Di Yan saw Li Zhen pulling the longbow and suddenly understood Li Zhen's intention. She wanted to stop him, but at that moment she hesitated. She knew that this opportunity was precious to Li Zhen, so she did not stop him in the end, but watched Yang Pei be shot to death by Li Zhen with an arrow.

"You...how can you do this?" Di Yan looked at him in surprise.

Li Zhen had no expression. He quickly carried the bag and the arrow on his body, pulled Di Yan, "Leave here first, I'll explain it to you afterwards."

At this time, Lai Junchen's roar was heard from a distance. Di Yan gritted her teeth and followed Li Zhen to quickly run towards the backyard of the inn. Soon they jumped out of the backyard, got into the woods, and rushed to the depths of the dense forest.

More than an hour later, they had already left the ambush official road. Di Yan shook Li Zhen's hand away and glared at him and said, "Why did you kill him?"

"This is what Li Xian means." Li Zhen said lightly: "He wrote me a note with only four words on it, so I can silence it as soon as possible."

"But... he held on, didn't he? No matter what torture Lai Junchen used, he didn't speak. How could you... kill him?" Di Yan was so angry that tears were almost coming out.

"I know, I don't want to do that either, but that's the power struggle."

"Don't talk to me about any struggle"

Di Yan shook his hand away and shouted, "He is my elder and my father's best friend. He hugged me when I was a child."

Di Yan's tears finally burst out, "I thought we were here to save him, but you killed him. Have you considered my feelings?"

Di Yan lowered her head and cried. Li Zhen did not disturb her, and made her cry as she could. After a while, he said softly: "I know he is your father's friend, and it is hard to accept emotionally, but this matter involves the fate of the Tang Dynasty and the lives of countless people. And you should understand that we cannot save him, or even let him see us, because this is the order issued by the female emperor, I can only shoot him. This is the only way, and it is also a relief to him. He fell into the hands of Lai Junchen and could not survive."

Di Yan wiped away her tears, and the anger in her eyes slowly disappeared. In fact, she knew that Li Zhen had no choice but to accept it emotionally, but she could only face reality. She finally sighed softly and whispered: "Well. Okay, it's just this matter you... don't tell my father, we can't say it, otherwise he will be very sad."

Li Zhen nodded silently, "I won't tell him."

At this time, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from afar. Li Zhen turned around and saw a faint fire light hundreds of steps away. Someone was chasing him. At this time, he heard Lai Junchen's roar again, "You must catch them and catch the murderer."

Li Zhen pulled Di Yan, "Let's leave here first, and let's talk about it later."

The two of them ran towards Chengdu, running further and further, gradually leaving the pursuers farther and farther away.

Shortly after dawn, Li Zhen and Di Yan entered Chengdu from the west gate and came to their inn where they stored horses.

After countless days of running around, they were exhausted. At this time, they finally finished the task. Regardless of whether it was the result they wanted or not, they all felt relieved. The two of them went back to their rooms, lay down and began to sleep with their heads covered in darkness.

After sleeping until afternoon, Li Zhen felt his nose itchy in a daze. He slowly opened his eyes and saw that Di Yan had no sadness of yesterday, as if nothing had happened. He smiled and shook his braid and said, "When will the big lazy man sleep until?"

"How did you come in?" Li Zhen only felt a headache, and he asked with his forehead pressed down.

"I'm right next to you, of course I don't have to come in through the door."

Di Yan pointed to the open window, and Li Zhen noticed that the afterglow of the sunset was pouring into the room from the window. He saw that Di Yan had completely let go of Yang Pei's entanglement of death. He actually felt that the sunset was so beautiful, "What a beautiful sunset."

He smiled and sat up, asking, "When is it now?"

"Don't you see the sunset?"

Di Yan tilted her neck and said with a smile: "I got up at noon and went out for a walk alone."

"Oh, why don't you wake me up?"

"Isn't it good to let you sleep for a while? But I guess your stomach is too hungry now. Should you go out with me to find something to eat?" Di Yan pulled him with a bright smile, "Get up quickly."

