Chapter Twenty-Six: Death and Resurrection
"Go on." Xiu Yi let go of his hand and no longer imprisoned her, his tone was indifferent, so that no emotion could be heard.
"After getting rid of the people you sent in the shadows, I went to Shuochu alone." Lime narrowed her eyes and said, "I entered the Regent's Mansion to find out the news of my mother's concubine, but the Regent's Mansion was heavily guarded, and I waited for three months to find an opportunity to sneak into Yan Qiyang's study. In the secret compartment of his study, I found the other half of the jade pendant that my brother wore on his body back then. It was the person sent by Yan Qiyang who ambushed his brother in Taihang Mountain back then, and that half of the jade pendant was the evidence! β
Xiu Yi was silent, but there was a little more complexity and understanding in his eyes when he looked at her.
"After that, I accidentally discovered a secret prison in the palace, which was heavily guarded and guarded so tightly that ordinary people couldn't get close to it." Lime paused, and she said, "There, my father is locked up." β
"How do you know that the person inside is your father?" Xiu Yi asked.
"I'm exposed." Lime said, "My disguise technique is not superb enough, and Yan Qiyang has seen a flaw. I was wounded and bled a lot when I escaped, which made Yan Qiyang know my identity, and he took me into a dark prison and tore off my mask in front of my father. β
The more Lime spoke, the more excited she became, her eyes were already red with tears, and she almost roared, "Yan Qiyang, he is a brute, my father is tortured by him and his life is better than death, my father even begged me to let me end his suffering, and my father let me ...... He asked me to kill him! β
She finally cried bitterly in front of him, since she saw her father, who was tortured in the secret prison, she was tenacious, she buried everything deep in her heart, she did not shed a single tear, and she did not show the slightest weakness to be bullied.
She is the daughter of her father, and she will not disappoint her father, let alone make her enemies happy.
But she is a daughter's family after all, she has suppressed it for so long, disguised it for so long, and the defense line in her heart has long been fragile.
Xiuyi's indifferent disguise also completely collapsed under her bitter tears.
He reached out and took her in his arms, gave her a warm embrace and let her cry, he regretted it, regretted letting her go in the first place, and regretted not being able to be with her, if he was there, she would not have faced it all alone anyway.
"I'm sorry I lied to you." Lime said in a muffled voice in his arms, "I came to Jinnan for free treatment to get close to you and get the folding fan in your hand. This is my deal with Yan Qiyang, I give him what he wants, and he returns his father to me. β
"Your brother has given the two folding fans to Xiansi to explore the secrets, and the folding fans are related to the residual poison in your body, and you should not risk them." Xiu Yi wiped the tears from her face, kissed her forehead, and said softly, "Let's think of other ways, don't worry, I will help you save your father." β
"Xiu Yi, you don't blame me?" Hearing his promise, Lime looked up at him in surprise and asked incredulously.
"I blame you, I blame you for not believing me." Xiu Yi hugged her tighter, rested his chin on her forehead, and said softly, "Lime, when will you be able to understand my true heart, and when will you be able to let down your guard and let me live in your heart?" What do you want, just tell me directly, why lie to me and wronged yourself? β
"Xiu Yi, I ......" His voice was low and weak, revealing injury, and somehow, Lime was very uncomfortable listening to it, she subconsciously wanted to explain, but she didn't know what to say.
"Lime, do you know how happy I was when you said you wanted to stay with me, how much I wanted to tell everyone at once that you were willing to marry me. However, it backfired...... Xiu Yi said, his voice mixed with a slight trill.
He tilted his head slightly, his eyes on Lime's face, his eyes full of hurt, and he watched her reactions closely, taking in her bewilderment.
"Xiu Yi ......" Lime raised her head, and when she saw his sad eyes, the self-blame in her heart was even worse, she was at a loss, she couldn't think of anything else to say except sorry.
She still had him in her heart, he thought.
She kissed so carefully that night, with her temperament, if she was an irrelevant person, how could she get half a bargain here.
As soon as he entered the main gate of the Prince's Mansion, he saw a man in black waiting in the courtyard, and when the man saw Xiuyi, he immediately knelt on the ground and saluted, "Your Highness." β
Xiu Yi frowned slightly, only glanced at the man, did not stop, and said coldly, "Go to the study." β
Lime entered the study with Xiu Yi, guessing the news brought by the spy, and her heart became more and more uneasy.
"Your Highness......" The spy looked at the lime beside Xiu Yi, and stopped talking.
"It's okay, just say it." Xiu Yi Dao.
