Chapter 48: Previous Life
However, Mo Xingchen did not break the window paper, and the two of them still got along like ordinary classmates.
This state is not quite lovers, but above friendship.
Fang Lian thought this was fine, and planned to date after finishing the college entrance exam. She had waited for so long anyway, so a few more months wouldn’t make a difference.
Mo Xingchen analyzed it in a logical way: "She is an alien, you know that, we can't use the thoughts and brains of ordinary people to judge Yang Mian. The big guys are the ones who do great things quietly."
If you can know the past and the future and catch ghosts, what’s the big deal about living with your boyfriend? They are all trivial things that are not worth mentioning.
After hearing this, Fang Lian nodded and said, "I think you are right."
Seeing this, Mo Xingchen waved his hand and said, "Don't ask so many questions. The movie has started. Let's watch the movie quickly."
"Yeah." Everyone looked at the screen intently.
At this time, the movie playing in the cinema was a fantasy story about a scholar and a mysterious woman.
In the picture, on top of a green mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, a young girl is sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, practicing.
It was quiet all around, with only the rustling of leaves in the breeze.
After a long time, the little girl slowly opened her eyes and her training was over.
She picked a piece of dogtail grass and held it in her mouth. While chewing, she muttered, "Practicing every day, practicing every day, I'm almost bored to death. I really want to go down the mountain and see the outside world!"
The little girl looked around, and after making sure that there was no one around, she seemed to have made up her mind and sneaked down the mountain.
The market at the foot of the mountain is bustling with a wide variety of goods lined up on both sides of the street.
The young girl who had just come down the mountain was immediately attracted and couldn't move.
She touched here and looked there, her eyes full of curiosity and excitement.
At this moment, a sarcastic voice came over: "Where did this country girl come from? Look at her appearance, she has never seen the world."
The little girl looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman in gorgeous clothes standing not far away, looking at her with disdain.
The little girl was not to be outdone and immediately retorted: "I just came down from the mountain and I really haven't seen the world, but how does this bother you?"
She is the eldest senior sister in the Xuanmen sect. All the younger brothers and sisters in the sect are very respectful to her. No one has ever dared to speak to her in this tone. This woman is really tired of living.
"So he really is a bumpkin! The clothes he wears are all patched up, and he smells like a poor kid."
The woman in gorgeous clothes pinched her nose and spoke with disgust, as if the little girl's poverty would infect her.
The little girl was angry and raised her hand to draw a circle, ready to make this short-sighted woman suffer.
Just then, a scholar dressed in plain clothes, preparing for an exam, came over.
He frowned slightly and said to the woman in a serious manner: "Young lady, don't look down on young people because they are poor. The person you look down on today may become a noble person that you cannot reach in the future."
After hearing this, the woman laughed with her hands covering her mouth without disguising, "A noble lady? Just because of this little beggar who just came down from the mountain? If she can become a noble lady, I will cut off my head and let you guys kick it like a ball."
As soon as she said this, the followers beside her also burst into laughter. They were laughing so hard that they fell over, with their faces full of mockery towards the scholar and the girl.
The woman became more and more aggressive, "A poor scholar and a little beggar who just came down from the mountain to beg for food, I think you two are really a perfect match. With the two of you, you still want to turn your life around, you are just dreaming!"
Xiaomian looked at the scholar and said confidently, "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. In just three months, instead of thirty years, this scholar will become someone you cannot even dream of."
Xiaomian has been practicing Taoism since she was young and is proficient in physiognomy. She can tell at a glance that this scholar has the potential to be very rich and powerful. Within three months, someone from the palace will come to issue an order to allow him to serve as an official in the court.
When the woman heard this, she laughed so hard that tears almost came out: "This is really hilarious. My father is the prime minister. Even if he passed the imperial examination, his official position is not higher than my father's. How can I, a daughter of the prime minister's mansion, marry him?"
Xiaomian still swore: "Your father is corrupt and has colluded with foreign enemies. He will soon be dismissed from his post and investigated. By then, you, the daughter of the prime minister's mansion, will also fall into the secular world."
When the woman heard this, she immediately became angry and her face turned red: "You little beggar, how dare you talk nonsense? Do you believe I will tear your mouth apart?" As she said that, she stretched out her hand and pounced on the little girl.
However, before the woman's hand could touch the girl, it was grabbed by the scholar.
The scholar had a righteous look on his face and loudly rebuked: "As the daughter of the prime minister, you oppress the people. This is really a case of the upper beam being crooked and the lower beam being crooked."
In fact, the scholar had also heard about some of the prime minister's evil deeds. Relying on his official position, the prime minister often oppressed the people. The people were miserable, but they dared not speak out.
The scholar's sister and mother died tragically at the hands of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so the scholar was determined to pass the imperial examination in order to be able to plead for the people, overthrow the Prime Minister, and avenge his mother and sister.
"You two lowly people actually dared to insult me and my father. I think you are tired of living. Come on! Catch them and cut out the tongues of these two bitches and feed them to the dogs!"
The woman was furious and screaming hysterically, and the followers behind her were also ready to take action.
The scholar saw the followers that the woman had called rubbing their hands and looking fierce as if they were about to fight. He knew that he was outnumbered, so he didn't care about much else. He quickly grabbed Xiao Mian's hand and shouted, "Run!"
The two of them moved through the bustling market like arrows shot from a bow.
Behind him he heard the woman's angry shouts and the footsteps of her followers chasing him, but the scholar, familiar with the market alleys, turned a few corners and soon left those people out of sight.
When they ran to a quiet corner, they both smiled at each other, panting.
The scholar held his knees and panted, saying, "Finally I got rid of them. It was really thrilling just now!"
Xiaomian patted her chest and responded with lingering fear: "Yes, thanks to your quick reaction, otherwise I would be in trouble today."
The scholar looked at Xiaomian and said seriously, "Don't worry, if you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, I will definitely protect you."
Xiaomian's cheeks turned slightly red and she nodded gently: "Okay." After this incident, Xiaomian was very grateful for the scholar's help. The scholar was also impressed by Xiaomian's frankness and courage, and the friendship between the two quietly deepened.
Xiaomian is well aware of the hatred and ambitions in the scholar's heart. Although she possesses magical powers, she decides to hide her identity and accompany the scholar as an ordinary woman to find evidence to overthrow the prime minister.
In the days that followed, the scholar and Xiaomian ran around and conducted secret investigations.
One day, the two of them were in a teahouse near the Prime Minister's Mansion, pretending to chat but actually asking for news. Xiaomian whispered, "I always feel that the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been flustered recently. Maybe there is something fishy going on."
The scholar frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "It seems that we have to find an opportunity to test the butler's words, maybe we can find a key clue."
Xiaomian nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll find a way to distract the others, and you take the opportunity to approach him."
They did not miss any clues, from the account books of corruption in the Prime Minister's Mansion to the letters of collusion with foreign enemies, every piece of evidence collected was hard-won.
With her intelligence and sharpness, Xiaomian has helped the scholar resolve crises many times; the scholar, with his unyielding perseverance and persistent pursuit of the truth, gets closer to his goal step by step amidst difficulties and obstacles.
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