I rely on the collapse of people to set my life in the hands of the male protagonist

Chapter 246

On the pitch-black river, three big boats were slowly leaving the capital. Small flags were hung on the prow and stern of the boats, with the words 'Cheng' written on them. Danger.

The main line of the Cheng clan was almost all on the first boat. They watched the bustling capital gradually disappearing, and no one could understand the resentment and grief in their hearts.

They are different from Pei and Wang.

The first emperor loved the eldest daughter of the Cheng family deeply, and she was granted the posthumous title. She was a favorite of three thousand people. If the first queen was not beautiful and wise, and understood righteousness, the late emperor's soft-hearted temperament would probably let Cheng's relative go away. On the way to the Empress Dowager's Xie family.

The first empress grasped the scale everywhere, but the Cheng family still gained a lot of benefits, especially the first emperor insisted on not accepting the harem and favored the first empress for a few years. Later, because the first empress had no children, the empress dowager and the Cheng family united to exert pressure. Only then did the first queen persuade the first emperor to accept her younger sister Xiao Cheng as her concubine, and soon Xiao Cheng became pregnant and gave birth to Yuan Ran.The first emperor didn't even want a harem.

This seems to have allowed the Cheng family to completely occupy the harem, leaving the Wang family and the Pei family nowhere to use their strength and could only stay on top of the court. This led to the Cheng family directly emerging from the four major clans and severely suppressing them. Lived in the other major clans for more than 20 years.

The dominance of such a family was not gradually broken until King Ning ascended the throne.

They knew Yuan Ye's background, so they always thought that Cheng would still have the last laugh, but they still left in embarrassment.

Who is to blame?The four princes, the emperor, or Empress Cheng and Yuan Ye.

"If I had known today, I should have..." A person suddenly said something, but he didn't dare to continue, but these words pierced into everyone's heart like a thorn.

It has fallen to such a point, who has never thought that if he hadn't united with King Ning, hadn't attacked Yuan Ran, and hadn't sacrificed the former queen, maybe everything would be different today.

"Actually, Elder Sister and Yuan Ran are very kind to us..."

"Back then... when I was seriously ill, Yuan Ran traveled thousands of miles to his master to ask for medicine for me. He, a prince, spared no effort to save my life. Now that I think about it, it's really..."

"You are farting when you say such things now. When Yuan Ran wanted to deal with us, the elder sister also agreed. Aren't you the first to jump out and scold them for being heartless?"

"That is, the blood of our Cheng family is flowing in the body. They don't want to help our Cheng family suppress other clans, but even deal with us together. We can't afford such sisters and nephews."

At the beginning, they thought that since Yuan Ye was the child of King Ning, and King Ning had a friendship with Xiao Cheng, and they helped King Ning ascend the throne, King Ning would naturally not treat them badly, which was better than waiting to be weakened by Yuan Ran.They are a century-old family, and they have reached the peak of power and wealth in the past 20 years. They don't want to be weakened more than anyone else, and in their view, Yuan Ran's idea is a betrayal of them.

"Third cousin, don't say that. When you went to sea to do business, you were robbed by pirates. It was Yuan Ran who led the troops to rescue you."

"In order to deceive Yuan Ran, my boss accompanied him to the battlefield and died. Now that I have come to this point, I am wronged for my child. It is really not worth my death!"

The patriarch of the Cheng clan finally said: "Okay, stop arguing. I sacrificed my eldest daughter and grandson just for the glory of the Cheng clan. Even if we lose now, we are still better than the Wang clan and Pei clan. You are arguing now! It's nothing to make trouble, as long as Yuan Ye can hold on, we still have hope."

As soon as the patriarch finished speaking, there was a sudden noise from the boat behind. Everyone looked back in surprise, and saw a raging fire on the last boat.

Some people shouted loudly to put out the fire, while others shouted that there was a killer. Everyone was in a mess, not knowing what was going on.

Until a guard flew here and told the men at home that a killer had come and attacked several people on the last boat, but did not confront them head-on, set fire to the boat and fled.

"Who is coming?"

The guard reported in embarrassment: "It looks like the shadow guard from His Royal Highness..."

