Chapter Forty-Eight: The First Bloom of Hibiscus
He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "Yun'er, in fact, after I took refuge in Buddhism in the past few years, I have thought a lot. The impulsive act of breaking with you that day was truly reckless! I know what I've been thinking about for so many years, and it's only you. Back then, it was my fault, I shouldn't have willfully forced you to choose between years of hard work and me, I'm sorry. ”
"I'm something?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It's not! Yes...... No... I ......"
"No matter what year, month, or person, my answer will never change, you know." Yun Hanying said lightly, his eyes flashing with firmness, and something that seemed to be more difficult to understand than the Buddhist scriptures.
"I know. So, if I said I still want to be with you, would you agree? Ruan Yin's eyes flashed with hope, and her voice trembled slightly with nervousness.
"You're already a Buddhist."
Ruan Yin hurriedly said: "Yun'er, I decided to return to the vulgar, and I decided a long time ago." I found that I couldn't quit drinking, I couldn't quit meat, and I couldn't ...... Can't quit you. ”
When Yun Hanying heard this, his eyes flashed, and then he sighed slightly:
"Ayin, you're no longer a child, how can you still say such ridiculous words? If you decide to return to the vulgar so easily, then what have you learned in the so-called pure cultivation in the past few years? Could it be a false Buddhist path? ”
"I've learned how much I care about you." He gradually got closer, and said in a deep voice, a pair of clear eyes staring at Yun Hanying, and pleaded:
"Yun'er, let me come back, okay? This time, I said nothing and didn't leave. Yun Hanying's cold eyes flashed with a touch of softness. After a long time, she sighed and said slowly:
"I've been leaving my job for too long, and I need to keep a seat to check it."
"Okay." Ruan Yin's eyes flashed with ecstasy, and the hand that was tightly clutching the sleeve slowly unfolded.
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"Something isn't quite right here." Mu Lan frowned and suddenly spoke.
"Tianling Mountain is full of poison, and living creatures can't survive at all, and I don't know why." Yu Chixuan said.
"No, that's not what I'm talking about."
Wei Chixuan turned his head in surprise and asked:
"And what else?"
"Between the rocks and the cracks in the grass are dark spiritual powers, as if they have been deliberately modified, and only the people of the four clans can see them."
"Dark spiritual power?" Yu Chixuan muttered.
"It is an evil force outside the four clans. However, due to the brutal large-scale sacrificial rituals required to practice this technique, for so many years, it only existed in ancient books. Darkness is not the color of any clan's spiritual power, so perhaps only the evil spell can explain it......"
Yu Chixuan frowned and wondered: Could it be that this poisoned person is related to the four clans? But why is it aimed at the Shenzhou Continent?
"Aunt Lan, is the evil spell you said can only be cultivated by the people of the four clans?" Wei Chi asked.
"Not really. As long as the sacrificial ritual is performed, no matter who it is, can have this ability. She paused:
"This is also what the four clans have feared for many years, and now it seems to be even more serious than imagined. Not to mention whether this person is from the four clans, it is the act of introducing black magic into the Shenzhou Continent regardless of the middle barrier, which also shows the great ambition of his people. In this world, I'm afraid it won't be too long for ......," she worried.
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Di Guo Palace.
Beigong Han looked at the pale red spirit stone on the ring, and a bitter sweetness surged up in his throat, he gritted his teeth and held back, and after a while, a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. He stared blankly at the delicate curtain above his head, and wondered: It's been five days, how many more days will you stay here? He just disappeared without saying a word, what would the little girl think? What is the secret of this ring that inexplicably recognizes itself as its master? Does the darkening color also mean that he can return to the Fire Clan again? Countless questions came to his mind one after another, and he slowly sat up, looked at himself in the bronze mirror, his face was full of stubble, and his eyes were black, and frowned: since when did he become so fragile? He shouldn't have been.
The "squeak" door was slowly pushed open, and a palace lady walked in, saw Beigong Han, and blessed her body and said:
"His Royal Highness the Prince, it's time to drink the medicine." Beigong Han drank all the medicine, compared to the first difficult swallowing, he was already much better, and the stinging pain in his throat was basically negligible. He stretched out his hand and beckoned Nagong E to come over.
"What does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince command?"
Beigong Ha picked up the wolf hair on the small case, and the strong handwriting jumped on the paper:
"This king wrote a letter to help this king send carrier pigeons to the three princes of Qi State."
"Yes, Your Royal Highness the Prince, you have a good rest, and the slave and maid retire."
He didn't know how long he would be able to go to the Fire Clan, but if he didn't confide in anyone about the many things that had happened in the past month, he would have to be suffocated.
"Chir, chirp." Beigong Han looked at a sparrow on the window lattice, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips: After losing it, he knew how important and beautiful hearing was to him. All kinds of touching and unforgettable memories will eventually fade out of the mind if they are not strengthened by hearing.
