Three days after Xue Huaiyi was executed, Li Zhen accompanied Shangguan Wan'er to Shan County to worship his ancestors.

Shan County is the later Sanmenxia. Shangguan Wan'er's grandfather Shangguan Yi was buried in Shan County. She has not returned to her hometown to worship her ancestors for nearly five years, and her fellow travelers also have Shangguan Wan'er's mother Zheng.

This was the first time Li Zhen saw Shangguan Wan'er's mother. She also lived in the palace. Because she had worked as a slave in the Yeting Palace, she worked too much and was in a very bad health. She was afraid of wind and light. She basically sat in the car with the curtains closed.

Only when she left Luoyang Palace, Li Zhen saw her appearance with a glance. She was a pale-faced old woman dressed very simply and looked like an old servant.

Li Zhen led a dozen inner guards to escort two carriages and slowly sailed westward. It was early spring, and the weather was warm and cold. The weeping willows on both sides of the official road were already green. Although the Yellow River had not yet thawed, the small rivers along the way had melted ice and snow, the streams were gurgling, and the fields and forests were filled with the atmosphere of early spring.

"What are Commander Li thinking?" The carriage next to him opened the curtain, revealing Shangguan Wan'er's fair and beautiful face.

"Nothing, I'm feeling the breath of spring."

Li Zhen smiled, looked back at the carriage behind and asked, "Why don't the shenren sit with his mother?"

Shangguan said lightly: "She doesn't like talking to me, she will quarrel after a few words, so we all seek peace."

"Sorry, I shouldn't ask."

"It's okay, everyone in the palace knows it, it's no secret."

Shangguan Wan'er raised her slender eyebrows slightly and lowered her voice: "Have you figured it out? Why do I want you to accompany me to Shaanxi County?"

Li Zhen pondered for a long time, but still shook his head, "Can you ask the servant to make it clear?"

"Xue Huaiyi was killed by the stick, but the matter was not over. Next, we must clean up Xue Huaiyi's power. Those who used to rely on Xue Huaiyi's power to be accomplices were all under the investigation. Not only that, but also the huge wealth that Xue Huaiyi has restrained over the past ten years must be cleaned up one by one. At this time, I'd better avoid it, so that some people will use me to make a fuss. Of course, I hope you can avoid it."

Li Zhen nodded silently. He could understand Shangguan Wan'er's good intentions. He defeated Xue Huaiyi's hands. At this time, Shangguan Wan'er asked him to leave Luoyang to leave some room for himself.

Although he understood Shangguan Wan'er's good intentions, for some reason, Li Zhen was still confused and confused. Leaving at this time seemed a little in line with Shangguan Wan'er's character.

Shangguan Wan'er saw a trace of confusion in his eyes. She couldn't help but smile, her eyes flowed, and she slowly lowered the curtain of the car.

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In the evening, the group fell into a small town called Fengping Town. Fengping Town was not big, with about seventy or eighty families. Because the Changluo official road passed through the town, the town was quite lively.

There are all kinds of wine shops, inns, brothels, mule and horse shops, shops, etc., and merchants from all over the country can be seen everywhere. Li Zhen found a good inn called Shunfeng Inn at the west end of the town. The inn is doing well and basically full of guests. They are lucky. There are two separate courtyards without guests, so they are confined by Li Zhen.

This time during this trip, Li Zhen wanted to bring more brothers to protect him, but Shangguan Wan'er was unwilling to be high-profile and compressed the number of escorts to the minimum. In addition to Li Zhen, there were only thirteen inner guards guards, while Shangguan Wan'er and his mother Zheng only brought one personal maid each, with only seventeen people in total.

Although they went west smoothly and did not meet any suspicious people, out of caution, Li Zhen still set up several posts around the inn.

Shangguan Wan'er and his mother Zheng had settled down, but Li Zhen came to the front hall of the inn and found the inn shopkeeper. The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man in his fifties, with his surname Yang, with a kind look and a humble smile on his face.

