Chapter 2 The Meeting of the Two Saints
Just as the two were silent, Zi Yu thought about whether she should say goodbye, Feng Hua suddenly smiled lightly, moved her seat and leaned over, Zi Yu Fang was stunned, and a gentle and soft palm had been attached to her cheek.
The temperature of the palm of the hand is a little cold, but the skin feels very good, softer and more delicate than any silk satin, gently caressing the hair and sweeping the ends of the ears and temples. The gentle movements made Zi Yu's face blush.
"You...... Great work. ”
For no reason, Zi Yu heard such a whisper, and her heart suddenly shook. The intimate tone, although the voice is not loud, makes people feel the sincere concern inside. And when Zi Yu was surprised by the irrepressible tremor in the other party's words, and couldn't help but make eye contact with her, she saw a pair of watery crystal eyes.
"It's so hard for you......"
The delicate fingers touch the cheeks, the slight cool body temperature, but it does not help but bring warmth to the party being touched, and the eyes that cannot see anything can be seen, but the tears shine brighter than any star, which is a wonderful thing.
In the past, Ziyu always thought that crying and crying was a very shameful thing, because there were too many women who would cry helplessly and wait for rescue when they encountered difficulties, so women would always be looked down upon. However, at this moment, Zi Yu has no thoughts of contempt at all, in this woman, crying is not a sign of cowardice, she even feels that these tears seem to flow into her heart drop by drop, gradually melting the originally tightly locked heart.
Why is my mood so shaken? I haven't known her for a long time, haven't I? Although because of their common background and growth process, the two have an indescribable sense of closeness, but...
... Why is she able to open her heart so much and show her truest emotions to herself without defense?
In a trance, until the finger was withdrawn, brushing the corners of his eyes, stained with crystal droplets, Zi Yu found out that he had lost his temper, as the head of the dragon clan, he had practiced so many magic skills in vain, but now he was still shedding tears like a little girl, and the reason for crying was why? It didn't seem to be sadness, but a kind of comfort that breathed a sigh of relief......
"Sometimes, don't carry so many things, it's easier to express your true emotions once in a while, it's not a bad thing......"
The graceful smile and the gentle voice soothed Ziyu's senses. From the beginning of the knee-to-knee conversation between the two, she found that the pressure on the shoulders of this beautiful dragon girl was far greater than herself, and in her heart, which had no sustenance, she had already been called "tired", and a thick wall of gravity had been piled up.
For this woman who has the same position as herself, Fenghua wants to help a little, but she is clumsy in words, and she doesn't know what she should say, so that Ziyu, who has not known her well, can understand her thoughts and accept her care. The common problem of many martial arts practitioners is to put their own dignity and pride above everything else, and to be ashamed of accepting the care of others, which is a very hard idea, and their own "strength" has become the biggest stumbling block.
When she realized that Ziyu was in a difficult situation now, and she was about to leave this place and go to the battlefield, Fenghua wanted to help her a little. The two don't have a deep friendship, but if they stick to the appearance form again, Fenghua is worried that it will cause regrets in the future, so he puts aside his concerns and sincerely expresses it.
What cannot be said can be expressed in something that transcends words. Only when you take the initiative to open your heart and express your sincerity, the other party will respond with true feelings, which is Fenghua's thoughts and beliefs, and fortunately, Ziyu felt this sincerity and was deeply moved by it.
"Sister Fenghua, you ...... It's not easy, are you still thinking about me so much?"
Of course, Ziyu could feel it, and from beginning to end, she felt like she was being watched in this camp. It is impossible for the Queen Mother of the West to let Fenghua be alone to practice medicine, she must be surrounded by the elders and guards of the Queen Mother of the West, while guarding the safety of the Queen Mother of the West, she is also strictly guarded against the possibility of her betrayal and escape, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the previous Queen Mother of the West.
Compared with herself, Fenghua's situation is not necessarily much better, she is also a prisoner, she has been imprisoned in such an invisible cage since birth, so it seems that she may have gained much more freedom than Fenghua.
"Sister, what you are practicing now is the Dragon Clan's Canglong Mental Method?"
When Fenghua asked this sentence, Zi Yu was taken aback, although the Canglong Heart Method is one of the peerless schools of the Dragon Clan, but it has been lost for thousands of years, and it was only retrieved by the messenger a few months ago and sent back to Shenglong Mountain.
