Jiang Yubai stopped the carriage directly, and got on the carriage behind without looking back in a very casual manner.
There were only Chengfeng and Liu Zhiyuan in the carriage at the back. Jiang Yubai drove Liu Zhiyuan to the carriage in the front to be the coachman.
Liu Zhiyuan was arranged properly and replaced Zhao Litang's position, and Zhao Litang went straight into the carriage.
A Lanyue was leaning against the car window looking out. When she saw Zhao Litang sitting in, her body tensed up involuntarily.
Zhao Litang saw his reaction and smiled bitterly, "I'll just come in and sit for a while, don't worry."
Alan Yue nodded.
In fact, these days, he didn't know how to face the general. He saw everything the general did, but the knowledge he gained over the past long time, coupled with his previous humility, made him dare not believe the general's feelings for him, and for a moment he didn't dare to accept it or respond.
Zhao Litang just sat in the carriage, without doing anything or saying anything, just looking at Alanyue's profile, very focused.
The carriage wobbled all the way to the gate of Weiyang City, but was suddenly stopped while being inspected.
Everyone else can leave the city, except Pei Zheng.
The guards wanted to take Pei Zheng away without explaining the reason.
Pei Zheng actually already knew what was going on, so he comforted everyone and went with the guards. The rest of the people waited in the carriage first.
Pei Zheng was brought to the Northern Territory Palace. Everything was ordered by the Northern Territory Emperor. Although it was stated that Pei Zheng's freedom of coming and going would not be restricted, he was actually not allowed to leave Weiyang City.
The people waiting at the city gate saw that it was almost dark and Pei Zheng had not returned yet, so they couldn't help but worry.
Jiang Yubai said, "I've been to the Northern Territory Palace. Why don't we go and get the person back?"
Zhao Litang was the first to object. "We are in the Northern Territory, and in the heavily guarded capital. It is impossible to snatch someone away. Moreover, we don't know why the Northern Territory Emperor wants to see Pei Zheng, so we shouldn't act rashly."
How could Jiang Yubai not know this? He just wanted to tease Shen Shijiu when he saw that he looked worried.
Zhao Litang added, "It shouldn't be a big deal. If the Emperor of the Northern Territory really wanted to harm Pei Zheng, he would have plenty of opportunities to do so and would not have kept him alive until now. This move should serve more as a deterrent and warning."
Shen Shijiu asked worriedly, "Really? Will Brother Pei be okay?"
Zhao Litang nodded. "If Pei Zheng had stayed in Weiyang City, he would not have posed any threat to the Northern Territory, so the Northern Territory Emperor could have let him go. But now we have to go back to Changling. Although Changling is weak now and cannot compete with the Northern Territory, letting a tiger go back to the mountains is always a hidden danger. But if the two countries cooperate, that's another story."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a figure walking towards him from a distance. It was Pei Zheng who had just returned from the palace.
He walked over to the crowd, carried Li'er and Shen Shijiu onto the carriage, and then said to the others, "Let's go, get out of the city as soon as possible."
Several people returned to their own carriages and drove away from Weiyang City.
The carriage sped along, and the sky became darker and darker, but the people did not stop on their way. It was not until the moon was high in the sky and they were some distance away from Weiyang City that the carriage slowly slowed down.
They had arrived at a relatively desolate area with few people around. They did not take the official road, so they did not encounter any other people along the way.
Originally, the few of them planned to rest in the wild for one night, but suddenly they saw an inn in the wilderness not far away, with faint lights on in the dark night.
Pei Zheng asked Li Yu to stop the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked at the inn carefully.
"Sir, do you feel that there is something wrong with that inn?" Although Li Yu couldn't put it into words, he just had a hunch.
Pei Zheng nodded, "It's not right."
Pei Zheng had a vague impression of this place. After he woke up, he seemed to have stayed in an inn on his way to the Northern Territory. However, his memory was confused at that time and his body was very weak. He only remembered that he almost lost his life in the end, and he could not remember the rest clearly.
"Then should we..." Li Yu whipped the carriage and was about to drive away.
But Pei Zheng said, "Just live here."
Three carriages stopped outside the inn one after another. The people inside heard the noise and hurried out to greet them. Such a big inn had only one owner and a waiter.
The two men did not recognize Pei Zheng. Pei Zheng looked embarrassed at that time, which was very different from his current appearance and temperament.
When the shop owner saw that the people who came had outstanding looks and temperament, and were dressed in a wealthy manner, his eyes lit up and he quickly brought them in.
Unexpectedly, there were a few passers-by staying in the inn. After Pei Zheng and his group checked in, they directly filled up all the remaining rooms in the inn.
In the evening, several people had dinner together in the lobby of the inn.
Jiang Yubai asked Pei Zheng worriedly, "Did the emperor of the Northern Territory give you a hard time today?"
