Chapter 108: Old Friends and Joys and Sorrows, Key
After Xu Shanshan got rid of the suspicion, she took Niao Niao with her and went down the mountain with Master Jiashan and others. Naturally, no one dared to stop her this time.
Even the Grand Master and Master Xie had fled in panic at her hands. She was afraid that these small fish, shrimps and crabs were not enough to fill her teeth, so she could only choose to protect herself.
On the way, Gu Yue Jia Rong couldn't help but ask her: "Why did you and Cang Hao come to Longqiu?"
I thought she would remain silent or change the subject to get away with it, but Xu Shanshan could be so honest sometimes that it made my heart throb.
"Kill King Jin."
She teased Maomao, then waved her hand and told it to fly away.
Some people were both surprised and not surprised.
After all, there is nothing in this world that she dare not do.
"…Then did you kill him?"
She smiled nonchalantly, watched Maomao fly away, and then said, "Hmm," "Kill him."
Chi Jiangdong just couldn't keep secrets. His eyes widened in anger, and he stretched out his claws to scratch her like a wild cat.
"Did you really kill him? Then why did you slander Master Xie and the Grand Master?"
Xu Shanshan looked at him, seeing his clear eyes that were ignorant of the evil of the world, and his determination to distinguish right from wrong, and for some reason he suddenly laughed.
She said, "I didn't slander him. He was the one who murdered the whole family. His purpose was to wait for the King of Jin to fall into his trap and kill him. I was the first to do so, so I saved him from this trouble. He didn't do it, but that doesn't mean he is innocent."
Seeing that she was not angry but started to explain to him, Chi Jiangdong was stunned.
He stammered, "Then why did you want to kill King Jin? Aren't you afraid of getting into big trouble?"
Is the prince of this country really so easy to kill?
At the beginning, King Chen was killed just because she said so, that was because King Chen had General Huo to bear the consequences for her. The Tang family and the city commander of Jiangling City worked together to quell the storm, and King Chen had no descendants to wave the flag for him and recruit people to seek revenge.
But the King of Jin is different. His power is deeply rooted in Longdong, and his children and relatives will never give up easily. What awaits her is probably endless troubles and revenge.
"I am not a reckless man. I will plan for success after I do this. Besides, Longdong is in a state of chaos right now. I believe Wei Canghao is capable of handling these matters properly."
Mentioning this, Gu Yue Jiarong said: "Cang Hao's current situation is unclear..."
Xu Shanshan had already calculated his life and death, so he was not worried: "He will be fine. In a few days, the dragon snake will soar into the sky and turn into a dragon. Rain, dew and thunder will also come."
Listening to her talk, I really had an illusion... Niao Niao leaned forward and whispered, "Sister Shanshan, what did you do for a living?"
"Fortune telling."
Oh, no wonder, the tone of his voice sounds like a charlatan.
Of course, Sister Shanshan is definitely not a charlatan, she is a person with real skills.
Jiashan said at this time: "Everything in Longdong is within your calculation and control. What about the Grand Master? What about the Xie family? This time you are facing her, which is undoubtedly the same as facing the entire imperial court."
"Xu Shanshan, you have been reckless again and again, killing as your main approach without regard for the consequences. Are you planning to make an enemy of the entire Jing Kingdom?" He said, feeling powerless.
Xu Shanshan was silent for a moment, then answered him: "Master Jiashan, do you know how Jingguo pacified the four wildernesses, unified the nine continents, and stabilized the world for a hundred years?"
She glanced at him with a smile, and her dark eyes made Jiashan feel an inexplicable chill in his heart.
"It is the way of killing."
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After they returned to Longqiu, Master Jiashan went to visit the Prince of Jin's mansion to pray for the souls of the dead. Gu Yuejiarong wasted a lot of time. Since Xu Shanshan had nothing to do, he had to hurry back to Huaijiang Yingtian Academy.
Chi Jiangdong originally came out to travel and hone his skills, so it didn't matter where he went, he just followed Xu Shanshan.
