Chapter 16 Meeting is a dream
When Xiao Yao woke up, he saw that the sun was shining outside the window and the peach blossoms were in full bloom. She didn't know where it was, but she knew for sure that she was still alive.
Xiao Yao covered her eyes with her hands, she knew that even death would be so difficult, no matter what, she shouldn't have given the Gu seed to Xiang Liu!
After a while, Xiao Yao sat up in his clothes and asked in a loud voice, "Is there anyone?" Where is this?"
In the crimson flower shadow, a white shadow suddenly came, and for a moment, Xiao Yao almost forgot to breathe, and when she saw a pair of green eyes, she slowly exhaled a breath and asked, "Lieyang, how can I be in Yushan?"
"You are sick, and I sent you to ask the Queen Mother for treatment."
Did she say she was sick? That's getting sick...... Xiao Yao asked, "Where's the ι’ι‘Ό?"
"Gone."
Xiao Yao put her mind at ease and asked, "The Queen Mother saved me?"
The scorching sun did not speak, turned into a white bird, and flew out of the courtyard.
Ju Jun walked in and said with a smile: "Your body is fine, although the breath is absolute, the heart is not broken, the queen mother can see that you can exchange breath in the water, sink you into the Yao Pond, borrow you some Yushan aura, and you will wake up." β
Xiao Yao smiled bitterly, the poison that would die could not poison her, and the deal between her and Xiangliu made her seem to have nine lives. It's just, what's the point of living like this?
Seeing Xiao Yao's sad expression, Jun Jun said gently: "You live in Yushan for a while!" The Queen Mother's time is short, even if His Majesty the Black Emperor doesn't send you, I plan to pick you up. β
Xiao Yao looked at Ju Jun in shock.
Jun said calmly: "Don't be uncomfortable, there is life and death." β
Xiao Yao thought about it, too, when life is not loved, death is actually a relief. Xiao Yao said, "I want to see the Queen Mother." β
The king said, "The queen mother, this son is conscious, I will take you there." β
The Queen Mother was sitting under the porch admiring the flowers, and when she saw Xiao Yao, she did not show the slightest surprise, but beckoned: "Xiao Yao, have you had breakfast?" Let's do it together!"
How many times has Xiao Yao ever seen such an amiable queen mother? If it weren't for the presence of the Emperor and the Lieyang, she would have suspected that someone was pretending to be the Queen Mother.
Xiao Yao went down to the queen mother, picked up the peach nectar water, and drank a few sips.
The Queen Mother drank wine, and while she was drinking, she looked at the jade plates, on which were painted a portrait of a woman, and there were small characters next to the portrait.
The Queen Mother looked at it for a while, and impatiently threw a box of jade plates on the ground, and the maid hurriedly picked it up. A plain-clothed woman came from the peach blossom forest and said to the Queen Mother: "You should know your body, maybe you won't wake up one day, you have to make a decision." Xiao Yao remembered that her name was Shui Hong, who was responsible for guarding the treasure dungeon of Yushan, and rarely showed up, Xiao Yao lived in Yushan for seventy years, and only saw her three or four times.
The Queen Mother poured a glass of wine on her head, played with the empty glass, and said, "You also know that I am going to die, and you will not let me be quiet for a few days?"
Shui Xian held the box containing the jade plate to the Queen Mother: "I let you be quiet, and when you die, I will not be quiet!"
The Queen Mother said: "They are all good girls, I don't understand why they want to be the Queen Mother." She held a jade plate, just wanted to see it, put it down again, stared at Xiao Yao, and asked, "Xiao Yao, do you think about the future?"
Xiao Yao asked blankly, "What?"
The Queen Mother said leisurely: "Sometimes, you can go anywhere in the vast world, and the place where you have peace of mind is home; Sometimes, the world is so big that there is nowhere to go, and even at the cost of death. Yushan is not a good place, but it is independent and isolated from red dust. Xiaoyao, are you willing to stay, be the queen mother, and take charge of Yushan?"
The queen mother's expression seemed to know everything, Xiao Yao's eyes were sour, the world was in the hands of Zhuan, even if she wanted Huangquan Biluo to never see each other, but she had nowhere to hide, and only the independent Jade Mountain could give him a place to stay.
Xiao Yao said: "I am willing!"
