Li Wan Heng Jin
"What do you mean by 'a dog will always eat shit'? What's your reaction? Just oh? You don't believe me?"
"Then what do you want from me? Dead bird!"
Heng Jin was so angry that she laughed, pointed at herself, and said to her: "Dead bird? Me?"
"Or did you see the second dead bird here? No, there are indeed two dead birds here."
Following the direction of Yuanli's finger, Hengjin in the scroll was standing in the garden, watching Liwan and Cha Suxun coming side by side. They smiled at each other intimately and shyly. He bent down slightly and lowered his head to listen to her talk, his eyes soft and a smile always on the corners of his mouth.
She changed into a silver-white shimmering brocade robe, and two silver lotus hair ornaments adorned her buns.
Cha Suxun raised her hand and touched her wrist, revealing a small piece of silver-white inner sleeve. The pattern and color were similar to those of her robe, as if they were made from the same piece of floating brocade.
Yuanli noticed that the eyes of the people around her were gradually filled with envy, jealousy, and jealousy, so she deliberately said, "They are all silver lotus flowers. Wow, what a wonderful relationship. I thought of a very appropriate saying: You are in me, and I am in you."
"You are in me and I am in you? What a relationship?" Heng Jin muttered quietly, "There are also lotus flowers embroidered on my inner garment."
"Can you strip down to your underwear in public?"
"I'm not a pervert or a hooligan." Heng Jin crossed her arms over her chest and asked with a sly smile, "Or do you want to see my lotus underwear?"
"Who wants to see your women's underwear! I mean..."
Heng Jin suddenly exploded. "Who's wearing a women's underwear? I know you mean that my lotus flower is just a forced wishful thinking compared to theirs. But when you say that... well, anyway, I don't like it."
"You, Lotus~"
Heng Jin used her index fingers and thumbs to form a circle for her to see. "On this small area, I've embroidered a lotus. Emerging from the mud without being stained, washing in the clear water without being coquettish, the lotus symbolizes purity and elegance, but no one says it's an embroidery pattern exclusively for women. You're imagining it as a rigid concept, which is bad and needs to be changed. Besides, I'm using the lotus for a women's undergarment, and Cha Suxun is wearing a lotus crown, so why don't you say he's wearing a women's style? Yuanli, discriminating is not good."
"The people you love the most should be treated differently from others. I don't think that's a bad thing to do."
Heng Jin knew that the "person dearest to my heart" she was referring to was Cha Suxun, not him, but he still kept smiling and said, "That means you should treat me differently from others."
"Don't be so sentimental. The person I'm talking about is Cha Suxun, and you, Emperor, are the other person I'm referring to."
Yuanli glanced at him, then turned her head and deliberately put on a "lovesick face" to look at Cha Suxun who appeared in the scroll.
Cha Suxun and Li Wan were chatting happily, his eyes glued to Li Wan, as if he were alone, gazing at his treasure with deep affection, deliberately ignoring Heng Jin as his guest. It was Li Wan who spoke to Heng Jin first with some politeness, then nudged him gently with her elbow as a reminder.
He then spoke, "Is Emperor Hengjin here again? Oh, I didn't know about Emperor Hengjin's visit. How rude of me! I was so focused on Wanwan that I didn't notice you standing here."
"That's all right. Brother Cha, the robe you're wearing today is a refreshing color, quite different from your usual style. From afar, I thought it was some immortal visiting. I'm sorry for not recognizing you as Brother Cha."
"It's okay, it's okay. I rarely wear such fresh and bright colors. Wanwan said she likes me wearing it this way. I will have to consult Brother Heng more about this kind of color matching in the future. I used to have a prejudiced view, thinking that wearing such formal clothes would make me look like a piece of cargo. It seems that I really need to try more different colors and styles."
Cha Suxun pretended to be sorry and said, "I'm sorry, I forgot you were dressed quite formally. I didn't mean anything else."
"I came to see Ah Li, so I had to dress up before going out, so I looked a little formal. It seems I don't have to worry, she likes it."
The atmosphere of hostility between Cha Suxun and He Qi was so tense that no one wanted to hide it anymore.
He Qi put away his weapon and said, "Just because my sister likes my brother-in-law to dress like this doesn't mean she likes all living things that dress like this. Why did you dress up so deliberately to come see my sister? You don't like my sister, do you? I warn you, don't interfere with my sister and brother-in-law's marriage under the guise of being friends."
"Brother-in-law? They haven't gotten married yet, have they? As the saying goes, 'The orioles are singing on the island in the river. A beautiful lady is the ideal match for a gentleman. The water lilies are woven together, flowing left and right. A beautiful lady, I long for her day and night." Heng Jin's eyes slowly drifted towards Li Wan, "I can't get what I want."
