Laughing at Chang'an

Chang'an City had won a big victory, but the adjutant who had successfully completed the mission and returned from the Eastern Wasteland felt a suffocating sense of depression and tension instead of the joyful atmosphere that he should have felt upon entering the city.In broad daylight, there were not many pedestrians to be seen on the road, most of the shops were closed, and sheriffs from the Public Security Bureau could be seen everywhere washing the ground. Although he was full of confusion, he hurried home to meet Li Shen to ask for a reward, so he I didn't bother to ask more questions.

Running all the way back to Li's Mansion on Gubai Road, the adjutant jumped into the gate, feeling something was wrong.He looked around and saw that the gate was open, but the porter was nowhere to be seen. He yelled twice and no one answered. He entered through the gate of the front yard. The adjutant walked back along the corridor on the right. Suddenly freeze somewhere in the courtyard.

I saw a torture frame standing in the courtyard, and a naked man was tied to it. His whole body was covered with signs of being whipped and abused, so bloody that it couldn't seep through.The adjutant was stunned for a moment, and by virtue of the blond hair on the top of the other's head that was not covered by blood stains, he recognized this person as Geng Yan.

He was stunned for a few minutes, and suddenly remembered that it was daytime and Geng Yan couldn't be exposed to the sun, and in a daze, he threw away the Donghuang local specialties he brought to Li Shen, rolled up his sleeves and ran into the courtyard.Geng Yan, who was tied to the torture rack, was obviously weak to the extreme. The adjutant looked at the horizontal rack that he had to jump up to reach, turned around and ran to the backyard, went to the utility room and brought back a folding ladder. Stepping on the ladder, he climbed up to untie the ropes tied to Geng Yan's arms, and then went to untie the ropes on the opponent's legs. After sweating a lot, he untied Geng Yan from the torture rack with great difficulty. Half hugged and sent back to Geng Yan's room.

After putting the man on the bed, the adjutant realized that he had been busy in the yard for so long, and none of the servants saw him.He didn't have time to study what was going on, so he could only go out to find a doctor by himself. Geng Yan had a special status, so he couldn't send him to the hospital, and when the doctor came back, he was almost half-breathed.

As soon as the doctor saw Geng Yan's situation, he immediately asked the adjutant to go back to find his assistant. If the person came, the surgical equipment had to be moved.So the adjutant told the ghost again, when the operation finally started inside, he sat slumped outside the door, only two words remained in his mind - fuck.

Really JB fucked.

The adjutant spread his legs and sat against the wall in a daze, watching the fiery red sunset slowly setting in the sky, his heart seemed to be like the sun, sinking little by little.

Geng Yan became like this... What about their master?

——Li Shen is killing people, he has been killing people these two days.

The Arms Alliance, Xijiangliu, Blue Flag... the three major regiments ranked in the top fifteen in Chang'an City were killed by him in one day, and their blood flowed into rivers.Li Mubai got the list in his hand, Li Shen followed the list and killed all the way, killing Chang'an City from inside to outside without a sound, everyone lowered their heads and was as quiet as a chicken, for fear of being targeted by the killing god.

The situation in Chang'an is one of internal and external troubles. After repelling the besieged imperial army on the outskirts of the city, now is a good time to solve internal troubles.Li Mubai originally planned to do this with Huang Sha, but since Li Shen actively contributed, there was no reason for him to stop it.The list in his hand is a dark line planted by the Guangming Empire in Chang'an City, and it has a strange origin. It was obtained from the prisoner's mouth when investigating the false information.

Although the other party is trying to act, the spies of the Guangming Empire who have been arrested so far are either insignificant pawns who don't know anything, or have been brainwashed and can't ask anything.Suddenly, someone who knows a lot and is willing to confess...everyone knows there is a problem.

But this list is indeed correct, there is no problem.

Not only Li Mubai and Huang Sha repeatedly confirmed, but also Li Shen himself. The method is very simple. Before killing someone, he said, "The Holy Emperor of Light is a bastard". If there is an abnormal reaction in his malicious radar, there is a problem.According to this list, in just two days, he killed no less than 1 people, and he was a little tired.

Chang'an City was also turned into a dead city by him.

After clearing the last name on the list, Li Shen returned to Li's Mansion on Gubai Road wearing the Geng Army uniform that could no longer be seen from its original color.He washed his hands in the sink at the door, rubbed the scabbed blood on his face with clean water, and then walked into the atrium shaking the water drops on his hands, but he couldn't see the torture rack that should have been tied on it. people.He stood in the veranda and listened quietly to the sound from the backyard, showed a clear expression, and walked over.

