txolops Chapter 3 Persuading Huang Rong
Chapter 3 Persuading Huang Rong
Guo Liqing's personal guards occupied an official residence in the city as a place to rest.
Led by his personal guards, Guo Liqing came here to rest.
Huang Rong and the Beggars' Sect members were also present.
Upon seeing Guo Jing return, Huang Rong hurriedly went to greet him and asked, "Brother Jing, how did it go? Did the Khan agree?"
Huang Rong thought to herself that Guo Jing must have understood her thoughts to have walked away so quickly.
Guo Liqing did not answer immediately, but instead ordered his subordinate, "Bring me a basin of water."
Then, he looked at Lu Youjiao and the others and said, "Elder Lu, take the Beggars' Clan brothers and go for a walk around the city. If you find any Han Chinese, bring them here to prevent them from suffering the massacre of the city."
Lu Youben was a simple-minded person. Hearing Guo Liqing's words, he thought they made sense and immediately left the official residence with his men.
Guo Liqing took Huang Rong's hand and led her into the official residence.
"Brother Jing, did you speak to the Khan? Or do you still want to be his son-in-law?"
Guo Liqing didn't say a word, but led Huang Rong into a room and closed the door. He put one large arm around Huang Rong's waist and pressed her head down with the other, then kissed her.
Huang Rong was shocked and immediately tried to break free.
However, Guo Liqing was strong and powerful, and Huang Rong, despite her considerable martial arts skills, could not break free.
Guo Liqing's rapid-fire kisses nearly suffocated Huang Rong.
"Brother Jing, what are you doing?"
"What are you doing? Can't you tell?"
In the original novel, Guo Jing is honest and kind, and it's estimated that he only had physical intimacy with Huang Rong after they got married.
But Guo Liqing wasn't that honest.
The thought that Huang Rong might leave without saying goodbye made it impossible for Guo Liqing to give up this opportunity.
Even if Huang Rong wanted to leave, she had to have a bite to eat.
"Brother Jing, these things should be done after we're married!"
Guo Liqing's hands and mouth were never idle. He took a moment to say, "Back then, I won the martial arts contest to choose a husband on Peach Blossom Island! Since we are husband and wife, what difference does it make if it's a day earlier or a day later?"
"But……"
"No buts!"
Guo Liqing's large hands peeled Huang Rong cleanly, just like peeling a pomelo.
On that large bed, which was full of Central Asian style, various colorful patterns were embroidered, creating a dazzling and tempting sight.
Guo Liqing gently helped Huang Rong to the couch, leaned down, and approached her with an unprecedented urgency and domineering manner.
Huang Rong had never seen her brother Jing like this before. She was flustered and her mind went blank.
"Brother Jing..." she whispered, her voice tinged with a hint of helplessness.
Huang Rong was originally a girl from Jiangnan, charming and gentle, with a nature as soft as water. At this moment, Guo Liqing was overwhelmed with emotion, holding her tightly in his arms, his heart filled with excitement.
This is no ordinary character, this is Huang Rong!
As the saying goes: "In the warm embrace of the hibiscus-scented tent, we spend the spring night, wanting to speak but hesitating, how many times have we lost our composure?"
Looking into Huang Rong's clear eyes, Guo Liqing suddenly felt a pang of pity.
After a long while, Huang Rong gently nestled against Guo Liqing's broad chest.
"Brother Jing, why are you acting differently today than usual?"
Guo Liqing said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid of losing you!"
Huang Rong looked at Guo Liqing. As intelligent as she was, how could she not understand the meaning behind Guo Jing's words?
She widened her eyes and said, "Didn't you go to the Khan to ask for the annulment of your marriage with Hua Zheng?"
"I begged, but the Khan refused. Hua Zheng's four brothers immediately drew their swords to kill me!"
"How could this happen?"
"Rong'er, things aren't as simple as you think. My marriage to Hua Zheng isn't just a matter between the two of us. It's a political maneuver!"
Huang Rong stared at Guo Liqing in shock; she had never seen such an expression on Guo Jing's face before.
Guo Liqing continued, "Originally, I helped the Khan fight this war to repay him for his help to my mother and me over the years. However, this also allowed the Khan to see my talent. He wants me to work for him, and the marriage with Hua Zheng is nothing more than a political alliance. If I refuse this marriage, it means I cannot be used by him! Rong'er, do you know what this means?"
