Chapter 225 An old friend comes
From Jiangning to Xijing, the old eunuch didn't care about any of the places along the way, except Dongdu.
As the academy's base camp and one of the places with the weakest control in Xijing, if the academy really wants to keep people in Dongdu, Xijing will have no way to deal with it.
After what happened last night, the old eunuch became even more wary of Dongdu.
A little girl from the fifth level of the sky almost had someone kidnapped from her hands. Although the price was her own life, there was never a shortage of suicide warriors in this era.
Any force would not hesitate to exchange an ordinary fifth-level cultivator for the Sixth Master of the Academy and a fatal blow to the majesty of the imperial court.
"Which family are you from?" the old eunuch asked with narrowed eyes.
"The eunuch is asking you a question, be good." Zhao Yushu pulled Mo'er's sleeve like a lackey who had just been castrated.
"Dongdu, Tianxianglou."
"Have not heard."
You definitely haven't heard of it, after all, you don't have the capital. Zhao Yushu complained in his heart, but he certainly didn't dare to say it out loud.
"Who is your teacher?"
Mo'er hesitated for a moment, and Zhao Yushu comforted her, "It's okay, the eunuch is very fair and will not implicate anyone."
After the compliment was paid, the old eunuch's anger subsided a little: "Speak now, eunuch, I don't need to compete with a junior."
"Miss Yun." Mo'er said in a low voice.
"Auntie Yun?" The old eunuch thought for a long time, and suddenly realized: "Xiao Yun, when I was in Xijing, I was younger than you. Now people call me aunt? Alas, time is unforgiving."
Zhao Yushu and Mo'er looked at each other in bewilderment. This old eunuch actually knew Yun Gu? He looked like he knew her very well.
And is Yun Gu actually from Xijing?
Zhao Yushu recalled the first time he entered Yun Gu's boudoir to write Nalan's poems. Yun Gu had a look of being cheated on, and a bloody drama emerged in his mind.
Are you still a human being if you don’t gossip at this time?
"Ms. Yun, you know her too?"
"Let's not talk about the old days, let's not talk about it." The old eunuch actually waved his hand, turned his horse around and left, then got on the carriage. Soon, a faint aroma of wine wafted out.
He actually went out drinking alone.
"I'm very curious!" Zhao Yushu leaned on the railing and stared at the carriage.
"I'm curious too." Mo'er came over.
"I'm curious too." Bujie followed.
Zhao Yushu and Mo'er rolled their eyes and ignored him.
Today, the academy welcomed two guests. The guests' cultivation was not high, and their reputation in the world was not very loud, nor did they have any earth-shaking senior teachers behind them, but they were personally received by the great master.
It’s nothing, she’s just my junior fellow apprentice’s confidante.
Gu Changfeng had a strange look on his face. You know, Mo'er had left Dongdu some time ago. Although he didn't tell him on purpose, there were no secrets between family members.
Why are there two more?
"You two are from the South?"
"Yes, we are in the Red Lotus Sect now, but not in the army." Lan Ling's white hair was very eye-catching, and the aura of her speech was different.
Gu Changfeng nodded: "Are you two here for Junior Brother?"
Lan Ling smiled and said, "I have something I don't understand, please enlighten me, sir."
"Please say."
"Zhao Yushu has already expelled himself from the sect, so why does the master still call him Junior Brother?"
Gu Changfeng was stunned: "Maybe, I'm used to it."
"If he is still the master's junior apprentice, does the master intend to ignore his fellow disciples?"
Gu Changfeng opened his mouth, and was actually embarrassed by this woman in just two sentences. Immediately, his envy for Zhao Yushu's trip to Nanyang turned into sympathy. It must be a very sour feeling to have such a smart and sharp-tongued girl by your side.
"Miss, there is no need to provoke me with words. If the person can be saved, you can just go to Wangjiang Tower to pick him up. There is no need to wait for you to come." Wei You walked in with his hands behind his back: "I am Wei You, the third in line."
Lan Ling and Fang Sanniang hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"The people of Xijing are waiting for the academy to rescue them. Once they are rescued, the people of the academy will become murderous and protective of their own shortcomings. With the girl's intelligence, I believe she has figured out this situation a long time ago."
Lan Ling bowed her head and apologized: "I don't have any great talent, and my cultivation is mediocre. I can only use some clever tricks. I hope Mr. San will forgive me."
"It is a blessing for Junior Brother to have a confidant like you. Please believe that the academy has used all means to ensure that Junior Brother's life is not in danger, even if it really comes to a point where they fight to the death. I will tell you something, the teacher has already gone to Xijing."
Lan Ling and Fang Sanniang looked at each other, their eyes full of shock.
The old immortal went to Xijing, so according to common sense, Zhao Yushu would not die no matter what. No matter how unwilling the person in the palace was, he could only honestly give the conclusion that he could not escape punishment while alive. Otherwise, the old immortal might not save Zhao Yushu, but he would definitely make the emperor have nightmares every day until he scared himself to death.
However, Wei You did not tell the whole truth. He did not say that Master Yan Hui also went to Xijing. If Yan Hui reached a private agreement with certain people, then the junior brother might not be able to reach Xijing, and even if he did, his life would not be safe.
After all, it takes time for Neijing to rescue people.
"Since you are here, you two might as well stay in the academy. I will ask my junior sister to take you around Dongdu. When my junior brother passes by Dongdu, I will arrange for you to meet him. Then you can just wait for him to come back."
Gu Changfeng made the decision to end the topic and politely asked his second junior sister Ali to take Lan Ling and Sanniang to settle down.
"Can it be fooled?" Gu Changfeng was a little worried.
"It's hard to say. That girl is very smart."
"What would she do if she knew Yan Hui went to Xijing?"
"To save people, of course."
"She can't be saved."
"If she was worried about that, she wouldn't have come at all."
Ali asked Lan Ling and the others to rest first and go shopping in the evening. Fang Sanniang, who had never been to Dongdu, was in high spirits. Mr. Da and Mr. San both said that Zhao Yushu was fine, so he must be fine too. When he passed by Dongdu to take a look, he could take Lan Ling back with him. How perfect.
Lan Ling was in low spirits.
"Don't worry, Mr. Da and the others will never deceive us again."
"Sanniang, smart people don't need to lie when they are deceiving others."
"Ah? How can you deceive people if you don't lie?"
"Just tell half the truth."
Sanniang couldn't understand.
Lan Ling sighed: "Have you ever thought about why the old immortal wanted to go to Xijing?"
"Stop the dog emperor from killing him."
"He's in the East Capital, does the emperor dare to kill him?"
Sanniang blinked, not understanding what was going on.
"There is only one possibility for the old immortal to go to Xijing. He had to go. Someone forced him to be in Xijing in person."
"Well, even if that's the case, the old immortal is in Xijing, and no one dares to kill him, so the result is no different."
Lan Ling shook her head: "The current emperor is not a mediocre person. He may not be able to govern the country, but he stood out from the coup d'état that year. At least he has brains. He must know that the old immortal went to Xijing. No matter what he or his allies did, when the old immortal was forced to respond, he had already lost a move."
Fang Sanniang suddenly became panic-stricken: "What should we do then?"
Lan Ling smiled slightly: "What should we do? Without the academy, can we not save people ourselves?"