Chapter 451: What happened in the past! Something is not right!
After all, he could learn the truth about this matter by asking Li Er after he returned to Chang'an.
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So it shouldn’t be completely made up, but some of the details may be deliberately misleading!
And as he said, his father didn't actually have to die, but when Li Er was at his most desperate, he took Li Er's place and lured away the Thousand Niu Guards, so he died tragically in the end.
This kind of dying for Li Er is different from others dying for Li Er.
That's why... Li Er treats himself so specially.
Because, his father, when Li Er was at his most desperate, used his life to lure away the Thousand Niu Guards for Li Er.
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Li Er was grateful, so he took extra care of himself.
Or, maybe it was because when his father and Li Er exchanged identities, he asked Li Er to take care of him, and Li Er fulfilled the agreement and took care of him in this way.
It's all possible.
And Li Er also really takes good care of himself, even taking care of his daughter, so this matter has become a fact, and the reason is actually not important anymore.
Shen Lian only cares about one thing now.
He looked at the white-haired Taoist and said, "In other words, except for the yellow mantle, there is no way to identify him. That person... is my father?"
The white-haired Taoist smiled and said: "The figure, the wounds on the body, etc. can also be used as evidence."
Shen Lian didn't believe any evidence at all.
After all, he had faked his death when he was dealing with the Beidou Society, so he knew very well that unless he saw the face with his own eyes, anything could happen.
So... is my father dead?
At this moment, even Shen Lian was a little doubtful whether his father was dead or not.
He had faked his death before and successfully deceived those from the Beidou Society, so Shen Lian knew very well that it was really impossible to identify a corpse after its disfigurement.
No matter how similar their bodies are or how similar their wounds are, it's useless.
Smart people can always be foolproof.
Moreover, what if it is really his father's body?
Tianji also came back to life a few months after he died.
In this world, there are too many ways to fake death and escape.
So, is my father dead or alive?
If you are alive, where have you gone?
Why would you just abandon such an old son?
Shen Lian frowned.
There were too many questions swirling in his mind.
The sky, which was originally a little clearer, was once again shrouded in fog.
Shen Lian rubbed the chess pieces with his fingers, his brain running wildly.
The white-haired Taoist did not disturb Shen Lian. He just picked up the tea cup and took a slow sip.
At this time, Shen Lian suddenly raised his head and looked at the white-haired Taoist and asked: "How do you know so clearly? Have you also experienced the situation that day?"
The white-haired Taoist smiled and said calmly: "Don't test me anymore. I will tell you what you need to say, but you don't need to test what you shouldn't know."
The white-haired Taoist saw through Shen Lian's tricks at a glance.
Shen Lian was not discouraged.
If this person suspected of being Beichen had been tested by him so easily, he would not have fought with Beichen for so long.
Shen Lian sighed and said, "It's been more than ten years. Even if you didn't die at that time, there are so many accidents in your life, and they may be gone now, so what's the use of telling me these things?"
He immediately raised his eyes to look at the white-haired Taoist and asked: "Nanzhao? Five years ago?"
The white-haired Taoist nodded leisurely: "Not bad."
"Is the information accurate?"
"It's not accurate, and I don't need to tell you."
Shen Lian was completely surprised.
There is no need for the white-haired Taoist to make up such a thing.
Could it be that his father is really not dead and is still hiding in Nanzhao?
But why does it have to be in Nanzhao?
If he is not dead, what is the reason for not showing up for so many years?
Could it be that his father really has a relationship with Beidou?
You can't really live a carefree life with this empress of Beidou in the world of mortals, right?
Shen Lian thought for a moment, raised his head and looked at the white-haired Taoist, and asked: "What is the purpose of telling me this deliberately?"
"Don't say it's just to answer my questions. You're not that kind."
The white-haired Taoist put down his tea cup, settled down again, and said with a smile: "Yes, I do have my purpose."
"What purpose?" Shen Lian asked.
The white-haired Taoist said: "I want you to find your father. If your father is really not dead, then the only one in the world who can find him, I think... you are the only one!"
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes...
"Why do you want to find my dad?"
The white-haired Taoist smiled and said nothing: "You don't have to worry about this, and don't ask, I won't tell you."
