On the dining table, the fragrance of food and wine permeated the air.
Some of the guests were drinking, some were reciting poems, some were joking around, the atmosphere was relaxed and cheerful.
Fang Yuan and Li Ran sat facing each other, they looked calm on the surface, but the truth was that they were in a state of mutual hostility. Li Ran's heart was filled with killing intent, while Fang Yuan looked relaxed, but he was on guard against him.
"Who are you?" Li Ran used heart sound Gu and asked.
"I said, this is not important. Give me the cake. "Fang Yuan used heart sound Gu to reply the first half, but spoke the second half directly.
Li Ran was stunned, he pushed the paper bag to Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan opened the bag and took out the cake, he took a bite and nodded, smiling lightly: "This is the taste, I have troubled you, sorry."
Next, he used heart sound Gu: "Do you know, I followed you a few times, I happened to be hungry outside this restaurant, so I bought a cake. It is very delicious, why don't you try it? "
Li Ran did not have the mood to taste the cake.
He snorted in his heart, transmitting: "Are you not afraid I will poison it?"
On the surface, he smiled: "It is nothing, no trouble at all. Look at our relationship. "
"Hehehe." Fang Yuan laughed, looking at Li Ran with deep meaning, transmitting in his heart: "Do you think I don't know what Gu you have?"
Li Ran's smile became wider, but his heart sank.
"He is trying to warn me! That's right, the enemy is in the dark while I am in the light, he followed me but I did not sense it. They should have investigated me thoroughly long ago. If I fight him, I will be in trouble. Thus, he is using this cake to warn me! "
Fang Yuan saw that Li Ran did not speak, his gaze was flickering, he knew he had succeeded, and took out the stellar stone.
Li Ran's gaze was immediately drawn to it, but it was immediately forcefully shifted away.
At the next moment, Fang Yuan's voice resounded in his mind: "No need to pretend, I know the all-out effort Gu is sealed in here."
"What?!" Li Ran felt like he was struck by lightning, his mind shook.
Even if his acting skills were profound, his face couldn't help but change at this moment, revealing panic and fear.
He had been hoping that the secret of the Starstone would not be exposed. After all, it was created by Wei Shen Jing, it was flawless. But to think that the situation was so dangerous, the other party actually knew that the all-out effort Gu was sealed inside!
"Wait, only a few people know about the all-out effort Gu. I also just got it from the contact not long ago. How did he know? "
"Things are getting complicated … I am confident that there are no flaws on my side. It is highly possible that this information was leaked by the main family! If the main family can send a spy like me, then the other family can naturally send someone to the main family as well. The southern border's first rate clans have infiltrated each other, the various sects have spies, this has long been a matter of mutual understanding. "
"Otherwise, how do you explain the fact that they know about the all-out effort Gu? That's right, I've been so cautious, so how could he possibly catch hold of me and arouse suspicion? It's just that the main family has actually been infiltrated to this extent, it's truly terrifying! "
"But maybe that's not the case. In this world, there are too many peculiar Gu … "
Fang Yuan gave Li Ran plenty of time to think.
He was a smart person, the more he thought, the more bewildered he became. Subconsciously, he would think of Fang Yuan as stronger, more mysterious, more terrifying, and his confidence would become weaker and weaker.
Fang Yuan caressed the Starstone, and waited for a while, feeling that it was about time, he transmitted: "I want the all-out effort Gu."
Li Ran was stunned, not understanding Fang Yuan's deep meaning.
"But I know, if I take away this Gu, I will be attacked and retaliated by your family. Thus, I need your cooperation. "Fang Yuan's gaze was eerie.
To be able to scheme against Shang clan, it was definitely a large clan of the same level. If Fang Yuan forcefully took away the all-out effort Gu, he would become enemies with this force.
This Starstone was like the bait on the hook. Fang Yuan wanted to eat this bait, but at the same time, he had to prevent the hook from hooking his mouth.
Li Ran could not help but show a mocking smile: "You want me to cooperate with you, what a joke, on what basis?"
"On the basis that I do not want to be enemies with you, on the basis that I have the purple thorn token, but do not want to expose you, on the basis that I am the same as you, I have people I want to protect." Fang Yuan said to Li Ran in his mind, as he looked out of the window.
At the same time, he said: "I heard that shop's tofu tastes good."
Li Ran squinted, a fierce light flashing in his eyes, he shouted in his mind: "Are you threatening me?!"
Fang Yuan shook his head, his eyes were like drifting clouds, revealing a trace of complex emotions. Li Ran immediately captured the sadness, sorrow, helplessness, and nostalgia in this emotion.
