With the help of the necklace, Li Shui finally figured out what was going on.
It turns out that Huaiguzi's parents died when he was young, and he made a living by begging in the Chu region. His life was tight and miserable.
The most humble person in the world is a beggar. In those years Huaiguzi didn't even have a name. When people saw him, they just called him a beggar.
Until one day, Huaiguzi was discovered by Xiang Liang and took him back.
After Huai Guzi entered Xiang Liang's mansion, he had been doing the work of serving tea and water. In fact, he became a slave.
A few years later, when Huaiguzi grew older, he found that he seemed to be very interested in the art of Qihuang, so he begged Xiang Liang and said that he wanted to study medicine.
After kneeling for three days, Xiang Liang was finally moved by Huaiguzi's sincerity and nodded in agreement.
It was at this time that he gave himself the name Huaiguzi. After all, if you learn medical skills, you are considered a skilled person, and you can no longer be called a beggar.
After Huaiguzi completed his studies, he happened to catch up with Xiang Yan and defeated Li Xin. Li Xin was seriously injured and fled all the way.
At that time, Xiang Liang had already felt that Qin's tiger and wolf army was unstoppable. Even if Chu is saved for the time being, Chu will be destroyed in the future.
Therefore, he planned to follow the example of Prince Dan of Yan and send people to assassinate Qin. And this assassin chose Huaiguzi.
Under Xiang Liang's arrangement, Huaiguzi appeared at the right place at the right time, and happened to save Qin General Li Xin.
From then on, Li Xin was grateful and deeply convinced of Huaiguzi. Huaiguzi also got the opportunity to enter Xianyang.
Logically speaking, Huaiguzi, as an assassin, should set off immediately.
But Huaiguzi was afraid and backed down.
Assassins in the pre-Qin period were often dead soldiers. Because at that time, there was no such thing as surviving unscathed. The assassin's belief is to exchange the life of an ordinary man for the life of an emperor.
The assassins felt that they had gotten a big deal out of cheap things.
Therefore, whether it is Nie Zheng, Zhuan Zhu, Jing Ke, or Yu Rang. Regardless of success or failure, these assassins have only one fate: death.
But Huaiguzi is a different kind. He has been timid and fearful since he was a child, and has little interest in being an assassin. After hearing that he was going to be sent to Qin, he even wanted to run away.
Finally, Xiang Liang found some people and brainwashed Huaiguzi.
It's nothing more than valuing justice over life, being loyal to the king and serving the country, and dying for those who know one's best friends. The results of the brainwashing were not bad, and Huaiguzi finally agreed to assassinate Qin.
Unfortunately, Xiang Liang's plan was not implemented yet, and Wang Jian led an army of 600,000 to destroy Chu.
The state of Chu was destroyed, and Xiang Yan also died on the battlefield.
Xiang Liang hated the country and his family very much. So he sent out Huaiguzi persistently.
He understood that assassinating Ying Zheng at this time had little meaning. Even if Ying Zheng dies, Chu will have no hope of recovering. But as long as Ying Zheng can be killed, it can be regarded as revenge for the Chu Kingdom.
According to his plan, Huaiguzi will enter Ying Zheng's palace as an alchemist. Then refine the elixir for Ying Zheng.
Among the elixirs, Huaiguzi could kill Ying Zheng with just a few tricks.
The probability of success for this kind of assassination is much higher than that of Tu Qiong Dagger.
After dispatching Huaiguzi, Xiang Liang looked eagerly in Chudi, waiting for the news from Xianyang. But there was still no movement in Xianyang.
Xiang Liang couldn't wait any longer, so he sent an envoy to Xianyang secretly to have a chat with Huaiguzi.
Xiang Lian didn't know what they talked about specifically. But Li Shui could roughly guess it. It is estimated that the envoy gave Huaiguzi a wave of brainwashing with his kind words and other principles, such as valuing justice over life.
Then he began to threaten Huaiguzi, saying that if he refused to do this, he would be killed, and he would be killed cruelly.
According to Li Shui's estimate, Huaiguzi died not long after the messenger left. He was probably frightened by the messenger's words and couldn't bear the pressure, so he died suddenly.
After the envoy returned to Chu, Xiang Liang still had no news, so he sent another more reliable Xiang Lian to see what was going on. If Huai Guzi really chickened out, he would be killed. In order to avoid future troubles.
When Li Shui heard this, he completely understood.
