Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 149: Past Events (Part )
The candlelight reflected the spirit tablet, and under the gaze of the spirit tablet, two people stood facing each other.

Wei Li suddenly threw away the machete in his hand.

She knew that she could not kill Gu Jingnian, so she laughed at herself and sighed regretfully, "I was too anxious. I should have done it later."

"No matter how late it is, you may not be able to kill me."

"Tell me the truth, when I say I'm your mother, you feel very happy, right?"

Wei Li looked into Gu Jingnian's eyes again.

Her expression was still loving and pitiful, and she said, "You have been a motherless child since childhood, so you have always longed to have a mother, right?"

Gu Jingnian didn't look at her, but looked at the machete on the ground and said, "I guess you can catch someone's thoughts by looking at them."

It was the first time that Wei Li had been discovered this secret, so she asked, "How did you know?"

"If I hadn't had this suspicion in my mind, you wouldn't have thought of pretending to be my mother."

"Yes." Wei Li said, "I was also surprised when I saw you thinking 'Is this my mother?'"

As she spoke, she chuckled and added, "How interesting, you treat me as your mother."

Gu Jingnian asked, "What is this? Mind reading?"

"Just a little supernatural power."

"Refined?"

"I guess so." Wei Li said, "There is an island 1,700 miles east of Wuxiu City in Yue State, named Guwei Island. The daughter of the Emperor of Heaven died on the island and turned into grass. Eating it can make people extremely charming. There is also a strange beast on the island, named Liqu. When I was a girl, I sent people to look for grass but couldn't find any, but I got a Liqu. When Yue State fell, the palace collapsed and I was trapped in the ruins... I ate it raw and fell seriously ill. After I recovered, I gradually gained this supernatural power."

"Can I just eat it raw?"

"You don't understand what I went through back then." Wei Li said, "What I got was too little compared to what I suffered."

Gu Jingnian could actually think of the fact that his experience in the Gu family when he was a child was not good, and he could be said to have been treated inhumanely. Gu Beiming treated his own son like this, let alone the prisoners?
Although he was not Wei Li's child, he still asked with concern.

"Whose child is yours?"

"I do not know."

Gu Jingnian did not ask any more questions, but he thought in his heart that the child Wei Li gave birth to might be Gu Beiming's child. She just said it was a girl, so maybe she was his sister?
Wei Li should know about this, but just doesn't want to say it out loud.

She then asked, "Didn't Gu Beiming ever tell you about your mother?"

Gu Jingnian did not answer, but turned his head subconsciously to look. Wei Li had caught his thoughts from his eyes.

"It seems that there really isn't one. Then I'll tell you."

Wei Li looked at the spirit tablet, memories flashing in her eyes, and began to speak.

"Your mother is also my enemy, the traitor of Yue State, the leader of the Undead Army, Qiu Funan, who was once known as the 'Bloody Lady'. Have you heard of her?"

Gu Jingnian had heard of the Undead Army, but this was the first time he heard Qiu Funan's name. He was not sure whether what Wei Li said was true or not.

"I didn't lie to you. Gu Beiming didn't tell you because these things are not good for your father-son relationship." Wei Li said, "Back then, Qiu Funan led the Zhui people rebel army to cause chaos in Yue State. They once captured the capital and tortured Master Xuandao to death. This also gave Rui State an opportunity to take advantage of it. Rui State marched straight in and defeated the Undead Army at Boyang Pass. Qiu Funan also became Gu Beiming's captive. She could have surrendered to Rui State, but she had some backbone and swore to die rather than surrender. In the end, she was refined by Gu Beiming."

Gu Jingnian asked: "How do you know it has been refined?"

"I have tried to assassinate Gu Beiming." Wei Li said, "Unfortunately, he survived the sword piercing his heart. A scholar beside him said with a smile, 'Congratulations, General, for becoming a healer.'"

"Chu Danqing?"

"It seems that you are not completely ignorant."

Chu Danqing once told Gu Jingnian about these things, and the two confirmed that they were generally consistent.

"and after?"

"When I escaped from the prisoner-of-war camp, Qiu Funan had just given birth to a child and was burned to death by Gu Beiming."

"Why?"

"Why are you asking me? Go ask him."

There was madness in Wei Li's eyes again, and Gu Jingnian knew that she had not lied to him about this matter.

She spoke the truth for most of the conversation and revealed many facts, which could be considered a kind of comfort to Gu Jingnian. It was obvious that she did not want to fight with Gu Jingnian.

If Gu Jingnian killed her, he would inevitably get into trouble.

"My enemies are Ruiguo, Wei Huang, and Shen Jichi. After getting rid of them, it will be Gu Beiming's turn." Wei Li said, "You don't have a rank here, and I wanted to kill you as a small tribute to my ancestors. However, you are very smart, why not tell me, what do you want?"

Gu Jingnian said: "What I want is very simple. I want to live a good life in Yong State. Unfortunately, I have offended Yin Yucheng. Now I can only help the East Palace get rid of him."

"It's a pity that I am living under someone else's roof. It's not convenient for me to interfere in the fight for the throne of Yong State."

"Haven't you already sided with Yin Yucheng?"

"He asked me for something, so I helped him, that's all." Wei Li said, "If the East Palace had something to ask for, I would also agree."

Her statement gave both sides a way out.

Gu Jingnian got most of the answers he wanted to know, and without further ado, he stepped back and left the mourning hall.

Looking back, the white flags were fluttering and the woman was standing in front of the spirit tablet, looking emaciated, as if all the sorrow after the fall of an entire country was borne by her alone.

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East Palace.

Yin Wanqing carefully arranged for the servants to bring hot water to Gu Jingnian to wash his face, which eliminated much of his fatigue and bad mood.

