What should they do in such a predicament?
Long Fei Ye and Gu each held an arm in front of Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi turned helplessly to Gu Beiyue and asked, "Gu Beiyue, tell Long Fei Ye which choice is the right one."
Back then, when Long Fei Ye had to choose between postponing the northern expedition, Gu Beiyue had said that there was no such thing as cruelty. There was only right and wrong, and the path of an emperor was one of choice!
The northern expedition couldn't be considered the path of an emperor, but what lay before them now was the true path of an emperor!
If they gave up, they wouldn't just lose the world at their fingertips, but also the people's hearts!
Perhaps Gu Beiyue would be as calm and rational as ever if it were anyone else, but this time he was facing Han Yunxi.
Gu Beiyue wasn't a god! How could he be so cruel and calm? Gu Beiyue didn't say anything. He'd already said what he needed to say.
"Poison lass, let's go! Leave this damned place! I've already made some inquiries. Behind the Wintercrow Tribe's snowy mountains is the Ice Sea, and behind the Ice Sea is a new continent! Let's go, we'll leave Cloud Realm together! " Gu said loudly, "Send someone to spread the news right now. Say we're all dead and gone! Mu Boyuan can do whatever he wants! This world can be given to whoever wants it! "
Right now, Gu Qishao looked like a willful child who was indulging in wild fantasies.
But Long Fei Ye actually listened to him. "Alright, let's go right away!"
Han Yunxi shook her head. "Long Fei Ye, are you going to abandon the world?"
"Don't mention Northern Li, this crown prince doesn't even want the entire Cloud Realm!" Long Fei Ye said.
Back then, when he said to Jun Yi Xie that "Han Yunxi will not be exchanged for the world", he was not joking, nor was he trying to deceive Jun Yi Xie.
Forget about Northern Li, he wouldn't even trade all of Cloud Realm Continent for Han Yunxi's life!
"I don't want to destroy your empire, nor do I want to destroy you and make you a deserter!" Han Yunxi said coldly, "I, Han Yunxi, am not a deserter. My husband is definitely not a deserter!"
What kind of wicked idea did Gu come up with?
He actually wanted them to escape?
The world was big, but the human heart was only that big. They might be able to escape Cloud Realm Continent, but could they escape her heart? Even if he could escape the mouths of the people of the world, could he escape the condemnation of the historians?
Han Yunxi didn't care how others saw her, let alone how historians wrote about her! However, she cared about how the world viewed Long Fei Ye. She cared about how the historians wrote about Long Fei Ye!
He was different from her!
She was nothing more than a lonely soul who transmigrated 3,000 years ago! She only had him and a group of close friends who had gone through fire and water with her. With him, they were enough!
But he was the true crown prince of East Qin, the only remaining member of the imperial family of the Great Qin Empire! In the hearts of the people of Cloud Realm Continent, he was the most revered and worshipped king!
He was a man!
He shouldered a mission that had to be completed and the hopes of the people of the world. At the same time, he shouldered his own ambitions and her hopes for him.
How many nights had they talked by candlelight as they dreamed of the future together? They dreamed of a brand new empire, a noblest imperial family, and an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity!
Had he forgotten all of that? Did he not want any of it?
Long Fei Ye didn't say a word in the face of Han Yunxi's "deserter."
Han Yunxi pulled him over so that he was facing her.
"Long Fei Ye, you told me before that the world is very big, much bigger than I imagined! Tell me, how big is the world? How far can we run? "Han Yunxi asked seriously.
Long Fei Ye still didn't answer. Gu Beiyue's brows were tightly knitted as he looked at Han Yunxi. He suddenly realized that he wasn't the calmest and most rational person. This woman … was!
He had completely lost.
"Tell me!" Han Yunxi pressed Long Fei Ye.
Long Fei Ye didn't answer, but Gu loudly answered for him, "Fine! We won't run away! "
He turned around and immediately summoned Mo Xie's sword soul. He narrowed his long and narrow eyes and said coldly, "This old man won't be a deserter. This old man will go and slaughter Tian An's imperial city right now. Let's see who's the one threatening whom! "
As soon as he said this, Long Fei Ye immediately looked at Gu Beiyue. Gu Beiyue also looked at Long Fei Ye. Both of them seemed to have thought of something.
Gu really wanted to go. Fortunately, Han Yunxi held him back. She said sternly, "If you dare to do such a thing, I'll kill you first!"
Gu almost replied, "Unfortunately, you can't kill me."
However, Long Fei Ye pulled Han Yunxi over and said, "Let him go! Kill Mu Boyuan for this crown prince and hang his head at the city gate! "
"Yes! If we don't kill this person, how can we appease the people? "Gu Beiyue was also very excited.
They must have been angered by Mu Boyuan's threat. Otherwise, they wouldn't have lost their cool. They should have thought of a countermeasure long ago! They had come in secret this time to prepare for a sneak attack!
Fortunately, Gu's words just then had reminded the two of them.
Gu was an undying and indestructible fellow just as terrifying as Bai Yanqing. If he went all out, slaughtering an entire city would be a piece of cake! Killing Mu Boyuan would be even easier. As long as he killed Mu Boyuan, the Li Clan would be leaderless and fall into chaos.
As for Bai Yanqing, it would be perfect if they ran into him on this trip.
