"Just a Gu Chi."
Tao Yan said: “One Gu Chi is nothing, but he is working for Shen Youli now, and it seems that he is a confidant.”
The woman understood: "Are you afraid of Shen Youli?"
She had never seen Shen Tang, but she had heard of him more than once.
Qiu Cheng sought help from the Dragon Slaying Bureau coalition to attack Chen Tang. Tao Yan was tempted, but his jurisdiction was not adjacent to Chen Tang. Even if he sent troops to support them, he would not get much benefit if he won. He did not take the lead, but Qian Yong took action, but ended up hitting a wall. He was even more glad that he did not rashly get involved.
He admitted frankly: "How can I not be afraid? This Chen Youli resisted Qian Yong before and then destroyed Qiu Cheng. This time she brought 30,000 elite soldiers to the alliance. Gu Chi has a grudge against my husband. I don't know when she will use Chen Youli to attack us... In this situation, we can only strike first. But it's not easy to attack Gu Chi openly. If we can't do it openly, we can only act secretly."
Get rid of Gu Chi and Shen Tang won’t be a threat.
The woman disagreed.
"Just a man..."
She didn't think it would be difficult to get Gu Chi to let down his guard.
Most men in the world are the same, confident and conceited in their bones. The sense of accomplishment of possessing a woman's body is far less intense than that of occupying a woman's heart. The former can only prove that he is strong, while the latter proves that he is strong and charming.
If not, how could a woman fall in love with him just by meeting him for three times
The infatuated and passionate elder sister she mentioned was just a tragic story deliberately exaggerated to distract Gu Chi's attention. It was nine parts true and one part false. As long as Gu Chi still cared about his blood relatives, the attraction of the jade pendant to him would be fatal.
Tao Yan said: "He is a man, and also a scholar of literature and art."
Gu Chi’s talent is the strongest among the three generations of the Gu family.
To deal with Gu Chi's grandfather, all you need to do is play the patriotic card with him, and bring back the memories of the old minister fighting with the founding king of the royal family in the past. He will be moved and sigh, and he doesn't know when he will be tricked. To deal with Gu Chi's father, the young master Gu, you only need to use his feelings for his relatives, use his father's keepsake as evidence, and say that he has a hostage in hand, and he will come to save his father obediently.
But Gu Chi was different. When facing Tao Yan and the people around him, he would be on high alert. It was difficult for the latter to get close to him, let alone let him relax for a short time. Although Tao Yan tacitly allowed his confidant to eliminate the root of the problem, he was also worried about this matter.
The woman sneered in her heart with contempt.
She bent her finger and hooked the man's collar outward.
He said ambiguously: "Isn't the master also a brave warrior?"
Tao Yan was aroused by her little action, his eyes were deep. The two looked at each other for a moment, he laughed and carried the woman to the main tent behind the screen: "That's right, your husband was defeated by you, what is he, a scholar?"
"If news came tomorrow that Gu Chi had suddenly died..."
Tao Yan said calmly, "Tonight is just a test. For the safety of my wife, no matter how urgent it is, we have to wait three to five days before taking his life."
If we act tonight, Chen Tang will definitely become suspicious.
If the investigation leads to me through the woman, I'll be in trouble.
Judging from Chen Tang's past behavior, he is not a good person.
Tao Yan looked at the woman's skin, which was slightly rough from running around in the military camp. Although her appearance was not absolutely beautiful, she had a wildness in her. "The accounts in the warehouse have been very complicated recently. If you are free tonight, why don't you check them with me?"
The woman agreed with a smile.
Checking accounts is a profound skill.
Two people work together, one main and one auxiliary.
The combination of hardness and softness, the harmony of yin and yang.
Although Tao Yan was a brave warrior, he was not a rough warrior who didn't understand romance. He was very careful with his accounts, and he had to be very careful with every income and expenditure. The woman couldn't stand his way, and she started to feel dizzy halfway through checking the accounts.
But we have to finish today's work today.
Tao Yan did not stop until the accounts were clear.
