Chapter Forty-Five: Allegiance, Warning!

Li Yiqi walked out and saw that the bodies of the black-clothed assassins killed by Li Qian'er were lined up on the periphery of the camp.

Looking at the six cold assassin corpses, Li Yiqi felt a chill in his heart, if it weren't for Li Qian'er by his side, I'm afraid that the person lying on the ground now would be him.

"Those are the people?"

Xu Dai looked at the corpse in this place, and his face was very unkind. Jingshan is under his jurisdiction, and he cannot escape the involvement in the assassination here.

"Not bad. ”

Li Yiqi nodded and asked, "Can the general find out something?"

"Hmm. ”

Xu Dai nodded, then turned his gaze and glanced at a forbidden soldier beside him. The man understood, stepped forward, and began to slowly grope around the black-clad assassins.

This experienced expert of the forbidden army examined the wounds of these black-clothed assassins, and couldn't help but gasp, and said: "These people were all slashed through the chest by sharp weapons, deep into the viscera, and a fatal blow. ”

"What else?"

Xu Dai's face sank, obviously not very concerned about this conclusion, he wanted to know the identity of these people even more.

"My lord, there is nothing on these people that can identify them...... Perhaps, people from sectarian circles. ”

The seasoned Janissary searched the corpses of the assassins again, and finally shook his head helplessly.

"The ...... of the Prince"

Xu Dai looked embarrassed, turned his gaze to Li Yiqi, and asked for his opinion.

Li Yiqi pondered slightly for a while, waved his hand, and said, "Bury it." ”

"Good. ”

Xu Dai nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a small group of soldiers immediately dragged the bodies of these assassins deep into the mountains and forests and buried them on the spot.

Seeing the assassin's body being dragged away and disappearing from his sight, a strange light flashed in Xu Dai's eyes.

Who would buy the killers of the sectarian world to attack the only heir of the Li family?

Who has the guts?

Thinking of this, Xu Dai quietly looked at Li Yiqi, hoping to see a hint from the face of this respected son of a family, but it was very strange that Li Yiqi seemed to be calm from beginning to end, his expression was indifferent, and there was an understatement smile on his face.

"Could it be the king......"

Suddenly, Xu Dai had a terrifying feeling in his heart, although others were in Jingshan, more than eighty miles away from Shangjing, but some major events that happened in Shangjing, how could he not know?

"General, let's go in. Li Yiqi glanced at the soldiers who were digging a pit to bury the corpses, retracted his gaze, turned to look at Xu Dai, and said lightly.

"Good. Xu Dai nodded, and at the same time he was relieved in his heart, he was very glad that Li Yiqi did not say the object of suspicion in front of him.

The target of the Assassins was Li Yiqi, and the origin of these Assassins is self-evident...... It's just that if Li Yiqi doesn't mention this kind of thing, Xu Dai won't talk much, he has been away from the Annan Protectorate for many years, and he is no longer in the Li family's sphere of influence, no one is stupid enough to get involved in the whirlpool of the two major forces in Shangjing, and the muddy water in the court is not something that a reckless man like him in the army can get involved in......

Back in Xu Dai's big tent, Li Yiqi looked at Xu Dai and said with a smile: "General, I didn't want to trouble you, but it happened suddenly, I wonder if the general can send a team of people to escort me back to Beijing?"

"Naturally, I will personally escort the prince back to Beijing later. Xu Dai Jindao sat on the Taishi chair and nodded solemnly. Not to mention that Li Jiu is his old master, with the prestige of the Li family in the army, it is impossible for him to stay out of the matter.

"As a resident general, it is inconvenient for the general to leave at will, so as not to give authority to others. Li Yiqi shook his head indifferently and rejected Xu Dai's kindness.

"The one in the palace may still be jealous of the general......" Li Yiqi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled playfully.

"That ......"

Hearing this, Xu Dai's face was embarrassed, and he naturally knew that the 'one in the palace' in Li Yiqi's mouth was referring to Xia Cao, the fifth prince of the dynasty.

Yes, as a resident general, he was not assigned to leave his post without an order to be questioned, and in order to curry favor with the Li family, he left a handle for the five princes to continue to attack him, which is not cost-effective.

