Las Vegas.

"How are you going to forgive me for the Xiao family matter?!"

The cold and charming woman looked at Li Wuji who turned a blind eye to her, gritted her teeth and asked in a deep voice.

"The girl's name is Xiao Muqiu, right?"

Li Wuji poured himself a cup of brewed tea and asked slowly, then took an empty cup, filled it and placed it opposite him.

From beginning to end, he never raised his head to look at the cold and charming woman.

"You know me?!"

The cold and charming woman glanced at the overflowing cup of tea, frowned slightly, and asked in a deep voice.

She knew that it was an order to expel guests, and Mr. Wuji never thought of asking her to sit down.

"From top to bottom in the Xiao family, there is probably no one else who is so domineering except the eldest daughter, Xiao Muqiu."

Li Wuji smiled and said lightly.

"Since you know it's me, why don't you kneel down and salute?!"

The cold and charming woman stared at Li Wuji and asked in a deep voice.

Under the rule of women's rights, even if a man is a woman from a princely family, he must kneel down on one knee to salute her.

And the woman in front of her was the daughter of the royal merchant Xiao family. The current head of the Xiao family is her mother Yun Bai Ning! Xiao Hongyi who died in the gambling house that day was her brother!

"I never kneel to a woman."

Li Wuji curled his lips and said casually.

"How dare you ignore women's rights?! This is disrespectful to the empress! It's a crime of disobedience!"

Xiao Muqiu's expression suddenly changed and he asked sternly.

"There are only three of us here, who can prove it? Or are you planning to arrest me and go to the Five Elements Department to convict me?"

Li Wuji couldn't help but laugh, and finally slowly raised his head, looked at Xiao Muqiu for the first time, and asked with interest.

Xiao Muqiu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced sideways at Lu Yuan who was standing behind him, and was speechless for a moment.

She knew that if she answered yes, the young swordsman behind her would immediately attack her!

She didn't know how to use martial arts and had no chance to fight back.

"I have never wanted to be an enemy of the Xiao family. If you are a guest, you will naturally welcome me. If you are here to ask questions, then the girl can leave before I change my mind."

Li Wuji said seriously while taking a sip of tea.

"The Xiao family died in your gambling house. Even if you didn't do it yourself, do you think that's it? If you offend the Xiao family, do you know what the consequences will be?!"

Xiao Muqiu hesitated for a moment and asked coldly.

"My brother's death has nothing to do with Las Vegas. He was just used as a tool to deal with me. Although it is a pity, there is nothing I can do to help. I can only blame him for his bad luck."

"But don't worry, I will help you find the person behind the scenes and bring him to justice."

Li Wuji shook his head and said slowly.

"Who are you referring to?!"

Xiao Muqiu's face changed slightly and she asked loudly.

"I said that I will bring the murderer to justice, and when everything is over, I will personally go to the house to inform him."

"Now, you can leave."

Li Wuji lowered his head and drank tea, ignoring Xiao Muqiu.

"How do I know if what you say is true?! Since you know the inside story, tell me now!"

"Otherwise, the Xiao family will not give up and will use all their strength to seek justice from you!"

Xiao Muqiu hesitated for a moment and said decisively.

"justice?!"

"If there was justice in the world, there wouldn't be so many people who died unjustly!"

Li Wuji sneered, thinking of many people and things in the past.

"How dare you question the law of Li Guo?! Question the Empress?!"

Xiao Muqiu's face darkened and he asked coldly.

Li Wuji said nothing, no longer intending to pay attention to it, and drank tea by himself.

Women are always a species driven by emotions and are most likely to be self-righteous.

He felt that the domineering behavior of the future successor of the Xiao family was a bit ridiculous, but he didn't know that if he really wanted to be an enemy of the Xiao family, it wouldn't be long before there would be no more so-called imperial merchants in the capital.

"It's time for you to go."

At this time, Lu Yuan walked up to Xiao Muqiu and said in a cold voice.

Xiao Muqiu, who was hesitating, shrank his neck and looked at Li Wuji who was leisurely and contented. He still refused to leave like this and hesitated in his steps.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

At this moment, a familiar shout suddenly came from the lobby on the first floor.

Hearing these three words, both Li Wuji and Xiao Muqiu changed their expressions. Only Lu Yuan was expressionless and looked straight at Xiao Muqiu. It seemed that he only had one thought, which was to take Xiao Muqiu away from here, because the young master had already

An eviction order was issued.

Li Wuji drank the last sip of tea in the cup, stood up slowly, passed Xiao Muqiu, and walked out of the room.

Xiao Muqiu hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly followed.

Lu Yuan took his time and followed Xiao Muqiu all the time.

In the hall on the first floor, Ye Han, the commander of the Red Fish Guards, stood in the center of the hall with two of his men, looking solemn.

Soon, Li Wuji came down from upstairs and slowly came closer.

"Master Wuji accepts the order!"

Ye Han held the imperial edict in his hand, glanced at Li Wuji, and said loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present knelt on the ground with respectful expressions on their faces.

Except Li Wuji.

Looking at Li Wuji, who was standing motionless in front of him just like last time, with his hands slightly raised, Ye Han couldn't help but frown, but without saying anything else, he slowly opened the imperial edict.

Xiao Muqiu, who was kneeling aside, was the first time he saw someone dare not kneel when receiving an order, and the Red Fish Guard actually turned a blind eye, his brows full of surprise.

"The empress issued an edict saying that Young Master Wuji is both civil and military, loyal, and has made extraordinary achievements many times. I am very pleased, so I make Young Master Wuji the Marquis of Li'an, and allow him to be hereditary."

"In addition, from now on, the ban will be lifted, but you will not be allowed to leave the capital until the facts of the case are revealed. I appreciate this."

Ye Han held the imperial edict in his hands and read it out in a sultry tone.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

Li Wuji bowed his hands, replied loudly, and stepped forward to receive the imperial edict.

"Young Master, this merit is something His Highness Taiqing personally asked for from you. Your Majesty has kept all the merits of the Young Master in your heart, and ordered me to pass the message to the Young Master. Just do whatever His Highness the Taiqing asks you to do.

Don’t have any scruples.”

"This is all I have said. The profound meaning of it can be understood by yourself."

Ye Han looked at Li Wuji and warned him seriously.

"I understand, sir, thank you for your hard work."

Li Wuji looked like he was smiling, but said slowly.

Xiao Muqiu stood up slowly and looked at Li Wuji, who was chatting happily with Ye Han, with surprise on his face.

She heard the word "Marquis of Li'an" very clearly. Looking at the entire court, there were no more than ten people who were personally conferred the title of Marquis by His Majesty!

Just now, he had been bossing around Li Wuji by virtue of his status as the emperor's imperial merchant family. However, in the blink of an eye, Mr. Wuji had already occupied the position of marquis, surpassing the power of the Xiao family!

"Xiao Shaodong's family, are you here too?"

Ye Han turned to look at Xiao Muqiu and spoke slowly.

"Night Commander."

Xiao Muqiu hurriedly saluted.

As the imperial merchant, the Xiao family was occasionally summoned by the empress for the blessing of the emperor. Xiao Muqiu also entered the palace with his mother Yun Baining, so he knew Ye Han.

"Your Majesty is already aware of the Xiao family's affairs and has ordered the Five Elements Department to investigate the case strictly."

"Until the case is clear, it is inconvenient for you to appear here to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

Ye Han looked at Xiao Muqiu and said meaningfully.

"Mu Qiu understands."
To be continued...