Chapter 435 - 290: Martial World’s Public Enemy and the Overall Death Spy Plan (15,000-Word Mega - ) (2)
The Court will certainly reclaim Yunxi. By that time, my Lord will either retreat into the Martial World or become the subordinate of some noble family’s young master, being bossed around by arrogant individuals!"
Rong Yichu slowly stood up, flicked his sleeve, and said in a deep voice, "Who is my Lord? He is Gu Zhan, the God of Slaughter, unmatched in the world, standing atop the martial world at a young age. How could such a hero suffer this humiliation? Just because of his birth? But he already has the strength to break the constraints of birth. Why should he be reduced to a sacrificial pawn?"
Qin You said flatly, "The world of martial arts is vast and magnificent. There are many who are not inferior to Gu Zhan, and many who surpass him as well. In this realm, one must be a king or minister. At the Court, all are treated equally. Even a Land Immortal must bow before the Court. Thunder and rain are both heavenly favors!"
Rong Yichu walked up to Qin You and whispered, "He is different!"
"How is he different?" Qin You asked.
"He has me, Rong Yichu!"
Rong Yichu looked directly at Qin You and said in a deep voice, "You can scheme against anyone, but my Lord is the only one you cannot. As long as I am here, who can scheme? Who dares to scheme? I do not mind overturning this chessboard and bringing you noble lords from above the clouds, far from the smoke and fire, to walk this human world once!"
Qin You’s face turned sullen.
Yang Yuzhi hurriedly pulled Rong Yichu to sit down and said, "Mr. Rong, do not get angry. We can negotiate these terms!"
Rong Yichu bowed to Yang Yuzhi and said, "Lord Yang, your kindness will never be forgotten by this student, but when it comes to my Lord, I cannot back down. The terms I set today cannot be compromised, not even by a step.
To be honest, I do not want to see a world in turmoil, where the people suffer and live in despair. But this is not caused by my Lord; it is a problem of those in power. They made this world so turbulent. My Lord is compelled by these circumstances. If possible, who would willingly live with their head hanging by a thread?
Currently, this world is full of deceit and uncertainty, and my Lord has been forced to this point step by step. Now, he has finally found a place in this world where he can no longer be oppressed, but this world is about to change again.
Lord Yang, it is not that I refuse to see the world at peace, but I, Rong Yichu, have no grand ideals, no ambition to save this world. I only hope to stay by my Lord’s side and find a place for him to settle in this world.
But now, you have devised a grand plan, yet you want my Lord to become a sacrifice. Although he entered willingly, if not for this world, why would he have ventured in? If not for the Heir of the Marquis of Chengyang’s abuse of power back then, why would my Lord have wandered into the Martial World? Whose fault is this? It’s the fault of this world and the noble lords of the court!
But now, he has achieved something under the oppression of this world, and you want to change this world again at a certain cost. I understand, but there’s no reason for my Lord to become that cost. He has never received the world’s gifts, so there’s no reason for him to sacrifice for it."
Rong Yichu looked at Yang Yuzhi’s white hair, sighed, and said, "Alas, I have the right to say these words to the noble lords above the clouds and to Lord Qin You. But there is no reason to say this to you, Lord Yang. You have sacrificed too much to change this world. However, Lord Yang, you are a great man, a saint, but you cannot demand others to be like you, can you?"
Yang Yuzhi closed his eyes, sighed, and said nothing.
Qin You took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Rong, by doing this, you place the common people..."
"Lord Qin," Rong Yichu interrupted Qin You and said, "It is you who are disregarding the common people to protect those exploiters of the court and the interests of the high tiers, not I!
All I want is to make my Lord a marquis and general. This does not harm the poor commoners, it only affects the interests of those high and mighty figures. You are protecting them, yet you keep talking about the common people. Don’t you think this is inappropriate?"
Qin You twitched and said, "But you are threatening me with the common people!"
Rong Yichu chuckled lightly and said, "Aren’t you also using the common people to threaten my Lord? The two of us are just six of one and half a dozen of the other."
"Enough," Rong Yichu paused and said, "Lord Qin, I’ve said all I want to say. I don’t want to say more. You’re protecting the interests of your class, never the common people. Think about the gains and losses yourself. Will you give my Lord a place to stand, or let the death trap plan collapse, causing your class to be directly scattered? I think this decision is not difficult!"
Having said that,
Rong Yichu got up, bowed respectfully to Yang Yuzhi, then turned and left.
Watching Rong Yichu leave,
Qin You slammed the table hard and angrily said, "How dare that brat insult me?"
Yang Yuzhi poured Qin You a cup of tea and said, "Teacher, everyone serves their own Lord."
Qin You sighed, took a sip of tea, and said, "That brat, I only now realize that when he proposed the strategy of splitting Yunxi into three parts in the capital, he was making the final test. I didn’t notice for a moment and let him scheme against me."
Yang Yuzhi smiled slightly and said, "A talent fit for a king’s aide, truly deserving of the name. I also didn’t notice this at the time. I just realized it now that splitting Yunxi into three parts was not an issue, choosing Gu Zhan was not an issue. Back then, we only thought about hiding it from the Marquis of Chengyang, Dugu Faction, and the Ling Family, firmly choosing Gu Zhan. But we overlooked that the one who proposed this was Rong Yichu. We knew of his relationship with Gu Zhan. We failed to consider his personal bias, and instead, showed a flaw before him. This is why he became fully certain of the existence of the death trap plan."