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  "Alright, I'll believe you this time! Now first tell me about the situation with those Liao soldiers. After I've killed them to avenge my dead tribesmen, as long as you pay the full ransom, I'll let you go immediately! If I find out you're trying any tricks, I won't even bother cooking you, I'll just eat you raw!"

  An hour later, Wuta Biegu had thought of a place and way to set an ambush, and Yelü Lüjune was taken out by these Jurchen women. Chen Yuan watched as her figure disappeared from his line of sight, suddenly feeling a little lost and disheartened, and couldn't help but blame himself in his heart.

  Why not just tell these people that Yelü Lüji is a princess and use her life to exchange for your own, wouldn't that be more convenient?

  Now that she's gone, it seems certain that she won't sacrifice tens of thousands of Liao soldiers to save herself according to that plan. By the time these Jurchen people discover they've been deceived, I reckon they'll really be able to eat her alive.

  Later when she married Li Yuanhao, she thought to herself that it was just a fleeting regret. What's the point of playing hero and rescuing beauty? Now that the beauty is gone, what can I do?

  Chen Yuan took two deep breaths, and in his heart, he said firmly: "Calm down! Calm down! As long as they don't shut their own mouths, this mouth can persuade them to release Ye Lü Meng, and it can also persuade them to release themselves again.

  He sorted out his thoughts and recalled everything that had happened since he entered the cave, trying to remember every detail of what had just occurred.

  Suddenly he felt a bit strange, since that Liao person knew his identity and could recognize him as Chen Shimei, why didn't he recognize the princess?

  Is it that my own performance was too outstanding? In this short month in Yanjing, has he already surpassed the princess's edge? This is impossible! He is just a businessman? Only familiar with himself, and has never seen anything about the princess? It doesn't make sense either.

  As he thought of this, Chen Yuan's eyes looked at the Liao person, but found that he was dodging his gaze, and in his heart, he was even more certain that there must be something wrong with this person!

  As long as there is a glimmer of hope, Chen Yuan still wants to grasp the opportunity to save his life in his own hands, and he is not at ease with relying on the princess to go back and bring reinforcements.

  After thinking for a long time, Chen Yuan suddenly remembered the situation where he and Linghua were trapped in the cellar.

  I don't know how the lotus flower is doing now, is business going well? The diplomatic war between Song and Western Xia has reached what level? If I can get out, how much time will be left for myself?

  At this time, Yanjing is undergoing a dramatic change in its situation.

  Song Qi originally had an absolute advantage, but Pang Xi's assassination attempt helped Song Qi a lot. Zhang Yuan and Wu Huan were already being closely watched by Liao Xingzong, and every day they went to see someone, they had to go through Liao Xingzong's approval, which invisibly increased many obstacles for the Tanguts.

  Song Qi's progress has been quite smooth during this period, and those Liao people are also very dissatisfied with the assassination. Many officials who were originally wavering have changed their attitude after Song Qi's repeated visits.

  After Song Qi visited Yelü Hanba, a senior minister of the Liao State, he felt quite pleased. Although Yelü Hanba did not make any explicit statement, his ambiguous attitude was a progress in itself. It is worth noting that Yelü Hanba was the main proponent of using force against the Song Dynasty first, and he had a great influence on the army.

  Now even his attitude is starting to change, which makes Song Qi feel that his mission may be perfectly completed soon. Everything seems like a dream, previously it was difficult and dangerous, but after a nightmare-like assassination attempt, all things have slowly improved, really some unexpected.

  Sitting in the sedan chair, Song Qi thought about Yelü Xian's attitude today and planned what to do tomorrow. Should he directly petition Emperor Xingzong of Liao to make a clear statement on the relationship between the two countries? If both parties join hands on the issue of the Tanguts, how should they discuss the specific details?

  Just as Song Qi was deep in thought, a loud noise came from around him, interrupting his train of thought and making it impossible for him to calm down.

