Chapter 238 The Invisible Hand

The silver-haired girl paused, clearly showing a little hesitation, worried about hurting Feng Susu's feelings.

But the tone was particularly decisive.

Jiang He glanced at the blonde girl who was standing aside, timid and speechless.

The eye sockets that I had just healed for her were now red and swollen again.

"Master."

The always cold and silent little Lolita in his arms also quietly pulled at his clothes and begged in a low voice.

Jiang He lowered his eyes to that harmless little face and said meaningfully:

"Jin'er, Susu has always been very good to you."

The little girl curled up into a pink ball, blinking her grape-like eyes in confusion and staring at him.

Jin'er curled up in pain
Jiang He just felt a little distressed, so he turned his eyes away and didn't look into those pitiful eyes.

He saw Feng Susu's grievance and difficulties, and knew that something was fishy, ​​which was inevitable. He began to doubt Jin'er, who seemed innocent.

"Master! What does this have to do with Jin'er?"

Bai Minxin had a strange look in her eyes. She had always been able to understand her master's intentions and the implications of his words.

Then, he sighed slightly:

"In fact, I am incompetent as a senior sister. Master is busy with affairs, but I am devoted to cultivation and put all the things on Susu."

"But Susu is just my friend. She shouldn't be the one to do this. Besides, Susu was a princess before, after all, and she's not good at taking care of others. Let me take on the responsibility from now on."

The blonde girl held back tears and helplessly clenched the booklet she was carrying with her in her hands.

No matter how hard she tries, she always makes a mess of things.

Jiang He shook his head secretly.

In the eyes of Jiang Yuanxia and Bai Minxin, Jin'er is like a puppet, with a pure heart and naturally without any ulterior motives.

If it were the Jiang He of the past, he wouldn't believe that Jin Er would do something to frame others.

"Susu has taken care of Jiner for so long, it would be good to let her take a break."

Jiang He looked at Su Su beside him with a warm gaze and said softly,

"But I don't agree with what Minxin said. Susu has always been attentive and gentle to Jiner, and she has been self-reliant since she was young. She is not a princess who has never had to deal with women."

Minxin's words were actually very tactful, and she also put all the responsibility on herself.

But unfortunately, she didn't understand Su Su deeply enough, especially her past.

As she spoke, a layer of shame appeared on the silver-haired girl's snow-white cheeks.

He muttered, "It's really hard work, Susu. After all, you have put in a lot of effort."

Jiang He was somewhat helpless.

From the word “no matter what”, we can see that this girl still subconsciously believes that all the problems arise because Su Su doesn’t know how to take care of people.

"Ginger River."

Facing the man's warm gaze, the blonde girl's heart, which had just sunk into the cold sea, seemed to be fished out again.

Unlike Feng Yan and the others, even though the injured one was Jiang He’s little disciple.

He still believed in himself and spoke well of himself to Minxin.

All of a sudden, I felt a sense of support in my heart, and all the grievances that were floating around were attached to it.

Almost telling the truth.

"Susu, if there is really something behind what happened just now, you can tell me. I will never be partial to one or the other."

Jiang He looked at the cold little Lolita who had returned to her usual indifferent expression, and couldn't help but feel itchy.

He increasingly suspected that Jin'er was the cause of the trouble.

At such a young age, he actually started to frame Su Su, who was gentle and considerate to her.

If this continues, who knows what kind of trouble this little girl will get into.

But when I thought about how Jin'er had been beaten by him, I trembled.

He resisted the urge to do so, looked at the helpless girl, and said again:
"Susu, do you understand?"

"I"

Feng Susu's eyes trembled as she met Jiang He's gaze.

In the corner of his eye, he could see the little girl's dark pupils glancing at him.

It sounded like a plea, but also like a threat.

It made her feel both pity and fear.

Conflicting and unusual emotions.
She suppressed the discomfort in her eyes and replied in a low voice: "There is something wrong with my practice. I have neglected my practice recently."

She had always been keeping an eye on Yu Guangzhong's little girl.

As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl was held by Jiang He, and he openly gave her a familiar sarcastic smile.

Feng Susu's heart was shocked and she quickly lowered her head.

……

Several people in the hall left, each with their own thoughts.

"Hey, Master, why do you suddenly suspect Jin'er?"

In private, Bai Minxin finds Jiang He.

About this question.

It’s really hard to explain Jiang He.

It can't be said that he sometimes noticed that Jin'er's expression was not right.
The problem is that in the past, neither he nor his other disciples had ever noticed this.

