Chapter 277
Mu Yinghai ran out, but did not dare to go outside. He knew that his current condition was not right and if he ran outside, he would probably be noticed by the demon Ling Xiao, so he ran back to the inn to ask Yuan Jing and Funeng for help.
Along the way, he tried his best to suppress the evil spirit surging in his body and almost transformed into a demon body. Ling Xiao, who was in the Taoist palace, did not notice it. Other Taoists and monks in the capital did find a demon spirit, but when they ran out to check, it had disappeared.
At this time, Mu Yinghai was discovered in advance by Yuan Jing and Funeng and was brought back. They took action to cover up all the demonic aura on his body, gave him a tranquilizing pill, and then threw him into the room, leaving him to regulate his breathing on his own.
Needless to say, we all know that Mu Yinghai was stimulated in Prince Cheng's Mansion, and the stimulation was so great that he almost collapsed. As expected, the plot has been changed into a mess by him. Not only the hero and heroine may not be able to be together again, but Mu Yinghai and his father may not love each other anymore.
In fact, when watching the plot, Yuan Jing felt that the relationship between Mu Yinghai's parents was a joke. If Prince Cheng really loved Mu Shuang, the enchantress, to death, how could he marry and have children so quickly after Mu Shuang left? And he had three children in his life. Even if his wife was forced by others to marry him, were they also forced to have children?
The love between humans and demons is a difficult knot to untie. Since ancient times, how many of them have a happy ending? Even if they are truly in love at first, the human heart is the most unpredictable. Who can guarantee that they will still be as sincere as before in the next moment?
Yuan Jing and Funeng were busy changing the feng shui of the Jiang Mansion while also looking after Mu Yinghai. He came to the capital with them, so they couldn't just leave him there.
The evil spirit in Mu Yinghai's body was calmed down, but he fell into a depressed state. The next day, he bought several jars of wine to get himself drunk. When Yuan Jing and Funeng came back from outside, he hugged a jar of wine and cried: "He said that what happened between him and my mother was wrong from the beginning, and my mother cheated on him. He also said that I was a goblin and a monster. Woohoo... I am a monster..."
Yuan Jing had a headache. What should he do now?
Funeng raised the corner of his mouth and smiled sarcastically: "So Prince Cheng is such a person. He is also a fool to be willing to die for such a person."
"I'm not a fool!" Mu Yinghai was drunk and became bolder, daring to confront Funeng.
"If you're not an idiot, why don't you go to Prince Cheng's mansion and curse? What's the point of drinking and crying secretly?" Funeng continued to be sarcastic.
"Uh... don't stop me, I'll go now..." Mu Yinghai threw down the jar of wine and stumbled out.
"Who stopped you?" Funeng asked happily.
Mu Yinghai was leaning on the door and asking someone to let him out. At this time, someone was knocking on the door from outside. Yuan Jing heard the strange noise inside and walked over to pull the drunkard away, and let the person outside in. The drunkard turned around and tried to lean on the door again, shouting that he wanted to go out. Yuan Jing pushed the drunkard onto the person.
Ji Jinghuai just walked in and took over a drunkard. He was completely confused: "Who is this? Why did you throw this guy to me?"
Yuan Jing became happy: "Actually, it would be best for you to take over this person, because you two are related by blood, you are cousins."
Ji Jinghuai was completely confused. He dragged the drunkard into the house, making him sweat profusely. He asked Yuan Jing hurriedly: "What is going on? How come I suddenly have a cousin?" He still couldn't figure out who was older than the drunkard.
Yuan Jing poured him a cup of tea and asked, "How much do you know about what happened in Prince Cheng's mansion back then?"
Ji Jinghuai shook his head: "What could possibly happen at Prince Cheng's mansion?"
Yuan Jing said, "It seems that your family has not told you about this. The prince of Cheng County Palace, who is now Cheng County Prince, once fell in love with a fairy. They were forcibly separated by Ling Xiao Yaodao, who injured the fairy. The fairy escaped with injuries and gave birth to a son. The injuries were difficult to heal, so she left her demon power to her child. After accompanying the child for a while, she died. So, am I wrong to say that he and you are cousins?"
