[Chapter 398 Chapter 398 The Vicious Fake Goddess (9)]
Lan Yin looked at the majestic white wolf, sticking out its tongue like a dog and looking back every few steps, still a little dazed.
It seems like she is hooking up with a real goddess?
She came back to her senses with a start, and looked at Yan Qing with even more respect. She held the jade pendant in her hand, and her face was serious when she saluted, as if she was swearing to join a religion.
"Yes, miss."
The joy of hope for revenge flickered in her eyes, and the appearance of Xiaobai made her more determined to follow Yan Qing.
Yan Qing did not ignore the change in her expression. Xiaobai's sudden appearance was unexpected, but it did bring her quite a few surprises.
Although she felt a little regretful that Qi Heng didn't die, since he was already approaching here, she might as well take advantage of him first.
That jade pendant was Qi Heng's personal belonging and he valued it very much.
She could just take advantage of the fact that she picked it up accidentally and make the person owe her a favor.
Thinking like this, Yan Qing didn't expect that what Xiaobai sent with the jade pendant was actually a life-saving favor.
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Once the news of the goddess's arrival spread, the royal families of the two countries became restless.
Beiyou even said that whoever could bring back the goddess would be the next crown prince.
Therefore, several princes went to various places in person to look for women of suitable age.
Cheng Xu, who was the only one on the team, was not that active and only sent his guards out of the city.
Qi Heng went to the grassland, but on his way back there was no woman accompanying him. Upon hearing the news, some people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Cheng Xu's mother was a commoner girl that the old emperor took a fancy to when he was on tour. He brought her back to the palace and reluctantly gave her a low position. She suffered heavy hemorrhage during childbirth and died.
Cheng Xu, who survived but had no one to protect him, had a very hard time when he was young.
It was not until the old emperor saw something that reminded him of his son one day that he remembered his son.
He was the best at observing people's words and expressions, and usually maintained an average level in his studies, hiding his incompetence in order to lower the vigilance of his brothers.
He would occasionally produce a few pastoral poems to express his yearning for a free and unrestrained life.
In front of everyone, he always presents himself as a good guy who doesn't fight or compete with anyone.
Only Qi Heng, whom he trusted the most, had seen his depressed side of being unable to display his talents and ambitions, and knew his ambitions that he dared not put into the open.
The eldest prince is impotent and lustful, the second prince is irritable and easily angered, the fourth prince is at a loss, and the fifth prince is hungry.
Qi Heng privately believed that only the Third Prince was Beiyou's future savior.
And when Cheng Xu told him that the goddess appeared on the Gosh Prairie, an image quickly emerged in his mind of the girl riding on a white wolf, looking down at him with disdain.
No one else is worthy of being honored as a goddess except her who saved her from hell.
So, with a candidate in mind, he took his men and went straight to the river where he first met Yan Qing, and then looked for the hole on the back of the grass slope.
It's a pity that we returned empty-handed.
He thought that Yan Qing was unwilling to show up because he was disturbed by too many people, so he planned to send the people in the mansion back first, report to Cheng Xu that he was rescued by the wolf-taming girl, and then go to the grassland alone to look for him.
However, when passing by a village outside the city, he heard several old people talking about the goddess who had settled in the village to heal illnesses and save lives.
His heart skipped a beat, hoping that the animal would rise slowly, so he dismounted quickly and sent someone to inquire.
As soon as the spy appeared in front of him, he couldn't wait to meet him.
"Is what those people say true?" he asked.
The spy bowed, looking excited: "Your Excellency, it is absolutely true. When I went there, I happened to see the goddess saving people."
"The thin silver needle was inserted into the forehead of the patient, and the patient, who had just been lifeless, became full of life in an instant."
He also emphasized the description of the "goddess's" clothing and appearance, saying that she was "dressed in white with feathers like a crane, and her appearance was as beautiful as a fairy in heaven."
Qi Heng was also delighted when he heard this: "Tell everyone to dismount and walk forward on foot. Don't disturb others."
As he walked quickly, he thought of something and asked, "Have you seen any fierce snow wolves around the goddess?"
"No." The subordinate thought carefully and shook his head in response, "Only a male servant in white with a mask covering his face and a pretty girl in her twenties accompanied him."
Qi Heng was silent for a moment, feeling slightly disappointed.
The goddess in his memory was alone with beasts, dressed simply and without makeup, and had a natural cuteness and friendliness.
In contrast, the person described by his subordinates was dressed in a unique manner, had a frosty face, and had someone serving him specially.
He paused, a trace of hesitation in his heart.
Just as he was about to pass by, he heard that there was a goddess in the village. He sent people to inquire and happened to see her healing people. It was too much of a coincidence.
Could it be that the other princes deliberately planned this?
