C12

Jiang Shuo, who had narrowly escaped death, finally could not let go of the masked man who had saved his life. His cat was watching him from the side, waiting for him to escape safely.

"There aren't many people I know in Yulin. Who was the kind one?"

Jiang Shuo could faintly feel that the voice he heard just now was familiar, but he was in a hurry and didn't have time to think about it.

At Meng Xiong's order, the soldiers in the city also joined the search for Jiang Shuo. Facing the intense search, Jiang Shuo acted like a rat crossing the street, hiding and hiding until he reached the entrance of the Hundred Flowers Sect.

Just as he was about to go out from the corner of the wall, a tall figure approached from across the street. It was Meng Xiong.

Surprised, Jiang Shuo looked around and saw a carriage parked in front of a large family's house, and quickly jumped into the carriage.

Inside, there was a soft cloth with a silk curtain draped over it. It was extremely luxurious. He did not wait for Meng Xiong to come out of the Hundred Flowers Sect. Instead, he waited for the carriage driver to return.

Jiang Shuo was burning with anxiety. Every minute he dragged things out, Yu Han's chance of survival was reduced. Although he had requested for Meng Xiong to inform him, the other party had to do so on the premise that he was killed.

The reason was simple. If Meng Xiong had informed Feng En, Jiang Shuo wouldn't have needed to return to the Hundred Flowers Sect. Meng Xiong's plan to wait for Feng En would have failed.

After Jiang Shuo's internal struggle, he decided to take the risk of alerting the snake and rush out, when the sound of intense footsteps came from outside the carriage.

Jiang Shuo had a bad premonition, but fortunately the carriage was big enough to fit two rooms at the inside and outside. As soon as Jiang Shuo hid in the back room, everyone's noisy discussion gradually became clearer.

"Sir Zhu, Mister Chen and this official are exactly the same. Although there is a drought around Yulin City, the government has allocated the right amount of resources to provide timely relief and comfort to the citizens. As for the plague, the people's mutiny, even more so nonsense, it must be a colleague of the court maliciously injuring the lower officials. Sigh, I only hate that this official is only a single person at the end of the day. If I can't do anything and can't take care of Zhou Quan, then there's bound to be one or two commoners who can't eat their fill. "

"This is …" Chen Bingyun? "

Jiang Shuo cursed the dog official for his nonsense, and was curious as to who this Zhu Gongzi was that made Chen Bingyun so humble.

"Chen Zhixian, you've troubled yourself." A clear and melodious sound rang out, it was as clear as the morning sun in spring.

Then, the curtain lifted, and Jiang Shuo saw a vague shadow slip into the carriage. Next to the horse carriage, Chen Bingjie bid farewell to another person. He must have been referring to Mr. Chen.

"Let's go." The figure spoke softly as the coachman drove the carriage forward. The carriage got further and further away from the Hundred Flowers Sect, and Jiang Shuo was like an ant on a hot pan. Because of Chen Bingjiu's presence, Jiang Shuo didn't dare to make any moves.

When the carriage turned the corner, Jiang Shuo couldn't help but stick his head out and cover the man's mouth. "Don't move, turn the carriage into the alley and let me down, I won't do anything to you."

At first, the driver's body trembled in fear and shock. He subconsciously struggled and accidentally knocked against the side of the carriage with his leg, causing a crisp sound to ring out. This attracted the driver's attention, "Sir Zhu, what happened?"

If the driver didn't respond, the driver would be suspicious. Jiang Shuo grabbed his shoulder and gestured for him to be quiet, and the driver nodded in agreement after thinking for a while.

Jiang Shuo carefully loosened his grip, but the other person was calm, took a deep breath, and shouted out, "It's okay, there's an alley in front, park the carriage there."

Seeing the other side so cooperative, Jiang Shuo breathed a sigh of relief, his movements relaxing a lot. In his absence, based on Chen Bingji's attitude, Jiang Shuo guessed that he would at least be a year younger than him.

But in reality, the other was about the same age as him, very young. This was far beyond Jiang Shuo's expectations. Jiang Shuo took one look at him and ignored him, quietly waiting for the carriage to stop.

At this moment, the other side suddenly discovered something strange. Pointing at Jiang Shuo's chest, he asked, "What is this sparkling thing?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Shuo looked down and sure enough, there was light in front of his chest through his clothes, impressively, it was the relic his father had left him, a hundred pieces of bone. "The last time it shined, it was in the Nine Furnace Mountain where I met a wolf that changed its bones, could it be..."

Jiang Shuo raised his head and stared at the young man in front of him. He looked a little scary, causing the young man to be confused. "Why …" "What's wrong?"

"Do you mind if I check your body?" Thinking that the other side might be related to his father, Jiang Shuo suddenly became very nervous.

"…" The youth was stunned, his eyes wide open. This request was too strange.

"Sorry." On the other side, Jiang Shuo took the young man's words as a tacit consent, and directly grabbed him by the arm, running his other hand along his wrist, elbow, and shoulder.

Since young, no one had ever dared to be this rude to themselves. The youth's mind went blank from the extreme shock, and after a short moment of blanking out, the youth could not help but yell angrily: "Impudent, do you know … "Ugh!"

Before he could finish, Jiang Shuo had already covered his mouth. Jiang Shuo had great strength, the youth had no power to resist, he could only allow himself to be slaughtered.

Suddenly, Jiang Shuo froze, one hand grabbing the youth by the collar, staring directly at the back of his neck.

"Young Master Zhu? Young Master Zhu? " Hearing the commotion, the driver worriedly called out.

The youth stared at Jiang Shuo with narrowed eyes, his expression was definitely not fake. The youth said to the outside: "It's fine."

"Young Master, we're here."

"Let's wait here first."

The youth looked at Jiang Shuo, paused for a moment, and asked softly, "Behind my neck, there is a birthmark, don't you have to be so surprised?"

"Change bones, change lives, brand the Heaven Defying Seal …"

Jiang Shuo recalled the contents of the ancient book he had read at the altar, murmuring softly, and then looked straight at the youth, saying word by word, "This is not a birthmark, but a 'Heaven Defying Seal'!"

"Heaven Defying Seal?" The youth had never heard of this word before.

"That's right, the Heaven Defying Seal. It wasn't born, but it was a mark left behind when you changed your bones when you were a child.

As for the reason for the change in bones, it might be because of a change in fate, or an extension of one's life, I am not too clear about the specifics. "

Seeing the Heaven Defying Seal, Jiang Shuo was 100% sure that they had exchanged bones. This was the first time that Jiang Shuo had met a human with a new bone, and even he himself felt as if he was in a dream.

"This …" Jiang Shuo's words completely broke the youth's view of the world. He flicked his sleeves and said angrily, "Ridiculous, this is ridiculous! So you are a raving madman, it is all in vain that I covered up for you!"

"This bone stone of mine will only light up when meeting someone who wants to change their bone. This is a very good evidence."

Jiang Shuo took out the 100 pieces of bone and showed it to him, he was too shocked at his own discovery that he did not even manage to catch it. "I just want to know, who exchanged it for you?"

"Nonsense, what do you mean by changing your bones? I've never heard of it!" The young man's emotions had stabilized a lot. His body was noble, so how could he have other bones?

Jiang Shuo's heart sank. Initially, when the young man had a violent reaction, he had guessed that the other side might not know anything about changing bones, but now he gave up. "My name is Jiang Shuo, if you think of anything in the future, you can come and find me."

I still have some matters to attend to at the Hundred Flowers Sect, so I'll be leaving first. "

"Wait." The youth called out to Jiang Shuo, he suddenly remembered something strange about his body — his memories from before he was five years old were all missing. "Is there any chance that a new bone can damage a person's memories?"

Jiang Shuo nodded his head. "Reforming the bones can reverse one's fate, and overturn the universe, not to mention the small erasure of memories."

The youth stared at Jiang Shuo, deep in thought. Jiang Shuo met him by chance and didn't know his identity, so there was no reason to lie to him. However, it was impossible for him to believe such a sensational thing with just a few words.

"So that's how it is." The youth had completely calmed down, and said to Jiang Shuo, "My name is Zhu Ming, I am the one who took you out of the Hundred Flowers Sect as compensation, and let me take you back home. What say you?"

Jiang Shuo wanted to refuse, but on second thought, he took advantage of the carriage to close in on the Hundred Blossom, so he agreed.

Under Jiang Shuo's guidance, the carriage stopped at the back door.

Jiang Shuo lifted the curtain and looked out, seeing two or three soldiers, he could not help but frown.

"Are you trying to hide in my carriage?" Zhu Ming asked.

"I forced my way through the city gate just now, which is why I was chased by them." Following the direction pointed by Jiang Shuo, Zhu Ming saw the soldiers at the door and asked curiously, "Forced entry of the city gate? As far as I know, the city gate isn't blocked?"

After Zhu Ming mentioned it, Jiang Shuo recalled Chen Bingjiu's words and said disdainfully, "Did you hear it from Chen Bingjiu's mouth? Heh, then you know that I forced my way through the city gate to notify Hundred Flowers Sect to save my epidemic friend. It's not just my friends, but many of the victims are infected with the disease. "

Zhu Ming's expression froze. This was completely different from what Chen Bingjiu said, "I didn't just hear it, I saw it with my own eyes. On my way here, although there was a great drought in Shaoyang, there weren't many victims. "

"Chen Bingjie never allowed the victims to enter the city. A few days ago, he ordered all the victims near Yulin to be driven away, leaving them to fend for themselves. I already reported the plague to him. He didn't even try to verify it and instead said that I was bewitching everyone. In his heart, he was eager for the plague to strike, for the victims to all die without a trace, so as to avoid affecting his political achievements. "You better be clear on this. Are those the real ones that you saw with your own eyes, or was it something Chen Bingjiu wanted you to see?"

Jiang Shuo was too lazy to argue with Zhu Ming, so he turned around and was about to leave the carriage and enter the Hundred Flowers Sect. "You can go out of the city and take a look at the cave on the northwest hillside and you will know that what I said is true!"

Zhu Ming was dumbstruck. Seeing that Jiang Shuo was about to get off the carriage, he suddenly thought of something and took a jade pendant from his waist. "Hand it over to Meng Xiong, he naturally knows what's going on."

Jiang Shuo was stunned, he didn't know that the soldiers had already reported to Zhu Ming that Meng Xiong didn't leave with Ji Fei, but stayed in Yulin City?

Without thinking about anything else, Jiang Shuo jumped off the carriage. Just as Zhu Ming was about to send the coachman out of the city, his gaze fell on the back of Jiang Shuo's head. "This …"