#704 - I knew it wouldn’t be that simple!

The following days were as peaceful as ever.

The Da Jue army had completely withdrawn from Tian Shan and had already occupied Jiguo's Nanshan County, and was now advancing towards Jiguo's capital.

Li Zimu and Tang Chen had already returned to Liangzhou City, and the latter had also come to see Wei Changtian to explain why Yan Huaiqing had let him return.

Actually, it wasn't complicated.

According to Tang Chen, Yan Huaiqing didn't stop him at all, only symbolically tried to persuade him to stay once or twice, and then said "Everyone has their own ambitions" and let him go.

Of course, Wei Changtian had no way of confirming whether this was true or false.

But he was too lazy to confirm it.

Anyway, Tang Chen certainly couldn't be entrusted with important tasks at the moment, so there would be plenty of time to test him slowly in the future.

If he sincerely wanted to work for him, it would not be too late to reuse him then.

In this way, Wei Changtian temporarily kept Tang Chen by his side as a retainer of the Wei family.

As for the relationship between Tang Chen and Chu Xianping...

The two had already met and talked.

Wei Changtian didn't ask them in detail what they talked about, only knew that the two seemed to have reached a "gentleman's agreement" to pursue Li Zimu based on their own abilities.

Tsk tsk tsk, this is "fair".

I just don't know how Li Zimu, as the "judge", will choose in the end.

In Wei Changtian's opinion, Li Zimu would probably choose Chu Xianping in the end, and Tang Chen would most likely be issued a "friend card" and that would be the end of it.

However, things are unpredictable, so it's hard to say.

After all, this is not an idol drama, and the male second does not necessarily have a chance to make a comeback.

Besides, among the three of them, it's hard to say who is the "male second".

Deception, true feelings, exploitation, choice... For Li Zimu and the other two, the grievances and love entanglements within this are undoubtedly intricate and complicated.

But for Wei Changtian, this kind of "spectator"...

In the end, how many people care about this kind of thing?

The above are the important things that have happened in the past few days.

Of course, there are also some that are not very important.

For example, Zhang San and Huang Sheng finally ended their "tracking mission" that lasted for more than a month and returned to Liangzhou City, and Wei Changtian also took back the life-saving tools and avoidance talismans he had given them before.

For example, Tang Chen used the "Mind Observation" technique to find out the spies planted by various forces in the Shu army and the Tiangou army, as a condition for him to defect to Wei Changtian.

For example, Ning Wenjun sent an imperial decree to Liangzhou, promoting all the generals, big and small, including Han Zhao, and Wei Xianzhe was directly promoted from the third rank to the first rank, and is now the Minister of the Inner Court Guards, in charge of the Imperial Guards, the Suspended Mirror Division, and the Zhan Shi Fu.

In order to show "loyalty", Ning Wenjun even handed over the Imperial Guards, the only armed force in his hands, which shows that his fear of the Wei family has reached an unprecedented level, and he will probably not make any small moves in a short time.

But even if he still has any ideas, Wei Changtian wouldn't care too much.

In other words, a figure like Ning Wenjun is no longer worthy of being his opponent at the moment.

Sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset.

In this way, the time came to the fifth day of the third month.

Today is Qingming Festival, and most of the people in Liangzhou, who are no longer troubled by war, went out of the city in groups of three or five early in the morning to go on spring outings and worship their ancestors. It was only Chen Shi, and wisps of green smoke were rising from the low hills outside the city.

Wei Changtian and others, who were far away in Liangzhou, were naturally unable to worship their ancestors, but they all got up early.

Because today they were going to set off back to Da Shu.

Now that the situation in Liangzhou has stabilized, there is no point in staying any longer, so it is better to go back sooner.

The Shu army and the Tiangou army had already assembled outside the city and would return with Wei Changtian.

"Watch your step! Be careful!"

"This car is full! Move it to the car behind..."

In the mid-spring season, all things are recovering.

Several old trees in the alley have sprouted new buds, and a row of carriages is parked outside the small courtyard.

Looking around, more than a dozen carriages are exactly the same, all pulled by two chestnut-red steeds, and each carriage is hung with two small flags, one black and one green, with the words "Wei" and "Shu" written on them.

