Chapter 379: Leaving Fengyuan
The sky brightened and an orange-yellow morning glow appeared over Meishan.
In July, Yuanzhou was supposed to be filled with fresh dew and chirping birds, but on this morning, the wind and sand began to rise, and the smell of blood filled the fields.
Meng Shi, who had been kneeling outside Yuanzhou City for a whole night, stood up shakily, slowly brushed off the dew on his general armor, turned his head and glanced at the more than ten deputy generals in black armor with extremely empty eyes behind him.
They are all the top three-rank generals in the Dafeng Army.
He is also the only one who was able to escape the Dragon Locking Formation and survived by chance.
From 500,000 people to a dozen people After one night, the anger, sadness, shock, and unwillingness in Meng Shi's heart slowly disappeared, leaving only endless hatred.
In the distance, the sound of dense horse hooves was getting closer and closer, which was obviously a sign that a large number of people and horses were about to arrive here.
But he ignored it.
"Brothers, have a safe journey."
With a "clang" sound, he drew out the sword from his waist, and half of the sword was nailed into the ground.
Meng Shi's eyes were red. He slowly took a step back and then knelt on one knee again in the direction of Yuanzhou City.
"I, Meng Shi, swear here."
"One day I will take Ning Yongnian's head."
"I will avenge you for this blood feud."
“.”
Plop. Plop.
Behind him, more than a dozen black-armored generals also knelt down at this time.
They trembled, thrust their sabers into the ground, and swore a blood oath in the most solemn and sorrowful tone.
"In this lifetime, we will take Ning Yongnian's head! Kill every soldier in Daning!!"
"This hatred will never end until death!!"
At the cost of two million civilians in Yuanzhou City, the 500,000-strong Dafeng army was wiped out in one night.
Ning Yongnian's move is undoubtedly not a matter of "using any means necessary", but is completely "inhumane".
If people all over the world knew the truth of this matter, let alone the people of Dafeng, even the people of Daning might find it difficult to tolerate such a "tyrant".
But it's a pity.
From ancient times to the present, the right to speak has always been in the hands of those in power.
History is also written by the victors.
The current situation could not be more obvious.
With 500,000 elite troops of Dafeng being trapped and died in Yuanzhou City, the balance of victory or defeat in this war has fallen heavily in favor of Daning.
In other words, Dafeng's defeat was already a foregone conclusion.
The only difference is how long they can hold out against Daning's counterattack.
Fengyuan, the Dafeng Imperial Palace.
From the hour of Mao to the hour of Shen, from early morning to dusk.
Today's morning court lasted the entire day.
Wei Changtian, who had been waiting in the palace for a long time, had no idea what the officials of Dafeng were discussing, nor could he get any clues from Li Qi's expression.
But I think there are only two opinions:
Make peace, or fight to the death.
For Wei Changtian, he no longer cared about what choice Li Qi would make. The reason why he wanted to see the latter again was actually just to say goodbye.
"Your Majesty, I will leave Fengyuan tonight."
The two walked side by side in the garden. Everything around them was the same as when Wei Changtian first arrived in Fengyuan three months ago.
"Um."
Nodding, Li Qi did not mention what happened in Yuanzhou last night, nor did he say what the result of the discussion in the court today was.
He just uttered the words calmly as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
"Before I came to see you, I just went to kill her with my own hands."
“.”
After a slight pause, Wei Changtian did not respond.
It is clear who "she" refers to.
I had no say over this outcome, but I wasn't surprised by it either.
A breeze blew by, and the two of them continued to walk forward a hundred steps in silence.
Until Li Qi suddenly stopped, looked at Wei Changtian and sighed softly: "Master Wei, no matter what, you have helped me a lot in the past three months."
"It's just that the deal we made earlier seems to be impossible to fulfill now."
"yes."
There seemed to be some self-mockery mixed in as Wei Changtian smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Bai Youheng brought the Gu Diao to massacre Yuanzhou City, which also meant that he failed to "behead Yama Luo" in the end.
