Chapter 12 Drinking to Kill Sorrows
Frustrated, Quimon returned to his room and sat down at the table very tiredly.
A jug of spirits. The moon relieves sorrows.
He took off the fish flute at his waist, looked at the copper bell that fell under the flute, and smiled bitterly with his slightly drunken eyes.
He always remembered that on the banks of the River Styx, the playful and willful Red Snow pretended to be the son of the stars and moon, and recognized him as a punished fairy.
"My name is Xingyue, you can call me Xingyue Gongzi. Don't worry! As long as you become the fairy child of my stars and moons, no one in this underworld will dare to embarrass you! I see that your face is full of sorrow, and you will not be worried from now on!"
On the day of Hades' birthday, Hongxue knew that the fairy child was not worried, and when the god of the River Styx "Kuimeng" was concerned, she was angry and followed Kuimeng to the bank of the River Styx to settle accounts.
"You think you're Quemon, I'm afraid of you!"
She is arrogant and stubborn, and she takes out the "Blue Call" in a negative spirit
"I don't care who you are, as long as you tie this "blue call" there is no solution in the world except me, unless I die!
"Let you tease me! Make you the god of Styx!. ”
"Unless I die" he always thought that this was just a willful and negative sentence of a brutal girl, and he also found a reason for himself to wear it closely.
Until the red snow fell into the mortal world, Yuan Ling was struck by lightning punishment.
The moment the copper bell slipped down, he knew that Xue'er hadn't lied to him, and the copper bell could no longer be hung up, and it would never make a sound again.
Thinking of the name that Hongxue woke up from a nightmare and called in his mouth, Kuimeng sighed with a wry smile: "Mu Fan...! I didn't expect that after this thousand years, the only memory in your dream is him!"
"Dong Dong" Su Xinlai knocked on the door gently in the morning: "King Kui, the Red Snow Girl asks to see"
Quemon, who was injured and drinking, slept on the table all night, his brows furrowed, his eyes squinted and he softened his mind and said:
"You tell her to wait in the antechamber, and I'll come later. ”
"Yes!" replied Su Xin
After a while, Su Xin came in with water, smelled Kuimeng's drunken body, and then looked at Kuimeng's lonely and haggard face, Su Xin shook his head helplessly, and sighed softly: "It seems that the six red snow is a hurdle, and King Kui can't get through!"
After washing up and changing into clean clothes, Kuimeng took Hongxue to see Yu Zhen.
Walk through a long corridor, to a pavilion in the middle of the lake, on the four pillars of the pavilion, the finely carved green dragon and white tiger, Vermilion Bird Xuanwu.
The four divine beasts are lifelike, and the four beasts correspond to the star disk on the top of the pavilion, and the switch is decided according to the daily stars.
Kuimeng turned the Suzaku in a light circle, "Boom!", Hongxue only felt a shock under his feet, and the ground of the entire pavilion slowly descended!
Soon arrived at the bottom of the lake, walked to a heavy stone door, Kuimeng waved his hand, the stone gate made a sound of stone grinding, and the stone gate slowly opened.
As soon as the door opened, Hongxue saw Yu Zhenpan sitting on the couch. Hongxue rushed over excitedly: "Mother.. !”
Hongxue hugged Yu Zhen tightly and said excitedly: "Mother, I thought I would never see you again!"
Yu Zhen stroked Hongxue's hair and said, "The silly boy is fine, the mother is fine, it's just your father..." At this point, the mother hugged her head and cried again.
Yu Zhen patted Hongxue's back lightly and said, "Xue'er, don't cry, we can't leave your father there alone, we have to go back quickly, bury your father well, and can't let him be in the wilderness." ”
Su Xin replied on the side: "This lady, please rest assured, the king of my family ordered people to properly place the corpses of his predecessors, using a high-grade ice coffin, just waiting for your orders." ”
Yu Zhen suddenly remembered that there was still someone, and she turned to look at Kuimeng, and couldn't help but be shocked.
She saw that Kuimeng was handsome and arrogant, wearing a black brocade robe, and her bearing was really extraordinary.
Yu Zhen pondered for a moment: "The energy on this person's body is very powerful, he is neither human nor immortal, but he makes people unable to distinguish between good and evil!
