"Young master has arrived, please forgive me for not going out to meet you."
In front of the promenade leading to the small house in the middle of the lake, Zhao Gao and Li Si, dressed in official robes, stood there respectfully, slightly bowing to him.
Li waved his hand, letting the two people dispense with the formalities.
Originally, with their status, they naturally didn't need to go to the door to greet him. Greeting him in this place was already enough etiquette. But with Hu Hai's status, they still went to the door, so they naturally had to say some words.
What's more, Hu Hai's mischievous reputation spread far and wide, so the etiquette naturally couldn't be based on his behavior.
Everyone had a tacit understanding, so for Fusu not to blame, they also felt that it was reasonable. At once, they got up and let Fusu go first. The group of four people walked step by step toward the center of the small house.
After taking a few steps, Li suddenly stopped.
Slightly tilting his head, he said to the hesitant Cymbidium Angustifolium behind him, who didn't know whether to continue to follow or not: "Lan 'er, you also come here."
Lan 'er!
For Li's sudden intimate address, Cymbidium Angustifolium slightly blushed, and then the corner of her mouth couldn't hide the smile.
Zhao Gao's long and narrow eyes narrowed, staring at Cymbidium Angustifolium with deep eyes, his hands folded in front of his waist, and said to Li: "Young master — —."
But before he could finish his words, he was stopped by Hu Hai.
"Master Zhongche, please don't say such disappointing words. This girl is my brother's treasure, so naturally, I have to take her with me.
Isn't that right, brother? "Hu Hai's last sentence was said to Li. Li raised his eyebrows, smiled, and nodded.
Reaching out to sign Cymbidium Angustifolium, he said to Zhao Gao: "Master, please don't laugh at me. Lan 'er is deeply in my heart, so only by taking her with me, I can be at ease."
Li's words weren't fake at all. Among the people here, except for himself, he didn't trust anyone. Instead of letting the Cymbidium Angustifolium stay away from him, he might as well take her with him.
Since chaos would eventually come, he felt that having Cymbidium Angustifolium by his side would allow him to successfully protect her. He believed that he had the strength to do so.
The Cymbidium Angustifolium did not say anything, and the surprise on its face was not an act.
After all, before this, Li's response to danger was to send her away. She didn't like the other party's practice of separating the two people.
If she wasn't worried about leaving, she wouldn't have borrowed a good steed from General Meng Yi's former subordinates and rushed back at top speed after negotiating with them.
She was actually afraid that he would leave her behind to do something dangerous.
So in this matter, although the starting point of the two people was different, the final approach was the same.
At the beginning of the banquet, Li first asked Zhao Gao about his visit to the Great Wall. Originally, he really took these words as a procedure, but Zhao Gao's answer also attracted his attention.
"Oh?
Master Zhongche means that the Xiongnu outside the Great Wall are ambitious and want to attack the Central Plains? "Li's face was expressionless, as if it was really because of curiosity and casually asked.
"Yes." Zhao Gao didn't seem to have the intention to hide.
"The Xiongnu are wild and difficult to tame. The people outside the Great Wall are tall and strong. Although our Central Plains is rich in resources and has a large population, but in terms of individual fighting strength, I'm afraid it's somewhat inferior."
Although Li didn't like Zhao Gao, he still admired this person's strategy. Otherwise, he wouldn't be qualified to play such a big game of chess in this era.
"Well, after returning to the palace, I ask Master Zhongche to report to Father Emperor that this matter can't be underestimated." Li played the role of Fusu before, as if he was worried about the country and the people, but he didn't have a scheming appearance.
Zhao Gao didn't have the slightest doubt and just agreed.
The banquet was in full swing.
The so-called wine without dance was boring. Fortunately, there was Hu Hai, and the dancers were naturally arranged properly.
The design of the Sea Moon Villa was very exquisite.
In order to make it convenient for the officials and nobles to drink and have fun without hindering the discussion, there was a distance between the small building in the middle of the lake and the stage.
The middle was connected by a water promenade.
The sound of string and woodwind instruments was decadent, which made people feel relaxed.
Of course, this was only for ordinary people.
Although Li's eyes seemed to be misty, his heart was clear.
He raised the corner of his eyes and observed the position of the four people without leaving a trace.
In the middle, there was a square table. In order to show the intimacy between the host and the guests, the four people sat around the table, and Li Si was directly opposite him.
Although the Cymbidium Angustifolium was his favorite concubine, in the end, they were not in the same class. Therefore, even if she came in with him, she also got a separate place to sit in the corner of the small building.
That angle was safe, so he didn't need to worry.
Calculating the time, it was almost the right time.
Li lowered his eyes, hiding the sarcasm in his eyes.
When he raised his eyes again, that pair of dark eyes were filled with drunken fog, and there was not a hint of clarity in them.
It's time!
Four cold lights suddenly burst out from the water, stabbing toward Li.
The sword blade reflected the cold light under the sun, extremely sharp, and extremely fast!
Even with Li's eyesight, these four stabbing sword angles from different directions were very tricky. It seemed that each of the four swords had a target, but Li knew that those four stabbing angles, in fact, could only cause slight injuries to Zhao Gao and Hu Hai. But for him and Li Si, it was different.
Originally, in Zhao Gao's plan, the four people's swords stabbed the other three people. But after being hypnotized by Li, the task in the mind of the person who was originally responsible for stabbing Li Si has changed from stabbing to assassinating.
The speed of that sword was extremely fast, even Li could barely see the trajectory of the movement.
He should say, it was really worthy of the one-hit kill ability trained by Luo Lan?
In the second before the other party's sword reached his chest, Li slanted his body a bit, letting the sword to his shoulder. Then, with his own muscles, he tightly shackled the sword, and threw himself forward.
He took Li Si away from his original position, causing the sword that was originally going to stab his back to deviate, only cutting his clothes.
All this happened in the blink of an eye.
When everyone came back to their senses, they saw the four people who failed the mission and took poison to commit suicide lying on the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.
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