[Chapter 399 Chapter 399 The Vicious Fake Goddess (10)]
Liu Bei invited Mr. Wolong to his thatched cottage three times. Cheng Xu wanted to win over this goddess, so it was reasonable for him to let his people wait for a while.
Otherwise, some people would think that she was just trying to get what she wanted.
There was no special meeting room in the farmyard. She sat at the head of the main room, and Tusang moved a chair and placed it below.
Qi Heng came against the light, tall and mighty, wearing a waist-hugging black robe with the cuffs tucked into his wrist guards.
She has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a wide waist and narrow hips. Her long hair is tied high on the top of her head, with two strands of black hair hanging down at her temples. Her broad and full forehead is wrapped with a belt of the same material as her clothes.
The cross-shaped scar on the right side of his face is half-hidden by the slightly long bangs at the end of his eyebrow and the long beard on his temples.
His current dashing and chivalrous appearance is in stark contrast to his lifeless appearance by the river.
Tusan stared at the man who came in. Something seemed to flash through his mind, and his intuition told him that he recognized this man.
Feeling his gaze, Qi Heng tilted his head slightly. Seeing that he was wearing a mask and couldn't see Lin clearly, he felt that the figure was slightly familiar.
Remembering the purpose of his visit, he immediately retracted his gaze, threw the sword he was carrying outside the door, and then stepped over the threshold.
"Qi Heng, the commander of the city guards, invites the goddess into the city on behalf of the Third Prince." He took a few steps forward, clasped his fists and bowed, introduced himself, and stated his purpose.
Yan Qing lowered his eyes like a bodhisattva and pointed to the armchair in the hall: "Sit down first."
Neither refused nor agreed.
Her brows were cold and her face was calm. She took a sip of the tea on the table and said, "Try the snowtail flower from Tata Mountain."
This was picked by Qiang Zhi himself and he asked Xiao Hui to bring it to him.
Qi Heng picked up the cup and looked at the flowers floating in the water that looked like miniature water lilies. He couldn't help but clench his hands, as if he was afraid that the cup would fall and waste this cup of good tea.
Rumor has it that the Snow Tail Flower is a gift from the Beast God, and has the miraculous effect of prolonging life. It grows on the thousand-meter-high cliff on the north side of Tata Mountain and is guarded by a giant python.
Some explorers had discovered it and left pictures and records of it, but no one had ever been seen picking it.
He was also fortunate enough to have seen it in a book bestowed by the Emperor on the Third Prince.
A small sip of it can really help clear your mind.
He sat upright, even more convinced of Yan Qing's identity.
He looked up suddenly and saw Tusan and Lan Yin standing on the girl's left and right, staring at him warily. He opened his mouth and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Yan Qing knew that he had something to say, so he raised his hand and motioned the two people beside him to go outside and wait.
Lan Yin felt that the Beiyou nobles were all a scourge and left with some concerns.
Tusan only glanced at the sword leaning against the doorstep, nodded to Yan Qing, and walked out of the hall.
"You said it was an old friend who came to visit, so why didn't I recognize him?" Yan Qing spoke before him, playing with the jade pendant on his waist out of boredom.
Qi Heng's eyes fell on the object in her hand, but her slender fingers stole the limelight from the ring-shaped jade pendant.
His eyes trembled, he put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and faced the head: "I once met the goddess by the river, fortunately, Your Excellency rescued me, so Qi Heng was able to save his life."
Yan Qing wrapped his fingers around the red string tied by Lan Yin at the bottom of the jade pendant, squinted his eyes and recalled for a moment, then turned to him and said, "I don't remember."
Qi Heng felt a little regretful for no reason, but he quickly changed his mind.
The first time the two met in the village was when they saw her curing illnesses and saving lives. Perhaps because she had saved so many lives, it was normal that she didn't remember herself.
This further demonstrates her kindness.
"The jade pendant in your hand is something that I, Qi, have kept close to my body. The word 'heng' is engraved on the back of it."
His attitude became more respectful.
Yan Qing turned the jade pendant over and examined it carefully, his expression still calm: "Maybe it was picked up accidentally and used as a decoration by the maid."
She stood up and walked to the man, handing him the jade pendant. "Return it to its original owner."
"Thank you, Your Excellency." Qi Heng took the item. The jade between his fingers was still warm, and his palms inexplicably felt hot.
Yan Qing waved his hands, his eyes were playful: "Did the Third Prince ask you to come to see me?"
"Yes." Qi Heng held the jade pendant in his palm.
His Highness the Third Prince is intelligent, talented, magnanimous and loves the people, making him the most suitable candidate for the crown prince.
With the help of the goddess, your Highness's path to the throne will be smoother.
And when this person enters the palace, His Highness will surely treat her as a guest of honor. When she achieves great things in the future, His Highness will also build a golden statue for her and a temple to continue the incense.
