When the two arrived at the gate of the palace, the sky had gradually darkened, and a thick cloud had formed in the sky, giving people the illusion that they were about to fall.

"I won't go in with you. After all, his death in the palace will make a lot of noise. You just need to lead him to the place I just mentioned."

"Mr. Meng...do you really want to do something today?" Jin Zhao reconfirmed.

Meng Fanzhi seemed to have lost his patience, and said coldly: "Since just now, General Cui has been talking about him all the time. Could it be that he really wants to break his oath and dare not kill Shen Li?"

Jin Zhao: "Of course not, I just want to ask clearly."

"once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back, I've already laid out the layout of the palace, and now I just need you, General Cui, to play your part."

Jin Zhao glanced around, only to realize that Meng Fanzhi had indeed made sufficient preparations, and there were archers in the dark places all around, ready to go.

It seems... Meng Fanzhi really did something ruthless.

"I know that you are not afraid of death, General Cui, but... your family is not sure." Meng Fanzhi's eyes showed cruelty.

"What do you mean?"

"Literally, after all, there is going to be blood. How could I not be fully prepared, don't you think so?" Meng Fanzhi's face was full of determination and confidence, as if victory was close at hand.

"Time is running out, if you delay it any longer, it will really be dark, and General Cui won't leave yet?"

A sentence of urging made Jin Zhao feel more irritable, and without talking to him, he turned and walked towards the gate of the palace.

He originally wanted to remind Shen Li after he entered, but he never thought that when he reached the door, the door opened from the inside.

Jin Zhao paused, and looked at the person who walked out slowly.

The two looked at each other, and the moment they saw him, Shen Li was about to step forward to pull him, but he took a step back indiscriminately.

Shen Li's face was slightly stagnant, and he slowly withdrew his hand.

Jin Zhao noticed that he was wearing thin clothes, his black hair was tied up casually, and a lot of loose hair was scattered from his temples. It seemed... that he should be in a hurry to come out.

It's just...how did he know that he was outside the door? It can only mean...someone sent him a letter in his (Zhao's) name before that.

Jin Zhao turned his eyes sideways, and saw Meng Fanzhi found a hiding place to stay, looking at them calmly.

He was puzzled, since Meng Fanzhi had his own manpower and was so capable, why did he ask him to kill Shen Li? Was it just to lure him out?

It's just drawing out, but it's completely unnecessary. No matter how much Shen Li stays at home, there will be times when he will go out of the house. Isn't it normal to arrange an assassination at that time?

So this Meng Fanzhi... what the hell is he doing?

"You...what's the matter?" Seeing that he didn't speak or express his opinion, Shen Li looked at him and asked without knowing.

Jin Zhao noticed that Meng Fanzhi's face was getting darker and darker, obviously he was completely impatient.

"Follow me." Jin Zhaofang said in a high voice.

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked in another direction, and Shen Li followed behind him without thinking too much.

Seeing this, Meng Fanzhi's face softened, and he made a gesture towards the surroundings, and those people quickly moved their positions.

Shen Li followed Jin Zhao, paying attention to his expression from time to time, and felt a little strange when he saw that he had been silent.

"Your father... should he go back now?"

Jin Zhao paused slightly, turned his eyes to look at him, "You..."

"Don't worry, I will help you..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a feathered arrow coming swiftly behind him.

Jin Zhao was already highly concentrated, and had noticed this early on. He grabbed Shen Li's waist and quickly dodged the feathered arrow.

Their movements were extremely fast, and the feathered arrow flew past Jin Zhao's side, tearing through his clothes, leaving a bloodstain.

Shen Li's hand subconsciously grabbed Jin Zhao's shoulder, and naturally realized something.

The two stood still, Jin Zhao protected Shen Li behind him, turned to the same direction, and said coldly: "Mr. Meng, I'm afraid it's a bit despicable to act like this."

After the words fell, a figure stepped out from the corner outside the alleyway, and said with a triumphant expression: "As long as the goal can be achieved, what about the means?"

Shen Li stood behind Jin Zhao, looking fixedly at the people walking towards them.

"I have to say, General Cui, you really have a way of handling things, and you have coaxed His Highness Li Wang out so easily." Meng Fanzhi walked in front of them, with an extremely successful expression on his face.

Jin Zhao subconsciously looked sideways at Shen Li.

Shen Li's face was calm, he didn't look at him, but pushed him aside, and stood up by himself.

"So what is your purpose?" Shen Li asked straightforwardly.

Meng Fanzhi's face showed a hint of cruelty, "I want you to die."

As soon as the words fell, a group of masked assassins appeared on both sides of the alley, waiting to give orders at any time.

"I don't know you." Shen Li said.

Meng Fanzhi stared coldly, "Of course you don't know, because you have been living under their protection, and they... are the chief culprits who caused the destruction of my family!"

Jin Zhao understood that the "they" were probably the late emperor and his mother and concubine. As for the specific situation, he was still unclear.

"So today...is the date of your death."

Jin Zhao continued, "Why should the grievances of the previous generation be blamed on him?"

"It's ridiculous. Your father and mother have ruined my family. I have been homeless for so many years. The suffering is not in vain. Since they love you so much, shouldn't you go down to accompany them?"

"That depends on whether you have the ability." Shen Li drew out the soft sword at his waist, his face was extremely calm, without any waves.

"It's really overestimated. Do you think I didn't make enough preparations before killing you?" Meng Fanzhi sneered.

After some delay along the way, the sky had already darkened, dark clouds were almost pressing on their heads, a layer of raindrops had already fallen on the bricks and tiles of the alleyway, and gusts of cold wind blew, piercingly cold.

The two quickly fought with the group of men in black.

Although it was early spring, the wind was more biting than deep winter. Meng Fanzhi obviously found a killer with excellent martial arts skills, and this time he also had the goal of winning.

"Shen Li, you really underestimate me if you think I don't know about the relationship between you two."

"No matter how much you trust the person, in the end...will choose to betray you, and you will end up...just a tragic death."

"It's only because you trusted the person beside you too much, and finally died at the hands of the person you trusted the most."

Meng Fanzhi stood aside and said, Xu saw that his people were gradually gaining the upper hand, so he wanted to attack from the side.

"How do you think Yun Guifei died, of course it was because of you and your father!"

...

When talking about the previous part, Shen Li didn't react at all, and his move was still fatal, but at the end, his actions were a little slow, obviously he was affected.