The Word of Heaven

Chapter 185 Send Him a Ride

Thousands of miles apart, thoughts may be different, but messages will never be.

When Gu Zhuo sat in the carriage and took advantage of the morning light to rush out of Wangjing to the capital, there was wind and rain accompanying him, more than a thousand cavalrymen led the way, the Sky Patrol Bureau cleared the fields, and officials from all prefectures and counties along the way cooperated wholeheartedly... When the news reached the imperial study and the queen learned about it, she could not help but close her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, she was smiling inexplicably.

The sky in the capital was clear and rainless. She stood up and walked outside, feeling the cool air brought by the spring breeze. Her eyebrows seemed to widen a little, making the sunlight in her eyes even brighter.

The Qin Dynasty's heavy cavalry with black armor cannot be mobilized casually. It has only been forty-eight hours since the death of the Chief Supervisor, but they have been able to do this. It goes without saying that this is the will of the eldest princess.

Whether Bai Nanming was worried that Gu Zhuo would be assassinated again on the way, or for some other reason, this was ultimately a statement of his attitude, a display of deterrence in a dignified manner, and an extremely strong declaration.

Thinking of this, the queen raised her head slightly, her sight seemed to pass through countless pavilions and deep palace walls, and saw the palace located outside the capital, and saw the peaceful woman who was like a green mountain after rain.

If there is anyone in this world who can change Emperor Bai, that person is neither her nor anyone else, only Bai Nanming.

Yes, it is true.

However, nothing in the world is immortal. There is a time for meeting and separation. No matter how deep the feelings are, there will come a moment when they are exhausted.

So, is this favor worth wasting on Gu Zhuo?
The queen thought about this with a calm expression.

Unlike what many people imagined, she never felt like she was facing a great enemy or was worried about the death of Jianzheng.

She never doubted that her position would be shaken by this; she had absolute confidence in it and nothing could make her doubt it.

It's just... there are some regrets after all.

What happened in Wangjing was indeed related to her.

If she hadn't acquiesced, who would have dared to do such a crazy thing the day before she was crowned queen?
The whole thing is actually very simple.

Gu Zhuo died with all the secrets in his body, so that those who were worried about it would no longer have to watch, listen, or guess, and could return to dust.

When he died, the Sky Patrol would be able to give the Emperor a perfect answer, and the Imperial Astronomical Observatory would have erased a possibility about what the strange phenomenon that day had foreshadowed... As for what she could get?
Because of Song Jinglun, the Song family will face a devastating disaster.

Who will be implicated and who can stay out of it all depends on her will.

This was certainly something she would like to see.

Pity.

The queen narrowed her eyes slightly to hide the emotions in them, and suddenly asked, "How many days will it take?"

Eunuch Cao had been following her and knew who she was asking about. He replied, "According to Gu Zhuo's current schedule, he will arrive in the capital at sunset in nine days."

Then, he added, "It seems that Master Pei wants to go with us all the way."

After a moment of silence, the queen smiled and said, "Very good."

Eunuch Cao was puzzled and wondered what was good about this?
The Queen said nothing.

For some reason, she suddenly felt that the spring breeze was no longer cool, but inexplicably a little chilly.

She remembered that a poet once wrote a line that was recognized as the pinnacle of perfection, and there were five words in the line: It is lonely at the top.

She didn't take it seriously back then, thinking that in her position she should care about the spring flowers, food and harvest, rather than her own personal feelings.

Now she feels emotional, but five other words come to her mind: Who else can I tell?

When she thought of this, she thought of the Emperor who had been sitting in Jinghai for many years, her nominal husband, and thought to herself, you should have felt the same way as I do now, so why haven't you ever been tired of the beauty of this world?

Who else in this world can communicate with you on an equal footing?

Thinking about these trivial things, the queen's eyes gradually became empty, as if she was lost in distant memories. Countless fragments flashed before her eyes like fleeting glimpses.

……

……

The murderer was Gu Zhuo, and the one who borrowed the knife was Pei Jinge.

However, the world's attention is on the former, and few people are willing to pay attention to the latter.

The reason is simple and pure.

Pei Jinge is really too powerful.

More importantly, she is famous among the powerful people of the time for being free of worries.

