Ji Xiaoshu, who was hiding in the door and eavesdropping, looked surprised, "No wonder Uncle Chengyun is so sad. I asked him why he didn't say anything. It turns out that the big bad guy who captured the third junior brother last night was Uncle Chengyun's senior uncle!"
Zheng'er frowned, "You really can't tell a person by his appearance. He seems to be a good person."
"This is called a hypocrite, what a villain!" Ji Xiaoshu snorted, "This kind of person is even more despicable than the one who is clearly doing evil! Not only is he evil, but he also deceives feelings!"
Zheng'er sighed slightly and signaled Ji Xiaoshu to stop talking. He listened carefully to the conversation between Su Liang and Cheng Yun, thinking that Su Liang would definitely not let Cheng Yun kill himself.
Unexpectedly, Su Liang said, "Okay, I think so too."
Both children were a little confused, this was not what they expected.
Soon, Zheng'er whispered, "This must be the master's wife's plan. It's not as simple as it seems."
Ji Xiaoshu nodded immediately, "Yes, yes! It must be so!"
The next moment, Su Liang turned to look at them, and the two little guys immediately retracted their heads. They heard Su Liang ask, "Have you finished your homework?"
Ji Xiaoshu pulled Zheng'er up and quickly sat down at the desk by the window, "Did Master Madam ask about homework just now? Could it be that Uncle Chengyun was also given homework by Master? Master is so terrible that even monks don't let him go."
Zheng'er covered Ji Xiaoshu's mouth and told him to stop talking. His ability to hide his words was really poor.
Su Liang heard the footsteps behind him and saw Qiu Cong coming back. Su Liang was interrogating Nian Ruxue before, and Qiu Cong was listening under the back window.
"Are you discussing how to deal with Sheng Yue? Why don't you go in and talk?" Qiu Cong asked.
Su Liang shook his head slightly, "I want to talk to Chengyun. I'll find the master later."
"That's fine. I know you must have an idea. I'll go see Nuannuan." Qiu Cong left after saying that.
Su Liang took Chengyun to the pavilion by the lake. Looking across the lake, he could see the two children writing seriously in Yuanming Pavilion.
"Has Pucheng mentioned your life experience?" Su Liang asked Chengyun.
Chengyun sighed softly, "He once mentioned that I was the orphan left by his old friend."
"Did he say who his old friend was and what kind of people your parents were?" Su Liang asked.
Chengyun shook his head, "No."
Su Liang felt that if Chengyun was really the orphan of his old friend that Pucheng said, and Pucheng really wanted this nephew to return to secular life, there was no reason not to tell Chengyun the details of his parents.
With Chengyun's character, even if he doesn't want to return to the secular world, he won't contradict his elders who say he doesn't like to hear that. Besides, Chengyun doesn't want to return to the secular world because he grew up in a temple and has extremely high self-control and is not tempted by the secular world.
Not interested, not because he hates his biological parents, whose names he doesn't even know and has never met, so he refuses to know anything about them.
Therefore, as long as Pucheng wants to say something, Chengyun will definitely not refuse to listen. But when Pucheng said that he wanted Chengyun to return to secular life, he even mentioned where he came from with just "an old friend and an orphan", which was completely unreasonable.
.
Unless there is something unspeakable.
"Has Pucheng given you anything?" Su Liang asked.
Chengyun nodded, "There is a jade pendant. I am a monk. I don't wear it on my body, but it is in my baggage."
"Bring it to me and see." Su Liang said.
Chengyun immediately stood up and used Qinggong to cross the lake. He did not go through the main entrance, but flew into Yuanming Pavilion through the second floor window.
Overnight, this little monk who had great martial arts skills but rarely used them on his own initiative changed a lot.
Soon, Chengyun took the jade pendant back to the pavilion and handed it to Su Liang.
Su Liang looked at the familiar purple jade pendant in his hand and was immediately stunned.
"What's wrong? Have you seen it?" Chengyun asked with a frown.
Su Liang reached out and pulled off the jade pendant hanging from her neck, showing it to Cheng Yun.
Chengyun's eyes widened and he looked at the two jade pendants in Su Liang's hand in disbelief. Except for the piece that Su Liang took off and tied with a red rope, the others were exactly the same from size to pattern!
