Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 1192: Chapter 283: Chen Jie – Yo, Ruyang King, Father-in-law

After hearing these words, the Ruyang King said: ”It was also an unintentional mistake.”

The Ruyang King is currently at a crucial time for employing people, so he also wants to make use of Elder Xie, especially since Gui Yannian was severely injured. The Ruyang King also needs some to handle affairs for him.

Thinking this way, the Ruyang King looked at Chen Jie and said: ”Even if what you just said about Chen Jiusi is true, what do these matters have to do with you advising Mother Gu, except for the one who wanted your life?”

”Or is it that you’re just afraid of death, and that’s why you had to retaliate against Elder Xie, causing the first negotiation to fail?”

”Ah, father, how can you ask this?”

”This Elder Xie is after his life, and yet he can’t even say a few words to save himself?”

Upon hearing this, the Ruyang King looked at Zhao Ya and asked: ”Yaya, you care a lot about him?”

Zhao Ya’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and she forced herself to suppress the anxiety in her heart and said: ”Yes, he saved my life, I cannot let others bully him!”

The Ruyang King’s eyebrows furrowed slightly: ”Yaya, remember your status!”

Zhao Ya wanted to argue, but after some thought, she lowered her head without speaking.

At this time, the Ruyang King looked at Chen Jiusi and said: ”You may speak now. Why did you help Mother Gu of the Five Poison Sect to oppose me at that time?”

Chen Jie clasped his fists and said: ”Your Highness, I have always emphasized that I have never targeted Your Highness, nor have I ever helped the Five Poison Sect. Everything I did was to protect the Commandery Princess.”

”May I ask Your Highness, which is more important, the so-called Five Poison Sect’s Divine Technique ’Jiuli Demon Technique’ or the life of the Commandery Princess?”

”Of course, the Commandery Princess’s life!”

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at the Prince and said: ”Then let me ask Your Highness, if the Five Poison Sect really didn’t release the Commandery Princess, how long could Your Highness hold out against them in these mountains?”

The Ruyang King remained silent for a moment; he feared that no matter what, he would have to leave in ten days.

Without speaking, Chen Jie continued: ”Your Highness is the Prince of the Jiangnan Five Provinces, and now, in this era of turbulent changes, Your Highness is like a pillar holding up the sea; with Your Highness here, Jiangnan is stable!”

”In such a grand situation, it is impossible for Your Highness to remain in this barren land of Xiangxi and persist to the end with a group of Miao people. Your Highness must adopt a strategy of quick battle and quick decision.”

”Only then can you promptly withdraw and stabilize the situation in Jiangnan!”

”Therefore, I deduce that it is difficult for Your Highness to stay here for long. Since you do not wish to stay long, Your Highness must adopt a strategy of quick battle and quick decision. Therefore, the conditions cannot be too demanding; only the core interests can be protected, so I boldly speculate that this core interest is the safety of the Commandery Princess.”

”The safety of the Commandery Princess is paramount!”

”This is the only thought in my mind!”

”And at that time, this fellow came forward and said that Your Highness proposed the condition of wanting the cultivation technique and my head...”

”Your Highness, the ’Jiuli Demon Technique’ is a treasured heirloom of the Miao Village; handing it over would be like betraying their ancestors! Could they give it to you easily?”

”Moreover, while my head may be worthless, I did help them quell a rebellion to save the Commandery Princess; this is a merit to them! Wouldn’t killing me be an act of betrayal for them?”

”At that time, I was aware that the Miao Village had enough provisions in that cave to last for half a year.”

”Your Highness, in such a tangled and undecided situation, may I ask Your Highness, if it were you, what would you do?”

Chen Jie directly threw the question back at the Ruyang King, who furrowed his brows and fell into deep thought, finally saying: ”If not, then wait; after all, the court’s army won’t be able to come here.”

”Yes, wait if necessary. Your Highness, if you wait for a month or two, how would Your Highness conduct yourself?”

”Does Your Highness truly intend to waste two or three months in this barren land? What if the other side is prepared to hold out for half a year?”

”When the time comes, will Your Highness abandon Jiangnan or the Commandery Princess?”

”Impudent!”

Upon hearing Chen Jie’s frank questioning, He Yishou angrily rebuked, thinking this young man must be reckless to dare say such things.

However, the Ruyang King raised his hand at this time and said: ”Let him speak.”

He Yishou immediately shut his mouth, bowed, and handed the floor over to Chen Jie. Chen Jie said: ”Therefore, Your Highness, at that time I thought that regardless of whether it was your intention or his, the first and second conditions could not be agreed to; the key was to protect the third condition.”

”Only in this way can the safety of the Commandery Princess be guaranteed. As for other matters, I could not consider them too much at the time, so I spoke to support Mother Gu, with the purpose of making her directly reject other conditions and negotiate directly with Your Highness, to ensure the safety of the Commandery Princess. This reflects all my thoughts at that time.”

”As for the rest, I did not think further, nor was there room for me to think more!”

After hearing these words, everyone frowned. What Chen Jiusi said did not seem to have any flaws, even the Ruyang King could not find fault with it.

After thinking for a long time, the Ruyang King said: ”So you had your own difficulties at that time?”

Chen Jie replied: ”To report to Your Highness, I do not dare speak of my difficulties. I only know that the Commandery Princess is my benefactor, and I must repay her great kindness and virtue, no matter what.”

Upon hearing these words, the Ruyang King nodded lightly: ”So it seems, you are very loyal indeed.”

Hearing the Ruyang King’s words, Zhao Ya immediately stepped up and said: ”Father, I’ve said it, Chen Jiusi is good; he is loyal to your daughter.”

Upon hearing this, the Ruyang King said: ”Hmm, Yaya is right, he is loyal, and I have also been misled by vile people.”

The Ruyang King glanced coldly at Elder Xie on the ground.

Zhao Ya replied: ”Yes, Father, look, he is clearly a meritorious subject. Aren’t you afraid of hurting the heart of a meritorious subject by interrogating him like this? Father, I think you should reward him well.”

”Reward, yes, reward. Then Yaya, what do you think I should reward him with?”

Zhao Ya thought for a moment, her eyes twinkling, and said: ”Father, don’t you have several forms of the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms’ hand technique?”

”He practices hand techniques, so why not grant them all to him!”