For a moment, Jun Aoyan felt that his world had become quiet.
But it was only for a moment... She quickly came back to her senses and looked at Bai Ya with the eyes of a stranger. But again, when he turned his head, even Liu Shenghan's appearance didn't look so familiar.
"What are you talking about?" She asked Shenghan again, "What is he talking about? What on earth are you..."
After Liu Shenghan stood firm, he gently pushed Aoyan away and patted his dusty sleeves. She didn't seem to blame Bai Ya for being angry, and it was even expected by her.
"Did you see it?"
"Do you really think it's perfect?"
Bai Ya took another step forward, and Ao Yan immediately stopped him to prevent him from doing anything drastic again. Fortunately, Bai Ya didn't intend to take action, but he still had a fierce look in his eyes. He didn't look at Shenghan as if he was looking at one of his own people.
"What's going on?!" Aoyan was a little angry, "Can't you two speak human language?"
"Ask her yourself."
Bai Ya didn't say much, he just said this sentence coldly. So Aoyan could only cast a doubtful look at Shenghan.
"Well... Miss Jun, your feeling is correct. The fire did not start from the Queen Mother's palace, otherwise, she would have died long ago."
"That's - no, why...how did you..."
"It was not my wish to put the Queen Mother to death. I didn't expect that Bai Shaoxia's judgment was so quick and accurate. It seems that after all this time, I still don't know you well enough, and I still underestimated you."
"Hmph." Bai Ya squeezed out a sneer, "The location of the fire is almost perfect, and the speed of the fire's spread has been calculated, and there shouldn't be any factors for accidental fire. If it were man-made, no one would have any reason to do it at this time. Start - if you want to commit murder, there are too many opportunities, why wait for us. Do you still want to put the blame on us? But I was not sure about all this. Until the moment I rushed into the Queen Mother's palace, I judged that this Everything was premeditated. It’s unfortunate. There’s no need to put the blame on it. It was simply the fault of one of our own people. Then let me ask you—”
Bai Ya's eyes were like torches, as if they were glowing against the backdrop of the fire that had not been extinguished in the distance.
"Who are you anyway?"
"I am not your enemy."
Aoyan felt that an abrupt sense of distance suddenly emerged. It was as if a big ax fell from the sky and suddenly cut the two of them, all of them, apart. The remaining buzzing sound was deafening.
Aren't we friends? she wanted to say. Haven't we always been friends? Or is she just wishful thinking? At that time, she was poisoned by Yaksha, and she got better after Liu Shenghan and Bai Yaqihuan were busy. When she came to her senses, Shenghan was always her benefactor. Bai Ya can be regarded as her brother, but how can these two people be so tit-for-tat now? Aoyan really didn't understand.
But Bai Ya understood it from the beginning.
He has never forgotten the darkness, sinisterness, those indescribable and unspeakable things that Liu Shenghan revealed inadvertently and undisguisedly. They seem to be different from each other, and they follow each other like a shadow. She either doesn't say what's on her mind, or she expresses it in a weird way. After all, they knew nothing about her.
"What if?" Bai Ya asked, "What if I fail to save her, she will die! It is true that arson may not be able to find out your problem, but it is easy for outsiders like us to be slandered, and It’s not unjust, you and I can’t escape the blame!”
"But you did."
She was always calm and calm, and her tone was extremely gentle, as if she was just stating a trivial matter. Her calmness is incomprehensible and always has been. At this moment, Aoyan felt that Liu Shenghan had changed back to Liu Shenghan.
Sheng Han stepped forward and approached the sharp Bai Ya without fear. When the two faced each other, she turned her face slightly and said in a tone that applied gentleness as lightly as possible:
"You are now the benefactor of the Queen Mother, the person trusted by His Majesty, and the hero of Shenguo. Some people will doubt you, but no one can provide evidence... No one can shake your current status. You can get and know everything you want. Okay, and the Queen Mother is about to wake up...trust me."
"Given our long-term relationship, I won't cast any unnecessary suspicion on you. But I don't accept your way."
"The result has been confirmed." Liu Shenghan's tone was light, "Complete the goal and see what other tricks our respected Lord Xiang Shen can play; take away the seven treasures and destroy the barrier; find your father and rebuild the Nine Heavens Kingdom to the world beyond it.”
Jun Aoyan suddenly understood something.
"You...are afraid that Lao Bai won't help you." She pointed at Liu Shenghan, "So, in this way - but your intention should be good. Why can't you talk about it if you have something to say?" Shuxiang
Liu Shenghan laughed again. Her smile was always so quiet, but it seemed a bit dazzling to Aoyan. She is like an older person who has seen through everything and forgives the child's childish and ridiculous remarks.
Bai Ya sneered again.
She understood that Bai Ya would not help Liu Shenghan.
"...Why?" Jun Aoyan didn't understand, "She did it...for everyone, for the common people."
"Are you also planning to use the people's righteousness to suppress me?"
"I... didn't mean that."
Under Bai Ya's somewhat contemptuous gaze, Jun Aoyan swallowed back the words that were about to come to her lips.
