The bloody tragedy of that year and the despair haunted by hundreds of ghosts were all hidden at this moment.
They were no longer ferocious or wanton, they just hid quietly in her body.
Xu Zhihuai handed his daughter to Jinhua and walked forward alone, walking in the scorched earth overgrown with weeds, and in his devastated hometown.
She couldn't find anything.
Wei Li looked at her dejected face, unable to hide her sadness, and instantly understood.
He waved his hand to signal his followers to retreat. He did not allow anyone to see her devastated look.
Wei Li opened his mouth, and when the question came to his lips, he swallowed it back.
There is only a thin layer of window paper between the truth and her. Once it is pierced through with force, she will also be shattered into pieces and no longer human.
He couldn't do it...
Xu Zhihuai didn't know how long she stood there, until the poisonous sun hanging above her head made her sweaty and her eyes turned black.
She had forgotten how useless her body was.
Xu Zhihuai was in a trance, top-heavy.
Wei Li stood behind her, took her into his arms before she fainted, and looked down at her sun-red face.
"Have you had enough trouble? Stupid woman."
He cursed her in a low voice.
Xu Zhihuai's gaze was absent-minded, he glanced past his profile, looked at the dazzling sun, and murmured to himself: "I can't find him."
Wei Li picked her up, her tone still vicious and displeased: "You're asking for trouble."
On the way back, Xu Zhihuai's cheeks were sweaty, he felt dizzy and couldn't find a clue.
She looked across and saw Jinhua and the child missing, and immediately panicked.
"child……"
"They are in the carriage behind, please be more honest."
Xu Zhihuai struggled for a while and said weakly: "I also want to ride in the carriage behind."
"Xu Zhihuai!"
A commanding tone and firm actions.
Wei Li held her shoulder with one hand, preventing her from moving. He also held a moist towel in his other hand. He didn't know how to take care of others.
He slapped the towel on her forehead and lowered his tone: "If you make trouble again, I will throw you out of the car."
Xu Zhihuai frowned and listened to him again: "I will do what I say."
The coolness on her forehead helped her slowly regain her senses.
Wei Li is only bad, but he is not stupid.
He would not threaten himself with the child, because he was more afraid of the child's safety than she was.
She blinked and said softly: "Master Hou, is there anything you want to ask?"
Wei Li snorted coldly and pressed the wet towel with his palm: "To be honest, I have no interest in you. It's you who insists on chasing after me to ask questions. Now that you see it, are you satisfied?"
Xu Zhihuai bit his lip and remained silent.
She hasn't heard him admit it himself.
Blood debt must be repaid with blood...but how could he do it with his own blood?
When Wei Li saw that she was silent, he looked down and saw that her face was full of stubbornness. He raised her chin with his backhand and said, "If you continue to be stubborn like this, you will be asking for death."
His eyes looked deeply into hers. Her eyes really couldn't lie, they were full of resentment.
"If you insist on holding on to what happened back then, then blame it all on me. Anyway, in your eyes, I, Wei Li, am a person who has killed countless people and committed all kinds of evil."
He emphasized his words carefully.
"I am responsible for all the bad things in the world."
Xu Zhihuai echoed: "Yes, Lord Marquis is the person I hate the most in the world."
When Wei Li heard this, his eyes flickered, as if something bright flashed by: "Okay, then you can continue to hate."
"Even if you hate me, you and I are still complicit."
Wei Li coldly asked her to recognize the reality.
Xu Zhihuai suddenly smiled: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I will never mention Fengdu, the massacre of the village, or everything that happened today again."
"I believe you, you are a smart person."
Wei Li released his grip on her shoulders and changed the wet towel on her forehead.
Seeing this, Xu Zhihuai added: "Since we are co-conspirators, we should communicate with each other. The whereabouts of the Marquis of Fengdu are unknown, and the Crown Prince has also returned to Beijing. The Marquis is in charge here."
"Whether I can do it or not depends on what the prince wants. When he returns to Beijing, the court will arrange for a new official to take office. I won't stay in Fengdu for too long, and the same goes for you."
Wei Li's tone also returned to calmness and restraint, and the two of them could "talk properly" again.
Xu Zhihuai didn't want to continue to slump in his arms, straightened his back, and said thoughtfully: "After I go back, my situation will only be more difficult... But don't worry, Lord Marquis, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid of anything."
Wei Li curled her lips.
At the beginning, what he valued most was her temperament that was not afraid of death.
She still hasn't changed.
"So best."
Xu Zhihuai turned to look at him: "Before returning to Beijing, I have something to ask Mr. Hou."
"It's really rare."
Wei Li said calmly: "You can ask."
"Why did the eldest princess turn against the emperor?"
This question is simple, but not simple either.
Wei Li's face darkened: "Are you still very interested in the eldest princess?"
"The eldest princess knows me well. Apart from the Marquis, she is the only one who can take my life and my child's life."
"There are too many grievances and grievances in the palace. Where do you want me to start?"
Xu Zhihuai said seriously: "You can tell me as much as you want. At least you can let me know myself and my enemy."
"The eldest princess has been the apple of the emperor's eye since she was a child, and she is loved very much. She was originally the most gentle and kind person, until the emperor asked her to marry the Turks, and her life was ruined."
When Wei Li talked about this, his tone was calm, without any emotion.
"A husband who was more than ten years older than herself, a foreign country with no relatives, where she was isolated and helpless. The first few years were naturally the most difficult. After the eldest princess gave birth to a child, her life It's finally getting better. Unfortunately, internal fighting among the Turkic tribes continues, and her good days will not last long. When the old khan dies, the new khan inherits everything, including her, the married princess."
Xu Zhihuai suddenly said: "The taste of mermaid meat is still fresh in my memory."
Wei Li frowned and continued: "Because she is a married princess with a noble status, those who are vying for power will never let her go. They regard her as a toy that can be shown off, and they fight for it. Go. During this period, the eldest princess sent letters back to Beijing several times, requesting the emperor to send troops to rescue her and the children and send someone to take them back to Beijing. The emperor did not agree. He did not want to offend the Turks again, but was happy to watch the tiger fight from a distance."
Xu Zhihuai snorted a sneer from his nose.
"What a loving father and benevolent gentleman."
"After another six months, the situation got worse and worse. They were also concerned about the eldest princess's son. In order to eradicate the roots, they assassinated the child. After the child died, the eldest princess changed and became different from before. Same."
When Wei Li said this, he stopped talking.
