When Xiahou Ninghan heard the words "Beiya Nilin Division", he glanced at Li Jiangyao meaningfully, and then nodded: "Okay, I don't have any more doubts. Murong Xue once mentioned to me that he The relationship with Nilinsi. With those people, great things can be accomplished."
Seeing that Xiahou Ninghan finally agreed to cooperate with Li Jiangyao, Hui Dian couldn't help but said happily: "Donor Li, when do you need me to take action?"
Li Jiangyao replied: "Master, Miss Xiahou, the Mianchi War has begun, so we can't delay it. The day after tomorrow, or tomorrow night at the earliest, we will rescue the prince and the others. Please wait here for my news. When the time comes, I will send someone to tell you the location and time of the attack, as well as how to rendezvous afterwards. If everything goes well, after the prince and his friends leave the city, they will need you two to accompany them and escort them to the imperial capital."
Xiahou Ninghan readily agreed: "The general has your destiny, and you must obey it. To be honest, Ninghan has never been an assassin before, and it is interesting to think about it. General Li, what are you going to do now? Do you want to do it first?" A plan to scare off the enemy?"
Li Jiangyao admired Xia Hou Ninghan's resourcefulness. He figured out the key points of action in such a short time and expressed his thoughts in one fell swoop.
He nodded and said with a smile: "We really need to alert the enemy. To be honest with you two, I estimate that the Xuanjia Army is about to come."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, a voice sounded in the courtyard: "Dear guests, the military master is here to check the ward. Please cooperate with me."
Hearing the waiter's shout in the yard, Master Hui Dian couldn't help but be slightly startled and looked at Li Jiangyao in surprise.
Xiahou Ninghan smiled knowingly and asked, "Did you do it?"
Li Jiangyao scratched his head: "We just scared each other, but their reaction was slower than I expected. It seems that the quality of the Xuanjia Army is no more than this."
Xiahou Ninghan looked at him with a half-smile, and then said to Huidian: "Master, you can just use your original identity. Xia Siyun of the slave family is married to Mr. Li. Please come here from Songshan..."
"I came here to visit my uncle Wang Hai and do some rituals by the way," Li Jiangyao continued, "My uncle's home is in Zhishanfang."
Huidian was also used to being in the world. He nodded slightly when he heard the words, turned around and opened the door, and happened to meet a group of Xuanjia officers and soldiers who came to check their identity.
The old monk proclaimed the Buddha's name and led several soldiers into the room. He told the lie he had just improvised without changing his face, and then took out the ultimatum he carried with him and gave it to the other party for review.
These Xuanjia troops were ordered by Xie Bao to start a city-wide search for unidentified suspicious people. But to be honest, their bosses have not made it clear what constitutes an unknown identity and what kind of people they should pay special attention to, and they themselves are completely confused.
Although this Zen Master Huidian looks a bit thicker and more powerful, and does not look like an eminent monk who eats food and chants Buddha's name, there is nothing suspicious about his certificate. At the same time, he comes from the world-famous Songshan Zen Monastery. Therefore, he did not dare to be too difficult.
As for the young couple, they looked gentle and polite, and they could clearly state their relationship with relatives and friends in Luoyi. They didn't seem to be treacherous people.
Xuan Jiajun had no suspicion, and after a brief interrogation, he turned around and left, heading straight to the next guest room.
After the inspection of the entire inn was completed, the shopkeeper stuffed two more silver ingots into the leading officer, and then a large number of Xuanjia troops left as a team. Li Jiangyao took advantage of their departure to discuss a few more ways to contact Xiahou Ninghan and Hui Dian, then also said goodbye and returned to Zhishanfang.
Just as they arrived outside the square gate, a young man came up and whispered: "Master Li, this villain is Uncle Hai's subordinate, Xiao Wuzi."
Li Jiangyao took a closer look and saw that the other person was the boy who led him out of the city with the puppy in his arms the day before yesterday. He couldn't help but smile and said, "So it's you? I was a little harsh last time. Are you okay, brother?"
Xiao Wu smiled awkwardly: "It doesn't matter, sir. I'm a little kid with rough skin and thick flesh, so I can carry it very well."
Li Jiangyao patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Do you have anything to do with me?"
"Lian Ji went out just now, and Uncle Hai has sent his brothers to follow her." Xiao Wu said: "At this moment, Uncle Hai is personally contacting all the flag bearers. He specially ordered the villain to come to you and wait for your orders."
Li Jiangyao told Xiao Wu: "Well, you came just in time. As we expected, the Xuanjia Army began to search the whole city. I'm worried that some brothers will be found out by them. You go find Mr. Wang, Let him find an excuse to come to my place when he comes back and tell me the situation."
Xiao Wu nodded in agreement, and then said: "About this matter, sir, you don't have to worry. Every brother in the city has a clear set of identity protections. It is impossible to conduct a casual inspection like the Xuanjia Army." Anything goes wrong.”
