Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1597 Trial and Error

"Madam, are you so afraid that I will threaten your sister's position?" Dugu Huizhen's shoulders trembled slightly, but she still stood straight, "I am the daughter of the Dugu family. Even if I am afraid, I have to go to the capital and enter the palace."

She paused, her expression solemn, a look of determination flashing in her eyes, "This is my fate."

For some reason, Fang Zilan felt indescribably funny when she heard the word "life". She actually laughed out loud, causing Dugu Huizhen to glare at her angrily, "What does the Madam mean by this?"

Fang Zilan said bluntly: "Why trust something if you can't hold it in your own hands?"

"Others may be like this, but I am not." Dugu Huizhen said arrogantly, "Once I enter the palace, I will be second to none and everything in the world will be in my hands."

"Entering the palace may be an opportunity, but..." Fang Zilan felt dizzy before she finished speaking. Awan beside her hurriedly supported her and said, "You are weak, you should go back and rest first..."

"Wait." Dugu Huizhen stopped Fang Zilan and said, "Madam, what are you talking about?"

"The world is unpredictable." Fang Zilan closed her eyes and lowered her voice a little, "I hope Miss Dugu will keep her distance and not embarrass others or herself."

Dugu Huizhen was silent for a long time, and finally gave way, "I promise you, no matter what happens in the future, I will not embarrass the queen in the palace."

"In that case, thank you very much." Fang Zilan bowed and let Awan help her leave.

After returning to the room, Fang Zilan sat on the bed to rest. A Wan said unhappily, "I think this Miss Dugu doesn't know how to advance or retreat, and doesn't know what's good for her. She can't threaten the Queen in the palace at all."

"Even though what Dugu Huizhen said today was wrong in many ways, there was one thing that made sense." Fang Zilan raised her hand and lightly frowned, "For a woman from an aristocratic family, her birth is her best support. Right now, the Fang family is indeed no match for the Dugu family."

A Wan's heart sank. Fang Zilan seemed to have seen what she was thinking. "But the Fang family is the Fang family, and I am me."

"What do you mean?" Awan poured a glass of water and walked over to hand it to Fang Zilan. She took it and drank it all before saying, "What the Fang family can't do, I can do."

"I thought you would say that no one in the world can compare to you." Awan took the empty cup, turned around and poured another glass of water.

"Where in the world can such a person exist?" Fang Zilan said with a smile, "Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, and there are always areas where one is inferior to others."

"It's rare to hear Zixiu, the best in the world, say this. It's really refreshing." Awan sat down next to Fang Zilan and changed the topic, "Seriously, I've heard about what happened recently from Mr. Wan and Sister Xiao. The Dugu siblings haven't made any moves yet. Aren't you afraid that they're doing something secretly?"

"What's the point of being afraid?" Fang Zilan sighed softly, "With the abilities of the Dugu family, if they really want to do something, it's hard to prevent them."

"What should we do?" A Wan said with a bitter face, "We can't just sit there and wait for death, right?"

"We are not waiting to die, but watching the situation." Fang Zilan said slowly, "At this critical juncture, no one can sit still. We just need to wait for them to lose their composure."

"Sister Lan, do you really want to get to the bottom of this?" Fang Lihui tightly grasped the folding fan in his hand. Fang Zilan said nonchalantly, "If I'm the only one investigating, it doesn't necessarily mean we have to get to the bottom of this.

Fang Lihui's eyes darkened. "You mean, there are other people investigating?"

Fang Zilan nodded slightly, "I can't stop that person, nor do I want to. After all, I am also very curious about what the truth is." "The truth?" Fang Lihui curled his lips and smiled, "Sister Lan, I don't believe you don't know the truth. You just want to find out how many people in the court and the underworld are involved."

Fang Zilan did not comment. "Cousin, the so-called truth is not what you and I say. Whether it is collusion between officials and bandits or betrayal by military generals, these superficial truths are not what I want."

"What does Sister Lan want?" Fang Lihui spread out his folding fan, his expression sharper. "Human hearts are hard to predict, and greed is limitless. Such a truth is doomed to be meaningless."

"Whether it is meaningful or not, I know it myself." Fang Zilan restrained her expression, as if she didn't want to get too entangled with Fang Lihui, so she changed the subject and said, "Since my cousin has had dealings with the bandit leader of Feiling Mountain, I think he has also been involved in a lot of underworld affairs. I have something I want to inquire about, so please don't hesitate to tell me."

Upon hearing this, Fang Lihui said happily: "As long as I know something, I will tell you everything I know."

Fang Zilan took a deep breath and asked, "Cousin, do you know the Wheel King of Ghost Gate - Chu Bin?"

"I've heard a little bit about him. It's said that he is one of the Ten Kings of Hell." Fang Lihui hesitated for a moment and said, "But aren't the Ten Kings of Hell all dead?"

Fang Zilan's expression froze. "Chu Bin is missing. The last time he appeared was on the way to Suzhou Prefecture, not far from Zuiyue Tower. Many disciples of the sect also disappeared with him."

Fang Lihui raised his eyebrows, "Sister Lan, when you mentioned this Wheel King Chu Bin, you sounded quite familiar with him. Could it be that you have some acquaintance with him?"

"Chu Bin's father was originally a guard beside my mother. He and I grew up together. It's not an exaggeration to say that we were childhood sweethearts." Fang Zilan said seriously, "He is very important to me. I must find him."

Fang Lihui shook his folding fan thoughtfully, "When did Chu Bin disappear?"

"April or May last year, around the time when the Di Rong delegation entered Beijing." Fang Zilan answered quickly. When Fang Lihui heard this time point, he was stunned and frowned, "Are you sure?"

"No." Fang Zilan shook her head, "I remember it very clearly."

"At that time..." Fang Lihui's expression became a little serious. Fang Zilan asked, "Cousin, do you know something?"

"I..." Fang Lihui opened his mouth and then sighed, "Sister Lan, I'm afraid Chu Bin is... in danger."

Fang Zilan's expression suddenly turned cold, "What did you say, cousin?"

"At that time, the Fang family's spring party had just ended. The bandit leader of Feiling Mountain had a batch of goods that needed to be transported to Miluo while merchants from all over the country were leaving Zuiyue Tower." Fang Lihui seemed to be lost in memory, muttering, "I originally asked the shopkeeper of Zuiyue Tower to take care of it, but the bandit leader of Feiling Mountain said that this batch of goods was extremely important and asked me to go there in person."

Fang Zilan couldn't help but interrupt when she heard this: "Cousin, did you go to Miluo in person?"

"Not really." Fang Lihui shook his head and said, "I just need to deliver the cargo to the Miluo border, and someone will come to pick it up there."

"Who is the contact?" Fang Zilan's expression became colder. Fang Lihui lowered his eyes and said, "The contact person deliberately concealed his identity, but I still found some clues. They should be from the Miluo army."