Chapter 698: Suicide
This is not the first time Gu Shenwei has been assassinated by a teenager, as early as when he was in the sea, the little prince of Huiguo had tried, and the method and ending were completely different from this time.
The little prince of Huiguo got a hidden weapon box from Shangguan Yun, and the cover-up before the shot was very successful, causing a lot of threat to Gu Shenwei, but he lost four fingers because of it.
In contrast, Shulitu did not have so many tricks, the dragon king approached, he pulled out the first dagger, the dagger was knocked away, he had already pulled out the second dagger, which was a relic left to him by his father, and he did not stab the dragon king, but himself.
Gu Shen snatched the dagger for the splitting hand and looked at the precocious child coldly.
Shulitu was very smart, but he didn't have the opportunity to come into contact with the real masters, he thought he was clever and ridiculously naΓ―ve in front of the dragon king, he was a little disappointed, but he didn't panic, and calmly faced the two adults, neither explaining nor begging for mercy.
Fang Wen was taken aback, and it took a while before he came back to his senses, and asked inexplicably, "What kind of fame?"
Shu Litu still refused to speak, Gu Shenwei had already guessed his purpose, "He wants to die here, so that I will be charged with killing the prince of Khan." β
Fang Wen felt that this child's idea was really incredible, and he almost laughed out loud, but he immediately woke up, if Shu Litu really died here, it would be a very serious blow to the Dragon King, he had just gained the allegiance of some Beiting people, and the status of the little puppet was very important, without this sick child, the Dragon King could only lead a thousand female soldiers to flee the grassland in a hurry.
"You, aren't you afraid of death?" Fang Wen asked angrily, he once thought that Shu Litu was willing to accept the fate of being controlled, but he didn't expect to have a ghost in his heart.
The strange thing is that Gu Shenwei found that he actually understood and even agreed with Shulitu's approach very much, not that he was smarter than the military advisor, but that he also had similar thoughts, and in the first two years of hiding in Jinpeng Castle, if there was a chance to commit suicide and take revenge, he would not hesitate to implement it.
In Shulitu's eyes, the dragon king is the enemy, "I am not afraid of death for a day, and I am not afraid today." β
Fang Wen was more and more puzzled, this child has too many contradictory temperaments, naΓ―ve and precocious, timid and reckless, easy-going and stubborn, and his speech is tricky, "If you are three or four years older, I will suggest that the Dragon King kill you, if you are a few years younger, I will personally press you down and beat your ass, little friend, you want to use suicide to frame the blame, have you ever thought that your mother and other relatives will be in danger because of you?"
"My mother is dead, and the Khan family is a towering tree, and the Shadow King is just one of the branches, and even if the whole root falls, the tree is still alive and well. β
Fang Wens shook his head, turned to the Dragon King and said, "I think we need a teaching gentleman, and the beating board may be the most effective for him." β
"Let me talk to him alone. β
Fang Wen continued to shake his head and walked out of the tent, he was not worried about the safety of the Dragon King, he was thinking about another question, "There must be someone who instigated him to do this, children are too simple and easy to be deceived." Fang Wen found an explanation for Shulitu's behavior.
There were only two people left, and Gu Shenwei returned the original dagger.
Shu Litu stared at the Dragon King for a while, then took the dagger and carefully retracted it into its sheath, "Your martial arts are very good. β
"Have you seen many people who know martial arts?"
"Nope. β
"Then you are not qualified to judge the quality of my martial arts. β
Shulitu was speechless for a moment, "Okay, I'm just talking nonsense, I don't know how high your martial arts are." β
This kid was a little strange, Gu Shenwei changed his perspective and saw him as an odd-looking adult, and felt a lot more normal, "We need to talk about it." β
"You want to say that you didn't kill the old Khan, and it has nothing to do with my father's death. β
"Hmm. β
Shulitu raised his head, as if he was in a trance, and it took a while to return to reality, "Say it." β
"I didn't kill the old Khan, and it has nothing to do with your father's death. β
Shu Litu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, he had already carefully looked at the Dragon King several times, and then stared at the legendary demon with interest, "You are not what I imagined. β
"You're naughtier than I thought you would. Gu Shenwei was-for-tat, he had found the pride of this little adult, and he had to win in this regard.
"It's your ambition that is too great, a notorious demon in the Western Regions, who actually wants to control the Khan prince and grandson, let me be your puppet honestly, I'm sorry, I can't accept it, although the puppet is my fate, but the puppet must also have the blood of the Khan King. β
"You care about that?"
"It's not me, the entire Beiting regards the bloodline of the Khan King as sacred, which is the foundation of the unity and strength of the grassland. β
Hearing a twelve-year-old child say such things, Gu Shenwei couldn't help but show a mocking look, "Have you seen many people from Beiting?"
