Ji Yan's voice outside the carriage gently floated into the carriage: "It's about to rain, sit tight, I'm going to speed up!" ”

Xiang Zixi glanced at Qingcui and asked her to grasp the carriage.

Soon, in the next second, the carriage accelerated suddenly! It galloped quickly on the official road, leaving some of the people on foot far behind.

Verdant grabbed the carriage with both hands, and the carriage became a lot bumpy because of the speed. But the thunder outside was already rumbling, and I was afraid that it would really rain soon.

Xiang Zixi hunched over and got out of the carriage and sat side by side with Ji Yan.

Ji Yan turned his head and smiled at Zixi: "Why did you come out?" ”

"Come out and breathe!" Xiang Zixi smiled brightly, stretched her body vigorously, and said softly: "Do you want to take shelter from the rain in that girl's ancestral house?" There really isn't much shelter here! ”

"It's up to you, you don't have to ask me!" Ji Yan smiled gently, his peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, but his hands did not stop at all, and he kept accelerating.

A power grid crossed the sky, followed by a rumbling thunder, smashing towards this direction. Xiang Zixi raised his head and looked at the cumulonimbus cloud seriously, and his brows tightened: "I'm afraid that we are on the verge of this rain!" ”

Ji Yan also quickly glanced up at the sky, pointed not far away in his hand, and said, "There seems to be a broken temple over there, let's go there to avoid it first!" Is there still dry food and water in the car? ”

"Yes! Enough is enough! Xiang Zixi understood what Ji Yan meant, so Ji Yan shook the reins in his hand, turned the horse's head, and galloped towards a ruined temple not far away.

At this time, the raindrops the size of beans began to smash down on the head and face, at first one or two drops, followed by three or four drops, and soon, the raindrops became dense and covered the entire space.

Xiang Zixi returned to the carriage, grabbed a rain cloth with good waterproof performance, opened it all at once, and draped it on Ji Yan's body.

"Drive! ————" The reins in Ji Yan's hand shook desperately, competing with this thunderstorm every minute.

There was another flash of lightning in the sky, followed by an even heavier grunt, and the rain became more and more intense.

However, the broken temple in front of him was already close in front of him, and Ji Yan drove the carriage to the broken temple in one go, and shouted: "Move all the things on the car to the broken temple!" Fast! ”

Xiang Zixi and Qingcui in the carriage suddenly hurriedly hugged some mattresses and some drinking water and dry food in their arms, and rushed into the ruined temple.

Put the things away, shook the water droplets in Zixi's hair, and said apologetically to Qingcui: "I'm sorry, I can't send you to the ancestral house, this rain is too fierce!" ”

The green green shook his head and said, "Miss Xiang, don't say that, it is also my great creation to have this broken temple to shelter from the rain." This is still a blessing for the two of you! ”

Ji Yan bolted up the horse and came in from the outside drenched in water, although he was covered with a rain cloth, most of the clothes on his body were still soaked.

Xiang Zixi looked at the sky and said helplessly: "It seems that we have to stay here tonight!" ”

Ji Yan took off his wet coat, revealing his strong arms, and his subordinates kept finding dry wood and firewood, cleared out a vacant space, and quickly set up a pot to prepare dinner.

Xiang Zixi was with Ji Yan for several days, and slowly formed his own tacit understanding, and when he saw him start to support the pot, he started to make soup by himself.

Qingcui stood aside crampedly, and said uneasily: "Then what do I need to do?" ”

"No, you take a break and you'll be fine soon!" Xiang Zixi turned his head and smiled lightly at Qingcui, and raised his head to meet Ji Yan's slightly smiling eyes.

"You husband and wife have such a good relationship!" Qingcui sincerely admired: "If my young master and young lady can be the same as the two, how good it would be!" ”

The two people who were busy suddenly shook their hands and explained to Zi Xi with a smile: "No! We are not husband and wife! ”

Ji Yan glanced at Xiang Zixi thoughtfully, and said lightly: "Yes, how can I be worthy of Miss Xiang!" ”

Xiang Zi Xi slapped Ji Yan with disgust: "I hate it!" Just know the poor mouth! Verdant, don't listen to his nonsense! ”

Qingcui walked to the door, looked into the distance and said: "Not far ahead is my ancestral house, I see that this rain can't stand up for a while, and it will rain for three days and three nights!" When the time comes, you can go back to the ancestral house with me, and it's not too late to leave when the rain passes! There are not many people in this area, and it is not easy to find a suitable place to shelter from the rain! ”

Xiang Zixi glanced at Ji Yan and replied with a smile: "So, then thank you a lot!" ”

"Where, where, it should be me to thank you!" Verdant covered her lips and smiled lowly: "If I hadn't met two of you today, I would probably have been drenched on the road!" ”

As they spoke, Ji Yan and Xiang Zixi had already made dinner, a few steamed buns, a pot of porridge, and some simple and easy-to-carry side dishes. It's delicious, but it's still very good.

