His sharp eyes immediately swept to Gong Yimo, gloomy and ambitious!
"I have seen the emperor's favor for you with my own eyes, and it is impossible for a person as outstanding as you to be stunned. At that time, I thought, you are my chance!"
"So I approached you, and then followed you, a seventh-rank petty official, what's the point? I believe you can't push your own brother into the fire pit, so build the canal, I follow, and I'm waiting for the day when you will fight back. …”
There was a strange brilliance in his eyes, and his voice was even more dreamlike, "... I didn't expect it, I really waited, and I didn't have to wait for a few years, I can fly into the sky in one day..."
Gong Yimo lowered his eyelids, and for some reason, he didn't like him very much in his heart.
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"I succeeded!" He said in a dreamy tone, "As expected, Concubine Long has given me a high-ranking official and rich salary, and I can ruthlessly trample my brother underfoot and let my father see who is who? It is the person worthy of his cultivation, who is it!"
"But..." He smiled bitterly, and when he looked at Gong Yimo again, there was no such frenzy in his eyes, only bitterness.
"But... the result was different from what I thought..."
The cold wind swept through the snowflakes and whizzed past. Although the distance between the two of them was only two or three meters, this distance was like a gulf, making it difficult for people to cross a single step. Gong Yimo just watched from the sidelines.
"... my father ignored me, he said... he was utterly disappointed in me! He also said that what he was most afraid of was brothers fighting.
He smiled wryly, his face turning pale.
"Your Majesty doesn't want to see me, obviously... When he got the news of gunpowder, he was so eager, but since you cheated death, he looked at me with a cold look... Obviously I also have talent, I He is someone who really wants to make a difference!"
"The attitude of the emperor determines the attitude of my colleagues. They crowded me out intentionally or unintentionally, causing me to be gradually isolated. Many of my former friends broke off with me, making me completely alone, and the prince... He regarded me even more. It's a thorn in my side, I couldn't get up several times..."
He shook his head, "This is not the most deadly thing, the most deadly thing is... His Royal Highness, he is really a person. He has only been in the capital for a few days, but he has managed everything that can be cleared up and down... Today, Concubine Long Gui Tell me that Gong Jue intends to attack me, but... She couldn't find out what it was, she said... Only by finding you and threatening him... I can survive... "
As his last words fell, Gong Yimo only felt the silence of the world, only the sound of snowflakes falling on her hair and clothes, making her look so thin.
So light that Li Ke himself doubted what he wanted from her...
Obviously he wanted to be outstanding, but he was betrayed by his family and friends. Obviously he wanted to establish a career to prove himself, but was excluded by everyone. Now, in order to save his life, he had to coerce the girl in front of him... The life he imagined was not like this!
"You can't kill me, and you can't catch me."
If those people hadn't left before, it might still be possible, but now, her only question is whether to kill the person in front of her.
Li Ke smiled lightly, he looked good, this smile bloomed like a snowflake, but there was an indescribable desolation.
"I didn't want to kill you either."
After he finished speaking, he lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt in front of Gong Yimo! His move shocked Gong Yimo.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, "What are you doing?"
Li Ke raised his head, there was no fear between his brows and eyes, but he was somewhat relieved.
"It's nothing, I just thought that instead of dying in Gong Jue's hands, it's better to die in your hands. This kind of day... I've never wanted to."
Saying that, he lowered his head and laughed sullenly, "Perhaps it was wrong from the moment I chose to betray you... But, I won't admit it... Yes, I'm right, I'll be kneeling here today, but It's because of one move away from chess... You were the person I really knew, and it's not wrong to die in your hands... But what about betrayal... If I do it again, I'll do it again, so I'm not wrong!"
"The only fault is... My father doesn't know people well and doesn't know how to be flexible. The fault lies in the emperor's partiality, leaving me with talent but nowhere to play. The fault is everyone else, I'm right!" After he finished speaking, he suddenly felt relieved haha laughing out loud! After laughing, Po Guzheng looked at her coldly.
"...But it doesn't matter anymore, I'll admit it!"
As he said that, he made a slash across his neck with his hands, and his eyes were full of eagerness to try!
"Come on, use your Hidden Sword to cut my throat, I hope you can be a little more ruthless and don't make me hurt too much."
But the strange thing is that after he waited for a long time, Gong Yimo didn't move, just looked at him, as if thoughtful.
"...you know what it feels like to have your throat cut?"
Gong Yimo asked suddenly.
Li Ke was a little stunned and looked straight at her.
He looked dumbfounded like this, making Gong Yimo smile, then he touched his neck, as if recalling something, and muttered.
"After being slashed in the throat by the sword, if it is deeper, you may die directly, but if the person who uses the sword is a little crueler and the stroke is shallower, then you will feel suffocated... Then it will be extremely uncomfortable, waiting for the blood to drain to death, yes It was painful."
Her words were cold, as if she had experienced it before, which made Li Ke feel panic inexplicably, but he forced a smile and looked up at her.
"So you're going to let me bleed to death?"
Unexpectedly, Gong Yimo blinked, and finally laughed and shook his head.
"You said that you approached me with a purpose, but I believe that later you had a moment of sincerity towards me, Xu Yuan, Ziqing and the others, but... you betrayed me..."
"Actually, betrayal of me is not the most serious thing. What I am angry about is that you are full of talent, but you use it all for power and power. Even if I knelt down and begged, I told you why you should keep it a secret, but you Blinded by ambition, you don't even think about the consequences... This is what you mean by ambition? For the country and the people? It's too narrow."
Gong Yimo's words were like steel needles, every word made Li Ke's face whiter and whiter! He was kneeling on the ground, but he was kneeling straight, looking at Gong Yimo with stubborn eyes.
"What do you know?! Do you understand my pain? I am full of passion! I am full of pride! You guys, you want me to be a quiet editor? That's not the life I want!
Only when my status is higher, others will listen to me and value me, and I can do more for the country and the people! So I climbed up desperately, in order to be able to lift weights lightly, to serve the country, and to be famous in history! I am not wrong! "
"But what if you are sitting in a high position, aren't you kneeling in front of me and begging to die now because you are being pushed aside?"