At this moment, a voice was heard outside the study room." Prince Baiyu of the Seven Colors Kingdom is seeking an apprenticeship. Of course, he has to ask the King of Bai Tianji first. This is not a small matter."”
Luo Xiaoyuan looked towards the source of the voice. It turned out to be Wu Chijin, the person who made Luo Xiaoyuan's heart skip a beat. After Wu Chijin walked into the study, he bowed deeply to Spirit Snake Mountain Master and then stood respectfully beside Spirit Snake.
"Are you done? Find a chair and sit down." The spirit snake saw Wu Chijin walking over. Seeing his travel-worn face, it knew that he had been tormented for the entire day and couldn't bear to see him.
Luo Xiaoyuan looked at Wu Chijin's respect for Grandpa Spirit Snake, coupled with the attitude of Spirit Snake towards Wu Chijin, and suddenly felt a sense of pride in her heart. It turned out that Wu Chijin was also one of the "big cats" that Grandpa Spirit Snake had tamed. If she could become Grandpa Spirit Snake's disciple, then she would not have to be afraid of Wu Chijin.
Having said that, Luo Xiaoyuan's face turned red when she saw Wu Chijin. After all, if a ten-year-old child did something wrong, it was difficult for him to pretend to be calm and pretend that nothing had happened. At this moment, facing Wu Chijin, who was close at hand, no matter how awkward she was, Luo Xiaoyuan still reluctantly greeted Wu Chijin,"Hello, Pavilion Master Wu."”
"Hello, little brother. Uh…How do you want me to address you? You can't expect us to keep calling you little brother, right?”Wu Chijin responded to Luo Xiaoyuan a little mischievously.
Hearing Wu Chijin's reply, Luo Xiaoyuan simply wanted to find a hole to hide in. Although it was not his intention to lie to Wu Chijin, he still lied in the end. However, this lie really made Luo Xiaoyuan feel like a fool, and it was difficult to avenge herself.
Luo Xiaoyuan thought about it again and again, and she felt quite uncomfortable. After all, this deception did not benefit her at all. It also made her live in fear all day long. More importantly, the two people in front of her had always been very friendly to her. Luo Xiaoyuan felt that she should not lie to them like this. It was better to tell them the truth now.
Although she had decided to tell him everything, Luo Xiaoyuan still did not know where to start.
"Say whatever you want. We won't blame you.”The spirit snake saw Luo Xiaoyuan's predicament and fear. It tried to calm him down with gentle words and gently stroked his head, encouraging Luo Xiaoyuan to open her heart and tell the truth.
"Actually, even if you didn't tell me, I already roughly know the situation. Your commander Xiao Bing didn't hesitate as much as you did. He was honest with you in just a few words. I know that you didn't want to do this. As long as you tell the truth, I promise you that I won't pursue this matter with my status as the Crescent Country's Shu Li Pavilion Master.”Wu Chijin used the measure of separating Luo Xiaoyuan and Xiao Bingxian to make Luo Xiaoyuan feel helpless and afraid because she couldn't find Xiao Bingxian. He tried to sow discord between Luo Xiaoyuan and Xiao Bingxian.
Although it was inevitable that it would be unfair to use scheming methods on a ten-year-old child, this matter was of great importance. Not only did Wu Chijin have to resolve it effectively, but he also had to resolve it quickly. Therefore, he did not care if it was fair or not.
When Luo Xiaoyuan woke up and could not find Xiao Bingxian, she had thought that Xiao Bingxian might have escaped and abandoned her here without any morals. Now that she heard Wu Chijin's words, she was even more certain of this thought. She thought, since you were heartless first, don't blame me for being unjust later.
Therefore, Luo Xiaoyuan told Wu Chijin and Spirit Snake everything about how she had secretly followed her father from the Five Beast Kingdom to the Crescent Country, how she had met Xiao Bingxian in the Seven Color Kingdom's camp, and how she had escaped all the way to the Crescent Country.
Luo Xiaoyuan, who had told the truth in one breath, finally heaved a sigh of relief. She threw away the burden that she had been carrying on her shoulders for the past two days and eagerly waited for Wu Chijin to forgive her. However, from the looks of Nimble Snake and Wu Chijin, they didn't seem to have any intention of forgiving him. Instead, their hearts sank even more.
It turned out that Luo Xiaoyuan's confession not only did not make the whole matter clear, but also gave rise to more mysteries. Wu Jin originally thought that the enemy had spent a lot of effort and cost to get the three devils, Whitey's carriage, Midnight Song, and Asura Manor, to attack the six countries 'diplomatic corps in a big way so that the Crescent Country would have no choice but to protect and take in this Prince Baiyu who had been replaced by a tanuki.
