The next moment, the man returned to the corridor and gently put down Su Su and the old man. He did not seem to want to kill them. Xue Songguan was puzzled. She leaped up and stepped on the roofs of the bamboo buildings with her zither in hand. She stood on the other side of the fence and faced the man. However, Xue Songguan knew very well that this was a futile effort. Even if there were three of her, she would not be a match for this man. Even if the blacksmith who had once forged a sword for the Sword Emperor of West Shu was here, it would be meaningless to join forces with the dwarf senior who was pretending to be dead and was known as the "Master of the Thirty-six Barbarian Streams". The majestic man glanced at the old man who was curled up on the ground. He smiled and said, "Senior Meng Gu, don't you think it's a bit outrageous to pretend to be a grandson in front of a junior like me?"
The dwarf old man closed his eyes and muttered, "Whoever is better at martial arts is the grandpa. Just treat me as a grandson who is already dead. Don't bother about me!"
Huyan Suan, who had been infuriated by the blind zither player, stepped on the roof and rushed over. He jumped up high and was about to attack when the man calmly said, "Shu Hu 'er, stop."
Huyan Suan stretched out his hand and grabbed the eaves, hanging in the air. His entire body was covered in a thick stench of blood and hostility. However, after the man spoke, he obediently retracted his saber and gently landed on the beauty's back. He squatted down and sulked.
The man looked at the female zither player and spread his hands. "Wake him up. I have something to say."
Xue Songguan hesitated for a moment. She walked forward and gently woke Su Su up.
Su Su, who was still in a daze, finally understood the situation. He stood up and stood in front of Xue Songguan to protect her. He said in a trembling voice, "If you want to kill me, do it to me. It has nothing to do with her!"
The dwarf old man, who was playing dead on the ground, could not help but roll his eyes. It was really embarrassing to be such a brat's follower. If it were not for Zhao Dingxiu, that old bastard, begging him, he would not have been willing to get involved in this mess. Back then, he had almost pulled out the tendons of that man-cat and skinned him. He really did not want to have anything to do with the experts of the Central Plains anymore. What's more, this bullshit Crown Prince of Xishu was also a disappointment. How was he worthy of serving and risking his life? He was timid and short-sighted. All he knew was to wander around and pretend to be a hero. He didn't do any proper work and just muddled along. Xishu might as well not have such a Crown Prince who returned to his hometown in glory from Beimang.
Then, Su Su asked a question that made Huyan's face twitch. "Who are you?"
The man was stunned for a moment before he chuckled and said, "Chen Zhibao."
Su Su was so scared that he took a step back. His legs were weak. Fortunately, Xue Songguan supported him, so he did not collapse on the ground.
He was the villain Tu from the Great War of Spring and Autumn. He was the white-clothed soldier immortal mentioned by the current Emperor. He was Gu Jiantang's descendant, Lu Baijie's predecessor, the Minister of War of the Liyang Dynasty. He was now the King of Shu.
Chen Zhibao turned to look at the foot of the mountain and said indifferently, "The reason why I didn't kill you, Su Su, is because I want to do business with Zhao Dingxiu. This business was originally done with you by Beiliang, but after I was conferred the title of King of Xishu, I cut off the connection between you two. Beiliang is now at most sending you some money secretly. Don't even think about passing through the Shu border. Since Beiliang broke the promise first, you can't be blamed for breaking the promise later. Moreover, your life is in my hands. This Old Man Zhao would not hesitate to do this business if he was here. "
Su Su gathered his courage and asked, "You mean to say that you want us to abandon Hsu Fengnian and start a rebellion in Nanzhao according to your wishes?"
Speaking until here, Su Su sneered and said, "Bah, it's true that my martial arts are not good, but I'm not an ungrateful person!"
The dwarf old man whose life was hanging by a thread was so angry that he jumped up and gave this idiot a slap. Then, he continued to lie on the ground with his limbs in the air. He did not forget to say angrily, "If you want to die, then die. Don't implicate your Grandpa Meng Gu!"
Chen Zhibao chuckled and said, "Ungrateful?"
Su Su did not know where his courage came from. He straightened his neck and said with a red face, "I don't like Hsu Fengnian, and I don't like people like you even more!"
Chen Zhibao did not argue with him. He said to himself, "In this world, there are differences between public and private affairs. Just like these Miao people sheltering you, the crown prince of a fallen country, because they were indebted to This Old Man Zhao for not killing them. This is an eye for an eye. Thinking about it, before they die, they still owe you, Su Su. "
Chen Zhibao ordered, "Chu Hu 'er, go and kill them. Kill them all."
Huyan Suan carried his knife and left. Soon, the Miao stockade village was filled with cries and blood splattered everywhere.
Chen Zhibao did not look at Su Su who was gritting his teeth. He asked, "As long as you say to stop, I can make them stop."
Su Su was in a dilemma. He closed his eyes and did not dare to look at the Miao people who were drinking with him yesterday. Now, they were lying in a pool of blood. The young and strong Miao people in the stockade were almost all dead. Next would be the defenseless women and the elderly.
Su Su turned his head and looked at Xue Songguan in a daze. He asked helplessly, "Will the headmaster agree?"
The blind female zither player wanted to say something but stopped.
Su Su lowered his head and said sadly, "Yes, as long as we can restore the country, the headmaster will definitely agree."
Chen Zhibao said calmly, "I promise you, in the future, you can call yourself a king in other places except for Xi Shu."
Su Su sobbed, "What does this have to do with me? I have never thought about restoring the country. I have never thought about those unreachable dynasties …"
Chen Zhibao laughed, "Unreachable? Because of your mistake, another 37 Miao people have died, and the number of deaths will continue to increase. If you, Su Su, are a useless person who does not care about great kindness and righteousness, then you don't even care about small kindness and righteousness. "
Su Su raised his head and roared, "Stop!"
Chen Zhibao smiled and was indifferent.
Su Su rushed to Chen Zhibao with red eyes. He raised his fist and punched, "I asked you to stop, did you hear me?!"
Without Chen Zhibao making a move, Su Su flew out and was caught in Xue Songguan's arms.
Chen Zhibao raised his arm and the killing in the village stopped.
Chen Zhibao narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. He said sarcastically, "If I said that Zhao Dingxiu found me a month ago and wanted to abandon Beiliang and form an alliance with me, would you believe me?"
Su Su, with blood seeping out of the corner of his mouth, said in a daze, "Impossible, impossible …"
Chen Zhibao did not look at Su Su. He looked at Xue Songguan, "Go and tell Zhao Dingxiu that I agree. Xi Shu will give you thirty thousand soldiers and horses in half a year. Within a year, you can either eat up Nanzhao and then sit down to talk, or be eaten by me. "
Xue Songguan was expressionless and nodded.
She helped Su Su away from the beauty seat.
The dwarf old man who had escaped death chuckled and stood up. He patted his butt and was about to leave.
But a voice came from behind him, "Meng Gu, when someone accompanied the late emperor on a tour of Shu Zhao, you seemed to have called him Lame Xu when you tried to assassinate him?"
The old man stopped and did not dare to move. He laughed dryly, "I've long forgotten about the past. King of Shu, you are a magnanimous person. Just let me go like a fart, okay? "
The next moment, Chen Zhibao held Meng Gu's head in one hand. The old man's headless body collapsed in the corridor.
Chen Zhibao threw the head in his hand into the distance and laughed, "Chen Zhibao, real name Chen Zhibao. What a good way to repay kindness. "
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