Peace Order
Chapter 271 - 127: Repay Kindness and Take Revenge

Chapter 271: Chapter 127: Repay Kindness and Take Revenge

Gong Zhenyong was rather polite to the young man in brocade clothes and a golden crown beside him. Looking at Li Guanyi, he said gruffly, "Kid, hurry up and come out. What, is it really that comfortable staying here?!"

"Come out quickly."

Li Guanyi put on his shoes and walked out. Although he had only stayed for two nights, it felt much longer, and the sunlight on his body was warmly comforting.

Li Zhaowen was quite rude as he put an arm around Li Guanyi’s shoulder. With a fan unfolded in his hand, covering himself and Li Guanyi, he said with a smile, "I must say, Mr. Li, Mr. Li, although I mentioned earlier that with your personality and martial arts, someday you might end up in prison."

"But you really didn’t have to take it seriously and give me face in such a way."

"It’s only been a few days, and you really went in?"

Li Zhaowen teased him, easy-going yet Li Guanyi felt that this guy must have a bitingly sarcastic streak. He bowed to Gong Zhenyong, "General, thank you for your trouble this time."

Gong Zhenyong felt even better about this youth and said, "Don’t talk nonsense."

"If you had encountered such a situation and did not act, I would have thrown you out of the Imperial Guard. When it’s time to act, act. If there are consequences, I’ll cover for you. If I can’t, there are others above me."

"If the soldiers became too timid, then our country would truly be finished."

He threw a waist card over and said:

"Your position, the crimson robe, and the jade belt have been confiscated. Your position is suspended, no military advisor dispatches for you. You can now only serve as a guard of a Secondary Ninth Rank. Don’t worry, after this period, most likely after the major ceremony, your position will be reinstated."

Li Guanyi expressed his thanks and wore the waist card at his side.

He had come to understand the importance of one’s identity.

Gong Zhenyong looked at the brocaded youth beside Li Guanyi, and the latter nodded with a smile.

Gong Zhenyong frowned.

In his early days at the frontier, he clashed with the iron cavalry of Ying Country and fought with people from the Duke Mansion of Longxi, so he nodded slightly, his attitude rather cold.

Originally, Li Guanyi was supposed to be confined until after the major ceremony, but the identity of the young man beside him was too high, especially during the ceremony.

Today, the matter suddenly came up, and it was mentioned on the side that Li Guanyi was her close friend. Thus, the higher authorities quickly sent a decree to let Li Guanyi out, saying it was a release, but it was really those dignitaries wanting this young man to accompany the foreign duke’s son to relax.

This left Gong Zhenyong feeling suffocated for a long time, chopping rocks with his sword until he broke the blade, only then feeling somewhat relieved. Although he had been an officer in the Capital City for a long time, sometimes he still felt uneasy.

The one who had cleaned up the Ghost Market was captured and was to be detained indefinitely.

But he was released to accompany the high-level figures of Ying Country.

Didn’t we just win a big battle in the Western Regions? Why be so overly cautious?!

Gong Zhenyong was seething inside but remained calm and said, "There are orders from above."

"Before the major ceremony, you don’t have to come and guard in the palace."

Li Guanyi was stunned, Gong Zhenyong patted his shoulder, grinning:

"Of course, if you want to come back, we’ll be waiting for you."

"Go ahead."

Li Guanyi and Li Zhaowen left the Imperial Guard territory. Outside were carriages, but Li Zhaowen gestured for the carriage to leave on its own; the two of them strolled side by side, Jiangzhou City in the early morning still peaceful, showing no signs of yesterday’s significant events.

Li Guanyi now wore a blue shirt; his waist sword, a royal gift, was also confiscated. With a wooden hairpin holding his hair, he looked like an ordinary youth, quite simple.

Having just been released from solitary confinement, he was naturally simple, chatting casually with Li Zhaowen.

"It seems, Mr. Li, you are quite well-informed."

Li Zhaowen laughed freely, "In the Capital City, many big events can escape the notice of many, but not of everyone. Mr. Li, your name has indeed become well-known far and wide. Countries knew yesterday that a fifteen-year-old of the Imperial Guard armed with a sword made his way to the Ghost Market."

Li Guanyi said, "Okay, but maybe we should change how we address each other."

"You call me Mr. Li, I call you Mr. Li."

"Who exactly is Mr. Li?"

"Or are you Mr. Li’s Mr. Li?"

A corny joke, yet it seemed to hit Li Zhaowen’s funny bone. She pondered for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter, bending over with tears in her eyes, and eventually she laughed so hard her stomach hurt, slapping Li Guanyi’s shoulder, she said, "Haha, Mr. Li, you really are funny."

Li Guanyi thought this person had a poisonous tongue, and a rather low threshold for humor, and said:

"Who is Mr. Li? Which Mr. Li?"

"Hahaha, don’t talk anymore, haha... "

Li Zhaowen was once again overcome with laughter, her laughter painful, she said, "Alright, alright, then let’s use another name. She smiled, unfolding her fan, hiding her lifted lips, one hand behind her back, she said breezily, "I’ll call you Mr. Li."

"And you, just call me Erlang."

Li Guanyi was non-committal, but as they walked by, he keenly noticed people watching him, their looks somewhat peculiar.

Was someone following him?

And, had the number of people following him increased?

Li Guanyi turned around and saw the sound of hooves approaching, someone riding a horse coming along. Unlike a galloping warhorse, this horse moved steadily and quickly, each hoof seemingly walking on its own, much like the ’Flying Swallow’ style of walking from his previous life.

Spectating flowers on horseback, a rather expensive endeavor.

Above was a handsome young man in a brocade robe, surrounded by servants, other sons of wealthy families, their demeanor spirited, and holding a folding fan, his features quite handsome.