Li Xin was speechless when he heard that Li Shui said he wanted to send her back: "Brother Huai, are you trying to entertain me? I spent so much effort to snatch her out and now I'm sending her back. What's going on?

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Li Shui sighed and said: "This man is in Shangjun Courtyard. Will the Mohists of Qi Chu give up? Those killers must be coming in a steady stream. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of being remembered. If this is done by

I miss it so much that I have to keep one eye open even when I sleep."

Seeing Li Shui's dejected look, Xiangli Zhu couldn't help but feel happy. Then he said with a smile: "Sir Huai, it's easier to invite gods than to send them away. Now if you let me go, I won't leave either."

"It is better to lead the killer to you than to Dr. Chunyu's house. If you want to send me away, I will have to crawl back. If you don't believe it, you can try it."

Li Shui looked helpless and sighed repeatedly.

He pretended to be remorseful on the surface, but in fact he was already happy in his heart. He had long seen through Xianglizhu's character. He was competitive and unwilling to admit defeat.

If he forced her to stay here, she would definitely try her best to escape. If he kept shouting to send her back, she would not leave.

As for the assassins, Li Shui had ten thousand ways to deal with them.

Li Xin said from the side: "Forget it, Brother Huai. Anyway, those assassins have identified you, so it's useless even if you send them back."

Li Xin said this not because he was cooperating with Li Shui's acting, but because he really didn't want to send the person back.

After all, Chun Yuyue was his sister-in-law. He snatched the person out on the first day and sent him back the next day. Isn't this a trick on Chun Yuyue? When Li Xin thought about the old man instructing him, Li Xin felt furious.

Li Shui borrowed the donkey from the slope, nodded, and said, "That's all, let's stay here for the time being. But let's talk ugly ahead. If anything happens to me here, it's better for the girl to leave as soon as possible."

Xianglizhu sneered and said nothing, as if he was determined to get here.

After a while, Xianglizhu suddenly asked curiously: "You just said that the assassins have identified this place. What do you mean? Why do the Mohists from Qi and Chu want to assassinate you?"

Huaiguzi said: "They thought you were here with me."

Xianglizhu was surprised: "Why?"

Huaiguzi said: "Because I am a banished immortal. I am a peerless expert who makes immortal wine, steams steamed buns, and polishes convex lenses. They may think that such ingenious things are your work, so they come to Shangjun to leave again and again.

The hospital kills people."

Xianglizhu's eyes widened: "You make fairy wine? You steam steamed buns? You polish convex lenses? Are you lying to me?"

Li Xin said from the side: "Absolutely not, these are all the work of Brother Huai. Not only that, Brother Huai also invented the Daitian method and cured the sores on Master Fu Yao's back. Brother Huai is extremely talented, and there is no one like him today.

Give it your best performance."

Li Shui felt relieved after hearing this and couldn't help but think: "It's really comfortable to have a friend like Li Xin by your side to brag about from time to time."

Returning the favor, Li Shui also said: "No matter what, compared to Brother Li, I am still lacking. Brother Li beheaded the general in the battle of ten thousand soldiers, just like searching for something. Brother Li was really the god of war at that time."

Li Xin's eyes narrowed as he smiled.

Xianglizhu looked on coldly. After a moment, he shook his head firmly and said: "Impossible. Looking at your vulgar face and shameless words, how can you be that expert? What's more, you are too young and have not enough experience. That person at least

You need your hair and beard to be white."

Xianglizhu stared at Li Shui and said: "Master Huai, I hope you can be honest with me. Is there any expert behind you? Can you invite him to come out and meet me? I have many questions, and I only hope that that person

Answer it for me, sir."

Li Shui was a little speechless and said: "There is no expert, only me. I am an immortal from heaven and come down to earth. Of course I am very talented. Isn't this strange? Why don't you believe me?"

Xianglizhu said: "That gentleman, does he live in Shangjun Villa?"

Li Shui said: "Yes, I have been living in Shangjun Villa."

Xiangli Zhu nodded: "Okay! Shangjun's courtyard is not big, I will be able to find him sooner or later."

Li Shui smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid of assassins?"

Xianglizhu said: "If that expert is really here, he should have a way to stop the assassin. Being with him is actually the safest."

Li Shui said with a smile: "Why don't you believe that I am that expert? Is there anything you don't understand? I can teach you."

Xianglizhu said calmly: "No need. You just listened to the master's words and picked up his wisdom. If you are really serious, please invite the master to come out and meet you."

Li Shui sighed and said to Xiangli Zhu: "Forget it, just do whatever you want."

Xiangli Zhu's face turned red with anger: "Bah, shameless person."

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Li Shui settled in Xiangli Zhu's residence and selected two strong aunts from among the craftsmen's households.

On the one hand, these two aunts are taking care of Xianglizhu, on the other hand, they are to prevent assassins from coming to harm others, and on the other hand, they are to prevent Xianglizhu from regretting and running away.

After everything was arranged, Li Shui and Li Xin entered a small room.

Li Xin said: "Brother Huai, Shangjun's courtyard is no longer safe. It is conceivable that there will be a steady stream of assassins coming in the future. What should we do? Why don't you take Xiangli Zhu into the palace and live in the alchemy room. Assassins

No matter how brave you are, you can't enter the palace and assassinate, right?"

