Tian Meng’s ferocity was completely aroused.
He stared fiercely at Jiang Yun, as if seeing the young man who was chained and dragged into his tent many years ago. He seemed pure and flawless, but in reality, he harbored evil intentions, even more venomous than the most sinister snake.
The right eye under the eye patch also followed the conditioned reflex and experienced severe pain.
Just killing him immediately couldn’t relieve his hatred. Tian Meng was determined to play slowly and then kill him.
With a stabbing sound, he directly tore a whole piece of Jiang Yun’s outer robe and swung his fist to strike down. As if he had already guessed his way, Jiang Yun flipped his wrist and sensitively broke free from his restraint. A cold light flashed in his hand, and the edges of the snake-like cold blade passed by the skin of his neck. Tian Meng suddenly felt a thin stream of heat gushing out of his blood vessels, the skin between his neck was actually cut.
He suddenly felt a chill in his heart and couldn’t help but recall the painful memories of being stabbed blind in his right eye. The hatred in his heart grew stronger, and at this moment, Jiang Yun had already risen and run out of the dense forest.
Tian Meng sneered coldly, he took a few steps and caught up, then once again pounced on Jiang Yun. His broken right wrist unexpectedly received a hit. Tian Meng’s eyes darkened with pain, and Jiang Yun broke free again, rushing towards the outside of the forest with all his might. Not long after, he was caught and dragged back. Tian Meng was panting heavily. Although the opponent had no internal power and the moves were mysterious and vicious, they were still the same as before. However, in the face of absolute power, what is the use of the most ingenious tricks? His eyes flashed with a malicious light. After suffering a few raw hits, he suddenly pinched Jiang Yun’s wrist, folded it, and snatched the dagger.
“Stab ah, stab again ah.”
He dragged the person up with one hand and dropped him straight to the ground.
Jiang Yun coughed, and the corner of his mouth was still smiling.
Tian Mang was furious, strangling Jiang Yun’s throat and waving his palm to slap him. Suddenly, there was a piercing sound in his ears. Before he could react, an iron arrow had penetrated his throat.
He slowly twisted his head to look over, as if he were still not convinced, only to see that in the pale night, Sui Heng rode his horse and stationed it on a high slope, his eyes sunken like ice, and he was holding an iron bow in his hands.
Blood splattered out, and Tian Meng fell heavily to the ground.
Tian Meng finally realized that he had been deceived.
“You… intentionally luring me over!”
He was furious and wanted to get up and pounce on Jiang Yun, but it caused another stream of blood to spurt from his neck.
He covered his neck, his huge body trembling terrifyingly with extreme anger.
The corner of Jiang Yun’s mouth still tugged lightly.
“You—ah！”
Tian Meng stood up unsteadily, got another arrow in his leg, and kneeled down again.
The rustling sound of horse hooves surged from all directions, accompanied by a long dragon-like flame. Sui Heng was the first to rush in, dismounted, and was about to walk towards Jiang Yun in shock. Suddenly, his foot bones were tightly grasped by someone.
Tian Meng shed blood all over the ground but was still able to move. His eye patch fell off, revealing his blind right eye. His left eye burst with blood due to intense anger and unwillingness.
He laughed and stared at Sui Heng, saying, “Your Highness said that you don’t like things that others have played with. Do you know how many people have played with him? He’s just something that’s been tamed and made to be played with, and he’s been through the wringer in countless hands before he fell into mine. His greatest skill is to please people’s desires and seek benefits for himself. And it was I who did not accept his tricks and fell into his hands.”
His pupils emitted a strange light, and as he spoke, he became more and more excited, filled with a sense of revenge.
“If Your Highness doesn’t believe me, then go take a look at the back of his waist. All Kunjun on the Qingque Terrace have special marks, and the ‘slave’ character mark on the back of his waist was personally branded by me, haha, haha… choke…”
Tian Meng’s crazy laughter came to an abrupt end.
Sui Heng drew a sword from his waist and stabbed through his heart.