"Aren't you afraid that I won't look for you?"
The white-haired Taoist shook his head and said with a smile: "You will go."
"As the most intelligent person in the Tang Dynasty, I think what you like most is this kind of puzzle-solving process."
"Besides, don't you want to know if your father is dead? Don't you want to know what he is doing if he is not dead?"
Shen Lian suddenly sneered. He stood up and said, "You really thought wrong. I really don't want to."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out.
"Just leave like that?"
The voice of the white-haired Taoist came.
Shen Lian said calmly: "Want to cheat? You promised that if I win, I can leave safely."
"Um?"
The white-haired Taoist was stunned for a moment, then suddenly lowered his head and looked at the chessboard below.
I saw that on the chessboard, black and white stones had just been placed halfway, and there were still many empty spaces that had not been placed.
Logically speaking, at this time, it is far from possible to tell the winner.
Snapped!
At this moment, Shen Lian flicked his fingers, and a chess piece suddenly fell onto the chessboard, landing firmly in one position.
After the white-haired Taoist saw this drop, his eyes suddenly flashed, and then he shook his head.
"You are better than your predecessor."
"you win."
Shen Lian's last move directly cut off the white-haired Taoist's dragon, causing all the arrangements in front of the white-haired Taoist to be strangled instantly.
And with Shen Lian's methods, he could not give the white-haired Taoist any chance to make amends next.
So even though the chess game is only halfway through, the white-haired Taoist already knows that he has lost.
He looked at Shen Lian, nodded, and said, "Yes, I have set up such a wonderful situation without knowing it."
Shen Lian chuckled: "It doesn't matter. After all, your attention is focused on making up stories. Our attention is just different."
The white-haired Taoist knew that Shen Lian was insinuating that there were some fabrications in the story he had just told, but he was not annoyed at all.
He said: "It is not a good habit to be harsh on others. It will offend people."
Shen Lian smiled: "I'm not afraid. The people I offend are not good birds, and I'm not afraid of offending them."
The white-haired Taoist's smile faltered.
Isn't Shen Lian's words mocking him for not being a good bird?
He shook his head helplessly.
Xin Yuheng didn't know what to say either.
Shen Lian's mouth is really hopeless.
Shen Lian looked at the white-haired Taoist and said with a smile: "Then can I go? I think you can't keep your word, right?"
The white-haired Taoist gently held the chess piece with his fingers and said, "What can I do if I don't keep my words?"
As he was talking, a dozen men in black suddenly rushed in from outside with sharp blades in their hands.
These people pointed their swords directly at Shen Lian.
The sword shone with a cold light, and it was obvious at first glance that it must be very sharp.
Shen Lian looked at these people, suddenly laughed, and said, "What? Do you really want to keep your words?"
He looked at the white-haired Taoist and said, "You are really shameless."
The white-haired Taoist smiled and said: "Shamelessness is the greatest guarantee for living in this world. Remember this sentence, it will make you go further and smoother on the road of life."
"fart!"
Shen Lian rolled his eyes.
The white-haired Taoist is really crooked.
He sighed and said, "Does it have to be like this?"
"If you are like this, then I won't be polite to you anymore."
Shen Lian looked at the white-haired Taoist and said, "Do you think I don't know that this so-called test is a trap for me?"
"So, you think, with my ability, I will come here without any preparation?"
The white-haired Taoist narrowed his eyes and asked, "What did you do?"
"It's nothing."
Shen Lian said calmly: "If I don't go out at the agreed time, you, Beidou Temple, don't want it."
"I think if you moved everything from the Beidou Tower in Taihe City here, it must have some different meanings, right?"
"So, do you want to watch this Beidou Temple be destroyed, or do you want to just stand there and let me leave safely?"
The white-haired Taoist grabbed a handful of chess pieces with his fingers and said, "Are you threatening me?"
"I'm just giving a preview."
"Do you think... a Beidou Temple can compare with you?"
Shen Lian chuckled and said, "Don't talk too much, let's do it bit by bit."
As he spoke, Shen Lian walked to the window, pushed it open, flicked his sleeves, and threw something outside.
boom!
The next moment, a small firecracker exploded in the air!
And almost at the same time--
boom!
Then a roar suddenly sounded.
