Madam, protect me!

Li Nuo finally knew where his beautiful calligraphy came from.

He looked at the code suspended in front of him, and it seemed that he could invisibly acquire one of the skills of the prisoner on the code, such as the calligraphy of the female assassin, the stealing skills of the goatee thief, and even use them without his knowledge.

But forget about calligraphy, what the hell is this trick of holding a sheep without even the two martial arts masters Wu Guanjia and Niangzi noticing it? Even if the true energy is not released, their perception should be much better than ordinary people.

How unjust he would be if he was caught for unintentional theft in the future...

He didn't know whether this skill was permanent or temporary. From now on, he had to be careful. If he was caught stealing in public, it would be a big loss.

With this thought in mind, Li Nuo glanced at the code and found that the numbers on the cover had been refreshed.

"Name: Li Nuo."

"Lifespan: ten days."

His remaining life span changed from eleven days to ten days. Li Nuo didn't know the specific time now, but he thought it was past midnight. It seemed that the time in the code was refreshed at zero o'clock every day.

Li Nuo turned off the light and climbed into bed to sleep.

For him in his previous life, it was still early to go to bed at midnight, and it was common for him to work all night.

So here he is.

Refuse to stay up late and start now.

After a hard day's work, exhausted both physically and mentally, Li Nuo quickly fell asleep.

At the same time, in another courtyard of Li Mansion, the light in a room was still on.

Butler Wu put a bag of pastries on the table and said with a smile: "God bless me, the young master actually became smarter after such a collision. The sum of thousands and thousands can tell the answer casually, and today in the county government office The appearance in the courtroom is quite like the demeanor of the master when he was young, but it is a pity that the master did not see it..."

There was a middle-aged man standing in front of the desk in the room.

The middle-aged man has a tall and straight body, a dignified and handsome appearance, a sharp-cut face, and a sense of majesty and wisdom between his brows and eyes. The three long beards on his upper lip and under his chin have clear lines and are neatly trimmed, adding a bit of composure and stability to him. .

He picked up a piece of pastry and put it into his mouth, chewing it slowly. There was no expression on his face, and there was a faint tiredness between his brows. Only when Butler Wu talked about the young master, a rare softness appeared in his eyes.

Butler Wu said: "The young master is really different from before. Do you want to go and see him?"

The middle-aged man looked at another dark courtyard, shook his head slightly, and said: "He has already gone to sleep, no need to disturb him anymore, let him have a good rest."

"The young master comes back very late every time and leaves early. I haven't seen the young master for a long time..." Butler Wu sighed and said, "But the young master has indeed been disturbed a lot today. Let him have a good rest." That’s fine.”

The middle-aged man asked: "Has the identity of the assassin been found out?"

Butler Wu knelt on the ground with a pop and blamed himself: "She is the daughter of Qinghe County Magistrate Gu Wenhan who was sentenced to death by the master a year ago. It was due to the old slave's negligence that she sneaked into the mansion and almost caused a disaster. Please punish me!"

The middle-aged man helped him up with his own hands and said: "You don't have to blame yourself. People in the world who want to kill their own officials are like crucian carps crossing the river. No matter how careful they are, there will be oversights. It's not your fault... It's not too early. Go back." Rest."

The old man nodded and warned: "Master, please rest early."

When he walked to the door, the middle-aged man suddenly asked: "There should be no shortage of maids in the house. Who summoned her to the house?"

Butler Wu was stunned and said: "A month ago, three maids in the mansion had saved enough ransom money and wanted to leave the mansion. The master once said that it would not be difficult for the servants to stay, so he gave them a deed of sale and let them go. Three maids are gone, and the house is short of manpower. The old slave recruited three more people outside. Unexpectedly, the female assassin was among them. She has no martial arts foundation, and the old slave has no defense..."

The middle-aged man stroked his long beard and asked, "Did you personally recruit people?"

Butler Wu shook his head and said: "At that time, the old slave was accompanying the young master to catch crickets, and he asked Ma Wang to pick them at the dental shop."

"How long has it been since Li Mansion's maid came to the Mansion?"

"Let me think about it...it's like two three years and one four years."

The middle-aged man said slowly: "When your servant girl entered the mansion, she was penniless. She only had one tael of silver per month and twelve taels per year. The expenses in the mansion were very small. Apart from rouge and gouache, she occasionally went out to buy some pastries and preserves to satisfy her cravings. She had almost no money. Expenses, even if they save ten taels per year, thirty taels in three years, forty taels in four years, and one hundred taels of silver to redeem themselves..., have you ever thought about where the money for their redemption comes from? "

Butler Wu was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and said, "Old slave, I really didn't think so much..."

The middle-aged man shook his head and asked, "Where's Mother Wang?"

Butler Wu said: "She must have gone to bed. Speaking of Mother Wang, I don't seem to have seen much of her today..."

The middle-aged man sighed softly: "Mother Wang..."

