I don't know how long it took for Mu Chen to raise his head, his eyes confused with a blazing light.

"Qingling, I know you're uncomfortable, you haven't been really happy since you arrived in Lingxiao City."

He hugged her tightly, greedily breathing in the breath of her hair, "I haven't had those hesitations and struggles of yours?" Convince yourself to accept your fate and love you as a sister, but I can't help but want to explore your heart, for fear that you really treat me as a brother...... I am alienated from you and dare not come near you, not only for fear of attracting suspicion and putting you in danger, but also because I don't know how to face you! I was afraid that I would sink into the devil's ...... If I could, I'd rather hide you forever and be mine forever...... As long as you're mine! ”

Qing Ling leaned into Mu Chen's arms and sobbed in a low voice, "But I have always been yours, Mu Chen, no matter what your identity, you are my most important person." ”

She slowly raised her head, her face wet with tears, trying to calm herself, "Please don't refuse my help anymore, let me stand by your side in the bright and bright, and become the one who fights side by side with you, okay?" Anyway, my reputation is like this now, and I don't care what other people think of me. ”

Mu Chen's deep eyes had a complicated expression, and after a while, he said with his jaw bowed: "Okay, in the future, we will fight side by side, and we don't have to worry about the thoughts of others." ”

He stretched out his finger to touch Qingling's lips, but she turned her head sideways to dodge her.

"Mu Chen......" she trembled, "we can't do this. We are brother and sister after all. ”

Qing Ling slowly pulled away from Mu Chen's embrace, wiping her tears, and her face gradually revealed determination, "We will eventually learn to get along like brothers and sisters." As long as I know that you care about me in my heart, and you know that I see you as the most important person in my heart, that's enough for me. If we always think about the past, it will only make our lives miserable. ”

Mu Chen's voice was slightly hoarse, "What if I can never learn and never treat you as a sister?" ”

"You will." Qing Ling held Mu Chen's arm and looked up at him, his eyes clear and clear, "We will definitely do it." ”

She paused, her gaze a little wandering, "You're about to take a concubine." In the future, you will marry a wife, and there will be many other women. I confess that I have had jealousy and even resentment...... But after a long time, I slowly accepted it. At the very least, I won't feel too bad now, I'll not get angry anymore, and I'll just be as sensible as I can to support any decision I make. ”

Mu Chen smiled bitterly, "You've become like Yan." Once the decision is made, there is only a cold heart left. ”

Qing Ling also smiled effortlessly, the tears on his face were still gone, and they were moving, "Because like him, I want to see the day you ascend to the throne of God." ”

Mu Chen stared at her, raised his hand to wipe away her tears, and said slowly for a long time: "Okay, as long as we are the most important people in each other's hearts, it is enough." ”

***

As it approached the end of the night, the people in the party dispersed.

Qing Ling sent off the last group of guests, and listened to the report of the housekeeper on various matters, and under the extreme exhaustion of his body, his heart was unprecedentedly relaxed.

Walking out of the mansion gate, in the dim night light, Mu Chen stood in front of a car with the royal flame emblem, waiting for her.

Qing Ling took a slight breath and walked towards Mu Chen quickly, his heart overflowing with relief and joy that he hadn't felt for a long time.

After all, they still stood together and stood in the light.

It is enough to communicate with each other and care for each other.

There were several other carriages parked in the streets and alleys outside the house, and the guests who had attended the night banquet were getting on the buses one after another to leave.

Qing Ling had just stood still in front of Mu Chen, but saw Fang Shanlei also come over.

Fang Shanlei glanced at Mu Chen, his always calm face showed a rare hint of nervousness, and said to Qing Ling: "The day after tomorrow, my sister and I will go to Jinling Lake to play, you can come together." At this time, the plum blossoms there are in good bloom. ”

Qing Ling thought for a moment, "Okay." When the time comes, I'll ask Ah Jing if she wants to go with her. ”

Fang Shanlei seemed to be a little disappointed, but he still politely said "yes", bowed his head to Mu Chen, and turned to leave.

Mu Chen looked at Fang Shanlei's back, his hand behind him clenched slightly, "It seems that he really cares about you." ”

Qing Ling smiled, "Don't you understand this kind of thing better than me?" He doesn't care about me, he wants to be my emperor. If I were just a junior in Chongwu Mountain, he probably wouldn't look at me with his eyes. ”

She turned around and got into the car, and said, "Someone once told me that the people in Lingxiao City have no heart at all, only selfishness and indifference after weighing the two sides. I thought about it and felt that she had a point. ”

Mu Chen sat opposite Qingling, "It's too extreme to say this. If a person has no heart, is he not completely out of control? The people who come to your house tonight, even if they have some selfish intentions, are not all here for your identity. Throughout the ages, not all those who can capture people's hearts are born nobles. ”

Qing Ling chewed on his words and thought silently.

Mu Chen stared at her, his voice softened, "What's wrong?" Think I'm not right? ”

Qing Ling leaned against the window, and the broken hair on his sideburns was a little messy by the night wind.

"Nothing." She shook her head and smiled, "I just think it's good that we can talk so calmly." ”

Mu Chen also pulled the corners of his lips, leaned over, and raised his hand to brush the messy hair on the sideburns of Qing Ling, "I also think it's very good." ”

Tonight, the two of them spoke clearly, and the emotions that had been suppressed in their hearts for a long time were released, and their hearts seemed to be relieved of their burdens.