However, having said that, Li Yiqi was in distress in his station, and if he didn't say anything, and not to say that he was ashamed of the old master, he would not be able to face the old brothers in the army in the future.

Just when Xu Dai was in trouble, at this time, Xu Ling'an's eyes flashed, he took a step forward, bowed down and hugged his fists and said, "My lord, I will send the son back to Beijing." ”

"You?"

Xu Dai's brows furrowed deeply, and after thinking for a while, he still agreed, and said, "Okay, you send the prince back to Beijing on my behalf, and you want to protect the safety of the son." ”

"Yes. Xu Ling'an's tone revealed a sense of calmness and confidence, and said solemnly.

After arranging the matter of sending Li Yiqi back, Xu Dai sighed, but a bitter smile appeared on his face: "The prince is attacked here, I am afraid that the old marquis will be angry, Xu is stationed here, and after the prince goes back, I will repair a letter to go to the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate to ask the old marquis for ......"

"Hehe, the general is too worried, since it is the work of the demon outside the party, what does it have to do with the general. Li Yiqi shook his head, smiled, and didn't care.

"There should be guards by the side of the prince, right?" asked Xu Dai with some concern.

"There is a person from southern Xinjiang," Li Yiqi said indifferently.

"Southern Xinjiang?" Xu Dai's eyelids twitched, thinking of the wounds on the bodies of those black-clothed assassins, his face showed a sudden expression, and he nodded silently.

It turned out that the person who killed those assassins was a master of the Annam army!

The two talked for a while, and it didn't take long for Qi'er and Li Qian'er to walk in from outside the barracks, and the guards knew that the two women were the entourage of the general's guests, and this time they didn't stop them.

Seeing the two coming back, Li Yiqi didn't want to stay any longer, so he directly got up and hugged his fist at Xu Dai and said, "General, it's not too early, I won't bother." ”

"The prince doesn't have to be polite. ”

Xu Dai nodded, also stood up, and looked at Xu Ling'an, who understood, with a look of excitement on his face, and hurriedly followed.

Outside the tent, Xu Dai prepared an escort team of fifty horsemen for Li Yiqi, these people were all strong and sharp-eyed, and they looked like strong pawns in the ranks.

"Shizi, do you want to prepare a carriage?" Xu Ling'an's eyes flashed with a clever light, and he asked respectfully.

"No, I can ride a horse. ”

Li Yiqi waved his hand and said indifferently. Suddenly, he thought that Qi'er didn't seem to be able to ride a horse, so he turned to look at Qi'er and asked, "Qi'er, are you with me?"

Somehow, Qi'er's face was a little pale after she came back, and her delicate little face looked very weak, as if she had been hit by something, her eyes were dull, and her expression was dull.

"Qi'er!" Seeing Qi'er's stunned appearance, Li Yiqi shouted again.

Only then did Qi'er react, and when she saw her young master looking at her quite worriedly, Qi'er's trance-like eyes suddenly sobered up: "Slave maid...... The slave listens to the young master. ”

Li Yiqi glanced at her helplessly, then at Li Qian'er, thought about it, and said, "Then you and I can ride a horse." ”

After that, Li Yiqi picked a horse with a flying mane, stepped on it skillfully, and then reached out to pull Qi'er and hugged her.

Li Yiqi stretched out his hand over Qi'er's slender waist, grabbed the reins with both hands, turned his head to look at Xu Ling'an, and said, "Xu Gongzi, let's go." ”

"Yes, son. ”

Hearing this, Xu Ling'an didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped on a horse, waved his hand at the fifty knights, and shouted, "Go!"

......

After leaving the garrison camp in Jingshan, Xu Lingan chose a relatively flat mountain road for Li Yiqi to go down the mountain, after all, the road that Li Yiqi had to go up the mountain before could only go on foot.

In the dense mountain forest, the group of people who escorted Li Yiqi slowly walked on the secluded path, Xu Ling'an fell behind Li Yiqi at a distance of half a step, his demeanor was quite humble, and there was a hint of flattery in his smile: "Shizi, if the next time Shizi comes to Jingshan, you can notify me in advance, I will go down the mountain to pick up Shizi early." ”

"Hehe, no need, I'm in the palace, it's not easy to get out of the palace on weekdays, let alone go out of the capital. Li Yiqi shook his head and replied lightly.

