It's the beauty that brings disaster. I'm also desperate.

——How about just tricking him into becoming Tool Number Three?

Xia Li knew in her heart that Xiang Yi had a little crush on her. People with simple personalities like this had strong intuition... He must have been attracted by her charm.

Even if one's appearance is concealed, one's figure, temperament, conversation, etc. cannot be concealed, unless one deliberately disguises them for some purpose and maintains them at all times.

——Forget it.

——When Lu Man comes back, I will have the final say in the Lu Mansion, and there will be no need for Xiang Yi.

This Xiang Yiba is like the iron sword you get when you just leave the novice village. Although it is better than the wooden sword in your hand, if you upgrade it to level five, her gift bag will definitely reveal a top-quality blue steel sword.

so.

It is a bit useless to strengthen the iron sword just to reach the fifth level.

The so-called "strengthening" is a waste of emotions and time. Seduction and temptation also require a lot of effort. Xia Li thinks it can be done.

But it's not necessary...

After making the decision, she did not stay outside and quickly returned to her room.

Looking at the bed that was familiar yet a little strange after a long absence, the girl stared at it for a moment with a frown, not knowing what she was thinking about. Finally, she sighed and sat down cross-legged on it.

She did not lie down to rest, but chose the kind of meditation she had longed for for a long time, half practicing and half sleeping.

that's it.

Spend the first night as a ghost quietly.

......

"My lord, this is what I saw."

Not long after Xia Li entered into meditation peacefully, someone in a place far away from Lu's residence reported to Yi the truth about his "night meeting" with her...

This was a maid who had been specially trained in the art of concealment and had concealed part of her skills to serve Xiang Yi personally. Therefore, as soon as Xiang Yi left Plum Garden, she followed him.

Naturally, I saw the scenes happening at the bathroom door.

She was very cautious and did not go in. Instead, she chose to lie on a tree outside the garden and observe secretly.

Therefore.

Xia Li, who was just in charge of arranging the entire Taoyuan, did not notice anything unusual.

The maid clearly saw Xiang Yi's embarrassed and annoyed expression when facing Xia Li, and she also knew that he gave the soul-soothing stone given by Lady Cheng Qian to the new wife.

The soul-requiem stone was made by Cheng Qian herself.

Only three pieces were made, and the three girls, Lu, Xiang, and Cheng, each wore one... That was a famous treasure in Renwang City. The three Yin generals had come to ask for it before, but failed to get it!

The maid is Cheng Qian's loyal confidant and understands Master Cheng Qian's ultimate goal.

So when she saw what happened in front of the bathroom door, she felt that the master was humiliating her and she was extremely angry.

After the two men dispersed, she immediately rushed to the military camp, met Cheng Qian through secret messages, and told her everything she had seen truthfully.

"Well, back off."

"Keep a close eye on her and report every move to me."

After hearing what the maid said, Cheng Qian remained calm.

It was impossible to tell whether she was angry or had any other reaction. She just nodded at the end and asked the maid to continue with her previous work.

Until he left and she was the only one left in the tent...

"Fang Shengsheng...?"

Cheng Qiancai whispered the name.

When she spoke, there was a fierce look between her brows, which was completely different from her peaceful appearance when she kept silent. She put a little force on the hand on the table, leaving several deep fingerprints on the thick wood.

She glanced in the direction of Lu's mansion with an extremely sharp gaze.

"Xiao Man will return home in seven days."

"I can arrange it this way..."

......

——Ah! The progress of cultivation is so slow.

Xia Li, unaware that someone was secretly plotting against him, stretched lazily out of boredom.

She has been in Lu's house for seven days.

She has been immersed in spiritual practice for the past seven days, but the progress is much slower than she imagined. Her speed in absorbing and transforming Yin Qi is first-rate, but the amount required is too terrifying.

It would take her about a year and a half to advance from the fifth rank to the fourth rank at her speed.

But if it is the water in the ember pot.

At most, just one drop!

"Oh, life without water is so sad."

The girl sighed inwardly.

Since she dealt with the four maids assigned to her last time, Taoyuan has been completely quiet. Whether it is the four maids or other servants, they are all very respectful...

Unfortunately, although the servants were afraid of her, the strongest one was only at the sixth rank, and only the fear of those above the fourth rank would be effective, so she could only practice hard these days.

Also.

The news that she knew strange poison techniques also spread.

Xia Li was happy to see this happen.

She had not told the four servants not to spread the news of that day, but she actually wanted to make an example of them. Otherwise, wouldn't she be tired of dealing with those cats and dogs every day?

Having controlled the Xia Mansion for many years during her lifetime, she knew very well that fighting with the servants was like fighting with the branches and twigs they supported, and there would always be people who would bring bad luck to you.

Unless you master core strength!

In the past in the Xia Mansion, the core force was naturally Sister Hua.

And now that he has come to the Lu Mansion, it must be the evil general Lu Man...

If you control the core power, you can control everything. This is the iron rule of the jungle in this world!

"Well, it's about time."

Seven days ago.

As soon as Xia Li came out of the Yinkeng, the city lord urgently summoned the four Yin generals to discuss important matters. Shangbai City, one of the five cities in the ghost domain, sent an envoy team to negotiate with Renwang City on the issue of the ownership of the territory in the Tongshan River Basin.

