latelenovela Chapter 236 Young Man on a White Horse Drunk in the Spring Breeze 10
Chapter 236 Young Man on a White Horse Drunk in the Spring Breeze 10
If he can successfully recruit Ye Dingzhi, he can greatly win the favor, or even strong support, of people associated with Ye Yu.
For example, there was Baili Luochen, the Marquis of Zhenxi, who was the sworn brother of Emperor Tai'an and Ye Yu.
The original owner had already reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with Baili Chengfeng, the heir of the Marquis of Zhenxi, and Ye Dingzhi was also like a brother to Baili Dongjun.
Subduing Ye Dingzhi means he can simultaneously establish good relations and form an alliance with three generations of the Zhenxi Marquis's family.
In addition, Ye Dingzhi himself is born with a martial arts vein, making him a martial arts genius that is rare to find in a century.
If handled properly, Ye Dingzhi will be the sharpest knife in his hand.
To win over Ye Dingzhi, only two things are needed. The first is to exonerate the Ye family. This is something that the original owner and Xiao Ruofeng had planned long ago. They would have done it to consolidate their power in the military, regardless of whether Ye Dingzhi was involved.
The second thing that needs to be paid is Yi Wenjun.
Yi Wenjun himself was quite skilled in martial arts and was on the verge of becoming a master of the Free and Unfettered Realm. If he insisted on keeping her in the palace, all he would get would be a living, breathing ornament who was physically present but not mentally attached to him, whom he didn't like and had to spend money to keep in a lavish and precious manner. This would be of no benefit to him.
But if he were to release her and use her to subdue Ye Dingzhi, he could gain two highly skilled and capable subordinates at the same time. He could even indirectly subdue her sycophantic senior brother, Luo Qingyang, who had already been appointed as a bodyguard by Emperor Tai'an, through Yi Wenjun.
This guy is talented!
As for the negative impact of releasing Yi Wenjun, it will only cause him to lose face. Anyway, he has already benefited, so why should he care about this?
Not to mention that as long as he handles things carefully and gives Yi Wenjun a new identity, no one will know about this matter at all.
His father-in-law, Yi Bu, the sect leader of the Shadow Sect, would probably be happy to keep this a secret for him.
When Yi Bu married his daughter to the original owner, he simply wanted to form an alliance with her through this marriage, take the opportunity to bring the Shadow Sect from behind the scenes to the forefront, and finally hope that Yi Wenjun could give birth to a prince with the blood of the Yi family, so as to further increase the power of the Shadow Sect.
But Yi Wenjun already had someone else in her heart, and this marriage was nothing more than a shackle for her. To resist this marriage, she had repeatedly run away from it, which shows her inner resistance.
Although she is now in the Jingyu Prince's Mansion, without the restraint of the Shadow Sect experts, who can guarantee that she won't have the idea of escaping again?
Wouldn't the relationship between Yingzong and Jingyu Prince's Mansion become even more awkward then?
Since Yi Wenjun has already married into the Jingyu Prince's Mansion, the alliance between the Shadow Sect and the Prince's Mansion has been achieved. The Shadow Sect cannot change its mind. Rather than let the situation worsen, it is better to go with the flow.
Unless Ib is stupid, he will definitely choose to keep this a secret.
As Xiao Ruojin looked at Ye Dingzhi struggling on the ground, her mind raced, constantly weighing the pros and cons of various options, and the scales in her heart began to tip.
He felt he should objectively re-examine these love-obsessed people.
Trash is just treasure in the wrong place; it all depends on how you use it.
Killing Ye Dingzhi would only vent his anger temporarily, but if he were spared, he could gain enormous benefits.
Moreover, with Xiao Ruofeng around, there's absolutely no way he would stand by and watch Ye Ding die.
Since we can't kill Ye Dingzhi either way, why not maximize our benefits?
Ye Dingzhi had no idea what Xiao Ruojin was thinking. Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, he assumed that Xiao Ruojin had really done something to Yi Wenjun. He was filled with anger and despair: "What did you do to her? Tell me quickly, what exactly did you do to her?"
"Xiao Ruojin, are you even a man? If you have a problem, come at me instead of hurting Wenjun!"
Xiao Ruojin lowered her eyes, a cryptic look in them, and took two steps back.
Given Ye Dingzhi's current condition, even without anyone controlling him, he wouldn't be able to stand up.
Xiao Ruojin said calmly, "Before you came to steal the bride, you should have thought that whether you succeeded or not, Yi Wenjun's fate would not be good."
At this point, a strange smile appeared on his lips: "How could I, the king, allow such a fickle woman to continue living and tarnish my reputation?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Dingzhi was struck dumb, as if he had lost his last bit of life force. He lay on the ground with vacant eyes, no longer able to struggle.
All that I love, I cannot have; all that I desire, I cannot achieve.
Why did everything he cherished leave him?
I've lost my family, my mentor, and now even my lover.
Even Wenjun was implicated and died because of him.
If he hadn't come to steal the bride, would Wenjun have been spared from death?
At this moment, Ye Dingzhi's guilt, despair, and intense physical pain intertwined, making him feel as if he had fallen into an endless abyss of darkness.
Tears streamed down his face; at that moment, his heart was ashen.
His family was destroyed when he was young, and he wandered the martial arts world as a youth, determined to become the best in the world and avenge his family. But after reuniting with Yi Wenjun, his only wish was to be with her and spend the rest of his life in peace and tranquility.
However, he couldn't even fulfill such a simple wish.
Today, he used the Fudo Myoo technique twice in a row, and his body has deteriorated to its limit. He no longer has the ability to avenge his family and Wenjun.
Xiao Ruojin made a very good point about what she just said.
His father was a hero, while he, as the son, was just a coward.
"just kill me!"
Ye Dingzhi spoke numbly; at this moment, his heart was completely dead.
Xiao Ruojin stepped forward and kicked him twice. Seeing that he still did not react, she couldn't help but sigh: "Actually, I really don't understand you. The instinct to live and fear death is human nature. If you had chosen to be an ordinary person, find a quiet place, get married and have children, and live out the rest of your life in peace and stability, leaving bloodlines for the Ye family, that would have been a good choice."
However, you chose to learn martial arts and even became the disciple of Yu Shengmo, the number one expert in the Southern Martial Arts Tournament. At a young age, you have already reached the Free and Unfettered Realm. As long as you can patiently hone your skills for a few more years, with your innate martial arts lineage, becoming a top-notch expert in the martial arts world is almost a certainty. At that time, avenging the Ye family will be a piece of cake.
But you gave up halfway and had the audacious idea of stealing a bride from Tianqi City.
You should understand that with your current abilities, it is completely impossible for you to successfully take away Consort Jingyu from the heavily guarded Tianqi City. In fact, you are very likely to lose your life here.
Do you think it's worth doing this for a woman?
Ye Dingzhi rolled his eyes, but did not answer his question. Instead, he smiled sarcastically: "Xiao Chongjing disregarded our sworn brotherhood and allowed the Prince of Qing to frame my father and exterminate my entire Ye family. Neither of them are good people, but you, Xiao Ruojin, are no better. In my opinion, you are no different from them. You are equally selfish and heartless."
As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Ruofeng: "Xiao Ruofeng, you are simply blind to have wholeheartedly helped such a person rise to power. Remember what I said today, even though you are his younger brother, your final fate will not be any better than that of our Ye family."