Chapter 12: Eloquence
Jinyunlan was like being struck by lightning. She slid down the wall and crouched in the dark corner, her blood-colored lips trembling: "...... Really, really really. "It was as if a piece of her heart had been ripped off, and it hurt so much that it hurt her heart.
Jinyun really cursed the Li family to reduce his life, and he also blamed the death of the one hundred and twenty-eight lives on the Li family. made the world think that Li Shi poisoned Jinyun and completely ruined their reputation.
What a good strategy, killing two birds with one stone.
She remembered that night, Li Yan's father died with a young face, leaving his child to cry in front of his monument every night.
This tragedy is not the only one. For thousands of years, all the people of the Li clan have inherited this inescapable doom without exception.
Why? Why do we have to do this?
She forced herself to calm down, guessing that maybe there was something hidden in it. Perhaps it was the Li clan who did a lot of evil and annoyed Jinyun, so Jinyun was forced to curse him.
But she quickly disproved that assumption. No matter how evil the Li clan is, no matter how heinous the crime is, he should not blame the public. Even if the decision-making behavior of the leader of the Li clan is wrong, the innocent Li people will have to pay the price of reduced life. And Jinyun did not hesitate to sacrifice one hundred and twenty-eight lives for this.
Why does it have to be this?
Could it be because in the battle of Zhuolu, Chiyou fought fiercely and lost his life, so Jinyun resented the Jiuli tribe?
No, Jinyun was just a small tribe with no name at the time, and the battlefield of the Battle of Zhuolu was far away from Los Angeles. Jinyun didn't have any casualties at all, so how could he have hatred.
She gritted her teeth and stood up, insisting on searching the huge bookshelves for clues. There were more and more books on the ground, and by the time it was dawn, it had formed a small hillside.
Her fingers were cold and numb. When she pulled out the "Legend of All Races", her stiff joints prevented her from holding the last book well. She clenched her fists and unfolded, and after a few fingers, she flipped through the catalog. The first line is Jiuli. She quickly turned to the designated page, and the situation of the Jiuli tribe that was in the limelight back then jumped on the page.
Jiuli has a prominent reputation, shocking the world, and the clansmen are all brave and good at fighting, and they can be ten. After the Battle of Zhuolu, he was defeated by Emperor Yan and Huang, and was contained by Jinyun, and since then he has disappeared and withdrawn from the stage of history.
If it is said that the magnificent fate of the Li clan began to fall after entering the empty mountain, then Jinyun is the opposite. The addition of Li Shi has brought unparalleled glory and glory to Jinyun.
If all the information of Fang Cai is combined, that is to say, when the Jiuli tribe led by Chi You fought bloodily in the Central Plains, Jinyun was still struggling in poor Los Angeles. Who would have thought that after the Li clan settled in Kongshan, Jinyun was promoted to the rank of knight and ascended to the sky in one step. The small ethnic groups in the surrounding area saw that it was famous and came to take refuge one after another. In just a few years, Jinyun has become a big tribe that can be ranked. Then from this point of view, Jinyun still has to be grateful to the Li family.
But the reality is that Jinyun not only monitored the Li family, but also put a blood curse on him to reduce his life.
Jin Yunlan couldn't figure it out, and beat her chest with hatred. She hugged her head and repeatedly mixed the words in the book, and muttered the words in "Chronicles of the Four Seas" repeatedly, "Accept the responsibility of Xia Guan, and get a reward of ten thousand gold."
Could it be that Jinyun had this goal in mind from the very beginning!
Jinyun was just a small group with no power at that time, how could he dare to compete with other big clans, besides, the Li clan had a huge population, and it was impossible for Jinyun not to consider the risk of being replaced by the Li clan.
But maybe Jinyun took this into account, so he dared to offer advice to the second emperor. Because Jinyun, who is good at spells and enchantments, happens to be able to avoid this risk very well.
Enchantments can create the strongest cage in the world.
The Life Reduction Spell can silently hasten its demise.
And he won a good name and was rewarded.
The dirty water of the 128 lives made the Li family immortal and immortal.
Inevitably lost his reputation as a friendly and virtuous person in front of the second emperor, tore his face in front of the world, and suffered from the tart of all the tribes, Jinyun did not hesitate to sacrifice a hundred lives to reduce the life of the Li clan, and then unscrupulously spread rumors that they killed people, and finally logically imprisoned the entire Li clan on the empty mountain, so that they had no chance to defend themselves in order to protect their reputation and glory.
Jin Yunlan hugged her head helplessly, her eyes were already red.
How so?
How so!
The group she has lived in for so many years is so insidious and vicious?
Why should the innocent people of the Li clan suffer an unfair fate?
She took a deep breath, wiped away her tears, pushed open the door to the library, and ran out. She sped through the streets of Los Angeles, and the usual sight was strange and cold to her eyes at the moment.
She returned to the calm Jinyun Mansion and broke into her father's study without saying a word. Her menacing appearance startled the father and son who were talking.
