Chapter 637 Thirty Years Like a Dream (V)
Indeed, as Wei Changtian said, although Su Xiu had chosen to hand over the Yang Liu poem, there was one other thing she had not done.
That is to say what she did all this for.
“.”
In the distance, thousands of monsters were still crowded at the border of the Dragon Locking Formation, chaotically and confusedly searching for a non-existent way out.
A little closer, there were hundreds of demon corpses lying on the ground, with broken limbs and flesh all over the ground.
As they got closer, the air in the dilapidated house almost froze, and several eyes fell on the ragged Su Xiu.
Now, if she just told the truth, everything would be over.
Wei Changtian will bring Yang Liushi back to Liangzhou, and Bai Lingshan will be able to survive.
As for the conflict between Wei Changtian and Yan Huanwen, or the conflict between Daning and Dajue, that is a matter for later, and will most likely be decided on the battlefield.
So. Turning her head slowly, Su Xiu looked at Wei Changtian in dismay, with a dull look in her eyes.
It's like a little animal that has been tortured repeatedly until it finally gives up struggling, or like a poor person who is extremely desperate.
She trembled and lowered her head little by little. Her long hair brushed over her white shoulders and fell to the ground. A gust of fishy wind blew past, revealing her tearful face.
Under everyone's surprised gaze, Su Xiu knelt at Wei Changtian's feet.
"Master Wei, please, please bypass Bailing Mountain."
"All the faults are mine. If you still can't get rid of your hatred, then just kill me."
"If you're afraid of getting your hands dirty, I can do it myself."
"I only ask that you can spare the lives of the demons in Bailing Mountain."
"I just beg you to spare them."
“.”
There is no forced compromise, no disguise to hide anger and resentment, and even no sadness of living in humiliation.
At this moment, amidst Su Xiu's intermittent prayers, everyone could only hear one emotion.
That is the most humble plea.
Perhaps in terms of Taoism, intelligence, courage, ability and so on, she cannot be considered a good leader of the demon clan. At least she is much worse than Qingxian.
But considering that she is willing to sacrifice her own life to seek a way out for the monsters in Bailing Mountain, Su Xiu can be considered qualified.
For a moment, the way everyone looked at her changed slightly.
Especially the only woman on Wei Changtian's side, Zuo Huiyu, showed an expression of reluctance.
Only Wei Changtian saw the essence through the phenomenon and pointed out Su Xiu's real purpose in one sentence.
"So you still won't tell me, right?"
“.”
Su Xiu did not look up, nor did she make any excuses. She just continued to kneel on the ground, her body trembling slightly.
"well."
On the other side, Wei Changtian sighed softly.
"Demon King, you and I have no grudge against each other, so I really can't understand why you would even give up your own life."
"In that case"
Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes and was about to say something, but his gaze suddenly turned to outside the house.
A plain skirt sways in the wind, it is the poem about willows.
Without any accidents, Wei Zhaohai brought Yang Liushi back in less than a hundred breaths, which meant that the latter had been hiding nearby.
Yang Liushi was always in the secret room, so naturally she had no idea what was happening outside.
However, she could read some clues from the eyes of the guards who were guarding her.
And when Wei Zhaohai and the green-clothed maid took her out of the secret room and came here through the chaotic group of beasts, Yang Liushi finally understood everything.
Tears filled her eyes in an instant, and everything around her became blurry. The only thing left in her sight was the man who was looking at her with a smile.
She ran in a pool of blood, and the splashing blood dyed her cloth shoes and the hem of her skirt red.
Yang Liushi ignored this purgatory-like situation and ran towards Wei Changtian quickly, leaving even the tears behind.
She knew why this purgatory came into being.
She knew that this was all for her "husband!!"
A shout echoed in the wind. This was a rare occasion when Yang Liushi addressed Wei Changtian as "husband".