"Yes." The spy said, "Yanya Pass guard Xiao Shizhi was besieged at the foot of Muman Mountain, there was no military food supply, forced into the mountain, and was blocked by heavy snow, so far it has been half a month, and there is no news. β
Lime was shocked, she had been restless since the day of the snow, and her brother had really had an accident.
"Shuo Chu's chief general Liu Ci doesn't have this ability, but Shuo Chu sent someone else?" Xiu Yi asked.
"It's Qiu Chulin, it's he who designed to surround Xiao Shizhi." The spy replied.
"Specifics." Xiu Yi Dao.
"A month ago, Duke Su Yan Daiyun presided over the holy decree to arrive at Yanya Pass, and the holy decree gave Xiao Shizhi and Princess Daiyun a marriage, so that they could marry at the border pass, and the wedding date had been chosen, which was the day of Chinese New Year's Eve." The spy replied 1510, "The accident happened on the night of the Little Chinese New Year's Eve, and the night of the Little Chinese New Year's Eve Yanya City was sleepless, and the people held a ceremony to worship the heavens. When Princess Daiyun left the house to watch the ceremony of worshipping the heavens, she was robbed by the bandits entrenched in Muman Mountain, and the thieves took Princess Daiyun's life as a threat, went out of Yanya Pass, and rushed all the way to Muman Mountain. Xiao Shizhi led 5,000 elite soldiers to chase after him, but was intercepted and killed by the Shuochu army halfway, and fled to the foot of Muman Mountain to be surrounded, and the Shuochu army surrounded by the mountain was about 30,000 people. β
"When Xiao Shizhi got the news, the thieves had already taken Fang Daiyun out of the city?" Xiu Yi asked.
"Exactly." The spy said.
"Lime, don't worry, this matter is strange and needs to be considered in the long run." Xiu Yiping withdrew the spy, pulled Lime to the bookcase, and took out a picture in the dark grid of the bookcase.
"It's really strange, now is the time of war, the war is going on, no matter how long Fang Lu doesn't have a long brain, he can't send a princess to marry the general who guards the city at this juncture, even if he wants to be rewarded, now is not the time." Lime sat aside and calmly analyzed the situation, "Also, the second day is the wedding date, according to the rules, the newlyweds should not go out, but Fang Daiyun left the house to watch the heaven sacrifice ceremony without permission." Fang Daiyun is a good face-saving hand, always dignified and elegant, and will never do such a thing that violates the rules. β
"The most strange thing is that your brother, his fiancΓ©e was kidnapped outside the city to get the news, is it too late?" Xiu Yi Dao.
"You mean, there's a bandit in the city?" Lime followed his train of thought, pulling the cocoon, and the truth gradually became clear.
can grasp the whereabouts of the princess, can quickly find the princess in the crowd, can defeat the four masters of the accompanying princess, can hide from the brother and get out of the city gate smoothly, can do these four points, is by no means an ordinary mountain bandit, "Therefore, this matter is a trap from beginning to end, and the identity of the elder brother is mostly exposed." β
"That's right." Xiu Yi said, "The den of more than 100 bandits, the reason why your brother brought 5,000 elite soldiers to go is because he also noticed the strangeness in this. That being the case, he would never be unprepared. β
"It's an opportunity, but it's too dangerous." After thinking about the whole story, there was another knife hanging on the heart of Lime Lime, five thousand against thirty thousand, no matter how you say it, the odds of winning are not big, and besides, the enemy general Qiu Chulin is a famous general of Shuo Chu, and the righteous son of Yan Qiyang is by no means a good type. And my brother is suffering from the enemy this time, "Since Su Yan has calculated his brother, he will definitely stabilize the defenders of Yanya City and cut off his brother's support." β
"That's right. Not a single soldier in Yanya City can be counted on. Xiu Yi handed the picture he had just taken out to Lime, and said slowly, "Tonight, I entered the palace to ask my father to allow me the right to act cheaply in the name of secret theft, and secretly helped Xiao Shizhi." β
Lime took the picture and opened it on the bookcase, this picture is delicate and vivid, the painting is actually the folding fan in Xiu Yi's hand, Lime asked hesitantly, "This is the 'Phoenix Fan'?" β
"I painted it myself, and if I hadn't seen the 'Phoenix Fan', I would never have been able to paint it so meticulously. It might work for you. "Xiu Yi Dao.
"Hmm." Lime nodded and put the picture away, she hesitated for a moment, and said with a firm look in her eyes, "Xiu Yi, my brother is my only relative, I can't wait, I have to rush over now." β
"Be careful on the road, don't act rashly when you arrive at Yanya Pass, wait for me." Xiu Yi knew that he couldn't stop her no matter what, so he sighed and said, "The residual poison in your body has not been cleared, so don't use internal force until you have to." β
"Well, I'll wait for you." Lime was so confused at the moment that she only nodded her head haphazardly.
