Chapter 446: Blackmail
In Tianxian's impression, Gu Li is a tough and resolute warrior, although sometimes she will become out of line, but in the face of life and death tests, she can burst out with amazing courage and strength, which is a necessary condition for continuous progress in the midst of suffering.
It was hard to believe that Guli would say that she had decided to serve someone and that she would do her best.
But Tian Xian didn't laugh at Gu Li's somewhat funny statement, because Gu Li said it very calmly, seriously, and strictly......
"Why?" asked Tian Xian softly.
"Because I found out that I was still lost. Gu Li lowered her gaze, revealing a faint look of helplessness, "I killed Zhuoya in the Thunder Ancient City, she has already exchanged her life for my new life, I should have lived a new life from now on, become a new person, but then I found that I still can't completely get rid of the shackles of some things, I am confused, I don't know what to do, and I don't know where I want to go." β
Gently stroking the scar on her neck, Gu Li's eyes showed sadness, "My body has been imprisoned for time, and I will never grow old or die, even if this injury will heal quickly, but I am not happy, on the contrary, I am afraid, I don't know if it is still a person, my new life, hehe...... Who will accept my new life?"
Looking at the houses outside the town hall, Gu Li's eyes trembled, "You see, those refugees from the Longyuan Empire, they are struggling to find a chance to survive, they have taken root here, they have a new life, but I am indeed different, where can I take root and sprout?
Tian Xian can't answer this question.
Gu Li retracted her gaze and stared at Tian Xian, "I got rid of the Holy Spirit Temple, but my life has also come to an end, I have survived again, but I have lost another qiΔ." Where the hell am I supposed to go? Find a rich businessman to marry and enjoy the life of an ordinary man? But what will happen to me when he discovers that I am an immortal monster and that I cannot bear children for him?"
Smiling, Gu Li said bitterly: "You may not believe it, in the two months that I have been away. Also try to find an ordinary, pleasing man to marry and spend this life quietly. β
Tianxian's eyes darkened, since Gu Li was sitting here now, the result of this idea was already obvious.
"He likes me very much, hehe......" Gu Li's eyes reddened again, "I never thought I would seduce a man, I think I'm still a little good-looking, but when he wants to touch me." I only scratched my finger slightly, and he saw that my finger was rapidly recovering...... Do you know what happened?"
Tianxian knows that it is nothing more than respecting Gu Li like a god, or being shocked by a monster, in short...... I won't accept her.
Gu Li bit her lip, "I feel that I am very wronged, I seduced him against my will, and the result is ......"
"Alright. Say no more. β
Tian Xian sighed and patted Gu Li's head gently, this action Tian Xian seemed to be a little used to. Gu Li didn't object, just smiled bitterly.
"It's good to be back. Tian Xian gently stroked Gu Li's head, "Don't leave again, okay?"
Guli sniffed, "I finally understood later, I still have a place to take root." Although it is not my place, as long as I wait slowly, maybe fate will once again have mercy on people like me. β
Grabbing Tianxian's hand and sticking it to his cheek, Gu Li stared at Tianxian, "Little ghost." I know that even if we have experienced the things in the Divine Domain together, there is no reason for me to rely on you, after all, I am just a monster seven or eight years older than you, I have no place to stay, but I, I still like to stay with you, I tried to leave, but I ended up homeless......"
Gu Li closed her eyes and whispered: "I will be obedient, I will do things for you, I will do whatever you want me to do, like a kitten and a puppy, okay?"
In this way, Tianxian can not experience the slightest pleasure, and Tianxian can only feel heaviness, incomparable heaviness.
Does Gu Li like me? Tian Xian couldn't help but ask himself in his heart, but there was no clear answer to this question, and he counted with his fingers, he was only twelve or thirteen years old now, and Gu Li was nineteen years old, and she was unlikely to like a hairy little ghost.
But she seems to have unconsciously developed a sense of dependence on this hairy little ghost.
smiled in her heart, Tian Xian threw this thought out of her head, no matter what, as long as she comes back, she no longer suffers from gains and losses, cheer up and keep moving forward, this is more important than anything else, maybe she can't fully see her future path yet, but like she said, maybe fate will once again have mercy on people like her.
