Chapter 797

Inside the carriage were only Zhang Jiao and Zhang Ning, father and daughter.

Zhang Jiao, dressed in yellow Heavenly Master robes, lay on his side in the carriage, while Zhang Ning sat to the side.

Through the window of the carriage, Zhang Ning glanced at the high sun, then turned and picked up a jade box from the corner of the carriage.

After the jade box was opened, a refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted out.

In the jade box was a black pill.

Zhang Ning carefully took the pill out of the jade box, and then picked up the water bag placed to the side.

"Father, the time has come, it's time to take the medicine," Zhang Ning called out softly.

Zhang Jiao, who was lying on his side in the carriage as if he were asleep, slowly opened his eyes.

Zhang Ning reached out and helped Zhang Jiao sit up.

Zhang Jiao, leaning against the carriage to sit up, took the pill from Zhang Ning's hand, and Zhang Ning immediately offered the water bag in her hand.

Zhang Jiao, who took the water bag, did not take the medicine immediately, but looked at Zhang Ning with doting eyes.

"Ning'er, it's been hard on you, letting you follow your father and wander around," Zhang Jiao looked at his daughter with heartache.

Zhang Ning smiled slightly and shook her head, saying: "Father, it's not hard for me, as long as Father is healthy, everything is worth it."

Zhang Jiao took a deep breath and shook his head, saying: "Father has failed your mother in the first half of his life, and in the second half, the one he has failed the most is you."

"Father, take the medicine first."

Zhang Ning shook her head slightly and said: "Father is doing this for the people of the world, this is great kindness."

Listening to Zhang Ning's words, Zhang Jiao was instantly lost in thought.

For the people of the world?

That's right, once upon a time he thought so too.

To educate the people to be good, first let the people have a bite to eat.

But...

But for this period of time, he found that his own ideas were a bit too idealistic.

The hearts of the people in the world were not something he could control.

He wanted to educate everyone to be good, but in the end, even the people around him could not be educated successfully.

Perhaps... from the beginning, his idea was wrong.

He simply did not have such great ability, nor did he have such great skill.

The Taiping Dao could develop to this day, not because of how great Zhang Jiao's ability was, but because there were too many hidden forces pushing it behind the scenes.

Zhang Jiao's gaze saw Jia Dong riding on a horse to the side from the window of the carriage.

His eyes gradually became plain.

Perhaps, it is time for this farce to end.

"Ning'er, now the thing Father is most worried about is you."

Zhang Jiao put the water bag in his hand to the side, then held his daughter's hand and said: "If Father..."

"Father!"

Zhang Ning seemed to know what Zhang Jiao was going to say, and immediately shook her head and interrupted: "Father, you will be fine, Jia Dong said, as long as Father takes the medicine on time, you will definitely get better."

"When Father recovers, I will go with Father to find Second Uncle and Third Uncle."

Zhang Jiao looked down at the pill in his hand.

Will it get better?

Perhaps the illness on his body can be cured, but will those people hiding behind let him continue to live?

His own life or death does not matter, but what about his daughter?

It is time.

"Ning'er, you let the carriage stop, I have some words I want to say to Jia Dong," Zhang Jiao suddenly said to Zhang Ning.

Zhang Ning nodded, and then stopped the carriage.

Jia Dong, who was guarding outside the carriage, after hearing Zhang Ning's call, dismounted and came to the side of Zhang Jiao's carriage.

"Xiao Dong, you come in, I have some words I want to say to you."

Zhang Jiao said, looking at Jia Dong standing outside the carriage.

Jia Dong rolled his eyes, then nodded: "Okay, Great Virtuous Teacher."

After saying that, Jia Dong boarded the carriage.

The carriage door closed, and only Zhang Jiao and Jia Dong were left in the carriage.

Looking at the pill in Zhang Jiao's hand, Jia Dong had a thoughtful expression, then said: "Great Virtuous Teacher, is this medicine... is this medicine wrong?"

Zhang Jiao looked at the pill in his hand, then shook his head slightly.

"Xiao Dong, this medicine... where did you get it from?" Zhang Jiao suddenly asked.

"Ah?"

Jia Dong was stunned by the question, his eyes rolled around, then he said: "Great Virtuous Teacher, I told the Young Lady before."

"This medicine, it was a dream, I dreamed of a..."

Zhang Jiao suddenly interrupted Jia Dong's words and said: "Dreamed of an immortal, and then guided by an immortal?"

"Uh... that's right, that's it." Jia Dong insisted.

Zhang Jiao smiled and shook his head, saying: "Xiao Dong, have you forgotten what I do?"

"This kind of thing... maybe it can deceive others, but it cannot deceive me."

There was no anger or any other expression on Zhang Jiao's face, but rather extremely plain.

Even those eyes that used to look a bit turbid became much clearer at this moment.

Jia Dong was so smart that he immediately felt that Zhang Jiao might have discovered something.

"Great Virtuous Teacher..."

Zhang Jiao waved his hand, interrupting Jia Dong's words, and said: "I said this, not meaning to question you."

"Regardless, no matter what your purpose was, back in Quliang, it was you who saved me and Ning'er, no matter what, I should thank you."

"If it weren't for you, Ning'er and I probably wouldn't be alive now, so I don't have any malice."

"And..." Zhang Jiao smiled bitterly and said: "And even if I had..."

Zhang Jiao said, looking outside the carriage: "Even if I had, these are all your people, I couldn't threaten you, don't you think?"

Jia Dong was silenced by Zhang Jiao's words, not knowing how to answer.

Zhang Jiao looked at those so-called Huang Jin Warriors outside the carriage and said: "Although they are dressed like Taiping Dao believers, to be honest, there are still many loopholes."

"Taiping Dao has believers in Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Yangzhou, but only in Bingzhou and Liangzhou there are none."