sinovels #619 - I dare!
#619 - I dare!
“General Yue? Yue Shaobai, you mean? Read М”
“Yes, yes,” Huo Xingsun nodded, “That’s him.”
Lu Jing suspected this guy was up to no good again.
Because, as everyone knows, the people of the Sitianjian rarely interfere in worldly power struggles. The only things they care about are strange objects. Except for certain special departments, few people interact with those court officials or regional governors.
What's more, Qi Wenren is just a researcher. According to Supervisor Huang, he spends most of his time doing research. Lu Jing couldn't think of any reason for him to appear at Yue Shaobai's residence.
From this, it seemed highly likely that Huo Xingsun was lying.
This guy was probably trying to pass the buck, tricking Lu Jing into fighting Yue Shaobai so he could take the opportunity to slip away.
However, the fact that he could mention the characteristic of hands reaching past the knees indicated that he had most likely seen Qi Wenren in Liang City.
Lu Jing looked at Huo Xingsun, and found that Huo Xingsun was also looking at him, with a nervous expression, his eyes constantly shifting to his waist, as if afraid that Lu Jing would suddenly pull out a knife from somewhere.
Although Huo Xingsun could turn his body into flames to avoid fatal injuries, this trick couldn't be used whenever he wanted. He had to absorb the fire seed into his abdomen in advance.
Lu Jing was watching him so closely now that he couldn't find any chance to do this.
Moreover, he had offended the calligrapher at the Chuigong Hall because he had spoken too quickly, and the other party had revealed all his secrets.
If Lu Jing and the others had died at the hands of the calligrapher that night, this matter wouldn't have been a big deal.
But the problem was that the calligrapher had sacrificed himself after running his mouth, while those academy disciples were safe and sound.
Huo Xingsun estimated that there were probably few people in the cultivation world who didn't know that his flame form would die if it was delayed for more than a quarter of an hour.
Huo Xingsun wondered if there was anything more tragic than this in the world.
It was a pity that his unique skills had not yet made him famous and created a reputation. His legendary story had been prematurely concluded.
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have volunteered for this arduous task, bringing the fake Han Shanke to such a remote place as Liangzhou. But when a person is unlucky, they will choke even when drinking cold water.
He had already hidden here, but he was still in trouble.
The more Huo Xingsun thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. In the end, his temper flared up, and he said with a stiff neck.
“Kill me if you want to kill me, stop acting like a woman and looking for excuses. I handed over the person you wanted me to hand over, and I told you the whereabouts of the people from the Sitianjian. In short, I have done everything you asked me to do. No matter what excuse you find, this matter will only be your own fault, so be straightforward and give us both a quick death!”
As a result, before Lu Jing could say anything, the fake Han Shanke protested first, “Mr. Sun, this… how can we just die? When you were looking for me… I, you patted your chests and guaranteed that as long as I could practice to your satisfaction, I would only have good food and drinks in the future, and as much gold, silver, and beauties as I wanted.”
“There is no such thing as a guaranteed profit in rebellion.” Huo Xingsun sneered, “You should be content. At least you had a good life for a while. If we hadn't found you, you would still be begging for food somewhere, and you might have starved to death by now.”
The fake Han Shanke still refused to give up, “It's not that I can't die, but I haven't touched a woman yet. You have to let me touch a woman first, so that I can have something to look forward to. Since I am the monarch of Great Chen, where is my empress?!”
“Stop it, you know how old Zhaozong is, would you dare to take his wife even if she was offered to you?!”
“I dare!” The fake Han Shanke puffed out his chest, unafraid.
“Stop, stop, stop, you two take a break first.” Lu Jing said, “I haven't said I'm going to kill anyone yet.”
Hearing that there might still be a chance to live, Huo Xingsun and the fake Han Shanke, who were already close to madness, finally calmed down again.
They both looked at Lu Jing, waiting for his next words.
Lu Jing pondered for a moment and said, “I'll go to General Yue's residence first to see if the person you mentioned is there.”
“Where are you going to send us? To the Sitianjian?” Huo Xingsun smiled miserably, “If that's the case, just take him away. As for me, I only have one request. Please, considering that I have been quite cooperative before, grant me a quick death.”
“I don't know what Mr. Ji told you, but the Sitianjian is not as scary as you think.” Lu Jing said.
“It's not a question of whether it's scary or not. It's a question of how can I repeatedly ruin someone's affairs after receiving their kindness.”
Huo Xingsun's expression also became serious.
“Although Mr. Ji told me that if I fell into your hands, I should tell you everything I know, because living is more important than anything else, I still think that there are some things in this world that are more important than living.”
Just as Lu Jing was about to think highly of Huo Xingsun after hearing these words, he saw the latter crying and said, “The main reason is that you all know how to deal with me now. I suddenly feel that there is no point in me living anymore. I can't win against anyone, it's boring.”
But then he heard Lu Jing say, “I can temporarily not send you to the Sitianjian.”
“Really?” Huo Xingsun's spirits lifted, “Are you planning to throw us at a street corner inn?”
“That won't work either. Who knows how many accomplices you have in Liang City.” Lu Jing shook his head.
“Then where are you planning to take us?”
“Don't ask so much, you'll know when we get there.”
After Lu Jing finished speaking, he tapped the acupoints of Han Shanke and Huo Xingsun, then found a large cart nearby and loaded them on it, covering them with a layer of white cloth to disguise them as corpses.
Anyway, the Tubo people had just attacked a few days ago, and there were dead people everywhere in the city.
Lu Jing's cart with two corpses was not very conspicuous.
After that, he pushed the two to the Sitianjian's station in Liang City and put them in coffins.
Although he couldn't speak, the fake Han Shanke gave Huo Xingsun a look, meaning, it's over, that bastard lied to us, he even prepared coffins, and said something about leaving a living person.
Fortunately, Huo Xingsun had seen some of the world and knew that the people of the Sitianjian in the legends could move through the [Well], and they would lie in coffins when they used the [Well].