Chapter 10: A Gentle Temptation
On the way back by carriage between Hua Yu and Princess Gao Ning, Princess Gao Ning stroked her heart and said, "Fang Cai really scared me." ”
"It's just a little trick, princess, don't be afraid. Hua Yu saw that her face was really white, and hurriedly comforted her.
Princess Gao Ning glanced at her, "I'm not afraid of this, I'm afraid that you will offend King Huai." ”
"Your Highness is very busy, he won't take a little person like me to heart, right?" Hua Yu smiled dryly.
"You know what. Princess Gao Ning wanted to speak and stopped, "Let me tell you, Daoist Danhe is the most promising Taoist priest in the palace, and her reputation is very high in both the cultivation world and among the nobles of Chang'an, except for her talent and high cultivation, why do you say?"
"The princess is saying that King Huai is her backer?"
"Someone once said that Danhe had long been a person from King Huai, but the Suzaku people didn't want to release him, and it was difficult to disobey the teacher's order, so Danhe stayed in the palace. Princess Gao Ning spread out her hands and leaned against the wall of the car.
Hua Wei twitched the corners of her mouth, then the matter is more serious, this is not the woman who bullied him in front of the regent?
"Hey, anyway...... You will follow me during the Prayer Festival, don't mess with him again, he ......" Princess Gao Ning's eyes were covered with a layer of fear, afraid that others would hear it, and said softly: "He is not a soft-hearted person. ”
Yes, yes, I will definitely praise the Dan Crane Dance well in front of King Huai, Hua Yu thought tremblingly.
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Soon, the Prayer for Rain Festival arrived.
Nangong Yi kept his promise and sent a carriage to pick up Hua Yu and Gao Ning early in the morning, and the two had no choice but to bid farewell to Murong Dao Chang and set off separately from them.
At this time, Gui Du had lifted his grounding and stood beside Mo Rong, looking at Hua Yu with hatred, and Hua Wei winked happily at her.
Mo Rong instructed: "You are a person in the cultivation realm, you must remember not to have too close a relationship with the Dayan royal family, and don't force yourself to attract attention in everything." ”
"Okay, senior sister. "The flower girl is well-behaved.
Princess Gao Ning got out of the carriage and spun around in place, showing off her carefully selected dress, and asked Hua Wei, "Is it good-looking?"
Princess Gao Ning is dressed as a noble lady today, wearing a ruby hibiscus gold hairpin, wearing a set of pomegranate red sprinkled flowers waist-length skirt, and a goose yellow satin cloak on the outside, which makes her glass eyes shine and her hibiscus complexion.
Hua Wei couldn't help but envy, Princess Gao Ning is only an outer disciple, not a Taoist priest, plus her status as a princess, if it is not a formal occasion, she can not wear a Taoist robe at all, and as an inner disciple, she is destined to have nothing to do with these girls' hairpin ring jewelry and silk Luo dresses in this life.
What a pity!
Princess Gao Ning leaned over and whispered, "Do you want to try it too?" I'll lend you my dress another day, and we'll try it in the house. ”
Hua Wei's eyes lit up, and two girls of the same age laughed and whispered.
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When they came to the top of Qingliang Mountain, it was already very lively.
At the top of the hill is a vast circular plaza made of white jade and blue bricks, and at the point there is a circular platform that rises into the sky, called the Star Picking Platform, where the cranes will dance in a while.
There is a circle of forbidden troops guarding the circle below the star-picking platform, and the people can only watch and pray for rain in the ring formed by the forbidden army and the edge of the square.
With the shouts that erupted from the crowd, Hua Wei raised her eyes.
In Chang'an, the Taoist priests who cultivated above the realm of the Yuanying were all swordsman, densely packed in the air. Their posture is as light as a swallow, steady and graceful, and all the Taoist priests wear orthodox black and white Taoist robes, and the immortal aura flutters from far and near, really like a fairy descending into the world.
They did not land, they were still in the air a little far away from the star picking platform, and gathered together according to the Taoist temples, Hua Yu saw the people of Shangyin Temple, Shengnu Temple, and Liuyun Temple, she waved to the sky, and Lin Chao actually found her and said hello to her.
Hua Wei and Princess Gao Ning did not enter the square, but went to an observation deck built on the periphery of the square. These lookouts are located near and far from the square, and are built on the slopes of the mountains for those relatives of the emperor who cannot resist the sword but want to have a better view.
Standing on the top of the observatory, the mountain breeze blows, and I feel relaxed and happy.