But after thinking about it for a while, I was relieved in my heart, the interaction between the Western Queen Mother Clan and the Dragon Clan had begun long before the Kyushu War, and there had been many generations between them, and the leaders of the two sides had become close friends. The divine skills of the two clans have been communicated privately, and he has learned the finger wrapping soft red of the Western Queen Mother Clan, and even if no one in the Western Queen Mother Clan has practiced the Dragon Clan, he must be extremely familiar with the signs of the envoy, so it is not surprising to see through his own practice of the Canglong Heart Method.
"It is rumored that the Canglong Mental Method is as famous as the Heavenly Demon Skill, and it is the foundation of all the dragon clan's divine skills, and the sister's practice does not seem to be long, but it seems that she has benefited a lot, right?"
Even if he couldn't see it, Fenghua still knew that Zi Yu in front of him nodded slowly, and then said: "And such a divine skill, in addition to the sister in the dragon clan, there are others who practice?"
Ziyu shook her head. A Zhen clan magic skill like the Canglong Heart Method is more confidential than the Burning City Marksmanship, in addition to the clan master himself, even the senior elders are not allowed to get a glimpse of it, how can there be a reason to let others practice together.
"The martial arts that have been lost for thousands of years, in the process of collecting and reorganizing, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes, like this kind of magic skill, word by word, missed by a millimeter, by a thousand miles, such a danger, have you considered it before you practice?"
I thought about it, but when I opened the secret and carefully read every word in it, I was deeply amazed by the mystery of the divine power in it, and after thinking about it for a few days, although I was not sure that it would be safe to practice, I couldn't bear it after all, and began to practice page by page.
As the head of the clan, he has the responsibility of protecting the whole clan, and since his own strength is insufficient, he must find other ways to strengthen himself, even if there is a slight risk, he has to bear it on his shoulders, because this is the responsibility that he cannot escape. What's more, the Canglong Mind Method is a dragon clan's divine skill, if you don't practice it, will it fall into the hands of outsiders and let others carry it forward? Wouldn't that be a shame for the dragon clan?
For this reason, Ziyu couldn't even ask his mentor Lu You for help, and could only rely on his own ingenuity to practice this divine skill that had been lost for thousands of years. Although it is not possible to add wisdom, but it calms down the originally confused mind, sees some things that cannot be seen through, and gets the opportunity to set off again. Therefore, on the whole, the benefits of cultivating the Canglong Mind Method outweigh the disadvantages.
"It's worthy of the dragon clan's divine skill, I don't have to wait for the actual battle, I can also fully feel its sense of oppression and power, if there are no accidents, it should be the most orthodox demon subduing magic skill on the Wind Continent......"
Although he knew that Fenghua had no malicious intentions, but listening to this passage in his ears, Zi Yu still felt that it was not a taste for a while.
The gods on the Wind Continent can only keep pace with the Deep Blue Demon King, the ancestor of the dragon clan, the Red Dragon God, and according to legend, the Canglong Mental Method and the Burning City Marksmanship passed down by him are also the most peerless skills that can compete with the Heavenly Demon Skill in terms of reason. Although the Queen Mother of the West and the head of the Dragon Clan are listed as the two saints, basically the Queen Mother of the West is not a race that is good at fighting, and the martial arts inherited in the clan focus on controlling the enemy, and the killing is not heavy, and it is inferior to the Dragon Clan. Therefore, when the royal family of the demon world is wreaking havoc with the heavenly demon skills, it should be the patriarch of the dragon clan who comes forward and subdues the demons with his divine skills, however, since the Kyushu War, it has always been outsiders other than the dragon clan who have repelled the demon clan, and in the eyes of the dragon people, it is not a taste.
"The sister's start to practice the Canglong Heart Method is the insistence of the elders in the clan, isn't it?"
Ziyu nodded, not understanding the purpose of this question. She is not a stupid person, and after thinking about it for a while, she vaguely feels that she seems to have unexpected problems when she cultivates the Canglong Mental Method.
Feng Hua was about to speak, his body suddenly tightened, and an inexplicable pressure was exerted on his body, obviously the accompanying elders outside the tent already felt that their words were beyond their duty and wanted to stop them, however, there were some things that they still had to say.
