The Bad Guys: Playing the Fake Li Xingyun at the Beginning

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The game of chess between Su Ming and Li Cunli lasted for more than half an hour. It was not until the sun set and the afterglow of the sunset disappeared in the sky that Li Cunli returned to Prince Xue's mansion.

Unexpectedly, Li Siyuan had already been waiting for his arrival in the mansion.

As soon as Li Cunli stepped into the hall, he heard a familiar voice, "Sixth brother, you're back."

He was so frightened that his whole body shuddered, and he forced a far-fetched smile on his face, "Brother, why didn't you tell me before you came, so that I could have someone prepare wine and food in advance."

Li Siyuan sipped his tea with an expressionless face, "Sixth brother, that's not necessary. I'll just ask a few questions and then leave. Others don't know I'm here. Have you forgotten that we had a falling out?" After saying that, he glanced at him lightly.

At this moment, Li Cunli had calmed down. He walked into the hall and sat down next to Li Siyuan. "Brother, you are right. I am confused. If you have any questions, just ask me. I will tell you everything I know."

"What did the emperor do by leaving you in the palace? Did he try to win you over?"

Li Cunli had prepared a draft for this question on the way back. He knew that Li Siyuan would definitely ask him, "Brother, he just kept me in the palace to play a game of chess, and asked me some questions about my adoptive father."

"After the game of chess, I left. He didn't say anything else."

Li Siyuan put down the tea in his hand and thought about the meaning. Li Cunli poured himself a cup of tea and drank it slowly without disturbing him.

After a moment, Li Siyuan suddenly spoke, "If the emperor calls you again, you should slowly improve your relationship with him. Don't take the initiative, don't be deliberate, and you can even inadvertently reveal some of my secrets."

Li Cunli frowned, "Brother, is this appropriate?"

Li Siyuan narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "There's nothing inappropriate. Since he transferred you to the Secretariat, it means he must have some ideas. He will take the bait sooner or later. You should go undercover now. Even if you become his confidant, don't pass on any information. If there is anything, I will inform you. In the future, I will have people make things difficult for you in the court."

"do you understand?"

Li Cunli nodded, "Big Brother wants me to lurk beside him, learn his secrets, and strike a fatal blow at the critical moment."

Li Siyuan patted his shoulder with a satisfied look on his face. "I'm relieved that you think this way. I've already prepared what you want."

After saying that, his figure flashed and turned into a shadow and left.

Li Cunli drank tea, hiding his surprise. His elder brother's martial arts had improved again. He compared Su Ming and Li Siyuan in his mind, but he found that he couldn't tell who was stronger and who was weaker.

The aura of the two men was ethereal and could not be touched at all. One was the emperor of the current dynasty, and the other was the Prince of Jin. There was an indescribable aura about them, and they were intimidating without even getting angry.

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He really didn't know who would win if the two of them fought.

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A month later, the imperial envoy to Khitan left Yumen Pass, officially left the Tang Dynasty and entered the grassland.

Before my eyes is an uninhabited Gobi Desert, with rolling sand and gravel, howling wind, dim sky, dry ground, and occasionally a little green.

The water they carried with them ran out not long after they started walking. Fortunately, there were Khitan soldiers in the envoy group who were very familiar with this place because they had taken this route to enter the Central Plains before.

Soon, they found a water source, where Zhang Zifan also saw the secret code left by Li Cunyi. They walked and stopped along the way, and Li Cunyi's caravan was only a hundred miles away from them, so they didn't dare to go too far.

This is the buffer zone between the Tang Dynasty and the Khitan. It is very chaotic. All kinds of people make a living here. Some are sand bandits, some are criminals, and some are grassland people who escaped from tribes...

When stepping in here, Zhang Zifan was very alert, fearing that someone would attack them.

However, unexpectedly, no one attacked them until they crossed the buffer zone. Afterwards, they entered the grassland, which was the territory of Khitan. For the beautiful girl, coming here was like going home.

