Holy Bone

Chapter 1698 The Other Side of Master Yiyun
Master Yiyun and Qi Bo have never been outsiders.

King Zunyi was naturally no outsider either.
then,

Jinan told him the truth about what he had seen and heard during the past few days, including planting pears and investigating cases undercover.

This includes his conjecture:

It was discovered that the Immortal Cauldron that provided food for the Shenzhou Fleet had terrible side effects, and the Shenzhou Fleet frequently suffered from deaths and cannibalism. Therefore, in order to save tens of thousands of people in the entire fleet, they took the initiative to seal the Immortal Cauldron overseas and built a Tubo Great Emperor Temple ten miles away to suppress and save the dead who had been killed by the Immortal Cauldron.

After telling the whole story, Jin'an paid attention to the changes in the facial expressions of Prince Zunyi and Master Yiyun. Prince Zunyi was stunned for a short time.

Snap! Master Yiyun's delicate hands broke the armrest of the solid wood chair.

Although Fatty Li had roughly understood the case on the way here, it was not as detailed as what he heard now. When he heard again that she was wronged and framed, and that she was not the witch or witch as people said, but the mother of the country who saved the entire fleet, he was still surprised.

King Zunyi was a general guarding the frontier. He had walked out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses and had developed an inhumanly strong will. He was only momentarily unconscious and quickly recovered. After recovering, he stared at Jin An and said, "Marquis Shenwu means that when the Shenzhou fleet returned to their home country, the bodies of the crew members we found on the Shenzhou, whose bodies were so hungry that their flesh was sold and whose stomachs were swollen like balls with so many hands and feet, were all caused by the sequelae of the Gewu Xianding?"

Jin An nodded: "That's right."

King Zunyi: "Did you ever...eat people out of hunger?"

Jinan: “No.”

"On the contrary, they were the first to discover the true identity of the Gewu Xianding and wanted to save the entire fleet."

King Zunyi asked again: "The only survivor of the fleet is not the murderer, nor the culprit?"

Jinan: “No.”

"The Gewu Xianding was sealed overseas one after another. The fleet was short of food and supplies. The fleet was probably planning to return home and resupply supplies from countries along the way. But for some unknown reason, perhaps because the weather at sea changed rapidly, the fleet lost its way and only one Shenzhou returned. The crew on the Shenzhou went crazy because they had no food source. They lost their minds and killed each other and ate anyone they could."

"or……"

King Zunyi's eyes suddenly became sharp, and his voice was low: "Or what?"

Jin An did not play tricks and said directly: "Or maybe, they knew long ago that the entire fleet had eaten the grain stored in the Gewu Xian Ding, and everyone was incurable. The only difference was how much they ate, and whether they got sick earlier or later."

"The predecessors, who had the righteousness of the world in their hearts, ordered the fleet to stay away from the coastal route in order not to harm the people of the small countries along the way, not to cause more innocent casualties, and not to let any crew members escape ashore. By isolating the fleet, they prevented the remaining poison of the Immortal Cauldron from spreading outward."

"The fleet was far from the ports of small countries along the way. So many people were short of supplies. It was only a matter of time before everyone went crazy with hunger and killed each other. With Xianxian's intelligence, she must have known the dangers of the fleet's self-isolation, but she still chose to do so. There can only be one explanation. Xianxian knew that the fleet was beyond help and would surely perish. She was determined to die. She knew from the beginning that she would not be able to return to Kangding alive."

The words "willing to die" made everyone present feel alarmed. Even King Zun Yi, who was used to seeing life and death on the battlefield, lost his composure. He kept muttering these four words, temporarily forgetting that there were two visiting guests sitting beside him.

A drop of crystal clear water slid down her flawless white cheek. Young Master Yiyun was afraid that her emotions would get out of control, so she closed her eyes. However, the heart-wrenching pain still caused a few broken pearls to slide down the corners of her eyes, dripping and soaking the ground.

Hey.

Seeing Master Yiyun crying, several people in the field sighed in their hearts.

