Li Xiuning and his party received this bad news as soon as they arrived, and their momentum naturally declined.
However, Li Xiuning still looked as usual.
She even kept changing the topic to Zhao Mingyuan, seeming to be quietly inquiring about Zhao Mingyuan's situation.
Shang Xiuxun seemed to truly regard Li Xiuning as a good best friend, so he had almost no defense against her.
Perhaps he also wanted to share the happiness of finding the person he loved with his best friend. Li Xiuning hardly asked any questions. With just a little guidance, Shang Xiuxun told many things about Zhao Mingyuan.
Li Xiuning had no reaction when he heard that Zhao Mingyuan was good at playing chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and singing.
After all, many people can do these literati tricks.
However, when he heard that Zhao Mingyuan was proficient in various skills such as astrology, divination, gardening, economic strategy, disguise and gambling, Li Xiuning finally changed his mind.
She couldn't help but think of the information about Zhao Mingyuan that Li Clan had collected before, and asked Zhao Mingyuan: "I heard that when General Zhao cleverly captured Luokou Cang, he cleverly used the art of disguise to disguise himself as a general under Wang Shichong. This is how we defrauded Luokou warehouse. Is this possible?"
This matter had already spread throughout the world, so Zhao Mingyuan naturally would not deny it, so he nodded in agreement.
But then Li Xiuning asked: "How dare I ask Mr. Zhao, why is it that Mr. Zhao is so capable, but there have never been such rumors in the world?"
Zhao Mingyuan said: "What does this mean? I don't know how many people have talents but are buried in the sea of people. Compared with them, my abilities are nothing."
This was obviously just a change of topic, so Li Xiuning also changed the topic, but instead said: "These skills of Mr. Zhao really remind me of a person."
Before she could continue, Shang Xiuxun's expression changed. Obviously, she had already guessed what Li Xiuning was going to say.
Sure enough, Li Xiuning continued: "Years ago, Master Lu Miaozi was proficient in martial arts, medicine, gardening, architecture, art of war, disguise, astronomy, calendars, mechanisms, etc. He was famous all over the world and was known as the most skilled craftsman in the world.
Later, it was said that Master Lu was chased and killed by the Demon Queen Zhu Yuyan.
Of course, there are also rumors that Master Lu fled overseas.
Mr. Zhao, who had no previous traces in the world, seemed to appear suddenly and came to Yangzhou.
Could it be that Young Master Zhao came from overseas?
Are you a disciple of Master Lu? "
Obviously, this is another person who, like Shang Xiuxun, misunderstood Zhao Mingyuan's origin.
However, fortunately, Shang Xiuxun knew that Lu Miaozi had not gone overseas, so he also knew that Li Xiuning had guessed wrong.
Zhao Mingyuan replied: "My sect is named Xiaoyao Sect, and it is indeed overseas."
But he didn't mention Lu Miaozi's matter, nor did he deny it, which can't help but make people think.
Sure enough, after hearing Zhao Mingyuan's words, everyone thought that Li Xiuning had guessed correctly and that Zhao Mingyuan was indeed Lu Miaozi's disciple.
It was just that Zhao Mingyuan deliberately didn't make it clear because he was afraid of attracting the Yingui faction's pursuit.
Shang Xiuxun couldn't help but turn to look at him, wondering why Zhao Mingyuan would deliberately say such misleading words.
After all, she knew the truth.
In fact, Zhao Mingyuan did this on purpose, but he wanted to use it to falsify his identity and resume.
After all, as he becomes more and more famous, his origin will naturally arouse exploration by people from various forces.
No matter how much everyone inquired, they could only find out that Zhao Mingyuan seemed to have suddenly arrived in Yangzhou by boat, but no trace of his previous origins could be found.
Therefore, there were many rumors that he came from the Demon Sect and was a disciple carefully trained by the Demon Sect to win the world.
There is even a market for this statement, and many people believe it.
This brought some minor trouble to Zhao Mingyuan. Although it was not fatal, it would be nice to reduce some unnecessary trouble.
Otherwise, it will only arouse suspicion.
Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan took this opportunity to pin the origin on Lu Miaozi.
Naturally, Shang Xiuxun would not expose Zhao Mingyuan, and Lu Miaozi would be happy to help him cover up his lies.
Even if Lu Miaozi knew that Zhao Mingyuan lied about being his disciple, he might even find a way to make this matter true!
After all, having such a disciple is very honorable.
In this way, Zhao Mingyuan has a perfect origin, which solves the loophole that he has never appeared in the world before.
Moreover, Lu Miaozi was somewhat famous and respected as the most skilled craftsman in the world. This origin is barely acceptable.
After all, just as Li Xiuning inquired about all kinds of information about him today, Zhao Mingyuan will definitely encounter a lot of such things in the future. The sooner this matter is resolved, the better.
Obviously, Li Xiuning knew that Zhao Mingyuan was likely to be an important opponent of Li Clan in the future, so he asked Shang Xiuxun about his identity, origin, and even various details such as his character and conduct.
This is to try to find out the details of Zhao Mingyuan, so as to find Zhao Mingyuan's shortcomings or loopholes, so that he can be dealt with in the future.
And sometimes, being empty and without any origin is naturally a weakness. It's better to find a way to fill this gap.