Uh... Ji Jinghuai was stunned. He really had never known such a thing. He had seen it in storybooks before, but this was the first time he saw a child born from a human and a monster in real life.
Yuan Jing continued, "He went to Prince Cheng's mansion last night and was regarded as a demon by his biological father. He was quite traumatized, so he is drinking to drown his sorrows. By the way," Yuan Jing reminded, "Prince Cheng himself doesn't know about this yet. Forget about it once you leave this door and don't mention it to anyone."
Ji Jinghuai quickly made a gesture to keep it a secret, but he was still extremely curious. This was someone who was related to him by blood. No, this was a half-human, half-demon. Just imagine being called a monster by his biological father. He would not be able to accept it.
"What should we do with him then? Just leave him alone?"
Yuan Jing said indifferently: "After revenge, we can go back to our own families. Why do you care? Forcing a man who thinks his son is a monster to be a father?"
Well, let's not ask. The drunkard had fallen asleep while they were talking, but his brows were furrowed even when he was asleep. Ji Jinghuai felt a little sympathetic to his cousin. To be honest, who would have thought that someone was born half human, half demon?
After Ji Jinghuai returned, he asked his family in a roundabout way about what happened in Prince Cheng's mansion. Only his grandmother knew a little about it. After all, what happened back then was not made public. The prince of Cheng fell in love with a fairy, but the mansion and the royal family didn't have the face to publicize it.
The old lady didn't think much about it. After all, her grandson has always liked these stories about mountain spirits and ghosts. He had seen more of the world during his previous trip out. It was not surprising to occasionally hear someone mention the things that happened in Prince Cheng's Mansion in the past. Of course, he didn't want to find out after hearing it.
"Just listen to me, don't spread it outside. In fact, the girl was quite pitiful, but who would have thought that such a pretty girl was actually a monster? At that time, the prince of Cheng County was determined to protect the girl, even if she was a monster. But his father disagreed, and later he and Taoist Ling Xiao did something. I heard that the monster escaped, and I haven't heard that the monster has come back in these years."
"Actually, think about it, that monster didn't do anything harmful, so why did he fight and kill her? Now, Prince Cheng was a passionate lover back then, but not long after that monster left, his parents arranged for him to marry the current princess. Look how well they are living now. I thought Prince Cheng was really passionate to the end, but it's okay this way. Humans and monsters are different after all. If they stay together for a long time, there will definitely be problems. Maybe Prince Cheng has let it go."
Ji Jinghuai listened attentively while massaging his grandmother's shoulders, and said, "How could she come back? Maybe she ran away because she was severely injured by Taoist Ling Xiao, and she died of her injuries after returning. How could she have expected that her lover would marry another wife and forget about her? I wonder how she would feel if she knew about this."
The old lady thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible. After all, that was Taoist Ling Xiao. It would be a pity if he really died. But it's better if Prince Cheng doesn't know. We have to live our lives. Now we have a wife, children and daughters by our side. Isn't life perfect? Jing Huai," the old lady patted her grandson's hand and reminded him, "If you like those ghost stories, just read them, but don't learn from Prince Cheng and bring back a goblin granddaughter-in-law for your grandmother. Your grandmother is too old to bear the stimulation."
"Pfft!" Ji Jinghuai laughed when he heard it, "Don't worry, grandma, I know what to do."
Ji Jinghuai tried to make his grandmother smile but sighed in his heart. Yes, Prince Cheng was happy, but the fairy mother and son were miserable. The fairy mother died early, leaving behind a half-human, half-fairy child. When the child grew up, he traveled thousands of miles to find his father, but was regarded as a monster by his father.
Fortunately, this is a good demon, and fortunately, Taoist Yuan Jing and Master Funeng are watching. Otherwise, Mu Yinghai would be irritated and would turn the Chengjun Palace upside down. The power of the demon is not something that ordinary people can deal with. Mu Yinghai really kept his distance.
Ji Jinghuai felt quite sympathetic towards Mu Yinghai, so whenever he had time he would go to the inn to find Mu Yinghai and acknowledged him as his cousin. Yes, Mu Yinghai was one year older than Ji Jinghuai.
