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But Zhou Chen's appearance, what Zhou Chen said to her last night, and what Zhou Chen did, made her understand that the Grand Master was not that simple.

Just like Zhou Chen, if he doesn't care about benefits and does whatever he wants, who in the world can control him except a few other grand masters?

It is said that personal martial arts cannot change anything, but when personal martial arts reaches the level of grandmaster, that is another concept.

Although Zhou Chen is a citizen of Qing, if Emperor Qing really turns against him, unless he sets up a killing tactic, there is nowhere in the world that Zhou Chen cannot go.

Going to Northern Qi, going to Dongyi City, or even creating another Dongyi City is not impossible. Among the five great masters in the world, Zhou Chen is the first in terms of potential and youth.

"Prince, you can only win over this Duke of Zhenguo. Even if you can't win him over, you can't offend him. He even dares to fight back against His Majesty. If you offend him, you know the consequences."

The prince's expression was solemn; he understood what Li Yunrui meant.

"But the Duke of Zhenguo is very close to my second brother."

"You think too much."

Li Yunrui poured tea for the prince very elegantly and said in a gentle tone, "Although I haven't met this Duke Zhenguo very often, I have studied him for a long time. Although he is young, he has a calm personality, is vindictive, and is experienced in doing things. He doesn't care about the power struggle in the court. From his actions several times, it can be seen that he doesn't like to cause trouble, but he also doesn't like to be manipulated and calculated by others."

"This kind of person actually doesn't care who is the emperor. As long as you don't provoke him, he won't target you. As for you saying that he is close to the second brother, that's just the second brother's self-righteousness. Maybe Zhou Chen doesn't take him seriously at all."

The prince thought it made sense, but for some reason, he felt uncomfortable. As a prince, why should he lower his posture so much in front of a minister, even if he was a grandmaster?

But then he thought, oh, this guy even dares to threaten and ridicule the Queen Mother and His Majesty, so what can I, a prince, do?

With the comparison, I feel much more balanced.

"Aunt, I understand."

Li Yunrui drank tea and murmured with a smile on his face.

"Crouching Tiger, Coiling Dragon, Your Majesty and the Duke of Zhenguo, it's really interesting, hehe..."

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Fan Xian returned to Beijing, but unlike what many people thought, Fan Xian came back on his own and did not chase Si Lili back.

This result was beyond some people's expectations, but some people also guessed it.

Fan Xian has only been in Kyoto for a short time, and not many people know him. In the eyes of many people, he is just an illegitimate child from the countryside. How capable can he be?

As for what happened on the mountain that day, no one else knew about it except the people involved.

Chen Pingping would not let the Black Cavalry tell anyone, let alone the Thirty-Six Constellations under Zhou Chen's command.

Fan Xian, who knew the answer, would not be foolish enough to say that he already knew the answer.

Fan Xian was struggling at this time. After he was assassinated, especially when Teng Zijing almost died, he had been thinking about finding the person behind the scenes, killing the other party and taking revenge.

But when he really knew the answer, he became afraid and hesitated.

Because that was the brother of the woman he loved. If he killed Lin Gong, he would no longer be able to be with his chicken leg girl.

After living for so many years, the chicken leg girl Lin Wan'er is the woman he is most attracted to and the one he most wants to marry, so he does not want to give up Lin Wan'er.

But if he didn't take revenge, even if he could convince himself and be worthy of himself, how could he be worthy of Teng Zijing? After all, Teng Zijing had really tried his best to protect him at that time and almost lost his life.

If he doesn't help Teng Zijing to get revenge, would he be worthy of Teng Zijing and his previous generous words?

Wang Qinian, who was with him, didn't know why Fan Xian changed all of a sudden, but he knew it must be related to the answer Si Lili told him. He was very smart and didn't ask any more questions.

After returning to Kyoto, Fan Xian was still unwilling to give up, so he went to investigate again. Finally, he learned something from Lin Wan'er. Before the assassination on Niulan Street, Ye Ling'er had been to the flower boat of Zuixianju because of his affair with the girl from Zuixianju, and fell into the water. Since then, she has never been there again.

He felt that something was out of the ordinary and there must be something fishy going on, so he went to find Ye Ling'er and asked about what happened that day.

Originally Ye Ling'er didn't want to say it, but when Fan Xian said Lin Gong's name, she was stunned for a moment, and then asked Fan Xian how he knew it, and whether Si Lili told him.

After getting the answer he wanted, Fan Xian didn't ask any more questions and walked away somewhat dejected.

Before he knew it, he found himself at Teng Zijing's home outside the city.

Ever since Teng Zijing was rescued by Zhou Chen, he did not stay in the Fan Mansion to recuperate, but returned home to recuperate. After a few days, he had almost recovered.

When Fan Xian came, he was playing with his son. When he saw Fan Xian, he immediately greeted him happily.

