217: Can I hug you?
Chinese The next day, the wind was beautiful. Watermark Advertising Test Watermark Advertising Test The officers and soldiers of the state government found the clothes of the Gao family children who had been taken away by the demon god earlier in a farmhouse outside the city, but the child was nowhere to be found, although the state government has sent someone to find it, but the demon god disaster has ended.
If the demon god is destroyed, Emperor Yan is overjoyed! A long time ago, he had feared his throne, especially after the loss of the national teacher, the prince rebelled, and he couldn't sleep and eat every day, and now Princess Lingshan is so powerful, it's a blessing in disguise!
Early in the morning, the holy decree rewarded by Longxi Mansion was sent to the Guogong Mansion, Nan Zhao knelt down to receive the decree, and listened to the emperor's praise of himself expressionlessly, only when he heard that Lu Donglai was buried according to the state funeral etiquette, he raised his head slightly.
The scenery of the funeral, this is for ordinary people, even death is a happy thing, but when the little Taoist priest was alive, he regarded fame and fortune as dung, a cloth coat broke the world, and now he is dead, and this honor is only for the living!
After receiving the holy decree, the maidservant girl passed the word, she would meet the emperor later, so she had to dress up, and the clothes that needed to be worn had been sent, she took a look, and saw that the emperor was going to wear all the gorgeous brocade clothes, sky blue, after wearing them, she really changed her person, like a princess who was born noble since she was a child.
In the past, I envied Zhou Kite, she was loved by thousands of people, and she was added to the holy scroll, but now she has it, but she seems to have lost more!
She couldn't laugh and looked cold. Hearing that Lu Donglai's body was going to be taken away, she was finally moved and got up to check.
It was no coincidence that he came out to meet Zhou Yang, he knew that she would come, so he specially waited for her on the road he passed.
"Nanzhao."
"Brother Jiu." She smiled, but the smile was full of loneliness. Zhou Yang understands this mood, Lu Donglai died, he was as sad as her, but he couldn't show this sadness in front of people.
They went to Lu Donglai's body storage together, and the person who buried him had already sorted out his face and changed into the high-level robes of the state funeral.
The robe was sky blue, with golden thread embroidered with edges, and there was a Qiankun Bagua totem in the middle, exactly the same as the one on the Qiankun magic sword he was wearing.
Nan Zhao stopped in front of his coffin, looked deep inside, and said softly
"Since I met him, no matter where he went, in what kind of fame and fortune, he was always dressed in cloth, and I have never seen him wear such a gorgeous robe...... "In fact, he looks very good in such a robe, especially at this moment, he is lying in the coffin, but his face is lifelike, as if he is not dead, but asleep."
"The Dao Xing from the east, this high Dao robe is worthy of its name, it's just that he has never looked down on those fame and fortune!"
"His Royal Highness King Tai'an, Princess Lingshan, the humble position is about to seal the coffin!" The person in charge of the burial was the envoy of Yunzhou, and the emperor himself sent him to be in charge of this matter.
Nan Zhao still wanted to take a few more looks, but he also knew that others were ordered to do things, so he had to step aside and watch them slowly close the coffin.
She asked
"Where is the coffin going?" The envoy replied
"Bodhi Temple, will be buried in the Yunzhou Martyrs' Mausoleum by the heavy monks of the Bodhi Temple for three days, and then buried in the Yunzhou Martyrs' Mausoleum." Yunzhou is the place where the soldiers of all dynasties must fight, there have been no less than a thousand battles here, and there are countless heroes who have shed their blood, so in the heroic martyrs' mountain in the south of Yunzhou, there is a heroic mausoleum, which is buried with countless martyrs.
Nan Zhao nodded, when they carried Lu Donglai's coffin out of the Guogong Mansion, she also sent it to the gate with her, watching the crowd carry the coffin in the direction it should go.
The autumn breeze blows, and yellow maple leaves fall all over the streets. Zhou Yang walked down the steps, draped her in a dark blue cloak, and whispered
"Nanzhao, it's time for us to go!" She sighed as she looked in the direction the crowd had vanished
"Yes! The little Taoist priest is gone, and it's time for me to continue on the road! Zhou Yang told her
"Although the little Taoist priest is gone, his avenue to save the world has never been extinguished, Nan Zhao, at the beginning of this road, it is destined that many people will come and go, but no matter how far this road will go in the future, Brother Jiu will accompany you to the end!" She turned abruptly and looked at the other's sincere, warm cheeks.
