He paused, then continued, "Besides, I have other uses for your life. It would be a shame for you to die."
Hearing this, Lv Jiunan glared at him with venomous eyes. "You... what are you planning?"
Chen Yi shook his head. "Forgive me, but I can’t tell you what I’m planning just yet."
"You won’t get away with this!"
"Liu Wu, I’m telling you, whatever you’re planning, you won’t succeed!"
Lv Jiunan struggled to get up, only to find that he couldn’t feel anything below his neck.
He could only crane his neck, hissing viciously, "My big brother knows I’m here! He knows!"
"If he finds out I’m here and learns what you’ve done, he’ll lead the Peacock Banner and crush Shu State!"
Chen Yi chuckled, unconcerned. "If that’s true, I might actually develop some admiration for King Landu."
"A horse bandit chieftain from Poshisu Country, willing to go to such lengths for his brother... I suppose you could call that loyalty."
As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Lv Jiunan, a smirk on his face. "Unfortunately, even if he does come to Shu State, you won’t be around to see it."
"You!?"
"I’ll kill you!"
"I’ll kill you!"
Lv Jiunan roared frantically, but his voice grew fainter and fainter.
For some reason, the sight of Chen Yi’s all-knowing gaze, as if he had everything under control, filled Lv Jiunan’s heart with a profound terror.
It was a fear far greater than what he’d felt when the spear had pierced his body.
He didn’t know what the man before him was planning, but he was certain he was plotting against their Peacock King Banner.
Even his big brother, King Landu, might be drawn into it.
Yet now, he could do nothing but watch helplessly as his enemy orchestrated it all.
’I can’t accept this!’
At this thought, Lv Jiunan stopped roaring. The ferocious expression on his face slowly faded.
His face ashen, he stared at Chen Yi. "Tell me... what... what exactly are you planning?"
"I... I don’t want to die not knowing why."
Chen Yi let out a short laugh. "I don’t care to answer the same question twice."
"But I can tell you this: your life is very important. Important enough to change the entire situation in Shu State."
"You... You..."
Before Lv Jiunan could say more, Chen Yi reached out and tapped him on the neck.
"Enough with the ’you-ing.’ Save your strength and get some rest."
"It was a lot of trouble to save your life. I can’t have you dying on me now."
Lv Jiunan refused to give up, still trying to ask something, but his eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
Soon, he fell unconscious once more.
Once he fell silent, Liu Lang couldn’t help but ask, "Boss, are you sure you’re not deliberately torturing him?"
Chen Yi glanced at him, asking with some surprise, "What makes you think that?"
Liu Lang said helplessly, "With your incredible Medical Skill, you could have obviously knocked him out without him even realizing it."
’My mind might not be the sharpest, but I’m not an idiot.’
Chen Yi smiled and looked at Lv Jiunan. "Let’s just say I’m settling a score."
’If Lv Jiunan hadn’t manipulated my predecessor into fleeing his marriage and then killed him, none of this would have happened.’
’Emotionally and logically, I had to avenge both myself and him.’
Liu Lang sighed in relief upon hearing this. "Oh, it’s a grudge. That’s good, that’s good..."
He had come to deeply admire everything Chen Yi had done recently.
He really didn’t want to think of Chen Yi as some kind of sadist from the Evil Demonic Dao who enjoyed torturing people.
Chen Yi more or less guessed what he was thinking but didn’t say anything more.
’Many times, things change too quickly to be altered by one’s personal will.’
’Even I can’t escape it.’
’That’s why he had helped the Xiao Family—to completely free himself from these endless troubles.’
As Chen Yi mulled this over, his gaze drifted out the window.
By now, the rain had begun to let up.
The residence where Liu Zhaoxue lived was silent, save for the patter of a light drizzle.
From farther away on Kangning Street, the faint din of conversation could be heard, carrying snippets of discussion.