Evil of all ages

Chapter 83 Bearing All the Burden

黄宅
Huang Yu'er, who received the news through the Fierce Tiger Gang, was astonished that the Ghost Market had not yet been razed to the ground.

Instead, the Seventh Prince led his men to cause trouble for the Sixth Prince. What kind of nonsense is this?

"Master, why aren't you surprised at all when you hear this news?"

Huang Yu'er saw that her master only responded with an "um," without any emotional fluctuation on his face.

She suspected that her master might have known the outcome all along, or that he had already decided that nothing would happen at the Ghost Market.

"As long as it doesn't affect me, no matter how big the problem is, it's someone else's business, so what's there to be surprised about?"

Liu Caiyue said, grinding the medicine powder.

“Master, you’ve changed. You weren’t like this before.”

Huang Yu'er felt that her master had changed quite a bit.

"Oh, what kind of person was your master in your past life?"

Liu Caiyue asked curiously.

“In my past life, Master, you were overly cautious, to the point of being overly worried. At the slightest sign of trouble, you would have already taken me into hiding.”

"In this life, how should I put it, Master, you give me the feeling that you are too comfortable, as if you don't have any sense of crisis at all."

You're absolutely right. With your brother around, what sense of crisis is there? It's perfectly normal to live such a comfortable life.

These are Liu Caiyue's heartfelt words.

"Master, can you tell your disciple what caused such a big change in you?"

Huang Yu'er asked curiously.

"Because of you."

Liu Caiyue said calmly.

"because I?"

Huang Yu'er waited for her master to continue.

“In your past life, I was cautious, perhaps to protect you and to prevent you from dying halfway through your journey, which is why I was so careful in everything I did.”

“Now that you have grown up, and your teacher has someone to carry on your legacy, how could I possibly be as rushed as you were in your previous life?”

"There will be fewer things to worry about unnecessarily."

"In addition, you know a lot about the future, and even if some things have changed, the fundamental principles remain the same."

"You can certainly avoid misfortune and seek good fortune based on what you know about the future."

"With you here, why should I make things difficult for myself?"

Liu Caiyue explained.

That's so true!
Upon hearing this, Huang Yu'er felt that something was amiss, but her master's words made perfect sense.

"Master, aren't you curious about what your disciple has been through?"

Knowing that she came from the future, the master never asked them what their future was like or what they had experienced.

Not asking would be unusual.

Because when a normal person encounters this situation, how could they possibly remain ignorant about their future?

There's no need to be curious.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yu'er remained silent, waiting for her master to continue.

"If your experience is good, coming back from the future, you will not do anything to change the future."

"So all you've experienced have been bad things."

"Knowing about your bad experiences only rubs salt into your wounds."

Instead of dwelling on your unpleasant past, look to your new future.

"I believe that if you try again, you will definitely be able to defeat everyone."

Liu Caiyue thought to herself, "Except for your brother."

"Master, your disciple will not let you down."

Huang Yu'er was deeply moved to see that her master believed in her unconditionally.

In order to be worthy of those around her, she went to cultivate herself.

Prime Minister's Residence

"Grandpa, why would the Seventh Prince go crazy and lead people to cause trouble for the Sixth Prince?"

"Could it really be as the Seventh Prince said, that the Ghost King is controlling his body and orchestrating all of this?"

"Or is the Seventh Prince just making excuses for his actions?"

Gao Ge asked.

"When looking at a problem, we must first see who benefits the most from it."

Gao He was pruning the flower branches, speaking calmly without raising his head.

"The eldest prince, the third prince, the sixth prince, and the seventh prince are in trouble, so they are the happiest." The four princes were fighting openly and secretly, and now that two of them have been eliminated, the biggest beneficiaries are naturally the other two princes.

Gao He paused slightly as he trimmed the flower branches, clearly dissatisfied with his grandson's answer.

"Think again, besides them, who benefits from the Seventh Prince's affairs?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Ge fell into deep thought.

Gao He continued pruning the flower branches, letting his grandson think about it slowly.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck him.

