"Hahaha, just prepare to die!" Sally's evil eyes swept across everyone.
At this moment, she seemed like a god who controlled the life and death of everyone.
Su Huaiyue stared at Shali steadily, with a hint of doubt, confusion and sympathy in her eyes.
She frowned slightly and asked, "Shali, why did you organize such a team and harm these innocent people?"
Sha Li shrugged, a hint of bitterness flashed in her eyes. "My name is not Sha Li, my name is Qu Wenjun. The dog emperor is not good at judging people, and treacherous ministers are in power. I want to overthrow this unfair world and become the emperor, so that I can control everything myself."
When these words were spoken, Su Huaiyue was slightly stunned. She had never expected to get such an answer.
This was a reason she had never thought of, and her mouth opened slightly, unsure how to respond.
Hearing this name, Wei Che's heart suddenly trembled, and he couldn't help but look at her, as if he wanted to peek into a story from long ago through her.
"General Qu's youngest daughter?"
He suddenly recalled a piece of news he had heard many years ago, which was about the extermination of the Qu family.
The Qu family held military power, their influence once unrivaled. However, General Qu was convicted of a serious crime, and the Qu family was destroyed overnight. The members of the family were half-dead, half-exiled, and had long since disappeared. The news was like thunder, a sensation. "I think I understand your anger," Wei Che said in a deep voice, a weight added to his tone. "But this path will only bring suffering to more people."
Sally sighed slightly, a hint of stubbornness and unwillingness flashing in her eyes: "The pain is temporary. What I pursue is nothing more than ultimate victory and freedom."
Wei Che came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and began to tell everyone about the past of the Qu family: "The Qu family, a powerful family in the past, was investigated by the emperor for interfering in government affairs and selling power."
Sha Li suddenly roared like a madman, "You're talking nonsense! My father spent his entire life in the military and made countless contributions. That bastard emperor saw that my Qu family was growing strong, listened to the slander of his treacherous ministers, and sent my entire family to hell. He deserves to die! When I reach the capital, I will cut off his head and send it to my Qu family's grave to apologize!"
Every wicked man thinks he is inherently good.
Wei Che's voice was steady and powerful, each word resonating through the air. "He privately withheld military pay and resold rations, causing countless innocent soldiers to die on the battlefield and countless mothers to lose their sons. He has offended the majesty of Heaven and deserves death."
Su Huaiyue listened with a serious expression. She had never thought that behind all this there was such a huge official struggle.
She turned sideways and cast a complicated look at Shali—oh, now she should be called Qu Wenjun—once again.
Qu Wenjun's face turned pale in an instant, and her hands trembled slightly, as if she was suppressing some emotion.
"Impossible! This is all slander!"
There was a hint of madness in her voice, as if she was trying hard to deny the past that might be true.
Wei Che's brows were still furrowed, he knew that perhaps telling the truth would be far more cruel than exposing a lie.
"This is not slander," he said firmly. "The evidence has been presented before the emperor. There are both witnesses and evidence. Do you think that anyone would wrongly accuse your father? His actions have cost the lives of too many people, including—"
He paused, "His family."
The air seemed stagnant and filled with a sense of oppression.
Su Huaiyue noticed the momentary hesitation in Qu Wenjun's eyes, but soon she regained her resolute expression.
"No, I don't believe it."
She murmured.
Driven by frustration and anger, she suddenly raised her hand, signaling her subordinates hiding in the dark.
A faint smell of burning gradually filled the air.
I saw the fire flickering among the trees.
"Set the forest on fire? You're crazy!"
Su Huaiyue cried out in frustration.
She wants everyone to die in the sea of fire!
Wei Che's eyes turned cold and icy, "Quickly retreat! We must stop the fire from spreading!"
In the blink of an eye, a thrilling escape and rescue unfolded in this silent forest.
The flames seemed to want to engulf everything. Thunder-like burning sounds continued to ring out in the forest, tearing the moonlight into pieces.
Su Huaiyue followed closely behind Wei Che as they walked through the forest, hearing the sound of blazing flames and chaotic shouts.
The fire was raging, and the thick smoke and flames made every breath feel hot and stimulating.
Su Huaiyue followed Wei Che closely, with almost no time to think too much, just running forward.
Suddenly, she heard someone shouting, but in the chaotic clamor, she couldn't make out the source of the voice.
"Quick, run in that direction!"
Wei Che pointed to the sparser woodland ahead, and his intermittent voice seemed particularly powerful amid the noise of the flames.
Su Huaiyue nodded, trying to stay calm, and continued to move forward with Wei Che.
Just as they were passing through the woods and their strength was about to run out.
Wei Che saw a familiar figure.
General Rongsheng arrived in time with his troops. His sharp eyes seemed particularly calm at such a moment.
While he quickly commanded his subordinates to control the fire, he signaled Wei Che and Su Huaiyue to safely leave the burning area.
Su Huaiyue fell to the ground, gasping for breath, as if all the danger was over.
However, my heart still cannot calm down.
"Rongsheng?" Wei Che was surprised by General Rongsheng's arrival.
"Our men found a pile of blood on the road, with a secret letter dropped from it. I saw the codeword and myself, and I knew it was you asking for help," General Rongsheng explained.
He handed the bloody secret letter to Wei Che.
Immediately afterwards, Qu Wenjun, who was about to escape, was escorted here by the soldiers brought by Rongsheng.
There was no longer any madness or confusion on her face, only fatigue and helplessness.
Under the cover of night, the flames gradually died out, leaving only charcoal ash still emitting white smoke.
All the black-clad messengers have been captured, and the secret of the entire ancient castle in the desolate mountain has been revealed.
The conspiracy hidden beneath the weirdness finally surfaced.
Wei Che, Su Huaiyue, and General Rongsheng calmed down and felt grateful to each other.
Everyone knew that if General Rongsheng had not appeared in time tonight, they would all have died in this unknown village.
"Thank you, Rongsheng." Wei Che said solemnly to his friend.
General Rongsheng waved his hand, indicating that you're welcome.
A villager who witnessed everything burst into tears instantly and knelt down in front of Su Huaiyue and Wei Che.
"Thank you. If it weren't for you, we would have been killed by her."
"Yes, thank you. You will always be our benefactors."
The other villagers all thanked Su Huaiyue and Wei Che.
Su Huaiyue hurriedly helped the villager up and waved his hand without caring much.
[Ding! Congratulations, master, for saving the villagers. The system rewards you with ten manual plows!]
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