Manager Yang is knowledgeable. Although Shangguan Wan'er and his mother Zheng are both wearing ordinary clothes, their temperament is unusual, especially with more than a dozen followers with excellent martial arts skills. Manager Yang knew that they were either rich or noble, and they were not ordinary people.

He smiled at Li Zhen with a smile and said, "Although the size of the shop is not the largest in Fengping Town, it is the cleanest and tidy. The guys serve you attentively and the food is delicious. Many officials and families from Chang'an and Luoyang are willing to stay in the shop for rest. We will definitely satisfy the young master."

Li Zhen also knew that he was right. The inn was indeed clean and tidy, and even Shangguan Wan'er was quite satisfied, but he was considering more about safety issues.

In Luoyang, the capital of gods, we usually do not dare to easily use assassination to deal with political enemies in the officialdom. The consequences are serious regardless of success or failure. However, when we leave Luoyang, we will not have any concerns. Shangguan Wan'er has made countless enemies over the years, and it is difficult to keep the people who are interested and will not be moved.

"How many guests are there in the inn with more than three people?" Li Zhen asked while looking through the registration book.

"Most of the customers in the store are two or three people, mainly businessmen, and many come from Hedong and some come from Chang'an."

“How many guests are there today?”

"There are not many today, there are only three groups of customers. In addition to the young master and his group, there are two groups of merchants coming from Chang'an."

At this time, Li Zhen found that there were actually as many as six people in the registration book, only half an hour earlier than them. He pointed to the record and asked, "Who are these? Where are they?"

"They are fur merchants, and come together from Chang'an. They are said to go to Funiu Mountain to buy fur."

"Do you have to pass here to Funiu Mountain?" Li Zhen asked with a frown.

"Young Master doesn't know that we can go south to Nanyang when we walk south of Fengping Town. Every year, fur merchants will go to Nanyang to buy high-quality fox fur."

Although the shopkeeper explained it reasonably, Li Zhen still felt that the number of people was too large. When he came back from the front hall, he immediately found two subordinates and ordered: "Go and check the guests in the hotel in front, especially pay attention to the group of people staying in the hotel today, about six or seven people, see if they are martial arts practitioners?"

The two subordinates agreed and hurried away. At this time, Li Zhen turned around and saw Shangguan Wan'er slowly walking over with her close maid Xiao E. She had already changed into a dress, wearing a yellow jacket, and a wide long lavender skirt. Her arms were wrapped around red silk. She hung a string of dazzling pearl necklaces on her snow-white chest.

I saw her hair combed with a high bun, and a white pink peony silk flower was tied in the middle of her hair. A strand of black hair hung on her pretty face. Her eyes were as bright as gems and a smile was contained in her eyes.

"Mr. Li, I want to go have a drink, please accompany me!"

"It's not safe to go outside. This small shop has food and drinks. Why don't I ask my guy to send it to the girl's room?"

"Of course, that's OK."

Shangguan Wan'er smiled slightly and said, "I wonder if the young master is willing to appreciate his face and have a drink with me?"

Li Zhen said happily: "It is Li Zhen's honor to be able to drink with the girl, how dare Li Zhen refuse?"

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes were circulating, she threw a charming look at him, then turned around and walked towards the courtyard. Li Zhen kept looking at her and walked away, and then she went to find Manager Yang to arrange food and drinks for everyone.

The room was brightly lit, and the two friends brought wine and food, with seven or eight side dishes and two pots of good wine. Shangguan Wan'er sent Xiao E to take care of her mother Zheng, and there were only her and Li Zhen in the room.

Shangguan Wan'er drank a few glasses of wine, and a blush appeared on her face. She stared at Li Zhen with beautiful eyes and said with a smile: "What are you thinking, can you tell me?"

Li Zhen also drank a few glasses of wine, especially tonight Guan Wan'er did not sit against him, but sat next to him, which made him feel a strange feeling. He sighed softly and said, "I'm wondering if I will be transferred back to the emperor."

