Chapter 287: Grand Finale: Ten

Grand Finale: Ten

While Nie Jinxuan and the others were sizing up the two, Ye Wuxuan and Xia Weiyang were also sizing up Nie Jinxuan. Afterward, Princess Xuan Xia Weiyang didn't say anything, but silently and tacitly exchanged a look with Ye Wuxuan, and then Ye Wuxuan raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of Eastern Ling and Her Majesty the Empress."

Just a light smile, and his eyes instantly revealed a mesmerizing brilliance. But compared to the man, what the others saw was not just this. So, as soon as Ye Wuxuan's voice fell, Yin Fengzhan also rarely curled the corners of his lips and said:

"Prince Xuan and Princess Xuan have come from afar, and I am overjoyed! Sit!"

Yin Fengzhan was not a person who said nice things casually. Being able to say these few sentences today showed that he indeed respected the Prince and Princess Xuan very much. Hearing this, Ye Wuxuan and Xia Weiyang were not polite; they returned a slight bow and walked to the side to sit down.

Today was the first formal meeting, so it was not appropriate to say too much. But Yin Fengzhan was also rarely very giving of face and didn't say much, which surprised Nie Jinxuan. Afterward, she heard that this time the Prince and Princess Xuan had not brought Tiancheng guards, but people from the Underworld Night Palace, so Yin Fengzhan then generously invited them all over.

So after the brief meeting in the morning, Yin Fengzhan went to the Imperial Study to handle state affairs first, and Prince Xuan went back to make arrangements, while Nie Jinxuan kept Princess Xuan Xia Weiyang, waiting for the evening to have a good time.

Nie Jinxuan kept Xia Weiyang, then said a few simple words, pulled her back to her Yongle Palace, and dismissed all the palace servants. After everyone had left, Nie Jinxuan took Xia Weiyang's hand, sat to the side, and said affectionately:

"Princess, it was really hard on you to come over specially, I..."

Nie Jinxuan had many things to say, but for a moment, she didn't know where to start. At this moment, hearing this, Xia Weiyang smiled and interrupted her:

"Alright, don't call me Princess anymore. You and I know in our hearts what's what, just call me sister."

Xia Weiyang's voice was faint, light, clear, and pleasant. But hearing this, Nie Jinxuan was stunned.

"Uh... but there's still a difference in seniority..."

Ye Chenluo and Yin Fengzhan were friends, and Xia Weiyang was Ye Chenluo's mother! So naturally, even according to the close address, Nie Jinxuan would have to call Xia Weiyang Aunt at this time!

But at this moment, Xia Weiyang didn't care about that. She smiled slightly and said lightly:

"Seniority is determined by people! Let's just talk about ourselves! Anyway, I think that kid Luo'er is too rash, so being a generation younger doesn't hurt him!"

Xia Weiyang was never polite when talking about her own son. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan laughed and nodded in response:

"Yes, sister!"

It could be seen that Nie Jinxuan was very much to Xia Weiyang's liking. This "sister" represented her acceptance of Nie Jinxuan. You must know that Xia Weiyang hated calling others sisters in her life, but now she had made an exception for Nie Jinxuan, clearly seeing her as one of her own!

A "sister" brought them much closer. Afterward, the two talked some more, and then Nie Jinxuan was the first to get to the point and ask:

"Sister, let's not tell lies in front of each other. I'm just curious, how did you know I was here? Could it be that you really have the ability to foresee the future?"

"Hehe~, foreseeing the future is not quite it, it's just that someone once told me something... Thinking back to when I was at the Underworld Night Palace, one day a subordinate reported that a girl had broken into the mountain. You must know that the location of the Underworld Night Palace is very hidden, and ordinary people absolutely cannot find it, so I was curious at the time and had that girl brought in."

"That girl was very strange, claiming she could read faces... Hehe~, speaking of this, you should know that I naturally wouldn't believe in such superstitious things. And at that time, not only me, but others in the palace didn't believe it either. When that girl saw we didn't believe her, she got a bit angry, then reached out and pointed, telling everyone's fortune in the palace at the time, and it turned out to be completely accurate!"