Although he felt there were many suspicious points, he still decided to go and take a look.
He had to go there in person to confirm whether there was any fraud.
"Sir, it's just ahead." The man in charge of leading the way pointed to the fork in the road ahead.
When Qi Heng and his men arrived, there was already a group of people gathered in front of them. In addition to some lonely elderly people in the village, there were also civilians who had come from several neighboring villages.
The place Yan Qing chose for the consultation was in front of a dilapidated temple in the village. Originally, the mountain god was enshrined inside, but it was later converted into a Buddhist temple.
However, as wars continued and people were displaced, they realized that Buddha could not save them from suffering or poverty, and so the incense gradually faded.
In the huge open space, there was only an old desk with peeling paint in front of her. Tusan and Lan Yin stood behind her on her left and right.
The person who was taking the patient's pulse was a middle-aged woman with a sallow complexion.
This is the third patient today. It is her rule to see three people every day.
The ones she picked out all had dead looks on their faces, while the rest mostly had simple problems like headaches or fevers, and were left aside and ignored.
Having witnessed her acupuncture skills that could turn decayed things into magical ones, those who were not selected for treatment did not dare to feel any resentment and stood there watching with bated breath, following the crowds of people who were just trying to get out of the fun.
"Get out of the way, everyone." The subordinate raised his voice and was about to make way, but Qi Heng raised his hand to stop him.
He took a purse from his waist and personally exchanged the coins for a closer position.
Yan Qing's bright, beautiful and smooth face came into view, overlapping with the figure that appeared in front of his dying self in his mind.
Qi Heng's hand holding the purse trembled, and when Yan Qing stood up, his eyes just fell on her waist.
Hanging on the hem of her skirt was the jade pendant that he never took off.
She really saved herself.
After confirming his thoughts, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, which were as slender as knife blades.
Yan Qing glanced at the woman calmly, took the needle from her body, explained some precautions, and told Tusang to prepare some medicinal herbs.
When the two left the team, Uncle Ge An asked someone to collect some money for the journey. On the night when she caused a big commotion at Cheng Su's camp, she also stole a few heavy purses.
It is very likely that these beasts have plundered the people's money.
Using it to save people's lives can be regarded as taking from the people and using it for the people.
"Thank you, thank you, goddess." The woman felt her whole body lighten, and after she breathed a sigh of relief, she immediately knelt down and kowtowed to her.
Lan Yin supported her.
Yan Qing lowered his eyes to look at her, with mercy flowing in his willow-leaf eyes: "God said that wherever the holy light shines, it is a place of protection, so it is not me you should kneel to."
A ray of sunlight just happened to peek into the ruined temple from behind her, and her slender shadow just dispelled the shadow cast by the big Buddha.
Her whole body seemed to be covered with a layer of golden light.
The woman was puzzled, so she struggled to break free from Lan Yin's support and kowtowed to express her gratitude.
The other onlookers saw with their own eyes that she was carried up while she was barely breathing. Yan Qing only tapped her forehead lightly, and she was able to stand up on her own and sit at the table to take her pulse.
Just a few silver needles cured her serious illness and her complexion became visibly rosier.
I don't know who took the lead, but a shout of "Goddess bless you" came from the crowd, and others followed suit, kneeling down and shouting. Many people followed suit.
Yan Qing still had that cold look on her face, as if a god with neither joy nor sorrow. She turned around and left.
Lan Yin told the woman where to get the medicine and followed her.
A group of people were kneeling on the ground, only Qi Heng and others stood out in the crowd.
Qi Heng wrote down the place where Lan Yin mentioned to get the medicine and asked all his subordinates to guard the village entrance.
A large number of people coming to the door does not seem like they are asking the goddess to come out of the mountain, but rather it seems like they are bringing a sense of oppression, which is likely to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
To show his sincerity, he straightened his clothes and went there alone.
The yard outside Yan Qing's residence was filled with dried vegetables and meat. She had provided free medical treatment and saved some lives in the past few days, and the simple and unpretentious people had given her some of their treasured possessions as a token of their gratitude.
It's not worth much, but the thought is great.
When Qi Heng arrived, Lan Yin was sorting these out and ordered his men to distribute them to the poor people in several nearby villages after discussing them.
"The lady said that useful things should be used for their own purposes to show their value. You should sort the food and send it to those who need it."
When Lan Yin talked about her young lady, her almond eyes were full of admiration.
Qi Heng murmured, repeating her words "Useful things should be used where they are useful", and a circle of tenderness suddenly rippled in his chest.
A goddess with compassion in her eyes, caring for the people and able to bring light to the grassland, this is what she should look like.
Lan Yin noticed him and frowned, "My lady is not seeing anyone. If you want anything, please go to the village temple tomorrow at noon."