Xiang Zixi beckoned Qingcui to come over and have dinner together.

On this rainy night, on the rainy night when Xiang Zixi, Ji Yan and a girl they had just met were sheltering from the rain in the broken temple, a big thing happened in Zhuoguo.

The emperor of the scorching kingdom has died!

For several days, Lin Muyang stayed in front of the old emperor's bed, kneeling there quietly, taking care of the old emperor who had returned to the light.

The old emperor's lips moved, and Lin Muyang hurriedly approached to listen to his last teaching.

"Lin Muyang, how do I treat you?" The old emperor's cloudy eyes stared at Lin Muyang without blinking: "Over the years, I have done everything I promised you, so can you do what you promised me?" ”

Lin Muyang put on a strange mask at this moment, knelt in front of the bed expressionlessly, and looked at the old emperor with an indifferent expression.

"I know what you've been by my side all these years, but I pretend I don't know anything, and I owe you a debt!" A cloudy teardrop crossed the corner of the old emperor's eye: "But after so many years, can't you forgive me for my mistakes?" ”

"The emperor is too worried!" Lin Muyang replied expressionlessly: "I, Lin Muyang, have always taken the development of the burning country as my own responsibility, and the burning country is the foundation of my Lin Muyang, how could I watch my foundation shaken?" ”

The old emperor sighed lightly: "I did it wrong back then!" ”

Lin Muyang lowered his head and hid the hatred in his eyes deeply.

"You want revenge now, I don't blame you! Only, when can you call me father? The old emperor's tone suddenly became urgent: "After so many years, you really refuse to forgive me?" ”

Hearing that the old emperor no longer called himself me, but called himself me, Lin Muyang's eyes fluctuated violently.

"I know you hate me for ———— your mother" The old emperor coughed violently, and the violent cough made the old emperor's face flush all of a sudden.

Lin Muyang slowly stood up from the ground and said lightly: "Mother's revenge will be avenged by me!" And you're never my father! My surname is Lin, not Ye! ”

The old emperor gasped heavily, and looked at Lin Muyang with helpless eyes: "So, would you rather be a master than a king of a country?" I said that as long as you want, I will definitely give you this throne! ”

"No, you don't!" Lin Muyang turned around abruptly and shouted, "Do you think that people all over the world like this position?" I, Lin Muyang, just don't look down on it! I don't believe it, if I don't become this emperor, I won't get what I want, and if I don't become this emperor, I won't be able to avenge my mother! I, Lin Muyang, must be seen by the world, even if I am just a little master, I can still laugh and be proud of the world! ”

The old emperor sighed: "That's it, you can come back when I am dying, I am already satisfied!" The edict is under my pillow, and you can choose to read it or not! ”

Lin Muyang looked at the old emperor coldly, if the edict is read, then he is the future emperor of the burning country, if he doesn't read it, then the successor will be Lin Muyang's younger brother, the current prince!

The old emperor looked at his luxurious palace with blank eyes, all of which he had worked hard to get at all costs, but now, he was going to let go completely.

"Lin Muyang, whether you admit it or not, you are my most cherished son!" The old emperor said quietly: "Although you don't recognize me as a father, I still have to do the duty that a father should fulfill!" In the future, when the crown prince succeeds to the throne, he will inevitably blow you down or even purge! You have to be ready! ”

Lin Muyang snorted coldly: "He doesn't have the ability to shake my foundation!" ”

"I know what you're capable of, but, child, don't underestimate the emperor's heart!" The old emperor coughed violently again: "When I was alive, I secretly prepared an army for you, and this army only served you, ahem, you ...... Ahem, when the time comes, you can mobilize this army with the edict I gave you! Ahem, this is, me, I...... Can ...... for you Make the final ...... One last thing! Children, for the Father...... I'm sorry...... You, Father, ...... Going! You...... Take care! ————”

The old emperor's head tilted slightly, and his right hand hung down weakly.

The old emperor of the burning country died.

The eunuch who was waiting next to the dragon bed was Lin Muyang's henchman, and he shouted in horror: "Taishi, the emperor is him, he is ————"

With tears in his eyes, Lin Muyang turned around lightly and walked outside, saying as he walked: "The first emperor died, and the whole country was mourned!" ”

The eunuch hurriedly bowed down and replied, "Yes! The eunuch quickly took the edict from under the old emperor's pillow and handed it to Lin Muyang, who walked to the door.

Lin Muyang held the secret edict tightly in his hand and closed his eyes vigorously. The edict trembled slightly in his hand, as if with his great hatred and unwillingness.

"Father————" The low voice slowly sounded from Lin Muyang's mouth, and finally, he finally called out the two words that he had not seen for a long time, although it was already late.

A teardrop oozed from the corner of the old emperor's eyes that had passed quietly on the dragon bed again, as if he was relieved by this belated call.