Chapter 59: The Merchant's Swan Song (7)
Xiao Yan was surprised and felt incredulous and asked, "No, how is it possible, how can I be Xiao Sheng?" โ
"After a thousand years, I've finally waited for you!" Liu Yanyu cried with joy.
"You mean I'm the reincarnation of Xiao Sheng?" Xiao Yan asked slowly after rubbing his cheeks.
"Yes, General!"
"How can you be so sure?"
"Although a thousand years have passed, I have never forgotten the face of the general! You're exactly like him! Liu Yanyu looked at Xiao Yan affectionately and said!
"Haha...... I didn't expect the plot of "Myth" to happen to me! Xiao Yan said with an incredible sneer!
"Mythology? The slave family has not read this book, and please advise the general! Liu Yanyu looked at him suspiciously and asked.
"Oh, it's just outside the body, can you tell me why you show up every time?"
After hearing this, Liu Yanyu explained that in the sixth year of Kaibao (that is, in 973 AD), Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of the Northern Song Dynasty, sent Cao Bin to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty on the grounds that Li Yu refused to resign and come to the court!
As a general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Xiao Sheng was ordered to go out to resist Song Shu, and before he set out, he knew that this expedition would be more auspicious. So he met with Liu Yanyu before leaving, he didn't hide it from Liu Yanyu, and told his true thoughts truthfully! When he left, he promised Liu Yanyu: "If there is really an afterlife, I will definitely marry you."
After Xiao Sheng left, Liu Yanyu didn't throw his head in the Yanyu Pavilion, and hid in his boudoir all day and night, praying for Xiao Sheng! During this period, anyone who wanted to meet her was turned away, except for Li Congqian!
Before Xiao Sheng set out on the expedition, he asked his best friend, that is, Li Congqian, His Royal Highness the Nine Kings. At that time, he already knew about Xiao Sheng's relationship with him, so even if she was full of resentment against the Li family in the Southern Tang Dynasty, she still treated her with courtesy, because she wanted to know Xiao Sheng's current situation from Li Congqian's mouth.
Li Congqian is not a person with a small belly, although Liu Yanyu offended him before, he still helped him solve a lot of troubles regardless of his previous suspicions, and finally ransomed her. But no matter how Liu Yanyu asked, he was unwilling to tell Xiao Sheng's current situation after all, which was also asked by Xiao Sheng before leaving!
But paper can never contain the fire, and a few months later, there is still bad news from the battlefield ahead, spreading all over Jinling City! Xiao Sheng swore to resist the Song army for several months, and finally died on the battlefield due to the emptiness of the treasury and the lack of food and grass!
Xiao Sheng's body was not found in the end, only the helmet he wore during the war! The remnants who fled back handed the helmet to Li Congqian, who in turn handed it over to Liu Yanyu.
Such a result, although it was imagined countless times in Liu Yanyu's heart, she still couldn't accept a few faintings.
A few days later, Liu Yanyu appeared calmly in front of everyone as if she was fine, and she instructed the mother of Yanyu Pavilion to prepare a phoenix crown and a red candle for her. Everyone was puzzled, and she explained, "Tonight, I want to marry General Xiao!" โ
No matter how much everyone persuaded her, she still persisted! What happened that night, Xiao Yan had already seen it in his dream! Liu Yanyu was afraid that she would forget Xiao Sheng after reincarnation, so after her death, her soul remained in the guqin, waiting for Xiao Sheng's appearance stupidly!
Because this helmet is Xiao Sheng's relic, the water just overturned on the helmet and offended her, so she showed up. And the first appearance was because Xiao Yan was Xiao Sheng's descendant, and his body flowed with the same blood as Xiao Sheng, so when his blood dripped on the guqin, it woke up Liu Yanyu's ghost.
Xiao Yan did his best for Xiao Sheng, and his spirit after death was deeply infected, "It's a pity that General Xiao was born at the wrong time, if he was born in the Northern Song Dynasty, he would have become a famous general through the ages." โ
"The general has been loyal to the Southern Tang Dynasty all his life, and he wants to slander the general's reputation with nonsense!" Liu Yanyu scolded.
"I'm sorry, but that's just my heartfelt words!" Xiao Yan was deeply apologetic, he looked at Liu Yanyu and asked, "Then what happened to you before that?" โ
Liu Yanyu handed the helmet in his arms to Xiao Yan and said, "As long as you wear it, you can see everything that happened to General Xiao!" โ
"Really? How does this look like the bridge section on "The Legend of Sword and Fairy III"? Xiao Yan took the helmet in disbelief, his hands were trembling, because the bright light like eyes in the helmet just now still scared him!
"To me, you are General Xiao, do you think I will still lie to you?"
Xiao Yan didn't say anything at this time, and he didn't know what to say in the face of Liu Yanyu. In order to demand the truth of history and solve the mystery of the tomb, he took a deep breath, got rid of the last trace of timidity in his heart, and bravely put on his helmet!
The moment he put on the helmet, Xiao Yan felt a sharp headache, and his mind went blank. In the blink of an eye, the scenery changed suddenly.
This is the mansion of the Nine Kings Li Congqian, and Xiao Sheng is discussing with Li Congqian in the palace.
Li Congqian is worthy of being a relative of the emperor, and the hall where he is located is decorated with inverted bell-like flowers, the calyx is white, the bone china is like a translucent luster, and the top of the petals is a circle of different shades of lilac, which seems to be dyed like nature. The white and clean hall reflects the clear crystal pearl light like tears, ethereal and illusory, the beautiful scenery is like a flower across the clouds, making people unable to distinguish where is the real scene and where is the reflection, which can be described as fresh and elegant.
The crystal bead curtain pours out, behind the curtain, someone wears a veil to caress the piano, the sound of the piano flows between the ups and downs of the fingertips, or virtual or real, changeable, like a quiet stream dripping spring clear and ethereal, exquisitely clear.
Li Congqian sat in the middle of the hall, enjoying the piano and drinking tea.
"A long night, accompanied by beautiful women, a moment of spring night, a thousand daughters will not be separated." He looked at Xiao Sheng, who was respectfully standing under His Highness, and said, "If you have any interesting things last night, tell this king quickly." โ
Xiao Sheng replied, "Your Highness smiled, I was drunk last night, and I didn't wake up until dawn." โ
"Isn't it?" Li Congqian looked at Xiao Sheng in disbelief and continued, "Let's not say that Liu Yanyu is talented, just her sinking fish and goose, and her shy-like appearance can make people so drunk, since you are drunk?" โ
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Is there something you can't let the king know?"
"No, I was really drunk last night."
Li Congqian still looked at Xiao Sheng in disbelief and asked, "Really?" โ
"Absolutely."
"It's a pity that I have a thousand taels of gold." Li Congqian said regretfully.
"Your Royal Highness, Miss Liu of the Yanyu Pavilion asked someone to bring a letter and asked the villain to pass it on to General Xiao." At this time, Li Congqian's subordinates walked into the hall and said.
Li Congqian looked at Xiao Sheng suspiciously and asked, "How would she know that you are in my mansion?" โ
"I don't know ยทยทยทยทยทยท"
"Then look at what is written in the letter."
Xiao Sheng opened the letter and read it: the general left in a hurry and did not say where he lived, so the slave family took the liberty to pass the letter to the Nine Kings' Mansion. Tonight, the slave family invited the general to visit the Qinhuai River at night in the Yanyu Pavilion to repay the general's kindness yesterday.
"She invited me to swim the Qinhuai River at night." Xiao Sheng said lightly after reading the letter.