Chapter Forty-Eight: Before the Great Canon
"What ?!!" Ouyang Hongye couldn't believe his ears, he didn't expect that after just a few days of kung fu Lion King Cheng's attitude had changed so much, although according to the agreement, after they took back the Heaven and Earth Talismans, Ouyang should have ascended to the throne, but he didn't expect such words to come out of Lion King Cheng's mouth or make his heart so shocked, "Elder Cheng, you...... No more objections? ”
"Such a big thing happened in the demon world, it was almost ruined, and many of my thoughts have also changed, since such a crisis can be overcome, it is not a kind of foreshadowing, maybe it is time to let everything return to its place and start again." Lion Wang Cheng looked at Ouyang Yong and continued, "The conversation with Elder Yong these days has also given me hope again. ”
"yes, yes! Although it is in a hurry, we must immediately announce the news that Xiao Leng is about to ascend to the throne of the demon king, and Yan Ming may not be able to suppress those princes and nobles, the succession ceremony is scheduled for three days later, and the details of the ceremony will be drawn up by you Momiji! All of our men are at your disposal, and Elder Cheng and I need to rest and rest. ”
After Ouyang Yong explained everything to Ouyang Hongye and them, he and Lion King Cheng went back to their respective courtyards to retreat and rest until the Demon King's succession ceremony began.
Although time is pressing, Ouyang Hongye still wants to make the ceremony as grand as possible, although the current royal city has long since lost its prosperity, but after all, this is the first grand ceremony held in the royal city after the great war sixteen years ago, and this long-dormant city really needs some joyful breath now.
From the Tianshu Hall to the Tianquan Palace, red carpets were spread everywhere, golden curtains poured down from the beams and pillars, and the pure gold lamps and utensils that had been sealed for many years were found and placed in the main hall. The princes and nobles with prominent positions in the demon world were invited to participate in this ceremony, and the Amber Dragon King was also among them, he had not left Dongyao for many years, this time on the one hand, to congratulate Ouyang Xiaoleng, and on the other hand, because he missed his son Qianqi.
For the first time since Qianqi was born, he was not by his side, no matter how stubborn and foolish he was, at least it was under his nose, no one would blame him, and it was impossible to hurt him, he knew his son better than anyone else, although he was impatient but kind-hearted, he was not wary of people, and his excessive doting more or less hurt him, making him a little unsightly, self-centered, and I don't know how he would change in the days when he left Dongyao.
Before learning that his father was coming to the royal city, Qianqi had been thinking about hurrying to participate in this damn ceremony, and then rushed to Xianhequan Township with the demon horse cavalry regiment. In the three days he returned here, he didn't take half a step out of the courtyard in the Auxiliary Star Palace, and most of the time he locked himself in his room. I can't say why, he especially doesn't want to see Ouyang Xiaoleng, seeing him will make him feel a kind of indescribable anger, even if that person is destined to become the master of the demon realm by birth, even if that person's demon law is stronger than his own, even if everyone is on that person's side, it is nothing big for him, he just wants Xia Qiu to be by his side.
Since returning to Chenji Palace again, Ouyang Xiaoleng has had to be surrounded by everyone, and there is an endless stream of princes and nobles who come to congratulate him, which makes him feel ridiculous, it turns out that the demon is also such hypocrisy. It's just that the title he was about to obtain, and those who had just looked at him as enemies so long ago could now flatter him with a smile on their faces, as if nothing had happened before. He doesn't need anyone's flattery, this title is just a license for him to declare war with Qingyun, but Grandpa Yong and Ouyang Hongye have already taught him that if he wants to revive the demon world and compete with Qingyun, he must get used to dealing with these people, and the first step is to learn to use them to consolidate his position and form his own army.
To lead these hypocrites and become their king, he must learn to coerce and seduce them, to know when to be tough and when to be tactful. In fact, even his own father could not make all of them submit, these people were greedy for life and death, and insatiable, and only a few of their souls still retained their original nobility and purity. But these are not the only headaches for him, he even has to participate in deciding the color and style of his dress for the ceremony, he is extremely disgusted with the spider demon called the thousand hands who made the dress for him, although he is the best tailor in the demon world, he is a chattering person, constantly showing off his experience of making dresses for the first king and the snow night.
"What color do you prefer?" Without waiting for Ouyang Xiaoleng to answer, Qianshou continued to his own eyes, "Blue is too ordinary, what about gold? The gold felt like the curtains were wrapped around the body, and the red ...... Like the pillar, yellow, the human emperor seems to be particularly fond of this color, and I personally don't have a good impression of this color! ”
"White." Ouyang Xiaoleng interrupted him and said categorically.
"Huh? White, such an unlucky color, that no king would wear a white one at his succession ceremony. Thousand Hands made a fuss, and the six hands that were in the air swung at the same time, and the already sharp sound became even more harsh.
