"Mr. Su, you're indeed an interesting man. In that case, I'll be frank with you. Indeed, Brother Cheng and I are here for the Gong family. But we all know that it's wishful thinking to annex the Gong family. But it's risky for us to cooperate with the Gong family. "
Being open and honest would make things much easier to handle later on.
Lin Mengya felt that since it was a cooperation, it was reasonable for them to talk about the conditions first.
Benefits were benefits, and favors were favors. The two could not be confused.
"That's true. But what if I tell you that you can only protect your family by cooperating with the Gong family?"
Ma Beichen looked at her in puzzlement, but Cheng Su's expression was a little more profound.
"What do you mean?"
Lin Mengya looked at Cheng Su in response to Ma Beichen's question.
"I believe that General Cheng should have noticed something. There is an abnormal undercurrent that is ready to make trouble under the bright and beautiful flowers of Wei Country. "
Cheng Su took a deep breath. When he looked at her again, his eyes were faintly flashing with hatred and helplessness.
"Do you know those people?"
"Yes, I know a little more than you know. I've also fought with them, but every time I won. "
Cheng Su fell silent again, while Ma Beichen was as anxious as a monkey.
He pointed at Cheng Su and started yelling.
"You're hiding a secret behind my back! Tell me, what's going on? "
Cheng Su looked at Ma Beichen and said in a low voice, "Do you still remember my youngest uncle?"
"Didn't your youngest uncle go missing when he was suppressing bandits a few years ago?"
Cheng Su shook his head. Finally, he had the chance to spill out the secret in his heart.
"My youngest uncle is three years older than me, and we grew up together. He's excellent in martial arts, and he commands troops like a god. Five years ago, I went to the border with my uncle to suppress bandits, but I didn't expect that he and his brothers would disappear overnight. When I was in the camp at the rear, I heard someone say that they entered the demonic fog by mistake and were transformed by it. But I didn't believe it, so I sneaked into the place where they disappeared to check. But I saw limbs scattered on the ground. I thought they were ambushed by wild beasts, but I met a man. No, it's not a human, it's a living dead that feeds on the living! "
When he thought of the things that happened five years ago, a cold chill seemed to invade his internal organs.
Apart from Lin Mengya, the other two people in the room could not help but shiver when they heard Cheng Su's increasingly gloomy narration.
Ma Beichen crossed his arms and tried to wipe away the goosebumps on his skin.
"You brat, I asked you to talk about serious matters, not to tell stories!"
"No, he's telling the truth. That's what attacked the city that night. "
The sudden voice gave Ma Beichen a fright.
He felt a chill run down his spine all the way to the top of his head.
"Could it be that there really are ghosts in this world?"
Lin Mengya shook her head and continued, "These things are not ghosts. They are similar to the puppets of the Mu family. However, it's even more powerful than puppets. "
The reason why people feared ghosts and gods was because there were many things that could not be explained with common sense. In the end, it could only be attributed to the power of ghosts and gods.
However, if intangible things could be turned into tangible things, then it would not be so scary.
"Apart from these things, there were also some trained wild beasts that attacked the city that night. They could be used as the beast army. Although you two were at the banquet that night, the secret sentries that you placed outside the city sent back some news. That's why you began to suspect it, right? "
The two hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
In fact, they were not the only ones who suspected it. Many people also had some doubts.
This was because on that night outside the city, except for Ma Ji and the men of the Cheng family who were lying in ambush, many people from the other families were killed.
They did not know what method the Immortal City had used to avoid so many pairs of eyes and let the beasts and the medicine puppet appear outside the city without being noticed.
However, they later heard from the people who cleaned up the battlefield.
Along the way, many people lost their lives in their sleep.
Moreover, there were no wounds on their bodies, so they should have died of poisoning.
Most of those people lived near the roadside or the river, and some who came back late were also killed.
As for the men that the aristocratic families secretly placed outside the city, they had to go back to protect the rest of their clansmen on the night of the banquet, so they escaped the disaster.
However, there were also some who stayed behind, so they could not avoid it.
But they gritted their teeth and swallowed it. After all, they were here as guests, and they had evil intentions by secretly placing their men outside the city.
As for the Ma family and the Cheng family, she believed that their intentions were different from the others.
Therefore, they secretly protected them.
Because of this, their men received some news, but they were not very clear.
