Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 6 The Strange Ju Mansion
When Pei Nai woke up, it was already dawn.

She opened her sleepy eyes and found herself lying on the bed in a guest room.

She sat up and thought about what happened last night.

She learned about ten moves of the Ten Thousand Hatred Palm and the Dingguang Compassionate Palm, and then...she was knocked unconscious by the cup of tea?
She just asked a few more questions. Pei Nai scratched his head and thought: That shouldn't be the case.

And what about the last words of Senior Zhong yesterday? Is someone waiting for her?

Who exactly is it referring to?

Pei Nai felt that Senior Zhong did not help her solve her doubts. Instead, she became even more confused after this incident.

She walked out of the room and happened to meet the waiter who was cleaning the inner courtyard.

Before she could say anything, someone else spoke first: "The senior yesterday was really good at martial arts. Do you know where he came from?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Nai kindly reminded him, "A monk and a divine palm that has reached the pinnacle. What do you think?"

The waiter opened his mouth wide and stammered nervously: "Could it be the legendary Zhong..."

Pei Nai nodded at him excitedly.

But he didn't expect him to say, "Nakagawa's successor, the monk Jingjue?"

Pei Nai's smile froze for a moment, and he asked hurriedly, "Does Nakagawa have a successor?"

"Isn't it? Zhongchuan hasn't appeared in the world for decades. People have rumored that the Zhongchuan lineage has been cut off. Six years ago, the abbot of the South Temple accepted a disciple with extraordinary talent. In just a few years, he has mastered the unique Vajra Palm to perfection. Since he appeared in the world, the number of bandits in the entire southern region has decreased. He himself also won the championship in the Dengyun Heroes Conference two years ago. People say that Zhongchuan has a successor."

Pei Nai was stunned when she heard this, and wondered why she had never heard of a hero conference being held anywhere before.

She looked around but didn't see Senior Zhong. "Where is that senior from yesterday?"

"He left before dawn today. He has already paid for the two rooms. He also asked me to tell you something. He said you have your own opportunities and he shouldn't ruin the trajectory of your life. That's it. We'll meet again later."

Did Senior Zhong have to take ruthless action because he couldn't bear to refuse the younger generation's request?

Pei Na rubbed his neck.

She felt a little embarrassed, and she seemed to have forgotten to ask Senior Zhong about what happened before and after her rebirth.

She turned around and went back to her room to pack her things. After saying goodbye to the waiter, she walked out of the teahouse.

The chestnut horse was still tied to a tree in front of the teahouse last night.

The branches above my head were trembling and rustling in the breeze.

Seeing her coming, the red horse, which had been lying down, tensed its four hooves and stood up in an instant, shaking its mane and looking at her majestically.

Pei Nai touched the horse's head and untied the rope, "Let's go, let's go back."

The horse exhaled and raised its hooves, carrying Pei Nai onto the road towards the rising sun.

When she entered the city, she dismounted and followed the queue of people. When it was her turn, the guard just registered her information.

"Aren't you going to arrest me?" Pei Nai stared, but no one paid any attention to her.

Without disturbing anyone else, Pei Nai walked around to the young guard she had knocked down yesterday, but the guard turned his head away and refused to look at her.

Pei Nai walked to his other side again, and the guard glared at her angrily and turned his head back.

No one actually held her accountable for her trespassing yesterday.

Pei Nai smacked his lips and sighed: Is the public security in Tianyao so chaotic nowadays?

She had no choice but to ride back to Ju's house.

On the way, she saw the gate of Duke Duan Ding's mansion. She thought about it for a while, but finally did not go in.

She subconsciously felt that there must be something fishy about what happened ten years ago. It would be bad if Gu Jinheng and Xiao Mingyi were implicated. So she decided to wait until the situation was clarified before reuniting with them.

Penel rode away and narrowly missed a carriage entering the palace.

She returned to the Ju Mansion and found that Mrs. Ju had completely forgotten that she had gone out of town yesterday.

He then returned to "his" own courtyard, and on the pretext of having a head injury due to illness, he asked the maids many questions.

Tang Mingzhi's father was named Tang Shijie. He was originally the magistrate of a small county in Huizhou.

Later, Tang Mingzhi's mother passed away, and not long after the New Year, Tang Mingzhi fell ill again.

The doctor in Huizhou tried various prescriptions, but Tang Mingzhi's illness did not heal for a long time.

In order to treat his daughter's illness, Tang Shijie resigned from his official position and came to the capital, hoping to use the relationship with Lord Ju to invite doctors from the Imperial Hospital to treat Tang Mingzhi.

The imperial physicians were invited, but they were helpless and said that Tang Mingzhi was suffering from a terminal illness. They only prescribed a few medicines, saying that they could relieve the pain.

Before Senior Zhong arrived yesterday, Tang Mingzhi had already stopped breathing and everyone thought she had died.

