The atmosphere between the two of them had never been so stagnant before. Under the starry night, although the two of them were on guard and suspicious of each other, they unexpectedly felt comfortable and at ease. Obviously, the two of them had a lot of the same thoughts, so why did they come to this point?
Li frowned. No matter what, he still had to fight for it.
After all, he was the one who deceived her first.
He took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice, "Hu Ji, if you knew my identity back then, what would you have done?"
When Hu Ji heard this, she was stunned, and her face turned slightly pale.
"If I knew your identity, even if I couldn't kill you the first time we met, I would've lured you out and met you a second time. Then, I would've set up an ambush and killed you."
Even though Li was mentally prepared, when he heard it from Hu Ji, he could not help but feel his heart tighten. Then, he smiled in relief.
Perhaps he was wrong. It was not that Hu Ji was kind at that time, nor was she vicious at this time.
Instead, at that time, they were not completely opposed, so she would not think of dealing with him.
Now, it was different.
Hu Ji was ruthless but on second thought, if it was not for her intelligence and ruthlessness, how could she have gotten to her current position in this man-eating land?
With this thought, the knot in Li Li's heart dissipated a lot.
"Heh … In that case, it seems that you did the right thing." Hu Ji chuckled.
"If it were me, I wouldn't have let you go back alive.
Perhaps I should thank you for treating me like that. "
Hu Ji's tone was gloomy and unclear. The atmosphere between them was like an arrow on a bow, full of danger.
Nonetheless, all of this was Li Li's choice, so he naturally had to face the consequences.
"Hu Ji, you should understand that our opposing identities are an objective fact that can't be changed.
That said, I don't think this will affect the relationship between us. I know that you're enduring and persevering in your heart, and everything I've done doesn't conflict with your enduring and persevering. "
"Doesn't conflict?"
Hu Ji sneered with a contemptuous look in her eyes. She sat there with a pale face, but she gave off a sudden imposing aura.
"If I lose this battle, my position will definitely be severely damaged. That Hei Lang fellow's stance is not firm. I have to maintain my invincibility to keep my position. If I lose, Hei Lang might revoke my position before I even return."
"That's because he's stupid." Li bluntly commented.
Hu Ji blinked, and a trace of mockery and helplessness flashed across her pale purple eyes.
"Stupidity has its benefits.
This kind of person is easy to control, isn't it? However, if Hei Lang loses me, then the peace that the Hu Lands obtained with great difficulty will be destroyed.
Everything I've done will be for naught.
And you're still saying that there's no conflict! "
Hu Ji paused, looking at Li with eyes full of coldness.
"The way I see it, it's you who wants to wait until the Hu lands fall into chaos before taking us down."
Being stared at by Hu Ji's sharp eyes, Li finally couldn't help but anxiously said: "Hu Ji, believe me again.
If I do this, I will be able to exchange for peace in the Hu Lands! "
However, Li didn't wait for Hu Ji's answer, as he heard a burst of noise coming from outside.
Then the curtain of the big tent was lifted, and what came into view was impressively the small leader who gave Hu Shicao to Li that day.
"Madam Hu Ji, are you all right?"
The small leader staggered in, but when he saw the scene in front of him, his eyes almost cracked!
"Quickly let go of Madam Hu Ji!"
Li frowned. The moment he saw this person, Li couldn't deny that he was surprised. According to the time, the knockout drug shouldn't have been dispelled so quickly.
However, how could Li let go of Hu Ji just because of this person's words? He just raised his eyebrows and looked at him coldly, but still sat beside Hu Ji, not moving at all.
And Hu Ji apparently was somewhat unhappy that her conversation was disturbed, but she didn't say anything at the moment. Instead, she ignored the person who came and said to Li with a cold face: "What?
Are you surprised?
Why did he wake up so early? "
Li was frightened and looked at Hu Ji in surprise.
Hu Ji sneered.
"Since I'm going against you people from the Central Plains, of course, I need to know myself and the enemy. My mother is from the Central Plains, so I can understand your language.
That Hu Shicao can be used as medicine in the Central Plains, right? "
"Since you knew, why did you give it to me back then?" At this moment, Li realized that he still underestimated the woman in front of him.
Nevertheless, it was impossible for her to have seen through his overall plan. After all, if she knew, she wouldn't have been drugged.
"That's because I believed your identity as a reseller." Hu Ji's words made Li Li feel guilty again.
"Besides, I didn't expect the knockout drug made from Hu Shicao to have such an amazing effect."
Li Li touched his chin. He naturally would not tell her that the drug was refined by the famous Celestial Doctor, so its effect was naturally refined to the highest level.
"But just like how there are things that I didn't expect, there are also things that you didn't expect." Hu Ji curled her lips into a proud smile.
"Hu Shicao grows behind this valley, and the people here often grind it up and add it to their food as spices."
When Hu Ji said this, Li Li immediately understood.
It turned out that she had developed some resistance to the drug because she had been taking it for a long time.
Even so, Li Li did not panic at all.
Hu Ji's face twisted slightly as she looked at him coldly. How could the little leader, who was standing at the door, not understand after hearing so much? Even if he did not know the details, at least he could distinguish between friend and foe.
"You gigolo, d * mn you.
Lady Hu Ji, let me get rid of him! "
Li Li raised his eyebrows and watched as the little leader walked to him with unsteady steps. He raised his saber and sneered. "Be careful. Don't shake your hand and hurt Hu Ji."
"Ahhh!"
The little leader's face was rough. When he heard Li Li's words, he could not hold it in anymore. His saber was about to slash down.
Despite that, in the next second, the little leader's expression froze.
This was because the seemingly aggressive attack was stopped by Li Li's finger.