Those years when I hunted demons in Dali Temple

Chapter 931 Last Letter

On the back of the envelope was a wolf's head, holding an orchid in its mouth. Everyone present recognized it as the Cui family crest. The front of the letter contained only five characters: "To be opened by Wang Andao."

The letter is still sealed, proving that no one has ever opened it.

In front of everyone, Wang Xuanzhi tore open the seal on the envelope, his hands trembling as he pulled out the letter and slowly unfolded it before them.

As time passed, the breathing inside the Guande Hall varied in intensity, but all eyes were focused on Wang Xuanzhi's hands, following their movement.

Even though he had never read the letter, Wang Xuanzhi could guess what it contained by piecing together events from the past few years.

The reason why Cui Wenyuan's life took a turn for the worse, and even led to his death, was all on this small piece of paper.

Wang Xuanzhi's hands still felt as heavy as a thousand pounds at this moment.

He took a long breath and then began to read it word by word.

Those present, listening to the letter, seemed to see through Wang Xuanzhi the young man in a thin blue spring robe, riding his horse through the long street, his elegant demeanor fluttering in the breeze, captivating all the women he passed with his dashing and heroic figure.

“My friend Andao.”

"An Dao, as expected, you did see this letter. However, by the time you saw it, everything had changed, and I was no longer alive."

"Upon reading this letter, I am both delighted and worried. I am delighted that your life is not in danger at this moment, but I am worried that your intelligence will be exposed to others and will arouse suspicion. Father once told me in private that this child is more intelligent than me, and at that time I was full of resentment."

Even so, looking at the whole of Chang'an, only you and Xianyu are most compatible with my temperament.

"As it turns out, Father is very good at judging people. An Dao, you are intelligent but you don't hurt others. In this respect, I am not as good as you. Now I have encountered a problem. I thought about telling you frankly, perhaps you have a better solution. But what I have encountered is too bizarre and far beyond human ability to solve. Even if you are incomparably intelligent, without extremely high ability, you will only lead me and Xian Yu into the same dangerous situation."

"After much deliberation, I have decided to leave this letter here."

"An Dao, what I am about to say may shake the foundation of the Great Zhou. If you succeed one day, but are not certain of victory, destroy this letter and pretend nothing happened. This will protect you and the entire royal family."

“Back then, I followed the Crown Prince, who was not yet the Crown Prince, into the army. Before the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Crown Prince appointed people based on their merits. However, one day in the army, when we went to look for the Crown Prince, we felt something was amiss.”

"At first I thought the Crown Prince was unfit for the throne and had already revealed his true colors before ascending to the throne. However, after observing him discreetly, I discovered that the Crown Prince is quite different from before, and may even be a different person. This matter is of great importance, and I cannot afford to make a mistake. I have decided to investigate further in order to make other plans."

"When I made this plan, my legs were severely injured in just one day. When I came out of my daze, I was already on my way back to the capital. I have thought about it from beginning to end, and the Crown Prince is inextricably linked to this matter."

"I had no concrete evidence, so I had to return to the capital first. On the way, I came across a strange book that could cure my leg ailment. Before I could rejoice, what it contained was utterly astonishing and overturned everything I had ever seen or heard before."

"The appearance of this book is too abrupt. After careful consideration, I realized that the Crown Prince went to great lengths to send this book to me, hoping that I would see it. If I don't use it, who knows what might happen? I intend to turn the tables on him and lower his guard."

"So I followed the instructions in the book and killed a monster named Xingxing. But I never expected that it would become uncontrollable and start eating human legs. I did not want to harm any more people, so I chose those with flawed character to appease my conscience."

"Because of my eating human legs, the Crown Prince indeed lowered his guard. I obtained a comparison of the Crown Prince's handwritten letters before and after. If you don't compare them carefully, they look no different from usual. Moreover, the Crown Prince is too complacent. The paper and ink he used for the handwritten letters are the same as those used in the strange book I received."

“The Crown Prince would never have imagined that I would leave these things in my study, mixed in with my personal belongings. Now that you have seen this place, you may dispose of the things in my room as you see fit.”

"It was this book that cleared up my doubts." "Back then, I suspected that the Crown Prince had been secretly replaced, so I secretly tested his background. The result was that the Crown Prince was still the same Crown Prince. This book is enough to prove that the Crown Prince possesses extraordinary power. If you encounter it, you must be careful."

"I don't quite understand why the handwriting on the original is exactly the same as the Crown Prince's later handwriting. How did the Crown Prince know about such a strange thing?"

"Perhaps this is why the Crown Prince changed his mind; I also have a bold conjecture: the Crown Prince may have already died, and the current Crown Prince is a fake. We mortals cannot detect him because they have supernatural powers."

"I investigated based on this suspicion and found that the Crown Prince had particularly frequent contact with a mysterious organization. Later I learned that it was an organization called the 'Five Characters Department,' which was mysterious and powerful and had intricate connections with the previous dynasty."

"Now that things have come to this, there are only two things I can't let go of."

"Firstly, if I were to lose my life one day, it would be to repay the life of that Xingxing who begged me for his life but was instead harmed, and you need not grieve."

"Secondly, on my way back to the capital, when I was in despair, I took in a well-behaved apprentice, a little beggar boy without parents. Although he was covered in filth, he was much more innocent than my hands, which were covered in blood."

"The matter of taking on a disciple was known only to me, him, and Heaven and Earth. To prevent him from being targeted by others, we had no choice but to place him in the nearby Lingtai Village. Later events proved this decision to be correct."

"The matter of the Crown Prince is of great importance. Before the Crown Prince and his cronies could find out, this letter was secretly sent out to my disciple who was still in Lingtai Village. Thinking of the day I met my disciple, I gave him a new name: Lin Erbai."

"If you have the capacity, you can help Erbai a little; if you don't have the capacity, I think Erbai can still survive in this world, it will just be a little more difficult."

"An Dao, Xian Yu, live well."

"Wen Yuan's last words!"

Wang Xuanzhi's voice abruptly stopped.

Inside the Guande Hall, you could hear a pin drop.

"You scoundrel, prepare to die!" A clear, hate-filled voice startled the people in the hall from their reverie.

The crowd looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in armor, holding a long spear that was aimed directly at the fake prince's heart.

The fake prince reacted quickly, grabbing Feng Li, who was nearby, and using him as a shield.

Upon seeing that it was Feng Li, the person who drew the spear did not stop but instead thrust it straight into Feng Li's heart. He quickly pulled the spear out, and blood sprayed all over Feng Li's face.

Feng Li stared wide-eyed as his life came to an end.

The spear was about to stab the fake prince again, but Chen Yizhi stopped him.

"Erbai, stop!"

Thanks for the monthly pass, Little Turtle! Mwah~
Cui Wenyuan's letter is giving me a headache. I even drafted it on paper first; it's been a long time since I wrote a letter by hand.

I only have experience writing letters to modern friends; I still have many letters at home.

What's really funny is that Xiao Qiao used a courier service to send the letter; she'd never used the postal service before. Her friend was completely astonished when she received it!
haha~