Chapter 465 What is he hesitating about?

Even after a hundred years, this trumpet creeper is still lifelike, just as it was when it was just picked and placed in the coffin.

but--

After the heavy coffin lid was fully opened, there was only the trumpet creeper in the coffin, nothing else.

Where is the body of the Mermaid Saint?

"Strange, how come there are only trumpet creepers?" Jiujiu said, "Before I set out, I asked my father, and he said that in the coffin of Saint Jiao Yan, besides some gold, silver and treasures, there were also her remains. But now, why can't I see her remains?"

Di Jiang reminded: "Generally, coffins have several layers. This appears to be only the outermost layer. If you want to see the Holy Maiden Jiao Yan, you have to open a few more layers of coffins."

[Could it be a golden coffin and a silver outer coffin? Plus a sealed golden nanmu coffin? ]

[If you count it this way, there are not just two layers, but three layers in total. ]

After hearing Jiujiu's thoughts, Dijiang silently agreed.

Generally, royal family members and those who have made outstanding contributions to the country are buried in golden coffins and silver outer coffins after their death, with an extra layer to seal the mouth, for a total of three layers of coffins.

It is not surprising that the Mermaid Saint enjoys a three-layer coffin.

Jiujiu and Dijiang opened one layer of silver coffin and one layer of golden coffin, and finally saw the Holy Maiden Jiaoyan.

They are called silver coffins or golden coffins, but in fact they are just the original coffins wrapped in silver and gold.

The coffin was therefore extremely heavy, and only Jiujiu and Dijiang were martial artists with great strength, otherwise it would have been difficult to open the coffin.

At this moment, in the innermost golden coffin, the Holy Maiden Jiao Yan was lying peacefully as if she was asleep. Her body was no different from before her death. After hundreds of years, there was no sign of decay. The clothes on her body were also made of special material, incorruptible, and no different from when she was just buried.

Looking closer, the Mermaid Saint is really beautiful, but her beauty is that of an icy beauty, like the snow lotus on the top of a snowy mountain, which makes people dare not touch her.

The saint's skin was also very white, and it still looked elastic. She wore a pure gold phoenix crown on her head, a red strapless and waist-cinching dress, and two jade pendants around her waist. Her hands were folded in front of her belly, and there were countless gold and silver jewels on either side of her arms, which sparkled in the dim light, making the saint look extremely wealthy.

“How beautiful!”

"The rumors are true, mermaids are beautiful, and the Mermaid Saint is the most beautiful of all mermaids."

Pei Qingning said with a sigh.

Pei Qingning's eyes were wide open, as if she was stunned, but also like a pervert, her saliva was about to come out.

Jiujiu looked at Pei Qingning's exaggerated appearance, coughed twice, and signaled her that it was almost enough. She made way and let Qin Nian behind her come forward to take a look.

Qin Nian behind her had a gloomy face at the moment!

Pei Qingning didn't understand why Jiujiu was squeezing her eyes and coughing. She even showed concern for Jiujiu, "My benefactor, there is poison in this coffin. You must have been poisoned, which is why your eyes are cramping and you are coughing..."

"Do you need to take some medicine or see a doctor?"

Jiujiu: “…”

There is no hope in life.

Dijiang listened and shook his head.

Qin Nian was speechless for a moment, then he pushed Pei Qingning aside, walked up the stairs and looked at the Mermaid Saint in the coffin.

Qin Nian used too much force and Pei Qingning was pushed to the ground. She hit her knee quite badly. The girl looked aggrieved and seemed about to cry.

But she held back her tears and stood up stubbornly. She gave Jiujiu who was standing opposite the coffin a look that said, "If I had known he would push me, I would have listened to you, my benefactor, and stepped aside."

“Oh…”

"My knees, my arms."

“It hurts so much.”

Over the years, Qin Nian has been looking forward to seeing the Mermaid Saint again day and night.

Now the body of the Holy Maiden Jiao Yan still existed in the world, right in front of him, and he could finally see it. But he felt a little homesick, and he hesitated for a long time before he looked directly at the Holy Maiden Jiao Yan's face.

It was still the face in his memory, the face that he could not forget.

He finally saw it.

“Yan Yan…”

Qin Nian called out with sobs, but no one responded.

Qin Nian sighed in self-mockery, and lay beside the coffin, his shoulders trembling, and silent tears fell down, landing on the jewels on the body of the Mermaid Saint.

Yanyan... she wasn't reduced to ashes, and there wasn't even a grave for her.

She was buried well after her death. Judging from the specifications of the burial, Xi Chu valued her very much and was afraid that he would not give her enough and would let Yanyan down.

He was cheated back then.

The so-called news that Xi Chu killed the Holy Maiden Jiaoyan is probably fake.

The person who brought him this news intended to make him and Xi Chu, the country that Jiao Yan swore to protect with her life, become enemies so that he could profit from it.

The person who spread the false news to him was one of his people, but he seemed to have been bribed.

Who bribed him?

Whoever is the biggest beneficiary of this lie is the one who bribed his followers.

Needless to say, the biggest beneficiary is the Thirteen Tribes of Zhaoli, and the person who bribed his followers should be the elder who founded the Thirteen Tribes of Zhaoli.

Qin Nian figured everything out and even had the idea of ​​digging up the elder's grave and whipping his corpse.

He really hated this man because he made him do so many things that went against Jiao Yan's wishes.

If it weren't for Princess Yongle, he would have been kept in the dark, always working against Xi Chu, going against Jiao Yan's wishes before her death and disappointing Jiao Yan.

"I... I was wrong!" Qin Nian looked at the face of the Holy Maiden Jiao Yan, wiped her tears, and admitted her fault to Jiujiu, "Princess, I shouldn't have helped the Thirteen Zhaoli Tribes do evil all these years."

"I was really wrong."

"You're going to punish me?"

Qin Nian knelt on the ground with a plop as he spoke. He was kneeling to the Saint Maiden Jiaoyan and also to Jiujiu, hoping that they could both forgive him.

But the Saint Maiden Jiaoyan is dead, and there is no answer as to whether to forgive or not.

Jiujiu was able to get the answer, but she did not mention whether to forgive or not. Instead, she said, "Qin Nian, since you know you are wrong, you should help the Saint to continue to protect Xi Chu and prevent others from offending Xi Chu."

[For a master like Qin Nian, it is more meaningful to reuse him than to punish him. 】

【Especially now that he is filled with guilt.】

[With this guilt, he will use his life to protect Xi Chu for the rest of his life. ]

【Xi Chu, a powerful person has blessed us. 】

Jiujiu had a good plan in mind, wanting Qin Nian to atone for his sins.

After hearing Jiujiu's thoughts, Dijiang was so happy that he almost burst into tears. He felt like he had really found a treasure.

The way the little girl solved the problem was both reasonable and emotional, and she also knew the right balance.

From now on, Western Chu will have a powerful man to protect it.

He admired Jiujiu's way of solving the problem.

He was even more fortunate that the girl he liked was so capable, smart, planning and far-sighted.

"But I..." Qin Nian hesitated.