Chapter 40: Ember of Sunset

When Qingning rushed back to the shore, there were still the two boats on the dock, and there seemed to be nothing wrong.

The keen driver stepped forward to check, and immediately found the abnormality, and reported to Qingning: "The fuel tank of this ship is almost empty, it seems to be ...... Already ran a round trip. ”

Realizing that something might have happened on Nianping Island, Qingning got on another boat with trembling hands, and ordered the driver to drive the boat to Nianping Island as soon as possible.

Starting from the pier, after a distance of more than fifty nautical miles, they finally arrived at Nianping Island, and before the boat could stop, Qingning hurriedly jumped off the boat and rushed towards the beach where the hut was located......

"Spinning Tobacco !!" Qing Ning roared and rushed in her direction, and when she was less than twenty steps away from Spinning Smoke, Spinning Smoke raised the blade in his hand high, and Qing Ning hurriedly stopped in place.

The strangely shaped blade is called the Baitong Blade, and it is the most important weapon of the Noga royal family, which has been passed down from the hands of the Noga ancestors to the present, and only the king has the right to possess it. This blade can assassinate all souls, which is very dangerous, so the worship of the same blade has always been entrusted by the king to the safest person to keep it, and Spinning Tobacco is the safest person in He Wu's heart.

"Spinning cigarettes! You...... Why are you holding it, you put it down!! ”

Qingning didn't even know that Spinning Yan was keeping this dangerous weapon, and now seeing such a scene, her heart was half cold, if she was really allowed to do stupid things with that blade, no one in this world could save her.

The spinning smoke was held high and the blade was bowed high, the sleeves of the blouse fluttered in the sea breeze, the long black hair was scattered, and the golden yellow of the setting sun was flying freely, and the black eyes had long been soaked with tears and had long lost their light.

Qingning looked around, didn't see the fisherman and fisherwoman, let alone Yuyang, the driver had already rushed to the hut to check, and it didn't take long for him to rush to Qingning's side with Yuyang, who was crying, full of panic, trembling and said to Qingning: "Those two...... By...... Killed. ”

"How's the kid?!"

"Her Royal Highness the princess is fine, but all the clothes and accessories on the princess's body have been taken away, so I have to find a thin quilt to wrap it."

Qingning glanced at Yuyang and saw that she was unscathed, so she hurriedly shouted and asked Fang Yan: "Who came to see you, who said what?" Spinning cigarettes, no matter what they say, you don't believe it! ”

"How long are you going to hide it from me?" The voice of the spinning smoke was hoarse, and she stood lifeless in the glittering golden water like a dead tree.

Hearing her say this, Qingning couldn't lie to herself anymore - someone did come to Nianping Island just now, not only killed the fisherman and his wife, but also told Fangyan everything she had been trying to hide.

Qing Ning forced herself to calm down, she walked towards her a little cautiously, and explained: "Yes, Your Majesty is married to Lan Xue, but you also know that Wan Ting is not Wan Ting of the Nuojia royal family, but Wan Ting of the three clans!" The Zhen family wants the position of the queen to remain in their hands, how much confidence does Your Majesty have to say no? Weighing the pros and cons, Your Majesty has no choice but to do this, don't do stupid things! Don't forget, Yuyang still needs you to renew the seal of spiritual power for her, otherwise she will die at the age of twenty! Spinning cigarettes, you can't let children die! ”

I thought that when I thought of Yuyang, Fang Yan would give up the idea of killing herself, but I didn't expect her to just smile lightly and have no reaction.

Qing Ning hurriedly continued: "Your Majesty...... He...... Your Majesty, he really has no choice, Patriarch Zhen has given a lot of pressure, he really has no way to ......"

