After ten years of undercover in the palace, the empress confessed to me

Chapter 8 Are you sure this melon is ripe?
"Disciple, keep alive! In order to force them to confess the mastermind behind it!"

Jiang Yunyan said hurriedly.

"unnecessary."

Su Li executed the last assassin and wiped away the blood calmly: "I already know who sent them."

"Who?" Jiang Yunyan asked.

"Master, why not think about it, who hates me the most now." Su Li asked back.

"The Empress has already spread the news of Shangguan He's death to all officials overnight. Could it be that Shangguan Yan'er is the mother of Shangguan He, seeking revenge?"

Jiang Yunyan said in shock: "This woman is too bold! Now that you have gained the trust of the Divine Phoenix Empress, how dare she send someone to assassinate you?"

"Of course she does."

"First, my servant's mansion is located in the northern suburbs, far away from the palace, and there are no personal guards around. Second, I, Su Li, a white man, don't have any support in the court. If you die, you will die. As long as you do a little Be clean, the Empress will not hold me accountable for Daxing."

Su Li looked deeply and said, "Besides, Master doesn't know that the group of black-clothed assassins just now are from the Three Waves."

"Huh? Shangguan Yan'er also joined forces with other helpers?"

Jiang Yunyan was slightly surprised.

"good."

Su Li looked towards the majestic imperial palace in the distance: "The man in black at the head, Cangming Sect Zuo Guardian Chen Hao, is Shangguan Yan'er's concubine raised outside. As for the rest of the men in black, I am on top of them. We found two family crests, which are from two other second-rate families in Women's Country!"

"Since we can become a community of interests with Shangguan Yan'er, let's deal with you together"

"Are these two families the families behind the other two servants?"

Jiang Yunyan said.

"As expected of my master who has both beauty and wisdom."

"It is the Zhou family and the Zhuge family behind Zhou Yuan and Zhuge Qianyun."

Su Li raised his eyebrows, and said: "From the perspective of the top nobles in the Nvguo, they can allow Shangguanhe to be the representative of the nobility, and climb up to the position of emperor, but they can't tolerate me, a foreign servant with no background, who gets Empress's favor, step into the center of power."

"Therefore, I became their common thorn in the side, and I always wanted to deal with it quickly."

"They were able to restrain themselves before, but now that Shangguanhe was killed by me, they are probably furious at this moment."

"So, Master, do you know how difficult the apprentice has been through these years?"

Su Li pretended to sigh.

"Li'er, these years, I really love you."

Jiang Yunyan walked up, caressing her disciple's cheek pitifully.

"Master, you smell so good."

Su Li suddenly said with emotion.

"you"

"Don't say such frivolous words!"

Jiang Yunyan frowned and reprimanded lightly.

at this time--

Ding!
"You have received a new challenge mission! (Optional)"

"Task content: Assassinate Zhou Yuan and Zhuge Qianyun! (within three hours)"

"Mission Reward: Platinum Treasure Chest!"

"Mission Difficulty: Six Stars!"

"I'll go, the task of the system came in time."

Seeing the task panel pop up suddenly, Su Li smiled wryly.

In the previous challenge mission of killing Shangguanhe in front of the palace, the golden treasure box rewarded contained the Life Essence Pill, an elixir to enhance the origin!

Now this platinum treasure chest, don't even think about it, the rewards must be delicious!
Look at the difficulty of the task again.
Six stars!
That's two stars more than killing Shangguanhe before!
But in all fairness, this difficulty assessment is fair.

Both Zhou Yuan and Zhuge Qianyun are the legitimate sons of a powerful family, so they must be surrounded by highly cultivated Taoist protectors.

And the cultivation bases of these two people are also in the Shenhai Realm, and they have each practiced family secrets, which is not at the same level as the idiot Shangguanhe!
Not to mention that it is not difficult.

After a moment of thinking.

Su Li made a decision.
Gan, it's over!

"Master, don't move here, wait for me for three hours."

Blinking at the beauty master, Su Li flew away.

Qingluan Street, the Imperial Capital of the Female Country.

Imperial Capital Auction House.

Even though it was late at night, the scene was still crowded with cheers.

Just because today is the annual auction of rare treasures among the people of the imperial capital.

At this time, celebrities from all walks of life in the imperial capital will gather here to share rare collections and exchange transactions, and many of them are senior officials of the imperial court.

At a glance, most of the celebrities in the front row are women with jewels and jewels.

It can be seen that men are inferior to women in the Divine Phoenix Nation!
However, there is an exception!
This is a young man in his twenties.

I saw him with a face like a crown of jade, wearing a white jade brocade robe, and holding a folding fan with a phoenix feather, he was indescribably chic and freehand.

At this moment, sitting in the middle of a group of female bigwigs, she was full of dignity, and her momentum was not too much.

His name is Zhou Yuan, and he is one of the eight major business tycoons in the imperial capital, the crown prince of "Zhou's Agricultural Products".

In addition, he has a more eye-catching identity!

He is one of the ten prince servants conferred by the current empress herself!

"My lord, it's time for our auction round. The old lady has spoken. This time, the item is a century-old collection! At least 50 spirit stones will be auctioned!"

A man who looked like a servant stepped forward.

