Chapter 19 Chapter 19 General Ma nodded, and suddenly...
General Ma nodded, then suddenly hesitated.
The master was talking excitedly, but he didn't hear his response. He paused and looked up at him. He found his hesitation and raised his eyebrows. He was a little surprised, but also a little curious. He smiled and teased: "What's wrong with you? Is there anything you can't say? You've already said such a big thing, what are you hesitating about now?"
General Ma hesitated and said, "I have never seen the messenger before. He doesn't seem to be a close confidant of that person."
"Then can you tell me in detail?" The master was aroused by his curiosity and immediately smiled.
General Ma then told all his guesses, paused, and added: "When I heard the swordsman mention that person, his tone was very gentle and casual. It was not like the contempt he would show to a superior, nor the contempt he would show to an inferior, nor was it the mockery he would show to a person in a desperate situation.
I have never heard of that person having any blood relatives, and given his previous status, it is impossible for him to have any friends. After thinking about it, there is only one possibility."
"So," the lawyer's eyes lit up because his curiosity was satisfied, and he was a little excited about listening to gossip, "They are lovers?"
"I'm not sure." General Ma blinked.
"Let's just assume they are a couple," the lawyer said, smiling as he picked up his teacup, "how else can we explain it?"
General Ma nodded: "That's true."
At this time, the Sword Bearer had already returned to Li Baili. Li Baili sat beside the table and poured herself a cup of tea. She was very sleepy and tired, but still managed to wait for him.
I should have rested earlier, but when I thought about how he pulled me out of bed, washed me, and took off my coat before leaving, I felt that if I rested too early, he would wake me up again. Rather than being disturbed by him halfway, I might as well just sit there and wait.
As time went by, it finally got dark.
Li Baili was so sleepy that she closed her eyes and dozed off beside the table, but she did not forget to reach out for the teapot, intending to pour herself another cup of tea to wake herself up.
At this time, he was groping on the table and suddenly felt a warm hand. He was startled. The hand was slightly cool, as if it had just come in from outside.
But Li Baili did not hear the sound of the door opening or the window opening. No one would come here on weekdays, so the person next to him now was the Swordsman.
Li Baili calmed down a little and slowly opened her eyes. Seeing that it was indeed the swordsman, she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled involuntarily. She asked gently, "How is it?"
"If you think about it, you'll know." The swordsman poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him with a smile.
He had no strength in his hands, so he just held the teacup in his hand, propped up his forehead with his other hand, squinted his eyes, tilted his head and looked at the swordsman, and smiled vaguely: "I know, I can know the situation by thinking about it, but it's still laborious to think about it. Why don't you tell me directly? It's easier to listen to you talk than for me to remember. Don't you want to?"
He looked very sleepy and would fall asleep if he didn't say a few more words.
The swordsman picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea. He touched the cup and found it was just the right temperature. He then raised the cup to his lips and fed him the tea.
Li Baili was stunned for a moment, took a sip, and felt the temperature was just right, so she took the cup and drank it in one gulp. She felt a lot more energetic. Although she was still sleepy, she felt much better.
The sword bearer took the cup he had been holding in his hand, smiled, and drank half of it himself. He looked at Li Baili with a bright look and said, "Then I'll tell you."
Li Baili nodded and looked at him.
The sword bearer slowly recounted the story.
Li Baili was half asleep and half awake when she heard this. She gradually felt sleepy again and nodded repeatedly. She almost hit her head on the table accidentally. Fortunately, she woke up in time, took a breath of cold air, and her heart was pounding. Before she could finish taking the breath, her eyelids shivered and drooped again.
Seeing that he was already very sleepy, the Sword Bearer stopped talking, found a basin and a mouthwash cup in the room, and handed them to him: "Wash up and go to bed. We can talk about other things tomorrow. In fact, they are not very important."
Li Baili nodded, not knowing whether she didn't hear clearly or didn't take it to heart. She took the mouthwash cup, brushed her teeth, put the cup aside, and stood up shakily with the help of the table. Her legs became weak, and she rushed to the bed and fell headfirst. She closed her eyes and didn't care anymore.
The swordsman shook his head, washed the cup with clean water and put it back in place, then cleaned the basin of used water and put it back in place. Finally, he washed his hands, wiped the water stains with a towel, walked carefully to the bed, pushed Li Baili to the wall, covered him with a quilt, and tidied his hair.
"You're just busy feeling sleepy." The swordsman looked at Li Baili with a smile, frowned slightly, shook his head, and was a little worried, but his eyes were very gentle. There was no blame, just some helplessness, which was the same as always.
