Chapter 177 The turning point of fate
Chapter 177 The turning point of fate
Mu Xiaoqiao said angrily, "What are you looking at? If you keep looking, I'll eat you."
Ruan Haoyu burst out laughing, picked up the quilt and wrapped Mu Xiaoqiao in it, and whispered in her ear, "I couldn't ask for more."
After making Mu Xiaoqiao blush, Ruan Haoyu raised his voice and said, "Who's outside? Bring the girl some clothes in."
Hongmei and Lumei had already prepared their clothes and used incense to fumigate them. The fragrance was pleasant and refreshing. They bowed together and said, "Your servant Hongmei, your servant Lumei, wait for the young lady and her husband to get up."
Ruan Haoyu was drunk last night and had not seen the two girls yet. When he heard their names, he said, "This place is called Plum Garden, and you are called Red Plum and Green Plum, which complement each other. It's a pity that it's not winter now, otherwise there would be plum blossoms in the garden, wouldn't it be appropriate?"
Mu Xiaoqiao asked as she was getting dressed: "Does Daddy and Mommy particularly like plum blossoms?"
While helping Mu Xiaoqiao get dressed, Hongmei said, "The master likes it very much. He often says that the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. If one wants to achieve something in life, one must be like the plum blossoms, experiencing wind, frost, rain, snow, and enduring the severe cold, so as to develop a persevering character."
Mu Xiaoqiao stood in awe, "Daddy is right!"
Lumei wanted to help Ruan Haoyu dress, but Ruan Haoyu was not used to other women getting close to him, so he just asked her to put the clothes on the table and then he got up to put them on himself.
"By the way, where's Nichang? Why don't I see her?"
"In reply to my son-in-law, Miss Nishang went out early this morning in a hurry, as if she had something to do. She only told me to come back at noon, so young lady and son-in-law don't have to worry." Lumei reported.
Mu Xiaoqiao knew that Nishang must have gone to deal with the matter of the Phantom Guard, so she felt relieved. She and Ruan Haoyu dressed neatly, washed their hands and faces, and went to the front hall to pay their respects to Mu Dingzhi.
As soon as they entered the door, they were both stunned because they saw a familiar face!
"Master Jing!"
The two exclaimed in unison. Mu Xiaoqiao knew Mr. Jing through the time travel from the previous two lives, while Ruan Haoyu knew Mr. Jing from the modern life. The interesting thing is that neither of them knew that the other knew him!
So after that, they both looked at each other and asked in unison again: "You also know Mr. Jing?"
The atmosphere was a little subtle, and Mu Dingzhi was a little surprised. He knew that the national teacher's real surname was indeed Jing, but how did these two children know the national teacher?
You have to know that the National Master has not left Mu Ze City for more than 20 years, and Mu Xiaoqiao was only three years old when she left, so it is impossible for her to have any impression of the National Master.
But now is not the time to pursue these things. Mu Dingzhi frowned and said, "How rude! Why don't you pay your respects to the Imperial Master?"
Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao looked at each other, and had to suppress their doubts for the time being, and bowed to the National Master Jing Lao and Mu Dingzhi respectively.
Old Jing was now dressed like a Taoist priest, holding a whisk in his hand. From the moment he saw the two of them, he had a smiling face and didn't say anything until the two of them sat down. Then he said, "This old man and the two of you are destined to meet again."
Mu Xiaoqiao has seen Old Jing in three consecutive lives, and Ruan Haoyu also knows him, which proves that he also exists in the modern life. Even if her brain is slow, she can figure it out that Old Jing must be the key to her strange experiences. Maybe he knows everything!
Mu Dingzhi asked curiously, "Does the Imperial Master also know these two?"
Old Jing smiled mysteriously, "Not only do we know each other, but we also have a connection that cannot be told to outsiders."
Mu Dingzhi had been with the Imperial Master for quite some time, and he knew that if the Imperial Master couldn't tell him something, the Imperial Master would never tell him no matter what, so he didn't force him to ask. It would be the same if he asked Xiao Qiao some other time anyway.
Mu Xiaoqiao also had many questions to ask the Imperial Master. The few of them were absent-minded and chatted casually for a few words. Mu Xiaoqiao said, "I have some questions that I would like to ask the Imperial Master. I wonder if the Imperial Master is willing to move over?"
The national teacher nodded, stood up and nodded to Mu Dingzhi, then left the main hall with Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao.
Mu Xiaoqiao was not familiar with the mansion, so it was Old Jing who led the way and brought the two of them to a pavilion in the mansion and sat down.
The servants brought tea. There were flowers of various colors blooming around the pavilion. It was a beautiful sight to behold. However, people could not hide around, so there was no need to worry about being overheard when talking.
As soon as he sat down, Mu Xiaoqiao couldn't wait to grab Jing Lao's wide sleeves and said, "Jing Lao, will my fate in this life be the same as before?"
Ruan Haoyu was surprised and asked, "Could it be that Master Jing has appeared in your dream before?"
Mu Xiaoqiao nodded, "Every time."
Ruan Haoyu looked at Master Jing in doubt and said, "Master Jing, is what Amu said true?"
Elder Jing smiled, "This time, since you two are here at the same time, I have nothing to hide. That's right, no matter which life you see, it's me."
Ruan Haoyu loosened the cup in his hand, dropped it to the ground and shattered it. He said in a trembling voice: "Then, the one in modern times..."
"Of course it's me." Old Jing said without hesitation.
Mu Xiaoqiao also found it unbelievable, but because she had thought of this possibility when she saw Old Jing again, she was still calm.
"Please enlighten me, Master Jing."
Since it is confirmed that it is the same person, we naturally have to get to the bottom of it.
Old Jing placed his whisk on the stone table in front of him, stroked his white beard and said, "Originally, this was a secret that could not be revealed, but in this life, you all came together and were not dominated by your original body consciousness, which proves that you are about to change your fate and are unstoppable."
Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao looked at each other, and Ruan Haoyu said, "Fate? What fate?"
Old Jing did not answer, and asked Mu Xiaoqiao, "You have seen the two lives between you, but have you discovered that in each life, he died to protect you?"
Mu Xiaoqiao's heart skipped a beat. This was exactly what she was most worried about, so she had just asked whether they would repeat their previous fate in this life.
Seeing Mu Xiaoqiao nod, Ruan Haoyu's mentality collapsed a little, and he said, "Master Jing, will it be like this in this life?"
Elder Jing nodded, "It will be like this again."
Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao were both silent. Is it really that fate cannot be broken? Although they knew that they could go back even if they died this time, there was no guarantee that the same ending would happen in their next life. That would be the end of it, and there would be no chance to start over.
"Didn't you just say that we are about to change our fate?" Mu Xiaoqiao grasped the key point.
Old Jing said: "It is possible, but not absolute, unless you find the magical instruments that can break your fate, the Glazed Light Ring and the Murray Bracelet, before your destiny appears!"
"The Glazed Ring and the Murray Bracelet." The two exclaimed in unison. These two things were in their hands in modern times, but they had never appeared in ancient times, and there was no clue at all. They were even harder to find than the Dragon Map.
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