Chapter 43: Transfiguration
Li Xian thought hard all the way, but he was always hesitant, because with the passage of time, he already felt that the deputy pawn in his palace, that is, the eyeliner next to the Empress Wu, Lin Cheng no longer trusted him as much as before, especially the wooing of Zhang Wuchen, which was obviously not as good as before, on the contrary, he had to follow in person in many things to rest assured, and the reason made Li Xian unable to refuse: everything was for Li Xian's safety.
And all this is enough to prove that Lin Cheng began to doubt his previous designs that were hidden from the world, but fortunately, Li Xian, Zhang Wuchen and others are all thoughtful people, and they have never been caught by Lin Cheng with any evidence.
"Day and night, thieves are difficult to prevent", there is always such a person staring at him, and no one feels uncomfortable, but the other party's status is there, and it is appointed by the imperial court, and there is also the support of the Empress Wu behind him, so even if Li Xian has a heart, he doesn't dare to move him at all now, because as long as Lin Cheng has a problem, Li Xian is equivalent to three hundred taels of silver here, and directly tells the Empress Wu that he has a problem here.
Li Xian naturally disdained such a stupid thing, believing that as long as Lin Cheng couldn't grasp the evidence, he couldn't do anything to himself, and he didn't dare to tell Empress Wu about these doubts in his heart, because there was no evidence to point to it, he could only be reprimanded by Empress Wu as incompetent, and it would not be Li Xian who would be unlucky at that time, but him.
Therefore, at least at this stage, he must also save Lin Cheng's life, and at the same time, some things must be done half-truthfully, the fake side is naturally done for Lin Cheng to see, and the real side is for himself.
And this naturally increases the difficulty for Li Xian to do things.
For example, this time I went to Shaolin Temple to see my master Xuanzang.
If according to the procedure on the surface, Li Xian only needs to go to Shaolin Temple to express his condolences and have to leave, even if he is Xuanzang's disciple, he can only stay for some more time, even so, that Lin Cheng has a reason to keep an eye on the sidelines, and as long as Lin Cheng is here, there is no way to reveal the secret between him and Xuanzang, then the significance of his coming here has been reduced by more than half.
Of course, the purpose of his coming here is to see the master for the last time and express his affection as a disciple, but the most important thing is naturally the question of whether the people in the Buddhist sect will continue to support him after Xuanzang's death and who will take on the important responsibility of Xuanzang.
Although this problem can be solved in Li Xian's absence, Li Xian also knows that he still owes Xuanzang a promise, and this commitment is the most important guarantee for Xuanzang and even the entire Buddhism to firmly support him.
Therefore, this time Li Xian must reach an agreement with Xuanzang no matter what, and this agreement cannot be known to anyone who has nothing to do, and Lin Cheng, who obeys the orders of Empress Wu to monitor him, is naturally even more unsuccessful.
This is also the most critical point for Li Xian's worries about this matter.
After returning to the palace, Li Xian thought about it for a whole day without results, and he couldn't sleep on the couch at night, and finally he was really impatient, so he simply put on his clothes, and then opened the one he made, and the mechanism quietly moved the bed, only to see a hole under the bed, which was the tunnel that Li Xian quietly dug up, and this tunnel led directly to a secret house on the south side of the palace, where Dou Xiantong and his sister Lin Xian'er lived, and it was also the headquarters of the snake spirit organization formed by the two sisters.
This tunnel leads directly to the living room outside the bedroom of the two sisters, but I didn't expect that this time there would be an accident.
In fact, Li Xian Pingsu also contacted them through this secret passage, of course, this kind of contact is usually on a fixed day, or before contacting the two sisters in advance, but today Li Xian only made a temporary decision, and even Li Xian himself did not know in advance, let alone the Dou Xiantong sisters.
said that Li Xian came to the exit of the tunnel, gently moved the mechanism, and then jumped out of the exit as soon as he jumped up, but in just an instant, he heard a scream, and at the same time, what caught his eye was a greasy snow-white.
It turns out that the two sisters are bathing here!
The two beauties, one big and one small, were lying in the bathtub without an inch, everything was in full view of Li Xian, naturally she was shy, the eldest sister Dou Xiantong was ready to burst out and kill people, but after seeing that it was Li Xian, she couldn't make a move, so she had to shrink her body under the water.
"Well, I didn't mean it, don't mind you." Li Xian knew that he was rude, and while apologizing in a hurry, he hurriedly jumped into the hole again.
It wasn't until after a cup of tea that a beautiful shadow appeared at the entrance of the cave, and then said angrily: "Shameless little devil, come out." β
"Uh, how did you become a greedy and shameless imp?" Li Xian walked out of the tunnel with an aggrieved face, and kept slandering, but he knew that he was unreasonable this time, and he didn't dare to express what he wanted in his heart.
"Hmph, you're not convinced, aren't you? Let's talk about it, in the middle of the night, you don't have a good night's sleep, come to me to snoop, which is not a shameless little ghost? After all, Li Xian is just a ten-year-old ghost, and he is nothing in the eyes of adults like Dou Xiantong, so the embarrassment just now only lasted for a moment, and Dou Xiantong no longer cared about it, but the anger of Fang Cai did not come out, and at the same time, in order to hide the embarrassment in his heart, he deliberately used words to make fun of the other party.