Qi Bo, who was standing behind Master Yiyun, raised his sleeve to wipe away the tears from his eyes. Even this old servant couldn't help but burst into tears and lost his composure when he heard the "will to die" and learned that Xianxian was willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of not harming innocent people along the coast and maintaining the dignity and face of the Celestial Empire of Kangding. After a while, King Zunyi came out of his composure. This time, Zunyi clasped his hands to Jin'an, changed his tone to ask for advice, and his face showed admiration: "Does Shenwu Hou know whether Xianxian has eaten anything in the poisonous cauldron?"

Jin An shook his head: "I can't answer this question, Your Majesty. Too many hidden secrets were burned along with the ghost ship Shenzhou."

Then he turned serious and said, "But I believe that no one has eaten the food in the Gewu Xianding. This is not a conjecture based on personal emotions. It is mainly inferred based on three clues."

"One is the virtue of being a model mother for the country."

"Second, seal the Gewu Xianding rationally. If people have eaten the food stored in the Gewu Xianding before, the toxicity of the Gewu Xianding will inevitably affect their sanity and they will not do anything to harm the main cauldron."

"Third, the first and second are of noble status, and their eating and drinking habits are governed by the royal system. They have their own grain reserves to prevent poisoning and assassination. This can also rule out the possibility that the first and second shared the grain reserves of the Gewu Xianding with other people."

After listening to Jin An's analysis, King Zun Yi suddenly laughed and clapped his hands: "Good, good, good, today I have three golden words from the Marquis of Shenwu. I firmly believe that the truth that was hidden more than ten years ago will one day see the light of day and be redressed."

King Zunyi was in a very good mood. He looked at Jin'an with great admiration and compared Jin'an to the blue sky, which showed how high his admiration was.

It had only been a few days since the last meeting at the palace and the handing over of the fragrant pear evidence from more than a decade ago. However, Jin An had already sorted out the clues from more than a decade ago and made significant progress. It was normal for everyone present to look at him with admiration.

"Master Jin'an, do you know the exact location of the poison cauldron that killed the previous emperor's family and is sealed in a foreign land overseas?"

"This kind of deceptive and poisonous cauldron that harms the harmony of heaven should be destroyed and its truth made public to warn the world."

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The one who spoke this time was Young Master Yiyun.

At this time, Master Yiyun had opened her eyes. At this moment, her eyes were calm, and she had regained her usual alertness and composure. What was seen in her at this moment was not the weakness of a woman, but the calmness with cold eyes. However, her eyes were still slightly red, unable to hide her inner sadness.

Jin An knew where the Gewu Xianding was sealed, and he told the location truthfully: "If Princess Hanyun needs help to find the cauldron, I know the great elder of the Dashi Kingdom and the great leader of the Persian Kingdom. You can write to the great elder and the great leader and ask them to find the cauldron and escort it. The place where the Gewu Xianding is sealed is not far from the two countries."

Master Yiyun raised her eyes and looked at Jin'an who was looking at her with concern. With red eyes, she nodded: "Thank you, Taoist Jin'an."

"Master Jin'an, have you had dinner when you came? Please stay and have dinner before leaving."

Gollum-

When Fatty Li heard that there was food to eat, his stomach rumbled like thunder.

As he was anxious to see Jin'an, he had not eaten yet when he arrived at the Wuzang Taoist Temple. He only put a few cakes in the carriage on the way, and those cakes had been digested long ago. He was so hungry that he could not bear the word "eat".

Fatty Li was suddenly embarrassed and had an awkward expression on his face. He didn't know whether to put his butt to the left or the right, and he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

He was worried that he would leave a bad impression on Prince Zunyi, who would think that Fatty Li had not eaten for several lifetimes, so he came to Prince Zunyi's mansion to eat for free every time.

No one blamed Fatty Li. Instead, the depressing atmosphere in the lobby was slightly relieved and everyone couldn't help laughing.

Prince Zunyi also tried to persuade them to stay for dinner: "Marquis Shenwu and Captain Li, please stay for dinner before leaving. The princess treated Marquis Shenwu badly during the last meal, and I have already severely criticized her. Later, I will ask the princess to toast Marquis Shenwu three cups of wine at the dinner table to apologize."

Hearing the words "apology", Fatty Li looked at Jin An and then at Young Master Yiyun with a surprised expression, as if he was recalling the scene of Jin An and Young Master Yiyun's last meal.