He looked up at me, and his old, wind-frost-savored eyes were slightly red: "We don't know, but if it weren't for him, who else could there be?"

My brows frowned even tighter.

It is unusual for Emperor Gao to kill that Taoist priest now, but there may be many reasons. After all, everything may happen in the palace - maybe the Taoist priest was killed after making a mistake in serving Emperor Gao; or maybe he failed to fulfill what Emperor Gao expected to be killed; it is more likely that some indescribable problems, such as men and women, are possible.

However, I thought that the possibilities were just killing him. If he killed him, there was no need to kill these Taoist priests again. However, Emperor Gao sent many people to chase them until they were rescued by their mother and hid in Xichuan. He did not dare to emerge for so many years.

This is not the result of an ordinary mistake.

I looked at the abbot for a while and said, "Do you know why Emperor Gao did this? Why did Emperor Gao leave him in the palace for?"

The abbot smiled bitterly, and a little tears flashed in his eyes: "It would be great if I really knew."

“…”

"We just didn't know anything, so we ended up with such a tragic ending."

“…”

"Miss, now that the emperor is here again. What exactly does he want to do and how will he treat us? Miss, you——"

I knew he must have been worried about this matter all the time, starting from Pei Yuanhao and I appeared here, so from the morning I found that almost no one appeared in this Taoist temple. Even the little Taoist boy was walking outside, he blamed him for fear that he would be discovered by Pei Yuanhao. By that time, it might be a disaster.

I said, "After my mother settled you here, will anyone come to assassinate you?"

He shook his head and said, "No. At the beginning, we were also very scared, but we couldn't sleep at night, but after two years, it was calm. There were only those who came to mine and make iron in the deep mountains. We were sure that this place was safe, so we would have been hiding here for so many years and not leaving the mountain."

I said, "Then you should be relieved."

"oh?"

"Emperor Gao did not continue to send people to chase you, but he should have let go of this matter; the Supreme Emperor had also passed away at the beginning of the year. I think no matter what happened that year, there are probably not many people who still remember this matter. Maybe, you are the only ones."

“…”

"As long as you don't talk nonsense, no one will know your origin, and no one will come to kill you."

He looked at me with wide eyes: "Really? Then, why did the emperor come here?"

I said, "He came here to find Chalin Shibo, and it has nothing to do with you. I was surprised to see this Taoist temple appear here last night. As long as you restrain your disciples, don't mention the things that happened back then, and don't think about it again. You have actually been reborn as human beings."

Rebirth as a human being.

When I said these four words, I had a strange feeling. When the abbot heard these four words, his eyes flashed slightly. After a while, he gently repeated: "I am a person again... I am a person again..."

He said, looking up at me: "Madam has the grace of recreation for us."

I smiled and said, "Then you just want to miss her better."

He said, "We do worship the Great Lady's tablet of immortality, and pray for her day and night."

"Oh? Is her immortal tablet here?"

"Yes."

"Where is it? I want to go and see it."

"In the deepest room in the view, now-"

The abbot looked at the sky that was coming out of the window. It was already dark and he couldn't see his fingers. It was not good to go out and walk around at this time, not to mention that I just told him that I should try my best to restrain my disciples. I shouldn't have let him go out for such a big night.

I immediately said, "Okay, let's talk about it during the day."

He nodded: "If the eldest lady wants to worship the eldest lady's tablet of immortality, she should first incense and bathe. This is true for me."

It seems that they really valued gratitude to their mother, the benefactor, so they were still so pious after so many years. I nodded and agreed, and then got up and left.

When I returned to my room with great worries, it was almost midnight. Susu sat at the table waiting for me, and her head kept tapping down like a chicken pecking at rice. I pushed her to wake her up and asked her to go to bed first, but she refused and insisted on serving me to bed before leaving.

I brought hot water and finally washed it aside. When I lay on the bed, I was exhausted myself.

But something seemed to be in my mind, surging and constantly hitting me.

I felt that I was getting closer and closer to something.

The drawing in the library...

The huge, monster-like mechanical skeleton drawn on the drawing...

The murdered Taoist priest...

There are also these Taoist priests who are unaware of it but are still hunted by Emperor Gao...

These things were like waves surging in my mind. On such a quiet night, I suddenly remembered some things from the past. Although my mother was the eldest wife of the Yan family and had countless servants in the family, she would sometimes cook for me and my father and have a very good craftsmanship. Most of the pastries and desserts I could make were learned from her.

And it's also very interesting to watch her do things.

She would pick the best osmanthus flowers in the autumn of the first year, dry it when it was sunny, and then make osmanthus syrup. Every year, she would pick the first batch of fresh rice to wash it, dry it and grind it into rice syrup, and put it in a cloth bag for one night. The next morning, after getting the dried rice flour, she would warm the syrup over low heat, then knead the rice balls, and steam it in a pot. While pounding the rose petals into juice in the stone pounding and reconcile it with the sugar powder. At this time, the water just blooms and the rice cake is ripe. Put the rose-colored sugar water on the rice cake, and then brush the warm osmanthus syrup on the rice cake.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Every time I eat it, the sugar cake with the brightest color and the sweetest juice.

Looking back now, she is very focused on doing things. Sometimes she seems to do several things at the same time, which seems to be messy, but in the end I was surprised to find that she did different things at different times in order to achieve one thing in the end.

These clues made me feel the same way I did at the time.

So I have a bold guess in my heart - these seemingly messy things should ultimately be one thing, or a truth.

I fell asleep before I knew it, and when I woke up the next day, it was already bright outside.