The Queen Mother clapped her hands and said to the otter, "All right, the matter is settled, and you can disappear." β
Shui Shao looked at Xiao Yao and sighed: "I didn't expect that the person who was most unwilling to stay in Yushan would stay in Yushan forever." The water star put away the jade plate and left.
The scorching sun flew down on the peach blossom branches, and said: "Xiaoyao, being the queen mother means that you can't go down to Jade Mountain forever, and you will be lonely for a lifetime, have you really thought clearly?"
Xiao Yao said: "I think clearly, although the world is big, I have nowhere to go, staying in Yushan as the queen mother is my only destination." In the past, she coveted the gorgeous scenery outside, but now, she has lost everything, all the scenery has nothing to do with her, she is tired, and she just wants to have a peaceful world and spend the rest of her life.
The sun is no longer silent, the emperor wants to object, but he can't think of a reason to object, maybe at this point, the old Yushan is indeed the only destination for Xiaoyao.
Seeing that no one objected, the Queen Mother said, "In three days, it will be announced to the world, and the new Queen Mother will take over Yushan." β
After returning from Yushan, he ordered people to carefully investigate in Shennong Mountain, and finally found a lake suitable for Xiao Yao to sleep in Shennong Mountain.
He summoned the masters and used the artifact to set up layers of formations, which could not only make the aura abundant, but also protect Xiao Yao. When all the arrangements stopped, Zhuan Xuan personally came to Yushan to pick up Xiaoyao.
The last time I came to see the queen mother, because the queen mother was seriously ill, the queen mother was the black emperor who lived in the Langya Cave, but this time the maid led the party to the main hall of Yushan.
Along the way, the puppet palace maids came and went, decorating the palace, and they were celebrating and busy.
Puzzled, he asked, "Is the Queen Mother's health well?"
The maid replied respectfully: "Niangniang's illness is getting worse and worse, and she no longer sees guests, but Niangniang has already chosen the successor queen mother, and now all the affairs of Yushan are in charge of the bride." β
Zhen Xuan said in surprise: "It turns out that the new queen mother has taken over the affairs of Yushan, why didn't she announce it?"
The maid said: "It is set to announce to the world on the 19th, and the succession ceremony will be held, which is tomorrow." β
She still thinks it's weird, but the queen mother has always acted grotesquely, and she can't be treated with common sense.
Walking to the gate of the palace, the maid stopped, and Shui Otter came out and saluted to Zhen Xuan: "Yushan Deacon Shui Otter has seen His Majesty the Black Emperor. β
Zhen Xuan said modestly and politely: "I am really sorry that I met the new Queen Mother for the first time today, and I didn't prepare any congratulatory gifts and came empty-handed. β
Shui Xun said: "It was Yushan's rudeness, so that His Majesty came without knowing it, Your Majesty should not be surprised." The succession ceremony will be held tomorrow, and if Your Majesty has time, you may wish to stay for two days and leave after watching the ceremony. β
Hesitating, Yushan has a special status, and the queen mother is kind to him, and it is also Yushan's respect for him, but now that the war between the harvest and the co-workers has reached the last moment, today's coming is the time squeezed out of his busy schedule, and he originally planned to thank the queen mother, pick up Xiaoyao, and leave immediately.
Shui Xian said: "Your Majesty is not busy making decisions first, no matter whether you leave or stay, it is not at this moment." Your Majesty, please!"
He stepped into the temple gate and saw that the deep hall was divided into three entrances with bead curtains. The eighteen windows on both sides are wide open, one side is a thousand miles of peach blossoms leaning on the clouds, and on the other side is a thousand blue waves even the sky, the weather is open and beautiful.
Through the triple bead curtain, at the end of the hall, there was a woman in white, standing against the window, playing with a crimson peach blossom in her hand. She seemed to be admiring the vast scenery of the smoke waves, the faint green mountains, and the white clouds, and as if she was waiting for someone impatiently, her fingers unintentionally ripped off the peach petals, and the peach blossoms were inexhaustible and had fallen to the ground.
Zhen Xuan thought in his heart, I don't know what kind of weird person this new queen mother is.
When the maid lifted the last bead curtain, a gust of wind blew in from the window, blowing up all the peach petals under the feet of the woman in white.
