Ye Gucheng wanted to protect the person Huo Xiu wanted to kill, so he couldn't just lose face like this. Huo Xiu didn't have this kind of friendship with him.
Ye Gucheng just paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "I'm begging you."
Both Huo Xiu and Gongsun Lan were shocked by Ye Gucheng. It would not be surprising even if Ye Gucheng drew his sword directly. It is simply unimaginable that such an aloof person would admit to asking for help so directly.
Huo Xiu also didn't know how to deal with it. He was not afraid of Ye Gucheng's toughness. He was not inferior to him in martial arts, and his powerful Qingyi Tower was also on Feixian Island. The only thing to worry about is that Ye Gucheng is still young, but he is already old.
Ye Gucheng's confession stirred Huo Xiu's mind again. Precisely because Ye Gucheng was young, there was no harm in forming a good relationship and making friends with him.
Huo Xiu is withdrawn because he has too few friends in his position, not because he doesn't need friends. Gongsun Lan was insignificant in his eyes, and killing her was just for his own majesty, but now Ye Gucheng said that his majesty was enough, and there was nothing wrong with letting Gongsun Lan go.
All exchanges between Huo Xiu and Ye Gucheng were extremely straightforward, with absolutely no unnecessary nonsense.
Ye Gucheng admitted to "asking for help", Huo Xiu nodded directly: "Okay, her matter is over."
Ye Gucheng cupped his fists at Huo Xiu and said, "Okay, if Boss Huo needs Ye in the future, please give me your instructions."
Ye Gucheng's promise was not unimportant, it was far better than killing Gongsun Lan.
Before leaving, Huo Xiu took a deep look at Gongsun Lan. He couldn't see her true face, but his questioning look was still a bit ambiguous.
Gongsun Lan had never blushed so much before. Watching Huo Xiu walk away, she turned back and asked Ye Gucheng: "Why did you ask him?"
Ye Gucheng was not straight enough to say, "Because you are not worthy of the two masters Huo Xiu and I using force." Instead, he said: "There is just a misunderstanding between you and him, there is no need to use force."
Gongsun Landao: "Since it is a misunderstanding, how about you explain it to him clearly?"
Ye Gucheng said: "People like Huo Xiu don't want explanations. He wants to kill people, and he can kill people without any reason."
Gongsun Landao: "So you begged him for me?"
After speaking, he looked straight at Ye Gucheng.
Ye Gucheng felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at her and did not answer directly. He said, "Huo Xiu's matter has been resolved. You can do what you should do."
Not getting an answer, Gongsun Lan thought for a while, then suddenly smiled brightly and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."
Ye Gucheng did not return to Prince Pingnan's Mansion, but returned to Baiyun City, his Feixian Island. His reputation as a swordsmanship teacher in the palace is greater than his actual status, so there is no need to waste time. Moreover, recently the owner of Feiyu Island, which is second only to Feixian Island in the South China Sea, has been somewhat obedient to himself.
Ever since they were defeated by him and Feiyu Island surrendered to him, Yu Huan has always been dissatisfied. He felt that he was the overlord of the water.
However, one of Feixian Island's important businesses is maritime trade, and conflicts with Feiyu Island are inevitable. Yu Huan took pictures of Ye Gucheng's martial arts. He didn't dare to fight openly, but he would inevitably cause trouble in secret.
Ye Gucheng was not polite. He returned to Feixian Island and immediately summoned the six largest island owners in the South China Sea. In addition to himself and Yu Huan from Feiyu Island, there were also Zou Tianjun from Feiyu Island, Nie Wenqing from Feixiong Island, and Feihe Island. He Zhennan, the leader of Feihu Island, and the six island owners gathered on Feixian Island.
The five island owners were all trembling with fear. Ye Gucheng told Nanhai that he was not a lively person and would not want to see them for nothing, nor would he summon them like this for good things.
It must be a bad thing to summon them like this.
If Ye Gucheng gave people the impression of being aloof and arrogant in the past, what the island owners saw today was Ye Gucheng's domineering side.
In front of the other four island owners, Ye Gucheng used the move "Flying Fairy from Heaven" to severely injure him. This move was completely different from when he first challenged Yu Huan. It was so brilliant that it blinded everyone's eyes.
Yu Huan had absolutely no power to fight back. If Ye Gucheng could use such a move back then, he wouldn't have any objections.
Ye Gucheng did not kill them all, but expelled Yu Huan from the South China Sea and occupied Feiyu Island.
At this time, no one in the South China Sea Islands dared to disobey Ye Gucheng.
Yu Huan was not an unknown person in the world. He was expelled by Ye Gucheng and caused a sensation in the world.
King Pingnan and his son came to congratulate him in person.
King Pingnan said: "Congratulations to Lord Yecheng for becoming the Supreme Lord of the South China Sea. The entire South China Sea belongs to Lord Yecheng."
The words were full of envy.
Ye Gucheng said: "There is nothing worthy of congratulations, I just don't like to waste energy on these things."
The prince said: "Congratulations to Master, the strength of Feixian Island is no longer weaker than any major sect in today's martial arts world."
Although he didn't learn swordsmanship from Ye Gucheng for a few days, he was a serious master after all, and he would not suffer any loss if he called him "Master".
Ye Gucheng shook his head and asked, "Does the prince and prince have anything else to do when they come?"
King Pingnan and the Crown Prince looked at each other.
King Pingnan rubbed his hands by mistake and said, "I and Zheng'er have just returned from the capital. This is our first time to meet the new emperor."
