On the afternoon of the second day after Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling arrived, Li Clan's people also arrived at the ranch.
At this time, Li Yuan had already claimed the land as king and established the country as Tang Dynasty. The representatives of this group were Li Yuan's daughters Li Xiuning and Li Gang, two ministers Dou Wei, and Li Xiuning's fiancé Chai Shao also came with them disguised as an entourage.
pasture.
In addition, Li Mi also sent Li Tianfan and Shen Luoyan to sneak into Pegasus Ranch secretly, preparing to take this opportunity to take action.
"Sister Xiuning has come from afar. She is tired from traveling and traveling. Please come in and rest."
Zheng Xie followed Shang Xiuxun to greet Li Xiuning outside the city gate. After a while of greetings, Shang Xiuxun invited them to enter the ranch.
"The guest is at his/her own, Xiu Ning is at the mercy of my sister's arrangements." Li Xiuning said with a slight smile, her attitude was modest but she still looked like a princess of the Tang Dynasty.
A group of people stepped across the suspension bridge and entered the ranch's inner castle.
On the way, Li Xiuning looked at Zheng She, his eyes were shining, and he took the initiative to ask: "This young master has extraordinary bearing. He must be Mr. Zheng She who once swam the Yangtze River with Qingxuan and others."
She could call out Zheng She's name as soon as she opened her mouth, so she had obviously done her homework.
"Yes, it is Mr. Zheng."
Zheng Xie laughed at himself: "I never thought that Zheng would one day become famous through women."
Li Xiuning said angrily: "The Qingxuan family is famous all over the world. How many heroes in the world are envious of being able to travel hand in hand with the Qingxuan family and wish they could replace them with their own lives. However, Brother Zheng is still living in the blessings and does not know the blessings.
People are jealous. Not only that, Brother Zheng has great skills and has defeated General Du of the Jianghuai Army. He is also famous far and wide."
"In that case, there was no real action, it was just spreading rumors."
Zheng Sheran smiled and said: "Princess Xiuning, there is no need to belittle yourself. Qingxuan and the others are famous all over the world, but their status and reputation as princesses are not bad at all. Why should you envy others."
"Brother Zheng, Xiu Ning is self-aware."
Li Xiuning always had a smile on her face, admitting generously that she was inferior to others, without any arrogance or domineering behavior of a princess. She also said: "After Dongping County and his party, everyone in the world was guessing where Brother Zheng had gone. Unexpectedly, Sister Xiuxun was there.
Here, could it be..."
Zheng Xie chuckled and said frankly: "Ha, Princess Xiuning guessed right, Zheng is pursuing Xiu Xun."
Li Xiuning's expression moved slightly and she joked: "My sister is really secretive. Even someone like Brother Zheng is attracted to her. I'm really envious of her."
Shang Xiuxun snorted softly and said: "He is him and I am me. We have nothing to do with each other. If you like him, just recruit him as your consort." His tone was a bit arrogant, and anyone could tell that it was unusual.
mean.
Li Xiuning chuckled, did not continue to delve deeper, changed the topic, and talked about cooperation with Shang Xiuxun.
Shang Xiuxun looked around and did not answer directly.
Li Xiuning seemed to have expected it. After a few test sentences, she said nothing more. But judging from her expression, she was not the kind of person who would give up easily.
I have already booked Pegasus Ranch. Li Tang actually dared to poach him in front of me.
Zheng Xie glanced at Li Tang's entourage, curved the corners of his mouth slightly, stamped his toes, and a stone jumped up and shot towards one of the tall and tall men.
"Whoosh."
The sound of breaking wind sounded.
Everyone's expressions changed instantly.
"Changlang."
In the midst of lightning and flint, the man suddenly drew his sword. A flash of sword light slashed in front of him, showing his good swordsmanship skills.
The stone flew fiercely, but when it flew in front of the man, it suddenly stopped and fell vertically to the ground.
The sword light cuts through the air.
No one expected that such a change would suddenly happen, and everyone showed surprise and surprise.
At this moment, Zheng She took a step forward and appeared in front of the man, reaching out to grab him.
The man turned his wrist, and the long sword transformed into thousands of sword lights, which rushed towards Zheng She like a waterfall.
Zheng Xie had a smile on his face, and his moves remained unchanged. With just a flick of his finger, the sword curtain suddenly disappeared. His palm had passed through the sword light, and he easily grabbed the man's throat as if he had practiced it thousands of times.
.
"when."
Only then did the sound come, and the long sword was broken into seven pieces and scattered on the ground.
"With your martial arts skills, how could you be willing to be a servant? Tell me, what do you want to do with joining the princess's team?" Zheng Xie grabbed his neck, lifted him up, and asked sternly.
This man's face turned purple from holding back, and there was a gurgling sound in his throat.
Li Xiuning shouted urgently: "Stop!"
"Huh?" Zheng She had a look of confusion on his face. In fact, he already knew that this person was actually Chai Shao, Li Xiuning's fiancé, but he did not reveal his identity.
Li Xiuning's expression softened for a moment, and he said warmly: "He is the bodyguard sent by his father to protect Xiuning secretly. Brother Zheng, can you please let him go first?"
"Haha, the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple. It turned out to be one of our own."
Zheng Xie laughed, put him down, patted him on the shoulder and said: "I saw that this brother has a steady pace and a restrained spirit, so I mistakenly thought he was an enemy spy, mingling with the princess's team to plot something against the princess.
