My wife has a secret

Chapter 81: Destiny

Xu Qing immediately felt his hair stand on end and his heart went a little cold.

Chunsheng used his keen sense of smell, like a prophet, to understand the purpose of his visit in advance.

What made Xu Qing feel uneasy was that the other party's attitude was completely different from last night, as if he had become a different person.

But judging from Chunsheng's expression, he didn't seem to mind his own impure intentions.

"Mr. Xu, you are good at calculating the pros and cons and are advisable to make decisions. Our meeting is a godsend opportunity. You don't need to take it to heart."

Chunsheng's words seemed to have a strange magic that made Xu Qing suddenly enlightened and figure out his current situation.

This prison has been sealed with iron chains, and there is no other way out.

Moreover, judging from the situation at the three-court trial, the Xu family is very likely to be weak. If his aunt loses power, he will face death.

Since there is no other choice, why not listen to Chunshengshi's ideas?

Xu Qing walked up to Chunshengshi and sat on the straw mat opposite him.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed Envoy Chunsheng."

Chunsheng raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said in a gentle voice: "In life, there will always be times when things don't go as planned. Mr. Xu is the destined person. He will eventually turn danger into safety and overcome all hardships."

Xu Qing had dealt with members of the White Lotus Sect several times, and these believers liked to say things that were difficult to understand.

He put aside all distracting thoughts and got straight to the point: "The Four Seasons Envoy has a very high status in the White Lotus Sect. Why was the Spring Envoy captured by the people of the Dali Temple and thrown into the Ministry of Justice's prison?"

Envoy Chunsheng smiled faintly and said calmly: "It seems that Envoy Dongzang and Master Xu have talked a lot about the affairs of the sect."

"He wasted time with gossip and didn't tell me much..."

Xu Qing thought of something and frowned and asked, "No, you are in prison, and you know everything about what is happening outside?"

Envoy Chunsheng answered the question irrelevantly, "Mr. Xu, when you came to me to gather intelligence, you should have read the case files from that year, right?"

Xu Qing hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"It is well known that the two Envoys of Spring are twins... But what outsiders do not know is that the two Envoys of Spring are not ordinary people, but people with special abilities who can communicate with each other."

"Communicate with each other?"

Chunsheng nodded, his eyes slightly lowered, with a smile hidden in his eyes.

"Yes, since childhood... my brother and I are in tune with each other. The scenery that he sees will appear in my dreams."

"This is impossible!"

Xu Qing's first reaction was that Envoy Chunsheng was joking.

It is rumored that the two envoys of Spring can call the wind and rain and drive thunder and lightning, which is already outrageous enough, how can they also have the superpower of telepathy?
Following this logic, wouldn’t the leader and saint of the White Lotus Sect both be gods?

But on the other hand, Xu Qing thought of the fact that he was a person who traveled through time. Although Chunsheng's words were crazy, before the time travel... it seemed not impossible.

"Master Xu, people are always afraid of things beyond their understanding. This is human nature... But I think you will not be limited by this, because you are a man of destiny."

"What destiny?"

Before Xu Qing could finish his question, Chunsheng changed the subject and revealed the real reason why he was hiding in the dungeon.

"Although my brother and I are in spiritual communication, we are not brothers as outsiders think, but enemies who will never give up."

The tone of Chunshengshi's voice was calm and indifferent, as if he was narrating a very ordinary little thing.

"There can only be one Envoy of the Four Seasons from beginning to end. Although my brother and I have been chosen by fate, we have no choice but to follow the rules of the sect and fight a life-and-death battle."

Xu Qing's scalp tingled as he heard this, and he was once again shocked by the madness within the White Lotus Sect.

The Spring Envoy in front of him actually thinks that the doctrine of fratricide is normal?
But following Chunshengshi's thinking, Xu Qing gradually understood his ideas.

"So you deliberately got caught in order to avoid this fatal fight?"

"The first half is correct, but the second half is wrong."

The Spring Envoy said calmly: "Whether one of us lives or dies, or who becomes the Spring Envoy, is not important... What is important is the people of the world and a peaceful and prosperous world."

When Xu Qing heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.

If someone else said it, it might be a little more credible.

If it was said by a madman from the White Lotus Sect, he would not believe it from the bottom of his heart.

"The peaceful and prosperous times mentioned by Envoy Chunsheng means stealing weapons and murdering others to build momentum for the White Lotus Sect to seize power?"

