Chapter 745 Gathering - Night Return

If I had known he would be in danger on his way back, I shouldn't have rushed him to leave so quickly.

The men he sent out on patrol have been forced to withdraw for nearly ten days due to Ji Ershu's intervention, but there has been no news from Xu Yunzhi and Zhong Lin.

As time went on, Ji Wenxuan became increasingly uneasy.

"Young master, it's time to go back."

Beside him was the personal servant who had followed Ji Wenxuan for many years, serving him in his daily life.

Seeing that his young master looked dejected, the servant chimed in at the opportune moment.

"Let's go!" Ji Wenxuan waved his hand and led his servant down the city wall.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar. Ji Wenxuan turned around and saw a group of people rushing towards them.

Ji Wenxuan's heart tightened. Regardless of whether it was the person he was waiting for, he used his lightness skill to leap off the wall.

Xu Yunzhi had been traveling at breakneck speed for countless days, and he was thinking that he must take a hot bath that night and get a good night's sleep.

Then they saw a young man in purple standing not far away.

Xu Yunzhi was overjoyed and lashed the horse's back with even greater force. The horse winced in pain, and its speed instantly increased by three points.

As they drew closer, they could see each other's faces clearly.

Ji Wenxuan felt a huge weight lifted from his heart after many days, and Xu Yunzhi also breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as Xu Yunzhi dismounted, he gave Ji Wenxuan a warm hug. A moment later, the two pushed each other away and started fighting.

"I thought someone as stupid as you would have already died in your capital."

Ji Wenxuan's first words were harsh and abusive, but instead of making Xu Yunzhi uncomfortable, they made him feel a sense of warmth.

"You're so stupid and you're still alive, how could I bear to leave you behind and die first?"

Xu Yunzhi raised an eyebrow and winked, looking every bit the spoiled brat harassing a respectable woman.

"Xu Yunzhi, do you want to die? How can you say such disgusting things!"

Looking at his smug expression, Ji Wenxuan immediately regretted worrying about him for so many days.

Ji Wenxuan raised his fist, intending to punch Xu Yunzhi, but Xu Yunzhi sensed it first and dodged it.

"Why is it disgusting? Isn't Wenxuan here so late just to wait for me?"

Xu Yunzhi continued to speak recklessly, and Ji Wenxuan's ears turned red from his words, so he punched him in the face.

"Ji Wenxuan, you actually did it! I even brought you a gift from so far away."

Xu Yunzhi covered his sore face and looked at Ji Wenxuan with a wronged expression.

Suddenly, Ji Wenxuan felt a little embarrassed. Xu Yunzhi must have suffered a lot on the way back. He had just returned and he had already beaten him. He really shouldn't have done that.

"Gentlemen, please stop arguing. Let's go into the city first and talk about it!"

Zhong Lin glanced at the newly opened city gate and gave a reminder.

"Yes, let's go into the city first."

As Ji Wenxuan spoke, he took the initiative to help Xu Yunzhi.

Since Ji Wenxuan did not have a residence in the border region, everyone was naturally settled in the house that Xu Yunzhi had prepared.

Fortunately, Xu Yunzhi's property was not small, and it could barely accommodate so many people.

Ji Wenxuan could not linger there. After asking Xu Yunzhi about the situation, he left with his servant.

With such a commotion last night, the guards must have reported it to the commander. Therefore, Ji Wenxuan had to find the old general before his second uncle caused any trouble.

"Aqing, go and find all the things I've put away."

Ji Wenxuan naturally couldn't leave important things in the military camp, so he requisitioned Xu Yunzhi's small courtyard for his own use. The servant boy, called Aqing, was very efficient and quickly brought the things over.

After returning to the military camp, Ji Wenxuan did not go directly back to his tent, but secretly took some things to see the old general.

"Xuan'er, is something the matter so late?"

The old general yawned and looked at Ji Wenxuan with a sleepy look in his eyes.

Ji Wenxuan nodded. "Grandfather, there are some things I think you should see."

As Ji Wenxuan spoke, he handed a box and a booklet to the old general.

The old general rubbed his eyes, brought the kerosene lamp closer, and then slowly opened the papers in the box and the contents of the booklet to read.

Ji Wenxuan sat silently beside him without saying a word. The more General Ji looked at the document, the more his hands trembled.

Upon seeing a confession, the old general finally collapsed, unable to bear it any longer.

"This...this is all real?"

The old general looked at Ji Wenxuan with a complicated expression. At this moment, he desperately wished that Ji Wenxuan would tell him that all of this was actually a lie.

But what is false cannot become true, and what is true cannot become false. Ji Wenxuan would not deceive him or himself just to make him feel better.

“I have secretly placed all those involved in this matter under protection. If Grandfather does not believe me, he can interrogate them himself.”

Ji Wenxuan's words extinguished General Ji's last hope; the thing he least wanted to see had finally happened.

"Xuan'er, are you blaming your grandfather?"

The old general looked at Ji Wenxuan, whose head was full of white hair. His aged appearance overlapped with the person in Ji Wenxuan's memory, and then separated again.

“Grandfather, Wenxuan came tonight not just to show you these things, but because there is something I need your help with.”

Ji Wenxuan did not answer the old general's question, but instead took out the letter that Gu Shuyan had given him from his pocket.

Normally, Ji Wenxuan would have burned such a letter long ago, but he deliberately kept it because he was afraid of such a situation.

General Ji didn't know what was in the letter. After calming himself down, he took the letter out.

The first thing he saw was Gu Shuyan's handwriting. The old general read it line by line, and the expression on his face was just as interesting as before.

After finally finishing reading the letter, Ji Wenxuan said, "Prince Xu arrived at the city last night, and I let them into the city."

Xu Yunzhi made no attempt to conceal anything, and the old general finally understood why Ji Wenxuan had only shown him these things now.

This isn't telling me the truth; it's clearly trying to shut me up!

"Wenxuan, our Ji family has been stationed on the frontier for generations, all to protect our home and country..."

The old general couldn't help but want to instill in Ji Wenxuan the responsibility and mission of the Ji family to defend the country.

However, Ji Wenxuan interrupted him before he could finish speaking, saying, "Crown Prince Xu is Renjie's younger brother, and they are twins."

Upon hearing Ji Wenxuan's words, General Ji froze on the spot.

"What...what did you say?!"

General Ji always thought his hearing was excellent, but just now, he felt like he was hallucinating.

“I said, Prince Xu is Renjie’s cousin’s twin brother. In other words, Prince Xu is originally from the Great Zhou.”

Ji Wenxuan's words struck General Ji's heart like a hammer blow.