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!"
Zhong Limei immediately wanted to understand that Wang Li deliberately let him out in order to separate him from Zhang Han and defeat them one by one.
Anxiously, he grabbed the reins and wanted to return to the camp to rescue the people, but at this moment, a faint sound happened to reach their ears.
The sound of heavy breathing and heavy and rapid footsteps clearly indicated that someone was approaching quickly.
When something unexpected happened, Zhong Limei could only put aside his worries about Zhang Han for the time being.
Long Qie gestured to the soldiers behind him to tell them to hide, and then the three of them carefully touched the direction of the sound and set up an ambush.
Soon, two figures, one tall, one short, one long and one round, appeared in their eyes through the trees and grass.
After seeing the person clearly, Ji Bu quickly gestured to Zhong Limei and Long Qie not to attack.
Those who came were his acquaintances, Zhu Jia and Liu Ji, the masters of Shennong Hall.
The two of them looked panicked, as if they had encountered some emergency.
Ji Bu quickly stepped forward, "Hall Master Zhu, what's wrong with you?"
When the Zhu family saw Ji Bu, they suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
I felt more at ease when I saw friendly troops, otherwise it would be really bad if the two disabled men caught up with them.
After taking a few deep breaths, Zhu Jia replied:
"Wang Li suddenly brought people to Zuimeng Tower, and we both managed to sneak out quietly."
Ji Bu was not too surprised by the news that Wang Li had appeared in Zuimenglou. He knew very well that his sister Hua Ying had a close relationship with Wang Li.
But why did they both escape?
"What's going on now?" Ji Bu quickly asked.
Liu Ji waved his hands and replied breathlessly, "I'm not sure. Everything seemed normal when we left."
"Wang Li seems to have specially invited another imperial general, Zhang Han of the Shadow Guard."
Long Qie interjected, "It seems that there is no good banquet."
Wang Li made it clear that he wanted to deal with Zhang Han, so he definitely didn't bring him to Zuimeng Tower to charm him to death with wine and sex.
Liu Ji didn't know about this and didn't understand what Long Qie meant, so he had no choice but to continue speaking according to his own words:
"The guy at the ceremony refused to leave and wanted to stay in Zuimeng Tower for life and death. Fortunately, the hiding place prepared by Huaying was able to fit him in. I just don't know if that guy can hold back and not come out."
"Have you seen Yingbu?" Long Qie asked.
"I didn't see anyone, but I heard someone say that someone was here to be imprisoned. From the description, it should be him."
"That's right!" Liu Ji hurriedly added, "We also saw Wang Li's soldiers escorting someone in. He seemed to be a soldier, with a sinister look on his face. He said his name was... Bai Tu!"
Long Qie's expression changed when he heard this, he smashed his spear and said bitterly, "Damn it, let this guy take advantage of the loophole."
As soon as he heard that Bai Tu had been captured by Wang Li's people, Long Qie immediately knew why Wang Li wanted to deal with Zhang Han, his colleague.
He didn't care about Zhang Han's life or death, but it would be a pity that the deal that was finally reached was aborted.
In comparison, Ji Bu's reaction was even greater, and he said in a panic:
"Bai Tu knows Ying Bu, and maybe he has seen him staying with Lian Xin!"
As soon as he said this, the Zhu family suddenly raised their heads and exclaimed, "What happened! Lian Xin was not hidden!"
"In this way, not only Yingbu, Huaying, Lianyi, Lianxin... they are all in danger!"
Now it was Ji Bu's turn to be completely unable to sit still. He was even more impatient than Zhong Limei before.
His good brother, his sister, his crush, and his crush's sister were all involved.
If this was really a wave of destruction, he could just start again.
Long Qie quickly grabbed him.
The Zuimeng Tower must be heavily guarded now. Even if they force their way in, they will definitely not be successful, and they may even harm Hua Ying and the others.
You must first think about a foolproof strategy.
His eyes swept over the corpses of armor-piercing soldiers on the ground, and an idea came to his mind.
"I have a plan..."
Although this plan is very simple and crude, it is difficult to come up with a comprehensive solution at the same time.
We can only take one step at a time.
There is not much time left for them. Although they cannot act rashly, they must act as soon as possible.
………………
In the banquet room of Zuimeng Tower, there was a scene of singing and dancing.
It was as if the previous tense situation between Wang Li and Zhang Han had never happened. The two of them tasted the wine in good spirits, while Lian Yi danced under the table.
A beautiful girl dancing is always a pleasure to watch, and her dancing skills are indeed good.
It may be far inferior to the number one dancer in the Seven Kingdoms like Yuki-onna, but she is still agile, natural, graceful and joyful.
The only incongruous thing was Bai Tu, who was kneeling and shivering in the corner.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If you say he is kneeling, then he is kneeling, and he always raises his head to peek at the dancing Lian Yi from time to time.
Wang Li had no intention of throwing Lian Yi into his own pot, but Bai Tu's behavior really ruined the mood and made him a little upset.
After thinking about it, Wang Li threw the cup, pointed at Bai Tu and cursed:
"You're still embarrassing yourself here!"
"This idiot was defeated, made a prisoner, and fell into someone else's conspiracy. He came back to sow discord between me and brother Zhang Han!"
"Come here, drag this piece of trash out and behead him!"
"Use his head as a wine flask for us."
Zhang Han had openly admitted his affair with Gui Gu Zongheng and others, so there was no need to keep Bai Tu as a witness.
So after Wang Li thought about it, he decided to kill him directly.
Judging from Bai Tu's behavior in the past few days, it would not be unfair at all to chop off his head.
The armor-piercing soldiers guarding the door came in immediately and were about to drag Bai Tu down.
Seeing that Wang Li was suddenly going to kill him, Bai Tu became anxious and quickly gave out another piece of information to try to save himself.
A piece of information he just discovered not long ago.
"General, spare your life!"
"General, spare your life, I'm humble... I still have important information to report."
Wang Li's eyes changed and he stopped the soldiers. Then Bai Tu, who was desperate for his life, gave his important information:
"General, I just...just saw someone related to the rebel Yingbu in the room of this girl Lianyi."
Hearing this, Hua Ying, who was sitting next to Wang Li, and Lian Yi, who stopped dancing, both felt their hearts skip a beat.
I thought I could just get over it today, but unexpectedly, an accident happened.
Where did this guy named Bai Tu come from?
Why are your eyes so sharp?
What no one noticed was that a very complicated look flashed across Zhang Han's eyes.
He finally remembered where he had heard the name Lian Yi.
