Li Tongguang was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "Four years ago when he was on a mission, he accidentally saved my life. I said I wanted to repay him, but he didn't want it at first, so I left him a token and told him, If you need my help, you can come to Anguo to find me at any time. Two years ago, he came to me with a token and asked me to help him fake his death."
"It was then that I realized that he turned out to be a delinquent of the Chu State. Thinking of the grace of saving his life, I helped him. I asked someone to find a death row prisoner who looked very similar to him in body shape and physical characteristics to replace him. , but it’s a pity that due to the emergency, the traces of the three-pry plum blossom nails on his right leg bone could not be made in a short time, so the body I sent back had the right leg specially cut off.”
"After helping him, I thought we would have nothing to do with each other, but he may be used to being an assassin, and he felt that life outside was a bit dull, so he took the initiative to stay with me."
"He went to Chu State a year ago, but he heard that you were terminally ill and had left Chu State soon. He desperately looked for you everywhere, but he couldn't find you no matter how hard he looked, so he thought you were dead. ."
"During the Anwu battle, he accidentally discovered that Shi Xiaoyu was his younger brother. He first thought you were dead, and then fought with Shi Xiaoyu and others who died to protect Emperor Wu. He originally wanted to take away Shi Xiaoyu's bones, but He is already someone close to me, and all I can do is let people bury those from the Six Paths Hall quietly."
"That day, he left the dagger on Shi Xiaoyu. He said that if you could meet in Wangchuan, you would definitely recognize the dagger, so that you two would not be alone."
After listening to this, Ling Zhouyang suddenly felt mixed emotions in her heart. She didn't know how to express her feelings.
Ren Ruyi looked at Ling Zhouyang who was absentminded, and could only reach out and gently pat Ling Zhouyang's shoulder to express comfort.
Li Tongguang's eyes darkened, and then he said playfully: "To be honest, if I hadn't seen you holding that dagger at the river beach that day, I wouldn't have known that the envoy who was appointed to welcome the Emperor of Wu State was so prestigious. The number one assassin of Chu State from far away—Lingding.”
After all, Gu Yun never told him that the person he cared about in his heart who was both a teacher, a friend, and more like a family member was Lingding, nor did he tell him that Lingding was actually a little girl.
Recalling that two years ago, when he sent Gu Yun's body back to Chu State, he felt that the murderous aura in the dark was actually emanating from a girl younger than him.
Ling Zhouyang ignored Li Tongguang's provocation. She smiled mockingly to herself. People are selfish. Gu Yun faked his death and didn't tell her. Maybe he was not sure whether she would tell Emperor Chu. After all, among everyone In his eyes, she was the most loyal to Emperor Chu.
What's more, even she cheated her way out of Chu State, so how could she blame Gu Yun.
"Marquis Xie Changqing told me these things. I owe you a favor." Ling Zhouyang swept her clothes and stood up.
Li Tongguang was stunned and asked, "Don't you want to see Gu Yun?"
Ling Zhouyang shook her head, "It would be nice to know that he is still alive. He and I were destined to never have anything to do with each other from the day he faked his death."
What do they say when they meet? Could it be possible to look at the other person and say: What a coincidence, it turns out you also faked your death.
Ling Zhouyang looked at Ren Ruyi and twitched her lips, "Ren Ruyi, let's go."
Ren Ruyi nodded and stood up.
Seeing the two of them preparing to walk out the door, Li Tongguang panicked.
He quickly put away the gloating expression just now, and his tone was slightly trembling: "Master, please don't leave, please don't leave Jiu'er behind again."
Ren Ruyi turned around, his eyes a little cold, "I was never the one who left Jiu'er behind."
Lingzhouyang's face was calm and her tone was calm: "It seems that you still have something to deal with, so I'll leave first."
Ren Ruyi hesitated for a moment, "You..."
"Don't worry about me. You can deal with your affairs first. I can go back by myself." Ling Zhouyang waved her hand and left Li Tongguang's study.
Zhu Yin was guarding outside the door. When he saw Ling Zhouyang coming out, he offered to send her back to Siyi Pavilion, but Ling Zhouyang refused.
After Ling Zhouyang left the Changqing Hou Mansion, she walked aimlessly on the street.
It would be a lie to say that she wasn't sad. After all, Gu Yun was the first person she cared about.
She gave all her skills to Gu Yun, and even secretly told her family members in her dreams that Gu Yun would be her brother from now on. She hoped that they could keep Gu Yun safe and well.
Maybe Gu Yun didn't believe her from the bottom of his heart. No matter how nice she was to Gu Yun, Gu Yun's heart was always locked up because she was from the Chu country and Gu Yun was trafficked to the Chu country.
As they walked, Ling Zhouyang came to the door of a restaurant.
Seeing that the restaurant was still brightly lit, Ling Zhouyang walked in.
Ling Zhouyang took out a piece of silver and threw it on the counter, and said softly: "Shopkeeper, bring some jars of the strongest wine in your store."
"Girl, are you alone here?" The shopkeeper asked, seeing that Ling Zhouyang was alone and still wanted the strongest wine.
"I'm alone. Shopkeeper, hurry up and get to the bar." After Ling Zhouyang answered, he found a table and sat down.
As soon as Ling Zhouyang finished saying this, the men drinking at the tables next to him couldn't help but glance at Ling Zhouyang.
After seeing Ling Zhouyang's appearance, his eyes sparkled.
A rough-looking man said: "Shopkeeper, hurry up and get to the bar. She is not alone. We can all drink with her, hahahaha."
"That's right, there are so many of us who can drink with this girl. Shopkeeper, why don't you hurry up and serve the wine."
"Yes, yes, come to the bar and ask for the strongest one."
After the rude man spoke, others also spoke one after another, with a hint of teasing in their tone.
The teasing words of those people seemed not to reach Ling Zhouyang's ears, so she sat quietly at the table, staring at her white and slender hands in trance.
The shopkeeper looked at the crowd making noises, thought about it again and again, and finally walked up to Ling Zhouyang and returned the money to her.
The shopkeeper had a kind look on his face and a gentle tone: "Girl, you see it's late today. You'd better not drink any strong alcohol alone and go home."
Ling Zhouyang raised her head, frowned, and said in a cold tone: "What? Your house doesn't sell spirits? Still, you can't drink alone?"
The shopkeeper explained: "It's really because it's late at night and it's not safe for a girl to drink alone."
Ling Zhouyang sneered and asked in a deep voice: "What if I say I want to drink it?"
The shopkeeper was defeated and said, "This... girl, if she really wants to drink, then open an upper room and drink by herself in the room."
Ling Zhouyang thought for a moment and nodded. She had to take a nap to sober up after drinking, otherwise Qian Zhao should be worried.
"Okay, then open a room for me."
"Girl, come with me." Seeing that Ling Zhouyang finally listened, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and quickly led Ling Zhouyang upstairs.
When other people in the lobby saw Ling Zhouyang leaving, they stared at the shopkeeper's back fiercely.
