Almost an hour later, Chu Xianping saw Yan Huaiqing.
No one knows what the two said. All they know is that the latter's expression was extremely relaxed when he left. He must have gotten the result he wanted.
In this way, Chu Xianping was suspected of betraying Wei Changtian.
It seems a bit inappropriate to say betrayal, after all, he has really done anything to harm Wei Changtian's interests.
However, if he was not "taking advantage of the situation", then such an action would certainly not be considered very loyal.
As for why the Puppet Pill didn't take effect...
This is probably related to the "judgment" method of Puppet Pill.
Up to now, there are about fifty people who have taken Puppet Pill. Among them, only Ning Wenyu has died due to an attack of erysipelas.
He was unable to resist Ning Yongnian's "sweet words" and was ready to confess Wei Changtian.
However, before he could finish his sentence, the man was already dead.
Judging from this result, Puppet Dan's judgment of whether a person is rebellious should be based on whether he has actual "rebellious behavior".
In other words, if you simply have the idea of rebellion, then erysipelas may not attack.
Of course, this is just speculation.
After all, even Wei Changtian himself didn't know the rules of the Puppet Pill, let alone Chu Xianping.
Therefore, the latter will most likely not take this risk.
So, as mentioned before, there are only two possibilities for the current situation.
Either Chu Xianping didn't betray Wei Changtian at all, but just pretended to agree to Yan Huaiqing for other purposes.
Either he has escaped from Puppet Pill's control.
...
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At the end of Chen Shi, Liangzhou City.
When Yan Huaiqing had just left Chu Xianping's residence, Li Zimu had already returned to the small courtyard where she and Tang Chen lived.
After getting off the carriage, she walked towards the courtyard absentmindedly. It was obvious that she was still thinking about what Wei Changtian had just said to her.
Because of this, Li Zimu never noticed Tang Chen waiting for her in the front yard.
"Miss Li..."
Seeing Li Zimu, who was just walking with his head down, getting closer and closer, Tang Chen finally couldn't help but call out.
The former suddenly raised his head, was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and asked softly:
"Mr. Tang, why are you here? Are you waiting for me?"
"Uh... I was just wandering around the courtyard. I didn't expect to run into the girl coming back."
Tang Chen hesitated for a moment and asked casually: "Miss Li, have you sobered up? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Thank you for your concern, sir. I'll be fine."
Li Zimu smiled and walked to Tang Chen, but kept a certain distance.
"Speaking of which, I would also like to thank you for taking care of me last night."
"I'm not a good drinker. Yesterday was the first time I drank so much. Who would have thought that I would accidentally get drunk."
"By the way, Mr. Tang, I didn't say anything I shouldn't have said last night..."
"..."
The morning breeze blew through her hair, and there still seemed to be a hangover blush on her cheeks.
Compared with yesterday, Li Zimu's appearance was less playful, but more elegant. There was a bit of sadness between his eyebrows, as if he was troubled by something.
Tang Chen's mood now is also a bit complicated.
On the one hand, when he heard Li Zimu say, "Yesterday was the first time I drank so much wine," he felt excited for no reason.
But on the other hand, he could clearly feel that Li Zimu's words and deeds were deliberately keeping a distance from him. It seemed that the intimacy between the two was no longer the same as last night.
"this......"
After hesitating for a moment, Tang Chen replied softly: "Miss Li, don't worry, I won't tell anyone what happened last night."
"It sounds like I still said something that I shouldn't have said..."
Li Zimu lowered his head: "Mr. Tang, these are all drunken nonsense. Don't take them seriously."
"..."
His heart seemed to be hit hard by a heavy hammer, and Tang Chen only felt a little suffocated for a moment.
He opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know what to say.
But Li Zimu didn't look up at him anymore, he just gave him a half-blessing with his hand.
"Mr. Tang, I'm still a little tired. I want to go back to the house and take a rest."
"Excuse me."
"..."
After saying the last two words, Li Zimu walked around Tang Chen and walked deeper into the small courtyard, and his pace became faster and faster, as if he was escaping from something, and finally trotted back to his room.
Tang Chen looked at her back blankly, and suddenly felt that Li Zimu's "abnormality" this morning must be related to him.
So what exactly happened?
Where did Miss Li go this morning?
Why did she suddenly distance herself from herself?
This is definitely not Miss Li's original intention.
Or maybe she has something unspeakable to hide...
Tang Chen felt that his guess was correct, but he was afraid that he was being sentimental, so he struggled for a long time but still didn't dare to catch up.
He walked back to his room silently and opened a military book on the table, hoping to divert his attention by reading.
But half an hour later, the page of the book still stayed on the same side as when it was opened.
It was obvious that Tang Chen had no intention of reading at this time, and his mind was filled with the figure of Li Zimu.
Then at a certain moment, he suddenly stood up, pushed the door open and walked quickly in one direction.
"Wow~"
The opening and closing of the door brought a breeze, and finally the pages of the book were turned. The densely packed small characters on them were obscure and difficult to understand.
[To trap the enemy's power, if you don't fight, you will lose strength and gain flexibility...]
[If you push, you will counterattack; if you move, you will lose momentum. If you follow closely, don't press, it will tire your strength and kill your fighting spirit; if you disperse and capture later, the soldiers will not be killed, and you need to have a bright future...]
...
"Miss Li..."
Soon, Tang Chen found Li Zimu sitting alone in a pavilion in the backyard in a daze.
They lived in a small house, and there definitely wasn't anything like a rockery or a lake.
In addition, it is only the beginning of spring, and most of the flowers and plants in the courtyard have not yet sprouted. Only a few bushes in the corner are blooming with small yellow flowers, so the pavilion looks a bit lonely at first glance.
Li Zimu, who was sitting in the pavilion, was not only lonely, but also felt a touch of pity in Tang Chen's eyes.
In the former's somewhat "flustered" eyes, he quickly walked into the pavilion with a rare firm tone.
"Miss Li, something was wrong when you came back from going out this morning."
"Did something happen?"
"You might as well talk to me, maybe I can help you."
"..."
"Mr. Tang, you..."
Li Zimu looked at Tang Chen blankly, as if he wanted to say something.
But after a moment, she lowered her head slightly and said dullly:
"I'm sorry, sir, but I don't..."
"Miss Li, aren't we friends?"
Suddenly, Tang Chen interrupted seriously: "Since we are friends, then your business is my business."
"Even though I may not be able to help, at least I can help you think of some ideas."
"No matter what, it's not an option for you to keep it in your heart like this."
"Is not it?"
"..."
His head was buried very low, and his hands tightly grasped the corners of his clothes.
If you ignore Li Zimu's extremely calm expression, she looks like she is really struggling now.
After a while, when she raised her head to look at Tang Chen, her eyes that were originally calm had turned slightly red, and there seemed to be tears brewing in them.
"Master Tang..."
"Do you know who I went to see this morning?"
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ps: One update today, three updates tomorrow. (I really know how to make it up, I did it last time!)
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