After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

The offensive outside the city was fierce, and the city was also in chaos.

Pei Jiaoran leaned against the pillar with his arms folded, looking up at the dawning sky. Feng Yuanxian led the Shence Army and stood not far away as a warning. She just went out and almost bumped into Dugujun. After thinking for a while, she turned back.

Looking at Dugujun's appearance, she thought it was probably Li Xiujing who led his troops to attack the city. In order to effectively control the opponent, threatening the opponent with his relatives is the most common method. So she turned back again. After all, Dugujun would probably leave this matter to his cronies. If she stays here, she might gain something unexpected.

The wind blowing from Lishan Mountain blew the eaves bells under the verandah. Pei Jiaoran tapped his arm with his little finger, looking calm. There were creaking footsteps on the wooden corridor, coming from far to near. Listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer to the screen, the cluster of bamboos in the courtyard rustled and groaned in the wind.

Pei Jiaoran suddenly raised his hand and gestured to Feng Yuanxian.

Over there, Feng Yuanxian understood and took Sergeant Shence to hide in the rockery. Pei Jiaoran turned around and looked at the screen, which was used to block prying eyes, as he walked into the house. Black clothes brushed the threshold beneath her feet, and her figure was submerged in the shadows of the house.

Inside the house, Li Sikong was making tea. As the tea boiled, the sound of uniform footsteps came. The closed door was also violently pushed open. I saw a man who was nearly thirty years old striding in with a sinister face.

He glanced around the room and finally landed on Li Sikong.

As if he didn't notice the other party's gaze, Li Sikong poured tea into the cup and said with a smile: "Little General Dugu, why are you here?"

Since Dugujun occupied Chang'an and proclaimed himself emperor. He was treated with great courtesy and allowed to live in his mansion. He also issued an edict to make him King of Longxi and asked him to resume his official career, but he refused. Slowly, Dugujun lost patience and directly sent his eldest son, Duguxiu, to garrison the palace with heavy troops, but the rewards on the surface continued. This move has obvious implications of alienation and supervision. Even more so than the previous letter.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Xiu snorted coldly and put down the horizontal knife. He lifted up his robe and sat down with a golden sword, and took a sip of tea. After taking a sip, he suddenly dropped the cup.

"It tastes bad!"

Previously, due to the shortage of food and grass in Chang'an, Dugu Xiu temporarily left and followed his father's order to collect food around Chang'an. Just after I came back yesterday, I heard that Li Xiujing was going to lead an army to counterattack Chang'an. They had already killed many people at the hands of the Shence Army, and they immediately wanted to kill everyone in the Li family to vent their anger, so that Li Xiujing would regret it for the rest of his life.

If Dugujun hadn't refused, he would have killed the Li family long ago. Squinting at Li Sikong, Dugu Xiu looked around again.

Someone came to report this morning that the Xingqing Palace garrison was killed. On the way to the search, he received an order from Aye to surround Sikong Mansion and to see if any spies had sneaked into the city.

His eyes fell on Dugu Xiu, and Li Sikong recalled the day when Dugu Jun entered the city. With his acquiescence, many tragic situations occurred inside and outside the city. Wang Yu's family was beheaded in Dongshi, and his head hung at the city gate. The fate of the female relatives in his mansion was particularly miserable. Many of them were dishonest and his wife couldn't bear the humiliation and knocked herself in front of the door. His two daughters were also kidnapped by the rebel army and disappeared. As for Jing Zhaoyin, in order to protect his daughter, he fought with Yan Ling Yao's tribe and died tragically after being hit by several arrows. As for other aristocratic families who had a problem with him, there was also a river of blood at the door.

Li Sikong sighed, "Little General Dugu came to this place at dawn. Madam So-and-so is still sleeping peacefully. Can the young general make his subordinates be tolerant and kind, and don't disturb them?"

Dugu Xiu sneered, "Don't Li Sikong know? Your legitimate son Li Xiujing is currently leading an army to attack Guangtaimen. I don't know how many of the brothers in the city have been lost to him. Your Majesty specially ordered me to lead an army here for protection." Lest Li Sikong's family end up like Wang Yu's family. But... it's hard to say if Li Xiujing doesn't withdraw his troops and surrender. Li Sikong, this Wei Emperor is stupid and unreasonable. If you surrender to us, what's the point? Worried about wealth?"

