The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Chapter 199 New Year’s Eve

On New Year's Eve, the King of Nanman arrived at the post station in the capital with his maid and several ministers to celebrate the new year.

Although this matter was not a secret, because Ji Shihan had been imprisoned before, no one attempted to assassinate him. This was another clever move by Qi Zhaomian.

Since the peaceful coexistence of Nanman and Jingguo, the King of Nanman has come to the capital to celebrate the New Year almost every year. However, with Ji Shihan around, Qi Zhaomian was always worried.

If she were Ji Shihan, she would only need to order someone to assassinate the King of Nanman, and then join forces with the Nanman rebels to attack the country. By then, most of the troops would have to be withdrawn to defend the South Pass to meet the enemy, and the capital would naturally be empty, which would become the best opportunity to usurp the throne.

Therefore, in recent years, she has only communicated with the King of Nanman through letters and did not recommend that he come in person.

Now that Ji Shihan's situation is over, the King of the Southern Barbarians will no longer pose any potential threat if he returns.

New Year's Day.

For Lin Shanjuan, this day was no different, but this year, because of Qi Zhaomian, everything started to be different.

She and Qi Zhaomian have been together for a year, and now they are about to enter the second year.

In the hazy early morning, Lin Shan woke up tiredly and realized that today was New Year's Eve. He inexplicably felt a sense of security.

After that, she can break away from the organization, get rid of the past right and wrong and grudges, live in this paradise, and grow old with her beloved.

It really makes me feel at ease just thinking about it.

She hugged Qi Zhaomian even tighter, and finally woke him up. Qi Zhaomian subconsciously leaned into her arms, feeling a warm and itchy feeling near his earlobe, and shivered slightly.

"...What are you doing so early in the morning?"

Lin Shanjuan liked to listen to her hoarse tone when she woke up in the morning, so he continued to sniff around Qi Zhaomian without saying a word, forcing him to say a few more words.

"Hiss...it's itchy, stop rubbing against me."

Her attempt to stop him was ineffective, so she had to free up one hand to hold him down: "Sleep a little longer."

Lin Shanjuan half-raised himself: "Mianmian, today is New Year's Eve."

Qi Zhaomian naturally knew this, but even on New Year's Eve there was no need to get up so early. He got up before he even heard the rooster crowing.

"I'm so sleepy." She turned around and hugged Lin Shanjuan's waist. "Can you let me sleep a little longer? Just a little while."

Lin Shanjuan kissed the corner of her eye, remembering what Qi Zhaomian had said last night: "Oh, right, you said last night that Liu He's father would be here today. When he left, would he take Liu He with him?"

Qi Zhaomian's mind gradually cleared up, and he simply decided not to sleep. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "Go turn on the light. I want to see you talking."

Lin Shan was so tired that he quickly got out of bed, lit the lamp, rolled up the bed curtains, and then climbed back into bed and lay down next to Qi Zhaomian again.

"You said."

Qi Zhaomian leaned on her arm, his eyelashes closed, still looking a little tired, and explained in detail to Lin Shanjuan.

"Of course not. If he really took Liu He away instead of joining forces with us, he probably wouldn't have come to He Xin."

"I previously wrote to the King of the Southern Barbarians, inviting him to the capital, deliberately revealing that I already knew Liu He's identity. If he didn't want to cooperate, he certainly wouldn't risk coming to the capital just for the 'exposed' Liu He. If he came, it would be to sincerely discuss joining forces to fight the enemy."

"Now that he's here, he must be determined to fight the enemy. So..."

She was halfway through her sentence when she realized that Lin Shanjuan was looking at her with sparkling eyes, and she even forgot what to say in the second half.

"...Why are you looking at me like that?"

Lin Shan kissed her forehead tiredly: "I just think you are amazing. You can handle everything so easily. Everything is completely under your control. The more I watch you, the more I like you."

She knew that Lin Shanjuan never knew what subtlety meant, but it was really embarrassing to hear such compliments said so bluntly. She scolded him softly, but in fact she was very happy in her heart.

"It's not as good as you say, you're just a smooth talker." She said softly, "If I can completely deal with Ji Shihan, then all my worries will be worth it."

Hearing this, Lin Shanjuan hugged her tightly to support her: "I definitely will."

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At noon, Qi Yili held a banquet in the main hall to entertain foreign kings from surrounding countries who came to congratulate the new king. Military generals of the first and second ranks accompanied him.

Because Liu He's current identity is the "Princess Yaoyue" of Nanman and the daughter of the Nanman King, she is seated with Ye Xi, the second-rank General Zhennan.

Ye Lang has now been demoted to deputy general and is not qualified to sit at the table, but he is qualified to accompany. Therefore, he is listed next to Ye Xiurong and can only stand as a guard. He feels extremely uncomfortable.

Not to mention that he had just been beaten with a few boards this morning for "having private contact with a maid", and the skin that had finally healed was now all bruised again. At this moment, he was full of jealousy and resentment. If Ye Xiurong had not insisted that he come to meet his father-in-law, he would have wanted to pretend to be sick and not go out.

At this moment, his father-in-law was sitting in the position of the head of the foreign kings, saying auspicious words to Qi Yili, the emperor, as if he didn't see him, the son-in-law. Even if he looked over occasionally, it was always at his daughter.

Especially that Lin Shanjuan. Although her official position did not qualify her to sit at the table, she was the son-in-law of the emperor, so she could sit next to Ye Xi.

Lin Shanjuan, Ye Xi, and He Qing! These three have been whispering since they sat down. Are they mocking me?

The burning pain on his back was still there. Ye Lang racked his brains but couldn't figure out why Cuihong was next to him when he woke up, and his father knew about it as soon as he got up.

Now, in the general's mansion, he had become the laughing stock of everyone. Even his usually tolerant mother was quite disappointed in him. On the contrary, everyone praised Ye Xi highly!

The more Ye Lang thought about it, the angrier he became. He clenched his fists tightly, wishing he could immediately implement the plan Ji Shihan had given him and kill all these people!

That way, no one would be able to shake his position as general, and no one would look down on him.

Now my father is so stubborn that he still doesn't realize that the General's Mansion is just an empty shell! The army and power are all in the hands of the emperor. Without even a hereditary title, what good is a reputation?

If I support Ji Shihan in establishing a new dynasty, I will be the founding general! What can the Ye family not get? What kind of honor can't be bestowed upon them? Not to mention a title, even a fiefdom is out of the question!

Ultimately, the glory of the Ye family can only be carried by a wise man like me, Ye Lang. Why should a woman like Ye Xi bear the responsibility?

Just wait and see, you are making fun of me now, but I will make you pay double back later!