No one spoke to him, and no one was willing to listen to him. Li Tai quietly lay on his bed, his thoughts running wild. Soon, he was overcome by drowsiness and fell asleep. After all, he had truly been busy the entire day. During the day, he had been busy constructing the telegraph relay station, and at night, he had gone through a deadly adventure.
But this had been hard on Xuan Ye. He had already been asleep, but Li Tai's words had left his mind in complete disarray, making it impossible for him to sleep!
Although Li Tai's words were all based on analysis and conjecture, without any real evidence, some of them had struck at Xuan Ye's heart!
The room returned to silence once more, and only the sound of Li Tai's breathing could be faintly heard. Xuan Ye leaned back on the chair and was lost in thought. Now, so long as he closed his eyes, Li Tai's words would resound by his ears. Especially the last sentence, "If you can be a man, who would be willing to be a dog?" It gave Xuan Ye the greatest impact and the deepest feeling he had!
After a while, the flustered Xuan Ye stood up and walked out of the room.
In any case, he wouldn't be able to sleep for a while, so he wanted to go out and see how Tianying was doing with the defenses around the inn. As for Li Tai, he wasn't worried that the little fatty would sneak away.
Tonight would be a sleepless night for the majority of them. After all, they had just kidnapped the Great Tang's King of Wei, and the authorities would definitely do everything in their power to rescue Li Tai. Thus, Tongfu Inn needed to be heavily fortified to prevent the authorities from sneaking in at night!
But Xuan Ye and Tianying had not expected Li Tai's' counterintuitive logic '. The authorities and the Bingzhou Barracks would not send anyone to Tongfu Inn to rescue Li Tai. On the contrary, they had all gone to bed!
The next day, the officials had rested for the entire night and were in good spirits. On the other hand, the Turkic spies had been on high alert for the entire night and could be said to be completely exhausted!
In this way, Li Junxian's men would have a better chance of rescuing Li Tai!
In truth, not everyone in Taiyuan Courier Station was asleep. Iron Egg stood alone in the corridor of Yiqing Pavilion, his eyes gloomy as he looked toward the southeast. Tongfu Inn was in that direction!
The night was as cold as water. Tie Dan was only wearing a single piece of clothing, but he did not feel cold at all. At some point, a tall middle-aged man had walked up behind him. Seeing Tie Dan's bleak and lethargic figure, he slowly walked forward and placed his hand on Tie Dan's shoulder. He asked in a low voice, "What happened?
"Foul brat! Are you still upset about His Highness' capture? "
"Father!"
It was Han Lizheng. When Tie Dan heard the voice, he quickly turned to look at Han Lizheng. Then, he paused and asked instead of answering, "Father, you've been working hard for a day. Why don't you rest early?"
"Ha! Foul, brat! How could your father be so delicate? Back then … Hah, forget it. I won't talk to you about these things. I presume that you've already grown tired of hearing them! "
Han Lizheng jokingly scolded and was about to tell Iron Egg about his heroic deeds, but when he saw that Iron Egg was in low spirits, he knew that now was not the time to chat. He sighed and changed the topic.
"Hah! This old man was worried that you would do something foolish and run off to the Turks' lair to rescue His Highness. So I looked everywhere for you, but I couldn't find you. In the end, you were hiding here and slacking off! "
Han Lizheng had already heard about the details of Li Tai's kidnapping from Dugu Feiying and the others. Although Iron Egg seemed fine on the surface, no one knew him better than his father. Han Lizheng knew that Iron Egg must be full of self-blame. Earlier in the front hall of the courier station, Li Junxian had asked everyone to rest well tonight and save Li Tai tomorrow. At that time, Han Lizheng had caught a glimpse of Iron Egg clenching his fists and his eyes flashing with eagerness. At that time, he had been worried that Iron Egg would act on his own at night and sneak into the Turks' lair alone to rescue Li Tai!