"Are you still not clear of your situation?" Fang Yuan said in his mind: "People like us, sandwiched between two forces, our lives are like walking on a tightrope, suppressing our true emotions in the deepest part of our hearts, we might lose our heads at any moment. Since we chose this path, we have to walk it. For the sake of our family, we have no regrets. However, some people are clearly innocent, so why should they bear the risk and be implicated because of us? "
Li Ran's heart trembled, and he looked at Fang Yuan in disbelief: "Are you also … a spy?"
Fang Yuan smiled helplessly, his smile bitter. "What do you think?"
Seeing this smile, Li Ran's eyes shone brightly as he stared at Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan's expression did not show the slightest hint of unnaturalness, he turned his head to look out the window.
Li Ran knew that he was looking at his wife and son.
Fang Yuan's gaze was so gentle, so absent-minded, as if he was immersed in some kind of memory.
Li Ran did not think that Fang Yuan's emotions were fake, because this young man's age was limited, how could such emotions be faked? Even if he had lived for so long, he would not be able to fake it.
This was his true feelings!
He could not help but feel a subtle sense of recognition for Fang Yuan.
They were all in the same boat, there was no need to know each other.
Fang Yuan blinked, retracting his gaze as he said: "Li Ran, you have been hiding in Shang clan city for eight years. If your identity is exposed, your mission will be a complete failure. Your failure may endanger your life. But more importantly, it will be a loss to the clan, you will fail to live up to the clan's expectations. "
Li Ran clenched his fists.
Fang Yuan's words struck a chord in his heart.
He was extremely loyal to the clan, it had already reached the level of faith. Otherwise, the clan would not have chosen him to be a spy.
Fang Yuan continued: "If you fail, your wife will have no husband. Your son is only five years old, he will have no father. If your identity is exposed, they will most likely die because of you. You can only succeed step by step, climb to the position of external elder, that is your goal, right? But do you think it will be your final destination? No, you will remain hidden forever, as long as Shang clan does not fall, the clan will need you as a spy. "
Li Ran gritted his teeth.
Fang Yuan's words hit the nail on the head again.
How could he not have considered these things before? But as he thought about it, he did not dare to think about it anymore. The future was too long, if he thought too much, the pressure would be too great, he would lose the courage to continue!
"That is why you need allies, brother Li Ran." Fang Yuan continued: "You will not betray the clan, I will not betray the clan either. You have people you want to protect, so do I. We can work together. We need external help to ensure the safety of our friends and family, only by living can we better contribute to the clan. And Shang clan is our common goal. "
"Of course, this cooperation is limited to personal matters. If the clans behind us start a war, you will be the first enemy I will eliminate. "After a short pause, Fang Yuan added.
Li Ran snorted coldly, Fang Yuan said it so straightforwardly, it showed the truth of his words.
To him, loyalty to the clan was the most important, followed by love for his family, and finally his own life.
Fang Yuan's suggestion satisfied all three of his needs.
"But can this person in front of me be trusted? Cooperation between spies from different forces, it is simply wishful thinking! Perhaps … it was because of his youth, his intelligence, and his boldness that he could make such a request? If I was as young as him, I might, I might do the same! "
The more Li Ran thought about it, the more he felt Fang Yuan's sincerity.
The most important thing was that he had no way out! In front of Fang Yuan, he had already been exposed.
If Fang Yuan exposed him, his mission would fail, and his ten years of hard work would be for naught, how could he be willing to accept that?
Human nature was complicated, one of them was called luck.
Li Ran was like a person who was forced to the edge of a cliff, with enemies approaching, he could only jump. Even if he did not know what was below the cliff, he would still pray, hoping that there was a deep pool below, or that he would be saved by the trees growing in the cracks of the rocks.
He fell into a long silence.
After a while, he used heart sound Gu: "How can I trust you?"
Fang Yuan smiled, taking out a poison vow Gu.
…
Three days later, Fang Yuan took out the all-out effort Gu in the gambling den, causing an uproar in the gambling area.
"Did you hear? Someone took out the all-out effort Gu in Lan Chao gambling den! "
"It really is the all-out effort Gu? That is an extinct ancient Gu, it can summon beast phantoms with a hundred percent success rate! "
"You only found out now? Hehe, I know much more than you. This lucky bastard is called Guyue Fangzheng. I don't know where he came from, but he actually has a purple thorn token. Actually, the all-out effort Gu did not belong to him. A Gu Master called Li Ran chose it, but he bumped into Guyue Fangzheng while walking, Guyue Fangzheng made things difficult for him, and took three rocks as compensation. And that all-out effort Gu was among them. "
"Sigh, this Li Ran is really unlucky, the all-out effort Gu should have been his!"
"This is fate …"
"Lan Chao gambling den, no, I have to go take a look!"
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