FS-novel #328 - Soul swap?
#328 - Soul swap?
Who are they trying to hook?
Xu Chengxian didn't know.
"Moreover, I also know that Pan Anshou and Bai Wenyu don't know who they're trying to hook either," he said with a chuckle.
This matter is quite interesting.
"At noon, Pan Anshou spoke so righteously, saying that there must be justice in this matter, did you hear that?" Xu Chengxian asked Da Hei.
"I heard it," Da Hei nodded.
Liuguang Yinkong, who was sitting at the table, and the four-legged snake, who was squatting on the table, also nodded.
Officials can't have too few principles.
Otherwise, the people around them will be wary, and those above won't dare to use them.
Lingxiao said that when she was the Empress, the most obedient people, those who would bite anyone, wouldn't be raised much, nor would they be released.
Those who could be released were those who were obedient and capable.
The Great Zhou Empress was not foolish, Pan Anshou would be released, so he must be the latter.
Obedience also means he won't have too many principles.
"To give the matter a 'just' explanation, maybe it's the truth, but to whom does this 'justice' belong?"
That is the bait.
"These two Pan Mengdie's may each have a force behind them," Xu Chengxian said, "Moreover, it's not as simple as mundane power."
He's used to thinking of things simply, but he's found that when the forces are unequal, the passive and weaker side usually just waits and sees.
Waiting for the situation to become clear before taking action.
"How do you know?" The four-legged snake was shocked, "Daoist Xu, who else is behind the 'Pan Mengdie' I saved?"
"You are," Xu Chengxian looked at it with a smile, "You saved 'Pan Mengdie', you are the illegitimate son of the White Dragon King of Liangjie River."
"This…" The four-legged snake was dumbfounded.
Could it be that he is one of the forces?
Why doesn't he know about this?
"Don't trouble your brain," Xu Chengxian snorted, "How simple is this? Either you are lying to me, or you are being used."
In fact, as an outsider, the story of the true and false Pan Mengdie is quite clear in his eyes.
First of all, the 'Pan Mengdie' who appeared fifteen years later was saved by the four-legged snake.
"Then how could it be such a coincidence that she happened to fall into the Lover's Well back then?"
"Also, you also said that the White Dragon King has many illegitimate children, but you were recognized and then got the elixir from him that could save 'her'."
The coincidence in front may be true, but the one behind is not necessarily so.
The four-legged snake's eyes were straight, confused.
It was very sure that whether it was saving people or giving elixirs, it was not manipulated, but after Xu Chengxian's analysis, it was a little unsure.
"Senior brother, senior brother! Who is behind the 'Pan Mengdie' in the Bai family now?" The little Daoist Liuguang raised his hand to ask.
"Well, you asked a good question. But didn't I say? I don't know either."
"…"
"…"
"But one thing is certain, if that 'Pan Mengdie' is real, that's fine, but if it's fake, how did she replace the real Pan Mengdie fifteen years ago?"
According to what the 'Pan Mengdie' who appeared later said, it seemed to vaguely imply that Lin Rumeng replaced her.
But Lin Rumeng's appearance and Pan Mengdie's were very different.
"It is said that one has long eyebrows that reach the temples and is bright and flamboyant, while the other has gentle and delicate eyebrows and is lovely, anyway, there is no similarity in appearance or temperament."
Lin Rumeng almost grew up in the Bai family, and many people have seen her.
So if she replaced Pan Mengdie and returned to the Bai family as the Madam with the other party's identity…
Then there must be a power beyond mortals to help her.
"Fifteen years ago, Pan Anshou was not the Governor of Xuzhou, Dazhou, and their family was not in Xuzhou," Xu Chengxian added, "But Pan Mengdie just took a fancy to Bai Wenyu."
It was still met by chance.
This was the question he didn't get to ask when he was questioning 'Pan Mengdie' before, when Da Hei brought the four-legged snake back and interrupted him.
How did they meet?
"Therefore, I just asked Bai Wenyu and Old Pan, according to what they said, Pan Mengdie's master calculated a divination for her, and then she ran to Xuzhou."
That divination, of course, said that her marriage was in Xuzhou.
"Master?" Yinkong scratched his head, "Does she still have a master?"
How could an ordinary woman have a master?
"Pan Mengdie is an ordinary woman, but she has practiced Taoism."
"Ah?" Liuguang was shocked.
"I guess it's a crooked way, the kind that specializes in deceiving and harming people," Xu Chengxian said.
This is what he guessed from Pan Anshou and Bai Wenyu's hesitant words.
Of course, the two people's inner voices are the best proof.
"Oh, it's really troublesome!" Da Hei said, "Why not just kill both Pan Mengdie, wouldn't that be the end of it?"
It's just a woman.
Since both sides don't want to tear their faces apart, then become accomplices.
"You're quite ruthless?" Xu Chengxian glanced at it.
"This deity is ruthless? In your human race's large families, don't women often die suddenly?" Da Hei put his hands on his hips, "Mortals are fragile, a cold can be fatal."
"Women are even weaker, but they are reluctant to seek medical attention, female doctors are rare, and women like to endure their illnesses. There are also menstruation, pregnancy, miscarriage, metrorrhagia, etc., so there are many remarriages!"
"…How do you know so much?" Xu Chengxian was surprised.
"Do you think this deity was just wandering around Lingzhou City for nothing?" Da Hei was smug, "I heard a lot of gossip from those matchmakers and gossips."
"But Da Hei, what's the use of listening to these things?" Yinkong was puzzled.
"Humph, what do you little kids know!" Da Hei said, "It's always better to know more than to know less! Now it's coming in handy!"
Definitely not admitting that he went to listen to gossip and got carried away, and heard it along the way!
"So, it's actually very simple to cut the knot quickly," Xu Chengxian nodded and said, "But what if the mastermind behind this matter, or the masterminds, come up with another plan if one plan fails?"
Pan Anshou and Bai Wenyu are not easy to deal with.
The method Da Hei thought of, they had already thought of it.
But they are in the open, and the person behind them is in the dark, not to mention that there may be magic involved.
Acting rashly will not only alert the snake, but it will be even more difficult to defend against the other party's actions.
In this case, they chose to keep the bait.
Waiting for the big fish to come.
"At least, we have to know the other party's purpose first."
Whether it is aimed at the Pan family, the Bai family, or something else.
"Then what do we do?" Da Hei asked.
"Us? We don't do anything, we watch the show," Xu Chengxian stretched his waist, "This matter has little to do with us."
What he wants to know is just the final result.
"Anyway, the task given by the system is to find out the truth, not to find out which 'Pan Mengdie' is real and which is fake," he thought to himself with glee.
The Pan family and the Bai family are keeping two 'Pan Mengdie', wanting to know the purpose of the person behind them, and isn't this exactly the truth he wants?
Then let them be busy.
Isn't it good to sit and wait for the ready-made ones?
While waiting for the White Lady Temple to be built, while waiting for the answer to come out by itself, and at the same time waiting to enter the Sea Soul Gate.
Three things at once, none of them delayed.
How great.
Of course, Xu Chengxian is very inclined to think that Bai Wenyu knows something.
At least, he should know who his current Madam Bai is.
Very simple logic.
Put yourself in his shoes.
"If a woman of unknown origin goes to great lengths to impersonate me and marries me, and deceives me for fifteen years. Even if I know she is doing it because she loves me, I would feel very uneasy."
But Bai Wenyu, the head of the family, has power and status, and he was deceived, but he doesn't want to investigate the truth of the woman by his side, is this right?
This is not right.
So Xu Chengxian paid special attention to Bai Wenyu in the process of waiting.
Then, he got a very outrageous answer.
…
"Soul swapping?"