Be open and honest
When Leng Yue woke up, it was already dark.
"No way! How long have I slept?" Leng Yue sat up with a thud. He sat up a little too quickly and suddenly felt dizzy.
"Why are you in such a hurry? It's just getting dark." Mingri said as he placed the pillow behind Lengyue.
"Wait a minute, I'm stuck." Leng Yue knocked his dizzy head and said this in a mess.
Mingri smiled and shook his head, then walked to the table and poured a glass of water.
"Here," Mingri handed the cup of water to Lengyue.
"Thank you," Leng Yue took the cup and said, "What did you say just now?"
"I said it just got dark. You slept for three hours." Mingri said.
"Doesn't that mean I'll miss dinner?" Leng Yue's stomach growled.
"Then just starve." Mingri said lightly.
"Sai Huatuo, how could you be so cruel?" Yan'er walked in with a smile, placed the food on the table, and said, "Ayue, Sai Huatuo stayed with you all afternoon without a sip of water. This is the food I left for you. I just heated it up. Eat it quickly while it's hot."
"Thank you, Yan'er." Leng Yue turned around and gave Ming Ri a wink. "My most charming and charming young man, how about I invite you to dinner?"
"You really know how to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha." Mingri gave Lengyue a blank look.
"Then...then can you eat something with me?" Leng Yue begged.
Mingri smiled and shook his head, then reached out to help Leng Yue up.
"I'm not that weak," Leng Yue grabbed Mingri's sleeve and dragged him to the table. She handed him the food and bowls and chopsticks and said, "Come on, come on, don't be polite!"
Shangguan Yan couldn't help laughing and said, "Enjoy your meal. I'm leaving first."
"Do you know how to get to the general's mansion tomorrow?" Leng Yue asked while eating.
"Are you sure he is in the general's mansion? Why not the national master's mansion?" Mingri asked with a smile.
"National Master? Would Bantianyue be willing to give it to him?" Leng Yue asked.
"He's just a chess piece after all, maybe I can give him some sweet treats," Mingri said.
"That's true. Then tell me the way to the Imperial Master's Mansion and the General's Mansion." Leng Yue said.
"I don't think it's necessary," Nong Yue walked in, fanning herself, and said, "Someone just brought this over, saying it's for my sister. I've checked it, and it's not poisoned."
Nong Yue handed a small brocade box to Leng Yue. Leng Yue opened the box and found a cross necklace inside.
This necklace was given by Leng Yue to Shi Qiuyan. To this day, she still clearly remembers the conversation at that time.
"I don't believe in religion," said Shi Qiuyan.
"This is not a cross, it's a plus sign, which means come on." Leng Yue said with a smile.
"Okay, for you, I will work hard and make you the happiest person in the world!" Shi Qiuyan smiled brightly.
"Keep doing your best" is nothing more than a solemn promise—the mountains remain the same, the sea remains the same, and the people remain the same. When in love, all the sweet talk is touching, but it's only a passing emotion and can't be taken seriously. It's hard to change one's nature; if it hasn't changed, it hasn't changed.
Leng Yue came back to her senses from the past and suddenly realized that whenever she thought about it, she still had criticism in her heart. She couldn't help but sigh. She suddenly lost confidence in her work of persuading Xiaoyan.
"What is this?" Mingri asked.
"This is what I gave to Xiaoyan," Leng Yue said, "It seems he has found this place. Nong Yue, did the person who delivered the item say anything?"
"The person who delivered the gift said that General Shi invited you to his residence at 12:00 PM for a chat. You can only go alone, and you can't bring any weapons." Nong Yue said, "Sister, 12:00 PM is less than half an hour away. This is a trap. Do you really want to go?"
Mingri looked at the cold moon without saying a word.
Leng Yue looked at Mingri, then at the necklace in her hand, and said with a smile: "It's not a trap, at most it's just a Hongmen Feast. If it doesn't work, I'll just run away. You should be prepared to prevent a surprise attack."
"Take this," Mingri handed Leng Yue a small bottle and said, "You have a poor sense of smell and don't understand pharmacology. If you go there alone, if you get poisoned, you might not even know it."
Leng Yue took the medicine bottle with a smile, kissed the bottle mouth, and said, "That's great!"
"Go and get ready." Mingri said lightly.
"Lend me some clothes." Leng Yue smiled cunningly.
Leng Yue changed into a light royal blue men's suit and tied her hair into a high ponytail with a ribbon. She was not wearing any makeup and was naturally beautiful.
