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Chapter 115 Scene 4? Cage Bird Pond Fish? 8

Chapter 115 No.14 Scene [-]

"Grandma, what are you going to do, are you going to put me under house arrest!"

Ning Yue tried her best to push away Granny Cen who was standing in front of her, and tried to lift the wooden bolt, but the two door panels rattled and rattled.However, when she entered the door, the old woman had already buckled the copper lock on the latch, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open it again.

"Miss Yue'er, do you think the incident is not big enough?"

Granny Cen blocked her body in front of the door again, and shouted at the girl with her eyes wide open.

"Isn't it just entering Kunjie's study? What's the big deal? If he didn't deliberately hide anything, why didn't he allow others to enter without authorization? It's said that seeing is believing. Why do you still want to help that liar even though you have seen the evidence, mother-in-law?" , speak for that hypocrite?"

Seeing that the anger in Ning Yue's heart was hard to dissipate, the old lady didn't intend to defend herself, instead she seemed to have something unspeakable, obviously hesitated, then shook her head and sighed:

"Miss, if you haven't experienced what the old man has experienced, you won't understand..."

"My mother-in-law hasn't tried to explain it yet, so how do you know that I won't understand? Kunjie is so double-faced, is it really worth your heart to him?"

"It's worth it! Even if Mr. Kunjie ordered Laoshen to sacrifice his life for him now, Laosang would not hesitate!" The old woman on the opposite side said firmly.

"Paranoid! How can you be so foolish and loyal, mother-in-law?"

Facing the young girl's accusation, the old woman finally couldn't help but ask back: "Miss Yue'er, do you know what happened in Cangliu City more than [-] years ago?"

"What mother-in-law said was that father killed thousands of rebels in one fell swoop..."

The other party's rhetorical question caused the red-haired girl's voice to drop suddenly.

Although she hadn't witnessed the bloody scene more than [-] years ago, she still knew from various rumors what kind of ruthless character her father was.This incident has already become a knot in the girl's heart that she will never be able to untie in her life, and it has also become the biggest reason for those who disagree with the priest in Cangliu City to criticize him.

Ning Yue would often feel ashamed and angry because her surname was Feng and because of the executioner's blood flowing on her body.Even the deteriorating relationship with my father in recent years, until he ran away from home, has a lot to do with this matter.

"Miss learned about what happened later. What I want to ask is before that."

"Before—? Could it be that what the mother-in-law said was about the time before my father became a priest?"

Ning Yue suddenly shuddered.In her impression, how Feng Weishu became the great priest of Cangliu City, no matter in the family documents or in the rumors of the streets and alleys, she has never been able to find an accurate account.For this reason, the girl sneaked into the dharma hall even at the risk of being punished, and read the biographies of the past priests, only to find that a few pages about her father were missing.

Seeing that the girl stopped talking suddenly, the old woman seemed to feel that she shouldn't have started.She sighed, and her tone returned to her usual gentleness:
"Miss Yue'er, maybe the old man is talking too much. Knowing or not knowing this matter, the current situation of Cangliu City will not be changed in the slightest, and it may actually make things worse. To you, this matter is fundamentally It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter—"

"How can it be insignificant? If mother-in-law knows something, please tell me the truth! Could it be that my father's ability to sit on the position of high priest is also related to him?!"

Ning Yue Bingxue is smart, since the point has already been made, even if the old lady still wants to hide it, she can already guess the reason, so how can she stop there?

The old lady stared at the girl's blue eyes for a long time before she nodded:
"Since Miss has guessed a thing or two, the old man will say it straight - if Mr. Kunjie hadn't been expelled from the court because of a momentary mistake, the current position of the high priest may not be his turn at all. Please sit down..."

"Kun Jieta—was also one of my grandfather's apprentices?"

The red-haired girl had already thought about countless possibilities in her mind, but when she finally learned the truth, she still found it unbelievable, and she couldn't help but let out a small exclamation.

"That's right. In fact, both Kunjie and your father were the two most talented disciples under the former high priest Sui Ya's sect. The difference is that your father came from a humble family and started as a deacon of the lowest rank. , worked hard all the way to get this opportunity just now. Master Kunjie is extremely talented and has long been famous!"

"Could it be that father used some despicable method——"

Ning Yue lowered her eyes, her voice was so low that only she could hear it.She was aware of her father's means, and also understood that in order to achieve her goal, that man would work hard and do everything possible to force the other party to give up the competition.Thinking of this, half of her original hostility towards Kun Jie disappeared immediately.

"The truth is not what Miss thought. In fact, it was Master Kunjie who left the court on his own initiative. It was not your father who forced him to make such a choice, but the high priest himself at that time, your grandfather Sui. tooth."

Granny Cen shook her head and said again, "Miss, do you know what is the most important thing for the past priests?"

"It is stated in the legal code that the priest, as the head of the Cangyu clan, must use his own spiritual power to mobilize the breath to protect the safety of the whole clan. He also hopes that one day he will lead the clan to return to their ancestral homeland."

"But do you know what kind of heavy price you need to pay to return to land?"

The expression on Granny Cen's face gradually became serious, "My family has been in the sea for thousands of years, and most people are already accustomed to living in the water, and they have a strange fear of the land where their ancestors thrived. At the same time, If you want to return to the land, you will inevitably have conflicts with people on the land who are dozens or hundreds of times your own, and even launch a holy war in an all-round way. And all of this requires someone to shed blood and sacrifice!"

After a little poking from the old lady, Ning Yue suddenly realized: "So, if you let the clansmen know that even if the black gems are exhausted, you don't have to fight the people on the land, then the priest and the Dharma hall will no longer be suitable for them. So important, but it will become a dispensable existence..."

