Seeing her like this, Bo Ji couldn't bear it. She thought for a while, took out a human skin mask from her arms and handed it to her: "This is my human skin mask. You take it with you to save Yingbu."

Qi Lan didn't answer. She couldn't think of any deep meaning for Bo Ji's behavior. Bo Ji saw her hesitation and said to her: "Don't worry, I won't be able to play tricks. This can be regarded as my compensation for my debt to you."

Qi Lan took the mask, hesitated for a moment, and asked Bo Ji: "Aren't you worried that I will never come back?"

Bo Ji smiled: "I'm willing to bet."

Qi Lan snorted lightly, put on Bo Ji's mask, Bo Ji changed clothes with her silently, and did all this. Qi Lan looked at her deeply, said nothing, and followed the guards to leave Yongning Palace.

After walking out of the palace gate, Qi Lan found an excuse and went straight to the death cell where Ying Bu was. The entire cell was surrounded and was airtight. Qi Lan used her light skills and finally arrived at the depths of the death cell without disturbing anyone.

Outside Yingbu's cell, there were four guards on duty. Qi Lan waved her hand and the four men fell to the ground. Qi Lan hurriedly appeared and opened Yingbu's cell with the key.

"It's you, why are you here?" Ying Bu hurriedly got up, looking alert. Qi Lan hurriedly took off the mask on her face. Ying Bu was stunned, and had not yet digested the magical face-changing technique.

"Are you... Pavilion Master?" Ying Bu asked tentatively.

Qi Lan nodded, she took out a set of guards' clothes from her arms, and handed them to Ying Bu: "Change these quickly, leave the palace, and leave Chang'an."

"People, why are you here? Didn't Your Majesty treat you?" Ying Bu asked hurriedly. Qi Lan didn't care about explaining so much, so she had to pick up the important one and said to Ying Bu: "I'm fine. Listen, this is the order of the Pavilion Master - after you go out, go to an abandoned small courtyard next to Yongning Palace and pick up Ruyi. With your martial arts, it's not difficult to escape from the palace. After you leave, you must go to Han Xin and the others and warn him not to go back to Chang'an."

Qi Lan took out the golden bell from the Chuling Pavilion from her arms and handed it to Ying Bu: "Please take this Jinling, the Pavilion Master, and I will entrust Ruyi to you and Luyang. When he grows up, he will hand over the golden bell to him so that he must shoulder this burden."

Qi Lan seemed to explain the funeral, instructing Ying Bu one by one. Ying Bu immediately knelt on his knees when he heard this: "Master, let's go together, my subordinates will definitely protect the safety of theMaster."

"Why don't you understand!" Qi Lan was anxious: "This is the only chance for you and Ruyi to escape. Are you going to wait for death here and let Liu Ji take you off? Now you not only have your own life, but also Ruyi's life, Han Xin's life. It is stupid to die with me at this moment. Do you understand?"

Ying Bu knelt on the ground, hesitating and at a loss. After a while, he knelt heavily on the ground and kowtowed for a long time: "I... just follow the orders of the Pavilion Master."

He took back the Pavilion Master Jinling from Qi Lan's hand. The small bell shone in his hand. Ying Bu devoutly enshrines the golden bell above his head, kneels on the ground and bows for three times before carefully putting away the golden bell.

After changing into the guard's clothes and human skin mask, Yingbu and Qilan successfully escaped from the death row. Qilan pointed out the direction of Yongning Palace for Yingbu and patted him on the shoulder: "It depends on you."

"What are your plans, Master?"

"Before I go back, I will meet Xiao He. The only knot in his heart is that I can help him enlighten him." Qi Lan sighed.

Ying Bu knelt down and bowed again: "I don't know when I will meet again after parting here. My subordinates will definitely take good care of Ruyi and Luyang and fulfill their mission."

Qi Lan chuckled softly, Ying Bu kowtowed to Qi Lan three times, gritted his teeth, turned around and used his light skills to disappear in the darkness. The cold wind blew, which made Qi Lan shivering. The bright moon in the night sky was bright, the stars were shining, and the world was impermanent, but the cycle of reincarnation in the way of heaven remained unchanged forever. Qi Lan couldn't help but think about it with a mockery, and it seemed that the sky was ruthless, and it seemed that it was reasonable. The joys and sorrows in the world were only a moment for the sky, and so persistence was still necessary to return to nature.

Qi Lan sighed and walked towards Xiao He's mansion.

Xiao He's mansion was deserted and there was no guard at the door, and the door was closed. Qi Lan knocked on the door lightly, but no one responded. Qi Lan pushed it gently and the door actually opened itself.

Qi Lan walked in, and there were no guards and maids who served him. The leaves in the yard were falling. At first glance, he knew that no one had cleaned it for a long time. Qi Lan walked along the corridor towards the inner palace, and the road was full of depression.

Passing by the garden, Qi Lan caught a glimpse of a few little maids hiding aside with trembling eyes. Qi Lan frowned and walked over: "What are you doing here? Where is Lord Xiao He?"