Butler Wu finally realized something, raised his head suddenly, and said in shock: "What the master means is that someone gave those three maids the money to redeem themselves, in order to cause a shortage of manpower in the mansion, and then take the opportunity to let Wang Ma recruit the assassin, waiting for an opportunity To assassinate the young master..."

He slapped his thigh suddenly, and then he realized it and said: "Damn it, Queen Mother, I'm just telling you why she was so attentive that day. It turns out that she had a plan a long time ago to eat the bastard out. I'm going to find her!"

After saying that, he rushed out like the wind.

The middle-aged man stood in front of the table, picked up a piece of pastry again, and put it into his mouth calmly.

After a while, Butler Wu came back and murmured: "Mother Wang is gone, this damn guy, she ran away..."

The middle-aged man's expression remained unchanged, as if he was not surprised by this result.

He walked slowly, took out three incense sticks from the cabinet next to the desk, lit them with candlelight, and inserted them into the incense burner. He said with some emotion and regret: "If I remember correctly, Mother Wang is at home. , it must be ten years, right?”

Butler Wu said angrily: "For ten years, I have raised a white-eyed wolf for ten years, and even a dog is better than her!"

The middle-aged man shook his head slightly and said, "In life, there are many things that you cannot control yourself."

Watching the three incense burners slowly burning in the incense burner, he bent down and bowed to the incense burner.

Butler Wu curiously asked: "Three incense sticks, Master, who are you offering sacrifices to?"

The middle-aged man did not explain, but just said: "It's getting late, let's go and rest."

…

It's night.

Outside Chang'an City, somewhere by a river.

The boat rocked slightly, and a ripple formed on the water surface, spreading into the distance.

A plump middle-aged woman moved a box into the cabin. A man who had been waiting here couldn't help but open the box. The moonlight shone in the box and reflected golden light, making his eyes turn golden.

The middle-aged woman had a look of greed on her face and said, "This much money is enough for us to enjoy for the rest of our lives..."

The man said with some fear: "What if your master finds out? If you are captured, you will not be cramped and skinned..."

Speaking of the master, the middle-aged woman's face turned pale, but she still pretended to be calm and said: "What are you afraid of? Just don't get caught by him. We will leave Chang'an tonight, leave Daxia, go to Dachu, and go to Daqi." , His hand can still reach there... you, what are you doing? "

Before she finished speaking, her voice suddenly became sharp and painful. She lowered her head and looked at the dagger inserted in her heart in disbelief, then raised her head with difficulty and looked at the man opposite.

The man put his palm against the hilt of the knife and pushed the dagger hard into the middle-aged woman's heart until the knife blade was completely immersed, then he grinned and said: "Who will spend the rest of his life with you? There is so much gold and you can't find a beautiful woman. Why bother to face a beautiful woman?" People are old and pearly..."

The middle-aged woman's eyes were wide open, full of unwillingness, and her hands gradually dropped weakly.

Just as the man hid the wooden box and was about to push the middle-aged woman's body into the water, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"You men really don't have a good thing. She risked her life to earn so much gold just to run away with you. You actually have the heart to kill her. You are still not a human being..."

"who!"

The man was startled and turned around suddenly, only to realize that at some point, a slender figure was standing on the bow of the boat.

The moonlight was hazy, and he couldn't see the person's appearance clearly. He only felt that his voice was feminine, but he probably wasn't a woman.

The man's throat moved, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a white light, and then he felt the world spinning. He saw the moon was up, down, left, right...

Plop!

It seemed like something fell into the water, and then he didn't know anything else.

Clang!

The slender figure standing at the bow of the boat sheathed his long sword, looked at the bodies of the two men, and said lightly: "This is quite satisfying. With your ability, you can't escape. When you fall into the hands of that man, you won't be able to escape." Death is not so pleasant, so you have to thank me..."

Then, he stepped over the headless body of the man and the dead body of the woman, walked into the cabin, picked up the blood-stained wooden box with some disgust, tapped his toes, and left the boat, disappearing into the ripples of the water. above.

Not long after, a raging fire broke out on the boat, swallowing up everything...

It's late at night, somewhere in a deep house in Chang'an, in a secret room underground.

Two figures were having a secret conversation in a low voice.

"Didn't you say that you have succeeded?"

"We succeeded. I sneaked into Li's house and personally destroyed his heart with a secret method. I confirmed that he had no breathing and pulse. I also sent a false message to the little maid, asking her to do it that night. Then no one would be able to suspect us. , even that damn sissy owner will probably think that they did it. Then we will reveal the news and let Li Xuanjing fight with them. We will sit back and watch the tiger, and be the fishermen behind the scenes..."

"But he's still alive."

"What a hell!"

"How are you going to explain this to His Highness, or do you want to assassinate me again?"

"I want you to go. After this incident, the man named Li must be on guard. If I go now, wouldn't I be throwing myself into a trap? You know Li Xuanjing's methods. I have my words first. If you fall into his hands, don't blame me." Surrender you..."

"Pretend I didn't say it."

"Hey, I still can't figure out how that idiot survived. He clearly had no breathing and pulse at that time. Could it be that the secret technique has not been used for many years and his hands are raw..."