After the hero goes crazy

When Liu Shi didn't believe in ghosts and gods before, she didn't think it was strange that the heavy rain was so heavy, but now that there are really ghosts in this world, she felt that the rain last night was really weird.

As for Yao Shouning's going out, it was not appropriate to publicize it, Liu Shi did not sleep all night.

The closer to dawn, the more lightning flashes and thunderstorms, and after the heavy rain, Liu Shi became more uneasy, so she asked Madam Cao to stay here and tell her when Yao Shouning came back.

"Missy has already taken your clothes and is waiting in the wife's room."

Granny Cao said:
"Let's go over quickly."

When Yao Shouning heard that it was not only Liu's family who was worried that he hadn't come home all night, even his sister was disturbed, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

But when she thought of what she had gained this night, her expression lifted, and she quickly grabbed Cao Mama's arm with her back:

"go!"

Holding an umbrella, the two walked quickly towards the main house, and entered the courtyard after a while.

Sure enough, the house was lit, and Feng Chun was standing at the door looking forward to it, when he saw two figures running fast from the rain, he couldn't help shouting happily:
"It's back, it's back!"

As soon as she finished speaking, someone rushed out of the house, before the Mallow man arrived, the cry came first:

"Woo—Miss."

Mong Kui's eyes were red and swollen, and she had obviously been crying for a long time. At this moment, she was holding Yao Shouning's hand, crying and laughing, refusing to let go.

Yao Shouning's state of mind changed a lot after a night of experience. Now he patted Mong Kui's hand to comfort him. Before he could say anything, he saw everyone in the room standing at the door one after another.

The leader is Liu Bingzhou.

His long gray hair was partly pulled back, and he was still wearing the same purple robe as when he entered the palace last night. Obviously, he hadn't had time to wash and change his clothes after he came back.

Liu Bingzhou put one hand across his chest and tied the other behind his back, looking a little tired.

The moment he saw Yao Shouning, although he didn't speak, he heaved a long sigh of relief, his hands clenched into fists on his chest were released, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The haggard-looking Liu family and Yao Hui were standing on both sides of him, the eldest brother and sister were there, and even Su Qingchun hid behind Yao Ruoyun, sticking out half of his head.

The Yao family seemed to have stayed up all night.

"Shou Ning!"

"Shouning." With tears in her eyes, Yao Wanning called out to her sister, her heart finally fell to the ground.

"Shou Ning-"

All the big furniture surrounded her, and Liu Shi also wanted to cry, but she forcibly held back:

"Stop yelling, hot water is ready, Shouning will go wash up first, and then talk after changing clothes."

Yao Hui nodded.

Yao Shouning's things had already been prepared, and the hot water was kept warm all night. Dong Kui helped Yao Shouning into the house, and when she came out after washing, the whole family sat outside and waited.

"Shouning, last night you and Shizi—"

Yao Shouning's hair was half dry, and she came out with a simple bun. She walked up to Yao Wanning and sat down. Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, she told the story of entering the tomb of King Qi last night and finally being sealed in the maze together with the prince. About once.

"...We found gold coins blessed by Taoist secret techniques in King Qi's coffin."

When she mentioned that the restriction on gold coins was activated and she turned into a blue butterfly, which nearly injured the prince, the hearts of everyone in the Yao family rose to their throats.

"Later, I got out of trouble with the prince, and then I met——"

Having said that, Yao Shouning paused, and subconsciously looked at Liu Bingzhou.

She didn't mention who she met, but after the scene of Chen Taiwei possessing Yao Ruoyun with the divine descent technique last night, the Yao family knew who she met almost instantly.

Liu Shi stood up in a hurry, her lips trembled, and her face showed anxiety.

Although the others did not speak, they were all very worried.

"Father, didn't you say that that person stayed in the palace all the time?"

"That's right." Liu Bingzhou's expression was very delicate, he gave Yao Shouning a feeling that he already knew everything that happened last night:
"After we entered the palace last night, he stayed in the palace. Later, the emperor acted wildly and angered the senior sister, so he was beaten."

When he said this, his brows trembled.

32 years ago, he also heard 'she' mention this scene at Yingtian Bookstore.

But what I heard at the time was completely different from what I saw with my own eyes at this time.

Even though he already knew that the power of the Bianji clan after awakening was extraordinary, Liu Bingzhou was still a little excited when he thought of these past events:
"Afterwards, 'he' even sent servants to look for them and come to persuade them to make peace."

