Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 13

Chapter 13 Regret Killing Intent
When Lu Zhen’s gaze moved away from the three corpses and looked at Mu Dai and the others in front of him, it was already filled with anger and hatred. He really wanted to rush over and kill the murderer in front of him!

Hezha, who was standing beside him, could clearly feel this. He hurriedly took a step forward and stopped him. At the same time, he whispered, “God Representative, you must calm down!”

Actually, there was no need for him to remind him that Lu Zhen’s remaining rationality was also stopping him from acting crazily. He knew very well that it was very unrealistic to want to avenge Xie Lao Qi and the others at this time. Not to mention that he didn’t have the ability, even if he did, he wouldn’t be able to save his life after killing someone.

Such direct revenge was only for the time being. It could not solve the fundamental problem at all and could even cost his own life. Lu Zhen was not an impulsive person. After some consideration, he finally endured it.

Seeing this, Mu Na felt a little relieved, but she was also somewhat disappointed.

The powerful killing intent that Lu Zhen displayed when he looked at him earlier really made his heart go cold, but then he felt that this might be an opportunity for once and for all. If Lu Zhen really made a move, Mu Dai would have a chance to kill him just like that. Unexpectedly, in the end, Lu Zhen actually endured this breath. Although his eyes were still filled with hostility towards him, there was no intention of taking action anymore. This caused Mu Dai’s plan to fail.

This fellow had such endurance at such a young age, so he had underestimated his ability. The scheming Mu Na secretly analyzed it in his heart, and at the same time, he had a new idea about it.

Before, he had done all of this for Lu Zhen, but his ultimate goal was still Hezha. Because in his eyes, Hezha was the real threat to him. But now, after facing Lu Zhen and feeling the killing intent and endurance from this young man, he changed his mind. Before dealing with Hezha, getting rid of this terrifying fellow was the most important thing.

He Zha didn’t know that Mu Zhao had already thought of so many things in his short exchange of gazes. He still persuaded Lu Zhen, “God Representative, this has already happened. I think you should accept it. It will only be more sad if you stay here. Why don’t you go back?”

Lu Zhen took a deep breath and lowered his head to look at the three corpses. Finally, he lowered his eyes and nodded, “Alright, I won’t disturb them.” As he spoke, he shook off Hezha’s support and obstruction, turned around, and walked out of the tent.

Seeing this, Hezha and He Huer heaved a sigh of relief. They were truly afraid that the two sides would clash again, and it would be difficult for them to do anything if they were sandwiched in the middle. Seeing Lu Zhen leave, he glanced at Mu Dai and walked out of the tent.

Originally, Mu Dai wanted to make things difficult for Lu Zhen, and even used this to kill him directly. However, after seeing these two’s actions, he quickly pressed down on this thought. There was still a chance, and he wasn’t in a hurry.

Lu Zhen, who walked out of the tent, ignored the two people who followed him and walked towards his tent. At this moment, his heart was in chaos. He only wanted to be alone. Hezha and the others were well aware of this. Seeing that he had only returned to his residence, they did not accompany him anymore. They only gave each other a look and revealed a bitter smile.

But soon, the smile disappeared from Hezha’s face. “Ho-hu-er, I’m afraid Mu Dai did this on purpose.”

He Huer was stunned for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something, but she remained silent. “Many of us in the Rahab tribe know that the messenger and one of the slaves had always had a good relationship, but Mu Na had actually done such a thing. This was clearly for the messenger,” Hesha continued.

He Huer glanced at him and shook his head, “But Mu Dai did nothing wrong with what he did. Do you still want to use this to deal with him? This is the end of the matter. I don’t want anyone to continue to pester him.” To him, the life and death of a few Han slaves was nothing, and even Lu Zhen, the Divine Envoy, had no effect on him at this moment. As long as the tribes maintained their current balance of power, it would be the best situation.

Seeing that he had already said that, Hezha knew that he could no longer move the other party, so he could only snort and turn around to leave. As for He Huer, after seeing his back disappear into the night, the corner of his mouth curled into a faint smile. There were some things that did not break, but that did not mean that he did not know the inside story.

As Lu Zhen’s prestige in the tribe continued to increase, the reputation of He Zha, who had the deepest friendship with him, also rose, and there was a faint possibility of replacing Mu Jia as one of the three elders. That was why Mu Jia had used this method to deal with Lu Zhen today, and it was even a strategy to deal with He Zha.

Today, He Huer stood by Mu Jia’s side because he also felt the threat from He Zha, so it was necessary to rebalance the slightly unbalanced balance of power. Lu Zhen, the Divine Envoy, was an important weight in adjusting the balance. Once he made a grudge with Mu Zhao, the latter would most likely try to get rid of this scourge.

As for the identity of the Divine Envoy and the trouble he might cause, He Huer did not take it too seriously. Actually, he didn’t take this identity of Divine Envoy Lu Zhen very seriously, only because the other party could bring benefits to him and the tribe.

