Eternal Sword

Chapter 671 Choice
"let's go."

Chen Tang called out, and together with Lu Qing, Mei Yingxue and the others, took Xue Tuaner and the white ape and headed out of the village.

The noise just now was too loud, and many people gathered around the village.

At this moment, everyone looked at Chen Tang with a hint of awe in addition to anger, and no one dared to step forward to stop him.

"Brother Chen, I'll take you there."

Kou Zhenshan and Xu Ling looked at each other, said something, and quickly followed.

"Senior, please stay."

Chen Tang smiled slightly and persuaded Kou Zhenshan and the other man.

When he reached the entrance of the mountain stronghold, he seemed to have thought of something. He paused, turned around and looked at Qin Xi, and suddenly said, "I don't know the way down the mountain. Your Highness, please take us there."

"I?"

Qin Xi was slightly startled, then reacted, looked around, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay."

"All soldiers please disperse. Nothing is wrong here. These are just some minor misunderstandings."

Qin Xi walked towards Chen Tang while comforting the soldiers around him.

The Dragon and Tiger Overlord was beaten into that state, how could it be just a small misunderstanding?

But after all, the young master came out to smooth things over, so no one could say anything.

Even if you are dissatisfied with Chen Tang, who can do anything to him? You still have to watch him leave.

"Chen Xiaoyou, this way please."

Qin Xi seemed to have returned to his approachable self as he had in Yanyu Village, leading the way with a smile on his face.

When they reached the middle of the mountain, Qin Xi said, "Friend Chen, there is no one here anymore. Do you have anything to say to me?"

"Your Highness, will you leave with me?"

Chen Tang asked.

He was not sure whether Qin Xi's current choice was his own will or was beyond his control.

Bringing Qin Xi out alone was to give Qin Xi a chance to choose.

Although Lu Qing was disappointed with her father, at this moment, the look in her eyes when she looked at Qin Xi still revealed a hint of expectation.

"Where can I go if I leave?"

Qin Xi smiled bitterly.

Lu Qing said quickly: "Let's go find mom. As long as our family is together, we can go anywhere."

Qin Xi asked: "Do you still want to hide your identity and hide?"

Lu Qing said: "Aren't you hiding in this Ghost Crying Ridge now and can't show up?"

"That's different."

Qin Xi shook his head and said, "For more than thirty years before, when I was in that valley, I lived in fear every day. I had to look at the face of the evil emperor, for fear of angering her. It was she who chopped off my father's arm!"

"I finally managed to escape from there with you guys, but I can only hide in a small mountain village, living a poor and miserable life. I live in fear every day, treading on thin ice, afraid that my identity will be exposed. I have had enough of this kind of life!"

"Later, I was rescued by Murong Daoye..."

At this point, Qin Xi paused, smiled mockingly, and said, "To be precise, he captured me and imprisoned me in the general's mansion, and I still cannot be free."

"He sensed that Daqian was in turmoil and about to collapse, so he wanted to use my identity to gather the old subordinates of the previous dynasty to compete for the throne of China. In order to survive, I could only pretend to be friendly with him and secretly accumulate strength."

"Fortunately, I made it to today and finally broke free from his control!"

"I've lived for forty years, forty years! Finally one day, I'm no longer controlled by others! Chen Xiaoyou, can you understand this feeling?"

Chen Tang was silent.

Qin Xi looked at Lu Qing and asked loudly, "Qing'er, tell me, how can I go back? After I go back, I still have to look at the face of the evil emperor, hide and live in fear, poverty and hardship?"

Lu Qing looked at his excited father, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

It turns out that it was so painful for my father to stay with them for the past forty years.

Chen Tang said: "Your Highness, have you ever thought about this? You have escaped Murong Daoye's control, and perhaps others are also using you."

"You mean Qi Fuqin?"

Qin Xi smiled and immediately understood the hidden meaning of Chen Tang's words.

In fact, in the brief contact with Qifu Qin, Chen Tang discovered some details that this Dragon and Tiger Overlord did not respect Qin Xi as much as others.

Qin Xi also kept a low profile in front of this person.

Qin Xi nodded and said, "You are right. Qifu Qin originally found me because he wanted to use me to gather the old people from the previous dynasty."

"But the difference between him and Murong Daoye is that the Murong family wants to revive the Yan Kingdom. After using me, they can abandon me at any time. But Qifu Qin wants to restore the Wu Dynasty. As long as it is the Wu Dynasty, my identity and bloodline will have an unshakable position!"

“What’s more, after the news that Emperor Wu might still be alive spread, he didn’t dare to have any other thoughts about me.”

Chen Tang nodded slightly.

I have to say that His Highness has a clear mind.

He knew his situation clearly.

He could see through Murong Daoye's thoughts and could also glimpse Qifu Qin's ambitions.

But he still chose to stay.

"You are right about one thing. As long as the Emperor is alive, even if he does not show up, neither Murong Daoye nor Qifu Qin dare to do anything to you."

Chen Tang said: "But, one day, Emperor Wu will grow old."

"Oh, it all depends on your ability!"

Qin Xi slowly clenched his fist and said, "On that day, perhaps I will be able to control the power to compete with Murong Daoye and Qi Fu Qin!"