She had never been a disciple of anyone, nor had she had any relationship with any sect in the world. The surname Pei was indeed related to some famous families in the thousand-year-old Qin Dynasty, but she had nothing to do with those relationships.

She has never had a romantic experience with anyone and has always been alone in her life.

She rose from obscure status in the war a hundred years ago, and seized every opportunity she encountered with the sword in her hand, earning her current position and putting herself just one step away from enlightenment.

Such a person who has no relatives and is almost invincible, but it is well known that he has a friend.

Her friend was the former empress and now the queen.

No one knows how this relationship was established, perhaps only they themselves know.

The only thing that is certain is that their relationship was unquestionable at countless moments in the past.

The reason why the Queen was able to become the Queen was closely related to the sword light that cut off many hardships for her along the way.

Therefore, when Pei Jinge was first laid off, no one suspected that this matter was related to the Queen.

Especially after His Majesty the Emperor personally expressed his position, many people subconsciously believed that this was a decision made based on the balance of power.

After all, everyone knows that the Sizhu is old, and he was seriously injured in a battle with the former leader of the Tianming Sect many years ago. It is a fact that he has entered his late autumn. After his death, Pei Jinge is obviously more qualified than Qing Xiaoyue to remove the word "Deputy" before the title of Sizhu.

So, no one expected that the truth of the matter was that Pei Jinge broke up with the queen.

Even the head of the Sky Patrol Department had never thought of it.

This is also the reason why he left the capital in the morning, traveled thousands of miles at night, and came here.

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"Looking back now, I should have had a serious talk with you on the day I left the confinement. Perhaps things wouldn't have become so difficult now. But at that time, I thought that His Majesty had already spoken to you, and it would be meaningless for me to chat with you. It's better not to talk. In fact, it's better not to meet each other."

The middle-aged man in green shirt spoke with regret and a bit of desolation, and it was unclear who he was talking to.

He stood in front of the carriage, with more than a thousand heavily armored cavalrymen beside him. Further away, the deacons of the Sky Patrol had appeared, and mixed in with them were the powerful local sects who were sent by the court to escort the carriage... He stood among tens of thousands of people, calmly enduring the gazes that surged at him like a tide, as if he was in a leisurely garden and didn't care.

There was total silence in the quiet canyon.

The ray of light from the sky fell in the middle of the road, like a long and narrow blade.

However, when this middle-aged man simply stood there, without making any movements, he created a world of his own, giving people a strong and abrupt feeling that the knife could not be used to cut him down.

It's the same principle as if he wanted to, he could easily kill everyone here.

People's eyes gradually moved and finally stopped inside the carriage, waiting.

If there is anyone here who can face such a strong man, it can only be Pei Jinge.

Then they heard a chuckle.

"You have really been in seclusion for too many years."

"Who says it's not?"

The middle-aged man sighed and said, "It's been so long that I can't even recognize my own subordinates."

As soon as the words were spoken, many people's expressions suddenly changed and they thought of a possibility.

Pei Jinge walked out of the carriage, bowed casually to the man, and said calmly: "Why are you here?" Hearing this, everyone no longer had any doubts, and finally confirmed that this middle-aged man was the head of the Sky Patrol Department. They couldn't help but feel indescribable shock in their hearts, wondering how even a peerless powerhouse in the Yuhua realm could come in person?
The Sizhu ignored these looks and said, "Let me chat with you for a while."

Pei Jinge looked at him quietly without saying a word.

The boss suddenly smiled, turned around, put his hands behind his back, and left.

On his way out, he glanced at Gu Zhuo and said it lightly.

It was not until the two figures disappeared that the atmosphere in the canyon gradually eased and was no longer so heavy and depressing.

Then...more than a thousand eyes fell on the carriage, looking at the young man sitting quietly inside through the veil, their eyes revealing an unconcealable worry.

Gu Zhuo's voice rang out from it.

"Just keep walking."

He felt the uneasy rhythm of everything here and remained calm.

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……

On the cliff.

The master looked at the thin clouds under the sun, and his calm voice revealed a hint of emotion.

"In fact, until this moment, I still don't understand why you want to borrow Gu Zhuo's knife to make the supervisor die."

He said, “But when a person dies, it’s like smoke. Nothing else matters anymore.”