Standing at the door of Geng Yan's room, the adjutant thanked the doctor and assistant who had finished the operation and treatment, and helped the other party move the surgical equipment out of the room.As soon as he carried a large box and put it down on the small trailer outside the door, he heard familiar footsteps behind him, and he turned around in surprise and joy.

"Master! You are back!"

Li Shen smiled at him, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I should say that you are back. You did a good job in Donghuang this time. You have worked hard."

"Hey, it's not hard." The adjutant scratched his head in embarrassment, then the smile froze on his face, and he said timidly, "Well, sir, I will make Geng Yan..."

"Well, he's not dead, is he?" Li Shen interrupted him and said nonchalantly, "There's been a lot of things these two days, I almost forgot about him."

The adjutant opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.He hadn't had time to find someone to understand the situation, and he didn't dare to ask Li Shen. After hesitating for a moment, he could only nod his head and said: "The doctor said that his life is not in danger, but the injury is too serious, and he may need to rest for a while."

Li Shen snorted, glanced at the doctor and his assistant standing by the door with their heads bowed, and said to the adjutant, "That's good, I look a little scary, so I won't go over there to say hello, remember to give people more Pay a thank you fee." After finishing speaking, he turned and went into his bedroom next door, and went to wash up.

The adjutant wrapped two big red envelopes according to his words, and the doctor and assistant who were a little frightened by Li Shen accepted them, and sent them out of the gate.When he returned to the backyard, he felt his stomach growling. He searched the kitchen, but there was no one to eat, and now he couldn't even use the communicator, so he had to go out to buy by himself.

When the adjutant packed up the dinner, inquired about what had happened recently, and returned home with a gloomy face, Li Shen had already taken a shower and changed into a bathrobe, and entered Geng Yan's room.

He stood beside the bed, quietly looking at Geng Yan who was hanging on the bed.

Although it was a premonition, but because of Geng Yan, he completely turned into a bastard, an out-and-out scum.Blame yourself?guilt?He didn't feel it, on the contrary, looking at such a weak Geng Yan, the sadistic desire in his heart was still about to stir.

There is no cure.

The adjutant took the packing box and searched around the courtyard, and finally knocked on the door of Geng Yan's room with some hesitation. His knock on the door awakened Li Shen from his contemplation. Leave by the bed, go to the door and open it.

"Master..." The adjutant peeked into the room secretly, a little afraid of what Li Shen would do to Geng Yan again, so he lifted up the packing box with his hands concealed, "I bought dinner and came back."

"Let's go to the study to eat." Li Shen nodded, exited the room, and closed the door behind his back, "I happen to have something to talk to you about."

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Because of Li Shen's crazy killing, there were not many shops outside that dared to open the door, and the adjutant had to travel a lot before he found one that opened.He put the three dishes and one soup in the bag on the table, went to the kitchen and came back with empty bowls and chopsticks, and sat at the desk with Li Shen to eat.

"Well, did you encounter any troubles when you went to Donghuang this time?" Li Shen picked up shredded pork with his chopsticks, and was not in a hurry to say what he wanted to talk about, but asked the adjutant about the situation of going to Donghuang.

The adjutant scooped up a bowl of soup for him to dry, shook his head and said: "No, it went well, and those big countries in the Eastern Wilderness are not all idiots, knowing that Chang'an is over and then it will be their turn, oh yes, I heard that you haven't married yet , the monarch of Qin State wants to marry the princess to you, and Yan State also..."

Li Shen glared at him, interrupted: "You didn't make any promises to me, did you?"

"How can it be." The adjutant said with disdain on his face, "They are worthy? Our master is someone who even the blood queen can't look down on."

The corners of Li Shen's eyes twitched silently, as if he was eating, he didn't get the back of his head stuck.

After finishing the meal, Li Shen wiped his mouth, and said to the adjutant who was packing up the lunch box, "I'll pack up later, I have something to tell you... Well, the commercial plan you mentioned last time to attack the mainland of the empire requires How much?"

The adjutant froze for a moment, then showed a thoughtful look, and after a while, he said: "At least 1 trillion, Penglai coins, can be activated, and it may need to be added later."

One trillion Penglai coins equals ten trillion Tang coins. To Li Shen, this is also a terrifying number beyond imagination.The adjutant has done a lot of business over the years, which has earned him a considerable fortune, but the sum is only tens of billions of Tang coins.One hundred thousand billion, Li Shen silently looked at the table in front of him. He believed that the adjutant was not joking with him, and this number was probably the minimum estimated by the other party. After all, he wanted to attack the entire Guangming Empire. How difficult is it.

