Nangong Lin's sharp words did not change Chen Yun's expression.
"Master, what is the purpose of teaching Gu Ling martial arts? What is the purpose of teaching me martial arts?" Chen Yun looked at Nangong Lin and asked, "Needless to say, it is because of Gu Ling's mother and my mother. If master really cares about following me,
Because of the friendship between them, they would not have done anything to break up Gu Ling and Su Liang, and they would have forcibly taken me away from the Chen family long ago."
Hearing this, Nangong Lin smiled slowly, "Jing'er, have you ever said that although you are not my son, your personality is very much like mine."
Chen Yun shook his head, "I don't think so."
Nangong Lin looked confused and spoke after a moment, talking about the whole story of his relationship with Situ Ning and Situ Xiang, and how he secretly encouraged Gu Yuan to rebel and destroy Situ Ning's chosen husband and her home.
"Of course I don't like Gu Ling, he is the one I hate the most." Nangong Lin smiled half-heartedly, "I taught him martial arts back then just to please Situ Ning. I originally thought that Gu Ling would choose to save people after something happened to the Gu family.
, In this case, I will help Duanmu Yi and get rid of Gu Ling together. Who would have known that he would actually leave the Gu family alone and run away, which is really cold-blooded."
This is the reason why Nangong Lin has not looked for Gu Ling in recent years. In his original plan, Gu Ling should have died long ago.
"If you don't love my mother, why do you want to be with her?" Chen Yun asked coldly.
"I love her." Nangong Lin sighed, "She has liked me from the beginning. I didn't expect that something would happen to her when I left her. We are best friends, relatives, and lovers. You are young, you won't
I understand. What I did to Situ Ning later was just revenge on her."
Chen Yun snorted coldly, "You destroyed her husband and cultivated her son, hoping that she would change her mind about you, but unfortunately, you failed."
Nangong Lin narrowed his eyes slightly, "Jinger, I don't like the tone in which you talk to me now." It looks so much like Gu Ling...
"Master asked me to stay in the Chen family and be manipulated by Situ Xie. Did he also want to use me to achieve great things?" Chen Yun looked at Nangong Lin and asked.
Nangong Lin shook his head, "I am not interested in power, but I am very interested in helping you get the throne of Liang Kingdom. You are under Situ Xie's control, and by gaining his trust, you can let him testify for your true identity and help you return.
Liang Kingdom Royal Family. Situ Han hurt your mother, and there is no better way to take revenge than for you to take the throne from him. This is also what your grandfather meant, what do you think?"
"Originally I had a chance. But now, my identity has been exposed. No matter where I am, as long as I show up, Gu Ling and Su Liang will definitely kill me." Chen Yun looked grave.
Nangong Lin shook his head, "You haven't done anything heinous. You can make them believe that you have difficulties, tell them that what you did was a last resort, and didn't you try your best to save the Lin family?"
Chen Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, "If Yuan Ye dies, they will blame it on me."
"I thought you had a good relationship with Su Liang and she would understand your difficulties." Nangong Lin said.
Chen Yun shook his head, "The real close relationship with her is Lin Wei. She is only polite to me, Gu Ling has always treated me as if I don't exist."
When Nangong Lin heard this, he patted Chen Yun on the shoulder, "Isn't it hard? Just like when I pursued Situ Ning, she regarded me as a friend, but she was always separated by a layer. She fell in love with Gu Yuan as soon as she saw her."
"Su Liang will not defend me just because we were friends. On the contrary, I think she will hate me even more, especially last night when you let her know that I am with you and you did something like that before."
Chen Yun took a deep breath, "I know very well that she won't love me, not even if Gu Ling doesn't show up, not even if Gu Ling dies."
Nangong Lin looked a little surprised, "Jinger, do you really think so? I thought you would do anything to get Su Liang?"
Chen Yun shook his head, "If I can't win her heart, I don't want her people either."
Nangong Lin raised his hand, "That's very good. Jing'er, you have no weakness when facing this couple! Your strength is equivalent to Gu Ling. In terms of identity, you are the prince of Liang Kingdom, and he is just a minister who is jealous of Emperor Qian. The real The battle is still to come.”
