The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 567 The Erased Face

Facts have proved that even a heroic and extraordinary woman like Yue Ling will remember some things for a long time.

Like, twice the size.

Zhang Jiuyang rode on the Snow Dragon Horse, holding her in his arms as he walked slowly forward in the sunshine. Lao Gao and the others tactfully excused themselves and left in a hurry, apparently they couldn't wait to tell Yue Shuai the news of the young lady's pregnancy.

Ali wanted to go along, but Shao Yun forcibly dragged her away to practice martial arts.

"I have some spies in the palace. Later I heard that it was Empress Xiao who saved you, and you went into Kunning Palace with her, dismissing your attendants. No one knew what you did."

Yue Ling's beautiful eyes sparkled and her voice was calm, but it made Zhang Jiuyang freeze.

Wow, my wife is really capable and has so many eyes and ears.

"It's not what you think."

Zhang Jiuyang coughed and quickly told everything that happened in the palace today, focusing on the life background of Princess Yuzhen.

As expected, Yue Ling was quickly attracted and listened with great concentration. Especially when he learned the truth about the death of the previous emperor, he showed shock that was difficult to conceal.

"The late emperor did such a ridiculous thing in his later years? No wonder there is no record of it in the Imperial Observatory, and Zhuge Jianzheng was also vague about it..."

There was a hint of disappointment in Yue Ling's eyes.

Since she was a child, she had heard her father talk about how wise and brave the late emperor was, and how he was as heroic as Emperor Taizu. However, she never expected that he could be so cruel to his own daughter.

Well deserved death!

"However, although I gained a lot from entering the palace this time, I also had more doubts."

Zhang Jiuyang frowned and asked, "What exactly is the emperor planning? Why does he continue to keep Princess Yuzhen in the palace?"

"Who is Empress Zhao Yuan, and why is she immortal?"

"And Empress Xiao, why did she suffer from hysteria? But if it was really hysteria, then who informed her of the news and asked her to come to my rescue?"

Yue Ling groaned for a moment and said, "And that Sizhu, who is she?"

If you think about it this way, there are doubts everywhere. Even with the intelligence of Zhang Jiuyang and Yue Ling, their brains are like a paste and they can't figure out the connection at all.

"But the biggest gain should be that you found out who the Moon God is and cooperated with him. This is equivalent to planting an important hidden chess piece in the palace."

Yue Ling praised.

Zhang Jiuyang smiled and said, "It's not me who found it. She clearly jumped out on her own initiative. It seems that she is very eager to get the blood of the sky fox in the imperial seal."

In fact, he was being modest. Before the Moon Goddess appeared, he had already determined that Concubine Su was the Moon Goddess.

The reason is very simple, it is Empress Xiao’s bellyband.

The bellyband that Empress Xiao wore was exactly the same as the one that Moon Goddess had given him, and the size was also a perfect match. In addition, Su Nu was her maid, so Zhang Jiuyang ruled out Empress Xiao as a suspect.

There was no other reason, the direction of all this was too obvious, it was as if someone had deliberately placed the evidence in front of him, afraid that he wouldn't be able to see it.

And with the Moon Goddess's cleverness, it is impossible for her to make such an obvious mistake.

Empress Xiao is not the Moon Goddess, and Princess Yuzhen has turned into a zombie lying in the coffin of immortality, so naturally it can only be Concubine Su.

However, what he didn't expect was that the Moon Goddess was quite loyal and righteous towards his subordinates, and was willing to expose her identity to rescue them.

Of course, he couldn't tell Yue Ling the whole process of reasoning, after all, he had taken Empress Xiao's bellyband.

"Let's put the Moon Goddess aside for now. Next, we need to focus on two things."

"What two things?"

Zhang Jiuyang said in a deep voice: "First, before the Luotian Grand Ceremony arrives, I must break through to the sixth realm."

Yue Ling nodded and said, "This is indeed a top priority. No matter what conspiracies and calculations others have, our own strength is the most important."

