Chapter 313

"Second uncle, since Leader Xia is going to marry the fourth one, why bother to kill our Li clan to the last? Our wives and children, so many clan members, are all your descendants? Do you really want to sit by and watch them all be executed by Great Xia? Second uncle, plead with him? Or let the fourth one go and plead with him, surely... cough cough..."

Coming out of the main hall and entering the prison cell arranged by Great Xia, Li Ying Xuan Yan sat on a chair and immediately couldn't help but speak to Li Tiancheng.

His injuries were too serious, and saying so much at once made him choke, and he couldn't help but cough repeatedly, unable to say the words behind for a long time.

"Sigh..."

Seeing him cough so seriously, Li Tiancheng sighed slightly.

Li Xuandu on the side looked at Li Ying Xuan Yan and said softly: "Big brother, don't you understand what Xia Hong said in the main hall? The one who truly hopes for the Li clan's destruction is not just Great Xia, but the vast majority of people in the Longshan encampment. Not destroying the Li clan, he can't explain it to the Great Xia crowd, and he also goes against the hearts of Longshan people. Whether it's the fourth one or second uncle going to plead, it's useless!"

Although he saw it clearly, the voice of Li Xuandu clearly still carried thick unwillingness. After all, his wife and children were also in the ranks to be executed.

Li Ying Xuan Yan still refused to give up, his face full of anger: "Are we just going to watch our Li clan be killed to the last by Xia Hong?"

"Who said he wants to kill to the last?"

Li Tiancheng suddenly opened his mouth, his expression ghostly as he continued: "Aren't you all still alive? Xuan Tian has a son, Li Hu, and my grandson, Yang Zhong, made great contributions to breaking Longshan this time. He will definitely be reused by Xia Hong in the future.

We still have Meng Ying, Jiang Ping, Sun Yan, Song Kang, Yue Qian, and a crowd of cold-resistant-level experts, as well as a large number of Earth-Digging Realm diehards. Plus the help of me and Ying Xuan Ling, this leader's wife, our Li clan will definitely occupy a place in Great Xia in the future. In the future, when Ying Xuan Ling gives birth to an heir for Xia Hong to inherit the throne, won't we still have half of our Li clan's bloodline?"

"Li Hu, Yang Zhong, those two tra..."

"Shut up!"

Li Tiancheng directly interrupted Li Ying Xuan Yan and said coldly: "Things have come to this, Great Xia unifying Longyou is a foregone conclusion. No matter what they have done, they can't erase the Li clan brand on their bodies. Li Hu and Yang Zhong are both smart people, and they must be clear in their hearts. In the future, if they want to occupy a place in Great Xia, they will eventually have to rely on us, rely on Ying Xuan Ling. As long as this is the case, it's enough!"

Li Ying Xuan Yan opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

Li Xuandu keenly noticed that Li Tiancheng didn't mention him and his big brother, and asked in a low voice: "Second uncle, big brother and I will both be expelled from Longyou, right?"

Li Tiancheng turned to look at this smart third nephew. While praising him, thinking that the Li clan's destruction was a foregone conclusion, he couldn't help but feel a bit more sadness on his face.

"That's right, you and Ying Xuan Yan, once your injuries heal, you must leave, and you are not allowed to return to Longyou within ten years."

Hearing this, Li Ying Xuan Yan clenched his fists, his eyes full of hatred;

Li Xuandu didn't react much, clearly having expected it long ago.

"Guessed it, sigh..."

Xia Hong destroying the Li clan and marrying Li Ying Xuan Ling, the core reason, is to reduce the cost of integrating these 100,000-plus people in Longshan into Great Xia to the lowest.

Destroying the Li clan is to follow the hearts of the people. It can both take care of the large group of people in Longshan who are not convinced by the Li clan's rule and prevent the Li clan from rising from the ashes; marrying Li Ying Xuan Ling is to let Meng Ying, Jiang Ping, and other Li clan diehards integrate into Great Xia faster. Li Ying Xuan Ling, this leader's wife, is equivalent to their backer in Great Xia in the future. These people naturally have a sense of belonging to Great Xia.

Since this is the case, in order not to let these people have thoughts they shouldn't have, Xia Hong will not allow him and Li Ying Xuan Yan, these two core cold-resistant-level experts of the Li clan, to continue to stay in Great Xia, or even Longyou.

Expelled from Longyou, not allowed to return within ten years.

It doesn't count as killing to the last, it's okay.

"Heal your injuries, don't think about other things. This old man is already eighty-eight this year and doesn't have many years to live. In the future, I will be in Great Xia. First, so that Ying Xuan Ling won't be without support, and second, to protect the incense of Xuan Tian's lineage. You two are outside, whether it's a blessing or a disaster, you have to rely on yourselves."

"Second uncle..."

