Chapter 618: Chapter 618. Unforeseen Changes

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“This isn’t a place with good Feng Shui, nor where one’s descendants will die. You said that just to lure me and Qing’er here.”

Xiao Zeyu jumped down from the high ground. His expression was cold as he came before the Daoist priest.

“Speak. Who sent you?”

“This poor priest doesn’t know what the emperor said?”

The Daoist priest was still stubborn; even though Xiao Zeyu had exposed him, he pretended to be confused.

Su Qing ordered everyone to retreat a hundred meters away. Then, she carried the Taoist priest to where he had dug the hole and unsealed his acupoints. She ordered coldly,

“You dig.”

The Taoist priest’s face turned pale. He shook his head and refused.

“I still have to do the ritual. I don’t have the strength to dig.”

Su Qing’s expression was cold as ice as she drew her sword and slashed at the Taoist priest’s leg. The blade cut into the white bone, and blood flowed out. The Taoist priest screamed in pain and fell to the ground.

“If you don’t dig, I’ll kill you today.”

Su Qing stood coldly in front of the screaming Daoist priest. The flexible sword in her hand was pointed at the Daoist priest’s nose. Her cold voice carried a chilling, killing intent.

“I can’t dig, I can’t dig.”

The Taoist priest was still rolling around. Su Qing could feel the murderous aura in the forest. Someone threw a black object at them. Two guards flew up and kicked the black object back. The object exploded in the forest after it landed, sending the assassins lying in ambush flying.

As soon as the explosion sounded, Cheng Yu led the Xiao Family’s Army and rushed up from the foot of the mountain. The soldiers spread out to clear out the assassins lying in ambush in the forest.

Some killers threw explosives, but they were all knocked back by the soldiers with their shields. The Xiao Family Army had an absolute number of people, so the killers were outnumbered. They were captured and killed, and they were quickly eliminated.

Su Qing threw a grenade at the spot where the Taoist priest had asked them to dig a hole. The ground shook, and an explosion sounded.

The Taoist priest’s face was ashen. He knew that he could no longer quibble. Suddenly, he wildly tilted his head. Su Qing realized that she was already a step too late when she came to stop him. He had broken his neck.

Xiao Zeyu had not expected the Taoist priest to commit suicide in such a tragic manner. Just now, Su Qing had ordered the guards to take out the poison from the Taoist priest’s mouth, thinking that he would not be able to commit suicide. Therefore, no one paid much attention to the Taoist priest. Now that the person was dead, there was no way to interrogate him. It was equivalent to wasting their efforts if they could not find the mastermind behind the scenes.

The Taoist priest was dead. They interrogated the captured assassins, but it was useless. The assassins were all under the command of the Taoist priest. They did not know who the Taoist priest was under the command of.

Su Qing tried all the interrogation methods, but they were useless. They still gave the same confession, proving they didn’t know.

The assassination had messed up the ritual, but now that the remains of his godfather and godmother had been taken out, he could not put them back. He could only find a place on this mountain with better feng shui to be buried.

Xiao Zeyu followed the Feng Shui book he had read before and came to the top of the mountain to use Su Qing’s binoculars to look for treasure.

Seeing a place shrouded in clouds and mist, Xiao Zeyu looked carefully. Standing on the mountain, he saw the terrain like a giant gold nugget. It was a blessed land.

By burying their ancestors here, their descendants would never lack money.

After choosing a good place, Xiao Zeyu and Zhong Yong buried their godfather and godmother.

Su Qing took out some treasures from the system as burial items. The ancients were particular about these things. With burial items, they would not be poor in the netherworld and could have money to buy their way.

Zhong Yong’s father’s remains needed to be pieced together. Xiao Zeyu personally went to piece the bones together for his godfather. The broken parts of his neck and arms were all smeared with the gel that Su Qing had concocted. Zhong Yong’s mouth was wide open as he knelt on the ground and kowtowed. The thought of his father’s tragic death made his heart feel like a knife was cutting it.

After the burial, Xiao Zeyu set up an intriguing array around the grave to prevent anyone from robbing it. Ordinary grave robbers would get lost if they entered and could not find the exact location of the grave.

After leaving Lu County’s Zangma Mountain, Xiao Zeyu had Zhong Yong and Jiang Yuyan follow Cheng Yu back to Mo City first. They brought their guards and headed towards Tartan.

Lu County was very close to Tartan. It was just a matter of passing through Hasa. However, the former Hasa had already been destroyed by Tartan. Now, the territory of Hasa had been taken over by Tartan.

Su Qing and the others were still disguised as merchant caravans. The Great Tang and Tartan were on good terms, and the cities they passed through did not make things difficult. They were almost always given the green light.

Because the two countries were related by marriage, the Emperor and Crown Prince maintained close ties with the Great Tang, and the people followed the wind and treated the people of the Great Tang warmly.

Along the way, Xiao Zeyu and Su Qing felt the enthusiasm of the people of Tartan. The boss would give them two dishes when they went to the restaurant to eat. At night, the manager would give them the best rooms and personally send hot water to their rooms.

The nomads often held bonfire gatherings like the Blue Mountain Meeting. Men and women, old and young, danced and sang happily.

Xiao Zeyu and Su Qing came out to watch the show after dinner. Su Qing said to Xiao Zeyu,

“It seems that all ethnic groups are good at singing and dancing. Only we Han people lack this line.”

“It’s not that. It’s just that our dance is more entertaining, and their dance is more enjoyable.”

Xiao Zeyu shook his head. In his country, as long as the daughters of families with status were good at dancing, they would dance beautifully. It was just that they didn’t feel the unrestrained nature of the minority dances.

“Yes.”

Su Qing smiled and nodded. She liked this kind of dance very much. It felt like all her troubles could be danced away, leaving only happiness.

The two watched for a while before the hospitable girls and boys joined them to dance. Su Qing only learned for a while before she could blend in. Xiao Zeyu learned faster than her. The two of them were sweating profusely, but they were pleased.

“Shuisheng, the people of our country have already solved the problem of food and clothing. Why don’t we let them live as happily as these Tartars?”

Su Qing felt relaxed after dancing. She liked this feeling very much. She wanted the people of the Great Tang Kingdom to be as carefree as those of the Tartan Kingdom and live a relaxed and pressure-free life.

“Alright, I’ll get the Ministry of Rites to choose a few festivals when we return. When the time comes, the whole country will celebrate. We can hold dancing and singing competitions. It’ll be more lively that way.”

Xiao Zeyu laughed when he heard Su Qing’s words. He had the same thoughts and had already made plans in his heart.

“Alright.”

Su Qing felt that Xiao Zeyu’s idea was excellent. She suddenly felt that the name he had chosen was not bad. It was said that the Great Tang was in its heyday.

She suddenly felt that perhaps she was living in a dream and everything was an illusion.

However, her soul had drifted to the Great Tang Empire and watched it grow step by step, becoming the largest empire in the four seas.

Xiao Zeyu noticed that Su Qing’s smile had turned serious, and she had a thoughtful look. He waved his hand in front of Su Qing’s eyes and said, “What are you thinking about?”

“Aiya…”

Su Qing suddenly grabbed his fingers and twisted them. Her strength made Xiao Zeyu cry out in pain.

Yes, it wasn’t a dream!

Just as Su Qing was sure he was not in an illusion, she saw a familiar figure..