Chapter 71: The A Plan Outside of Geng's Expectations

  The bottom of the desk had a small cabinet, which was locked. Generally, Lai Da Yin would have clever ways to open it, but he didn't have the leisure to do so now. He used some brute force and broke the small copper lock, pulled out the drawer and reached inside. First, he pulled out something that looked like a needle, and under the light, it was indeed a spindle with five shiny steel threads wrapped around it.

  Li Da Yin frowned: "What's so special about this thing that it has to be collected here?"

  Lei Dahui thought for a moment, couldn't figure it out, and threw the silk thread aside. He reached in again and this time pulled out an ivory nameplate. Lei Dahui was illiterate, so he turned it over and examined it carefully, only knowing that the material was quite valuable. Just as he was about to put the plate back, he suddenly thought: "This plate is locked in a crucial place, and the material is quite valuable, maybe it has some use."

  He hastily put the token into his bosom, and was about to continue searching the drawer, when he suddenly sprang up, blew out the candle, took up the knife and flashed it against the wall. The door creaked open with a "whoosh", a dark shadow darted in, clothes fluttering, rustling sounds echoing, Li Da's eyes gleamed with ferocity, his hand raised the knife to strike down fiercely.

  Hit it

  Li Da Yan was suddenly startled: "This feeling, doesn't seem like I've hit someone."

  Li Dahe was extremely alert and immediately ducked down, barely leaving the ground when a snow-bright knife light flashed by where he had just stood, if his reaction was slightly slower, at this moment he would have been cut in two.

  Originally, Peng Ziqi pushed open the door and first took off his outer garment. As soon as he pushed the door open, he threw the garment in, and with a swift slash of his knife, Peng Ziqi dodged to the side just in time. A gust of wind from the knife grazed her waist, and within this brief moment, the two had already exchanged several moves. One misstep would have resulted in a bloody outcome, making it an extremely perilous situation. Yet, until now, their knives had not even crossed paths once.

  Li Da Yin's knife chopped through the air, and Peng Ziqi immediately spotted his true location. He swiftly charged forward with his sword, while shouting: "Who are you?"

  Li Da Yin sneered and didn't respond, instead he raised his knife to meet the other's. The two of them instantly began exchanging blows in this small space, their movements swift and agile as they clashed, with only the occasional sparks flying from their blades illuminating Peng Zhi Xi and Li Da Yin's eyes, which were as cold as their knives.

  Li Da hid his face, not afraid of being seen by her. In such a fight, he didn't have to worry about being discovered that his legs and feet were not agile. However, after exchanging several moves, he began to feel the urge to retreat. His knife skills were sharp and poisonous, but they were all learned from rough roads, exchanged for blood experience, practical, but not very brilliant, only compared with Peng Ziqi, he won in rich experience.

  Pre-battle experience can increase a person's combat power by at least 40%, and similarly, it can also reduce a person's combat power by 40%. Peng Ziqi's knife technique is a superior knife technique, which has been repeatedly perfected by many generations of martial arts masters through thousands of hammering and hundreds of exercises. However, the difference lies in the lack of actual combat experience. Once she encounters someone like Li Dahu who has experienced countless battles, many opportunities to defeat the enemy and gain victory are wasted in her hands.

  Li Da Yin was here to make a move, but since his plan had already been exposed, it was impossible for him to succeed. Moreover, Yang Xu's knife skills were incredibly sharp, and if he wasn't careful, even an old veteran like Li would suffer greatly. Suddenly, he summoned up his remaining courage, swung his knife fiercely, and struck three times in a row, forcing Peng Zhiyi to retreat. Immediately after, he flipped his body over, using his back to forcefully collide with the window frame, shattering it into pieces. His body had already leapt out of the window.

  Peng Ziqi first threw out a chair, then danced with the ghost eye knife and followed him to the window, standing still, holding the knife across his chest, looking around, only to see the deep night color, the tree shadows swaying, that person already knew where he went.

  "Failed?"

  "It was a small mistake, the wrong place was touched, and he entered his study. Originally, if he had left at that time, he would not have been exposed, but... the little one thought, maybe he could find the IOU for our family's loan..."

  "A small loss leads to a big loss"

  Yes

  Li Da hid his head, ashamed. However, he immediately took out the ivory card from his pocket and presented it: "Miss, I found this card on his desk, he kept it very carefully, maybe it's very useful, take a look."

  Sun Xuelian caught it in her hand, took a look, and threw it back into his arms with annoyance. Just by looking at its appearance, she didn't know what this thing was, but as soon as she saw the words on it, she naturally recognized it, and couldn't help but scold: "Have you been reading too many ridiculous plays? This is a pass card from the Qi Wang Fu, taking one of these cards as treasure do you think it's the Emperor's Nine Dragon Jade Pendant, that just by showing it, it's like I'm personally present? Good-for-nothing, a complete good-for-nothing!"

  "Yes, yes, yes, the little one can't read characters, so..."

  Li Da Yin quickly put away the sign, lest Miss see it and get angry. In his heart, he was thinking: "What is this 'Chuan Gong Piao'?"

  Sun Xuelian turned around, gritting her teeth and saying: "Yi'er is about to get married, if he still has a bit of conscience, he shouldn't come to bother her again. But he... as soon as he heard that Miao Yi was back, he came to pester her again, and even lured her out to talk on the day she signed the marriage contract. If this person doesn't die, my Sun family will be ruined sooner or later."

  Li Da hid like a loyal dog, standing quietly in front of her, slightly bowing his waist, with both ears perked up.

  Sun Xuelian suddenly turned around, her jade-like face cold and ruthless: "Dai Yin, this time it didn't work out, then we'll just have to kill him again. No matter what, he must die."