Checking accounts is an even more laborious task.
The two of them paused for a moment, and after a short break, they regained their spirits. They were about to check the second book, but Tao Yan suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the tent. He could only suppress his thoughts, tidy up a little, put on his clothes, and walked out from behind the screen: "What's the matter?"
"My lord, I have something important to report."
The person outside the tent was one of Tao Yan's confidants.
He was also the one who persuaded Tao Yan to kill Gu Chi before.
Tao Yan was puzzled: "Come in."
What could be so urgent at this hour
It couldn't be that Zheng Qiao's troops attacked the camp in the middle of the night.
The confidant entered the tent, and by the candlelight in the tent, Tao Yan could see the anxiety on his face. Just as he was about to ask, he heard the confidant throw out a thunderbolt. The confidant said with a pale face: "My lord, the old military advisor Li just, just... died."
Tao Yan crushed the ceramic bowl in his hand, and the water in the bowl spilled all over the floor. The woman was so shocked that she came out from behind the screen, not caring about the thin nightgown she was wearing. Her eyes were filled with shock, fear, and anger, and she asked in a stern voice, "Who did you say was dead just now?"
The woman's voice helped Tao Yan regain some composure.
His low voice revealed a hint of panic.
"Tell me carefully, what happened?"
Why did Tao Yan and the woman react like this
Because Li Lao, the military advisor, was the one sent by Tao Yan to assassinate Gu Chi, and he was also one of the only two scholars under Tao Yan who had the ability of a scholar. In terms of age, he was of the same generation as Gu Chi's father, but because of his background, he was never given important positions and became a staff member in Tao Yan's mansion. After the country was destroyed and his family was ruined, he helped Tao Yan plan many things, and he was also a staunch restorer of the country by his side!
Without this person, Gu Chi's grandfather and father would not have been killed so easily. Tao Yan and the woman knew his ability very well and did not understand why he died suddenly. In a flash, the woman thought that the cause of death of Li Laojunshi might be related to Gu Chi...
Asked: "Was it Gu Chi who killed him?"
The confidant's answer was beyond their expectations: "No."
The two asked in unison: "No? Then who is it?"
"As a person like Gu Chi, it is impossible for him to let the jade pendant leave his body. How could old military advisor Li fail to assassinate him and get killed instead?"
The meaning of this jade pendant is too heavy.
From Gu Chi's grandfather to Gu Chi's father, to Gu Chi's mother, and to that unfortunate woman who had no fate with Gu Chi but loved her, Gu Chi could not abandon this jade pendant. Even if he didn't keep it close to his body, he would keep it close to him.
The confidant took a deep breath and said, "I don't know."
He heard a scream coming from Li Laojunshi's tent and rushed in immediately. He saw the other party's head rolling on the ground, his eyes opened as wide as possible, but his body was gone. There were no suspicious people inside or outside the tent, and no signs of fighting.
This scene is too weird.
but-
All three knew exactly why.
The way of the scholar of Li Laojunshi is a little special. Its official name is Huangliang Yimeng, which means to make people dream. The scholar of literary mind/warrior who is dragged into Huangliang Yimeng will dream of the time when he just gathered the scholar of literary mind and martial courage. The scholar of literary mind who uses the way of the scholar can enter the dream and transform into any person around the dreamer, waiting for an opportunity to kill.
This scholar's way is useless, but it is also powerful. Military Advisor Li used it to help Tao Yan clear countless obstacles, including Gu Chi's grandfather and father. After all, they never thought that their son/father would kill them.
Even in a dream.
Of course, if Li Laojun was discovered in his dream and killed by someone, he would also die. As cautious as he was, he would test the waters several times before actually taking action, except in emergencies, and secretly learn the interaction between the dreamer and the people around him.
Make sure you can get the lake done for a while before taking action.
He wanted to test Gu Chi tonight.
Tao Yan's face was colder than ever before: "Go and take a look."
