Chapter 51 Going in the opposite direction I often hear Ah Si mention you...
After ascending to the position of the building owner, Luo Wan learned from Bi Yue what news the secret guards and Liu Feng had conveyed.
In short, the North has changed hands.
At this time, Bi Yue no longer hid anything from Luo Wan. It can be said that she told him everything she knew. All the confidential information in the Yasheng Pavilion could be accessed by her.
Luo Wan said: "Is being an undercover agent not taboo now?"
Bi Yue said, "That depends on what the owner thinks. What the owner thinks is what Tingyu Tower thinks. The previous owner, Sha Yan, thought that undercover work was a taboo, so undercover work was a taboo for Tingyu Tower. Now that you think undercover work is not a taboo, then undercover work is not a taboo for Tingyu Tower."
Luo Wan smiled slightly. Bi Yue hadn't changed at all, exactly the same as in the previous life.
In her previous life, she knew very little about Bi Yue. After she ascended to the position of building owner, they had almost no contact except for necessary official duties.
So much so that she always thought that this person was like Qingyun, isolated from the world and sticking to the rules.
Who would have thought that it was such a person, Bi Yue, who had left almost no trace in her life, but was the only one who fought for her until the last moment in her previous life.
To this day, Luo Wan still can't help but admire Chu Lin's ability to win people's hearts.
From the moment he was born, he didn't even have to do anything, as people were willing to risk their lives for him.
With just a little trick, all the assassins in Tingyu Tower were under his command.
Bi Yue fought until he was exhausted, his arms trembling so much that he could hardly hold the sword, but he still stubbornly protected the poisoned Luo Wan.
Luo Wan asked him why.
However, he simply said, "If Chu Lin had competed with you openly for the position of building owner, I would naturally not have interfered. But he used such despicable and despicable means, which I cannot tolerate. Moreover, you are still the building owner now, so I naturally have to fight for you."
Luo Wan sneered at him for being stupid.
He could have just stood by and watched. With his talent and qualifications, Chu Lin would never treat him unfairly when the matter was over.
Bi Yue stubbornly said, "In life, one must always hold on to something. If one is like a reed, bending wherever the wind blows, it would be too boring."
In her previous life, Luo Wan might not have been a good owner of Tingyu Tower. Most of the time, she was a "hands-off boss", leaving all the affairs of the tower to her adjutant.
Chu Lin was the one who really held power, so she was very grateful that Bi Yue chose to stand by her at that time.
Although it is not ruled out that Bi Yue just chose to stand on the side of the title of "OP".
Pulling his thoughts back, Luo Wan said, "The Northern Kingdom has changed its ruler. Who ascended the throne?"
Bi Yue said: "The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace is Bei Yeji."
It was indeed still him, but it came earlier than in the previous life, and everything happened faster than Luo Wan had imagined.
Bi Yue walked to the bookshelf and lightly touched the mechanism. More than ten rows of bookshelves moved in response and slowly shifted according to some mysterious rules.
Luo Wan followed Bi Yue to the top floor of the Ya Sheng Pavilion, where they saw a huge round desk in the center, surrounded by the bookshelves that had just been moved.
Several assassins from the Dumb Pavilion quickly processed the secret report, and carrier pigeons were flying back and forth continuously.
Bi Yue turned to look at her and said, "What does the host want to know?"
Luo Wan asked, "How did Bei Yeji ascend to the throne?"
"The Northern Emperor has passed away, and the Crown Prince naturally ascended to the throne." Bi Yue said meaningfully, "But the truth seems to be different. A secret agent in the capital has received a letter, saying that the Northern Emperor's death was suspicious."
Luo Wan said: "Did he die in a strange way?"
Bi Yue nodded and said, "Although the Northern Emperor was seriously ill and his life span was short, the imperial physician diagnosed him with at least another year and a half to live. Yet, he died not long after the beginning of this year." Bi Yue paused, then added, "There were no signs of his death."
She had only met the Northern Emperor once, at the palace banquet. As an emperor, he was too lazy to intervene in court disputes. He was truly spontaneous.