Time will change a qiΔ, and yesterday's Guli can't imagine today's self, just as today's Guli can't predict tomorrow's self.
"Okay. β
In the huge town hall, Tian Xian's answer was clear and powerful, "I'll keep you for the time being, but you have to be very good, you have to do things for me, you have to do whatever I say, just like a kitten and a puppy!"
Gu Li opened her eyes, and a strange brilliance radiated from her eyes, "You promised...... You promised!"
"I promised!" Tian Xian gently rubbed her head, "So get up your spirits now! I'll show you something new at night, I'm sure it will scare you!"
Gu Li smiled, and smiled as easily as if something had been put down in her eyes, "Then, I'll clean up tonight and return to the Longyuan Empire with Long Jiu tomorrow." β
"Well, you clean up today, and ...... tomorrow Huh?" "What? crazy talk! What did you say in a big circle! You still have to go!?"
This time, Gu Li didn't get angry or explain, just took Tianxian's hand and quietly looked at Tianxian's face full of anger, but she smiled.
Tianxian stared at Gu Li, staring at him, and suddenly found himself a little helpless, and let out a long breath, "Okay! Listen to your explanation!"
Gu Li smiled triumphantly, "The reason why I want to go to the Longyuan Empire is to fight an outpost for you. β
"What outpost for me?" Tian Xian looked annoyed, "I won't go to that ghost place in the Longyuan Empire to do anything." β
Looking at the annoyed Tianxian, Gu Li smiled more and more happily, the more annoyed Tianxian was, the more he paid attention to himself, Gu Li clearly understood this.
"Long Jiu is indeed in trouble. I've been sure about that. Gu Li said with great certainty.
"Is there really trouble?" Tian Xian was a little disbelieving, "With a huge Longyuan Empire, can't you find a second person who has to come to me to dig the foot of the wall?"
"Okay, okay, don't be so sullen, listen to me slowly. Guli pushed Tianxian down in his seat. Very flattering and rubbing Tianxian's head, Tianxian was very helpless about this......
"Returning from the Gustas Empire, I got a secret message when I passed through the Dragon Yuan Empire. β
"What's the secret news?"
"Just last month, the Thirteenth Prince died. β
Tian Xian was taken aback, "The Thirteenth Prince is dead?"
"Of course!" Gu Li was proud, "This is top-secret news, the Longyuan Empire has not been secreted until now, this matter has been covered up, it is estimated that it will take a while." There will be news that the Thirteenth Prince is sick, and then after a while, he will die, this is the news provided to me by the unilateral inside line that I planted in the Longyuan Empire before. β
Tianxian couldn't help but look at Gu Li in surprise, she still had eyeliner in the Longyuan Empire?
"What are you doing looking at me like this?" Gu Li snorted, "Those eyeliners are all cultivated by me, and they have almost nothing to do with the Hall of Living Souls, I pay for them." That's all. β
Tian Xian did not suspect that Gu Li still had eyeliner, but he was very shocked by the news of the violent death of the thirteen princes of the Longyuan Empire. The prince died violently, why did he keep it a secret?
As if he could hear Tianxian's question, Gu Li said: "The Thirteen Princes were poisoned. β
"Poisoned...... By whom?" Tian Xian suddenly understood something.
"The one who can poison the prince is naturally another prince or princess, but it is almost certainly a prince who is caught in the whirlpool of power, except for the princes who are related to their own future fate. Who would dare to poison the prince at the risk of being beheaded by the whole clan?"
"You mean...... Long Jiu this time?"
"Yes, the Thirteen Princes are friendly with Long Jiu and are loyal supporters of his faction, and although the Thirteen Princes are young, they are very favored by the Emperor Long Yuan. Although his talent is not as good as Long Jiu, it is not about the same, if he hadn't been born a few years later, Long Jiu, the leader of the idle faction, might not have been. β
"This time the thirteen princes were poisoned, and there was an uproar within the royal family, we naturally don't know the specific situation, but now the Longyuan Empire must be surging, every prince and princess are cautious, do you think Long Jiu suddenly came to us at this time to ask for someone, why?"
