Ji Qiannian really wanted to say "I didn't bring it with me". Even if she searched him, he wouldn't be able to recognize the bottle. But if she wanted to see him more, she would suffer more. Asking for a snub was not her style. So she took out a pill from her pouch and fed it to him.
Jiang Liechen was on guard the whole time. Ji Qiannian sneered in her heart, "At this point, do you still think I will poison you to death?" The effect of the pill was very fast. Not long after he took it, he felt a cool air rising in his dantian. The heat of his blood boiling gradually disappeared.
Ji Qiannian was familiar with the time difference. She guessed that she knew what was good for her. She raised her hand and gently touched the side of his face that was covered by the mask, "I am useless. Until now, I still haven't figured out how to cure the wound of love." Unintentionally, her emotions were affected. So her feelings for him were really deep. Even at the last moment, she still tried to hold on to any opportunity.
Jiang Liechen had already confirmed that the antidote was real. Ji Qiannian was no longer of any use to him. He waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry. Even if my face is ruined, I have never hoped to cure it in my lifetime. Alright, you can go now. "
Ji Qiannian smiled bitterly. Sorrow rose from her heart to her eyes. She didn't say a word of farewell. She covered her face and ran away. She still wanted to use some colorful ribbons and flirtatious lightness skills. But in the past, it was always to show her face in front of him. Why would she need to do that now?
She thought about how disappointing she was just now. After listening to his order, she had to forget the previous insults and rush forward to treat him. "I am not something that you can summon and dismiss at will. Maybe there is such a woman in the world, but it is definitely not me. "
Originally, there were hundreds of words that he could have said to him in return, but he had chosen the most useless way to do so. She still had lingering feelings for him. Thinking about how she mocked Cheng Jiaxuan in the past, then compared to her, what kind of preferential treatment did she have?
Her fingers unconsciously stroked her lower abdomen. Suddenly, a strong sense of sadness arose spontaneously. She recalled how overjoyed she was when she first discovered the birth of this new life. Every day, she would fiddle with all kinds of clothes and accessories, and plan how to raise the child in the future. The sweet reverie at the beginning had now become a sorrowful burden. There were many things in the world that were better left unclear.
At that time, there were also some disciples who tried to persuade her, but her mind was filled with love; how could she possibly listen to their advice? Naturally, he turned a deaf ear to them. Now that she thought about it, she really shouldn't have made this trip. Even if one had a beautiful dream in the Miao Kingdom, one could at least have a humble expectation. This time, not only did he humiliate himself, he also mercilessly shattered all the beautiful things.
However, when she thought of the few sets of baby clothes in the bedroom, she had personally chosen the most expensive fabric, picked up the tools, and cut them with her own hands. Each scene was vivid in her mind; it was really difficult to part with them.
Suddenly she made a bold decision, "You are heartless to me, why should I keep my word to you? Since you don't want this child, it has nothing to do with you anymore. I am no longer your woman, what does it have to do with you if I give birth to my own child? You can't control me. I want to give birth to him, raise him well, and then tell him that his biological father abandoned him, and then order him to fight against you. Don't you want to be the most powerful person in the world? For the sake of this empty title, you would rather abandon us, mother and son? Then I will make it difficult for you to achieve your wish. This is retribution for being so heartless to me! "But the more she thought about it, not only her hatred could not be eliminated, the more the pain in her heart accumulated.
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In the dense forest, Li Yijie hurried several steps, but he could not find any trace of the two people. His mind was preoccupied with the part about the Nangong Xue that was mentioned in their conversation just now. He was really half-believing and half-doubting, tormented by these two thoughts.
One moment he thought that Jiang Liechen was just scaring him, that Nangong Xue was his most beloved junior martial sister, and that nothing bad would happen to her. But on second thought, he was worried that what he said was true. Jiang Liechen had been called a "devil who committed all kinds of evil", and because of the An Yesun incident, he hated him to the bone. How could he be merciful to Nangong Xue? This person's words were always half true and half false, and he could not tell anything unusual from his expression.
