Li Chengfeng did not think he was easily moved by other people's words but when he heard Zhao Hanqing's words, his eyes reddened and his breathing grew heavy. His hand holding the reins trembled.
Li Chengfeng lowered his head slightly, forcing himself not to let Zhao Hanqing see his teary eyes.
Yes, although he had people like Xiaobao, Yuehan, Senior Ouyang, Su You, Blockhead and the rest supporting him, Li Chengfeng had been shaken more than once when he looked up at the dark night sky and felt the suffocating pressure.
Was it necessary for him to be so 'nosy'?
Why did he have to offend so many powerful enemies for the sake of these ordinary people?
Why couldn't he become like those old monsters with hearts of stone?
He had been through so much hardship and pain all this while!
Only Li Chengfeng knew the hardships and pressure of this journey!
Li Chengfeng was not a person who liked to talk about principles. When he saved people, he did not think about morality or justice. There was only one thought in his mind: they did not deserve to die, he had to save them!
Because Li Chengfeng had lived a miserable life since he was young. He had suffered countless hardships and had experienced days where he did not even have enough to eat. He knew what it was like to be poor, to starve, to be bullied, to be looked down upon!
But these were nothing. As long as the people could endure it and grit their teeth, they could still live!
After all, commoners did not fight with officials. The commoners of this land were simple and patient. As long as they were given food and a way to live, they could endure anything!
But …
Why did people in this world think they were above everything? Why did they think they could freely control other people's lives? Why did they think they could treat the people who had worked so hard to support the country and the nobles as ants?
Li Chengfeng refused to accept this. He would rather die than accept this!
This was the character and habit that he had cultivated since he was young, fighting with gangsters, bullies, tyrants, evil officials, bandits, tyrants and foppish playboys, and his senior and senior brothers and teachers!
What right do you have to dictate my life?
My life is up to me, not the heavens!
Yes, Li Chengfeng had enough wisdom and power to fight them but what about these people?
How could they fight against these people?
They had no choice!
They could only wait to be slaughtered!
When Li Chengfeng saw this, he could not stand it anymore and wanted to intervene. He knew that this was not the character of someone who wanted to achieve great things. This was his' weakness', he could not become a great cultivator like this!
Otherwise, there were so many injustices in the world and so many people who were in misery. How could he save them all?
The path of cultivation was long and arduous. If he spent all his time on saving people, how could he become stronger? How could he protect himself in the future?
However … when Li Chengfeng saw injustice, he could not help but want to intervene, even if it would bring disaster upon him!
Because this was him!
This was Li Chengfeng!
Zhao Hanqing understood him!
He knew that everything he did was not to prove anything, nor was it for fame or profit, but for the principles in his heart!
A man wielding a sword must sing wildly, slaying injustice and drinking the Milky Way!
Li Chengfeng took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. He cupped his fists at the Crown Prince and said, "Your Highness is kind and righteous. I … admire you very much!"
Zhao Han Qing shook his head and said, "No!
I can do these things because I have the power and ability to do so.
However, everything you did exceeded your power and ability but you still did it. You persevered and did not give up. You are the truly amazing one! "
Li Chengfeng finally understood why Zhao Feiyue said that Zhao Hanqing was a true gentleman, a truly benevolent ruler, and a charismatic person.
Li Chengfeng thought for a moment, then said shamefully, "Your Highness, you flatter me! I am ashamed!"
Zhao Hanqing waved his hand, shook the reins, and continued walking. The people who had left followed him. They left the long Divine Order Street and came to a crossroad. Zhao Hanqing said to Li Chengfeng, "Let's part ways here!"
Li Chengfeng was shocked. "Your Highness, you mean …"
Zhao Han Qing smiled. "Are you wondering why I didn't ask you to stay in the Crown Prince's Residence?"
Li Chengfeng fell silent. This was exactly what he meant. The Crown Prince had saved him and he should return the favor by staying in the Crown Prince's Residence to show his loyalty to the world.
Zhao Han Qing smiled. "It's best if you don't get involved in my affairs.
You're a cultivator after all, it's too much to ask you to interfere.
Plus, this will drag Little Sister into this, that's not what I want.
Let's leave here. At least we can still be friends. "
As he spoke, Zhao Han Qing cupped his fists at Li Chengfeng and smiled. "Farewell!"
