aircannonsinc Chapter 171 Winning is also losing
Chapter 171 Winning is also losing
Rong Heqing frowned, "Do you think he will keep his promise when the day comes that he ascends the throne? How can you have the best of both worlds?"
"But what can I do? I have nothing. How can I negotiate with him?"
Fu Liuhua smiled bitterly, "But now you see, I promised him, at least I can live like a human being, I don't have to be bullied anymore, I don't have to be slaughtered like a fish on a chopping board, isn't that good?"
"Is this good?"
Rong Heqing looked her straight in the eyes, "What about them?"
She pointed at the Jingwei who were resisting stubbornly and asked, "They don't have your hatred. They are just ordinary girls. If they hadn't joined the Jingwei, they might have grown up happily under their parents' laps, or met a good man and lived a stable life. It would be better than being used as a gun and finally ending up with a tragic death."
"And Liang Changjin and Wanniang, what did they do wrong? Chenyu, her experience is so similar to yours, how can you bear to let her repeat the same mistake?"
"Ask yourself, seeing them like this, don't you have even a moment of regret?"
Rong Heqing's eyes were so sharp and direct that they seemed to pierce into her heart.
Fu Liuhua's heart tightened slightly. He turned his head and looked at those young girls falling down one by one. Finally, he couldn't bear it and closed his eyes.
"Now that things have come to this, I have nothing to say. The crime is mine, the fault is mine. If you want to kill them, then go ahead. I will let you do whatever you want, but I only ask that you give them a quick death."
Qin Yunxian's hand holding the sword was very steady, not moving at all. He asked in a cold voice, "Where is Qin Yunxuan?"
"I don't know." Fu Liuhua said frankly: "His whereabouts are a mystery. He always contacts us. If we take the initiative to contact him, he may not respond."
Rong Heqing and Qin Yunxian looked at each other, "You really don't know? You did all the bad things for him, but he has been hiding behind you. Are you really willing to accept this?"
"Princess Duan, it's useless for you to tell me this. I really don't know."
Fu Liuhua raised his hand to wipe away his tears and regained his composure. "The last order I received was to kill you, but unfortunately I can't do it."
Rong Heqing frowned, "What does he want to do by arresting Prince Duan? You don't know that either?"
Fu Liuhua shook his head. "I asked him, but he refused to tell me. He just said it was useful."
Rong Heqing was silent.
"Do you have any other questions?" Fu Liuhua was in an inexplicably relaxed state.
"No more?"
She smiled, then suddenly reached out and grabbed Qin Yunxian's sword.
Qin Yunxian was startled, and before he could move, Fu Liuhua bumped into him.
Instantly, blood splattered everywhere, and Rong Heqing screamed in shock: "Chu Liuhua——"
Hearing the voice of "Chu Liuhua", she suddenly turned around, smiled at Rong Heqing, and closed her eyes contentedly.
That touch of white fell to the ground.
"Palace Master——"
"Palace Master!"
The heart-wrenching cries of Jingwei echoed throughout Yanzhi Island. The other Jingwei who were still resisting heard the cry and were stunned to see that Chu Liuhua was dead.
Without their backbone, they no longer saw the point in persisting. Fearing they would be tortured after being caught, they all committed suicide by biting the poison sacs.
The navy stopped when they saw this and stared at the tragic scene in a daze.
Rong Heqing clenched his teeth and his fists made a clattering sound.
Qin Yunxuan deserves death!
When the remaining bandits saw that Jingwei was gone, they panicked completely and immediately surrendered and confessed their crimes.
Qin Yunxian showed no mercy and had him tied up and taken back for interrogation.
Wei Hanping wiped his face covered in blood and sweat and walked over quickly, hesitatingly saying, "You are——"
The deputy commander of the Licheng navy immediately gave him a look and whispered, "This is His Royal Highness Prince Duan, and that is Princess Duan!"
Wei Hanping immediately knelt on one knee, "I greet the prince and princess!"
Rong Heqing nodded, "General Wei, you have worked hard, get up."
Wei Hanping was so excited that he was about to cry. He swayed a bit when he stood up and was helped by his subordinates before he could stand steadily.
The cancer that had been entrenched in Lihe River for many years was finally eradicated.
They finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel!
But when they turned around and saw corpses all over the ground and blood flowing, no one could be happy.
Qin Yunxian stood facing the wind for a moment, then tilted his head and ordered, "Go and search and see what's in those attics. Take everything away and burn the rest."
"Yes!"
Rong Heqing walked up to him and said softly, "In this game, winning is also losing, it's boring."
Qin Yunxian sighed and held her hand.
"Let's go."
He walked back side by side with Rong and Qing, with a huge fire rising into the sky behind them.
After getting on the big ship, the two looked back.
Rong Heqing suddenly took out a wooden fish and started beating it, chanting Buddhist scriptures for the salvation of souls.
If there is an afterlife, I hope they can all be reborn into happy families.
……
When everything settled, they returned to Licheng and the sky was already dawning.
The people of Licheng had just woken up, and smoke could be vaguely seen rising from the city.
The people just had an ordinary sleep and had no idea what happened outside the city or what kind of bloody battle took place last night.
They opened their eyes and saw a huge army of soldiers entering the city. It was not until the government office posted a notice that they realized the weather in Licheng had changed.
The prefects who had previously bullied and abused their power and the officials who had formed cliques for personal gain were all beheaded, while those with less serious crimes were thrown into prison awaiting their fate.
The bandits who had been robbing passing ships and smuggling salt and tea on the Li River have been caught in one fell swoop.
The people ran around to tell each other and cheered.
When Rong Heqing and Qin Yunxian came out of the government office, they saw a huge crowd of people standing outside the government office. When they saw them coming out, they all knelt down and shouted, "We are here to greet the prince and princess. May the prince and princess live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"
"Thank you, my Lord and Princess, for getting rid of this evil for the people!"
Looking at the excited and relieved faces of the people, Ronghe Qing's heart, which had been heavy all night, finally felt light again.
No matter how tortuous the process is, the result is good for more people, and that is enough.
She asked the people to get up, and called on Chu Suifeng and Guan Zhen to organize the evacuation of the crowd to avoid any accidents.
He turned around and looked at Qin Yunxian again. He had not been in a wheelchair since he came back from Yanzhi Island. He didn't care at all that he was being stared at by so many people.
Rong Heqing leaned close to him and whispered, "Are you not going to pretend anymore? Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will find out and punish you for deceiving the emperor?"
Qin Yun smiled and squeezed her palm, "Didn't His Majesty ask me to find a miracle doctor to heal my leg? Now that it's healed, he should be happy."
Rong Heqing raised her eyes and met his meaningful gaze, and suddenly realized that he had planned this all along.
It was the emperor who announced to the public that Qin Yunxian was going on this trip to treat his leg. All the civil and military officials knew about it. Now that he has been cured, there is nothing surprising about it.
If the emperor punished him for deceiving the emperor, wouldn't that be a slap in his own face?
And as long as they bit it to death and it was indeed cured by the miracle doctor, what could the emperor say?
After all, Qin Yun had been missing for a while, so he said he was cured during that time. The emperor had no way to find anyone to verify it, so he could only admit it.
Thinking of this, Rong Heqing patted Qin Yunxian's shoulder with emotion, "Sieve Spirit, it really lives up to its reputation."