"Tomorrow, I will go to Penglai City."

Finally, Li Shen raised his head and said so.

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In the middle of the night, Li Shen sat on the wall inside the bed with the knife in his arms, and silently opened his eyes.He listened to the subtle sounds coming from the next door, first there was a sudden rhythmic breathing, then there was the slight sound of the bedding being turned, and after a while, there was the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

After a long time, the door next door was opened, one, two... Unsteady footsteps came to the corridor, stopped by the railing, and fell... Li Shen listened to Geng Yan trying to stand again and again. Get up, listen quietly, even if you crawl, the other party will find a way to get out of his mansion.

He leaned against the cold wall motionless, and quietly closed his eyes again.

——Let's go, stay far away from my side, even if you want to take revenge, you must act cautiously, don't leave me any chance, any chance to get close to you and hurt you...

The night wind suddenly rushed in, and behind the door that was pushed open, Geng Yan stood under the moonlight like silver frost, his whole body shrouded in an unreal thin light, fixedly looking at Li Shen who was sitting on the bed with the knife in his arms.

"Li Shen."

Geng Yan said.

"If you can still understand people's words, just listen quietly. The false information is that someone framed me. I have no intention of intervening in the war between the Empire and Chang'an. The meeting with Yi Pu and Huiwu is to arrange They continue to lurk and beware of the enemy who framed me. Don't continue to be used by others. From the day I decided to stay, I have given up my ambition to dominate Fang Lu. If you want to live in seclusion, I will concentrate on accompanying you. But it is impossible for me not to leave even a little bit of strength to protect myself."

"do you understand?"

Li Shen opened his tired eyes, looked at Geng Yan who was panting because of the big conversation, tilted his head, and smiled.

"Well, I understand." He smiled, "You want to tell me that I shouldn't get angry at you, I'm wrong." He looked at Geng Yan's ugly expression, and shook his head wearily, "Fake It doesn’t matter whether you have information or you meet people privately, it doesn’t really matter... I just want to find a reason to get angry at you, abuse you, trample on your dignity, and make you miserable. The more pitiful you are, the more miserable you are , I feel happier."

Geng Yan's eyes froze on Li Shen's face, shock and absurdity written in his eyes.

"I'm a pervert, a hopeless scum, a lunatic..." Li Shen said calmly, "Especially for you."

Under Geng Yan's shocked gaze, Li Shen closed his eyes wearily, hugged the long knife in his arms tightly, and said in an urging tone: "Let's go while I'm still awake, as soon as I close my eyes Your eyes and mind are full of your face being fucked and crying, thanks to you, you can't even sleep... I don't think you need to think about revenge on me, because I have been driven crazy by you."

Li Shen frowned suddenly, because the voice from the door was not far away, but approaching the house.

"Don't expect anything from me." He finally smiled wryly, "I know you love me, really, it's because I know you love me that I rely on this feeling to do whatever you want with you...don't pamper me anymore , don’t seduce me anymore, even if you can become my only one, it will definitely not be the way you want.”

The sound of footsteps didn't stop, Li Shen subconsciously retracted his bent right leg, and then realized the ridiculousness of this move, showing a self-deprecating smile.

A cold palm touched his outstretched left leg, and amidst the rustling sound of rubbing, the body that was so familiar that he could recognize it even with his eyes closed leaned over and hugged his head into his arms.

The nose was filled with a familiar smell, and a kiss fell on Li Shen's forehead, like a brand.

"You're crazy." Li Shen murmured with his eyes closed.

"I've been crazy for a long time." Geng Yan touched his face and muttered in the same way.

They opened their eyes, looked at each other, then closed them and exchanged a wild kiss.

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The army led by the blood queen is mainly composed of a small number of blood races and a large number of northern orcs.The low fecundity of blood clans is flawed, especially for blood clans with pure bloodlines. Every birth is worth celebrating.Although it is possible to increase relatives by means of transformation, it is equivalent to dividing one's life to others, and the strength and potential of the other party are completely limited by the amount of life given, which is not a good way to be admired .Therefore, since ancient times, the army of the blood clan has always been composed of enslaved orcs. These orc warriors are cheap and brave, and because they are bound by the blood oath, they will also be extremely loyal. Coupled with the wisdom of the blood generals, it becomes rare. The enemy's strong army.

