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

Pei Jiaoran's voice was cold and cold, as if the wind was blowing ice. The words fell word by word, and her whole body seemed to be walking into darkness. Li Xiujing subconsciously reached out and held her arm, worry rising in his eyes. The two of them were so close that they could hear their breathing and heartbeat. His fur coat was crumbling on her body, and he closed his eyes and stretched out his arms to embrace her. Trying to pull her back from the brink.

"Manpower will eventually be limited, and there is nothing we can do. When safeguarding your own interests, how can you not offend others? Jiajia, no matter how thorny the journey is, I will never betray you." Li Xiujing smiled and held Pei Jiaoran's hand tightly. He carefully held it in his hand, feeling the pulse of his blood.

The warm fingers smoothed away the coldness of the blood, and the gentle voice recalled the distant thoughts. His erotic voice swam into her ears, his hands fell on her waist, and he pulled her towards his body with a little force. The purple robe is soft on the outside, but if you touch it carefully, you can find the soft armor hidden under the silk. Just like her, she seems to be as gentle and kind as spring water, but in fact, even if she breaks the thin ice on the surface, she cannot touch the glacier inside. She wrapped herself tightly with careful and delicate thoughts, blocking out all prying power from outside.

The embrace of the bodies also allowed him to see clearly the picture in Pei Jiaoran's mind. He takes the initiative after hiding his power and bides his time. When he senses danger, he retreats to identify the source of the danger. He then counterattacks calmly and approaches power step by step with the most perfect means. While she climbed to every peak of power with difficulty, she also carefully walked on her knees to avoid scrutiny from all forces. Seize the opportunity to play her cards and gain greater benefits. And now she is certainly arrogant. She conspired with herself in order to better deploy her own power in the military, and she also favored Jin Wuwei intentionally or unintentionally. Friendships between both parties are often accompanied by hidden dangers. The history books are full of vivid examples. It is obvious that there is only one step away, but the slightest mistake will be turned against by one party. He understood where her arrogant fear came from.

"Li Xiujing, are you afraid?" Pei Jiaoran suddenly asked softly.

"Jiajia?" Li Xiujing heard this and looked at Pei Jiaoran's eyes that were as cold as an ancient well. He couldn't feel any emotion in it. He sighed, "Afraid. Jiajia, you must be afraid too."

How could you not be afraid? She was afraid that she would be trapped in ruthless calculations again and again, and that she and the Shence Army would be treated as abandoned sons during a certain expedition. She was afraid that the two of them would part ways one day, and that time would wear away every trace of her love. He's afraid that when her love wears away and only competing interests remain. The two of them stood in a position that they could not retreat from, showing their hidden blades.

Li Xiujing looked around, and Han Xiao, who had just been frightened away, returned to the treetops again. With his eyes open, he seemed to be staring at them.

Watching Pei Jiaoran suddenly smile and look at him with a lingering gaze, she finally had some emotion in her eyes, "Don't be afraid. As long as I am in the center, you will always have peace of mind."

The sound just fell.

A "squeak" sound came.

I saw Zhou Mancao coming out with the female doctor, and the two stood at the door talking.

"I'll go take a look." Pei Jiaoran said.

"Pei Shangshu." The female doctor bowed her hands and saluted, "Don't worry, the lady is fine. I have taken care of the wound. Let her rest for a while, and I will prescribe medicine."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran nodded, "Thank you, Doctor Sun. I'll take you out. Mancao, you and Doctor Sun go get the medicine."

There were only medicines in the house to treat external injuries and stop bleeding. Although Pang Xiyin's injury did not hurt his heart, he still needed medicine to nurse his internal injuries.

I sent Doctor Sun off. Pei Jiaoran caught a glimpse of the two Wuhou hiding in an alley not far away, looking towards the house with a look of shame on his face. Most of them looked like they didn't dare to see her.

Knowing that these two people were worried that they failed to catch the perpetrator, she reported them to her immediate superior. That's why I came here to see if I could intercede.

Signaling the two of them to come over, Pei Jiaoran looked as usual, "Have you caught the perpetrator?"

"Back to Pei Shangshu, we searched the whole place and couldn't find this person. But we found this thing." The leader, Wu Hou, took something from his arms and handed it to Pei Jiaoran.

Glancing at the handed letter, Pei Jiaoran smiled and put his hand out to take the letter into his arms, "Where did you find it?"

"It's in the alley not far from where Mrs. Pang was injured." Wu Hou replied.

"Thank you for your hard work, you two. If the Jinwu Guard comes to ask tomorrow, just say that Madam Pang blocked the sword for me and was injured." Pei Jiaoran's eyes were gentle, but his tone was unquestionable, "I will explain the rest to them. .”

Regarding the position of high authority, he is just a Wuhou. The two Wuhou looked at each other and nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone, go back and rest. Don't worry, you won't be implicated in this matter." Pei Jiaoran smiled slightly.

"Here."

After watching the two people leave, Pei Jiaoran turned back to the yard.

Seeing Li Xiujing still standing in the corridor looking at her, she thought for a while. Pei Jiaoran walked over slowly, "The perpetrator was not caught. However, Marquis Wu found the letter. Do you want to take a look at it together?"

After all, judging from the descriptions of Bi Fei and Wu Hou, the murderer should have come for her, but he was not familiar with her. Mistaken Pang Xiyin for her. According to her speculation, the murderer should have been sent by Huan Qi. If it is really Huan Qi, it means that Li Xiujing has to leave again.

"Where's Pang Xiyin?"

"Now that I understand the whole story, I'd better let her have a good rest. Besides, there are Zhao Mingluan and the others inside, so there's no need for me." Pei Jiaoran took a breath, "Let's go, let's go to my room to read the letter."

He followed Pei Jiaoran into her bedroom.

With the moonlight coming through, Pei Jiaoran lit up the candles in the room one by one.

Pei Jiaoran gathered his clothes and sat down in front of the case, opening the letter. He took out a neatly folded piece of jade paper from the letter and unfolded it carefully.

"It's Hui Mo." Pei Jiaoran lowered his eyes and looked at the handwriting on it, speaking indifferently, "It seems that this person spent a lot of time checking me in order to kill me. It's a pity that they still recognized the wrong person. Tsk, I'm so annoying. What?"

Pei Jiaoran frowned as he tapped the table with his fingers.

"Are you sure this is Huan Qi's calligraphy?" Li Xiujing looked at the calligraphy spread out by Pei Jiaoran on the case with doubts in his eyes.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips and said, "It's not important. The censor sent to western Zhejiang has not come back yet, and at this juncture, another courtier was assassinated, and a letter written in Hui ink was found near his home. What happened to Huan Qi? I don’t think I know, but this incident is enough to make His Majesty furious. You know, Huan Qi is afraid that the imperial court will take back his power."

The Jiedu envoys on the Jianghuai side have a pivotal position in governing the country. Most of Shi Renjieshuai were civil servants, while Huan Qi was a distant relative of the clan. Because of this, Huan Qi felt a sense of crisis after Heshuo's rebellion. He claimed to be ill many times and refused to go to Beijing.

But this time he still didn't come, and even the envoys sent by the court never returned. Why isn't it worrying?