Ling Ye was slightly stunned: "Holy Maiden, what do you mean......"

The Holy Maiden said softly, "Do you think that the war that the Empire is waging now is really because Lantai wants to annex our land and people?"

Ling Ye shook his head: "That's exactly what I thought. But hearing you say this, I can only guess that there is another driving force behind it. Judging by what you mean, this promoter is Wu Peng!"

The saint smiled, "It seems that you understand the meaning of my words. That's right, this is a war that has been planned for a long time, and it is a war that Wu Peng has always wanted to start. Therefore, he was worried that after Lan Tai became the emperor, he would lose his real power, and if he supported Prince Longde, he would naturally continue to control the imperial soldiers and horses, so he would oppose Lan Tai and oppose him. The establishment of the Wolf Guard and the use of troops against the Flying Fox were all just his plans. ”

Ling Ye smiled bitterly: "I thought he was really a good person at that time!"

The holy woman smiled and said: "Ling Ye, after all, you are young and have relatively shallow experience, so it is not strange that you can't see through Wu Peng's true face, besides, you don't know what kind of person Wu Peng was before, and you don't know his past." If you knew that, you wouldn't have believed him. ”

Ling Ye couldn't help but ask, "What kind of thing did Wu Peng do before, does it have anything to do with our Holy Capital?"

The Holy Maiden raised her head to look at the intricate patterns on the dome of the Divine Moon Temple, and seemed to think about something for a while, before she said softly: "Wu Peng used to be the attendant military attache here, responsible for protecting my safety. ”

Ling Ye sighed: "This ...... It's amazing, isn't it? I'm even more surprised than you say I created it with ether!"

The saint said slowly: "This is a past that is about to be dusted. Wu Peng himself would definitely not say it, and I didn't want to mention it again. But now that things have come to this point, and you have to carry the burden, if you don't tell you, you will always be kept in the dark, and you will not be able to figure out the cause and effect of this war. ”

Ling Ye bowed and said, "Yes." I would like to hear about it!"

The holy woman looked at Ling Ye and said, "Call that Miss Que over too, and listen to this old story together." ”

Although Ling Ye was a little inexplicable, he still obediently turned around and went out, and instructed the maid of the temple to invite Que Wan'er over.

Soon after, Que Wan'er came and bowed to the holy woman. The saint waved her hand and said, "You don't need to count so many courtesies, just feel free." ”

Que Wan'er said with a smile: "Although the Holy Maiden is approachable, but in terms of etiquette, I still can't be taken lightly as a junior mortal!"

The saint smiled and said slowly, "I came to you to tell you a story......

"More than thirty years ago, Wu Peng, the current Marshal of the Empire, was the military attache of the Attendant here, responsible for the safety of the temple and me. When he was young, he was a beautiful man, and he was extremely smart, both civil and military, and he could be called the first among the young talents in the Holy Capital. ”

Such a person will inevitably have some conceit and pride. Originally, it was nothing, and it was not a big deal for the young man to be a little arrogant, but his pride and conceit were a little different - he couldn't let go of mortal women in his eyes, and he rejected all the families who wanted to marry him, which always embarrassed others. ”

Que Wan'er showed a look of surprise on her face: "I dare to guess, is it because of ...... You?"

The saint smiled and continued, "Wan'er guessed right, that's how it happened. Wu Peng looks down on mortal women, but wants to be my husband. ”

Que Wan'er shook her head again and again: "Sin, sin! How can he blaspheme the saint?"

The saint said slowly: "He once confided in me. He looks down on mortal women, because mortal women will inevitably be born, old, sick and die. No matter how beautiful a woman is, she can't compete with the laws of time, and it is inevitable that people will be old and yellow, and their youth will pass away, and their beauty will no longer be. The only thing he can see is me, who is a permanent youth and will never grow old. The young and vigorous Wu Peng wants this to be the case. ”

Ling Ye and Que Wan'er glanced at each other. Que Wan'er sighed: "Although I don't like the day when Shaohua gets old, birth, old age, sickness and death are the natural laws of mortals, and no one can escape it." No matter how much you don't like it, you can only go with nature. ”

The saint smiled and said, "I don't want to break his heart, but tell him tactfully that it is impossible for me to get too close to mortals, and although I seem to be eternally young, in fact I have lived for many years, but every twenty years I reinvent myself with ether to maintain my youth." ”

But Wu Peng didn't listen. Like many young people at that age, he believed that if he persistently expressed his affection to me, he would one day be able to move me with infatuation. Alas, how is this possible? I am not from heaven, I am the messenger of the creator God who left me on earth, and I have my own precepts. Besides, after so many years, I have already seen too much, and my heart is already like an ancient well, and I can't afford to make any waves. ”

When Wu Peng saw that I didn't accept him, he gradually became a little strange, and his behavior began to appear crazy. He wrote all kinds of love poems everywhere in the Shenyue Temple, so that I could see his infatuation and bitterness at any time. That's it, he also threatened everywhere that I would not marry in this life, and if I couldn't marry, I would rather die alone. ”

Que Wan'er was angry and funny: "I can't imagine that Your Excellency Generalissimo Wu Peng was so frivolous when he was young!"

The holy woman smiled slightly, and said, "The Divine Moon Temple has the precepts of the Divine Moon Palace. Wu Peng's behavior violated the precepts and caused public outrage. The four great gods under my command held a trial with the elders and priests, and pronounced that Wu Peng was convicted of blasphemy against the saints and the temple, and therefore sentenced him to exile and never to set foot in the heavenly city again. ”

"I was there at the trial. Wu Peng didn't care much about the outcome of the trial, he kept looking at me, trying to get some comfort from my eyes or face. For that kind of crazy person, a little comfort from a sweetheart is a great comfort. ”

"But unfortunately, as a saint, I can't do that, and I really don't mean that to him at all. So I just listened quietly, with no expression on my face. ”

"Wu Peng is desperate. As he was escorted away by the guards, he kept looking back at me and shouting that he would come back, and that he would have everyone kneel before him, confess his mistakes, and honor him as a saint...... Alas, it's crazy!"

Que Wan'er said: "So he left the Holy Capital like this and ran to the Empire?"

The saint shook her head slightly, was silent for a while, and then said, "Not yet." Soon after, he did something even crazier, so crazy that the heavens and the earth changed color!"