"Mr. Xu, sacrifice is inevitable for a peaceful and prosperous world."

Chunsheng saw Xu Qing's expression and knew that he did not agree with what he said.

"Mr. Xu, what is a peaceful and prosperous age?"

"The government is in good order, the people are harmonious, the people live long and have a good harvest, and the people live and work in peace and contentment."

Envoy Chunsheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "This is a peaceful and prosperous era in the mortal sense."

Xu Qing was intrigued by the Spring Envoy and asked, "What is the prosperous era in the eyes of the Spring Envoy?"

"In a peaceful and prosperous era, people are the most important. Just like the emperor's majesty comes from the people, without the people's admiration and worship... the powerful people in the palace are nothing."

Although Chunsheng's words were a bit extreme, there was some merit to his statement.

Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. This is common sense known to everyone.

Envoy Chunsheng said calmly, "A truly peaceful and prosperous world should be the sublimation of human beings."

"sublimation?"

Xu Qing was unfamiliar with the words Chunsheng used and had no idea what this guy was trying to say.

"From ancient times to the present, from the changes of dynasties and foreign invasions to the struggle for power and revenge... all the evil deeds in the world are caused by the changes in people's emotions. Even in the gentlemanly arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, there are disputes over beauty and ugliness, and winners and losers."

Chunshengshi smiled and said, "If there is a magic medicine in this world that can make people's humanity sublime and forget the changes in emotions, does it mean that... a truly peaceful and prosperous era will come to the world?"

"are you crazy."

Chunsheng's absurd idea scared Xu Qing. This was not the way a normal person thinks.

"If everyone took the medicine you said and became like the walking dead, what would the world become?"

"Mr. Xu, you have misunderstood what I meant."

Chunsheng looked straight at Xu Qing, and a bloody color appeared on his pale face.

"To preserve reason and eliminate desire is to restore the heavenly principle. One point of human desire means one point of heavenly principle is reduced, and one point of heavenly principle means one point of human desire is stronger... But the people in the world are mediocre. Even if they have no desires, they have only transformed from ordinary people into heavenly people. The world still needs the people of heaven to guide the direction and lead all living beings."

Xu Qing sneered and asked, "So what do you want to say? Are you the legendary destiny person? The one chosen by God?"

Envoy Chunsheng shook his head, the smile on his face was even brighter than before, like a spring breeze.

"Master Xu, don't you understand? The person appointed by the White Lotus Sect is not the leader, nor the saint, nor this envoy... The person destined by the oracle is you!"

Xu Qing woke up as if from a dream, and was frightened by Chunsheng's words and broke out in a cold sweat.

Maybe Chunshengshi has been in prison for too long and gone crazy... Why would he call himself the man of destiny?
Suddenly, footsteps outside the prison became louder and closer. However, the light in the dungeon was dim and dark. Xu Qing's cell was at the innermost part, so he could not see what was happening outside.

"What a shame. I wanted to talk more with the Destiny Man."

Just as Xu Qing was about to get up, he suddenly felt several forces on his back.

The pure energy penetrated the acupuncture points on his back and spread to his internal organs, limbs and torso, forcing him to lose strength and unable to move.

Acupuncture?

There is someone behind me? When did it happen?
Before Xu Qing could figure out these questions, sharp and piercing screams were heard outside the cell.

Immediately afterwards, five or six people opened the prison locks and rushed in from outside.

"Catch that pretty boy and chop off the rest... These people are all death row prisoners, and they deserve it."

The leaders were very disdainful of the prisoners in the dungeon. Moreover, they were armed with sharp weapons, so how could they take the unarmed, hungry and cold prisoners seriously?

Because of the acupuncture, Xu Qing was unable to straighten his head and neck and could not see what was happening around him.

But he could hear something from the movements around his ears.

"Huh? Why is there still an old man? Kill him..."

Before the other party could finish his words, there was a sound of an object rolling to the ground and blood splattering.

Immediately following this was the sound of the knife stabbing into flesh and being pulled out.

The body fell to the ground with another heavy thud.

Finally, the prison returned to peace and there was no more unusual noise.

But in Xu Qing's ears, the voice of Chunshengshi came again.

"Master Xu, the destiny in the oracle cannot be violated. You will eventually ascend to heaven and become the Son of God..."

……

The words of Chunshengshi lingered in Xu Qing's ears, like a magic spell, appearing before his eyes one after another.

After an unknown amount of time, his body suddenly fell down.