Bi Yue walked straight to a bookshelf and pressed the mechanism. With a slight sound, Luo Wan turned around and saw a wooden box rising in the middle of the round desk.
Bi Yue opened the wooden box and handed over a secret report, which had been sent back to Tingyu Tower by a secret agent in the capital not long ago. It recorded: According to the Northern Annals, in the 23rd year of Zhenzhi, the Northern Emperor passed away and the Crown Prince Bei Yeji succeeded to the throne.
After reading the contents of the secret report, Luo Wan raised his eyebrows slightly.
It happened a year earlier than in the previous life. It happened a year earlier for no reason. Someone must have been unable to contain themselves and tampered with it.
Luo Wan asked Bi Yue: "Who do you think was responsible for the death of the Northern Emperor?"
Bi Yue's expression was indifferent: "Whoever benefits the most will be the most suspicious."
The Northern Emperor had never been one to rule by inaction. He had arranged a marriage between Shen Zhiyan and Liu Shuyi to consolidate the positions of these two neutral clans within the court. He knew that after his death, Bei Yeji would ascend the throne, and the Gu clan, as members of the Crown Prince's faction, would surely rise to prominence. Their shady dealings would also expand without regard for others.
The marriage between Shen and Liu was a suppression of the Gu family.
When beating a dog, you have to look at the owner.
The Red Mansion, which was part of the Gu family's business, was sealed off, and Crown Prince Beiye Ji was of course unhappy. This series of sanctions against him accelerated his ambition to ascend the throne.
The sudden death of the Northern Emperor was most likely due to him.
Bi Yue said, "There's one more thing I'm wondering if you might be interested. This morning, news came back from the capital that has rocked the entire Northern Kingdom."
Luo Wan's eyelids twitched unconsciously: "What?"
Bi Yue said, "After the new emperor of the Northern Kingdom ascended the throne, the eldest son of the Jiang family was sent south to fight. Later, it was heard that he had colluded with foreign nations and committed treason. The entire Jiang family was executed. The whereabouts of the Northern Kingdom general are unknown."
A single move can affect the entire body. Not only was Beiye Ji's ascension to the throne brought forward, but the subsequent changes were also brought forward, the most prominent of which was Jiang Cichen's treason.
Although I had expected this day to come, it still felt incredible when it finally came.
General Jiang, who was admired by thousands of people, was now a traitor and a treacherous minister who was wanted by everyone in the north.
Since Jiang Cichen has already committed treason, her plan should be put on the agenda.
Luo Wan handed the secret report back to Bi Yue and said, "I once brought back a medical book from the capital."
Bi Yue pondered for a moment and said, "That's exactly what I'm wondering about. When we sent someone to deliver the medical book to the wealthy businessman, we found that his residence in Sicheng was already empty, so the book was never delivered."
Luo Wan frowned and said calmly, "Do you have his identity information?"
Bi Yue said: "The identity is fake, and we can't find out who it is."
She had taken great pains to steal the medical book from the Shen Mansion, but the wealthy businessman just refused to give it away.
Moreover, that was not an ordinary medical book, it was a map of the world. Luo Wan didn't believe that the wealthy businessman who bought it would know nothing about it.
She originally guessed that the wealthy businessman was a Yun citizen in disguise, so this map would sooner or later be handed over to the Yun royal family, and then passed on to Jiang Cichen, who was fighting for Yun.
This actually helped Luo Wan to do something, as it provided her with the only bargaining chip in future negotiations with Jiang Cichen.
It was a good time, the sun was warm and the sky was clear.
Luo Wan's gaze fell on the layers of mountains outside the Yasheng Pavilion and said, "I'm going to leave Tingyu Tower for a while."
Bi Yue said: "The owner of Tingyu Tower does not need to report to his subordinates when doing things."
Luo Wan said: "I'm not reporting this, I just want you to guard Tingyu Tower for me during this time."
Bi Yue reminded him, "You should leave this kind of thing to your shadow. He is now the adjutant of Tingyu Tower."
