When he left the tavern, Li Xiang already had a rough judgment in his heart.

This tavern is definitely not an ordinary tavern...... That boss, including that Hu Ren woman, are all cultivators of the Western Regions.

Only those three guys are ordinary people.

Thinking about the Hu people who entered the tavern before, then, could this be a stronghold?

After thinking about it, Li Xiang finally decided to give priority to exploring the Qingwang Mansion.

The little prince before was the little prince of Qingwangfu, as for the bearded man...... It is said that he is a new exotic master hired by the little prince.

Relatively speaking, Li Xiang was more interested in the bearded man.

After all, the other party's cultivation is much higher, if it is really related to the divine envoy, then the status of that bearded man will definitely not be low.

"Knock...... Boom! Boom! ”

In the middle of the night, the watchmen were dutiful and dutiful in the streets and alleys knocking on the bangzi.

The vast majority of ordinary people are already asleep, after all, for them, there is almost nothing to entertain as soon as it gets dark.

However, some deep mansion compounds are still brightly lit, cups and cups, and the sound of silk and bamboo is faintly in the ears.

In a hall in the backyard of King Qing's mansion, seven or eight kabuki were dancing, and the little prince was holding a Persian woman, drinking and having fun, while talking to the bearded man......

At this time, Li Xiang had already infiltrated King Qing's Mansion.

He knew that the bearded man's cultivation was not weak, so he didn't dare to be careless, so he deliberately made an invisibility talisman, and combined with the forbidden technique, he sneaked under the eaves outside, and it was almost impossible for the other party to detect his breath.

Even if you find out, it's a big deal and walk away.

At first, the two just talked about inconsequential topics.

Soon after, the little prince ordered all the kataka to leave, leaving only him and the bearded man in the house, and then the business began.

"Master, I wonder if Xiao Wang is lucky enough to meet with the Divine Envoy?"

"That's what your father meant, right?"

"Ahem, don't get me wrong, my father actually respects the master very much. It's just that...... The stakes are very high, and my father is a little embarrassed, so ......"

"I can understand your father's situation, after all, as a prince, his every move is secretly watched. The meaning of the divine envoy is that the inward court should not be in a hurry beforehand, so as not to startle the snake......"

"So, what do we do next?"

"Hold steady for a while, and wait for the instructions of the Divine Envoy ......"

Next, the two muttered a few more words before getting up to leave.

At this time, Li Xiang had already taken the first step to remove the ban and left the Qingwang Mansion silently.

Although the palace was heavily guarded, those guards were completely useless to Li Xiang.

This trip can be described as a huge gain, confirming that the bearded man is indeed related to the divine envoy mentioned by Feng Zhongyang, and listening to the tone of the other party, it should belong to a senior subordinate who can face the divine envoy directly.

However, Li Xiang had new doubts.

What does the other party want King Qing to do? Could it be ...... Is it trying to usurp the throne? And then manipulate it secretly as a puppet emperor?

Later, he said that the court was not in a hurry in advance, which means that the other party has other conspiracies.

Most likely, they still want to get involved in the rivers and lakes.

This is not Li Xiang's random speculation, after all, the other party has already made a move against the three major families in the Central Plains, including the Ji family, Feng Zhongyang has also said that the Ji family is likely to be just a chess piece in the other party's hands.

It has nothing to do with Li Xiang to fight to the death, but if you really want these foreigners to dominate the Central Plains, I am afraid it will be difficult to be alone.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Xiang felt that this matter was too complicated, and it was not something that he could stop by his own strength.

Then don't alarm the other party first, and leave Chang'an.

……

The next day, Li Xiang arrived at the location of Ji's house.

From the outside, the scale of the Ji family is about the same as that of the Feng family, and they are all built by the mountains and rivers.

From a distance, there were also many disciples standing at the door, and there were several teams of disciples patrolling back and forth around the courtyard wall of the Ji family, and the defense was even tighter than that of the Zhifeng family.

Of course, since Li Xiang has already come, he can't just leave after a glance.

I looked around the neighborhood and heard most of the gossip about the Ji family...... In short, nothing useful news.

"Look, Ji Gongzi!"

"Ji Gongzi came out......"

When Li Xiang passed by a tea stall, the people around him suddenly became commotion, especially some women, whose eyes were shining, and they were not shy at all staring at a young man who was walking slowly.

Li Xiang couldn't help but glance over......

"Ji Gongzi!"

"I've seen Ji Gongzi!"

Along the way, many people have given gifts, and it seems that this guy is quite popular.

"Hehe, you don't have to be polite, my son is just idle and has nothing to do, come out and walk around at will."

This person is Ji Zhiwen, the young master of the Ji family, that is, Ji Zhixing's cousin.

But in Li Xiang's eyes, this guy's smile is quite hypocritical. A real smile is from the inside out, including the eyes.

But Ji Zhixing's smile seemed very deliberate, his eyes were not shocked, and even faintly arrogant.

This kind of person is a typical smiling tiger.

Smile at you on the surface, make you let your guard down, turn around and maybe stab you.

Although he has not seen Ji Zhixing with his own eyes, Li Xiang has an intuition that this Ji Zhiwen is definitely more difficult to deal with than Ji Zhixing.

Judging from the momentum, the other party's cultivation realm is probably around the middle of the second major realm.

Just as Li Xiang was staring at Ji Zhiwen to assess his strength, Ji Zhiwen seemed to feel something, and his eyes glanced over......

"Well, this friend looks like a freshman, just from out of town?"

"yes, just called this."

"Oh, I don't know where my friend called? Where to go? ”

Li Xiang replied lightly: "Traveling all over the world, the four seas are home." ”

Hearing this, Ji Zhiwen couldn't help squinting his eyes, and then happily arched his hand: "It turned out to be a master of idle clouds and wild cranes, disrespectful!" In Shimojim, he has always liked to make friends from all over the world.

Since we are destined to meet here, why don't you make the east from below, how about you and I drink and talk together? ”

Li Xiang's heart moved, his eyes subconsciously glanced at the Ji family, and smiled: "I heard that something seems to have happened to the Ji family recently, and at such a time, it is better to avoid suspicion." ”

"It's okay, since my friends want to avoid suspicion, we can also find a restaurant to drink."

"This ......"

Li Xiang couldn't help but groan.

He wasn't afraid, as long as he didn't enter Ji's house, he wasn't worried about Ji Zhiwen hacking him at all.

Even if he is not sure to defeat Ji Zhiwen, he has absolute confidence, as long as he wants to leave, the other party can't stop him at all.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiang finally gave up his hand and said: "Since Gongzi Ji is warmly invited, it will be disrespectful to him." ”

"Hahaha, happy!"

Ji Zhiwen laughed a few times, raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and walked towards the county seat with Li Xiang.