Chapter 15
Under normal circumstances, Bingham had already taken all his possessions, and he was back in the town of Suke, which should be the end of the matter. But the other party still wants to bring the news of Lisa's death to Bingham, and hopes that he will rush to the capital again, is there anything else on this Bingham that attracts the other party? Li Zijun immediately thought of the model on the table.
That model should have been called the 'Bed Crossbow' in Li Zijun's previous life, it was a very famous weapon in the Cold Weapon Era, and it could play a vital role in defense, especially in defense! Li Zijun will never allow others to master the bed crossbow before him, he will keep Bingham by his side no matter what, if Bingham really insists on leaving, he can only kill the killer! Unconsciously, Li Zijun's eyes have revealed murderous intent.
"Master Ed, can you lend me some money so that I can go to the capital and see Lisa again. When I come back, I will be a cow and a horse for you for the rest of your life!" Bingham didn't feel the change in Li Zijun's heart at all, he pulled Li Zijun and begged bitterly.
"You won't be able to leave the Seine Peninsula during this time. Due to the assassination of the Marquis of Edlaide in the city of Salat a few days ago, all roads leading from Salat to the capital were blocked, and it was difficult for ordinary people to enter and leave the Seine Peninsula without the guarantee of more than three local wealthy families. And if you encounter a slightly suspicious person, you will immediately be arrested by the city defense army of Sarat. You look like this, you will be locked up before you leave the city of Salat, I advise you to go to the capital to see Lisa in a few days, as long as you have this heart, Lisa will know!" Jenny painstakingly advised Bingham to stay. Although Bingham didn't feel anything yet, Jenny saw the murderous intention in Li Zijun's eyes, and she didn't want Bingham to lose his life in vain.
"I have also heard about the assassination of the Marquis, and I know that it is very difficult to leave the Seine Peninsula at this time! Bingham looked at Li Zijun and Jenny and smiled bitterly, his words made the two feel a little embarrassed.
"I can see that you are all good people, and you are all for my good. But you still can't understand how sincere I am for Lisa! The time I spent with Lisa was the happiest time of my life! I don't care if Lisa really lied to me. I love her, and I'm willing to give her everything I have! I even hope that she's really lying to me, so that she still lives on this shijie! I have to rush to the capital this time, just to give her a ride, so that I can feel at ease!" Bingham confessed affectionately, and took a drink from the wine glass in front of him!
After listening to Bingham's words, Li Zijun and Jenny glanced at each other and showed bitter smiles. Jenny also secretly shook her head at Li Zijun, she had been moved by Bingham's infatuation! Li Zijun was still hesitating, he still didn't want to let Bingham go like this, it was too dangerous, whether it was for him or for the Seine Peninsula!
"Young Master Ed, do you think this will work, I'll work for you for a while, and when I make what you need, you give me a certain reward, and then I'll rush to the capital, what do you think?" Bingham almost pleaded. He knew very well that if the two siblings rejected him today, he would probably have a chance to leave here. In desperation, he had no choice but to settle for the next best thing.
"Well, I have a manor outside of the city of Salat, and I will provide you with everything you need as much as possible, would you like to work in that place?"
Seeing Bingham nodded, Li Zijun finally breathed a sigh of relief, so that Bingham could at least save his life, and he didn't have to kill people with a knife!
Bingham still had some things to go back to pack, and Li Zijun arranged for two guards to help. When Bingham left, Li Zijun and Jenny came to Jenny's room.
"What the hell is this? You seem to be interested in him. Jenny asked with concern as she pointed to the model in Li Zijun's hand.
"Second sister, you can shoot people just as much as fish! If you put this thing on the city wall, I'm afraid that those high-level magicians who can fly into the sky will not dare to approach casually! Isn't that even more of a nightmare for ordinary siege troops!"
"I feel like you've changed a lot since you came back from the capital, and I don't even know you anymore!" Jenny said as she looked at Li Zijun carefully.
"Or you can take a closer look and forget about it!" Li Zijun smiled vaguely, but a cold sweat broke out in his heart.
Jenny glanced at Li Zijun and didn't dwell on the issue anymore.
"According to Bingham, that totem is likely to be the mark of the Cult of the Dark Moon, do you think this could be a hoax set up by them?"
