Summoner: Recognize Kain as the big brother at the beginning

"Master Dee--"

Li Yuanfang's voice revealed nervousness and anxiety, as if he was afraid of the fate he was about to face. He quickly defended himself, "I didn't say anything bad about you..."

Yuxi smiled slightly and interrupted Li Yuanfang: "He really didn't say anything bad about you, he just hopes that you will pay your salary on time and don't deduct it."

Li Yuanfang was speechless for a moment, his eyes widened in bewilderment, looking at Yuxi as if it had nothing to do with him, but his heart was filled with turmoil.

Seeing this, Yuxi spread her hands helplessly: "What's wrong? I'm helping you explain."

Li Yuanfang suddenly felt embarrassed and speechless.

At this moment, Di Renjie's voice came slowly: "Yuan Fang, so this is how I am in your eyes."

Li Yuanfang's heart tightened immediately, knowing that he was doomed this time. He couldn't help but beg, "Master Di...don't..."

However, Di Renjie did not seem to change his mind and simply said, "Your salary for next month is gone."

Li Yuanfang suddenly felt as if his heart was being torn apart by a knife. Tears welled up in his eyes uncontrollably as he sobbed, “Wuwaa ...

Yuxi looked at this scene and couldn't help but sigh: "He really looks like a girl..."

Di Renjie just touched Li Yuanfang's ear gently, with a soft light flashing in his eyes.

He looked up at Yuxi, who looked like she was watching a show, and coughed lightly.

"Cough cough..."

Di Renjie smiled easily and said jokingly, "Okay, I'm just kidding you."

He changed the subject and said seriously: "Actually, I have something I want to ask this friend. Can you help me make a note of it?"

"Yeah." Li Yuanfang wiped away his tears and nodded seriously.

Then he turned to Yuxi and ordered sternly: "Listen carefully, from now on, every word you say must be true, not even the slightest lie is allowed."

His eyes became sharp, as if he could see into people's hearts, and he continued: "As spies, we can easily see through your lies. Once you lie, you will bear the consequences at your own risk!"

Yuxi's heart trembled, and she couldn't help asking, "What do you want to ask me?"

Feeling somewhat uneasy, he couldn't help but ask again, "Is there anything suspicious about me?"

Di Renjie gently shook his head and explained with a smile: "No, don't get me wrong. I just want to ask you something in my personal capacity."

Li Yuanfang watched quietly from the side, waiting for Yuxi's answer.

Di Renjie said with a serious expression: "I hope you will cooperate with me. After I have asked you questions, I will issue you a pass token."

Yuxi nodded seriously: "Ask me, I will tell you everything I know."

"You came to Chang'an from Qianku City, so you must have passed through many city-states."

"Yes, I went from Qianku City to the Protectorate, and then to the Great Wall."

"How is the situation in the Protectorate?"

"you do not know?"

"I am a civil official, and I mostly deal with matters in the court and the inner city of Chang'an."

"In the past three months, there has been no news about the Great Wall..."

"The Protectorate has fallen."

"Fallen?!"

Yuxi's answer was like a heavy hammer, hitting Di Renjie's heart.

Di Renjie was shocked, his hands clenched into fists unconsciously, "How is this possible! Half a year ago, the empress sent a large number of troops to garrison..." His voice was full of unwillingness and confusion.

Yuxi was speechless: "You also know it was half a year ago."

There was a hint of sarcasm in his voice: "The soldiers of Chang'an and Yucheng fought each other to a draw, and were finally defeated by the demons. There is no one left alive in the Protectorate."

Di Renjie was silent, his heart was filled with shock and disbelief. His hands were shaking, and he could not digest this sudden bad news for a long time.

After a long while, he muttered to himself.

"Alas...poor General Su." Di Renjie sighed, his brows furrowed, his voice revealing endless sympathy and regret.

"Being framed and sent to the Protectorate, I ended up like this..."

"Not a single person is left in the entire family..." Di Renjie's voice was full of grief and helplessness.

When Yuxi heard this, she couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "General Su, are you talking about Su Lie?"

Di Renjie raised his head, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "You know?"

Yuxi nodded gently: "I know...we are still friends."

Di Renjie showed an expression of disbelief on his face: "You...are you friends?"

Yuxi nodded affirmatively: "Yes, he is still alive."

A hint of joy flashed in Di Renjie's eyes: "Still alive! Fortunately..."

However, Yuxi's words made him ponder again: "You just said that he left no one in his family?"

Di Renjie was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "Three months ago, the entire Su family was killed."

The voice was filled with endless grief and indignation: "I haven't found the murderer yet..."

Yuxi listened and couldn't help feeling sad for Su Lie's experience. He thought silently: "Su Lie is really miserable..."

Di Renjie asked worriedly, "What's the current situation of the Great Wall?"

Yuxi looked solemn and said in a low voice: "When I just left the Great Wall, there were only 26 guards left there."

Di Renjie was shocked when he heard this: "What?! Only 26 people are left guarding the Great Wall?!"

Yuxi was speechless and asked, "What's the matter with your news?"