Just as she was about to leave the study, a huge force grabbed her by the waist, blocked her way, and pulled her into a strong embrace.
"Lime." She was tightly hugged by Xiu Yi's powerful arms, and the warm gas brushed in her ears, bringing a light trembling voice full of hope, "On Chinese New Year's Eve, our agreement, can we still count?" β
When the dust settles, you and I get married.
Lime was stunned, and many fragments came to her mind at that moment.
His eyes were dyed with anger, and he said to her word by word, "If you don't marry." β
Seven days of running, even if he knew that she intended to use it, he had no complaints, and he came for her through all obstacles.
Fuchiya sleepless companionship and care......
After a two-year parting, I will be heartfelt......
Chinese New Year's Eve take care of each other at luncheon......
Too many fragments reproduced in her mind, intertwined and fused with each other, and finally turned into a warm net that caught her throbbing heart.
At that moment, everything had an answer.
"Count." She hugged him hard, leaned her cheek on his shoulder, and let the voice linger in his ears as he looked, "When my brother ascends the throne, when Su Yan is stable, when my father returns safely, and when everything I care about is settled, I can marry you without distractions, and I don't want to do anything from now on, just be your wife, okay?" β
"Okay." Xiu Yi nodded again and again, his arms tightened, as if he was about to rub the person in his arms into his chest, "Believe me, that day will not be far away." β
Lime and Jing Chuchu left Licheng overnight, and rushed all the way to the Suyan border.
The heavy snow blocked the only short road, and Lime had to take a detour, which took seventeen days, and until today, my brother has been trapped in Muman Mountain for thirty-two days.
The snow covered the mountains, there was a lack of food, and I didn't know what the situation was in my brother's place.
Lime clutched her chest, and the phoenix fan was her only bargaining chip.
As the sun set westward, Lime quickened her pace, and although she was now close to Muman Mountain, the area was deserted and there was no place to stay, and she had to find an inn before it got dark.
The sky was getting darker, and the cold stars in the sky were faintly showing their points of light, but Lime still couldn't see the shadow of the town, and she raised her hand and whipped it again, but the speed could not be increased by a minute.
There was a sudden "bang" on the side of the road, and the scattered snow mixed with countless snow blocks hit the two of Lime.
The lime raised his hand to block the incoming snow, and the other hand quickly tightened the reins, and the horse was frightened, and with a long neigh, he immediately lifted the lime off the horse's back and rushed out alone.
Lime quickly got up, spontaneously pulled out the crescent moon and held it in her hand, and stood back to back with Jing Chuchu, alerting the people who suddenly appeared around them to attack them.
There were about two dozen of them, and they looked like well-trained soldiers, but their clothing was not the same as that of any other nation. Lime was wondering about the identities of these people, and the man in the lead was the first to speak.
"Two girls, we have no ill intentions, the front is not peaceful, please change the course of the two girls." The man in the lead.
"I don't know what kind of unpeaceful law is ahead, so that you big brothers stop here to do good deeds?" Lime chuckled, a bit provocative in her tone.
These people are not wicked people, they are stopped on the way to Mu Manshan, and their identities and intentions are worth exploring.
"Why are you so ignorant of what to do!" Lime's words angered the man, and he took a few steps forward with a heavy broadsword, and said angrily, "There is a battlefield ahead, are you going to die?" Get out of here! β
"Please also ask this eldest brother to make it convenient, my sisters and sisters do have important matters on their bodies, and it is too late to change routes." Hearing his words, Lime's heart was even more puzzled, these people were well-trained and hidden on the side of the road, but they did not look like ambushes, but like a group of patrolling sentinels.
"Girl, if you don't listen to your kind words and persuasions, don't blame you for doing it." The leader slammed the knife on his shoulder to the ground and said coldly.
"It's just a bunch of sentinels, do you think you can stop me?" Lime snorted, trying to test that if these people were really sentinels, they would do something to her.
"It's Shuo Chu's spy, brothers take it for me!" When the leader heard this, he immediately changed his expression, raised his broadsword and rushed forward first.
"Chu Chu, take him." Before Lime could finish speaking, Jing Chuchu had already come to her and fought with this person.
The broadsword was heavy, steady but very inflexible, and Jing Chuchu's soft sword was agile and dexterous, and in less than three moves, the sword was across the man's neck.
"Take me to your chief." Lime chuckled.
Whoever they are, they can be friends if they have a common enemy.