The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 150

Now that the effects of the medicine were wearing off, he couldn't afford to waste any more time with these bandits, so he simply agreed: "Alright, then let's all leave together."

At this time, A-Jie was still fast asleep.

Seeing this, Xu Tian pulled him up and handed him over to his adjutant.

Ah Jie was startled and almost shouted, but his adjutant quickly covered his mouth.

Everyone quickly evacuated, and after reaching a safe location, Ah Jie had regained consciousness.

The other guards and soldiers then realized that Xu Tian had lied about being able to tell the King of the Western Regions about the military secrets of the Tang Dynasty just to find a way to escape; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to coordinate with his adjutant from the inside.

The secret revealed at the end was, of course, a lie.

Everyone felt somewhat sorry for Xu Tian.

Just then, Xu Tian stood up in front of everyone.

He hadn't eaten properly for days, and when he stood up, he almost fainted. But he steadied himself, took a sip of water, ate a piece of steamed bun, and said, "It's inconvenient for me to continue. I need to stay in the Western Regions for a few days."

Everyone didn't know why.

The adjutant asked in confusion, "Grand Tutor Xu, why do you suddenly want to stay in the Western Regions for a few days? Now that news of our prison break has probably been discovered, if you go back, you will really lose your life."

Upon hearing this, Xu Tian remained calm and said in a low voice, "I want to stay and find out what this Western Region King is up to. If war really breaks out in the future, I can pass on some information to you from here."

In fact, Xu Tian had already made up his mind just now.

It was nighttime, and if he were to sneak into the palace now, it would be an easy task.

"But..." the adjutant continued to try to persuade him.

Xu Tian shook his head. "It's alright."

After saying this, he asked the bandits for a fake beard and a set of clothes, preparing to go directly into the palace.

The adjutant was somewhat worried, but seeing that Xu Tian was determined to go his own way, and considering that there was still a large number of Tang Dynasty citizens to deal with, he had no choice.

Xu Tian then spoke to him again, "Go back, and make arrangements for them while you're at it. Send them back to the Tang Dynasty. Tell your general that I will be safe and sound. Don't come with me."

After saying this, he got up and left. He found the palace of the King of the Western Regions with familiarity and climbed over the wall to enter.

The jailers had long since woken up and a city-wide search had begun. Fortunately, he had already figured out the city's alleyways and the layout of the palace beforehand.

In this way, he could easily enter the palace.

He walked along the shadows for a long time before finally reaching the vicinity of the Western Regions King's palace. There he saw a Central Plains woman dressed in fine clothes and wearing a tall crown, wiping away tears with her head down.

Xu Tian quickly remembered who this person was.

The Queen of the Western Regions, a princess of a different gender sent by the Tang Dynasty for a marriage alliance, was named Yan Ji.

It is said that Yan Ji was beautiful and loved the prosperity of Chang'an, and even more so, she loved to compose poems and play the zither.

Such a talented woman, once so illustrious, is now left alone and heartbroken in the palace of a Western Regions kingdom.

Xu Tian felt a pang of pity.

It was not a prosperous era, so the matter of marriage alliances was naturally necessary.

It was just a pity for those Tang princesses who were sent to marry foreign rulers.

Just then, a cat leaped from the bushes, heading right in the direction he was heading.

Yan Ji turned her head quickly, "Who is it? Come out!"

Xu Tian couldn't help but feel ashamed.

No matter how much I planned, I never expected there to be a black cat here.

As Yan Ji gradually approached him, Xu Tian had no choice but to think that since they were both Han Chinese, he figured that Yan Ji might be able to help him in some way.