Chapter 94: Daoist Ji
Jin Sui walked up to the youth and said, “If you keep cutting, he’ll become a human pig. Spare his life; this King wants to interrogate the person behind this.”
The youth raised an eyebrow at her words, his lips seemingly struggling to suppress a smile, clearly holding back laughter.
In that instant, Jin Sui had a flash of insight. What was he laughing at? It seemed he was laughing at me for calling myself ‘this King’.
She slowly retreated, preparing to distance herself from this mysterious youth. However, the youth gave her no chance, lightly leaping to her side and calling down softly:
“Daoist Ji.”
The address ‘Daoist Ji’ made Jin Sui’s hair stand on end. This person was different from Huo Zi’an. Huo Zi’an knew she was impersonating, but had no idea who she actually was.
This person, however, knew her true identity!
Then Jin Sui thought again, that’s not right. My true identity is Ling JinSui, and this Daoist Ji is also an imposter. What am I afraid of?
Besides, the only ones who know the name Daoist Ji are Grandpa Ling, Jin Sui, and Gu Changxiao…
She immediately figured out the youth’s identity and quickly asked, “Did Gu Changxiao send you?”
The youth chuckled this time, “Daoist Ji is indeed intelligent. The Prince sent his subordinate to protect Daoist.”
Glancing at the Black Feather Camp Soldiers not far away, Jin Sui was still in a hurry to treat Hei Hu and said:
“Come back to the city with me first, and we can talk in detail.”
The youth refused, “No, Huo Zi’an knows me. My presence by Daoist’s side would be disadvantageous. I will protect Daoist from the shadows.”
Jin Sui urgently asked, “When will your Prince arrive?”
“Sooner in ten days, or later in half a month.
This subordinate was ordered to deliver a letter. The Imperial Court’s Imperial Commissioner will soon arrive in Yanzhou to demand the prescription for curing the plague from Daoist Ji.”
Jin Sui became even more anxious, “An official from Chang’an will naturally recognize your Prince. I’ll be exposed!”
“The Prince will arrive before the Imperial Commissioner. Daoist, please hold on for a while longer.”
Seeing Black Feather Camp Soldiers running towards them, he quickly said, “This assassin is from the Jianghu, not sent by Prince Yu.”
He turned and leaped into the forest, disappearing. Jin Sui still had a belly full of questions and could only watch him vanish.
In just a few short sentences of conversation, Jin Sui gained a lot of important information. First, she wouldn’t have to impersonate Li King for much longer!
To be honest, the time spent impersonating Li King was the most carefree period since Jin Sui’s transmigration, especially when she was with Grandpa Ling.
She had to deliberately hide her true nature, fearing she was too different from the Original Owner and Grandpa Ling would notice something.
She wasn’t afraid of danger if she were discovered, but she didn’t want to make Grandpa Ling sad. The old man had just lost his son and daughter-in-law, and his grandson was still young.
Jin An had also been heavily brainwashed by Jiang Shi, his young mind blinded by hatred.
If he discovered that his most beloved granddaughter was also gone, the blow to Grandpa Ling would be immense!
And this era had too many restrictions on women; it was troublesome even for an orphan girl to go out.
During the time she impersonated Li King, although she was acting, she didn’t suppress her true nature. In fact, she even used Li King’s identity to do things she had always wanted to do.
Receiving the ‘wrap-up’ date so suddenly, she felt quite disappointed. She had been eagerly awaiting Gu Changxiao’s arrival, but now she felt a sense of reluctance.
However, she quickly adjusted from this feeling of disappointment, rubbing her face. Ling JinSui, Ling JinSui, is this the time to be thinking about these things?
There were still a pile of troublesome matters to resolve! If she returned the ‘Li King’ identity to Gu Changxiao and also handed over a pile of problems for him to clean up.
How could she ask for ‘acting fees’ then? She had already thought about it. The acting fees for playing Li King would be several things: first, a large manor, so Grandpa Ling and Jin An could live without worry.
