Chang 'an.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! This old servant has something important to report ~! "
West Court, Empress Zhangsun's bedroom.
Zhao Song stood in front of the door with a hunched back. His face was anxious and helpless.
He knew better than anyone else that Li Er was probably exercising with Empress Zhangsun at this hour. Whoever dared to disturb them now would not end well. However, Zhao Song was at his wit's end. His subordinates had reported such an important matter to him. If he did not report it to Li Er in time, he would be fully responsible for any accidents that happened.
"What's the matter?"
After about three breaths, Li Er's muffled voice came from the room.
It was obvious that he was not in a good mood! No one would be in a good mood if they were woken up in the middle of the night, let alone the ruler of a country!
Zhao Song's heart sank. He secretly hated the subordinate who reported this to him. However, now that things had come to this, he had no choice but to say,
"Your Majesty, there was thunder and fire in the northeast of Chang 'an City. Half the sky is burning red, and that direction is Snake Spirit Mountain. I was worried that the army at the foot of Snake Spirit Mountain would be attacked and the situation would change. That was why I came to report in the middle of the night. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me! "
After Zhao Song finished speaking, the room fell into silence. Li Er did not say anything. Zhao Song could only wait outside the room, not daring to move. After an unknown period of time, Li Er's emotionless voice finally sounded, "I got it! You may leave! "
Got it ~? Would it be over just knowing about it ~?
Zhao Song was full of doubts, but he did not dare to ask. He could only bow and "yes", then carefully left the courtyard.
In the bedroom.
Empress Zhangsun's hair was messy, and her cheeks were slightly red. She leaned on Li Er's shoulder and asked doubtfully, "Er Lang, aren't you worried that General Niu's men were attacked at night?"
Li Er recovered from his thoughts. He lifted Zhangsun's chin and smiled confidently.
"Haha! Ten thousand elites surrounded a small sect of less than a hundred people. If the other party gave up the geographical advantage and attacked at night, I can only say that they are tired of living! Moreover, Jinda is very strict in managing the army. He definitely won't let anyone take advantage of the loopholes ~! "
A confident man was the most charming. Zhangsun smiled and leaned closer to Li Er. Then he asked, "What happened in the northeast to cause such a big commotion? Seeing how calm Erlang was, he probably already knew about it, right? Can you tell me? "
Li Er looked towards the northeast with a deep gaze, and then said to Empress Zhangsun with a smile, "Whatever happened over there, Guanyin maid will know tomorrow. Shouldn't we continue what we were doing just now? "
"Ah ~? No! "
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"The weather is dry, be careful of candles ~!"
Clang, clang, clang ~!
In this era where there was no TV, Internet, or computer, most people would be asleep at this time. However, there was an exception, and that was the night watchman.
The job of a night watchman had already appeared in the Zhou Dynasty. The Rites of Zhou recorded, "Compare it with the evening strike of the Scorpion." According to the Cihai's explanation, it was "Strike the Scorpion in the Night," which was the same as the most commonly used clapper.
The curfew system in Chang 'an City was only for ordinary people. The night watchman was not included in this list. This was because the night watchman's function was not only to report the time, but also to patrol at night and prevent fire and theft. If they encountered someone stealing, they could report it to the authorities and get a generous reward.
Therefore, the night watchman was a very respected job in ancient times.
Yongle Lane. Two old men in blue clothes and blue hats. One was holding a gong, and the other was beating at the side, singing the same tune.
Why were the two of them doing the night watch together ~? It was mainly to boost each other's courage ~! After all, there were no street lights at this time, and it was dark all around. Anyone would be afraid.
As usual, the two planned to go home and rest for an hour after this time. At this time, a fire suddenly floated over from the sky. What was even more strange was that there seemed to be a long thing hanging under the fire.
"Ghost ~ Ghost ~ Ghost ~ Ghost ~ Ghost ~! Huai An, run ~! "
"Demon … Demon ~! Oh my god ~! Chang Gui, wait for me ~! "
Both of them had a look of horror on their faces. They didn't even want the things in their hands and immediately ran away.
"Huff, huff, huff ~! Damn, this is really not something a human should do. No matter what, I won't act cool next time. I'll just stay at home and hug my wife ~! "
In the sky, Li Zexuan looked at the familiar mansion below, took a few deep breaths, and said gloomily.
The straight-line distance from Chang 'an City to Snake Spirit Mountain was at least more than 20 kilometers in the sky. He had to act as a human-shaped "engine" twice, and the worst thing was that the wind was against him when he came back. How could he not be tired ~? Even a Grandmaster expert would be exhausted like a dog.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness! I've finally succeeded in acting cool this time, and I've avenged those people. I can go home and rest in peace ~! "
Li Zexuan controlled the hot air balloon to the sky above the Li Residence. Then, he slowly turned off the fire and planned to let the hot air balloon slowly descend to the West Courtyard.
Bam ~!
If he wanted to land, he had to unload the goods first. Li Zexuan let the hot air balloon descend ten meters from the ground and untied the rope that tied the corpse of Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue. With a bang, the corpse of the giant snake fell to the ground. Then, he prepared to let the basket "land".
"Which scoundrel dares to steal from the Li Residence ~!"
The "head of the guards" of the Li Residence was awakened by the sound of the giant snake falling to the ground. He hurriedly ran to the West Courtyard and shouted in a deep voice. Then, he was about to barge in.
"It's me ~! Feji ~! It's none of your business. Go and rest ~! "
Li Zexuan said in a deep voice.
Pang Feiji was stunned. Then, he said in surprise, "Is Lord Jue back ~?"
He also stopped in his tracks. He was so anxious just now that he almost forgot the rules. There were women living in the West Courtyard. It was not convenient for him to go in ~!
"Okay ~! Go and rest ~! Don't disturb others ~! "
Li Zexuan nodded indifferently. Then, he continued to control the hot air balloon to "land".
Pang Feiji could only vaguely see the faint light of the fire in the courtyard. He hurriedly said, "Yes, Lord Jue ~!"
After saying that, he retreated.
"Heh ~! I sneaked out of the city and returned in triumph. Does this count as me sneaking out of the city and not taking advantage of the situation ~? "
Li Zexuan jumped out of the basket, turned off the hot air balloon, and roughly cleaned it up. Then, he dragged the corpse of Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue to an open space at the side and muttered to himself.
"Husband, you're back ~!"
At this moment, the door opened, and the candlelight in the house also "jumped" out. Han Yuxi, who was wearing a thin pink cloak, stood at the door and smiled at Li Zexuan.
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