Chapter 673 Playing Hard to Get
About an hour later, Chu Xianping met Yan Huaiqing.
No one knows what the two talked about, but we know that the latter looked extremely relaxed when he left, and he must have gotten the result he wanted.
In this way, Chu Xianping was suspected of betraying Wei Changtian.
It seems a bit inappropriate to say that he betrayed Wei Changtian. After all, he has not really done anything to harm Wei Changtian's interests.
However, if he was not "taking advantage of the enemy's strategy", then such an action would certainly not be considered very loyal.
As for why the Puppet Pill did not work, this may have something to do with the way the Puppet Pill was "judged".
Up to now, there are about fifty people who have taken Puppet Pill, and among them, only Ning Wenyu died from the poison of the pill.
He couldn't resist Ning Yongnian's "sweet words" at that time and was ready to give Wei Changtian away.
However, before he could finish his sentence, the man died.
Judging from this result, Puppet Dan should judge whether a person is a traitor based on whether he has actual "rebellious behavior".
In other words, if one simply had the thought of rebellion, erysipelas might not break out.
Of course, this is just speculation.
After all, even Wei Changtian himself was not particularly clear about the activation rules of the Puppet Pill, let alone Chu Xianping.
Therefore, the latter is unlikely to take this risk.
So, as mentioned before, there are only two possibilities for the current situation.
Either Chu Xianping never betrayed Wei Changtian at all, but just pretended to agree to Yan Huaiqing for other purposes.
Or he has already escaped from Puppet Dan's control.
At the end of Chenshi, Liangzhou City.
Just when Yan Huaiqing had just left Chu Xianping's residence, Li Zimu had already returned to the courtyard where she and Tang Chen lived together.
Getting off the carriage, she walked towards the yard somewhat absentmindedly. It was obvious that she was still thinking about what Wei Changtian had just said to her.
Because of this, Li Zimu never noticed Tang Chen who was waiting for her in the front yard.
"Miss Li"
Seeing Li Zimu getting closer and closer while walking with his head down, Tang Chen finally couldn't help but call out.
The former suddenly raised his head, was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and asked in a low voice: "Master Tang, why are you here? Are you waiting for me?"
"Well, I was just walking around the yard. I didn't expect to run into the girl coming back."
Tang Chen hesitated for a moment, then pretended to ask casually, "Miss Li, are you sober yet? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine."
Li Zimu smiled and walked towards Tang Chen, but kept a certain distance.
"Speaking of which, I would also like to thank you for taking care of me last night."
"I can't drink much, and yesterday was the first time I drank so much. Who would have thought that I would get drunk by accident?"
"By the way, Mr. Tang, I didn't say anything I shouldn't have said last night, did I?"
“.”
The morning breeze blew through the tips of her hair, and her cheeks still seemed to have a blush from a hangover.
Li Zimu looked less playful than yesterday, but more elegant, with a hint of sadness between his brows, as if he was worried about something.
Tang Chen's mood is also somewhat complicated.
On the one hand, when he heard Li Zimu say, "Yesterday was the first time I drank so much alcohol," he felt inexplicably excited.
But on the other hand, he could clearly feel that Li Zimu's words and actions were deliberately keeping a distance from him, and it seemed that the intimacy between the two of them no longer existed as it did last night.
"this."
After hesitating for a moment, Tang Chen replied softly: "Miss Li, don't worry, I won't tell anyone about what happened last night."
"It seems that I said something I shouldn't have said, right?"
Li Zimu lowered his head and said, "Mr. Tang, these are just drunken nonsense. Don't take them seriously."
“.”
It felt as if his heart was hit hard by a heavy hammer, and Tang Chen felt a little suffocated for a moment.
He opened his mouth to say something, but didn't know what to say.
But Li Zimu didn't look up at him again, but just raised his hands and made a slight bow.
"Mr. Tang, I'm still a little tired. I want to go back to my room and rest first."
"Excuse me."
“.”
After saying the last two words, Li Zimu walked around Tang Chen and headed deeper into the courtyard, his steps getting faster and faster, as if he was running away from something, and finally he trotted back to his room.
Tang Chen stared at her back in a daze, and suddenly felt that Li Zimu’s “abnormality” this morning must be related to him.
So what happened? Where did Miss Li go this morning? Why did she suddenly distance herself from me? This was definitely not Miss Li's intention.
Or maybe she had some unspeakable secret. Tang Chen felt that his guess was correct, but he was afraid that he was just being too sentimental, so he hesitated for a long time but still didn't dare to chase after her.
He walked back to his room silently and opened a military book on the table, hoping to divert his attention by reading.
But half an hour later, the page was still on the side where it was when it was opened.
It was obvious that Tang Chen had no intention of reading at all at this moment, and his mind was full of Li Zimu.
Then at a certain moment, he suddenly stood up, pushed the door open, and walked quickly in one direction.
“Hua La La~”
The opening and closing of the door brought a breeze, which finally turned the pages of the book. The densely packed small characters on the book were obscure and difficult to understand.
[To trap the enemy, do not fight, but weaken the strong and strengthen the weak]
[If you force them, they will fight back; if you run away, they will lose their momentum. Follow them closely but don’t force them, you will exhaust their energy and weaken their fighting spirit; disperse them and then capture them, without bloodshed, you need to have credibility.]
"Miss Li"
Soon, Tang Chen found Li Zimu sitting alone in a pavilion in the backyard, daydreaming.
They lived in a small house, and there were definitely no rockery or lake views or anything like that.
In addition, it is only early spring now, and most of the flowers and plants planted in the yard have not yet sprouted. Only a few clumps of forsythia in the corner have small yellow flowers in bloom. Therefore, the pavilion looks a bit lonely at first glance.
Li Zimu, who was sitting in the pavilion, looked not only lonely but also pitiful in Tang Chen's eyes.
In the former's somewhat "panicked" eyes, he walked quickly into the pavilion, his tone was unusually firm.
"Miss Li, something was wrong when you came back from going out this morning."
"Did something happen?"
"Why don't you tell me? Maybe I can help you."
“.”
"Mr. Tang, you..."
Li Zimu stared at Tang Chen blankly, as if he wanted to say something.
But after a moment, she lowered her head again and said sullenly:
"Thank you for your concern, but I don't..."
"Miss Li, aren't we friends?"
Suddenly, Tang Chen interrupted with a serious look: "Since we are friends, then your business is my business."
"Even if I may not be able to help, at least I can help you think of a solution."
"No matter what, it's not a good idea for you to keep it to yourself."
"Isn't it?"
“.”
He lowered his head and clenched the corners of his clothes with both hands.
If we ignore Li Zimu's extremely calm expression, she now looks like she is indeed struggling.
After a while, when she raised her head and looked at Tang Chen, her eyes, which had originally been calm, had turned slightly red, as if tears were brewing in them.
"Mr. Tang"
"Do you know who I met this morning?"
ps: One update today, three updates tomorrow to make up for it. (I will really make up for it, I did it last time!) (End of this chapter)
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