C11

As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. If you don't want to be in a passive position and cause unnecessary trouble, you have to learn how to strike first. Thus, after a few days, Liu Ruotian called the Mei siblings to help him and Li Huoqi.

After the four of them left the residence, they first made a few rounds around the west side of the city, pretending to look good. After the others let down their guard, they secretly made their way to the residence's entrance.

They privately observed for a bit and discovered that the duke's residence was heavily guarded, making it difficult to make a move. Thus, they hid side by side near the walls of the residence, waiting for the right opportunity to make their move.

At this moment, everyone saw Shi Yongning angrily walk out from the manor.

Seeing that Shi Yongning was about to leave, Liu Ruotian told Li Huoqi and Mei Jiaxing beside him in a low voice, "The two of you continue to keep an eye on them. Yu Chen and I will follow and take a look." "Remember, you must not act rashly!"

Mei Jiaxing immediately asked in a low voice, "Brother-in-law, why did my sister go with you and not one of us? It seems like you have other plans! "

"Don't be so glib. I have my reasons for doing this. When the time comes, I will have my own use." Liu Ruotian explained.

"What? They have their own use? Brother-in-law, I think you have your own use, right?" Mei Jiaxing teased Liu Ruotian again.

"What are you saying? Let me tell you. If you dare to call me brother-in-law again, be careful that I won't get angry with you!" Liu Ruotian pointed at Mei Jiaxing and warned him in a low voice.

Following that, Liu Ruotian hurriedly brought Mei Yuchen after them.

After Liu Ruotian left, Mei Jiaxing muttered, "Of course it is. Even though you said that, you must be feeling happy inside!"

At this moment, Li Huoqi and Mei Jiaxing could faintly hear that there seemed to be a woman weeping within the walls of the Imperial Duke's estate. Moreover, this weeping seemed to be mixed with the cursing of a man, as if it came from behind the wall.

The sound was so familiar, it sounded like the voice of his sister, Li Shuqi, who couldn't wait to check out the situation in the courtyard. But because the wall was too high, it was impossible for him to see it alone. Under extreme helplessness, Li Huoqi could only step on Mei Jiaxing's shoulder to investigate what was going on.

"Your hands and feet must be faster. With my physical strength, I won't be able to hold on for long. If something goes wrong, I can't guarantee that you'll be absolutely safe." Mei Jiaxing told Li Huiqi.

"Aiya, I got it. Just put your heart in your stomach!" Li Huoqi replied.

Li Huiqi stepped on Mei Jiaxing's shoulder and finally climbed up to the top of the wall. He leaned against the roof of the wall and looked into the courtyard.

Li Huoqi looked at the crying woman at the stone table. She wanted to call out big sister, but because there was a ferocious man at her side, she didn't say anything. From their conversation, it wasn't hard for Li Huoqi to guess that this man was Jiang Xinghe.

"I didn't expect you to be so secretive, tell me!" What exactly did you say to Li Huiqi in the teahouse? "Where is Shardblade now?" Jiang Xinghe forcefully grabbed Li Shuqi's wrist and said fiercely.

The Shardbutterfly sword was a treasured sword passed down from generation to generation in the Li family. It was said to be made of an extremely special material, and even the craftsmanship was extremely intricate. There were many secrets hidden within it, but very few people had actually seen it in the world today.

In the past, it was precisely because Zhu Jingqi knew that there was such a divine tool in the world that he ordered Jiang Xinghe to conduct a search of the Lee family. Although it was called a routine mission, his real goal was to find the Shardblade.

During this conversation, the Li family's siblings learned that Zhu Jingqi had ordered Jiang Xinghe to personally kill their parents. At the same time, Li also learned that the day he saw Li Shuqi was the day of Zhu Jingqi's sixtieth birthday.

"I might as well tell you that it was I who killed your parents fifteen years ago, and not long after that I went to your house to look for Shardblade. Who told your parents to be so ignorant as to refuse to tell you the whereabouts of the Shardblade even at death's door?

Then, Jiang Xinghe said without restraint, "From now on, don't even think of stepping out of this residence's door! Do you think I really love you? Don't let your imagination run wild. There are so many women in the world, so why should I cling to you? I am the great protector of the nation, I can have as many women as I want! "

After hearing what Jiang Xinghe said, Li Shuqi's entire body crumbled. She had actually married her parents' enemy, Li Shuqi wanted to kill Jiang Xinghe right now to avenge her family.

Therefore, she abruptly stood up and started fighting with Jiang Xinghe. Unexpectedly, Jiang Xinghe slapped her across the face. Li Shuqi fell to the ground, blood staining the corner of her mouth.

In June, the weather in Chang'an changed constantly, just like a doll's face. Just a moment ago, it was still calm and tranquil. But now, the gale suddenly became denser and the clouds turned dense. It seemed like it was going to rain soon.

