That night, Li Ling rarely suffered from insomnia, even though he had drunk a lot of alcohol before.

That night, Li Ling, who was tossing and turning in bed, thought of many countermeasures, but no matter which one was, it was hard to say. He was powerless and had no name in the capital. He really had very little ability to protect himself in the court, let alone counterattack.

what to do?

This is a question that lingers in Li Ling's mind for the whole night without answers. The only way to get it was to drag it out is to see if there were any variables after dragging it out for a while. As for Liu Runsheng, he was really powerless at this moment.

Until the knock on the door sounded, Li Ling, who didn't know when he was asleep this morning, suddenly woke up. When he looked up, he found that the sun was already shining outside the window, and Yue'er's voice came from the door: "Brother, are you okay? It's noon now and I can't get up, breakfast is cold..."

Hearing his sister's voice, Li Ling finally cheered up a little, got up from the bed, opened the door and smiled, "What, I'm going to be allowed to stay in bed on weekdays, so I can't lie down for a while?"

Yue'er looked at her brother with some concern: "Brother, are you okay? She got up very early before..."

"It's okay, I just drank a few more drinks at the banquet last night, and I was a little hungry. Now it's better, let's go out, I'm a little hungry." It's natural that I couldn't tell my sister about the difficulties at this time, as it would only make her worry.

Yue'er responded without doubting him, pulled her brother's arm and walked out: "Today's breakfast is so rich, with meat cakes and soy milk, it's so delicious."

"I just know how to eat, let me see, you are fatter than half a month ago." Li Ling joked casually, and told himself that even for Yue'er, he could not wait for death. Now he came up with a countermeasure.

Yue'er immediately pouted: "It's nothing. Yesterday, Brother Wan came over and told me that I've become beautiful. Oh, by the way, he said that there are some things to discuss with you in the bookstore, and I want you to go there today."

"Oh? Haven't I explained everything there, what else is important?" Li Ling frowned slightly. It would be great if the matter in the officialdom could be as easy as that in the shopping mall.

But since Wan Lang came here deliberately, it must be a big deal, he planned to come over in the afternoon. But just as he made up his mind and finished the combined meal of the two meals and was about to go out, the servant outside came in and reported: "Master, there is a servant who claims to be a servant from the Sun family outside and said he wants to see you."

This made Li Ling a little curious. He seemed to have no contact with any person named Sun, and he was just a small person. Who would come to him? But after thinking for a while, he decided to meet the other party. After all, everyone came to him, obviously he had some understanding of himself.

When he came to the living room of the front yard, Li Ling saw a man in his thirties who looked like a 30-year-old with a tall figure. He didn't look like a servant of a family just by looking at his demeanor. This made him feel more and more confused, but he still smiled and went up to greet him: "I don't know if the distinguished guest is here, and I'm not afraid of being accused of it. I wonder if you are?"

The man also stood up from the chair with a smile and clasped his fists and returned the greeting: "You are polite, Mr. Li, you are not worth mentioning. I am just a member of the Sun family. Today, I came here to invite you to see you at the order of my master."

"This... what is your master?" Li Ling asked strangely. This man's words and deeds were really strange. It would be fine if he didn't report his name, and he didn't mention who his master was, but he asked Li Ling to go with him.

But this person just smiled and said, "You will know naturally after Lord Li goes. Don't worry, we will definitely not have any malice in our invitation to you, and it will only benefit you."

"Is that so? It's the first time I've heard of such so-called benefits." Li Ling's face was cold, "What if I don't accept this kindness?"

"It's not easy to force me, but Lord Li, you will definitely regret it in the future." The man was not annoyed, still smiling unmovingly, but an unusual aura appeared on his body.

Li Ling felt the oncoming pressure and thought about the other party's words. Suddenly, a thought arose from no reason, which scared himself.

The Sun family, may it be...After thinking, he suddenly changed his mind: "Since your master invites you, I'll just go there. Are we going to set off now?"

When the other party saw him agree, the smile on his face became a little more: "That's natural. The carriage is ready and is right outside the door."

"Okay, I'll go with you, please." Li Ling suddenly felt that if he really thought, this might be the only way to break the deadlock right now.

