Chapter 1559 The Princess is the King's Bottom Line
Chapter 1559 The Princess is the King's Bottom Line
Huo Changhe raised his eyes to look at Taoist Xuanqing, his cold gaze as sharp as a knife.
"I don't understand what Taoist Xuanqing said."
"Isn't he a puppet you released?"
"Your Highness has misunderstood. It is not like that. He and I have a small connection. I owe him a favor. His Taoist temple has always been not very popular, so I often go there to give him some help."
"This time, I took the Sky Eye Goddess away and planned to reveal some secrets to him, which could be considered as repaying him a favor. Who knew that things would develop to this point."
Huo Changhe smiled and said, "Oh? According to what you said, it was I who misunderstood the Taoist priest."
"I dare not say it's a misunderstanding, but I really have no intention of being an enemy of the prince. On the contrary, I admire the prince's character and want to help him solve his problems."
Taoist Xuanqing glanced at the Goddess of Heavenly Eyes beside him. The Goddess of Heavenly Eyes took a step forward and looked at Huo Changhe through the veil.
Huo Changhe couldn't see her face clearly, but he could keenly feel that her gaze was directed, which was different from that of normal people. He couldn't help but think of what Yan Ruyu once said, that she should be considered a mentally ill person.
Huo Changhe remained silent, wanting to see what the Goddess of Heaven's Eyes would say.
"Heaven will not bless you if you go against the will of heaven." The voice of the Goddess of Heaven's Eyes was even and calm, "The soul is dead, take over another body to change its fate."
She said it three times in a row, her calm tone and her fixed gaze made people feel extremely strange.
Huo Changhe was well prepared, but he was still inexplicably frightened when he heard such a tone and words.
Coming against the will of heaven, heaven will not bless you. Your soul is dead, so you need to take over another body to change your fate.
"Your Highness, do you know what this means?" Taoist Xuanqing asked.
How could Huo Changhe not know that the abbot of Yunzhong Temple had already explained it in more detail, even though it sounded ridiculous.
But after all, it still means the same thing.
Taoist Xuanqing observed Huo Changhe's expression, but he remained calm. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the King of Zhennan was indeed extraordinary.
"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about..."
Huo Changhe interrupted him: "I have already said that I don't want to hear nonsense. What you said has already been said by others. I don't want to hear it a second time."
"Master Xuanqing, you may have forgotten that my sword drinks blood, and I am not a kind man who will allow anyone to bully the princess. I heard that you have made some contributions to maintaining peace in this area. I don't want to break up with you, but the premise is that you don't cross my bottom line."
"Princess, this is my bottom line."
Taoist Xuanqing smiled lightly, showing no fear: "It seems that the prince does not believe me, then you also do not believe in the Goddess of the Sky Eye?"
Huo Changhe sneered, "Don't beat around the bush in front of an honest person. I've been guarding the border and have seen foreign tribes before. I've seen all kinds of sacrificial priests, chieftains, and pharaohs. Don't bring this kind of trick to me."
"Then Your Majesty, you know that things should not have turned out this way. Your Majesty should not have been here, Shen Huaixin should not have died, and the Sima family should not have returned to the capital."
"Including Sima Yi, he deserved to enter Youcheng and the moment he recognized the Sima family, his alias Ma Liyu was exposed, and he, Madam Sima, and Master Sima were all executed."
"The wife of Shopkeeper Huo in your team would not have made it to Youcheng. She would have died on the way."
"And Governor Cao, he is a good man, but not a good official. He shouldn't be like this."
"But they are all alive, Your Majesty, don't you think about why?"
Xuan Qing's words were clear and measured in speed. It was as if he was pulling a thin thread in his hand to control the rhythm, and he pulled at each word, intending to touch Huo Changhe's heart.
Huo Changhe raised his eyebrows slightly: "Then tell me, why is this so?"
"Everything started because of the princess. I don't deny that with the princess, the whole team is different. You have more money and more people survived. But, my lord, those who shouldn't live are alive, and those who shouldn't die are dead. What is this?"
“This is against the will of heaven.”
Before he finished speaking, Huo Changhe flicked his wrist and rushed towards Taoist Xuanqing with a cold look.
Taoist Xuanqing dodged sideways, swung the whisk in his hand, threw the hidden weapon aside and nailed it into the ground.
"I will say it again. If anyone says anything that insults the princess, I will never forgive them!"
Taoist Xuanqing shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, you have been deceived to the point of losing your mind."
A cold voice came from the courtyard: "Who is speaking nonsense and speaking ill of my prince?"
The black shadow was one step faster than Yan Ruyu. It flew into the house and landed on a wooden shelf beside it. It tilted its head to look at Taoist Xuanqing.
"Oh my, that old Taoist priest with a cow nose can only talk nonsense. There is a person next to him wearing a straw hat, who dares not show his face or smile. He must not be as pretty as the little flower dog."
"The sky is falling, the earth is sinking, and the little flower dog is gone."
Taoist Priest Xuanqing: “…”
The veil of the Goddess of Heaven's Eye moved more than before, as if she was very curious about the starling.
Yan Ruyu stepped into the room and glanced at Taoist Xuanqing.
"The last time I met you, I didn't say so many unpleasant things. What's the matter? Do you want to take an unconventional approach and use this trick to win the prince's attention?"
Taoist Xuanqing curled his lips, with a smile that did not reach his eyes, looking like he had everything under control.
"Princess, what you said is wrong. Why should I need others' attention? Heaven and earth..."
"I'm just talking about you, why are you bringing up the world?" Yan Ruyu walked over to sit next to Huo Changhe, "You're bullying the world because they can't talk, right? You're always waving their flag."
"If you don't want to attract other people's attention, then why do you go to so much trouble to spread rumors about the Goddess of the Sky Eye? Let her appear in front of everyone and go to crowded places. West City is mobilizing everyone to leave the old house. On the day of the signing, there will be many people, but the Goddess of the Sky Eye went there."
"This princess would like to ask, where did she go? What did she do? West City is full of poor people, what did you ask her to do there? Can you tell me?"
Taoist Priest Xuanqing was stunned. This...he didn't expect Yan Ruyu to ask this.
Yan Ruyu sneered: "Why, you can't tell? Then tell me about the second time, when you went to the teahouse to find the boss. It was still a crowded place."
"The third time, he went to the governor's office and made quite a fuss. He reported the case directly to Governor Cao."
"Then they said Huo Zhongmao was going to die a violent death. Excuse me, is he dead?"
"You just said that those who should die didn't die, and those who shouldn't die died. Then this princess wants to ask you, who should die and who shouldn't die?"
"The people who suffered in the team, Huo Zhongmao's wife Rong deserved to die, Huo Zhongmao deserved to lose his wife, and his little daughter deserved to lose her mother."
"Ma Liyu deserves to die. He managed to survive with great difficulty, worked hard as a member of the Imperial Guard, and finally had the opportunity to travel thousands of miles to see his family. But he deserves to die in Youcheng, and die when he is reunited with his family?"
"Master Xuanqing, is this what you call the Way of Heaven?"
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