"My dear young men, it's getting late. Why don't you stay here overnight? It won't be too late to leave early the next morning."
Tan Manxing looked at County Magistrate Li and spoke. After thinking about it, he felt that it made sense and did not leave in a hurry.
The red-faced man left, there is no reason for him to appear again.
"Thank you very much for your hospitality, Master Li."
Late night.
"QQ"...
She heard the faint knock on the door and opened her eyes quickly.
Because the problem was resolved, Tong Leren did not live with her.
The knocking sounded like someone didn't want anyone else to hear it.
She opened the door quietly with doubt in her heart.
She raised her eyebrows in surprise when she saw the person coming. Why did County Magistrate Li come to see her in the middle of the night?
"Doctor Man, can I go in first?"
County Magistrate Li looked around and spoke in a low voice.
She looked at the stealthy Magistrate Li, hesitated for a moment, and then moved aside to open the door.
"Master Li, why did you come to see me so late at night?"
Magistrate Li waited until the door was locked and confirmed that there was no one else in the house before he spoke with some worry.
"Doctor Man, I've thought about it carefully and I feel that I have to tell you this, and you alone must know it."
"There shouldn't be anyone else in your house, right?"
When Tan Manxing heard this, he instinctively felt that he was going to reveal an important secret and quickly shook his head.
"No, what does Lord Li want to say?"
After getting Tan Manxing's assurance, he lowered his voice and spoke again.
"Doctor Man, I suspect there's a traitor in your team. I hope you can keep everything I'm going to say confidential."
"Master Li, please tell me that I will not reveal this."
When Tan Manxing heard this, his brows furrowed slightly.
Although she also had some suspicions, she didn't expect County Magistrate Li to come and tell her specifically.
"Doctor Man, you should now understand that I held the banquet because of the threat posed by the Red-Faced Man, but I don't know any Red-Faced Man."
"And what he said before he left also shows that you came to my house to look for him."
He suddenly fell silent at this point, and hesitated for a long time before continuing to speak under Tan Manxing's calm gaze.
"What I just said in the courtyard was indeed true, but I also concealed some of it."
"I know I can't keep this a secret forever, and since you saved my daughter, I don't think you'll harm her again."
"Of course, what prompted me to tell you everything was because you asked me about the Dawn Pearl."
When Tan Manxing heard this, he quickly realized that County Magistrate Li had lied.
It was obvious that County Magistrate Li knew the rumors about the Dawn Pearl.
This time he didn't hide anything and gave an explanation quickly.
"The treasure mentioned in the letter is Yue'er, but it could also be called the Dawn Pearl."
Hearing this, Tan Manxing's eyes widened slightly. She didn't expect things to be like this.
"Doctor Man, do you know General Li?"
She looked at County Magistrate Li's tentative question and told him what she had heard from Zhou Yixuan.
"General Li was a meritorious official of the Qin State, and he was married to the deceased princess."
People who do not live in the capital or pay attention to this matter may not know who Li Xinwu's wife is.
Seeing that Tan Manxing could say this, County Magistrate Li completely believed in her identity.
"In fact, there is another rumor about the real cause of General Li's death, but far fewer people know about it."
He looked at Tan Manxing's calm expression and continued.
"It is rumored that General Li once obtained a treasure map outside the Great Wall, but the matter vanished with his death before anything could be accomplished."
"Doctor Man, do you think this is true or false?"
When Tan Manxing heard this, he thought about it carefully before speaking.
"Fake."
There are not so many treasures in the world.
County Magistrate Li nodded seriously.
"really."
"The treasure map is fake, but the Dawn Pearl is real. It's in General Li's tomb."
Tan Manxing looked at County Magistrate Li who said everything and felt puzzled.
"Master Li, you're not moved when you tell me this?"
Since it is a tomb, there should be a lot of treasures inside.
Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Li shook his head and smiled.
"Doctor Man, General Li once said that someone came to inquire about the whereabouts of the Dawn Pearl. That person is someone I can trust. I promised him that I would take good care of Yue'er for him."
He didn't finish his words, but Tan Manxing understood.
The implication is that once she knew this, the danger shifted to her side.
After talking about this, she finally understood why County Magistrate Li said that.
She didn't mind, after all, she had promised her master that she would bring the things back intact.
"Then Lord Li, please tell me how to enter."
Seeing that Tan Manxing accepted the invitation well, County Magistrate Li took out the jade pendant from his sleeve without wasting any words.
"The location of the cemetery is inside this jade pendant. You can see the map when you expose it to sunlight."
Tan Manxing looked at the jade pendant belonging to Li Yueer and took it with understanding.
"Don't worry, Master Li. No one else will know what we talked about today. Miss Li will be safe."
County Magistrate Li sighed when he heard this.
"That couldn't be better."
He suddenly turned his head before leaving.
"Doctor Man, there is one more thing."
"What?"
She looked at the hesitant County Magistrate Li and asked in confusion.
"The eldest princess may not be dead."
He left these ambiguous words and disappeared out the door.
He didn't know whether Tan Manxing would be the second child, but her and Li Yue'er's paths were different.
She is good at martial arts and poison, while Yue'er knows nothing.
If he had to choose, he would choose to protect Yue'er.
County Magistrate Li walked away and lowered his eyes to suppress the guilt in his eyes.
Tan Manxing didn't know that the old man was hiding something again.
She sat in a chair, drinking tea and analyzing the red-faced man's intentions.
Are they looking for that tomb? Or...something else?
After all, as Zhou Yixuan said, they have been active in the martial arts world for a long time.
It is obviously unreasonable that it took so long to find County Magistrate Li.
Besides, they left so quickly that it didn't seem like they knew the secret of County Magistrate Li.
Tan Manxing, who couldn't figure it out for the time being, raised his head, drank the tea, and went to the bed to rest.
The next day, the first ray of sunlight shone into the courtyard in the early morning.
Tan Manxing looked at Tan Zhi who had come to her yard early. She just glanced at her, and before she could speak, Tan Zhi spoke first.
"Senior Sister, are we leaving?"
Although she really wanted to play outside for a while, she had promised her senior sister.
Anyway, she will explain everything to her master when she gets back, and then she will come back to find Zhou Yixuan.
Tan Manxing looked at the sensible Tan Zhi, but did not agree this time.
"Wait."
"Ah? Senior Sister, do you have anything else to say?"
When Tan Zhi heard this, all her sadness disappeared and she turned around to look at Tan Manxing with great interest.
Tan Manxing looked at her big round eyes and raised his hand to gently tap her forehead.
"You don't need to know, just follow me."
"Ouch~ It hurts, Senior Sister."
Tan Zhi covered his head as if in pain, but there was a smile in his eyes.
It doesn’t matter to her whether she knows it or not, as long as she can stay a little longer, that’s enough!
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