Chapter 4, The Soul of the Dead
"Are you Xiao Hei?" Ruoli asked tentatively.
"Yes, yes, if you finally remember me. The Jade King was excited, and then he was a little embarrassed. "I thought you wouldn't remember anymore. ”
For this title, Meng Po felt that it did not match the appearance of the Jade King. "As white as he is reflective, he should not be considered black when he is alive. ”
"You don't understand this, that's called a counterattack, isn't it that the male protagonists in those books are short, ugly, poor, and black and fat at the beginning? I think you still don't drink soup, your memory is not good, don't drink too much, and forget that you are a Meng Po when you look back. Jinzhu said as he took Meng Po's soup bowl.
"Anyway, there is really a grievance in these two. You say, is this the legendary hero who saved the beauty, and the beauty fell in love with the hero from then on. "Meng Po is right to watch the play and knock on the melon seeds.
"Gotta get it, I don't think you have to knock your melon seeds, your brain is confused. The hero saves the beauty, the man saves the woman, you see the two in front of you, that little pepper needs to be saved by cutting the chicken in vain?" Jinzhu confiscated the melon seeds that had not been finished in Meng Po's hand.
The Jade King still remembers the day she first met Ruoli, she was also dressed in red, and her little face was white. On her feet were delicate deerskin pony boots, the bell tied around her waist made a crisp and pleasant sound, and the whip whirred and whirred, and her small body protected herself behind her.
That year, Qin Tianjian wrote to the emperor to watch the stars at night, and the little prince had a great encounter in Los Angeles. The emperor believed it, so he announced that the prince was sick and needed to recuperate in a summer resort, but in fact he secretly sent someone to send him to Los Angeles.
The little prince who had been kept in the courtyard of the deep palace in Kyoto had just entered the market, and everything was novel, and one accidentally fell into the hands of traffickers. Fortunately, he happened to meet Ruoli, who had been staying in Los Angeles, and was rescued. Ruoli, who had never been to Kyoto, didn't know who she had saved, and she didn't know that she had left a seed in the heart of that black child.
"After you saved me, it didn't take long for me to return to Kyoto. Father, I only missed the opportunity, but I knew that I did. I should have met you by chance. The Jade King went on to tell about the old things. "Later, General Ruofeng returned to Beijing to report on his work, and I learned that your name is Ruoli. It was then that I learned that you were the crown princess that the prince's brother had set up since he was a child. ”
"Well, since I was born, it's settled. Ruoli said.
"I hated, why am I not the prince, I also want to go over and fight, to seize power, to snatch you over. But the queen mother told me that liking someone is to watch her happy, not to possess her. And you said that what you like is the person of the prince's brother, not his identity, so I choose to let go. Watching you happy, watching you and your beloved white, I feel that enough is enough. It wasn't until you were in a different place that I knew my mother was wrong, and I was wrong. If I had been selfish, maybe it would have ended differently. The Jade King laughed at himself. "What can I do when I understand these truths? Even if I pull him down from that position? Without you, the world is no longer alive, and it is better to die than to be happy, maybe I can still be with you on the Huangquan Road. ”
After hearing this, Ruoli couldn't cry anymore. "You are a fool, apart from me, you also have your mother, there are many, many things to do, many, many people can be with you, why give up your life. How can I repay you for your efforts? ”
"I don't want you to reciprocate, I just want to see you again in this life, I'm afraid that as soon as I drink the soup of forgetfulness, you will slip away from my heart, and I can't bear it. This kind of pain that his beloved will forget in the blink of an eye, and the Jade King is afraid that he will not be able to bear it.
Meng Po was also moved by these two people, but no matter how moved she was, she couldn't lose her job. "Well, I said two, seeing that I should get off work today, you better drink the soup. What needs to be said has already been said, so let it go. Reincarnate and start a new life. ”
Suddenly, Ruoli knelt down in front of Meng Po. "Mother-in-law, I once heard that there is a way to make the dead go back with their memories, can you tell me?"
Meng Po looked at Ruoli steadily. "There are ways, but there is nothing in the world for nothing. There is order in the world, and there are rules in the underworld. If you want to go back, you are disrupting order and rules. ”
"Mother-in-law, as long as you tell Ruoli the method and let her go back, I am willing to pay whatever the price, even if the soul is scattered. The Jade King said.
"I already owe you my life and can't pay it back, I don't want to owe you any more, I don't deserve it. Ruoli was frightened by the words of the Jade King, and she really couldn't think of a way to repay the Jade King's affection. As if he hadn't heard Ruoli's words, the Jade King firmly followed Ruoli and knelt in front of Meng Po.
Meng Po couldn't bear it, and some sympathized with the Jade King, there are not many lovers in the world, and she should get what she wants. Ruoli, "If you want to go back, it is inevitable that all the people who are involved with you will change their trajectory, including the Jade King next to you." And you know, he has just been sucked by the yang energy of his father-in-law, and when he goes back, he will definitely linger on the sickbed and be in pain. ”
Hearing this, Ruoli hesitated. If it were herself, she could make a decision without a trace of delay, but for the Jade King, she already owed a lot, and she could no longer involve him in her revenge.
"If you leave, don't care about me. If I can really go back with you, I will definitely protect you this time, and I will definitely not be like this life again, and I can only dare to wear this red dress with you after you die. Even if you have sins on your back, you will definitely be welcomed into the door with red makeup, and I will not let go again. The Jade King took Ruoli's hand, trying to reassure her about it.
Jinzhu was also shocked by the Jade King's determination. "Meng Po, just tell them, how to decide is their own business, we can't interfere. ”
Meng Po finally surrendered. "If you want to go back, you have to cross the Lechuan River and retake the Huangquan Road. ”
"What's so difficult about that? I've been playing in the water since I was a child, and I'm very good at water, so I'll be able to get through. As for the Huangquan Road, although it is very barren, it should be much easier than the Lechuan River. And Ruoli is not an ordinary woman, she has kung fu, so it is easy for her. Hearing this, the Jade King was very happy.
"I said that you are not a fool, so easy to get, wouldn't everyone be able to go back and live again. Jinzhu felt that this Jade King was stupid. And the Jade King also seemed to find that what he said was so stupid that his white face turned black, red, and black, and he looked a little crazy.
"As soon as the Lechuan River gets wet, it will not only wash away your memories, but also bring a pain like burning your soul! Even if the immortals have immortal protection bodies, they are not willing to contaminate a drop, and every time they come to the underworld, they will honestly let the captain push the boat to pick them up. Besides, if you don't go back with your memories, you two can't guarantee that you won't repeat the mistakes of the past. And on the Huangquan Road, the wind blows from time to time, and there is no black and white impermanent index, I am afraid that you will be blown to the bones. Not to mention the lonely souls and wild ghosts wandering along the way, you don't have yang protection with a little white face, they may tear you apart. Meng Po carefully explained the relationship between the two of them.
If you really retreat this time, if nothing else, you can't implicate the Jade King and suffer with yourself. "I went back this time because the devil was reborn, and I didn't want to affect others. Mother-in-law, is there no other way?"
"There's a way, it's up to you to pay the price. The two didn't understand, and Meng Po continued. "I want the most valuable thing in you. ”