Tianxian took a slight breath, "Could it be ...... He feels someone is going to do something to him?"
"That's the only explanation!" Gu Li calmly analyzed. Long Jiu is indeed very good, no matter the political zhΓ¬ martial arts are outstanding among the princes of the same generation, and even continue to catch up with his imperial brothers, more and more attention is paid by the Emperor Longyuan, and the previous emperor also looked at Long Jiu differently, so although he is not very old, he is also a strong contender for the throne, this time the thirteen princes were poisoned, the Emperor Longyuan must be extremely angry, at this time, no one should be committing crimes against the wind, but Long Jiu did not hesitate to risk being suspected in this sensitive period to come to us, I think...... He already felt cornered. β
Tian Xian didn't expect things to be so strict at all, and from Long Jiu's mouth, Tian Xian could probably hear that he was indeed very eager to want Gu Li to serve under him, but what Gu Li said couldn't be felt at all.
Gu Li continued to analyze: "Although Long Jiu is excellent, he is too confident and disdainful of using intrigues, which is not a bad thing, but unfortunately he is not yet a genius who can defeat all his opponents head-on, and this time the knife that came out of the darkness has begun to make him extremely nervous. β
Tianxian thought for a while, frowned and asked, "If we don't help him this time, will it ...... He's going to die?"
"Not necessarily! When I think that since the other party dares to poison the Thirteen Princes, and regardless of the anger of the Emperor Long Yuan, he is keeping an eye on Long Jiu at this time, then once he attacks, Long Jiu will definitely not just suffer some skin injuries, besides, the affairs of the royal family, sometimes life is more terrible than death. β
Fingertips tapped at Tianxian's head, Gu Li looked into Tianxian's eyes, and reminded: "Don't you forget where we are? This is the border of the Shalit Empire, not long ago, there was a rebellion here, and now the Shalit Empire's Shali King is a ten-year-old young girl. The reason is the struggle for imperial power. β
Tian Xian felt a slight chill in his back.
The struggle for imperial power is not just as simple as blood, the distortion and ugliness of human nature is the real chilling place, the brothers who are related by blood, who gave birth to their own parents, and decades of kindness in the blink of an eye...... What ordinary people think is precious is worthless in the face of imperial power. Including human nature.
What kind of trouble did Long Jiu encounter that would make him bow his head to him at this time, and even be so anxious that he sent an invitation to Gu Li privately, which is very unrequiting.
"So...... Are you going to help him?
Gu Li smiled faintly, suddenly stopped, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Me...... It's just a place like that. β
Saying that, Gu Li said a little shyly: "I stay by your side, I can't eat and drink for nothing, I have to help you do things, but most of the things I can do can't see the light." I can only make a vase with you, but now if I go to the Longyuan Empire, I can get a lot of unexpected things, little ghost, have you ever thought about opening up a territory on the human continent in the future and establishing yourself as a king?"
"Your appetite is too big, isn't it?"
"It's all for you anyway. Gu Li glared at Tianxian, "If I support Long Jiu in secret." The invisible identity can keep me safe if Long Jiu fails. Then I will sit down my messenger and come back safely when the time comes, if Long Jiu defeats the opponent, then the Longyuan Empire will be a different scene, huh...... I may not be an adjutant with a false title in the future, and I may also be a feudal official. With great power in his hands, he can decide the life and death of countless people with his fingers. β
Saying that, Gu Li giggled, "When the time comes, I'll kill a hundred little ghosts like you every day!"
Tian Xian groaned.
"Let me go. Gu Li gently pressed Tian Xian's shoulder, "I don't want to be left with you just a useless vase, although I am very useless in the first place. But I still hope to find a little bit of my own value, otherwise I ...... watching each of you continue to move towards your goal."
When Tianxian heard this, a feeling of helplessness rose in his heart.
