Chapter 230 Hope
When Aunt Lan heard this, she hurriedly approached Ru Qiushui's ear and said with a look of surprise: "I heard that the emperor arranged a marriage for the prince, and I heard that she is the eldest princess of the Cangying Kingdom. β
"Oh? And such things? Ru Qiushui was interested, looked at Aunt Lan curiously, and kept dipping the brush in ink in her hand, leaving a few ink marks on the rice paper with a few clicks.
Aunt Lan was still afraid that Ru Qiushui would not believe it, so she nodded fiercely, and continued: "No, the prince did not accept this marriage, and had a conflict with the emperor, so he closed up in a fit of anger and no longer went out, and even the queen mother did not receive him. β
Ru Qiushui raised her eyebrows, and hummed softly to signal Aunt Lan to continue. The brush in his hand still swayed on the rice paper, and after a while, he drew a vigorous and powerful tree trunk.
"In the past few days, there has been news that the prince is missing, and more than thousands of people in the court cannot find the prince, which is very bad for the emperor, so he spent a lot of money on the reward, and posted a search notice on the streets and alleys, and I heard that if you find the prince, you can get 50 million silver taels."
Aunt Lan said with great interest, lowered her head and smashed a sip of Longjing tea, moistened her throat, and then ate osmanthus cake.
"Oh? If I find the crown prince, then wouldn't I be able to redeem myself and leave the Jade Flower Tower? Ru Qiushui was suddenly full of hope and said happily.
"You can't wait to leave Yuhua Tower?" A cold and flat voice implied anger, making Ru Qiushui turn back unguardedly.
Some people are like this all their lives, even if they encounter great difficulties and sad things, they can't do anything about it, so they have to pretend to be light-hearted, and swallow all those helplessness, sorrow, and anger into their stomachs.
This is the way this is in this world, many things are forced by the pressure of life, and I can't make a choice at all. It's sad to the point of despair, but you still have to smile and say it's okay to others.
Life has always been like this, but no one complains, because this is how everyone survives.
The night crept in, the wind was blowing outside, the snow was flying wildly, the doors and windows were blown to creak and creak, and the sky and the earth were silent.
And in the Su Mansion, there was a sound of whipping from Su Xiaran's courtyard, and the sound of Su Hai's angry scolding pierced this peaceful night.
"Say! Where's that wild man? Su Hai glared angrily, his eyes were so angry that they were about to pop out, and his whole face was red without knowing whether he was angry or frozen.
Su Xiaran was covered with traces of being whipped, her snow-white dress was stained red with blood, there was a striking scar on her forehead, there were still blood stains on the corner of her mouth, her eyes were full of indifference and hatred, she didn't speak, she didn't squeak, she just looked at Su Hai like this.
When Su Hai saw her like this, the fire in his heart became even greater, and he saw that he picked up the whip and was about to whip it at Su Xiaran.
"Do you want to talk about it?" The sound of whipping was particularly loud in the silent chamber, "I'll give you another chance, do you mean it or not?" Su Hai looked at Su Xiaran, who was beaten and bruised all over his body, and his eyes were as fierce as if they had been quenched with poison.
Su Xiaran didn't say a word, but there seemed to be a fire in her eyes, staring at Su Hai with hatred, she didn't cry, she didn't cry or cry out in pain, the whip fell on her body, and she only snorted a few times when she couldn't bear it.
"Good! Good! If you don't say it, I naturally have a way to make you speak! I saw Su Hai pick up the soldering iron, staring at Su Xiaran viciously like a poisonous snake, and said through gritted teeth: "Let me ask you again, where is that wild man?!" β
Su Xiaran saw the soldering iron in his hand, sneered, extremely full of disdain, just this punishment also wanted her to betray Ye Moqing, her good father is really naΓ―ve.
"Okay, if you don't say it, I'll see how long you can endure it!" Su Hai said, and the soldering iron in his hand slowly approached Su Xiaran.
In a forest outside Zijing City, a full moon hangs in the dark night sky, the mountains and forests are silent, only the call of owls can be faintly heard, and the gentle moonlight casts a few light spots on the ground through the dense branches and leaves.
There was a carriage on the winding mountain road, and the sound of the wheels turning was so strange in the silence of the mountain forest that it frightened the birds resting in the trees, and no one knew where it came from.
With a "babbling", the heavy wooden carriage slowly stopped on the forest road.
The two men who sat in front of the carriage were dressed in black, and one of them was a burly middle-aged man
The other was a woman in her thirties.
The two jumped to the ground, lifted the delicate curtains, and helped the people in the carriage to get out of the carriage.
In the faint moonlight, the graceful woman was dressed in white and wore a gauze hat with a white veil, like a fairy walking down from the bright moon.
"Ah Ran has been working for many days, Uncle Zhong knows that you love cleanliness, and I have found a hot spring in the depths of this dense forest, go and wash it." The middle-aged man's voice was as mellow as a bell, especially abrupt in the mountains and forests at night.
The woman took off her gauze hat and revealed a plain face, but her amber eyes were as sparkling as if they were filled with water, and she was full of aura.
Su Tianran smiled, "Thank you, Uncle Zhong, can you go with Aunt Xuan?" β
Su Xuan shook her head and smiled: "Your Uncle Zhong and I will guard you, we are not familiar with the people here, the two of us will take care of each other, if you have something, call us, we will not stand too far." β
"Aunt Xuan has worked hard." Su Tianran smiled and hugged Su Xuan's arm.
