In the cold night, the sound of the sword rustled, the sword energy was vertical and horizontal, and it was dazzling.

Protected by phoenix blood, the injuries in Li Ziye's body have long since healed. He is fierce and domineering, cold and ruthless when he moves his sword.

In a room not far away.

Maonanfeng, who was tinkering with something, noticed something and looked out the window with a look of surprise on his face.

Nanling and his party, this guy has changed so much.

The gentleness and restraint of the past are all gone.

Why didn't I realize before that this guy was such a callous and indifferent person?

Not long after.

In the inner courtyard, the sword edge stopped, the cold wind blew by, and all the sword marks on the snowflakes on the ground disappeared.

inside the room.

The tea water is boiling, and a pot of tea is just ready.

Li Ziye walked back to the room and poured a cup of tea for himself and a cup of tea for the incoming guests.

"See young master."

Not long after, in the courtyard, a man wearing a green robe, with long hair reaching past his waist, half-covering one eye appeared out of thin air, and saluted respectfully.

"sit."

Li Ziye spoke calmly.

"Thank you young master."

Tian Zhique stepped into the room and sat down opposite the tea table.

The tea on the table is steaming hot.

"Do you know why I transferred you from my second brother?" Li Ziye said with an indifferent expression.

"I don't know." Tian Zhique shook his head and said.

"Because you are smart enough."

Li Ziye said calmly, "Originally, Earth Ghost's movement skills are most suitable for the task I assigned this time. Unfortunately, Earth Ghost is not as smart as you."

"Thank you for the compliment, young master."

Tian Zhique responded with calm eyes.

"After you finish the work here, if you want to go back to Nanling, you can go back."

Li Ziye picked up the tea, took a sip, and said, "Don't force it."

"If the mission is over and I am still alive, I will seriously consider it."

Tian Zhique also picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip and responded.

"You won't die that easily."

A smile appeared on Li Ziye's face and he said, "Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to take the top position among the five shadow killers."

"Young Master is overly praised."

Tian Zhique put down the tea cup in his hand and said, "It's just a false reputation. As a killer, you should keep a low profile."

"That makes sense."

Li Ziye nodded, glanced at the open door, clapped his hand, and the door closed with a sound.

"If we talk about things behind closed doors, we won't affect others."

The door was closed, and Li Ziye looked at the moonlight coming in from outside and said, "Just wait patiently. It's not certain when the fish will take the bait, but he should be in a hurry."

"Why is the young master so sure that the fish will take the bait?" Tian Zhique asked puzzledly.

"Because of desire."

Li Ziye smiled and said, "Let me tell you a very simple story. In my hometown, there have always been some very stupid scams. They are not very clever, but they can always deceive people. For example, I said that the tea in front of me is OK.

It prolongs life and cures all diseases, but it is very expensive, costing a hundred taels of gold, do you believe it?"

"Of course I don't believe it."

Tianzhique responded without hesitation.

"You don't believe it because you don't need it."

Li Ziye smiled and said, "But there is such a person who is now terminally ill and incurable. Do you think he would buy my tea and give it a try?"

Hearing this, Tian Zhique looked thoughtful and nodded, "It's very possible."

"This is desire."

Li Ziye smiled and said, "Needs, fears, expectations, suspicions, luck, and taking advantage are all desires. Make good use of them. The human heart is actually very fragile and easy to be deceived."

Tian Zhique listened to what the person in front of him said and fell silent. After a long time, he asked a question that he shouldn't ask, and said, "Are we also on the young master's chessboard?"

"Actually, I don't like playing chess very much."

Li Ziye picked up the teapot and refilled their cups with tea. He said calmly, "It's pointless to give in, and it's even pointless not to give in. As for the question you asked, if you can sit here, you are like a member of the Li family."

Members, the Li family, don’t count the Li family.”

"pleasure."

Tian Zhique said softly.

Just as Li Ziye was about to say something else, he suddenly stopped holding the tea cup, slightly curved his mouth, and said, "Tianzhique, it's your turn to do the work."

Outside Li Garden.

A dark shadow passed by. After entering Li Garden, he first rummaged through several rooms in the front yard, looking for what he wanted with his keen sense.

Inner courtyard.

In the room, Li Ziye took out a box from the side and placed it on the tea table. He opened it gently and asked casually, "Do you think he will break in?"

"Probably not."

Tian Zhique shook his head and said, "He came here just to confirm whether the Li family has such a thing."

"good."

Li Ziye praised, "So, I said you are smarter than the earth ghosts, but I don't want to deal with this matter personally yet. After all, even if it involves a little bit of royal family affairs, it will be very troublesome."

"Kill with a borrowed knife."

Tian Zhique said softly, "Young Master is very clever."

"Not very clever."

Li Ziye drank the tea in the cup and said, "That old fox of Emperor Shang is very particular about checks and balances. He let the four princes fight back and forth, but never broke the balance. I want to know if the checks and balances of the four princes were broken.

, how he would feel."

forecourt.

The black shadow searched for a long time. Suddenly, he paused, as if he noticed something, and looked towards the inner courtyard of Li Garden.

After a while, the black shadow disappeared and swept toward the inner courtyard.

In the room, the lights were bright, and the black shadow stopped. Listening to the conversation between the two people inside, a strange color flashed in the cold eyes.

In the room, the sound of conversation continued, and no one seemed to notice it late at night.

About a quarter of an hour later.

The black shadow left, just as Tianzhique expected, he didn't break through forcefully.

"Young Master, I am resigning."

In the room, Tian Zhique stood up and said respectfully.

"Go ahead."

Li Ziye smiled.

Tian Zhique nodded, walked out of the room, and chased after him.

"These guys are really asking for death."

As soon as Tianzhique left, Hongzhu came in with a fruit plate, sat at the table, and said, "Boy Ziye, you are so insidious."

"I didn't do anything."

Li Ziye chuckled and said, "Sister Hongzhu, you were the one who planted the poisonous insects. Tianzhique did all the other work. Even the murder knife is not in my hands. It has nothing to do with me."

"It's true that you haven't done anything, but your heart is dirty."

Hong Zhu said with disdain, "You gave the order, you borrowed the knife, and you are still the most insidious one."

"That's ridiculous."

Li Ziye smiled, took out a piece of preserved fruit from the fruit plate, put it into his mouth, and said while eating, "I haven't seen you for a few months, and Sister Hongzhu's ability to control insects has improved a lot."
To be continued...