She was completely, completely dumbfounded.
Today's events were simply too bizarre for Ke Nan.
She even suspected that her brain had shrunk as her body had shrunk, causing her intelligence to plummet. Even her ability to understand things had deviated greatly.
Because just a few moments ago, she couldn't understand the string of events that had taken place before her eyes …
Ke Nan's mind was filled with one hundred thousand questions.
Why did Empress know Li Shimin?
Why did Empress feel as if he had been rubbed on the head?
Why did Li Shimin seem so dejected after touching Empress?
Why did the two sides suddenly start fighting?
Why did that Tensei Province general become so terrified after exchanging blows with Li Shimin?
Why did Li Shimin also scream?
Just why?
What was going on?
Ke Nan turned her head in a daze and looked at her brother. Even her brother, who had the demeanor of a general, had an extremely stunned expression. This made Ke Nan feel a little better.
… It seems like I'm not the only one who's mentally retarded.
After a few moments of hesitation, she whispered, "Hey, could it be that after we left the capital for so long, a new trend has arisen in the capital?
It's so strange … "
Ke Bowen pondered for a moment before saying, "The problem might be with that Li Shimin …"
Ke Nan nodded in agreement. "Ever since the people from Tensei Province appeared, his behavior has been extremely strange. Of course, Empress and that Hou Junji's behavior is also very strange. They must know each other …"
Ke Bowen sternly asked, "Who is that person?"
A strange expression appeared on Ke Nan's face. "Before this …"
She glanced outside the car. "Something doesn't seem right?"
The driver was shivering on the side, and the two siblings were the only ones in the carriage.
Yes, everything had happened far too quickly. The Empress Concubine had fled, Sun Lang had pretended to give chase, and Hou Junji had immediately stopped him. The two of them had clashed, and then both of them had cried out in fear.
Li Shimin clutched his head and screamed as he fled, as if he had discovered the most terrifying thing in the world.
Hou Junji's reaction was not much better. This illustrious general of the Heavenly Strategies bowed and fled, his face stricken with fear and confusion.
The leaderless Tensei soldiers naturally ran with their general.
Therefore, the Ke siblings were thrown onto the street. Li Shimin and the soldiers of Tensei Province were nowhere to be seen. For a moment, all the hostility disappeared. Li Shimin's laughter seemed to echo in their ears, and the soldiers of Tensei Province seemed to be gathered in front of them. But in the blink of an eye, everything was gone.
It was like a dream.
Or perhaps … he was hallucinating.
Encountering such a situation, the Ke siblings were at a loss.
In fact, even with Ke Bowen's steadiness and calmness, he was quite speechless. What was going on today?
That mysterious Li Shimin was one thing. He had long heard that the Empress Concubine was a heroine among women. She was not inferior to men. She dominated the Tianyuan Battlefield and had the air of a great general. But looking at her previous performance … wasn't it too undignified?
Ke Nan said weakly, "So, what should we do now?"
Ke Bowen thought for a moment and said, "Do you remember what Empress said before?
Li Shimin's appearance in our carriage gave Empress a fright. She obviously suffered a loss, and then she naturally misunderstood. Everything was really coincidental. Li Shimin happened to be in our carriage, and Empress came prepared but was caught off guard … "
He shook his head and said, "She's here to block us. It should be that the city gate has revealed a flaw in the end. However, it's useless to say this now. The Empress Concubine already bears a grudge against us. She thinks that we set a trap with Li Shimin and made her suffer a loss …"
Ke Nan said angrily, "I don't know what happened at all!"
Ke Bowen smiled: "In the imperial capital, you can't reason. Our power and influence are too far apart from the Empress Concubine's. She disdains to reason with us, so that's not the main point."
Ke Nan said thoughtfully, "We offended Empress, so we can only …"
"Yes … We have to be vigilant. Since Empress has malice in her heart, she may use sinister means in the future. We have to protect ourselves."
Ke Bowen said, "If we want to avoid the storm, we have to find a strong and warm house. It seems that we have to find General Shentse and ask for his protection."
For some reason, at this moment, when General Shentse was mentioned, Ke Nan suddenly had a very subtle intuition in her heart. But this feeling disappeared in a flash, making her feel confused.
Ke Bowen noticed his sister's strange behavior and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ke Nan frowned and said, "I always feel that … I seem to have missed something. That Li Shimin …"
Ke Bowen comforted her, "His surname is Li, and he is familiar with Empress and they don't get along. Maybe he is a prince. Judging from the martial arts he showed before, he can't be a nobody. We will have a chance to meet him in the future."
Ke Nan said unhappily, "We are implicated by him."
"You can't say that."
Ke Bowen took out an ingot of silver and got off the car to give it to the coachman. That guy must be scared out of his wits. After returning, he sat on the driver's seat and took on the responsibility of the coachman. "He was invited by you, and he was very friendly from the beginning to the end."
