Li Siye poked his head out of the water, rubbed his face with his hands and gasped. The surroundings were so dark that his hands were not visible, and a sweet smell was emitted from the air. A wave suddenly rose by his side, and another head was poked out of the water. Li Siye could only vaguely tell his one-eye flashing with a faint light.

Zhang Xiaojing reached out and wiped his face, whispered in a thick breath. After he recovered, he pointed to the front and said, "Let's walk farther forward, and you will reach the open channel of Fangwai Zong Street."

This is a section of culvert leading to Jinggongfang outside the archway. Almost every archway in Chang'an City has such a drainage design. This section of culvert connects with the spring pool below the side courtyard of the Princess Mansion, which is responsible for adjusting the water level of the ponds of the large and smallest princess mansion. Their ability to poke their heads out of the water means that the terrain is gradually rising and is not far from the open channel outside the archway wall.

The two stumbled and ran to the exit, and finally saw some light. The stars in the night sky were decorated with silver sand, and the slightly cool atmosphere of early summer came.

They leaned tiredly against the stone wall of the open channel, and their wet clothes were pressing against their bodies to make people shivering. Zhang Xiaojing supported his body and walked forward, saying interrupted: "Walk south along the open channel and see the situation. I don't know if I can escape from the city tomorrow."

Li Siye couldn't think about so much, nor could he care about so much. His mentality was not yet out of the state of wandering around and watching. The only burden was the sister left by his predecessor. Well, it was still a burden for the time being.

Escape is just another journey, but unfortunately it has implicated Li Meier. Her brother, who has a sinner status, can she bear such a death when she was young?

In ancient times, there was such a punishment of continuation. One person was killed and the whole family suffered. Maybe the Jinwu Guard had already taken people to arrest Li Mei'er with clues.

Thinking of this, he suddenly wades into the water and turns the direction and says in a low voice: "No! I have to go to Dunyifang to find Mei'er!"

"Li Siye, come back!"

Zhang Xiaojing raised his hand to grab his shoulder, and said in a hoarse voice from his throat: "Li Mei'er will be fine! What's important now is how you and I can escape first!"

Li Siye thought Zhang Xiaojing was just comforting himself, pulled the wet head off the top of his head, held it in his hand and said, "No, I can't feel at ease if I can't see her safe."

He walked forward stubbornly, even if it was a mistake, it was his own opinion.

"Li Siye!"

Zhang Xiaojing rushed over, grabbed his clothes and pushed him against the wall with force.

"Li Mei'er will be fine. You have to believe me! Wen Wuji is my brother who has been in the army for ten years in Anxi! Even if he is so lame that he has one leg left, he can still protect Mei'er's completeness!"

"Siye, I can trust my brother, and you must trust your brother too!"

Li Siye was stunned. He had no way to measure the depth of his relationship with Zhang Xiaojing. It was just that these days they had been involved in the storm of the demon case. They needed to work together to face the crisis and fight for their lives; they needed to rely on each other and work together. Sometimes the two sides could not communicate in language, but could only rely on the integrity of their personality and the trust between each other. They never thought about who would bear the greater risks or sins.

Having already done this, does he still need to doubt the authenticity of the other party's words?

Zhang Xiaojing is from Jingzhao, and Li Siye was from Guanzhong in his past and later years. Guanzhong people valued the most promises and loyalty, and even more so to their friends and brothers.

The sound of footsteps of the soldiers guarding the streets of Jinwu Guards came from above their heads. The two of them held their breath at the same time and kept standing. Zhang Xiaojing's hand was still on Li Siye's chest. In the silence, they seemed to be able to hear each other's heartbeats.

As the sound of the scabbard colliding on the thin scale armor faded away, Zhang Xiaojing breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "The night patrol soldiers of Jinwu Guard."

Li Siye also smiled, and he had passed through the most dangerous obstacles, and he would not be frightened when he encountered anything next.

"Huh." Zhang Xiaojing raised his head suspiciously and thought in a low voice: "We have been out of the culvert for a long time, but there are only a team of soldiers passing by? If the Jinwu Guard wants to strictly investigate and capture us, the frequency of street patrols should not be so relaxed."

He pondered for a while before nodding with certainty: "It must be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, absolutely."

The two continued to wade through the water, not daring to jump out the open channel and walk on the main road. Zhang Xiaojing led the way forward. Every time he walked dozens of steps, he stopped and silently stumbled to find out the movements around him.

Li Siye had no idea about how to escape from Chang'an City. He could only follow Zhang Xiaojing and did not ask the other party what escape route he had.

Zhang Xiaojing turned around and whispered: "Although I have been a bad coach in Chang'an for only half a year, I have seen all the filthy and granules hidden under the prosperity of Chang'an City, and have met some friends on the dark road. Although they are not as good as the nobles of the upper class, they can do things they cannot do."

"We can go to Qinglongfang near Furong Garden through this hiding channel. My friend lives in the trunk. As long as we can survive tonight's curfew, we can escape from Chang'an City through his way."

Li Siye did not doubt Zhang Xiaojing's words at all, but there was still a long time before dawn. They could not stay in the canal water for a long time, and even in the middle of this summer, they would have cold symptoms.

Fortunately, the two finally found a fang bridge. There were stone platforms higher than the water on both sides of the bridge hole. They climbed out of the water and curled up on the stone platforms.

Although they were physically and mentally exhausted, they had a sense of excitement after experiencing disasters. Li Siye knew that this was related to adrenaline. He pressed out a smile on his head against the cold wall and asked: "You said you have been an Anxi soldier for ten years, but what does it feel like to be a soldier in the Western Regions?"

Zhang Xiaojing did not answer his words directly, and turned around and asked, "Do you have any plans to join the army?"

Before Li Siye answered, he said to himself: "Submitting to Anxi to serve the Tang Dynasty, and winning fame immediately is an opportunity for every Tang Dynasty man to change his destiny, and it is also the dream of many people. When I, Zhang Xiaojing, joined the Western Regions, also had such a dream. Unfortunately, I was not lucky, but I was injured and received the award from a flying cavalry lieutenant, but because I offended my boss, I lost my job and could only be an unqualified and level-less foreign official."

"To be honest," Zhang Xiaojing endured his old grievances in his pupils under his thick eyebrows: "You have missed the best opportunity to make contributions. If you go forward for decades, then people's hearts will be gathered and officials will be fair, without any constraints in the front and back, so it is easier to make contributions. But now, people's hearts have changed. If you want to stand out, you can't rely on your passion and courage. You still need..."

"What else do you need?" Li Siye asked after he found out.

Zhang Xiaojing smiled bitterly with wide lips: "If I knew, I wouldn't have fallen to this point today."

"It's not okay to know it alone," Li Siye shook his head gently, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You have to convince yourself to do it."

Zhang Xiaojing was slightly shocked, turned his head and looked at him in surprise, patted his strong chest and smiled: "You are more transparent than me, and your foundation is better than me. Your situation must be different from mine."
Chapter completed!