Wang Meng was smiling, the kind of smile he would make after his evil plot succeeds.
He smiled and looked at himself in the bronze mirror, and the person in the mirror was also smiling at him. The two faces were exactly the same. The reason for his laughter was very simple, just because Zhao Zheng got out. Under his careful calculation, he got his wish
He ruined Zhao Zheng's reputation and forced Zhao Zheng to resign from the Taishan sect. From then on, there was no need to worry about Yu Ling'er being confused with Zhao Zheng.
There are eight kinds of suffering in the world. One of them is the suffering of not being able to get what you want. If you can't get what you want or achieve your goals, you will naturally be very miserable. But on the other hand, it is the source of happiness.
Wang Meng achieved his goal, so he is very happy now.
On the day when the verdict was announced in public, many invited people gathered in the hall, including him. He watched with his own eyes as everyone accused Zhao Zheng, and saw with his own eyes that Zhao Zheng was carrying his back like a defeated rooster.
With his luggage rolled up, he walked down the stone steps of the Jade Emperor's Summit dejectedly. The happy mood in his heart at that time could not be described in words.
The reputation of a lewd thief will accompany Zhao Zheng throughout his life, and he will never be able to get rid of it. It is very likely that he will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the world, and will have no choice but to retire to the mountains and forests early and never show his face again! If those warriors who are desperate for face meet
When faced with such a thing, he might even commit suicide when he is so angry. Unfortunately, Zhao Zheng does not seem to be such a person, so he would not be forced to death.
Now that Zhao Zheng is gone, it's time for Wang Meng to take action. He must be more diligent than before and strive to impress Yu Ling'er as soon as possible.
Wang Meng smiled and turned around in front of the bronze mirror, looking at his new clothes. He was thinking of Zhao Zheng, and inevitably compared himself with Zhao Zheng. He had to admit that he was far inferior to Zhao Zhengfeng.
He is handsome. But he has a more mature temperament. This is what Zhao Zheng, a young boy, does not have. In addition to appearance, he is much better than Zhao Zheng in terms of life experience, status, cultivation and other aspects.
He didn't think he would lose to Zhao Zheng. As long as he persevered, it would only be a matter of time before he won Yu Ling'er's heart.
Dressed neatly, he sprinkled some spices on his body, hung a crystal clear jade pendant around his waist, then opened the door and went out of the house. He rushed to Lengxiangju.
Lengxiangju is still the same as before, without any changes. The courtyard is filled with the aroma of medicine, and there are many shelves and dustpans placed by the wall, with various herbs drying on them. Through the window, you can vaguely see Yu Ling'er busy.
The graceful figure of her body, especially the curvature of her buttocks, is the most touching. Wang Meng didn’t know how many nights he had imagined having passionate love with such a delicate body. Unfortunately, he still hasn’t been able to do so. At most, he only touched her by chance.
Yu Ling'er's hands are as smooth as jade.
Wang Meng's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a gaze that contained a desire to conquer. Yu Ling'er's beautiful figure was deeply imprinted in his eyes. He secretly swore in his heart: "Yu Ling'er, sooner or later, I will marry you. I will marry you."
You press me on the bed, making you moan for me!"
It's a pity that Yu Ling'er can't hear Wang Meng's inner thoughts, otherwise she would have to break off diplomatic relations with Wang Meng.
The strange look on Wang Meng's face flashed away and returned to normal. He stepped into the house and greeted Yu Ling'er. Since Yu Ling'er was immersed in refining elixirs and had no time to entertain him, she asked him to wait in the living room. He did not dare to choose
Yu Ling'er's Li sat obediently in the living room, waiting quietly for Yu Ling'er's elixir refining to finish. If it were another woman, he would never be so patient, but facing Yu Ling'er, he always had inexhaustible patience.
.This is like reducing one thing to another, adding salt to the tofu.
After half an hour, Yu Ling'er washed her hands and walked out of the alchemy room. She had a calm look on her face, with no sadness, no joy, no anger or fear.
