After the monk listened to Aning's words, he seemed to be silent for a long time.

During this period, Ah Ning didn't say a word, and waited for him to make a decision. The two of them were silent like this. After an unknown period of time, she saw the monk suddenly shook his head.

"I still can't give it to you." He said, turned slightly to stop looking at Aning's face, closed his eyes, crossed his legs and began to turn the Buddha to chant sutras.

It turned out to be so stubborn.

Aning didn't know what he was thinking, and all the remaining patience was exhausted, and a trace of impatience gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Why don't you give it to me?" Ah Ning said, frowning tightly.

She rushed forward and grabbed the monk's skirt, and pressed the sword firmly to his throat, "Give me a reason, or I will kill you."

Seeing what she said, the monk finally opened his eyes again, pulled the corners of his chapped mouth a few times, and whispered something.

"Because the prefect is kind to me. When I was almost killed by thieves, he saved me."

"So, I'm going to repay him."

It sounds like it makes sense.

"But now that he has done something that endangers all beings and has embezzled so much treasure, gold and silver, do you still want to protect him?" Aning snorted coldly, with disdain in his eyes, "You, a Buddhist, do you want to treat the common people? where?"

"I only stick to my own beliefs." The monk shook his head, "Of course the common people want it, but the kindness must also be repaid."

I really don't know whether this person is living with understanding or confusion.

Aning clicked his lips, and really didn't want to talk nonsense with him.

She turned the sword in her hand, and when the monk was unprepared, she directly took the hilt of the sword and hit him hard on the neck.

The monk had never practiced martial arts, and Aning's movements were too fast, he was knocked unconscious by her before he could react.

Aning sighed, dropped the saber in his hand, quickly untied the monk's skirt and groped into his clothes, and pulled out a book after groping for a while.

Such a loyal person will definitely keep the things Jiang Heng handed over to him tightly, touching them all the time for fear of losing them.

But in the end it was taken away by her.

Aning spread out the book, put it in front of his eyes and browsed through a few pages carefully, and found that it was actually the account book recorded by Jiang Heng himself.

It clearly records all kinds of secret accounts, who they cooperated with, what part of the bank they belong to, how much profit they got from it, and so on.

Everything is recorded clearly.

It even mentioned Jiang Yujin's name, Aning frowned and flipped through the pages one by one, and finally heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Jiang Yu'an was not mentioned in it.

Such a small account book is extremely crucial evidence, enough to convict Jiang Heng and Jiang Yujin of death, and at the same time clear Jiang Yuan's grievances.

However, she did not intend to submit it directly to the emperor. After all, for such a high-ranking person, life and death depend on one's mood. Even if there is real evidence, it may not be easy for him to withdraw the order.

It would be better to start directly from him.

Thinking like this, Ah Ning put away the ledger, turned around and left the ruined temple quickly, got on his horse and galloped away.

She walked too hastily, so naturally she didn't notice that the monk behind her who was knocked out by herself seemed to be slowly shedding two lines of clear tears.

I am afraid that there will never be a law of two perfections in the world.

It would be great if it could make people worthy of Tathagata and Qing.

……

Jiang Chengxuan took Jiang Zhinan to a place.

Probably because he was afraid that she would run away, Jiang Chengxuan found a rope to tie her up, while he took the other end of the rope and led her out slowly.

Jiang Zhinan followed him without saying a word, and saw that the place he was in was a very small wooden house with some simple kitchen utensils and daily necessities in it, which was extremely inconspicuous.

In addition, this house is located in the mountains and forests, making it even more difficult to find. I am afraid that Jiang Chengxuan has been hiding here for the past few days.

But...how did his body become like this.

Seeing him walking all the way, Jiang Zhinan coughed all the way, his figure was not as straight as before, as if he was terminally ill.

Jiang Zhinan couldn't see through it, and didn't rush to ask, so he followed Jiang Chengxuan all the way in silence.

A strange premonition gradually surged in my heart, as if everything would come to light soon, and there would be an answer today.

After walking like this for a while, Jiang Chengxuan, who was pulling the rope, finally stopped, and then turned sideways, telling Jiang Zhinan to look forward.

What surprised Jiang Zhinan was that she saw two tombstones not far in front of her.

