Chapter Seventy-Eight: Like a Fish in Water
The killing outside the post house not only made the people of Yangnan tremble, but even many people in the post house were a little afraid, especially the Du woman who dreamed of chivalry and righteousness all day long, even after experiencing the night of the slaughter in the Soul Gorge and Yangnan City, when she saw so many old people dying from butcher knives, Du Yingying realized that the previous death and killing were still too far away from herself.
In the post house, she could clearly smell the rich smell of blood, the pungent smell, which made people can't help but be disgusted, and she couldn't help it, she seemed to be able to imagine the horror and helplessness of this group of old men who had always made a living from pens in the face of butcher knives.
"Squeak!"
The courtyard door opened, and Xiao Chen walked into the courtyard in despair.
It can be seen that Xiao Chen is very tired at this time, and Du Yingying is staring at Xiao Chen intently, her eyes full of scrutiny and scrutiny.
"They...... Did you kill it? Du Yingying asked in a deep voice.
Xiao Chen took a deep look at Du Yingying, then came to a recliner and sat down, muttering, "Do you think they don't deserve to die?" ”
Du Yingying shook her head and said, "No! ”
In Du Yingying's opinion, although those bachelors are quite unreasonable, but after all, they are sins and do not die, I don't know why, she is a little afraid, afraid that the death of these people is related to Xiao Chen, the previous Xiao Chen, at most, was cynical, but his heart is kind after all, but if Xiao Chen is really as she thinks......
She didn't dare to imagine how terrible Xiao Chen should be like that.
"You haven't answered my question yet, did you kill them?" Du Yingying once asked out loud.
Looking at Du Yingying's extremely serious gaze, Xiao Chen's face became slightly solemn, and he took a deep breath, Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "It's not me!" ”
"Whew!"
The moment she heard this, Du Yingying suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief, no matter whether Xiao Chen's words were true or not, but at least, Xiao Chen didn't let himself face the situation that he didn't want to believe.
Xiao Chen continued: "If it were me, the thousands of guards outside my courtyard could do it at any time, but you probably know that their deaths were done by others, and my only fault is that I didn't order the guards to protect them." ”
"When all this happened, I was not at the post house, and when I came back, it was too late."
Xiao Chen said without changing his face, but he deliberately concealed what he had witnessed with his own eyes, and even, as long as Xiao Chen was willing, he could persuade Lu Lengyan at that time......
Slowly closing his eyes, Xiao Chen leaned back on the recliner, yes, Lu Lengyan was actually right, he was not so kind.
Looking at Xiao Chen, who was a little lost in front of her, the doubts in Du Yingying's heart were also quickly dissipating.
Her beautiful eyes sank slightly, and Du Yingying secretly said in her heart: "Yes, how could all this be done by Xiao Chen?" Killing so many great Confucians, in the Wei State, where scholars are respected, the consequences are much greater than killing a Taishou. ”
If Xiao Chen really did that, he would only bring more trouble to himself.
But in an instant, Du Yingying's face became solemn again: "But even if you didn't kill people, they died outside your inn, and they also came for you, so coincidentally, the world won't believe you." ”
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at Du Yingying, and said lightly: "So what? ”
Du Yingying's silver teeth bit her lower lip and said: "Kill the Taishou of the Qianguo, at least there is Bai Qi for you to bear, but after the death of so many erudite Confucians, if the crime falls on your head, the people of Wei will definitely not let you go, whether it is the mouth of the prince of Youyou, or the people of the world, they can't tolerate such a ruthless and bold King of Yong'an......"
Xiao Chen suddenly smiled and said, "If it's bold, isn't Bai Qi better than me?" Why did they dare to come to me for trouble with Xiao Chen, not for trouble with Bai Qi? Or is it because Bai Qi has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses? ”
Du Yingying was stunned for a while, although Xiao Chen was laughing at this time, she saw the brilliance of unwillingness and anger flashing in Xiao Chen's eyes.
"The prince is right!" At this moment, a melodious voice like a yellow oriole came from the door.
Looking at the voice, at the gate of the courtyard, Diexiang was wearing a red dress, dazzling like a graceful rose.
Diexiang's eyes were full of complicated glances at Xiao Chen, and then walked to Xiao Chen's side and said: "The reason why people in the world are looking for trouble with Bai Qi is because they are afraid of Bai Qi's might, and no one wants to provoke the hundreds of thousands of White Tiger Army, but what about the prince, the prince is just a little king on the border, and there are only thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands. Everyone is dissatisfied with Bai Qi, and they only dare to hold it in their hearts, but if they are dissatisfied with the prince......"
The rest of the words, Diexiang didn't say, but Xiao Chen had already reacted.
"In other words, because I am weak, I deserve to be blamed and scolded by the world?" Xiao Chen asked rhetorically.
Diexiang bowed her head lightly and said, "The prince can understand it like this. ”
Xiao Chen's gaze fell on Diexiang like a knife, looking at the latter deadly.
This made Diexiang a little uncomfortable, and under such a gaze, Diexiang even felt like she was completely stripped naked.