It’s all a misunderstanding, my brother is so good at martial arts, he must be a nobody, I don’t know how to call him?”
Chai Shao lowered his head and lowered his voice: "Little man Li Shao, thank you for your mercy."
If you listen carefully, you can detect the deep resentment in his tone.
Li Xiuning chuckled lightly and interjected: "Brother Zheng can see the skills of my guards at a glance. He has extraordinary eyesight. It can be seen that the rumors in the world are not false."
Shang Xiuxun said: "Don't hurt the peace between the two families because of a misunderstanding, please, princess."
After such a fuss, the atmosphere became much colder, and Shang Xiuxun was not in the mood to talk much. He arranged for Li Xiuning's team and left.
After leaving the small courtyard, Shang Xiuxun stepped back and asked Zheng She: "Why did you do this? Don't tell me that it was really just a temporary kindness."
Zheng She said: "I'm just reminding you, didn't Xiu Xun find the problem?"
Shang Xiuxun shook his head and said, "What's the problem?"
Zheng She said: "That man is by no means as simple as a guard. Although he hides it very well, he always reveals a cold and arrogant demeanor inadvertently. This is a kind of arrogance from the heart. He must have an extraordinary background. He has only been born since childhood.
Only a young master who lives in a noble family would have such a look. Especially the look in his eyes when he looked at Li Xiuning was definitely not the way a guard should look at his master. Moreover, when he looked at Li Gang and Dou Wei, he even had a condescending look.
If I guess correctly, he must be an important figure in Li Tangzhong. Coupled with the name Li Shao, there is an 80% chance that he is Li Xiuning's fiancé Chai Shao."
Shang Xiuxun's face suddenly darkened. If he was just a guard, then she had nothing to say. But if an important person like Chai Shao came pretending to be a follower, this was deliberate deception. Even if he didn't have any intention, at least
It is also inconsistent with etiquette.
"It's useless for me and her to be sisters, but Li Xiuning bullies me like this, saying one thing on the surface and doing another secretly." Shang Xiuxun's temperament is more arrogant than Li Xiuning's, so how can he still play with them.
Zheng Xie smiled and said: "Don't be angry, Xiu Xun. This has always been the case for high-ranking families. Everything is based on the interests of the family. In troubled times, people can't help themselves. People can't hurt tigers' hearts, and tigers can hurt others. Xiu Xun
Although I don’t want to get involved in the competition for power, sometimes it’s not up to you. Don’t think so much, just be more vigilant against them.”
Shang Xiuxun sighed, rolled his eyes at Zheng She, and said, "Let me see, you are the one with the most sinister thoughts. After all, you are also planning on ranching."
"Xiu Xun, you have really wronged me. I was just trying to trick you. If you don't believe me, you can leave the pasture and follow me. I promise not to touch the pasture."
Zheng Xie grabbed her hand and put it on his chest, saying, "When people lie, their heart beats faster. Xiu Xun should be able to feel my sincerity."
Shang Xiuxun pulled his hand back and said, "You are already a master at lying. Anyone who believes you is a fool."
Zheng Xie shrugged and smiled.
…
Passenger compartment.
Li Xiuning, Chai Shao, Li Gang and Dou Wei gathered together.
Li Gang said: "Princess, has Zheng Shee seen something?"
Li Xiuning said: "Zheng Xie has probably guessed Chai Shao's identity, otherwise he would not have acted recklessly. We must not underestimate the enemy."
Dou Wei said: "Then what should we do? Should we tell the mall owner clearly?"
Li Xiuning shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. Even if she guessed it, she wouldn't point it out. It's just a tacit understanding. But this cooperation may have more twists and turns."
Li Gang sighed: "The Prince Consort's kung fu is already top-notch among the younger generation. If he deliberately hid it, how could he see it?"
Chai Shao said bitterly: "The man named Zheng made me suffer this humiliation. I must make him look good."
Li Xiuning said coldly: "You'd better not act rashly. According to the information collected by the spies, Zheng She's martial arts skills are terrifyingly high. He is probably even higher than his second uncle. I advise you to put aside this thought as soon as possible."
Li Xiuning's second uncle, Li Shentong, is the number one master of the Li clan. His martial arts is even better than that of Li Yuan and Li Jiyuan. He is a master of the same level as the leader of the Yuwen clan, Yu Wenshang, and the old lady of the Dugu family, You Chuhong. He ranks among the ten masters of the Central Plains Righteous Way.
, he can be counted as one of them.
Several people took a breath, and Chai Shao said: "How is it possible? Isn't he still a great master?"
Li Xiuning said: "It is speculated that this person once had a fight with Queen Yin, the leader of the Yingui sect, and even killed a veteran master of the Yingui sect. I have never seen him do it himself, so no one can be sure.
How deep is his martial arts?"
"It's just a guess. How can someone named Zheng have such high kung fu at such a young age?" Chai Shao encouraged himself.
Only four people knew that Zheng Xie and Zhu Yuyan had fought against each other. Shi Qingxuan and Zhu Yuyan would not say much, and Ba Fenghan and Fu Junyu did not publicize it everywhere. However, based on some clues of speculation, someone came up with something very close to the truth.
guess.
Li Xiuning and others discussed hurriedly for a while, and the dinner party had already begun.
At the banquet, there was another round of emptiness and resignation, which ended peacefully.
At night, a man in black quietly slipped out of the courtyard of the great housekeeper Shang Zhen, went to the outer fort for a secret meeting with Li Tianfan, exchanged news, and then sneaked back to the inner fort.
