Chapter 327 You Are the Light
“I asked myself this question countless times back then.”
Ye Buwei's voice was tinged with bitterness. "Ever since he was two or three years old, he's loved clinging to me, following me around all day long, calling me 'Uncle Emperor'. He's always so well-behaved, so submissive, and so obedient in front of me. Even after ascending the throne, he still relies on me as much as before."
"I have invested countless energy and efforts in him. Anyone in this world can deal with me, except him. But things just happened so strangely."
"Later, I realized I had never truly recognized him. Innocence and obedience were merely masks. I was deceived by a child I had raised. I had devoted so much energy to raising him, yet he became a cold-blooded man who murdered his own blood relatives. Isn't this my failure?"
Ye Buwei closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if to drive out the resentment and unhappiness in his heart along with the foul air.
Zen Master Huineng said calmly, "I have witnessed countless tragedies of family members turning against each other and brothers killing each other. It all comes down to the four words 'money, power, fame, and gain.'"
"The emperor treats you this way because he thinks you pose a threat to his status and reputation. As long as you are here, he will always live under your light and influence. As the emperor, he is unwilling to be inferior to you."
Zhao Xingjian slammed his hand on the table and shouted angrily, "I only knew that the emperor was mediocre and not a wise ruler! I didn't know he was so short-sighted, so cruel, and so scheming!
"He was only twelve years old at the time, and for his own selfish interests, he personally eliminated his uncle, the emperor who had always protected him, destroyed the pillar of the country, and caused it to decline! He is a sinner of the country! He has let down the people of the country! He is not worthy of being the emperor of the country!"
"Master, there's no need to be so agitated," Zen Master Huineng said with a soothing look. "Good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil. He hasn't been sitting on the throne securely for all these years, and besides, his retribution has already arrived."
"That's because the Regent managed to escape!" Zhao Xingjian said angrily. "If the Regent is gone, no matter how much retribution the Emperor suffers, it will be meaningless! Even if he dies a hundred times, he can't atone for his sins!"
After saying this, he knelt down facing the window and said with all his heart, "Oh my God, today I, Zhao Xingjian, am once again grateful to Heaven for allowing the Regent to survive! Just for this reason, I, Zhao Xingjian, will never again complain about Heaven. I believe that there is justice in this world, and that life on earth is worth living!"
Zen Master Huineng was surprised and asked, "Ah Chen, when did you and Master meet? I didn't know your relationship was so deep!"
Ye Buwei looked at Zhao Xingjian silently and shook his head slowly.
In fact, he never understood why Zhao Xingjian felt so inexplicably close to and admired him.
He was sure that he had no contact with Zhao Xingjian twenty years ago.
Zhao Xingjian got up from the ground. "The Regent didn't know me back then, and we had no connection whatsoever. But even so, the Regent means so much to me, and no one can replace him. I'm sure there are many people like me who, when the tragic news came out, wished they were the one dead."
Ye Buwei's expression changed slightly, "Master, you..."
Zhao Xingjian continued, "You certainly didn't know me back then, but that doesn't stop you from becoming an important person in my heart. I regard you as the brightest light in this chaotic world. This isn't just a simple relationship between people; it's the power of faith!"
This was the first time that Zhao Xingjian expressed his admiration for Ye Buwei. Fortunately, Zen Master Huineng was present today, otherwise he would not have been able to say these words.
Zen Master Huineng stroked his beard and laughed.
Ye Buwei coughed twice and said, "Master, please take a seat."
At this moment, Ye Buwei seriously suspected that Zhao Xingjian had deliberately collapsed the house during the snowstorm...
Zhao Xingjian felt a little embarrassed by his passionate "confession." He cleared his throat and pretended to be calm, "How did the Regent escape?"
Ye Buwei said: "Someone risked her life to save me and took me all the way out of the capital. Because of her, I was able to survive."
"Where is that man now? He will be my, Zhao Xingjian's, benefactor in the future!"
"You know that person."
"I know him?" Zhao Xingjian was shocked. "Could it be the Marquis of Wuping? No! There's a tablet for you in the ancestral hall of the Marquis of Wuping's mansion! I've burned incense with him before!"
Ye Buwei smiled and said, "The person who saved me now lives in Heihe Village."
Zhao Xingjian: "Ah?? The only person in Heihe Village who had the ability to save people was Yan Ping, but Yan Ping wasn't even born at that time!"
Ye Buwei smiled and said, "That person is a woman."
Zhao Xingjian: "Ah??? In Heihe Village, the only woman who could save people was Xiao Jiuer, but we didn't even know where Xiao Jiuer was at that time!"
"It's Qiuyue."
"What?!"
Zhao Xingjian, whose butt had just touched the seat, jumped up again. "You said Yan Pingniang saved you?! But she's just an ordinary country woman. How could she have saved you from being surrounded by assassins? Saving someone is not an argument! No matter how eloquent you are, it's useless!"
"You don't know this, I saved him just by talking!" Luo Qiuyue pushed the door open and walked in.
"I used my tongue to lash out at those killers, until the sky was dark and the ground was dark, leaving them completely helpless. They said they had never seen anyone with such a powerful tongue as mine, and they had no choice but to run away in a panic!"
Zhao Xingjian looked like he was about to cry: "Stop teasing me!"
Zen Master Huineng laughed and said, "It seems that even a virtuous master cannot avoid the cliché of judging people by appearances!"
After seeing Luo Qiuyue just now, Zen Master Huineng could tell that Luo Qiuyue's martial arts skills were not weak.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Zhao Xingjian. Zhao Xingjian knows nothing about martial arts, so naturally he doesn't know these things.
Zhao Xingjian understood, "So Yan Pingniang is a martial arts expert, but I have been kept in the dark!"
"No one else knows!" Luo Qiuyue smiled with a hint of pride, "I have been hiding it very well. If Old Ye hadn't taken the initiative to tell me today, I would have kept it hidden forever!"
Zhao Xingjian had always felt that Luo Qiuyue was not worthy of the Regent, but now he knew that he was superficial.
"Mother Yan Ping, it's me, Zhao Xingjian, who didn't recognize Mount Tai." Zhao Xingjian bowed deeply to Luo Qiuyue, "From now on, you will be my great benefactor!"
"You have raised a good daughter-in-law for me and you are also my benefactor. We owe each other nothing and we are even!" Luo Qiuyue said with a smile.
"However, there's one thing I'm still unclear on," Zhao Xingjian said. "Since Yan Pingniang saved the Prince Regent, the Emperor should have known that he was still alive. Why hasn't he taken any follow-up action in all these years?"
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