Chapter 87.2 - Prophecy (Part II) (1/2)

Hui Jue looked at him nonchalantly though no one could see the cold sweat dripping all over his back under his monastic robe.

But after thinking about it all night, he finally made up his mind before dawn. The terms offered by Jiang Ruan were too attractive. Everyone rushed towards benefit and all the bustle in the world is for profit. Thus if he could really cure his son’s illness because of this, it would be a huge profit.

Although he had no clue who was behind Jiang Ruan, judging from the previous events, this young miss was still so powerful. The person behind her must not be an ordinary person. Even if the opponent was Eighth Prince, wealth was always obtained by taking risk, not to mention it would be an enormous amount of riches.

Hui Jue had travelled all the way to the imperial capital from Yuzhou. He had swindled for decades and never made any slip-ups. First, he understood some Buddhist texts. Second, he was skillful in deception. The most important thing was that he was bold and scrupulous. The truth was confused with the false, the false became the truth. Even those who were skilled in this field could hardly see the flaws.

But today, when facing the royal family, he couldn’t help feeling uneasy and confused. However, due to his many years of experience, in the end, those emotions left no trace on his face. The more compassionately Hui Jue spoke, the more Xuan Li felt that the monk harboured sinister designs. In the end, Xuan Li didn’t take his advice, thus, his purpose was achieved.

Jiang Ruan once reminded him that Xuan Li was a man who paid attention to fame. As someone who pursued perfection, while he might detain him in full view of the public, Xuan Li would certainly not treat him as a criminal. Otherwise, there would be great anger amongst the people. Furthermore, even if Xuan Li really did want to punish him, it would be in three days. But, in three days, would Xuan Li still have the chance to punish him?

His success or failure depended on this. Hui Jue shook his head, sighed, clasped his hands, and silently followed Li An’s imperial guards.

The people who surrounded the reservoir’s vicinity had no affection in their eyes at the moment, only panic. They were talking about the possibility of the dam collapsing in three days. For a moment, people went into panic. Xuan Li felt upset. For some reason, a vague sense of foreboding rose and he glanced at Li An. Li An understood and said with a somber look. “Didn’t you hear what His Highness said just now? Don’t listen to rumors and stir up trouble. Over the next three days, anyone who dares to take a step to leave will be punished by the law!”

Li An’s face wasn’t as amiable as Xuan Li. Both his looks and tone of voice were gloomy and oppressive, even somewhat ferocious. The people immediately fell silent due to fear.

Xuan Li waved his hand and said, “Let’s go back.”

At the same time, the reservoir chief who had been ashen-faced earlier followed him in a hurry, fawning all the way.

Although the crowd was still in a panic, because of Li An’s orders as well as being surrounded by soldiers, they felt uneasy and soon dispersed. When the crowd disbanded, two people stayed where they were. A man in a somber black robe, with a cold and detached facial expression, looked at the reservoir thoughtfully.

Next to him was a man who looked like a guard. “Master, Jin Yi and Jin Er have already checked. There is nothing wrong with the dam.”

Xiao Shao replied, “Watch carefully what’s going on here.” If there was no problem with the dam, it was not caused by humans. There was also a hypothesis that the rain would suddenly increase. He looked into the distance, his long eyelashes drooping, hiding the depth of his eyes.

“Let’s go.”

* * *

In the Jiang fu, Lu Zhu told Jiang Ruan what she had just heard and said with excitement, “Great Master Hui Jue has made an appearance. Eighth Prince has detained him. Will he confess?”

“No.” Jiang Ruan answered.

Lian Qiao and Bai Zhi were both worried. They heard Jiang Ruan say, “Xuan Li is too deep and naturally suspicious. He will not deal with Huij Jue so quickly, but even if he did, Hui Jue is able to distinguish his priorities. If he can’t bear it, he’ll be a rotten corpse. If he survives, he’ll be extremely rich. He’s a smart man and naturally knows how to make a choice.”

As a matter of fact, in her previous life, Xuan Li controlled Hui Jue’s entrance to the imperial court but Hui Jue’s position was not smooth sailing. There were numerous voices of opposition in the court as well as countless overt and covert attacks against him. However, Hui Jue still achieved the position of the Grand Preceptor.

Such a person only lacked courage for now, but his nature was remarkably unyielding.

Wouldn’t it be better in this life to use Xuan Li’s arrow and aim it at himself?

Her gaze suddenly turned cold. Lu Zhu noticed it and said, “Miss, one more thing, this servant met Fifth Yiniang on the way. She said that Master received a letter today, saying that he would marry off Miss to the Grand Councillor fu… it’s to the Eldest Young Master Li. Master seems to be preparing to send the marriage proposal[1] over.”

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