Chapter 677

New Literature Bookstore.

"The Imperial Decree has arrived!"

A shout interrupted the conversation between Li Ke and Qin Mu.

Li Ke hurriedly went out to receive the decree.

Qin Mu and Wei Zhongxian were not Great Tang subjects, so they ignored the decree entirely and stayed in the room drinking tea.

The sound of the imperial decree being read was resonant, penetrating the walls and reaching into the room.

Qin Mu heard that it was Li Er arranging for Li Ke to serve as an envoy to Great Qin to discuss ransoming the noble families' daughters.

He sneered.

Since the noble families' daughters were already in his grasp, how could they be sold for money so easily?

He didn't know who had proposed the ransom.

It was a bit too wishful.

These noble families' daughters would have a greater impact if they remained in Chang'an.

After a while.

Li Ke returned, his face full of excitement.

"Young Master, I must leave immediately for Great Qin's Chang'an. Will you go with me?"

Qin Mu still had things to finish.

Moreover, Li Ke's trip was destined to fail.

So he declined his invitation.

"You go first; when you arrive in Chang'an, I will naturally arrange for someone to find you."

Leaving the New Literature Bookstore.

Qin Mu asked Wei Zhongxian.

"What do you think of this Prince of Wu, Li Ke?"

Wei Zhongxian replied.

"This person is too naive and not suited for the complex environment of Great Tang. Only under the Emperor's command could he accomplish anything." Qin Mu nodded.

Wei Zhongxian's insight was quite sharp; he saw through Li Ke at a glance.

"He is very naive. Then do you know why Li Er still arranged for him to serve as an envoy to Great Qin to ransom the noble families' daughters?"

Wei Zhongxian was startled.

Time was short, and he clearly hadn't thought of this level yet.

"This servant does not know!"

Qin Mu sneered.

"This must be someone behind the scenes causing trouble, deliberately arranging for him to go. The only one who could have a conflict of interest with Li Ke is Li Tai. Li Tai is preparing to harm Li Ke!" Wei Zhongxian praised after hearing Qin Mu's analysis.

"The Emperor has truly seen through the internal strife of the Li Tang. From such a subtle detail, he has seen the ambition sprouting in Li Tai."

Qin Mu waved his hand.

"It's not just that."

"Not just that?"

Wei Zhongxian was truly shocked.

As a servant, he usually didn't have the qualifications to say anything. But it was precisely because of this that he had honed a pair of sharp eyes.

He considered that there were few things in this world that could be hidden from him.

Yet he had no way to see so many things from just a few clues?

This kind of ability was something he didn't even dare to imagine.

It was too terrifying!

Qin Mu said with certainty.

"If it were just to send Li Ke away and leave it to fate, that wouldn't count as a conspiracy."

"Those who truly plot conspiracies will strive for perfection. When Li Ke is within Great Qin territory, he will definitely encounter an assassination!"

Wei Zhongxian felt a chill in his heart.

In this way, it was a poisonous scheme.

If Li Ke encountered an assassination within Great Qin territory, the Great Qin side would be the most suspicious and give others a handle.

Great Qin naturally didn't care about these things.

But for Li Tai, he could cleanly eliminate a competitor and, at the same time, damage the relationship between the two countries, creating a crisis for Li Er.

This kind of national crisis was, on the contrary, a great opportunity for Li Tai to cultivate his own power.

It was indeed a brilliant scheme!

It was just a pity that in front of Qin Mu, all conspiracies and tricks were useless.

Just a slight analysis, and he had already seen the sinister intentions behind this matter!

"Emperor, should this servant notify someone to secretly protect Li Ke?"

Qin Mu unexpectedly waved his hand.

"Sending people is fine, but there is no need to protect him; let him fend for himself. The point is to track the assassins and root out these hidden killers!"

Wei Zhongxian immediately understood.

Li Tai was able to arrange for assassins to lurk within Great Qin territory.

These assassins were a threat to Great Qin.

Great Qin territory absolutely did not allow these people to exist!

"This servant understands; I will go and arrange it!"

Yu Huatian had also planted many secret agents within Jin Ling city.

Information could be sent back to Chang'an city very quickly through these agents.

Qin Mu had seen through this conspiracy.

He suddenly developed some interest in Li Tai.

"I heard Li Tai is Li Er's most favored son. Let's go take a look at the Prince of Wei's mansion."

Wei Zhongxian was terrified.

"Emperor, we are already in great danger in Jin Ling city. Let's not go take risks in such a place, right?"

As a servant, he had the responsibility to dissuade his master from taking risks.

But Wei Zhongxian also knew that his dissuasion had never had any effect.

Prince of Wei's mansion.

Qin Mu and Wei Zhongxian disguised themselves as wandering Daoist priests and showed up at the Prince of Wei's mansion.

"This poor Daoist can divine the secrets of heaven with a single finger; I have calculated that the Prince of Wei will face a bloody disaster in the near future, so I have come specifically to inform you."

The opening sentence angered the gatekeeper of the Prince of Wei's mansion.

Coming to the door out of the blue and saying there would be a bloody disaster.

Who could be happy hearing that?

Several guards stepped forward, intending to beat these two Daoists out with clubs.

They wanted to give them a beating that would leave them with psychological trauma, so they wouldn't dare to come and swindle people again.

Before they could even get close.

The aura around Qin Mu suddenly changed, and a cold, murderous intent burst forth.

It scared the guards into retreating repeatedly.

This was too terrifying!

The guards of the Prince of Wei's mansion were all veterans who had been on the battlefield and were accustomed to mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Yet, when facing Qin Mu, their bodies still couldn't stop shivering.

It was like a small ghost meeting the King of Hell, fearing him from the bottom of their hearts.

Qin Mu took a step forward, and they retreated two steps.

Just like that, he easily walked into the Prince of Wei's mansion in a few steps.

Hearing the commotion at the gate, the guards inside the Prince of Wei's mansion all came out.

They formed a semicircle in the courtyard, but not a single person dared to get within five steps.