Chapter 312

"Does Lord Li mean that the whereabouts of that great dragon have already been found?"

Nie Siming looked at Li Rui, who had suddenly come to his door, his spirit lifted.

Searching bitterly for months.

Finally obtaining the whereabouts of that great dragon, how could he not be excited?

"Yes, it is in Giant Stone City."

Li Rui nodded.

Nie Siming murmured and repeated it once: "Giant Stone City."

"How did you find out?"

Li Rui: "A few days ago, someone wanted to kill me; it was the Qi clan's demonic beast master, Qi Feng."

Hearing the name Qi Feng, Nie Siming raised his eyebrows slightly.

"And then?"

"And then he died."

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Nie Siming was a bit surprised; as far as he knew, Qi Feng's strength was not weak.

But the surprise did not last long.

For someone who could be valued by his foster father, if he couldn't even kill Qi Feng, it would be shameful to say it out loud.

He didn't care at all whether Qi Feng killed Li Rui or Li Rui killed Qi Feng.

He only wanted to know if the old dragon was really in Giant Stone City.

"I have some friends in the Wu Kingdom, and I heard from them that Qi Feng had been staying in Giant Stone City for three years; it is highly likely that he was ordered by the great dragon to kill me."

"So the possibility of the great dragon being in Giant Stone City is very high."

Analyzed by Li Rui like this, Nie Siming became even more enthusiastic.

"Giant Stone City, good, I will send people to scout right now."

The territory of the Wu Kingdom is millions of miles, vast and boundless.

Finding the hiding place of the great dragon is not easy, so what he needs is a coordinate.

He and Li Rui joined forces, naturally not because he valued combat power.

When it comes to killing, he alone can beat a hundred Li Ruis; what he needs is Li Rui's intelligence.

As long as the location of the great dragon can be determined, the subsequent matters will be much easier to handle.

"Instructor Li, if that great dragon is really in Giant Stone City, you will definitely have performed a great service!"

Nie Siming was overjoyed.

Originally, he was still muttering in his heart whether he had sent the calligraphy scroll too early.

After all, Li Rui hadn't taken a single step out of Qinghe City after receiving the scroll, and he could still find clues about the great dragon; did he really think he was the first strategist of the Taizu Emperor, that Bai Sidao who knew the affairs of the world without stepping out of his door?

But Li Rui really gave him a big surprise.

Nie Siming acted with vigor and speed.

Hearing the news, he immediately walked out the door with big strides, calling for Cao Wei to assemble soldiers to leave the city for patrol.

Regarding this, Cao Wei had long been accustomed to it.

He nimbly called over three hundred people and left the city in less than a quarter of an hour.

Looking at the departing crowd.

Li Rui was lost in thought.

He had actually long had his suspicions, but the reason he told Nie Siming only after so long was just out of caution, wanting to clarify the situation himself first.

More importantly, he wanted to clarify why Qi Feng was so persistent in killing him.

Therefore, he had always ordered the disciples of the Heaven and Earth Alliance to scout in the Wu Kingdom.

But before news came from the Wu Kingdom, he himself had already learned the reason in advance.

The immortal blade slaying the dragon captured one of Qi Feng's souls.

It contained part of his memories.

Li Rui happened to read this part of the memory while erasing the resentment, so he knew that Qi Feng killed him because of the True Dragon Qi on his body.

More accurately, it should be the dragon shape condensed by the Immortal Xuan Qi.

The world does not know of the existence of immortal Qi.

Qi Feng is a demonic beast master, so he, like the small white dragon, mistook the Immortal Xuan Qi for True Dragon Qi.

'Careless, I actually let the secret slip.'

'Truly, the world is full of wonders, and it is impossible to guard against everything.'

Li Rui chuckled.

But the good news is that Qi Feng wanted to monopolize this opportunity, so the great dragon did not know about this matter.

But Li Rui's heart to kill the great dragon became even firmer.

Tie Kuang once joked about letting him slay the great dragon.

Little did he know, Li Rui really wanted to kill it.

