Su Jin nodded. "I know, but the most important thing right now is stability. Our army is still not strong enough, and some people have ulterior motives. Let's wait and see. The gate to the canyon will open one day."
Everyone nodded; they couldn't be impatient, after all, the imperial court was watching them closely. "Knock, knock, knock." Someone knocked on the door.
Su Jin said in a deep voice, "Come in."
Several maids filed in, bringing everyone a late-night snack.
Everyone was tired, so they relaxed and enjoyed some food and drinks.
"Oh my, I really never imagined that one day I would be able to build our city with such hope, thinking about how to improve everyone's lives and make the city prosperous, instead of thinking about how to deal with those awful messes!"
His voice was full of sighs.
For people at the bottom of society, changing one thing or the way of life in a city is very difficult.
But for officials, it's actually not difficult.
As long as you have the will, things will always move in a positive direction.
"We have to thank our Lord for this! She put us on the right track!" Xiao Tianmo said with heartfelt gratitude.
Su Jin smiled slightly, "What can I do alone? It's because I found like-minded people like you all!"
"You guys are having a really good time chatting!" Suddenly, a sarcastic voice came from outside the door.
Then, Shi Lang limped in, his eyes cold and sinister, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.
He was shot in the leg with an arrow and stayed in his room to recover after entering the city.
Everything was settled before he knew anything.
It has absolutely nothing to do with him anymore.
He went to see Su Jinxia, who only told him to take good care of his injuries and made no mention of his contributions or that he was the former leader of the rebel army.
After inquiring, Shi Lang learned that the people in the army had long since recognized Su Jin as their master.
The people in the city blindly accepted her, calling her the Heavenly Maiden and King Zhuang!
In just a few days, the overall situation has been settled.
It was too fast, so fast that Shi Lang didn't have time to think or come up with a solution.
During this time, no one mentioned his name, and no one cared whether he lived or died.
It was as if he were just an insignificant person.
But why?!
He's clearly the leader!
Even when Chen Zhen was alive, people recognized that the two of them were in rebellion together, and occasionally the people would praise him and say that he was the leader of the rebel army.
Seeing that Shi Lang's expression was not right, Zhang Qi immediately got up and drew his sword. However, before he could even draw the sword, he collapsed limply.
This feeling is all too familiar.
He had just experienced it not long ago.
"You, you actually drugged us!"
Everyone hurriedly tried to exert their strength, only to find that their bodies were weak and they couldn't muster any power at all.
The city lord's mansion is not yet completely stable, so it wouldn't be difficult for Shi Lang to take the opportunity to poison him.
Moreover, he still had the medicine he had left behind.
Shi Lang laughed excitedly, almost maniacally, "Surprised? You seized power this way, but you never thought I could do it too!"
Zhang Qi scoffed, "What a poor imitation!"
Shi Lang's gaze fell on Su Jinxia, his eyes revealing undisguised amazement and longing.
Su Jin sat motionless in the main seat, her face still showing a calm and composed demeanor.
Shi Lang felt a little uneasy, but he had just seen Su Jinxia eat something.
Knowing that Su Jinxia didn't like drinking, he deliberately put the medicine in her food to ensure that nothing went wrong.
Thinking of this, Shi Lang became firm again.
"You heartless woman! I kindly saved you back then, and not only do you not remember my life-saving grace, you repay kindness with enmity, taking away my soldiers and my position!"
"You clearly said that Chen Zhen is dead, and I am the king. How can you go back on your word!"
"I originally thought that if I became king, I would definitely not mistreat you. I would give you whatever you wanted. But who knew you would be so greedy and want to be king? That's my position, it's mine!"
Shi Lang lunged forward and roared, his spittle almost landing on Su Jinxia's face.
Su Jin leaned back slightly, her beautiful eyes revealing disgust.
"You despise me?" Shi Lang was instantly enraged by Su Jinxia's gaze. "What right do you have to despise me? Without me, could you have led the army back to Zhuanghe so smoothly?"
Zhang Qi couldn't take it anymore and roared in fury, "Who do you think you are! You hypocrite! Don't think I don't know you've done some shady things behind my back!"
Shi Lang slapped him across the face, "Shut up!"
Zhang Qi spat and continued to berate, "You dare to do it but not admit it? You're just concerned about your image and like others to praise you. You do bad things secretly behind people's backs. Do you think you've covered your tracks perfectly? I'm asking you, how did Lian'er die!"
Shi Lang was startled. "You, how do you know about her? She's long dead!"
“Yes, she died long ago! But she wasn’t quite dead. When I was ordered to throw her into the mass grave, her eyes were full of hatred, and she said she would haunt me even as a ghost!” Zhang Qi said through gritted teeth.
Zhang Qi was unaware of the inside story, the specifics of what had happened, and he didn't tell anyone about it.
Because Shi Lang always pleaded for others when Chen Zhen committed crimes, he seemed like a good person.
Therefore, Zhang Qi did not want to speculate, but Shi Lang's current demeanor was truly disgusting.
Shi Lang, exposed, stopped pretending and burst into laughter. "I killed her! Who told her to be disobedient and dare to speak ill of me behind my back! People who gossip like that deserve to die!"
Why are you glaring at me? What can you do to me?
Shi Lang stood up, looked around at everyone, raised his chin, and looked down at them with his nostrils flared.
"What can you do to me? You are the lambs to the slaughter! When you kill, you are doing a service to the people, but when I kill, I am guilty of heinous crimes. Why is that!"
Shi Lang turned his gaze back to Su Jinxia. "So beautiful, such a great beauty. You're so beautiful, why don't you stay in your boudoir instead of coming out to seduce others and make them fall head over heels for you?"
Su Jin smiled sarcastically, "When you told me to run fast that day, you didn't really mean to run, did you?"
Shi Lang curled his lips into a lewd smile. "Run? Where can you run to? If you run away from his embrace, you'll naturally end up in my arms."
Shi Lang shook his head, quite emotionally, "I never compete with Chen Zhen for women, there's no need, but you're the one who made me break my principles!"
Shi Lang, dragging his injured leg, moved toward Su Jinxia with an infatuated look in his eyes, his greed undisguised as he reached out to touch Su Jinxia's face.
"I really don't want to kill you, but you're too powerful, I'm scared! But before I die, I'll let you..."
Suddenly, Su Jin kicked Shi Lang, silencing him abruptly!
Shi Lang was sent flying and crashed hard into the door frame.
"Trash!" Su Jin made no attempt to hide the disgust and loathing in her eyes.
This kind of person is probably even more disgusting than Chen Zhen!
Su Jin used internal force in this kick, and Shi Lang suffered internal injuries, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He was shocked and terrified, his eyes wide with disbelief. "How could this be? How could you possibly..."
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