The musician remained silent for a moment and asked, “What deal?”
Jiang Yun said, “Help me save three people. Your identity and your intention to kill me will not be known to anyone else.”
The musician suddenly curled the corner of his mouth, and a fierce expression appeared in his eyes. “You’re not afraid that I will kill you now?”
“Of course I’m afraid, but since I dare to come here alone to meet you, I have made all the necessary preparations. Moreover…” Jiang Yun looked into his eyes and gently asked, “Do you really think that if you kill me, you can leave with your whole body?”
The musician was taken aback.
After a while, he said coldly, “I am naturally fully prepared.”
Jiang Yun didn’t comment; he only said, “I don’t know your relationship with Chen Qi, and I don’t know how much you know about each other, but I understand Chen Qi’s temperament. He is someone who will never put himself in danger.”
“You chose to kill me today because you think that with all the people and Qi’s envoys around, the Crown Prince won’t be able to investigate the murderer with much fanfare. But you have underestimated my position in his heart. If I ‘accidentally’ die in this mountain today, he will not care about anyone, but all of you will be buried together.”
“Are you confident that you’ll be able to avoid being investigated? If you really disguised yourself in a flawless manner, you wouldn’t have been discovered by me so easily. Even if you can evade the Sui soldiers, what about the Qi envoys? You have been deliberately avoiding Qi Ziqi and his attendants. If I guess correctly, he should have seen you or you have connections with the Marquis Duan Mansion, that’s why you can play ‘Feng Qiu Huang’.”
At this point, Jiang Yun came to the conclusion: “So it’s not me who is truly in crisis right now, but you. Apart from choosing to cooperate with me, you have no choice.”
The musician’s hand trembled, and he once again looked at Jiang Yun with incredulous eyes.
“Who… the hell are you?”
He trembled and couldn’t help but ask the question again.
Jiang Yun didn’t answer, waiting for his answer.
The musician took a deep breath, but after a while, he had to give in and ask, “Who do you want me to save?”
Jiang Yun said, “The family of the Divine Physician Meng Hui.”
“You—”
The musician’s eyes widened suddenly, looking more and more perplexed at the young gentleman in front of him, who looked civilized and elegant, with secrets written all over his body.
Jiang Yun returned to the pavilion, and Qi Ziqi also finished his work and returned, and he had already sat in the pavilion in advance, waiting for Jiang Yun.
Ji An dared not snub him and was giving him some snacks.
Today, Sui Heng specially asked people to buy many delicious and beautiful pastries from outside and let Jiang Yun take them with him on the road to eat. Qi Ziqi rarely tastes so many delicious foods. He tasted each of them and praised them endlessly.
Jiang Yun sat down and poured him a cup of fruit wine.
Qi Ziqi took a sip happily and said, “It’s still you who treat me well, unlike them who always nag in my ears, ‘This can’t be eaten, that can’t be drunk’, it’s simply boring.”
Jiang Yun glanced at the sky and said, “It may rain tomorrow, and the road may be difficult. I guess you may have to return to the Qi capital early tonight.
Qi Ziqi was surprised and opened his mouth wide.
Tian Que just invited him over to discuss this matter. He was originally reluctant to go back so quickly. After hearing Tian Que’s decision, he became even more reluctant and couldn’t help but say, “Have you opened the heavenly eyes and have the ability to see things before they happen?”
Jiang Yun smiled slightly and said, “I just have some basic knowledge of observing the weather. I have many interesting travelogues there. If Young Master is interested in reading them, I will have someone bring some over tonight.”
Qi Ziqi naturally agreed with joy.
And he said, “Young Master Chu, when you have free time in the future, you must come to the Qi capital to play. I will accompany you throughout the whole journey, treat you well, and take you around the whole Qi capital. We can also eat the food cooked by my father, my father’s fish cutlet is so delicious.”
Jiang Yun agreed and said definitely.
Dinner came quickly.
Guests arrived one after another, in addition to those who participated in hunting during the day, there were also many late-arriving nobles and public officials.
Tian Meng wore a thick bandage around his right wrist and also came to attend the banquet with injuries. As soon as he entered, his one-eyed gaze was sinister as he locked onto Jiang Yun, who was sitting at the bottom of the table, chatting and laughing with several noble youths.
“General, your seat is over there.”
The palace attendant was very afraid of Tian Meng. Suddenly, Tian Meng stood still and stared at something, his eyes rolling with hatred. The palace attendant trembled and reminded him.
Tian Meng sat down next to Tian Que, poured himself a cup of wine, took a gulp, and his gaze remained locked on Jiang Yun. Tian Que frowned and reminded him, “General Tian, if you dare to cause trouble today, even I cannot protect you.”
Tian Meng remained silent.
Jiang Yuping, the Jiang Kingdom’s Guozhu, also came over, but what was different today was that he was followed by two young Kunjun dressed in snow-colored gauze robes. Those with sharp eyes recognize them immediately. These were the two Kunjun from Qingque Terrace who were offered by the Qi Kingdom to Sui Heng but were rejected yesterday.
“Jiang’s Guozhu, what’s going on?”
Jiang Yuping didn’t shy away and said with a friendly smile, “Guaren can’t bear to see good beauties wasted for nothing, so after yesterday’s banquet, with the consent of the Crown Prince, Guaren spent a lot of money to buy these two Kunjun from Tian daren.”
There was a natural burst of congratulations from the crowd.
