Tianyi

"My cousin believed what I said and asked, in what capacity did I chat with the nun? I replied that it was because of my identity as Qiqiaolang. Naturally, I did not dare to let other people in the temple know that I was the prince. How can I offer incense in public due to my identity? So, I pretended that it was the nun who cooperated with me. She pretended to be interested in my skills and chatted with me for one day every year, taking the opportunity to let me offer incense. I know , my cousin’s statement to me cannot be verified, because the nun has been hanged to death by me.”

"My cousin seemed very unhappy. He said that even if this was the case, the identity of Qiqiaolang could no longer be used. He didn't want anyone related to that nun to be left in the world. My cousin Disciple, why don’t I go practice for that nun and change her identity to a wandering monk, so that I can accumulate some virtue for her and prevent her from suffering in the next life."

"So, I changed my identity and became a monk. Before that, I came to Tianyi Courtyard to say goodbye to your master. As soon as I saw you who was three years old that year, I knew that your master had done something. What's the matter? You look almost exactly the same as Erlang Wu. But you are not the daughter of Dalang Wu and that nun. Your master loves you very much, so I don't want to interfere anymore. I just asked her to be careful in disciplining the disciples. Son, we must not let the Tianyi Sect interfere with government cases."

"After your master heard me say that I was the one who contributed to the massacre, her attitude toward me changed drastically. In the following ten years, she refused to let me step into Tianyi Courtyard, nor did she reply to the messages I sent to her. Any information. Moreover, this Tianyi Courtyard has been rebuilt many times by your master. Now I am not sure what else has been added besides the mechanism I set up back then. Furthermore, since your master no longer pays attention to I, as a man, why should I come to her again?"

"But when you were 13 years old, I happened to go to Japan again. Because your master had an old relationship with the Japanese ninja, and I also recognized that ninja, I got some news and knew that your master had accepted seven disciples, and he also I found Caiyi's Sujian. I was particularly curious about the origin of Sujian, so I came back to investigate her situation. I found that Sujian was narrow-minded, paranoid and selfish, and it was easy for me to take advantage of her."

"I don't want to find your master again, but I can try to understand Kujian, so I found out that she is your cousin. I didn't expect that two daughters of the Wu family escaped during the massacre case. Suddenly, I was alert, so I started to investigate whether the daughter born by the nun and Wu Da also escaped."

"It wasn't until you were 15 years old that I pieced together the specious information I got from various places, and I was already very suspicious in my heart. Back then, your master made a special trip to rescue Wu's children, and he should have rescued more than two. But it depends on you. Master's behavior in those years seems to be that she herself believed that the daughter given birth to by that nun was dead."

"Unfortunately, I have been unable to verify the details of your master's rescue. So, I took advantage of the opportunity of being allowed to enter and leave the palace and deliberately spread some rumors in the palace, saying that a daughter of the Wu clan's uncle had escaped and was hiding in the palace. In the palace, I am waiting for an opportunity to take revenge. My purpose is to lure your master to go to the palace to investigate. "

"Who would have thought that before your master took action, my cousin suddenly became interested. He didn't know where he heard that Aunt Tianyi's disciple was also a master of weaving and embroidery, so he said, although he promised Aunt Tianyi back then, There is no official uniform, but there is no restriction on the disciples of Tianyi. I know my cousin very well. He has always been very fond of young girls. He actually told me that he wanted to send people out of the palace to find Tianyi. Wherever the base of Aunt Yi’s embroidery shop is located, he will summon all Aunt Tianyi’s disciples into the palace to make clothes.”

"When I learned the news, I volunteered to check on the rivers and lakes for him wherever I dared him to find this place. And, after more than ten years, I sent a message to your master for the first time, telling her , be careful to hide your whereabouts and don’t let my cousin find Tianyi Courtyard.”

The monk stopped, looked at Xueyi, and stopped talking.

Xue Yi nodded and said: "It turns out that the truth about the disaster five years ago is actually like this. Of course, the master does not dare to let the emperor find this place. The Tianyi courtyard is located within a radius of ten miles. Although it seems to be remote, it is exactly where the master was. It was the fiefdom of the prince when he was a prince. This county has never been visited. Even though the neighboring counties are close, they cannot control this place. If the emperor finds out that Tianyi Courtyard is actually on the deserted prince's fiefdom, it will really be a disaster. Yeah, we’re in big trouble.”

