On the day of the reply, Yu Shu went to the Celestial Commissioner's office as usual. She wandered around the Kun Ling bureau and did not wait for anyone to invite her. She went to report at Tai Xi Lou on her own initiative.
The doorman did not need to announce her arrival and let her in. Jing Chen had arrived earlier than her and was standing on the nine-turn bridge waiting for her. Seeing that she had arrived, he did not say anything. The two exchanged glances and walked into the building one after the other.
There were more than ten chairs lined up on both sides of the spacious hall. In the winter, the chairs were covered with thick leather. Junior Eunuch Ren sat on one of the chairs and was reporting to the Head Supervisor about the New Year's Eve Sacrifice. When he saw Yu Shu and Jing Chen come in, he did not have any intention of stopping and only sped up to finish his report.
At the end, Zhu Muzhao said, "Good, let's arrange it like this. His Majesty is not in the capital, so all the celebrations will be simple. Only the Sacrifice Ceremony cannot go wrong. Watch carefully."
Only then did Ren Qiming rise to leave. When he passed by Yu Shu and Jing Chen, he did not even look at them. It was as if he did not care at all what they were here for.
"You two are here." Zhu Muzhao indicated for them to sit down. With an amiable expression, he looked at Yu Shu and said, "Have you asked your family? Do they agree to your marriage with Jing Chen?"
Don't look at the Head Supervisor's good expression. Yu Shu believed that if she dared to say no, he would immediately turn hostile. She took a deep breath and suppressed the fear in her heart. She gathered her courage and said, "They did not ask.
I went back and thought about it. This marriage is not going to happen. Thank you for your good intentions, but I am not willing to marry Jing Chen. "
Zhu Muzhao's smile disappeared instantly. He looked at her coldly and said, "Tell me, why are you not willing?"
That cold gaze made one's scalp numb. Yu Shu threw caution to the wind and was not afraid of him. She said in a hard tone, "A marriage between a man and a woman is a marriage between two surnames. It has to be consensual. If I am not willing, then I am not willing. There is nothing to say. I hope Zhu Muzhao will not force me."
Zhu Muzhao turned to Jing Chen and asked, "What do you think? Even if she doesn't want to, don't tell me you don't want to? "
Jing Chen lowered his head. "Yes, I don't want to." Yesterday, Yu Shu had repeatedly reminded him not to open his mouth today. If Zhu Muzhao asked him, he should either lower his head or keep his mouth shut.
"It seems that the two of you have discussed this in private." Zhu Muzhao looked back and forth between the two of them and slowly said, "Jing Chen, what did I tell you earlier? Didn't you tell her? If she doesn't marry you, only death awaits her."
He was going to break through the last layer of window paper so soon! Yu Shu's heart was beating fast. Without waiting for Jing Chen's response, she suddenly stood up and stared at the table. She didn't know where she got the courage from, but she said aggressively,
"To tell you the truth, Jing Chen has already told me everything. He is the Great Calamity, and I am the Fate Breaker. He said that I must marry him in order to break his fate, solve his Heaven's Curse, and save the world. What kind of bullsh * t logic is this? It is simply a joke!"
It had been many years since someone dared to speak to him in such a tone. Zhu Muzhao's expression did not change and he still said coldly, "Since you know everything, then all the more I cannot let you live. I will ask you one last time, do you want to live or die?"
Yu Shu sneered and said, "You don't have to scare me. If you could kill me, you would have done it long ago. Why wait until now? Do you think that I am the same as Jing Chen, believing whatever you say? The two female students from Taishi Shu Garden who died for no reason were killed because they were close to Jing Chen. Do you dare to say that they were not mistakenly killed by the Fate Breaker? Who knows how many rebels and traitors are hiding in An Ling City. If I marry Jing Chen, then it will be a dead end. "
Zhu Muzhao frowned slightly. Listening to her words, it seemed that it was because she was afraid of death that she was not willing to marry Jing Chen.
"I can guarantee that you will be safe and will not fall into the hands of others."
"Then I will not agree." Yu Shu said quickly, "Marrying Jing Chen will only bring harm and no benefit to me. After his Fate Breaker, I will become a useless person. Moreover, I know so many secrets. Who can guarantee that you will not turn against me and kill me to silence me?"
Zhu Muzhao revealed a pondering expression, his expression couldn't help but soften, "So you are worried about this. There is no harm in telling you, you guessed correctly, I will not kill you, not now, and even more not in the future. If you don't believe me, I can ask His Majesty to bestow a death-exemption certificate to you. Even if you commit a grave mistake in the future, even if you leak the matter of the Great An calamity, no one will hold you accountable."
Yu Shu pursed her lips and looked to the side. She struggled for a moment and said in a deep voice, "I just said that I don't agree because I don't believe your words. No matter if it is Da An's Calamity or Fate Breaker, it is only your side of the story. If you want me to believe you, unless …"
"Unless what?"
"Unless you are willing to let me see the legendary Book of Mystery Maiden Liu Ren with my own eyes." Yu Shu controlled the expression on her face. She had the Seven Stars, so the Great Enlightenment Technique was useless against her. She was not afraid that he could see through her lies.
In fact, she and Xue Rui both believed that the Grand Tipping Point would not be able to predict that Yun Hua would spread out the Book of Fantasy Women's Six Rens and show it to them. At most, he would guess that they had met Yun Hua in private. What she had to do now was to use all her skills to mislead him and make him believe the words that came out of her mouth, regardless of whether they were true or false.
