Shake Tiancheng, Chen family.
The entire Chen family was immersed in sadness.
The Chen family all wear silk clothes because Chen Xiao, the eldest son of the Chen family and Chen Su'an's eldest son, passed away.
The funeral was held in an extremely dignified manner. Even Su Mingrui, the second young master of the Su family, came and had a secret conversation with Chen Su'an. No one knew what was said in detail.
At night, Chen Su'an and Chen Si, the old steward of the Chen family, stood in the mourning hall. Chen Si said, "Master, do you want me to take action?"
Chen Su'an didn't say anything. Chen Si had stayed in the Chen family for most of his life. He was a servant of the Chen family when he was young. At that time, Chen Si's name was still Qian Si. Later, the surname Chen was personally given by the old head of the Chen family.
Chen Su'an has known everything about Chen Si for so many years. Even Chen Su'an's pillow person may not be as useful as the Chen family steward.
Chen Si was also really angry about this incident.
Chen Xiao has been with Chen Si since he was a child, and he learned most of his skills from Chen Si. Chen Si himself has no heirs, so he completely regards Chen Xiao as his own son.
Chen Su'an was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Luo Yi must die, but the Chu family cannot move for the time being. They can apply pressure, but no substantive actions can be made."
Chen Si frowned: "Is this what the Su family means?"
Chen Su'an nodded and said: "The Su family's attitude toward the Chu family is still in a wait-and-see period. Because of the relationship between Chu Mengli and the heaven-appraisal master Cao Mo, the Chu family has a life-saving talisman, but Su Mingrui As I said this time, this deadlock must be broken."
Chen Si closed his sleeves and bent his body slightly. After being silent for a while, he suddenly said something irrelevant: "I heard that the birthday of Chu Tiankuo, the head of the Chu family, is coming soon?"
Chen Su'an leaned down, and there was an iron basin on the ground. A flame was burning in the iron basin, and some ghost coins were burning.
Then he scattered a handful of hell coins, looked at the ignited flames, and said in a cold tone: "The Su family wants to use this excuse to put pressure on the Chu family. The Su family still wants to see the Heaven Appraisal Master." manner."
"If that person really helped the Chu family, it means that the relationship between that person and Chu Mengli is indeed extraordinary."
"In this way... Luo Yi's life and death will not seem so important."
Chen Si also leaned down and plucked the unburned coins in the brazier, "Is this what the Su Family Master meant?"
Chen Suan nodded.
Su Mingrui came to him today to talk about this matter. In this whole game of chess, the Chen family was just a pawn.
The people who make mistakes are the big shots who cover the sky with one hand.
The Su family planned to let the Chen family use this matter to put pressure on the Chu family during the Chu family's birthday banquet in a few days.
At that time, it depends on whether Mr. Cao will sit back and watch, or roll up his trousers and take a dip in the muddy water.
If we just watch from the sidelines, it means that the relationship between Chu Mengli and Cao Mo is just a chance encounter and cannot withstand scrutiny.
In this case, it's up to the Chen family to discuss an explanation with the Chu family.
But Luo Yi cannot be killed, but he can be made worse than death.
If in the second case, Mr. Cao, the heaven-appreciating master, actually waded through the troubled waters himself and saved the Chu family, it would mean that Chu Mengli, the concubine of the Chu family, had a close relationship with Cao Mo.
In this way, the Chu family cannot move, but whether Luo Yi is dead or alive becomes unimportant.
Even if there is an agreement between two dynasties, a marriage contract, a hostage, and a three-year period, these...
You can ignore everything.
Chen family, if you want to kill, kill.
Once Luo Yi dies, Chu Mengli will no longer have an engagement. If Mr. Cao has any unspeakable thoughts about Chu Mengli, someone will be there to bridge the gap.
Although these big figures have great power, they all pay attention to the fact that a teacher has a reputation, and it is justifiable.
To put it simply, once Luo Yi dies, Chu Mengli, a woman who no longer has a marriage contract, can once again be used by the Tyrant Dynasty!
To make friends with Mr. Cao!
Even if Luo Chao gets the news, they won't dare to say even half a word!
Luo Tianchen also had to carefully weigh the weight of a heaven-appreciating master.
Chen Si couldn't help but sigh: "This game of chess, even if the chess moves are known in advance, still makes people feel chilled all over."
Chen Suan said coldly: "The chess moves we know are limited to this. There may be more masterful moves in the future, or even a certain unreasonable move. The final ending... may be the most frightening."
Chen Su'an looked at the flickering flames, with a trace of deep fear in his eyes.
"Maybe... the Su family is just a chess piece."
Chen Si's expression changed drastically. If even the Su family were pawns, then who would be the real master? !
Chen Suan rubbed his eyebrows. He was just guessing. After all, the status of the Chen family was limited. Being in this game of chess was like being in a fog. No one knew the way forward.
But Chen Suan knew one thing, Luo Yi would definitely die.
No matter who the chess player is, whether Cao Mo takes action or not, Luo Yi will not end well.
If Cao Mo did not take action to protect the Chu family, Luo Yi would be worse off than dead. He would die after three years of hard work.
If he takes action, Luo Yi will die immediately. The weight of a heaven-appraisal master can already make the Tyrant Dynasty take the initiative to tear up the agreement with Luo Dynasty.
