Chapter 284 Feeding the Devil with One's Body

Lu Yu gently moved the teacup on the table and watched Zhou Peiling pour the tea in with a clear conscience.

Although it was just a simple act of pouring tea, it was actually Lu Yu's warning to this rich lady. After this warning, Zhou Peiling really became much more honest and obedient, at least no longer completely resistant and unwilling to cooperate.

"Tell me, why do you want to kill me?"

Lu Yu sipped a cup of tea carefully and asked lazily.

Zhou Peiling looked at Lu Yu's leisurely appearance, and her heart was itching with hatred: "You are full of evil and bloody. What reason do I need to kill you?"

"Even if I am full of evil and bloody, I have never offended you, Miss Zhou. Killing people always needs a reason, right? If it was your father who wanted to kill me, it would be excusable, but now it is clear that your father wants to cooperate with me, but you want to kill me. This is too unreasonable, right?" Lu Yu said puzzledly.

"Do you really think my father recommended you to be the consort out of good intentions?"

Zhou Peiling sneered.

"You are still dreaming of becoming a consort and marrying a beautiful woman, but you don't know that you are in big trouble!"

"To tell you the truth, there are ten thousand reasons to kill you, but the most damning one is that you became the candidate for the consort of Princess Gaoyang!"

"Really?"

Lu Yu couldn't help showing an interested expression.

"What do you mean?"

"Who do you think Princess Gaoyang is? Is she just a princess with military power? Since the founding of our Dawu Dynasty, there has never been a person who is as loved by the people as she is. Men, women, young and old all admire her. She is not just a commander of the border army, not just a princess, she is more like the incarnation of a myth, a living god, and a god in the hearts of all the people of the Dawu Dynasty!"

Zhou Peiling's tone became more and more excited, but her expression was full of an indescribable piety.

"And you, such a shameless person with blood on your hands and who has done all kinds of evil, actually dared to agree to become the consort of Princess Gaoyang and tried to touch and defile Her Highness. You are clearly blaspheming against the gods and disrespecting Her Highness!"

"There are more people who want to kill you than just me. There are also tens of thousands of people in the Dawu Dynasty. Although I have been captured, the assassination against you will never stop. When you step into Kyoto, you will be beheaded!"

Lu Yu was a little stunned.

Looking at Zhou Peiling's fanatical expression, there was no falsehood at all. Obviously, these words came from her heart.

He never thought that Zhou Peiling wanted to assassinate him for such a reason.

No wonder the Emperor of Dawu wanted Princess Gaoyang to get married, let her give up her military power and stay at home to take care of her husband and children. Even the daughter of the Grand Tutor worshipped this princess so fanatically. It is conceivable how people in and outside the court of Dawu Dynasty worshipped this princess with outstanding military achievements.

Even Lu Yu couldn't help but have the urge to split Zhou Peiling's head to see what was going on, to see how this woman's brain was made, was there a missing nerve in her head, or did the famous Princess Gaoyang put some kind of poison on her?

In fact, Lu Yu had already done so. He connected his consciousness to the first star and carefully scanned Zhou Peiling's body, but found nothing unusual.

Neither did he find any blood moon eclipse like the Red Moon Demon Lord spread in the body of the demon child, nor did he find any other suspicious things.

Could it be that Miss Zhou's fanatical worship of Princess Gaoyang was really just because the other party was too charming?

Or does the other party have other more sophisticated means to develop ordinary people into their believers without knowing it?

The answer to this question may only be revealed when Lu Yu sees the Princess Gaoyang with his own eyes.

Obviously, Zhou Zunian must also know that his beloved daughter has been deeply "poisoned" by Princess Gaoyang, so he finally agreed to hand his daughter over to him for disposal, which shows that he is helpless in such a situation.

Unconsciously, Lu Yu suddenly felt a little bit of expectation for this Princess whom he had never met.

"What? Are you afraid now?"

Seeing that the other party's eyes flickered, but he didn't speak, Zhou Peiling couldn't help but become a little proud.

Lu Yu came back to his senses, and said, "Miss Zhou's words are like a revelation, which made me suddenly realize that I might as well... not get married!"

"No... not get married?"

Zhou Peiling was stunned, obviously not expecting the other party to make such a sudden decision.

"Are you serious?"

Lu Yu shrugged indifferently: "Anyway, this marriage is not what I want to get married. It was arranged by your father and the emperor... As you said, there is no benefit in getting married, but it will bring a lot of dangers, so it's better not to get married!"

"But..." Zhou Peiling obviously couldn't keep up with Lu Yu's erratic thinking, and stammered, "This matter was personally chosen by His Majesty, and the golden words have been spoken. The Kyoto side has already begun to prepare for this marriage. How can it be easily changed?"

"That's true!" Lu Yu deliberately sighed helplessly, "It's easy for me to handle it myself. I can withdraw at any time. The key is that my Lu relative in Ding'an can escape the monk but not the temple. If I just leave, His Majesty will investigate later, and my relative will definitely be in big trouble!"

"Why not..."

Having said this, Lu Yu finally showed his true colors.

"Miss Zhou, please help me think about it. Is there any way for me to meet with Princess Gaoyang in advance, and we can sit down together to discuss how to solve this matter satisfactorily?"

"You want to meet Princess Gaoyang?" Zhou Peiling was stunned.

Lu Yu's face was full of hope: "Miss Zhou, can you do it for me?"

Zhou Peiling hesitated and said: "I'll give it a try..."

Lu Yu smiled slightly and continued: "Besides, I always feel that I am a bit wronged if I give up the opportunity to marry Her Highness Princess Gaoyang... Why not, Miss Zhou will fill the position of Her Highness Princess in the future? As long as I get you, I will naturally not have any ideas about Her Highness Princess!"

"What?"

Zhou Peiling was shocked, angry and anxious.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Lu Yu said calmly, "I'm not talking nonsense. Didn't Miss Zhou say that the princess is a god-like figure? In order to prevent the god in her mind from being tainted by a wicked person like me, don't you have the awareness of sacrifice?"

"Besides, this matter was personally promoted by your majesty and your father. The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. If it can't be stopped, we still have one last trump card... Let's say that you and I have gradually developed feelings for each other and have already decided to spend our lives together. I can only decline the marriage of the princess. Will your father force me to marry Princess Gaoyang?"

After saying this, Lu Yu looked at Zhou Peiling with a smile.

In this way, whether the other party's admiration for Princess Gaoyang is true or false, and to what extent, can be tested at once.

Zhou Peiling's face was instantly flushed, and she was ashamed.

"This matter... let me think about it first..."