The Li clan also has an excellent appearance. It should be said that none of the Li clan members Jin Yunlan has seen in the past few days has an unattractive appearance.
This clan leader looks to be around thirty, in his prime. His hair is jet black, and even if you squint carefully, you can't find a single white hair. His skin is shiny and delicate, and even the fine lines at the corners of his eyes are not obvious. At most, he is mentally weak.
After staying up all night, I felt haggard and tired.
There were no bloody external injuries on his body. It was possible that he had internal injuries. But internal injuries would show up on the outside, so it was absolutely impossible for his body to still look normal even if he was seriously ill.
This is really strange. He was clearly not sick, so why did everyone look sad that he was about to die.
The Li clan leader was lying on the hospital bed, calling Li Zhi's name breathlessly.
Li Zhi kneeled forward, held his hand, and responded sadly: "Father."
The Li clan leader squeezed his palm feebly and comforted softly: "Xiao Zhi, people always have such a day, don't be too sad. For us Li clan, we are used to seeing separation between life and death. Since then, we
Thousands of years have passed since the day I settled in Kongshan, and the population of the Jiuli tribe is only a hundred households. In this short life, I have made no achievements like the patriarchs of the past generations. Although I have the intention to change the fate of the Li family, in the end
Because of my lack of ability, I can only watch the Li family's children without enough food and suffering from hunger and cold." When he said this, he coughed and two lines of hot tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
The woman beside him held his hand tightly and even forgot to wipe her tears.
Li Zhi lowered his head sadly.
The Li clan leader gently held his face and looked at him with gentle eyes, his voice full of hope: "Xiao Zhi, I know you have always hated Jinyun. They deceived us into entering the empty mountain with hypocrisy and kept fabricating
They want to discredit us and make the world hate us, so that they can imprison and persecute us openly. This hatred for thousands of years is rooted in the heart of every Li clan member. But I still want to persuade you not to let
Hatred becomes the only reason to drive your actions. This will make our short life full of pain."
Li Zhi shook his head: "Father, your heart is too soft. Instead of waiting for them to sincerely repent, it is better to conquer with force. If the Li family can make a strong plan as soon as possible, attack Kongshan together and disrupt Luo City, we will not fall behind.
To this point today.”
The leader of the Li clan replied: "The Li clan has been isolated from the world for too long. Once we break out of the siege and the world knows that the Li clan has reappeared in the world, the tribes below will share the same hatred and form a rope to fight against us.
Our situation will only get worse, and we may even be wiped out early. The Li clan is no longer the Jiuli tribe it was back then."
Li Zhi lowered his head and replied: "We have long since reached the end of the road. There is no hope for Li at present. It is better to break out of the siege and risk our lives. We will eventually sink into the loess with hatred, and even the judgment of time will abandon us."
The leader of the Li clan suddenly began to breathe rapidly, as if he was trying his best to postpone the last breath. He grabbed Li Zhi's hand and said urgently: "You have been gifted since you were a child. You are our Li clan's best friend.
After that, the appearance of you, the strongest person, made me even more convinced that the tragic fate of the Li family will definitely be stopped in your hands. So, Xiao Zhi, from now on, you will be the new leader of the Li family. I will give everything to you.
I leave it all to you."
The Li clan leader stretched out a finger and pointed at his eyebrows. Silent words came from his peaceful expression and calm eyes.
"In this world, if we unite for a long time, we will divide, and if we divide for a long time, we will unite. No one or anything will be in permanent opposition. And Jinyun, maybe not everyone is a hard-hearted person. There may be someone waiting on the other side of the chasm of destiny."
His distracted eyes suddenly focused on one place.
Li Zhi followed his gaze and looked back.
Jin Yunlan appeared among them at some point. She stood there with disheveled hair, her face as pale as paper, and uncontrollable sympathy and self-blame alternated on her face.
When Li Zhi looked back, his father had fallen into a deep sleep forever.
"Father, father!" Li Zhi shouted, the tears he was holding back still fell.
The woman lay on his increasingly cold body and cried.
The people kneeling outside heard his chaotic shouts and started crying again.
For some reason, Jin Yunlan was stung by the tears on Li Zhi's face, and the words she was about to say were choked in her throat. Surrounded by sobs and wails, she shed tears uncontrollably.
"What are you doing here?" Li Zhi suppressed his furious roar, and the excessive suppression made his voice extremely low and hoarse.
Jin Yunlan was at a loss when he heard this: "He had no internal or external injuries. There is no reason for him to die at this age."
Li Zhi's scarlet eyes seemed to look into the depths of her heart, and his lips were red and bleeding. He said something with hatred that shocked her extremely.
"Jinyun placed a blood curse on the Li family. No descendants of the Li family can live past thirty."
She froze on the spot, with mixed feelings in her heart, and allowed Li Zhi to cry bitterly in front of her enemy.
The night was approaching, and the east was white. This was the first ray of morning light she saw on the empty mountain, and it was very dazzling.
