This battle spread quickly, and the allied forces of Yan and Chu were like bamboos all the way, approaching the new capital of King Zhao.

In just half a month, the army has already arrived in the city.

In the imperial study, He Rong stood with an ink-colored brocade robe in his hands.

General Cao knelt in front of the stage and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, let's retreat, we just need to go east, after Mobei, there is a moat, although the conditions are worse, but we can preserve our strength, in order to make a comeback in the future." ”

Hearing this, He Rong did not move, nor did he make a sound.

The huge imperial study suddenly seemed empty.

General Cao's heart has also been raised to his throat, and the shouts of killing outside are shaking the sky, I believe that it will not be long before the city gate will be breached, at that time...... It's too late!

General Cao's heart sank, and he was about to speak, but suddenly heard He Rong say: "You go." ”

Hearing this, General Cao was stunned, he looked up at He Rong suspiciously, and said, "Your Majesty—"

Without waiting for him to finish, He Rong said again: "You let those palace people leave if they want to go." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and walked out.

Seeing this, General Cao hurriedly stepped forward and stopped in front of He Rong, and said with a shocked face: "Your Majesty, what about you?"

Hearing this, the corners of He Rong's mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile, but that smile was not as calm and determined as before, and at this time this smile was bitterly tight.

He said, "I have my own arrangements, so you can step down." ”

Although he said this, General Cao was still not at ease, he still wanted to say something, but he was stopped by He Rong's eyes.

In the end, he had to watch He Rong walk out.

At this time, He Rong's steps were still elegant and calm, and he was not at all nervous because of everything that was coming.

He walked all the way out, following the cobblestone path of the imperial garden, the palace had become a pot of porridge, after getting his order, those palace maids and eunuchs and the remaining Praetorian Guards had already been in a mess, some were packing up and preparing to escape, some were taking advantage of this time to vent their previous anger, and more people were coaxing the treasures in the palace, and the greed and selfishness of human nature were vividly reflected at this time.

He Rong was silent, and walked to a side hall with a familiar way.

This is an abandoned side hall, since he discovered the secret here after ordering someone to clean it out, at this time there is a pot of wine on the stone table in the courtyard behind the hall, a green jade tea cup.

It's a remote place, and it's rarely visited, especially in this chaotic time.

He Rong didn't attract the attention of half of the people all the way, there was a snow last night, and the snow in other parts of the palace had been cleared, and few people came to the side hall here, he lifted his steps and stepped across the threshold of the hall, stepping on the heavy snow all the way to make a creaking sound, and finally sat down on the edge of the stone table.

A vermilion plum blossom in the courtyard was in full bloom, and one of them reached in front of He Rong.

He raised his hand to break the red plum, and it seemed to instantly open the memory that had been gradually forgotten by him.

Once upon a time, there was also a courtyard wall of red plums planted outside the lock demon tower, and that day, he took her hand and walked out from under the lock demon tower, his face was as pale as her, and he looked more and more petite and charming against the background of those red plums.

He still remembered those eyes, so clear and waveless, shining on all the dirt and darkness of this world, and there was so sincerity and fear in those eyes, she carefully hid her worries and fears in her eyes, and when she looked at him, she was so trusting, and so bright.

And how could he forget such a pair of eyes.

It's just that because he has too much greed in his heart, he never takes it as a thing, and at that time, he didn't allow himself to have any selfish thoughts, and the more things he could control, the more he wanted to abandon or even destroy them.

His ruthlessness made him think that he could be ruthless.

But that's what he thinks he is.

He thought he could let go, he thought he was just a guest to him, and it was irrelevant, he thought he could forget.

But when he saw those eyes again in the palace, he was stunned.

All the memories that he didn't want to admit and even more reluctant to recall swept through his mind in an instant, how ruthless he was at the beginning, how soft and painful his heart was at that moment.

At that time, he didn't know that it was her who was born again.

This is because this pair of eyes is enough to make him confused.

He didn't know why, until his subordinates brought the Qinglou woman who looked like her, that he suddenly realized.

