Chapter 072 Jin丨Exclusive release from Jiang Wenxue

Hearing this, Xue Chen put down his chopsticks and held his forehead: [Headache, so bad, I can't even eat.]

System: [Why do you suddenly have a headache? You're not using a pseudonym.]

Xue Chen: [My stupid brother has been out for a while and has become more and more arrogant. He used to keep it a secret, but now he doesn't cover it up at all and just treats me like a fool.]

System: [I feel okay. But why don't you just expose it and tell him the truth? If you join forces with your brother, many things can be solved, right?]

Gong Jiu's mind was all on Xue Chen. When he saw his actions, he suddenly realized that his tone was wrong.

Big brother and I are always in tune with each other. Often, they can tell what the other is thinking with just a glance. Moreover, he is very sensitive and can definitely sense my dissatisfaction with my father!

"Big brother... I don't mean to say that my father is bad, but sometimes, he..." Gong Jiu tried to make amends, recalling his interactions with the King of Taiping. He really couldn't find any fault with this father, so he suppressed his disgust and said, "He is always thinking about you and has never paid attention to me."

Xue Chen responded in a low voice, still holding his forehead: [Do you know the reason now?]

System: [Ah?]

Xue Chen: [This rotten thing has done so many evil things, how can I let him go so easily! 】

System: [……]

Xue Chen: [Most importantly, do you really think that after he knows the truth, he can let go of his hatred and become a good son again?]

System: [Can't he?]

Xue Chen: [He has invested too much energy in this matter, and he has taken Wuming as his master, and has done too many evil things. Countless people have died in his hands, and he has also amassed a lot of money. He can't turn back.

[If I expose him, he will either pretend to turn back in front of me and do it more covertly behind my back, or he will directly control me and cut off all my contact with the outside world...]

System: [Exciting...]

Xue Chen: [??? ??? ???]

There is something wrong with this system!

Seeing that he had been silent, Gong Jiu felt uneasy: "Brother, are you feeling unwell again?"

Xue Chen said softly: "Nothing."

Gong Jiu looked at him and he didn't look like he was fine; "Do you want to lie down for a while?"

Xue Chen picked up the chopsticks again: "No, let's eat first." Because

of the death of Concubine Shu Gui, his original body was forced to drink Chinese medicine, and he couldn't sleep all night with two vests. And all the things he didn't know were all remembered by his stupid brother.

Gong Jiu finally came back, and Xue Chen had to torture him and would never let him have an easy time.

Xue Chen suddenly became cold without explaining the reason. Gong Jiu was not sure whether he had noticed something, was angry with him, or was unwell. He stayed by his brother's side obediently and didn't dare to mention anything that might make his brother unhappy.

-Zhui

Ming took Pei Rui back to the city and first notified the government to collect the body outside the city.

The deceased had nothing on him to prove his identity. He looked like an illegal resident. The man who had fought with him was not found for a while, so his identity could not be confirmed for the time being.

After recording the confession with great difficulty, Zhui Ming described the scene in detail and embellished Pei Rui's excessive self-defense to make him look not so vicious.

The deceased was the first to attack, and Pei Rui just fought back. According to the law, he was not actually guilty.

It was just that the scene at that time was very uncomfortable.

Zhui Ming knew very well that Pei Rui's martial arts was much better than the deceased's. Even if he didn't kill him, he could subdue him, but he didn't do that.

If this was really written in the confession, Pei Rui would not be as innocent as he is now.

After coming out of the yamen, Zhui Ming was extremely tired.

He couldn't relax for the time being, because Pei Rui hadn't given him an answer yet.

Zhui Ming took Pei Rui to the pharmacy to buy some medicine, and returned to the old building to mix a knockout drug by himself.

He didn't hand the things to Pei Rui immediately, but leaned back with his arms folded: "Xiao Mian, have you thought about what to say?"

Pei Rui shook his head.

Zhui Ming asked him what the "kind-hearted person" was, and Pei Rui just said that he needed to think about how to answer. After that, he had been very quiet and hadn't spoken a word until now.

At this time, someone came over from outside: "Third Master! The eldest master asked you to come over, saying that the powder you sent this morning has been sorted out."

It seems that the truth about the "kind-hearted person" cannot be known for the time being.

Zhui Ming got up and went to Wuqing.

