Chapter 1137: Mu Qingwu’s choice (1/2)

Mu Qingwu rushed angrily towards Bai Yanqing and shouted, “Enough, stop talking! I won’t believe you! Long Feiye’s definitely not that kind of man!”

He’d never shouted “Long Feiye” so loudly in his life.

Before Tianning fell to unrest, he would only respectfully refer to Long Feiye as “Your Highness Duke of Qin.” After Long Feiye’s true identity was revealed, he and Long Tianmo both switched to “East Qin crown prince.”

That man--that sovereign, His Highness Crown Prince--had always been a symbol of utmost reverence in his heart. Mu Qingwu would never believe that Long Feiye could do something so cruel. It was simple enough for the East Qin troops to take over Tianan Country. Moreover, if Long Feiye was personally leading the army, many of Tianan’s forces would willingly surrender on their own. There was no need for Long Feiye to resort to such harsh deeds--nor was he stupid enough to leave the world’s people and the historians something to smear his name!

Bai Yanqing allowed Mu Qingwu to approach him without panicking. He slowly rose to his feet and smiled. “Do you know why Long Feiye slaughtered the entire Mu Clan?”

Mu Qingwu immediately backed away. “I won’t believe any of this, so you can stop talking! Kill me if you want!”

Then he turned around and covered his ears.

He wasn’t an idiot!

Bai Yanqing had locked him up for so long without caring about him at all, but now he was suddenly rushing over to tell him all these things. It was clear he wanted Mu Qingwu to hate Long Feiye and Han Yunxi by sowing discord between them. Before this, he had heard two female voices, one of which he recognized as Han Yunxi’s servant girl Su Xiaoyu. He had no idea what Bai Yanqing had forced on that child, but he wasn’t afraid!

He, Mu Qingwu, had lived his life open and upright, never doing anything that hurt his conscience. Nor would he start now!

Bai Yanqing approached him step by step until he circled in front of the man and stuffed two bundles of dynamite into his hands. Mu Qingwu immediately grew alarmed. What’s he planning?

After all, even the best martial artists were hard pressed to escape from a sudden explosion! Just what were Bai Yanqing’s motives for instigating his hatred against Long Feiye? Dynamite sticks were hard to come by unless one was part of the military, but even their reserves were strictly limited. Ning Cheng had his red coat cannons, but he didn’t have much gunpowder to fire them, preventing him from taking over the world. Where did Bai Yanqing get these bundles of dynamite? How much more did he still have?

Multiple questions flitted past Mu Qingwu’s head. Does he want to use me against Long Feiye and the rest?

His gaze grew complex as he tossed the dynamite back at Bai Yanqing. “Just what are you planning?”

“Young general, if you don’t believe me, I’ll give you a chance to return to Tianan and see for yourself! As long as you help me with one thing,” Bai Yanqing’s eyes grew sinister.

“You’ll let me go?” Mu Qingwu asked.

“Heheh! Looks like the young general still wants to see those heads for yourself,” Bai Yanqing smiled coldly.

“You!” Mu Qingwu stared at Bai Yanqing for a long time, seemingly in doubt. But his heart was clear. In the past, he pretended to ally with the Eastern Palace in hopes of helping Han Yunxi investigate the case of the missing grain, but couldn’t help her much at all. Instead, Han Yunxi misunderstood his attentions and had a bad impression of him ever since. Although he never bothered to explain himself, his heart still felt miserable.

Perhaps he’d get his chance today.

After pretending to waver for a while, Mu Qingwu finally spoke up. “Just what do you want me to do?”

Bai Yanqing didn’t toss the dynamite back at Mu Qingwu, but simply broke into a mysterious smile. “Come with me,” he said.

He turned to walk out of the stone room, leaving Mu Qingwu standing in place. But the door began to close slowly behind his retreating form. Mu Qingwu knew that Bai Yanqing wasn’t giving him much time to deliberate, so he had to choose before the door shut for good.

In truth, Bai Yanqing had no other choice. Besides Mu Qingwu, he only had Duanmu Yao on hand. Although he trusted that woman more, she was incapable of fulfilling his mission. Thus, he could only take a gamble.

Just before the stone door slid shut, Mu Qingwu darted out. “Speak, what do you want me to do?” he asked coldly.

Bai Yanqing smiled wordlessly before he pulled open Mu Qingwu’s robes, tied the dynamite to his body, and turned to leave. Mu Qingwu’s eyes flickered uncertainly before he chased after him.

Bai Yanqing took him down a few paths before saying, “Later on I’ll lure Long Feiye’s group here. You just wait and tell them I went this way.”

Mu Qingwu grew alarmed. “Long Feiye’s group is here?”

If the East Qin crown prince is here, what about the princess? Did she come with them? Are they here to rescue Su Xiaoyu?

Bai Yanqing only chuckled. “This old man has brought your father and sister’s killer right to you.”

Mu Qingwu sniffed in disdain. “They’ll never believe me, especially the West Qin princess. We’ve long stopped being friends…”

“Don’t worry, they’ll definitely believe you as long as you do what I say,” Bai Yanqing replied before touching the dynamite strapped to Mu Qingwu’s stomach and back to make sure they were secured.