Cypress Boat Floating

As night fell, Chi Yu stood up and lit the two lanterns hanging on the gate. The lights shattered all over the ground, flashing into Ye Jianqing's eyes like diamonds.

The ending of the story is not complete, but the process of the story is enough to make people feel uncomfortable. The failure to avenge his master and the loss of his eyes, everything tells him that he cannot break the prejudice of this world by himself.

Human prejudice is a terrible thing, it can destroy a person inadvertently, even a person as strong as Murong Zhixu, he did not lose to Shenwu, but lost to the prejudice that Shenwu had woven for him.

Shenwu portrayed him as a demon who killed people without blinking an eye, making everyone in the martial arts world encircle and hunt him and hate him. Those people were not bad people, they were just following the trend.

Murong Zhixu, who has retired for many years, still has his martial arts skills, but he is no longer the best in the world and he no longer has such powerful abilities. Now he just wants to live out the rest of his life in this corner. If Ye Jianqing hadn't come to him, he really didn't want to have anything to do with Shenwu anymore.

But now that he was here, his hatred for the shrine was aroused. He suddenly had a bad idea. If the woman in front of him could really get rid of the shrine, it would be a good thing.

Inexplicably, he felt that the woman in front of him had this ability, so he opened his mouth and wanted to give her some appropriate advice: "If you want to challenge the God House, you must first know the rules of the God House and attack him from his weaknesses."

"The rules of the shrine, do you mean its operating mode?" Ye Jianqing asked.

"Operational model?"

Well, it seems that Murong Zhixu doesn’t quite understand this word.

"What I mean is that this shrine is operable. How do they attract those believers and make so many people crazy and command them?" Ye Jianqing answered them using sentences that they could understand.

"Yes, that's what I mean." Murong Zhixu nodded, and then as if he remembered something, he said apologetically: "But I'm sorry, I haven't found any useful information in the nearly five years I have been investigating him."

Ye Jianqing: "Excuse me, why were you hunted down by the God's House? You said you discovered something you shouldn't have discovered, so what was this discovery? Why did they have to hunt you down?"

Murong Zhixu thought about it, but seemed to remember nothing. After a long time, he shook his head and said, "I forgot what I found at that time."

Ye Jianqing frowned and looked at Murong Zhixu suspiciously, but Murong Zhixu didn't look like he was lying. He was really thinking seriously just now, so why did he forget such an important thing?

"After Zhixu fell off the cliff, he hit his head, causing some memory loss." Chi Yu explained for Murong Zhixu, "But I think it's not so much the loss of memory caused by the collision, but rather the fact that the horror of this thing made him not want to keep it in his memory, so he chose to forget it."

"Selective amnesia."

"Yes."

Ye Jianqing knew that some people were like this. After experiencing certain things, some people would choose to forget because they subconsciously did not want to recall them. But she still did not give up and wanted to ask again: "Does Mr. Murong still remember other information about the God's House?"

Murong Zhixu shook his head: "I have told you everything I know. I have no other information about the God's House."

"Okay." Seeing that he couldn't get any more answers, Ye Jianqing gave up and said, "I'm sorry for disturbing you two today."

Seeing that it was getting late, Ye Jianqing couldn't stay here any longer. She had to go back and tell Lu Ci Qiu this information so that they could take the next step. The incident in the Shenwu was too serious to be solved by just two people.

Thinking of this, she stood up and prepared to leave.

"It's okay." Hearing Ye Jianqing standing up, Murong Zhixu also stood up, "We've been chatting for so long and I still don't know how to address you, young lady."

"Ye Jianqing."

"Miss Ye, if you need any help while investigating the shrine, please tell me. I will help if I can. This shrine harmed my master and me, and I will never forgive it. But I only have less than 60% of my martial arts skills left, so I'm afraid they won't be of much use." Murong Zhixu spoke sincerely. Ye Jianqing could tell that he really wanted to help, and was very grateful.

Watching Ye Jianqing leave the courtyard, Chi Yu helped Murong Zhixu back to the house. It was late at night and the dew was heavy. Murong Zhixu was not in good health and could not stay outside for long.

"Why did you suddenly want to help? Didn't you say you would never touch the shrine's affairs again?" Chi Yu supported him and said calmly as they walked.

But his hands betrayed him. Murong Zhixu was harmed by the Shenwu once and almost lost his life. His life was exchanged for his eyes. If it happens again, he can't guarantee that Murong Zhixu can still escape the Shenwu.

“Chi Yu, my master and I were both harmed by Shenwu. I thought Shenwu would be as peaceful as it was in the past 20 years, but I didn’t expect that he would come to the capital to harm other people.