After wiping his face, Gu Jingnian did not let go of the warm handkerchief immediately, but held it in his hand.

"You know everything about my conversation with Wei Li?"

"Oh? How should I know?"

"Among the people you sent, there must be someone with good hearing."

Yin Wanqing said, "Have you forgotten? Wei Li's house is built with black neodymium stone." Gu Jingnian said, "If the East Palace had not obtained the information it wanted, how could Kong Que withdraw so easily without asking me a word?"

"Okay." Yin Wanqing said, "After all, we are in Yong State, and it is inevitable that we have spies around Wei Li."

Now that she had admitted it, she looked at Gu Jingnian and said jokingly, "You almost found your mother."

This teasing made Gu Jingnian a little unhappy and he frowned.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." Yin Wanqing said.

Gu Jingnian nodded and prepared to get down to business.

Unexpectedly, Yin Wanqing provoked him again with the next sentence, saying, "Poor child."

"Is it funny?"

"Yeah." Yin Wanqing said, "You were almost fooled by her, weren't you? I thought you were very smart, but I didn't expect you to be so easily fooled."

Gu Jingnian didn't like this topic, so he forced the conversation back on track and asked, "Didn't you realize that Wei Li could read minds before?"

Yin Wanqing was still observing him, but the smile in her eyes was gone, and there was more curiosity in her eyes.

She shook her head and said, "No, except you, no one else realized that she understood what was in my mind. Oh, except you, no one else would think that she was their mother."

Gu Jingnian said: "Now we know for sure what Yin Yucheng is."

"Ah."

The matter of Yin Yucheng was previously only tipped off by Gu Jingnian, but now the evidence is solid and the East Palace no longer needs to have any doubts.

"What is the prince going to do?"

"I don't know." Yin Wanqing said, "This is not something I can decide. I have to ask my father."

"it is good."

"Thank you for your hard work, please leave now."

Yin Wanqing seemed to be giving an order to Gu Jingnian unhurriedly.

But in fact, since the two met, she has been trying to "win over" Gu Jingnian from time to time, hoping that he can become her subordinate.

It's like facing a wild horse with a proud personality, you have to test it carefully and look for an opportunity to put a bridle on it.

"Okay."

Gu Jingnian seemed to see through Yin Wanqing's thoughts and responded in a casual tone between friends, breaking the sense of subordination.

Yin Wanqing then got up and went to see Yin Yuhe.

By then, Kong Que had just finished his report.

"Dad, my daughter asked Gu Jingnian to meet Wei Li tonight."

"I've heard about it." Yin Yuhe was not in a hurry to discuss the matter, and said, "Wait a moment, your brother will be here soon."

"Yes."

The father and daughter sat there, each lost in thought.

Not long after, Yin Jinggeng pushed the door open.

He had actually gone to bed long ago, and was not wearing a crown on his head. He was wearing a cloak over his spring clothes. After entering the hall, he bowed and sat down by the stove.

"How come you can still sleep?" Yin Yuhe asked, "Such a big thing happened."

"Father, do you think you have caught Prince Xin with something he can use against him?"

"What do you mean?"

Yin Yuhe thought his son did not know the seriousness of the situation, and signaled Yin Wanqing to tell him what happened.

Yin Jinggeng waved his hand and said, "Everything I have found out has been told to me. Prince Xin transformed himself into a salamander, right?"

In comparison, he behaved very calmly. Without waiting for Yin Yuhe to speak, he asked a few questions in a row.

"Father, although Yong Kingdom does not promote alchemy, there is no clear law prohibiting it. Is Prince Xin's action against the law? He came back to life after death, which shows that he finally succeeded in alchemy. For Grandfather, is this a merit? Or a fault?"

Yin Yuhe frowned but said nothing.

Yin Jinggeng continued, "Right now, instead of congratulating Grandfather on his longevity, Father is calling for Prince Xin to be killed. How will Grandfather view Father in his eyes? Wouldn't he think that you are... too anxious?"

"Why am I anxious?" Yin Yuhe explained, "It's because this is witchcraft. I'm afraid that Old Eight will become addicted to it and harm my father instead."

"I believe in my father's intentions." Yin Jinggeng said, "But I'm afraid my grandfather won't believe it."

Yin Wanqing couldn't help but speak up, "Brother, what's the point of saying this? The problem right now is that we are at war with Yin Yucheng, and if we just sit back and do nothing, will he not deal with the East Palace?"

"I'm telling you this to let you know that you've been used." Yin Jinggeng said, "Originally, the best thing for the Eastern Palace to do was to not know about this, but Gu Jingnian came to the Eastern Palace to expose it, deliberately intensifying the conflict and putting us on the opposite side of Prince Xin. But have you forgotten that Prince Xin and Grandfather Huang are on the same side?"

Facing the question, Yin Wanqing was quite courageous. She raised her head slightly and said, "No regrets in making a move. Is it useful to retreat in this matter? Father, if you don't fight today, can you wait until Luowei is in a passive position before fighting?"

"Good!" Yin Jinggeng was quite impressed. He clapped his hands and looked at Yin Yuhe, asking, "Father, have you decided to fight too?"

"That's natural."

"In that case, my son just said that Prince Xin and Grandfather are of the same mind. Father, have you figured out who you are fighting against?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yin Yuhe's expression changed and his eyes unconsciously looked towards the door.

Yin Jinggeng stood up, took a step closer, and asked, "Father, have you really thought it through?"

"I..." Yin Yuhe hesitated for a moment, then became firm and slowly said, "I cannot condone witchcraft."

With these words, the nature of the matter changed completely.

(End of this chapter)