Gu Jingyan was not someone who liked to meddle in other people's affairs. Whether it was Li Xing or Li Long, their life or death had nothing to do with him.

If Li Long was in his hands and he was asked to hand him over in exchange for his wife, he would not have to make a choice and could just push Li Long out.

One was the prince of a neighboring country who had little to do with him, and the other was his beloved wife.

There is no doubt which one to choose.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, handing over Li Long would undoubtedly be like sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth, and would simply allow Li Xing to get one step closer to the throne of Northern Mongolia.

This is not a good thing for Da Yan. The soldiers and civilians in the north need time to rest and recuperate, and it is not appropriate to start a war again in the near future.

Although Li Long is more unruly and willful than the violent Li Xing, he still has his merits.

At least, for the livelihood of the people in his fiefdom, he was willing to humble himself and ask for help from him. After all, he was a prince with vision.

Adhering to the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, he should not easily hand over people and help the evil.

Besides, no matter what, he can't perform magic tricks or bring people back to life.

The person was saved by Li Changle, so it is not up to him to decide whether to hand him over or not.

He turned his gaze to Li Changle, who understood immediately.

She turned around and bared her teeth at Li Xing, "Don't even think about it. Just hand it over if you say so? I saved him twice, and his life is mine now." The words sounded a little hollow, and even if she wanted to hand it over, she really couldn't.

Li Xing snorted, "You really don't take yourself seriously. The Minister of Agriculture of Dayan is not more important than the life of a prince of an enemy country."

Having heard this man talk about the Minister of Agriculture more than once, Li Changle sensitively realized that during the days when she was traveling blindfolded, something must have happened that she didn't know about, and it must have been related to her.

She couldn't care less about that right now, the most important thing was to get out of this situation.

But the other party wanted Li Long, which was beyond her ability...

It's true that she saved the person, but she is someone other than his and she can't be the master of others.

Besides, she is far away in Beimengyan City now. Who knows where Li Long is wandering? This guy has always been unruly. Hiding in the farm is just a decoy.

Gu Jingyan clenched his fists and said, "I have no interest in getting involved in the disputes within the Northern Meng imperial court. As long as the prince finds King Kang, it is up to you to kill or chop him up."

"But you really shouldn't have stretched your hand too far and implicated my wife."

Li Xing refused to listen. He already had the hostage and he would not give in until he saw Li Long.

"I've already given you a chance. Bring Li Long here, and I'll return your wife to you. There's nothing else to discuss."

Lin Hai was so angry, "How can this be? You can't win openly, so you resort to underhanded tactics. What a despicable villain!"

Li Changle deeply felt the same way. He was really a vulgar and tyrant.

How much mercy can such a person have towards his people as the king of a country?

It's a disaster, isn't it!

Li Xing spat on the ground and raised his eyelids, "Don't be so quick-witted. It will do you no good. Yancheng is not the territory of your Great Yan."

He always takes revenge for every grievance. If anyone makes him unhappy, he will make the other person even more unhappy.

Gu Jingyan clenched his fists behind his back and glanced at the person who was restraining Li Changle, his eyes full of murderous intent.

Lin Hai tilted his head slightly and winked at him. Several archers were hidden in a hidden place on the roof of a silver shop opposite the inn. Under the cover of night, no one noticed them. Their target was directly aimed at the Northern Mongolian guards around Li Changle.

If you don’t want to take the soft approach, then take the hard approach.

"Big Brother!"

Just as the two sides were in a stalemate, a familiar voice was heard from the other side of the street.

Under the cover of night, someone came in with lazy steps, "Brother, you are really impatient. You are looking for me, your brother, why are you making things difficult for a weak woman?"

Except for Gu Jingyan, who had a cold and hard expression and was still staring at Li Changle, everyone else on the field turned their heads to look at the person who came.

Li Xing clenched his teeth and looked at the person walking slowly under the moonlight. His pale face was covered with a layer of viciousness. "Is my royal brother finally willing to show up? Or is he... unwilling to let my little beauty suffer?"

As Li Xing spoke, he stretched out his evil hand towards Li Changle's face beside him, his eyes fixed on Li Long who was standing still, "This face is indeed a lotus emerging from clear water."

The next moment, he felt a pain in his wrist. Li Xing turned around and saw Gu Jingyan's pair of black eyes filled with anger.

Gu Jingyan looked at him as if he were a dead man, his fist hardened, and the hilt of the sword in his other hand moved slightly.

But before Li Xing could open his mouth to gloat, Li Long's voice came again, "Royal brother... I advise you not to overdo things. You have extended your hand to Dayan more than once. You have overstepped your boundaries."

Behind him, guards came forward, carrying one large and one small. "Your Highness, the person has been brought here."

The lanterns on both sides of the street were swaying in the night wind. The frightened faces and wide-open eyes of the two people, one big and one small, behind Li Long looked like ghosts in the dim light.

When the two men saw Li Xing in front of the inn, they began to struggle desperately, with rags stuffed in their mouths. They tried to run towards him while crying, but their hands were tied behind their backs and held by the guards behind them, making them unable to move.

Li Long looked away, glanced at Li Changle who was shaking his head at him worriedly, then turned to Li Xing with a grin, "Royal brother... do you still recognize these two?"

Li Xing's eyes widened with anger when he saw the faces of the two people being held hostage.

"Li Long!!!"

"Yes! What are your instructions, my royal brother..." He spoke in a light tone, and Li Xing was already furious.

"Release them immediately!"

Li Long smiled again, the teardrops on the corners of his eyes were red and ready to drip: "Okay. But my brother needs to release the people first."

There was silence all around.

After a long while, Li Xing said coldly: "If I don't let you go, what will you do?"

Li Long seemed to have known this question would come. He walked towards Li Xing without hesitation and said, "It doesn't matter. Just kill these two. No one will care anyway."

He stopped a few steps in front of Li Xing and said, "My royal brother always looks ahead and not behind when doing things, whether it's on the battlefield or in love.

If you want to kill them all, at least clean up your behind first...

But, fortunately, you didn't change your bad habits, so I, your younger brother, got the chance to take advantage of the situation."

The two people being held hostage were a mother and son. Li Xing's chest was heaving violently. It was obvious that he was extremely angry at Li Long for holding them hostage. The provocation in his words also made him on the verge of exploding, and the flesh on his face twitched violently.

Lin Hai looked at the scene, tilted his head to look at his own lord, and signaled with his eyes: "General..."

While the two parties are negotiating, why not...

Li Xing suddenly pushed the guard aside, tugged at Li Long's shirt, and said with a ferocious look, "You are such a traitor! You have Da Yan's dirty blood in your body, you are an utterly tame bastard!"

Li Changle listened with a frown, feeling unhappy, and retorted, "The Crown Prince of Beimeng is indeed a purebred dog, but you are insidious and cunning, disregarding human ethics, betraying your faith, and killing your blood relatives. It can be seen that it is your Beimeng blood that cannot breed a kind gentleman."

Gu Jingyan cheered for his wife: "…Madam, you are right."

Li Long winked at Li Changle and said, "General's wife is still good at talking. Say more."

There’s nothing else to it, I just love listening to it.

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