I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 94: Next, leave it to me; The Empress is online (two in one)

In the mourning hall.

"On this trip, I will kill the culprit by the Huai River."

Bai Xuan raised the incense and bowed three times: "I hope that the innocent people who died in vain can rest in peace after hearing this news."

There is actually nothing much to explain about the deceased.

The ones who really need to be explained are the living.

After hearing Bai Xuan's announcement while burning incense, the Jiang family's collateral branches who had lost their loved ones were finally able to relieve their anger, which had nowhere to be released. They no longer had to keep it in their hearts, hurting themselves and others.

Revenge is the simplest concept of good and evil and a universal thought.

Admittedly, revenge does not bring any benefits and may leave you feeling empty after it ends, but it is a necessary process and a kind of comfort and humanistic care for all living people.

A babbling child reached out and wiped the young widow's face: "Mother, don't cry."

"Don't cry, mother." The woman hugged the child and said, "Young Master has avenged your father. Mother is happy, so don't cry, don't cry."

……

Walking out of the mourning hall, Bai Xuan looked up at the sky. The hazy drizzle had dissipated, and the sun was shining behind the clouds, a little dazzling.

He raised his hand to block the slightly glaring sunlight and closed his eyes slightly.

At this moment, there is a sense of clarity that everything is done.

All the troublesome things are dealt with at once, as easily as solving constipation.

As for the rest... I need to talk to Ning Jianshuang and report to him.

When they arrived at the Jiang family's villa, Ning Jianshuang had already prepared a large table of delicious food, and the aroma was fragrant.

"They were all sent from Dingxianglou. Although it's also owned by Juyi Pavilion, their business is so good that I usually don't bother the chef there."

Luoluo handed over a pair of chopsticks: "Master, the young lady has been preparing a welcome party for you long in advance."

Bai Xuan said, "A bowl of porridge and half a plate of pickles is enough to fill me up."

"You're obviously very particular about food." Ning Jianshuang blinked: "Don't you like these dishes?"

"The important thing is not the food." Bai Xuan said, "The important thing is that the food is hot and the porridge is hot too."

"I don't understand what you're saying, Master. Is there any cold food?" Luoluo tilted her head and asked, "Which family would serve cold food to the head of the family?"

"That's too much." Bai Xuan smiled and picked up the bowl and chopsticks: "Why don't you sit down and try it together? How can I finish so much?"

"Okay, okay." Luoluo said bluntly: "Let me try the poison first."

"So rigorous?"

"It's very necessary." Ning Jianshuang paused slightly. "You are now the top of the Crouching Dragon Ranking, famous throughout the nine states. You are different from when you first started out. Since the Bu Tian Shu appeared in the world, no one has ever topped the list on their first appearance. You are the only exception."

Bai Xuan hummed and didn't respond.

"You really don't seem to care." Ning Jianshuang asked, "People in the martial arts world are busy chasing fame and fortune, but you don't care about this at all?"

"I have reached the top of the mountain and I have also fallen into the valley, and I have benefited a lot from both." Bai Xuan recited.

"Master, I don't understand."

"Translated, it means: If you're like me, and have killed a master and been chased all over the ground by a goose at the village entrance, you won't care about reputation."

"What kind of goose could be so powerful?"

"Chinese native goose! So fierce!"

After chatting for a while, Ning Jianshuang was reluctant to ask what had happened in the past few days. It seemed that she was waiting for Bai Xuan to speak himself, but she also seemed that she didn't want to ask too many details.

But Bai Xuan couldn't hide it since it concerned Jiang Lianxing... He simply told everything he could, including the fact that he had obtained the Mingyue Divine Art.

Ning Jianshuang listened to everything quietly. Her expression changed slightly, but she didn't have too much emotional fluctuation. At least she didn't flip the table and scold Jiang Lianxing for being a shameless little bitch who stole my Erlang.

"I know everything." After listening, Miss Ning raised her finger and asked, "So, are you planning to become Princess Yun?"

Before Bai Xuan could react, Luluo, who was standing next to him, knocked over the bowl and chopsticks in her hands and looked at him blankly: "Young Master, do you want to be a concubine of Prince Yun and the Empress?"

