flstandardbreds Chapter 1013: Are they all suffering from delusions?
Chapter 1013: Are they all suffering from delusions?
When Jiang Jinyan found Jiang Fenghua and the others, the people from the Earthly Fiend Sect had become inhuman.
Jiang Jinyan could only order everyone to retreat immediately. Just then, Old Master Feng appeared in front of Jiang Fenghua, "Ruan girl."
"Grandfather, what brings you here?" Jiang Fenghua had been taking care of Xie Shang, who was now unconscious and barely breathing.
Grandpa Feng glanced at Xie Shang and said, "This is my granddaughter's husband."
Jiang Fenghua kept herself calm: "Yes, it is Xie Shang. He is injured and has lost a lot of blood. I just gave him some hemostatic pills."
Grandpa Feng probed his nose with his finger, his brows furrowing even more. He then pulled a century-old ginseng from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Fenghua, saying, "This ginseng might help him hold on for a while longer."
Jiang Fenghua knew that this was a century-old ginseng that her maternal grandfather had treasured for a long time. It was an extremely rare item that her maternal grandfather had regarded as a treasure. Her eyes were red, indicating that she had just cried.
Grandpa Feng said, "Ruan Ruan is the smartest person in our family. She never says a word of fear when something happens. Trust your grandfather, she will be fine."
Jiang Fenghua didn't dare to say that Xie Shang had left a will. Xie Shang had a long lifespan, and she just couldn't believe that something would happen to him.
Grandpa Feng continued, "Good people are always rewarded. He was a good emperor. He saved the people of Yuzhou, and his good fortune will save his life."
At this moment, a guard reported, "The assassins from the Earthly Fiend Sect are coming. They seem to have changed. No matter how we fight them, we can't kill them. They're like ghosts."
A hint of worry flashed in Old Master Feng's eyes. He had encountered something similar in Xichuan decades ago, and he thought he had met a ghost.
Jiang Jinyan had just witnessed it as well. He said to Old Master Feng, "The ghost that my maternal grandfather told me about on the road is the mutated form of the Earthly Fiend Sect. It seems that what my maternal grandfather encountered back then was not a real ghost, but a human."
Old Master Feng said, "Everyone has a breath left before they die, and that's how they become ghosts."
Jiang Fenghua explained, "Danjimai gave them a drug, and the fog that fills Xichuan at night is also their doing, just to make people think that Xichuan is eerie and haunted. They also killed the people who died here, so almost no one who comes in can get out."
Xiao Shang came to find the art of rebirth, but unexpectedly, he got nothing in the end. He said, "If there is no art of rebirth, how could Danji Mai have lived for a thousand years? It doesn't make sense!"
Jiang Fenghua scoffed, "Even now, Prince Xiao still believes in the existence of rebirth techniques? Didn't you see Danji Mai's true face? If he could really be reborn, how could he become a woman and transform himself into such a terrifying form?"
Xiao Shang said excitedly, "If there is no rebirth technique, how did you, me, Zhang Yumo, Gongsun Lan, Feng Qingyu, and Danji Mai get reborn? How did we live two lives and still have memories of the previous life? There is a rebirth technique in this world. I must find it and go back."
Xiao Shang was so excited that he wanted to rush out, but Xiao Yu quickly stopped him. "With your martial arts skills, going out now is just suicide. Let's leave Xichuan first and then talk about other things."
Xiao Shang said, "You are also from a thousand years ago. Don't you want to go back and rekindle your romance with Jiang Fenghua? Danji Mai said that you two were originally in love. A thousand years ago, Danji Aruan was forced to marry Baili Shang. Go back and take her back."
Xiao Yu looked embarrassed and said, "Are you possessed? What nonsense are you spouting?"
Xiao Shang was indeed very agitated. He couldn't accept that there was no such thing as a rebirth technique in the world. He had lived here for twenty years in order to find the rebirth technique and return to the era that should have belonged to him. He said, "I am not talking nonsense. You dared to betray the Great Zhou Kingdom for Jiang Fenghua, making the entire Great Zhou Kingdom pay for her death. You dare not admit your feelings for her. You are a coward. You are surnamed Xiao. I think you have disgraced the Xiao family. You are not worthy to be my brother."
Xiao Shang's words struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer, but thankfully Xie Shang was unconscious at the time.
Everyone looked at Xiao Shang, wondering whether every word he said was true or false.
Xiao Yu's words, "I'll make the entire Great Zhou Kingdom pay for Jiang Fenghua's death," struck Jiang Fenghua's heart like a heavy blow. She had always believed that the Great Zhou Kingdom was destroyed by Qin Yunyan and her brainless son.
She thought that Xiao Yu had disappeared after collecting the bodies for the Jiang family and for her.
No wonder she encountered Xiao Yu in his old age in her dream, appearing in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Jiang Fenghua didn't know how to respond to Xiao Shang's words, because she knew that no matter how she tried to argue that these things would never happen in this life, she was powerless to explain. She was afraid that Xiao Shang would reveal more about Xiao Yu.
Grandpa Feng looked around and suddenly laughed, breaking the deadlock. “There’s something else I haven’t told you. There’s something strange about Xichuan. It can cause people to have delusions. People who enter Xichuan think they’ve lived several lifetimes, but it’s all just their imagination. I almost died here because of delusions, but luckily I came to my senses.”
He pointed at Xiao Shang and said, "Young Master Xiao's face is dark, he is probably really possessed by some evil spirit. The fact that you can imagine so many unrealistic things is probably due to your inner demons."
"I have no inner demons," Xiao Shang said coldly.
Old Master Feng smiled again, "Inner demons arise from the heart; how could you possibly see them?"
"Young Master Xiao is from the Northern Owl Kingdom, right? I once had the honor of visiting the Northern Owl Kingdom. It is a harsh winter all year round, and life there is very difficult. I heard that the king of the Northern Owl Kingdom made the infants born from birth go without clothes in the snow in order to adapt the people to the far north. Very few people survived, and even those who did survive were not mentally sharp. Young Master Xiao may also be one of those who are not mentally sharp, so he often fantasizes that he has become the king."
"I think you've been wronged terribly since childhood, which is why you have delusions, believing yourself to be some great king and wanting to usurp the throne. When people are driven to the brink and powerless, they often imagine themselves as heroes and try to change the situation. This isn't Young Master Xiao's fault."
After hearing these words, Xiao Shang felt he could believe them himself. Xiao Chuanyun had been bullied since childhood and had no status in the Xiao clan. He was bullied like a fool.
Feng Qingyu hadn't expected his father to be so eloquent. He said, "I haven't been reborn. I am my father's son. I'm not possessed by any demons." If word got out that Ruan Ruan was having an affair with another man, that would be terrible.
Gongsun Lan said, "I am also my parents' daughter. I am not a reborn person. Prince Xiao, don't make baseless accusations."
If Jiang Fenghua hadn't retained a shred of rationality, she would have almost believed her grandfather's words.
However, it conveniently got her out of a tight spot.