"Because of this, although the theory of Xuangui exhaustion is true, the theory of returning to the ancestral homeland is just a lie fabricated by the priests of the past generations. They used fear and anger to drive the tribe to hate the people on the land, and aroused Their desire for this so-called jihad. Only in this way can the seat of chief of the Dharma hall be secured, and it will always stand high and be admired by all."

Granny Cen nodded, indicating that what the girl said was right, "Master Kunjie immediately went to Sui Ya to make a theory after he learned the truth, but was told by the other party that he must not reveal this secret, otherwise his tongue would be cut. Gouging out his eyes and imprisoning him in Ganyuan. It is precisely because of this that the lord resolutely chose to leave the court and run around the city, and was charged with treason and was hunted down. And the enmity between him and the priest is also From then on."

After learning the truth, Ning Yue slumped down beside the desk.She never thought that her father and Kun Jie had such a complicated past.She stretched out her hand, trying to grab the teapot on the desk to moisten her throat, but she didn't know whether it was because of fear or anger, her hands were shaking so badly that she couldn't use any strength at all.

"Mother-in-law—then I—what should I do..." the girl asked in a crying voice.

"Now, Ms. Yue'er should be able to understand why the old man would protect the lord so much, right? Don't think too much about it now. Now that the young lady has come to Jingshu with the old man, she has made the right choice. As long as If we find the holy city as soon as possible, we can find the long-awaited paradise for our people. Thousands of innocent souls will not die in vain. And when that time comes, whether it is Cangliu City or the people on land, Everyone will be able to live in peace, and no one will die."

Granny Cen said, filling a cup of tea for the girl with her own hands, and rubbing her hand in her own, "Recalling the first time I saw Miss at home, you threw yourself into my arms affectionately." Come here, I am not afraid of life at all. Since then, I have sworn in my heart that I will treat you as my own daughter in this life. Although I have concealed many things from you over the years, please believe me, I will never will hurt you."

Ning Yue took the cup and didn't answer any more.For some reason, she always felt that something was wrong in her heart. It seemed that Granny Cen's explanation did not quite match her feelings.However, she couldn't tell what the problem was.

In desperation, the girl just sipped the tea in the cup slowly, thinking again of the corpses of the clansmen in the farmhouse outside the city, and the countless correspondence between Kun Jie and the lame man that she had never seen. , can't help but feel the chill on the back of the spine.

After all, no matter how high-sounding the reason is, it must never be a reason to kill someone.Otherwise, how is Kunjie different from his father who is far away in Cangliu City?
She wanted to continue asking, but she swallowed the words.The girl knew that Granny Cen's only daughter also passed away 20 years ago when her father bloodbathed Cangliu City.Even if the other party didn't mention this matter at all today, she knew that no matter what she said, the old woman on the other side would never be shaken in the slightest.

At the same time, someone knocked on the door suddenly, and then Kun Jie's voice came to the ears of the two:

"Grandma Cen, why did you lock the door in broad daylight? Open it quickly, I have something important to discuss with you!"

The old lady immediately gestured to Ning Yue, and got up to open the door.The red-haired girl understood that the other party was reminding herself not to talk too much.Because they didn't even know when Kunjie came back, and they didn't know whether he heard the dispute between the two just now.

Before the door was fully opened, Kun Jie rushed in.He walked up to the two of them, although he was still smiling, there was a hint of sternness in his eyes, he looked up and down at Ning Yuelai who was covered in mud and looked a little embarrassed.

Granny Cen immediately smoothed things over for the girl:
"My lord, Miss Yue'er accidentally soiled her dress, and the old man was about to wash and change her clothes, so he locked the door."

Although the old lady was strict before, she tried her best to hide the fact that she had been to the study for Ning Yue at this time, and the girl couldn't help being moved.

"Oh? My mother-in-law actually has clothes that little girls can wear every family, and Miss Yue'er doesn't even pick them!"

It sounded like Kun Jie was just asking casually, but Ning Yue's scalp was numb.

"How can I not be picky. She likes to be clean since she was a child, and her body is so dirty. For a moment, she only thinks about getting it clean and decent, so that she can't make people laugh."

"Girls, it's right to save face. But where did so much sludge get on?" Kun Jie's expression obviously didn't quite believe the old mother's explanation.

"I accidentally fell in the courtyard."

"Oh? It hasn't rained in the past few days. It's really not easy to get so much mud on the corner of the skirt."

The tall and thin man still spoke lightly, but intentionally or unintentionally exposed the improvised lie made up by the other party.

When he said these words, he didn't look at the old lady, but stared at Ning Yue in front of him, as if he could clearly see all the secrets hidden in her heart:
"However, since Miss Yue'er is here, I just happened to ask you together, did you see anyone enter my study today? When I came back, I found that the things in the room seemed to have been moved, and the desk was much neater."

Hearing this, the girl's shoulders trembled slightly.She couldn't help worrying that the news that she got the waist pendant from the lame man might have already reached Kunjie's ears.And the letter written by the lame man to the other party is also very likely to be the bait that he left on purpose to test himself.

Ning Yue suddenly felt that she was like a butterfly being manipulated in the palm of her hand, and she had no idea what unexpected things would happen next.She was afraid that she would be seen through by the other party if she continued to go deeper, so she bowed her knees and saluted, pretending to be embarrassed:
"Oh, Lord Kunjie, please don't make fun of others. I'm not used to the two legs of people on land. Earlier, when I was tasting tea and enjoying flowers in the flower garden, I fell down again, so I hurried to ask my mother-in-law Help me change my clothes. How would we know what happened in your study? But you must have something important to discuss when you come to find your mother-in-law, so I won't delay you. "

After she finished speaking, she hurriedly backed out, and ran back to her room in one breath, but she knew clearly in her heart that from this day forward, there was no one around her that she could completely trust and help her continue her investigation.

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