Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 191: Affectionate but always heartless

Wuzhan talked with Ying Zheng for a long time before leaving. Zhao Gao escorted Wuzhan out of the imperial study. Wuzhan asked in a low voice, "How did your majesty know about the eldest prince?"

Zhao Gao's eyes flickered left and right, and he whispered, "Prime Minister!"

Wuzhan already knew that Li Si had intended to marry his daughter to Fusu, but was rejected by Fusu. Li Si held a grudge and eventually married his daughter to another prince. Therefore, Fusu's behavior must have escaped his eyes.

Zhao Gao bowed and thanked him, "I admire your words. Your Majesty was angry at first, but when you came, he was immediately pleased. With just one word, I was promoted from a clerk to the commander of the Imperial Chariot Department, and I can enter and leave the palace freely. I will never forget your great kindness to me. If you have any orders, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."

After Wuzhan left the imperial study, he went straight to see Meng Yi and told him in detail about Fusu's exile to Jiuyuan. After hearing this, Meng Yi repeatedly praised Wuzhan's wisdom.

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After Wuzhan returned to the mansion, he brought the Luanming to Gongsun Yu's room. Gongsun Yu looked haggard, sitting alone in front of the window in deep thought. When he saw Wuzhan coming in with the zither, he asked faintly, "What do you mean, sir?"

Wuzhan said calmly, "This zither originally belonged to the princess. It is with me, and I don't know where it will end up in the future. The eldest prince likes to listen to the princess's music, so Jiuyuan can play it for him when she is free."

"Did you expect me to agree with him?"

Wuzhan smiled bitterly and said, "I am very happy that the princess agreed. I sincerely wish you all the best."

Gongsun Yu laughed coldly, "Bless us? You are indeed very happy. Now you don't have to assassinate Ying Zheng anymore. You can be a good official in peace, while I am exiled with an enemy. I ask you, why do you want to harm me like this?"

Wuzhan was silent for a long time, then slowly said, "I know you are disappointed in me. I am indeed afraid of death. I have been facing death since I was born. I have never had a dream, and I am not qualified to look forward to tomorrow. My father regards me as an evil obstacle and is indifferent to me. I don't know what pain is, because I live in pain every day. The only reason I survive is that I don't want to make my mother sad. The Qin State wanted to destroy the Zhao State, and my father should not have fallen into the trap. In order to let me live a few more days, he died at the hands of the Zhao people. I need to work hard to live, because my life was exchanged for the lives of my parents and brother. At the critical moment, I met Master Zitan. In order to keep me alive, the master almost exhausted all his cultivation. He treated me with great kindness and supported me for eight years. The Xiandao Academy wanted to build a magic weapon, and Qingyang found the master and forced him to hand over the magic stone. The master refused and was killed by Qingyang. The master had a premonition before he died. I must live to fulfill my master's wish. After many hardships, I arrived at Huashan. Master Xuanqing spent a lot of energy to save me and recovered in seclusion. Unexpectedly, he was killed by Qingyang soon after. I was tortured all the way to Changyang Mountain, lingering on, but I must live, because only by living can there be hope and a chance to take revenge. I designed an escape and took back the magic stone. I was saved by Senior Xingtian. He gave me hope that one day I could kill my way to heaven. I accepted it, and even I thought it was impossible to achieve. Later, I met the princess and regarded her as my soulmate, but I was wrong. The princess didn't understand me, and I didn't understand the princess either. Maybe in the princess's eyes, my life was not as important as assassinating Ying Zheng, but in my eyes, the princess's life was more important than the entire Qin Dynasty. Fusu loved the princess and was willing to give up everything, but I couldn't do it, because I had nothing to give up. I could only bless you. "

Drops of tears slid down Gongsun Yu's cheeks, and she felt pain and conflict in her heart. In fact, until now, she had not decided whether she should give up revenge and go into exile with Fusu. But for her, there was no other choice.

Wuzhan continued, "The princess thinks that I leaked the princess's identity for fame and even framed Fusu, which made the princess regret it. I want to say that it was not me who knew the princess's identity. It is not easy for those who want to exclude Fusu to investigate the princess's identity. I have never thought of harming the princess, and I am not a person who covets wealth. The princess wants to use Fusu to get close to Ying Zheng. She can sacrifice everything for revenge. She knows it is impossible to do it, and she insists on doing it even if she knows that she will die. Maybe such a death is just to free herself, but has the princess ever thought that there is nothing more precious in the world besides revenge? Fusu's love for the princess transcends worldly views. Isn't it worth cherishing? The princess's choice is correct. Fusu is kind and virtuous. Although he was exiled, he did not lose his position as a prince. On the contrary, he is holding heavy troops in the border and is far away from intrigue. It is easier to establish achievements than in Xianyang. When the time is right, he can still return to Xianyang and even become emperor. This is the best way I can think of for you. This is all I can do."

Gongsun Yu's heart was broken, her tears showed who she loved. In fact, she knew in her heart that Wuzhan was definitely not that kind of person. She said that just out of anger. But who could she confide her sorrow to? She knelt gently on the ground, sobbing, "Wuzhan, I know you are good to me, I'm sorry, I am too willful. I'm afraid I can't repay your kindness to me in this lifetime, I can only kneel down to thank you!" Then she knelt on the ground.

Wuzhan stepped forward to help Gongsun Yu up and said, "Princess, there is no need to do this. As long as the princess can understand, it will be fine!"

