Being robbed by Lian Ji's move, Xiahou Ninghan couldn't help but be slightly stunned on the spot.
Indeed, as the other party said, she had only heard rumors and discussions about Li Jiangyao's defection to the Turks and his being named Metasequoia Baron. And those people only saw the Khan's edict that the Turks spread everywhere, but no one really verified whether Li Jiangyao had surrendered to the enemy and rebelled.
No one could refute Lian Ji's question.
Li Jiangyao saw that Xia Hou Ninghan's pretty face was slightly red, and he felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond. He smiled and waved his hands and said, "Okay, okay, I'm just a martial artist here, right and wrong, it doesn't matter. Let's talk about business first, right?" What do you say, master?"
"Ah? Is the donor asking me?" Hui Dian reacted: "What do you mean by business?"
Li Jiangyao explained patiently: "This business, of course, refers to the house arrest of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Murong Xue."
As soon as he finished saying this, Lian Ji, who was sitting next to him, immediately turned around and glanced at him. At the same time, Li Jiangyao secretly shouted in his heart: Bad!
Lian Ji had told him before that the benefactor's apprentice had told him about the situation of Murong Xue and his wife being trapped, but she did not mention anything about Prince Li Bing.
In other words, whether it was Murong Xue who was arrested under the orders of Xie Guang or Murong Xue who was arrested under the orders of Prince Li Bing, Lian Ji did not make it clear to Li Jiangyao, so he should not know at all at this moment.
After all, the news spreading everywhere is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is preparing to ascend the throne in the Eastern Capital and command the Xuanjia Legion to turn against the imperial court and start a war.
At this time, Li Jiangyao actually said with certainty that Murong Xue was under house arrest with the prince. This shows that he must be hiding something.
Li Jiangyao secretly regretted it in his heart. He had been feeling a little distraught since he entered the house, and now he had made such a big mistake. He deserved it.
His mind was spinning rapidly, and he was thinking about what kind of reason he could find to round out his words, when Master Hui Dian on the opposite side said: "Really? What a coincidence! We came to Dongdu this time just to rescue them. Yeah!" As he said that, he told everything that happened before, including how he met Murong Xue, Li Bing and others.
Compared with Li Jiangyao's suspicion, Lian Ji obviously cares more about her sister. As soon as she heard that Hui Dian, a world-famous master and demon-slaying mad monk, was also planning to rescue Murong Xue and the others, Lian Ji suddenly became interested: "Oh, we are also planning to do this. Master, how about we join forces together? There will be one more person." , it will give you more strength.”
She was very smart in her calculations. Hui Dian has few opponents in the world, and the cold Xiahou Ninghan's martial arts skills are obviously not inferior to Hui Dian's. If he can get the help of these two top masters, the success rate of rescuing his sister Ruiji will definitely increase greatly.
Li Jiangyao has not yet recovered from the gaffe he just made. At this moment, he sees Hui Dian and Lian Ji talking passionately about the topic of saving people, and he can't help but feel a little surprised that he can't get a word in.
He subconsciously looked at Xia Hou Ninghan, who was sitting next to him without saying a word, and suddenly found that the other person was also looking at him, and his heart suddenly moved. Obviously, this girl had a deep prejudice against him and was very wary. Her beautiful eyes shone coldly, as if she wanted to see into his bones.
Alas, it would be nice if this look was gentler, the kind of affectionate one. Li Jiangyao thought boredly.
At this moment, Xiahou Ninghan suddenly said: "Master Li, Miss Lian, please forgive Ninghan for not agreeing to cooperate to save people."
"Ah? Why?" Li Jiangyao and Lian Ji asked in unison.
"Because what you two said is untrue." Xiahou Ninghan said calmly: "I can believe that you both have an urgent desire to save people. This is true. However, you also have certain thoughts in your hearts. An ulterior secret, or a secret. For me, it is very dangerous to cooperate with you in such a hidden situation. "
Xiahou Ninghan stood up slowly and continued: "Besides, we have just arrived and we haven't grasped a lot of information yet. I'm afraid it's too early to talk about saving people. You two, please take your leave first."
After saying that, she turned around and walked out. Seeing this, Master Huidian stood up quickly, said Amitabha, and followed her closely to leave.
When Xiahou Ninghan walked to the door, he suddenly stopped again, turned his back to Li Jiangyao and said: "If you change your mind and decide to treat each other with sincerity, then come to the Yunlai Inn in the west of the city to find me."
Looking at Xia Hou Ninghan's leaving back, Li Jiangyao sat in a distant place, lost in thought, and was speechless for a long time.
Lian Ji said with half annoyance and half smile: "Okay, my general, your soul has been seduced by that little goblin? Shouldn't you be sincere to the slave family now?"
"Treat each other with sincerity?" Li Jiangyao pretended to be confused: "What do you mean by treating each other with sincerity?"