The maids and servants were carrying large and small boxes onto the carriages, and Zhang San was acting as the supervisor, shouting with enthusiasm.

Liang Qin had already gotten into the carriage and was now lifting the curtain to look out, with a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

Wei Changtian was standing next to a stone lion, arms crossed, chatting and laughing with Yang Liushi.

"Look at Qin'er, she seems a little reluctant."

Looking at Liang Qin, who had half her head sticking out of the carriage window, Wei Changtian sighed, "But Liangzhou is also a good place. We can come here to escape the summer heat in the future."

"Giggle, Young Master, why don't we stay a few more days?"

Yang Liushi covered her mouth and smiled, "Anyway, this servant doesn't care. As long as Young Master is here, I can live here for the rest of my life."

"I love hearing that."

Wei Changtian looked up at the wordless plaque hanging above the courtyard gate and shook his head, "But forget it. Liangzhou City is too shabby after all. I still prefer the liveliness of Shuzhou City."

"If Young Master really lived here, Liangzhou would probably be as prosperous as Shuzhou in no time."

Yang Liushi replied with a smile, then suddenly remembered something, pursed her lips and sighed:

"Young Master, do you remember that on the way to Liangzhou, we said that this trip might take a year before we could return."

"I didn't expect that less than three months have passed, and we can actually go back."

"Yes, I didn't expect it to be so smooth at the time."

Wei Changtian nodded, "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to Brother Chu. If he hadn't suggested that we could kill Yan Huanwen to make peace, Liangzhou would probably still be in the heat of battle."

"Yes, Young Master Chu is always able to think of what others can't, and do what others can't."

Yang Liushi agreed with this: "It was the same in Huailing before. If it weren't for Young Master Chu, you might not have been able to kill Ning Yongnian."

"..."

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was mindful.

Yang Liushi's words were obviously just giving an example to "strengthen the argument", but Wei Changtian was stunned when he heard this.

"Yes."

"If it weren't for him, I really wouldn't have been able to do anything about Ning Yongnian..."

"Alright, that's about it. Let's get in the carriage and talk."

The meaningful tone in his voice vanished in an instant. Wei Changtian saw that the last box of luggage had also been carried onto the carriage, so he smiled and beckoned Yang Liushi to get in the carriage and leave.

"Yes."

The latter did not notice the strange look on his face just now and nodded slightly.

The two walked towards the carriage where Liang Qin was, and Zhang San, who was acting as the coachman in front, had already lifted the curtain...

Da Ning Capital, Shuzhou City, Fengyuan, Liangzhou City.

After crossing over, Wei Changtian had only lived in these four places for more than a month.

And before, every time he left these places, his mood might have been calm, or frank, or nervous, or tragic... Although they were all different, in short, they were definitely not happy.

After all, every time he had to leave, it must have been because something bad had happened.

He left the capital because he was exiled to Shuzhou.

He left Shuzhou City because he was going to Yuanzhou to save Liang Zhen and his daughter.

He left Fengyuan because he had experienced the "Yuanzhou City" massacre, so he had to go back to rebel...

Thinking about it this way, this time leaving Liangzhou City was the first time Wei Changtian had left a place he had lived in for a long time with a very relaxed and joyful mood.

Not easy!

Thinking this in his heart, Wei Changtian lowered his head and prepared to get into the carriage.

However, at this moment, a burst of rapid hoofbeats suddenly galloped from the end of the alley, from far to near.

"Da da da!"

"Da da da da!"

"..."

This burst of hoofbeats instantly attracted everyone's attention, and Wei Changtian silently straightened up and turned to look at the entrance of the alley.

Looking at Chu Xianping, who was lying on the horse's back with an extremely serious expression, Wei Changtian rolled his eyes in his heart, knowing that his good mood should be gone.

I just don't know what could happen at this time.

Did Yan Huaiqing break the agreement?

Impossible.

Or did something happen on Ning Wenjun's side, or Ning Yu Ke's side?

Or is it Kui Long?

Wei Changtian couldn't guess the result for a while.

However, Chu Xianping, who stopped his horse a few feet away and then ran over quickly, soon gave the answer.

"Young Master!"

"The situation in Xin Feng has changed drastically!"