Chapter 255: The Past Knows the Reason
"My sister? What happened to my sister?" Liu Xia was very puzzled.
"I won't beat around the bush with you. I knew that you helped your sister escape her marriage last year. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to cause trouble. Today, I planned to let Xiaobai take your sister away, not to fulfill her wish, but to prevent the demons from using your Liu family to cause trouble." Lingxiang said with a rare serious look on her face.
Hearing this, Liu Xia was even more confused: "What could possibly happen in my family?"
"Of course it is the current imperial court."
The imperial court? What happened to the imperial court?
Liu Xia was even more confused.
His father now only holds the empty title of governor. What threat can he pose to the imperial court?
Xinyi didn't quite understand what Lingxiang meant, and just looked at her in confusion. Looking at the two people with puzzled faces, Lingxiang couldn't help but shook her head and sighed.
Even if you are a person outside the world, you can't be so ignorant of worldly affairs! You can be outside the world but you can't be outside of it!
"It is true that Governor Liu is only an honorary position now, but he was once a general who had made great military achievements. The battle to defend the city when he was in his prime has long been known to everyone in the streets and alleys. Even in teahouses and taverns, there are always gentlemen talking about it."
When Lingxiang was a child, she often went down the mountain secretly with Maidong, and then stayed in the teahouse in Guyang City all day to listen to storytellers. She remembered that there was a time when the storyteller often talked about the story of General Liu Xian who guarded the border. The vivid narration made them both very excited.
"Although the tribes in the Barbarian Continent are now divided, they are still one lineage after all. Moreover, the tribes have been eyeing our Celestial Empire for a long time, and the border is often unstable. If the tribes join forces to invade, is there anyone in the court who can lead the troops to resist? Isn't it Governor Liu? Why do you think the Celestial Emperor placed him in Cangzhou?"
"But if that's the case, why did the emperor only give my father the honorary title of governor?" Liu Xia still couldn't understand.
But Xinyi understood a little: "I think this is the way of being a king. If the governor is always in an important position, he will surely be overwhelmed by his achievements. Now he is given an idle position and placed in Cangzhou City near the border. If the barbarians attack, he only needs one order to go into battle."
"That's right," Lingxiang nodded, "I think this secret order must be in the hands of an official in Cangzhou, waiting for the enemy to attack, and then he can issue an order directly to Governor Liu in a moment."
"It is most difficult to win the heart of an emperor!" Xinyi sighed.
"Even so, what does that have to do with the demons? What does that have to do with my elder sister?"
"Senior Brother Chi Yanzi and Xiao Bai had previously inquired about the Barbarian Continent. According to them, there are demons lingering in the Barbarian Continent, and some of them hold high positions in the tribe." Ling Xiang asked the two, "Do you still remember Chang Pu from the Kunwu Sect?"
The two of them suddenly realized what was going on.
Jiuhua is good at the art of seducing souls, and Chang Pu of the Kunwu Sect is under her control. If the demons instigate the tribes of the Barbarian Continent to unite and attack, she will then cooperate with them from within and without, and the border will be easily seized by the tribes of the Barbarian Continent.
Even if the emperor does not intend to re-employ Governor Liu, Liu Shang, the second brother of the Liu family, still holds an important position in the military!
Thinking of this, Liu Xia couldn't help but sweat soaking his clothes.
Fortunately, Miss Lingxiang was thoughtful, otherwise it would have been a disaster!
At this time, Lingxiang said again: "Now that the words have been spoken, there is no need to hide them. Previously, your eldest sister asked Xiaobai to find someone. I think that person is the one next to Bai Wuchang whom I met before, right?" Lingxiang said, taking out a gamboge purse from her waist.
Looking at the word "桑" on the purse, Liu Xia was stunned at first, then frowned and spoke slowly.
Just as Lingxiang said, that man and the eldest daughter of the Liu family were childhood sweethearts. His name was Sang Mu, and he was the child of a general under the command of Liu Shishi when he was a general guarding the border.
At that time, the Khan of a tribe in Manzhou found a sorcerer from nowhere and used some unknown means to plant spies in the city. They broke into the house when the defense was weak and abducted Liu Xia and her son. It was also at that time that General Sang's wife died in order to protect Liu's eldest sister and third brother.
During the war, the witch used strange magic to trap the border town tightly, and it could not communicate with the outside world for several days. General Sang was ordered to go out of the city to break the fog, but he lost his life in the fog. The Sang family only had one child, Sang Mu, so later Governor Liu took the initiative to raise him at home and taught him martial arts and military tactics, just like his own son.
In fact, the governor's wife was grateful for the Sang family's wife's kindness in protecting her son, and seeing that Sang Mu and her daughter were in love, she also wanted to marry Miss Liu to him. But Sang Mu refused.
It's not that he didn't want to, but he felt that he was just the son of a deceased general and of low status, and was not worthy of Liu Lan at all, so he asked to go to the frontier military camp for training, saying that he would come back to marry her in a grand manner after he had won military merit.
When Governor Liu found out, he praised Sang Mu highly and agreed to his request. But he didn't expect that the Manzhou tribe invaded that year, and after a great war, there was no news of Sang Mu anymore.
Hearing this, Lingxiang couldn't help but sigh: How many perfect marriages have been ruined in history because of "waiting".
In fact, women do not have any extravagant demands for marriage. They do not covet wealth and fame, but only wish for peace and happiness. Even if they live in poverty all their lives, all they need is a cup of tea. As long as they can stay together for a lifetime, that is enough.
But how many men in the world understand this...
"So, you are sure that the man is Sang Mu?" Lingxiang asked.
Liu Xia nodded: "At that time, my elder sister made a purse for each of us brothers, and embroidered our names on each of them, except for Brother Sang, who had his surname embroidered on him. When he left, he and my elder sister exchanged purses as a token of love."
"That makes sense." Xinyi looked at Lingxiang, who also nodded.
"The demons control the barbarian tribes. I think that war was also their doing, but..." Lingxiang frowned and pinched her chin, but did not say the rest.
"Just what?" Xinyi and Liu Xia were puzzled.
Lingxiang shook her head: "I can't understand it. The Demon Realm is located outside Fengdu and above Huangquan. It has always had a place for thousands of years. But why have the demons been causing chaos in the human world over the years and always invading the territory of the Heavenly Dynasty? And in the face of such behavior by the demons, the God Realm actually does nothing about it?"
What is the Demon Lord planning? Is he trying to take over the human world?
That's really overestimating your own abilities.
Although Emperor Xin was cruel and brutal and oppressed the people, the real reason why the gods attacked him was because he did not obey the authority of heaven. If the demon world controls the human world, won't it threaten the gods again?
However, Lingxiang suddenly realized: Although spiritual roots are scarce nowadays, there are still those who have achieved great success, but they are hidden in the dust. If the demons really have this idea, these powerful ones will probably not agree to it.
The Demon Lord shouldn't be so brainless, especially since he has the cunning strategist Bai Wuchang by his side.
What is the purpose of the demon clan? Is it just for the Huitian Pill?
Forget it, forget it. I can’t figure it out right now. Let’s just focus on the present situation!
Lingxiang shook her head and said to the two of them, "Although we have tricked Yinghuan away, if she comes to her senses, she will definitely come back for revenge. We must prepare early."
“But if she really wants to find her, I’m afraid we alone can’t be her match.” Xinyi frowned and said.
Hearing this, Lingxiang smiled:
"The mountain man has a clever plan!"
(End of this chapter)