"Got it, got it."

Zhou Yuan plucked his ears irritably, and suddenly asked: "By the way, Lao Li, Mrs. Mother was invited to the mansion by the Shangguan bachelor just now. Do you know what she said?"

"this."

The servant named "Old Li" noticed that there was no one around, so he leaned forward and said, "Master! Congratulations! You are about to prosper!"

"Oh? Why do you like it?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"Just now. The son of Shangguan's bachelor, Shangguan He died!" The servant said happily.

"This dude, how can he just die?" Zhou Yuan looked surprised.

"It is said that he was framed to death by that wild roe deer, Su Li!"

"Now the entire Shangguan family is in shock! Shangguan Yan'er invited the old lady to go to unite our family and deal with Su Li together! She is planning to support you as a prince!"

The servant looked excited.

"Tsk tsk, God helped me! This Shangguan He died too timely!" Zhou Yuan slapped his thigh in excitement!

"Now we are grandly inviting the next auctioneer—the young owner of the Zhou family's agricultural products, Zhou Dashilang!"

At this time, the voice of the auctioneer came from the auction platform above.

The audience applauded thunderously, and the atmosphere reached its climax!

To know.

The Zhou family is one of the most wealthy and powerful families in the imperial capital, and the family treasures they brought with them may be no less than the royal treasures of the imperial palace!
in the eyes of the audience.

A defiant sneer appeared on the corner of Zhou Yuan's mouth, and he swaggered onto the stage with a thing wrapped in cotton cloth in his arms.

"Everyone, keep your eyes open!"

Zhou Yuan sneered and uncovered the cotton cloth!
laugh!
What caught everyone's eyes was a round thing the size of a human head!

"Melon! The Zhou family's collection this time turned out to be a watermelon!?"

"Are you sure your family didn't come to make trouble this week? Do you really think of yourself as a spiritual farmer?"

"I thought he would at least bring some imperial offering rice, but I didn't expect it to be an ordinary watermelon!?"

"Will you refund the money today! This auction, don't worry about it!"

There were boos and discussions in the audience.

Zhou Yuan sneered, and said with contempt: "Everyone here is too ignorant!"

"This is the rare spiritual melon cultivated in the rainy field of Shennong in my Zhou family. It has taken 60 years to bear fruit! Just a melon rind has the miraculous effect of activating meridians and filling blood!"

"Not much nonsense, the starting price is 50 spirit stones!"

He finished speaking.

The audience once again caused a commotion.

Countless wealthy merchants whispered to each other, but no one was willing to bid first.

"I will offer 500 million spirit stones!"

At this moment, a clear voice sounded from behind the crowd.

All the people in the audience looked at it one after another.

I saw that this person was dressed in white, with a bamboo hat and a veil on his head. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, there was an air of nobility all over his body.

"My friend, bid 500 million! Please come on stage first!" the auctioneer said loudly.

Zhou Yuan also had a happy face, and took the initiative to walk over with the melon in his arms: "Brother really knows the goods! This melon is definitely worth the price!"

"haha, really?"

The man in white smiled noncommittally, and asked, "Then let me ask you, is your melon ripe?"

"you you"

Zhou Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then sullenly said: "What do you mean by your words, my Zhou family dares to come to this auction to sell your melon eggs!?"

"Stop talking nonsense."

The man in white took a step closer, and his voice became colder: "Let me ask you, is your melon ripe?"

Seemingly feeling that the other party was not kind, Zhou Yuan was furious: "I don't think your Excellency is here to buy melons, but to find fault with you!"

"This melon is here, if you don't want it today, you have to!"

These words were overbearing and fierce, and the audience exclaimed!
This young master Zhou, the number one rich man in the capital, is furious!
"Your melon needs to be ripe, I definitely want it."

The man in white smiled and took another step forward.

within walking distance.

choke!
Cold light shines!

The man in white decisively pulled out the short dagger from his waist and stabbed at him!

laugh!
Bright red blood splashed out!

That Zhou Yuan was caught off guard and was directly hit!

One hit straight to the heart!
"Su Suli, it's you!"

Zhou Yuan's pupils shrank, and he saw the other party's appearance clearly!
It was Su Li who killed Shangguan He just now!
Of course, Su Li deliberately didn't use disguise.

Like this unthreatening prey, he likes to admire the expression of shock and fear in the last moments of its life.

"How could this be?"

"Mother, didn't you join forces with Shangguan Yan'er to send an assassin to kill you?"

Zhou Yuan's expression was painful, and his facial features were twisted together!
"Game of Thrones is so cruel."

"I can't die, it's you who will die."

Ignoring the noise of the crowd, Su Li calmly drew out his dagger and wiped away the blood.

His seemingly understated stab.

Ba Lie's Five Elements Sword Intent had burned Zhou Yuan's internal organs!

The next second—

Ding!
"Congratulations to the host! Successfully killed mission target 1: Zhou Yuan!"

The system pops up a prompt.

"Okay, now it's Zhuge's turn."

"I'm sorry, there can only be one son-in-law in the Divine Phoenix Nation, and that's me."

"Prince Daxia, Ying Zili!"

Su Li was absolutely determined, so he used his body skills and fled in hiding!

(End of this chapter)