Then, through the enemy's spies hidden in the Crescent Country or even the Crescent Mountain, they would set up a trap to bring the Three Absolutes to the Heaven Connecting Stone of the Crescent Mountain to achieve the goal of destroying the Crescent Mountain and even the other countries.
If that was the case, the goal of sending San Jue into the Crescent Country had been achieved. The next step was to find out how the hidden spy would continue to complete the subsequent tasks. As long as he tightly controlled San Jue and Xiao Bingxian, he would naturally be able to wait for the hidden spy to take the bait.
If they hadn't accidentally discovered Prince Baiyu's Three Absolute Lonely Destiny, the Crescent Country and the Crescent Mountain would have been at a disadvantage. After all, the Crescent Country wouldn't have been wary of the Crown Prince of the Seven-Colored Kingdom, who was only a teenager. With the help of the hidden spies, it was very likely that they wouldn't have known what had happened when the Three Absolute Lonely Blood spilled on the Heaven-Receiving Stone.
However, because he had accidentally discovered Prince Baiyu's Three Unique Life Providence, the original enemy was in the dark and he was in the light. As long as he continued to let Prince Baiyu stay in the Crescent Country and become a tool to destroy the Heaven-connecting Stone, he could easily find the hidden spy or even the mastermind behind the scenes.
However, Luo Xiaoyuan's confession had obviously overturned all his previous assumptions. If what Luo Xiaoyuan said was true, then the whole matter would be far more complicated than he knew.
First of all, the bait in his hand was no longer valuable. A fake Three Extremes Lone General could not help him fish out the hidden spy, so it was even more difficult to find the mastermind behind the scenes.
Then, who was the imposter who had been arranged to replace Prince Baiyu? Why did they go through so much trouble to send him to the Crescent Country? Was it possible that the original imposter had been sent to the Crescent Country through other means? After all, the Crescent Country had opened its doors wide, and he could be smuggled in through any diplomatic mission.
Moreover, if the other party's intention was to use the Three Absolutes to deal with the Crescent Mountain, it could be assumed that the threat of the Whitey Carriage, Midnight Song, and Asura Manor could be ignored for the time being. This was because under the protection of the Mountain Protection Seal and the Nation Protection Seal, they would be isolated far away from the Crescent Mountain. Because they did not have much of an effect on the Three Absolutes destroying the Heaven Connecting Stone, they could be ignored.
However, from the looks of it, if the opponent still wanted to send the original imposter into the Crescent Country, then the threat of the Whitty Carriage, Midnight Song, and Asura Manor would continue to exist. Especially now that almost all the crown princes of the Myriad Mountain Countries had gathered in the Crescent Country, the Crescent Country would still have to pay a huge price to guard against their next move.
If that was the case, the power of the mastermind would be beyond his imagination. If Whitty's carriage, Midnight Song, and Asura Manor were just the stepping stones, and the mission ended after sending the fake Prince Baiyu to the Crescent Country, it meant that the relationship between the mastermind and them was only a temporary transaction. After the transaction, they would have nothing to do with each other.
However, it seemed that he was not just a stepping stone. This could very well mean that the mastermind behind the scenes was working with Whitty's carriage, Midnight Song, and Asura Manor. They might even have a master-slave relationship. How powerful would an opponent be to be able to work with these people and even command and control them?
Wu Chijin was deeply disturbed by all this passive and uncertainty. He had always played the role of anticipating the enemy's opportunity, so he could often resist the enemy from thousands of miles away. However, the situation this time was completely different from before. The enemy had already arrived at the city and was even lurking around him, but he still knew nothing about it.
Wu Chijin and Spirit Snake looked at each other solemnly. They could already sense that the storm that was about to arrive was far beyond their imagination.
Luo Xiaoyuan was at a loss in the face of such an atmosphere. He did not know what he had said wrong. He thought that as long as he told the truth, even if he could not be forgiven, he would at most accept his punishment calmly. However, the solemn atmosphere in front of him made Luo Xiaoyuan feel as if she had caused a huge disaster.
At this moment, Spirit Snake could also see Luo Xiaoyuan's uneasiness, so she said to him,"Child, it's okay. Since you've told the truth, everything has nothing to do with you anymore." Grandpa is a little tired and needs to go back to rest. We'll discuss the Five Beasts Chess tomorrow.”
Although Luo Xiaoyuan felt a little relieved when she heard Spirit Snake's words, she knew that the heavy atmosphere was still caused by her words. In particular, Wu Chijin, whom she was most afraid of, did not say a word from the beginning to the end. She had no idea what he was thinking.
Wu Chijin respectfully said to the spirit snake,"Master, I'll send you back to rest first."”
Then, she turned around and said to Luo Xiaoyuan,"You should go to bed too. Don't run around. It's not safe here at night."”
As Wu Chijin spoke, he accompanied the spirit snake out of the book room and ignored Luo Xiaoyuan.
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