Li Xuanji walked out of the guest room in a dejected state, not noticing Rong Lu in a dark corner at all, she stumbled back to the lobby of the restaurant. Clifford saw that she looked like she was in a state of despair, and hurried to meet her.

"Honey, what's wrong with you?" Clifford's soft words pulled Li Xuanji back to reality, and her warm big hand held her cold jade hand, making her feel a burst of warmth in her heart.

"It's nothing, Clifford, I'm a little unwell, let's go back first." Li Xuanji was very sad about Li Chong's change, his brother, who had always been jealous and hateful, would become so indistinguishable from good and evil, and his current identity was hostile to himself, Li Xuanji subconsciously felt that he couldn't be too entangled with his brother. Although he is his only relative in the world, if Li Chong still aids in the abuse, Li Xuanji will not recognize him as a brother.

Clifford held Li Xuanji in his arms, and after saying goodbye to Bao Ling, he took Li Xuanji out of Le Bre's restaurant, got into a luxury carriage, and went to his apartment.

On the rickety carriage, Li Xuanji only felt that her chest was becoming more and more depressed, but fortunately, Clifford was always by her side to comfort her. Although Clifford was obsessed with art, he was not a fool, he still saw Li Xuanji's worries, and asked in a low voice, "Are you troubled?" Is it because your brother doesn't approve of our marriage? Or are you in opposition to his position? ”

Li Xuanji let out a sigh of relief and asked gloomily, "Do you see it?" ”

Clifford nodded and said, "Sir Bao Ling said that your brother's people are all officials of the Qing government, and I think your brother's official position must not be too low." I can see that your brother's attitude towards me just now was very unfriendly. ”

Li Xuanji sighed lightly and said, "Yes, my brother is an official of the Qing Dynasty, and he opposes our marriage. ”

Clifford was a little curious: "Didn't all your family members be killed by government forces?" weishenme: Where will your brother still be on his side? ”

Li Xuanji shook his head and said, "I don't know if he will be like this, but if he is still unwilling to leave the Qing court, I will not recognize him." ”

Clifford nodded and said, "Whatever you choose." I will support you. ”

Li Xuanji suddenly felt very guilty, Clifford was very good to her, but she really had nothing else to give him except this body, her heart was still on another person.

Clifford's apartment was not far from the Thirteen Blocks next to the British Consulate in Guangzhou, which formed a British settlement around which many British businessmen had built their homes and the British Consulate sent guards to ensure the safety of the area. In fact, the British are not very safe in the land of Guangzhou, especially at night, the British do not dare to leave this area alone. Many times the robbery, kidnapping will fall on the heads of the British. Moreover, after the First Opium War, the people of Guangzhou burned down the Thirteen Lines, so the foreign merchant hall area has always been guarded by soldiers from all over the world with loaded guns.

After returning to the residence, Li Xuanji felt very tired, and after talking to Clifford. So he went back to his bedroom to rest. Clifford respects her as long as she doesn't want to. Clifford wouldn't have anything more intimate with her. So Clifford just gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead. He watched her return to her room.

Lying on the soft bed, Li Xuanji couldn't sleep at all, and kept her eyes open until the second half of the night, and Zuihou was finally still in a daze. I don't know how long it took, Li Xuanji suddenly felt that she was being gently woken up, and when she opened her eyes, she found a petite man in black standing next to her bed.

Li Xuanji was slightly startled. But then she calmed down, this person she knew, Bai Zetang's secret agent, since she arrived in Guangzhou. She has always been in contact with herself. Li Xuanji admires this little girl very much, she is less than twenty years old, but her skills are very sharp, and it is easy for her to sneak into the British Merchant Hall at night.

The girl in black said in a low voice, "Check Li, please come with me." ”

Li Xuanji frowned and said, "If you still let me go back to Shanghai, I won't go, and the matter here hasn't been done yet." ”

The girl in black said in a low voice: "The hall wants to see you, and there is something important to discuss." ”

Li Xuanji knew that the hall master she said was Tong Qiangsheng, and a few days after she arrived in Guangzhou, Tong Qiangsheng arrived in Guangzhou. Bai Zetang's underground shili is quite large, more than ten provinces in Jiangnan and Jiangbei have Bai Zetang's fine works, secret agents and killers, Tong Qiangsheng personally came to Guangzhou, which shows that the king of the West attaches great importance to the Guangdong Tiandi Society this time. But Li Xuanji herself knew that her order to come to Guangzhou to contact was just an excuse, just an excuse for her to leave Shanghai, and the West Hall of the Heaven and Earth Society would not really let her do it, and the heroes of the Guangdong Heaven and Earth Society would not listen to her as a weak woman. Therefore, Li Xuanji did not believe that Tong Qiangsheng would have anything to discuss with him, and he was just persuading himself to go back to Shanghai.

At that moment, Li Xuanji shook his head lightly and said, "You go back and tell the Tong Hall Master, I won't go back." ”

The black-clothed girl hummed softly, and suddenly flipped her left palm and hit Li Xuanji's neck, Li Xuanji was shocked, she also learned some martial arts in the army, and waved her arm to block at the moment, but she didn't expect that the girl was a false move, and her right palm had already been cut Li Xuanji's jade neck, and Li Xuanji suddenly fainted.

The girl in black has been trained for several years, and has been struggling on the line of life and death all year round, this method is naturally more powerful than Li Xuanji, after she knocked Li Xuanji unconscious, she looked at the faint Li Xuanji and sighed softly and said to herself: "Girl, don't blame me, the king of the West is here, and he wants to see you, saying that if you don't come, I will take you with force." ”

After that, the girl in black carried Li Xuanji behind her and jumped out of the window, and there were several people from Bai Zetang outside the house to answer her. When a few people came in, they had already been knocked unconscious or drugged and put on a few British sentry posts, and their departure at this time naturally did not alarm the British.

