Chapter 190 Life Choice
The clothes man's fingers deftly touched the wounds on the two acupoints on the back of Fang Qingchen's chest, and the blood immediately slowed down. The next step is naturally to keep both hands and move neatly to apply medicine and bandage. After everything was done, he retreated silently, and two other black-clothed people next to him stepped forward, one holding a burden, and the other holding a white brocade robe in both hands.
Fang Qingchen, who had been silent and motionless, was at his mercy, took the brocade robe, unfolded it and draped it on his body, and the bloodstains on his body were immediately covered by a pure white that was not stained with dust.
He took the burden and walked on. From beginning to end, he didn't say a word, and the six men in black were silent, just simply moved out of the way to the left and right, and quietly watched Fang Qingchen leave.
At the top of the mountain in the distance, there was a terrible scream: "Light dust...... Light dust ......"
Among the people in black, someone had a cold light in his eyes and snorted softly.
Fang Qingchen did not stop and did not look back.
It wasn't until Fang Qingchen's figure completely disappeared into the distance that the six black-clothed men turned around and headed towards the top of the mountain.
Chu Ruohong screamed hoarsely at the top of the mountain, but he still refused to stop.
Zhao Wuchen was distraught, and strode closer: "Enough, don't scream, he won't care about you anymore......"
"Who said it doesn't matter." A cold voice came in.
Chu Ruohong was still sitting on the ground with no reaction, but Zhao Wangchen was in a daze, a little on tiptoe, his body retreated three feet, and he secretly raised his vigilance: "What person?" ”
Six black-clothed people appeared from among the trees like ghosts, and the leader glanced at Zhao Wangchen coldly: "Don't be nervous, we are from the Shadow Alliance, and we are only here to deal with the aftermath, and we will not embarrass you." ”
"Shadow Alliance?"
"Shadow Alliance. The Shadow League is not a tight-knit organization. We are all people who go against the tide of the rivers and lakes, lonely guests at the end of the world, and most of us are people who have no relatives and no reason, and are at the end of the road. What we have in common is that we have all received the kindness of one person. Promised to do something for him. ”
Zhao Wangchen's eyes moved slightly: "Fang Qingchen? ”
"Who else could it be?"
Zhao Wangchen was slightly suspicious: "I have followed him for so many years, but I never know what the shadow alliance is." ”
"How much do you know about him?" The black-clothed leader sneered: "How much can the people of the world know." You only say that he has been closed all the year round, drinking and indulging, and doing nothing. Who knows that in the past few years, he has secretly recruited all the secret spies of the Chu State back then, and accepted talented people who are worried about the country. He made him close to the dignitaries of various countries and the magnates of the Qin State, and used various methods and means to provoke the ambitions of the Qin clan and the idea of borrowing troops from other countries on their behalf, which made the Qin State chaotic and the Qin people's forces withdrew from the Chu State. ”
In the words of the black-clad leader. The meaning of ridicule is very strong: "Not only the situation in all countries in the world, but he has single-handedly promoted it, and over the years, within the Chu State. In fact, there are many hidden dangers. There was constant friction between the Qin and Chu people, and there were also disputes between the southern princes, and he was relied on to suppress and secretly relieve them. Fang barely managed to keep a peaceful situation. In these domestic and foreign affairs, our film alliance has secretly helped a lot and made a lot of efforts. Naturally, you know a few points. It's ridiculous that you, the so-called disciple and enemy, follow his side all day long, staring at him and guarding against him, but you are blind and can't see anything. ”
Zhao Wangchen's face turned pale: "What did he let you do?" ”
The black-clothed leader said, "You don't have to be nervous, we won't do anything to you." Fang Qingchen said that he owes you a life, and he owes him a ......" He stretched out his hand and pointed at Chu Ruohong: "I owe him an explanation." So even if you repay it this time, ask for a grudge to be cleared. It's just that you started too early, and I'm afraid that you haven't thought about the aftermath. He didn't want you to be quick and miss your good life, so last night he was sure that you would act today, so he secretly went out of the palace, summoned us, and arranged for us to show up after the whole thing was over. Hmph, he was already planning to die here. It's just that it seems that what you want is not just his life, since he can't afford it, he has to leave. ”
Zhao Wangchen gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "You are his subordinates, how can you watch him die?" ”
"The Shadow Alliance is not Fang Qingchen's subordinate. We just owe him a favor, so we just do a few things for him. When it's done, the grievances will be cleared. Now that I think about it, from the very beginning, he chose to help include him in the Shadow Alliance, and it was all of us who had clear grievances, but who were cold-hearted and unkind, and he had always deliberately not been close to us, presumably for today, we would not stop him, and we would not think about avenging him afterwards......"