"You're back. How's it going? Have you settled the matter? Have you found the real culprit behind this?"

Fan Xian looked at Teng Zijing who had recovered and answered silently, "I found out."

"Who?"

Fan Xian did not answer. Teng Zijing looked at Fan Xian who remained silent and suddenly realized something.

"The real culprit behind this is related to you? Is it your aunt?"

Fan Xian couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "What are you thinking? She and I have reconciled a long time ago. Besides, my aunt is not that kind of person."

"Who made you look so embarrassed?"

"Lin Gong."

Teng Zijing's expression froze: "Second son of Prime Minister Lin, the biological brother of your chicken leg girl?"

Fan Xian nodded: "Yes."

"No way, no way, what's going on here?"

Teng Zijing was also a little bit unbelievable. It turned out that the person who wanted to kill Fan Xian was Fan Xian's future brother-in-law. Fan Xian was fine, but he almost died at that time.

Fan Xian suddenly apologized: "I'm sorry, Teng Zijing, I don't know why this happened. Lin Gong is a disciple of the Crown Prince. He wanted to kill me. It may be related to the Crown Prince, or it may be related to the financial power of the inner treasury. I almost hurt you."

Teng Zijing felt very uncomfortable, but he also knew that the one who was feeling even worse was Fan Xian.

"You don't need to apologize to me. I was originally the bodyguard you hired, and it's my duty to protect you. Moreover, I am still alive because you saved me. I am a worthless person, but you are willing to use 80,000 taels of silver to save me. Just based on this, I have no right to blame you."

"But after all, I almost hurt you. Money is not as important as life."

"No, Fan Xian, you are wrong. For ordinary people like us, in most cases, money is more important than life. Eighty thousand taels, haha, is enough to buy hundreds of lives for people like me."

Teng Zijing showed a self-deprecating smile. He felt that the most glorious thing in his life was probably to use 80,000 taels to hire a grandmaster to save his life. It would be difficult to find a second one like him in the whole world.

"Fan Xian, no matter what choice you make, I will not blame you, and I have no right to blame you. My life originally belonged to you."

"Teng Zijing, don't say that. Your life is not mine. It belongs to you, your wife and children. You don't owe me anything. The eighty thousand taels have nothing to do with you. Don't feel guilty."

"I don't feel guilty. I'm just telling you the truth. You shouldn't be thinking about me now, but yourself. Your beloved's brother wants to kill you. This is a sin. You should think about how to deal with it. To put it bluntly, if he can kill you once, he may kill you a second time."

Although Teng Zijing felt resentful, he was more concerned about Fan Xian. Before the assassination, he was already prepared to work for Fan Xian. Now that he had received an additional 80,000 taels of silver to save his life, he would never forget this favor.

Fan Xian didn't know how he got back home. As soon as he got home, he saw his sister Fan Ruoruo coming to greet him, but he was no longer in the mood to talk.

"elder brother."

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"How did you come?"

Zhou Chen frowned and looked at Li Yunrui who was sitting opposite him.

No one would be in a good mood if they were suddenly interrupted when they were about to fall asleep with their woman, and Zhou Chen was no exception.

Li Yunrui showed a sad face: "Duke Zhenguo's words are really sad. I have helped you before."

Zhou Chen snorted coldly: "If that's the case, I can help you more."

"So, I want you to help me a little more, but this time, I will pay you."

"make it clear."

Although Zhou Chen was not very willing to cooperate with a crazy woman like Li Yunrui, he was still willing to chat with Li Yunrui if it would disgust Emperor Qing.

Li Yunrui said word by word: "I want you to help me kill someone."

"Ask me to kill someone? Ha, you have so many masters under you, but you want me to kill someone. Do you want me to kill a grandmaster?"

Zhou Chen said this, but his eyes had changed. Although Li Yunrui was crazy, it was undeniable that she was an extremely smart and resourceful woman.

In this drama, the only ones who can truly suppress Li Yunrui are Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping. Even the protagonist Fan Xian, in terms of scheming and conspiracy, he cannot compare to Li Yunrui, but he has a father, and having a father is more important than anything else.

"I naturally don't have the ability to kill a grandmaster, and I can't afford to ask you to kill a grandmaster. The person I want to kill is Lin Gong."

"Ok?"

Zhou Chen showed a surprised expression: "Kill Lin Gong? Lin Gong is the son of your old lover and your daughter's biological brother. You want me to kill him?"

Li Yunrui chuckled and said, "Yes, Lin Gong was the mastermind behind the assassination on Niulan Street. I never thought of killing him, but what you said to me that night made me change my mind. It would be perfect if Lin Gong died in Kyoto at this time."

Seeing Li Yunrui laughing neurotically again, Zhou Chen frowned slightly, but soon he figured out the reason.