And Jin'er in the original text is the most perverted and vicious one among the three disciples.

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Savor the flavors of monks from all over the world.

He thought for a while and said:
"I know Jin'er is a good kid. But what happened just now is obviously suspicious, and I can't help but be suspicious."

"Weird?"

The silver-haired girl was slightly stunned when she heard this, and asked back,

"What's so strange? Susu just made a mistake in her practice and accidentally pushed Jin'er away. I never thought that Susu would deliberately bully Jin'er."

He took it for granted, thinking that the strangeness that he could see could also be seen by Min Xin.

Jiang He sighed silently.

Different filters will also give people different preconceptions.

"Master."

The silver-haired girl's phoenix eyes sparkled with a hint of caution.

"I'm not saying bad things about Susu. It's just that in the past few days, besides this incident, many other things have happened. However, this time, Jin'er's reaction was particularly intense."

Jiang He was stunned, and first dispelled the girl's worries:

"When did Min Xin have such thoughts? Master naturally knows what kind of person you are. Are there any other conflicts?"

The girl lowered her eyes. Normally, she would have been frank with him.

But I saw before that Master would rather doubt Jiner in order to protect Susu.

There was something strange in my heart.

Things that should have been open and aboveboard in the past now always made her suspect that there was something strange going on in her heart.

"For example, a few days ago, Su Su almost scalded Jin'er just by giving her a bath."

The silver-haired girl's beautiful face showed a rare confusion.
"I know Susu's character, and she likes Jin'er. But she makes mistakes frequently. So I decided to take care of Jin'er myself. It should be my responsibility. But, saying this should hurt Susu's heart."

"bath?"

Jiang He's eyes flashed, and he immediately remembered the reason why the three sisters and junior sisters were separated in the original text.

He had expressed his feelings about this before.

"Yes?"

The girl blinked, confused by her master's reaction, and then explained,

"Susu said she didn't know how the water got so hot. It couldn't be that Jin'er burned herself. She was probably careless and didn't pay attention. Well, I didn't blame her at the time."

Jiang He's heart suddenly felt heavy. He didn't want to make Min Xin worry, so he endured the discomfort and said in a gentle voice:
"I still lack attention to them. Fortunately, Minxin has always been gentle and considerate, otherwise I don't know how much grievances Susu would have suffered." Gentle and considerate?

The silver-haired girl narrowed her eyes, and seemed to be able to still see the monk whose flesh and blood had been turned into foam by her sword energy.

"Master, does something bother you? Why not talk to Minxin about it."

"Minxin is worrying too much."

Jiang He smiled slightly and covered it lightly.

Today's Su Su is not the Yuan Xia in the original text.
In other words, if things were really as he thought, Yuan Xia's madness was also related to Jin'er.

For example, taking a bath was also mentioned in the original text.

The reason why the three sisters and junior sisters were scattered was indeed a coincidence at first, and they were accepted into different sects.

But later, as their strength grew, they were still scattered across the country.

It's because problems have arisen among them since Jiang He's death.

For example, in the matter of taking a bath, Jin'er in the original text was once scalded by Yuan Xia, and was only one step away from being burned alive.

In addition, various trivial matters in life also make mistakes frequently.

Yuan Xia did not doubt Jin'er. Instead, she gradually thought that she had mental problems and began to be suspicious.

Yuan Xia's personality is just the tip of the iceberg as seen from Jiang He.

You can imagine how much pain and confusion this would cause her.

I dared not to stay with them anymore and endured the pain of separation.

But why would Jiner do this?
Jiang He was full of doubts.

……

It has been several days since Jin Er fell and was injured, no matter how Jiang He tried to hint at it.

The cold little Lolita sat there in silence.

Only when he gets close to her will she slightly curl up the corners of her lips and stretch out her arms to ask for a hug.

Other than that, no words were said.

As if she didn't understand what he was saying, she quietly pressed her little face against his chest.

But sometimes I would secretly shed tears and sob silently while hugging the quilt late at night.

Sometimes he suspected that she was pretending to cry, but the grievance in her eyes could not be faked.

The heart bell also often makes a tiny, mournful sound.

This left Jiang He at a loss as to what to do.

Now, two girls in the same yard were wronged.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, why are you so sad? Don't you want to come here to draw the talisman? In fact, with your status, why don't you just tell her?"

Sun Li wiped the talisman ink on his hands and whispered.

This is the talisman-making room provided by the Yunxi Sect, with complete facilities.

It is also equipped with a spirit gathering array and a mind clearing array.