Li Xuandu and Li Ying Xuan Yan looked up at Li Tiancheng, and their eyes instantly turned red.

The lifespan of a cold-resistant-level expert is said to be one hundred, but no one can guarantee it. Their expulsion from Longyou this time is likely a permanent farewell to Li Tiancheng.

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Just as the three uncles and nephews of Li Tiancheng were talking, in another quiet room on the same floor, Meng Ying, Jiang Ping, and Sun Yan also met with their respective family members.

"Father, Uncle Ping, Uncle Yan!"

"Master, you finally came back."

"Fortunately you are okay, I was worried to death these past few days."

"Father."

"Father."

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Meng Ying and the three were all over fifty years old, so their family members were naturally quite a few. As soon as the three entered, the forty-plus people in the room all stood up with joy and rushed to their sides.

"Great Xia didn't make things difficult for you?"

The first moment he walked into the room, Meng Ying noticed that his two wives and six children didn't have any injuries on their bodies, their clothes were clean, and there were even many unfinished foods on the table, without any signs of being imprisoned.

Not just his side, the family members of Jiang Ping and Sun Yan were the same.

Meng Ying's eldest son, Meng Tian, who was thirty-two this year, stood out. He was the oldest among the three families' disciples and clearly knew the most about the situation. He opened his mouth to his father: "Not only did they not make things difficult, but they treated us quite well. Basically, whatever we wanted, they would send someone to deliver it to us. The only requirement is that we cannot walk out of this room."

Jiang Ping's eldest daughter, Jiang Ning, also couldn't help but speak: "Originally, the family members of Uncle Yue, Uncle Song, and Uncle Cheng were also locked up with us. I heard that Uncle Yue and the three were seriously injured last night. They were just taken away by those golden-armored soldiers, saying they were going to take them to take care of Uncle Yue and the others..."

"That's right, it worried us to death. Master, fortunately you are okay!"

Hearing the words of his daughter and wife, Jiang Ping was taken aback first, and then turned to look at Meng Ying and Sun Yan. A trace of complexity flashed in the eyes of the three at the same time.

The Uncle Yue and the three that Jiang Ning mentioned naturally referred to Yue Qian, Cheng Guang, and Song Kang.

The people locked in the room didn't know, but they were very clear that Yue Qian and the three were seriously injured because they assassinated Xia Hong.

Who could have imagined that Great Xia not only didn't punish the family members of Yue Qian and the three but even took them away to let them take care of the three.

"That's enough, don't worry anymore. You all go and rest first."

Meng Ying first spoke to comfort his family members, then signaled them to leave. Jiang Ping and Sun Yan also let their family members retreat.

Seeing that the three had something to chat about, the crowd retreated one after another.

The three sat on chairs, looked at each other for a moment, and were silent for a long time.

"The leader's assassination failed, that's already certain. Are we just going to change sides and defect to Great Xia like this?"

Finally, it was Sun Yan who spoke first, breaking the silent atmosphere.

Meng Ying smiled bitterly: "What else can we do? Wives and children are all here. From beginning to end, they didn't make things difficult for us. It's clear they are aiming to subdue us."

Sun Yan clearly had different opinions. After his expression hesitated, he said: "Wouldn't that be too sorry for the old leader?"

Hearing the old leader, Meng Ying and Jiang Ping's faces were suddenly full of guilt.

The three of them, plus Yue Qian, Song Kang, Cheng Guang, Zhou Yuan, and He Tu who died on Yangyuan Peak, eight people, were the Eight Great Vajras of Longshan that were widely spread outside, and could be considered the representatives of Longshan's non-Li-surnamed members.

Being non-Li-surnamed doesn't mean they weren't loyal to the Li clan.

Longshan being able to have its current scale is inseparable from the loyalty of the eight of them to the Li clan.

Of course, rather than being loyal to the Li clan, it's better to say they were loyal to Li Tianhua.

It can be said that without Li Tianhua's cultivation, there wouldn't be the eight of them.

Although as non-Li-surnamed members, some Li clan members were very exclusive to them, Li Tianhua and Li Ying Xuan Ling absolutely treated them with sincerity.

Compared to Yue Qian, Song Kang, and Cheng Guang, the three of them surrendering to Great Xia without any backbone naturally made them feel very sorry, and naturally, they felt a few more points of guilt toward the old leader who had cultivated them with all his heart back then.

Meng Ying took a deep breath, as if he had made some decision, stood up directly, and said: "We can't just surrender like this. The old leader told me when he left Longshan back then to do my best to assist the young masters. Now that Longshan has collapsed, I am powerless to turn things around, but no matter what, I must protect the young masters and cannot let the old leader's bloodline be cut off here."

Sun Yan and Jiang Ping's faces turned solemn, and they nodded immediately.