Chapter 3530 Return to the City
Li Bushang asked: "You also know this..."
Zhu Feng half-closed his eyes, like a deity overlooking the joys and sorrows of the world, and said calmly, "You were too careless in this matter from the very beginning."
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"Back then, there was chaos in the palace. Ran Xiaoyu used the military token to mobilize troops, but later became poisoned and lost it. How could I not investigate such a serious matter? Who was the person who appeared near Yuehua Gate during that period? Who would have picked up the military token and hidden it without reporting it? What was this person thinking? Every little thing leads to only one answer."
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"It's you."
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"You appeared nearby, and you had the audacity to pick up the military token without reporting it. You also had every reason to hide my military token to pursue your own ambitions. You thought no one knew all of this, but in fact, once you knew your identity, the answer to this matter would not be a secret at all."
Li Bushang took a deep breath.
At this moment, he actually felt a bit of composure in his defeat and said, "So, tonight you deliberately asked me to mobilize the Taining and Fuyu Guards—you knew that the military token was in my hands, but you deliberately gave me a handwritten order."
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"You are, giving me the opportunity to use the military talisman."
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"I falsely conveyed your order to transfer the Taining and Fuyu Guards to the north of the city. This is exactly what you want. They will deal with Xiahou Jiu. And you, wait here for me."
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"You make me think everything is working out, and then all of a sudden—"
Zhu Feng interrupted him and said calmly, "I am here to make you return what you owe me, and then go back and take back what belongs to you."
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"Only after the Qing dynasty can our two countries have normal and peaceful diplomatic relations."
Li Bushan exhaled deeply, the sound like the dying growl of a trapped beast. He slowly raised the military token in his hand and said, "I'll give this to you, and we're even."
Zhu Feng said, "Nan Yan, the things were lost from your people. Now, you should take them back."
Nan Yan nodded calmly.
Then, he reached out to take the military token.
Li Bushang's expression changed, and he immediately said, "Didn't you just tell me to return only this one thing?"
Zhu Feng said: "Of course."
Li Bushang said: "Then she——"
This time, Zhu Feng did not speak again. Instead, Nan Yan said calmly with a hint of cold indifference, "I am not a piece of shit."
Li Bushang's throat choked.
His eyes and breathing became noticeably disordered again, and he said anxiously, "I—"
Nan Yan stood calmly before him and said, "Li Bu Shang—no, Li Wu Shang. I can't quite accept your name right now, but I will slowly accept your new identity in the future. Although you haven't been by my side these years, you've at least grown up under my protection. You should understand my feelings very well."
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"Now, you understand the emperor's intentions better."
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"If at this point, you're still stubborn, then—I'll be disappointed in you."
Li Bushang gritted his teeth, smiled bitterly with bloodshot eyes, and said, "You've been disappointed in me for a long time."
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"Ever since that night, no matter what I do, you've avoided me like the plague. But I, I clearly wouldn't hurt you, and I wouldn't allow anyone to hurt you, but you're still afraid of me. You're more afraid of me than anyone else."
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"You never gave me hope."
Nan Yan said: "I hope you can become a useful person. Isn't that enough?"
"not enough!"
Li Bu Shang suddenly started yelling like crazy, and he said viciously: "This is not what I want!"
The soldiers on both sides also became nervous. They were already on the verge of a war, just waiting for a spark to ignite the war between them. Now, if Li Bushang's emotions collapsed, Chen Wenxiao would immediately lead his men to charge up.
After that low growl, Li Bu Shang's entire body trembled as he gritted his teeth and said, "If from beginning to end, I can't let you truly look at me, then I don't care whether you hate me or not."
Nan Yan's face suddenly darkened.
At this time, Zhu Feng said coldly: "Li Bushang, tonight, if you really insist on fighting me for her, you will be defeated, but the failure is not yours."
Li Bu Shang gasped for breath: "Who is it?"
Zhu Feng said, "It's me."
Li Bushang gritted his teeth and said, "What do you mean by this?"
Zhu Feng said, "My failures over the past decade or so have helped my originally cowardly son become resolute and have also made my mortal enemies bow down to me. However, I was unable to raise you."
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"I have spent so much effort to guide you on the path to becoming an emperor, but you always choose to follow a narrow path that only blinds you."
Li Bushang sneered and said, "One leaf blocks the view."
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"You said she is just a blind spot for me?"
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"What about you?"
Zhu Feng looked at him calmly and said, "She is certainly not a blind spot for me."
Li Bushang asked, "What is that?"
Zhu Feng said: "She is my concubine."
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"She's mine."
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"It has nothing to do with you."
These words were spoken calmly, without any anger or intimidation, but they were like the heaviest blow to Li Bushang's heart. He trembled all over and stood there without a sound.
Seeing his pale face, like a puppet without a soul, Nan Yan said nothing, but calmly raised her hand and took the tiger talisman from his hand.
Then, he turned around and walked towards Zhu Feng.
As soon as I took a step, I felt my arm sink.
Li Bushang still hadn't let go of the hand that was holding her arm.
However, she could also feel that his strength was disappearing bit by bit. This last bit of entanglement seemed like he was desperately trying to save something.
Perhaps, it was just the last bit of warmth belonging to Nan Yan that he could feel in his palm.
Nan Yan didn't look back, but was silent for a long time before slowly saying, "You should understand now that you can only grasp one side, so don't give up on something that you can't grasp at all."
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"Li Bu Shang, it's time for you to grow up."
After saying that, she forcibly pulled her hand out of Li Bushang's hand and walked back to Zhu Feng without looking back.
Zhu Feng was still riding on the horse, looking down at her.
Nan Yan raised her hand and held the tiger talisman in front of him. Zhu Feng reached out, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her onto the horse. He held her in his arms and said, "Return to the city!"
He turned his horse around and prepared to leave.
At this time, Li Bushang suddenly said: "Wait a minute!"
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