\"snort!\"
The man snorted coldly, then took out the token from his arms, waved it in front of Meng Xingzhou and others, and said arrogantly: "This is the crown prince's badge. You can see clearly, this is given to me by the emperor." Privilege, the prince can order everyone in Zuimeng Pavilion to obey my orders.\"
When Meng Xingzhou saw this, he snorted coldly and said, "His Royal Highness? Haha, what a big arrogance!"
\"Since you are from His Highness the Crown Prince, why do you want to steal my business?\"
Hearing this, the man sneered and said, "There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in this world, only interests."
\"oh?\"
Meng Xingzhou looked at him with interest and asked, "So, do you want to cooperate with me now?"
\"Haha, I don't like working with waste, let alone a waste like you.\"
When the man heard this, he sneered coldly, his tone full of sarcasm and ridicule.
\"Who are you calling a waste?\"
When Meng Xingzhou heard this, he became furious and his face turned red and white.
He is a great martial arts master, to be insulted like this is simply a shame and a great humiliation!
\"Hmph, am I not telling the truth? You don't even know a bit of martial arts, and you still want to earn a few copper coins?\"
\"I've seen a lot of trash like you.\"
After hearing what the other party said, Meng Xingzhou couldn't bear it anymore and raised his leg to kick.
\"boom!\"
As soon as he kicked out his foot, he hit him with a fist.
Meng Xingzhou was caught off guard and was immediately knocked away.
\"puff!\"
Meng Xingzhou spit out a large mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.
Upon seeing this, shopkeeper Zhang quickly ran to Meng Xingzhou and supported him, with worry on his face.
"Master, Master, are you okay?\"
\"Cough, cough, cough...\"
Meng Xingzhou coughed violently. He struggled to stand up and looked at the man angrily.
\"You... unexpectedly attacked...\"
\"Sneak attack?\"
When the man heard this, a contemptuous smile appeared on his lips, "Do you think I am that despicable and shameless person?"
\"I was just acting in self-defense.\"
\"snort!\"
Meng Xingzhou snorted coldly after hearing this and ignored him.
When the man saw this, he said coldly: "I advise you to be wise and leave quickly, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
After finishing speaking, he took his men and left Zuimeng Pavilion.
Seeing this scene, everyone around was stunned.
After the man left, shopkeeper Zhang turned his attention to Meng Xingzhou.
"Sir, you...\"
Meng Xingzhou waved his hand, indicating to shopkeeper Zhang that he didn't need to say anything.
\"Shopkeeper Zhang, I'm fine, let's go.\"
After finishing speaking, Meng Xingzhou walked straight into Zuimeng Pavilion.
\"Why......\"
Shopkeeper Zhang sighed and followed closely.
After returning to the room, Meng Xingzhou first took a healing pill and then sat down cross-legged.
He closed his eyes, activated his skills, and suppressed the spiritual energy surging in his body.
After an unknown amount of time, Meng Xingzhou finally opened his eyes and let out a long sigh of relief.
He stood up, stretched his muscles, then walked to the table, picked up the teapot, and poured himself a cup of hot water.
\"Gulu gulu...\"
As the tea entered his throat, Meng Xingzhou felt a stream of heat flow down his throat and into his limbs, making him feel warm and comfortable.
After he finished drinking, he put down the tea cup, and with a thought in mind, he took out a pen and paper and wrote down some elixir formulas.
After finishing writing, he handed the paper to shopkeeper Zhang.
After shopkeeper Zhang took it, he asked doubtfully: "Sir, what is this?"
\"Refining the antidote requires a pill. I don't have many pills on my body now, so I can only refine the antidote first.\"
\"However, the ingredients of the antidote are relatively complex, so it is somewhat difficult to refine.\"
\"Don't worry about this. We at Zuimeng Pavilion have dedicated people in charge of developing it, so we're not afraid of not being able to refine it.\"
\"Well, thank you, Shopkeeper Zhang.\"
Hearing this, Meng Xingzhou nodded and thanked him.
\"This is nothing. I promised the girl that I would take good care of the young master.\"
Shopkeeper Zhang smiled and shook his head and said.
When Meng Xingzhou heard this, his expression condensed and he said, "Young lady, you mean Sheng Guo'er?"
\"nice.\"
\"I see"
When Meng Xingzhou heard this, he nodded lightly and said to himself: "My wife is still interested!"
