allonlinenovel Chapter 289 Lou Xiao and the High Priest
Chapter 289 Lou Xiao and the High Priest
Seeing that Lou Xiao was about to lose control again, the high priest's cane fell to the ground, shaking his heart.
Lou Xiao closed her eyes and remained quiet for a long time before suppressing the bloodthirsty desire in her heart.
Now it seems that only the high priest can do something. Lou Xiao patiently said in a accusatory manner,
"You promised to cure me."
The wooden root mask shook slightly, and the high priest said cruelly, "I never said that."
Lou Xiao was so angry that she almost laughed. She felt that she was about to lose control of her anger. Her hands were shaking slightly.
If they were all trying to fool her, then what was the point of her staying in Qieyue Village?
If you don't make sense, then you can only -
Seeing her eyes becoming increasingly cloudy, the high priest sighed inwardly that things had finally developed to a point that no one wanted to see.
"Master? What happened to you?" Anilan appeared at the scene without knowing when, and Lou Xiao's eyes suddenly fixed on her.
The high priest landed beside Anilan, blocking Lou Xiao's view.
If she takes action, it will be another tough battle.
However, Lou Xiao finally put away his sword, glanced at the master and disciple, and walked down the hillside silently.
Anilan called Lou Xiao several times but got no response. He looked at his master in confusion.
"What's up with her?"
The high priest shook his head and walked back to Qieyue Village with his disciple.
All along the way, Anilan kept muttering, "Will she still take me to the Central Plains? She originally agreed to it, but now she ignores me——"
At first, the high priest pretended not to hear her meaningful words, but Anilan kept talking.
Finally, unable to bear the resentment of his disciple who dared not speak directly, the high priest spoke,
"There's someone from the imperial court in the village. Why don't you wait for him for a few days and then go with him?"
Anilan frowned, looking unwilling, "I don't want to be with the people from the court, they are so annoying."
The high priest squinted at her and said, "Why did you go looking for him before? If I hadn't arrived in time, would you have had to kill him by force?"
"That's two different things - it's just a nap. He's really stingy."
According to Nanzi's custom, young men and women should enjoy themselves to the fullest. She couldn't understand why the men in the court were unwilling to do so.
Isn't she good enough?
The Central Plains she imagined was a place of rivers and lakes. She wanted to indulge in the mountains and rivers, enjoy all the beauties, and see all the local customs and people of the Central Plains.
Who wants to see those fake court officials?
"How do you know that she is not from the imperial court?" The high priest saw it clearly and thought that maybe he should tell his disciple why he did not detoxify Lou Xiao.
"Besides Nanzi, there are all kinds of rumors about our Gu. You know why people come to our Qieyue Village to buy Gu poison."
Anilan nodded, "Kill people!"
She shrugged. "The people in the Central Plains are stupid. They don't understand the subtleties of our poison. All they think about is killing people. Our Nanzi poison can be used for more than just killing people."
After a moment of feeling a little proud, Anilan quickly realized what his master had not yet accomplished.
"Master, are you saying that the Gu in her body has other uses?" She quickly thought of her own guess.
He leaned over to his master and whispered, "Is it because of her martial arts?"
The old eyes behind the mask gave her a look that said neither yes nor no.
"She has to find the answers to some questions herself, so we shouldn't interfere."
It’s not that the high priest is indifferent, but even if he told her, she might not believe it.
What's more, there are promises.
She is on the verge of losing control right now. With the truth so hurtful, will it cause harm to Qieyue Village?
The high priest was unwilling to gamble.
Anilan looked at the village gate approaching and muttered, "She looks very angry. Master, do you think that person...really fell into the Yudai River and died?"
"It's all fate."
He is no longer a Nanzi, so he should not return to Qieyue Village.
That child was originally a captive and didn't belong here, so why was he always so obsessed with coming back?
Inside Qieyue Village.
Li Huaiqing waited for Lou Xiao to come to him, but there was no news for a long time.
As the sky darkened, countless lights were lit in Qieyue Village.
The whole village was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere between young men and women, except for one place.
Nine-story tower.
Lou Xiao sat quietly for a long time. After he had completely calmed down, he put down his weapon and went alone to find the high priest.
At the top of the tower, the high priest stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the countless lights lit up in Qieyue Village outside.
Just as Lou Xiao was about to knock on the door, she was invited in.
"Come here, kid."
The high priest didn't even turn his head, but just waved his hand, and Lou Xiao stood beside him obediently.
Join the high priest and admire the lights of thousands of homes in Qieyue Village.
"The high priest knew I would come." It was not a question but an affirmation.
Lou Xiao thought a lot after calming down, and finally got an answer.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time. Have you made up your mind now?"
As you get closer, the sound behind the mask sounds like the tolling of an old clock, dull and echoing.
"I've thought it over. If the high priest is unwilling to remove the poison, then I'd like you to answer my questions. It will be worthwhile for me to come to Nanzi for a walk."
Lou Xiao asked bluntly, "The Gu in my body came from Nanzi, or even from you, right?
Who got it and how did he put the curse on me?
If you are unwilling to help me, then please, High Priest, show me a clear way.
Otherwise, I will make the same mistake again and again, and I am afraid that I will get into big trouble."
The high priest was silent for a while, pointed at the lights outside, and actually began to talk about the past.
"Nanzi has been an unowned land for many years. There are poisonous creatures aplenty in the Shiwan Mountains, and there are few good farmlands, making it extremely difficult to survive.
In order to escape the war, our ancestors came here from further south, but they were not accepted by the Central Plains and could only reproduce and thrive in Nanzi.
Subsequent generations have taken turns to rule their own regions and fight for territory, leading to the current chaotic situation in Nanzi.
But it is not a suitable place for survival. If there is any risk, Nanzi will not be able to resist it at all.
So when the Central Plains court came to recruit them, they persuaded the village chief at the time and decided to join the territory of the Central Plains dynasty. "
This time Lou Xiao was not in a hurry and listened quietly.
The high priest paused and spoke again.
"The Central Plains people's contempt for us has not changed. When we sent teachers, we also sent news that Your Majesty would increase the tax revenue in Nanzi.
Some villages in Nanzi, which was already in disarray, began to rebel, but nothing serious happened...
Since we couldn’t collect taxes, the imperial court stopped caring about us. Even when famine struck Nanzi, they didn’t send us a single grain of food.”
Mo Jingchun found Xiao Zhaoyang, who was curious about Nan Zi at the time, and used the mother Gu of Qieyue Village to ask for a small amount of food to overcome the difficulties.
Lou Xiao whispered, "This happened during the time of the previous emperor."
Her elder sister ascended the throne and would never do anything that would disregard the safety of the people.
So this incident would naturally not happen again, she had confidence in her senior sister.
"No one in Nanzi knew the identity of that person, so we all made a mistake... I heard that there is a new king now,
Then the fact that Nanzi had taken him in would eventually become a disaster."