HLnovel Chapter 186 Why should others fight for your hatred?
Chapter 186 Why should others fight for your hatred?
May 16th is the seventh day of the competition.
Despite the temptation of a third-rank official and ten thousand taels of silver, there are now very few people who even try to go on stage. Only two or three people go on stage throughout the whole day, and they were all sent away by Li Jixin's guards.
This day was the calmest since the tournament.
When Lu Yanyan and Han Qingyun returned home, they met Han Hongzhi and Han Xiaobo again. This time they were even more anxious than last time.
Fifth Uncle has not returned to the village since he left last time.
At first, they thought that since they were taken away by the court, they should be fine. However, several days had passed and no one was seen, and no news was received.
Today, Han Hongzhi and Han Xiaobo went to Jingzhao Yinli to inquire, but Jingzhao Yinli told them that Han Shunfa had been sent back to the village long ago.
When Han Hongzhi and Han Xiaobo continued to ask, Jingzhao Yin became impatient and just said that the person must have been sent back. If they couldn't find him, he might have been murdered.
The Jingzhao Yin also asked them whether Han Shunfa had offended anyone.
Fifth Uncle has been staying in Baiyun Village since he arrived in Luocheng. Who could he have offended?
Jingzhao Yin continued to ask what happened on the day Han Shunfa disappeared. Han Xiaobo immediately realized that his grandfather had been murdered, most likely by people from Prince Lin's Mansion in revenge.
Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan did not think that the people in Prince Lin's Mansion would be so stupid. If something happened to Fifth Uncle, the first person everyone would suspect would be the people in Prince Lin's Mansion.
"Brother Qingyun, Li Jiren made that promise and was just fooling people. As long as the victims are dead, who would risk offending Prince Lin's Mansion to kill him? He must have killed Grandpa."
Han Xiaobo became very worried when he thought about his grandfather getting into trouble.
"Xiaobo, the people in Prince Lin's Mansion aren't that stupid. Even if they wanted to kill someone, they wouldn't do it at this critical moment. Besides, Fifth Uncle may not be in trouble. I'll take people to look for him now."
Han Xiaobo looked at Han Qingyun with disappointment.
"No need. I know that after the competition, you will leave with the people from Prince Lin's Mansion. Of course, you will speak in their favor now."
"Xiaobo, what nonsense are you talking about?" Han Hongzhi looked shocked.
"Uncle Hongzhi, am I wrong? Prince Lin's soldiers killed so many people in our village, but Brother Qingyun not only refused to avenge them, but also prevented us from looking for people from Prince Lin's mansion. Is he so sure that Li Jixin will win in the end that he is proclaiming his loyalty in advance?"
Zhao Xingwu rushed out and cursed, "Han Xiaobo, are you sick? You are talking nonsense here!"
Han Hongzhi was so angry at Han Xiaobo that he was speechless. He pointed at Han Xiaobo and trembled constantly.
Han Qingyun laughed in anger: "Even the top expert of the Imperial Guard was defeated by Li Jixin. How can I, a weak scholar without any official position, kill Li Jixin or chop off Li Jiren?"
"You have passed the imperial examination and are the most promising person in our village, but you have never thought about revenge for the villagers."
"Han Xiaobo, that's enough!" Han Hongzhi roared angrily.
"Although Qingyun passed the imperial examination, he hasn't yet been appointed an official. Furthermore, even the Emperor doesn't dare to easily kill Li Jixin and Li Jiren. What can Qingyun do?"
"He couldn't kill those two bastards, but he's surrounded by experts. Could it be that Lu Liang, Liu Yang and the others couldn't defeat those two?"
Lu Yanyan couldn't help but ask, "Why do you think Lu Liang and his men are better than the commander and deputy commander of the Imperial Guard? Do you think they can defeat Li Jixin?"
"If they can't, what about the Lu family? Dalin, Erlin, Qin Gang, and Lu Changping, everyone has seen how skilled they are."
Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan's expressions changed. Han Qingyun's face turned ashen and he sneered.
"Why should others fight for your hatred?"
"Han Qingyun, don't forget that you are also from Fengye Village."
"No one is worth putting my family at risk. Han Xiaobo, don't morally blackmail anyone. Neither my family nor the Lu family owes you anything. If you have blood in your veins, just go ahead and let others fight for you. You're calculating too much!"
