Chapter 844 Persuading the Great Demon to Turn to Good

"I promise you, I will send you away from the city lord once the opportunity arises."

Li Ruoshuang was tempted by Lin Yuesha's suggestion, but she was also somewhat afraid of Yuwen Kun, fearing that she would suffer cruel punishment if she let Lin Yuesha go.

But now, Li Ruoshuang has changed her mind. If Lin Yuesha were here, the city lord's attention would never fall on her.

Li Ruoshuang began to deliberately observe Lin Yuesha's words and actions, attempting to imitate and replace her.

"Then it's up to you. I'd love to oblige."

After washing up, Lin Yuesha was about to go out for breakfast when Yuwen Kun was already waiting for her in the side hall.

"Let's go, as we agreed last night, I'll take you out of the manor for a stroll."

Yuwen Kun forcibly helped Lin Yuesha into the carriage, and the two went out without taking Li Ruoshuang with them.

The two sat opposite each other in the carriage, which made Lin Yuesha very embarrassed. She had seriously analyzed Blue Eyes' personality and said that his deep affection for her was all nonsense.

The reason Yuwen Kun valued her was more because of his stubbornness and his penchant for challenging his own choices.

Unless Yuwen Kun can find another target who interests him, Lin Yuesha will have to remain a figurehead until he does.

"Today is the 20th of the twelfth lunar month. Jinyuguan holds a grand market every ten days, and it's always packed with people."

The northwest is windy and dusty, so people stay indoors during the winter and don't usually go out. They only go out when it's market day, when the market is bustling with activity.

Just as the Lunar New Year was drawing to a close, markets were filled with vendors selling New Year's goods, creating a strong festive atmosphere.

"Jinyu Pass is covered in snow, just like Sishui City, it's so desolate."

Yuwen Kun opened the car window and looked out. It had snowed last night, and the rooftops were covered in pure white.

The people's houses have pointed roofs with smooth boards on top, so they don't have to get up to shovel snow on snowy days.

“When I lived in Chenjia Village, I was most afraid of heavy snow, otherwise my cousin would wake me up before dawn to shovel snow.”

Lin Yuesha still remembers the experience of shoveling snow. She had never been so tired. She was being directed around like crazy. Even her mother, Chen, had to go up to the roof.

In the north, the snow is heavy, and you can't slack off when shoveling snow, otherwise the heavy snow will collapse the roof, which is no joke.

Once there is heavy snow, the road from the village to the town is blocked, and the mountains are blocked by snow, making it difficult to go out.

Even in the harsh weather, Lin Yuesha was still very happy, a joy she had never experienced in the capital.

Yuwen Kun listened quietly; he had never done heavy work before.

He was the son of the city lord, and was considered an ominous figure from birth.

Because his father only had one legitimate son, and the rest were all born to concubines, and being women of the Great Qi, they were considered mixed-race and of low status among the barbarian tribes.

However, he was not well-liked, so his father locked him in a dark room surrounded by iron bars.

There was no bed, only hay, and the food bowl he ate was the one the manor used to feed the dogs.

"So I've never eaten the honeycomb candy you mentioned."

Having suffered greatly since childhood and been raised like livestock, Yuwen Kun has always been alone, with only an old dog that has been with him for several years.

The old dog would occasionally get a bone with meat on it. The old dog was intelligent and wouldn't eat it, leaving the meat on the bone for him.

At his age, Yuwen Kun still couldn't speak very well and had never communicated with anyone. His closest companion was his old dog, who was even closer to him than his parents.

"Later, my father said that if I wanted to get out of the cage, there was only one way: kill the old dog, and then I could get out."

Those who leave are groomed to be the heirs of Sishui City, while those who stay remain good-for-nothings, keeping company with old dogs.

Lin Yuesha's heart pounded as she listened. She fell silent, roughly understanding the choice Blue Eyes had made: to kill the old dog.

Perhaps to others, the old dog is just a dog, but to him, it is his closest relative.

“No, I choose to stay in the cage. I have no interest in the future heir of Sishui City.”

Yuwen Kun smiled sarcastically. To him, a dog's life was more important than anyone else's life; those were his family members with whom he had depended for several years.

"And what happened to your father after he found out..."

Lin Yuesha only knew that Yuwen Kun murdered his father to seize power.

“It was my mother who secretly poisoned the old dog so that I could become the heir and solidify her position.”

Back then, the old city lord doted on one woman, who happened to be pregnant.

Fearing for her position, Yuwen Kun's mother ordered someone to make the choice for him: poison the old dog and release him.

"Look how ridiculous it is."

Yuwen Kun seemed to be telling a joke, “They gave birth to me, I had no choice, they locked me in a cage, I struggled in vain, I still couldn’t make a choice, and finally they gave me a chance to choose, but someone else made the decision for me.”

It was at that time that a seed was planted in Yuwen Kun's heart.

To be in a position of power, one must wield authority to have absolute authority.

He killed his own father, sent his own mother to keep his father company, and then ruled Sishui City alone, making it a powerful city and the number one city among the barbarians.

"I've never eaten honeycomb candy before. The first time I ate a snack was from the groceries I bought from Jiang Huai."

When Yuwen Kun mentioned Jiang Huai, he later investigated and learned that the meat strips and melon seeds he thought tasted good were actually made by a young girl.

"Uncle Jiang said he sold it to a nobleman, but it turns out he sold it to you."

Lin Yuesha thought about it and realized that she had at least earned money from the big devil.

She was good at commenting on the past; if she could persuade Blue Eyes to lay down his butcher's knife and turn to good, it would be an immense and worthwhile achievement.

Lin Yuesha put her hands together and chanted "Amitabha Buddha" and said, "It's not too late for you to do good now. Chant more scriptures and pray for blessings. Maybe the soul of that sensible old dog can be moved and reincarnated as a human in the next life."

"What's so good about being reborn as a human? All living beings suffer."

Yuwen Kun grabbed Lin Yuesha's braid and tugged at it, saying, "As Buddha said, if I don't go to hell, who will?"

Lin Yuesha smiled bitterly as she dodged Yuwen Kun's clutches. That's not how it's supposed to be interpreted. This phrase describes selflessness, but it was misinterpreted by Blue Eyes.

"All beings are equal, right?"

In the eyes of gods and Buddhas, all life is equal.

He may not kill people, but he will still kill; there is no difference.

"There are always some hypocrites who eat meat, their mouths glistening with oil, and claim to be Buddhists who do not kill."

If you don't kill, why eat meat? It's just that you don't see people killing, so you can lessen your sins.

Lin Yuesha wiped the non-existent oil from her lips, then guiltily turned her head away. The hypocrite she was being talked about was her.

How can you not eat meat? You'll miss out on so much joy. Lin Yuesha lowered her standards, as long as she had a clear conscience and didn't do anything evil.

As for the food chain problem, she can't solve it.

Originally, she thought she could use some positive energy to persuade the great demon to do good, but she was instead scorned by Yuwen Kun's sophistry. Lin Yuesha touched the tip of her nose. She also thought she was a hypocrite, but she wouldn't change.