Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1826 Tao Guang
"Is that Lieutenant Ye?" Meng Tingyang exclaimed. Fang Zilan, disregarding the rain, practically ran over and helped Ye Yun up from the ground.

"Commander Ye?" Fang Zilan called several times, but Ye Yun showed no signs of waking up. On the other side, Meng Tingyang helped the old man on the ground up. "This is Elder Ye, whom I met at the Xiahou family last time."

As he spoke, he placed his hand on Old Master Ye's pulse. "Nothing unusual, doesn't seem like poisoning."

“No matter how skilled a master is, ordinary sleeping pills can knock them out.” Fang Zilan said irritably, “They probably won’t wake up for a while.”

As she spoke, she gave Ye Yun a cursory examination. Apart from the injuries she had sustained earlier in the battle against the martial arts practitioners at the Wen family's residence, there were no new wounds. It seemed that whoever had attacked them did not intend to kill them, so they must have had ulterior motives...

Thinking of this, Fang Zilan looked around and saw the shovels and loose soil nearby, indicating that the area had just been dug up not long ago.

"Meng Tingyang!" Fang Zilan called out. Meng Tingyang understood immediately, put down Elder Ye, and picked up a shovel to dig.

“This is…” Meng Tingyang stopped. Fang Zilan put Ye Yun down, got up and walked over. She saw that Wen Ran was buried inside.

Fang Zilan jumped down and checked Wen Ran's breath. Although it was weak, it was proof that he was alive.

"It's alright..." Fang Zilan murmured softly as she fed Wen Ran a pill, then called out to Meng Tingyang, "Come and lend a hand."

The two of them worked together to pull Wen Ran out of the pit, but before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, they saw the blazing fire illuminating the night and rapidly approaching them.

“They outnumber us and their intentions are probably not good.” Meng Tingyang shielded Fang Zilan behind him, and she didn’t even raise her head, only focusing on checking Wen Ran’s injuries.

"Miss Zixiu?" Meng Tingyang couldn't help but call out. Fang Zilan said calmly, "No rush. Let's see who they are first. If they insist on making things difficult for us, we can just kill them all."

Meng Tingyang was speechless, yet inexplicably relieved. When he looked again, the person was already close at hand.

The rain blurred the view, the torches shone brightly, and most of the leader's figure was hidden under an umbrella. Meng Tingyang could only vaguely make out that he was a young man, but his demeanor was extraordinary, and he should not be from an ordinary background.

"Young Master Shen, it's this man and woman." A burly man bowed and reported to the leader, "They seem to know the Xiahou family. Should we..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but instead made a throat-slitting gesture. However, before he could finish the gesture, Meng Tingyang sneered, "You think you can do this?"

“You don’t seem to be a member of the martial arts world.” The leader suddenly spoke, and Fang Zilan couldn’t help but look up at him.

If the previous mention of "Young Master Shen" was merely a suspicion, then this voice finally confirmed her suspicions—it was indeed Wang Shen.

I never expected that meeting an old friend would turn out like this.

"Whether I'm a member of the martial arts world or not is none of your business!" Meng Tingyang glared angrily. Wang Shen smiled. "What do you care about these two from the Xiahou family, or that young master Wen Ran?" Meng Tingyang was taken aback by the question. Before he could say anything, Fang Zilan stood up and walked up to him. "Wang Shen, when did you get involved in this mess in the Southeast?"

"You recognize me?" Wang Shen's expression changed, and he looked Fang Zilan up and down carefully. She let him look at her. "Wang Shen, after the epidemic, you have at least gained some fame in the Southeast. Why are you still called Young Master Shen?"

She deliberately emphasized the words, and Wang Shen felt an indescribable mockery in her voice. He snorted coldly and said, "Miss, you've at least heard of my name. But I've never heard of yours before."

Fang Zilan smiled slightly, "I haven't even introduced myself yet, how do you know I've never heard of you?"

"Oh?" Wang Shen raised an eyebrow. "Why don't you tell me, young lady?"

“Lady, the Prince has sent me to fetch you.” Meng Tingyang stood between Dugu Ming and Fang Zilan, neither of them speaking, and said to himself, “Last night, something happened at the Wen family, and Young Master Wen was seriously injured. The Lady kindly asked me to invite Miss Awan to treat him, but unexpectedly, I was detained at the Wen family and did not return all night. The Prince is very worried and asks the Lady to come back with me.”

"I'm not going back. I want to stay here with Miss Awan." Fang Zilan's expression was calm, but her tone revealed a stubbornness.

“Lady of the Heir Apparent…” Meng Tingyang began, seemingly wanting to persuade her again, but Fang Zilan interrupted him, “Miss Awan was ordered by Her Majesty the Empress to come from the capital to the southeast to treat me and the Heir Apparent. How can I abandon her?”

“Your Highness, now that everything has settled down and the Wen family is at peace, Miss Awan will not be in any danger even if she stays.” Meng Tingyang bowed to Fang Zilan. “Please, Your Highness, do not make things difficult for me. Please come back with me.”

"General Meng is right." Fang Chongzheng nodded slightly and echoed, "Lan'er, you are frail and won't be of much help if you stay with the Wen family. You'll only cause trouble. Perhaps..."

“I can’t be of much help if I go back to the Fang family; I’ll be lucky if I don’t cause any trouble.” Fang Zilan interrupted Fang Chongzheng without any politeness. “Father, people say that a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup, and that’s how people are. But you don’t have to push me to outsiders in everything, do you?”

"What are you saying, Madam Heir?" Meng Tingyang quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Lord Fang meant well, and besides, how can the Heir be considered an outsider?"

"General Meng, whose household are you from?" Fang Zilan glanced at Meng Tingyang with a half-smile. "Those who know might be fine, but those who don't might think you've switched allegiance to the Fang family."

Meng Tingyang was speechless, but Fang Zilan ignored his reaction and turned to Dugu Ming, saying, "Young General Dugu, have you caught the person? If you have, and want to know what happened, go and interrogate him yourself. Why ask me?"

"Your Highness, you are mistaken." The speaker was Xie Chen. He walked gracefully into the courtyard, greeted Fang Chongzheng and the others, and then went straight to Fang Zilan.

"I am in charge of the Southeast case. If General Dugu has arrested anyone, he should be handed over to me for disposal, not interrogated in private." Xie Chen's expression was serious, but Fang Zilan chuckled, "So Mr. Xie knows that you are in charge of the Southeast case. May I ask, Mr. Xie, what have you come to regarding it so far?"

Her question was blunt and rude, but Xie Chen remained calm. "The court session will be held tomorrow. If the young lady is willing, she is welcome to attend as an observer."

"Alright." Fang Zilan nodded in agreement, then looked at Dugu Ming and said, "Since Mr. Xie has spoken, what do you say, Young General Dugu?"

Dugu Ming's lips moved, but no sound came out. So Fang Zilan said, "If you want to know what happened last night, you might as well tell Mr. Xie everything you know."