The officialdom outside suddenly emitted bursts of exclamations.
Many believers were shouting loudly.
Xin Yuheng frowned, quickly walked to the window and looked down, and when she looked at it, her expression suddenly changed.
"You...you blew up the statue of Lady Beidou!?"
"What!?"
The white-haired Taoist's expression also changed for the first time.
He quickly stood up and looked outside.
I saw the smiling statue outside, falling to the ground at this time. Its body was covered with dust and smoke from the explosion, and one part of the smiling statue had been damaged by the explosion.
"you……"
The white-haired Taoist looked at Shen Lian fiercely.
Shen Lian said calmly: "Don't you think that the entire Beidou Temple can't compare with me? What? You just blew up a statue, and the statue has not been completely destroyed, so you are anxious?"
"Don't worry, I still have a lot of gifts for you. How about we stay here and watch the Beidou Temple explode?"
Shen Lian looked at the white-haired Taoist with a half-smile, his eyes full of mockery.
Does the white-haired Taoist really think that he is simply threatening?
Why didn't Shen Lian let Si She follow him? Do you really think he was giving Si She a day off?
Shen Lian has already made sufficient preparations.
Moreover, when he came to the fifth floor and saw the collapsed statue on the fifth floor, he knew that the most effective way to deal with this white-haired Taoist was!
The white-haired Taoist definitely has extraordinary feelings for Empress Beidou!
Otherwise, a person would not be idle here, looking at the fallen statue.
Therefore, Shen Lian directly used the statue of the god to perform the surgery first.
If the white-haired Taoist still doesn't know what's going on, then he doesn't mind and really blows up the smiling statue brought from Taihe City to pieces.
Shen Lian is not a good-tempered person.
He is not a person who will be bullied.
The white-haired Taoist had just made him suffer several losses, how could Qin Wenyuan not pay him back at all?
After hearing what Shen Lian said, the white-haired Taoist's expression changed again and again.
Xin Yuheng also wanted to speak: "Shen Lian, you..."
But before she finished speaking, she heard the white-haired Taoist sigh and say, "You are really ruthless."
"If it explodes like this again, it will really break into pieces~"
Shen Lian shrugged his shoulders: "There is no way, I don't feel safe, so I can only make more preparations."
"Of course, my lack of sense of security is all because of you. If you are reliable enough and will not go back on your word, why should I do this for my lack of sense of security?"
The white-haired Taoist was stunned for a moment when he heard Shen Lian's words.
But soon, he hid it.
He looked at Shen Lian and said, "You really won."
As he said that, he waved his hand directly.
The men in black immediately put away their weapons and left quickly.
When Shen Lian saw this, he smiled and said, "Are you still going to give in?"
The white-haired Taoist clasped his hands behind his back, looked out the window with a vicissitude of eyes, and said: "As a human being, there will be weaknesses."
"I don't."
Shen Lian laughed and said.
The white-haired Taoist smiled and shook his head.
But he didn't say anything.
I don't know if I don't believe what Shen Lian said, or if I think Shen Lian is talking big words.
He said: "Go away. I won't attack you again. You can leave without worries."
Shen Lian smiled: "I won't give it away."
After that, he turned around and walked out.
No sloppiness whatsoever.
And just when Shen Lian walked to the door, the white-haired Taoist suddenly said: "I'll give you a piece of advice."
Shen Lian paused in his steps.
The white-haired Taoist said: "Don't believe anyone. The real drama has just begun."
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.
He suddenly laughed and said, "Tell you a secret I discovered."
Both the white-haired Taoist and Xin Yuheng looked at Shen Lian curiously.
Then Shen Lian said calmly: "Actually... you're not Beichen, are you?"
Xin Yuheng's eyes widened in surprise.
The white-haired Taoist looked calm: "Why do you say that?"
Shen Lian said calmly: "When I was testing you just now, you showed your flaws."
"When Beichen was in Taihe City, he was so cruel that he wanted to use the lives of hundreds of thousands of people throughout Taihe City to bury me with him!"
"And this Beidou Temple only has a few thousand people, and it's just a lifeless building."
"But you gave up on dealing with me because of it... This is your biggest flaw, because Beichen will never give up on dealing with me because of this!"