Lu Zhiyao and the others stood nearby and watched for a long time before the villagers discovered their presence. The panic and anger in their eyes flashed past. When they recognized the follower standing behind Lin Yinan, they cried with joy.
He rushed over in one fell swoop.
Lu Zhiyao didn't understand what was going on. He could only stand there and watch them. He was still immersed in this disaster in a low mood and couldn't extricate himself. It seemed that this was Lin Yinan's first time here, and the villagers didn't recognize him.
, so he had time to take Lu Zhiyao forward and show her the border life she had always wanted to see.
Lu Zhiyao walked past the bodies of the women. They were lying there quietly. Each of them had a beautiful appearance. They seemed to be asleep, without any scars on their bodies. But Lu Zhiyao still felt that
, the smell of blood here made her sick.
The footsteps finally stopped. Lu Zhiyao lowered his head and watched the middle-aged woman holding the dead girl on the ground in her arms. Her expression was calm and desolate. Compared with other relatives of the deceased, she was very different.
, at least she didn't cry, and Lu Zhiyao didn't see a trace of tears on her face.
The woman felt the presence of Lu Zhiyao and Lin Yinan. She gently raised her eyes and glanced at them, then raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a shallow smile, which almost broke the hearts of those who saw it.
"Is my daughter beautiful?" She asked the person behind her, then lovingly stroked the long hair of the woman in her arms, and said slowly to Lu Zhiyao who squatted next to her: "Her father has been with her since she was three years old.
She died of illness when she was only 2 years old. I watched her grow up day by day, and her appearance changed day by day. I kept waiting for her to get married in the future, to a good family, so that I could meet her father with peace of mind and no regrets. But.
Who knew that this girl would actually leave me alone."
Her words made Lu Zhiyao's heart tighten suddenly, his nose felt a little sore, and he wanted to cry.
Lu Zhiyao listened to the woman as if she was telling a story, talking about every bit of the woman's life before her death, and recalling the last time their mother and daughter spent together. She suddenly lacked the courage to continue listening and gritted her teeth.
He stood up, took Lin Yinan's hand and walked quickly to a deserted place.
"Did the Nangong family do it?" Lu Zhiyao asked, looking at Lin Yinan intently. After Lin Yinan nodded slowly, she clenched her fists hard and suppressed her emotions.
She didn't understand that the Nangong family, like the Xia family, had fought for so many years on the battlefield for this country and suffered so many injuries. Wasn't it for the responsibility and for the peace of the country and the people? But why did they
How could he be so cruel to the people he risked his life to protect?
"Do these villagers know that the murderers of those girls were the Nangong family?" Lu Zhiyao asked coldly.
"I told you, here, Nangong Lingfeng is the emperor. He is more intimidating than the real emperor who is far away in the capital. Everyone here knows how powerful the Nangong family is and knows that they can
Kill the enemy, knowing that they can kill the common people."
As soon as Lin Yinan finished speaking, Ling Yi walked over quickly with a stern expression. He looked at Lin Yinan and then at Lu Zhiyao, then sighed heavily in anger, and then said: "Master, I have already
I asked the matter clearly. These girls were all selected to be sent to the military camp. Unexpectedly, they got together halfway and planned to escape together, which annoyed those people. When they were touching them, one of the women
I scratched a soldier with a sharp weapon, so that's why it turned out like this."
Ling Yi's words were very obscure, but Lu Zhiyao still understood what he was talking about.
"There should be a lot of troops stationed here. How can just a few women solve their selfish desires? There must be other victims, right?" Lu Zhiyao sneered and spoke sarcastically.
Said: "It seems that the Nangong family's reputation is really nothing more than this."
"Ling Yi, give them some money, I'll go back first." Lin Yinan took Lu Zhiyao away quickly. On the way back, the two of them remained silent.
Back in the valley, Lu Zhiyao looked at the open field, and the people she saw before had completely disappeared. With so many people, it was very troublesome to evacuate in a short time. Where did they go?
Lu Zhiyao followed Lin Yinan's footsteps and walked for a long time before he realized that this valley was a different place.
Standing in the cave, looking at the soldiers undergoing silent training in the valley on the other side, Lu Zhiyao finally opened his mouth again and started talking to Lin Yinan.
"Do they usually sleep in this cave? Whose army are these people selected from?"
"It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes a while to deploy it. They are not here for a month or two. These people were selected by General Xia from his own army. Do you still remember that a few years ago, he and Nangong Ling
Feng had a dispute about the Xia family wanting to replace the Nangong family in stationing here?"
