Du Heng incense in the Ding furnace made a slight crackling sound of burning. A faint aroma of herbs lingers in the inner chambers of a luxurious palace.

Mu Chen and Chun Yuyan sat opposite each other, just like when they were playing chess as a teenager, quiet and composed, and their minds were self-controlled.

Chun Yuyan closed his lips and tried his best to show the previous brisk and uninhibited tone, but when he spoke, his voice was low and weak, "So you ......"

At this time, Mu Chen seemed to be calmer and calmer, and when he spoke again, he was already as direct and indifferent as discussing government affairs.

"At the rate at which my current primordial spirit is devoured, I am destined to live no longer than a thousand years old. Fortunately, the remaining time is enough for me to completely reform the pattern of Chaoyan, promote the integration of subjects, and realize the wishes of you and me when we were young. ”

He paused and chuckled, "Sometimes I think about it, maybe I'm too greedy and want too many things." ”

Chun Yuyan's heart was thundering at this time, and Mu Chen's sentence "I can't live a thousand years old" echoed repeatedly.

It stands to reason that most of the pure gods like Mu Chen have a longevity of nearly two thousand years old. And at the moment, the two of them are both more than 700 and close to 800.

However, if you don't live a thousand years old......

If you don't live to be a thousand years old......

Chun Yuyan raised his eyes to look at the man opposite, and saw that his expression was quiet and indifferent, just like the elegant and noble young man of the royal family on the day he first met.

But he didn't know that this man who grew up with him and was like a brother had only a handful of days left in this world!

Chun Yuyan moved his lips again, repeating the sentence that he didn't finish just now: "So you ......"

Mu Chen moved his gaze, "So what?" ”

Maybe it was the secret hidden in his heart that was finally revealed, and he suddenly had a kind of relief that he no longer had any scruples.

"Hmm."

He nodded slightly, "So I can't wait to be with Qing Ling, so I'd rather take a risk than break her up with Baili Fuyao...... It was I who asked Mo Ninghao to persuade Mu Han to rebel out of Lingxiao City, in order to have a reason to let Baili Fuyao lead the troops to the battle. Once on the battlefield, there is a way for him to die a reasonable death...... I just didn't guess that Fang Shanlei had the ability to repair the Demon Dou, causing Qing Ling to almost die in the Zhangyao Palace......"

He seemed to have been looking at Chun Yuyan, but his gaze was a little confused, as if he had lost focus. The self-deprecating and bitter arc on his lips was like a trace imprinted on the white jade statue, and it was never wiped away.

"For so many years, people inside and outside have wondered why I don't have any other children besides Xi'er."

His voice was faint, as if he was talking about something completely unrelated to him, "In the middle, in addition to some emotional factors, it is also because I know that I may leave at any time, so I don't dare to leave a young child at all, controlled by his mother's family." After a pause, "From a very early stage, I have made a decision that I will hand over the rivers and mountains of the Eastern Continent to Yu'er. ”

Chun Yuyan's heart turned over the river and the sea, but the next moment, he felt that all this seemed to be expected.

Mu Chen continued: "I want to leave that kid a powerful and unified Eastern Continent, a Chaoyan Empire that he can tightly control. The division of the family has been broken, the division of hierarchical races will gradually weaken, and it does not matter who his biological parents are or who his ancestors are. In my heart, he is my son, the one who can pass on my idea of being a political state, and the prince of Chaoyan who I have decided to raise with my own hands from the very beginning. ”

He narrowed his gaze and met Chun Yuyan's eyes that were faintly full of tears.

"Back then, I ignored your feelings and married Baili Ningyan. In your heart, you actually resent me all the time, right? ”

Chun Yuyan's teeth trembled slightly, his body froze for a moment, and then he got up and knelt on the ground, bowing his head and saying, "Don't dare!" ”

Mu Chen sighed slightly, and said slowly: "You and I met when we were young and became confidants. At that time, everyone thought that we had very different personalities, and I didn't understand how two people with such different personalities could become friends? But how can they understand that the first day I saw you, I understood that you were in fact a person who lived in a mask all his life, just like me. I didn't want to say my thoughts and thoughts until I died, and over time, I even deceived myself......"

He suddenly clenched his fists to cover his mouth, coughed violently, and his other hand subconsciously pressed his heart, suppressing the sharp pain coming from there.

Chun Yuyan wanted to get up and call the imperial doctor, but was stopped by Mu Chen raising his hand.

After his breathing calmed down a little, Mu Chen looked at Yan, "I married Baili Ningyan, and I also knew that my life would be short...... I used to worry that she had a special status, and even if she married you, it would become a source of hidden dangers. But later, with Yu'er, in terms of bloodline and identity, he was more qualified than his aunt to influence Daze and Jiuqiu...... When he succeeds to the throne, I will leave a testament and return the smoke to freedom. ”

Chun Yuyan still maintained the posture of wanting to get up, knelt on one knee, lowered his head slightly, and bent his arms sideways, hiding the expression on his face.

Acquaintance and confidant when they were young are not only because of their common ambition and the necessity of wearing masks, but also because of the nature of two children who have lost their mothers since childhood, comforting each other and warming each other.

No one understands Mu Chen's forbearance better than him, and no one understands better than him that if he changes to a life and a living environment, fatherly and maternal love, simple and plain, he and him will not be what they are now!