After Jiang Yuping sat down, the two Kunjun obediently kneeled on both sides, one pouring wine for him and the other massaging his shoulders. They were truly weak and boneless, full of vitality, attracting envious gazes.
“I heard that Kunjun from the Qingque Terrace is exclusively owned by the King of Qi. They are hard to buy, even with thousands of coins. This time, Jiang’s Guozhu is truly blessed.”
“Just picking up the pieces, making you all laugh.”
Not long after, Sui Heng and Empress Yan entered the scene together.
In today’s hunting, Sui Heng undoubtedly won the top spot and even hunted many rare animals. Now that Tian Que had no doubt about Sui Heng and the Qinglang Battalions’s strength, he was once again grateful that he had not made a wrong move in befriending the Sui Empire.
Sui Heng walked straight to Jiang Yun’s side and said, “Gu specially hunted a deer to nourish your body. Later, someone will roast some deer meat for you to eat.”
Jiang Yun nodded and saw a blade of grass on his iron armor, so he reached out and removed it for him.
Sui Heng grabbed his little lover’s slender and beautiful hand and raised his eyebrows, saying, “You seduced Gu in public again.”
Jiang Yun bit his lip and pulled out his hand.
Tian Meng saw this scene from afar, and his eyes became even more torn.
During the banquet, the guests were overjoyed, and Emperor Sui specially prepared many valuable gifts for Tian Que to bring back to the Qi capital as a token of gratitude to the King of Qi and Marquis Duan.
Tian Que enthusiastically answered yes.
Jiang Yun naturally had plenty of people to talk to around him. As the banquet was about to end, Qi Ziqi came over again and asked Jiang Yun for his travelogue.
Jiang Yun smiled and said he hadn’t forgotten. He took out several thick volumes of books from behind the table and said, “Let me deliver them to the carriage for the Young Master.”
Qi Ziqi nodded, just in time to take the opportunity to talk more to him, and immediately walked with Jiang Yun towards the parking spot.
Tian Meng saw it from afar, put down his wine cup, and also followed up.
The carriages of the guests at the banquet were almost all parked in one place. Jiang Yun helped Qi Ziqi put away his books and glanced at the musician standing next to the carriage.
The musician’s entire body was wrapped in a cloak.
Jiang Yun looked at Qi Ziqi and said, “Can I ask Young Master a favor?”
He looked serious, and Qi Ziqi nodded solemnly. “You say, as long as I can do it, I will go through fire and water without hesitation.”
The old man standing behind frowned and wanted to stop, but Jiang Yun suddenly said, “Ah Weng also help me for once too, please.”
The old man was taken aback, he closed his mouth and stopped speaking.
Jiang Yun led Qi Ziqi to the carriage where the musician was and opened the carriage door.
In the dimly lit carriage, a simple and beautiful woman was holding her son and daughter in her arms. The mother and children were trembling together. When she saw someone approaching, the woman was busy hugging her children even more tightly.
Qi Ziqi was surprised. “They are…”
“They are Divine Physician Meng Hui’s family, who have been kidnapped here. I hope Young Master can help me send them out of the Sui capital, wait until you reach a safe place, then let them leave safely.”
The name of the Divine Physician Meng Hui, is well known in all countries.
Although Qi Ziqi did not understand why the mother and children were kidnapped here, the virtuous way he learned from a young age also made him unable to stand idly by. He said, “Don’t worry, I will definitely take them away safely.”
“It’s just that if you release them without permission, will there be any danger? Why don’t you come with us and go to the Qi capital?”
Although Qi Ziqi did not have extensive experience in handling affairs, he was not foolish. He could see that Jiang Yun was probably secretly carrying out an important plan—a potentially dangerous one.
Jiang Yun shook his head and smiled at him, saying, “Don’t worry, I’m fine in the Sui Empire, and there won’t be any danger.”
“On the contrary, you have to listen to your… father from now on, study and write well, or do other things you like. The Qi capital is very good, don’t always think about running outside.”
His gentle tone suddenly made Qi Ziqi feel a long-lost warmth.
Qi Ziqi couldn’t help but ask again, “Are you really not going with us?”
Jiang Yun knew that this was also his opportunity. However, the risk is too high. Once he goes missing, Sui Heng will definitely go crazy and send heavy troops to pursue him. At that time, the exposure of his identity was a small matter, but he was afraid that Meng Hui’s wife and children may not be able to escape.
Division called: ……
Jiang Yun glanced at Tian Meng with a gloomy expression on his face.
Tonight, he must completely solve this big problem.
“There’s no need.”
“Wishing Young Master a smooth journey.”
Jiang Yun and Qi Ziqi bid farewell, then turned around and left. Instead of returning to the banquet, he headed towards the secluded area of the hunting garden.
He walked faster and faster, feeling the hungry wolf-like figure chasing him relentlessly, gradually approaching, accelerating his pace, facing the dense night, and heading deeper into the darkness.
When he arrived at the center of the dense forest, Jiang Yun took out a signal flare from his sleeve and threw it out.
At almost the same time, Tian Meng’s imposing and oppressive figure rushed to his eyes, pouching Jiang Yun down on the tree trunk.
His one-eyed eyes sparkled with excitement and malice, and his voice was filled with a sense of revenge, “I’ll see who else can come and save you tonight.”
Jiang Yun looked at him, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
“Alright.”
The forest is quiet, and the sound of falling leaves can almost be heard.
Jiang Yun’s voice was even lighter than a fallen leaf, and there was a hint of lightness: “Then let’s see who will die tonight.”
