There are two issues that run through a person's life, how to live and how to die. You need to live with dignity, and you need to die with dignity. If a person lives for seventy-eight years, he will spend fifty years of his life in jail.
What else can she miss about such a life? When she regains her freedom, what else is left in her life to pursue besides dying with dignity?
The decisive battle between the two Gu queens was over. Zeng Hongmei fell to the ground, her hair messy and her breath disordered. But Huang Zulan stood proudly in front of her and said contemptuously: "You want to catch someone alive? You are a little too young."
A trace of blood overflowed from the corner of Zeng Hongmei's lips. She opened her mouth and spat out. The blood was as green as ink, and there was a popping sound when it fell to the ground. Xu Sanxiao was secretly frightened and couldn't help but look at Bai Jia with a questioning look. Does this mean that nothing is wrong?
Bai Jia whispered: "Sect Master, don't worry, Hongmei has been cultivating all kinds of poisonous and strange insects since she was a child, and her body has already produced antibodies to resist various toxins."
Zeng Hongmei stood up unsteadily, looked at her opponent, sighed softly, and said: "Huang Zulan, I will take your ashes back to Xiangxi and put them in the Huang family's ancestral grave. You can go now."
There is a time for life, and there is a place for death. No one wants to die in a foreign land. At this moment, Huang Zulan's expression trembled slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "After my death, my soul will return to the Buddha's Land of Ultimate Bliss. I don't need your false compassion to worry about it for me. You have been
No one in the family is good, the old ones have no taste and the young ones have no talent!"
Zeng Hongmei said: "You were raised by a worthless man from the Zeng family, and he also taught you a miraculous skill, which gave you the opportunity to cause great trouble, and even killed my father. People say that people who are about to die are good at what they say.
, Birds are about to die and their cries are mournful. Are you still unwilling to look back at this time? With your cultivation, you will also believe Li Shentong's tricks? "
It's not a matter of belief or not, but that she has no one to rely on and nothing to ask for. It seems that in the remaining time, the only thing she can do is to repay the benefactor who ended her life in prison. What's more, this benefactor also gave her a hope after death.
In the intoxicating paradise that the benefactor once brought her soul to, she seemed to have returned to her girlhood, wearing pink clothes and a colorful handkerchief, carefreely singing duets with many men who liked her.
She had never thought that it was a fantasy created by Li Shentong in her mind, and that the so-called Paradise Buddha Land did not exist at all, but whenever this question came to her mind, she would rather believe that it was true.
Xu Sanxiao came over and asked in a deep voice: "Huang Zulan, can you tell me who the person who Chi Feilong asked you to bewitch is?"
Huang Zulan looked directly at Xu Sanxiao, "Why should I tell you?"
Xu San smiled and said: "You are already dying, and all that is left is the illusory dream of the Paradise Buddha. Let's put aside our position and just say that there is a magical power in thousands of miles that has deceived you? Don't you want to give it to me?
Is he causing a little trouble? I don't want to find this person to show off the right path. I, Xu Sanxiao, am not a hawk of the religious office. There is only one person I am targeting by doing this, and that is Li Shentong. You helped me, and we
Your ashes will be taken back to your hometown for burial. Even if Li Shentong's Paradise Buddha Kingdom does not exist, you can at least return to your roots."
Huang Zulan stared at Xu San and smiled for a long time, then suddenly burst into laughter, "Haha, okay, okay, okay! What a miscellaneous sect master, little boy, you are worthy of being Li Shentong's opponent, you can negotiate terms with the dead.
For such a reason to please everyone, I will help you today, that person is a high official named Song." After saying that, Jie Jie laughed strangely, his voice gradually became weaker and weaker, and finally became silent.
Zeng Hongmei said: "Huang Zulan's natal poison is the seven-star centipede. When she defeated the four olds and defeated the cow, ghost, snake and god, the relevant parties took her poison to some research institute in Yanjing for testing, but the result was...
It is non-toxic, which means that after being poisoned by this kind of poison, modern medical equipment cannot detect it."
Xu San smiled and said: "You are an expert in this field. In your opinion, is there really no cure for this poison?" He turned his expectant eyes to Zeng Hongmei.
The miscellaneous Taoist Hongxiu is worthy of being a master of Gu art, and he did not disappoint Xu Sanxiao.
