Chapter 396 Lian

To the east of Chang'an City, Baqiao Posthouse.

The wooden building was very old, and the wooden floor of the second-story attic made creaking sounds.

Ji Wen stood by the window and looked downstairs, where an ugly orchid in her forties was standing by the roadside soliciting customers, bargaining with the caravan driver for two pennies.

Yang Qixuan walked up to him with water and complained: "At least we should send a follower, Fan Yang is still far away."

"If you can't get used to it, go back to Jingzhao Prison." Ji Wen not only has bad breath, but also has a bad face.

But he also knew that it would be impossible to travel back to Fan Yang with only Yang Qixuan, so he had already contacted An Lushan's spy in Chang'an and arranged to meet at the post house.

At this time, he felt a little troublesome, how to explain it when the other party came later.

Downstairs, Old Hu Ji negotiated the price with the coachman and entered the inn. After a while, Old Hu Ji's obviously false moans started to sound.

They were downstairs. Through the cracks in the floor, Yang Qixuan could still see the woman's loose skin and the man's gray and sparse head. He couldn't help but feel sad, thinking that he was a nobleman, why did he fall into the same situation as a pariah.

But in fact, the coachman at least still had money for whoring, and he and Ji Wen didn't even have money to stay in a hotel, so they were waiting for the person who took care of them to pay.

Just as I was thinking about it, there was dust and smoke rising to the west of the official road.

"Hush!"

The horses galloped to the gate of the post house. The first person to dismount was the chief guard of the Anqing Sect.

Ji Wen was overjoyed and prepared to go downstairs to greet him, order some wine and food, and change to a guest room. But before he turned around, he saw An Qingzong coming in person, and there was another person walking beside him, which made him even more surprised.

"That's? Xue Bai!"

"What?"

Yang Qixuan was making the bed and folding the quilt. Hearing this, his expression changed with shock. He looked towards the window and quickly retracted.

Both of them had suffered great losses at the hands of Xue Bai. They hid in the attic and looked at each other, not daring to go down.

There was no way to escape. Soon, heavy footsteps could be heard on the stairs, and then someone banged on their door. There was a loud bang and a cloud of dust, as if the building was being demolished.

"Mr. Ji, come out."

Ji Wen smacked his lips and did not dare to respond. He turned around and saw that Yang Qixuan had shrunk to the bottom of the bed, shaking his head at him with a look of horror on his face, indicating that he did not dare to go out.

Thinking that the person who came was An Qing Zong, who could be considered one of his own, Ji Wen calmed down a little and opened the door of the house before it was knocked down.

"Da Lang is waiting for you downstairs. Mr. Ji, please invite me."

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Ji Wen was loyal and did not betray Yang Qixuan. He went downstairs alone and saw Xue Bai and An Qingzong sitting at a small table, talking leisurely.

Upon seeing him, An Qingzong immediately asked: "How did Mr. Ji escape?"

"I...I bribed the officials of Jingzhao Mansion and escaped."

An Qingzong shook his head when he heard this, turned to look at Xue Bai, and said, "He said he escaped."

Ji Wen quickly changed the subject and said: "Da Lang, how can you associate with this son? He has always wanted to harm the prince."

"No more." An Qingzong said with a firm tone, "Xue Lang will soon reconcile with Grandpa and work together to contribute to the Tang Dynasty."

"But he is good at deceiving people, don't let him deceive you." Ji Wen thought of his experience of being deceived by Xue Bai, and his tone was sincere.

Xue Bai was too lazy to answer his questions and asked, "You said you escaped?"

"Of course."

Xue Bai then smiled slightly.

This smile immediately made Ji Wen nervous. He realized that his lie was about to be exposed. If they knew that he had taken refuge in Yang Guozhong, his life would be in danger today.

He finally knew what Xue Bai was here to do, to take his life. And the method was very simple, just expose him in front of Anqing Zong.

Just as he was panicking, An Qingzong spoke.

"Mr. Ji, please stop lying. The reason why you were able to get out of Jingzhao Mansion Prison was because Xue Lang and I put pressure on Yang Guozhong."

"Is this...is it?"

Ji Wen thought about it again and suddenly understood. It turned out that Yang Guozhong felt the pressure and had to let him go, so he bribed him in turn.

In this way, could he have received favor from Xue Bai?

The hatred of killing his son was irreconcilable, but he would not let go of the past festivals just because Xue Bai cooperated with An Lushan.