Ever since Wang Meng met Yu Ling'er, he had never seen Yu Ling'er smile, as if there was nothing in this world that could make Yu Ling'er happy.
The two greeted each other again, and Yu Ling'er sat on another chair, holding a teacup in her hand and blowing hot air. When the two wanted to get together, Yu Ling'er always rarely spoke, and mostly just listened silently.
Wang Meng had already thought of several topics before he came, and started talking to himself while Yu Ling'er was sipping tea. Since Yu Ling'er rarely talked to him, he seemed like a storyteller.
It's more or less ridiculous.
After Wang Meng said about a hundred words, Yu Ling'er had a rare reaction and interjected: "Brother Wang, why do you suddenly have free time these days and go to my Lengxiang Residence at every turn?"
This sentence left Wang Meng speechless. He hesitated a few times and said with an awkward smile: "There are very few things going on in the Abacus Hall these days, so I have more free time."
"Since you have free time, you should practice your martial arts well. Always run to me, so don't waste your martial arts skills."
"Ling'er, you are worrying too much. I will arrange my time well every day and make more time to practice."
"If you want to practice more, come to me less. This will not only delay your practice, but also delay my alchemy refining. You also know that the Taishan Party has a great demand for elixirs, and our Huichun Hall has a lot of work. Every time you
Come here, I have to make time to entertain you, which will inevitably affect my business." Yu Ling'er reminded lightly.
Wang Meng's expression was ugly, but he still forced a smile and said: "It's because I, as an elder brother, have been careless and didn't care about your alchemy career. I will pay attention to it in the future."
"You rarely came here a while ago. I really don't understand why you have suddenly become so attentive recently. You always come to me every two days." Yu Ling'er shook her head and said.
"Ling'er, don't you...don't like me coming to your Lengxiang Residence?" Wang Meng asked tentatively.
"Why should I like you to come?" Yu Ling'er asked.
"I feel that the relationship between the two of us is pretty good." Wang Meng continued to test.
"That's right. I've known you since I went to the mountains to learn art. I'm a solitary person and seldom interact with others. You are one of my few friends. But this doesn't mean that I want you to come here every day.
My Lengxiangju, it is because of you that I have a good relationship with you. If it had been anyone else, I would have issued an eviction order long ago." Yu Ling'er said calmly.
When Wang Meng heard the title of friend, he felt really happy and sad. He was happy that he was closer to Yu Ling'er than most people. What was sad was that many years had passed. He and Yu Ling'er had always remained tepid friends.
At this stage, he could never make any progress. He smiled bitterly and asked: "I can't come every day, so why can that pervert Zhao Zheng come every day? Is it possible that I'm not as good as him?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Ling'er's face changed slightly, revealing a slightly displeased look. She glanced at Wang Meng who was sitting next to her and said lightly: "I didn't know who he was before, so I allowed him to learn alchemy skills here.
, after that incident happened, I never let him step into Lengxiangju again, and I drew a clear line with him."
"Well, since he can learn alchemy skills here, I also want to learn alchemy skills here. I will come to you every day to learn from him, and I hope you will give me some advice."
"Brother Wang, stop talking nonsense. You and I both know very well that you have no interest in things like refining elixirs and brewing medicines. It's better not to use this matter to make me happy."
"People change. I wasn't interested in alchemy before, but that doesn't mean I'm not interested now. Now I'm happy to stay with you every day and learn alchemy skills from you. In this way, I can also be there to protect you.
, so that no sanctimonious person like Zhao Zheng approaches you again."
"The reason why I allowed Zhao Zheng to study here is because of some special reasons. This reason is very involved and cannot be publicized everywhere, so I did not mention it to others everywhere. If there are no special circumstances, I will not casually allow others to study here.
I learned here because, firstly, I like to be quiet, secondly, I don’t want to easily teach what I have learned in my life to others, and thirdly, my Lengxiangju has never welcomed men." Yu Ling'er said with a sullen face.