He looked at Chen Tang, his eyes filled with passion and sincerity, and said, "Friend Chen, as long as you are willing to help me, great things will come true! In the future, I am willing to share this world with you!"

Chen Tang smiled.

He understood that this was Qin Xi's choice. This prince was also ambitious, but he had lived in fear for the past forty years and could only hide his ambition.

Now that he has escaped from his predicament and is the center of attention, he may even have the chance to climb higher. How could he be willing to become that unknown teacher again?

"I am not interested in this. I am sorry to disappoint Your Highness."

Chen Tang said calmly.

He didn't take Qin Xi's promise seriously at all.

What's more, how could someone who is obsessed with power be willing to share the power he has acquired?

Murong Daoye, Qifu Qin and Qin Xi used each other, plotted against each other, and were on guard against each other.

They are no different. In pursuit of the supreme throne, they are willing to do anything and have no bottom line.

Abandoning your wife and children, what does it matter?

Chen Tang had long been fed up with this kind of intrigue and deception.

Different road non-phase plan.

Chen Tang bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, please go back. There is no need to see you off."

Qin Xi smiled and asked, "Where are you going, Mr. Chen? Are you really going to Beijing to rescue people?"

"Yes."

Chen Tang nodded.

Qin Xi said: "The capital of Daqian is a dangerous place, with deep waters like the sea. Little friend Chen, please be careful and help take good care of Qing'er. As for her mother...if she is still alive, it would be best if we could rescue her together."

Lu Qing asked coldly: "Do you have anything to say? Do you want me to tell mother?"

Qin Xi hesitated for a long time before saying, "We are not destined to meet in this life. I can only repay Yun Yan's kindness to me in the next life."

Lu Qing sneered and turned away.

Chen Tang glanced at Qin Xi, nodded slightly, and went down the mountain with everyone else.

Qin Xi stood there for a long time, took a deep breath, turned around and walked towards the mountain.

Not long after, they returned to the mountain village.

In the mountain village, many people were busy coming and going.

Some were repairing the ground in the yard, while others were moving around in the tents.

Qin Xi followed the smell of medicine and came to a tent. He rolled over and got in. His expression changed immediately. He rushed to the bed with a worried look on his face and asked with concern, "Father-in-law, how are you? Are you okay?"

At this moment, Qifu Qin was lying on the bed, with several doctors surrounding him, bandaging his wounds.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I will be fine."

Qifu Qin endured the severe pain in his body, slowly sat up, looked at Qin Xi deeply, and said: "I thought that Your Highness would follow them down the mountain and never come back."

Qin Xi said quickly: "Father-in-law, you are worrying too much. How can I abandon you, my wife, and the soldiers of the previous dynasty?"

"Your Highness is wise."

Qi Fuqin nodded and said, "If His Majesty knew about this, he would be very pleased. We gathered our old subordinates in Guikui Ridge. After all, it is for the Wu Dynasty, for His Majesty, and for His Highness' future."

"My father-in-law is absolutely right."

Qin Xi snorted coldly and punched the edge of the bed heavily, saying, "That Chen Tang is really too much. He knew that my father-in-law was a Zhuxian warrior back then, but he still hit me so hard. He is simply arrogant!"

"Don't worry, father-in-law. If I see Dad in the future, I will definitely let Dad teach him a lesson!"

Qifu Qin patted Qin Xi's arm and said with satisfaction: "With your words, it is worth it even if I die on the battlefield for Wu Dynasty."

"Your Highness, do you know where this person is going?"

Qifu Qin asked again.

Qin Xi said: "I heard that he is going to the capital to rescue the King of Wei before he is executed in the autumn."

The young lady next to him suddenly said, "Isn't there still your Madam Lu?"

"Minglan, what are you talking about?"

Qin Xi held his wife's hand and said, "I lived under someone else's roof all those years and had to put up with all the humiliation. I didn't have any feelings for that woman surnamed Lu."

"Hmph, that's pretty much it."

Qifu Minglan snorted softly.

Qin Xi dodged his gaze.

After decades of companionship, how could there be no feelings?

But now that things have come to this, he really can't go back.

"Go to Beijing to rescue people?"

Qifu Qin suddenly sneered and said, "Young man, you don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is! It seems that there is no need for Your Majesty to intervene. This boy will be buried in the capital!"

"Dad, this guy is so young, could he have already cultivated to the level of a Grandmaster?"

Qifu Minglan asked with a frown.

"His cultivation has not yet reached the Grandmaster level, but in terms of combat power, he is probably comparable to a peak Grandmaster."

Qi Fu Qin changed the subject and said, "However, with his means, it is still too naive to want to go to the capital to rescue people!"

"In the capital of Daqian, let alone those powerful Grandmasters, there are two Grandmasters in the Transformation Realm, Murong Daoye and Xuantian Sect Leader. What can he use to fight against a Grandmaster?"

"Going to Beijing to save people is to seek death!"

Qifu Minglan said: "He is the descendant of Emperor Wu, but he has no respect for his father and husband. I think he is born to be a rebel. It is better for him to die!"

Qi Fuqin suddenly ordered: "Zhenshan, Xu Ling, you two sneak into the vicinity of Daqian Capital and be careful to hide your tracks. You are just gathering information. I want to see how much of a wave this kid can make in the capital."

"As ordered!"

Kou Zhenshan and Xu Ling took the order and left.

(End of this chapter)