An assassin? Call me the Master of Raising Prices!

In the Qingxuan Palace in the West Garden of the capital.

After changing the fire tray quietly, Eunuch Feng waved to the eunuchs at the door and whispered, "Go down, I will serve the master."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, old ancestor."

After the eunuchs went down, Eunuch Feng took off his cotton shoes at the door and walked into the inner hall barefoot.

"Master, it's the beginning of the Yin hour, let's go in and sleep for a while."

"It's already the Yin hour, I really forget the time when I meditate." Yuan Zhuo stood up from the altar and moved his hands and feet slightly.

After serving in front of the emperor for many years, Eunuch Feng already knew Yuan Zhuo's preferences clearly. He quickly brought a basin of grapes from the table to the altar, "Master, have some grapes."

After eating a few, Yuan Zhuo's mouth was watering, and he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, "I feel refreshed after this meditation, and all the fatigue in my body has dissipated, great!"

"I didn't expect that my companion still remembered my preferences."

"Master, you are praising me." Eunuch Feng replied with a smile.

Yuan Zhuo moved down the steps, closed his eyes and felt the warmth in the air, and asked, "Big Companion, how long has Wenyu been gone?"

"Almost ten days..."

"That's almost there, almost there..." Yuan Zhuo murmured, looking towards the distant north, "We have to prepare too... Big Companion, have you done what I told you to do?"

Eunuch Feng said, "My lord, I have sent someone to do it, and there will be a result tomorrow at most."

As if he didn't hear what Eunuch Feng said, Yuan Zhuo stood up and paced with his hands behind his back, his face heavy, "More than twenty years of accumulation, all depends on this... This war is about a century-old foundation, about... the people of Da Qi..."

Outside the window, there was silence in the dark night, and even the rustling of the wind and snow could be heard clearly. It has been snowing heavily in the capital for several days, and there are not many swaying flames on the white ground.

There are few people on the street, and even the dusty place is not prosperous.

The old man with a cane walked in the snow, his thin linen clothes leaked air everywhere, and his thin body seemed to be blown down by a gust of wind, but he still walked towards a house step by step.

He went forward and knocked gently on the door, and the old man stood by and waited patiently. After a while, the door opened. The middle-aged man dressed as a wealthy businessman saw the visitor clearly by the light of the lantern, and sighed, "You are here, you have worked hard all the way. Did you reveal your identity?"

"No, I stayed in the city for a few days before coming here. Has Lao Xiong arrived?"

The middle-aged man shook his head, "Not yet, let's go in and wait first, it's not comfortable to stand outside in such a cold day."

The old man nodded and followed the middle-aged man inside. The charcoal stove in the house was burning very vigorously, and the wine and food on the table were steaming. The two sat opposite each other, but they tacitly did not move their chopsticks, but just drank a glass of wine.

After the wine in the pot was finished, there was another knock on the door. The middle-aged man stood up and went out to open the door, and then he carried the strong man into the house.

"Old Bear, you've never been on time." The old man put down his glass and teased with a smile.

Old Bear replied in a muffled voice, "Well, it doesn't matter that little time. I will be on time next time, definitely."

As he said that, Old Bear sat down with great determination. He thought the glass was too small, so he poured it into the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

"Oh, good wine, it's so damn enjoyable! Old Qian, what kind of fairy life are you living? Good wine and good meat are provided every day, this big house is lived in, and women hug you. How can it be called the human world!"

The wealthy old Qian laughed with the two of them, raised the wine pot to add wine to the two of them, "The Central Plains is good, it nourishes people!"

"Yes, the Central Plains is good. I don't know how many people are frozen to death in the snow outside the pass at this time, and I don't know how many people can't even make it tonight. It's bitter!"

The old man's words made the smiles on the faces of the other two fade a lot, and the wine in the glass was a little melancholy. The three of them looked out the window at the same time. The white was clearly snowflakes, but they saw piles of bones in the shadows.

"I don't know when this war will end, and I don't know how many people will be buried in a foreign land. What a damn world." After a few glasses of wine, Lao Xiong cursed angrily, but from the expression on his face, it seemed more like a helpless vent.

Lao Qian hurriedly grabbed Lao Xiong who wanted to continue talking and said, "Speak softly! Don't forget that this is the capital of Qi, be careful of the Jinyiwei!"

"Lao Qian, what are you afraid of? How come the higher your cultivation level, the smaller your courage? Can we still go back alive after this crossing? We are not afraid of death, but we are afraid of the Jinyiwei!" This advice did not calm Lao Xiong down, but aroused his emotions.

Lao Qian didn't know how to respond to this. He couldn't just give in and be a turtle, right? If that were the case, he would end up with a broken heart and vomiting blood and dying.

"Well, we finally got in, why bother about these little things."

"Eat, eat!"

The old man took the lead in picking up his chopsticks. Seeing this, the two stopped talking and started eating and drinking. The atmosphere at the table was much better.

After eating for a while, Lao Xiong put down his chopsticks and drank the wine in the bowl happily. While wiping his mouth with his sleeve, he asked, "Master Tai, what should we do next? It depends on the three of us? At least we have to come up with some rules, right?"

"Don't worry, Lu Wenyu is not in the capital!"

"Oh?" Lao Qian and Lao Xiong were surprised and asked in unison.

Lu Wenyu is not in the capital, which is a great joy. The reason why the two of them were so worried was that they didn't know whether Lu Wenyu was in the capital. Now that they have confirmed the news, they feel much more relaxed.

"You don't think there is only one Lu Wenyu in the Jinyiwei, do you?"

Tai Ye poured a basin of cold water on the two of them, put down the chopsticks in his hand, and faced the two people's puzzled eyes, Tai Ye comforted, "Don't worry too much, that person is not as evil as Lu Wenyu..."

"Let's do it as usual."

Old Qian asked doubtfully, "Then who among the three of us will go..."

"Let Lao Xiong go. We are old, even if we don't die, we can't live for a few years, so don't cherish our lives. Lao Xiong still has time, and he is more useful than us. Although the hope is slim, it is not without, hehe."

For Tai Ye's attitude, Lao Qian nodded, his thoughts are similar to Tai Ye's. He was ready to die before coming, but Lao Xiong still has the possibility of taking that step, and his life is more valuable than himself and Tai Ye's life!

"Tai Ye, Lao Qian, what's wrong with you two? You keep talking nonsense." Lao Xiong asked puzzledly.

Taiye didn't say anything, but Lao Qian smiled patiently and said, "Taiye means that if we enter the Central Plains one day, you can take care of it for both of us!"

Then he changed the subject and asked with a smile, "Don't you want to take that step? Don't say you haven't thought about it."

"That step?" Lao Xiong murmured. Although he was looking forward to it, it was so difficult to take that step.

It was simply illusory!