Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Li Wencheng, who was about to walk out, suddenly stopped when he heard this.

He looked at Shen Lian in disbelief and said, "Changed master? You... the new master?"

Qin Wenyuan raised his lips and said, "Don't believe it? If you don't believe it, then get out of here. I don't have time to talk nonsense with a nobody like you."

Hearing Shen Lian's disdainful tone, Li Wencheng felt relieved.

Looking at the change in Li Wencheng's expression, Shen Lian was filled with emotion.

What a cheap bastard!

It won’t work without scolding and beating.

These guys are all fucking sick!

"Tell me what you want to do and how much you are willing to pay."

Shen Lian said proudly, "I'm not bragging to you. As long as you can pay enough, I will chop off Li Shimin's head even if you want it."

In the underground world of Chang'an, in a closed room.

When Li Wencheng heard Shen Lian say, "As long as the money is enough, Li Shimin's head can be chopped off," there were only two words in his mind: Pretend! Stupid!
I fucking believed your lies!
With so few people in your underground world, so many bugs who dare not see the light of day, you still want to kill His Majesty Li Shimin?
Dream on!
What a boast!

Li Wencheng didn't believe it at all.

But precisely because of this, he was less wary of Shen Lian.

Because in his opinion, it would be wrong not to blow on these bugs living here!

The more he brags, the more it proves that there is no problem with his identity.

He can feel more at ease with such people.

Moreover, the person in front of him dared to directly say to kill Li Shimin, which showed that he really had no respect for the imperial court.

So even if they knew I was a wanted criminal, it wouldn't matter.

The only thing... was that he had just been locked up for no reason, and he was a little confused as to why.

He thought these guys were just robbing each other.

But he didn't expect that he would be released after a while.

I really don't understand what these bugs are thinking.

Li Wencheng didn't notice that as he felt more at ease, his raised eyebrows slowly calmed down.

The whole person, from being extremely alert just now, became relaxed.

All these prove that his doubts and vigilance towards himself are decreasing.

Shen Lian smiled slightly. With his ability, he could even deceive Yuwen Cheng, let alone Li Wencheng.

However, Shen Lian would not be careless at all.

After all, the guy in front of me is not simple!

If Ichiji Temple Qing didn't have the ability and brains, how could he have reached this position! !
Bai Yanguan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, has put a lot of pressure on Mr. Shen, not to mention the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

He must be careful at all times and must not reveal his true identity at this time.

"Tell me, what do you want to do? What can you give us?"

Shen Lian looked at Li Wencheng and did not hide his suspicion. He said, "Look at your miserable appearance. I doubt you have a single penny. What can a poor man like you give us?"

Li Wencheng was not annoyed when he heard Shen Lian's doubts.

He looked at Shen Lian, and his tone was surprisingly much calmer.

"There's only one thing I need to do."

"what's up?"

"I want to leave Chang'an City without anyone noticing and without alerting anyone."

Shen Lian did not answer Li Wencheng immediately. He tapped the table with his fingers a few times, pondered for a moment, and said, "I need to know your current situation."

Li Wencheng said: "The government should be looking for me. Even if there is no notice posted, the guards at the city gate must have my portrait, and it is said that there is a checkpoint outside the city!"

"The government is checking everyone this time, including their documents and papers. I don't have anything, so find a way to help me solve this!"

"Also, there is another force that wants to kill me! That force is extremely powerful, and their methods are extremely cruel. Once they find me, I might be in great danger."

Li Wencheng had nothing to hide.

It’s not that he believed Shen Lian, but he knew that if what he said was incomplete, then this underground world might be negligent in some aspect.

If anything goes wrong at that time, he will be really dead, so he has no choice.

When Shen Lian heard what Li Wencheng said, he thought to himself, "This Li Wencheng really knows everything. He has never left Chang'an City and was beaten half to death, but he even knows about the checkpoints outside the city and the very detailed things he observed."

I have to admit, he's really got some skills!
Shen Lian deliberately pondered for a while before speaking, "I need to know the details of the force that wants to kill you."