At this point, she touched her belly and sighed, "I just don't know if I will drag you down this time."

It's only been more than three months, but she's already experiencing frequent fetal movements. If she waits longer, her strength will inevitably be affected more.

And with Zhang Jiuyang's personality, she and the child in her arms would inevitably become his weaknesses.

"Or... let's not have this child for now." Although she was extremely reluctant, she was even more unwilling to let Zhang Jiuyang face the danger alone. Although the child was important, her husband was more important.

Zhang Jiuyang was touched and angry at the same time. He shook his head and said, "With our current cultivation level, it is not easy to conceive a child. If we miss this one, we don't know when the next one will come."

"Besides, believe me, I have enough confidence to protect you and your daughter."

He was ready to summon the gods at any time. As long as Yue Ling and the child could be protected, it would be worth it even if he used this extremely precious opportunity to summon the gods.

Moreover, he is about to break through. The stronger he is, the smaller the possibility of him conceiving a child in the future.

Yue Ling touched her belly and suddenly found that the baby who had just been moving seemed to be much gentler now.

As if frightened...

Her eyes flashed. Could it be that their child, who was only three months old, had already developed consciousness?
This little life seems to be extraordinarily special.

"By the way, what about the second thing?"

Zhang Jiuyang smiled upon hearing this and said, "The second thing is to try to resolve the doubts in the palace and find out all the other party's plans."

"But where do we start?"

"In this capital, there are two people who should know everything. If either of them speaks up, these mysteries can be solved."

Yue Ling's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "Which two people?"

"The first person is the Taiping Temple Master."

Zhang Jiuyang's eyes flashed, and he said, "I can sense his aura. He is also in the palace. This person is unfathomable. He may be the emperor's trump card. If you want to make him speak, your hope is slim."

Yue Ling pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he said, "I know, the second person is Zhuge Jianzheng!"

Zhang Jiuyang nodded and said, "Whether it's the previous emperor or the new emperor, many things cannot be avoided by Senior Zhuge."

It was the late emperor and Zhuge Yunhu who entered Taixuan Mountain to find Empress Zhaoyuan.

The first person to rush to the rescue and suppress Princess Yuzhen was Zhuge Yunhu.

Empress Xiao also said that Zhuge Yunhu sent someone to tell her that a Taoist master would come to the palace and asked her to go and rescue him.

"Oh, by the way, I remember my father once said that when Empress Xiao married to Daqian from Northern Liao, it was Zhuge Jianzheng who escorted her throughout the whole journey. The two had a good relationship, but for some reason, they became more and more distant later..."

Yue Ling tried hard to recall.

Zhang Jiuyang suddenly had an idea, as if something important had slipped past him and he was just a step away from catching it.

"Empress Xiao, Princess Yuzhen, Empress Zhaoyuan..."

He kept repeating the names of these three women, and then suddenly he was shocked and asked in a hurried voice, "Is there a portrait of Empress Zhao Yuan?"

"This is very difficult to find. When Empress Zhaoyuan died during childbirth, Your Majesty became ill from missing her. The imperial physician suggested burning all the portraits of the empress. This would allow Your Majesty to get over the grief..."

Having said this, Yue Ling also paused and realized that something was wrong.

This move seemed to be an intentional attempt to burn the portrait of Empress Zhao Yuan in an attempt to cover up something.

"It's been so long, I'm afraid it will be hard to find a portrait of Empress Zhao Yuan now."

Zhang Jiuyang smiled slightly and said, "This is easy. Have you forgotten my old tricks?"

After a while, the two returned to Baihu Pavilion, and Yue Ling found many ancient books and texts that recorded the appearance of Empress Zhaoyuan.

Zhang Jiuyang began to paint based on these written descriptions.

The passing geese leave a sound, and the passing people leave traces.

The words in history books are traces of human beings.

And he has to use these clues to find back a face that was deliberately erased.

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(End of this chapter)