  Song Qi lifted the curtain of the sedan chair: "What happened?"

  The guard hastily replied: "Reporting to your lordship, there is nothing out of the ordinary, it's just that a merchant is purchasing goods here, so it's a bit noisy."

  Song Qi's eyebrows furrowed, and he looked up to see a big sign: "South-North Wharf."

  He knew that this was the shop opened by Chen Shimei, and although Chen Shimei was not there, business was booming. Song Qi naturally couldn't guess the reason behind it, nor did he have any interest in guessing why Chen Yuan could make money.

  This is a new thing that meets the needs of many people, Chen Yuan's publicity has also done well, and the two partners are also very powerful. Xiao Suri has been operating in Yanjing for many years, and Wang Lun has great influence in the business teams coming and going from south to north.

  This ensured that even if Chen Yuan was not around, business would still be booming after it opened.

  Pang Xi is busy running back and forth to transport goods, without pretending like Chen Yuan said, but truly coming to buy and sell goods, which keeps Pang Xi so busy that his feet don't touch the ground. This scene may be something even Chen Yuan himself didn't expect.

  There were a lot of goods this time, but the road was not very spacious. Song Qi's carriage was moving slowly in front, while Pang Xi and Li Tieqiang were escorting the goods behind, feeling somewhat anxious.

  Pang Xi shouted loudly: "Lord Song, can you make some room for me?"

  Song Qi turned his head and glanced at Pang Xi, without making a sound, and continued on his way. In his heart, he was very disgusted with people like Pang Xi, as long as they were associated with the character "Pang" of Grand Master Pang, they were not good people in Song Qi's eyes.

  Li Tieqiang smiled and said: "Manager, this is not the Taishi Mansion, he doesn't care."

  Pang Xi didn't get angry either: "I'd say, if he doesn't give way in Bianjing, I'll ride my horse over and directly overturn his sedan chair!"

  Li Tieqiang nodded: "I believe this, Master Pang's reputation has been heard by me long ago. Our boss said that in the south and north docks, there is Master Pang in the south, and Xiao Suli and Yelü Nieru in the north. It's hard not to make money."

  Pang Xi looked at Li Tieqiang with a playful expression: "Tieqiang, actually I find something strange. Our boss is also a great talent, why would he be willing to do business?"

  Li Tieqiang's face broke into a smile: "Isn't Chen Zhanggui the same?"

  Pang Xi didn't ask again. He knew that Chen Yuan's business was his interest, but Wang Lun's interest seemed not as simple as Chen Yuan's.

  At this moment, a fast horse suddenly appeared at the street corner and rushed towards here quickly. The target was obvious, it was Song Qi's sedan chair.

  Pang Xi looked up in surprise: "Oh! Someone actually dares to come here and cause trouble. Let's take a look at who it is!"

  A knight in a hurry, without even covering his face, wearing the attire of a Tangut person, with no weapon in hand, stood extremely majestic. Before he even arrived, he loudly shouted: "Song Qi, I'm here to kill you!"

  Pang Xi suddenly felt that this man was very masculine! Although it was just one person and one horse, the aura of dominance was evident! Among the people he had met, only Di Qing, Wen Tong's subordinate, had such an air, and even Xian Zhao was slightly inferior.

  The guards of the Song Dynasty rushed up and surrounded them, drawing their weapons to slash at both the man and the horse.

  That man's entire body bounced up in the air, without putting Song Chao's several guards in his eyes at all. He jumped down from the horseback and fell into the encirclement of those guards.

  The guards were also well-trained and coordinated in their attack.

  But that man had empty hands, yet he knocked down a circle of guards, every now and then, one would fall to the ground and couldn't get up.

  That man stood on the ground, a sneer rising from the corner of his mouth, then stepped towards Song Qi's sedan: "Lord Song, if I wanted to kill you, could I avoid it?"

