Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Shen Lian looked at the changes in Li Wencheng and chuckled in his heart. He felt that when he revealed his identity in the future, perhaps this Li Wencheng... might also call himself a devil.

After all, everyone in the Beidou Society recognizes that he is a devil. Li Wencheng was schemed to death by me, so he must have a deeper understanding of this, right?

Wisdom is sometimes so terrifying.

To kill someone, why do you need to use a knife?

After Shen Lian comforted Li Wencheng, he walked out.

The Dog quickly followed.

Shen Lian asked: "Has it been arranged?"

Xu Gou nodded slightly: "I have already notified Zhang He, he will follow, and I have also asked Old Man Zhang and the others to send people to cooperate."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

He smiled and said, "All the groundwork has been laid, and now it's time for the real show to begin... To deal with smart people, you have to make more detours and calculations, but don't be afraid... Russian nesting dolls, I, Shen... am a professional."

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The killers were thrown here next to a dry well.

The killer, who was only breathing his last breath, looked at the blue sky above his head and felt as if he was in another world. Just half an hour ago, they still felt that the world was so big and there was no one they could not kill.

As a result, I went to the underground world, acted a little pretentiously, and ended up being what I am now.

I am the only one left, everyone else is dead.

And if I don't die, I will be useless.

He was stunned for a while before he recovered from the huge blow.

Thinking back to the hatred of his brother being killed, he was suddenly filled with hatred.

He gritted his teeth and stood up with difficulty.

"Damn the underworld! I'll tell the adults that we will definitely take revenge! Just wait!"

He gritted his teeth, dragged his broken body, and left quickly.

But he didn't notice that behind him, there was a figure, like a ghost, suddenly appearing and then suddenly disappearing.

It was not difficult for Zhang He, the heir of the thief family, to track the killer.

With his unique skills as a thief, he would not be discovered even if he followed a killer who was blinded by hatred and fear, let alone a killer at his best.

In this way, he followed the man around, turning around the alley twice before finally stopping.

Looking forward, I saw the killer knocking on the door of a mansion.

Two light tones, two heavy tones.

"A unique code for contact?" Zhang He guessed in his heart.

Soon, the door was opened.

The killer quickly walked into the door.

The door was immediately closed.

Zhang He originally wanted to follow in to take a look, but when he thought of Shen Lian's instructions, he only needed to follow to the place and must not go in, otherwise his life would be in danger.

He thought about it and finally suppressed his curiosity.

Then he quickly turned around and went to find people from the nearby underground world, and prepared for the next steps according to Shen Lian's instructions.

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Inside the mansion.

The killer was taken into a study.

As soon as he entered the study, the killer saw a handsome young man holding a brush and writing on paper.

This young man seemed to be about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, and he had an extraordinary aura about him. One could tell at first glance that he was not an ordinary person.

"How is it? What does the underground world say?" the young man asked without even raising his head.

The killer said quickly: "Sir, the underground world... they, not only did they not give us face, not only did they not help us find Li Wencheng, but they also... they killed our brothers."

"Among the five of us, only I escaped! The Lord of the Underworld is so abominable! He said that he didn't know where Li Wencheng was. Even if he knew, he wouldn't help us. He just didn't give you face!"

"Sir, you must clean up the underground world with blood and avenge your brothers!"

The young man paused.

He raised his head and looked at the killer, his eyes as sharp as swords.

Stared at by the young man's sharp eyes, the killer quickly lowered his head, not daring to look directly at him.

"Tell me the truth. Repeat to me exactly what the Lord of the Underworld said, word for word. Don't make any mistakes. If you dare to add anything else, don't blame me for being rude."

When the killer heard the young man's words, he felt a sudden chill in his heart.

He suddenly remembered some rumors about this young man, and his hands and feet suddenly turned cold. He dared not hide anything anymore, nor did he dare to add any words of his own. He told this person everything Shen Lian said.

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, the young man suddenly sneered: "I thought he was such a capable person after becoming the Lord of the World, but it turns out he is just an idiot."

