However, Yuwen Luanfei seemed troubled by women, and Wenren Pingting’s feelings were very implicit, entirely concealing her thoughts about Yuwen Luanfei.
Of course, now was not the time to delve into someone else’s marital feelings.
Bai Junjun quickly refocused her mind.
At that moment, Yuwen Luanfei received a message, instructing the two to accompany him to Famous Scholar Mountain immediately, while Wenren Pingting was in charge of sealing off Eunuch Zou’s Residence.
Observing the couple’s unified front, Bai Junjun could only comply.
In the horse carriage, Yuwen Luanfei felt somewhat guilty looking at Li Wenli, who, despite a neck injury, still had to endure the strenuous journey.
"You’re injured; you should have been resting, but this came up suddenly, so please forgive me,"
"It’s no trouble," Li Wenli smiled reassuringly. "After all, we were the ones who created the mess, and we are responsible for dealing with it onsite."
Yuwen Luanfei was greatly moved, "You’ve established great merits again! I will certainly reward you generously!"
Thus, Yuwen Luanfei led a grand procession of soldiers to Famous Scholar Mountain, where, at that time, the mountain was still serene, no different from other days.
However, an attentive person could sense a different atmosphere in the sky that day.
Bai Junjun and Li Wenli accompanied Yuwen Luanfei straight to the headquarters at Thousand Miles.
By then, those who were alive had already fled, and those who had died were still on the ground.
Yuwen Luanfei sighed with relief when he saw the corpses at the site.
Compared to the ones at Fahua Temple, these were significantly more dignified.
At least he didn’t see dismembered corpses again.
The scene at Fahua Temple was truly horrific, to the extent that even the soldiers cleaning up the aftermath could hardly bear it, many of them going weak at the knees, falling ill, and having nightmares in the middle of the night.
Yuwen Luanfei had thought the situation here would be similar, but he had thought too much.
"How many people were here?"
"About three to five hundred in total, but less than a hundred were involved in the skirmish; the rest had fled," Bai Junjun answered truthfully.
Yuwen Luanfei pursed his lips, "Where is Eunuch Zou?"
Bai Junjun led Yuwen Luanfei to the place where Eunuch Zou had been killed, but surprisingly, the two guards who had been left naked were still there, along with the others. The only thing missing was Eunuch Zou’s body.
"?" Yuwen Luanfei looked at the empty spot and stuttered, "Could he... have not died?"
"Impossible," Bai Junjun frowned, her short crossbow had pierced Eunuch Zou’s heart cleanly; it was impossible for him to have survived.
"Perhaps his subordinates took his body away," Li Wenli suggested from the side.
Yuwen Luanfei felt a bit of regret. Although they had encountered Eunuch Zou here, and Eunuch Zou was one of the leaders of Thousand Miles, without a body, there was nothing conclusive. Could there be a twist?
After all, Eunuch Zou had taken care of them when they were younger, especially him. Eunuch Zou always loved to bring him snacks from outside the palace to eat.
Later, during the chaos of war, when Yuwen Luanfei had taken control of the disordered palace, Eunuch Zou had emerged from a corner and embraced him tightly, "This old servant has long awaited Your Highness! The Former Emperor has passed, now the Imperial Capital can only rely on Your Highness’s protection."
At that time, Yuwen Luanfei firmly believed that Eunuch Zou was on his side.
Yuwen Luanfei was filled with mixed emotions, still harboring a little hope for Eunuch Zou.
Soon, Yuwen Luanfei’s hope was shattered.
They descended level by level, finally arriving at the Heaven-reaching Tree, and though the giant tree was destroyed, the papers inside the drawers had all been preserved.
Among these was also a drawer belonging to Yuwen Luanfei, containing many secrets unknown to outsiders.
Only those close to him had access to this information.