Chapter 986 The Real Paranoid Madness
Lu Zhinian is sharp and suspicious, and he will notice something wrong at the slightest sign. If you want to protect Tang Ning unharmed, he must take the initiative to "send" Tang Ning out.
Moreover, the affair between Lu Zhinian and Emperor Nie Xuan of Southern Qi, the news about the Feng family merchant ship, and the "Hu Wu" who deceived those around Lu Zhinian were all done with the help of Wu Ya. Lu Zhinian might not have expected that he had schemed against Wu Ya and thought he had won everything, but after two years of companionship, Wu Ya also knew everything about him much better than Lu Zhinian imagined.
Hu Wu was originally Wu Ya's man. He and his brother Hu San were sent by Wu Ya to Lu Zhinian.
The two betrayed the princess's mansion and followed Lu Zhinian, but the other members of the Hu family were still under Wu Ya's command, one of whom was the person who pretended to be Hu Wu tonight.
"I will abide by our previous agreement and hand over the promised patch of northern grassland to you. I will also send a decree to the Beiling County governor to release the remaining people of the three tribes and your mother, allowing you to take them out of Beiling County and return to the grasslands."
"From today on, you are the Princess of Chuyun. As long as you don't do anything you shouldn't do, and your subordinates don't harbor rebellious intentions, I will treat you and the Thirteen Scattered Tribes equally."
Wu Ya was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Xiao Yan to be so straightforward.
At first, the people of Zong Yu's tribe suffered heavy casualties because of her. Later, after Lu Zhinian escaped, he became the target of public criticism. The thirteen scattered tribes rebelled, causing the royal army to be defeated. She killed Hu Yanmin and fled with the remaining people, but was hunted all the way. In the end, only a few people followed her out of the north, and the others were captured by the Wei Dynasty army.
When she took the initiative to find Xiao Yan, she had already prepared for the worst, thinking that the Emperor of Wei would use her and then destroy her.
But she didn't expect that he would keep his promise and even allow her to take away the remaining people from the three major tribes.
Wu Ya couldn't help but say, "Although the King City's main army was wiped out by you, there are still many remnants of the three major tribes. You let me lead them back to the grasslands and released my mother. Aren't you afraid of letting the tiger return to the mountain?"
Xiao Yan chuckled as he pulled the reins: "If I can capture a full-grown tiger, how much less you."
Beiling was such a huge monster back then, but Xiao Yan was not afraid of it, let alone now.
The overall situation in Beiling has been settled, the grassland has been returned to Wei, the thirteen scattered tribes in Beiling County have been restrained by the title of county king, and the main forces of the three major tribes have almost all been killed on the battlefield. What else does he have to fear?
Wu Ya might be a tiger, but she also has the fierceness of the Beiling royal family in her bones. If she is released back ten or twenty years later, perhaps Beiling will be revitalized or even make a comeback because of her.
But is Xiao Yan afraid?
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes and looked at Wu Ya. "Beiling has already surrendered to the Great Wei, and I have made all the arrangements I can. At least during my reign, you will not have the opportunity to become a giant tiger in the mountains, and Beiling will never have the opportunity to surpass the Great Wei."
"As for me, if I cannot suppress Beiling and allow you to recover after a hundred years, that will be due to the incompetence of my descendants, not my fault."
When a person dies, all his deeds are extinguished. He made the Wei Dynasty powerful when he was alive, but who can guarantee that there won't be some unfilial descendants in the future? Emperor Taizu was so wise that he drove Beiling to the northernmost part of the world. The Wei Dynasty was at its peak and many countries came to pay tribute. But later on, it was almost defeated by its descendants.
Even if he massacred all the tribes of Beiling and killed all the barbarians today, the Great Wei could not be strong forever, and it was even more impossible to guarantee that every monarch could be like him.
All Xiao Yan can take care of is his own life. He will try his best to assimilate Beiling, make the Beiling barbarians become the people of Wei, and create the best conditions. If under this circumstance, Beiling is still allowed to rise again and become more prosperous than Wei in the future, then it can only be said that the people who will be in power in the Wei Dynasty in the future are trash. What does it have to do with him?
He is already dead, so do he still have to take care of his descendants for generations to come?
Besides, it is not certain whether the Wei Dynasty will belong to his descendants in the future. Who knows when a fool will appear and cut off the royal incense. Then, as a dead man, he will have no control over what happens at that time.
Wu Ya was choked by Xiao Yan's casual words, and then she couldn't help laughing. She seemed to understand why Ji Rongqing's calculations were not as good as the man in front of her. She couldn't help but look at Tang Ning and smiled, "You have a good eye for men."
Tang Ning raised her lips: "Thank you for the compliment."
Wu Ya smiled, turned around and pointed at the people on the ground:
"I was a little impulsive just now and accidentally cut this man's tongue. But Hu Wu is in your hands, and you also captured Chun Sheng before. I think you should be able to pry out the information you want."
"I will take Ji Rongqing away. I can't let him die so easily without paying back what he owes me. But I promise you, he will never appear in front of you in this life, and I will take good care of him for the rest of my life."
Xiao Yan and Tang Ning looked at Lu Zhinian, who was almost covered in blood and had lost his eyes, mouth and tongue and fainted from the pain. They did not doubt Wu Ya's words at all.
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After Wu Ya led the others and Lu Zhinian away, Tang Ning leaned against Xiao Yan's chest, looked at their backs and said, "You're not going to keep Lu Zhinian?"
"What's the point of keeping him here?"
Xiao Yan looked gloomy. "He schemed against you in the name of love, making everyone think he was crazy and obsessed with love. Even he himself might have been deceived by his own appearance. He kept saying that everything he did was for you."
People always have some sympathy and soft-heartedness towards those who are sentimental. Their selfish and greedy ambitions are covered by the veneer of love between men and women. Even though Lu Zhinian has done all kinds of evil things, there are still people who sigh for his "deep affection" for Tang Ning and even think that he is excusable.
Didn’t Lu Zhinian say that he was obsessed with love? Then let him experience what true paranoia and madness are.
Xiao Yan disdained to torture Lu Zhinian, but he couldn't let go of the pain and suffering Tang Ning had endured because of him. His eyes were a little cold and dark:
"Wu Ya will repay Lu Zhinian a thousand-fold for all that he has done to you in the name of love. He is asking for your love, so I will give him some."
No one in this world loves Lu Zhinian more than Wu Ya.
And Wu Ya's side is also the best destination for Lu Zhinian.
Tang Ning listened to Xiao Yan's words, as if she could already see Lu Zhinian's ending. She shrank into Xiao Yan's arms, and after she relaxed, the endless fatigue invaded her.
She grabbed Xiao Yan's clothes and whispered, "Brother, you know that's not what I'm asking. You..."
Tang Ning wanted to ask if Xiao Yan knew something, if he knew about the weirdness between her and Lu Zhinian, but when the words came to her lips, they only turned into one sentence.
"When did you find out?"
The question was clearly asked, and he didn't even make it clear what he knew, but both of them knew exactly what Tang Ning was talking about.
Xiao Yan was silent for a moment before he pulled the cloak around the man and wrapped him in his arms. He pulled the reins to calm the somewhat irritable horse beneath him and whispered in the moonlight:
"I was suspicious earlier. There are too many strange things about you. Whether it's your hatred for the Song family, or your ruthlessness and foresight towards the Lu family and the affairs of Prince Cheng's Mansion, they are all somewhat unusual."
"At first I thought you had just become enlightened by your life-or-death experience, but later I discovered it was more than that."
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