During the Qin Dynasty, he was in charge of the net.

When Li Ji heard that the other party was going to make demands, he sneered inwardly, thinking to himself that this woman indeed had ulterior motives.

However, Li Ji remained silent on the surface, only asking calmly, "What are the conditions?"

"After you succeed, I want you to take me and my brother away from Korea." Ling Ji looked at Li Ji with a determined gaze, as if she would never help him if he didn't agree.

"Leaving South Korea, is it really that simple?" Li Ji's gaze was deep. Did he really need to help with something so simple?

Ling Ji smiled self-deprecatingly upon hearing this and said, "Is it simple? Without external help, I'm afraid my brother and I would never be able to leave Korea for the rest of our lives."

Although I could make a living in the dance hall, I was a slave and could only watch other people's expressions on my face.

My younger brother lived in a village on the outskirts of the city. He was of low social status, barely ten years old, and had to toil all day just to get a bite to eat. He was rarely seen even once a year.

Upon hearing this, Li Ji immediately thought of how, after the fall of the Baiyue, many Baiyue people were stranded in the state of Han. Han only settled them in the suburbs near the city, where they were classified as the lowest-ranking commoners and had to perform corvée labor in order to get food.

The common people of Baiyue in Korea are indeed in a very difficult situation. Although he has been living on the edge of a knife in Luo Wang all these years, he has accumulated some savings. If she can really help him, why not give all of these savings to the woman in front of him?

Thinking of this, Li Ji looked at Ling Ji and said, "I can take you and your brother away from Han and find a place in Qin to settle you down."

Upon hearing this, Ling Ji's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but ask, "Really?"

However, Li Ji then changed the subject, saying, "But words are not enough. The basis for trusting someone is understanding them. I cannot verify my understanding of you, so I will not take that risk."

Although the two talked a lot, most of it was the other's side of the story. Li Ji would not easily believe anyone, let alone a woman he had just met.

Seeing that Li Ji was about to refuse, Ling Ji's face turned pale. She knew that it would be useless to say anything more at this point, because there was no basis for trust between the two.

The opportunity she had been waiting for was about to slip away. After a fierce internal struggle, Ling Ji suddenly stood up from her dressing table and gave Li Ji a cold, desolate smile:

"I cannot verify what I'm saying. The only thing I have left to prove is my innocence. If I were to clear my name, would you believe me?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ji took a serious look at the woman before him for the first time:

She was beautiful, with a face like a pear blossom glistening with dew, eyes like autumn water, and a slender figure. Unlike the flamboyant dancers of the past, she was quiet and gentle.

While Li Ji was observing her, Ling Ji had already taken off her clothes and gently nestled into Li Ji's arms.

Faced with Li Ji's gaze, which seemed to be appraising an object, Ling Ji's ears turned red. She looked up at him, knowing that there was no turning back tonight.

The curtains hung low, the lamplight was dim, and only low breathing and the soft rustling of clothes could be heard.

The tent was warm and cozy, and for a moment one was oblivious to the changing temperatures.

......

Even as night fell and dawn broke, the lingering warmth remained.

Morning light shone through the curtains, and the two slept in each other's arms, their hair disheveled.

Ling Ji rested her head on Li Ji's arm and carefully examined the person in front of her: she saw that his face had distinct features, and his sharp, blade-like eyebrows and eyes relaxed, revealing a rare handsome and gentle appearance. When he closed his eyes and fell asleep, the cold and murderous aura around him seemed to have quietly subsided by more than half.

"What, didn't you get enough last night?" Li Ji suddenly opened his eyes. Actually, he had been awake for a while, but he just wanted to see what Ling Ji would do after he fell asleep.

Ling Ji blushed upon hearing this. This man had no mercy on women and preferred to force himself on them. He had caused her great suffering last night.

"Now you should tell me where those corpse-driving demons are now, right?" Li Ji hugged Ling Ji and looked down at her.

"The Holy Maidens and the others are usually elusive, and I don't know where they are. But at the end of each month, we Baiyue people will secretly gather on this day to pass on messages."

The secret date is in three days, and the location is the Zhuoshui Tower tavern in the south of the city.

Li Ji nodded. He could wait three days.

Ling Ji suddenly asked, "By the way, you haven't told me your name and background yet?"

The two of them are now lying in the same bed, and she has given him the most important thing in her life, but she doesn't even know his name. Isn't that too strange?

Upon hearing this question, Li Ji's eyes flickered slightly.

His name and background were topics he didn't like to mention when he was traveling, but the woman in his arms was different. He would need her information later, so it was necessary to reveal a little to put her at ease.

Thinking of this, Li Ji decided to use his real name from his previous life for the first time. He said, "My name is Li Ji. As for my origins, you may find out when you arrive in Qin."

"Okay, you'll definitely keep your promise after it's done, right?" Ling Ji sensibly didn't press further, nor did she want to know what Li Ji was planning to do.

The Baiyue people have been extinct for ten years, and ten years is enough time for too much to change.

The next two days were uneventful for Li Ji.

Ling Ji basically grants his every request.

No matter what position, Ling Ji basically won't refuse.

That day, after finishing, Ling Ji's face was flushed, and she suddenly said, "Hong Ma wants me to meet a guest, but I don't want to go."

After listening, Li Ji pondered for a moment and slowly said, "I think you should go."

Ling Ji had expected comfort, but this was the answer she received.

Her previously flushed face turned pale as she replied, "What do you take me for?"

Seeing this, Li Ji knew that Ling Ji had misunderstood. He did not explain immediately, but continued, "It's not that I regard you as something, but that you are what you are."

As a dancer in Jinyunfang, it's your duty to receive guests. I'll be staying in Nanyang for a while longer, and if you don't leave the house these days, it's too unusual and might arouse suspicion.

As for what you mean to me, I can't tell you now. I'll answer you when we get to Qin.

Hearing Li Ji's answer, Ling Ji finally regained some color in her face and said softly:

"I understand, I'll go see him. Aunt Wang said he's a big shot, but I don't like his lecherous eyes."

After Ling Ji finished speaking, she lowered her head in frustration.

"Very well, just draw this pattern on her neck, and that person will naturally not dare to look at it for long." Li Ji took an eyebrow pencil from Ling Ji's dressing table and gently drew it on her neck.

After Li Ji finished drawing, Ling Ji couldn't help but look at her neck in the mirror and asked, "What is this? Will it be useful?"

Li Ji smiled faintly and replied, "It's normal that you don't recognize this pattern, but those so-called important figures might."

In the mirror, the pattern on Reihime's neck was a black spider with many legs and compound eyes.