Counting on your fingers, the fifth marriage is coming

Chapter 202: The Blessed Woman (I)

Xu Shanshan seemed to know what she was thinking.

"Without destruction, there is no construction. This principle applies to them as well as me. What Jingguo needs is not a great master who manipulates the people with religion and metaphysics, but an emperor who can truly pacify the four seas and nine states."

She leaned close to the Queen Mother and asked gently, "Do you know why I am telling you this today?"

The Queen Mother's breath hitched, and she clenched her sweaty fists: "W-why?"

The eyes that had always been kind and gentle to her, when that layer of illusion was peeled off, it was the first time that the Empress Dowager saw a terrifying, deep and cold feeling in them.

Could it be that... the mouth of the dead is the most reliable?
"Because I don't want your self-righteousness to ruin my plan. You have always been a very obedient child. I hope you can always be so obedient in the future and not do anything unnecessary."

The Grand Empress Dowager has lived to such an old age that almost everyone in the palace is her junior. Only Shen'er can call her "child" so naturally.

It turns out that the intention was not to kill people to silence them.

The Empress Dowager secretly breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand: "I am already half buried in the ground, what else can I do? Just do whatever you want to do, whether it is to turn the world upside down or to fight those monsters until the sky is dark and the sun and the moon are dim, I can't control it."

She moved her knuckles, and still boldly reached out and grabbed Xu Shanshan's hand.

"Shen'er, since you have already given up the body of the great master, can you now also find the heart that was taken away by someone else?"

Xu Shanshan's calm eyes froze, and his pupils slowly moved to stare at the Empress Dowager's face.

"Now, have you ever had a moment where you softened your heart for someone? Or, did you involuntarily do something that you could have ignored?"

Have it?

Xu Shanshan recalled some past events. Although she had the purpose of helping others solve their problems and settle their debts, she experienced some feelings that she had never experienced before.

She would also do some small favors, be amused by other people's changing expressions, occasionally feel sad for the deceased, bury other people's parents, and even punish "evil people"...

This was something she would never do when she was a grand master. She only believed that one would reap what one sowed, and that everyone would receive the retribution they deserved. She never interfered with the cause and effect of others.

"So once people have a heart, they become soft-hearted?" she asked the Empress Dowager uncertainly.

That puzzled and confused look made the Empress Dowager's heart ache. She began to feel sorry for her for some reason. God knows she was afraid that she might die at the hands of the other party in the last second.

"People are made of flesh and blood. Without heart, there is no love. People without love cannot feel the world. The hundred years you have spent in the Temple Mountain may not be as memorable as the people and things you have experienced in the past six months, right?"

She still felt pity for such a terrifyingly powerful Shura, and the Empress Dowager felt that she was hopeless.

Xu Shanshan frowned slightly, his eyes filled with inquiry and thought, not missing any details, as if he was solving a complex puzzle.

The conversation between the two stopped. She suddenly raised her eyes and looked at a certain place, as if she had passed through layers of barriers and landed on a specific place. A hint of gold flowed in her dark pupils.

"how……"

"Shh~"

Xu Shanshan's indifferent look silenced the Empress Dowager immediately, her heart beating fast and nervously.

Xu Shanshan stared at it for a long time, the corners of her mouth drooped slightly, and she made a gesture with her right hand, and a white butterfly stood on her fingertips: "Go——" The butterfly flew away, not blocked by space and entity. Every time it flapped its wings, the fine hairs on the wings sparkled with soft silver light, as if kissed by moonlight, and floated away in an instant.

After finishing the surveillance arrangements, Xu Shanshan turned around, her long eyelashes drooping gently, and in her deep and calm eyes, there flashed an elusive light, but it was fleeting.

"But if I have a heart, I will no longer live forever. Is this a good thing?"

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager looked up suddenly and looked at her in shock.

"Is it strange? There is gain and loss, the way to maintain balance. I changed into a body that was born with a disability, and thus got rid of the control I once had. I can do whatever I want, but naturally I will lose some of the unique talents I once had."

She walked towards the door. The sun was shining brightly outside. She stood in the golden light, looking both real and otherworldly.

"I have to go take care of some things now, remember what I said..."

Every strand of her hair was bordered with bright gold, as if carved from the purest clouds. Her figure gradually became blurred, as ethereal as light smoke, blending into the dyed clouds.

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The sea of ​​flowers was filled with colorful waves, rippling in the air, and a white illusory figure landed on the ground.

She reached out her hand and a white butterfly gently landed on her fingertips. It fluttered its wings, casting a silver glow, and disappeared into the air after completing its mission.

Xu Shanshan "saw" a young girl through the memory storage of "Psionic Butterfly".

Every petal she passed seemed to have its strength drained away and became withered and decayed, but when she touched the flowers, they bloomed with bright colors again.

A middle-aged man nearby saw this and said excitedly: "Yuhe, is your blessing power getting stronger? Just now, I saw you restore the entire sea of ​​flowers in an instant."

The woman with the white veil covering her face bowed her head and smiled shyly: "Father, I may be able to bring blessings to the suffering people. I hope you can lend a helping hand to me."

"What do you want your father to do?"

"If the Grand Empress Dowager summons you, father will do his best to persuade her to allow her daughter to hold a blessing ceremony in the palace. In this way, His Majesty will definitely treat us differently."

"Let me think about it carefully and decide what to do about this matter."

"Then the daughter will wait for good news from her father."

Seeing that the ancient city lord looked seriously thoughtful, Gu Yuhe showed a smile that seemed gentle but actually had ulterior motives.

After seeing what happened, Xu Shanshan realized that the evil force she had felt before came from here.

“Blessing”, right?
Then let her do as she wishes.

The next day, the Empress Dowager woke up early because His Majesty had given her a task. She asked the eunuch, "I remember that the mayor of Qihe City and his adopted daughter have arrived in Shengjing?"

The eunuch quickly replied, "Yes, the business card has been here for several days. The Queen Mother has been busy, so the audience has been put on hold. Does the Queen Mother want to see her now?"

At first, I was impulsive and wanted to meet the "lucky girl" in the legend, but later I forgot about it. If Your Majesty hadn't mentioned her, I would have really planned to reward her with some things and send her away.

"Pass on my imperial decree and summon the mayor of Qihe City and his adopted daughter to the audience."