It turns out that some people, you think have been forgotten at all and never remembered at all, but in fact they are just self-deceptive lies.

Now that I think about it, fate is really a wonderful thing.

went around and around, and let him meet her again and again, and gradually know the truth about her rebirth.

The moment he knew the truth, the first emotion that came to his heart was joy.

The ecstasy that was about to come out made him feel at a loss.

He has always controlled the life and death of others, and he has always used all the people he can use as his pawns, so he hates to have a weakness and hates to be bound by something intangible.

And he has always wanted to break this shackle.

However, he was reluctant.

Obviously, there have been so many times when he can directly take her life, but he is always looking for various reasons for himself, and he is using her to achieve the greatest value.

And the truth of the truth in this world is probably only known to him.

The heart was bitter, even when he saw the dark fragrance of the plum blossoms again, He Rong did not feel the slightest comfort.

He didn't move, only holding the plum blossom in his hand, and raised his eyes to look at the sky.

The wind is blowing, the snow is falling, and the coldest time of the year has arrived.

He Rong moved his fingertips, only to find that because the stone table was too cold, his fingers were almost frozen on it, but he didn't feel cold.

The cold in the body is cold in the heart.

He smiled wryly.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise from the opposite room.

There were very few people in this side hall who came, let alone at this time, and it was still coming from the inside.

However, He Rong's expression was as usual, but he was not surprised by this.

He smiled lightly, what should come will always come.

After a while, a slender figure came out of the room.

She was wearing a heavy palace skirt in turquoise, with a jacket on the outside, and the whole person was tightly covered, only revealing her slap-sized face.

The moment she walked out of the room, the moment she saw He Rong, she was also stunned, and then she raised her hand and grabbed Su Jingxuan beside her.

The three of them looked at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly condensed.

In the end, He Rong said first: "Don't come unharmed." ”

There was a light smile on the corner of his mouth, and he didn't panic at all, as if he didn't take the chaotic palace behind him and the enemies in front of him seriously.

Su Jingxuan half-wrapped Chu Yunsheng in his arms, and then also chuckled: "King Zhao is so Yaxing." ”

His eyes fell on the wine jug in He Rong's hand, and there was a bit of mockery between his eyebrows.

He Rong couldn't hear it, he raised his eyebrows, and then raised his hand and pressed it on the wine jug, the wine in the lake had already been frozen, his palm was covered on the wine jug, and then a warm internal force gushed out, and immediately melted the wine that had been frozen into ice.

"Do you want to have a drink together?" As he spoke, He Rong raised his hand and poured himself a glass of wine, then raised his hand to Su Jingxuan and Chu Yunsheng and said, "After all, you have come from afar. ”

Unlike in the past, every time he met Su Jingxuan, he was sarcastic and sarcastic, and He Rong's demeanor at this time was like seeing two old friends.

Hearing this, Su Jingshuo hadn't spoken yet, Chu Yunsheng walked out of the eaves of the corridor first, and walked towards He Rong step by step, the corners of her mouth raised lightly with a sneer: "It's all this time, does King Zhao still have the heart to drink?"

The city gate has been breached, and the Yanchu coalition army will soon set foot here, she and Su Jingshuo just came out of this secret passage to see He Rong's fate with their own eyes, but they didn't expect that as soon as they came out, they saw He Rong waiting here.

It turned out that he had already found out this secret passage, however, his relaxed demeanor at this time surprised Chu Yunsheng.

He Rong drank the cup in one gulp, and then chuckled and said, "At this time, it is the most suitable for drinking." ”

As he spoke, he turned around, then leaned back on the stone table, sat facing Chu Yunsheng, and said with a smile: "At this time, you can leave the country behind and have a good drink, right?"

As soon as his words fell, he raised his hand and poured himself another glass.

Seeing this, Chu Yunsheng frowned and said, "Isn't there anything King Zhao wants to say to me?"

Hearing this, He Rong was stunned when he pinched the hand of the wine cup, and in the next moment, the wine cup shattered into several pieces in his hand, because he used too much force, and the fragments immediately cut the skin of his palm.

