After returning to the tent, Wei Ling restrained the sadness on his face and his gaze was once again filled with warmth.
Nie Liang, who should have been lying in the coffin, was sleeping lightly on his bed.
Nie Liang faintly opened his eyes when he heard the sound of footsteps approaching, and he heaved a sigh of relief in his heart after confirming the identity of the person that had arrived.
"What's the situation outside?"
Wei Yong said in a low voice, "Everything is going smoothly. We've sent people back in secret, and those obstacles will be eliminated one by one."
Thinking back to the dangers of that day, Wei Yong broke out in a cold sweat.
Nie Liang fainted. After the doctor took his pulse, he confirmed that his breathing and pulse had stopped. Wei Qiong cried for a long time. He and Fan Chen wiped the body of the late master and changed his clothes. Unexpectedly, Nie Liang coughed softly and slowly woke up. Even though Nie Liang had crawled back from the gates of hell, his body was already unable to bear the burden.
He finally made up his mind to pave the way for Nie Qing. Those who obstructed Nie Qing and the Nie Clan had to die!
The corpses in the coffins were easy to deal with. Nie Liang had Death Warrior Shadow Guards by his side. Their appearance and figure were similar to his, and with a little disguise, they could pass off as genuine and deceive people. Unless it was a relative or someone who had been in contact with the corpse for a long time, it would be difficult to tell that the corpse in the coffin was fake.
Once Nie Liang really died, he would be able to exchange it with the corpse in the coffin.
Even if Wei Ci was reborn, the number of times he had really interacted with Nie Liang could be counted on one hand, and he did not discover any clues at all.
In order to keep it a secret, the only people who knew were Wei Yong and Fan Chen, even Nie Qing. It was not that Nie Liang was heartless to hide it from his son. It was only because he knew that Jiang Pengji would send someone to pay her respects and to test if he was really dead. If Nie Qing knew the truth, the possibility of him being exposed was too high. Since that was the case, it was better to keep it a secret and wait for the dust to settle before Wei Yong told him the truth.
Nie Liang sneered, "I'm afraid they're going to celebrate and hold a banquet to celebrate that I've finally been taken away by the King of Hell."
Wei Yong suppressed his heartache, his expression cold. "Those people won't live for long."
Nie Liang smiled and said, "That's true. If the people I sent were faster, they might even be ahead of me."
Wei Yong looked at his friend's haggard and weak appearance and felt extremely depressed.
Just by looking at Nie Liang's current appearance, who would be able to imagine that he was once the noble son of a gentry clan that was renowned in the capital and possessed peerless elegance?
Nie Liang saw the forbearance under his expression and suddenly revealed a faint smile.
"It's not that I don't remember the promises I made with Zi Shun. It's just that the heavens don't give us false years. You and I are mere mortals, how can we go against the heavens?" Nie Liang consoled him, "The ancients often said that man can conquer the heavens. How can we know that we are not obeying the heavens? Perhaps Nie Liang was born with a short lifespan. In the future, if Liang Zhen unfortunately passes away, Zi Shun shouldn't be too sad. If after death his spirit sees Zi Shun being implicated by a good person, his heart will not be at ease. "
Wei Yong said, "If it weren't for this vile person causing mischief and poisoning you, how could you be like this?"
"Getting to the bottom of it, the symptom lies in the 'Nie family'. As long as I carry the identity, I will never be free." Nie Liang said, "If there's a next life, I'd like to be a commoner and live in seclusion. I'd like to make two or three friends and go to banquets when I'm free. I'd like to not be bound by the secular world …"
Even without this vile person poisoning him, there would be another vile person causing mischief and assassinating him in the future.
Ever since Old Master Nie seized power and stirred up endless internal strife in the Nie family, Nie Liang had seen through this point.
Unless the problem was solved from the root, what was bound to happen would still happen.
Wei Yong's eyes were bloodshot and filled with tears.
Nie Liang knew his good friend's temperament well. These words couldn't resolve him. If a few words could, then Wei Yong wouldn't be Wei Yong.
"If there's a next life, Yong will still be Guangshan's close friend. You and I will look at the moon in the wind, burn incense and boil wine, and talk about the world. That will be enough."
Nie Liang laughed, "You're really stubborn. Isn't it enough to be burdened by a good person for a lifetime? You want to compensate for a second life."
If Nie Liang hadn't taken the initiative to befriend him, Wei Yong would most likely still be that refined scholar sitting peacefully by the window reading poetry and books. He wouldn't have been involved in the Nie family's internal strife and the world's struggle. Nie Liang felt very guilty when he mentioned this. He had let everyone down except Wei Yong down.
If Wei Yong held a grudge because of his death for the rest of his life, he wouldn't be at ease even if he closed his eyes.
Wei Yong didn't think it was bad. If the regrets in this life could be fulfilled in the next life, it would be a blessing.
After saying so much, Nie Liang was mentally exhausted. He couldn't resist the exhaustion of his body and fell into a deep sleep.
On the other side, Wei Ci returned after paying his respects. He maintained a contemplative expression along the way until Zhanjiang Pass came into view.
Jiang Pengji was relieved when she saw Wei Ci return in good condition. She began to ask about serious matters.
"Is Nie Guangshan really dead?"
Wei Ci said, "The corpse in the coffin is indeed him. Everyone's performance is flawless."
Jiang Pengji sighed. "This dear friend received his bento so quickly. He finished filming in just a few scenes … It's really beyond my expectations. I don't even know if I should continue bullying his son. I keep feeling like I'm bullying him. By the way, they didn't make things difficult for you, did they? "
Wei Ci had already learned to automatically filter out words that he didn't understand, such as "finished filming" and "received his bento."
"They didn't make things difficult for me, but their morale didn't collapse with Nie Liang's death. Instead, they seemed to be united against a common enemy."
Wei Ci was also a smart person. If outsiders wanted to make things difficult for him, they really needed to be capable.
"If Nie Liang is dead, then so be it. He's still causing trouble for me." Jiang Pengji crossed her arms in front of her chest and said, "Did they have anything for you to say?"
The morale that had collapsed due to grief and indignation condensed, Nie Liang was forcibly prolonging his life.
Wei Ci completely repeated Wei Lian's words.
Jiang Pengji sneered and said, "What do they mean? Are they waiting for Nie Liang to come out of his grave and challenge him for revenge? "
Wei Ci sighed and said, "That's most likely what they mean."
"Then I'll fulfill their wish. I hope that Nie Liang's coffin will be buried by then. Otherwise, it won't look good if it's dug out."
As a face tank, Jiang Pengji's ability to attract hatred was indeed incomparable to that of ordinary people.
If Wei Lian and the others knew about this, they would draw their swords and fight her to the death.
What did she mean?
She was just short of saying that she wanted to dig out Nie Liang's corpse and whip it or expose it to the wilderness.
The corner of Wei Ci's mouth twitched. He always felt that it was not without reason that his lord was hated so much.
When one was her enemy, not only would one's body be tortured, but one's spirit would also be attacked many times.
Nie Liang's psychological quality was already high enough, but his lord was too good at infuriating people. Her series of actions could anger people to death.
Because of Nie Liang's funeral, the two armies were busy with their own matters and did not make a big move.
At the same time, the Nie family of Zhongzhao received the news of Nie Liang's death at the first instance. For a moment, people's hearts wavered and waves surged in the dark.
"Great, Nie Guangshan's death is really wonderful!"
"He's gone. How can Nie Qing protect the Nie family business by himself? In the end, won't we have to step in? Otherwise, the Nie family will be swallowed alive by the feudal lords. "
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