Leave Anhou Mansion.

Study room.

"Without the permission of the young master, my subordinates built this secret room on their own initiative. I hope the young master will not be surprised."

"It's just that my subordinates think that with such a secret room, it will be more convenient and safer to meet Tianshu or Tianyuan in the future."

Cao Zi'an slowly came behind Li Wuji, bowed and said respectfully.

"I had this intention, but there were too many things recently. I forgot to remind you for a moment, how could I blame you?"

"Don't worry too much, this place is very suitable for me. Thank you for your hard work, Lao Cao."

Li Wuji turned around with a smile and said in praise.

"It's good if the young master is satisfied."

Cao Zian smiled embarrassedly and bowed his hand and said.

"What happened to my body hanging on the city gate?"

Li Wuji hesitated for a moment, sat on the chair behind the desk, and asked faintly.

"Young Master guessed right. The empress did want to use the corpse as bait to attract the old man that year. Tianshu secretly discovered that the people from the Five Elements Department were always monitoring the corpse."

"But my subordinates have notified the people in Tianyuan in the capital and ignored it."

"As for the people from Qingxuan Sect, they have never appeared. They have disappeared for many years and have competed with the Empress for many years. They should not be fooled easily."

"After the seven-day period, the body was taken away by the Five Elements Department."

Cao Zi'an bowed his hand and said respectfully.

"very good."

"However, for Qingxuan Sect, we still have to find a way to contact them as soon as possible. If you want to overthrow the imperial power, if you have their help, you should be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Li Wuji nodded and said thoughtfully.

"I understand that now not only Tianshu, but also the subordinates also order people in the Tianyuan to secretly inquire about their news."

"only…"

Cao Zian frowned, stopped halfway through speaking, his face a little solemn.

"Say something if you have something to do."

Li Wuji looked up and said slowly.

"Although the plan to escape this time is perfect, the young master's killing of the grandson of the previous dynasty will probably be confirmed. If the Qingxuan Sect knows, they will definitely come to find the young master to take revenge!"

Cao Zian said with a worried look on his face.

"I just want them to come and take revenge on me."

Li Wuji smiled and said indifferently.

"What?"

Cao Zi'an was stunned for a moment, his face full of surprise.

"You have said that they have disappeared under the suppression of the empress in recent years and their whereabouts are unknown. If they knew that their master was killed by me as soon as he left the Heavenly Prison, they would definitely be back in the world!"

"Since we can't find them even if we try our best to find them, let them show themselves."

Li Wuji smiled and said confidently.

"But this is too dangerous. What should we do if they don't listen to the explanation and hurt the young master?"

Cao Zi'an asked worriedly.

"Don't I have Lu Yuan around me? With him, ordinary people can't get close to me at all. What's more, I'm not a person with no power. It's not that easy to kill me."

Li Wuji waved his hand with a smile and comforted him.

After hearing Li Wuji say this, Cao Zian felt a little relieved.

"I'll try to spread the story of my killing of the grandson of the previous dynasty, and notify Di Long, let Tianshu participate, so that everyone in the world will know that I'm the murderer who killed the traitor with his own hands."

Li Wuji paused for a moment and said slowly.

"Ah? Young Master! Why?"

"Once everyone knows it, there may not only be Qingxuan Sect coming to you, and there will be no one who is still worried about the things that happened back then. Isn't this causing trouble?"

Cao Zian was stunned again and asked with confusion.

"This is what I want. The more people who assassinate me, the better, because only in this way can the empress feel at ease with me, and Li Jingyao will also value me more."

Li Wuji narrowed his eyes and said solemnly.

After hearing Li Wuji's answer, Cao Zi'an frowned, and finally realized Li Wuji's profound meaning, and swallowed all the words he wanted to continue to dissuade him.

"Young Master, Taiqing is here, he has entered the front yard and is rushing towards the study!"

At this moment, Lu Yuan appeared at the door of the secret room and bowed and said.

"I can't help but mutter."

"Let's go, come with me to greet you."

Li Wuji couldn't help laughing, and slowly walked out of the secret room while getting up.

Cao Zi'an sighed, said nothing, followed quickly, pressed the mechanism, and closed the secret room.

"Young Master?!"

"Li Hou?!"

Li Wuji had just walked out of the study and heard Li Jingyao's shouting from a distance.

Immediately afterwards, Li Jingyao and two of them came quickly and hurriedly came to Li Wuji.

"I've seen Your Highness."

Li Wuji smiled and bowed.

"You're finally back!"

"How is it? How is the injury healing? Is it okay?"

Li Jingyao helped Li Wuji up and asked up and down, with a worried look on his face.

"Thank you for your concern. Your injury has recovered and it's not a serious problem. I'm so late and you're still visiting the mansion in person. You should have entered the palace to pay tribute to Your Highness."

Li Wuji shook his head and said with gratitude.

"You took personal risk for me and finally came back today. How could I not come to see you?"

"Oh, by the way, I also brought the imperial doctor in the palace. Let him check it quickly. I will be relieved after checking it."

Li Jingyao looked at Li Wuji with a false reproach, then immediately called the imperial doctor who followed her to approach and directly diagnosed Li Wuji's pulse in front of the study.

Li Wuji smiled bitterly, and did not shirk responsibility, allowing the imperial doctor to diagnose.

"Report to Your Highness, Li'an Hou's vein is stable and his injuries are no longer serious. He is just a little cold and weak. He should be an old disease and can only be recuperated."

"Bei Zhi will prescribe a prescription now, as long as the Marquis takes it on time."

After a moment, the imperial doctor turned around and bowed to Li Jingyao, and said respectfully.

"Okay, okay, then I will feel at ease."

"Young Master, you don't know how worried I am about you during these days when you are not in the capital. Fortunately, you have returned safely, otherwise I will not forgive myself no matter what."

After hearing this, Li Jingyao breathed a sigh of relief, pulled Li Wuji's hand, and said with a look of blame.

"It is a blessing to be able to be valued by Your Highness so much, and I am very grateful."

Li Wuji nodded, still full of gratitude.

"This time you have made great contributions, and I will never treat you badly. Even Your Majesty appreciates you very much. Don't worry, after a few days, the reward should come down."

"Although you are not above the temple, since you have made contributions, there is no reason not to reward you."

Li Jingyao patted Li Wuji's hand and said earnestly.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Li Wuji took advantage of the situation to pull back his hand, bowed his hand, and said respectfully.

At this moment, the servants in the mansion came to report that the food was ready and they could have meals. So Li Wuji invited Li Jingyao to go with him.

At the banquet, the two sat opposite each other. Because Li Wuji's injuries were just recovering and he was unable to drink, they used tea instead of wine. The relationship between them and cups and cups became much closer.

But the only two of them know each other’s true feelings.

...

Two days later.

Mid-Autumn Festival has arrived, and the entire capital is immersed in the joy of the festival. Every family is decorated with lights and the streets are lively, and there is a grand lantern festival held.

The festive atmosphere seems to have made people temporarily forget all the things that happened some time ago, and the turbulent capital has returned to peace.
To be continued...