The strongest nine thousand years old

Chapter 160 Wen Xuan Confessed

Chen Dong slept with Wen Xuan and made her confess the secret hidden deep in her heart.

But he never imagined that he would be one of the preachers of the Hundred Schools of Thought!

Hundreds of schools of thought competed with each other, wrote books and theories, and the civilization flourished.

But as the empire became unified and centralised, the empire no longer needed so many voices, only the voice of the emperor.

Eliminate all schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone!

The king is noble, the ministers are unimportant, and the people are lowly.

The Son of Heaven speaks for the laws of heaven and governs the people according to moral principles.

Since then, people have been ignorant.

The afterglow of the various schools of thought slowly dissipated after the founding of the Great Yan State.

However, civilization is immortal, and ideas are immortal. There are still traditions passed down, and those preachers have been lurking in the dark, waiting for the day of earth-shaking changes!

Chen Dong pressed Wen Xuan down and asked, panting, "You repeatedly stopped me from going north and asked me to resign. Did you know that the expedition would fail? What did you do?"

Wen Xuan was under pressure to the point of being unable to breathe. She turned her head away and didn't look into Chen Dong's eyes, but her rapid breathing proved that she was not calm inside.

Seeing that Wen Xuan didn't say anything, Chen Dong sneered, "You have not only destroyed the lifeline of the empire, but also the lives of countless innocent people! Is this the ending you want!?"

Wen Xuan remained silent. She knew very well that when the Northern Expedition failed, many families would be broken up and many people would be displaced.

"When things get old, people will die," Wen Xuan said firmly.

"If my blood can lead to the demise of Dayan, I will spare no effort!"

Chen Dong sneered, "You? Even if all your lives were added together, they wouldn't be able to shake Dayan!"

"I said!"

"You!" Wen Xuan glared at Chen Dong angrily, opened his mouth and bit his shoulder hard.

Chen Dong groaned in pain and grabbed Wen Xuan's neck with both hands.

The brutal pleasure ignited a fire in Chen Dong's heart.

This fire will burn Wen Xuan to ashes!

"Let...go...your hand..." Wen Xuan panted.

Her hand left several scratches on the back of Chen Dong's hand.

Chen Dong groaned, as if waking up from a dream, climbed up from Wen Xuan, breathing heavily.

Wen Xuan covered his neck, glared at Chen Dong, his body twitching slightly.

Chen Dong slowly put his clothes in order and patted Wen Xuan's delicate body, "Sorry, I couldn't control myself for a moment."

"You have betrayed your beliefs!" Wen Xuan was trembling all over, staring at Chen Dong with red eyes, gritting his teeth.

"Faith?" Chen Dong shook his head calmly and smiled softly, "I just found a new path."

"In troubled times, there are only soils for the competition among various schools of thought. Although they may seem like a riot of colour, they will eventually wither. In prosperous times, there are the foundations for the growth of various schools of thought! From a seed, it takes root, sprouts, and grows into a towering tree!"

"The empire is strong, the people live a prosperous life, the ruler and the people are free in thought, and there is freedom of speech. This is the path that all philosophers should take!"

"I will show you, all of you, which is the right path!"

Watching Chen Dong stride away, Wen Xuan felt a sudden sense of emptiness in his heart.

She wrapped her snow-white body with a quilt, but she didn't feel safe at all. The feeling of powerlessness and emptiness, as well as the sense of loss from her lover's departure, made tears flow from her eyes.

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After leaving the clinic, Chen Dong sighed heavily.

"This incident shows that I am indeed an Infernal Affairs operative." Chen Dong laughed at himself, "All the gifts of fate have already been secretly marked with a price!"

"What a bullshit destiny child, it's all a path predetermined by others."

He accidentally obtained the secret technique of Yin-Yang School, and gained a shortcut to quickly climb the road of martial arts.

Is this a coincidence?

Yan Yunzheng was poisoned, and his trick was a joke in the eyes of others. The person who poisoned him was probably Wen Cheng!

Lord Yang trusts him greatly and almost obeys his every word. Is it really because of his knowledge and talent?

He stirred up the situation in the palace, making the whole country flourish like a raging fire. Are there some people who are happy to see it?

Even this fake eunuch was sent into the palace by someone on purpose. And those who knew about this - I'm afraid they have been silenced.

Feeling depressed, he came to Tinghualan.

I feel irritable today, so I go to the brothel to listen to music.

The sky was slightly drunk, and there were many customers in the brothel, but most of them were ordinary people. Those rich young men all went to the brothel across the street to have sex.

After finding a secluded seat and sitting down, Chen Dong asked the waiter to serve him some wine. He wanted to get drunk, but he saw Qiuyue came uninvited, with a strong scent of powder, and sat next to him in a slender manner.

"Officer, have you found Bishuang?" Qiuyue asked while pouring wine for Chen Dong.

Chen Dong glanced at her and said, "Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about."

Qiuyue covered her mouth and smiled, "I am here to inform the officer. Since the officer doesn't like me, I will leave."

Qiuyue had a resentful look in her eyes and was about to leave, but Chen Dong grabbed her wrist.

"Do you have any clues about Bishuang?" Chen Dong's eyes narrowed.

Qiuyue smiled and rubbed her fingers.

Chen Dong took out a silver note and stuffed it into her snow-white ravine. Qiuyue smiled and patted Chen Dong.

"Sir, I saw Bishuang go to Cuihong Tower last night."

Chen Dong's heart skipped a beat. Cuihonglou had already been taken down by the Jinyiwei. Bishuang, also known as Xiaocui, actually dared to go to Cuihonglou. She was really bold!

"Did she come out later?" Chen Dong asked.

Qiuyue said, "I passed by her and left when I saw her go in. I don't know what she did afterwards. However, judging from her appearance, she should not be able to receive guests. She is at most a maid. Or, she just happened to pass by."

"Go to Cuihonglou now." Chen Dong said after a moment of hesitation.

"I'm a girl, isn't that inconvenient?" Qiuyue smiled with narrowed eyes, "You have to pay more!"

Chen Dong stuffed another silver note into her chest.

Qiuyue smiled and stood up and said, "I will go and get some information for you, sir."

Chen Dong slapped Qiuyue on the buttocks, "If I find out that you lied to me..."

"I dare not deceive the officer." Qiuyue turned around and walked away with her hips twisted.

Chen Dong took a sip of the remaining wine and thought to himself, "Is it because Wen Xuan has already said it that you all stopped hiding it?"

"No, the time doesn't match. Could it be your plan..."

When Chen Dong questioned Wen Xuan whether they were using the Northern Expedition to make a fuss, Wen Xuan kept silent. But Chen Dong, who was very familiar with her body, had already gotten the answer from her reaction.

Yuwen Liang took the new soldiers to Izumo State. The autumn harvest had not yet arrived in Yanjing. What could they do?

During this period, the most eye-catching event was undoubtedly the imperial examination, which had ended three hours ago.

"Is their target Qian Liang!?" Chen Dong's eyes suddenly focused.