Li Cunren knelt on the ground, looking at several members of the Shang organization who were also collapsed on the ground.

She could realize that Su Qingjue was just toying with them and was not serious at all.

Perhaps from the beginning, she should have taken everyone and fled regardless of the consequences, instead of choosing to fight head-on...

Today, not only has the task assigned by my adoptive father not been completed.

He fell directly into the hands of the other party, and there was no telling whether he would live or die.

Faced with the desperate situation of life and death, Li Cunren still wanted to struggle.

No matter what, the only way to survive is to have the chance to continue serving my adoptive father.

She is the confidant of Prince Jin. Even if she begs for mercy and survives, Prince Jin will surely forgive her.

Thinking of this, Li Cunren kowtowed deeply to Su Qingjue.

"I hope the general can spare my life."

There were no excessive words of begging for mercy, only this extremely brief sentence.

Li Cunren knew that if the other party was unwilling to let them go, no matter how much she said, it would be useless.

Since the other party was able to point out the identity and formation of their Shang organization, they naturally knew where they came from.

If the other party is afraid of the existence of their adoptive father, they may still have a chance of survival.

After all, they were only trying to assassinate the King of Shu, not anyone from the State of Qi.

With this mentality, Li Cunren kowtowed again and said: "I hope the general will spare my life..."

“I can spare your lives, but…” Su Qingjue paused.

When Li Cunren heard that there was a chance of survival, his eyes lit up.

"But you must tell the King of Shu your identity, origin, and purpose truthfully!"

Su Qingjue's next words instantly made Li Cunren's heart fall to the bottom.

"Oh?" Meng Zhixiang narrowed his eyes slightly.

He walked over quickly, stood in front of Li Cunren and asked sternly: "Tell me your origins and why you want to assassinate me?"

After all, he was a king. His aura of majesty without even being angry was so great that even Li Cunren couldn't bear to look directly at him.

She didn't want to communicate with the King of Shu.

From Su Qingjue's words, it can be seen that the King of Shu is not clear about their identities.

If she told the truth, she would be charged with king-killing.

In fact, this is the only thing she doesn't care about.

But if they told the King of Shu that they were following the orders of the King of Jin to assassinate all the kings who came to the meeting in Qi State.

That's a big deal!

Once this news spread, Qi State not only did not become the target of public criticism as King Jin had imagined.

On the contrary, Jin will fall into a state of hostility from other vassal states.

The Shu State, which had strong overall strength, was even more likely to go to war directly with the Jin State and drag the Jin State into an irretrievable situation.

By then, she will be a sinner of the entire Jin State. Even if she is the confidant of the King of Jin, the King of Jin will not keep her!

Li Cunren now completely understood Li Cunzhong's feelings at that time.

Perhaps he could survive by agreeing to the other party's request, but even if he could return to Jin alive, he would die. It was really a dilemma.

"Please, General, give us a quick death!"

Li Cunren didn't want to betray King Jin, so he wanted to die directly.

However, she wanted to die, but her subordinates still wanted to live.

"General, I would like to tell the King of Shu..."

One of the members of Shang's organization could not bear the pressure and was the first to compromise.

Hearing this, Li Cunren suddenly turned his head and glared at him, "How dare you betray me..."

Li Cunren had just said half of his words when he forced himself to hold back and did not utter the last two words.

"You are a coward, if you dare to say that, even if you can escape alive today, you will end up dead!"

Li Cunren was so furious that she picked up the sword in her hand and threw it at the man who had just spoken.

"Ow—"

The fire dragon in the air roared towards the sky, and Li Cunren was instantly overwhelmed, and the long sword in her hand also stopped in mid-air.

Su Qingjue looked at Li Cunren.

I saw despair and hatred in her eyes.

"If you don't tell them, they will tell them. Why don't you tell the King of Shu the truth?"

Li Cunren sighed deeply, as if he had spit out all his will to resist.

What Su Qingjue said was indeed correct. Even if she didn't say it, the fearful and cowardly people would say it.

She had no power to change the final outcome.

In that case, it would be better to let her come. Perhaps some changes and concealment of certain key information can be made.

Thinking of this, Li Cunren's eyes dimmed.

She said softly, "Okay, I'll tell you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Cunren felt relaxed, and the thorny feeling disappeared.

She slowly got up from the ground, then took off the wooden mask on her face and placed it gently on the ground.

As she raised her head, her face, full of scars but as white as jade, was revealed.

Her eyes moved slightly, and she looked at the King of Shu, and said in a deep voice: "I am Li Cunren, the master of Tongwenguan Ren. I am ordered by my elder brother, Li Siyuan, the holy master of Tongwenguan, to come to Qi to assassinate all the kings who attended the meeting..."

"Jin State...Tongwenguan?"

Meng Zhixiang could not help but shout angrily: "My beloved concubine is from Jin. My Shu Kingdom and your Jin Kingdom are related by marriage. Why do you want to harm me?"

"Li Siyuan..." Meng Zhixiang gritted his teeth, his eyes full of resentment.

"I didn't expect that Li Siyuan is such a villain in human form. I once treated him politely in Shu, but he dared to treat me like this!"

“This is truly unforgivable!!”

When Li Cunren heard the words of the King of Shu, he was immediately delighted.

She suddenly had an idea and came up with this idea to shift the blame to the east.

Since the general of Qi State knew her identity, many of her words could not be false.

However, if nine out of ten sentences are true and one is false, the other party will certainly not be able to detect it.

So, she directed the conflict directly to Li Siyuan.

She changed from being appointed by the King of Jin to being appointed by the Holy Master of Tongwen Hall...

In this way, even if the King of Shu was angry, my adoptive father only needed to sever his relationship with Li Siyuan and he could get out of this matter.

And the State of Jin would not become the target of hostility among the vassal states.

Not only that, my adoptive father always believed that Li Siyuan was ambitious and a threat.

Then perhaps she could take this opportunity to get rid of Li Siyuan.

Su Qingjue gave a meaningful smile.

Of course he knew that Li Cunren was lying.

But he didn't expose it, after all, if he exposed it on the spot.

The King of Shu would certainly be puzzled. Since you know so much, why didn't you tell me in advance? Is there any conspiracy here?

Therefore, he now has to cooperate with Li Cunren to perform this play well.

"You haven't told me yet, why did Li Siyuan harm me?"

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