Niou Castle is one of the seven cities in the Mist Region.

Although both the Ghost Realm and the Fog Realm are ruled by ghosts, they belong to two different factions and there have always been frictions of varying degrees between them.

Especially after Xizhou was pacified...

Chapter 30: I accidentally found a peerless beauty and couldn't help showing off

The Tongshan River area is rich in precious mines and is the main source of Yin jade and Yang stone.

Come to think of it, the Xia family still has two Yangshi mines over there... Ahem, there were there 130 years ago. Now, they must have been occupied by some Yin general.

The strength of the Lord of Kamikawa Castle is comparable to that of the Lord of Niwang Castle, both of them are top-level masters of the third realm. However, he has eight Yin Generals under his command, and their overall strength is better than this side. In the previous battles, Niwang Castle also suffered more defeats.

I suffered a lot of losses.

of course.

If Shangbai City goes too far, Dingbei City and even Kaitai City, which is farther away, will come to support. It is also because of the offensive and defensive alliance of the Mist Realm that they can fight against the Supreme Being of the Ghost Realm!

The matter of the five cities in the ghost domain is not a trivial matter, so the negotiations lasted for seven days...

Just now, the maid Xiao Min came to report that Lady Lu Man will be returning home in the afternoon, and the ladies should greet her at the door.

"Humph! You really don't learn your lesson. I'm afraid you're up to some evil idea again."

Xia Li pondered secretly in his heart.

After she received the letter, she asked Xiao Min to leave. However, based on the contact just now, she found that the other party was in good spirits today. Even if she tried to suppress it, she could not hide the joy between her eyebrows...

Ever since Xiao Min was frightened by her poisoning, she has been terrified to defecate in front of her.

She had been confused these past few days and didn't know what to do, but today she seemed to have found her backbone again... It was obvious that her master had returned.

It is very likely that there is some conspiracy against me.

So Xiao Min seemed to have taken a reassurance pill, thinking that Xia Li would definitely be unlucky this time, and she could even use this opportunity to force her to hand over the antidote.

Only this kind of psychological activity can transform one from the previous anxiety to relaxation.

--pattern!

——Your facial expression management and emotional control are so poor, so you are destined to be a maid.

According to Shengsheng's speculation.

Xiao Min should be Cheng Qian's person, and on the surface she obeys Xiang Yi's orders...

Speaking of Cheng Qian, she is an old man in the Lu family.

During her time practicing, she also went to Xiang Yi to get the upper hand. She didn't trust any of the servants in the mansion, but Xiang Yi, who kept saying that they were "rivals in love", was the most reliable.

Cheng Qian became a ghost thirty years earlier than Lu Man.

At first, she followed another person, but that person was killed by a strong man who came from afar, and when his soul flew away, he asked Cheng Qian to take care of Lu Man... Therefore, Cheng Qian was trusted by Lu Man.

Unlike Xiang Yi, who is said to be in charge of the internal affairs of the Lu Mansion, but is actually just a charming vase that stays in the mansion and cannot be used on the battlefield.

She also serves as the commander-in-chief!

There are three Yin troops under Lu Man's command, one of which is smaller in number and is an elite guard. The other two are used on the front battlefield...

Lu Man is a person with a strong talent for cultivation and is the strongest among the four Yin generals of Renwang City.

But his military command ability was not outstanding, and could even be said to be poor. Cheng Qian was the exact opposite, and because that person had entrusted her with his orphan before his death, Lu Man trusted him greatly, and gave him command of the two Yin troops except for his personal guards.

Until now.

Cheng Qian has a very high reputation among the middle and lower level ghost soldiers and small commanders.

If she didn't have the Yin General level of cultivation, she would have surpassed Lu Man...

"It seems like they're trying to cause trouble over there."

Although I can't guess the other party's specific methods.

Moreover, he had no idea why Cheng Qian was in such a hurry to deal with him. Logically speaking, shouldn't they stabilize for a while before slowly starting the fight?

Wouldn't Lu Man be dissatisfied if he treated the new people so hastily?

Or......

Has the other party already thought of a way to kill with one blow?

With this thought, Xia Li became alert... Although she only wanted to use Lu Man to gain a foothold and become familiar with the environment a hundred years later, she actually had no interest in Lu Man herself.

But you have to pay attention!

To her, Lu Man is a tool, but to Cheng Qian and Xiang Yi, she may be their true love, their everything.

Just because she doesn't care about it doesn't mean others don't care about it.

Once love is involved, it is not surprising that the other party will use even the most vicious means.

——Oh, woman.

"Let's go. There's no point in staying in the room and speculating."

"I have to improvise and meet Cheng Qian formally. I didn't realize she's such a big shot before..."

Thinking of this, Xia Li no longer thought about it too much.

She found a decent dress, called the maids and asked them to put it on and put on some makeup. After all, Lu Man was lustful, so she had to dress appropriately.

——Hmm…

——Find an opportunity to show the other person your true face again, and it should be completely settled.

Xia Li has not forgotten how Lu Man looked when he first saw her. She was so greedy that her saliva was about to flow out. Fortunately, she covered it quickly, otherwise Lu Man would have made a fool of herself on the spot.

"Madam Sheng, please stay."