Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1545 Appreciation

For a moment, Fang Zilan and Li Shengxuan were the only ones left in the hall. She was the first to speak and break the silence, "I rescued Hongtai from the prison in Fengyu County, and then took him to Feiling Mountain to reunite with Honghe. I killed them when they were not prepared. I threw their bodies into the valley. If your majesty doesn't believe me, you can send someone to look for them."

She lied without changing her face. Li Shengxuan's expression was dark and unclear, as if he was considering how credible her words were. After a while, he asked, "Where did Zhou Lang go?"

"I heard from Hong He that after they discovered that Zhou Lang led his troops up the mountain, they hid." Fang Zilan said accurately: "Zhou Lang led his troops to search but failed, so he only left a small number of soldiers on the mountain to wait. As for himself, I guess they may have led troops to encircle and suppress other strongholds.”

Her words were all based on speculations based on the situation along the way up the mountain. The corpses of bandits and bandits scattered everywhere, as well as the corpses of soldiers scattered everywhere, could indicate that they had fought against each other, but the scale was not large.

It seems that the bandits took advantage of the terrain and killed the soldiers Zhou Lang left on Feiling Mountain one by one. However, the soldiers in the Southeast Camp were trained by Zhou Lang and were not as stupid as those in the Jiangnan Camp. Therefore, the two sides fought to the death and no one gained anything.

It is always easy to make assumptions based on facts. Fang Zilan can guess at least 70%, and Li Shengxuan can certainly do the same. He was speechless for a long time, but the doubts in his heart grew bigger and bigger, as if a dark cloud shrouded him and never dissipated.

"Whether your Majesty believes it or not, this is the truth." Fang Zilan said in an understatement, but Li Shengxuan's expression turned cold, "What about the second master of Fei Lingshan who led his troops to the Jiangnan camp?"

Fang Zilan's hands hidden in her sleeves clenched into fists, her face remained calm, "Does Your Majesty think that the second boss left because of me?"

Li Shengxuan looked down at Fang Zilan and said in a deep voice, "Isn't it?" His voice was low and deep, revealing an indescribable sense of oppression.

Fang Zilan stood up, waved her sleeves and said, "If your Majesty doesn't believe it, everything I say will be useless."

"Fang Zilan, who are you?" Li Shengxuan stepped forward and asked almost forcefully: "Why are there countless people protecting you and countless people wanting your life?"

Fang Zilan's eyes turned red, but she said nothing. How should she tell Li Shengxuan that the original owner of her body was the daughter of the former general Zhenbei, King Pingnan, and his wife Qin Ji? How to tell Li Shengxuan that she is a person who does not belong to this world at all?

"You..." Li Shengxuan saw Fang Zilan's eyes filled with tears and couldn't help but feel soft. He was about to raise his hand to wipe away her tears, but he heard the sound of swords fighting behind him.

Soon enough, a short knife came straight towards Li Shengxuan's vest. He saw Fang Zilan's expression change and she exclaimed "Be careful", and then he was pushed hard by her and changed direction with her.

The moment the short knife pierced Fang Zilan's body, she looked at Li Shengxuan intently, with tears falling from the corners of her eyes, and her lips curved in a small arc, but she said reluctantly, "It's okay..."

"Fang Zilan!" Li Shengxuan held Fang Zilan's waist with one hand, drew his sword with the other hand and went straight towards the owner of the dagger, Meile, with a fast and fierce sword, killing her in an instant.

Mei Le's eyes widened, filled with disbelief. Even Fang Zilan was shocked. She knew that Li Shengxuan was an expert in the military, and his martial arts skills were personally taught by Xia Hou Yunzhao, but she never thought that his skills would be so good.

Clean and neat, no less than the Ten Palaces of Hell of the Ghost Sect. Even worse.

However, the fatal wound on her back did not give Fang Zilan much time to think. She leaned in Li Shengxuan's arms, tightly grasping his collar, and could not help but groan, "Oh, it hurts..."

"After returning to the capital, Lieutenant General Cao has not reported to the camp outside the capital. He has left his post without permission and refused to accept orders. It is only natural that I will punish him according to military law for such behavior." The man snorted and said with a smile, "Lord Fang was once the lord of the northern border. The commander of the army was decisive in killing and fighting. How could he come to me to punish such a person?" Fang Zilan pursed her lips and said with a stiff upper lip, "Lieutenant General Cao followed me to the northern border and was assigned to the northern border. Now that he is returning to the capital with me, he must be included in my mansion's roster."

"Master Fang, what you said is correct." The man nodded without commenting, "It's a pity that the rules were messed up. If Master Fang really wanted someone, he should have asked Deputy General Cao to bring the documents to the camp outside the capital on the first day after returning to the capital. Why did he delay until now?"

"I..." Fang Zilan knew that she had not thought it through well, and whatever she said now would sound like an excuse. She was choked by him and was speechless.

The man seemed to be in a good mood. He tilted his head and looked at her with interest and said, "Lord Fang, now that you are a noble and honorable official, are you going to use your power to suppress me and take Deputy General Cao away by force?"

Before Fang Zilan could reply, he said, "But Lord Fang comes from a military background, and he knows that a military cannot survive without trust. He will understand me and will not bully others just because he has power. Am I right?"

Fang Zilan was speechless after being refuted by him, but she felt more and more scared in her heart.

Every word he said seemed to leave room for her to make things difficult, but in fact, every word was piercing her heart with ease, leaving her with no way out.

She suppressed her panic and said calmly, "I have already prepared all the documents for Vice Admiral Cao to enter my house, but I have been delayed in handing them over to Lord Wei. I was careless about this matter, so I hope Lord Wei will not mind it. If you let Vice Admiral Cao come to my house in the future, I will be very grateful."

The man looked at Fang Zilan who was standing straight, his expression suddenly turned cold, "Master Fang, you just said thank you so much and want me to give you a deputy general. You are thinking too highly of the situation."

Fang Zilan clenched her hands tighter under her cloak, and after a while she slowly said, "Master Wei, what exactly do you want to do?"

Hearing this, the man chuckled, and the low laughter dissipated in the big tent. He only said, "Who knows? Master Fang, why don't you take a guess?"

This simple sentence made Fang Zilan's heart sink even more.

This Lord Wei is indeed as Pei Xiaoze said, a hard-to-predict person who does things as he pleases, but his ability to read people's minds is first-rate, so even if he acts recklessly, no one can find any fault with him.

Not knowing the ins and outs of the matter, Fang Zilan did not dare to guess casually. She tried to delay for as long as possible, hoping that Zhuge Yu would come to the palace to ask for permission as soon as possible.

However, the man did not give her too much time to be silent, and said casually: "If Lord Fang can't guess it, it will be boring."

As he spoke, the cup in his hand tilted, and there was a hint of impatience in his expression, "Wei Wei, show the guest away."

Wei Wei took a step forward, but Fang Zilan remained where she was, "Master Wei, wait a minute..."

She was interrupted by the man before she finished her words, "Master Fang, the camp outside the capital is not a place where anyone can come and go as they please."