C17 The Plan Worked

Contrary to Gao Shun and Cheng Lian's expectations, Ding Qi had attempted to be rude to Zhou Tie's wife. Yang Feng had actually forgiven Ding Qi and even called Ding Qi a brother, which made the two of them unable to understand what was going on. However, Yang Feng was their Lord after all, and it was impossible for the two to ask such a question. Fortunately, Ding Qi didn't do anything impolite, so the two of them could only hold back their words in their hearts.

Of course, Yang Feng knew what the two were thinking. However, because Chu Lan complained about the fact that they were still brothers, Yang Feng had no choice but to pacify Chu Lan first. Fortunately, Chu Lan didn't know that she was also a pawn in Yang Feng's plan. Otherwise, she would have chosen to commit suicide to free herself.

"Alright, stop crying." Yang Feng stayed in Chu Lan's room for the whole morning. He tried to persuade her, but he couldn't. Chu Lan just kept on crying until Yang Feng got annoyed.

Chu Lan had never seen Yang Feng lose his temper and could not help but be stunned.

He placed his right hand on Chu Lan's shoulder and said softly, "Lan'er, you and I have been friends since young. Now that you are my wife, I, Sun Tie, have long given up on you and will treat you wholeheartedly in this life. Originally, since you were frightened, I should have vented my anger on you and killed that Ding Qi. It's just that, Lan'er, have you thought about it, Ding Qi is the son of the Bing Zhou Feudal Provincial, if we kill him, it's hard to not spread it to Ding Yuan, although we know that Ding Qi deserves to be killed, but how can Ding Yuan believe our words, even if Ding Yuan can believe our words, but they are still father and son, after all, they are able to know that Ding Yuan can destroy the marriage and not pursue this matter. If Ding Yuan defeats the army and leads tens of thousands of warriors to attack you with hatred, how could my small Taihang Village resist him? Could it be that you alone made me ignore the twenty thousand soldiers of the village? Furthermore, Liu Tie is just a lustful person and did not touch your body.

Chu Lan thought that Yang Feng's words made sense. She couldn't help but feel that she had been too willful, and hadn't considered Yang Feng's difficulties at all. At this moment, a voice came from the door, "That's right, Lan, Yang Feng is right. Ding Qi absolutely cannot be killed. You must listen to Yang Feng in this matter."

Yang Feng was overjoyed when he heard this, and said to Wang Mian, "Miss, it's good that you're here. Please help me persuade Lan'er, I still have some matters to attend to, I can't stay here for too long. I will prepare the feast to calm Lan'er down, and Miss will also participate."

Wang Mian looked deeply at Yang Feng and nodded slightly.

Chu Lan was just a country girl. She didn't understand Yang Feng's profound scheme, but Wang Mian was different. She was a scholar, had read many books since she was a child, and was also extremely intelligent. Her father, Wang Bo, was in the government, so Wang Mian's ability to judge was far superior to Chu Lan's.

Yang Feng didn't know if Wang Mian saw through his conspiracy, but from Wang Mian's deep gaze, Yang Feng seemed to feel something. Normally, Yang Feng would have taken the opportunity to look at Wang Mian affectionately. However, this time, Yang Feng felt guilty and didn't dare to meet Wang Mian's gaze for a long time. He hurriedly left.

Regardless of whether or not Wang Mian saw through this matter, from Wang Mian's words when she entered the room, it was clear that Wang Mian was prepared to help her. Wang Mian coming forward to persuade Chu Lan must have achieved twice the results with half the effort. After pacifying Chu Lan, the next ones that Yang Feng needed to pacify were Gao Shun and Cheng Lian.

When Gao Shun and Cheng Lian took control of the mountain to become kings, they were really helpless. After robbing the guards to escort Wang Mian, they were even more reluctant to dismount. On that day, the two of them fought together against Lv Bu and were still defeated by him. If it wasn't for Yang Feng's timely appearance, the two of them probably would have already become Lv Bu's captives or killed by him. Thus, the two of them had a kind of fear towards Lv Bu.

After the two of them heard Yang Feng's words, their hearts were greatly moved. They didn't expect Yang Feng to be so considerate. The old saying "wives are like clothes, brothers are like brothers" that they had heard before was correct. These words were fully proven on Yang Feng, the two thought.

Thus, Yang Feng began to implement the second part of his plan. After "discussing" with Ding Qi, he ordered for the "Yang" banner to be removed and replaced with the "Ding" banner. He then had someone spread the news in the village that the Taihang Mountains stronghold's chief was actually the third son of the Bing Zhou, Feudal Provincial and Ding Yuan.