Recalling the past, Xia Weiyang said with a smile, but hearing this, Nie Jinxuan couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Completely accurate?! Is there really such a thing? Could it be that she investigated beforehand!"

"Impossible! Many things at that time were known by very few people. Even if she investigated, she couldn't have found out! So it's impossible that she investigated beforehand!"

"This... there really is such a capable person!"

Nie Jinxuan didn't doubt Xia Weiyang's words. Although they only met for the first time today, Nie Jinxuan could see at a glance that Xia Weiyang was by no means an ordinary person! And the things she said couldn't be found out were naturally certain!

But thinking about this, Nie Jinxuan was shocked again, then widened her eyes and looked at Xia Weiyang:

"Then that means that girl had already seen through your background back then, sister?"

As fellow transmigrators, Nie Jinxuan could naturally understand the situation at that time. And Nie Jinxuan didn't think Xia Weiyang had really leaked her background beforehand. Therefore, she couldn't help but become nervous. Hearing this, Xia Weiyang also sighed helplessly and responded:

"Sigh, I guess only you can understand me! Honestly, I was also very nervous at the time. After all, I intended to take this matter to the grave, so I was worried that the girl would see through my background at a glance. But what I didn't expect was that the girl stared at me for a long time, then directly said that there were three people in this world she couldn't see: the first was herself, the second was me, and the third was in the Eastern Ling imperial palace twenty years later!"

Xia Weiyang said word by word, and hearing this, Nie Jinxuan suddenly realized. Then she heard Xia Weiyang say again:

"So, I knew what was going on. Afterward, I asked that girl... Oh right, Jinxuan, you should have met Wuyai! That girl is Gong Wuyai's wife, named Baili Xiaole, and she also followed along to join in the fun this time."

Xia Weiyang knew that Gong Wuyai and Yin Fengzhan had contact with Nie Jinxuan. And for Nie Jinxuan, although she didn't know Baili Xiaole, she remembered Gong Wuyai! So at this moment, hearing Xia Weiyang mention him, she suddenly remembered.

"So it was actually the Hall Master's wife, what a coincidence!"

The doubts in her heart were finally cleared up, and Nie Jinxuan couldn't help but smile. Seeing her like this, Xia Weiyang also nodded, but then changed the subject:

"But speaking of which, I heard from Luo'er that you are good at autopsies. Could it be that you were a forensic doctor before? I don't know what era you came from? And how did you come here afterward?"

Although they were both transmigrators, even Xia Weiyang couldn't be sure that Nie Jinxuan was from the same era as her! Speaking of business, Nie Jinxuan also composed her expression and nodded seriously:

"Yes, I was born in 19**, a Chinese person. As for how I came here, I'm not quite sure. I only remember that I had just taken a case, but when I was about to perform an autopsy, someone suddenly broke in and stabbed me directly in the heart. Afterward, I didn't know anything..."

Nie Jinxuan had thought about the past many times, but ultimately only remembered these things. Hearing Nie Jinxuan's words, Xia Weiyang's eyes lit up, and then she pursed her lips and smiled.

"It seems you really should call me sister. I am four years older than you, and like you, I am also Chinese!"

The more they talked, the closer they felt, and even the usually cold Xia Weiyang became increasingly gentle.

"And, if we really talk about it, you might even know me... Shu Ya, have you heard this name? That's me!"

For the first time, Xia Weiyang revealed her true identity. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan widened her eyes and grabbed Xia Weiyang's hand.

"What? Sister is Shu Ya?!"

"Yes, why..."

"Sister, didn't I just say that I was assassinated while performing an autopsy and came here... But do you know, sister, the person I was about to perform an autopsy on was you!"

Thinking about it, even Xia Weiyang didn't expect such a coincidence in the world! But thinking back, she felt it was normal! Otherwise, if there hadn't been that layer of cause and effect, they wouldn't be in this space-time now!

However, a difference of one day, but a difference of over twenty years, was truly something to sigh about.

And precisely because of this cause and effect, the relationship between Xia Weiyang and Nie Jinxuan became even closer. Afterward, the two talked some more, but as they talked, Nie Jinxuan frowned slightly, then looked at Xia Weiyang with a composed expression:

"Right, sister, speaking of this, I remembered one thing..."

