How could Mu Hongxiu not know that he was deliberately showing off? His eyes froze slightly, then disappeared. Finally, he shook his head helplessly and said calmly: "With your current strength, it is still not appropriate to participate in the affairs of Daxue State. If you really can't avoid it in the end..."
Speaking of this, Mu Hongxiu hesitated a little. After a moment of hesitation, she said, "If you really can't avoid it, then just run away."
Lu Li narrowed his eyes.
He asked in a deep voice: "Did you find anything?"
If it was an ordinary thing, Mu Hongxiu would never let him escape.
Going to the Snow State to compete for the title of Snow Lord is a top priority in the Zhenwu Domain, but according to Lu Li's understanding, this matter should be based on everyone's wishes. Even if they really don't want to go, they shouldn't go to the point of running away.
Unless Mu Hongxiu had noticed some clues, or she had guessed something.
Being able to make this arrogant His Highness the King of Yan give up his resistance can only prove that the origin of the person behind the scenes, or the person hiding behind it, is really amazing.
But even Tianwaitian had seen it before, and Lu Li didn't think there was anything else that could make Mu Hongxiu be so cautious.
Mu Hongxiu shook her head and said softly: "I just don't want you to be disappointed with the Heaven-Devouring Holy Kingdom in the end."
"If you can escape, it's better to escape."
"It's not a disappointment."
Lu Li rubbed his fingers and said calmly: "The royal family is ruthless. You have said this truth more than once. Even if it is finally found out that the Emperor of the Holy Kingdom is behind all this, it is not unacceptable."
"In life, either you plot against others or you are plotted by others. If I am really plotted against by the Emperor of the Holy Kingdom, it only means that I am nothing more than that."
Having said this, Lu Li smiled slightly, looked at Mu Hongxiu and said, "Besides, what I have done up to this day is not for the purpose of the Heaven-Devouring Holy Kingdom. If one day the Heaven-Devouring Holy Kingdom feels that I am useless..."
"You are useful to Prince Yan's Mansion."
Mu Hongxiu interrupted Lu Li's words simply, raised her eyes and glanced at Lu Li: "Prince Yan's Mansion cannot leave you."
The words were a bit ambiguous and unclear. Lu Li raised his eyebrows, pressed one hand on the table, and said casually: "Is it that Prince Yan's mansion can't leave me, or... you can't leave me?"
"I am King Yan."
Mu Hongxiu's expression remained unchanged and she said matter-of-factly: "There is no difference between me and Prince Yan's Mansion."
"good."
Lu Li nodded and did not dwell on the matter any further. He changed the subject and said, "Now Song Bocheng and Gong Yunhong are still tracking down the Yanzhou family. Cao Hanbing and Sister Ge are going to gather all the forces. It is estimated that it will take at least half a month." , things about the Earth Department are about to take shape. As for the Second Department of Wind and Thunder, I have left it to Lei Mu. This Lord of the Bazhou Prefecture is not bad in ability. As long as Prince Yan’s Palace does not fall, he will have some small thoughts. , and I don’t dare to reveal it too much. To put it simply, this person can be used with confidence.”
Hearing Lu Li's words, which seemed to be about the aftermath, Mu Hongxiu frowned and said, "The incident in Daxue State will take at least a year or two, why are you in such a hurry?"
Lu Li said calmly: "Many things must be nipped in the bud. Now everything in Prince Yan's Mansion is on track. Mo Shenfeng and Zheng An are also in charge of Yanzhou. Even if the border gate of the Holy Kingdom of Swallowing Heaven is breached, Prince Yan's Mansion will still be safe and sound. .”
"Now I control everything in the palace. To the outside world, I am the representative of Prince Yan's palace. This has its advantages and disadvantages. The good thing is that it can dilute your existence. You only need to concentrate on practicing the fundamental method and wait until your combat power is further improved. , in the future, if you have the ability to protect yourself, you will have to carry this flag yourself."
"The bad thing is that those who target the Yan Palace must be watching my every move. Just from the big and small families in Yanzhou, there are countless pairs of eyes waiting for me to make a mistake, including people like Lei Mu and Gong Yunhong. They They will be conquered, not because of how strong I am, or how strong Prince Yan's Mansion is. They just have never seen me make mistakes. As long as I can continue to be right, they will not have any other thoughts. But if I am wrong If you fall down once, or even fall down directly, these people are an unstable factor and may even bite you back."
