Chapter 937: Seeing the Viscount Off for a Drink

Li Tun's face was ashen.

The other civil and military officials of the Li Dynasty also had faces that turned deathly pale.

It seems the internal struggle within Longyan is also becoming increasingly intense.

Some want to kill Vice Minister Liu.

Some want to protect Vice Minister Liu.

Caught in the middle, the Li Dynasty is in a difficult position.

"Your Majesty."

"This Vice Minister Liu..."

A group of people looked at Li Tun.

Waiting for him to make a decision.

Li Tun asked indifferently: "The order has already been given, has it not?"

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As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's heart skipped a beat.

They looked at one another; in the imperial court, there was not a sound.

That's right!

The order had already been issued!

Communication in this era is just like this; there is always a time lag. Did the Qingzhou army not take half a month to reach the banks of the Yalu River? Are they only receiving the news now?

This intention of Li Tun's.

—is that this Vice Minister Liu must be eliminated!

Li Tun smiled slightly: "Everyone, we know nothing of any orders. This Vice Minister Liu is acting willfully, traveling through the Li Dynasty—the world of martial arts is treacherous, wouldn't you say?"

A time difference!

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

At the same time, they all drew a cold breath.

What does this mean?

It is very simple.

Let this Vice Minister Liu continue on his way for now.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Exactly so!"

The group of people immediately felt relieved.

It was settled.

Mu Long watched these two people walk into his Bazhou with such indifference, and he was quite shocked in his heart. He began to wonder: is this Vice Minister Liu a madman, or a fool?

Let's see if you can make it through these five checkpoints.

If you can make it through.

Fine, then you are still an honored guest of our Li Dynasty, and everyone from top to bottom will protect you. But if you die on the way, then there is no Method; we don't know anything about it, didn't we just receive news of your military exercise?

This Vice Minister Liu, however, is something else.

The whole world is waiting for him to be killed, yet he walks in swaggering.

At this moment, Liu Zheng also saw the couple surrounded by the crowd, looked up with a smile, and cupped his hands: "Prefect Mu is too kind. Liu Zheng is just passing through this time and did not intend to stay overnight in Bazhou. This grand welcome for me, Liu, truly makes me feel a bit flattered."

According to rumors, this is the person who single-handedly orchestrated the Jiaxu Change of Bureau.

Just this?

Although his Bazhou is neither quite a city nor quite a mountain stronghold, and his brothers have not been able to shed their martial arts habits over these years, their combat power is top-notch. So even though the martial artists of Huajin Manor have looked down on him for defecting to the imperial court for years, when they come to Bazhou, they must coil if they are dragons and lie down if they are tigers; must they not respectfully call him Prefect Mu?

"Laughing myself to death!"

"Do they think we came to welcome him?"

These three thousand troops all clutched their stomachs and laughed; some could not even help but wave the weapons in their hands. For a time, there was a clattering sound—it was quite lively.

The whole scene went quiet, then erupted into an uproar of boisterous laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

"Is he missing a screw in his head?"

Many people looked at the two people on horseback with pitying eyes.

A welcome?

Can't you tell from this formation? They want your lives!

Naturally, this Bazhou could not only have the Male and Female Duo of Evildoers and their three thousand troops.

There were still commoners.

At this moment, those commoners all had complex expressions; some were watching the spectacle, but more were terrified, fearing that offending these bandit-like fellows would bring disaster upon themselves.

Liu Zheng seemed not to hear the mockery and looked delighted: "I have been thirsty along the way; if there is wine to drink, it would be a great joy in the human world!"

"Good!"

A sharp glint flashed in Mu Long's eyes, and he sneered coldly: "Then this Prefect will prepare a bowl of fine wine for Vice Minister Liu! But Vice Minister Liu, the wine of my Bazhou is not so easy to drink."

Mu Long could not help but laugh out loud. His wife, Sun Dairou, was also shaking with laughter. Her charming eyes looked at Liu Zheng, and she did not know what to say.

"Vice Minister Liu, does this mean that this Prefect should invite you to a drink?"

Mu Long sneered.

His three thousand subordinates lined up on both sides, one after another sneering as they watched.

Mu Long smiled and shouted loudly: "Vice Minister Liu, if you can walk here unscathed, this Prefect will drink a cup with you, how about that?"

"Good!"

Liu Zheng smiled: "Please, Prefect Mu, lay out your terms."

Mu Long waved his large hand.

Immediately, quite a few brothers ran out, moved a table from a nearby restaurant, and placed it one li away from where Liu Zheng and his companion stood. Then, two jars of wine were placed on it, along with some food—beef, peanuts, everything one could want. Mu Long smiled, walked over slowly, and sat down behind the table. Sun Dairou also sat beside him, giggling incessantly.

Three thousand troops were once again striking their weapons, the gongs and drums deafening. Liu Zheng felt as if he had entered that fake Little Leiyin Temple; the gazes of all the monsters and demons watching him were filled with contempt, pity, and mockery.

Death.

In this situation, they felt that Vice Minister Liu had only one outcome, and that was death.

"Hahahaha, this is fun!"

"Come, come, come!"

"Walk over here!"

Five hundred meters.

Neither far nor near.

It looks like this is a dead end.

Liu Zheng and Pei Qianyun looked at each other and smiled.

There was no fear on their faces.

One li.

He had given up the chance to have everyone swarm them at once.

This was likely the only chance to kill him.

"Good!"

But Liu Zheng felt that Mu Long had chosen the wrong method.

He understood, of course, that Mu Long wanted to humiliate him thoroughly to show the person behind the scenes how obedient he was, leaving that person no shred of dignity before his death. By doing this so beautifully, he could go to the imperial court and ask for another reward.

And so.

"Hmph, if one has the life to drink it, then it is good wine!"

A group of people glared over; these bandits were all rubbing their fists and wiping their palms, eager to have a go.

At this moment.

Facing the provocation of so many people, Liu Zheng laughed, carried one hand behind his back, and with the other, shook his own wine flask, saying: "I never expected Prefect Mu's wine to be any good; quenching my thirst is enough. If you want to drink good wine, you must try my Drunken Yinzhou! I invite you to drink!"

"Audacious!"

"Walk over here and then talk!"

Lu Yao of Jueqing Valley and the various bigwigs also stared fixedly at that side.

They knew Vice Minister Liu's guards were very capable of fighting, but in this situation, and with this group of people who disregarded morality—

How was he going to walk over?

The martial artists who had rushed over from Huajin Manor had also arrived. Seeing this formation, they all gasped.

Their Huajin Manor might still talk to Vice Minister Liu about martial arts morality and rules, but these people were man-eaters!

Really going to walk?

Pei Qianyun shouted: "Move out, escort the Young Master to drink!"

Escort the Young Master to drink!

This roar pierced the clouds.

How to charge through?

"Qianyun!"

Liu Zheng dismounted and called out.

Those martial artists watched, their fingers trembling.

These four men were the Four Great Vajras under Mu Long, and their martial arts were astonishing.

The four burly men Mu Long had arranged at the very front had already lunged forward.

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

They could not understand why the two of them were still so arrogant and confident in this situation.

They each used a saber, spear, sword, or halberd, and every one of them was an expert.

This was the first round, and they already wanted Vice Minister Liu's life!