Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Past and Present

Sitting in a dark corner of the hall, Wushuang was at a loss. The chest felt like being pressed by a boulder, the pain was unbearable, the body was weak, and it was difficult to breathe.What she hopes most now is to forget everything that happened in Qingzhu Pavilion, forget Wuzixu's Yunmeng Goddess, leave Hongye Tower, leave Yueyang City, and never come back. I just hate that she knows that she will never leave at this time. What on earth happened?Is what she experienced in Qingzhu Pavilion just an illusion, because she fell ill, or, as Wu Zixu said, was it related to the injustice of her previous life?If everything is arranged by Yunmeng Goddess, what does it mean?What plans and goals does Goddess Yunmeng have for her?

The door was gently pushed open. Wushuang girl was a little confused, she looked towards the hall door as if she didn't understand what was going on, and in the blurred vision, a slender figure appeared outside the door. Wushuangnv's heart almost jumped out of her mouth, and the fear spread throughout her body like a spasm, grabbing her, making her unable to speak, as if falling into a waking nightmare. Isn't this person the one who appeared in the hallucination before?She was so impressed that she would never admit it. The man's eyes fell on her, and he said apologetically, "It just so happened that a night watchman passed by outside. I didn't want to be seen, so I hid in the house. Fortunately, the door was ajar, otherwise it would be even more difficult if I came in through the window." The girl misunderstood. Are you all right, girl!"

Wu Shuangnv came back to her senses and saw more clearly that it was Gu Yueming who killed her uncle and enemy, and the shock in her heart continued unabated. Gu Yueming frowned at her and said, "Is the girl unwell?" Wushuang took a deep breath, barely suppressed the turbulent emotions, shook her head and said, "I'm fine! It's so late! What is Mr. Gu doing?" Gu Yueming said lightly: "I have never been a person who plays by the rules. If the girl does not object, I want to close the door first. I can guarantee that after hearing what I am about to say, the girl will never regret letting me stay. "

Wu Shuang said coldly: "No matter what you say, I am not interested, please leave immediately." Gu Yueming turned around, turned his back to her, and said calmly: "Xue Tinghao committed suicide by taking poison." Wushuang's delicate body trembled violently, unable to speak. Gu Yueming closed the door gently, then turned around and walked towards her, and sat down next to her, without making a sound. His nose was full of familiar fragrance, and his heart was filled with unprecedented peace and harmony, as if he had realized the true meaning of life for the first time since he knew about human affairs.The starry sky was reflected from the flower windows on both sides, and suddenly, this elegant hall became the core of the universe, and everything else, in this time and space, slowly revolved around it.

Wu Shuang's heart dropped, knowing that Gu Yueming not only recognized her, but also guessed that she was Fu Meng's daughter.Compared with Gu Yueming, she is too tender. Gu Yueming said softly: "That night I followed the girl deep into Yunmeng Lake, and was led by Senior Xue with the firelight to the Xiangfei Temple in Zenan Bamboo Forest. If I guessed correctly, Senior Xue should have seen the girl earlier, he He knows Yunmengze well." Wu Shuang said coldly: "Why did you tell me these things? Aren't you ordered to hunt down my uncle? I am also a prisoner. If you have the ability, come and get me!"

Gu Yueming said indifferently: "Miss, do you want to know what happened in Yunmengze ten years ago? This is why Senior Xue wanted to confide in me about the grievances in my heart. And he did this not only for the sake of the girl, but also in the hope that I can recover. General Husband's reputation." Wushuang's delicate body trembled violently, and she finally looked towards him. Gu Yueming stared straight ahead, did not respond to her gaze, and said slowly: "This matter must have started ten years ago. General Fu was ordered by the emperor to search for a strange box in the ancient city in Yunmengze. The name of this box is It is a Chu box, with seven golden luminous pearls inlaid on the surface of the box. The Chu box is certainly priceless, but the real rare treasure is hidden in the box. As for what it is, Eunuch Feng may know, Qian Shichen It should also be clear. Apart from the two of them, Mou Chuan must also be an insider. Is the girl interested in listening?"

