A Farm Girl: Three Acres of Fertile Land Can Be Exchanged for a Country

Wutong was so shocked that her brain froze, and she couldn't answer for a long time.

Shouldn't Wenxin be at Fudo Peak? Even if Fudo Peak, like other places, becomes unsuitable for living, he still wouldn't appear in the palace.

From the time she left the side hall to look for the cat until the two met, less than an hour had passed. Even excluding the time she wasted taking detours, it means that... for the past half month since she entered the palace, she had been neighbors with Wenxin.

She racked her brains but couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation. Wenxin reacted first, climbed over the courtyard wall to check that no one was around, pushed her to a secluded spot, and casually scooped up the bastard who was still gnawing on a steamed bun.

The two people and the cat arrived at the pavilion in the courtyard. Wenxin placed the bastard and the remaining half of the bun on the stone table, sat down facing her, and said seriously, "Tell me the truth, how did you get into the palace?"

Wutong had always trusted him completely, so she told him all about how she came back, how she became a bodyguard, and how she got to the palace.

After listening, Wenxin's expression softened considerably, as if she was finally relieved, and she said, "I see, that's good."

"What good?"

"I thought you were... never mind, never mind. Anyway, I never thought we'd have a chance to meet again in this lifetime." Wenxin said sincerely, "Wutong, I'm so happy to see you back safe and sound."

Wutong couldn't remain calm like him and immediately asked, "How did you get to the palace? If I remember correctly, you shouldn't know Nanxing."

She met Nanxing after separating from Wenxin, but by the time they reunited, Nanxing had already disappeared. She met him again in the city then called Pingzhou, but Wenxin was in the Southern Frontier at that time, so the two should not have met before.

Wenxin hesitated, unsure whether to involve her in his affairs.

He hoped to be honest with each other, except for dangerous matters.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Wutong remembered the large bronze lock on the courtyard gate and had a suspicion in her heart.

"Could it be... that Nanxing captured you and imprisoned you here?"

But that doesn't make sense either. First of all, Nanxing had no reason to arrest him. He might be stubborn, but he wouldn't do anything inexplicable. Secondly, a mere copper lock and a courtyard wall couldn't stop Wenxin's excellent skills; he could leave whenever he wanted.

Why is he here?

The strange copper lock, the strange courtyard—the more Wutong thought about it, the less she understood.

Wenxin listened to her question and shook her head, saying, "No, it has nothing to do with you."

Wutong said seriously, "Tell me the truth, I owe Nanxing a life-saving favor. Even if he finds out, he won't do anything to me."

Looking into her determined eyes, Wenxin hesitated for a few seconds before agreeing.

“Alright, then I’ll tell you… Emperor Qian Yuan, also known as Nan Xing, has something extremely important that needs to be guarded by a special person, and it absolutely cannot be known by too many people. Therefore, he needs to find a top expert to do this, and on the advice of his prime minister Lu Yisheng, they chose my master. But as you know, my master hates the mortal world, loves tranquility, and has a proud and aloof personality. How could he risk his life for him? So he refused them many times.”

"And then what happened?" Wutong asked eagerly.

"Later... sigh." Wenxin sighed heavily and said helplessly, "They couldn't beat Master, so they brought a large group of people and threatened to set the mountain on fire. Master was furious and wanted to go down and fight them to the death. I really couldn't stand by and watch, so I took his place to guard this thing for Nanxing."

"What is something so important?" Wutong looked left and right, asking curiously, "Is it in this courtyard?"

Wenxin refused to say anything even if she was beaten to death, and put her hands together and said, "I promised him that I would never reveal the existence of that thing, Amitabha."

Seeing this, Wutong had no choice but to stop asking the question and instead asked, "How long will you be guarding this place? Will there be any danger?"

Wenxin smiled slightly, with lush green grass and leaves behind her, making the gray sky seem much cleaner. It was as if, in that smile, they had returned to the past, and the world had returned to the past.

"Don't worry, I will do my best, but I will never risk my life."

If you ask whether there are any absolutely pure people in the world, Xin is certainly one of them.

Throughout the entire process, he never committed any evil deeds. Even after being expelled from his sect, he still adhered to the Buddhist precepts and never did anything against his conscience.

Wutong was grateful to God for letting her meet such a person, but unfortunately, she was too powerful to protect his purity and could only watch him drift along in the mortal world.

"In that case, that's good..." She smiled bitterly, her gaze shifting to the bastard. He was happily eating his steamed bun, completely unaware of the awkward atmosphere between them.

Wenxin never thought she would have the chance to see her again in this lifetime. After thinking it over carefully, she finally came up with a topic to talk about.

"You've finally found Nanxing, you must be so happy."

Hearing his gentle voice, Wutong nodded in response.

Wenxin asked again, "What are your feelings for him? Do you consider him a friend, or...?"

Wutong said, "He's still a friend, but I feel like he's changed. Before, I felt sorry for him when I saw him and couldn't help but want to take care of him. But now when we meet again, he's become much more extreme and always does things that go too far, making him feel like a stranger."

Wenxin said, "As the saying goes, you can tell a person's future from the age of three. Perhaps he has always been this kind of person, but you just didn't realize it before."

The sycamore tree shook its head.

“Impossible. We were together almost day and night back then, and he was so young. He couldn’t hide anything from me… And I believe that although he has changed on the surface, he is still the same lonely and helpless prince inside. With patient guidance, I can definitely make him realize the truth.”

Ask yourself: "So, are you planning to stay by his side forever?"

Wutong pressed his forehead, his voice heavy.

“I’m also considering it. There are too many things outside that need to be resolved, but if he can realize that what he’s doing is wrong, it will undoubtedly help to resolve things more quickly. But I’m not sure if I can successfully wake him up before things get out of control.”

Wenxin nodded and said, "I understand. I will support you no matter what you do. Helping others onto the right path is a great act of merit, and Buddha will bless you. But you must also be careful to protect yourself."

"Hmm." Wutong looked at him, her heart, which had been filled with anxiety due to the changes in the world, seemed to have finally found a place to settle down.

Wenxin held the Buddhist prayer beads in one hand and gently stroked the cat's head with the other, a gentle smile on her lips.

Wutong realized that he had come in from outside and had been there much longer than she had, so she asked, "By the way, can I ask you something?"