In the northwest corner of Ning Wang Fu, there was a secluded corridor that was built like a maze. Other than the servants who cleaned the place, there was almost no one else. Few people knew that at the end of the corridor, under a wall covered in red silk grass, there was a small door. Behind the door was a small courtyard. No one knew who lived in the courtyard.
Liu Hao walked down the corridor alone with his hands behind his back. Standing under the wall of red silk grass, he raised his hand and knocked three times on the small door behind the vines. In a short while, the stone door on the wall was slowly pushed open from the inside.
.....
Under the shade of the old locust tree, a woman in loose clothing was lying on her side on a rattan chair. Half a book was pressed under her snow-white elbow. The mottled light of the setting sun shone on her snow-white face.
Hearing the footsteps, her eyelashes trembled. She opened her eyes after a long time. She slightly raised her head and looked at the man who had walked in front of her.
The two of them looked at each other for a while before someone spoke first.
"Xuan'er, you've lost weight." Liu Hao's gaze scanned her from head to toe, and finally landed on her half-covered abdomen. His expression was indifferent, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Wang Ye hasn't come for a long time, so you feel that I've lost weight. It's just that the summer is hot and I've taken off my clothes."
Ji Xingxuan sat up and casually straightened her dress. She did not bow to him, nor did she have any intention of getting up.
It had been a month since the two had met. Ever since Ji Xingxuan had been secretly taken out of the Supreme Court prison, Liu Hao had arranged for her to live in this small courtyard. He had only come to see her twice.
Sensing Liu Hao's gaze, Ji Xingxuan covered her newly revealed stomach with one hand and raised her eyes to look at him.
"If Wang Ye still wants to ask about those things today, forgive me for not being able to answer."
The murder case of the Taishi Library ended with the suicide of the "Miss Ji" in prison. As for the truth behind the incident, Liu Hao had used both carrot and stick to get her to reveal half a word.
Why did Ji Xingxuan want to harm a female student who had no grudge against her? Why did she want to frame Jing Chen? Who was the one who ordered her to do this? Who was the one who added fuel to the fire? These were all mysteries.
In the face of Ji Xingxuan's stubbornness, Liu Hao did not get angry. The mute servant who guarded the courtyard brought a soft chair. He sat in front of Ji Xingxuan, looked at her and said:
"Are you bored after staying here for some time?"
In this small courtyard, there are only two mute maids who boil water and cook. He has placed Ji Xingxuan here so that she has no one to talk to and is not allowed to enter or leave. This is equivalent to imprisoning her.
"I am now a 'dead' person. What is there to be bored about?" Ji Xingxuan said.
Liu Hao smiled and picked up the scroll that she had dropped on the ground. He flipped through two pages and said:
"You are not afraid of being bored, but you cannot hear the news from the outside. You do not know when or when. You also do not know that your enemy is doing well and is no longer the same as before."
Ji Xingxuan's calm expression started to fluctuate a little. "You are talking about Yu Lianfang. What happened to her?"
"She is very good. Much better than you." Liu Hao pointed at Ji Xingxuan's current situation and clearly told her: "Even ben wang had to send an invitation to her fu but was not able to see her."
After the Hibiscus Gentlemen's Banquet, Liu Hao also had people inquire about Yu Shu's residence. He had people send gifts and invitations. However, they sank into the sea and there was no reply.
Ji Xingxuan had a mocking expression. "She is still so frivolous. It must be hard for wang ye to tolerate her disrespect and offense."
When Liu Hao was still a prince, he was a person of authority in Jing City. If he sent an invitation, where could he not see the person?
Liu Hao shook his head. "She has the ability now. Ben wang has always respected people with real talent. Regardless of her background or whether she has any grudges with me. She, Yu Suanzi, can be considered a character. "
She had just come out and dared to challenge the flourishing Han Wenguang. She dared to plot against a century-old aristocratic family. She could call a cunning person like Xue Rui brother and sister. She also had a good relationship with Daozi.
In this turbulent Anling City, she didn't need to care about others. She was proud of her talent and dared to be the first. A young girl, alone, was able to reach this step. Who could say that she wasn't someone important?
Ji Xingxuan sneered, "I really don't know what good thing she did this time to receive such praise from you. If Your Highness wants to recruit her to work for you, I advise you to save your breath. That person is the type to hold grudges and seek revenge for the smallest grievance. As long as you provoke her, it will be like provoking a sinister snake. She will not rest until you die. She wants to eliminate me. Knowing that you saved my life, I am afraid that she has been holding a grudge against you for a long time. She will not listen to your orders. "
Liu Hao had a look of understanding. He nodded.
"Ben wang knows. That is why I came to you today. I want to clarify things. Tell me everything you know about her. I want to see if I should keep her or not."
These words, which were full of murderous intent, came out of his mouth. It was as normal as drinking water.
Ji Xingxuan's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't help but clench her left hand on her abdomen. She stared at Liu Hao, trying to decipher the meaning behind his words. Her eyes carefully hid suspicion and distrust.
