NFBE Chapter 223 1 Thoughts of the Pass 26
Chapter 223 1 Thoughts of the Pass 26
Unfortunately, Ning Yuanzhou was not completely blinded by love. After hearing Ren Ruyi mention the matter, he immediately refused.
His experiences were similar to Ren Ruyi's, and their psychological changes were largely the same, which led to a high degree of unity in their thoughts.
They were the kind of people who brought peace to the country but were not loyal to the emperor, yet had the well-being of all the people in their hearts.
Unfortunately, their countries are now at war, leaving them caught in the middle and in a dilemma. The best course of action would be to remain neutral, but that would only be possible if the two countries were evenly matched. Right now, Wu is clearly dominating An, and An's defeat is only a matter of time, possibly even worse than Wu's defeat.
Furthermore, with Yang Ying's order to massacre prisoners today, Ren Ruyi became even more restless.
She was the best assassin of the Zhu Yiwei, and her purpose in being was to kill those who were warmongering and disrupting the order of the state for the sake of Da'an.
Although she has now decided to forget her identity as Ren Xin, the Left Envoy of the Zhuyi Guard, she will never ignore the national crisis facing Anguo.
"The moment I saw Yang Ying, I felt that she was different from the Princess Ying you described. She was ambitious and ruthless. Only absolute interests could move her. Before, because Emperor Wu was there to keep her in check, she was somewhat patient. But now that Emperor Wu is dead, she has started attacking Anguo under the pretext of avenging him. In fact, I suspect that she killed Emperor Wu."
Ning Yuanzhou remained silent. In truth, he too was filled with doubts about Emperor Wu's death, but torn between reason and emotion, he gave up on delving deeper into the matter.
"Think about Qian Zhao and Sun Lang, who fell off a cliff in full view of everyone and then suddenly came back alive. Those cannons and firearms obviously couldn't have been forged in a short time. It's likely that the three of them had already joined forces. Sun and Qian faked their deaths to escape and found a safe place to forge the cannons. That's why Yang Ying fell ill and recuperated several times after entering Anguo's territory. In fact, she was just buying time for Qian Zhao and the others."
“I have killed countless warmongers and ambitious fools, but for your sake, I will spare her life. However, I will destroy all the artillery and explosives, and then I will no longer concern myself with the war between the two countries.”
The idea of using the lives of the people of Jing, Cai, and Xu cities as hostages was naturally not Li Tongguang's idea, but the private act of the newly appointed supervising officer of Emperor An. As a result, more than 6,200 Anguo prisoners of war are about to be massacred. Li Tongguang felt utterly powerless.
In order to save these 6,200 people, he had no choice but to return the three cities that were clearly beyond his control. However, it was already late, and the message had not yet reached Yang Ying.
As it turned out, Ren Ruyi, who was worried about her apprentice, discovered it. Having already thought it through, she immediately made up her mind, hurriedly found Ning Yuanzhou, and said the words mentioned above.
Ning Yuanzhou naturally disagreed; he was just in love, not that he had lost his mind.
Both of them have their own bottom lines that they want to uphold, and neither of them is willing to easily back down when faced with matters of principle.
The current conflict between the two is that Ren Ruyi wants to blow up Wuguo's firearms and explosives, but Ning Yuanzhou disagrees.
Ren Ruyi, not wanting to put Ning Yuanzhou in a difficult position, turned and headed straight for the Wu Kingdom's camp. Ning Yuanzhou was startled and quickly followed.
After a series of chases, the two finally arrived at the brothel one after the other.
"Ruyi, no!" Ning Yuanzhou stood in front of Ren Ruyi, continuing to obstruct her.
At this moment, Ren Ruyi had already lit the torch. Looking around, he saw several cannons in the room, and some small firearms around them. However, these had not been used on the battlefield, so Ren Ruyi did not know what they were for. But it was always better to burn them all.
“Ning Yuanzhou, it’s no secret that Yang Ying is now eager to wage war. She’s attacking Anguo now, but who will she attack next? With these things as her backing, no country’s army can stand a chance against her. Do you really want to cause bloodshed and make all the people in the world suffer from the ravages of war?”
In the original story, Ren Ruyi was willing to perish together with the Beipan people to protect the people and defend her country; now, for the sake of her country, Ren Ruyi is also willing to risk going to the Wu Kingdom's military camp to burn these weapons.
Just as she was about to burn down the brothel with her torch, a curtain the size of an entire wall fell from the north wall of the room, revealing several figures inside...
Yang Ying, sitting at the very front, looked relaxed and languid, her arms casually resting on the armrests, as if she had everything under control.
As the curtain suddenly fell, her previously lowered eyes lifted, instantly becoming sharp as a knife, like a blade shooting straight at Ren Ruyi, containing both scrutiny and amusement.
Behind her stood a formidable group of over twenty burly men, their fierce aura contrasting sharply with Yang Ying's composure.
Finally, as the curtain fell, their gazes locked onto Ning Yuanzhou and Ren Ruyi, their eyes so fierce it seemed they were ready to devour them at any moment.
"How was the play that I invited you to watch?" Yang Ying leaned back in his chair, a hint of amusement in his eyes, and slowly asked the people behind him.
The group from the Six Paths Hall inside the arena had faces that were a mixture of red and green, embarrassed and angry, wishing they could disappear into the ground.
As the head of the Six Paths Hall, Ning Yuanzhou not only failed to fulfill his duties and focus on the war, but also got involved with Ren Xin, the former Zhu Yiwei, and even attempted to destroy these firearms. Such behavior can be considered treason.
Previously, there were already many rumors within Wu Kingdom accusing the Six Paths Hall of abusing its power and betraying military secrets, which led to the great defeat at Tianmen Pass. Now, Ning Yuanzhou's actions have almost directly confirmed the rumors that the Six Paths Hall was connected with An Kingdom.
"Your Highness, there must be some misunderstanding in this matter!" Upon seeing this, Yu Shisan and Yuan Lu quickly spoke up to plead for Ning Yuanzhou, trying to salvage the situation.
However, their voices were quickly drowned out by the surrounding jeers and ridicule.
"They've been caught red-handed, what misunderstanding could there be?"
Someone sneered, their words filled with disdain and mockery.
"Your Highness..."
Ning Yuanzhou spoke slowly, his voice low and firm.
His original intention was to stop Ren Ruyi, but he never expected that Yang Ying would be lying in wait with everyone.
That's great!
The perpetrator was caught red-handed!
Ren Ruyi, who intended to set fire to the gun emplacement, was caught red-handed, and the man who came with him was naturally regarded as an accomplice.
Even if he told the truth now and told everyone that he was there to stop Ren Ruyi, probably no one would believe him.