Chapter 126: The Princess of Qin
Princess Mei, dressed in purple, stood timidly in front of the Taoist priest. Over the purple dress, there was a layer of red gauze covering it.
If it were someone else, this outfit would inevitably be considered vulgar.
But when it comes to this princess, it is so harmonious.
It was as if there was no one in this world more charming than Princess Mei in front of him.
The pair of eyes with three white spots looked at the Taoist in front of her cautiously, as if as long as the Taoist nodded, the next moment, this princess with a naturally charming body would kneel before him and do whatever he wanted.
"My dear, my dear, I miss you so much..."
Zhou Mei took small steps forward, her eyes full of the Taoist figure. She slowly raised her hand, wanting to touch the Taoist's cheek, but her hand was halfway raised and she slowly retracted it, with a humble look between her eyebrows.
That cautious look, like that of a little animal, made many people feel nervous and want to hold that beauty in their arms and love her tenderly.
This scene made everyone look at that Taoist.
The vast majority are filled with anger, confusion, and jealousy.
She was angry at the Taoist's lack of understanding of romance, and didn't understand why Princess Mei was so humble. She was naturally jealous that the Taoist could win the princess's true heart.
Zhang Yu and Brother Chen stared in amazement, especially the former, who was closest to Jiang Lin and Zhou Mei, and could almost fit an egg in his mouth.
This is Princess Mei!
She had only been in Kyoto for a short time, but she had already become the dream lover of countless royal nobles, dukes and princes.
Even more, the houses bestowed upon him by the Emperor were all the old side courtyards of the mansion where His Majesty used to reside.
There are even rumors that this princess goes into the palace every day, and is occasionally consulted by His Majesty on state affairs!
He has beauty, status, grace, and ability.
Apart from being older and having been a widow, she has no disadvantages.
And this is definitely not a disadvantage at all!
Your Majesty's current queen was once married, so isn't she still the mother of the country now?
There are even rumors that even the prince has a special liking for this cousin and often glances at her.
Zhang Yu was shocked and inevitably jealous, but he immediately reacted and gave a subtle glance at Zhou Rou who was also shocked.
In this way, at least this Taoist priest is no longer his "rival in love".
It’s a good thing...right?
Zhou Rou stared blankly at Taoist Xuan Ying and Sister Mei. She had never thought that these two would have any intersection.
Did you fall in love in Hangzhou?
She couldn't help but wonder what kind of story had happened between Taoist Xuanying and Sister Mei in the Prince Song's Mansion in Hangzhou?
It must be something unforgettable, right? Otherwise, Sister Mei wouldn't react like this.
She had also met this elder sister and was impressed by her beauty and knowledge.
I felt a little sad thinking about it.
It seems that my love at first sight is a little late?
"My enemy, why don't you speak?"
Seeing that Jiang Lin didn't say anything, Zhou Mei couldn't help but tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. With a look of anxiety, she stepped forward and was less than three steps away from Jiang Lin.
She clenched the handkerchief tightly in both hands and looked at Jiang Lin nervously.
"Zheng..."
It is clearly a wooden sword, but it has the sound of a sword made of gold and iron breaking through the air.
The vermilion wooden sword was placed on Zhou Mei's neck. The Taoist in the black cloak held the sword very steadily, without any hesitation because of the cuckoo-like beauty.
"Put away your disgusting look, or else..."
Jiang Lin spoke in a cold voice, and suddenly urged the Zhenwu sword in his hand. Scarlet lightning flashed on it, leaving a striking charred mark on Zhou Mei's neck.
"what……"
Zhou Mei couldn't help but exclaim, but did not step back. Instead, she continued to stare at Jiang Lin closely.
"Be bold!"
The Taoist priest on horseback nearby saw this and didn't care about anything else, nor did he care that the Taoist priest in the black cloak in front of him was most likely a Black Law Master. He jumped off his horse and made seals with his hands.
“Urgent…”
"Zheng!"
As the mantra began, the sound of a sword was heard!
A scarlet flash of lightning flashed by, making everyone's eyes dazzled!
When he came to his senses, the Taoist stared at his hands in a daze. There was a wound on each of his wrists, but no blood was flowing out. Instead, streams of true Qi flowed out and dissipated between heaven and earth.
"My...cultivation?"
The Taoist muttered uncontrollably to himself, and finally came to his senses, looking at the Taoist in the black cloak with fear in his eyes.
Jiang Lin glanced at him and said coldly, "You have turned the Quanzhen precepts into a dog's stomach."
"Today, I will abolish your practice. If you have any complaints, go find your master and I will talk to you face to face."
Looking at those pitch-black eyes, the Taoist didn't dare to say a word. For a moment, he couldn't breathe properly, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
"Ugh……"
Zhou Mei sighed and whispered, "My enemy is still so angry..."
