Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

“……He will beg City Lord Xiahou to see him.”

As soon as these words came out, not to mention Xiahou Cang, even Yu Su felt that Li Guanqi was talking nonsense.

Li Guanqi's current actions, after strategizing, can temporarily shift everyone's attention.

After shifting everyone's attention, he can buy some breathing time for Xialin City.

But the most important thing is the alliance between forces.

Now that Li Guanqi has fallen out with Dongcheng, and Beizha City is arrogant, it naturally disdains cooperating with Xialin City.

The relationship between the southwest cities is as solid as a rock. As long as Beizha City seeks Dongcheng and Donglin,

it will naturally find allies. Why would they come to Xialin City?

Now even Yu Su felt that Li Guanqi was talking nonsense.

Li Guanqi sighed, walked past the woman, and headed straight for the man at the door of the study.

Stepping forward, Li Guanqi's cheek was only three inches away from Xiahou Cang!

Li Guanqi held the storage ring in his hand and said calmly.

“Either trust me.”

“Or I'll return the things to you, and I'll leave Xialin City immediately.”

Xiahou Cang hesitated, his eyes involuntarily looking at the woman in front of him.

Yu Su nodded, not wanting to reject Li Guanqi!

Xiahou Cang hesitated for a moment before taking a deep breath and nodding.

“I still choose to believe you.”

Li Guanqi sneered in his heart, feeling that the man in front of him was very similar to Ran Shiming...

He could only see the immediate small gains and not the long-term benefits, and his ability to employ people was extremely poor.

Li Guanqi walked into the study, casually throwing the broken teacups out of the door.

After the two entered the room, Li Guanqi asked Xiahou Cang to raise a barrier, just in case.

The man frowned but did as he was told.

When the barrier was raised, Li Guanqi directly took out two jade slips and threw them on the table.

Before Xiahou Cang could react, Yu Su stood up abruptly, her beautiful eyes flashing with a sharp light as she picked up the jade slips and examined them.

“This is... this is the private jade slip of the City Lord of Dongcheng and the City Lord of Donglin!!”

The woman suddenly turned to look at Li Guanqi, her eyes narrowed, revealing a thoughtful expression.

“Everything before… was just acting for outsiders!! Young Master Li actually reached a cooperation with these two cities??”

Xiahou Cang was shocked when he heard this and couldn't help but exclaim.

“Really??”

“Hahahaha!! If Xialin City really cooperates with these two cities, we have nothing to fear from the southwest!”

Yu Su's eyes flickered. Although she didn't know what the situation was at the time,

she was sure that even if she were to do it, it would be impossible to convince Chu Yuan and Chen Ce so easily!!

Those two are both shrewd individuals, far beyond what Xiahou Cang can compare to.

After figuring this out, the woman's admiration for Li Guanqi deepened.

“Quick, Xiahou, prepare immediately for a secret meeting with Huyan Lie!”

Li Guanqi nodded slightly, it seemed this woman was indeed very smart.

“Huh? Why a secret meeting?”

Looking at the man's confused face, Yu Su even felt a little angry.

Li Guanqi smiled as he watched this scene.

This is what happens when a smart person talks to someone who isn't so smart.

In the eyes of a smart person, the not-so-smart person is no different from a fool, and they don't even bother to explain too much.

Xiahou Cang realized this and was a little embarrassed, and quickly went down to prepare himself.

After the man left, Yu Su sat opposite Li Guanqi and said calmly.

“Young Master Li is planning to use Huyan Lie as a hidden pawn?”

Li Guanqi put down his teacup and nodded gently.

“The same thing has different effects depending on whether it's on the surface or behind the scenes.”

Yu Su took a deep breath when she heard this, and made up her mind to remind Xiahou Cang later not to anger the young man in front of her.

Yu Su's lips curled up, and she said softly.

“Young Master Li's scheming and intelligence are truly admirable.”

Li Guanqi picked up a jade slip and said softly.

“Senior Chu, please ask Huyan Lie to come to Xialin City.”

“Remember to hide his tracks and not expose him.”

Chu Yuan's voice quickly came from the jade slip.

“Okay, I understand.”

“Tonight at Yin hour, City Lord Chen and I will come to find you!”

Li Guanqi looked at Yu Su with inquiring eyes, asking if she had made the fake crack.

With just a look, the woman understood what was going on, and as she nodded, she dipped some tea on the table and wrote.

“Not today, tomorrow!”

Li Guanqi said softly holding the jade slip.

“Seniors Chu and Chen, please don't rush. I don't know how long I will be talking with Huyan Lie today. Is tomorrow at Yin hour okay?”

There was a moment of silence on the other side, and then a soft reply.

“Okay.”

After putting down the jade slip, Li Guanqi's eyes narrowed, and he unconsciously tapped his knees with his fingers.

Then he got up and paced back and forth, muttering.

“With their intelligence, they will definitely suspect why I declined just now…”

“No… I must make that crack today!”

“They are very likely to sneak into Xialin City today and start searching.”

“Although the changes in the patrol camp yesterday were subtle, they were very obvious and couldn't be hidden!”

Yu Su's face changed slightly when she heard this. She only knew the approximate location. Li Guanqi didn't specify that it should be in the patrol camp.

He just pointed to a general location in that area. Li Guanqi didn't even go there to look at it today.

He only scanned it with his divine sense when he went out, and he actually found the problem!!

At this moment, Yu Su looked at the young man pacing in the room with his hands behind his back, feeling a burst of fear in her heart.

She was just wondering, if Li Guanqi were to deal with them, would they have the ability to fight back?

She didn't know… or rather, Yu Su didn't dare to think about it!

“Madam, Young Master Li, the secret room is ready.”

Xiahou Cang appeared in the room, looking at Yu Su's solemn expression and asking softly.

“Madam, what's wrong?”

The woman shook her head with a pale face, got up and said softly.

“It's nothing, I'll go rest for a while.”

“Xiahou, help me back to my room.”

Although Xiahou Cang didn't understand what was going on, he obediently helped the woman towards the bedroom.

Li Guanqi didn't care about them. Yu Su definitely had something to say to Xiahou Cang.

Li Guanqi himself was considering what to do next.

Now Xialin City is still alone on the surface, and the relationship between Dongcheng and Xialin City cannot be exposed at this time.

At the same time, in order to make the southwest cities wary of Xialin City, Huyan Lie's Beizha City can only play a role.

As long as the two maintain an ambiguous relationship, the southwest cities will be wary.

Either that, or before that, let Dongcheng and Donglin City come out and state that they have formed an alliance.

In this way… the southwest cities will inevitably force Xialin City and Beizha City to unite.

Otherwise, the three-legged situation will not exist.

If Xialin City and Beizha City fight alone, they will inevitably be eaten away.

But…

If it's just like this, the situation will become a bit complicated.

In Li Guanqi's plan, there should only be two so-called 'alliances'.

One is led by Xialin City, gathering Dongcheng and Donglin.

The other is the southwest cities, plus Beizha City, which 'broke down' with Xialin City.

Three against three, in fact, Huyan Lie is an internal response, instantly forming four against two.

However…

In Li Guanqi's chessboard, all the black pieces will be eaten by him one by one!!

Li Guanqi sat on the chair, his lips slightly raised.

“This fish… must be caught slowly, and the bait must be sprinkled slowly.”