"Of course not!" Zeng Hongmei sneered and shook her head, pointed to Huang Zulan's body on the ground, and said, "The antidote is the old centipede in her body." As she said that, she took out a packet of medicinal powder from her pocket and sprinkled it on Huang Zulan's body.
Xu Sanxiao and others watched attentively. Not long after, something strange happened. Huang Zulan's body suddenly moved! It climbed and twisted, and its limbs moved together. These people were not ordinary people. They were all well-informed.
, even if a real zombie appears in front of you, you will not be surprised or scared, but this situation is so incredible that Xu Sanxiao and others find it incomprehensible.
Zeng Hongmei explained: "Don't be surprised, Huang Zulan is already dead. What makes this body move now is the seven-star centipede. What I sprinkled is the Miao people's unique anti-insect powder. It has the most unbearable smell of poisonous insects, but it's still
It's not enough to force it out." As she spoke, she lowered her body, held her chest, inhaled, and then blew out a puff of light pink smoke, which penetrated into Huang Zulan's nostrils. After a few breaths, the dead Huang Zulan suddenly
He trembled violently, then opened his mouth and made a weird whooshing sound from his throat.
Xu Sanxiao and others watched intently. They saw a lump bulging out from the throat of Huang Zulan's body, and something seemed to be moving rapidly inside. It must be the seven-star centipede that Zeng Hongmei said. Xu Sanxiao had seen a lot of strange things.
, but this is the first time to see this Gu Queen level Gu insect, I can’t help but look forward to it.
Suddenly, a scarlet head as thick as a thumb came out of Huang Zulan's mouth. The thing had tentacles on its head, and it moved quickly and struggled to get out of Huang Zulan's mouth. Soon, the guy's body, which was more than a foot long, was exposed.
In the air. Seeing that it was surrounded by people, its body immediately coiled up in a circle, raised its head, and showed its fangs and spikes. Xu Sanxiao noticed that there were seven scars on the back of this object, which corresponded to the positions of the Big Dipper.
arrangement.
Zeng Hongmei sneered, took out a cloth bag with her, walked over, stretched out Bai Shengsheng's hand and grabbed the centipede's head without hesitation, and threw it into her pocket. She thought it would take a struggle, but it didn't.
Thinking that this was it, she managed it in an understatement. She clapped her hands and said: "To untie the bell, you must tie the bell. The poison is on it. As long as you use it to suck out the poison, the poisoned person will be fine."
There is a way to detoxify, but the poisoner is still unknown. Xu Sanxiao frowned in thought, and mentally thought about the main leaders of Ganliang Province that he knew. There was only one named Song, who was a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.
, Song Yongyi, Secretary of the Jincheng City Party Committee and Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. This person is just in his early forties this year. Before taking office in Jincheng, he was the full-time secretary of Vice President Li of the Central Committee. He followed Vice President Li to open ports in the southeast. He has a beautiful resume and is an engaged person.
A master of economic construction, a typical doer, and the kind with a strong background.
An important factor why Xu Sanxiao knows so much is that he is the nephew of Shannan Provincial Party Committee Secretary Song Yi.
In this era, cadres who do not understand the leadership are not good cadres. For this reason, Xu Sanxiao once arranged for Bai Jia to use the power of Yinshan Langcheng to gain a detailed understanding of the backgrounds of several provincial party committee bosses. Therefore, he knew that Song Yi was the most
The younger member of the Song family whom he valued was not his son Song Sihao, who was studying abroad in the British Peninsula and making all kinds of gossip news, but Song Yongyi, the eldest son of the three generations of the Song family who was serving as an official in the neighboring province of Shannan.
In this era, cadres who don’t think about how to flatter their leaders are not good cadres with a bright future. Xu Sanxiao immediately realized that this was an important opportunity. Officialdom is a special place. If you want to go further, there are no allies to help each other.
It is almost unimaginable that those famous officials in history who have always been unique and upright actually have one most important ally, which is the support of the emperor. Xu Sanxiao has been looking for such allies who are worthy of his own bet.
In Xu Sanxiao's heart, there are two people worth betting on. One of them is Shancheng City Party Committee Secretary Hong Tianming. This person is only forty-nine years old this year, but he has served as Shancheng City Party Committee Secretary for five years and has outstanding political achievements.
Feiran. Shancheng's crackdown on gangsters and internal pilot system reforms have attracted widespread attention across the country, and his political capital has been quite strong. The most important thing is that there is a very important big boss behind this person, which is the deputy head of state Xie Runze who will succeed Renzong at the end of the year.