Niaoniao was originally a little kid who ran away from home, and no one cared about her wherever she went.
However, she still has a bad luck curse on her body that has not been removed. Sister Shanshan promised to protect her. She has survived the previous one safely, but there are still two dangerous times left. In order to save her life, she has become Xu Shanshan's little follower, following Xu Shanshan wherever he goes.
Xu Shanshan led two little followers and walked along Dabei Street to the inner wall. In front of them was a quaint courtyard with lush flowers and trees, and the scenery was pleasant everywhere.
When he arrived in front of the yard, he looked up and saw two eye-catching white lanterns hanging above the gate. There were four guards guarding the gate. They had swords on their waists and their eyes were sharp. It was obvious at a glance that they were well-trained masters.
Xu Shanshan stepped forward and said, "Take me to see Concubine Yun."
Concubine Yun? Isn't this the mother of Prince Jin? Why does she live here instead of in Prince Jin's mansion?
Just now they asked her where she was going, and she answered that she was going to visit an old friend, so her "old friend" was Concubine Yun?
Niao Niao and Chi Jiangdong followed behind, full of questions.
Seeing her coming to their door as if she were their own home, and opening her mouth to give an order, the two of them immediately felt that they were about to be driven away as if they were sick.
However, although those guards looked so smart and capable, at this moment they were as if they were under a spell. They behaved perfectly and obeyed Xu Shanshan's orders completely.
Open the door, welcome her in respectfully, and then show her the way.
Chi Jiangdong and Niao Niao: "..."
At this time, Concubine Yun was kneeling in the Buddhist temple she built, reciting Buddhist scriptures devoutly.
"Yun Miao."
When she was suddenly called by her maiden name, Concubine Yun thought she had heard it wrong, until the voice of "Yun Miao" was heard again. She turned around in surprise, only to see a slender woman standing against the light by the door.
She narrowed her cloudy eyes, and was in a daze for a long time before she said uncertainly: "Grand Master..."
Niao Niao and Chi Jiangdong, who were following behind Xu Shanshan, were stunned when they heard this.
Xu Shanshan did not expect that Concubine Yun would recognize her at first sight.
In fact, Concubine Yun is already in her twilight years, and her eyesight is not as good as before. She usually cannot see people carefully from a distance and relies entirely on intuition.
Xu Shanshan stepped into the Buddhist hall, then waved his hand, and the door closed behind him, blocking Niao Niao and Chi Jiangdong from sight and eavesdropping.
Xu Shanshan walked up to Yun Miao and found that she was very old, not sure whether she was seventy or eighty, and was almost dead.
She smiled softly: "I have changed my face and body, but you can still recognize me at a glance. Should I say that you are old but your heart is young, or are you still as smart and shrewd as before?"
When she got closer, Concubine Yun could see clearly that the face of the person in front of her was indeed not that of the Grand Master, but his eyes were the same as she remembered.
"It's really the Imperial Master." Concubine Yun quickly stood up and wanted to salute her, but at her age, her movements were clumsy and slow, and Xu Shanshan pressed her shoulder to stop her.
"Okay, when you saw me before, you used to perform the salute in a lazy and casual manner, but now you are very pious."
When Xu Shanshan mentioned the things that happened between them in the past, Concubine Yun also had a smile with nostalgia in her eyes.
Although they had different statuses, Yun Miao was young and fearless, so she did not treat the imperial teacher, who looked to be the same age as herself, with fear and respect like others did. Instead, she always liked to snuggle up to her and chat, listening to the imperial teacher tell her about the mysterious and interesting things in the world.
"Aren't you not allowed to leave the temple easily? Why did you suddenly come to Longdong?" she asked gently.
In Xu Shanshan's memory, Yun Miao was a little girl who was always chattering, cheerful and fond of sticking to her and laughing. Decades have passed in the blink of an eye, and she has turned into an old lady with kind eyes and a head full of silver hair.
What is time? She once again truly felt it through Yun Miao.