"Young Hero Li, you jest."
Lady Pei closed the door with her back, twisted her waist as she walked in, then turned and sat sideways on a bench, crossing her legs to reveal an astonishing curve.
Then, resting her chin in her hand, she looked at Li Yan, her breath fragrant as an orchid, and said, "Why must it be him? Can't I co and find you instead?"
"Could it be that you find old and faded?"
As she spoke, her eyes were full of resentnt.
"Lady Pei, there's no need to test ."
Li Yan's expression was calm as he picked up the teapot and poured tea for the two of them. "When you speak, your heartbeat is steady. This is clearly so kind of rhetoric ant to throw the other party off balance and then take control. It doesn't work on ."
"Furthermore, just now you referred to Brother Shen as 'he', indicating an unusual relationship, and you avoided others, clearly intending to speak with alone."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing Li Yan's words, Lady Pei also showed surprise. Then she sat up straight, her expression solemn, and her deanor beca dignified.
In an instant, it was as if she had beco a completely different person.
She took a sip of tea before saying, "Don't bla , Young Hero Li. This matter is significant. Brother Sanlang and I are bound by life and death. He entrusted with his life, but I still feel uneasy."
"Now that I've seen you, Young Hero Li, you are indeed extraordinary."
"One acts according to one's principles."
Li Yan shook his head, his expression becoming serious. "Is Brother Shen part of the Netherworld Sect? Who would dare trouble him?"
Lady Pei was silent for a mont. "Do you know who his master is?"
Li Yan replied, "The Netherworld Sect has masters who perform the Five Directions Yin Sacrifice across the Divine State. His master is one of them, nad 'Yin Jiuge'."
Lady Pei nodded, saying, "It seems that Brother Shen indeed trusts you."
"His master is over sixty, usually posing as a Feng Shui Master wandering the pugilistic world, with soil from hundreds of graves hanging from his waist. He adds soil to lone graves, being the eldest of the Five Directions Yin Sacrifice, so he also has a nickna 'Central Grave Builder'."
"Brother Shen ca from Shu a while ago, originally resting at my place, preparing to et his master. But coincidentally, a Paperman case happened in Luoyang, and there were unusual signs on Mang Mountain."
"He went to investigate, and when he returned, he was a different person, gave so items, and left a letter for to send back to Chang'an, as if preparing for his affairs..."
Li Yan frowned, "Didn't he say what happened?"
Lady Pei shook her head, "I asked, he wouldn't say. It must be sothing significant, sothing he had to do, but sothing he couldn't reveal to ."
"He knew you were coming to Yu State and asked to keep an eye out and left a ssage for you..."
She took a deep breath, "If you et him one day and you are enemies, you must... show no rcy!"
Li Yan was astonished, "To such an extent?"
"I don't know either."
Lady Pei shook her head, "Those were his exact words. He even instructed the sa way and then left, with no news since."
Li Yan was silent, a thought suddenly rising in his mind.
Shen Sanyou ca to him on orders from the Netherworld Sect to inquire about the Nine Tripod. Could it be there's an issue with the Netherworld Sect, or did they find so clues?
It seed like they were ready to fight for their lives.
What exactly was Shen Sanyou doing?
As he pondered, Lady Pei took out a letter from her bosom and said, "He said you ca to Yu State to save a friend and asked to help. This is all the information that could be found on the matter."
"That Earth Dragon person is unruly; be careful."
"Thank you, senior."
Li Yan received the items with solemnity, his address changing.
After sending Lady Pei off, Li Yan opened the letter for a closer look. Indeed, it was all the intelligence on Zhao Lvzi:
Luoyang branch, Dragon Gate Post, Yisi Year March 23
Investigating the movents of Hidden Treasure Man Zhao Lvzi and his wife in Yu State:
1. Yisi Year, the ninth day of the twelfth month, the Zhao couple entered Luonan from Yu Nan, pretending to be craftsn repairing ancient steles and sneaked into the southern market with a Daoist certificate. During this period, they frequently entered and exited the old residence of 'Earth Dragon Zhang' at the foot of Mang Mountain, suspected of probing the Earth Vein of Jingling.
2. The twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, Mrs. Zhao went alone to Beimang to rob the burial pit of Northern Wei Emperor Xianwen, and that night, a paper palanquin traveled through Mang Mountain...
3. New Year's Day, Earth Dragon took the Zhao couple to et Luoyang antique dealer 'Golden Eye Feng', claiming to explore the Northern Wei Dust Avoidance Pearl...
4. Awakening of Insects in February, Zhao Lvzi appeared in Yique Cave, and on the sa day, the first corpse in the Luoyang Paperman case appeared in the southern market...
Examining these clues, Li Yan frowned deeply.
Indeed, Earth Dragon had hidden many things.
Before he was hired, Zhao Lvzi had already started going into tombs, indicating that they might not be doing this just for money.
Additionally, Zhao Lvzi, a Hidden Treasure Man from the Mountain Rushing Lineage, strictly adhered to the rules, never ddling in affairs of the Tanyou Lineage.
Why the sudden change in style?
Li Yan felt it had sothing to do with his wife.
Speaking of which, his wife was soone he knew well.
She was the charming shopkeeper Feng Feiyan from Chang'an City.
This woman was originally a covert agent grood by the Captain Bureau, later inadvertently embroiled in internal struggles, almost losing her life, and then disappeared.
How did she beco Zhao Lvzi's wife?
If Shen Sanyou hadn't ntioned it, he wouldn't have believed it.
Zhao Lvzi broke his oath to leave Guanzhong and went so far as to rob tombs, likely related to this woman.
Thinking of this, a murderous intent rose in Li Yan's eyes.
One was a taciturn Hidden Treasure Man.
The other was a scheming woman erging from intrigue.
If it was really Feng Feiyan's sche, even if she had a good relationship with Crimson Yaksha, he wouldn't show rcy!
Earth Dragon Zhang, Golden Eye Feng...
After morizing these two crucial nas, Li Yan went to bed to rest.
Now with these clues, he no longer needed to be polite to Earth Dragon. On the way to Luoyang, he'd force the truth out!
...…
In a daze, Li Yan had a dream.
In a dark pit, withered fingers carved blood words on blue bricks, and the figure was none other than the long-unseen Zhao Lvzi.
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