Chapter 271 Self-destruction
The long street is lonely and desolate, and the night before dawn becomes as dark as ink.
Lin Wanyi raised her head slightly and put her hands behind her back, letting Gu Zhuo listen casually to what she said without focusing on it.
The two would occasionally stop and stand still, mainly because the girl and the black cat hiding in the corner happened to look at each other. They stared at each other for a long time with their eyes wide open, until they didn't know who couldn't help but make a meowing sound.
Walking and stopping and chatting like this, time passed quietly, and the two of them embarked on the return journey in tacit understanding.
Yunlai Town is still sleeping, and people haven't woken up yet, but there is some movement on the street, and it is no longer so lonely.
The closer we get to the pier, the brighter the lights become.
Until the human voice is mixed with the sound of wind and comes with the snow.
Lin Wanyi frowned slightly for a moment, then relaxed his expression, his expression as usual.
The sound coming from the wind was always mixed with the word "Demon Lord".
She and Gu Zhuo walked calmly towards the carriage. Before they returned to the eaves, they heard a sound of "stop" in their ears.
"Please come here. I have something important to discuss with you two."
The person who spoke was a man wearing black clothes, and his tone and attitude were not very polite.
Gu Zhuo and Lin Wanyi did not refuse, because the man's next words contained the word "Demon Lord".
Dawn was probably about to come, and there was already a very faint light on the horizon. It looked a little unreal, so it was quickly drowned out by the bright lights and voices in the small building.
There were about ten people standing in the building, all with different clothes and looks, but the only thing that was the same was the haggard look between their brows and eyes.
The more this happens, the more it reflects the calmness of the middle-aged man sitting on the main seat.
"Everyone present here comes from various major families and sects. They are all of high level and have excellent memories. There is absolutely no reason to forget what I said when I entered the city today."
"I sincerely hope that you can cooperate wholeheartedly with the court in the future, until the moment when the demon lord dies and the dust settles."
"If you have any ideas, please feel free to share them."
A few very simple sentences, the meaning of which couldn't be clearer. It can be described by the four words "dedicate one's crime and make meritorious service".
The official's eyes swept across everyone present, lingering on Lin Wanyi and Gu Zhuo for a moment, but said nothing.
Before convening this seemingly sudden meeting, he had read through the information of these people in detail, and the one that made him feel most troubled was undoubtedly the road guide written with Song characters.
During the Weiyang Palace incident, the Song family persisted in their loyalty to the Qin Dynasty under tremendous pressure. For this reason, they paid the price of nearly a hundred lives in the initial turmoil in the divine capital. Most of the dead were The direct descendant successfully defended one of the formation hubs of the Shendu Formation for His Majesty, forcing the Chaotian Sword Tower and the Wan Jian Pond to rain down the most magnificent sword rain in advance.
No matter from any angle, the contribution of the Song family cannot be ignored. A rapid rise to the top is the inevitable result. You should be very cautious when dealing with people in the Song family and never offend easily.
It became a matter of course that Gu Zhuo and Lin Wanyi fell into the eyes of this official who had been involved in the affairs of the Sky Patrol Department since last year.
Thinking about these things, he waved his hand and motioned for his cousin next to him to bow his head and said: "Pay more attention to the two young people from the Song family, find an opportunity to chat, and take a look at this What did the two think? ”
The reason for this order was that his cousin once taught at Changzhou Academy in Wangjing and had considerable experience in dealing with young people.
If he hadn't offended the demon lord before the last summer festival, and had to resign and leave Wangjing to join him in the city of gods, I would still be teaching in the academy at this moment.
"I understand."
Liu Hongxuan responded seriously in a low voice. He knew very well that his cousin brought him with him on this trip because he had a good relationship with Gu Zhuo at Changzhou Academy, and he might be able to be of unexpected use at some point.
If not, how could a practitioner of his spiritual cultivation level be involved in such a big event?
Thinking of Gu Zhuo's true identity, thinking of that gentle smile that was still real in front of him, and thinking of what happened in those three years, Liu Hongxuan's mood became more and more complicated and agitated. It was not only fear, but also strong curiosity and the fear of giving birth. Too much fun and resentment.
How can you not be resentful? To this day, he is still brooding about what happened at Changzhou Academy that year. He cannot let it go like the vice-dean did. He always thinks that Gu Zhuo at that time was just repaying kindness with hatred.
It's just that in the past, others were soft-spoken and far inferior to Gu Zhuo. He had to keep his true thoughts deep in his heart, and even had to leave Wangjing, where he had lived for many years.
In fact, even now he is still suppressing his thoughts.
