If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 961: Li Mansion "Immortal Banquet"

Li Si's eldest son, Li You, was the governor of Sanchuan County.

The people of Xianyang called Li You "General" instead of "County Magistrate" because Li You indeed commanded an army of 100,000 and was a general.

This does not conflict with his identity as the governor of Sanchuan County.

Sanchuan County has a very special location. It is the front yard of Guanzhong facing the six states of Shandong.

This "Shandong" is not the SD Province "east of Mount Tai", but east of Mount Xiao.

This is the Mount Xiao that is commonly known as "the solidity of the Xiao and Han Mountains".

As the eastern gate of Guanzhong, Sanchuan County was garrisoned with a large number of troops.

Relying solely on his status as the prefect of Sanchuan County, Li You commanded 100,000 elite troops and was responsible for defending the land of Western Qin.

According to Qin Dynasty custom, the families of generals in command had to remain in Xianyang.

If Li You was just a county magistrate, he would not have needed to leave his family in Xianyang as hostages.

Of course, given Li You's family background, he was not willing to be sent to a remote place to be an ordinary county magistrate.

He must stay in Xianyang and become one of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, or at least be a deputy.

Li You's Sanchuan County was too special, so his wife and children stayed in the "Li Mansion" in Xianyang.

Even though the Qin Dynasty's ethics and morals were not as strict as those later, Li Si would not meet with his son's daughter-in-law often while his son was away from home.

In fact, Li Si had more than one son, Li You. Each of his sons married a princess, and each of his daughters married a prince.

Even if I really wanted to get close to everyone one by one, I wouldn't be able to get close enough.

On weekdays, Li Si and his daughter-in-law Princess Hualing basically lived their own lives. They even paid respects to each other only every few days.

Although they all lived in Li's Mansion, it was too big. There were nine gates alone, almost like a small city.

Li Si and his sons each had a large and luxurious single-family courtyard.

A small courtyard is equivalent to the entire mansion of other nobles.

Trivial matters like "the father of his son's maid was arrested" would never reach Li Si's ears.

Until Zhao Wu, the chief steward of Li You's mansion, was also captured in the Imperial Observatory.

Princess Hualing took the initiative to find her father-in-law.

Li Si didn't rush to get angry, but frowned and asked, "Have you investigated that Hua Rong?

Has he met any strangers, received any unexpected money, or gotten into any serious trouble recently?"

"I asked Hua Cuiying, and she swore to me that her father would never collude with evil people and deliberately spread prophecies." Princess Hua Ling said.

"What's the point of just asking his daughter? Even if Hua Rong really hooks up with some shady traitors, can he reveal the secret to the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Li Si said.

Princess Hua Ling said: "If Yu Fengxian had conducted a thorough investigation and found the Hua family to take Hua Rong away, I would not have asked about this matter at all.

But Yu Fengxian captured Hua Rong on Hengqiao Road by the Wei River, in front of a pancake stall.

It was not Hua Rong who took the initiative to spread the prophecy.

The vendor named Gao himself admitted that he was the first to start this.

Yu Fengxian originally planned to take him away, but when she saw that he was busy with business, she let him go.

It can be seen that she really arrests people casually and arbitrarily.

You can do whatever you want, catch whatever you want, and let go whatever you want."

At this point, she couldn’t help but get emotional, “Father, Hua Rong revealed his origins, and Yu Fengxian knows about it.

Hua Rong would be fine, but he was forcing his relationship with the Li family.

But Zhao Wu took my order and went to the Imperial Observatory to inquire about the situation, and Yu Fengxian arrested him directly.

What does it mean?
She deliberately slapped our Li family in the face, and also slapped Princess Ying in the face!"

Li Si glanced at her calmly and said, "Yu Fengxian has never seen her true appearance, and she has never had any grudges against you or You'er. Why would she slap us in the face?"

Even if he did not support Yu Fengxian as the "Grand Master" and planned to find Xu Fu to ruin the matter, he only made the decision last night. Why would he retaliate against her this morning? There was no need to retaliate. As far as he knew, Yu Fengxian herself was not interested in the position of Grand Master.

"But Zhao Wu has been detained." Princess Hua Ling said.

Li Si frowned again and asked, "Have you investigated Zhao Wu's recent whereabouts?

It was you who took the initiative to instruct him to go to the yamen to ask for the person.

Or did he or someone else say something to you that made you think about it?"

Princess Hua Ling's eyes widened. "Father, what are you doubting? Zhao Wu is my husband's confidant."

Li Si said: "Given Yu Fengxian's identity, even if she tortured Hua Rong for no reason, why would you be so anxious to rescue her on the same day? It was only more than an hour later, why are you so anxious?
This is a prophecy, don't you know how serious it is?"

"I'm not anxious, and I didn't think too much about it. I just felt that Yu Fengxian was deliberately provoking me," Princess Hua Ling murmured.

Li Si sighed.

Even though this daughter-in-law does not have the identity of Princess Ying, she is worthy of the Li family based on her appearance, talent and character.

But only worthy.