One was written Liu Rumeng, the other was written Liang Yutong, and there was nothing else.

For some reason, Jiang Zhinan always felt that these two names looked familiar.

She searched in her heart for a while, relying on Jiang Yu'an's memory, she remembered that Liu Rumeng was Jiang Chengxuan's biological mother, and Liang Yutong was a girl he saved from the market before, and she was almost going to become his wife.

But in the end, both of them died due to accidents, leaving only Jiang Chengxuan, a lonely person, alive in this world.

That's all she can remember so far.

Seemingly seeing the doubt in her heart, Jiang Chengxuan smiled, then opened his mouth and said softly, "I'm here."

It was actually said to the two tombstones.

Jiang Zhinan didn't dare to speak, and unconsciously held his breath.

Seeing that Jiang Chengxuan finished speaking, she sat down casually, with a look of contentment in her eyes, as if she was just out to play.

Jiang Zhinan waited for a long time before he could speak, and finally couldn't help asking, "What did you bring me here for?"

"Shh." Jiang Chengxuan shook his head, put his index finger to his lips in a silent gesture, "Wait a minute."

I don't know what to wait for.

Jiang Zhinan sighed, and simply leaned over and sat down, guessing from the bottom of his heart and the system what he meant.

After guessing like this for a while, she suddenly saw a carrier pigeon flying over and landed lightly on Jiang Chengxuan's palm.

Jiang Chengxuan took down the letter from the carrier pigeon and unfolded it, then put it in front of his eyes for a few moments, his expression seemed to change.

A moment later, there was even a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, as if what was written in the letter was a bolt from the blue.

Jiang Zhinan was a little curious, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes, but before she could ask, Jiang Chengxuan suddenly stood up and held the note in front of her.

What was written on it turned out to be: "Jiang Yu'an's whereabouts have been found, behead him on the spot, and cut off his head."

"Also, now that we have all the evidence of the Jiang family's corruption, Jiang Heng and his eldest son will be executed at noon tomorrow."

The huge amount of information caused Jiang Zhinan to frown immediately, and remained silent for a while.

"Your Aning is really capable." Jiang Chengxuan smiled, tore up the piece of paper casually, and gently threw it into the wind.

When these words came out, Jiang Zhinan was a little confused.

"She didn't tell you?" As if reading Jiang Zhinan's bewilderment, Jiang Chengxuan suddenly sighed, "She protects you so well."

"I thought..." he murmured, the words he was going to say got stuck in his throat for some reason.

"Forget it." He said after a while, "Let her tell you about this pile of things later, I'm only responsible for telling my story."

"After listening, you will probably understand why I did this."

……

The story wasn't too long, but it wasn't too short either. Jiang Chengxuan coughed while telling it, his voice intermittent.

The protagonists in the story are the owners of these two tombstones, Jiang Chengxuan's mother and Jiang Chengxuan's lover, but the process and ending of the story are completely different from what Jiang Zhinan remembered, and there is a world of difference.

It turned out that Mrs. Liu, who was so dignified at the time, betrayed Jiang Taishou, secretly having an affair with a servant every day, doing all kinds of indecent things.

At that time Jiang Chengxuan was still young, and one day when he was playing in Fuchu, he happened to see the scene of the two having sex, and was immediately frightened.

At that time, he didn't fully understand these things. He only felt that his mother's expression terrified him, her voice terrified him, and even the messy hair and the hands they held tightly together terrified him. .

Jiang Chengxuan was terrified, and made a little noise without paying attention.

He was obviously very small, but his mother still noticed it, and even looked in his direction, her hazy eyes suddenly became extremely terrifying.

Jiang Chengxuan curled his lips, almost cried, and left there as if running away, and was sick for several days.

During this period, my mother never came to see him, and she came slowly until the last day when he was about to recover from his illness.

Although there was fear and grief for her and extreme incomprehension in his heart, it was still his mother. Jiang Chengxuan felt extremely happy when he saw her, and he quickly got up from the hospital bed and wanted to hug her.

But I never thought that my mother stretched out her hand and grabbed her neck.

