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Chapter 248 The Number 1 on the Heavenly Kill Ranking - Meng Ze

After tidying up Da Niu, Lin Xi and Gao Mengli also quickly tidied up.

Then, taking the completed blueprints, they went to the back mountain and handed them over to the blacksmith.

This is a huge project, after all, there are about a hundred outlaws.

There are 57 households in the village, including his family, and there's also Doctor Li. Xue Ling and the others will probably need it too.

However, with so many blacksmiths, hundreds of them, the work was done very quickly.

Because they are iron lumps, Gao Mengli plans to sell them for 800 coins each, with 200 coins going to the blacksmith for processing fees.

The iron belonged to her; she made a net profit of six hundred coins from each iron furnace!

It can be used for burning firewood or coal, and the fire is safe to use. You can also cook with the fire opening on top. It's the best value for money in winter!

Lin Xi has been busy lately, after all, that "pica" customer comes every day and even brings his relatives and friends to order food!

He does go to the village canteen at the entrance every day to work.

The days passed peacefully, one after another.

In early winter, Dou Weiyi returned.

But it was Dou Weiyi who was injured!

Hearing that he had been chased by assassins on his way back from the prefectural city, Ah Li's eyes widened in surprise.

Sure enough, the promise of five thousand taels of silver for a head was an irresistible temptation.

He dared not stay at the county government office, since he only had one servant, Ruan Dan.

Moreover, this group of assassins is stronger than the last one. Last time, they were only able to handle the situation because Wen Chou poisoned them; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to deal with it.

So, they decided to take Ruan Danzhu and move into Wangyue Village.

After all, no place in Pingyao was safer than the countless outlaws who frequented it.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I was drawn to the iron tower in the yard.

He clutched his chest and walked over, marveling at the iron tower. He sat down next to it, put his feet down, and in a short while, his frozen soles warmed up!

As Gao Mengli and Lin Xi returned and arrived at the door, A Li, who was standing on the roof, said calmly, "Dou Weiyi is here."

Gao Mengli and Lin Xi exchanged a glance and quickly walked into the courtyard.

As soon as we entered the courtyard, we saw that Ruan Dan had dismantled their stove, stove door, chimney, and grate and scattered them all over the ground!

"What...what are you doing?"

Lin Xi's lips twitched as she looked at her iron stove being "dismembered," speechless.

Dou Weiyi heard the voice, looked up at the two of them, and said with a delighted expression, "I just got back to the village and saw that you had some new things, so I was curious and took them apart to take a look!"

Gao Mengli: ……

Lin Xi: ……

Ruan Dan awkwardly slammed her hand on the ground.

After all, he was the one who dismantled the stove.

Because when they asked Ah Li, Ah Li wouldn't answer them at all, so they had to do it themselves!

Gao Mengli frowned as she looked at Dou Weiyi, who was clutching her chest. "I heard you were attacked on your way back? Are you alright? Should we go see Doctor Li?"

Dou Weiyi waved her hand and forced a smile: "Thank you for your concern, it's just a minor injury, nothing serious."

Lin Xi also looked curious: "Last time I heard Ah Li say that you were also assassinated once in the county government office? Were they the same group of people in both attacks?"

Speaking of this, Dou Weiyi got angry: "Isn't it the same group? It's infuriating! This batch even includes the number one assassin on the Heavenly Kill Ranking, named Mengze!"

Upon hearing the name "Number One on the Heavenly Kill Ranking," Gao Mengli and Lin Xi gasped in shock, exchanging a glance and seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

When Ah Li on the roof heard "Mengze," her heart trembled.

I remember when he was a child, he was punished by being forced to kneel in the snow for three days without food or water because his training was not going well.

A small figure, about his size, secretly slipped a cold, hard steamed bun into his arms.

Later, his secret was exposed, and he was found out for stealing steamed buns. He was then whipped twenty times.

I knelt down with him in the snow.

He almost died...

It was his aunt who inquired everywhere, found him, and used all her family's wealth to bribe officials, thus saving his life.

He was actually quite envious, envious that Mengze still had his aunt and uncle who cared about him.

The two women wanted to redeem him, but they couldn't afford a thousand taels, so they looked for work everywhere, doing things like washing clothes, carrying water, and emptying chamber pots in the winter.

His aunt's health deteriorated as a result, and she has been unable to have children to this day.

After finally scraping together a thousand taels, the higher-ups took the silver and then demanded three thousand taels...

Unexpectedly, they actually sent him this time.

He, Mengze, is the undisputed number one on the Heavenly Kill Ranking.

Dou Weiyi was truly lucky to escape this time.

However, once he sets his sights on you, your life will be in danger sooner or later.

Sure enough, Dou Weiyi sighed softly below: "You might not believe it, but after reporting on my work during the day, I had dinner."

Worried about the back mountain of Pingyao, he left the city gate overnight.

Not long after I left the city, a group of assassins appeared. Just as they were about to kill me, a couple who were collecting chamber pots saved me..."

"The couple who emptied the chamber pots??? Do they know the assassin?" Lin Xi asked, intrigued.

Dou Weiyi nodded, then shook her head: "I don't know them all. I only heard them call out Mengze, so they must know one of them."

Because of that shout, I learned that the person chasing me was none other than Meng Ze, the cold-faced Yama, ranked number one on the Heavenly Killing Ranking.

Gao Mengli frowned, and after thinking for a moment, she spoke:

"The couple who clean out the night soil can call out Mengze's name, so they must have a deep connection with him."

I just don't know why they saved the adult. Was it simply out of a sense of justice, or was there another reason?

Dou Weiyi waved her hand: "I don't know. I only know that they came to Ling'an Prefecture to work and look for people at the same time."

Lin Xi then asked:

"Looking for someone? Do you know who they're looking for? Could it be related to Mengze?"

If we can figure out their purpose, we might be able to untangle this mess.

After all, Dou Weiyi was being watched, and sooner or later someone would have to go down and report it.

If we figure out the situation, there might still be a chance for things to turn around.

Dou Weiyi shook his head: "I only heard Mengze ask them what they were doing there. They told Mengze they were looking for their niece. I don't know anything else. After all, the assassin told me to get lost, and then I came back!"

Gao Mengli: ……

Lin Xi: ……

Dou Weiyi is outrageously optimistic.

However, he might not be so lucky next time, even if he survives this time.

"So, sir, what are your plans?"

Dou Weiyi grinned at Gao Mengli: "Of course, we'll be living in the village from now on. Nowhere else is as safe as here!"

Gao Mengli and Lin Xi nodded knowingly.

Indeed, the village is relatively safe.

If an assassin comes, hundreds of outlaws can still hold their own against him.

If I lived in the county seat, I might have died in my sleep.

With the world still unsettled, the leader they support cannot afford to perish prematurely.

As for the assassination, it was probably Kyoto's doing. Their achievements threatened the emperor's authority, and the higher-ups truly couldn't tolerate their family anymore...