Chapter 529: How to Kill the Emperor
Two days later.
After leaving Shuzhou City, Wei Changtian did not go directly to Huailing, but took a detour and entered the Shiwan Mountains from the direction of Niutou Mountain.
His whereabouts on this trip were kept extremely secret, and no one knew about it except those around him.
So even if Ning Yongnian could find out that he had left Shuzhou, he would not know his real whereabouts.
Of course, not being able to find it doesn’t mean not being able to guess it.
After all, now that he holds Li Wutong as a "hostage", Ning Yongnian has no reason not to suspect that Wei Changtian will go to Huailing to rescue people.
But Wei Changtian didn't care about it.
Anyway, he had never intended to kill Ning Yongnian by a sneak attack.
Instead of launching a sneak attack, he prepared for a "head-on confrontation." It was obvious that Wei Changtian was not the upright person like Xiao Feng who disdained to "shoot from behind."
The reason why he gave up the "assassination" was simply because he knew it would be difficult to succeed.
Well, it’s not that there is no opportunity for a sneak attack.
It is easy to find an opportunity to give Ning Yongnian a "divine blow" as he is a living being.
But you have to know that the latter must have a life-saving secret treasure.
After all, even generals of Wu Ding and Han Zhao's level have similar things, let alone Ning Yongnian.
There definitely is, and there definitely won’t be just one.
Therefore, the possibility of solving the problem by "divine strike" becomes very slim.
Not to mention that Wei Changtian can only take out two "Divine Strike Talismans" at most now. Even if he can take out five, he can't say that he can definitely kill Ning Yongnian.
Since "assassination" is unlikely to work, what about "kidnapping"?
As long as we can find a chance to control Ning Yongnian, can't we calmly search his body and take away his treasures, and then kill him? We have to admit that the success rate of this method is indeed higher than that of a sneak attack, and it does not require any complicated layout.
However, it has very high requirements for "absolute combat power".
Wei Changtian not only needs to have the ability to "defeat and subdue" Ning Yongnian, but also the means to restrain all the masters around the latter.
In other words, he needed to find a way to get close to Ning Yongnian in Huailing City, where nearly 100,000 Daning troops were stationed, and then kidnap a second-rank emperor at an extremely fast speed before countless imperial guards and top-third-rank masters could react.
Such conditions seem extremely difficult just to hear about, let alone to actually put them into practice.
If Qin Zhengqiu could help, there might still be a glimmer of hope.
But now, this former "gold medal fighter" has been kidnapped by Xu Suisui, and he only relies on the third-rank Wei Changtian, the fifth-rank Du Chang, and the sixth-rank Yang Liushi. So forget it.
Neither assassination nor kidnapping is allowed.
So, what should be done to kill Ning Yongnian? Another two days later.
Although the main part of the Shiwandashan Mountains is located on the border between Daning and Dali, a small part of it borders the territory of Dafeng in the northwest.
After personally issuing a series of orders to the Tengu Army, Wei Changtian went out of the mountain from this direction, entered the Western Desert Gobi, and then continued to rush to the Dafeng Huailing Mansion.
At the current speed, it would take them about three days to reach their destination, Huailing City.
"Sir, the capital has already investigated everything!"
The barren Gobi Desert was lifeless, with only a horse-drawn carriage galloping through it.
Zhang San, who was both the driver and the "human decoder", took the piece of mother-and-child jade back into his arms, turned around and shouted to the sedan chair: "Ning Yongnian is going to Huailing this time, and he only has Li Huaizhong, a second-grade master, with him!"
“.”
"Where is Han Zhao?" After a moment, Wei Changtian's voice came from the carriage.
"General Han still stays in the capital!"
Zhang San answered loudly: "Ning Yongnian ordered him to temporarily take over the Imperial Guards!"
"good!"
The word "good" came out of his mouth, and Wei Changtian's expression instantly became relaxed.
He thought for a while, then lifted the car curtain and said to Zhang San who was driving: "Send a message to my father and Han Zhao, and tell them to be ready at any time!"
"Tell them that once I give the order, they must completely control the entire capital within one day!"
"Yes! Sir!"
After responding loudly, Zhang San pulled the reins with one hand, took out another piece of mother-and-child jade from his arms with the other hand, and immediately began to burn the jade to send the message.
As a "human card recorder" with a photographic memory, Zhang San does not need a "code book" when sending or receiving messages, and his efficiency is extremely high.
However, Wei Changtian kept him by his side not just for the convenience of communication.
This time when he goes to Huailing, Zhang San’s abilities will be of great use.
“.”
"Sir! It's been passed on!"
Soon, Zhang San conveyed the order to Han Zhao and Wei Xianzhi.
"good."
Wei Changtian nodded, pulled the curtain back up, and turned his gaze to Yang Liushi who was smiling opposite him.
After coming out of the Shiwanda Mountains, Du Chang no longer traveled with him, so now there were only him and Yang Liushi sitting in the carriage.
"What's wrong?"
Looking at Yang Liushi with a smile on her face, Wei Changtian asked in confusion, "What are you laughing at?"
"Hehe, sir, I think I finally understand what you are going to do."
Eyes curved into crescents, Yang Liushi covered her mouth and answered, "So you want to drive Ning Yongnian into a dead end."
“Dead end.”
Wei Changtian smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Alas, I really want to slap him to death, but I can't do it."
“So we can only go in circles.”
"Sir, but I don't think Ning Yongnian will be threatened by this."
Yang Liushi tilted her head and said, "Besides, he may not have anticipated that the young master would do this. He may have made arrangements long before leaving Beijing."
"Well"
Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, and was a little surprised when he heard it, then he suddenly realized and laughed: "Hahaha, do you think I want to threaten him with someone from the royal family?"
"Hmm?"
Looking at Wei Changtian, it was Yang Liushi's turn to be puzzled: "Isn't it?"
"Hahaha, yes and no."
Wei Changtian smiled and waved his hand: "Of course I know that Ning Yongnian is cold-blooded and ruthless, and he doesn't care too much about the life and death of those close to him."
"So I have to do more than just set his backyard on fire this time."
"Or I will use whatever he cares about the most to threaten him."
“.”
I will threaten him with whatever he cares about most.
After Wei Changtian finished speaking, Yang Liushi did not respond for a long time.
She frowned and thought for a long time, then at one point she suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of surprise.
"Sir, you want to..."
"Yes, that's right."
“.”
“Rustle, rustle, rustle!”
The wheels rolled over the yellow sand, and the carriage happened to pass through the ruins of an ancient city.
It is said that the Western Desert Gobi was once a grassland thousands of years ago, with many villages and cities, but they later became desolate and abandoned due to "land desertification".
So such ruins are actually not uncommon in the Western Desert Gobi.
Regardless of ancient or modern times, there are generally three reasons for the "death" of a city.
Destroyed by war, destroyed by natural disasters, and destroyed by itself.
If we classify all the ways to "kill" a person, there are only three situations:
Homicide, accident, suicide.
When it comes to "killing the emperor", both "assassination" and "kidnapping and then killing" fall into the category of "homicide", and it is now clear that neither of them will work.
Creating an "accident" that could kill a second-grade master was far beyond Wei Changtian's capabilities.
Then he actually only has one last option left -
suicide.
That’s right, Wei Changtian was actually planning to let Ning Yongnian “commit suicide”.
To do this, he must first gain the bargaining chip that the latter is willing to exchange his life for.
(End of this chapter)
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