Episode 10 Chapter 25
Chapter 25
Zhang Dong's impassioned speech was full of righteousness. Ji Lianyan covered her cheeks and looked at him with eyes full of disbelief.
Looking at the two of them, Tang Yin had guessed that their relationship was unusual. Even if they were not husband and wife, they were lovers. At that time, the situation of an old man and a young wife was not new, and Tang Yin would not find it strange. His eyes swept over Zhang Dong and Ji Lianyan, and the smile on his face gradually deepened. He said, "Master Zhang is loyal and worthy of my Dafeng patriot." After a pause, he said, "I am short of a maid. Master Ji is both smart and beautiful. Master Zhang, I wonder if you are willing to give up your love and let Master Ji stay by my side to serve me?"
Although Tang Yin is not a gentleman, he is not a disciple who is tempted by beauty. He said this mainly to test Zhang Dong. If he is willing to give up his own woman to him, then there is no problem with his loyalty to him.
However, Zhang Dong and Ji Lianyan did not know that Tang Yin was testing them. When they heard this, their faces changed. Even Zhang Dong, who was so cunning, did not expect Tang Yin to make such a request. He was stunned and did not speak for a long time. Ji Lianyan's breathing became more rapid. She stared at Zhang Dong without blinking. There was both urgency and expectation in her eyes. Of course, her expectation was not that Zhang Dong agreed to Tang Yin, but a direct rejection.
I don't know how long it took. It seemed like a century to Zhang and Ji. Zhang Dong slowly opened his mouth and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "There really needs to be someone to connect the king and the villain. The king has already met Master Ji and hopes that Master Ji can stay by his side. That... of course is the best fit." As he spoke, he turned his head to meet Ji Lianyan's gaze, his mouth twitched, and he forced a smile and said: "Master Ji, you will stay by the king's side in the future and serve the king well."
Buzz! This sentence was like a heavy hammer, hitting Ji Lianyan's head with a roar. She never dreamed that the man she admired, respected and loved, the man who made vows and sweet words to her, would actually give her to another man. She opened her lips, but couldn't say a word. Everything around her seemed to come alive and turned around in front of her eyes.
Even Tang Yin was surprised that Zhang Dong could answer like this. While he was satisfied, he couldn't help but wonder if he had underestimated the leader of Xiaoyao Sect. Was Zhang Dong's scheming much deeper than he thought?
After a short silence, Tang Yin laughed first and said, "Master Zhang, I was just joking with you. A gentleman does not take away someone's love. Master Ji is your subordinate and your right-hand man. How could I make things difficult for you?"
Ah! Zhang Dong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It turned out that the king was just testing him. Fortunately, he behaved decently and was not too petty. He kowtowed hurriedly and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty is wise, I admire you very much, I am ashamed to be inferior to you."
Tang Yin laughed again. But at this moment, Ji Lianyan suddenly said: "Master Zhang is right, there really needs to be someone to communicate between the king and Master Zhang, I am willing to stay with the king and serve the king!"
Oh? Tang Yin raised his sword eyebrows and looked at Ji Lianyan inexplicably. Zhang Dong looked ugly, glanced at Ji Lianyan, and scolded in a low voice: "Master Ji, don't talk nonsense in front of the king."
"I am not talking nonsense, I really want to stay with the king, I wonder if the king is willing to accept it? Or, do you dare to accept it?" Ji Lianyan was expressionless when she spoke, but her eyes were full of provocation, both to Zhang Dong and to Tang Yin.
Her words made Tang Yin wonder how to respond. If he agreed, he really had no intention of keeping Ji Lianyan. If he disagreed, wouldn't it be too damaging to the king's dignity to say that he didn't dare in public?
Just when Tang Yin felt embarrassed, Zhang Dong grabbed Ji Lianyan's wrist fiercely. The soft light in his eyes had disappeared, replaced by coldness and ferocity. He said word by word: "Master Ji, do you know what you are saying now?"
Ji Lianyan was impulsive and strong-willed. Now she hated Zhang Dong and was angry at him for being soft-hearted. He could disregard his integrity for fame and fortune, and push his woman out to please the monarch. This was a great humiliation and disappointment for Ji Lianyan. Now she just wanted to push the same humiliation back to Zhang Dong, so that he could also know the taste of being abandoned.
"I know exactly what I'm saying, and I know exactly what I've decided in my heart, Zhang, Sect Master!" Ji Lianyan met Zhang Dong's gaze fearlessly, and spoke word by word, emphasizing the three words 'Zhang Sect Master', obviously wanting to draw a clear line with him.
Zhang Dong stared at Ji Lianyan for a long time, and after a while, he shook off Ji Lianyan's wrist fiercely, and said coldly: "With that, he bowed to Tang Yin respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, since Master Ji has made up his mind, please accept Master Ji!"