"Ah?" Bai Xuan's eyes twitched. Putting aside my personal wishes, how come one of you called her Princess Yun, and the other directly changed her to a concubine... This also means she was downgraded from the wife to a lover?

"I, I heard... His Majesty and Prince Yun are both unmarried. If the young master marries into their family, then isn't that..."

"You little girl," Bai Xuan grabbed her ears, "Why do you have such a rich imagination?"

"It hurts, it hurts... Young Master, please don't go, okay?" Luluo hugged his waist in return: "At worst, at worst... let the young lady agree to let you go to the brothel to listen to music."

Bai Xuan covered the little girl's mouth and looked at Ning Jianshuang, signaling her with his eyes to take care of the maid.

Ning Jianshuang said slowly, "I won't stop you, as long as you don't spend the night in a brothel. Even if you get bitten by the tiger concubines or vixen there, it's okay."

Bai Xuan rejected it directly: "I don't have that much money, and the price-performance ratio is too low."

It's really a low cost-performance ratio. The brothels and music halls in ancient times were too expensive. If you have the money, why not buy a good cup? (I need an advertiser here, dog head)

There are people who can get it for free, such as Liu Yong... but there is only one Liu Sanbian in history.

He continued, "I do accept Jiang Lianxing's kindness in teaching me my skills, and I might have to do some things for Nan Chu in the future... To be honest, I don't mind it. She's a good person, and her philosophy of prioritizing the people coincides with mine. I have no objection to doing things for her."

Ning Jianshuang snorted softly upon hearing this, a hint of jealousy emanating from her tone: "How long have you known her, and you've already developed feelings for her? You're even not opposed to doing things for her. Do you want me to start preparing your dowry now?"

Bai Xuan said with a headache, "I admire her purely for her, and we keep interacting with each other, so why does it always turn into marriage talk?"

"If a man and a woman of the same age don't talk about marriage, do they have to become sworn brothers?" Ning Jianshuang asked back.

Green Rose broke free and stood behind the young lady, cheering her on. The dog said slyly: "Even if they are sworn brothers, they can still enter the bridal chamber!"

Bai Xuan sighed.

Why does it feel like I was bickering with a few apprentices in my previous life?

In his previous life, every time he wanted to go down the mountain to meet old friends, his disciples had to send one or two people to follow him. If they were not allowed to follow, he would throw a tantrum, crying, making a fuss, and even threatening to hang himself... Even the authority of the master could not completely suppress him.

As a result, Bai Xuan had to avoid male friends when he went out fishing.

At this time, there will definitely be some tough guys who will sneer with disdain, revealing a sneer that is three parts arrogance, three parts contempt, and four parts disdain and say - I gave them face, but they turned against Tian Gang!
Bai Xuan could only say to this - you definitely haven't raised a daughter.

Every old father will be controlled by his daughter. When he is young, she is his wife, and when he is old, she is his daughter. It is an inevitable cycle and a happy torture.

Ning Jianshuang wasn't taking advantage of the situation to lose her temper. She was just expressing her emotions naturally, essentially because she was feeling uneasy.

She knew that Bai Xuan was a rare and unique sword.

Therefore, he wanted to hide in the Jiang family and wait for him to slowly hone his skills.

But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes.

The little deer from the Lin family came over and snatched a marriage contract, and now the royal family of Nanchu is targeting him... Even the whole world knows about the Jiang family's Qilin son, and it can't be hidden.

It's normal for her to feel uneasy.

Bai Xuan's reputation has reached a level that even the Juyi Pavilion and the Ningguo Mansion cannot suppress.

Perhaps only top-tier prestigious families and the royal family like the Langya Lin family can help Bai Xuan withstand the ups and downs of the martial arts world.

In other words, she has a bit of an inferiority complex... Before, she could be said to be taking care of Bai Xuan, but now he is not the one who needs to be taken care of, but it is the Jiang family that has to rely on him.

Bai Xuan has already entered the country, and he cannot learn the Shenlong Prison left by Jiang Shenlong... He has no demands on the current Jiang family, Ning family, Juyi Pavilion, and Ningguo Mansion. As long as he is willing, he can take the resources of the Lin family at will; as long as he nods, the Southern Dynasty royal family will treat him as a guest of honor.