"I want to defeat Gu Ling more than getting Su Liang." Chen Yun finally spoke his mind. He knew about the relationship between Gu Ling and him from the beginning and secretly compared them.
He is the grandson of Situ Xie, and Gu Ling is the grandson. They are both Nangong Lin's apprentices, and their mothers were once close sisters.
But Situ Xie treated him as a pawn and let him grow up with his adoptive parents, but he never controlled what Gu Ling did.
He was obviously the one who met Su Liang first. Su Liang didn't feel anything about his politeness, but he fell in love with Gu Ling at first sight.
Lin Xie also quickly fell in love with Gu Ling after meeting him, and talked to Gu Xiaoling.
Everyone likes Gu Ling, as if he is the chosen one, a god who came down to earth to experience the life of a mortal.
But when Chen Yun looked back at himself, he was a bastard who could only be raped by his biological father. His biological father did not know his existence, and his biological mother never raised him. Instead, she gave birth to a daughter with the man she liked. Her grandfather sent her to an enemy country since she was a child. , it took him a few years to realize that his parents were just adoptive parents, and that Chen's mother might still be sincere to him, but the other seven points were all resentment, while Chen's father was respectful and disgusted with him, and even if he tried his best to hide it, it would still show up. come out.
The Chen family that Su Liang once thought was a loving father and a filial son, closed the door and treated Chen Yun like hell. The endless indifference was hidden under the skin of the adoptive parents, but penetrated into Chen Yun's bone marrow. He had worked hard to They wanted to be their good sons, wanted to ignore and forget the unpleasantness, and wanted to believe that feelings were more important than blood ties, but they all failed because they didn't want to cooperate with him, even if it was a false love.
Chen Yun's understanding of the world began with use and falsehood. The first time he felt treated sincerely was the friendship and brotherhood given to him by Lin Wei, with unreserved care and trust.
But when he saw Lin Shan looking at him with frightened eyes that day, Chen Yun knew that he would definitely lose Lin Wei as a friend, even if he protected their whole family in his own way. In order to prevent fate from destroying Lin Shan Silenced, Chen Yun changed Situ Xie's originally scheduled time for action without authorization. He knew that this was not insignificant. However, it was meaningless.
The moment Nangong Lin revealed her thoughts, Chen Yun even felt relieved. Wearing the mask for a long time was really tiring, and finally she no longer had to pretend.
Since the purpose is to deal with Qian Guo, why not control and use Gu Ling? Why must it be him... Chen Yun hates Situ Xie, and is even more jealous that Gu Ling can stay out of the conspiracy of the Liang Kingdom royal family.
"I want to see grandpa." Chen Yun said to Nangong Lin.
Nangong Lin smiled and said, "Your grandpa is old and doesn't want to get involved in these things. If you need anything, just tell me."
"Master doesn't want me to meet my grandpa? What are you afraid of?" Chen Yun asked.
Nangong Lin's smile faded, "Of course you can if you insist. I remind you, be careful what you say, your grandpa will be angry with you because of Situ Han."
Chen Yun narrowed his eyes and said, "Thank you, Master, for reminding me."
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Kasyapa City.
Gu Ling and Su Liang sat together, and at the same table were Nian Jincheng and Lin Wei.
"What should we do now? If we keep on guarding, when will it be over?" Lin Wei was still in a daze, as everything seemed to have changed overnight.
Nian Jincheng frowned, "After Chen Yun's identity is exposed, he will definitely return to the Liang Kingdom royal family."
Su Liang's expression suddenly changed, "How's the marriage going?" She was so busy and nervous that she ignored this matter. After she and Gu Ling get married, Xing Ji's daughter will get married and marry the Liang Kingdom. If it goes according to the original plan of the two countries, At that time, the eldest son of the Duke of Qin had already sent Xing Yuyan to Liang.
"Marquis Zhongxin sent someone to deliver a letter earlier. Because something happened as soon as you showed up, I haven't given it to you yet." Nian Jincheng said, "After Qin Shizi sent Miss Xing to Xuanbei City, because Miss Xing fell ill, he stayed behind." Got off."