As for the conditions that Li Qi promised him, even if he wanted to fulfill them now, he couldn't do so.
In other words, this condition actually has no meaning anymore.
"Your Majesty, the princess still doesn't want to leave Fengyuan."
After a pause, Wei Changtian looked at the sunset in the sky and changed the subject: "I can't persuade her, so I hope you can protect her."
"If Dafeng is ever faced with a life-or-death situation, I will come and take her away."
“.”
Wei Changtian’s last sentence was quite unlucky, and strictly speaking, even “disrespectful”.
However, Li Qi's expression did not change, he just nodded slightly.
"Okay, she is my daughter, I will naturally protect her."
"If the day you said really comes, I will send her to Shuzhou in advance."
"When the time comes, I hope you will treat her well."
"If possible, after she dies, bury her in Wanggui Mountain in Jianchang Prefecture."
“I will bury myself there too.”
Jianchang Prefecture, forget to return to the mountains.
Wei Changtian turned his head and looked at Li Qi, realizing that Li Wutong’s biological mother should be buried here.
Have you already started to arrange your funeral? It seems that the Emperor of Dafeng is determined to make a desperate move.
He silently remembered the name "Wanggui Mountain" and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Your Majesty, the princess will definitely live longer than me."
“.”
Looking at Wei Changtian who suddenly said this, Li Qi couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
The former also bowed slightly at this time.
"Your Majesty, I'm leaving now."
“.”
When we came out of the palace, several carriages had already stopped outside Zhengyang Gate.
Chu Xianping, Du Chang, Lao Zhangtou, Agou, and Song Li have all packed their luggage and are sitting in the car. Now they can leave Fengyuan at any time.
Compared with a month ago, You Jia and Qin Zhengqiu are missing.
But there are two more people, Du Chang and Song Li.
"Where's the princess?"
Standing next to his carriage, Wei Changtian looked around.
"Sir, when we left, the princess locked herself in the house and did not follow us."
Chu Xianping, who was standing beside him, answered and then asked in a low voice: "Do you want to go back to the princess's mansion again?"
“.”
Can't bear the pain of separation?
This is quite similar to Xu Qingwan. "No need."
Shaking his head and getting into the carriage, Wei Changtian said softly, "Let's go."
“.”
"Gululu, gurulu"
The wheels began to roll, and several carriages slowly drove away from Zhengyang Gate and headed towards the sunset on the empty long street.
Although people outside Fengyuan City have been able to return home one after another, most of the shops on the street are still closed, with no one to be seen inside or outside.
Only one window on the second floor of a small teahouse was open.
“Pah.”
Tears fell on the window frame and shattered into countless tiny petals.
Li Wutong cried and leaned against the window, the convoy in her sight became increasingly distant and blurry.
But at this moment, she suddenly saw one of the cars open its curtain, and then an arm stretched out from inside.
In the sunset glow, the arm waved in the air, as if saying goodbye to itself.
"Sir!"
After a brief moment of daze, Li Wutong ran out of the teahouse regardless of everything and stood on the deserted street.
She bit her lips tightly and looked at the flying road dust in the distance with tears on her face.
Then at some point he suddenly burst into laughter.
"Young Master!"
He waved his arms vigorously, and tears flowed across the corners of his upturned mouth.
"You promised me!"
"When you come back, marry me!"
“Don’t lie to me!!”
“.”
There is a half-circle of setting sun outside the city, and a ray of afterglow on the edge of the clouds.
The red clouds in the sky were like a piece of brocade flowing to the horizon, spreading red across Fengyuan City and scorching the dusk.
It is like the blushing face of a girl, the flowers blooming on the tree, and the red blood of the soldiers. At this sunset, it melts countless joys and loneliness, reunions and separations, births and deaths, ordinariness and bitterness in the world.
(End of this chapter)
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