The small white dragon is not a great tonic, but he is; if that great dragon also saw through his True Dragon Qi, the trouble he would face then would be countless times greater than now.

Even Qinghe City would not be able to protect him.

Unless he really hid in the Annan Marquis Prefecture like the small white dragon.

With Li Rui's personality, he would naturally not sit and wait for death; rather than waiting for the enemy to come to his door and then helplessly running away.

He prefers to strike first to gain the advantage.

Moreover, Yuan Dingting and Nie Siming were already going to take action against the great dragon, so it was just right to borrow the blades of these two people to slay the dragon.

To eliminate future trouble.

"In order to sleep peacefully, I can only ask you to die."

Li Rui had already made up his mind.

He would only go out when he had realized a method to completely conceal the dragon Qi.

Otherwise, to those great demons, he was simply a human-shaped tonic, exactly the same as that Tang Kingdom monk.

Perhaps this is the reason why geniuses are prone to early death.

Possessing heavy treasures, it is impossible to do it without anyone knowing.

So there are only two final results.

Either he dies, or others die.

Geniuses who have always made others die will eventually become big figures; the big figures in the top ten of the world's martial arts rankings all walked this path.

Which one of them hasn't stirred up huge waves in the Jianghu?

Li Rui also cannot be an exception.

At most, he would let the waves turn into undercurrents.

Giant Stone City.

Secret chamber.

"Dragon Lord, Qi Feng must have deceived you; I have already sent people to scout, and there is no clue of ambergris in Qinghe at all."

Giant Stone City Lord Qi He said lightly.

The great dragon's eyes were cold.

One month ago.

Qi Feng suddenly died.

It didn't matter if he died; the great dragon didn't care at all; what it cared about was the ambergris.

Its injuries were getting worse day by day, and its patience had long been worn out.

Qi He continued to say: "Qi Feng went to Qinghe and didn't even enter Qinghe City, let alone any ambergris; he didn't mention it at all; I see it is clearly using public office for private gain."

Anyway, Qi Feng was already dead.

It didn't matter if he took the blame.

If Qi Feng didn't take the blame, the great dragon's anger would have to be borne by him; this choice was really not difficult.

As the City Lord of Giant Stone City, it was naturally easy for him. The great dragon snorted coldly.

It naturally knew Qi He's thoughts, but now it was a tiger fallen on the plains; it couldn't find the elixir for healing itself, and it didn't want to make a big scene and let those few people know.

Otherwise, it would have slapped this human in front of it to death long ago.

It didn't intend to continue getting too involved in the matter of ambergris.

Because Qi He's words were not unreasonable; Qi Feng's intentions were impure, and it had long noticed it, otherwise it wouldn't have withdrawn its manpower.

As for who killed Qi Feng... it was not as important as healing.

The great dragon spoke slowly:

"First go to South Wu to fetch the ambergris; there can be no more mistakes in this matter."

"Yes."

Qi He nodded.

Although Qi Feng failed to bring ambergris from Qinghe, he still bought a piece of ambergris from South Wu, and it is now on the way to Giant Stone City.

No errors, no omissions, read it all at once!

By then, it would be a great merit.

Qi He had calculated it clearly.

By then, when the great dragon recovers its strength, his status will definitely rise with the tide.

Qi Feng's death has already been reported.

If it is to be investigated, it won't be his turn; naturally, there will be people from Qi Feng's lineage to do it.

The Qi clan has taken root in the Wu Kingdom for a thousand years, spreading its branches and leaves, and has long been divided into who knows how many lineages; the most prosperous among them is the ancestor's lineage, and both he and Qi Feng are branch lineages.

Since they are not of the same lineage and not the main lineage, he naturally won't worry about it.

Li Canjun's Prefecture.

Li Rui was originally practicing martial arts in the front yard, and then he saw Tan Hu bring a person in.

He recognized him at a glance.

This person is one of Nie Siming's personal guards, who had followed Nie Siming to patrol the border before.

Li Rui suddenly became interested.

Nie Siming had been at the border for a full three months and hadn't made any moves; now that he sent someone, there should be some discoveries.

