At noon, the clouds dispersed, revealing the bright sunshine.
Liu Xin came out of the cloth shop and found that Senior Brother Cheng had disappeared. There were a few pieces of fresh melon rind left in the corner not far away.
Wu Hao led the way, and it is said that Liu Licheng also came to care about his subordinate and watch the battle in person.
Liu Xin sneered in his heart, but said polite words.
Following Wu Hao to a restaurant, Liu Xin looked up and remembered that this was the place where he felt eyes watching him just now. But now, there are more eyes watching him, and they come from all directions.
Liu Xin's face turned dark immediately. It seemed that many people came to watch his assessment. Are all the people in the imperial capital such gossips?
He followed Wu Hao into the restaurant, walked up the stairs, and came to a private room.
Liu Licheng came out to greet him enthusiastically and brought Liu Xin into the private room where he was the only one.
Soon after Liu Xin entered the private room, next door, Lian Subo looked embarrassed. Opposite him, An Ran and An Huan'er looked calm, while the other looked at him angrily.
"Uncle Lian, didn't you swore that he was a spy, and that he was a descendant of a general? Just now, you said he was a traitor, someone with evil ways lurking in the imperial capital, but now! He is obviously a Jin Yiwei, okay?"
Lian Subo suppressed his embarrassment and said with a smile: "Miss, this guy doesn't have a good face. He has a oily head and pink face, and a slippery tongue... The Jin Yiwei is not a good thing either. He is the emperor's eagle dog."
An Huan'er pounded the table angrily: "Jin Yiwei is also a member of the army after all, and I don't think he is a bad person. Besides, Uncle Lian, didn't you say that the Jin Yiwei who participated in the assessment today was framed? Since he was framed Yes, that means he is different from those eagle dogs of Jinyiwei!"
Lian Subo was speechless for a moment. This was indeed what he had analyzed succinctly before. In today's assessment, anyone who is interested can see at a glance that someone is targeting the Jinyiwei Baihu. There are many factions within Jinyiwei, but to trouble so many people and weave such a high-level plan, the target must not be simple.
Looking at it today, it is indeed the case. That old acquaintance of An Ran was pretty good, but he was a little younger. When he met An Ran before, he was probably still a teenager.
Lian Subo thought of this, looked at An Ran and asked: "Xiao Ran, you have known this kid before, but you don't know anything about him?"
An Ran shook his head and said, "We just met by chance before."
"We met by chance, sister Ran, how can you remember him so well?" An Huan'er obviously didn't believe it, with the fire of gossip shining in her eyes. If Bagua had a rank, An Huan'er's strength might be at the master level, far beyond that of ordinary women.
An Ran's face turned red and she said, "It was him and another boy who saved me back then."
So An Ran briefly talked about the previous incident. After finishing speaking, Lian Subo fell into deep thought, but An Huan'er said indignantly:
"This Liutian Sect was too bad. Fortunately, it was destroyed in the end. According to what you said, these two teenagers were trying to save their sister before they met you. But it wasn't them who saved you later. "
An Ran said with a smile: "I always feel that they caused the Liutian Sect to be in chaos and had no time to deal with me. Otherwise, I might not be able to survive the day when the Liutian Sect is wiped out."
An Ran concealed what Liu Xin said to her: Find the right opportunity and leave here quickly! There will be an opportunity soon, you have to seize it!
Since the young man said that at that time, and she did escape later, although she didn't know the specific process, she was very sure that it must be related to that young man!
An Huan'er thought for a while and was about to continue asking An Ran about what happened back then, but Lian Subo interrupted and said:
"This kid seems to have completed today's assessment now. Unfortunately, he is being targeted. If he doesn't succeed today, he will definitely be in trouble later. Xiaoran, since you think he is kind to you, do you have any intention of repaying your kindness?"
An Ran was stunned: "Ah!"
Lian Subo chuckled and said: "This kid has good abilities, but things in Jinyiwei are too complicated. If you are not careful, you may be fooled. And I guess this kid doesn't have any background, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do it." He has fallen into this situation today. He has passed today's test, and maybe there will be other tricks waiting for him tomorrow."
"Then... what should we do?" An Ran was a little anxious, and Lian Subo's words reminded her.
An Huan'er also shouted from the side: "Yes, what should we do? We don't even know his name."
Lian Subo smiled and said: "There are a lot of people coming to the theater today. I can just ask anyone I know. I seem to have seen an acquaintance in the restaurant opposite. Miss, Xiaoran, please wait a moment. I’ll go ask!”
Lian Subo was now extremely interested in the young man Liu Xin, and had already begun to think of poaching for the prince. After all, the king's guard has a limited number of people. Within the limited number of people, the more elite the better.