"At that time, she told me that if I leaked this matter, I would die." Jiang Chengxuan smiled, and he didn't know whether it was more bitterness or resentment on his face, "After all, she is a woman from a humble background. After finally getting to this position, being the second wife of the Jiang family naturally cannot afford the risk."

"If the child is gone, you can have it again, but if the status is gone, then there will be nothing." He said in a very soft voice, "At that time, she really wanted to kill me, I could tell."

"A mother who wants to kill her child in order to cover up her mistakes, for the sake of fame and status, can't be forgiven anyway, right?"

"So Mrs. Liu's death..." Jiang Zhinan gasped when he heard that.

Jiang Chengxuan just smiled, and soon began to tell the next story.

This time the protagonist is the girl he likes, Liang Yutong.

The story at the beginning was just an ordinary hero saving the beauty, Jiang Chengxuan happened to save her, and the two happened to have a lot of entanglements in the future, and in the end they fell in love naturally after a long time.

At that time, Jiang Chengxuan regarded her as a treasure, and vowed to marry her only in this life and love her forever.

The girl was exactly the same, and she also said that she would not marry unless he was the only one, and that she would stay with him even if she died.

But after all, she is a woman with no status and a humble background. Seeing that she and his son are happy with each other, Jiang Taishou naturally has a thousand reluctance in his heart.

So he talked to Jiang Chengxuan several times in private, but seeing Jiang Chengxuan's firm attitude, as if he had lost his mind, Jiang Taishou had no choice but to change the direction and start with that girl.

But never thought that it would be so simple.

The girl said that she would never change until death, but she couldn't resist the temptation of money at all. Prefect Jiang only gave her a little favor and sent her away successfully.

In the end, the only thing left was Jiang Chengxuan who took the lie seriously.

After Jiang Zhinan heard what he said, he immediately guessed that the girl must have died in his hands.

Although it was a little pitiful, Jiang Chengxuan was more pitiful in the final analysis.

"Then why did you want to treat father..." But she didn't quite understand why Jiang Chengxuan wanted to take revenge with Jiang Taishou.

"It's all because of him, isn't it?" Jiang Chengxuan snorted coldly, his messy hair fluttering in the wind, "Actually, since I killed them, I've been dreaming almost every night."

"But what appeared in the dream was not their ugly faces, but smiling faces, who loved me sincerely." He said, his tone full of sighs, "so every time I wake up, I I can't help but think, if my father only loved my mother, if he hadn't made trouble to provoke my relationship with Yutong, then everything would be different, and I wouldn't have to be alone like I am now."

"But these are just delusions, right? In fact, I know very well."

The desolation and determination of what he said made Jiang Zhinan immediately speechless.

"Actually, I didn't intend to do anything at first." After a while, Jiang Chengxuan suddenly said, "The moment I really felt chilled, was when I overheard the promise he made to the ancestor during the sacrifice in the ancestral hall. "

"He said that he had done too many sins in the past, so he should be diligent in correcting in the future, make up for all the things he owed to his children over the years, and devote all his love...to you."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Zhinan was immediately stunned.

She never knew about this matter, but she could clearly feel for so long that Prefect Jiang really treated her much better than the other two sons, and he almost favored her.

It turned out that there was such a reason.

"You are also surprised." Jiang Chengxuan smiled, his eyes were a little red, "Why, why do you have to make up for what you owe me?!"

"He is Jiang Heng. He has two sons and a daughter under his knees. No matter which one is his child, he can alleviate his crimes by making compensation to anyone, and he will feel more relieved."

"But me, I only have him as a father..."

"Second brother." Jiang Zhinan listened for a long time, feeling extremely sad in his heart, and just about to say a word of comfort, he suddenly raised his head and stared at him intently.

"So compared to them, you are actually what I hate the most." He said, tears gradually streaming down his face.

"When I was teaching Ah Ning, I saw my shadow in her. I knew that she, like me, would do whatever it takes to achieve her goal, and even give up everything if necessary."

"The reason why I didn't kill you is that I want you to experience my feelings, the pain and helplessness of being betrayed by someone you like, and using your life for fame and status."

"I laid so many chess pieces and wasted so much energy, but in the end I lost. I never thought that she would risk her life to protect you."

"Jiang Yu'an, you are really happy, so happy... I'm even a little envious."

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