Chapter 338: The Land of Winter (13)
The temperature on the snow-capped mountain is still extremely low, but fortunately, there is less of the cold wind, coupled with Jiang Ling's hard work in climbing the mountain, the heat in his body increases, and he feels less cold.
Jiang Ling thought to himself that thanks to Shi Yi's devil training for more than two months, coupled with the cultivation of qi and boxing under the guidance of the second elder of Jiangnan, otherwise he would really be tired enough.
Lin Buyi next to him also gasped slightly, but fortunately, this steep mountain road was finally about to reach the end.
Jiang Ling saw the huge statue of the goddess built on the mountain, and couldn't help but feel a slight shock in his heart, thinking that if this was placed in the real world, it would be one of the world's wonders.
After another two or three minutes, Jiang Ling saw the dream igloo made of ice crystals, and also saw the woman in front of the house, wearing a blue and white dress, and a beautiful face.
From some details of her face, Jiang Ling felt that this woman should be in her forties, but her facial features were upright, her skin was still fair and moisturized, she was still graceful, and she had a noble temperament like a snow lotus in the Tianshan Mountains.
Of course, Jiang Ling naturally saw that this woman and the goddess were exactly the same.
Luo Ling looked like a child who had made a mistake, lowered his head to observe his mother's expression, and whispered with a tentative smile: "Mom, I'm back." ”
The woman said coldly: "Kneel down." ”
Luo Ling's head lowered, and he walked under the statue of the goddess and knelt on the snow.
Jiang Ling felt the invisible oppressive aura on the woman's body, and couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, then stepped forward and said politely: "This... Hello sister. ”
The woman glanced at a few people indifferently, and said in a cold tone: "This is not the place you should come. ”
Before Jiang Ling could respond, Yasna jumped lightly from Klers's back, came to the woman, and bowed her head and said, "We didn't intend to bother you, but we were chased and killed, and we were cornered, and we hope you can take it in." ”
The woman was not moved, and said calmly: "That is your personal grudge, and I don't want to interfere." ”
Yasna simply knelt on the ground and said in a sincere tone, "If you refuse to take it in, we will die here." ”
"It's not about me." The woman didn't look at her, but waved her hand and said, "For the sake of you sending my son back, I am already polite if I don't make a move on you, and your personal grievances, please go out and settle them." ”
Seeing that the other party was so unkind, Jiang Ling was anxious for a while, and said directly: "She is the princess of the Kingdom of Vero, and I ask you to help." ”
"Duchy of Vero? Didn't the country go down fifty years ago? The woman frowned slightly, then raised her head and said, "What if she is really the royal princess of Verlo?" The Duchy of Vero has no friendship with me, and if you count that Kazap came here to get the dragon's blood six hundred years ago, it is still Velo who owes us. In the past few hundred years, there have always been strong people from Vero who have come here to seek dragon blood. As for what happened to them...", the woman said slowly, "you should have seen it." ”
When Yasna heard the other party's resolute words, she remembered the ice sculptures she saw on the road, and couldn't help but be disappointed, and knelt on the ground at a loss.
Jiang Ling was also helpless, he couldn't think of any good words for a while, he subconsciously turned his head to look at Lin Buying.
And Lin Bu looked at the woman blankly, and suddenly said, "You are... Princess Audrey? ”
"Huh?" The woman's eyes lit up, then she looked at Lin Buying, and said in surprise: "I didn't expect that after so many years, there are still people who remember me." ”
Lin Buyi also showed an excited look in her eyes, and she took out the Ice Heart Badge of the Royal Mage of Nian from her arms.
Audene nodded slightly, relieved, "No wonder." ”
"It's really you." Lin Bu bit his lower lip and said, "Do you know that your brother has been looking for you for thirty-five years, turning Nian and the surrounding area upside down, but until the moment he died, he didn't look at you again. ”
Audene sighed lightly, her eyes showing a little sadness, and she wanted to stop talking, as if she had a lot to ask, but finally she shook her head and said softly, "Is he a good emperor?" ”
"In addition to raising teachers and mobilizing people for you to find you, he is conscientious in other things, diligent in government and loves the people, and is quite popular." Lin Buyi spoke.
Audene nodded, her eyes were stunned, but with a little pride, "I knew he would be a good emperor." ”
"That was fifty years ago, when your brother thought you were better and tried his best to give you the throne, but you only had cultivation in mind, and you couldn't persuade him to take back his fate, so he didn't say goodbye and disappeared forever." Lin Buyi continued: "But now it is your nephew who has succeeded to the throne, this emperor is smart enough, but he is indecisive and indecisive, and there are quite a lot of complaints from the government and the opposition. Aren't you going back? ”
Jiang Ling listened quietly on the side, and from Lin Buful's simple words, the identity of this mysterious woman was already clear. She was the princess of Nian fifty years ago, of course, it means that Jiang Ling's previous guess about her age was wrong, this woman could go away alone fifty years ago, then she must have been quite old at that time, so now, I'm afraid she is seventy years old.
Of course, age is not the point, people who cultivate to be strong naturally have an extremely long lifespan, and what is even more surprising is that the woman in front of her once had the opportunity to become an empress, but she refused to accept it, and resolutely left her country for this reason. As for how she came here, what she had to do with this snow-capped mountain, or what it had to do with this rare spatial barrier, and that blue dragon, I'm afraid it's a complicated story.
