He warned Feng Xin repeatedly,
To let Feng Xin stay here and guard the King and Queen,
He left the small shabby house. As he walked, he looked back, his heart beating extremely fast. After walking for a long distance and confirming that Feng Xin really didn't follow him, he was relieved.
He composed himself and walked and stopped for more than ten miles,
Xie Lian finally picked a place that he felt was suitable — a mountain road in the middle of nowhere.
He looked around and saw that there was no one,
Xie Lian covered his face with white silk,
Wrapped his face tightly and jumped up the tree,
Hiding his figure,
Holding his breath and concentrating. Next, he waited for the passerby to pass.
Not bad,
His "method",
Was the so-called "robbing the rich to help the poor".
In the past, Xie Lian had only heard of this kind of story of Jianghu heroes robbing the rich to help the poor in stories and stories.
He had never done it, and he had never thought of doing it. Because,
Originally, he thought that no matter how it was beautified, no matter how justified the purpose,
Robbing was robbing,
Stealing was stealing. Otherwise, with Xie Lian's skills, not to mention jumping onto roofs and running over walls to steal something,
Killing all the guards and emptying a silver vault wouldn't be a problem.
But at this point, there was really no other way. If he had to say, "robbing" was slightly better than "stealing", probably because the former was considered "fair and aboveboard". After struggling for a long time, Xie Lian still slapped his original self in the face. He planned to rob other people's wealth and help his own poverty.
This was the fastest way!
Xie Lian squatted on a tree. The moon was dark and the wind was high. The surroundings were silent and empty, but his heart was beating wildly.
Even when he was hunting the most ferocious demon beasts, he had never been this nervous. He took out a cold and hard steamed bun from his sleeve, his hands trembling slightly.
If you could still be picky about what you ate, it could only mean that you weren't really hungry. After Xie Lian understood this matter, he suddenly got used to the taste of steamed buns.
Winter was approaching, and the night was extremely cold. Xie Lian chewed on the cold steamed bun while exhaling white air. Because he didn't want to be seen, Xie Lian didn't consider crowded places. He specifically chose a remote place and waited for a full four hours before a pedestrian slowly walked over from the end of the mountain road.
Xie Lian's spirit was roused. He stuffed the steamed bun in two or three mouthfuls and stared at the slowly approaching pedestrian. He discovered that it was an old man.
Such an old man, although his clothes could be considered luxurious, he should be very rich. But of course, he was not in Xie Lian's consideration. It was unknown whether he was disappointed or relieved. In any case, he decisively ignored him and let him pass. He continued to wait for the next person.
Two hours later, Xie Lian squatted until his feet were numb and his lower body was almost stiff. Only then did the second person arrive. Seeing that the man was also walking very slowly, he thought, "Could it be another old man?"
When that person slowly came closer, he realized that it was not an old man, but a young man.
The young man looked simple and honest, with a face full of smiles. The reason why he walked very slowly was because he was carrying a heavy sack of rice. Xie Lian's palms were sweaty. In his heart, he said to himself, "… Should I do it?"
After hesitating for a moment, he gave up.
The reason he gave up was that the young man's clothes were ragged. The straw sandals on his feet were worn out, revealing his toes. It was obvious that his family was poor. The reason he was so happy must be because he finally had a sack of rice to eat. Maybe his family had been starving for many days. Maybe this sack of rice was exchanged by selling his family's only cow. If it was robbed, wouldn't it be hopeless?
Xie Lian let his imagination run wild. Later on, he thought that maybe he could only ask for half of the rice. But by this time, the young man had already walked far away. Therefore, Xie Lian decisively stopped thinking and continued to wait for the next person.
Just like that, he squatted on this tree and waited for several hours. He squatted from night to dawn. During this period, about a dozen pedestrians passed by on this mountain road. Every time Xie Lian wanted to make a move, he would let them off for various reasons. There were several times when he thought, 'Forget it! Let's go back! ' There was simply no robber who robbed like him. It would be strange if there was any harvest. However, when he thought that when he went back, he would have no medicine and no food. He had no choice but to continue to wait.
After more than half a day, finally, on the mountain road, the last passerby came from afar.
It was a middle-aged man, dressed luxuriously. He was either rich or noble. His appearance was ferocious and oily, making people feel disgusted. He didn't look like a good person.
However, as the saying goes, 'You can't judge a book by its cover.' Xie Lian couldn't help but think, 'What if this person only looks ferocious, but is actually a good person? Even if he has money, does he deserve to be robbed? '
Just as he was struggling to overcome the barrier in his heart, a sudden rumbling sound in his stomach woke him up. Xie Lian sighed in his heart and said, 'Forget it, I can't care so much. It's you! '
After making up his mind, he jumped down from the tree and said, 'Stop!'
