At night.

The cold wind is biting.

Li Garden, inner courtyard.

Li Ziye sat in front of the stone table, drinking tea and thinking about things.

On the side, Hibiscus was quietly making tea, saying nothing, not disturbing the thoughts of those around her.

In the room not far away, Taotao was still checking the account book day and night, so busy that she didn't even have time to drink tea.

The epitome of the entire Li family, each performing its own duties, is fully displayed in the inner courtyard of Li Garden.

Only Hongzhu, after eating and drinking enough in the morning, went to bed. He suffered hardships in his early years and now enjoys happiness, which is very reasonable.

"Hibiscus, do you know much about the Shadow Guard?" After thinking for a long time, Li Ziye came back to his senses and asked.

"not much."

When Mu Jin heard the former question, she shook her head slightly and replied, "I only heard about it from the prince. There are ten teams of Shadow Guards, which are mobilized by His Majesty himself. The captains of the ten teams are all great practitioners of the fifth realm.

Moreover, each team has twelve shadow guards, and their strength is at least the fourth realm. However, there are also many ordinary shadow guards who have entered the fifth realm, and their strength is no less than that of the ten captains."

"It's basically consistent with the information found by the Li family."

After hearing Mu Jin's answer, Li Ziye nodded and said, "Mu Jin, do you feel uncomfortable because the Li family is at odds with the royal family?"

"have."

Mu Jin answered truthfully, "After all, the prince comes from the royal family. However, since Mu Jin inherits the prince's legacy, he will be loyal to the young master, even if he is against the royal family."

Li Ziye picked up the tea, smiled slightly, and said, "Hibiscus, your honesty is very valuable. It's a pity that you are not good at intelligence. Otherwise, I can rest assured that the Li family's intelligence network is handed over to you."

"Young Master, I don't understand why you still don't trust Yu Qingxuan?" Mu Jin asked doubtfully.

"A servant cannot serve two masters."

Li Ziye said calmly, "No matter what the reason for betrayal is, no matter how high-sounding it is, it's the same."

"Then the young master and Yu Qingxuan got to know each other, are they just acting on occasion?" Mu Jin asked puzzledly.

"no."

Li Ziye shook his head and replied, "Friends are friends, and there is no interest or betrayal involved. There is no need to be so careful, and there is no need to act on occasion. However, if she enters the Li family, she will touch many secrets of the Li family. For example, tonight's secrets of the Li family

Action, as a friend, I don't have to care about her past, but as the head of the Li family, I will not allow anyone to endanger the interests of the Li family."

"I see."

Mu Jin said thoughtfully, "Actually, the young master already has nine points of trust in Yu Qingxuan, but Yu Qingxuan has a disgraceful past, so he must show twelve points of loyalty before the young master can accept her."

"clever."

Li Ziye smiled and said, "Any trust is slowly built up through suspicion. Just like when I met the prince, at the beginning, I was wary of him at the highest level."

"Thank you young master for your trust." Mu Jin said softly.

"Need not."

Li Ziye smiled faintly and replied, "My family, I won't say thank you."

At this point, Li Ziye paused and continued, "In a few days, I will take you to see an old man and ask him to give you some advice on martial arts."

"Um."

Hibiscus nodded slightly and responded, "The person who can make the young master mention him deliberately is definitely not simple."

"Not inferior to the prince, but he is a bit older and his legs and feet are inconvenient, so we have to go find him."

Li Ziye took a sip of tea and said, "I will definitely give you a surprise by then."

"As long as it's not a shock." Hibiscus said suddenly.

"Ha ha."

Li Ziye laughed when he heard Mu Jin's sudden cold humor and responded, "I can't tell, you've also seen it. No one in the Li family is normal. Whether it's a surprise or a shock, we'll know when the time comes."

Hearing this, Hibiscus pursed her lips and chuckled.

In a room not far away, Taotao heard the laughter outside, and a smile appeared on her soft face.

The young master really tried his best to let Mu Jin integrate into the Li family as soon as possible.

This reminded her of herself back then.

Suddenly arriving in an unfamiliar environment with so many important people, she was inevitably cautious. If she hadn't been the young master, it would have been difficult for her to integrate into the Li family so quickly.

"Young Master!"

Just as the two people were chatting in the courtyard, a figure wearing a black robe and a black cloth appeared in front of the courtyard. He took two steps forward and saluted respectfully, "The captain of the ninth team has dealt with the twelve shadow guards.

Seven deaths, five injuries."

"Well done, have a cup of tea and take a rest."

Hearing this, Li Ziye nodded slightly, took a new tea cup, poured a cup of tea, and immediately waved it away.

The figure in black robe took the flying tea cup, raised his arm, covered his face and drank the tea in one gulp.

"Young Master."

After a few breaths, a second black-robed figure appeared in front of the hospital. He stepped forward and saluted respectfully, "The captain of the eighth team has been dealt with. Twelve shadow guards, eight dead and four injured."

"Drink tea."

In front of the stone table, Li Ziye poured down his second cup of tea and waved it away.

The second figure in black robe took the tea cup, covered his face and drank all the tea.

Then, in front of the inner courtyard, a third figure in black robe appeared, then a fourth, a fifth...

In less than an hour, seven figures in black robes arrived in the inner courtyard one after another. Each one had their face covered by black robes, and their faces and genders were unknown.

"Young Master."

At the last moment, in front of the hospital, the eighth black-robed figure appeared, half-body stained with blood, and said in a weak tone, "The mission failed. The captain of the first team, whose strength is at the peak of the five realms, failed to succeed."

"Drink tea, but only half a cup."

Li Ziye poured half a cup of tea and waved it away.

"Thank you young master."

The eighth figure in black robe took the tea cup and drank all the tea in it.

"Everyone go back and rest."

After the eight people arrived, Li Ziye waved his hand and ordered, "Someone will send you the healing elixir."

"yes!"

The eight people took the order, and immediately their figures disappeared into the darkness.

"What a powerful body skill."

On the side, Hibiscus saw eight people appearing and leaving silently, and couldn't help but praise them.

"In a few days, there will be something even more powerful."

Li Ziye picked up the tea cup, took another sip of tea, and said, "When they all learn the movement skills of the earth ghost, they will be more comfortable performing tasks."

"It turns out that the young master saved the ghost for this reason." Mu Jin looked stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered and said with emotion.

"People do their duty, and things make their best use."

Li Ziye said calmly, "Hibiscus, captain of the first team, who are you? You can count the number of experts at the top of the five realms in the world on your fingers. Where did the royal family recruit such a master?"

"In this position, people from the royal family will usually be held."

Mu Jin said solemnly, "I don't know who it is specifically."

"Young Master."

While the two were talking, Tianzhique appeared outside the inner courtyard and saluted respectfully, "The captain of the first team has practiced the World-Suppressing Art and is very powerful. Even his subordinates have not been able to kill him."

"It's okay."
Chapter completed!