"I only want white, I won't wear anything else." After Ouyang Xiaoleng finished speaking, he ignored him anymore, and let Qianshou be stunned for a while without squeezing out a word.
"Alas, white is white, it seems that you can only work on the buckle and belt." Senju shook his head.
In fact, Ouyang Xiaoleng really wanted to wear the dress left by his father, which was also a white dress, although it was not the one that his father wore at the ceremony, but it was something he particularly liked. But Ouyang Hongye will never agree with his idea, he strives for perfection in every detail of the ceremony, and strives for perfection, so that he is a little nervous, at this time, if he tells him that he wants to wear an old dress to participate in his succession ceremony, Ouyang Hongye will definitely collapse.
Xia Qiu's appearance appeared in his mind all the time, but only when he was lying in bed could he calm down for a while, and then miss her so much that he couldn't sleep, and even when he fell asleep, he was always in a trance. Sometimes I saw her lying there face to face, like in the house of the Hidden Bird, looking at herself quietly, her eyes unblinking, as if she was afraid that she would disappear from her eyes as soon as she closed her eyes, and cherished it so much.
He thought: I must always make her sad unconsciously, right? Self-willed and tough, hurtful words always blurt out, like her words but always choked in the throat, she will definitely blame me for cherishing words like gold, but she never said a word of reproach, she absorbed so many negative emotions, but she can still show a smile from the heart. Speaking of which, every time I separated from her was because of me, although I had already made up my mind to protect her, I always put her in danger.
When Mochizuki returned to the royal city and settled everything, he remembered that he hadn't seen the snow rabbit girl for a while, and he really missed her. If she had come to greet her and Ouyang Xiaoleng earlier, but there had been no movement during this time, which made him a little worried, and after thinking about it, he decided to go to the place where his sister-in-law and Snow Rabbit lived.
His brother Tingyue's widow Miao Xue You and his daughter Snow Rabbit live in a house not far from Chenji Palace, that house is called Wutong House, which is the old house of him and his brother Tingyue's family, he has lived there since he was born, until he grew up and began to travel around, he rarely went home, and his brother was married by Lord Snow Night, so he completely moved out and stayed with Lord Yong. When his brother Tingyue was alive, he often went in and out of Wutong House, and then his brother passed away, he rarely went back, for him, there were too many memories of being with his brother, and it was easy for him to touch the scene, even today, many years later, he still missed Tingyue like that.
His brother is a silent and gentle person, completely different from him, he is always by the side of the snowy night and the red leaves, quietly listening to them talk and laugh, and then echoing with a faint smile, he is not good at words, but he treats people very sincerely. When Tingyue died, the snow rabbit was not yet born, which is also the biggest reason why Mochizuki pitied her from the bottom of his heart, since she was a baby, he often visited her, for the snow rabbit he stopped wandering and often lived in the royal city, but recently he obviously felt that Miao Xue Yu was a little resistant to his frequent contact with the snow rabbit, he didn't know if it was his own delusion.
"Sister-in-law." When he came to the front of the Wutong Residence, Miaoxue Yu was coming back from outside, and the two happened to meet, so Mochizuki greeted him.
Miao Xue Yu seemed to have something on her mind, and she paused for a while before she reacted: "It's Mochizuki, why are you here?" ”
"I just came back and remembered that I hadn't seen the little snow rabbit in a while, so I came to see her." Mochizuki couldn't see the slightest emotion on Miaoyuki's face.
"Don't stand at the door, come in and talk." Miaoyuki welcomed Mochizuki into the door.
The swing hanging down from the huge plane tree was made by his brother when the snow rabbit was not born, and the flowers and plants in the yard, rattan tables and chairs and the furniture in the house were also made by the two brothers.
Mochizuki followed Miaoyuki into the house, sat down in the hall, and didn't see the snow rabbit come out to greet him, so he continued to ask, "Where is the little snow rabbit?" ”
"In her room, I locked her up." Miao Xue Yu replied lightly.
"Locked up? Why? Mochizuki was a little puzzled.
Miao Xue You poured a cup of tea for Mochizuki and handed it over and continued: "Last time, she went out with me and Xiao Leng and them but encountered the Rakshasa Mother, this time when she heard that you were going to find the heavenly talisman and the earth talisman, she couldn't help but want to go with her, she is still too young, and her demonic power and kung fu are very shallow, so I won't let her out again anyway." You also know that Tingyue is gone, and the snow rabbit is my only relative and dependent, and I don't want her to get involved in your disputes, let alone put her in danger. ”
Regarding Miaoyuki's statement, Mochizuki couldn't refute it, "What does she think about herself?" ”
"It doesn't matter what she thinks, you also know how much she likes you, how much she likes Elder Yong, how much she likes Xiao Leng, she has admired you since she was a child, especially you, in her eyes you are like her biological father, so for your business, she will definitely be desperate, she is too young to know what is powerful, if you are also really good for her, don't worry about our business."
"At least let me see her."
"Okay."