The voice of the spinning cigarette is no longer soft and gentle, it should have just experienced a desperate cry, and the throat was hurt, as if she had dried up her tears, and used up all her grief and indignation, she asked lightly, but still so unwillingly: "Marrying my sister is a last resort, so why does he ...... You want to order the whole of Wanting to eliminate the traces of my existence? ”

"The world is cursing you and speculating about you, and he can't bear it! Spinning cigarettes, don't you want to believe him?! ”

She looked back at Qingning, a helpless smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and asked, "I believe him, has he believed me?" ”

Qingning was silent, she witnessed the grand wedding of Nuojia Hewu and Zhen Lanxue, witnessed everyone saying self-deceptive words, pretending to be that the king had never married a wife, and witnessed how under the strict orders of the king, the world regarded the once beloved queen as a plague god, and hurriedly and urgently destroyed the traces of her existence - that righteous brother, who was the king of a country, was always so far away and so strange in her world.

Without getting Qingning's answer, Fang Yan turned to face the sunset on the sea level, and was full of the blazing light shining on her body, and she suddenly felt her existence as a life.

She came to this world, but took the lives of so many people, those people no longer had the opportunity to bathe in such good sunshine, they left this world forever, forever lost the right to embrace all warmth.

Thinking of this, her tears poured down, the existence of that little life could no longer support her to carry this great sin to complete the journey of life, when she thought that the people she loved with her life did not believe in herself, when she thought that she was spurned by the people she loved deeply, when she thought that she had taken so many innocent lives, she could no longer have that sinful wish to live.

Even without any consciousness, she did slaughter many innocent people, how could she say that she was innocent?

At that moment, all the despair overwhelmed her, she looked at the sunset, waved the Baitong blade in her hand high, and stabbed it towards her heart.

"No!! No!!! ”

Qing Ning ran towards her like crazy, but the sand washed by the waves was difficult to settle, and she only ran two steps before she fell on the beach, watching her body begin to dissipate from her heart, turning into golden-red smoke little by little, drifting into the air with the sea breeze, and drifting into the afterglow of the setting sun.

Qing Ning struggled to crawl forward, and finally grabbed a piece of burning hair, which eventually burned out in her hand, leaving a scald wound, but Qing Ning didn't care about the pain, clenched his fists tightly, afraid that the last trace would be taken away.

- Qingning, who recounted this memory, looked at the scar in his palm, and his face was full of tears.

"Original...... The high priest has long been accustomed to seeing life and death, but it is the girl she grew up watching, she is so warm, so beautiful, she used to be the light of the country, the hope of everything, at this moment, how can the high priest not be sad?......

Everything that was pierced by the worship blade, only ashes and smoke will be wiped out, even the soul will disappear completely, leaving no trace, as if he has never been to this world, thinking of this, the high priest sighed, "He Wu trusted Fang Yan, so he handed over such an important weapon to her for safekeeping, I didn't expect it...... In the end, he hurt her because of it. ”

Qing Ning choked up and said: "If I hadn't been negligent back then, and still waited until the night to act as before, maybe I wouldn't have been targeted, and if I had been more guarded and sent more people to watch, maybe ...... Maybe the spinning smoke won't die. She has already promised me that she will live well...... Why, why ......"

At this moment, Qing Ning finally relieved the pain of infinite self-blame in her heart, crying wantonly, she couldn't remember how long it had been since she had cried so happily for Spinning Cigarettes.

The high priest no longer comforted Qing Ning, she knew that Qing Ning's heart had suppressed self-blame and grief for twenty years, and she could only be by her side quietly at this moment.

After a long time, Qingning calmed down, she understood that crying was useless, she still had the worry of staying in this world, and she would never let Yuyang die. Time is running out, and she must act quickly.

