Windy City.

Ziboju branch.

"She turns out to be a girl with such outstanding appearance."

"The girl looks familiar, doesn't she?"

Leng Yue looked at Su Wanqing in the room, also clasped her fists in return, frowned, and asked in confusion.

"Yeah?"

"I heard that the Lengzhen Governor has a personal bodyguard named Lanying. They are all beautiful girls. Could it be that one of them looks a lot like me?"

Su Wanqing said jokingly as she slowly walked to the door and stood behind Li Wuji with a slight smile on her face.

"Maybe."

Leng Yue curled her lips and smiled, and said slowly, without continuing to pester, because what she just said was actually just a test.

"By the way, Lord Marquis, I wonder who was responsible for assassinating you just now?"

Leng Yue looked at Li Wuji again and asked softly.

"Still checking, but if my guess is correct, it should be Pang Xun's old department."

Li Wuji shook his head and said thoughtfully.

"I didn't expect that there are still remnants of Pang Xun's old army in this Fengcheng. It seems that I will have to remind General Meng tomorrow that it is time to clean up this Fengcheng."

"Since the Marquis is fine, I will resign first and let the Marquis rest early."

Leng Yue cupped her hands, turned around and left after speaking.

"Master Leng, walk slowly."

Li Wuji smiled and said casually.

"Master Hou? Why do you feel that the smell of blood is coming from your house? Could it be that something happened?"

But Leng Yue had just taken a few steps when she suddenly turned back, quickly came to the door of the room, and kept looking inside.

"What? Master Leng, are you suspicious of me? Do I have to report to Master Leng if I kill anyone at will?"

"Why don't you go in and search?"

Li Wuji sneered, and as he spoke, he let the door open and asked coldly.

As Li Wuji opened the door, Leng Yue had already seen a body lying on the ground in a pool of blood. However, because it was blocked by Lu Yuan, he could only see half of the body and not the whole body.

"I don't dare to do this in a humble position."

Leng Yue hurriedly bowed her hands and as she spoke, she glanced at the corpse, hesitated, and turned around to leave.

Watching Leng Yue walk downstairs, a disdainful sneer gradually appeared on Li Wuji's face.

"Fortunately, Mr. Lu has already changed his clothes for Tan Sheng, otherwise she might have recognized him."

Su Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief and said happily.

"Clean up the body and don't leave any clues."

Li Wuji snorted lightly, turned back to the room, and said coldly.

Lu Yuan agreed, immediately called Di Long, carried Tan Sheng's body to the backyard, and buried it directly on the spot.

...

Two days later.

Li Wuji accompanied the Five Elements Division up and down, and set off back to the capital to resume his duties.

At the city gate.

"Your Majesty, during this trip to the north, successfully helped the Zhenbei Army punish the real culprits. It was really hard work. I will be very grateful. When I return to the capital during the Chinese New Year, I will definitely come to express my gratitude."

Mengjie bowed his hands and said with gratitude.

"General, your words are serious. Although I am not on duty in the court, I respect the general very much. My safety in the northern border of my country is safe thanks to the general's presence. It is my honor to be able to do my little bit for the general."

"If we get together in the capital someday, I will definitely not come back with the general until we get drunk!"

Li Wuji smiled, clasped his fists, and said seriously.

"The final general will definitely sacrifice his life to accompany you!"

Mengjie nodded heavily and said loudly.

"It's getting late. It's time to set off. The general will stay behind."

Li Wuji smiled, then turned around and got into the carriage.

"This trip is a long one, so Lord Marquis takes care of it."

Meng Jie held his hand and gave him instructions carefully.

Then, the motorcade set off immediately, slowly driving out of the city gate and heading back towards the capital.

From the beginning to the end, Meng Jie did not talk to Leng Yue. Leng Yue seemed to dislike Meng Jie and ignored him.

Perhaps it was because from the beginning, Meng Jie only had Marquis Li'an in his eyes, not her.

Meng Jie led a group of generals and stood under the city gate, watching the convoy gradually disappear from his sight.

"Is there any whereabouts of the missing envoy from the Five Elements Department?"

After a long time, Mengjie asked slowly.

"Reporting to the general, no, my subordinates suspect that this person is probably dead."

"According to the information found, this person disappeared while being ordered to follow Marquis Li'an, and there has been no news since then."

A deputy general bowed his hands and said respectfully.

After hearing his subordinate's answer, Meng Jie narrowed his eyes and revealed a strange smile.

"It seems that the Five Elements Division does not trust Marquis Li'an. I don't know if it is Leng Yue's own intention or the empress's intention."

The lieutenant hesitated for a moment and continued.

Meng Jie didn't answer, but he couldn't help but think of the spies placed by the empress in the Zhenbei Army.

In this rebellion in the north, only one person died, which made him a little disappointed.

"In addition, the assassin who assassinated Marquis Li'an in the city that night has been investigated by my subordinates. It seems that he is not Pang Xun's old subordinate as Marquis Li'an said."

The deputy general remembered something and continued.

"Can you find out who did it?"

Meng Jie frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"No..."

"Marquis Li'an seems to be deliberately hiding the true identity of the killer. The body was disposed of very cleanly."

The deputy general shook his head and said helplessly.

After listening to the deputy general's words, Mengjie's brows furrowed deeper and he fell into silence.

However, he also understood that this Li Anhou was far more complicated than he imagined.

...

Ten days later.

capital.

"Princess, you have been standing here for almost an hour. Go back to the carriage and have a rest. My servant is here to watch. If you see the flag of the Five Elements Division, I will call you immediately."

Xia Qiu held Ling Yuyan's arm and said with concern.

"It's okay. Just wait, it should be here soon."

Ling Yuyan shook her head and looked expectantly outside the city gate.

Two days ago, the capital city had received news that Li Anhou and Wuxingsi were about to arrive in the capital city. According to the timetable, the latest would be today, so Ling Yuyan arrived at the city gate early, waiting for Li Wuji to appear.

In addition to Ling Yuyan who came to greet him, Luo Ping, the commander of the Duying Guard, also came and was standing outside the city gate, pacing back and forth.

In addition, there were Xiao Hongxing, Zhu Hexuan, and Pang Xiaoxiao, accompanied by Cao Zian, standing near the capital guards, some distance away from Ling Yuyan's carriage.

Ling Yuyan knew that she had a special status, so she didn't get too close, and she didn't intend to get close to Li Wuji to reminisce about old times, so as not to attract criticism from Li Wuji.

She just wanted to see Li Wuji return safely with her own eyes, and then leave quietly without anyone noticing.

...

"Is that Princess Yong'an?"

Pang Xiaoxiao accidentally saw Ling Yuyan standing not far away with two attendants beside her. He hesitated and asked slowly.

"yes..."

Cao Zian turned his head and glanced, frowned, and replied in a low voice, with a troubled look on his face.
To be continued...