When Qing Ling heard this, his heart plummeted for a moment, and at the same time, he was stunned, but at the same time, he seemed to have a little bit of peace that he had expected.

She turned her head to look at Mu Chen, but saw that his expression was indifferent, and his eyebrows contained as calm and quiet as ever, and she couldn't see any strong feelings.

At this moment, the path in front of the two of them suddenly changed, and countless sharp earth blades sprouted from the ground.

Mu Chen grabbed Qing Ling with his left hand, and whipped out with his right hand. In the darkness, a silver light swept through undulatingly, carrying a huge force, destroying the blades of earth.

The spiritual power that supported the formation was under pressure, and the earth blades converged and retreated, and in the blink of an eye, they returned to the terrain with the previous smooth path.

As Mu Chen said, the obstacle trap here is only for games, and it does not have a strong lethality, and the high-level gods with a little cultivation only need to pay a little attention to it, and they can get out of it without much effort.

However, at this moment, Qing Ling was held in Mu Chen's arms, his face turned slightly pale, and his fear did not fade for a long time.

The scent of Angelica Angelica lingering between the noses, the tightened arms, and the powerful heartbeat in the chest......

Familiar and unfamiliar.

Those former throbbing, dreams, greed, and lingering swept over her mind, as if her thoughts were annihilated for a moment, and then they all turned into a pair of deep dark eyes, staring at her so sadly and painfully.

"Seriously, won't you be emotional about him?"

"No, it won't. I swear. ”

"What about you...... Who to love? ”

"Does it make sense if you say it?"

"To me, it's the same as the world."

……

Qing Ling suddenly woke up from his memories, and pulled away from Mu Chen's embrace, and asked in a panicked tone, "Why?" Why...... Suddenly...... Ask me if I would like to leave? ”

Mu Chen's expression was faint, and he said calmly: "Your marriage with Daze was originally out of political needs. Now that the situation between the DPRK and China has changed, this marriage has no meaning, and you have broken off your involvement with the Baili clan, which is beneficial to both public and private. ”

He put away his silver whip and slowly continued on his way.

Qing Ling saw that his speech was calm and his tone was no different from that when Su Ri discussed political affairs, he also calmed down a little, followed up, and asked, "What benefit?" ”

Mu Chen said: "Yu Gong, the Baili clan has a special status, although there is a sign of loyalty at the moment, but in the long run, I still need to have chips in my hand that can contain them. It stands to reason that I should have included Baili Condensation Smoke in the harem. ”

Qing Ling couldn't care about his own thoughts when he heard this, and asked anxiously, "How can I do that?" She's obviously and Chun Yuyan......"

"I know."

Mu Chen glanced sideways at Qing Ling and stopped her from going any further, "I'm not going to rob women with Yan." I'm just standing in the emperor's point of view, and I'm analyzing and analyzing the various implications with you. You are my most trusted relative, and I can only say some real thoughts in front of you. ”

Qing Ling let out an "oh" sound, and also realized that he was overreacting, so he nodded instructively, "You go on, I promise not to intervene again." ”

Mu Chen looked at Qingling and took in her submissive expression, and couldn't help but have a glittering doting smile from it, but it was fleeting and hidden.

He was silent for a moment, and continued: "Yan wants to marry Miss Baili, I have no objection. It's just that it is not realistic to rely on his marriage to contain the Baili clan. ”

Chun Yuyan inherited the position of patriarch, on the one hand, because of his father's psychology of "fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders", he was only willing to pass on the position to his own son, and on the other hand, it was also because of Mu Chen's pressure from the side. The elders in the Chunyu clan are actually more or less suspicious of Chun Yuyan's half-demon identity. Moreover, although there are few men in Chun Yu's generation, there are still a few younger children such as Chun Yumin, and no one can say whether there will be a split of family and power in the future.

Qing Ling sometimes chatted with Yan in the mansion, and he could also feel that he, the patriarch, had been working hard to appease the interests of all parties.

"And Baili Fuyao's relationship with you," Mu Chen said, "It's not ideal." As far as you are concerned, now that you are leading the implementation of the New Deal, because of the in-law relationship with Bailishi and Jiuqiu, many things will encounter resistance. And he doesn't seem to care much about you, and doesn't really see this marriage as a responsibility. ”

The corners of Qing Ling's forehead were cold, and she moved her lips, as if she wanted to open her mouth to argue, but she remembered those gossips abandoned by her husband, and remembered Luo Yao's various ups and downs, so she could only swallow her words back, biting her lip silently.

Mu Chen said again: "I also know my father's purpose of marrying you to Daze. Now that I have the power to set you free, I will never push you into that situation again. If you reconcile with him, I can marry Ah Jing to him, one is to maintain the marriage between Chaoyan and Daze, and the other is to use this to contain the two great families of Baili and Fangshan at the same time. Baili is known as a cautious person, if he marries A Jing as his daughter-in-law, he will definitely pay special attention to Fang Shan's every move to avoid being implicated. There are many people in the Fangshan clan, it has been difficult to purge them, since I ascended the throne, I have often been troubled by this, you are in charge of the new policy, and you have also seen their methods of secretly joining forces. ”

Qing Ling's mind was blank, and the words "marry Ah Jing to him" echoed over and over again, and after a while, he asked bluntly: "Ah Jing married Daze, can she still be controlled by you?" ”

Mu Chen didn't seem to notice the change in Qing Ling's tone at all, and replied lightly, "Of course." As long as Mu Han and their mother are still in my hands. ”

At this time, the ancient trees on both sides suddenly had illusions, and countless thorny vines sprouted from them, and they wrapped their teeth and claws towards the two of them.

