Chapter 62: Zhenyue Sword Li Mu

In Handan City, the people of Zhao were restless because Wu'an Jun Li Mu returned to the court to report on his work.

General Li Mu, who destroyed the wolf tribe's 100,000-strong army in one battle a few years ago, is their pride and their faith.

"You shouldn't have come back at this time." In the mansion, Pang Nuan looked at the heroic and handsome Li Mu, and said helplessly.

The man in front of him holds the Zhenyue Sword and guards the border. The wolf clan dares not move when they hear about him, and his reputation spreads far and wide.

Li Mu laughed, sat down casually, raised his eyebrows and said: "We have to give Qin some illusions. What better way is there than for me to talk to you after entering the court?"

Pang Nuan smiled bitterly. This guy is really direct.

“Isn’t this just one of your purposes?”

Pang Nuan stared at Li Mu. Li Mu asked for wine and said with a bold smile: "Why do you say that?"

"You came to my mansion because you want to know something. After all, in your name, Li Mu, you have many ways to confuse the Qin State."

Pang Nuan's confident tone made Li Mu burst into laughter. He poured himself a glass of wine and drank it, then said, "You are so perceptive. I have more confidence in your ability to promote the coalition."

Pang Nuan, who was pouring the wine, shook his head and laughed. This guy really doesn't know how to talk.

After drinking the wine in the cup, Pang Nuan said: "You came to the court this time to win Zifei, right?"

Li Mu was a little surprised. He really underestimated Pang Nuan. Then he smiled and said, "You don't seem to be surprised by this."

Pang Nuan drank another cup and said with a smile: "Since Lian Po and his three hundred Lianyun Flying Cavalry left Wei State and disappeared, many forces have been tracking them."

"I am also curious about Ying Zifei's purpose. Combining the various intelligence I have gathered, I speculate that the only place Lian Po can go is the border."

He raised his glass to signal Li Mu. After they both drank the wine in their glasses, Pang Nuan continued, "Lian Po was able to be persuaded by Ying Zifei, so there must be a plan that interests him."

"Only the Wolf Clan can be concerned about matters at the border, and you, Li Mu, who are keeping an eye on the Wolf Clan, must have discovered something, right?"

Li Mu nodded, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Not only did I find some very interesting things, but I also found that I seemed to be being watched."

"Those people seemed to be on guard against me doing something."

He stared at Pang Nuan with murderous intent, and said with a half-smile: "I would rather believe that you are involved in those who are staring at me."

"Why? Lian Po's departure has made you guys afraid that I will also be persuaded by that guy Ying Zifei?"

The locked murderous intent made Pang Nuan's face change slightly. This guy Li Mu was becoming more and more powerful.

"Don't get me wrong." Pang Nuan explained seriously, "We just want to get the reason why Ying Zifei persuaded Lian Po from you."

"Really?" Li Mu didn't believe it and sneered: "I would rather understand that your deployment is to guard against my decision and then kill with one strike."

Pang Nuan felt cold sweat on his back. Li Mu put too much pressure on him. Although he was quite strong, his breathing became heavier when facing the pressure from this guy.

"The king knows nothing about this matter. He has never doubted your loyalty." Pang Nuan explained word by word, and said seriously: "We do this only because we are worried that Ying Zifei will use something to make you sit on the sidelines in the next battle of the coalition."

"Even Lian Po could be persuaded by him. We have to be on guard."

Li Mu took a deep look at Pang Nuan, his murderous intent subsided, and he said meaningfully: "You shouldn't get involved with those people. For people like us, the battlefield is our destiny."

Pang Nuan smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "To take advantage of the situation, you have to take advantage of it."

"When I entered the world, apart from the desire for fame and fortune, I also wanted to try to stop it. Whether it was right or wrong, my merits and demerits will be judged in the future."

Li Mu poured the wine, drank a full glass, shook his head and said: "It's up to you. For some things, avoiding them as much as possible is the best choice for you and me."

"I am different from you." Pang Nuan also shook his head and sighed: "The balance of the seven countries is no longer there. Some things, once the momentum starts, the butcher's knife will appear."

"Bai Qi's death was not only due to his great achievements, but also may have been the reason for the imbalance of the situation."

Hearing this, Li Mu could not deny it. He poured the wine and drank it, then said to Pang Nuan: "Tell the people you deployed to withdraw. I don't like being watched."

"I've given you face this time, but next time, I'll give you my head."

Li Mu did not hide his murderous intent at all. He knew very well that once he got involved in something, it would be difficult for him to get out of it.

"I'll convey it." Pang Nuan nodded, without any intention of being perfunctory. In front of this person, being perfunctory would mean that his Zhenyue Sword would be unsheathed.

The matter was not mentioned again, and the atmosphere of the conversation between the two was no longer so depressing.

"As I expected, Ying Zifei will meet you at the border."

Pang Nuan said, shaking his head and laughing: "It's just that I didn't expect that you would go to Handan to report after hearing the news that Ying Zifei had entered Zhao."

"Can you tell me what you saw at the border?"

