"I just don't know if Elder Li is willing to come out of retirement."
Li Baiqiu asked again, clearly determined not to give up until he got some answers.
"Tell me your idea. I'm thinking about whether I should come out of seclusion."
Li Yuanhuai was not annoyed by Li Baiqiu's persistent questioning, but instead asked with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Li Baiqiu fell into deep thought, as if considering whether it was worthwhile to reveal his purpose now.
Li Yuanhuai remained unhurried, quietly waiting for Li Baiqiu.
After a long while, Li Baiqiu let out a long breath, then his eyes instantly turned serious as he spoke.
"The forces behind me are blocked outside the Xia Kingdom, and we need your help to conquer the Xia Kingdom."
"Oh, so confident. I'll help you."
Li Yuanhuai raised an eyebrow, looking at Li Baiqiu with amusement.
Li Baiqiu then spoke seriously.
"I know that you, Elder Li, have served three generations of Xia kings, but now that the Xia emperor is treating you this way, you must be resentful. I can give you a guarantee: after we take over Xia, we will hand it over to you. The Xia royal family will also be under your control. At the same time, we guarantee that we will never easily harm any Xia citizens."
"Haha, that's very tempting. You're a good persuader."
Li Yuanhuai said with a friendly expression.
Just when Li Baiqiu and Li Yiqiu thought they had achieved their goal.
Li Yuanhuai's face instantly darkened, and he coldly rebuked him.
"But you underestimate my heart. Young people should never be arrogant. This Xia Kingdom is the Xia Kingdom that I have protected with my whole life. It is absolutely not something that politicians like you can easily invade. Also, you are not welcome here. Please go back."
After saying this, Li Yuanhuai turned and left the hall. Just as Li Baiqiu was about to step forward to say something more,
Li Wenshu stepped forward and fought, and Li Baiqiu dared not make any other moves.
"Young Master."
Chen Zhiyuan called out softly from behind.
"Let's go."
Li Baiqiu turned and left the hall without expression.
The moment I stepped out of the hall, I heard Li Yuanhuai suddenly say something.
"Tell your master to be careful. If he dares to lay his hands on Xia Kingdom, I will chop them off even if it costs me my life."
"snort"
Li Baiqiu snorted coldly, did not answer, and walked out of the courtyard without looking back.
"Brother, what do we do now?"
Arriving at the three men's horses, Li Yiqiu asked, somewhat at a loss.
"Since Li Yuanhuai doesn't give us any face, then there's no need for Li Yuanhuai to exist in this world."
Li Baiqiu said with a cold look in his eyes.
“But, brother, Li Yuanhuai is protected by Lin Wenshu. It’s difficult for the three of us to take him down.”
Li Baiqiu glanced at Li Yiqiu, then said expressionlessly.
"Only someone from the Xia Kingdom's royal family could kill Li Yuanhuai, so don't overthink it."
"But."
There are no "buts".
Li Baiqiu's eyes sharpened instantly.
Li Yiqiu was startled by Li Baiqiu's gaze and immediately fell silent.
Meanwhile, in the farmhouse courtyard, Li Yuanhuai sat in the hall, gently sipping tea.
“Clerk, take out some money and dismiss all the servants in the courtyard.”
"Are you always worried that they might send someone to you? Don't worry, with clerks and spears in hand, they will definitely not offend you."
Li Wenshu said confidently.
"It's just that the people I fear coming to kill me aren't them, but those from the royal family."
Li Yuanhuai said this with a pointed remark.
"They dare?"
Li Wenshu's eyes widened immediately.
His eyes were filled with anger.
"Alright, that's enough. I won't live much longer. After you've dismissed the servants, you can leave too, clerk."
Li Yuanhuai seemed to have lost all his ambition.
"Uncle, I'd better stay by your side and protect you. Don't worry, with me here, no one will dare to touch you."
Li Wenshu said with great confidence.
"Sigh. If it's impossible, then just abandon this old man. Why are you still so stubborn?"
Li Yuanhuai had long understood Li Wenshu's choice, so he didn't say anything more.
Soon, all the servants in the farmhouse were dismissed by Li Wenshu, and the entire farmhouse fell into an eerie silence.
As night fell and all was quiet, the lights in the main hall of the farmhouse courtyard were still on, and Li Yuanhuai calmly sipped his tea.
Li Wenshu, carrying an iron spear, sat silently on the gate of the small courtyard.
The wind was blowing gently, and the moonlight was somewhat dim.