The atmosphere in the room was very warm. The people who were invited here were already putting forward their opinions on how to kill the demon lord and exchanging their ideas to express their loyalty to Da Qin and His Majesty the Emperor. They did not dare to reveal it at all. It’s haggard to spend even a little effort.
Lin Wanyi also participated, but he didn't speak much and his position was quite alienated from everyone.
No one paid too much attention to this. After all, it was normal for a young girl like her to be speechless.
Liu Hongxuan saw this scene in his eyes and felt only ridicule.
He walked up to Lin Wanyi and Gu Zhuo, and was about to start a casual conversation when his eyes suddenly changed.
Looking at a beautiful woman under the lamp is always unreal, so Liu Hongxuan has only now been able to find those strange and familiar things in the girl's face.
How can you not be familiar with it?
In the spring of that year, he was finally forced to leave Cheung Chau Academy, and had to live under the influence of others in the capital city until now. Of course, it was because of Gu Zhuo's greed, but Lin Wanyi was undoubtedly also a very important reason.
With just one glance, Liu Hongxuan could see through the girl's true face under the make-up. Then he remembered the scandalous rumors between her and the Demon Lord. He subconsciously looked at Gu Zhuo standing next to him. He looked over and over again and still couldn't find any similarities. He couldn't help but feel sad. Regretful.
"What are you looking at?"
Lin Wanyi's voice sounded indifferently.
Liu Hongxuan looked at her and lowered his voice and said, "I'm just curious when you changed your last name."
Lin Wanyi's expression remained unchanged.
The first moment she entered the room, she had already seen Liu Hongxuan standing next to the official, and she was mentally prepared.
She said calmly: "What do you want to say?"
The conversation that took place in the corner did not attract the attention of others, and the sound of people was still going on.
"I remember you and Gu Zhuo..."
Liu Hongxuan sighed and said: "There was a rather scandalous rumor."
Lin Wanyi said indifferently: "Since you know who I am, how dare you say such things in front of me?"
Liu Hongxuan said: "Of course the Queen deserves my respect, but I think the Queen must not want her daughter to put herself at risk and get involved in things related to the Demon Lord."
Lin Wanyi said expressionlessly: "Are you threatening me?"
"It's not a threat. How dare I threaten you?"
Liu Hongxuan shook his head and said: "I just think that what you are doing now must be without the Queen's consent, and your ideas may even be contrary to His Majesty's will."
Lin Wanyi looked at him, suddenly laughed, and asked, "Do you think this is something you are qualified to get involved in?"
Liu Hongxuan's attitude became more respectful, and he said: "You know what you are doing, and of course I am not qualified to get involved, but there are some things that must be done no matter what, to eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor."
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"And..."
His tone was more sincere, and he said seriously: "Let you return to the Empress's arms and reduce the incidents of killing the demon lord. I think this can be regarded as a credit in any case."
Lin Wanyi said: "Your idea is very beautiful."
Liu Hongxuan shook his head and said: "Your hostility towards me is too serious. How can a little person like me dare to have too many ideas? I just want to give you a few friendly reminders."
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Lin Wanyi's expression became more and more indifferent and said: "For example?" "For example, Chaotian Jianque caused rebellion this time, which caused the displacement of many people of the Qin Dynasty. If His Majesty had not been willing to show mercy, it would have been the death penalty for everyone to be executed.
Liu Hongxuan said honestly: "But some of them are really unlucky. For example, your senior brother named Chen Chi. Now the entire Tianxuan Department is searching for his whereabouts. If he is discovered, he will probably end up extremely unlucky."
When he said this, his eyes naturally fell on Gu Zhuo, trying to find some possible emotions, but he found nothing.
Lin Wanyi said: "So every word you say now is a sincere advice to me?"
"Of course."
Liu Hongxuan thought for a while, smiled very humbly, and said: "I know very well that I am just an ant, and you are the Queen's only daughter. As long as you say a casual word, countless people will stand up for you and do everything possible to step on me. How can I be at odds with you in the dust? ”
Lin Wanyi looked at him and said, "Then maybe you shouldn't recognize me."
Liu Hongxuan's smile turned bitter, and he sighed: "Of course I don't want to recognize you, but I don't want you to think I recognized you, pretend not to recognize you, then turn around and tell others your true identity, and suffer misfortune for no reason. So I can only say these things to you.”
"That sounds reasonable."
Lin Wanyi was noncommittal.
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Liu Hongxuan suppressed his smile and said, "It's time for me to leave."
As soon as he left, he turned around and returned to the official's side without making any further movements.
Soon after, this hasty discussion came to an end, but the result was not as everyone present expected.
