Chapter 73: Ascending to the Heights, the Past Is Slim (1)
After recuperating for nearly a month, Qingling's body has basically recovered as before.
She was confined to her dormitories and couldn't go out freely, occasionally finding something to do to pass the time.
She summoned the unicorn beast and fed it her own blood to drink, and then flipped through the jade slip that Xian Xian had given her before, and fed the unicorn with various elixirs, thinking about how to keep it in the form of a beast for a long time.
Other times, she locked herself in her room and tried to control the Qingyun Sword sealed in her body according to the method taught by her master.
But more often than not, she still has no energy on the couch, and she doesn't care much about people.
People from the palace came to visit her, and she coped politely. When the emperor and queen gave them gifts, she carefully picked them up and put them aside.
Once, Ah Jing actually brought Mo Nan Shiyin to see her.
Shiyin is the same as Qing Ling's memory, generous, gentle and polite, and does not mention Qing Ling's punishment in half a sentence, just like an ordinary daughter's boudoir chatting, saying some words that make the atmosphere very harmonious.
In Qingling's opinion, Ah Jing is too arrogant, Baili Ningyan is too cold and arrogant, and the young ladies of Chunyu's family are too noisy, but only Mo Nan Shiyin is completely in line with all her imaginations of the four words of everyone's girlfriends......
She then said to herself, in fact, if Mu Chen married Shiyin, it would be good.
Fang Shanlei also followed Wang Hou to see her a few times, and gave her many exquisite and interesting gifts.
The queen always tries her best to let the two of them be alone, but Fang Shanlei is not very talkative, and Qingling looks like she has just recovered from a serious illness, and she is silent after chatting a few words, which is boring.
On this day, the palace maid came again to spread the word that the prince and the young lady of Daze had come to visit the emperor.
Qing Ling was lying on the couch in a daze, slightly surprised when he heard the words. She pulled the quilt over and covered it, and at the same time instructed the palace maid to put down the gauze tent and invite the guests in.
The last conversation with these two siblings was really not very friendly, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Qingling didn't know how to pretend to be enthusiastic and smiling to deal with them for a while, so he simply wrapped himself in a quilt and pretended to be sick.
Luo Yao and Ning Yan walked into the inner room under the guidance of the palace maid.
Qing Ling said weakly behind the curtain: "I've not been in good health recently, please don't be surprised." ”
The maid bowed her knees and withdrew. Ning Yan and Luo Yao glanced at each other, slowly walked to the window, and enjoyed the scenery in the courtyard outside the window.
Qing Ling squinted and peeked, feeling stunned, but saw Luo Yao striding to the couch, lifted the curtain, and sat down beside her.
Qing Ling sat up in fright, "What are you going to do?" ”
Luo Yao looked at her, "I'll take you away from home." ”
Qing Ling glared, moved his lips, then looked away, and muttered, "What are you talking nonsense......
Luo Yao stood up, a smile flashing in his clear eyes, "Okay then." Since Teji is unwell, I won't bother. After saying that, he was about to leave.
Qing Ling's mind was spinning, and he couldn't help but shout: "Wait a minute! ”
She glanced at Ning Yan, who had always pretended to enjoy the scenery, and asked Luo Yao softly and hesitantly, "How are you going to take me out?" ”
Luo Yao called his sister, asked her to change clothes with Qing Ling, and then transformed into Qing Ling's appearance and lay down on the couch.
"Ning Yan knows all about illusion, and if he only lies in the tent like this for a day or two, no one can see the clue."
Qing Ling understood Luo Yao's plan at this moment, and couldn't help but get excited.
Although one or two days is not much, it is precious for her at this time.
She twisted the trick to transform herself into the appearance of condensing smoke, and asked Luo Yao, "Does it look like it?" ”
Luo Yao looked up and down, stretched out his finger and stroked Qing Ling's eyebrows a few times, "It's almost." ”
He walked to the couch and whispered a few words to Ning Yan.
Qing Ling nodded lightly when he saw Ning Yan on the side, glanced in his direction again, and said something to Luo Yao with a worried face.
Qing Ling learned from Ning Yan's usual appearance, put on a cold and arrogant expression, and followed Luo Yao out of the inner room.
Luo Yao said to the palace maid waiting outside: "The emperor has already rested, don't go in and disturb her for the time being." Tomorrow I will have someone send a few more famous medicines from the Western Continent. ”
The palace maids bowed down in agreement, and at the same time peeked at the handsome Daze prince in front of them, their cheeks were stained with a suspicious flush.
The two got into Baili's car and drove out of the Suzaku Palace all the way unimpeded.
Out of the barrier above the palace, Luo Yao leaned over and gave an order to the attendants outside, then stretched out his hand and suddenly dragged Qing Ling out of the car.
Qing Ling was shocked, but his body fell rapidly, and he couldn't scold anyone if he wanted to, so he could only hold on to Luo Yao tightly.
Luo Yao turned over and hugged Qing Ling to his chest, while controlling the clouds and mist in the air to condense under him, gently supporting the two of them, slowing down the speed of falling, and asked Qing Ling with a smile: "Where is your unicorn beast?" ”
Qing Ling reacted, hurriedly took out the jade card, summoned the unicorn divine beast, and carried her and Luo Yao up steadily.
When he rose to the air again, Qing Ling turned around and beat Luo Yao, "Were you crazy just now?" Don't tell me to jump around without a single sound! What if I don't have the jade badge with me? ”
Luo Yao didn't dodge or dodge, waved his hand to remove the spell of Qingling's disguise, stared at her intently, and smiled softly.