"Given his status, why did he have to say that he didn't know Li Wencheng's whereabouts? The more he tried to hide it, the more obvious it became. He was just admitting his guilt!"

The assassin was stunned and said quickly, "What you mean is... the master of the underground world knows the whereabouts of Li Wencheng?"

"More than knowing."

The killer continued to put down his brush and said calmly: "Since Li Wencheng is disguised as a beggar, there is a high possibility that he wants to escape from Chang'an through the underground world. I asked you to go to the underground world to test it, and also to see if Li Wencheng has actually gone there."

"And now, it's obvious..."

The killer swallowed. "Obviously what?"

The young man sneered: "It is obvious that Li Wencheng is in the underground world. In other words, the underground world may have accepted the task of protecting Li Wencheng and escorting Li Wencheng out of Chang'an. In this case... it is reasonable for the Lord of the Underground World to kill you."

"However, Li Wencheng entrusted the wrong person. The person in the underground world is a fool. He tried to cover up the truth but failed. Instead, he revealed the real situation."

The assassin said hurriedly, "Compared to you, the Lord of the Underworld is extremely stupid. He was so proud of himself at that time, but he didn't know that he had completely revealed the secret! So, sir, what should we do? Should we just mobilize our troops and charge into the Underworld?"

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"madness!"

The young man shouted coldly: "A powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Do you really think the underground world is just a bunch of hooligans? Fighting in would be a stupid thing to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of your own! If I really do this, I will definitely fail the assessment of Beichen. If I fail the assessment of Beidouhui, even if you die a hundred times, it will not be enough! So don't give me these bad ideas."

"Those guys have always thought that I am not as good as the Seven Stars. Even though I have shown so many calculations and strategies, they still say that I cannot compare to the Seven Stars... Now Yuheng, Tianji, Tianquan, and Yaoguang are all dead. Their positions are vacant. I have a rare opportunity to replace them and become the new star!"

"As long as I become a brand new star, who would dare to say that I am inferior to them? So... this time, I must get rid of Li Wencheng perfectly!"

The killer shuddered and lowered his head quickly, not daring to speak again. The young man said coldly, "You actually know that Li Wencheng is in the underground world, and you know that the underground world will help Li Wencheng escape. Then we have the upper hand. As long as we take advantage of the situation and make preparations in advance, why should we be afraid that Li Wencheng will run away?

He raised the corner of his mouth: "This time, I will prove to Beichen, and to everyone... that I am smarter and wiser than the original Qixing!"

The killer said hurriedly: "Your Excellency is wise!"

At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and a man quickly ran to the young man and whispered something in his ear.

Then the killer saw the young man's face suddenly turn gloomy and cold.

The young man suddenly raised his head and looked at the injured killer, saying angrily: "Waste! You brought the enemy here, you idiot!"

"What!?"

The killer was stunned.

The young man suddenly rushed forward, and before the killer could react, he pierced the killer's throat with the brush in his hand.

He swung his sleeves, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice: "Underworld... I didn't expect that you would spare this rubbish's life because you actually have the ambition to catch us all in one fell swoop! I will avenge this!"

He walked straight out and said, "Burn this place, leaving no trace. Tell everyone to retreat immediately!"

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Outside the mansion.

Zhang He, with hundreds of people from the underground world, has come to kill us.

Meanwhile, the underground world.

Shen Lian smiled slightly when he learned that Zhang He had left with his men.

"These two strategies are called showing weakness and alerting the enemy."

"Smart assassin master, what will you do next? I have prepared a lot of things for you. I hope you can be smart enough to extract all the information I want to give you... Otherwise, all my planning will be in vain. If you can lure Beichen here in person... that would be even better."

Two hours later.

It was almost evening.

The sun is setting and night is coming.

However, there is no concept of time in the underground world, because the underground world is always very dark at any time.

Shen Lian sat there wearing a mask, casually flipping through the list of people from the underground world that Old Man Zhang had sent him. He was very satisfied with Old Man Zhang's ability to understand the current situation. There were many things that Shen Lian didn't need to say or remind, Old Man Zhang would obediently do what he wanted.

