#886 - beggar
The next morning.
As with yesterday, before Chen Shi (7-9 AM), a troop of Tiangou Army arrived outside Linchuan City again, dropped off a hundred sacks, and then left swaggeringly.
Compared to yesterday, the defending soldiers on the city wall today were obviously mentally prepared, so they weren't scared again.
However, even so, this "inhumane" massacre still made many soldiers feel a chill.
On the one hand, they were angry.
On the other hand, they were also afraid.
Faced with the arrogant Wei Changtian, both emotions had their reasons.
And the one who felt this the most was probably Su Qi.
The morning sun had not yet appeared, and at this moment, Su's residence was silent. The fragrance of the soil lingered on the dew-laden tips of the leaves, fresh and desolate.
Su Qi had not slept all night yesterday and had been thinking about the "deal" proposed by Wei Changtian.
Within ten days, let Jing Guoqing come to Linchuan.
Otherwise, there will be no Linchuan City in the world.
Ten days, no, now there are only nine days left.
It would take at least five or six days to travel from the capital to Linchuan.
And Su Qi hasn't made up his mind yet.
In fact, if it were someone else, they shouldn't be so entangled now.
No matter from which point of view, the best way to deal with this matter is to report it to Jing Guoqing truthfully, and then mobilize all forces to fight Wei Changtian.
Not to mention that Wei Changtian may not really have the ability to slaughter Linchuan City.
Even if he could really do it, it would only be some common people who would die.
Of the tens of millions of people in Daqian, the death of hundreds of thousands of people, although not painless, would at least not hurt the foundation.
But if Wei Changtian really killed Jing Guoqing, then Daqian would undoubtedly fall into a crisis of national subjugation.
Therefore, this does not seem to be a difficult choice.
But it was extremely difficult for Su Qi.
To put it bluntly, he was afraid that Wei Changtian really could, and really dared to slaughter the city.
"Dong, dong, dong."
"My lord, there are another hundred corpses outside the city."
The door was knocked open, and a black-clothed guard entered the room, walked quickly to Su Qi's side, and asked in a low voice:
"There are already a lot of rumors in the city garrison. I don't know how to deal with it?"
"Alas, let them talk about it."
Shaking his head, Su Qi sighed helplessly.
He paused slightly, then asked the black-clothed attendant: "Is there any reply from the capital?"
The ten assassins were clearly instructed by someone else to assassinate Wei Changtian.
And Jing Guoqing doesn't know who the mastermind is, and doesn't dare to investigate.
After all, the situation is special now. Daqian still needs these ten people to deal with Wei Changtian, so they can only endure it temporarily, pretending that nothing happened.
Wei Changtian's ten-day deadline...
The mysterious person of unknown identity...
Turning his head to look out the window, the complicated situation made Su Qi feel very confused.
However, he also knew that everything had priorities.
And for himself, the most important thing right now is...
"Prepare the ink."
Whispering an order, Su Qi slowly straightened his clothes.
"I want to write a letter to His Majesty."
"..."
Obviously, Su Qi still did not "betray" Jing Guoqing in the end.
Or at least he can't do something like "betraying the emperor" yet.
This undoubtedly means that he is going to completely tear his face with Wei Changtian and fight to the death.
And the latter had actually expected this.
"Young Master."
In the swaying carriage, Li Zimu and Wei Changtian, who had returned to Linchuan City from the Tiangou Army's barracks, were preparing to go to a place.
Looking at the calm Wei Changtian, Li Zimu asked in a low voice:
"Today is the second day, but there is still no news from Su Qi..."
"Young Master, if I may, he probably won't lure Jing Guoqing to Linchuan."
"...I know."
Nodding his head, Wei Changtian replied with a normal expression: "I never thought he would do what I said."
"Is that so?"
Looking a little surprised, Li Zimu asked again with some doubt: "Then why did you propose this condition at that time, Young Master?"
"I have to give him some psychological preparation first."
Wei Changtian smiled: "Su Qi is not rebelling now because he hasn't been forced to a dead end yet."
"When Liu Shi and the others bring the monsters back in two days, he will have no choice."
"But in this way, Su Qi will inevitably plan ahead and try to strike first."
Li Zimu frowned: "Young Master, why don't we go to the Tiangou Army for a temporary stay these two days? It's always a bit dangerous in the city."
"It's okay."
Wei Changtian waved his hand: "He knows that it is extremely difficult to kill me, so he will definitely not act immediately. He will definitely delay for a few days in order to set up a sure-kill situation."
"And the Tiangou Army outside the city is enough to give him a headache."
"So there is no need to worry too much these few days."
"Yeah."
Lightly responding, although Li Zimu relatively agreed with Wei Changtian's statement, she still believed that they should not take risks.
However, since Wei Changtian had already decided, she couldn't persuade him anymore, so she just changed the subject and said:
"By the way, Young Master, I thought about Huo Tianyang again last night, and I think..."
"Ah!"
Suddenly, accompanied by Li Zimu's soft cry, the speeding carriage suddenly slowed down and stopped without warning.
The neighing of the horse was ear-piercing, and Zhang San's shout immediately followed.
"Damn it!"
"Are you blind?!"
"Get out of the way!"
"..."
The voice was loud, and the tone was very impolite.
Don't look at Zhang San's respectful attitude in front of Wei Changtian on weekdays, and even a bit cowardly in front of Li Suyue, like a "henpecked husband."
But in the face of others, he still maintained the consistent style of a "lawless madman", and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was "arrogant and domineering."
Hearing his shout, Wei Changtian also lifted the curtain of the car and asked with a frown:
"What's wrong?"
"Young Master!"
Pointing to an old beggar standing less than half a zhang in front of the carriage, Zhang San explained:
"Just now, this person suddenly ran over from the side of the road. If I hadn't reacted in time, I'm afraid he would have been hit."
"Oh."
Glancing at the frightened old beggar, Wei Changtian didn't take it seriously and casually ordered: "Let's go."
"Yes."
Responding, Zhang San turned his head and glared at the old beggar.
"You're lucky today! My young master doesn't bother to argue with you!"
"Get out of the way!"
"...Ah, yes, yes, yes."
With a jolt, the old beggar seemed to have just recovered, and quickly rolled and crawled to the side of the road.
After he got out of the way, Zhang San didn't waste any words. With a wave of the whip, the carriage quickly started to move slowly again.
The black carriage soon disappeared at the end of the street, and the people watching the excitement around also dispersed, without even discussing it for a few words.
The carriage of a noble young master almost hit an old beggar who didn't have eyes. If the person was killed, or the noble young master used his power to bully others, it would still have some value as a topic of conversation.
But now it was just a very ordinary little accident.
But...
"A little interesting..."
Looking at the direction the carriage was leaving, the old beggar muttered to himself, with a playful expression that did not belong to his status.
