fifth form

Chapter 2518 Teachers and Students
Compared with Lu Bode, Li Guang and others, Zhang Tang's riding skills were a little bit worse.

There was not much difference when riding a horse in Chang'an City, but when wading in the water outside Chang'an City, Zhang Tang was obviously lagging behind.

But Zhang Tang's logistics after falling behind were excellent. He not only brought in a search team of twelve people, but also got a horse-drawn carriage.

Xu Chang was lying on the carriage with a bruised face and lifeless eyes.

Capturing Ao Sheng is a great achievement. Capturing such an evil dragon is a moral honor. Even the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas would not have the face to come to Chang'an City. The flesh and blood of a dragon will bring many benefits.

This kind of achievement is enough to make Xuchang proud, and will certainly make friends with Changxin Palace and even make the new emperor extremely grateful. There will also be brave generals in the army who will obtain treasures such as dragon horns, dragon tendons, dragon scales, etc., thus having stronger killing power.

But all of this requires Xuchang to risk his life as a test.

Not to mention that Li Guang knew, even Xu Chang still vaguely sensed that there was a sorcerer following him, and the other party might very well want to end the life of him, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.

Xuchang did not gamble with his life in the end.

Even if he could only live for another three days, Xu Chang felt that he would not gamble.

He was old and his blood was cold, and Xu Chang didn't want to die among the pile of mayfly corpses.

On one side is supreme glory, on the other side is the rationality of saving his life. Various concepts are constantly conflicting, and Xu Chang has to face the consequences that he needs to accept.

"Dong...Lord Dongfang!"

It was not until he entered Chang'an City that Xu Chang realized that the feeling of being followed had subsided.

He struggled to raise his head.

The dragon that caused chaos in the Jing River was Ao Sheng, but there was also a water god, the Dragon King, who lived in the Water Palace.

If there was any credit to be attributed to this panic battle, Xu Chang felt that it was only this Water God Dragon King Ao Li who was willing to make amends.

But the conditions for communicating with each other are extremely harsh.

Perhaps it was Zhang Xuezhou's repeated persuasion and coercion that made the other party show up. The other party only accepted Zhang Xuezhou's appointment by the court to conduct exchanges and communications. Any abnormal behavior would be regarded as hostile by the other party, so they moved the water palace away from the Jing River.

This is a credit that goes to Zhang Xuezhou. Although it is difficult to know how big the impact is, Zhang Xuezhou can at least make a contribution.

"I hope Lord Dongfang will say a few good words so that Xu won't end up in such a miserable way!"

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou leaning over on horseback, Xu Chang mentioned the matter of Dragon King Ao Li in a low voice.

As long as he can create continuous value in his interactions with the dragon clan, the probability of Xuchang's safety will increase. At this time, he is also trying his best to get every bit of support when he liquidates and exits.

"Mr. Xu will not let Lord Dongfang suffer any loss," Xu Chang said in a low voice.

"That's not right, Prime Minister. It was you who stopped the rain. You fought to the death to kill the enemy..."

"Captain Li is with us!"

Xu Chang's eyes were dim.

Some things can conceal the truth, but some things cannot be concealed and will inevitably be known by the new emperor, the empress dowager and others.

Xu Chang was too familiar with Li Guang and knew very well that he would report.

No matter what Xu Chang said, or what Zhang Xuezhou and Lu Bode said, Li Guang's report was the standard answer from the new emperor and others, and the fact that he had to let Ao Sheng go because he valued his life would inevitably be exposed.

"When Lord Dongfang was summoned by His Majesty and the Queen Mother for questioning, he only needed to..."

"But my illness is about to break out. Can the Prime Minister hold out for another twelve days?"

Xu Chang had just told Zhang Xuezhou how to speak in a roundabout way, and when Zhang Xuezhou mentioned his patient, he closed his eyes.

"God is going to kill me!"

Xu Chang muttered something to himself, lying in the carriage without saying a word, letting the carriage pull him towards the Imperial Medical Clinic.

"Master Zhang, this horse is for you. I'm sick and I want to go home!"

Xuchang's carriage was running in the front, and there were soldiers helping to clear the way. Zhang Xuezhou looked at the carriage that started to gallop after entering the city. He pursed his lips and chose to jump off the horse directly.