Suddenly, Li Wenshu's eyes sharpened.
It was as if countless cold glints burst forth from Li Wenshu's eyes.
"Die."
Li Wenshu roared and immediately brandished the iron spear in his hand, instantly filling the silent night with gusts of wind.
Ding ding ding~~
In the darkness, countless cold lights shot out towards Li Wenshu.
Li Wenshu's iron spear blocked all the hidden weapons.
But when Li Wenshu looked down at the hidden weapons, he immediately frowned.
"A eunuch?"
Li Wenshu's eyes were filled with disdain.
"Li Shenqiang, if you leave now, we lowly people will pretend we didn't see you. Please do us a favor."
A sharp voice rang out from the shadows, as if the speaker was very wary of Li Wenshu's presence.
"They're just a bunch of crippled people. They don't even deserve my attention."
Li Wenshu's face was still full of disdain.
"Li Shenqiang, if you go to hell, don't blame me. I warned you before. Children, kill!"
A sharp sound suddenly rang out from the void, accompanied by countless whooshing sounds.
Whoosh~~
Whoosh~~
Upon hearing this voice, Li Wenshu's eyes widened instantly, and he spoke in an incredulous tone.
"God-Slaying Crossbow~~"
The reputation of the God-Breaking Crossbow was built on the grounds by shooting down one master after another.
Upon hearing this voice, Li Wenshu was filled with shock. He hadn't expected that someone would go to such lengths to kill Li Yuanhuai.
At the same time, Li Wenshu felt increasingly resentful towards the three members of the Li family.
I don't know about other things, but the only people who could get the royal family to bring out the God-Slaying Crossbow are those three people from the Li family.
"Die."
Li Wenshu roared and focused intently on wielding his iron spear, defending against countless God-Breaking Crossbows.
Because if Li Wenshu were to be shot by an arrow, he would be severely wounded and die a violent death.
Because once an arrow breaks through Li Wenshu's defenses, countless God-Breaking Crossbows will swarm in.
…………
At this moment, in the farmhouse courtyard, Li Yuanhuai looked calmly at the young man in front of him, feeling a sense of "the new generation surpasses the old, and the old generation dies on the beach".
"I never imagined that I would die here. You are really willing to do this. You even brought out the God-Slaying Crossbow to kill me."
"Actually, Mr. Li, you might be able to become a powerful figure again. So why don't you join us?"
Li Baiqiu's face was full of smiles.
Behind him stood two people: one was Chen Zhiyuan with a scarred face, and the other was a eunuch with no Adam's apple and a hunched back.
However, both of them were quite powerful, possessing the strength of a Venerable, which is why they were able to reach Li Yuanhuai while Li Wenshu was concentrating on defense.
"Enough, enough, what else can this old man force himself to do? Just thinking about what I said during the day makes me blush."
"Elder Li, there's no need to say that. This has little to do with you. It's mostly because the Xia Kingdom's royal family is ungrateful."
Li Baiqiu made no attempt to conceal his disdain for the Xia Kingdom.
The eunuch behind him, upon hearing this, didn't say anything more but simply nodded with a smile.
It was as if he wasn't a eunuch from the Xia Kingdom at all.
“Eunuch Li, the Xia royal family has treated you well, so why did you betray them?”
Li Yuanhuai was somewhat surprised to see the eunuch behind Li Baiqiu.
This Eunuch Li holds a high position in the Xia Kingdom; at least the entire Xia Kingdom's secret forces are under his control.
As a powerful figure in the Xia Kingdom's royal family, Li Yuanhuai couldn't understand why this eunuch, Li, would choose to serve under Li Baiqiu.
Upon hearing Li Yuanhuai's words, Eunuch Li chuckled softly and then said...
“I have not betrayed anyone. I was born into the Li family, so how can there be any talk of betrayal?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yuanhuai's pupils shrank sharply, and then he looked at Li Baiqiu with great shock.
But Li Yuanhuai's expression quickly calmed down, and then he laughed heartily.
"Hahaha. I am very curious about what kind of capital Zhao Zheng has that would allow your Li family to invest so recklessly."
Li Yuanhuai's voice was filled with sorrow, because he knew he had let Xia Kingdom down.
His prestige in the Xia Kingdom was too high. If he died, the Xia royal family would definitely become alienated from the people of the Xia Kingdom.
So ultimately it was my own fault.
Moreover, a large part of the reason why Eunuch Li has reached his current position is because of my help, so I am the culprit behind all of this.
Li Yuanhuai said with a hint of despair.
