The Word of Heaven

Chapter 323 Leave your name
This is a very reasonable request. The purpose of the Sky Patrol Bureau's existence lies in this. There is no reason for Pei Jinge to refuse.

However, when the eunuch leader put away the imperial edict, stepped into the extremely luxurious palanquin, and asked that question, she fell silent.

"Master."

The eunuch leader looked at Pei Jinge and asked sincerely: "The monks are good at pretending to be deaf and dumb, but that doesn't mean their hands are broken, so I know how you retrieved the fragments of the Fate-Destroying Mirror... This is actually a small matter. The real big thing is always one thing, that is, what do you think?"

The wind was blowing, and the curtains hanging around the chariot swayed gently, breaking the sunlight.

No matter how warm the winter is, you cannot hear the cicadas chirping. When people bow their heads and remain silent, there is natural silence here.

"What did I think?"

Pei Jinge raised the corners of his lips slightly, and asked himself, "What I'm thinking is, what does His Majesty the Emperor think?"

The curtains suddenly became still and the wind stopped.

"Don't you understand the root of the problem?"

She looked at the eunuch leader and said softly, "What you and I think is not important. Even what Gu Zhuo and Her Royal Highness the Princess think is not important. The one who made things so unclear is our Majesty."

The eunuch leader was silent for a long time, and then said, "That is not something we should be concerned about. We should just do our job."

Pei Jinge looked at him quietly, then suddenly laughed and asked, "Should the purge of the Sky Patrol begin with Xie Yinglian and Chu Jun?"

The eunuch leader said, "That's right."

Pei Jinge smiled and said, "That's right. I think Cihang Temple will also be very pleased and will have to accept this favor."

"You know."

The eunuch leader was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Actually, none of this matters. What I need is for you to make this decision."

Pei Jinge still had a smile on his face.

The eunuch leader stood up, bowed to her, and said, "Which side you choose to stand on is a very important matter for the human world. I hope you can make a decision, no matter what it is."

Pei Jinge looked at him and asked, "What is this?"

"It can be for the greater good, or for the reputation of future generations, but it is not your majesty's will."

The eunuch leader smiled on his old face and said calmly, "But none of this matters to me. I am sure this is what I should do, even if the answer you give me may be death."

This does not mean threatening death.

Although the two had known each other in their early years, they had never had a real friendship or relationship. Even the word "colleague" was a stretch. How could death be a real threat?
He was just stating a fact calmly and objectively - if Pei Jinge decided to betray the Qin court, he was a person worthy of being killed on the spot.

The reason is very simple.

Behind the prosperity of the Qin Dynasty today is a mountain of government affairs. The most fundamental reason is of course that the Emperor has no interest in worldly affairs, and the Empress is imprisoned in the cold palace.

Therefore, the officials who are now mainly handling court affairs are actually the prime minister of the dynasty and the head of the eunuchs, the unnamed prime minister.

If the eunuch leader died, chaos would inevitably break out in the Qin court, and struggles for power would be inevitable, especially at a time when the Emperor was indifferent.

Ultimately, power cannot tolerate a vacuum.

"Is it worth it?" Pei Jinge seemed puzzled.

The eunuch leader said calmly, "It's worth it."

Pei Jinge then asked, "What if Bai Nanming were in person?"

The eunuch leader was silent for a moment, then replied, "I am loyal to His Majesty, not His Highness."

Pei Jinge said: "It's really interesting."

"Feel sorry."

The eunuch leader shook his head and said, "I think this is the most boring thing."

Pei Jinge raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why?"

The eunuch leader said: "The trust that His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Princess have shown to each other over the past hundred years is so great that it is difficult to find similar examples even if we look back to the past five thousand years and search through the history books of various dynasties. This should have been a beautiful story that would be passed down through the ages, but it was completely destroyed because of the Demon Lord."

"Your Majesty will be branded as indecisive. I can imagine how idiotic people will be when they slander your Majesty in the future. And the reputation of Her Royal Highness the Princess will be even worse. People will think that she is a foolish woman who only cares about her lover but not her country. They will forget the great deeds she has done. This is really stupid, isn't it?"

The smile on his face had long since disappeared, and he said seriously, "It's only been a year since last winter solstice. There's a chance to save everything. How can I just stand by and do nothing?"

Pei Jinge didn't say anything.

At this point in the conversation, the positions had already been determined and there was no possibility of convincing the other party with words.

