#873 - trap

"What's wrong?"

Hearing the voice from behind, Wei Changtian stopped and turned his head to ask, "What else is there?"

"I"

The woman in yellow hesitated for a moment, lowered her head and whispered, "Young Master Wei, now that Manxiang Tower has been destroyed today, this concubine has nowhere to rely on."

"I, I wonder if the Young Master can take this concubine away?"

"Take you away?"

Slightly stunned, Wei Changtian didn't expect to hear such a request.

With his notorious reputation, apart from villains like Duan Fangping, everyone else would avoid him like the plague, so why would anyone actively "walk into the trap"?

Yes, Manxiang Tower has indeed become dilapidated due to the great battle just now, and it is estimated that it will not be able to continue operating.

But this woman in yellow, at least, seems to be a popular courtesan of Manxiang Tower, and it shouldn't be difficult to find a foothold in another brothel.

Moreover, brothel women are generally richer, not like beggars who don't know where their next meal is coming from, so why would she have to follow him?

It's better to avoid trouble, Wei Changtian only thought for a moment before shaking his head and said:

"Miss, if you are afraid that the government will cause you trouble later, you can tell them the truth, and I believe no one will make things difficult for you."

However, she didn't say anything more, just squeezed the porcelain bottle she had been holding in her hand and sighed softly.

On the other side.

About two quarters of an hour later, Wei Changtian returned to the inn.

Because the commotion caused by the great battle just now was quite large, the entire Linchuan City has become somewhat chaotic, with black-clothed government officials with knives everywhere on the streets, and the inn's waiters have long disappeared.

It can be seen that many people believe that Wei Changtian and Su Qi have already fallen out, and feel that Linchuan City will inevitably fall into turmoil soon, so they are thinking about how to avoid the disaster.

Of course, Wei Changtian knew in his heart that Su Qi should be unaware of this matter, and the latter would probably come to him later.

And whether or not he should listen to his explanation, and what to do next, he needed to discuss with Li Zimu in advance.

"Ten people, four of the second rank, six of the third rank, dressed in ordinary clothes, no identifying marks seen."

"Two of them follow the path of Taoism, three follow the path of Buddhism, and the remaining five practice the art of witchcraft."

"Several people use the same moves, probably from the same sect."

"They didn't seem to use their full strength when fighting, and they left as soon as Su Qi arrived, without any hesitation."

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Soon, Wei Changtian told Li Zimu what had just happened.

After listening, the latter thought for a moment, and then did not immediately analyze it, but whispered:

"Young Master, Su Qi actually came once this morning."

"Huh?"

Wei Changtian was stunned: "When did he come?"

"Just when you and Brother Zhang went to... that place."

"Ahem, and then? Did he look for you?"

"Yes."

"What did he say?"

"He didn't say anything."

Li Zimu replied truthfully: "He just wanted this servant to persuade the Young Master again, but this servant didn't agree to him."

"Well, it seems that Su Qi still wants to make peace with me."

Wei Changtian paced back and forth in the room: "In this case, this matter is even less likely to have been instigated by him."

"Where did these people come from?"

"Young Master, even if it wasn't instigated by Su Qi, Su Qi must recognize these ten people."

Standing in the center of the room, Li Zimu looked at Wei Changtian walking back and forth in front of him, and reminded in a low voice: "Otherwise, these assassins would not have left immediately after Su Qi arrived."

"So they were originally prepared to deal with me, but I don't know why they acted ahead of time without telling Su Qi?"

Wei Changtian frowned: "Why on earth?"

"This servant can't say for the time being."

Li Zimu said seriously: "But if we can talk to Su Qi again, we should be able to guess."

"Alright, then when he comes again, you go and see him."

Wei Changtian stopped in front of Li Zimu and casually asked: "What do you think we should do next?"

"Should we take this opportunity to simply fall out, or wait a little longer?"

"Well, where have Madam and Young Master Xu arrived now?"

Li Zimu thought for a moment, and asked back: "When will they be able to lead the demon soldiers back?"

"They haven't reached Changliu Mountain yet."

Wei Changtian replied: "It's estimated that it will take at least three or four days at the earliest."

"Then it's better not to be too anxious."

Li Zimu said softly: "Since the Young Master originally intended to use Su Qi to lure Qing of Jing Kingdom to show himself, and now it's not yet at the point where it has to change, this servant thinks it's better to act according to the previous plan."

"The Young Master should also think so, otherwise, why would he have spared Su Qi's life just now."

"Well, I also think it's not at that point yet."

Wei Changtian curled his lips: "It's just that since today's matter has happened, we always have to have some reaction, otherwise it would be too fake."

"This matter is simple."

Li Zimu pondered for a moment, and said solemnly: "Just let Su Qi pay some price as he wishes."

"Is that so..."

Looking at Li Zimu's expression, Wei Changtian immediately understood her meaning.

To put it bluntly, it is to first show a very tough appearance, as if to start a massacre.

Then, under Su Qi's bitter pleading, pretend to "concede" and accept the conditions he proposed.

"Understood, then you go and talk to him first, and then I'll come out and act in a play."

Nodding, Wei Changtian said with a smile: "When the time comes, I will definitely make Su Qi bleed heavily."

"Yes, that's the meaning."

On the other side, Li Zimu also smiled: "So today's accident, although the reason is unknown, may still be a good thing for the Young Master."

"Now that you say it, it really is."

Wei Changtian sat down with a thud, stretching lazily with a relaxed face: "Alright, then let's wait for Su Qi to come."

"Yes"

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In this way, Wei Changtian and Li Zimu discussed the next plan.

They were obviously "using a trick within a trick" to set a trap for Su Qi.

And the latter would inevitably fall into this trap.

After all, from any point of view, Su Qi was not ready to completely fall out, so he would inevitably be afraid that Wei Changtian would take revenge on the 200,000 surrendered soldiers outside the city, or even the people of Linchuan City, in his "rage".

Then, he could only come to Wei Changtian again in the hope of delaying for a period of time, and pay some price for it...

The situation suddenly changed so much, in the final analysis, it was because of the ten assassins.

They seemed to want to assassinate Wei Changtian, but in the end, the result was actually beneficial to Wei Changtian.

I don't know if all of this is just a coincidence, or if someone deliberately did it.