How could one not be upset when one of his right and left arms was lost for no apparent reason? The head of the old military advisor Li had been cleaned of blood and placed neatly on the table. The woman and Tao Yan came in and met those eyes that were still open, and their hearts were pounding.
Tao Yan asked: "Why are you sure it's not Gu Chi?"
The confidant pointed at the neatly cut wound on Li Lao's neck. Tao Yan came closer to observe carefully and saw the clue: "Because the remaining energy on the wound is not literary energy... but martial energy. Li Lao must have been killed by a brave warrior in his dream."
There is a huge difference between literary spirit and martial spirit.
Tao Yan and his confidant turned their heads and looked at the woman.
Dragging someone into a dream requires a medium, and this medium must be something that the target carries close to him, and it must be defenseless. Although the conditions are harsh, the jade pendant just meets the requirements. Tao Yan looked at the head of the old military advisor Li, and his heart was bleeding: "Shouldn't that thing be in Gu Chi's hands? Why is it in the hands of a brave warrior? When did Gu Chi practice martial arts?"
The woman didn't expect this development.
She murmured, "Could it be that he discovered it?"
No, it's not possible.
Although she was an ordinary person, she was thoughtful and knew that some scholars would try to read people's minds. She had trained herself not to think too much a few years ago. Although it was difficult to restrain her instinct, she did it and integrated it into her bones, turning it into instinct. The woman's mind was working fast, recalling the details of her meeting with Gu Chi and reviewing them carefully.
The woman was certain: "He can't possibly find out!"
Tao Yan suppressed his anger: "If he didn't find the flaw, how could that thing end up in the hands of Wu Dan Warrior? Didn't you say that the jade pendant is of great significance to Gu Chi? How could he easily give it to someone else? And give it to a man?"
As we all know, there are no females among the Butan warriors.
Naturally, the jade pendant that Gu Chi gave was also given to a man.
The woman moved her lips and uttered, "... Or, does this Gu Chi really have a penchant for homosexuality and a penchant for homosexuality?"
Otherwise it doesn't make sense.
Tao Yan's face turned crimson purple.
The woman said, "The only explanation is an accident."
Tao Yan's face darkened after hearing this, the veins on his forehead jumped uncontrollably, and his head was buzzing. He raised his finger and pointed at the head of Li Laojunshi, and laughed in anger: "Accident? You mean my right-hand man, he died in an accident?"
This is truly a case of dying before accomplishing anything.
This is so ridiculous!
The woman stood her ground, unafraid of the fierceness in the man's eyes.
In this tense and suffocating atmosphere, Tao Yan took a few deep breaths and vented all his emotions into his clenched fists, as if he was using the strength of his fists to suppress the boiling anger and murderous intent in his chest: "Send someone to investigate the Chen Tang camp!"
He wants to know who killed the old military advisor Li!
This debt must be paid back double!
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
A group of people gathered in Bai Su's tent, taking up the already small space and leaving little room for footsteps. The owner of the tent stood in the corner, his pajamas under his cloak splattered with blood, and the tent was filled with a disgusting bloody smell. Chen Tang squatted beside a headless corpse without any image, and said solemnly: "The body is still warm and fresh, just died."
This is nonsense.
"Judging from the way he's dressed, he's a scholar... Is there anyone missing in our camp?" Shen Tang poked the corpse's neck. The skin under his fingers didn't have much elasticity and the collagen was severely lost. He estimated that the owner of the headless corpse was quite old.
After these words were spoken, Bai Su's face turned as pale as her surname.
There was no other reason. The fatal wound on the headless corpse was obviously caused by her. The remaining martial energy could also prove this. This was irrefutable evidence that she could not deny. But she remembered clearly that she had killed someone in her dream, but that was a dream, not reality.
This can only prove one thing -
Xu Quan brings up things that are not relevant to the topic.
“…Did Shaoxuan kill someone in his dream?”
Isn’t this sleeping posture a bit too fierce
Bai Su glared at him, and Xu Quan shrank his neck and carefully moved behind his friend next to him - Bai Su killed people in her dream so violently, he was somewhat scared.
