Forced Marriage [Cultivation]

After a fire burned, what was left was a mess everywhere.

The air is filled with the smell of ashes, black scorched earth is everywhere in sight, and there is still white smoke that has not been completely extinguished.

Jiang Suxing's body was still sick, and after staying in this ashes-filled air for a long time, it became difficult to breathe.

And Gu Baitang stared at him all the time, like a stubborn stone, stubborn and persistent.A pair of bloodshot eyes, a face buried in ashes.

"Ahem..." Jiang Suxing started coughing uncontrollably as soon as he opened his mouth. The air was too choking.

After resting for a while, Jiang Suxing lowered his voice, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Brother Baitang, I will tell you what happened that night. However, it is not convenient to speak here, let's find a safe place , have a good talk."

After saying that, he lowered his head, only held Gu Baitang's hand tightly, and continued to cough.

Gu Baitang raised his head, and saw the disciples from the Law Enforcing Palace in the distance, as well as the disciples from other palaces who came to help. Although it seemed that these people were doing their work seriously, which one of them was listening with ears stretched out and watching from the corner of their eyes? here.

"Okay." Gu Baitang replied, "Then where shall we go?"

Seeing that he agreed to leave here, Jiang Suxing felt a little relieved, and said, "Let's leave here first."

Jiang Suxing squatted here for a while, but when he got up, he couldn't use any strength, so he supported Gu Baitang's knees to stand up.I just feel weak and dizzy.

Suddenly a strong arm was placed on the back of the waist, Jiang Suxing's whole body went limp, his body could only lean back with a force, and the bend of his legs was also hooked.

Then he felt that he was in Gu Baitang's arms.

Regardless of the shocked and astonished eyes of the people around him, Gu Baitang held Jiang Suxing in his arms, and just left the ruins where he had sat quietly for fifteen days.

The disciples were amazed and whispered.

"As expected, it is Jiang Suxing. Gu Baitang has been here for half a month. Elder Huo, the head teacher, Yan Elder, and Qiu have been here. Which one can convince him? This Jiang Suxing has been standing here for less than a month. Gu Baitang left with him when it was time for a cup of tea?"

"Hey, Gu Baitang is usually most afraid of his uncle, but this time, Elder Qiu came three times, and each time he left angrily. Where is Gu Baitang? He didn't even raise his head. A few senior disciples are going Forcibly took him away, and he fought with others. Qin Zun managed to heal his injuries some time ago, and this time he lay down again. Wen Yu was implicated for no reason, his nose was crooked, and he didn't come out for more than ten days. I have passed the emcee's courtyard. I thought he, Gu Baitang, was going to be a filial son and virtuous grandson here for three years to guard Wu Shishu's filial piety, so he left?! Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that the rumors are true, the power of this love is really great!"

"Hey, he Gu Baitang wants to be a filial son and grandson for Wu Conglian. He has a shit. You see, Wu Conglian didn't even set up a formal mourning hall after Wu Conglian died. The elders are secretive and want to cover it up. The water here is deep. I heard people say, Wu Conglian actually committed suicide in fear of crime this time. Gu Baitang will definitely be implicated this time. Although his uncle is powerful, the elders of Bodhidharma Hall cannot reach out to the Law Enforcement Palace. In my opinion, the position of the Chief Law Enforcement Palace needs to be replaced It's..."

The person who said this was too sour and his words were ugly, so someone immediately warned him.

"Everyone, Senior Brother Gu is the chief disciple of the Law Enforcement Palace. It's not your turn to comment behind his back!" The person who spoke was another well-known disciple of the Law Enforcement Palace, named Zhuo Xinian.This person has a tough appearance and is eight feet tall. He is usually one-of-a-kind, with strong bones.In terms of cultivation and status, he is on par with Gu Baitang in the Law Enforcement Palace.

Zhuo Xinian was born in an ordinary family, his parents were in business, and his family background was average. At the age of 14, he was kicked out of the house by his parents because of his rebellious impulse and disobedience to discipline.After suffering a lot at the bottom of the society, Zhuo Xinian met a knight-errant Taoist by an unexpected opportunity, and he was willing to follow him all over the world because of his admiration and admiration for his chivalry.

Seeing Zhuo Xinian's sincere heart and spiritual roots, the Taoist sent him to Xicheng and asked him to devote himself to cultivating Taoism.

At that time, Zhuo Xinian was already 20 years old, and he had the atmosphere of the rivers and lakes, hooligans, and bandits.He travels all over the world on weekdays, how can he stand the rules and regulations of the Law Enforcement Palace.Therefore, he often fights with others, violates the rules, and is often punished.But because of this, it added a little bit of excitement to the law enforcement palace, which was always solemn and solemn on weekdays.Unknowingly, there are actually many people who look at Zhuo Xinian with admiration and get closer to him.