Gu Li had already made up her mind, maybe she could force her to stay, but her strong heart could not be calmed down, and soon there might be a second similar thing happening, after all, she couldn't stop her.
"Is it really safe?"
"Of course!"
"I don't want a verbal guarantee!" Tianxian looked up at Gu Li, "I respect your choice, but you also have to remember that you are here for me, and if you can't come back, then what you do is meaningless." β
Gu Li's face flushed slightly when she heard this, "I understand, I can stay by your side better in the future, I know my choice very well, I also clearly understand what I chose, if you want me to promise, I can show you the guarantee now." β
Tianxian was slightly stunned, and Gu Li's eyes seemed to flash with a little ill-will.
"What...... What a guarantee. β
Suddenly smiling happily, Gu Li walked around to the front of Tianxian, threw herself into Tianxian's arms, hugged Tianxian's neck and kissed her on the cheek, "Little ghost, I actually like you the most." β
Tianxian is a little dazed, this ...... It doesn't seem like something Guli would do, what he would say, and ...... What is this indescribable sense of crisis?
A gust of wind silently hit Gu Li's body.
Clothes are fluttering, and long hair is flying......
Tianxian's eyes instantly widened to the maximum, and both eyes shrank into black spots, "You...... You?"
Throwing herself into Tianxian's arms and hugging Tianxian's neck affectionately, it was no longer the red-haired Guli, but the black-haired Zhuoya with a shawl.
Those cold eyes were almost close to his eyes, staring at him, and Tianxian felt his soul tremble.
"Wow!"
The hand that was originally gently wrapping around Tianxian's neck instantly pinched Tianxian's neck from behind, and the neck bone suddenly groaned in pain, and Tianxian's whole face suddenly turned red.
A broken neck can kill you!
Sitting in Tianxian's arms, Zhuo Ya, who still maintained an intimate posture and held Tianxian, trembled slightly at the corners of his eyes, and slowly strengthened his hands, "You seem to be very happy!"
The ghost will be very happy when his neck is broken.
Zhuo Ya further approached Tian Xian's face, "Why do I want to break your neck every time I see you after that decisive battle in Thunder Ancient City?" You didn't fulfill your vows, and even insulted your sister's body, there is no need for a person like you to live in the world at all. β
I want to cry without tears, and now I finally know what the strong guarantee Gu Li said, she can now switch identities with Zhuoya freely! With Zhuoya, the killing god, it is difficult for Gu Li to die.
I felt the hand on my neck still strain. If it were an ordinary person, his neck would have been broken by now, but the other party didn't seem to plan to let go at all.
Don't you know that Guli is deliberately playing tricks on me?
"Click!" Tianxian's neck snapped.
Zhuoya was stunned, she didn't really want to break Tianxian's neck, and this kind of feeling ...... It doesn't seem to be the same as when you break your neck.
At this moment, Tianxian tilted his head and let out a deep sigh, his body shook violently, and a force swayed, Zhuo Ya was bounced out in surprise, this power is not overbearing. Zhuoya only adjusted her posture slightly and landed steadily a few meters away, but her eyes looked at Tianxian with surprise.
Tian Xian was still sitting there, dragging his broken neck with his hands, twisting it hard, only to hear the "click", and Tian Xian's ninety-degree bent neck actually straightened up again.
"Oh! Zhuoya was indeed surprised, but she smiled as if she had expected it.
Tian Xian was extremely angry in his heart, this part of his neck was not a casual adventure. Even when practicing, I am doubly careful, and if there is a problem with my hands and feet, it hurts for a while. If there is an accident in the neck, then this little life will be reimbursed, and the connection of the neck bone is different from other parts, and now it seems to be intact, but in fact, just now, the neck has been injured. Even with the effect of the anti-heart formula, it will not be able to recover if it is not raised for two or three days.
"You madman, you can't kill me!"
Zhuoya just snorted, closed her eyes, and her body suddenly trembled slightly, and a gust of wind came from nowhere. Once again, he lifted her shirt and long hair.
Seeing Zhuo Ya's black silk and red hair, and her dry eyes in the sky, Zhuo Ya came out and twisted her neck fiercely, snorted and went back by her own, this is simply unreasonable.
