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Volurets

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Chiji almost cursed Li Xian out He did not expect that the Prince of Qi would actually speak to him Even an idiot who saw him with Lin Bi and company would definitely not casually reveal his nae that the Prince of Qi would remember hi Zhe had saved Li Xian’s life As he angrily and mentally cursed hi to Your I been dismissed by my master This tiratulations If Your I to lead you to the young master”

Li Xian let out an “oh” before indifferently stating, “Youraside and not enjoying status and wealth, instead enjoying bringing trouble on hi, he continued, “Princess Bi, although our two countries are enemies, we are currently in the Eastern Sea This Prince has no wish to cause any incidents It is rare that I am able to set aside military affairs I believe that Princess won’t be unapproachable¹ This Prince is of mind to invite the Princess to enjoy the ocean scenery with me I wonder if I will have the honor?”

Lin Bi withdrew her attentive gaze upon Chiji, ridicule flickering across her eyes She replied, “To be able to h Lin Bi is only a woood conversation with Your Ihness, after you”

A look of approval appeared on Li Xian’s face before following Lin Bi and walking to the bow of the shi+p As he walked past Roulan, he paused Ser than you Are you willing to play with him for a while?”

Bewilderly faer, she replied, “Okay! However, I’ to have to discipline hihter For the first tireed, “Okay! Lin’er, you should have heard everything If you don’t listen to her, she can discipline you on , Li Xian walked to the bow of the shi+p to Lin Bi’s side The two’s guards isolated theers on the shi+p, preventing their conversation fro heard by those unrelated

Pleased with herself, Roulan told Li Lin, “Did you hear? Your daddy has said that you are going to be ood! My little brother does not yet knoalk As such, I can’t teach and discipline him Let me try it all out on you!”

Vexation appeared on Li Lin’s face At this moment, his expression was finally like that of a little child Roulan had started running to the stern of the shi+p, pulling on his sleeve Shefuss, al out at the boundless ocean that seee with the sky,² Li Xian see, but hesitated Lin Bi flicked her beautiful hair and asked, “Why isn’t Your I? Presuhness has some matters to speak to Us privately about? We have not avoided suspicion, treating Your Ihness remained so reserved?”

Li Xian suddenly chuckled Lin Bi was startled, i that there was a bit of innuendo in her words Her face flushed and she added, “If Your I to speak business, then Lin Bi can only ask to withdraw”

“At this moment, I presume that the Princess bears a heavy responsibility,” replied Li Xian casually “However, has the Princess thought about the consequences?”

The expression on Lin Bi’s face sank She coldly retorted, “I wonder What is Your I to? We have come to the Eastern Sea as an envoy upon His Royal Majesty’s order I wonder what the consequences are? Could it be that the Eastern Sea is Great Yong’s territory and cannot tolerate others frohed “I usually dislike being meddlesome Since the Princess has come to serve as an envoy to the Eastern Sea, you are here on official business I have co private business As a result, regardless of what the Princess wants to do, I am disinclined to pay any attention to it However, the Princess has been accompanied by quite a few subordinates This Prince has received a secret report that several disciples of the Sovereign of the Devil Sect, Jing Wuji, should have stayed by General Long’s side to protect hiinally believed that General Long orried about Princess’s safety, thus allowing them to accompany you However, today, I noticed that Princess does not havethe Princess in secret or … the Princess has other intentions Why have you hidden the to hide the killing intent in her eyes She s things It could be that they have been dispatched away by Tingfei It could be that they are scouting around within your Great Yong’s borders”

“Since the Princess is speaking in such aslightly “Binzhou is no In reality, it is under the control of the Marquis of the Eastern Sea However, although the Marquis of the Eastern Sea’s strength isn’t small, it is primarily naval As a result, Binzhou is where the Marquis of the Eastern Sea’s strength is at its weakest After all, no one would be willing to use up one’s energy on a location that can be lost at anyso many subordinates to Binzhou and, in addition, has athem to follow your orders, they will be able to succeed with one strike Based upon the horse archery abilities of the Northern Han experts, they can naturally retreat back within your honored country’s territory at any , Li Xian warned, “This Prince only wants to caution the Princess There are some people that can be offended But there are also some people that are best left alone”

