#387 - Establish a king

As night fell, several carriages had already left Fengyuan's territory.

Inside the swaying carriage, Chu Xianping silently put away the Zimu Jade, and softly said to Wei Changtian, who seemed lost in thought:

"Young Master, You Jia hasn't replied for a whole day."

"..."

The hand resting on his knee trembled slightly, and Wei Changtian lowered his head.

"I know. Let's wait a few more days, perhaps it's inconvenient for her to send a message to you at the moment."

"Alright."

After responding, Chu Xianping seemed to have something to say, but in the end, he didn't voice it.

Both he and Wei Changtian knew that there were only two possibilities for You Jia's lack of response.

First, she didn't assassinate Ning Yongnian yesterday, and it's genuinely inconvenient for her to reply now.

Second, she failed to assassinate Ning Yongnian yesterday, and then...

However, Wei Changtian knew that the former was deliberately hiding his emotions, while the latter most likely genuinely didn't care much.

Perhaps in Du Chang's view, this was even a good thing.

After all, with the destruction of the Great Feng's 500,000 elite troops, Ning Yongnian's next plan would definitely be to launch a counterattack, pointing his sword at Fengyuan, giving Wei Changtian time to develop and grow stronger again in the short term.

As for the two million Da Ning commoners who "perished"... perhaps Du Chang felt they had nothing to do with their group.

From another perspective, this way of thinking was actually correct.

However...

"Ask away."

Nodding, Wei Changtian looked at Du Chang.

"Yes."

The latter pondered for a moment, then asked: "Young Master, may I ask what you wanted to obtain from Li Qi before?"

"Young Master, please don't misunderstand, this lowly one just feels a little unwilling."

"We have spent so much effort and thought on the Yama affair, but in the end, we have gained nothing, which is a pity."

"..."

So, that was the question.

Taken aback, Wei Changtian didn't answer directly.

He was silent for a long while before whispering:

"There's nothing to regret, Li Qi doesn't have that thing anymore."

"Doesn't have it anymore?"

Du Chang looked puzzled, not knowing what riddle Wei Changtian was playing.

On the other hand, Chu Xianping suddenly widened his eyes slightly and asked in disbelief:

"Young Master, could it be that your condition back then was... withdrawing troops?!"

"..."

The bumpy carriage suddenly fell into silence, which also confirmed Chu Xianping's guess.

Indeed.

The condition Wei Changtian proposed to Li Qi with "Slaying Yama" as a bargaining chip was "Great Feng withdrawing its troops."

It's hard to say what his state of mind was when he made such a condition.

Perhaps it was because he had just watched a movie about the harm that war caused to ordinary people before transmigrating.

Perhaps it was because the education he received in his previous life made him instinctively disgusted with war.

Or perhaps it was because Wei Changtian at the time was "desireless and without wants", so he suddenly had a hot flash in his brain and wanted to be a "hero" like Xiao Feng...

But no matter what the reason, he did indeed propose such a condition to Li Qi.

Great Feng withdraws its troops, returning peace to the people of both countries.

In fact, if Qin Zhengqiu's sword hadn't been swung at noon, if Li Qi hadn't insisted on waiting until July 15th to fulfill his promise, Wei Changtian would have almost accidentally saved the lives of three million people.

But unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world.

And looking back now, Wei Changtian only felt that his idea at the time was so ridiculous.

He wanted to exchange peace through such a naive method.

Ning Yongnian, on the other hand, exchanged war for the lives of three million people...

"Heh heh, ridiculous..."

A self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Wei Changtian slowly closed his eyes.

Chu Xianping and Du Chang exchanged a complicated look, neither of them speaking again.

To be honest, they both felt a trace of admiration for Wei Changtian at this moment.

Regardless of the outcome, being able to give up a country's treasure in that situation and instead propose a condition that was of no benefit to himself... indeed, few people could do such a thing.

Especially someone like Wei Changtian.

Therefore, they admired him, but they also knew... this was probably the last time Wei Changtian would do such a thing.

This was not because Wei Changtian had done something wrong.

But because things in this world are so strange.

Often, the more "true, good, and beautiful" things are, the harder it is to get good results.

The reason for this is perhaps because most people don't live so "kindly".

So in their eyes, a life that is too "kind", things that are too "kind"... are destined to be a joke.

Three days later.

The news of the massacre of Yuanzhou City spread throughout the world. Feng and Ning held different views, each with a set of arguments to push all the blame onto the other party.

Of course, as Great Feng, which also suffered heavy losses in this matter, their explanation would undoubtedly seem more credible.

However, for the people of Da Ning, they would naturally be more willing to believe Ning Yongnian's explanation of "Great Feng massacred the city and then suffered divine punishment" out of instinct.

Five days later.

Four hundred thousand Da Ning troops held a three-day and three-night sacrificial ceremony outside Yuanzhou City.

First, to comfort the three million souls who died overnight.

Second, to swear an oath and justify the upcoming counterattack.

Looking at the charred corpses all over the city, the angry roars of the Da Ning soldiers spread for miles, and countless people traveled thousands of miles to Yuanzhou City to see off the army of justice.

Ten days later.

The Da Ning army crossed the Mang River, passed through the Western Desert Gobi, and approached Huailing Prefecture of Great Feng. Ignoring the fatigue of the march, they fiercely attacked the city that very day.

The two sides fought for several days, with corpses strewn across the fields and no yellow earth to be seen.

Fifteen days later.

Huailing Prefecture City was breached, and the Da Ning army continued to advance into the heart of Great Feng.

Hearing the news of the victory at the front, the whole country of Da Ning rejoiced.

A torrential rain suddenly fell on Yuanzhou City, non-stop for three days.

Outside Yuanzhou City, Meishan.

"Young Master, Ning Yongnian has returned to the capital."

Standing in the rain curtain, Chu Xianping turned to look at Wei Changtian, who was already soaked, and added in a complicated tone:

"However, the Tongzhou Society didn't see You Jia."

"..."

Taking a deep breath, Wei Changtian seemed extremely tired, perhaps because he had continuously created three days of heavy rain through "Separation".

Looking at the vast expanse of ruins shrouded in the torrential rain below his feet, he was silent for a long time, then slowly sat down on a bluestone.

The Yuanzhou City was as silent as a tombstone, and the man was as motionless as a stone statue.

Chu Xianping and Du Chang stood behind Wei Changtian, not saying a word in the torrential rain.

Until a voice slowly sounded in the weeping of the rain.

"Tell the Freemasons to spread the truth about the Shun Prince's family being exterminated and the fact that Princess Rou'an is not dead throughout the thirty-six states within ten days."

"Also, tell Ning Yu Ke to prepare everything."

"Within a month, I want her to be the Southwest King of Da Ning."