When she opened her eyes again, Zhuo Ya's face was already soft, and she was completely Gu Li's appearance.
"Oops...... It seems that she is a little excessive. Gu Li immediately came up and looked at Tianxian with a pitiful face, "I just said that you can reconnect it by yourself even if your neck is broken, but I didn't expect her to be serious, sorry sorry, sorry, don't be so angry, let me see your injuries." β
After Gu Li's massage and bandage for a while, Tianxian finally felt that his neck would take a week to heal.
"How's it going? You should be assured of my safety now, right?" asked Gu Li happily as she looked at Tian Xian, who was wearing a thick bandage around her neck.
"Okay......" Tian Xian replied helplessly, "If you have to go, I can discuss this matter with Long Jiu later." β
"Of course we have to go!And the sooner the better!" Gu Li's eyes lit up, "If you go late, the benefits will be taken away by those princes and princesses, and we will only have a loss!"
"Okay...... Then you go and pack your things first, and remember to come over at dinner time, when we are going to meet new friends. β
"Oh, it's those people in the tower, right?" Gu Li looked clear, "The Snow Clan, the Tianyan Clan, the desert is lively now, then I'll go pack up my things first, and you can rest." β
Gu Li left the town hall with infinite vitality, and finally ran back and added, "I'll come back to change your bandages later!"
This sentence made Tianxian's heart break a little.
The town hall was suddenly empty, and it was not too late to see that it was not too late, so he planned to walk out of the town hall and walk alone towards the place where Long Jiu temporarily lived.
There are no particularly decent houses in the newly established city, and a noble status like Long Jiu only lives in a simple rough house, and in some places the windows have not even had time to be opened.
However, it is relatively quiet and has a good view of the surroundings, so it is very much appreciated by guests who like the scene.
Just here, Tian Xian suddenly felt the solemn atmosphere in the air, the first few times he saw Long Jiu, he only brought a few guards with him, but this time he actually came here with his own guards.
Hundreds of guards surrounded this ordinary house in the middle, and everyone was draped in clothes. It looks like a great enemy.
Tian Xian also encountered a little trouble when he passed GuΓ², because the outermost guards didn't know Tian Xian, even after learning his identity, he still asked to search Tian Xian, and finally alarmed Long Jiu, so he went in smoothly.
Long Jiu's residence was also very shabbyly furnished, and there was not even a decent furnishing. There was only a simple bed, a table and a chair leaning against the windowless window, and the only nice part of the room was the good sunshine and the fresh natural smell of the climbing vines.
"Your Highness, you are really heavily guarded here, and it is a hundred times more than the garrison of one of my cities. Tian Xian sat on the only chair in the room and looked at Long Jiu with a smile.
Tianxian is not an exaggeration at all, because now this city does not have any garrison at all, and some of the temporary guards are still brought by the Sand King.
Long Jiu looked a little haggard, but he still smiled heartily. "Those guards are too nervous, don't be surprised by the little brothers, after all, this is not the Longyuan Empire, being in a foreign country, as a prince, you always have to rush some faΓ§ade, the sand king is here, and I am just putting on a show." Well...... What's wrong with your neck?"
"It's okay, it's a desert custom. "It's nonsense. At the same time, I can't help but admire Long Jiu's calm appearance now, and he doesn't leak a drop of water when he speaks. If it weren't for getting the news from Gu Li, there would be no abnormality in Long Jiu at all.
Sitting on his bed, Long Jiu spread his hands a little helplessly, "I'm sorry that there is nothing to entertain you here, the landlord, but you shouldn't have come to me to drink tea, right?"
Tian Xian smiled, "Of course." If you drink tea, I will never come to you, although I don't have any good things, but the things in the sand king's place are still set, and I am still very good at eating and drinking. β
Both of them couldn't help but laugh, and their smiles were a little weird.
"So. Are you here to catch up with me, or are you ...... You're here to demonstrate to me?"
