The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 149

Two days have passed since the discussion with the King of the Western Regions.

Xu Tian waited calmly for the border general's men, without the slightest panic in his heart.

The guards and soldiers from the Tang Dynasty now looked at him with resentment and contempt.

Seeing that they were covered in wounds and had been tortured and interrogated, yet still refused to divulge any information about the Tang Dynasty, they were furious that the Grand Tutor of the court had confessed first.

Xu Tian glanced at them indifferently.

I figured they wouldn't listen even if I explained, so I decided to just stay silent.

That night.

Outside, the jailers were eating large chunks of meat and drinking large bowls of wine, their drunken laughter echoing throughout the entire prison.

Suddenly, the sound stopped abruptly, leaving only the sounds of heavy objects hitting the ground.

The frosty moonlight that once shone through the prison window has now vanished without a trace, completely obscured by a dark shadow.

Xu Tian opened his eyes and looked outside the cell, where he saw several blurry figures.

"Grand Tutor," the head adjutant called out softly.

Xu Tian looked at him intently, and the adjutant, fearing that Xu Tian wouldn't recognize him, quickly took off his mask.

Xu Tian immediately recognized him as the adjutant from the street a few days ago.

"The general sent me to rescue them. The jailer has been drugged, and there are many of our men around," the adjutant said quickly. "Get out of here immediately."

As he spoke, he chopped the lock off the cell door.

Xu Tian immediately walked out of the cell.

Another group of people went to find the soldiers and guards who had been separated and imprisoned, and quickly dragged them out as well.

"Grand Tutor, there is no time to lose, we must leave quickly."

Xu Tian looked at A-Jie, who was still fast asleep, and the other Tang Dynasty people.

He recalled what others had said.

If they are left here, they will surely die in the end.

Xu Tian frowned slightly and said, "Break open all the locks on the prison doors where the Tang people are imprisoned."

The adjutant calculated the time and realized there was still some time before the effects of the medicine wore off. Looking at the group of fellow Han Chinese, he immediately ordered, "Listen to Grand Tutor Xu."

They immediately agreed and picked up their weapons, hacking away at the group of locks.

Many people were awakened by the commotion. When they opened their eyes, they saw a large group of men in black in front of them, with Xu Tian and the others who had arrived some time ago in the middle of the men in black.

They had long heard that Xu Tian was no ordinary person, and now it must be the people of the Tang Dynasty who had come to rescue them!

One group of people was covered in wounds and dressed in rags, but their sinister aura remained undiminished.

They looked at Xu Tian with admiration, now only wanting to latch onto this powerful figure. They rushed forward and knelt down before Xu Tian.

"Brother, please let us follow you!" the leader shouted.

"Who are you?" Xu Tian asked.

Upon seeing Xu Tianwen, the man, seemingly unconcerned about his shameful identity, bluntly stated, "We are all bandits from the mountains! We were tricked into coming here!"

"Robbers?" Xu Tian nodded, pursed his lips, and said, "Since we've been tricked into coming here, let's go back quickly."

After he finished speaking, he was about to leave with his adjutant and the others.

To everyone's surprise, the bandits blocked Xu Tian's path and knelt down before him again, saying, "We have rules in this line of work! Whoever saves us, we have to repay them and acknowledge them as our boss! From now on, we'll be your slaves!"

Seeing this, Xu Tian had no choice but to turn to his adjutant and look at him with a questioning gaze.

The adjutant raised his hand and gestured for a time.