Chapter 133
Chapter 133
After deciphering the secret code in the sutra, Kazuko's face instantly turned extremely gray, as if all the vitality and energy were drained away at that moment.
As early as three years ago, before being sent to the land of Konoha, she should have known that this day would come sooner or later, but when this day really came, Kazuko's heart was still full of resentment, and her sorrow turned into hatred, and the fire was ignited again.
The pain of resentment and despair, like an invisible big hand, tightly strangled Kazuko's heart, and every beat brought severe colic, as if she was going to kill herself bit by bit.
However, at this moment of fear and hatred, Kazuko's heart was more puzzled and puzzled-
Why did Huanhai give such an order?
Although she hated Huanhai so much that she wanted to pull out his tendons, peel off his skin, grind his bones and scatter his ashes, and even dig out his heart and eat it alive, but despite hating him to the bone, she had to admit that the evil monk did have extraordinary wisdom and insight.
Huanhai is the best at judging the situation, and can always accurately judge the situation and understand people's hearts. He should see clearly that the daimyo is doomed, and Konoha will be the master of the Fire Country and even the entire ninja world.
Killing Shenyue will not only fail to stop Konoha's annexation of the Fire Country, but will completely anger Uchiha Madara and even the entire Konoha. At that time, the furious ninja world Shura will completely flatten the entire Fire Temple. Does Huanhai really think that he can withstand the double anger of Konoha and Uchiha Madara?
He can only control a weak person like her. In front of Konoha, in front of this real behemoth, the Fire Temple is nothing!
What's more, Kazuko is just a civilian who is powerless. Although Shenyue is young and trusts her very much, she is still a powerful bloodline ninja. In that seemingly weak body, there is actually enough power to destroy everything. For Shenyue, it is probably as easy to crush a civilian like Kazuko to death as to crush an ant.
What on earth would make Huanhai think that she could easily kill Shenyue?
This was simply a subversion of the common sense of the ninja world, an extreme contempt for Uchiha Shenyue, and such an absurd idea almost made Kazuko sneer.
She really couldn't understand how Huanhai, a shrewd and cunning old fox, could make such an absurd and ridiculous judgment?
But facing this absurd and ridiculous order, Kazuko had no right to say no. This was her sorrow, a little person living at the bottom of the ninja world. In this world where the strong are respected, she is as weak as an ant or a fallen leaf, and any strong person can use her at will.
Kazuko, who was puzzled, finally found a decent answer for herself-
The evil monk may have a chess piece that is better than himself.
At the moment of coming to this conclusion, Kazuko seemed to have fallen into an ice cave, and her heart was cold from head to toe. The thought of despair first stabbed her heart, and then stabbed into it fiercely, like trying to cut open a fish, cutting her whole body open.
The chess piece that was about to be abandoned, along with the rope that tied her, had no meaning to exist, but her young daughter was the only pillar that could support Kazuko to live, and it was also a thought that she could not give up.
She had no other family. If, even her daughter died...
The scripture in Kazuko's hand fell to the ground, accompanied by a dull sound, and her heart collapsed. The despair surged like a black tide, drowning her in endless bitter water.
Trembling, she covered her face with both hands, and tears silently slipped through her fingers. At this moment, Kazuko was standing on the edge of a cliff. There was a bottomless abyss under her feet, and a white fog in front of her. She didn't know where to go, nor did she know how to get rid of this desperate situation.
What should she do?
Xiaoyou, who heard the noise in the room, hurriedly pushed open the door, but found that Hezi's eyes were full of tears. She couldn't help but ask worriedly:
"Teacher Hezi, what's wrong? Ah, why are you crying?"
"...I'm fine."
Faced with Xiaoyou's concern, Hezi could only force a smile. After pushing the worried girl out of the door, Hezi's smile disappeared instantly.
She turned and walked to the corner of the room, took out the bottle of poison brought out from the Fire Temple, and her eyes were empty as if she was staring at the distant other side.
.....
Huohe's face was livid. Hezi's betrayal made him angry like an enraged lion. He could no longer remain calm. Holding a stack of information, he suddenly rushed into Shenyue's room. The strong anger was like an invisible storm, stirring up the air in the room.
"Shenyue, HeziThere is indeed a problem!"
Shen Yue was struck by lightning, and she was stunned. Although she had a premonition, her heart still ached when she found out that it was true.
It seemed as if something suffocating was pressing down from the void. Shen Yue took a deep breath, trying to calm down her chaotic emotions, but a bitter taste came out of her mouth, as if even her breath was bitter.
Finally, Shen Yue opened the information. Under the full efforts of the Uchiha clan, Kazuko's life experience and past were listed one by one.
The information mentioned that Kazuko came from a prominent family that had served in the Ministry of Finance for generations. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were in charge of the financial power of the Land of Fire. When she was young, she was even more Because of her outstanding talent and family background, she was selected as a female official to serve in the palace.
However, such a prominent family ended up in exile. The root of all this was that Kazuko's biological father revealed the crimes of the Fire Temple to the daimyo.
As the first holy temple in the Fire Country, the Fire Temple enjoys the privilege of tax exemption, which should be a lofty honor, but the abbot of the Fire Temple, Huanhai, and his subordinates abused their power, constantly encroached on the surrounding farmland, causing a large number of farmers to be displaced, and eventually had to become vassals of the Fire Temple.
But after these innocent farmers were forced to become "believers" of the Fire Temple, they did not receive any protection or salvation. On the contrary, they Falling into a more miserable situation.
The monks of the Fire Temple constantly exploited the farmers under their name in the name of faith. They constantly demanded wealth and food from the farmers in the name of donations and incense money. They were even more vicious and greedy than the daimyo nobles. After endless exploitation, a large number of farmers became piles of bones under the Buddha's fields.
