An orphan girl in troubled times, living a miserable life

Chapter 363: Deep Love, Daddy, My Heart Is Deep
Li Yaoguang, who was supporting Ji Mo, heard Shen Yue's repeated questions. Looking at the situation in front of him, looking at the stubborn culprits such as Xu Chengfeng, and looking at Shen Yue's protection everywhere, the very tired Li Yaoguang did not feel moved but only amused.

Ji Mo, who had been staring at her without blinking, saw that the crisis was over. Although he was obviously not very tired, he deliberately leaned on Li Yaoguang weakly like a delicate flower. Seeing the disgust flashing in her eyes, but not rejecting him, Ji Mo was secretly filled with joy. He raised his eyebrows and glanced at the furious someone. He was naturally happy to see that someone was completely eliminated.

Shen Yue's repeated angry questions did not make Xu Chengfeng realize his mistakes. Instead, he acted as if he was doing good for the emperor, still stiffening his neck, straightening his chest, and insisting on his own ideological sophistry.

"Your Majesty, what you said proves that this woman is good at tricking and seducing people. You like her and pamper her, so you think she is good in every way. You are young and you don't know how cruel this witch is. She is just pretending in front of you. This shows that this woman is plotting something big! Please be clear-minded and distinguish right from wrong. Your subjects and all the lords hope that your Majesty is well and the world is peaceful. This woman can control ghosts and gods, which is witnessed by all the subjects and the people of the world. If you blindly protect her, how are you different from a tyrant? What do the people of the world think? Your Majesty, you are not afraid of death, but I am afraid that you will be deceived by the witch and your mind will be blinded. If you take a step forward, you will be doomed."

At the same time, knowing that their actions today had angered Shen Yue and that they and their entire families would be doomed, they decided to give it a try and agreed.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we have to resort to this measure just to relieve Your Majesty's worries. Otherwise, we would have to live a good life and risk Your Majesty's wrath by killing him. We have to do this for Your Majesty, for the people of this world, and for the future of all the people."

"Your Majesty, the witch has been born, causing chaos among the people. The news has spread all over Kyoto. We are all here to help you, without any selfish motives, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, even if you are furious, you can kill or chop us up as you please. We are devoted to you, so we took action even though we knew it was inappropriate and would bring disaster to ourselves and our family. What's the reason? We are just trying to stop the world from talking nonsense, so we are willing to risk the world's disapproval. Your Majesty, we are devoted to you."

"Yes, Your Majesty, if the witch is not removed, the country will be in chaos and the foundation of the court will be unstable. You have not yet ascended the throne. At this critical juncture, you must not make any mistakes. For the sake of the people's hearts and to stop the gossips of the world, what is wrong with what we are doing today?"

"Ha! Hahaha!" Shen Yue was so angry at the shameless guys in front of him that he laughed, "How can you take a step that will lead to eternal damnation! How can you be so devoted to me! How can you be willing to risk the world's disapproval! How can you be so determined to stop the world from gossiping! You, you are really good!"

Unexpectedly, this group of shameless people bowed down and leaned over to echo: "We dare not, we are only doing this for the king, for your majesty!"

Shen Yue was so angry that he pressed his hand on his heart and felt his blood boiling. He looked at his beloved man covered in blood in the crowd, and saw that he had a look of disgust on his face and didn't even look at him. Shen Yue was filled with despair and closed his eyes in pain.

Just at this moment, the damn Xu Chengfeng spoke again.

"Your Majesty, if you want to sentence me, you should give me a chance to defend myself and let me die willingly, right? Otherwise, even if you don't care about my life, you should think about what the people outside think and how they see you.

You bear the great responsibility of governing the world. You cannot conquer the world and then abandon it.

Why don't you listen to the witnesses and what the people outside say and how they evaluate us? Even if you really want to punish me, I would also like to hear what the people say to see whether they are defending the witch or whether they think everything I have done is correct.

Even if we have to die, we will die honorably and clearly. We are devoted to the king, so we cannot let the king be known as a cunning rabbit that is killed and then the dog is cooked. We ask the king to call witnesses and inform the people to hold a public trial and determine what will happen to the evil woman. How about that?"

Today, having reached Shen Yue's position, he thought he could do whatever he wanted, but he never expected that even those who wanted to protect their loved ones would be so passive.