  Li Da Yan nodded heavily and said in a low voice: "Miss, rest assured, Li Da Yan is a person of the Sun family, dead or alive, he is a ghost of the Sun family. With just one word from you, I will rush into boiling water or walk through fire without frowning. Tomorrow night, I'll go again."

  Xue Lian gritted her teeth and said, "Since we've already startled the snake in the grass, can we still give you a chance? Don't go, soon it will be Yi Er's big happy day, he has already promised to come, at that time, I'll have him killed."

  Li Da Yin was shocked: "To make a move on Miss's happy day?"

  "Ha! You're scared?" Sun Xuelian said coldly.

  Li Da Yin puffed out his chest and said, "Don't worry, my life or death is of no importance. I'm just worried that this will ruin Miss's happy day, not to mention implicating her as well. After all, I am a member of the Sun family, many people know about it."

  "Who said you had to publicly assassinate him?"

  She narrowed her eyes, with a gleam of hatred in her pupils, and said coldly: "When the time comes, my Sun family will invite many guests. You should change your clothes, cover your face, and make your move when the ceremony is over, the banquet has dispersed, and the guests are leaving. Kill Yang Xu with one knife, it must cause a commotion. Then you take advantage of the chaos to escape, quickly change back into your clothes, and blend in with the crowd in the hall."

  Sun Xuelian smiled complacently and said, "Only a few people in the Sun Mansion know that you are skilled in martial arts. Even if the authorities really suspect us, countless eyes can prove that you were in the hall, how can they suspect you of being the murderer? Besides, this is a big day for my Sun family, who would come up with such a thing on their own wedding day? Yang Xu has a precedent for being assassinated, and the incident occurred in broad daylight, so it's impossible to pin this on us. The only thing I'm worried about is..."

  Her gaze shifted to Li's crippled leg, and Li Da immediately said: "Miss, don't worry, although I'm not good at walking, when it comes to fighting, I can roll and flip around, changing my stance quickly, making it hard for people to see through me in a short time. Plus, the scene is chaotic, and with a little disguise, there's absolutely no problem."

  Sun Xuelian nodded heavily and said, "Alright, let's do it this way. Dài, you have been loyal to my Sun family with all your heart, I know that. After this matter is over, I will surely reward you heavily and promote you to be the chief steward of my Sun Manor. In short, I will not treat you unfairly."

  "Great hiding... thank you miss."

  Li Da Yin deeply bowed his head and couldn't help but see a pair of golden lotus flowers faintly exposed under the hem of Sun Xue Lian's skirt.

  "Miss, the truth is I don't want anything, wealth and honor, fame and power, I don't want any of it. As long as I can stay by your side, as long as I can hold your feet, I am content, I am content."

  Li Da Yan was screaming in the depths of his heart, but ultimately didn't say a word.

  "Master, the ceremony music, flower sedan, and forbidden signs are all arranged. The copper coins, candies, and five grains of rice are also prepared. The outdoor flowing water banquet will start setting up tomorrow at noon. The new clothes and hats for the servants in the mansion can be delivered tonight. Additionally, the masters from various restaurants have been invited and scheduled, and 100 jars of fine wine have also been purchased."

  "Uh-huh."

  Geng Xin nodded and asked sternly: "Are the transmission seats and face bags also properly prepared?"

  "Yes."

  "Alright, you've done a good job with the chores. It's getting late, go and rest now. Tomorrow morning, get up early and take another look around to make sure everything is in order. This is our family's big happy day, we can't afford any mistakes."

  "Yes, sir."

  The old steward bowed and backed out of the room.

  Geng Xin immediately rushed out in a hurry, closed the door tightly, listened with his ear to the side, dropped the door bolt, and returned to his seat again, letting out a long sigh.

  "What a happy day? Are you kidding me?"

  Geng Xin gnashed his teeth and sneered: "I'll make your great joy turn into great sorrow, and your wedding become a funeral"

  His heart was filled with hatred and his mind was full of humiliation. The accumulated hatred, the accumulated humiliation.

  This hatred and humiliation had been accumulated for too long, so long that he didn't even know how much hatred and humiliation was stored in his heart until the moment when the murderous intention arose, and only then did he realize that his seemingly numb heart had been corroded by hatred and humiliation into what it had become.

  He trembled as he pulled out the medicine from his bosom, being a pharmacist, having done this business for so long, he was familiar with the properties of the medicine and understood its effects, more importantly, he had a packet of poisonous medicine, which no one knew he possessed: Collapsing

  The poison of the machine was given to him by a Yunnan medicine merchant when he bought medicine in Xuzhou several years ago.

  Poison used well is medicine. At that time, he had a carbuncle on his side, and was being treated with medication. The method adopted at the time was acupuncture and moxibustion, and applying crushed dandelion, chrysanthemum, and plantain to the affected area; however, the effect was minimal. Therefore, they took Huang Qi, Lu Jiao Jiao, and Chuan Shan Jia, among other medicinal materials, in preparation for inducing suppuration and then puncturing and draining. The Yunnan medicine merchant heard about this and sent him a package of Yunnan specialty: Qian Jin Zi.

  The toxicity of the drug was extremely severe, and he only used a little bit to take effect. He then began using other medicines to nourish muscles and activate blood circulation. The remaining poison from the drug was stored away by him, at that time without any other thoughts, simply because this medicine was precious, so it was stored away. Who would have thought that there would come a day when it would be used again?

  Pulling a trigger can certainly kill someone, but if you want to kill and also keep yourself safe, then you need a clever method.

  "A clever trick, huh..."

  Geng Xing thought deeply, and a crazy light gradually appeared in his eyes.

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