~~~
The letter has been sent, and he will be here soon.
Ling Qiuyun didn't go to the Central Plains at all. The letter was fake. How could that person remember him?
Everything is a trap.
He was ambitious, so he didn't want to follow Li Ao to guard the western border, let alone serve the imperial court wholeheartedly.
Perhaps through continuous efforts, one day he can climb to the position of General Lee.
But how long will it take to wait for this day?
And who can guarantee that no accidents will happen during this period? When marching to fight, life is at stake. What if he really encounters some danger?
Even if he can be safe, he has no power. Can he really win that position on his own?
Ling Qiuyun didn't want to place her hopes on the distant future. If she wanted to make a career, she could only do it now.
In short, he absolutely cannot wait any longer. As long as he can achieve his goal as soon as possible, he can do anything.
Therefore, Ling Qiuyun chose to cooperate with the ninth prince of Rong Kingdom.
What he wanted to do was to try to weaken Li Ao's military power so that the emperor would no longer trust one of the few loyal ministers in the court.
Without the threat of Li Ao, the Ninth Prince can easily take over the Western Territory, and in exchange, he will become the new master of the Western Territory.
By then, the Western Territory will no longer have to suffer from turmoil, and it will no longer need to pray for any assistance from the imperial court.
This is how it should be, why does the Western Territory have to be subordinate to Yin State? It should not belong to anyone, it can go its own way.
Ling Qiuyun is convinced that he will do better than anyone else and that he has the ability to make the Western Territory truly prosperous.
~~~
"You came."
"I am coming."
"You're here, but you can't leave."
"I was prepared not to go back alive."
"If you know the danger, why come again?"
"What do you think?"
"How would I know."
"Really don't know?"
"Before coming here, have you ever thought that this might be a trap?"
"I thought about it."
"Then you're still coming?"
"But what if it's not? If you are really in danger, do you think I can really ignore it?"
"Now that you know there's nothing wrong with it, do you regret it?"
"No, I'm relieved to see you're okay."
"You didn't tell anyone about this?"
"No."
"That's why I dared to set this trap. In fact, I really hoped that you could avoid it."
"I jumped in willingly."
~~~
A deserted place outside the city, a place that usually no one cares about, is unexpectedly guarded by many men in black.
In one of the rooms, two people were sitting side by side on a broken straw bed, with only calmness and indifference on their faces.
Even though he knew he was being plotted, Cheng Mu didn't feel any regret at all. As he just said, everything was done willingly.
After receiving the letter, he made up his mind.
Although there were many people outside the house, if there was a real fight, Cheng Mu felt that he might not lose.
But he didn't want to start a fight, let alone cause unnecessary casualties.
And even if he wins, will Qiu Yun give up after that?
Cheng Mu was unwilling to give up on Qiu Yun. In order for Qiu Yun to stop in time and stop making mistakes, he could ignore his own safety. Anyway, he...
"Can you tell me something about Tianji?" Ling Qiuyun suddenly asked.
"What do you want to know?" Cheng Mu was not surprised. He just smiled lightly and said calmly.
"I thought you were going to say you didn't know what Skyrim was."
"You wouldn't believe it if I said that. Now that I'm here, I won't hide my identity anymore."
Ling Qiuyun's eyes were complicated, and he stared at Cheng Mu, "Then you can tell me who else is there in the Tianji organization besides you, right?"
Cheng Mu shook his head.
"Didn't you just say you would tell me the truth?"
"I didn't lie, I just didn't know how to answer the question."
Ling Qiuyun knew Cheng Mu well, and he knew that he wouldn't be able to get anything out if he asked again.
"Brother Cheng doesn't want to say it, so I won't force it, but it is said that the Tianji Organization is very powerful. Is this true?"
Cheng Mu laughed, "This is all imagined by the people. They put their hope in Tianji. Unfortunately, Tianji is not that mysterious. It is just some people who can't stand seeing evil men mercenary the common people, so they made a little resistance."
"According to this, there are not many members in this Tianji organization?"
