"I'm here today because I have something to ask. Jing Chen, let's have a good talk about the Fate Breaker."
Jing Chen could predict that Yu Shu would come to him today, but he did not expect that Yu Shu would calmly propose to talk to him.
That night at the observatory, they had parted on bad terms. He knew that Xiao Yu would not treat him the way he used to. In order to salvage the situation, he had been thinking hard for the past few days. He had read the "Biography of Liu Yi" many times before he finally found an answer.
The Dragon Lady was deeply in love with Liu Yi because he had done many things for her. If Xiaoyu liked her too, he would have to learn from Liu Yi and help her solve her problems and protect her.
Therefore, he would not refuse her request.
"Whatever you want to ask, I'll tell you." Jing Chen's face was filled with a careful expression as he looked at Yu Shu, who was sitting in front of him.
It wasn't that he had forgotten Zhu Muzhao's instructions, but he thought that since he had already confessed to Yu Shu, there was no point in hiding it anymore. Saying one or two things was the same, not to mention that he wouldn't lie.
Yu Shu looked up at Jing Chen, who was standing there like a stick of bamboo. She did not like him and pointed at the mat. "Sit down."
Jing Chen readily accepted his advice and sat down obediently. He crossed his knees and placed his hands straight.
When Yu Shu saw how obedient he was, she could not help but think of Jing Chen, who had lost his memory and could not speak. Her eyes darkened as she suddenly thought of Jing Chen, who had cut ties with her and treated her like a stranger.
"What you said to me in the small building that day, after I went back, I carefully thought about it and found it strange. Since you said that I was the one who destroyed your life and needed my help, then you should let me know. Otherwise, it would be impossible for you to coax me into marrying you and having children with just a few words."
Jing Chen did not hesitate and nodded. If being honest with Yu Shu could be exchanged for her understanding, then there was nothing he could not tell her.
Yu Shu narrowed her eyes and went straight to the point. "Tell me, where did you, the Great Calamity, come from? Why is it that your fate alone can decide the rise and fall of Da An? Was there a Great Calamity before? You are not the only one, right? "
Her series of questions caught Jing Chen somewhat unprepared. He was stunned for a moment before he slowly considered his words and told her everything he knew. "That's right, I'm not the first Calamity. Just a hundred years ago, another person appeared. As for the origin of the term 'Great Calamity', I believe it came from an ancient scroll in the Imperial Family's collection. It recorded the signs of the appearance of a Calamity, as well as the signs of the appearance of a Fate Breaker, as well as the method to break one's fate."
"There was one person who appeared a hundred years ago?" Yu Shu grasped the key point and asked, "Was that Great Calamity also fated to offend Planet Ketu like you? How did he break his fate, was it the same as yours?"
Jing Chen had asked the same question before, so he didn't need to think too much when he answered, "That's right, the Great Peace Calamity. 'Great fortune brings disaster' — this great fortune refers to the rise and fall of a nation, and disaster refers to my fate offending the Star of Misfortune. As for the Great Calamity a hundred years ago, although he was also affected by the Star of Ketu, he was different from me. The person who broke his fate was a man, not a woman. "
Yu Shu's eyes flickered. "Why is there a difference between a man and a woman?"
"There is a difference. If the person who broke his fate is a woman, then she has to marry the Great Calamity and have children with him to break his fate. If the person who broke his fate is a man, then —" Jing Chen paused, as if he wanted to say something.
"Then what?"
"… Then the Great Calamity has to kill this person with her own hands." Jing Chen had been taught not to kill since he was young, so he felt somewhat uncomfortable when he mentioned such a disregarded matter.
Yu Shu frowned. On one hand, she was secretly alarmed, rejoicing that the person who broke her fate was a woman. On the other hand, she noticed Jing Chen's expression and could not help but sneer. "What? Do you still think that person is pitiful? Daozi is really kind-hearted. He can't bear to see others kill, but he doesn't know how many lives are tied to his own. Cao Youling died unjustly, and Zhan Xueyuan was used as a substitute. Who knows when he will follow in Cao Youling's footsteps."
Hearing this, Jing Chen met Yu Shu's mocking gaze. He lowered his head and said guiltily, "I won't kill Boren. Boren died because of me. Miss Cao's death was an accident, and I was powerless to reverse it. But as for Miss Zhan, I will do my best to look after her. I won't let her lose her life."
Yu Shu saw his downcast expression and was not in the mood to hit him when he was down. She returned to the main topic and continued to ask, "These things you know, were they all told to you by the Great Tiandao himself?"
Jing Chen nodded. "He said it himself."
Yu Shu asked again, "What about His Majesty? Did you ask His Majesty for confirmation?"
Jing Chen raised his head to look at her. That suspicious expression on his face, in Yu Shu's eyes, could be summed up in four words — this person was so stupid that he was tricked.
Yu Shu gave a humph and said in a bad mood, "What? Do you think that the Great Tiandao won't lie to you? Even the sect elders who raised you for so many years, for the sake of their own lives, made up a lie and hid it from you for more than ten years, causing you to live in fear for more than ten years. Why would the Great Tiandao dig out their hearts and lungs for you? Do you think — — "
Do you think that everyone is like me, who only hopes for the best for you?
Yu Shu swallowed the second half of her sentence and didn't say it out loud. It was all in the past, so there was no meaning in bringing it up again. She had already vented her anger that night at the observatory. Moreover, it was impossible for her to make plans for Jing Chen like she did in the past.
The friendship of life and death had long been worn away by his repeated betrayals.
After listening to Yu Shu's words, Jing Chen's originally pale face became a little more transparent. The only bit of color was on his lips. He turned his head, subconsciously not wanting to let Yu Shu see his embarrassment.
The use and deception of the sect elders was something that even he couldn't let go of. Now that it was mentioned by Yu Shu, it made him even more ashamed. It was as if she was blaming him for cutting off the life and death relationship between the two of them because of a selfish lie.
Yu Shu looked at Jing Chen. She could roughly guess what he was thinking in his heart, but she didn't soften her heart. She deliberately brought up this matter to sow discord, to make Jing Chen suspicious of the royal family, so that she could make arrangements in the future.
After a moment of silence, Jing Chen said again, "I didn't ask the Emperor for confirmation, but you can rest assured that the Emperor also told me what the Emperor had said … He shouldn't lie to me."
Yu Shu pursed her lips and smiled. Her eyes were so sharp that she could see that Jing Chen was thinking about it. It was time to stop. After thinking about it, she finally asked a question curiously, "You said that the ancient book collected by the royal family, who left it? Could it be Empress Ningzhen? "
If it was Empress Ningzhen, it would make sense. This was a very legendary woman, who was said to have become an immortal and a sage by later generations. Maybe the royal family of Da An followed her will.
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