Li Huiqi stood outside the wall watching Li Shuqi being beaten up, and was so angry that she pounded her chest and stomped her feet. His anger made him forget that he was not stepping on the ground but on Mei Jiaxing's shoulder.

After so long, Mei Jiaxing was already exhausted. Plus, with the strong wind blowing, Li Huiqi stomped down hard on the ground, causing Mei Jiaxing to be unable to bear the pressure, he squatted on the ground after shouting, and then the two's whereabouts were also discovered by Jiang Xinghe.

When Jiang Xinghe heard the commotion outside the wall, he used his right hand to quickly take out a dart from his belt and threw it. His movements were extremely skilled and nimble.

Li Huiqi couldn't dodge in time, so the dart blade above her forehead drew a wound about two centimeters long from the bottom of her right eye. Fortunately, the wound wasn't deep and wasn't serious.

Luckily, Jiang Xinghe wasn't able to see their faces. The two of them realized that the situation wasn't looking good and ran. When Jiang Xinghe chased after him with his men and saw the bloody darts on the ground, he knew that someone must have been injured. Fortunately, the two of them had already disappeared. Otherwise, there was an 80% chance that something bad would have happened.

However, the sky was not beautiful. Just as the two of them were running away, a heavy rain suddenly fell from the sky. Although the Duke of Guo's estate was not far from their respective homes, due to the heavy rain, Li Huoqi and Mei Jiaxing could only temporarily find an eaves to shelter them from the rain.

Although Li Huoqi and Mei Jiaxing had also heard some information, they had also paid a certain price. In comparison, Liu Ruotian and Mei Yuchen worked well together.

Liu Mei and Shi Yongning secretly followed him to a restaurant on the west side of the city. Seeing Shi Yongning coming, all the guests in the building stayed far away as they were afraid of bringing disaster upon themselves.

The waiter in the restaurant leaned over the counter and whispered to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, the Shi Yongning that killed a thousand knives is here again." Every time I come here to eat and drink for free, I've had enough of him! "

"Ai, who told him to come from the Duke's Palace? Who dares to provoke Jiang Xinghe, he's rich and powerful!

The waiter turned around and glanced at Shi Yongning with disdain, and said to the shopkeeper, "Humph! I just don't like his overbearing attitude! "

"Waiter, serve the wine!" Serve the dishes! What are you waiting for! " Shi Yongning slammed the table and shouted.

Although the waiter was extremely unwilling to acknowledge him, in order to prevent trouble from coming back to the shopkeeper, he still chose to greet him with a smile.

Shi Yongning, on the other hand, ordered a huge table of food and wine as usual, occasionally complaining to himself.

Liu Ruotian was very angry when he saw Shi Yongning continuously gulping down the liquor, and in a short while, he was already drunk. As the saying goes, you speak the truth when drinking wine, thus more useful information was inadvertently revealed by Shi Yongning.

The speaker didn't mean it, the listener meant it. Liu Ruotian felt that the time had come. Thus, he whispered a few words into Mei Yu Chen's ear, seeming to come up with another idea. Mei Yu Chen nodded, agreeing without hesitation.

So Liu Ruotian had asked Mei Yu Chen to tease Shi Yongning so that he could say more useful information.

Liu Ruotian's way of doing things seemed absurd, but it was still an ingenious plan. This so-called "ten men, nine nine colors", Shi Yongning was no exception.

When Mei Yu Chen arrived at Shi Yongning's table, he was already drunk.

"Sir, may I sit here?" Mei Yu Chen said naturally.

"Don't you see that this is laozi …" As soon as Shi Yongning raised his head, he saw a beautiful girl. He immediately changed the topic of conversation and revealed a lecherous smile.

"Of course, please take a seat young lady." Mei Yu Chen sat on the left side of Shi Yong Ning and then followed Liu Rutian's instructions to ask Shi Yong Ning.

Just as Liu Ruotian expected, Shi Yongning was indeed fooled. Borrowing the alcohol and Shi Yongning's own nature, he revealed everything he knew about Mei Yu Chen's interrogation, secretly telling Mei Yu Chen almost all of the secrets that Jiang Xinghe passed on to him.

"Lady, why are you asking this? I... But I'm telling you, you mustn't tell me about this. "Tell others." Shi Yongning was so drunk that he couldn't even talk clearly.

When Shi Yongning saw how beautiful Mei Yu was and how captivating her voice was, he started to harbor malicious intentions. After talking for a while, they slowly started to move.

"Manager, may I trouble you to come over?" Liu Ruotian waved at the shopkeeper as if he had something to discuss with him.

The shopkeeper saw Liu Ruotian calling him, so he immediately went up and said, "Yo, isn't this Young Master Liu? What can I do for you? "

"Don't talk to me like that. Everyone is the same, there is no difference between high and low. You don't have to be so respectful in front of me in the future." Liu Ruotian told the shopkeeper.

"Oh, Master Liu, this is something I absolutely cannot do. No matter what, I must not miss this gift!" The shopkeeper was terrified when he heard Liu Ruotian's words.