\"Then please help me, shopkeeper Zhang, to invite her over.\"
\"good.\"
Shopkeeper Zhang nodded when he heard this, then turned and walked out.
After shopkeeper Zhang left, Meng Xingzhou lay back on the bed again, his thoughts racing.
This time, we were really in big trouble.
However, he was not afraid.
Because, behind him, there is that woman!
...
After half a stick of incense, shopkeeper Zhang opened the door again and stood respectfully in front of Meng Xingzhou.
"Sir, Miss Guo'er is here.\"
\"Um.\"
Hearing this, Meng Xingzhou nodded, stood up from the bed, and said, "Let's go."
\"Yes, Master.\"
Shopkeeper Zhang responded, then led the way, leading Meng Xingzhou out of the room.
When the two came to the stairs, they saw Sheng Guoer waiting anxiously at the corner of the stairs.
"Ms. sir, are you okay?"
Seeing Meng Xingzhou's safe return, Sheng Guoer slowly let go of her anxious heart.
\"Do you think I'm in trouble?\"
Meng Xingzhou smiled and asked.
Sheng Guoer shook her head and said with a smile: "No, of course you are fine."
\"Let's go to the second floor for dinner.\"
\"okay!\"
"By the way, ask the waiter in the store to record all today's losses. We spent a total of 150,000 taels of silver. I'll treat you to this meal!"
Hearing this, Sheng Guoer nodded with a bright smile, "Okay!"
After the two went downstairs, Meng Xingzhou ordered a meal and wine, while Sheng Guoer ordered a pot of tea.
Meng Xingzhou looked at Sheng Guoer and asked with a smile, "What? Are you reluctant to spend money?"
When Sheng Guoer heard this, she curled her lips and said disdainfully, "If you don't even look at what your husband-in-law does, will I be short of money?"
\"alright, you win.\"
\"Humph, that's pretty much it.\"
Sheng Guoer raised her chin proudly, "By the way, sir, how is your recovery from your injury? I just saw that your face looked a little pale."
\"It's nothing serious, don't worry.\"
\"That's good.\"
Sheng Guoer breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Seeing this, Meng Xingzhou raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Guo'er, do you have something to tell me?"
Hearing this, Sheng Guoer hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to say that you should be careful lately, there is some instability in the capital."
Meng Xingzhou nodded, with a serious expression, and said, "I understand."
Sheng Guoer nodded after hearing this.
...
The next morning.
It was getting slightly brighter, so Sheng Guoer woke up early and personally brought breakfast to Meng Xingzhou, who ate it all.
\"Ms. sir, let's go out together today.\"
After Sheng Guoer finished packing, she said to Meng Xingzhou.
\"Okay, let's go to the city gate now.\"
\"kindness.\"
Hearing this, Sheng Guoer nodded and walked out of the room with Meng Xingzhou.
"By the way, sir, you must be careful when you go out this time. I always feel that there will be no peace in this capital."
Sheng Guoer suddenly thought of something and reminded him.
Meng Xingzhou smiled when he heard this and said, "Don't worry."
Seeing this, Sheng Guoer sighed and said, "If you are in any danger, you must come back immediately. We should stay in the capital, which is safer."
\"I know, I will.\"
\"OK.\"
...
In the capital, in a luxurious mansion.
\"Snapped!\"
Meng Xingzhou kicked open the study door and rushed in angrily.
\"Who dares to break into the Dongyuan Empire's overseas residence!\"
The guards guarding outside saw this scene and rushed over.
When Meng Xingzhou saw this, he raised his leg and kicked one of the guards away.
\"boom!\"
Another kick knocked the other guard to the ground, and then roared: "Get away!"
The guard who was kicked away by him trembled with fear when he saw Meng Xingzhou's appearance after he got up holding his chest.
When Meng Xingzhou saw this, he glanced at them coldly and said in a deep voice: "Who sent you here?"
\"this......\"
The kicked guard looked at Meng Xingzhou hesitantly, fearful in his heart and did not dare to say anything casually.
\"You won't say it, right?\"
When Meng Xingzhou heard this, the corner of his mouth curled up with a cold arc.
\"I ask again, who sent you here!\"
His tone was extremely cold, and his eyes flashed with cold light.
The guard who was staring at him was so frightened that he couldn't help but shiver.
\"I...we...\"
The guard was speechless and hesitated for a long time, but did not say a complete sentence.
\"Which force are you sent by?\"
Meng Xingzhou asked coldly, his tone dark and terrifying.