Zhen Xuan had already put on a polite and polite smile, but in an instant, his smile froze, and he shouted in shock: "Xiao Yao-"
Xiao Yao walked to the throne of the Queen Mother in the center of the hall and sat down, raised her hand and made a gesture of invitation: "Your Majesty, please take a seat." β
He already understood it in his heart, but he didn't want to believe it, so he didn't bother to ask Xiao Yao how he woke up, he rushed to Xiao Yao and asked anxiously: "Xiao Yao, why are you dressed as the queen mother?"
"Tomorrow, I will be the Queen Mother."
"Do you know what that means?"
"Yushan is where I have lived for seventy years, and I am well aware of my decision."
Zhen Xuan was full of grief and anger, and almost roared: "The queen mother can't go down to the Jade Mountain for the rest of her life, and she must be lonely all her life!" You are drawing the ground as a prison and imprisoning yourself to death! Even if Jing dies, even if you don't look down on me, but your life is still very long, the world is so big, you can always find another person to accompany you! Isn't there a single person in the whole world that is worthy of your nostalgia?"
Xiao Yao said calmly: "Your Majesty, please take a seat!" Also, please call me Queen Mother. From now on, there will only be the Queen Mother of Yushan, and there will be no name outside Hongchen. β
Zhen Yan shook his head, grabbed Xiao Yao's hand, and dragged Xiao Yao outside: "You go with me to see the queen mother, I will make it clear to her, you can't be the queen mother, let her find someone again!"
The maid of Yushan blocked their way: "Please let go of Niangniang with His Majesty the Black Emperor!"
Zhuan's guards guarded Zhuan's side and drew their weapons.
Shui Leng walked in and said without humility or arrogance: "Your Majesty, this is Yushan, Yushan never interferes in the disputes of the world, and no one in the world can interfere in the affairs of Yushan!" The world is divided and merged, the rise and fall alternately, after several emperors, Yushan has never violated the ancient teachings, from Pangu Emperor to Fuxi, Nuwa Emperor is very respectful of Yushan! The two Majesties of the Yellow Emperor and the White Emperor also treated Yushan with courtesy, and asked His Majesty the Black Emperor not to forget the ancient precepts and give Yushan a few thin noodles!"
Xiao Yao said to the guards: "There are no soldiers in Yushan! The magic weapons in the world will not work when they reach Yushan, if it is said that it is convenient to beat people, it is better to ask for peach branches in Yushan, you better put away the weapons quickly!"
Only then did the guard remember that there seemed to be such a rumor, glanced at the guard, and put away his weapon one after another, embarrassedly.
Xiao Yao said to the maid of Yushan: "You also retreat!"
The maid immediately stepped aside, and even the otter retreated outside the beaded curtain. Obviously, Xiao Yao, the queen mother of Yushan, is still quite majestic. But the whole body was cold, as if in a nightmare, and a heart kept falling, falling into a bottomless abyss.
Xiao Yao said to Zhuan: "Two days ago, I woke up, and the Queen Mother was going to send a message to you to report to you, but I stopped me. On the day I woke up, I made the decision to take over Yushan, and the queen mother was afraid that I would be confused for a while, so she deliberately delayed it for three days to tell the world, so that I had time to regret it. I didn't have anyone forcing me, it was my own decision!"
He held Xiao Yao's hand, tightening it tighter and tighter, as if it was about to become a shackle and never get rid of it, he muttered, "Why?"
Xiao Yao smiled faintly, as if she had nothing to do with her: "Zhuan, don't you know why?" I could have married and had children like an ordinary woman in the world and lived an ordinary and happy life, but you took it away! I can't kill you, I can't die, I can't even want to leave you! All over the world, everyone knows that I am Chiyou's daughter, and all over the world is your territory, even if I can avoid the pursuit of those clans, I can't escape your pursuers. The world is so big, but you have forced me, except for you, there is no place for me!"
"As long as you don't become the queen mother, I can give up ......"
Xiao Yao shook his head: "Zhuan, I'm tired, let me rest!"
Zhen Yan grabbed Xiao Yao's hand tightly and begged: "Xiao Yao, as long as you don't be the queen mother, I will give you freedom, wherever you go!"