What's more, she actually agreed with the other party's opinion.

The eunuch leader said seriously, "It's your turn to make the decision."

Pei Jinge sighed and said, "Xi Lixuan is really amazing."

Hearing this, the eunuch leader was stunned, not understanding why he mentioned the name of the former master.

"It is indeed very difficult to be able to get along with everyone like a fish in water."

Pei Jinge was very emotional and said, "But you are no less capable than him in another matter."

The eunuch leader's eyes turned slightly cold.

A person like him who can be called blindly loyal certainly doesn't like to be compared with Xi Lixuan.

Pei Jinge looked at him and said, "You can realize so accurately that this is your only chance to go down in history, and you are willing to pay any price for it."

The eunuch leader said expressionlessly: "It seems that you, Master, have already made a decision."

Pei Jinge said to himself: "Aristocratic families need to consider the preservation of their bloodline, and sects can never let go of the inheritance of cultivation. Even people like me who seem to be alone have things they care about. Unlike you, who are destined to have no descendants, the only thing that can be left in this world is your name..."

I couldn't finish my words.

The eunuch leader interrupted this sentence, stood up and walked out of the carriage.

Halfway through the walk, he stopped and said coldly, "I don't understand why you insist on being a fence-sitter, but the present you like will soon become the past."

Pei Jinge looked at his back and warned him, "With your status and realm, attacking two little girls is a bit of a humiliation for you."

The eunuch leader said: "I am a eunuch, not a hero, so why would I care about these external names?"

Pei Jinge said: "Don't you care about the fragments of the Yuanmie Mirror?"

The eunuch leader smiled and said, "Of course I care. This is what Your Majesty wants. However, this matter depends on your will, not my decision."

Pei Jinge didn't say anything else.

The eunuch leader drew aside the curtain and stepped into the winter wind with an extremely firm step.

Because he knew exactly what he wanted and how to get it, there was no reason for him to waver.

Pei Jinge closed his eyes.

The sunlight made her face look rare and beautiful.

With Chu Jun and Pei Jinge's realm, no matter how many methods they use, it is meaningless. There is no way they can survive in the hands of the eunuch leader. Death is the inevitable result.

The only person who can change this fact is her, and she cannot rely on the hands of others, because the eunuch leader is really strong and is qualified to compete with her and Zhao Qi before they entered the stage of immortality, and is not inferior to the Southern Sect.

It is now afternoon, and the matter will be resolved before the sun sets at the latest.

In the twilight, will the eunuch leader come back to see her with Chu Jun's head?
Pei Jinge opened his eyes, looked towards the south, frowned and wondered why things involving you are always so bad?

……

……

Xuandu is as quiet and peaceful as ever.

The lights in the library seemed to be constant, burning day and night. Yu Sheng sat on the couch, his feet wrapped in white socks swinging casually, as if he was still playing in the water in the wooden house on the sea.

She still held a book in her hand, but it was no longer the profound and complicated Taoist Canon, but a collection of strange and miscellaneous books that recorded all kinds of interesting stories.

She looked very intently, and her eyes never wandered away, because Gu Zhuo was no longer there.

Yes, her husband had left Xuandu, but she stayed here.

Of course, I didn’t stay because of the scenery. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, there will come a day when you get tired of it. It’s not because I no longer love it.

The reason is very clear.

"You mean..."

Lin Qianshui looked at Yu Sheng, her voice trembling as she asked in disbelief, "Will the ancestors of the Tiandao Sect be resurrected in my body?"

Yu Sheng hummed in a nasal tone.

"Otherwise, why does Xuan Shu treat you so well, or do you think your talent is qualified to inherit the Tian Dao Sect's heritage?"

She said calmly: "If it were Lin Wanyi, it might be possible, but not you."

Lin Qianshui's face turned extremely pale.

"The only solution is to break Xuandu's mountain gate formation."

Yu Sheng said without raising his head.

Lin Qianshui thought of the imperial army that had not yet left the foot of Xuandu Mountain, and was very clear about the consequences after the formation was broken.

"You are a smart person. You know that I stayed here so that you can live well and not become a puppet of those old guys, so..."

Yu Sheng closed the book in his hand, looked at Lin Qianshui, whose face was extremely ugly, and said gently: "Be obedient."

Lin Qianshui was stunned for a long time, then asked: "Master Gu... why did you come down the mountain?"

