Chapter 112 The Wandering Travel Group (Forty-three)
After King Jiang explained the most important things, it was obvious that he was in no mood to continue playing the role of a loving father to Nan Huan. He did not say any more about praying for blessings and asked Nan Huan to leave.
She used the excuse that she had finally gotten out today and asked Shi Jing to take her around and look for other players to see if there were any more clues.
Shi Jing did not doubt Nan Huan's action. Instead, he seemed a little confused and silent because of what Nan Huan had just said in the hall.
"Miss,"
Lingyue took Nanhuan and distanced herself from Shi Jing before she spoke to him in a low voice.
"This game is about finding the murderer. Currently, King Jiang and the Imperial Master are both very suspicious, but I think the range of the murderer given by the game is very broad. If the princess was murdered, then the person who killed her is the direct murderer, but perhaps there are other people behind this. Do these people count as the murderer?"
With no one else present, Lingyue was actually quite talkative.
She seemed to have an innate sense of responsibility when facing Nan Huan. She was alert to her surroundings while communicating some details of the game with the other party.
Nan Huan was still thinking about the hidden meaning behind King Jiang's words. When he heard Ling Yue's doubts about this game, he also pondered for a moment, "I think the murderer here should include all those who led the princess to this path of no return, including those who fanned the flames. Otherwise, if there are only two people in the open, there is no need to understand the truth of the matter. I can answer it now."
"And judging from what King Jiang said just now, there must be something else we don't know. We don't even know the specific details of the prayer."
"I don't know where President Yi and Nineteen are. It would be great if we could meet as soon as possible and share information with each other."
At first, Nanhuan could still appreciate the golden palace, but when he heard Lingyue mention Beixi, he was no longer in the mood.
"It's possible that the president is not in the palace at all. As for the rest of us, if they figure out where we are, they should be able to guess my identity to some extent. It's not easy for us to find others, but it's easy for others to find us. We still have enough time now, so there's no need to be so nervous."
Nan Huan could sense Lingyue's tense mood and deliberately spoke to comfort her.
At this time, Shi Jing, who was walking in front, slowed down his pace, turned around and looked at Nan Huan, as if he had something to say.
Lingyue was afraid of being exposed, so she took the initiative to distance the two of them and nodded cautiously to Nanhuan, indicating that she understood what she meant.
"Princess,"
Shi Jing had sent away the guards who were following him on the pretext that Nan Huan wanted to relax, and he also found an excuse to ask Ling Yue to stay away. He looked around carefully, making sure that no one was noticing this side, and then he spoke carefully.
"I have something to tell you."
Nan Huan knew that she might have something to say to him as soon as the other party sent her people away.
After all, judging from the time she had been into role-playing, Shi Jing didn’t seem like a bad person.
She reminded herself of etiquette and address, and took the initiative to take responsibility after she made a mistake. At the moment, she doesn't seem to be on the murderer's side. Nan Huan is more inclined to believe that she knows some inside information, but cannot explain it clearly for some reasons.
However, my previous behavior in front of the palace may have caused the other party to change his opinion slightly.
"Participating in the blessing ceremony may not be a good thing."
Shi Jing's words were already extremely outrageous, and she should have pretended to be deaf and dumb. However, for some reason, when she saw that the person who was already in great danger was still speaking for her, someone who had just served her and whom she was not very familiar with, she felt that the words were stuck in her throat and she had to say them out.
"Your Majesty King Jiang, there were three princesses who were sent out of the palace to participate in a blessing ceremony not long ago and never returned. It was announced to the public that they were seriously ill and died in bed."
After he started talking, he couldn't stop. "And His Majesty King Jiang hasn't announced the fact that he found you yet."
Even if no one was present, Shi Jing still spoke respectfully, but in the middle of her speech, she would look up to see Nan Huan's reaction.
Nan Huan understood Shi Jing's good intentions. She was reminding herself that this blessing ceremony was not a good thing. Three princesses had died, and those three were genuine ones. Yet King Jiang sent them away without even blinking an eye.
What's more, even if she, a princess without any status who had just been found, really died in front of King Jiang, he probably wouldn't have any reaction.
Obviously the other party had been prepared. While threatening him, he did not even issue an imperial decree to clear his name.
"Do you know what the blessing ceremony is?"
Since the other party was intentionally reminding him, Nan Huan also asked about the thing he was most curious about.
What kind of prayer could cause so many people to lose their lives, and is it really a prayer for the Kingdom of Jiang?
Nan Huan didn't dare to believe it.
However, this question was beyond Shi Jing's understanding. She shook her head and said, "Inside the palace, only the Imperial Master knows the details of the blessing. All the princesses are taught by her personally. During this process, the palace servants cannot get close at all."
