squeak.
The back door of the Prince's Mansion opened.
A servant in dark grey clothes stuck his head out and looked outside with the dim light of the lantern in his hand.
"Who are you? What are you doing here? Do you know where this place is?"
"We have been ordered to come here to see your prince. Please report immediately."
Hearing the accent that was clearly not from the Great Zhou Dynasty, the servant instantly became alert.
"You are not from the Great Zhou! Who are you?"
"You are just a servant, why are you asking so many questions? Go find your prince right away."
The servant's expression changed, but he finally closed the door and quickly ran to the front yard.
As soon as he ran to the gate of the courtyard, he was stopped by two guards with swords on their belts.
"Stop! No one can enter without being summoned."
The servant looked anxious, "Please, my two elder brothers, inform the chief secretary and tell him that I have something important to report."
"Wait!"
The guard turned and entered the yard.
Soon, a man in his thirties came out of the yard.
"Sun Changshi." The servant hurried forward to pay his respects and quietly told the story, keeping his voice very low so as not to let others hear.
After hearing this, Sun Changshi's eyes flickered, and he didn't forget to comfort the servant, "You did a good job. Wait here, I'll go in and report."
"yes!"
Sun Changshi went in quickly and came out quickly.
Compared with before, Sun Changshi looked more panicked at this moment.
When he reached the servant, he did not stop, but urged, "Lead the way."
"yes."
The servant did not dare to delay and trotted to Sun Changshi and led him to the back door.
The back door opened again. Sun Changshi quickly glanced at the people outside and waved to the leader, "Come in. If you have anything to say, come in and talk."
The man didn't move, and asked in a strange tone, "Why did you let me in alone?"
Sun Changshi looked over coldly and said, "My master wants to see you, so don't be ungrateful. If you don't obey, I won't see you off."
As soon as these words were spoken, Sun Changshi began to exude a more terrifying aura.
After all, he is the one who follows the prince around all day long. You wouldn't notice it when he is smiling normally, but now that his face has turned cold, it makes people feel scared for no reason.
There was silence outside for a moment, and then the leader said bitterly, "Okay, I'll go in with you."
"Then let's go!"
Before leaving, Sun Changshi said to the servant, "Stay here."
The servant quickly agreed, "Yes."
Sun Changshi led his men through the garden. The thick night almost enveloped the figures of the two people, and no one noticed them.
Even when entering the front yard, he didn't go through the main gate, but a secret side door that no one else knew about.
"To build such a secret side door in your own palace, it seems your prince has done a lot of bad things in his daily life."
Sun Changshi stopped immediately.
The moment he turned around, a sharp dagger appeared in his hand and was pressed directly against the neck of the person who spoke.
Sun Changshi's eyes were sinister and his voice was almost inaudible, yet full of murderous intent.
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I will kill you right now."
"You dare not! I am—"
Before he could finish his words, he felt the knife cutting deeper into his neck.
As the pain came, warm liquid slid down my neck.
Sun Changshi raised his lips in a sarcastic arc, "Now tell me, do I dare or not?"
Seeing that the other party was tightly pursing his lips and not speaking, Sun Changshi snorted coldly, retracted his knife, and stood up straight again.
"This is not Turkic, think carefully before you speak or act.
Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't accomplish your task and end up losing your life here.
Follow me!
Sun Changshi turned and left.
The man didn't dare to hesitate and followed immediately.
The wound on his neck was still bleeding, but he didn't dare to hesitate.
He was careless before, but he will never do that again.
After a cup of tea, Sun Changshi led him into the study.
There were many candles in the study, and the light and shadows swayed from time to time.
Behind the long desk sat a thin man with a pale complexion.
His clothes seemed simple, but they sparkled whenever he moved. They were obviously embroidered with gold and silver threads and were of great value.
He was holding a pen in his hand and writing seriously, as if he didn't notice anyone coming into the house.
Sun Changshi stood with his hands hanging down, waiting quietly, not daring to make a sound to disturb him.
It was unknown how long it had been, but the man finally put down his pen, picked up the paper filled with words, and looked at it carefully.
The next moment, it was thrown directly into the brazier beside it.
The flames instantly engulfed the entire piece of paper, burning it to ashes.
"Tell me, what's the matter."
The voice was light and seemed to come from far away, but the person was clearly right in front of him.
Hubicheng frowned. Why was the prince so mysterious?
This thought popped up in his mind, but he quickly suppressed it.
Ku Bicheng took a deep breath, calmed himself, and then spoke, "Is this the prince's way of entertaining guests?"
Crown Prince Li Juncheng seemed to have heard something funny. "Guest? Who is the guest? Sun Changshi, are there any guests in this room?"
Sun Changshi replied respectfully, "Your Highness, there are no guests in this room."
When Ku Bicheng heard the conversation between the two, his face became extremely ugly.
"What does your Highness mean by this? My Master sent me all the way to Chang'an to discuss cooperation with you. Does your attitude mean you don't take my Master seriously?"
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