Li Zhen also felt a rumbling sound in his stomach. He quickly stood up and smiled and said, "It's a good idea to go out for dinner, wait for me to clean up."

"Hurry up, I'll wait for you outside."

Di Yan got up and opened the door and went out. She waited outside for a while. Li Zhen packed up and came out. He asked with a smile: "Where are we going to have a meal?"

"Just come with me."

The two of them came to a small wine shop not far from the inn. Seeing that the storefront was a little worn and the store seemed not big, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, but Di Yan pulled into the wine shop and smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've been here at noon. This mutton is very good, no worse than the big wine shop. The wine is also very authentic, and there is no so-called Jinshi Red."

Li Zhen entered the restaurant and saw that there were not many people in the restaurant, but it was obvious that most of them were old customers. The bartender recognized Di Yan and quickly asked them to sit down at a table by the window, and asked with a smile on his face, "Is the girl the same dish as noon?"

"Yeah, it's the same as noon, but the amount should be doubled."

"Okay, come soon." The bartender glanced at Li Zhen and quickly walked to the kitchen.

At this time, Di Yan whispered to Li Zhen and said, "Do you want to know about Lai Junchen?"

"Have you been inquiring?"

"It's okay anyway"

Di Yan smiled mysteriously and said, "I went for a walk in the afternoon. I saw Lai Junchen leaving the official office with dozens of people angry. I went to inquire again and found out that they did return to Luoyang."

At this time, the bartender served them a drink, Di Yan poured a glass of wine for him, and asked with a smile: "Seeing that you work so hard this time, are you planning to hang out with King Luling in the future?"

Only then did Li Zhen realize why her mood suddenly improved. She also saw that she was paving the road of King Luling. I guess as long as she didn't follow Shangguan Wan'er, she would be in a good mood.

Li Zhen drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "The more back roads, the better. In fact, it is not necessary to get along with King Luling. It is also necessary to establish a good relationship with King Xiang. In fact, it is just one sentence: Take the Li Tang route and the further away from the Wu family, the better."

"Then you say... who were those people who were ambushed Lai Junchen yesterday? Could it be that Wu Furong was catching up with him?"

Li Zhen shook his head, "I can be sure of this. Actually, I guess who they are? It's just that the group of people ambushed Dali Temple, but what is their background is still a mystery."

As soon as he said this, a loud noise came from the restaurant, "What good things will be like in such a dilapidated place? Let's change it."

"You don't know this. This stewed lamb is the most famous. It's a pity to come to Chengdu until you finally come to you.

Li Zhen was slightly stunned. He heard that most of the people outside had Luoyang accents. Then, more than a dozen burly men walked in from outside the tavern. They all looked twenty or thirty years old, and most of them looked fierce, but they were not good at first glance.

The leader was a man in his thirties, wearing a long sword on his waist, a flat scarf on his head, a square face, thick eyebrows, and a bulging eyes like a crab. At first glance, he looked a bit like Wan Guojun, but he looked much stronger and stronger than Wan Guojun.

The shopkeeper was panicked and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. The leader glanced at the guests in the lobby. Although he saw Li Zhen, Li Zhen and Di Yan were wearing masks. He could not recognize him. He pointed to an empty room and asked, "Is there anyone there?"

"It's already booked"

"Go to sit in the room."

The leader ignored the shopkeeper's words and took a group of subordinates into the empty house and sat down. The shopkeeper had no choice but to ask the bartender to order wine and order food for them.

At this time, Li Zhen discovered the benefits of the dilapidated wine shop. The conversation between a group of people in the room could be clearly heard.

"Brother, the person I want to save was shot to death. Will we be punished when we return to Beijing?"

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Li Zhen and Di Yan looked at each other, and both of them showed surprise in their eyes. It was just like that coincidence that they met the group of people last night in the tavern.

Li Zhen picked up the wine glass and listened carefully to the conversation in the room without showing any expression.

"Brother, we don't mean it clearly. I mean that our business has not been completed. Will the boss be angry and deduct our wages?"

"Yes, we are all worried." Everyone said angrily.