Yes, I still have the ninth brother! But after losing so much, she was even more afraid that what she only had would be gone one day!
She can only cherish it
"Brother Jiu, you have to be good!" If even you leave me, then who will Nan Zhao be? The wind ruffled the hair on her forehead, and he reached out to gently straighten it up for her, and replied with a gentle smile
"Fool, have you forgotten? The ninth brother was born because of you, as long as you are good, the ninth brother is fine! The shadow of the ancient street building, falling and falling, the figure of the two erected under the gate of the mansion adds a bit of warmth to the autumn world.
Nan Zhao seemed to see that in the middle of the alley in the distance, there was a man in black who wore a white mask and hid all the depths.
She immediately looked back, as if she had just looked at herself, there was no one there! Longxi Mansion, on the eve of the night banquet.
Since the national teacher was assassinated, the prince rebelled, and the door of life and death was opened, Emperor Yan has not had a banquet for a long time, and others only said that he was too sad and had no master of the six gods, and today he wants these others to see, as long as he is still the emperor of Da Yan for a day, Da Yan will be the master of the four countries.
In the banquet hall of Longxi Fufeng, the thick and soft carpet fluttered to the ground, the expensive wine was fragrant, the palace maids came and went with delicious snacks, and the eunuchs in charge of the banquet invited one noble after another with a sharp voice.
The lords of the state capital, the generals of the state battalion, and the envoys of the two kingdoms of Jin Hong. Before the time came, the banquet hall was already singing and dancing.
When Nan Zhao arrived, he looked at the grand scene of singing and laughing in this hall, but he was even more lonely, and sighed in his heart, it is really in this world, no matter who is missing, it is just as prosperous, and how many people like Lu Donglai who are righteous for the common people have been forgotten under the loess?
"His Royal Highness King Tai'an, Princess Lingshan has arrived-" With the high-pitched voice of Gonggong Cao, she and Zhou Yang walked into the hall, and everyone's eyes focused more on her, Princess Lingshan, who had solved the disaster of the demon god the night before.
Emperor Yan was also waiting for her, he had no intention of singing and dancing just now, but now when he saw her coming, he immediately got up with great interest
"Lingshan is coming!"
"Nan Zhao has seen the emperor!" She blessed her body lightly, and she and Zhou Yang were invited to the two tables closest to the emperor, and on the left happened to be Yin Jue, the prince of the king!
As soon as she sat down, Yin Jue asked with concern
"Is Princess Lingshan feeling better?" Nan Zhao didn't forget that he fainted in front of the Diwang Temple that day, and said apologetically
"It's already good, thank you for your concern!" Yin Jue smiled warmly, and then called the colored flags and brought up the things that had been prepared a long time ago, which was a wooden box carved with exquisite totems, painted with colored lacquer, and the craftsmanship was very exquisite.
"This is a Hui Yuan Dan, after the princess eats it, she can strengthen her body and repair the damaged Yuan Ling Qi, princess, please accept it!" Nan Zhao knew that Hui Yuan Dan, an upper-level Hui Yuan Dan would take several years for an alchemist to refine, and this one must be very valuable if it was contained in such a beautiful box.
Although she has a relationship with the prince, she is not related to giving such a precious gift, so she said gratefully
"The kindness of the prince Nan Zhao has received it, return to the Yuan Dan prince to take it back!" Shizi replied in a distracted manner
"The princess doesn't have to be polite to me, besides, this thing is not of much use to me, but there are many of them in Gongzimei!" Nan Zhao raised his eyes,
"Is this Dan from Gongzimei?"
"Yes, after I fainted, I went to ask him if there was anything that would help you recover faster, and he gave me this!" She hesitated, then suddenly changed her mind
"Then thank you, Your Highness!" Zhou Yang, who was sitting on the opposite seat, saw Nan Zhao accept the gift from Yin Jue, a dark light flashed in his eyes, and in order not to be noticed, he quickly looked away.