"Princess, you can still see the palace here!" Hua Yu excitedly stretched out her finger, but when she looked back, she was dazed.
What about Princess Gao Ning?
Hua Yan's heart is not good, the senior sister also asked her to take a good look at the princess, there are many people on the mountain, if Gao Ning has a mistake, she and the senior sister will be in trouble.
She was about to go down the stairs in a panic, and as soon as she reached the staircase, she saw Nangong Yi walking up.
"His Royal Highness King Huai!" Hua Yu hurriedly stepped aside.
"What's wrong? ”
"Princess Gao Ning came up with me, but I couldn't find her. Hua Yu saw Nangong Yi, and somehow, her heart was a little more steady.
"Xu is Gao Ning is greedy for fun, and he has gone elsewhere, this king sent someone to find it, and the Taoist chief does not need to panic. Nangong Yiwan'er turned around and ordered Dongwu.
"Thank you, Your Highness. ”
The two stood side by side on the lookout platform and looked at the star-picking platform hundreds of zhang away, Nangong Yi asked with a smile: "This scene is so grand in Dayan, but in the eyes of the Taoist, is it just a matter of getting used to it?"
Hua Yu looked at him, and then at the countless initiates of the imperial sword in the sky, shook her head and said, "There has never been such a huge festival on Jihua Mountain. ”
"Oh?" Nangong Yi said in a leisurely voice.
"The family teacher is a person who advocates freedom and inaction, and the initiates on Jihua Mountain always see the beginning and the end, and it is difficult to find them. Hua Wei only answered honestly.
"I see," Nangong Yi was silent, and suddenly said: "This king took the liberty of inviting the Taoist chief to come, I don't know if it will make the Taoist chief lose the opportunity to take a closer look at the sword, if so, this king is really ashamed." ”
Hua Yu waved her hand again and again, "Your Highness, don't worry about it, I'm ...... I can't resist the sword. ”
Danhe said that the talent of the chief is beyond her reach, and in time, the Taoist will be able to resist the sword and come and go freely. ”
Hua Yu smiled dryly, the seal was incomprehensible, her cultivation could not grow.
"Is there something unspeakable about the Dao Chief?" Nangong Yi looked at her expression, as if she was puzzled: "Even if you can't resist the sword, you can let the cultivators of the same sect take them into the air." Speaking of which, when the Taoist chief came to Chang'an, there was no one to see him off, thousands of miles away, did you come all the way?"
There were only the two of them on the lookout, and his voice was as soft as the moon, but in fact he was pressing step by step, but his demeanor was too intoxicating, and ordinary women often sank unconsciously, and they couldn't realize that he was forcing a confession.
“...... I'm afraid of heights. Hua Yu hesitated for a moment and whispered, lowering her head, "Your Highness only knows that Edgeworth is chic, but I don't know that every time Master takes me, it makes my legs weak, and I hate Edgeworth." ”
Nangong Yi was stunned.
Hua Wei raised her eyebrows and sighed: "I hate Edgeworth, I really don't know what is good about Edgeworth, Master always says that I can use Edgeworth by myself after passing the Yuanying Realm, so I don't want to practice at all." ”
Nangong Yi: "......"
Could it be that her cultivation is low, but it is just because she doesn't want to resist the sword, and she is afraid that she will not find a reason?
"Your Highness, am I useless?" Hua Yu suddenly raised her head, looked at him expectantly with wide eyes, and said sincerely: "I can't compare with Danhe Daoist at all, she can already pray for the blessing of the country, but I don't even have the courage of the imperial sword." ”
Nangong Yi was looked at by this well-behaved little self-mourning eyes, his heart stopped, and he said quietly: "Why should the Taoist feel sorry for himself, everyone has weaknesses and weaknesses, and there is nothing to be ashamed of." ”
"Yes, thank you, Your Highness, for your explanation!" Hua Yu immediately bloomed a silly bright smile, hiding the shrewdness in her eyes.
Master said that sealing cultivation is a secret, and you can't communicate with outsiders, so there is no way to lie and deceive King Huai or something.
Just made him think that he knew one of his weaknesses and felt that he couldn't compare to his Danhe, so he didn't care about what happened before.
Nangong Yi retracted her gaze and thought to herself, how credible is this girl's words?
At this time, Hua Yu suddenly pointed to a long rainbow in the air in the distance and said: "Look! It's the Vermilion Bird Sanren, and the Danhe Daoist is coming!"