The monk asked curiously: "I have never told you, Master, where this is, how do you know?"

Xue Yi said casually: "I guessed it."

The monk was speechless.

Xue Yi continued: "Not long after the master met my master, my master suddenly died of illness. I think it was the master who reported the news of my master's death to the emperor. The master also told the emperor that if the master can't be found, he will naturally not be found. Disciple, right?"

The monk nodded a few points on his bamboo hat and said: "Whose land is where Tianyi Xiaoyuan is located? Only the people around the emperor who are in charge of royal affairs will know this. Ordinary officials, at most, He knew it was not his place to take care of. Although people from the Jianghu knew how to come to look for Tianyi Courtyard, they would never be associated with the royal fiefdom. And when your master was here, the disciples basically didn’t walk around the Jianghu. If you want to find Tianyi Courtyard, you must first find out the whereabouts of your master."

"I am very worried. If the emperor wants to find Tianyi Xiaoyuan, he will definitely send someone who knows the inside story of the area to find a way to follow your master. He will first find out where Tianyi Xiaoyuan is located and which government it is under the jurisdiction of. Then, logically, Call the people in Tianyi Courtyard to enter the palace. I can't allow this to happen, so I sent the message to warn your master."

"After the warning, the news of your master's death quickly spread in the world. I thought at the time that this was the same method as how I let Qiqiaolang die. And this method is only used to deal with people from the government, Jianghu Of course, there will be news about your master. When I received the news of his death, I hurried into the palace to see my cousin. I told him that your master died suddenly of illness, and all his disciples returned to their homes, making it difficult to find him. Moreover, , the craftsmanship of the disciples is definitely not as good as the master, he doesn’t have to go all out to find you.”

"My cousin wants to summon you disciples into the palace. This is just to bypass the explicit order he sent to your master back then. In fact, he still wants to see if your master has the ability to sew heavenly clothes. As soon as I heard that your master passed away due to illness, I lost interest in you and stopped sending people to investigate."

"And I feel that the goal has been achieved, and your master should be more careful. From now on, he will stay in the courtyard and travel less in the rivers and lakes. I don't need to worry about it. So, I turned around and went to the outer domain in the north, and returned after three years. But I didn't Unexpectedly, when I came back to check the news, your master was really dead. In the world, there was only news about the seven sisters of Tianyi Sect exploring the secret, and your master never appeared again."

"I was shocked and came to Wuling Observation to investigate... That day, I had a chat with Zhiran. I tried all kinds of tricks, but she found no flaws. Therefore, I really believe that your master is indeed dead. I Because of this, I was uneasy for a while. Later in the capital, I accidentally met an old miracle doctor. After being diagnosed and treated by him, I felt better. Speaking of this, I dare to ask the master, your master, she , are you still in this world?" Xueyi did not answer, staring at the monk closely, but her face remained motionless and nothing could be seen.

The monk smiled mockingly and stopped asking.

After a while, Xueyi murmured and said: "It turns out that Master deliberately contracted the disease and died in order to protect us sisters and prevent the Emperor from discovering Tianyi Courtyard... After that, Master did not take the disease on Mount Wutai until last year. After returning to the Qiqiao Prism, you began to suspect that my master was not dead. Moreover, you also suspected that my master had entered the palace. It was not convenient for the master to investigate by himself, so he used various designs to use Sister Kuijian to lure me to the Tianyi Sect. Check out the news in the palace, right? I dare to ask Master, why do you insist on suspecting that my master has entered the palace?"

The monk changed the subject and asked: "I also have another question, which I need to ask the sect leader first. My cousin attaches great importance to evidence. Although he believes your story, he will definitely ask you for evidence. What evidence did you give him to confirm that the story you told is true?"

Xue Yi smiled faintly and chanted: "In the old days, when monks and nuns met, other people's eyes lingered. I left a heart-wrenching testimony, and I forgot to say anything when I wanted to argue."

The monk thought for a while and said with a wry smile: "Of course I have never seen that nun on Queen Mother's birthday. Later I learned that she was alive, so I went to meet that nun and explore her whereabouts. Later, I intercepted the I thought that there was no proof of that letter... Could it be that when I met that nun in private, someone else in the temple actually saw it? And this other person actually saw that I was eating at your table. The snacks were poisoned? Ah, this is really, really a coincidence. God's calculation is not as good as the calculation of man.