Seeing her unfriendly tone, Qi Heng immediately understood that it must be because many people had come here before and caused trouble for them.
He stepped forward and clasped his fists politely: "I am Qi Heng, the commander of the guards under the command of the Third Prince of Beiyou, and I am here to ask for an audience with the goddess on behalf of my prince."
When Lan Yin heard that they were Prince Beiyou's men, she remembered that the people who killed her relatives were also from the Beiyou royal family, and she felt that they were all birds of a feather.
Filled with hatred, her face became even uglier.
He said quickly: "No."
Worried about causing trouble for Yan Qing, she immediately changed her words: "Wait a minute, I'll go ask the young lady."
"Thank you, young lady." Qi Heng always behaved very humbly.
Lan Yin had just walked in, and before he could say anything, Yan Qing said, "Let him go back."
"Okay!" Lan Yin's eyes lit up and he ran faster than a rabbit.
She wasn't at all surprised that Yan Qing knew someone was looking for her outside.
Her young lady is a goddess, so why is it surprising that she could predict something in advance?
With this idea in mind, no matter what shocking things Yan Qing did, they would all be normal in her eyes.
[Qingqingqingqing, is there anything you really like? ]
Perhaps seeing that she was bored, Xiao Ba tried to find a topic to talk about.
Yan Qing smiled and said, "I like you."
The little guy immediately turned into a red egg, and the flower on his head swayed left and right with joy.
[I like Qingqing, too. I like her very much...]
It was the host who allowed it to see hope when it was about to be destroyed, and it was the host's trust that made its empty soul grow flesh and blood.
Unfortunately, it was too useless and could not provide any help in several dimensions.
She only occasionally dances hula in the system space to entertain the host.
After entering this dimension, Xiao Ba talked a lot more, nagging like an old mother who was worried about her children going on a long journey.
After Yan Qing teased it for a few times, he thought about the questions it raised.
"If I had to say what I like, it would probably be peace."
Thinking back to her original world, it seemed very far away, yet it also felt very close to her.
It seemed like the incident of being tied up by Xiao Ba happened just yesterday.
She had lived in a time of war, and all she longed for was peace and tranquility.
Xiao Ba kept her words in mind and was about to chat with her more when Lan Yin, who had just been out, ran back into the room.
"That man insisted on seeing the young lady." The little girl's eyes widened and she clenched her fists in anger. "Those princes and nobles bully the common people. There must be something wrong with them looking for the young lady."
Yan Qing waved at her, and she came over innocently, blinking in confusion: "Miss, are you going to tell me how to beat him out?"
"If we expel him, how can we enter the city legitimately?" Yan Qing pinched her cheek and laughed softly, "You don't want revenge anymore?"
Lan Yin quickly said seriously: "Miss is really thoughtful."
After thinking for a while with a tangled face, she continued, "Should we call him in now? He said he is the Third Prince's man. I heard from my father that the Third Prince is a good man."
Yan Qing just told her to say goodbye, and in her stunned expression, he sneered: "There are no pure good people in this world."
In order to get the desired benefits, bad guys can also disguise themselves as good guys.
She chose Cheng Xu simply because she wanted to use him to get rid of the people she wanted to get rid of.
The eldest prince's mother's family is strong. Although he does not have any great talents, he is the most popular candidate for the next crown prince.
The Second Prince was able to fight him back and forth, so the power behind him must be powerful.
The secret sect that openly stands on Cheng Su's side is very likely to be secretly supporting the second prince.
Because behind Cheng Su is a complex network of aristocratic family forces. Once he succeeds to the throne, the status of the aristocratic families will be consolidated, and with everyone working together, it will not be easy for him, the Tantric sect, to get a piece of the pie.
The second prince, Cheng Jiang, is different. After the fourth prince was assassinated and disappeared, the imperial concubine died suddenly in the palace. Now the second prince's mother is in favor.
Wu Sa had deceived the old emperor into pleasing him, so naturally he didn't dare to do anything that went against his wishes.
Moreover, Cheng Jiang is impulsive and reckless, everything shows on his face, and he is the easiest to control.
If she were to put herself in Wu Sa's shoes, in order to make theocracy greater than royal power, she would support Cheng Jiang in taking the throne, and then induce him to do something that would offend the public.
In this way, he can be dragged down to hell in the name of saving all living beings from suffering on behalf of Buddha.
Qi Heng, who was outside the courtyard, asked for a meeting in the name of an old friend, and was not discouraged after being rejected three times.
I felt that I was not pious enough, so I waited from dawn to dusk, and then waited until the sky broke.
Yan Qing originally just wanted to leave him alone, so the next morning, he asked Tusang to invite the man into the house.
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