Chapter 216: Quid pro quo

Li Meinu sat down next to me.

"Lord, say it. I said.

"Lord Wang???? Li Mu is the prince???? ??? he knows about my father??? He ???" Li Meinu looked very surprised, you must know that Li Meinu is the object of the imperial court's want, if this Li Mu is the prince, and knows that she is Zhang Shicheng's daughter, the consequences will be serious.

"Sister Li, don't be afraid, I'm here, Li Mu won't do any harm to Tianlimen. I comforted Li Meinu and said.

"Well, do you know what happened to my father back then, but is it true?" asked Li Meimei.

"Here's for you. Zhu Di, the treasure map was handed to Li Meinu.

Li Meinu took it, and after a few glances, tears welled up in her eyes.

"Father's treasure map???? Really??? Where did you get it?" asked Li Meinu with a choked voice.

"Down there is Zhu Di, the king of Yan, this treasure map was found from the palace, Miss Li, you still have half a point, right?" Zhu Di asked.

"Yes, this treasure map was brought to my fourth uncle back then, and after the fourth uncle was arrested by you, the treasure map fell into your hands, Zhu Yuanzhang hummed, forced my father to death, I want to kill him, kill you. Saying this, Li Meinu looked excited, stood up and was about to rush towards Zhu Di, but the Daoyan monk on the side hurriedly rushed over and stood in front of Zhu Di.

I also grabbed Li Meinu.

"Sister Li, don't be like this, listen to what he said first, this treasure map was not found on your fourth uncle back then, but someone secretly gave it to Zhu Yuanzhang. I said.

"What? Li Meinu shouted excitedly.

"I find you won't believe it. I'll tell you the truth first, and when I'm done, you can do what I say, and you'll know if what I'm saying is true. Zhu Di said.

Only then did Li Meinu calm down and sit beside me again, and Dao Yan also stepped aside.

"When your fourth uncle Zhang Shixin was arrested, it was not your father who was wise, but someone told your father in advance about your fourth uncle's marching route, and your father set up an ambush to capture Zhang Shixin, and the treasure map was given to your father in advance, and it was transferred to your fourth uncle afterwards. Zhu Di said.

"Who is that person?" asked Li Meimei.

"That person is Chen Ping, the advisor by your father's side back then. Zhu Di said.

"Chen Ping??How could it be him?" asked Li Meinu.

"When you were just born, how did you know that it wasn't him, and now this Chen Ping is still alive. Zhu Di said.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Uncle Chen Ping followed his father for more than ten years. Later, Pingjiang Chengpo was captured and executed by you along with his father?" asked Li Meinu.

"Not dead, this Chen Ping rebelled very early, gave the treasure map first, and betrayed Zhang Shixin. Later, Pingjiang City was besieged. Your father held out for eight months. My father couldn't break the city either, and later Chen Ping persuaded several generals to open the city gate together, which allowed my father to take Pingjiang in one fell swoop. Zhu Di said.

"Hmph. Then why doesn't he become a big official, but hides his name?" asked Li Meinu.

"I don't know, but this man is really alive, and I can tell you where he is. Zhu Di said.

"Where?" asked Li Meimei.

"I have one condition. Zhu Di said.

"What conditions?" asked Li Meinu.

"I want the other half of your treasure map. Zhu Di said.

"No, the treasure belongs to my father, and I can't give it to you. Li Meinu said.

"I don't want it all, when I find it, I will share one-third of you, and you can't find half of the treasure map, I can wait for you to find Chen Ping first, and then you will give me the treasure before it is too late." Zhu Di said.

"Aren't you afraid that I won't give you the treasure if I find Chen Ping?" asked Li Meinu.

"I'm not worried about this, you have to know that if my King Yan wants to get the treasure map in your hand by force, you should think that the current strength of your Tianlimen is very fragile for the imperial court, if you don't keep your word, Tianlimen will have to disappear forever." Zhu Di said lightly.

There was silence in the room, and Li Meinu didn't speak, as if she was thinking about something.

A few minutes later.

"Have you thought about it? Zhu Di asked.

"I can give it to you, but I have to make sure that what you said is true, and once I find Chen Ping to confirm that what you said is true, I will ask my sister to bring you the treasure map. Li Meinu replied.

"Okay, very good, I admire you, if only you weren't relative to the imperial court, if only you could serve the imperial court with Miss Li's intelligence. Zhu Di said.

"Hmph, no matter what, my father was killed by your father, and the revenge of killing my father is not shared. Li Meinu said firmly, with a fierce light in her eyes.

"Back then, your father hanged himself, and his father never wanted to kill him. Zhu Di said.

"Hmph, when are you going to take me to Chen Ping?" asked Li Meinu.

"I won't take you there, I'll give you an address and his current pseudonym, you can find it yourself. Zhu Di said.

"Okay, give it to me. Li Meinu said.

Zhu Di took out a piece of paper and a brush on the table, and then Zhu Di wrote on the paper.

After a while, Zhu Di put away the brush and handed the paper in his hand to Li Meinu.

"Follow the address above, it's not far from the capital. Zhu Di said.

Li Meinu looked at the paper in her hand.

"I'll go, farewell. After saying that, Li Meinu got up and was about to go out, Liu Yifan also got up, and I also got up and followed when I saw this.

"Lord Yan has taken his leave. I said to Na Zhu Di.

