The Emperor Reigns Them All

Chapter 40 Things Turn for the Better (5)

Chapter 40 Things Turn for the Better (5)

The newcomer had already escaped and couldn’t be caught up with. Wu You had no choice but to return with her attendant.

In front of Li Ye, Wu You looked at him with concern. “Elder Brother Ye, are you okay?”

Li Ye smiled with ease. “You came in time, of course I am fine.”

Wu Yu was angry and clenched her teeth. “Elder Brother Ye has planned well, but we let him get away...”

Li Ye looked at the direction in which the newcomer had disappeared. “He can’t run, I saw him.”

Li Ye was the first to be attacked, so he was the first to calm himself. He could see the other party, which was not surprising. Wu You immediately asked, “Who?”

“He came in person.” Li Ye did not say it clearly, because Li Jing’an who had dealt with the attackers outside the yard had come over.

Li Jing’an looked at Li Ye, and his gaze was very strange.

Li Jing’an thought poorly of Li Ye before and mocked him when he left in the afternoon. But what had happened now completely overturned his understanding of Li Ye. He had to admit that he had mistaken Li Ye.

“Prince An... is really wise.” Li Jing’an greeted Li Ye with respect to express his feelings. When he spoke, his smile was bitter, mostly because he remembered his previous slander of Li Ye and felt embarrassed.

Wu You hummed. “Of course, Elder Brother Ye is very smart. So many of us could not find out the identity of the rebels, only Elder Brother Ye found out. And he also set up a trap to expose their plot and secure evidence. Such a wise strategy, are you convinced?”

After she finished speaking, she looked at Li Jing’an seriously and was really waiting for his answer.

Li Jing’an opened his mouth and was defeated by Wu You’s gaze. After a while, he had to say, “Yes.”

Li Jing’an sighed in his mind and secretly thought, “After this battle, the top ranking of this assessment has already fallen into Li Ye’s hands.”

Through some clues, Li Ye found out that Li Guanshu had sent people to pretend to be rebels.

Li Ye found out their plot but did not speak out rashly. Instead, he didn’t stop Wu You and Li Jing’an from leaving Luoping Village in order to give Song Yuanqiao the chance to attack him and induce them to tell the truth and verify their crimes.

Li Ye’s contribution to investigating the case and his ability had left the other youths of the Imperial Clan behind. He could be regarded as both wise and brave. It was certain that he would win first place in this assessment.

Thinking of this, Li Jing’an felt unhappy. He had a powerful attendant, had competed with other youths, and even risked going deep into Niushou Mountain. He had done many things which took him lots of time and effort. But in the end, when compared to Li Ye, he found that what he had done was useless. It was totally in vain. He felt extremely unhappy.

Li Jing’an felt as if he had lost something. According to Li Ye’s original plan that he had informed them through the Messaging Jade Note, if Li Ye was attacked tonight, Li Ye would gain evidence of Li Guanshu’s guilt. Then they would appear in time and arrest Song Yuanqiao and the officer in black. Under such a circumstance, all of them would have merit. After all, without the help of Li Jing’an and Wu You, Li Ye could not defeat the officer in black.

Unexpectedly, the officer in black ran away.

“It’s unexpected that Duke Xing would have done such an evil thing. In order to frame the Taoist temple in Niushou Mountain, he must have killed hundreds of lives in several villages. Both people and gods would be indignant at such an act. What happened between him and Niushou Mountain that made him do such a thing?” Li Jing’an was puzzled.

“Let’s go to Niushou Mountain, then we’ll know the reason.” Wu Yu said.

Li Jing’an nodded.

But his attendant, the woman, said, “It’s not good to stay here for a long time. We should leave quickly. After all, we have found out the truth of the rebels. We also have evidence of Li Guanshu’s crime, it’s not so important for us to investigate what happened between him and the Taoist temple in Niushou Mountain.”

Wu You nodded and felt that it made sense. “Let’s leave here first.”