The Fire Temple is like a bottomless pit, greedily absorbing the surrounding wealth and lives. Every year, the wealth and food they plundered from many believers is simply an astronomical figure, but Huanhai's appetite is getting bigger and bigger.
Kazuko's father is not a good person. He reported the Fire Temple for the sake of the Fire Kingdom. Although it was due to some concerns, it was more due to conflicts of interest. However, he never expected that this decision would eventually bring disaster to his family.
After learning about this, Genkai was furious. He used his influence in the court to fabricate all kinds of ridiculous charges. It is said that he also used some kind of ninjutsu to confuse everyone in the court. In the end, the daimyo was deceived by Genkai's lies and ordered the exile of Kazuko's family.
Under the ruthless crushing of fate, Kazuko, who fell from a noble lady in the palace to a low-level civilian, suffered torture. Under the protection of the only remaining servants, she escaped from the exile and kept her identity hidden until...
"I'm going to catch that woman and torture her now! "
Huoke was extremely angry, his eyes were burning with blazing fire, as if he wanted to burn Kazuko and the Fire Temple behind her to ashes. This was not surprising. It was natural to hate the betrayer deeply, not to mention that they were Uchiha, and they hated the betrayer even more.
But after reading all the information, Shenyue only sighed softly. She stood up and walked in front of Huohe, with a firm and stubborn look in her eyes.
"Father, I want to talk to her."
.....
When Shenyue walked into the room, a faint light flashed in Kazuko's eyes, but this light only existed for a moment.
"You are here, Lord Shenyue. "
Kazuko's tone was extremely calm, as if all the troubles had nothing to do with her.
Inside the room, Kazuko skillfully picked up the tea set and poured a cup of tea for herself and Shenyue. The former noble lady was naturally proficient in the tea ceremony. The fragrance of tea instantly spread and filled the entire room, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Outside the room, the Uchiha ninjas had surrounded the entire room, and they were obviously ready to attack at any time.
It seems that Shenyue already knows everything.
When this moment really came, Kazuko's heart was only relieved. Facing Shenyue, she still smiled habitually, but only a faint and bitter self-mockery passed across her lips.
This rotten life can finally be burned.
"At the beginning, were all the things you said to me false? "
Shen Yue sat down at the tea table, her eyebrows knitted tightly, her lips pursed into a straight line. Compared with the frank He Zi, she, the deceived one, was the one with a heavier heart.
"In fact, most of it is true, I just concealed a part of it."
He Zi laughed softly, with a hint of sadness and helplessness in her laughter, and once again recounted her past to Shen Yue, but this time, she did not hide anything.:
"On the way to escape, I met my husband..."
Exile was not the final outcome of their family. During the long migration, family members began to be killed continuously. Those pursuers seemed to be playing with prey. They had the ability to kill them all, but they chose a more cruel way - killing one person every once in a while.
If they continued to stay in the team, they would only be hunted as prey. At this critical moment of life and death, Kazuko had to abandon her loyal servants and those innocent family members and escape alone, but she fainted on the roadside due to hunger and cold because she got lost.
It seemed that fate finally couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to give her a chance to start over. On the verge of life and death, Kazuko was finally rescued by her future husband. In the following years, they had a son and a daughter and lived a hard but peaceful farming life.
Unfortunately, this fragile peace was finally completely destroyed.
"Huanhai is a vicious madman. He not only wants to kill us, but also wants us to suffer when we die..."
When Kazuko's youngest daughter just turned three, terrible misfortunes followed one after another. Her husband was first suddenly killed by a group of mysterious ninjas, and the tax revenue of that year increased significantly, which was unusual. Kazuko, who vaguely sensed that something was wrong, had no choice but to flee with her young children.
But even so, the black hand behind the scenes was unwilling to let them go. On the way to escape, someone poisoned the food given to them, and her eldest son died as a result. Kazuko could only watch her child die in her arms. The heartache and helplessness almost made her collapse.
After almost all her relatives died tragically in front of her, Kazuko, who was almost collapsed, regarded her youngest daughter as her only hope and support to survive. However, fate, or Huanhai, did not intend to let them go.
After realizing that they could use Kazuko's daughter to control her, the monks of the Fire Temple immediately appeared in front of her and told her that if she wanted her daughter to live, she had to work for them.
Did Huanhai really value Kazuko? Of course not. He didn't care about Kazuko at all. The two had never even met. Even Kazuko's going to Konoha undercover was arranged by his monks. What Huanhai wanted to see was that the people of that family struggled under his control.
After confessing everything to Shenyue, Kazuko exhaled a long breath, and a rare sense of relief appeared on her face.
In the past three years, she was forced to deceive and betray those people she didn't want to hurt. The Uchiha people were too simple. They would not doubt the people they identified, which made her feel more guilty and painful when she deceived them.
If she was really going to be eaten alive and cut into pieces by them, Kazuko would not have a trace of resentment. This was the retribution she deserved.
Shen Yue was silent for a long time. Recalling the various extraordinary actions and words of He Zi when they first met, she suddenly understood many things.
"You actually wanted to die at that time?"
He Zi nodded. All her relatives died tragically, and she had to serve her most hated enemy. This kind of pain and despair made her always entangled with a strong aura of death.
"Why didn't you want to die later?"
"..."
Shen Yue sat quietly, patiently waiting for He Zi's response. After a long silence, He Zi finally spoke to break the silence. She looked up at Shen Yue. At this moment, her heart was incredibly soft, and complex and unspeakable emotions surged in her black eyes.
"Your dream has blinded me."
He Zi's eyes showed longing and hope. It was a long-lost, innocent light. She said happily in a dreamy tone:
"How great it would be if everyone could have enough food!"
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