Chapter 216 The King of a Lost Country 16

These two questions are more difficult than the other, and Nan Liujing cannot answer them at this stage.

In this regard, he has no choice but to continue studying.

In the blink of an eye, it is approaching the end of the year.

The weather is getting colder and colder, the road is icy, and the carriage is inconvenient to move. Qu Jianbai decided to suspend outdoor activities and wait for a while after the ice and snow melt before taking Nan Liujing out.

However, Qu Jianbai did not stop Nan Liujing from going out, but only reminded him to prepare disguises and bring all the guards.

On this day, Nan Liujing was dressed in black clothes and a gray fox cloak, dressed like an ordinary dandy, followed by four guards with strong martial arts skills.

He went directly to Zhuque Street, walked into the restaurant closest to the alley, and chose a seat by the window on the second floor. He ate while observing the people coming and going.

This was a new habit that Nan Liujing had developed. He could get the information he wanted to know by observing the people.

Just as he lowered his head to eat a piece of cake, panicked and hurried screams suddenly broke out under the street. The originally noisy and crowded crowd ran madly to both sides of the road.

The empty space was enough for two carriages to pass.

But there were still arrogant servants who kept driving the people away and did not allow them to stay on the road.

Nan Liujing frowned, and heard the guests at the next table say:

"Who is this person? He dares to be so arrogant under the feet of the emperor."

"Hush, you want to kill yourself. Didn't you see the pure gold lantern hanging in front of the carriage? This is the carriage of Master Ji."

"So it's Master Ji. The emperor's outing is just like this..."

The latter sentence was suppressed very lightly.

If Nan Liujing hadn't been sharp after practicing martial arts, it would be difficult to hear clearly.

Ji Yushan... Nan Liujing silently recited this name in his heart, his eyes fixed on the carriage.

Something happened below, and the moving carriage stopped.

The people in the carriage lifted the curtain.

Taking advantage of the small gap, Nan Liujing finally saw Ji Yushan's appearance clearly.

Unlike Ji Yushan's reputation as a scumbag, he looked like a typical scholar.

Perhaps because he had just left the government, he was wearing a second-rank purple official robe, with slightly gray temples, a thin figure, a very elegant demeanor, and a very clear and peaceful gaze.

Nan Liujing whispered to Yao Rong: "Don't they say that appearance is determined by the heart? Why does Ji Yushan look so good?"

Yao Rong laughed: "If you can tell at a glance that he is a bad guy, how could he have been in a high position for decades? Nan Liujing

nodded: "That's right, bad guys don't write their badness on their faces."

Just as Nan Liujing and Yao Rong were talking,

an arrow flew out from the crowd like a meteor, wrapped in a sharp and murderous intent, and attacked Ji Yushan's face.

Ji Yushan did not dodge or evade, and did not even blink.

When the long arrow was still an inch away from Ji Yushan, a guard took action and shot down the arrow with a sword.

The second arrow also came very fast.

Almost the next moment after the first arrow was shot down, it appeared in everyone's field of vision.

However, no matter how fast it was, it seemed a bit hasty.

Even though Ji Yushan's guards had not yet made a move, Nan Liujing had already judged in his heart that the second arrow would not hit. He no longer paid attention to the situation on the road, but looked around, looking for the person who shot the arrow in secret.

Yao Rong reminded: [Southeast direction, the second floor of the tailor shop is 20 meters away from you.]

Nan Liujing raised his head suddenly.

Sure enough, he saw a sharp cold light reflected by the sunlight in the slightly raised wooden window on the second floor.

However, while Nan Liujing locked the other party's position, Ji Yushan's guards also locked the other party's position.

The thick woolen felt curtains fell, and Ji Yushan's calm voice came from the carriage: "Don't let him run away."

Half of the guards continued to surround the carriage to protect Ji Yushan, and the other half of the guards quietly rushed towards the tailor shop.

The assassin sensed something was wrong, and decisively gave up the assassination and turned to flee.

But Kyoto was Ji Yushan's territory. The assassin ran for a long time, but was unable to shake off the people behind him. He was even hit in the left shoulder while escaping.

The assassin gritted his teeth and decided to turn back and fight for his life -

four masked strong men suddenly rushed out from the darkness, and without saying a word, they rushed towards Ji Yushan's men.

The assassin didn't know who sent these four strong men, but it didn't prevent him from seizing the opportunity to escape.

After confirming that the assassin had escaped the pursuit, the four strong men did not linger on, and quickly shook off Ji Yushan's men and left the battlefield.

"Boss, what should we do? Should we chase those four masked men, or continue to chase the assassin."

"Separate them. Our people have blocked the city gates. My sword is poisoned, and the assassin has a shoulder injury. He will definitely not be able to escape from Kyoto." The

assassin

ran for a long time with his head down, until he ran into a dead end. He slowly slowed down his pace, leaned his shoulder against the wall and gasped.

He lowered his head to look at the wound.

The flesh on both sides of the wound had turned dark purple, obviously poisoned.

"Come out." The assassin said in a hoarse voice.