"Yes, as a confidant of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the prince must have a lot of things to deal with on weekdays. Xu Ling'an's eyes flashed with all kinds of essence, and he greeted him with a smile on his face.

Hearing Xu Ling'an's words, a strange look flashed in Li Yiqi's eyes, and he glanced at the other party expressionlessly, but he didn't say anything, but said secretly in his heart: "This Xu Ling'an...... What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?"

"Shizi. ”

Seeing Li Yiqi's boring look, Xu Ling'an looked slightly embarrassed, lowered his head, and asked cautiously: "I don't know the son...... Right...... Nowadays...... What do you think of the general trend?"

"Huh?"

Li Yiqi's eyes narrowed slightly, a sharp light burst out of his deep eyes, and he said coldly: "Young Master Xu, what do you want to say?"

Xu Ling'an lowered his head, his eyes flickered and he was ambitious, and his voice was generous and powerful: "I want to help the son of the world!"

As soon as the words fell, Li Yiqi was stunned.

"Help me?"

Li Yiqi's eyes narrowed slightly, and a playful smile flashed in his long narrow eyes.

"Exactly!"

Xu Ling'an swallowed his saliva, his heart was about to rise to his throat, and he said in a trembling voice: "If the prince does not dislike it, I wish to be loyal to the prince and His Royal Highness the prince in the next day!"

"You, do you know what you're talking about?" Li Yiqi asked with a look on his face that remained unchanged.

"Of course. Xu Lingan replied with a straight face.

Although he and Li Yiqi are both disciples of Jiangmen, their identities are very different, Wu'an Hou Li Jiu is a master in the army, Li Yiqi is a prince of the Hou Mansion like him, it is not something he can make friends at will, Xu Lingan can feel that the opportunity to change his fate is in front of him!

Looking back at the winding barracks on the mountainside, Li Yiqi's heart moved, and asked, "Is it for your father?"

"If I return to the world, it is not only for my father, but also for myself!" Xu Ling'an's eyes flashed, and he said with a straight face.

"Really?" Li Yiqi blinked, and a sharp light flashed in his dark eyes, falling on Xu Ling'an's body, as if he could always see the depths of his heart.

Xu Ling's head trembled, and he subconsciously lowered his head to meet Li Yiqi's gaze, but soon he realized that something was wrong, and quickly raised his head and met Li Yiqi's gaze, expressing his calmness in his heart.

What he lacks now is an opportunity to defect to the crown prince, if no one is introduced, why did he, the son of a down-and-out general, step into the door of the East Palace?

The eyes of the two met, and gradually, the corners of Li Yiqi's mouth raised a slight imperceptible arc, shook his head silently in his heart, and said slowly: "You know, I don't need you, and the prince doesn't need you ......."

"You, what's the value?"

After that, Li Yiqi glanced at Xu Ling'an meaningfully, the son of a resident general from Sanpin, and a handful of Annan protectors, what is so special about him?

Hearing this, Xu Ling'an's eyes flickered, he secretly took a breath, and said solemnly: "Shizi, I know the art of war!"

"Oh?"

Li Yiqi showed a hint of surprise on his face. Art?

Xu Ling'an nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "Don't hide it from the world, if you talk about the gains and losses of a city and a place, no one in the world can calculate me!"

Xu Ling'an's voice was very calm, and his tone revealed a calmness and confidence, as if he was expounding a fact.

"Poof—how dare you say that!"

Li Yiqi suddenly smiled, and looked at Xu Ling'an's eyes a little different. Along the way, Xu Ling'an was looking for all kinds of topics with a flattering face, either touting the reputation of the Li family, or showing all kinds of thoughts on the side, but he didn't pay attention to it.

In Li Yiqi's eyes, the other party is just an insignificant general's son, and there is nothing to care about, but this time, Li Yiqi feels that he seems to have lost his eyes...... This Xu Ling'an and his father are not the same kind of characters at all.

From the handling of the assassins, Li Yiqi could see that the general Xu Dai on the mountain was an extremely cautious person, perhaps because he angered the five princes and caused him to stay in Jingshan for a few years, Xu Dai became cautious in everything he did.