After saying that, Lian Subo stood up and left the room, but An Ran frowned and kept thinking of the previous details in his mind. An Huan'er continued to ask An Ran about what happened at that time. This move was the Bagua Lian Palm, breaking the casserole and asking to the end.
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Next door, Liu Licheng first asked Liu Xin to take a seat, and then people came one after another, including Baihu under his command, Gong Kexin, Cheng Guotao and Wu Hao who brought Liu Xin.
"Today, all the thousands of households in our inner east city have been gathered together. Liu Xin happened to pass the test, so there won't be any other troubles in the future. So if everyone is here today, I'll treat you, even if it's Liu Xin's reception banquet !" Liu Licheng said enthusiastically.
Several others agreed.
Liu Xin kept snorting in his heart. This was the weasel giving New Year greetings to the chicken. If he were a novice, he would probably be grateful to Liu Licheng by now and vowed to overcome obstacles for this good boss and act as a pawn. It's a pity that this is not the first day Liu Xin has come out to join the world. Now he wants to take mourning for Liu Licheng.
"Qianhu, I was lucky enough to get through today. I will cause trouble to Qianhu and all of you Baihu in the future!" Liu Xin complimented first, and then downed two glasses of wine.
The wine was so strong that Liu Xin hissed and his face turned red.
When Liu Licheng and the other three hundred households saw this, they had their own thoughts in mind.
Liu Licheng was puzzled: the prisoner Shao Shiwang took out with a guarantee was so vulnerable. He had received news that the prisoner was beaten out of the wall by Liu Xin and died on the spot. It can be seen that this person is not very capable and has a bad mind. When he is about to die, he does not know how to drag two common people to support him, which ruins his good deeds. However, Liu Xin's strength needs to be re-evaluated. Originally, he thought that this boy only had the combat power of Xiaocheng Realm. Now it seems that he is at least in the middle to late Xiaocheng Realm. Without the blessing of internal strength, it is impossible to break through a wall, even if it is a not-so-hard earth wall.
Gong Kexin drank three drinks with Liu Xin in a row, smacking his lips: This boy is quite bold, but it seems that he doesn't drink as much as Lao Gong. He will drink him down later, just in time to trap this boy. Hmm~ The wine at Zuibinlou is really good. Qianhu always drinks and drinks, and today he just had enough!
Wu Hao rubbed the wine cup and put it to his mouth. His lips just touched the wine, but he didn't drink it: Liu Xin passed the test again today. Qianhu will probably have to think of ways to get him. How can I help? Where is Qianhu? Hey, my face turns red after just two drinks. It seems that I am just a country bumpkin who has never drank good wine.
Cheng Guotao looked at the window behind Liu Xin's head and was lost in thought: Alas, Qianhu's plan failed again. Everything is really not going well this year. When the time comes, it's time to ask Bodhisattva for blessings. By the way, Ask for a signature for Qianhu.
Liu Xin used his ability to talk to people and tell lies to deal with Liu Licheng. Liu Licheng also expressed his admiration for Liu Xin and expected Liu Xin to make great achievements, while the other three stayed by to keep him company. Except for Cheng Guotao who echoed a few words, the other two people were drinking with their heads covered. He drank half of the wine on the table. The other one was looking at Liu Xin quietly. Liu Xin could only pretend not to feel it. .
After three rounds of drinking, Liu Xin pretended that he was too drunk and prepared to leave in vain. Liu Licheng did not try to stop him, but instead summoned a school captain and ordered him to send Liu Xin home.
Liu Licheng knocked on the table shortly after Liu Xin left, Cheng Guotao and Wu Hao immediately looked at Liu Licheng, but Gong Kexin was still pouring himself a drink.
"Ahem!" Liu Licheng coughed twice, and Cheng Guotao tugged on Gong Kexin's sleeve before the latter reacted, but he quickly drank the wine that had been poured in his hand, and then sat upright.
"Brother!" Cheng Guotao still called Liu Licheng his eldest brother in private.
Liu Licheng's eyes slowly turned cold, and he remained silent. After waiting for a moment, the door behind him opened and Shao Shiwang walked in.
The expressions of the three hundred households did not change. They already knew that Liu Licheng and Shao Shiwang had joined forces.
Shao Shiwang said straight to the point: "This Liu Xin has a problem! That death row prisoner is a traitor to the White Lotus Sect and has a level of cultivation in the Dacheng Realm!"
Liu Licheng's eyes narrowed. He knew that this death row prisoner was very strong, but he did not expect that he was a Dacheng realm warrior. How could such a master be brought up so easily. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Shao Shiwang. Instead of discussing Liu Xin, he asked Shao Shiwang a question first:
"Brother Shao! This death row prisoner is a traitor to the White Lotus Sect. How could such an important prisoner be used as a knife for us!"
