Chapter 54 Mu Qingli Defects

It is enough for the Fourth Prince to have his own think tank, why does he need another one to compete with him for the opportunity to rise to prominence?

Mu Qingli knew that he was despised by the Fourth Prince, and didn't want to struggle anymore: "You want to punish me?"

"Heh, I have invited all the top ten assassins in the Jianghu Ranking. If they still can't deal with you, then what's the point of this assassin ranking?" Tan Ling's face darkened: "Do it!"

In an instant, ten black-clad assassins rushed in and assassinated. Wuming and Mu Qingli looked solemn and fought with the black-clad assassins.

The black-clad killers are indeed worthy of their reputation, their moves are brutal and deadly, making it difficult to resist.

In just a cup of tea, Mu Qingli was seriously injured. Although Wuming's martial arts skills were stronger, he was no match for these killers.

"Master, you go first!"

The two stood back to back, Wuming said in a low voice.

"Want to leave?" Tan Ling snorted coldly: "Whoever can get Mu Qingli's head, Tan will give him a thousand taels!"

There will always be brave men under a large reward, not to mention that these killers value money more than their lives.

Seeing that the attacks of these killers were getting stronger and stronger, Mu Qingli and Wuming were unable to resist. The two of them gradually retreated to the window. Mu Qingli made a feint and jumped out of the window to escape.

Wuming swears to stop it at all costs!

"Chase!"

Tan Ling and others chased out, but Mu Qingli was nowhere to be seen.

The sky was dark, and a dark shadow was running along the way, trying to avoid being pursued.

Until he jumped into the backyard of the Anguogong Mansion, he was caught by the patrolling guards: "Who are you? How dare you break into the Anguogong Mansion?"

Mu Qingli, who was covered in blood, took out a white jade pendant and said, "I am an old friend of Second Young Master Lu. Please inform him for me."

He fainted after saying this. He ran all the way and wanted to jump into the water to hide in Shen Qingyao's houseboat, but Tan Ling and others were chasing him relentlessly. He couldn't even get out of the city gate, so he had to consider escaping to the Anguo Mansion.

Since they misunderstood him as betraying their lord, he would do as they wish!

The guards picked up the white jade pendant, which indeed had Lu's surname engraved on it.

"You guys watch here, I'll go inform the second young master." The head guard took the jade pendant and went to the Liuli Courtyard.

Lu Zhanxing was finally released from the ancestral hall today. Her father gave her a lecture again and, as usual, repeatedly promised her that she would never cause trouble again. As soon as she came out of her father's study and returned to her own courtyard, she saw the leader of the guards.

"Guardian Han, why are you here?"

"Second Young Master, a man covered in blood suddenly appeared in the backyard tonight. He said he was your old friend and asked me to give this to you. Please check if it is yours."

When Lu Zhanxing saw the white jade pendant, his eyelids jumped: "Where is the person?"

"In the backyard, he has fainted."

Lu Zhanxing hurried over and saw Mu Qingli covered in blood.

"Carry the person to Liuli Courtyard. Tingxue, go to Moyun Hall and bring Huali back."

Huali was originally wondering why the young master let her out, but when she saw Mu Qingli covered in blood, her eyes turned red: "Master?"

"Don't reminisce about the past. Your master has fled to the Anguo Mansion to find me. I think he is being hunted down. Hurry up and save your master. Just tell me what herbs he needs."

Huali didn't bother to find out the truth, the most important thing was to save her master.

Tan Ling outside sent people to look for Mu Qingli all night but could not find any trace of her. He was secretly resentful and went to the pleasure boat in person, but found that she was not there either, so he had to return in disappointment.

Mu Qingli was seriously injured and no one knew where he had hidden.

But now that Mu Qingli has escaped, he can continue to flatter the Fourth Prince by saying that Mu Qingli had been prepared and had already defected. Even if he goes to the Fourth Prince to explain the reason, the Fourth Prince will not believe it.

