Clearly, Lu Duling's mouth is not to be trifled with; when she gets sarcastic, she's just as sharp-tongued.
"What exactly do you mean? Are you so sure we can't find the Gu King and Gu Queen?"
Shen Jinchen didn't care about the other party's sarcasm, but carefully pondered the meaning of the other party's last sentence. He suddenly had a guess in his mind, but he didn't want it to be true.
"It's exactly what you mean, Chen Xiang of the Great Banquet. I advise you not to waste your time in Miao territory. I'm afraid you'll never find the Gu King and Gu Queen."
Lu Duling looked at the white-clad man with exceptional bearing before her with great interest, and retorted with even sharper words.
"You mean... that the Gu King and Gu Queen are actually long gone, and even if we revive the Miao King, it will be of no use?"
Shen Jinchen's eyes were dangerous and his tone was cold.
The people of Miao territory are quite interesting; I just don't know why this man in front of me is giving him such ambiguous information.
"I didn't say that. The Gu King and Gu Queen are just missing. As for what happened to them afterward? I, someone who doesn't know anything about raising Gu, really don't know."
Lu Duling said those things just now only to provoke this man; as for the real secrets of Miao territory, he didn't want to tell him yet.
"Let me guess, a very powerful soul broke into Miao territory more than two months ago. He probably used forbidden techniques to control your Miao King, and you made a deal with him. In order to completely merge with your Miao King, he tricked your Gu King and Gu Queen into working for him, right?"
Shen Jinchen's cold gaze lingered on Lu Duling, the chill emanating from him indicating his extremely bad mood. If the Gu King and Gu Queen were truly being used by Yan Shengxiao, then he shouldn't blame him for destroying the entire Miao region.
"As expected of the most famous prime minister of the grand banquet, he has only been here for a little over a day and has already seen so many clues. I have to admire him."
Lu Duling was momentarily amazed by his astonishing reasoning ability, but quickly regained her composure.
The Miao region has already broken the stalemate that has lasted for thousands of years, and how things develop from here on out is probably beyond the control of even the High Priest. So it doesn't matter that he knows.
So, it turns out my guess was right?
A dangerous glint flashed in Shen Jinchen's eyes.
"Probably. We made a deal with him, and he promised to take care of those elders. As for what you want to do, as long as you don't harm Miao territory, we will just monitor you and won't take any action."
Lu Duling knew there was little point in hiding it any longer, so she told the whole story.
"Ha! Interesting. How long have you Miao people been so closed off from the world? Haven't you ever heard the saying 'inviting wolves into the house'?"
"Your Miao King might not really be the Miao King anymore. If that person becomes the Miao King, you will be his puppets. If he tells you to go east, you will never dare to go west. If he tells you to climb a tree, you will never go to Mohe. Is this the result you Miao people want?"
Upon hearing the affirmative answer, Shen Jinchen calmed his murderous impulse, gave a mocking snort, and quickly changed his strategy.
"Impossible! That's not the agreement he reached with us. Besides, the High Priest has the ability to trap him!"
After Shen Jinchen finished speaking, Lu Duling clearly realized the seriousness of the matter, but he still couldn't believe that the final result would be like that.
"Lu Duling, what is the purpose of all this? Does the High Priest want to destroy the entire Miao region? Do you know what we discovered when we entered the palace today? That damned soul has now merged with the Miao King, and he has even cultivated an indestructible body using his forbidden techniques. Once he wakes up, you will not be able to kill him no matter what you do."
"A great calamity will soon befall the entire Miao region. Will you still be able to overthrow the established rule of the Miao region then? Lu Duling, the reason you are unwilling is probably because of Tian Ying in the inn. Guess for yourself what kind of ending you will have."
“Tell me the truth, and perhaps the three of us can still salvage the situation. Also, don’t forget, it was my wife who protected your lover with swift and decisive action today. If it weren’t for her, she would already be a true daughter-in-law of the Zhu family.”
Seeing the emotion in his eyes, Shen Jinchen continued to explain how dangerous that person was and how he had to use him to find the Gu King and Gu Queen.
If the Gu King and Gu Queen were truly in the possession of the Miao King, then he and Cen Xi would be finished. He would never allow such a thing to happen.
He had already let Shen Qinghua hurt Cen Xi because of his arrogance. This time, no matter what, he had to save her. He really didn't want them to end up like that.
Therefore, he must know how many people are behind the scenes in Miao territory, and whether the Gu King and Gu Queen can be rescued.
"An indestructible body? What do you mean?!"
Lu Duling understood the seriousness of the matter. Because she was anxious, her eyes turned red. She walked up to Shen Jinchen, wanting to grab him and question him.
Shen Jinchen gave him a cold look, slapped his hand away, and said in a cold tone:
"It means exactly what it says. You Miao people are really bold, daring to believe anyone. If Miao territory is razed to the ground in two months, you and your high priest will become sinners for all time."
"Come with me!"
Lu Duling glared at Shen Jinchen with hatred, understanding the meaning behind his words, and immediately decided to take him to see the High Priest.
Shen Jinchen didn't say anything, he just followed him silently.
He should meet this high priest. Miao Jiang is proficient in Gu magic, and as the high priest of Miao Jiang, how could he not know anything about Yan Shengxiao's wisp of soul?
At dawn, Lu Duling and Shen Jinchen climbed over the high priest's gate one after the other, waking up the steward, who then went to inform the high priest that they had something important to discuss with him.
Meng Ya had already returned home very late last night, and now that he had been suddenly woken up, he was in a bad mood.
But he knew that Lu Duling always sought him out for serious business.
So he had his steward take Lu Duling to a hall, washed up, and then went to see the people.
Upon entering the room, seeing that there was another person present, and this was none other than the Grand Preceptor, he narrowed his eyes, sat down in the main seat, rubbed his forehead, and asked:
"Why has Grand Chancellor Shen arrived at my residence so early? What has happened?"
Although he was questioning Shen Jinchen, his eyes were actually scrutinizing Lu Duling.
"High Priest, please dismiss everyone. I have important matters to discuss with Prime Minister Shen!"
Lu Duling knew the questions were directed at him, but since it concerned Miao territory, he couldn't care less about the High Priest's anger.
If what Shen Jinchen said is true, then Miao territory is in grave danger.
"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation. Everyone else, step back."
High Priest Meng Ya's face was so dark it seemed to drip ink; he had a rough idea of Shen Jinchen's purpose in coming here. He couldn't help but glare fiercely at Lu Duling again.
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