After escaping back to the "deserted house" in the northern border of Tan, protected by the princess of Lu, which looked "shabby" on the outside but extremely luxurious inside, the guard could not control his joy: it was as if he had squeezed it tightly in his hands. Wang Dan's noose was tied around his neck, just waiting for him to gently tighten the rope. Facing the flickering candles beside the table, he couldn't help but laugh "haha" to himself, blowing the flames of the candles. Shaking, his figure was also projected onto the beams of the roof, sometimes big and sometimes small, sometimes left and sometimes right.
The guardian poured himself a full glass of strong wine, stared at the flickering flames in the wick, smiled evilly, raised the glass, and drank it in one gulp! Feel the feeling of "pain and happiness".
He imagined another scene in the flames: when Wang Dan was beheaded, would the blood from his own neck still flow into his stomach and make him feel the "pain and happiness"?
While he was in high spirits, the minister spread out the silk, drew and wrote on it, and listed a bunch of names:
"The second son, Zhiyu, Wang Dan, Yangzhen, Linggong, Mi Zixia, Mrs. Yangzhen..."
And among these names, he added this and that, and changed it again and again, until the lamps and candles on the case were changed one after another. Unknowingly, it was late at night. Finally, the minister put his pen down. He threw it away and stared at the silk that he had painted on all night. He looked at it proudly for a while and was quite satisfied!
Then, he brought the roll of silk close to the flame and watched it being ignited. Then he moved the position of his fingers back and forth in the air in order to maximize the complete burning. At the last small piece, which was about to burn his fingers, he removed it. I threw the last fragment into the brazier and stared at its last flame, burning and getting smaller bit by bit, and finally lit up fiercely, and then went out.
I saw only dots of charcoal fire, still lifeless, occasionally lighting up here and extinguishing there, alternating back and forth for a while, and more sparks were extinguished, until finally, even the last spark was completely dead. After that, he stirred the ashes in the basin again and made sure that there were no remains that had not been burnt. Then he was completely relieved and turned back to bed to sleep.
At this time, the sky outside was beginning to dawn.
This piece of tranquility unique to the early morning was torn apart by the sound of horse hooves heading south.
The person who came was none other than a valet of Princess Lu, who came to follow up on the progress of the minister's mission.
Shou Chen had just entered light sleep, and his eyes were still in the stage of rapid twitching. The rapid sound of horse hooves brought him back to reality from under the shallow layer of "sleep film", and he quickly jumped up and went out. Welcome the questioning.
"Can the leader of the three be defeated?"
Don't beat around the bush and go straight to the point.
"Mr. Messenger! Please report back to the princess. I have already made plans for the first of these three people. I hope there will be a bigger surprise for the princess. Please wait a moment. We will all have something before the end of the month. If we fail to achieve it, I will give it to you." Bring your head and offer it!"
"Okay! I'll listen to you for once, don't delay!"
The messenger's horse did not stop, but immediately turned back, leaving behind a tired but sinister smile on his face that was not easily noticed by others. He straightened up, spread his hands, and blasted hard into his chest. After hitting it twice, the rising sunshine filled him with electricity, and he cheered up without any trace of fatigue.
Yang Zhen's men, who were lying in ambush nearby and were responsible for "spotting", quickly reported the news of the meeting between the defender and the Lu envoy to Yang Zhen.
"Is he the 'head of three'? Is he a guest of the same family?"
Although Yang Zhen doesn't know who these "three people" refer to, one thing is certain: these "three people" must be related to him.
"Keep following!"
The subordinates were ordered not to stop their work of keeping an eye on the ministers, and immediately returned to the "spotting post".
The minister knew that if he went to Weiguo to organize things, he would no longer be able to use the "disguise" trick. After that "torture", Ji Yuan had already captured and interrogated all the "talents" who were good at disguise in the Wei Kingdom.
The famous master who gave the guard the "Wang Dan Version" disguise had been silenced by the guard long ago. When the officers and soldiers found him, only a zombie was left lying around.
It is the custom of ministers to destroy their traces immediately after the incident.
Entering the Wei again, the guardian turned into a fruit farmer, pushing the best and fresh peaches, hawking them all the way, throwing off the "stalkers" sent by Yang Zhen who had poor tracking skills, and used his lowly and low-key methods to penetrate into the dust. In this way, he sneaked into the capital of Weiguo again without anyone paying attention.
The location he chose to sell fresh peaches happened to be near "Zhuoyu Pavilion".
It’s another day of “star chasing”!
Those persistent and enthusiastic female customers came and lined up to wait for the door to open. When they saw this cart of fresh peaches, they couldn’t help but pick up a basket and just waited for the door to open to “feed” them.
Mi Zixia went to see the driver of his master Ji Yuan. On this day, he happened to pass by the area. When he saw the "crowded" queue outside the driver, he couldn't help but secretly admired it and ordered his servants to sneak in to see what these two "people" were. "Fake" is not worthy of such a grand occasion.
The valet got out of the car, bought a handful of fresh peaches from the keeper, got into the queue, and moved forward slowly.
Although the Shou Chen did not know that the person sitting in this luxury car was Ji Yuan's favorite, Mi Zixia, he guessed from the extraordinary appearance of the car that its owner must be extraordinary.
While he continued to guard his fruit stand, he kept peeking at the door curtain of the car that seemed to be open but not open, hoping to get a glimpse of the owner.
Finally, when the time came, the store door opened: when the clerk of "Zhuoyu Pavilion" removed the door panels and stacked them one by one on the roadside, a young man wearing a veil who looked like a "jade tree in the wind" came out.
Star-like eyes and sharp eyebrows, a smile that is not flattering, a decent "salute", and every movement of his hands and feet made the guests at this level scream in surprise. Flowers and fruits were handed forward one after another, and soon, another Let this "jade" shop turn into half a "fruit shop".
The waiter, who got a closer look at the "grand occasion", returned to the car carrying the peach basket that he had no chance to throw in, and described the young man's voice, appearance and elegant posture, which made Mi Zixia couldn't help but smile knowingly, and then Passing the basket of peaches, he said:
"I know, okay!"
Watching the car drive forward again, the guardian pushed the fruit stand to the roadside and put it down under the tree. He untied a "visitor" horse that was tied to the tree, flew up, and walked at fifty paces. distance, secretly followed the driver of the luxury car, and followed him all the way.
On the way to see Ji Yuan, Mi Zixia played with the basket, thinking that when he saw Ji Yuan later, he must talk about this "meeting on the road".
Ji Yuan saw Mi Zixia coming to see him for the first time, carrying a basket of peaches. It felt particularly fresh and he smiled:
