Chapter 167

The long snake's tail behind Meng Po, was flicking unhurriedly with its tail tip, "I can tell you, but you have to do one thing for me."

Fan Wu She said viciously, "You are playing with us."

"Hehe." Meng Po laughed coldly, "Not only do I know what he said in his previous life, I also know ..." She looked at Xie Bi An, "why Heaven Master took you as his disciple."

Xie Bi An's body shook.

"What, you've never thought about it before? There are plenty of orphans under the sky, and those who want to pay respect to Zhong Kui as their master are as numerous as carps in the river, so why would he bring you back even at the risk of breaking the laws of the Underworld?"

Fan Wu She looked at Xie Bi An. In fact, he also knew it long ago.

"You mean ..." Xie Bi An said in a trembling voice, "Master knew who I was in my previous life a long time ago?" How could that be? Master had always told him that he was just the son of an ordinary farmer, and had only passed through the area when he was traveling around the world. He saw that he had excellent roots and was lonely with no one to depend on, that’s why he had the idea of taking on a disciple. However, when recalling the strange behavior of his master in the past, for example, firmly opposing them from approaching Qi Meng Sheng twice, and this time even going so far as to seal them in Heaven Master Palace with a boundary, it would make sense if his master knew about it long ago.

"Meng Cao Lao, tell me, tell me everything you know!" Xie Bi An shouted.

Meng Po said coldly, "Do one thing for me."

"What thing?"

Fan Wu She blocked Xie Bi An's chest with his backhand, stopping him from being too impulsive: "How do we know that you are not swindling us? A matter that even you, Meng Po, can't do, is bound to not be so simple."

"As you wish."

"Tell us first, what exactly do you want us to do?" Xie Bi An said, "We still have to rush to save our master. If it's too much of a delay, then, so be it."

"Go to Jiang Qu Lian's Red Palace and get something for me. He has been away from the Underworld for the past two days."

"You’re asking us to steal something for you?"

"That thing originally belonged to my Nǚwa Clan." Meng Po's gaze was extremely grim, "This is called returning something to its rightful owner."

"We're not going, no matter what it is." Xie Bi An pulled Fan Wu She's hand, "Let’s go." The Red Palace is not a food market, how can they come and go as they please? And he doesn’t want to offend Jiang Qu Lian in case they were exposed. Besides, it was more important to save master, so why not ask him directly about his doubts?

The two men turned around and left.

"He mentioned his younger brother." Meng Po's old voice rang out slowly.

The two men braked once again.

"Most people talk about themselves, or their parents, husband or wife, or children. This Emperor Kong Hua is really different. He actually mentioned his younger brother who caused him to die." Meng Po chuckled, "His greatest regret in this life actually came from his greatest enemy in life?"

Fan Wu She slowly turned around. His eyes fiercely glaring at Meng Po. During big brother’s final moment, he actually thought of him?! What exactly did big brother say? He had to know, no matter what!

Xie Bi An couldn’t stop palpitating. He wanted to pull his junior brother and leave, but his feet could not move as if they had taken root. Why should he care what Zong Zi Heng had said before he drank Meng Po Soup? Rationality told him he didn't need to know, and that it was none of his business, but he actually hesitated.

Fan Wu She clutched Xie Bi An's hand and whispered, "Senior brother, perhaps we should listen."

"... Why?" Xie Bi An felt a little confused, "We shouldn't waste time here." He couldn't suppress the strange thought in his mind. Did he actually want Fan Wu She to find a suitable reason to convince him?

"Because this is a memory you don't have. Even though you saw Zong Zi Heng's life, what happened after he died is something you don't know. Didn't you say that you wanted to know about his obsession?"

Yes. Regarding Zong Zi Heng's obsession, he always had the feeling that he was repeatedly infested with memories of his past life because Zong Zi Heng wanted to tell him something, because Zong Zi Heng had unwillingness in his heart, had unfinished obsessions, and not because he had taken two less sips of Meng Po soup. He wanted to free himself from the turmoil of the memories of his previous life and also did not want to lose the memories of this life, so the only possible way was to know what Zong Zi Heng wanted, what Zong Zi Heng's obsession was, and whether he could solve it in this life. Especially after he had obtained more fragments of memories from his previous life and discovered that Xu Zhi Nan, Li Bu Yu and Qi Meng Sheng, the three people who had survived from Emperor Zong’s era, all had a more or less unknown side to them and were linked to Zong Zi Heng in countless ways. He became even more certain of this. No matter what, he has to try. After all, he didn't want to go insane and lose himself by the messy tangles of memories of his two lives, nor did he want to drink Meng Po’s soup and forget everything.