Gongsun Yu looked up at Wuzhan's handsome and pale face. A fire that burned everything suddenly burst out from the bottom of her heart. She threw herself into Wuzhan's arms and cried, "Wuzhan, let's all leave here. We don't want anything anymore, okay!"

Wuzhan stood there stiffly, his thoughts in a mess, his heart stabbed like needles, he raised his hand and then put it down, hesitant to speak, how could he not be intoxicated by the delicate woman in his arms, why did he care about her, why did he feel so sad when he heard that she and Fusu had secretly decided to spend their lives together, didn't he have any love for her, but this love could only be buried in his heart, because he could not bring her happiness, nor could he be left with only loneliness because of a momentary impulse, which was a defect of life, he never wanted her to bear it, all he could do was to refuse with a painful heart, slowly holding the delicate jade shoulders, and softly said: "After the court is dismissed tomorrow, Fusu will leave the city, I will take the princess to see him out of the city, then the princess can get on his carriage and rush to Jiuyuan with Fusu, there is Meng Tian, ​​he will protect you, princess, have a good rest, you still need to hurry tomorrow."

Gongsun Yu grabbed Wuzhan's hands and cried, "No! You are not telling the truth, please promise me!"

Wuzhan said sadly: "Princess, calm down. I am a person without a tomorrow, and I can't make promises to others. Following me will only make you suffer. Princess, you'd better forget me. I can't take you away."

"I gave up revenge, so can't you give up those impossible tasks for me?"

Wuzhan shook his head and said, "Princess should have given up, and even if I gave up, it would not make any difference. Fusu is someone I can rely on for the rest of my life, I hope Princess will cherish him."

Gongsun Yu opened her beautiful eyes wide and asked, "Do you really want me to marry him? Don't you have any love for me? How can you be so cruel to hand me over to him? Take me away!" Pain pounded Wuzhan's chest.

'Puff...' Wuzhan couldn't hold on any longer, and before he could cover his mouth, he spat out a mouthful of blood mist, his face turned pale, and he fell to the ground. Gongsun Yu was at a loss, and said in panic: "Wuzhan, don't scare me!" He hurried forward to help him, "It's my fault, I shouldn't have hit you."

Wuzhan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a wry smile: "You can see that my body is so fragile that I can't even withstand your fist. What else can I withstand? If I die now, what will I leave for you? Don't be silly, I can't give you anything." He stood up, let go of the jade hand, staggered out of the room, leaving behind a tearful man and a guqin.

That night, Wuzhan lay on the bed, coughing incessantly. Jin Xingzi, Suqi and others stayed with him all night, and his coughing finally stopped at dawn.

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The sky was high and the clouds were light. The west wind blew along the ancient road. The long road was endless and the yellow leaves were rustling. Fusu looked at the two carriages parked side by side not far from the pavilion. He and Meng Yi raised their glasses and drank them all. He said cheerfully, "Thank you both for seeing me off. Fusu is very grateful. We will say goodbye now. Take care!"

Wuzhan clasped his fists towards Fusu and said, "Take care on your journey. We are waiting for the eldest prince to come back!"

Meng Yi said: "When you arrive at Yanmen, you can't act on your own. Listen to my brother's arrangements and come back soon!"

Fusu looked towards the direction of Xianyang City and said with emotion: "I really don't want to come back after leaving here. The Great Qin relies on you two!" After that, he bowed and said goodbye, got on the carriage, and slowly left, escorted by a cavalry team of a hundred people.

Meng Yi looked at the team going away and sighed, "From what he said, he doesn't want to come back. I really shouldn't just let him do what he wants."

Wuzhan looked at the curtain that was opened at a corner and said softly, "This is what I think now. You might regret it when you arrive at Yanmen. If you want to come back, you will come back naturally. If you don't want to come back, it's useless to force it." He felt sad. They would never see each other again. She was all alone and full of hatred. Was he too heartless to force her to be with Fusu? Was this good for her? Would she be happy? Would she hate me? Would she forget me?

On the way back, he sat in the car and just looked out the window. Meng Yi wanted to talk to him about state affairs, but he seemed to be at a loss. Meng Yi thought that his illness had worsened and did not continue talking.

After returning to the mansion, he lay on the bed in a daze, half asleep and half awake, until a cold sword was pressed against his throat at night. He slowly opened his eyes. The light was on, and the man holding the sword was his senior brother Bai Haotian, "Senior Brother!"

Bai Haotian stared at Wuzhan coldly and said fiercely: "It is you, I ask you, did you kill Xuanqing?"

Wuzhan slowly stood up and said weakly, "It's not me, it's Shi Guanglei."

"You sneaked into Huashan and worked with Qingyang to kill him. You first put the blame on me, then killed people to silence them, put the blame on Shi Guanglei, and stole the evil-avoiding stone and the spell. Who else could it be but you?"

"You misunderstood, it's not me."

"If you don't admit it, I will kill you now!"

Wuzhan smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, please kill me. I won't admit it if it wasn't me."

"If it wasn't you, why would you be in the Xiandao Academy with Qingyang?"

"Just like the eldest brother, to kill him."

"Everyone in the world knows that you helped Xiandao Academy to solve the evil formation, and you colluded with them to harm the people. Why are you still quibbling? Tonight I will eliminate this harm for the people and kill you, a sinister person with a beastly heart in human form!"

(End of this chapter)