Jiuxi

Chapter 329 Chapter 327 [Enemy of Life]

Lin Xi naturally knew that Lu Chen had been here a long time ago. With her martial arts level and keen five senses, she would not ignore the movements around her just because she was having a verbal exchange with Qingyu Huaijin.

Lu Chen didn't go in to stop her in the end, which made Lin Xi feel very sad and inevitably felt a little guilty.

When she came to the corridor, she walked up to Lu Chen. She changed her previous indifference and determination, twisted her hands together, lowered her head slightly and said, "Junior brother, I'm sorry, I couldn't hold it back for a moment..."

"Senior sister, you have actually thought carefully and did not put me in a dilemma."

Lu Chen spoke in a gentle tone, then raised his hand and gently rubbed Lin Xi's head, smiling and saying, "It's okay, I'll take care of it."

Faced with such an intimate gesture from him, Lin Xi felt a little unnatural. After all, she was older in terms of seniority and age, but she liked this feeling a little, so she didn't avoid it deliberately.

At this moment, a cold snort sounded in the room.

Lin Xi ignored it, only looked at Lu Shen and said, "I'm going back."

"Okay, I'll find you later."

Lu Chen watched Lin Xi leave the small courtyard, then turned and walked into the house.

Qingyu Huaijin sat next to the smoke cage, folding his hands in his sleeves and staring at Lu Chen with an unkind expression.

The red marks on her cheeks were very conspicuous. Although Lin Xi did not use her inner energy, she was one of the top ten in the world. Qing Yu Huaijin's body was delicate and her skin was soft. She had never been touched by anyone else on her face. I'm afraid this mark won't go away for a while.

Lu Chen walked to sit across from her, took a look at the mark on her cheek, and said calmly: "Senior sister, don't use any force. I'll just ask the maid to get a hot hand towel and apply it later."

Qingyu Huaijin said coldly: "You don't have to pretend to be a good person here. One of you is a good person and the other is a bad person. Are you really treating me like a fool?"

Lu Chen frowned slightly and said, "That's because you are stupid to begin with."

Qingyu Huaijin's eyebrows were slightly raised, like a cat about to have an attack.

Lu Chen said unhurriedly: "If you and I exchange identities, I will face this situation. Apart from the bottom line that I must stick to, I will definitely behave with my tail between my legs. Not to mention that you have lost your martial arts now, even if you You are still no match for Senior Sister even though your martial arts skills are still there, but you actually tried every means to provoke her. Isn’t this humiliating yourself? You know, you are not the Princess of Jingchao who is surrounded by countless masters to protect you, you are just a prisoner whose freedom is restricted."

Qingyu Huaijin naturally understood this truth, but she instinctively did not want to show weakness in front of Qi Ren.

"It is true that your state is inseparable from my decision. If I had tortured you severely from the beginning, leaving you covered with bruises and even deprived of food, I believe you would have understood your situation and would not have suffered this. Remember the slap. From this perspective, I do have some responsibilities and I shouldn’t be so lenient to you. This has nothing to do with the red face."

Lu Chen's tone was very calm, but it made Qingyu Huaijin feel slightly chilly.

He looked directly into the eyes of Princess Jingchao and continued: "I hope you can understand this truth in the future. People have to bow their heads under the eaves."

Qingyu Huaijin turned his head and ignored him, thinking silently in his heart that I will never give you this chance again.

Lu Chen stopped and said, "Now let's talk about business."

Qingyu Huaijin still didn't speak.

Lu Chen didn't care, and said to himself: "Brother, your Majesty sent someone to tell me that your emperor has agreed to start peace talks between Qi and Jing, regarding the ownership of Heluo City, the pass on the east line of Gyeonggi and Dongyang Road, and the capture of you and Jing's army. The fate of the captured soldiers should have a clear outcome in the next few days. The negotiation location has been chosen in Linying, north of Heluo, and our delegation has been fully prepared and will be leaving tomorrow."

