Tang Dynasty: Starting at Xuanwu Gate, this prince is better off not being one.

The sudden sound startled Li Yu, the first brother.

Struggling to calm her wildly beating heart, she asked Li Chengqian, "Do you know this person? Is he trustworthy?"

Li Chengqian had just pulled his head back when Li Yu asked, and replied, "He is Niu Xiu, Niu Jinda, the Left First Cavalry Commander of the Prince of Qin's Mansion."

Upon hearing the name, Li Yu was so excited that she almost cried, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly settled.

Niu Jinda, the man who robbed the imperial convoy in the novel and a good brother of Cheng Yaojin, would never believe that he would have any collusion with the Crown Prince Qi.

Moreover, in the fragments of memory, this person was a close friend of his father, Li Xuanba. Putting aside their identities, it wouldn't be an exaggeration for him to call him "uncle"!

"Uncle Niu! Uncle Niu!"

It wasn't Li Yu who called out first; Cheng Chumo, who recognized him, was the first to run out, shouting at the armored soldiers as he ran.

As several armored soldiers watched a disheveled, burly savage running toward them, they drew their swords, ready to hack him to pieces.

"Get out! Get out! Get out!"

The soldier closest to Niu Jinda felt a kick in his buttocks. Just as he was about to curse, he saw his commander running towards the savage.

"Nephew! Nephew!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Cheng Chumo excitedly ran to Niu Jinda.

Before he could even cry and hug his Uncle Niu to pour out his grievances, Niu Jinda, with red eyes, raised a big foot and kicked him to the ground.

"You brat! Do you know how worried your parents and your Uncle Niu are that we can't even eat!"

The seven-foot-tall man's eyes were red-rimmed; all the worries of the past few days had turned into anger, so much so that Li Yu, who was about to go out to recognize his relatives, hid behind a rock and dared not move.

Damn it! He keeps calling me "nephew," but he keeps tripping and falling over!

Looking at my small frame, I wonder if I can withstand his big feet...

Li Yu's worries were clearly unnecessary.

Even if Niu Jinda had a good relationship with his father Li Xuanba, he couldn't possibly teach Li Yu, whom he had almost no contact with, too harshly.

Besides, in their minds, Li Yu was still a fool. Who would want to mess with a fool?

"General Niu!"

Upon seeing Li Chengqian and Li Tai approaching, Niu Jinda finally stopped reprimanding Cheng Chumo.

He stepped forward and greeted them, saying, "Your Highnesses, I am late in coming to your rescue."

"Not too late! Not too late!" Li Chengqian was equally excited. After so many days, he finally saw the other familiar faces besides Li Yu and a few others.

Niu Jinda glanced at the three people, then realized that not everyone was present. He asked, "Have either of you encountered the young prince of the Zhao family?"

"Huh?"

Li Chengqian turned around and found that Li Yu was not behind him. He exclaimed in surprise and ran back to the stone.

"Hey kid, why aren't you going out?"

On the other side, Sun Simiao looked at Li Yu with puzzlement.

Unable to admit he was afraid of getting beaten up, Li Yu could only awkwardly say, "Just being cautious..."

When Niu Jinda saw Li Yu and the others emerge from behind the rock, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xuanba was still stationed at Xieyu Pass, waiting. Before setting off, he told himself with red eyes that he must find his family's mentally challenged son.

Seeing that they were all alive and well, despite being somewhat disheveled, I was finally able to relax completely.

He wanted to call Li Yu over to comfort him and tell him that his father was waiting for him outside, but he happened to see Sun Simiao walking over with him, and immediately forgot about comforting Li Yu.

"Master Sun, you're here too. You must have saved these young men's lives."

After saying this, Niu Jinda was about to bow and pay his respects to Old Sun to express his gratitude for Old Sun's great kindness when Old Sun, who had walked up to him, helped him up.

"No! No! General Niu is too kind to this old Taoist."

Sun Simiao chuckled twice, "These kids aren't for me to save, but the old Taoist priest got a lot of food along the way."

After saying that, he pulled Li Yu, who was standing behind him, over. "This is the old Taoist's newly accepted disciple. I heard he's the son of Prince Zhao? I wonder if Prince Zhao has given his permission?"

Upon hearing Sun Simiao's words, Niu Jinda suddenly prostrated himself on the ground, his voice filled with emotion: "It is this foolish child's good fortune to be able to become a disciple of the Daoist Master. Xuanba and I are close friends, so I will express my gratitude to the Daoist Master on his behalf."

Niu Jinda's actions stunned everyone, because no one expected that this man who had fought countless battles would be so excited about this matter.

Only Li Yu stood there, his hair disheveled by the wind.

He never expected that the apprenticeship ceremony he hadn't been able to complete before would be fulfilled by Uncle Niu, whom he had just met.

Looking down at the newly sprouted buds at his feet, Li Yu felt a lump in his throat from the cold wind, so much so that he didn't even notice when Sun Simiao helped Niu Jinda up.

"What are you looking at, kid!"

Sun Simiao's words brought Li Yu back to his senses.

Looking up at Niu Jinda in front of him, Li Yu called out, "Uncle Niu!"

Niu Jinda, who was also sizing up Li Yu, instinctively responded when Li Yu called his name: "Good, good! It's good that you're not seriously injured, otherwise your father and I..."

At this point, Niu Jinda realized something was wrong.

So he rudely circled around Li Yu, looked him up and down, stared into his eyes for a moment, and suddenly a head full of question marks appeared on his head.

He clearly remembered that when he last saw Li Yu, the child looked stupid and dull. But now, looking into those bright eyes, how could this be the same silly boy who hid behind Li Xuanba?

"Kid, what's wrong with you...?"

Knowing what Niu Jinda was curious about, Li Yu gave a wry smile: "It's a long story, I'll explain it to you slowly when we get on the road..."

.........

We finally emerged from the Qinling Mountains!

Taking a breath of air that was far less fresh than the air in the mountains and forests, Li Yu sighed deeply.

After so many days of trekking through mountains and rivers, I've finally managed to save my hard-won life.

Along the way, Li Yu and the others, one after another, finally recounted to Niu Jinda how they had become separated from the army, how they had been chased, how Li Yu had become clear-headed after being injured, and their encounter with Master Sun after rescuing Cheng Chumo. Niu Jinda's face turned pale and then red as he listened.

Based on the accounts of Li Chengqian and Li Tai, Li Yu filled in the gaps in his memory of that particular scene.

It turns out that the original owner was injured by a group of wandering knights, which led to him inexplicably inhabiting this body!

Too lazy to look for other reasons, after being transmigrated for so long, Li Yu realized that only blaming others could explain the rationale for his transmigration.

So he looked at Wenren An, who called himself a wandering knight, and tried hard to suppress the urge to beat him up, deciding to take a small revenge on this guy when he returned to Chang'an.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Wenren An shivered inexplicably, then turned his head and met Li Yu's malicious gaze...

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