Bai Su was torn between inner and outer feelings and stepped out to plead guilty.
"My lord, now that things have come to this, I am willing to be punished!"
Killing someone in a dream is still killing someone, and it was inexplicably killing an innocent scholar who was suspected to be from their own camp. Bai Su was willing to bear all the consequences! Chen Tang was not in a hurry at all: "Shao Xuan, don't try to take the blame on yourself. First make sure whether it is ours or someone else's. If it is someone else's, what did they want to spy on by breaking into Shao Xuan's tent in the middle of the night? We will bring the body to his door and ask for mental damages, and extort a lot of money from him..."
As she spoke, she thought of Jiang Sheng again.
"What can we expect from the first climb?"
Jiang Sheng told a hellish joke in all seriousness: "This man has lost his head, no spirit, no head, no spirit. How can we tell his spirit?"
This is simply a difficult task for him as a scholar.
Chen Tang said, "That's true."
It was not difficult to check whether it was one of our own, but before the result came out, Gu Chi said firmly: "It can't be one of ours."
Chen Tang asked: "Reason?"
Gu Chi bent over and lifted up the corpse's wide sleeves and asked, "Who can afford to wear this kind of heavy brocade with patterns that can win over all the enemies?"
Everyone: “…”
Shen Tang was shot hard in the knee.
Not long after, Xun Dinghao's eldest son came hurriedly.
"My lord, there is no shortage of people in the camp."
Chen Tang looked at the corpse and fell into deep thought. Everyone looked at the corpse and started to speculate on conspiracy theories - which force was behind the spying
Jiang Sheng speculated: "Their target should be the lord, but they went to the wrong tent and were killed by General Bai in his dream?"
Bai Su had no memory of killing anyone, so everyone considered it a dream murder. From this point of view, General Bai was still very powerful!
Chen Tang clenched his fist and lightly hit the palm of his other hand, and suggested excitedly: "The most urgent thing is to find out which family he belongs to... Carrying a corpse to ask for an explanation, doing this on the first day, who knows if he will stab us in the back during the battle."
However, this person had no identification items on him.
As for the Wenxin monogram
That thing is the product of the owner's literary spirit. When the owner dies, the literary spirit will dissipate, and the literary seal will naturally cease to exist. However, wealthy families who pay attention to funeral culture will find craftsmen to carve an identical literary seal as a burial object.
This is not easy to find.
Everyone picked out the suspected targets one by one.
Among them were Wu Xian and Gu Ren, and even the leader Huang Lie was dragged out for some conspiracy theories, but Gu Chi mentioned Tao Yan, who no one cared about. Chen Tang said: "He has a grudge against you, not me, why did he visit my tent at night..."
Gu Chi corrected his lord: "It is General Bai's tent."
Chen Tang said, “Isn’t that the wrong way to go?”
I walked into the wrong tent and got beaten.
What a scholar with a lost mind.
Gu Chi was speechless.
His intuition told him that Tao Yan was highly suspicious!
After some speculation, almost everyone is a major suspect.
Chu Yao suggested: "Why not hang the body out for someone to claim it? Whoever moves tomorrow will be the owner."
Chen Tang hesitated: "This is a blatant declaration of war."
Chu Yao said: "So what?"
Now that the matter has gotten out of hand, it’s hard to say who is right.
Chen Tang finally nodded to this suggestion and asked someone to carry the body out and wash Bai Su's tent. She suffered an unexpected disaster tonight and was frightened for herself. But - killing people in a dream is not a good habit...
"Shao Xuan, have you been under too much pressure recently?"
Chen Tang had reason to suspect that Bai Su was sleepwalking because of the recent stress - although one is unconscious during sleepwalking, the instincts of a brave warrior are engraved in the body, and when an enemy spied on him, Bai Su instinctively killed someone in defense, so this explanation was normal.
Jiang Sheng carefully looked at Bai Su's expression and said, "My Lord, do you suspect that General Bai has suffered from too much stress during the day, which has led to his soul separation syndrome?"
Not quite sure, he looked again.