Chapter 705

"This item is contraband; it's not easy to find someone to make it. Could you provide one hundred taels of silver as a deposit first?"

Li Tai hesitated slightly.

He did not know this person and was seeing him for the first time; he lacked a strong sense of trust.

If he gave the money and the person disappeared, it would delay his important task.

"I have said before, money is not an issue. But how can you ensure that I will definitely receive the goods on time?"

This wandering knight, looking to be in his forties, appeared to be a veteran of the underworld.

He seemed unhurried in the face of such a question.

"Young Master, you can inquire about me, Guo Yuanliang, anywhere in Changancheng; I am known for my integrity above all else!

If you are truly uneasy, I can take you to my shop. I will have the shop issue you a receipt for the silver; that should suffice, right?"

Having a shop was, of course, better than just empty talk.

Li Tai felt much more at ease.

He followed Guo Yuanliang to a blacksmith shop on the street outside.

Li Tai observed that Guo Yuanliang was indeed the owner of the shop, and the blacksmiths and apprentices inside were all very respectful toward him.

Since he now knew the other party's lair, Li Tai felt reassured and brought out the silver.

"This is one hundred taels of silver. If it is done well, there will be a heavy reward!"

After paying the silver, Li Tai left with peace of mind.

He circled around and went to find another person to take his order.

With his life at stake, he could not place all his bets on one person!

Inside the blacksmith shop.

Guo Yuanliang saw that Li Tai had left.

He then flashed away and went to the East Market government office.

The matter of Li Tai ordering poison-dart mechanisms was quickly reported to Qin Mu.

It was not just one shop, but three.

In Changancheng, all wandering knights were under the surveillance of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. A large portion of them were, in fact, secret agents.

Li Tai thought he was acting in secret.

Yet he did not expect that his every move had failed to escape Qin Mu's eyes.

"This little Fatty is quite vicious!"

Qin Mu had actually known for a long time.

Driven to this point, Li Tai could only think of such methods.

Unless he did not want to live.

As long as he did this, he would certainly be held in Qin Mu's grasp.

Yu Huatian stood respectfully by Qin Mu's side.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now? Should we make the poison darts for him?"

A playful smile appeared on Qin Mu's face.

"Make them, of course! But don't quench them with poison; just dye them some other color for him."

"As you command!"

Yu Huatian turned and went to carry out the task.

Li Tai would likely never know that the darts he bought would be unpoisoned.

"We cannot let him actually get Li Ke killed."

As long as they sent people to keep a close watch on Li Tai for the next three days, he would have no opportunity to use the darts.

He would not discover it.

By the time he reached the dueling arena and discovered his darts were not poisoned,

it would be too late for everything.

Wei Zhongxian, standing nearby, asked softly.

"Your Majesty, should we tell Li Ke about this, so he can be prepared?"

Qin Mu shook his head.

"If I tell him, it won't be interesting. I set up this trap specifically to make Li Ke completely lose heart toward Li Tai!

If I told Li Ke in advance, the impact on him wouldn't be great enough.

Only when Li Tai thinks that Li Ke has been hit by the poison darts will things become fun."