Chapter 184 She is happy to owe it
. “In your heart, how many masters can one subordinate serve?” Wu Jue asked angrily.
Chang Suining was also helpless: "At that time, I didn't even know what the formation was used for. How could I do nothing and just wait for others to rescue me?"
For her, having help from others is luck, and saving herself in danger is the norm.
Doing nothing would be like waiting for death, which she could neither do nor learn.
Wu Jue was extremely distressed: "I finally understand. You have eight hundred ideas, and I'm afraid seven hundred and ninety-nine of them are used on me!"
Chang Suining smiled and said, "No, at most I only used one."
Seeing that Wu Jue was still bothered by her previous doubts, she said seriously: "Think about it, what happened to each of you in the past ten years, I have no way of knowing, and I can't imagine, so I dare not believe it for a while... Now that you and I are sitting here, even if we just talked for a few words, and I saw you shed a few tears, wouldn't my doubts be gone? Doesn't this count as trust?"
Wu Jue's expression eased slightly when he heard this.
Then the girl said, "I look like a monster now, like a demon. I won't be tolerated by the world. Even if it's to save my life, I should keep this secret and be more cautious than before. What do you think?"
The already bluffing dissatisfaction on Wu Jue's face completely disappeared at this moment.
He couldn't help but think of the example of someone in the Western Regions who had used the same formation to return to life a hundred years ago, but was burned to death as a demon.
Your Highness is right to be cautious.
After suddenly experiencing such a bizarre thing, he was able to face it calmly and accept everything in the confusion, never tried to ask for help from others, and relied on himself to grope his way to where he is today. Perhaps only his highness could do so.
Moreover, for him, these ten years have been lived day by day, everything is clear and real, including his thoughts and expectations for His Highness... But for His Highness, she opened her eyes more than ten years later, and changed her identity. Everything is so strange and absurd, how can she not be confused, panic, and alert? His Highness has had such a hard time, and he did not give her sympathy and comfort, but he is still here to be petty, and ask His Highness to coax him... Hey, is he still human!
Wu Jue, who wanted to slap himself twice at this moment, said in a hoarse voice: "Your Highness, you have been tired all the way here..."
This road home is not easy.
And the journey home... Your Highness must have had a very difficult time.
Seeing him like this, Chang Suining knew that playing the victim and showing weakness was effective, so he quietly relaxed - playing the victim to one's own people always works.
Wu Jue was truly moved by her misery and couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, have you been doing well during those years in Beidi?"
"Not bad." Chang Suining said casually, "The land of Beidi is vast, the horses run very fast, and the roasted sheep smell delicious."
Wu Jue was silent for a while, then he held back his tears and said with a smile: "I am also good at roasting mutton and making mutton soup... Your Highness is back home now, and you don't have to go to Beidi anymore to eat delicious roasted mutton."
Chang Suining looked at him with amusement and reminded him, "But you are a monk now."
Many people disagreed: "After becoming a monk, you can return to secular life."
He was just a fake monk, and Dayun Temple was not a proper temple. He stayed here as a monk just for the sake of that magic circle. Now that His Highness has returned, he doesn't have to be a monk anymore.
As he said this, he wished he could roast three, four or five pieces of mutton right now to satisfy His Highness's craving!
Chang Suining was busy trying to comfort her, signaling her to stay calm, saying that she was not that greedy and there was no rush to roast the mutton, and to let the three, four or five sheep live a little longer.
Wu Jue sighed.
There was no point in being impatient. Even if it was just to avoid arousing the saint's suspicion, he had to stay in Dayun Temple and continue his performance.
Chang Suining asked him some more questions about the Tiannu Tower, as if he wanted to know everything in the tower clearly.
She suddenly realized, "Since it's a soul-returning formation, the formation has been destroyed. If I go back, nothing will happen to me, right?"
"What are you thinking? If that were the case, how could I agree to let Grand Commander Cui destroy the formation? Don't worry, your soul is stable now, and the destruction of the formation will not be a problem for you."
Chang Suining felt relieved and said, "Very good, if it is destroyed, then it will be destroyed. The sooner it is destroyed, the better."
It would also save me from having to use that formation to test her in the future.
“But I will try to fix the mess in the secret passage, at least to make it look intact on the surface.” Wu Jue pondered and said, “Otherwise, if the Saint wants to send someone to the secret passage to check whether the formation is intact, then we will be exposed.”
