"Sir, we've reached the city gate."
Xu Tianze opened his eyes and walked directly to the tea stall beside him after getting off the carriage. He didn't even glance at the plaque and city gate of Shangjingcheng.
"Boss, give me ten pancakes, four bowls of wontons, and two pounds of beef." Xu Tianze called out to the stall owner, then motioned Xichen and the other two to sit down.
Xichen and the other two looked at each other and were about to look around when they were stopped by Xu Tianze.
"Don't worry, the person will appear in front of you. Eat something first."
After saying that, Xu Tianze looked at the location of the city gate and fell into deep thought. He had thought that even if his aunt did not completely take power, at least she would not really be at the mercy of others. However, since they came out of Qicheng, someone had been following them secretly.
At the beginning, Xu Tianze and others thought that they were here to assassinate them, but although more and more people came along the way, they were all hiding in the dark, and there were even several times when they directly helped them clear the obstacles.
Xu Tianze then realized that it must be someone from the palace. The first person he thought of was his aunt, but the abnormality he felt at Shili Pavilion just now made him realize that the person who came was not his aunt's man at all.
Because of the aura that was leaked just now, even Xu Tianze was a little wary. Although his aunt has always been extraordinary, she does not have such a top master around her.
However, the aura was familiar, but Xu Tianze was still somewhat unbelievable. Now that he was at the city gate and did not enter, someone would show up sooner or later.
After all, that person knows that he has been exposed, it just depends on whether he dares to show up.
"Sir, here's the food you requested."
Xu Tianze nodded, then began to eat slowly, while not forgetting to greet the three people beside him.
"Sir, if you had agreed to the Duke of Zhenguo at that time, would there be any way out?" Qing Yuan was still a little unwilling.
"The Duke of Zhenguo has never been my way of escape. Don't say such things again in the future." Xu Tianze shook his head and signaled Qingyuan not to say any more.
Song Yu is already tired enough, there is no need for him to end up dead for him. It is Song Zhenjiang who owes him, not Song Yu. On the contrary, it is Xu Tianze who owes Song Yu.
Furthermore, in that situation, although Song Yu sensed that aura, he still did not change his words, which means that Song Yu already knew what the result would be if he agreed.
If someone is willing to fight for a way out for him even though he is determined to die, he will be grateful, but he will never choose this path, and his life is not that noble.
Someone has already lost his life for him, and he doesn't want anyone else to give up their life because of him.
"After entering Shangjing City, Xue Wei will find a chance to leave." Xu Tianze glanced at Xue Wei while eating a biscuit.
At this time, Xue Wei was eating a biscuit and grinning foolishly. You could tell who he was thinking about at a glance. I really didn't realize before that Xue Wei, this cold man, was also a love-brained person. Ever since he became a couple with Yin Liu, he could not stop talking about Yin Liu every other sentence.
Even Xue Sheng did not take away any of this man's love. If Xue Sheng had not been born under his nose, he would have suspected that Xue Sheng was picked up.
"Master, let them leave first. I want to stay with you for a while longer." Xue Wei's originally silly smile immediately turned into panic and reluctance.
Even though the three of them had long known that their master would arrange a retreat for them during the planned journey, when they were really ordered to leave by their master, they were really reluctant and full of worry.
There has never been a reason in this world for the master to fight in the front while the subordinates hide, let alone in such a matter of life and death.
"What? Do you want Yinliu to remarry or do you want Xuesheng to call someone else dad?" Xu Tianze accurately stepped on Xue Wei's sore spot.
After all, this trick has always worked for him, and it is as easy as pie to control the Snow Guard.
Xue Wei opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer. If he just left like that, firstly, he would be unworthy of the mission his prince had given him before his death, and secondly, he would not be able to face his wife when he returned.
But if he didn't leave, his wife and children would eventually become orphans and widows, which was not what he wanted and made him worried. If his wife ended up marrying someone else and his children called someone else "dad", it would probably be extremely lucky for them at that time.
Xu Tianze looked at Xue Wei's changing expression and knew what he was thinking. "Now that it has come to this, it's not a matter of power or martial arts prowess. Ultimately, it's just a matter of how many people die."
"If that's the case, why did you follow me and end up dying in vain? After a few days, when things have calmed down, leave. I've already left something for you at Yin Liu, enough for you to live a prosperous life."
"I am selfish." Xue Wei finally made a decision, but did not dare to look up and meet Xu Tianze's eyes.
In his life, he had been running around for His Highness at the beginning, and later he followed His Highness's will and served Xu Tianze. He never said that any of his decisions were made for himself.
This time, please forgive him for making a selfish choice for himself. He wants to go back to be with his wife and children, and live the rest of his life in peace.
"No one has ever owed anyone anything in this world, because everyone is selfish. I'm glad that you can make a choice for yourself." Xu Tianze patted Xue Wei's shoulder with admiration in his eyes.
Because he knew that such a decision might be easy for others to make, but for someone like Xue Wei who had been taught since childhood to put his master first, it was so difficult to make.
"The same goes for you. I hope that in the end your choice will not be for anyone, nor for any great carelessness, but simply for yourself." Xu Tianze turned his head to look at Qingyuan and Xichen, his eyes revealing encouragement.
"It's almost dusk now, why doesn't Xiaoze go into the city?"
Xu Tianze had just finished a private conversation with his people when he heard a voice coming from afar. He looked up and saw Monkie walking towards him.
"General Meng is indeed dedicated to his work, but I don't know when the commander of the Imperial Guard will have to question whether I enter the city or not." Xu Tianze looked at Meng Qi expressionlessly, with a sarcastic tone.
As expected, he was not wrong. The person who had been following him secretly and monitoring him all the way was Monkie. If it were not for the leak of the aura outside the Ten-Li Pavilion, he would still be a little unsure, but now he was completely sure.
However, Xu Tianze did not expect that Emperor Gan had been dead for so long, and even his aunt had been sitting on the throne for several years, but Meng Qi still chose to be loyal to Emperor Gan in the end.
The previous sentence "Monkey will be loyal to whoever is the emperor" seemed like a joke, but it directly scared Xu Tianze. In the final analysis, Xu Tianze did not learn his lesson again and again. Even though he had been used by others countless times, he still easily trusted others.
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