In times of peace, she is more than capable of guarding the inner house; but when something big happens, it is nonsense to expect her to become the pillar of the family.

"You go back first. I will arrange someone to go to the Imperial Observatory to ask." Li Si said.

Princess Hua Ling said, "I will wait in Chunhui Garden to avoid the hassle of traveling back and forth."

"Well, just wait, I'll send someone fast."

Li Si sent his trusted retainer Black Rakshasa out.

The Black Rakshasa was indeed fast enough, going like a gust of wind and returning like a ball of fire, in less than two quarters of an hour.

"The Qin Dynasty is really gone, I am a remnant of the previous dynasty"

Princess Hualing was so shocked that she didn't even know she was angry.

Of course, I only forgot it for a moment.

The next moment, her face turned pale with anger and she shouted angrily, "How dare you! Yu Fengxian actually dared to speak to me like this!"

Li Si also frowned, "Black Rakshasa, are these Yu Fengxian's original words?"

Black Rakshasa sighed, "There are two more sentences in the original words. If you meet the Prime Minister, you can also tell him this sentence; if you meet the Queen Mother, you can also tell her this sentence."

Even if Prime Minister Li had a big stomach, the "sailboat of reason" in his stomach was about to be overturned by the raging waves.

"Is this Shaman suffering from a brain storm?" He laughed in anger.

Black Rakshasa thought about it carefully and said, “I saw that Yu Fengxian is very smart and beautiful, with extraordinary appearance, elegant manners, abundant Taoist charm, and full of immortal spirit. She has the appearance of a Taoist immortal with true virtue.

But she is indeed very arrogant, and she said these words without caring at all."

The shock and anger on Li Si's face disappeared, "Hualing, you go back first. This matter will not end here, but you don't need to intervene, I will handle it."

"Father, is it not possible for me to go to pay a visit to the Queen Mother tomorrow morning?" asked Princess Hualing.

Li Si waved his hand and said, "Don't worry."

After Princess Hua Ling bowed and left with her maid, Li Si paced back and forth for a while, then turned to ask Hei Luosha, "From what I have seen of Yu Fengxian's past, she was bold and reckless, but she was also very careful.

Even when facing the Jade Emperor, she was forced into a corner and dared to gamble on God's will and publicly humiliate him.

It's not surprising that she dared to say these words to the princess, to the real person, and even to the queen mother.

But she won’t be arrogant without any basis.”

Black Rakshasa's eyes flashed, and he whispered, "My Lord, do you suspect that someone in the Li Mansion is deeply involved in the prophecy?" Li Si's face was gloomy, and he nodded slightly, "It's possible that Yu Fengxian has caught the "handle" of the Prime Minister.

Alas, I have thousands of followers, and it is inevitable that some are good and some are bad.

There are even people with bad intentions who deliberately use the power of the Li Mansion to protect themselves."

Black Rakshasa was a little skeptical, "Yu Fengxian has just arrived in Xianyang and is unfamiliar with the place. Moreover, the prophecy only appeared this morning.

Even if someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion is involved, can Yu Fengxian directly target them through Hua Rong and Zhao Wu?"

"Anyone who dares to look down on Yu Fengxian will either lose face or his life. The Jade Emperor and the Golden Immortal are no exception." Li Si sighed, "In terms of means, scheming and magical powers, she is indeed outstanding and worthy of the title of 'Grand Master of the Great Qin'."

Black Rakshasa understood his lord’s thoughts and said, “But the Grand Master is not a general who charges into battle.

The Grand Master must master the Way of the Heavenly Master.

It can communicate with the heaven and grasp the will of heaven, and it can regulate the mountains, rivers, yin and yang.

Yu Fengxian can’t do that.”

Li Si nodded gently, "Now she is not surveying the country or regulating yin and yang, she is just investigating the rebels.

You don't need to understand the ways of the gods. As long as you are smart enough, have enough tricks and mysterious powers, you can find the flaws quickly.

After all, spreading the prophecy throughout Xianyang overnight would be too hasty and might leave a big loophole."

Black Rakshasa believed Prime Minister Li's judgment and said worriedly, "If someone from the Li Mansion is really involved, I don't know what Yu Fengxian's brain-breaking trick will do. We must be prepared in advance."

Li Si hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to hold a night banquet at Yangxian Hall.

Whether you are the servants of the Li family, or the retainers of me and the other young masters, anyone who possesses great magical powers must come here."

"Hey, so many extraordinary people are gathering at Li's mansion. What happened?"

The changes in Yangxian Hall of the Li Mansion immediately alarmed Xiaoyu in the night sky.

The demeanor of extraordinary people is completely different from that of ordinary people.

If it can be hidden without using secret methods, almost every bit of luck is like a pillar or a canopy.

Evil ways are like pillars of black air, while great virtue and pure practice are like a colorful canopy.

All in all, they are all spectacular.

A group of strange people gathered together, and the weather also gathered into clouds, which was very obvious and eye-catching.

Xiaoyu is looking for a traitor, but the leader of the traitor may not be a strange person.