As for the possibility of being misunderstood by the Yingui sect, or even being suspected by the people of the world that the secret of Yang Gong's treasury lies in Zhao Mingyuan, that is not a concern.
After all, there has been a long-standing rumor that "if you get one of the He family's jade and Yang Gong's treasury, you can conquer the world."
Previously, the "Rakshasa Girl" Fu Junma even deliberately spread the information about Yang Gong's treasure house to let the world know that she had entered Yang Gong's treasure house.
Coincidentally, Fu Junma and Zhao Mingyuan had traveled together for a while.
This news is naturally not difficult to find.
If coupled with the fact that Zhao Mingyuan may be Lu Miaozi's apprentice.
I am afraid that rumors will soon spread in the world that Zhao Mingyuan has mastered the secret of Yang Gong's treasure house, and may even have obtained the secret of Yang Gong's treasure house.
However, this could lead to trouble. But again, it has its benefits.
"He's jade, Yang Gong's treasury, if you get one of the two, you can conquer the world." This proverb has been circulating for a long time, and it can be said that it is known to all women and children.
However, many people believe this sentence, and it is already regarded as destiny.
If this news comes out, many people may think that Zhao Mingyuan is destined to die!
For example, someone in the banquet looked at Zhao Mingyuan in a strange way.
Obviously, everyone knows that Yang Gong's treasure house was built by Lu Miaozi. And Zhao Mingyuan may be Lu Miaozi's disciple, and he comes out to fight for world domination again.
I'm afraid he got out of the mountain just because he got the secret of Yang Gong's treasure house!
Especially on the Pegasus Ranch side, many people had defected to Zhao Mingyuan. Now that they heard this, their confidence in Zhao Mingyuan increased greatly, and they felt that they were lucky enough to have hit the mark.
But naturally no one said these words, they just communicated with their eyes.
Thus, Li Clan's reception banquet ended with everyone looking at him with different expressions.
Everyone in the Li clan left one by one with complicated expressions, as if they were ready to go back and discuss the news they had received.
But when Zhao Mingyuan went back, he had to endure cross-examination by Shang Xiuxun. Why did he lie during the dinner?
It took Zhao Mingyuan a long time to coax her.
After a long while, Shang Xiuxun said seriously: "What do you think of Li Clan's trip?"
Zhao Mingyuan smiled and said: "Isn't their purpose obvious? Otherwise, why would they send Li Xiuning here? You naturally know this, and I don't need to say more."
After listening to Zhao Mingyuan's words, Shang Xiuxun said: "Xiu Ning and I have been good friends for many years, and Li Clan also has a good relationship with the ranch, and he has taken good care of Pegasus Ranch in the past. Therefore..."
Zhao Mingyuan naturally understood what Shang Xiuxun meant.
Although Pegasus Ranch will not fully support the Li clan, if they need war horses, Pegasus Ranch will not refuse for the sake of the past and will still support them as before.
However, Li Clan and Zhao Mingyuan will almost certainly be enemies in the future. If Pegasus Ranch supports Li Clan, it is likely to cause Zhao Mingyuan's dissatisfaction.
Therefore, Shang Xiuxun felt uneasy, fearing that Zhao Mingyuan would be angry.
Zhao Mingyuan said naturally and generously that it didn't matter.
After all, the relationship between him and Shang Xiuxun is not that strong yet. Now that Shang Xiuxun is asked to give up his best friend, he is afraid that his favorability will be reduced.
Sure enough, after hearing what Zhao Mingyuan said, Shang Xiuxun felt that Zhao Mingyuan had been wronged, and then became much closer to him.
Obviously, Shang Xiuxun also understood the importance of these war horses in the struggle for world hegemony. And Zhao Mingyuan actually chose to take care of her mood.
This shows that in Zhao Mingyuan's heart, his weight is definitely not small, and he is not inferior to the great causes in the world.
Thinking of this, Shang Xiuxun couldn't help but feel very happy.
In the next few days, Li Clan discussed the purchase of war horses with Pegasus Ranch as usual. He did not do anything extra and seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary.
But soon, Pegasus Ranch received new news that the four major bandits were attacking.
The hundred-mile radius around Pegasus Ranch is the radiation area of Pegasus Ranch's power, and there are almost people from Pegasus Ranch in the nearby towns.
Therefore, Pegasus Ranch had already received the news as soon as the four major bandits attacked.
However, Zhao Mingyuan always felt that these four bandits were a bit strange. Could they be related to the Li clan?
Zhao Mingyuan remembered that in the original work, it seemed that Li Mi colluded with the four major bandits to deal with Pegasus Ranch and the Li clan.
Of course, it is still possible for Li Mi's side to do this, and even deal with him, Zhao Mingyuan.
After all, although Zhao Mingyuan had a tacit understanding with Li Mi, there was no agreement.
Moreover, even if they sign an alliance, it is inevitable to cheat each other in secret.
After all, all agreements are almost destined to be broken when they are first made.
However, Li Clan does have a great possibility, after all, the timing is indeed too coincidental.
Even the four major bandits in the original work may have been attracted by the Li Clan, hoping to force Pegasus Ranch to switch to their side.
It's just that compared to Li Mi's side, their methods are undoubtedly more sophisticated.
However, no matter which party brought the four major bandits, for Zhao Mingyuan, all he had to do was destroy them all.
(End of chapter)