Second, to overturn the case for Father Shen, fulfilling Jiang Shi’s last wish.
Third, to support her in opening a clinic, because as far as she knew, women were not allowed to open clinics in this era.
Fourth, the Rouge Workshop and restaurant that cooperated with the Yan Clan should be transferred to her name. This was her own asset earned for herself.
The acting fees were a bit much, so she had to work hard.
She first had someone tie up this ghost assassin and specifically instructed them to shave his hair clean, dress him cleanly, and even check his teeth, tongue, ear canals, and other areas.
A guy whose fingernails were laced with poison, who knew if he had poison elsewhere on his body?
What if, like the Little Li Flying Dagger, no one knew where the dagger came from? But when it was time to fight, what if he had an endless supply of flying daggers?
She herself quickly began treating Hei Hu and the injured soldiers, while simultaneously reviewing this ‘assassination case’.
If it wasn’t the mastermind Prince Yu, then there was no need to guess; it had to be the Zheng Family!
Our villains are just that straightforward. If they can’t solve the problem, they solve the person.
In the Zheng Family’s view, ever since Li King arrived at the Border City, the Zheng Family had been unlucky and severely weakened. Killing Li King would solve the problem.
Those bandits were definitely brought in by the Zheng Family in secret. They even knew when the herdsmen would bring large quantities of supplies for trade in the trade zone.
It must be that the Zheng Family’s cattle and horses used some method to send a message to the Zheng Family.
First, use bandits to cause chaos, and at the same time, divert some military forces to give the ghost assassin an opportunity to assassinate.
Jin Sui suspected that if she hadn’t been on patrol outside the city and had returned to wait for Han Xing and the others, those Zheng Family cattle and horses would have surely caused other disturbances, always finding a way to lure her out.
What she didn’t understand was that the Zheng Family clearly had other plans before. Li Heng didn’t even send her a message, clearly intending to deal with her through ‘official’ channels.
Why did they suddenly resort to the Jianghu and find a Jianghu assassin to take such a risky gamble?
Thinking about the youth mentioning that the Imperial Commissioner was coming to demand the prescription for curing the plague, Jin Sui vaguely had a guess.
If Li Heng knew in advance that the Imperial Commissioner was coming, but didn’t know why,
then would he and Zheng Yun secretly speculate that it was because the Emperor in Chang’an had heard of Li King’s actions in Yandi?
After being embellished by the Yandi Gentry, Li King had become an arrogant and lawless rogue, hence the Emperor sent an Imperial Commissioner to investigate.
That’s why Li Heng disdained to communicate with Li King, because he also believed that Li King was doomed to die when the Imperial Commissioner arrived! Perhaps it was to bestow a cup of poisoned wine.
Then, the Zheng Family learned that the Imperial Commissioner from the Imperial Court was not coming to punish Li King, but rather to request a prescription from Li King.
In this case, Li King would not only not be punished but could also use the Imperial Commissioner to counter the Zheng Family.
The Zheng Family then became desperate and took a risky gamble, deciding to kill Li King before the Imperial Commissioner arrived…
It had to be said that Jin Sui’s guess was Ninety Percent true. What she didn’t know was that what made Zheng Yun decide to eliminate her was not the true intention of the Imperial Commissioner.
Because the Zheng Family didn’t know why the Imperial Commissioner was coming. Li Heng had already guessed some of it, but he dared not associate closely with the Zheng Family at this critical juncture.
The Zheng Family received intelligence that Prince Yu’s Imperial Guards were being heavily relied upon in the Border City. Coupled with Li King’s lack of heirs, the Zheng Family used their family-oriented thinking to speculate.
Would Prince Yu and Li King have reached some kind of cooperation? Prince Yu would help Li King establish a foothold in Yandi, and once Li King unified Yandi, one of Prince Yu’s sons would inherit it?
