"Lu Qingyan," Su Mo called Lu Qingyan's name for the first time, and the words that came out of his thin lips were still so ruthless that they could not inspire any goodwill: "Even if you stay here and talk nonsense to me to buy time, no one will come to help you, so why bother?"
It's a futile struggle, so why waste your energy?
Su Mo seemed to have anticipated what tricks Lu Qingyan was going to play in front of him. He grabbed Lu Qingyan's hand and said in a way that left no room for refusal, "Come with me!"
"Lord Pingcheng." A familiar voice suddenly came from behind, causing Lu Qingyan's tense body to relax a lot.
Seeing Lu Qingyan's relieved expression, Su Mo felt a surge of anger rising in his chest for no reason.
Why? Why be so kind and gentle to others, but so confrontational to yourself?
Su Mo looked at the man who had suddenly appeared and called out his name: "Sima Xing".
Sima Xing stepped forward, pulled Lu Qingyan into his arms, and then looked at Su Mo: "Lord Ping, a gentleman does not take what others cherish, let alone his fiancée. I know how good the Third Princess is and I am unwilling to let her go. Lord Ping, you are so openly trying to take the Third Princess away from me. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world?"
Su Mo smiled arrogantly: "Back when the three kingdoms besieged Pingcheng together, Pingcheng wasn't very strong, yet it managed to turn the three kingdoms into enemies through its own abilities. Even today, many people believe that everything that happened in Pingcheng was the result of the three kingdoms forcing them to do so, but unfortunately, none of them came out on top. They loudly praise Pingcheng's ancestors and belittle their own people as being so cruel."
Sima Xing coughed and covered his mouth, saying, "Lord Pingcheng, that's enough. Back then, it was Pingcheng who was unwilling to have only one city, so he stirred up the chaos of the Three Kingdoms and the endless civil war."
“Yes, that is indeed the truth, but it’s not a truth that everyone is entitled to know. Pingcheng was indeed the culprit behind the disaster back then, but they stood at the top, looking down on the ignorant masses. They erased all traces of their own past. So, who can know the so-called truth?” Su Mo sighed.
Sima Xingdao said, "It seems you haven't forgotten either. Since you know about these past events, you should feel ashamed, instead of doing something so despicable again."
Su Mo let out a soft chuckle. He looked at the righteous Sima Xing before him, completely disregarding his words. In his eyes, this man was weak and powerless, posing virtually no threat.
But he overlooked the fact that sometimes those who seem weak are the truly ruthless ones.
However... Sima Xing's physique simply doesn't allow him to be ruthless.
Su Mo said lazily, "Sima Xing, I think you've misunderstood. I'm not telling you this out of guilt or to focus on my cultivation. I just want to tell you that in Pingcheng's eyes, right is right, and wrong is right. The key to this issue is who said those words?"
Su Mo curled the corners of his lips: "I am the city lord of Pingcheng, so what I say is right and wrong. Because in their eyes, Pingcheng is the epitome of kindness and goodness. Apart from Pingcheng, they will probably never trust anyone else again."
Sima Xing looked at Su Mo, who was laughing heartily, and pushed Lu Qingyan behind him.
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