Liu Licheng began to suspect that Shao Shiwang was deliberately harming himself. If such a prisoner escaped because of this incident, he would be held accountable afterwards...
A look of ridicule appeared on Shao Shiwang's face, and he said coldly: "Do you think I deliberately harmed you? If this traitor of the White Lotus Sect escapes, I will die before you. Do you think I will be so stupid?"
Liu Licheng's expression immediately softened upon hearing this. Indeed, it was Shao Shiwang who proposed this death row prisoner. Although it was endorsed by the Ministry of War documents, the prisoner was actually selected by Shao Shiwang.
Shao Shi saw that Liu Licheng's expression softened, and he did not want to have a tense relationship with him, so he continued: "This person is indeed a traitor to the White Lotus Sect, but all the meridians in his body have been destroyed, and his vitality has been severely depleted. He will not be alive for a few days. Moreover, This man is mentally insane. He has been asking questions in Dali Temple for a year but he still can’t find out anything, so he let us take advantage of him.”
Liu Licheng breathed a sigh of relief immediately after hearing this. Shao Shiwang changed the subject and said:
"But even if this person no longer has the cultivation level of Dacheng Realm, with his physical constitution and the fatal blow before death, without the peak cultivation level of Xiaocheng Realm, it is impossible to kill him with one blow!"
When Liu Licheng heard this, he frowned deeply. If he was at the peak of Xiaocheng Realm, then this person would become the key training target of Jin Yiwei. The key is that this person has no background. Although he is under Liu Licheng's command, as long as Liu Xin receives an olive branch from other forces, Liu Licheng is powerless to stop him.
If it reaches that point, Liu Licheng will have created a threat to himself for nothing. Although Liu Xin was still respectful to him today, he didn't even think that it was Liu Licheng who was behind this matter. But if he is poached by someone else, with that person's eyes, he can easily see through his methods, and then Liu Xin will also hate him.
"Brother, haven't we just made an enemy for nothing? If this kid is really that capable, we can't keep him!" Cheng Guotao, the most mature of all, had already thought of this point and couldn't help but say aloud.
Wu Hao on the side seemed to have already thought of it, but since Cheng Guotao had already said it, there was no need for him to speak.
On the contrary, it was Gong Kexin, who was at the pinnacle of Xiaocheng Realm and the strongest among the three hundred households. Hearing that Liu Xin might be a warrior of the same level as him, he started to think of competing: "Brother, let me Just meet that kid and weigh him in!"
"Stupid!" Shao Shiwang scolded Gong Kexin in a low voice. Gong Kexin immediately turned red, but Shao Shiwang was a Qianhu and a Dacheng realm warrior. From every aspect, he could only endure it.
Shao Shiwang glanced at Gong Kexin with disdain, then turned to Liu Licheng and said, "This Liu Xin must be eliminated!"
Liu Licheng nodded subconsciously, then looked up at Shao Shiwang: "Brother Shao, what are you going to do?"
Shao Shiwang shook his head and said: "I have helped you with the matter of the death row prisoner. You have to find a way for Liu Xin on your own. After all, he is yours!"
After saying that, Shao Shiwang got up and left the private room. At the top of the stairs, Shao Shiwang walked down when he saw a burly man walking up, humming a song in a low voice.
Shao Shiwang passed him by. When he was far away, Shao Shiwang suddenly stopped and turned his head slightly. His expression was solemn, and his intuition told him that the person just now was very powerful! But he didn't think much about it. The imperial capital is a mixed place. There are many masters hidden here. Anyone caught on the street may be a great master.
After Shao Shiwang left, the door was not closed. Cheng Guotao closed the door and said in a worried tone: "Brother, has Liu Xin touched some of our secrets?"
The three hundred households did not know that Liu Licheng was planning to bring Tuoba Yunhan's adopted son to the imperial capital, and Liu Licheng was not prepared to tell the three of them in advance. After all, after that person arrived, the status of the three hundred households under Liu Licheng would not be in doubt. If the ground falls a few points, it will affect the enthusiasm of several people.
Liu Licheng still did not tell the three people the truth. He only said that Liu Xin had touched his and Shao Shiwang's interests. He had used similar excuses to tell the three people before.
Among the three hundred households, Gong Kexin only secretly remembered Shao Shiwang in his heart, and planned to trouble Shao Shiwang when he opened up the second line of Ren and Du in the future and became a Dacheng realm warrior.
However, Cheng Guotao and Wu Hao had a vague feeling that Liu Licheng had not told the truth and that there was something hidden in this matter.
"Now it's time to think about how to get rid of Liu Xin!" Liu Licheng said with a frown.