Wushuang's whole body was numb and her heart trembled when she heard it. Every word of Gu Yueming rushed towards her like a stormy sea. die?" Gu Yueming's heart was full of pity, he deeply felt the fear and misery in her heart, and understood her mood, but he had never cared so much about another person's feelings. Gu Yueming said: "My father did successfully enter the ancient city and found the legendary Chu box. Unfortunately, on the way out of the ancient city, he was plotted against by a well-planned enemy. According to my estimation, although your father was also poisoned, he still has the ability to protect it. Chu He fled back to the ancient city, where he was poisoned and died."

Tears flowed down from her eyes uncontrollably, covering Wushuang's cheeks, she said in a trembling voice: "How do I know whether what you said is true or not?" Gu Yueming looked at her. Wushuang avoided his gaze and lowered her head.Even she didn't understand why she became so vulnerable in front of this man she had always regarded as an enemy and hated to the bone. Gu Yueming said sincerely: "The girl should know that everything I said is true, because I have no reason to lie to you. If I were the kind of person the girl imagined, I would not follow your uncle's words and keep his body. The girl will take care of his affairs, and will hand over his body to the chief of the factory guard, Jneti, so that he can claim credit and receive a reward."

Wushuang girl's heart was shocked, Gu Yueming was right, why such a simple truth, she had never thought about it.Thinking of this, the grief in her heart eased a little, and she raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears. At the same time, there was a voice in my heart saying, Dad is really not the kind of person who abandons his wife and daughter for profit, but a hero.This idea should have untied the poisonous curse that fate had imposed on her, but she still had the feeling that she hadn't let go of the heavy burden she had carried for many years, and her heart was even heavier. Wu Shuang said in a deep voice, "Who killed my father?"

Gu Yueming stared at the night sky on the hanging ladle pond outside the window, and said: "It was Qian Shichen who ordered it, and Ge Mo, the one who shot me coldly from the water. Remember? I asked the girl if she saw it. Poisoned arrowheads. Gomo is not only good at ambush and assassination, but also a master of poison." If there was still a little doubt, at this time the doubt has disappeared.Wushuang met Ge Mo outside the Xiangfei Temple, and after she got away, she wanted to take revenge on Gu Yueming, but she didn't take Ge Mo to heart, and didn't think about Ge Mo's intention and motive to block the way. At this moment, Gu Yueming said that Qian Shichen and Ge Mo were the Her real enemy, she suddenly understood why Gemo appeared there that day, and she wanted to check whose body was on the horse.