She ran across the lake and the bluestone path regardless of everything, and suddenly threw herself into Wei Changtian's arms, grasping the latter's clothes tightly with both hands and never letting go.
As for Wei Changtian, he finally loosened his hands that had been tightly clenched in his sleeves, smiled and gently patted Yang Liushi on the back.
"It's all right."
"Just don't run around next time."
Completely different from his devilish performance just now, although Wei Changtian's tone was still calm, anyone could hear the gentleness in it.
When Su Xiu heard this, she raised her head in confusion.
She stared at the scene blankly, and finally slowly realized that she was just a little bit away from winning the bet.
“.”
Su Xiu slowly closed her eyes. Her mood at this moment was probably extremely complicated.
But no one cares what she thinks right now.
Especially Yang Liushi, after crying for a while, she suddenly seemed to remember something, and quickly raised her face, tearful eyes, but said hurriedly and seriously: "My husband, there is a high-ranking official of the Dajue court on this Bailing Mountain!"
"I saw him last night."
“.”
Why did Su Xiu lie and say Yang Liushi lived far away?
Why would she pretend to cooperate with me?
Why did she know her name?
Why would she rather die than tell the reason why she did all this? After Yang Liushi told Wei Changtian everything she had learned from coming to Bailing Mountain and that she had met an "official from the Dajue court" last night, Wei Changtian was finally able to connect all the clues together and came to a guess.
And when he saw Su Xiu's face becoming increasingly paler, he knew that his guess was most likely the truth.
"My husband, that's all."
In Wei Changtian's arms, Yang Liushi knew that he was going to do something serious as soon as she saw the look in Wei Changtian's eyes.
So after she finished speaking, she took the initiative to leave Wei Changtian's arms, wiped the tears from her face, and stepped aside.
"Grandpa, take good care of Liu Shi."
He turned around and smiled at Yang Liushi, then gave Wei Zhaohai some instructions. When Wei Changtian turned his head to look at Su Xiu again, his eyes had become chillingly cold.
"Demon King, I finally understand."
"It turned out that someone from the Great Awakening Court happened to be in Bailing Mountain. He recognized me and wanted to kill me, but was afraid that he couldn't kill me, so he sent a message back to get reinforcements."
"And your mission is to hold me back until reinforcements arrive."
“.”
As he spoke, Wei Changtian walked closer to Su Xiu step by step, while the latter moved backwards little by little with her hands on the ground.
However, she was trapped in the Dragon Locking Formation and was soon forced into a corner, unable to move at all. She could only look at Wei Changtian in fear as he stood in front of her.
"What? Are you scared now?"
"Hold on, I haven't finished yet."
Looking down at Su Xiu at his feet, Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Demon King, I am so happy that you agreed to this condition, and even after knowing that I brought so many experts with me, you still did not regret it."
"I'm afraid this official is Yan Huanwen, who has a deep hatred for you."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I thought you just didn't hate him, but I didn't expect you to be so infatuated with him."
"But even if that's the case, you shouldn't be so stubborn."
"After all, when you handed Liu Shi to me, you knew you couldn't keep me, so you might as well tell me in order to save Bailing Mountain."
"Then why have you kept it a secret until now?"
The last sentence is more of a tease than a question.
Wei Changtian squatted down with a smile, looking straight into Su Xiu's eyes, as if he was looking at a prey caught in a trap.
The latter could only tremble and shake her head, as if this would prevent Wei Changtian from saying the words she feared most.
However, after a few breaths, no matter how she struggled, she still heard a sentence in her ears.
"Yan Huanwen, we are on Bailing Mountain now."
“.”
"boom!!!"
Like a muffled thunder, when Wei Changtian's light words reached everyone's ears, everyone widened their eyes in astonishment.
Su Xiu's body suddenly froze, and she immediately crawled to Wei Changtian's feet in panic, looking up and begging in panic and despair:
"Master Wei, it's all my fault!"
"Please, please let Yan Lang go, please let him go!"