They are very good at harming people. Even I can't escape them. What if ordinary people face them?

Now that the court is planning to get rid of the God House, if I can lend a hand and get rid of the God House as soon as possible, why not do it? "Murong Zhixu could understand Chi Yu and knew that Chi Yu was worried about him, but he was still selfish. He was not as righteous as he said. The reason why he agreed to help Ye Jianqing was not only because of those people, but more because he wanted to avenge his master and himself. He hated the God House to the core.

In the past, there was no way, no ability, and no opportunity. Now that I have the opportunity, isn’t it more comfortable to climb onto the express train of the court than to plan everything on my own?

Having been with Murong Zhixu for so many years, Chi Yu naturally knew his character. He sighed helplessly. He could not convince Murong Zhixu, either before or now. "Okay, if you really want to help her, then take me with you. I will feel at ease only if you are by my side."

Hearing this, Murong Zhixu showed a smug smile on his face. He certainly knew that Chi Yu would indulge him and would not hinder any of his decisions. "Thank you, Chi Yu. You have been with me for so many years. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have died long ago."

Chi Yu snorted coldly, "What's the point of saying this now? If you really want to thank me, you should live well. This is the greatest reward for me."

Murong Zhixu smiled. Chi Yu understood him, and he naturally understood Chi Yu too. He knew that Chi Yu was just being upset and could be coaxed.

Ye Jianqing left the courtyard in the night and headed towards the city. The sound of horse hooves hitting the ground startled a sleeping forest, but she had no time to care about it. She was only worried that it was so late and whether the city gate would be open. And whether the badge of Dali Temple that Lu Ci Qiu gave to her before leaving could make the guards guarding the city gate open the door for her to let her in.

If she couldn't get in, she would have to sit outside the city gate all night.

Ye Jianqing laughed at himself. After just a few days of good life, could it be that he couldn't even survive in the wild?

Driven by the whip, the horse under his crotch ran very fast, raising clouds of dust behind it.

The city gate was right in front of him, but it was tightly closed. There were several guards standing on the gate, and there were two guards at the gate. Seeing someone, Ye Jianqing was happy. Although he didn't know whether he could enter the city for the time being, it was still different to have someone there.

It was different from the forest we just passed by, which was pitch black and scared passers-by.

"Whoa..." Ye Jianqing stopped his horse not far away, jumped off, led the horse and walked towards the city gate.

"Big brother, I'm from the Dali Temple. I'm out on a case today. It's a bit late. Can you let me into the city?" Ye Jianqing was a little nervous, afraid of being rejected. He spoke to the guard as softly as possible with a smile on his face.

"From the Dali Temple? Why are you from the Dali Temple investigating a case so late?" The gatekeeper looked like a middle-aged man in his forties. He had a loud voice. He took Ye Jianqing's badge and examined it carefully. Then he looked at Ye Jianqing again and threw the badge back to him. He asked curiously, "You little kid, when did the Dali Temple have a little kid like you investigating a case?"

"Brother, I am indeed from the Dali Temple, and I work for the Eighth Prince." Although it was a bit speechless to be called a little kid, he could only endure it at this moment. In order to enter the city, a little impatience would ruin a big plan.

"Eighth Prince?" The guard still looked at her vigilantly, without saying whether to let her go or not. Just as he was about to say something, the city gate opened and a carriage came out.

Ye Jianqing recognized it; it was the carriage from Prince Xian's mansion.

She was a little surprised, and stood there unconsciously feeling a little proud.

Ye Jianqing recognized it, and the guards could naturally recognize it as well. Seeing that it was the carriage of the wise king, the two of them knelt down hurriedly to pick up the luggage.

"She is from my Xianwang Mansion. She is going out of the city to do some errands at the request of the king. Let her in." Lu Ci Qiu's voice came from the carriage, and at the same time, a hand familiar to Ye Jianqing reached out with the token of Xianwang Mansion.

Lu Ci Qiu showed up in person, so how could the guards dare to question him, and how could they check Lu Ci Qiu's token? "The prince has come out in person to pick us up, so there is no need to check the token. Please come in."

"Get in the car." Lu Ci Qiu said.

"Thank you, brothers." Ye Jianqing also knew that the man who didn't let her in just now was fulfilling his duty. She would be going in and out more often in the future, so she had to get along well with the guards guarding the city gate. So after thanking them, she got on Lu Ci Qiu's carriage. As for the horse, Lu Ci Qiu also arranged for someone to take it away.

The carriage started slowly and blended into the night. The guards stood up until they could no longer see the carriage. The city gate slowly closed behind them. They had to continue to do their jobs that night, and the rest had nothing to do with them.