Light footsteps sounded at the entrance of the alley.

Nan Liujing walked slowly into the alley against the light and stopped three meters away from the assassin.

——This is a distance that can prevent someone from suddenly attacking you.

"You saved me." The assassin said affirmatively.

Under Yao Rong's teachings, Nan Liujing did not have the habit of doing good deeds without leaving a name: "It was me."

"Why did you save me?"

"I saved you if I could."

This reason is really... strangely convincing.

The assassin pulled the corner of his lips.

Nan Liujing reminded: "If you don't treat the wound, your shoulder may be broken."

The assassin frowned and said nothing.

Nan Liujing continued to analyze, "All the clinics in the capital should be targeted. If you go to see a doctor, you will definitely be captured in the first place."

The assassin asked, "What do you want to say?"

"I have wasted so much effort to save you. If you end up being poisoned to death or fall into Ji Yushan's hands again, wouldn't it be a waste of my efforts? Come with me." Nan Liujing turned around.

The assassin hesitated, but still staggered to follow.

During this period of time, in addition to attending classes and studying, Nan Liujing was also busy. He used his points to exchange a sum of money from Yao Rong, and then gave the gold to Guisheng, asking Guisheng to quietly buy a house.

Nan Liujing took the assassin to one of them.

The house was elegantly decorated, with all the necessary tools inside, as well as enough gauze and hemostatic drugs.

But it was easy to stop bleeding, but it was not so easy to cure the poison.

When the assassin was looking at the wound and had a headache, Nan Liujing took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and pushed it in front of the assassin.

"This is a detoxification pill, which can cure all poisons."

The assassin was stunned, opened the lid of the porcelain bottle, and stared at the black pill inside: "Really?"

Nan Liujing nodded: "Really."

This was the reward he received after completing the task.

Because he had three pills in stock, he was willing to take out one for the assassin.

The assassin didn't disbelieve it, he was just too surprised.

The detoxification pill that can cure all kinds of poisons must be very valuable...

Even if the boy's identity is not ordinary, it is absolutely impossible for him to take out one casually.

"This detoxification pill must be worth a fortune, are you sure you want to use it on me?"

Nan Liujing couldn't help but look at the other party with a high regard.

Although he is an assassin who kills by assassination, his character is very rare.

At this juncture, what he is worried about is not the efficacy of the detoxification pill, but whether he will suffer a loss.

"I am willing to take it out, which is enough to explain my attitude."

"Then I won't hesitate." The assassin raised his hand and pulled off the black cloth covering his face, revealing a dark but handsome young face. He looked up and swallowed the detoxification pill, "My name is Qi Mingxu, from Jinling. Little brother, I owe you two lives."

Nan Liujing subconsciously wanted to say the pseudonym "Yao Nan", but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly had an idea, and he didn't know why, he actually had an urge to give his real name.

Apart from Guisheng and the teacher, it was the first time that someone knew his name.

"My name is Nan Liujing, a native of Kyoto. Brother Qi, nice to meet you."

"The surname Nan?" Qi Mingxu glanced at his clothes, "Are you a member of the royal family?"

"I guess so."

Qi Mingxu took it as his tacit consent.

Nan Liujing changed the subject: "Your injury hasn't healed yet. It's getting late now. You should have a good sleep and conserve your energy. I guess it will keep you awake in the middle of the night."

Qi Mingxu nodded subconsciously. When he lay down on the bed as Nan Liujing said, he secretly said in his heart: This young man looks young, but he is really impressive. His words and deeds are very methodical, making people unconsciously follow his words to do things.

[Wait...]

In the endless space, the system was stagnant for a long time and shouted: [Qi Mingxu...which Qi, which Ming, which Xu? They must be the same name, right? They must be the same name!]

Yao Rong looked at Qi Mingxu calmly: [It shouldn't be. His archery skills are rare in the world, and his age is also right. ]

The system still looked suspicious, and Yao Rong was afraid that its CPU would overload: [Really... Is he really the leader of the rebel army in the legend? ]

The plot that Yao Rong received mainly revolved around Nan Liujing, so she didn't know that Qi Mingxu had assassinated Ji Yushan: [Look up that history book, there should be a record of Qi Mingxu. ]

Although that history book has turned to ashes, the system's database should still be able to find the original text. The system quickly extracted keywords: [Found it! ]

[In the original history line, Qi Mingxu also assassinated Ji Yushan. After the assassination failed, he was imprisoned and tortured severely, and almost died there. 】

【Later, by chance, he escaped. He gradually strengthened his strength and eventually raised an army of hundreds of thousands of people, becoming the largest rebel army in the late Daye period...】

And now, Qi Mingxu was not caught after the assassination attempt failed. Instead, he was rescued by Nan Liujing. He even claimed that he owed Nan Liujing two lives?

Yao Rong touched his chin: [The employment scope of the leader of this rebel army is quite wide.]

The system complained: [I can no longer understand the development of this plot...]

Yao Rong did not respond to the system.

She decided to observe Qi Mingxu carefully.

- Observe this young man who will march to Kyoto and change the dynasty in the future.

