Chapter 3019: "Good News" Three Days Later
"Do you think Ran Xiaoyu has taken action at this time?"
Although Zhu Chengjin's voice sounded beside her ears, it seemed to come from the eighteen levels of hell, with a strong smell of blood. The cold sweat on Nan Yan's forehead dripped down, soaking the back of her hand that was supporting the floor.
She knew that this was Zhu Chengjin's plan.
He deliberately told her everything at this time so that she could only worry about Zhu Feng's safety and could not think of or do anything else.
He has indeed succeeded.
Nan Yan's mind kept flashing back to the moment when Jie Shi stabbed Zhu Feng's chest with a sharp knife at Li Bushang's house. That nightmarish experience and the smell of blood that she could smell even in her dreams had been haunting her like a nightmare. Finally, after these days of living together day and night, she finally calmed down the pain in her heart.
However, she didn't expect that Zhu Chengjin's words could easily tear open the bloody scar in her heart.
When I think about what might happen at this moment, I even think that Zhu Feng might have already...
She felt heartbroken.
No! This is absolutely not allowed!
Although her whole heart was about to fall into despair, she still forced herself to wake up. She not only needed to be sober, but also needed to be strong.
Just like before, when Zhu Feng was seriously injured and fell into a coma, although she was in excruciating pain, she still had to stand up and support everything in front of her. It was because of that that they successfully got through that hurdle.
The same is true now.
Thinking of this, Nan Yan took a deep breath and forced back the tears that were already welling up in her eyes. She raised her head and glared at Zhu Chengjin with red eyes: "Xiao Yu won't do that."
Zhu Chengjin raised his eyebrows slightly.
Unexpectedly, at this time, this imperial concubine who should have been raised in the deep palace as a spoiled child had not been defeated yet. Not only that, the stubbornness in her eyes was something Zhu Chengjin had never seen before.
Even he frowned in surprise.
"What did you say?"
"I said, Xiaoyu won't do that. She won't do what you said."
“…”
"She is mine. She has been with me for so many years and has been trained by me and influenced by the emperor. She can't do this."
Zhu Chengjin stared at her for a while and suddenly burst into laughter.
He laughed and said, "Do you think that a servant who is like a dog will become like her master after following you for a while? If that were the case, wouldn't all the dogs in the world be able to wear clothes and hats and learn to read and write?"
“…”
"Unfortunately, dogs are dogs. These slaves will never become human."
“…”
"Do you think she will be inspired by you just by being by your side? Don't forget who she is. She is the descendant of a criminal. She came to the palace to seek revenge and kill people!"
Hearing his argument, Nan Yan felt a nauseous feeling in her heart.
Ran Xiaoyu, Ye Zheng, and even Xiao Shunzi listened to Eunuch Fu Yu and the others. They might all be people working for the royal family, but Zhu Feng and himself had never treated them as slaves, let alone as Zhu Chengjin said, treating them as dogs.
Nan Yan sneered and said, "So in your eyes, the people under your feet are just like dogs."
“…”
"No wonder you tortured so many people to death without mercy."
Zhu Chengjin also sneered, without a trace of guilt. Instead, he stood up, spread his arms high and proud, and said coldly: "I am the true emperor. The country and the people are mine. If they are not dogs, what are they?"
Nan Yan looked at him, and her feeling when she first saw him was further confirmed.
"you,"
She gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "He's simply a lunatic."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Zhu Chengjin laughed heartily and said, "Whether you are a madman or an emperor, you are in my hands now, and Ye Zheng is in my hands. Ran Xiaoyu will definitely do what I tell her to do, and I will definitely accomplish what I want to do."
At this point, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "If you don't believe me, how about we make a bet?"
Nan Yan frowned: "Bet? What bet?"
"Let's bet—"
Zhu Chengjin narrowed his eyes slightly as he spoke. At this moment, the candlelight on the candlestick on the side of the house flickered slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. He said to Nan Yan, "Will there be any 'good news' within three days?"
When Nan Yan heard this, her face darkened.
Although it took her more than three days to get here by boat from Xiajiang Town, that was because Lu Linchuan was the only one rowing the boat, and they were following the grain transport ship all the way, so the speed was very slow, almost like they were out for a trip.
However, if they are people who are familiar with the waterways and good at sailing on the water, three days will be enough for them to come from Xiajiang Town.
Even if there is not enough time——
I have been away for so many days. Who can guarantee when Ran Xiaoyu will take action?
Looking at Zhu Chengjin's confident look, it seemed as if Ran Xiaoyu had already taken action on her way here, and now they were just waiting for the result.
Nan Yan gritted her teeth.
Zhu Chengjin asked: "What do you think? Do you want to gamble or not?"
Nan Yan thought for a while and said, "Even if we want to gamble, what is the stakes?"
Zhu Chengjin smiled, then looked down at Nan Yan with a gaze that was like examining a piece of meat on a chopping block. It made Nan Yan feel nauseous. He said slowly, "If there's 'good news' within three days, then you'll follow my lead. How about that?"
“…”
"This is not an injustice to you. You should know that before I left Jinling, you were supposed to serve my concubine."
“…”
"Now, I'm just taking back what belongs to me."
In fact, Nan Yan was not surprised that he proposed this condition. After all, for a person who once ascended the throne as emperor, he would not let go of anything that belonged to him. The Zhu Chengjin in front of him was more like a madman who wanted to get everything back from the past.
However, when Nan Yan heard him call herself a "thing", she couldn't help but clench her fists.
She sneered and said, "But, what kind of bet is this to me?"
Zhu Chengjin said, "Indeed, this doesn't seem like much of a bet for you. But it doesn't matter. I have another one here that might interest you."
Nan Yan looked at him: "What?"
Zhu Chengjin stared at her and said word by word, "If, within three days, there is 'good news' from outside, then - I will take you away from Xingluo Lake and Tiangang Lianhuanwu. How about that?"
“……!”
Nan Yan's heart skipped a beat.
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