On the appointed day, before dawn, an "assassin" infiltrated Zuo Yi's room, and before he could even realize it, he had already shot a dart at his bedside, and then quickly left.

Zuo Yi, on the other hand, was not awakened by this movement until the dart pierced the head of the bed. But before he could be shocked by the profundity of the martial arts of the "assassin" who came this time, the other party had already disappeared. Only then did Zuo Yi realize that the comer was obviously different from the assassins he had met in the past, not only was his martial arts far above him, but he was not here to assassinate him.

Zuo Yi turned his head to look at the dart that had already penetrated deeply into the wood on the head of the bed, and while secretly sighing at the depth of this person's internal strength, he unsurprisingly saw the note tied to the dart.

Seeing this, Zuo Yi thought: The person who came might be someone from Tiange, and this note was probably Tiange's reply to him.

But then, he felt that it was wrong, such a way of replying was obviously not in line with the consistent style of Tiange that he had heard. Besides, he hadn't paid the balance yet, so how could Tiange give him information for free? Besides, he hadn't revealed his true identity in the first place, so how could Tiange find him so easily?

In order to be cautious, Zuo Yi deliberately put on anti-poison gloves, and then carefully untied the note. Unfolded it and took a look, but found that it was really Tiange's reply to him!

Moreover, to his unexpectedness, the note actually explained that because he was entrusted by someone, he could not give him the information he wanted to buy, but the client was willing to reveal her current specific location, and if he had any opinions about her, he could go to her within ten days from today, and Tiange also specially informed him that the client was also a disciple of the Medical Valley, and he was also the only disciple of the new Medical Valley Master Zhao Yi.

Tiange's introduction of her like this was equivalent to telling Zuo Yi that the client, she alone had already defeated the vast majority of the disciples of the Medical Valley.

In addition, as compensation for Tiange's initiative to break the contract, Tiange also specifically noted that he would not accept the balance this time.

Seeing this, it was naturally not difficult for Zuo Yi to think that even if only with the client's status in the Medicine Valley, even if her ability was not enough to solve the Gu for him, as long as she was willing, she could completely help him find another disciple who had the ability to solve the Gu for him—and even directly ask her master Zhao Yi for help. And if Zhao Yi is willing to solve the Gu for him in person, then he will definitely be able to solve this Gu!

Considering this, Zuo Yi was also willing to understand Tiange's compromise as doing a preliminary screening of the list he wanted for him first, and then "recommending" him a disciple of the Medical Valley who was worth "one enemy and one hundred". - And this, as far as Zuoyi is concerned, is not a mixed windfall......

In the past two days, Zuo Yi deliberately sent Ye Yu to the pharmacy to help in front of people, and secretly instructed the imperial doctor to make all kinds of difficulties for her, so that he could take the opportunity to find out her possible achievements in medicine and poison - in view of her observation in the past two days, now, Zuo Yi can basically conclude: If she is really a disciple of the Medical Valley, then no matter what her seniority is, her strength should not be low in the Medical Valley. - At least, her medical knowledge is obviously much higher than that of the imperial doctors in the palace.

So, he had already secretly planned: after getting the list, he would find a candidate among them who was comparable to hers. Only in this way can his intention to choose another way of life come true.

And after he roughly assessed Ye Yu's possible level, he felt that his best choice was naturally Zhao Yi, the master of the Medical Valley. But he also knew that if he wanted to ask Zhao Yi to solve the Gu for him, he was afraid that there was little hope.

As far as he knows, the establishment of the Yigu faction is actually earlier than the Jiaoguo State, but the Yigu never asks about the world, and always acts alone. And the banana emperors of the past dynasties, without exception, have never invited any of the medical valley masters themselves. Even though the medical valley has been gradually strengthened since modern times, due to the gradual strengthening of the banana country, it is occasionally forced by the banana emperor to send disciples to solve problems for him, to show friendship, and to avoid head-on conflicts with the imperial court, but the medical valley has never sent a disciple of the valley lord himself;

- In this way, Zuo Yi naturally has little hope of inviting Zhao Yi himself (especially since he has now become the owner of the Medical Valley).

But he didn't expect that today, he actually received such an unexpected surprise: the person who Tiange "recommended" to him this time was actually Zhao Yi's only disciple. And according to Tiange's statement, this time it was the other party who deliberately contributed to this matter.

But in addition to the surprise, Zuo Yi naturally did not ignore the hidden worry that was comparable to the surprise: like this, while preventing Tiange from selling information to him, while taking the initiative to give him her own current location, Zuo Yi naturally did not think of the other party's intentions - she clearly intended to contact him, but she gave him the so-called "decision-making power", and let him choose whether to meet her or not?

"Oh, knowing that I have no choice, but while cutting me off, he still gives me 'hope'. Let me choose? Do I have a choice?"

In fact, according to Zuo Yi's own private understanding of Gao Liwen's secret investigation accumulated over the years, coupled with some relevant information about Zhao Yi, the "medical saint" who has long been famous all over the world, he naturally knows that Zhao Yi did accept an apprentice five years ago, and she is the only one he has received so far, I heard that her name is Gao Ran, and she is the second lady of the Yunxiang Gao family; it just so happens that she is also Gao Liwen's niece.

"It seems that this Gao Ran came prepared. Not only did she have the ability to make Tiange violate the trading principles they had always pursued for her, making them voluntarily abandon the deal they had already set with me, but they could also make Tiange specially send a master to come and send a message to me on her behalf......"

In this way, how could Zuo Yi not see that this Gao Ran must have a lot to do with the Heavenly Pavilion, and she should still enjoy extraordinary power in the Heavenly Pavilion. Otherwise, for her "entrustment", how could Tiange not hesitate to violate his consistent principles, and give priority to following her instructions and doing things for her?

