"But I don't have much information to give you. I didn't pay much attention to these things before."
"Hmm..." Chitaki pondered for a moment, then added, "You definitely can't take away the people in Toad Palace and Sakura Prison, but that girl Shi Lan's brother may not be considered a person in the mirage, there is still some possibility."
"I will find a way to find him later, and I will tell you when you come to rescue him."
Qiantaki also just gave up and accepted the reality that Tianming would definitely continue to risk getting on the ship.
The steamed buns picked up for free didn't taste bad, and Tianming didn't mind either. He nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, okay, I'll save every one I can."
He was about to say something else when he suddenly felt a sense of detachment, and his eyes fell into illusion and confusion again.
Tianming knew immediately that he was leaving.
He wanted to say something more to Chitaki, but found that he could no longer speak.
But before his consciousness sank into chaos again, he heard Chitaki's last words:
"Be careful of the woman in Sakura Prison, she is very dangerous!"
When Tianming came back to his senses, the others had already appeared at the place where they had just entered the Toad Palace.
Looking at the familiar environment, Tianming was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously walked inside.
He still wanted to try to see if he could take this opportunity to save people.
After taking a few steps, he stopped again.
Although he still didn't know the reason why he entered that strange space, Chitaki's two explanations all explained the fact that although he entered that place, he did not enter it with his real body.
Whether it is consciousness, soul, or abstract things such as thoughts and emotions, it is definitely not his body.
If that's the case, then he should still be in the same place when he comes back.
But the reality is that he was moved near the entrance of Toad Palace.
Someone must have moved him here. It might be the girl who is suspected to be Princess Gao Yue, the daughter of the former tycoon, or it might be someone else.
But no matter who it is, it means that someone hopes that the dawn will end here.
To be honest, Tianming had a lot of doubts in his mind.
If someone suspected of being Princess Gao Yue sent him out for some reason, Tian Ming could still understand why she didn't alert the others on the ship.
But if it were other people on the ship... it would be difficult for Tianming to understand.
If there is anyone else in the Toad Palace, it is most likely the Moon Goddess.
Tianming really couldn't think of a reason why he could escape safely after being discovered by the Moon God.
But no matter how confused he was, it was time for him to retreat.
If someone lets him go once, he may not let him go a second time.
As for rescuing people, we should look for opportunities in the future. Today's trip is already worthwhile.
It's better to accept it when it's good.
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After half a stick of incense, Tianming hurriedly caught up with the last wave of workers disembarking, and finally was not left behind.
Outside the port, Shao Yu and Shi Lan, who had been waiting for the dawn to come back, couldn't help but feel relieved when they saw the dawn finally coming down.
They all thought that Tianming had encountered an accident and was about to get stuck on the boat, and they even planned to join forces on the boat to rescue people.
Tianming packed up his belongings and quickly joined his two friends.
When they met, before Tian Ming could speak, Shao Yu angrily slapped him, "What have you done, kid? Why are you taking so long?"
Every time they get on the boat, they don't dare to step down, and they always leave enough margin to avoid accidents and trap themselves.
An operation like Tianming's near-limit step is unique.
"Accident, purely accidental." Tianming understood his friend's worry, rubbed his shoulder through gritted teeth, and explained, "But it's also a good thing, I saw Qiantaki."
"I'll go, you can really find it!" Shao Yu exclaimed in surprise when he heard this.
Although Tianming has always been evil, he really didn't expect that Tianming would be able to find Qiantaki in hiding just by relying on wishful thinking - at least not so quickly.
After being surprised, Shaoyu immediately thought of the key, "She is in the Toad Palace?"
Tianming shook his head and gave an unexpected answer, "No, not here."
"I don't know Qiantaki's true location yet. I just met her once this time. It's just a coincidence."
"You didn't ask her where she was when we met?" Shao Yu asked with eyes wide open.
intelligence."
"Uh..." Tianming took a deep breath, considering the issue of face, forced a smile and changed the subject, "This is not important, the important thing is that Qiantaki told me something
Tianming's abrupt turn...or rather there was no turn at all, just a forced change of topic, naturally aroused Shao Yu's suspicion.
He squinted at Tianming with doubt and contempt on his face.
However, he still did not forcefully tear down his good brother, and continued following Tian Ming's words:
"Tell me about it."
Tianming then briefly described to Shaoyu and Shaoyu what Qianlong had said to him.