As soon as she stepped into the grassland, she sent Khitan soldiers to the royal court of Mobei to pass on the message. Along the way, they could also buy food from the surrounding tribes and replenish their rations.

Before they knew it, they had let down their guard.

After replenishing food and grass at the grassland tribe, they continued on their journey, set up camp to rest at night, and even encountered a pack of wolves.

On this day, they encountered a grassland tribe on the way. After Qingguoqingcheng revealed their identities, they were warmly received by the tribe and had to camp here to rest.

However, no one expected that this was actually a trap.

At night, Zhang Zifan and his men were attacked. Hundreds of people in the entire tribe were their enemies. They had relaxed their vigilance along the way, and because of the warm hospitality of the tribe, they relaxed their vigilance even more.

As night falls, dark clouds cover the earth, bringing with them murderous intent.

Dark shadows slowly approached Zhang Zifan and his team's camp. The soldiers on guard were in groups of two or three and were killed before they could react.

The outer sentries were eliminated, and they successfully sneaked into the camp, killing soldiers one by one. Finally, someone smelled blood and broke the silence.

"Kill!"

A huge fire started in the tent and the sound of fighting could be heard.

Zhang Zifan woke up the moment the sound of fighting rang out.

Oh no, there are enemies!

He reacted instantly, put on his armor and walked out of the tent.

It was pitch black outside at this time and he could not see anything. He could only hear the sounds of fighting. He did not act rashly, but took out a flare from his arms and lit it.

"Oh!"

Fireworks exploded in the air. After doing all this, Zhang Zifan woke up the two beautiful sisters, then rushed into the crowd with a knife in hand.

A hundred miles away, Li Cun Yi saw the fireworks in the night sky, his eyes filled with solemnity. Something happened to Zi Fan!

He quickly called all the men together, mounted their horses, and rushed quickly towards Zhang Zifan's camp.

The battle is about to break out!

Chapter 49: The anger of a nation and an unexpected gift

After Zhang Zifan rushed in, he found that it was pitch black all around and he couldn't tell who was the enemy and who was his teammate. He quickly withdrew again, "Everyone be careful, don't lose your composure!"

The Khitan soldiers who heard his orders immediately calmed down and were no longer panicking. Then he lit the surrounding torches to illuminate the battlefield.

At this time, half of the soldiers accompanying the army had been killed or wounded, and they were surrounded by the enemy.

The situation was critical, and he could not care less. He shouted loudly, "Everyone, come closer to me, all your might, and make way!"

"okay!"

The two beautiful sisters had already lost their patience. If it had not been dark and they couldn't see clearly, they would have started killing long ago.

Her huge figure was like a tank, charging forward. Anyone who stood in front of her was either knocked away or killed with one punch, with broken bones and tendons, and wailing sounds were heard everywhere.

Qingcheng followed behind her, and her nimble figure shuttled among the enemies, quickly clearing a path.

Zhang Zifan and his two companions successfully reunited with the soldiers, and the Xuanming Sect's elite troops also quickly gathered together to form a battle circle.

"Kill!"

The enemies in front of them were wearing face masks and swarming forward, fearless of death. After the soldiers formed a battle circle, casualties were greatly reduced and the defense line was held.

In front of professional soldiers, the methods of the Jianghu assassins are not worth mentioning. If a warrior of the Great Heaven Realm were to have the ability to rewrite the situation of the battle, the enemy obviously does not have this ability.

Zhang Zifan waved the folding fan in his hand, and the Five Thunders Heart Art condensed the power of thunder and lightning. Every move was flashing with lightning, and those who were hit fell to the ground unconscious without even having time to scream.

The situation was temporarily deadlocked, but he did not leave the battle circle. Instead, he kept moving around to prevent the enemy from launching a surprise attack.

Now, he didn't know how many enemies were around him, so he could only defend passively and wait for rescue.

Suddenly, a flaw appeared in the defensive formation on the other side. A man in a gray robe slowly approached, pinching the soldier's neck. The surrounding soldiers did not dare to approach and slowly retreated, their eyes full of fear.