It wasn't until a few people left with Li Xuanji for half an hour that the British patrol found that several sentry soldiers in the southeast had fainted, and the sharp sirens sounded in the British merchant area.

When Li Xuanji woke up leisurely, he found that he was lying on an embroidery bed, and the rough man was sitting on the edge of the bed.

How did he come to Guangzhou? Li Xuanji's heart was shocked, but with it came sweet and bitter joy, "You, why are you here?" ”

That person was Xiao Yungui, the king of the West who was dressed as an ordinary business traveler, and he wore a fake braid on his head. He really looks like a businessman running a boat. He gently stroked Li Xuanji's hair, and said softly: "I'll take you back, Xuanji, I'm not that kind of negative person." ”

Li Xuanji's expression darkened, and she said faintly: "King Xi, you really shouldn't take risks for me as a woman, Guangzhou is still the territory of the Qing Demon, if you show your whereabouts, I am afraid that it will be dangerous." ”

Xiao Yungui heaved and said, "It's not because of you, I've asked people to pick you up back to Shanghai again and again." Why didn't you come back? ”

Li Xuanji lowered his head and said: "King Xi, what happened in the past should be a dream, Clifford is very good to me, Clifford is also very important to the West Temple, I will be very happy to marry him." ”

Xiao Yungui's eyes sank. Pulling up Li Xuanji's jade hand, he said angrily: "This king does not have the habit of sending his own woman out in order to win over someone, I have already arranged the boat." We'll be there later! ”

Li Xuanji's heart was sweet. But he still bit his red lip and asked hesitantly, "What about the Queen of the West?" How do you let me deal with myself? ”

Xiao Yungui's face froze, and he slowly let go of Li Xuanji's hand and said, "There will be a way, I can convince her, I won't let you suffer the slightest grievance." ”

Li Xuanji shook her head and said sadly: "King Xi, but I can't pass the level of my conscience, not only Queen Xi." And Clifford, to whom I have promised to marry. Then she said faintly: "It's already my blessing to be able to get together with you overnight, Xuanji won't ask for anything more, I'll marry Clifford." To the King of the West, to the Queen of the West, to Clifford, to myself, and even to the West Temple. King Xi, you have always had great ambitions, and you must not waste all your previous efforts for your own selfish feelings. ”

Xiao Yungui raised his head and said angrily: "What are these words? If I even want to give up my own woman, what does it mean for me to be the king of the West? You can rest assured, the British value profits, and Clifford will not disregard the interests of the family because of personal feelings! Xuanji, if you come with me, I will definitely be able to marry you as a princess in a beautiful manner. ”

Li Xuanji frowned, just shook his head and said in a trembling voice: "King Xi doesn't need to persuade again, it is enough for you and me to have each other in our hearts, and when you sit in the world in the future, you will remember me as a little woman, and I will be satisfied." ”

Xiao Yungui angrily hugged her in his arms and said angrily: "This king is not discussing this matter with you, you must go back with me." ”

When Li Xuanji was struggling and wanted to speak, only one person outside the house said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, a large number of Qing army training are coming here, and it seems that they are coming at us." ”

It was Tong Qiangsheng who spoke, Xiao Yungui frowned slightly and said, "How could you reveal Xingzang?" ”

Tong Qiangsheng replied: "Ah Qing, when she went to pick up Miss Li just now, she may have been followed by the Qing Demon Fine. ”

Xiao Yungui said angrily: "How can it be so useless? Don't you know if you're being followed? ”

Tong Qiangsheng said with some embarrassment: "It may be that after Miss Li and her brother recognized each other during the day, Rong Lu sent someone to keep an eye on it, and his subordinates just learned about it, and it was the negligence of his subordinates." ”

Xiao Yungui hummed and said: "Okay, let's go, go back to the ship first, and go back to Shanghai immediately, where you can arrange the evacuation of the helmsmen yourself." ”

Tong Qiangsheng replied and said: "My subordinates know, please ask His Royal Highness the King of the West to move." "Bai Zetang's rudder is active in the Qing court's occupied area, and it has its own set of methods for self-preservation, and the rudder or the transfer of secret strongholds is also familiar. At that moment, Xiao Yungui hugged Li Xuanji, and she couldn't help but struggle and speak, strode out of the house, got into the sedan chair arranged by Tong Qiangsheng, and more than ten Bai Zetang's secret agents escorted them to the dock, while the rest of the people left the rudder in disguise under the command of Tong Qiangsheng.

Coming to the Shuntai Wharf of Jardine Matheson, Xiao Yungui, Li Xuanji and others boarded the "Brilliant" steam-sail dual-power merchant ship of Jardine Matheson, which is the latest merchant ship of Jardine Matheson in the Far East, and there are dozens of West Hall attendants on board.

After Xiao Yungui got on the boat, he took Li Xuanji to a comfortable cabin to settle down, and said softly: "Don't think about anything, don't care about anything, just wait to be my princess." Li Xuanji burst into tears, did not nod or shake her head.

At this time, Tang Erniu's voice came from outside the cabin: "King Xi, there are a large number of Qing demons on the dock, and there are more than ten Qing Navy warships in the open sea, which have surrounded our ship, and the demon officials led by the Qing demons are going to go on the ship to search, and Manager Smith of Jardine Matheson and Captain George of the Radiance are negotiating with them." ”

Xiao Yungui was not flustered, but just heaved and said: "I didn't expect Lu Sixuan, this kid to be in Guangzhou, he reacted quite quickly!" (To be continued......)