Su Liang turned the two jade pendants over at the same time, and the other side was exactly the same!
The translucent violet color is mysterious and beautiful, reminding Su Liang of the scene when he found this jade pendant in Sujia Village when he first traveled through time.
Su Liang had always suspected that this jade pendant was related to the original owner's unidentified mother, and now it was confirmed.
Nian Ruxue said that she overheard Sheng Yue saying that his mother was killed by Mo Yan. As expected, the mother of the original owner should be the biological daughter of Mo Yan and Shen Qingxue.
Su Liang even wondered if Chengyun was her biological brother...if there was another mystery behind the death of the original owner's mother.
But it shouldn't be so bloody... Su Liang thought. The Chengyun she guessed was Pucheng's son, Shengyue's biological brother, and they were inseparable. Maybe the original owner's mother and Pucheng's deceased wife had had something similar.
Situ Xiang and Situ Ning have such a relationship, so why do they have the same jade pendant?
It's just a guess, but Su Liang came to Chengyun with the intention of telling him what the real reality is like. Now that Chengyun has been involved, he can't look back, so he should move forward.
"What on earth is going on?" Cheng Yun was obviously confused by these two jade pendants. He looked at Su Liang blankly, hesitated for a moment, and asked what he was thinking, "Am I your brother?"
It is normal for two people whose backgrounds are unknown to hold the same token in their hands.
Su Liang put the two jade pendants side by side and sighed, "I hope so, but based on the information currently known, it shouldn't be."
Chengyun frowned and his eyes were obviously disappointed. Because when the thought came to him just now, he was very excited and looked forward to getting a positive answer. Su Liang is his most important friend and the person he likes very much. If they are close
If it were a brother and sister, he might have returned to secular life without hesitation. Having such a beautiful home and such a good family was undoubtedly a great comfort to Chengyun who was psychologically traumatized at this time.
"However," Su Liang continued, "Judging from these two jade pendants, our mothers may have the same relationship as sisters."
Chengyun's eyes suddenly lit up again, "Really? Then I am your cousin?!"
If you are, so is Sheng Yue... Su Liang looked at Cheng Yun and couldn't bear to tell him the more certain truth.
But it should be said that the grudges and disputes of the previous generation had nothing to do with them.
"Put all the jade pendants here with me first." Su Liang put away the two jade pendants, looked at Chengyun and said, "What I am about to say may be difficult for you to accept, but I hope you can treat it calmly."
Chengyun's heart sank and he took a deep breath, "Tell me. After what happened last night, is there anything else I can't accept?"
"Pucheng may be your biological father." Su Liang directly dropped a bombshell.
When Cheng Yun heard Su Liang's words, it seemed as if his whole body had turned into a fossil, starting from his ears. His expression was stiff and his body was even stiffer.
Su Liang continued, "You already know who Sheng Yue is. I suspect that he is your biological brother. After your mother died, Pucheng became a monk in grief and took you to Ping'an Temple. As for Sheng
Why didn't Yue become a monk with you? Judging from the information we have received so far, it is possible that he had hatred and wanted to avenge your mother, so he went to Xingluo Island when he was a boy. Now Sheng Yue has been injured by Gu Ling
He lost his hand and his subordinates, so he found Pucheng to help him catch me. This is my speculation. It may not be completely correct, but I think I should tell you."
"Impossible..." Chengyun couldn't help but shake his head, "He...how could he be mine...No way! There must be some misunderstanding!" He couldn't understand what Su Liang said at all.
"I know it's hard for you to accept, but what I want to say is that even if my speculation is true, it doesn't mean anything. Whose son or brother you are has nothing to do with who you are. You are Chengyun,
A monk who grew up in Ping'an Temple, has a pure heart, and we are your family. All you need to remember is this." Su Liang looked serious.
"I have been practicing Buddhism for many years, but I don't understand the human heart at all." Chengyun looked bitter.
"It's no big deal if you don't understand people who have failed you." Su Liang said, "Pucheng deceived you and deceived me. He is our enemy. What we have to do now is to deal with them and don't let them endanger us.
Come to our home."
Chengyun nodded slowly, "Yes, our home... we will never allow them to do whatever they want! I will protect you, Nuannuan, Zheng'er, Xiaoshu..."
