That’s right, the so-called “being on the list” is just a bowl of glutinous rice balls sprinkled with a layer of golden osmanthus, which can be regarded as a metaphor for “being on the list of successful candidates”.

"Eat quickly, you can only be on the list after you finish eating." Su Li said as he picked up the soup spoon and scooped a glutinous rice ball into his mouth.

The glutinous rice balls are soft and sticky, and paired with osmanthus-flavored syrup, they have a unique flavor.

It's that tone again, as if he were speaking to a younger generation.

Pei Ji had no choice but to pick up the soup spoon and start eating.

There were actually only four small dumplings in a bowl, and the two of them finished them quickly.

After paying the bill and leaving the restaurant, it was already dark. The carriage they had come in by had already been sent back by Su Li. It was not too far to walk back to Ju Fu Inn. Su Li simply suggested walking back. She was too full and it was just the right time to digest the food.

Because they didn't take a carriage, the two walked out of the main street for a distance and then turned right into a small alley to take a shortcut.

The moonlight tonight is big and round, illuminating the dark alley that was originally without lights.

The alley was very quiet. There was no one else in the alley except her and Pei Ji. They walked side by side, talking to each other from time to time.

When passing by a pile of debris, Su Li subconsciously looked at the pile as she walked. Every time she walked on a secluded path, especially at night, she would habitually pay attention to the surrounding environment.

"boom!"

Sure enough, just as the two were about to walk over, the pile of debris was suddenly pushed open, and a tall man with disheveled hair and holding a shiny long sword jumped out from inside and blocked their way.

"Be careful!" Su Li said hurriedly, and was about to pull Pei Ji back.

Unexpectedly, Pei Ji reacted faster than her. He immediately pulled her behind him, stared at the man holding the long knife warily, and shouted, "Who are you?"

The man's back was to the moonlight, his face shrouded in shadow, making it impossible to see his features. He only raised his long knife towards them and said ferociously, "Stop talking nonsense! Leave the money and I'll let you go, or I'll kill you!"

After a pause, he added, "Twenty taels, I only need twenty taels, hurry up!"

Well!

Limited amount of silver...

Is there such a robbery?

Pei Ji said calmly: "Okay, I'll give you the silver..."

"Pei Ji, I can..."

Su Li was just about to say that she could deal with this man, but Pei Ji had already moved quickly and raised his hand. White powder flew out from his sleeve and hit the man in the face.

"What are you doing! You..."

The man's eyes widened in disbelief, he took a step forward with his long sword raised, then fell to the ground with a bang, unconscious.

"..." Su Li was confused. What happened? Pei Ji also used Ecstasy Powder?

Pei Ji turned to look at her and asked with concern, "How are you? Are you scared?"

"I'm fine. What did you use just now?"

"The Ecstasy Powder was given to me by Lin Muyang." He said in a light tone.

"Lin Muyang? Tsk tsk, you really can't judge a person by his appearance..."

"What?"

"Lin Muyang, he looks like a simple and innocent young man, but I never thought he would use such tricks."

Su Li did not mean to question his character. After all, no matter what it was, if it was only for the purpose of self-protection and did not actively hurt others, then there was nothing wrong with it. She was just simply expressing her surprise.

Lin Muyang always gave her the impression of being simple, warm-hearted, and innocent. As expected, people are multifaceted.

"Simple and simple-minded?" Pei Ji nodded. "He has always been like this. This Ecstasy Powder is his family's secret business, so it's not surprising that he uses it for himself."

"Ah?" She hadn't expected the Lin Muyang family to actually be involved in the Ecstasy Powder business. "How much did he give you?"

"About twenty or thirty bottles." He didn't count them, but it was a box of small bottles anyway. "What's wrong?"

Twenty or thirty bottles! Don’t they cost money?

A large sum of money.

Su Li chuckled and said, "He's so nice to you!"

"...Do you want it? I'll give it all to you."

"Give it all to me? No need, just give me half, thank you."

"……good."

After the two of them finished talking, they began to check the unconscious person on the ground.

The man on the ground fell to the ground. Su Li stepped forward and kicked the long knife that fell beside him away, then turned the man over. In the moonlight, he finally saw his appearance clearly.

She was surprised: "Li Jun?"

"Li Jun."

The two of them actually spoke in unison and looked at each other at the same time.

"Do you recognize him?" He recognized this man. He was the wanted criminal on the wanted poster issued by the Dali Temple. Maybe Ali also saw him on the wanted poster?

Sure enough, she just said, "He's a wanted criminal. I've seen his portrait on the wanted poster..."

"The same to you?"

"Yeah." Pei Ji nodded.

Su Li frowned and thought to himself that something was wrong.

Although the wanted order issued by the Dali Temple stated that Li Jun was an unforgivable criminal and offered a reward of 50,000 silver for his capture, she, who had read the original novel, knew that this was not the case. Li Jun was innocent. In fact, not only was he innocent, he was also an important witness in that major case and a key figure who could bring down Zhu Wei, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

But, how could it be such a coincidence that they ran into him?

At this time, Pei Ji had not yet taken up an official position in the Dali Temple. If he sent him to the Dali Temple now, it would be no different from sending Li Jun directly to death.

In the original novel, if Pei Ji had not been wary of Zhu Wei because of the flower thief case, and Li Jun also knew who wanted to harm him and had been asking for help from Pei Ji who dared to go against Zhu Wei, Li Jun would have been silenced long ago, and how could Pei Ji have brought him down so quickly later?

She couldn't send him to the Dali Temple, at least not now. Otherwise, not only would she have killed an innocent man like Li Jun, but it would also take a lot of time for Pei Ji to bring down Zhu Wei.

However, if she were alone here, it would be fine, but what about Pei Ji? He was not so easy to fool, so she had to think of an excuse to ask Pei Ji not to send him to the Dali Temple first.

Su Li decided to see what he meant first: "Pei Ji, what are you going to do with this man? Are you going to hand him over to the authorities?"

Pei Ji thought thoughtfully: "Do you think this person is a little strange?"

"Yes, I have."

"where?"

"He just said he only wants twenty taels of silver. It's really strange that a wanted criminal on the run only wants twenty taels for robbery."

Just as he was worrying about how to find an excuse, Su Li continued, "Pei Ji, do you think there's something hidden here? Should we wake him up and ask him?"

Pei Ji looked at her, his eyes filled with admiration and a smile, and nodded slightly: "That's exactly what I meant..."

As he said this, he took out the antidote from his sleeve and put it under Li Jun's nose.

Seeing this, Su Li turned around, picked up the long knife on the ground and put it on Li Jun's neck.

After a while, Li Jun slowly woke up.

He found himself still in the alley. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw a knife on his neck. It was the same knife he had just used...

Li Jun rolled his eyes left and right, thinking about how to escape, and pretended to be terrified and asked, "You, who are you?"

"We should be the ones asking you why you are robbing here?" Pei Ji asked.

how?

Li Jun was stunned and confused. His wanted posters were posted all over the city. Didn’t the two of them know that he was a wanted criminal?