Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm

Chapter 1717: Chapter 1716: He Wants to Live Happily and Wholeheartedly

“You’re already planning to let all the soldiers on both sides die. Why would you even worry about what they’ll do to you after they find out you’ve tricked them?”

Qiao Xiaomai found Bei Yun’s logic somewhat laughable. Bei Yun was ready to kill everyone, yet now he seemed concerned about the reactions from the Three Kingdoms.

“Who said I was going to let the soldiers from the Three Kingdoms die?” Bei Yun tilted his head, looking at Qiao Xiaomai quizzically.

“Big brother, you’re planning to unleash the plague. If the soldiers on Daqi’s side catch it, do you really think the soldiers on the Three Kingdoms’ side can escape unscathed? Besides, you just said you have no antidote!”

“The two armies are separated by such a distance. The plague on Daqi’s side won’t spread to the Three Kingdoms’ side.”

Qiao Xiaomai squinted at these words, her gaze sweeping over Bei Yun several times. “Do you just not want the antidote?”

Bei Yun nodded honestly. “I do want it, but I also want to see war and explosions. To be honest, if getting the antidote means I’ll have to live the life you described—setting up a stall and making a living—I don’t really want that.”

The ordinary life Qiao Xiaomai mentioned did indeed appeal to him, but the thought of returning to that kind of life made resistance rise within him.

He had grown used to living freely and wildly. His personality was untamed, unrestrained. If those words—freedom and living as he pleased—disappeared from his life, then what would be the point of living?

For the past few days, he’d been pondering the meaning of life. He used to enjoy watching human tragedies—the worse others suffered, the happier he felt. But recently, even though Qiao Xiaomai was quite miserable, he didn’t feel much joy in his heart.

Qiao Xiaomai cried, raged, loathed him, but he found it all dull.

If human tragedy could no longer bring him joy, then what could make him happy?

Doesn’t living just mean seeking happiness?

And now Qiao Xiaomai wanted to trade his freedom—to turn him into a caged bird. No, not even a bird, more like an ox—a compliant, hardworking ox, without rest or rebellion.

No. He resisted.

Qiao Xiaomai: “…”

She was at a loss for words.

Taking a deep breath, she spoke, “You’ve killed so many people, committed so many atrocities, and yet you still want to live comfortably like some honored noble?”

“I know my demands are a bit excessive, but that’s truly how I feel inside. Otherwise, what’s the point of living?”

“Qiao Xiaomai, let me be honest with you: I’m not afraid of death. I’m really not. From the moment I became aware, I’ve been prepared for it. Death isn’t much of a deal to me. Comparing the two, freedom is still more important.”

As he spoke, Bei Yun stood up. He let out a long breath, his gaze turning toward the outside of the tent. “Let me die freely and without regret.”

This time, Tong Sanlang, Bei Lingsu, and a few other members of the Bei family had all come. Honestly, his odds of winning were only about thirty percent—that’s an optimistic estimation.

If he were being more realistic, his chances likely didn’t even reach twenty percent.

There was a high chance—eight or nine out of ten—that he would die.

So be it. Let it be death. Finally, he could die. Having struggled through forty hard years, he felt he’d lived enough. This time, he’d get to witness warfare and explosions firsthand—he would die with no regrets.

A man like him, only death could repay the sins he’d committed in the past.

“Save your breath. Don’t worry, I won’t harm you either. Let’s leave it at that.”

Leaving behind these words, Bei Yun lifted his foot and left Qiao Xiaomai’s tent.

Qiao Xiaomai: “…”

Efforts to persuade him had failed.

Thinking about what Bei Yun had just said, she grew anxious. That beast had added the Soul Chasing Root!

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