"Eunuch Li, please begin."
Looking at the once-brilliant Prime Minister Li, who had fallen into madness, Li Baiqiu said with some reluctance.
"yes."
Then, Eunuch Li unleashed a palm strike at Li Yuanhuai.
Li Yuanhuai's manic laughter abruptly stopped, and he stared wide-eyed at the ceiling.
He looked like he died with his eyes wide open in disbelief.
"We're leaving now. The rest is up to you, Eunuch Li."
Li Baiqiu stood up and said softly.
"Yes, young master, please be careful on your journey."
Eunuch Li bowed his head and spoke respectfully.
Then Li Baiqiu silently walked out of the courtyard.
I had only walked a few steps out of the yard.
Several screams reached Li Baiqiu's ears.
"Young Master, it was Li Wenshu who broke through. The men under Eunuch Li's command couldn't stop him."
Chen Zhiyuan stepped forward and said softly.
"It's nothing, just a commoner. No need to worry about him."
Li Baiqiu waved his hand dismissively and disappeared into the darkness with Chen Zhiyuan.
Meanwhile, in the farmhouse courtyard, Eunuch Li began to have his men take Li Yuanhuai's body back to the capital.
His mission was to spread the news that Li Yuanhuai had died at the hands of the Xia Kingdom's royal family.
The bigger the better, which is why Eunuch Li took such action.
Even if he is eventually killed by the Xia Kingdom's royal family to silence him, as long as the news gets out, that's enough.
Therefore, Eunuch Li had already made all the necessary preparations in his heart.
As for whether the Xia Kingdom's royal family would clarify things after he was killed, in Eunuch Li's eyes, that was absolutely impossible.
After all, he was the black glove of the Xia Kingdom's royal family, so no matter how brain-dead the Xia Kingdom's royal family was, they would never expose his existence.
As a quiet night passed, a terrifying message suddenly broke out throughout the entire Xia Kingdom.
The reason this news broke so quickly was also due to the great efforts of the organization under Eunuch Li's command.
After all, his mission was to alienate the Xia Kingdom's royal family and other forces within the Xia Kingdom.
Inside a restaurant.
There were quite a few people sitting there, but their faces were filled with sorrow, and they did not seem to be enjoying the drinking at all.
The atmosphere in the entire restaurant was extremely oppressive.
Finally, a middle-aged man couldn't hold back any longer and said angrily.
"What is this damned emperor thinking? Prime Minister Li has devoted himself to the Xia Kingdom. He single-handedly quelled the foreign wars and internal strife in Xia Kingdom. How could he die at the hands of those spineless bastards?"
"Ah, Prime Minister Lee, your end was so tragic. Even after you stepped down, the royal family still wouldn't let you go."
Another person began to wail.
But a younger person asked, somewhat confused.
"Didn't they say that Prime Minister Li was protected by Li Wenshu and Li Shenqiang? How could those eunuchs have taken him down?"
"Sigh, stop talking. In order to kill Prime Minister Li, the royal family actually borrowed the Divine Crossbow from Beiyou. This morning, someone saw Li Wenshu, who was seriously injured, on the east coast. It seems that Li Wenshu was also seriously injured. This dog emperor is really vicious."
"Sigh, I always thought that the current emperor was no wise ruler, so why did everyone support him in the first place?"
"Who knew back then? It was all thanks to Prime Minister Li who supported this emperor."
"Prime Minister Li, you were wise all your life, yet you lost because you misjudged the right person. That dog emperor is truly ruthless. He's utterly heartless."
"Don't insult wolves and dogs. At least they wag their tails at their masters. Look at the current emperor."
This person is clearly a master of Yin-Yang.
Inside the restaurant, Li Baiqiu and two others were sitting silently, eating the food on the table without joining in his conversation.
Clearly, they had absolutely no interest in that topic.
"Brother, am I planning to go back to Nanya Pass next?"
Seeing that public anger had been stirred up, Li Yiqiu said with some excitement.
After all, this was the first time he had accomplished something so significant.
However, Li Baiqiu smiled faintly and said softly.
"That's not enough. The Xia Kingdom isn't chaotic enough yet. We need to add fuel to the fire so that our lord can seize the Xia Kingdom without a sound."
"So we'll be staying here for quite some time."
Li Yiqiu said with some excitement.
"That's right. After all, the Emperor of Xia is nearing the end of his life, and a crown prince has not yet been chosen."
A cruel smile crept across Li Baiqiu's lips, as if he had seen something.
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