Gu Baitang is also one of them.Zhuo Xinian is three years older than Gu Baitang, because he likes Gu Baitang's uprightness and purity, so he is willing to be inferior to him. He not only respects Gu Baitang as his senior brother, but also helps Gu Baitang to manage the Law Enforcement Palace.

"I would like to advise everyone, since the head teacher and Elder Huo have already spoken, we disciples should stop guessing and talking about the teacher. As for Gu Baitang—I, Zhuo Xinian, will put my words down here today. , if in the future I hear someone mention Gu Baitang when discussing this matter behind their backs, I don't care what your family background is, just give it a try and see if you can live a peaceful life in Xicheng! You all know my dark history in Zhuoxi years. I am not a gentleman, so I am not afraid to tell you that I am afraid of my own hands! If you have the ability, you come and kill me, or I will let you never have peace!"

Zhuo Xinian said harsh words, and the whispering voices around him quickly disappeared, leaving only the sound of wind in the silence.

Speaking of this, Jiang Suxing said that he wanted to find a quiet place to talk in detail, on the one hand, it was to appease Gu Baitang's emotions, and he was afraid that he would cause trouble in front of everyone.On the other hand, after seeing Gu Baitang's current appearance, Jiang Suxing had already made up his mind in his heart, ready to be honest with Gu Baitang.That being the case, one needs to be very careful, this great secret, no matter it is true or not, should not be let others listen to it.

This quiet and safe place can neither be the overcrowded Law Enforcement Palace, nor the Jade Cauldron Palace. There are many people there, and there are many people with many thoughts.

After thinking about it, before Jiang Suxing could think of an absolutely safe and quiet place, he realized that they were already on their way to the imperial dining room.

Yes, the imperial dining room.In Onjuku's territory, there is no need to worry about Xiaoxiao coming to eavesdrop.

It was noon at this moment, and the disciples in the imperial dining room were still busy.Jiang Zhoumian led Gu Baitang along the mountain road, bypassing the camellia field all the way to the remote but secluded Afangzhai on the mountain.

After Gu Baitang put Jiang Suxing down, he stood still in the middle of the room.Jiang Suxing asked his brother to fetch a basin of water, without saying a word, he pushed Gu Baitang on the chair, moistened the warm water with the snow-white handkerchief, and reached out to wipe Gu Baitang's cheeks.

Gu Baitang dodged for a while, and looked at Jiang Suxing, with a bit of vigilance and resistance in his eyes.

Jiang Suxing didn't speak, but looked back at him quietly, with tenderness and distress in his eyes.

Gu Baitang lowered his eyes and blinked, with a somewhat uncomfortable expression.The long eyelashes are long and thick, but they blend with the black and gray face, and there is nothing special about it.

But he was finally willing to be honest, and let Jiang Suxing's wet cotton cloth fall on his cheek.

Jiang Suxing showed a slight smile, "I thought you were going to be angry with me and ignore me."

Wipe it gently little by little, and soon, the original snow-white veil was dyed pitch black.Throw it into a basin, and it will smudge into a cloud of ink.

Gu Baitang was finally a little embarrassed, grabbed the handkerchief, and said in a low voice, "I'll do it myself."

His voice was deep and deep, sounding thick and gentle, like a bend of calm water flowing into the bottom of my heart.

Outside the window, there are many mountains and mountains, and it is secluded and deep. There are birds in the yard occasionally lingering and playing, and then leave quickly.

The midday sun walks on the edge of the window lattice, bringing the breath of green grass and the cicadas' cries in the evening.

Jiang Suxing took the basin of water out of the courtyard and poured it out, then scooped up a basin of hot water from the wooden bucket again.He was thin and looked very frail.His face was pale, although there was a faint blush on his cheeks, and a smile hung on his lips.He rolled up his sleeves, and his hair was untied, except for a loose ponytail.When he lowered his head to put down the basin, a strand of hair slipped down.

Gu Baitang stretched out his hand, and naturally lifted up the lock of hair, and pinned it behind Jiang Suxing's ear again.

Jiang Suxing raised his head and looked at him, his eyes were as tender as water.

Gu Baitang withdrew his hand as if he suddenly woke up again, and took a step back, as if deliberately keeping unfamiliar.

"Sit down and rest." Gu Baitang said, "This place is quiet, and there are only you and me. You should tell me what happened that night."

"I'll tell you." Jiang Suxing said, "Baitang, relax. You've been too nervous these days. This matter is a long story. Take a bath first and rest."

"No, you must tell me now." Gu Baitang insisted.

Seeing that he was always like this, if he didn't want to tell him, he would just speculate, so Jiang Suxing sat down on the chair.