She seemed to understand something. Although she had never been to that mysterious ocean with them, she had never experienced anything related to the magic weapon Tridacna. I'm afraid that before she knew it, they and Qi Huan had experienced even more bizarre things. However, based on what is known so far and Jun Aoyan's understanding of Liu Shenghan... she shouldn't be a villain. Perhaps her words and deeds convey a kind of "malice" in some aspects, but it cannot be directly connected to her quality. It was difficult for her to explain why. She could only say it was a feeling, a feeling that she believed in Liu Shenghan.
Of course, I don't rule out the possibility that I was deceived by this layer of hypocrisy, but without evidence, everything is just a hypothesis after all.
At least Liu Shenghan wanted to do good things. She wants to break the barrier formed by the magic weapon, cut off the barrier, expose the Nine Heavens Kingdom to the eyes of the world again, and establish a new connection between it and the real world. Bai Ya only came here for his father from the beginning. He is not a bad person, it's just his character... When they first met, Aoyan had already understood it. Until now, his straightforward personality has not changed at all. Bai Ya is not a person who understands justice well. He neither does evil nor does good. But he is not only focused on himself... he will do worthy things when facing worthy people. He just hides his own ruler, and after silent and invisible measurement, he will decide whether to act and how to act. Otherwise, he would not have fought so far for the other few people and the people of Jiutian Kingdom.
They are both good people, but... they don't like each other. If it weren't for such a coincidence, these two people might never have crossed paths in their lives, let alone become companions. The two were caught up in the torrent of fate and forced to come together. Liu Shenghan knew that his power was not enough, so he borrowed - to put it harshly, exploited - the abilities of Bai Ya and the rest of them to enable her to achieve her goals. Thinking of this, Aoyan felt that Liu Shenghan's image was completely different from the reclusive person he was at first, but the two were not contradictory. Bai Ya's temperament naturally makes him disdainful of her behavior.
Save people? Save the common people? What does it have to do with me? I'm here to find someone. When you want to help, you beat around the bush, and when you give me advice, you still do it in the name of "righteousness." Isn't that funny? What are you trying to impress yourself, and what are you trying to use to threaten, coerce, and kidnap me? I, surnamed Bai, have never been someone you manipulate. I am purely happy to help anyone. If I don’t help, I don’t necessarily mean to go against you. If you are playing this, especially if you are playing dirty, then who the hell do I care about you? The abacus hits me on the head and I'm looking for death.
That's what Bai Ya must have thought... During the brief moment when the two of them looked at each other, Jun Aoyan already had a headache. She couldn't help but wonder, where is Qi Huan? Can Qi Huan see it and understand it? He is caught in the middle like himself, what will he do?
At this time, someone came over.
The fire had subsided, and two embarrassed guards came running over, panting from exhaustion.
"Oh, I finally found you!" One of them coughed a few times, wiped his dirty face, and said to Bai Ya, "Is there nothing serious about you? His Majesty said he wanted to see you, and he also asked you to check yourself first. , Don’t make any mistakes. Please come with us...and the other two girls too."
Bai Ya didn't have anything to say, turned around and followed. Jun Aoyan glanced at Shenghan, who followed closely behind, so she also chased after him. After that, there was nothing more to say between the three of them. Bai Ya really had a few tricks up his sleeve, and apart from a few burns on his exposed skin, the rest was not serious. They inquired and found that the Queen Mother was not injured. She just choked on the cigarette a few times and had difficulty breathing. She was fine now.
His Majesty has been standing beside the Queen Mother and said that the matter must be thoroughly investigated.
"Don't tell me, Your Majesty, although she is heartbroken, she is very strong." The imperial doctor rubbed some medicine on Bai Ya's face, "Until now, she has not shed a single tear. The Queen Mother has taught her since she was a child not to put on airs at every turn. , and don’t cry at all times. Although His Majesty was still a little... willful in the past, after the Queen Mother became seriously ill, it can be seen that she heard these words in her heart. "
"But in this case, that formation..." Jun Aoyan was a little worried, "How many days can the Queen Mother survive without eating or drinking?"
"You also know that formation?"
"Ah, it was my... companion who said it."
She gestured to Liu Shenghan, who nodded slightly. Bai Ya didn't say anything, but picked up the cold tea on the table with one hand.
"Sigh... Now I'm afraid I can only hope that the Imperial Master will come back."
The imperial doctor couldn't stop shaking his head and sighing. A palace maid carried a teapot and refilled Bai Ya's cup with tea. As Liu Shenghan said, he is now the treasure in the palace, and no one dares to neglect him.
Liu Shenghan seized the opportunity: "Why don't I go check on the Queen Mother's situation too. I took a look at the formation and I still understand it. Maybe I can recreate it."
"Really?" The imperial doctor's eyes lit up, "Then just-"
As they were talking, a child suddenly rushed into the house without knocking on the door. He might be a medicine boy, he looks young and a little clumsy. Seven or eight people in the house looked at him at the same time. Without waiting for anyone to blame, the medicine boy spoke first:
"That's great - the national master, the national master, is back!"
Bai Ya suddenly crushed the tea cup.
