I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 336 This Wave of Seer Jumping

On the open ground beside the official road, a woman with snow-white skin and white lips, her white hair fluttering in the wind, resembled an unpainted porcelain doll, without any expression.

But the color of his heterochromatic eyes deepened slowly with the fluctuations of his emotions; his red eyes were like blood, and his gray eyes were as deep as ink, revealing a hint of inner struggle.

Everyone's eyes fell on her, silently urging her on.

Xiao Jingfan has never lacked patience, but it depends on the person.

Seeing that Jiang Yao couldn't make a decision for a long time, Xiao Jingfan didn't want to wait any longer. Just as he was about to instruct Siyue to take the person away, Jiang Yao suddenly spoke, her white lips uttering two words: "Good person."

Everyone:? ? ?
“He told me to call him a good man.” Jiang Yao’s white eyelashes fluttered as she raised her eyelids to look at Xiao Jingfan across from her. “He gave me the portrait.”

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

Everyone: "..."

[Pfft—Hahaha! What a kind person, Shente! Qianshou Shusheng, you big liar, couldn't you at least give your alternate account a decent name? I almost missed it after scrolling for so long.]

While waiting, Chu Liuzheng secretly stumbled upon some gossip and gained a new understanding of how much of a Thousand-Handed Scholar could trick people.

Xiao Jingfan was stunned. It was the Thousand-Handed Scholar again. Just how many things had this person done in secret?
“He was the one who told me to come to Longkou Town to wait.” Jiang Yao seemed to relax a lot after saying the word “good person”, and she no longer hid the related matters. “He said I couldn’t kill Yin Lanci. He told me that I could wait for someone in Longkou Town who could really kill Yin Lanci.”

"When he said that, he showed me a portrait of a young man, younger than you are now." Jiang Yao's eyes gleamed with a strange light. "He said you would become emperor."

Everyone was shocked. What kind of "good person" could be so accurate?
[Let me see. This "good person" saved Jiang Yao not long after Yin Lanci murdered her master. At that time, Yin Lanci had just married the Fifth Prince and become his consort. The late emperor had not yet passed away; on the contrary, he was healthy and energetic, and it seemed he could hold on to the throne for another ten years.]

[Tsk tsk, the Thousand-Handed Scholar is really playing the Seer this time!]

Chu Liuzheng sighed inwardly, becoming increasingly curious about the Thousand-Handed Scholar, who wore countless disguises.

Xiao Jingfan felt a tightness in his heart upon hearing this, and his hands, which were resting on his knees, slowly clenched into fists.

It turned out that it wasn't a coincidence that day.

The scene from that day suddenly flashed into his mind.

That year, he had just come of age and left the capital on business, taking the opportunity to travel.

It was raining heavily when he came out of the restaurant and happened to see a scholar in a green robe standing in front of the restaurant taking shelter from the rain.

The scholar was not old, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a fair complexion, clear features, long eyebrows and round eyes, and an air of scholarly refinement that made him approachable.

The eaves were narrow, and the torrential rain poured down, soaking half of the scholar.

Seeing that the scholar was in a sorry state, he ordered someone to give him an umbrella. Just as he was about to get into the carriage, the scholar caught up with him and stuffed a purse embroidered with green bamboo into his hand, thanking him repeatedly. Before he could react, the scholar opened the umbrella and rushed into the downpour.

This was truly offensive, and the guards wanted to give chase, but the scholar had already vanished without a trace.

After returning to his residence, he opened the purse, inside which was a seal and a note. The note read: "On the ninth day of the sixth month, at the hour of Wei (1-3 PM), Emperor Rende was poisoned and died."

That day was the third day of the sixth lunar month, with only six days left until the ninth day.

Xiao Jingfan still can't forget that feeling of shock. He sent people to find the scholar while rushing back to the capital.

He had a gut feeling that what was written on the note was true.

Even though he rushed back day and night, he was still too late. He couldn't stop his father from drinking the poisoned osmanthus and lotus root soup.

After ascending the throne, Xiao Jingfan secretly sent people to search for the Thousand-Handed Scholar.

