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Song Yuanqiao did not believe that Li Zhu would kill him.

The bandits returned to the night assault on the mountain village, and the branch disciples fell into a chaotic battle. The situation was extremely bad, as Li Ye had a high status, and Song Yuanqiao had rushed over to help.

However, the truth was contrary to Song Yuanqiao's expectations.

As the sword pierced his abdomen, Song Yuanqiao completely lost his fighting strength. His spiritual energy and strength had already drained away, and the fear of death flooded over him like a tidal wave, causing both of his hands to tremble.

However, Song Yuanqiao was not dead. He was a Qi Condensation cultivator, if he had some miracle medicine, he would be able to save him in time. He turned his head with difficulty and extended his hand to the black-robed official, "Save … "Save me …"

The black-robed officer was a middle-aged man with ordinary facial features. This made him very suitable for concealing his true identity. At this moment, he was extremely infuriated. "Your Highness, why would you kill someone for no reason?!"

Li Ye shook her head, "Killing people for no reason? No no, you want to kill me first. "

The black-robed officer said angrily, "We were clearly here to save you. When did we ever want to kill you?"

Li Ye smirked, "From the moment you arrived at Luo Ping Village, you always wanted to kill me, but you just couldn't do it."

The black-robed official was furious, "Why does Prince An want to slander us? What is your motive for doing this?! "

Li Ye clicked her tongue in admiration, "I can't believe you're still acting so well. You're not a county magistrate, but someone who belongs to Li Zhengshu. Is what I said wrong?"

The black-robed officer was stunned. "I don't know what you're talking about!"

Li Ye sneered, "Before I came here, I had investigated the situation in the county. With Vice Minister Wang's help, I could find out everything I want to know. The officials of the county were mostly closely related to Li Guanyu, and Song Yuanqiao was a relative of Li Guanyu … As for you, you were sent by Li Guanyu, right? Are you not after me as an official? "

The black-robed official's gaze flickered for a moment, but it was quickly concealed. "I do not understand King An's words!"

"Then say what you understand — why haven't you done anything yet?" Li Ye looked at him.

"Because you can't escape!" The black-clothed officer said in a bad way.

Li Ye held Song Yuanqiao and also let him stand in front of her. He looked at the man in black and said, "You are very confident."

The man snorted and swung his long sleeve, throwing out a palm strike towards the locust tree outside the courtyard.

The locust tree had been growing for who knows how many years. The person with the thick tree trunk could not hug it, and its branches and leaves were even bigger than a house. However, under the palm of the man in black, it exploded like tofu.

The leaves and tree branches flew about like clouds, falling on the ground and forming a carpet.

The attackers battling the various sect disciples were attracted by the commotion and sent many people to rush over.

The man in black looked at Li Ye with disdain. That was how an expert looked down on the weak: "Qi Disciple level 5, shouldn't you have some confidence?"

Li Ye nodded. "So, you really are the Duke of Xing's man. How can a lowly county official like you have a Qi Disciple level 5?"

"So what if I am, so what if I am?" The man's face darkened.

"Are the two groups of attackers from the Xing Family all members of Duke Xing?" Li Ye suddenly said something surprising.

The man's pupils contracted. "What did you say?"

Li Ye sneered, "If I'm not wrong, this Ox-Head Mountains doesn't have any so-called bandits. The bandits that we've seen were just pretending."

The black clothed man's hand trembled. Just as he was about to make a move, he said in a deep voice, "Prince An, you must be joking, right?"

Li Ye appeared to be more and more calm. He slowly said, "You don't want to know, how did I know that you and Song Yuanqiao wanted to kill me?"

The man in black fell silent. The answer to this question was that their actions had failed. And now, he was curious about the direct reason why they were under the control of others.

He soon noticed that the attacker had already rushed to the farmhouse's small courtyard and was encircling it from all four sides. This made him feel slightly relieved. He glanced at Song Yuanqiao and saw that his body was trembling. Blood was constantly flowing down, forming a pool in front of his feet. If it wasn't for the Qi Condensation cultivator, he would have died long ago.

A hint of worry flashed across the man's eyes. Although he was just a county officer and was only Qi Disciple level 1, he came from a large family. If Song Yuanqiao died in front of him, the man would be in countless trouble.

The man in black glanced at Li Ye and said, "Lieutenant Song and I have no intention of harming the King."

Li Ye sneered: "You are an expert, even if you pretend to be an official, it will not be able to hide your temperament. Do you really think I am young and can't even find out about this? "Today, there was a fierce battle by the river. Although the attackers attacked us en masse, I was taken care of too much. Just by me and Princess Lai's hands, there were five of us …"

You know that I have defeated Li Yao, so you guys are afraid of my strength, so this time you guys chose to engage in close combat. This fellow with the golden hammer is proficient in assassination, and if it weren't for Princess Ling's timely support, if I wasn't good at close combat, he would have launched a sneak attack long ago, and tonight would have been the same. If I hadn't been prepared, with his performance, I wouldn't have been able to react.

Saying this, Li Ye laughed: "I know Li Guanyu will not let this go. This assessment, to him, is an opportunity."

The officer in black stared at Li Ye: "What does the behavior of the attackers have to do with us?"

"Like I said, there are no bandits in this mountain. You are just pretending to be one. Everything in Luo Ping Village is just a play."

