On the lake, on the ship.
It was still the place where they met last time. The difference was that Fang Yuan, who disguised himself, stood beside Su Li. At this moment, he was standing outside the ship house, side by side with Ling Mo.
In the ship house, Ling Li looked at the young man in cyan who was natural on the side of the chessboard. He was slightly shocked and then chuckled. He broke the silence first, "Mr. Li, you invited me here. You don't just want to play chess, do you?"
Su Li's long and narrow eyes flashed a hint of obscure complexity. She picked up a chess piece with her fingertips and said absent-mindedly, "Of course not. Hierarch Ling, you are busy. How dare I disturb you?"
Ling Li frowned slightly and tapped on the side of the chessboard with his fingers. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Li, just say it."
"I haven't seen you for a long time. Hierarch Ling, you seem to be more irritable."
Su Li judged slowly, and her smile gradually became cold, "Hierarch Ling, I think you can guess the purpose of my coming here today. Please give me an explanation for the attack on me by the higher-ups of your cult a few days ago."
Ling Li breathed slightly and his expression changed.
Sure enough, he came to seek justice for her!
Su Li was his woman, but now it was a strange man's turn to seek justice for her!
How ironic was it?!
He looked slightly pale and said coldly, "Su Li once said that you don't have a deep relationship with her. I will deal with it myself. It seems that it is not your turn to intervene as an outsider, right?"
"Hierarch Ling, you are wrong."
Su Li narrowed her eyes slightly and pinched her fingertips between her knees. She pretended to be relaxed and said, "Hierarch Ling, you don't know. If you killed Su Li, although I have some cooperation with her, I won't stand up for her. But Su Yue, who you killed, is a member of the Linli Building."
Hearing this, Ling Li's expression changed instantly.
Su Yue, Su Li's aunt turned out to be a member of the Linli Building!
"Su Yue is at the peak of the inborn realm. She is a great fighting force of the Linli Building. Not only that, her husband is also a member of me, and he is a senior in the inborn eighth hurdle. After Su Yue's death, her husband also disappeared. "
"You made the Linli Building lose two fighters of the inborn realm. How … should we settle this account?"
Su Li's words shocked Ling Li and made him completely speechless.
In this way, after Li's aunt died, her uncle also left her. Would she be wronged?
Ling Li gently spat out a mouthful of turbid air. He nodded and lowered his eyes. A touch of pain emerged.
If he had noticed Ling Xian's abnormality earlier, all this would not have happened! It was the result of his negligence. No matter how Su Li blamed and hated him … it was not an exaggeration!
At the moment when he raised his head, Ling Li's expression had returned to normal. He said slowly, "Our Yinmo Cult admits it. What compensation do you want?"
A trace of surprise flashed between Su Li's eyebrows. Ling Li had always been hostile to her identity. There would be some twists and turns today. She didn't expect that he would be so easy to talk to.
"Sect Master is truly a straightforward person. This matter is related to the face of the Linli Building. If we don't make some compensation, we will be regarded as weak. My request is not much, only two. First, I originally wanted Sect Leader to hand over the murderer, but after my investigation, I found that there was no need to hand over the murderer. Compensate the Linli Building with one hundred Wudao Stones. "
As soon as the words came out, the Third Elder standing behind Ling Li immediately frowned.
One hundred Wudao Stones were too much.
The value of the Full Moon and Heart Strings auctioned in Yunjing City was no more than ten Wudao Stones. "Mr. Li" asked for one hundred Wudao Stones. It was an exorbitant demand.
Sure enough, Ling Li couldn't help but frown when he heard this.
"One hundred Wudao Stones are too much. Even if our Yinmo Cult takes out so many at once, the foundation will be shaken. I can only give you fifty at most. This is the limit that I can decide."
Su Li's eyes flashed and she gently nodded, "I don't know the wealth of your spiritual circle. So … fifty is OK."
Seeing that Su Li agreed, Ling Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he had doubts in his heart.
Your spiritual circle … Was "Mr. Li" not a person of the spiritual circle? Were there other cultivation circles besides the spiritual circle? The details of this person were a mystery, and it had been impossible to find out. But what he said might be a deliberate decoy, so he couldn't be easily believed.
Thinking of this, Ling Li got rid of distracting thoughts and continued to say, "What's the second request?"
Su Li raised the corner of her mouth and smiled mysteriously, "The second request is not so much a request, but I want to cooperate with you again."
"Cooperation?"
Ling Li was puzzled. Now the Yinmo Cult and the Linli Building had no common interests. What else could they cooperate with?
"I remember that your Yinmo Cult has always been at odds with the Wanjian Sect in the spiritual circle, right?"
Su Li said bluntly with her eyes shining.
The relationship between the Yinmo Cult and the Wanjian Sect was told by Ling Li himself, and then confirmed by Wen Tingshan. Now it became a tool in her hands to decoy.
