Just like this, the internal strife that had been stirred up and was about to overturn the entire western region was directly suppressed by such a violent method.
Countless vassals prostrated themselves on the ground just like that.
Even though they had submitted out of fear and were not truly submitting, it didn't matter.
It was fine as long as they didn't cause any trouble.
In short, whoever showed their head would die!
The hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the plaza were filled with terror, fear, and resentment. Then, they retreated in a sorry state.
Following Zhu Hongli's decapitation and dismemberment, this calamity that was close to reaching the heavens calmed down.
There was no civil war, no great riot. The price to pay for calming down was almost negligible.
Zhu Qingzhu was a man of great talent and strategy, far surpassing Yang Dingtian. Why couldn't he calm down?
Firstly, he didn't have a proper status.
Secondly, he was thinking too much.
Lastly, he was far from being as resolute as Yang Dingtian. He wanted a lot more.
On the other hand, Yang Dingtian didn't want anything. He didn't want fame, wealth, power, land, or even his life.
He was determined to fight to the death with Evil ways. Whoever obstructed him would be killed!
Because he only had one goal and one direction, doing things appeared simple and direct.
This was something that Qin Wanchou couldn't do.
…
Yang Dingtian met Ling Wu in a small house.
Because she had made contributions and had a goal, Ling Wu seemed to have changed into a different person. She was full of confidence and radiant.
Moreover, she hadn't been out to sea for a long time. Without being exposed to the elements, she had become much fairer.
"Why did you call me here?
I still have a lot of things to do. I'm very busy! "Ling Wu walked in and said impatiently to Yang Dingtian.
Almost the entire western region knew about the news of Yang Dingtian's death that was spread out previously. Only the people on Inferno Island didn't know about it.
This was because the entire Inferno Island was completely sealed off. The so-called news of Yang Dingtian's death couldn't be transmitted to the island at all.
Therefore, Ling Wu didn't know about this matter at all.
"What's wrong with Inferno City?" Ling Wu said, "Why is it so chaotic? Moreover, the ground is covered in blood. Why are there so many people?"
"Nothing much. Someone wanted to surrender, but we suppressed them." Yang Dingtian said.
"I've already said before that the people in the city are unreliable. The more prosperous the city is, the softer the bones of the people inside." Ling Wu said, "Say it. What's the matter? I'm still waiting to go back to work."
"Come here …" Yang Dingtian beckoned.
Ling Wu's face flushed red, and she teased. "Sect Master, you wouldn't be planning something by calling me over from afar, right?
I'm your subordinate, so don't harass me. "
"You've been in contact with Wu Youming before, right?" Yang Dingtian suddenly asked.
Ling Wu's expression changed. She raised her head and said, "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Tell me the whole process. Don't leave out a single part," Yang Dingtian said.
Ling Wu's beautiful eyes reddened as she said, "Yang Dingtian, what do you mean by this?
Do you doubt me?
There is no real relationship between the two of us!
Putting aside the fact that there's nothing between Wu Youming and me, even if there is, it's none of your business. "
Yang Dingtian said, "Tell me the whole process in detail, from the beginning to the end!"
He enunciated each and every word in a serious tone.
Ling Wu's tears flowed out directly. She gritted her jade teeth and said, "I saved his life on Inferno Island.
Just like you, I picked him up and brought him to the ship. "
"What kind of danger did he encounter?
Did he need you to save his life?
What did his body look like at that time? "Yang Dingtian asked.
"His entire body was charred black, and there wasn't a single piece of intact flesh. He was neither human nor ghost. I thought that he would definitely not be able to survive." Ling Wu said.
"Yes." Yang Dingtian said, "And then?"
Ling Wu said, "Then, I placed him on Inferno Island to recuperate for a few months.
I, I soaked him in that barrel of medicinal liquid. "
"Which barrel of medicinal liquid?" Yang Dingtian asked.
"It's that barrel of miraculous medicinal liquid that you used to cure my father." Ling Wu said.
"Oh, it's that." Yang Dingtian nodded and said, "Continue."
"Later on, he slowly recovered. From being neither human nor ghost, he became an incomparably handsome figure." Ling Wu said, "After that, he left Inferno Island.
However, to repay his kindness, he would board the ship to protect me every time I went out to sea.
He went back and forth for more than twenty thousand miles for more than two months. It was the same every time! "
"Did he touch your body?
Or did he make you unconscious? "Yang Dingtian asked.
Ling Wu looked at Yang Dingtian in disbelief at once. Then, she suddenly stepped forward.
"Slap …" She suddenly extended her hand and gave Yang Dingtian a slap.
"Yang Dingtian, you're despicable, you're shameless …" Ling Wu cried out, "You, what kind of person do you think I am?
