PNB Chapter 128 You're playing pretty fancy tricks!
Chapter 128 You're playing pretty fancy tricks!
Qiantang shook his head: "No, this matter is of great importance. We must not report it to the authorities. Who knows if the government is in cahoots with the people? The government cannot be unaware of the scale that Li Town has developed to its current size. They may even be colluding with each other."
Qian Tang brought in the leader, and to prevent him from escaping, Qian Mu broke his legs.
Nakata asked, "What's your name?"
The woman gave a cold laugh, her forehead beaded with cold sweat from the pain: "What does it matter what my name is? I'm about to die anyway!"
"Will they just die nameless and faceless? Without leaving a trace in this world?"
"...Zhao Shuan."
Zhong Tian glanced at her: "Zhao Shuan, now tell me, who ordered you to do this?"
"Can't I just do it because I want to? Don't you need weapons to rob and plunder?" Zhao Quan still argued stubbornly.
"Don't try to fool me! A large portion of the two thousand people in Li Town are engaged in this business. Are you robbing and pillaging in an attempt to overthrow the emperor and seize the entire country?"
Zhao Quan remained silent.
Zhongtian looked into Zhao Quan's eyes and asked, word by word, "Zhao Quan, are you content to live like this?"
Upon hearing this question, Zhao Quan's expression changed slightly. Seeing that Zhao Quan was somewhat softening, Zhong Tian pressed his advantage and continued to persuade him.
“Forging weapons is an extremely expensive business. Your husband and your brother spend their days and nights prostituting themselves to support this bottomless pit of weapon-making, while you two wear green hats all day long, forging weapons in the dark underground. Are you willing to accept this?”
"Zhao Quan, if you can reveal the mastermind behind this, I can save you and free you from this dark and hopeless existence."
Zhao Duan, Guo Mao's lover, rushed in. He had been listening nearby and couldn't hold back any longer. He hugged the woman in front of him and cried bitterly, "Mother, Mother, save me, save me! I can't take it anymore! I can't take it anymore!"
It turns out that Zhao Quan was actually Zhao Duan's mother.
Zhao Quan's expression softened slightly. She raised her head and looked at Zhong Tian with expectant eyes: "Can you really save us?"
"I promise!" Nakata raised his hand: "I will do everything in my power to get you out of this abyss, and at least make your lives a little better than they are now."
The people didn't crave wealth and luxury; they just wanted their lives to be better than they were now. Zhao Quan's expression shifted, and he finally spoke: "I'll tell you, the mastermind behind this is..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was stabbed in the chest, and her words caught in her throat.
Qian Tang stood behind her, delivering a merciless blow to her chest. She gently wiped the blood from her blade with a handkerchief, speaking with a nonchalant cruelty: "The master trusted you so much, entrusting you with such an important mission, and you dared to betray him, you deserve to die!"
Qian Tang's sudden betrayal caught everyone off guard. Zhong Tian stared sharply at Qian Tang and demanded, "Whose side are you on?"
Qian Tang looked at Zhong Tian: "Of course I'm the one who wants your life!"
Nakata said casually, "Although I am injured now, killing me would probably cost you your life." No one can just sit and wait to die!
Qian Tang smiled and said, "I admit you're strong. Those 20 people didn't even manage to kill you! However, I've now found your weakness!"
Zhongtian was shocked.
Le Xingxi let out a cry of surprise. He had been grabbed by Qian Tang, his hands locked behind his back, and Le Xingxi was unable to break free despite his strength.
Zhongtian angrily shouted, "If you have a problem, come at me! Let Xingxi go!" Zhongtian looked at Le Xingxi, who was being held hostage, with a tense expression.
Qiantang looked at Zhongtian and sneered, "A monk? Everyone in the capital says that Lord Zhong is deeply devoted to his love, and that he doesn't even have a single servant in his huge mansion. Who would have thought that when he fell on hard times and was exiled to another place, a handsome little monk would follow him regardless of his own life?"
"Zhongtian, what's the difference between a monk and an ordinary man? You're quite the player, having a secret affair with a forbidden monk!"
In a state of extreme tension, Zhongtian was still thinking that it was fortunate that Qiantang did not know Le Xingxi's true identity.
Zhong Tian stared intently at Qian Mu; "What do you want to do? Or rather, what does your master want to do?"
"Don't ask such a stupid question. Of course I want you dead!"
Qian Tang looked at Zhong Tian, then at Le Xingxi struggling in his arms: "It's simple, one life for one life! If you commit suicide, I'll let this poor little monk go."
Le Xingxi looked at Zhong Tian with a sorrowful expression and shook her head.
Qiantang seemed to sense that the atmosphere was not sad enough.
A slap landed on Le Xingxi's face, making his face turn bright red. He had never suffered such humiliation in his life. His eyes were red, but he held back and did not cry.
a slap.
Two slaps.
Three slaps.
Le Xingxi's face was bright red, and a bright red handprint landed on his face, causing blood to slowly flow from the corner of his mouth.
He knew that his tears would soften Nakata's heart and cause him to make the wrong choice.
He now realized how foolish it was that he, with his powerless body and weak male identity, had sought out Nakata out of sheer courage and love!
If it weren't for his hindrance, Nakata could have easily killed the audacious villain behind him! Instead, he was constantly hindered and unable to escape.
Blood trickled from the corner of Nakata's mouth; she had bitten her lip to suppress her anger.
"Lord Zhong, what's your choice?"
"My choice is for you to die!" After Zhongtian said this, Qiantang felt a sharp blade pierce her chest.
When she betrays someone, one should realize that she too can be betrayed!
Qian Tang turned her head and saw Du Chen standing behind her, his face cold and handsome: "I have been ordered by His Majesty to come and protect Lord Zhong's safety!"
Du Chen saw that Zhong Tian's martial arts skills were extraordinary and thought he had no chance to use them. Little did he know that this would give Du Chen an opportunity.
Seeing Qian Tang injured, Le Xingxi immediately tried to break free, but Qian Tang coughed and, seeing her body pierced by the stab, knew she was doomed. Before dying, she wanted to take someone down with her, so she immediately slashed at Le Xingxi's neck.
Although Zhongtian spoke harshly to Qiantang, she was now in a semi-crippled state, her veins bulging all over her body! She let out a mournful cry, but could not move. However! She could not watch Le Xingxi die in front of her.
Suddenly, a person crashed into the Qiantang River like a firecracker.
Zhong Tian looked over in shock—it was Xia Lan!
Xia Lan is not a good person, but she and Le Xingxi have known each other since childhood, and she cannot bear to see Le Xingxi die in front of her like this.
Qiantang was physically weak, and the sudden impact caused him to stagger and fall to his knees.
Le Xingxi reacted quickly, immediately breaking free from Qiantang's control and rushing into Zhongtian's arms.
Without any mercy, Du Chen immediately stabbed Qian Tang several times. Each stab was fatal, and Qian Tang finally died, unwilling to accept his fate.
Zhongtian stared coldly at the corpse on the ground. Who exactly was this Qiantang working for?
Xia Muning, who was about to fall asleep in the palace, also had this thought. Who exactly was this sneaky little tutor working for? What was he up to?