There was only one part, which made him panic every time he thought about it. Shangguan Yaohua had also mentioned the Shuiyue Nunnery in Chaozhou to him not long ago. These two people could not be in cahoots. Since the name of the place was true, and Jiang Liechen never spoke without confidence, it was likely that he had seen Nangong Xue with his own eyes. This worry was crashing inside his body, making him feel like his whole body was about to explode.
His first thought was to go back to the Palace to ask for help, but then he remembered that when he mentioned this matter to Shen Shiyun, he was almost scolded by her to the point that his head was drenched in dog blood. Immediately he lost his interest. Shunzhi would certainly understand, but he himself was facing internal and external troubles, plus Cheng Jiaxuan's injury was still in front of him, how could he count on him to have any good intentions?
Looking at it this way, the wisest course of action would be to leave without saying goodbye and go straight to the Shuiyue Nunnery to personally investigate. It would be better than wasting his time here and worrying in vain. Finally, he would take Nangong Xue with him and ask for Shunzhi's forgiveness. At worst he would only be scolded a little, but no matter how serious it would be, he would not be dragged to the Meridian Gate to be beheaded. Without weighing the pros and cons, he was leaning toward this plan. Immediately he left the Palace and bought a fast horse in the city. He did not have time to collect the money he got back, he spurred the horse and rushed toward Chaozhou.
After traveling for several days and nights, he finally arrived at the foot of the mountain. Several days ago there was a heavy downpour here, so there was a lot of dirty water everywhere. The mountain path was especially wet and slippery; it was extremely difficult to walk on. Li Yijie thought that if he waited another day, if Nangong Xue was still alive, she would be in more danger. He did not want to wait even half a moment longer, so he rushed up the mountain without hesitation.
When the locals saw this, they thought that this young man must have been provoked by something that made him want to commit suicide. They were all shaking their heads and sighing inwardly behind his back.
Li Yijie did not care about other people, he walked alone in the mud with great difficulty. From his ankles to his trousers, a thick layer of mud had accumulated. Along the way, from time to time he would slip and fall, half of his body would fall into the mud. When he crawled back up, his whole body would be covered in mud; he looked battered and exhausted. Sometimes he would trip on tree roots, and the ground would be full of scattered pebbles. His knees and palms would be scraped until they were dripping with blood.
Occasionally he would raise his sleeve to wipe his sweat, and smear a mixture of mud and blood on his face. After this torturous journey, the Wulin Alliance Leader's demeanor had completely disappeared; he looked more like a wild man who had lived in the deep mountains for many years.
No matter how difficult it was, Li Yijie always managed to reach the top of the mountain as he wished. In the distance he seemed to see a dilapidated nunnery. His spirit was immediately aroused; he did not have time to rest, he quickened his pace and rushed over. At this time he still firmly believed that Nangong Xue was not dead. When he got close, it was as if his chest had been hit by a sledgehammer.
To put it nicely, that place used to be a nunnery. But from a direct perspective, it was basically a ruin that had been ravaged by destruction. One side of the roof had collapsed, and there was a big hole in the middle of the roof. Who knew how many wooden planks were missing from the sides. Only a few pillars in the nunnery could still be seen, supporting the roof with great difficulty and preventing it from completely collapsing. The pillars were also charred black.
A large part of the pillars was missing; it looked like it was on the verge of collapse, and was extremely dangerous. The Bodhisattva statue was no longer clearly visible, and the ground was filled with debris and ashes. A few nuns were still in the nunnery, holding brooms in their hands. After sweeping a few steps, they would sigh mournfully. A few other nuns were squatting on the ground, picking up wooden planks.
Li Yijie's heart suddenly began to beat wildly. He did not have time to avoid arousing suspicion, and quickly walked around them. In front of each of the nuns, he would squat down and carefully examine their faces. What he saw were mostly dark faces, dull and lifeless eyes, and instinctive wariness and disgust towards this unkempt stranger.
