Start from the thief

As a man who had fought Zhao Yushu head-on many times but failed every time, Li Qi remembered Lao Zhao's face more deeply than the most beautiful girl in Chang'an Academy.

Although he had the opportunity to advance to the seventh level in the imperial mausoleum, he still believed that he was no match for the sixth level man in front of him. But why was he here?

"How long have you been in Yizhou?"

Li Qi forced himself to suppress the panic that he was unwilling to admit and slowly sat back in his chair.

"I watched you go into town. I didn't know your name until now, but now I finally know it."

Zhao Yushu pulled a chair and sat directly opposite Li Qi.

"Li Kui?"

If Li Qiruo still doesn't know that Li Kui is Zhao Yushu, then he is not worthy of being an angel.

Zhao Yushu laughed loudly: "How about it, this name is not bad, I also have another one named Li Gui, nicknamed White Whirlwind, and Li Kui is the Black Whirlwind."

Li Qi's face trembled. He didn't want to discuss such boring questions with the lively and powerful man in front of him.

"Why did you come to me?"

"What does the goddess want to see you for?"

Zhao Yushu did not answer Li Qi's words. He liked to answer questions with questions, and then infer the truth based on the other party's reaction. Although he already knew Miao Yinhai's thoughts, he still hoped to confirm it again through Li Qi.

Li Qi didn't say anything. What a joke. You ask me and I have to answer? Do you think you are the emperor?

"Not talking? If you don't talk, I'll chop them up. How about starting with the two lying on the bed?"

Zhao Yushu decisively acted like a rogue.

Li Qi sneered: "Is this the kind of person the teacher at the White Horse Academy is?"

Zhao Yushu rolled his eyes and said, "Of course not, but it's the other way around. I was the one who saved your General Xue and his daughter, and I was the one who killed the people who hurt them. I offered you three lives in exchange for a single word, but you refused. Is this the kind of person that the teachers at Chang'an Academy are?"

Li Qi is a very old-fashioned person. He is so old-fashioned that he believes that the Li family's empire is above all else. He is so old-fashioned that he believes that the emperor is still the emperor no matter how old he is. He is also old-fashioned that he believes that hatred must be repaid and favors must be repaid.

Zhao Yushu said that he did not delve into the matter of saving the Xue father and daughter. After all, healing their wounds also counts as saving them, and saving them is a favor, and a favor must be repaid.

"I will give you three lives and three questions. If I don't want to answer, you can change one. For the first one, I guess you have guessed it. The goddess contacted me since I entered Yizhou. The strategy of Bon religion from the beginning was to side with the Tang Dynasty. Even if Yizhou failed, Guanzhong would allow them to preach."

Zhao Yushu snorted, "She is very shrewd in her calculations. With only one or two people, she has accomplished what our ancestors have not been able to do for thousands of years. It seems that Chang'an really needs high-end combat power."

Li Qi gritted his teeth. Zhao Yushu could see so much from just one sentence. He should be careful with the following questions.

"Where is Yelu Rang's army?"

Zhao Yushu glanced proudly at Li Qi, who stood up and slammed the table in anger because of his question, and said, "Little guy, I, Old Zhao, have never lost in a quiz game. It's okay if you're a scoundrel, but as long as you have some shame, I, Old Zhao, can always dig out what you want."

"Can't tell? If you can't tell, then I'll change it."

"No need to change, I don't know, the third one."

do not know?

Don't know even if that's the answer?

"Old Li, you are cheating."

"Mr. Liu, you and I are not that close. You can either call me Li Qi or just call me Angel."

"Okay, angel, I am honored by Zhao Yushu, the most wanted criminal in the Tang Dynasty. You are amazing. The third question is, where is the dragon?"

Looking at Li Qi, whose pupils were shaking, the smile on Zhao Yushu's face disappeared, and his tone became serious: "If you say that you don't know, you are deceiving yourself. The Chang'an Li family must not be that kind of people."

"I, can't tell you, please change one."

