The army?
Tang Youyou was truly puzzled. At first, she thought it was just an organization like the Mo Clan or the Blood Clan, but unexpectedly, it had such a huge influence.
Moreover, what did it mean to be spread across the six countries? It meant that this organization had monopolized the intelligence network of the entire Shenzhou land.
No wonder this man didn't even care about the throne of the Great Ming Kingdom. It turned out that his status was more respected than that of an emperor.
"If that's the case, then why did you still agree to marry Lin Sheng?"
Tang Youyou couldn't understand. Since he had such a powerful force, why did he say that he had to marry her out of necessity?
How many secrets were there that she didn't know yet?
She stared into his eyes, not daring to miss a single glance, for fear that he would tell her a lie.
"You'll know in the future."
Rong Xun said this, then gently pinched her increasingly plump cheeks with both hands.
Tang Youyou was very dissatisfied with his answer. What couldn't be said now? She wondered what this man was hiding from her.
But she also knew that as long as he didn't want to say something, no matter how much she asked, he wouldn't easily open his mouth.
"Fine, don't say it then."
Tang Youyou gave him a dissatisfied look and even rolled her eyes.
Rong Xun thought she looked extremely cute like this and couldn't help but plant a kiss on her smooth and plump forehead.
"Do you want to go to the Wuya Pavilion with me?"
His voice was very soft, as if he wasn't asking but pleading.
Tang Youyou's heart skipped a beat. She originally wanted to resist this temptation, but Rong Xun in this state was really charming.
"Let's make it clear first. I'm just going to take a look. If I want to leave, you mustn't stop me."
"Of course. You can rest assured, You'er."
In the backyard, Lin Sheng used all her internal strength to break through the acupoints that had been sealed. However, at the same time, her internal strength was damaged, and her heart meridian couldn't bear such an impact, suffering a great deal of damage.
She wiped away the blood that had flowed out of her mouth. Her steps were unsteady, as if she would fall to the ground at any moment.
"Rong Xun, just you wait!"
She shouted with all her might. Her voice was hoarse, like that of a ghost, extremely unpleasant.
"What's that?"
Tang Youyou also vaguely heard something and quickly looked for the source of the sound, but was stopped by Rong Xun.
"It should be some domestic animal. Why are you looking at it?"
Tang Youyou looked at the backyard suspiciously. "Really?" It did sound a bit like the sound of an animal, but it also seemed like someone was talking.
She didn't notice Rong Xun's face turning ugly, nor did she notice Tie Shou passing through the room like a gust of wind just now.
Tie Shou was extremely fast, but when he arrived at the wood - shed, there was no one there.
No one knew what sorcery Lin Sheng had used to break through the acupoint - sealing technique.
Unless one was an ultimate master, an ordinary person couldn't break Tie Shou's acupoint - sealing technique.
Unless...
Unless that person had crippled their own skills. But if one used internal strength to break through, not only would they consume all their lifelong skills, but they would also injure their internal organs and heart meridian.
This woman was really risking her life.
He sent out the news and asked people to track Lin Sheng's whereabouts. Once they found any situation, they were to report it to him immediately.
"When are we going to set off?"
"Early tomorrow morning."
Tang Youyou originally wanted to go back to Dashuiwan first, but it wasn't a bad idea to go to the Wuya Pavilion first. After she saw what the organization that spread across the six countries was like, she would go back. After that, she would stay in Dashuiwan to take care of her pregnancy.
When it was time for dinner, Tang Youyou didn't want to eat upstairs, so she went downstairs to order food.
While she was eating, she suddenly heard a table of guests behind her talking animatedly.
She listened carefully and found that it was about that guy Rong Jiangyu.
"I heard that the troops are from the Western Regions. Their methods are extremely cruel. Wherever they go, there will surely be continuous fires. Not only that, but families will be broken up. Oh, it's really tragic."
"Don't say that. The soldiers of those barbarians are even more powerful than ours. Getting back to the point, the Great Ming Kingdom is going to change dynasties this time. But once the war starts, it's the poor and unarmed common people who will suffer."
Tang Youyou ate one mouthful after another, and every word they said behind her was clearly heard by her.
Rong Jiangyu was a cruel and ruthless person. He would surely spare no effort in leading troops to fight. He was always cautious in everything he did. He wouldn't even let a single ant go.
Would the people of the Great Ming Kingdom welcome such a monarch?
Moreover, if the people from the Western Regions occupied the Central Plains, the people of the Central Plains would surely be inferior to them. There were many such facts in history where the advantages of the locals were suppressed by outsiders.
In order to oppress the locals, these outsiders even sold them as slaves and didn't treat the slaves as human beings at all.
Tang Youyou didn't want to see such a result. Although her feelings for the Great Ming Kingdom weren't deep, she didn't want to see the ordinary people who had lived in peace and contentment fall into dire straits.
"You said, why did that former monarch disappear so suddenly? If he were still alive, the Great Ming Kingdom wouldn't be like this now."
"Who can say for sure? The day before yesterday, my neighbor's uncle - in - law came to visit in high spirits, but early this morning, they received the notice to go back for the funeral. Isn't it sudden? No one can say for sure about such things. So, in one's life, one should really treat oneself well. One never knows whether an accident or tomorrow will come first."
Tang Youyou thought what they said made a lot of sense. She couldn't help but nod frequently and even wanted to go up and discuss philosophy of life with them.
But the previous words stopped her from doing so. Tang Youyou looked up at Rong Xun sitting opposite her and saw that he was calmly eating the meatballs in his bowl.
This man didn't care at all about their conversation, as if he had never been the monarch of the Great Ming Kingdom.
"Although I now know why you abandoned the entire Great Ming Kingdom without any hesitation back then, isn't this a kind of irresponsibility to the people of the Great Ming?"
Tang Youyou had thought about this for a long time, but she never had the chance to say it.
"Why do you say that? It shouldn't have been me who was responsible for them, but themselves."
Tang Youyou thought there was some truth in his words, so she didn't say anything more.
She knew what Rong Xun was thinking. Maybe from the very beginning, he didn't plan to be the emperor forever, so he naturally didn't have the sense of responsibility that a monarch should have.
Although during his reign, what he did was praised by most people, these were just his ways to complete his tasks.
If the monarch of the Great Ming Kingdom were replaced by Rong Jiangyu, what kind of country would he turn the Great Ming into?
All Tang Youyou could imagine was a national regime full of oppression and exploitation everywhere, and ordinary people complaining all day long.