He was really curious. With Li Mu's strong will, how could the things he was interested in be so simple? "I don't trust you." Li Mu said what he was thinking and continued: "You may be a good general, but there are too many people who like to do whatever it takes to get what they want."

"That fellow Lian Po is now on those people's kill list, isn't he?"

Pang Nuan was silent for a while, then he sighed and said, "Your decision now makes me even more worried that you will be persuaded by Ying Zifei in the future."

His eyes were full of questions, and he asked, "Can't you answer my questions?"

Li Mu shook his head and said firmly: "Don't doubt my loyalty to Zhao. You worry too much."

Hearing this, Pang Nuan smiled bitterly in his heart. Haven’t you, Li Mu, noticed that you are now inexplicably becoming more and more interested in Ying Zifei?

If Ying Zifei was just a schemer who was good at scheming and plotting, your loyalty, Li Mu, would indeed not be shaken. But for Ying Zifei, scheming and plotting had never been his main means of doing things.

All kinds of information indicate that Ying Zifei is planning a big game, a game that no one can see clearly at the moment.

Seeing his reaction, Li Mu was unhappy and asked: "You don't seem to believe in my determination?"

"I can't tell whether I believe it or not." Pang Nuan simply spoke frankly, looking at Li Mu and said: "Do you know that the Qin State's Great Qin Academy is now doing a great job compiling a dictionary?"

"Many of the various schools of thought still resist the tyranny of the Qin State, but faced with temptation and inheritance, they also want to get involved."

"If a country gets used to it and learns to use the mighty and powerful forces to gain what it wants, it is really terrible."

As he spoke, Pang Nuan sighed: "When Zhang Zi was the prime minister of Qin, he used his eloquence to help Qin. However, because of his concern for profit, he lost his credibility, which led to the decline of Qin's credibility."

"King Zhaoxiang of the Later Qin State deceived King Huai of Chu State with the intention of forcing him to split the land, and was despised by the people of the world."

"All these actions made Qin, although he was powerful, leave many people with resentment."

Pang Nuan changed the subject and said with a serious look: "However, the current King of Qin Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei and others are acting for the country. On the one hand, they continue to follow Fan Ju's national policy of making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones, while on the other hand, they are taking upright actions to strengthen the country."

"If a conspiracy is profitable, it will always be exposed and despised by others. But if a conspiracy is carried out openly, it will gain benefits and make people convinced. Even if others are unwilling, as long as the people support it, it will be invincible."

"Mr. Wu'an, those in power who are good at using open schemes are even better at using secret schemes."

"The odd and the right are in harmony, and there is no shortage of executors. Don't you feel the pressure coming at you?"

Li Mu seemed to be thinking about something. After a few breaths, he said to Pang Nuan: "So, you are worried that Ying Zifei will use the righteousness of the general situation to plot against me for Qin, right?"

Pang Nuan nodded and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, the more I think about how easily that kid convinced Lian Po, the more scared I get."

"You are the pillar of Zhao. Once you become uneasy, the Three Jins will be quickly seized by Qin."

"Han is the weakest country. The might of Wei's Wuzu is long gone. Now only Zhao, and only the Zhao border troops in your hands, can put pressure on Qin."

"It can be said that once the right time comes, your decision will become a turning point in the world's situation."

Picking up the wine glass and drinking it all, Pang Nuan continued: "The undercurrent in Wei State right now has once again proved Ying Zifei's ability."

"That guy has never hidden the fact that he will resort to underhand tactics if he sees the opportunity."

"He can influence the situation from above and do whatever he wants from below. Wu Anjun, that kid is worthy of my attention, and even more worthy of my vigilance."

Li Mu was becoming more and more interested in Ying Zifei at this moment. There were not many young people today who could get such an evaluation from Pang Nuan.

After a little thought, Li Mu said: "I am the Wu'an Jun of Zhao State. Loyalty is my first principle."

"If he really had the ability to convince me, the situation in the world would have changed a long time ago."

This sentence made Pang Nuan stunned. After he reacted, he shook his head and smiled. The troubles involved would only be known in the future.

"How are you going to contact him?" Pang Nuan asked, and then continued: "How about I go with him for a while?"

"Why should I contact him?" Li Mu's eyes sparkled, and he laughed: "I am back at this time, so I should tell him why I came back."

"I believe he will contact me soon to meet me."

"So confident?" Pang Nuan was a little surprised. Then he thought of something and asked tentatively: "Could it be related to your discovery at the border?"

"Yes." This time, Li Mu did not hide anything. He looked at Pang Nuan and said, "I want to remind you that people who are involved with you should not be too curious about the border affairs."

"That place is filled with too much murderous intent. Once you touch that place, life and death will not be your choice."

Pang Nuan's eyebrows jumped and his heart tightened. Li Mu's reminder gave him a cold and bloody feeling of murderous intent.

"The wolf tribe is restless again?" Pang Nuan asked in confusion: "You have only surrounded and killed their 100,000-strong army for a few years. It won't be that easy for them to recover, right?"

(End of this chapter)