\"I...we are...\"
The guard who was kicked away turned pale with fright and could not find a suitable reason to excuse Meng Xingzhou.
When Meng Xingzhou saw this, a sneer appeared on his face, "Okay, since you are unwilling to explain, then I will check it myself!"
After saying that, Meng Xingzhou turned and left.
\"Mr. sir!\"
When Sheng Guoer heard this, her expression changed drastically.
The two guards refused to explain. Doesn't that mean they are enemies rather than friends?
If that's the case, that's terrible!
\"Ms. sir, listen to me...\"
Sheng Guoer quickly called out to Meng Xingzhou.
"Guo'er, no need to explain. These two guards are definitely not simple. They should be from a certain big family. But why does this big family send people to assassinate us? What does this mean?\"
Meng Xingzhou stopped and looked at Sheng Guoer and asked.
\"This...I don't know either.\"
When Sheng Guoer heard this, she frowned in distress.
\"These two guards should not belong to any party. Therefore, I suspect that some big family is dealing with us, not just the Zhao family or... targeting the people around you, but these are all speculations. , so I asked you to be careful.\"
\"I see.\"
Meng Xingzhou nodded and continued: "But I am very curious about what kind of force is capable of making everyone in the big family use hidden stakes to assassinate me..."
Before he finished speaking, a flash of light suddenly flashed across Meng Xingzhou's head.
\"Is it...the Zhao family?!\"
Meng Xingzhou murmured.
Sheng Guoer's expression suddenly changed when she heard the word "Zhao family".
\"Yes, I also suspect that the Zhao family did it.\"
\"I don't think the Zhao family has this ability.\"
\"Oh? Why is that?\"
Sheng Guoer said curiously.
\"The Zhao family has no real power in the capital, let alone the ability.\"
\"But......\"
\"I will investigate this matter carefully when I get back. Don't worry about it. During this period, try not to go out casually.\"
Sheng Guoer nodded helplessly after hearing this. She also knew the priority of this matter.
\"By the way, in the past few days, I will ask my brothers to keep an eye on the capital. If anything unusual is discovered, notify me immediately.\"
\"kindness.\"
Sheng Guoer nodded.
\"Then I'll go back to the room and change my clothes first, and then go out to do errands.\"
After Meng Xingzhou said that, he turned around and walked out of the study.
Sheng Guoer looked at Meng Xingzhou's retreating figure, her expression gloomy.
Regardless of whether it was done by the Zhao family or not, she had to pay attention.
After Meng Xingzhou walked into the room, he took out a pen and paper, wrote a letter and had it delivered to Mr. Chang.
Lord Chang looked at Meng Xingzhou's letter and felt that this matter had something to do with Zhao Changfeng.
Because in Meng Xingzhou's letter to Mr. Chang, he specifically emphasized that Mr. Chang should pay close attention to everyone in the capital, especially the Zhao family.
Although Mr. Chang was confused about Meng Xingzhou's actions, he still followed Meng Xingzhou's instructions and passed on Meng Xingzhou's orders, making sure to protect Sheng Guoer's safety.
After receiving the news, Meng Xingzhou nodded with satisfaction.
In his hands, there was enough evidence to prove that the two guards were involved with the Zhao family. In this way, it would be impossible for the Zhao family not to expose the secret.
\"Zhao Changfeng, wait! I will make you regret it!\"
Meng Xingzhou murmured in a low voice.
There was a hint of haze in his eyes, and a cold light shone in the depths of his eyes.
...
"My lord, are you really sure that the woman next to Meng Xingzhou is Miss Sheng?"
The young man stood in front of a middle-aged man and asked respectfully.
\"That's right, it's Sheng Guoer. You personally lead people to follow her. Once she is alone with Meng Xingzhou, you tell me the news. Do you understand?\"
The middle-aged man nodded and ordered in a deep voice.
\"Yes, I will obey.\"
\"Remember, never let Sheng Guoer discover you.\"
The middle-aged man reminded.
\"yes.\"
The young man responded.
The middle-aged man nodded slightly, then waved his hand to make the young man retreat.
Not long after the young man left, a dark shadow came in through the window.
"Master, we have followed your instructions and sprinkled poisonous powder on those guards."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded with satisfaction.
\"Well done, I will let you assassinate them next.\"
\"I understand, master, please rest assured.\"
The shadow nodded respectfully and then disappeared.