The maids were very glad that Tang Mingzhi was rescued.

But Pei Nai knew that it seemed that Tang Mingzhi had died of illness yesterday, and she had come back to life through someone else's corpse.

At that moment, a servant came to report that her cousin Ju Liancheng came to visit her. "Ju Liancheng?" Pei Nai repeated in a low voice, she felt that the name was very familiar.

As she was thinking, a string in her mind suddenly broke, as if she had overlooked something important.

Ju Mansion, Madam Ju
Gu Jinheng has a counselor by his side, who has been following him since Gu Jinheng was still the second son of the Marquis's Mansion.

Gu Jinheng’s big game of chess cannot be played without his advice and suggestions.

He is the wise man of all classics, Ju Yan.

Ju Liancheng is Ju Yan's eldest son. When he was young, he often visited the Marquis' Mansion with his father.

Pei Nai had taken him out many times when he had nothing to do.

In a blink of an eye, Ju Liancheng was at the door. The door was not closed. He knocked symbolically, then stepped over the threshold and walked in.

The moment she saw his appearance clearly, Pei Nai was shocked.

He looked wrinkled when he was a child, how come he grew up to have sharp eyebrows and bright eyes and be a handsome man?
"My mother asked me to come and see you." He paused and raised his eyebrows in confusion. "Why do you look like that?"

Pei Nai shook his head, "Nothing, I just saw that you were pretty, so I took a closer look."

Ju Liancheng frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Sit down first," Pei Nai turned to Tang Mingzhi's maid and ordered, "Qingzhu, go pour tea."

The maid pushed the door open and went out.

Ju Liancheng sat down on the carved wooden chair and leaned back, still with a puzzled look on his face, "You look rosy and your complexion is much better than before. Is the old monk's magic medicine really so effective?"

"Isn't it? Magic pill." Pei Nai said sarcastically.

Ju Liancheng frowned even more tightly, "Did you see the old monk yesterday?"

Pei Nai nodded, "I saw it."

"Can you tell me the identity of this person? I have some doubts. I met Nakagawa once when I was a child, but unfortunately he was still in his cradle and his vision was blocked. But I remember his voice was almost the same as the one the day before, so he is most likely the monk Nakagawa who has been missing for decades."

Pei Nai was stunned when he heard this. "When you were a baby, in your cradle, did you remember other people's voices?"

Ju Liancheng did not respond immediately.

He glanced at Pei Nai, his clear eyes showing a hint of inquiry. He tapped his fingers on the table a few times, "Why did the monk Zhongchuan come to Chaoyang just for you? He has clearly been in seclusion for many years."

"He said I have a talent for martial arts. Maybe he values my talent." Pei Nai didn't answer him truthfully.

Ju Liancheng's eyebrows twitched, and he looked her up and down, "Martial arts talent?"

The little maid Qingzhu entered the room carrying a tray, placed the tea sets on the table one by one, and then left.

Pei Nai was a little thirsty, so he poured the tea from the pot into the cup, filtered it twice, and drank it down in one gulp.

She drank casually, with a few traces of tea on the corners of her mouth. Then she spread out the five fingers of her right hand, slightly bent them naturally, and pulled them horizontally from left to right, wiping away the water drops on the corners of her lips with the inside of her little finger.

This detail happened to catch Ju Liancheng's eye.

She had just put down the cup when she saw Ju Liancheng staring at her.

"Zhang Rui, come in!" Ju Liancheng shouted outside the door, and then a guard with a sword pushed the door open and entered the room.

Pei Nai didn't understand.

When the guards got closer, Ju Liancheng drew his sword and attacked Pei Nai.

Pei Nai turned around in an instant and dodged the attack.

Ju Liancheng did not stop, and changed direction of his long sword to attack again.

Pei Nai dodged a few times subconsciously. There was no suitable weapon around, so he snatched the guard's scabbard to block and exchanged two moves with Ju Liancheng in a short time.

Just as Ju Liancheng was about to chop down with his knife, Pei Nai looked at the trajectory of the knife and suddenly reacted.

This was not a killing move, it avoided her vital points, it was a test.

After Pei Nai dodged this time, he stopped fighting back and stood still looking at Ju Liancheng, "What are you doing?"

"You are not Tang Mingzhi." Ju Liancheng put away the knife and returned it to the guard. He said to the guard in a firm tone, "You go down first."

The guard quickly retreated and closed the door.

Pei Nai turned his eyes away and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Tang Mingzhi never speaks with such strength or such grace. Your tone, the way you pour tea, and the habit of wiping your mouth," Ju Liancheng thought of something, and the left corner of his lips slightly raised, with a bit of coldness, "and this move and behavior, make me think you are her."

Pei Nai's eyes widened, "Who is it?"

"Mrs. Yingwu, Pei Nai."

(End of this chapter)