Wang Meng didn't know about Zhao Zhengsan's prescription, so he decided that there was something fishy in it. He felt as if he had knocked over a five-flavor bottle. The flavors were mixed, and all the good mood before was gone. He was worried that he would anger Yu Ling'er, but he couldn't
Dare to bother more about this topic, after a moment of silence, he laughed and said: "Since Ling'er doesn't like me as a brother, I won't embarrass you, and I will never mention your study of alchemy here again in the future.
Already."
After receiving this assurance, Yu Ling'er's expression softened slightly, she picked up the tea cup on the table and stopped talking.
Wang Meng talked to himself for a while, and when he saw Yu Ling'er showing an impatient look, he stood up and said goodbye to Yu Ling'er, reluctantly leaving Lengxiang Ju.
Yu Ling'er sent away the clingy Wang Meng, sighed softly, shook her head, and turned back to the alchemy room to continue refining the elixir. But she had just walked a few steps when someone knocked on the door again.
. She frowned slightly and asked the identity of the person knocking through the door.
"Ling'er, I'm here to visit you. If it's convenient, please open the door." A happy and old voice came from outside the door.
The person Yu Ling'er respected the most in her life was her mentor. She quickly changed her appearance, walked quickly to the door, and opened it. She looked at Le Shishi, who was standing outside the door with a smile, and bowed Yingying.
.After the courtesy, she respectfully invited Le Shishi into the living room.
After sitting down, Le Shishi said via voice: "Ling'er, I know you are busy here and don't have much time, so I will keep the story short. I came here to ask you about something. Since Zhao Zheng was driven down the mountain,
Have you noticed anyone on the mountain acting strangely, becoming different from usual?"
"What is the strange aspect that Master is referring to?" Yu Ling'er asked puzzledly.
"Like acting very happy or something like that."
"Appearing very happy?" Yu Ling'er noticed something was wrong and asked instead, "Master, why did you suddenly ask such a strange question?"
"To be honest, I think there is some doubt about the theft of women's clothes, so I am investigating secretly. Now Zhao Zheng is regarded as a thief and was driven down the mountain. If there is someone else who is the real culprit, this person must have been there recently.
I would look very happy. I want to find these people and investigate them carefully. It is best to find out the real culprits and give Zhao Zheng a clean slate." Le Bubu answered calmly. He and his beloved disciple who had been together for many years
There is no need to hide anything.
"There are so many things in the world that can make people happy. It would be too arbitrary to judge others as suspicious based on this alone. Forgive me, I don't agree with this approach."
"Master, don't you know that these alone can't explain anything at all. The reason for investigating these is just to find some suspicious people."
"Master, do you trust Zhao Zheng so much and are so determined that he is not the thief? He has only been in Taishan Sect for a short time, only two months. With this time alone, it is impossible to see clearly whether a person is good or bad.
It's bad." Yu Ling'er said.
"I don't completely trust him. The reason why I help him so much is mainly because of his contribution to the Taishan Sect and his own potential. The Meat-flavored Pill and Tongqiao Pill prescriptions he contributed will definitely help Taishan in the future.
He is very helpful, and I suspect that he has other precious medicines in his possession. If we drive him away, we will miss out on these medicines. Even if there is still a chance, I can't give up the investigation. If we can really find the real medicine, we will miss it.
Fierce, give him a clean slate. Bringing him back to the Taishan Sect will be of great help to our Taishan Sect in the future." Le Wanwan said truthfully. As the saying goes, you can't start early without benefit. He trusted Zhao Zheng so much and helped Zhao Zheng.
In fact, they are all driven by profit. If it were an ordinary disciple who encountered this kind of thing, he would not mobilize so many troops and spend so much effort.
Yu Ling'er didn't care about other things, but when she heard the word prescription, her ears immediately stood up, and her eyes flashed brightly. She nodded and said: "I see. If you put it this way, you really can't act hastily.
.We should conduct a thorough investigation. Although I have only been in contact with Zhao Zheng for a short time and don’t know him well, the impression he left on me is pretty good, and I don’t think he really looks like someone who would steal those things.”