Lian Ji rolled her eyes at him: "Tell me, how did you know that His Highness the Crown Prince is also in jail?"
Li Jiangyao was already prepared at this time and replied calmly: "Oh, I think you were completely misled by that Miss Xiahou. How did I know that the prince is not a prince? I was just making random guesses just to test him out. It’s just falsehood. I didn’t expect that I actually got the truth from their mouths.”
Lian Ji couldn't tell the truth of his words for a moment, so she curled her lips angrily and asked, "Then what are you going to do? Are you really going to help them rescue the prince?"
Li Jiangyao put his hands behind his head and said lazily: "I don't care. You want to save your sister, they want to save Master Murong, your brother-in-law, it's the same thing. If you can really kill the prince, If I'm rescued, maybe the old man will be happy and not only pardon me, but he can also make me a high official."
"That's not the case at all!" Lian Ji said dissatisfied: "Rescuing the prince is easy to say, but how can it be so easy? Do you think the Xuanjia Army is just a decoration? At this time, there must be no extraneous matters. The most important thing is to save my sister!"
Li Jiangyao nodded, agreeing with Lian Ji's statement, and then asked a question: "What do you think about it? We had such a lively chat just now, don't you also want to join forces with them?"
Lian Ji thought about it and said: "It would be best if we could use their power. Don't you know? The monk Huidian just now is very famous in the world and can be called the master among masters. The other one The little vixen's kung fu is equally unfathomable, probably not much worse than Hui Dian. If they are willing to take action, and with the help and support of my benefactor, I don't think it will be a problem to take my sister and brother-in-law out of Dongdu."
"But didn't you hear what I said? You have a secret that is not true. Miss Xiahou will never help." Li Jiangyao squinted at Lian Ji and said, "Hey, what do you have to hide? A secret? Even I kept it a secret."
"What secrets can I have?" Lian Ji said dissatisfied: "She was talking about you just now. Look at your lustful look. You want to hug her to bed immediately. It's nothing at first glance. nice one!"
Li Jiangyao did not care about her nameless jealousy and continued: "I would like to advise you, if you want to ask those two masters to take action, it is best not to hide anything about your benefactor in the future. I don't care, but Xia Hou Ning Han will definitely not let it go easily. As she said, if you want to get their help, you must be honest."
"Bah, little naughty one." Lian Ji smiled coquettishly and leaned over, clinging to Li Jiangyao's body and saying coquettishly: "You still say you don't care? I think you have always wanted to know about my benefactor, right?"
Li Jiangyao quickly stood up and said with a smile: "If you tease me like this again, I really can't help it. If you don't want to say it, just say it. I don't care about your bullshit benefactor. Okay, I'll go to the guest room. Rest there, good night." With that, he ran out of the room as if running for his life.
Lian Ji's charming voice came from behind: "You are not a coward. Are you going to run away from the battle again? Are you going to leave the Nu family alone to guard the empty boudoir?... Don't worry, I will tell you the secret about my benefactor when the time is right!"
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At dawn the next day, Li Jiangyao woke up early and sat on the couch, wondering whether he should contact Wang Hai and tell him what happened last night. Unexpectedly, Lian Ji suddenly pushed open the door and walked in, holding a tray in her hand.
On the tray, there were two bowls of white porridge, a few avocados and four plates of side dishes.
Lian Ji walked to the couch, put the tray on the couch, and said with a smile: "Sir, are you awake? Let's have some breakfast."
"Did you do this?" Li Jiangyao was a little stunned.
"Of course." Lian Ji said softly: "From Liangzhou to here, those who slept and ate in the open were either in the wilderness or stayed in an inn, and they failed to cook a delicious meal for the officials. .Now that we have finally arrived at my sister’s house, while the kitchen is ready, I want you to try my handiwork.”
Li Jiangyao happily picked up the bowl and chopsticks, took a mouthful of porridge, and then tasted the various dishes on the plate, and then praised them profusely: "Well, it's delicious! It's delicious! Although it's just a simple side dish, the cooking is exquisite and the taste is great." Excellent, no worse than the chefs in those big restaurants!"
"The official is so complimentary." Lian Ji said happily: "It's good that the official likes it."
While Li Jiangyao was eating in a hurry, he muttered: "Say, what do you want me to do?"
Lian Ji was slightly curious: "How did you know that the slave family has something to ask for?"
"I woke up early in the morning to prepare delicious food and show my courtesy for nothing. If it's..., something must be wrong." Li Jiangyao said vaguely.
Lian Ji rolled her eyes at him: "Huh, why can't I cook for you if you have nothing to do? I hate it!" She gave Li Jiangyao a fruit fruit and put it in a bowl, and then said: "I want you to make a hard trip and go Come to Yunlai Inn to find Huidian and ask them to help save my sister."