Wushuang said: "What you are talking about now should be a confidential matter, why are you willing to disclose it to me? Aren't we in an opposing position?" Gu Yueming slowly said word by word: "When I arrived at Jindu that day, I saw the girl fascinated by the list of rewards for five escaped thieves. I had a feeling that I had never felt before. In my reincarnation, the girl once said a word to me, but I couldn't remember that sentence, so I couldn't help but strike up a conversation with the girl, and was misunderstood by the girl as a prodigal son. In fact, I am a lonely person, never Picking up strange women, and don't like talking to others." Wushuang's heart trembled, if she hadn't recognized Gu Yueming as the man who appeared in her hallucination, and hadn't heard what Wu Zixu said, she would think that Gu Yueming's words were a way to court her, and she would never will feel anything.But now, every word Gu Yueming said hit her heart deeply.She knew that he was not lying. From the moment he stepped into the Yuzhu Pavilion, not a single word of this terrifying swordsman who walked alone was a lie. She was extremely confused.It's like you understand everything, but you don't understand anything. Gu Yueming said calmly: "Early before the girl attacked me outside Yunmeng Ze, I had already guessed that the girl was the beloved daughter of the general husband, and I knew that in the dark, there were two invisible hands binding the fate of me and the girl. Together, it is no accident that we can sit together today with peace of mind." Wushuang girl heard herself replying weakly: "How could such a thing happen?" Gu Yueming said softly: "The two people who had nothing to do with each other, but because of what happened ten years ago, they headed towards the same destination by coincidence, and met at a certain point on the way. At that time, the girl was watching the arrest of the five robbers by the Dahe League. A reward is offered, and the five escaped robbers are having strange dreams in the nearby Fengzhu Pavilion at the moment, can the girl have other associations?" Wu Shuangnv immediately thought about Wu Zixu, why did she feel familiar with Wu Zixu when she saw the reward picture, even if he became Lang Geng, she could still recognize him at a glance.Faintly she grasped the answer, but she was unwilling to accept it. For a moment she was speechless. Gu Yueming looked at her and asked, "Girl, do you have any special feelings when you look at Wudun Pirates' picture of Yunmeng Goddess?" Wushuang female words said insincerely: "I don't feel it." Gu Yueming looked out of the window and murmured: "It's almost dawn! It's been a long night." Wushuang Nu was so upset that she didn't answer. Gu Yueming said softly: "What's the girl's plan?" Wushuang said: "I want to think about it alone." Gu Yueming let out a breath and said: "Don't change the target of the assassination to Qian Shichen. The current situation is complicated, and if you pull one hair, you will move your whole body. Even if the girl succeeds, she will not be able to leave Yueyang City alive, let alone the girl has another one." The enemy, Ge Mo is the one who killed your father directly." Wushuang regained her composure and said, "Death is no big deal." Gu Yueming turned her head, stared at her, and said, "Didn't the girl think about entering the ancient city? Only by finding your father's body in the city can you prove that your father is a hero and not a traitor, and if you vindicate the unjust case, the girl can let your father go to the ground as a reward install." Wushuang's delicate body trembled violently, and she looked towards him with a pair of beautiful eyes full of confusion. The eyes of the two finally made direct contact. An inexplicable feeling swept over the two of them at the same time. Look away. Wushuang felt her heart beating wildly, she didn't understand herself or what happened.Gu Yueming's eyes seemed to evoke a deeply buried memory. Gu Yueming was also trembling, his heart was full of pity and guilt for no reason, and he even felt the pain that devoured his heart, and he couldn't stand it. Gu Yueming stood up tall. Wushuang girl pursed her lips tightly and did not speak. Gu Yueming walked towards the gate with heavy steps, and when he reached the gate, he stopped and said without looking back: "If there is a person who can lead us to the ancient city that has disappeared, that person should be Wudun Robber, because he was captured by the goddess Yunmeng." Selected. As long as the girl is willing, we can go to Yunmengze to try our luck together. I have a feeling that what started in Yunmengze can end in Yunmengze. Better than dying outside." Wushuangnv said in a barely audible voice, "Why did you help me?" Gu Yueming turned around, looked deeply into her eyes, and said sincerely: "In order to know what the girl said to me, I, Gu Yueming, would pay any price." After finishing speaking, he walked away with ease. Under the morning light, the fleet broke through the waves on the sea.The mighty fleet of warships in the inland river has become insignificant in the vast ocean, and it still looks a little trembling. Mrs. Hua Meng was invited to the spacious cabin of the flagship. Eunuch Feng was sitting at the central table, talking with Yue Qi who was beside Gong Li.The moment she stepped into the cabin, Eunuch Feng looked at her, but Yue Qi didn't seem to notice her. Eunuch Feng put a kind smile on his face