Maybe they are just the children of ordinary people, with diligence and perseverance, little by little to build their own achievements, and then marry an ordinary and kind wife, raise a few lively and healthy children, and live a simple and quiet life. There is no great wealth and power, but there is no need to learn to hide one's joys, sorrows and sorrows, and give up everything that you really want from the time you are sensible......

After hundreds of years of forbearance and planning, after several ups and downs, he finally came to his current position step by step, and had a little power to control his life.

However, the ambition has just begun, and Mu Chen's life has come to an end.

Chun Yuyan suppressed the emotion in his voice, raised his head, and pulled the corners of his mouth uninhibitedly as before, "There is one thing in the world, and the Eastern Continent is a place where things have been vast since ancient times, I don't believe that I can't find an artifact that can lower that bead!" How many life and death lines have come over in the past, Your Majesty must not give up faith easily! ”

Mu Chen leaned over to help Yan up, noncommittal to his consolation, only indifferently pulled the corner of his lower lip and said "um" softly.

Hundreds of years of getting along like brothers have poured out the trust and tacit understanding. Chun Yuyan actually knew in his heart that if he was not determined to be powerless, Mu Chen would not let go of the pride and toughness in his heart no matter what, and showed his most vulnerable and helpless side.

The Mandate of Heaven is irreversible.

Looking back on the past now, those incomprehension, disapproval, and unwillingness that were once hidden have only turned into complex sour emotions and are clogged in the chest. At this moment, Chun Yuyan really wants to warm a pot of good wine like he did when he was young, pull Mu Chen to drink all night, curse and abuse the damned fate, vent his grief and anger, and rest until he gets drunk!

Mu Chen unsealed a seal, and his expression became solemn, "The reason why I have this heart-to-heart conversation with you today is because I was seriously injured this time...... My physical condition has changed too much, and I'm afraid that sooner or later I won't be able to hide it from the people around me. The second and most important thing is that I want you to understand how important Yu'er is to me. ”

He handed over the seal to Chun Yuyan, "His captivity this time must have something to do with the queen." With my seal, you can examine those close to the queen, and if necessary, you can interrogate her directly, without regard to her identity. ”

Chun Yuyan took the seal, and there seemed to be doubt in his eyes, "Queen? After thinking for a moment, "The queen knows that you value Xiu Gongzi, how could she do such a thing?" Besides, where can she hide her child? ”

Mu Chen said: "The captor may not be her, but it must have something to do with her." In the Suzaku Palace, there were very few people who had the ability to let the assassins enter and exit unhindered. When I said a little probe, she immediately revealed her flaws. ”

He was silent for a moment, his expression as if there was a moment of melancholy.

"After all...... I've been with her for many years. What she was thinking, I didn't guess, I just ......"

It's just that I haven't bothered to bother......

Mu Chen calmed his thoughts and looked at Chun Yuyan again, "Now that Ning Hao is dead, the Mo Nan clan has lost its master's heart, which is an opportunity to weaken his family's power. At this time, the queen can no longer rely on the power of her relatives. You are her cousin, how to use both soft and hard when interrogating, and you are free to be the master. The only thing to remember is that no matter what, you must also find out Yu'er's whereabouts! ”

Chun Yuyan received the imperial order and exited the inner room, his thoughts were mixed and difficult to calm down.

In Mu Chen's will, there was no mention of Qingling. Could it be that this time, there is really no room for turning around between the two of them?

For so many years, Qingling has endured his hatred for Mo Nan Ninghao, in order to take into account the overall situation and fulfill Mu Chen's desire to use Mo Nan's political layout. However, today, she was desperate to take Ning Hao in such a bloody way, was she declaring to Mu Chen that she would never care about anything again?

Chun Yuyan glanced at the seal in his hand, and couldn't help but be full of melancholy.

The secret of Mu Chen's body......

The Death of the Holy Monarch of Moqian......

There are also all kinds of past, people who have passed away, and enmity forged......

Fate is tangled and intricate, and after walking into today's situation, he can't tell who is right and who is wrong!

In a daze, Chun Yuyan had already walked into the side hall inside and outside.

Because the emperor was seriously ill, Shiyin led several concubines with higher status and waited here. Seeing Yan come out at this moment, she restrained her mind for a moment, got up and greeted her, "Your Majesty is okay?" ”

After all, Chun Yuyan has been immersed in the court for many years, and his emotions are controlled on the surface, so he immediately cleaned up his expression and stepped forward to talk to Shiyin.

However, the seal in the palm of his hand was clenched tighter.

Mu Chen's words seemed to have the meaning of entrusting orphans, even if he was broken, he would definitely find out Yuxiu's whereabouts......

His mind flipped over, and he suddenly caught a glimpse of the concubines behind Shiyin, standing in a hundred miles of smoke pavilions, looking in his direction.

She rarely leaves the dormitory, but today she rarely stays in the Chengji Palace, I'm afraid it's just because she cares about her nephew's whereabouts, right?

The eyes of the two converged unexpectedly.

Ning Yan's expression was still cold, and he didn't seem to see the slightest ripple in his expression.

And Chun Yuyan suddenly remembered Mu Chen's words, and his heart suddenly surged with all kinds of tastes, but he couldn't taste a trace of joy.

His mouth was full of indescribable bitterness.

He quickly lowered his eyes, then pulled out a polite smile and spoke to Shiyin again.