"You are doing this for Ye Liuyun, or rather, for the Ye family."

"The Duke of Zhenguo is indeed a smart man. You said that Ye Liuyun was an undercover agent arranged by His Majesty to be by my side. Although I don't completely believe it, I am still willing to give it a try."

Zhou Chen praised: "The princess is really good at this. Lin Gong is Lin Ruofu's son and the future of the Lin family. If he dies in Kyoto, Lin Ruofu will definitely go crazy. And Ye Zhong of the Ye family, as the garrison commander of Kyoto, can't escape the responsibility. You are going to learn from him and use the Ye family to control Ye Liuyun."

Li Yunrui smiled and said, "It may not work, but we have to try, right?"

"Lin Gong has many experts around him. Although you have people under your command as well, if you want to kill someone in Kyoto, even if you can do it, there is a high possibility of being exposed. That's why you want me to help you, in order to kill him with one strike. But the problem is, this matter has no benefit to me at all. Why should I help you?"

Seeing through Li Yunrui's thoughts, Zhou Chen was also surprised by this woman. It had only been two days and nothing was confirmed yet, yet she was actually preparing to take action against the Ye family. This was really crazy.

But why should he follow Li Yunrui and go crazy?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1450 Lin Gong's Death, Chen Pingping Returns to Beijing

Li Yunrui seemed to have guessed that Zhou Chen would say this, and he answered calmly and without panic.

"I told you I can pay you. As far as I know, when Fan Xian was assassinated, the guard who saved him spent 80,000 taels of silver to ask you to help."

"Yes, that's true. So, you also want to use money to buy me out?"

Zhou Chen's words made Li Yunrui nod slightly: "The daily expenses of such a large Zhenguo Mansion are not small, and the Zhenguo Mansion does not have many ways to make money. Otherwise, why would you, a Grandmaster, save a small guard?"

"I would like to ask you to kill Lin Gong in Kyoto. How much does it cost? You can just name your price."

She controls the three major districts in Jiangnan and relies on the financial power of the inner treasury to smuggle with Northern Qi. Li Yunrui dare not say anything else, but when it comes to gold and silver, she is definitely one of the best in Qing Kingdom.

She felt that Zhou Chen was short of money, otherwise he would not have saved an insignificant guard, but Fan Xian was the only fool in the world who would spend 80,000 taels to save a guard.

Zhou Chen was short of money, and the thing she lacked the least was money, so she thought she should be able to invite Zhou Chen.

But she didn't understand. Zhou Chen's house didn't have much money, but that didn't mean he was short of money. He just didn't want to bother doing business in Qing Kingdom to make money, not that he really didn't have the ability to make money.

Even if we take a step back, would the Grand Master be short of money?

Li Yunrui is capable, but her vision is ultimately limited to this world. She is a similar person to Emperor Qing. She does not follow the upright path, but is good at conspiracy and intrigue.

"Saving people for money and killing people for money are two completely different concepts."

"So, the Duke of Zhenguo is going to refuse?"

"Correct."

Zhou Chen gave his own answer. Whether it was saving people or killing people, it all depended on his mood.

My destiny is in my own hands. If I want to do something, I will do it. If I don’t want to do something, no one can force me to do it.

This is a reflection of what is going on in his mind right now.

Li Yunrui frowned and asked, "Why? You have seen my thoughts. If this is done well, it will definitely make His Majesty uncomfortable. Isn't this what you want to see?"

Zhou Chen said: "I really want to make him feel uncomfortable, but I only do what I want to do. To put it in an analogy, you do things for the benefit, and I do things based on my mood. I don't want to kill Lin Gong, not because the benefit is not enough, but simply because I don't want to. Do you understand?"

Li Yunrui tilted her head and looked at Zhou Chen with a strange look. She understood what Zhou Chen said, but she couldn't comprehend it.

Do things based on your mood? Is this something a normal person can say?

Everyone said she was crazy, but she felt that Zhou Chen was even less normal than she was.

Sometimes he is vindictive, and sometimes he is indifferent. He even doesn't care about the emperor. Looking at what Zhou Chen does, it is not like the behavior of a normal person at all.

Are all grand masters so abnormal?

But she understood that since Zhou Chen had refused, he would not regret it.

"That's a pity. It seems that I still don't know you well enough. If possible, I really want to get to know you better."

Li Yunrui looked at Zhou Chen with a special look. Although Zhou Chen rejected her, she was not angry. Instead, she found Zhou Chen more interesting.

As the eldest princess, it is destined that she has high vision. You can say she is crazy, but you cannot say that she has a problem with her vision.

She is absolutely professional when it comes to looking at men. All the men she has slept with are outstanding and excellent.

But Zhou Chen was different from all the men she had met before. His temperament, attitude, tone, etc. were all so unique.