Pei Rui followed him silently, holding a knife, like a little tail.

Zhui Ming did not call Pei Rui when he left. He took Pei Rui outside for a whole morning and wanted him to stay and rest, but he still had some grudges and did not express his concern directly.

Zhui Ming turned around and looked at him when he realized that Pei Rui followed him.

The boy lowered his head, his aura was cold and powerful, and he pursed his lips tightly, revealing a bit of pity for no reason.

Zhui Ming felt extremely guilty.

Apart from himself, Xiao Mian had no one else to rely on.

He was just a sixteen-year-old boy, and he couldn't see... Xiao Tou's spirit in heaven would be very sad if he knew that his brother was having such a hard time.

If he doesn't care about him, those people with ulterior motives will take advantage of the situation and deliberately corrupt him. How can Zhui Ming live with his conscience?

"Xiao Mian." Zhui Ming stopped.

Pei Rui also stopped. He didn't look up, but just tilted his ears slightly, as if waiting for Zhui Ming to speak.

"Why are you so far away? Come over here." Zhui Ming said.

Pei Rui walked over quickly. Although his expression did not change, Zhui Ming could see some joy in his expression.

"You probably have never been to Senior Brother's small building, right? I'll take you there. Remember the way this time so that you can visit his place anytime in the future. The four sword boys around Senior Brother are all lively and cheerful kids. You are of similar age, so it would be nice to make more friends."

Pei Rui: "I'm older than them."

Zhui Ming: "Not much older."

Pei Rui remained silent.

The small building didn't sound as empty as the old one. From the sound of the wind, the space seemed even narrower. However, the ground was very flat and the threshold was lower. It must have been specially modified to facilitate Wuqing's wheelchair travel.

Pei Rui had difficulty with his eyes, so he should have stumbled when he came to a strange place, but it was unexpectedly smooth in the small building.

Wuqing sat in the garden and watched the two of them from a distance: "You're here."

Zhui Ming: "Senior Brother."

Wuqing: "Jin Jian, entertain the guests."

Jin Jian is the oldest of the four sword boys. He is already fourteen years old this year, but he is a head shorter than Pei Rui and still looks like a child.

He came to Pei Rui: "Mr. Pei, please follow me."

Pei Rui did not answer, but reached out and grabbed Zhui Ming.

Zhui Ming smiled and said: "This thing was found by Xiao Mian, it's okay to tell him."

Wu Qing waved his hand, let the golden sword retreat, and said softly: "Xiao Mian... This name suits you better than Pei Rui. You look too sharp, so you should be more restrained. Since you have found your family, why don't you change back to your real name?"

Pei Rui said: "It was the name given by my master. My master said that I should be called Pei Rui."

Zhui Ming looked at him.

Where did another master come from!

How many things did Xiao Mian hide from him? Every time he thought he knew this child well enough, he would do something to break his cognition. It is

not convenient to teach Xiao Mian in front of his senior brother. You must ask clearly when you go back!

Wuqing just said it casually. He did not mean to make him change his name. He did not continue to discuss this topic.

He pointed to the paper bag on the table: "The poison in it is the same kind that His Royal Highness Prince Taiping mentioned not long ago."

When Lu Xiaofeng was investigating the murderous flute sound, the government offices in various places also reported the matter, but the court was busy dealing with droughts and locust plagues in various places at that time. It simply issued an order to order the prefecture to investigate and did not take it seriously.

It was not until the Pingyang Prefecture military mutinied and Prince Taiping personally led his troops to the scene and sent back the news that the capital knew that the murderous flute sound was so terrible.

Later, Fang Yingkan was imprisoned, and the murderous flute sound never appeared again. The source was in the Jin Kingdom, so even if they wanted to catch the murderer, they were powerless, and the matter was left unresolved. Unexpectedly,

someone would appear in the suburbs of Beijing with poison, and was caught by Xiao Mian by chance.

Zhui Ming: "The deceased who was carrying the poison was dressed as a Han Chinese, and his accent didn't sound like a Jin Chinese. After he saw Xiao Mian, he reacted violently and wanted to kill Xiao Mian. I thought the deceased was Xiao Mian's enemy, but now it seems that Xiao Mian was discovered by this person when she was secretly investigating the young marquis, and after he saw Xiao Mian, he thought his matter was exposed and he had no way to survive?"

