822 Trapped in a City of Woe (2/2)

Ning Que smiled slightly and said, ”Has Haotian Taoism ever had tolerance?”

Ye Hongyu looked at him and said, ”Do you know why I don't care about the massacre at the Qinghe County Guild Hall?”

Ning Que said, ”Not because you really think they are dogs at least.”

”That's right.”

Ye Hongyu said, ”Those people are already dead, and I believe that even if you want to kill again, even if there are more you want to kill, you would be unable to do it.”

”Why?” Ning Que asked calmly.

”Because you will never be able to leave Chang'an again.”

She looked into Ning Que's eyes, her eyes indifferent. She said, ”You will be trapped in Chang'an forever, as an angry prisoner.”

Ning Que did not say anything because this was a fact.

If he left Chang'an, Haotian Taoism would exhaust all means and would pay any price to kill him. He was undefeatable in the city but weak outside it.

He was the array eye pestle of Chang'an.

The West-Hill Divine Palace's diplomatic corps left Chang'an.

They had not held on to much hope when they arrived, and had left the city with endless gold and treasure, as well as a victory that no one had ever gained before.

The only ones in the internal department of the Divine Hall's diplomatic corps who knew of the true secrets in the negotiations were Ye Hongyu and the Head of the Revelation Institute.

It was because he knew that Haotian Taoism had two Grand Cultivators who had high states that the Head of the Revelation Institue felt dissatisfied with the agreement and was confused. He did not understand why the West-Hill Divine Palace did not take this opportunity to continue the climax of waging war against theTang Empire but chose to call a truce.

Ye Hongyu looked out of the window at the shadows of willow branches and thought, ”Drinking kills, calligraphy kills, and even reading kills. Other than Divine Lord Lotus, there is no one else who wishes to see such a mortal world. Furthermore, Mr. First has learned how to fight. Jun Mo did not even pick up his crown when it fell. Mr. Third is that cicada and Ning Que is no longer afraid of dying. Who would dare say they can beat an Academy like that?”

Ning Que stood under the Southern City gate and looked at the falling rain. He said, ”The rain has eased up.”

He was saying goodbye, bidding farewell not to the West-Hill Divine Palace's diplomatic corps, but to Mo Shanshan.

Mo Shanshan said, ”I should go then.”

After a moment of silence, Ning Que said, ”It's actually not bad to leave a few days later.”

Mo Shanshan said calmly, ”No matter how late I leave, I still have to go.”

Ning Que did not know what to say, so he did not continue.

Mo Shanshan looked at him and said seriously, ”Will you kill many in the future?”

Ning Que thought it over, and replied, ”That's right. If I can leave Chang'an, I will kill many.”

Mo Shanshan looked at her white shoes peeking out from under her skirt. She did not say anything for a long time and nobody could tell what was in her mind. Then, she raised her head and suddenly smiled, ”Have a good time killing.”

Ning Que thought that the spring rain had become even more gentle. He replied, ”I will try my best.”

The West-Hill Divine Palace's diplomatic corps left, and the war officially ended. It was late spring, the Golden Palace, which had occupied the Xiangwan Plain, tried to continue south. They met a strong counterattack by the Northern Army, and were severely reprimanded by the West-Hill Divine Palace in a rescript. They had no choice but return to the Seven Stockaded Villages and accept reality.

The fighting in various places gradually ceased, and the Eastern Wilderness Cavalry fled back to the Yan territory. Most of the Divine Hall's Coalition Army had also withdrawn to the South Jin Kingdom and the West-Hill Divine Kingdom. The days gradually calmed down, after the death of many.

The Tangs were not completely appeased by the white banners at the gate of the prince's residence, and the imperial court worked hard on the situation, hoping to direct the anger to the right subject, such as Haotian Taoism.

Ning Que was unconcerned about the matter. In peacetime, the back of the Academy continued in following the rule of not interfering with court matters. Most importantly, he was not in the mood to bother about this.

He wanted to leave the city.

He had not left the city in many days.

Many people wanted to enter Chang'an but could not because he was in the city.

He wanted to leave the city but dared not because, in a certain town outside the city, there was someone drinking and eating meat.

Ning Que discovered that Ye Hongyu was right. He was really a prisoner in the city.

There were still many things he did not understand.

Who had found the Drunkard and sent him to Chang'an? Why did that person return the horse carriage and iron arrows to him? And why that person asked the Drunkard to pass on that message to him?

”Every death in the world is a reunion after a long separation.”

What did that mean?

He had once thought of a certain possibility, but logic told him that it was highly impossible.

That was why he was trapped in a city of woe.