This would be an indirect way of repaying her kindness.
He felt it was a win-win situation.
Yan Qing smiled with a hint of contempt: "Could it be that Your Highness the Third Prince feels that it is too condescending to come here in person to ask me to come out of seclusion?"
She looked angry, frowned and closed her eyes, obviously unhappy.
"Your Highness did not know that the goddess was here. I only blame Qi for not thinking carefully. I want to meet with you to repay your kindness. Please forgive me."
Qi Heng knelt on one knee and apologized immediately.
Seeing that he was so considerate of Cheng Xu, Yan Qing thought that he was indeed the loyal dog in the plot who was willing to die for the second male lead.
Qi Heng is a man of great martial arts skills and a man who values gratitude. If he were eliminated directly, it would be a waste of his talent.
If such a person is used well, he can easily become a sharp sword that can hit anywhere he points.
If you want to win him over, it will probably take a lot of effort.
But to sow discord, one does not have to start with him.
She said coldly, "Show him off."
Tusan walked in and pointed outside as a sign for invitation.
Qi Heng hesitated, pursed his lips, bent down and made a request to her, asking her to give him a snowtail flower to take away.
Yan Qing didn't refuse and let Lan Yin take it directly.
She knew the man's purpose was to get some evidence that could prove she was a goddess so that Cheng Xu would believe that she was the person they were looking for.
After Qi Heng left, Lan Yin asked innocently, "Didn't the young lady ask him to take us into the city? Why did you chase him away?"
Yan Qing tapped her head gently: "If I, a goddess, was easily taken away by a guard like him, wouldn't that be lowering my status?"
"Yes!" Lan Yin nodded heavily.
Her young lady is a goddess, how could she follow someone so easily?
"Also, this is called playing hard to get." Yan Qing looked outside the door and smiled, "From now on, if anyone other than the Third Prince comes looking for us, we will all refuse to see them."
Lan Yin seemed to understand, not quite grasping what she meant, but just thought she was amazing.
Tusan took in the cunning in her eyes and couldn't help but smile knowingly and curl up the corners of his mouth.
In the next few days, Yan Qing continued to provide free medical consultations to the public, but he moved the consultation location outside the courtyard.
The people who were supposed to wait had already waited, and the name of the goddess had been spread through the mouths of others. All that was left was to wait for the prey to come to them.
Cheng Xu was a suspicious person by nature. Seeing that she had turned away people from other forces and only wanted to see Qi Heng, he would not only not praise Qi Heng for his efficiency, but would also suspect whether he had colluded with other people.
If this were true, then she would have achieved half of her goal of alienating the two of them.
If we start from other aspects, it will be much easier.
Everyone except those in the Third Prince's Mansion was turned away. What would these people think?
They will only focus on Cheng Xu, who has kept a low profile for many years and seems inconspicuous.
Her actions undoubtedly pushed someone to the forefront.
Under the temptation of the prophecy that "the goddess will come to the world and all the people will be united", as well as the fermentation of his ambition, he would take the bait even if he knew that it was bait in front of him.
As Yan Qing expected, Cheng Xu's first reaction after getting the snow tail flower was to suspect whether Qi Heng had betrayed him.
He squinted his eyes habitually and looked at Qi Heng's face, but soon put away the barely perceptible scrutiny in his eyes and put on his usual gentle smile.
"I am lucky to have such a friend." He put the dried and processed snow tail flowers back into his purse, patted Qi Heng's shoulder and sighed.
There was a warmth in Qi Heng's eyes, and his face, which was always stern in front of others, also softened a little.
He bowed slightly and said, "If Your Highness wants to go, you can set off today."
Cheng Xu covered his lips with his hand and coughed a few times: "I am not feeling well today. If I go there sick, I am afraid that I will defile the holy body of the goddess and make people think that I am disrespectful to her."
"Your Highness, have you seen the imperial physician?" Qi Heng was concerned about his health.
The two of them became friends when they were young. His Highness saved his life and gave him a helping hand, and treated him closer than a brother. He had already sworn to give his all to him.
He doesn't know that people who pretend to be pigs and eat the tigers will never have any sincerity.
Cheng Xu waved his hand: "It's nothing serious."
The waiter who had been serving him all along interrupted at this moment: "Commander Qi was originally scheduled to return the day before yesterday, but he did not return for a long time. Your Highness stood outside the courtyard for a long time out of concern, and that's how he caught a cold."
"You go out first." Cheng Xu pretended to be angry and drove him out of the house.
Qi Heng, who was loyal to him, naturally did not notice that the two were singing the same tune, and was even more moved: "Your Highness is so kind, I am ashamed to accept this position."
Cheng Xu saw the guilt on his face and curled the corners of his mouth in joy.
"You and I are brothers, why do we need to say this?"
After that, he invited Qi Heng to sit opposite him and changed the subject to ask him about his meeting with the goddess.