"Okay, if you can't tell me, then don't tell me. I won't change it either. Look at how sweaty you are. As a descendant of Emperor Taizong, how does it feel to kowtow to a domestic animal every day?"

"You knew that, but you deliberately humiliated me?"

"Yes, in my heart, you are better as the emperor than that beast Li Huan. If you let the Liao people go south to attack and kill the people of Jiangnan, will Taizong be so angry that he will come back to life if he knows about it?"

Li Qi grabbed Zhao Yushu by the collar and said, "The Red Lotus Sect is full of traitors!"

"Who would have nothing better to do than rebel when they have food and drink? Didn't Chang'an Academy teach you this most basic logic? No wonder we are always outshined by Bai Ma."

"What on earth do you want to do here today?"

"Tell you something."

"Say!"

"Take the people of Yizhou and drive the Tubo and Liao people back to me."

Li Qi loosened Zhao Yushu's collar, his anger disappeared, and a relieved smile appeared on his face: "So you are a lobbyist for the Red Lotus Sect."

Zhao Yushu's heart trembled. He was a smart man, and Li Qi was not stupid either. He revealed his cards first, and the other party immediately understood the key point.

"Interesting, the academy wants to support the Red Lotus Sect?"

"Don't worry, if the academy wants to support the Red Lotus Sect, I will definitely go to Chang'an and kill Li Huan and the dragon myself."

The two stood facing each other, staring at each other.

"The Liao people were personally invited by the late emperor and Your Majesty. If the decision is not yet made, you can still make some suggestions, but it has already been made. As a minister, you should not have any more criticisms about it. However, there is one thing I can tell you. Tubo will never take over Jiannan Road. Whether it is me or Your Majesty, this point will never change. You go, or do you want to kill me?"

"There will be a chance in the future."

Zhao Yushu turned to leave, but stopped at the door. "The people in the underworld created a blood pill. After a mortal eats it, he can become a monk. After a monk eats it, he will become extremely bloodthirsty. By swallowing the essence and blood of other monks, he can quickly improve his cultivation. I guess you know something about it."

Zhao Yushu did not turn around to look at Li Qi's expression: "I came to Yizhou mainly to stop the underworld from turning this place into purgatory. The next day will be the battle for the Buddha's bones. If I were someone from the underworld, I would start it on this day. Li Qi, you are a member of the Li Tang royal family, you know what you should do."

Zhao Yushu left. His coming to Li Qi to ask questions was just a cover. His real purpose was to say these words at the right time, for example, after confirming that he was not from the underworld.

Nong Shouguang was too high-profile, which made Zhao Yushu feel that he was just a pawn thrown out by the underworld to attract attention. On the last day, the leader would definitely cause a terrible chaos and eventually cultivate a Gu King in Yizhou City.

Where exactly will you do it?

After Zhao Yushu left, Li Qi sat there for a long time. Intellectually speaking, many of Zhao Yushu's words were right. However, every time he knelt down in front of the dragon throne, he felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart, especially after he saw with his own eyes the dragon possessing Li Huan in the imperial mausoleum.

A tomb guardian beast guarding the imperial mausoleum suddenly became the emperor of the Tang Empire. This made it difficult for Li Qi, who had loyalty engraved in his bones, to accept it.

Even Li Jian is more suitable than it.

Li Qi would have this thought from time to time.

But the King of Kucha is in the Eastern Capital, and his reputation is not very good. Doesn’t the Li family have a capable descendant?

As for the underworld.

The underworld is now cooperating with Li Huan semi-openly. There are at least three underworld secret agents stationed in Chang'an City. If they really want to do something to Yizhou, does Your Majesty know about it?

Li Qi pushed open the door and walked out, going straight to General Sun's bedroom.

"How do you feel, General?"

"It's okay. The injuries I suffered in the past were much more serious than this. It's Old Xue."

General Sun lay on the bed, his breathing weak but steady.

"I have a difficult question and would like to hear the general's opinion."

General Sun looked puzzled.

"Zhao Yushu just arrived."