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Hong Tianming is at the height of the sun. If you go there at this time, although the possibility of being warmed is high, the possibility of being baked dry is also not small. It can be said that the most valuable period of political investment has passed. In Xu Sanxiao's heart, another
One candidate is Song Yongyi, whom he has never met before. Song Yi has done a good job in Shannan. If things continue like this, he will probably occupy a place in the next leadership team. Even if he cannot be appointed to the permanent post, he will at least have an important position.
Hold him.
But this is just a common speculation from the outside world. In Xu Sanxiao's opinion, the matter is not that simple. As far as Xu Sanxiao knows, the Song family has been passed down for three generations since the old man Song Xuesong was appointed as the head of the Central Organization Committee, and there are talents from generation to generation.
While he has accumulated strong political capital, he has also become one of the largest vested interest groups. Based on this alone, Xu Sanxiao believes that if Xie Runze is determined to declare war on interest groups, no matter how strong the Song family is, among the second generation
But it is almost impossible for anyone to stand out in this team.
The political ocean is full of undercurrents and whirlpools, and fortunes and misfortunes are ever-changing and difficult to predict. The current Song Yi is the king of the southwest who competes with Hong Tianming and has the upper hand. In Bai Jia's words, Song Yi not only cannot
If you stand out and get the upper hand, if you don't keep it together, you will be criticized as someone who shows your determination during this period.
When Bai Jia said these words, Xu Sanxiao had doubted his judgment. However, in recent times, some quietly occurring phenomena seemed to be confirming Bai Jia's judgment. First, some unfavorable comments about Song Yi appeared on the Internet.
There are rumors, for example, that Song Sihao, Song Yi's only son, drove a luxury car to high-end nightclubs in the British Peninsula. Song Yi's eldest daughter, Song Siyun, known as the butterfly on the ice, lived in a luxurious mansion with a gang background after divorcing her foreign husband abroad. From these
In the inconspicuous, not even negative news reports, Xu Sanxiao was sensitive enough to smell something unusual.
In a centralized environment like China, a politician who is about to enter the core area of political power should not have such reports. Through these phenomena, combined with the pattern of power changes in the Republic in recent years, Xu Sanxiao finally affirmed Bai Jia's
But Bai Jia made another judgment that Xu Sanxiao was unwilling to accept. If Song Yi really had a high horse and a short stirrup, Si Zekai would be very likely to take over his position. For Xu Sanxiao
This is undoubtedly a judgment that is not conducive to him. What is even more unfavorable is that Yang Xuchang, who is likely to be selected by Yiguandao, has a great chance of becoming the governor of Shannan Province.
These things are just sporadic information provided by Yinshan Wolf City. Xu Sanxiao has limited knowledge of the power of Yinshan Wolf City, let alone any control over it. These are all arrangements specially made by Guo Daoan. The passing of the old Wolf King
It can be achieved with one touch, but power is transferred with caution. So far, the real strength of Xuanmen Zado Yinshan Wolf City is still in the hands of Bai Jia. Xu Sanxiao can also understand this.
Since he cannot accurately control Yinshan Wolf City, let alone the certainty of this information. However, Xu Sanxiao still chooses to trust Bai Jia's judgment with reservations. Since he is not as optimistic about Song Yi's future as the outside world, why would he?
Thinking of betting on Song Yongyi, the third generation of the Song family?
It was also the advice that Bai Jia provided to Xu Sanxiao after combining the information from Yinshan Wolf City. Bai Jia introduced Song Yongyi's resume to Xu Sanxiao in detail at that time. From the director of the Policy Research Office of the Shenzhen City Committee to the full-time secretary of the Central Vice President Li Yuanchao
, and then transferred to Ganliang to serve as a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Jincheng Party Committee. After the deputy secretary of the Ganliang Provincial Party Committee was double-disciplined by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, he concurrently assumed the position of deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. His authority has already exceeded that of Ganliang Province in name only.
The second-ranking figure in the province is provincial governor Qu Shengming, second only to provincial party secretary Liu Guoqing.
What Bai Jia said at the time was that if Xie Runze suppressed Song Yi after he came to power, it would mean that this was a deal. The new leadership collective wanted to kill a big tiger that had a close relationship with itself and show it to interest groups across the country. Song Yi
Of course, it will not be easy to suppress. The bargaining chip that Xie Runze Group needs to pay is that Song Yongyi's future will be unlimited.