When Lu Li said this, he suddenly sighed and shook his head: "Although I may not make mistakes, you still need to know these things in advance."
"Now that the border war has reached a critical stage, Tianbu also needs to collect it as soon as possible."
"Without eyes and ears, we are blind and deaf, and we have never made much progress in infiltrating Qingzhou and Bazhou."
Lu Li knocked on the table and suddenly said: "I heard that Song Bocheng has found the second leader of the Tianbu. What kind of person is this...?"
Although Lu Li was following up on Tianbu's affairs, it was inconvenient for him to intervene in many matters. Compared to the Earth Department, the Heaven Department is more like a self-contained closed organization, with three leaders, six envoys, and twelve supervisors each performing their own duties. Outsiders come to interfere in internal affairs.
And as intelligence officers, the three leaders of the Earth Department may even be more mysterious than Chen Yang. Not to mention the leaders, even Song Bocheng, who is the eclipse envoy, if Fang Yin hadn't tipped off the information, Lu Li would have wanted to touch it with his own strength. It would probably take a lot of trouble to find out his true identity.
Therefore, Lu Li could only discuss these details with Mu Hongxiu. After all, as His Highness King Yan, she had personally met the leaders of the four tribes of Tiandi Fenglei, and she could speak to many arrangements.
"The second leader of Tianbu is a stubborn person."
Mu Hongxiu seemed to have guessed that Lu Li would ask this question. After thinking for a while, she gave her own answer.
When Lu Li heard this, he knew that she didn't know much about the second leader of Tianbu.
But then Mu Hongxiu said: "But he is also a good person."
Lu Li was surprised, "A good person?"
There are many people in this world, and people are divided into good and bad. Naturally, there are good people and bad people.
But many things are not black and white. Some bad people may not be purely bad, and some good people may not be purely good.
But Lu Li still felt a little strange that the title "good guy" appeared on a spy leader.
"You should know that everyone in Tianbu has an identity that they use to hide themselves from the outside world."
There was also a hint of complexity in Mu Hongxiu's eyes, and she whispered: "He built an academy ten years ago and named it Zhong Lingyuxiu. He does not teach martial arts, but only teaches principles."
"His identity is that of a storyteller."
…
Xingzhou is far to the south of the Holy Kingdom. It has scarce resources and is extremely cold. Its land area is several times smaller than that of other large states. It is better to say that it is a state capital than a remote city.
However, Xingzhou is rich in a substance called Xingsha, which has always been a necessary ingredient for refining many basic elixirs. Therefore, although the conditions in Xingzhou are not favorable in all aspects, the people At least they can live and work in peace and contentment, and have enough food and clothing.
In a remote mountain forest in Xingzhou, there is a village with a population of several hundred people, stretching for several generations. Although the life is a bit harsh, it can be considered happy.
At this moment, in the village, a group of half-year-old children were surrounding a man in a long gown and kept asking questions.
The man has a handsome appearance, but is a bit old-fashioned, with straight eyebrows. He occasionally answers the children's questions, but he is holding a torn old book in his hand and reading it carefully.
"Sir, do we have to go up the mountain to chop wood today?"
At this moment, a male doll spoke crisply and said with a grimace: "It's so tiring to chop wood."
The man stopped turning the book, but finally turned to the next page and said calmly: "Reading and writing can make you understand. Going up the mountain to chop wood is to strengthen your health."
At this point, he hesitated slightly, and then said: "It can also reduce some of the burden on the family."
The boy seemed to understand what he said, but he soon felt relieved, because as long as the teacher made sense, he thought it made sense.
So are the other kids.
A child of such an age cannot even recognize a few words, so of course it is impossible for him to understand many truths. But children's minds are so simple. Whoever they think is powerful will think whose words make the most sense.
The gentleman from the academy in front of them was the most powerful person they could see in this small mountain village.
What he said makes sense.
However, just when the man wanted to say a few more words, he saw the man and woman walking towards the village. He frowned and said to the children, "Let's go play."