Qi Heng recounted every detail of how he was chased, injured, fell into the Milsey River, was washed to the middle reaches, and was rescued by Yan Qing.
"When I was on the verge of death, I saw a young girl riding a wolf. It was as if I had fallen into a divine illusion."
When describing the scene at that time, countless emotions surged in my heart.
He only knew that he was about to drown in the darkness, but he waited for a ray of light to come and thus saved his life.
With his surging heart, the jade pendant placed close to his chest felt slightly hot. He covered his left heart with his hands, and the gratitude in his eyes lasted for a long time.
"Brother Heng, is your wound painful?" Cheng Xu immediately pretended to be concerned.
The doubts in my heart were slightly reduced.
Qi Heng shook his head and his expression returned to calm. He just recalled the night he was rescued and the vague feeling of warmth flowing across his chest.
He thought it was Yan Qing who cleaned his wound, but he didn't know that it was Xiaobai who smelled the blood and couldn't help but licked it a few times.
The misunderstanding caused by a series of mistakes made him feel a little bit of unnecessary beauty in his heart, but it was hidden deep in his heart, waiting to ferment quietly one day.
Cheng Xu saw that he was absent-minded, and the fierce look in his eyes quickly disappeared. He coughed twice and asked, "Does the goddess want me to go alone?"
Put the temptation into the inquiry.
Qi Heng nodded: "With the help of the goddess, Your Highness will surely become the crown prince smoothly."
Cheng Xu smiled gently, looking out the window with a look of compassion: "It doesn't matter who becomes the crown prince, I just hope that Beiyou will prosper and the people will be healthy."
"Beiyou is lucky to have Your Highness here." Qi Heng respected him even more.
Cheng Xu personally escorted him out of the room, saying that he had just recovered from a serious injury and needed to rest, and then went back to the room to call the secret guards.
Upon learning that Qi Heng did not recruit a woman on the grassland, but went straight to the village where the so-called goddess settled, his warm face turned gloomy.
"Send someone to continue guarding there, and find out the movements of my two brothers, and report to me at any time by carrier pigeon."
The secret guard responded: "Yes."
After the person disappeared outside the window, the man stared at the night in silence for a long time.
He lowered his eyes and his expression could not be seen, but the aura flowing around him was cooler than the moonlight outside the house.
A few days later, he received news that his two brothers had also rushed to the village where the goddess had settled.
But none of them were received by the goddess.
His brainless second brother led his men to try to force their way in, but was blocked by residents of several nearby villages who used farm tools as weapons.
If it weren't for the capable people under his command who advised him, his second brother would have probably made a huge mistake.
As long as his second brother dared to take action, he would take the opportunity to get rid of him on the pretext of offending the people.
It's a pity that I didn't get to witness a disaster with rivers of blood.
Among so many people, the goddess was only willing to see Qi Heng in his house. The news had already reached the ears of his two brothers.
He had always been a low-key person, but now he had become a thorn in the eyes of the two men.
He doesn't believe in God or Buddha, the only thing he believes in is himself.
Such an obvious trap was placed before him, but it put him in a dilemma.
If I don't go, I will miss a great opportunity. If I go, all my previous disguises will be in vain.
"What a hassle." He frowned and crushed the snow flower in his hand.
His eldest brother is a complete idiot, and his second brother is also extremely incompetent. They certainly couldn't come up with such a clever trick to lure the willing ones into taking the bait.
Unless there is someone behind you giving you guidance.
Who could it be?
There was murderous intent in Cheng Xu's eyes.
Thinking of Wusala's failure to win him over, he set his sights on Tantra.
He knew very well Wusa's ambition, which was nothing more than wanting theocracy and royal power to coexist.
How can I allow others to snore beside me when I sleep on my bed?
If he reached the top, the first thing he would destroy would be the Tantric Buddhism, which was declared the state religion by the old emperor.
In this world, he is the only one who can stand at the pinnacle of power.
Early the next morning, he decided to board the carriage to visit the goddess.
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On the vast grassland, the painting left by Gesang was brought to Ge'an.
He looked at the sheep sketched on the paper and quickly understood what Gesang meant. He knocked his head with his pipe and sighed, "This girl is so confused!"
Maya and the others all looked worried: "How are we going to explain this to Qing girl?"
Ge An took a deep puff of his cigarette, thought for a long time and made a decision. He planned to select a few warriors from the young and middle-aged men and divide them into two groups.
One group went to find Yan Qing to pass on the message, while the other group went to look for Gesang.
At least Qing has Tusang's protection. She is also a goddess with magical powers. She is respected wherever she goes and will definitely not encounter any danger.
But Gesang is a woman who only knows some mediocre Kung Fu. What will she do if she encounters bandits or Tantric fanatics?
The chosen person was about to set off, but had to retreat urgently after walking for a while.
"Captain, there's danger! Run! Run!"
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