Same Jade Pendant

Ji Xiaoshu, who was hiding inside the door and eavesdropping, looked surprised, "No wonder Uncle Chengyun was so sad. He didn't say anything when asked. It turned out that the bad guy who captured the third apprentice brother last night was Uncle Chengyun's uncle!"

Zheng'er frowned, "You can't judge a person by his appearance. He looks like a good person."

"This is called a hypocrite, a real villain!" Ji Xiaoshu snorted, "This kind of person is more hateful than those who are obviously doing bad things! Not only bad, but also deceiving feelings!"

Zheng'er sighed slightly and signaled Ji Xiaoshu not to speak. He listened to the conversation between Su Liang and Chengyun, thinking that Su Liang would definitely not let Chengyun commit suicide.

Unexpectedly, Su Liang said, "Okay, I think so too."

The two children were a little confused. This did not meet their expectations.

Soon, Zheng'er whispered, "This must be the master's wife's plan, it's not as simple as it seems."

Ji Xiaoshu nodded immediately, "Yes, yes, yes! It must be like this!"

The next moment, Su Liang turned his head to look at them. The two little guys immediately retracted their heads and heard Su Liang ask, "Have you finished your homework?"

Ji Xiaoshu pulled Zheng'er up and quickly sat down at the desk by the window, "Did the master's wife ask about the homework just now? Did Uncle Chengyun also have homework assigned by the master? The master is so terrible that he doesn't even let the monks go."

Zheng'er covered Ji Xiaoshu's mouth and told him to stop talking. This skill of trying to cover up is really too poor.

Su Liang heard footsteps behind him and saw Qiu Cong coming back. Before, Su Liang was interrogating Nian Ruxue, and Qiu Cong was listening under the back window.

"Are you discussing how to deal with Sheng Yue? Why don't you go in and talk?" Qiu Cong asked.

Su Liang shook his head slightly, "I want to talk to Chengyun. I'll go find Master later."

"Okay. I know you must have an idea. I'll go see Nuannuan." Qiu Cong left after he finished speaking.

Su Liang took Chengyun to the pavilion by the lake. Looking across the lake, he could see the figures of two children writing seriously in Yuanming Pavilion.

"Has Pucheng ever mentioned your background?" Su Liang asked Chengyun.

Chengyun sighed, "He once mentioned that I was an orphan left by his old friend."

"Did he say who the old friend was, and what kind of people your parents were?" Su Liang asked.

Chengyun shook his head, "No."

Su Liang felt that if Chengyun was really the orphan of an old friend as Pucheng said, and Pucheng really wanted this nephew to return to secular life, there was no reason not to tell Chengyun the detailed information of his parents.

With Chengyun's personality, even if he didn't want to return to secular life, he wouldn't contradict his elders and say that he didn't like to hear that. Besides, Chengyun didn't want to return to secular life because he grew up in a temple, had a high level of self-control, and had no interest in worldly temptations, not because he hated his biological parents whose names he didn't even know and had never seen, so he refused to know anything about them.

Therefore, as long as Pucheng wanted to talk, Chengyun would definitely not refuse to listen. But Pucheng said that he wanted Chengyun to return to secular life, and even just said "old friend's orphan" to where he came from, which was not reasonable at all.

Unless there was an unspeakable secret.

"Did Pucheng give you anything?" Su Liang asked.

Chengyun nodded, "There is a jade pendant. I am a monk, I don't wear it on my body, but it is in my bag."

"Show it to me." Su Liang said.

Chengyun immediately stood up, used his light skills to cross the lake, and didn't go through the main door, but flew into Yuanming Pavilion through the second-floor window.

Overnight, this little monk who was very powerful in martial arts but rarely used it on his own initiative changed a lot.

Soon, Chengyun returned to the pavilion with the jade pendant and gave it to Su Liang.

Su Liang looked at the familiar purple jade pendant in her hand and was stunned.

"What's wrong? Have you seen it?" Chengyun asked with a frown.

Su Liang reached out and pulled off the jade pendant hanging around her neck and showed it to Chengyun.

Chengyun's eyes widened, looking at the two jade pendants in Su Liang's hand in disbelief. Except for the one taken off from Su Liang, which was tied with a red rope, the others were exactly the same from size to pattern!