In Tingyu Tower, when the master of the death squad is promoted to the tower owner, his shadow is automatically promoted to adjutant, surpassing all the death squads and reaching the same third rank.
Luo Wan said: "He left with me."
Bi Yue said, "Aren't you afraid that I might take over your place while you're away?"
Luo Wan said calmly: "Then you have to be able to beat me."
Bi Yue didn't say anything.
He thought that someone who reached the top of the OP at the age of eighteen was really crazy.
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Before leaving Tingyu Tower, Luo Wan went to Qianji's place to meet Qingyun.
She did not find the antidote to the poison Lei Yuanjie had given her in the book "Anti-Toxins" that she borrowed from the library.
That's why Luo Wan came to Qianji to find Qingyun and asked him if he knew about a poison called "Jue Ya".
After Lei Yuanjie poisoned Luo Wan, he laughed and cried and said, "The poison of Jue Ya is so terrible that even gods cannot cure it."
Simply put, she was dead.
The small pharmacy of Qingyun at Qianjichu was still filled with strange smells, and a row of medicine furnaces were bubbling non-stop, and no one knew what was cooking.
Qingyun wandered from one medicine furnace to another, and in the midst of his busy schedule, he finally found time to reply to the host: "What kind of poison is that? I've never heard of it."
Lei Yuanjie is a very cunning person. He does things without any rules and has no bottom line.
Otherwise, he would not have broken the rules of the martial arts world and poisoned Luo Wan during his second fight with her.
Lei Yuanjie alone might be easy to deal with, but he's not alone; he's the leader of the Wanlei Sect. If he mobilizes the entire Wanlei Sect to avenge Sha Yan, a fierce battle is bound to ensue between Tingyu Tower and the Wanlei Sect.
This was originally a dispute between the three of them, and Luo Wan didn't want to involve others.
The best way is to fight Lei Yuanjie alone, but before that, Luo Wan must get the antidote for "Jue Ya".
She couldn't possibly ask that person for help like she did in her previous life.
Luo Wan added: "The poison of Wan Leimen."
Qingyun stared at the medicine furnace for a moment, then lowered her eyes and stirred it a few times with a spoon, saying, "What are the symptoms?"
He still vividly remembered the feeling of being poisoned in his previous life. Thousands of ants were gnawing at his bones. As soon as he used his internal energy to force out the poison, it immediately flowed through his bloodstream, and fine, dense purple-red stains crawled all over his body like spider webs.
Such a powerful poison is definitely not something that an ordinary poison master can develop.
The Wanlei Sect is most famous in the martial arts world for its cold weapons, and no one has ever heard of any poison that is famous in the martial arts world.
This is what is incredible to Luo Wan. How and where did a sect that is not good at making poisons come up with such a strange poison?
She told Qingyun about the symptoms of poisoning.
Inadvertently, a few drops of the unknown liquid in Qingyun's spoon spilled out, and he said, "I can't cure this poison."
There are too many things in this world that we cannot do anything about. Even Qingyun, who has been deeply engaged in medicine all day long, cannot solve the problem of "Jue Ya".
Luo Wan felt that it was understandable. Since Lei Yuanjie wanted her to die and poisoned her, how could he not have thought that there was Qingyun in Tingyu Tower, and the poison he poisoned her with was also something he could not cure.
I had to find another way.
When Luo Wan was leaving, she suddenly heard Qingyun calling her from behind.
"Owner."
He seemed to want to say something, but then shook his head, feeling that he shouldn't say it.
Luo Wan waited for a while, but it was harder than climbing to the sky to get this old man to speak.
Finally, he waved his hand to indicate that everything was fine.
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The earth warms up and the ice and snow melt.
Luo Wan handed over all the affairs in the building one by one. When he and Chu Lin stepped out of Tingyu Tower, the remaining snow in the mountains had turned into a trickle.
The two of them walked down the bluestone steps and came to a clearing in the woods. Luo Wan suddenly stopped.
"Your sword."
This scene was so similar to the day in Jinxi City. Even though Chu Lin remembered that Luo Wan had stabbed him with his sword last time, he still obediently took off his sword.