Zhu Di didn't speak, looked at me and smiled slightly, with a kind look in his eyes. Why did this guy's eyes shake my heart slightly for a moment??? How similar is this look to the obedient Doudou in the office just now??? Those are the eyes of a king?????

Oh, my God??? I hurriedly turned around and followed Li Meinu out of the private room, and then returned to Xiaoyun Pavilion.

"Sister, come with me. "Xiao Yunge Li Beauty's room is just me and Liu Yifan and her inside. Li Meinu said to me with the paper in her hand.

"Yes, I will definitely accompany you. I said.

"I'll go too. Liu Yifan on the side said.

"Brother Liu, you better stay here, my sister and I can go. Li Meinu said.

"I'm not worried about what Zhu Di said, I must go. Liu Yifan said.

"You mean that Zhu Di lied to us?" asked Li Meinu.

"No, King Yan won't be that kind of person. I said, but at the same time, there was a sudden increase in my heart, this Zhu Di is a generation of kings, since ancient times, he will succeed in ten thousand bones, in terms of Zhu Di's mind and strategy, I am afraid that few people can surpass him. Although I trusted him in these interactions with Zhu Di. But what if this guy counts me in, or maybe what Liu Yifan said is a trap? I can't guarantee it 100%.

If it's really a trap, I'm not afraid of rewriting history, I will definitely kill this Zhu Di with my own hands. In his heart, he couldn't help but favor Zhu Di. It's not going to be a trap.

"Yes. So I'm going to follow. Liu Yifan said.

"Okay then, Brother Liu, you can go with us. Li Meinu said.

"What is written on the paper? I'll see. I said to Li Meinu.

Li Meinu gave me the paper, and I looked at it. There is an address written on it, it is a place called Qixia Town eighty miles away from the capital, there is a Liu Mansion in the town, and this Chen Ping lives in it under the pseudonym Liu Ping.

"Sister Li, when are you leaving?" I asked.

"Go now. Li Meinu said.

"Okay, wait for me to arrange it, wait for me. I said.

Then I went out and found Xiaohong to explain the daily things, and then found Grandpa Lian, it seems that the matter of going to Shaolin is going to be postponed, although there will be no danger when we go to Qixia Town this time, but if Grandpa is in Xiaoyun Pavilion, I will be very relieved, Wang Zhi has been practicing the fingering of the six veins for the past few days, and if the fingering of the six veins is practiced, it will be of great help to me in the future, so it is best not to bring Wang Zhi with these things.

An hour later, Li Meinu and Liu Yifan and I also sat in the carriage to Qixia Town.

It was already noon, and the carriage had been bumpy all the way, and it took nearly two hours to arrive at Qixia Town.

The carriage stopped under a memorial arch at the entrance of Qixia Town, the three of us got off the carriage, this archway looks like a lot of age, under the archway is two ancient beasts carved in bluestone, the appearance is very hideous, I don't recognize what it is called, there is a hill next to Qixia Town called Qixia Mountain, this town comes from the name of the mountain, the legend says that this Qixia Mountain is the habitat of the king of birds Phoenix in ancient times, so it is named Qixia Mountain, the scenery in the mountain is beautiful, many literati and scholars often go in and out of this mountain, leaving a lot of exquisite writing, which makes Qixia Town is very prosperous since ancient times, although it is a town, but after generations of construction, this scale is enough to compare with a county seat。

The three of us walked on the bluestone paved street, and the shops on both sides were bustling with people.

"Sister Li, let's find a shop to live in first, and we'll go to Liu's Mansion at night." I said.

Li Meimei agreed with my words, and then we went to a place called the Rifford Inn and ordered three upper rooms, and the three of us had dinner together at about five o'clock in the afternoon.

On the way to dinner, I called the shopkeeper over.

"Little Er, you have a Liu Mansion here. I asked.

"Yes, guest officer, it's the first time you've come to our Qixia Town. Xiao Er said.

"Well, is there a person named Liu Ping in Liu's Mansion. I said.

"Master Liu, yes, Master Liu is a good person in this town, everyone in Qixia Town knows about it, what are you looking for Master Liu?" Xiao Er said.

"Oh, we also listened to the name of this old man Liu, passing by here, and stopping by to visit. I said.

"Several guest officers are also great good people. The shopkeeper said decilessly.

"Can you tell us how to get to Liu's Mansion?" I asked.

"Of course you can, walk one hundred and fifty meters on the left hand out of the inn, and then turn right and walk a hundred meters to arrive, a very large manor, easy to find. The shopkeeper said.

I took out some broken silver and rewarded the shopkeeper, and then the three of us went back to the room and waited quietly for the day to get dark.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the sky was completely dark, the three of us went out of the inn, went straight to the Liu Mansion, and walked more than 200 meters according to the route of the shopkeeper to the Liu Mansion.

The gate of Liu's Mansion was closed, and the word Liu was written on two high-hanging red lanterns.

I flew into Liu's Mansion with Li Meinu, and Liu Yifan also flew in.

The huge Liu Mansion was very quiet, I listened, only the sound of people walking in the courtyard, and the three of us quietly walked towards it.

At this time, there is a small attic, and the plaque on the attic reads the words "Stop the Incense Pavilion", the door of the attic is open, and there is a family member standing at the door.

This Chen Ping should be inside. (To be continued......)