Southeast of the capital.
In a quiet courtyard.
Li Ziye came over.
In the courtyard, Yu Qingxuan saw the visitor, and a smile appeared on his beautiful face.
"What are you laughing at?"
Li Ziye said with a puzzled look on his face.
"I thought you wouldn't come again." Yu Qingxuan said.
"Why?"
Li Ziye said doubtfully.
Yu Qingxuan pursed his lips and smiled softly, without saying anything.
"It's not that I won't come, I'm busy."
Li Ziye didn't ask any more questions. He sat at the stone table under the maple tree, poured himself a cup of tea, drank it all, and said with emotion, "If I knew how to clone myself, I would be able to transform into several at once."
"What are you busy with?"
Yu Qingxuan stepped forward, poured another cup of tea for the young man in front of him, and said.
"All kinds of things, of course, the most important thing is practicing swordsmanship."
Li Ziye smiled bitterly and said, "You also know that my talent in martial arts is not good, so I rushed to the doctor for some illnesses and practiced everything. After practicing the Feixian Jue, I also practiced the Three Ultimate Sword."
"Three unique swords?"
Yu Qingxuan asked in confusion, "Is it very powerful? Why don't you keep practicing the Flying Immortal Technique? I heard that the Flying Immortal Technique is the strongest swordsmanship in the world."
"The Flying Immortal Technique is very powerful, but it is also difficult to practice."
Li Ziye said softly, "Comparatively speaking, the Three Ultimate Swords are easier to practice. There is only one year left before the competition between me and Huo Lin'er. This is a battle that cannot be lost, so I can't practice the Flying Immortal Art. I can only temporarily switch to practicing other sword techniques."
"I don't know much about swordsmanship, but I believe you can win Ziye." Yu Qingxuan said seriously.
"Why?" Li Ziye asked confused.
"Because, Ziye, you are the hardest working person I have ever met." Yu Qingxuan said seriously.
"effort?"
Hearing this, Li Ziye laughed to himself and said, "The most valuable thing in the path of martial arts is hard work."
After saying that, Li Ziye gathered his thoughts, looked at the little oiran in front of him, and said with a smile, "Qingxuan, how are you spending this New Year? I spent the New Year in Yuzhou City and I couldn't invite you to Li Garden."
"fine."
Yu Qingxuan said softly, "I have basically lived alone these years, and I have long been used to it."
"There are really too many things going on in the Li family this year. My second brother promised to come back during the Chinese New Year, but he couldn't come back. I will try to get together during the Chinese New Year next year."
While talking, Li Ziye glanced at the wheelchair mark on the ground and asked, "Has the eldest prince been here just now?"
"Um."
Yu Qingxuan didn't hide anything, nodded and said, "He had just left when you came."
"I didn't think so before, but now that I think about it, our eldest prince is really not that simple."
Li Ziye sighed softly, "Qingxuan, you should be careful. If possible, it is best to escape in time."
Yu Qingxuan was silent. After a moment, he nodded and said, "I will be careful."
"Okay, I came here just to see you. It's getting late, so I'll go back home first."
Li Ziye put down his tea cup, stood up and looked at the woman in front of him, and said seriously, "If you have something that can't be solved, go to Li Garden. Although the Li family is just a merchant family, you can still do a lot of things."
"good."
Yu Qingxuan smiled and responded.
Li Ziye smiled, walked away without saying another word.
Outside the small courtyard, Li Ziye got on the carriage, and then the carriage rumbled past and rushed towards Li Yuan.
Yu Qingxuan looked at the front of the courtyard and the carriage going away, his expression gradually becoming lonely.
She could feel that the distance between her and Ziye was getting farther and farther.
It's not that the relationship is estranged, but that her position with him has become farther and farther away.
Li Yuan.
After Li Ziye came back, he had been practicing swordsmanship in the inner courtyard.
The swordsmanship is ruthless and obviously full of hostility.
"What's wrong?"
When the sun was about to set, Hongzhu came back from doing errands. He noticed that someone was in a bad mood and asked, "In a bad mood?"