"This process should be a bit torturous. After all, the three princesses before them all tried to escape during the process of being taught, but they were all caught in the end."
When Shi Jing said this, his expression turned serious.
"Princess, if you have made up your mind, you must leave quickly and without hesitation. If you fail and are caught again, you will have no chance."
She was really worried about the princess's life. She had changed from being timid and cautious just now to now telling him everything she knew.
Have you ever escaped?
Is this something new?
According to this pattern, the previous princesses had all had violent reactions to this incident, but as princesses, they did not try to beg for mercy or negotiate with King Jiang, but directly chose to escape.
So what prompted them to do this?
"I won't leave."
It’s not that Nan Huan was ungrateful. After all, she came to complete a mission. It’s impossible for her not to participate in the blessing ceremony, and it’s even more impossible for her to just slip away.
But she was still very grateful to Shi Jing, not only for herself, but also for the princess she played.
Because there were some things she couldn't explain to the other party, she had to express her gratitude in a tactful way.
"I know you're doing this for my own good, but I can't leave. Don't worry, I will try my best to stay alive."
To Shi Jing, it was obvious that King Jiang's previous threat had worked.
If he had said that when he saw the princess speaking for him in the palace before, Shi Jing felt grateful but was also very surprised why the princess would say these words for someone as insignificant as himself.
Now, after hearing with his own ears that the other party was willing to take such a risk for the sake of those people in the village, he felt that this princess was different from the royal relatives he had met before.
"Why would the princess be willing to take that risk for those people's lives?"
Since everything that shouldn't be said had been said, Shi Jing also took the opportunity to express his confusion, "The reason why His Majesty King Jiang said this just now is because he is worried that he will not be able to control you. As long as you don't admit it, he may not take action against the people in the village?"
Nan Huan had no way of answering this question for the princess, but judging from the root results, Nan Huan did decide to complete the blessing ceremony because of the village and the people where he grew up.
“Everyone has a different ranking of what’s important.”
Nan Huan gave Shi Jing a reason, perhaps in the heart of a real princess, her own life was not the first priority.
Shi Jing didn't know whether he understood or not. He just frowned, trying to understand what the other party wanted to express.
But before she could figure it out, Lingyue, who had been sent aside, came trotting over.
"Princess, the Imperial Master is here and he wants to talk to you in person about something."
Lingyue was so nervous that she almost uttered something, but luckily Shi Jing didn't notice.
Shi Jing also quickly responded, "How about I go and explain to the Imperial Master that the princess is feeling a little unwell and needs to go back to the bedroom to rest first, and then meet with the Imperial Master when she is better?"
Although the princess has decided not to leave for the time being, the imperial teacher is now like a symbol of death. From the perspective of the current situation, it is natural to avoid seeing him if possible.
So before Nan Huan opened his mouth, she had already thought of excuses and reasons to send the person away.
Unexpectedly, Nanhuan was worried about having no clues, and someone happened to bump into her. She was very happy, after all, the countdown to her death was decreasing all the time.
She waved her hand at Shi Jing and said, "We have to meet each other sooner or later. If you can't escape and don't want to die, you can only get some information from him as soon as possible. Only then will you have a way to deal with it."
In order to prevent Shi Jing from doubting his life and worrying too much, Nan Huan added, "You go guard outside and let her stay with me. If anything happens, I will shout, and then you can bring people in."
In fact, Nan Huan's assumption would never happen. She just found a reason to temporarily send Shi Jing away and let Lingyue stay with her to deal with this difficult imperial teacher.
Shi Jing hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to Nan Huan's approach.
As soon as the agreement was reached here, the national teacher over there lost his patience and walked over directly.
She walked very fast with a hint of impatience on her face, which was completely different from the arrogant attitude she had in the hall just now.
Although his face still had that lifeless look, he now looked indescribably anxious.
Especially after she approached, she did not immediately explain her purpose to Nan Huan, nor did she say any words of greeting or say anything bad. Instead, her eyes were initially on Lingyue.
He seemed to be sizing up the other person, or exploring something, and his eyebrows were furrowed as he looked.
"Your Highness, I have something to discuss with you. Please ask everyone to leave."
She hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke, but her tone was completely different from when she questioned Nan Huan just now, and she was more respectful.
Nan Huan's eyes were always on the other person. She found that the imperial teacher in front of her not only had a different expression and temperament, but even some of his walking and talking movements had become different.
It is difficult for a person to have two different faces in such a short period of time.
Nan Huan had a bold guess, especially since the other party asked her to dismiss the people around her. She asked tentatively, "She is a prophet, who are you?"
When the national teacher heard the title of prophet, his expression finally stopped being anxious, and was replaced by some annoyance and anger. "I am Miaojiang."
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