The decision of the official surnamed Liu was very straightforward. He asked those who participated in the conversation to implement what he said and do their part for the Qin Dynasty to kill the Demon Lord, the universal enemy.
No one really liked this decision, and no one dared to reject it. People silently gave up their original itinerary and truly participated in the grand event of besieging and killing the Demon Lord.
The same thing happened in various places in Gyeonggi at almost the same time. In every place similar to Yunlai Town, the officials of the Qin Dynasty took advantage of the power of the victory in the Weiyang Palace Incident and the great kindness of not punishing the whole family. They used the remaining sects of the aristocratic family to strengthen Weaving together a huge network that is constantly expanding.
In this huge net, the practitioners of Qintian Prison came out in full force, and the disciples of Qianjian Zheng even spared no effort and exhausted all means to deduce the whereabouts of the demon lord, just to avenge the master who died tragically in Wangjing. .
What is unbelievable is that all these things happened in less than twelve hours. It was not until the name of the boss was spoken by some people that people knew who had personally laid this huge net. So it felt like it was natural.
At the same time, news was being sent to the divine capital as quickly as possible and would soon be placed on the desk in the royal study room.
——Lin Wanyi was in Yunlai Town.
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The morning light was dim, but the merchant ship had not yet left the shore.
Gu Zhuo and Lin Wanyi looked at the boat and were speaking with their spiritual consciousness.
"It is impossible for Liu Hongxuan to conceal my identity for me. My mother will soon know that I am in Yunlai Town."
"Yeah."
"No one dares to let me leave at this time. As long as I reveal this intention, they will use all means to stop me."
"There are indeed many people around looking at us, under the eaves, in the snow, behind the well, and on the boat."
"Although you may think I am being harsh, I have really considered this situation."
Lin Wanyi's tone was particularly serious.
Gu Zhuo looked at her.
Lin Wanyi said calmly: "Because, I am prepared for this."
Gu Zhuo said: "What are you going to do?"
Lin Wanyi said softly: "The risk of taking risks to break out is too great. With your current state, it is impossible to kill everyone present. Even if we could, more people would come over during the killing process, and in the end it would just become It’s an unsolvable situation, so what we need to do first is to avoid this situation from happening.”
"My idea is very simple."
She said: "The first thing to do is to be alone with you."
After saying this, Lin Wanyi turned around naturally and walked towards the carriage that had been vacant for a long time.
Gu Zhuo followed suit.
On the pier, dozens of eyes fell on the two people, extremely secretive.
These looks came from the eyes of the senior deacons of the Tianxian Division.
After confirming that Gu Zhuo and Lin Wanyi had no intention of leaving, the calm was maintained and the wind and snow remained as before.
It wasn't until the two of them returned to the carriage that the thick curtains blocked the skylight and hid their gaze.
The official surnamed Liu, who was standing in front of a certain window, frowned at the carriage and found that he could not see the scene with his spiritual consciousness.
This was certainly not a good thing. He naturally wanted to have someone check him, but considering Lin Wanyi's identity, he still didn't dare to act rashly.
The next moment, the official surnamed Liu breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling extremely lucky to have escaped death due to his own sanity.
A scene appeared in everyone's eyes.
Without any warning, the carriage suddenly began to shake visibly to the naked eye.
Everyone looking at the carriage was greatly shocked at this moment, wondering what on earth Lin Wanyi was doing, how could it be so ridiculous?
Immediately afterwards, they subconsciously began to think about who the person was in the same room with the girl, and then came to an inevitable conclusion, but they still did not dare to believe it because this thing was too ridiculous.
In front of the window, the official surnamed Liu turned his head to look at Liu Hongxuan and asked in a cold voice: "Did you tell me this is Lin Wanyi?"
Liu Hongxuan opened his eyes wide and was speechless.
The official surnamed Liu looked at his cousin and said with an angry smile: "Do you think this can be Lin Wanyi?"
Liu Hongxuan came back to his senses and said subconsciously: "She is..."
Snap!
The slap is loud and particularly pleasant to the ear.
The official surnamed Liu slapped her hard, stared at Liu Hongxuan coldly, and shouted in a deep voice with no expression on her face: "Even if she really is, she can't be the one she is now, because I don't think the Queen can afford to be embarrassed. This face.”
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In the carriage.
Gu Zhuo's eyes finally no longer looked indifferent.
He looked at Lin Wanyi who was making that kind of sound with his sword. He was silent for a long time and said with complicated emotions: "Is this okay?"
Lin Wanyi was doing things very seriously, without even looking at him, and said matter-of-factly: "Why can't this work?"
(End of chapter)