Chapter 73:
Everyone paled, staring at the heads of the people on the ground, whispering and discussing.
Gan Qi finally reacted, his face was pale, and with an order, the dozen guards behind him rushed out and drew their swords.
"Heavenly King! Li Mu was so daring, he killed the envoy of Xijing, blamed my Qiuchi, and dragged my Qiuchi into the water! If the Heavenly King won't take him down, when will he wait?"
"How dare you! My father didn't even give an order, but you are arrogant?"
On the opposite side, Hou Li immediately drew his sword out of its sheath and gave a drink, and the guards behind him also rushed forward.
The two sides were glaring at each other, and the atmosphere was tense to the extreme, almost to the point of breaking out.
Hou Ding's two lines of sight finally moved away from the head of the person on the ground, staring at Li Mu, his face ashen, gritted his teeth: "Li Mu, what do you mean?"
Li Mu went up, grabbed the braid of the human head on the ground, put it on his case, and stood up straight.
"After Gu Huiwu left your Qiuchi, he robbed and killed a group of innocent Han people on the road. I caught up with him and killed him and all his subordinates. I didn't mean to send his head here, but I just wanted to show the old hero that I am Li Li. Mu's position."
The smile on his face disappeared, his expression grim, and he turned to Hou Ding.
"Xianbei, Xijin, occupies the land of the Han family, and committed numerous crimes. Gu Huilong wants to seize Xijing, and I want Xijing. I and Xijin are incompatible."
"But the king of heaven is different. Between you and me, there is no life-and-death enmity between you and me. It is normal for the king of heaven to be concerned about the interests of the land in the future. I, Li Mu, can speak at this moment, anyone who belongs to the place of your enmity, the Hou family, I Li Mu doesn't take a penny, not a penny!"
"I will have a battle with Xijin. I don't want you to dispatch half of your soldiers to help me. As long as the time comes, Qiuchi will be neutral. In the future, I will break Qincheng and take Xijing. Your Qiuchi was occupied by Xianbei in the early years. The ancestral land, I will also return it to you as a reward to the King of Heaven."
"If you are determined to serve Xianbei, I have nothing to say, the war is."
His two eyes slowly swept across the group of nobles and warriors in front of him.
"Today this place is Longtan Tiger's Den. Since I, Li Mu, dare to come, I will not be afraid of your traps."
When he said this sentence, his tone was flat, but the aura of a general who took the head among thousands of troops was instantly exuded, making people not dare to despise him.
In the hall, silence fell again for a moment, and no one spoke anymore.
"Heavenly King! Don't be fooled by these Han people! Xijin has a strong army, but he has only 2,000 men. Why is he fighting? If you anger Xijin and send troops to attack me, Qiuchi will surely suffer the disaster of destroying the country!"
Gan Qi suddenly rushed out, knelt down towards Hou Ding, and shouted.
"Father! Inspector Li is the best hero in the world, and he will do great things in the future! The Xianbei people just want to kill people with a knife! When they finish using us, they also take Xijing, and they should attack us!"
Hou Li also went up and shouted.
Everyone's eyes turned to Hou Ding in the seat.
Hou Ding's eyes flickered, and he remained motionless on the seat, unable to speak for a long time.
The hall was silent again.
At this moment, outside the hall, a man in Tsing Yi dressed as a scribe suddenly strode in. As he walked, he said in a loud voice: "Hou Tianwang, I am Jiang Tao, the chief secretary of Li Shishi. Li Shishi came to celebrate his birthday this time, except for There are only two congratulations, and another one is prepared, please allow me to offer my respects."
The tense atmosphere that had been solidified at first was interrupted by the man in Tsing Yi who suddenly entered, and suddenly relaxed.
Everyone turned their heads and looked over.
Hou Ding also raised his eyes and said reluctantly, "What else is there?"
Jiang Tao greeted him with the gift and smiled, "This third gift was personally prepared by Inspector Li for King Hou Tianwang. Please Tianwang Hou will reject the Xianzaren and others, and Tianwang Yi will accept it alone."
There was another low-pitched discussion in the hall.
Everyone looked curious and looked behind Jiang Tao. But nothing was seen.
At first, Li Mu also looked at Jiang Tao in confusion.
Suddenly, he seemed to have an epiphany, and his eyes were fixed.
Hou Ding frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and ordered everyone to retreat. Everyone got up one after another, and although Gan Qi was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to go away.
Hou Li quickly glanced at Jiang Tao and saw that he nodded slightly to him, knowing that the matter should be completed, he was very surprised, and hurriedly retreated.
In the hall, in the end, only Hou Ding and the guards behind him were left.
He looked at Li Mu: "I don't know what else Li has prepared? There are no outsiders here."
Li Mu said nothing, his eyes slowly turned to Jiang Tao.
Jiang Tao's face was full of guilt, and some did not dare to look at him, but he told Hou Ding to wait a moment, and then quickly backed out.
Hou Ding waited for a while, but did not see anything being sent in, frowned, and was about to ask again, when suddenly, from the side of the hall, there was a sound of Hu Pipa swiping the strings.
The sound was like a stream of running water, rolling across the icy ice, and suddenly floating from this hot summer night, it was refreshing to hear it.
After the sound of the string, the lingering sound is wispy.
Hou Ding was stunned.
The sound of the pipa, which seemed to be similar to the past, continued.
After the tune is started, the pipa begins to tune. Being held obliquely into his arms, the six strings, under the manipulation of two slender hands, slowly unfolded the tune.
First play, pick, divide, hook, the tune is cheerful and smooth, like a bright spring, the two are in love, listening to people's fascination, and following them, with the sound of the pipa, recalling the joy of the old days.
Then the tune changed, fingertips rubbed and chanted, the strings were like weeping and complaining, whimpering and resentment. The inexhaustible old love, the inexhaustible parting of life and death. The sound was like weeping, and the wailing was incessant.
Li Mu originally frowned.
Gradually, as if infected by the sound of the pipa, his brows flattened again.
He looked at Hou Ding.
Seeing that his eyes were fixed, with the voice of resentment in his ears, he seemed to remember something, and there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.
Li Mu slowly closed his eyes.
Suddenly, the tune of the pipa in my ears changed again.
Double play, double pick, wipe, and buckle with the right hand, and beat, twist, push, and pull with the left hand. But the sound of hearing the string was like a gust of wind, like a shower, like an arrow from the string, filling every corner of this empty and huge hall in all directions.
Suddenly, with the last wave of fierce fingertip swiping, everything came to an abrupt end in the sound of the pipa strings colliding with gold and stones that were about to burst!
Li Mu suddenly opened his eyes.
Hou Ding, who was opposite him, had red eyes and a stiff expression. After a long while, he turned his head slowly. Suddenly, as if he had come to his senses, he got up from his seat, drew his knife, faced the table in front of him, and slashed down. He gritted his teeth and said, "How can you forget the hatred of taking your wife! Gu Huilong and I are at odds with each other!"
"Inspector Li, don't worry, I will definitely help you, slash that Xianbei slave with a thousand swords, and avenge my beloved wife!"