Chapter 227 - Keep an Eye on
The investigation showed that Prince Jing seemed to be secretly investigating her life experience, and vaguely revealed that her mother might have been a concubine in the palace, a concubine who was once favored but suddenly died.
The perpetrators most likely include the current Empress's lineage, as well as... the concubine currently enjoying the Emperor's favor and colluding with Prince Jing! Rumors even suggest she may not have died young...
Why not yourself?
Who is the mother? Is she really dead?
Countless questions and years of suppressed resentment and grievances suddenly flooded her heart, almost suffocating her. She wanted to question, to seek revenge, to find out the truth!
But she couldn't tell Tie Niu about this. This stupid ox didn't understand the twists and turns and the grudges in the palace.
She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her turbulent emotions, and returned to her usual cool demeanor, but with a hint of determination in her eyes: "Nothing. Just some old grudges that need to be settled. You go out, I need to make some medicine."
Tie Niu seemed to understand, but seeing that Luo Hongyi didn't want to say more, he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He had to leave the Dan Pavilion, looking back every few steps and feeling worried.
He decided to keep a close eye on Senior Sister Luo from now on and not let her do anything dangerous alone!
Inside the Dan Pavilion, Luo Hongyi tightly grasped the bag of honey and the cold jade slip, her fingertips turning white from the force.
She looked in the direction of the Middle-earth Dynasty, with a cold and determined murderous intent flashing in her eyes.
In the next few days, Guixu Sect continued to operate well, and the town at the foot of the mountain became increasingly prosperous.
But the careful Xie Zhao discovered that there seemed to be a slightly anxious scene in the sect - Tie Niu.
This silly cow's behavior has been a bit abnormal recently.
He no longer spent most of his time in the weapon refining workshop sweating profusely, or patrolling the mountain with a hammer on his shoulder, like before. Instead, he would hang around the Baicao Dan Pavilion from time to time like a tail.
Sometimes he would pretend to be passing by, craning his neck to peek in; sometimes he would carry a bundle of spiritual firewood covered in dirt that was clearly not what the Dan Pavilion needed, and huff and puff to the door, only to be scolded by Luo Hongyi;
Sometimes he would even just squat on a big rock not far from the Dan Pavilion, holding his cheek, with his huge body curled up into a ball, looking at the closed door of the Dan Pavilion with worry and sighing.
"Stupid cow! What are you doing? You're blocking me from the sun!" Luo Hongyi was annoyed for the Nth time by the huge figure at the door that looked like a "husband-waiting stone". She pushed open the window and shouted angrily.
Tie Niu was frightened and stood up quickly, defending in a muffled voice: "No...nothing...I just...just wanted to see if you needed some firewood..." But his eyes kept glancing at Luo Hongyi's face, trying to see something.
"Get out!" Luo Hongyi slammed the window shut, not bothering to pay attention to him.
Tie Niu walked away with his head hung down, like an abandoned large dog, looking back every few steps. His back looked so lonely.
Xie Zhao, emerging from the Sutra Library, happened to witness this scene. He narrowed his peach blossom eyes and rubbed his chin, finding it quite amusing. Tie Niu's state... clearly one of concern and confusion.
Although Luo Hongyi was usually fierce, the coldness he showed after returning this time was indeed different from the pure venomous disgust he showed in the past. He was instead carrying a sense of depression that came from a heavy heart.
"Something's happening..." Xie Zhao raised a sly smile and decided to care about his honest junior brother.
He strolled over to Tie Niu, who was sighing and hammering ore but was obviously distracted, and said casually, "Hey, Tie Niu, practicing? I see you've been going to the Dan Pavilion a lot lately. What's going on? Have you taken a fancy to one of Junior Sister Luo's poisonous weeds? Talk to Second Senior Brother, maybe I can get it for you."
Tie Niu was startled. Seeing that it was Xie Zhao, his bronze face actually turned a little red. He quickly waved his hands: "No... no! Second Brother, don't talk nonsense! I just... I just feel that Senior Sister Luo seems unhappy recently..."
"Oh?" Xie Zhao leaned against the shelf beside him, picked up an unfinished talisman component and played with it, his tone relaxed, "When has Junior Sister Luo ever been happy? She is just like that, who has offended her? Did you say something wrong when you gave her the honey?" He deliberately led the topic to what happened that day.
Tie Niu really took the bait and hurriedly defended himself: "I didn't! I just said honey was sweet and asked her to taste it... Then I asked her if there was anything wrong, and she said... She said it was some old grudge..."
He scratched his head, trying to recall, "Yes! She said, 'There are some old grudges that need to be settled'... Second Brother, what are the old grudges? Did someone bully Senior Sister Luo before? Tell me who it is! I'm going to beat him to death!" Tie Niu became excited again as he spoke, waving his huge fist.
An old grudge? Settled?
Xie Zhao's eyes flickered, and a calculation immediately occurred to her. Luo Hongyi's life story was a mystery within the sect, and she herself never mentioned it. This time, after returning from the mountain, she had become like this... It seemed that the problem lay in an old grudge, and this grudge was probably related to the life story she had been pursuing.
"Alright, alright, you just know how to fight and kill." Xie Zhao patted Tie Niu's sturdy arm and soothed him, "Junior Sister Luo is very capable. If there's really an old grudge, she can handle it herself. Don't stand at her door like a door god all day, it will only annoy her. Go do what you need to do. If anything really happens, there's always me and Senior Brother to help."
Although Tie Niu was still worried, he was still convinced by Xie Zhao's words. He felt a little relieved after hearing this and said in a deep voice, "Oh... I understand... Second Brother, do you have any work for me?"
After sending Tie Niu away, Xie Zhao's relaxed smile faded. He turned and went to the quiet room where Chu Linyuan was in seclusion.
Chu Linyuan had just finished a round of breathing exercises, and the sharp sword intent around him had not yet been completely restrained. When he saw Xie Zhao come in, his eyes naturally fell on him.
"Senior brother," Xie Zhao walked directly to sit beside him, his expression slightly serious, "I think there might be some trouble with Junior Sister Luo." He briefly explained Tie Niu's abnormality and the words he had tricked him into saying, especially the two key words "grudge" and "settlement".
"Junior Sister Luo's life story has always been a mystery. She suddenly became like this. She must have gotten some crucial information during this trip down the mountain."
Xie Zhao analyzed, "I'm worried that she'll get stuck in a rut, or... impulsively do something dangerous on her own."
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