There is no doubt that Lin Buyi must have had a lot of contact with Nian, and he is so clear about these things, Jiang Ling naturally hopes that Lin Buyi can get close to this princess and persuade her to help.
And Jiang Ling was still a little puzzled about why he suddenly had such a fate with the princess...
Odene turned around and said slowly: "Back then, I was dedicated to cultivation and had no interest in governance, but now I am even more accustomed to life outside this world, and I have no intention of paying attention to these worldly disputes. ”
"But after all, it's your country, and the Royal Mage Regiment you created back then, and now that the world is turbulent, Nian is about to meddle in the restoration of Verlo, and wants to be an enemy of Rosen, I don't know what kind of danger you will face in the future, do you really not care?"
Lin lived up to the sincerity in his words, and it didn't sound like he was just close to Audrey, but really concerned about Nian's safety.
Jiang Ling heard that Audene was the founder of the Royal Mage of Ion, and he understood why she was moved when she saw the Ice Heart Emblem, and why Lin Buyi recognized this princess fifty years ago. Presumably, there is a portrait of Audene in the residence of the Royal Mage Regiment, or on the regimental rules.
Lin lived up to her hopes that she cared about Ion's safety and returned to her homeland, but Audene still shook her head and said, "I don't know." ”
Lin Buyan sighed slightly, and no longer persuaded him.
Odene turned her head to the side again and said, "You are a member of my Royal Mage Corps of Nyan, and I can also see that you have read the Book of Heaven, and you are extremely talented, and you must be the mainstay of the mage group, since you think it is risky for Nyan to be an enemy of Rosen, why don't you persuade the emperor to come and take the princess of Vero instead?" ”
Lin Bu bowed his head and said, "I am Skywalker, and I follow the mandate of heaven."
Act. ”
Audene was slightly stunned, and then said, "No wonder. She turned her head to look at Jiang Ling and asked, "You are also a Skywalker?" ”
"That's right." Jiang Ling nodded in response.
Audene was silent for a moment, then said, "I still won't help you." As soon as these words came out, Jiang Ling was immediately deflated.
Audene looked at Lin Buyi again and said, "Although you are a Skywalker, I want to keep you safe since you are a member of my Royal Mage Corps." ”
Lin Buyi shook his head lightly and said, "My mission at this time is to escort Princess Yasna to Nian. ”
Luo Ling, who was kneeling a little farther away, turned his head to look at Yasna who was kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but speak: "Mom, you can help them." ”
Odani glanced at Yasna, who was sitting on the ground blankly, her heart softened, and she said slowly: "It's not that I'm cold-blooded and ruthless, it's just that my strength is damaged at this time, and I don't dare to guarantee that I can deal with those cavalry outside." I don't want to see this snow-capped mountain stained red with blood, and I don't want to put myself at risk. After speaking, Odene looked at Luo Ling and said, "He has no father, and I have to protect him when he grows up." ”
Lin Buyi looked at her and couldn't help asking: "You are extremely talented, and you were looking at the Book of Heaven at the age of sixteen, and everyone thought that you could be promoted to Xuanji, how could your strength be damaged?" ”
Odene hesitated for a moment before saying, "About five years ago, Luo Ling's father was seriously injured and returned to the snowy mountains. In order to save him, I healed him for seven days and seven nights, and my mana was seriously overdrawn, so I fell into the Xuan Realm. But even that didn't keep him. ”
"Who is Luo Ling's father? So that you are willing to stay in such a snow-capped mountain that you don't know from the outside world for so many years? He didn't hesitate to sacrifice Xuanji's cultivation to save him? With your talents, if you devote yourself to cultivation, you can even hope to reach a higher realm, isn't that your lifelong pursuit? Lin Buyi asked with regret and puzzlement, as if he didn't understand why Odai, who had a very high cultivation talent, would give up her lofty goals because of a man.
"I did think that I was destined to be with magic for the rest of my life, and that I could even stop paying attention to anything. Whether it's country, love, or even family affection, I don't care, my lifelong long-cherished pursuit is only to climb to the pinnacle of cultivation. Audene smiled slightly, with a hint of nostalgia in her eyes, "Until I met him." He's a truly incomparable genius, and it's as if his whole body is glowing, and even when I'm around him, I don't seem to be able to do anything. ”
Lin Buyi still asked in disbelief: "Even if he really has a world-class talent, is it worth it for you to do this?" ”
Odene said plainly and without hesitation: "It's worth it, if I have to choose again, if I can save him, even if it is to sacrifice all my cultivation, even my life, it is worth it." ”
Lin Buful's eyes were complicated, and he smiled bitterly, as if he had a feeling of collapsing faith, and shook it to show that he didn't want to accept it.
Odene glanced at Lin Buyi lovingly, understood her feelings, and said softly, "If you meet a man like him, you will understand this too." ”
"I won't understand." Lin Buyi still shook his head, and then asked, "Who is he?" ”
Audene thought of her husband, couldn't help but fall into the memory, and said slowly: "He is a great man, he has done so many amazing things, he has traveled all over the world in this life, seen countless landscapes in the world, saved countless lives, and created countless miracles. But maybe you won't have heard his name, he is from the Lingyuan Continent. ”
"His name is Luo Anhan."
Jiang Ling's eyes shrank when he heard this, his face changed greatly, and he almost jumped up and exclaimed, "This is impossible!" ”