Xiao Yao knelt down and looked up at Zhen Yao, "Brother, please look at the past feelings, agree to me to be the queen mother, and give me a place to live in the world." β
Her expression was calm, and in her dark eyes, there was no love or hatred, only the dead silence of all nostalgic feelings.
Once upon a time, these eyes were crystal clear and clear, and they were lovely and lovely, happy, proud, longing, worried, angry, and sad...... Even in the last days of Shennong Mountain, it was full of hatred.
But now, there's nothing! Dry as a dead well......
He was so shocked that he lost all his strength at once, and he staggered back two steps.
Xiao Yao naturally withdrew her hand, without the slightest emotional fluctuation, still kneeling, and said calmly to Zhen Yao: "Ask my brother to agree to me to be the queen mother." β
He didn't dare to face these eyes, they were reminding him that the little girl who had accompanied him all the way, the little girl who had not been defeated by any difficulties, was dead! It was he who forced her to death step by step!
His body was shaky, looking at Xiao Yao, and retreating step by step. Suddenly, he turned around and fled out of the hall, stumbling out of a heavy bead curtain, and in the crisp sound of the beads colliding, his figure disappeared outside the hall.
Xiao Yao slowly stood up and ordered the water reel: "If His Majesty the Black Emperor wants to stay for one night, treat him well, and if His Majesty wants to leave, send him off." Everything else will be done according to what we have agreed before. β
The water star bowed and saluted: "Yes." β
In the evening, by the Yao Pond.
Xiao Yao was dressed in plain white, her hair was loosely curled, her feet were hanging in the air, and she sat on the railing of the water pavilion, staring blankly at the round of figures reflected in the blue waves.
He walked through the blooming peach blossom forest, walked into the water pavilion, and said to Xiao Yao: "His Majesty the Black Emperor did not say to leave, nor did he say to stay, he has been sitting on the top of the cliff, facing the direction of Xuanyuan Mountain, not eating, drinking, or speaking. β
Xiao Yao said lightly: "Let him go!" Anyway, you can only stay for three days at most. β
Jun Jun said: "Xiaoyao, have you really thought about it? Once you become the queen mother, you will be lonely for the rest of your life, and you will not be able to leave Yushan for the rest of your life! It's too late to regret it!"
"I know you're worried about me, but I really think about it! Haven't you and Lieyang also lived well in Yushan all these years?"
Jun didn't know how to refute, and looked at Xiao Yao silently and worriedly.
Xiao Yao smiled and said, "Okay! All right! Go back and rest! From tomorrow onwards, I will be the Queen Mother, and you and the sun will have to listen to me!"
Jun had to leave, and after walking into the peach forest, he looked over, Xiao Yao was still sitting in a daze in the water pavilion, and in the cold moonlight, she was alone, alone. Thinking that this picture would be thousands of years long, Jun Zheng couldn't help but sigh for a long time.
In the early morning, on the Jade Mountain, thousands of miles of stalls are scorching and blooming, and thousands of blue waves ripple with the wind.
Under the service of the maid, Xiao Yao put on the most solemn palace clothes, put on the peach blossom crown of the queen mother, and waited for the succession ceremony to be held, took over the jade seal symbolizing the jade mountain from the queen mother, and stamped the seal on the document announcing her succession to the queen mother, and she officially took over the jade mountain.
After dressing up, Xiao Yao, escorted by two teams of maids, walked along the corridor and walked to the altar.
On both sides of the white jade road, peach trees are planted all over, the flowers bloom luxuriantly, and with the breeze, the falling flowers are scattered.
Xiao Yao looked at the misty peach blossom rain and remembered the scene when Jing proposed. It was in the Caoao Ridge of Shennong Mountain, and there were no peach trees on the mountain, but because Jing knew that her parents were in love under the peach blossom tree, she deliberately used spiritual power to create a scene of thousands of miles of peach blossoms blooming. Under the peach blossoms in the sky, he said nervously: "Qingqiu Tu Shanjing asks to marry Xiling Jiuyao." β
Xiao Yao reached out to catch a few fallen flowers and smiled slightly.
The Queen Mother dressed up and stood on the altar with the support of two maids. Her eyes were clear, and she looked at Xiao Yao serenely. Under the altar, there stood the only guest who watched the ceremony, Zhen Xuan, who was pale and haggard, and his eyes were staring at Xiao Yao without blinking.
