The setting sun was like blood, and the majestic Yang Pass had already entered his eyes.
Li Xuanlie looked at the desolate city and felt homesick.
"I advise you to drink another cup of wine. There are no old friends in the west."
He was inspired and thought of a poem.
"What a good sentence!
San Lang, I haven't seen you for many years, but your poetic talent is still the same. The moment you say it, it's another quatrain that has been handed down for generations!”
Li Xiuning's bright eyes lit up as she clicked her tongue in praise.
Li Xuanlie smiled and pointed with his whip."Let's go, let's enter!"
The black flag rolled and headed straight for Yang Pass.
Before sunset, Li Xuanlie and his group arrived at the city gates.
At this moment, King Qi Li Yuanji had been waiting at the city gates for a long time.
Upon seeing Li Xuanlie's figure, Li Yuanji immediately rode up to greet him with a smile."Third brother, oh third brother, I finally got you back!”
Li Xiuning saw Li Yuanji's enthusiasm and couldn't help but frown.
She clearly remembered that Li Yuanji had once advised her father, Li Yuan, to recall Li Xuanlie back to Luoyang and kill him.
Today, Xuan Lie had returned home, but Li Yuanji had personally come to Yang Pass to welcome him. His motive was inevitably suspicious.
"Could it be that he's afraid of Li Xuanlie, so he's taking the initiative to welcome him and mend our relationship?”
Li Xiu Ning guessed in her heart.
"Fifth brother, you are so happy that I have returned. Could it be that the matter of you persuading Imperial Father to kill me was just a rumor?”
Li Xuanlie bluntly exposed him.
Li Yuanji was shocked, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He clearly hadn't expected Li Xuanlie to put him on the spot.
He could only laugh awkwardly." Third Brother is really good at joking. We are brothers. How could I persuade Imperial Father to kill you? Third Brother must not believe those rumors that sow discord.”
Li Xuanlie stared at him indifferently, his eagle eyes piercing through his heart.
Li Yuanji had a guilty conscience and didn't dare to look Li Xuanlie in the eye. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
The atmosphere was a little tense.
"Fifth brother, why did you come to Yang Pass when you weren't in Luoyang?”
Li Xiu Ning didn't want the two brothers to fall out as soon as they met, so she changed the topic and broke the deadlock.
Li Yuanji hurriedly said," I'm here on Imperial Father's orders to welcome Third Brother back to the capital. I've already prepared a welcoming wine to welcome Third Brother. Third Brother and Imperial Sister, please come in."”
Li Yuanji pulled his horse to the side and made way for him, politely inviting him in.
Li Xiu Ning looked at Li Xuanlie and said,"We're all brothers, let bygones be bygones. Since Fifth Younger Brother is sincere, the three of us siblings must drink to our hearts 'content tonight.”
"That's right, that's right. Third Brother has been on an expedition to Rome for many years, so I'm sure you've missed the fine wine of our Great Tang. I've specially brought a jar of Five Clouds Brew given by Imperial Father, so that Third Brother can drink to his heart's content.”
Li Yuanji smiled and agreed, his attitude even somewhat solicitous.
Li Xuanlie ignored him and held Li Xiu Ning's hand as they walked into the city side by side.
Li Xiu Ning's face couldn't help but turn red with embarrassment when her sweetheart held hands with her in front of all the soldiers.
"San Lang, this isn't very good, right?"
Li Xiu Ning reminded him in a low voice, hinting that they were in the Great Tang's territory after all, so they still had to be wary of etiquette.
"You and I have a white head agreement, so be frank and have a clear conscience. Why care about other people's opinions?”
Li Xuanlie, however, did not care about etiquette and held Li Xiu Ning's hand even tighter.
Honest, with a clear conscience!
These words echoed in her ears, and Li Xiu Ning seemed to have understood something.
She smiled knowingly and held Li Xuanlie's hand tightly, not letting go at all.
When the Tang soldiers on the city walls saw Princess Ping Yang and King Reliance, they couldn't help but discuss among themselves.
"Royal Sister, you're indeed bewitched and have an illicit relationship with him!
Very good, today I will get rid of you as well, and clean up the Li Imperial Family!”
Li Yuanji's eyes flashed with ruthlessness as he followed the two into the Yang Pass.
As the lanterns hung high, the three siblings entered the manor hall.
At this moment, Li Xuanlie only brought 10 personal guards. The remaining 10,000 Black Flag Army were temporarily stationed outside the pass.
Li Yuanji ascended the main seat and suddenly waved his hand, tearing off his outer robe to reveal the heavy armor he was wearing.
The signal was sent out!
Boom!
The main entrance of the hall suddenly closed.
Immediately after, the hundred King Qi Manor guards who had been hiding in the hall appeared and surrounded Li Xuanlie's group.
Xin Wenli held an iron lance in his hand and stood in front of Li Yuanji.
A sudden change occurred.
"Protect the king!"
The Black Flag Guards drew their swords and protected Li Xuanlie and Li Xiu Ning.
Li Xiu Ning was shocked and shouted,"Li Yuanji, what do you want!"
Li Yuanji stood proudly with his sword in hand and snorted coldly."Back then, I advised my father to kill him. Now that he has pacified Rome, returned to the capital, and is ranked above the kings, his power covers the sky. If I don't strike first, do I have to wait for him to take revenge on me?”
At this moment, all pretenses of cordiality had been torn apart. Li Yuanji no longer had any scruples and frankly made everything clear.
Li Xiu Ning was furious and scolded," How dare you! What you did is equivalent to treason! It's a capital crime! How can Father spare you!?"”
Li Yuanji laughed out loud." Eldest Brother and Second Brother are both happy that he's dead. They've jointly protected me. What can Imperial Father do to me?"”
"You-"
Li Xiuning was so angry that she was speechless. She didn't know how to scold him again.
Li Yuanji's proud laughter echoed in the hall.
Li Xuanlie was surprisingly calm.
He didn't say a word, only quietly watching Li Yuanji's wild performance.
It was as if he was looking at a clown.
"Li Yuanji, do you really think that you can kill me with this petty trick?”
Finally, a cold, confident, and contemptuous voice interrupted Li Yuanji's wild laughter.
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