Chapter 194: Virtual and Submissive
Zhao Ji led Li Yuanfang, Ruyan and Qiu Jing into the governor's mansion.

All the guards in the governor's mansion were replaced by Zhao Ji's men. They were on high alert, and the atmosphere was solemn, which was completely different from the bleak scene outside.

Inevitably, some servants from Qiu Jing's era were left behind, as the logistics staff could not be completely replaced at once.

When these people saw Qiu Jing, they still had a lot of respect for him, and some even cried bitterly.

Obviously, Qiu Jing is very popular in Pingzhou City. This scene made Li Yuanfang look sideways, while Zhao Ji just shook his head secretly.

Entering the main hall, Zhao asked everyone to sit down and ordered the servants to serve tea. He was not in high spirits for a moment.

Among the four people in the hall, Qiu Jing and Ruyan are now on the side of Snake Spirit. Li Yuanfang is obviously fooled by Qiu Jing and can't say anything.

Li Yuanfang was quite interested and described to Zhao Ji in detail his battle of wits and courage with the snake spirit in the past few days, as if he wanted to clear Qiu Jing's grievances.

Zhao Ji just kept nodding his head, seemingly very sincere, and said yes, yes, yes, yes.

Qiu Jing and Ruyan were not familiar with Zhao Ji, so they did not notice anything unusual about him, but Li Yuanfang knew Zhao Ji well enough to know that he did not take it seriously in his heart.

In order to break the awkward atmosphere, Li Yuanfang asked, "Chengyuan, I just asked the soldiers in the city on the way and heard that Wang Xiaojie was colluding with the Khitan. Is this true?"

When Qiu Jing heard Li Yuanfang's words, she instantly perked up and wanted to see how Zhao Ji would react.

Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said slowly: "It is true. Many soldiers saw it with their own eyes. Wang Xiaojie failed to surrender the city and defected to the Khitan."

Qiu Jing stood up solemnly and bowed deeply to Zhao Ji: "If it weren't for Governor Zhao's timely arrival, Pingzhou would be in danger. I have been the governor of Pingzhou for many years. Although I am now guilty, I still want to thank the governor on behalf of the people of Pingzhou."

Zhao Ji quickly waved his hands and responded: "These are all my responsibilities, so there is no need to thank me. Governor Qiu, you have been wrongly accused this time, but fortunately Yuan Fang saved you."

"The scouts reported that the vanguard of Lord Di's army is less than a hundred miles away from Pingzhou City, and will arrive in two days at most. Once Lord Di arrives, he will definitely be able to clear your name. By then, it is not impossible for you to be reinstated, or even promoted."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Jing immediately became humble.

Zhao Ji glanced at Ruyan and Qiu Jing and said, "Everyone is tired today. I have asked the servants to clean up the east wing. How about you all move to another place and take a rest?"

Qiu Jing was used to being the guest instead of the host, so he didn't react and went down to rest.

Ruyan noticed that Li Yuanfang did not move, so she chose to stay where she was and wait quietly.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji couldn't hide the smile on his face, and his eyes moved back and forth between Li Yuanfang and Ruyan.

Li Yuanfang glared at Zhao Ji, then pulled Ruyan away.

After a while, no one knew what the two of them said. Li Yuanfang returned and glared at Zhao Ji again: "Laugh! What are you laughing at!"

Zhao Ji then stopped smiling and said seriously, "I thought of something funny."

Li Yuanfang closed the door and whispered, "Don't let your imagination run wild. Her identity is extraordinary."

"Oh? Isn't she your niece?" Zhao Ji asked pretending to be ignorant.

Li Yuanfang shook his head mysteriously: "My Lord, you don't have any niece. To tell you the truth, she is a spy sent by the bad guys to plot against your side."

"What?" Zhao Ji pretended to be shocked and widened his eyes.

Li Yuanfang felt satisfied when he saw Zhao Ji's surprised expression, so he told him the story of the fake Di Chun in detail.