"I know who sent the Blackwater Army to ambush us!"
Li Ziye stopped the sword in his hand and said coldly.
"who?"
Hongzhu narrowed her eyes slightly and said.
"Mu Yuan."
Li Ziye's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said, "I just thought he was the most suspicious before. I went to the Changsun Mansion today and I was able to confirm that he is this person."
The mobilization of the Blackwater Army must have something to do with the royal family. If it wasn't Emperor Shang, then it was the four princes.
The fourth prince was the first to rule it out. The third prince had ulterior motives at the time and his suspicions were very small. The only remaining ones were the eleventh prince and the eldest prince.
There is no doubt that no matter how you think about it, the eldest prince is the most suspicious.
"Why?"
When Hongzhu heard what the young master in front of her said, her expression darkened and she said, "Did the people from Changsun Mansion tell you?"
"Chang Sun Fengyu took the initiative to remind him, but he didn't say it explicitly, just hinted."
Li Ziye said calmly, "It should be King Zhongwu's instruction."
"Is it credible?" Hongzhu questioned.
"Believable."
Li Ziye nodded and said, "They all know that I have a good relationship with the fourth prince, so there is no need to lie about this matter."
"What are you going to do?" Hongzhu asked in a condensing voice.
"Pretend you don't know first."
Li Ziye smiled coldly and said, "Since this prince likes to hide so much, we will accompany him to pretend to be confused."
Hongzhu nodded and said, "It is indeed not a good idea to confront the prince head-on."
"The enemy is hiding, and we are hiding too. We will not suffer any loss."
Li Ziye said coldly, "What I didn't expect was that when I came to this capital, the first person who wanted to kill me was not the Third Prince or Emperor Shang, but Mu Yuan."
"I don't understand, what is he doing?"
Hongzhu said in confusion, "There should be no grudges between the young master and him. We have only dealt with each other very few times. Why would he want to kill you?"
"It's nothing more than a word of profit."
Li Ziye sneered and said, "Don't we have a secret agent in the eldest prince's mansion? It's time to activate it. Let's check out your highness!"
"yes!"
Hongzhu's expression immediately became serious and she respectfully accepted the order.
"What are you talking about?"
While the two were talking, Li Youwei walked over in front of the inner courtyard and asked.
"A little thing."
Li Ziye's expression immediately returned to its original state, and he said with a smile, "Sister Youwei, how are things arranged in the East China Sea?"
"We are selecting personnel for your sister Liyue."
Li Youwei smiled and said, "This time, we have to take a lot of people with us. After all, things have just started there, and your sister Liyue doesn't have enough people."
"It should."
Li Ziye nodded and said, "Sister Youwei, you guys are busy, I will continue practicing my sword."
After saying that, Li Ziye winked at Hongzhu, then picked up the sword and continued practicing.
Hong Zhuze quietly left the Li Mansion and went to carry out the order.
In the Li family, Hongzhu has a special status. She grew up with the three siblings of the Li family and they are like brothers. However, Hongzhu's true identity is the intelligence chief trained by Li Wanwan for the three siblings of the Li family.
This is why Li Qingzhi often carries red candles with him.
Whether you are doing business or a killer organization like Yanyulou, intelligence is always indispensable.
Sunset.
Night falls.
In the inner courtyard.
Li Ziye was still working hard on practicing his sword.
Hongzhu hurried back quietly.
"It's arranged." Hongzhu said.
"Okay, let's go and rest."
Li Ziye said while practicing his sword, "Don't let Sister Youwei find out."
"yes!"
Hongzhu responded and immediately returned to the room.
"drink!"
In the courtyard, Li Ziye shouted loudly and slashed down with his sword. The sword energy surged up and rolled up thousands of layers of snow.
The next moment, true energy surged out from Li Ziye's body, Chunjun turned around, and struck the ground with a clang, and a sword energy shot straight into the sky.
In an instant, dots of vermilion fell from the corners of Li Ziye's mouth, and the powerful force backfired, staining the flying snow with blood.
"Earth Sword!"
The second form of the Three Ultimate Sword appeared in response.
