#831 - Reciprocity - I am the villain in the book

An hour later.

“Ch- Chu Gongzi, what should we do now?”

The atmosphere in the swaying carriage was tense and oppressive. Looking at Chu Xianping, whose face was not very good, Lü Yuanjin hesitated for a long time before asking tremblingly:

“Y-you weren’t always by Wei Changtian’s side before? You must know his weaknesses, right!”

“...”

Without a doubt, Gongsun Yan’s attitude just now, and the words Wei Changtian left behind, filled Lü Yuanjin with immense fear at this moment.

Chu Xianping, on the other hand, was much calmer. He merely glanced at him and replied indifferently:

“Your Highness, with me here, Wei Changtian will not be able to kill you.”

“B-but...”

“No buts.”

Chu Xianping interrupted coldly, “Since I said I would keep you safe, I will definitely do it.”

“Five days... Hehe, I’d like to see how he can kill you within five days.”

With a cold laugh, it could be seen that Chu Xianping was very confident in his abilities.

Since he had said so, Lü Yuanjin naturally had no choice but to swallow his words, his eyes full of worry.

However, at least compared to just now, he did feel a little more at ease.

After all, although Lü Yuanjin didn’t know much about Chu Xianping’s deeds, he knew enough to understand how terrifying the former’s strategies were.

In addition, Chu Xianping had brought two second-rank experts with him this time to Yongding City, which was enough to show that he had already mastered a very large force.

So, protecting his life should not be a problem, right…

“Huff…”

Taking a deep breath, Lü Yuanjin was, after all, a prince. Therefore, after adjusting for a moment, he finally became rational from his panic.

Now that his life was safe, he should think about how to bring down Gongsun Yan.

Actually, this matter was simple in some ways.

Gongsun Yan was so arrogant, everyone knew that he was completely relying on Wei Changtian.

As long as Wei Changtian was killed, the former would naturally be insignificant.

But the problem was that Wei Changtian was definitely not that easy to kill.

Back then, outside Fengyuan City, this “Wei Yama” had single-handedly stormed into the camp of a million soldiers and forcibly forced an army to retreat.

Lü Yuanjin knew that no matter how he planned, the situation he created would not be as critical as that time.

Then this also meant that relying on his strength alone, or even adding Chu Xianping, it would be almost impossible to kill Wei Changtian.

In this case, he could only start with Gongsun Yan…

“Chu Gongzi, Gongsun Yan cannot be with Wei Changtian at all times.”

After a moment of pause, Lü Yuanjin said in a deep voice, “To catch bandits, first catch their king. As long as Gongsun Yan dies, the many rebels under him will naturally scatter like frightened birds and beasts. At that time, there will be no obstacles for me to inherit the throne.”

“Moreover, Gongsun Yan is only from a merchant background. Although he has money, he does not have many experts under him.”

“As long as Gongzi is willing to lend me a few second-rank experts, I will definitely take his life within five days!”

“...”

Since there was no way to deal with Wei Changtian, then I will borrow people to kill Gongsun Yan.

Lü Yuanjin quickly stated his thoughts, and even said a “five-day” deadline.

This was really not him being petty, or tit-for-tat.

But the time left for him was indeed not much.

Lü Yuanjin was not stupid, he knew that since Wei Changtian supported Gongsun Yan’s rebellion, he would definitely hand over the 300,000 surrendered soldiers far away in Xin Feng to the latter.

The national strength of Da Hui was originally not as good as the Da Ning and Da Feng in their heyday. After the failure of the Xin Feng battle, the available soldiers in the country had reached a very pitiful level.

Lü Yuanjin’s eyes widened, his tone a little impatient, “This won’t work, that won’t work, could it be that Gongsun Yan will commit suicide?!”

“Hehe, suicide will definitely not happen…”

Chu Xianping looked at Lü Yuanjin, his tone still calm and unwavering, “But killing people does not necessarily require us to do it ourselves.”

“What do you mean?”

Lü Yuanjin frowned and asked, “If we don’t do it, who will? Rely on my third brother and the Wise King, those two wastes?”

“Your Highness, have you forgotten the purpose of our visit to the An King Mansion today?”

Without answering directly, Chu Xianping said quietly, “No matter what, Gongsun Yan is a rebel king, and I believe there must be many patriots in Da Hui.”

“Many things do not necessarily need to be done personally.”

“This… can this work?”

Lü Yuanjin quickly understood Chu Xianping’s meaning, but he had great doubts about its feasibility.

“Just rely on those lowly people? Can they really kill Gongsun Yan?”

“Your Highness, rest assured.”

Chu Xianping replied with a smile, “You only need to call on heroes from all walks of life to come to Yongding City to eliminate the rebel king, and I will have my own plans for the rest.”

“Okay.”

Although he didn’t know what Chu Xianping was going to do, Lü Yuanjin nodded.

“Then I will write a reward order after I return to the palace later, and send it to the various counties of Da Hui today.”

“Yes, that’s best.”

Chu Xianping responded and then stopped talking, instead lifting the curtain of the carriage and looking out.

At this time, the carriage was about to reach the foot of Dragon Head Mountain, surrounded by imperial guards riding tall horses, not a single commoner in sight.

The golden sun hung high in the sky, stirring up turbulent waves in a sea of tranquility.

On the other side, An King Mansion.

Just as Chu Xianping was following the original plan, preparing to shape Gongsun Yan into a “public enemy”, Wei Changtian had already finished his conversation with Li Zimu.

Calling Gongsun Yan back into the house, Wei Changtian glanced at Li Zimu, who immediately said:

“Wangye, there are now three things you need to do.”

“First, immediately send people to the Third Prince and Wise King’s residences, ordering them to leave Yongding City before tomorrow morning, otherwise, they will bear the consequences.”

“Second, spread the word, telling the large and small forces within Da Hui, that anyone who dares to help Lü Yuanjin, Wei Gongzi will exterminate their entire family.”

“Third, hang this thing outside the Wang Mansion—”

As he spoke, Li Zimu pushed a large wooden box on the table forward.

Gongsun Yan immediately walked closer and gently opened the lid of the box…

This wooden box was brought back by Wei Changtian from the Kang King Mansion. Gongsun Yan had actually expected what was inside.

It was just that Wei Changtian hadn’t mentioned it before, so he didn’t dare to ask.

Now that he saw it, it was indeed Lü Xiangshan’s head.

“Yes, I understand.”

Taking a deep breath and closing the lid of the box again, Gongsun Yan was ready to go out with the wooden box.

But just at this moment, Wei Changtian suddenly added a sentence from behind.

“By the way, Wangye.”

“Prepare yourself, tomorrow we are going to Dragon Head Mountain.”

“And go there openly.”