lcionline Chapter 267: Staying in Tiandu (11)
Chapter 267: Staying in Tiandu (11)
These human-skin puppets were dealt with quickly. After Gu Chang and Tian Yu finished cleaning up, they returned to Tiandu City and finally returned to the Gu residence.
After washing up, Gu Chang sat on the stone bench in the yard. He looked up at the stars in the night sky, thinking about what to do next.
Now that they have found Concubine Li's ashes, it is time for them to return to Tianyao Kingdom.
But for Gu Chang, he has not completed the task yet, after all, the system did not remind him that the task is completed.
So Gu Chang still has to think of a reason to continue staying in Tiandu City.
The system knew Gu Chang's doubts, so it said considerately: "Host, you still owe Murong Heng money, right? You can use the excuse of paying the debt to stay in Tiandu City."
Gu Chang's eyes lit up, as if that was an acceptable answer.
So the next day, Murong Heng, who was far away in Shengjing City of Tianyao Kingdom, received a letter from Gu Chang.
Murong Heng sat on the couch, looking at the two letters on the table. The one on the left was from Tianyu, saying that Concubine Li's ashes had been found and that she could return to Tianyao at any time. As for the letter on the right, it was from Gu Chang, and Murong Heng was a little hesitant to open it.
This was the thirty-fourth time that Gu Chang had taken the initiative to write to him. Murong Heng looked thoughtful, but was actually wondering what Gu Chang would say in this letter.
Outside the hall, Linghu Weixin and Chengde General Manager stood together.
After waiting for half an hour, Linghu Weixin couldn't help but ask Chengde, the chief steward, "Eunuch Chengde, has His Majesty been staying in the Qianqing Palace for so long lately?"
Cheng De smiled and said, "Prime Minister, this... I don't know. You can tell me the details first, and I will convey it to Your Majesty when you come out."
Linghu Weixin lowered his eyes, tilting his head to look at the tightly closed hall door, then sighed softly, "Eunuch Chengde, I'd better wait until the next morning court session to see His Majesty. Thank you for waiting here with me for such a long time, Eunuch Chengde."
"Goodbye, Prime Minister." Cheng De bowed respectfully.
Inside the hall, Murong Heng finally reached out and picked up the letter written by Gu Chang.
He slowly opened the envelope and pulled out the letter inside.
The corners of Murong Heng's lips slightly raised when the letter came out, but after reading the contents of the letter, the corners of his lips dropped two pixels.
He was silent for a moment, folded up the letter in his hand, and placed it on the table. He then picked up the letter written by Tian Yu.
The letter said that they found the urn containing Princess Murong's ashes under a sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the imperial mausoleum, and would send the urn to Shengjing the next day.
In other words, the princess's urn is now on its way to Tianyao Kingdom.
At the fastest, it would take three days.
Murong Heng put down the letter in her hand, lowered her head slightly, and said softly: "Mother, your sister is back."
Murong Heng then turned her attention to the letter written by Gu Chang. "What do you mean by paying back the money? You just need to come back to me safely."
But Gu Chang doesn't want to come back now, and Murong Heng can't force Tian Yu and Yin Li to bring him back.
Doing this will only push people further away.
However, Tianyu mentioned in the letter about Tu Mingyuan and Gu Changzai at the Qiongshan Hunting Ground, which made Murong Heng a little concerned.
It would be better for Tianyu to secretly reduce the opportunities for the two to spend time together.
After Murong Heng thought it over, he wrote two reply letters.
On the other hand, Gu Chang also talked to Yin Li and the others about paying back the money.
Therefore, they had to stay in Tiandu City before waiting for Murong Heng's instructions.
So Gu Chang went to Guangyuan Temple to find Wu Ya.
But unexpectedly, Nie Qingxue was also here.
But the situation now looks a bit awkward.
When Gu Chang came, he walked directly from the courtyard gate at the back mountain.
The courtyard door was not closed, so Gu Chang thought about sitting in the courtyard and waiting for Wu Ya to come. But he heard voices coming from the room, and then Gu Chang walked to the closed door. He wanted to raise his hand to knock on the door, but after hearing a cry of "Help" from inside, he decisively opened the door.
Then Gu Chang saw Wu Ya grabbing Nie Qingxue's wrists and pressing her down on the bed.
Gu Chang, “…”
The system covers its eyes consciously.
Wu Ya heard the sound of the door opening and turned to look at the door. When he saw that it was Gu Chang, Wu Ya turned back and directly pressed Nie Qingxue's acupoints, causing her to faint. Then Wu Ya let go of his hand, straightened the unconscious Nie Qingxue's body, covered her with a blanket, and turned around to face Gu Chang standing at the door.
"Mr. Gu, you came at the wrong time."
Hearing this, Gu Chang blinked, "Yeah, I think so too. So Master Wuya, what are you doing?"
When Gu Chang asked the question directly, Wu Ya was stunned for a moment. However, he quickly reacted, looked back at the unconscious Nie Qingxue, and stretched out his hand, motioning Gu Chang to go outside to talk.
The two of them sat on a stone bench in the yard. There was a soft cushion on the bench so that their buttocks wouldn't hurt when they sat on it.
"Mr. Gu, please tell me why you are looking for me." Wu Ya spoke slowly after sitting down.