Luo Wan took the heavy sword, untied the faded red rope wrapped around the black iron hilt, and returned the sword to Chu Lin.
Chu Lin frowned slightly, not understanding why.
This sword tassel was given to him by Luo Wan one year after they became partners, implying that they wish to be together through life and death like this tassel.
Luo Wan's fingertips traced the twisted peace knot on the sword tassel, feeling lost. She had lost more than just her life; she had also lost the courage to entrust her true feelings.
Without any hesitation, she raised her hand and threw the sword tassel into the air. The hidden weapon suddenly flew out from her sleeve and passed through the sword tassel.
In a blink of an eye, the sword tassel was broken into pieces and scattered on the ground.
Chu Lin's pupils suddenly shrank, but the next second, he suddenly calmed down, slowly bent down and picked up the ear stubble on the ground.
But it was too broken and scattered in the wet mud after the snow melted, and it looked in a miserable state.
At this moment, he heard Luo Wan say: "In Tingyu Tower, the owner can execute anyone she wants. But I don't want to do that. I'll give you a chance to fight me."
Chu Lin paused and looked up to see her holding a sword with the tip of the sword facing him.
He didn't understand. In fact, he couldn't figure it out from the beginning to the end.
But he said nothing, and reached directly for the sword with his muddy hand.
The moment his palm touched the sword blade, blood suddenly flowed along his palm lines to the sword blade, mixed with mud and dripped from the sword blade.
Chu Lin held the sword blade firmly. Luo Wan wanted to pull it out, but he held it tighter and blood gushed out even more violently.
He asked Luo Wan for confirmation: "You want to kill me, right?"
Luo Wan said: "It's obvious enough, why are you asking this?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the sword in Luo Wan's hand was pulled forward by a strong force. By the time she reacted, the sword had already pierced Chu Lin's chest.
He steadied the blade again, took a step forward, and the tip of the sword penetrated another inch deeper.
Luo Wan saw that his forehead was covered with sweat and his lips had lost their color.
She gripped the hilt of the sword tightly and stabbed at Chu Lin without any mercy. However, in an instant, her arm felt numb throughout her body, and she let go of the sword with a trembling hand.
The sword's center of gravity was unstable and it fell towards the hilt. The tip of the sword hit Chu Lin's chest, and he staggered and knelt on one knee.
A man dressed as a shaman suddenly stepped forward and supported Chu Lin.
Miaojiang High Priest!
This was the Miao high priest who, in the previous life, detoxified Luo Wan after Lei Wujie poisoned her and saved her life.
Fate played a trick on her like a clown, and the man who begged the high priest to save her never imagined that the poison that would kill her in the future was inflicted by him personally.
The high priest checked Chu Lin's injuries and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that they were not fatal.
Chu Lin stood up: "Why are you here?"
The high priest said, "I told you to return to Miao territory long ago. No one outside can be trusted! Isn't your mother's experience enough? If I don't come soon, you will die by her sword."
Chu Lin said calmly: "This is a matter between me and her."
The high priest said, "You and her? You are not just yourself. You are the future priest of Miaojiang. You also have the people of Miaojiang. Are you going to abandon the people of Miaojiang like your mother did?"
His mother, Consort Lan, the wife of the late Northern Emperor, was the future priestess of the Miao region.
He fled Miao territory in pursuit of freedom for his own selfish desire, but was trapped within the palace walls his entire life, suffering from intrigue and deception, and died in depression.
Chu Lin said: "I said I would return to Miaojiang, and I will make up for the mistakes made by my mother."
The high priest said, "You said you would return to Miaojiang, but you have postponed it again and again. The people of Miaojiang can no longer wait another twenty years."
Luo Wan raised her eyes and met Chu Lin’s eyes that were like the vast galaxy.
He looked at her and whispered, "Give me a little more time."
The high priest said angrily, "You said you wanted to bring someone back to Miaojiang, but this person wants to kill you now! Are you still going to wait?!"
Chu Lin remained silent, his eyes gradually dimming.