"You have already suspected my identity, and you even risked your life and future to lure me out. This shows that you already know many things. In this case, why bother to ask me again?" Cheng Mu said seriously.
Ling Qiuyun looked at Cheng Mu deeply. He knew that this person knew him well. If this letter got into the hands of others, or Cheng Mu showed it to others, even if Cheng Mu didn't say anything, with the wit of those people, it would be He will not doubt himself. By then, he will be the one who is passive.
It's not that he didn't know the risks, but Ling Qiuyun took the risk.
Either succeed or hit rock bottom.
He was lucky, but he was able to win the bet thanks to this person.
Ling Qiuyun's feelings for Cheng Mu are extremely complicated, including sincerity, use, and guilt.
He sighed, "When did you start doubting me?"
"You usually imply a lot of dissatisfaction with reality when you talk to me. At first, I thought you were cynical because of your past experiences, but then you always asked me about things in a circumstantial way, and then I felt weird."
"I always thought I was pretending to be good." Ling Qiuyun laughed at himself.
"Although you and I have concealed some things from each other during our relationship, I know that you have never really disguised yourself in front of me, so you said those words, even if they may arouse my suspicion. !”
For some reason, Ling Qiuyun's anger suddenly surged up after hearing this. He asked with a livid face: "Why are you still defending me now?"
"Because we are friends."
"Friends?" The expression on Ling Qiuyun's face was a little ferocious, "You still think we are friends now? You take good care of me and my mother in every possible way, but I am not only ungrateful, but also want to harm you. For a treacherous and ungrateful person like me, Do you still want to say that I am your friend?"
"I don't think so." Cheng Mu closed his eyes, "After the plague incident, every time you came to me, you would persuade me to leave the Western Region, Qiuyun, if I really left, your plan would be ruined, but Despite this, you still want me to leave, doesn’t that mean you don’t want me to get involved in this dispute?”
"But no matter how much I try to persuade you, you still insist on staying. Therefore, we are destined to become hostile."
Cheng Mu denied, "I won't be hostile. I will never be hostile. If I wanted to be hostile to you, I wouldn't come to you alone without telling anyone."
"Why don't you leave? Why don't you leave?" Ling Qiuyun seemed not to have heard. He lowered his head and murmured again.
"I stayed here because of you."
Ling Qiuyun suddenly raised his head, "Do you really not hate me at all?"
"Don't hate."
Ling Qiuyun stared at Cheng Mu closely, "Do you know what situation you are in now?"
"Do you think I'm really stupid? I don't even know where I am now and what might happen?" Cheng Mu said with a relaxed look.
Ling Qiuyun really had nothing to do with this person. In his opinion, Cheng Mu was really stupid.
~~~
Minglan didn't eat or drink all day.
No matter how hard she tried to persuade her, Minglan always looked like that. She stopped crying very early, but Shen Jiayu felt that she might as well just cry.
He was really worried about Minglan, but no matter what he said, it didn't work.
A good person disappeared so suddenly. Not only Ming Lan couldn't bear it, even he, an outsider, couldn't accept it.
Shen Jiayou blamed himself more than anyone else. If he had not told Ran You about Liu Yuniang, would she not have been killed?
Ultimately, it's all your own fault.
In fact, this matter has nothing to do with Shen Jiayou.
Even if He Lianxuan and Ran You are worried about Liu Yuniang, if she sticks to her duties and remembers Minglan's advice, her life will not be lost.
Who told her to be so greedy and want to curry favor with Ran You, so everything was caused by herself and she couldn't blame others.
But Shen Jiayou wouldn't think so. He stood there silently and looked at Minglan guiltily.
The room was unusually quiet until a knock on the door broke the atmosphere.
The person who came was his confidant, and he was also the only person in the house who knew about Che'er's existence besides Minglan and himself.
"What's wrong?"
"Master, Master Wu Che suddenly coughed. He seems to be very uncomfortable."
Shen Jiayou immediately became nervous.
