Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 312 Shen Ying
"You are ruining my path and robbing me of my opportunities!" Jia Baoyu's eyes flashed with a divine light, and he stood up and said.

He remembered the reason why he appeared in the mortal world, which was to temper himself through the trials of this mortal world.

But look at it now, everything that was originally planned has been messed up, and his experience in the mortal world has been misplaced.

If Fairy Jinghuan had not paid a price to forcibly awaken him, he would have sunk into the mortal world. Once completely contaminated by the cause and effect of this mortal world, his path to the spiritual realm would have been completely cut off.

"Immortal Herb Crimson Pearl, you have forgotten everything about your past life. If I can wake you up, it will be my revenge!" Jia Baoyu murmured.

He knew who his enemy was. The reason for the dislocation of his mortal worldly experience was Li Qiang, an existence that should not have been like this.

But this man became the crown prince of the current dynasty and even married the Immortal Crimson Pearl Herb that originally belonged to him.

With his strength, even if he recovered his memories of his past life, he would not be able to touch Li Qiang, who was already the crown prince. Even getting close to him would be a delusion.

So he thought of awakening the Immortal Crimson Pearl Grass's memories of its past life. After the Immortal Crimson Pearl Grass recovered its memories of its past life, it naturally knew how to deal with itself. He would be able to see Li Qiang lose her lover, which could be regarded as an indirect revenge.

In fact, he wanted to kill Li Qiang even more, but he really didn't have the ability to do so, so he could only try a simpler method.

Of course, it is said to be simple, but how to get access to the Immortal Crimson Pearl Herb is still a big problem.

"Forget it, I'll go back to the Xue Mansion first. By using the connections there, I might be able to get my hands on the Immortal Crimson Pearl Herb!" Jia Baoyu thought for a moment and said to himself.

He walked out of Shuiyue Temple and came to the old horse. The old horse's body stiffened, as if he was terrified by something.

"This beast is quite intelligent!" he said as he patted the old horse gently.

With this pat, the old horse woke up from his previous stiffness and lowered his body to make it easier for him to get on the horse.

He got on the old horse, and the old horse returned to the way it came without any need for steering.

At the Xue family's house, a shabby carriage arrived at the door and a man jumped out of the carriage. He looked at the gate of the Xue Mansion and tears couldn't stop flowing down his face.

"Who are you?" Xue's housekeeper asked hesitantly when he saw the person coming, and then shouted in surprise: "It's the young master, the young master is back!"

The man who came was Xue Pan. After several years of exile, he finally returned home.

"Hurry up and inform the master and the mistress that the young master is back!" said the Xue family's butler, pushing the servant aside.

"Young master, please come into the mansion quickly!" He came to Xue Pan again, carefully held Xue Pan's arm and said.

Xue Pan came out of his dazed state and only then did he see the familiar butler.

"Butler, please pay for the carriage for me!" he ordered.

The butler took out a silver ingot from his bosom, and without caring whether it was a lot or a little, he helped his young master walk towards the mansion.

Hearing the servant's report, Xue Tong and Madam Xue hurried out and saw Xue Pan coming in.

"Pan'er, why are you so thin?" Mrs. Xue couldn't help crying when she saw Xue Pan.

Xue Pan at this moment no longer looks the same as he did back then. His chubby face and body have become much thinner now. Judging from his figure, it is impossible to recognize that this is the same person.

"It's good that you're back!" Xue Tong said excitedly.

"Dad, Mom, I'm not thin, I'm getting stronger!" Xue Pan hurriedly comforted.

"Let's go inside and eat something first!" Mrs. Xue said, pulling Xue Pan.

He completely ignored Xue Pan's comfort, as if as long as he ate more, he could find the Xue Pan of the past.

"Brother!" When Xue Pan entered the main hall, Xue Baochai also rushed out. When she saw her brother, she shouted excitedly.

"Is Baochai married? Why is she at home?" Xue Pan was happy at first when he saw Xue Baochai, and then he couldn't help asking when he saw Xue Baochai's headdress.

The headdress of a married woman is different from that of an unmarried woman. When Xue Baochai brought Jia Baoyu home, she changed her headdress. Although there was no wedding, Jia Baoyu moved into the Xue family, and the two had a marriage certificate, so they were married in name.

When Xue Baochai heard Xue Pan ask this, she knew that he was concerned about her sister, but she didn't know how to respond.

"Your sister is engaged to Baoyu, and Baoyu has nowhere to go now, so he lives in our house!" Mrs. Xue explained.