Not to mention that there's nothing between him and me, even if there's something between us, what does it have to do with you? "
"Just answer me," Yang Dingtian said indifferently.
"You've really disappointed me. I'm really blind."
Ling Wu pointed at Yang Dingtian and said word by word, "From today onwards, there's no longer any connection between you and me."
"Just answer me," Yang Dingtian said again.
"No, no, he didn't even touch a finger of mine." Ling Wu said loudly, "Big Brother Wu Youming is a gentleman, pure and flawless.
Unlike you, when I threw myself at you previously, you said you didn't want me, but your body was already in a terrible state. Your eyes were also looking everywhere.
He's different from you. He's a genuine gentleman who's as pure as water. When he spoke to me, he didn't even look sideways. When he interacted with me, it was like bathing in the spring breeze! "
Then, Ling Wu said angrily, "He's a genuine gentleman, and you're just a hypocrite!"
After saying that, Ling Wu suddenly turned around and walked out. She sneered and said, "Alright, you're done asking. I've also hit you.
If you want to kill me, then do as you please. In any case, you're now the king of the entire Western Region. Killing me is like stepping on an ant.
If you don't kill me, then I'll leave and leave your shadow forever.
However, I want to tell you one last thing. Big Brother Wu Youming had once saved you, and it wasn't just once … "
"I know. You've once knelt down and begged him," Yang Dingtian said.
Ling Wu was immediately shocked and said in disbelief, "You, you've once secretly boarded my ship and monitored me?"
"That day when we were heading to the Central Region, Third Lady Gongsun and Wu Youming were on your ship. That burly man was me."
Yang Dingtian said indifferently, "Of course, I accidentally boarded your ship and saw it. And that love-struck girl beside me at that time was the little princess of the Vulture Palace, Vulture. She's now Wu Youming's wife."
Ling Wu's delicate body trembled as she looked at Yang Dingtian in disbelief. She was almost speechless for a moment.
She didn't know why she couldn't say anything. She obviously didn't do anything, but why did it seem like Yang Dingtian had caught her in the act?
"You, you were on the ship at that time. Why didn't you recognize me?" Ling Wu asked.
"It wasn't convenient."
Yang Dingtian said, "Because I was going to do something very secretive. However, you didn't recognize me, but Wu Youming did."
"So what?
What does it have to do with him? "Ling Wu said.
Yang Dingtian said, "Since he had never touched you before that, then what about the Central Region?
Then what about after you arrived at the Central State? Did you meet him? "
"I have." Ling Wu said, "And we even had a meal together."
"Just the two of you?
Was Third Lady Gongsun beside you? "Yang Dingtian asked.
"No, it was just the two of us, a single man and a single woman." Ling Wu said, "However, he didn't even touch a finger of mine.
When I was pouring wine for him, I accidentally touched his hand. Does that count? "
"Was that the last time the two of you met?" Yang Dingtian asked.
"One and a half months ago, he had come to the Northwest Mainland and came to Fire Island to see me." Ling Wu said.
That time should be when the Tiandō League's investigation team was approaching Cloud Heaven City. Wu Youming had come to the Northwest Mainland to handle some matters, and he even specially went to Fire Island to see Ling Wu?
"This was the last time you met him. He also didn't touch you?" Yang Dingtian asked.
"We just walked a few steps by the seaside. I begged him to save you and help you again." Ling Wu sneered. "He didn't touch me."
Yang Dingtian immediately closed his eyes slowly.
Planting the Ghost Soul Bird was a very difficult process. There would definitely be a large amount of physical contact.
This Ghost Soul Bird was first raised in the caster's body. Then, it was forced into another person's body. Only then could the Ghost Soul Bird be planted in the other person's body.
According to what Ling Wu said, Wu Youming had never touched her from the beginning to the end. It was impossible for him to plant the Ghost Soul Bird.
However, how did the Ghost Soul Bird on Ling Wu's body come about?
Other than the Vulture Palace, there was only Wu Mozhi who was a Spirit Wizard in the world.
However, this news was spread by Ling Xi. It was impossible for Wu Mozhi to plant the Ghost Soul Bird.
"Did he really not make you faint?
When you were with him, did you really not lose consciousness? Or did you have any gaps in your memory? "Yang Dingtian asked.
"You have already started to disgust me."
Ling Wu said word by word. Then, she turned around and walked out. "Yang Dingtian, I'm completely withdrawing. I'm withdrawing from the entire Western Region!"
Yang Dingtian said indifferently. "Our submarine plan, kerosene plan, these top secrets have all been exposed."
"It's you, not us."
Ling Wu said coldly. Then, she suddenly understood the seriousness of Yang Dingtian's words. Then, she hissed. "Yang Dingtian, you, you suspect that I'm a traitor?"