That is to say, Chen Taiwei's body remained in the palace last night, and at the same time, he used the clone technique to hunt down and kill Yao Shouning and his son.

"This person's strength is extraordinary, and my senior sister and I didn't realize it."

Liu Bingzhou was worried.

"How did you and Shizi get out of trouble after that?" Yao Wanning also felt scared, and quickly asked her sister's hand.

"The next son is possessed by him—" At this point, Yao Shouning glanced at his elder brother, and Yao Ruoyun immediately covered his face subconsciously, and then heard his sister say again:
"Then I was confused..." She frowned, recalling the bizarre dream-like experience last night, and said hesitantly:
"It seems that I met a group of elders, and one of the old gentlemen taught me a way to drive him away."

"This old gentleman's name is—"

She fell into the memory, but did not find that Liu Bingzhou's eyes were bright when he heard her say this, and he said loudly:

"Mr. Kongshan!"

"That's right!" Yao Shouning nodded, "Grandfather Kongshan seems to be looking for an apprentice, but he hasn't found it after decades of searching—"

"Come on! He's almost found!"

When Liu Bingzhou heard this, his eyes were slightly wet, and he quickly responded.

Yao Shouning felt a little strange in his heart. He always felt that when his grandfather said this, he looked at himself a little strangely.

"There are still a few months, and there are still a few months..."

He seemed to be very clear about Mr. Kong Shan's search for an apprentice, and he kept saying it.

Mrs. Liu also felt a little strange. She didn't know who Mr. Kongshan was, how he 'met' Yao Shouning, and why her father would know such a thing. All these curiosities were suppressed.

"What happened later? What happened after the son drove him away?"

Yao Shouning calmed down and replied:

"When we were in danger, I seemed to hear someone calling 'his' name, so I summoned him away."

"Yes, last night my senior sister took a heavy hand, the emperor couldn't bear the pain and asked 'him' for help."

Liu Bingzhou exchanged a look with Yao Shouning when he said this:
"This person's cultivation is as high as the sky, and he seems to have a big conspiracy. Logically speaking, last night he was planning to plan, and it is impossible to stop at a critical moment."

Emperor Shenqi was mediocre in aptitude, violent in temperament and incompetent in his actions, what ability could drive Chen Taiwei to be used by him?
"I suspect that the emperor may have a treasure to restrain him."

Yao Shouning's eyes lit up after listening.

Liu Bingzhou said again:
"I will visit Senior Sister later and ask her to investigate this matter."

Yao Shouning nodded.

Chen Taiwei is too dangerous, if there is something in this world that can restrain him, and if he can get it, then it would be great.

She was a little happy in her heart, and then said:

"After 'he' left, Shizi and I looked for another way out, and then found a nunnery by mistake."

When he said this, Yao Shouning was still looking at Liu Bingzhou's face out of the corner of his eye.

The family members were very concerned about her experience last night and listened intently. Only her grandfather had a smile on his face, with excitement in his eyes, as if he already knew what she would say next.

Strange.

Yao Shouning had a doubt in his heart: what happened last night was experienced by her and the eldest son, other than that, Chen Taiwei is the only one in this world who knows all of this.

Although my grandfather said that he participated in Yingtian Bookstore and learned a lot of what happened later from the bookstore, but where did he hear about what happened last night?

She firmly remembered this point, but kept saying in her mouth:
"In the nunnery, we met two mothers-in-law with hair cultivation."

"God bless—" Liu Shi thought the matter was over, and when she heard this, she clasped her hands together with joy on her face.

But the matter was not over yet, Yao Shouning continued:

"One of the real people was entrusted by the late emperor to guard there after he was a hero and righteous man."

When she said this, her voice paused, her eyes met Liu Bingzhou again, Liu Bingzhou smiled and said:
"Jingqing real person."

Grandpa really knew!
Yao Shouning shuddered, feeling that things were getting more and more confusing, but he still nodded:
"good."

"Who is this real Jingqing?" Yao Ruoyun asked weakly.

He always felt that what his sister experienced last night was extremely fantastic. Hearing her speak slowly at this time, he was worried for her, hated that he could not accompany and protect her, and at the same time felt a little envious.

"Why did the late emperor ask her to stay in that nunnery?"

