Chapter 28 Sky Lantern
Xu Shanshan hesitated and said, "You don't mean to..."

Chi Jiangdong interrupted her angrily: "No!" He wiped his eyes with his sleeve angrily, and his beautiful starry eyes became even redder at this time.

It's so fucking embarrassing!
Chi Jiangdong couldn't stay there any longer, he turned around and rushed into the dark night as if to escape.

Jiashan waited until he left before asking her, "What did you do to him just now?"

Xu Shanshan thought for a moment and confirmed that he was innocent: "It's too late to do anything."

There is still time to do anything, which means she still plans to do something unscrupulous.

Jiashan's compassionate eyes revealed a little helplessness: "Although you are different in other aspects than before, you still can't give up being attracted to men?"

Xu Shanshan: “…”

From what wild and fanciful idea did he come to this conclusion?
After finishing the small talk, Jiashan said seriously: "Xu Shanshan, did you call the Huo family army? But you only have one Huo family token, how did you convince General Huo to help you?"

"The Tang family knew about Prince Chen's plot to rebel. This family is loyal to the emperor and refuses to succumb to the evil forces. The Huo family is also full of loyal and brave people. It is normal for them to come to rescue."

Jia Shan was silent for a moment, and then said, "Although I am a monk, I am not ignorant of worldly rules. Although the Huo family is upright, they cannot confront King Chen head-on for the Tang family. The risk the Huo family has to bear is too great. At this time, no one will act rashly to break the existing balance."

Seeing that he had explained it so clearly, Xu Shanshan stopped hiding anything.

"You have made a very thorough analysis of the current situation. Indeed, the Huo family will send troops to deal with the remnants of King Chen and will not hesitate to tear their faces with King Chen's forces, not only for the Tang family, but also because General Huo's brother was killed by King Chen's people."

Jiashan was stunned.

Is there such a reason behind this?

"Can you rest assured now? With the Huo family supporting your Tang family, the Tang family will naturally be safe. As for the death of Prince Chen, his followers will either defect to others or continue to support his children and grandchildren. It's a pity..."

The smile in Xu Shanshan's eyes was suppressed by darkness: "He is destined to be childless and have no offspring. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. This is my prediction for his life."

There has never been a moment that made Jiashan feel so cold.

He finally realized that Xu Shanshan in front of him was not a person who could be simply defined as evil or good. She was like a bottomless abyss and a deep sea. Her mind was far more terrifying than her vicious foresight.

She killed a powerful prince of a country so casually. This matter would undoubtedly be a huge matter and a disaster for others, but for her, it was as simple as removing an uncomfortable thorn.

She is so fearless, and even if the sky is broken, she still smiles openly. What is she relying on?
"What exactly are you going to do?"

The closer he got to her, the less he understood her.

Xu Shanshan smiled at him with curved lips and said the same words: "You don't want to know."

That is a dark path that those with a kind and loving heart cannot bear.

Jiashan's slender fingers slowly clasped the string of purple Buddhist beads, turning them one by one, filling his heart with wisdom and peace.

He looked at her, pure and innocent: "Although I cannot see your future clearly, I feel that it will be a road paved with the bones of countless people. Do you have to use such an extreme method to realize your dream?"

Xu Shanshan was stunned for once.

These words...sound quite familiar.

Once upon a time, there was a man who was as sorrowful and miserable as he was, and advised her gently and compassionately.

"Ashan, a kingship built on corpses is too harmful to the harmony of nature. I always hope that you can realize the difference in this world and be strong and soft in your heart..."

"I don't need anyone's approval. Why not fight evil with evil?" She didn't get angry or mock his naivety. She just replied with the same intelligent look: "The world is unpredictable. Letting your enemy go is equivalent to leaving hidden dangers for yourself."

"I don't like any invisible troubles. Since the cancer can be completely eliminated once and for all, why should I cause endless troubles because of a momentary compassion?"

This is the usual thinking of the strong, but as the Buddha said, people should not be too exhausted, things should not be too exhausted. If everything is exhausted, the fate will inevitably end early.

Jiashan knew that the road to her salvation was long and difficult. She was too strong inside. If she couldn't open a crack and see a different world, she would not change.

While the two were talking, they saw Chi Jiangdong, who had run far away, suddenly ran back again. When he saw Xu Shanshan and Jiashan, he was obviously surprised.

"How come you are here?"

Xu Shanshan's eyes circled around him and then turned to behind him, as if she had discovered something: "You came back by yourself."

"Impossible, I was clearly heading towards..." He looked around and then fell silent.

His expression became serious: "I clearly left, what's going on?"

Jiashan took a step forward and walked towards the rose wall. After a moment, he appeared at the starting position again.

“I can’t get out.”

He looked at Xu Shanshan.

Xu Shanshan flipped her hand and three copper coins appeared in her palm. She threw them hard in a random direction, and in a moment, the copper coins were thrown back from the other direction.

She grasped the copper coin again, put her hands together and said, "We are in a dilemma."

Chi Jiangdong looked puzzled: "Why is there a ghost wall in the Tang family's old house? But when we came here just now, there was no such thing."

"Of course someone is planning this in the dark."

"Could it be that he is King Chen's man again?"

He drew out his soft sword vigilantly and looked around for every suspicious place.

The three trapped people saw a green light suddenly appear in the palace, like the light of fireflies, spreading out, rising and falling. This circle of light entangled them like a net.

"what is this?"

Chi Jiangdong stretched out his hand curiously.

"Don't touch."

Xu Shanshan gave a timely reminder.

Chi Jiangdong immediately withdrew his hand and put it behind his back: "What is this? Is it poisonous or weird?"

"Look more carefully, what are they?" Xu Shanshan's bewitching voice sounded.

Chi Jiangdong and Jiashan focused their minds and stared at the light intently. Soon, the fog in front of their eyes was cleared away, and they saw a lampshade carved out of a skull that trapped them within a nine-foot range.

hiss!
What the hell!
Chi Jiangdong got goosebumps all over his body.

"Xu, Xu Shanshan, stop being so mysterious, you charlatan. What on earth is this thing?"

The boy's angry voice was filled with complex emotions such as dissatisfaction, dependence, and irritability.

She stared at the skulls and said, "These should be sky lanterns. They use corpse oil as fuel, and the wicks are made of extremely yin energy. The fire they burn is a blue-green flame. If people smell it, they will lose their strength. If they look at the fire, they will become hallucinated and lose their minds."

"As expected of a disciple of the divine fortune teller, even though I haven't learned any real skills, I still know a few things from what I have seen and heard."

A tall man in a long cloak walked out of the darkness, and the half of his face in the darkness looked gloomy.

"Now you are trapped in this sky lantern by me. Once the lantern burns out, your energy and spirit will be exhausted and you will become a dried corpse."

Maomao was anxious now.

"Shan! Oh no, it's a life-threatening sky lantern formation!"

(End of this chapter)