"You have the Ghost Soul Bird in your body. Ling Xi from the Vulture Palace came to the Northwest Continent last time and summoned this Ghost Soul Bird. The Vulture Palace knows all the secrets that you know. After that, Zhu Qingzhu also knows about it." Yang Dingtian said. "All my secret weapons and trump cards have all been destroyed …"
Ling Wu's body started to tremble. She looked at Yang Dingtian in disbelief and hissed. "This has nothing to do with me. If I'm the one who betrayed you, I'll die a horrible death!"
"I've said it very clearly. You're not the one who betrayed us. It's because the Ghost Soul Bird has been planted in your body. I'm trying to determine if it was planted by Wu Youming."
Yang Dingtian said. "Therefore, I've been asking you if Wu Youming had any direct physical contact with you."
Ling Wu's face instantly became incomparably ugly.
So that was the case. She had always thought that Yang Dingtian was questioning her innocence.
After the pain, Ling Wu gradually calmed down. The hatred in her eyes had already disappeared. However, her gaze was still ice-cold. She shook her head and said, "No, he didn't touch me at all.
He's a true gentleman. I don't believe that he would do such a thing. "
Yang Dingtian said. "Think carefully from the beginning to the end. Who had touched your body for a long period of time? Especially your head."
Ling Wu closed her eyes. Her body was still trembling slightly as she started to recall in her mind.
After that, her delicate body suddenly trembled and she opened her eyes.
"Who?" Yang Dingtian asked.
"Big Brother Wu's wife, Miss Vulture," said Ling Wu.
Yang Dingtian's body immediately trembled. He looked at Ling Wu in disbelief and hissed. "Are, are you sure?"
"That's right. I'm sure." Ling Wu said. "My body has never been touched by anyone. Miss Vulture is an exception!"
"When was it?
Where was it? "Yang Dingtian asked.
"More than a month ago. At that time, the Council of Light had yet to be established. The sea region wasn't sealed off either. Our ships were still traveling between the Central Region and the western region.
One day, Vulture suddenly came looking for me, "said Ling Wu.
"She came looking for you?
What's the matter? "Yang Dingtian asked.
"She had once heard that Big Brother Wu Youming had been protecting me on my ship for a long period of time. Therefore, she suspected that there was some private relationship between her and me. Therefore, she deliberately came over to inquire about it."
Ling Wu said. "She even straightforwardly said that she was very magnanimous. If Big Brother Wu and I really had feelings for each other, she didn't mind me becoming her sister. She also didn't mind me marrying Big Brother Wu Youming."
"And then?" Yang Dingtian asked.
"And then, she accompanied me to play for a day. That night, we slept in the same room and talked a lot. She was very pure and affectionate. I liked her very much."
Ling Wu said. "If it's true that I've been poisoned by a Ghost Bird, then she was the one who planted it."
At this moment, Yang Dingtian's hands were slightly trembling. His limbs were ice-cold.
He didn't expect that this Ghost Bird was actually planted by Vulture.
Vulture had planted a spy bird beside Yang Dingtian, causing all of Yang Dingtian's secret weapons to go down the drain. Just a little bit more and she would have caused Yang Dingtian to cause the entire western region to die without a burial ground.
Instantly, Yang Dingtian felt that it was somewhat difficult for him to breathe.
Even though he and Vulture had drifted further and further apart, he still treated her as a little sister in his heart.
He believed that although Wu Youming's weight far exceeded his, Song Chunhua and the others in Vulture's heart.
However, Yang Dingtian could understand. She was a sixteen or seventeen year old girl after all.
For the sake of her lover, she could even forsake her parents, let alone becoming sworn siblings.
However, he had always believed that Vulture wouldn't harm him. In Vulture's heart, she still treated him as an older brother.
Who would have thought that she was the one who planted this Ghost Bird? She had planted a spy beside him, practically pushing him into a hopeless situation.
Could it be that a woman's heart was really like a needle at the bottom of the sea?
After closing his eyes for a long time, Yang Dingtian opened his eyes again. He had regained his calmness. At once, he looked towards Ling Wu and said, "Ling Wu, I can see that you're living a very happy life during this period of time. You like this career, right?"
Ling Wu said, "I do like it. However, it's more because I feel that I'm a useful person to you. I feel that I'm valuable."
"What about now?" Yang Dingtian asked. "Are you still interested in submarines and torpedoes?"
"I'm no longer interested." Ling Wu said bluntly.
"You trust Wu Youming a lot?" Yang Dingtian asked.
"Yes!" Ling Wu said bluntly. "I trust her completely!"
Yang Dingtian asked, "If Wu Youming and I were to become enemies one day, whose side would you stand on?
Who would you trust? "
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