Chapter 128: The Return of Eight Linlong, Telling Ying Zheng to Ask Empress Dowager Zhao Ji!
Listening to the sounds of battle coming from within the brothel, Bai Yifei’s pale face was filled with intensity.
Upon arriving at Purple Orchid Pavilion, he knew there would be an ambush inside. However, he didn’t expect that mere Liu Sha could harbor so many assassins.
From the sounds coming from within, it was clear that their numbers were not inferior to the ones he brought! The opponents were skilled and hidden in the dark, specializing in ambush attacks. They were all assassins proficient in the art of killing!
In such a short time, Liu Sha had managed to train so many assassins. If they were allowed to continue developing like this, even the Luo Network might not be able to contend with them in the future.
He initially thought that by launching an early attack, he would catch Purple Orchid Pavilion off guard. Therefore, he only brought the people from Nightfall and Hundred Birds. If he had known that so many were hiding inside, he would have mobilized the army to besiege them directly!
He miscalculated.
He anticipated that Liu Sha would cooperate with Tianze, so he decided to launch a surprise attack. But he didn’t foresee that they could train so many assassins.
However, this was good news. Since the opponents had so many assassins inside, it was a perfect opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop!
Meanwhile, the Luo Network assassins inside Purple Orchid Pavilion were also shocked. They had come to kill Ying Zheng but unexpectedly fell into an ambush themselves. They hadn’t even found Ying Zheng yet when a group of assassins suddenly rushed in and started attacking without a word!
It was clear that the opponents had set a trap, waiting for them to walk into it. How laughable! Truly laughable!
The motto of the Luo Network had always been to wipe out enemies completely, and today it was being used against them.
“Find the target first, then deal with them later.”
Seeing that both sides were evenly matched, the leader of the Luo Network immediately issued orders. They weren’t here to fight Liu Sha for supremacy. Their target was Ying Zheng. Completing the mission was the assassin’s priority!
The Luo Network assassins began to retreat, but Hundred Birds showed no intention of letting them go.
“Leave no one alive,” that was the lord’s order!
…
“You’ve got bad luck.”
In a speeding carriage sat two women dressed as palace maids. Despite their attire, their noble demeanor and seductive looks were far from what ordinary palace maids could possess.
Humeiren looked at the strangely-faced Lady Mingzhu and suddenly said this.
Lady Mingzhu, already looking displeased, turned even more sour upon hearing her words. She glared at her, gritting her teeth, “Don’t get cocky. If I suffer, you won’t have it easy either!”
Humeiren’s fox-like eyes narrowed slightly, showing no fear of her threat and gleefully saying, “Why should I be afraid? I didn’t insult her.”
Lady Mingzhu had never expected that the assassin who barged into their bedchamber turned out to be Jing Ni, there to escort them away. She had cursed up a storm, only to turn pale upon discovering it was their mistress. She had been on edge ever since, and now Humeiren’s mocking only added to her distress.
“Look at our mistress’s icy demeanor. She hasn’t said a word since we left the palace. She must be mad at you for all that cursing.”
“Little Mingzhu, you sure have guts to curse even your mistress.”
The two had never seen Jing Ni before and knew nothing of her character. Humeiren’s words only made Lady Mingzhu more apprehensive.
“What should I do?”
She looked at Humeiren with a bitter expression.
Humeiren sighed, “What else? Apologize sincerely and hope for her forgiveness.”
Lady Mingzhu nodded weakly, realizing she had no other choice but to try and mend the situation.
“Wasn’t I trying to save you? Now you’re saying sarcastic things to me!”
“Did a dog eat your conscience? Think of a way to help me!”
Humeiren puffed out her chest. “My conscience is right here. Only Sir Li has had it, and it’s only for him.”
Her foxy eyes gleamed with infatuation. The fact that Li Mo had Jing Ni personally come to escort them spoke volumes about their importance to him. Titles like concubine and wealth paled in comparison to Jing Ni’s conveyed message of safety.
“However, considering your self-sacrifice earlier, I can teach you a way to make amends.”
Lady Mingzhu thinking of saving her during a crisis had moved Humeiren deeply, but it didn’t stop them from bickering.
Lady Mingzhu’s dull eyes brightened a bit as she looked at Humeiren expectantly.
Humeiren leaned closer to her. The two beautiful women were now closely together, an astonishing sight.
“I heard from my sister that our mistress, although seemingly cold and ruthless, has changed a lot since following Sir Li.”
As she spoke, Humeiren pulled out a short whip from nowhere.
“Once the carriage stops, kneel down in front of her, and let her whip you a few times to vent her anger.”
Lady Mingzhu stared in astonishment at the whip in her hand. Where did you pull that out from? Her eyes were filled with doubt.
“Really?”
Humeiren nodded seriously. “People who are cold outside but warm inside get angry quickly but also calm down quickly. Once she has whipped you, she won’t be mad at you anymore.”