Su Liang turned the two jade pendants over at the same time, and the other side was exactly the same!

The bright and translucent violet color, mysterious and beautiful, reminded Su Liang of the scene when he found this jade pendant in Sujia Village when he just crossed over.

Su Liang always suspected that this jade pendant was related to the original owner's unidentified mother, and now it has been confirmed.

Nian Ruxue said that she accidentally heard Sheng Yue say that his mother was killed by Mo Yan. And the original owner's mother should be the biological daughter of Mo Yan and Shen Qingxue.

Su Liang even doubted whether Cheng Yun was her biological brother...if there was another mystery behind the death of the original owner's mother.

But it shouldn't be so bloody...Su Liang thought. She guessed that Cheng Yun was Pu Cheng's son and Sheng Yue's biological brother, which was almost certain. Maybe the original owner's mother and Pu Cheng's deceased wife had a relationship similar to Situ Xiang and Situ Ning, so they had the same jade pendant?

It was just a guess, but Su Liang went to Cheng Yun to tell him what the real reality was. At this point, Cheng Yun had been involved, and since he couldn't turn back, he should move forward.

"What's going on?" Cheng Yun was obviously confused by the two jade pendants. He looked at Su Liang blankly, hesitated for a moment, and asked what he was thinking, "Could it be that I am your brother?"

It's normal for two people with unclear backgrounds to hold the same token in their hands.

Su Liang put the two jade pendants side by side and sighed softly, "I hope so, but based on the information I know so far, it shouldn't be."

Chengyun frowned, his eyes obviously disappointed. Because when the thought came to him just now, he was very excited and looked forward to getting a positive answer. Su Liang is his most important friend and the person he likes very much. If they were biological brothers and sisters, he might return to secular life without hesitation. Having such a beautiful home and such a good family is undoubtedly a great comfort to Chengyun who was psychologically traumatized at this time.

"However," Su Liang continued, "Judging from these two jade pendants, our mothers may have the same relationship as sisters."

Chengyun's eyes suddenly lit up again, "Really? Then I am your cousin?!"

If you are, so is Sheng Yue... Su Liang looked at Cheng Yun and couldn't bear to tell him the more certain truth.

But it should be said that the grudges and entanglements of the previous generation had nothing to do with them.

"Put all the jade pendants here with me first." Su Liang put away the two jade pendants, looked at Chengyun and said, "What I am about to say may be difficult for you to accept, but I hope you can treat it calmly."

Chengyun's heart sank and he took a deep breath, "You tell me. After what happened last night, what else can't I accept?"

"Pucheng may be your biological father." Su Liang directly dropped a bombshell.

When Cheng Yun heard Su Liang's words, it seemed as if his whole body had turned into a fossil starting from his ears, his expression was stiff, and his body was even stiffer.

Su Liang continued, "You already know who Sheng Yue is. I suspect that he is your biological brother. After your mother died, Pucheng became a monk in grief and brought you to Ping'an Temple. As for Sheng Why Yue didn't become a monk with you? Judging from the news we have received so far, it is possible that he had hatred and wanted to avenge your mother, so he went to Xingluo Island when he was a boy. Now Sheng Yue was injured by Gu Ling. He lost his hand and his subordinates, so he asked Pucheng to help him catch me. This is not entirely correct, but I think I should tell you."

"Impossible..." Chengyun couldn't help but shake his head, "He...how could he be mine...No way! There must be some misunderstanding!" He couldn't understand what Su Liang said at all.

"I know it's hard for you to accept, but what I want to say is that even if my speculation is true, it doesn't mean anything. Whose son or brother are you, it has nothing to do with who you are. You are Chengyun, A monk who grew up in Ping'an Temple and is kind-hearted, we are your family. It's enough for you to remember this." Su Liang looked serious.

"I have been practicing Buddhism for many years, but I don't understand the human heart at all." Cheng Yun looked bitter.

"It's no big deal if you don't understand those who have failed you." Su Liang said, "Pucheng deceived you and deceived me. He is our enemy. What we have to do now is to deal with them and don't let them endanger us. to our home.”

Chengyun nodded slowly, "Yes, our home... we will never allow them to do whatever they want! I will protect you, Nuannuan, Zheng'er, Xiaoshu..."

