Chapter 294 Undercurrent (I)

Three days later, Li Ming's large army finally crossed the three acropolis in the south and arrived at the foot of Nanguo City.

The Medical Sect, which had already received the orders, and Li Ming's intelligence agencies organized the people of the whole city early and formed a welcome team more than 30 miles away from Nanguo City. When Li Ming's army appeared in everyone's sight, hundreds of thousands of people who were rushing out of the city made earth-shaking cheers.

The soldiers temporarily organized by Nanguocheng and Li Ming's vanguard troops maintained order on the scene together. They barely squeezed out a passage under the heavy siege of the people. Li Ming's large army passed through this passage and headed towards Nanguocheng under the cheers of the people.

For vivid consideration, Li Ming did not sleep much in the base car, but rode on a snow-white horse, wearing a royal robe and a crown, and walked in the middle of the team surrounded by guards in black. Behind him was the carriage Li Song was riding.

Seeing Li Ming, the people in front knelt down in unison and shouted long live. Although the people behind could not see him, they all knelt on both sides of the passage when hundreds of thousands of people knelt down together. This was the first time Li Ming saw the scene of people in front of him. At first glance, there were dense heads in front of him, and everyone was still lowering their heads. There were a large area of ​​black and white, and the deafening "Long Live" sounds were heard one after another, and the scene was quite spectacular.

It was not the first time that Li Ming realized that in Jiangzhou and Huzhou, his status was similar to that of a god. Everyone who saw him was respectful, so he didn't feel that his reaction to everyone was strange. What moved him was that in such cold weather, no one forced him to kneel down in the rain, shortly after the rain, the ground was still very muddy, and shouted from the heart. This kind of support was just like this even on Biquan Island.

After walking through the kneeling people for nearly two hours, Li Ming gradually got closer to the gate of Nanguo City, where 20,000 Rangers who arrived earlier were lined up to greet him.

At this moment, four or five figures suddenly jumped out of the crowd kneeling on both sides, and rushed over to Li Ming like lightning. The weapons in their hands emitted a chilling flash under the sunlight. Before Li Ming could react, they had already reached the top of Li Ming.

The old chef next to him used his unique skills expressionlessly. He only heard him snorting gently, and the three people who rushed over immediately blew blood in the air until they fell into the crowd. Then, he waved his embroidery and drew an arc towards the sky. The two of them then shook in the air like an electric shock and fell down. Only the person who arrived finally flashed above Li Ming as if he was not disturbed at all, and the long sword in his hand penetrated straight down.

The old chef looked surprised, his fingers suddenly stretched out, and he clamped the sword spine in a blink of an eye. Then he shook a little. The man couldn't help but come to him. The old chef stretched out his other hand and grabbed the back of his neck, and threw it to the guards behind him.

This flint-like action ended in just over ten seconds. Knowing that the old cook had captured the last person, the people present had not yet reacted to what had happened. But when the shot downed people struggled to escape, the people around them realized it. For a moment, they rushed towards the people like raindrops. Poor that the assassins were killed by the old cook in the air. They were thrown into great difficulty and were now beaten to death under the fists and feet of the people.

Li Ming did not show too much panic. With an old cook by his side, no one could hurt him unless a master like Lin Lingfeng came in person. Only when he turned to see the caught assassin, he couldn't help but scream: "It's you?"

This assassin is actually the master of the old monk Li Ming met back then, Princess Changle Li Yan.

Li Ming knew about the martial arts of this old monk. He had a palm with Lin Long in Baoguo Temple back then. His martial arts were quite good, no wonder the old chef needed to take him on his own.

The old monk had completely lost his former hypocritical expression at this moment, staring at Li Ming with a fire-like look, as if he was going to swallow him alive. If the old chef had not sealed his martial arts just now, he would have pounced over at this moment.

After a moment of surprise, Li Ming immediately returned to normal. The old monk was Princess Changle's master. She had trained her for so long to allow Princess Changle to gain power. Now she has been destroyed by Li Ming. As the leader behind Princess Changle, he certainly wanted to assassinate Li Ming with all his might, but he never expected that at this time, there would be a top master like the old chef next to Li Ming.

Turning his head around, Li Ming no longer paid attention to the old monk. When he went back, he had time to interrogate him, so why bother here? Looking at his guards looking at the assassins who were beaten to death by the people in the crowd, Li Ming signaled to Yi Yi next to him and asked him to notify the troops in front to speed up the city.

The situation inside the city is the same as outside the city. The people knelt on both sides of the street and shouted long live, and welcomed Li Ming's return. Li Ming was not in the mood to experience the feeling of returning home in front of him. He hurriedly crossed the street and returned to the palace in the inner city.

The tall palace walls blocked the bustling people outside. At this time, Li Song lifted the curtain in front of the carriage with a complicated expression and poked his head out. Looking at the familiar scene before, Li Song felt like he had a different life. He did not expect that he would still have the chance to return to the palace now.

After Li Song was settled, Li Ming did not care about rest and repeatedly urged the guards to bring the old monk up.

In front of Li Ming, the old monk returned to his former appearance as a monk. He looked at Li Ming standing with his head raised, looking quite imposing.

Li Ming sneered, walked down the steps and came to him, and said, "Don't pretend to be like this in front of me. I know who you are. Princess Changle's defeat made you feel very desperate. I'm very surprised. Why do you still do such a stupid thing even though you know it's impossible? Do you think you can succeed? Princess Changle has left you and ran away alone. Why do you still do such meaningless things? Tell me, where did she go?"

The old monk smiled and looked at Li Ming and said, "I'm stupid? I think these two words should be given to you. I know I won't say them out, why are you still useless? I'm not a person who is afraid of death, and your threat is useless."