Shao Yu touched his chin, looking troubled, "So, we won't be able to sing in this play!"
"Tianming, do you think there is still hope?" Shaoyu then asked Tianming.
"Uh..." Tianming scratched his head and replied politely with some embarrassment, "I can only say that I am willing to continue trying, but it is hard to say whether I can succeed."
Tianming is not like Shaoyu and others who dare not provoke Gu Xun, so he dares to continue even if he knows that Gu Xun will stop him, but he also knows very well that Gu Xun will not let go of him when it comes to serious things, and Gu Xun who doesn't let go
No one can take advantage of him.
So people can still be saved, but I'm afraid we can only save a little bit.
Shao Yu rolled his eyes.
Their purpose is to save people, not to put on a show. What matters is the result, not the process. Human eggs are useless if they cannot be saved.
Seeing this, Tianming could only change his mind and talk about the only good news, "Don't worry yet. At least Shi Lan's brother still has hope, and he can save one by one."
"Are you sure?" Shao Yu was a little confused.
Tianming scratched his head and replied in an erratic tone, "It should be no problem, Chitaki won't say anything casually."
Shi Lan, who had been silent all this time, interjected, "I will find a way to verify... and the situation of the people the Mo family wants to save."
"How do you confirm?" Tianming asked subconsciously.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Shi Lan did not answer, but the answer is obvious.
There is only one way to verify this kind of thing - go to Gu Xun directly, or find people who are very close to Gu Xun and find Gu Xun through them.
Shi Lan doesn't trust Gu Xun as much as Tianming does, but she has the courage to contact him directly.
Of course, she only had the guts to make contact. If there were too many, she wouldn't dare, and her overall courage was not as good as Tianming's.
Shao Yu raised his hand, as if he was hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to persuade Shi Lan not to take risks.
But then I thought about it, people are now impatient for the safety of their own brother, and he has no better way to persuade people with empty teeth. It is really unconvincing.
Moreover, it seems that this is not the first time Shi Lan has done this.
So he kept his mouth shut.
Tianming simply didn't take it seriously and wasn't worried. He just gave a little reminder, "Then please be careful. Anyway, don't be too anxious. We still have time and opportunity."
Shi Lan nodded, "I understand, don't worry."
The three of them chatted some more and then dispersed.
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Outside Songhai City, on the way back to the stronghold, Shao Yu looked awkward. As he walked, he elbowed Tianming and asked:
"Tianming, why don't you stop Shi Lan?"
Tian Ming was completely confused and asked blankly, "To stop what? To save people?"
"How to stop this? She wants to save her own brother, how to dissuade him?"
"It's not about saving people!" Shaoyu replied angrily, "I'm talking about her going to see Gu Xun! Don't tell me that you didn't hear what she meant just now!"
"Oh, this!" Tianming raised his arms and put them on the back of his neck, completely unfazed by this.
"This is not a dangerous thing. What can be done to stop it?"
"Do you think it's not dangerous for her to contact that Imperial Master?" Shao Yu asked with wide eyes.
"What's the danger?" Tianming replied casually, "As long as Shi Lan doesn't deliberately anger Uncle Gu, he will definitely not bully Shi Lan."
"...You're quite generous, and it's not just about our respective positions." Shao Yu was speechless and could only reply dully.
Tian Ming still looked at ease and didn't care much, "It's not too late to wait until the court to discuss the issue of stance. Why should Shi Lan go to Uncle Gu in private to argue about his stance?"
"Uncle Gu can tell you what Shi Lan wants to know if he wants to, and send the guests off if he doesn't want to. He has no reason to hurt Shi Lan at all."
Of course, Tianming is not so naive as to think that anyone can come to harass the imperial master.
If someone randomly comes to ask questions about Gu, if he is lucky, he will be beaten out with a stick if he cannot get through the door. If he is not lucky, he will die suddenly on the spot.
But Shi Lan is obviously not a 'just person', she obviously knows Gu Xun.
If that's the case, there's nothing to worry about.
After hearing this, Shaoyu smiled bitterly, "You are so enlightened..."
Tian Ming grinned and replied, "It's not about being open-minded, but being open-minded."
"Sometimes, you just can't completely let your stance determine your behavior."
"Uncle Gu is our enemy now, but Old Man Ban told me that he had a very good relationship with the Mo family in the past."
"And uncle, he used to be a sword master canonized by the empire and was Ying Zheng's personal bodyguard."
