Chapter 192: Su Zhenzhen is destined to be childless
"Rest assured, senior, I will always follow your lead." The Celestial Master reiterated his loyalty.
"However... that killing formation requires the hair of the person being killed."
Su Zhenzhen waved her hand casually, "If I hadn't gotten any hair, why would I have brought you here?"
No one knows why Su Zhenzhen deliberately slapped Jiang Sijin's face on the way to Yangcheng.
It's so easy to just take a hair while you're working on your face.
Su Zhenzhen took a hair from the storage compartment, and the Celestial Master quickly stepped forward to take it with both hands.
"Don't worry, senior, I will definitely handle this matter properly."
"If you can't handle this properly, you won't need to live anymore."
The Celestial Master was greatly alarmed.
Su Zhenzhen couldn't help but smile. Sure enough, coercion is often more effective than bribery.
"Do you still have any contact with Jiang Sijin?"
Su Zhenzhen doesn't believe that Jiang Sijin, a "talent" like this, should only be used once.
"Princess Jiang has imprisoned me in a secluded mountain forest. There are countless wild fruits in the mountain streams there, but I have tried many ways to get out but I cannot. Therefore, I guess it must be an illusion or a maze."
Su Zhenzhen agreed after hearing this, since the Jiang Dynasty was currently in ruins and there was no possibility of leaving behind a paradise.
"Then I'll send you back. When you set up the killing formation, outsiders shouldn't be able to see the key points, right?"
If Jiang Sijin were to return halfway and discover that someone was setting up a killing formation to assassinate her, she would be in deep trouble.
The Celestial Master practically swore an oath to the heavens, "Senior, rest assured, how could I possibly let anyone notice this humble tool I use for making a living? I guarantee I'll get this done without anyone knowing."
Su Zhenzhen nodded in satisfaction and performed the incantation again.
"The form follows the soul, and the soul returns to its place."
As soon as Su Zhenzhen finished speaking, the Celestial Master disappeared instantly and returned to the cave where he had been staying.
Meanwhile, in the capital city.
The powerful families were naturally unaware of the unusual activity in the south.
However, the Jiang family, with their own ulterior motives, were keeping a close eye on Hensheng.
The aroma of tea wafts through the air, filling the room with a Zen-like tranquility. It seems that people who delve into mystical matters like to cultivate a certain character, aiming to highlight their extraordinary nature through their words and actions.
Jiang Jingwei held a teacup in one hand, savoring the tea, while slowly calculating with the other. His unhurried demeanor suggested that everything was under his control.
"Bang—" The door was pushed open abruptly from the outside.
Jiang Jingyan walked in with a happy expression. "Brother, our spies in the south have sent word that the south has made a move."
Jiang Jingwei ignored him, but that didn't stop Jiang Jingyan from happily talking to himself.
"In this way, if Huzhou is thrown into turmoil again, the powerful families will only have the capital in their hands. We can then stir up some trouble near the capital, incite these two forces to fight each other, and finally reap the benefits."
"What kind of good news is this?" Jiang Jingwei gently put down his teacup. "The powerful families are like centipedes; they die but do not fall down. The forces that the young prince has gathered are not enough to completely eliminate them."
The "little prince" they were referring to was Hensheng.
Jiang Jingwei stopped calculating and said, "I have some really good news for you. The young crown prince and the chosen one have already slept together, and the chosen one should be pregnant with the future emperor. That princess from the last emperor's era really does have some tricks up her sleeve."
Jiang Jingyan couldn't hide the color in his face. "Is this really true?"
Jiang Jingwei nodded.
"That's wonderful!" Jiang Jingyan clapped his hands and said, "As long as we have a benevolent ruler for all time, the Jiang Dynasty can continue to last."
They seized the opportunity to assist the young king, act on his behalf, and eventually became powerful ministers.
Jiang Jingwei, however, was not as optimistic as his cousin who lived next door.
"According to my calculations, a truly benevolent ruler throughout history might not even be born."
Jiang Jingyan was shocked. "Why? Does the young prince have other women by his side?"
Logically speaking, if there hadn't been so much jealousy and rivalry, most children would have been born safely. Moreover, he was a benevolent ruler throughout history, so his body should have been stronger than that of ordinary children.
"The problem doesn't lie with the young prince, but with that destined noblewoman who is destined to have no children."
"That's impossible. A woman destined by heaven can give birth to a benevolent ruler for all time. The Imperial Advisor's prophecy cannot be wrong."
The fact that Jiang Jingyan's first thought was not to doubt the prophecy shows how much prestige the Grand Preceptor, also known as the High Priest, held among the people of the Jiang Dynasty.
"Brother, has something happened to that destined noblewoman?" Jiang Jingyan even wondered if his brother had miscalculated before.
"The woman you caught last time is a woman of noble destiny. Not only is her birth chart extremely auspicious and she comes from a wealthy and powerful family, but she also survived a great calamity and turned misfortune into good fortune. Her blessings are profound and extend to the world. There is no one in this world with a more precious destiny than her."
Seeing that Jiang Jingwei spoke with such conviction, Jiang Jingyan could no longer doubt his abilities and turned his attention to the others.
"Could it be the princess from the time of the last emperor? That princess seemed to be quite cunning."
Jiang Jingwei then stretched out his fingers and began to calculate, "It's hard to say. The fates of these three people are intertwined, and it's difficult to say who influenced whom."
“In that case,” Jiang Jingyan volunteered, “why don’t I go find that destined noblewoman now, stay with her until she gives birth to the child, and then bring the child back to the capital as soon as possible?”
Jiang Jingwei pondered for a moment, then said, "That's good. Remember, if necessary, you can help them take the capital more quickly."
"Please rest assured, brother, Jingyan will certainly live up to your expectations."
Meanwhile, on Xijun Road, Jiang Sijin was being picky, complaining that riding a horse was too windy and dusty, and that riding in a carriage was too bumpy.
Even with her good temper, Hensheng was finding it hard to cope at this moment.
"Auntie, please be patient for a few more days. Once we reach Xijun County, we will be able to get some rest."
"I don't care. If you hadn't said there was a royal treasure in Xijun, I wouldn't have bothered coming to this godforsaken place." Jiang Sijin pouted in dissatisfaction. "This place has been deserted for over twenty years. You can't even see a ghost. Are you sure there's something you're talking about? Even if there is, can't you just take it back yourself?"
Hensheng looked helpless and whispered in Jiang Sijin's ear, "Auntie, didn't I tell you? This treasure can't be opened by just anyone. What if it requires a woman from the Jiang Dynasty's royal family to open it? Wouldn't I have made a wasted trip by coming here by myself?"
Jiang Sijin's expression softened slightly, and she was pleased that the royal family's secret treasure had recognized the princess.
"Are you sure there really is a secret treasure? How come I didn't know about it?"
"It was Hu Wen who let it slip. You know he's the kind of person who loves to scheme and listens to all sorts of useful and useless information. Actually, I'm not entirely sure either, but I was planning to set up a presence in Xijun after the south was pacified, and while I was at it, I would look for this legendary treasure. If I found it, great; if not, it wouldn't interfere with my main business."
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