Mu Chen unsealed the silver whip again, and swung out according to the first method, suppressing the vines back to their original places.

At the end of the path, there stood a tall mountain rock, and there was a hollow filled with the light of the enchantment in the mountain stone, which was brilliant and dazzling.

Mu Chen walked to the front of the cave with Qing Ling, and saw that the glossy surface of the enchantment was like an ice crystal mirror, reflecting the figures of the two standing side by side, clear and vivid.

Mu Chen looked at the image in the mirror and said to Qing Ling: "This is a passage in the maze, if you choose to enter from here, you will be taken to another position in the array, and you may be tricked by the illusion. ”

Before entering the formation, the officials in charge specially played various techniques for breaking the formation to Mu Chen, and chose the easiest path for him to ensure that the emperor could get out of the formation safe and sound before everyone else.

Qing Ling cheered up and asked, "Then should we enter or not?" ”

Mu Chen stared at the figure of the two people leaning side by side in the mirror, and replied softly, "You decide." ”

Qing Ling stood in place for a moment, boiling emotions in his heart, suddenly made up his mind, said "Let's go", and then pulled Mu Chen into the enchantment.

Suddenly darkness fell in front of me, and the sound of the wind gradually sounded in my ears, and it became stronger and stronger.

When the light suddenly turned bright again, Qing Ling found that he and Mu Chen were actually standing on the top of the peak of ten thousand zhang, and the ground under their feet was only an area the size of an inch, and beyond that, there were only clouds steaming and mountain mist.

The wind whistled in their ears, brushing their hairs and dancing in the air.

Beyond the clouds and mist, there seem to be thousands of miles of territory and winding rivers, extending over the lush green land. Knowing that it's just an illusion, it still makes people can't help but have the spirit of climbing to the top and overlooking the world.

Mu Chen was silent for a moment, and sighed: "When I was young, I only hoped to climb to the top, and I always felt that once I stood at the top, I could do whatever I wanted and control the world, but now that I think back, I was too naïve at that time. ”

Qing Ling looked up at him, shook his head and said, "But after all, you got everything you wanted, and compared to anyone in the Eastern Continent, you have absolute power." ”

Everything you want?

These words came out of Qing Ling's mouth, which made Mu Chen feel extremely ironic.

The scenery around him was too similar, constantly pulling his mind into the memories of the past.

On that day, at the top of Zhangguo, they were also so condescending, leaning on each other, they complained to each other and made an emotional oath......

Over the years, step by step in the bloody rain, he has ascended to a position that is the envy of the world.

Got everything, but lost everything.

Mu Chen looked into the depths of the clouds and mist, "There will be a day...... One day, I will get everything I want. ”

He turned around and let the mountain wind blow his long black hair to his chest, "Qingling, this Dongzhou Continent is mine and yours." Those dreams of my youth, the same aspirations in your heart, will eventually come true in your hands and me. ”

The first steps had already been taken towards the unification of the Eastern Continent, and the integration of races, the weakening of hierarchical differences, and the peaceful solution to the antagonistic situation between Chaoyan and Jiuqiu were left to their hearts and efforts.

Qing Ling seemed to be touched by the sight of all beings in front of him, nodded his head, and said, "It will definitely come true." To be honest, I didn't really understand your ideals at first, and I just wanted to support your ascension to the throne of God. But over the years, I have experienced a lot myself, I have seen the harm of war to the people, and I have also witnessed the regret and unwillingness caused by my family background. After the incident of Casting Dingtai, a series of changes have made me feel that the power of the family is monstrous, and the people can only have the opportunity to get ahead and revitalize the lintel, if I have the ability to change this situation and make the world more fair and just, I will definitely grasp it! ”

She pondered for a moment and looked up at Mu Chen, "Once upon a time, my father was king...... Although he is also afraid of the wealthy families and wants to weaken them, he is always reluctant to support them, always wants to balance and contain, and never really takes any measures that will harm their interests. And you're different...... I believe that in your hands, everything will be different. ”

Since Emperor Hao passed away, Qing Ling rarely mentioned his father in front of Mu Chen, let alone compared his father and son together.

What happened in the Chengji Hall that night had become a taboo that both of them deliberately avoided mentioning.

Mu Chen knew very well that no matter how hard she tried to understand and understand, she still had resentment and even fear of him in her heart.

So he was cautious, walking on thin ice, forcing himself to back down again and again, lowering his bottom line again and again, and trying his best to protect the little trust left between each other.

Just beg her not to leave......

And at this moment, her clear eyes reflected the glow, looking up at him, sincere and earnest.

It seems that for the first time in so many years, I saw the undisguised admiration in her eyes when she first met.

Mu Chen's heart seemed to be tightly entangled by the slightest wisp of affection, and it tightened suddenly, pulling out an indistinguishable taste.

He suddenly raised his hand to cover Qing Ling's eyes, as if he couldn't bear that gaze any longer, tried his best to suppress his emotions, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Let's go out." ”

Mu Chen hugged Qing Ling, still blindfolded her, and after reciting a forbidden place for protection, he suddenly jumped down from the top of the mountain.

When he landed in an instant, the illusion disappeared.

Qing Ling removed Mu Chen's palm, looked around, and saw that the two of them had returned to the palace garden under the night, in a dense pear blossom forest.

This is not the season of pear blossoms, but I don't know if it is because this formation has enabled the divine power, the entire pear forest blooms against the clock, and everywhere you see is pure white like snow, which is sprinkled and rolled down in the night wind.

Qing Ling was about to open his mouth to admire, when he suddenly heard a voice from the depths of the pear forest—

"You say you like me, but people are reluctant to leave Qingling. Have you not counted all the things you have said before? ”