Cheng Guotao thought for a moment and seemed to have an idea, so he said: "Brother, I have an idea. Liu Xin is very concerned about investigating the case of Yu Ma Jian. Since he wants to get rid of him, he doesn't necessarily have to do it." Use a killer. Just give him a mission that he cannot complete, and force him or induce him to issue a military order. If he cannot complete the mission by then, he will have to get out!"
Liu Licheng nodded noncommittally. Cheng Guotao's words gave him some ideas. He seemed to have a better plan. He asked quietly: "Over at Dongchang, have the clues about the poison been found?"
Wu Hao nodded. He had been communicating with Dongchang, so he said: "The poison should come from the south, and may be a product of the Xingxiu Sect. Dongchang is still investigating what kind of poison it is."
Liu Licheng nodded, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table, and said slowly: "In the archives of Emperor Wu in the imperial capital, there is a book of Jianghu poisons, which records countless poisons. Wu Hao, you go to Dongchang. , talk to Yuan Dongxiang and tell him that we have found out the traces of the poison here, and I will send someone to send this news over at noon tomorrow at the latest!"
Wu Hao's eyes lit up, he understood something, and immediately said: "Yes!"
Next door next door,
Even when Sub Bo returned to the room, An Huan'er's Bagua magic was still raging. An Ran almost told everything she knew, but An Ran couldn't stand it and continued to press, and she almost couldn't hold it in any longer. At this time, Lian Subo came back and happened to save her life.
"Sister Ran, please tell me again. Have you seen that boy's sister?" An Huan'er took An Ran's arm and shook it constantly, speaking in a coquettish tone.
An Ran looked at An Huan'er speechlessly. Just as Lian Subo came back, she immediately asked: "Uncle Lian, then...did that person hear about it?"
Lian Subo nodded solemnly: "The man's name is Liu Xin. He belongs to a hundred households in the Thousand Household Office of Neidong City. He has only been in office for a few days and he just came from other provinces. His uncle died of illness. Inherited."
"Liu Xin...Liu Xin..." An Ran knew Liu Xin's name for the first time and couldn't help repeating it several times.
"Liu Xin is a good name!" An Huan'er said this, but her eyes were fixed on An Ran's face. Seeing that she kept repeating the name, the look of gossip on her face appeared again, and she quickly asked: "Sister Ran, what are you doing?" Don’t you think this name is good too!”
"Miss, Xiaoran!" Lian Subo suddenly said in a deep voice. When An Ran and An Huan'er turned their heads to look, he continued: "I was just at the top of the stairs and heard..."
It turned out that Uncle Lian Sub had just gone upstairs. He had deep inner strength and heard the word Liu Xin mentioned in the next room. He immediately listened attentively and heard what Liu Licheng and Shao Shiwang were saying about preparing to deal with Liu Xin. When Shao Shiwang was about to leave, , he immediately turned around and walked a few steps down. When Shao Shi looked downstairs, he happened to go upstairs and passed by him.
"Ah, who wants to harm Liu Baihu!" An Huan'er raised her eyebrows. She now regarded Liu Xin as one of her own.
An Ran also looked worried. Liu Xin was her savior, and she didn't want to see Liu Xin being assassinated.
Lian Subo said: "One of them is Liu Xin's immediate boss, Qianhu from the Qianhu Office in Neidong City. I don't know the name, but I think it's easy to check. The other's surname is Shao."
After a pause, Lian Subo asked: "Miss, Xiaoran, this is the situation now. Should we take action and help Liu Xin?"
Although Lian Subo already had an idea in his mind, he still needed An Huan'er's consent before he could do anything. After all, he was now An Huan'er's personal bodyguard.
An Huan'er said angrily: "Of course I want to help! He is Sister Ran's savior! What do you think, Sister Ran!"
An Ran also nodded at this time, and rarely asked proactively: "Uncle Lian, please help Liu Xin!"
Lian Subo smiled and said: "This matter is also simple. Liu Xin's immediate boss wants to get Liu Xin, just because Liu Xin has no backing. This matter in Jinyiwei is complex, but it is complicated. Simple, actually simple. Miss, do you still remember the Prince of Yongzhou?"
An Huan'er thought for a while, and then asked doubtfully: "Is that my cousin, An Xiyi?"
Lian Subo nodded and said: "The Yongzhou County Prince is about the same age as you, Miss. His father is Prince Yong, His Majesty's younger brother. However, he died of illness in his early years. This Yongzhou County Prince has been living in the imperial capital. We haven’t decided yet. He has enough weight to be the backer of a mere hundred households in Liu Xin!"
An Huan'er immediately said happily: "Then let's do it!"
An Ran also smiled at the side.
Lian Subo said: "Then I will go and pay my respects later!"
