After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Chapter 173 Decided to Return to Dayu

Gongsun Wen said: "Think carefully, you finally escaped, if you go back, it will not be so easy to escape next time."

I waved my hand and said, "I must go back to my elder brother. I cannot bear to see him executed. He is the only male in our family. If he dies, I am afraid my grandmother will turn into a ghost and come looking for me."

Yiping hugged me tightly and said, "It's all white. Don't mention the word ghost, brother. I'm scared."

I gently patted Yiping's shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. People in this world are much scarier than ghosts."

"We spent so much effort to leave Dayu, you should think it over carefully." Gongsun Wen said slowly.

"No need to think, I decided to go back." I said with a determined face.

Gongsun Wen said: "In that case, I will not stop you. Ankang, you can sail to a nearby town and bring her to the government office. The government officials will naturally bring her back to the capital."

I felt like something was not right, so I asked, "Aren't you going back with us?"

Gongsun Wen said with a half-smile, "I finally escaped. It is absolutely impossible for me to go back to that cage."

Ankang received the order, held up the two oars, and with a slight effort, the boat drifted away among the reeds.

I said, "If you don't go back with me, I'm afraid I can't deal with that dog emperor."

Yi Ping and An Kang's faces changed when they heard this. Yi Ping said quickly, "Don't talk nonsense. If someone hears you scolding His Majesty like this, you will be beheaded."

I sneered and said, "I am his luck that blocks the evil. He will chop off anyone's head but not mine. Now I understand why he killed so many ministers this time but nothing happened to him, while I lost my soul and almost couldn't come back. It turns out that I helped him block all the killings, and all the retribution fell on me."

Gongsun Wen said slowly: "It's good that you understand. You are just a chess piece in his hand. It's okay if you are obedient. If you have a rebellious heart, he will not keep you anymore."

I nodded and said, "Of course I understand. The farther I get from Dayu, the stronger I feel. The further I walk back, the more uncomfortable I feel. How could I not know such an obvious feeling?"

I had never left Dayu before, and I never knew my body could be so light and comfortable. I always felt like a mountain was pressing on my body, and it was difficult to breathe.

When I woke up today, although I felt weak, I still felt like I had no strength in my body. But now as the boat is heading back, my body is getting heavier and heavier, and my breathing is becoming difficult.

Gongsun Wen looked at my face which was gradually becoming paler and paler, and said reluctantly: "I don't think they dare to do anything to your elder brother. Why don't you leave Dayu temporarily and come back to save your brother when you are well again."

I rolled my eyes and said, "I think they are very brave! Didn't you see when the minister was beheaded that day? He didn't even blink when the head fell to the ground. This shows how dark and hard-hearted this man is."

Gongsun Wen snorted coldly and said, "How can a person who crawled out of a pile of corpses not have a dark and hard heart?"

Ankang has excellent rowing skills, and his rowing is fast and steady. Even if he can't see the direction clearly in the reeds, he can follow the direction of the river and quickly find the shore.

As I watched the shore getting closer, my mood sank to the bottom.

I said sullenly, "I want to leave that place where people are eaten without leaving any bones. Why do you want to leave?"

Gongsun Wen looked at the shore which was getting closer and closer and said, "I have my reasons for leaving. We are almost at the shore, take care."

But just as Gongsun Wen finished his words, dozens of people suddenly rushed out from the shore and surrounded our boat.

We were all stunned. Where on earth did these people come from? How did they know we would dock here?

After these people surrounded us, one of them took out a signal bomb and threw it into the sky, and a cloud of yellow smoke spread in the sky.

Soon, Zheng Yan and Du Changfeng led a group of people on horseback and galloped towards us.

We were pulled out of the boat by the officers and soldiers and taken to the shore. Although we were not tied up with ropes, two people held each of us tightly, making it impossible for us to escape.

Zheng Yan and Du Changfeng rode up to us quickly. Seeing how embarrassed we were, they jumped off their horses and shouted, "How dare you! This is my teacher, the Grand Tutor. How dare you be so rude?"

The officers and soldiers quickly let us go and retreated quickly.

Du Changfeng bowed to Gongsun Wen, but Gongsun Wen rolled his eyes to the sky and ignored him.

Du Changfeng didn't bother with him. He smiled and tactfully retreated behind Zheng Yan.

Zheng Yan walked up to Gongsun Wen, bowed, and said, "Excuse me, teacher."

Gongsun Wen snorted coldly and said, "I can't bear it."

Zheng Yan smiled and said, "I know that the teacher is angry with me for luring you into a trap, but if I don't resort to this desperate measure, how can I intercept the teacher and Ah Man here?"

"It turns out that everything you said on the boat was meant to trick me. You have a really good plan!" Gongsun Wen said angrily.

Zheng Yan laughed and said, "It's not a good plan. I am your student, so I can only say that you have taught me well."

This sentence made Gongsun Wen so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. He used the strategy he taught him to deal with himself. What a good student he was.

At this time, two carriages slowly approached us. Zheng Yan made a gesture of invitation and said, "Please get on the carriage, teacher."

Gongsun Wen flicked his hand, turned around angrily and got on the carriage.

Zheng Yan looked at me and said, "Ah Man, I haven't seen you for a few days. You have lost weight again."

I rolled my eyes at him and said, "I was almost killed by your father, how can I not lose weight?"

Zheng Yan was silent for a while, then said, "I'm sorry, no matter what you want from now on, I will definitely satisfy you."

I laughed and said, "Didn't you say you were going to chop off my brother's head? Now you're saying nice things to me. Do you think I'll still believe you?"

Zheng Yan said with some hurt: "If I hadn't said this, would you have come back? I think you must know how important you are to our father. For our father and for the sake of this country, I have no choice but to resort to this bad strategy. I hope Ah Man will understand. As for your elder brother, I will never touch a hair on his head. As long as Ah Man is willing to stay in the capital and accompany our father, I promise you that as long as your elder brother is determined to enter the official career, I will definitely help him rise to the top."

This pie is a bit too big for me to digest.

Zheng Yan made another gesture of invitation and said, "Please ask Ah Man and Miss Three to get on the carriage. We need to rush back to the capital immediately. I'm sure the emperor is waiting anxiously."

"Wait a minute!" I shouted quickly.

Zheng Yan looked at me and said, "Ah Man, please speak."

I said, "I don't want to live in the palace after I return to Beijing."

Zheng Yan thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then we should arrange a separate house for Ah Man outside the palace."