Before the leader's words were finished, Chu Ruohong, who had been sitting still, suddenly raised his head, and there was a bit of expectation in his eyes: "You are light dust people?" Where is he now, where has he gone? ”
"He's gone. He will not stay in the capital anymore, and may not even stay in the state of Chu again. You won't find him again. ”
The voice of the reply was cold.
Chu Ruohong's eyes were confused: "He left, why, why ......"
"Because of you!" The black-clothed leader said coldly to Zhao Wangchen: "Originally, he wanted to stay for another year or two, and when the situation in the court is completely stable, the country is stable, and your foundation is stable, at that time, no matter whether he is dead or hidden, the country is not easy to mess up, and you can also stand firm on your own." But you're too anxious to get things to this point now. ”
The black-clothed leader snorted coldly again: "It will be impossible for you and him to continue to make a so-called intimate master-apprentice relationship for the world to see." If he stays, you will get along with him, and there will be flaws everywhere. People in the world are not stupid, they can naturally see the clues and find out the truth, and at that time, the entire Chu State will not tolerate you, let alone ......"
His gaze swept Chu Ruohong coldly again, and there was no respect and awe of ordinary people for the royal family in his expression: "This person is completely irrational and does not know how to advance and retreat, if he doesn't leave, this person will be constantly entangled." If he does ugly things and talks nonsense in front of others, he will really become a laughing stock in the world. So he had to leave as soon as possible and cut off this possibility. ”
Zhao Wuchen was silent for a while, and suddenly sneered: "You seem to know a lot of ugly things about him. ”
The black-clothed leader said calmly: "What you don't see is necessarily a scandal, it may just be personal privacy. In order to make his own plans go smoothly, so that we do not hinder him, and can do our best to help him deal with the aftermath, he did reveal some inside information to us. It's just that he doesn't say much, and we don't intend to get to the bottom of it. ”
Zhao Wangchen's tone was a little mocking: "So, how are you going to deal with the aftermath?" ”
"You're a smart man, even without us. You can also live your life well, but you may not be able to live so glamorously, but he ......" The black-clothed leader looked at Chu Ruohong coldly: "Emperor Taishang, do you have any plans for your own future?" ”
Chu Ruohong looked at him with straight eyes, his eyes were scattered, and his expression was in a trance: "Plans?" ”
"Fang Qingchen said, even if he can't help you reset. But it won't let you suffer from confinement. It's just that you have to ask yourself how to go in the future. If you still want to be your emperor, someone will send you back to the palace, but you have to understand for yourself, although no one will deliberately embarrass you. But Fang Qingchen is not here, if you want to live a wanton and happy life in the palace, it is absolutely impossible. ”
He was also very patient and introduced in detail
You can also try to use your identity in the deep palace. Pull in the henchmen and reset the palm. We won't help you, but if you get killed, we can save you three times. But only three times. After three times, your life or death has nothing to do with us. Fang Qingchen let us advise you, even if you want to stay in the palace. Continue to enjoy the honor, and don't try to fight for what isn't rightfully yours. With your talent and intelligence, you really have to do it beyond your strength, let alone three times, thirty life-saving appointments are not enough. ”
The black-clothed leader didn't care what he said, whether the distracted Emperor Taishang understood or not, and continued: "If you are willing to accept other lives, then being sent back to the palace will be a similar-looking stand-in arranged for you by Fang Qingchen a long time ago. In the future, this stand-in will pretend to be sick and cheat to death to take the opportunity to get out, and from then on, there will be no more Emperor Chu Ruohong in Chu State. You, on the other hand, can choose a variety of lives. You can choose to be a traveling bachelor, or you can choose to be a rich man. Of course ......"
