Li Shida, along with a group of armed guards, hurried to Tingyu Tower.

Along the way.

The more he thought about it, the more he understood.

Almost all the doubts that were buried deep in my heart before now have answers.

The two thieves, a man and a woman, were the two accomplices that Liu Sanbian brought to the Wei Dynasty!

They must have been to Zhongnan Country and knew things in advance that he didn't know.

He was deceived by taking advantage of the slow interval between new and old messages.

No wonder when he asked "Lin Wenruo" about Siqi Academy that day, "Lin Wenruo" smiled but did not answer.

No wonder that “Lin Wenruo” was not as handsome and elegant as the rumors said. He originally thought it was just a false rumor.

No wonder "Lin Wenruo" asked him for treasures again and again. It turned out that his ultimate goal was to get the body of Liu Sanbian that he asked for this morning!

How hateful!

It was a pity that he was misled by Emperor Wei early on and had preconceived notions that the man was Lin Wenruo. Then he was shocked by the man's aura and did not doubt him too much.

And that useless bastard, Gao Yi! Didn’t he say that Liu Sanbian’s two accomplices were both men?

Li Shida was filled with hatred, but he was soon a little relieved. Fortunately, he was cautious and did not immediately take credit for it and give it to Qin Ji even after getting the fake "Liuwei Dihuang Pill".

It is easy to guess their purpose. One is to take back Liu Sanbian's body, and the other is to avenge Liu Sanbian and make the final move.

Therefore, the so-called "Liuwei Dihuang Pill" must be a poison.

Thinking of this, he was suddenly startled, but calmed down in an instant.

It's okay. Qin Jianfu is still in the attic. Qin Ji is safe. The fake pill won't cause any trouble or accidents. Now we just need to catch the two thieves.

I must tear them into pieces!

Li Shida felt that he had never been so angry, not even when Liu Sanbian hurt Qin Ji.

Because it was just an unpreventable accident caused by Qin Ji's suicidal behavior of not listening to advice, it was not his fault.

But this time, he, who always claimed to be a top strategist, fell into the trap of a man who looked younger than him!

If Qin Jianfu had not returned in time and sent a flying sword in advance, the consequences would have been disastrous.

It’s a feeling of being outmaneuvered and having your intelligence humiliated.

Li Shida snatched a precious sword from the waist of a guard beside him, and gripped the hilt tightly with his right hand, his nails digging deep into the flesh.

This was the first shame in Li Shida’s life.

And now, there are still a few points that make him confused.

First, who is that purple-robed scholar? Why could he write a poem about appreciating a poem on a tower? And why did he convince the Emperor of Wei?

Second, where did they get the Tianxiandongyi, the unique clothing of Zhongnan State Master, and the special products of Zhongnan Mountain, such as the agarwood and Lantian Lingyu? What is their relationship with the Lanxi Lin family?

If you can’t figure it out, don’t think about it for now. Once I catch them, I will “serve” them well and ask them slowly, bit by bit.

Li Shida showed his grim white teeth.

After a while, he led his men into Tingyu Tower.

Li Shida held the hilt of the knife and looked around, but there was no one in the building.

He frowned, glanced around for a moment, and walked to the table where there were two cups of tea.

He dipped his finger into the tea.

"The tea is still hot. They haven't gone far, and they must be looking for the carriage carrying Liu Sanbian's body. Let's go and chase them!"

After saying that, he rushed out of Tingyu Tower first, leading a group of people, and chased to the gate of Qin's mansion.

…

Zhao Rong and Su Xiaoxiao, outside the gate of Qin Mansion, thanked the Qin Mansion's internal guards who led them the way.

Just now when they were drinking tea in Tingyu Tower, they heard the sound of wind and thunder from the sky, and Zhao Rong knew that Qin Jianfu had returned.

For safety reasons, Zhao Rong decided to leave immediately. Who knows if Qin Jianfu would see through their fake identities.

It is better to be careful. Anyway, most of the plan has been completed. Liu Sanbian's body has been snatched back. Now we just have to wait for the golden elixir hidden in Qin Ji's room to cool down and explode.

Li Shida had previously instructed the guards that if Zhao Rong and Su Xiaoxiao had something to do and did not want to wait, they could leave first.

Therefore, the servants who entertained Zhao Rong and the other man did not suspect anything and respectfully saw them off when Zhao Rong asked to leave.

Zhao Rong took Su Xiaoxiao and walked leisurely towards the carriage with the coffin on the roof.

"Silly girl, when you were alone in the room treating Qin Ji yesterday, were you sure you put that thing away?"

Su Xiaoxiao looked straight ahead and said softly in a voice that only Zhao Rong could hear:

"Well, according to your instructions, I put the hot bead under the bed sheet behind the ** person, Zhao Rong, the bead is so hot, will it wake the person up?"

Zhao Rong curled his lips and said, "No, he is unconscious now and can't feel the heat. By the time he starts to feel uncomfortable, he will be close to death."

"Zhao Rong, what is that bead?"

Zhao Rong thought for a moment and said seriously, "Fireworks."

Su Xiaoxiao was a little confused, but didn't think much about it.

Zhao Rong looked back at the Qin Mansion.

Yesterday, Li Shida asked them to help rescue someone in the teahouse. After they agreed, they went back to their residence first to secretly get the seventh-grade golden elixir that had been processed by Gui's special method.

Ting Gui said that he currently cannot control the explosion of the golden elixir and can only wait passively. There are two triggering conditions.

One is to break its wax seal.

The other is to wait for it to cool to room temperature.

The reason why Su Xiaoxiao took the opportunity to put herself behind Qin Ji and press his back tightly was to use Qin Ji's normal body temperature to maintain the temperature of the golden elixir so that it would not cool down and explode directly.