Jiang Lin looked at her, the Zhenwu sword still on her neck. Hearing this, he said coldly: "This is also on your head."
A cultivator from a genuine Quanzhen background would not dare to have anything to do with Jiang Lin, a black law wizard, even if he had evil thoughts in his mind, let alone take direct action like he did just now.
This Taoist priest, just like the one who controlled the Five Devils in the Prince Song's Palace, was seduced by the woman in front of him and was blinded by her greed.
"I have already said that no matter what you do, I will just bear with it..."
Zhou Mei's eyes were filled with the shadow of the Taoist in the black cloak. She suddenly moved closer, completely ignoring the burnt black on her neck.
She twitched her nose and frowned, "The smell of another woman. Was this dress given to you by someone else?"
"You are not allowed to wear it!"
As he said this, he was about to strip Jiang Lin's cloak off.
"laugh……"
A flash of lightning appeared and Zhou Mei withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted.
"Touch me, and you'll die now."
Jiang Lin said in a cold voice.
Jiang Lin would feel sick if the gift from Fellow Daoist Bai was touched by this monster.
"you!"
Zhou Mei looked at Jiang Lin in disbelief, her body seemed to be shaking. She stepped back dejectedly, as if she had no strength left.
She smiled sadly, tears streaming from her eyes, and murmured, "You despise me for being a withered flower and a withered willow, unworthy of the Taoist priest's pure Yang body, so be it..."
As she said this, she staggered onto the carriage, her voice becoming cold: "Let's go, from now on, I won't bother you anymore, and you don't have to come to see me."
The words were heartless, but anyone could hear the sadness in them.
Jiang Lin sneered and turned a deaf ear to him. This woman is still acting.
Who are you showing it to?
Although Jiang Lin was surprised that Zhou Mei would be in Kyoto, he didn't find it strange.
This woman has just as many secrets as the black-toothed monk.
What she came to Kyoto for was the key point.
No matter what, the name Zhou Mei is already on Jiang Lin’s kill list.
But you can't kill here.
After what happened just now, no matter what Jiang Lin thought, in the eyes of others, this was nothing more than a tragic drama of unrequited love.
Instead, he became a "scumbag".
If we take action here, it will cause a lot of trouble.
Thinking of this, Jiang Lin raised his hand.
"boom!"
The scarlet thunder fell on the frame.
"Buzz!"
Divine patterns appeared on the frame and turned into a barrier, trying to stop the thunder. The two collided and consumed each other, and in the end, the thunder was stronger and broke the barrier.
But he didn't have much strength left, and he just beat the frame black, making it obviously unable to move.
"If you step on my bag, you will destroy your frame."
Jiang Lin saw a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling through the gap in the car frame.
He sneered: "Sooner or later, one day..."
After a flash of lightning, all the people watching the excitement ran away.
Zhang Yu and Brother Chen were also stunned for a moment.
Only Zhou Rou looked at Jiang Lin thoughtfully. It seemed that things were not as she imagined. Perhaps it was a woman's intuition, or perhaps it was Jiang Lin's reaction. In short, she always felt that the scenes just now seemed a little too deliberate.
Sister Mei seems to be acting?
Zhou Rou thought to herself, but when she looked up, she found that Jiang Lin had put away his magic sword and walked over.
Regardless of the mottled and tattered frame behind him, Jiang Lin looked up and said, "Layman, I will remember your kindness in giving me a meal. I will take my leave now."
After that, he turned around and left.
Zhou Rou nodded subconsciously, then came to her senses and found that the Taoist in the black cloak was no longer in front of her.
"What an enemy..."
Zhou Mei's voice came from the carriage.
The charming beauty got off the carriage and walked away.
Before leaving, he glanced at Zhou Rou and winked at her.
Zhou Rou frowned, found her horse, climbed on it, identified a direction and galloped away.
Her mind was a little confused now. The Taoist priest she fell in love with at first sight and her notorious cousin seemed to have some connection. It seemed like an emotional entanglement, but it was also somewhat unlike.
But no matter what it is, it is certain that the two are involved.
This made Zhou Rou feel a little frustrated, because she believed that she could not compare to Zhou Mei's natural charm.
Zhou Rou was thinking in her mind, and when the horse under her crotch stopped, she looked up and found that she had arrived at her own mansion.
This mansion is located in Xijingfang, the market town closest to the Forbidden City. Any house here can at least be a marquis's mansion.
And in the very center of Xijingfang is...
The Qin Palace was built according to imperial decree.
Looking at the five big characters on the plaque, Zhou Rou took a deep breath, dismounted, and walked in through the side door.
Zhou Rou passed through the screen wall and bypassed the moon gate, being very careful along the way so as not to alarm anyone.
Zhou Rou went straight to her attic and changed into a pink long dress.
