Hai Dongsheng crushed the letter and thought that he had already sent soone to another city to get Li Hengsheng’s portrait. If they managed to get it, they could confirm it. If it still didn’t match, then perhaps he had truly made a mistake.
But if it did match, not only did they need to bring Li Hengsheng before Realm Master Cangyuan, they also had to report to the City Lord that there was a spy in the City Lord’s Mansion.
Convinced of this notion, Hai Dongsheng began his cultivation.
In the days that followed, Huang Li continued to probe for information around Li Hengsheng from ti to ti as instructed by Hai Dongsheng. Li Hengsheng hadn’t expected that after what happened last ti, Hai Dongsheng hadn’t given up and still had Huang Li snooping around him.
He had to admit that Hai Dongsheng was indeed quite suspicious.
"Sir, what do your parents do?"
During the campaign, Huang Li asked seemingly casually.
Li Hengsheng, riding on his horse, looked into the distance and didn’t answer directly. Instead, he suddenly smiled and said, "Huang Li, you do ask a lot of questions."
"No, just curious, asking casually."
Huang Li said with a chuckle.
"Hmm, this campaign is dangerous. You should be careful about your safety." Li Hengsheng said calmly.
"Huh?"
Upon hearing Li Hengsheng’s words, Huang Li didn’t understand what he ant. Was the tribe they were going to attack very strong?
No, right?
However, in this campaign, when Li Hengsheng led the soldiers back to the city, it broke the record of not losing a single soldier. This ti, they accidentally lost a soldier, the guard who stayed by Li Hengsheng’s side, Huang Li.
He died in battle.
Upon hearing this news, Hai Dongsheng grew suspicious again.
Did Li Hengsheng have Huang Li killed?
But Hai Dongsheng took no action. He continued waiting for contact from his people.
Recently, Li Hengsheng’s military achievents had beco increasingly outstanding, making him a favorite at General De Kang’s Mansion, to the point where even General De Kang himself had a newfound respect for Li Hengsheng.
If there was no evidence, claiming Li Yun was Li Hengsheng would undoubtedly bring misfortune upon himself.
However, what Hai Dongsheng didn’t know was that Li Hengsheng had already bribed one of Hai Dongsheng’s subordinates to monitor his every move.
After all, with a person like Hai Dongsheng, Li Hengsheng had to be cautious of him causing trouble behind his back.
At the beginning of the month.
Hai Dongsheng finally received a letter, one of great importance to him.
The letter was from Iron Blood City, arranging for soone to et Hai Dongsheng for a transaction, exchanging silver for a scroll. They had already acquired a portrait of Li Hengsheng and had an artist replicate it. Though it wasn’t as lifelike as the original, it bore a seventy percent resemblance.
This was more than enough for Hai Dongsheng.
Upon receiving the letter, Hai Dongsheng hurriedly left the General’s Mansion and rode alone out of the city.
As soon as Hai Dongsheng left, Li Hengsheng received the news that Hai Dongsheng had secretly left the city.
Upon hearing this, Li Hengsheng had a faint suspicion that Hai Dongsheng’s departure might be related to his own identity.
Recently, Hai Dongsheng had been unusually quiet.
Li Hengsheng initially thought that after having Huang Li killed, Hai Dongsheng would go mad trying to investigate him, but he hadn’t. Instead, he was surprisingly calm.
People like Hai Dongsheng, at this mont, were like a dog that doesn’t bark but you’ll know how fierce it is when it bites.
So, Li Hengsheng didn’t dare to be careless, and quietly followed with the Immortal-Extinguishing Spear as he left the city.
He wanted to see what Hai Dongsheng was up to.
At the sa ti, he pondered whether there was a chance to eliminate the scourge that was Hai Dongsheng.
But it wasn’t easy. If he personally killed Hai Dongsheng, the generals or even the City Lord would likely realize it was his doing.
If Li Hengsheng used his own thods to get rid of him, they would also notice it was Li Hengsheng’s handiwork and conduct a thorough investigation, putting him in significant danger.
For now, he couldn’t think too much. He had to follow them and see.
After leaving the city, Hai Dongsheng headed east.
Li Hengsheng followed at a distance, quietly shadowing him.
After traveling forty li east, Hai Dongsheng stopped at an old, rundown tower.
And Li Hengsheng lay prone on a nearby hill, seeing from afar that Hai Dongsheng seed to be waiting for soone there.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, Li Hengsheng saw a figure approaching the tower.
"Hai Dongsheng?"
The figure was a Blood Ghost. Seeing that Hai Dongsheng was of the Human Race, his eyes filled with greed, evidently craving the taste of humans.
"Put away that disgusting look, or I’ll kill you." Hai Dongsheng, feeling extrely uncomfortable with the Blood Ghost’s gaze, warned him.
"Heh, I don’t eat custors." The Blood Ghost licked his lips and then took out a scroll from his sleeve, saying, "I’ve brought the scroll. Where’s your money?"
"Let see the scroll first." Hai Dongsheng reached out to grab it, but the Blood Ghost pulled it back, sneering, "If I show you the scroll, it loses its value, yeah? Quit wasting ti, three hundred thousand silver, not a coin less. Pay first, look later."
"Alright, alright." Initially intending to get it for free, Hai Dongsheng realized his plan had failed, and reluctantly took out three hundred silver notes for the trade of the scroll.
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