Seeing that Ma Zi didn't believe her, Xue Lingyu quickly said, "You, you believe me, listen to me, and you will never be discovered by the Li Kun family. You can also earn money, so why bother attacking me?"
In the servants' quarters of Li Kun's house, near the back gate, there is a dog hole, which is very hidden and basically no one knows about it.
Enter from there, avoid the servants, walk straight, and pass through the two side gates. At this point, there will be quite a few guards.
However, the guards will not approach the servants' quarters. You should wait until the guards take over their shift and then leave to go to the abandoned ancestral hall. There is a tunnel inside that connects to the central courtyard of the Li Kun family.
"Anything you take from those courtyards is priceless; my few hundred taels are simply not enough."
She spoke so earnestly that even Ma Zi couldn't tell if she was telling the truth for a moment.
He subconsciously looked into the darkness, and only after receiving the other party's approval did he snatch the money pouch that Xue Lingyu had hidden in her sleeve, and said viciously, "Get lost. If you dare to lie, I will search every inch of Ancheng to kill you."
Xue Lingyu nodded cautiously, then took off running without daring to linger.
When she first drifted to the lower street corner, she only saw others making deals with Ma Zi, never expecting that this man would be so untrustworthy.
Fortunately, she was lucky and was rescued by Li Kunge's men just as she was about to be taken away by the brothel madam; otherwise, she would probably have died at the street corner long ago.
She was lucky to be alive today, but she wasn't sure where that tunnel led.
Whether they live or die depends on how lucky Ma Zi and his gang are.
From now on, she would never set foot here again.
Ma Zi, however, respectfully said to the person in front of him, "I did as you said. What she meant was that Li Kun's family has a secret room."
Why are you investigating Li Kun's family for no reason? Aren't you...?
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted. The figure in the darkness simply said, "Mind your own business. This silver is yours. Remember what you should say and what you shouldn't say."
After saying that, the man disappeared into the darkness.
Ma Zi paused for a moment, then looked down at the silver in his hand and, in a good mood, stuffed it all into his pocket.
The man in black who had left the street corner hadn't gone far when he encountered a patrol team that had been waiting for him.
The man in black did not pause at all and walked straight toward the patrol team.
*
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was Likunge's birthday.
At this moment, on the top floor of the Desire Immortal Pavilion, in a private room that can accommodate a hundred people.
High-hanging lanterns, jade curtains and beaded screens, and incessant, decadent music.
The person sitting in the main seat was leaning back in a rosewood chair, admiring the beautiful woman below who was playing the pipa.
Surrounding them sat many prominent figures from Ancheng, including officials and sons of powerful families, all gathered here today to celebrate the birthday of the person in the main seat.
However, the person in the main seat was somewhat uninterested at this moment. Looking at the woman playing the pipa in the center, he waved his hand in dissatisfaction, "The top courtesan of Yuxian Tower is nothing special."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man sitting in the first seat on the lower left immediately stood up and respectfully said to the person in the main seat: "Young Master Likun, unfortunately, I recently acquired a group of dancers. Not only are they graceful and their dances beautiful, but many of them are also foreign beauties."
"My original intention was to bring you here to celebrate the young master's birthday, but I've unexpectedly seen so many beauties in this Delightful Pavilion today. I'm not sure whether I should invite them out."
His words, though humble, immediately piqued the interest of many.
"The beauty that the governor sought is naturally no less than the one from this Desire Pavilion. Now that the governor has brought it up, I must see what kind of exotic beauty she is."
"That's right. Today, Young Master Li Kun has seen all the women in this Desire Pavilion. Unfortunately, Young Master Li Kun has seen many stunning beauties and has no interest in those ordinary women."
Today is Young Master Likun's birthday; we mustn't let some vulgar beauties spoil the mood. Your Excellency, quickly bring those beauties up!"
Li Kunge, sitting in the main seat, simply nodded to the governor, clearly agreeing with what those people said.
Gerwu hurriedly said to the servant standing in the shadows behind him, "Hurry up and bring those dancers up."
The servant simply lowered his head, responded, and respectfully withdrew.
The private room was still bustling with activity, as everyone became curious about the beauties that Gerwu had mentioned.
Aguzan, disguised as a servant, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but when he pushed open the door of the private room and saw the guards patrolling the corridor, he couldn't help but clench his fists.
According to his observation, there were at least five of Li Kunge's secret guards hidden in the dark inside the house, as well as a dozen or so bodyguards protecting him. There were more than a dozen highly skilled martial artists protecting him.
Adding to the queues along the corridor, the total number of people is nearly a thousand.
If things had gone according to his initial plan, it would have been impossible to capture Li Kunge alive, let alone assassinate him.
The people around Li Kunge are not just a simple patrol team; each of them is quite capable in combat, making them inherently difficult to deal with.
Not to mention the strict security at the Desire Immortal Pavilion today; it would be virtually impossible to enter the top floor silently without being detected.
If Governor Ge Erwu hadn't been one of his men, their plan would probably have failed before it even began.
I wonder how things are going on the other side of the map.
Today, they are not only targeting Li Kunge, but also the people in the secret room of Li Kunge's mansion.
Now it all depends on Jiang Yimian.
As he was thinking, he said to the people guarding the top floor stairwell, "Bring up the dancers that the governor brought."
The man quickly responded and then went downstairs to a private room on the second floor.
Jiang Yimian was currently wearing a red gauze dance dress and a veil, carefully considering her next move.
If Aguzan's plan goes smoothly, she can basically take Likunge hostage as soon as she gets close.
But she felt it wouldn't be that easy, because their arrival at the Desire Immortal Pavilion had been far too smooth, almost without any obstacles along the way.
She felt that Likunge didn't seem like the kind of person Aguzan described as being so obsessed with beauty, especially in a situation like today, he should be more careful.
Moreover, Aguzan had seen all of his spies in Ancheng over the past two weeks. The activity was not big, but it was not so big that Likunge was completely unaware of it.
Likung has been too quiet for the past two weeks, only increasing the patrols inside the city and the guards at the city gates.
The others did nothing else, made no further commotion, and didn't even add more human skin lanterns to the city gate.
No news came from Likun Prefecture either; the silence was eerily profound.
Just then, the door to the private room was opened from the outside.
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