He didn't actually know if the scholar he met that day was the Thousand-Handed Scholar, but he only had the seal as a clue.

Unfortunately, after searching for so long, not only did they fail to find the person, but they also found very little related information, and what they found was a mix of truth and falsehood, making it difficult to distinguish between them. For example, his people found that there was indeed such a person as the Thousand-Handed Scholar, who was skilled in calligraphy and painting and had been living in seclusion for thirty years, with his whereabouts unknown.

But the scholar Xiao Jingfan saw that day was clearly no more than twenty years old, so where did the thirty years of seclusion come from?

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some extraordinary people have the secret to preserving their youth, and people in their forties or fifties still look like they are in their twenties or thirties.

Xiao Jingfan has never given up the search. Recently, there has been more and more news about the Thousand-Handed Scholar, which has given him some hope of finding him.

As he recalled the memories, his emotions inevitably surged, and he casually picked up the water pouch beside his leg and took two gulps.

The water tasted sweet in his mouth, and he suddenly realized that this was the same water pouch that Chu Liuzheng had drunk from. His hand holding the water pouch suddenly froze, and he subconsciously looked at the person beside him.

Chu Liuzheng was still browsing the system, butcher, medicine seller, fortune teller... all sorts of identities, she felt like she would never be able to uncover all of the Thousand-Handed Scholar's disguises in this lifetime.

As she was browsing, she suddenly noticed the person beside her staring at her. She immediately closed the system, turned her head, and looked at him. His watery almond-shaped eyes seemed to say: What can I do for you, sir?
Very dedicated.

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He withdrew his gaze, refilled the water pouch and placed it beside his leg, then looked directly at Jiang Yao opposite him and asked, "What do you know about this 'good person'?"

Jiang Yao tilted her head and recalled: "He was good-looking, and also... very capable."

Everyone looked at her, and Feng Jing asked, "Just how amazing is she?"

Jiang Yao shook her head: "It concerns the Shadow Moon Gu, I cannot go into details."

Her attitude was very firm.

But everyone's appetite had already been whetted by her, and not hearing what would happen next was like a little cat's paw tickling your heart, making you itchy.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at Chu Liuzheng secretly; this woman definitely knew.

Chu Liuzheng did know, but she didn't intend to say it.

She had no grudge against the Jiang family, so there was no need for her to expose their family secrets. It wouldn't affect the overall situation anyway, and it didn't matter whether the emperor knew or not.

Under the intense gaze of everyone, Jiang Yao, perhaps unable to bear it any longer, added, "I was attacked by the Shadow Moon Gu, and he saved me."

Everyone understood; it turned out to be their savior. No wonder they had tried to hide it from each other before.

“I’ve heard my master mention the Jiang Clan of Yuecheng before.” Feng Jing separated the baked flatbreads and put dried meat inside as he spoke. “People of the Jiang Clan are born with a Gu worm implanted in them by the patriarch. The Gu worm grows with its host and only protects the host, never turning against them. Why were you affected by the Shadow Moon Gu?”

Jiang Yao was secretly startled and stared at him: "Who is your master?"

"Hmm, you might not know my name." Feng Jing took a bite of the warm flatbread and mumbled, "My master is known as the Ghost Doctor."

Jiang Yao: ?
Seeing the puzzled look on her face, Chu Liuzheng asked her, "Haven't you heard of the Ghost Doctor?"

Jiang Yao: "No."

Upon hearing this, Feng Jing hurriedly chewed a few times and swallowed what was in his mouth, looking at her in surprise: "My master's name is so famous, how could you not know! Is the news in Yuecheng so out of touch?"

Jiang Yao: "...It's not that people are closed off, it's just that they don't like people from outside Moon City."

Moon City is indeed very xenophobic.

Feng Jing gave an understanding "Oh," and was about to tell Jiang Yao how good his master's medical skills were and how famous he was in Dasheng, when he suddenly heard a light cough.

Everyone turned to look, and saw Xiao Jingfan take out a chipped copper coin from the pouch hanging at his waist, and hold it up for Jiang Yao to see: "Is this the one you dropped in the woods last night?"

Jiang Yao stared intently at him for a moment before uttering two words: "No."