The little girl pouted and said, "Humph, you only know how to say good things about others."
Ke Bowen flicked the whip and said, "Let's go … The stories we heard along the way were not in vain. At least we now know where General Shentse lives. Since he has occupied the Copper Sparrow Terrace, it must be right to go there and ask to see him … What are you thinking?"
"I always feel that something is not right …"
So, the gentle and steady brother and the little sister who had shrunk in size went on the road again.
No matter how smart they were, they were just simple and honest natives of the other world. Although they were experienced and knowledgeable, they could never imagine that they would pretend to be passers-by and boast about their own actions.
After all, Commander Of War was famous outside. He was a general of the imperial court and a martial artist of Tianyuan. He stood at the top of the world in both the field of military and the field of martial arts. Now that he had returned to the imperial capital and was playing chess with the emperor who had put away the bow after the birds were gone, what kind of spirit and power was this?
The empire respected martial arts and everyone admired the strong. So in the hearts of the Ke siblings, General Shentse's image was undoubtedly a dignified and steady, heroic and powerful general who did not lose the temperament of an ambitious and ruthless person.
With this inherent impression, they would never have thought that the Commander Of War that they had been looking for so long was actually Li Shimin himself who had been wildly boasting about General Shentse to them …
At this moment, in the Copper Sparrow Pavilion.
On the seventh floor of the Luan Feng Ming Tower, Pangji and the others stared at the tightly shut door in confusion. Not long ago, General Shentse had rushed back like a mad dog and slammed the door heavily. Then, a mysterious murmur came from inside, which vaguely said something like, "It can be recovered, it can be recovered, it can be recovered, it can be recovered, it can be thrown away, it must be like this."
It was as if he had gone crazy.
Then, it was silent for a long time. Only the sound of footsteps back and forth indicated the drastic change in General Shentse's mental activity. He seemed to be very, very troubled.
The generals of Tianyuan looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with Sun Lang this time.
After a while, the door was slowly opened, and Sun Lang's expressionless face poked out.
With a whoosh, the generals of Tianyuan who were peeking out all shrank back.
Sun Lang looked at Pangji and Shan Xiongxin with a gloomy gaze. For some reason, when faced with this gaze, everyone subconsciously tightened their chrysanthemums.
"…" General Shentse said slowly, "Pangji, stay here. Everyone else, get out."
Everyone who didn't have time to run away swarmed out, leaving Pangji where he was without any sense of brotherhood. Imperial Tutor Pang's face was filled with anxiety, but he immediately bowed and said flatteringly, "Brother, what's wrong, brother?"
Sun Lang beckoned him with his finger, "… Come here."
Pangji moved over reluctantly, "Wh … What are you doing?"
"… Give me your hand."
Pangji felt more and more uncertain, but under Sun Lang's tyrannical power, he reluctantly extended his hand, not knowing what Sun Lang was up to.
He stole a glance and found that General Shentse was staring at his hand. His eyes were changing, and his expression was conflicted, as if he was making an extremely important decision … So, what was this guy trying to do?
Under Pangji's speechless gaze, General Shentse slowly extended his hand, like a cat who saw a new toy. He slowly extended his claws, and his eyes were full of vigilance and defense.
— I wave.
He slowly waved his hand to hit, but he didn't hit, or he deliberately didn't hit.
"…"
Pangji's eyes became colder and colder, as if he was looking at an idiot.
— I wave again.
— Wave again.
— Wave again!
He missed every time, and the most recent time, he missed by a hair's breadth. Pangji couldn't understand what was going on at all. He finally lost his patience. When Sun Lang waved his hand, he hit Sun Lang right on the back of his hand, and said impatiently, "What are you doing?
Hitting the palm of your hand? "
When Sun Lang was hit, he was so scared that he trembled and immediately jumped up, looking at Pangji with frightened eyes. Then he found that Pangji's expression was clear, and his behavior was normal.
Then, he let out a long sigh.
"F * ck … You scared me to death." He said, "Sure enough, throwing away the holy sword is normal …"
Pangji wondered, "What do you mean by throwing away the holy sword?"
Sun Lang seemed to have thought of something, and said in a low voice, "Throwing away the holy sword is fine. Then, how should I throw away the power of health?
This … "
"… So what are you talking about?"
Sun Lang's worry was gone, and he immediately trembled. He looked at Pangji and said proudly, "Tremble in front of me, mortal. I am now invincible!"
"…" Pangji silently turned around and left.
Before he reached the stairs, Fatty An shouted from downstairs, "Marshal, someone is here to visit you!"
Sun Lang's mood became very good at this time. He stuck his head out and smiled, "Who is it?"
"I'm not sure. They said they came from Xichuan and brought you a letter from Old Eunuch Wei and some Miss Xie. Then, they want to meet you. Do you want to meet them?"
Sun Lang was very easy to talk to at this time. He said considerately, "They worked hard to deliver the letter. It's only right to meet them. Let them come up!"