Wu Qing: "It's still difficult to say what the facts are. I have told my uncle about this matter, and I will negotiate with the young marquis."

Pei Rui: "No."

Zhui Ming and Wu Qing looked at him together.

Zhui Ming: "What's not?"

Pei Rui: "I haven't investigated the young marquis, but the young marquis once sent someone to kill me."

Zhui Ming had never heard of these things: "Why did he want to kill you?"

Pei Rui: "..."

Zhui Ming felt helpless when he saw that he was silent again: "Since you have already spoken, why don't you make it clear? Xiao Mian, do you have any concerns?"

Pei Rui shook his head.

Wuqing asked, "You don't know, or you're not sure?"

Pei Rui: "..."

Wuqing: "Does the King of Taiping know?"

Pei Rui nodded: "He knows!"

Wuqing: "Okay, I'll tell my uncle about this."

Zhui Ming asked in confusion: "You were the one who was assassinated, why did the King of Taiping know, but you didn't?"

Pei Rui: "Because I didn't understand, but my father did."

This answer was completely beyond Zhui Ming's expectations: "What do you mean by didn't understand?"

Wuqing looked at Zhui Ming, with a hint of smile on his cold face, as if he found his reaction at the moment very interesting. But

what he said was very polite, and he was very considerate of Pei Rui, the person involved.

Wuqing: "I noticed during our last exchange that Xiaomian's way of thinking seems to be a little different from that of ordinary people. It's just that he is so taciturn and so powerful that people ignore him. It was only after you reminded me that I realized it."

Zhui Ming did not answer, and the small garden was extremely quiet.

After a long silence, Pei Rui said slowly: "Master said that I am slow to react and stupid. I can't be called Xiaomian, because I am easy to be bullied."

Wuqing: "So that's how it is."

Pei Rui tilted his face and reached out to grab Zhui Ming.

Zhui Ming's voice was a little hoarse: "I'm here."

Wuqing: "Why did you suddenly leave the city with Zhui Ming today? Did you get some news in advance?"

System: [Oh, how could there be such a coincidence? Did you plan this too?

Pei Rui: "No."

Xue Chen: [Xie Heng read a fortune for Xiao Mian, and the fortune said that she could go out for a walk, so I tried it.]

System: [When was it read? How come I don't know?] Xue

Chen: [Do you know about external response? When you read a fortune for someone, some things that suddenly appear represent some signs. The more thoroughly people study, the more accurate their interpretations.

[For example, the fan bone fell off, some people interpreted it as the separation of flesh and blood, and some people interpreted it as taking off clothes to see the husband, implying the reunion of husband and wife... Xie Heng was thinking about Xiao Mian before going to bed last night, and then Mr. Hu changed the quilt on the bed and carried her out, so for all the choices today, Xiao Mian would choose to go outside.]

System: [I don't understand, it feels more like a guess.]

Xue Chen: [Xie Heng only knows how to observe the stars, not to read fortunes, so he just guessed. 】

System: [……]

Wuqing: "Then why did you suddenly leave the city?"

Pei Rui: "I wanted the knockout drug, but Zhui Ming refused to give it to me, so I wanted to go out and find some kind people to see if I could find it from them."

Wuqing: "Kind people?"

Pei Rui: "Yes."

Zhui Ming understood what kindhearted people meant from Pei Rui's words: "You said before that when you were wandering in the rivers and lakes, there were kindhearted people who helped you. Are you referring to kindhearted people like this?"

Pei Rui: "Yes."

Zhui Ming: "Aren't they here to kill you? Why would they help you?"

Pei Rui: "They have clothes, food, and water. If you look through their clothes, you won't have to go hungry."

This answer was really beyond Zhui Ming's expectations. Even Wu Qing fell silent, not knowing what to say.

Pei Rui's language was simple, without much description, but they could easily imagine what his life was like in the past.

Zhui Ming felt sour in his heart: "Where is your master?"

Pei Rui: "Dead."

Zhui Ming felt even more upset: "What would you do if no one came to kill you, or if they had no food?"

Pei Rui's tone had not changed from beginning to end, as cold as ever: "Sometimes those people have money, so you can buy food. Sometimes they don't, so you can only eat grass, but grass can't fill your stomach."

Zhui Ming took a deep breath and said hoarsely: "I'm here, and I will never let you go hungry again."