Lin Bi’s mind was a mess She was the only one who knew the reason why she had co orders In addition, she had only received permission to act at her own discretion Why did it seem from the Prince of Qi’s words that he knew of her intent to assassinate Jiang Zhe? Although she had co Zhe, to actually be able to carry it out required that all kinds of conditions bespot In addition, she needed to have sixty to seventy percent assurance of success before she could execute her plan Even right now, she could not say that the plan will succeed Although she had brought many experts with her, most of them were needed to deal with possibleLin Bi fall silent, Li Xian found it laughable The reason for his trip to the Eastern Sea was specifically to ht that with the vast and boundless Eastern Sea, without the help of the Marquis of the Eastern Sea, it would be iht that the er toeverything that happened within the city like the back of his hand Even his sudden arrival had been noticed by that man’s spies, let alone someone who attracted attention like Lin Bi

Li Xian did not find it strange that Lin Bi wanted to assassinate Jiang Zhe Initially, when Jiang Zhe first arrived at Great Yong, didn’t the Fengyi Sect and Southern Chuin this kind of world would naturally leave many unable to rest and eat in peace Northern Han and Great Yong had waged war for years and were sworn ene Moreover, Northern Han had its own outstanding talents ould realize that Jiang Zhe was the only individual capable ofthe tense relationshi+p between the Prince of Qi and the Yong Emperor Didn’t he come himself with this purpose in mind to help resolve his present predica Zhe had not set a trap, taking out all of these experts froo, and instead, allow hiive up the assassination plan

Glancing at Lin Bi, seeing that her killing intent was still hidden and actually gaining sohtly shook his head He said, “Your Royal Highness should have seen a spider hunt, correct? Opening an inescapable net, arranging layers of a for the enemy to enter the net When the enemy enters, only death awaits the such traps When you are thinking about dealing with him, you would have already fallen into his trap, almost impossible to retaliate He has spent nearly three years in the Eastern Sea This area is already his territory It is impossible for the Princess’s rew frightened At this moment, she finally realized the truth behind the rumors Her activities ithin that man’s calculations; otherwise how could the Prince of Qi know of her intentions? However, at the sarew inside Could it be that the Prince of Qi had already had secret coo? Otherwise, how could the Prince of Qi know of these things? But why did the Prince of Qi coes? Wasn’t this purposely ht, the led and coed, “Many thanks for Your Ier sister’s safety, thus brought soh the Eastern Sea is neutral, it is increasingly intihness cannot bla extra precautions, correct? However, We are baffled It can be assu lived in seclusion in the Eastern Sea Why has the Great Yong court allowed hiee like this? Isn’t it a pity that this kind of talent is not properly e intent in Lin Bi’s eyes gradually dissipate, Li Xian cheerfully replied, “There is no need for Your Royal Highness to be overly sensitive If the Princess were to e his teer he sent when I arrived at the Eastern Sea That man prefers to live a secluded and quiet life If he can avoid matters of state and military, he will avoid them In the boundless Eastern Sea and with the protection of the Marquis, although Imperial Brother and I both wish to invite hi and disappearing at will We have never been able to find his secluded location Further, Iive him and relent As a result, Ireat fanfare Beyond that, to this day, the Marquis of the Eastern Sea re I to offend him Were it not for the stale, this Prince would not be so ih I do not knohere he is staying Originally, this Prince intended to force the Marquis to lead me to him However, because of Princess, this Prince was able to meet with that man’s envoy just when I arrived at Binzhou”

Lin Bi’s inally, her plan to assassinate Jiang Zhe was a last resort Since it had already been seen through, there was naturally no point in executing it It was best to ireater harvest She glanced at Li Xian, a, Wouldn’t it bethe strange suessed what she was thinking Laughing heartily without restraint, he stated, “There is no need for the Princess to be so heartless To speak of it, General Long and I syht to one’s heart’s content on the battlefield, isn’t that one of the few enjoyable things in life? No matter how useful the results of crafty plots and machinations, their perniciousness is boundless We are soldiers who use lives to determine victory and defeat What need is there for plots and schemes outside of the battlefield? It is best to leave those things to civil officials Why does the Princess not ? Wouldn’t that leave all of us filled with elation, dying without regrets?”

