GBP Chapter 933 Fate
Chapter 933 Fate
The suburbs always seem quieter than the city, no matter the time of year.
Li Chengye followed the location in his memory and saw Sanya closing the door and carrying a small bundle, preparing to leave.
When I turned around, I saw a strange man standing outside my fence.
Sanya immediately became very alert, tightened her pack, and asked, "May I ask who you are? Who are you looking for?"
Li Chengye remained silent and carefully examined Sanya again. In just a few days, the wrinkles on her face seemed to have deepened, and she no longer possessed her previous composure and calmness.
Deep nasolabial folds and downturned eyes make a person look very bitter.
She's the kind of woman who's not doing well; she's lost much of the detachment and tranquility of a nun, and she can't fake it even if she tries.
He was just an ordinary mortal.
Seeing that Li Chengye remained silent, Sanya became even more wary. After a moment, she walked out and said coldly, "The owner of this courtyard is at the east end of the village. You should ask someone at the east end of the village to inquire!"
After saying that, he opened the fence gate and passed by Li Chengye without stopping for even a moment.
As they brushed past each other, Li Chengye spoke calmly: "Where are you planning to go? Back to the Sanqing Nunnery in Qing County to continue being your Abbess Miaozhen? Unfortunately, there's no place for you there anymore. If you leave, I'm afraid you won't be coming back!"
"What do you mean by that? I don't understand what you're saying," Sanya stopped immediately and turned around to question her.
His face showed a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
Her experiences over the years had made her suspicious and paranoid. Now that the other party knew so much about her background, it was obvious that they were after her.
She naturally couldn't remain calm.
Li Chengye pointed to the bundle on her back and said, "I don't know if you're really naive or stupid. If I'm not mistaken, this bundle on your back was taken by Zhong Zheng from Abbot Yuantong of Daxiangguo Temple, right? Now that Abbot Yuantong is dead, and Prince Qin and the Second Prince's faction have been brought to justice, do you still think you can swagger back to Qing County with what he left behind to become your nun? It's probably not very likely."
Sanya quickly realized what was going on, grasped the key information, and stopped pretending to be naive. "You know Zhong Zheng? Who exactly are you?"
“I not only know him, but I also know that you are mother and son,” Li Chengye readily admitted.
He continued, "Zhong Zheng must have already come to see you and told you about the circumstances of Master Yuantong's death. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been in such a hurry to leave. I wonder if he told you who personally ended Master Yuantong's life?!"
“It’s you?!” Sanya blurted out.
Although her emotions fluctuated somewhat, she did not experience the excitement and anger that Li Chengye had anticipated.
“That’s right, it’s me. For the sake of the stability of the court in the future, he must die,” Li Chengye said coldly, while scrutinizing Sanya’s expression.
They were even prepared for the possibility of being verbally abused and physically assaulted by the other party.
To everyone's surprise, Sanya just chuckled, her tone surprisingly cheerful, "It's good that she's dead. Even if she were alive, she'd still be scheming to harm this person and that person every day, thinking she's so great and can control everything, haha!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Sanya realized that she had revealed something she shouldn't have said.
He then frowned, stepped forward, and asked again, "Who exactly are you? How do you know so much?"
At this point, Sanya already understood that the other party must know about her relationship with Yuantong and Zhongzheng.
Seeing Sanya's frightened and anxious state, eager to know the truth, Li Chengye suddenly changed his mind.
He reached out and gently brushed aside the hair on either side of his face, leaned forward, lifted his eyelids, and asked, "Who do you think I am? Why don't you take a closer look and see if you can remember?"
Sanya was startled by the suddenly enlarged face in front of her, took a step back, and then really began to carefully examine Li Chengye's features.
Li Chengye's facial features are not particularly outstanding, but his eyebrows are very expressive, which can be said to be his best feature. Everything else is just a result of his overall temperament.
Sanya was certain she had never seen him before, but felt a sense of familiarity with his long eyebrows. At the same time, she had a peculiar premonition that if she said she didn't know him, things might turn out very badly for her.
So instead of giving a direct answer, he gave a vague reply: "It does look somewhat familiar."
"However, a life for a life. You suddenly killed the national advisor, even if he was a serious criminal, your actions are still illegal. Aren't you afraid I'll report you?"
