amaotonovel Chapter 141 Confession
Chapter 141 Confession
Xie Jin subconsciously reached out his hand, paused in mid-air for a moment, then clenched his fist and withdrew it.
He stared intently at Meng Fuqing, his tone tinged with urgency.
"I learned about the Spirit Spring Space from Meng Linlang, and later sent people to monitor her. I learned that she did not get the opportunity she wanted."
The two of you are deeply entangled. Before you fled south, Meng Linlang regarded you as a thorn in her side. I guess it is because the opportunity fell on you that she felt this way.
When preparing supplies before fleeing south, as a wanted criminal, I had to be more sensitive to outside news. I heard about two burglaries in succession. While others thought it was ghosts or servants causing trouble, I thought of spaces where I could store things.
Later, seeing your enthusiasm for plundering the Hu people's supplies, I began to have doubts, though I wasn't truly certain.
Meng Fuqing: "..."
Is there any need to say the last sentence?
She almost laughed out of exasperation at herself and Xie Jin. "So you asked me to go to the imperial mausoleum with you so that I could help you while putting on a show for you?"
Xie Jin hesitated for a moment, then asked, "If I said I'd rather you take the treasure inside, would you believe me?"
Meng Fuqing's eyes widened for a moment, her gaze towards Xie Jin complex and strange. "Don't try to fool me, I'm not buying it."
"I'm not kidding you. Admittedly, I wanted your help, but it's also true that I wanted you to take some things you liked with you."
Xie Jin was unable to defend himself. He raised his hand and took off his mask, revealing a handsome face. "Regarding the space, I was originally only 70% certain, but seeing your reaction just now, it rose to 90%. However, since I didn't hear a definite answer from you, I still have doubts."
"Do you have doubts?" Meng Fuqing repeated, then his voice grew even colder. "Then I'll give you the definite answer: I don't have any spiritual spring space on me. You don't need to go to any more trouble to gain my trust."
After saying that, she turned to walk back. Just as she brushed past Xie Jin, her arm was grabbed. She instinctively wanted to draw her dagger, but after a moment's hesitation, she ultimately decided not to attack directly.
Seeing that Meng Fuqing did not turn hostile, Xie Jin tightened his grip, lowered his eyes and said, "Meng Fuqing, I know you are very guarded, and I did not want to disturb you."
Even if you don't want anyone to know your secrets, I can never say these things that make you wary of me.
But things are too coincidental. I originally planned to gather people here to search for the Jade Pearl after arriving in Jing'an Prefecture, but now the time has come just in time. I don't want to miss it, nor do I want you to treat me the same as everyone else.
Knowing your secret is special enough for you, so I don't regret revealing it.
After saying his last words, Xie Jin suddenly leaned close to Meng Fuqing's ear and spoke again, his voice tinged with amusement: "Meng Fuqing, the Great Yan Dynasty is not dead, and I am still a wanted criminal. You know my secret, and my life is in your hands. You can take it whenever you want. But I only know your secret. What are you afraid of?"
Meng Fuqing took two steps back, breaking free from Xie Jin's grasp, remaining unmoved. "Drugning, surveillance, threats. These are the things you did after learning Meng Linlang's secret."
Xie Jin raised his hand and picked off the withered leaves that had fallen on Meng Fuqing's long hair, saying casually, "She is her, and you are you. Can't you really see that I love you?"
If I didn't love you, I would have tried every means to get the answer from you whenever I had doubts.
The sudden declaration of his feelings momentarily stunned Meng Fuqing, but he quickly came to his senses and, upon reflection, realized that it was indeed something Xie Jin was capable of doing.
She uttered four words softly, "sweet talk."
"You don't believe me?" Xie Jin frowned, his tone containing a hint of grievance and disbelief.
Meng Fuqing looked at him, pursing her lips and remaining silent.
He was about to say something more when Meng Fuqing stopped him.
“I’m fourteen years old, and you…”
Meng Fuqing wanted to tell him to have some sense of propriety, but then she thought that it was normal for people to get married at the age of fourteen or fifteen in ancient times.
After a pause, she brought up Shan Qiyu, saying, "My mother made all the decisions regarding the marriage, so please don't say anything rash, Young Master Xie."
Xie Jin's eyes held a smile. "Thank you for the reminder, Miss. When the time is right, I will ask my elders to discuss it with your mother."
Meng Fuqing really wanted to retort with a sharp tongue, asking him where there were any elders in his family, but she swallowed the words back, her remaining moral compass holding her back.
"My mother probably wouldn't dare to associate with a wanted criminal, so please don't waste your time, Young Master Xie."
Xie Jin, who had been displaying his peacock-like beauty since removing his mask, was speechless at those words and began to ponder how to clear his name as a wanted criminal.
Meng Fuqing looked listless. Since Xie Jin already knew about the space, there was no point in hiding it anymore.
She said, "Why don't you take this opportunity to voice all your questions and resolve them at once? That way you won't have to keep testing me later."
Xie Jin still had questions. "If I ask, you'll answer?"
"You're leaving without asking me anything."
Xie Jin looked helpless and stopped the person, "There is indeed something that has been on my mind for a long time, and I would like to ask Miss Meng to enlighten me."
Miss Meng is skilled in martial arts, but lacks internal energy. How could she remain unscathed in a fight against multiple opponents?
If the secrets of the space were revealed and his supernatural abilities were also discovered, Meng Fuqing felt that it would be no different from being stripped naked.
"This space can trap living things inside, but once inside, they die. Would Young Master Xie like to give it a try?" She casually glanced at him.
"I see." Xie Jin suddenly realized, then asked, "One last question, would Miss Meng agree to go to the imperial mausoleum with me?"
Meng Fuqing stepped back and said, "Since Young Master Xie has offered the entire imperial mausoleum's burial goods as a token of his gratitude for your help, wouldn't it be a disservice to Young Master Xie's kindness if I didn't accept it?"
With her secret exposed, she needed to move some treasures to console herself a little.
As for whether Xie Jin was sincere, Meng Fuqing didn't consider it much. She wouldn't give him her complete trust. Time would tell, and she would eventually see the truth.
Watching Meng Fuqing's figure disappear behind the bushes, Xie Jin's deep eyes softened for once.
He put the mask back on and strode off, falling far behind Meng Fuqing.
After the two returned, the convoy continued on its way. A short while later, the sun completely set. The group rested where they were.
In the middle of the night, while everyone was fast asleep, Meng Fuqing, Xie Jin, and the white wolf following behind Meng Fuqing, who were not sleeping with Yan He, left their lodging one after another.
Behind a thicket of bushes, Mu Sheng waited for the two of them, holding a horse in one hand.
After the two mounted their horses, he asked with concern, "Young master, are you really not taking us with you?"
"Wait here, there's no need to follow."
After saying this, the two rode away, with the white wolf following closely behind.
In Mu Sheng's eyes, the white wolf's agile figure darted through the forest like a white light, following closely behind the two horsemen with great intelligence.
In fact, to prevent it from getting lost, Meng Fuqing wrapped the vines around its neck, treating the wolf like a dog.
Upon landing, Yan He opened her eyes, lifted the oilcloth she had just bought from Meng Fuqing that day, glanced in the direction the two had left, clicked her tongue softly, turned over, and went back to sleep.
Not long after the two left, a group of people rushed over from the north. They walked hurriedly and looked terrified, as if some wild beast was chasing them.