Ning Jianshuang thought about it over and over again, but could not come up with a suitable reason to convince herself to stop him from pursuing a better life and a higher social status.

She didn't want to let go.

Because she was the first one to discover Bai Xuan.

He was also the only relative her father left her.

But this "not wanting" is subjective and emotional.

Ning Jianshuang has been suppressing this kind of emotion for many years. It would be much better to make decisions rationally and take the initiative to let go.

If it is for his own good, then you should let go and let him go higher and further; if you are unwilling to let go, then that is clearly selfish... These two emotions are intertwined in her heart, which makes Ning Jianshuang's reaction so emotional and weird, and she herself is also hesitant.

So they will sigh, feel sad, become suspicious, and be extremely sensitive to trivial issues.

This worry cannot be easily dispelled.

Did Bai Xuan notice this?
The answer is yes.

He lived for a long time and never entered old age. He traveled around the country in his youth and prime, his identity changing from time to time. He had his own set of rules for dealing with human relationships and the ways of the world. Except for the account cancellation cases caused by really unpredictable morbid emotions, he rarely failed.

"Although my last name isn't Jiang, the shopkeeper has been kind to me. I will be responsible for the Jiang family's affairs to the end. We are now completely bound together and there is no way to sever it."

"The Jiang family is the Jiang family, and you are you." Ning Jianshuang said, "Everyone is looking forward to you becoming the next Jiang Shenlong. I don't think this is a good thing."

"I won't become Jiang Shenlong." Bai Xuan said, "And neither will you... We are just us. There's no need to become the people of the past."

He interrupted Ning Jianshuang's next words and said to Luluo, "I'm drunk and want to sleep, so you can go now. I'll bring you the zither tomorrow... I won't wait until tomorrow, I'll get it now."

"Master, can you play the piano?"

"I understand a little bit." Bai Xuan memorized the guqin score entirely by relying on his mental power. Although he remembered it, he had never practiced it much. It was not until he was reincarnated into a blind guqin player that he began to seriously learn to play the guqin in order to make a living.

He played the piano for more than ten years, and finally, because of his superb piano skills, he was invited by a high-ranking official. Then, the powerful official died under the strings.

The mission in that life was completely to take on the role of revenge, so the sound of the piano was very solemn.

For a long time afterwards, Bai Xuan didn't like playing the piano, as he always felt that the sound of the piano was very sad.

However, two days ago, when he struck Jiang Chengzi's sword, he regained some of his musical sense.

The mood is also slightly different.

Place the guqin in place, press the strings, and pluck them gently.

After finding the feeling for a while, I started playing.

Luoluo almost laughed out loud, the playing was so bad... The pitch was very accurate, but there was no difficulty at all. On average, she played once every one or two seconds, which was clearly the level of a beginner.

But Ning Jianshuang listened very carefully. She held her chin, watched the vibration of the strings, and hummed the tune softly.

"It has lyrics." Bai Xuan said, "Sing along with the beat."

"The dark sky hangs low, accompanied by bright stars. Insects are flying, insects are flying, who are you missing?"

"The stars in the sky wither, the flowers on the ground wither, the cold wind blows, the cold wind blows, as long as I have you by my side."

Songs are paired with melodies.

In the circling melody, I unconsciously sang along under Bai Xuan's lead. The melody was simple and the lyrics were also simple.

Sing and sing.

Luoluo suddenly choked up and said, "I miss my mother a little bit..."

Ning Jianshuang paused for a moment and stopped singing along.

Bai Xuan played the tune silently until the end.

"What song is this?"

"'Flying Bugs'."

"I've never heard it before, but it's very nice." Ning Jianshuang whispered, "When I was very young, I remember my mother sang a song to me when she put me to sleep... I've heard many songs since then, but there's never been one that makes me miss it." "Because after that, no one sang nursery rhymes for you anymore." Bai Xuan continued to pluck the strings, "Now, I'm the second person to do that."

Ning Jianshuang opened her eyes slightly, turned her head, bit her lower lip, and a sentimental emotion surged in her heart. She opened her mouth and said, "Thank you..."

"Want to listen for a while longer, or change to another song?"

"I like everything you play."