Scarlet blood dripped from his palm and fell into the snow beneath his feet, like a red plum blossoming on his left hand.

"Do you want me to say anything to you?" He Rong smiled bitterly, then threw away those broken porcelain pieces, and his voice couldn't help but be a little lowered: "Sooner or later, don't you want to take revenge?" ”

Before this, Chu Yunsheng had imagined many situations of seeing He Rong again, and she had also imagined too many scenes of her sword pointing at He Rong to take revenge.

However, when it really came to this moment, she didn't have anything to say.

Hate, naturally, hate.

If it weren't for him, because of his father, how could she and her mother end up in the previous life.

If it weren't for his cruelty and ruthlessness, Su Zongchen would not have died, Xiao Si would not have died, Little Uncle would not have died, and He Yueying would not have died......

Thinking of those names that she was so familiar with, the hatred surging in Chu Yunsheng's heart was about to swallow her reason, but when she saw He Rong, who was sitting here calmly, as if she had removed all her aura, she didn't feel the slightest emotion.

"Ah Sheng......"

He Rong chuckled at the corner of his mouth, then looked at Chu Yunsheng, he raised the red plum in his hand and said to Chu Yunsheng, "Do you remember the bouquet of red plums outside the Lock Demon Tower?"

Hearing this, Chu Yunsheng was stunned.

How could she not remember.

It was the first flower she'd seen since she came out of the Demon Lock Tower.

Before that, she didn't know the color of the eyes, the appearance of flowers, or the fragrance of grass, but all this began to change the moment He Rong took her hand and took her out of the Lock Demon Tower.

At that time, she was innocent and even more ignorant.

At that time, she thought that she was holding a man who could open up a world for her.

However......

Chu Yunsheng didn't want to think about the rest of the matter, because every time she thought about it, she was like falling into purgatory.

Su Jingxuan, who was beside him, raised his hand in time to support her shoulders and pulled her to his chest, with his strength, Chu Yunsheng would not be shaky.

She took a deep breath, then forcefully suppressed the hatred and anger in her heart and said, "Does King Zhao know, how do I want to take revenge?"

Hearing this, He Rong raised his eyebrows and chuckled.

His expression at this time made Chu Yunsheng very incomprehensible.

Because this is very different from He Rong's style on weekdays.

Just when she wondered if He Rong's expression was calculating something, she heard He Rong say: "You have already taken the world, how do you want to take revenge?"

He knew that if Chu Yunsheng just wanted him to die, she would have had many opportunities to do it, but she didn't. Her so-called revenge is to take the world that he cares about the most.

However, it wasn't until the end that He Rong knew what he cared about the most, but now, even if he said it, no one would believe it.

He smiled bitterly, and then met Chu Yunsheng's puzzled gaze and said, "Now what I have left is nothing more than this life, since you want it, just take it." ”

As he spoke, he spread his hands and made a helpless gesture.

At this time, Chu Yunsheng saw that his face was pale and tight, with an abnormal cyan color between his eyebrows, which he was trying to hide with an understatement.

A thought popped up from Chu Yunsheng's mind, her heart tightened, and she was about to lift her steps and walk in front of He Rong, but she saw He Rong coughing suddenly, and in the next moment, a mouthful of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

And he always had a calm smile on his face, he raised his eyes to look at Chu Yunsheng, and said word by word: "Ah Sheng, at that time, it wasn't you that I met...... How nice it ......."

The jug contained intestinal poison and sealed his throat with blood, and he waited here just to see her here.

The moment he saw her coming out of the secret passage unharmed, he did not hesitate or care, so he raised his hand to melt the poisonous wine, and then drank it in front of her.

His face grew paler.

At this time, even if Chu Yunsheng didn't step forward, he could already see where his mistake came from.

The look in his eyes gradually dissipated, and finally returned to nothingness.

And all of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Chu Yunsheng stood in place stunned, she looked at He Rong who swallowed her last breath in front of her, but her mind was blank, only his last sentence sounded in her ears-

"Ah Sheng, at that time, it wasn't you I met...... How nice it ......."