"It's hard to judge, but I think this matter has at least something to do with the Cult of the Dark Moon. The Cult of the God of Light and the Cult of the Dark Moon have always been competing for their respective scopes, and it is normal for them to do something that is not visible! Although this is in the territory of the Cult of Light, if someone ruins their reputation under the guise of the Dark Moon God Cult, even in the Dongyu Empire, the Dark Moon God Sect will not let these people go easily. With the perfection of this scam, such a person should not have done such a misguided thing. It's just that I didn't expect for a moment that the Dark Moon God Sect Weishenme was going to take action against Bingham. ”
"If according to you, they tricked Bingham into going to the capital this time, there must be some other purpose?" Jenny looked at Li Zijun with some curiosity.
"It's not very clear, maybe it's to bring out Bingham's big brother, maybe it's to discover the value of the model in Bingham's hands, which is what I'm most worried about at the moment!"
"If that's the case, they won't let him go easily!" Jenny said, staring at Li Zijun. Li Zijun understood that this was the second sister implying that he had just killed Bingham, and he didn't know how to answer Jenny for a while.
I also understand that there is too much pressure on your shoulders now, when the eldest sister was about to leave and put all the power in your hands, I was also shocked, I really don't know where she got so much confidence in you. But later it turned out to be the eldest sister's vision, and I am also very happy for you, my younger brother is a child prodigy! Jenny looked at Li Zijun warmly.
"Second sister, I will definitely arrive!" Li Zijun assured Jenny.
"By the way, did you think Bingham would be in danger?" Jenny was about to change the subject, but she suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility.
Hearing Jenny's question, Li Zijun was also startled, and he immediately sent five more guards out to pick up Bingham, but fortunately, it didn't take long for them to rush back.
"Are there any strange characters on the road, or following you?" Li Zijun asked Bingham to rest, and after he left, Li Zijun looked at the head of the guard, Maika, and asked.
"I didn't find anyone!Young Master, do you think something is wrong?" Hearing Li Zijun's question, Maika became a little nervous.
"Not yet, but this Bingham is important to us and we can't let anyone hurt him easily. As you've just heard, the Cult of the Dark Moon appears in Bingham's narrative, and whether it's true or not, we'll have to be doubly careful. Well, then, send a few men to the ranks that will follow us overnight, and let them send some men to help you get Bingham back to the lodge outside the city of Salat and protect him. At the same time, try to meet all his requirements and let him work for us as soon as possible!" In order to ensure the safety of Li Zijun and Jenny, Brenda arranged two hundred cavalry of the original Tiger Bandit Regiment behind their backs. Li Zijun decided to send Bingham away overnight for the sake of safety.
After Bingham left, Li Zijun fell into deep thought.
"Ed, what did you think of again?" Jenny couldn't help but ask when she saw Li Zijun's apparent understanding.
"Second sister, if I'm not mistaken, there is a salt-making base not far in front of Suke Town, you said that the Dark Moon God Church would not be in the idea of a salt-making base?" Li Zijun suddenly thought of a possibility and scared himself into a cold sweat.
"What are you going to do?" Hearing Li Zijun's words, Jenny also felt the importance of the matter and asked cautiously.
"I think we should go to the salt base first, and then go to Waljim Beach, how about it?" Originally, he said that he accompanied Jenny out for a trip, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing, and Li Zijun was a little embarrassed.
"Business matters! I'm worried now that if something really goes wrong there, will it be dangerous for us to go over like this?"
Just now, I suddenly thought of the third reason why the Darkmoon Cult transferred Bingham to the capital, that is, he was in charge of the infrastructure of the Darkmoon Cult in this area. If that's the case, the strength of the Dark Moon God Cult shouldn't be very strong in this area, and we came here relatively suddenly, so they won't take such a big risk to attack us. ”
"I still don't want it! I'll send a letter to the old butler, asking him to dispatch 500 city defenders from Salat City, together with the Tiger Army outside Suke City, to directly rush into the salt base and search from house to house. Jenny thought about it and decided to transfer troops directly from Sarat City.
Li Zijun also found that his thinking was still a little unsuitable for the identity of the nobleman, for the residents of his territory, he should do anything, and no one here dared to talk about human rights. In this case, Jenny's method is the simplest and most straightforward, and he nodded in agreement with Jenny's approach.
