Chapter 2734 The Secret
Chapter 2734 Secret
Through the old man's narration, Xue An finally understood the outline of the matter.
It turned out that this old man was indeed Xu Ling'an, the master of the Ling'an Domain back then, and the one in the current City Lord's Mansion was his apprentice, named Shi Chang.
This Xu Ling'an entered the Ling'an domain after he successfully promoted to the general.
At that time, the Ling'an Region was even more desolate than it is now, and the Dao veins were withered, and the writing style was clumsy, so it could be called a barren land.
But after Xu Ling'an became the master, he revived his Dao veins and reorganized his style of writing, and soon the governance of this Ling'an area flourished.
Not only that, Xu Ling'an also selected many talented and qualified children from the people to train, and finally selected several talented teenagers from among them as disciples.
This Shi Chang is one of them, and he is also the one with the best talent.
Xu Ling'an also cared about him very much, and under his careful training, Shi Chang's cultivation level can be said to be improving by leaps and bounds.
If it develops according to this trajectory, it will be a beautiful story of master and apprentice governing a land together in harmony.
But what Xu Lingan never expected was that this good apprentice whom he had carefully cultivated would give him a fatal blow from behind.
That was when Shi Chang just became a fifth-rank captain, Xu Ling'an held a grand celebration ceremony for his apprentice, and made it clear during the ceremony that he would hand over the Ling'an domain to Shi Chang in the future.
But no one expected that at night after the feast, Shi Chang sneaked into the room of Xu Ling'an who was already drunk, and directly killed him.
Hearing this, Xue An raised his eyebrows slightly, "No, since at that time he had only just certified as a fifth-rank captain, and you were a dignified fourth-rank general, even if he made a sneak attack unexpectedly, it was impossible to do anything about it." You!"
The old man smiled wryly when he heard the words, "You said a lot, but this ambitious guy got a third-rank general seal from somewhere, and directly suppressed my cultivation base!"
Xue An's eyes flickered slightly, "Then what then?"
"Then I woke up, and when I realized the situation I was in, I couldn't help yelling at Shi Chang, but at that time Shi Chang just listened with a smile, and he sneered when I was tired of cursing."
"Master, it's too late to say anything else. This world is a world of winners and losers. I am very grateful for your training, but your thinking can no longer keep up with this world!"
"Is this his original words?" Xue An asked with a frown.
"It's his exact words!"
"Keep going!"
"Later I questioned him heartbrokenly. I was ready to hand over the Lingan domain to him. Why was he in such a hurry? After a moment of silence, he said slowly, I can't help myself!"
"I can't help myself!" Xue An murmured softly.
And the old man's emotions became more and more agitated, "At that time, I was so angry that I thought it was all his excuses. I asked him at that time, so what if you kill me?"
"The Ling'an area was created by me alone. My sudden death will definitely cause shocks in all directions. At that time, he was only a fifth-rank captain, and he would definitely not be able to suppress it!"
"But I never expected that this Shi Chang said to me with a sneer, I don't need to worry about it. Since I did this, I must be sure of it! Talking..."
The old man paused, a gleam of fear appeared in his eyes.
"Then his countenance and figure changed swiftly,
In the end, he became just like me, and even imitated his speech and temperament so vividly! "
"Then he asked me triumphantly, do you think it's possible to cheat the world like this?"
Speaking of this, the old man's words and expressions were full of sadness.
"So you were imprisoned here by him?" Xue An asked.
The old man nodded, "That's right!"
Xue An frowned and walked a few steps in the darkness.
The old man watched quietly, and finally couldn't help asking: "What's the situation outside now, how did that evil person deal with the following things? You must know that besides him, I have taught many apprentices. What about those people?" ?”
Xue An stopped in his tracks and sighed softly: "Actually, you should have thought about it a long time ago. Since he did this, do you think your apprentices or people who knew about these things back then would still be alive?"
The old man fell silent.
As Xue An said, he was like a bright mirror in his heart, knowing that those people would never be spared, but he still had a glimmer of hope, but now... his hope was shattered.
At the same time, Xue An looked at the old man very seriously.
"Through your narration, I found that there are three critical issues!"
"Which three questions?"
"First, this Shi Chang is the disciple you cultivated since childhood. What was his temperament at the beginning?"
"It can be called honest and honest!"
"Then why did he suddenly change his temperament and seize power suddenly? Because you also said that at that time you announced in public that you were going to hand over Ling'an Domain to him. Why was he so anxious when he could get the rights in a grandiose manner? to seize it by such despicable means?"
The old man also fell into confusion. "Yeah! This is exactly what I have been unable to figure out all these years!"
"The second question is how did he obtain the seal of the third-rank general who suppressed you, and later he changed into your appearance. Who taught him this secret technique?"
The confused look on the old man's face became even more intense.
"The third question is also the most critical question, since he has done this..."
Xue An took a deep look at him, "Why didn't he kill you, instead put you in an underground cage?"
The old man shook his head and smiled wryly.
"Young man, you really have a sharp mind. I've been thinking about these questions for years, but you can sum them up after just listening to them. To be honest, I don't know why he did that!"
"Maybe the real answer can only be known by himself!"
After finishing speaking, the old man looked at Xue An again.
"Young man, you came here looking for that girl, and it was fate that you happened to meet me, but I still want to warn you, don't underestimate this Shi Chang, who can become a general in a short period of time It is enough to prove his terror!"
"So your plan of trying to sneak into the City Lord's Mansion is better not to be done!"
Xue An smiled, "Sorry, you are late!"
When Xue An's avatar was talking to the old man just now, the outside Xue An was not idle either.
He finally found several spiritual veins leading to the barrier of the City Lord's Mansion from a mess of spiritual veins, and then separated his divine sense to sneak into it again.
The whole process went extremely smoothly, without alarming anyone, and finally successfully arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.
But at this moment, in the banquet hall in the city lord's mansion, there was a lively scene of singing and dancing.