Previously, her family was ruined by Yu Shu. Liu Hao took her in but didn't mention avenging her. Now, because Yu Shu made him feel threatened, he had the intention to kill her.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart even though she had never looked forward to this man who claimed to love her.
"What does wang ye want to ask? I know more about Yu Lianfang's background than anyone else."
Liu Hao saw the changes in Ji Xingxuan's expression. He felt a little pity in his heart.
He had once liked this smart and cautious woman and had a moment of impulse. However, after discovering that she had done those stupid things behind his back, he was disappointed.
As a man with ambitions, betrayal was the last thing he could tolerate.
"I remember you saying that she learned her skills from a Daoist who lived in your hometown in Yiyang. Do you know if that Daoist is proficient in the Death Severing Technique?"
Ji Xingxuan was stunned. "The Death Judgment Technique?"
"At the Hibiscus Gentlemen's Banquet, Yu Suanzi divined life and death in front of everyone, consecutively cutting off the lifespan of six people, knowing the time of death before, knowing the cause and effect after, nothing was wrong. According to her, what she used was a strange technique of predicting death passed down by her master." Liu Hao told her about the incident that happened at the Ding Bo Hall on the sixth of June.
“.....”
Ji Xingxuan was shocked. Liu Hao wouldn't speak nonsense. If he asked, it must be true. However, this news was too shocking.
When did that person learn the Death Judgment Technique?
"What? You don't know?"
Ji Xingxuan's mouth was dry. She was brought back to reality by Liu Hao's question. She said in a hoarse voice, "I only know that she learned the Six Tao Lines from Taoist Qing Zheng. I've never heard of the Death Judgment Technique."
Did all the good things in the world belong to Yu Shu alone? Death Severing Mystic Art … that was the Death Severing Mystic Art!
Knowing fortune and misfortune, determining life and death — these simple words were the sweet dreams of many Shifters in the world, even if they spent their entire lives trying.
Just thinking about it made one's heart jump and blood boil.
Ji Xingxuan thought that after being imprisoned by Liu Hao, she had rested and recuperated for the past few days. She had cultivated herself to be calm. However, when she heard the news, she couldn't help but be moved.
Seeing her reaction, Liu Hao furrowed his brows and said,
He said, "Didn't she learn the Death Judgment Technique from that Taoist Yamano you mentioned?"
He didn't attend the Gentlemen's Hibiscus Banquet in person, but he had many informants. He was sure that Yu Shu could indeed determine life and death. She didn't lie. He just wanted to know how powerful her Death Judgment Technique was.
If she could only predict the time of death, it would be fine. However, if she could deduce the cause and effect of death as the rumors said, then this woman couldn't be kept alive.
After the Gentlemen's Hibiscus Banquet, he had people keep an eye on Yu Shu. He knew that she had been hiding in Xue Rui's restaurant. Other than the Xin family, she didn't go anywhere else. She didn't have any contact with other princes.
Seeing that she was so sensible, he wasn't in a hurry to deal with her. However, the case in Pei County made him realize that he couldn't treat this female fortune-teller as a decoration anymore.
He couldn't use such a good chess piece, nor could he leave it to others.
Ji Xingxuan looked gloomy and said, "It's hard to say.
"That's hard to say. I don't know where Daoist Qing Zheng came from either. I only know that one year, he passed through Yiyang and came to my grandfather's door to discuss Yi. From then on, he stayed in the old house and came and went without a trace. Before I came to the capital, he gave me pointers for a period of time. My grandfather wanted me to be his disciple, but he declined, saying that I had other fated chances and couldn't be forced."
"Later, when I came to the capital to study, Yu Shu was brought in by one of my third uncle's concubines. Because of a punishment, she met Taoist Qing Zheng. I don't know why, but she caught his eye. He took her in as his disciple and taught her Yi in private. He even taught her the Art of Yi."
After thinking for a while, she said, "Speaking of which, this Yu Shu is very strange. When I was at home, she was still a naughty and stupid girl. Maybe it was because of Taoist Qing Zheng that she suddenly became enlightened and became smart overnight. Later, when I met her again, she was like a different person."
"Rebirth, huh …" Liu Hao murmured, his eyes flickering. "If that's the case, this Daoist Priest Qing Zheng is truly an otherworldly expert. That female fortune teller must have accumulated good fortune in her past life and cultivated a good fate."
Ji Xingxuan was silent.
After sighing with emotion, Liu Hao already had a plan in mind. He got up and looked down at Ji Xingxuan. He handed the scroll in his hand to her and said, "Take good care of yourself.
If you think it through one day and are willing to tell me who the child in your belly belongs to, I will set you free. "
Ji Xingxuan lowered her eyes and touched her belly. She didn't take the scroll. Instead, she said in a low voice,
"Take care, Your Highness."
Liu Hao let out a soft sigh and shook his head. He bent down to place the book beside her, then turned around and strode away with wide steps.
Hearing the stone door being locked, the shadow under the old locust tree moved. He looked up at the blood red sunset in the sky. His lips moved and he murmured silently,
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