Chapter 16: The Mystery of Life

Day 2.

Xinghe got up early, boiled the decoction and sent it to Meng Po's room.

Meng Po was already sitting in front of the dressing mirror, her face in the mirror was drooping and old, her face was full of wrinkles, and she had no brilliance.

Meng Po stroked her face with her hand, a little self-pitying.

Xinghe was slightly surprised, walked to Meng Po's side with the medicine bowl, and said, "Mother-in-law, you were drunk yesterday, and I specially boiled a decoction for you this morning to relieve your physical discomfort, you should drink it while it's hot."

Meng Po didn't say anything, she stood up and rummaged through the cabinets as if looking for something.

Xinghe asked, "Mother-in-law, what are you looking for, I'll help you find it."

Meng Po did not answer.

After spending some time, Meng Po gently wiped the dusty brocade box and slowly opened it, and inside was a lake-green silk dress, with a coral gilt dot emerald placed next to it.

Meng Po's eyes were soft, and she smiled slightly: "Don't ask anything, and let me go and change this dress up first."

Xinghe's open lips slowly closed, put the decoction on the table, and sat on the stool waiting for Meng Po to change her clothes and come out.

Meng Po's series of behaviors, Xinghe felt like seeing flowers in the fog, and he became more and more confused.

Meng Po changed into a lake-green silk dress taken out of the brocade box, and her white hair was half hall and half draped, and the picture was really discordant.

Xinghe sizzled, his eyebrows were tangled, and after hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but speak: "If the mother-in-law wants to change the style, Xinghe can make a suitable shirt for the mother-in-law for the mother-in-law, this shirt..."

Meng Po walked to the dressing mirror in her changed clothes and said, "It's okay, I'll be happy with this dress."

This lake-green silk dress is beautiful, but Meng Po's age is really inconsistent with this dress, and Xinghe doesn't know how to say it.

Meng Po looked at herself in the mirror, her hands trembled slightly, her eyes were misty, and she said: "This shirt was worn when I met him for the first time, at that time, I was like you in the prime of life, this fulcrum was given to me by him back then, and I missed it for life when I saw him, but I have never regretted it."

Xinghe looked at the coral gilt dot emerald in Meng Po's hand, and listened carefully to Meng Po to continue.

Meng Po Huo Ran in front of the mirror uncovered the white hair on her head, revealing a lock of green silk floating in the air, and then took off her face and put it on the dresser.

In the bronze mirror, the woman's face is charming, her eyes are like green lotus, and if you compare it with flowers, the flowers are slightly inferior in color.

Seeing this, Xinghe was stunned for a moment, and took a few steps back before he said, "Mother-in-law, you?"

Meng Po combed the green silk to herself, and said, "Don't be afraid, I am Meng Po and your biological mother."

Like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Xinghe only felt that his scalp was about to crack, and he sat down on the ground and closed his eyes.

Meng Po stood up from the dresser and walked to Xinghe's side to help her up, but Xinghe pushed Meng Po away, got up from the ground and stumbled out.

When he arrived at the door, he directly bumped into Xiang Bei, who was about to enter the door.

Xiang Bei was about to speak, but Xinghe had already run away, and Xiang Bei shook his head helplessly: "This daredevil."

"Meng Po, you..." Xiang Bei approached the house and was about to ask, when he saw a young and beautiful woman standing there, with tears in her eyes, Xiang Bei looked around to make sure that she was not in the wrong place.

The Zhan Lu sword was already across Meng Po's neck, and Fang opened his mouth to ask, "Who are you?" Why did you appear in Meng Po's room? Where did you get Meng Po? ”

The woman said, "Xiang Bei, I am Meng Po."

The whole body was shocked, and the fox said suspiciously: "My eyes are very good, don't lie to me, Meng Po has pale hair, she is an old man, and you are green and shoulder-hanging, starry eyes and bright teeth, how to talk about old words, if you don't tell the truth, don't blame me Zhan Lujian for being ruthless."

Meng Po was not alarmed, and pointed to the dresser with his finger: "The white hair and face can prove that I am Meng Po."

Xiang Beidao: "How to prove it?"

Meng Po walked to the dresser, put the skin and white hair back on, and said, "This old age is the face that I used illusion to disguise." After speaking, Meng Po took off her face and white hair again.

Xiang Bei couldn't hide his surprise, withdrew the Zhan Lu sword, and said, "Meng Po, what are you?"

Meng Po walked to the dresser and sat down, picked up the coral gilt and put it in the bun slowly, and said, "Aren't you surprised?" Why did a bad old woman suddenly become a woman with a beautiful face and a moon appearance, if it were called me, I would also be very curious. ”

Xiang Bei's heart was already up and down, but his face was calm and composed, and he nodded.

Meng Po raised her head, smiled and said: "The person who is a confidant dies, the woman is the one who pleases herself, the person you love is not around, no matter how beautiful she is, she just has an empty skin."

Xiang Bei knocked on the Zhan Lu sword in his hand and asked, "Meng Po, what are you hiding unspeakably?"

Meng Po helped her hair bun, only to feel that her heart hurt as if she was pinched, and said: "My time is running out, if I leave, I still beg you to take good care of Xinghe, Xinghe is not familiar with the world, and the Mantuoling and Meng Pozhuang on Huangquan Road have to rely on you to help her take care of them."