With Ji Jinghuai's interruption, Mu Yinghai's mood was indeed much better. This person didn't mind after knowing his identity, which shows that not everyone regards him as a monster and dares not approach him.
Ji Jinghuai took Mu Yinghai around the capital and went to a restaurant to taste fine wine and delicious food. Mu Yinghai's mood gradually relaxed, but in this situation, they ran into the heroine Liu Xi again. She rushed to the restaurant with her maid and finally found this stinky man. As a result, there was chaos in the restaurant again. Ji Jinghuai saw Mu Yinghai and Liu Xi bickering with each other like enemies, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing. He quickly took Mu Yinghai away to escape.
But because of his appearance this time, Prince Cheng also knew where to find people, so he found Ji Jinghuai. Ji Jinghuai heard Prince Cheng repeatedly asking him about the identity of his friend and where he was. The blue veins on Ji Jinghuai's forehead throbbed even more violently, and he thought to himself that no wonder he could make Mu Yinghai so angry.
"What does your Highness want to do with my friend? I have asked my friend. It was just a misunderstanding that day. My friend apologized on the spot. It was the maidservant beside Miss Liu who was unreasonable and used the identity of the niece of Princess Cheng to threaten others. Your Highness, he is not only my friend, but also a guest of my Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion. If they were not unwilling, they would have accepted my grandmother's invitation and moved into the Marquis' Mansion by now."
Prince Cheng was surprised and said, "It's impossible. Xiaoxi can't bully others like this. Xiaoxi has always been a very sensible and good child."
"Then Your Majesty, are you telling the truth, am I lying, or is it my friend? Many people saw what happened in the restaurant that day. Your Majesty will know what kind of person Miss Liu is just by asking her."
If Ji Jinghuai were to say, the Liu family has become so powerful since they had a Princess of the County. Even a maid can use the title of the Princess of the County's niece to show off her power. If he were to say, are the Liu family and Liu Xi really a good family?
Although Prince Cheng was a little bit unconvinced, Ji Jinghuai did not give him any face and made it clear that he was protecting his friend. Prince Cheng had no choice but to say goodbye.
Ji Jinghuai went back and told his grandmother about this. The old lady sighed, "I don't know what to say about this Prince Cheng. At first, his heart was full of that witch, and now his heart is full of the current princess. The Liu family is not a good family either. It's a pity that someone wanted to marry the girl from the Liu family to you. Such a girl must not enter our family."
Ji Jinghuai was shocked: "Why don't I know about this?"
The old lady gave him a sidelong glance: "It's not decided yet, what can I tell you?"
Ji Jinghuai felt like he had escaped a disaster, but thinking about Liu Xi's appearance in the restaurant, he felt overwhelmed.
After handing Mu Yinghai over to Ji Jinghuai's care, Yuan Jing and Funeng left the capital and went to the imperial mausoleum to find the deposed prince.
When Yuan Jing found the deposed prince, he could hardly believe his eyes. The man in front of him who looked old with half of his hair gray was actually the deposed prince who was only in his thirties. If they hadn't found this place, the deposed prince would not have lived long, because Yuan Jing saw that there was an aura of death around him.
The deposed Crown Prince Zhuo Jingming was also startled when he saw two people suddenly appear, a Taoist priest and a monk, but he did not show much emotion. He was about to die, so what was there to be afraid of?
He struggled to sit up from the bed, coughed twice, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Who are you? What is your purpose here? I am a useless man. No matter who you are, I am of no use to you."
This place is quite big, but apart from a few old eunuchs and maids, there is no one else. Has the deposed prince lived here alone all these years? Of course, there are soldiers guarding outside, and they will not let the deposed prince out of their sight.
When he saw the deposed crown prince, Yuan Jing sensed that they were related by blood. As expected, he should be the child of Miss Wen and the Prince of Cheng'en, not the bloodline of the Jiang family.
Funeng looked at Yuanjing, and Yuanjing nodded to him. Now Funeng knew that Yuanjing's inference about his life experience came true, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.
Yuan Jing brought a glass of water to the deposed prince. The water in the glass had turned warm when he handed it to him. He said, "I came here to verify one thing, to verify my life experience. I didn't expect that the deposed prince and I were cousins. I am a cultivator, and I can sense this blood relationship. Because of this, I can be sure that I am not a child of the Jiang family, but a child born to Miss Wen who married into the Cheng'en Mansion. The person who died on the execution ground was not Miss Wen, but she should have died after giving birth to me."