After a while, the piano music stopped and Ning Jianshuang fell asleep leaning on the table.

Bai Xuan stopped.

The green ivy also followed quietly.

The two of them closed the door.

"The young lady hasn't slept much these past few days." Luoluo's eyes were red: "I can't persuade her to stop."

"The Ningguo Mansion, the Jiang family, and the Juyi Pavilion all weigh heavily on her shoulders. How can she sleep peacefully under such heavy pressure?" Bai Xuan sighed. "Everyone thinks she can handle it, but no one has ever asked her how it feels."

"No one has told her either—you've worked very hard, leave the rest to me."

“Even if the people around her care about her, in the final analysis, what they care about is Ning Jianshuang as a person, or the pillar supporting the Jiangning and Ning families and the Juyi Pavilion?”

"It was precisely those closest to her who hurt her the most."

Luoluo was shocked and felt ashamed.

She cared about the young lady, but she couldn't bear any of her burdens.

If you think about it carefully, the care from the people around you is so real and yet so hypocritical.

It only took a few words for the little maid to become withdrawn. Bai Xuan touched the little maid's head, which was drooping in self-blame. "So, isn't this where I come in? You can't say this, but I can say this - you've tried very hard, so leave the rest to me."

Green Rose, who was almost out of breath, hugged the boy excitedly as if he had found a savior: "I knew that the young master was the best. The young master would not abandon us!!"

Then she raised her little head and asked with red eyes: "Why didn't the young master tell these words to the young lady?"

"I'm mainly worried..."

Bai Xuan paused and didn't finish the second half of the sentence.

"You can't tell these things to your young lady."

"I know, Master is just too thin-skinned."

"..."

Bai Xuan was just worried that saying this directly would increase his favorability.

If he develops a severe attachment to Ning Jianshuang, it will be difficult to end.

Well, I don’t think so.

……

Separated by a wall.

The old coachman who was taking care of the stable could hear these words clearly from more than ten meters away.

His face was full of admiration and emotion.

When I think of the past Ningguo Mansion and the present Jiang family, I can't help but burst into tears.

The old coachman had witnessed its rise and also the decline of both families.

In his heart, he treated Ning Jianshuang as his own daughter, but he could not relieve her burden.

Hearing Bai Xuan's heart-piercing words, he felt like being struck by lightning.

Words that are too blunt are the most hurtful.

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

It was precisely these people closest to her who forced Ning Jianshuang to suppress herself and shoulder those heavy responsibilities.

She is the only bloodline of the two families, and she is indispensable.

So after hearing this, the old coachman couldn't help but fall down in the stable, tears streaming down his face.

The old man took a long time to calm down his boiling emotions.

"Master, this is really true and not just an act."

"Miss, you really shouldn't continue to carry those burdens!"

"I doubted his character for so long for no reason. I was blind!"

He decided to wait until the young lady woke up, then go there in person to apologize and tell her everything he had heard.

……

At the same time, Jiankang.

Forbidden City, palace.

The first thing Jiang Lianxing did when he returned was to go back to the Forbidden City, rather than to return to his nominal residence as Prince Yun.

She also had a residence outside the palace, but in the past only a small number of palace servants were left to take care of it.

Jiang Lianxing thought that maybe she would use it often in the future... After all, she might leave the palace more frequently in the future.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at Weiyang Palace."

Lift the curtain.

Jiang Lianxing looked at the familiar palace and felt as if she was in another world.

I had only been away for about a week, but it felt like I had experienced life and death.

In her short life of more than twenty years, the most dangerous time was the struggle for the throne when she was nine years old.

Back then, she had no ability to protect herself and hid in the sewer in the palace for three whole days.

The palace above was burned down, countless people died, and their blood mixed with the water and flowed into the sewer.

She drank filthy water and survived on half a box of mung bean cakes for three days before she was finally found and rescued from the ruins of the collapsed palace.

But it was just tough back then.

And this time, he was almost abducted to the Northern Dynasty, and his fate would be even worse than death.

Even drinking blood from the sewer didn't seem so embarrassing by comparison.

Granny Yin came forward to greet them, and the moment she opened her mouth she burst into tears: "I thought I would never see Your Highness again!"

