Chapter 161: The First Step
Cangtao finally handed his saber into Lin Yu's hands, but from his eyes, Lin Yu felt that the reason why he gave her the saber was not because he supported her or recognized her, but just wanted to see how long she could hold on and how far she could persevere.
"From an exiled and abandoned child to a king, there is not much to learn."
Lin Yu looked at him suspiciously.
Cang Tao smiled and watched as she held her saber in her arms, "You don't believe it? β
"I feel...... What should I learn? For example, knowledge of economics, institutions, trade, etc., is ......"
Cangtao laughed "haha": "Economy? You mean wealth? On the grasslands, as long as you are strong enough, you will never need to worry about wealth. β
Lin Yu subconsciously wanted to argue, this was completely a robbery mode, but looking at his smile, she couldn't help but speak and chose to listen first.
"So, what am I going to learn?"
Cangtao asked her solemnly: "Do you really want to learn?" β
His serious attitude made Lin Yu feel a little nervous.
But she nodded.
"I don't know how to teach you, I just know that before you want to be a human being, you must first learn to be a human being. You have to live a real life between them, you will know what their hearts desire, you will know what you need to give them, and when you promise to fulfill everything they want, they will follow you, become your blade, and kill all enemies for you. β
Cang Tao looked at her: "But you are already my Yan clan." And before you became my Yan clan, you were also a noble daughter of the Lin family, and you naturally lived in a high place that those untouchables would never reach. You're probably not destined to learn what I've learned. β
Lin Yu frowned and said, "How can the ordinary people of the Gossmander Department know my appearance so easily? You say I'm the woman your soldiers snatched back from Datu? β
"Are you crazy?" Cangtao raised his eyebrows high: "Do you know how low the treatment of slaves is?!" I was a boy back then, and they trained me to be a warrior, and low-status girls could only be treated as slaves! Do you know how you will be bullied if you lose your status as 'Yan Shi' and are just an ordinary woman who has been robbed?! β
He had just relented and chosen to support her, but with just a few words, he could change his mind at will, and he didn't even need to care about her feelings at all.
Lin Yu only felt a burst of fire suddenly burst out of his heart: "Yes, it seems that everything is forcing me to retreat into the arms of a certain man, telling me that any outrageous behavior is just self-righteous and ignorant, and the smartest choice is to attach to a man, and then transform this man as much as possible." β
She was annoyed: "But that kind of 'easy, smart shortcut', I've already chosen it four times!" β
"I didn't protect you in my previous life...... Cang Tao said in a low voice, "We didn't have ...... So you don't dare to believe us anymore, you want to believe in yourself, I can understand, but in this life I will never let you encounter danger again, I already know where the hidden dangers are, Ayu, this time, you will believe me again. β
Lin Yu looked at his sincere eyes and shook his head firmly: "I don't want anything to happen anymore and can only wait for others to save me, I don't want to be able to do nothing but be protected." I don't want to be seen as a nice ornament anymore, and I don't want to be a companion pet that only provides emotional value. β
"I've never treated you as a useless ornament, and I've never treated you like a pet!"
"You think I'm attached to you, and if you protect me, it's love." Lin Yu said: "But if I have to be attached to you, if I have to please you, because once I lose you, I will have nothingβdon't you feel like you're looking down on my struggle to survive?" When you see me in such a predicament, when I want to get rid of this powerlessness, not only do you not help me, but hope that I will return to the original state of being raised, can you say that you love me? Do you think I'll believe it, I'll obey you with peace of mind? β
Cang Tao took a deep breath: "Why do you describe me as so vicious? I just want you to live carefree and happy - all the heavy, painful, tedious things, I'll take care of it, okay?! β
"But it is those painful, heavy, and tedious things that make you a king, if you feel that you really bear the burden for me, then I am willing to become a king in your place, and then you go carefree and happy to be my Yanshi, how about it?"
Cangtao laughed angrily at her: "It is impossible for a woman to be a king, and it is impossible for a man to become a man." β
And Lin Yu just wants to achieve his goal first: "But I want to know how you handle political affairs, I want to know how you earn income, and I want to know what your people think." You taught me how to ride a horse, but I still want to learn how to wear armor, how to shoot on horseback, how to kill enemies with a scimitar...... I want to know how to arrange the army, how to fight, how to set up camp......"
She wasn't going to argue with him about how a man should be and how a woman should be, because she knew that it wouldn't lead to anything, but could only go further and further away - on the soil without reality as a basis, arguing theories is meaningless, Cangtao has the right to directly disobey and let her shut up forever, but in the end, Lin Yu still couldn't help but say: "You said that you helped me bear the burden, as if you were gracious to me, but at the same time, you took away my rights!" I owe you nothing! β
"Good!!" Cangtao suddenly became angry, "I really don't know the hearts of good people, the dog bites Lu Dongbin!" I want to protect you and cherish you, but you say I took away some bullshit rights from you, what rights do you have?! The right to be a king?! β
Lin Yu took a deep breath and eased his emotions, so as not to say anything radical and not calm enough.
"I know you want to be nice to me, Cangtao," she said softly, "but it's good for a lamb to give it grass, not to force it to stuff it if you think the meat is good, isn't it?" β
"Then you can eat the grass." Cang Tao said viciously: "But now the whole grassland knows that I want to marry the Yan family, and the marriage ceremony cannot be canceled, and when the ceremony is over, since you don't want to be the most noble woman in the whole grassland, then if you want to be a female slave, go as your female slave!" β
Lin Yu pulled out the scimitar in his arms, at this time, the weather in Datu has gradually warmed up, but when he came to Beirong, it was like returning to the harsh winter all of a sudden.
Her face was pale from the cold, but her cheeks and the tip of her nose showed a little crimson, Cangtao was so angry with her that she couldn't wait to leave her alone, but looking at Lin Yu's appearance, she couldn't help but soften, feeling that she was pitiful and cute, hateful and angry.
He looked at her, but Lin Yu only stared at the blade of the knifeβit looked extremely sharp.
How many people has it killed by its side?
How many arms, how many legs, how many heads has it chopped off?
Lin Yu said: "If someone bullies me...... I'll use this scimitar to cut off their heads. β
She finally raised her eyes to look at him, and Cangtao immediately looked away, and then looked at her again indifferently, so that she would not find herself staring at her.
He wanted her to feel upset, frightened, and sorry for his anger, but Lin Yu only said, "Or maybe I'm not good at learning and will be beheaded by them." β
She smiled: "Now there is still half a month before the wedding day, are you sure you won't teach me how to use the scimitar first?" β