Shangguan Wan'er smiled charmingly, her shoulders approached Li Zhen, her body half rested on him, and her red lips whispered in his ear, "Do you know why she let you go?"

Li Zhen stared at her plump red lips. A strand of love in his heart was moved. Finally, he slowly leaned forward and murmured: "I know!"

The two of them sucked their lips and teeth, and the warm taste made Li Zhen intoxicated. At this moment, a shout came from a distance, "There is an assassin!"

Li Zhen was shocked and his mind immediately recovered. He heard a slight sound of "click!" from the yard. Li Zhen almost threw Shangguan Wan'er under him with an instinct.

An arrow with a blue wolf-toothed crossbow shot through the window, rubbed against Li Zhen's head, flew past the seat Shangguan Wan'er had just sat, and nailed to the wall behind Shangguan Wan'er.

With a loud "bang!", two men in black knocked open the window and flipped into the room one after another. The sword in their hands flashed. Shangguan Wan'er screamed in fear. Li Zhen quickly pulled out the sword behind her and jumped up. The sword in her hands pierced out like lightning. A man in black could not dodge and was pierced by a sword.

Another man in black rushed towards Shangguan Wan'er regardless of his life. Li Zhen reacted quickly and kicked the man in black side, hitting the back of the man in black. The man in black was kicked out and his back hit the wall.

At this time, the inner guards who were eating in the yard next door heard the movement and rushed here one after another. Outside the window, there were more than two assassins.

Although Li Zhen kicked another man in black down and had the chance to fight this person, he did not dare to leave Shangguan Wan'er, for fear that another assassin would come in. He pulled Shangguan Wan'er up and retreated to the corner.

As Li Zhen expected, while the man in black was kicked, a masked man in black broke into the outside, holding a long sword in his hand, surrounded the assassin who was kicked up from the left and stood up. Two men in black looked for their phones, one left and one right, and murderous intent was about to break out.

Li Zhen held the sword in one hand and grabbed Shangguan Wan'er's arm with the other hand, leaning her close behind him, staring at the two black-clothed assassins with cold eyes. Shangguan Wan'er hid behind Li Zhen, and was so scared that she trembled all over.

At this time, a rapid running sound came from the outer room. The inner guard who was supporting arrived. The two assassins looked at each other and swung their swords together.

Two swords stabbed Shangguan Wan'er at the same time, one left and one right. When they were only one foot closer, Li Zhen suddenly stepped back and completely blocked Shangguan Wan'er behind him. With a swing of the long sword, he sealed the sword of the man in black on the right.

‘Dang!’ With a crisp sound, Li Zhen picked out the opponent’s sword with his sword, but the two assassins were extremely cunning and cooperated with tacit understanding. Although the sword on the right stabbed Li Zhen and was blocked by Li Zhen, the sword on the left was covered. The sword light flashed and stabbed Shangguan Wan'er's throat, which was fast and fierce.

The situation was extremely critical. Shangguan Wan'er was so scared that she screamed when she saw the tip of the sword.

Li Zhen left without thinking, and blocked Shangguan Wan'er with his shoulders. At this critical moment, a crossbow arrow shot into the window, and the arrow was extremely fast and hit the wrist of the assassin on the left.

The tip of the sword pierced Li Zhen's leather armor. He only felt a stinging pain on his left shoulder, and then the stinging pain disappeared. The assassin let out a muffled groan, and the long sword fell along his shoulder "Clang!".

Li Zhen's body had already stood firm, and he kicked the assassin hard in the face. The assassin screamed and turned over to the ground. At the same time, an inner guard soldier rushed into the door, jumped up and threw the assassin on the right to the ground.

All this happened between the rise and fall of rabbits. Three assassins were killed, injured and captured. Several inner guard soldiers rushed in. Li Zhen was shocked and ordered: "Catch them and live!"
Chapter completed!