Among the strange people who gathered at Li’s mansion, there were few “thieves”.

If they were not too numerous and of high quality - there were more than thirty True Immortals, Xiaoyu, who was looking for the thief leader, would not have noticed the Li Mansion at all.

Compared with other places, Li Mansion is very "clean", with the least number of "rebels" and the worst quality.

Xiaoyu wanted to select two or three hundred old thieves from the hundreds of thousands of rebels in Xianyang City, which had nothing to do with the Li Mansion at all.

The Li Mansion is not a cup of "pure water". There are also traitors, but there are no big or old thieves.

"Li Si gathered so many extraordinary people in the middle of the night, it shouldn't be a rebellion.

The compatibility between the Li Mansion and dragon energy is very high, and the Li family's loyalty to the Qin Dynasty is beyond doubt.

But if we don't rebel, we can also stage a coup." Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment, but still didn't send a message to Meng Qi.

She had only been in Xianyang for two days. She didn't know the rules and had no experience.

What if “immortal party” becomes popular in Li’s residence?

"Let's go down and take a look first. At least we can pay respect to a group of godfathers and not waste time."

The thought of a mere "Black Rakshasa" made Xiaoyu feel the crisis. There was a bit more excitement and greed in Xiaoyu's eyes when he looked towards Li Mansion.

The more hidden talents there are in Xianyang, the more advantageous it will be for Da Mie Ba.

"Damn it! Even the gods are so snobbish!"

Xiaoyu originally planned to drop directly from the sky and land in the inner courtyard of Li's mansion.

But as soon as I approached the courtyard wall, an inexplicable feeling of uneasiness came over me.

Following the escape light, Xiao Yu walked around the wall and discovered the source of his uneasiness: there were "gods" acting as security guards for the Li Mansion.

There is a god hidden in each of the two tall stone lions in front of the door.

The spirit has made its home inside the lion.

It should not be a "god" who became a god by using talismans from heaven, nor a ghost, but a "spirit" who guards the house.

There are also gods in the Li Mansion.

The door god painting on the main gate flickers with a faint divine glow, which shows that the door god often visits the Li Mansion.

There are also gods patrolling on the walls.

And on the ridges of the roof, there are "elves" wandering among them.

He jumped from one ridge beast to another, like a patrolling soldier, carefully inspecting inside and outside the Li Mansion.

If she had rashly crossed the wall and landed directly from the sky at Li Mansion, she would probably have been discovered by unknown detection magic.

In fact, without the identity of "Landlord of Xianyang" brought by the power of Heavenly Master, Xiaoyu would not be able to discover the strange elves hiding among the stone lions and spine beasts.

She saw a steward coming out of the east gate, so she changed into his appearance and walked back through the west gate in a swagger.

Then they kept changing their appearances and switching their identities, approaching Yangxian Hall step by step, and finally became three children serving tea and water.

Well, Xiaoyu released her two spiritual bodies again and turned them into children as well.

The reason why it is so troublesome is that Yangxian Hall is too large and there are too many strange people in it.

The internal area is larger than a football field and can accommodate thousands of tables and seats.

At this time, more than a hundred Qi Refiners have arrived!

There are thirty-five true immortals, among whom there are even two who are suspected to be celestial immortals.

The aura was obviously stronger than that of an earthly immortal, but the purity of the immortal charm and power was obviously inferior to the celestial immortals Xiaoyu had seen.

"It should be an alien that has become an immortal, but its aura is clear and pure, not a demon."

Xiao Yu muttered to herself, and quickly offered them the immortal wine and spiritual fruit, and said obediently, "Please have some tea, immortal father."

At this time, she was the "domestic Taoist child" of the Li family. She looked twelve or thirteen years old, but in fact, she was sixty or seventy years old. She wore a brand new blue Taoist robe, had red lips and white teeth, and was very pleasing. She also had a lot of Taoist energy, almost forming a "Taoist charm" with divine charm.

The three "Xiao Yu Dao Tong" worked together very efficiently.

Before Li Si walked out of the inner room with three close associates, 185 of the 164 Qi Refiners in the hall had already triggered the Great Destruction.

The remaining twenty-one were quite capable, and Xiao Yu valued them very much, but their personalities were either cold or arrogant. Xiao Yu took turns trying the three, but none of them succeeded, so she stopped trying.

With only 164 "new godfathers", the harvest has been huge.

More than half of them can activate the Purple Mansion immediately without the blessing of DeBuff.

This means that they have mastered at least one secret technique or magical power that can threaten her.

Xiao Yu traveled around the streets of Shenzhou. If he had not encountered an accident like the "Zelong Palace Incident on the Mainland", he might have spent several years wandering around, but would not have gained as much as he did in just a quarter of an hour tonight.

"It is indeed the capital of the Shenzhou Empire. The water is too deep and the strong are in the clouds! More than 30 True Immortals came to a family banquet."

The three "little children and little feathers" have completed their basic skills and can leave.

She didn't leave, intending to see what Li Si was going to do.

(End of this chapter)