Li Wencheng shook his head. "It's very mysterious. I can't talk about it or reveal any details."

"But I can say that the assassins they sent out this time number at least 20 people, and they may be led by someone with strong skills. They are very powerful. If they were to face ordinary palace guards, these 20 people could easily defeat the palace guards of 100 people."

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows and said, "There is a leader with strong means? Who?"

Li Wencheng shook his head: "I don't know. I'm just saying it's possible. In order to kill me, they might use an important person, but I don't know who it is. It may also be that I overestimate myself. They may not value me that much."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes slightly.

An important person, what person?
Could it be other members of the Beidou Society who have star numbers?
The only ones left are Tianshu, Kaiyang and Tianxuan?
It's not impossible that it's one of the three.

If Li Wencheng really knew some important secret, Beichen was not close to Chang'an City and could not provide guidance all the time. Besides, he was also inside Chang'an City, so Beichen would definitely worry that he would find Li Wencheng faster.

Therefore, it is not impossible to send a key figure of the Beidou Society who is already in Chang'an or near Chang'an to take action.

The key here is how important the secret that Li Wencheng knows is.

Shen Lian tapped the table lightly with his fingers. His eyes swept across Li Wencheng's face. He could see that Li Wencheng was already somewhat resistant and wary of his questions.

I can't continue asking. Firstly, Li Wencheng might not tell me, and secondly, it will arouse Li Wencheng's suspicion.

After all, as a person in the underground world, they don’t care who is behind you. As long as the money is enough and the benefits are enough, they will do anything.

He exhaled lightly and said calmly, "The imperial court is trying to catch you, and there are no less than twenty top masters chasing you. The price of either of these two... is not cheap, let alone the two of them together."

Li Wencheng's eyes lit up and his voice quickened: "Can you really help me?"

Shen Lian said proudly: "Didn't I tell you just now? As long as you pay enough money, I will chop off Li Shimin's head for you. Do you think that our basement has been operating in Chang'an for so many years and there is really nothing we can do?"

"It's just taking you away from Chang'an City. What's that?"

Although Li Wencheng felt that Shen Lian was mostly bragging, he also knew that the underground world had been operating in Chang'an for many years and must have its own channels.

This is also the reason why he came to the underground world.

He took a deep breath and said, "I have two mansions in Chang'an, neither of which has ever been occupied. They are worth about 3,300 taels."

"At the same time, I have hidden 5,000 taels of copper coins outside Chang'an City, which adds up to 8,300 taels. This is all my savings, so it's not too little, right?"

According to the price level in the early Tang Dynasty, this amount of money was enough to generate one or two years' worth of tax revenue for a state capital.

This is really not low.

With Li Wencheng's salary, he wouldn't be able to earn that much money in hundreds of years.

From this, we can see how greedy Li Wencheng is. Shen Lian said, "Humph! How can I trust you if you don't say anything?"

Li Wencheng picked up the brush and wrote an address on the paper.

He handed it to Shen Lian and said, "Send someone here. There is a box in the cabinet. It contains the deeds to the two mansions. Take them. They are yours and count as my deposit."

"The rest of my money is outside Chang'an City. As long as you send me away, I will find the money and pay you the balance."

Shen Lian looked at the address and said with a smile: "Great! This price is not low!"

"As long as we can confirm that the title deed is genuine, I'll take the job!"

Li Wencheng finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

In fact, he had been planning today's action for a long time. He was worried that his identity would be leaked sooner or later, so he started raising the funds a long time ago.

Therefore, there are these spiritual deeds and money.

However, he did not dare to gamble his credibility with these vicious guys, but he was afraid that they would not believe him, so he separated the yellow line and the money.

In this case, as long as they are greedy for money, they must protect themselves and escort themselves away.

This is also the last insurance he can give himself within the scope of what he can do.

And it turned out that my bet was right.

No matter whether the masked man in front of him really wants to help him or is just pretending, as long as he is greedy for money, he will never betray him before receiving the final payment.