The carriage parked outside the door looked quite ordinary, the size was similar to what Li Ling usually sat on weekdays, and it was pulled by two horses, so there was no sign of any luxury. However, after entering the car with the other party, feeling the coolness and the comfort of the seat under his body, Li Ling was about to say low-key luxury, and at the same time he had more confidence in the guesswork that he wanted to see his master's identity.

The carriage started quickly, with a slow speed, but it was extremely stable. Even the cup of sour plum soup poured for him in front of him did not sway out any of the sour plum soup that he had poured for him. The so-called Sun family servant in front of him didn't say much, but just took out a few candied pastries from the car to entertain Li Ling. It looked like he said himself, and he was a slave who knew nothing.

After driving like this for more than half an hour, the carriage finally stopped. When Li Ling followed the other party to get off the car and looked, he found that this was a place he had never been to before, but it should still be in Luoyang City. If he judged the location based on the sun that was slightly west, he should be in the northwest of Luoyang City.

As far as Li Ling knows, both the inner and outer cities in the northwest of Luoyang are mainly lively places such as shops, tiles and tramways. When is there such a good place to be quiet in the midst of chaos?

Just as he was looking around, the other party had already made a call in front: "Mr. Li, please follow me in the door. Sorry, for some reason, we can only enter through the corner gate."

"Okay, by the way, what's the place here? Why didn't I find that there is such an elegant courtyard in Luoyang before?"

"This is called Luyang Villa, it is just a garden that my master uses to cool off every summer." The man said casually, leading Li Ling to a small door hidden in large areas of flowers and trees. As he patted his hands twice, the door opened silently. A young man inside just nodded at him, letting the two of them enter the door, and then continued along the pebbly path, and saw pavilions with different ingeniousness.

Li Ling followed the other party, looking at the scenery passing by with his eyes, and secretly admired himself. The design of the garden really put the word "elegance" to the extreme. Whether it is the flowers and trees or buildings, they seem ordinary, but they complement each other, making the people walking there feel relaxed and happy, and many troubles dispersed. As for the scorching sun above, it cannot be rampant when it comes to this place, and it has long been blocked by the palatial trees above.

However, after walking for a while, Li Ling noticed more different places in the garden. One of them was that it seemed quite empty, with only three or two servants passing by somewhere, but it gave him a strange feeling of people paying attention to his every move everywhere.

But he looked around but didn't see anyone, so why did he feel like he was being stared at all times? It was not until he walked on a veranda and looked at the side at a turn that he caught a glimpse of a cold light reflecting the sunlight under a tree a few feet away in front of him.

It just flashed like this, and when he wanted to search carefully, he couldn't find it again.

Of course this is not Li Ling's illusion. He did see the cold light. The only explanation is that the other party was hidden in an extremely hidden way and had completely integrated into the garden. However, as long as there is an invasion of foreign enemies, this seemingly beautiful and elegant place may become a Shura field that can completely devour hundreds of enemies!

Such a clever and meticulous guard was naturally shocking, but what was even more surprising to Li Ling was that the garden seemed so quiet on this summer afternoon, so quiet that there was no sound except the sound of the wind.

Yes, there is no other sound, including the cicadas that are most commonly heard in summer and will definitely not be less.

After he entered the Green Yang Villa, he never heard even a cicada again. This was really abnormal. In such a garden with lush flowers and trees, how could there be no insects hidden in it, and no summer insects roaring from time to time?

The only explanation is that the bugs here have been removed as if they were sieved. And so meticulous, a lot of manpower is needed to invest in things just to ensure the quietness of the garden. Just think about it and how many people will be busy with his thoughts.

In this way, Li Ling felt that he could already be 80% sure of the identity of this so-called master. This made his heart beat faster, and even in such a quiet and cool garden, some sweat broke out on his forehead.

After walking in the winding and complex garden for a while, I suddenly realized that a huge lotus pond was ahead. In a bamboo pavilion in front of the lotus pond, a man in a dressed dress was holding a fishing rod in one hand and a book in the other, reading and fishing leisurely.

While seeing this man, the man who led Li Ling in was lighter and his face became more respectful. While making a gesture to Li Ling, he asked him to wait in the aisle outside the pavilion, he gently went in to report.

Unexpectedly, the man in the pavilion suddenly put down the book, turned slowly, and looked at each other with Li Ling who was looking at this side.
Chapter completed!