Is he too selfish? No one wants to be trapped in one place forever, but he hopes Luo Wan will accompany him back to Miaojiang.
She had clearly rejected him categorically, but he still wanted to stay with her regardless of the Miao people.
The high priest said to Luo Wan, "I often hear Ah Si mention you."
Luo Wan looked at him after hearing what he said. He was a man whose emotions showed on his face.
The high priest said angrily, "He's devoted to you and has never let you down. Even if your heart is ice, it should be warmed. Yet you want to kill him? The people of the Central Plains are truly vicious."
Wholeheartedly, never let down.
In front of everyone around him, his real identity is Bei Ye Si, but in front of her, he uses a fake identity, Chu Lin.
When Luo Wan heard these words, he curled his lips and said calmly, "What if I insist on killing him?"
The high priest sneered: "You must get past me first."
After that, the two of them started fighting.
After all, the high priest had saved her life in her previous life. Luo Wan didn't want to be ungrateful unless it was absolutely necessary.
Luo Wan had never fought with the high priest before, so she had no idea how strong he was. But when he hit her arm with a stone just now, Luo Wan felt that he was no ordinary person.
This was indeed the case; she couldn't beat him at all.
fundamental.
This feeling of being so close to success in revenge but failing halfway, a long-lost feeling of powerlessness suddenly flooded my heart.
Luo Wan was forced to retreat step by step. The high priest's figure shook and suddenly disappeared from Luo Wan's sight. The next moment, the wizard's staff had hit her.
The blow hit Luo Wan's chest hard. She felt a surge of overwhelming force, and her internal organs seemed to be displaced.
Her body flew backwards uncontrollably, the wind whistled in her ears, and her vision went black.
There was no other time that made Luo Wan feel more tired than this moment. She thought that she might as well just leave it at that, as she was really sleepy.
"Bang!"
A sharp pain shot through her back as she slammed her back against a thick, old tree. The impact was so strong that the bark cracked and fell off.
She wanted to stand up, but her limbs seemed to have lost feeling and her internal energy was scattered.
When the high priest pointed his staff at Luo Wan's throat, Chu Lin hurriedly said, "Don't hurt her!"
The high priest just paused and didn't intend to listen to him.
Chu Lin stated calmly: "If she dies, I won't live alone."
The high priest was silent for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly, saying to Luo Wan: "The person you desperately want to kill is actually trying his best to protect you."
Luo Wan almost wanted to laugh.
She was tied to a tree stump by the high priest, but she still said, "Even if you don't kill me, I will not give up killing him."
The high priest snorted coldly: "I'll wait for you in Miaojiang."
Luo Wan struggled with the rope, but the rough rope immediately rubbed new red marks on her fair skin. With her current internal strength, it was completely useless.
Chu Lin supported his injured body and moved closer. His bloody fingertips curled in the air, as if he wanted to touch her face, but because of the mixture of blood and mud, they finally hovered half an inch away from her cheek.
He leaned forward slightly, resting his hands on the old tree. He didn't speak for a long time, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Feeling his face getting closer, Luo Wan breathed weakly and uttered a word coldly: "Get lost."
Chu Lin's eyelashes trembled violently, and a suppressed cough escaped from her throat. A warm liquid dripped into the hollow of her collarbone. At first, she thought it was blood, but when the second and third drops fell, she realized it was tears.
"I finally kept my promise to let you become the host." He was trembling all over, but he stubbornly maintained his bent posture and said in a hoarse voice, "And, I'm sorry."
The high priest's urging voice came from not far away. Chu Lin finally stood up, took two steps back, and looked up at her.
It was that look again, moist and broken, and she hated it.
It seemed like he was begging, or like he was waiting for her to soften her heart.
Very fake and hypocritical.
When he turned and left with the high priest, he still held the tattered sword tassel in his hand.
The sky grew gray and dark, and the broken rope finally slid to the ground. She picked up the sword that had been thrown there.
The path forked, heading in the opposite direction of Chu Lin.
One is in Miao territory, the other is in the capital, going in opposite directions.
Work harder, grow a little more, and become stronger.
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