Gu Chang thought about how he hadn't told Wu Ya that he was coming, and now it seemed like he had just witnessed something bad happening. Gu Chang felt that Wu Ya would probably kill him to silence him.
"Master Wuya, yesterday... Master Ling committed suicide in the palace. I also killed Ling Xiaosu with lightning."
"These things are not that important to me." Wuya's eyes were cold. After a pause, he continued, "Mr. Gu, have you ever heard of the story of two souls in one body?"
When Wu Ya said this, Gu Chang thought of Nie Qingxue who was in the room.
But hasn’t the real Nie Qingxue returned? Could it be that the person from another world appeared again at the Qiongshan Hunting Ground yesterday?
Gu Chang chose to shake his head, "Unheard of."
"Master Gu should know about the existence of the puppeteer. And the Konggu puppet, Master Gu should know all about it very well." Wu Ya said, and then stood up. "Xue'er came to see me today. She said that she was in a coma for a long time. When she woke up, she found that Miss Nie Er and Prince Duan were engaged. It turned out that she was the one who facilitated this. So Xue'er suspected that there was something else in her body that was controlling her, so she came to me for help."
"Master Gu, you've met Xue'er, right? You should know something about the changes that have taken place in her." Wu Ya said, looking towards the closed door. Suddenly, a plump sparrow flew from the branches of a plum tree and landed on his shoulder. Wu Ya turned sideways and looked at Gu Chang, "Master Gu, I was just helping Xue'er exorcise the evil spirit from her body."
Gu Chang felt a little uneasy when he was looked at by Wu Ya, as he always felt that this person knew everything.
"Mr. Gu, do you have any good ideas?"
Hearing Wu Ya's question, Gu Chang pursed his lips and said, "No."
"Ah, I thought Master Gu would have some good ideas. After all, you are someone who has been with Ling Yiyan." Wu Ya said with some regret, then he walked towards the door. Before walking up the stairs, he turned back to look at Gu Chang, "Master Gu, is there anything else?"
Gu Chang stood up and stared at Wu Ya gravely. "Master, are you suggesting that the evil within Miss Nie be transferred to the puppet?" He'd started by talking about two souls in one body, then changed his tune to say that Nie Qingxue had an evil within her. Speaking of puppeteers again, Gu Chang felt it was best to speak directly; he didn't want to engage in guesswork.
Wu Ya turned around and smiled slightly, "Yes, Master Gu is indeed smart."
Gu Chang, “…” It’s better not to say such praise.
"But I don't know how to make a puppet." Gu Chang said sincerely.
Wu Ya shook his head gently, "There's no need to be a puppet. Just let that evil creature leave willingly."
Gu Chang couldn't figure out how to make people leave willingly.
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When Nie Qingxue woke up again, there was a look of panic in her eyes, and then she suddenly sat up from the bed. She turned her head and saw Wu Ya staring at her expressionlessly.
She remembered that before she fell unconscious, this man wanted to kill her.
So she desperately backed away from the corner of the bed, and asked Wuya in a trembling voice: "Wuya, what are you going to do?!"
"Xue'er, no, I should call you an evil creature." Wu Ya's voice was cold. He walked to the bedside and looked down at the panicked Nie Qingxue. "You've occupied Xue'er's body for so long, do you really think you are Nie Qingxue?"
Hearing Wuya's question, Nie Qingxue was stunned for a moment, "What are you...what are you talking about?"
"When Xue'er was six years old, you, the evil creature, had not yet taken over her body. If I had known that Xue'er would be possessed by you, the evil creature, I would not have chosen to follow my master for training." Wu Ya raised his hand, and powerful internal force flowed from his body. In the blink of an eye, his hand had already pinched Nie Qingxue's fragile neck.
"You evil creature, when exactly did you enter Xue'er's body?! If you don't tell me, I will kill you. I will come back to stop you in the next life."
Hearing this, Nie Qingxue's eyes widened, her body trembling slightly with fear of death. Only now did she understand what Wu Ya meant by these words.
She is not the original owner, but a person who died of illness in the modern world.
She had never told anyone this secret. After all, when she woke up again, she had a healthy body, power, and wealth.
But now that Wu Ya has said all this directly, does it mean that Wu Ya is also a reborn person?
No matter what, Nie Qingxue knew that if she didn't look for a way to survive, she would really be killed by Wu Ya.
She could take a gamble and find out that Wu Ya was lying about the next life!
"Hehe..." Nie Qingxue grabbed Wuya's arm with both hands, her round nails pinching his flesh hard, "Do you think Nie Qingxue is still alive now? She drowned when she was eight years old! Without me, could she have survived until now?!!"
"Kill me, and you'll never find her again!" Nie Qingxue said, tears of resignation falling from her eyes. She thought she had been with Wuya for so long because of her charm. But when she learned that Wuya approached her for the real Nie Qingxue, she was filled with resentment.
"No, the real Miss Nie is in this body. She can survive without you. You just occupy her body." Gu Chang walked out from behind the screen, his hands clasped in his wide sleeves, and slowly walked to Wu Ya's side.
Nie Qingxue was also surprised to see Gu Chang. She felt inexplicably worried about this person who had never appeared in her previous life.
"I met the real Miss Nie at the Qiongshan Hunting Ground. She's completely different from you." Gu Chang continued, his expression calm. Every word he said made Nie Qingxue's face paler.