Halfway through, a masked man appeared. The man was startled and vigilantly said, 'Who are you? What are you trying to do by hiding here with your face covered?! '
The man opened his mouth wide and jumped three feet high, saying, 'Someone come! Save me! Robber! 'After shouting, he broke into a run. Compared to letting him escape, Xie Lian was actually more worried that his shouting would attract other people. Although this was actually a desolate mountain, it was unlikely to attract people. Even if he did attract people, he could escape immediately. However, he still had a guilty conscience and immediately said, 'Stop! Stop shouting! '
How could the man listen? He fled into the forest and let out a blood-curdling scream. Xie Lian was worried that ferocious beasts would appear in the forest and attack the man, so he hurriedly said, 'Wait! Be careful! ' Unexpectedly, when he chased after the man, he was immediately stunned, and his face turned deathly pale!
There were actually a few people standing in the forest, and they were all looking in his direction. Xie Lian took a closer look and discovered that something was wrong. These people weren't people at all. This was because the middle-aged man didn't seem to see them at all. He was still panicking. Moreover, Xie Lian was very familiar with quite a few of them.
Of course they were familiar. He had seen quite a few of them in the Immortal Capital before. Some were from the celestial heavens, and some were from the celestial heavens. They were all Heavenly Officials!
The man screamed just now because he had fallen. He was holding a large string of protective talismans in his hand, and he muttered, 'Great Immortals, Great Immortals! Quickly come and save me! Quickly save me! 'And the "Great Immortals" he was shouting for had really come as he wished.
At this moment, several pairs of Heavenly Officials were staring at Xie Lian, staring so hard that he couldn't move. Seeing that the strange masked man who robbed him was frozen on the spot, the man hurriedly crawled up and ran away like a wisp of smoke. Xie Lian couldn't even take a step to chase after him. His whole body was already stiff, and he was covered in cold sweat. His heart was filled with fear.
Yes, fear.
He only hoped that the white silk would wrap his face tightly enough so that these little Heavenly Officials he had interacted with in the past wouldn't be able to recognize him. However, things didn't go as he wished. One of the Heavenly Officials sized him up and said in amazement, "… Isn't this … His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"…"
Another Heavenly Official was even more shocked. "Ah, it really is him! Why is His Highness the Crown Prince here? Why is he dressed like this? "
Xie Lian's heart sank lower and lower, almost sinking into the earth's core.
"Just now that person shouted 'Help', 'Robbery', 'Robber'? Is there a robber chasing him? The robber is … His Highness the Crown Prince?! "
"Heavens! His Highness the Crown Prince … would actually do this kind of thing?! "
Hearing these words, Xie Lian almost fainted on the spot. He didn't know how much time had passed before he said in a hoarse voice, "I …"
He wanted to say something, but it was hard to say, and it got stuck in his throat. And those Heavenly Officials' complexions were also very subtle. After a long time, a Heavenly Official patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay, it's okay. His Highness the Crown Prince, we understand."
Xie Lian was patted a few times. It wasn't hard at all, but he almost couldn't stand still. He said again, "I …"
That Heavenly Official laughed a few times and said, "It's not easy for you to be like this. I understand. Don't worry, we won't tell anyone else. "
Xie Lian found it hard to say this. After the other party had said it first, he completely didn't know what to say. After a long time, he finally murmured, "… Okay, thank you. Then, I … I'll go back. I'll go back. "
He also didn't know how he left. In short, when he woke up, he was already standing on an empty mountain road. He had been woken up by the cold winter night wind.
At this moment, Xie Lian finally reacted. What a frightening thing had just happened.
He, Xie Lian, the Crown Prince of Xian Le … … a robber?!
How did things turn out like this?!
At this moment, Xie Lian was incomparably regretful. Before, he must have been crazy to think of blocking the road and robbing others. Now, things had gotten out of hand. Why was it so unfortunate that he hadn't accomplished anything, yet he just happened to be caught red-handed?!
In his past life, Xie Lian had never encountered this kind of thing. He simply didn't know what to do. His entire body was burning from head to toe, and his mind was in chaos. He buried his face in his hands. If he could turn back time, he would even be willing to use several years of his lifespan and cultivation in exchange. Just as he was endlessly annoyed, the corner of his eyes suddenly swept over a blurry white silhouette in front of him. Immediately startled, he fiercely raised his head and said, "Who?!"
When he raised his head, that silhouette instantly disappeared. Xie Lian's whole body was covered in a cold sweat.
Although he didn't see that person's face, he still felt that person's face was like wearing a mask!
However, after sweeping his eyes around, he didn't see any traces of anyone. Xie Lian couldn't help but suspect that the silhouette he saw just now was just an illusion created by his panicked state. Regardless of whether it was or not, he didn't dare to stay here any longer. He hurriedly descended the mountain.