The old slave's self-proclaimed name has been revealed. This eunuch with gender identity disorder usually calls himself "Lao Shen".

Jiang Lianxing apologized, "Grandma Yin, I was careless in this matter. I didn't expect that even Wuqing's identity would be infiltrated."

Wuqing's identity was arranged by Zhuge Liang.

He promoted the Four Famous Detectives, and they were all considered half-disciples of his.

Wuqing's identity is not limited to Jiang Lianxing. In fact, there are other people who share this identity with her, or in other words, the Wuqing alias is just one of the other party's many aliases. This person's real identity is the eldest daughter of Zhuge Shensuan.

Therefore, Jiang Lianxing did not expect that the other party could know the specific time and place where she played Wuqing so accurately, even though she had just come up with the idea on a whim.

"Before you returned, this old servant had already thoroughly searched the palace!" Granny Silver held her silver snake cane, her eyes sinister. "Everything has been thoroughly checked. All suspicious individuals have been apprehended. Your Highness can interrogate them personally!"

Due to the empress's personal reasons, she had no harem and all other royal family members were killed, so the number of eunuchs and palace maids was greatly reduced. There were very few people inside the Forbidden City, so the investigation was carried out quickly.

"Are you sure?" Jiang Lianxing was also curious: "Who betrayed my information?"

"It's still uncertain... All the palace servants were strictly examined, and there were no omissions. However, three new bodies were found in an abandoned dry well in the Ye Ting." Granny Yin said, "Their faces had been peeled off."

"Peeling..."

"It's very likely the faceless, faceless figure, number seventy-nine on the Human Ranking." Granny Yin said gravely, "This person practices the lost Lesser Wuxiang Gong, a fragmented version. That's why they've completely lost their face. They enjoy peeling people's skin off, and once they replace it, it's difficult to detect... And Lesser Wuxiang can simulate almost any type of martial arts and true qi, so the difference is unnoticeable without actually practicing it."

"Where is Wumianwuxiang from?"

"All I know is that he is not from the Northern Dynasty," said Granny Yin.

"Their control over the martial arts world is still too weak. Even the Forbidden City Palace has been infiltrated." Jiang Lianxing stood up suddenly, his face showing anxiety. "More importantly, did he know about that incident during this period of time?"

"The three palace servants who were killed were all third-tier servants, making their replacement relatively easy. Furthermore, these people had no access to Weiyang Palace, the Council of State Affairs, or Changle Palace." Granny Yin had clearly researched this as well. "As for the palace's investigation into traitors, he couldn't possibly have stayed any longer. He likely slipped away under someone else's guise."

"Check everyone's skin...and include this check on your schedule from now on."

"Yes!"

The order of the Crown Prince Regent was immediately carried out.

Jiang Lianxing sat back in her chair, took a long breath, and asked, "...Where's my sister?"

"After His Majesty woke up, he cried and made a fuss these past few days because he couldn't see Your Highness..."

"Is it getting worse again?"

"The symptoms have actually eased, and he has recovered in the past two days..." As Grandma Yin was speaking, she heard footsteps outside.

"What's wrong with me? You are the ones who are sick, I am not sick!"

A young girl in her twenties wearing a dragon robe walked into the study.

She raised her chin and looked around proudly, her phoenix eyes looking down on everyone, carrying the pride and dominance of an emperor.

When Jiang Lianxing saw her sister's appearance at this time, she was immediately surprised. She had indeed recovered.

No wonder I haven’t neglected any government affairs even though I’ve been missing for so long. Are they all handled by my sister?

"Sister..." She was about to happily go up to her and give her a hug.

"Hmm."

At this time, the empress became reserved, coughed, and dismissed her attendants.

Then he looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping.

At this time, he turned to his sister in the study.

"Lian Xing, I heard that you caught a man when you went out?"

"Bring it back for me to see."

"I'll check for you."

Jiang Lianxing's smile froze suddenly, and she looked carefully at her sister now.

A flash of inspiration.

Lian Xing held her forehead and took a breath of cold air: "Hiss..."

My sister recovered, but not completely.

She is now just like the fifteen-year-old female barbarian king who knew nothing when she ascended the throne!

(End of this chapter)