Li Ming did not get angry, but just smiled slightly and said, "I believe you have this backbone, but the plan you carefully planned for a lifetime was shattered. Don't you feel any regrets? I know that although you are the mastermind behind Princess Changle, in fact, there are other backstages behind you. You and Princess Changle are just chess pieces in the hands of that person. I'm right. If your plan fails, that person can't spare you, so you might as well die in my hands. But, if I have the ability to ensure your safety, are you considering working with me?"

Li Ming's words were completely a sudden inspiration. He didn't realize this at first, but when he said that he would regret, a flash of inspiration flashed in his head and suddenly realized the key to the whole thing.

If the old monk was the mastermind of this matter, he would never come to assassinate Li Ming in person at the risk of death. In that case, even if Li Ming was killed, he would not get any benefits himself. This is something that no mastermind would do. What's more, as a mastermind who has been planning for so many years, he must be a calm mind and patient person. He would never be as impulsive as the old monk to assassinate Li Ming himself. If he had this personality, their organization would not be so strict. This truth flashed through Li Ming's mind, allowing him to immediately grasp the key to the whole matter.

Sure enough, after hearing Li Ming's words, the old monk's face suddenly appeared in cold sweat, and hesitation appeared on his face in an instant. Seeing his changes, Li Ming was secretly happy. Unexpectedly, his casual fraud could hit the point. For a moment, a look of joy appeared on his face. Fortunately, the old monk was thinking about his thoughts in a restless manner, otherwise he would be exposed.

"I don't want you to make a decision now. Think carefully. No one is willing to die, of course. You must know that even if I let you go out, you will not escape the pursuit of your organization. So your best choice now is to cooperate with me and dig out your behind-the-scenes master. You will not know my strength. With the full support of Linjiazhuang, any organization in the martial arts world is not under my words. Now, both the government and the martial arts world are in my control. Your behind-the-scenes master cannot become a big climate. If you give him out, more than 100,000 disciples in Linjiazhuang will be able to flatten them immediately. By then, no one will threaten your life. Don't worry, as the emperor now, what I say must be a word. If I say let you go, I will never regret it. Think about it carefully." After that, before the old monk could react, I let him stay in the heavenly prison.

Li Ming once saw the environment of the Heavenly Prison, which was almost the same as hell. The half-people-sassin water prison was filled with foul smelly water. I don’t know how many people died inside. One foot was covered with corpses. Anyone would be mentally ill after staying there for a while. If the old monk still wanted to survive, he would definitely agree to cooperate with him.

He took the old monk away. It was almost evening. Sitting in the empty study, Li Ming was so stunned that he didn't know what to do.

Nan Guocheng, who made him very concerned, returned to his hands. Princess Changle's power suddenly disappeared overnight, which really made him feel a little uncomfortable for a moment.

Sitting there for a while, Li Ming left the seat and walked out of the study.

Under the afterglow of the sunset, a layer of red color is shrouded in the beautiful garden.

This study was where Li Song used to work often, but now it belongs to Li Ming. This place is in the harem of the palace. Although Li Ming wanted to change the entire palace into the Supreme Palace, Li Song, who already regarded Li Ming as his brother, firmly disagreed. After entering the palace, he divided the places with Li Ming and decided to divide the west side of the harem into Li Song, and let Li Ming live temporarily on the east side.

Seeing Li Ming coming out, Xiao Fugui, who had been waiting outside, hurried forward and knelt down and said, "Report to the emperor, dinner has been prepared in the imperial kitchen. May I ask if the emperor can have a meal?"

After Xiao Fugui reminded him, Li Ming realized that he had not eaten seriously for a day. After thinking about it, he ordered Xiao Fugui: "Set the dinner in the hall of the front hall and notify Gao Wei and the officials he brought to him that the officers at the Fifth Army level and above will come to have a meal. The first meal in the palace should be eaten with them. In addition, let's see if the Supreme Emperor has time, please invite him to come together if he has."

Xiao Fugui agreed and stood up, lowered his head and said, "Go back to the emperor, the Supreme Emperor just passed on a message, saying that he needed to spend two more days with his concubines in the harem, so don't bother him."

Li Ming smiled and said, "Since that's the case, let him go. You go down and inform them and let them arrive as soon as possible. I'm really hungry."

"You come out too, let's have two drinks together." Although he didn't know where the old chef was, Li Ming knew that he must be nearby, so he said without raising his head.

The old chef flashed in front of Li Ming, and he still had the expressionless expression. He said to Li Ming: "Drinking is a small matter. The most important thing at the moment is your martial arts. Today's events show that you have no ability to resist unexpected situations. If you do not restore your martial arts as soon as possible, you may encounter greater trouble in the future. Let's do this. After these days, when you have arranged it, I will guide you to practice the tenth central method."

Li Ming shrugged his shoulders and smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. With you by my side, it doesn't matter how martial arts are. Since you said that, then practice it. When I finish this period of time, you know that Nanguo City is the Imperial City now, but most institutions are paralyzed. It takes a lot of effort to operate the entire national organization. It will be said that when you have time, you will talk about martial arts when you have time." With the old chef around Li Ming felt that it doesn't matter whether he has martial arts. Anyway, no emperor has been assassinated and killed in the Tang Dynasty for so many years. The guards in the palace are already very strict, and coupled with the omnipresent secret guards and old chefs around him, they are even more foolish. Therefore, he is not anxious about martial arts practice.

While talking about martial arts, the two of them walked towards the front hall. At this time, a figure in front of Li Ming flashed, and Yang Ping suddenly appeared not far away. Before Li Ming could speak, the old chef stepped in front of him and said coldly to Yang Ping: "Stand there, you have murderous aura."
Chapter completed!