The prince is very cruel

"Okay." Rong'er nodded, as if she had a natural affinity for the beautiful Lou Xinyue.

Linghu Bei was puzzled. How could his daughter be so friendly with two strangers? She was usually very shy.

After avoiding the little girl, Linghu Bei signaled Guan Ning to follow him, and the two of them walked into the backyard while talking.

Although there were only two of them, Guan Ning could clearly feel that there were people watching from all directions. As long as one person said something wrong, Linghu Bei would still take action, and at most he would hide it from his daughter.

"Go ahead." Linghu Bei said lightly.

Guan Ning also got straight to the point.

"Do me a favor and I'll clear your name, considering you're not one of those people."

"Wash?" Linghu Bei laughed. "You're quite arrogant. Just you?"

"Do you know how much blood is on my hands?"

Guan Ning shook his head: "I have a feeling that you are not bad, at least not one of those people from the five major families."

"As long as you are willing to turn back, I can save you."

Linghu Bei paused for a moment and looked at Guan Ning deeply.

"How can you save me?"

Guan Ning stepped forward and said calmly, "I can petition His Majesty to forgive your past mistakes."

"When the army conducts a reckoning in the future, you and your family will not be hunted down."

"Is this enough?"

Linghu Bei was shocked: "Are you from the imperial court?"

Guan Ning did not answer, but simply said: "In short, the sins of Fengdu River will be settled sooner or later. After committing so many evil deeds, retribution is only a matter of time."

"And I can protect your family."

"Who are you in the court?" Linghu Bei asked, beginning to realize that things were getting serious.

The imperial court has been indifferent to the Fengdu River for so many years, so why would it suddenly pay attention to it?

"You don't need to know this. Just tell me whether you will cooperate or not." Guan Ning said calmly.

"Why should I believe you? Just because you say you are the emperor's biological son, I have to believe you too?" Linghu Bei looked alert.

Guan Ning had no choice but to take out the pass given to him by the old emperor once again. This thing was originally used to speed up his journey and deal with Zhao Tai.

As a result, Guan Ning used it to get 200,000 taels of gold. If the old emperor knew about this, wouldn't he be so angry that he would vomit blood? But Guan Ning was not embarrassed at all. What morality was there in talking to the emperor? They were all just using each other.

"this!"

Linghu Bei was horrified and staggered back, rubbing his eyes hard to make sure he was not seeing things.

"You, how come you have this thing?"

Guan Ning took the things back and raised his eyebrows, saying, "This is not something you should care about."

"I can see that you are a kind father. Seeing that you live a peaceful life on the levee, I also know that you don't want to bring disaster to the people like those guys."

"So I'm giving you one chance, just this once."

"Think carefully about yourself and your daughter."

His tone was calm and contained no threat, but it seemed to have magical power, reaching deep into Linghu Bei's heart, leaving him bewildered and dazed. He staggered a few steps, then sat down on a rock, holding his head in his hands.

Seeing this scene, Linghu Bei's subordinates in the distance were all shocked!

What happened to the Second Master?

How could it turn out like this just by talking to this guy?

"..."

It was unknown how long had passed, but Linghu Bei slowly raised his head, his eyes seeming to have gone through a fierce struggle before he finally made up his mind.

He didn't want his daughter to grow up in a place like Fengdu River, nor did he want to watch everyone commit evil and eventually perish!

He stayed on the dam and refused to go back because he didn't want to be involved with those people. Guan Ning guessed everything.

"What can I do for you?"

Guan Ning was delighted, but he didn't show it on his face: "I want you to open the dam and flood downstream."

"Afterwards, I will kill all the heads of the five major families."

"Then, I will hand over Fengdu River to you and Hua Wuque."

"You will manage this place, and I will not interfere. I will even secretly protect you, but I have one condition: the fraud and killing of innocent people here cannot continue. The women in the brothel who are unwilling to do so must be released!"