This man broke through their defenses in one encounter, and his comrades around him died one after another, without even the ability to fight back. How could they not be afraid?

Even though they have received long-term training, they will still be afraid when facing such an enemy.

However, he had to stop moving forward because Zhang Zifan blocked his way and said, "Stop!"

A hoarse voice rang out from under the grey robe, "Zhang Zifan, the current Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master's Mansion?"

Zhang Zifan frowned. For some reason, the person in front of him always gave him a familiar feeling. "Who are you? Why did you attack our Tang Dynasty delegation?"

The gray-robed man did not answer, but attacked boldly, "Come on, let me see how much you have improved over the years!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in gray robe turned into a residual shadow and rushed forward, fighting with Zhang Zifan. He used his legs, palms, fists and fingers with full strength, and the sound of breaking through the air continued.

While they were engaged, the rest of the soldiers formed a defensive line again to defend against the enemy.

Dozens of miles away, Li Cun Yi led a cavalry of hundreds of people rushing towards this place, "Gee!" He whipped the horse hard, just to make it go faster.

At this moment, he was extremely anxious and wished he could grow wings and fly over immediately.

Despite all his precautions, he still didn't expect the enemy to find an opportunity. Now he just hopes that Zhang Zifan can hold on a little longer.

"Oh!"

Two afterimages intertwined in the night, with lightning constantly circling around. Zhang Zifan was secretly shocked. The person in front of him was actually using the Supreme Saint Qiankun Gong. He was from Tongwenguan.

Although Zhang Zifan later switched to practicing the Five Thunders Heavenly Heart Art, he had practiced the Supreme Saint Universe Art for more than ten years and was too familiar with the internal force cultivated from this art. He sensed it as soon as they fought.

The gray-robed man's voice sounded again, "After so many years, you have made great progress. It's a pity that if you are only at this level today, it's not enough!"

"Who are you? Which school of Tongwenguan are you from?" Zhang Zifan gritted his teeth and held on.

The gray-robed man's skill was one level higher than his. With his current martial arts skills, he could only barely block his attacks. If he hadn't been practicing the Five Thunders Heart Technique, he might have been defeated.

However, the man in gray robe couldn't take him down for the time being, but the situation was already critical.

On the other side, the two sisters, Qingguo Qingcheng, were already killing like crazy. Relying on their physical advantage, they directly broke through the enemy's formation and carved out a bloody path.

Qingcheng wiped the blood off her face and said uncertainly, "Sister, it seems we ran too far."

"Sister, what should we do?" Qingguo asked with a bitter face.

"Let's fight back, Zhang Lang is important!" Qingcheng said, and then rushed into the battle circle again, with Qingguo following closely behind.

The two sisters cooperated with each other perfectly. One of them was difficult to hurt by ordinary people, and the other was agile and fast as lightning. They were like fish in water in the dark night. What's more, the people who attacked them were not regular troops, but a gang organization like the Xuanming Sect. Without the determination to fight to the death, they would naturally not be able to stop them.

"puff!"

Finally, after Zhang Zifan persisted for hundreds of moves, he was hit by a palm from the gray-robed man, spitting out blood and suffering minor injuries.

"Zhang Lang!"

"If you dare to touch my husband, I will kill you!" At this moment, Qingguo Qingcheng just arrived. Seeing this scene, she was furious. She stomped her feet on the ground, and an inch-deep footprint appeared. Qingguo rushed towards the gray-robed man like a human-shaped missile.

Even though the two sisters were very tired, they were filled with anger and attacked with hatred. The man in gray was caught off guard and retreated repeatedly.

He looked at the two people in front of him and said angrily, "You are a grown man, but you are hiding behind two women. And they are two ugly ones. Zhang Zifan, you have really bad taste!"

However, this sentence completely ignited the anger of the beautiful girls. What they hated most in their lives was being told that they were ugly!

"You are dead!"

The two sisters went into crazy mode, not caring about themselves, and were determined to beat the guy in front of them to death. This desperate fighting style instantly scared the man in gray.

For a moment, I had no time to attack and could only defend.

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