The story begins with Chu Wan picking up a Lingxiu Xiaoya on Tianzhu Peak, and starts with the murder case of the three disciples of Huxinting.

Gu Baitang frowned, "I know all of this, what does it have to do with it?"

Jiang Suxing sighed, "You only know one thing but not the other. If you really want to know what happened that night, then sit down and listen to me and you quietly."

Hearing what he said, Gu Baitang also sat down and frowned to listen to him.

When Jiang Suxing mentioned that there was poison made of poppies in the tea that the three disciples of Huxin Pavilion drank, Gu Baitang's expression changed obviously, and he wanted to refute, but seeing Jiang Suxing's unhurried look, he endured it again .

Jiang Suxing continued to talk.

Talk about the scene of summoning spirits, talk about the demonstration of living beings, talk about Princess Huangxi, talk about Zhou Hui, talk about the three elders who brought Jiang Suxing to question Wu Conglian that night.

Tell the truth about 300 years ago.

At the beginning, Gu Baitang had the urge to refute several times. How could the master poison the three disciples of Fu Motang?How could it have anything to do with Zhou Hui?What's more, how could it be... how could it be such a vicious, femme fatale?How to do the terrible thing of holding Princess Huangxi under Tianzhu Peak for 300 years?

But the more he heard the back, the more silent Gu Baitang became, the more he couldn't open his mouth to refute or question.

From beginning to end, he just listened quietly, as if he was listening to an Arabian Nights tale.

Especially after hearing what Wu Conglian and Jiang Suxing said at the end when they were alone.

What Zhou Hui's reincarnation, what kind of demon king's seed.

It's like, someone else's story.

From noon, Jiang Suxing told all these things in detail, and the moon was already hanging high.

"...You mean, I...are Zhou Hui's reincarnation?" Gu Baitang asked after Jiang Suxing finished speaking.

Jiang Suxing shook his head, "I don't know. Your master doesn't have a single word of truth in his mouth..." He glanced at Gu Baitang's expression, paused for a while, and then said: "I mean, these things sound too absurd, don't they? ? No evidence, no witnesses, just his words."

"But..." Gu Baitang's eyes were wide open, and his voice was dreamlike, "Only in this way can I explain, isn't Master his attitude towards me?... Over the years, I have always felt that he is looking at other people through me. A person... And you and your master, didn't you also see it in the "Life Demonstration"... Zhou Hui, does he look very similar to me? "

Seeing him like this, Jiang Suxing stood up, went to Gu Baitang and squatted down, held Gu Baitang's cold hands, raised his head and looked at him.

"You don't know Zhou Hui's face, but there are certain demeanors that make me look a little familiar. But this doesn't mean anything, not to mention that Zhou Hui's soul will not be reincarnated in 300 years. It was already someone else. From my point of view, this is Wu Conglian’s reason for raising suspicions. He knows how powerful I am, and he is afraid that I will find out Zhou Hui’s whereabouts. So he played tricks in front of me, so that I dare not start to investigate.”

"But, master, he is really good at refining souls. Do you think he took Zhou Hui's soul back then, sent it to reincarnation, and then... Then 300 years later, he became me..." Gu Baitang said more and more Xuan, I started to think a lot.

Jiang Suxing straightened his head, so that the eyes of the two were tightly glued together.He said in a very firm and unquestionable tone: "Gu Baitang, you must remember that you are Gu Baitang. You have nothing to do with Zhou Hui, let alone the seed of the devil king. Did you hear that? "

Gu Baitang looked at him, his big black eyes were empty and frightening: "You say that, do you really believe that I am not Zhou Hui, or are you just deceiving yourself? If I am really Zhou Hui, I have the seeds of a demon king in me." , Will you hold your sword against me one day in the future?"

Jiang Suxing was stunned, smiled, and said: "Brother Baitang, you are stupid. I believe in you, and I also believe in myself. You and I will not make it to that day."

Gu Baitang said: "If you tell me all this, aren't you afraid that Master and the others will blame you?"

Jiang Suxing put his cheek on the back of Gu Baitang's hand, and said: "In my opinion, these things are all external. I don't want any barrier between you and me. Besides, this matter is too big, if I deceive you at this time , I will inevitably use more lies to make up for this in the future. I don't want to waste that brain to lie to you, because I have already made up my mind to spend my life with you, with you Gu Baitang. I have already integrated with you , I fully accept your past, and if there is a storm in the future, you and I will bear it with all our strength."

This confession can be described as incisive and vivid, even if Gu Baitang has any worries and troubles, at this moment, there is only tenderness in his heart.

"Then you...are you not afraid that I won't be able to bear it, or that I will have problems?" Gu Baitang asked again.

