Chapter 51: Broken Defense You don't think I only know how to fight one-on-one, do you? ...
Lou Wanqiao walked through the path and went straight to the front hall. When he passed through the screen, he saw the familiar person.
Even though they had only been apart for a few days, Li Yulan looked extremely happy and excited. His eyes lit up as he walked towards her, his tone familiar as if they were old friends: "Azhao——"
The sound was as melodious and pleasant as a lark, but it made Lou Wanqiao shudder and he felt goose bumps on his arms.
The man in front of me... although he doesn't look aggressive on the surface, his eyes are very unpleasant. He is like a smiling fox staring at its prey, and then doing its best to weave a gentle kingdom, and finally catches it in one net, making it irretrievable.
But Lou Wanqiao didn't even know how to write the word "fear".
"Your Highness, how are you?" Lou Wanqiao greeted, his palm lightly resting on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
This time, she won't fall for those tricks again.
"Alas, why is Azhao so defensive towards me?" Li Yulan sighed softly, looking very sad. "It makes me very sad... But I have never thought of hurting you."
"You never thought of hurting me?" Lou Wanqiao chewed on these words carefully, his eyebrows raised, "Could that poison have appeared out of thin air?"
"You know everything?" He paused, then gave a self-deprecating laugh. "Yes, that's true..."
His words were incoherent, leaving Lou Wanqiao feeling a bit irritated. Why did she always feel like Li Yulan wasn't quite right, that he had some mental issues...
After serving the hot tea as he wished, he lowered his head and retreated. Lou Wanqiao looked at the two cups of tea on the table and waved to Li Yulan, "Come on, Your Highness. It's not my way of entertaining guests to stand while we talk."
Li Yulan smiled again. He walked over to her and explained, "Azhao, I was in a desperate situation at that time. You should understand me, right? Only in this way can I... prevent you from giving up on me."
As he spoke, his tone gradually became lower and colder, and his eyes were fixed on her face without revealing a single expression.
Lou Wanqiao's expression remained unchanged. He picked up the teacup from the table and handed it to him. "I'm sincere too. I think Your Highness is being defensive towards me. Don't say you don't know, the fragrance on your body is not something that ordinary people can possess."
Li Yulan raised his arm and put it close to his nose to sniff himself: "Smell? Oh, you mean the fragrance of flowers? This is the scent of magnolia. I like it very much. Don't I think it smells nice? Whenever I feel uneasy, I will smell the fragrance of magnolia to calm my mind. Ah Zhao, it may be that you are too tired and need a good rest."
This sophistry made Lou Wanqiao lose interest in continuing the debate with him.
"Your Highness, please have some tea."
Li Yulan's eyes swept across the cup of hot tea in front of him. There was still mist on the tea. Through the mist, he could not see Lou Wanqiao's face clearly.
His eyes curved as he took the steaming hot tea. He carefully held it in his palm, blew on it, and then leaned in to sniff it. "Really good tea... I didn't expect Ah Zhao to take such good care of me. Does he think I'm a very important guest?"
Lou Wanqiao just smiled and said nothing.
He held the teacup in both hands and took a sip, his lips still on the cup as he looked up at her.
Those eyes were blurred by mist, with a hazy and moist look, which was really pitiful.
Lou Wanqiao looked him in the eye without hesitation, watching him drink the tea without any expression on his face. Then he sat in the main seat, tapping the table lightly with his fingers from time to time.
"Good tea. It would be wonderful if I could drink Azhao's tea every day." He sighed and lowered his eyelashes. "I was just wondering, if the scene wasn't like this when I met Azhao, would everything be different?"
Since he wisely drank the tea, Lou Wanqiao was kind enough to talk to him a few more words. "Perhaps, but you're in the Jin Kingdom now, and I'm the Minister of Justice of Dali. Whether in terms of status or goals, we're destined to have different paths. Your Highness, have you considered this?"
"What are you considering?" Li Yulan was a little confused.
"You're hell-bent on avenging your past, but it was Li Lianhan, not Li Su, who brought shame upon you. Now that you've achieved your revenge, there's no need to dwell on these thoughts." Her tone was firm. "You have your own priorities, and I have my own reasons for doing them. Neither of us can back down. I supported Li Su, and he's part of my plan. I won't allow anyone to interfere."
She paused, and looked at Li Yulan as if she were looking at a dead person: "Your strength is not enough to support your ambition, so quit while you are ahead."
These words were a naked humiliation. Li Yulan did not say anything, but his eyes changed subtly.
He walked forward and stood in front of her, lowered his head slightly, and pressed down the corners of his lips. His good expression was gone: "Were the things you said before just to coax me?"
"You were cheating before too." His smile faded, but Lou Wanqiao raised a fresh smile. "Are you trying to pull the same trick again? Your incense won't trick me this time."