Chang Suining nodded: "It is better to be prepared than to be caught unprepared. We should be careful in dealing with it. I am sorry for your hard work."
After asking about the formation, she became curious about another thing: "I saw a jade box under the statue of the goddess. It seemed very important. I wonder what treasure is in the box?"
When she asked this, Wu Jue was silent for a moment.
Chang Suining looked at him and asked, "Is there something you can't say?"
"Inside..." Wu Jue was silent for a moment before whispering, "It's your remains."
Chang Suining: "...I thought it was some kind of treasure."
So that's it.
Wu Jue was not satisfied: "What are you talking about? This is definitely the most precious thing in the entire Tiannv Tower!"
Chang Suining had no choice but to put away his contempt, thinking of the not-so-big box, and said, "It's amazing that you were able to find some and bring them back. This way, I can be considered to have returned to my roots."
"Old Chang brought it back..." When Wu Jue mentioned this old incident, his tone still contained suppressed grief and heartache: "Those beasts from Beidi... That's why Old Chang disobeyed the imperial decree and insisted on chopping off the head of that beast Khan with his own hands."
After His Highness committed suicide, that beast had his body dismantled and destroyed to vent his anger...
In the end, Old Chang only found a piece of His Highness' remains.
I can't possibly describe it in detail, but it's not difficult to imagine it.
In other words, she had already prepared herself to leave no trace of her body when she decided to kill the Northern Di commander.
Seeing Wu Jue lowered his head and said nothing, she said, "The two armies haven't even started fighting yet, and the other side has lost its commander. It's common to do this to win back the morale of the army. Who isn't born naked? Isn't he just a small piece of flesh and blood? Just skin and bones. When you are alive, you just need to make the best use of it. After death, you will return to dust. How you return is not a big deal. Don't worry too much about it."
Wu Jue remained silent for a moment.
Then the girl comforted him, "I'm back now. Look, I have everything I need now."
Wu Jue seriously raised his tearful eyes and looked at her arms and legs.
The girl took out a soft handkerchief, handed it to him to wipe his tears, and said with a smile: "Wu Jue, thank you for taking me home."
She said seriously: "I owe you a life."
Wu Jue took the handkerchief embroidered with cranes, pressed the corners of his eyes, and choked up and sighed: "What do you owe me? I am like a narrow river, and Your Highness is the sea. If the sea does not exist, where will the river go..."
He said: "The narrow river can only survive if it returns to the sea. The sea never rejects the river, and the river can return to the sea. The two complement each other, so what is the question of owing or not owing?"
"It's too Zen, I don't quite understand it." Chang Suining smiled and said, "It's better to owe you. I'm happy to owe you."
She didn't want to owe Ming Hou, because that debt was like a thorny net that would only trap her and leave her unable to breathe.
She would rather owe Wu Jue, because this debt is the root that makes her feel at ease, and the bond that makes her take root in this world again.
There are differences between bonds and fetters, and in this life, she is fortunate to be bound only by kindness and sincerity.
Chang Suining leaned over and gently hugged the man who kept saying that he was a fake monk, but was more like her savior than any god.
She smiled again and said, "Just owe it to me."
Wu Jue wiped his tears and smiled: "Since you really want to owe me, I will accept it."
"Well, keep it." Chang Suining let go of him.
Wu Jue smiled reservedly: "Then I have something to ask you..."
Chang Suining was very aware that he owed others, so he said generously, "Just ask."
"I remember you buried a few jars of Fengzhi wine before, and you said you would drink it with us... Where are you buried?"
Chang Suining blinked: "This... seems to have been drunk by me."
Wu Jue stood up suddenly and asked: "When did you drink secretly?"
"Before leaving for Beidi." Chang Suining smiled somewhat ashamedly: "At that time, I thought there would be no chance for us to drink together, so I simply dug it out and drank it myself."
She got drunk and slept all night under the apricot tree where the wine was buried.
Wu Jue's face was filled with heartache, and he almost jumped up and down: "I have been greedy for many years!"
Chang Suining asked, "Why don't you go find Ah Zeng and brew a few more jars?"
Only Yu Zeng can brew Feng Zhi Niang.
"He is willing to do it!" Wu Jue sighed, "Since you left, he has refused to make wine anymore. I almost knelt down and begged him."
Chang Suining: "Just like when Old Chang asked you to make mutton soup for him?"
