#865 - I can't tell you

And so, Wei Changtian settled down in Linchuan City.

He did not continue his journey to the capital of Daqian, nor did he return to the military camp, but stayed in the inn, saying that he was waiting for Jing Guoqing to personally come and talk to him.

Undoubtedly, just as he and Yang Liushi had expected, Jing Guoqing would definitely not come.

At least not under the current circumstances, the latter was clearly afraid to show his face.

Since Jing Guoqing would not show his face, someone else would naturally need to talk to Wei Changtian.

And that person, as it seemed now, was only Su Qi.

"Young Master, Su Qi is now in the front hall of the inn."

Early in the morning on the second day that Wei Changtian had stayed in Linchuan City, Su Qi had come to call.

Looking at Zhang San who pushed the door open and entered, Wei Changtian casually asked:

"What did he say?"

"He said that Jing Guoqing was unwell and could not come to Linchuan for the time being, and specially ordered him to discuss the matter of surrendered soldiers with you, Young Master."

Zhang San immediately replied: "Su Qi said that he could make the decision on this matter, and hoped that Young Master would be willing to meet him."

"Is that so?"

Nodding, Wei Changtian ordered without the slightest hesitation: "Go and tell him that I will only talk to Jing Guoqing about this matter."

"If the latter doesn't come, I will continue to stay in Linchuan City."

"However, my patience is limited, so starting tomorrow, I will kill a hundred surrendered soldiers every day and send their heads to outside the city."

"If he doesn't want too many people to die, then let Jing Guoqing come over as soon as possible."

"Go."

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I will only talk to Jing Guoqing, and if he doesn't come, I will kill a hundred surrendered soldiers every day until he comes.

Obviously, Wei Changtian's current actions were forcing Jing Guoqing to show himself, which was far from the "deception" he had said yesterday.

Therefore, this behavior was undoubtedly just a smokescreen, and there must be a more hidden plan behind it.

However, Zhang San didn't know this, so he immediately went out to the front hall of the inn and said to Su Qi, who had been waiting in the hall, in a cold tone:

"Lord Su, please go back. Our Young Master said that he will only talk to Jing Guoqing about this matter."

"Oh, right, Young Master also said just now that it doesn't matter if your emperor is unwilling to show himself, but starting tomorrow, a hundred surrendered soldiers outside the city will die every day."

"The killing will stop when Young Master sees Jing Guoqing."

"I wonder if Lord Su has heard clearly?"

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His eyes widened sharply. Although Su Qi had long expected that Wei Changtian might still not see him, he did not expect that the latter would be so vicious, and would take such a "heart-wrenching" action right from the start.

His face instantly flushed red, and a servant beside him immediately shouted angrily at Zhang San:

"How dare you!!"

"This is Daqian! Do not be presumptuous!!"

"Presumptuous?"

It had to be said that Zhang San had been by Wei Changtian's side for a long time, and his words and actions had become a lot more arrogant in a subtle way.

He just glanced coldly at the servant, his expression not moved at all.

However, the latter was not an ordinary person either.

Su Qi didn't say anything more to Zhang San, but instead stepped towards the stairs of the inn without saying a word, making it clear that he was going to directly confront Wei Changtian.

How could Zhang San allow him to break in? He immediately drew out his saber with a "clang" and blocked the stairs.

"Lord Su, have you lived enough?"

There was already a bit of gloom in his tone. Although Zhang San was only at the fifth rank, he was not afraid at all in the face of a group of knife-wielding government officials who suddenly rushed in from outside the inn with a "crash".

Su Qi's expression was equally gloomy, staring at Zhang San and saying word by word:

"Get out of the way!"

"Today, I must see Wei Changtian!"

"Hmph! What an arrogant tone, Lord Su!"

Zhang San snorted coldly, just about to say a few more sarcastic words.

But at this moment, accompanied by a "creak" from upstairs, a lazy voice suddenly came over.

"Lord Su, why bother?"

"Da da da"

The unhurried footsteps made everyone suddenly become extremely nervous, and Wei Changtian's figure slowly appeared on the second floor.

He smiled and glanced at Su Qi, then walked down the stairs step by step, saying as he walked:

"I've already made it very clear."

"If Jing Guoqing doesn't come, I will kill people."

"Lord Su, instead of wasting time here, you might as well send a message to persuade your emperor to set off as soon as possible."

"If he comes one day earlier, wouldn't a hundred fewer people die."

The stairs were only ten or so steps, and Wei Changtian had already come down from the second floor after a few words.

"Young Master."

Zhang San immediately bowed and stepped aside. Although the dozens of government officials opposite him knew that they shouldn't retreat at this time, they still couldn't overcome the fear in their hearts and slowly retreated involuntarily.

Their eyes were full of timidity, and the hands holding the knives were trembling slightly.

If Su Qi wasn't still there, these government officials would probably have run as far as they could.

Fortunately, Wei Changtian was too lazy to pay attention to them, just walked straight through the crowd, came to a table in the hall and sat down, and shouted at the innkeeper hiding behind the counter:

"Innkeeper, bring some food!"

".Ah! Yes, yes!"

In such a tense situation, Wei Changtian still wanted to eat breakfast.

How could the innkeeper dare to say half a word of refusal? Hearing this, he immediately ran to the back hall in a hurry, and soon a young waiter came out with a pale face carrying a wooden tray.

Trembling, he walked to Wei Changtian's side and put down the wooden tray.

The young waiter wanted to leave but didn't dare to, so he stood beside him shivering.

Wei Changtian ignored him, picked up his chopsticks and began to eat breakfast under the gaze of dozens of pairs of eyes.

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Drink a few mouthfuls of porridge, eat a mouthful of small pickles.

Wei Changtian was eating quite deliciously, but everyone else except Zhang San was feeling very uncomfortable at this time.

They didn't dare to make a sound, let alone any movements, and even their breathing was extremely careful.

Only Su Qi was slightly better, his expression was still calm.

"Young Master Wei."

Looking at Wei Changtian who was bowing his head to eat, he suddenly took a step forward after an unknown amount of time and said extremely seriously:

"His Majesty is indeed unwell and did not intentionally fail to meet you."

"Furthermore, His Majesty has already said that this official can make his own decisions regarding the surrendered soldiers."

"Young Master, the previous war... was indeed Daqian's fault."

"If you have any conditions, you can propose them, and we can discuss them."

"This official believes that Young Master is not the kind of unreasonable person, and also asks Young Master to understand this official's difficulties."

"I wonder if that's possible?"

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From "you" to "you", using the term "surrendered soldiers" for the first time, and also admitting Daqian's mistakes in the previous "war of aggression".

Undoubtedly, compared to the first meeting yesterday, Su Wu's current attitude can be said to be very polite.

It's just that he didn't get an equally polite response.

"Lord Su"

In the eyes of everyone who was extremely nervous, the chopsticks stretched out in mid-air paused slightly.

Wei Changtian didn't look at Su Qi, but said in a tone that made people feel like they had fallen into an ice cave:

"I'm very curious."

"Can't you understand human language?"