novelraw Chapter 704 Allies
Chapter 704 Allies
Chapter 704 Allies
"Why ask about something you already know the answer to?" The fake Lan Wang, who was already seeing stars and hearing the slaps from Zhu Yu, forced a smug smile when he heard Lu Qing's question. "How could I, a nobody, dare to do such a thing to a family of meritorious officials without orders from above?"
As the saying goes, one who eats the king's food must bear the king's worries and be loyal to the king.
Although I greatly admire your grandfather and father, those meritorious generals with illustrious military achievements, I cannot disobey the imperial decree, and there is nothing I can do.”
His words caused the unsuspecting guards of the Prince Lan's mansion to change their expressions.
They took such a huge risk to rise up in order to help their young master revitalize Lan Di, and now they're suddenly bringing up some secret that this imposter was ordered by Emperor Jin to murder an entire family of meritorious officials... Is this the kind of secret that even emperors fear?
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing merely sneered and sized up the imposter Lan Wang: "No wonder your junior brother looks down on you, his senior brother. It seems you really are holed up in this Lan land, spending your days engrossed in concocting various poisons, completely blind to and gullible about things outside."
They told you that the Duke of Yan was dead, and you really believed him?
After saying that, he sneered and glanced at the imposter Lan Wang, making the imposter feel inexplicably uneasy.
He was quite certain that the message sent from Jin State clearly stated that Duke Zhao Bi of Yan State had been killed on his way out of the capital by men his junior brother had laid in ambush. Not only him, but also all his family members who were traveling with him were killed without a trace.
This was a fact he had always firmly believed in. Now that Lu Qing had said it, it wouldn't be enough to completely overturn his understanding. However, considering his junior brother's usual scheming and methods, he couldn't help but have some doubts.
After much hesitation, he finally couldn't help but ask the question that he rationally knew he shouldn't ask: "What do you mean by that?!"
Zhu Yu glanced at the man and couldn't help but sigh, realizing that even reason cannot overcome the demons within one's own heart.
Once Lu Qing asked that question, he would achieve all his goals.
"Zhao Bi's death was just a false rumor they deliberately spread to mislead outsiders, including you." Lu Qing spoke casually, with an air of nonchalance. "After all, as long as Zhao Bi is alive, you will live in constant fear and be on guard every day."
But if he dies, you'll feel emboldened, and any restless thoughts you have will soon be brought to the table, no longer hidden.
Your fellow disciples are also eager for you to reveal your true colors as soon as possible, so that they won't have to feign friendship with you after their grand plan succeeds.
In fact, the two people you thought should be sworn enemies are now allies in the same boat.
"You're bluffing me." The imposter Lan Wang didn't want to believe Lu Qing's words, but his deep-seated distrust of his junior brother was like a swarm of termites, frantically eroding his already meager confidence.
Even though, given his current situation, the truth of these matters probably has nothing to do with him anymore, he still wants to know whether what he originally suspected and worried about was indeed true.
“Yes, just consider this me lying to you.” Lu Qing didn’t refute, and nodded calmly. “Speaking of which, your second junior brother is indeed much more cunning than you.”
"What was his name again? Ishan?" Upon hearing his junior brother's name, the imposter Lan Wang instinctively trembled.
Lu Qing pretended not to see it and continued, "Speaking of which, this Ishan is really both smart and stupid."
He knew to choose a puppet to impersonate him and serve as a figurehead around Brahma, while he himself would lie in wait in Jin Kingdom, secretly directing the puppet to do his work while continuing his own scheme.
In this respect, he is indeed very cunning.
But then, out of selfish motives, he found himself a particularly handsome and dignified puppet.
Lu Qing scoffed dismissively: "Anyone with a bit of knowledge knows that the people of Brahma are small and thin with dark yellow skin. There are very few tall, wealthy people with fair skin."
Unfortunately, the high priest, despite bearing the name Ishaan, was known for his exceptionally handsome appearance. Throughout the Vatican, especially in the capital, everyone who praised the high priest for his vast knowledge of astronomy and geography would also commend his extraordinary and otherworldly looks.
Anyone with a modicum of sense should realize that this disciple, raised by his master from childhood, is proficient in all the witchcraft, medicine, and shamanic practices of the Brahma realm, yet he is not born there. This is utterly illogical—the witchcraft, medicine, and shamanic practices of the Brahma realm are traditionally kept secret. Why would your master be so open with such a foreigner?!
The imposter Lan Wang snorted, thinking he was going to refute Lu Qing's words, but after catching his breath, he said, "Master always said that he was meticulous and good at scheming, and that he was the smartest among us fellow disciples. He was sure to achieve great things in the future."
In retrospect, it was nothing special.
He could be so foolish as to care about his own image and reputation!
From a young age, he was the least attractive among all of us fellow disciples. Because he looked so unremarkable, whenever our master praised his most talented disciple to others, they would always mistake him for one of our clever-looking junior brothers.
Ishan has been holding a grudge about this matter. He pretended to be indifferent, but in the end, he revealed his true colors and found such a good-looking person to be his puppet!
Hahahahahahahaha!
Hahahahahahahaha!
It's a pity that Master is no longer here, otherwise he should really have a good look at what kind of brain his most prized disciple really has!
“If your master were still alive, he would still think that Ishanen was his most outstanding disciple, and nothing would change.” Lu Qing slowly shook his head. “After all, Ishanen can direct his disciples and followers in the Brahma Land to do things for him, and at the same time, he can collude with Zhao Bi and become an ally.”
If he actually succeeds in the future, your long-extinct sect might really have to rely on him to bring glory.
"Stop talking nonsense!" The imposter Lan Wang's current disheveled state made him even more intolerant of the assumption that his junior brother could achieve great things, and his tone became more irritable. "Then Zhao Bi is the culprit who killed my master and almost wiped out our sect!"
How could my junior brother possibly become an ally of the person who killed our master?!