"If you also want to help Zhao Zheng clear his grievances, think carefully about whether anyone behaved strangely after Zhao Zheng came down from the mountain." Le Wanwan replied.
"Behaving strangely...behaving strangely..." Yu Ling'er lowered her head and thought deeply, murmuring in her mouth, and suddenly a figure popped up in her mind, and she said in a voiceless voice, "Wang Meng!"
"Wang Meng? Has he been acting strange recently?" Le Zhi said with a frown.
"He...no, no, he is still the same as before." Yu Ling'er hesitated to speak.
"If you find something, just say so. The person who behaves strangely does not necessarily mean that he is the real culprit. I am just asking." Le Shizhi asked.
"Yes, I obey." Seeing that the words had been spoken, Yu Ling'er couldn't take it back, so she had to answer honestly, "Wang Meng is indeed a bit strange lately. Since Zhao Zheng left, the number of times he comes to Lengxiangju has suddenly increased.
A lot, almost every day. And he seemed very happy. He told me a lot of nonsense every day, and often insulted Zhao Zheng and said bad things about Zhao Zheng."
"Speaking of it this way, Wang Meng is suspected. However, I watched this child grow up and he has such a good relationship with you. I really can't connect him with the real murderer." Le Zhi said with a stern face.
.
"I also think he is not the real murderer. Although he is a little annoying, he is not bad in nature and will not do anything that would harm his morality."
"Of course he is not the best, and I don't want to see someone I know well do such a thing. What's more, he is also the leader of our sect and the mainstay of our sect." Leshi paused and turned to ask.
He asked, "Besides Wang Meng, are there any other people who have behaved strangely recently?"
Yu Ling'er thought about it again, shook her head and said, "No more."
"If not, then I will take my leave as a teacher. If you find anything in the future, please let me know again." Le Bu said as he stood up.
"Disciple, I'll give you a ride." Yu Ling'er also quickly stood up.
After leaving Lengxiangju, Le Zhimian was twirling his gray beard as he walked, thinking about Wang Meng's character, and guessing whether the real murderer might be Wang Meng, but no matter how he thought about it, he didn't believe that Wang Meng could do such a thing.
This kind of thing. This level of trust even far exceeds his trust in Zhao Zheng, just like the trust he has in his relatives.
But to be loyal to others, no matter how much he trusts Wang Meng, he must list Wang Meng on the list of suspicious persons and conduct a secret investigation. There are not many people on this list, and together they are only
There were only a dozen people. The other people behaved normally during this period and did not do anything strange.
A few days later, Le Shizhi took advantage of his free time in the evening and went down the mountain with this list and the investigation results, planning to meet Zhao Zheng.
After Zhao Zheng left the Taishan Sect, he did not go far. Instead, he found a small village at the foot of the Yuhuangding Mountain and temporarily lived in a private house. He lived in seclusion all day long, trying to avoid being exposed to the public and living a life of seclusion.
Le didn't know that Zhao Zheng lived here, so he went to the door directly. When the two met, they didn't say any gossip and talked about business directly.
"Since you came down from the mountain, I have been conducting covert and covert investigations, looking for people who may have framed you, and I have written all these people down on paper. You can take a look." Le Shizhi said and took something out of his sleeve.
I picked up a piece of paper and placed it gently on the table.
Zhao Zheng took the paper and looked at it. There were more than a dozen people's names written on it. He was familiar with them all, and most of them were not good birds. Jian Nu and others were also nearby. They were also very concerned about this matter, and all of them couldn't help themselves.
We came together and looked at the list together.
Le Shizhi raised his hand and pointed to the names on the paper and introduced them one by one, explaining why he suspected these people and what was suspicious about these people. As he spoke, he quickly mentioned Wang Meng and explained the whole story.
Hearing this, Zhao Zheng suddenly felt that something was wrong, just like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw. He said flatly: "Wait, Mr. Le, this Wang Meng is very suspicious."
