mtl008 Chapter 623 May you rest in peace!
Chapter 623 May you rest in peace!
"Flower stamen—"
Li Shisan's legs gave way, and he fell to the ground with a thud. Looking at the flower petals lying on Xueyan in the distance, tears streamed down his face.
He was still one step late.
Lu Yangyang first found Sheng Yunjiao and Wen Qingqing. After learning that Yan Yue and Zong Que had gone up the mountain, they followed. However, they happened to see the suspicious Sheng Yunzhu and the high priest of Miaojiang on the way. Lu Yangyang was delayed for a while, but managed to subdue them before rushing up the mountain.
Then, they happened to run into Zong Que's men who had secretly come up the mountain and surrounded the surrounding area. It took them a lot of effort to persuade those people to let them pass.
Lu Yangyang had come over alone to check the situation and happened to see the Crown Prince about to have a fit, so she casually threw her knife at him.
Unexpectedly, in the short time it took her to turn around and fetch the others, Hua Rui had already taken Xue Yan down with her.
It seems that all along the way, she searched for Xueyan and then suggested going to find her alone, all for this moment.
He personally ended their anticipated yet absurd reunion.
The person she had waited for and longed for for so many years had only ever used her.
The Crown Prince's arm was severed, and all the men he brought were taken into custody. He was also forcibly held down by Zong Que's men and forced to the ground in a sorry state.
"Zong Que, Zong Que, how dare you treat me like this? I haven't lost, I'm telling you, I haven't lost—" Zong Ke raised his head, veins bulging on his neck, then burst into maniacal laughter, "You think you've won? You're already a dead man, do you think Father will let you live? Let me tell you, my men went to Miao territory long ago, and they must have already taken it over. So what if you came to Yuechuan? You still can't change the turmoil in the southwest. Father will soon find out you're still alive. Guess what he'll do if he finds out you're still alive?"
"Zong Que, don't be so smug. You're no better than me!"
"You've been plotting this for so long, and now all you can do is shout. If that's the case, aren't you tired of pretending for so long?" Zong Que stood not far away, looking down at him, and said calmly, "Kill him."
"No, no, Zong Que, I'm your older brother! You can't treat me like this! Do you know what I've been through all these years?!" Zong Ke shouted. "And...and you think this is all? I...I..."
“All I know is that if you don’t nip the problem in the bud, there will be endless troubles later,” Zong Que interrupted him.
"No," Zong Ke struggled desperately, "You can't kill me, Zong Que! The world worships you, but do they know what kind of beast you really are? You killed your own uncle, and you're going to kill your own elder brother! You're worse than an animal! Aren't you afraid of being condemned by history?"
"Rest assured, if I win, I will clearly record your crimes in the history books and add a line saying that Zong Que acted on behalf of Heaven. In that case, you can rest in peace sooner." Zong Que looked at the subordinate who was holding down Zong Ke, and the next second, the long sword in the subordinate's hand was slit against Zong Ke's neck.
Before Zong Ke could utter another word, blood gushed out, his eyes glaring angrily, dying with unresolved grievances.
Having witnessed this scene, Sheng Yunzhu instinctively wanted to turn around and run away, but she had been drugged by Wen Qingqing and was weak all over. She fell to the ground after taking only one step.
Even so, she dared not linger and struggled to crawl away.
Lu Yangyang walked up behind her and stopped in front of her.
Sheng Yunzhu was in a terrible state. Her face was disfigured and covered in bloodstains. She had repeatedly forced people to give her medicine out of her resentment, but it had no effect and had only made her condition worse.
The time she spent in the Duke of Zheng's mansion that year was worse than death for her. She thought that she had finally escaped and that at least the Crown Prince would not kill her if he needed her. But she never expected that the Crown Prince, who had committed so many evil deeds, would be so useless.
They still ended up falling into Zong Que's hands.
Now she was being cornered by the person she hated most in the world, and Sheng Yunzhu didn't dare to think about how Lu Yangyang would deal with her.
"Yangyang, Yangyang, I was wrong. I have been punished. I have become like this. I beg you, I beg you, please let me go. I can stay here. I will never set foot in Dazhao again. I beg you, please let me go, please let me go." Seeing that she had no way out, Sheng Yunzhu subconsciously raised her head and looked at Lu Yangyang with pleading eyes.
"You're begging me?" Lu Yangyang almost burst out laughing. "Do you think that's absurd?"
"No, I was wrong, I was wrong, it was my fault, I admit it, I admit I was reborn, I envied you, I wanted to take everything from you, it was all my greed, it was my sin," Sheng Yunzhu struggled to support herself and kneel down, raising her hand to slap her face, "It was my greed, it was all my greed, but I have already been punished, I couldn't take anything from you, can't you forgive me just this once?"
“I returned to the Duke of Sheng’s mansion in your place, but you know, you know, Father only cares about interests. He only cares about who is useful to him. He doesn’t care who his biological children are. Mother, Mother is very good to me, but she is weak and useless. She can’t help me with anything. She only tells me not to fight or grab. She has lived a carefree life. She has never thought about how someone like me struggles to climb up the social ladder. She simply doesn’t understand!”
"And then there's my eldest brother. He can't tolerate the slightest imperfection. He's rigid, meddlesome, and shows no mercy to anyone. If you don't do something right, you'll be punished. I can't get anything good out of him! My second brother is even worse. He's not human. When things are good, he spoils you and will do anything for you, but once you offend him, he's capable of anything... And that old woman is even harder to please. There's not a single good person in the entire Sheng family. They don't have a single bit of sincerity. I took you away, but I got nothing in return. I didn't even get a sliver of sincerity!"
"Yangyang, you already have so much, but I have nothing. You know I can't even warm that family, not even the Third Prince. No matter how much I give for him, all he cares about is the power of the Duke's mansion, not me! If you were in his shoes, you wouldn't be much better off, would you? Otherwise, why would you be starting over? For these worthless people, I've lost my family and suffered endless humiliation and torment. Please, for my pitiful state, let me go, okay?"
Lu Yangyang clapped her hands. "You're quite the actress, but when did I ever say that I was reborn like you?"