"According to the records in the classics, although the Canglong Mental Method is powerful, the Dragon Clan's martial arts are extremely strong, and there is a taboo in cultivation, but this taboo has not had a chance to be realized for two thousand years......"
"Why did I never know about it?"
Zi Yu was indeed surprised, the Dragon Clan's martial arts was practiced by her since she was a child, if there were any flaws, she had no reason not to notice them, not to mention, if there was really such a taboo, why did the elders never tell themselves?
"Yes!" Fenghua sighed softly: "The dragon clan's martial arts are masculine to the strong, and the innate attributes are not suitable for women to practice, in the past in the history of the dragon clan, there has never been a woman who ascended to the position of the head of the clan, so such a problem has never appeared, I believe that the dragon clan must also have a law such as the transmission of divine skills to the son and not the daughter, maybe the ancestor of the dragon clan has understood this problem." ”
"However, I have been practicing since I was a child, and I have never had problems with my movements, these ......"
"Patients often find excuses to deceive themselves and refute the doctor's assertions, and I think, girl, you know the reason yourself. Fenghua Wen said: "The flexible martial arts of the White Deer Cave have a considerable protective effect, and in many ways it does protect your meridians, so that you will not be harmed when you practice the Burning City Spear, but when the two great divine skills of the Canglong Mental Law and the Burning City Divine Spear are combined, the conflict will be more obvious, and then it will not be able to be suppressed by the internal strength of the White Deer Cave alone." ”
Fenghua's kindness, Zi Yu can fully understand, he has been practicing the Canglong Mental Method for a while now, although occasionally there will be some breath discomfort, or a faint pain in the chest, but with the Dragon Clan's martial arts has always been a great burden on the body, it is not something to be surprised about, so he doesn't care, but if he actually does it with people, the potential threat will be detonated as a whole, and whether the body can withstand it is a big problem.
"Especially, when you use the power of heaven to use the Canglong Mental Method, the mutual impact of the yin and yang qi in the body will be more violent, under such a heavy physical load, it is very dangerous to make a move with the enemy...... Sister, I see that your body has been infected with a fatal and serious illness, although it was cured by washing the marrow because of the elixir, but compared with ordinary people, it is ...... after all"
I can only say it here, the deeper meaning of Canglong's mental method, the secret related to the name of "Sky Destroyer", Zi Yu doesn't seem to know, but if he says it, the elders who are listening outside will not be silent, if the news is spread to Huilong Mountain, it will only hurt Zi Yu in advance.
And even if it is only so, the impact on Ziyu is not trivial......
"But if that's the case, why do the elders ......"
Feng Hua did not answer this question, but Ziyu herself already knew the answer. In an instant, Zi Yu's expression darkened, no matter how calm he was, when he understood the answer to this question, his heart was still hit very hard.
"Original...... I'm so annoying......"
If the elders knew the taboo of cultivating the Canglong Mental Method, but deliberately didn't tell themselves, then they were really an annoying existence in the Dragon Clan. If the Dragon's Mind is in danger of being used as a woman, when she dies, the Dragon Clan will naturally be able to elect a new clan leader and revive the Dragon Clan.
Thinking of this, Zi Yu was gloomy, but only felt unwilling. In terms of strength and knowledge, no one in the entire dragon clan can compare with himself, since he took the position of clan master, he has done everything seriously, and has never held the slightest selfishness;
Why did God give himself such a background? Since everything in the dragon clan is designed for men, why did God let himself be born in the dragon clan as a woman? If he is just a mediocre body with no talent, then he may not feel the heartache, but he has the talent and insight that no one in the dragon clan can match, and he knows that the direction that the clan wants to take is a dangerous road. A person's ability, personality and background will cause his fate, if this is the case, is it the will of God to be a complete failure?
If they really did what they wanted and never returned in this battle, what good would it do to the dragons? The person who could see the situation in front of them clearly and lead the whole clan with a steady pace did not exist among the clansmen. Without their own protection, let them make self-righteous decisions and participate in the battle for hegemony on the mainland, I am afraid that it will not be long before the dragon clan will not exist in the world.
All kinds of sorrow, the loss that could not be concealed was on his face, facing Fenghua, Zi Yu could not suppress the exhaustion of his body and mind, and could only keep reminding himself that the conversation between the two was still being monitored by the elders of the West Queen Mother clan, so he did not show his frustration.
"Girl ......"