"I'll do anything you ask me to do!"
"I, I am pretty enough to be your maid! A slave!"
"What, anything is fine!"
"I just ask you to let Yan Lang go."
“.”
Just now, Su Xiu was willing to sacrifice her own life in exchange for a chance to live for the monsters in Bailing Mountain.
Now, she is willing to exchange her body and personality for Yan Huanwen's life.
In comparison, the answer to which one is more valuable is obvious.
After all, in this world, the slave contract includes the transfer of the "right to life".
Therefore, Su Xiu is undoubtedly willing to give up everything for Yan Huanwen.
However, her action did not arouse the sympathy of Wei Zhaohai and others.
Because when Wei Changtian exposed the conspiracy behind it, Su Xiu and Bai Lingshan completely stood against them.
If you still sympathize with an enemy who wants to kill you, it is not kindness but stupidity.
"Demon King, what are you talking about?"
With a smile on his lips, Wei Changtian's tone became more playful.
"I don't even know where Yan Huanwen is hiding, so how can I let him go?"
"How about this, you tell me where he is hiding first, and then I will let him go."
"how?"
“.”
The desperate pleas for mercy came to an abrupt end.
Although Su Xiu was desperate, she had not yet lost her mind. How could she possibly tell where Yan Huanwen was hiding?
She just stared with her eyes wide open and shook her head continuously, with a few strands of hair hanging messily on the sides of her face, which actually had a morbid beauty.
If it were an ordinary person, he probably wouldn't have the heart to say no just by looking at her.
However, Wei Changtian did not show the slightest bit of sympathy for the woman. As he slowly stood up, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
"Demon King, no matter what, you have now fulfilled my two conditions."
"So the matter of killing a demon in three breaths ends here."
“.”
As soon as Wei Changtian finished speaking, Li Huaizhong immediately stopped his actions and really stopped swinging his palm to kill the monster.
But his actions left everyone somewhat puzzled.
Now is clearly a good time to continue exerting pressure and forcing Su Xiu to reveal where Yan Huanwen is hiding.
As long as we know where Yan Huanwen is and kill him before the reinforcements from Dajue arrive, it will undoubtedly be a great benefit to the war in Liangzhou.
But why did Wei Changtian stop at this moment? This shouldn't be the case.
After all, he had not shown the slightest bit of mercy just now, not to mention that now both sides have become mortal enemies.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became weird. Everyone frowned and looked at Wei Changtian, wondering what he was thinking.
Not only Wei Zhaohai and others couldn't figure it out, even Su Xiu was stunned.
Her first reaction was that Wei Changtian had decided to let her go, but "Demon King, I just taught you."
"The more a person wants to prove something, the more false it is."
"I think you should remember this principle."
"Now, let me teach you another truth."
Looking at Su Xiu expressionlessly, Wei Changtian said lightly.
"If you want to kill someone, then you must also be prepared to be killed."
“.”
In an instant, Su Xiu's eyes became desolate, but at the same time she felt relieved.
She knew she was doomed to die.
But it’s better to die. At least I don’t have to suffer such torture that is worse than death, and I don’t have to worry about revealing Yan Huanwen’s hiding place.
So, when Su Xiu slowly closed her eyes and prepared to face death, she actually felt a sense of inexplicable relief in her heart.
However, just like before, she still thought Wei Changtian's methods were too simple.
"Demon King, you don't have to look so ready to die."
"Don't worry, I won't let you die before you tell me where Yan Huanwen is hiding."
"As for what I just said about being killed"
With a smile, Wei Changtian turned his head and looked at Wei Zhaohai and the other three, his voice clear.
"Grandpa, you go to Dongshan."
"Sect Master Zuo, you go to Nanshan."
"Master Yu, you go to Xishan."
"Eunuch Li, you go to Beishan."
"I'll give you two hours."
"We slaughtered Bailing Mountain."
(End of this chapter)
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