The two Empress Changsun-s, like sisters, began to chat, and their affection grew by the moment.
When it was time for bed that night, Li Shimin was unceremoniously shut out.
"Er Lang, you should sleep at Qingque's place tonight. This concubine still has much to discuss with my sister about their affairs," Empress Changsun said, leaning against the doorframe, smiling at him.
Li Shimin:...........
This wasn't how the script was supposed to go at all!
Arriving at Li Tai's room, he yanked him off the bed and asked, "I didn't see your brother-in-law today. What was he up to?"
Li Tai, with a pained expression, thought, Why the violence just to ask a question!
"The soldiers under my command said he seemed to have gone to another world."
"Do you know which dynasty he went to?" Li Shimin's interest was piqued upon hearing this.
What was that saying, if the east isn't bright, the west will be?
I even abdicated the throne for this matter, and I can't have come all this way for nothing!
Li Tai scratched his head. "I don't know. It's just that the passage is still open, and I've been through it."
"Oh, and there's another passage open. They say Wang Xuance went through to find someone."
When Li Shimin heard that the passage was still open, he immediately had an idea.
"Pass down the order. Tomorrow, you will accompany me to take a look."
"That brat never shows his hand unless he sees the reward. The fact that he could leave you and Wang Xuance behind and slip away on his own means there must be something good over there!"
The next day, the father and son, along with twenty guards, stepped into the passage leading to 2022.
As soon as they emerged and saw the traffic jam extending at least two kilometers, Li Shimin was instantly dumbfounded.
"Damn it! Why are there so many cars!"
"My goodness, why are the houses built so high?"
Li Tai was equally astonished, pointing at the traffic lights.
"Father, look quickly, there are lights on the road that are flashing red and green!"
"My goodness! Father, look quickly, that young lady is dressed so scantily!"
"Slurp~~"
"Smack!" Li Shimin, without turning his head, slapped him across the back of the head. "Do not look at what is improper, do you understand the rules!"
Though he said this, the way his Adam's apple bobbed up and down betrayed him completely.
The twenty guards behind them stared blankly at everything before them.
Had they arrived in the immortal realm?
"Smack!"
Li Tai was still feeling wronged about being slapped, but in the next moment, he heard the sound of another slap.
He turned to see five clear finger marks appearing on his father's face.
Li Shimin stood there, as if waking from a dream, and murmured to himself.
"That's right, that's right. I've always suspected the origin of that kid Fang!"
"Look at the cars on the road, the lights in those buildings, and the cement ground beneath our feet."
"He must have come to the Great Tang from here!"
Twenty-two men in camouflage stood motionless on the road, attracting the attention of many onlookers.
But when they saw the AKs on their backs and the massive black pistols tucked into their waists, the crowd's attitude immediately changed.
"Holy cow, you bitch, you dare to film? Are you looking for death?" A young man snatched his girlfriend's phone and smashed it to the ground.
"So many guns, could it be that terrorists have come here?"
"Hurry up and go home, buy some supplies and stock up. We can't go out these few days."
"That's not right. Look, their shoulder and arm patches are all blank. What kind of unit is this?"
"What unit are you talking about? Not wearing patches when going out means it's a classified operation. If you don't want to end up in jail, hurry home and hide!"
The onlookers who had gathered instantly dispersed.
No one even considered whether they were carrying illegal firearms.
Because this was the safest country in the world!
"Comrade, do you need any assistance!"
Just as Li Shimin and his son were unsure of their next move, a traffic police officer ran over and saluted them.
Seeing the peculiar salute, identical to that of the Heavenly Fire Army, Li Shimin felt his suspicions were perfectly justified.
Thus, he tentatively asked, "Let me ask you, do you know Fang Anzhi?"
The traffic police officer was somewhat bewildered. The Qing Dynasty had been gone for many years; what was the meaning of this person calling himself "朕" (emperor)?
Could it be that cosplaying was now popular among special units?
Or was this their operation's code phrase?
He quickly shook his head instinctively, saluted again, and said, "Sorry, comrade. I apologize for the disturbance."
With that, he turned back to continue directing traffic.
At the large intersection, during this time, no less than a thousand people saw Li Shimin and his entourage, yet not a single person made a police report!
However, across the road from where Li Shimin and his group were, a short video blogger saw this scene, and without a second thought, filmed a video and posted it.
"Mysterious armed unit appears in the city center, what are their intentions?"
He never imagined the attention this video would attract until half an hour later, when the frantic sound of police sirens downstairs gave him an ominous premonition.
He leaned out the window to look and instantly collapsed in fear.
Those twenty-odd men in camouflage uniforms carrying guns were already surrounded, three layers deep.
That wasn't the point; the point was that right outside his window, two armed helicopters were hovering!
The soldiers inside the cabin were pointing their guns at him.
I'm just a nobody, when did I qualify for this kind of treatment?!
Li Shimin and his son were also bewildered. Before they could figure out what was happening, they saw countless people armed with guns rushing from all directions to surround them.
Their guards behind them immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly formed a protective circle around the two with their AKs, confronting the approaching figures.
Not far away, a man with "Special Police" printed on his chest stood behind a car door and shouted at them through a loudspeaker.
"People opposite, listen, you are surrounded!"
"Drop your weapons and surrender immediately!"
"We advise you not to resist futilely, or you will be shot on the spot!"
Li Shimin estimated the number of people surrounding him to be at least two to three hundred. How could they possibly fight this?
"Damn it! I've fought battles my whole life and never tasted defeat, yet here I stumble!"
"Alright Qingque, don't tense up. It's not shameful for men to admit defeat."
Then, he said to the guards beside him.
"Put down your guns, everyone. We're not villains. I don't believe there's no law in this immortal realm~"