From this we can also see that this old man was able to become the king of the underworld not simply by relying on brute force and iron blood, but also because of his wisdom and intelligence.

Xu Gou stood very quietly behind Shen Lian, acting as his trusted thug.

Li Wencheng, on the other hand, kept pacing, showing his inner anxiety and uneasiness.

Shen Lian raised his eyelids and glanced at Li Wencheng, then put down the list and information given to him by old man Zhang, and said with a smile: "Master Li, if you keep going for a while, I will be confused. Master Li, aren't you tired? Don't you want to sit down and have some tea?"

Li Wencheng looked at Shen Lian and said, "Devil... King, when can we leave?"

"Didn't I tell you not to be impatient? I promise to send you back within three days."

"But...but you have to take action too."

Li Wencheng finally couldn't help it, he said: "Since those assassins were taken away, you have been drinking tea here leisurely, and have done nothing at all. If this continues, I don't think I can leave Chang'an for thirty days, let alone three days."

Shen Lian suddenly laughed, and under the mask, he looked at Li Wencheng with a half-smile, and said, "So... Lord Li doesn't believe me? Do you think we took your money and won't do anything?"

Being stared at like this by Shen Lian, Li Wencheng suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. His heart tightened and he quickly shook his head and said, "No, I... I didn't mean that. I just... I'm just a little worried."

"Ah."

Looking at Li Wencheng's frightened expression, Shen Lian laughed meaningfully.

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

Shen Lian's heart moved, he looked at Li Wencheng and said, "You should know that I don't like being suspected the most. Those assassins were rude to me before, so I killed them!"

"Now you doubt me...you don't believe in my foundation in the underground world..."

Li Wencheng couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Goose bumps appeared all over his body and he was sweating profusely.

He was afraid that Shen Lian would also kill him next.

Shen Lian took in Li Wencheng's expression and said calmly, "Logically, you should die to atone for your sins, but... I am a very considerate person. I know you are worried, so I forgive you this time, but if it happens again..."

Shen Lian's eyes turned cold, and the look he gave Li Wencheng made Li Wencheng feel a huge pressure.

Without waiting for Shen Lian to speak, Li Wencheng said quickly: "I dare not, I dare not, there will not be a next time, I believe you, I will never doubt you again."

"Ah."

Shen Lian chuckled and said nothing.

He said calmly: "However, you are our honored guest, so... since you have doubts, I should let you know something and let you know whether we are doing our job or not."

He snapped his fingers and said, "Come in."

With a creak, the door was pushed open.

Zhang He, the heir of the thief family, walked into the room.

Zhang He was accepted by Shen Lian at Huasheng Temple. Except for those who went to Huasheng Temple, no one recognized Zhang He.

So Li Wencheng naturally didn't know him either.

But Shen Lian, Xu Gou and Li Wencheng were familiar faces, so they had to wear masks.

Of course... Shen Lian and Xu Gou could also disguise themselves, but there was no need to. Why bother with disguise when a mask could solve the problem?

And keeping it secret will also make Li Wencheng more awed.

Zhang He bowed slightly to Shen Lian: "Master."

Shen Lian nodded slightly and said calmly: "Go, tell us loudly what you did and what the result was."

Zhang He's mind raced, and after a glance at Li Wencheng, he roughly understood what was going on.

He nodded slightly and said, "I followed orders and secretly followed the only surviving assassin. I followed him to a remote mansion."

Just this one sentence made Li Wencheng's eyes widen and his expression changed instantly.

He couldn't help but look at Shen Lian and said, "This... Could it be that you..."

Shen Lian chuckled, "Master Li, you should know now, right? Since I already know those assassins are going to harm you, how could I miss the chance to get rid of them?"

"You think I didn't do anything, but how could we not do anything? Just for the five thousand strings of cash that we haven't received yet, we can't just do nothing!"

(End of this chapter)