Tian Meng’s pupils were still wide open, twitching twice, and finally died completely, completely motionless.
Sui Heng held the blood-stained sword and stood silently in the night, with dark clouds rolling under his eyes, dark as if he were about to condense water droplets, overflowing with a terrifying aura.
“Your Highness!”
Xu Qiao and the other soldiers from the Qinglang Battalion that were following were surprised to see Jiang Yun sitting under a tree and Tian Meng lying dead on the ground.
And Sui Heng’s face was even more ugly than they had ever seen before.
Tian Que also came with several envoys from the Qi capital. He was shocked and quickly understood what had happened. A chill surged in his heart, and he stomped his feet, sighing uncontrollably in anger.
Even if he didn’t like Tian Meng, he was still the top general of the Qi Kingdom. Now that he died so recklessly, the Qi Kingdom has lost one of its generals. However, in this situation, he cannot pursue anything.
“Your Highness, this…”
“He lived up to his death.”
Sui Heng finally regained his composure from petrification and “clanged” the sword back into its sheath, with a heavy haze still in his eyes. He looked up at Tian Que and said, “With his life, Gu cannot dispel the hatred in his heart. Gu will dismember him in eight pieces, using five horses to divide him.”
Tian Que’s face turned pale and he dared not speak.
“Xu Qiao.”
Sui Heng let out a call.
Xu Qiao quickly dismounted and took orders.
Sui Heng said calmly, “Drag him down and chop him into meat paste.”
“Yes…”
Xu Qiao is somewhat worried about his condition.
“Is Your Highness alright?”
“How can Gu have any problems? Gu is very happy.”
“Yes…”
Xu Qiao dared not say anything more.
“Everyone retreat.”
Sui Heng spoke again.
Xu Qiao and Tian Que exchanged a glance and bowed before leaving. Other ministers who heard the sound of signal flares and followed from afar were also persuaded to leave.
The sound of hooves and the light of fire once again faded away, and the forest regained its terrifying tranquility once again.
Jiang Yun lowered his eyes and sat quietly against the tree. His eyes were calm.
Sui Heng stood with his back to him for a long time before slowly turning around and asking, “Is what he said true?”
He was obviously trying his best to endure some emotions, but there was a trembling in his voice that he was not even aware of.
Jiang Yun tidied up his sleeves, raised his eyes, and looked at him with clear black eyes, saying, “That’s right, it’s all true. I lied to you.”
“I… didn’t escape from the imperial carriage of the Chen Kingdom, but from the Qi capital, that’s why I know how to play ‘Feng Qiu Huang’. Is Your Highness satisfied with this answer?”
Sui Heng looked at this little lover with unfamiliar eyes.
There was even a moment when Jiang Yun felt that it was with contempt and disgust.
He suddenly sneered and said, “Gu is really the biggest fool in the world. Fooling Gu, deceiving Gu, and watching Gu fall for you all day and be fooled around by you, isn’t that very happy?”
Jiang Yun shook his head and said no.
“Still want to lie Gu?”
At this point, Jiang Yun had no intention of getting out of this dense forest, or rather, this hunting garden, alive.
He is really a bit tired.
He looked up and listened to the rustling of leaves in his ears, gazing at the scattered moonlight in the gaps between the treetops. His heart once again experienced unexpected emptiness and tranquility when approaching death.
He even slightly raised the corner of his mouth, feeling the night wind passing through his sleeves and saying, “Deceiving Your Highness is not my intention. But since I was a child, Your Highness was indeed the person who treats me the best, and if I have a choice, I don’t want to play with Your Highness’s feelings as Your Highness said.”
Jiang Yun looked at Sui Heng and said, “I’m very sorry about this matter.”
Sui Heng’s facial muscles twitched for a moment, enduring it again and again, but finally he couldn’t bear it anymore. His eyes turned red, and his voice trembled, saying, “Do you think a light apology can offset all the things you’ve done to Gu?”
“You told Gu that you didn’t know him, that you didn’t have any other men, and what actually happened?”
“Dare you say that tonight you didn’t intentionally using Gu to kill him for you?”
