Chapter 186: Second Sacrifice to Master Sanshi.

At the end of February, spring had not yet fully sprouted, the wind was still cold, and the entire Shangjing City was still covered with a thin layer of frost. It was late at this time, and except for some places that opened late and special industries, there were not many pedestrians walking on the street.

Li An landed on the eaves of a house and stood there. The sword box moved silently behind him like a shadow.

At this time, he was still quite a distance away from the two men, but he could clearly see their clothes and appearance.

One of them was an old acquaintance. His face was as pale as a corpse and was wrapped in a white towel. Apart from his very ordinary linen clothes, his burly figure attracted people's attention.

The other one was very mysterious. He was tall and wore a straw hat. There seemed to be an invisible barrier around his body. Even the cold wind could not lift the brim of the hat.

Li An couldn't see the second person's appearance clearly, but he already understood who the other person was, or what he wanted to do.

This giant man wearing a bamboo hat is Master Sanshi, the second priest of the Qing Temple who traveled thousands of miles and endured untold hardships to visit Jiangnan, Qingguo and Northern Qi.

How did these two get together?
Sanshi withdrew his gaze from the lights of Shangjing City and sighed sincerely, as if he was still not satisfied. But seeing that the target of this trip had appeared, he lowered his body and used his strength to shoot in the direction of Li An first.

Perhaps sensing the motive of the visitor, Li An did not make any extra movements. He just stroked the outer wall of the sword case with his left hand from time to time, as if thinking about something.

"Meet the Imperial Master of Northern Qi!"

"Three stones?"

"The wise eye of the national teacher."

"You have something to say."

"cooperate!"

"Oh?" Li An was slightly startled, but that didn't stop him from chuckling. Is this a good thing?

With his mind racing, Li An asked, "Are you here on behalf of Emperor Qing or the Junshan Society?"

"Both!"

The face under the Sanshi hat is unknown, but Ang Lee is very unhappy.

"No matter who it is for, the most basic courtesy between people is to show your true colors. Obviously, you are not sincere." Li An became interested. It is not known whether it is a success or a failure to be a person like Sanshi. Since you want to make profits by playing both sides, you must be prepared to be abandoned by both sides.

And that is indeed how it actually developed.

"What does appearance have to do with it? Just like when I wear this hat, the Imperial Master can still recognize my identity."

"After all, it's our first meeting, so I can forgive you once. But the next time, you'll have to risk your life. Or will you never appear in front of me again?"

Sanshi fiddled with the willow branch in his hand. It was his favorite thing and also the embodiment of his spirit. But as soon as he exerted force in his hand, the willow branch was broken into two ends.

He took out the first willow branch and said, "Let's talk about the first thing first."

Li An did not get into his rhythm, but just cast his eyes on the sackcloth-clothed man in the distance. Looking at his tightly wrapped appearance, it was like a fine object becoming incomplete, which suddenly made people feel dull.

Seeing that Li An ignored him, Sanshi continued to talk to himself: "The Spring Examination has already started in advance, and half a month is enough to finish it, and that is the time I came to Shangjing from Jiangnan."

"Tell the important point!"

Li An's hand, stroking the sword case, had already exerted a little force, as if a volcano was cooling down and would erupt mercilessly soon!
"Fan Xian is about to go to Jiangnan. I will go and kill him."

Sanshi said in a calm tone, as if it was a non-significant matter.

"What do you need me to do?"

"Take the troops to the border, and take the Northern Qi imperial merchants and enough silver to Jiangnan."

Li An nodded. He understood who Sanshi was representing to discuss this cooperation. "What can Li Yunrui give me?"

"The entire Junshan Society!"

Li An burst out laughing. To be honest, he and Fan Xian were somewhat close friends. But things always develop. Although the two did not say it explicitly, they both wanted to kill each other. The reason was that they were on different paths and had serious differences.

The reason why Li An hasn't taken action against Fan Xian yet is, firstly, he hasn't found the right opportunity; secondly, he doesn't intend to kill him, because it's not the right time.

Killing Fan Xian at this time would undoubtedly unite the entire Qing Kingdom into a whole, and this whole would have only one goal: to defeat Northern Qi and kill Li An.

If it was three years later, Li Ang would naturally not be afraid, but now, it is not the case.

The most critical thing is that he will provoke Wu Zhu. By then, he will not know how many grandmasters he will face.

I wonder how many masters my sword can defeat?

"The following information is paid content, do you want to hear it?"

Sanshi didn't ask about the price, and said in a deep voice without hesitation: "I want to."

Li An nodded and said, "There is only one possibility for Fan Xian to go to Jiangnan. The high priest above you will die, and you will die. The Ming family and Junshan will be destroyed or turn into darkness."

"Perhaps the Grand Master doesn't know our strength yet." Sanshi did not deny the truth of Li An's words. He was just stating a fact that he believed in. "Junshan Society was originally a loose union. Perhaps this organization did not have a specific goal, and once everyone found a certain goal, they would move towards that goal together."

"And how can a collective that is originally loose be defeated?"

"With your ability, the Imperial Master may be able to guess who the people and forces that make up the Junshan Society are! How can you still say the above?"

"One million taels of silver, to be delivered to Shangjing within a month!"

Li An's momentum was rising. He said, "The list is your connection, not to mention that I know the information of these members. What, don't you worry that I will take action against Junshan? Or do you plan to kill me afterwards?"

Sanshi shook his head, as if explaining that if this scene was seen by someone who knew him well, they would doubt the world on the spot: "We will not attack you, but if the State Master wants to destroy Junshan, I'm afraid it will be beyond his reach."

What he said was not wrong. The two places were thousands of miles apart, and Jiangnan was in the heart of Qing State.

"Then let me tell you, your death was not because of Fan Xian, but because of Emperor Qing?" Li An raised the corner of his mouth. The other person's face was covered by the hat and no changes could be seen, which made Li An disappointed.

"The one million taels will be delivered within a month."

Obviously, the first collaborative project fell through, but both of them gained something, and it was worth their acquaintance.

"The second thing is naturally His Majesty's order."

Li An raised his right hand, signaling him not to say anything more, and asked in return: "You've spent your money, don't you want to know why Emperor Qing attacked you?"

The second priest looked at him coldly and said, "I work for His Majesty only because it is beneficial to Junshan Society. I don't need to know his purpose."

He said word by word: "If one day your Majesty becomes an obstacle, then he will naturally not be worthy of sitting in that position!"

"Your joke is the funniest I've heard this year!" Ang Lee remained noncommittal. In this world there are always frogs in the well, people who overestimate their own capabilities and just try to make others laugh.

"I'm curious, since Junshan Society doesn't have any clear goals, how did it bring you together?"

"We're just trying to get everything back on track!"

This was the first time that Ang Lee was shocked tonight.

The meaning of this sentence actually has the shadow of a temple?
When did robots become intelligent?
(End of this chapter)