Li Zijun and Jenny waited at the Suke Inn for two days, and the city defense army of Sarat City arrived. Li Zijun was worried that something would happen, so he didn't dare to delay, and directly led people to rush into the salt making base to search.
Since the salt base didn't get any news that Li Zijun had rushed over, those believers didn't have time to hide all the tokens in their hands, and they were found out one after another. Seeing these people shocked Li Zijun and Jenny, half of the leaders and workers of the salt making base were already believers in the Dark Moon God Sect! At the same time, a large number of weapons and armor were found in the homes of these believers, and this was no longer a simple matter of developing believers. Li Zijun immediately arranged for someone to block the salt production base and check everyone. What he didn't expect was that this check also found a big fish.
Mitchell is the liaison of Meredith, the head of the Dark Moon God Cult in the Seine Peninsula, and when Li Zijun conducted a big search, he happened to be passing information on the salt base, and after screening and interrogation, he quickly revealed his identity. He is also a greedy person who is afraid of death, and before Li Zijun was sentenced, he said everything like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.
In Mitchell's mouth, Li Zijun learned that the nobles of the Seine Peninsula gathered in the city of Salat some time ago, which was the result of the promotion behind the Dark Moon Cult, and Count Abigai and Viscount Zacarias were both important figures of the Dark Moon God Cult in the Seine Peninsula. It's just that the Cult of the Dark Moon God didn't know in advance about Abigai's vain attempt to lease Alexandria, and it was just Abigai's personal thoughts. Zacharias was in a hurry to immediately Zarate, just to report to Meredith as soon as possible, but he didn't expect that Zuihou he would become the former among the chickens! Mitchell also revealed that Meredith now lives in Zacarias's mansion.
After getting the news, Li Zijun immediately sent someone to inform Colorado that he must control Zacharias and Meredith in his jurisdiction. He no longer bothered to accompany Jenny to Waljim Beach, and immediately returned to the city of Zarat.
When Li Zijun rushed back to Sarat City, the news of Colorado also came back. Because of their quick movements, Zacharias and Meredith were unguarded, and they found themselves uncovered when Colorado and the men stormed Zacharias' mansion. Meredith's well-armed guards were shot and killed, and when he committed suicide, he was saved by Colorado, and although he was wounded, he was fine. Colorado was personally escorting them back to Salat City, and some important documents were on their way.
By this time, Li Zijun began to purge all the bases of the Dark Moon God Cult in the Seine Peninsula. In order to successfully capture Meredith, he only monitored the other points provided by Mitchell in advance, and now he can finally do it.
In just one month, the Shili cultivated by the Dark Moon God Cult on the Seine Peninsula was uprooted by Li Zijun.
Something so big happened on the Seine Peninsula that Caroline couldn't sit still, and she quietly returned to the city of Zarate.
"Ed, what are you going to do next?" Caroline actually had some ideas of her own, but she also had some scruples. After so many years, the Cult of the Dark Moon God discovered such a large piece of the world on the Seine Peninsula, she actually knew nothing, and even she couldn't forgive herself for this mistake. Moreover, the documents seized by Li Zijun show that in the near future, the Dark Moon God Cult is preparing to launch a rebellion in the three salt production bases in Salat City, which will put huge pressure on the Dongyu Empire in terms of salt. To put it bluntly, Li Zijun's marquis title may be lost because of this! Caroline is really ashamed of Li Zijun now, and she has to think twice before it is delicious.
"I am prepared to expel all the backbone members of the Cult of the Dark Moon from the Seine Peninsula, and I will set ordinary believers free as soon as they are willing to publicly declare their independence from the Cult of the Dark Moon God forever. Only Abigai and Zacharias have been found among the nobles to join the Cult of the Dark Moon God, and I have reported this to Emperor Bixia for him to decide their fate. This is the end of the matter, I won't delve into it anymore!Sister, what do you think of this treatment?" Li Zijun said with a smile and a wink at Caroline.
Hearing the result of Li Zijun's treatment, Caroline breathed a sigh of relief, she was really worried that Li Zijun would be angry and start a bloody killing. In that case, not only will the Dark Moon God Cult be completely offended, but it will also bring a disaster to the ordinary people of the Seine Peninsula!