"In other words, Princess, you don't need to wait too long to go back."

His words made Qingyu Huaijin slightly startled, and he asked unnaturally: "Will you really let me go back?"

Lu Chen nodded and said, "Yes."

Qingyu Huaijin looked at him suspiciously. Based on the losses she suffered at the hands of this man in the past two years, she subconsciously thought that the other party must have a conspiracy.

"From the beginning to the end, I never thought about what to do to you. In fact, even if you didn't surrender outside the Guanghua Gate, I couldn't have done anything to strip you naked and hang you on the tower."

Lu Chen shrugged, and then said: "The one who caused the instigation has no consequences? I am not one of those Jinglian nobles who do all kinds of evil. If I really do this kind of thing, how can I know that the people I care about will not be in danger in the future? Of course, for To ask you to write those two letters obediently, I have to make false threats. If you really refuse to do it, the most I can do is kill you to pay homage to the souls of heroes who died on the battlefield."

Qingyu Huaijin couldn't help but cursed: "Shameless!"

Lu Chen smiled lightly and said, "You don't have to worry about what else I can do. In fact, from the moment you agreed to the peace talks with the emperor, my arrangement took effect."

Qingyu Huaijin frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Lu Chen rubbed his hands and said calmly: "You might as well calm down and think carefully, will your father be forced to accept the battle because you were captured by mistake and Jingjun did not suffer a disastrous defeat that shook his foundation?" I want to negotiate peace with you in exchange for your peace?"

Qingyu Huaijin's expression condensed.

She had never doubted that her father's love for her was fake, but when the issue rose to the level of Jing Chao's face, the matter could not be judged based on common sense.

As Lu Chen said, the successive losses of Dongyang Road and Heluo City were essentially a reflection of the weakness of the Yan State's military preparedness. It was not that Jing's army had no way to defeat the Huaizhou Army.

For Jing Chao, who was almost invincible in the world, being forced into peace talks was a great shame and humiliation. The root cause was that she was captured by mistake. Otherwise, why would Jing Chao have to accept Qi Chao's request for peace talks?

Based on Qingyu Huaijin's understanding of her father, he would definitely oppose accepting peace talks in court.

But in this case... Lu Chen observed the change in her expression and knew that she had also thought about that, so he said: "Obviously, it was you who accepted the peace talks against all the opinions of the emperor. The key is to save you. .I heard that the emperor of your dynasty loves you very much, not even worse than those princes and princesses. I don’t know if this rumor is true, and I don’t know if your status in his heart is really that important. Even if it damages Jingchao’s dignity, Want to save you."

Qingyu Huaijin pursed her lips tightly and did not answer.

The answer speaks for itself.

Lu Chen then smiled and said: "So this proves that you, the emperor, will not miss any opportunity to beat your father. For this peace negotiation, on the one hand, you must be holding back the anger in the nobles' hearts, and on the other hand, tens of thousands of war horses is not a small number, you The emperor will most likely make all the nobles in charge of the army equal. Add the two together, and in the end the anger of those people will inevitably be directed at your father. It is conceivable that your father's situation will become more and more difficult in the future. "

Qingyu Huaijin took a breath and said, "These are just your guesses."

Lu Chen said: "Actually, you already believe it in your heart, otherwise you would definitely sneer and ridicule like before."

Qingyu Huaijin looked at him steadily, and after a moment he asked slightly absurdly: "Do you want to secretly befriend our Qingyu family?"

To her surprise, Lu Chen didn't talk about him in a hazy manner. He just slightly modified her words: "It can't be said that we have made good friends. It should be said that I have left you a way out. When Emperor Jing raises his hand to you, the Qingyu clan, in the future When the butcher's knife comes, if you have nowhere to go, you can come to the south and join me. I am willing to save a glimmer of life for you. Of course, there is a premise. Your Majesty needs to be more cautious in the days to come and not do anything rashly. A choice that leaves no escape route.”

Qingyu Huaijin suddenly laughed.