Minglan originally kept her head down, but when she heard Wu Che's name, she suddenly raised her head.
Che'er was feeling unwell, and Minglan was in the same situation again. He was worried about both sides, and Shen Jiayu felt embarrassed for a moment.
Minglan could see his concerns. She suppressed her inner jealousy and pretended to be reasonable, "I'm fine. You go see Che'er first."
Shen Jiayou nodded, "I'll take him to see the doctor first, and I'll be back soon."
"Okay." Minglan suddenly remembered something. She called Shen Jiayu and warned, "Don't go to the medical clinic where you took my mother. Someone knows Che'er there."
"okay, I get it."
Ayou is cautious, so Minglan is not worried that Wu Che will be discovered by others.
When he left the room, the considerate expression on Minglan's face disappeared immediately.
She was very unbalanced in her heart. Wu Che also heard Mr. Jin's secret, but why was he being protected in every way, while her mother was going to be brutally killed and couldn't even be buried in an open and honest manner.
Isn't her mother any better than Wu Yin's brother?
Is her mother's life so worthless?
She could go through fire and water for Mr. Jin, but in Mr. Jin's heart, no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't compare to Wu Yin.
They killed not only her mother, but also the remaining conscience in Minglan's heart.
~~~
The doctor said with a serious face that Che'er was weak and suffered from wind and cold. He must take medicine on time and get more rest. He must not be underestimated.
On the way back, Shen Jiayou hugged Che'er and said distressedly: "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Wu Che shook his head, "I'm fine. It's always been like this before. I'm used to it. I'll get better in a few days. Brother Chou, don't worry."
After hearing this, Shen Jiayou loved the poor child even more.
After sending Che'er back, Shen Jiayou did not go to Minglan directly. After much deliberation, he decided to go see Ran You.
There are some things that he must ask clearly.
"Minglan is very sad." Shen Jiayou said directly.
"You came here just to talk about this?"
"If you didn't kill her mother, Minglan wouldn't be so sad."
"Whatever she does has nothing to do with me."
"It has nothing to do with you? You killed the person, and you still say it has nothing to do with you? Ran You, I really didn't expect you to be so heartless?" Shen Jiayou's tone suddenly turned cold.
"I have always been a heartless person, have you discovered it now?" Ran You replied coldly.
Although Shen Jiayou was angry, he couldn't really blame Ran You. He tried his best to calm down, "Aran, why did you have to kill her?"
"I said, she knows the identity of me and the Lord, we can't afford to take this risk."
"Is it the Ninth Prince's intention, or your own?" Shen Jiayou asked unwillingly.
"No matter who means it, the result is the same."
"To you, the Ninth Prince is more than just a Lord, right?"
Ran You looked directly at Shen Jiayu. She knew what the other party wanted to ask, but she was open-minded and had nothing to be afraid of. "Working with the Lord to make Rongguo strong is my only belief."
"For this belief, she would even kill innocent people indiscriminately? Aran, does she really have to die?"
"Only the dead can keep secrets forever." Ran You said quietly, and at the end, she added, "I am a cruel person."
Shen Jiayu didn't know what to say. After a long time, he slowly said: "I said before that no one wants to make others think that they are mean and ruthless, but now I take it back."
Ran You was shocked. She closed her eyes and tried her best to say: "It's very late. If you have nothing else to do, just go back."
"Since you want me to leave, then I'll leave." Shen Jiayou stood up and laughed at himself.
He walked to the door, Ran You's back was still facing him, Shen Jiayu thought for a while and finally said: "I believe that if I let you decide, you won't kill her."
The door was closed, and Shen Jiayou naturally couldn't see the sadness on Ran You's face.
Liu Yuniang didn't do anything, and she didn't want her to die, but she had no choice.
Cockroach, are you disappointed in me?
This is the best.
Cockroach said that he would always stand by her side, but Ran You hoped that they would never meet again in the future.
Cockroach should live a simple life that belongs to him, and he should not have anything to do with people like him anymore.
They are people from two worlds.