"We are here today because we have something to tell you." An Qingzong said with a straight face and a much more serious expression: "I already know about your rape of women in Chang'an and I don't like it very much."

"Yes, yes, I know I was wrong."

"If it weren't for Xue Lang's intention to express his sincerity to Grandpa, I wouldn't want to save you."

Ji Wen looked embarrassed and bowed his head to listen.

I thought it was just a lesson from An Qingzong, but I didn't expect that after An Qingzong finished speaking, he looked at Xue Bai and motioned for Xue Bai to say a few words as well.

Xue Bai was not polite and said calmly: "I have changed my attitude towards An Lushan. I do not want to support his treacherous behavior, but I hope that he can be loyal to His Majesty and His Highness. I agree to let you return to Fan Yang, but I do not want to support him."

I condone your past evil deeds, but let you tell An Lushan and be more honest in the future."

These words were very harsh, but they were not suitable for Xue Bai to say. His status and past relationship meant that his criticism would only be counterproductive.

After hearing this, Ji Wen, instead of wanting to change his ways, thought that he must persuade An Lushan to rebel, or at the worst, persuade An Lushan to get rid of Xue Bai.

He responded, respectfully listening to the instruction, and secretly cursed in his heart: "You deserve to be killed, Zhu Zi, did you run out of the city just to show off?"

Fortunately, after teaching him a lesson, Anqingzong arranged for an entourage to escort him to Fan Yang.

"Da Lang, please allow me to explain in detail." Ji Wen accepted the expense and led An Qingzong aside to whisper.

As he got closer, a smell of bad breath came out of his mouth. An Qingzong almost fainted from the smoke and took two steps back. Then he heard Ji Wen step forward and say something.

"Xue Bai is cunning and must not be trusted. Don't let any of his people get mixed up with the bodyguards sent to me by Dalang."

An Qingzong covered his nose and responded: "Don't worry, they are all the people who have protected me since childhood."

"That's good, that's good."

Ji Wen agreed angrily, and after sending An Qingzong and Xue Bai away, he returned to the guest room, where he saw Yang Qixuan squatting half-crouched by the window and looking out, looking furtive.

"Don't look at it, he's already gone."

"They don't know I'm here, right?" Yang Qixuan asked, his voice weak.

Ji Wen sneered: "Who cares about a small role like you?"

"I have a grudge against Xue Bai. If he sees me, he will definitely not let me go..."

As Yang Qixuan spoke, he was suddenly stunned and looked out the window blankly.

Ji Wen quickly took two steps forward, followed his gaze, and saw a woman on a carriage lifting the curtain to talk to Xue Bai.

Even though they were far apart, their shy demeanor still seemed extremely touching.

"Ha." Ji Wen then smiled and said, "Is this the Ji Lanzi you have been thinking about so much?"

Yang Qixuan was puzzled. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and said through gritted teeth.

"The hatred of seizing your wife is irreconcilable..."

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Today, Xue Bai wanted to go out of the city to do some business, and Li Tengkong wanted to collect some herbs, so they went out of the city together. Li Jilan insisted on following her.

Just now, they also followed Xue Bai to the post house to rest for a while, and then entered the lobby, but they heard someone in the stable nearby doing business. They were surprised and hurriedly ran back to the carriage.

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As a result, Li Tengkong looked a little unnatural, lowering his head and not knowing what he was thinking.

Li Jilan quickly calmed down, lifted the curtain and looked around, and saw Xue Bai saying goodbye to Anqing Zong at the door of the post house.

Anqingzong was going back to Chang'an, and they were going to Lantian to collect medicine.

"Let's meet again when Xue Lang comes back."

"Goodbye."

Xue Bai clasped his fists, turned around and walked towards the carriage, but accidentally stepped on horse manure, so he had to walk to a big stone and scrape the soles of his boots with his feet.

"Look at Xue Lang, even if he steps on horse manure, he still looks elegant."

Li Tengkong held the medicine box and remained silent. Even when Xue Bai came to talk to her, she didn't pay much attention. She frowned slightly, as if she disliked the horse dung on the soles of his feet.

"It's still early, let's have dinner when we arrive at Lam Tin?"

Instead, Li Jilan replied enthusiastically: "Xue Lang can arrange whatever he wants. We are not hungry."

"Okay." Xue Bai still looked at Li Tengkong, but got no response from her, so he prepared to get on his horse.

"Wait for me."

Li Jilan put her head around to whisper to him, but felt that the distance was too far, so she quickly ran out of the carriage.

"Slower."
To be continued...