Su Qi's mood was undoubtedly very complicated when he saw Li Zimu again only half a day apart.
He watched the former walking down the stairs step by step, forced a smile and said with his hands:
"Where is Mr. Wei?"
"..."
From Wei Changtian to Wei Gongzi, Su Qi used the honorific title for the first time.
Li Zimu smiled disdainfully and said sarcastically:
"Why, Master Su, are you here to apologize?"
"Let me guess, are you going to say that this matter has nothing to do with you next?"
"this......"
His expression stiffened, and Su Qi didn't know what to say for a moment.
Of course he couldn't "tell the truth".
Regardless of whether he instigated the assassination or not, he must now renounce all ties with those ten assassins.
So after a moment of silence, Su Qi softly tried:
"Miss Li, Mr. Wei was assassinated in Linchuan, and I cannot absolve myself of the blame for this matter."
"It was my negligence in duty and oversight that gave the assassin this opportunity. I will never shirk it."
"I hope that the girl can inform Mr. Wei so that I can meet him face to face..."
"Master Su, I'm afraid you can't even deceive a three-year-old child with these words."
Before Su Qi could finish speaking, Li Zimu suddenly interrupted: "You and I are both smart people, so what's the point of talking about this?"
"..."
His fingers trembled slightly, Su Qi's eyes looked a little desperate.
Of course he knew that his statement just now was full of loopholes and could no longer be false.
After all, under normal circumstances, it is already rare to have several third-level masters in one place, and second-level masters are even rarer to find.
But now that ten upper-level third-level masters appeared in Linchuan City at the same time, everyone knew that Jing Guoqing must have sent them intentionally to deal with Wei Changtian.
Therefore, the reason why Su Qi said this was just to test Li Zimu's attitude.
If Li Zimu also pretends to be stupid, it means that there is still a possibility of easing the matter.
But if Li Zimu doesn't give any face as he does now, that means...
"Yes, these ten people are indeed from the capital..."
Slowly sitting opposite Li Zimu, Su Qi's face was full of bitterness.
"His Majesty originally sent them to Sichuan just as a precaution, but he never thought that today they did not know what medicine they had taken wrong, but they did such a thing privately."
"Not only do I not know about this, but His Majesty also doesn't know about it."
"Alas... the matter has come to this, and I have nothing to defend."
"only......"
"Miss Li, is there really no room for easing this matter?"
Looking up at Li Zimu, Su Qi's eyes were extremely lonely.
After realizing that Li Zimu didn't buy it, he immediately changed his story, 90% true and 10% false.
Yes, he did not know that these ten people were going to assassinate Wei Changtian today, and Jing Guoqing did not know either.
But the purpose of these people coming to Sichuan was definitely not "just in case", but simply to kill Wei Changtian.
It's just that they started too early...
Just changing a word completely changed the nature of the matter. I have to say that Su Qi's "language level" is indeed good.
As for how much of what he is showing now is true and how false... I can only say that it is not much different from what he said.
"Master Su, do you think there is room for relaxation?"
On the other side, Li Zimu still had a sarcastic expression.
"Obviously, this matter did not need to reach this stage. As long as Jing Guoqing was willing to come to Sichuan to talk to the young master, everything might have been resolved long ago."
"But not only did he refuse to show up, he actually instructed the assassin to assassinate the young master."
"Haha, Mr. Su..."
"What would you do if it were you?"
"this......"
After opening his mouth, Su Qi couldn't help but feel dumb for a while.
He couldn't answer this question.
If someone wants to kill you, how can anyone not fight back?
What's more, he is a vicious person like Wei Changtian who is bound to retaliate. How can he just give up?
"Miss Li, what if I tie the assassin in front of Mr. Wei?"
Suddenly, as if Su Qi had made up his mind, he raised his head and asked, "Is there still any discussion on this matter?"
"..."
The assassin was kidnapped and handed over to Wei Changtian for disposal.
It's hard to say whether this was Su Qi's long-awaited plan or whether he just made it up at the moment.
But since he said this, it means that subconsciously there has been some distance between him and the Daqian court or Jing Guoqing.
After all, if this were not the case, even if he had broken up with Wei Changtian at this time, he would never betray Daqian's "core combat power."
Of course, it is possible that this is just Su Qi's tactic to delay the attack, but in fact he does not know how to surrender.
Therefore it is difficult to say whether it is true or false.
But no matter what, Li Zimu only used one question to make Su Qi become silent again.
"Master Su, can you do it?"
"I......"
His eyes widened slightly, then slowly lowered his eyes after a moment.
It seemed that I suddenly lost all my strength, and there was no more words for "I".
Because Li Zimu's question was too to the point.
Not to mention whether this is your Su Qi's conspiracy.
Even if it wasn't, how could you tie up ten upper-level third-level masters?
Just by your mouth?
"..."
Just like that, the room fell into a dead silence, and the midday sun seemed to become less bright.
Until Su Qi asked the last question tremblingly.
"Wei, what is Mr. Wei going to do..."
Asking the enemy what their next plan is is undoubtedly a bit ridiculous.
But faced with this question that seemed to be unanswerable, Li Zimu did not say a few sarcastic words again, but just smiled and said:
"Master Su, you should know what happened in Yongding City."
"Yongding City..."
Su Qi slowly raised his head, his eyes a little dazed.
Of course he knew what Wei Changtian did in Yongding City.
He killed a prince and a prince in a row, and then supported Gongsun Yan to fight for the throne.
After the latter was captured, he used Daqian's 200,000 troops to surrender to put pressure on the people in the city, and finally forced Lu Yuanjin to give up killing Gongsun Yan, and finally hanged himself.
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It's just that Su Qi doesn't understand what this has to do with the current situation in Linchuan.
Fortunately, Li Zimu didn't keep him waiting too long, and quickly explained:
"Master Su, at that time Lu Yuanjin captured Gongsun Yan and threatened to behead him in public."
"Young Master said at that time that if Gongsun Yan died, he would let all the people in Yongding City be buried with him."
"I can tell you clearly that if Lu Yuanjin had his own way, Yongding City would have become a dead city by now."
"In the end, Gongsun Yan did not die, so he kept his promise and did not hurt anyone in the city again."
"so now......"
"So what are you going to bet with me on, Master?!"
With his eyes widened, Su Qi seemed to understand what Li Zimu was going to say.
In Dahui, Wei Changtian bet Gongsun Yan's life and death on the lives of a whole city.
And now, what is Wei Changtian's bet?
Su Qi's breathing became extremely rapid in an instant, and his face turned from white to red.
He was very afraid that he would hear from Li Zimu a "bet" that he could not fulfill, so he was extremely uneasy.
However, Li Zimu's answer was a hundred times more terrifying than the worst-case scenario he expected.
"bet?"
"Master Su, you must know that back in Yongding, no one dared to send anyone to assassinate the young master."
"That's why Master gave them such a chance."
"But what about you?"
"Since you already want to take the young master's life, you will never have another chance..."
Under Su Qi's frightened eyes, Li Zimu smiled and said softly:
"Master Su, I might as well tell you the truth."
"From now on, within three days, there will be no more Linchuan City in the world."