“The method is yours to decide whether to use.”
She handed the whip to Lady Mingzhu, showing that she had done her part.
The carriage stopped after exiting Xinzheng. As soon as it stopped, Humeiren and Lady Mingzhu got out.
Before Jing Ni could say anything, Lady Mingzhu knelt down with a thud, holding up the whip respectfully. “Mistress, please punish me.”
Jing Ni was taken aback by her sudden action. Her cold, deep eyes blinked in confusion.
The air grew silent; even the usual murmurs and footsteps ceased.
Kneeling, Lady Mingzhu sensed something was wrong. She slowly raised her head to look around.
Her scalp tingled instantly!
Several women stood around in small groups, all staring at her in shock.
Noticing Jing Ni’s puzzled look and the astonishment of Humeiren and the others, Lady Mingzhu’s face turned bright red.
Jing Ni glanced at the whip in her hand. Her small lips twitched before she finally said, “Your hobby is quite unique.”
Could it be that Li Mo likes this sort of thing? Otherwise, why would Lady Mingzhu be so adept at it?
Her words broke the silence like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing the women to burst into laughter.
Among them, Humeiren’s laughter was the loudest, her chest heaving almost uncontrollably.
“Stand up.”
While the others were amused, Jing Ni’s expression remained serious. She turned to Sister Zi and instructed, “Take them away. After everything is done, I will join you with Mr. Li.”
Taking both Humeiren and Lady Mingzhu away indicated that Li Mo had no intention of staying in Han any longer.
However, before leaving, there were still unfinished matters to attend to.
In Li Mo’s absence, Jing Ni’s words were law to them.
Who made this the main wife?
And the strength is terrifying!
So no matter in status or ability, they can suppress this group of monsters.
Even Lady Mingzhu dare not be presumptuous in front of her.
She dares to flirt with Li Mo.
But she dares not even make a sound to Jin Ni.
Whatever Jin Ni says, she does.
Jin Ni took a horse from the carriage, turned the horse’s head, and returned to Xinzheng City.
As soon as she left, Lady Mingzhu changed her face.
Her teeth gnashed, and she pounced towards Humeiren.
“Seductive fox, I’m not done with you!”
Humeiren must have guessed Li Mo’s plan and knew that others would be sent out of the city tonight.
This is clearly making a fool of herself in front of them!
Li Mo’s backyard is in chaos here.
Purple Orchid Pavilion is even more lively.
The ones brought by Bai Yifei this time are all elite troops.
The ones sent by the net are also good hands.
Both sides fought fiercely in the dark alleys, with heavy casualties.
Bai Yifei’s target has never been the few women mentioned by Lady Mingzhu.
In his opinion, as long as Li Mo dies, what storm can a few insignificant women stir up?
When Lady Mingzhu mentioned Li Mo, the admiration in her eyes couldn’t escape his notice.
So he never believed what Lady Mingzhu said to him tonight.
Following Lady Mingzhu’s plan was just to deceive the Liu Sha.
The real intention was to come out in full force tonight to besiege Li Mo.
The temperature in the alley suddenly dropped.
Flakes of crystal snow fell like sharp blades.
The ground quickly froze over with a layer of white frost.
The blood on the ground froze into red ice cubes, and the bodies, still warm, became ice sculptures in an instant.
“You are not from the Liu Sha.”
Bai Yifei walked in from outside with a gloomy face.
The chill on his body almost solidified, exuding a cold breath.
His gaze swept over the bodies on the ground, and the spider web pattern on the backs of the corpses was dazzling.
He finally realized that something was wrong.
Endless anger flashed in his gloomy eyes!
Bai Yifei’s appearance immediately subdued everyone present.
The two sides gradually separated, quickly forming a confrontational stance.
A cold voice came from the darkness.
“Bai Yifei, what are you doing here?”
The Luo Network was slow to react, but also understood what had happened.
“We’ve been tricked!”
Bai Yifei didn’t even bother to consider why the Net people appeared here at this moment.
He only knew that he had been outsmarted by Li Mo again!
Bai Yifei thought Li Mo was planning to ambush him through Lady Mingzhu’s mouth tomorrow night.
But that was just a diversion.
Li Mo never expected Lady Mingzhu to fool Bai Yifei. He had long anticipated that Bai Yifei would act tonight.
Bai Yifei thought he had seen through Li Mo’s plan.
But he didn’t expect that seeing through his plan was falling into his trap.
The net and himself fought fiercely, while he watched from behind!
Half of the strength of both sides was consumed without a single drop of blood.
In the backyard of Purple Orchid Pavilion.
Ying Zheng listened calmly to the sound of fighting in the front alley.
“Sir is truly a god among men.”
He increasingly admires Li Mo’s foresight.