She did not recognize Jia Baoyu, so she did not acknowledge the marriage between Xue Baochai and Jia Baoyu.

Even given the current situation of Xue Baochai and Jia Baoyu, if they do not get married it will affect Xue Baochai's reputation, but Mrs. Xue would rather do so than want her daughter to marry Jia Baoyu.

"Let's not talk about that for now. Tell me about what happened at the border and how you came back." Xue Tong changed the subject. He didn't want to bring up unhappy things just when Xue Pan came back.

"But you must have suffered a lot, right?" Mrs. Xue asked, touching her son's thin face.

"No, the border town took good care of me. They didn't assign any hard work to me. But it was a military town. I had to get up early every day for training and go on patrol during the day!" When Xue Pan talked about the border town, his face was full of smiles and he didn't look very bitter.

It was indeed bitter at first, but after getting used to it, I found that kind of life was very suitable for me.

"I used to be willful and caused my parents a lot of worry!" Xue Tong continued.

When he said this, Mrs. Xue's heart melted, and Xue Tong was also greatly comforted. It seemed that this experience of Xue Pan being exiled to the border had made Xue Pan grow up.

"There is one more thing I want to tell my parents!" Xue Pan said proudly.

Xue Tong and Madam Xue looked at him, wondering what he was going to say.

"I worked hard and diligently in the border town and was promoted to experience!" Xue Pan continued.

"What is experience?" Mrs. Xue asked, still a little confused.

She was not clear about the military officer system, especially such a minor one.

"From the experience of the seventh rank!" Xue Tong was very clear about it, he exclaimed.

Don’t underestimate the experience of being a seventh-rank official, as it means that Xue Pan was not only not affected by the exile, but instead gained an official position.

"Pan'er has become an official of the seventh rank, so how did you come back?" Mrs. Xue was also very proud of her son, and she asked curiously.

But she knew that once she was an official, she often had no control over her own affairs, especially officials in border towns. Unless they were summoned back to the capital, they had to stay in the border towns.

"I have been transferred to the capital. I haven't gone to the Ministry of War yet, but I will definitely be promoted!" Xue Pan said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Xue Tong said repeatedly.

Mrs. Xue and Xue Baochai were also very happy. They pulled Xue Pan to sit down and asked about the details of the situation in the border town.

Xue Tong came outside and found the housekeeper.

"Go and give a valuable gift..." Xue Tong stopped giving the order halfway. He waved his hand helplessly and asked the butler to leave.

He knew clearly that Xue Pan was able to return and obtain an official position in the border town because of the help of Crown Prince Li Qiang.

But now, he is too far away from Crown Prince Li Qiang, so far that he cannot even send gifts to him. Crown Prince Li Qiang lives in the East Palace, which is not accessible to anyone.

Besides, Crown Prince Li Qiang is now in charge of government affairs, so how could he casually accept gifts from others?

He shook his head, walked back into the room, and looked at the scene of the family reunited, feeling satisfied.

From the time his son Xue Pan returned home, one can see changes in his son. He is no longer the devil he used to be and now knows how to treat people.

He no longer had to consider the incompetent Jia Baoyu taking over. He was worried that if Jia Baoyu took over the Xue family, it would not be the next generation's turn to inherit and the Xue family would collapse.

"Son-in-law is back!" The voice of the housekeeper outside silenced the conversations in the room.

Xue Baochai stood up and walked out quickly to greet him.

She saw Jia Baoyu, who nodded at her and smiled.

But Xue Baochai only felt her heart tighten, and an indescribable fear rose in her heart.

Because she felt strange. The face of Jia Baoyu in front of her was still the same as before, but it felt so strange to her.

She grew up with Jia Baoyu. They had been playing together since childhood in Rongguo Mansion, so it goes without saying that they are very familiar with each other.

"Baoyu!" However, she was calm and thoughtful. Even though she found something wrong, she did not expose it immediately. Instead, she called out with a smile.

Although Jia Baoyu still has his original memories, he is an immortal, and being in this corrupt world makes him feel disgusted instinctively.

He didn't want to integrate his previous memories, but instead read them like a book, so he couldn't achieve the same feelings and attitude as his original self.

Perhaps people who are not familiar with him may not notice it, but Xue Baochai found something wrong as soon as she came into contact with him.

"Brother Bao!" When Xue Pan heard that Jia Baoyu had returned, he came out of the room laughing.

