Chapter 538 Some things cannot be let go
From enduring humiliation and sleeping on straw to tasting gall.
Until now, life and death have been disregarded.
When Li Qi decided to say "I don't agree", he knew that he would not be able to survive and would never be able to take revenge.
But he did it anyway.
And if we combine this with Li Wutong's previous nod, there is no doubt that the father and daughter actually have very different understandings of the concept of "country".
In Li Wutong's value system, the nominal existence of Dafeng is the most important.
But in Li Qi's opinion, if he could disregard the lives of millions of Dafeng people, he would not be worthy of being the emperor of Dafeng.
Therefore, he would rather die in Huailing in exchange for the lives of the people of Huailing than use the lives of the people to exchange for his own survival in the world.
As for which one is correct between Li Qi’s choice and Li Wutong’s choice.
Again, it's hard to explain.
The palace door was not closed, and a cold wind swept through the hall.
Li Qi was still standing upright, his dragon robe was tattered and fluttering in the wind.
A group of Dafeng officials have also stood up, with determination on their faces.
If Li Qi died, they would not be able to survive either.
But no one showed any fear at this time.
Because as Li Qi just said, their deaths were not meaningless.
Their death is telling all Dafeng people——
You must hate Daning and Ning Yongnian, and you must resist to the end.
“.”
From tacitly agreeing to Li Wutong's decision to firmly standing on Li Qi's side.
The change in attitude of these officials undoubtedly shows that they all understand what is the "right" thing to do.
But for Li Wutong, all these changes came too suddenly.
"Father, Father Emperor."
"Why."
Looking at Li Qi in despair, she asked blankly: "Why are you doing this?"
"I, we can start over again."
"As long as Dafeng survives, we will definitely be able to make a comeback."
"Didn't you plan this before?"
“.”
Obviously, Li Wutong still can't understand why Li Qi did this.
The latter had no intention of explaining, he just looked at Li Wutong and sighed softly.
"Hey, Tong'er."
"Dad knows you have done a lot for Dafeng, the Li family, and Dad."
"But you have to know that there are some things that cannot be compromised."
"Ning Yongnian will not kill you, but if one day you encounter something like today again..."
"Dad hopes you can be fearless of death."
“.”
It sounds a bit strange that a father advises his daughter not to be afraid of death.
But Li Wutong burst into tears in an instant.
"Okay, stop crying."
Li Qi patted Li Wutong's shoulder gently and smiled.
"If you see Wei Changtian again in the future, remember to say hello to him on behalf of your father."
"Master Wei has helped Dafeng a lot, and has done a lot for you."
"No matter how he treats you in the future, don't be resentful of him. In the end, we are the ones who let him down."
"Remember what Dad said."
"Also, if possible, bury Dad's remains in Wanggui Mountain in Jianchang Prefecture."
"That's it."
“.”
After saying the last sentence, Li Qi no longer looked at Li Wutong who was crying, but raised his eyes to look at Ning Yongnian who was silent.
"What? Haven't you made up your mind yet?"
Looking up at Li Qi who looked calm, Ning Yongnian remained silent.
Although Li Qi has made up his mind to die bravely, the choice is still in his hands.
There just aren't many options to choose from.
Since Li Qi is not stupid, it is undoubtedly impossible to let him live.
So now either kill Li Qi and take Li Wutong away, letting Dafeng fall into "masterless" chaos.
Or they could control Li Qi and lie to the outside world that Dafeng agreed to the fifth condition, forcing the "script" to continue.
As for killing people and massacring the city, Li Qi had guessed correctly that Ning Yongnian would not actually do that.
Because if Huailing City was massacred without Dafeng taking the blame, the result would definitely be more disadvantages than advantages.
By then, the people of Dafeng will surely unite because of hatred, making it extremely difficult for him to re-annex Dafeng in the future.
So, what should be done? When the opponent changed from Li Wutong to Li Qi, Ning Yongnian immediately felt the pressure.
He was unwilling to just kill Li Qi, so his mind gradually leaned towards the second option.
But at this moment, Li Qi seemed to have guessed his thoughts and suddenly laughed and said, "Ning Yongnian, since you are so hesitant..."
"Then let me choose for you!"
As his long sleeves swayed, his right palm swung heavily towards his chest the next moment.
Dozens of eyes suddenly widened. No one expected Li Qi to be so decisive. He was going to kill himself to cut off Ning Yongnian's escape route! As long as he died, Ning Yongnian would not massacre the city.
For the sake of the lives of the people of Huailing, Li Qi did not hesitate at all.
"father!!!"
"emperor!"
"emperor!!!"
“.”
In a flash, several voices rang out.
Although Li Qi's cultivation was very low, he attacked so suddenly that even Ning Yongnian would not have been able to stop him in time.
“Whoosh!”
Several black shadows flashed out from Daning's side and passed a distance of several feet in an instant.
The one rushing in the front was Wu Ding, who was less than five meters away from Li Qi.
However, the latter's palm was only a few inches away from his chest at this moment, so he probably couldn't make it in time.
Seeing this scene, Ning Yongnian did not move, but his eyes were full of anger and unwillingness.
Li Qi committed suicide, but he reacted like this. It can only be said that this result was definitely not what he wanted.
But it's too late. Wait!
Suddenly, just when everyone thought that Li Qi was doomed, the latter's movements paused for a moment.
This stagnation was quite strange, and it was obviously not Li Qi's own wish. Ning Yongnian suddenly turned his head and looked in a certain direction behind him.
There is no doubt that it was Bai Youheng standing in the darkness.
“.”
"Bang!!"
Less than a breath later.
Thanks to Bai Youheng's sudden move, Wu Ding naturally succeeded in stopping Li Qi, and at this time he had sealed all of the latter's acupoints.
The other generals were not idle either. In a blink of an eye, they subdued all the people in Dafeng, including Li Wutong.
"Li Qi."
Ning Yongnian breathed a sigh of relief and slowly walked to Li Qi, whose face was pale.
"To be honest, I really didn't expect you to be so decisive."
"But what a pity."
"Don't you want to exchange your life for the lives of the people of Huailing?"
"Then I just want to show you how the people in this city died."
"Sima Cong!"
"Your Majesty, I am here"
"Spread the word! Say that Dafeng has agreed to all our conditions!"
"yes."
"Wu Ding!"
"I will be here!"
"Send a message to each camp! Seal the city gates immediately!"
"yes!"
“.”
Hearing the orders Ning Yongnian issued one after another, Li Qi's eyes became gloomy, and there was no light in Li Wutong's eyes.
After all the twists and turns, will Huailing City still be unable to escape the fate of being massacred?
Although the result was the same as her previous choice, Li Wutong no longer thought the same way as before.
But who can save Huai Ling now? Suddenly, Li Wutong's eyes froze.
Including Ning Yongnian, everyone turned their heads and looked in one direction.
It was Li Huaizhong who was running in from outside with an extremely panicked expression.
"emperor!"
"Something bad is happening!"
“This is terrible!!”
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