"There is no way to do you. Let's say that, we have done more than one business this time. We have all succeeded in the first two businesses. Although the third business was not successful, it did not fail. So we can get most of the money, and maybe we will deduct a little bit, but I think if the boss still wants us to do business, we won't care about this little bit of money. Anyway, the boss has the support of the richest man in Chang'an, and I believe he will pay as much."

Everyone in the room cheered suddenly, but Li Zhen squinted his eyes and drank the wine. He had already vaguely guessed who sent these people?

Yes, why am I so stupid? I forgot that in addition to Wu Sansi, Li Xian actually has another competitor.

In the Liang Palace of Luoyang, Wu Sansi sat in the study outside, listening to the report of a subordinate who had just escaped from Chengdu in a cold look.

"Your Majesty, Wan Guojun had already recorded an additional confession from Yang Pei, but after he went to see Lai Junchen, his whereabouts were unknown. Bei Zhi also asked Lai Junchen's subordinates, and they all agreed that they did not see Wan Guojun."

"Did Wan Guojun really escape privately?" Wu Sansi asked coldly.

"Huizhi...Huizhi suspected that Wan Guojun had died at the hands of Lai Junchen."

"What?" Wu Sansi stood up, and this conclusion really shocked him. He took a step forward, stared at his subordinates fiercely and said, "Is there a basis for you to say this?"

"Because Bei Yi had made an appointment with Wan Guojun, and Bei Yi went to Beijing first and gave the confession to His Highness. Wan Guojun really had no reason to escape. Moreover, Bei Yi also heard that Lai Junchen's subordinates burned one person to ashes. Who was burning? Lai Junchen's subordinates were all tight-lipped."

Wu Sansi slowly sat down. He believed the facts he said. Wan Guojun had been secretly executed by Lai Junchen because Wan Guojun wanted to give him a confession and violated his interests. So in his eyes, what is his own interests?

Wu Sansi was extremely angry and couldn't help but clench his fists slowly. Everyone said that Junchen was ruthless and unrighteous. He didn't believe it very much, and he wanted to become an ally with him. Unexpectedly, he actually killed his own people in the end. It seemed that he was blind and believed in such a person.

"I understand, you can step down first."

Wu Sansi waved his hand and his subordinates retreated. Wu Sansi felt upset. He walked away with his hands for a moment, and then ordered: "So please Mr. Ming to see me quickly."

Soon, Mr. Ming, who was thin, appeared at the door of the study room, and he bowed and said, "Does the prince look for me?"

"Sir, please come in"

Mr. Ming walked in slowly. Wu Sansi asked him to sit down and asked the maid to have tea. Mr. Ming smiled and said, "Your Majesty seems to be a little worried?"

"Hey, don't bother me about Lai Junchen."

Wu Sansi then repeated his subordinates' narrative and finally said, "Although my subordinates suspected that Lai Junchen killed Wan Guojun, there was always a little evidence. I wonder what sir thinks about this?"

Mr. Ming pondered for a moment: "Wan Guojun had no reason to leave without authorization. It is basically certain that Lai Junchen was destroyed. As for the reasons for silence, there are many possibilities. However, I personally tend to the prince's judgment that the confession did touch Lai Junchen's interests, and it should be that it was destroyed for this reason."

Wu Sansi was furious, "How dare this dog guy Lai Junchen be so ungrateful?"

"I have told the prince before that Lai Junchen has great ambitions. His name is a dog of the priest, but in fact, he used the name of the priest to seek personal gain. He not only made money crazy, but also had great ambitions and wanted to obtain greater power. Now the court and the people are full of people's hearts. It is really unwise for the prince to form an alliance with him."

Wu Sansi nodded silently. He also realized that he had indeed made a mistake in forming an alliance with Lai Junchen. He asked quickly: "Mr. I think what should I do."

"I suggest that the prince impeach Lai Junchen"

"What impeached him?"

Mr. Ming smiled and said, "Lai Junchen has gained a lot of benefits in the Wu Chengsi case. I heard from Wu Yanxiu that the best Luming Villa in his father was blackmailed by Lai Junchen, which was the property given to Wu Chengsi by the emperor.
Chapter completed!