"The eldest sister is not your responsibility alone! if the second sister and I hadn't met Bingham by chance, we wouldn't have found out about the Darkmoon God Cult. Besides, our four sisters and brothers are both prosperous and lossy, there is no need to share anything with each other!" Hearing Li Zijun say this, Caroline finally handed over the family to him with complete confidence.
"You don't want to borrow the Liliang of the Cult of Light, if they intervene, it will also relieve us of the pressure on the Dark Moon Cult to deal with it alone!" Caroline wanted to test Li Zijun, she asked with a smile.
"Eldest sister, you're testing me! The Cult of Light is not a good thing! If we pull them in, we will actually break with the Dark Moon Cult completely, and then we will offend the Dark Moon Cult even more! And the Cult of Illuminati will not help us share the pressure in vain, they will definitely ask to preach in the Seine Peninsula, and then we will really be in a position to retreat!"
Hearing Li Zijun's analysis, Caroline nodded again and again!
"Our brother is a goblin, much better than us!" Jenny said with a smile as she took Caroline's hand.
"Two sisters, don't praise me yet, I still have something to discuss with you. ”
"Oh, what else?" asked Caroline and Jenny.
"This time, the three major salt-making bases have been affected to varying degrees, and if we want to complete the salt-making targets set by the imperial court, I am afraid it will be very difficult. When my father was in Beijing, he once mentioned to me that he had discovered a novel method of making salt in ancient books, which was simpler, faster, and cheaper than the method of boiling water to make salt that we use now. I want to take this opportunity to pick a place to give it a try, what do you think?" Li Zijun found out last time in the salt making base that the Youlan Continent is still adopting a backward salt boiling method, so it is no wonder that salt making has always been a money-losing business. In his previous life, Li Zijun had been to the salt factory once, and he had a certain understanding of the situation there, and he wanted to change this backward method of boiling salt. But if he puts it up directly, whether he can pass it is secondary, and the most important thing is that it is easy to arouse the suspicion of Caroline and Jenny. His performance during this period of time was too good, and if he could dry salt again, then Caroline and Jenny would really think of him as a monster!
Caroline and Jenny listened to Li Zijun's words, and were silent for a moment, thinking that his idea could be tried, and nodded in agreement to Li Zijun's suggestion.
Lee got the consent of his two sisters and began to arrange for Brenda to help him find a suitable beach. Soon, Waljim Beach came into Lee's sight, and he and Jenny set off towards this place again.
It was almost dusk when Lee and Jenny arrived at Waljim Beach. Before they arrived, the guards had cleared the surrounding area, and on the huge beach, as long as Li Zijun and Jenny walked on it. At this time, they all took off their shoes and socks, pulled up their trousers, and walked slowly on the beach.
Waljim Beach is a rare white-sand beach, unspoiled and debris on the beach except for the occasional seashell.
Jenny took Li Zijun's hand and walked on the white sand, the delicate sea sand like a naughty child, shuttling back and forth between their toes. From time to time they also walked into the sea, they could see the shrimp and crabs playing underwater through the clear water, their arrival disturbed the tranquility of the sea creatures, they fled one after another, but they did not leave, they just watched the unexpected visitors Li Zijun and Jenny from a little distance.
Seeing such a scene, the two of them forgot about the disturbances behind them, and their hearts fell into a rare silence, and they felt unexpectedly relaxed all over their bodies! They walked like this, and no one wanted to say a word, and they didn't want to break the tranquility of this shijie.
After a long time, the sun slid down the mountain, and the whole sea seemed to be covered with a warm golden yellow, which is the most beautiful decoration that nature has given to this shijie.
"It's beautiful!" Jenny couldn't help but sigh at such a stunning beach.
Li Zijun looked at Jenny bathed in the sunset, she looked particularly handsome in a knight's suit, but at the same time she was gentle and charming, at this moment Jenny completely integrated into the surrounding environment, constituting the most perfect coordination between man and nature.
"Second sister, you are also beautiful!" Li Zijun couldn't help but admire.
"Flim tongue! You look like this at such a young age, and when you grow up, you don't know how many girls you have to trick around you!" Jenny heard Li Zijun's exaggeration, her face turned red, and she glanced at Li Zijun and scolded.
"What I just said was the truth! Besides, what's wrong with a flamboyant tongue, at least you and your eldest sister don't have to worry that I can't find a wife!" Li Zijun said with a big face.