and said cordially: "Madam, sit down!" Then he gestured to Yue Qi, Yue Qi lowered his head, listened to Eunuch Feng whispering a few words in his ear, then Shi Li left, passed by Madam Hua Meng, showed her snow-white teeth, and smiled slightly. Madam Huameng sat opposite Eunuch Feng, Yue Qi's smile still surfaced in the heart lake.This is her second contact with Yue Qi. Eunuch Feng's voice came into his ears and said, "Madam, did you sleep well last night?" Mrs. Hua Meng collected her mind and said: "It's not bad. I don't know if the Grand Duke summoned the servant's house, what orders do you have?" Eunuch Feng said: "Madam, don't worry, I just want to chat for a while. When people get old, they are more afraid of loneliness. People are very strange. They hope to live forever, but if they really won't die, they look at the people around them. People leave one by one, other people will think you are an old monster, less and less people understand you, if you want to find someone to talk about your heart, you don’t know where to find it, if you can’t die, it’s equal to suffering, it’s better to leave early, everything is out of sight For the sake of cleanliness." Mrs. Hua Meng didn't know how to answer. If she agreed, it didn't mean that she hoped that Eunuch Feng would return to the West soon, and Eunuch Feng was an old monster in everyone's heart. Eunuch Feng obviously had a lot of interest in the conversation, and said: "Madam, don't be rigid and polite, just treat this place as home, and you can speak freely. No matter what Madam says, I won't mind, I won't take it to heart. Let me see why Yueming I just want to confide my thoughts to my wife." Mrs. Hua Meng felt completely baffled by the old eunuch. She didn't know whether he really wanted to chat, or was trying to dispel her guard in order to achieve a certain purpose.But thinking of the meat on the cutting board, and my own limited knowledge, even that limited knowledge has already been recruited, so there is nothing to be afraid of. So he said: "If the Grand Duke has a elixir of immortality in his hand, will the Grand Duke destroy it or swallow it immediately?" Eunuch Feng laughed dumbly and said: "Good question! Good question! And it hits the nail on the head, it is better than a thousand words, no wonder Yueming loves to talk to Madam. Sigh! I really hope that what Madam said can happen and let me make a choice. I I have to do it once, I will take the panacea without hesitation, how I will regret it in the future is a matter of the future. Of course! I expect better things." Then he diverted and said: "I taught people to make a tonic soup with Cordyceps sinensis as the main ingredient. It has the magical effect of tonifying deficiency and replenishing qi. Take a cup and go to the lady's cabin." Mrs. Hua Meng was very surprised. Eunuch Feng's confession was beyond her expectation, and the last sentence was even more meaningful, so she quickly thanked her. Eunuch Feng had a thoughtful look on his face, and said after a while: "At present, on this fleet, only me, Madam and Yue Qi know about the Chu Box. Madam, tell me, do you believe such a box exists?" Mrs. Hua Meng shook her head and said, "I don't know." Eunuch Feng said happily: "This is the most reasonable answer, but I don't know whether to believe it or not. Did Yueming tell you about Mu Chuan?" Mrs. Hua Meng's heart trembled. In other circumstances, she would have followed Gu Yueming's order and denied it. It made no difference whether she said it now or not.He said calmly: "I heard Yueming mentioned it, but he didn't explain who Mou Chuan is, and told me to forget about this person." Eunuch Feng said casually: "I am the only person in the world who knows the true identity of Mou Chuan. Back then, Mou Chuan asked the emperor for forgiveness of the death penalty through Fu Meng, and only said that he was a survivor of ancient Chu. This statement is indeed not far from the truth. , but it’s a hair’s breadth away, and a thousand miles away.” Mrs. Hua Meng sighed: "Can I not listen?" Eunuch Feng asked: "Madam is actually scared? I thought Madam is a person who treats death like Yueming, otherwise how dare you fight against me?" Mrs. Hua Meng trembled uncontrollably, bowed her head and said, "Grandpa, kill me!" Eunuch Feng smiled and said: "Madam misunderstood, I really didn't mean to hurt Madam at all, I really came here to chat with you, what I want to tell you now is not a big deal, I won't have to kill Madam to silence it. Ma'am, do you still want to hear it?" Mrs. Hua Meng thought that there was no difference between listening and not listening.No matter how things develop, unless Gu Yueming can defeat the elite troops carried by this warship and kill Eunuch Feng, that is absolutely impossible, so in the end he still cannot escape death. After figuring it out, Mrs. Hua Meng turned her heart and said, "What is the identity of Mou Chuan?" Eunuch Feng picked up the golden pipe on the table in his spare time, stuffed it with shredded tobacco, lit it, and then began to puff out the smoke. He said leisurely: "This starts from Zhuancheng. In order to seize the Chu box, the king of Chu sent the number one general to lead the Eight thousand troops set up a strong camp on the east bank of the Endless River to the west of Zhuancheng, built eight pontoon bridges, and attacked Zhuancheng with all their strength. This battle was the most tragic and cruel war in the history of Chu at that