Tang Yin was somewhat amused by the two people, and wanted to refuse, but looking at their expressions of farewell, he shook his head secretly. After all, having Ji Lianyan by his side did facilitate the contact between him and Zhang Dong. After a slight pause, Tang Yin nodded and said: "Okay, Master Ji will stay by my side and be a female official."
"Thank you, Your Majesty! "Before Zhang Dong could say anything, Ji Lianyan seemed to be eager to thank Tang Yin.
Because of Ji Lianyan's incident, Zhang Dong's expression was a little unnatural, but he soon returned to normal. Apart from the humiliation and loss in his heart, it was also very beneficial for him to have Ji Lianyan stay with Tang Yin. After all, it would allow him to have one more chess piece by Tang Yin's side.
As long as he had power and status, he could have as many women as he wanted, and Ji Lianyan was not a big deal. Zhang Dong sneered in his heart.
Tang Yin entrusted the task of supporting Zhang Dong to Anjian. He believed that with the help of Anjian, no gang would dare to oppose Zhang Dong as the leader. However, things did not go as smoothly as he imagined. Of course, this is a later story.
When he came to see Tang Yin, Zhang Dong and Ji Lianyan came together, but when they were about to leave, only Zhang Dong left.
Before leaving, Zhang Dong deliberately called Ji Lianyan outside and walked to a secluded place where no one was. He softened his tone and explained to Ji Lianyan that the reason why he agreed to the king's request just now was that he had seen the king's temptation, so he did not refuse, but he did not expect that she would misunderstand his meaning.
Looking at Zhang Dong, who was speaking eloquently and eager to explain clearly in front of her, Ji Lianyan suddenly felt like laughing. She didn't say anything, just stood there and listened silently.
Thinking that she was moved by his words, Zhang Dong put his hand on her shoulder intimately, but immediately realized that such a move was inappropriate. Ji Lianyan was now a female official beside the king. If he made intimate moves again, he would be in trouble if he was discovered.
He quickly took his hand back and continued to pick nice words in front of Ji Lianyan. He had only one purpose, hoping that Ji Lianyan would continue to be devoted to him. When she stayed with the king, she could send back some useful information to her anytime and anywhere. If possible, it would be best to say more good things about her in front of the king.
No longer blindly admiring and worshipping Zhang Dong, looking at him again, Ji Lianyan only felt that he was a typical selfish hypocrite, a two-faced villain. Why didn't she see it before and still be devoted to him?
Tang Yin wanted to support Xiaoyao Sect and promote Zhang Dong as the leader of Fengguo Ranger Gang, so as to concentrate his strength to deal with the invasion of Nifengliu. However, before he could even start, he had a female official by his side, the head of Xiaoyao Sect, Ji Lianyan.
This trip to Besa to welcome the bride was not meaningless to Tang Yin. At least he did two important things. One was to subdue Hong Ying, so that he had an important insider in Nifengliu. The second was to support Zhang Dong and open up the way for the alliance of Fengdi Ranger Gang.
Afterwards, he personally wrote a secret letter to Cheng Jin, Letian and Ai Jia, asking Cheng Jin to contact Zhang Dong and help him become the leader of the Ranger. The order to Letian and Ai Jia was to contact Hong Ying and collect as much information about Nifengliu as possible through Hong Ying.
After dealing with various trivial matters, Tang Yin passed the order and the wedding party set off and continued to Besa.
No words during the day, that night.
Tang Yin briefly discussed the next itinerary with Lu She, Jiang Fan and others. Then, a spy from the Sky Eye came in to report that not long after their team left the camp at the foot of the mountain, several spiritual practitioners quietly arrived and dug out the bodies of more than a hundred slaves that their team had buried earlier for inspection.
After hearing this, Tang Yin smiled wisely. As expected, Ni Fengliu was really worried and came to check whether Hong Ying's breakout was true or false. Tang Yin was very glad that the slaves of Feng Country were different from Besa. The slaves of the latter were branded with slave marks, while the slaves of Feng Country were not. No matter how they were checked, there was no problem.
"You didn't alert the enemy, did you?"
"No, we are hiding far away and hiding very well."
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded and said, "Go down and keep an eye on whether there are any suspicious people near our camp."
"Yes! King!" The Sky Eye personnel took the order and left.
After everyone in the tent left, Tang Yin stood up, stretched, and went back to his own tent to rest.
As soon as Tang Yin entered the tent, he immediately realized that there were other people in the tent. He reacted very quickly and subconsciously put his hands on the double swords behind his back. He looked carefully and put his hands behind his back again. It turned out that the person staying in his tent at this time was not someone else, but Ji Lianyan, who had just been his female official.
He looked Ji Lianyan up and down. Now she had changed her plain clothes and put on the clothes of a maid. She was dressed in white, light as mist, and thin as smoke. Although her face was still without rouge, she still looked much more charming than before. Tang Yin asked curiously: "Why are you here?"