I washed up and walked to the door. The sunlight shone on my face. The warm feeling made me stretch.

The rains and rains made everyone feel uncomfortable and dark. As soon as the sun came out, even some dark emotions in their hearts were dispelled. Susu brought breakfast and saw me standing at the door with a bright expression on her face. She smiled and said, "Miss, it seems she is in a good mood?"

"It seems to be."

Although there are still many things that have not been solved, and the mystery left by my mother has not been solved yet, I have a feeling that I am really close to the truth.

But, if I really want to get into that truth, I hope it will be with Qinghan.

But where is he doing now and what is he doing?

Liu Li brought me my words to him. Will he come back to find me?

Thinking of this, my mood became a little heavier again. Susu carefully looked at my frown brows and said, "Miss, come here for breakfast first if you have anything to do. It's important to have enough food."

I turned around and looked at the simple meal she placed on the table, smiled, then walked over and sat down, and took a few bites before I remembered that I had agreed with the abbot today that I would go to see my mother's tablet of immortality, and it would be better to go there now, so I took a few bites of the meal one after another. Su Su saw me like this: "Miss, be careful not to choke."

"I'm fine."

I hurriedly finished a bowl of rice, wiped my mouth and stood up and walked out.

After a while, I arrived outside the abbot's residence.

I still didn't see anyone along the way. Obviously, the abbot was very careful not to let other Taoist priests go out to avoid catching Pei Yuanhao and revealing his strength. I have been used to the silence here these two days, but today it is a little different. Before I could walk in, I heard a sound of scolding from inside. When I walked to the door, I saw that the little Taoist boy was standing in front of him, lowering his head and pouting and being scolded.

"I know how to play with it every day. If I don't do anything, I can't even see anything."

"Master, I know I'm wrong."

"Now I know that I'm wrong, why didn't I know that I'm wrong before I was thrown away?"

"Master, when those people come, everyone hides to save their lives. Who can care about the things in the temple? Besides, there are only frost in the ground and yellow stones. Some people who mine in the mountains are. If they are gone, just look for them again."

"you--"

The Taoist priest was so angry that his face turned yellow, his gray beard kept trembling, and he was about to hit him, but when he raised his hand, he couldn't continue to hit him, so he almost rushed over without getting up. Instead, he frightened the little Taoist boy. He hurriedly helped him sit on the cushion, kept placing his chest and eased his back, and said, "Master, master, please calm down."

After rubbing for a long time, the abbot took a breath and said hatefully: "You wish you could piss me to death, and you would feel relieved!"

"Master, I dare not."

The Taoist boy said, hurriedly running to him and kneeled down.

I stood at the door and felt a little embarrassed. I originally wanted to come to the priest to lead the way and worship my mother's tablet of immortality, but I met him scolding his apprentice. It seemed that it was the fifth uncle and the others who came here to disturb the quietness and lost things.

Now, should I continue to stay here and wait, or—

He was still hesitating in his heart, and he heard the abbot say with great sincerity: "You are not young anymore. The master and your uncle are old. If you let go of this stinky skin and leave, what should you do if you ignore the future?"

"master……"

The little Taoist boy probably heard a lot of these words, frowned, and looked impatient, but he couldn't help but kneel in front of him and listen. When I saw this attitude, I probably had to talk about it for a long time, so I simply withdrew first.

Wait for a while and come to him again.

When I returned to the room, Susu had just cleaned up all the dishes and chopsticks. She had eaten too fast and had a little choked on her chest. So I poured a cup of tea by myself, and then took a sip. Chabixing came.

"Miss got up so early?"

"Why are you here?"

He walked to me and sat down, looked into my eyes, and said with a smile: "Although the eldest lady slept late, she was still in good spirits."

I knew that he must have known that I went to the abbot's place last night and talked about it in the middle of the night, so I didn't have to hide anything from him. I smiled and said, "It's okay."

He said: "The emperor told his father that if you want to leave here today and go to Tiejia Village."

"Leave? What he said?"

"Yes."

"Then, what does Uncle Shi say? He is still injured."

"My father agreed. His trauma has healed a lot, and Yao Lao is in Tiejia Village. If he can go out and let him show his father, it will be beneficial to his injury."

It seems that Pei Yuanhao has convinced Cha Lin.

Although I knew that this incident must have been given Qingchen's tacit approval and Pei Yuanhao must have been determined, but when it really happened, it still made me feel like a thorn in my throat. I held the bowl and looked at the porridge that I had only drank two sips of it, and slowly put down the bowl and chopsticks.

Chabixing looked at me: "Does the eldest lady still hesitate?"

“…”

I was silent for a while before I smiled faintly: "It's useless to hesitate."

“…”

"Well, going out is indeed good for Shi Bo's injury. Then when will we set off?"

"My father means to leave as early as possible, because the weather in the mountains is hard to explain, especially when the dam is about to discharge floods recently, it is often raining and it is like dropping."

"That's how..."

After all, I grew up in Xichuan. I know the weather here, and it will be troublesome to get up as soon as the rain comes. Moreover, the mountain road is not easy to walk on. If I really encounter rain again, going out will be a troublesome thing.

In fact, it would be nice for Pei Yuanhao to leave faster. Seeing that he scared the Taoists here so much that they could not leave behind when they appeared, it was really a sin. A good Taoist temple turned into a ghost house. The more he stayed here, the more frightened these people were. Leaving earlier was to let others go a "way of life".

So I nodded and said, "I understand, then we all start preparing."
Chapter completed!