Xiao Chen suddenly chuckled and said, "These words are not like you can say them, this is what Mr. Ji asked you to tell me, right?" ”
Diexiang suddenly raised her head and glanced at Xiao Chen with some astonishment, and then nodded heavily and said: "The prince is really like a god, this is indeed what Mr. said, but it is also what Diexiang wants to say." ”
Hearing this, Xiao Chen slowly closed his eyes and fell into a false sleep, and the air seemed to become silent at this moment.
Diexiang and Du Yingying glanced at each other, Du Yingying's face was worried, obviously worried about Xiao Chen's situation, while Diexiang touched Du Yingying's gaze and quickly dodged it, there were some things that she didn't want to tell the latter after all.
In a room in the courtyard, Sun Simiao slowly closed the peeping window, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a meaningful smile.
On the side, Su Xin glanced at Sun Simiao deeply, and then quickly lowered his head......
……
Approaching the hinterland of Qianguo, in an unknown mountain forest, a carriage slowly stopped in front of a group of soldiers.
In front of the carriage, Bai Qi was holding a spear, shining armor, with a playful smile on his face, and he looked looking forward to it.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Lu Lengyan, who had changed back into his robe, slowly stepped out of the carriage and saluted Bai Qi unhurriedly.
Bai Qi smiled faintly and said: "I didn't expect that Xiao Chen was so important in the girl's heart, I would rather hide it from this king, and the girl would quietly stay in Yangnan to solve the problem for Xiao Chen." ”
Lu Lengyan raised his good-looking eyes and looked at Bai Qi and said, "The general's words are not like the general's previous style. ”
Bai Qi smiled: "Oh? What is my style? ”
Lu Lengyan said: "The general has lofty ambitions, and he never cares what others think or do, he only cares about what he will do and what he wants to do." ”
Nodding, Bai Qi said, "That's right." ”
As soon as the tone changed, Bai Qi said again: "But I can't accept it, my subordinates, secretly helping an outsider, in my opinion, this is a betrayal." ”
Lu Lengyan chuckled, her upturned red lips hooked up three points of disdain, seven points of playfulness.
"After all, the general still likes the feeling of having everything in his hands, and the reason why you are so angry is not that I went to help Xiao Chen, but that I not only did not have General Tongbing, but also quietly broke away from the team."
Smiling slightly, Lu Lengyan asked, "General, are you afraid?" ”
"You!" Bai Qi was a little angry, but he seemed to have thought of something, and quickly regained his composure, looking at Lu Lengyan in front of him, Bai Qi said in a condensed voice: "Since you know who I am, then you naturally have your reasons for doing this, right?" ”
"I don't hold you accountable for leaving the team without permission, but you must at least tell me why you did it."
Looking at Bai Qi, who showed a serious expression, Lu Lengyan put away his smile and said, "Although the general is not in Yangnan, I'm afraid I have already heard about what happened in Yangnan, right?" ”
Bai Qi said indifferently: "You sent someone to kill those great Confucians who made trouble, but so what? ”
Lu Lengyan chuckled and said, "The general is wrong, it's not that I killed those people, but Xiao Chen killed those people." ”
"Huh?" Bai Qi was stunned, but looking at Lu Lengyan's smart eyes, Bai Qi suddenly reacted.
Yes, I know all the information, so I naturally know who killed these people, but how can people in the world know who is the murderer?
In the end, this murder charge will only fall on Xiao Chen's head.
Looking at Lu Lengyan with a calm face in front of him, Bai Qi was suddenly a little scared, this woman's scheming and calculation had already made him aware of some dangers in a sense, he didn't dare to imagine what he would do if Lu Lengyan did this to himself one day.
Taking a deep breath, Bai Qi said slowly: "Then what are you doing this for?" ”
Lu Lengyan smiled slightly, and said: "The general is determined to be in the world, but there is no reason, and he is also afraid of the strength of all parties in the Wei State, so if the general wants to win the world, he must win over all forces, among them, especially the six major feudal kings, but these princes, most of them are thoughtful and intriguing, only Xiao Chen has the worst strength, and he is also the youngest and easiest to control." ”
"If the general really gets Xiao Chen's help, it will also be a great deterrent to the rest of the kings, if the general gets Xiao Chen, he will be like a fish in water."
Bai Qi frowned and said thoughtfully, "So the reason why you did this ......"
Lu Lengyan took over and said: "After these two things in Yangnan City, the whole world will not tolerate Xiao Chen, if Xiao Chen is not stupid, he naturally knows who to rely on to survive." ”
Lu Lengyan said, taking a deep look at Bai Qi.
Bai Qi pondered for a long time with a calm face, then suddenly raised his eyebrows, laughed and said: "You said that I have Xiao Chen like a fish in water, I think I have Miss Lu to help, that is the real fish in water." ”
Lu Lengyan lowered his head and chuckled, but where Bai Qi couldn't see, a cold gloom suddenly flashed in Lu Lengyan's eyes.