Not long after, Emperor Yan ordered the dancer Ji in the center of the hall to step down, and he was going to announce something important. All the guests also stopped talking and laughing, and looked at Emperor Yan above.
"Presumably all of you here have heard about the demon god who was haunted in Yunzhou City a few days ago, this matter, not only harmed the people, but also made the surrounding people panic, although this demon god is removed, but the evil that escaped from the door of life and death is not this one, I am afraid that there will be many innocent people in the future because of this, as the king of the Yan country, I am really worried, I can't sleep at night, fortunately, the king of Tai'an admonished, there is a good plan, this is also the reason why you are anxious to come here today." With his words, half of the eyes in the banquet looked at Zhou Yang, he had recovered the grace of a humble gentleman, and was not proud of being praised by the emperor, at this time, Emperor Yan ordered him to come and explain it to everyone, and he got up and walked from the front of the desk to the center.
"There are many people here, they should have heard some rumors about the door of life and death since they were children, some say that it connects the pass between the world and hell, and some say that it is hell, and today the king wants to talk about the door of life and death, will no longer say rumors, it does exist, and for three hundred years, the gate has been guarded by the heroic Yunzhou military town of my Yan country, and in the fairy forest covered by dense forests, there are many sarcophagi buried, and this king has seen several monsters running out of the sarcophagus!" When all the guests heard this, they could no longer enjoy the night banquet as leisurely as Fang Cai, and they were all amazed and frightened, and whispered.
"I've long heard that the monster that razed Yongle Fang a few months ago ran out of the door of life and death, it seems to be true!"
"Then the person who killed someone in the city the day before yesterday is also true!"
"Is there a monster out there? How good is that? Zhou Yang persuaded
"Everyone, please be restless, what this king wants to say today is exactly this matter, the door of life and death is open, demons are rampant in the world, but the evil will not prevail, this king has announced to the world, recruit the world's capable people to go to Yunzhou, and contribute to the trouble of life and death!" When everyone heard this, they were a little relieved.
"With His Highness's order, the righteous people of the world will definitely come!"
"yes!" Zhou Yang continued
"There are a lot of capable people who came to the banquet today because of the announcement issued by this king, I believe everyone has seen it!" The people on the left and right all looked at the warlocks wearing various colors of magic robes in the back, just now they were surprised, why there were so many Xuanmen people at Emperor Yan's night banquet, and now they know it, and they feel very relieved because of these people.
At this time, Emperor Yan got up and said solemnly
"Not only that, but what makes me deeply gratified is that after learning of the disaster of life and death, the kings of the three kingdoms of Jin, Le, and Hong all sent envoys to express their willingness to work together to quell the scourge of demons and return the people of the world to a peaceful land that is enough to live and work in peace and contentment!" The four princes of the Jin Kingdom immediately got up and arched their hands
"Although the gate of life and death is located in Yunzhou, the country of Yan, it is also close to my Jin country, if you really let these demons wantonly harm people, presumably not long after, my Jin country will have no peace, so my Jin Emperor vows to eradicate all demons, for this reason, my Jin country will send a hundred warlocks to Yunzhou, I believe it will arrive tomorrow!"
"Wow, Jin Guo is really benevolent!"
"Indeed, how spectacular it would be to send a hundred warlocks directly!" The fourth king of Jin is a great person, and he especially likes to be in the limelight on this occasion, while enjoying everyone's praise, but he did not forget to look at the prince of Hongguo next to him, and asked curiously
"I just heard Emperor Yan say that the Hong Kingdom will also contribute to this, I don't know how many warlocks the Hong Kingdom will send here?" Yin Jue was gentle and elegant, and he didn't want to say anything here, but it was pointed out by the fourth king of Jin, so it was not easy to hide, he replied with a light smile
"After hearing about the disaster of the Gate of Life and Death, my Emperor Hong was also like Emperor Yan who could not sleep well, and on the same day, I had selected ten skilled warlocks in my country to come, and I would arrive in Yunzhou in a few days."
"Ten?" The fourth king of Jin smiled with disdain,
"Could it be that the country of Hong is really as barren as rumored, and the whole country is up and down, and the warlocks who can subdue demons and eliminate demons can only find only ten?" When the people at the table heard this, they also followed the discussion, and some of the people who were friendly with the four kings of Jin actually laughed openly.
