After hearing what Gu Yan's father said, Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment.
The memories of the past echoed in my mind, and the things I didn’t understand before, I finally understood!
"My lord, you are so wise and ambitious, but why didn't you tell us about this stubborn illness? We can definitely find a way to overcome it together! Why did you do this?"
"I'd rather you hate me than stifle your hopes!" Gu's father replied calmly, "I just didn't expect it would end up like this! Wu Zheng, I know the Gu family is finished, and this is all my fault. But, Wu Zheng, Xiao Yan did nothing wrong! And he's helped you a lot. I beg you, please let Xiao Yan go! He's still young, and he shouldn't have to bear the consequences of our generation's misfortune."
Chengzheng was silent for a long time and said, "Okay, I promise you!"
Wu Hong wanted to speak immediately but was stopped by Wu Zheng who waved his hand.
"Thank you! Wu Zheng, my friend! Comrade! Military advisor! But, I don't believe you anymore!" Father Gu said with a relieved smile.
Wu Hong immediately realized something was wrong and pulled Wu Zheng away.
"It's too late!"
It turned out that when everyone didn't react, Father Gu began to reverse the flow of his fighting spirit, continuously adding and shrinking the fighting energy into his dantian. Finally, there was too much fighting spirit in his dantian, causing it to self-explode!
With a loud "boom".
Wu Hong only had time to move to the back and press Wu Zheng under him, using his body to block the burst of fighting spirit and the impact of the explosion for Wu Zheng.
However, the direct troops led by Wu Zheng were almost wiped out on the spot.
Wu Zheng and Wu Hong were also seriously injured.
It takes time to reverse the flow of fighting spirit. This secret method is not something that nobles like the Wu family can master. It is a secret method that only lords of all generations can use.
Gu Yan's father always claimed to have lost his courage, but he wasn't afraid of death. In modern terms, his father suffered from a mental illness, "post-war syndrome." In this world's parlance, it would be called "corpse-demon phobia."
He feared the corpse demons, not death! However, in an era where corpse demons were rampant, this disease was truly deadly! It made Gu's father afraid to leave the water fort, and he didn't dare to take over the position of lord. Not to mention the oath to recover lost territory and drive out the corpse demons.
"Father!"
Gu Yan ran over from a distance and saw his father self-destruct!
However, it was too late. My father blew himself up and no trace of his body was left!
"Wu Zheng, I'm going to kill you!"
Only then did Gu Yan understand how important his father was to him! Only then did he understand how much he respected and loved his father!
Wu Zheng stared blankly at the place where Gu Yan's father blew himself up. Although seriously injured, he did not show any pain, but instead had a determined look in his eyes.
Wu Hong dragged his seriously injured body, stood up, and stood in front of Gu Yan with a fierce look on his face.
Hearing Gu Yan's voice, he looked up at him, suddenly smiled with relief, and said: "Young Master, today, the master will teach you the last lesson. Conspiracies and intrigues can only lead to one's own death! I, the master, am too obsessed with conspiracies. However, there is no way. I am not a lord and have no stage to display open conspiracies, but, young master, you do! Now that Gu Qing is dead and your father is also dead, it is time for you to take the stage! Young Master, many of Gu Qing's policies are correct. In this special period, nobles who only rely on the withering of talents are courting their own death. Only by releasing the vitality of civilians and the poor can there be hope of regaining lost territory! Okay, the master has nothing to teach you anymore. Xiaohong, carry me and leave. Tomorrow morning, we will leave the water stronghold! Young Master, finally, I hope you can live up to my teachings and manage this territory well!"
Wu Hong silently carried the seriously injured and unable to move Wu Zheng on his back, glanced at Gu Yan coldly, and left.
Gu Yan was frightened by Wu Hong's glance and did not chase him. Even if Wu Hong was seriously injured, he was still a lieutenant! He was not comparable to a junior soldier like him!
People from afar saw that things had calmed down here and gathered here.
Gu Yan immediately put away his sadness, comforted everyone, and took control of the lord's mansion.
…
Fang Yuan and Ruan Qi stood on the top of a tower, watching the whole show from beginning to end, observing the twists and turns of the drama in the Lord's Mansion tonight.
"Brother Yuan, what should we do?" Ruan Qi asked after seeing the events below come to an end.
"Brother Qi, what do you think?" This was also the first time Fang Yuan faced such a thing. Being cautious, he did not express his own opinion, but asked Ruan Qi for his thoughts.
Although the Ruan Qi family had fallen into decline, they were still of noble origin and had received an aristocratic education since childhood. Just like Fang Yuan, although his family had fallen into decline, they had also not lost the heritage of a warrior family, especially the knowledge, experience, morality, and other aspects that did not require the consumption of resources!
However, the legacy of a declining warrior family had significant limitations. One was an incomplete inheritance. Major family members had perished in battle, and the only things passed down were those taught by Fang's mother, which was incomplete. Another was a narrow-minded approach. The Fang family, after all, was a warrior family, having never participated in such high-level struggles. Naturally, there was no such legacy.
Ruan Qi is much better, but still limited!
"Then, let's ask Jin Chen for his opinion." Ruan Qi didn't know what to do, so he said this.
"Good! The Jinchen family's heritage has declined and been cut off, and they were once the greatest noble family in the territory. He must know what to do."
This world is a world of warriors, and people don't attach too much importance to cultural heritage! This kind of inheritance is only passed down within the family, and the purpose of inheritance is not some lofty reason, but just to allow the family to survive better.
Fang Yuan recorded the entire process and sent it to Jin Chen, asking for his opinion.
After reading it once, Jin Chen sent a message: "Wow! This is so exciting! Brother Yuan, are you sure you're not posting a new story? But the truth?"
Fang Yuan and Ruan Qi looked at each other and smiled helplessly, feeling that asking Jin Chen might be a mistake.
"Stop joking. We are now in a tower outside the lord's mansion. Tell me what you think and we will discuss how to deal with it next!" Fang Yuan interrupted Jin Chen's joke and replied.
Jin Chen: "Brother Yuan, do you want to be a lord?"
Fang Yuan: "Lord?"
Jin Chen: "Yes, Lord! Brother Yuan, our team can be said to be the strongest force in the Water Village. As long as we show our strength, we can completely control the Water Village and let Brother Yuan be the lord!"
Fang Yuan had never really considered becoming a lord. His ultimate goal was to restore the glory of his warrior family and advance to the rank of warrior. Oh, his mother said it would be best if the family could be promoted to nobility. That way, after her death, she could see her father's heroic spirit and make him happy!
However, Fang Yuan never thought of becoming a lord!
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