Looking at the beautiful girl in the mirror, Zhou Rou sighed somewhat decadently.
Compared to Sister Mei, my legs are shorter, my neck is thicker, and I have a little extra fat on my waist. No matter how you look at it, I can't compare to her...
Not to mention……
Zhou Rou tried to straighten her chest, but still let out a sigh, patted her cheeks, and walked out of the boudoir.
As soon as she walked out of the attic, she saw a figure in the garden, trimming flowers with his back to her.
Zhou Rou walked over quickly and bowed, "Father."
"Ah."
An elegant man in a loose linen Taoist robe and with strands of white hair turned around, put down the scissors in his hand, and clapped his hands.
"Father seems to have not seen you these two days."
The man said with a smile.
Zhou Rou lowered her head and said, "My daughter has been embroidering in the attic these past two days."
"You should practice more."
The man, the current King of Qin, said with a smile, "In the early years, I invited a great scholar to teach you the classics, but it also delayed my daughter's inner work. Now, my daughter is about to get married, and there are some things that should be done quickly."
"In three days, it will be your 28th birthday. After your birthday, your father will choose a husband for you."
The King of Qin smiled and patted his daughter's head, saying with emotion: "In the blink of an eye, it's time for Rou'er to get married."
"Father..."
Zhou Rou blinked in distress, as if blaming him for bringing up this topic.
"Ha ha ha ha."
King Zhou Shouchen of Qin laughed and said, "Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. This is the right way of life. What is there to be ashamed of?"
As he said this, the King of Qin smiled jokingly and asked, "Could it be that the woman already has a lover in her heart?"
"No……"
The shadow of the Taoist in the black cloak subconsciously flashed through Zhou Rou's mind, and then she shook her head.
No matter how you look at it, love at first sight is too unrealistic.
It was just a spur of the moment...
She thought so in her heart.
"If you have any, tell me. No matter whose child he is, my Rou'er is worthy of him."
The King of Qin nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
"My daughter went to continue practicing."
"Go."
The King of Qin watched Zhou Rou walk back to the attic, holding a withered flower in his hand, and sighed, "It is said that girls avoid their fathers when they grow up, and that is how it should be. But I have been both a father and a mother for these years, and in the end, he is still not close to me.
"Alas, a girl cannot be kept at home when she grows up..."
"Your Highness should be happy that your lovely daughter has grown up."
The voice was cheerful, but it came from the withered flowers in the hands of King Qin.
The King of Qin was not surprised at all and threw the flower into the air.
"laugh……"
A white mist emerged from the pistil, and with a flash, a figure walked out of the white mist.
It was a man with stage makeup on his face and wearing a flamboyant white robe.
"I should be happy, but my daughter doesn't seem very happy."
The King of Qin walked to the pavilion in the garden and sat down. The young man in white followed him and sat opposite him, fiddling with the teacup in front of him.
"Mr. Baihua, what happened to Rouer these two days, and who did she meet?"
Upon hearing this, the young man in white moved his hand, and the white porcelain cup was slowly unfolded like a paper roll, like a pocket-sized scroll.
"Nothing happened. I just stayed overnight at Shangqing Temple. If there is anything going on in the temple, I will not be able to see it."
Mr. Baihua pointed to the pocket-sized scroll, which showed the scene of Zhou Rou and the other two standing in front of the gate of Shangqing Temple.
"So it looks like you met someone?"
King Qin narrowed his eyes, and a dangerous light flashed in them.
"Your Majesty?"
Mr. Baihua said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "I did meet a person, but he is also an authentic and orthodox practitioner. You..."
"Just say it, sir."
Of course the King of Qin knew that his daughter was not in danger, but in the eyes of an old father, there was no room for argument when it came to his precious daughter.
"The princess met a Taoist priest, a very interesting young Taoist priest."
Mr. Baihua unfolded the scroll, and a shadow appeared amid the surging water vapor.
It was Jiang Lin.
"Yes, it's only slightly worse than when I was young."
The King of Qin took a glance at it, curled his lips, and said, "The skin is reasonable, it's not an embroidered pillow, is it?"
"My good Lord, the origin of this young Taoist priest is no worse than that of our palace."
Mr. Baihua smiled and said, "Besides, we haven't even started yet, and your attitude is a little wrong."
"Heh, is there anyone in the world who doesn't like my girl?"
The King of Qin said as a matter of course.
Mr. Baihua shook his head helplessly. He didn't want to argue with this ultimate daughter-obsessed man. He just sighed as he looked at the image on the scroll.
"But..."
"No matter what his origins are, Mr. Baihua, please take the trouble to make the trip."
King Qin interrupted Mr. Baihua.
"Please invite this young Taoist priest into the palace for a chat. I will...invite him to dinner."
(End of this chapter)