"You said before that if Pucheng comes again and he dares to do anything wrong, you will kill yourself. This is right, it is a strategy." Su Liang was explaining to Chengyun and teaching him, "Pucheng and Sheng Yue caught him last night
They came to Jingyun with the intention of forcing me to meet their demands, maybe by arresting me, or maybe by killing me on the spot. Even if Jingyun is not my child, even if they arrested just a child in this city that I don't know last night, it would still be wrong.
You can threaten me, do you know why?"
Chengyun nodded, "Because you are kind."
Su Liang hummed, "Their method is called moral kidnapping. Because I am a good person in their eyes, they can threaten me by arresting anyone at random. The only reason is that I will not watch them harm innocent people."
"It's disgusting, it's simply shameless!" Chengyun clenched his fists.
"So, you can also use this method to deal with Pucheng and Sheng Yue." Su Liang said.
"You mean..." Chengyun looked confused, "Let me use my own life to be moral... No, they have no morals! To 'kidnap' them?"
"Yes." Su Liang nodded, "Gu Ling is not here. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid it would be difficult to deal with them. I know you are very determined and can really give up your life. But don't do that. We hope you live.
Nuannuan needs you, and so do Zheng'er and Xiaoshu. So, it's just a threat. As long as they care about you, your threat can achieve your goal. There doesn't need to be any psychological burden, it's called tit for tat, and our method does not involve harm.
other people."
"What you said makes sense." Chengyun's eyes narrowed slightly, "Then let's do it! When I see them again, I will tell them that if they dare to hurt you, or if any innocent person lets me know, I will
Kill yourself!"
"Pucheng should believe you, but Sheng Yue may not. He may suspect that this is my plan and bet that I can't let you die." Su Liang said, "So, this must be your own plan. I am very determined.
Even if you can't persuade me, you can't stop it. Just like the way you told me to commit suicide in the first place, let them see it. Do you understand?"
Chengyun understood, "I understand!"
"Okay, I'll tell you the specific details later. You go change clothes first, eat something, then check Zheng'er and Xiaoshu's homework, then look where Nuan Nuan is and bring her over to me." Su Liang
The arrangements for Chengyun were made clear at once.
When Chengyun heard so many things, he didn't care to feel sad and entangled, and quickly left the pavilion and went to work.
Su Liang looked at his back and let out a long sigh of relief. Speaking of which, Chengyun was also her lucky star. He always appeared when she needed him and listened to her words.
Su Liang sat alone in the pavilion, recalling what Nian Ruxue told her not long ago about what happened between her disappearance and her appearance in Sujia Village.
Nian Ruting once had an unknown master, and she secretly learned martial arts from that person. That person was an elder on Xingluo Island, and he chose Nian Ruting as his disciple because he chose her.
Cultivate her secretly, wait for her to grow up, find an opportunity to take her to Xingluo Island, and let her marry his grandson.
It's outrageous, but it must be true.
Nian Ruxue said that the descendants of the old guys on Xingluo Island all look for wives in this way, and there are also many people like Sheng Yue who were recruited to Xingluo Island when they were young, and they all have a need for marriage. Because
There are no female martial arts masters recruited to Xingluo Island.
There are many men but few women on the island, and there are many internal marriages, most of which are relatives. You can only choose women from outside to bring back. Nian Ruting was selected because she has a clean net worth, good looks and talent, and a good talent for martial arts. This way
It would be very honorable to bring Nian Ruting's granddaughter-in-law back home, and if Nian Ruting mastered martial arts, she would be of value to her master's family in addition to passing on the family line.
Nian Ruting was not brought back to the island early by her master because she was afraid that she would be robbed by others when she went to the island as a minor. After all, there was class on the island, and he was not a person with a high status on the island.
On the day of the martial arts competition, Su Liang exposed Nian Ruting's identity as Nian Ruxue in public, and Nian Ruting's master arrived in the capital to take her away.
The old guy has a mission every time he leaves the island. Secretly choosing a wife for his grandson is something that other people on the island don't know about, so they don't dare to make it public. Knowing that something happened to Nian Ruting, he can do it with his strength.
He saved the apprentice, but he gave up decisively, not wanting to cause trouble, and immediately chose a replacement, Nian Ruxue.
This matter seems very ironic now.