Tian Xian raised his eyebrows, "It seems that Your Highness also knows that it is very rude to send an invitation directly to my adjutant, although I am nominally an official of the Longyuan Empire, but everyone knows that I am me, the Longyuan Empire is the Longyuan Empire, and Gu Li is naturally herself, is my friend, and has nothing to do with the Longyuan Empire." β
Long Jiu smiled a little shyly, "This matter...... It's true that I'm a little out of proportion, it's hard for me to come out, and I just want to try it, I think if I really get the beauty, even if I offend the little brother, it's worth it. β
After saying that, Long Jiu laughed.
Tian Xian admired this Nine Emperor Prince more and more, and at this time, he could still laugh like this, it was really not simple.
Scratching his head, Tian Xian asked directly: "Is it any special trouble? I have to ask Gu Li to go over to help, which is a bit unreasonable." β
Long Jiu pondered for a moment and nodded, "It's indeed a special trouble, I don't have anyone around me who is suitable to deal with this kind of trouble, so I have to be cheeky to come here to dig the foot of the wall, ah...... Being caught by the master is really a failed operation. β
Tian Xian is like a mirror in his heart, and if he goes around in circles with Long Jiu, he may not be able to ask him the truth for the rest of his life.
"You said before that if Guli went to help you, you would form an alliance with me?"
Long Jiu's eyes moved slightly, "What's the matter? Could it be that the little brother suddenly changed his mind? This is really lucky?"
Although Long Jiu said it easily, Tian Xian still caught the unnatural excitement in his voice.
It's really like what Gu Li said, Long Jiu is now on the edge of the knife, and it is estimated that if he doesn't agree this time, it is unknown what drastic means he will use to snatch Gu Li.
"I'm here this time to bargain. "It's straightforward.
Long Jiu's expression suddenly changed, "Bargaining price?"
"That's good!" Tian Xian looked thoughtful, "I thought, my side has been quiet lately, just building a house, and if you're willing to pay a lot of money for my lieutenant to help, then I don't mind making some extra money." β
"Really!?" Long Jiu couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and asked in a silent voice.
Tian Xian looked at Long Jiu and immediately laughed evilly.
Long Jiu knew that he was anxious, so he hurriedly covered it up, "If it's true, it's naturally great." β
Tianxian looked at Long Jiu up and down, and Long Jiu, who looked at it with naked eyes, was uncomfortable, "My Royal Highness the Nine, my adjutant is a great beauty, and her work ability is outstanding, she is a helper who is unique in ten thousand, even if she doesn't do anything in every one, as long as she walks around the city a few times, it will make everyone feel inspired, improve work efficiency, and the wealth of the creation is simply immeasurable, and you are going to pull her away now, do you know how difficult it is for me?"
Long Jiu stared at Tian Xian, the bottom of his eyes flashed, Tian Xian no longer refused, and now this tone full of blackmail made Long Jiu's heart heat for a while.
One qiΔ, all you need is a special identity Guli, and you have a chance to turn the tables!
"Little brother Tianxian, don't you take advantage of this time to rob me? You must know that not everyone is so rich. Long Jiu's face turned bitter.
Tian Xian leaned in front of the window and smiled faintly, "My Ninth Highness, you can't help but look down on me too much, money is just used to pave the ground here."
This is said in a very big tone, but Tianxian also has the confidence, in the Longyuan Empire spent countless gold to buy land and throw it in the desert, this is really paving the ground with money.
Long Jiu frowned secretly, Tian Xian's tone seemed to be about to hit a hard stroke.
"What do you mean?"
"Align with each other. β
"Of course there will be alliances, and I will not forget the help of my allies in my difficult times. β
"There's also a letter of agreement. Tian Xian said unhurriedly.
"Agreement?" The muscles on Long Jiu's face twitched twice at once, "What agreement?"
"It's an agreement...... For example, how many years later, you will appoint me as a feudal official and something like that. β
Long Jiu's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
Tian Xian looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, and his heart was also very bright: I am willing to let my beautiful and sexy adjutant with beautiful legs go to do rough work for you, if you don't blackmail hard, I am sorry for myself! (To be continued......)