Afterward, Nie Jinxuan told Xia Weiyang the whole story about Ling Yidao. Hearing that there was a third person who was a transmigrator, and also highly skilled in martial arts and a cold-blooded killer, Xia Weiyang, who originally had a few smiles on her face, instantly stopped smiling.

"There is actually such a person... Then Jinxuan, what do you estimate is this person's background?"

"I'm not sure either, but in my opinion, this person is by no means ordinary! After all, sister, think about it, even leaving aside Ling Yidao's martial arts, just the fact that he can kill without hesitation makes me feel there's a problem! And I once heard him say with my own ears that he likes the feeling of a knife piercing into a person's body the most... So I think this person was by no means an ordinary person in our era either!"

Killers, even in modern times, were not common! It could even be said that for many ordinary people, it was a very distant word. Of course, Nie Jinxuan used to be a forensic doctor and had handled many cases, so she had encountered them, but even so, she couldn't be sure and could only make a conservative estimate!

Nie Jinxuan was suspicious, but at this moment, hearing Nie Jinxuan describe Ling Yidao's habits, Xia Weiyang couldn't help but narrow her eyes instantly, then turned to look at Nie Jinxuan.

"Jinxuan is right, such bloody things are not something an ordinary person can do!"

Xia Weiyang returned to her previous indifference, and hearing this, Nie Jinxuan also nodded.

"Yes, sister. But sister, compared to this, what I am more worried about now is what this Ling Yidao wants to do! Back then, he was bought by Prince Rui to be a killer, but later when I was kidnapped by Prince Rui, he helped me! And there is one more thing, I haven't told anyone, even Fengzhan, which is that before I gave birth, Ling Yidao came once..."

"What did he come to do?"

Xia Weiyang understood that Nie Jinxuan didn't tell Yin Fengzhan, probably for the sake of her own identity. But even so, Xia Weiyang was curious about Ling Yidao's actions.

"Nothing else, but that Ling Yidao mentioned you, sister!"

"Me?!"

"Yes! He mentioned the Underworld Night Palace and even asked me if you were the third transmigrator!"

"Then what did you say, Jinxuan?"

"I didn't understand what he wanted to do at the time, but I always felt it wasn't anything good, so I didn't say!"

Frowning slightly, Nie Jinxuan really couldn't understand what Ling Yidao wanted to do. Hearing this, Xia Weiyang looked at Nie Jinxuan, then walked to the window on her own. After a moment, she turned around and met Nie Jinxuan's eyes.

"No matter what he wants to do, since he is curious about me, he will definitely come to the door! We can just wait for him!"

Actually, for Nie Jinxuan, she had long guessed Ling Yidao's identity in his previous life. It was just that she didn't say it clearly in front of Xia Weiyang.

Because when Nie Jinxuan saw Xia Weiyang for the first time, she discovered that this woman was not simple! Although she said her identity in her previous life, Nie Jinxuan believed that this was just a cover!

After all, even if she didn't know much about the situation of the Underworld Night Palace, Nie Jinxuan had seen Leng Tianfang and Gong Wuyai, and these two people, one was a Hall Master of killers with high martial arts who could kill without a trace, and the other was a strange expert with top-notch light martial arts. Plus, the mother of the divine doctor Long Jingyun also came from the Underworld Night Palace... Then it was conceivable that a woman who could include these people under her command and still be respected by them was by no means just a diva from the entertainment industry!

Plus, seeing Xia Weiyang's reaction when she learned about Ling Yidao, Nie Jinxuan already had an idea in her heart. Of course, Nie Jinxuan also knew that Xia Weiyang didn't say the identity behind Shu Ya, first because she guessed that she had already guessed it, and second because she was afraid of saying it clearly, scaring her, or causing her resentment.

After all, Nie Jinxuan was a forensic doctor, and anyone with this professional background was mostly upright and righteous, so the insightful Xia Weiyang naturally wouldn't say it clearly!

Nie Jinxuan understood it all. And she naturally agreed with the countermeasure Xia Weiyang said!