When Su Liang heard this, he said, "At that time, there was already a war in the south. Perhaps my adoptive father expected that the Liang Kingdom was fanning the flames behind the scenes, and he foresaw that the peace with the Liang Kingdom would no longer be maintained."
Even if Xing Ji didn't know that Situ Xie was behind the incident in Kasyapa City, he knew very well that after the fight between Yan State and Qian State, Liang State would no longer be peaceful. In this case, he must not marry his daughter off again. In the past, there might have been a situation where Xing Yuyan arrived in the Liang Kingdom and was detained along with Qin Yuheng who was getting married, but Situ Yao would not marry the Qian Kingdom again.
Nian Jincheng nodded, "Yes. The letter from Marquis Zhongxin said that the Crown Prince of Yue was also ill and stayed in Xuanbeicheng to recuperate."
Su Liang's face relaxed, "That's very good." No matter what, let's control Situ Xie's eldest grandson first, and use him as a hostage if necessary. There is no need to let him go, and he won't hurt his face openly.
"Because of Lin Shan, Yan Guo's time to take action has been advanced." Gu Ling said.
Lin Wei was stunned, "What do you mean? What does it have to do with my little sister?"
Su Liang understood instantly and explained, "The time for the marriage has been set long ago. Since Situ Xie designed the Yan Kingdom's invasion of Kasyapa City, I suspect that in his original plan, when the Yan Kingdom took action, his grandson had already The princess of Qian Kingdom welcomes her back to Liang Kingdom."
Lin Wei frowned, "In this case, if the Liang Kingdom goes to war, there is still Marquis Zhongxin's daughter as a hostage, who can threaten the general in the northern part of the Qian Kingdom!"
"That's right." Su Liang nodded, "But Situ Xie is so far away after all, and the news coming through is delayed. The people who handle things have to listen to him, but they don't dare to confront Chen Yun. He is not interested in Situ Xie. You may be a chess piece, but to the people below you are your master."
"You mean..." Lin Wei's face turned even more ugly, "It's because my little sister overheard Chen Yun's secret conversation with someone, and in order to seal it up and cover it up, he decided to take action in advance and take my whole family as hostages?"
"If this were not the case, they could have taken action half a month later, after Situ Jing brought his adoptive father's daughter to Liang Kingdom. Instead of what is happening now, Xing Yuyan did not go to Cheng Liang Kingdom, and Situ Xie's grandson was still detained ." Su Liang said.
Since it was a premeditated action, timing was extremely critical.
Now it seems that the time for Yan Guo to take action was not right. The problem could not be with the mastermind Situ Xie, and the beginning of the matter was Lin Shan. Her encounter with Chen Yun's ulterior secret was a complete accident that no one could predict, but it was also accompanied by The subsequent incident showed that it was this accident that advanced the plans of Chen Yun and his gang.
Obviously, Situ Xie only gave orders to Chen Yun and his gang, instead of informing them of the overall plan. Perhaps he felt it was unnecessary, as long as they acted in accordance with the orders.
The meticulous work of Kasyapa City did what Situ Xie asked them to do, but they changed the time of doing it without authorization.
After a moment of silence, Lin Wei spoke again, "Su Xiaoliang, do you think Chen Yun didn't know the consequences of taking action in advance, or did he know it but still did it?"
Su Liang told the truth, "He should know." The time was advanced, and only Yuan Pei could be captured as a hostage, but everyone in the Lin family was captured... These actions that increase the difficulty and may even directly lead to failure are definitely not Situ Xie's.
The meaning is determined.
Lin Wei smiled bitterly, "While being a traitor, he protected the lives of my whole family by hurting us." He clearly distinguishes between small love and righteousness.
"If you don't know how to explain it to your little sister, I can go talk to her." Su Liang said. She didn't see that Lin Shan was poisoned at the time, so naturally she didn't know how to cure it. And the damage caused by this poison
It is likely to be irreversible and unsolvable.
Lin Wei sighed deeply, "No need. I will make it clear to her."