Shen Lian looked at Li Wencheng who was secretly relieved, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Li Wencheng has completely trusted his image as a greedy and boastful person.

So you have no doubt about yourself.

He thought he was really greedy for money, and he thought everything he did was under his control.

But he had no idea that from the moment he truly believed in himself, he had already fallen into his own hands and could not escape.

But we still have to continue acting.

"Somebody come!"

Shen Lian spoke.

Soon the door opened and Xu Gou, also wearing a mask, walked in.

Shen Lian gave the address to Xu Gou and ordered: "Send someone to investigate immediately."

"Yes!"

The Dog turned around and left without any hesitation.

Shen Lian looked at Li Wencheng and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we are very fast when it comes to money. I believe that the news will come soon."

Li Wencheng was naturally not in a hurry.

"Dong dong dong."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"What's wrong?" Shen Lian asked.

The dog opened a small crack and said, "Another person has come and wants to see the master."

"Who?" Shen Lian asked.

Xu Gou shook his head: "I don't know."

"What are they going to do?"

"It seems that he hopes to find someone through us."

"Who are you looking for?"

Xu Gou looked at Shen Lian and said, "Li Wencheng, the Minister of Guanglu Temple!"

Brush it!
Li Wencheng, who was originally sitting there leisurely waiting for good news, suddenly changed his expression when he heard what Xu Gou said.

He subconsciously looked out through the crack in the door.

But when he saw a man outside, the killer who killed those beggars at night and forced him to tell his whereabouts, his hands and feet turned cold and his face turned pale in an instant.

Shen Lian glanced at Li Wencheng's face, and seeing Li Wencheng's terrified expression, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Interesting, you came to me so quickly.

This is really interesting.

"It's them! They are the ones who want to kill me!"

At this moment, Li Wencheng could no longer hide the fear in his heart.

He was indeed quite smart and had made a lot of preparations, but the premise of those preparations was that he was still alive.

If he died now, no matter how much preparation he had, it would be of no use.

The backup plan he prepared outside Chang'an City was of no value at all.

Under the huge threat of death, Li Wencheng's hands and feet were cold, and his whole body of reason and intelligence seemed to be frozen at this moment.

He quickly looked at Shen Lian who was wearing a mask. Now he could only place all his hopes on Shen Lian.

He knew that his life and death were just a matter of thought before him.

"You've already promised to help me, so you must protect me."

Li Wencheng looked at Shen Lian and spoke hurriedly.

Shen Lian looked towards Li Wencheng without the mask. Li Wencheng could not see Shen Lian's face, but he could see a pair of cold, arrogant and somewhat crazy eyes.

These were a pair of eyes that would make one feel a little frightened at first sight.

Li Wencheng subconsciously took a step back and didn't even dare to say anything harsh.

Shen Lian looked at Li Wencheng calmly. Li Wencheng's heart was beating like a drum, as if it was about to explode. He couldn't help swallowing, fearing that Shen Lian would sell him out in the blink of an eye.

After a while, there were sounds of cursing coming from outside the door. It seemed that the killers had been waiting for a long time and were getting a little impatient.

Shen Lian laughed at this time and said, "Why are you so nervous?"

"Although we in the underground world are not clean and cannot be seen in public, we cannot openly appear in front of the officers and soldiers."

"Maybe in your eyes, we are all demons, but even though we are bad guys, we still have professional ethics!"

"Since I have already promised you in advance, I will not betray you. Although our people have not yet confirmed the authenticity of your deed, I am willing to trust you, so our deal is now done."

After hearing what Shen Lian said, Li Wencheng still doubted the integrity of these bugs in the underground world, but he knew that now he could only hope that the master of the underground world in front of him was truly honest.

Otherwise, I will surely die.

After hearing what Shen Lian said, Li Wencheng still doubted the integrity of these bugs in the underground world, but he knew that now he could only hope that the master of the underground world in front of him was truly honest.

Otherwise, I will surely die.

(End of this chapter)