  Pang Xi already knew that this person would absolutely not kill Song Qi, because he had not made a move to do so up until now. However, Chen Yuan was right, Song Qi was the envoy of Great Song, even if they were not on the same path, they could not let the Tangut people humiliate him!

  Get ready to take action at any moment.

  Unexpectedly, he didn't move, and Li Tieqiang on his side shouted loudly, picked up a long gun left by the Song Dynasty guards on the ground, and rushed forward.

  Li Tieqiang's spear was fast and fierce, but Pang Xi knew that Li Tieqiang was no match for this person.

  As expected, the two clashed, and the long spear was broken by that Tangut. The man showed mercy to the Song Dynasty guards, but was ruthless towards Li Tie Gun, snatching half of the spearhead and stabbing it into Li Tie Gun's chest!

  Just as Li Tieqiang was about to be stabbed to death, Pang Xi flew over and pounced on him.

  That man and Pang Xi exchanged more than a dozen fierce blows, with the final spear thrust striking Pang Xi's chest, sending him stumbling back seven or eight steps.

  Watching Pang Xi take a hard hit and not getting hurt, but still being able to move forward, the man was first stunned, then suddenly laughed: "Iron cloth shirt! It turns out it's Grand Master Pang of the Taishi Mansion."

  Pang Xi stripped off his clothes, revealing a sturdy physique, and the small white mark on his chest was particularly eye-catching: "Who are you?"

  That man put his hands behind his back and proudly raised his head: "Dang Xiang, Li Yuanhao."

  The surrounding Liao soldiers also rushed over, Li Yuanhao looked very leisurely at the Liao soldiers who surrounded him, and said to Pang Xi: "General Pang's iron armor is impenetrable to swords and guns, today I won't take your lesson, as for today's matter,"

  He slowly walked back and mounted the war horse that had come with him: "Please report to the Emperor of Liao, saying that Li Yuanhao of Tangut has come uninvited and is now waiting quietly in the delegation for an audience with the Emperor of Liao."

  After finishing speaking, he slowly walked away, and a team of Liao soldiers did not stop him at all.

  Pang Xi's eyebrows furrowed, Li Yuanhao is now in Yanjing, what does this mean he doesn't know, but he chose to make a surprise attack on Song Qi, which really made Pang Xi unable to guess Li Yuanhao's intention, and he couldn't help but feel anxious, looking forward to Chen Yuan returning quickly.

  Because Pang Xi understood that he was no match for Li Yuanhao, neither in terms of military strength nor possibly intelligence.

  "What's going on here?" Chen Yu had nothing to do, and was playing a guessing game with Wuta Biegu. This is a trick that many people in the 21st century know how to play, where two wooden sticks are placed in one's hand, and a thread is looped around them, letting the opponent guess which stick it is wrapped around.

  Just loosen the rope on the stick at the last moment and swap it slightly, so that the other party will never guess.

  Those Jurchen women were very curious, and they all gathered around, unable to understand why the rope was clearly wrapped around Chen Yuan's thin root, but when it was removed, it was actually wrapped around the thick one.

  Chen Yuan beckoned with his hand, and Wu Ta's horse leaned in close. Chen Yuan whispered, "There are many people now, I'll teach you later."

  Wutaibei Gu laughed and nodded as he sat down beside Chen Yuan: "Is it really very rich?"

  Chen Yuan knew at this time that he had already completed the first step.

  What is he now? In the role set by Chen Yuan, he is now a hostage, and so many female robbers are hijackers. To live safely, on the one hand, we have to wait for the police to come and rescue us, but after the police arrive, the emotions of the hijackers tend to lose control easily.

  Especially these Liao soldiers are far from being as professional as 21st-century police.

  Even if Yelü Lüjie comes again, she will absolutely not follow the route specified by Wutai Buge, and she will die just the same.

  This time I've been cheated again by that leopard, whether it's big or small, it's all a loss. Those Liao soldiers are coming or not, it's all troublesome for me.

  So, self-rescue is a must, he has to try his best to shake off a leopard.

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