Arrived at the city, found a place to fill up and take a short rest. Outside, it started raining in winter. I have always disliked rain because it makes my shoes very wet.

  The streets were empty of pedestrians, and the shops had a faint, flickering glow. I looked at the joyful scene, and when my breath had turned to mist, I felt an unusual warmth.

  I asked: Xi Le, what's going on?

  Xile said: After you became the alliance leader, I was waiting for you at Xiao Bian's place. As a result, several people came to tell me that you let me pass and meet with the various elders. I followed them together, turned a few corners, and said, this is not the way. Then I didn't know anything else.

  I asked: Where do you live?

  Xile said: I didn't know anything, I thought I was dead. When I woke up, I found myself in a very good house with many women serving and changing clothes for me.

  I sighed and said: As long as you're fine.

  Xi Le said: Why did Wan Yong tie me up? What conditions does he want to exchange with you?

  He told me to disappear and never come back, the longer the better.

  Xile said: Then he became the leader of the alliance.

  I said: Right.

  Xile said: That's also good. In this way, you don't have anything to do either.

  I said: I think so too. I want to ask Master.

  Xile said: Where is Master?

  I said: It should be in Xuebang. But maybe we should go to Chang'an first and take a look at that old man. He always knows something.

  Xǐlè said: I don't know what you always want to know.

  I said: If I knew, I wouldn't have to seek everywhere.

  Xi Le said: You promised Wan Yong's.

  I said: I think, actually I can regret it, go back to Xuebang, continue being your ally, take care of you, don't let you get tied up again. But there's one strange sentence. He said, except for him, anyone who sits in this position will end up dead.

  Xǐlè said: You can take it as a threat, or you can take it as real. It's just that I know if you really start doing what's called an alliance leader, there will definitely be many troublesome things that are not what we can imagine.

  I said: I didn't think of this. But I know things are always a bit fishy.

  Xile said: Yes, things are always a bit tricky.

  At this time, someone came to our side, dropped a letter and left in a hurry.

  The letter was signed with a single character "ten thousand".

  I opened the letter and first shook out a valid silver ticket worth a full 1,000 taels. Then there was a piece of paper with writing on it:

  The imperial court is acting hastily, quickly withdraw, don't go to Xuebang, after watching, fold in half.