“If it weren’t for him speaking it out himself, how long would you be planning to keep it from Gu?! You said you escaped. How does Gu know you’re not lying Gu again? In front of you, Gu was just a big fool who just started seeing the truth and was completely ignorant!”
Seeing Jiang Yun’s eyes drooping and not speaking, he exclaimed, “Now that Gu thinks about what Gu said at the banquet yesterday, it’s a joke that Gu still dislikes those two Kunjun.”
He couldn’t go on.
From childhood to adulthood, this was the first time Sui Heng felt that he lived like a joke, even though he had been oppressed by the Yan family before, it was only a matter of strength. He can become stronger and change his own situation through his own efforts. But now, what is he going to do—kill him?
Sui Heng pressed his hand on the sword, trembling gently.
Jiang Yun knew that at this moment, he must have had a murderous thought.
He became more calm in his heart, even feeling a little relieved.
However, Jiang Yun did not get the pain he had imagined, and Sui Heng ultimately did not pull out his sword. Instead, he turned around and strode aside with his back to him. He stood silently.
The moonlight fell on his heroic and upright figure, lonely and alone.
Jiang Yun was somewhat surprised and quietly looked at his back. After a moment, he got up and walked behind him, tentatively reaching out his hand and slowly hugging his waist.
“Hands away.”
Sui Heng immediately spoke up.
The voice was heartless. “Gu… finds you dirty.”
Jiang Yun really let go and sat back in place.
Sui Heng frowned, feeling extremely frustrated in his heart.
Tian Meng died suddenly, and Tian Que was afraid that Sui Heng would turn over the accounts. He hastily bid farewell to Emperor Sui and quickly led the delegation of Qi envoys to leave the Sui capital overnight.
Although Qi’s soldiers are strong and they aren’t afraid of the Sui’s cavalry in the short term, but they are alone and are with the noble Marquis Duan’s son, Qi Ziqi. They could not tolerate any further mistakes.
The guests began to leave one by one, and Luo Fengjun, who was dressed in white also boarded the carriage accompanied by his servants. Lou Fengjun only arrived at the hunting garden at night with the purpose of seeking advice from Qi Ziqi on ‘Feng Qiu Huang’.
Unexpectedly, Qi Ziqi claimed that he did not know how to play ‘Feng Qiu Huang’ and sincerely advised Luo Fengjun not to learn this song. Luo Fengjun was feeling depressed and didn’t understand why even Qi Ziqi had to push him away.
Moreover, Qi Ziqi’s words of persuasion to him were sincere in expression and tone, they did not seem to be false at all.
The guests dispersed one after another, and Empress Yan swept around without seeing the figure of Sui Heng. She frowned and asked Qin momo, “Where did the Crown Prince go?”
Qin momo said, “This servant heard that he just took General Xu and his team into the forest to hunt.”
The news of Tian Meng’s sudden death has not yet spread widely, at least not to Empress Yan’s ears. Although many ministers have seen that scene, not a single one dares to speak nonsense.
Empress Yan rolled her eyes again and said, “What kind of hunting is going on at night? Aren’t we just hunting during the day? You send people to search and ask him to come back quickly.”
“Yes.”
Qin momo took the order and went to handle it.
Later on, the sky suddenly began to drizzle.
The palace attendant walked nervously to the outside of the forest and said, “The Empress has sent this servant over. Invite Your Highness to return to the palace as soon as possible.”
Sui Heng looked cold and said he knew.
The palace attendants dare not stay for a long time, so they bow and leave.
Sui Heng remained silent in the rain and suddenly turned around, walking silently outside the forest.
After walking for a while, he stopped and saw Jiang Yun still sitting there. He said, “Follow by yourself.”
Jiang Yun stood up and followed him.
This dense forest is a distance from the palace where the banquet was held, and in a moment, it started raining heavily.
Jiang Yun walked with some difficulty and said, “I can’t walk. Can you carry me on your back?”
Sui Heng coldly said, “In your dream, go on your own. If you can’t keep up, Gu won’t care about you.”