Coincidentally, however, the main army sent by the Guangming Empire to the northern front was the Imperial Northern Expeditionary Army who had made large-scale expeditions to the Northern Lands several times over the millennium and regarded the extermination of the orcs as their mission.This army, which is very familiar with the beast race and has no fear, collides with the beast race army brought by the blood queen, and it is really a match, and it is hard to distinguish.

However, the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Empire finally took advantage in numbers, and the front in the north of Chang'an was still slowly moving eastward. When Li Shen set off for Penglai City again, this front line had advanced to less than three hundred miles away from Penglai City. west.

There is a tense atmosphere in Penglai City, which is built on the cliff. This is where the headquarters of Penglai Bank spread all over the land, and it is also the location of the general warehouse.Countless priceless treasures are hidden in the cliffs of this city. If the imperial army advances further, Penglai Bank must start transferring these properties, and that is an extremely dangerous and huge project .

With the efforts of Bu Shi, the emergency communication line between Chang'an City and Penglai City has been set up, so Zhu Zifeng, the head of the Penglai Chamber of Commerce, received the contact from Li Shen early in the morning, so he personally took people to the airship landing site meet.Zhu Zifeng had heard about the previous victory and Li Shen's killing in Chang'an in the past two days, so his attitude can be said to be extremely respectful. I have never been treated with such respect.

Li Shen sat in the back seat of Zhu Zifeng's special car, and when the car started to drive on the road, in the luxuriously decorated fully enclosed compartment, he directly explained to Zhu Zifeng why he came.

His words were not long, but without saying a word, Zhu Zifeng's eyes widened, and in the end they were as wide as copper bells, with a panicked look on his face.

"No." Zhu Zifeng shook his head and waved his hands, "This is absolutely impossible, Lord Shen, you are too..."

"It doesn't matter, there are peacetime rules in peacetime, and there are wartime rules in wartime. You don't need to worry about the reputation of Penglai Bank. The guild will issue a statement at that time, and you can just put the responsibility on me. .”

Zhu Zifeng still smiled wryly and shook his head: "Master Shen, this precedent really cannot be set. If you do this, who will dare to deposit money with me in Penglai Bank in the future? The reputation of Penglai Bank for thousands of years will be destroyed in one fell swoop."

"Well, I have already greeted the blood queen when I came, if you don't nod, Zhu Dang, she will withdraw the army."

Li Shen's voice was flat, but Zhu Zifeng's face suddenly changed. He took a deep breath, and said to Li Shen in as calm a voice as possible: "Are you threatening me?"

"No, I'm just giving you a chance to choose." Li Shendao, "Whether you are trampled into ruins by the imperial army, or cooperate with me according to the situation. If you choose the latter, I can guarantee the safety of this Penglai city."

Zhu Zifeng fell into silence.

Li Shen looked at his watch, raised his head and said, "I still have plans to make, so I won't stay for dinner, please ask the driver to turn around and go back to the airport...I want to hear your reply before getting off the bus."

At the airship landing and landing area in Penglai City, Zhu Zifeng sent Li Shen to the airship, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Master Shen, have you considered that after doing this, when the war is over, how will you deal with yourself?"

Li Shen smiled, turned around and said, "That will have to wait until the end."

On July [-], [-] in the Tang Dynasty, the Mercenary Guild issued a nationwide announcement, announcing that the Dominion Chamber of Commerce and individuals who surrendered to the Guangming Empire would be charged with treason, and all property under their names would be confiscated and used for public use. The notorious 'confiscation order' in later generations.

As soon as this announcement was issued, everyone still felt a little ridiculous. Those dominions that surrendered fell into the hands of the empire, and there was no property to confiscate.But then they reacted and remembered the ubiquitous Penglai Bank.As the headquarters of Penglai Bank, Zhongtu almost everyone has a passbook. It is not safe to store the accumulated property at home, and it is not convenient to carry it. It is a matter of course to put it in Penglai Bank.

There were countless voices of protest, and some complained bitterly that Penglai Bank disregarded the reputation of the millennium, colluding with the guild.And these voices stopped abruptly after seeing the second announcement issued by the guild later.

"Anyone who appeals on behalf of a traitor will be punished as treason——Chang'an Li Shen."

Different from the first announcement, Li Shen's signature was attached at the end of this announcement. The simple four words seemed to have a strange magic power, making everyone shut up obediently, including those unruly media .

At least at this time, no one would suspect that there was something that the killing god couldn't do.

At this very moment, Li Shen was handing over an advance bank check with a denomination of one trillion Penglai coins signed and stamped by Zhu Zifeng himself, and a special instruction manual to the adjutant.

"Do what you want."

He said so to the adjutant.