If she asked to see the Book of Mystery Maiden Liu Ren, the Great Enlightenment Technique would not be able to take it out, so he would refuse.
"No." Zhu Muzhao shook his head and said, "The Book of Mystery Maiden Liu Ren can only be read by the emperor and the previous Great Enlightenment Techniques. Not only you, but also Jing Chen is not qualified to see it."
Yu Shu was waiting for him to say this. She sneered, "You can't show it to us? I am afraid you can't take it out. "
Zhu Muzhao narrowed his eyes. "What did you say?"
"I said you can't take it out." Yu Shu sneered and said, "Because the Book of Mystery Maiden Liu Ren was stolen twenty years ago."
Zhu Muzhao's face darkened. "You have indeed seen Yun Hua." It was not a question, but a confirmation.
"That's right." Yu Shu was not afraid of his cold face. She took two steps forward and said confidently, "Four months ago, I went to An County with Jing Chen to pay respects to Princess Luyue. It was at that time that we met Yun Hua's son. He saw through my identity as the person who broke fate and had a private conversation with me. He told me that the Book of Mystery Maiden Liu Ren was in his hands. I asked him about the method of breaking fate and whether I had to marry Jing Chen. He said that you were lying to us. So, I made an agreement with him. As long as I helped him do one thing, he would let me see the Book of Mystery Maiden Liu Ren. Tell me, who should I believe? "
She said so much nonsense just now. She wanted him to think that she still did not know that the real method of breaking fate was to obtain the destiny's bones!
Zhu Muzhao did not move. He looked at her condescendingly. "Indeed, the Book of Mystery Maiden Liu Ren was stolen by Yun Hua. The imperial court has always been looking for his whereabouts. If you know where he is hiding, I can also make an agreement with you. As long as you recover the Book of Mystery Maiden Liu Ren, I will let you see it with your own eyes."
At the end of his words, he looked at Jing Chen and said without any scruples, "Yun Hua committed a great crime back then. But Jing Chen, as the calamity of An County, can make up for his mistake. A son will pay his father's debt. I guarantee that His Majesty will not pursue Yun Hua's crime and spare his life."
Was he trying to instigate a rebellion? Yu Shu secretly frowned. She also looked at Jing Chen. But when she saw that he lowered his head and did not speak, looking unmoved, she immediately felt relieved.
"Are you asking me to betray Yun Hua Yi Zi?" She turned her head and sneered at him. "Although I am not a gentleman, I am not a two-faced villain. Yun Hua is in your hands, and you have the final say on whether he will be killed or tortured. Don't talk to me about these empty words. If you want me to willingly sacrifice my life for Jing Chen, I can, but you have to wait until I see the Book of Mystery Maiden Liu Ren first."
When she said this, Da Tidian would definitely take the opportunity to ask what agreement she had with Yun Hua.
"What does Yun Hua want you to do for him?"
Everything was going according to Yu Shu's script. She controlled her emotions very well and lowered her voice so that Da Tidian would not hear her excitement. "Yun Hua Yi Zi wants me to help him find out the whereabouts of an item."
"Oh? What is it? "
"The Six Founding Weapons, Chun Jun Sword."
When he heard this, Zhu Muzhao finally focused his attention on Yu Shu again. He stared at her silently, and his misty eyes suddenly became clear. In an instant, it was as if two sharp blades had shot out and pierced through all lies.
"Did Yun Hua ask you to come here and cheat me of the Chun Jun Sword?"
Yu Shu's heart instantly jumped to her throat. She was so nervous that sweat broke out on her back, but her mouth was sharper than ever. "Yun Hua? No, it was Jing Chen who told me that the Chun Jun Sword is with you. "
When lying in front of a smart person, the last thing you needed was to defend yourself. The more you said, the more suspicious he would be.
"Do you know why Yun Hua wants the Chun Jun Sword?" Zhu Muzhao asked.
Yu Shu shook her head and shut her mouth.
"You don't know," Zhu Muzhao muttered and closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.
The pressure on Yu Shu was immediately reduced, and she quietly exhaled. Just now, she almost exposed herself. Da Tiao should really go to the Supreme Court to be an inquisitor. He could guarantee that there was no case in this world that he could not solve. With just a glare from his eyes, he could scare the prisoner into wetting his pants.
She licked her lips and looked at Da Tiao's reaction. She made up her mind. She used Yun Hua as a bait to coax him to take out the Chun Jun Sword. No matter how much he believed in her, he had to take the bait. Just like how Da Tiao used the Chun Jun Sword as a bait, even if Yun Hua was afraid, he would still face the difficulty.
Zhu Muzhao did not think for too long. When he opened his eyes again, he made a decision. "I can't lend you the Chun Jun Sword. Each of the Six Founding Weapons is a national treasure. It must not fall into the hands of a desperado. But I can order someone to make a fake sword for you based on the real one. You can use it to trade with Yun Hua. After you read the Book of Mystery Woman's Six Rens, you can decide whose words you want to believe. "
Yu Shu pretended to hesitate, but in her heart, she was happy. It was a success! She would not use this trick to cheat the real Chun Jun Sword from Da Tiao. Instead, she would try to lure him to snatch the fake Book of Mystery Woman's Six Rens!
"But it's a fake sword. What if he finds out about it?" She had to put on a show. Yu Shu did not get carried away.
"Jing Chen has seen the real Chun Jun Sword. When the fake one is made, you can show it to him. If even he can't tell the difference between the real one and the fake one, Yun Hua won't be able to."
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