After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

Not only did she not know that the old patriarch of the Murong family was staying alive by relying on various secret methods, she didn't even know the old patriarch of the Murong family - her grandfather.

Zhan Hongchang didn't know much. In his words, what he knew was mostly obtained through fragmentary information. He only knew that the old patriarch had been ill for decades. Although the Murong family was wealthy and powerful, the real power was still in the hands of the old man. In recent years, in order to coax the old man to share some of the broth with them, the descendants were racking their brains and trying their best to find the secret method of immortality.

The marriage with Zhixuanshan also has this purpose.

In those years, Zhixuan Mountain had become famous. The elders and the few teachers were very united. Even if there were scoundrels who wanted to take advantage of the situation, it would be difficult for them to do so. However, when the news of the secret treasure on Zhixuan Mountain spread, the Murong family, thousands of miles away, had already started to think about it. Marriage was naturally the best way.

I heard that the first person sent to marry was the second daughter of the Murong family, who was lively and active, and was very suitable for a place like Zhixuan Mountain. I don't know why the eldest daughter of the Murong family was sent later, who was quiet and gentle. When Zhan Hongchang said this, he sighed helplessly, "Perhaps, if it was the second daughter who finally married, there wouldn't be so many things later... It's fate after all!"

It is hard to say whether it was fate or a human setting, but the fact is that the one who finally married into Zhixuan Mountain was Murong Shaoai, the eldest daughter of the Murong family, the girl who made the calm Third Elder Zhan Yanfeng fall in love with her at first sight.

Zhan Hongchang said that Murong Shaoai and Yuan Jia Dalang were very affectionate and soon after their wedding, they had Yuan Qi, and they lived a happy life. The Murong family never showed up again, perhaps because they wanted to start with the eldest daughter, but they didn't expect that the eldest daughter would die of dystocia within a few years... He spoke with a sigh and helplessness, and it didn't seem like he was going against his will at all.

He and Zhan Yanfeng really believed that Murong Shaoai died of childbirth complications.

It was as if his memory had been tampered with - if that was the case, how much of what he said now could be trusted?

Yuan Ge looked back at Song Wenyuan, but in the end he asked nothing and said nothing, only listening to Zhan Hongchang continue to talk about the old things. He said that he was found by the Murong family six years later, and they knew from some unknown source what the Third Master was thinking, and also knew what he had set up in the secret room. If they wanted them to shut up, then he would do something small for them. The things were indeed small, mostly conveying some of Yuan Ge and Yuan Qi's recent situation. After all, it was the maternal grandparents' home of the two children. Compared with the Third Master's reputation, Zhan Hongchang agreed without hesitation.

There were not many places to deliver the letter. Almost every three months, he would write a letter and send it to a wine shop in Anshi. The recipient only knew the word "Murong" but nothing else. However, he was also careful. Sometimes he deliberately left a few obvious mysteries and waited for the other party to ask about it. In this way, he knew some things about the Murong family... But after all, he knew very little, and he had to be careful to look ahead and behind. These years were also difficult. When the Murong family's ultimate goal finally revealed a clue, they began to ask him about Feng Qingtan. He felt something was wrong. He dragged it around for a few times, but the other party got angry and actually mobilized a large number of troops to run to Zhixuan Mountain.

It was also that time that he heard the other party mention the old man's illness, saying that he didn't know how long he could survive, and what prescription was used that required human blood as an inducement. He also said that Murong Shaoai was a traitor, and had been in Zhixuan Mountain for so many years, but had not sent anything back, and so on... Zhan Hongchang broke out in cold sweats when he heard this, but now he was on the pirate ship and it was impossible for him to get off, not to mention that they still knew the weakness of the Third Master.

In the following years, their purpose became clearer and clearer. Besides what Feng Qingtan was doing recently, they also knew what Yuan Ge had learned and what treasures Zhixuan Mountain had collected recently... Until the news that Yuan Ge had built a secret room came out, they urged him to go to the secret room to find out what was going on. But Yuan Ge was always cautious. She asked someone to make a mechanical lock. Only Jin Su in the entire Zhixuan Mountain knew how to open the mechanism. Jin Su was her maid. She was usually very protective of her master and very smart. No matter how she tried to attack from all sides, it was useless and it only aroused her vigilance... until Yuan Ge died.

Having said this, Zhan Hongchang seemed to be finally extremely tired. He leaned against the wall behind him, with his head lowered and breathing heavily.

Yuan Ge saw him stop, and waited for him to calm down for a while before asking, "So, Yuan Ge's death...was it the work of the Murong family, or was it just an accident?"

Zhan Hongchang shook his head. "I don't know... I only know that they did come to Zhixuan Mountain during that period and stayed at the foot of the mountain for a while. I also went down the mountain to meet them. They threatened that if I couldn't open the secret room, they would make the affairs between me and the Third Master public and make it impossible for us to stay in Zhixuan Mountain... Zhixuan Mountain has a bad reputation. Even if the Third Master and I left Zhixuan Mountain, I'm afraid our lives would not be easy. Everyone would want to kill us, just like a rat crossing the street. During those days, I secretly followed Jin Su every day, so I didn't pay much attention to Yuan Ge. Unexpectedly, she disappeared suddenly..."

"I really don't know if it was an accident or not. But if it was man-made, it couldn't have been the Third Master. The Second Elder is greedy and timid, and he would never do something like killing someone. So, if it was man-made, it could only be the Murong family."

silence.

The light came in from behind, and was already vague in the corner. The expression on Zhan Hongchang's face was hidden in the darkness, becoming more and more secretive.

Yuan Ge lowered his eyes and looked at him. In the end, he did not ask any more questions. He just walked to the door in silence, squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky. He sighed deeply and listened to Song Wenyuan's first words of the day, "The world after death?" The tone was slightly rising, but the voice was deep, with a bit of gnashing of teeth, obviously looking like he was settling scores later. But his eyes were distressed. Without waiting for the other party to answer, he gently clasped his fingers together and sighed, "Don't say such things in the future."

He said, “I can’t listen to it.”

The three words "cannot hear" were spoken very softly and slowly, scattered in the wind, almost inaudible, but just passing by my ears, I felt frightened and wanted to cry. Yuan Ge looked straight at Song Wenyuan, and after a while, he said softly with a smile, "Okay, I won't say it again... In fact, I was just fooling him. There is no such thing as a world after death. When you die, there is really nothing... So Song Wenyuan, live well. No matter what time, your own life is the most important. From now on, don't take risks for anyone."

"Okay." He lowered his eyes and chuckled, then added, "Except you."