Xiang Bei suddenly felt a tremble in his heart, and the knuckles of his fingers holding the Zhan Lu sword turned a little white, and he asked, "What does Meng Po mean by this?" You are Meng Po, in charge of Huangquan, and the king of Hades has to give you three points of affection, why do you say that there is not much time left? ”

Meng Po was discouraged, her eyes became distant, and she said, "Aren't you very curious about the 'him' in my mouth?"

Meng Po paused and continued to speak: "'He' is Emperor Haoyuan, more than a thousand years ago, I was sent by the king of Hades, to the mortal world to do things, at that time young and playful, attached to the scenery of the world, then in the world to play in the mountains and rivers, passing through the Changliu Mountain, heard a burst of fairy sound, so follow the sound to go, at that time, the apricot blossoms rained, I and the Haoyuan Emperor met. At first, I thought he was just a mortal, but later I learned that he was the Emperor of the Nine Heavens. ”

When Meng Po talked about Emperor Haoyuan, her eyes would flash with a strange light.

Meng Po continued: "However, the good times did not last long, in the war of gods and demons thousands of years ago, although the demon clan was defeated, but the hundred-legged insect died but did not stiffen, the demon clan made a comeback, and Emperor Haoyuan, as the god of war, should bear the brunt." It was also the battle a thousand years ago, although the demon clan was completely wiped out, but Emperor Haoyuan was also distracted in that battle. ”

Speaking of this, Meng Po's eyes were full of despair.

Then he said: "Fortunately, I left a wisp of soul attached to the green lotus of Changliu Mountain, a few days ago, I felt something in my heart, so I went to Changliu Mountain, the clear pond has dried up, the lotus flower is ruined, and the divine consciousness that has been raised in the green lotus for thousands of years is still scattered."

The corners of Xiang Bei's mouth tightened, and he didn't know how to comfort Meng Po who was sad in front of him, so he had to let out a long breath.

Meng Po only felt that her liver and intestines were broken, and she took a breath and said: "Since he has disappeared in the Six Realms, then there is no point in my life, and now what makes me feel at ease is my daughter Xinghe."

Xiang Bei interrupted in shock: "Meng Po, you said that Xinghe is your daughter?"

Meng Po nodded and said: "Xinghe was born to me and Emperor Haoyuan, when Emperor Haoyuan was tired of heaven, he went to Changliu Mountain, so I have a daughter like Xinghe with Emperor Haoyuan, except for his personal immortal servant and Qingling Emperor, other immortals don't know, the reason why Xinghe has an accident in the Nine Heavens I can know, is also thanks to the letter of the immortal servant who served Emperor Haoyuan before."

Xiang Bei looked suddenly enlightened, and said, "I used to wonder how you know everything about what happened in Heavenly Court, it turned out to be like this."

Meng Po said: "I have something to worry about you, some time ago, I saw that the galaxy has grown a love root, presumably in the Nine Heavens is the Qingling Emperor is in love, I know how bitter it is." In the past, I hoped that she could cultivate to become an immortal as soon as possible, but now, I would rather her be ruthless and have no desire to live a life in this Meng Pozhuang where she can't see the future, and I don't want her to be contaminated with the word 'love', "Only I know, love erodes people's bones, and I don't want her to repeat my mistakes." After my soul is gone, can you pull out the love roots of the galaxy for me and use spiritual power to seal the memory of the galaxy about me? I don't want her to be sad about my departure. ”

When Xiang Bei heard that Xinghe was in love with Emperor Qingling, he felt that his heart fell suddenly, and he lost his soul, as if he had lost something in his heart.

Meng Po can see Xiang Bei's feelings for Xinghe, but Meng Po doesn't want Xinghe to have feelings for anyone, she just wants Xinghe to live without heart and lungs.

Xiang Beidao: "Meng Po, it's unfair to Xinghe to do this, she has the right to love, and she also has the right to know who her parents are."

Meng Po just said lightly: "She doesn't need to be fair, she just needs to live without heart and lungs."

Xiang Bei clenched his fists and said slowly: "What if I don't help with this?"

Meng Po gently smoothed the hem of her skirt, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she lightly opened her lips: "No, you will."

Meng Po spit out something from her mouth, held it in her hand and pinched it, and Meng Po's body gradually turned into a streamer.

"I'm going to see him, you have to remember what I said to you, so that Xinghe will forget me..."

The sound faded in the wind, and the streamers dissipated into the air.

Xiang Bei looked at the streamer, his lips moved, slightly closed, as if he said something, and went with the wind.

Xinghe curled up on the stone steps beside the sea of flowers in Mandaling, tears slowly sliding from the corners of his eyes.

Xiang Bei walked over and said in a gentle voice, "You know everything?"

Xinghe nodded.

Xiang Bei sat on the steps, hugged the galaxy in his arms, and sighed softly.

The two were silent.

Xinghe's head was attached to Xiang Bei's shoulder, Xiang Bei stroked Xinghe's forehead, and then used spiritual power to pull out the back of Xinghe's head, Xinghe suddenly felt a splitting headache, and held his head with both hands.

Xiang Bei couldn't bear it, so he used his spiritual power to make Xinghe fall asleep, Xinghe fell into Xiang Bei's arms, Xiang Bei looked at the green love root in his hand, closed his eyes, slowly closed his palm, and the love root turned into fireflies and dispersed.

"Sleep, little lotus, when you wake up, you will forget all the pain and start living again." Xiang Bei whispered in Xinghe's ear.