Thus, Han Lizheng had been keeping an eye on Iron Egg. Tonight, he had been staying in the same room as Iron Egg. He had only gone out to fetch a basin of water, but when he returned, the Iron Egg had disappeared. Han Lizheng immediately panicked. He left the room and searched for Iron Egg all over the courier station, but he couldn't find him. In the end, he went to the top floor of Yiqing Pavilion, but to his surprise, the Iron Egg was here.
"Father, you worry too much!"
Sensing the concern in Han Lizheng's voice, Iron Egg's heart warmed. He turned to Han Lizheng and earnestly said,
"If I hadn't received Master's telegram, I really might have done as you said and gone to Tongfu Inn alone to rescue Qingque. After all, Qingque was captured because of me. In that situation, if she hadn't used her own life to threaten me, I would have already died to that person's saber! At first, I thought that if I could use my life to exchange for Qingque's life, it would be worth it. After all, my life was saved by her!
But later, Master sent me a telegram telling me not to act rashly. Moreover, Master had already predicted what would happen today and had already made arrangements. Thus, I dispelled the idea of going to the inn alone. I believe in Master. If he says that Qingque will be fine, then Qingque will definitely be fine. I'm afraid that if I act on my own, it will disrupt Master's plan. At that time, not only will I lose my life, but Qingque will also not be saved! So, Father, you don't have to worry about me risking my life alone! "
"That's good!"
Hearing this, Han Lizheng's heart calmed down. After a moment of silence, he said, "Iron Egg, you've grown up. You understand responsibility and responsibility! Father is very pleased that you can make a life and death friend like Prince Wei. Putting aside his identity, he was willing to risk his life to save you at such a critical moment. This kind of friend is worth it for you to make! However, his identity is still somewhat special. This time, if something really happens to Her Highness, I'm afraid that His Majesty will vent his anger on you after knowing the details of the matter! You have to be mentally prepared! "
No matter what, Li Tai was one of Iron Egg's favorite princes. Although Li Tai's capture was not Iron Egg's intention, in that situation, Iron Egg was the only one who had the best chance to save Li Tai. However, in the end, it was Li Tai who used his own life to save Iron Egg!
If Li Er was a pure believer in "results", perhaps he would really vent his anger on Iron Egg. Even if he did not punish Iron Egg openly, Iron Egg's political future would not be too bright in the future!
Of course, as long as Li Tai could be saved, everything would be fine. However, if they could not save him in the end, then the thing that Han Lizheng was worried about was very likely to happen!
"Father! I just want to save Qingque now. I don't want to care about anything else! "
Iron Egg shook his head. Although Han Lizheng's worries were not without reason, he did not want to care about these things now.
Han Lizheng knew that Iron Egg was thinking about the safety of his good friend, so he did not talk about this issue in depth. He sighed and said, "Ai! Forget it! This old man is worrying too much! Actually, with Little Xuan around, at least you can be assured that you will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life. What do I have to worry about? However, when it comes to saving people, you have to judge the situation and act according to your ability. Your father will also do his best to help you! Don't act impulsively! Even if you have to risk your life, you should let your father do it. You are still young! "
As a father, Han Lizheng respected his son's friendship and loyalty, so he was very supportive of Iron Egg saving Li Tai. After all, Li Tai had previously used his life to save Iron Egg. However, at the same time, Han Lizheng did not want anything to happen to his son. What he meant was, "If you have to risk your life, then let him be in front of you." This was the only thing a father could do for his son at this time!
"Father …"
Iron Egg, of course, understood the meaning of Han Lizheng's words. He could not help but feel a lump in his throat. When he was about to say something, Han Lizheng waved his hand and interrupted him, "I just said that you have grown up. Don't act like a little girl. It's getting late. Go back to your room and rest early! Have a good sleep and recharge your energy. Only then will you have the energy to rescue His Highness tomorrow! "
"Yes!"
Iron Egg nodded heavily.
The father and son turned around and went down the attic together.
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