usatvline Chapter 826 A Good Knife
Chapter 826 A Good Knife
Based on Fu Guang's description, Shen Shuyi drew a rough outline of the future person.
However, because they were in the middle of a fight and the cloak fell off, plus it was dark, Fu Guang couldn't see it carefully.
Shen Shuyi held the portrait with the ink still wet and looked at it carefully for a while.
But she had never seen such a totem in her two lifetimes.
"Have any of you seen or heard of anyone who would paint this kind of totem on their face?" Shen Shuyi asked the people around him.
Fu Guang hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Madam, I heard that many people from the Li clan outside the border of Liangzhou would paint this kind of totem on their faces."
"Li clan?" Shen Shuyi repeated softly.
"Yes."
Fu Guang responded in a deep voice. Although other people might not know it, they followed their master and often went to Liangzhou. The Li clan bordered Liangzhou, and even if the people in the clan were very low-key, they could not completely stay away from people.
Therefore, many people have seen the border of Liangzhou.
The only difference is that the totems of the Li tribe are also different. The totems on the faces of ordinary people are very simple, while the more powerful people in the tribe are, the more totems they have on their faces.
According to Fu Guang's understanding, this person was probably a powerful figure in the Li clan.
Shen Shuyi fell into deep thought. In her two lifetimes, she had no intersection with the so-called Li clan, and had never heard of them. So if that was the case, why would these people come to her?
Or, it was Xie Jingchi whom they were looking for.
No, wait.
Shen Shuyi suddenly thought of Xiao Tingshan. Xiao Tingshan's mother, Concubine Yao, seemed to be the saint of the Li clan. However, Xiao Tingshan did not seem to have any connection with the Li clan in his previous life.
Or maybe Xiao Tingshan had contacted her secretly in his previous life, but she didn't notice because he was always on guard against her.
Or maybe, is it because Xiao Tingshan has no help in this life and is desperate, so he contacted the Li clan?
"Has the person left?" Shen Shuyi asked Fu Guang.
"He left. Bicheng followed him. But this man is very skilled and his whereabouts are secretive. Bicheng may not be able to catch up with him." Fu Guang spoke truthfully.
"Don't keep an eye on him, keep an eye on Xiao Tingshan." Shen Shuyi said in a deep voice.
If this person is related to Xiao Tingshan, he will definitely contact him again. Even if he has never contacted him, Jiang Li will have news.
After all, she now has someone available at her disposal, so she naturally has to keep an eye on Xiao Tingshan's movements at all times.
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On the other side, three days later.
Li Tian came to the Sixth Prince's Mansion again, and Xiao Tingshan was inevitably disappointed to see that he returned empty-handed.
"I plan to go back to the Li clan first and retrieve the poisonous insect for you. As for the Princess Mingzhu you mentioned, I have tried to get to know her several times. There are so many experts inside and outside the Xie Mansion, and I have not been able to see her."
Li Tian's voice was a little dull.
After all, even if he was considered a rare master in the Li clan, the Li clan was sparsely populated and could hardly compete with the powerful Daqian.
"Uncle, don't blame yourself. Shen Shuyi is as cunning as a fox and not easy to deal with. I am already very grateful that you can come and help me detoxify." Xiao Tingshan bowed and spoke with piety in his eyes.
"Okay, I'll go back today. Take care of yourself." Li Tian stood up and didn't want to say more.
"Uncle, if something goes wrong on your way back this time, do you have a token so that I can borrow the Gu from the Li clan?" Xiao Tingshan stood up and couldn't help but speak.
Li Tian was stunned for a moment and remained silent for a long time.
Xiao Tingshan's worries were not unreasonable. After all, he sneaked into Daqian alone. If he was discovered by Daqian's soldiers, they would never let him leave easily.
Even though there were so many twists and turns along the way and the distance was not close, what if he really had an accident?
I'm afraid there is no hope for my nephew.
After thinking for a while, Li Tian took out a wooden tablet and handed it to Xiao Tingshan: "If I still haven't returned in half a month, or if I haven't sent you a message, you can send someone to the Li clan with this jade tablet to find your grandfather. He is now an elder in the Li clan, and his name is Hao."
"Thank you, uncle!" Xiao Tingshan put away the wooden sign and thanked him sincerely.
"Uncle, to be honest, Tingshan has something to ask of you."
Li Tian frowned: "You say."
"This time Yuanxia sent troops to attack Daqian. Daqian is led by the Wolf King. In addition, His Majesty sent Xie Jingchi, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, to serve as the military supervisor. However, Xie Jingchi is quite targeting me. I am worried that after Daqian defeats Yuanxia this time, Xie Jingchi will rise to power..."
Listening to Xiao Tingshan's words, Li Tian frowned even more tightly.
He really didn't understand. His nephew was a prince after all, so why would he be afraid of a princess and court officials who had no blood relationship with the Emperor Daqian?
"What do you want?" Li Tian was straightforward, but not very smart.
In other words, even if he is smart, he does not understand the games and disputes in the court.
"Tingshan wants to ask my uncle to help weaken the combat effectiveness of my Liangzhou soldiers..."
Xiao Tingshan did not finish his words, but observed Li Tian's reaction calmly.
"What did you say?" Li Tian really couldn't understand, let alone accept: "You are the prince of Daqian! You actually want to help Yuan Xia?"
Xiao Tingshan quickly explained: "Uncle, you misunderstood. I didn't want to help the enemy country. I just wanted my Daqian to weaken its fighting power. If so, then Xie Jingchi is also to blame."
No matter how stupid Li Tian was, he could understand what Xiao Tingshan meant by now.
"But if you do this, countless Daqian soldiers will be killed or injured. What's the difference between this and directly taking someone's life?"
Li Tian spoke in a deep voice, with some anger in it.
It was not until this moment that he realized that his nephew was not as he had imagined.
Even though he looked pale, sickly, gentle and harmless, what kind of person would think of colluding with the enemy country and murdering his own country's soldiers in order to contain the so-called "enemy".
But how can one bring harm to the entire country and family for one's own personal vengeance?
Li Tian couldn't understand!
"I was obsessed with the appearance and failed to think about these things. I thought that it would not be a bad thing to just contain some combat power."
Xiao Tingshan had originally prepared other excuses, but unfortunately, Li Tian was not the kind of person who understood the twists and turns, and he didn't want to delve into it any further.
"You must never have such thoughts again. If the fighting power of Daqian's soldiers is damaged, it will be equivalent to a great defeat. At that time, the people in Liangzhou will suffer!"
"My uncle is right!" Xiao Tingshan responded respectfully and sincerely.
Li Tian's expression eased a little, and he said again: "After I go back, I will find out about Xie Jingchi, don't worry."
"Yes."
After Li Tian left, a gleam of light flashed in Xiao Tingshan's eyes.
If the Li clan used it well, it would be as good as a sharp blade. Unfortunately, Li Tian is honest and not easy to fool.
But... there is a solution.
But no matter how many methods there are, we have to wait until he comes back with the mother and child Gu.
Thinking of the plan in his mind, Xiao Tingshan became more impatient.