Yuxi shook her head helplessly: "The Great Wall has been attacked by a large number of demons several times. We also asked the empress for help, but received no response."

Di Renjie fell silent, with an ominous premonition in his heart. He frowned, took a deep breath, and tried to calm down.

"The Empress never spoke of this. She alone was in charge of border affairs."

"I know nothing about it."

He turned to Yuxi, with a questioning look in his eyes: "Are you talking nonsense?"

Yuxi looked at him firmly: "Why would I lie to you? You can send someone to check it out yourself."

Di Renjie sighed: "I sent them, but no one came back."

Yuxi raised her eyebrows and said, "It's obvious then. Someone killed those people who were trying to get information."

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie's face turned pale and his hands trembled on his forehead, as if he was thinking about something.

At this time, Li Yuanfang came forward and comforted him softly: "Master Di, calm down. Have a drink of water first!"

Li Yuanfang carefully handed a glass of water to Di Renjie.

After Di Renjie took a sip of water, he looked visibly more relaxed.

Li Yuanfang comforted him softly, "Master Di, you don't have to worry too much."

He added: "His words may not be credible, maybe he is just talking nonsense."

Yuxi suddenly interrupted: "Then why are you asking me?"

He then asked in return: "What benefit can I gain by deceiving you?"

Li Yuanfang responded without hesitation: "You said that in order to get the pass token."

Yuxi couldn't help but laugh after hearing this and said, "Then I might as well just say I don't know."

He asked again: "Will you not give me the token?"

Li Yuanfang was suddenly speechless and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Yuxi emphasized: "Moreover, you yourself said that in the past three months, I am the only outsider who came to Chang'an from the Western Regions."

"Isn't this proof that the Western Region is in dire straits?"

Di Renjie shook his head slightly, denying his previous speculation: "No, there is another possibility."

His voice was low and firm: "Someone secretly controlled the information network in Chang'an, and even killed all those who went to Chang'an at the pass."

Yuxi couldn't help but take a breath after hearing this: "That's terrible, isn't this equivalent to indirectly controlling the entire Chang'an?"

Di Renjie was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Therefore, I am more inclined to believe what you said."

Yuxi snorted: "What I said is the truth."

Di Renjie didn't say anything else, but the light in his eyes became sharper.

He suddenly let out a long sigh: "I didn't expect the empress to be so inactive!"

Seeing this, Yuxi couldn't help but secretly praise in her heart: "Amazing! How dare you criticize your immediate superior in front of outsiders like this."

Li Yuanfang was terrified as he listened to this and couldn't help but remind him, "Sir Di, there are outsiders here, please be careful with your words." His voice was filled with deep worry.

Di Renjie, however, was indifferent and ordered: "Yuan Fang, prepare a sedan chair for me."

Li Yuanfang agreed without hesitation: "Yes, sir."

Yuxi was watching from the sidelines, guessing the purpose of Di Renjie's visit: "It seems that Di Renjie is going to question Wu Zetian about the truth of what I said."

Yuxi hurried forward and asked Di Renjie: "Are you leaving now, sir?"

Di Renjie took out the pass token from his pocket and handed it to Yuxi: "Take it."

Yuxi took the token and said gratefully, "Thank you, sir."

Li Yuanfang's figure flashed outside the mansion gate and returned again soon after.

Yuxi watched Di Renjie leave, but an impulse in his heart prompted him to speak.

"Perhaps, I should tell him about those horse thieves."

"However, whether he believes it or not is not something I can control."

Yuxi took a deep breath and called softly, "Master Di..."

"I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Di Renjie stopped, tilted his head slightly, and said calmly: "If it's hard to say, then don't force it."

Yuxi's words were interrupted by Di Renjie, and he was stunned.

Di Renjie looked at Yuxi with deep eyes: "Your temperament is unique. When I first met you, I couldn't help but trust you."

He paused and continued, "I have never had such a feeling in my life. People who can give others such a feeling are usually meticulous and secretive."

Yuxi agreed with what Di Renjie said: "It's just like the most credible and approachable person at a murder scene is often the murderer."

Yuxi frowned and asked, "Am I that kind of person in your eyes?"

Di Renjie shook his head: "I'm not sure whether it is true or not. But no matter what, I don't want to be swayed by your words."

Di Renjie calmly ordered: "Yuan Fang, keep an eye on him."

Li Yuanfang said firmly: "Yes, sir!"

Yuxi frowned, looking puzzled: "Hey...what do you mean? Let a child spy on me?"

Before he could finish his words, he felt a pain in his arm. He looked down and saw a dart piercing deep into his skin.

The wound did not bleed, but red blisters quickly appeared, looking extremely terrifying.

Li Yuanfang's voice was a little cold: "This dart is extremely poisonous. It will attack once every seven days. When it attacks, the whole body will be dry and itchy, and it will be extremely painful."

"I am the only one who has the antidote."

Yuxi's expression changed, and she was speechless for a moment: "You... this is too dishonest!"

But in his heart, he secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, I have [Purification], otherwise I would really fall into your hands..."

Di Renjie had already gone away, leaving Li Yuanfang and Yuxi to confront each other.

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