Chapter 652: Just a Little Bit of Wind and Frost

"Follow me. Old friend"

When Zhu Qingqing heard this, there was a complex meaning in her eyes.

Of course she knew it was a casual remark.

Jiang Che is the current King of Wu, a prince of one side, and there are rumors that he has conquered the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, beheaded the emperor of the dynasty, and started to invade the Central Plains on a large scale.

Such a powerful person, who is always busy with everything, how could he just be along for the ride?

As for the word 'old friend', it made her even more complicated.

In the past, she didn't know about the relationship between Jiang Che and her mother, but from some subsequent events, she had noticed something was wrong and understood that the relationship between Jiang Che and her mother was unusual.

Even deeper than she imagined.

However, it was just speculation before and she didn't dare to be too decisive, but now Jiang Che's old friend made her completely sure of the matter.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qingqing lowered her head, looking a little dazed, as if she was thinking of some past events.

"Why is your mother buried here? Was it your idea?"

Jiang Che didn't pay attention to Zhu Qingqing's change and continued to ask.

In his mind, a person with Mrs. Zhu's status should either be buried with her late husband Zhu Sheng, or should be sent back to her parents' home and buried in such a Taoist temple.

He was a little surprised.

Zhu Qingqing shook her head:

"No, it wasn't my idea, it was my mother's last words before she died. She said she didn't want to go back to Yanggu County, nor did she want to go home, so she could just bury her on the top of a mountain.

Say, you can see further this way."

"Further away." Jiang Che remained silent for a moment and then continued to ask:

"When your mother was seriously ill, why didn't you go to your brother for help?"

Zhu Qingqing looked depressed, was silent for a moment, and said with some choking:

"At that time, you were wanted throughout Yuezhou, and my brother's whereabouts could not be found at all. My mother said that we could not cause him any trouble. As a result, what we waited for later was the news of my brother's death."

Jiang Che frowned.

Does the ‘him’ in Mrs. Zhu’s mouth really refer to Zhu Xu?

"call"

Jiang Che slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. It was meaningless to pursue some of the past now. He immediately looked at the inscription on the tombstone and asked in a solemn voice:

"Did your mother leave any last words or wishes before she died?"

Zhu Qingqing still shook her head:

"When my mother died, it was at night. I didn't hear what she said. When she died, she just held something tightly in her hand."

"What?"

"A piece of Qingming jade she wanted very much. She said it was her family heirloom. She accidentally lost it before and asked me to help her find a piece before she died." As she said that, Zhu Qingqing took out the jade pendant from her arms.

Jiang Che raised his hand and called, and the jade pendant slowly fell into his hand. Looking at this familiar and unfamiliar thing, Jiang Che's thoughts were instantly drawn back to the previous scene.

"After I went back that night, I thought about my wife day and night, and I couldn't help myself, so I took the risk to come here. Since you are so cruel, I won't force you, but I want the jade pendant you are wearing around your neck to stay. "How about thinking about it?"

"This is a jade pendant passed down from my family. I will give it to Qing'er in the future. If you get married to her, you can hold this in your hands."

"Does Madam really think it's a good thing that I married Zhu Qingqing?"

"I"

"Give me the things, and I will never disturb Madam again in the future. Jiang always keeps his word."

"Madam, give me the jade pendant. I promise that no outsiders will know about this, otherwise."

"Can you really do it?"

"Can."

"What you said just now, are you sincere?"

"certainly."

"This is the last time. You and I will never meet again. After all, I am a wife."

That time was Jiang Che's second meeting with Mrs. Zhu after he visited Zhu's house at night. In order to collect sacrifices to break through the innate realm, he went to Mrs. Zhu and defrauded the family heirloom Qingming Lingyu from her.

His thoughts slowly came back, Jiang Che stared at the Qingming Lingyu, hung it on his waist, and then took out a storage ring from his sleeve and handed it to Zhu Qingqing, saying:

"These resources are enough for you to practice to the Xuandan realm safely and safely, but there is no free lunch in the world, so use this Qingming Lingyu in exchange."

Zhu Qingqing's eyes widened and she stared blankly at Jiang Che.

Although the Qingming Spirit Jade can be considered a good spiritual object, it is too small compared to the resources in the storage spirit ring that are enough to provide a warrior with a breakthrough to the realm of Xuandan.

For a moment, she didn't know whether to refuse or accept.

