ran smiled slightly.
"Think about it for a moment. Tian Qi is right next to you, but he wants to get rid of me and Prince Tu. So what is the best way to do it?"
Fan Li thought carefully for a moment.
"It would be best if there were some accidents, but... However, with his current status and relationship with the prince, it is probably inevitable that others will not suspect him. However, if he is also involved in it... he It makes sense!"
Li Ran nodded and said:
"Exactly, so when our attention is focused on the savage, we will fall into his trap!"
Fan Li couldn't help but nodded, and gritted his teeth and said:
"Tian Qi is really scheming! No wonder he has been able to stand firm in Qi for a long time and achieve such a status!"
Li Ran also agreed:
"This person is far more harmful to the state of Qi than Fan Yang is to the state of Jin. Even Ji Sun Yiru of Lu is far behind! Therefore, you must not underestimate this person!"
Fan Li couldn't help but ask:
"Then...how should we take precautions next? Although we were aware of tonight's blind stream attack in advance, we were unable to send the message to sir, which gave him a false alarm. However, this time But what should we do now?!"
(End of chapter)
