Control (2)
s with all this dimensional travel nonsense You didn't even tell me you were going! I thought something happened to you! If I couldn't find you, I was going to make a deal with that fox spirit granny...."Xiao Qiao, for millennia, the ruling class has known many more secrets than ordinary people. But they can only protect most, sacrificing a few... Do you think they don't know about yin and yang, ghosts and gods, immortals and Buddhas They understand it all better than anyone else."
Lin Yanhuan paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I understand, and I believe in the existence of your circle. But I can't apply the rules of your circle to society, and neither will the top levels."
I lowered my eyes. The reason that evil spirit refused to disperse was because it had latched onto two things.
First, starting from the Yellow Dao Village, the whole thing is a karmic entanglement of humanity.
Natural disasters and human calamities, hunger pangs, cannibalism—this is a kind of demonic obsession. Those possessed become deluded and unyielding. The powers that be decide to confine them and accelerate their demise, ensuring the situation doesn't escalate further.
Evil spirits escaped the underworld's control and climbed their way up, lurking near high-ranking officials and influencing some of their decisions. This allowed the Situ family to grow in power, leading to even more problems now. High-ranking officials are forced to use extreme measures to deal with the situation once again.
These are all causes and effects, all karmic cycles of reincarnation in the human world.
Secondly, each of the three realms has its own laws. Human karmic hindrances are born and extinguished in the human realm.
If it weren't for the excessive practice of necromancy and soul-binding, disrupting the cycle of reincarnation of the Three Souls and the reunion of the Seven Poisons, the Underworld wouldn't interfere so much with karmic retribution in the human world.
“What does the higher-ups mean I’m just an ordinary person, I can’t get in touch with them. I have little influence and my voice can’t be heard. What should I do Watching the higher-ups continue to make mistakes” I clenched my fingers tightly in anger.
Lin Yanhuan chuckled lightly: "I told you this to let you learn to think from another's perspective...Do you think I was dawdling after receiving your call Of course, I went to arrange for backup... I have someone around me who is a high-ranking official sent by the Lin family to monitor me. I told him to immediately return to the imperial capital to report the situation."
"How do you know you're being watched"
"That's perfectly normal, and quite aboveboard... after all, we need to ensure a smooth transfer of power," Lin Yan said with a light tone.
"According to my understanding, the last person who tracked you went back to report to the Grand Elder. The Grand Elder has already begun secretly preparing to deal with the Situ family..."
The Si family had contributed a great deal of intelligence and learning in their pursuit of advancement, but to the ruling class, anyone who threatened the empire was to be removed, regardless of past contributions.
I blinked — so those higher-ups were going to deal with the Situ family already
Lin Yanhuan glanced at me: "Your surprised expression is just like a nineteen-year-old girl... Don't furrow your brows so tightly, even if the sky falls, someone will hold it up. What do you have to worry about as a girl"
Yes, even if the sky were to fall, I wouldn't have the ability to hold it up.
"But how can I not worry! So many lives are at stake! We just fought bravely to suppress the demon corpses, and now they're going to be destroyed humanely! How can I not shout"
Again… Jiang Qiyun doesn’t know what's going on now. If he was here, I wouldn't be so worried.
“Mr. Situ is now in the hospital under close surveillance, with several secret agents guarding him 24/7, ready to give him a ‘heart attack’ at any time… You understand This pawn has become useless to the Situ family.”
“As for the rest of the people in the Situ family in the Imperial Capital, relevant departments are already thoroughly checking everyone's background information, and core personnel have been taken into custody.”
"At present... only the whereabouts of Master Situ Lin and Madam Situ remain unknown... Who that evil soul-cultivating fiend is targeting is a question, and the higher-ups will not act rashly until this issue is resolved. Therefore, the Situ family is temporarily kept."
His words made me speechless.
Politicians are all masters of manipulation. We're on completely different levels.
"Why aren't you speaking" he asked.
"...Those mages shouldn't be inhumanely destroyed either, after all, corpse poison can be removed."
Lin Yanhuan raised an eyebrow: "Did I say the words 'humanitarian destruction' I only said that the military police sealed off the mountain and roads, and moved the residents away... You made up 'humanitarian destruction' yourself."
"You... how could you do this to me!" I slumped weakly in my seat.
"What's wrong I wasn't even finished speaking before you started yelling at me." He rubbed his temples, regaining his poker-faced composure.
“…Sorry.”
He raised his hand, gesturing that it was okay.
"...You actually use the word 'brain fill'... It's a bit out of character for you, isn't it..." I muttered.
He said nonchalantly, "Last time your school interviewed, wasn't the whole screen filled with some fan fiction"
My goodness... It's been so long.
That was an YY interview I hosted, and the public chat screen was full of spicy questions. A bunch of people were speculating about Lin Zong's sexual orientation, height, measurements, and endurance… sweat.
How dull and boring the lives of these two siblings are He remembers even such small things so clearly.
"You and Yan Qin are the same. For what you call love, you both get carried away and disregard everything, acting like you're madly in love." He suddenly said this.
I gave a self-conscious smile: "Don't laugh at me, you might go crazy for love someday too."
He let out a self-deprecating smile, turned his head to look at me, his eyes cold and sharp like ink, brimming with meaning.
“At that time, in the Haiyan Building, I opened my eyes groggily and saw a strange girl carefully using a rice ball to rub on my forehead. My first reaction was to draw my gun... I guess someone like me would never go crazy for love.”
Perhaps because we were talking in a confined space, our hidden emotions were exposed, and our facades and defenses came down.
The hidden resignation and self-deprecation in those words, I heard it clearly.
He spoke briefly, then changed the subject: “Xia Qiao, women are too easily swayed by emotions and are not suitable for wielding power.”
"That's a bit sexist, isn't it" I said with a smile.
He also smiled faintly: "… A woman just needs to control a man."
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The car stopped in front of my house, and I hesitated before asking, "Lin Yanhuan, I have no social experience, and I don't understand how to deal with powerful people... Can you teach me what to do next"
"You don't need to understand, I do... Just tell me, is there any chance you can cure those infected with the Corpse Poison"
I bit my lip and nodded. “I… I’ll try! I think I can!”
His phone buzzed, and he immediately took it out to check, frowning slightly. "Another red-headed document... All religious places across the country must immediately close their doors for self-examination and rectification, with no time limit."
What is this for
Is it really going to be the end of our family line!
He rushed to say, "I'll go look into this. You get home quickly... and tell Yanqin, absolutely no staying out past curfew."
“Oh…”
He pushed me to the door of the shop. Old Chen and Da Bao saw me and immediately dropped their cigarette butts and brooms, rushing over. They hugged me into the shop and whispered, "Little Madam, something big has happened!!"et me. Bai Wu Chang was grinning and leaning against the palace entrance."Welcome back to the palace, Little Empress~," he said with his trademark smile, which made me choke on air."Seventh Uncle!"I s...