As long as Qin Ji gets up and leaves the bed for a while, and no longer uses his body temperature to maintain it, it will soon drop to normal temperature and explode, making it impossible to guard against.

This was also the reason why he stopped Li Shida when Li Shida was about to help Qin Ji up and feed him medicine in the morning. He did not want to be buried with Qin Ji.

As for the "Liuwei Dihuang Pill", it was just an ordinary pill to delay time.

Zhao Rong also thought about using the golden elixir as the Liuwei Dihuang Pill, but gave up after thinking about it, because if the wax seal in Qin Ji's stomach melted after taking it, he and Su Xiaoxiao would probably not have time to escape and would die together.

Zhao Rong and Su Xiaoxiao came to the carriage.

He lifted the car curtain and was about to get in when he heard footsteps behind him.

Zhao Rong looked back alertly and saw Li Shida and a group of people approaching silently. They had already run to the gate of the mansion and were about to jump down the steps. They were less than a hundred steps away from the carriage.

Zhao Rong was shocked.

“Get in the car!”

He shouted at Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly got on the carriage, but her steps slipped in her haste. Zhao Rong hurriedly supported her, but his hands were a little messy for a moment. But now he could not care about that anymore. He could only grab whatever he could and push up with both hands.

It took a lot of effort to push her up.

Zhao Rong looked back again.

Zhao Rong discovered that Li Shida had already run fifty steps away. His eyesight was very good and he could even see the expression on Li Shida's face clearly.

Li Shida was seen holding the hilt of the knife, glaring at him. Only when he turned around did he finally shout.

"How dare you bully me, you thief? I will definitely skin you alive and tear out your bones!"

Zhao Rong did not get in the car immediately, nor did he respond to Li Shida's call.

He looked around and found that there were many horses in front of the mansion. If he and Su Xiaoxiao rode in a carriage, carrying a coffin, they would definitely be caught up by the horses...

But before Zhao Rong could think more about it.

A blue "sun" rose from somewhere in the Qin Mansion!

Next second.

“Boom——!”

It was deafening and the sky was dark.

This was Li Shida’s first feeling, as if the sky was falling. He flew forward and made heavy contact with the ground, and the earth was shaking.

For a moment he couldn't tell what was heaven and what was earth.

The overwhelming dust submerged everything around.

It was as if a giant hand had swept across this world, wiping out the majestic and magnificent Qin Mansion from the face of the earth.

razed to the ground.

At a certain moment, Li Shida felt like he was deaf. He could not hear any sound, and everything around him was in silence.

I don’t know how much time passed.

The dust settled.

The sounds of horses neighing and people screaming began to reach his ears again.

Li Shida gasped for breath, held his bleeding forehead and stood up, calmed his shocked mind, checked his body and found that he had only some minor injuries and was nothing serious.

The guards around him had also stood up one after another.

Li Shida looked back blankly at the ruins of the Qin Mansion that had been forcibly "erased" behind him, with his mouth open in a daze.

“Da da da—”

The sound of horse hooves came into my ears.

Li Shida looked back alertly and found that it was the carriage with the coffin on the roof, fleeing into the distance.

Li Shida, who had not yet fully recovered from the shock, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then raised his trembling hand and pointed forward.

“Go…go chase him!”

The voice sounded hoarse and low, as if it was squeezed out of the throat.

The Qin family guards beside him, who had not yet fully recovered from their slumber, came to their senses a little after hearing what he said, and hurried to look for horses.

The guards who were still able to get up mounted their horses and gave chase.

Li Shida stood there alone, breathing heavily. He turned around and stared blankly at the huge Qin Palace that had been destroyed without a trace, and walked towards the ruins with an incredible look on his face.

only.

At some point.

He suddenly stopped.

He turned his head as if possessed by a ghost.

Ten steps away.

A scholar in purple, covered in dust but with bright eyes, was silently rushing towards him, holding a sword in his hand.

He didn't leave!

Li Shida was shocked.

But in the next second, a surge of vigor and blood surged in Li Shida's chest. He was not only a Confucian scholar, but also a cultivator in the Zhenyi stage of the Dengtian realm.

He drew his sword boldly, gritting his teeth and glaring, the handle of the sword was covered in blood.

Also charge forward!

Next second.

A Confucian scholar in purple and a Confucian scholar in plain robe suddenly met.

One is in the Qingxu stage of the Ascension Realm, and the other is in the Zhenyi stage of the Ascension Realm.

There is no back and forth, no stalemate.

Victory or defeat, life or death, all depends on a moment.

Zhao Rong's sword was knocked out of his hand.

However, the sword that Li Shida used to knock Wen Jian away with the strength of the Zhenyi period did not fall down immediately.

Because.

A finger pointed at the center of his eyebrows.

Sword furnace.

Just like the last finger of that sixth-rank warrior on Suzaku Street.

Li Shida's body collapsed.

because.

In front of him was a strange Confucian scholar who was one level lower than him in cultivation but was a martial artist.

Zhao Rong's body trembled slightly.

Thick blood dripped from the fingertips.

The hand that had been holding the sword was cracked at the base, and blood was flowing.

He stared straight at the body lying on the ground.

This was the first person he killed with his own hands.

Whether in the past life or this life.

Zhao Rong bent down slowly.

The bloody hand tore off the token from Li Shida's waist.

Not long.

On the official road outside the city.

A fleeing carriage is about to be caught up by the horses following it.

suddenly.

The guards on the horses reined in their horses and stopped chasing. They looked at each other with the tokens in their hands, then turned around, followed the instructions, and returned the same way.

North of the city.

The original location of the Qin Mansion.

The dust raised by the explosion slowly returned to the earth.

Only broken walls and collapsed ruins were left.

There was no living person standing up within a few miles.