Hearing this, Li Sikong said without knowing why: "Oh, so it's him who is attacking the city? Even if he is honored by the emperor, he should bear this important responsibility. The young general does not need to worry about Nian. If he died in battle, it should be the same. The Taiwei also Having deprived ourselves of the emperor's salary and arrogantly proclaimed himself emperor is already a disobedience. Why have the officers and soldiers endured such hardships and stubbornly resisted?"

Pei Jiaoran, who was hiding in the cabinet, couldn't help but chuckle while listening to the conversation between the two. She didn't expect that Dugujun would send his eldest son here.

Pei Jiaoran's peach blossom eyes narrowed, and the tip of his lips raised.

After hearing this, Dugu Xiu didn't look good. He has been training in the Youzhou Army with his father since he was a child. Not to mention anything else, Youzhou is close to Uighurs and other foreign vassals, and its folk customs have always been tough. There are also many people from all walks of life in the army, and he is not as kind as he appears now, and his actions are all ruthless.

After coming to Chang'an with his father, in order to better navigate among those aristocratic families, he had to restrain his temper and adopt a gentle appearance. But he still hated dealing with these high-ranking families in Chang'an, and hated their ambition under the appearance of being stoic.

Li Sikong's words were clearly mocking their Dugujun for being unfaithful and unjust. And the Li family are the loyal ministers who can go down in history in biographies. Already disgusted by the disgusting behavior of these aristocratic families, Dugu Xiu let out a sneer in his throat.

If the Li family is allowed to continue to be so arrogant. Maybe the Li family can connect with those aristocratic families in Chang'an and stab them in the back. Li Sikong is still sitting here calmly because he knows them and doesn't dare to do anything to him. A living hostage is far more valuable than a dead one.

Dugu Xiu sneered and kicked over the table in front of him. He pulled out the horizontal knife and stepped on the table. He looked at Li Sikong fiercely and put a horizontal knife on his neck.

"Since Li Sikong is so unafraid of death, I can't guarantee what his subordinates will do to the people in the house. But don't worry, Sikong, I won't let you be alone. I will let the sergeants go to various aristocratic families in Chang'an to ask for it freely." Dugu Xiu He said warmly.

Li Sikong frowned slightly after listening to Dugu Xiu's words. He still said calmly: "Why are you doing this, little general? Some things have gone too far, but it is difficult to stop them."

Just as Dugu Xiu was about to speak, there were sudden rapid footsteps outside the door.

"Little General, Your Majesty, he is injured!" the sergeant outside the house reported.

"What's going on?" Dugu Xiu paused and immediately sheathed his sword. He glanced at Li Sikong and said, "Take him away. The rest of the Li family will be locked up together and under strict supervision."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of a sharp weapon being broken.

Dugu Xiu consciously bent down to avoid it. The next moment, a chill ran down his neck, and when he lowered his head, he saw a sword lying across his neck. His gaze moved up the sword's edge.

A beautiful and charming face came into his sight. The red tear mole at the corner of his eye seemed to be trembling slightly, all provoking him.

"Who are you?" Dugu Xiu suppressed his panic and asked.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said nothing, threatened Dugu Xiu with his sword and walked out. Stepping out of the door, she looked disdainfully at the rebels at the door holding powerful crossbows pointing at her. I imitated the night owl and called twice.

Feng Yuanxian, who was ambushing in the rockery, rushed out with his men and surrounded the rebels. Both sides are in a stalemate.

"Are you from the Shence Army?" Dugu Xiu asked.

"She is Pei Jiaoran!"

I don't know who shouted in the crowd.

Hearing the sound, Pei Jiaoran was thoughtful and noticed Dugu Xiu's strange movement. Knocked him out unceremoniously.

Looking at Dugu Xiu who was unconscious on the ground, Pei Jiaoran grinned and said, "Tie him up." After that, she raised her eyes and looked at the rebels who were looking at each other, "Did you throw away the weapons yourself, or did I do it myself?"

The rebels looked at each other and dropped their weapons. After scanning them, Pei Jiaoran ordered Feng Yuanxian and the guards of Li Mansion to collect their weapons.

"Are you planning to use him to blackmail Dugujun?" Li Sikong asked with a smile.

Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows when asked, "What do Sikong think?"