"How is it?" Leng Yue asked with a smile.
"Valiant and heroic." Mingri said.
"Do you know why I am dressed like this?" Leng Yue said.
"Why?" asked Mingri.
"If a fight breaks out, it would be more convenient to dress like this." Leng Yue smiled and deliberately lowered her voice as she said, "Do you suddenly think I'm sinister? I don't love you anymore, and all I have in my head are conspiracies and tricks."
"Since you blame yourself, don't go." Mingri said.
"No, I still want to go." Leng Yue said with a smile, "It's fun to be a bad guy."
Mingri's lips curled up slightly, and his smile was extremely sad.
"Don't you have something to say to me? What is it?" Leng Yue came close to Mingri and asked.
"Let's talk about it when you come back." Mingri said lightly.
"What if I don't come back?"
"That goes without saying."
Leng Yue took the initiative to kiss Ming Ri's cheek for the first time, leaned close to Ming Ri's ear, and whispered softly: "I will be back, remember to protect yourself."
Mingri frowned and said nothing.
After Leng Yue said this, she went out.
"General, Miss Leng is here." The attendant announced.
"Please come in!" said Shi Qiuyan.
Leng Yue walked in gracefully, and Shi Qiuyan personally ran to the door to greet her.
"I thought you would dress something more charming and sexy to see me." Shi Qiuyan frowned, his tone a little disappointed.
Leng Yue turned around and said with a smile: "Look, how handsome! This is my favorite dress!"
Shi Qiuyan examined it carefully, nodded, and said, "Well, it does have a different feeling. Come, sit down, I've prepared many of your favorite dishes."
Leng Yue sat down as invited and looked at the dishes on the table, which were all the ones they had eaten together when they were in love.
"Xiao Yan, I came here today because I really want to reminisce about the past with you, so I will be honest with you and not tell a single lie. But... I don't know if you can accept me without lies?" Leng Yue asked, staring into Shi Qiuyan's eyes.
This look frightened Shi Qiuyan. Leng Yue, who knew no lies? Had she been deceiving him all along? He didn't dare to think about it any further.
"Okay, let's be honest." Shi Qiuyan smiled charmingly and said to his followers, "You all can go down. This general wants to have a good chat with Miss Leng Yue."
After dismissing everyone, Shi Qiuyan frowned and asked, "What did you mean by what you just said?"
"What I mean is that I will tell you a lot of things that I never told you when we were in love." Leng Yue replied.
"for example?"
"For example, these dishes on the table are not what I like. I'm afraid you still don't know what I like to eat?" Leng Yue asked.
"Didn't you say before that you liked these dishes?" Xiaoyan expressed his confusion.
"I always say that I like to eat, but I eat very little. Have you ever thought about why?" Leng Yue asked again.
"Why?"
"Since you like it, I have no choice but to say that I like it." Leng Yue said.
"Then tell me what you like to eat and I'll ask them to make it!" Xiaoyan said.
"Stir-fried shredded potatoes." Leng Yue said with a smile.
"Where are there potatoes in this dynasty? Stop it, honey, I'm serious." Xiaoyan said.
"I'm serious too," Leng Yue said, "I like to eat light food and I also like to eat vegetarian food."
"You never told me that." Xiaoyan said.
"I did say that," Leng Yue replied, "but you just didn't listen. Also, for any dish that has both meat and vegetables, will I eat all the vegetables, and almost all the meat will be yours?"
Shi Qiuyan sneered, "You mean I'm greedy, right?"
Leng Yue shook her head: "I didn't tell the truth."
"Then why don't you tell the truth?!" Xiaoyan asked angrily.
"Even if I told you, you wouldn't listen." Leng Yue replied.
"So you mean it's all my fault?" Xiaoyan shouted.
"Your temper is still so hot." Leng Yue poured Shi Qiuyan a glass of wine and said calmly, "The banquet hasn't even started yet, are we going to end up in such a bad mood? Come on, calm down."
Xiao Yan suppressed his anger and drank the wine in one gulp. "Let's not talk about the past anymore. As long as you come back to me, I promise to let your friends go. After I kill Ban Tianyue, we can take over Sifang City together. How about that?"
Leng Yue poured herself a glass of wine, toying with it in her hand, and said slowly, "Don't you think being a mayor is tiring? This Sifang City may be small, but it's like a small country, very complicated. It's ancient times now, with limited information, making governance very inconvenient. Plus, it's a small place, and if you can't revitalize the economy here, you'll be bankrupt sooner or later. If you try to plunder the people's wealth, regardless of whether you can, the result of arousing public anger will only be a mass attack. The people under you are not enough."