Finally, he drove his opponent away. From now on, he would be the only aide to the Fourth Prince. If the Fourth Prince succeeded to the throne, he would be granted a title of nobility and appointed as prime minister.

At least I have the title of Juren, and sooner or later I will be able to hold a high position in the government.

When it was daybreak, Mu Qingli opened his eyes and paid attention to where he was. The room was very spacious and bright, and then he saw Huali lying on the edge of the bed.

"Hana?"

Hearing the noise, Huali woke up and said in surprise, "Master, I'm so glad you're okay."

"What am I?"

Mu Qingli saw that she had changed into clean and tidy clothes and her wounds had been bandaged.

"Last night, Master Lu said that you escaped to the backyard of the Duke of Anguo's mansion, and then I was brought here to treat you. Master, what happened? How did you get so badly injured?"

Mu Qingli thought of the Fourth Prince's ruthlessness and couldn't help but sneer: "You just followed the wrong person!"

"Hey, you're awake?" Lu Zhanxing strode in after finishing breakfast, still looking as dashing as ever.

Mu Qingli wanted to get out of bed to thank him, but Lu Zhanxing waved her off: "Just lie down. You're already so injured."

Mu Qingli looked pale and indeed very weak: "Thank you very much for saving my life, Mr. Lu. I am grateful! If you need me in the future, just ask. I will never refuse!"

"Have you figured it out?" Lu Zhanxing smiled and said to Huali, "I'll talk to him for a few words. You go and have a rest!"

Huali glanced at Mu Qingli, and when she saw him nod, she turned and left.

There were only two of them left in the room. Lu Zhanxing moved a stool and sat down, crossing his foot over his other leg in an ungraceful manner, looking very lazy.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

She was very curious. The book described that Mu Qingli was let go by the twin sisters, but was hunted down by people sent by the Fourth Prince and finally disappeared without a trace. What was happening now?

Mu Qingli naturally did not hide anything and told everything about the Fourth Prince and Tan Ling.

"Mu overestimated himself. He thought that since he had some connections with the owner of the pleasure boat, she could help me conceal my whereabouts in the pleasure boat. Unfortunately, someone was bribed, so Tan Ling got hold of the evidence..."

Lu Zhanxing was surprised to hear his words and asked, "So, if I hadn't tried to recruit you last time, would you have planned to seek refuge in Qingyao Painting Boat?"

"Yes, but Qingyao Painting Boat was outside the city, and the assassins were chasing us, so we had no choice but to flee to the Anguo Mansion, which caused trouble for Second Young Master Lu."

After hearing his story, Lu Zhanxing could already guess that in the book, Mu Qingli was let go by the twin sisters, and she must have had enough time to leave the city and escape to the houseboat.

In addition, Shen Qingyao is an old friend of Mu Qingli, so she would naturally send someone to send him away.

No wonder the Fourth Prince couldn’t find anyone. So that’s why.

But because of his appearance, Xiao Lanjue failed to be recruited by the Fourth Prince, and Mu Qingli was also poached by him, so it seemed that his side had one more useful chess piece.

"So, you have decided to work for the Duke of Anguo?"

Mu Qingli was silent for a moment, and then he made up his mind: "The moment I fled to the Anguo Mansion, I had already made up my mind."

Hearing this, Lu Zhanxing was very happy and patted his shoulder with his folding fan: "Your decision is right!"

"Just rest here and wait for my brother to come back."

"Thank you, Second Young Master."

When Mu Qingli saw that Lu Zhanxing really accepted her, she couldn't help but feel relieved, but also found it a little ridiculous.

I once helped the Fourth Prince to target the Anguo Mansion, but now Lu Zhanxing has let bygones be bygones and has repeatedly invited me, even with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

I am more willing to accept myself unconditionally. Comparing the two sides, the difference is obvious!

Since the Fourth Prince is unkind, don't blame him for being unjust!