He walked forward with a cold and heartless expression.
Seeing that he didn’t eat his deliberate carry favor, Jiang Yun could only continue to follow silently.
After reaching the exit of the hunting garden, Ji An and Xu Qiao had already led people to wait in front of the carriage. When they saw Sui Heng and Jiang Yun walking out one after another with their clothes soaked through, Ji An and Gao Gong quickly took an umbrella and went up to support them.
Sui Heng pushed open the umbrella handed over by Gao Gong and instructed Ji An, “Do not give him an umbrella, nor do you allow him to ride in a carriage. Let him follow along on his own.”
Ji An looked at Sui Heng incredulously for a moment.
Jiang Yun smiled at him and said, “I’m fine, Steward doesn’t need to worry about me.”
He stepped out of the umbrella, his green silhouette still calm and elegant even though it was stained with rain, and walked by himself towards the outside of the hunting garden.
Xu Qiao and others only saw Tian Meng’s sudden death and naturally did not know what else had happened, so they dared not speak up.
Sui Heng, who was on the horse, had a cold face. When he saw that the people did not understand, he said with an evil voice. “Freezing for what? Set off.”
Ji An sighed and could only put away the umbrella, letting the palace attendant drive the empty carriage to follow.
Jiang Yun only had one pair of feet, so he couldn’t walk as fast as war horses and carriages. Soon, he fell far behind the others by a distance.
Ji An watched from a distance, feeling a bit impatient, and went to plead with Gao Gong.
Sui Heng told them to shut up.
The rain grew heavier, and the mountain path became more muddy and slippery. After walking for a while, Jiang Yun couldn’t move anymore, so he decided to sit on a stone beside the road and rest.
Before long, the sound of horse hooves could be heard in his ears.
Jiang Yun looked up and saw Sui Heng sitting tall on the horse.
He asked, “Are you allowed to rest?”
Jiang Yun said, “I really can’t walk anymore.”
Sui Heng remained calm and said, “Even if you can’t move, you have to move. Without Gu’s command, you can’t stop.”
Jiang Yun had no choice but to walk for a while before sitting down to rest again.
Sui Heng came over again and said cold words.
Jiang Yun looked up at him and said, “I really can’t walk anymore. If you’re really angry, just kill me.”
“What a joke. You think Gu was angry because of you? You think too highly of yourself.”
“Also, don’t threaten Gu with death. Gu has a more vicious way than to kill you.”
Jiang Yun said nothing more.
Sui Heng said, “Get up.”
Jiang Yun didn’t move.
Sui Heng frowned.
“You dare to provoke Gu?”
Jiang Yun remained motionless and lowered his head, twisting his muddy hem.
Sui Heng sneered, “What’s the use of cleaning clothes?”
Jiang Yun didn’t care about his sarcastic remarks and calmly said, “I’ll take a break and then go.”
Sui Heng remained silent and suddenly reached out his arm, pulling the person onto the horse.
Jiang Yun turned to look at him.
“Don’t look.”
Sui Heng still had a cold face.
“Don’t think that Gu is being soft, Gu can’t stand it when you delay our progress.”
Ji An and Gao Gong squeezed inside the carriage window and looked out. Seeing this, they both said, “Is everything fine now?”
The other said, “I guess so, even hugged already.”
Upon arriving at the private courtyard, Xu Qiao bid farewell and left. Ji An quickly ordered someone to prepare hot water and bathing supplies and specifically asked someone to burn the dragon incense in the room.
Sui Heng put Jiang Yun down and said, “Let him live in the west courtyard. Without Gu’s orders, from now on, he will not be allowed to enter the Weirui Hall for half a step.”
The author has something to say:
Certain people who now claim to be cold and heartless, will become a wailing dog again tomorrow.
Just to clarify, although Jiang Jiang has suffered before, he has never been violated and can no longer be more clean. Why would anyone suspect this? The author doesn’t have that kind of itching.
T/N: Okay, the beginning of Doggy Sui’s suffering lol