“We want to go, but I am afraid we may not be able to go.” At this time, Li Ye suddenly said slowly.

Everyone looked at him, and Li Ye sighed. “Don’t you know that Li Guanshu controls Hu County? Officials here are closely connected to him. I heard that Li Guanshu still owns a lot of land here. If we go back to Chang’an, Li Guanshu will definitely be convicted and will die. If so, how can Li Guanshu let us go back?”

“The official was rescued just now. It is conceivable that there are still some people who are sent by Li Guanshu. If they contacted the garrison of Hu County and laid an ambush on our way home, what should we do?”

Everyone was shocked when they heard that. Li Jing’an hesitated and said, “Is Prince An paranoid? Does Li Guanshu dare to kill all of us?”

Li Ye smiled and said, “Will he just await his doom?”

Everybody was silent. Li Ye continued, “If Li Guanshu doesn’t want to die, he has to kill us all here, and then frame it on those so-called rebels. Here is his territory. He can create a false image. And don’t forget that Li Guanshu has a great influence in the Imperial Court and has the ability to reverse the truth!”

Chang’an City was too far away to be contacted by their Messaging Jade Note. And contacting those officials in Hu County meant putting their necks into a noose. And they have not established contact with them.

“It’s likely that Li Guanshu will attack us. But there are masters among us, should we be afraid of them?” Li Jing’an said.

Li Ye shook his head. “If Li Guanshu mobilizes the Great Spiritual Qi Crossbow in the Hu County, what should we do at that time?”

Li Jing’an’s expression changed.

Among them, although there were masters such as Wu You’s attendant, there were only two. If Li Guanshu’s people had used the Messaging Jade Note to mobilize the troops of Hu County and the Great Spiritual Qi Crossbow and laid an ambush on both sides of the Lao River, all of them would die.

Unconsciously, as they discovered Li Guanshu’s evil deeds, they also fell into a very dangerous situation.

“What’s wrong with Li Guanshu? What’s the conflict between him and Niushou Mountain? Why did he ask people to act as rebels and make such a big commotion to frame those Taoist priests?” The more Li Jing’an thought, the more he got angry. He complained again. Now he was in a disadvantageous situation and his own life was at risk. His cold and arrogant persona could not be maintained.

“What should we do now?” Wu You asked Li Ye.

“The most important thing is that we need to stay together. We can contact the Taoist temple in Niushou Mountain to see if there is another way. In addition, Song Yuanqiao is not dead yet. He is a witness. As long as he doesn’t die, we can convict Li Guanshu when we return to Chang’an.” Li Ye said, “Who has Cultivation Pills? Feed him one.”

“Your Highness... You’re right.” After thinking about it, everyone thought that Li Ye’s words were right and decided to act accordingly.

Li Jing’an took out some Dan Pills, “I have Cultivation Pills.”

The reaction of everyone made Li Ye very satisfied.

He saw that it was Li Guanshu who had rescued the officer in black just now.

This matter was important. So it was not surprising that Li Guanshu came here in person and kept a close eye on it.

Li Guanshu wielded his sword once against Li Ye before he rescued the officer in black. The Sword Qi was powerful and also influenced Song Yuanqiao. He wanted to kill Song Yuanqiao. At that time, it was too late for Li Ye to rescue Song Yuanqiao, so he threw the Jade Medallion that Li Xian had left to him.

That Jade Medallion resisted the Sword Qi of Li Guanshu, and Song Yuanqiao had not been injured at all.

Song Yuanqiao was an official, not a sacrifice, so he would not commit suicide.

Now, everyone was busy. Some of them cured Song Yuanqiao while some of them gathered the other youths. All of them moved.

Looking at this scene, Li Ye smiled slightly.

Li Guanshu had great power. Even though he had the help of Wang Duo, Li Ye still could not defeat and kill him by himself.

Now, it was very important to gather these youths of the Imperial Clan and use their strength. Even if they and Li Ye weren’t on the same team, Li Ye should at least make them become the enemies of Li Guanshu.