For more than a month, Qi State continued its plan to use salt to control Qin State. Chu State commissioned Wei Zhuang to start targeting the Yue people in the south. Within Qin State, Luo Wang also made a lot of progress in investigating the market.
Under Li Si, Tianzi No. 1, directly under the Tingwei Mansion, Tian Meng and Li Jing were ordered to trace the flow of unsalable salt in the market. After more than a month, they finally found the suspected target by following clues.
Among them, Tian Meng has already traced his way to Hanoi County, Dong County and other places in the Central Plains, which were roughly within the original territory of Wei.
Li Jing came to Luoyi, where the fallen Emperor Zhou lived in the past.
"Luoyi, the Lu family. Lu Buwei was originally one of the top businessmen in the world, and later he ruled the Qin State for twenty years. It is not surprising that the Lu family has connections with the Iron Blood Alliance."
Li Jing was dressed in a black robe, with a hood covering his head, and a black iron mask on his face. His whole body was completely black.
He was hiding in the shadows of the streets of Luoyi, looking directly at the wealthy family not far away - the Lu Mansion.
"What's surprising is that Mr. Lu was able to hide himself for so long. It's impossible for you not to have suspected Mr. Lu at the beginning. To be able to let you expose your suspicion, this Lu Hui is certainly not simple."
Li Jing reminded himself in his mind, and then covered his hood, his figure completely blended into the shadows and disappeared.
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It was night, in Luoyi County, Li Jing's movements were like a ghost passing by, floating on the top of an attic in Lu Mansion.
He tapped his toes silently, crouched down secretly, and took in a panoramic view of the entire interior of the mansion.
"If those batches of salt that have been turned over several times are indeed operated by the Lu family, buying salt at this time is basically a loss-making business. A large amount of funds are used for loss-making business. Even if Lu Hui is the head of the Lu family, it is difficult to protect everyone in the family.
Human thoughts may be based on..."
He was planning how to further investigate the situation in the Lu Mansion, but suddenly noticed something strange around him, so he pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand, cleared his mind, and alerted his surroundings with all his strength.
"Huh? Who, come out~"
A suppressed shout disappeared in the night, and it was difficult for ordinary people to detect it. But a person who could put Li Jing on guard should be able to hear it clearly.
Silently, another dark shadow appeared on the top of the attic.
"Hehehe, we are walking at night, with our heads and faces covered, yet you can still speak out so righteously."
The person who came was also dressed in black. He was holding a sword and looking at Li Jing. The light from the moon barely illuminated this person's eyes, which were full of jest.
The eyes exposed by Li Jing's mask gradually became serious. The opponent was discovered by his senses at such a distance. He was definitely not an ordinary knight-errant. The lightness of his initial display was even better than his own.
This person has good martial arts skills and is not prone to conflicts now. It is better to avoid the edge for the time being.
"Ha, it is said that the Lu Mansion is as rich as any other country, but today I met a colleague of mine. That's all, because of the fate of meeting each other, tonight, the Lu Mansion will be handed over to you."
He chuckled lightly, and after cupping his fists, he stepped out and rushed out of Lu Mansion.
The man in black on the opposite side looked at his back as he quickly fled the scene and sneered, "A poor cover-up."
Phew~
In the dark night, shadows, and tangled streets, a bright sword light suddenly appeared.
Ding~
Sparks flashed, their eyes met, and the two men in black, whose faces were covered by masks, each raised their swords.
Thousands of feet of thunderous waves.
The man in black, whose origin was unknown, looked like a dragon coming out of the sea with a sword in his hand. His sword was wild and violent, stirring up turbulent waves.
Li Jing was shocked by the strength of his opponent, and doubts arose in his heart: a swordsmanship he had never heard of before, an unparalleled Dacheng realm swordsman, how could such a master appear in this world again.
The water is cut off and the west wind is weak.
Facing such an enemy, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest. He held an ordinary long sword in his hand, and under the influence of his internal force, the sword energy spurted out and turned into a thousand winds.
The sword energy belonging to the two people, accompanied by the constant flying of sparks, wantonly cut through all the buildings on both sides of the path.
The fight between these two people was as fast as a booby trap, but the movement was unusually small. Those crackling sounds were scattered in the howling wind of the night, but did not disturb the city's sleep.
Li Jing was shocked and confused by his opponent's strength, and the man in black was surprised and confused after testing out Li Jing's strength.
Li Jing, a master with unknown origins, once became Li Si's subordinate, he actually reached the realm of great success. Li Si should not be underestimated in any way.
The man in black is Tang Bing, the master of the Frightened Salamander Sword who agreed to Zhao Gao and came to test Li Jing.
This master who suddenly appeared made Tang Bing believe that he had made no mistake in choosing Zhao Gao.
Facts have proved that Li Si is deeply hidden, and his scheming and resourcefulness are much stronger than those of Zhao Gao.
The two of them had treacherous thoughts. After the battle lasted for a block, Li Jing felt restless in his heart.
When ~
With the power of the shock, he stepped back and jumped to the second floor of a house. He held the hilt of the sword with his backhand and lightly wiped the blade with his other hand. The cold blade reflected the moonlight, killing him calmly and solemnly.
What is the purpose of this guy's persistence? Should I use what you have been taught...
No, unless it is absolutely necessary, we must not reveal the secret knowledge taught by the master. We should find another way to force this guy to retreat.
He scanned the surroundings with his eyes, swung his sword and made a huge slash. Suddenly, a corner of the house opposite was cut off diagonally, and collapsed with a roar.
Houses collapsed, tiles fell to the ground and smashed to pieces. The huge movement woke up all the people nearby. According to the patrol intensity of the Qin army in the city, it won't take long for troops to arrive here.
Tang Bing did not expect Li Jing's behavior of not willing to expose himself.
Well, in this case, the news about the two of us will probably be known to the local Lu family immediately, and the Lu family will definitely step up their vigilance.
In order to force me back for a while, he did not hesitate to make this decision to make his next task more difficult. It seems that this is the upper limit of his strength. Huh~
Tang Bing's purpose was to get to the bottom of Li Jing's strength, but he naturally did not use all his strength. However, the opponent's current approach, which was not very smart, made him think that Li Jing's upper limit of strength was basically at this level.
Now that his goal was achieved, he didn't bother much and left the scene quickly before the Qin army arrived.
Li Jing watched the opponent leave and did not do anything to stop him. He just silently sheathed his sword and returned along the street along the way from the battle.
After confirming that there were no doubts about his whereabouts and not even a single footprint left behind, he really left.
He even sneaked into a blacksmith shop with official background in the middle of the night and replaced the long sword in his hand with a new one.
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"Damn it, where did this Jianghu Ranger come from? He dared to use force wantonly in our territory of Daqin!"
"You, you, you go over there. Others, follow me."
"yes!"
Thumb thump thump~
The movement of the Qin army was very obvious in this dark night. Tang Bing hid in the darkness, looking at this group of soldiers who were destined to be in vain, and smiled with disdain.