Chapter 69: Traveling Together (6)
"Okay, Zuo Yu, from now on I will be in charge of the command myself. All information must be reported to me first. Is that ok?"
"……yes!!"
He took over everything as soon as he arrived. Not to mention Zuo Yu, even Zhou Yan had to obey. What's more, Zhou Cheng did not hold Zuo Yu accountable for helping Zhou Yan hurt him when he left the palace. Attacking undoubtedly regarded as treason, which was a capital crime. However, Zhou Cheng did not mention this matter, and of course Zuo Yu could not mention it himself, unless he was courting death. But could he avoid it?
"Everyone, except Zuo Yu, go down."
Zuo Yu was stunned when he heard Zhou Cheng's words. It turned out that he couldn't escape. However, he was absolutely loyal to Zhou Yan and never regretted anything he had done, including injuring Zhou Cheng.
"I will take my leave."
After finally being freed from the tense state, most people felt relieved. Zhou Xinxin didn't know Zhou Cheng's intention of keeping Zuo Yu, and didn't want to know, so left without saying anything. The imperial guards who were protecting Zhou Cheng also left, because not everyone could know what was going to happen next, and if someone heard it, they would probably die.
"Alright, Zuo Yu, tell me what your master thinks."
"I don't know what the emperor is talking about."
"Are you being stubborn? If it's you, you shouldn't be thinking of doing anything stupid. Speaking out will benefit both you and your master. Not to mention that you helped Prince Jing commit treason before, and not reporting it will lead to death. Of course, I don't think you are afraid of death, but you also know that I am the only one who can save your master now."
Zhou Cheng's words hit the nail on the head. If there was one thing Zuo Yu was most worried about right now, apart from Yin Yin, it was Zhou Yan's current situation. He was unable to accompany him because Zhou Yan had entrusted him to do so. If the object was not Yin Yin, he would definitely not have delayed here.
"If you want to save your master, tell me everything you know."
"……yes!"
As a result, in order to rescue Zhou Yan, Zuo Yu had to choose to listen to Zhou Cheng and report everything Zhou Cheng wanted to know. This was definitely not a betrayal, but a desire to protect Zhou Yan. Zhou Cheng certainly knew this, otherwise he would not have talked to Zuo Yu alone. If it weren't for Zuo Yu, he would have left no one alive.
The reasons why Zhou Cheng arrived in Ducheng: one was for Yin Yin, and the other was to know Zhou Yan's thoughts; for this reason, Zuo Yu was the most important person in both aspects, so Zhou Cheng had to meet Zuo Yu before meeting Zhou Yan; Zuo Yu knew Zhou Cheng's thoughts very well, but in order to rescue Zhou Yan, he had to obey Zhou Cheng's words, and as for Yin Yin's words, he had no position or reason not to listen!
It is said that Yin Yin and Gui Sha were traveling together. Along the way, they saw many refugees who had escaped from Weicheng. The situation of the refugees was very chaotic. Even if Yin Yin wanted to take care of them, it was impossible for her to take care of them all. Besides, she had to hurry on her way, so she could only turn a blind eye to many things. Sympathy was sympathy, but things that were beyond her ability were still powerless. Choosing to ignore did not mean that Yin Yin was cold-blooded. On the contrary, she could only endure the pain in her heart. Rather than Yin Yin, Gui Sha's reaction was really incomprehensible. Even though he was wearing a mask, she knew that he was the one who truly turned a blind eye to what he saw.
"Aren't you tired of watching them like this? They are still in good condition."
Guisha finally spoke as if nothing had happened. All he cared about was the sadness revealed by Yinyin. Looking at the refugees along the way, Yinyin always had a heartbroken expression, and Guisha felt tired after doing that for a while.
"…Because I never noticed it before. Because of disasters, no, when lives are threatened, these people have to leave their homes in order to survive. Just to survive, they have to go through all kinds of hardships. Long journeys are just the most common thing."
"But is this enough for you to feel sympathy and compassion for them?"
"Sympathy, pity? Maybe if I'm qualified."
Sympathy and pity are both a feeling of heartache for others, and a kind of compassion. However, Yinyin's words are difficult to understand. What does "qualified" mean? Guisha is a little confused.
"People only have one life. They chose to flee because they didn't want to die. The plague is terrible, but the most terrible thing is the human heart. If Yan had burned down the infected area without caring about their lives , it might have prevented the spread, but doing so would have destroyed people's hearts and plunged them into the abyss of despair. But Yan didn't do that, right? So these people have the will to survive. Compared with them, what am I? A person who has died once is just a life that was protected and forcibly saved from hell. What qualifications do I have to sympathize with those who want to survive?"
The ghost suddenly realized that compared to others who were fighting hard for survival, Yinyin was just protected by others and returned to the world in a miraculous way. Yinyin herself might not know it, but the ghost knew very well how many people had worked hard to save Yinyin, how wide the involvement was, and how many other innocent lives had been lost. Did she say that because she knew those who died for her? No, the ghost didn't think so. Even Zhou Yan slaughtered the villagers of the entire Fish Island for her. Unknowingly, she alone involved so many innocent lives and so many people who were concerned about her. Maybe in the future, she can decide the life and death of thousands of people with just one word. As far as the people who are related to her now are concerned, they all have such power. Just thinking about it, the ghost can guess the scene of bloodshed caused by her... Unexpectedly, he found some things that should not be discovered and noticed things that should not be noticed when he was walking with Yinyin. Is this good or bad? What will happen next?
