#840 - What the people want

And so, Gongsun Yan was taken to Dragon Head Mountain by Chu Xianping.

About an hour later, Yang Liushi also left the small courtyard where Lu Yuanjin was hiding alone, actually sparing the latter's life.

The bet between Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping is currently known only to the two of them.

Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, this wave is undoubtedly Chu Xianping's "superior skill".

Designing to capture Gongsun Yan alive and thwarting Wei Changtian's conspiracy, the people who heard about it were all jubilant, feeling that they had finally vented their anger.

But at the same time, the sentence "If he dies, I will bury the whole city with him" also planted a seed of unease in everyone's heart.

And after ten days, when the 200,000-strong army surrounds Yongding City, this seed will break ground and grow into a tree called "fear".

Around noon, Wei Changtian returned to Zhuwu in a grand manner.

Now there are still ten days before the agreed time, and Gongsun Yan is with Chu Xianping, so he should be relatively "free" during this period.

"Young Master Wei."

In the lobby of the inn, Qin He, who was restless, stood up as if frightened when he saw him return, and stammered, "Have you, have you had lunch yet?"

"No."

Wei Changtian shook his head calmly, glanced at the small courtyard where he lived: "Has Liushi not returned yet?"

"Reporting to the young master, Madam left an hour ago."

Qin He immediately replied truthfully: "She has not been seen returning yet."

"Oh."

Wei Changtian withdrew his gaze and stared at Qin He with a smile that was not a smile: "Do you know who I'm talking about?"

"I..."

Her body trembled, her eyes widened suddenly, and a trace of panic appeared on Qin He's face instantly.

Obviously, she didn't realize until now that Wei Changtian was testing her just now.

After all, the latter had never mentioned Yang Liushi's name before.

"Young, Young Master, I..."

Trembling, Qin He opened her mouth, wanting to explain something.

However, Wei Changtian waved his hand to interrupt:

"Alright, it's nothing to guess, anyway, almost everyone in Yongding City knows who I am now."

"..."

Gently pinching the corner of her clothes, Qin He lowered her head, not knowing how to respond, so she stood there without speaking.

At this time, she was no longer panicked, but just seemed to not know what to say.

And when Wei Changtian saw her like this, he couldn't help but wonder:

"Aren't you afraid?"

"...Not afraid."

"Why? Don't you Da Hui people call me the Living Yama?"

Wei Changtian was stunned, as if amused: "Hahaha, you are the first person to say I am a good person."

"This concubine, this concubine is telling the truth..."

Her cheeks flushed slightly, Qin He explained a little embarrassedly: "The Young Master has no relatives or reason with me, but he was willing to take righteous action to save Chu An before, this matter..."

"This matter was just something I did casually."

Suddenly, the smile on Wei Changtian's face disappeared, and he even interrupted coldly: "You don't have to take it to heart."

"..."

Opening her mouth wide, looking at Wei Changtian, who had suddenly changed his appearance, Qin He didn't know what she had said wrong, and couldn't help but froze in place for a while.

And the former didn't continue to chat with her, only leaving a sentence "Prepare lunch" and then turned and walked out of the lobby.

"Yes, Young Master..."

The response sounded a little late, and by the time Qin He came back to her senses, Wei Changtian had already taken several steps away.

Looking at that back, she pursed her lips suspiciously, and then silently turned around to instruct the cook to make food.

"The Prince was captured, the Young Master must be in a bad mood..."

"..."

Leaving the lobby and returning to the small courtyard.

Yang Liushi had not returned yet, so only Li Zimu was in the courtyard now.

"Young Master, is Gongsun Yan alright?"

Seeing Wei Changtian through the window, the latter immediately greeted him from the house and asked eagerly: "Is Lu Yuanjin dead?"

"Gongsun Yan is now in Chu Xianping's hands."

Wei Changtian replied calmly: "I let Lu Yuanjin go."

"Ah? Let him go?"

Li Zimu suddenly widened her eyes: "Then he was captured? But why let him go?"

"Because I made a bet with Chu Xianping with him."

Walking into the house and sitting down at the table, Wei Changtian roughly told Li Zimu what happened this morning while drinking tea.

And after listening, the latter's expression became very complicated.

"Young Master, you don't actually have to use this bet to determine the outcome."

After a moment of silence, she said softly: "The current situation is so favorable to us, as long as we can kill Lu Yuanjin, destroying Da Hui is only a matter of time, so why give Chu Xianping a chance?"

"I know, but I don't want to drag it on for too long."

Wei Changtian shook his head: "Besides, I think I will definitely not lose this bet."

"But Chu Xianping also thinks so."

Li Zimu asked seriously: "How can the Young Master be sure that he is right?"

"Well, let me ask you, how many benevolent and righteous people have there been throughout history?"

Wei Changtian did not answer Li Zimu's question directly, but raised his head and asked: "Can you name a few people?"

"Um... Nie Rang, Lu Pei, Fang Ru... This servant has not read much, but I have heard of no less than dozens of people since I was a child."

Li Zimu replied with some doubts, saying that they were all famous sages and righteous people in Da Ning's history.

And Wei Changtian just nodded after listening, and continued to ask: "Then do you know why these people can be remembered forever?"

"Naturally, it is because they have great righteousness in their hearts, and they have not changed until death."

Suddenly, Li Zimu seemed to understand something: "Young Master, do you mean..."

"That's right."

Wei Changtian put down the teacup and slowly stood up: "Why does Da Ning have thousands of years of history, but only a few dozen? Hundreds of righteous people can be remembered?"

"It is because most people cannot do as well as them."

"To put it bluntly, there are still more ordinary people in this world who are greedy for life and afraid of death, selfish and self-interested."

"Expect these people to die for righteousness?"

"Hehe, in fact, Chu Xianping said something right."

"The people are indeed the foundation of the country."

"It's just that what the people want is a peaceful country, not a country of chaos."

"Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"...Understood."

Her fingers trembled, Li Zimu nodded lightly, and the look in her eyes towards Wei Changtian became a little complicated.

Although she is well versed in the way of people's hearts and also has extraordinary strategies.

But in this big "value system", she, who is still young, does not see as thoroughly as Wei Changtian.

"Young Master, what do we do next?"

After a long silence, she asked softly: "Do you want to create some momentum in the city?"

"No need."

Wei Changtian said with a smile: "The army is already on the way, just wait."

"Yes..."

Li Zimu took a deep breath and stopped talking, but followed Wei Changtian's gaze to look out the window.

The wind blew through the bamboo forest, shaking up a wave of bamboo.

Among the dense branches and leaves at the top of the green bamboo, there was a faint tinkling of silver bells. Looking closely, it was a small bird with white feathers and a yellow beak, because it was standing high, it seemed to be overlooking this ancient city of ten thousand years from a compassionate perspective.