Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 241: Killing Fengcheng

At dusk on the second day, the setting sun was blood-red, and the afterglow of the setting sun penetrated the window lattice and sprinkled in the house. Zhao Junning woke up slowly, raised her eyelids slightly, and the scene in front of her gradually became clear. She saw Li Ziyan sitting quietly beside the bed, silently guarding her.

As if they were telepathically connected, Li Ziyan noticed Zhao Junning's awakening. He slowly raised his head and his eyes met Zhao Junning's. "Junning, you're awake." Li Ziyan whispered in a low voice, revealing a trace of sincere concern and comfort in his words.

Zhao Junning nodded slightly, indicating that she was awake. Her eyes were a little blurry at first, but they became clear and bright again in a moment. "Where is Xinghui?" She blurted out anxiously, her tone full of anxiety and expectation.

Li Ziyan responded in a tender tone: "Don't worry, I will take you to find her right away."

After that, Li Ziyan carefully helped Zhao Junning up, and the two of them staggered off the bed and slowly walked out of the room. They walked side by side through the narrow and dark corridor, across the sunny courtyard, and finally arrived at a quiet and pleasant place.

In front of him was a small and exquisite tomb, surrounded by colorful and beautiful flowers, emitting bursts of refreshing fragrance. Li Ziyan pointed at the tombstone and said in a low voice: "This is Xing Hui's cenotaph. As for Yuan Xing Hui herself, His Royal Highness the King of Qin has decided to take her back to the royal tomb for a proper burial."

Hearing this, Zhao Junning was struck by lightning, her body trembled violently, her heart seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand, the pain was unbearable. In an instant, tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably, blurring her vision. Her legs became weak, her steps staggered, and she walked to the tomb with difficulty, her eyes fixed on the familiar name engraved on the tombstone - Yuan Xinghui.

At this moment, Zhao Junning noticed a person kneeling beside him. This person was Xiao Xuantang. He lowered his head, and the whole person was like a sculpture, kneeling there quietly, with a suffocating atmosphere of sadness all over his body, as if he had been isolated from the whole world and lost all vitality.

Zhao Junning looked at the distraught Xiao Xuantang, and a complex wave of emotions surged in her heart. She knew very well that Xiao Xuantang always had a deep and sincere love for Yuan Xinghui. Now, facing Xinghui's sudden death, he must be suffering from unspeakable pain and torture.

Zhao Junning's eyes were misty again, and crystal clear tears rolled down like a flood. She reached out and gently stroked the tombstone, trying to sense Xing Hui's presence through the slight coolness transmitted by her fingertips, as if this would bring Xing Hui closer to her.

She recalled the past with Yuan Xinghui.

In this silent atmosphere, time seemed to stand still. Zhao Junning was immersed in grief, unable to extricate herself, while Li Ziyan stood silently beside her to accompany her.

"Organize the army! I will destroy Fengcheng and kill Qin Zhuoyuan!" Xiao Xuantang tightly grasped the long sword in his hand, his eyes revealing endless killing intent and determination. Lin Muchen, Song Ciqiu and Jiang Luming beside him echoed and expressed their willingness to follow Xiao Xuantang to the battle. They were all filled with righteous indignation, as if they could not wait to start this battle of revenge.

However, just as they were about to set off, Xu Wenhe suddenly stepped forward and blocked their way. He frowned and asked with a worried look on his face: "How can you four capture Fengcheng with such a small number of troops?"

Xiao Xuantang bit his lip and answered without hesitation: "We will try our best, use any means necessary, even at any cost!" His voice was sonorous and powerful, full of determination and courage.

After hearing this, Xu Wenhe's eyes widened, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. He said excitedly: "Are you crazy? The border is now in a critical situation and is under fierce attack from foreign enemies. The situation is precarious. If you stay behind, you can stabilize the overall situation and take the opportunity to eliminate those treacherous officials and traitors in the court. But at this moment, you actually plan to attack Fengcheng, which is heavily guarded by 100,000 troops, with only this meager force? This is simply hitting a rock with an egg!"

Xiao Xuantang stared at Xu Wenhe intently, his eyes filled with endless sorrow and resentment. His voice seemed to come from the Netherworld, so low that it made people shudder: "The people you love and your relatives are still alive and well in this world, so you can't understand the pain in my heart at this moment. You naturally can't feel the feeling of extreme despair and going crazy, after all, you have never personally experienced the pain of losing the love of your life.

However, my beloved wife has long gone away from me. I am just an ordinary person, neither a saint nor a compassionate Bodhisattva, so naturally I do not have such a broad mind and a kind heart. "At this point, his eyes, as deep as a pool of water, began to turn red slightly, and tears flowed out of his eyes uncontrollably, gradually blurring his vision.

At this moment, Li Ziyan stepped into the house with steady and firm steps. He looked at the four people in front of him with a serious expression, and said slowly in an unusually heavy tone: "Everyone, are you really determined to use your own flesh and blood to attack that indestructible city?

Have you ever thought about it carefully? Qin Zhuoyuan is now blood-thirsty, and there are still hundreds of thousands of unarmed innocent people in the city! If you insist on using your precious lives to exchange for the so-called blood feud, won’t you have to sacrifice the lives of many innocent people? Is it worth it? "

Xiao Xuantang showed no fear at all, and said righteously: "Li Ziyan, get out of my way! If the unfortunate victim today was Zhao Junning, would you be indifferent and not want to take revenge?" His eyes flashed with determination and courage, as if no difficulties could stop him from moving forward.

Upon hearing this, Li Ziyan was furious and his body began to tremble uncontrollably. He shouted in exasperation, "Xiao Xuantang, don't you know that the current situation is out of control!" However, facing the questioning of his best friend, Xiao Xuantang remained as steady as a rock and did not waver.

At this time, Lin Muchen walked forward with steady steps, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, fixed on Li Ziyan, and said in a low and firm tone: "Ziyan, your parents and the people you love are all alive and well, so you can stick to your principles.

But we are different. Our loved ones have long left us. You can be calm, but we can't. You don't need to intervene in this operation. This is a blood feud between us and Qin Zhuoyuan. "

Li Ziyan fell silent. He began to think, if it was Zhao Junning who encountered this situation, what would he do? Could he really be as calm and rational as he is now? The entanglement deep in his heart made him feel extremely painful.