Liu Shi and Yao Hui were also full of doubts, but it was inconvenient to speak again after their son finished asking, so they waited for Yao Shouning to answer.

Yao Shouning said:
"This Jingqing real person used to be Princess Jian..."

After saying this, Liu's complexion changed.

The moment she heard the word 'King Jian', she unabashedly showed her disgust.

"Mother, this former Princess Jian is not simple."

Before Liu Shi could speak, Yao Wanning held her mother's hand first, and said with a smile:

"After Shouning's birthday, I asked Qing Yuan and Bai Yu to check what happened back then."

After finishing speaking, he roughly told the story of Princess Jian's disagreement with King Jian and castrated him in anger.

"Okay!" Liu clapped his palms together and said hello. He immediately felt good about this Princess Jian who had never met before, and asked excitedly:
"It can be seen that Shou Ning is destined to meet such a legendary figure."

"After Shizi and I entered the house, the real person seemed to have known that Shizi and I would arrive, as if he had waited for a long time."

Yao Shouning's words made everyone in the Yao family look at each other in disbelief.

Is there really something unpredictable in this world?
Yao Hui frowned, but didn't make a sound.

"She told me a secret with Shizi." Yao Shouning mentioned Jingqing, the joy of returning home suddenly dissipated a lot, and he said in a slightly depressed mood:

"It is said that after the incident happened that year, the first emperor ordered her to stay in the nunnery. There is a tunnel in the nunnery, which leads directly to the underground labyrinth."

She sighed softly:

"After speaking, the real person passed away."

Seeing her daughter's sad expression, Mrs. Liu didn't know how to comfort her, so she had to glance at her husband, and Yao Hui asked:

"Did you enter the underground labyrinth later?"

"Enter!" Speaking of the underground maze, Yao Shouning's expression lifted, and he subconsciously looked at Yao Wanning.

When Yao Wanning saw her expression, her heart skipped a beat. For some reason, she vaguely sensed something. She was a little apprehensive, but also a little expectant, and her pale cheeks were also slightly flushed.

"We found the identity of the 'River God' in the maze."

As soon as these words came out, the Yao family's forced calm was broken like a stone breaking the sky.

"what?"

"what!"

"what!"

Yao Hui stood up a little out of composure, with a happy expression on his face.

Liu Shi was a little at a loss.

Recently, Yao Shouning went out several times and was in danger many times, all because Yao Wanning was branded as the "River God". She had been trying to find out the origin of the identity of the "River God", but she did not expect that she actually found out last night.

When Yao Shouning said this, he didn't look at his family's expressions.

In fact, she had already guessed that her family members would be pleasantly surprised by this matter, and she was not surprised that everyone had such a reaction. At this time, she was staring at Yao Wanning with all her attention—to be precise, she was staring at Yao Wanning with all her attention. Silently standing behind Yao Wanning, the shadow of the 'River God' holding her in his arms watched.

When she mentioned the 'River God' under the underground secret passage last night, it caused an earthquake.

But at this time, mentioning "River God", the shadow is not at all strange, like a soul puppet that has lost its mind.

Yao Shouning was a little disappointed, and then Liu asked anxiously:
"Who is the 'River God'?"

"I can't say for now."

Yao Shouning hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

There are dragon veins hidden in the underground secret passage, and the fact that the 'River God' is the Taizu has too much influence, so it is not appropriate to announce it at this time.

What's more, Taizu's body was defiled by evil spirits, and it was related to the royal family. She had to wait for Lu Zhi's response before she could say anything.

She looked at Yao Wanning, but saw that Yao Wanning breathed a sigh of relief, then lowered her head, showing a thoughtful expression.

Yao Shouning always felt that her sister didn't seem to care much about the identity of the "river god"—a strange thought suddenly came to her mind: Could it be that my sister had a premonition?

"Shou Ning——" Liu was eager to know who the 'River God' was. After knowing the identity, she could find a way to drive away the evil spirit. Seeing that her daughter refused to speak out now, she couldn't help being a little anxious, and shouted named daughter.

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Bingzhou:

"All right."

Liu Shi hurriedly said:
"But dad..."

"Shou Ning will not talk about it for the time being, there is a reason for Shou Ning." Liu Bingzhou waved his hand and said:

"Shouning has been delayed for a long time because of the investigation of the identity of the 'River God'?"