One of the little palace maids pointed to the yard timidly. Qi Lan looked in the direction she pointed, and saw Xiao He standing in the yard with a disheveled hair, staggeringly walking and drinking, crying and laughing, her clothes were messy and stained with wine. Qi Lan took a breath of air conditioning. How could this be the elegant young man Xiao He who was not stained with dust?

Qi Lan walked straight towards Xiao He. Xiao He was drunk and could not see who the person was. He didn't care. He just kept pouring wine into his mouth, his face was haggard. Qi Lan stepped forward and grabbed the wine pot. Xiao He scolded drunk: "Who! Get out of here, I want to drink!"

The overwhelming smell of wine made Qi Lan frown. Xiao He had no martial arts skills and was not strong at all. Qi Lan exerted a little force on his wrist, and the wine pot was immediately crushed and the wine spilled all over the floor.

"Oh, what a pity..." Xiao He murmured, and was about to lie on the ground and drink the wine sprinkled on the ground. Looking at Xiao He who was so decadent and listless, Qi Lan's anger was burning. She grabbed Xiao He's collar, used all her strength, and slapped Xiao He two big slaps.

Qi Lan is a martial arts practitioner. The force of these two palms made the corners of Xiao He's mouth suddenly overflow. Xiao He's head became a little clearer, and he finally saw clearly who was coming.

"Ha, it turns out to be Miss Qi." Xiao He pushed her away and staggered to the stone table in the yard. There was a wine jar there. He smiled and picked up the wine jar and asked Qi Lan: "Are you here to drink with me?"

Qi Lan said in a low voice: "Lu Wan is gone, are you planning to keep doing this?"

Xiao He reached out to the wine jar and paused. He lowered his eyebrows and whispered for a long time: "At least I'm drunk, I can still see him."

Qi Lan saw a fiery red robe next to the stone table, which was Lu Wan's clothes. He liked the red beauty the most. Xiao He looked at the robe quietly, and after a while, he raised his head and poured the jar of wine, looking very sad.

Qi Lan snatched the wine jar from him and said to him quietly: "If you insist on doing this, I will not stop you. But I want to advise you that at least Lu Wan is still alive now. If you are depressed, I believe that it won't take long to die in a foreign land."

Xiao He looked stern: "What do you mean?"

Qi Lan sneered: "Do you think Lu Wan would really die with the reckless Huns? Even though his troops were insufficient, Lu Wan's martial arts achievements were unparalleled, and it was not difficult to survive on his own. In the border areas, it was not difficult to survive with his strength."

Xiao He's mind suddenly became clearer, and he nodded and thought, "Your Majesty doesn't want Lu Wan to die?"

Qi Lan shook her head: "Mr. Xiao usually has many strategies, so why does it matter to Lu Wan? Instead, he has become much stupider? Killing Lu Wan is not good for him. On the contrary, only by letting him live can he play the greatest role."

"you mean--?"

"Because of you."

Xiao He was shocked. He didn't understand what Qi Lan meant. Qi Lan explained and replied: "Lu Wan is brave and can act as a deterrent to the enemy on the border. However, Lu Wan has a huge influence in the army. In order to prevent him from rebelling, Liu Ji left you in the imperial city to threaten Lu Wan. If he had a strange intention, you would be doomed."

Qi Lan paused and stared at Xiao He: "It's the same for you. You are the most important civil minister of the Han Dynasty and have one of the best positions in the court. If you have any unfaithful intentions, Liu Ji will kill Lu Wan who is far away on the border. With one move, he will hold you and Lu Wan firmly in the palm of his hand."

Xiao He was dumbfounded. He had never expected that Liu Ji would be so scheming that he would use this method to restrain him and Lu Wan. The decades of friendship were so vulnerable in the face of power. Liu Ji had long thought about how to restrain them. From the time they chose to stay with Liu Ji, they were destined to be unable to stay together in this life.

Qi Lan said in a deep voice: "The reason why Liu Ji saved your life is because you still have value to him. If you are depressed and useless to the great man, do you think he will save your life and Lu Wan's life?"

Xiao He lowered his eyebrows and said nothing. Qi Lan was right. The reason why they could survive now was just because they were useful to the great man. If he did not cheer up again, then Lu Wan would definitely be implicated.

Qi Lan looked at Xiao He's silent look and she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Xiao He was not an unreasonable person. As long as she gave a little advice, Xiao He would know what to do.

Qi Lan nodded and said nothing, turned around and left Xiao He's government office. Although Xiao He and Lu Wan were destined to be unable to meet again, at least they could live safely with each other, so that's fine.

It began to drizzle in the sky, the air became moist, and the smell of the soil became more and more intense. Qi Lan quietly closed her eyes, letting the rain wet her eyelids, and slowly flowed down her cheeks. Qi Lan took a deep breath and used her light skills to fly towards the Han Palace.
Chapter completed!