"You're really thinking about me," Xiaoyan sneered. "I've never seen Stinky Tofu be very capable. Why can he be the city lord, but I can't?"
"Because he has Ouyang Mingri. Besides, he is an ancient man and has his own way of governing. What's more, we don't understand how to govern a country. Do you understand?" Leng Yue asked with a smile.
"I don't understand either," Xiaoyan said, "Aren't there civil and military ministers?"
"There are not only civil and military ministers, but also eunuchs. Will everything be OK with them around? This is how a tyrant is made." Leng Yue said.
"So, you are unwilling to share Sifang City with me?" Xiaoyan asked.
"It's not that I don't want to, but I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible. You are not tired, but I am tired. You don't want me to be said to be the second Wu Zetian, right?" Leng Yue said with a smile.
Xiaoyan smiled and said, "You're quite a caring person. Okay, then I won't fight for the position of city lord. As long as you're willing to come back to me, I promise to take you far away and live a life like a paradise."
"Will Bantianyue let you go?" Leng Yue asked.
"Hmph, why not just kill him?" Xiaoyan sneered.
Leng Yue shook his head: "Ban Tianyue has the indestructible body of the golden Buddha."
"Is there no way to crack it?" Xiaoyan asked.
"Yes, but Ban Tianyue won't be fooled." Leng Yue said, "Do you remember how Sima Lingfeng died? If you find someone to seduce Ban Tianyue, the result will be the same."
"Then I'm not afraid," Xiaoyan said, "I recruited most of the followers of the Shenyue Sect."
"But how did you win them over?" Leng Yue sneered. "They joined the Shenyue Cult, not the Shi Clan Army! Are these people now completely devoted to Bantianyue? Especially after he successfully became the city lord. What do you think, General Shi?"
Xiaoyan woke up as if from a dream, his proud and upright body instantly becoming like a deflated ball. He slammed his fist down on the table and said bitterly, "This Bantianyue is so insidious."
"It's not that he's insidious, it's that you're too naive," Leng Yue said. "You've made such great contributions, how could he possibly let you live? He asked you to kill Huangfu Renhe and the others just to make you lose troops. Once most of your men are dead, he'll arbitrarily accuse you of a crime and get rid of you. Isn't that what all kings in history did?"
"What should I do now?" Xiaoyan asked.
"Take your men with you, leave the Shenyue Sect, and leave Sifang City." Leng Yue said.
"Then come with me." Xiaoyan said.
"I can't." Leng Yue said.
"Why? I promised you that I would leave here, why don't you want to go with me?!" Xiaoyan said angrily.
"We've broken up."
"We can get back together!"
“There’s no going back.”
"Hmph!" Shi Qiuyan sneered, "I understand. You wanted to trick me out of Sifang City and be with Ouyang Mingri, right? I knew you had changed your mind, but I still love you. This is unfair to me!"
"I don't love you anymore, but you still love me. It's very unfair. Don't you feel you're losing out by being with me?" Leng Yue asked.
"I don't care. We have loved each other, and you will fall in love with me again!" Xiaoyan said confidently.
"I'm sorry, Xiaoyan. I came to you today because I didn't want to watch you suffer at the hands of Yue. But you and I have broken up, and I will not get back together with you. I said I would be honest with you, can't you just not stand the truth?" Leng Yue said.
"Be honest with me? Humph, fine, then I'll be honest with you too!" Shi Qiuyan overturned the dining table and shouted, "I will kill Ouyang Mingri! You want to be with another man? No way! Unless I die, you can only be with me! Come on, arrest her!"
The followers rushed in and surrounded Leng Yue.
Leng Yue was unarmed and couldn't force her way out, but she also didn't want to hurt Shi Qiuyan, so she was at a loss for words. Furthermore, she was already ill, and she felt a surge of anger rushing to her head. Suddenly, her vision went black, and her body began to stagger. In a daze, she heard Shi Qiuyan say, "Tie her up!" Then, two of his followers approached Leng Yue.
Leng Yue grabbed the sword of one of the guards based on his intuition, killed several people blocking the door with a few swipes, and then quickly used his lightness skills to escape from the general's mansion.
"Hmph, just wait for me!" Shi Qiuyan said hatefully.
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