Yin Jue is not a person who likes to show his edge, and he doesn't want to be dumb at this time, he replied gently
"More quantity is better than good quality, although there are only ten warlocks sent by my Hongguo, but one person can reach ten warlocks from other countries, not only can reduce the need for food and accommodation brought by a large number of people, but also avoid the problem of factional disagreement due to the large number of people, wouldn't it be better to have the best of both worlds?" These people are really all grass on the wall, and now they feel very reasonable when they hear Yin Jue's words, and they talk about it in private.
"A hundred warlocks must all come from different sects, even if they come from one country, it is inevitable that there will be disagreements and contradictions......
"I'm afraid that the demons won't stop at that time, and I will fight for meritorious service!" The fourth prince of Jin still wanted to argue something, but he opened his mouth and didn't know where to start, so he had to sit down with a calm face, and didn't say anything else.
And Yin Jue always smiled gently, and his posture caused the ladies at the table to look sideways.
"His Royal Highness the Prince of Hong is Emperor Hong's most beloved nephew, and he has not yet established a princess!"
"I heard that Emperor Hong intends to pass on the throne to His Royal Highness King Cheng, then in the future, His Royal Highness the Prince will not only be the prince, but also the crown prince!"
"I don't know which lucky woman can marry him...... "The banquet continues, the song and dance began again, some people enjoy the song and dance, and some people continue to discuss the matter of life and death in private, these dignitaries and nobles are most afraid of death, they all know that there are many monsters running out, so they must be on guard against everything, so hurry up and take advantage of this night banquet There are many warlocks, all of whom are going forward to make friends and intend to invite them to the house as guests, first to ensure that their own family will not be harmed by evil spirits.
Nan Zhao didn't say a word during the whole banquet, and sat quietly for a long time, only to feel the miasma of smoke inside, and wanted to go outside, so he got up alone and went to the garden outside.
The garden of Longxi Mansion is very large, and in the night, the solemn Yu Linwei patrols in the distance, but the nearby Longxi Lake is deserted.
A lonely moon in the sky was reflected on the surface of the lake, and she stood by the lake and looked at the night sky in the distance, covered with dark light.
It's windy, and it's a little cold. Hearing someone coming behind her, she immediately turned her head to look and saw that it was Yin Jue. She didn't have any aversion to this person, on the contrary, because he owed a little bit for helping her last time, so she asked politely
"Doesn't His Royal Highness like the glitz and glamour of the night banquet?" Yin Jue replied with a smile
"It's a bit noisy, but I saw the princess come out alone, but I didn't have a cloak with me, so I sent ...... for the princess," he explained
"I found that Yunzhou after autumn is cooler than Hongdu." After speaking, he handed over the cloak that belonged to him in his hand, and Nan Zhao politely refused
"I'm not cold!" The other party was very insistent and asked
"I sent it all the way, if the princess doesn't accept it, wouldn't it be a joke for my relatives to see this son." In order to alleviate the embarrassment, he also lowered his voice and said
"I just heard that they have made a bet on whether you will accept my cloak, the princess is kind and kind, how can she bear to see me lose?" I have to say that this Yin Jue does have a clever mouth, and when this remark came out, Nan Zhao really didn't know how to refuse, so he had to take the cloak and put it on his body casually.
looked at the few Yin Jue's attendants in the distance, and sure enough, he saw that they were exchanging something. Yin Jue thanked him
"Thank you, princess!" Nan Zhao nodded, and stopped talking. She doesn't talk much on weekdays, let alone Yin Jue.
"Does the princess like green bamboo?" The two were standing side by side by the lake, Yin Jue suddenly asked, she was a little confused, frowned and asked
"Why did His Royal Highness ask such a question?" The other party replied gently
"There is a bamboo mountain in my Hong country, there is no other vegetation growing in it, all of them are green bamboo, bamboo groups form a sea, continuous, and in the depths of the bamboo sea, there is a stout green bamboo." Although Nan Zhao didn't know what the green bamboo of Hongguo had to do with him, he still responded politely
"I've grown so big, I've seen almost everything, but I've never seen a stout green bamboo!" As if waiting for her words, Yin Jue smiled and asked, revealing her whiteness
"Then if there is a chance, can the princess go to Zhushan with Yin Jue to enjoy the vast bamboo sea?" She was stunned for a moment, and suddenly found that this sentence seemed to contain other meanings, and she didn't know how to answer for a while!