From the fluctuations in the surrounding air, Fenghua can "see" Ziyu's heavy mood, and the wisdom of the Western Queen Mother's family is extraordinary. It's not that I haven't thought about the blow it will cause to Ziyu about this matter, but if she waits until she goes to the battlefield to find out about it in the pain and collapse of her body, it will be too late, so you have to tell her now.
How to comfort Ziyu, Fenghua was really a little worried, however, she really underestimated the dragon master in front of her. When Fenghua's lips moved slightly, wanting to say something, Zi Yu suddenly raised her head, and put aside the bangs that covered her forehead happily, and the gentle smile commensurate with her temperament reappeared on her face, without any mania and excitement in her eyes, and she was even so calm that she couldn't see emotional fluctuations.
"Sister, ...... you" didn't understand Ziyu's reaction, and Fenghua couldn't know her decision for sure. If possible, I hope she can withdraw from this war, firstly, to avoid accidents, and secondly, to ...... His own selfishness did not want Reines to be inferior in the war.
"I have heard the name of the Queen Mother of the West for a long time, and I thought that the most virtuous and feminine woman in the world was so amazing, but I didn't think that she was a rumor-monger and sowing discord, which is really chilling. ”
With a cold voice, Zi Yu's decisive words made Fenghua flutter, but then she felt her wordless heart message in the palm of the other party's palm.
"That's enough, Sister Fenghua, I can't trouble you anymore......"
Outside, the surveillance of the West Queen Mother's clan could not escape the scanning of Ziyu Tianxin's consciousness, since she knew that she was talking under such a situation, how could she not know the risk that Fenghua took by telling her calmly.
"But...... You've decided to go?"
"Thank you for everything you've done for me, though...... I cannot escape these things, and since I have promised my people to win this battle, I will wait until the battle is over. ”
Fenghua didn't send another message, on her beautiful and incomparable Xuejing face, she seemed to frown and sigh, Zi Yu felt a burst of apologies, and was just about to stop saying goodbye, when suddenly her hand tightened, followed by a burst of warmth, an energy similar to a spell flashed away, and lightning passed into her body.
Before he could say anything, Fenghua had already let go of his hand. Under the faint light, her originally delicate and flawless face faded even more, and everyone knew that she had consumed her true essence in the act just now.
"Sister Fenghua. ”
I want to say thank you, but I know that keeping it a secret at this time is more important than anything else, although I don't know what Fenghua did, but it must be a great benefit to myself and inconvenient for others to know, if I say thank you at this time, it will only bring trouble to Fenghua, and ...... Nor is this a thank you that can be reciprocated.
Endured the emotion in his chest that was about to collapse, Zi Yu snorted coldly, turned his head and left. Before leaving, it was obvious to see the gentle smile on Fenghua's face, indicating that she could fully understand her rudeness, at this moment, Zi Yu was really moved, obviously just an outsider who met for the first time, why was she more considerate of herself than the dragon people who were related to her?
The loneliness that I have been searching for many years and expecting to be filled seems to have been compensated for a little tonight......
With the end of the civil war, Reines returned to his original state of peace, and various restoration work was in full swing.
As Reyns. The Ivory Tower, the administrative center of Tilen, was lit up even at night, and a large and small bureaucracy gathered in it, led by His Royal Highness's direct secretary Cang Yuecao, carried out various tasks almost day and night.
Although a few months ago, because of the death of the queen, many court and administrative officials abandoned their official positions and fled, or hid among the people, or switched to the daytime side, but when the political situation was stable, the new government called in the name of Prince Lancelot to hire back the talents who had been scattered, and the speed of the reconstruction of the whole system was very fast.
No matter what you do, someone has money to do it. With the people who do things, with the endless financial support of the Baizi family, various administrative affairs are quickly on the track. Originally, during the civil war, Xiaocao tried her best to maintain the minimum operation of administrative affairs, so that things big and small would not stop and be abandoned, but now that the administrative system has been rebuilt, she is busy distributing work every day, and at the same time taking the opportunity of the return of bureaucratic talents to absorb new people and inject new blood into the original system.
There is no good or bad thing in the world, as long as you know how to take advantage of opportunities, you can bring business opportunities. This is the motto of the white character family, and it is also the creed that Bai Wuji takes as the guide, and Xiaocao certainly knows these truths. War is not a good thing, this civil war under the all-round operation of Bai Qi, there are almost no far-reaching sequelae, but it is still causing damage to Reyns's national strength, Xiaocao can only use the impact of this civil war now, as far as possible to direct the results to the good side.