Han Xiaobo's face turned pale. He never expected Han Qingyun to speak so rudely.
"The reason you dare to speak to me like this is simply because you think I'm easy to talk to. You think that by provoking me like this, you can make me agree to assassinate the people in Prince Lin's Mansion. Do you think I'm a fool? You're not worthy!"
Han Xiaobo felt like he was slapped in the face, and being scolded by Han Qingyun was like being poured with a basin of cold water, and his mind became clear.
"Brother Qingyun, that's not what I meant. I was distracted for a moment. Don't be angry."
Han Hongzhi's eyes turned red with anger, and he slapped Han Xiaobo's back hard several times.
"You heartless wretch! The only reason your elder brother is assigned to the same battalion as Qingshan and Zhaochun, two skilled warriors, is because Qingyun paid the price. Can people like us afford to offend Prince Lin's Mansion? Even Daxin and Sanqian can see it clearly. Are you crazy? Will you be satisfied only if everyone in Fengye Village is killed?"
Han Dongchen and Zhao Xingye rushed over after hearing the noise. After hearing what Han Xiaobo said, they grabbed him and threw him out of Han's house.
Han Qingyun said to Han Hongzhi, "Uncle Hongzhi, you take the villagers to ask around first, and I'll take people to look for it too."
Han Hongzhi was so angry at Han Xiaobo that tears came out: "Qingyun, Xiaobo is crazy today, please don't be angry, I will go back and deal with him."
Han Qingyun forced a wry smile and nodded.
After seeing Han Hongzhi off, Lu Yanyan sat with Han Qingyun at the stone table.
"I didn't know before that there were such simple-minded and selfish people in Fengye Village," said Lu Yanyan.
In fact, she didn't have much contact with the villagers before, and only gradually became familiar with them during her escape.
Overall, Fengye Village is very good. There are no top-notch people and no one who likes to take advantage of others.
"He's my fifth uncle's grandson, and he's been spoiled since he was little. Let's not talk about him anymore. Yanyan, don't you think the disappearance of my fifth uncle and his family is very strange?"
"Putting the blame on someone. But it's too obvious. Anyone with a little brain will know that this couldn't have been done by someone from Prince Lin's Mansion. Without evidence, what can they do to Prince Lin's Mansion?" Lu Yanyan didn't understand.
"Perhaps their purpose is just to disrupt the ring match." Han Qingyun could only think of this explanation.
"The competition only lasts three days. Even the most skilled warrior in the Imperial Guard is no match for Li Jixin. If we fight openly, Li Jixin might actually win."
Han Qingyun hugged Lu Yanyan and said, "Today, an official from the Ministry of Personnel came to me and conveyed the emperor's secret decree. He said that if we really want to follow Li Jixin, we must find a way to get rid of Prince Lin and his two sons."
Lu Yanyan couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
"This is too crazy. Is this really an official from the Ministry of Personnel? Isn't this someone from Prince Lin's palace playing a role? This is hilarious."
Han Qingyun couldn't help but scratch Lu Yanyan's armpit.
"Are you still laughing? That official has the official seal, and the secret decree is also stamped with the imperial seal. The Guan family, the Liu family, and several other Jinshi have all sent me letters, and this matter is absolutely true."
After saying that, Han Qingyun couldn't help but rub his forehead. What was going on?
Although he judged that Emperor Zhaowen was a person who liked to play it straight based on recent events, this was too straightforward.
You have to know that they have not been granted official positions at all and cannot be considered as ministers of Emperor Zhaowen.
How could Emperor Zhaowen be so sure that these people would follow his arrangements?
Besides, how could they, a group of scholars, defeat Prince Lin and his son, who were highly skilled in martial arts and heavily guarded?
Lu Yanyan was laughing so hard that she couldn't straighten her back.
"He simply believes that all people in the world are his subjects, he is the heaven for all of us, and you must obey his orders."
After laughing, Lu Yanyan said seriously: "There is another point. He will not let these people's families go to Jiyang together. We are just the bargaining chips to control you."
Han Qingyun hugged her tightly: "No matter what, our family will never separate."
"Well, we'll never separate!"