"You said before that if Pucheng comes again and he dares to do anything wrong, you will kill yourself. This is right, it is a strategy." Su Liang was explaining to Chengyun and teaching him, "Pucheng and Sheng Yue caught him last night They came to Jingyun with the intention of forcing me to meet their demands, maybe by arresting me, or maybe by killing me on the spot. Even if Jingyun is not my child, even if they arrested just a child I don’t know in this city last night, they still can’t. You can threaten me, do you know why?”

Chengyun nodded, "Because you are kind."

Su Liang hummed, "Their method is called moral kidnapping. Because I am a good person in their eyes, they can threaten me by arresting anyone at random. The only thing they rely on is that I will not watch them harm innocent people."

"It's disgusting, it's simply shameless!" Cheng Yun clenched his fists.

"So, you can also use this method to deal with Pucheng and Sheng Yue." Su Liang said.

"You mean..." Cheng Yun looked confused, "Let me use my own life to be moral... No, they have no morals! To 'kidnap' them?"

"Yes." Su Liang nodded, "Gu Ling is not here. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid it would be difficult to deal with them. I know you are very determined and can really risk your life. But don't do that. We hope you live. Nuan Nuan needs you, and so do Zheng'er and Xiaoshu. So, as long as they care about you, your threat can achieve your goal without any psychological burden. This is called tit for tat, and our method does not involve harm. other people."

"What you said makes sense." Chengyun's eyes narrowed slightly, "Then let's do it! When I see them again, I will tell them that if they dare to hurt you, or if any innocent person lets me know, I will Commit suicide!”

"Pucheng should believe you, but Sheng Yue may not. He may suspect that this is my plan and bet that I can't let you die." Su Liang said, "So, this must be your own plan, very decisive, I You can't even persuade me. Just like when you told me to commit suicide, do you understand?"

Chengyun understood, "I understand!"

"Okay, I'll tell you the specific details later. You go change clothes first, eat something, then check Zheng'er and Xiaoshu's homework, then look where Nuannuan is and bring her over to me." Su Liang The arrangements for Chengyun were clear at once.

When Chengyun heard so many things, he didn't care to feel sad and entangled, and quickly left the pavilion and went to work.

Su Liang looked at his back and breathed a long sigh of relief. Speaking of which, Chengyun was also her lucky star, always appearing when she needed him and listening to her.

Su Liang sat alone in the pavilion, recalling what Nian Ruxue had told her not long ago about what happened from her disappearance to her appearance in the middle of Sujia Village.

Nian Ruting once had an unknown master, and she learned martial arts from that person in secret. That person was an elder on Xingluo Island. The purpose of choosing Nian Ruting as a disciple was to select her and train her in secret, waiting for her to come of age, and then find an opportunity to take her to Xingluo Island and let her marry her grandson.

It's outrageous, but it should be true.

Nian Ruxue said that the descendants of those old guys on Xingluo Island all found wives in this way, and there were also many people like Sheng Yue who were recruited to Xingluo Island when they were young, and they all needed to get married. There was no female master who was recruited to Xingluo Island because of martial arts.

There are more men than women on the island, and most of the marriages are between relatives, so they can only choose women from outside to take back. Nian Ruting was chosen because she has a clean family background, is both talented and beautiful, and has a good talent for martial arts. It is very face-saving to take such a granddaughter-in-law back, and if Nian Ruting can practice martial arts well, she will have value to her master's family in addition to continuing the family line.

Nian Ruting was not taken back to the island by her master early because he was afraid that she would be snatched away by others before she reached adulthood. After all, there are classes on the island, and he is not a person with a high status on the island.

On the day of the martial arts examination, Nian Ruting was exposed by Su Liang in public for pretending to be Nian Ruxue. It happened that Nian Ruting's master arrived in the capital and wanted to take her away.

The old man had a mission every time he went out of the island. The fact that he secretly chose a wife for his grandson was unknown to other people on the island, so he did not dare to make it public. Knowing that Nian Ruting was in trouble, he could have saved the apprentice with his strength, but he gave up decisively, not wanting to cause trouble, and immediately chose a substitute, that is, Nian Ruxue.

This matter now seems very ironic.