"Go to Cihang Temple."

Yu Sheng casually said, "Dao Xiu is already dead, no one can stop him anymore, he wants to take a good look at the remains."

……

……

Time is the fairest thing in the world. It stays with all people forever. Nothing is more important than rain, dew and night.

Chu Jun, Xie Yinglian and Pei Jinge parted ways on the eve of the delegation's return to the capital.

Just as agreed at the beginning, the latter told the two that Gu Zhuo was most likely to be in Xuandu now, in exchange for the fragments of Yuanmie Mirror.

Cihang Temple is located in the southeast, while Xuandu is located in the south of the west. The distance between the two places is not very long.

If nothing unexpected happens, it would take Chu Jun and Xie Yinglian about half a month to reach the destination at their full speed, which would be the end of winter and the beginning of spring, when the scenery of the mountains is extremely beautiful.

The most troublesome part of this journey is undoubtedly how to bypass the garrison at the foot of the mountain and reach Xuandu. The rest are just trivial matters.

Therefore, after Chu Jun and Xie Yinglian left Cihang Temple, they saw that the weather was still good on the new day. When they thought about the ridiculous things they had done in the Zen Buddhist ancestral temple in recent days, they naturally felt relieved.

Whether to celebrate or to relax, both have plenty of reasons to have a meal.

So at this moment they are deep in the mountains and forests, preparing enough food.

"Do you know why I dislike monks the most?"

Xie Yinglian looked at the barbecue slowly turning in front of him, his eyes slightly lit up, and he breathed a sigh of relief with a contented look.

Chu Jun didn't even look at her, and concentrated on observing the changes in the ingredients.

Xie Yinglian didn't feel embarrassed at all, and said seriously: "Of course it's not because the monk is ugly, I'm not that boring... Can you take over the conversation?"

"……it is good."

Chu Jun asked unhappily, "What do you dislike?"

Xie Yinglian was very pleased to hear this and said, "What else can I dislike? Of course it's eating vegetarian food. Every time I live in a temple, I can only eat radishes and vegetables with the monks, which are so bland that it makes people sick of living."

Chu Jun said calmly: "I think it's okay."

Xie Yinglian was slightly startled, then said, "No wonder he accepted you as his disciple."

"Ok?"

Chu Jun looked up at her.

Xie Yinglian asked with a strange look on his face: "Don't you feel anything at all?"

Chu Jun frowned slightly and said directly: "What should I feel?"

The sound of the mountain stream hitting the rocks was made extremely moving by her voice, like pieces of ice breaking on the heart, bringing a chill to the bones.

Just before Xie Yinglian was about to speak, a completely cold voice came from afar.

"It's the feeling of being calm and relaxed."

At the same time as this sound came the sound of the stream being broken.

The eunuch leader went upstream and stepped into the sight of the two men.

Immediately afterwards, seventeen eunuchs appeared one after another and surrounded the streamside in an instant.

Chu Jun looked at Xie Yinglian.

Xie Yinglian thought for a moment, gave the eunuch leader a thumbs up, and said, "You are right."

The eunuch leader was a little surprised.

Xie Yinglian added: "I want to say something to you."

The eunuch leader thought it should be a question.

"No matter what you're going to do next, wait until she and I finish grilling this meat before eating it, okay?"

Xie Yinglian’s expression was very serious, but his thumb was still raised, giving people a very... strange feeling.

The eunuch leader was stunned.

After a long silence, he shook his head and said, "This request is indeed reasonable. Unfortunately, I am here to kill you today."

Hearing this, Chu Jun stood up and prepared to fight him without thinking.

She had never been afraid of fighting, and the other party's intentions were so direct that she had no other choice at this moment.

However, just when she was halfway up, Xie Yinglian grabbed her sleeve and interrupted her.

"I think you need to listen to one more thing I have to say. This sentence is very important to you."

The eunuch leader frowned but did not refuse.

Chu Jun thought that the other party's murderous intention was so obvious, there was nothing in the world that could make him change his mind.

You shouldn't shout for help, right?

Thinking of this, the seventeen eunuchs had already formed a formation to prevent any movement from leaking out.

Xie Yinglian didn't care and said that.

"You may not believe it, but the Yinping Xie family actually has a very special skill, which is used to regrow flesh and blood on broken limbs... To put it simply, it is the regeneration of broken limbs. Are you interested?"

(End of this chapter)