The members of the Cheng clan turned pale with fright, and their faces turned red with anger.

"Is this to intimidate us? Teach us!"

"Patriarch, is Yuan Ye crazy? Why are you doing this to us!"

"Beast! Beast! I just taught him a few words, and he is going to murder to vent his anger!" The patriarch was so angry that he almost couldn't catch his breath. He was already old, so how could he bear such anger.

The crowd scolded Yuan Ye even more angrily, accompanied by the cries of help from the survivors who fell into the water, making the water area noisy.

In order to save people, the other two ships had to get closer, but also kept a safe distance.

Suddenly, when everyone was only focused on saving people and didn't react, two fire wires suddenly appeared, protruding from the burning ship in the air, like a fire snake dancing in the night sky, and directly connected to the other two ships.

When everyone was alarmed, the other two boats also started to burn. Because there were people putting out the fire, the spread of the fire was much slower, but it still forced many people to jump into the icy river to avoid the disaster.

Those with status in the clan naturally gathered in the safest place, waiting for the guards to put down the boat to pick them up.

But after waiting for a long time, no one came to pick them up, but the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and everyone was very anxious. Someone wanted to go to check and was walking towards the stern, when suddenly a black shadow flashed, and the people who went there immediately covered their bloody eyes. The neck receded, startling a group of people behind him.

Some people rushed up to help others, some backed their elders, some cried out for help, but the whole river was full of people calling for help, and no one could notice it.

Two figures came out of the darkness.

The person whose neck was wiped pointed at them in disbelief, and the person who supported him also looked at the person in astonishment.

These two...they've met...know...

"Lv One...Lv Ten? You...you are not dead??"

"It's the owl wolf ten knights!"

"Are you crazy? You actually shot at us!" Someone was still shouting, but Lu Yi's hidden weapon pierced through his chest in an instant.

Now everyone knows that they are really here to kill.

Lv Yi and Lv Shi are like hell Shuras, walking all the way, killing all the way, and finally there are only three people left, counting them, they are Yuan Ran's grandfather and two uncles.

"Stop, stop! Don't come here! Are you crazy? Have you been bribed by someone? Could it be Yuan Ye? You were the one who set fire to the murder just now?"

Lv Shi sneered and said, "Yuan Ye deserves it too? Let you understand that before you leave, we sent someone to assassinate Yuan Ye, making him think that you did it, so he will take revenge on you, so we can take the opportunity to do it. At that time, even if someone finds out the clues, Yuan Ye will be responsible."

The three of them looked at them in astonishment, unable to believe their ears.

"Are you doing it for Yuan Ran?"

"Of course it's for the sake of the master, whoever hurts the master will not be forgiven." Lu Yi said coldly.

"We didn't hurt... No, if you didn't die on the battlefield, you should also be martyred. How can you continue to live? You have betrayed your iron law!"

Both Lu Yi and Lu Shi sneered, making the three of them back away even more frightened.

"We are Yuan Ran's close relatives, you can't kill us!" The patriarch finally shouted.

"what about me?"

Suddenly a voice came from the shadow of the lamp.

Chu Lishu stepped forward slowly, and slowly walked in front of everyone, Lu Yi and Lu Shi automatically moved out of the way, guarding Chu Lishu's side.

The three of them stared at Chu Lishu, who was dressed in black clothes, and had a gloomy face. They were stunned for a while, and then they realized the identity of this person, and they were puzzled why Prime Minister Li's men were able to mobilize the ten knights.

"You...you are?" The patriarch looked at Chu Lishu, and suddenly felt a strong sense of familiarity, which made his body tremble involuntarily.

"The ten knights of the owl wolf are still there because I am here. Naturally, they follow my orders to kill people. After all... you all want to kill me, why can't I fight back?" It is different from when I faced Wang and Pei. However, Chu Lishu's hatred for the Cheng family far exceeds that of the other two.Facing them, even when speaking, there was resentment in his voice, and red undulations in his eyes, indicating his emotional fluctuations.