But on the other hand, after all, Tiange did not collect the balance from him, and did "recommend" to him the current location of the most valuable disciple of the Medical Valley other than the current Medical Valley Master Zhao Yi - although the note was always only addressed as "principal" and did not mention her real name, Tiange's brief introduction of her relationship with Zhao Yi was enough for Zuo Yi to deduce who this person was.

And Tiange's way of handling it also makes it so that even if this matter is accidentally leaked and made public in the future, Tiange can still guarantee that this matter will not cause too much damage to its reputation. After all, in an organization that is principled and credible, there will always be one or two people who are so powerful that they can enjoy the priority of the organization in almost everything.

It's just that such people are often the original cause of the existence of these organizations - these organizations were born for them and exist for them, so it is understandable to give priority to such people in power. And this is also the only principle that can override the so-called "principle" that is generally recognized by the people of the rivers and lakes.

And it is precisely because of his deep understanding of this that even if Zuo Yi does not know the actual inside story of the Heavenly Pavilion, it is not difficult to think that the relationship between Gao Ran and the Heavenly Pavilion Lord Qiu Yueze must be unusual, otherwise, how could she enjoy the priority that is almost the same as Qiu Yueze himself?

It was precisely with this in mind that Zuo Yi began to change some of his preconceived views at the beginning—when he knew Gao Ran as a person, and when he knew about her relationship with Gao Liwen's uncle and nephew.

He began to suspect: Perhaps, even if Gao Ran and Gao Liwen are uncles and nephews, they do not have the same interests, and may even be hostile to each other. Otherwise, since he had the help of a niece like Gao Ran, who could enjoy privileges on both sides of the Heavenly Pavilion and the Medical Valley, why did Gao Liwen continue to work so hard with the Banana Emperor? He could have used the power of the Heavenly Pavilion to take Yunxiang first, and then on this basis, and then with the assistance of the Medical Valley, which was more powerful in the Jiao Country than the Heavenly Pavilion, he could continue to annex the Banana Kingdom; or, first, take the Banana Kingdom in one fell swoop with the forces on both sides of the Heavenly Pavilion and the Medical Valley, and then turn his head to take Yunxiang. - Both of these options are indispensable.

But this is not the case. Not only did Gao Liwen not do this, but even Gao Ran himself, even though he had extraordinary influence on Tiange and Medical Valley, still took such great pains to use Tiange to show favor to him, obviously deliberately trying to win him over......

Even if it is not possible to guess Gao Ran's intentions for the time being, at least one thing is certain: Gao Ran's ultimate intention must be different from Gao Liwen's, or even opposite, otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why she wanted to win him over. Since Tiange was able to find his location so accurately, it must have already found out his details, and Gao Ran's intention to get close to him must naturally be related to his dual identity as Gao Liwen's meticulous work and the most trusted person of the Jiaohuang Emperor at present.

"That impostor claimed that he only wanted to use me to get revenge, but he didn't care about being used by Gao Liwen, but Gao Ran obviously didn't want to be used by Gao Liwen, but was more likely to want to use me against Gao Liwen...... But why me? Could it be that she wants to deal with not only Gao Liwen, but also the Banana Emperor? Could it be that she also wants to take over the world?"

Thinking of this, Zuo Yi shook his head again, and then self-denied: "No, if what she wants is really the same as Gao Liwen, then it can explain why she is opposed to him, but it can't explain why she has to use such a roundabout and laborious way to achieve her goal?—— with her current status on both sides of the Heavenly Pavilion and the Medical Valley, if she really wants this world, then she can get it in a more direct way- If the forces on both sides of the Medical Valley and the Heavenly Pavilion were united, then neither Yunxiang nor the Banana Kingdom would have a force that could match them, and she would not have to work as hard as she did now......

"Hmm...... It seems that the only reason why she chose me is that either I overestimated her influence on the Heavenly Pavilion and the Medical Valley, or she didn't want this world in the first place, but she was forced by Gao Liwen to confront him in order to be alone, and if she wanted to confront Gao Liwen, it would inevitably prevent him from succeeding in his ultimate goal......

"Well, if it was Gao Liwen, he might indeed force her. - After all, such a useful niece, if she didn't take it for her own use, how could the head of the Gao family, as well as Yunxiang's Yun family, let her go easily? Therefore, if she can't take her for her own use, then she must be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise no matter who she chooses to help in the future, as long as she doesn't help Gao Liwen, then she is bound to be an extremely difficult enemy for him to deal with.

"But...... According to investigation, this Gao Ran should only be ten years old now...... It's only ten years old, but he already has such ability?! It seems that this Gao Ran is indeed not to be underestimated. Well...... In this way, it seems that the latter is more likely!"

At this moment, Zuo Yi had a basic grasp of Gao Ran's intention to contact him—in addition to being related to Gao Liwen, there should also be an intention to use him to get close to Jiaohuang. It's just that he wasn't sure whether Gao Ran had good intentions or malice towards Jiaohuang?

Zuo Yi thought about it again and again, he tried to stand in the situation that Gao Ran might be in his initial envision, and speculate on her possible thoughts, but found that in fact, no matter whether she was good or malicious, as long as she grasped the right proportion, she could use this to achieve the goal of thwarting Gao Liwen.

But for Zuo Yi, Gao Ran's actual goodwill or malice will directly affect how he should choose when facing the two choices of Ye Yu and Gao Ran? And this choice directly determines what kind of road of no return he will embark on in the future?—— at least, no matter how he chooses, he is destined to be unable to turn back. - This point is now very clear to Zuo Yi.

"It seems that for today's plan, I can only go to meet that Gao Ran first. ”

Even though he knew that Gao Ran was obviously deliberately luring him to meet her, Zuo Yi still had to step into this obvious "conspiracy".