"That's fine." Su Liang nodded.
"What to do next?" Nian Jincheng looked helpless. He originally thought that he could go home after Gu Ling and Su Liang came back, but who knew that things suddenly became more complicated.
"Wait three days." Gu Ling said.
Su Liang answered, "If no one comes to assassinate us within three days, it means they have left Kasyapa City."
Since Chen Yun had spared the Lin family before, he would not choose to attack the Lin family again, at least not when there were other options.
…
In the evening, Nian Jincheng and his two followers rode out to inspect the South City Gate.
Chen Yun, who had worked with him before, was a craftsman who knew the strength and defense of Kasyapa City very well. To be on the safe side, he needed to make adjustments as soon as possible. There were too many things going on in the past two days, and he had to clear his mind quickly before discussing it with Su Liang and Gu Ling.
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Halfway through the journey, the sky darkened, and a "Help" suddenly came from an alley not far away.
Nian Jincheng immediately rode over and saw two figures in the dark alley, one of whom was slashing at the man who fell on the ground with a knife.
"Stop!" Nian Jincheng said, turning over and dismounting, about to rush over.
One of the followers stepped forward faster than Nian Jincheng to stop him.
The assailant holding a long knife turned around and saw Nian Jincheng standing at the entrance of the alley, unable to pass, so he jumped up and rushed over!
Nian Jincheng sighed, took two steps back, and hid behind another follower.
The man on the ground who originally shouted for help jumped up, drew his sword and killed the man who came to save him.
About a quarter of an hour later, the alley returned to calm. One follower hugged another follower to check if he was injured, and the gesture was intimate.
One of the followers spoke, and it was Su Liang's voice, "Xiao Nian, I have said that as Gu Ling's best friend and my best sister's husband, you are the most dangerous person now."
"It's all because he's too weak." Gu Ling pulled Su Liang out of the alley.
Nian Jincheng's tone was faint, "I really want everyone in the world to know that Gu Ling and I have not been best friends for a long time."
"I know that your best friend now is me, but that doesn't make you any less dangerous." Su Liang said, kicking the tied man on the ground, "Chen Xiao, your master and disciple are
Do you plan to capture Nian Jincheng to claim credit from Situ Xie?"
Master Shiyun and Master Chen Xiao, who thought they had set a trap to lure Nian Jincheng into the alley and kidnap him, fell to the ground.
Shi Yun is a professional craftsman with rich experience, and his martial arts is average but not top-notch. His greatest talent is deceiving people and playing tricks on people's minds. However, Shi Yun's apprentice Chen Xiao's martial arts is not as good as him.
The two of them must have investigated and found out that Nian Jincheng hated evil and his martial arts skills were far inferior to Gu Ling. They set up a painful plan. Master and apprentice joined forces to catch everyone by surprise, and the possibility of success was quite high.
That's right. But what they didn't calculate was that Gu Ling and Su Liang knew that Nian Jincheng, a military general of the Qian Kingdom and a good friend of Gu Ling, was the "most preferred hostage" besides Su Liang, and it was impossible to let him If you go out alone, for safety reasons, take protection with you.
The most direct reason why Chen Yun's identity was exposed was that Chen Xiao came to him last night to discuss taking Nian Jincheng as a hostage. Now that the "brothers" are separated, Chen Xiao still doesn't want to let Nian Jincheng go.
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Nanshan City.
Chen Yun looked at the old man opposite who seemed to be in trance and called "Grandpa."
The old man opened his eyes, but not completely. He remained unabated and asked, "What do you want?"
"I haven't seen my sister yet, but I heard from Master that she is in poor health," Chen Yun said.
When the old man heard Chen Yun mention Nangong Qian, his eyes widened a little and he snorted, "So what?"
"The person with the best medical skills in the world today is Su Liang." Chen Yun's eyes were calm, "Grandpa, why don't you ask her to treat your sister again?"
"What do you want to do to her?" The old man looked at Chen Yun coldly.
Chen Yun shook his head, "I don't want to do anything to her. I just want to see what Gu Ling can do to me without her."