"Who are you!"
Qu Wenxiu's expression changed at first, and then he thought about taking a step back, pointing his finger at Li Jing and shouting.
"Someone come quickly!"
The wooden door behind him was slammed shut. Qu Wenxiu turned his head in shock and saw a small snake rushing towards his face.
"ah!"
Under the eyes of everyone, Qu Wenxiu was so frightened that he fainted and collapsed on the ground.
The boy's eyes widened and he hurriedly took two steps away from the purple-red-haired Miao girl next to him.
"Chi Meng..."
Li Jing stood up from the Grand Master's chair, pinched his eyebrows, and sighed.
"This man is of great use, why are you scaring him..."
Chi Meng pouted and put the little snake back into his small shoulder bag. Ignoring the scared looks of the Qu family members around him, he walked towards Li Jing.
"Who knew he was so unintimidated... a coward!"
Seeing Chi Meng walking over happily, the trembling old man Qu who was beside Li Jing took two steps back, pretending to be calm and said: "Master, have my Qu family done anything that is harmful to nature?"
Li Jing pinched Chi Meng's face in a funny way and nuzzled at a young man from the Jaundice tribe standing by the gate. The young man from the Jaundice tribe understood the situation and picked up Qu Wenxiu, who was unconscious on the ground, and dragged him over.
"The old man is worried too much. I just want to talk to Qu Sima about something. He was not at home just now. In order to prevent you from going out to make noise, I had to thank you behind closed doors. I have no other thoughts. Don't worry, old man."
Old Mrs. Qu watched Qu Wenxiu being casually leaned on the wooden bench in the main hall, and then looked at the scene in the surrounding corridors where the whole family was being held hostage by those terrifying commoners with straight knives. His face turned pale, his lips pursed, but he made no sound.
Li Jing smiled faintly and pulled Chi Meng into the room. Several silver needles in his hand suddenly swung out and plunged into Qu Wenxiu's acupuncture points.
"Cough cough cough..."
Under the stimulation of the silver needle, Qu Wenxiu faintly woke up and saw the purple-red haired girl with a silver crown on her head blinking over her.
"Witch! Someone come quickly!"
"Stop howling, or I'll cut out your tongue."
Li Jing sat opposite Qu Wenxiu with a sword and a golden horse, while Chi Meng stood beside him with his hands on his hips proudly.
Qu Wenxiu then fell silent and turned to look at the kneeling family outside and the men in black clothes with knives whose faces could not be seen clearly beside them. His calves began to tremble involuntarily.
"Dare...dare you ask your Excellency what this is?"
Li Jing frowned, placed the slightly cold tea cup on the table, placed his fingers on his abdomen, and smiled.
"The envoy from Qi Country wants to discuss some business with Qu Sima."
Qu Wenxiu's body trembled, and then he coughed under Li Jing's half-smiling gaze. Seeing Mr. Qu outside constantly winking at him, he calmed down a little and spoke.
"Since we are talking about business, why should we be so swordsmanship..."
Li Jing smiled faintly and waved his hand. The dozen or so young men from the Jaundice tribe who controlled the courtyard put away their bright straight knives and withdrew from everyone's sight.
"Since Qu Sima is not happy, his men can just retreat. Maybe we can have a good talk now?"
Seeing his beloved wife Lihua standing up with her son in her arms, Qu Wenxiu breathed a sigh of relief and straightened his back a little.
"I dare to ask you what kind of business this is... Qu is just a small official, but his family has quite a lot of money. If you want some private salt, food and grass, there are some ways..."
Li Jing was playing with the delicate tea cup in her hand, looking at Chi Meng's suddenly serious expression beside her, and suddenly smiled.
"I have no interest in this type of business, but Qu Sima's official position can be put to good use."
Qu Wenxiu's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he suddenly grabbed the backrest of the wooden bench, having an unpleasant suspicion in his mind.
Sure enough, the wooden door of the main hall suddenly closed by itself, leaving only three people in the huge room.
"Tonight at Haishi, if Qu Sima can open the city gate for us, the position of the governor of Yingzhou..."
"It belongs to Qu Sima."
The low sobbing of his wife outside, the ignorant whimpering of his son, and the sound of heavy rain splashing on the ground all disappeared in this moment.
Qu Wenxiu's eyes widened, and the only sound in his ears was Li Jing's smiling voice.
"If the governor of a state is not enough, in the future King Qi will take over the land of Shu. Even a military governor will be worth nothing."
Qu Wenxiu felt that his heartbeat seemed to disappear in an instant, and after a long time, it started beating again.
After coughing, Qu Wenxiu stood up and changed his name for Li Jing.
"May I ask, what kind of official position does the young master have under King Qi?"
Li Jing picked up the tea that Chi Meng had just refilled and took a slow sip.
"Qu Sima can rest assured, this is the order of King Qi. The Qu family in Yingzhou, even if King Qi is far away in Fengxiang, they have heard about it."
Qu Wenxiu's expression changed again and again in the dim room. After a long time, he handed over his hand and asked in a low voice.
"May I ask Master Daqi where you are now..."
Li Jing avoided answering, and just smiled and said: "Qu Sima is in this position, doesn't he know the situation in Yingzhou in the past two days? If King Qi didn't care about the people, Yingzhou would probably be in trouble right now. Become under the banner of King Qi."
Qu Wenxiu understood instantly and immediately bowed down.
"The Qu family is willing to serve King Qi!"
Li Jing gently threw the teacup on the table, stood up quietly, and picked up the sword box placed aside.
"In that case, Qu Sima can just sit back and wait at home. I don't need to tell you how to behave in the city, right?"
Qu Wenxiu stood up straight, with a warm smile on his face.
"Of course it's natural. The young master has come a long way and worked hard all the way. How about I arrange a banquet for you and give him a good reward?"
Chi Meng's eyes widened instantly. She didn't expect that following Li Jing to sneak into Yingzhou City secretly and have such good arrangements.
Li Jing laughed, took Chi Meng's hand and walked out.
"Qu Shijun is the host and Li is the guest. Naturally, the envoy will make arrangements."
Qu Wenxiu hurried two steps, opened the door with a smile, and let Li Jing go out. He smiled and ignored all the surprised looks, and focused his attention on the old housekeeper.
"Uncle Qu, arrange a room for the young master and all the heroes. Prepare a few banquet tables. I will get drunk with the young master at noon!"
Li Jing smiled faintly and just looked at the stunned old housekeeper over there. Then, following the old housekeeper's trembling steps, he left the courtyard.
"Wen Xiu, this is..."
Mr. Qu was also a hero when he was young, but today he was really shocked and his face was still pale.
Qu Wenxiu just held his head high and looked high-spirited, beckoning his wife to bring his son over.
He teased his son's face with his hands and looked at his son giggling and the whole family who were still in shock in the courtyard.
"Dad, the Qu family is about to flourish in your son's hands."
Mr. Qu frowned, his eyebrows turned white, and he sat on the master's chair in surprise, stroking his beard and saying nothing.
"Young Master, those dead nurses..."
"I'll find an opportunity to pull him out of the city and bury him later."