"Oh, now I understand everything. The story the sect master told my cousin must be saying that because I poisoned you, you had to take revenge on me, so you would go to my cousin to report me. . The master of the sect must have told the details upside down, saying that I had an affair with the nun and gave birth to a daughter but refused to admit it. You will say that I was afraid of being reported by the nun, so I lied about Wu's conspiracy to seduce me. That cousin ordered the massacre. You will definitely say that I could have rescued my own daughter privately, but I didn't expect that I couldn't. Therefore, I hate my cousin, right?"

Xue Yi looked at the monk with bright eyes, but still didn't answer.

The monk let out a long sigh and said: "This plan is cruel enough. It is false and true. My cousin sent someone to ask. Of course, what the witness said was true. However, what he learned was a fake story compiled by the sect leader. ...My cousin, in his heart, blamed me for rushing into action and committing the massacre. Now he found out that I was the one who deliberately induced him to deceive him. Of course he wanted to kill me and then hurry up... Master, I am speechless. To argue, I am willing to accept the defeat."

Xue Yi said lightly: "Tit for retaliation is justice in this world."

The monk said: "Okay, then I will also answer the sect leader's question. It was indeed after I obtained the Seven Skills Prism that I began to suspect that your master was still alive. The woman in black who was holding the Seven Skills Prism and wanted to kill me had... There is a faint smell of incense, which is exclusive to Ouchi. And the woman's voice is somewhat familiar to me, and it sounds like your master. I guess that the woman is good at learning human voices. But if she doesn't have regular contact with your master How can a human being learn the voice of your master?"

"Therefore, I suspect that your master is not dead, and that she believed the rumors I spread and went to the palace alone to check for your sister. After all, I am a monk. Even though I can enter and leave the palace freely, it is not convenient to search the palace. The middle-aged female family. So, I asked Chu Jian to use my gold medal to sneak into the harem and use the Seven Skills Prism to illuminate ghost figures, hoping to lure out your master or the man in black. Unexpectedly, a young man was finally lured out. Su Jian was too late and let the young man pick up the Seven Skills Prism."

"I later found out that the young man was the direct grandson of Grand Master Sun, so I asked Du Jian to hide at Grand Master Sun's house, looking for an opportunity to retrieve the Seven Skills Prism. Unexpectedly, the direct grandson escaped from the house secretly, and only returned after more than a month, and Nu Jian overheard , Taishi Sun asked his grandson to put the Seven Skills Prism back to its original place, then he went into the palace again, took the opportunity to retrieve the prism, and returned it to me. I heard from Tu Jian that both Taishi Sun and his grandson knew how to use the Seven Skills Prism, so I was afraid that If the bottom is leaked, she will no longer be allowed to use it in the palace."

Xue Yi said with emotion: "Sister Kujian was deceived by the master, and she really did a lot of things for the master."

The monk said: "It's still not as decisive as the master of the sect, but she couldn't help me in the end. I was suddenly hunted by the sea, and I thought about sneaking into the palace privately to see my cousin. But I know that if There is no evidence, just talking about it, I entered the palace to seek death. I originally wanted to enter the palace with my sword, she can at least prove what I have done, and my cousin, if he saw it with his own eyes , an orphan of the Wu family really escaped. When you know that the rumor that the nun’s daughter is hiding in the palace and wants revenge is for his own good, you will know that I am loyal to him and only want to protect the Li family. "

"Unexpectedly, I couldn't find the sword. No matter what method I took, I couldn't find any trace of the sword. Now that I think about it, the sect master must have arranged a method before entering the capital. Hidden. And it is hidden in a place that is difficult to find no matter how many tricks I use. Alas, what I thought was that the sect master had figured it out a long time ago and had already dealt with it in advance. I am really convinced that I lost this time. .”

Xue Yi didn't answer, just looked at the monk quietly.

The monk stood blankly for a while and suddenly asked: "The sect owner took my case before and has now started to embroider and buy number plates again. I dare to ask, but have you got the answer?"

Xue Yi said calmly: "Master, it's important to escape. Now, even if I tell you the answer, what else can you do? Master, why should you ask if you can't do it?"

The monk was stunned when he heard this.