1016 Let’s Gamble, On Human Lives II (2/2)
But for the Divine Halls, this was not a problem, so they could choose any time to wage a war. And the importance of timing to the outcome of a war was self-evident.
Ning Que said, ”So we need to wait a little while.”
Li Yu replied, ”That's why you sent Chu Youxian and Chenqi to the Divine Halls.”
Ning Que said, ”The joys and sorrows of the human world can not affect the Drunkard, but can affect Taoism. We can only hope that Taoism can convince the Drunkard.”
Li Yu asked, ”But if we can't?”
”Fortunately, people like the Drunkard and the Butcher never do meaningless things, including meaningless killings. They are just the dogs of Haotian, executing the will of Haotian. The person who actually is responsible for explaining the will of Haitian lives on Peach Mountain.”
”You mean the Abbey Dean.”
”Yes.”
Li Yu then changed the subject, ”Chu Yuxian and Chenqi went to Qinghe, but will those powerful clans be willing to talk to them, especially if they know how many people you have killed?”
Ning Que answered, ”The more I kill, the more willing the Qinghe clans will be to talk to me. Even though the clans don't want to talk, they would at least invite them to dinner.”
Li Yu had some worries and whispered while looking at him, ”But what about your reputation? Even the Tang people can hardly accept killings like this.”
Thinking about the scene he saw in front of the window and the fear and aversion revealed on the face of the young emperor in bright yellow, Ning Que couldn't help but laugh and said, ”I am not like my Eldest Brother after all.”
Li Yu said, ”But you can become that kind of person.”
Ning Que replied firmly, ”I don't want to because it only means being a good person, but not a person who can talk to the whole world.”
”Talk to the whole world?”
”Yes.”
”What do you mean?”
”When I talk, the whole world must listen.”
”Has the world seen such a person before?”
”The Headmaster and the Eldest Brother could do it, but they chose not to, for they are good people, as I mentioned before.”
”Then who has done it?”
”Lian Sheng could definitely do it if not for my Youngest Uncle.”
”Even though it means destroying the world?”
”That's his goal, not mine.” Ning Que paused and then continued, ”I just want a negotiation with the world.”
Just want a negotiation with the world! His attitude was very gentle, even a little humble, but Li You somehow felt that the air in the Imperial Study became colder than the autumn rain outside. She walked toward him and pushed the window open, letting the wind and rain flow in, for she felt warmer this way.
The autumn rain kept falling in the royal garden, and the golden chrysanthemums were still eye-catching, as if they were burning. But in the inconspicuous corner, there were many broken branches and fallen leaves, and the wet soil half covered the decaying fruits which looked like human skulls.
The entire Great Tang was shrouded in the cold autumn rain, and the decayed trees on the roadsides were wet, and so were the pedestrians under the trees. In the execution fields around the country, blood were everywhere with various kinds of skulls soaking in them.
This autumn, Ning Que said he wanted a negotiation with the world. As he said to Cheng Lixue, he shoved in all of his chips since the world refused to listen to his voice quietly.
The fruits that fell in the autumn rain and the heads soaked in the blood were proof of his determination and will.
In such a situation, the carriage of Chu YouXiang and Chenqi drove out of the Verdant Canyon, went through the beautiful bridges in the misty rain, and came to Qinghe Prefecture.
Hundreds of crossbow aimed at the carriage, and dozens of See-through State cultivators were silently waiting in the alley on the side of the street.
The big names of the powerful clans of the Qinghe Prefecture were not in their manors by the Fuchun River, but in the largest restaurant in Yangzhou City.
As soon as they gave the signal, the arrows would rain down on the carriage, and the dozens of strong cultivators would launch an attack all together. The two in the carriage would not stand a chance of surviving.
The restaurant was quiet, and the masters of the clans all kept silent.
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