Li Chengfeng watched in a daze as Zhao Han Qing left with a group of guards. After a long while, he sighed and said to Zhao Feiyue and Liu Sumei, "Crown Prince, you're a true gentleman!"
Zhao Feiyue said proudly, "Third Brother is the world's greatest gentleman!"
Liu Sumei looked at Zhao Han Qing and sighed. "But, he's the Crown Prince of a country. Who knows if this is a blessing or a curse!"
Li Chengfeng looked at the Crown Prince's figure in the distance, his expression complicated.
…
Crown Prince Zhao Han Qing returned to the Crown Prince's residence. The Crown Prince's right and left arms, Ning Tongyi and Gu Cangping, as well as the Crown Prince's mentor, Zhang Datong, and the Crown Princess were all smiling and waiting at the front of the hall.
Zhang Datong was a man of few words and usually sat on a high pedestal. Gu Cangping was young and it was already a blessing that he could stand by the Crown Prince's side. Naturally, he kept a low profile and rarely spoke.
That was why Ning Tongyi was the leader of the Crown Prince's faction. He stepped forward and smiled, cupping his fists. "Congratulations, Your Highness, on subduing Li …"
As he spoke, he saw that there was no one behind Zhao Han Qing other than the guards. He was stunned.
Ning Tongyi exclaimed, "Your Highness, where is he?"
Zhao Han Qing smiled. "Who is it?"
Gu Cangping's eyes darted around and he smiled to smooth things over. "After a trip to the Imperial Prison, he naturally needs to calm himself down and calm down. Plus, he still needs to go back and pack …"
Without waiting for him to finish, Zhao Han Qing said casually as he walked inside, "He won't come."
Ning Tongyi suddenly flew into a rage, "Such an ungrateful person!
How dare he, he's … "
The Crown Prince interrupted him again. "We are not on the same path, why must we force him?"
Ning Tongyi raged, "But Your Highness took such a risk to save him, but in the end, all your efforts were in vain!
Isn't that asking for trouble?! "
Zhang Datong opened his eyes slightly and glanced at Ning Tongyi. "How dare you!"
Ning Tongyi immediately lowered his head and bowed. "Your Highness, please punish me for my impudence!"
The Crown Prince waved his hand and held the Crown Princess's hand, gently patting her hand. As he walked inside, he smiled. "Who said he was asking for trouble?
Li Chengfeng seemed like he was saving Gu Gu, but he was saving his own heart, the principles he upheld!
I might seem to be saving Li Chengfeng, but I was saving Daqi's morals, and the hearts of the people! "
Ning Tongyi watched the Crown Prince leave with his mouth agape. After a while, he stomped his foot and said hatefully, "Your Highness, you're such a literary idiot!"
Zhang Datong glanced at him. "That's not what a gentleman should say!"
Ning Tongyi cupped his fists. "Teacher!
A swordsman must speak of morals!
But Your Highness is the ruler of the world, with billions of people in your hands. If he is so soft-hearted, I'm afraid it will be a disaster! "
Zhang Datong snorted. "Is this your first day meeting His Highness?" Then, he flicked his sleeves and left.
"This!"
Ning Tongyi watched Zhang Datong leave. Then, Gu Cangping stepped forward with a bitter smile. "Left Assistant Minister, you're wrong!"
Ning Tongyi reacted. Wasn't he pointing at the mulberry tree and scolding the locust tree?
If the Crown Prince was a literary idiot, was he born with it?
Didn't he get it from his teacher?
Then who was his teacher?
Wasn't he the leader of the scholars, Zhang Datong, who taught the Crown Prince from a young age?
Ning Tongyi let out a long sigh. "As a ruler, one must not be soft-hearted. This is a great taboo!"
Gu Cangping smiled and said in a low voice, "Sigh, Left Assistant Minister, think about it from another perspective. His Highness has been a benevolent ruler since the beginning of time. This is a blessing for the country, a blessing for us officials!"
Ning Tongyi said with a straight face, "But now the Fourth Prince is eyeing us covetously and has bad intentions. Both sides are accumulating strength for the final battle. If we are soft-hearted, we will all die without a burial place!"
Gu Cangping smiled. "Don't we still have officials like him?
Your Highness has a noble spirit in your heart, so let us carry out those conspiracies and tricks!
To become the shadow behind His Highness, this is the value of our existence! "