He Qi moved to block his view, his eyes unkind. "They are engaged and will marry sooner or later. Even if they haven't married yet, the Emperor must not become a third party to interfere in their marriage. Guanju, a poem in the mortal world, is usually considered a love poem describing the love between a man and a woman. What is the Emperor's intention in reciting this poem? If you have feelings for my sister that you shouldn't have, then please leave the Demon Realm immediately. We don't welcome you."
"It seems we won't be able to have dinner today. This is about an evil creature haunting the border of the Demon Realm. Would it be convenient for you to speak with the Demon Lord alone?"
"convenient."
Li Wan brought him to the glazed tile house in the garden and dismissed the attendants. She said, "There is no one else here. Your Majesty, please speak frankly."
"I wonder if A-Li has ever heard of the name Xie Yuan?"
"The news of the Demon Realm's recovery mentioned Xie Yuan, but it simply stated that he was a small demon that cultivated by absorbing miasma. He enjoyed granting his followers' wishes and rarely appeared. When he did, he was a ball of black sand mist, never revealing his human form. But since he was a demon that cultivated by absorbing miasma, the demon kings of all realms kept an eye on him. What's going on? Could the evil creature that's wreaking havoc on the Demon Realm's borders this time be related to Xie Yuan?"
"We haven't yet concluded anything. We've been secretly investigating for a long time and discovered that Xie Yuan is quite well-known among certain evil groups, and has developed many fanatical followers. Part of the reason they're drawn to him is that he enjoys fulfilling his followers' wishes, and his skills are rumored to be incredibly powerful. He claims that those chosen and recognized by him will receive a special spell he personally teaches them. As for the effects of this spell, the rumors have become even more bizarre over time, with claims of suppressing inner demons, improving cultivation, and even achieving immortality being widely believed."
Heng Jin took out a stack of various papers, some of which were already torn and yellowed, some were extremely expensive and hard to come by, some were just the cheapest mulberry paper in the mortal world, and some were even the deer-patterned paper and wax paper with cloud and dragon patterns that were exclusively used by emperors and royal families in the mortal world.
The sizes of these papers, as well as the folds and stains on them, are all different. The original texts on the papers also come from different places. Some of the fonts are vigorous and beautiful, some are extremely sloppy, and some words are even replaced by crudely painted patterns. It can be seen that these papers come from different owners and different times.
However, the vermilion annotations on the paper were all written by the same person and were only written recently.
With the vermilion annotations, Li Wan could understand some texts that she had never seen before.
"The original owners of these papers were all fanatical followers of Xie Yuan. I forgot to explain to you that of the ten evil people who claim to be Xie Yuan's followers, about ninety-five percent are just self-proclaimed. They spend their entire lives committing cruel and paranoid evil deeds, just hoping that one day they will be noticed and recognized by Xie Yuan, thus achieving their desired goal. However, most of them never become Xie Yuan's subordinates, or even meet him once."
"I've interrogated many evil people and have come into contact with many more. Most of the evil people who have made it big have impressive and even admirable performances in areas such as intelligence and strategy, martial arts power, military deployment, and winning people's hearts. How could they commit such a wasteful act based on an unconfirmed, almost unfounded rumor? I don't quite understand."
"Perhaps it's because once a creature joins a group, its inherent strengths easily disappear within the group. Once in a group, the sheer size and power of numbers can easily lead to illusions, such as a sense of invincibility and omnipotence. While solitary, a creature might be quite rational, but once in a group, they become a savage, ferocious, and irritable. They obey only their impulses, often influenced by external stimuli and the passions of their consciousness, and their moods are volatile. Their thoughts and desires are short-lived, and they won't allow anything to stand in the way of pursuing their inner desires. Furthermore, in a group, any emotion or behavior is highly contagious. They are often stirred and excited by similar feelings, easily swayed by the opinions and ideas of others. They are irrational, act without thinking, and are extremely credulous. Their emotions and thoughts become exaggerated and simplistic, making them unable to doubt or hesitate, easily prone to extremes and committing serious acts. These people prefer illusions to truth."
After hearing what he said, Li Wan changed her opinion of him.
She kept thinking back to the evil groups she had encountered in real life to prove his words.
Indeed, that makes sense.
"Ari? Are you still listening?"
"Oh, I'm listening, go on."
Heng Jin picked out a few sheets of yellow paper from the pile and spread them out in front of her one by one.
"Look at these pictures. They all have some kind of Purification Mantra written on them. I haven't found anything about it yet. You might want to keep an eye on it. You should have more information than me."
Li Wan laughed at herself and said, "It seems you have more information than me. I'm sure there are followers within the Demon Realm as well. I will investigate the internal troubles as soon as possible. If there is any new information, I will inform the Emperor immediately."
Heng Jin took out a small feather and said to her, "This is my ear feather. I will teach you how to use it. When you speak to it, the sound will be transmitted to my ears at the same time. I can also use this whisper to convey messages to you. However, if it is not convenient for me, I will not be able to reply to you in time. I hope you will be patient and wait."
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