She sat in a daze on a stone bench far away from the crowd. She watched the Li clan people bury their former clan leader in a hurry. There were no wreaths, lanterns, and no mourning music. Even the cemetery was a freshly dug hole. Everyone just cried silently.
, watching his own people leave.
In such a sad atmosphere, they couldn't help but think about whether they were going to die soon.
Jin Yunlan's encounters in Kongshan these two days almost made her feel suffocated. Over the years, the ethnic group she belongs to has been so friendly and harmonious. Under Jin Yun's leadership, the people of Luo City live and work in peace and contentment and prosper. She has also been under the care of her parents.
She grew up with love and care. Even though the old guys in the clan despised her for being a woman, in the eyes of her father, she was always treated equally with her younger siblings, and sometimes he even favored her more.
Little did she know that the Li clan leader would hold such a sloppy funeral, which was not as grand as her tenth birthday. It was because they were used to separation and death, or they simply were not capable of giving a grand burial to their relatives.
And who is causing this situation?
Who is it that makes Li Shi full of resentment?
Is it really Jinyun?
Is it because she grew up in a friendly and harmonious ethnic group?
Are those generous smiles really hiding a pricking needle?
She was at a loss and ruffled her long hair randomly, not knowing what to do.
At that time, it was dark and bright, and the sky and the earth were glowing with a dark blue-white color. Perfection just came out of the bamboo forest.
Jin Yunlan asked her where she had been, and she replied that she had gone to check the barrier surrounding Kongshan. Seeing that there was no joy on her face, she guessed that the chance of escape was not high.
She said feebly: "That's all, just help me go back to the house to rest. I'm very tired after a long night."
He nodded happily, stepped forward to support her tired and weak body, and took the initiative to walk into the cell where they were held.
Jin Yunlan lay on the haystack and slept until night. A kind woman woke her up. Jin Yunlan knew her. She was the wife of the former Li clan leader and the mother of Li Zhi. She had a beautiful face but
Li Zhi's dignified face was very similar to hers, but at this moment, her lover suddenly passed away. She was heartbroken, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she looked very haggard.
She brought clean clothes and some meager food for her and Wanwanwan. When Jin Yunlan reached out to take it, he accidentally touched her fingers, which were as cold as frost, which was shocking.
Li's mother noticed her surprise and said in a hoarse voice: "I am already twenty-nine this year, and I will die in another six months."
Jin Yunlan's heart skipped a beat and her eyes dimmed.
"Don't tell Xiaotang and Xiaozhi, I lied to them that I was only twenty-eight." A helpless smile appeared on her lips.
Jin Yunlan's nose suddenly became sore, he held her hand as she was about to leave, and took the opportunity to check her pulse. Sure enough, her internal organs were exhausted and she looked like she was terminally ill, but her appearance was no different from ordinary people.
Li's mother tied her long, disheveled hair into a simple low bun, and then pulled out a simple hairpin from her own head to fix her bun.
"That's good." She said, stroking her kind cheek, "Yeah, you look like..."
"Like Li Qiang's mother, right?" Jin Yunlan said quickly.
Li's mother thought for a moment and nodded: "Indeed, it's like that. Eat something before going to sleep. It's not easy to recover if you're hungry and rest."
Jin Yunlan nodded obediently and watched her leave.
She ate dry food absentmindedly and meditated. She looked down at the mottled wounds on her waist, and the pain from being penetrated by Li Tan's sword still remained in her body.
She took off her tattered hospital uniform and put on Li's clothes without any scruples. She quietly opened the door and went out, leaving Yuanyuan sleeping alone in the room.
She carried her skirt and found Li Zhi's house. The only one in the house was Li Zhi's mother, who had just arrived. She politely asked her where Li Zhi was. Li's mother looked at her in surprise, almost dumbfounded, and it took a while to recover.
, lowered his head and concealed his expression.
"Xiao Zhi should discuss things in the ancestral hall. Look, that's the room." She pulled her to the door and pointed out to a huge house.
After Jin Yunlan hurriedly thanked her, he stumbled and walked quickly towards that place.
At this time, Li Zhi was discussing with many colleagues how to deal with her and Perfection.
Li Tang believed that Jin Yunlan had a special status and might be able to stay until the Li family went to war with Jinyun, and then use her life as a threat to Jinyun's actions.
Li Zhi disagreed and said decisively: "Jin Yunlan's strength is unpredictable, which will inevitably lead to long nights and many dreams. It would be better to end the relationship early while she is seriously injured. If she recovers, regains her strength, and colludes with Jin Yun internally and externally, we will be attacked from both sides."
Everyone also felt that what he said was reasonable, so they did not speak again and just acquiesced.
Jin Yunlan himself outside the door couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this.
This Li Zhi is really a femme fatale.
Staring at her life all day long, tut tut.
"Who is eavesdropping outside?" Li Zhi sternly pointed at the door. With a wave of his hand, the door opened inwards, revealing a slender figure.