He squatted on the ground and scratched his head in pain: "This Huaiguzi is really a scam. I am a pick-up man, and I have picked up one after another. It was so easy to get past the alchemy thing, and now I have to stab him again." Qin."
The necklace was tied like a pig waiting to be slaughtered.
He lay curled up on the ground and threatened Li Shui feebly: "Huaiguzi, let me go. If you let me go, I will ignore the past grudges. Otherwise, I will definitely cut you into pieces. Don't think I'm lying. If you threaten, a traitor like you will be killed."
Li Shui was furious when he saw Xiang Lian and kicked him: "You are tied up like this and you still want to kill me?"
Since Li Shui tied up the necklace, he was completely broken and had no intention of letting him go.
Li Shui was a little hesitant, whether he should kill this guy: "Leaving this person in Xianyang is a time bomb, and it might explode at some time. What if he gets a twitch and leaks my identity? But it’s over. Ying Zheng knows that I’m not only a liar, but also an assassin, and it’s no use having ten death-free gold medals.”
But after all, Li Shui had never actually killed anyone, so it was not easy to pass this level.
What's more, this man was arrogant and domineering in the wine shop, and many people saw him. What should I do if he suddenly disappears again and someone asks? Da Qin's government is not a vegetarian, and it would be difficult to hide a case like this.
Li Shui touched the death-free medal in his arms: "Why don't I just say that we had a quarrel and accidentally killed him? Well, this reason is okay. Ying Zheng probably won't let me pay for this person. .”
Li Shui took a deep breath, turned around and took out a knife.
Xiang Lian's eyes suddenly shrank, and he asked nervously: "What are you going to do?"
Li Shui tried to keep his voice calm: "Kill."
Xiang Lian immediately shuddered: "You..."
He wanted to threaten him, but suddenly realized that Li Shui was not threatened at all. He wanted to say something to kill him if he wanted to, or to chop him into pieces if he wanted to, but his heart was pounding and he couldn't speak at all. Xiang Lian regrets a little. If he had known earlier, he would have let those people brainwash him. At least he could be a hero when he died.
Li Shui put the knife on his neck and asked, "Are you afraid?"
Necklace didn't speak. But his pale face gave him away.
Li Shui sneered: "The world is big, who is not afraid of death? Do you have to sacrifice your life to be an assassin? What about valuing justice over life, and what about being loyal to the emperor and serving the country? Why doesn't a big man like General Xiang become an assassin? His life It’s life, so isn’t my life life?”
Xiang Lian trembled and said: "General Xiang once took you in. Such a great kindness should be repaid with death..."
Li Shui chuckled: "He took me in because he planned to make me a slave. To put it more seriously, it was child trafficking. Tell me honestly, did he ever beat me? Did he scold me? He finished his work every day. Will you give me any wages after that?"
Xiang Lian felt angry in his heart. He didn't know where the courage came from. He immediately stiffened his neck and said, "Just kill me. Do you still want wages for a slave? I have nothing to say to a person like you who has no king or father." It can be said.”
Li Shui nodded: "Okay, I will help you."
The broadsword was raised, and the sword was lifted and dropped.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside.
Oops, someone is coming.
Li Shui was so nervous that he tilted the knife a little and cut off a piece of Necklace's scalp.
At the critical moment of life and death, Xiang Lian was completely frightened. It's true that he has been on the battlefield, but to kill people on the battlefield, he relies on his ruthlessness to kill others and survive.
But this one was different today. He was tied up like a pig and his head was being decapitated. There is death and no life.
Necklace was lying on the ground, screaming desperately: "Help, I'm killing someone."
It turns out that killing people is not easy, especially for novices. It may take a long time to kill someone. This is very different from what is shown in the movie.
Li Shui thought quickly and felt that he should use a delaying strategy to buy himself some time.
So he smiled slightly and said to Necklace: "Forget it, I really can't do it. I'll raise you for the rest of my life. You don't have to leave Shangjun's Villa in this life. As long as you don't talk nonsense, I will keep you. life."
At the same time, the door was pushed open. Li Xin poked his head in and said, "Brother Huai, I heard that some of your distant relatives are here? I came here specially for a drink... Huh? Is this?"
Xiang Lian shuddered, stared at Li Shui for a while, stared at the knife for a while, and stared at Li Xin for a while, then forced out an ugly smile: "We are... joking. "
"A joke?" Li Xin was a little confused.
"Yeah. It's a joke." Li Shui explained a little shamefully: "It's... a game played by us in Chu."
Li Xin's expression was a bit complicated: "A game that ties people up?"
