Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 148: Past Events (Part )
If the Xiaoyi Army captured an enemy, they would brand a mark on him.

Gu Jingnian knew at a glance that this Yue princess had been captured by Gu Beiming, but he still asked knowingly: "Do you know my father and brother?"

"How dare I forget the hatred of destroying my country?"

Wei Li smiled bitterly, turned her head and looked at the countless spirit tablets placed there, and said, "If I dare to forget, they can't let me go."

Gu Jingnian said: "My father also surrendered to the Yong Kingdom. You haven't seen him yet, right?"

"It doesn't matter."

Perhaps because she was in front of Kong Que, Wei Li did not show too much resentment, but said: "I would like to watch him destroy the Rui Kingdom... and wait for Gu Beiming to present Wei Huang as a captive at the foot of Dayong Que."

This was the first time Gu Jingnian heard someone call Ruidi by his name.

Strangely enough, even in Yong State, most people feel a subtle sense of fear when mentioning Emperor Rui.

However, Wei Li's last sentence seemed to carry some subtle sarcasm. It was as if she was very sure that Gu Beiming could not capture or kill Emperor Rui, so she casually said something polite.

"So, we are not enemies?" Gu Jingnian asked.

"of course not."

Wei Li narrowed her eyes and observed Gu Jingnian with extreme seriousness.

This level of concentration in observation even gave Gu Jingnian a slight headache, and he didn't know if it was an illusion.

Then, Wei Li turned to Kong Que and said, "General Kong, can I have a chat with him alone?"

Kong Que frowned and said nothing.

"The thief you're looking for is not here." Wei Li said, "Donggong doesn't want to make things worse, so let me talk to him."

"Ok."

Kong Que glanced at Gu Jingnian and saw that he agreed, so he walked out.

There were only two people left in the mourning hall.

Wei Li stood up, picked up three incense sticks, handed them to Gu Jingnian, and said, "Light some incense."

"Why?"

Wei Li once again gave Gu Jingnian a deep glance and said, "Your father never mentioned your mother to you, right?"

"How do you know?"

"Because he knows he is not worthy of mentioning it, nor dares to mention it. He captured women from the enemy country and treated them like beasts. When he returns to the Kingdom of Rui, how can he, the self-proclaimed great general, mention it again?"

The dim candlelight in the room made Gu Jingnian feel a little dizzy, so he turned his head away.

"Go and burn some incense." Wei Li urged again.

"Why should I offer sacrifices to the people of Yue?"

"What's the point of dividing into Yue, Rui, and Yong? Who would consider you a countryman?"

These words touched Gu Jingnian's heart. He lowered his head and felt a bit more kindness in Wei Li's eyes. He was surprised and took two steps back.

"You actually guessed it, didn't you?" Wei Li said softly.

Gu Jingnian didn't answer, closed his eyes and shook his head.

Wei Li smiled sadly again and said, "When the Kingdom of Yue was destroyed, I was captured, raped, and became pregnant. Later, the Kingdom of Yong sent people to rescue me, so I fled to Yong, crossed the Yidi Mountain, and gave birth to the child in the woods. Unfortunately, we were separated when the child was born... I swear by the spirits of my father, mother, and the subjects of the Kingdom of Yue in heaven that if I tell even a single lie, I will not avenge my great vengeance, my soul will be destroyed, and I will never be reborn."

After she cursed, Gu Jingnian finally opened his eyes and saw her earnest and sincere look.

Thinking of the sad things that happened in the past, two lines of tears fell from Wei Li's eyes.

"I thought about not having the child, but in the end, after going through countless hardships, I still gave birth to the child while fleeing, because I thought clearly that it was my child... no matter who the biological father was."

After saying that, Wei Li took two steps forward and wanted to reach out and touch Gu Jingnian's face.

But she didn't dare, and her hands stopped when they were about to touch Gu Jingnian.

Then, Wei Li couldn't control her emotions and completely broke down, crying loudly: "You finally came to find me, you are my child!"

Before Gu Jingnian could react, she hugged him tightly and he could feel her trembling violently.

It is undeniable that he felt confused and unable to think calmly at this moment.

He has always been motherless, and he didn't really understand what a mother was when he was a child. During those years, he always wanted to find his mother's family. Perhaps more because he wanted to fill the sense of loss, and he thought his biological mother would be as good to him as Zong Huan was to Gu Jiye.

Later he realized that he no longer needed a mother who treated him so well, nor did he need a maternal clan. It was like being hungry for too long and no longer being hungry.

At this moment, Wei Li's sudden appearance disrupted his mood.

He wanted to pat her on the back, raised his hand, but stopped there.

"Can you... refine aliens?"

"Why do you ask?" Wei Li choked.

"Is it you who helped Yin Yucheng refine the method of resurrection?"

"No, it's my senior brother, Zhao Boheng."

"So, you are disciples of the master?"

"How many children of high-ranking families in Yue State are not disciples of my master?" Wei Li said, "But listen to mother's explanation, it was a conspiracy of Rui State." Gu Jingnian let her hold him in silence, not thinking about anything, waiting for what would happen next.

"It was only in recent years that I suddenly realized that fifty years ago, Rui was the weakest among all the countries, while Yue was at its peak. Rui then devised a vicious plan, pretending to persecute Shi Xuandao and making him betray the country and defect to Yue, using his alchemy to deplete Yue's national strength. For decades, the people of Yue lived in poverty, but the results of the alchemy that cost tens of thousands of lives were secretly sent to Rui by Shi Xuandao."

