Light Dance Jiajing

The old man said calmly: "Do you still have a choice?"

Zheng Liu looked at Zaihou who was held hostage and sighed silently. They had not expected the White Lotus Sect to come so quickly. They were all martial artists, and they knew at a glance that the old man's martial arts skills were so high that even if they joined forces, they might not be able to hurt his little finger. Then they saw the great master holding Zaihou and following the old man. On the other side of the old man stood two middle-aged men with high martial arts skills. It was obvious that the old man was the most respected among them. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. Could this old man be the elusive leader of the White Lotus Sect? He couldn't help but shudder in his heart. At the same time, Meng'er was also speculating on the old man's identity. At this moment, her eyes met Zheng Liu's, and they both saw the horrifying look in each other's eyes, and both felt pessimistic and speechless.

At this moment, Meng'er only wanted to save Zaihou from danger. She didn't care if she had to sacrifice her life here. Countless thoughts flashed through her mind. The enemy was too strong. It was impossible to fight hard. If she wanted to survive, she had to make them think she was valuable. Zaiji's value lay in his status as a prince. Zaihou also had this. Meng'er thought about it and made up her mind. She looked at the old man and mustered up her courage and said, "We have no choice. Zaiji will be returned to you. It's just that..." Meng'er deliberately dragged out the tone and said with a sigh, "Zaiji is a man with deep scheming. I advise you to be careful."

The old man said expressionlessly: "Do you think provoking others will be useful?"

Mei'er went on to say, "Even if Zaiji listens to you now, people can change. Can you guarantee that he will always listen to you?" Mei'er was not discouraged by the old man's dead face, and continued, "Zaiji's current situation is likely that he will hold on to any straw, but what about when he grows up? I can guess what you are trying to do. Doesn't Zaiji understand? The more submissive he behaves, the more satisfied you are. Won't you be more worried? At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was chaos. The rebel army started from the White Lotus Sect. This dynasty established the Ming Sect. But when Emperor Hongwu sat on the throne, I don't need to tell you what was eliminated first." Mei'er paused, then changed the subject and said, "Is Zaiji the only choice? Isn't my brother more suitable than him? At least, he doesn't have as deep a mind as Zaiji. Besides, you can also support my brother at the same time. With my brother around, how dare Zaiji have second thoughts? He has to worry about being abandoned at any time. This will benefit you in every way."

There was still no expression on the old man's face, but the great wizard was moved. Although Zai Ji was young, he had a feeling of deep fear. Moreover, Zai Ji had always been with the Six Protectors, and he had been fighting openly and secretly with the Six Protectors for many years. Meng'er's words touched his heart. He had long been worried about this and felt that it was too risky to support a prince while engaging in rebellion. He had never been optimistic about Zai Ji, but because of the leader, he could only obey orders. He thought Meng'er's idea was feasible. Zai Ji's personality was unpredictable at such a young age, and it would be difficult to control him in the future. Even if the leader threatened him with the holy medicine, he still felt that this was not a solution. Zaihou, this little boy, looked much simpler. He glanced at the old man, who was the leader of the White Lotus Sect. He saw that the leader was still in deep thought, and wanted to say something but did not dare to speak.

At this moment, the old man suddenly looked over and said to the three guardians, "Wake up this child."

The third Dharma protector didn't have time to think about it, and quickly pressed a few acupoints of Zaihou to unblock his originally blocked acupoints. Zaihou slowly woke up and vaguely saw Meng'er. He called her sister and didn't care about his still numb body, and stumbled towards Meng'er. Meng'er didn't know what the old man was up to, and didn't care about much at this time. She hugged Zaihou tightly with heartache. The brother and sister seemed to be in different worlds.

The old man asked Zaihou, "Would you like to follow me?"

Zaihou said without thinking: "I don't want to."

The old man threatened: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

A child of Zaihou's age doesn't have a strong fear of death, so he stiffened his neck and said, "Then I don't want to either."

The old man asked, "What if I kill your sister?"

Zaihou was frightened and roared, "If you dare, I will fight you to the death."

Meng'er wanted to pull Zaihou but couldn't. Her palms were full of sweat. She saw that the old man just stared at Zaihou, and the sharpness in his eyes had actually diminished a little. The child was much more normal. He remembered the first time he met Zaiji. At that time, Zaiji was younger than this child, but much calmer and more composed than this child. He has been paying attention to Zaiji's growth in recent years. He would rather Zaiji be naughty than support an unfathomable person. What he wanted was a puppet. A puppet only needed to be obedient and easy to coax. Zaiji was obviously increasingly failing to meet his expectations.

The old man was silent for a while, and suddenly said to Meng'er: "I have a son who is a few years older than you. Would you like to marry him?"

Meng'er was confused. What did this mean? Why did he bring up his son's marriage? What? Meng'er was still confused. Zaihou refused to accept it. He shouted, "Don't even think about it. My sister doesn't want to marry your son. Your son is nothing..."

At this time, Meng'er's brain began to work. Amid Zaihou's scolding, Meng'er's voice floated out: "Okay."

The old man took out a small porcelain bottle from his bosom, poured out two dark pills, and said to Meng'er and Zaihou, "Eat it." Meng'er's scalp tightened, thinking to herself, is this poison? But at this moment, life and death are at stake, even if it is poison, there is no choice. She took the pill and swallowed it. Zaihou was shocked and shouted to stop him, but it was too late. Meng'er handed another pill to Zaihou. Zaihou looked at Meng'er blankly, and saw that there was no hesitation in her eyes. Besides, Meng'er had eaten it, so he didn't hesitate either. He swallowed it in one gulp, and felt that it was sweet and cool in the mouth, with a slight bitterness mixed with the sweetness of plants, and it was not difficult to swallow.

The old man's eyes flickered. This girl is not bad. She is decisive and knows how to judge the situation. He said gently, "This is the holy medicine of my sect. It is good for the body. But you need to take another pill after one year. Someone will send it to you when the time comes."

Meng'er's heart sank. Sure enough, this was the old man's way of controlling them. What holy medicine? It was more like poison. He didn't say what would happen if she didn't take the medicine, but it was conceivable that there would be no good result. But Meng'er also knew that if she didn't take the pill, she would die. She had thought that if she agreed to the marriage and then discussed it in the long run, but she was really naive. How could the old man be so reassured? She thought that with the current strength of the White Lotus Sect, they would naturally find a way to marry her, an unpopular princess. If she regretted the engagement, she would probably not be able to marry anyone else. Even if she got married, would she be able to have a good ending? Meng'er sighed in her heart. Never mind. She didn't expect anything in this life. As long as Zaihou was safe, she had nothing to ask for. She could only take one step at a time. If she could stabilize the White Lotus Sect in this way, would there be an antidote for Zaihou's poison? A glimmer of hope rose in her heart, so she told the old man about Zaihou's poisoning, and of course she did not forget to take the opportunity to exaggerate Zai Ji's viciousness.

After hearing this, the old man looked at the great magician and asked him. The great magician shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. The old man didn't say anything, but ordered his men to take Zheng Liu and the others away. In the end, the old man kept Shao Yuanjie. He still needed this man, so he pointed at Meng'er and said to him, "She will tell you what to do. If you don't want to die, don't play tricks." He said this to Meng'er and Shao Yuanjie, and then he pointed at Zaihou and said to the great magician, "You take this child with you." The great magician was waiting for him to say this, and immediately nodded in agreement when he heard it.