Sanya put on a stern face and scolded him, not knowing if this trick would work. She was now eager to find out his purpose from him and also wanted to know why he couldn't go back to Qing County.
Li Chengye wasn't intimidated, but was slightly disappointed. He shook his head and sighed to himself, "Well, fate can't be forced!"
After saying that, he stopped keeping her in suspense and told Sanya, "I came here to tell you that someone has already ambushed you on your way back to Qing County, disguised as a bandit to kill you. If you are smart, you should disguise yourself and head south as soon as possible. The temples in the south are prosperous, and as long as you are willing to live a peaceful life in anonymity, you will find a place to stay."
As for Zhong Zheng, he's doing quite well at the Zhang residence. You'd better not bother him. Just let him be himself. He's already repaid the debt of gratitude you owe him for giving him life and raising him. Otherwise, if the Zhang family finds out about your relationship, neither of you will have a good outcome, unless you want him to spend the rest of his life wandering with you.”
Sanya retorted, "You're ordering me around? Ridiculous! By what right do you command me? What if I refuse?"
Li Chengye shook his head: "This is neither an order nor a command, but it's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words. Believe it or not, it's up to you. You'd better behave yourself from now on!"
After speaking, he paused, glancing at the bundle on Sanya's back, and reminded her, "There are also things left by Master Yuantong. The money and such are enough for you to live a worry-free life. As for the other things, such as seals, you'd better not touch them. They're hot potatoes, not things you can handle."
I've paid back everything I owed you; from now on, we're even!
After saying that, Li Chengye ignored Sanya's reaction and strode away.
The farmhouse was already secluded, and Li Chengye, being agile, quickly disappeared around a corner.
Sanya was left standing there, deep in thought, her heart pounding, wondering if what he said was true or false.
The secret she had kept hidden for years was exposed to the light of day, leaving her unsure of what to do.
However, after hesitating for a moment, she was still afraid of dying, so she stopped heading towards Qing County and instead found a driver to take her to the dock.
"Master, where are you going? The river is frozen over now, and you can't sail." The driver was a warm-hearted person, and since the journey was long, he couldn't help but chat for a bit.
Sanya smiled faintly, "This humble nun will not take a boat; I am merely going to perform a ritual in that vicinity."
"Oh, I see. That explains why you're heading to the dock in this cold weather. But with the New Year approaching, it must be quite tiring," the driver casually agreed without much thought.
“Monks are compassionate, and helping others to pass on their souls is also a way to accumulate blessings. Of course, we can’t just look at the weather,” Sanya replied gently.
But she felt a little annoyed that the driver was so tactless.
After crossing the main road, the donkey cart started to bump around again. Seeing that Sanya looked tired, the driver finally shut up.
After the noise subsided, Sanya began to consider what to do next. Giving up Zhong Zheng was unlikely, as he was her only son.
However, Yuantong's offense was too serious, and it was inevitable that she would be implicated. It was still necessary for her to go out and lay low for a while.
She would secretly return to Beijing once the storm had passed.
Blood ties are an unbreakable bond, and she refused to believe that her son could escape her grasp.
In that split second, something suddenly flashed through Sanya's mind, and she exclaimed, "Could it be him?"
She suddenly realized whose eyebrows Li Chengye resembled—her father-in-law, whose fate she no longer knew, the cunning old man who had spent his life scheming, yet possessed striking eyebrows, and whose age matched. "Could he be my son? No, impossible, how could he? How could he have survived those years and even come to the capital..."
"Master, what's wrong?" The coachman saw Sanya's pale face and her muttering to herself, so he slowed down the carriage.
“There’s a small town ahead, nun. If you’re not feeling well, why don’t we rest there for a bit before continuing?”
Sanya paused for a moment, exhaled, and suddenly gripped the bundle on her shoulder, saying firmly, "No need to rest, let's go straight to the dock!"
She had just noticed that Li Chengye was wearing very fine materials, so he must be doing quite well.
Moreover, he also knows Zhong Zheng. If what I think is true, it means that Zhong Zheng has already secretly recognized this brother without my knowledge, but he just kept it from me.
Ha, don't you even think about it? Do you think you can just get rid of me like that? The debt of life is greater than the sky. You think you can just settle things like that? No way!
Just wait, she will definitely return to the capital soon. It is fate that will allow them to meet again.