freenovelworld Chapter 872 Secret
Chapter 872 Secret
After a stalemate that lasted for an hour, Shen Shuyi and his group still failed to break in.
After all, they brought limited manpower, but these assassins of the Second Elder seemed to be controlled by poisonous insects. They were not afraid of death or pain at all and rushed forward with murderous eyes.
Miao Zheng, whom Shen Shuyi was expecting, did not come after all. Instead, Li Ye's sister Li Miao showed up in the dark and brought a lot of people to help secretly.
However, after inquiring, Shen Shuyi learned that Miao Zheng was not unwilling to come.
Instead, the second elder mobilized a number of Li clan's personal guards, and Miao Zheng went to deal with those people.
Before long, the second elder's assassins gradually fell into a disadvantage.
After all, no matter how fearless you are, there will always be a time when you are exhausted.
The people on Shen Shuyi's side fought relatively conservatively, so it took a little longer, but fortunately, the result was gratifying.
"Sister!" Li Ye was very emotional and looked at Li Miao with tears in his eyes.
Li Miao was much calmer. She said in a deep voice, "Let's deal with the Second Elder's faction first. Otherwise, we won't survive after tonight."
"Okay!" Li Ye nodded heavily and led his men to rush in.
Li Miao turned to look at Shen Shuyi and Xie Jingchi, and said with a bow, "I have heard of the great names of Princess Mingzhu and Lord Xie for a long time. I am deeply grateful for your rescue today."
"You're welcome, madam."
Li Miao then said, "Earlier, the Second Elder reached an agreement with Yuan Xia and your Sixth Prince to poison the soldiers of Liangzhou. We are extremely sorry, but even though we wanted to stop it at that time, we were powerless."
"Do you know that he has contact with Xiao Tingshan?" Shen Shuyi asked.
Li Miao nodded: "Yes, ever since we learned from Li Ye that Xiao Tingshan killed my father and Li Tianhou, we have been keeping an eye on his movements. He sent people to secretly collude with the Second Elder to try to support him to take the position."
"So, if the Second Elder doesn't die, he will not only kill Li Ye, but also kill us."
As soon as Li Miao finished speaking, the group saw a black shadow flash by, escorted by several people.
Li Ye, Jiu Chou, Canghai Yelan and others flew out and chased after him.
However, the second elder had already been prepared.
He sprinkled a handful of powder, his eyes dark, "You Daqian betrayed us and sneaked into my Li clan. How despicable!"
"Old bastard, give me your life!" Li Ye jumped up from the eaves, regardless of the blood all over his body, with the long sword in his hand shining coldly.
In order to avoid the powder, the others chose to temporarily stop and retreat. Only Li Ye had bloodshot eyes, like a mad beast.
Shen Shuyi took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and threw it to Li Miao: "Break it."
Li Miao understood and threw the porcelain bottle at the Second Elder and his group, and then threw a dart at them.
The porcelain bottle shattered in the air, and medicine powder scattered all over the sky.
"Oh no, it's poisonous!" The second elder probably didn't expect that someone would actually use poison in the territory of their Li clan, and he was caught off guard for a moment.
Jiu Chou and his men seized the opportunity and quickly chopped down the two guardians beside the second elder.
"Elder, go first!" Someone protected him and turned to escape.
"Dad, I'll cover you!"
Jiuchou and others started to chase after him, a sturdy man in his thirties, tall and strong, with a face full of strange totems painted on it.
In the pitch-black night, the reflections of light and dark fires seemed somewhat eerie.
"Be careful, it's the second elder's son. He is one of the best masters in our Li clan!" Li Miao frowned and introduced in a deep voice.
Jiu Chou did not retreat, but went straight forward to meet him.
The weapons of the two men made a sharp clanging sound. Shen Shuyi looked up and saw that the second elder's son was indeed outstanding.
Jiuchou was tall because of his exotic bloodline, but he was not inferior to this man.
"How many sons does the Second Elder have?" Shen Shuyi asked with a frown, thinking of the man who had just led him away.
"Three! And each of them is highly skilled in martial arts." Li Miao said in a deep voice.
After hearing this, Shen Shuyi could understand why the second elder wanted to overthrow the saint of the Li clan and take the position himself.
He wanted to emulate the imperial system, and even though the Li clan was small, he wanted to be the most respected.
"With his plan like this, won't the Saint of your Li clan do anything about it?" Shen Shuyi asked.
Although everyone thought that the saint of the Li clan was not worth mentioning and no one even took her seriously, Shen Shuyi didn't believe that a good-for-nothing woman could sit firmly in such a high position.
Li Miao was silent for a moment, then continued, "The Saint does not know martial arts, what she is really proficient in is the art of poisoning insects. The elders of the Li clan all have poisonous insects planted by her, but the method of poisoning insects has gradually spread over the years, and the poison in the second elder and his group has long been cured."
"Do you have any poisonous insects in your body?" Xie Jingchi asked, with a hint of inquiry in his narrow eyes.
Li Miao nodded: "There was, but now it has been solved."
The witchcraft that was once passed down by the Li clan is actually very easy to crack nowadays. However, the second elder's lineage has developed a new witchcraft. This kind of witch can not only control the subordinates, but also control their will. It is far more terrifying than the witch used by the saint.
"Puppet?" Shen Shuyi frowned and thought of this word subconsciously.
Thinking about the appearance of those assassins just now, Shen Shuyi frowned even deeper.
No wonder those people just now were like zombies, refusing to retreat no matter what.
"Yes." Li Miao nodded.
Shen Shuyi turned his head, looked at the corpse on the ground, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, after these people turned into corpses, they only lasted for a short while before falling to the ground and dying. If the Second Elder were to continue his research, he might even be able to control corpses in the end.
If that's the case, it would be really terrible.
When he thought that these people might be in collusion with Xiao Tingshan, Shen Shuyi's eyes became even more murderous.
Xie Jingchi held her hand, his warm big hand wrapped around her fingertips, and Shen Shuyi couldn't help but turn her head to look at him.
"Don't worry, he must die tonight."
After hearing his words, Shen Shuyi nodded, and the tension in his heart seemed to slowly calm down.
Xie Jingchi looked at Li Miao and asked again: "Besides this, does the Saint of your Li clan have no other abilities?"
Li Miao paused and said softly, "Yes, there is. The saint of my Li clan can see people's future after accepting the saint's contract."
"What do you mean?" Shen Shuyi asked.
Li Miao said softly, "I'm not a saint, so I can't explain it clearly. I only know that whenever there is a major event in the clan that affects the life and death of the entire clan, the saint will be asked to spy on the secrets."
"That is why, although our Li clan is weak, we have been able to turn danger into safety time and time again."
Shen Shuyi was speechless. She had indeed never expected this.
At this moment, the personal guards of the Li clan rushed forward one after another. Shen Shuyi looked up and saw a young woman in a white gauze skirt and a white gauze covering her face. She walked lightly with lotus steps and slowly appeared in everyone's sight.