"Yuan...Yuan Ran? You are Yuan Ran? How is it possible!" Someone reacted first, and the patriarch widened his eyes in astonishment, and almost immediately believed that the person in front of him was Yuan Ran.

"Raner?"

"Grandfather, two uncles, long time no see." Chu Lishu's low voice was as cold as a reminder.

Needless to say, they also knew that Yuan Ran must have known everything before coming back for revenge.

"You... you did all of this? You killed the Wang family and the Pei family successively for revenge, and now it's our turn? You did it all?" It took them a while to realize.

"I did it." Chu Lishu smiled slightly, but with a bloodthirsty aura.

The two uncles instantly went limp.That's right, if their current fate is the result of multiple factors, they will believe it. If you tell them that all this is led by one person, they will not believe it. No one has this ability, not even the one on the Dragon Throne. But if This person is Yuan Ran, who was so talented and amazing in the world back then, everything seems to have become possible.

"Yuan Ran, we...we are your elders and relatives, just forgive us once and let us go."

"Yes, elder sister has always been very kind to us, she will not want to see you kill us."

"We are also following the crowd, you can't blame us for all the hatred. The person you should really kill is the one on the dragon chair!"

"Yuan Ran... Yuan Ran, please let us go, we will help you, this time we will definitely support you. You can't allow yourself to be charged with killing your relatives."

The two knelt down and begged for mercy, but Chu Lishu just glanced at them lightly, "Don't worry, the queen mother will be very happy to see you, and as for the people on the dragon chair, they will meet you soon."

"Yuan Ran, you are the most kind-hearted, you... really have the heart to kill us? We are not unforgivable sins!"

Both Lu Yi and Lu Shi were very irritated by these words, they all watched their brothers die one by one, and they also crawled out of flesh and blood.Most of all, I can't listen to the sophistry of these culprits.

When Chu Lishu heard this, the mocking smile on his face finally disappeared, and the coldness in his eyes spread to his entire face, making him look extremely grim.

"For your selfish desires, the bloody battle between the pupils, the three cities, the innocent people implicated in the harem court, the father, the queen and the queen, do you want to count on the spot how many lives you have carried on your body? If you don't do it yourself? Then I Now it’s not killing you personally, so it’s not considered killing your relatives?”

The two uncles cried and cried on the spot.

Finally the patriarch yelled unbearably, "That's enough, look at what you look like, don't you understand? Which one of you just died was not his relative, did he blink? It's not the same harm, you beg It's just a loss of face. Once Yuan Ran tried to do something in the past, no one could stop him, and this is especially true for Yuan Ran now..."

Chu Lishu sneered, "My grandfather still understands me."

As soon as Chu Lishu finished speaking, Lu Yi and Lu Shi acted resolutely. It is not good to take the blood of their relatives, so they would rather act for their master.

In the end, Chu Lishu also gave the patriarch dignity, threw down a dagger, and said, "Grandpa won't feel any pain when the blood seals his throat. This is my last filial piety to you."

The patriarch looked at the man in front of him, the strange grandson, like a devil who came out of the abyss, with cruel and vicious methods, he was no longer the gentle, benevolent, generous, and breezy Crown Prince a few years ago.

Looking at the bones and blood all over the ground, and looking at the ship that was still on fire, he didn't know how many of his clansmen would leave alive. Yes, it's all over.

Years of pride, ready to lay out a hundred years of future, ruined, just like that.The patriarch spat out another mouthful of blood, and finally looked at Chu Lishu fiercely.

"Sorry...I regret it!"

Both Lu Yi and Lu Shi thought that the old man finally realized his mistake and regretted what he did back then, so that his death would be meaningful.

But Chu Lishu could tell that his grandfather's eyes were full of hatred.

Sure enough, the patriarch picked up the dagger in the next second, pointed at Chu Li and said, "The only thing I did wrong in this life was to leave you behind. You shouldn't have been born, you shouldn't have grown up, otherwise the Cheng family wouldn't have left. To this day, the old man is indeed wrong."

Both Lu Yi and Lu Shi were shocked. They remembered that when the Wang family and the Pei family died, they regretted that they should not target the master, but the master's grandfather thought that the master should die sooner so as not to hinder them. Crazy with anger, one by one wanted to pounce on him and bite him to death.

