Chapter 983 He will never trade Tang Ning for world peace!
Listening to Tang Ning's sarcastic tone, Lu Zhinian was first in disbelief, then extremely ridiculous, and then felt the absurdity of being teased by God.
He would rather believe that he was not careful enough and that he missed something, which gave Tang Ning and the others the opportunity to use their tactics. Even if Xiao Yan was very capable and led people to investigate Lingyun Temple, he would not have thought that it would be because of this.
He had planned for a long time, but it was ruined by coincidence.
Lu Zhinian looked at the two people hugging each other, and suddenly laughed with his head raised: "God really doesn't help me."
He was born into a wealthy family and should have had a smooth life, but he was imprisoned when he came of age and was abandoned by his family. He finally went to Beiling to find an opportunity to recover his throne. He saw that his long-cherished wish would come true when he was in power. However, who would have thought that Beiling, which was so powerful and had forced the Wei Dynasty to retreat for decades, would be suddenly defeated.
He took great pains to capture Tang Ning. He thought that even if he lost his power and everything in the past, he would be willing to live in silence for the rest of his life with her by his side. But who knew that even this tiny wish would not be fulfilled by God.
Ups and downs, ebbs and flows.
It seemed as if he had been destined to end up like this from the very beginning, and all his struggles were in vain.
Xiao Yan looked at Lu Zhinian, who was slumped on the shore and laughing like a madman, with a cold look in his eyes: "Come here, take him down!"
"You dare!"
Lu Zhinian's laughter suddenly stopped, and he slowly stood up, supporting himself with Shi An's hand. "Xiao Yan, I admit that you're very capable. Even in that situation, my men and Nie Xuan's men could still help you escape. But do you really think that Nie Xuan is the only one I can rely on when I come to the capital?"
He looked at Tang Ning,
"Aning, do you still remember how I controlled Madam Qin?"
Tang Ning's expression changed instantly, and his grip on Xiao Yan's hand suddenly tightened.
Lu Zhinian stood calmly on the shore, not looking like a defeated man at all. His gaze fell on Tang Ning's face, and he spoke word by word, "I know that Xiao Yan set up this trap today. Madam Qin is definitely not dead, but no matter how powerful she is, she can't take care of the entire Wei Dynasty."
"If I die here today, people from several cities will be buried with me tomorrow. Can you guess how many people this plague will harm before you find a solution? And how many people will lose their tomorrows because of my life?"
Xiao Yan felt cold sweat on Tang Ning's palms and his face tensed. He suddenly remembered that when he met Madam Qin last night, she talked about how Lu Zhinian tricked her out of the city by using her junior brother, and the highly contagious poison that could kill people at any time.
Lu Zhinian sensed the sudden silence on the shore and couldn't help but laugh: "Aning, you have a soft heart. I guess you don't want to see those innocent people die."
He reached out to Tang Ning,
"I promise you, if you come with me, I promise that from now on I will never appear in front of anyone, and I will never kill anyone again. The plague will disappear, and you and I will live in seclusion, not concerned with worldly affairs, and never get involved in court affairs or disputes again. How about that..."
"Don't even think about it!"
Xiao Yan grabbed Tang Ning's waist without thinking, and after looking at Lu Zhinian with a stern look, he lowered his head to look at the person in his arms.
"Don't agree to him!"
He cared about the lives of the people and did not want anyone to die in vain, but the premise of all this was that he would not exchange his wife. She was the little Haitang he had raised bit by bit, and she was the wife he promised to spend the rest of his life with.
He would never agree to trade her for world peace.
Tang Ning felt a force at her waist that seemed to be melting her into her bones and blood. She raised her eyes and saw the uneasiness in Xiao Yan's fierce eyes that she could not hide in time.
She reached out and placed her hand on the big hand at her waist, patted it gently in a soothing manner, then turned her head to look at Lu Zhinian.
"Why do you think I would agree to you?"
Lu Zhinian was stunned.
Tang Ning leaned against Xiao Yan and said calmly, "If it were two years ago, I really couldn't afford to sacrifice so many lives, and I would have chosen to go with you without hesitation. But Lu Zhinian, the kind and weak Song Tang Ning back then is long dead. I'm not the kind girl who relies on others' charity and gives up my own life for the sake of others."
"Everyone's life is destined. I wasn't the one who harmed them. If I can save them, I will do my best. But if I have to sacrifice my life for their safety, and let the people I love suffer because of me, I am not that selfless."
Tang Ning took Xiao Yan's hand. Seeing him looking down at her, she raised her head and smiled at him before continuing:
"I won't go with you, and I won't be blackmailed by you."
"If you just want to save your life, I can let you go tonight. As long as you let Zhuo Shuisheng go, my brother and I will let you go. But if you still have other thoughts, then you can stay here. Anyway, my brother and I also want to put an end to this trouble once and for all."
Lu Zhinian stared at Tang Ning, his eyes fixed on her face.
He wanted to see through her cowardice and her forced composure, but she looked calm and even a little indifferent. There was no trace of panic on her face that might indicate being threatened.
Lu Zhinian truly felt that she really didn't care that much about those lives, and was far from being the kind-hearted and weak girl she used to be.
She is Tang Ning, the Queen of Wei.
She is no longer the girl from the Song family who cries when bullied.
Xiao Yanhui held Tang Ning's hand and looked at Lu Zhinian, who had originally looked confident but now looked dejected and pale. He spoke with some sarcasm.
"Lu Zhinian, you have always been self-righteous and have never understood Tang Ning."
"Hand over Zhuo Shuisheng, and you can leave tonight. I will settle these accounts and the previous ones with you later. Otherwise, you can stay here. I want to see how many tricks you have and how many people you can take with you to be buried with you after you die."
Suddenly, there were sounds of swords and armor clashing around, and the sudden wind in the night caused ripples on the river surface.
Shi An and his men surrounded Lu Zhinian tightly. Looking at the approaching firelight in the distance, Shi An grabbed his sword and said to Lu Zhinian urgently, "Master, we must save our lives. We can't do anything tonight. The Emperor of Wei will never let you take the Empress away. It's better to save your life first. There will always be a chance later."
In fact, he had long been resentful in his heart. He didn't understand what was so good about Queen Wei. She was just a married woman with children, but his master was obsessed with having sex with her and even gave in to her everywhere.
If it weren't for her, they should have left the Wei Dynasty long ago, would not have fallen into such a passive situation, and would not have been caught by the Emperor of Wei.
Seeing that Lu Zhinian didn't say anything, Shi An's voice became heavier: "Master, it will be too late if you don't leave now!"
Lu Zhinian pursed his lips tightly, looking at Shi An and the others who were full of anxiety and panic. The severe pain in his shoulder made him realize that Xiao Yan's harsh words were not empty talk.
If Tang Ning was still in his hands, the worst that could happen would be for them to die together. But now that Tang Ning had been rescued by Xiao Yan, if he died, the two of them could live together forever. What would that mean for him? What would be the meaning of his efforts in vain?
Lu Zhinian said in a deep voice: "Let's go."
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