"It doesn't matter what your relationship is or what your status or power is. If you stand in my way, you are my enemy."
Her words landed loud and clear, sounding even colder: "Li Yulan, it's better for both you and me to stop in time."
Li Yulan looked at her, and the temperature in his eyes gradually cooled.
Yes, they should have no contact with each other, and the only connection is the conflict of interest.
It's the same no matter how many times I come.
"Then I understand." Li Yulan said softly, "Lou Wanqiao, you won't obey me, right?"
Lou Wanqiao commented calmly, "It's not hopeless yet."
The sudden change in his attitude was completely different from his previous behavior. Lou Wanqiao thought that this man could no longer pretend, but the next second he saw him laughing again.
"Hahaha……"
The laughter was light and inexplicably chilling, like thin ice in winter, which sounded hoarse and harsh when scratched by fingernails.
Lou Wanqiao frowned, and a dagger silently slipped out from his sleeve behind his back and landed steadily in his palm, his fingertips lightly tapping the hilt, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Logically speaking, the effect of the medicine should not be so slow.
Ruyuan will not fail in such matters.
What's going on?
She looked at the man in front of her, and several guesses emerged in her mind.
Either he had taken some detoxifying pills, but that was unlikely. Or it was related to the Gu in his body, or perhaps it was related to his physical condition.
Whatever the reason, this plan couldn't be implemented. But it didn't matter, a good hunter would always leave a few tricks up his sleeve.
Lou Wanqiao stood up and walked towards him step by step.
According to Wen Xuechi, as long as he doesn't die, anything is fine.
Li Yulan stopped laughing, and just stared at her with a pair of sinister eyes, which made people feel cold on their backs.
At that moment, the dagger in Lou Wanqiao's hand flashed a cold light in the air and went straight to his chest. At the same time, Li Yulan raised his left hand and tightly grasped her wrist.
She was surprised at his quick reaction. Without stopping her hands, she twisted her wrist almost instinctively to change the direction of the knife tip, but the next second he blocked it with his right hand.
"Why, are you surprised?" Meeting her gaze, Li Yulan raised an ambiguous smile at the corner of his lips, "Azhao, you seem to be looking down on me."
He suddenly raised his leg and hit her knee, while holding her wrist tightly. Lou Wanqiao was forced to groan, and then used brute force to break free and took a few steps back.
She underestimated this man because she was not careful enough. Li Yulan looked weak, but she didn't expect him to have great agility and explosive power. He was a very tough opponent.
Since his close combat strength is difficult to predict, then I won't engage him in a close combat. This is her territory, is it difficult to capture someone?
"Your Highness, you don't seem to know me very well." She sneered and stepped back.
Li Yulan seemed to sense something and raised his head. The next second, a swarm of shadow guards flew towards him.
He cursed and turned to look at the gate in the distance. Lou Wanqiao said with a smile, "Don't look at me, Your Highness. You don't really think those people can enter my mansion, do you?"
You know, Wen Xuechi was guarding the door. Lou Wanqiao was very confident in his strength.
The situation was overwhelming for a moment. Knowing that resistance was futile, Li Yulan simply stood there without moving and was quickly controlled by the shadow guards.
He was a bit embarrassed, bent over by the pressure, but he shrugged nonchalantly: "Azhao, your body is stained with my blood. Someone should have told you what will happen. If I die, you can't live."
Lou Wanqiao's smile deepened: "Who said I wanted to kill you?"
He raised his head suddenly: "What do you mean?"
"Alas, Your Highness," she sighed softly, "Death would be so easy. Moreover, wantonly killing members of the royal family is a grave crime, and I, a humble servant, cannot bear the responsibility for such a crime."
"What do you want?" Li Yulan couldn't laugh anymore.
The smile didn't fade, but instead shifted to Lou Wanqiao's face once again. "I have to thank Your Highness for stepping in and resolving my urgent need. The former emperor was jailed by someone unknown, and now his fate is unknown. Prince Yun is also missing. Perhaps he met with criminals somewhere and never returned... Or perhaps he's a spy from the enemy country, right?"
Only then did Li Yulan realize that he seemed to have fallen into her trap.
Chess piece, chess piece.
In this game of chess, he was treated as a chess piece.
Li Yulan clenched his fists and glared at her, gritted his teeth, "Lou Wanqiao! I won't... let you go!"
"Now I won't let you go." Lou Wanqiao looked down at him, a hint of pity in his eyes. He walked over to Li Yulan and shook off the dust on the corner of his clothes. "Li Yulan, this was destined to happen from the moment you threatened me and tried to use me. No one can stop me from this path. I'm a vindictive person. You didn't want me to live well, and I won't let you die well either."
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