mtl008 Chapter 356 Becoming a Thief
Chapter 356 Becoming a Thief
She seemed to be accustomed to other people showing expressions of shock or consideration towards her, and her eyes did not seem to care that much.
At least.
This is how his eyes looked as he passed over the other people in the room.
But when she saw that Lin Lezhi was as shocked as everyone else, she looked as if she had suffered a great shock and was angry, and looked like she was about to cry in the next second.
At the same time, there was a hint of uncertainty in her eyes when she looked at Lin Lezhi, as if she was doubting whether the person in front of her was Jiang Lian'an.
She stared at Lin Lezhi, her eyes gradually tightening, as if she had made some decision.
Seeing the sadness in the little girl's expression, Lin Lezhi also seemed a little helpless and flustered.
"You first..."
I wanted to say some comforting words to calm the little girl down, but before I could finish my words, the little girl suddenly grabbed my wrist and lifted up my sleeve.
It seemed that he took into consideration the injury on his wrist, so even though he was anxious to confirm it, when he grabbed his wrist, he still intentionally reduced his strength and moved as gently as possible.
Under the dim light, I can see the scars on my arms that have faded with time but have not disappeared, like smoke and clouds.
The little girl's eyes were sharp and a little hesitant, but as if she was comforted by the scar, her expression softened slightly.
Her eyes were blazing, and she spoke with conviction, "You have a smoke-cloud scar on your arm. You must be my senior brother Jiang Lian'an. I didn't recognize you wrongly!"
Then, a layer of mist covered her eyes again, and her worried eyes were full of anxiety. "Big Brother, what happened to you? Why don't you recognize me?"
Let’s not talk about whether the little girl in front of us is Chi Ruxia for now.
Even if it wasn't the case, seeing her looking at him with such an eager and sad look, Lin Lezhi's heart was not as calm and composed as before, but mixed feelings.
This solemn and expectant look was directed at Jiang Lian'an.
He couldn't explain the fact that the person was replaced subcutaneously. He was not Jiang Lian'an at all and could not respond to her expectations.
Besides feeling guilty and not knowing how to explain or comfort myself, there was also a faint trace of envy in my heart.
Just as Xiao Yihuo looked at himself and called out Nan Rongyi, the person he was expecting and looking at, whether true or false, and the person he really wanted to test, would not be himself.
Lin Lezhi looked at himself and felt that he was no different from a thief who had taken over someone else's body and stolen the fruits of their labor.
As the days here get longer and longer.
He even thought that it would be great if he could steal some of the original owner's memories.
It's not about completely replacing him, but about being able to use a little bit of memory to pretend to be him, so that I can at least respond to the expectations of others when they look at me.
Lin Lezhi's eyes were slightly evasive, not daring to look directly into such a burning gaze.
He smiled, gently removed the little girl's hand from his wrist, and said in a comforting tone: "Miss Chi, I am indeed Jiang Lian'an, but whether I am your senior brother is still under discussion. Why don't we sit down and talk slowly."
Listen to the words.
The little girl's eyes clearly showed disapproval. She felt it was unreasonable and there was nothing to discuss. But after staring at Lin Lezhi for a while, she finally nodded and listened to what Lin Lezhi said.
Therefore, everyone put aside the stalemate and sat down at the table.
"Miss Chi, the Tiandi Pavilion is well-known in the martial arts world, so it's not like I haven't heard anything about it. As far as I know, shouldn't the Tiandi Pavilion's senior brother be Luo Zhifeng?"
Hearing Lin Lezhi say this, the little girl's expression was obviously as if she had suffered a greater shock, with disbelief and hesitation in her eyes.
Because the person in front of him was serious when he said these words, it didn't seem like he was acting at all, and he even had tentative and hostile intentions towards him.
Unlike the little girl, Liu Yunhe seemed to have found a breakthrough after hearing what Lin Lezhi said. He spoke in a slightly firmer tone, asserting himself, "Yes, Luo Zhifeng's reputation is well-known throughout the martial arts world. Everyone in the martial arts world knows that he is the chief disciple of Chi Feibai of the Tiandi Pavilion. You said Jiang Lian'an is your senior brother, but that's obviously a lie!"
"I'm not lying, he really is my senior brother, I..."
She was about to retort, but after taking a look at Lin Lezhi, she calmed down. She had been a little agitated when she saw all the strangers in the room and saw Jiang Lian'an again, only to find that he didn't recognize her.
Although she didn't know what happened to Jiang Lian'an, she also understood her situation. She had to prove that she was indeed Chi Ruxia first.
A mountain order alone can't prove anything.
At least not in front of this group of people.
After letting out a long breath, she began to explain, "Luo Zhifeng is indeed our Tiandi Pavilion's eldest disciple, but that's only the way it appears to the outside world. All of our Tiandi Pavilion's inner disciples know that Jiang Lian'an is our true eldest senior disciple. Senior Brother Jiang joined the sect even earlier than Senior Brother Luo, and was accepted as an inner disciple by my father before I was born. Although Senior Brother Luo is older than Senior Brother Jiang, he joined the sect later, becoming my father's disciple when I was three years old. However, Senior Brother has had poor health since childhood, and his physique isn't suited to martial arts. He rarely goes out, so my father only taught him the art of detective work."
After she finished speaking, she paused, her eyes filled with heartache and regret as she continued, "Over time, the outside world has come to believe that Luo Zhifeng is our Tiandi Pavilion's senior disciple. With so many people believing this, it's hard to explain. Regardless of what the outside world thinks, we in the sect have always addressed Senior Brother Jiang as Senior Brother. But..."
As she spoke, her eyes darkened, and she didn't know whether to speak or not.
Lin Lezhi smiled and said gently, "If it's inconvenient to say it, don't force yourself."
"It's not that it's inconvenient, but I don't know what happened. Senior Brother Jiang has always been gentle and polite to others, respectful to Master and Master's Wife, and caring for the younger generation. But a year and a half ago, Senior Brother Jiang suddenly had an argument with my father in the ancestral hall. From that day on, he left Tiandi Pavilion and disappeared. We searched all over Shaotian City and couldn't find any trace of Senior Brother Jiang. It wasn't until the name of Jiang Guitan spread in the martial arts world, and with the green smoke and the smoke cloud pattern on the inside of his arm as evidence, that we dared to be sure that Jiang Guitan was our runaway senior brother."
After listening to the little girl's story, Lin Lezhi's eyes revealed a hint of thought.
She said that Jiang Lian'an left Tiandi Pavilion a year and a half ago, which matched what Miss Sun Wan'er said about the time when Jiang Lian'an appeared in Linnan Prefecture.
"From then on, whenever we, the inner disciples of the Tiandi Pavilion, were ordered to go out on missions, if we saw green smoke rising, we would make sure not to delay important matters and rush over to take a look, hoping to meet the eldest brother and persuade him to return to the Tiandi Pavilion."
As she spoke, her hands, already folded in bewilderment, tightened even further. Her gaze revealed a mixture of hope and despair as she spoke, "Although Daddy was very angry and once angrily declared, 'Once you leave, don't come back,' after Senior Brother Jiang left, although he kept quiet, he never inquired about or stopped us from going out to look for Senior Brother. We could tell he was also worried about Senior Brother Jiang's safety."