Chapter 143 Drinking with the Moon

Chapter 143 Drinking with the Moon

Chapter 143 Drinking with the Moon
Gu Zhuo looked at Pei Jinge's smile and thought to himself why he seemed a little unhappy, so he said, "Even if we really want to end the cooperation, we can still have a chat before that."

"When we were on Mount Langya, you said you would investigate further."

His voice was sincere and serious: "About who that ghost is."

Pei Jinge's smile suddenly disappeared, and he shook his head and said, "It's the same result as when you asked Buddha, nothing was gained."

After a moment of silence, Gu Zhuo said, "This is really troublesome."

Pei Jinge said expressionlessly: "It's not just an ordinary trouble."

Ever since a candidate for a certain summer festival was abducted by evil spirits, causing the Emperor to be furious, the Divine Capital has raised the alert to the highest level during every summer festival, second only to times of war.

As the leader of all the evil demons that Daqin hates the most, Tianming Sect was targeted most thoroughly in this regard, leaving no room for maneuver.

However, under this premise, the ghost allowed Xiu Hu Zhenren to live freely and happily in the capital of gods, while keeping him unaware of anything from beginning to end, making him think that he had hidden himself very well.

This is not a big deal, but the problem is that when Pei Jinge learned the true identity of Xiu Hu Zhenren and started investigating based on this, he still found nothing... This is the real trouble.

The best case scenario is that the ghost has already realized that something is wrong and erased all traces of itself in advance.

As for the worst possibility, it was that the ghost was qualified to interfere in the safety of the capital of gods at that time, and directly created a safe environment for Xiu Hu Zhenren from the highest point, so that Pei Jinge would find nothing.

There was nothing, and where did you get the dust?
Maybe the ghost had never concealed Xiu Hu Zhenren's whereabouts at all. It was just that the Sky Patrol and the various government offices just missed him at that time and could not trace him.

At that time in the capital, there were exactly five people who had the power and ability to accomplish things to this extent.

Pei Jinge and her only boss, the most mysterious chief of the Sky Patrol Department.

The number one military figure in the Qin Dynasty and the prime minister of the time.

And that lady.

The Princess and the Emperor could certainly do it, but they were the least likely to do so and there was no need to doubt them.

"If I hadn't confirmed that Xiu Hu was a member of the Tianming Cult, and he had indeed tried to interfere with the summer festival..."

Pei Jinge frowned, his eyes full of annoyance, and said coldly: "I will definitely conclude that the ghost was made up by you."

Gu Zhuo thought that it was reasonable for you to be in a bad mood after encountering such a troublesome thing, so he consoled her by saying, "At least that ghost is definitely not our emperor."

Pei Jinge rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, I'm not an idiot, and said unhappily, "Of course I know that there's no way this matter could be traced back to Your Majesty, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to you from the beginning."

Perhaps because of the self-deprecating tone in this sentence, the atmosphere of the conversation finally became a little more relaxed and no longer as heavy as before.

The room was dark.

A sigh sounded.

That was Pei Jinge’s melancholy.

She poured herself a cup of tea, drank it all, and felt the bitter taste that became stronger as the tea cooled. She said, "I found that I haven't had a few days of leisure since I met you."

Gu Zhuo turned his head and looked at the moonlight and lights dimmed by the window paper, and said with emotion: "If possible, wouldn't I also want to live a quiet life?"

Pei Jinge said sarcastically, "I don't see that you have any intention of living a peaceful life."

Gu Zhuo recalled for a moment and found that this sentence was really difficult to refute, so he simply pretended not to hear it and changed the subject very abruptly, showing his sincerity.

"Lu Mingcheng knew from the beginning that what the Taoist Master left in Yunmeng Lake was not the Dawn and Dusk Bell."

Pei Jinge heard this and thought to himself that this was indeed the case.

On the day when the Taoist inheritance appeared in the world, she vaguely sensed that something was wrong, because Lu Mingcheng's performance at that time had already puzzled her.

When the truth that there was only one dead body in the dilapidated Taoist temple was revealed, she did not see any confusion or disbelief in the old man's eyes. On the contrary, there was a hint of calmness in his eyes.

This can't be the case where after all the scheming, nothing is gained.

Thinking of this, she looked into Gu Zhuo's eyes and said, "Did Lu Mingcheng tell you this in person?"

Gu Zhuo hummed.

After hearing this, Pei Jinge became more convinced of his own inference.