He wore a dark blue robe, pushed open the beautiful palace door, and stood in the sun with his hands attached. In mid-June, the pink hibiscus blooms vigorously, and the layers of petals slowly bloom from the inside out, like a beautiful skirt swirled in a circle by a dancer.
A petite figure suddenly appeared in front of him: when I first saw her, the delicate body wrapped in the lilac dress was as agile as a water snake, and everyone was in the limelight. He sat in the audience and watched her look as beautiful and dazzling as an elf. In the subsequent conversation, although she was sometimes arrogant, she felt cute and playful after he couldn't cry or laugh; The life and death of the psychedelic forest, and the protection of the fire dead in front of him, let him understand it little by little and refresh his cognition over and over again. She is like this layered hibiscus, which seems complex on the outside, but can see its essence at a glance.
He stretched out his hand and gently brushed the petals that were as thin as cicada wings, and a hint of a foolish smile on the corner of his mouth made Beigong Cen, who had just come, raise his eyebrows: Han'er, what's wrong? A big smile on his face. Tsk, it seems that this trip still has some benefits, maybe it can change his problem of dancing with guns and sticks all day long.
"Han'er? Why are you interested in coming out to enjoy the flowers today? ”
Beigong Han turned his head, saw the person coming, arched his hand, and said in a breath: "See my father." ”
Beigong Cen waved his hand: "You are still sick, don't care about these etiquette." ”
"Hibiscus opened." He said softly, his voice rustling. Miss the little girl...... When will I see you?
"Uh...... Oh, yes. Beigong Cen was a little confused by his sudden words: There are so many flowers blooming in this courtyard, what peonies, rhododendrons, moons, roses...... How do you say hibiscus? Is there anything special?
"How's the war going?" He turned his head abruptly and asked softly. It was the first time he had asked about this since he returned. Beigong Cen sighed, twisted his eyebrows and said:
"A few days before you came back, we fought another battle with Pi Guo, it was the rainy season, and most of our soldiers in our army were infected with wind chill due to weather and overwork, and the number of people who could fight was reduced in an instant, and they were defeated."
Beigong Han frowned and asked:
"How many of them are left in the army who can fight?" After a while, a bitter sweetness came up in his throat, and he frowned, covered his mouth and coughed. Beigong Cen was shocked when he saw the puddle of red coughed up from his hand, and hurriedly asked the palace maid to help him back to the house. Beigong Cen sat at the desk and sighed slightly:
"Of the 10,000 elite soldiers sent, only six or seven thousand can fight. Although there are also soldiers in Pi who are sick, if this continues, our army is not familiar with the terrain of Pi and will inevitably suffer. ”
Beigong Han frowned and thought for a while, and then wrote on the paper:
"Father, let me go."
"Absolutely not! You haven't had a good throat and you've broken your ribs, how can you jolt on a horse? And how to give orders to the army? ”
Beigong Han pursed his lips and said nothing.
Seeing this, Beigong Cen hurriedly persuaded:
"Di Guo's current situation is not as serious as you think. You can recuperate with peace of mind, and your father will take care of the rest. ”
He looked at one place in a daze, and after a long time, nodded.
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"Plop"
"Anqi!" Yarman hurriedly rushed over, looking at Shen Wan, who was curled up on the ground, with multiple burns, his face was pale, and he had long been unconscious, and his heart seemed to be pulled up. He didn't care that there were still people around, so he picked it up one by one and ran to the military doctor. A whisper came from behind him:
"Is An Qi okay?"
"I don't know, but the second part of the battle against him is really fierce. An Qi was small, and he was knocked down by him in a few rounds. As soon as he fell to the ground, Yarman took him away. ”
"Alas, taking care of the brothers in the ministry is still the most enthusiastic, and a few of us have to reflect on it."
"But don't you think he's just taking care of An Qi and being enthusiastic? We were injured, had he ever been so positive? ”
"When you say that, you really ...... Don't...? ”
"No......"
Military Medical Service.
"Bud! Bud! ”
"Who's noisy, don't you know?" A man with blonde straight hair walked out of the back room, saw the person coming, and exclaimed: "Yo Yo Yarman, why are you again!" What happened to An Qi? Didn't you just come here three days ago? Alas, don't be stupid, but put it down and let me see! ”
"She doesn't like outsiders to touch, don't forget." Yarman frowned: the princess came back from outside five days ago, and things weren't quite right. In addition to the daily time of going out, I train so hard all day long, and I don't know how to protect myself, and I get injured one by one. Her daughter can't be found, how troublesome is this medicine? Alas.
"Oh yes, I almost forgot, what's wrong with that? A few days ago, an injured man came and didn't let me give him medicine, saying that he would heal on his own...... If he doesn't take medicine, what will he do here, this military doctor is really difficult to be, I think I might as well quit as soon as possible......" He muttered, probing Shen Wan's injuries with his spiritual power, and then turned to Yarman and said:
"Why is it hurt like this, don't you just try it? The burns on his arms and back were so severe that he fainted in pain. Even if it's a man, you can't ignore your image like this, right? When you go back, you must talk about him, I don't want to see him here, alas, it's really ......."