Red mole?
Jiang Kangan's sensitive nerves seemed to be touched, and he raised his head.
His actions caught the emperor's attention.
"Kang An, do you know this person?"
Jiang Kangan shook his head: "It's just that hearing about this red mole has made me a little sensitive. Your Majesty, do you still remember that there is a spy from Mobei in my brother's mansion?"
The emperor didn't hesitate at all: "The one called Ji Tong?"
"That's right," Jiang Kang'an nodded. "He was seriously injured and should have been recuperating in the mansion. A few days ago, a servant in the mansion came to report that he had disappeared for no reason. I privately sent people to look for him, but he hasn't been found yet."
"But this man once told his younger brother that he had a lost younger brother who had a red mole on his body."
Xiao Lingyu hummed, "You mean, it was Xiao Yanli who kidnapped him and found his younger brother?"
Jiang Kangan shook his head: "It's an impersonation. Ji Tong doesn't have a so-called younger brother at all. Everything is just an excuse to stay with Wen Jing."
"He has kidnapped Ji Tong and found someone to impersonate his younger brother. It seems he is preparing to attack the Xu family."
The emperor, who was listening on the side, looked slightly gloomy.
…
Before impersonating that person and going to Beijing, Xiao Yanli still asked Ji Tong to identify the person every day.
Ji Tong didn't know how he found so many people.
If I hadn't told him that the red mole was in the center, he would have pointed it out at random.
After some usual pleasantries, when Xiao Yanli mentioned Jiang Wenjing again, Ji Tong was no longer as wary as before.
His speech became ambiguous.
Xiao Yanli felt relieved.
It's good to see progress.
When the so-called younger brother came to Beijing, he would feel guilty for a long time, and wanted to escape from this precarious life. He believed that he would be able to hear words from Ji Tong that would satisfy him.
…
Inside the main hall of Nan Gu, the Nan Gu King and the five elders all had solemn expressions on their faces.
Someone stumbled in and said, "Your Majesty, the high priestess...is still missing..."
With a "bang", the wine bowl fell beside him.
Because it was made of rattan, it did not break, but it was enough to show the anger of King Nan Gu at the moment.
"Listen! Listen, everyone! Does she still respect me, the king?"
Everyone held their breath and no one responded.
The Southern Gu King's eyes fell on the Great Elder, but he said, "Sili, what do you think?"
Sili stood up, and the snake on the crutch also straightened up. "During today's sacrifice, the high priest was indeed a bit willful. Now, except for Bai Yan, the high priest refuses to see anyone. I think there may be something behind it."
King Nan Gu hummed softly.
"To be honest, Your Majesty, I have also wanted to visit the High Priest, but was always turned away. I think the other elders are the same. The High Priest has never done this before, so I wonder if he has something to hide."
"Everyone saw it at today's sacrifice. The high priest was fine and even met with the two envoys of Revelation! What could she be hiding?!"
King Nan Gu snorted coldly, thinking that Sli was making excuses for the high priest.
"I think what Sli said makes a lot of sense."
Gonta, who was listening nearby, said, "If I remember correctly, the high priestess has looked like this for decades. It's understandable that a divine messenger's appearance hasn't changed, but her figure seems to be more...younger than before."
"It's impossible for a divine messenger to regain youth."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell silent.
Everyone felt a little chill in their hearts.
After a long pause, King Nan Gu patted the armrest and said, "The High Priest's actions during today's sacrifice have truly chilled the hearts of our subjects. Please go and convey the message once more, asking her to come forward and calm the public anger."
The person who had delivered the message earlier responded hurriedly and ran out.
No one noticed that a tile on the roof was quietly put back.
…
"Immortality?"
Jiang Zhiyu listened to what Jiang Wenjing relayed back to him, and repeated it while stroking his chin.
"Yes, according to them, the high priest looked like this decades ago."
Jiang Wenjing blinked slightly.
"Is it a human skin mask, or something else?"
His doubts were understandable. Jiang Zhiyu looked at him curiously, "Why do you think so? Look, those people didn't question it."
Jiang Wenjing brushed the strands of hair away from his eyes. "If immortality were truly possible, Nan Gu would only have one high priest. As for why they haven't figured it out, it's probably because they're too confused by the situation."
Jiang Zhiyu raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Although the process is wrong, the result is right.
If I hadn't seen He Yanting's human skin mask before, and hadn't looked closely at it today, I probably wouldn't have noticed it.
[Could it be that He Yanting's human skin mask was taken from here?]
Jiang Wenjing: "!!!"
It’s true!
…
Inside the temple on the top of the mountain, the room was filled with the smell of medicine.
Bai Yan walked to the bed without changing his expression and said, "I have seen it, but it didn't work."
The person in the bed reached out his hand.
The hand seemed to have no flesh left, only a layer of skin covering the skeleton.
She waved her hand, and the high priest next to her walked over: "I said everything you said, but she stopped listening after just two sentences."
There was a hint of grievance in his tone.
A sigh came from above her head: "Forget it, Nan Gu, this disaster will eventually happen, there is no way to avoid it."
The high priest's eyes were slightly red.
Bai Yan said, "The Great Elder has sent a message. The Southern Gu King is very angry because he hasn't been seen for a long time."
Then, as if in response to his words, a loud voice came from outside the house: "High Priest, the king has sent a message. Your actions during today's sacrifice have truly chilled the hearts of your subjects. The king requests that the high priest come forward to calm the public anger."
He tightened his grip on the high priest's hand.
The high priest paused in his sobbing and looked up in disbelief.
"How, how is that possible? I've practiced today's dance for a long time, there won't be any mistakes."
Bai Yan sighed softly: "It's not your dance, but your clothes that are inappropriate."
The high priest's brows knitted together. "What's so inappropriate about this? I've seen them wearing it every day. Why can they wear it but I can't?"
"Today is a sacrifice, so of course I have to wear Nan Gu's clothes. You'll also be watching along the way..."
Before he could finish, Bai Yan stopped talking.
He looked into those deep blue eyes and sighed slightly.
He forgot that she had her eyes closed all the way, so how could he see it?
"Anyway, no one is wearing Apocalypse-style clothing at today's sacrifice."
There was a hint of confusion in the high priest's eyes.
She thought they liked it.
Another sigh came from the bed, and the high priest immediately put all these things behind him and looked at the person on the bed nervously.
"I didn't give the instructions properly, you don't have to worry about it." The hand patted her gently and said, "Bai Yan, you go and handle this matter. Just say that there was an oracle during the sacrifice, and the god wanted to enjoy the people, so he borrowed the high priest's body to come. But after the god left, the high priest was overwhelmed and is now bedridden."
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