"Maybe sooner or later we will fight with each other, but... there is no need to rush to make the relationship worse, right?"
Shao Yu was stunned for a while after hearing this.
He felt that what Tianming said sounded reasonable at first glance, but when he thought about it carefully... it wasn't completely unreasonable.
But he also had his own doubts, "Tianming, you think very well, but the problem is that others may not think the same as you."
Tianming was unwilling to break up with Gu Xun directly because of the so-called position issue, and still maintained a normal relationship.
But the other person may not think so too.
What if you have good intentions but are tricked by the other party?
Tianming nodded, "I understand your concerns, but...Uncle Gu will definitely not be like this."
"Do you trust him that much?" Shaoyu asked with a hint of jealousy.
Tianming gave a reply that was not what he expected, "I do trust Uncle Gu, but not only because of my relationship with him, but also because he is strong enough that there is no need to use other people's trust to play tricks."
"Instead of worrying about whether your trust will be wasted, it is better to think more about how you can die more honorably when you have a sword-to-knife confrontation with him."
When talking about the latter part, Tianming couldn't help but laugh out loud, and he was very self-deprecating.
Shao Yu was completely speechless, shook his head and laughed out loud.
Having seen Gu Xun's full strength, he had to admit that Tianming's words were absolutely correct.
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It was dusk that day, inside the general's mansion.
An attendant walked hurriedly towards Gu Xun's residence, passed through the spacious pedestrian square, and after making several twists and turns, finally arrived at the entrance of Gu Xun's courtyard.
He didn't dare to open the door and go in. He stood outside and knocked carefully.
"Come in."
Without letting him wait, Gu Xun's voice immediately sounded.
Only then did the attendant dare to push the door open, lower his head and slowly move in step by step. He did not dare to take more than a few steps, and stopped near the door, and loudly reported to Gu Xunhui:
"Master Imperial Master, there is a girl outside the house who wants to see you, but she refuses to tell her her name and origin."
Normally, this kind of person with no name, no surname, and no background would be polite if they came to the door rashly without being beaten out with sticks, but the person who came this time looked unusual - to be precise, he was very beautiful, and he came up again
He confidently said that he wanted to find Gu Xun - calling the Imperial Master by his name.
This made the gatekeepers of the General's Mansion afraid to attack at will, but they could not let him go directly. They could only ask Gu Xun himself.
In fact, this is not a good choice, because if they are just fooled and disturb the great national master for a little shrimp, it is difficult to end well.
But there is no other way, this is the helplessness of little people, choosing the lesser of two evils.
"Huh?" Gu Xun raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and a possible candidate emerged in his mind, and he immediately replied, "Let her come to see me."
"Yes, I'll excuse you." Seeing that Gu Xun just let people in without asking anything, the attendant couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, quickly bowed and excused himself, and came and left in a hurry.
After a while, the girl in the attendant's mouth stepped into Gu Xun's courtyard.
The person who came was just as Gu Xun expected, it was Shi Lan.
In the entire Songhai area, Shi Lan was the only one who could be called a girl and who might come to visit him from the main gate of the General's Mansion.
Looking at Shi Lan's slim and tall figure, Gu Xun raised his hand and said:
"Come on, sit down."
Shi Lan remained silent and obediently walked to the table and sat down.
Gu Xun continued to take the initiative and asked, "Why didn't you sneak in secretly, but came to the door openly?"
"Will this bring you trouble?" Shi Lan stared at Gu Xun with cold eyes and asked coldly.
Gu Xun calmly poured her a cup of tea, then poured himself another cup, and then replied, "I'm sure there's no trouble. It's just that it will be very troublesome for you to get rid of the people who are following you afterwards."
"Also, your purpose may be guessed by some people."
Gu Xun didn't care about being charged with having an affair with a rebel.
Not to mention Shi Lan, even the most wanted brother on the empire's most wanted list, Gai Nie, came to visit openly and honestly, and even the die-hard rebels from the Mo family did the same.
But doing this would cause a lot of trouble for Shi Lan, so it would be easier to sneak in quietly without alerting everyone.
With her current strength, it would be a little difficult to sneak in, but it's not impossible.
Shi Lan calmly replied, "It's good that you won't be in trouble. As for me...it's my sincerity."
Gu Xun leaned back a little and asked with a smile, "Where did you learn how to show sincerity? Are you doing it by causing trouble for yourself?"