"Master Dongfang, if you are sick, don't you go to the Imperial Physician's Office?" Zhang Tang asked curiously.

"My illness was cured by the Imperial Medical Clinic. Now I am afraid of seeing the Imperial Medical Clinic!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand and returned the mount to Zhang Tang. He waved to Rong Tianding who was riding behind him, shook off his clothes that were covered in mud and mayfly corpses, and then shook his head and sighed as he walked towards Laoshu Hutong.

"What happened? Why are you all so depressed?"

Zhang Tang expressed his doubts, but no one responded.

Li Guang rode his horse past with a solemn expression, while Lu Bode kept silent and followed closely behind Li Guang.

After running a hundred meters, Li Guang's eyes became sharp.

"sneaking!"

Zhang Xuezhou was unable to go to the palace because of his impending illness, so they chose to part ways.

The carriage carrying Xu Chang headed towards the Imperial Medical Clinic at a very fast speed and was also at the front.

But the secret spy did not choose these two groups, but instead stared at Li Guang and others.

Li Guang took the bow and arrow with his backhand. He paid attention to all the abnormalities around him and kept spurring his horse forward.

After running for several miles, Li Guang pulled the bowstring and the arrow flew out.

The arrow grazed Lu Bode's scalp. Before Lu Bode could react to the shock of the arrow hitting his head, he heard a slight piercing sound above his head. A meter-long gray-white poisonous snake appeared in an instant, and was pierced by the feather arrow at the tail, turning into a long gray-white hair and falling down.

"It's a trick to create confusion!"

Li Guang's heart skipped a beat and he cursed under his breath.

After running and searching for a long time along the way, Li Guang finally shot down the target with one arrow. He did not expect that it was just a snake head curse hidden on Lu Bode's head.

The other party might have left long ago, or might have set their sights on other targets, or might have covered Ao Sheng's departure so that they could recreate this kind of maneuvering tactics in the future, or maybe something else.

It was difficult for Li Guang to guess the other party's intentions, and he had no way to target such an invisible opponent.

If the court's experts in magic cannot find the flaws of these cultivators, they will be in a very passive position.

Li Guang finally had no choice but to ride back to the palace to see how the court would respond.

As he walked towards Laoshu Hutong and got closer to his home, Zhang Xuezhou's expression became uglier.

He held the staff and pointed at Rong Tianding again, and the two of them returned to the house together.

Aqiao, who was invited back by Rong Tianding, was about to say hello to the two of them, but Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand to signal her not to say anything, and then took Rong Tianding into the study.

"The teacher came from thousands of miles away, and then followed the student home, and just stood outside the whole time?"

Zhang Xuezhou asked with a grim look on his face.

"I'm afraid you'll beat me to death if I go in!"

The sound was vague and it was difficult to tell the direction. Even Zhang Xuezhou, who was good at magic sound, couldn't make it out clearly.

But being able to communicate means that Hong Ku does follow him.

This was a troublesome person whom Zhang Xuezhou disliked very much. He never thought that he would meet Hong Ku even when he stayed in Chang'an City.

Zhang Xuezhou felt that he had never had a good day since he followed Hong Ku.

He was always worried when he was an apprentice in the Yedihe Holy Land. When he ran to the Kunlun Holy Land, he was abandoned by Hongku and Lei Zunzhe. He finally pretended to be Hongku and gained some advantages by preaching in the Black Stone Courtyard, but then he fell into Hongku's trap and became a shield to kill Hongku's opponents.

Since their debut, Zhang Xuezhou and Hong Ku have collaborated and also had disagreements, but Zhang Xuezhou has never won by a landslide.

This made him feel no joy when he met Hong Ku again, and he was even more worried that Hong Ku would take advantage of him again.

"I'm seriously ill," Zhang Xuezhou said sincerely, "I'll be in a coma for ten days in a little while. How can I dare to be rude to you?"

"Oh? Are you sicker than before?"

"I've been sleeping for longer and longer. I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this life!"

"Ah~"

With a long sigh, a blurry naked figure emerged in the study, and Hong Ku's long gray hair and ruddy face began to show.