Long Fei Ye summoned the Shadow Guard and ordered, "Have the Tianning barracks reply to Mu Boyuan in this crown prince's name. Just say that this crown prince will personally bring Han Yunxi over! Have him prepare well and come out of the city to welcome us! "
After hearing Long Fei Ye's words, Han Yunxi recovered her wits and understood Long Fei Ye's countermeasure!
Gu didn't care what considerations they had in mind. Mo Xie's sword spirit glowed with a cold light in his hand. He wouldn't be able to quench his pent-up anger until he slaughtered Mu Boyuan.
The Tianning barracks were about half a month's journey away from the Tian An imperial city. If they were fast, it would only take them a day and a night to get there.
Since Mu Boyuan wanted to use the people of the world to kill Han Yunxi, then they would beat him at his own game and win the hearts of the people once more!
The Shadow Guard was about to leave when Gu Beiyue called him back and whispered something into his ear. It wasn't clear what he said, but the Shadow Guard earnestly memorized it and repeated it in a low voice. It was a long time before he left.
The dispute didn't affect Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi at all. In fact, it made them understand each other's hearts even more.
After discussing their countermeasure, they continued on their journey.
As expected, they secretly arrived at the outskirts of the Tian An imperial city by the evening of the next day. At the same time, the Tianning barracks were sending a letter to Mu Boyuan, as well as a letter in Long Fei Ye's name.
The letter first expressed Long Fei Ye's deep love for Han Yunxi, as well as his desire to join hands with the princess of Western Qin to create a new era of peace for the Great Qin Empire and benefit the people of Cloud Realm. Then it elaborated on the Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi's various considerations and choices in the face of the threat from the Li Clan's Mu family. Finally, it promised not only to the common people, but also to the soldiers participating in the war that Han Yunxi was willing to personally visit the Tian An imperial city and exchange her life for Cloud Realm's peace.
Gu Beiyue had sent the Shadow Guard to deliver this letter. Although it was hypocritical and deliberately stirring up emotions, it was still the truth. If not for the fact that he cared for the common people, how could Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi ever be threatened and restrained? In terms of repaying debts of gratitude and enmity, Long Fei Ye didn't lose to Gu in any way.
Once the letter was announced, it spread to every corner of Cloud Realm Continent within a few days. It wasn't just the south central regions, Tianning, Northern Li, Western Zhou, and Tian An commoners all cheered Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi on their behalf. At the same time, they denounced the Li Clan's Mu family. Many commoners even formed militias to join the army.
Within a few days, all of Cloud Realm Continent was in an uproar. The Li Clan's Mu family became the target of public criticism. Everywhere was filled with complaints against the Li Clan's Mu family. The common people all said that as long as Mu Boyuan dared to harm a hair on Han Yunxi's head, the world wouldn't let the Mu family off so easily!
Long Fei Ye's group of four hid near the Tian An imperial capital to observe the situation and wait for an opportunity to strike.
They never expected things to turn out like this. They only wanted to beat the Li Clan at their own game, but never expected the Li Clan's Mu family to incur the wrath of the masses.
Their scouts brought back news that the commoners in the cities near the Tian An imperial capital were already rioting. The commoners in other places were rioting as well. They stopped trying to stop the militias from joining the war, but rushed to the rebel camps on their own accord.
What did it mean when people said that the world was in chaos? This was true chaos! Long Fei Ye's group wasn't in a rush to launch a sneak attack, but could simply sit back and watch the situation unfold.
The Tian An imperial capital was sealed off from news. Otherwise, the commoners would have risen up in revolt long ago!
Today, a piece of excellent news arrived from Jiangnan.
A rebel army couldn't withstand the pressure and surrendered. Not only did they surrender, but they also scolded the Li Clan's Mu family for being unrighteous and unworthy of leading the army. As soon as the news came out, several rebel armies immediately surrendered.
Han Yunxi and the others didn't even have to show their faces. They could win without a fight.
Faced with this kind of pressure, Mu Boyuan didn't dare to kill the commoners in the Tian An imperial capital. He had already been sleepless for several days.
He didn't shut himself in the study of General Mu's residence and let the Li Clan's elders knock on the door, persuade, and even threaten him.
Yes, General Mu had put Long Tianmo under house arrest and threatened Han Yunxi with massacring the entire city. This had already made the Elders very unhappy.
The Li Clan had become the target of condemnation and public enemy number one. The Li Clan's Elders, who lived in seclusion and didn't care about the secular world, could no longer sit still.
The Li Clan was good at war, but they were the ones who hated war the most. They hated war the most.
Only those who had been on the battlefield and seen rivers of blood and corpses would know what war was. Only then would they hate and fear war.
The Li Clan was like this!
The Li Clan's art of war wasn't talent. It was the accumulated experience of generations of Li Clan descendants charging and breaking through enemy lines on the battlefield, licking their blades and drinking blood, risking their lives.
The Li Clan's art of war wasn't just a military book. It was a history of the Li Clan's blood, sweat, and tears.
The Li Clan hated war, so they were neutral! That was why when the Qin Empire's civil war was fought, both Eastern and Western Qin suffered great losses. The Li Clan had 100,000 soldiers, but they didn't side with either side. They didn't betray either side and declare themselves king. Instead, they chose to disband the army, live in seclusion, and disappear …
Why did General Mu do this?
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