"Tell me, what do you see?"

The high hall was hung with white floor-to-ceiling curtains, fluttering in the dark night. Countless flames danced in front of my eyes, as if I was in a sea of fire.

A crisp rattle of bells, accompanied by a long series of strange and muffled incantations, echoed throughout the hall. The words I didn't understand, sometimes whispering, sometimes whimpering, haunted my mind, and made me feel like I was in a strange and long dream.

A masked witch was jumping and making strange movements before my eyes, and her question was repeated several times that I still couldn't hear clearly.

"Princess, what do you see?"

The shrine maiden suddenly approached my cheek, the long nose on the mask against my forehead, and her eyes were as wide as brass bells, which frightened me and shook my head again and again: "No, I don't see anything." ”

The shrine maiden was a little discouraged when she heard this, and immediately began to dance even more violently. I turned my head, and Xiao Chongyan, the emperor and Xiao Chongyan, the envoy of the Southern Yunnan Festival, were sitting behind the curtain tent, talking with each other.

"Aiqing, is this method feasible?" the emperor said worriedly, "Zhaoyuan's illness is sinister, and I really haven't heard of the method of witchcraft to restore the soul before. ”

As soon as the emperor's words fell, a low laughter sounded behind the curtain, and the person who spoke was Xiao Chongyan: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the southwest Shu land has been blessed by mountain gods since ancient times, and it is the birthplace of Gu art. Many ordinary people in Yizhou will always worship the gods when they have no way to seek medical treatment, and this method of resurrecting souls is very common. Although the eldest princess's illness is menacing, it must not be cured in a few days. ”

The masked shrine maiden was still spinning in front of me, and the black hair on her feet was flying wildly. Behind her, the black-clad men, all like ghosts, jumped up and down around me. From time to time she asked me what I saw, which made me irritated for a while.

"I'm annoyed! I don't see anything!" I sat up from the floor, clutching at my hair in frustration, "I'm not sick!

"Whoa-" With a bang, I tore down the white curtain hanging from the ceiling, and the whole hall shook faintly. Suddenly there was silence all around, everyone looked at each other with wide eyes, and a candle tear quietly fell on the cold floor.

"Get out of here!" I roared, kicking away the white candles that were placed around me, and the hall was in shambles. A nameless fire sparked in me, smashing things to vent my anger that I didn't know where it came from.

Everyone was so frightened that they ran out of the main hall with their dresses and legs, and the shrine maiden led by them hurriedly packed up their magic weapons, shouting as she ran: "A woman possessed by evil spirits...... A woman possessed by an evil spirit...... Help......" He glared at me viciously.

I looked coldly at the direction of their escape, and laughed in my heart, people who couldn't even save themselves still came to redeem others in a dignified manner, which was really beyond my power.

"Zhaoyuan!" After the curtain, the emperor's majestic voice sounded, with a bit of scolding, "You can't be stubborn anymore!

I immediately retorted: "I'm not sick! Even if I'm sick, I shouldn't find some witches and gods! Isn't my father afraid of spreading the word that the world will laugh at me Zhaoyuan." ”

The person behind the curtain was stunned for a while, and then softened his tone: "Since you arrived in Yizhou for a few days, it has always been like this. If you can cry, I can rest assured. I know that you have suffered a lot of grievances along the way, and I will definitely compensate you twice as much in the future. ”

Me: "Father, Zhaoyuan has not suffered any grievances, and you don't need to compensate Zhaoyuan." ”

The emperor's face turned pale: "I'm afraid of you like this." The accompanying imperial doctor has already told me that if you continue to be stubborn like this and don't vent it, then your hysteria will be committed, and no one will be able to cure you. ”

I was puzzled: "Father, why does the imperial doctor want to say this? Zhaoyuan's emotions have always been like this, what should he vent?"

"You ......" The emperor hesitated, paused, and then spoke again, "General Jinwu died, you shouldn't be too sad." ”

The emperor's words came to my ears, as if they came from a distant place, and they became strange for no reason, and they emptied my heart at once.

I shook my head slightly, my eyes were fixed on the curtain tent, and the account of the lotus rune blurred into a shadow, like a candle flame that had just been beating, but it turned into a pair of dark eyes in an instant, like a vast abyss, making my heart keep falling.

I suddenly screamed, and my head exploded, as if a long slit had cracked, and the cold wind surging in all directions poured into my brain, and my eyes were in chaos.

"No...... Wrong...... You lied to me! Qi Ye he didn't die! He didn't die...... No!" I clutched my head and roared hysterically, shaking my head desperately, trying to get rid of this pain.

The emperor suddenly lifted the curtain and rushed out: "Zhaoyuan!"

There was a bright yellow figure in front of my eyes, and I subconsciously went to hide, but he pulled me over my shoulder: "You are sober! Yuwen Qiye has died in the Han River, and there are no bones left! And you, you are my daughter, you still have to live strong!"

The emperor's words became weaker and weaker in my ears, and I heard the sound of the rivers rolling eastward, and the waves were monstrous, one after another, as if they were about to drown me completely.

"Han Jiang ......" I chewed on these two words blankly, and a bright light flashed in my mind, "No! Jingo, who was ordered to search, has not yet heard the news, and it is impossible for Jiulang to die...... He, he can't die ......"

I kept shaking my head, repeating the word "can't" in my mouth, and the emperor's gaze gradually dimmed, and I saw a man standing behind him, his tall figure almost enveloping me, his eyes were extremely sharp, like a cheetah waiting for an opportunity to feed.

"There are ghosts!" I suddenly broke free of the emperor's hands, yelled at the ** behind him, covered my ears and ran out of the hall.

"Hey. Zhaoyuan is like this, how should I explain to the clan in a few days. "The emperor, who was left in the main hall by me, looked at my situation, shocked and worried, looked at my distant back, and sighed alone.

Xiao Chongyan, who was standing behind him, stroked a few strands of hair on his chin and chuckled: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I see that the princess will be cured of her illness in a few days." ”

I hid in an inconspicuous corner outside the temple and listened carefully to the conversation inside the hall. Xiao Chongyan's words reached my ears without hesitation, followed by an unpredictable silence.

"Princess, come with me. A hand patted my back, and I looked back to see a good-looking woman, her long hair naturally falling apart, and there was no decoration in sight.

I couldn't help laughing: "You really took on a mask to look better, the dance just now was too ugly." ”

She didn't answer, turned to look at me, and walked down the deep alley to the left.

I followed in a few steps, and the alley was dark, with a dim glass lamp hanging in the distance.

"Where are we going?"

She stopped abruptly, turned her head to look at me steadily, and smiled strangely at me.