Even... the Tyrant Dynasty may declare war on the Luo Dynasty again.
And what the Chen family wants, or what Chen Su'an wants, is just Luo Yi's...
Life.
That night, the two Chen family members, who were at the peak of the Soul Condensation Realm, were both suppressing the murderous aura that had been building up in their chests for a long time...
A conspiracy against the Chu family and Luo Yi has slowly enveloped everyone's heads like a spider web.
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Luo Yi was sitting in a small courtyard, holding hands with the two old couple next door.
Luo Yi raised his hand to clink a glass with the old man and said with a smile, "Why don't you see me?"
The old man's hand holding the wine suddenly shook, he paused, and smiled again.
But said nothing.
The old woman put some food into Luo Yi's bowl and said with a kind smile: "If our family were still alive, they would be as old as you. It seems... slightly older than you."
Luo Yi was startled, and then realized that he had made a mistake in his words. He was about to say something, but saw the old man smile casually:
"Not to mention the good-for-nothing boy who joined the army, joined the ranks, lost the battle, and lost his life."
"It's just such a small thing, not worth mentioning."
But Luo Yi clearly saw that the old man who had been sipping his drink took a big sip this time.
Luo Yi felt sour in his heart, took a sip of wine, and asked casually: "Old man, may I ask which army your son has served in?"
The old man said before that it was not worth mentioning, but every time he said this, there was always a trace of unconcealable pride in his eyebrows.
"My good-for-nothing son didn't embarrass his father too much. He spent several years in the army and managed to make a name for himself. He joined the Mo Feng Rangers and became a school captain. "
"We only found out later that the day after this brat became a captain, he was ordered to defend Xihe. Eight hundred rangers resisted three charges from Luo Chao's Wuling cavalry! He defended Xihe for two days and one night! "
Speaking of this, the old man couldn't help but take a big sip, and he looked as energetic as if he had been on the battlefield.
But Luo Yi's hand suddenly shook, and most of the wine in the wine bowl spilled out.
He knew this cavalry.
In other words, it was Luo Yi who destroyed this cavalry army.
That Wuling Iron Cavalry was his own army.
The battle in Xihe was fought by Luo Yi himself. The Mo Feng Rangers held on for two days and one night, with 800 people fighting until the end, with no one left.
Luo Yi had already guessed at that time that there were no reinforcements behind this cavalry army.
They were ordered to defend to the death, but the superiors only asked them to die to delay time.
Perhaps the superiors promised that their follow-up reinforcements would reach Xihe within one day. Perhaps these 800 people were still waiting for reinforcements before they died. Or perhaps, they actually knew that there were no reinforcements behind them.
nothing left.
They could have retreated. As long as they retreated from Xihe, there would be a glimmer of hope.
But in the end, no one backed down.
In that Xihe offensive and defensive battle, Luo Yi used 3,000 Wuling left cavalry troops to rush and kill them three times. They fought for two days and one night before they killed all the 800 people!
Luo Yi picked up the wine bowl, but his hands were still shaking.
He put it down again, but did not dare to raise his head to look at the two old men.
Luo Yi suddenly stood up, bowed deeply, lowered his head and did not dare to look at the two old people, and said in a hoarse voice:
"The boy is too drunk and is afraid of losing his composure when he is drunk. Let's give up now. I will bring some good wine and come to visit the two elders another day."
After saying this, Luo Yi walked out of the small courtyard in a panic.
"Look at you, old drunkard. If you insist on drinking so much, people will dislike you and stop coming here next time!"
"Tsk! You didn't drink much! This guy has a terrible drinking capacity!"
The old couple quarreled a few more words, and then there was the sound of clearing away the dishes.
Suddenly, the old woman asked: "Old man, you have read a lot. When you talk about fighting, fighting, fighting, is there a right or wrong way to win or lose?"
There was silence in the small courtyard for a while, and then the old man's voice sounded again.
"When marching and fighting, two countries are at war. Wins and losses often occur, and it is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong."
"No one is right, no one is wrong."
Luo Yi was standing outside the small courtyard at the moment, leaning against the wall, looking up at the sky, not knowing what he was thinking...
"Right or wrong..."
I was once young and frivolous, wearing bright clothes and angry horses, and seemed to only care about winning or losing.
Never talk about right or wrong.
It seems...the one who survives is right.
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The autumn wind is bleak, and the late autumn wind makes it even more lonely.
Luo Yi and Wei Qing had moved here for a few days without knowing it. Everything was normal. The only thing that made Luo Yi feel a little unusual was the reaction of the Chen family.
Chen Xiao was killed by him, but there seemed to be no movement at all in the Chen family.
He didn't go to the Chu family to ask for an explanation, nor did he ask the Chu family to hand him over. No one even talked about it anymore.
But the more this happened, the more Luo Yi felt that something was wrong.
Just as he was about to have a few drinks, he suddenly found Chu Mengli standing at the door at some point.
Luo Yi put down the two jars of peach blossom wine in his hands, looked at the door and smiled: "Why are you here all of a sudden?"
Chu Mengli looked a little absent-minded. After walking into the small courtyard, she sat on a stone bench without saying a word.
Luo Yi frowned, what happened?
Could it be that the Chen family is making some moves?