People are always very tolerant of themselves. The Swordsman could do nothing about Li Baili no matter what.
However, as soon as Li Baili took a rest, he no longer felt sleepy. It would be boring to stay here, so he might as well take the opportunity to go to the imperial study and see what the current emperor was doing.
As luck would have it, when he went there, he ran into the current official who had just finished reading a memorial and was rubbing his brows with his eyes closed. He stood aside, leaning over to look at the unfolded memorial, feeling a little curious.
The current emperor opened his eyes and put down his hand. He was about to pick up a new memorial, but the swordsman stepped back to avoid being discovered by him. Unexpectedly, when the current emperor took the memorial, his eyes swept across the indicator pin placed next to the memorial.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, but once you look at it you will see what's wrong.
At a glance, I noticed that the indicator needle was different from before. The previous indicator needle was placed flat there, and looked like a decoration. It was not a very good decoration at all, and it was about to break down.
But now the indicator needle was clear, a needle appeared and pointed directly to the current side, indicating that there was a person there, hiding his body and it was unknown whether he was standing or sitting.
The present emperor lowered his eyes, thinking secretly in his heart, he didn't know who the visitor was or what his intention was, but he definitely didn't know about the indicator needle, otherwise he wouldn't stand so blatantly next to him.
If they didn't alert the enemy, they might be able to find the culprit. However, he didn't notice that he was right next to him. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person. If they missed this opportunity, there might be no possibility of catching him next time.
The most important thing is that this person is too close to him. If he is not careful, he will die. He must not provoke this person, otherwise, he will waste this opportunity in vain.
He slowly took a piece of paper from the one next to him, slowly withdrew his hand, and opened it bit by bit, while giving the eunuch a look.
The eunuch immediately realized that the situation had changed, and quickly ordered the people around him to surround the place, be on high alert, and be ready to receive orders at any time.
When the eunuch took action, the Sword Bearer realized that something was wrong and knew that he was exposed. Although he couldn't figure out where he was exposed, he certainly couldn't let them catch him.
In a hurry, without time to think, the sword holder drew out the sword and put it on the neck of the present. Almost without hesitation, he revealed his figure and whispered to the present: "If you want to save your life, tell them not to move. Otherwise, don't blame me for being quick."
The eunuch's eyes widened. He had not expected that there was actually someone here, and he had not expected that someone would be bold enough to attack the emperor in front of so many people. He almost instantly shouted at the top of his voice: "Don't do it! Everything can be discussed! The person in your hand is the emperor! Don't be impulsive!"
The swordsman was not panicked. He just slowly pressed the sword in his hand against the neck of the present man. The skin on the present man's neck was immediately scratched and trickles of bright red blood flowed out.
The emperor immediately frowned and yelled at the eunuch, "Shut up!"
The eunuch immediately stopped talking, looking at this place with a nervous face. The people around him came closer and closer, and they were even more nervous than the eunuch.
In comparison, the current emperor, who is at the center of the incident, is actually the calmest person here except for the swordsman who took action. No wonder he is the emperor.
"Tell them to hold still," the sword bearer said slowly. "If you let me say that again, I'll stab you. Maybe we can see how many bloody holes we can make in you, right?"
As he spoke, the swordsman had a gentle smile on his face. There was no trace of danger or murder in his smile, as if he was just here for a walk. What he held in his hand was not a sword, but a bamboo branch he had casually broken off from the roadside. However, precisely because of this, he seemed even more terrifying in the eyes of others.
After all, it is rare to find someone like him in the world who can sneak into the imperial study quietly and calmly threaten the current emperor with a sword in front of everyone.
Moreover, with such a warm smile on his face, doing such a cruel thing, who wouldn't be terrified? He even dared to attack the current emperor, who knows who he will attack next?
With his ability to enter and leave the imperial study at will without being discovered, if he really went to someone's house and wanted to do something, who could resist him?
After a moment of hesitation, he felt a sharp pain in his neck again. He could almost smell the blood coming from the wound on his neck.
He knew he couldn't hesitate any longer.
The current emperor closed his eyes. On the one hand, he was angry that he was being coerced even though he was already on the throne of the emperor. On the other hand, he was concerned about his own life. He had to calmly say to everyone, "Everyone stop. No one is allowed to move!"
Everyone looked at each other, then gradually stopped and stood not far away, still looking at the current master and the swordsman with great attention.
While thinking, the contemporary asked the sword holder: "Who sent you?"
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