Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1023 On the way back to Beijing
Fan Tonggui looked at Feng Xiaoran's expression and knew that he was just unhappy about mentioning Lin Jinyan, and was not really angry with himself, so he smiled and changed the subject:

"Chen Yao disguised himself as the young master and caused trouble in the martial arts world..."

Sensing Feng Xiaoran's dangerous sidelong glance, Fan Tonggui changed his words in time:
"To attract attention for the young master, a few days ago in Xiangzhou, Chen Yao encountered the white-robed Smiling Buddha of Wanyuan Sect and fought with him. Chen Yao used 80% of his strength and fought the Smiling Buddha to a draw."

Feng Xiaoran thought for a moment and said:
"A few years ago, our Lord Pluto also fought with that Smiling Buddha. Although both of them held back, the outcome was still undecided. The same is true for Chen Yao... It seems that this fellow's Kung Fu is really good. I'll meet him someday when I'm bored. Eh? Calculating the date, he should be returning to Beijing, right?"

"Young Master is wise. The Smiling Buddha set out two days ago. According to the distance, he will be able to enter the city today."
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Suburban official road.

As the weather gets warmer, tea stalls are set up along the official road.

Eight guards surrounded the two carriages and moved in the middle, looking seriously at all strangers and the dense forests on both sides.

Seeing the tea stall not far away, the leading guard rode his horse closer to the carriage, asked in a low voice, received the answer respectfully, and ordered the guards to stop in a wide place.

He sent his guard to buy a pot of boiling water, and he took the stool beside the coachman, lifted the curtain, and helped the sleepy young man out of the carriage.

The accompanying guard took out the tea and cups he brought from the carriage, brewed them with boiling water, and handed them to the young master.

The nobleman stretched his stiff waist, took the hot tea, and looked around:
"Guo Hao, are we almost at Tai'an City?"

"Yes. We can return to the palace in one hour. The princess didn't know you were coming back today, so she must be very happy to see you."

When the young master mentioned his sister, a smile appeared on his slightly tired face. He stepped forward and lifted the curtain of the carriage behind him. He looked inside and saw that everything was intact. Only then did he feel relieved:
"It's not far to go, so be careful and don't bump it. This is a wedding gift for Yanling, it's precious and hard to find. In a blink of an eye, Yanling is going to get married... I'm a little reluctant to part with it." The group rested for a cup of tea and then set off towards Tai'an City.

In the dense forest, a ragged man, leaning on a crutch, climbed over the forest, stumbling every three steps and finally crawling to a flat place using his hands and feet. The man looked around breathlessly.

Looking at the official road below, the man showed his white teeth excitedly. When he saw the carriage, he immediately pushed aside the messy hair that blocked his view and squinted his eyes to identify it carefully. He recognized the seal of the Prince Xiang's Mansion on the carriage and shouted excitedly:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Your Majesty Xiang!"

The hoarse voice did not escape from the dense forest and was not heard by the guards.

Seeing the carriage going away without stopping, the man ignored his tiredness and slid down the hillside to chase it, but when he reached the official road, the carriage had disappeared.

The man ran with a limp and fainted on the side of the road before he had run far.

On the treetops of the dense forest, a thin figure sat cross-legged and ate an apple, his eyes fixed on the man. Suddenly, the man lay on the road motionless, ate the apple in a few seconds, and muttered:

"It's really big."

He flew down from the tree, came to the man, kicked him and sighed:
"It's really troublesome."