"Practice well in the future. If you encounter any difficulties, you can hold the token in the spirit ring and ask the government for help." Jiang Che didn't wait for Zhu Qingqing to speak. After finishing his instructions, he glanced at the tombstone, stepped out, and disappeared into the void. .

Only Zhu Qingqing was left there who had not yet recovered. At this moment, she looked at the storage ring in her hand, and suddenly thought of the first time she met Jiang Che.

Scenes came to mind.

Her biggest dream was to marry a peerless hero. She didn't care much about Jiang Che, who was just the deputy commander at the time, but a few years passed and time passed.

Jiang Che has become a world-famous hero, but she is just an insignificant little Taoist nun in the world. The gap between the two sides is like an ant compared with a bright moon.

For a moment, Zhu Qingqing suddenly felt sad, squatting on the ground and crying loudly regardless of her image. The cries were mixed with endless regret.

"I really didn't expect that in just a few years of cultivation, you still have many stories hidden. That dead woman had a close relationship with you, right? Do you regret not treating her well in the first place?"

Above the void, Kurong Laozui looked at Jiang Che. He almost saw the scene of Jiang Che just now, and then he sighed.

Jiang Che's face was expressionless, and he tore open the void without any further glance, disappearing without a trace in an instant, leaving only a sentence floating in the void.

"It's just a little bit of wind and frost."

When Ancestor Kurong heard this, he was stunned on the spot, with a bit of surprise between his eyebrows. It seemed that he did not expect Jiang Che to change so quickly, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.

After all, in his opinion, only those who have truly experienced countless lives and deaths can have such free and easy thoughts. But Jiang Che, how many years has he been practicing?

It's so obvious

When Jiang Che truly faced the death of Mrs. Zhu calmly, although he felt some inexplicable feelings in his heart, he also completely got through it. The lady was gone and there was no point in pursuing her.

If he pursues the Tao like this, more people will be unable to catch up in his footsteps and gradually die out.

And all he can do is to continue to strengthen his Taoist heart, step by step, step by step, until he reaches the end of the immortal road.

For a time, Jiang Che's Taoist heart became brighter and brighter, as if all the dust had been swept away, like a bright pearl, emitting a faint brilliance, which surprised the ancestor Kurong who was accompanying him all the way.

It was the first time I saw Jiang Che's high qualifications.

Not only is his cultivation potential terrifying, but his Taoist heart is also extremely tenacious.

He even sighed in his heart. If Jiang Che could maintain his current state, under the great changes in today's world, Jiang Che's possibility of becoming an immortal would not even be lower than his.

There is even a feeling that the waves behind the Li River beat the waves ahead.

soon.

The two of them once again traveled thousands of miles and arrived at Yuezhou City, the center of Yuezhou today. Jiang Che stood in the void, overlooking the bottom, and could clearly perceive the wives and concubines in Prince Wu's Mansion.

The sisters of the Qi family, master and apprentice Zhao Xianzhi, Queen Xue's sister-in-law and others are all here.

"You are young, why are there so many women?"

Ancestor Kurong was even more surprised when he saw this. Before, he had thought that Jiang Che had gone through the pain of separation and his Taoism had become clear. He had thought that Jiang Che was not a philanthropic person.

After all, if you are too fraternal, you will not be trapped by the pain of separation.

As a result, what he saw now subverted some of his perceptions.

"You're young, shouldn't you be looking for more women? If it's just boring practice, then what's the point of immortality?" Jiang Che smiled faintly. He longed for immortality and power.

But he doesn't really want to be a loner. That kind of immortality is not what he wants.

"makes sense"

Ancestor Kurong couldn't help but hold back a few words.

"Fellow Taoist, you must have had many confidants back then, right?" Jiang Che glanced at Ancestor Kurong out of the corner of his eye.

"Do you think how many fairies I can attract with my appearance like this?"

Ancestor Kurong chuckled.

Jiang Che shook his head:

"With my senior's cultivation strength, changing my appearance was just a matter of thought."

The higher the cultivation level, the easier it is to change the appearance, and even rejuvenate one's appearance. For example, Qi Yuan, the ancestor of the Qi family, still looks like a young man even after living for hundreds of years.

Of course, the exception is those who are accustomed to themselves and are unwilling to make changes.

For example, Dongfang Mingyue, the former Purple Dragon Dharma King of Qingtian Sect.