"Why are there so many attackers in the village of Lupin? Only when they knew we would come here would they set up an ambush by the river. Why did the attackers attack us? If they were the bandits in the mountain and they didn't know our background, why would they take the initiative to attack? If they knew our secret, they would understand that attacking the disciples of the clan, attacking the princes and princesses, and provoking the strict retaliation of the imperial government, even if they were prepared to take action, they shouldn't make such a strategic mistake. "

"When bandits rebel, the reward is fame and fortune, not death, but when the river bank's injured attackers all committed suicide after the teleportation formation was activated — this is the act of suicide soldiers. Needless to say, the existence of a teleportation formation in the wasteland was already unreasonable. Furthermore, the teleportation formation was activated too quickly. If it were not for the fact that they had already made up their minds to flee, how could they have made such arrangements? "

Li Yao shook his head, "There are too many doubtful points."

The black-robed officer's face was pale, but he forced himself to remain calm. "These are just speculations, even if the acts of the bandits are abnormal, it can't be said that the bandits are fake. We don't know much about the bandits, who knows what their plans are!"

Li Yao chuckled and said, "You're right. If it was only that, I would have already determined that the assailant was one of your men. That is indeed too arbitrary. However, the old farmer Song Yuanqiao found in the village is your weakness. When I asked the old farmer about that, I told Shangguan Qing Cheng to pick the tangerines and trample on the crops, but the old farmer just ignored me … Have you ever planted? "Probably not."

"If it wasn't so, you should know how much the farmers value their crops. Even if our status is noble, even if Shangguan Qingcheng didn't trample on a lot of wheat, even if the farmers don't worry, their hearts would still ache. "Do you dare to find that old farmer again for me to ask?"

He glanced at Song Yuanqiao, and finally held himself back. He continued to quibble, "King An's imagination is truly rich, but you neglected one point, why should we do this?"

Li Ye looked at the officer in the black coat. "Of course you have your reasons. It was not hard to see why. You must be doing this for the Taoist temple on the mountain, right? "

The black-robed official's eyes widened in disbelief.

Li Ye sighed, "I don't know what kind of enmity existed between Li Guanshu and the Taoist temple on the mountain. But I do know that if Li Guanyu wants to get rid of this Taoist temple, it is only because he does not have the ability to. "

"It is precisely because he does not have this ability that he needs to frame the Taoist temple with the crime of conspiring against others, and use the power of the imperial government to destroy the Taoist temple. Therefore, from the beginning to the end, there have been no villains and bandits.

"After the framing is done, someone has to come and determine the temple's crime. Li Guanshu has a lot of influence in the court, so through some operations, he asked us to investigate this case. This is an excellent arrangement. This is because we, the disciples of the clan, are still inexperienced and have never had any peace of mind before. We do not have any worldly affairs to hone our skills, be it in terms of our nature or intelligence, we are relatively simple. "

After searching the village and finding out the identity of the assailant, we will not suspect anything. We will only think of revenge and show that we have passed the examination, so we won't think too much about it.

The black-robed official's facial muscles twitched. He took a deep breath, looked at Li Ye with eyes filled with suspicion, and said, "But Princess Lin and the others have already gone to the monastery. If this is true, they will find out."

Li Ye smiled, "That's why you arranged tonight's attack. If my guess is correct, you have already contacted Princess Fang and the others through the communication jade slip, and asked them to come back for help as soon as possible, right? Thus, Princess Fang and the others are completely unable to enter the Daoist monastery. "

"And after tonight's attack, we are bound to be even more afraid of the traitors, not daring to go to the monastery. Furthermore, a prince has died here … Therefore, the disciples of the imperial clan had to leave as soon as possible to avoid further danger. When Princess Ling saw that I had died, even if she didn't lose all hope, she wouldn't want to go back to the monastery. Li Jing An will not be in danger by himself without Princess Lai accompanying him. "

The black-robed officer was flabbergasted. He looked at Li Ye as if she was a monster. "You …" You actually thought of such a thing? "

"What, you admit it now?" Li Ye smirked, "That was fast."

The black-robed official drew his sword, "It doesn't matter if I admit it. As long as I kill you, no one will know." "Before, when the seven people attacked together, it was best if they could kill you. If they can't, then we will make our move. But now, only a few more people have died."

"Song Yuanqiao is in my hands. I just observed that you were rather concerned about him, that's why you didn't make a move. If I guessed correctly, your status is low and you don't dare to let Song Yuanqiao die in front of you. Are you going to make a move now?" Li Ye's eyes looked alert.

The black-robed officer laughed coldly, "Your life is more important than his at this point."

"In this case, there are two sides to your plot this time. One is to frame the Ox-Head Monastery, and the other is to kill me." Li Ye looked at the black-robed officer and said seriously: "But I will run, you can't kill me."

The black-robed officer disdainfully said, "The reason why I waited so long is because I was worried about your strength. Since you were able to defeat Young Noble Yao, you must have some sort of trump card up your sleeve. But right now, the people outside the courtyard have already surrounded this place to the point where not even a drop of water can leak out, so it's impossible for you to escape! "

"Alright!" Li Ye exclaimed in admiration, "But how do you know that I am not delaying you by talking to you so much?"

"You're delaying …" The black-robed officer originally wanted to say why did you delay. However, halfway through his words, his face suddenly changed drastically, "You …"

"Looks like you've thought it through. So, this afternoon, I used a message jade slip to inform Princess Ling of this matter. After they received my news, what other reason did they have to go to the Ox-Head Monastery? " Li Ye had a playful look in her eyes.

"They're back?" The black-clothed officer took a step back, looking left and right, bewildered and uncertain.

"Not only have you returned, but my transmission jade has been open the entire time." Li Ye smiled even more, "They also heard your conversation with me, and this is your evidence. So from now on, not only will you be finished, Li Guanyu will also be finished! "