Chapter 189

Those rumors were deliberately spread by the people of Qin Guo.

The purpose was to alienate the relationship between him and Zhao Qian, and by slandering Chang Ji, make Zhao Qian harbor murderous intent toward him.

Through Su Xuan's words, Li Mu immediately guessed some of the truth.

Thinking about some of the words he heard in the long dream earlier, he could not help but have some guesses in his heart.

His unnatural death was related to Qin Guo, but with Qin Guo's power alone, it was not that easy to do this. There were Zhao Guo people assisting Qin Guo in it, and this person... was it Guo Kai?

"I blocked the Qin Army from attacking Zhao at the mountain city of Taihang, so you brought me to Qin Guo this time, are you preparing to let that King of Qin execute me personally?"

The him of Zhao Guo was already dead.

Even if this person killed him here, it would not cause any stir. After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, he was already a dead person. But this person did not kill him directly, and even planned a fake death scene, intending to take him to Xianyang.

Li Mu thought left and right, and could only think of this answer: that he had ruined the King of Qin's good deeds, and the King of Qin hated him to the extreme; just hearing the news of his death was not enough to vent his hatred.

"General Li, what are you saying? My King not only does not want to kill you, but on the contrary, has long admired General Li's name. Doing this is only so that General Li can serve my Qin Guo."

Li Mu's expression changed slightly, somewhat surprised, and then he said coldly: "Qin Guo uses such treacherous means. Even if you take me to Xianyang, it is impossible for me to serve Qin Guo. Your King of Qin is overthinking it."

"Whether you are willing or not, General Li can decide for himself. Anyway, my task is to bring General Li back to Xianyang!"

Su Xuan said another sentence, not trying to persuade Li Mu.

Li Mu's eyes flickered, and in the end, he did not speak.

If Su Xuan had persuaded him to serve Qin Guo, he could have said some harsh words, such as he was a person of Zhao Guo in life and a ghost of Zhao Guo in death, perhaps Zhao Guo failed him, but he would never fail Zhao Guo. Or perhaps he could say he would rather die than serve Qin Guo.

But Su Xuan did not say a word, not following the routine, which made it difficult for Li Mu to say such things.

As for the idea of threatening with death, Li Mu just thought about it and gave up.

The main reason was that he had already died once.

In the eyes of those people in Zhao Guo, he was already a dead person. If what Su Xuan said was true, if he appeared alive, it would even incite the murderous intent of Zhao Qian, Guo Kai, and others.

Since he was already dead, even if he threatened with death, it would only corroborate the fact of his death.

Rather than really dying, it would be better to go and see what Qin Guo really wants to do as a dead person.

The carriage swayed and moved from the land of Zhao Guo toward Xianyang.

On the way, Su Xuan and Li Mu chatted a little. Su Xuan saw Li Mu's determination and did not try to persuade Li Mu to be used by Qin Guo, but instead chatted with Li Mu about the Xiongnu in the north.

Before returning to Handan, Li Mu had always been stationed in the north of Zhao Guo, fighting the Xiongnu. It could be said that most of his military achievements were obtained from the Xiongnu. In the world today, no one knew how to fight the Xiongnu better than him.

Seeing Su Xuan ask about the Xiongnu, Li Mu did not hesitate to answer. Although he had an average impression of Qin Guo, he had only pure disgust for the Xiongnu. After all, the Xiongnu were not the people of Huaxia at all, but deservedly uncivilized barbarians.

Just as Su Xuan and Li Mu were chatting happily, finally, on this day, they arrived in Xianyang.

Ying Zheng in the Xianyang Palace had already received the news in advance. Zhao Gao came personally to meet Su Xuan and then took Li Mu away.

Could Ying Zheng persuade Li Mu to be used by him?

The result was, no!

At this time, Li Mu still had not given up some illusions about Zhao Guo. Even though Ying Zheng tried to persuade Li Mu in every way, he still did not persuade Li Mu. When Su Xuan saw Ying Zheng again, he saw some disappointment on Ying Zheng's face.

Clearly, Li Mu's unwillingness to be used by him had deeply hit this King of Qin.

However, even so, Ying Zheng did not kill Li Mu directly, but kept Li Mu in a residence in Xianyang. Of course, the residence was surrounded by strict guards. Even if Li Mu's strength was impressive, it was not an easy thing to escape. Besides, because Li Mu was already a dead person, his identity was also strictly kept secret.

Although Li Mu was unwilling to be used by him for a while, Ying Zheng firmly believed that as long as he persistently showed his thirst for talent, Li Mu would be moved by him sooner or later.

The news that Li Mu was still alive was known to only a few people.

When the news of the death of Zhao Guo's great general Li Mu spread throughout the world, it shocked many people.

No one expected that shortly after the King of Zhao died, Zhao Guo's great general Li Mu would also die suddenly.

When this news reached Yan Dan, who was a hostage in Qin Guo, he was shocked. Yan Guo was close to Zhao and allied with the Hu. It could be said that it was not only Zhao Guo that suffered from the Xiongnu invasion, but also Yan Guo.

At this time, Li Mu had not yet achieved the great victory against Fan Fan Yuqi in history and was not yet titled Lord Wu'an, but his great victory over the hundred-thousand-strong Xiongnu army in Yanmen Commandery had already made his name famous in the lands of Yan and Zhao.

As the Crown Prince of Yan Guo, how could Yan Dan not have heard of Li Mu's name?

It could be said that in Yan Dan's view, Li Mu was the only general in Zhao Guo who could contend with Qin Guo. Previously, when Qin Guo attacked Zhao, Li Mu, as he expected, blocked Qin Guo's attack.

As long as Li Mu was still in Zhao Guo, Zhao Guo would not be easily destroyed by Qin Guo.

As a result, no one expected that not long after Qin Guo attacked Zhao, first the King of Zhao passed away from illness, and then Li Mu died suddenly. The situation in Zhao Guo suddenly reached an extremely terrible state.

After Li Mu died suddenly, coupled with the fact that the King of Zhao had just died, Zhao Guo would find it difficult to resist Qin Guo's attack again.

If there was no barrier like Zhao Guo, the Qin Army could easily attack Yan Guo. This was an extremely unfavorable thing for Yan Guo.

For more than a year, Yan Dan had been a hostage in Qin Guo and had witnessed how powerful Qin Guo was. He now had a better understanding of Qin Guo than before. Yan Guo was very difficult to contend with Qin Guo, but as the Crown Prince of Yan Guo, he could not easily abandon Yan Guo, so he had to go back quickly and make more preparations for Yan Guo.