Chapter 32 War

Shen Shuibi was pulled out from behind by Master Zhu, and then stood in front of Li Qi.

"It's you!?" After she really saw Li Qi's face clearly, she shouted in surprise, and even forgot that she had been unwilling to come out before.

Shen Shuibi's eyes turned red!

She knew that these Baiyue Zhu people must be a trap!

When she met this young Zhu before, she should have thought that a big Zhu would follow soon.

Now it's good, she has fallen into a trap!

But... Fortunately, Wushen Mountain should seem to be... probably not hostile.

Otherwise, according to what they said, they would just capture her and take her back to do sacrifice divination, and there would be no need for her to lead the way to find the queen.

But...

Don't believe these easily!

The rabbit demon was full of anger in her mind. She made up her mind that she must not believe these Zhu people easily. They calculated her once, and they must have bad ideas later!

She is the queen's rabbit, and she must think about the queen in everything she does. She can't listen to their one-sided words.

Thinking of this, Shen Shuibi stared at Li Qi and Master Zhu angrily, with a face full of vigilance.

As for Li Qi, he didn't care about Shen Shuibi at all. Although he recognized that this was the stupid demon he met at the beginning, in the end, Master Zhu still had the final say here.

So he immediately saluted: "Master, my mission is to follow this envoy to meet the Luofu Queen?"

"That's it." Master Zhu nodded: "You two should know the cause and effect. I also told you the purpose. I can't go to Luofu Queen in person, and I even have to hide deliberately. After all, a frightened bird should not be disturbed lightly." Master Zhu said.

Li Qi lowered his head beside him, watching his nose and his heart, pretending not to hear.

"The Queen is not a frightened bird!" Shen Shuibi retorted immediately.

But Master Zhu didn't bother to pay attention to her.

Shen Shuibi's few words before almost pissed him off, so it's better to talk less to people with no sense of reason.

After all, Li Qi in front of him could definitely figure out the specific situation of Dalu Kingdom based on these clues, and even... maybe he could guess that there was a war, but he kept silent and only said nice things. Although he was suspected of flattery, at least he didn't get angry.

Thinking of this, Master Zhu suddenly became interested.

"Li Qi." He shouted.

Li Qi, who was pretending to be dead, immediately bowed and saluted: "Student is here!"

He had quickly adjusted his self-proclaimed name, which was very clever. Shen Shuibi was even startled because of the huge contrast before and after pretending to be dead.

The rabbit jumped on the spot, and then stared at Li Qi fiercely, as if blaming him for scaring himself.

"There should be many major events in the vicinity of Dalu Kingdom. In addition to what you said now, what else do you speculate? Tell me, if you are right, I will give you a reward." Master Zhu said so.

Li Qi nodded, knowing that this was a test.

Although this Mr. Zhu probably watched him at any time before, he had already been tested when he came. He should be qualified, so he showed up and promised to give him benefits and let him do things.

Now this question is probably a sudden idea. He must have thought of something special and gave him a reward.

Well... Putting aside the purpose, this Mr. Zhu is really as kind as he said... He gave a reward for asking a question.

However, he immediately started thinking about what big thing it was that was worth this big man asking him.

If he could call it a big thing, it must be a big thing, but it couldn't be an accident, such as the birth of a natural treasure.

Because I have no way of knowing about that kind of thing, it's useless to ask Li Qi.

So, there must be signs, among the people, I may know, or even accidentally participated in a big thing... And this big thing is related to the conflict between the Tang Kingdom and Wushen Mountain.

What kind of big thing can there be?

There won't be many. There are only two big things that Li Qi can foresee that require the participation of the people.

The most important affairs of the country are sacrifice and war!

Sacrifice has nothing to do with the previous Li Qi, and this is also the business of the Zhu people. Li Qi has participated in the biggest sacrifice, which is the river opening ceremony. Obviously, this kind of thing is not a big deal in the eyes of Master Zhu.

Then... there is only war.

Military affairs, war, this is a big deal.

And if it is related to himself...

Li Qi thought in his mind, and soon, he thought of a clue.

Lushan, Shan Dazhuang! The leader of the Lizhuang Gang, he said that he was a deserter from Song State! (See Chapter 12)

Song State is adjacent to Dalu State, and further north, it is very likely to border Tang State. In addition, Shan Dazhuang also said that he fled when Song State was attacked by Tang State.

Then the answer was obvious. Li Qi immediately replied: "I guess, what you are talking about should be the war between Tang and Song, right?"

"Yes." Master Zhu nodded with satisfaction: "With your wit, I am not worried that you will suffer any loss on the journey to see Luofu Queen."

"However, you can guess it, I am afraid you got the clues and reminders from the Lizhuang Gang, so now think about why I found the Lizhuang Gang?"

This, Li Qi thought of it when he figured out the previous answer, so he did not hesitate: "I am afraid... the master was ready to let the Lizhuang Gang be sacrificed from the beginning?"

"No, no, the sacrifice is the precious sacrifice, it can't be used casually. How can a soldier from Song country be called sacrifice? As a Zhu, you should also pay attention to the word in the future. Sacrifice is the way to communicate with the gods and ghosts of heaven and earth, and it can't be taken lightly." Zhu Gongzi reminded.

However, he also understood what Li Qi meant, so he said: "But your guess is right. The deserter of Song country, that is, when facing the attack of Tang country, chose to abandon the country and friends and flee. This crime should be executed, but before the execution, I can also use him to attract the outsiders I need."

When Zhu Gongzi said this, he glanced at Li Qi.

Li Qi immediately bowed his head.

Sure enough, Zhu Gongzi said that he was kind by nature, but he didn't say that he would not kill or calculate...

It's better to be cautious with your new boss.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. Since you answered correctly again, I will give you a benefit to give you more protection on the road." Zhu Gongzi said, taking out a willow branch from his sleeve.

He said, "You are going to travel far to find Luofu Goddess. I cannot go with you, so I will give you a willow branch to see you off."

Li Qi did not know what it was, but he knew that there was indeed an allusion of breaking willow branches to see someone off. Besides, this was his reward for answering the question correctly, so he did not refuse. He took the willow branch, thanked him, and continued to play dead without saying anything.

"I have tested you several times, and you have passed them all. Then, the task is also handed over to you. Do your best." Master Zhu patted Li Qi on the shoulder and then disappeared directly on the spot.

Leaving Shen Shuibi and Li Qi staring at each other.