But the patriarch laughed wildly after he finished speaking.

After laughing, he suddenly said: "Jian Zheng's prophecy is really true, Yuan Ran, you are a disaster!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Lu Yi and Lu Shi's expressions changed suddenly, but Chu Lishu's expression also changed.

"You know the prophecy?" Chu Lishu was about to ask clearly.

The patriarch directly pressed the dagger against his neck, and said with a meaningful smile: "Your Majesty, Empress Cheng, Yuan Ye, you will kill, right? Hehe... Yuan Ran, I am waiting for you to send all your enemies down, and I will wait Let you verify all your prophecies, you will not end well, definitely not! Because of you, so many people will die, and more people will die in the future. You should not be alive."

The patriarch straightened his neck, stared angrily, and cursed the grandson who should be his proudest in the most vicious tone.The dagger slowly cut through the throat, and the poison spread.

He is different from other clansmen. Other clansmen may regret that they shouldn't treat Yuan Ran like this, but he won't, because he knows the three prophecies. During the process of Yuan Ran's growth, he is both relieved and worried.When he decided to kill him, he had to say that he was relieved.

And now, he also breathed a sigh of relief, because the prophecy will eventually come true, and no one can escape.

There is even more cruel truth waiting for Yuan Ran. If he doesn't tell it now, he will ruin Cheng's lesson for this kid.

He waited below to see what Yuan Ran would look like when he learned all the truth, and he waited to see Yuan Ran's ending.

Chu Lishu looked at his grandfather who was slowly falling to the ground, and the last words still echoed in his ears. The curse from his close relatives was like the damage caused by real swords, guns, swords and halberds.What's more, those words are too harsh, and if they are not clear, they are even more worrying and frightening.

Lu Yi and Lu Shi looked at Chu Lishu, and they could clearly see the redness in their eyes.

Lu Shi hurriedly said: "Master, it's time to take medicine."

Lu Yi also said: "Master, the rescue ship should be approaching here soon, we should go... Lin Qingyang is still waiting at Huafang."

Chu Lishu's original state of trance gradually dissipated, and he took a pill to stabilize his mind, which suppressed the churning emotions.

Then he and Lu Yiyi jumped off the big boat, landed back on the small boat docked beside him, rowed slowly, and disappeared among the coming and going rescue boats.

Those rescued by the last three ships were basically young people or women, and most of them died.

Lin Qingyang was watching from a distant business boat, and the people around were also watching and discussing lively, because they were too far away, they could only see the fire.

Soon, someone behind him pulled his clothes, Lin Qingyang turned around and saw Chu Lishu.

Chu Lishu didn't have any expression on her face, it was just that the black clothes looked too imposing and depressing.

Chu Lishu opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say for a moment, he just said, "I'm back."

Lin Qingyang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly pulled Chu Lishu to a place behind a curtain to avoid everyone's sight, holding Chu Lishu's face, kissed affectionately on the forehead, and then hugged him gently, He patted his back to reassure him: "It's okay, it's all over."

Chu Lishu's eyes flashed, and he raised his arms to hug her tightly.

In the early spring night, the wind blowing across the river was very cold, and Chu Lishu was terribly frozen on Cheng's boat, as if even his hot blood and heart were frozen.

But now he hugged the source of warmth, it was an existence warmer than the sun, and the vicious curse from his relatives that spread in his body seemed to be resolved.

Chu Lishu couldn't help but turned around with Lin Qingyang in his arms, pressed him against the boat, and kissed him tenderly.

People around were watching the excitement, although Lin Qingyang was nervous, he still obeyed.

They didn't come out from behind the curtain until officers and soldiers routinely inspected the boat.

At that time, Lin Qingyang was already a little unsteady, his face was flushed, his eyes were foggy, while Chu Lishu was smiling at the corner of his mouth, with one arm half around the person, and successfully accepted the inspection.

At this time, a secret letter was coming from the border. It was Ning Ziheng who woke up and heard what Qi Ci said about the prophecy. He remembered something and sent the letter to Chu Lishu.