She wiped away her tears, got up and tidied up her clothes, and knelt down to plead to the high priest: "Father once said that only the high priest can renew the seal for the children who have been sealed with spiritual power, and you have also helped Xingzhe successfully continue the seal, although we have no way of knowing how to write the seal enchantment of the cigarette spinning, but ...... You must have a way, right? Hayo's only hope is you, so I have to let Hayo come back because there is only Yayu Castle...... Only you can help Yuyang, either renew the seal or break it. High Priest, since you helped Yuyang with the Xuqing Fan, you must have a way to save Yuyang, right? ”

The high priest closed her eyes and shook her head slightly, she said: "I'm sorry to disappoint you, the power of the Vivid Fan can only increase the strength of her body, enough to withstand the impact of a burst of spiritual power, I have no way to know how to write the enchantment of spinning smoke, and I can't help the child seal or unseal it." "The high priest is reluctant to admit that there is no clue in the matter, but not that the spiritual skill can solve everything, the principle of sealing the spiritual power is similar to locking, only those who know the key can unlock it, and the key of Yuyang has disappeared with the death of the spinning smoke.

Hearing the words of the high priest, Qing Ning only felt weak, and almost couldn't stand firmly, and it took a long time to speak: "You can't ...... I watched the spinning smoke die...... Do you still want to watch Yuyang die? ”

But the high priest didn't seem to think it was reasonable, she thought for a while and said: "As you said, Fangyan loves Yuyang deeply and is willing to resist for this child, she will never let Yuyang die like this, I always feel that there is something we don't know......"

"But...... Yuyang's condition ......" Qingning's mind popped up with the name of Nuojia Hewu, and she seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, "Maybe Your Majesty knows!" The spiritual art of spinning tobacco is taught by His Majesty, will he make an appointment with His Majesty, and Spinning Tobacco knows that His Majesty can unseal Yuyang, so he will ......"

"If that's the case, there's hope," the high priest said to Qingning after a moment of silence, "no matter what, if she doesn't break the seal completely, she'll always be in danger." Qingning, if you want to save Yuyang, you must figure out two things - why did Fangyan's spiritual power get out of control back then? Also, who was the person who went to the island to tell the truth about spinning cigarettes? The past is to unravel the mystery after all, and Yuyang must be the prince who is believed by the people, otherwise everything will be meaningless. ”

It seemed that the high priest gave Qing Ning the courage to cheer up, she cheered up, tidied up the clothes on her body, solemnly bowed to the high priest again, and said, "Qing Ning for Yuyang and Spinning Cigarettes, thank the high priest." ”

The high priest looked at Mrs. Qingning, still having doubts in his heart. Seeing that she was silent for a long time and did not answer, Mrs. Qingning felt strange, looked up at the high priest, and asked, "High priest...... But what's wrong with it? ”

"No......" the high priest hesitated, "Qingning...... You ......"

Lady Qingning looked at the high priest and waited quietly for her to speak.

The high priest sighed lightly and asked, "Qingning, ...... you Did you really put it down? ”

The high priest wanted to ask her, did she really lay down the throne? The high priest knows very well that Qing Ning's lifelong pursuit is the throne, since the high priest knows about Yu Yang's existence, he really wants to ask Qing Ning, she is busy for half her life, just for the throne, why did she secretly raise Yu Yang, and bring her back to Yayu City, to give her the throne, to do everything to save her life?

The high priest's question made Qing Ning feel like a world away, she looked down at the cloud Ruohua, and remembered the scene when she first came here - the high priest recognized her ability, and from that day on, she became the princess of Wanting Kingdom, and gave her the name Nuojia Qingning according to the name of her brother He Wu, and she no longer needed to be in the horror of being beaten and scolded every day. But she didn't want to stop there, she wanted revenge, she wanted to take it, she vowed to become the most powerful person in the country, only then would her life be meaningful.

But I don't know when it started, she seems to have forgotten the so-called meaning, even if her brother Nuojia Hewu has promised her that he will never have children with Lan Xue, and promised that he will definitely make her child the prince, she has also become the head of the six ministers of this country, seized the supreme power of the Ji clan, and has become the most powerful woman in the country from a tribute that may be killed at any time, but she doesn't want it anymore.

That woman, the woman who was spurned by the world, the woman with a dazzling smile, is the only light in Qingning's life, the hope that takes her out of the darkness, and the brilliance that she can never forget in this life.

Qing Ning smiled faintly and said to the high priest, "Perhaps, it's because I can't let go?" ”