Xu Sanxiao thought about these powerful relationships quickly in his mind. If the information from Yinshan Wolf City and Bai Jia's analysis were accurate, and Song Yongyi was indeed worth taking the initiative to make friends with, then under what name should he make friends?
What? The thing in front of me is undoubtedly a good opportunity, but it still lacks an opportunity, or an excuse. A person like Song Yongyi has very little personal time every day, so what reason does he have to get close to him? Xu Sanxiao was silent.
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Bai Jia came over and asked, "How do you want to save Song Yongyi, sect leader?"
Xu Sanxiao nodded and said: "A high-ranking official in Ganliang Province is named Song. The only person worthy of Yiguandao paying such a high price to do this is Song Yongyi. It is not difficult to prove this. Chi
The fact that the flying dragon sent the person away after being poisoned by the dragon shows that this person is not too far away from here. Just pay attention to the portal website of the Ganliang Provincial Government to understand the trends of the main leaders and see if Song Yongyi has come to the Gannan area.
It’s done.”
Bai Jia said: "The sect master is not doubting his own judgment, but he is thinking about how to get close to Song Yongyi?"
Xu Sanxiao nodded and said: "Yes, the level difference is too big. It is definitely not appropriate to visit him in an official capacity. If I go to meet him in a private capacity, it will be difficult to see him. But if I use charlatanism to get close to him, I
I'm afraid that even if a connection is established, he will be positioned in his mind as a charlatan who cannot be completely trusted."
The black-robed Long Tu spat and said: "Damn it, we were going to save people, but we were treated like we were asking for help. Sect Master, you treat me like this old dragon in everything, but this is the only one.
What the bird officer did is really unpleasant!"
Xu Sanxiao smiled calmly and said: "Everyone has his own ambitions, and we can't live just for pleasure. In China's environment, if we want to do something, we must first become an official. Being an official has restrictions, so you can't do whatever you want freely according to your temper."
Bagboren was deeply moved after hearing this, and he clasped his hands and said: "Well, what Xu Zongzong thought is exactly in line with the Buddha's saying: If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? If you want to save all sentient beings, you must first be in that position.
, even if you give up your freedom, fall into hell, and let the filth corrode you, you will not hesitate. This is the true heart of a Bodhisattva."
Xu Sanxiao nodded politely to express his gratitude. He was thinking about it in his mind. It was really difficult to make a decision. He didn't want to make a decision in a hurry. He planned to go back and discuss with Wang Feng before making a decision. Then he asked Zeng Hongmei: "Sister Zeng, what's the poison of this seven-star centipede?"
What are the harmful effects of poison on people? What will happen if the treatment is delayed a few days?"
Zeng Hongmei said: "Strictly speaking, this kind of poison is not used to kill people, but to destroy people's spiritual will. Those who are poisoned will not feel anything within three days. After three days, they will first feel sore and itchy.
, like a hundred claws scratching the heart, after three days, the spirit will be listless, weak and itchy at the same time, as if there are hundreds of centipedes crawling inside and outside the body, no matter how strong a person is, his will will collapse, but in the next three days,
It feels like it’s all a legend among the elders. As far as I know, no one has survived the first three days.”
Xu Sanxiao pondered: "Isn't there still three days when I can't feel anything? At this time, if we come to tell him that there is something wrong with him, I'm afraid we will be suspected of having ulterior motives. You know, I am a cadre in Shannan under the rule of his second uncle.
, there will definitely be no good fruits for coming here rashly. We can just use these three days to go back and discuss a good charter. During these three days, you two should not be idle. Sister Zeng is preparing the antidote, and Bai Jia will implement it.
Is the poisoner Song Yongyi?"
Xu Sanxiao thought about it. Last time, Song Ren, the boss of the Song family, went to Beigou to support himself. He came and went in a hurry, but he finally left a bit of a good relationship. This can be used as an excuse to get closer to Song Yongyi and visit him. Now.
The most important thing is to go back to Wang Feng immediately to discuss it, introduce to him the situation provided by Yinshan Langcheng and Bai Jia's judgment, and see what he thinks of this matter?
ps: From working last night to 10 o'clock this morning, I sprayed three times, and finally got it under control. My boss told me to go back and take a nap. I will think about it before going to bed. I won't update it today. I will send it to today.
5k big chapter, I would like to apologize for the discontinuation of updates yesterday, I really don’t want this to happen.