Chapter 715: Chapter 715: Relative? Enemy?
When he woke up again, Old Tang was no longer in the room.
His heart skipped a beat, and after a careful search, the identifier he had brought was nowhere to be found. Looking around in confusion, he finally rembered his drunken experience and hastily crawled out of the house.
He searched around but couldn’t find Old Tang’s figure, so he could only return to the manor with a stomach full of questions.
But as soon as he reached the intersection, he stopped, looked back at the hut, and shook off the strange feeling in his heart. He always felt that he overlooked sothing, but he couldn’t rember what.
He needed to go back and report this information to Nan Tianzong.
Nan Tianzong clearly hadn’t expected the result to be like this!
“You’re saying that Old Tang, who you know, told you that the identifier is unique to Empress Dowager?”
Nan Tianzong repeatedly confird: “Ye Lei, have you ever thought about who Old Tang is and how he recognized that this identifier was unique to Empress Dowager? Even I can’t recognize the identifier, but he, who is nothing more than a small leader in Macheng County’s armory, could recognize it. Don’t you find that suspicious?”
These words sent shivers down Di Yelei’s spine, finally understanding the origin of the strange feeling he had.
“Yes, you’re right. How did Old Tang know? He…”
“Either he was once the Empress Dowager’s man, hiding in Macheng County under a false na. Or he’s just talking nonsense, trying to confuse our vision deliberately. Regardless of the answer, there is only one thing we should do now: go to the armory imdiately and bring this Old Tang you’ve ntioned over!”
Nan Tianzong slamd his fist on the table, his eyes filled with brutality.
“This can’t be done! Although Old Tang is only a small leader of the armory, in my heart, he is my Master. A day as a teacher ans a lifeti as a father, and I will never lay a hand on him! Also, I firmly believe he has his reasons; we don’t need to dwell on this! Otherwise, what’s the difference between us and others?”
Di Yelei stood firm.
“You’re being softhearted. Have you ever thought about how dangerous it would be if this man were truly the Empress Dowager’s man? Do you understand that by letting the tiger return to the mountain at this mont, you’re endangering us all?” Nan Tianzong wished he could punch him directly.
Di Yelei had never been to the capital city, so he didn’t know about the Empress Dowager’s ans. However, he had experienced the Empress Dowager rolling in the capital city circles, so he was very tense.
“I trust him; he would never harm !”
Di Yelei stubbornly insisted on his view, refusing to relent. If Old Tang had wanted to harm him, he could have done so when he was drunk. It would have been easier, and he wouldn’t have to face these accusations, so why not?
“Fine! Very well.”
Nan Tianzong didn’t say much more but instead stord out of the manor in anger.
This was the first ti the two had quarreled over public affairs, but Di Yelei had no regrets.
As soon as Nan Tianzong left the Di Residence, he hesitated for a mont before shouting in a low voice: “Co here, go to the county governnt’s armory and capture Old Tang for this prince. If he resists, take him dead or alive!”
“Yes, Prince Gong!”
Two shadows suddenly appeared on the empty avenue, bowed to Nan Tianzong, and disappeared into the air again.
There must be a problem with Old Tang; how could he just let him go?
What was supposed to be an easy capture ended in failure, which surprised Nan Tianzong.
“What happened?”
“None of our n found him; they all said that Old Tang hadn’t been seen since yesterday.”
Nan Tianzong frowned: “It seems he has escaped. Forget it! We’ll deal with it later, if we have the chance.”
Considering the Empress Dowager’s hand had even reached Macheng County, it seed this area was no longer safe. He needed to leave as soon as possible, and so things needed to be resolved.
Liu Sisi didn’t know about the matter between Di Yelei and Nan Tianzong. At the mont, she was busy preparing gifts, planning to visit Heilong Mountain.
Each ti she went to Heilong Mountain, sothing bad would happen, casting a shadow over Liu Sisi’s heart. She would be satisfied only if Heilong Mountain was leveled.
But this ti, she had no choice but to go.
After so consideration, she decided to go with a light entourage. Going up the mountain with a larger group wouldn’t solve the problem.
It wasn’t until she sat in the carriage to Heilong Mountain that she realized, belatedly, that she had always placed herself on Zhao Yuanlang’s side in her heart, believing herself to be his daughter.
Thinking about it carefully, compared to the forr Crown Prince Zhao Jiong’s secretiveness, Emperor Zhao Yuanlang was much more candid.
When Liu Sisi returned to Heilong Mountain, she encountered no resistance. Instead, she easily t with Zhao Jiong.
“Old He told that your old illness has recurred. But it looks like you’re fine now; there’s no problem at all.”
Liu Sisi stood by the big rocks, facing the gusty mountain wind, her face calm.
On the flat land on top of the mountain, Zhao Jiong sat naturally on the ground. His gaze towards Liu Sisi was still filled with startling intensity, as if looking through her at soone else.
“You’re not her after all…”
Zhao Jiong’s sigh seed to co from the bottom of his heart, filled with deep lancholy.
“Yes, I’m not her, because she’s already dead, killed by your own hands here!”
Liu Sisi didn’t know why Zhao Jiong went mad last ti, but today’s Zhao Jiong had clear eyes and looked at her with a mix of complex emotions.
“Yes… it was I who killed her.”
Zhao Jiong suddenly laughed softly, his smile revealing an indescribable aning. Gradually, his low laughter grew louder and finally turned into uproarious laughter.
“That bastard Zhao Yuanlang has acknowledged you, hasn’t he? He ca here recently and nearly stayed behind forever.”
His Majesty had been to Heilong Mountain?
Liu Sisi’s heart instinctively tightened, and she felt a bit dizzy. Zhao Jiong said it was a recognition, which ant that what Zhao Yuanlang said about her being his daughter was true!
She imdiately reacted and suddenly laughed: “Sect Master, are you upset by this? After all, the current Emperor is your blood brother, and he should cherish the bond of brotherhood and spare you a way out.”
The naked mockery in her words made Zhao Jiong’s smile fade.
“Did you co up the mountain today just to make fun of ?”
“No! I don’t have the habit of kicking soone when they’re down. I ca today to ask you a few questions.”
Liu Sisi’s heart relaxed sowhat, and she walked silently around the area that seed to contain a grave, sighing softly.
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