These people in front of him really deserved to die. It would not be a pity to kill them, but could he just kill them on the spot? No, he couldn't. There were too many people involved behind them. In the current situation, one move could affect the whole body, so he had to be cautious.

But could he allow these people to continue to coerce him? He felt so unwilling. Why should they get away with it after he wronged the people he cared about? What was the point of him conquering the world? What fun was there in that?

Shen Yue was in a dilemma. His eyes swept past the annoying Ji Mo and looked at the person in the crowd who seemed to be separated from him by a chasm. He tried hard to suppress his heartache and panic. With a trembling voice and shaking lips, he asked softly, as if he was afraid of scaring Li Yaoguang away: "Yaoguang, what do you think?", his eyes full of expectation.

In fact, from his point of view, he hoped that she would agree to it in order to stop the gossips of the world and to clear her name as a succubus. "What do I think?" Li Yaoguang couldn't help but sneer. "Does my opinion matter? Will you listen?"

Shen Yue's heart was broken, and he trembled, "Yaoguang, don't do this. If you don't want to..."

"No, why wouldn't I want to? I, Li Yaoguang, have no regrets for the heavens above, no regrets for the people below, no regrets for my friends, no regrets for my relatives, what am I afraid of! Today I want to see how you can still confuse right and wrong? I want to see if the hearts of all people in this world are evil? Am I a human or a demon, good or bad, is it really something that can be judged by your one-sided words and malicious intentions? What is the so-called human witness? I want to see with my own eyes, who can prove that I am a demon!"

Li Yaoguang spoke in a sonorous voice without any fear, and his momentum was rising. Ji Mo's eyes brightened more and more. He glanced at everyone in front of him, including Shen Yue, with disdain, sneered, and took the opportunity to step forward and hold Li Yaoguang's hand tightly with deep affection.

"Okay, well said! Yaoguang, no matter you are a human or a demon, no matter you are good or bad, no matter you live or die, no matter whether you go to heaven or hell, I will accompany you."

"Big brother!"

To be honest, it would be a lie to say that I wasn't moved when my father and brother spoke in a strong voice, without distinguishing right from wrong, standing firmly on her side, and looking at me with affectionate eyes.

She looked down at the slender hand that was tightly wrapped around her small hand, feeling the warmth coming from it. The father and brother with blood on their pretty faces in front of her suddenly broke into her heart.

Li Yaoguang nodded heavily, and covered Ji Mo's hand with his other hand, overlapping each other, "Okay! Regardless of life or death, heaven or hell, we will be together!"

Just the tacit understanding of the two going to the battlefield hand in hand made Shen Yue feel blocked in the heart, and then looking at their tightly clasped hands, this scene deeply hurt someone's heart.

Shen Yue felt as if his internal organs were burning. He vomited blood but swallowed it back stubbornly. Not wanting others to see his vulnerability, he turned around, waved his hand and gave orders, staggering in his hasty escape.

One side had the intention and the other side had the will. Since they wanted the world to prove it, there was no need to look for another place. Right at the palace's Meridian Gate, Shen Yue led his party to the city gate.

Shen Yue gave orders to summon all his trusted confidants, both civil and military, who were currently in Kyoto and had made outstanding contributions in his battles.

Xu Chengfeng, Cui, Zhou, and Huang Lijin were naturally not willing to be outdone, and hurriedly brought the many witnesses they had collected and prepared long ago. In addition, they sent people to contact all parties, and spared no effort to win over their close relatives and friends from all sides.

At the same time, outside the East City Gate, the army returned. Aunt Yin, who was waiting there, heard the news and met up with her husband Uncle Yin, who had been promoted and made a fortune.

It was also a coincidence that Uncle Yin and the tall brothers and other old friends all served under Cheng Su, who had already held a high position and made great military achievements, because of Li Yaoguang, so they returned together today.

Everyone was delighted to be greeted by relatives. Aunt Yin was both happy and anxious to see her husband, so she did not dare to delay and quickly told him the news she knew.

Uncle Yin also panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly took his wife and children to find his superior Gao Dayao to tell him what had happened.

Gao Dayao then reported to Cheng Su. When Cheng Su learned from the brave general Gao Dayao that his child was in danger and his life was at stake, he no longer cared about the order not to enter the city, and immediately led his troops to rush towards the palace gate.

Cheng Su was so anxious that he had even made up his mind to betray his master while running. Even if he died today, he would die together with the enemy.