That personal guard took a letter from his bosom and handed it to Li Rui:

"Lord Li, this is what General Nie wanted me to bring to you."

Li Rui took the letter.

He opened it and saw a few simple words: "The great dragon has appeared; it is time to slay the dragon."

His eyebrows raised slightly.

The efficiency of the imperial court is indeed high.

What kind of status does Marquis Yuan have? If he wants to kill someone, he can naturally mobilize the power of the entire imperial court.

Both he and Nie Siming are just the tip of the iceberg.

Heaven knows how many secret agents the Yu Kingdom's imperial court has planted in the Wu Kingdom.

Casting a net over the whole sky is naturally slow.

But if a range can be locked, the efficiency will be surprisingly fast.

Three months of time is already enough.

'It seems Nie Siming is going to take action.'

Li Rui pondered.

But he always felt that Nie Siming was a bit overconfident; still the same saying, a lean camel is bigger than a horse; no matter how powerful Nie Siming is, he is only fourth-rank; no matter how seriously injured the great dragon is, it is still second-rank.

The gap in between is really too big.

Unless Yuan Dingting left some means for Nie Siming.

Li Rui put away the letter.

Looking up, he looked at the personal guard with some surprise: "Why, is there anything else?"

Seeing that the personal guard had no intention of leaving, but continued to stand in place.

The personal guard then spoke:

"General Nie gave two instructions when I came: one is to hand this letter to Lord Li, and the second is to take something from Lord Li."

Li Rui: "Take something?"

For a moment.

He couldn't guess what medicine Nie Siming was selling in his gourd.

"What thing?"

The personal guard repeated Nie Siming's words: "The Marquis once gave Lord Li a gift; the portion was relatively large, and Lord Li couldn't finish it; the Marquis still has use for the excess part."

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

He understood almost in an instant that Nie Siming wanted Yuan Dingting's Hundred-Battle Killing Intent.

His heart was shocked.

"Good calculation!"

On the surface, the Hundred-Battle Killing Intent was a gift from Marquis Yuan for accepting him as a disciple; in reality, it is a great lethal weapon to deceive the world.

He had doubts when he received the Hundred-Battle Killing Intent.

That is, the amount of Hundred-Battle Killing Intent given was really too much.

It was impossible to use it all.

Only now has he found the answer.

Yuan Dingting's methods are truly traceless; he actually left a secret hand as early as that time.

Of course.

Li Rui doesn't think Yuan Dingting had already thought about using the Hundred-Battle Killing Intent to kill the great dragon at that time; he is not a god, how could he predict the future?

It is highly likely that it was just a habitual backup plan.

Most people who can frequently counterattack from a desperate situation are not because of good luck, but actually because of good habits.

Yuan Dingting can become the Saint of War; he must have killed many people and experienced many life-and-death crises, so his habits must be very good.

The Yu Kingdom has eyes and ears in East Wu.

East Wu must also have them in the Yu Kingdom, and because the two countries trade with each other and exchanges increase, planting secret agents will be easier.

Nie Siming bringing it from Yunzhou, the target is too obvious.

East Wu must have been on guard long ago.

But if it borrows the path from Qinghe, then no one will suspect it.

At least they won't think that an Anning Guard Li Canjun hides something capable of killing a second-rank dragon.

What a great "secretly crossing the Chen Cang path."

Yuan Dingting should publish a Yu Kingdom version of the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

Li Rui didn't have half a moment of hesitation.

He returned to his room and then walked out with the small wooden box containing the Hundred-Battle Killing Intent.

It was originally something given by Yuan Dingting; it is only right to return it now.

And he had long since used the Hundred-Battle Killing Intent to temper his sinews and bones to perfection; the remaining Hundred-Battle Killing Intent was also useless to him.

The personal guard took the small wooden box.

Then he said goodbye and rushed out of the Anning Guard in a hurry.

This day.

In Yunzhou, Yuan Dingting of the Annan Marquis Prefecture was originally in seclusion and meditation in his room.

Suddenly.

He had a feeling in his heart.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he slowly spat out one word:

"Slay."

(End of this chapter)