Finally, he solemnly reminded: "You must be careful. Some confidential information must not be leaked in front of them." Zhao Ji nodded slowly and said with emotion: "Your Excellency is worthy of being an adult. You can actually think of such a solution!"

"You knew that Ruyan was a spy sent by the enemy, so why did you take the knife for her?" Zhao Ji reacted quickly and questioned.

Li Yuanfang replied as if it was a matter of course, "But she is now the master's niece, and the show must go on. Besides, she is a girl after all, I can't just watch her die in front of me, can I?"

Zhao Ji smiled lightly and advised: "Your own life is the most important. She is just acting. Why do you need to block for her?"

Li Yuanfang shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "The situation was extremely critical at the time. There was no time to think carefully. I just blocked it. It was nothing more than a hidden weapon. I have already calculated that the hidden weapon will not be fatal."

Zhao Ji shook his head and said worriedly, "Aren't you afraid that the enemy will poison you? Yuan Fang, don't act too desperately. No matter how important the mission is, it is not as important as your safety."

"Don't worry, I'm lucky. But that killer is a bit strange." Li Yuanfang abruptly changed the subject.

Zhao Ji also followed up his words and asked, "Oh? How is it strange?"

Li Yuanfang took out a snake-shaped dart from his arms, handed it to Zhao Ji, and explained: "This is the hidden weapon, it is not light. This kind of hidden weapon usually requires a person's wrist to be strong to launch it."

"The dart came extremely fast and powerfully, but the one who threw it was actually a woman."

Zhao Ji slowly stretched out his hand and took the snake-shaped dart. The corner of his eyes twitched involuntarily. He was quite familiar with this thing.

Li Yuanfang hadn't finished speaking yet: "When I was in the capital, I also encountered such a female assassin. She used the same body movement as the one who sent the dart to escape."

"This one is three times more powerful than the last one. Including Ruyan, this is the third female killer. This organization should not be underestimated."

Zhao Ji played with the snake-shaped dart and nodded calmly: "Yes, it can incite the Khitan rebellion and even involve the Turks. Of course, it should not be underestimated."

Xiaomei, Xiaomei, do you really like to hurt your "good sisters"? Ruyan is still too naive. I'm afraid she still doesn't know that Xiaomei has a twin sister.

Compared to the backstabbing in the original time and space, this time she let the man of her sisters' future life bleed a little, which was already a show of mercy.

And this can be regarded as indirectly acting as a matchmaker. Today, the way Ruyan looked at Yuan Fang was almost tearful.

Li Yuanfang didn't know what Zhao Ji was thinking, so he got down to business: "Chengyuan, I noticed that you didn't mean what you said in front of Qiu Jing today? You seem to have some opinions about him?"

Zhao Ji came back to his senses and shook his head: "Qiu Jing has basically no flaws in Pingzhou, but he intentionally or unintentionally threw dirty water on Wang Xiaojie, which makes people have to be suspicious."

Li Yuanfang was a little confused when he heard this and said, "Huh? Didn't you say before that Wang Xiaojie defected to the Khitan?"

Zhao Ji waved his hand and said, "It's just to fool Qiu Jing. Apart from anything else, if Wang Xiaojie is a traitor, he doesn't need to do much. He just needs to keep his troops in place and watch the Khitan army in Dongxishi Valley secretly return to defend. Yuan Fang may not see me today."

"However, the fact is that Sun Wanrong led tens of thousands of troops to confront the traitor Wang Xiaojie in Dongxishi Valley. Only a few thousand people were left in the Khitan royal court. I succeeded in a surprise attack and Li Jinzhong was killed."

"He is too incompetent to be a traitor. No matter how strong the hearts of the Khitans are, they will never joke with their own Khan or the royal court."

"The other details are nothing more than groundless accusations and frame-ups. They should not be taken seriously. Whoever is involved is the real traitor!"

Li Yuanfang couldn't accept it at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he came to his senses: "It seems to be the truth."

　I've had a stomach ailment lately, and I'm exhausted both physically and mentally, so my content and updates have been slow, I'm really sorry...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)