Mask of Rebirth

In the southern outskirts of the capital city, there is a small Taoist temple here, which has long been dilapidated due to no one living in it and falling into disrepair.It was raining heavily outside, and light rain was falling everywhere inside.

Void has been waiting here for a long time, from the moment he was released from the dungeon until now, he still can't believe that Qin Mu actually let him go, and he didn't send anyone to follow him along the way.

When they left, they made an appointment with Wei Ziyang to meet here and go back to Jinchan Temple together.Now that the time has passed, I don't know if he has encountered some troubles and cannot get out.

Kong Kong took some rainwater from the broken clay pot and gave it to the horse to drink, while he went to the courtyard alone in the rain.While waiting for Wei Ziyang, he recalled the past.

It is true that Qin Mu's hidden guards poured poison into the wine with their own eyes, there is no doubt about it.But he said that he didn't intend to kill Wei Ziyang, and he didn't even think about it.Qin Mu is now the emperor, and to be honest, he doesn't have any need to continue to deceive others, and his usual behavior does not seem like killing innocent people indiscriminately.Could it be that I had misread it back then and caused a misunderstanding? If so, wouldn't I have made a huge mistake?

"Senior brother!" Wei Ziyang rode over, his whole body was almost soaked.

"You're here, I thought you were in some trouble."

"Don't worry, it's going well."

"Go ahead and enjoy the fire, and wait for the rain to stop before you go on your way."

"it is good."

Kong Kong took the reins and led the horse into the house, and lit a fire to keep warm. "Junior brother, the emperor said something to me last night." After returning to the cell last night, the two of them didn't have a chance to talk in detail. Now that everything is in order, it's time for Xu Kong Xiang to tell him everything. "He said he believed you were dead."

"..." Wei Ziyang wrung out his clothes and put them on the shelf, without saying a word.

"He also said that he didn't kill you back then."

Wei Ziyang's movements paused, and it took him a long time to say something in a hoarse voice, "Brother, I heard your conversation last night."

Kong Kong nodded, "I think what he said may be the truth."

"You also said it is possible! Everything is unknown, and only he knows whether he wants to kill me or not!"

"His eyes are very sincere. Didn't you say that the eyes are the windows to the soul? At least I believed it at the time."

"...To tell you the truth, I knew that he might kill me long before I went to Chifeng, and I heard it with my own ears. Otherwise, I would believe you when you said that he poisoned me .”

Wei Ziyang had never told anyone about this, and Xu Kong naturally didn't know about it, so he hurriedly asked, "What did he say?"

"He gave Lou Han an order. If things change, he will be cut and rooted out, and he must not be allowed to fall into Lu Yang's hands! This sentence can be used as evidence in court. Hmph, he doesn't want to kill him. Me, tell me, is there any other explanation?"

It turned out that there was still this secret, Kong Kong was speechless for a moment, scratched his head and bowed his head in thought for a long time, connecting all the things together and thinking carefully.Naturally, Wei Ziyang's words can't be false, Qin Mu's words are true or false, it's unknown, what made Xu Kong willing to believe him was the paintings on the wall, the Buddha said: Destiny is made by oneself, form is born by heart.If a person doesn't keep the other person in mind, he definitely can't draw so realistically. In addition, Qin Mu's performance in the past few years is also the same. Whenever he goes to Jinchan Temple to fast and pay respects to the Buddha, he only sees the stone statue in his eyes.If you don't love someone so deeply, why would you be like this?

"Do you think there is such a possibility that he poisoned the hidden guard, and the one he wanted to kill was actually Lu Yang, but you drank that glass of wine by mistake?"

Hearing this sentence, Wei Ziyang's performance was too calm, only the fire was beating in his calm eyes. "You think I haven't thought about it?"

"you know?"

"If the cause and effect are connected together, plus what he said, this guess is not impossible."

"Since you have thought of this a long time ago, why don't you go and verify it yourself?"

Wei Ziyang rested his elbows on his knees, covered his face with his hands, and hid all his thoughts. "...Actually, the reason why I hate him is not all because of that glass of poisoned wine."

"What's that for?"

"Because he doesn't believe me!"

"How do you say that?"

"If he believed me, he wouldn't have sent someone to spy on me! I admit that I am sometimes indecisive and misunderstood, but when I give my feelings to others, I wholeheartedly. At the same time, I also hope that the other party can Believe me, trust me. Just like when we were together with Lu Yang back then, the vows made by Shanmeng each other were so sweet, but if something happened, I wouldn’t even be given a chance to explain it. If I can’t stand this little test, I won’t talk forever.” Wei Ziyang sighed wearily : "Qin Mu has told me more than once that no matter what happens in the future, I will believe you! I have said too much, and I believe it. But what happens in the end? I saved Lu Yang's life, so It's just to make himself feel at ease. But he suspected that I would be unfaithful to him, and wanted to kill Lu Yang and stop my thoughts. Didn't he think that I would have a bad conscience for the rest of my life if Lu Yang died? "

Just like when Nianli was poisoned back then, he could understand my intention and spare Nianli's life, why can't he stand on my side and spare Lu Yang's life now?

Kong Kong heard that the cuts were not clean and messy, and only then did he understand the master's words, from love comes sorrow, from love comes fear, if you are away from the lover, there is no worry and no fear.Heart way: In this world, monks are the happiest. There is only great love in heart, no small love, so there is no worry, so there is no fear.

"It's been six years, hasn't the hatred in your heart been resolved? In your words, you have to forgive and forgive!"

"Emotion is a very complicated thing. Love and parting, long-term resentment, not being able to ask, not being able to let go, are not things that people can control. Sometimes avoiding is no longer because of resentment, but because of fear."