Ling Li's body shook slightly, and he said meaningfully, "Mr. Li is really resourceful. You even know the news of the spiritual circle clearly."
Su Li chuckled and said indifferently, "It was not a secret in the spiritual circle decades ago. It is not difficult for me to know it. And I also know that a group of people of the Wanjian Sect has been staying in Yunjing City in recent months. But they are good at hiding, so they haven't left any traces. "
"It seems that the cooperation you are going to propose has something to do with the Wanjian Sect?"
Ling Li's tone was full of doubts, but he was more sure.
Su Li nodded and said, "To be honest, the Linli Building and the Wanjian Sect also have some grievances. I will not be at peace if I don't find out those rats. Why don't you and I cooperate to investigate and find them out as soon as possible? "
"Such cooperation is what the Yinmo Cult is looking forward to. But … "Ling Li's eyes flickered," What do you want to do after finding out the people of the Wanjian Sect? "
Su Li didn't hesitate and replied with a smile, "It's good if we can catch them alive. But if we can't catch them, we can only … kill them."
Ling Li took a deep look at Su Li who was smiling. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Such cooperation is what the Yinmo Cult is looking forward to. Later, I will send Qinghu to contact the Linli Building and share intelligence. "
"That's good. Since it's settled, I won't stay here any longer. Goodbye." Su Li stood up and smiled with her hands folded. Then she turned around and left without any hesitation.
Ling Li frowned when he saw Su Li leave.
He thought that Mr. Li came to denounce him, but when they met, the so-called apology was just a formality. He was afraid that even if he reduced the number of Wudao Stones to ten, Mr. Li would also agree. The real purpose was for the Wanjian Sect!
"Hierarch, since Mr. Li is also hostile to the Wanjian Sect, maybe we can cooperate with him to kill our way to the spiritual circle!"
The Third Elder's voice suddenly sounded, and his eyes were full of light, "Mr. Li is extremely not simple. Even I feel a faint sense of danger when facing him. If there is no accident, his cultivation must reach the level of the longevity realm. The longevity realm can only be broken through in the spiritual circle, and he is also inextricably linked with the spiritual circle."
Ling Li thought quickly, but then he shook his head and said slowly, "It's hard to say everything based on this person's words. The Wanjian Sect has been in chaos in recent years. Now a small group of people inexplicably appeared in Yunjing City, and the Linli Building hurried to deal with them. It's hard to say the relationship between them and the Wanjian Sect. "
The Third Elder's face changed slightly, "You mean …"
Ling Li waved his hand to stop the Third Elder from continuing, "It's just my guess. We have to find the people of the Wanjian Sect to decide the specific situation."
"Hierarch is wise."
The Third Elder bowed his head and complimented. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Although his cultivation was at the peak, he was still far behind the Hierarch in terms of quick thinking. With Ling Qinglan's help, the Yinmo Cult couldn't restore its prosperity in the past.
"Old Ancestor has found the right successor …"
The Third Elder thought of Su Li again. Now he knew that Su Li, who was almost killed by Ling Xian that day, was the masked woman in the Tang Mansion.
At that time, he thought that the woman was just an ordinary person. Later, when they met in the alley, he knew that Su Li was good at hiding. Her cultivation was not inferior to that of the Hierarch.
She was decisive in killing and quick in thinking. If such an amazing woman married the Hierarch, it would be a good story. Unfortunately …
The Third Elder shook his head and sighed. It was too late to say anything now.
…
The Yinmo Cult and the Linli Building, the two secret forces in Yunjing City, joined hands. Yunjing City seemed to be peaceful, but in fact, it was turbulent. Spies of the two forces were everywhere. They searched for the whereabouts of the people of the Wanjian Sect inch by inch. Even Su Qingtan also participated in it. He was responsible for the exploration of a small area.
Ling Qinglan was very busy, not only because of the Yinmo Cult, but also because of the trifles of the Supreme Judiciary. He was busy until late at night every day.
On the one hand, he couldn't stand Mrs. Gu's repeated persuasion. On the other hand, for the sake of the Yinmo Cult, he now lived in the Ling Mansion and didn't care about the Third Prince deliberately.
After the auction house, the First Prince and the Third Prince almost lost favor at the same time. They were put under house arrest by Dongfang Xiao and couldn't go out. Now the Fifth Prince was the most prestigious one in the royal family.
That night, Ling Qinglan finished his business and returned to the Ling Mansion alone.
The night was as cold as water. The cold street under the moonlight looked bright. Ling Qinglan's shadow was long. He walked around the last corner and saw the gate of the Ling Mansion. The lanterns on both sides of the gate had not been extinguished yet.
Ling Qinglan felt warm and smiled. He knew that Aunt Qiu Meng specially left the lanterns for him.
At this moment —
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