The two brothers Bai Qi and Bai Wuji joined hands, and the entire civil war was like a huge tornado, which frantically swept over Reyns and uprooted many old systems and forces. If the new policy were to be implemented, almost all the opposition that was expected to be an obstacle would have been eliminated.
Of course, there are many shady means involved. Bai Wuji sent false accusations to the various potential or emerging hostile forces, and the "cronies" lurking around the Bai Xing took the opportunity to suggest that these traitors be arrested one by one.
Most of these executions have benefited the people, but when the people gradually wake up from the joy of "the bullies are being sanctioned", find that the bloodshed and killing have exceeded the necessary level, and the situation slowly begins to get out of control, and when the voices of doubt are raised, the main culprit of the daytime has fallen, and the new government has announced that it will abandon all the vices of the daytime period, restore a just and stable situation to everyone, let the people's mood settle again, and praise the greatness of the new leader in unison.
All crimes have lost their indictment with the defeat of war criminals, and no one will put the blame on the heads of the white-lettered families, and His Royal Highness Prince Lancelot, who has become the new idol of the Reyns people, has a dazzling splendor of holiness.
If it had been before, Lancelot would have disagreed with such an approach, and would have jumped and screamed in the ivory white tower, or even simply abandoned this dirty throne to pursue what he believed to be a righteous and righteous way of life.
However, from the series of reports, he did not say anything, just shrugged his shoulders and kept silent, and his answer to this question was more directly expressed in his usual behavior. The would-be king, who had not yet been crowned but still maintained the title of prince, was as proud of his words and deeds as if he were a true war hero, and he was neither grateful nor angry at the white family, nor ashamed or uneasy about the situation of "sitting back and enjoying it".
"My brother-in-law has done a lot of things, and this is the only way we can thank him......"
One night, when Grass talked about Lancelot's recent changes, he replied in a low voice.
It's really strange, when she heard her husband answer like this, Xiaocao unexpectedly had a feeling, as if if Brother Bai Qi was here, he would definitely answer like this. Obviously, they have known each other for a shorter time than themselves, they are not flesh and blood, and they have no other interactions with each other except for fighting to the death, but the degree of friendship between the husband and the eldest brother seems to be deeper than that of himself.
Is this what they call "men's feelings"? Perhaps, just as men can't fathom their daughters' hearts, as a woman, they really can't understand what these men have in their heads?
Sitting at the table, spinning the pen, Xiaocao was like an exhausted cat, lying weakly on the table, staring at the pile of processed documents.
The image I saw in the prayer tower that day was truly extraordinary. The brother who is so strong seems to be so weak and helpless, and he wants to stay and take care of him, but he is rejected by the second brother and driven out of the tower.
"Big brother won't want you here, go back and do what you have to do!"
The second brother's meaning is probably to go back by himself and continue to live a "happy" life, and stop worrying about irrelevant things. As her husband said, this is the only thing I can do for my brother, but in the end, I always feel that I am the only one who has always been excluded from the circle......
"To be happy alone, such happiness is meaningless, in the eyes of the eldest brother and the second brother, can I only be a child forever...... Ahh......h
With blank eyes and whispering like a dream, Xiaocao really felt very tired, especially when he saw a reminder document sent by Gengoro next to him, which made a detailed analysis of the strength ratio of the two sides that might break out in the current North Gate Tianguan War, and made a conclusion, indicating that if Amakusa Shiro participated in the war, his side would have no chance of winning, and hoped that the Ivory White Tower would carefully consider it.
"Really, tell me, I can't help it, Aunt Nier has already been sent, and I can't go in person, even if I let my husband rush there as a reinforcement, if I run into Amakusa Shiro, um...... No matter how you think about it, you can't win. ”
This is a very normal direction of thinking, and these things Gengoro should have thought about it a long time ago, and the reason why he sent this almost nonsense official document in a hurry is for only one purpose.
"It's nerve-wracking, I really don't want to do this, but ...... There's really no choice......"
Still looking tired and on the verge of falling asleep, Grass sends out a secret letter in the form of a magical letter to someone in Altinor, asking her to help with the war.
"Teacher, this is the request of the Reyns royal family to you, everything is up to you......"