Sure enough, three months later, Ding Yuan, who had just finished fighting at the border, received the news and immediately rushed over to Yang Feng to perform a moving act of "father and son" recognizing each other. Afterwards, Yang Feng ordered Gao Shun and Cheng Lian to guard the village, while he and Ding Yuan's father and son went to Jinyang to meet Ding Yuan's wife, Ding Qi's mother.

In order to control Ding Qi, Yang Feng had specially developed a kind of chronic poison. After consuming it, one would not die immediately, but they would have to take the antidote every three months, otherwise, it would be fatal due to the poison.

Of course, in order to make Ding Qi believe that a human had found a dog and placed this poison in the dog's food, in just a short time, a 1 meter tall big wolfdog immediately spat out black blood and died. It didn't even have the struggle before it died.

Along the way, the strong sense of guilt made Yang Feng unstable. Yang Feng had always been thinking about one thing; after coming to the Three Kingdoms, his temperament had actually changed so much. What happened in the village was something that he didn't even dare to think about before.

Could it be that his master's Emperor's Art was secretly changing him? Yang Feng sighed in his heart and recalled the deep look Wang Mian had when she looked at him. What exactly was the meaning behind that look? Understanding or blaming? Perhaps from then on, Wang Mian would never take a fancy to him again. Would she really have to use violence against him?

Actually, although Yang Feng felt a little regretful in his heart, if it happened again, Yang Feng would still do the same thing. He could only control Ding Qi, as he was the safest. Only until today did he finally find the answer to this question. Once he thought through this point, the guilt in Yang Feng's heart immediately disappeared without a trace, which also meant that Yang Feng had already completely integrated himself into the role of Terminal Han Dynasty.

After seven days of leisurely travel, Yang Feng and Ding Yuan's father and son finally arrived at Jinyang.

Yang Feng looked at the two golden words "Ding Mansion" on top of Ding Yuan's gate, his heart couldn't help but be touched, this Ding Mansion was going to become his most precious Feng Shui place in the Three Kingdoms, with Ding Qi as his trump card, and with the help of Gao Shun and Cheng Lian, he would definitely be able to stand out. If he could be like Lv Bu and recognize Ding Yuan as his foster father, then he would no longer be a farmer's son or a servant, but would instead have a powerful backer and an illustrious status, and would no longer have to worry about recruiting talents from the Three Kingdoms because of his humble birth.

However, this was something he got in exchange by betraying his conscience and selling his soul to the devil. However, this was also his first step towards the Road of Emperor, Yang Xi thought again. The Emperor's Arts taught to Yang Feng by Zuo Ci had unwittingly influenced Yang Feng. The Emperor's style was unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals, but Yang Feng was only slightly aware of it now.

Ding Yuan noticed that Ding Qi had gone into a daze and couldn't help but say, "Qi'er, when you ran away from home, I was still an official in the capital. Now, I have the Bing Zhou, so it's no wonder that you feel that this place is unfamiliar. After a period of time, I will bring you to your original residence in the capital.

Ding Qi was thinking about how he was poisoned and felt a bit listless. He just lowered his head and replied, "Yes."

Ding Yuan saw Ding Qi's calm expression without any trace of excitement, and he sighed in his heart. No wonder Qi'er didn't have any reaction, when he left home, he was only eight years old after all, and now, ten years have already passed. Ding Yuan saw Ding Qi's calm expression without any trace of excitement, and he sighed in his heart, no wonder Qi'er didn't have any reaction, after all, when he left home, he was only eight years old.

Just as Ding Yuan was making his decision, the door slowly opened and a middle-aged woman walked out. She had a dignified face, a oval shaped face, and a kind face. The corners of her eyes were slightly wrinkled, but it did not hide her noble temperament. As the woman ran, she kept muttering to herself, "My son, it's been ten years. You've finally come back. I've missed you so much. Thank god for your protection!

The woman was followed by a young man and woman. The man was about thirty feet tall, had a bulky build, wore a three-pronged purple gold crown, wore a Xichuan red brocade gown with a hundred flowers, wore a beast face armor that covered his head, and wore an exquisite lion and lion belt. He was obviously Lv Bu, who had just returned from his training at the drill grounds.

While Ding Qi was still in a daze, the woman had already arrived in front of him. Her face was full of tears as she gently caressed Ding Qi's face with one hand. Seeing this, Ding Yuan hurriedly said to the woman, "Madam, Qi'er has been away from home for ten years. She doesn't remember much about her childhood anymore."

Although she had received Ding Yuan's letter long ago and the woman also knew about this matter, when she heard Ding Yuan's words and thought about how her son had become a bandit that dominated the mountain, she still felt guilty and sad. With hazy eyes, she looked at Ding Qi, who was much taller than her, and sobbed, "Child, your mother has let you down.