That's right, no matter what Ling Yidao wanted to do, as long as he had designs on her or Xia Weiyang, he would definitely appear, and he would appear when the two were together!

Thinking of this, Nie Jinxuan smiled slightly, then talked some more with Xia Weiyang, and then had the palace servants take Xia Weiyang down to rest, waiting for the evening when the people from the Underworld Night Palace would come to have a good gathering.

The Underworld Night Palace was a Jianghu sect, so for the evening gathering, Yin Fengzhan only invited some very close people from the royal family: Noble Consort Zhang, Consort Li, Prince and Princess Yun, Prince Qin Yin Fenglian, Prince Gong Yin Fengxuan, and the Fifth Imperial Uncle Yin Yanhong, who heard there was fun and insisted on coming!

Of course, Yin Fengzhan let these people come because he had some selfish motives. After all, these people were all people he trusted now, and the people from the Underworld Night Palace, although they were Jianghu drifters, were ultimately strange people with special skills. If there were any problems in the future, he hoped that the other party would be able to help out for the sake of having met once!

Yin Fengzhan was not someone who ate alone; he knew very clearly who was close to whom, and for those who were close, he was naturally generous!

The evening banquet was still held in the Imperial Garden. Because Nie Jinxuan and Xia Weiyang had already recognized each other as sisters, their relationship was naturally close. So for the evening banquet, Nie Jinxuan specifically directed the palace servants to decorate it to be more casual and warm, with less formality and more intimacy.

Then, when the time came, Noble Consort Zhang and the others took their seats first, and the Fifth Imperial Uncle arrived early. Then Nie Jinxuan, Yin Fengzhan, and the Prince and Princess Xuan arrived. After everyone had arrived, Xia Weiyang, who was the Princess Xuan and also the Palace Master of the Underworld Night Palace, took the lead and called all the people from the Underworld Night Palace over to meet everyone.

As soon as Xia Weiyang's voice fell, a group of men and women walked over.

There were more than ten people, including young girls in their prime and young men. But looking closely, it was discovered that each of these people was outstanding. The women were either gentle, dignified, or beautiful, and the men were all tall with outstanding features, and one could tell at a glance that each was extraordinary!

Seeing this, even the usually steady Noble Consort Zhang and the sloppy Fifth Imperial Uncle were inwardly surprised, and even Nie Jinxuan secretly marveled.

The people from the Underworld Night Palace left a deep impression on everyone as soon as they appeared, and invisibly generated some good feelings. Although it was said that the people from the Underworld Night Palace were Jianghu people, everyone was extremely polite and by no means ordinary Jianghu drifters.

And among these people, Nie Jinxuan also saw several acquaintances, such as Leng Tianfang in black, Gong Wuyai in gorgeous clothes with undiminished arrogance, and the divine doctor Long Jingyun, who had run away before but was now standing obediently behind the crowd!

It was just that at this time, Long Jingyun's expression was a bit strange. His already dark face revealed a grievance as if he had been abused thousands of times, and his eyes kept glancing to his side...

Immediately, Nie Jinxuan couldn't help but look to the side following Long Jingyun's gaze, and then saw a woman. But the moment she saw that woman, Nie Jinxuan couldn't help but be stunned.

She saw that the woman had an ordinary appearance, but one couldn't tell her age. Her looks were plain, her body was slightly slender, she wore plain clothes, and her hair was simply tied up. Like Long Jingyun, she carried a small bag on her body... If it were just these, it would naturally be nothing strange. But the key was that this woman had no joy or anger on her face, and there was not a trace of expression in her blinking eyes! But it wasn't the calm of being introverted or the stability of being deep, it was just that she had no expression, as if she were a puppet or a dead person's skin!

Immediately, even Nie Jinxuan, who considered herself well-informed, couldn't help but feel that this woman was truly strange. But thinking about it, she suddenly understood. This must be Long Jingyun's mother, and the reason Long Jingyun could come obediently was probably because he was dragged over by his mother!

Thinking of this, Nie Jinxuan only felt it was funny. Afterward, the people from the Underworld Night Palace took their seats, and then the banquet officially began.

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