Chapter 103: Forgiveness
"You big idiot are quite smart at the critical moment. You know how to play dead but don't you want to help me deal with Wen Chengyun? Why should we be afraid of him?"
There was a flash of surprise in Chen Er's eyes, and he slapped Li Kui on the back of the head, and began to instigate him to join the battle, but his real intention to start a war was not real. His real intention was to use Li Kui to hold Wen Chengyun back so that he could escape.
Although Li Kui's martial arts skills were not very good, he could buy himself a few seconds and hide in the woods. After all, the forest was dense and there was fog to cover it, so keeping his life should not be a problem.
"I'm fine, would you like to try?"
Wen Chengyun looked at this superficial brotherhood coldly. Even if he didn't have such a long sword, it would only take him a few breaths to beat the two of them.
Fortunately, Li Kui is not a fool. Seeing Chen Er's desperate look, he knows that his words cannot be trusted. Instead of asking for trouble, it is better to beg for mercy.
"Your Highness, please spare my life. I confess everything. We were paid to help others avoid disasters. We didn't mean to embarrass you, the Prince of Qingping's Mansion. There really is a reason for this! Your Highness, please be merciful and release us brothers like we would release a dog..."
Li Kui was flexible and knowing that the current situation was unfavorable, he immediately began to beg for mercy, and even directly mentioned the monetary transaction to show his sincerity.
"Go on."
Wen Chengming raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't realize that this rough man had some sense of justice. At this critical moment of life and death, he didn't forget to plead for Chen Er.
Li Kui was overjoyed. Judging from Wen Chengyun's attitude, there was hope. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, his face turned troubled. As for the wanted order, he only knew that there was such a thing and the reward was quite high, but he knew nothing about the person behind it.
Instead, Chen Er gently pulled Li Kui's sleeve and signaled him with his eyes to give up Wang Gang, the leader. By shifting the blame to the east, wouldn't he be able to escape?
"Maybe someone from the imperial court in the capital? I don't know anything else. Given my status, I only know this one thing. Your Highness, please spare our lives for the sake of my honesty..."
Li Kui did not realize the deeper meaning of Chen Er's winking, but even if he did, he would not do it. He had received a lot of care from his elder brother Wang Gang during his exile, so he still had a conscience.
"Brother, you can't let him off easily!"
Wen Liyu, Cheng Weiyao, and the Imperial Noble Consort had worked together to pull Wen Chengming out of the swamp. Just as she was about to take a breath, she heard Li Kui begging for mercy and immediately retorted.
Wen Chengyun glanced at Wen Liyu's exposed fair skin, frowned slightly, took off his coat and threw it over.
Li Kui's weeping stopped abruptly. He raised his hand and slapped his face. The sound of slapping echoed in the dense forest. Perhaps he felt that his sincerity was not enough, so he even freed one hand and slapped Chen Er's face.
"You are...really my brother..."
Chen Er's ears buzzed from the force of the blow, but he also knew that Li Kui's actions were indeed a form of self-harm to save himself. Suffering a little physical pain or losing his life directly here, any sensible person would choose the latter.
"Forget it, let's just say Cheng Ming is fine, so as to avoid dirtying my brother's hands. If they really start fighting, what's the difference between us and these vicious criminals..."
Wen Liyu was annoyed by the noise, but finally decided to forgive the other party. However, this made Li Kui and Chen Er look at each other stiffly.
"Mom, I'm really fine. Look, I can run and jump and stand here in front of you perfectly fine, right?"
Wen Chengming was seen being led up and down by the imperial concubine with an obedient look on his face. Although his body was covered with muddy swamp dirt and looked miserable, the flying knife that had been stuck in his heart had been pulled out and thrown aside long ago. Only a tear in the cloth was left at the position of his heart, without a trace of blood.
"You two seem disappointed? Are you still harboring evil intentions?"
Cheng Weiyao noticed the reactions of Li Kui and Chen Er. Long before entering the dense forest, she had already made defensive plans. In addition to weapons, she also specially gave Wen Chengming a piece of gold-wire soft armor.
This was found from the inventory of the Duke's Mansion. The moment Cheng Weiyao saw the breastplate on the soft armor, she decided to leave it to Wen Chengming as the last line of defense.
"How could it be? The young master is safe and sound. We can't wait to celebrate. If you survive a disaster, you will surely have good fortune in the future..."
Li Kui's face was half swollen like a pig's head and he managed to squeeze out a smile that was uglier than crying.
Wen Chengming grinned at this scene. He really believed that these officials were committing murder for money and their audacious acts deserved the death penalty, but lynching was not allowed.
"Get lost. If you do it again, I will kill you without mercy."
Wen Chengyun glanced at Wen Chengming, whose face was calm, and finally suppressed the murderous intent in his heart. He did not want to do it in front of his family, and he did not want Wen Chengming to be tainted with violence at such a young age.
Li Kui and Chen Erruo were pardoned. They each helped up their brother who was knocked unconscious by the Ma Fei San drug and left the place in disgrace, fearing that if they were a step slower, Wen Chengyun and his group would go back on their word.
Cheng Weiyao watched the figures of the officials disappear into the dense forest, and a hint of complexity flashed in her eyes. From the few words that Li Kui had just said, the outline of Wen Chengyun's big chess game had been vaguely outlined.
The exile was fake, and the real purpose was to cooperate with the capital to catch those with evil intentions. But even if there was speculation, what could she, a princess without real power, do?
The Duke's family was a ragtag bunch. As a woman in this dynasty, you could only follow your husband wherever he went. You had to cling tightly to Wen Chengyun...
But the good news is that Wen Chengyun didn't go on a killing spree. This tolerance definitely makes him a great talent. Now we can only hope that after arriving in the land of exile, Wen Chengyun's chess game will come to an end soon...
"Let's go back. If it gets dark, the fog in the forest will get even thicker, and it will be difficult to get out then."
Cheng Weiyao raised her head to glance at the sky that was covered by dense leaves and suggested softly.
Returning now, the light can still see the mark he made on the way here. Although Wen Chengyun has Qinggong skills and can jump high up in the trees without obstructing his vision, the number of people he can bring with him is still limited...
When everyone from the Prince Qingping's Mansion returned to their resting place, the officials who had participated in the hunt had also arrived. Wang Gang was especially frightened by the appearance of Chen Er and Li Kui when they returned.
It's not that he hadn't considered delaying Wen Chengyun, but Wen Chengyun wouldn't fall for it. When entering the dense forest, Wang Gang had already anticipated failure, but he hadn't expected it to be such a crushing defeat...
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