Pei Jinge smiled and asked, "Then what is important?"

The Sizhu said calmly: "Location."

Pei Jinge said: "Where will I be next?"

The Sizhu said, “Yes, this is very important.”

Pei Jinge said: "Do you think my current position is wrong?"

"good."

The boss's expression was very calm, and his tone was exactly the same.

"The mighty river divides into two banks. Everyone must choose one or the other. Otherwise, they are doomed to be swallowed up. This is a simple truth."

"But you and I cannot do this, because the duty of the Sky Patrol is to sit on a small boat, risk being buried in it at any time, and follow the Emperor's wishes to see clearly where the river flows, whether the distant road ahead is a thousand-foot cliff or a vast plain, to open the mountains and see the sea."

"The power we hold in our hands is so great, and it all comes from this, so we can't take sides."

He looked into Pei Jinge's eyes and asked seriously, "I'm sure you understood the truth in the past, why have you forgotten it now?"

Pei Jinge knew that the word "unemployed" could be used as an excuse in any conversation, but it was meaningless today.

Fortunately, she didn't intend to use this as an excuse.

“Because I’m sure I’m doing the right thing.”

After hearing this, the boss sighed deeply and said, "It seems that I will have to work hard for many more years."

That’s not all.

Pei Jinge never forgot the two words Xiu Hu said before he died.

——Feathering.

During the summer festival last year, the ghost that allowed Xiu Hu to calmly place himself in the capital of the gods was Yuhuajing.

The Queen’s realm is not higher than hers. By then, only three gods will have ascended to heaven, and there is no chance for the Emperor. The only ones left are Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Lord Si, right?
This is a multiple-choice question that does not require any thought.

Thinking of this, Pei Jinge's eyes were as cold and calm as water, without any emotional ups and downs.

But she still said something.

"I know what kind of person De Qiusi is. With his personality, even if he dared to kill Gu Zhuo, he would not be so presumptuous in front of me. The only reason is that he got your nod of consent before doing this."

The boss smiled slightly and looked at her without saying anything.

Although there were no words, he had already agreed.

Pei Jinge said: "What's the reason?"

The director was silent for a long time, the smile on his face never disappeared for a moment, and he said: "Others can't see clearly, I can't find evidence, but I know you made up a story for Gu Zhuo."

Pei Jinge didn't say anything like this wasn't enough of a reason to kill someone, because there was no meaning in it.

Since the day the Sky Patrol Department came into the world, there has never been a moment when the department acted according to evidence.

The director looked at her and said, "I don't know what you are hiding for Gu Zhuo, and I don't know why you are hiding it for him. What is the meaning behind all this, but I think this is enough for me to make a decision."

Pei Jinge said: "It doesn't matter what Her Royal Highness the Princess thinks?"

The chief said: "Even if there are tens of millions of people."

When he said this, his expression was firm and his tone was calm.

Sometimes the wind blew, and the blue shirt moved with it.

The rustling of his clothes sounded like a war drum, making a heavy and heart-shaking sound.

Pei Jinge looked at Si Zhu, and suddenly laughed, saying, "You can't really kill Gu Zhuo this time, so why do you have to put on such an attitude in front of me?"

The director looked at her quietly and said, "Why not?"

Pei Jinge's smile widened.

Then she turned aside and gave up her position, saying, "Then you go ahead and kill him."

The Sizhu looked at her and said, "You won't stop me?"

Pei Jinge never stopped smiling, shook his head and said, "I don't do meaningless things."

Words are true.

No matter how strong she is, she is still below the stage of metamorphosis, and there is an absolute gap between her and the stage of metamorphosis.

If it was done reluctantly, it would only be a repetition of what happened in front of the dilapidated Taoist temple deep in the Yunmeng Ancient Lake.

If the Master really did something so crazy without regard for the consequences, she really couldn't stop him.

The boss smiled and said, "Then I'll go."

After saying this, he walked in the direction of the convoy, intending to get back to Gu Zhuo and kill him.

Pei Jinge followed him.

The Sizhu was a little surprised and said, "I thought you would just leave."

Pei Jinge gave an impeccable reason for this.

"Gu Zhuo is my friend."

She said: "If he were to die today, I would definitely send him off in person."

(End of this chapter)