Yu Zhen turned to smile, bowed his knees slightly to Kuimeng, bowed his chin and said, "Yu Zhen thanked Gongzi for saving his mother and daughter's life, but I don't know what to call Gongzi." ”
Kuimeng said indifferently: "Madame doesn't need to be so polite, Xue'er is my best friend, she is in danger, Kuimeng must be duty-bound." ”
"Last time, Xue'er said that a person named Kuimeng saved her, could he be that Kuimeng?" Yu Zhen looked at Hongxue with a puzzled expression.
Hongxue immediately understood what her mother meant, and explained: "Mother, this is the Kuimeng I told you last time, Kui Gongzi. ”
Yu Zhen saluted again politely, and said with a smile: "Kui Gongzi has saved my mother and daughter in danger many times, Yu Zhen is grateful, and such kindness will be repaid in the future." ”
Then he said, "Kui Gongzi, Xue'er's father, is still waiting for us to go home, Xue'er wants to go back to fulfill her filial piety, so she won't bother Kui Gongzi anymore." ”
Kuimeng said: "In this case, I ordered Su Xin to take you out, there are many obstacles here, and without Su Xin to take you, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out." ”
"Then I'll have to bother Kui Gongzi again. Yu Zhen took Hongxue's knees slightly bowed, saluted and turned to leave.
After the two of them left, Kuimeng knew that once the demon king knew about the existence of the Phantom Holy Maiden, he would definitely not stop until he achieved his goal.
Worried about Hongxue's safety, Kuimeng shouted: "Red Lian! You ordered people to guard the valley day and night, and report any movement immediately!"
Chi Lian stepped forward and said, "Chi Lian takes the order!"
Returning to the valley and pushing open the door, Hongxue saw a good ice coffin placed in the hall, and there were two men standing next to him, dressed in the guard uniform of the Moon Pavilion.
Seeing Hongxue coming in, he hugged Hongxue and left without saying anything.
I think it was the people arranged by Kuimeng who came to see and protect Lu Zhanfeng's body, and when Hongxue came back, they could go back to hand over the errand.
Hongxue walked over quickly, looking at her father lying in the ice coffin, she knelt in front of the spirit and couldn't cry.
Although Yu Zhen's heart was like a knife, she didn't cry and scream, and the tears fell silently.
She endured her grief and said with a smile: "Zhanfeng, I'm sorry, I'm late!"
"You have silently guarded me and Hongxue for more than ten years, I know you are tired, you can sleep in peace. ”
She gently stroked the windy face. There is too much reluctance, too much pity, too much distress in the eyes.
"Zhanfeng, when I felt abandoned by the whole world, it was you who gave me endless love and protection, in fact, I wanted to marry you for a long time, countless times I wanted to tell you that I have fallen in love with you, it is because I am too attached to the past, I refuse to face my heart, I can't let go of that bit of dignity, Zhanfeng, don't go too far, I will accompany you soon!" Yu Zhen couldn't bear the grief and convulsed until his facial features were distorted.
Yu Zhen twitched and sent a purple glass bead into the Zhanfeng outlet with the immortal method, and the glass bead swam to the heart of Zhanfeng, and a purple light dissolved.
Yu Zhen choked and said: "Zhanfeng! This is the "Summoning Pearl" that I cast, as long as you take it to reincarnation, no matter in heaven or earth, as long as you are there, I can find you, and I will definitely marry you and be a good wife in the next life, give birth to children for you and take care of you for a lifetime." ”
The mother and mother were very sad and reluctant to show the wind and bury it next to the valley stream, in Yu Zhen's words, it is close to home, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, the small bridge is flowing water, suitable for the elderly, and the wind is homesick and not afraid to find the way.
As soon as Hongxue and Yu Zhen returned home, Yu Zhen felt a tightness in his chest, a salty "wow" in his throat and eyes, and a mouthful of blood spit out.
Hongxue screamed in fright when she saw the blood on Yu Zhen's body, and cried and said, "Mother, what's wrong with you, why did you vomit blood when you were fine just now." ”
Yu Zhen's face was pale and very weak, but for the sake of relieving Hongxue's heart. Qiang smiled and said to Hongxue: "It's okay, my mother is just tired, help my mother back to the house." ”
Hongxue helped Yu Zhen to the bed, her hands trembling and wiping the blood on Yu Zhen's mouth.
