Chapter 74 I Will Not Fall Behind
What Wu Gui and the others left for Zhou Yunshu was the deployment map and patrol deployment schedule of the Red Lotus Sect in Wolong Mountain.
At this moment, the entire Red Lotus Sect was displayed in front of Zhou Yunshu.
"She will come to see you before three quarters past midnight."
Zhou Yunshu nodded, but she didn't know whether she would disguise herself as a maid to bring midnight snack to Qingfeng, or whether the maid was just an excuse.
In the evening, before waiting for Wu Gui to come, Zhou Yunshu secretly added another meal for herself, two sausages and an apple.
There is no way, the conditions are limited.
There was a pot in her space, but it was just an electric rice cooker, which she had casually stuffed into her space when she came back from camping in modern times.
Before she traveled back through time, the space was just a place for Zhou Yunshu to farm and store miscellaneous items. If she had known in advance that she would travel through time, she would definitely fill the space up.
Although she has stuffed a lot of things into the space now.
After finishing the snack, Zhou Yunshu felt that the hunger in her stomach had eased a lot.
As her belly grew bigger, she had to prepare some food for herself in addition to the main meals, otherwise she would not be able to hold on for the whole day. It is really easy to get hungry when pregnant.
“Bang!”
Zhou Yunshu turned her head to look at the window where the stone was thrown, and then there were three long and two short knocks coming from outside.
Zhou Yunshu put away the dagger in her hand and knocked it on the table two short and three long times.
"Squeak~"
The window was opened, and Wu Gui, dressed in black, jumped in nimbly from the window. The moment she jumped in, Wei Zhong, who had been guarding outside Zhou Yunshu's door, also pushed open the door.
He looked at Zhou Yunshu and Wu Gui, who were both looking at him, and said, "I'll keep watch."
Zhou Yunshu nodded, and Wu Gui closed the window and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Are you okay?"
Zhou Yunshu saw Wu Gui looking at her belly and nodded, "We are all fine."
"That's good." Wu Gui naturally sat down next to Zhou Yunshu and continued, "When are we leaving?"
"On the day of the birthday party."
"Three more days." Wu Gui suddenly sighed.
Zhou Yunshu raised her eyes and looked at her.
"I..." She curled her fingers, "Can we...can't we."
Wu Gui couldn't convince himself, so he rejected himself. Taking Ansheng away was a very unrealistic thing.
Zhou Yunshu saw Wu Gui was in such a dilemma, thinking it was probably because of the child who couldn't leave her. However, Zhou Yunshu looked at her and said, "He is the son of the Red Lotus Mother."
"I know, but Our Lady doesn't care that much about him."
Ansheng is more like a dispensable kitten or puppy to the Holy Mother of Red Lotus. When she remembers him, she calls him over and pets him casually for a while. When she doesn't remember him anymore, she lets her son fend for himself in any corner.
An Sheng’s disappearance and near-being eaten by refugees is a typical example.
"Yuan Ruo misses you." Zhou Yunshu reminded Wu Gui.
Her son needs her attention more.
"I know." Wu Gui felt heartbroken when she thought of her son whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
"We can't make any mistakes in three days. We have to meet them safely."
Wu Gui looked at Zhou Yunshu and assured her, "Don't worry, I won't hold you back."
Zhou Yunshu nodded. Wu Gui was very kind, but she had never failed to deliver on her promises on important matters, so she was willing to trust her.
"Time is running out. I want to learn more about the Red Lotus Cult and the Red Lotus Mother."
Wu Gui also knew the purpose of his visit tonight, so he immediately said, "The Red Lotus Cult is rumored to have been founded at the beginning of the drought in Luzhou, but the maids around the Red Lotus Mother, as well as Wu Qianshi's confidants, were already placed with the Red Lotus Mother before the Red Lotus Cult appeared."
"Then the Red Lotus Mother's status is not low."
Wu Gui nodded and shook his head, "It should be said that the person behind this Red Lotus Mother is of high status."
"Have you seen it?" Zhou Yunshu had long guessed that there was someone behind the Red Lotus Mother, but she didn't expect it to be verified now.
"I haven't seen him, but that man should be An Sheng's biological father. Wu Qianshi and the others were also sent here by An Sheng's biological father in the beginning."
Wu Gui continued, "Or rather, the Red Lotus Cult's current status is entirely due to the manipulation of the man behind the Red Lotus Mother."
There must be a deep meaning behind a man, especially a man of status, establishing a religion.
Zhou Yunshu didn't believe that he established this religion to save the people. After spending a long time with the Red Lotus Sect, she didn't think they were such selfless people.
"Do you know what else the Red Lotus Sect does besides taking in believers?"
Wu Gui nodded and said seriously, "Did you know that the Red Lotus Cult is recruiting Saintess?"
"Know."
Wu Gui's mouth showed a hint of sarcasm, and he continued: "Under the banner of recruiting saint girls for Yang Bingtian and Princess Yuyang, in fact, it is just to find women for the emperor."
"ah!?"
This reason was something Zhou Yunshu had never imagined before.
"Finding a woman for the emperor?"
"Yes." Wu Gui took a deep breath and said, "Many people know about this. So far, there have been hundreds of girls from Wolong Mountain who have come to participate in the Saint Maiden selection, including many daughters of wealthy and powerful families."
Zhou Yunshu once again thought of the Anshan County Magistrate who had gone to great lengths to get his daughter to select the Saint. Did he know about this?
Also, does Wan Liqing know about this?
The Emperor and the Saint...
"Are they planning to have Princess Yuyang bring these saints into the palace to chant sutras and pray for the emperor? These saints..." She suddenly raised her eyes, looked at Wu Gui and said, "They want to practice dual cultivation with the emperor?"
Wu Gui looked at Zhou Yunshu with sparkling eyes, "Yes, how did you guess that?"
Zhou Yunshu sneered and said, "By now, even the beggars in the streets probably know that our emperor is crazy about immortality."
After all, there has only been one emperor in the Zhou Dynasty who was able to fit Taoist temples, Buddhist halls and other places for praying to gods and Buddhas into the imperial palace.
Zhou Yunshu had no doubt that if someone told the emperor that practicing dual cultivation with these saints could extend his lifespan, he would definitely accept it with great joy.
"In that case, the Red Lotus Mother and the person behind her have big plans."
Zhou Yunshu suddenly asked, "Who do you think is the person behind the Red Lotus Mother?"
Wu Gui shook her head. Zhou Yunshu didn't seem to expect her to give her an answer. She just muttered to herself, "It can't be Yang Bingtian."
"That's impossible." Wu Gui said with a smile, "I heard that Lord Yang is a henpecked husband."
"And you also said that the person behind the Red Lotus Mother might be Ansheng's biological father. Then Yang Bingtian is even less likely. I heard the maidservant beside the Mother say that the Mother calls Sir Yang "brother."
Zhou Yunshu touched the cold wall of the cup, "Brother..."
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