The deposed prince was so frightened that the cup in his hand fell down. Funeng quickly reached out to catch it, and at the same time looked down on the deposed prince for not being able to even hold a cup.
The deposed prince became excited: "You...you are really the child of Cui Qi and Wen?"
Yuan Jing asked curiously, "Haven't you seen Miss Wen? The wife and the old lady of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion both said that my face looks very much like Miss Wen back then."
"Wen? Yes, yes, I have seen Wen. Now that you mention it, you do look a lot like Wen, but your ears and mouth are like my cousin. It's all because of my uncle that you got into trouble. If it weren't for my uncle, my uncle and cousin's family would all be living well." The deposed prince pounded his chest, saying sadly, but also relieved, "Fortunately, the people who arranged it brought Wen out, and the Cui family finally has a descendant."
Yuan Jing's eyes flickered. "You arranged for someone to rescue Wen Shi, and then handed her over to whom? To the Jiang family?"
"Yes, it's the Jiang family. I heard that Wen and Jiang Shiming's wife were good friends. And Jiang Shiming's wife happened to be pregnant, so..."
"Stupid!" Funeng said angrily, "Why do you think the Jiang family is a good family? If the Jiang family is a good family, how could your cousin become a Taoist priest? Oh, by the way, before being picked up by the old Taoist priest and becoming a Taoist priest, your cousin was a beggar outside."
"Really? How could the Jiang family do this?" The deposed prince said in disbelief.
Yuan Jing patted Funeng's hand, there was no need to be so angry: "Nothing is impossible. Who can guarantee that people's hearts will never change? Besides, you also said that they are just friends. Even relatives can betray. Without sufficient interests to maintain, can you guarantee that they will not change just by being friends?"
The deposed prince's eyes became blurred and he pounded his chest again. Yes, what could they use to guarantee that the Jiang family would not betray them?
Yuan Jing sighed. Perhaps the action arranged by the deposed prince had fallen into the other party's calculations. It was not the deposed prince's fault. Under the circumstances at that time, it was already very difficult to save one person. If it were not for the deposed prince's arrangement, the original body would not have been able to be born.
The deposed prince pounded his chest so hard that he almost passed out. Yuan Jing had no choice but to save the deposed prince first, otherwise he would really die.
The deposed prince is not only related to the original body by blood, but he is also the person that Lingxiao Demon Dao wants to deal with, so Yuan Jing must save him. Yuan Jing is willing to do anything that can disrupt his plan.
Yuan Jing took out a pill, asked the deposed prince to take it with warm water, and then let him sleep first and talk after he woke up.
While they were staying here, none of the eunuchs and old women outside noticed them, because they usually didn't care about the deposed prince, so no one came to see how he was doing.
The people inside had gone to sleep, so Yuan Jing and Funeng discussed things outside.
"We can't let him stay here any longer, but we don't know where to arrange him if we take him out."
Funeng thought for a moment and said, "It would be best to arrange a small farm outside and let the deposed prince stay there for a while."
Yuan Jing nodded and said, "This is the only way now. I have to trouble Ji Jinghuai again. He is the only one who can help with this matter. However, the identity of the deposed prince must be kept secret from him for now. I will create a puppet here to confuse the people here."
The abandoned prince has been locked up for so many years, would Ling Xiao Yao Dao think of coming to take a look? As long as he doesn't come, ordinary people outside won't be able to tell the difference. When Senior Demon King comes to the capital again, Ling Xiao Yao Dao will probably have no time to take care of other things.
They did what they said. The deposed prince did not wake up quickly after taking the pills prepared by Yuan Jing, which were for replenishing his vitality. So Yuan Jing and Funeng took advantage of this time to return to the capital and asked Ji Jinghuai to help arrange an inconspicuous small farm for him.
As for the silver, Yuan Jing replaced it with pills and talisman paper. Although Ji Jinghuai felt that it was not enough to give Yuan Jing several farms, he was happy to receive good things, which might not be bought with money.
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