Xiao Yao walked to the altar without squinting, and walked to the altar slowly, and the Queen Mother said gently: "According to the usual practice, I ask one last time, once you succeed the Queen Mother, you will not be able to go down to the Jade Mountain for the rest of your life, and you will never be able to get married, are you willing?"
Before Xiao Yao could speak, he shouted, "Xiao Yao-" His eyes were filled with tears, and a thousand words of pleading were silently poured out in his eyes.
In the crimson peach blossom shadow in the sky, Xiao Yao seemed to see Jing, she held the falling flowers in her hand tightly, smiled at him, and said clearly: "I do!"
The Queen Mother nodded: "Good!"
He closed his eyes in pain and despair.
The water otter stepped forward and led Xiao Yao to the altar, Xiao Yao knelt down, and the queen mother took out the jade seal: "Ten thousand zhang red dust, a mountain is independent, Wang'er upholds the ancestral teachings, and the heart is like a mirror......"
Xiao Yao stretched out his hands and was about to take the jade seal, when a rapid crane roared in the sky, as if someone had smashed the door and broken through, and everyone looked at the sky in surprise.
The queen mother was displeased, and sent a message out: "Yushan does not receive foreign visitors today, who dares to enter the mountain?" The sound was like angry thunder, and it shook people's headaches.
The sky was full of clouds, and in the colorful streamer, a white crane flew in. On the white crane, a man in Tsing Yi stood upright, his body was like a flowing cloud, and his posture was like a bright moon.
Zhen Yao's expression changed suddenly, and he couldn't help but take a few steps forward, and Xiao Yao suddenly stood up, his eyes widened, and his body trembled.
The man in Tsing Yi jumped down from the white crane and stood in front of the altar, he seemed to have recovered from a long illness, his face was pale, his body was thin, but his facial features were beautiful, his expression was calm, and he was romantic. In the midst of Luoying's colorfulness, he respectfully saluted the queen mother: "Qingqiu Tu Shanjing, the fiancΓ©e who came to pick up the younger generation, has heard the maid say that Yushan is holding the queen mother's succession ceremony, and does not receive foreign guests, so he should have waited according to the ceremony, but the younger generation had to break through for a reason, and asked the queen mother Haihan." β
The Queen Mother was stunned and asked in surprise, "Tu Shanjing?" You're not dead?"
Jing looked at Xiao Yao in full costume, with tears in her eyes: "Xiao Yao, I'm back, I hope you don't think I'm late!" Jing walked towards Xiaoyao, and the maids on both sides of the altar stopped him with peachwood staffs, and Jing didn't want to anger the queen mother, so he could only stop. He called softly: "Xiaoyao, don't be the queen mother, you promised to marry me!"
Xiao Yao was in a trance, as if in a dream, walked down the altar step by step, and walked towards Jinjing, and the maids saw that the queen mother had no objection, and put away the peach blossom cane one after another.
Until she stood in front of Jing, Xiao Yao still couldn't believe it, she trembled and stretched out her hand and stroked Jing's cheek: "Jing, is it really you?"
Jing said: "I am Min Xiaoliu's Ye Seventeen, because there are seventeen leaves on the herb you picked up, so I will call it Seventeen." β
Xiao Yao smiled with tears: "You're really back!"
Jing shook her hand: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting too long!"
Xiao Yao threw herself into Jing's arms, tears rolled down, and she whimpered and said, "Jing, Jing, you're finally back!"
Jing hugged her and said, "Don't cry...... Don't cry......"
Xiao Yao cried loudly, while tears fell like rain, while beating Jing: "I've been waiting for you, I've been waiting for you, I don't believe you're dead, every full moon day I think you'll come back, but you always miss the appointment!" I waited too long to think you wouldn't come back...... I thought you really left me...... I hate you, I hate you......"
Jing was beaten and scolded by Xiao Yao, and said over and over again: "I know that you have suffered a lot, but I broke the appointment, I'm sorry!" I'm sorry!"
Xiao Yao lay in Jing's arms and just cried bitterly.
By the time Xiao Yao finished venting and his emotions calmed down, it was already half an hour. The altar was already empty, and Xiao Yao and Jing didn't know when they left, so it seemed that the ceremony of the Queen Mother's succession to the throne was over.
