In April, the weather is no longer so cold, but the early morning breeze still feels cool on people.
Early in the morning, Daolin took Xiaoru to the City Lord's Mansion. Xiaoru had lived in this place for more than ten years and was extremely familiar with every plant and tree here.
The two came to the door of the city lord's mansion and looked at the guards standing guard on the nine steps. Xiaoru actually felt a little timid.
Daolin squeezed Xiaoru's shoulder gently to express comfort, and then walked towards the steps.
Seeing someone approaching, a guard immediately came over.
"Miss Ru, you are back!" Obviously this guard knew Xiao Ru.
Xiaoru nodded, pointed to Daolin beside her and said, "This is Daolin."
Daolin cupped his hands and said, "Please report to Li Shuai. Just ask Daolin for a meeting."
Hearing the name Daolin, the guard was stunned. This name is now very popular in the Lieyang Empire, and today he can be regarded as meeting me.
"Please wait a moment!" The guard left, and after exchanging instructions with the other guards, he ran towards the city lord's palace.
After a while, a young man came out with the guard. This young man was also an acquaintance, it was Li Hexuan, the young marshal of the Li family.
"What brought you here? You are such a rare visitor..." Li Hexuan greeted Daolin warmly, and then glanced at Xiaoru without saying anything.
"If you have nothing to ask Li Shuai, please take me to see him quickly." Daolin said with a smile.
"Follow me!" Li Hexuan nodded and led the way, and the three of them walked into the Dragon City Lord's Mansion.
Daolin has been here more than once, and it seems that Li Hexuan brought him here last time.
"It was you who brought me in last time, right." Dolin said.
"Yes... It has been a year since I said this. You are no longer the unknown person you were before. Now you have become the most famous and strongest young person in the entire empire, and I am still gathering dust behind you." Li Hexuan laughed at himself. road.
Dolin said humbly: "I'm just a little luckier. We're taking different paths. From now on, you will be at the helm of this eastern part sooner or later. No matter how strong I am, I have to listen to your orders."
"Brother Dao is joking. If one day you marry Young Princess Qianxue, you will be the consort and a relative of the emperor. We, the Li family, will have to trouble you to take care of us." Li Hexuan lowered his posture and changed his title from "you" to "you." Become you.
"Let's help each other and protect the eastern part of the empire together. We are always at your disposal." Daolin did not show off, and continued to talk about his status.
While they were talking, the three of them had already arrived at the restaurant. Li Hexuan opened the door curtain and invited them in.
In the restaurant, besides Li Junjie, there were many people, but Daolin didn't recognize most of them. Li Hexuan's father stood up and nodded to Daolin, then motioned for Daolin to take a seat.
Uncle Fu brought bowls and chopsticks to Dolin.
When Daolin sat down and saw Xiaoru still standing behind him without moving, he directly reached out and pulled her over and let her sit next to him.
The faces of the Li family were a little shocked at this scene. Their expressions were noticed by Daolin, who thought that Xiaoru must not have had a good life in the Li family back then.
At this time, Uncle Fu brought another set of bowls and chopsticks and placed them in front of Xiaoru. Xiaoru lowered her head with some restraint.
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"Is Shuai Li still in good health?" Daolin glanced at Xiaoru's bowls and chopsticks before a smile appeared on his face. He looked at Li Junjie and asked.
"Thanks to you, my body is still strong." Li Junjie said with a smile.
"Everyone, please continue to eat. We two have had breakfast." Dolin pushed the bowls and chopsticks in front of him forward and said.
Li Junjie nodded and motioned for everyone to continue eating. The scene suddenly became a little cold, and there was no other sound in the room except the sound of eating.
Dorian smiled and took out his pipe, added a pot of tobacco to himself, lit it and started smoking. Under the lingering green smoke, his face looked a little hazy.
I don't know whether it was because of the smell of tobacco or because the Li family was full, but they all put down their bowls and chopsticks.
Li Junjie picked up the handkerchief on the side and wiped his mouth
Then he said, "My little friend and I haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's move to the study room to catch up."
Dorian nodded, knocked the burnt tobacco on the table, and then stood up.
Xiaoru also quickly stood up with her head lowered.
"You continue to eat, my little friend and I will take the first step." Li Junjie said softly, then walked around the dining table and walked out the door with his hands behind his back.
Daolin and Xiaoru followed him through the back garden. The three of them didn't say a word until they entered the study, and Li Junjie spoke.
"Why do you, a busy man like me, suddenly think of looking at my old bones?"
Li Junjie asked as he started busy making tea.
"I came here to ask for something!" Daolin said, cupping his hands towards Li Junjie.
"You're not a stranger. If you have anything to say, just tell me." Li Junjie put the tea leaves into the boiling water and said.
"You should also know what happened in the imperial capital some time ago. The emperor asked me to cooperate with you in guarding the east gate of the empire. Why don't I come over and ask you for advice on how I can cooperate with you?" Daolin said very politely. .
Li Junjie didn't reply. He kept fidgeting with the tea leaves with the bamboo tongs. After a long time, he picked up the tea cup and placed it in front of Daolin. Then he glanced at Xiaoru and picked one for her.
Daolin always watched Li Junjie. He knew that Li Junjie was thinking of countermeasures. After all, what he just said was equivalent to using the name of the emperor to suppress him, which made him a little passive.
"How are you preparing, little friend?" Li Junjie picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for each of Daolin and Xiaoru and asked.
"As a cook, I still have to listen to Li Shuai and ask Li Shuai for advice!" Daolin tapped his fingers on the table to show respect.
"It's actually very simple. You just need to take care of your own business. My Li family can take care of the Dongdaemun Gate. Why don't you let a young master like you worry about it?"
Li Junjie's words directly made it clear that the eastern part still belongs to his Li family. No matter what guarantees Daolin gave the emperor, as long as the emperor did not give clear instructions, the Li family would never divide their eastern resources to Daolin.
"Li Shuai really loves me, and I'm afraid of my hard work. I'm so grateful!" Daolin hugged Li Junjie with a smile on his face.
"You kid... tell me! What's going on!" Li Junjie asked as he picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"I think you want a piece of land, or to be precise, a mountain!" Dorian said softly.
Li Junjie's hand holding the tea cup paused slightly, and then he gently placed the tea cup on the table.
"What do you want a mountain for?" Li Junjie asked.
"There are more and more people around me. I want to start a sect. If it weren't for having so many masters, it would be a waste. In this way, we can also train talents for our empire and the east." Daolin said with a smile.
"Which mountain do you want? I can't give you Mount Du'e!" Li Junjie said in a deep voice. He knew the grudge between Zen Master Baimei and Daolin. He was afraid that Daolin would mention the matter of Mount Du'e to him.
"It's this mountain!" Daolin stood up and walked towards the wall. He reached out and pointed at a point on the Lieyang Emperor's incident map.
The moment Daolin's finger fell, Li Junjie's expression changed slightly.
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