Li Shui smiled bitterly: "Then am I not under house arrest in disguise?"

Li Xin said: "Life is important, otherwise, what else can you do?"

Li Shui said: "There are always more solutions than problems. For example, we can divert the assassin's attention. Brother Li, can you call in a good army? There doesn't need to be too many, just thirty or fifty people. I will need them for a few months.

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Li Xin said: "With thirty or fifty people, it's not difficult. But... do you really have a way to deal with the assassins?"

Li Shui said with a smile: "Of course, of course, you will know tomorrow."

After the two discussed for a while, Li Xin yawned and went to bed.

Tonight, I have been busy all night, and I really should go to sleep.

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The people in Shangjun's courtyard were asleep, but the people in the palace were not asleep.

Ying Zheng was sitting in the study, not feeling sleepy at all. He looked at the fire in the palace lantern and was meditating: "Today, I just arrived at Shangjun's Villa, and I met assassins at night. How did those assassins know that I was at Shangjun's Villa?

Where is the hospital?"

"I took 3,000 people out of the city without notifying anyone along the way. I was sitting in an ordinary carriage. Even if the people of Xianyang City saw it, they would not know that I was out. At most, they thought that the sergeants were being transferred."

"After three thousand people arrived at Shangjun Courtyard, none of them took a step out. Even the old farmer who had paid back the cattle rent did not leave."

"So, the news of my arrival at Shangjun's Courtyard was leaked from the palace?"

"The only ones who know this news are me, Zhao Gao, and Ji Ming. Zhao Gao has always been by my side. He has no time to collude with assassins. But this Ji Ming..."

Ying Zheng suddenly felt unhappy when he thought of Ji Ming. He said to himself: "Not long ago, this person contacted Wang Li and helped the Wang family to find out about me. After the Wang family was destroyed, this person came again

I'm jumping up and down, trying to contact other courtiers. Do you think I don't know?"

"This man is really unwilling to be left alone. Could it be that...he contacted the rebels? Is it Xiang Liang?" Ying Zheng thought about Xiang Liang, and his eyes suddenly shrank.

At this moment, a coherent clue formed in his mind: Ji Ming fell out of favor because he falsely accused Huaiguzi. After falling out of favor, he took refuge with the Wang family. After being discovered by Ying Zheng, he was repeatedly beaten with a cane. Ji Ming held a grudge and contacted

Xiang Liang intends to rebel.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng shouted: "Send Ji Ming to come."

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At that time, Ji Ming was in Zhao Gao's room.

Zhao Gao had a high position and had his own mansion. But back then, he also lived in the palace for a period of time. Today, Zhao Gao returned with his chariot and lived in the palace again.

How could Ji Ming let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? After the fall of the Wang family, he had been looking for a backer. Now that he heard that Zhao Gao was coming, he was excited and went to see Zhao Gao holding some jewelry he had collected over the years.

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Zhao Gao was not interested in Ji Ming's jewelry, but he was very interested in Ji Ming.

Zhao Gao has been appointed as the official of Zhongche Mansion, but he also needs an informant in the palace. Ji Ming is serving the emperor closely, and he can see every move of the emperor. If he can get help from this person, he can be more careful.

It was easy to control the emperor's mind.

So Zhao Gao welcomed Ji Ming in and accepted his gift.

Zhao Gao didn't like these gifts, but if he didn't accept them, Ji Ming might feel uneasy.

Zhao Gao and Ji Ming chatted for a while and then sent him out. The two did not reach any agreement, and Zhao Gao did not make any promises to him. But Ji Ming knew that he was already a big tree like Zhao Gao on the list.

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He came out of Zhao Gao's room happily, and then met a young eunuch who said that the emperor sent him to the study.

Ji Ming trotted into the study. When he reached the door, he knelt on the ground and walked forward on his knees.

This action was created by Ji Mingxin. It shows respect for His Majesty and can ignore the problem of the left and right feet. It is perfect.

When Ying Zheng saw him coming in like this, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart: "What a flattering villain."

Ying Zheng remained calm and handed a bundle of bamboo slips to Ji Ming and said, "Send this to the executioner in the palace."

Jiming agreed, took the bamboo slips, and exited carefully.

He is very familiar with the executioner, because he has been beaten all the time recently and he always runs there.

After a while, Ji Ming saw the executioner.

When the man saw Ji Ming coming, he immediately sighed: "It's time to work again, why don't you let me take a break?"

Ji Ming seemed to have guessed the thoughts of the executioner, he smiled and said: "Brother, don't panic, I am not here to receive the punishment with the stick today. I am here to deliver a letter. The emperor's handwriting."

The executioner hurriedly accepted it, then unfolded the bamboo slips. After looking at it for a while, he began to stare at Ji Ming with a strange expression.

Ji Ming asked: "What?"

The executioner said: "Your Majesty asked me to ask you, who are your accomplices?"

Ji Ming was stunned: "What kind of comrades? Where do I have any comrades?"

The executioner sighed: "I'm sorry, the handwriting says that if you deny it, you will be beaten to eighty first."
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