"Well, first, they sent back news that they were stopped in their room by your men and were not allowed to come out. Secondly, although you did it secretly, I felt that something was wrong with the banquet. But I asked everyone, and they all said that they did not sense anything. Therefore, I even suspected that there was something wrong with my senses. "
Ma Beichen touched his nose and said with a smile.
Lin Mengya knew that some things could not be hidden from these smart people.
She did not want to hide it too well. If they wanted to know, then they could find out on their own.
"That night, they wanted to launch a sneak attack on Feiye City and kill us. Fortunately, Master and Her Highness Xi had received the news long ago, so they guarded to the death and protected everyone. The reason why we did not tell you is that you have never seen such a thing. I'm afraid that you will be scared out of your wits and make mistakes. "
Lin Mengya did not hesitate to put gold on the faces of her husband and herself.
It was fine if they did not know, but if they knew, why should they not ask for credit?
Hearing her words, Ma Beichen and Cheng Su also knew the importance of that night's incident.
In his heart, he couldn't help but feel respect for those two righteous people.
Especially Cheng Su, who had investigated this matter in the early years and knew how dangerous it was. Therefore, he had a good impression of Her Highness Xi.
"Thank you for the protection of the Gong family and Her Highness."
Cheng Su's words were sincere.
Lin Mengya waved her hand, as if she did not care about it.
"It's okay, we are all the same. But Her Highness and Master are willing to make such a sacrifice for the sake of the world. Although it is commendable, they do not want others to thank them. "
Gong San, who was at the side, could not control his expression.
He pretended to cough a few times to remind his sister that if she continued to praise her, he would be embarrassed for her.
Little did he know that Cheng Su deeply agreed with him.
"Yes, Mr. Su is right. Her Highness and the Gong Family's Patriarch are both people of noble character, making us feel ashamed. I also know that no egg can remain intact when the nest is overturned. The Cheng family is willing to follow Her Highness and defend the country of David with our lives! "
It was true that Cheng Su was a member of the Cheng family, but he was also a soldier.
Guarding the border was his responsibility, and protecting the country was his dream.
If there was such a day, he would definitely put aside some grudges and fight to protect his country.
In comparison, he was easier to persuade than Ma Beichen.
But his attitude made Ma Beichen seem to be in a passive position.
This man blew his beard and glared at Cheng Su for a while, but Cheng Su was not moved at all.
He could not help but curse in his heart, "This fool Cheng, he did not know that he bought it for others."
Knowing that Ma Beichen was not as easy to fool as Cheng Su, Lin Mengya changed the topic.
"General Cheng is young and promising, loyal and courageous, which is admirable. However, this matter does not concern only the Gong family, but the life and death of the entire Wei Country. To be honest, those people's wild ambition is not just to replace the royal family. "
"Oh? They can't possibly want to annex the entire Wei Country, can they? "
Ma Beichen did not know the seriousness of the matter, and Lin Mengya did not mind telling him.
"Their goal is to destroy the Wei Country, and then let their people become the rulers of this land. And our descendants will become their slaves for generations to come! "
"That's impossible! How many aristocratic families and people are there in the Wei Country? It's a fool's dream for them to annex us one by one! "
Ma Beichen immediately retorted fiercely. Lin Mengya knew that this would be the result.
"What if I say that the so-called Divine Temple, the royal family, the royal family, and the top ten aristocratic families are their means to balance and divide us? Master Ma, do you think that they have the ability to enslave us? "
This time, Ma Beichen was speechless.
As Lin Mengya came from another world, she knew that this kind of division was sick and abnormal.
And the culprit that caused all of this was the Immortal City that was hidden underground.
However, Ma Beichen did not think so. This was the world he was born in. How could he jump out of this world and see something that did not exist in his memory?
"This … this …"
"There are many things that I can't explain to you now. The reason why I'm not hiding with you is that we don't have much time left, and we have to act immediately. Otherwise, I'll be the meat on the chopping block. "
She was not being alarmist.
What happened to Third Elder Brother might be related to the immortal city.
Once the conspiracy started, it would not stop until it reached its goal.
In this case, it was imperative to recruit people to cooperate with her.
The Ma Family and the Cheng Family were the first group of people she selected after much consideration.
One tree cannot make a forest. No matter how powerful the Gong Family was, they could not fight against them alone.
Lin Mengya spent a lot of time explaining her plan to the two of them.
They were both smart people, and Lin Mengya did not want them to make a decision now.
This was a matter of life and death, so they had to go home and discuss it before they acted.
Ma Beichen and Cheng Su also asked some questions, and she answered them as long as she could.
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