"Alright, as you wish!" Then, Liu Ruotian took out five taels of silver and passed it to the shopkeeper.

"There's going to be a fierce battle here and a lot of things will get damaged. You take this money first, and if it's not enough, you can pay me later."

"Young master Liu, I can't accept this. How can I accept your money?" With that, the shopkeeper wanted to return the money to Liu Ruotian.

"It's fine, take it! Maybe I'll have to eat with you later. " Liu Ruotian told the shopkeeper.

"Ai, alright, then I'll accept it." The shopkeeper took the silver and walked to the counter.

On the other hand, Shi Yongning was getting more and more restless. Not only did he keep his eyes fixed on Mei Yu Chen, he even wanted to have some physical contact with her from time to time.

At this moment, Mei Yu Chen's hands were folded across his legs. Just as Shi Yongning wanted to use his hands to touch those white and exquisite hands of Mei Yu Chen, he heard someone from behind shout the word 'beast'.

Shi Yongning looked around to see what was happening, but he didn't expect a bowl of boiling tea to come flying at him.

The contrast between the tender green tea leaves and Shi Yongning's bright red face was obvious. His face was even redder after being heated by the hot water. The tea leaves on his face made him look extremely miserable.

"Ouch!" I am calling you a beast, what are you going to do? " Liu Ruotian said.

Liu Ruotian's words caused a burst of laughter from the crowd. Shi Yongning was originally drunk, but now that he was heated by the hot water, his vision became blurry, making it impossible for him to clearly see who was speaking. Shi Yongning stood up shakily, pointing at the man beside him and cursing incessantly.

"How dare you! How dare you throw hot water at me? You're courting death!" With that, Shi Yongning grabbed the man's collar with his hands, wanting to beat him up.

Seeing this, Liu Ruotian hurriedly went forward to stop him, "Your grandfather is here, why did you hit him?"

"Hmm? Grandfather? What grandfather, who are you? " Shi Yongning kept shaking his head, and his consciousness became even more blurry.

"What, you don't know me anymore? His right arm just happened to be in his left hand, so how could he be dishonest? "I can't bear to see someone else lay a hand on a lady, so I had to do it myself!" In order to avoid trouble, Liu Ruotian pretended not to know Mei Yuchen.

"Don't... Think I don't know who she is, I tell you, your. We already know everything. Don't try to cover it up here. Even if you did. This … I don't think you can cause any big waves in this matter! " Shi Yongning was drunk again, and he even mentioned the fact that Jiang Xinghe ordered them to secretly investigate the identities of Li Huoqi and company.

"I'm warning you, you … "You'd better mind your own business, or I'll let you off the hook!" Shi Yongning was obviously not confident when he said this.

"I already gave you a lot of face not giving you any trouble, and you're still warning me? I should be the one warning you! " While speaking, Liu Ruotian had already stood up and arrived in front of Shi Yongning. Shi Yongning was so frightened by him that he retreated several steps back.

"I warn you, Miss Mei is mine! Uh, no, she's one of my people! Uh, no, that's not right. "Aiya, in short, when I see injustice, I have to deal with it!"

"Xiao Tian, you have gone too far! I've already been bullied in the manor, but I still have to suffer your petty grudges even after coming here. "It seems like if I don't teach you a lesson, you won't even know that Prince Ma has three eyes!" It seemed like Shi Yongning was truly angry this time. His voice was sonorous and forceful, and he was no longer hesitant to speak.

"I know you are angry, but I will give you a chance today. I will only defend and not attack. If you can injure me in the slightest within ten rounds, I will let you leave this place safe and sound. Liu Ruotian suggested.

"Alright, you're the one who said that, don't regret it!" Shi Yongning was just worrying that there was nowhere to vent his anger on, and now he just so happened to vent it on Liu Ruotian.

Just at that moment, Shi Yongning raised a few wooden benches and hacked towards Liu Ruotian. However, these non-destructive attacks were easily neutralized by Liu Ruotian. Following that, Shi Yongning became angry from embarrassment and flipped several tables in front of him. However, none of them posed any threat to Liu Ruotian. In the end, Shi Yongning went all out, but he was still easily overpowered by Liu Ruotian.

The battle between the two had destroyed quite a few objects. Seeing that Shi Yongning was no longer a threat, just as Liu Ruotian was about to leave with Mei Yu Chen, Shi Yongning raised the chair from behind him and wanted to ambush him. Liu Ruotian quickly turned around and kicked. Shi Yongning took a few steps back, and the back of his head hit the wall behind him, causing him to faint on the spot.

Liu Ruotian's action made everyone present clap their hands in applause. Finally, someone helped the crowd vent their anger.

Liu Ruotian and Mei Yuchen only cared about their battles with Shi Yongning, and did not know that it was already raining heavily outside the restaurant. Since it was already close to noon, Liu Ruotian decided to eat here before leaving.