"Yes." Yao Shouning saw his mother wanting to ask questions at first, and he still had some headaches on how to get around it. Seeing that his grandfather was backing him, Yao Shouning couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief and nodded.

"Grandfather, when did you go home?" After talking about himself, Yao Shouning became curious about what happened to Liu Bingzhou.

Liu Bingzhou recounted the matter of Emperor Shenqi's indiscriminate killing of his servants and angered the eldest princess, and then mentioned that there was thunder in the middle of the night, and the eldest princess was worried that her son was about to leave, but was finally stopped by the emperor, and hit him in a fit of anger.

"Gu Hou should have come forward to dissuade her, but the empress seemed to be caught by something and came late. The emperor was beaten until he vomited blood, and almost died."

This farce ended with Chen Taiwei taking action.

"When the imperial doctor rushed over afterwards, he said that the bridge of the emperor's nose was broken, his eyes were congested and swollen, and he couldn't open them."

Speaking of this, with Liu Bingzhou's serious temperament, he couldn't help but laugh:
"A few ribs are also broken, and I need to rest in bed, and I can no longer practice Taoist secret arts for the time being."

He rubbed the center of his brows, feeling a little headache:
"After simple treatment, the emperor came to his senses, and said that he was lucky to survive the catastrophe, and there must be future blessings."

"He also said that I, General Lu, and 'he' have contributed to the rescue, and rewarded me with a pill."

After speaking, he turned his wrist and took out a purple brocade box from his cuff.

The brocade box was very small, about the size of a baby's fist, and looked extremely delicate.

He opened the brocade box, and there was indeed a pill the size of a longan inside.

The whole body of the elixir is purple, surrounded by a layer of bewitching red mist.

Yao Shouning's eyes widened, and he recognized that it was a demonic aura, and it looked familiar...

"cousin--"

She subconsciously called out.

Before everyone could react, Su Qingchun had already turned his head left and right:

"Sister is here?"

It wasn't until he yelled that everyone came back to their senses.

Liu Shi was taken aback, first she followed Su Qingchun's example and turned her eyes around, but after seeing Su Miaozhen's figure, she said:

"Miaozhen has not yet awakened from the evil spirit, and is still in a coma at this moment."

Only then did Yao Shouning realize that he had slipped his tongue in surprise, and quickly said:
"I was distracted and yelled indiscriminately."

Having said that, Yao Shouning was suspicious.

The pill Liu Bingzhou held in his hand was clearly a 'demon pill', with a purple-red demonic aura lingering on it, similar to the aura of the demon fox that possessed Su Miaozhen that day.

"Grandfather, this elixir..."

While he was speaking, he saw a sudden change.

The red pill held in Liu Bingzhou's palm turned into wisps of monster energy, suddenly soared into the air, turned into wisps of mist, and slipped out from the thin crack of the curtain at the door.

At the same time, the elixir in the brocade box quickly lost its luster and became extremely dull.

This sudden change stunned Yao Shouning.

Liu Bingzhou obviously also 'saw' this scene, his eyes traced the direction where Yaoqi left, and his eyes showed a stern look.

But Yao Hui and his wife didn't seem to see this vision. Only Yao Wanning subconsciously looked up at Yao Shouning because she was branded with the 'River God' and was more sensitive to evil spirits.

As for the others, they all looked at the elixir in Liu Bingzhou's hands, and Liu's expression was distasteful:
"Whether this pill looks red or purple, father, don't eat it and get poisoned, how can you cure it then?"

Daqing respects Confucianism and Taoism, and various Taoist methods are also prevalent in Daqing.

Various Taoist elixirs are sold everywhere, but most of them are deceptive.

Liu Bingzhou smiled wryly, and lightly reprimanded Liu Shi:
"Don't talk nonsense, this is made by the emperor himself."

After he finished speaking, out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the medicinal pill in the box quickly turned into mist after losing its evil spirit, and was rapidly disintegrating. In an instant, it shrunk in size.

Liu Bingzhou already realized that something was wrong.

By his hand, Emperor Shenqi 'given' Su Miaozhen a 'miraculous medicine' to help her wake up.

He turned his head to look at the door, his expression became severe for a moment.

After a while, he turned his head, looked at Su Qingchun, and said with a smile:

"Qingchun, I'm afraid your sister will wake up soon."

Yao Shouning's eyes widened.