Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1693 Worry
Wen Ya took Fang Zilan's pulse and then instructed A Wan to prepare the medicine.

However, Awan immediately noticed the injury on Wen Ya's hand and asked anxiously, "Master...Mr. Wen, what happened to your wound?"

"It's nothing." Wen Ya straightened his sleeves and covered the wound. "Go and prepare the medicine."

Seeing that Mo Han, Zhuge Yu, and Cao Hong, who were waiting outside the door, were talking about something and seemed unaware of the commotion inside the room, Awan simply walked over to Wen Ya's side and said matter-of-factly, "There's no rush to brew the medicine. I need to help Master treat his wounds."

"You," Wen Ya laughed helplessly, "what kind of female doctor acts like you? You ignore the patients and instead worry about me first."

"Master's injury is the most important thing; everything else has to take a backseat." Awan took the medicine box and bandaged Wen Ya's wound as she said, "Was this caused by Fang Zilan?"

Wen Ya hummed in agreement and said in a low voice, "You still remember?"

“I remember.” A-Wan’s face was ashen. “Not to mention her, even I shudder at the mere thought of the word ‘wooden doll.’ How could anyone be so cruel as to lock her up there for a whole month?”

Wen Ya's expression was inscrutable. "Yes, how could they be so cruel?"

“Master…” Awan’s voice trembled slightly. Wen Ya reached out and stroked the top of her head, saying gently, “Awan, don’t be afraid. The wooden puppet is destroyed and will never be made again.”

Awan lowered her head and remained silent, her hands involuntarily stopping their movements.

That was her first month at the Ghost Gate. She accidentally wandered into the hall where wooden puppets were kept, and was so frightened by one of the wooden puppets that she wet her pants.

However, she only saw one before Fang Zilan covered her eyes, dragged her out of the hall, and threw her outside.

She had always been curious: Fang Zilan didn't look much older than her, so wasn't she afraid?

Later, she heard from her master that Fang Zilan was a naturally stubborn person. When she first entered the Ghost Gate, she refused to obey no matter what, and was imprisoned in that hall by the then Ghost Gate Master.

She was released a full month later.

It is said that when her master dragged her out, she had a high fever and was barely alive. After her serious illness, she became extremely obedient, but she also seemed to have become an emotionless puppet.

After becoming an assassin, she made a pact with the master of the Ghost Gate that once she had killed the same number of people as the wooden puppets in the hall, she would destroy the wooden puppets in that hall.

After Ji Ningtian became the master of the Ghost Gate, he fulfilled his promise to her. So she personally set fire to the wooden puppets in that hall, and after everything settled down, she drew a plum branch mark.

This became her habit: she would set fires after killing people, and in the end, she would leave behind her unique plum blossom mark in the ashes.

"A-Wan." Wen Ya called out softly, pulling A-Wan back from her wandering thoughts. "I..."

"It's all in the past," Wen Ya said, but he knew better than anyone that some things can never be truly forgotten.

Fang Zilan burned down the palace, but she couldn't burn away the past. All the past ultimately became a nightmare, trapping her within it from which she could not escape.

“Master, I’m scared…” A-Wan’s voice was very soft, but Wen Ya still heard it. “With Master here, don’t be afraid.” Fang Zilan frowned slightly. “If Lord Wei refuses to release them, I will go to the camp outside the capital to talk to him myself.”

However, after the clerk brought the person in, Fang Zilan's expression became more serious, and her voice also deepened. She said with an air of authority, "You have quite the audacity to impersonate my deputy general to see me. May I ask what your intentions are?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Xiaozhe became wary, and Zhuge Yu also openly scrutinized the newcomer. He was dressed in military uniform, clearly the attire of a central army officer, but with delicate features and a young age, he was obviously not the Deputy General Cao who always followed Fang Zilan.

Upon hearing this, the man looked troubled, shrank his neck, and mustered his courage to say, "You must be Lord Fang? I am Wei Wei from Lord Wei's camp, formerly under Deputy General Cao."

"Your surname is Wei, yet you worked under Deputy General Cao?" Fang Zilan's expression grew colder, her voice like ice, which frightened Wei Wei so much that he trembled and hurriedly nodded, "Yes, although my surname is Wei, I am not considered Lord Wei's personal guard."

Fang Zilan softened her expression and said coldly, "Did Vice General Cao send you to see me?"

Wei Wei nodded sharply, but then shook his head as if remembering something. "Deputy General Cao has been detained by Lord Wei. Lord Wei asked me to inform you that if you want Deputy General Cao to come to your residence, please go and ask Lord Wei for him in person."

"What do you mean by detaining him?" Fang Zilan glared at him, her expression grim. "Old Cao is a deputy general with an official rank and grade. What right does your Lord Wei have to detain him?"

“This…” Wei Wei hesitated, unsure of how to begin.

Pei Xiaozhe shook his head and said, "Lord Fang has only been back in the capital for a short time, so he probably doesn't know Lord Wei's temperament yet. Lord Wei has always been unpredictable and hard to fathom, and he's used to doing whatever he pleases. Let alone detaining Deputy General Cao without any pretext, even if he were to be dealt with according to military law, I'm afraid no one would dare to object."

Fang Zilan snorted coldly, "In the capital, right before the Emperor, there are still people who can act as they please? I'd like to see for myself. So, Lord Wei is here for me?"

Wei Wei dared not answer. Zhuge Yu stepped forward and blocked Fang Zilan's path, his expression unusually serious. "Lord Fang, please do not act rashly."

Fang Zilan remained unmoved, and instead of getting angry, she laughed and said, "Since Lord Wei is here for me, what harm is there in me going with you?"

"Lord Fang..." Zhuge Yu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Fang Zilan in a deep voice, "Ayu, please go to the palace no matter what, and ask His Majesty for an order to ask Lord Wei for the person. Lord Pei, you stay in the government office and take charge of the overall situation for me. I will be right back."

Zhuge Yu hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement.

Pei Xiaozhe looked at Fang Zilan with concern, "Lord Fang, please be careful in everything you do."

Fang Zilan nodded, indicating that they didn't need to worry, and then left the government office with Wei Wei, riding their horses straight to the camp on the outskirts of the capital.

She rode her horse swiftly, and Wei Wei struggled to keep up. Only after she had already entered the outskirts of the capital did Wei Wei, panting heavily, run after her inside.

Because she had previously visited the main camp outside the capital to review troops and teach the two deputy generals, Li and Cao, a lesson when she went to the northern border, she left a deep impression on everyone in the camp. As a result, no one in the camp dared to stop her, and she walked straight to the front of the central army tent and entered without being announced.

The man reclining on the main seat in the tent wore a dark blue robe, his long, black hair was half tied back and half loose, his skin was as white as porcelain, his eyebrows and eyes were slender and delicate, his nose was high and his lips were like cinnabar, and his appearance was exceptionally handsome.

Fang Zilan stared blankly at the man in front of her, momentarily at a loss for what to do.