Now she knew that Lu Mingcheng was the Taoist master's child, and that he had inherited the Yuanshi Dao Canon from the Taoist master. A hundred years later, when this former Taoist child was about to die, facing Gu Zhuo, the Taoist master's descendant from another world, it was not surprising that his rationality was overcome by his emotions...

I think this is the reason why Gu Zhuo was able to obtain the Tianming Sect.

“When a man is about to die, he talks a lot.”

Pei Jinge looked at Gu Zhuo and said, "Lu Mingcheng is willing to give you the Tianming Sect, so it is natural that you can learn more secrets from him."

At this point, she added casually, "So I'm very surprised that you don't know who that ghost is. Logically speaking, even if Lu Mingcheng didn't do anything like entrusting his son to you, he should at least leave that ghost to you, right?"

Gu Zhuo thought about the autumn rain that had never disappeared in his memory. His expression became a little complicated and he said, "There is some truth in this sentence."

Pei Jinge said: "But?"

Gu Zhuo put aside his thoughts and said indifferently: "The reason why that person told Lu Mingcheng who I was was to make him die in Yunmengze."

Pei Jinge asked without hesitation: "Since you realized this, why didn't you ask Lu Mingcheng directly at that time, and had to leave it until now?"

Gu Zhuo shook his head and said, "Of course it's because he doesn't want to say it."

When the old man mentioned the ghost in front of him, he specifically called him old friend, and it was obvious that he did not want to reveal the other party's true identity.

This was also the reason why Gu Zhuo did not ask at that time.

Why force a dying person to do something he is unwilling to do?
Will the last conversation in life be met with embarrassment and silence?
Pei Jinge understood and suddenly felt that this was ridiculous. He laughed out loud, "That ghost caused Yingxu to die, and Yingxu not only had to thank him, but also had to hide his identity for the ghost, because this was the most critical premise for him to meet you?"

Gu Zhuo didn't want to speak, so he just hummed in a nasal tone.

Pei Jinge lowered his head and rubbed his brows with his fingers, silently thinking about the whole situation.

After a long while, she said softly: "I just want to ask you one question. Before Lu Mingcheng died, did he tell you what he was doing all these years?"

Gu Zhuo said calmly: "Prove yourself, these are exactly what he said to me."

Pei Jinge raised his head and looked into the pair of eyes that seemed even brighter in the darkness, without finding any trace of evasion or concealment in them.

Then she knew it was true.

No matter how you think about it, there is only one person who is qualified to allow Lu Mingcheng to prove himself - the Taoist Master.

But everyone in the world knows that the Lord died a hundred years ago, his body is gone and his soul is destroyed.

How can I prove myself to a dead person?
Why would you want to prove yourself to a dead man?
What is hidden in that dilapidated Taoist temple deep in Yunmeng?
There seems to be only one answer to all these questions that can perfectly explain them.

The answer was too horrible, so she didn't want to believe it.

However, there is no point in deceiving herself. Next, she will personally walk the path that Lu Mingcheng has walked and use facts to prove that the answer is absurd.

Only in this way can you feel at peace.

Pei Jinge just looked into Gu Zhuo's eyes. After a long silence, he suddenly said, "I'm really annoyed now."

Gu Zhuo said self-deprecatingly: "I am no different."

"If you weren't the princess's junior brother..."

Pei Jinge spoke slowly, reaching out to take off the hairpin that tied her hair, letting her black hair cascade down onto her shoulders like a waterfall.

Her expression became increasingly cold and impatient, and she said, "I really have the urge to kill you right now." This was of course said in anger.

Gu Zhuo wondered if he should just smile to ease the awkwardness.

"I really don't understand."

Pei Jinge said expressionlessly, "You are only this young, how did you get this habit of being so mysterious that it makes people puzzled and headache-inducing?"

After Gu Zhuo recalled for a moment, he said honestly: "Maybe it's because of what I saw and heard?"

Hearing this, Pei Jinge thought of the existence of the Wuque monk, and then thought of the deep relationship between the ghost and Zen Buddhism, and a look of disgust that could not be concealed was revealed between his brows.

Then, she thought of the Dharma Assembly that Cihang Temple would hold soon, and reminded him, "Someone will come to cause trouble for you in the future, so you should be careful."

"Who?"

Gu Zhuo was a little surprised and said, "I thought I was always popular."

Pei Jinge glanced at him and said mockingly, "You are so popular that I wanted to kill you just now, right?"

Gu Zhuo stopped talking.