"That's right..." Wu Jue said, his eyes brightening, "But now that you're back, he has to brew it even if he doesn't want to. You'll have to make a few jars for him when the time comes!"
Chang Suining's smile faded, but he asked, "During the years since I left, have you observed whether Ah Zeng has done anything unusual? Has he ever had any dealings with anyone worth mentioning?"
Wu Jue was stunned when he heard this.
After thinking seriously for a moment, he shook his head and said, "In fact, since His Highness left, his temperament has become increasingly cold. In addition, he is working in the palace and rarely leaves the palace throughout the year. The subordinates have less contact with him and don't know much about him. I haven't noticed anything unusual."
Among the four of them, plus Meng Lie who is in the dark, there are five people in total. Among them, the one with whom he has had the least contact in recent years is Yu Zeng.
but……
"Why did Your Highness suddenly ask this? Could it be that..." Wu Jue looked seriously at the girl who was still sitting on the ground.
"Before I killed the Northern Di commander, I was already poisoned."
Wu Jue was shocked: "Your Highness, do you know who did this?"
"It's jade dust." Chang Suining said, "She was instructed by someone. She claimed that she was deceived by someone, and the person who 'deceived' her was A Zeng. She received a handwritten letter with A Zeng's private seal...."
She roughly told Wu Jue what the jade dust had offered that night.
Wu Jue frowned: "How could he..."
Chang Suining did not sigh or denounce anything, but only said: "The truth is still unknown, but he is in charge of the Palace Office and works beside the Queen. It is not easy to investigate in detail. I have thought of many ways these days, but none of them are feasible. This matter still needs to be considered in the long run, and before the truth is found, you and I need to be more careful and cautious."
Now that she has revealed her identity to Wu Jue Yan, they must share this matter. Just as when fighting side by side, comrades must avoid hiding anything from each other.
Wu Jue nodded with a complicated expression: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will pay attention to it."
Although he had not interacted much with Yu Zeng in recent years, their friendship had not diminished, and he had never thought that the other party would be likely to betray His Highness.
He could now better understand why His Highness had been so wary of him, an old friend, at first...
Wu Jue let out a long sigh in his heart.
Chang Suining stood up and dusted himself off.
"Second father, let's go out. Brother should have finished eating by now."
Wu Jue's legs trembled when he heard the word "Second Daddy": "Your Highness, how can this be allowed..."
"You are like my second parent, so calling you Second Daddy is an injustice to you. And whether it's appropriate or not, we have to continue this drama, right?" Chang Suining called out again, "Second Daddy, you have to get used to it."
Wu Jue could only nod, smiling in an extremely reserved manner: "Yes, you have to get used to it. Then I will shamelessly take advantage of this for the time being."
The two of them left the secret passage.
Chang Sui'an had eaten all the food on the table, not wasting a single grain of rice or vegetable.
Seeing the two men coming out, Chang Sui'an went forward and couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Master Wu Jue, what happened to your eyes?"
Why does it look like you've been crying? How can you cry while talking about Buddhism?
It can't be that my younger sister hit me. Although she likes to hit people, she would never do something unfilial like hitting an elder over a disagreement.
Wu Jue sighed and rubbed his red and swollen eyes: "There was dust in my eyes just now."
Chang Sui'an looked at it silently and felt that it was so swollen that it would be impossible to deal with it with ordinary dust. He would have to use bricks to start with, and both eyes were not spared, so the bricks needed to be used evenly.
Adults always care about their reputation. Since the master was unwilling to admit that he had cried, he would just pretend to believe it.
He kindly suggested: "Then you should take a good rest later and don't go out for a walk yet."
After all, it's hard to deceive even someone like him with such words, let alone others.
Wu Jue nodded in agreement, as if his eyes were in severe pain, so he found a chair and sat down to rub his eyes.
The Chang brothers and sisters planned to leave.
"Oh, right." Before leaving, Chang Suining suddenly thought of what he saw when he came here, so he asked, "Second Father, do you know which girl disappeared in the back mountain yesterday?"
Ordinary people don't know, but the monks in the temple are involved in the search, and Wu Jue, as the abbot of the temple, should know something about it.
Ever since she became famous in the capital, there were many noble ladies who were willing to surround her and treat her in a friendly manner. Even if it was just out of concern, she would still ask about it.
Wu Jue lowered his voice and said, "It's the girl from the Changsun family."
Chang Suining was stunned for a moment before asking, "Which girl from Changsun's family?"
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