Hearing hiinal intent However, with Northern Han relying upon a single province to fight against the entire Central Plains, unable to make ends meet,³ even if they won, Northern Han would likely be completely exhausted Further, with the Prince of Qi focused on defense, adopting a scorched earth policy, where could victory be found? She glanced at Li Xian, seeing that his previous glooloith health and vigor Within his smile was a heroic expression that seemed to look disdainfully on the entire world from the corners of his eyes She could not help but think, a bloody battle with this kind of man can truly be counted as one of life’sat this conclusion, a heroic spirit also burst forth fro wine!”

When two of Lin Bi’s bodyguards heard her words, they proht over tineskins Lin Bi, herself, took one of the at the other to Li Xian Li Xian understood and took the second wineskin With a smile, Lin Bi declared, “Within is est alcohol The custo the best of friends or the most admirable of enemies If friends, then they must henceforth show absolute and sincere loyalty If enemies, if they meet in a life and death situation, they will not be filled with hatred Your Ihness’s heroisfei were here, he would surely invite Your Ih Bi is ato hness to share a drink with me When we meet on the battlefield in the future let us die without hatred and enmity”

Li Xian’s eyes shone It was some ti wo is truly blessed Good! I will drink this wine” Finished speaking, Li Xian unplugged the cork of the wineskin and began to gulp down the wine This wineskin was big enough to contain half a catty of strong wine Relying upon his drinking capacity and his profound internal energy, he drank the entire wineskin in one go As the alcohol hit his storow heavy However, he still turned the wineskin upside down, signifying that he had co this, Lin Bi so Her only reaction was the ruddiness of her face In a clear, bright voice, she recited, “Strangers s on the battlefield in the years to co, she departed, heading for the hold of the shi+p

Li Xian’s heart shook, feeling the upright and straightforwardness of these two verses by Lin Bi, and also the deeperfor the day when they would ain on the battlefield in a life and death situation

At this uards crying out in alarant voice spoke, “Hai Li requests a hness, the Prince of Qi”

Li Xian did not turn around, indifferently stating, “Allow him to come over”

Hai Li walked close to the Prince of Qi and respectfully addressed, “This co hness”

Li Xian turned around and glanced at Hai Li, replying, “There is no need to stand on cere to seehness has come to the Eastern Sea, it is best to first pay a visit to the Marquis Moreover, with Your Ience and resolution, it is best to not miss the Marquis of the Eastern Sea’s happy occasion It will definitely not go smoothly”

Li Xian smiled “Suiyun is always so secretive Fine … I am already satisfied that I a will happen during the wedding, wouldn’t it be too dangerous for the two children?”

“Your I ements,” explained Daoli “This is the best opportunity to ensure that the Marquis of the Eastern Sea pledges allegiance to Great Yong Both sides will have a way out of the ehas already been prepared, it is tie for Northern Han to communicate with the outside world Once it has been closed, then Your Ilorious deed of conquering Northern Han Your Iolden opportunity”

Thinking pensively, Li Xian replied, “What? Suiyun also feels that the tiht now?” While Li Xian spoke these words, he could see the aardness on Daoli’s face Laughing in spite of hiotten that we aren’t in the are to Suiyun I’m completely convinced It seems that Io”

Glancing at Daoli again, Li Xian voiced, “That Suiyun … you are such a talent and yet aren’t interested in getting titles for your wife and children Why are you, Daoli, acting like a h all the trouble? If you are interested, I will bring this up with Suiyun, allowing you to become an official”

Daoli was startled “This cohness’s deep affection It is only that although this co able to lead a convoy of merchant shi+ps to distant lands tens of thousands of else It doesn’tthe youngThere is no need to hold an official post”