"I don't know." Huang Rong's words contained a hint of anger.
"Rong'er, you live in the martial world, so you naturally don't understand the dangers of the imperial court. A capable minister, if not used by the monarch, will surely be killed by him!"
Huang Rong suddenly sat up, pulled the blanket over herself, and angrily said, "If we want to leave, even a hundred thousand troops can't stop us!"
"That's right! He can't stop us, but my mother is still in the desert! You and I have martial arts skills, we can move freely among this army, but my mother is just an ordinary person, she can't escape Mongolian territory at all. The two of us can escape Mongolia and live a carefree life, but what about my mother? Should we let her die?"
The word "death," though spoken lightly by Guo Liqing, weighed heavily on Huang Rong's ears.
The Han people have always valued filial piety, and they would never let their parents die, even if it meant their own death.
Compared to filial piety, what do their feelings amount to?
Huang Rong's face darkened immediately, and she said in a tearful voice, "If that's the case, then you should just be your Golden Knife Prince Consort. Why bother provoking me..."
Guo Liqing looked at Huang Rong. Although she was a bit willful and capricious, she was still just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.
Guo Liqing embraced Huang Rong tightly and said affectionately, "Rong'er, you and I have been through life and death together, and we are inseparable. How could I bear to leave you? But fate is cruel. The relationship between me and the Khan is no longer as simple as gratitude."
"Rong'er, don't worry, I can't live without you in this life, but I still need to wait for my chance!"
"What about Princess Huazheng?"
"Sigh..." Guo Liqing sighed deeply. "If I continue to refuse the marriage now, I will inevitably be suspected by the Great Khan and will be disliked by the princes. I can only try to postpone the marriage. If I can use the power of the Mongols to establish my own base, then no one will be able to force me to do anything."
Looking at Guo Liqing, Huang Rong suddenly felt that the "Brother Jing" in front of her had become a stranger.
"What do you want to do?"
Guo Liqing did not answer immediately; he himself was a little hesitant.
If we set off for the desert now and pick up Guo's mother without anyone knowing, there wouldn't be a problem.
However, in order to save the Han dynasty, he had no choice but to submit to the Mongols and take advantage of their power to raise an army.
He wanted to do what people like Murong Fu wanted to do but couldn't.
However, unlike Murong Fu, he did this not for his own selfish reasons, but for the sake of the Han dynasty.
Now that the Mongols are riding high, if they march south in the future, Guo Jing and his group of martial arts practitioners alone will not be able to stop their iron cavalry.
Seeing him lost in thought, Huang Rong asked, "Brother Jing, do you remember what you said to me that day on Peach Blossom Island beach?"
Guo Liqing was taken aback. He didn't actually have Guo Jing's memories, but he was familiar with the plot of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
"We've said many things to each other, which specific sentence are you referring to?"
Huang Rong's expression changed, and she even began to doubt whether the person in front of her was Guo Jing.
Of course, her suspicions were not wrong!
Guo Liqing quickly said, "Rong'er, when two people are together, they should speak clearly. I'm not a mind reader, and you can't always get angry just because you don't get a satisfactory answer to a question. If you want to know something, just ask."
"Alright, I'll ask you this the other day: if your six masters, your mother, and everyone else forced you to kill me, would you have done it?"
Guo Liqing smiled and said, "So that's what it was. I said back then: Even if the whole world wants to kill you, I will protect you!"
"And the next sentence?"
Guo Liqing pondered for a moment, "Would I stay with you on Peach Blossom Island for the rest of my life?"
"So you're staying in Mongolia today because you've forgotten what you said before?"
"You want me to stay with you on Peach Blossom Island for the rest of my life?"
"That's right!"
Guo Liqing's face was somber, and his expression was very serious.
He threw back the covers and got out of bed, saying in a serious tone, "Rong'er, do you know why Qiu Chuji named me Guo Jing?"
"Of course I know that when Master Qiu named you and Yang Kang 'Jingkang,' it was in the hope that you would not forget the humiliation of Jingkang. But now you want to stay in Mongolia and serve the Mongols. How are you any different from Yang Kang in this regard?"
Do you still remember the "Jingkang Incident"?