Jing looked at Xiao Yao's queen mother's pretense, sad and afraid, and said, "Fortunately, it came in time!"
Xiao Yao asked, "Where have you been all these years?"
Jing said: "Hou forced me to duel with him, I took advantage of Yiying and Hou to talk, and quietly ate the resurrection pill you gave me, intending to jump into the clear water to escape." Unexpectedly, I was kicked into the water by Hou, which was in line with my plan, but Hou's kick was so heavy that I passed out immediately after falling into the water. When I woke up again, it was already early in the morning five days ago, and I was on a deserted island in the East China Sea. It was a merman couple who rescued me, we had a language barrier, it was difficult to communicate, and we could only use gestures to paint. Finally, I roughly understood that they found me unconscious in the sea, and they didn't know who I was or how to save me, so they could only put me on a desert island, and feed me those herbs from time to time. Fortunately, there are countless treasures at the bottom of the sea, and they accidentally hit me, and they woke me up in a daze. I was worried about you in my heart, and hurried back to the Central Plains, only to know that seven years had passed. His Majesty the Yellow Emperor told me that you were not in Shennong Mountain, and asked me to come to Yushan immediately. β
Xiao Yao wiped her tears and said, "I must personally go and thank the merman couple who saved you." β
Jing sighed: "The mermaids have been wandering all their lives and have no fixed residence, and when I left, I repeatedly asked how to find them in the future, but I don't know if they don't understand or can't tell the direction, just point to the sea. The sea is endless, and I don't know if I'll see them again. β
Xiao Yao said: "In the future, we will look for it slowly, there is always hope to meet, and now we will go to make amends to the Queen Mother first." β
The breeze is gentle and the sun is shining.
Xiao Yao took Jing's hand and walked in the peach blossom forest, she glanced at Jing from time to time as she walked, as if she was confirming that Jing was by her side over and over again.
As Jun Jun approached, Xiao Yao said to Jing, "This is what I used to do with you. β
Jing bent down to salute, Jun Jun hurriedly dodged and avoided it, Xiao Yao knew that the demon clan was strictly ranked, and he was not reluctant. smiled: "You came just in time, accompany us to meet the Queen Mother!"
"Don't be in a hurry to see the Queen Mother first, the princess is on the top of the cliff......" The Emperor sighed, "Anyway, you should go and see him!"
Xiao Yao's smile disappeared, and he grabbed Jing's hand tightly, as if he was afraid that he would disappear. Jing shook Xiao Yao's hand vigorously and said to Jun Jun, "We will go." β
After bowing to Jing, the Emperor left.
Xiao Yao tried to pretend that nothing happened, and said to Jing with a smile: "You wait for me here, I'll go back when I go." β
Jing asked, "Why can't I go to see His Majesty the Black Emperor?"
Xiao Yao opened her mouth and didn't say anything.
Jing said: "Before going to Qingshui Town, I was very uneasy, and I deliberately brought many secret guards, thinking that I must come back safely to marry you." But the people of Hou were able to encircle and suppress the secret guards of the Tushan clan, which was something that even the patriarch of the Chishui clan could not do! At that time, I thought that there was only one person in the whole world who could have such power. Because I had already guessed that it was His Majesty the Black Emperor, I speculated that there were other people in Qingshui Town, just in case Hou missed, so I could only plan carefully, and gradually get closer to Qingshui every time I was injured by Hou, and wanted to escape with the help of Qingshui. β
It turned out that Jing already knew that he didn't have to explain to Jing in person, Xiao Yao was relieved and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry!"
Jing Chang sighed and took Xiao Yao into his arms, "Don't blame yourself, it's not your fault." β
"You...... You...... Do you know why you want to kill you?"
"Even if I didn't think of it at the time, I understand it now."
Xiao Yao muttered, "Since you already know, then you should be careful." I'll go see him, and when he's gone, he'll be fine. β
Jing said: "When I went to Shennong Mountain to find you, I chatted with His Majesty the Yellow Emperor for a few words, I think I also made a big mistake, we will go to His Majesty the Black Emperor now and explain everything clearly." β
Xiao Yao hesitated, not because she didn't want to see her, but she was afraid!
