Chapter 309

Those rumors were deliberately spread by the people of the 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 things he heard in that long dream earlier, he could not help but have some guesses in his heart.

His unnatural death was related to the Qin Guo, but relying solely on the power of the Qin Guo, it would not have been so easy to accomplish this. There were Zhao Guo people assisting the Qin Guo in this, and this person... was it Guo Kai?

"I blocked the Qin army from attacking Zhao at the Taihang Mountain City, so you brought me to the Qin Guo this time, intending to let that Qin Wang execute me personally?"

The him in 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 man. But this person did not kill him directly, and even planned a fake death scene, intending to take him to Xianyang.

Li Mu thought over and over again and could only think of this answer: that he had ruined the good deeds of the Qin Wang, and the Qin Wang 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 this time is just so that General Li can serve my Qin Guo."

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

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

Su Xuan said another sentence and did not go on to persuade Li Mu of anything.

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

If Su Xuan had persuaded him to serve the Qin Guo, he could have said a few 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 absolutely never fail Zhao Guo. Or he could say a few words about how he would rather die than serve the Qin Guo.

But Su Xuan did not say a word and did not play by the rules, 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 man. If what Su Xuan said was true, if he appeared alive, it would even provoke murderous intent from Zhao Qian, Guo Kai, and others.

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

Rather than really dying, it would be better to go and see what the Qin Guo really wanted to do in the capacity of a dead man.

The carriage swayed and headed 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 the Qin Guo, but instead chatted with Li Mu about the Xiongnu in the north.

Before returning to Handan, Li Mu had always been guarding the northern part of Zhao Guo, fighting against 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 the Qin Guo, he only had a simple feeling of disgust for the Xiongnu. After all, the Xiongnu were not the people of Huaxia at all, but were 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 to meet Su Xuan in person 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 on certain illusions about Zhao Guo. Even though Ying Zheng tried to persuade Li Mu in every possible 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 struck this Qin Wang.

However, even so, Ying Zheng did not kill Li Mu directly, but instead kept Li Mu in a mansion in Xianyang. Of course, the mansion was surrounded by tight guards. Even though Li Mu had impressive strength, it was not an easy thing to escape. Besides, because Li Mu was already a dead man, his identity was also kept strictly confidential.

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 sooner or later be moved by him.

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

When the news of the death of the Zhao Guo Grand General Li Mu spread throughout the world, it shocked many people.

No one expected that shortly after the Zhao Wang died, the Zhao Guo Grand General Li Mu would also die suddenly.

When this news reached Yan Dan, who was a hostage in the Qin Guo, he was shocked. The State of Yan 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 the State of Yan.

At this time, although Li Mu had not yet achieved the great victory over Fan Yuqi in history and been granted the title of Lord Wuan, his great victory over the 100,000 Xiongnu army in Yanmen Commandery had already made his name famous in the lands of Yan and Zhao.

As the Crown Prince of the State of Yan, 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 the Qin Guo. Previously, when the Qin Guo attacked Zhao, Li Mu, as he expected, blocked the offensive of the Qin Guo.

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

As a result, no one expected that not long after the Qin Guo attacked Zhao, first the Zhao Wang passed away, and then Li Mu died suddenly. The situation in Zhao Guo had reached an extremely terrible predicament in an instant.

After Li Mu died suddenly, coupled with the fact that the Zhao Wang had just died, Zhao Guo would find it even harder to resist the offensive of the Qin Guo.

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

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