Su Zhong stretched out his broad palm and rubbed Su Tan's dyed hair, "Okay, let's go, if you don't hurry up, it will be dawn." β
Su Tianran handed the yarn hat to Su Xuan, followed the forest path into the bushes, and after walking a few steps, he saw a hot spring the size of a lake.
There are no tall trees around the hot springs, and the moonlight pours down and blends with the steam, and the water is so clear that you can see your reflection through the moist steam.
Su Ranran took off his clothes, slowly stepped into the hot spring, raised his hand and rubbed his face a few times, and then tore off a mask as thin as a cicada's wings.
The face under the mask was as pale as paper, without a trace of blood.
The narrow peach blossom eyes are charming and colorful, and they can be fully appreciated with a light pick, and under the long eyelashes are a pair of breathtaking amber eyes.
The night breeze is warm, there are women Qingwan, far Dai Emei, green silk, skin like clotted fat, air like a charm, the country and the city, nothing more than this.
Su Tilt Ran rested his head on a smooth stone on the shore, and raised his eyes to see the vast stars in the sky
I still remember when I was a child, the patriarch once said that above the valley is the morning star, and the morning star is the brightest star in the sky, and it is also their guardian star.
No matter how far away the person from home goes, how long it takes, as long as the morning star is still there and the valley is still there, they will not forget the way home.
The sails are more up, looking at the autumn colors of the day, leaving countless sorrows this time out of the valley to find medicine, the road ahead is dangerous, I only hope that the starlight will live up to the way I came.
"Patriarch Grandpa, I wish you and the clan all the best, Ah Ran will complete the task and go back as soon as possible."
The east was pale white like a fish's belly, and then it gradually brightened, and the white spread into the sky like water, and dawn was coming.
Su Tilt ran up and put on his clothes, a faint gasp sounded behind him, a black shadow on the ground was quietly approaching, Su Tilt Ran held his breath, and the silver needle in his sleeve was silently pinched on his fingertips, waiting for the opportunity to move.
The black shadow seemed to sense that Su Tiltan had stopped moving, and also stopped approaching.
A silent tug-of-war unfolded between the two, and the air was silent except for the wheezing of dark shadows and the slight sound of wind.
Su Tianran didn't dare to move, his brain was spinning rapidly, looking for a way to get out.
In the end, the black shadow seemed to be unable to hold on, and Su Tianran looked at the shadow on the ground, and slowly raised a sword......
Su Tianran jumped away quickly, dodged the stabbing sword, and threw out the silver needle in his hand at the right time.
The black shadow behind him had already noticed it and could dodge it, but the sword in his hand fell to the ground, and an unknown liquid slipped down his hand, snapping, snapping..... Extremely clear.
The wind swept through the grass, the rope rattled, and Su Dumpran smelled the smell of blood carried by the wind.
Su Tiltan faced the black shadow, and only then did he realize that it was a person wearing a blue-faced fanged mask, looking at his figure, he looked like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy.
She was faintly frightened, if this person hadn't been injured, she was afraid that she would have become a ghost under his sword.
The two faced off again.
Suddenly! The ghostly black shadow moved in front of her in an instant, reaching out to pinch her neck, and the calloused palms were stained with blood and a sticky touch.
Su was pinched and breathless, and the heavy smell of blood drilled straight into her nose, and the silver needle in her hand was ready to go.
The black shadow was one step ahead of her, and clicked on the acupoint on her hand, he seemed to be extremely injured, and his body began to shake, and the strength of his hand still did not decrease by half.
Su Tianran's face turned red, and he struggled to squeeze a few words out of his throat: "Your hand...... The injury is very serious, don't, don't make ..... Force...."
Far away from the carriage, the man asked, "Miss, these three people are very angry, do you really want to let them go?" β
The woman's eyebrows and eyes were charming, and she chuckled, "That person was seriously injured, and he was also tricked by me, so he didn't escape from the city so quickly." These three people are also a little strange, do you know where they come from? "The person standing on the city wall is Su Xiayan.
"They themselves said that they came from Fenglin and went to the apocalypse to find relatives." The man thought for a moment, then replied.
"Fenglin is not subject to the jurisdiction of Southern Xinjiang or the Apocalypse, and it is understandable that they are born in the face, as for finding relatives...... Except for the right minister of the Apocalypse, who was born in a poor family, there is no one in the world who has a pair of amber eyes, right? That girl is not small. β
Su Xiayan squinted and looked into the distance, his eyes were rich, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Feng Lin? Wen Yu, do you think I won't know you if you put on a mask, change your name and surname?
The dignified son of the Wen family, why did he fall into such a field? Don't blame me, blame yourself, you lost me first, and I'm just taking revenge!
Do you want to run? Ha ha! I'd like to see where you can run!
Su Zhong drove the carriage until he no longer saw the city gate, and Su Xuan glared at Su Zhong helplessly, "Your temper really has to change, this outside is not as good as the valley, so it's better to cause less trouble." β
"The biggest trouble is in the car, I see, those kings and calves are blocked at the city gate] in front of eighty percent are looking for him!" Su Zhong raised two thick eyebrows, like a fierce and vicious Bao Gong.
Last night, his family Ah Ran went to a hot spring, but he was held hostage and came back, fortunately he slapped the man to the ground, and his little Ah Ran is also the kind of person who can touch it?
But what makes him helpless is that Ah Ran's heart is too good, leaving him to treat his injuries, it is estimated that he will have to take care of that person for a while, it is sad to think about it.
Su Xuan glanced at Su Zhong and got into the carriage.