"Don't you think it's absurd to say this?"

Wei Li said, "Child, do you know what's even more ridiculous? Rui State issued a clear order to ban people with extraordinary powers and alchemy, but the Master's School, the Gentlemen's Society, and the Cage Man all came from Rui State; Wei Huang was so-called diligent in governing the country, but he had few good strategies to destroy Yue when the country's strength changed over the past few decades; on the day when the two countries were at war, countless famous generals of Yue State used their extraordinary powers, but no one could defeat Shen Jichi, which is even more ridiculous!"

"Shen Jichi, is he that strong?"

"He was alone at Zhenyun Pass, and yet Gu Beiming was deterred. Why do you think that was?"

At this point, Wei Li said bitterly: "During the decades that Wei Huang was in power, the fighting power of Rui State leapt up by a thousand miles, and he actually sucked all the blood of Yue State's children. Speaking of alchemy, there is no one better than him in the world who can refine all living things in the world, regardless of their commonness, and he has reached the highest level!"

Gu Jingnian listened to these words and felt that they were all true.

Because Wei Li's hatred couldn't be fake. If it was a lie, she wouldn't have been able to say it with such gnashing teeth and tears in her eyes.

But he still asked: "Where is Yin Yucheng? What happened?"

"Emperor Yong was old and could not achieve immortality, so Yin Yucheng asked Senior Brother about the method of resurrection. Senior Brother then used the method of refining the salamander to help them father and son."

"Axolotl?"

"There is a kind of strange people living near the coast of Yue State. They are similar in shape to humans but have skin like frogs. They have tails, webbed hands and feet, and can be resurrected after death."

"How to refine it?"

"The method of raising Gu." Wei Li said, "I only know the general idea. Salamanders lay eggs. You raise Gu to refine the strongest salamander eggs, feed them with human fetuses, and when they are about to hatch, inject them into the host's heart. Once the host dies, the salamander eggs will save the host in order to survive."

"How do you kill him? Behead him?"

"It's no use chopping off the head. If the newt egg is strong enough, it will become two."

"Really?" Gu Jingnian found it hard to believe.

"The way of alchemy is ever-changing and full of possibilities." Wei Li said with emotion, "If you want to kill Yin Yucheng, there is only one way, burn him until he is completely reduced to ash."

She finally let go of Gu Jingnian, wiped her tears, looked at him with relief, and said, "The reason why I helped Yin Yucheng before was because I was living under someone else's roof, but since you don't like him, we won't help him anymore."

"Where is your senior brother, Zhao Boheng, going?"

"He's gone traveling." Wei Li said, "Okay, let's not talk about these things. Go and burn some incense for your grandfather. What do you want to eat? Can I cook for you? Oh, by the way, I've made clothes for you, from childhood to adulthood. I'll show them to you. Burn some incense first."

Gu Jingnian turned his head, wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and finally took the three incense sticks.

Wei Li walked over, opened an old wooden box, and took out some small clothes from it.

"Yes, I used to talk to my mother while I was sewing..."

Gu Jingnian lit the incense stick, held it in his hand, walked to the center of the mourning hall, and faced the tablets.

He felt a little dizzy.

"Why are you still standing? Kneel down and pay your respects."

Wei Li said this and walked to Gu Jingnian with the small clothes in her hand.

The next moment, Gu Jingnian fell straight to the ground, and the incense thread in his hand fell to the side.

"Did you faint now?"

Wei Li picked up the incense stick and put it next to Gu Jingnian's nose.

During the process, the small dress in her hand also appeared, with butterflies embroidered on it.

Those were clearly clothes for a little girl.

"I didn't lie. I gave birth to the child while I was on the run." Wei Li stroked the clothes in her hands, her eyes showing sorrow, and she murmured to herself, "But I gave birth to a girl, several months younger than you."

She didn't pay any attention to Gu Jingnian immediately, letting the smoke from the incense stick drift into Gu Jingnian's nose. She turned around, put the small clothes she had just taken out back into the old wooden box, then opened another box next to it and took out a big knife from it.

The knife was very heavy, and Wei Li almost dragged it on the ground.

In the candlelight, the cold light of the blade shone on Gu Jingnian's neck.

Wei Li stopped and whispered, "I know who you are. You are the son of two Yue people. Only by chopping off your head can you die. Today I will use your head to sacrifice to the dead souls of Yue."

The next moment, her eyes suddenly fixed.

She unexpectedly discovered that the incense stick placed next to Gu Jingnian's nose had been extinguished.

Gu Jingnian had opened his eyes and was lying there looking at her.

"Now, can you still tell what I'm thinking?"

The two looked at each other, Wei Li narrowed her eyes subconsciously, and then was surprised.

"you……"

She had seen from Gu Jingnian's mind that he did not believe that she was his biological mother, and in shock and anger she was about to raise her knife to chop her down.

Gu Jingnian had already stood up and dodged. With his special abilities, he would not have been killed so easily if he had been prepared.

He was almost deceived by her.

His biological mother was a captive, so there might be a brand on his neck. But his biological mother was a healer, so how could the branding be so clear after almost 20 years?
(End of this chapter)