Zhang Han's eyes darkened.

He finally understood why Wang Li's attitude was much weirder than he expected.

At the same time, somewhere in the forest of Daze Mountain, Zhong Limei was leading a team of armor-piercing soldiers to search for traces of the Chu army.

But what was strange was that these armor-piercing soldiers who had spread out to search seemed to vaguely surround Zhong Limei.

Returning to Zuimenglou, Wang Li looked at Zhang Han who said nothing and continued:

"Gai Nie, who has the highest reward in the empire, Wei Zhuang, the leader of the Counter-Liusha Assassination Organization, Xiaoyaozi, the head of the Taoist clan who has been colluding with the Mohists, Long Qie, a remnant of the Chu army who has been wandering around for many years..."

"Any name on this guest list is a capital crime of collaboration with the enemy and treason."

boom!

Wang Li slapped the table:

"Zhang Han, how do you explain?"

Zhang Han now has two thoughts in his mind.

Firstly, one should not take chances and spare his life, but should simply kill him.

Secondly, I feel sad that my pig teammates misunderstood me.

If you can't stand such a useless snack, what does Long Qie do for food?

However, no matter how many complaints he had in his heart, he still had to deal with Wang Li's questioning.

Zhang Han calmly filled himself up with wine, and then asked in an understatement:

"Explain? Why do the Shadow Guards need to explain to you what they do?"

Bai Tu did cause trouble for Zhang Han, but fortunately, the Shadow Guards are special.

When Wang Li heard this, he stood up and shouted angrily:

"If you violate the iron laws of the empire, even the King of Heaven must explain it clearly to me!"

Zhang Han shook the wine baron, but his attitude was still neither salty nor indifferent, "The Shadow Guards are defending the empire and fighting an invisible war. How can we get the most important information without going deep into the tiger's den?"

"Ha!" Wang Li approached Zhang Han and asked with a sneer, "Then what information did you get when you went deep into the tiger's den?"

"Top secret operation, no comment." Zhang Han replied with eight words to prevaricate.

Wang Li's attitude became increasingly unclear. It was impossible for him to confess everything to the other party, but he had to cover it up even more.

This may of course be a misunderstanding, and his response is likely to deepen the misunderstanding.

But Zhang Han had no choice.

boom!

Wang Li stepped on the edge of his desk, pointed at the ground and shouted angrily:

"Don't forget, I have the final say on this territory!"

Zhang Han glanced at him and reminded, "General, don't forget, there is another sentence behind Ru Ying Shuang - Ru Jun is here in person!"

"Only His Majesty the Emperor - and now the eldest son, His Royal Highness Fusu - has the final say regarding the matter of the Shadow Guard."

Wang Li clenched his fists and seemed very dissatisfied with Zhang Han's use of the emperor to pressure him.

The atmosphere between the two became increasingly tense, and Bai Tu, who was kneeling on the ground, was shaking like chaff, knocking his head on the ground, and his face was covered with sweat.

He may now be more concerned about the outcome of the dispute between the two parties than the two parties involved, Zhang Han and Wang Li.

After all, he was the one who betrayed Zhang Han. If Wang Li couldn't directly overwhelm Zhang Han, it's hard to say whether the latter would have any problems. He would definitely be doomed.

As the two sides were at war with each other, Hua Ying's voice sounded again from outside the house:

"If my sister doesn't come here again, I'm afraid this house will be on fire."

The door opened, and Huaying and Lianyi appeared.

The two of them walked into the house hand in hand. Hua Ying continued to come to Wang Li's side, while Lian Yi, who was fully prepared, stopped under the table.

Neither of them even glanced at Bai Tu who was kneeling on the ground.

Lian Yi bowed to Wang Li and saluted, "Lian Yi has met all the generals."

What she said was thorough enough, she didn't use "two people", and she could also include the kneeling Bai Tu if necessary.

Huaying added wine to her wine glass and continued to ease the tense atmosphere:

"My great general, let's have a good time drinking. Let's calm down quickly."

Wang Li was still confronting Zhang Han, and the atmosphere showed no signs of relaxing.

