Chapter 356: Background
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
‘What was true then might not be true now.” Chu Yi’s expression and tone were as gentle as usual, like the wind and the moon. “Lord Xia, what do you think?’
Xia Houqing’s bewitching phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as a demonic glint shot out from them.
Clap! Clap!
Xia Houqing suddenly started clapping lightly as an enchanting smile appeared on his face.
That’s right. What was true then might not be true now.
Chu Yi could be that sickly Young Master Yi who has been lying low in the State of Yue for eight years.
Chu Yi could also casually encourage him to support the 15th son of the
Emperor to ascend the throne and threaten the Emperor to order the vassals. Of course, Chu Yi could also be ambitious and try to take over the State of Yue.
“Lord Xia.” Chu Yi calmly played with the wine glass in his hand and said calmly, “You don’t want to have the world, but I do. ‘
Chu Yi looked straight at Xia Houqing without hiding anything. His jade-like pupils clearly displayed his ambition.
Their gazes met silently in midair, as if they were carrying out a silent battle.
In the silence, the green-clothed youth walked in silently with a tray. On the tray were two celadon pots, one big and one small, and two dark green cups.
The green-clothed youth first poured a cup of wine, then used another smaller celadon pot to pour a cup of goat’s milk into another luminous cup.
Two similar luminous glasses were sent out. The wine was given to Xia Houqing, while the goat milk was given to the cat.
After doing all this, the green-clothed youth silently carried the tray and left.
Xia Houqing picked up the luminous wine glass and gently swirled it. The fragrance of the wine gradually spread through the air.
He didn’t answer Chu Yi’s question directly. His voice was slow and gentle, sinister and alluring. ‘You want to exchange a mere Yu Family to change a country?”
“The Yu Family is just a little bit of my sincerity.” The smile on Chu Yi’s face was still like the spring breeze turning into rain. His tone was neither fast nor slow. “With Lord Xia’s ability, if you want Yu Si to die, it can’t be any easier.”
“However…”
At this point, Chu Yi stopped abruptly and elegantly took a sip of wine.
The Yu Family was an aristocratic family that had lasted for three to four hundred years. In the history of the previous dynasty, they had a pivotal position. Such a colossus had always had prestige among the people.
It wasn’t difficult to exterminate the Yu Family with Xia Houqing’s ability to summon clouds and rain with a flip of his hand. He only needed to send dozens of sacrificial soldiers.
However, it wouldn’t be so easy to destroy the Yu Family’s hundred-year-old reputation, cause their reputation to collapse, make them despised by the world, and leave a thousand years of infamy in the annals of history.
As far as he knew, Xia Houqing had planned for this day for a long time. This time, he even used the excuse of plotting against the Emperor Taizu’s handwritten letter to come to the Great Jin dynasty from the State of Yue without any hesitation just to personally witness the destruction of the Yu Family.
However, even so, if Yanfei hadn’t interfered, Xia Houqing would at most have caused the Yu Family to perish. He wouldn’t be as happy as he was now.
Chu Yi chuckled. “If it’s just killing people and exterminating a clan, of course you don’t need to cooperate with me. But if you want something bigger, I’m afraid you won’t be able to do it alone.”
“Besides, the Yu Family is just an appetizer.”
‘With all due respect, Lord Xia still has many enemies…”
He smiled and pointed to the sky.
From the beginning to the end, his tone was light and calm, as if the two of them weren’t talking about the fate of a country, but just catching up.
Xia Houqing snorted coldly and gently touched the blood ring on his finger. A dangerous smile flowed in his eyes.
Chu Yi didn’t seem to notice it and continued unhurriedly, “Lord Xia, even if you were to rise to the pinnacle of power, you’ll only be a ‘traitor’. Instead, you would have helped Baili Hong’s golden age.”
The green-robed youth who was guarding outside the private room was terrified when he heard this. He was about to kneel down.
The meaning between the lines was that their Lord’s reputation was in tatters. Even if he obtained the State of Yue, his reputation would be tarnished for tens of thousands of years. The commoners would only say that Xia Houqing had ruined the prosperous era of Qianming.
“Young Master Yi, are you saying that I’ll be called a scoundrel who stole the country?” Xia Houqing clapped gently again and raised his long eyebrows. His tone was sinister, and there was no joy or anger on his fiery face.
As soon as he said that, even Gu Yanfei and the cat looked up with the same expression.
Chu Yi calmly sipped his wine and said with a smile, “My honey is your poison.
What do you think, My Lord?”
To him, the State of Yue was like honey. It was what he wanted.
However, to Xia Houqing, the State of Yue was like poison, enough to drag him into another boundless abyss..