After circling around, he did not see Nangong Xue. His decision to come to Chaozhou was also a hasty one; there was no way that anyone would come to inform him beforehand. So if Nangong Xue was not deliberately avoiding him, then where did she go?
Just as he was feeling anxious and helpless, an old female voice suddenly came from behind him, "Amitabha." Startled, Li Yijie turned around and saw an old nun wearing a dark blue robe standing in front of him. A long string of prayer beads hung around her neck. Her face was flat, as if there was no emotion at all. She faintly opened her mouth and said, "Benefactor has been lingering here for a long time, may I ask what is the matter?"
Li Yijie thought that if she or the head nun of the nunnery wanted to inquire about Shimei's whereabouts, rather than blindly searching like a headless fly, it would be more reliable to rely on her. He also respectfully bowed and said, "Greetings, Abbess. May I ask … if there has been a Nangong Xue resting here recently in your nunnery? Perhaps she used a fake name, but in short … she is a young and beautiful girl. Has Abbess seen her before? "This time, his heartbeat was the fastest it had ever been since he made his debut.
The old nun's face did not change in the slightest. She said, "A few days ago, there was indeed a female benefactor living here. As for whether she is young or not, whether she is beautiful or not, it is just a matter of likes and dislikes; Lao Nun has never paid any attention to it. "
Li Yijie was greatly delighted; he hastily asked, "Then she … where is she now?" The old nun asked, "But I wonder how is Benefactor related to her? Why are you so keen to know her whereabouts? "
Li Yijie's heart was full of anxiety; it was really difficult for him to tell what kind of relationship he had with her. Bracing himself, he said, "Zaixia is untalented, holding the position of Wulin's Meng Zhu in vain, but all along I have not been able to accomplish anything. Instead, I have implicated Jianghu, causing one disaster after another; it is indeed a sin, a great shame! "
He blurted out his identity, hoping to intimidate the old nun, so that she would tell him the truth. However, thinking back to the past, he had always been gentle and magnanimous, he had never used his identity to oppress other people; he could not help but mourn his own change. The situation had changed; apparently Tang Yuancheng had no choice but to play the right and the left. If it were today, he would not have the face to teach Tang Yuancheng to 'emerge from the mud unsullied' with a strong sense of righteousness.
The old nun indifferently said, "So what if you are the Wulin's Meng Zhu? Title and status are nothing but empty things outside the body, in the blink of an eye they become nothing. "
"Yes …" Li Yijie replied, "Zaixia … is nothing but a beggar, I am asking Shitai to pass on the information that I rely on to survive. I have done something wrong, I have provoked Shimei to leave in a fit of pique … I, I want to stand in front of her and personally apologize to her, to ask for her forgiveness. " Finally a trace of kindness appeared in the old nun's eyes; she said, "You, young man, have a flexible mind. You are one step too late, she has left. "
Li Yijie's face turned pale with fright; his mouth opened wide, but he was completely unable to make any noise. 'Dong!' his heart dropped from the peak to the bottom of the valley. The sound of his heart shattering into pieces seemed to be heard clearly in his ears.
It was only after half a day that he finally regained some feeling from his dry mouth. With a trembling voice he said, "Then … dare I ask … where is she buried? We were old friends, but now she … she left me behind and left me alone, but all along I have been unable to let her go. I want to fulfill my responsibility as a brother, as a friend, and burn an incense stick in front of her grave. Whether she can hear it or not, whether she is willing to accept it or not, I want to apologize to her in person. "
As soon as he finished speaking, even he felt that his words were all empty words. To mourn a deceased friend, there was no need to talk about such a big principle. His chest felt heavy and stuffy, he felt the pain penetrating his heart and lungs, so that he could not even cry.
The old nun said, "Poor nun does not understand what Shizhu is talking about. Her physical body still exists, it is no different from an empty shell, still floating in the world, I don't know where she will return to. What grave, what tombstone? "
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