The sun gradually disappeared into the mountains, and after a few days of driving, Li Zijun and Jenny were also a little tired, and after dinner, they rested separately.
The next day, the sky was still dark, and Jenny pulled Li Zijun out of the tent early.
"Second sister, even if you want to watch the sunrise, this time is a little too early!" Feeling that he had just been pulled up by Jenny as soon as he lay down, Li Zijun said dissatisfiedly.
"Okay, why don't you just stay with me for a while?" Jeanne asked her servants to bring out two chairs, and they sat down facing the sea.
The gust of sea breeze blew in his face, which gradually woke up Li Zijun, who was still dazed just now, and he heard the constant chirping of seabirds in the distance, as if to remind him that dawn was approaching.
The sky gradually brightened, and the waves gradually surged, and the sea breeze mixed with more seawater, gently blowing on the faces and bodies of the two, and in an instant their whole body seemed to be wet with the seawater. But the two didn't feel a trace of discomfort, they felt that the whole shijie became fresh and comfortable.
Where the sea and the sky meet, there are too many clouds piled up, which makes Li Zijun and Jenny a little worried about whether the sun will be able to rise as usual. But their worries were clearly unnecessary, and a strong light pierced through the dense dark clouds and illuminated the entire horizon. Immediately afterward, more light burst out at the end of the sea, instantly driving away the dark clouds in the sky without a trace. The seabirds feel the warmth of the sunny avenue, they fly freely in the sky where the sea meets the sky, and from time to time they call out to the sleeping creatures with their loud songs.
At this moment, Li Zijun and Jenny involuntarily stood up, they took a few steps towards the sea, and closed their eyes facing the place where the sun was rising, but strangely, they were still able to 'see' the sun rising. The waves became even more turbulent, and the splashing waves made Li Zijun and Jenny wet, and at this moment, they felt as if their souls had been purified, and their hearts had a rare peace.
The sun finally jumped out of the sea level completely, the whole shijie lit up, and from time to time there were sea fish jumping out of the water, Li Zijun and Jenny opened their eyes again at this time, bathed in the sun, they all felt unusually warm, and all the noise and irritability disappeared at this moment!
"It seems that we are sometimes so anxious that we ignore the many beautiful things that are all around us! I have lived in the Seine for almost twenty years, but I have never seen such a beautiful scenery as it is today. Jenny looked at the sky and sighed.
"The sun is out, and the sun is out, and the sun is happy, and the sun is ・・・・・・" Suddenly Li Zijun roared at his broken gong, which suddenly startled the people around him, but then heard Li Zijun's singing clearly, and their faces showed happy smiles.
"Where did you learn it? The singing voice is very good, but it makes you sing a little blind!" Jenny glanced at Li Zijun contemptuously and said, then couldn't hold back her laughter, and sang along with Li Zijun.
Jenny's singing voice is much sweeter than Li Zijun's, and he doesn't know Weishenme, although Li Zijun likes to sing very much, but his singing voice is not very good in his past and present lives, which is also the most helpless thing for him.
During the time when Jenny was singing, Li Zijun began to observe the situation around him. The coast of Waljim is a concave area of high mountains to the north and south, which block the cold winds from the north and humid air currents from the south, and the sea to the east and hills to the west.
"Ed, how is the second sister's singing?" Jenny said happily as she looked at Li Zijun and showed off.
"Okay, I know your singing voice is sweet, but you also have to take care of your little brother's feelings!" Li Zijun deliberately made a painful expression, looking at his appearance, Jenny smiled even more happily.
"By the way, second sister, do you know anything about the situation here?" Li Zijun felt that he had to interrupt the topic, otherwise Jenny wouldn't know how long she was going to laugh.
"Okay, what do you want to know?" Jenny obviously saw through Li Zijun's intentions, just smiled and didn't poke at him.
"Will it rain a lot here?" Looking at the situation here, Li Zijun could almost judge the general situation, but he still hoped to get a more accurate answer from Jenny's mouth.
"Strange to say, it doesn't rain here, even though it's close to the sea!
"If I'm not mistaken, second sister, we're going to get rich this time!" After speaking, Li Zijun cheered enthusiastically on the beach, and at this moment he really looked like a child.