Nian Ruting went to compete on behalf of Nian Ruxue. When the incident was revealed and she was caught, Nian Ruxue also became her substitute and was taken away to Xingluo Island. It must be said that the cycle of cause and effect means retribution is unpleasant.
In the eyes of Su Liang and Gu Ling, the disappearance of young Ruxue was actually because she was kidnapped by a master, not because she had the ability to escape without a trace.
Just when Nian Ruting suffered because of Nian Ruxue, the disaster that should have befallen Nian Ruting became Nian Ruxue's. The night she arrived at Xingluo Island, she was forced to consummate the marriage with the old man's grandson.
"Well, for her during those days, there was no dignity, no freedom, and life was worse than death.
The status of women on Xingluo Island is very low. Only the descendants of important people like He Qianqian and Min Rou can have a good life. Min Rou is well protected and has almost never seen the ugly side of Xingluo Island. Others
Women brought back from outside are just tools for men to vent their emotions and give them children. They are often beaten, scolded and humiliated, and sometimes even insulted by multiple men.
Nian Ruxue has experienced all the above. She was secretly bullied by her so-called husband's brothers, so she could only swallow her anger. If she told them, those beasts would be fine, and her life would be even more difficult.
Nian Ruxue did give birth to a son, who was currently on Xingluo Island.
Nian Ruxue said that she was rescued by Sheng Yue. One night, Sheng Yue made arrangements for her to escape from Xingluo Island, and someone sent her to somewhere in the Yan Kingdom. Three months later, Nian Ruxue
She met Sheng Yue again, and from then on, Sheng Yue became her master.
Nian Ruxue said that she tried to seduce Sheng Yue, but Sheng Yue was not moved at all, so she had to give up and let Sheng Yue control her. That's how things happened now.
Nian Ruxue refused to talk about her experience at first because it was too unbearable, and the jealousy she had had since she met Su Liang has not dissipated, and has even become stronger. In addition to jealousy, there is also resentment, so she does not want to
Tell Su Liang about that "black history".
But Su Liang didn't give her any room to refuse, so she had to say.
In the end, Nian Ruxue cried bitterly, hoping that Su Liang would take pity on her, forgive her mistakes, and let her live.
However, although Su Liang felt that Nian Ruxue's experience was pitiful, in the final analysis, it was her own fault and the cause and effect she had planted. If she had not used Nian Ruting in the first place, those things would have had nothing to do with her.
And it's not that Su Liang can't let go of the past. As long as Nian Ruxue confessed and sincerely changed her mind when she saw Su Liang in the Su Mansion, Su Liang would give her a chance to live. But not only did she not, but she also did it in front of "Sheng Yue" today.
, still talking about how to deal with Su Liang, and even regretted not taking the opportunity to kill Su Liang earlier.
Pity is an objective evaluation, and it only refers to that part of the story. But Su Liang did not feel "pity" towards Nian Ruxue, because before Nian Ruxue explained, she had already acted capricious, dark and shameless in front of Su Liang
That side of her is the real her.
Su Liang was convinced that the suffering did not make Nian Ruxue reflect on the mistakes she had made, but only made her psychologically more distorted. As long as Nian Ruxue was given a chance, she would still spare no effort to kill Su Liang and take her away.
everything of.
However, Su Liang has not killed Nian Ruxue yet, as she will be used in tonight's plan.
After a while, Chengyun, who had changed his clothes, came over with Gu Xiaonuan in his arms. In front of the children, Chengyun's eyes were always gentle and clear, with a warm smile.
"Mom!" Gu Xiaonuan shouted loudly, and then shouted with a smile, "Dad!" She seemed to know that Su Liang liked to hear her call her dad, even though her dad was not at home.
Su Liang took her daughter over and heard Cheng Yun say, "We have the same jade pendant. No matter what, I hope to be your brother. Are you willing?"
Su Liang looked at Chengyun's nervous and expectant eyes and nodded with a smile, "Of course. But actually, I think you are more like a younger brother."
Chengyun shook his head, "No, I'm older than you."
Su Liang raised Gu Xiaonuan's little hand and shook it, "Call uncle."
Gu Xiaonuan nodded, "Uncle! Uncle!"
Chengyun's eyes were gentle and soft, "Well, I've thought about it, I want to return to the secular world, and this is my home. I will protect you until Gu...brother-in-law comes back."