The guard at the gate of the city saw a beggar staggering towards with his face covered in blood, and fell to the ground a few feet away from the gate.
"What's wrong with you?" Two guards hurried over and one of them helped the beggar up and asked, "Do you mind? Who beat you like this?"
The beggar was Sima Jing. He said in a weak tone: "I had a disagreement with my companions, and they beat me..."
"Send it to the hospital quickly!"
"No, I want to find Miss Sima Xueran in your city..."
"Who are you?"
"Sima Jing!" Sima Jing spit out these three words, his head turned and he fainted.
The two guards looked at each other, and one of them said: "You take him to the hospital first, and I'll notify Miss Sima! Since he can name Miss Sima, he must have a certain friendship, so be sure to take care of him." good!"
"knew!"
When Sima Xueran, who was chatting with Ji Jie and Ji Xueling, heard the name "Sima Jing", he was slightly startled and then asked: "Are you sure he is dressed as a beggar?"
The guard who reported the news nodded and said: "Yes, he is dressed in rags, as if he had escaped from trouble all the way!"
"Okay, you go out first!"
"yes!"
Ji Jie smiled and said: "Isn't it strange? Have you forgotten that I used counterintuitive tactics against Lu Buwei last time? Sima Jing was the biggest victim! But how could he escape from Qin? The prison system is very strict place, and he was in the hands of Lu Buwei!"
"Do you think there's something fishy?" Sima Xueran asked.
“You’ll know if you check it out!”
"Okay, I'll send someone to check right away!" Sima Xueran said: "His existence has indeed been ignored during this period. You are right to suspect that his appearance here is definitely not a coincidence!"
…
In the hospital, Sima Jing's head was wrapped in white gauze and he was lying on the bed. His original rags had been replaced by neat clothes. However, his eyes moved a little too fast, and the expression on his face did not look like someone who had lost blood. Too many people deserve it.
The sound of footsteps was heard, and he quickly pretended to be extremely weak, slightly closing his eyes and humming softly.
The person who came in was Sima Xueran. He glanced at Sima Jing and then shouted: "Hello, Elder Nanshan!"
"Master!" Sima Jing opened his eyes and said with a guilty look on his face: "Master, there is no need to call me this, I have been completely expelled from the Sima family, and I am no longer a Nanshan elder!"
"Since you still call me the title of Patriarch, I can naturally call you Elder Nanshan!" Sima Xueran said expressionlessly: "I heard that Elder Nanshan was very prosperous in the Qin State, and he was very popular with the Prime Minister Lu Buwei. Appreciation, how did it end up where it is now?"
Sima Jing smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't expect that I would be doubted one day! To be honest, Lu Buwei no longer trusts me. He arrested me and my family. I risked my life." I just escaped, and after thinking about it, only you can help me, so I shamelessly came to Dazhou!"
"Can I help you? I have found the wrong person!" Sima Xueran sneered and said: "You are no longer a member of the Sima family, why should I help you!"
Sima Jing's face was ashen and he said: "It was my fault. I should not have betrayed the family at the beginning, but now I really regret it! As long as the head of the family is willing to help me, I will definitely serve the head of the family. I will be placed in every position in the Qin State." The reason why I didn’t let them help me when I was in danger was because I didn’t want my efforts to be ruined. As long as they were not exposed, the entire Qin State’s intelligence network would still be under my control!”
It has to be said that Sima Jing's exchange conditions are still somewhat tempting. Although Sima Xueran has also deployed a lot of people in the Qin State, most of them do not have access to the core members of the Qin State. They were able to eavesdrop last time. When Lu Buwei and Sima Jing conspired to ask Cao Qiudao to assassinate Ji Jie, it was really a fluke. This had nothing to do with ability and was entirely caused by luck.
She couldn't even imagine that if that person hadn't overheard the conversation between the two, the result would not be what it is now.
Before coming here, she carefully read the information sent by Qin State. Sima Jing did not lie. Except for him, his family was still under the control of Lu Buwei. Lu Buwei even said that if he did not die within a month, If he goes back by himself, he will do something to his family.
If you believe him, maybe this is a trap; if you don't believe it, you will miss an excellent opportunity to master Qin's intelligence.
Seeing that Sima Xueran was deep in thought, Sima Jing immediately struck a chord while the iron was hot: "Master, please save my family. No matter what, they all have the blood of Sima's ancestors. As long as I can save them, I, Sima Jing, will be devastated." Be loyal to the master!"
"Why do you think I have such ability? It's not an easy task to go to Qin to save people!" Sima Xueran asked.
Sima Jing struggled to sit up and said: "The only person in the world who can compete with Qin is Zhaowen Jun Ji Jie. If you come forward to ask him, he will definitely agree to help me, and my family will be saved!"
Sima Xueran became more and more convinced that this was a conspiracy. In Sima Jing's own words, he could obviously save his family under Qin's men, so why did he go around in a big circle to find Ji Jie? Is he really reluctant to work hard? The intelligence network that was built with great difficulty?
No! Although Sima Jing is a person who covets glory and wealth, losing those people who are lurking means cutting off his financial path, but when a person is really at the end of his rope, how can he consider so many things?
"I'm sorry, I can't help you with this!" Sima Xueran refused simply.
"Master, please..." Sima Jing got up and kowtowed to her.
"It's useless to beg me!" Sima Xueran said flatly: "First of all, I don't believe you, so I can't let Ji Jie take this risk! Second, this is Zhaocheng, and the owner here is Ji Jie. Anything It's all his who has the final say. Even if I'm willing to help you, he won't agree, so why waste my efforts! You can rest here and recuperate, and I will tell the people at the medical center to take good care of you. When you get better, whether you want to leave or not It’s up to you to decide whether to stay or not, goodbye!”
After saying that, she turned and left without looking back.
Sima Jing stretched out a hand, wanting to persuade him to stay, but after thinking about it he could only give up, because this was all he had to say.
No, he must not give up. He made up his mind and waited until the afternoon, sneaked out of the hospital and appeared in front of the city gate again.
This time, he planned to find Ji Jie directly.
I originally thought that it would be a troublesome thing to see Ji Jie. Just like before, he and Lu Buwei were so familiar. If he wanted to enter his house, unless he took the initiative to summon him, he would have to go through some troubles. .
Who would have thought that just telling the guard at the gate who I am and that I want to see your master, he would run in and inform you, and then invite you in politely? This is so easy!