The smile was like a flower, but it was a little cold.

Lu Chen was unmoved and said leisurely: "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. You just need to tell your father what I said. He will definitely understand what I think."

Qingyu Huaijin pouted and counterattacked: "I understand, you must be facing a lot of trouble now."

Lu Chen said calmly: "What's the trouble?"

"Your contribution is too great. Your emperor doesn't know how to reward you, and the big shots in Yongjia City will definitely be wary of the strength of your frontier troops. Your lack of action during this period must be related to these constraints. Let me guess, if you take back the vast territory of Dongyang Road, according to the system of your dynasty, you will definitely establish a new governor's office and a governor's office. This governor's office has nothing to do with you? Do you want to split the military power of you and Xiao Wangzhi? ?”

Qingyu Huaijin blinked and said with a smile: "You must still be thinking about your life experience, the emperor, and wish you could return to the capital immediately to be examined? Lu Chen, I really feel aggrieved for you. You have worked so hard on the battlefield but you still can't get it. The trust of the rear. How about you take the Ruishi battalion and join us? I will be magnanimous to His Majesty, and the past grudges can definitely be wiped out."

Lu Chen criticized him with two words: "Idiot."

Qingyu Huaijin showed no anger at this moment. On the contrary, the smile on her face became brighter and brighter. She said slowly: "How about going north with me?"

"Princess, do you know what scene your current posture reminds me of?"

Lu Chen sighed softly and said with a strange expression: "It's like I was standing on the shore, and the gorgeously dressed old lady on the boat waved to me and said, Come on, I promise you won't let the young master down."

Qingyu Huaijin's expression suddenly became extremely dangerous, and he gritted his teeth and said: "You actually said that I am an old lady?!"

Lu Chen laughed and said, "What, you still want to be an oiran?"

"You bastard!"

Qingyu Huaijin jumped up and pounced like a leopard.

However, Lu Chen was on guard and said at the same moment, "Senior sister, you are here."

Qingyu Huaijin's movements stopped abruptly, and she came to her senses the next moment, but Lu Chen had already stood up, and Shi Shiran walked out.

She couldn't help gritting her teeth and staring at his back.

Lu Chen calmly warned: "When you go back, don't forget to tell your father what I said. Remember, the Jing Dynasty is the Jing Dynasty of your ambitious Majesty, not the Jing Dynasty of your Qingyu family. Don't sacrifice your life for others." It is not unusual at all in history books to sell someone to death."

Qingyu Huaijin stood tall, and she certainly would not be filled with hatred because of her previous joke.

Looking at Lu Chen's leaving figure, she hesitated for a moment, then walked to the door and said, "Lu Chen, even if you let me go this time, no matter where we meet again in the future, I will not be merciful. I hope you can understand this." .”

Lu Chen didn't look back or speak, he just raised his right hand and waved it.

Qingyu Huaijin stood alone for a moment and then returned to the bedroom.

She kicked off her shoes and leaned against the pillow, hugging her knees with her hands, quietly looking at the ground in front of her, recalling what had happened in the past two months.

Lu Chen was right about what he said. No matter what his intentions were, at least she was not bullied like other prisoners. Being called a prisoner was actually just under house arrest.

After a long time, her eyes gradually calmed down and she whispered to herself.

"Although you are very smart, you don't understand the history and current situation of our Jinglian clan. My father is far more decisive and wise than you think. The Qingyu family will not fall into that situation. If the Qingyu family has second thoughts, That is the true way to die."

"Lin Xi said that people in Jianghu have clear grievances, but it's a pity that I am not a member of Jianghu. Although you had other motives for treating me favorably this time, you did not treat me too much after all. When I go south towards the army, the only thing I can do is I want you to die more happily to repay the kindness you have shown me this time."

"If there ever comes a day when you can defy fate and change your destiny so that the weak can defeat the strong and sweep the world from south to north, I hope to die in your hands."

"Perhaps this is our destiny."

(End of this chapter)