Xu Qing reacted and used his hands to support himself to stop himself from falling on the straw mat.

"Luckily it was a dream."

The scene in Xu Qing's vision gradually returned to normal, proving that he was still in the cell.

But his shaking arms and heavy breathing meant that he was not at peace at the moment.

Envoy Chunsheng left him here and didn't kill him. It must be related to the man of destiny mentioned by the other party.

But what puzzled Xu Qing was why he became the destined one of the White Lotus Sect?

There was no answer to this question in the short term. Even if Xu Qing racked his brains, he couldn't come up with any useful clues.

However, there was a new turn of events in prison.

Thanks to Chunsheng's escape, there is no one alive in the prison except me...

"Hey! Hey! Master Xu!"

The sound coming from the next cell shocked Xu Qing. He got up from the ground and asked curiously, "Why didn't you die? Didn't that group of people kill everyone in the dungeon when they came down?"

"I'm lucky. The cell I'm in is behind you... When those people came down, I didn't even dare to fart, for fear of attracting their attention. But then again, you're also lucky. That damn old man actually helped you."

After the numbness in Xu Qing's calves subsided, he walked over to the corpses.

Although the corpse died in a horrific way, fortunately he had seen the corpse of Chun Shisan Niang from Zuiyuange and had become immune to such scenes.

Picking up a weapon scattered on the ground, Xu Qing saw the words "Made in Dong'an County" on the handle.

"The weapons these people are holding are the standard weapons of Dongwan County, which means... they are the people of the King of Dongwan County, Prince Kang."

Seeing this, Xu Qing understood who wanted to arrest him.

In the court where the three courts were holding a joint trial today, the Supreme Court Justice and Prince Kang were the most hardworking.

Fabricating charges, framing people, falsely accusing them and putting them in jail, sending people to silence them... Prince Kang must pay for all the revenge.

"Mr. Xu, Brother Xu, Mr. Xu... Could you please be kind enough to release me from prison?"

Xu Qing gripped the knife and felt that it was a bit heavy for him who had never learned martial arts, so he put it down and replaced it with a short-bladed knife from the corpse's waist.

If Chunsheng succeeds in escaping the prison, it means that this road can lead to the street outside, allowing him to escape.

If I stay here any longer, there's no guarantee that Prince Kang will send more people down, so I have to leave here as soon as possible.

"My dear brother! Let me out, I'll do anything you want..."

Xu Qing didn't even look at the cell behind him, because he was not sure whether this guy was an enemy or a friend. If he released a troublemaker, it would be like shooting himself in the foot.

What kind of good people could there be at the bottom of the Ministry of Justice prison?
Of course, except him, Xu Qing.

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't go any further! What will I do if you leave? The situation in the prison... the people from the Ministry of Justice will come and kill me!"

When the Fa Qiu successor saw Xu Qing taking a step forward and ignoring him, his voice became more urgent.

He almost howled in a roar: "You, you, you! Don't leave! I know a secret passage leading to the imperial city that can take you into the palace..."

Xu Qing stopped.

Looking back at the dark place where no sunlight could be seen, although he could not see the people inside, this guy's proposal really made Xu Qing excited.

Even if you can escape successfully, you will still face the dilemma of being in an unfamiliar place.

If this man is released, perhaps he can lead himself into the palace and meet that mysterious aunt.

On the way to the capital, he heard Shen Shuangxu tell him that the empress dowager was being held under house arrest in the cold palace by the young emperor.

"You were locked up in a dungeon for years. Can you find your way out?"

Hearing Xu Qing's attitude wavering, the man patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, my fellow disciples call me Water Rat. I'm active near the capital and I'm very familiar with the environment here."

"Okay, I trust you once."

"I knew that Master Xu was a generous man and a brother worth making friends with...Brother, the key to the cell was taken away by these thieves. Look carefully for it next to the leader."

With the reminder from Water Rat, Xu Qing found the cell key from the gap in the straw.

After opening the door of the next room, a withered arm suddenly stretched out from inside.

Xu Qing subconsciously took a step back and saw a sloppy figure in prison uniform and straw sandals, with disheveled hair and a dirty face rushing out.

The other person was very short, only about 1.4 meters tall.

“Damn it! I’m finally out! I’m out!”

The water rat, who regained his freedom, chuckled twice, shrugged his shoulders, stretched his muscles and bones, and his joints creaked.

(End of this chapter)