During the Qin Dynasty, he was in charge of the net.

When Li Ji entered the dance hall, he immediately attracted the attention of many people.

The people here lived a life of debauchery, while Li Ji, with his long hair flowing freely and a long sword at his waist, stood out from the crowd.

"Sir, what is this...?" A middle-aged woman, still charming, swayed forward, but before she could finish speaking, she saw Li Ji's cold, murderous gaze.

The woman had a feeling that if she said just one more word, her head might roll on the ground the next moment!

This idea was too terrifying, but the woman ultimately dared not speak to Li Ji again.

She stepped aside, called over two servants, and told them to keep quiet and keep a close eye on Li Ji.

Li Ji paid no attention to any of this. He looked around the dance hall, determined to find those three Baiyue people tonight, even if it meant massacring the entire dance hall!

The reason he chose to enter the dance hall first was because he felt that the withered old man among the three was skilled in poisons and perhaps also had good medical skills, so there might not be a need for a clinic.

The doors and windows of the shop in the middle were all tightly closed and neatly arranged, so it's unlikely that the three people, in their panic, left no trace.

As for this dance hall, it is not only the largest of the three shops, but also has many doors and windows around it, making it the least likely to be discovered when entering.

Before entering, Li Ji glanced at the sign of the dance hall, which read "Jinyunfang".

It's a good name. Will those three Baiyue people be here?

Looking around the dance hall, Li Ji found that it was much larger inside than it appeared from the outside, bustling with people, a completely different world from the outside.

On the high platform, a stunningly beautiful woman was playing the zither and singing, drawing cheers from the crowd, but Li Ji showed no interest whatsoever.

He wandered around the first floor casually but found no trace of the three people.

Just then, Li Ji seemed to smell a strange scent, which was very faint but very unique.

It had a medicinal scent, similar to that of some kind of herb, but it was almost impossible to distinguish in the brothel's abundance of spices.

A glint suddenly flashed in Li Ji's eyes. This smell seemed to be similar to that of one of the three Baiyue people, a tall, hunched old man who was skilled in using poison!

The smell seemed to be coming from the second floor.

Li Ji didn't linger and went straight up to the second floor of the dance hall, then headed directly to a room.

Seeing that Li Ji seemed about to cause trouble, a servant hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and asked with a smile:

"Sir, would you like me to book a private room for you? You can better appreciate the beauty of our dancers from there."

Li Ji was about to kick the person in front of him away when he suddenly remembered something. He pointed and asked:

"How much is this private room?"

Li Ji sensed that the unique scent was coming from this private room.

The servant was somewhat embarrassed after hearing Li Ji's words and replied:

"Sir, this is one of our dancers' private rooms. Would you like to choose another one?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ji's eyes instantly turned cold. He knocked the servant down with a chop to the neck and then headed straight for the so-called boudoir.

Li Ji pushed open the door and saw a very beautiful woman with exquisite features dressing up. When she saw a stranger come in, she was not flustered but very calm.

"What are you looking for, sir?"

Li Ji did not answer, but quickly looked around the room and found nothing special.

But he didn't give up. He went back into the room and carefully examined all the facilities, wondering if there was any possibility of someone hiding there, but he found nothing.

Just as Li Ji was about to turn and leave, he suddenly heard the woman behind him say:

"Are you looking for those three Baiyue people, sir?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ji's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he turned around to ask, "What is your relationship with those three?"

The woman continued combing her hair with her hand, and replied with a smile, "I am just like them, a Baiyue person."

To the woman's surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Ji moved in front of her with ghostly speed, grabbed her neck with his large hand, and lifted her up.

"Tell me where they are now, or you will die." Li Ji showed no mercy, his eyes filled with icy coldness.

"I know...where they are, please...put me down first."

The woman's name was Ling Ji. At this moment, her beautiful face was filled with pain, as if she might die at any moment.

Ling Ji was put down from the air by Li Ji, landing on the cold wooden board. She slumped to the ground and said, "The three of them have already left."

"The price for toying with me is death. Are you prepared to pay the price?" Li Ji drew his longsword expressionlessly.

Seeing that Li Ji didn't seem to be joking, Ling Ji hurriedly said, "I can help you find them, but I have one condition."

Just then, there was a knock at the door. It was the still-attractive middle-aged woman Li Ji had seen downstairs. She was accompanied by seven or eight servants and knocked on the door, calling out, "Ling Ji, are you alright?"

"You should know what to do," Li Ji said calmly to Ling Ji when he heard the knocking on the door.

Ling Ji nodded to indicate that she understood, then straightened her clothes and opened the door.

Upon seeing Ling Ji emerge, the middle-aged woman breathed a sigh of relief, but still asked, "Ling Ji, that fiend..."

Ling Ji smiled and replied, "Wang Ma, I'm fine. That's a distant cousin of mine, so you don't need to worry."

Before the middle-aged woman could say anything more, Ling Ji secretly slipped a jade bracelet into her hand.

"Well... alright." The middle-aged woman took the bracelet, forced a smile, and left with the servant.

After dismissing the stewardess, Wang Ma, Ling Ji returned to her room, only to find Li Ji quietly watching her.

"Now you can believe me, right?" Ling Ji looked at Li Ji and walked step by step in front of him.

"I don't even consider a dance hall a threat." Li Ji's tone was indifferent, and it was indeed true. He had too many lives on his hands, and if it weren't for the fear of affecting the mission, he wouldn't mind taking a few more.

Ling Ji remained silent. The person before her treated life as worthless, and his unpredictable mood made communicating with him feel incredibly oppressive.

"However, I'm quite curious why you did this?" Li Ji held his longsword, looking at Ling Ji's beautiful face with a probing gaze.

Ling Ji moved lightly and sat down at the dressing table again. Looking at Li Ji in the mirror, she said, "I have never seen Wushuang Gui suffer such serious injuries, nor have I ever seen the Corpse-Driving Demon so afraid of a person."

The Corpse-Driving Demon used to hold a high position in Baiyue. After Baiyue was destroyed, he gained the favor of Crown Prince Tianze with his skill of driving corpses over long distances. He was usually very arrogant and never gave a second glance to Baiyue compatriots like Ling Ji who did not know martial arts and had a low status.

"The Corpse-Driving Demon? So you know those three people?" Li Ji's eyes flickered as he looked at Ling Ji.

"That's right, the one wearing a black hat and cloak is the former leader of the hidden witches of Baiyue, who is skilled in the art of corpse driving and now calls himself the Corpse-Driving Demon."

That tall, thin old man was called the King of Poisons, and he was skilled at raising and poisoning Gu.

That burly, mountain-like man was called Wushuang Gui (Peerless Ghost), with a bronze head and iron arms, possessing superhuman strength.

Another one is the former holy maiden of the Baiyue Fire Clan, now known as Yan Ling Ji.

These four men were the right-hand men of Tianze, the former crown prince of Baiyue, before he was captured.

As for me, my name is Ling Ji, and I'm just an ordinary singer in this dance hall, who usually gathers intelligence for Yan Ling Ji and the others.

After listening, Li Ji pondered quietly, then looked at the beautiful Ling Ji and asked, "Since we are both from Baiyue, why did you betray them, and why did you help me?"

Ling Ji frowned slightly upon hearing this and said, "Let me correct you, it's not betrayal, it's just that the purposes are different."

They wanted to restore their kingdom, but I was just an ordinary woman who didn't understand these things. I just wanted to live a good life, and they never considered me one of them.

Also, there are conditions to my helping you.