Qing Ling vented, and the person gradually calmed down, turning his head to look around, "Where are we going now?" ”
Luo Yao pointed to the west, "Go to Chongwu." ”
Qing Ling had this intention, so he drove the Qilin and hurried in the direction of Chonggo.
Chongwu is not close to Lingxiao City, but perhaps it is because of the various experiments of Qingling during these days, the Qilin Divine Beast flies fast and steadily, and according to the current speed, it is estimated that it will be able to reach Chongwu in about half a day.
Qingling's long hair fluttered in the air, and his mood was also turbulent, as if a bird that had been trapped in a cage for a long time had regained its freedom and couldn't wait to fly to its homeland.
She was silent for a while, and then asked Luo Yao, "Why did you suddenly remember to take me out of the palace?" ”
Luo Yao said: "Because I know that you want to leave the palace, I will help you." ”
Qing Ling was puzzled, "When did I say I wanted to leave the palace?" ”
Luo Yao chuckled, "You were punished and grounded before, didn't you always think about running away from home?" ”
Qing Ling pondered Luo Yao's words and bit her lip silently.
Maybe Xiao Qi is right, subconsciously, she did have such thoughts.
That's why he eagerly trained his mounts, eagerly improved his cultivation, and even picked up valuable things......
But Suzaku Palace is not Chongwu Mountain, and it is not a place where she can be forgiven after her willful nonsense.
There was no way for her to leave easily, no way to leave behind the man she had promised to help for the rest of her life......
After a while, she turned her head and said, "Didn't you know that I was punished, so you came to see my jokes, right?" ”
In the glow, Qing Ling's side face was vivid and beautiful for a moment, and the corners of his eyebrows and eyes contained a touch of anger, resentment and shame, which made the gorgeous scenery around him suddenly lose its color.
Luo Yao quickly looked away as if in a hurry, smiled, and said softly, "When I first heard about your background, I knew that you would get into trouble sooner or later. To be honest, I was worried about you...... How can a heartless person like you ......"
Qing Ling interrupted him angrily: "What do you mean by having no heart? Is it called a person like you who hides his head and shrinks his tail? ”
Luo Yao smiled silently. After a while, he slowly spoke: "Actually...... I was also very happy at that time......"
"Happy what?"
Luo Yao hesitated, and the hands that were holding Qing Ling's shoulders involuntarily gradually closed.
Qing Ling said "oh", "Did you think that when your fellow senior sister became the emperor, you could also get some benefits from your relatives?" He sneered, "It's a pity that you came to Lingxiao City to please Mu Han wholeheartedly, and you have never been close to me at all, and now you are coming to pat yourself on the ass, isn't it too late?" ”
Luo Yao's lips touched Qing Ling's hair slightly, his voice was dark and confusing, and he said slowly word by word, "I'm happy because I think I have a chance." I don't dare to get close to you because...... There is some uncertainty about this opportunity. ”
Qing Ling frowned, "What chance?" Do you want to ...... What can I do for you with my identity as Emperor? ”
She secretly pondered to herself that she, the emperor who had just arrived and had a shallow foundation, was not as important as Ah Jing's words. The only thing that is a little different is the identity of the descendant of the Zhang Gu clan and the Qingyun Divine Sword sealed in the body......
Her mind flashed, and she turned around to grab Luo Yao's clothes, but due to the difficulty of her posture, she could only grab his arm and ask viciously: "Do you want to take away my Qingyun Sword and help your demon uncle to collude with the Lieyang people and invade Chaoyan again!" ”
Lie Yang gave up attacking Chaoyan, all because of this divine sword in Qing Ling's body. Once the Qingyun Sword is captured, the Lieyang army can drive straight in.
Luo Yao couldn't cry or laugh.
He moved his lips, wanting to muster up the courage to tell all his thoughts, but he saw Qing Ling turn his head and continued in a serious tone: "Luo Heng killed my biological mother, and I have a grudge against the sky!" Although the two countries are at war and each is its own master, death and injury are inevitable, but if he wants to fight Chaoyan again, I will definitely use all means to take his life with my own hands! If you help him, I won't be soft on you! ”
Luo Yao's lips gradually tightened, and the words he wanted to say were swallowed back, and the hand holding Qing Ling's shoulder unconsciously loosened a lot.
If Qing Ling's love for Mu Chen was a trace of worry and a touch of sourness that wrapped around his heart, then the blood feud between her and the Jiuqiu Luo clan was an insurmountable obstacle between the two. Her feelings for Mu Chen will eventually deteriorate because of blood relations, and the grudge between her and his relatives can never be changed.
So the moment he learned about Qing Ling's life experience, that complicated mood was something he had never had in this life.
Qing Ling felt that Luo Yao was silent, and it seemed that even his body had distanced himself. She regretted saying something heavy, but she didn't want to apologize like this, so she was stalemate and silent.
In fact, just as she didn't have any strong feelings for her mother, who she had never met, Qing Ling didn't seem to have much hatred for Luo Heng, the demon of Jiuqiu......
Occasionally, she would think back to her relationship with him in Zhangyao City. The crazy appearance and terrifying demon eyes not only made her feel scared, but also made her faintly feel a trace of pity.
After all, he's just a poor madman!
The two of them remained silent until the unicorn finally flew close to Chongwu, and in the distance four towering peaks were visible, revealing their graceful silhouettes in the soft sunset.
This is a scene that Qing Ling has been familiar with since she was a child, but she has never felt so intimate as she did today, and she seemed to cry with excitement.
Luo Yao remembered the last time he left Chongwu, and he was also full of mixed tastes, overlooking the clouds and clouds under him, and laughed at himself: "This enchantment, I'm afraid I can't enter it now, right?" ”