Chapter 2682 How she treats me is very important
He glanced at Xie Jiaojiao and said, "Everyone has seen how she treats you."
Li Bushang also glanced at Xie Jiaojiao. At this time, the latter's face showed a bit of confusion and a bit of complicated panic. She looked at him and then at Xue Huai'en.
Li Bushang said calmly, "How she treats me is indeed very important."
“…”
"Because, if she hadn't cared so much about me, the people who wanted to set me on fire wouldn't have thought of such a brilliant plan as mixing saltpeter into the medicine and sprinkling it around my tent to start a fire. Especially since, even if they were discovered, they could put the blame on others and keep themselves clean."
Xue Huai'en's face darkened.
He said, "Master Li, I spread the medicine to help you, but why do you say this as if I am harming you?"
Li Bushang said, "There are many people in this world who say one thing and do another."
“…”
"What's even more terrifying is that everyone believed what he said, but what he did was hidden in the dark. Even after he died, it would be hard to tell the truth from the false."
“…”
"People are full of evil. People like this—or rather, these 'ghosts'—are the most terrifying."
“…”
Xue Huai'en's expression became increasingly ugly.
He sneered, "I'm helping you, but everything you say is targeting me. Why don't you just say directly that you suspect I'm harming you and then provide evidence? Wouldn't that be better?"
Li Bushang said: "I didn't say I doubted you."
"and you--"
"I mean, you're the one who wants to harm me. You, want to kill me."
"What?!"
Xue Huai'en opened his eyes wide and looked at Li Bu Shang's cold expression. After a while, he laughed out loud in anger. He nodded and pointed at Li Bu Shang and said, "Okay, okay, I want to see what you have to say."
Li Bushang said calmly, "I don't have anything to say. All the evidence is in your own words, and you've already said it all."
Xue Huai'en asked: "What did I say?"
Li Bushang said, "It seems that Master Xue's memory isn't very good. No problem, I have a good memory. I can help you recall what you just said."
As he spoke, Li Bushang took a step forward and walked right to the side of Xie Jiaojiao.
He glanced at Xie Jiaojiao out of the corner of his eye, then said to Xue Huai'en, "Mr. Xue just said that if Miss Xie hadn't called out, you wouldn't have spread the medicine around the tent. You also said that everyone can see how she treats me."
"So, what?"
"You are right. It is because everyone sees it, and you see it too."
“…”
"So you know, if a poisonous snake crawled into my tent, she would definitely find a way to drive it away. But she only knows how to drive away wolves. Ordinary people can't drive away snakes. Only one kind of person can find a way."
“…”
“Someone who knows how to use medicine.”
“…”
"Then she will certainly come to you for help, and you can then naturally sprinkle the powder containing a large amount of saltpeter, which is enough to start a fire, around my tent."
Xue Huai'en's face darkened.
But he immediately smiled and said, "Master Li, your guess is reasonable, but how could I have known that a poisonous snake would crawl into your tent?"
Li Bushang said calmly, "People who use medicine can use medicine to drive away snakes, so how can they not use medicine to attract snakes?"
Xue Huai'en frowned and said, "You mean I deliberately used medicine to lure the snake into your tent? Is this possible?"
Li Bushang said coldly: "Is this impossible?"
“…”
"Everyone knows that our two groups have set up camp here. As the saying goes, stirring up the grass scares the snakes. With such a big scene, the snakes, insects, rats and ants around have already been scared away. Even if they didn't leave, they wouldn't dare run to crowded places."
“…”
"But those venomous snakes chose to enter the most crowded White Dragon City camp. Moreover, they didn't go anywhere else but into my tent, which was guarded all around."
“…”
"If this isn't man-made, could it be God's trick?"
Xue Huai'en's face looked a little unhappy.
Song Zhiwen turned around and looked at him, his expression becoming serious.
He said softly: "Brother Xue, you, you really are——"
Before he could finish, Xue Huai'en said, "Okay, even if what you said is true, I used medicine to lure the snake into your tent and let Jiaojiao come to beg me. I can openly sprinkle these saltpeter-containing medicines around your tent to start a fire. Then let me ask you, what am I trying to achieve by doing this?"
“…”
"Don't forget, our Xue family is in favor of surrendering the city. We want to cooperate with you."
“…”
"Since you want to cooperate, why would I harm you like this?"
When these words came out, everyone around was stunned.
Yeah, what’s the point?
The Xue family originally supported the surrender of the city. It can even be said that the surrender of Bailong City this time was entirely caused by the Xue family. Since they were inclined towards the Yan Kingdom, why did they do such a thing halfway and make things difficult for the Jinyiwei?
Tian Ye and the others all frowned, looking at each other.
I have no idea.
It can even be said that so many things happened along the way, whether it was the death of the head of the Cheng family, the poisonous snake that crawled into Li Bushan's tent, and the fire just now, they suspected everyone, but they did not suspect Xue Huai'en.
But now, it seems that Li Bushang is pointing the finger at him.
Could it be that he has a problem?
Just when everyone was puzzled, Li Bushang raised his eyelids and said coldly: "The Xue family is in favor of surrendering the city."
“…”
"But, are you?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Huai'en's eyes suddenly flashed.
Even the people standing next to him could clearly feel that his breathing was heavy and choked.
Tian Ye and the others were also stunned, and they all stepped forward and asked, "Sir, what do you mean by this?"
"Could it be that he, he——"
"Isn't he from the Xue family?"
"But don't these people all say that he is the son of the Xue family?"
Li Bushang said coldly, "He is the eldest son of the second branch of the Xue family. That's true. The Xue family agrees with the surrender of the city. That's also true. However, just because the scholars agree, not everyone in the Xue family agrees."
“…”
"For example, someone who opposes the head of the family and wants to seize power."
As he spoke, he looked at Xue Huai'en, whose face suddenly turned pale, and said coldly, "Xue Yun said that the uncles from other branches of their family have always wanted to compete for the position of the head of the eldest branch. Now, such a big thing as offering the city is directly related to the authority of the head of the eldest branch. Wouldn't someone with ulterior motives want to use this opportunity to destroy Madam Xue's plan to offer the city, or even find a way to drive her out of the position of head of the family?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com