After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 191 Striving for the World and Power

And so, things continued "peacefully" for some time, but the atmosphere in Lincheng began to become increasingly strange.

Perhaps because the fusion of the Ancestral Gu with the Heavenly Dao had finally made some progress, Baili Ce gradually sensed that the air coming from all directions had become abnormal.

Just as you can always sense a chilling aura even if you don't know it's a dead person lying in the next bed, Baili Ce had a premonition more than once that the disaster outside Lin City had begun.

However, the inability to contact the outside world made it impossible for her to determine the extent of the drought.

Wang Qingyan wouldn't even allow Jiu Er and the other managers to come and wish them a Happy New Year, so how could he let her know what the scene outside Lincheng was like?

Moreover, he had finally managed to temporarily abandon the idea of ​​attacking Baili Ming, and any form of probing would only make his hard-won "retreat" advance tenfold or a hundredfold.

So she could only...

Eat and drink with a clear conscience!

She did everything she could, and even tried to do many things she couldn't.

How will things develop next? If she doesn't place all her hopes on others, can she expect Wang Qingyan to suddenly lay down his butcher's knife?

Or did he suddenly lose his intelligence and truly become love-struck?

That must be impossible.

So she needs to seize the last moments of her life and enjoy it to the fullest.

"Bored?" Seeing Baili Ce frequently looking out the window, his mind not on the game at all, Wang Qingyan also lost interest in continuing.

Bai Li Ce rested his chin on one hand and tossed the chess pieces in the cup haphazardly with the other, saying, "I lose every time, it's no fun."

"Then what do you want to do?"

From that day on, Wang Qingyan not only dared not show any intention to kill Baili Ming in front of her again, but also became more considerate than before, for fear that she would fight to the death and disregard everything.

I just want some peace and quiet.

Even the most patient person will eventually reach a point where they can no longer tolerate it and don't want to tolerate it anymore.

Now she is simply showing Wang Qingyan what she was originally like.

That way, he won't always feel that she has to rack her brains to make him happy whenever he's unhappy.

"I just wanted to make you happy." He was not only afraid to show those thoughts again, he was terrified.

He always thought that being abandoned was more terrifying than death.

But that day, Baili Ce made him realize that what was more terrifying than being abandoned was that he no longer had anything to hold her back.

That day I

Bai Li Ce jumped off the couch, smiling brightly, "I was so happy that day!"

Now that he understands, she doesn't mind being a virtuous wife for a while longer.

"But I'm a little sleepy now and want to lie down for a while. How about I make you some snowflake cake when I wake up?"

Wang Qingyan relaxed and tacitly ignored her earlier impatience. "By the time you finish, it might be next year."

"You can sleep peacefully, I'll go do it."

Bai Li Ce didn't stand on ceremony, "Then I'll have to trouble you~"

......

Living in Lincheng, which was also under Wang Qingyan's control, there were actually quite a few people who had not been infected with the seed of the morning gene, besides the Wang clan.

For example, he felt that the common people were not even worthy of being nourished by the Gu Tree.

For example, he deliberately left behind Blind Tan and some of the archers to fish.

Therefore, he actually knew when the imperial court and Baili clan's spies infiltrated Lincheng.

However, he never imagined that anyone else would dare to come to Lincheng.

By following this line of investigation, he naturally found the source.

He also came from the imperial court, but he was not one of Lu Jian's allies.

Only then did Wang Qingyan realize just how outrageous the "loyal and righteous men" who wanted to eliminate Baili Ce were.

"In other words, many people equate killing the wife with killing me?"

"Yes," Jiu Er was also shocked when he first found out.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. People who can clearly distinguish between gratitude and resentment are a minority; being biased, believing one side, and implicating others in accusations are the norm.

With droughts now rampant, it's hard for those who consider themselves to be responsible for the country and its people not to find something to do.

"So you claim to be righteous and want to kill the wicked, huh...?" Although this outcome was expected, he didn't say he would let those scum jump around.

"Then kill them all."

"Yes," replied the student.

Just as he was about to leave, Wang Qingyan called him back, "Wait."

Nine-two turned and stopped, waiting for instructions.

"In the name of Madam..." After a moment's thought, Wang Qingyan changed his words, "In the name of Baili Ming, and do it carefully."

Even Jiu Er couldn't help but exclaim inwardly: How ruthless!

Then I quickly went to get it done...

As the steaming basket gradually released its aroma, Wang Qingyan felt a wave of relief wash over him, his pent-up frustration vanishing completely.

Since Ah Zhu cares so much, how could he do it himself?

Perhaps it would be better to let someone else do it.

......