Hongxue cried and said, "What's wrong with you, mother, don't scare me, my father has left me, and I can't lose my mother anymore." ”
Yu Zhen stretched out his hand to wipe the tears on Hongxue's face, touched Hongxue's face and said with a forced smile: "Xue'er, don't cry, listen to my mother's mother, my mother is about to die, if it weren't for Kui Gongzi sacrificing his life to save me, so that I can breathe for a few more days, I'm afraid that day will have gone with your father, my mother is really happy, and I can say goodbye to Xue'er." ”
Hongxue cried out in fear, held Yu Zhen's hand tightly and said, "Mother, why do you say these unlucky words, you will definitely be fine, didn't Kui Gongzi say it, are you okay?"
Hongxue suddenly thought of Kuimeng, and hurriedly said: "Kuimeng! Yes, Kui Gongzi! He will definitely be able to save you! Mother, don't worry, I'll go to find Kuimeng Gongzi, I'll beg him! He will definitely come." ”
Yu Zhen grabbed Hongxue and said weakly: "Xue'er don't waste her efforts in vain, my mother knows that she is already weak to return to the sky, Xue'er listens to her mother's words, her mother is about to die, there is still one thing that her mother can't let go of before leaving, Xue'er go quickly, go to the cabinet and help her mother bring the red sandalwood box." ”
At the foot of Yu Zhen's bed was a boxy, old-looking, faded red box, which was specially made for Yu Zhen by Zhanfeng.
Hongxue opened the cabinet, and at the very bottom of the cabinet, there was a box wrapped in red cloth. Hongxue slowly opened it and saw a delicate and luxurious sandalwood box. Hongxue was very surprised, but she didn't have time to think about it, so she hurriedly gave it to Yu Zhen.
Hongxue asked, "Mother, do you think it's this?"
Yu Zhen got up and nodded, took the box and said: "Xue'er, it will be your sixteenth birthday in a few days, my father and mother have banned you in the valley since you were a child, and you have practiced all kinds of spells and fairy methods, so that you can't release your nature like other children, your father and mother know that you are bitter in your heart, and you also know that you have always wanted to get out of the valley, but your father and mother can't stand you and suffer you." ”
Hongxue shook her head and choked up: "Mother.. Xue'er is not bitter, Xue'er really likes it, she follows her father and mother to practice magic every day, and Hongxue is willing to follow her father and mother for the rest of her life, in this valley for a lifetime."
Yu Zhen was distressed and relieved to hear this, Yu Zhen gently stroked Hongxue's hair back, opened the box and said with a smile: "Come and put it on for my mother to see."
Yu Zhen took out the purple gold robe of the Phantom Spirit Saintess, since the Phantom Tribulation, Yu Zhen has been released for sixteen years, which is a memory that she has not dared to touch for sixteen years.
Hongxue has never seen such luxurious clothes, and I have never seen my mother wear them, and then look at my mother, although she is coarse and linen, she deliberately scandalizes herself, but with that noble temperament in her bones, Hongxue looks like her.
Hongxue was stunned and said, "Mother, Xue'er is used to the mountains and wilderness, and she can't wear such luxurious clothes." ”
Yu Zhen ignored it and said to Hongxue: "Xue'er helps her mother kiss her, and my mother wants to put it on my Xue'er herself." ”
Yu Zhen forced himself to put on clothes for Hongxue, and gently covered Hongxue's face with a veil, buttoned it on the hair behind his ears, and said lightly:
"We, the women of the Phantom Clan, must cover our faces with veils. ”
As he spoke, he took off the phoenix hairpin on his head and inserted it in the towering bun of red snow.
Dressing up Hongxue, Yu Zhen said, "Turn around quickly and show your mother!"
Yu Zhen looked up and down, left and right, looked at Hongxue and said, "Well, it's good-looking, my Xue'er, the posture is beautiful, and there is no woman besides you who can be worthy of this thing." ”
Yu Zhen turned around with a satisfied smile, and Hongxue hurriedly helped Yu Zhen to lean on the bed.
"Xue'er has been growing up since she was a child, and her father and mother won't let you out of the valley, and her father and mother have their own difficulties. ”
"Ahem" Yu Zhen was already a little exhausted.
Hongxue said distressedly: "Don't talk about it, mother, you can rest first." ”
Yu Zhen held Hongxue's hand tightly, and said with frowns:
"No! Xue'er! My mother is afraid that if I don't say it now, I won't have a chance in the future, and my mother will die blindly. ”