Li Jiangyao knew that Beiya Nilin Division was very clever, so since Xiao Wu said so, it must be absolutely foolproof. So, he felt relieved and asked Xiao Wu to stay here at Fangmen to watch the wind while he returned to Murong Xu's house to wait for Lian Ji.
The sun turned to the middle of the sky, and Li Jiangyao finally saw Lian Ji's figure.
He deliberately said dissatisfied: "You just said you would prepare delicious food for me in the morning. This is great. I haven't even seen the hair for lunch. I'm starving to death!"
Lian Ji smiled apologetically, sat down on Li Jiangyao's lap, and said coquettishly: "Good official, it's my fault, I'll apologize to you. How's the matter with the two masters going?"
Li Jiangyao rolled his eyes at her angrily: "As for me, I have confessed all my secrets honestly. Now I want to hear your side of the story before making a decision."
"Hmph!" Lian Ji pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "They have so many things to do! Just forget it if you don't want to help. I don't care about my aunt!"
Li Jiangyao was slightly curious: "Eh? Didn't you ask me to ask for help this morning? How come it's only been a few hours and now I look confident again? I know, you just went to find that benefactor's apprentice. Right? Did he come up with some good idea, so you no longer care about Miss Xiahou and the others?"
"You are smart!" Lian Ji said with a smile: "I did go to see my benefactor's apprentice just now. He told me that things have changed. The court is currently preparing to send someone to assassinate the prince and my brother-in-law, and my sister may also be implicated. "
Li Jiangyao was puzzled: "But from the look on your face, you don't seem to be worried about your sister's safety at all."
Lian Ji said: "How can I not be worried? However, the apprentice also has a way to deal with it. He said that later, he will use some tricks to try to let me sneak into the palace and guard my sister. When the time comes, If you are mature, let me sneak out of the palace with my sister and husband. When the time comes, all you have to do is stay outside the palace gate to greet us. So, it doesn’t matter whether there are old monks and little vixens."
"Did you mention them to your benefactor's apprentice?" Li Jiangyao asked Lian Ji slightly nervously.
"How could it be?! Do you think I'm a fool?" Lian Ji smiled and said, "I didn't even tell him about your existence, so how could I reveal the affairs of those two people? These days, don't you have to be on guard against everything? , Otherwise, how can we get along in the world?"
The more she said this, the more Li Jiangyao secretly worried, but he still asked calmly on the surface: "Did that person tell you where to meet your sister?"
Lian Ji looked unsuspecting and responded: "I told you. He asked me to go to Jixianzhai next to the imperial kitchen to wait early tomorrow morning. He said that I would see my sister soon."
Li Jiangyao nodded and asked smoothly: "It took me a whole morning just to talk about this matter, and I didn't even have anything to eat."
"The official didn't know something. After the guy told the slave family about his sister, he kept asking the slave family about it and refused to let him go." Lian Ji pursed her lips and smiled: "He asked the slave family about it. As a senior assassin, What methods are usually used to carry out assassinations, and I always ask for advice on various ways to prevent assassins."
Li Jiangyao groaned and was about to speak when there was a knock on the door.
Lian Ji was slightly surprised. She got up and went out to open the courtyard door. She saw Wang Hai and a few strong men standing at the door. She said with a smile: "Oh, it's Miss Lian. Do you still remember me?"
Lian Ji was stunned for a moment, then smiled happily and said: "Ah, you are the elder next door, I'll give you a courtesy."
Old Wang Hai smiled and bowed: "Oh, don't take it seriously. Master Li came to me the day before yesterday and told me that you plan to stay here temporarily and wait for Mr. Murong and his wife to come back, is that right?"
"Well, yes, yes, I will inevitably cause trouble to my elders in the future."
Wang Haidao: "Oh, the girl is out of town. As neighbors, we should help each other. Haha, Miss Lian, is Mr. Li here?"
Lian Ji nodded: "Yes, do you always have trouble with him?"
"Oh, that's it. Just now, the officers and soldiers have been searching the whole city for key criminals." Wang Hai said unhurriedly: "This old man is the leader of our house. Because of his duties, we can't help but invite Mr. Li to come with us. Go to the public office and register your identity in case the government comes to check."
"Oh, so that's it. The slave family knows about it." Lian Ji turned around and shouted inside: "Master, Master, Uncle Li Zheng invites you to go to the office."
Li Jiangyao came out of the house after hearing this. He first saluted Wang Hai and others, and then asked Lian Ji: "What's the matter, are you calling me in such a hurry?"
Lian Ji explained to him: "This elder is Li Zheng of Zhishanfang. He asked you to go to the office to register. After that, someone from the Yamen may come to check your identity."
Wang Hai also nodded and said: "Yes, the government has been strict in investigating recently, so I have to trouble the young master to make a hard trip."
Li Jiangyao hurriedly handed over his hands: "That's right. The two of us are staying here temporarily. We should have gone to the office to inform the registration from the beginning. If we delay it until now, it has violated the government rules, and you have to come here to remind us. It's a sin."
With that said, he nodded slightly to Lian Ji, then made a gesture of invitation and left with Wang Hai.