time, but there is no word recorded in it. In the history of Chu, because the king of Chu regards this as a great shame, anyone who dares to declare it will lose his life, and of course no one dares to write it down." Mrs. Hua Meng only knew half of what she heard, but she dared not to ask. In the current situation, she is a mouse and Eunuch Feng is a cat. It only depends on when Eunuch Feng has had enough fun and will give her death. However, Eunuch Feng became more and more interested as he talked, and he said with great enthusiasm, "It's hard to imagine how an eight-year battle to attack and defend a mountain city was fought. The Lord of Zhuan City is indeed remarkable. , with limited resources, he persisted for eight years, and he only regretted that God did not stand on his side, otherwise it is unknown who will win the battle." Mrs. Hua Meng only listens. Eunuch Feng stared at her and said: "Ma'am, I have heard of a disease. After the onset of the disease, rashes appeared all over the body, and it was difficult to breathe. She died within twelve hours?" Mrs. Hua Meng said in amazement: "What kind of disease is this?" Eunuch Feng said: "No one knows. It hasn't happened before, and it hasn't happened in the future. This is a terrible plague with amazing contagion. There is no cure, and it can be contracted without contact with patients. The strange thing is that the plague only spreads in the mountain city. , In just ten days, almost everyone in the city was killed, turning the mountain city into a city of death. Zhuancheng was punished by the gods, and the city defense collapsed within a few days, but the besieging Chu troops could only do it outside the city. Stare, no one dares to enter the city." Mrs. Hua Meng could imagine the shocking and terrible situation in the city at that time.No matter on the city walls or inside the houses, people died of the epidemic everywhere. Eunuch Feng continued: "There are less than ten people in the city who are lucky enough not to be infected with the epidemic. They fled in a hurry, and quietly left the city under the cover of night to escape from Chu. On the west bank of the river, under such circumstances, who would dare to approach the mountain city?" Mrs. Hua Meng asked, "Didn't they take Chu He away?" Eunuch Feng shook his head and said, "Definitely not. These survivors of Zhuancheng's catastrophe are the ancestors of Mou Chuan. They have passed on the secrets of Zhuancheng from generation to generation." Mrs. Hua Meng frowned and said, "Didn't the Chu box fall into the hands of the besieging troops?" Feng Gonggong said: "It should be so, but the fact is not so. Who would dare to enter such a plague city rashly? The Chu general who besieged the city came up with a way out of nowhere, which was to set fire to the city. The fire continued for seven days. After seven nights, until the houses in the city collapsed and the human and animal corpses were reduced to ashes, I dared to enter the city to search, but I couldn’t find the Chu box.” Mrs. Hua Meng was puzzled and said, "Since the ancestors of Mou Chuan escaped from the state of Chu, how do they know what happened later?" Feng Gong said: "Three years after the destruction of Zhuancheng, some of the ancestors of Mou Chuan sneaked back to Chu to inquire about the situation in Zhuancheng, but they could not get close to Zhuancheng, because the area around the Wuzhong River became a place where wild wolves ran amok. He only learned about the burning of the city from nearby people. This person must have been so bold that he dared to go to the capital of Chu, and he even heard the amazing news that when the besieging troops returned to the capital of Chu, their commander was killed Beheading, from this we can see that this poor general did not find the Chu box." Mrs. Hua Meng gasped and said, "It's so weird!" Eunuch Feng said: "It's really weird. If the Chu box is in a broken city, how can you not find it? If it is an ordinary iron box, it may be melted by the fire, but the Chu box is invulnerable to water and fire, and it is difficult to use a knife or an axe." The broken magic box." Then he sighed: "In fact, I have always doubted whether the Chu box is true. Fortunately, You Yueming dispelled my suspicion. Although Mou Chuan concealed some facts, he basically said the truth." Mrs. Hua Meng said: "Why is Grandpa so nervous about a box?" Eunuch Feng smiled and said: "I almost forgot to tell Madam one thing, that is, the ancestors of Mou Chuan, since they have fled to a safe place, why did they risk their lives to go back to Chu to inquire about the situation in the ancient city?" Mrs. Hua Meng was stunned. Mr. Feng said fairly: "Madam didn't think about this issue because Madam didn't take the Chu box to heart. This ancestor of Mou Chuan can be said to be the earliest treasure hunter of the Mou family, because he knew how to open the Chu box. , to know more clearly what is hidden in the box. Now the Mou family has lost all sons and grandchildren, and no one is left behind. In the whole world, I am the only one who knows how to open the Chu box, so it is safe for the Chu box to fall into anyone’s hands. No, only in my hands can Chu He's secret be revealed to the world." Mrs. Hua Meng asked: "What secrets are hidden in the Chu box?" Eunuch Feng shot out fiery light from the pupils hidden in his eyelids, and said in a deep voice: "This is exactly the purpose of my trip, and the rest is irrelevant."