Xuexue said to Zi Xia with a serious face, "Zi Xia, go to the side, I want to talk to him for a bit."
Zi Xia was sowhat unwilling, "Miss, don’t let him trick you, those tricks from the wandering elders in the itinerant world are nurous!"
"Rest assured, your Miss is not a three-year-old child, not so easily deceived."
"But...!"
"No buts, go on, I just want to exchange a few words, it’s getting late, we should head back soon."
The War Prince’s Mansion is not the General’s Mansion. At night when it reaches the prescribed Shichen Chinese Ti, the gates are locked tightly and won’t open until the next morning.
Of course, Xuexue’s Zi Xia knows martial arts, and doesn’t really mind the door; however, if caught, she fears they’ll find fault, claiming it’s improper for a woman to be out at night, leading to unnecessary trouble.
Zi Xia also considered this, and reluctantly nodded, "Alright, Miss, you must be careful, if anything’s amiss, call for the maid imdiately."
"No problem, your Miss is not made of tofu, crumbling at a touch."
Zi Xia walked not far off, waiting with vigilant eyes on alert, fearing the elder might harm her Miss.
Xuexue looked at the old man, "Alright, no one’s around now, say what you need to."
The old man’s eyes sparkled with wisdom, and he said with deep aning, "Young lady, our eting today is by chance, yet destined, I offer you two sentences, hoping they will be of help to you."
Xuexue was puzzled and unsure of what he ant.
"Old man, I’m only concerned about the talk of past life and current life you ntioned before."
Upon hearing this, the old man stroked his half-gray beard and chuckled, "Young lady, the secrets of heaven must not be revealed, to do so would shorten my lifespan."
Xuexue’s face darkened, could it be that this man is really as Zi Xia said, a con artist from the itinerant world?
That previous sentence was just a lucky guess by him.
"If that’s the case, I bid you farewell."
"Young lady, please wait."
Xuexue turned back, impatiently saying, "It’s getting late, we need to hurry back! If you have sothing to say, speak directly, old man."
"Pay attention to those around you, don’t think anyone can be trusted, at the critical mont, they can be your fatal weapon. I truly didn’t want to ddle, but our eting today is fate, and considering your unjust death in your past life, I can’t bear it, thus offering you this advice, hoping you take heed."
Xuexue was taken aback, dying unjustly in her past life?
This sentence fiercely struck her heart.
This old man is indeed a sage, seeing through her past life.
Yet, he said those who will harm her, are the people around her?
Besides Zi Xia, who else is around her?
She shook her head lightly, no one would betray her, Zi Xia won’t betray her, in the past life, Zi Xia sacrificed her life for her, how could she possibly betray her?
"Old man, did Zi Xia offend you earlier, and you’re deliberately retaliating against her?"
"Am I of such narrow-minded character? Anyway, I’ve said my piece, whether the young lady believes it or not, that’s your fate."
The old man wasn’t angry; he packed up his ground cloth, and with it over his shoulder, he strode away.
The mont the old man left, Zi Xia imdiately ca over, "Miss, what did that wandering elder from the itinerant world say to you?"
Xuexue glanced at Zi Xia and shook her head, "Nothing."
"Miss, the maid tells you, the sayings of those wandering elders can’t be trusted, you absolutely must not believe them."
"Is that so?" Xuexue felt troubled, the elder’s words echoed in her ears.
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