"I was born like this, why did I change my appearance because of some women?" Ancestor Kurong couldn't help but sneer. After thousands of years, he had already watched the passage of time.

For some love and love, I have long stopped looking at it.

"Boring."

Jiang Che smiled.

"Practice is the greatest pleasure. You haven't discovered these illusions yet." Ancestor Kurong completely disagreed with Jiang Che's thoughts. Of course, Jiang Che had no intention of admonishing him.

Everyone has their own ambitions, there is no need to force them.

"Would you like to give you some time to spend time with your wife and concubines?"

Ancestor Kurong said casually.

Jiang Che looked at the sky and nodded immediately:

"That's fine, senior, you can just take care of yourself in the city. Tomorrow morning, you and I will set off for the Witch Temple."

After saying that, Jiang Che left directly in the air, leaving only the confused Ancestor Ku Rong. He swore that he was just talking casually. He felt that Jiang Che had just experienced such a state of mind and should be in a sage state. Just right.

As a result, what is going on?

Seeing that Jiang Che had indeed left, Ancestor Kurong could only sigh helplessly:

"Hey, young people these days."

Prince Wu's Mansion.

In Queen Xue's boudoir.

Xue Baiyi was chatting and laughing with Queen Ning Wei Yourong. The two of them were old acquaintances. Although their relationship before was very ordinary, it was different now.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, but they, the two concubines of the former dynasty, stood on a united front.

Although the Qi sisters and master and apprentice Zhao Xianzhi did not target them, they were quite friendly to them, except for Qi Ningbing who asked them from time to time how they first met Jiang Che.

Given her status, she is treated like Jiang Che's concubine.

But as the saying goes, where there are people, there is struggle.

Especially among women, the struggle is more serious.

Wei Yourong, who had been a princess, and Xue Baiji, who had been a queen, knew this very well. It was against this background that the two chose to hug each other for warmth.

At this point, Jiang Che's harem has also formed four major camps.

The first is the sister camp with the Qi sisters as the main force and Qingqing as the auxiliary force. The second is the master-disciple camp with Zhao Xianzhi as the main force and Huang Shanshan as the auxiliary force. The third is the sister-in-law camp with Xue Bai'er as the main force and Wei Yourong as the auxiliary force.

As for the fourth, it is the aloof Yaoyue camp.

Among the four major camps, the Qi sisters are the main force and the other factions are the auxiliary forces. Although there is no open struggle, everyone knows that it is just an appearance in private.

It is impossible for everyone to be as close as sisters.

After all, people have their relatives and friends.

What they can do is to maintain their status, not to fight, but also not to be bullied.

"Sister-in-law, when we meet Jiang Che, the little thief, in the future, we will join hands to deal with him. You have a butt and I have a chest, and I guarantee that the guy will be addicted to it."

Wei Yourong smiled. Her most outstanding feature is the forward. The four words "Yourong is great" are the most appropriate to describe her, while Xue Bai'er's advantage is in the lower part.

Qingqing and Qi Ningbing are envious.

"Don't call me the emperor's sister-in-law. Why don't you listen to me?" Xue Bai'e frowned.

The Great Zhou was destroyed, why do you still mention those things?

"Oh, the emperor's sister-in-law doesn't know that Jiang Che likes this. I think I know him. Humph." Wei Yourong's eyes were cunning.

She used to think that Jiang Che's interest in her was getting lower and lower, but she couldn't do anything about it. After all, there are countless beauties in the world, and Jiang Che can pick a large group with his eyes closed.

But now she understands her advantages.

That is the sister-in-law relationship with Xue Bai'e.

Looking at the Qi sisters, Zhao Xianzhi's master and apprentice, etc., it is enough to see some of Jiang Che's little hobbies.

"You."

Xue Bai'e smiled bitterly and shook her head.

Suddenly, just as Wei Yourong was about to speak, the void around them suddenly changed, and a pair of big hands, one on the left and one on the right, directly circled the waists of the two, and a playful laugh sounded.

"So the Queen and Empress actually wanted to deal with me. Humph, today I'll let you know what the sky is high and the earth is thick!"

"Jiang Che?"

"Jiang Che?"

Xue Bai'er and Wei Yourong exclaimed at the same time.

"Don't be afraid, it's me."

Jiang Che laughed.

"Why are you here?"

"Aren't you in the capital?"

"I came back to see you." (End of this chapter)