"Nanzhao! His Royal Highness the Prince of the Inheritance! A voice came from behind, even if it saved her from Yin Jue's expectant gaze.
"Brother Jiu!" She turned to look at Zhou Yang, who was walking towards them. When Yin Jue saw Zhou Yang, he didn't feel any discomfort, and joked
"It seems that I feel that the banquet is noisy and boring today, and it is not only me and Princess Lingshan who are bored!" Zhou Yang had come close and replied appropriately
"There are a lot of guests at the banquet today, and the emperor has allowed everyone to talk about the door of life and death, so it is really noisy." Yin Jue looked down on this matter, and found that he was holding a cloak in his hand, thinking that it was the one that Nan Zhao was wearing when he came to the banquet, he knew that he was actually here to give the cloak, but he was the first to get there, he didn't intend to advance, and said knowingly
"I've been out for a long time, Emperor Yan should look for me in a while, King Tai'an, Princess Lingshan, I'll go back first!" The two then parted farewell to him and watched him leave the lake.
When he was far away, Zhou Yang didn't mention the cloak, but just asked her with concern
"Do you remember Lu Donglai again?" Nan Zhao didn't lie to him, and answered fancifully
"I can't accept the fact that the little Taoist priest is dead for a while, I always feel that as long as I walk in the night, as soon as I look up, maybe he will sit on the tree in front of me, or on the roof......" Zhou Yang sighed lightly, the words of comfort were indeed superfluous, only the hand holding the cloak gradually strengthened.
She also found the cloak, and at this time, she took off the cloak on her body, and subconsciously seemed to feel that Brother Jiu cared very much about Yin Jue's words and deeds, so she deliberately explained
"His Royal Highness's attendants made a private bet, so they sent this cloak, are all these attendants like Xunlong and them, they like to bet when they have nothing to do?" Zhou Yang is so smart, how could he not know that she is resolving the scruples in his heart?
Now that he had said this, he asked softly
"Nan Zhao, what do you think of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chengwang?"
"It's very good, isn't it rumored in the market, good birth, good appearance, and there are no shortcomings in the opportunity!"
"It is rumored that Brother Nine has heard more than you, Brother Nine is asking you, what do you think of him?" There was little seriousness in his warm eyes.
Nan Zhao thought for a moment and replied
"It's also very good, gentle and polite, wise and intelligent, and sharp!" As she spoke, she also noticed that Brother Jiu seemed to be a little disappointed because she praised Yin Jue like this, and she couldn't help but say it
"Yes, His Royal Highness is indeed a rare humble gentleman, and I also think he is very good!" Nan Zhao couldn't help but grin, especially emphasizing
"But when it comes to a humble gentleman, I think he can only be regarded as the second in this world!" Zhou Yang turned his head to look over and asked curiously
"So who's number one?"
"That person, Brother Jiu also knows!"
"Oh?" His expression darkened even more, thinking that in her mind, that person was the first in everything.
Nan Zhao then grabbed his arm through his robe and proposed
"I'll take Brother Jiu to meet that person!"
"Where are you going to meet that guy?" Zhou Yang didn't want to go, thinking that she was going to do something crazy for that person again, and wanted to drag her back, but she was pulled all the way to the lake.
She pointed to his reflection on the surface of the lake by the night light and pointed to it
"Brother Jiu, have you seen it, he is the gentleman who Nan Zhao thinks is the most humble and gentle gentleman in the world!" Zhou Yang never thought about what kind of person he was in Nan Zhao's mind, at this moment, hearing her words, as well as the long-lost smile on her face, the emotions that had been sealed in his heart for a long time gradually rose, he reached out and gently hugged Nan Zhao into his arms, and asked in a shallow voice
"Nan Zhao, can you let Brother Jiu hug you like this?" Cat flutter Chinese