Jing said: "His Majesty the Black Emperor is the person you trust the most, don't lose your confidence in him because of a mistake!" Have you ever wondered why Your Majesty didn't stop you from marrying Hong Leong, but wanted to stop you from marrying me? Wasn't it painful for him to watch you get married?"
"Because...... He thinks you're not as good as Hong Leong. β
Jing shook his head: "This is only the superficial reason, the most important reason is that His Majesty believes that I am not capable of protecting you!" Your Majesty has suffered so much loss since childhood, how can he entrust you to a cowardly and incompetent person? Tell me, where is the way to the top of the cliff?"
Xiao Yao obediently pointed the way: "Over there!"
The top of the cliff is shrouded in clouds and mist.
He stood alone on the edge of the cliff, as if looking at something. Xiao Yao took a few steps forward, followed the direction he was looking at, and looked far away, but he couldn't see anything else except clouds and fog.
Xiao Yao asked softly, "What are you looking at?"
Zhen Xuan didn't look back, and said gently: "I can't see Xuanyuan Mountain, from Xuanyuan Mountain to Shennong Mountain, step by step, I thought I had everything, but looking back at the past, it turned out that I could no longer see the phoenix flowers of Chaoyun Peak, no matter how many phoenix trees I planted on Shennong Mountain, they were not the phoenix trees of Chaoyun Peak." β
Xiao Yao said: "If you stand here, you naturally can't see the phoenix flower of Chaoyun Peak." If you want to see the phoenix flowers of Chaoyun Peak, go to Chaoyun Peak! You already have the whole world, and you should still have the freedom to see the flowers wherever you want!"
Zhen Xuan turned around, and when he saw Xiao Yao, he also saw another person, there were bandit gentlemen, such as Gui Rubi, wide and sloppy, and clear and Yangxi.
Jing bowed to Zhuan: "I have seen Your Majesty." Getting up and entering, he held Xiao Yao's hand, one white and one green, like a bright moon and green bamboo, accompanying each other.
He stared at them silently for a moment, then looked past them and then at the churning clouds.
Xiao Yao thought that Zhen Xuan would say something, or ask something. However, Zhen Xuan did not ask how Jing survived, nor did he ask her about her future plans, his face was expressionless, joyful, sad, sad and angry. Jing was also very strange, and stood silently all the time, neither asking for an explanation, nor saying goodbye and leaving.
Zhuan and Jing, one is as immobile as a mountain, and the other is as long as a green bamboo. Xiao Yao moved uneasily, Jing squeezed her hand, and smiled at her, as if to say don't worry, Xiao Yao had to be quiet again.
Zhen Xuan slowly walked in front of Xiao Yao and Jing, stared at Jing and said, "Feng Long told me before he died that the plan of 'abandoning Xuanyuan Mountain and occupying Shennong Mountain' was proposed by you, and you persuaded him to accept it. β
Jing calmly replied, "It's me." β
"Why do you keep hiding it?"
"I didn't think much about it at the time, I just thought that what I wanted was just a little girl, so it was better to give everything to Feng Leong and help him achieve what he wanted."
"Why help me? Because of Xiaoyao?"
"It's not! When I began to go out and learn to do business, His Majesty the Yellow Emperor had not been unified in the Central Plains for a long time, I followed the caravan, traveled all over the Great Wilderness, saw too many people displaced, and deeply realized that the world needs a king who truly cares about the world. The king of a country is a matter of the common people in the world, tens of millions of people, I can abide by the clan rules for Xiaoyao, and do not support Canglin and Yuyang, but it is impossible to do it at the expense of violating the ancestral teachings, breaking the clan rules, uniting the four families and the Central Plains clan, and supporting His Majesty's accession to the throne. I did so only because His Majesty's mind and talent convinced me that what I was doing was right! To this day, I have not regretted my choice, and Hong Leong certainly did not, and our choice and persistence were all correct. β
Zhen Xuan stared deeply at Jing for a moment, and without saying a word, he walked past Xiao Yao, and under the protection of the guards, he walked down the mountain. The guards surrounded him, but none of them dared to approach him, and respectfully kept a distance, making his figure unusually lonely.
Xiao Yao watched the figure of Zhen Xuan gradually move away, as if watching the most precious part of her life gradually move away from her, her body hurt as if it was being torn, she covered her heart and leaned on Jing's shoulder.