Jiang Suxing curled the corners of his lips, and looked at Gu Baitang with eyes as fiery as the sun, shining brightly and dazzlingly.

"I believe in you, and I believe in myself. I believe that you can take it, and that as long as I'm by your side, you'll be fine."

Gu Baitang finally smiled, "You are really confident."

However, he gently placed his palm on Jiang Suxing's shoulder, and gently stroked the soft and smooth hair.

"I haven't come to see you these days, have you ever blamed me?"

"Resentment." Jiang Suxing said directly, with tender eyebrows and eyes, but a smile on his lips: "I heard people say that not only did they not come to see, they never even asked me a question."

Gu Baitang stroked the smile on Jiang Suxing's lips with his thumb, and said, "You should blame me."

"But I know it's not that you don't miss me in your heart, you're just angry with the uncle and the others." Jiang Suxing held Gu Baitang's hand and said softly: "Even if Master Wu is wrong in every way, at least he is the master who raised you for 13 years. Your body As his only disciple, but he didn't get to see him on his deathbed, and he didn't even know the truth about his death. If I were you, I would sit there and not say a word for fifteen days."

Gu Baitang listened, showing a faint smile, and said softly: "Jiang Suxing, you are so understanding, what should I do?"

Jiang Suxing asked: "Am I not right?"

Gu Baitang smiled, a little relieved, "No, what you said is all right. I... I am not good at words, and what I say is not as good as you. But it is true that I resent Master and the others in my heart, and it is true that I miss you and worry about you. .”

Jiang Suxing leaned on his knees, "If you are not good at words, don't say it, I have you enough."

Gu Baitang raised his head and let out a long sigh, heavy and long, as if he had scattered everything in these days into this sigh.

A moment later, Jiang Suxing looked up, and Gu Baitang leaned on the chair with his head tilted, and fell asleep loosely in this position.

Gu Baitang, as a mid-Gold Core cultivator, sleeps very little.Even when resting, he is sitting or lying upright, with a standard posture, stiff like a statue.

He was able to fall asleep like this at the moment, firstly because he was totally unprepared for Jiang Suxing, and secondly because he was extremely tired from many things these days.

Jiang Suxing was very distressed and wanted him to sleep like this.But right now Gu Baitang hasn't washed yet, his whole body is dirty like a beggar.And falling asleep like this isn't good for your neck either.

After struggling for a while, Jiang Suxing stretched out his hand to push him awake.

"Brother Baitang, you should go take a bath first."

Gu Baitang slightly opened his eyes, then closed them again, his voice sounded like he had entered a dream.

"Xiao Xing, I'm so tired, let me sleep for a while..."

Jiang Suxing's eyes turned red immediately.

In the previous life, Gu Baitang only called him Xiaoxing before he was 15 years old.Afterwards, they were all called by their first names.He once joked that he had been waiting for Gu Baitang to call him by his baby name again.

Who would have thought that he would have waited two lifetimes for this small awakening.

There was no movement for a while, Gu Baitang opened his eyes again, and saw the teary eyes of the person in front of him in a trance.He sighed and struggled to sit up.

"Why are you crying? I'm just going to wash. Look at you, you cry when I'm lazy once in a while, and you say you're ready to spend the rest of your life with me. Don't look at me like this, I'm actually a little problem A lot of……"

Jiang Suxing pushed Gu Baitang, who was still talking, behind the screen, behind which was a wooden bucket filled with warm water, and retreated outside to prepare Gu Baitang's clothes.

He went to the front imperial dining room to find his elder brother Jiang Zhoumian, asked for a new set of clean clothes, and then went to get his middle coat and outer robe.

When he came back, he could only hear the gurgling sound of the water inside, it seemed that Gu Baitang was bathing obediently.The corners of Jiang Suxing's mouth could not help but rise, and he took a special look at the screen.

Probably just in this direction, the moonlight is shining in from that direction, and a clear figure is being cast on the dark blue screen.

Jiang Suxing blushed, then walked over and closed the curtain.

When he heard the voice, there was a shout from inside, "Looking early?"

Jiang Suxing responded.

Gu Baitang asked, "Where have you been?"

"I'm going to fetch your clothes, put them behind the screen, and use them after you wash them." After speaking, Jiang Suxing turned and walked out, and came back after a while.

"What are you going to do again?" Gu Baitang's voice sounded a little dissatisfied.

Jiang Suxing said: "Go and find tea."

Gu Baitang asked, "Did you find it?"

Jiang Suxing replied: "Yes, I found it."

Gu Baitang asked again: "But what else do you need to find?"

Jiang Suxing replied: "I won't look for it anymore, the tea is already brewed."

Gu Baitang quickly said: "Then stay there, don't move, wait for me."

Jiang Suxing covered his mouth and smiled, and sat on the chair.