Ye Gucheng looked at them without saying a word. What could he say when meeting the new emperor?
King Pingnan glanced at the Crown Prince again, and the Crown Prince said, "I found that the new emperor and I look very similar, and we are similar in age. Even people who are close to us cannot tell us apart."
After speaking, he stared at Ye Gucheng with expectant eyes.
Ye Gucheng looked calm, this matter had nothing to do with him in the first place.
Seeing that Ye Gucheng didn't react at all, Prince Pingnan and his son hesitated a little, not knowing what to say next.
Seeing their embarrassed faces, looking like they wanted to say something but didn't dare, Ye Gucheng was a little impatient and said directly: "You want to rebel?"
Prince Pingnan and his son shook their hands, but did not immediately refute. Instead, they looked at Ye Gucheng with hope.
Ye Gucheng asked strangely: "I don't have a close relationship with you, so how dare you tell me about such a major matter of decapitation?"
King Pingnan pondered for a while and said: "Although we have known each other for a short time, the character of the city lord is convincing. As the city lord said, this is a major event of beheading, and how can ordinary people participate in it."
Ye Gucheng had long known that King Pingnan was dishonest, even when he agreed to accept the prince as his disciple, but he still agreed.
Ye Gucheng: "What do you want to do?"
After hearing Ye Gucheng's words, Prince Pingnan and his son were refreshed.
Prince Pingnan said: "This time I discovered that Zheng'er looks similar to the new emperor, so I thought of a plan."
Ye Gucheng thought he knew what he wanted to do, but he didn't say anything, waiting for him to explain.
King Pingnan said: "Kill the new emperor and let Zheng'er disguise himself as the new emperor. As long as we understand some of the new emperor's habits and characteristics, no one will be able to find out."
Ye Gucheng thought for a while and asked: "The first assistant, Mr. Zhang, monopolizes power and is determined to reform. Even if the prince becomes the emperor, he is still a puppet. What's the point?"
King Pingnan said: "Master Zhang is in very poor health and has become ill from overwork. He will not live long."
Ye Gucheng nodded, having considered everything, and asked, "Will you be the emperor?"
Ye Gucheng's question stunned Prince Pingnan and his son. Is this still useful? With great power in hand, I am the only one in the world. I can do whatever I want, and there is nothing I cannot do.
I didn't know how to answer for a while.
Ye Gucheng said: "You can become emperor by learning some imperial skills? You rose to power by treason. If you can't benefit the country and the people, why should I help you?"
"this……"
If Ye Gucheng can help the prince usurp the throne, it will be a tribute to the dragon. If he is the emperor's master, he will be glorious and noble, what does he have to do with the country and the people?
The reason for asking Ye Gucheng for this matter was that this plan required some martial arts. If it was a direct rebellion, there would be no need to ask Ye Gucheng.
Listening to Ye Gucheng's words, it seems that he is not a swordsman who only knows the art of swordsmanship, but a person who has feelings for his family and country.
King Pingnan asked: "What does Lord Ye City mean..."
Ye Gucheng said: "You should first think about what you will do after becoming the emperor."
Although Ye Gucheng's words were annoying and suspected of being pretentious, he did not mention the difficulty of usurping the throne at all. It seemed that this process was already in hand, and he couldn't help but give Prince Pingnan and his son the trouble.
A lot of confidence.
King Pingnan said: "Ye City Lord is Zheng'er's teacher, and he will still be Zheng'er's teacher on that day. Zheng'er will follow the City Lord's teachings."
To put it nicely, the prince only learns swordsmanship from me, and he still spends three days fishing and two days drying nets.
However, Ye Gucheng did not expose him, and it was too early to say anything now.
Ye Gucheng said: "With someone else's name, even if you become famous in the future, do you think it will be you who will be famous throughout the ages?"
Prince Pingnan and his son were silent, but this was the easiest plan to succeed, and other methods were too risky.
The prince asked: "Master, what advice do you have?"
Ye Gucheng was silent for a long time and said: "You learn to pretend to be the new emperor, and then find someone to pretend to be you. When you succeed, find an opportunity to pass the throne to the real you, and you can use your own name as the emperor."
Prince Pingnan and his son were overjoyed. They only had a preliminary plan and didn't think too deeply about it.
Ye Gucheng just listened to a few words and immediately perfected them, which can be said to be perfect. But while I was happy, I had a new understanding of Ye Gucheng, who was usually taciturn.
Maybe the prince should spend more time learning from Ye Gucheng in the future, not to learn swordsmanship, but to learn Ye Gucheng's talent hidden under his cold appearance.
What exactly does the prince need to learn? A rotten scholar who shakes his head and talks a lot about "what's wrong", reciting a few lines of crooked poetry, and writing a few frivolous limericks? What use are these to the prince? "Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, and traveling thousands of miles is not as good as reading countless people." Ye Gucheng is the person who needs to "read" carefully.
Ye Gucheng agreed so easily to the rebellion plan of Prince Pingnan and his son, of course it was not because of the distress of being in the cold in the original work.
The world of martial arts is illusory, but he is living in a real world at this time. He knew that this dynasty was at its last moment of prosperity and would soon turn to decline. The emperor fell, the civil servants were corrupt, the military officers were incompetent, and foreign races rose up. The Han people lost their country and the country began to close itself off. China began to change from leading the world to being bullied by the world.
Ye Gucheng didn't know how much he could change, but at least he could exert some influence to avoid the end.
