bestfiction Chapter 661 The Arrogant Li Qiao
Chapter 661 The Arrogant Li Qiao
Looking at the martial artists who quickly pulled out their money to buy food, Li Mingyuan couldn't help but sigh. The martial artists were probably one of the wealthiest groups in Xia Kingdom. Ordinary people would have a hard time spending a few dozen coins to buy food, but martial artists could easily pull out hundreds of taels of silver. The difference in wealth between the two was quite enormous.
"Mr. Li, shall we go up to the third floor and take a look?"
After looking at the second floor, Zheng Qiuyan led the two to the third floor.
The third floor of Zheng Bao Lou sells some relatively expensive medicinal herbs, so there are very few customers there. After taking a quick look, the three of them left Zheng Bao Lou and continued to tour the city.
"Ok?"
As Li Qiao was walking down the road, he suddenly seemed to sense something, stopped, and squinted his eyes as he looked ahead.
But in front of the three of them was a group of figures on horseback, led by a middle-aged man dressed in a black python robe.
The moment Li Qiao looked over, the middle-aged man in the black python robe also noticed Li Qiao's presence. The moment their eyes met in the air, the middle-aged man's pupils contracted slightly.
"Li Qiao, what's he doing here?"
The middle-aged man was none other than Li Gang, the commander of the Black-Clad Guards who had come from the capital to Qingzhou.
As the commander of the Black-Clad Guards, Li Gang certainly knew Li Qiao.
He not only knew Li Qiao, but he had also witnessed Li Qiao's achievements firsthand.
When Li Mingyuan was dismissed from his post as prime minister, all the major families in the capital mobilized and sent a large number of powerful men to take his life.
However, to the surprise of the various powerful families, the middle-aged man beside Li Mingyuan, who looked like a farmer, possessed such great strength that he managed to kill through the powerful figures sent by the families and safely bring the doomed Li Mingyuan out of the capital.
That battle was so shocking that it stunned everyone in the know. No one in the know, including Li Gang, expected that Li Qiao would be so powerful!
After leaving the capital with Li Mingyuan, Li Qiao and Li Mingyuan disappeared without a trace, and even the Black-Clad Guards could not find their whereabouts. Unexpectedly...
To think I'd run into them here today!
Looking at Li Qiao, who was standing on the street, Li Gang's eyes were full of solemnity.
According to news circulating among the prominent families in the capital, Li Qiao is very likely a first-rank martial artist!
What is the concept of a first-rank martial artist?
This is already the highest level of martial artist in the entire land of Kyushu. More importantly... because of Li Mingyuan's dismissal as prime minister, Li Qiao has a great aversion to the royal family and those close to them. Once Li Qiao chooses to take action against him, he will probably not escape death!
"Who do we have here? It turns out to be a lackey of the royal family!"
Li Qiao sneered, his eyes full of disdain for Li Gang, even referring to Li Gang as a lackey.
If anyone else had called him a lackey, Li Gang would have been furious and beheaded them long ago. However, faced with Li Gang's sarcasm, he remained silent, only his expression was somewhat unpleasant.
"Be bold!"
"How dare you insult the commander!"
"Who are you?"
"..."
On the contrary, the black-clad guards behind Li Gang were all indignant. As the saying goes, a subject dies when his master is humiliated. They were Li Gang's men, and they were naturally furious to see Li Gang being insulted. Many of them had even drawn their weapons, intending to teach Li Gang a lesson.
However, Li Gang stopped everyone by raising his hand and squinted at Li Mingyuan, saying, "Prime Minister Li, you are now a wanted criminal of the court. Aren't you afraid of being hunted down by the court by appearing here so openly?"
Because Li Qiao went on a killing spree when he fled the capital, both Li Mingyuan and Li Qiao are now considered criminals by the imperial court. Of course, no one will actually arrest them.
After all, no one would risk their life to hunt down Li Qiao, whom even powerful members of aristocratic families couldn't defeat.
Li Mingyuan glanced at Li Gang indifferently. He had never thought much of Li Gang, a royal lackey who only knew how to curry favor with the powerful, so he didn't bother to say another word to him.
"how?"
Li Qiao scoffed, "Are you, Li Gang, going to lay a hand on us?"
"..."
Seeing Li Qiao's arrogant demeanor, Li Gang really wanted to chop off his head with a knife, but unfortunately... he didn't have the ability!
So Li Gang had no choice but to swallow his anger, gave Li Qiao and his companion a cold look, and then left with his men.
"go!"
Li Gang left with his men in black.
Li Qiao showed no intention of making a move; he simply watched the group leave.
"Li Gang's sudden appearance in Qingzhou is probably not without purpose!"
After Li Gang and his group left, Li Mingyuan frowned and said, "The appearance of the Black-Clad Guard Commander in Qingzhou is definitely not a trivial matter."
"Who is this Li Gang?"
Zheng Qiuyan, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked.
"Commander of the Black-Clad Guards".
Li Qiao revealed Li Gang's identity.
Commander of the Black-Clad Guards?
Zheng Qiuyan's pupils contracted. What were the Black-Clad Guards?
It was a military intelligence agency directly under the emperor, responsible not only for investigating enemy activities but also for monitoring officials and the people. It was an agency used by the emperor to check and balance the officials.
The commander, who was the highest leader of this organization, personally came to Qingzhou and appeared in Taicang County with a clear purpose...
Zheng Qiuyan immediately realized something and her expression changed drastically. "This commander of the black-clad guards is probably here for Chen Dao!"
Chen Dao?!
Upon hearing this, Li Mingyuan and his companion immediately realized what was happening.
"Yes!"
Li Mingyuan murmured, "Ordinary matters would never alarm someone like Li Gang. Only the death of the King of Qing would bring him to Qingzhou in person!"
"Then Chen Dao is probably in danger."
Li Qiao also said with a solemn expression, "Li Gang is highly skilled in martial arts, and with the skilled Black-Clad Guards he leads, Chen Dao and Chen Family Village probably won't be able to withstand them."
Despite Li Qiao's disdainful expression towards Li Gang just now, he actually knew in his heart that Li Gang was no easy opponent.
Li Gang, who rose from a commoner to the high position of commander of the Black-Clad Guards, must have possessed at least a high level of martial arts skill.
Although Li Gang rarely takes action personally, Li Qiao estimates that his martial arts level is no lower than the second rank!
There isn't a single second-rank martial artist in the entire Qingzhou. In this land of Qingzhou, no one can restrain Li Gang!
"What should I do?"
A hint of panic flashed in Zheng Qiuyan's beautiful eyes: "Shouldn't we inform Young Master Chen in advance?"
"Chen Dao absolutely cannot get into trouble!"
Li Mingyuan said with absolute certainty that the amazing breeds of chickens and ducks such as the Blood Feather Chicken and the White Feather Duck, as well as the high-yield wheat, had made him value Chen Dao to an unparalleled degree.
Even for the sake of the millions of people in the Nine Provinces, he could not allow Chen Dao to be killed by Li Gang.
"We must set off for Chenjia Village now and arrive before Li Gang does, to save Chen Dao and Chenjia Village!"
Without a second thought, Li Mingyuan changed direction, took Li Qiao and Zheng Qiuyan back to the Zheng family to retrieve the carriage, and left a letter for Zheng Qing explaining the situation. The three of them then quickly left the city, departing through the north gate and heading straight for Chenjia Village.