Shulitu was hit to the point again, he knew many truths, some of which had been taught to him by others, some of which he had learned on his own, almost all on paper, and his emaciation greatly limited his movements, so that he had little chance to prove them.
"Even if the entire Beiting is tired of the Khan family, I will not let the grassland return to the foreigners through my hands. β
"You seem to think very highly of me, since you believe in the loyalty of the people of Beiting to the Khan King, you should know that I will not be able to grab the grassland. β
Shulitu felt tired, sat down on a chair, put his legs together, pressed his hands on his knees, and behaved like a little slave girl, "Time has changed, the night when the old Khan King was killed and the kings fought, I knew that this change of Khan was different from the previous one. β
"Oh, what's the difference?"
"I'll assume that a certain prince planned to assassinate the old Khan King, this kind of thing has not happened before, but it turns out that no prince has benefited from it, on the contrary, the most powerful King Chai and King Kua died on the same night, so I think that the real assassin is definitely not from Beiting, at least not the royal family, this is the biggest difference, an external force has connived at the change of Khan's position, this is the first time in hundreds of years. β
Shulitu looked up at the Dragon King, he may not have much human interaction, but sometimes the truth is pondered rather than asked.
Gu Shenwei even admired this child a little, so he forced himself to treat the other party as an adult again, "You think I am this external force." β
"You or Jinpeng Castle, I haven't heard of any moves from Jinpeng Castle, so you're the only one left. β
This is a simple but reasonable speculation, Gu Shenwei can't find any loopholes in it, how to make a child who lives in a simple place believe in the existence of Xiaoyuetang and the crazy plan of the lotus girl, Gu Shenwei can't think of a way for the time being, especially the other party won't believe his words at all.
"You can't die. β
Shulitu smiled, "Maybe I can't frame you, but I can still control my life." β
"You should get out and about a lot, the whole world is not what you think. Gu Shenwei raised his voice slightly, "Nie Zeng." β
Nie Zeng walked in, bowed his head to the Dragon King, and ignored Shu Litu as if he were nothing.
"In the future, you are the personal guard of the Shadow King, don't let him be killed by the assassins, let alone let him kill himself. β
Nie Zeng didn't show any surprise at this strange order, as if this was his usual job, "Yes." After answering the order, he glanced up at Shulitu.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and neither had a good impression of each other.
"Go and ask Hall Master Han. β
Nie Zeng's killer temperament disappeared in an instant, and the reluctance on his face could be seen by anyone, "It's her again, Dragon King, I'm ...... alone."
The Dragon King was not a reasonable person, and Nie Zeng went out in frustration, suspecting that the Dragon King intended to test his endurance in this way.
Schulitu was full of confidence, and for many years he had carefully maintained his life, putting himself in the right position under the watchful eyes of his elders, and it would have been easy for him to do the opposite.
The two had nothing to say.
Nie Zeng walked in with Han Wuxian on his back, and Shu Litu was slightly startled, but when the woman on the young man's back turned her head and showed a gentle smile, he couldn't help but smile back.
"I heard you want to kill yourself?"
"Hmm. Shulitu replied calmly, feeling that this woman was as kind as a mother in the depths of his memory, and even had a feeling of wanting to throw himself into her arms.
"Gee, it's not easy. β
"For me, it's hard to live, but it's easy to die. β
"Hehe, I thought so when I was a child, let me tell you, I tried seventeen times, each time the method was different, I ate nine kinds of poison alone, but I still didn't die, and when I can make my own decisions and kill others at will, I don't want to kill myself. β
Shulitu was taken aback and broke free from his affection for this woman, "Who are you?"
"I am a woman, my name is Han Wuxian, I am the hall master of Xiaoyue Hall, many people have betrayed me, I will kill them all in the future, but don't worry, let a person live and let a person die, I am equally good at it, you will like me." β
Gu Shenwei walked out of the tent with peace of mind.
Fang Wen saw Han Wuxian, and shook his head habitually, "The Dragon King's trick is ...... It's amazing, alas, isn't this little puppet particularly ideal, do we have to keep looking for it?"
"No, it's him, he doesn't want to be a puppet, so change his identity. β
"He was only twelve years old. β
"Well, I'll make him understand that. β
Fang Wen smiled, what he admired most about the Dragon King was this, he could always find a usable value from someone.
Gu Shenwei had to do this, he didn't have much choice, even if he touched a stone in his hand, he had to use it to make a spark.
Fang Wen put Shu Litu aside, approached the Dragon King, and whispered another matter, "I think this matter should be told to the Dragon King, Shangguan Jiaotou is out of camp again, and the close servants are in chaos like this, I don't know where she wants to go." β
"The military advisor did the right thing, he should tell me. β
Gu Shenwei used to suffer from it, so he didn't like the people around him to hide something from him, Shangguan Ru hid the secret and refused to say, he had to find out.
(To be continued)