The sacred tree is about to pass, and the cannon fodder's wish countdown is coming

"Are you OK?"

Lu Shi looked at Qi Jin with some worry. Originally, he thought that as long as he could bear Qi Jin's anger obediently and let him vent his anger, that would be enough.

Unexpectedly, after Qi Jin said a few words, he stopped moving and talking. His expression was stiff and his eyes were empty, as if his soul had been sucked out.

Things seem to be getting serious now...

"sorry, I……"

"I don't blame you, I don't blame you. If I have to blame someone, I blame myself..."

Hearing this, Lu Shi felt even more guilty. He felt like he was not a human being!

…Well, he wasn't human.

"Why don't you just beat me up? I won't fight back."

This silent atmosphere is so strange.

Qi Jin slowly pulled the corner of his mouth: "I already said I don't blame you."

It was because he himself was incompetent.

He thought that after he rejected his father's decision to marry him to the Crown Princess, he could find a solution to end the rumors as soon as possible.

But he never thought that Lu Shi’s thoughts would be different from his.

For the first time, he clearly realized that Lu Shi was not opposed to marrying and having children. He liked women. So he would not, like himself, firmly refuse his father's introduction of girls to him, nor would he refuse to marry for him.

He was too confident. He had been pampered since he was a child and lacked self-awareness. He thought that everything would go as he wished in the end and he could not face the reality.

"The so-called beauty is on the side of the water."

The monk's words echoed in my ears again, "No matter which way you pursue it, you will encounter obstacles and will never find what you want."

He couldn't ask for more... He believed it now.

Ever since he heard about Lu Shi's marriage, this sentence has been haunting him like a curse. When he was about to forget it, it would immediately ring in his mind, over and over again, word by word, deeply engraved in his heart.

Qi Jin came over and didn't say much, and then left without any other actions. Lu Shi was very confused.

Qi Jin's expression was so sad, as if he had lost his parents, that Lu Shi thought he was going to suffer, such as being unable to get out of bed for three days.

Unexpectedly, someone left without saying a word.

Would it be too stimulating?

"Monkey, monkey, aren't you the best ruler in the world? What's going on?"

Monkey System: "I still like your previous rebellious look."

Lu Shi gritted his teeth and said, "You are so unruly. Do you want me to slap you again?"

Monkey System: "Hehehehe, I think he must be jealous!"

"..."

Monkey System: "Host, think about it, you were both single, but you secretly got rid of it without saying a word, and you even hooked up with his girl. How could he not be angry?"

Lu Shi: "Bullshit! How can a prince of his status be in need of a wife? Get lost!"

Lu Shi had something on his mind. After thinking about it all night, he decided to go and talk to Qi Jin in person.

Last night's meeting was too rushed, and Qi Jin was clearly angry, so we couldn't talk clearly. It's good that he's calmed down a bit today.

But when the court was leaving, Qi Jin seemed to have something urgent to do, and the two of them walked away without even looking at Qi Jin. Lu Shi didn't want to delay Qi Jin from dealing with his business, so he had to wait until next time.

But sincerity is still necessary.

Lu Shi took out a large portion of pills from the space and gave them to Qi Jin.

……

In the end, they were returned intact...

It’s tricky, really too tricky, and it’s an emotional issue that Lu Shi doesn’t know how to handle. He’s overwhelmed!

In the next few days, Lu Shi couldn't find an opportunity to talk to Qi Jin alone. He either had urgent matters or was too busy.

It would be fine if it happened once or twice, but it happened several times in a row. The excuses he made were all very poor and unoriginal, so Lu Shi, a guy with no emotional intelligence, finally understood: Qi Jin was avoiding him.

Lu Shi never went to Qi Jin again to embarrass himself, so the relationship between the two was extremely strained. The officials in the court could see that something was wrong between them and thought that they had broken up.

Emperor Sheng Zhao wanted to reconcile the two of them, so he summoned them separately after court one day.

Unexpectedly, Qi Jin seemed to have seen through the troubles of the world, and his facial expression did not change at all: indifferent and indifferent.

Lu Shi also looked like he didn't want to get involved.

In a fit of rage, Emperor Sheng Zhao ordered both of them to get out.

After Lu Shi and Qi Jin broke up, King Xian should have been the happiest one. Although the good news of the rumors came a little late, it could be considered that the purpose was achieved.

But the reality is just the opposite! Ever since Qi Jin decided not to contact Lu Shi anymore, he's been feeling a lot of frustration and has nowhere to vent it. He's been desperately trying to find something to do. The virtuous king naturally bore the brunt of this and became the first unlucky one.

Qi Jin took down several of his hideouts in one go.

The virtuous king was bullied by Lu Shi in the court, and was also provoked by Qi Jin outside the court. He was already narrow-minded and in a fit of rage, he sent two groups of assassins to assassinate the two men respectively.

But without exception, no one in the two waves survived, and his lair was wiped out again.

The game between the virtuous king and the two men was naturally observed by some officials. Since ancient times, the court had always been a place where people took sides, so it was not uncommon for court officials to be fence-sitters.

The virtuous king's crushing defeat not only made him lose face, but also caused some officials on his side to begin to waver, ready to switch sides at any moment.

As expected, the wise king found out about the impending storm in the court. He was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted on the spot.

He was the mastermind behind the poisoning that Qi Jin had received before, so Qi Jin retaliated by bribing the people around him to poison him as well.

Speaking of which, Lu Shi also contributed. After all, it was Lu Shi who gave Qi Jin the poison when he left Changping Village.

But Lu Shi didn't know.

……

The virtuous king's health was getting worse and worse. He thought about asking Lu Shi to treat him, but he knew that he had offended Lu Shi too much and he did not have the ability to let Lu Shi treat him.

The seriously ill virtuous king was naturally abandoned by the officials who stood on his side, and the prince became the most suitable candidate in their minds.

When the wise king learned about this, he looked crazy and his eyes were cold. He was now in a state of defeat and had to burn his boats. He didn't care about anything else.

"It's all you who forced me!"

One day in August, officials were attending the morning court and arguing fiercely over a trivial matter.

Suddenly, an urgent report broke the previous calm.

"Report!"

A soldier, dusty and exhausted, knelt on the ground. "Report! Urgent news from the border, eight hundred miles away! Huarui Kingdom has been attacked, and West City has fallen."

"boom!"

Emperor Sheng Zhao slammed the table.

"That's unreasonable!"

The officials were furious!

"How dare Hua Rui, this little brat, show such lack of martial ethics! He's simply going too far!"

"Too deceiving!"

The ministers were cursing and swearing at each other, and the court was like a vegetable market.

Is the villain Hua Rui bullying me, Da Sheng Zhao, because I have no one here?

"I hope Your Majesty will quickly send more troops to recapture West City!"

The ministers said: "Your Majesty, we implore you to send more troops as soon as possible."

Emperor Sheng Zhao clenched his fists and was also very angry.

"In your opinion, which general should be sent there?"

"General Xiao is invincible in every battle, so it's perfect for him to go."

"I believe General Yao Chen, the son of the Duke of Zhenguo, is also a suitable choice."

Emperor Sheng Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Then send Xiao..."

"Your son is willing to lead the troops!"

Everyone looked at the figure who spoke, with disbelief on their faces!

"Your Highness, no!"