Zhi'an never spoke. I urged him a few times before he slowly spoke: "I want to go back to Baiyun Palace."
"It's too urgent." I consoled patiently: "At least let this matter ferment for three to five days, otherwise the wind will not blow to Monan and all the work will be in vain."
"no."
Zhi'an paused and shook his head firmly: "I always remember what happened to my junior brother."
"You come back with me and take a look."
After he reminded me like this, I remembered that his junior brother had done a lot of things behind his back. Money was a trivial matter, but the key was that an innocent person came out to accuse me.
For Baiyun Palace, this is tantamount to having a man and a woman do it among the loyal family, which is simply a great shame and humiliation!
I thought about it and nodded: "Okay."
"Then let's get ready and leave immediately."
After a long silence, Zhi'an spoke again: "Don't disturb too many people this time, just the two of us."
"We don't want to expose our family scandal to anyone, so you should give me some face."
I agreed immediately and explained to Tao Zi when I returned that Ji Canghai and Mao Ye would stay at home.
As for my cheap apprentice, let’s start with him first, so that he can temper his temperament.
After getting everything ready, Zhi'an and I bought the nearest bus tickets and went straight to Baiyun Palace.
When we arrived at Baiyun Palace, it was already sunset, and the sky was covered with a faint darkness. Baiyun Palace became a big silhouette, standing there silently.
When I took a closer look, I felt filled with regret.
After all, it is a building that is thousands of years old, but now it has been completely changed by red paint. If you want to rebuild it, you can only tear it down and build it again.
In a sense, this period of history came to an end when Chi-an came to power.
Zhi'an, on the other hand, was very calm and just said softly behind me: "It's destined to be like this."
I looked back at him and closed my mouth in an attempt to comfort him.
Zhi'an took me to the side path and went straight to the group of coffins.
On the way, Zhi'an was like a loving father, chattering endlessly about stories about him and his junior brother.
At first I just responded, but until he asked a question, I suddenly felt a little sad.
"Tell me, what should I do if I really find something wrong with him?"
Zhi'an stretched out his hand in front of me and whispered: "These hands have led him through many walks and fed him many times."
"It's hard for me to pick up a knife with these hands now."
People are not saints, and this is reasonable.
The probability of killing one's relatives out of justice is extremely low. Most of them say the cruelest words and do the softest things.
And Zhi'an had already backed down before the outcome was determined, which meant that he simply couldn't take action.
As for why he wants to say this, the reason is very simple.
He asked me to come here because he wanted me to be a witness to witness his righteousness in annihilating his relatives, so as to preserve the reputation of Baiyun Palace.
So when he says this to me now, is he really just talking?
not necessarily!
He needs a reasonable step. Even if he fails to kill the killer, he will have a satisfactory explanation.
And I am this step!
"Brother, you know right from wrong, but you don't have to be serious."
As we walked up the mountain, I comforted him: "Unless he made a huge mistake, he really wouldn't have to pay for it with his life."
"A big mistake will lead to a big punishment, and a small mistake will bring a small punishment. This is what is called fairness. You can't just let him die just because he killed a chicken, right?"
Zhi'an nodded and asked, "What if he didn't kill a chicken?"
"Then I'll cut off his arms and legs and make him a cripple. At worst, I'll feed him for the rest of his life."
As we spoke, we had reached the top of the mountain.
The rows of coffins were still in place, and nothing seemed to have changed.
Zhi'an pointed to the cave at the top: "That's the shelter I prepared for him."
After that, the wind blew under Zhi'an's feet, and he jumped several feet high. I followed closely behind him, but the cliff was completely vertical, and in the middle, it was as smooth as a mirror.
I finally know why Zhi'an placed him here. He really can't make it if he doesn't have any real skills.
Even if they can come up, the people above are in an excellent defensive position and can save their lives no matter what.
I thought it was just a cave entrance, but I didn't expect that all facilities were complete. Except for the lack of electronic products, beds and the like were all available.
At first glance, it doesn’t look like an escape at all, but more like a vacation.
Zhi'an looked around and saw that there was no one in the cave. He tried calling a few times, but only empty echoes came from him.
"Gone?" I asked suspiciously.
