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Chapter 695 You Can Choose
When both sides were exhausted, a third force finally entered the fray.

The natives of Tiger City were already terrified by the Wolf Fang Guards' killings, and when Gu Xiaoman led another army that was no less powerful than the Wolf Fang Guards into the city, they immediately collapsed.

Especially when Lu Zhi and Lu Ping appeared before everyone and loudly proclaimed that surrender would spare their lives, they, who had already lost their will to fight, dropped their weapons, covered their heads, and squatted on the ground.

The few remaining Wolf Fang Guards became the targets of Gu Xiaoman and his men's extermination efforts.

These guys won't surrender.

As long as they have a breath left, they will think about taking a bite out of you. Gu Xiaoman, who has been dealing with them in the Northeast for many years, knows these guys' character all too well.

Only death is the end for these people.

On the city wall, Li Dachui laid down Linghu Zhishu's body. This man, who was once known as one of the Three Heroes of Guanwai along with Li Dachui and Xiao Changche, had a tragic life.

Despite repeated defeats, he fought on and on, but ultimately failed to turn the tide and fell victim to his opponent's schemes.

To be honest, Li Dachui still felt a little sentimental.

After all, this guy is quite a formidable opponent.

Putting aside the force field, Linghu Zhishu is actually a decent person.

However, their positions alone destined them to engage in a life-or-death struggle.

They can only be enemies, never friends.

Just like Tiele and Li Dachui,
Even if they admire each other, they still have to fight to the death, and in the end only one will remain.

Looking at Cui Shu across from him, this person was different.

Li Dachui walked over.

Cui Shu struggled to sit up, looking at Li Dachui with a fierce glint in her eyes.

Li Dachui smiled slightly, squatted down in front of him, and said, "The Fire and Weak Water attacking each other inside your body, that must feel unpleasant, right?"

“Kill me if you want, why say more?” Cui Shu said angrily.

Li Dachui opened his palm, and in his palm, blue starlight leaped joyfully. Around the blue starlight, moonlight and weak water, like white ribbons, accompanied each other, sometimes merging into one, becoming a chaotic mass, and sometimes separating.

"I am the only one in this world who can heal your injuries," Li Dachui said. "Cui Shu, now you have a choice: are you prepared to face death, or do you try to survive and embrace a new life?"

Cui Shudi's breathing became noticeably heavier. After looking at Li Dachui for a moment, he said, "Do you want me to betray the Cui family? Don't even dream about it."

Li Dachui nodded: "Do you still think you can win the battle of Yangguan?" After a moment of silence, Cui Shu shook his head. Although the battle of Yangguan was still at a stalemate, the loss of Huxiaoyuan and the betrayal of the Lu family of Fanyang had, in fact, already determined the final outcome of this battle.

Next, the allied forces of the Lu family and the Protector-General of Beiting will inevitably invade the interior of Boling County from Huxiaoyuan. The defensive line that Linghu Zhishu has painstakingly built over several years will be reduced to mere spectators.

Defeat was inevitable.

"So, the Cui family was doomed from the start!" Li Dachui said. "And what will the Cui family face next? With the fall of Boling County, the Cui family will have no choice but to retreat with Li Guohua. And in this process, what do you think Li Guohua will do to the Cui family? Cui Shu, your power will be completely swallowed up by Li Guohua. You will become vassals of the Linghu family. And will the Cui family, once it leaves Boling County, still be the Cui family? It will just be a bunch of pathetic worms who have lost their base!"

Li Dachui laughed loudly, looking at Cui Shu with a pitiful expression, and said: "You will lose your land, your estates, and countless workshops and shops. Your craftsmen and technicians will be taken over by Li Guohua. The gold and silver you took with you when you fled will be taken as funds for the army. In the end, you will have nothing."

Cui Shu, panting heavily, looked at Li Dachui: "At least they are still alive, but Li Dachui, you will not let us go. Our Cui family has a blood feud with you for killing your father and mother!"

Li Dachui leaned forward, staring at Cui Shu, and said, "The Lu family of Fanyang also has a blood feud with me for killing my mother, but now they are my allies. The older generation should handle their own affairs, while the younger generation should focus on the present and the future, instead of dwelling on the past, right? People always have to move forward!"

"What do you mean?"

Li Dachui smiled and said, "The only person I have a grudge against is your father, Cui Ming. As for Cui Shu, you and I have no grudge. If you are willing, we can cooperate."

After saying this, Li Dachui suddenly reached out and placed his hand on the top of Cui Shu's head. In an instant, the two raging streams of true energy within Cui Shu's body quieted down, dispersing into his meridians. Without careful examination, they seemed to have disappeared. With the disappearance of these two streams of criminal true energy, Cui Shu's own Great River True Energy immediately rose from his dantian, flowing through his meridians and nourishing the damaged ones.

Cui Shu, whose face was deathly pale, slowly regained some color.

"Look, how wonderful it is to be alive!" Li Dachui coaxed patiently. "You are a master of innate strength with a bright future. And you've seen the world. Who has a better chance of winning? Linghu Ye or me? The Beiting Protectorate has already destroyed the Northern Yuan. In a short time, it will be strong and well-equipped to enter the pass and fight. The land of abundance in Sichuan is already my right and left arms, and the land of fish and rice in Jiangnan is already my trusted confidant. Linghu Ye may claim to own the Central Plains, but in reality, he is surrounded by enemies on all sides and completely besieged by me. In a few years, the army from Sichuan will march out from Hanzhong, the army from Jiangnan will begin its northern expedition, and the iron hooves from beyond the pass will begin their southward advance. How long can Linghu Ye hold out?"

"What... what exactly do you want to do?" Cui Shu asked in a trembling voice.

Li Dachui continued, "Lu Xin is much more perceptive than you. He saw all of this long ago, which is why he contacted me. As for me, Li Dachui, I am a very magnanimous person. As long as you abandon darkness and embrace the light, you can not only protect yourself but also your family. On the contrary, if you continue to follow Linghu Ye down this dark path, what awaits you in the end is death and the extermination of your clan!"

Cui Shu remained silent for a long time, her face flushing and paling intermittently. It was unclear how much inner struggle she had gone through, but she finally said in a low voice, "I am not in charge of the Cui family!"

Li Dachui laughed heartily, then opened his palm again, revealing a dusty gray pill: "As long as Cui Ming takes this, then you will be in charge of the Cui family from now on!"

Cui Shu felt as if she had been stung by a scorpion, leaning back and looking at Li Dachui with some fear: "You, you want me to kill my father?"

"This is to save your Cui family from collapse!" Li Dachui said, "If you can't be in charge, how can you keep your word? If your father continues to be in charge, he will inevitably continue to oppose me for his own sake and continue to follow Linghu Ye down the dark path. In that case, you will not only continue to suffer endless pain, but you will also watch the Cui family completely collapse. Cui Shu, this is not only saving yourself, but also saving your Cui family!"

"No, no, no!" Cui Shu seemed to have lost his mind. He kept moving backward, looking at Li Dachui as if he were looking at a devil.

Li Dachui smiled and placed the pill in front of Cui Shu, saying, "Six years ago, Emperor Yingzhuo of the Northern Yuan Dynasty died from this kind of poison. It's colorless and odorless, and there's no trace of poisoning even after his death. I'm giving you the choice; it's up to you. I've temporarily suppressed the Li Huo and Ruo Shui ailments in your body. They won't flare up again for at least twenty days. However, a complete cure will only be possible after you truly become my friend! Go! Everyone chooses their own path."

After saying this, Li Dachui stood up, pointed with his sleeve, and drifted away.

(End of this chapter)