"Drink..." Bai Li Ce, who had suddenly woken up in the room, changed his position and went back to sleep.

"You..." the Ancestral Gu said hesitantly in his mind.

Bai Li Ce communicated with Him with his eyes closed, saying, "Spit it out if you have something to say."

"that......"

After much hesitation, Zu Gu still felt he should apologize, "I'm sorry, I was too weak."

Although He devoured the Heavenly Dao, He was never able to integrate it properly.

At the beginning, He almost suffered a backlash, so He remained in a state of slumber for most of the time and hardly spoke...

But sensing her emotions today... He felt that if he didn't speak up, Baili Ce would really suffocate. "However, I will do it as soon as possible."

"Let's play it safe." We've already come this far, so what's another ten days or half a month?

"..." Feeling that Baili Ce was physically and mentally exhausted, Zu Gu really wanted to comfort her.

However, before He could completely replace the Way of Heaven, He was like a snake shedding its skin, too weak to withstand the slightest disturbance and dared not make the slightest rash move.

"Then what happened just now..." When Baili Ce changed his posture, Zu Gu could sense that Wang Qingyan was standing outside the curtain.

As a result, she impatiently turned over and dismissed the person.

His temper and his actions were practically screaming, "Get the hell away from me!"

"I......"

Opening his eyes, staring at the jade-white bed curtains that he only wanted to tear to shreds, Baili Ce only dared to say this to Him in his heart.

"I'm afraid they won't last until the day we completely replace the Way of Heaven."

The only option was to kill all the Gu guards who could no longer return to normal and who would go berserk and out of control if Wang Qingyan's life was in danger.

However, the Gu Guards are far more capable of fighting than ordinary people. The border soldiers have to guard the country's gates, and Lu Jian also has to reserve a considerable amount of strength to protect ordinary people and deal with drought.

The number of troops that could actually be used to fight the Gu Guards was very limited.

Given the vast disparity in strength, relying on the Ancestral Gu, which had merged with the Heavenly Dao, to completely suppress the Gu Guards became their top priority in weakening Wang Qingyan and achieving victory.

"No, no, that won't happen..."

"But what if..."

"You need to have faith in your sister, and even more so in your own choices."

Although He did not know what kind of people Baili Ming and Lu Jian were.

But birds of a feather flock together, and someone who can earn Baili Ce's help and care so much must be quite remarkable.

After a long silence, Baili Ce tried to convince himself, "You're right."

We can definitely win!

The Ancestral Gu also exuded confidence, saying, "Yes! It can definitely be done!"

"However... there's one more thing I'd like to confess..."

"The reason why the first five 'sinners' failed to replace the Heavenly Dao was because of you?"

"how do you know?"

With a long sigh, Baili Ce answered truthfully, "After regaining control of this body, I have some fragmented memories in my mind."

"It's probably a remnant of the Heavenly Dao."

"Adding Wang Qingyan's words to the picture, and piecing together the facts over the past few days, we can roughly confirm that it was you who was behind this."

"I'm sorry, I just..."

"No need to apologize, we just have different opinions."

"Who can say that cutting off flesh to treat a wound is necessarily wrong?"

At least in the first five instances, after the Ancestral Gu chose to help the Heavenly Dao, it did indeed save many people.

"Treating the symptoms leaves the problem unresolved, while treating the root cause takes time."

"When you can only choose one option, you are just making the choice that you think is best for everyone."

The grayish-white light cluster in his sea of ​​consciousness also sank. "Actually... sometimes I can't help but wonder, if I had helped Wang Qingyan the first time, would he have..."

"Don't think so."

"what?"

"So-called help is a matter of morality, not an obligation."

"Just as he thinks that because he loves me, I am his kind, and therefore I have to be with him, and that my food, clothing, shelter, and all my joys and sorrows are under his control, this is actually absurd and ridiculous."

"We have no obligation to help him."

"So you don't have to feel that you also bear responsibility for how he turned out today."

"You don't owe him anything, and neither do I."

"What we are fighting for now is not just personal grudges and affections, but the consequences he deserves to bear."

"It is the world, it is power."

"Besides, if offering help is destined to become aiding and abetting evil, then it's better to choose a less bad outcome."

"Sigh..." Zu Gu sighed deeply and continued to sleep.

Bai Li Ce also pretended to be asleep, slowly lying down until his legs went numb, but he still didn't want to get up.

However, Wang Qingyan came in and called her to get up, "Lazybones, aren't you getting up yet?"

"..." Smelling the rich milky scent on him, Baili Ce slowly stretched and got out of bed.

If they don't get up, they'll be being unreasonable.