Yuhe was speeding in the air, the cool breeze was gentle, and Qingling couldn't help but close his eyes slightly, enjoying the silence and comfort of this moment.

She thought about all the bad things she had done when she first met.

I remembered the first encounter on Bichen Peak, and the moonlight pear blossoms fell.

I remembered the words he had said to himself in Zhanggo Mountain.

It feels like a world away.

She opened her eyes and met the familiar gaze.

The two moved their lips at the same time, wanting to say something, when suddenly there was a loud "bang", and the car was hit by a strong force, and suddenly lost their balance and fell down.

This royal car was ridden by six horses, and it had always been very safe, but now it was out of balance in an instant, and everyone was caught off guard.

Mu Chen hugged Qingling and jumped out of the car quickly.

The two guards on the side who were driving their mounts hurried over to save the fallen prince and the emperor, but they were hit by arrows shot from the shadows, and they fell down with their mounts.

Mu Chen's body stood up, grabbed the reins of a heavenly horse that was scurrying by, and turned over with Qing Ling in his arms, and just as he set up a defense, the torrential rain of arrows surrounded them layer by layer.

Radiant fire lotuses bloomed around them, brightening the night sky. There were more than a dozen black-clothed masked men flying around the periphery, holding crossbows and bows, dodging the attacks of the guards while constantly firing arrows in the direction of Mu Chen and Qing Ling.

Mu Chen gathered his divine sense, and the huge power of the fire spirit devoured outward, forcing the rain of arrows to the point that he couldn't get close.

Those black-clothed assassins saw the clue and understood that there was no chance of victory if the siege continued, so the leader let out a long roar, and the assassin formation scattered, each showing his blade, and attacked Mu Chen and Qing Ling from different directions.

Mu Chen commanded the guards on the near side to line up the formation and intercept the opponent's attack. However, these Assassins were agile and ruthless, almost fighting for their lives, which was overwhelming. Originally, there were no less than twenty guards escorting the Imperial Palace, and in the blink of an eye, more than half of them had lost their lives.

The commander of the forbidden army gritted his teeth and shot a ringing arrow with firelight, and a golden-red lotus flower bloomed in the night sky.

Qing Ling had already seen that the assassin was extraordinary, and at this moment, when he saw the commander of the forbidden army sending a distress signal, he knew that the situation was really dangerous.

She and Mu Chen rode on the same heavenly horse, and they suffered a lot in hand-to-hand combat.

Qing Ling was unable to unseal the Imperial Organ, and Mu Chen took care of the guards around him, and he could no longer use the Fire Lotus Technique at will.

She turned her head to Mu Chen and said, "Why don't we go to the ground?" ”

Mu Chen smiled indifferently, "With these people, they can't hurt you." ”

He spread out his palms and unsealed a long silver whip that struck an assassin with a sword as he swooped down.

With a pop, the Assassin's head was severed, and his mount let out a scream, stumbling and falling.

The gushing blood splashed on Qing Ling's body and face, and it was still a little warm, so startled that she couldn't help but shiver.

Counting up, there are not a few dangers she has experienced, but fighting with people at such a close distance, her body is in a different place in an instant, and her blood is flying, which is the first time she has seen it.

Mu Chen's left hand wrapped around her waist, increasing the force as if soothingly, and his right hand swung out again, killing the other assassin at his side.

The leading assassin slashed down one of the Praetorian guards with a sword and shouted, "Give up your defenses and besiege the Emperor!" ”

The rest of the Assassins listened to the order and no longer entangled with the guards, and regardless of the risk of being injured by the opponent's blades, they rushed towards the green spirits. Several of the Assassins' mounts were almost shattered by Mu Chen's silver whip, and they still slaughtered them regardless of the situation.

Qing Ling He had never seen this kind of deadly fighting, and when he was dazzled, he couldn't help but be a little scared.

Mu Chen danced the silver whip in his hand like a net covering the moon, protecting himself and Qing Ling, but the other party came with the idea of dying together, completely ignoring life and death. An Assassin broke through the whip net with his flesh and blood, and with the last of his strength, pierced the blade into the heart of the Pegasus.

Pegasus let out a long, mournful hiss, his wings drooping, and he rolled over and fell from the air.

Mu Chen's hand was quick, and he whipped around one of the enemy's mounts, controlling the downward trend of himself and Qing Ling.

Qing Ling fumbled for the unicorn jade card in his arms in a panic.

The leader of the Assassins took the opportunity to order: "Release the arrows!" Fast! ”

Qing Ling subconsciously closed his eyes.

The night sky suddenly lit up red, followed by screams. Qing Ling opened his eyes, and looked up to see a sea of fire burning above his head, and the bodies of more than a dozen people and mounts twisted and struggled and shouted in the sea of fire.

Mu Chen held the green spirit in one hand and the silver whip in the other, and the tail of the whip wrapped around a Bifang bird that was burned by the flames, and it was neighing and slowly falling.

The two fell to the ground.

All the feathers of the bird had been burned, and its black, charred wings fluttered out, and it fell to the ground and died.