Anyone who encounters this kind of thing will at least ask him if he has any suspicions, but Xu Dai does not, from there it can be seen that Xu Dai is a wise and self-protective figure, this kind of person will not easily get involved in the struggle of all forces, but Xu Ling'an ......

"Shizi, I am not exaggerating, my father practiced the art of war with me, and my father never won against me. Xu Ling was a little anxious, he knew that there was the best opportunity right now, and if he missed it, it would be too late to regret it.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will enter the army in the near future, and at that time, there will inevitably be a military advisor next to His Highness and the Prince!" Xu Lingan forced his composure and said in a trembling voice.

Hearing this, Li Yiqi frowned slightly, lowered his head, and seemed to be thinking.

"What Xu Ling'an said is right, I originally wanted to ask Gu Qianyang for some things about the art of war, but there is really a lack of a ...... around the prince right now."

Li Yiqi thought secretly in his heart, but a spiritual light suddenly crossed his mind, and he suddenly woke up, his eyes were deep, staring directly at Xu Ling'an, and he sneered in his heart: "It turns out ...... That's the idea you're up!"

"I can grant your request. ”

Li Yiqi said indifferently, looking at Xu Ling'an's gaze a little playful.

"Thank you, Shizi!"

Xu Ling was overjoyed, lowered his head, his expression was extremely respectful, and the trace of ambition in the depths of his eyes was extremely well concealed by him.

However, no matter how well Xu Ling'an covered it up, under Li Yiqi's deliberate observation, he was still noticed, and this time, Li Yiqi was even more convinced of his thoughts.

"Xu Gongzi ......"

Xu Ling'an raised his head and ushered in a pair of extremely dark eyes, the owner of those deep eyes stared at him, and said faintly: "Do you know, you are playing with fire!"

"Shizi, what do you mean by this?" Xu Ling'an's face changed.

"If you are really good at strategy, you can go to the Nine Metropolitan Protectorate to join the army, but there are frequent wars on the border and too many competitors who have accumulated military merits. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is about to turn sixteen, and according to the rules of the Great Xia Dynasty, when the children of the royal family reach adulthood, men must be arranged to train in the army...... Stay by the Prince's side, and then make a contribution, so that you will enter the sight of those big people in the imperial court, use His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as a springboard to make people notice you, and then ascend to the sky in one step, am I right?"

Li Yiqi's smile gradually cooled down, staring at Xu Ling'an, with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth: "You really have a good calculation, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dares to use and calculate, do you want to die?"

"Shizi!"

Xu Ling'an's face turned pale, his heart trembled, and he just wanted to explain, but before he could speak, he heard Li Yiqi's chuckle in his ears: "However, it's a good way!"

Hearing that there was some appreciation in Li Yiqi's tone, Xu Ling'an's face was stunned.

"Shizi, I ......"

Xu Ling'an's throat moved, and there was a trace of horror in his eyes when he looked at Li Yiqi, and he found that he couldn't see through what was going on in the heart of this young man who was four or five years younger than him.

"Xu Ling'an, just because you want to take advantage of His Royal Highness the Prince, I can kill you now. Li Yiqi's eyes were cold, and the words that came out of his mouth were also murderous, making people shudder.

Whew-

The whole team stopped, because Li Yiqi and Xu Ling'an, who were at the front, both grabbed the reins in their hands and controlled the horses under them.

"Shizi, I'm ...... I don't have that in mind, I ...... I really want to take refuge in the world. Xu Ling'an's face turned pale and said with difficulty.

I don't know why, it is clear that behind him are a group of personal soldiers under his father, but Xu Lingan does not have a sense of security at the moment, it is terrible, is this the descendant of the Li family......

"Okay, give me a lifetime to remember what you said today. Li Yiqi gave him a deep warning and said: "Since you are 'sincerely' loyal to His Royal Highness the Prince, then, after His Royal Highness wears his bun, you can come to the East Palace to be a staff member." ”

Li Yiqi glanced at Xu Lingan coldly, and bit the word 'sincerity' very hard, and the meaning of the words was self-evident.

"Yes...... Thank you, Shiko. ”

Xu Ling'an had cold sweat on his forehead, and he didn't know whether to be happy or regretful at this time.