Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 221: Powerful Enemies Are Watching
"Wu people?"

Li Rui looked at the man from the Wu Kingdom in front of him with bronze skin and muscles like a dragon.

Then he looked at the girl from the Wu Kingdom behind him.

There wasn't much panic on his face.

Tan Hu next to him looked excited.

"Whatever you think comes true!"

He had long wanted to fight with the Wu people, and today he really showed himself to them.

"Come on, let's have a fight!"

Tan Hu's eyes were full of fighting spirit, like a tiger about to pounce on its prey.

Just about to get going.

He was interrupted by Li Rui's words: "Hu Zi, forget it, you can't beat him."

Hear the words.

Tan Hu immediately lost his temper and asked unwillingly, "Brother Li, how can you be sure that I can't beat you when we haven't even fought?"

Li Rui remained calm:
"Rank Five, are you sure you can beat him?"

Tan Hu's eyes widened immediately, looking at the Wu country man in front of him: "Fifth rank?"

You know, there are not many fifth-grade people in the entire Qinghe.

The man from the Wu Kingdom in front of him turned out to be a martial arts master comparable to Cao Wei.

Dao Mo was interested when he heard Li Rui's words: "How did Lord Li know my realm?"

Li Rui laughed:
"Of course it was Master Xu who told me, Master Dao, in fact, we really shouldn't meet."

The moment Dao Mo appeared, he recognized the other party's identity.

Because I know the whole story, I am not panicked at all.

Dao Mo is the leader of the Wu Kingdom's envoys. He is the one who least wants to cause trouble. Even if Li Rui wants to commit suicide today, the first person who doesn't want him to die is probably Dao Mo.

As for Dao Mo's realm, of course I knew about it when we were chatting yesterday.

He was an officer of the Yu State, and the other party was a "barbarian" of the Wu State. Something seemed wrong when they met. It was because the Wu State had never invaded the border, otherwise, this matter would have been enough to be considered treason for the Northwestern Frontier Army.

Dao Mo was speechless. At first he thought Li Rui had some ability to read qi.

However, he was still surprised that Li Rui could say it out loud.

"This Yu official has a very meticulous mind."

He had just appeared and hadn't even said much, but his identity and intentions were already known by the other party.

Dao Mo clasped his fists apologetically:

"Master Li, there really is a reason for this."

Li Rui raised his hand and said, "Forget it. Since we have already met, let's listen. This is not a suitable place to talk. Come with me."

Say it.

He took Tan Hu and walked towards the alley they came from.

The young girl Xia Xiaotang obediently gave way.

Li Rui led the two Wu people through the alleys for a quarter of an hour and finally walked into an abandoned house.

"Go ahead."

Dao Mo looked at the house.

I felt a little surprised.

The Yu State official in front of him seemed to be very familiar with this city.

Little did people know that Li Rui had lived in this city for more than 50 years.

He didn't want to dwell on such details, so he got straight to the point and said, "Sir Li, I think there are still not enough people to escort the Wu Kingdom Merchants Group."

"One hundred more, please."

Tan Hu was the first to become restless, his eyes widened:

"You want two hundred people? The prince is going to travel, so why such a big event?"

Li Rui frowned slightly, but did not refuse immediately:

"Master Dao, please give me a reason."

The Wu Kingdom merchant group needed the Yu Kingdom army to escort them only after they crossed the Wu Kingdom border, and a hundred people were already a grand sight.

If the number increases to two hundred, it won’t just be a matter of grandeur, it might even cause controversy.

Dao Mo sighed softly.

He also knew that his request was somewhat unreasonable.

After thinking for a few breaths, he explained, "Lord Li, you don't know that although the chaos in Wu Country has been settled, there are still powerful enemies lurking. There are many people who want to interfere in the trade between the two countries, including several bandits. They are very likely to attack in the middle of the trade."

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

Dao Mo's words were already subtle enough.

Translated, it means that the new Witch King's younger brothers are going to cause trouble.

"It seems that the situation in Wu Country is more chaotic than imagined."

The news he had been hearing was that the new Witch King had ascended the throne and the Witch Kingdom had been stabilized. In order to recuperate, they decided to open up trade.

Dao Mo showed bitterness at the corner of his mouth:
"I will personally escort them. I can handle the experts, but the caravan cannot be in trouble. If someone dies, it will definitely cause criticism, so I hope Lord Li can send more people."

He is sincere.

But Li Rui shook his head: "Master Dao, you think too highly of me. I need to report this matter to Master Cao for a decision."

A hint of sadness flashed across Dao Mo's eyes.

What Li Rui said is also true.

How many people are there in Anningwei?
Just one thousand.

Two hundred people were dispatched in one go. Those who didn't know would think that they were starting a war. Not to mention the impact, Li Rui, a sixth-rank official, really couldn't make the decision.

Dao Mo clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Then I'll trouble you, Lord Li."

When you are in a foreign country, you have no choice but to be more polite.

Be humble when meeting people.

Li Rui: "Master Dao, now that we have said what we want, let's take our leave."

Done.

Without waiting for Dao Mo to say anything, he took Tan Hu straight back to Anningwei and did not even go to the Municipal Trade Bureau as originally planned.

Dao Mo sighed softly.

"The officials of the Yu State are all just sitting there doing nothing."

Qinghe City, a restaurant.

corner.

"Waiter, add another pair of chopsticks."