Pei Zheng replied, "No."
"He must be threatening you, or forcing you to agree to his conditions, or else..."
Pei Zheng gave him a cold look and said, "Nothing, just eat your meal."
"Why would you be so anxious for us to run away?" Jiang Yubai got to the bottom of it.
Pei Zheng only replied, "Think about it yourself."
In fact, Pei Zheng was a little worried at first. He made an agreement with the emperor of the Northern Territory that after he returned to Changling Kingdom, he would definitely promote the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and in some ways he might even be able to help the emperor of the Northern Territory seize power.
However, the mind of an emperor is always unpredictable, and Pei Zheng couldn't tell whether he would suddenly change his mind, so it was safest to leave the city in time. He didn't dare to take the official road all the way, but up to now, he didn't find any pursuers or secretly planted assassins.
If the Emperor of the Northern Territory wanted to assassinate him, he would not let him get far and would have acted not far outside Weiyang City. Now that he has walked so far, he is safe. It can be seen that the Emperor of the Northern Territory kept his promise and will not embarrass them again.
Pei Zheng did not answer Jiang Yubai's question. He held the baby in his arms and asked, "Is Li'er full?"
The little baby wiped his mouth and nodded.
Shen Shijiu had already finished his meal and was sitting there waiting obediently. Pei Zheng took the two of them upstairs and went back to their room and closed the door.
Jiang Yubai said angrily, "Look at this guy, is there anyone who can control him? Are you going to let him be so arrogant all day long?"
The rest of the people focused on eating their meals.
In the end, it was Zhao Litang who spoke up and told Jiang Yubai the reasons he had analyzed.
"General Zhao, did Pei Zheng tell you secretly? Did the two of you collude with each other?"
Zhao Litang shook his head, "No."
"Then how do you know this?"
Zhao Litang looked calm, "Isn't the reason obvious?"
Jiang Yubai opened his mouth and smiled stiffly.
I will never humiliate myself again.
Absolutely not.
It was a very peaceful night, and the shop owner and the waiter did not show anything unusual.
The next morning, after they had repaired themselves and were ready to continue their journey, they discovered that it was snowing heavily outside and all the roads were blocked. It seemed that they could not continue their journey.
But after going downstairs, he found that all the other guests who were originally staying in the inn were gone.
According to the shop owner, those people insisted on leaving despite the heavy snow outside blocking the road, and no one could stop them.
Seeing the heavy snow, Shen Shijiu and Li'er both wanted to go out and play. Pei Zheng agreed. When he took the two of them out, he whispered something to Chengfeng, and then Chengfeng took the order and left.
After getting up, the others also went outside to play in the snow for a while.
After returning to the inn, Chengfeng also came back and told Pei Zheng what he had discovered.
Those guests probably didn't leave the inn, because Chengfeng followed the footprints and checked, and they disappeared on a small hill not far from the inn.
Chengfeng found a large area of snow that had been turned over at the foot of the mountain. He just used the sword to poke it twice and saw the blood-stained snow underneath. There must be something buried under this piece of ground.
When Pei Zheng heard this, his eyes darkened.
In the blink of an eye, it was night. When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, there was a noise coming from downstairs of the inn. There were continuous footsteps, as if there were many people. The vibration spread along the wooden frames of the inn to all directions.
The innkeeper lit a candlestick, illuminating the faces of the people around him. They were all fierce-looking robbers. This inn was basically a shady shop that specialized in murder and robbery.
The travelers who come and stay at the hotel never return.
After receiving this group of people yesterday, the shop owner concluded that they were all fat sheep with a lot of oil and water, and that the children of such wealthy families were usually just empty-handed. There was only one man in black who always carried a sword and looked like a guard, but with so many of them, it would not be difficult to deal with him.
"Boss, we made such a big noise when we came in just now, we didn't wake them up, did we?"
The shop owner laughed evilly, "Relax, no matter how loud you make it, they won't wake up. I've put plenty of spicy food in tonight's meal, I guarantee they won't be able to hear it even if the sky falls!"
The bandits all laughed, drew their swords, and surrounded the building.
There were several robbers surrounding the doors of several rooms. They glanced at each other, kicked the doors open together, and broke into the houses.
Who knew there was some kind of powder hidden behind each door. Once the door was opened, the powder flew out all over the place, and all the robbers inhaled a lot of powder unconsciously.
After a while, the room became chaotic. The robbers who originally came to kill people started killing each other for some reason. They chopped their companions with swords with superb skills. Blood and flesh flew all over the room. The situation was extremely tragic, and the wailing sounds one after another resounded throughout the inn.
On the carriage outside the inn, several heads popped out, trying to see what was going on inside the inn. Unfortunately, it was too dark and they didn't see anything interesting.