The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

"My lord, my lord, something terrible has happened!"

Meanwhile, inside the Duke of Wei's mansion, a servant rushed into Pei Ji's room, his face filled with panic.

Pei Ji frowned upon seeing this and scolded, "You insolent fool! I reminded you time and again to announce your arrival and knock before entering the house. Look at yourself! What kind of behavior is this?"

"You unruly thing."

Reprimanded by Pei Ji, the servant immediately knelt down: "My lord, something terrible has happened!"

"What is it?" Seemingly having his authority demonstrated, Pei Ji snorted coldly, his expression softening somewhat.

"Steward He led the government officials to arrest the perpetrators, but to his surprise, those people were extremely arrogant. They... they not only dared to beat the government officials, but they also beat Steward He, sir!"

"They also said...they also said..."

"What else is there to say?" Upon hearing the first sentence, Pei Ji's face was already full of anger, and he stared intently at the servant.

"They also said..." the servant gritted his teeth, "They said that even if it were just a dog kept by the Pei family, or even if Pei Ji himself came, they would still beat him without hesitation."

"They even said they were targeting the Pei family..."

Upon hearing this, Pei Ji immediately exploded.

"absurd!"

"Utterly absurd!"

"Even if I, Pei Ji, go there, I'll still beat you up without hesitation?"

The servant kowtowed in fear: "Sir, I dare not deceive you. These are their exact words. There were many people present at the time, and everyone heard them in full view of everyone."

Pei Ji laughed angrily: "In front of everyone, no less?"

"Heh...you really have some nerve, a few mere teenagers who haven't even grown their hair yet, how dare you say such things?"

"Where's He Ming? Tell him to get over here. He's a good-for-nothing. He can't even get a simple task done properly, he's messed things up time and time again."

The servant hurriedly said, "Sir, Zhao Baishan and He Ming have all been taken away by those people. It seems they have something to ask them."

"......"

The moment the servant uttered those words, Pei Ji's anger instantly subsided. He stared intently at the servant for a few moments, then suddenly had a bad feeling.

"You're saying... He Ming was taken away by those people?"

"Yes, sir."

Do you know their identities and backgrounds?

The servant swallowed hard. "I don't know, sir. I only know there were three boys with seven or eight attendants."

"However... a young man came up behind us, probably around twenty years old, and the three boys called him 'sir'."

"It was this man who ordered Steward He and Zhao Baishan to be taken away. Those three teenagers listened to this young man very much."

Pei Ji thought about many things in an instant.

Three teenagers, young men around twenty years old, addressed as "sir".

These characteristics combined reminded Pei Ji of someone.

Chen Huai'an.

The man who was once the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng was later recruited by Li Shimin, who directly ordered Chen Huai'an to become Li Chengqian's tutor.

At the time, this matter sparked a lot of discussion.

After all, everyone knows who Li Chengqian is: Li Shimin's eldest son and the future crown prince.

Now they've appointed a twenty-year-old as their teacher.

Of course, this alone was not enough for Pei Ji to guess that it was Chen Huai'an.

Instead, Chen Huai'an not only taught Li Chengqian, but also three other teenagers.

Some time ago, Pei Ji overheard Cheng Yaojin complaining that his son had been bewitched by that charlatan, who was spouting anti-Chinese rhetoric all day long and even said he would take them to do business.

Pei Ji didn't pay attention at the time, but now that he thinks about it, doesn't everything make sense?

What utter nonsense about Sun Wukong, Nezha, and Yang Jian.

It's clearly Cheng Chumo, Li Zhen, and Tang Heshang!

"That woman's..."

Pei Ji cursed angrily, "You're out here using a fake name? You have no sportsmanship!"

He never considered whether his own negligence had led to this situation.

Of course, none of that matters now.

The important thing is that Zhao Baishan and He Ming know too many of his secrets, and they must not fall into the hands of others!

Should we just go and snatch them away now?

I'm afraid not. How could Chen Huai'an possibly hand the person over to him?

Then there's only one option...

"Quickly! Prepare the horses, I need to go to the palace!"

......

Meanwhile, Chen Huai'an led He Ming and the others to a deserted place and immediately began the interrogation.

The interrogation method... is quite simple.

"Are you going to talk or not?! Are you going to talk or not?! Are you going to talk or not?!"

Tang He showed no mercy, grabbing Zhao Baishan and beating him mercilessly, his fists flying out of shape.

"Ada da da! Aren't you going to tell me?"

He Ming's situation is similar.

Zhao Baishan really cried, no joke, he really cried.

"Tell me, tell me, what exactly am I supposed to say? If you want me to say it, then you fucking ask me!"

"Aren't you going to ask me what to say?"

"Ughhhh~"

Zhao Baishan burst into tears; he had never been beaten more in his entire life than he had today.

His words instantly plunged the atmosphere into a deathly silence.

Tang Heshang stared wide-eyed and asked the attendant beside him, "Didn't I ask?"

The attendant stammered, "Young Master... it seems you didn't ask."

Tang Heshang: "..."

"Alright, sir, you may ask."

Chen Huai'an was speechless. He stepped forward, and Zhao Baishan took a step back in fear.

He didn't want to delay things, because he knew there were too many people there, and Pei Ji would probably receive the news very soon.

So he went straight to the point and asked, "I know you're probably doing dirty work for Pei Ji. Tell me, where has all the money you've made over the years gone?"

Before Zhao Baishan could speak, He Ming, whose face was deathly pale, sneered, "We don't understand what dirty business is going on. All I know is that you've gotten yourself into big trouble. I advise you to release us immediately, otherwise, even if you have considerable power behind you, you still won't be able to protect yourself."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Baishan immediately shut up. He could tell that his uncle was actually warning him.

Without saying a word, Chen Huai'an walked over and slapped He Ming across the mouth.

"Hmm~"

He Ming felt a wave of dizziness. A tremendous force spun him around, and he lost count of how many teeth he had knocked out, with blood splattering everywhere.

Cheng Chumo felt his scalp tingle and was deeply shocked. Was this still the same gentle and refined gentleman?

What kind of divine power is this?

Before they could even react, Chen Huai'an returned to Zhao Baishan and, without saying a word, stepped on Zhao Baishan's hand.

The sound of bones shattering inch by inch, accompanied by a scream like that of a vengeful ghost, suddenly rang out. No joke, everyone really heard this crisp sound.

The three brothers couldn't help but swallow hard.

It's too cruel.

"I don't have that much patience, and I'm only giving you one chance. Tell me where you hid your money, and your whole family will be safe. Otherwise... this day next year will be the anniversary of your family's death."

"Tell me...tell me..." Zhao Baishan was already soiling himself, his body limp and convulsing. "I'll tell you everything."

"......"