"Remember." That incident left a deep impression on Lu Zhiyao, because at that time she didn't understand what was so good about the border. There was danger at any time. Why did Xia Zhenkun want to come here and risk everything to fight with him?
Nangong Lingfeng caused such a big conflict. "I still remember that at that time, it happened that the enemy country wanted to attack. Nangong Lingfeng said that if our Xia family could defeat the enemy, he would take the initiative to evacuate, and the important task of guarding the border would be over.
I will hand it over to my father. Unfortunately, we were defeated so miserably that time, and my father almost lost his life. I have wondered more than once whether the Nangong family had done anything."
"If it weren't for your Xia family's failure that time, how could there be these people here? That time was just a plan of the emperor and General Xia, just to prevent the Nangong family from suspecting and unknowingly mobilize a group of people here.
A large number of people came to serve as the main force to contain the Nangong family in the future. Although the border was dangerous, it was nothing to the Nangong family and the Xia family who had experienced battles. Moreover, those with evil intentions could still benefit from it.
Working for the country and making money for oneself is what many people do. Therefore, the Nangong family is not willing to give up this piece of fat."
Lin Yinan's words made Lu Zhiyao think a lot. Since he said this, he meant that Xia Zhenkun had been the emperor's confidant for a long time? Otherwise, how could such an important matter be left to the Xia family? But if that was the case,
Then when her parents were surrounded in Xun City and her Xia family was massacred by the Nangong family, why didn't the emperor save him?!
"The current power of the Nangong family is no longer something that the emperor can take back if he wants to take back the military power. The search for the city may seem sudden to you, but for many people who know about it, it is something that the Nangong family has planned for a long time. So including me
, including the emperor, they are not surprised. The emperor does not want to anger the Nangong family for the hundreds of lives of the Xia family, and..."
"The Xia family knows too many secrets of the emperor. The emperor is afraid that General Xia has been under the crown prince for a long time. He is afraid that the Xia family will be afraid of the increasingly powerful Nangong family, so he will also side with the Nangong family.
The Xia Lai Kingdom is really not something that he, the emperor, can have the final say, so he simply refuses to do anything and endures the pain to get rid of the Xia family. After all, the Xia Lai Kingdom has a vast territory and rich resources, and it is not that difficult to train another general.
thing, right?"
Lu Zhiyao almost said these words with a smile. Non-interference in government affairs is a principle that every woman in Xia Lai Kingdom should understand and abide by. But at this moment, she really wanted to defeat the Nangong family with her own hands, even...
Overthrow that cruel emperor.
"No wonder my father didn't tell me anything later. It turned out that he had long expected that one day he would be executed by the emperor." Lu Zhiyao looked at Lin Yinan with a faint smile, "As for the fact that Brother Bai and the others are still alive, the emperor is not
Do you also know? Why did he ask you to rescue them? Isn't he afraid that if they know the truth of the matter, it will be detrimental to him? Or does the emperor feel that with the power of the three of them, he can't do anything in a short time?
They don't pose a threat to him, so why do you agree to what you do, and why do you want to train them into generals to fight against the Nangong family?"
"The latter." Although Lin Yinan hesitated for a moment, he still told the truth to Lu Zhiyao.
The reality made Lu Zhiyao feel sad and helpless. "I don't know why, but now I feel that Nangong Lingfeng is smarter than my father."
"Zhiyao, General Xia is for the people, and Nangong Lingfeng is for himself. You can't compare the two of them, and you can't hold grudge against General Xia for not telling you the truth. The good days of the Nangong family are coming to an end soon.
.If you have any resentment in your heart, it’s never too late to vent it.”
"You mean, it's time to get rid of the Nangong family?"
"What I mean is that it's time to clear up the name of the Xia family. The four words "collaboration with the enemy and treason" are an insult to the dead General Xia."
Lu Zhiyao was silent and stopped talking. She lowered her eyes and thought. Suddenly, she thought of a very important question.
The emperor can use his son and his confidants, and he can also kill his confidants when necessary to avoid causing trouble. So, when it comes to Lin Yinan, his son who already knows too many of his secrets, will he one day...
Where is the poisonous hand?!
The moment this thought appeared in Lu Zhiyao's mind, she felt huge fear. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Lin Yinan. When Lin Yinan asked her what was wrong, she did not tell the truth after all.
With worry and fear in his heart, Lu Zhiyao smiled forcefully and replied: "It's okay, I was just thinking about how to rescue the girls trapped in the military camp without involving innocent people.