Bai Yifei thought he could catch Purple Orchid Pavilion off guard tonight, but he never expected Li Mo to pit the killers of the net against them… ……..
The high-end combat power of the Liu Sha is indeed considerable now.
But the number of assassins under his command is still much less compared to Nightfall and the Luo Network.
Facing the two major forces of Nightfall and the Net, direct confrontation is definitely not feasible.
The best way is to outsmart them.
Now that both sides have been fighting outside for so long, nearly half of their personnel have been depleted.
And their real targets haven’t even shown up yet.
“It seems that the noise outside has stopped. Gai Nie, go out and take a look.”
Gai Nie hesitated for a moment, but after thinking about it, he still got up and walked out.
Ying Zheng took a deep breath.
He closed his eyes, as if quietly waiting for something.
Huff~
Suddenly, a cold wind blew in.
The candles in the room went out abruptly.
Ying Zheng frowned and slowly opened his tiger-like eyes.
A tall figure was reflected on the closed door, standing outside like a statue.
Ying Zheng squinted for a moment and said in a deep voice, “Did Lu Buwei send you?”
The one standing outside the door was indeed an assassin from the net!
“Stay in the Country of Qin, and you may still have a way out.”
“Coming here is the biggest mistake you’ve ever made in your life.”
A slow voice came from outside the door.
He neither confirmed nor denied Ying Zheng’s question.
Ying Zheng was fearless; he was a man who wasn’t afraid of death.
There was a sneer from outside the door: “Your bodyguard, I’m afraid he’s already too busy to help you.”
“Using Nightfall to deal with us was indeed unexpected.”
Ying Zheng’s expression changed slightly.
“You’ve seen through it.”
Since the other party appeared here, and Gai Nie had gone out for so long without returning, it could only mean that not only did the other party realize they had been tricked, but they also reached a cooperation.
“Are you counting on the so-called Liu Sha to save you? Haha, don’t you know that Purple Orchid Pavilion is already isolated and helpless?”
“What’s the point of struggling in your death throes?”
Ying Zheng stared at the reflection on the door, silent for a moment.
Then he slowly said, “Death throes… Weren’t you also struggling like this back then, Cheng Jiao?”
There was a tremor in the voice outside the door: “What did you say?”
Ying Zheng sighed and continued, “Back then, when you were being hunted down, weren’t you also struggling in your death throes, Cheng Jiao?”
“He recognizes you.”
Suddenly, another figure appeared on the door.
It was an old woman with a hoarse voice.
Just as her words fell, another sly voice sounded, “He also recognized our identities. It seems he knows quite a lot.”
A third, small figure was cast onto the door.
Then came the fourth, “Did someone tell him?”
This was a crisp child’s voice.
“Never thought we’d meet in this way, Royal Brother!”
As the fifth figure appeared on the door, a disdainful voice rang out.
“This will be the most noble target I’ve ever killed.”
“But he still has to die.”
Finally, a seductive figure was cast on the door.
A woman with a seductive voice said, “I’m very curious, who told him?”
Ying Zheng’s eyes flickered strangely, staring firmly at the fifth projection on the door.
Full of surprise, he said, “You were all dead, so why are you still appearing?”
These eight figures were none other than the Eight Linglong who were killed by Li Mo!
The woman with a frivolous laugh said, “Hehehe, this question, you’ll naturally know after you become one of us.”
“Hurry up and deal with him, to prevent any unforeseen events.”
“Before you die, Royal Brother, do you have any more questions?”
The projection of Cheng Jiao spoke slowly, unhurriedly.
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and stared at his projection, “I just want to know why you betrayed me.”
Cheng Jiao and he had always been on good terms.
They practiced swordsmanship together, studied together.
Cheng Jiao’s betrayal was something Ying Zheng found hard to accept.
He had asked Li Mo this question before.
But Li Mo didn’t give him an answer.
“Me? Betray? I betray? Hahaha…”
Cheng Jiao’s projection suddenly became frantic, covering his forehead and laughing wildly.
After laughing for a long time, he abruptly stopped laughing.
With resentment, he said, “This question, you should go ask your beloved mother!”
“Go ask her, ask her nicely!”
Ying Zheng trembled!
He finally knew why Li Mo didn’t tell him!
“Now, any more questions?”
Ying Zheng lowered his head with sorrow and shook it slowly, “I understand.”
“Good, in that case, go and die!”
Boom!
The eight wooden doors shattered simultaneously!
The eight figures appeared outside at the same time.
Then, they all froze at the same time!
The person sitting inside slowly raised his head, the black cloth covering his eyes like a source of terror, impacting the hearts of the eight.
Li Mo whispered, “It seems you’re going to die again.”
(Author’s Note: I’ve made modifications to the setup of the Eight Linglong. Initially, they appeared as living beings; however, here they are depicted as ghosts. This change will affect the subsequent plot and does not match the original work. Please refrain from criticizing!)
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