As soon as Qi Ze sat down, the burly man wearing a bamboo hat opposite him started talking.

"Need not."

Qi Ze raised his hand.

The waiter looked at him, curled his lips, and ignored him. After he sat down, he didn't even look at the food on the table, but just looked at the middle-aged man in front of him coldly: "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

The strong man laughed:

"Brother, are you so rude to me?"

Qi Ze narrowed his eyes slightly and snorted coldly: “Don’t be shameless.”

The sturdy man grinned, not caring at all: "My grandfather asked Duke Weiguo to say hello. We are originally from the same family, and the Zhu family is the parasite of this world. It's time to take it back."

"shut up!"

Qi Ze's face turned ugly.

He didn't come here today to listen to anything about the great cause of restoring the country.

As for the cousin, the two families have been separated for a thousand years, and the relationship and seniority have long been unclear. If you ask him, he is still the ancestor of the strong man.

'These lunatics.'

Not bad.

The burly man in front of him was a genuine remnant of the previous dynasty, but unlike the lineage of Duke Weiguo and the Guiming Sect, their lineage had fled to the Wu Kingdom when the country was destroyed.

The two sides rarely contacted each other, but they did not completely break off contact.

In other words, it is precisely because of people like the Ghost Cult and the Southern Xinjiang Qi Family that the Weiguo Mansion has been able to continue to enjoy its current status.

The Duke of Wei's Mansion was the transition between the two parties and the State of Yu. It had suppressed the rebellion and also secretly helped it.

This relationship is more like a general nurturing enemies.

"I was wrong. We shouldn't have met today."

Qi Zehuo stood up.

There was no intention of staying any longer.

Seeing this, the strong man chuckled and said, "Cousin, don't you want to hear what will happen in ten days?"

Qi Ze narrowed his eyes slightly.

Then he sat down slowly.

Duke Weiguo, his grandfather, knew that the lineage of the strong man Qi Yu had supported a prince in the Wu Kingdom.

These people have never given up the idea of ​​restoring their country.

They came up with a crazy idea, which was to let the Xuan Kingdom reappear on the land of the Wu Kingdom.

For this reason, this lineage approached Duke Weiguo a few years ago, hoping that he could provide help.

Although he was rejected by the Duke of Wei, the contacts between the two sides increased more and more.

Duke Weiguo guessed that the Qi family would definitely take some action during the trade between the two countries, so he insisted on arranging Qi Ze into the Anning Guard. Only by having military power could he do a better job.

Unfortunately, Qi Ze was defeated by Li Rui and had to settle for the next best thing and join the Municipal Trade Bureau.

Qi Ze snorted coldly: "Go ahead."

Qi Yu still had a playful look on his face: "Grandpa is very interested in that batch of goods."

Qi Ze's eyes narrowed into slits.

'Sure enough, they are going to take action.'

Of course Qi Yu couldn't say it directly in the restaurant, but he had already conveyed his meaning.

The meaning is clear.

They are going to rob the caravan in ten days.

Qi Ze looked indifferent: "What does this have to do with me?"

Qi Yu's mouth corners widened, and he didn't answer Qi Ze's question at all, but just said to himself: "I need a defense map."

"you"

Qi Ze wanted to speak more.

Qi Yu put down his chopsticks, stood up and walked out, leaving only a few words behind:

"You know where to find me."

Qi Ze looked at Qi Yu's back, his eyes flickered, and then he was confused again.

"Restore the country?"

As an official of the Municipal Trade Bureau, it was not difficult for him to get the defense map, but once it was given to him, he would be on a road of no return.

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

"An Ningwei hasn't arrived yet?"

Dao Mo looked at the empty Municipal Trade Bureau compound.

Apart from the Wu Kingdom delegation and officials from the Municipal Trade Bureau, there were no other figures, only about twenty people in total.

Xu Wen nodded and looked at the sun:

"We agreed to set out at noon, but it's not time yet."

Dao Mo felt a little nervous.

In three days, it would be the day when the Wu caravan was scheduled to enter the Yu State. They were to escort the Yu caravan into the Wu State and at the same time escort the Wu caravan to Qinghe City.

the first time.

To be on the safe side, we arranged for the An Ning Guards to escort us.

After that, there will be no such treatment.

But the time was almost up and there was still no sign of anyone from An Ning Wei.

What Dao Mo was more worried about was whether An Ningwei would send two hundred people.

The scene of his conversation with Li Rui that day emerged in his mind.

"Ugh"

Dao Mo sighed softly.

"Officials in the State of Yu are the most untrustworthy. How could they possibly trouble their superiors for an unknown danger?"

This can be seen from the attitudes of several officials from the Municipal Trade Bureau.

Although Xu Wen agreed on the surface, deep down he must have felt that he was making a big deal out of nothing.

The sun gradually moved to the center of the sky, and the sunlight became hotter.

Dao Mo was becoming more and more anxious.

At this time.

But he heard Xia Xiaotang beside him say: "Dao Mo, don't worry too much."

Dao Mo turned his head and saw Xia Xiaotang who looked relaxed.

"Do you trust that Yu State officer so much?"

He found that since Xia Xiaotang met the Yu State official named Li, he became more relaxed.

Just when he was about to continue asking.

I heard footsteps coming from outside the door. The steps were orderly and I knew there would be a lot of them.

A hint of joy flashed in his eyes:
"coming!"

(End of this chapter)