***

The body that lost too much blood could not stand the sleepiness. Not long after taking the detoxification pill, Qi Mingxu fell asleep leaning against the head of the bed.

He was awakened by the sound of chaotic footsteps and disturbing knocks on the door outside the house.

"Open the door, open the door."

"The Imperial City Bureau is investigating a case and has been ordered to search for traitors."

The voice broke through the darkness and reached Qi Mingxu's ears.

He stood up and quietly approached the door, ready to break out at any time if the soldiers broke in.

But he didn't know what happened outside the house. The people from the Imperial City Bureau started to apologize one after another, and then all withdrew.

Then, there was a knock on the door.

Qi Mingxu did not let down his guard: "Is it Brother Nan Liujing?"

"It's me."

Qi Mingxu hurried to light the candles and open the door.

Nan Liujing smiled and said, "The people from the Imperial City Bureau will not come again. Brother Qi can rest assured from now on."

Qi Mingxu felt that Nan Liujing's identity was not simple: "Brother Nan Liujing, may I ask if I can leave the city tomorrow?"

"You want to leave the city?" Nan Liujing looked at Qi Mingxu's injuries, "The city gate must be heavily guarded, checking people entering and leaving. Your injuries are difficult to hide. In this case, it may not be easy to get out of the city smoothly."

Glancing at the anxious look on Qi Mingxu's face, Nan Liujing said considerately, "Is there something urgent that requires you to leave the city?"

Qi Mingxu pursed his bloodless lips: "To be honest, little brother, I did not act alone in this assassination. I made an appointment with several companions to leave the city as soon as possible to meet up with them after the assassination. Now that I can't contact them, I must be very anxious."

"Do you have any special way of contacting them?"

Nan Liujing made a suggestion that Qi Mingxu could not refuse.

"You can write a letter to inform them of your situation, and I will send someone to deliver the letter to them for you. You can rest here and recuperate for a few days. It won't be too late to leave the city when the news in the capital is not so tense."

Qi Mingxu thought about it and there was really no better way than this: "I have to trouble Brother Nan Liujing again."

Because of his left shoulder injury, Qi Mingxu did not write anything too complicated. He just picked up the pen and wrote the word "safe", then took off a jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Nan Liujing together with the letter.

"There is a big banyan tree in front of the City God Temple in the suburbs of Beijing. There is a hollow part in the trunk of the big banyan tree. Brother Nan Liujing just needs to put these two things in it."

Nan Liujing took over: "Brother Qi, continue to rest. I will send someone to deliver the things tomorrow morning."

In the endless space, the system looked at Nan Liujing's enthusiastic look and asked Yao Rong anxiously: [Do you want to remind Nan Liujing to be more careful of Qi Mingxu. ] Yao Rong asked:

[Since he came into contact with Qi Mingxu, do you think he has performed poorly in any way? ]

The system was stunned by the question: [No. ]

[Yes, no. ] Yao Rong looked at the mirror, and a look of relief and tenderness flashed in his eyes, [What I taught him, he has mastered very well. ]

[Why do you think he saved Qi Mingxu from Ji Yushan, and was so kind to send Qi Mingxu the antidote and help Qi Mingxu deliver the letter? ]

[Are you saying that he did it on purpose? ]

[Qi Mingxu shot those two arrows so brilliantly. At such a young age, his archery skills were already unrivaled in the world. Moreover, Qi Mingxu dared to assassinate Ji Yushan in the street, which shows that there is an irreconcilable contradiction between Qi Mingxu and Ji Yushan. ]

[The enemy of my enemy is my friend. ]

Yao Rong smiled and said: [He saw Qi Mingxu's extraordinaryness at a glance, and everything he did afterwards was to show kindness to Qi Mingxu. ]

The system was stunned.

If it had a chin, it would definitely be shocked now.

[Host, did I misunderstand what you meant? Are you trying to say that Nan Liujing wants to win over Qi Mingxu and use him? 】

[Yes. ]

She doesn't need to give any orders deliberately. Now, when he meets someone who can be used, Nan Liujing will consciously show his kindness and try to make the other party his helper.

Therefore, there is no need to remind him again.

The system stuttered: [But he is the leader of the rebels... Can this really work...]

[Why not? Why not? I think Liujing has the courage. ]

[Talents with upper-middle qualifications are easy to find, but people with qualifications like Qi Mingxu are hard to find. If Qi Mingxu cannot be used by Liujing, wouldn't it be a pity? Liujing is short of manpower. ]

What's more, Qi Mingxu is still very young at this moment, and is far from the rebel leader who has been tempered by the flames of war.

And her child is no longer the young emperor who has no one to teach.

Thinking of that period of history in the past, Yao Rong lowered her eyes and chuckled.

[In the previous life, Liu Jing gave Qi Mingxu a Zen imperial edict, allowing Qi Mingxu to change the dynasty with the lowest cost. In this life, it is Qi Mingxu's turn to be a minister and expand the territory for Liu Jing. Isn't this fair?]

What can the system say.

The system can only say dryly: [It is indeed very fair that things change over time. ]