"Hahaha...good!"

After a moment, Wang Li suddenly threw his head back and laughed, turned around and sat back in his seat, as if he wanted to give in.

Huaying handed over the wine prince at the right time, further helping to ease the situation.

Wang Li took a sip from Jiu Jue and pointed at Zhang Han, "Brother, I really have you!"

"His Majesty the Emperor really did not choose the wrong person."

Judging from the tone, Wang Li seemed to agree with Zhang Han's response and was willing to turn over this article for the time being.

Zhang Han also raised the wine cup, drank it all in one gulp, and responded with a smile, "This drunkenness...is indeed a good wine."

The two seemed to have reached a reconciliation, but the cold light flashing under their eyes showed their true thoughts.

Wang Li did not accept Zhang Han's purely perfunctory response, and Zhang Han did not believe that Wang Li was really willing to give in.

The relaxation between the two was just a temporary compromise.

It is impossible for Zhang Han to fall out with Wang Li directly at his home court.

And Wang Li does not have the right to directly interfere with the actions of the Shadow Guard.

Theoretically speaking, it is normal for an intelligence organization like the Shadow Guard to conduct undercover operations.

Even though Zhang Han personally went into battle, the fact that he faced Guigu Zongheng, whom he had just fought against not long ago, was nonsense.

But having no rights means having no rights.

No one dares to violate this right, otherwise it will be a slap in the emperor's face.

………………

On the other side, in the mountains and forests of Daze Mountain.

Zhong Limei, who led his troops out to search for the Chu army, rode his horse and walked at the front to check for traces around him.

Behind him, the armor-piercing soldiers had quietly completed the encirclement. Two of the soldiers took the lead in raising their powerful crossbows, aiming at Zhongli Mo's heart, and fired deadly crossbow arrows without hesitation.

The sound of breaking wind came, and Zhong Limei immediately sensed that something was wrong and wanted to turn around, but it was too late to dodge.

Just at this moment, a fine steel spear came out from the diagonal, just in time to deflect two crossbow arrows.

Zhong Limei turned around and looked at Long Qie who suddenly came out.

At the same time, Ji Bu's figure quietly emerged from the forest. He flicked the golden peony in his hand, and the petals turned into the sharpest blades, passing through the throats of the armor-piercing soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of soldiers from the Tenglong Legion swarmed up and cleared out all the armor-piercing soldiers in almost a blink of an eye. Only one was still alive, and he tried to escape in panic.

As soon as Long Qi's horse charged forward, he would kill him with his spear.

However, Zhong Limei's special stainless steel arrow blocked his gun blade.

Long Qie couldn't help but stare at Zhong Limei who was approaching on horseback with wide eyes:

"He just wanted to kill you!?"

"I know." Zhong Limei replied calmly, "But he is an imperial soldier. I can't let you kill him."

The soldier was trembling and did not dare to make any move, but he breathed a sigh of relief and felt that he might have escaped.

Then, an arrow passed through his heart, and Zhong Limei lowered his hand to draw the arrow.

Of course it is not okay to allow imperial rebels to kill imperial soldiers, but it is okay for him to kill soldiers who violate military law.

No matter what problems Zhong Limei had, these soldiers had no right to assassinate Shangguan, even with the order of General Wang Li.

Wang Li felt that there was something wrong with Zhong Limei - whether he was colluding with the rebels or betraying the empire - of course he could be punished. He could be killed on the spot or punished with a canon.

But lynching is not acceptable!

Regarding this kind of operation, Zhong Limei felt that he was adhering to military law, while Long Qie felt that it was superfluous.

But at this moment, no one wants to argue about such a meaningless issue.

Ji Bu stepped forward and said, "Wang Li ordered these soldiers to assassinate you. Obviously he didn't trust you from the beginning."

Zhong Limei's face looked ugly, not because he was assassinated, but because of the meaning of this incident.

"It's not that Wang Li doesn't trust me, it's that he doesn't trust General Zhang Han!"

"He did it on purpose!"

"Damn it, General Zhang Han is in danger!"
To be continued...