"Is what you said true?"
Li Yi glanced at him and saw that the youth surnamed Fang was looking at him suspiciously. Li Yi shook his head slightly. This young man's question was not up to standard.
No one knew the cause and effect of these incidents better than him. He knew what others knew, and he knew the details that others did not. No one knew better than him how the once lofty King of Shu had fallen step by step to the state he was in today.
Of course, it was all his own doing!
As an outsider, he could not bear to watch a good hand of cards being played to such a state.
Now that things had come to this, the King of Shu was destined not to be the Emperor. If he left Shu for the capital now, he would die halfway through the journey. This was already decided when he left the capital.
If he really colluded with the Taoist nun's faction, there would be more trouble when the time came.
Therefore, it was necessary to persuade these people to change their ways. It was not easy for such a large sect to start from scratch. It would be a pity if the King of Shu, who had cheated his teammates for twenty years, were to destroy the foundation that they had built up over the past few decades.
Even Li Yi himself could not bear to do so.
"Thank you for your reminder, brother. I will investigate carefully." The youth surnamed Fang cupped his hands and said.
"We are all on the same side, it is what I should do." Li Yi waved his hand and walked into the inn. He instructed the waiter downstairs, "Send some food and wine up later."
Just now in the King of Shu's Mansion, he had only heard Brother Jiang boast and sigh, spittle flying everywhere and ruined a table of food. Now he was a little hungry.
The waiter hurriedly replied, "Alright, sir, please go up first. I will go to the kitchen and inform them. The food and wine will be here soon!"
Not long after Li Yi stepped into the room, in another guest room, the youth surnamed Fang said with a gloomy face, "Get the person in charge of gathering information in the capital to come here!"
Not long after, a blue-robed man hurried in and said, "Protector, what instructions do you have?"
The youth surnamed Fang looked at him and asked, "Have there been any major changes in the capital's court these past few months?"
The man in blue thought for a moment and said, "There are no major changes. It's just that a few days ago, the Emperor of the Jing Kingdom sent people to investigate the accounts of the officials in the capital. Later, many officials were dismissed. Recently, after we left the capital, there was quite a bit of turmoil in the court. Every day, there is new information. I haven't had time to sort it out."
The youth surnamed Fang said in a deep voice, "Bring me all the information you've gathered."
"Yes, Guardian!"
After a while, the man in blue took a thick book and walked into the room again.
The youth surnamed Fang sat down in front of the table and quickly flipped through the pages. As time passed, his expression became increasingly ugly.
"The King of Shu incited public opinion and attempted to force the abdication of the throne. He was expelled from the capital …"
"The Divination Academy, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Revenue, the purge of the Imperial Court …"
"The son of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works has been killed. The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works … will have his property confiscated. The women will be given lowly status, and the men will be exiled for three thousand li!"
"Useless!" The youth surnamed Fang slammed the table fiercely and stood up from his chair.
The man in blue hurriedly knelt on the ground and said loudly, "I did not do my job well. Please punish me, Guardian!"
The youth surnamed Fang did not look at him and muttered, "If the Holy Religion wastes its resources on this kind of useless person, I'm afraid it will be like drawing water with a wicker basket …"
Before this, he had always thought that the King of Shu was the only candidate to inherit the throne. After hearing the man's words and carefully understanding the current situation, he finally understood that the situation in the imperial court of the Jing Kingdom had changed so much.
Although he had a deep hatred for the current Emperor Jing, he would not think that he was a fatuous ruler without talent and virtue. He would not be so fatuous that he would banish the Crown Prince thousands of miles away when he was seriously ill and carry out a purge in the court to reduce the power behind him.
The only explanation was that the King of Shu no longer had a chance to become the Emperor.
"Although useless people are useless, they still have some use." A cold smile appeared on the youth surnamed Fang's face and he said, "Pass down the order …"
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…
"Come on, send these dishes to the guest in Room Seven upstairs." The waiter brought out a tray and put it on the table. After giving the order, he went back to the kitchen to busy himself.
"I'll do it." A waiter was about to run over when a handsome manservant came out of the kitchen. He carried the dishes with both hands and walked upstairs.
In the room, Li Yi sat at the table and poured a cup of tea. He sipped it and was lost in thought as he looked at the flickering candlelight.
That damned Taoist nun was really a headache.
In the past, when he was with Ruyi all day long, he did not feel that a grandmaster was very powerful. Previously, he did not feel that Taoist Nun was very dangerous.
Now he finally understood why all the people in the martial arts world changed their expressions when talking about a grandmaster.
Every time he woke up, he felt that this Taoist nun was even more unfathomable. This kind of feeling really made him feel helpless.
He held the teacup with a little force. With a "crack", the teacup broke. Finally, when he opened his hand, there was only a pile of white powder left in his palm.
There was a knock on the door.
It should be his supper. With his back to the door, Li Yi was too lazy to look back. He said casually, "The door is not closed. Come in."
Then there was the creaking sound of the door opening.
"Just put it here." Li Yi pointed to the table casually, clapped his hands, and said, "Remember to close the door when you go out."
The manservant put the dishes on the table and turned to leave. Soon, Li Yi heard the sound of the door closing.
Shuzhou was really a remote place. The chef in the inn's kitchen was obviously not good at cooking. The dishes were black and had no appetite. Li Yi did not even recognize what the dishes were …
He took a small bite with a tentative mind, and his brows furrowed tightly.
He took another bite and sighed, "This cooking skill is probably on par with that of Miss.Liu …"
After saying this, his body inexplicably shivered and his hair stood on end.
He slowly turned his head and saw a figure standing behind him. At this time, the figure was looking at him coldly with his arms crossed.
Li Yi's eyes widened and he blurted out, "Ru …"
He was only able to say one word before his mouth was blocked by the figure.
Separated by a wall, the middle-aged Taoist nun sitting cross-legged on the bed slowly opened her eyes.
"Ru … Guo, I can give up the whole world, but at least I have you, who is worth cherishing. And you are here, the miracle of life …"
There was a strange song coming from the other side. It was not the music that was popular in the Qi Kingdom or the Jing Kingdom. It inevitably sounded a little different, but if one listened carefully, it was still pleasing to the ear.
In addition, there were other voices coming.
"Young man, don't go back. Sit down and have a drink with me …"
"Let me tell you, you'd better fire the chef in the back kitchen of the inn as soon as possible. It will affect the business …"
"If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself …"
The middle-aged Taoist nun shook her head. That Li Yi had always given her the feeling that he was different. He always did things that ordinary people could not understand. Until now, she had become much more used to it.
If she thought about it carefully, those who were capable were mostly like this. They had some strange habits or behaviors, so she had always turned a blind eye to these things.
There were still many things that she needed him in the future. Even if she could not make him loyal, she could not cause too much disgust.
The middle-aged Taoist nun turned her head and looked at him, then slowly closed her eyes.
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