A talisman-making room can accommodate two to three talisman makers, but at the moment, there are only Jiang He and Sun Li in it.

When Jiang He came here, he didn't see the pitiful looks of the two girls.

The pressure in his heart eased a little, but it didn't allow him to escape.

Hearing this, he explained:

"I joined the Yunxi Sect because I wanted to pay homage to the sacred tree without troubling my disciples. Today, the sacred tree happens to be unsealed, how can I miss it?"

Sun Li twitched his lips. He didn't know that Jiang He coveted the sacred tree.

Just think of it as his male chauvinism.

After hesitating for a moment, he said:
"Well, fellow Taoist seems to be in a bad mood these days. I have been working hard for nearly a hundred years. If it is convenient, you may tell me what I have to say. Perhaps I can give you some advice."

"Alright."

Jiang He thought for a while, stopped fiddling with the talisman pen, and asked,

"If there is a child who is young, but is suspected to be cunning and will frame others, but refuses to listen to preaching and only cares about his own grievances, what should we do?"

"Oh, my grandson doesn't want to be taught either, but a beating will do the trick. It's not that I advocate corporal punishment, but teaching him without any pain will make him forget the lesson. Occasionally, corporal punishment is necessary."

Sun Li laughed. He didn't expect that the monk who had fought against the two evil sects would still worry about how to teach children.

"No, no, no, I really can't hit you."

When Jiang He found out that Jin'er was so young and would frame others, and would even frame her senior sister in the future.

Extremely sad.

Especially when he saw Susu's hopeless look, he really wanted to slap Jiner's butt a few times.

But the key is
This girl had been bullied by me like that before.

She looks pitiful now.

How could Jiang He do this?

"Can't I hit you?"

Sun Li did not ask the reason, and pondered again: "How can you be so cunning? How did you frame others?"

"Well, sometimes she would show an expression that was not appropriate for her age. As for framing her, she would fall down on purpose so that people would think that someone else pushed her."

As Jiang He was talking, he suddenly felt something was not right.

And Sun Li burst out laughing:
"How can this be considered as deep scheming? However, this is a way for a child to gain attention. I guess the person she framed must have a good relationship with you, right?"

Jiang He suddenly realized something.

He thought Minxin had a filter for Jiner, so he always trusted her.

But isn't it the same for me?
Because there was something slightly wrong with Jin'er, she was associated with the ultimate evil in the original text.

Then they began to over-think and think that she had a gloomy mind.

But the reality is not so.

Judging from the methods she used, they were extremely childish.

Jin'er is only twelve years old now.
If she really had the scheming and methods described in the original text, why would she have been bullied by Qiao Qiao for four years!
It's just that he saw himself and Su Su being intimate and wanted to grab her attention.

As for the things in the original text, maybe Jin'er did it on purpose, but she may not be scheming, just out of some childish thoughts.
Or maybe I was over-interpreting and there was something else going on.

"Fellow Daoist, have you figured it out? Could it be that you have such a misunderstanding because you deal with cunning people every day?"

Sun Li saw that Jiang He seemed to have suddenly realized something and smiled.

Jiang He smiled bitterly: "I do want to understand, but teaching is a real headache."

He couldn't help but feel ashamed.

What Sun Li said is really correct.

Both Minxin and Yuanxia have somewhat twisted mentalities.

In fact, he has always spent a lot of time with these two disciples. Over time, he began to look at Jin'er with a more thoughtful perspective.

Ke Jin'er is different from her two senior sisters, she is much younger.

It's more of a little girl's mentality.

"As the saying goes, if you don't beat him for three days, he will tear off the roof. I'm not advising you to beat him, but you can't just be gentle all the time. You need to have clear rewards and punishments."

Sun Li coughed a few times and said with a smile,

"Just like my grandson, he is too lazy to take a bath on weekdays, so whenever he is willing to take a bath, I will give him a piece of Hezhou crispy candy. Over time, he has developed a habit. The same goes for punishment. Reward him for what he likes and punish him for what he fears."

"Um"

Now that he thinks about it, Jiang He has never raised a child normally.

There were indeed many omissions in his care for Jin'er, and he did not improve her autism.

As for Jin'er's abnormal behavior, it didn't happen from the beginning.

But it gradually increases.

Speaking of which, it is probably closely related to his lack of companionship.

She allocated all her time to her two senior sisters and Su Su, and neglected this well-behaved and silent little girl.

but
What kind of reward does Jiner like?

What kind of punishment are you afraid of?
(End of this chapter)