To be able to become the leader of a tribe and bring everyone to the grasslands where the strong eat the weak, he, He Huer, is not an ordinary person!

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In the next two days, Lu Zhen hardly walked out of his tent. Most of the time, he was lying on the blanket, staring at the pitch-black roof, thinking about something.

When the previous excitement and anger were not so intense, he had completely calmed down and finally accepted the cruel reality that the Han people, including himself, had no human rights or guarantees in this Mongol tribe. When you are useful, they will be polite to you, but once they lose their usefulness, even if they bear the halo of a divine envoy, they may be abandoned or killed at any time.

Lu Zhen’s original plan to coexist peacefully with them and conquer them through his knowledge that surpassed the opponent’s by five to six hundred years had been completely rejected by Lu Zhen. Against these beasts that lived like wild beasts and only knew about power, any kind of civilized knowledge was nothing more than a joke. It was simply impossible for them to make a change because of this.

Everything that had happened before was just his own wishful thinking. Since that was the case, leaving this place as soon as possible was Lu Zhen’s only urgent choice.

But then, a sad fact appeared in front of him. In this situation, he could not escape back to Daming smoothly. Not to mention the people of Rahab’s tribe who had always been staring at him, even if they could leave this place, it was impossible to guarantee that they would not be pursued by their people along the way. Compared to this, the road between the grasslands and the Central Plains was not a big problem.

“But as long as I have enough patience and preparation, I will always be able to do this. Although they are wary of me, they can’t continue like this forever. There will always be times when they relax!” Lu Zhen secretly cheered himself up in his heart.

Just as he made this decision, the curtains that had been hanging low were suddenly lifted. Then, a figure walked in and said, “God Representative, it’s time for dinner.” It was Hezha who delivered the food.

This made Lu Zhen feel a little strange. Previously, the people who delivered the food were all the others in the department, but why did they work Hezha today? When he heard this and received the somewhat black unknown food, he saw that Hezha had a strange expression on his face, as if he had something to say to him, but he didn’t know what to say.

Lu Zhen wasn’t in a hurry to ask about this. Instead, he put the black thing into his mouth and chewed hard. He didn’t even look at the other party. He knew that with Hezha’s temper, he would always tell the truth.

Sure enough, after hesitating for a while, Hezha finally said, “God Representative, there’s something I don’t know if I should tell you.” After pausing for a moment, seeing Lu Zhen looking at him strangely, he said, “Because this matter has something to do with you, I don’t want to hide it from you. Moreover, as long as you walk around, you will know.”

“What is it?” Lu Zhen’s heart shrank again, and a strong sense of unease assaulted his heart.

Hezha glanced at him and said, “Yesterday, apart from the three slaves who were beheaded, the slave who came into contact with you and gave you the news was also beaten to death and beheaded by Mu Dai.”

“What are you talking about?” Lu Zhen felt a buzz in his mind as he grabbed the other party’s hand and asked in an incredulous voice.

It wasn’t until Hesha said it again that he was sure that what he had heard was correct. But then, he asked anxiously, “But … but Cao Bing is not a slave caught by wood. Why should he kill people?”

“Because Mu caught two sheep for Cao Bing’s master, and traded them for him.”

Lu Zhen was once again absent-minded by Hesha’s answer, and soon understood something. Mu Jia had obviously done this to vent his revenge, and even to target him. Otherwise, why would he do such a loss-making business?

Intense killing intent surged into Lu Zhen’s heart once again, causing his entire body to become extremely calm and indifferent. Even when He Zha sensed this, he felt a chill in his heart. At the same time, he was somewhat proud. Perhaps this time, he could really pull the Divine Envoy to his side and deal with Mu Na together.

However, he didn’t know that Lu Zhen’s killing intent wasn’t only directed at Mu Zhe, but also the entire Rahab tribe, including him.

Lu Zhen, who had already completely despaired of the Meng people, became even more suspicious when he saw the matter. From the other party’s narrative, he discovered that Cao Bing’s death had other secrets. It wasn’t just Mu Dai’s ruthlessness, the other Meng people’s indifference, but also Hezha and He Huer’s deliberate indulgence!

This was because he believed that after Xie Laoqi’s incident, He Zha would definitely pay special attention to Mu Na. If he wanted to save someone, there would naturally be plenty of opportunities. However, he did not do so. He only came to tell himself what his intentions were after the matter had come true. Wasn’t it just to help him deal with Mu Jia?

So at this moment, in Lu Zhen’s eyes, Hezha was no different from Mu Dai. He was also the murderer who killed Cao Bing!

Apart from hating these people, Lu Zhen also blamed himself. If he hadn’t accidentally forgotten that Mu Dai might have attacked Cao Bing, things wouldn’t have turned out like this!

At this moment, Lu Zhen only had one thought left in his mind. He wanted to avenge them, and he must get rid of all these murderers to comfort the souls of his two friends in heaven!

At this moment, the intense killing intent devoured Lu Zhen’s entire mind …