"Brother Xue is back!" Jia Baoyu retrieved Xue Pan's memories from his memory, but he could not call him by the familiar name he used back then, and even now he was forcing himself to call him by that name.

"Brother Bao, please forgive me. We are a family now. Just call me big brother!" Xue Pan hugged Jia Baoyu and said with a smile.

He was still very happy to see Jia Baoyu.

They went to school together, ate, drank and had fun together. After being apart for so many years, they were extremely excited to see each other again.

"Brother!" Jia Baoyu shouted, pretending to be happy.

Although the hint of indifference and disgust in his eyes was only fleeting, Xue Baochai saw it clearly.

"Come in, I'll tell you about my brother's experience in the border town!" Xue Pan was just about to share it with others. His family had already shared it, and when he met his old friends, he shared his own experience as well.

He pulled Jia Baoyu into the room and began to talk about things in the border town.

Jia Baoyu listened with a smile, but in his heart he was planning how to get close to the Crown Princess.

He quickly thought of one thing. It seemed that Xue Pan was exiled to the frontier, but was able to return to the capital with an official position. All this was done by Crown Prince Li Qiang.

Perhaps through this incident, I can get in touch with the Eastern Palace.

"Brother, you should thank the prince. Everything you have in the border town was arranged by the prince!" Jia Baoyu reminded.

"I know that too, but Brother Qiang is now the prince, so there is no way we can meet him!" Xue Pan is different from before. He smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Why call me Brother Qiang? Don't say that again. If outsiders hear it, you will be in big trouble!" Xue Tong slapped Xue Pan on the head to teach him a lesson.

"Dad, you called out too!" Xue Pan touched his head and muttered.

Even though he was beaten, he didn't feel sad at all. This is the feeling of home.

After talking for a while, Mrs. Xue called for dinner.

There was a large table full of food, all of which were Xue Pan's favorites. Mrs. Xue kept picking up food for Xue Pan and kept telling him to eat more.

Neither the Jia Baoyu of the past nor the Jia Baoyu of the present could fit in and he ate his meal in silence.

"I want to read a book alone!" After finishing his meal, Jia Baoyu said this and went to the study.

"Look at him, so unruly!" Mrs. Xue said with some dissatisfaction.

After Mrs. Xue said this, she seemed to sense something and was a little worried that her daughter would be unhappy.

But when she looked at her daughter, she saw that her daughter's eyes were dull, as if she didn't hear what she said.

Jia Baoyu entered the study and closed the door.

He took off the "magic jade" from his chest and looked at it carefully.

At first, he couldn't tell the difference no matter how hard he looked. The main reason was that when he obtained the 'Magic Jade', he had already entered the mortal world, and this 'Magic Jade' could not be distinguished at all from the outside.

When he tapped the 'Magic Jade' lightly and chanted a string of incantations, a beam of spiritual light entered the 'Magic Jade'.

"It's fake. This is not the 'Magic Jade', but it is also a rare treasure. The only difference is the energy inside. This energy is extremely strange and does not seem to be from this world!" Jia Baoyu muttered to himself.

He squeezed the 'Magic Jade' in his hand tightly, and was extremely angry at the person who stole his 'Magic Jade'.

The loss of the 'spiritual jade' not only deprived him of the constant care of his protector, but also made him lose his spirituality, making it impossible for him to wake up from his worldly experiences on his own.

Even with the help of Fairy Jinghuan, his path was still full of ups and downs and his future was uncertain.

He put away the 'Magic Jade'. Even though it was a fake, it was still a clue. Maybe he could find out who wanted to ruin his path from it.

"Xue Pan is not very smart. I will invite him to the restaurant tomorrow and have a few drinks, which will provoke him to find a way to find the Eastern Palace!" Jia Baoyu thought carefully about his next move.

"Master, I'm here to bring you tea!" A pleasant voice came from outside. It was his personal maid in the Xue family.

"No need!" Jia Baoyu frowned and said coldly.

In the past, Jia Baoyu liked to play with maids, but now that he has recovered his memory, and as an immortal, he simply cannot tolerate mortal women.

In his eyes, the people of this mortal world are full of filth, and no matter how beautiful they are, they are still filthy.

It was already the limit for him to be able to stay in the Xue Mansion as Jia Baoyu. It was completely impossible for him to have fun with such a woman every day as before.

The maid outside's eyes reddened, she lowered her head and left with the tea. She didn't understand why her son-in-law had changed. How could the caring son-in-law become so cold?

Not far away, Xue Baochai was watching silently. She became more and more sure of her judgment. She turned and left without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)