He made no secret of the sarcasm in his tone: "If you want to choose to be a farmer, to dig in the fields with your own hands, or to work as a porter at the dock, to support yourself by carrying bags, we will arrange it for you." But I don't think you can bear that kind of suffering. In short, no matter which identity you choose, we will provide everything you need for that life. Fang Qingchen's suggestion is to get you a scholar who is from a scholarly family, and already has the status of a scholar who is famous for showing off his talents and has a lot of industry in his family, and has already selected several famous Confucian academies for you to go to. In short, it is important to have medium wealth and medium status, which is neither too conspicuous nor embarrassing. He said that you need to enter the people, see the lives of ordinary people, you need to master not too much wealth and property, learn the simplest management skills, you need to cultivate self-cultivation, accompany mentors and friends, and slowly learn to be a man. ”
The black-clothed leader looked at Chu Ruohong, who was still in a daze, and sighed lightly: "However, this is just his suggestion, you don't have to listen." As soon as he clapped his hands, someone next to him naturally stepped forward and handed a thick booklet to Chu Ruohong.
"There are more than 50 people with different identities, they have different backgrounds, origins, net worth, relatives, occupations, and there are very detailed information and descriptions in them, you can choose the identity you want and the life you want at will. You can travel all over the world and walk all over the mountains and rivers, or you can live in the countryside and become rich. If you are lonely, you have money, and you are full of people in the world, who are knowledgeable and interesting companions and gentle and affectionate women. After that, you will slowly broaden your horizons and mind, maybe today's big event that seems to be life and death will be just a joke tomorrow. Naturally, you are used to being dependent on others, and you have never experienced a time when you have to be truly independent, so even if you are given a good identity, you may encounter difficulties and dangers. We, the Shadow Alliance, will secretly help you and protect you. However, you have to remember that the Shadow Alliance is not your subordinate, and it is impossible for you to dictate. If you dare to rely on the care of the Shadow Alliance in the shadows, and deliberately cause trouble and ask for trouble, then no wonder we don't care if you live or die......"
Chu Ruohong lowered his head in a daze, opened the booklet and looked at it a few times, suddenly stood up, stumbled and pounced on the sword that Fang Qingchen threw to the ground, picked up the sword, put it on his neck, and said loudly: "Where is Qingchen?" I want to see him! You bring the light dust ......"
The black-clothed leader looked coldly at Chu Ruohong's trembling hands: "Do you think that in front of us, it is possible for you to commit suicide?" ”
"Even if you have high martial arts, what if you can stop me? If I'm determined to die, I can always die. Qingchen asked you to take care of me, and Qingchen must not want me to die, right? You go and inform Qingchen to come to see me, I apologize to him, I admit my mistake to him, I will no longer be an emperor, I will be with him wherever he goes. ”
Chu Ruohong said silently, with the last expectation in his eyes. It is impossible for Qingchen to bear to see him die, as long as Qingchen is willing to return to him, let him admit his mistakes and make amends. Light dust will always forgive him anyway, won't he? Just like this time, knowing that he might die at his own hands, didn't Qingchen still quietly take great pains to make this perfect arrangement for himself?
However, the black-clad leader only raised his eyebrows coldly and chuckled.
"I kind of understand why Fang Qingchen is leaving wholeheartedly. What he is most afraid of is probably such an ugly entanglement. He made an iron pact with us early in the morning, and from today onwards, our Shadow Alliance will no longer be able to find out his whereabouts, nor can we actively try to contact him. No matter what happens, the Shadow Alliance has to deal with it by itself, anyway, everyone has done what he has explained and paid him for the debts owed to him, even if it is fine. If he wants to find us, he will come himself. If he doesn't come, we won't go looking for him, and we won't find him. So, although we are entrusted by him to protect you, if you have to die, we can't help it. Your life is yours, and you yourself are going to die, so it doesn't count us as a breach of contract, and we are happy to be relaxed. ”
Chu Ruohong's body shook violently, his hand loosened, the long sword fell to the ground, and he muttered, "Light dust...... You're really that ruthless...... They won't give me a chance to turn back......"
The black-clothed leader said lightly: "He asked me to tell you that he is originally a person who can be gentle and affectionate, but he can also be ruthless, as long as his mind is certain, he will not give himself and the other party any chance to turn back." Therefore, the opportunity to get rid of him is not necessarily unlucky for you. ”
He was no longer interested in looking at Chu Ruohong, turned his head to look at Zhao Wangchen again, and handed over a few letters.