Painting Doctor Jinhua

Chapter 130 Let You Die with Understanding

"Xie Zhen, what hatred do I have with you that you want to kill me?"

After enduring the pain in his wrist for a long time, Chen Shuling reluctantly asked.

"Your Highness, do you still remember what I said at the Qingtan Yaji? Saving one life is not mercy, saving a hundred lives is not mercy either. Only saving all sentient beings is mercy!"

"There is a tiger in the mountains. Should we save it or not?"

Chen Shuling did not reply, but he probably understood what Xiao Jinyu meant.

"If you are a cruel and bloodthirsty person like the prince, and you live one more day, more people will die. Tell me, should people like you die?"

By the end of her speech, Xiao Jinyu's voice was filled with cold anger, contempt, resentment, and murderous intent.

Chen Shuling began to get scared and looked to Gao Changgong for help.

"Lanling Wang, are you going to be a man who goes back on his word? You saved me today, and I will repay you tenfold tomorrow!"

Gao Changgong seemed not to hear and ignored it.

Lu Yu couldn't help but sneered: "Your Majesty, stop lying here. If you get out alive, you will skin us alive and take out our bones! And you will repay us tenfold. When have you ever been kind?"

Chen Shuling's face suddenly turned pale, he was filled with anger and clenched his fists tightly.

A gust of night wind blew into my ears in the forest, with the occasional sad cry of crows, and a crescent moon disappeared into the clouds.

In the light of the fire, the young man in black clothes swaying in the wind is like a mountain spirit, deciding life and death!

"In order to let the prince die with a clear conscience, can I show you who I am?"

After Xiao Jinyu finished speaking, she raised her hand and lifted the veil on her head.

As soon as the veil was lifted, Chen Shuling's eyes widened, and his whole body seemed to be frozen in shock and disbelief.

"Han Zigao?"

At this moment, Xiao Jinyu was still dressed in a black male outfit, with her black hair fluttering in the wind, but her face was so beautiful that even the red plum blossoms on the mountain and the boundless clear light would be ashamed of it.

He had seen this face before. When he and his father had just returned from Northern Zhou, a banquet was held in the palace. Emperor Wen and General Han Zigao of the Left Guard attended the banquet together. He regretted at that time why this face was not a woman's face.

No, Han Zigao died a long time ago, killed by my father!

"Who are you? Are you seeking revenge for Han Zigao? If you want revenge, you should look for my father. Why are you looking for me?"

Xu Shuling asked a series of questions in fear.

Xiao Jinyu just curled her lips slightly and smiled sneerly.

He seemed to have seen this kind of cold and even contemptuous look somewhere before...

"No, you are... you are the granddaughter of the Xiao family... you are Xiao Jinyu!"

Suddenly, his mind flashed back to the day when he brought Xiao Jinyu into the palace and forced her to drink a cup of aphrodisiac wine. After the effect of the wine took effect, the young lady's face turned pale and her neck was bright red. At that moment, he began to suspect that the young lady had disguised herself. He never thought...

"I didn't expect you to actually look like Han Zigao... No, you're even more beautiful than him..."

More noble, awe-inspiring, proud and inviolable than him!

If he had known this, how could he have let her go and given her to Gao Changgong!

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be today’s disaster!

Suddenly thinking of something, he looked at Gao Changgong again.

"So, what Dai Wen saw, saying that Prince Lanling got a stunningly beautiful concubine, was her!"

"She was the one you tried so hard to protect at the elegant gathering!"

"She is the one who came to my palace to seek me!"

……

"That stunning beauty is her! The miraculous doctor is her! Even Xie Zhen from the Xie family in Chen County is her!"

Chen Shuling murmured to himself.

Prince Lanling did not deny it. He just looked at Xiao Jinyu and smiled slightly, then reached out and pulled her over, to prevent Prince Shixing from suddenly going crazy again and hurting her!

Chen Shuling couldn't believe it: she was just a young lady, how could she be so capable as to tease him in the palm of her hand!

"Xiao Jinyu, what do you want? No matter what you want, I can give it to you, even the kingdom, as long as you don't kill me today!"

"I was ignorant before, but I just wanted to get you. I never thought of taking your life!"

Xiao Jinyu chuckled again.

"Your Majesty, you just wanted to kill me! And now you know all my secrets, do you think you can still survive?"

This one sentence chilled Chen Shuling's heart to the core: Turns out she's a femme fatale!

It turns out that a woman who is too beautiful should not be offended...

Chen Shuling suddenly burst into laughter and said, "You dare not kill me. If you kill me, how can I explain to my father? Even if I have committed an unforgivable crime, the only one in the world who can punish me is my father!