And Zong Zi Heng's obsession was likely to be related to Zong Zi Xiao.

Xie Bi An took a deep breath and turned around. His gaze was still hesitant as he looked at Meng Po.

Meng Po showed a satisfied smile, "Jiang Qu Lian is not in the Underworld, so you guys have to be quick and not take a lot of time."

"Say, what exactly do you want?"

"Jiang Qu Lian once killed a snake demon in Jiuyou. He took that snake demon's pearl and put it in his treasure trove. The snake pearl is the golden core of my Nǚwa Clan’s descendants. To him, this thing is nothing more than a base material for making pills, but to me, it is of much greater use." Meng Po said, "Go and get it, and I will tell you what you want to know, including the origin of Impermanence."

The two junior and senior brothers looked at each other. Fan Wu She said, "No, in case you go back on your word or are just swindling us, tell us at least one of the two things you promised to tell us first."

Meng Po's eyebrows wrinkled, her already piled-up wrinkles showing a bit more anger as she whispered, "Okay." Her deep, vicissitude eyes fixed on Xie Bi An, "Today, I will give you a big secret."

Xie Bi An's breathing became rushed.

"The turmoil that happened over a hundred years ago almost destroyed both the human and ghost realms, and it all started because of the Zong Clan’s brothers, so neither Zong Zi Heng nor Zong Zi Xiao could be reincarnated like ordinary people. You all know what happened to Zong Zi Xiao’s ending, but Zong Zi Heng, once he entered Jiuyou, he was coveted by all the ghosts. That's a Human Emperor with deep cultivation. Whoever eats him will be ahead for a few hundred years. The Underworld has gone to great lengths to protect him, and since it's not easy to take action here, some people had other ideas. Jiang Qu Lian even left a mark on him, wanting to wait for him to be reincarnated before taking action, but fortunately, King Qin Guang found out."

"Jiang Qu Lian?!"

"Hmph, that red-clad ghost king has always been evil, what's the surprise?"

Xie Bi An frowned, "So, he actually knows ..."

"Of course he knows."

Xie Bi An couldn't help but gasped a cold breath, "So, for all these years, he's been coveting my golden core as well."

Fan Wu She narrowed his eyes like a poisonous snake stalking its prey.

"He's just afraid of Heaven Master and doesn't dare to make a move." Meng Po said, "As soon as you were reborn, your imperial destiny caused all the lonely spirits in a hundred miles to stir up, and when Heaven Master found you, those evil spirits had already killed half the village, including your parents in this life."

Xie Bi An's lips trembled slightly as infinite sorrow surged into his heart. Perhaps because Zhong Kui had treated him like his biological child, so he did not feel like an orphan, and when he was young he would scream, wanting a mother. Once he grew up and became sensible, he stopped obsessing over his biological parents, but it still made him very sad to hear this.

"The living cannot detect these things, but the evil spirits that specially feed on this have a very good nose. They can tell you are a 'monk’s meat' as soon as they smell you. Heaven Master probably felt uneasy about entrusting you to anyone, and Jiang Qu Lian was also searching for you everywhere, so he simply took you back to the Underworld and taught you skills so that you could protect yourself when you grew up."

Xie Bi An said deeply, "Who else knows about this?"

"Most likely only Heaven Master and Jiang Qu Lian knew, but what they don't know is that I recognized you afterwards."

Fan Wu She glared at Meng Po, "Why didn't you say anything? Did you have some plans of your own?"

Meng Po looked at him harshly, "Whether I say or not, and when I say it, all depends on my mood. Isn't it interesting to see the imperial destiny stirring up the situation in two worlds?"

"Meng Cao Lao, if you know anything, can you help to put these disputes to rest for junior? Please be sure to..."

Meng Po shook her head, her eyes incomparably cold: "I just like to be here on Naihe Bridge, watching the remorse, pain, and regret that reveal from one person to another in their final moments. Without disputes, what is there to see then?"

Xie Bi An clenched his fist. Indeed, there’s nothing they can do to her. This Meng Po is an eccentric woman with an enigmatic background, and it is said that even the Great Emperor Beiyin has to give her the benefit of the doubt.

Meng Po waved her hand, "I have already told you your birth. Now, you guys have to go and work for me."

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Edited on 9 May 21 (Emzie)

 

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