Nian Ruting went to the competition for Nian Ruxue, and when the matter was exposed and arrested, Nian Ruxue also became her substitute and was taken to Xingluo Island. It has to be said that cause and effect are cyclical, and retribution is not bad.

The fact that Nian Ruxue disappeared in the eyes of Su Liang and Gu Ling was that she was abducted by a master, not that she had the ability to escape without a trace.

Just when Nian Ruting was suffering because of Nian Ruxue, the disaster that should have fallen on Nian Ruting became Nian Ruxue. The night she arrived at Xingluo Island, she was forced to "consummate the marriage" with the old man's grandson. For her, those days were without dignity, freedom, and life was worse than death.

Women on Xingluo Island have a very low status, and only the descendants of important figures like He Qianqian and Min Rou can have a good life. Min Rou was well protected and had hardly seen the ugly side of Xingluo Island. The other women brought back from outside were just tools for men to vent and give birth to children, and they were often beaten, scolded and humiliated, and sometimes even insulted by multiple men.

Nian Ruxue experienced all of the above. She was secretly bullied by her so-called husband's brothers, and she could only swallow her anger. If she told others, those beasts would be fine, and she would have a harder time.

Nian Ruxue did give birth to a son, who was on Xingluo Island at this time.

Nian Ruxue said that she was saved by Sheng Yue. On a certain night, Sheng Yue made arrangements for her to escape from Xingluo Island, and someone sent her to a place in Yan Country. Three months later, Nian Ruxue saw Sheng Yue again, and from then on, Sheng Yue became her master.

Nian Ruxue said that she tried to seduce Sheng Yue, but Sheng Yue was not moved at all, so she had to give up and let Sheng Yue manipulate her. This is what happened now.

Nian Ruxue was reluctant to talk about her experience at first because it was too unbearable. The jealousy she had felt since she met Su Liang has not dissipated to this day, and has even become stronger. In addition to jealousy, there is also resentment and unwillingness, so she is unwilling to tell Su Liang about that "black history".

But Su Liang did not give her room to refuse, so she had to tell him.

In the end, Nian Ruxue burst into tears, hoping that Su Liang would pity her, forgive her mistakes, and let her go.

However, although Su Liang felt that Nian Ruxue's experience was pitiful, in the final analysis, it was her own fault and the cause and effect she planted. If she had not used Nian Ruting at the beginning, those things would have had nothing to do with her.

And Su Liang is not unable to forgive the past. As long as Nian Ruxue confessed the moment she saw Su Liang in the Su Mansion and sincerely changed her ways, Su Liang would give her a chance to live. But not only did she not do that, but today in front of "Sheng Yue", she was still talking about how to deal with Su Liang, and even regretted not taking the opportunity to kill Su Liang earlier.

Pity is an objective evaluation, only for that part of the story. But Su Liang did not feel "pity" for Nian Ruxue, because before Nian Ruxue confessed, she had already performed the capricious and dark side in front of Su Liang, which was the real her.

Su Liang was very sure that the suffering did not make Nian Ruxue reflect on the mistakes she had made, but only made her psychology more twisted. As long as Nian Ruxue was given a chance, she would still spare no effort to kill Su Liang and take away everything from her.

However, Su Liang did not kill Nian Ruxue for the time being, and she would be used in tonight's plan.

After a while, Cheng Yun, who had changed clothes, came over with Gu Xiaonuan in his arms. In front of the child, Cheng Yun's eyes were always gentle and clear, with a warm smile.

"Mom!" Gu Xiaonuan shouted loudly, and then shouted with a smile, "Dad!" She seemed to know that Su Liang liked to hear her call dad, even though her dad was not at home.

Su Liang took his daughter over and heard Cheng Yun say, "We have the same jade pendant. No matter what, I hope to be your brother. Are you willing?"

Su Liang looked at Cheng Yun's nervous and expectant eyes and nodded with a smile, "Of course. But I actually think you are more like a younger brother."

Cheng Yun shook his head, "No, I'm older than you."

Su Liang raised Gu Xiao Nuan's little hand and shook it, "Call me uncle."

Gu Xiao Nuan nodded her little head, "Uncle! Uncle!"

Cheng Yun's eyes were soft, "Well, I've thought about it. I want to return to the secular world. This is my home. Before Gu...brother-in-law comes back, I will protect you."