Otherwise, if my father knew that I died at your hands, you would be buried with me!"

Facing Chen Shuling's threat, Xiao Jinyu simply turned sideways and cast her gaze towards the boy Yue Ying who followed her.

Yue Ying drew his bow like a full moon, pointing it directly at Chen Shuling.

Chen Shuling was horrified. He turned around and ran. In his panic, he fell and rolled down the slope, hitting a tombstone.

A sharpened bamboo stick emerged from his chest. He looked up and saw the words written on the tombstone:

The tomb of Mr. Xie, the Grand Tutor of Jin!

Gao Changgong, Xiao Jinyu and several guards walked over together, and saw that the tip of the bamboo had pierced Chen Shuling's chest, and blood gushed out.

Chen Shuling's eyes were wide open, gradually turning pale.

He looked at Xiao Jinyu and Gao Changgong again, blood gushing out of his mouth. He seemed to want to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

“Although the universe is vast, as long as one has a kind thought and a conscience, even an ordinary person can become a saint.”

"Chen Shuling, if there is an afterlife, I hope you can understand this truth!"

……

Seeing that Chen Shuling was no longer moving, Yue Ying rushed forward, stabbed the sharp arrow in his hand into Chen Shuling's chest again, and beat him violently until he was exhausted, then burst into tears.

Hearing the boy's crying, Xiao Jinyu, Gao Changgong and several guards present couldn't help feeling sad: Chen Shuling was dead, and he got the punishment he deserved, but those who had been tortured and killed by him would never come back.

"Yueying, your revenge has been taken!"

Xiao Jinyu could only sigh and say this, then he turned his gaze to the tomb of Mr. Xie. This was the tombstone of his Xie family's ancestor.

It is a stele without words. Legend has it that after the Battle of Feishui, Taifu Xie was finally feared by the emperor, so he did not dare to write his achievements on the stele. So he erected this stele without words, and his merits and demerits will be judged by future generations!

That was the most prosperous time for the Xie family. The Chenjun Xie family was represented by Xie An and Xie Shang. One cultivated a reputation that spread throughout the Jiangzuo region, and the other controlled the power of the frontier. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was as famous as the Langya Wang family. It was glorious for 300 years. During the Southern Song Dynasty, half of the officials in the court were descendants of the Xie family. It could be said that the whole family was noble and prominent in the court. Just as Xie Xuan said - the descendants of the Xie family were like the orchids and jade trees born in the yard in front of the steps!

Actually, she was the ninth-generation granddaughter of Xie An, but the Xie family declined and perished in her generation...

It is true that everything that rises must fall. Is there anything in this world that can last forever?

Xiao Jinyu suddenly lifted up her clothes, knelt down in front of the tomb, and then remained silent for a long time.

Although Prince Lanling was very puzzled by her action, he did not say anything. He just silently accompanied her in paying homage to this great scholar of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Gradually the clouds dispersed, the dawn light appeared, and the plum blossoms in the mountains looked like a red sea, with a subtle fragrance that was overwhelming.

"Prince, it seems that another group of people are coming from the foot of the mountain!" The guard who went to investigate came back to report.

Gao Changgong nodded, squatted down, and gently placed his hand on Xiao Jinyu's shoulder.

"Ayu, we should go now. You still cannot have anything to do with the death of King Shixing. Just think of it as an accident, a punishment from heaven for violating the law of the dead by robbing a tomb!"

"Let's go! It's time for your Southern Dynasty's emperor to wake up!"

Xiao Jinyu nodded, and quickly withdrew her thoughts. She went down from another hidden mountain path with Lanling King.

In order not to attract attention, Lanling Wang brought only five or six guards with him this time, so it would not be convenient to have a conflict with too many soldiers.

After the few people left, Xiao Mohe quickly rushed to Meilinggang with Ma Rong, Chen Zhishen, Chen Zhonghua and dozens of soldiers. After searching everywhere, they finally found Chen Shuling, who died in front of Xie An's tomb.

"General, King Shixing is dead. The cause of his death was a bamboo stake. It should be that His Royal Highness King Shixing accidentally fell and hit it while escaping. In addition, there was also an arrow, but it seems that it was inserted after His Royal Highness King Shixing died!"

"King Shixing has committed many evil deeds, and there are countless people who want to kill him. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered that whoever kills him will be rewarded. Since the person who killed him did not leave his name, we will not pursue the matter any further!"

"Bring the body of King Shixing back to the city, and you will collect your reward!"

"Yes!"