novelraw Chapter 707 A Kind Heart
Chapter 707 A Kind Heart
Chapter 707 A Kind Heart
"You..." The imposter Lan Wang groaned, forcing the words out of his throat, and asked Lu Qing, "What exactly did you give me to drink...?"
"To catch the Jade Snowbird, many people would have to risk their lives. It's not worth it for someone like you." Lu Qing's voice was neither angry nor smug. "Besides, that thing will kill you in an instant. It's too easy for you. Of course, I won't make such an unwise choice."
However, I also want you to know what it feels like to ingest the deadly poison of the Jade Snowbird.
Thanks to Zhao Bi and his daughter, I was fortunate enough to have tasted it briefly back then. After my master saved my life, I can say that I remember that taste vividly and have never forgotten it.
So I had my fellow disciples specially prepare this medicine—not fatal, but the agonizing sensation of gut-wrenching pain is exactly the same as the poison of the real Jade Snowbird.
"You... how vicious!" The imposter Lan Wang was tormented by the burning pain, his face covered in cold sweat.
Lu Qing smiled and said, "If I'm vicious, then you're a kind-hearted person who can take the lives of dozens of people in my family in the blink of an eye."
Lin Kun had been listening for a long time and now understood everything clearly. He hated this devil who had usurped the throne and killed the real Prince Lan, the heir, and several other young masters. Now that he saw how ruthless this guy was to others, he became afraid of death when it came to him. He couldn't help but clench his fists so tightly that they cracked, and spat viciously to the side.
The imposter Lan Wang was tormented by this excruciating pain, causing the veins on his forehead to bulge. At this moment, he was both weak and irritable. With his last bit of strength, he roared at Lu Qing, "If you have the guts, then kill me!"
If you don't kill me, you'll be letting down all the dozens of people in your family I killed! You coward—"
Lu Qing gestured for him to be quiet: "Shh—save your energy. You probably won't die anytime soon, no, not even within two or three months."
"You've committed so many evil deeds, harming my family, the Lan King's family, and even the people of Lan. You must pay for all these sins. If I let you die so easily, wouldn't I be letting down the innocent souls who died unjustly at your hands?!"
Lu Qing walked step by step toward the imposter Lan Wang, took out a sharp dagger from his waist, and without the slightest hesitation or slackness, severed the imposter Lan Wang's tendons in his hands and feet with a swift stroke.
Blood gushed from the wound, and the imposter Lan Wang let out a shrill scream. The pain of his internal organs being burned, combined with the intense physical pain, almost killed him.
But ironically, none of these things could kill him.
He watched the blood gushing from his wrist, and for a moment he even wished the blood would flow more violently so that he could be freed as soon as possible.
But his idea soon fell through.
Zhu Yu followed Lu Qing over, squatted down, and skillfully and deftly stitched up the wounds on the imposter Lan Wang's hands and feet, and also stopped the bleeding.
"You should just live your life honestly." Zhu Yu smiled as he looked at the face that he had slapped so hard that it was swollen. "Don't even think about getting a good, satisfying experience."
"Lin Kun." Lu Qing wiped the blood off the dagger with the hem of his robe, then sheathed it again. He instructed Lin Kun, "Have someone make a wooden frame taller than a person. Nail this fellow's hands and feet to the frame, chain him up, and add a fence around the outside. Then place him at the entrance of the Prince's mansion and say that he is the culprit who misled Prince Lan and caused him to repeatedly make mistakes. Now that Prince Lan has realized his mistakes and intends to regroup, this criminal is being dragged out for public display."
You should have people guarding him on ordinary days to prevent the local people from killing him in a fit of anger.
Give him some sugar water or rice porridge every day, and ignore everything else, like wind, sun, and rain. Just don't let him die too easily.
"Alright! Don't worry, sir, I understand!" Lin Kun had felt much better since Lu Qing and Zhu Yu had severed his tendons and stitched up his wounds to stop the bleeding. Now, after hearing Lu Qing's instructions, a smile appeared on his face.
Even though their Lanwang Mansion didn't suffer the same tragic loss as Lu Qing's family of dozens, it was still a complete destruction of their home and family, leaving only Chang Yu as their sole heir. He was equally irreconcilable with this scourge of evil, wishing he could tear this scoundrel apart, tear him apart, chew his bones, and eat his flesh raw.
Knowing that Lu Qing wanted to make this guy die an extremely painful death, he felt a sense of satisfaction.
After this farce, Lin Kun and his original guards quickly took over the Lan Prince's Mansion.
They drove all of Lan Wang's retainers to the innermost courtyard and placed them under house arrest. The old guards who had stayed in the palace for more than ten years had figured out who the imposter's supporters were and who was loyal to him, so they also imprisoned their original confidants.
Not even a fly can freely fly out of the Lanwang Mansion, let alone a person.
The fact that the Prince of Lan had long since died, and that the one who had usurped the throne was an imposter, was known only to these people and was absolutely forbidden from spreading outside the Prince's residence to avoid causing unnecessary disturbance.
After getting to know the other guards, Chang Yu quickly began to learn and familiarize himself with the various affairs within the palace.
Although Lin Kun and the others had raised him very well and had him read a lot of classical texts, he was still young and had never experienced many things before. He was often at a loss and didn't know where to start, so he consulted Lu Qing almost every day about various matters.
Lu Qing was very patient with him and answered all his questions. Fortunately, Chang Yu was also smart and could apply what he learned to other situations. In just a few days, he made significant progress and gradually relaxed from his initial fear and tension.
At the same time, Lu Qing also ordered Situ Jing's subordinates, who were originally guarding outside the city, to cooperate with the personal guards of the Prince of Lan's mansion to strictly guard and seal off all the passes in Lan, so as to prevent the news that the imposter Prince of Lan had been exposed from spreading.
Fortunately, Landi has been declining in recent years. Areas that were originally adjacent to Fandi have been frequently seized, and the people of Landi have little contact with the outside world, so sealing off Landi is not too difficult.
The people who were originally prepared to provide support in the capital were also summoned by Lu Qing to the Lan Prince's Mansion to help. There were too many things to deal with at the moment, and the Lan Prince's Mansion would not be short-handed after the imposter's confidants and spies were eliminated.
Of course, Lu Qing also imitated the imposter Lan Wang's handwriting to send a reply to the real messenger who was still waiting for news outside the capital, urging him to return to Jin Kingdom as soon as possible to report back.