After returning, Feng Xin had already been waiting for him for a long time. The moment he saw him, he asked, "Your Highness, where did you go? In the end, what method did you think of? "
How could Xie Lian dare to tell him? He couldn't tell anyone else, and it was even more impossible to tell Feng Xin. Xie Lian simply couldn't imagine what Feng Xin, who had always believed in his unparalleled virtue, would think if he found out that his method was actually to run off to rob others. This matter, he could only hope that he could forever bury it in his heart and let it rot in his stomach. Thus, Xie Lian vaguely said, "I didn't."
Feng Xin was stunned and said, "Ah? Then what were you doing out for so long? "
Xie Lian's mind was somewhat absent-minded as he said, "Don't ask. I didn't do anything. "
Feng Xin was extremely puzzled, but no matter how he asked, Xie Lian wouldn't say anything. As an attendant, it wasn't appropriate for him to ask too much. He could only say in a low voice, "Then should we go out to perform again tomorrow?"
Xie Lian, however, said, "I'm not going out."
Right now, he was already in a complete mess. His mind was filled with inconceivable worries. What if he coincidentally met that middle-aged man? What if he was already wanted by the entire city, what would he do? Feng Xin also felt that his expression wasn't right. He said, "You're tired, right? How about this, Your Highness, don't go out. I'll go out alone. Just focus on your cultivation. "
However, he didn't know that Xie Lian didn't even have the heart to cultivate anymore.
Originally, Xie Lian wholeheartedly cultivated because this was the only way he would have a chance to return to the Heavenly Court. But now, he also felt fear towards returning to the Heavenly Court.
Although those few minor Heavenly Officials said that they wouldn't say anything, but would they really not say anything? Would today's matter have already spread throughout the Heavenly Court by now?
Once he thought of this possibility, Xie Lian simply couldn't breathe. He absolutely couldn't endure being branded with this kind of stain, having the entire Upper and Lower Heavens, and even the entire human world poking at him!
In his exhaustion, Xie Lian drowsily fell asleep. This sleep wasn't peaceful either. He tossed and turned, having an unknown nightmare before suddenly waking up. When he looked outside the window, the sky had already darkened.
Feng Xin wasn't here. Sure enough, he had gone out to perform by himself. Even now, he still hadn't returned. From the room next door, the king and the queen's low coughs and voices could be heard. Xie Lian lay on the ground. When he woke up, he couldn't help but imagine what would happen if this matter really spread and his parents found out. How incredulous would they be? The king might fly into a rage, coughing up blood while cursing him as the shame of Xian Le. But the queen definitely wouldn't scold him. However, she would definitely be heartbroken, because the child she loved the most had shamed them.
Thinking up to this point, Xie Lian once again found it hard to breathe. He had to find a place to calm down by himself. Thus, he crawled up from the straw mat and rushed out. Facing the biting cold wind, he ran aimlessly for more than ten kilometers.
He didn't dare stay in a place with people, because he always felt that everyone was staring at him, judging how unbearable he was. Only when he ran to a graveyard and there wasn't a single person around did he finally stop.
This night was even colder than the night before. Only when he arrived here did Xie Lian discover that his cheeks and hands were frozen stiff. His body was also trembling slightly. It wasn't just the cold, but also fear. Xie Lian couldn't help but hug his arms and breathe out a few mouthfuls of hot air. Turning his gaze, he discovered that in front of a tombstone, there were two jars of wine.
It seemed that the owner of this tombstone was a wine lover when he was alive. That was why after he died, people who visited his grave also brought wine for him. Xie Lian squatted down. He had never drunk wine before, but he had heard people say that wine warmed the body and made it so that one could forget things. After pausing for a moment, he suddenly picked up the wine jar, opened the cork, and gulped it down.
This wine wasn't any good wine. It was cheap, and the jar tasted very strong. Xie Lian gulped down a few mouthfuls, choking and coughing fiercely. However, it did seem to have warmed up a bit. Thus, Xie Lian wiped his cheeks and simply sat on the ground. Picking up the jar, he continued to gulp down large mouthfuls of wine.
In a daze, he seemed to see a small ball of ghostly fire fly out of nowhere and circle around him in a hurry. Xie Lian only cared about drinking, as if he didn't see it. That ball of ghostly fire seemed to be desperately trying to get closer to him, but because it was a flame of nothingness, every time it tried to meet him, it could only pass right through him. It would never be able to touch him.
After drinking the jar, Xie Lian had long since become dizzy. His eyes were drowsy from the alcohol. Watching it fly back and forth was truly pitiful, but it was also truly funny. He couldn't help but laugh out loud. Propping his elbow on the edge of the jar, he asked, "What are you doing?"
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