Jinyun Chong saw his eldest sister disturbed, and was a little displeased: "Eldest sister, I came first." ”
Jin Yunlan ignored him, but directly questioned her father in a loud voice, and her words were straight and sharp: "Father." What is going on with Li Shi and Jinyun? Did Jinyun deliberately persecute Lai? ”
The patriarch's face was solemn. Seeing that she was holding a history book in her hand, she thought that she had found out the truth by herself. When he met her distressed gaze, he showed a look that could be described as cramped.
Jinyunlan asked a series of questions: "From the very beginning, Jinyunda had the purpose of using the Li clan to borrow them to settle in the empty mountain to promote officials and make a fortune, but because he was afraid of the Li clan and was afraid that he would not be able to control them, he deprived them of their freedom and shortened their lifespan. Isn't it? At this point, she burst into tears.
"Since ancient times, criminals have been imprisoned and have food to eat, not to mention what is the crime of the Li family? But they can only be locked up in the mountains and destroy themselves. Isn't it determined that you will put them to death by putting them in that cage and refusing to give them even a little food? Could this be what our Jinyun clan should do? Is this your responsibility as a patriarch? She was so emotional that she became uncontrollably hysterical. criticized her father, the patriarch of Jinyun, to the fullest.
The patriarch's face was full of waves, and his face was complicated.
Jinyun Chong jumped out and said calmly and indifferently: "This is a tradition that has been inherited from Jinyun's ancestors. Eldest sister, what's the use of blaming your father? Besides, the Li clan is all strong, and one is ten. If it is not suppressed, once they have the heart of revenge and fight against Jinyun, this Los Angeles will have to change its name and surname, and the Li family will be in charge. ”
When Jin Yunlan heard this, he looked at his brother in shock, fifteen years old, and the words he said were so cold and piercing, and there was no human affection at all. She looked at him with pity, "You knew about this early in the morning?" ”
Jin Yunchong didn't notice the anger of the other party at all, and even gloated because he learned the truth one step earlier than his eldest sister: "I joined the clan association at the age of thirteen, so I naturally know." The elders of the clan council do not approve of you, so they do not explain this matter to you. The elders had already predicted that with the current control of the Li clan, in less than eighty years, the Kongshan Li clan would be completely wiped out. At that time, the potential threat of Jinyun will also be completely eliminated. “
Jin Yunlan clenched her fists, trying her best to suppress her anger. She licked her lips from time to time, barely maintaining her composure and asked him, "After you learned the truth about the Li family, you accepted it so calmly?" Don't feel guilty? ”
Jinyun Chong sneered, as if mocking her overflowing compassion: "The ancestors have this move also for the sake of Jinyun's longevity. The lofty status of Jinyun today depends on the painstaking planning and sacrifice of our ancestors. As juniors, we only need to follow their legacies to be loyal and filial. In front of the glory of our clan, what are the lives of the Li family?
Eldest sister, after all, you are just a woman, and it is inevitable that you will be kind to a woman. If you have the leisure to take care of their affairs, you might as well think about your marriage. It is a woman's duty to marry and have children early......" Before he could finish speaking, he was punched hard in the stomach. His smug face suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, twisted and hideous, and knelt on the ground in pain while clutching his stomach.
Jin Yunlan raised her fist and roared, "What nonsense! No matter how important Jinyun's glory and status are, he should not trample on the corpses of others. Just a few lives, don't take it to heart? Is it child's play for you to be a human being? What used to be nine tribes is now no more than a hundred. Tens of thousands of lives were lost at an accelerated pace under Jinyun's cruel methods. What did they do wrong? Is it just because you are being targeted by a sinister and vicious race that you have to suffer such a catastrophe? ”
"Lan'er, pay attention to your words!" The patriarch drank.
Jin Yunlan let out a sharp breath. Her cheeks flushed with anger, and her chest rose and fell violently from the heat of her emotions.
The patriarch's tone softened slightly: "No matter how angry you are, don't forget what your surname is." It was Jinyun who raised you, and you shouldn't belittle you. Go out and be quiet. ”
Jin Yunlan slammed the book in her hand to the ground, kicked the door open, and ran out.
Jin Yunchong clutched his stomach and got up from the ground with an ugly face, just in time to meet his father's dark gaze.
The father and son soaked in the gradually intense light for a long time before the patriarch spoke hoarsely: "Chong'er, you are really suitable for the position of patriarch. ”
When Jinyun Chong heard this, he was extremely surprised.
From childhood to adulthood, it has always been a talented and intelligent sister who has received more appreciation. Even if the elder sister is stubborn and rude, the father will always love and tolerate her endlessly. And he could only hide in the shadow of his sister for a long time, begging his father for a little approving gaze. And at this moment, it was the first time that his father was between him and his eldest sister, favoring him.
He was overjoyed, and his joy was about to overflow, but he heard his father speak in disappointment.
"But without compassion, you are never as good as your sister."
That surprise smile was only a half-finished product after all, and it was shattered by someone with a word.