It's a ghost market.

"The Seventh Prince originally led his troops to wipe out the Ghost Market, but this incident happened midway, allowing the Ghost Market to escape disaster."

"If this isn't a coincidence, and it was done by the person in charge of the Ghost Market, how did he manage to do it?"

"Could it be that he used drugs to control the Seventh Prince, causing him to hallucinate and mistakenly believe that the Ghost King of the Southern City Prison was controlling him?"

"Or perhaps the Ghost Emperor, who controls the Ghost Market, is a powerful figure from the Demonic Cult. He used demonic arts to bewitch the Seventh Prince's mind, causing him to do such a foolish thing in a daze."

Gao Ge couldn't help but jump up when he thought of the ghost market.

After conducting an analysis, she looked at her grandfather, as if asking him which answer was closest to the truth.

"Besides what you said about using drugs to control it or using demonic arts to lose its mind, there is another possibility."

Gao Ge listened attentively. Her grandfather had been a powerful figure in the imperial court for decades, experiencing countless trials and tribulations.

He is the most insightful, experienced, and intelligent person.

Grandpa's analysis was often the closest to the truth.

"The Ghost King of the Southern City Prison and the Ghost Emperor of the Ghost Market both have the word 'ghost' in their names. Could they be the same person or the same force?"

As Gao He spoke, he continued pruning the flower branches steadily and without stopping.

"what"

Gao Ge was taken aback.

"No way, the Ghost King is nowhere to be found, leaving behind only terrifying legends. At least the Ghost Emperor has traces to follow. Could the Ghost King and the Ghost Emperor be related?"

"Could it be the same person, or the same faction?"

Gao Ge said with a mixture of belief and doubt.

Anything is possible.

Gao He stopped pruning, looked at the pot of flowers in front of him, and smiled knowingly, quite satisfied with his work.

"Grandpa, there are three possibilities. How do we determine which one it is?"

Gao Ge wanted to find out more.

"We don't need to worry about it. There's an imperial decree to flatten the Ghost Market. If the Seventh Prince can't complete it, someone else will take over the task."

"No matter who takes over this task, they can help us figure out which possibility it is."

Gao He put down his scissors and leisurely brewed himself a pot of tea.

"Yes, the person who accepts the mission, as long as he doesn't encounter the same situation as the Seventh Prince, or suffer strange occurrences along the way that cause delays and allow the Ghost Market to escape disaster."

"It must be one of the first two possibilities."

"On the contrary, if you encounter supernatural or bizarre events, then needless to say, the Ghost King and the Ghost Emperor may really be the same person or the same force."

Gao Ge was getting excited, hoping that some unlucky guy would soon accept the task and go and confirm it for them.

The Grand Prince's Residence

"Hahaha…"

"It's like heaven is helping me. Now, as long as the third brother makes a mistake, or we find an opportunity to get rid of him, everything will be settled."

Since receiving the news, the eldest prince, Li Wukong, has had a smile on his face that has never stopped.

The Imperial Censor Shen Zhonghe, who was standing to the side, remained silent. The eldest prince was finally in such a good mood, and he didn't want to interrupt his joy.

Even though he knew the chances of making the Third Prince make a mistake were slim, and getting rid of the Third Prince was even more difficult, because the Third Prince's family was powerful.

This kind of thing needs to be done step by step.

Meanwhile, the Third Prince's residence
Whether it was a case of brothers being of one mind or not, he said something roughly the same as the eldest prince.

They both want each other to make mistakes and also want to find an opportunity to defeat the other.

Dali Temple

“Detective Di, I swear to the heavens that if I have told even the slightest lie, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death.”

Li Xingwen was afraid that Di Qingtian wouldn't believe him, so he even swore a solemn oath.

Even though he knew the matter was settled, and the truth was irrelevant, he had to bear the consequences in order to prevent the people from being terrified.

But he didn't want to take all the blame for nothing; at least someone had to believe in him.

He always felt resentful if no one believed him.

(End of this chapter)