Chapter 142: Don’t teach others to be kind without experiencing their suffering!
Ten people, a hundred people, a thousand people…
It is hard to tell how many people there were, but I only know that in this short period of more than half a year, too many people died for him. They died for him passionately, one after another, just for the Han utopia he talked about that had not yet been realized.

They all died for him, but he could only remember a small number of them, and he had no idea how most of them died for him…
“Many people died. If you look into the root of all this, it was all caused by my revenge and… Li Shimin.”

Li Chengdao turned and looked at her. His expression was calm.

But Qin Ruyao could clearly feel the raging anger beneath the calm!

He hates Li Shimin!
Yes, why shouldn’t he hate it!

He is always so happy to take revenge and never let go of any grievance.

Qin Ruyao said, “This is a matter between your majesty and you, but this time Yan State killed many Tang soldiers. Is this what you want to see?”

Li Chengdao’s eyes flickered, and then he said helplessly: “I don’t want to fight the Tang Dynasty either. After all, my own people know my own people. I know that the strength of the Tang Dynasty army is far from being able to provoke the Yan Kingdom, which is not yet fully capable of it.”

“They are all soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. They came here on their own initiative. I was just defending. Can you blame me for this?”

“The eagle wanted to kill a sheep to establish its prestige, but it didn’t expect that its eyesight was not good enough to peck at the wolf, and was pecked back by the wolf. Can the wolf be blamed for this?”

Qin Ruyao smiled bitterly when she heard this.

indeed….
After all…it was the Tang Dynasty that took the initiative to provoke…
She sighed and continued, “Your Highness, will you… kill His Majesty? If… you catch him.”

For some reason, Qin Ruyao felt that this if was happening in the near future.

He escaped from the Tang Dynasty in a crippled state, fled to the other side of the sea, and established an empire with military power that could make the old empire tremble.

This kind of thing has never been heard of or seen throughout history.

He has the ability to capture His Majesty, who is still as bright as a star in the long history.

“Who knows, maybe, maybe not.”

“After all, this future is still too far away.”

Li Chengdao laughed, then sat on his own throne, propped up his face and said lazily: “Let’s not talk about this, but you, what are you going to do in the future?”

“You know, because of your sister Qin Yanyan, I won’t make things too difficult for you.”

“Perhaps that’s why Qin Qiong dared to send you here, because he knew me back then and regarded you and your sister as friends. Do you…want to go back to the Tang Dynasty?”

Qin Ruyao thought for a moment and said, “Your Highness, I am here on behalf of peace between our two countries. My identity is a symbol of peace.”

“If I go back this time, it will be seen as a breach of peace in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty. I cannot go back. You… you, will you abide by the contract?”

Li Chengdao smiled and said, “Of course, I always value my promises.”

“However the contract is drawn up, that is also my will, Li Chengdao.”

The words fell.

Qin Ruyao breathed a sigh of relief.

She was afraid that the King of Chu would tear up the contract out of hatred, so it would be better if he didn’t tear it up.

Give the Tang Dynasty enough time to develop. She believes that under the leadership of His Majesty, the Tang Dynasty will flourish. The Tang Dynasty is a huge empire with the largest population and territory among all countries, and it also has the foundation.

At that time, even if facing this scary man in front of me, I might be able to fight him!
“Since the contract has been fulfilled, should I marry…”

Having said this, Qin Ruyao couldn’t say anything else.

“It depends on your wishes.”

Li Chengdao said calmly: “But… my suggestion is not to do it. I don’t want Yanyan to look at us strangely in the future. I… can’t bear it.”

After all, humans are social animals. Without any ties, they will be half useless. In the entire Tang Dynasty world, for him, the only person who can be called a relative is Qin Yanyan from the Qin family.

A dozen years ago.

He watched her being born, and watched her crying in other people’s arms but smiling in his. He watched her grow up, step by step, from a tiny child to a spoiled and willful little girl, from babbling to following behind her every day and calling her “brother, brother”.

He also watched her become smart. She would take him a long time to find her when playing hide-and-seek, and every time she got into trouble she would just cry and ask him for support. If he didn’t support her, she would act cute, and if he did, she would hold him up high.

When Li Kuan thought of Qin Yanyan, a smile appeared on his face.

Ten years have passed,
Suddenly, I miss the little guy a little bit….
He couldn’t help but stroke the sketch in his arms. It was a piece of paper. On the paper was a drawing Qin Yanyan had made ten years ago of her and him lying on the grassland. The drawing was very ugly, and it couldn’t even be called a person, but he cherished it very much.

I carry it with me wherever I go.

Never forgotten.

now.

From Qin Ruyao’s perspective, she could see that the King of Chu’s smile was so sincere.

She sighed.

As expected, when mentioning his sister Qin Yanyan, this man’s eyes were always full of tenderness.

“You love Qin Yanyan very much, aren’t you afraid that in the future, His Majesty will be weak and use her to threaten you?”

Somehow, Qin Ruyao asked this question.

perhaps….
She wanted to know, to the man in front of her, was her sister more important, or was the whole world more important.

I thought the King of Chu would think deeply, or even fall into a dilemma, but I didn’t expect him to respond without hesitation.

“Li Shimin won’t.”

“He is an emperor, a dignified emperor.”

“This is… a matter between two men in the Li family.”

Li Chengdao was extremely confident.

Qin Ruyao took a look, lowered her head and sighed, “I don’t understand the thoughts of you men, but since you are sure that this matter will not affect that little girl Yanyan, I am relieved.”

“Speaking of which, how has Yanyan been doing recently over the past ten years?”

There was desire in Li Chengdao’s voice.

Eager to know about the little guy’s life.

Qin Ruyao thought for a moment and said, “It’s the same as always, except…she misses you so much that she has tried every way to escape from Chang’an City to find you over the past ten years, but she was stopped every time.”

Li Chengdao was slightly stunned, and then said helplessly: “This silly girl, I hope they can keep an eye on this little fool and don’t let her run around.”

“All right!”

Li Chengdao shook his head and said, “Changle, when you come to my Yan Kingdom, just treat this place as the imperial palace of Chang’an City. I have already given the order, and no one will embarrass you.”

“Your life will not be worse than in Chang’an City, you just won’t be able to see father and his family.”

Among all the people alive in the entire Tang Dynasty, Qin Ruyao was one of the few who had treated him well, so Li Chengdao would not make things difficult for her.

“This… Before coming to Yan Country, I really didn’t expect that this would be the result.”

Qin Ruyao was quite emotional.

I felt a little relieved that I didn’t come to a devil’s den and would not have a miserable life.

But she thought about it and said, “Your Highness, although you have to treat me with respect, but… I think this marriage should still be concluded.”

(End of this chapter)