"It's getting late. General, please go back to the city. I'll go to General Kuang's camp for a while. I won't see the general off. I'll take my leave."
"Sir, walk slowly."
The carriage slowly drove into the rainy night, Leng Bing and Li Yuanxi still stood in front of the carriage. After a short while, they parted.
It rained for a full day and night. When it cleared up, the sky in Zhuocheng was suffocatingly blue, extremely clear, and spotless. The summer heat had not yet passed, and the climate was much cooler, making it particularly comfortable.
The Yuhua Pavilion case has not yet been concluded, but another major event happened in Zhuocheng. This time the protagonist was neither Li Luo nor King Hui, but King Li Xuanci of England. The one who took action was the soldiers of the three capitals of Zhuocheng, and the one who suffered was
The underground trade that has been entrenched in Zhuocheng for hundreds of years.
This time there was a huge commotion. The whole city was on alert, and all the government offices were shaken. Only the offices of the Inspection Department and the Internal Security Department were eerily quiet, while the imperial army guarded the imperial city and could not enter or leave. It was a bit like watching the fire from the other side.
Under the tea stall at the intersection of Xingji and Xuanzhu Streets in Zhuocheng, Li Luo was leisurely drinking tea for a few cents and looking quietly at a business store not far away at an angle. The store name was Dou Sheng, Ming Ming
He was a rice merchant, but behind his back he was an important base for Zhuocheng's underground trade. He didn't miss it this time. There were hundreds of Sandu soldiers guarding the door, their swords unsheathed, and their expressions were cold and stern, which was truly terrifying.
Li Luo glanced at it for a few times and then withdrew his gaze. At this moment, a figure walked to Li Luo's table, came uninvited and sat down naturally. Li Luo raised his head and glanced, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and he lowered his head.
Silent.
The visitor was wearing a straw hat to protect the sun. He was nondescript and had a plain face. He had no intention of hiding from others. It was Xiang Liu'er who Li Luo had looked forward to many times and who was still alive and kicking.
Xiang Liuer turned around and looked at Dou Sheng Company, frowned and said, "What's going on?"
"You are sweating, your hands are open to the sky, is there something else you don't know?" Li Luo said sarcastically.
Xiang Liuer looked at Li Luo in surprise, pondered for a moment, and said lightly: "Are you blaming me?"
"How dare you, sweating and covering the sky with your hands, you are the goddess of heaven. Although I am the enemy of life and death without looking at you, if you sit in front of me, not only will I not dare to kill you, but I will also spend all my time in Zhuocheng for one day.
You want to cover your tracks so that no one will see you, so you can refer to me before the emperor and accuse me of collaborating with the enemy and treason."
Xiang Liu'er stopped talking, with a cold face, and looked at Li Luo quietly. Li Luo drank tea slowly, and was too lazy to think about it at this time, so he simply broke the jar and smashed it to see what she could do with Xiang Liu'er.
"If you are complaining that I delayed your time that night, just say it directly, why bother beating around the bush."
"I don't dare. Although it took some time that night, the outcome was not much different. It won't be a problem."
"Then what do you mean by being so weird?" Xiang Liu'er raised his eyebrows and asked through gritted teeth.
Li Luo raised his eyes, put down his tea cup, and said coldly: "Separation and conspiracy are all strategies to win, and there is nothing wrong with it. But you are so majestic and monstrous that you make trouble under my nose and interfere in the struggle for imperial power in Da Gan. What do you think?
Is it fun or do you think I should accompany you to cheer and cheer? I don’t know when Bo Han became so familiar with my fifth brother."
"Is this why you're annoyed with me?"
"No?" Li Luo pretended to be surprised and mocked, "Is that because you are lonely in a foreign land? Why must it be my fifth brother? None of the Caohai guards around you is a talented person with a dignified appearance. There is no need to sacrifice the near for the distant.
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Xiang Liuer's pretty face turned blue, she slammed the table and scolded: "Li Luo, what nonsense are you talking about!?"
The movement was a bit loud, which attracted the sidelines of the tea guests. They craned their necks to take a look at the excitement. After a while, they were distracted by the criminals detained in front of Dou Sheng Store for interrogation. Xiang Liuer's chest rose and fell, and he stretched out his hand to pull.
Pulling up the brim of his hat, Li Luo yawned idly, looked up at the blue sky, and said calmly: "Sometimes I wonder what would happen if I killed you."
Xiang Liuer was so angry that he turned bitter and shouted in a cold voice: "Shameless!"
Li Luo smiled faintly, looked at Xiang Liu'er and said, "Compared with Po Han, who is more shameless, you or me?"
"You only carry a big Gan Li family on your shoulders, so you scream and feel tired all day long, like a baby without milk. If one day you carry on your shoulders the life and death of people in the world, whether it is Tiannan or Mo
North, Western Region or Southern Xinjiang, what can you do!"
It was rare for Xiang Liu'er to speak vulgarly. Li Luo found it funny and couldn't help but glance at Xiang Liu'er's erect and plump chest. Xiang Liu'er was furious, gritted his silver teeth and cursed in a low voice: "What are you looking at!"
Li Luo quickly looked back and said with a slight smile: "It would have been better if I had said no earlier. I have suffered so much and have so much hatred. I'm afraid I won't be able to tell that you have something on your mind."
Xiang Liu'er was stunned and suddenly woke up. Her pretty face turned red and she was speechless. Li Luo touched the tip of his nose and said with a smile, "When did you stop believing in your own eyes?"
Xiang Liu'er smiled, but felt it was inappropriate. She turned her head away from Li Luo, but her ears were slightly stained with red, which was very attractive.
"It's unintentional words, don't blame me for sweating. I don't hate you. Just like one day in the future, I will either die by your hands or I will kill you. It's probably a given."
Xiang Liu'er took a deep breath and calmed down. This basin of cold water really chilled her heart.
"Pohan has been in Zhuocheng for a long time this time. What are you going to do next?"
Xiang Liu'er kept silent, seeming to be weighing whether he should tell Li Luo. Li Luo smiled casually and said: "Whether it's the masters from Feipeng Castle or Bohan who spared no effort to build momentum for me in Daganbei Mansion, or the people in Zhuo
Zhuocheng intervened in the imperial power dispute in Dagan. I thought about it carefully and guessed something. You don’t want me to become the prince of Dagan, or you don’t want me to be tied up by the imperial power dispute in Zhuocheng, but you don’t want me to abandon the current situation.
Of power and status, perhaps Bo Han values Mu Tianlang more. If this is true, then Bo Han, what do you want me to do for you? When I said goodbye to Kunjiang that day, I didn’t want to say anything you said.
I believe it, but I know you are not someone who talks nonsense, and this is such a big thing that is more important than the survival of a country and a family, so I believe you. In fact, I have been looking forward to the day when Bohan will tell me that this is just a joke of yours.
It is a joke, even if I will be ridiculed by the world and scolded and punished by the court, I will be willing to do so."
Xiang Liu'er didn't answer the conversation right away. He took a tea cup and poured a cup of tea. He looked at it for a few times but didn't drink it. He turned to look at the lively Dagan people on the street. Zhuocheng's underground transactions were complicated and tainted.
Nurgle is filthy, but not many people really know about it. The people in the world are ignorant and work hard to survive.