Pei Jinge was quite satisfied with this reaction.

"It's mainly Xie Yinglian. You are no match for this guy right now."

She said, "Also, someone from the Li family of Nanqi has come this time. If nothing unexpected happens, they will make things difficult for you."

Gu Zhuo really didn't understand, and asked in confusion: "If I remember correctly, the Li family is because of me who defeated Li Ruoyun, but who is Xie Yinglian?"

Pei Jinge said: "Xie Daofei's elder sister, the legitimate daughter of Yinping Xie family, was the first in the last summer festival. Now she is the one that Cheng Yi wants, but she is still a long way from reuniting with him."

Gu Zhuo was slightly startled, and thought about it seriously, and finally remembered that Xie Daofei was a person he met in the summer festival, and he was in the same Cave Realm as him.

"Because her brother lost to me?"

"This is one of the reasons, but the main reason is that the Xie family and the queen have conflicts of interest in many areas, and you are now considered to be the queen's person."

"…How come I didn't know I had become hers?"

"Two days ago, news spread from the Gods that the Queen intended to let Lin Wanyi marry you."

In order to clearly distinguish himself from Gu Zhuo, Pei Jinge's words became more direct.

"No matter what you think now, as long as you don't sever the relationship between yourself and Lin Wanyi, the world will put you on the side of the Empress."

She said, "Now many people want to dampen the momentum of Lin Wanyi's mother, but they dare not really go against the Emperor's wishes. They don't want the situation to become difficult to handle, so they have to focus on you as a junior... Do I need to explain it to you further?"

Gu Zhuo thought of a question, looked at her and said, "If the fact that I am the leader of the Tianming Sect is exposed to the public, can that lady still become the queen smoothly?"

Pei Jinge said: "Who knows?"

As she said this, she rubbed her sore neck, drank the remaining tea, and stood up to leave.

She still had a lot of things to do next, whether it was proving that the answer was ridiculous or dealing with the daily affairs of the Sky Patrol, it would take up a lot of her time.

Gu Zhuo looked at her back and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Pei Jinge said without even turning his head: "Since you know how hard I work, then don't say those pretentious words next time we meet."

Gu Zhuo smiled and said, "It's a matter of habit. It's hard to change. I'll try my best."

At this moment, Pei Jinge's voice suddenly rang out.

“Your original idea is not unfeasible, but it will be quite troublesome to actually execute it. If you decide to do this, then make a plan in advance.”

"Ok?"

Gu Zhuo didn't react.

Pei Jinge did not look back and continued to walk towards the window. Finally, he said, "Use the Cihang Dharma Assembly to bury the fact that you are the leader of the Tianming Sect."

……

……

The room was dark.

Gu Zhuo watched Pei Jinge push the window and walk out, disappearing between the moonlight and the lights, as if thinking about something.

A voice sounded in his heart, full of confusion.

"Hasn't Pei Jinge already guessed what Lu Mingcheng wanted to do? Why is she still cooperating with you and helping you cover up your identity?"

Gu Zhuo came back to his senses and gave his own explanation.

"Because what my apprentice wanted to do was so absurd that she couldn't believe her own inference and thought there was something else going on."

"If there really is a hidden secret, then as the current leader of the Tianming Sect, I am the person most likely to know the secret, so she needs to help me keep this identity."

He paused and added uncertainly, "As for the other reason, it should be Lin Wanyi's mother's decision that made her more cautious."

A moment of silence.

Everything has sound again.

"...I don't know why, but I suddenly feel that she is really having a hard time."

"It's hard not to feel sad when you are in the middle of a situation and have no choice."

"Although you say you are a human, you are not actually a human. But I can understand your thoughts, so I won't scold you this time."

"In short, life is not an easy thing."

Gu Zhuo felt guilty when listening to these sentiments.

If all things in the world were not acquainted with him, why would he feel so sad at this moment?

Then he thought of a sentence.

If the sky has feelings, the sky will also grow old.

Gu Zhuo thought, this is not a good sign.

The next moment, that usually gentle voice sounded in his ears, with a rare hint of disdain.

The moonlight in the world is therefore several times brighter.

"I don't know what you are thinking. If you insist on thinking that we would risk our lives for you, then why don't you just call me mom first."

Gu Zhuo was stunned.

Then he burst into laughter and decided to get up and leave the room to buy a pot of wine before it got dark.

Then drink with the bright moon.

　This chapter has 4,000 words. There will be another chapter in the early morning. I will try to finish it before 5 o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)