"The more I listen, the more confused I become."

"I don't even know what I'm talking about. It's normal for you to sound confused."

Kong Kong shook his head helplessly, "Maybe it's just that you think things are too complicated. If you can't let go, then don't let it go. Everything in the past is gone. Why do you make it so complicated?"

"Since we had to leave at the beginning, it is even more impossible to go back now."

"why?"

"For those two years, I really wanted to go back to him. The days when I could only meet him in my dreams every night was really hard. I think I should put down all the resentment and just follow my own feelings Let's go, live as happy as you want! But when I thought of his identity, I retreated. He is the emperor, he is the king of a country, even if he doesn't want to, the Sangong Sixth Court can't change the etiquette. At least he still has the obligation to pass on the family line. Well. But all I want is for two people to stay together for a lifetime, which he can't give."

Feeling at a loss for words, I just felt that the feelings of ordinary people are more profound and difficult to understand than Buddhist scriptures. After a long pause, I said, "It's better to be a monk."

Wei Ziyang smiled bitterly, looked up at the sky outside, "The rain has stopped, let's go."

Kong Kong nodded and got up to tidy up. Before getting on the horse, he said one last sentence, "Last night, the emperor cried!...If you turn around now, there is still time!"

Such simple words are stronger than a knife, Wei Ziyang can't remember how long it has been since his heart hurts like this, as if he is being stabbed with a knife.After an unknown amount of time, his heart became numb from the pain and he lost consciousness, so he said lightly, "... Hurry up!"

In fact, Wei Ziyang knew in his heart that he was too cruel to Qin Mu. The two had known each other for nine years, and the time they had been together was only half a year.Now that he has once again fallen into despair, can he still hold on?

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"emperor!"

Qin Mu was ill, there was no morning court today, he was sitting in front of the imperial case in the same dress as yesterday, absent-mindedly approving the memorial.The king of a country is like this, even if he wants to cry, he dare not cry, even if his heart is tired, he can't rest, he pretends to be tenacious and supports the world with his tired body. "Has the void gone?"

Lou Han replied: "Master Void has already left the city, and it is estimated that he has passed the South Pass by this time."

Qin Mu nodded, then turned to his father-in-law and said, "I will pass on my will, and reward 1 taels of silver to Jinchan Temple."

"Yes, but, do you want to explain why you want to reward silver taels?"

"The Hall of Loyalty has been in disrepair for a long time."

"Yes, I understand, the old slave will go to preach the decree."

The father-in-law retreated out the door, Lou Han was still standing there like a log, Qin Mu said in a low voice: "I want to be alone, go down."

This time Lou Han didn't quit immediately like in the past, but opened his mouth and closed it again, as if he couldn't say anything.Qin Mu asked suspiciously, "Is there anything else?"

Lou Han knelt on the ground with a plop, and knocked his head loudly, "Your Majesty, if you feel uncomfortable, please punish me, don't torture yourself like this."

"You have done nothing wrong, why should I punish you?"

"It was because my subordinates were not good at things that they killed Mr. Wei by mistake. Everything is the fault of my subordinates. This subordinate deserves to die!" Every time Lou Han thinks about what happened back then, Lou Han will feel that he deserves to die. He wanted to poison Lu Yang to death. But he killed Qin Mu's beloved by mistake.By the time you realize that you have made a big mistake, it is too late.Not only did Qin Mu not punish him, he didn't even reprimand him, and it was precisely because of this that Lou Han was so loyal to him. In the past, when Qin Mu was assassinated, he tried his best to save him, and because of this, he lost an eye.But even thinking of what happened back then, Lou Han kept blaming himself, especially seeing Qin Mu's sad expression at this time, he was even more guilty, wishing to die to apologize.

"It's all over, why are you talking about him, not to mention that the one who is really wrong is me!... Get up!"

Lou Han still refused to get up, and hesitated for a long time before saying, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing that I don't know what to say."

"what's up?"

"Actually, my subordinates are not sure. They just have some doubts. I am afraid that I will disappoint the emperor again. If I don't say it, I can't let it go, so..."

"Why are you so wordy today, if you have something to say, hurry up!"

Lou Han bowed his head and said yes, and said in a low voice: "Shortly after Master Void left the capital, there was a jailer in the dungeon following him, and he resigned from his job and disappeared."

"What's so strange about that?"

"It is said that the man spent a whole 100 taels of silver to buy the drudgery of the jailer. Not long after the void was locked in the dungeon, he left as soon as the void left. The subordinates felt that this seemed a bit strange. Also. …”

Qin Mu frowned, and said anxiously: "Go ahead!"

"When the emperor summoned Kong Kong last night, the jailer was also outside the door. This subordinate had accidentally glanced at him in the dark at that time. He was not a good-looking person, but that figure... this subordinate did not check last night, but today I thought about it suddenly. I think his figure is very similar to Master Wei."

Qin Mu stood up abruptly and growled, "Why didn't you say it earlier!"

"But his face is really ugly, and he has no resemblance to Mr. Wei. The subordinates are not sure, so..."

"Ziyang is the best at disguise! You lied to me for a few months, don't you forget!" Qin Mu's anger burned to the top of his head, thinking that Wei Ziyang might only be with him last night After passing by several times in the dungeon in the past few days, he was so angry that he was so angry, and what was even more angry was that Lou Han took so long to tell him about it, thinking: If someone can catch him this time, he will Forget it, if he ran away again, he must kill this unrepentant subordinate to vent his hatred!

"Subordinates, subordinates are dull!"

"You'd better pray that I can find him this time, otherwise, let's settle the old and new debts together!" Qin Mu waved his hand, "Hurry up and change clothes with me!"