"Oh, don't hide it from the lady (note: 'Niangzi' was the common name for women in the Tang Dynasty, similar to the current 'beauty'), this time Xiao Wang did not mean to disturb, but there was a problem in his heart that could not be solved, and he had no intention of sleeping for a long night, so he went to your mansion to relax." Li Xian's face was full of embarrassment and sorrow, and he sighed softly, and then stopped talking.
"What the hell is it that even such a cunning person can be stumped?" Dou Xiantong saw that Li Xian's face was full of sorrow, and he didn't seem to be fake, so he couldn't help but ask strangely.
"Where am I cunning again?" Li Xian was dissatisfied, but he also knew the reason why heroes don't fight with women, so he had to choose not to hear it, and then said the problems he encountered with a wry smile.
"What's so hard about that? Since you feel that it is in the way, you can get rid of it, and if you feel inconvenient, I can take action. "After more than a year of hard work, Dou Xiantong's kung fu is already like two people compared to when he assassinated Empress Wu, so he is still full of confidence in assassinating an ordinary military attachΓ©.
Li Xian naturally knew Dou Xiantong's ability, but this was not a problem that could be solved by force, so he said with a wry smile: "Now for Xiao Wang, the problem that can be solved by force is not a big problem, but the problem now is that I can't move this guy at all, otherwise my secret will be exposed, so my mother will definitely guard against me, and this will definitely be detrimental to our big plan." β
"Hmph, I don't understand the deception of this political officialdom, so let's say, how can I help you?"
"I don't know how to do this." Li Xian listened to Dou Xiantong's words, immediately spread his hands, and said with a wry smile: "It's best to have someone who knows how to disguise and dress others up like me, and then I will pretend to be someone else, hide from that guy when necessary, and quietly meet with the master." But this is just my imagination, how can there be such a magical skill in this world? β
"Hmph, I know that you have bad intentions, you are a treacherous and treacherous villain, and I don't know where to inquire that I understand the art of disguise, so I use words to test, that's it, see that you are so embarrassed, so I will help you with this, this time you Shaolin as long as you take my sister, you will definitely be able to get rid of the surveillance of that guy, so that you can get your wish."
"Huh? Does the lady mean that you know how to disguise? Haha, this is really the way to the end. With a lady, I have no worries. Li Xian was naturally overjoyed when he heard what Dou Xiantong said, and even ecstatic couldn't describe his mood at the moment.
"Wait, your matter has been solved, is it time to talk about my sisters?" Dou Xiantong did not receive Li Xian's gratitude, but stared at Li Xian with apricot eyes and said coldly.
"Uh, hehe, I don't know what the sisters need Xiao Wang's service for, but the lady has orders, Xiao Wang will definitely go to the soup and go to the fire, and he will not give up." Although Li Xian saw that the other party had bad intentions, but now he had a request for others, so he had to decide to take one step at a time, and show his determination first.
But when he heard it, Dou Xiantong sneered: "I'm afraid this matter is not easy for the king." May I ask Your Excellency King Zhou, what crime should be punished in Ru Datang for peeping at women taking a bath and ruining people's reputation? β
"Huh? This ......" Li Xian didn't expect the other party to pursue the embarrassing thing that happened at this time, and he suddenly felt speechless, and he didn't know what to say, and the whole person was stunned.
"You broke into the room of my sisters today, and ruined my sisters' name, if there is no explanation, don't blame my sisters for turning their faces and being ruthless." Dou Xiantong's face was like frost, he pulled out the sword from the wall, and said coldly to Li Xian.
"No, I don't know how the lady wants to explain? If you can do something, you will do your best. Li Xian's head was covered with cold sweat, but he didn't care to wipe it, and hurriedly said.
"Hmph, if nature can do it, just let me castrate you with my sword, so that you are also like the eunuch in the palace, and my sister's name will not be damaged." Dou Xiantong raised his sword, stroked twice at Li Xianyao, and then said lightly.
"Huh? This, this is not going to work, if that is the case, I might as well die. Li Xian wiped his cold sweat and said in his heart, this woman won't be so vicious, right? If she wants to come for real, she can't say that she can only escape.
But seeing Dou Xiantong nodded and said: "I also know that you will never agree to this matter, so there is only one request left, and that is that you will be responsible for my sister in the future." β
"Huh? I don't know how to be responsible for the law? Li Xianyan suddenly became nervous when he heard this, if the other party forced him to marry Lin Xian'er, although this little girl is indeed likable, but after all, she is young, and she can't make her own decisions about marriage, in case she annoys Empress Wu because of this, it is not a joke.
"Hmph, do you still think you want you to marry my sister? You think of beauty, my little sister looks like a fairy, how can I give it to you, a shameless person? Your so-called responsibility is that you want to help my little sister solve the household registration problem and give her a good background, hehe, I'm just fine, but my little sister is only nine years old, how can I live a life with you like this? β