Chapter 25: The Death of a Loved One
Zhao Xin entered the gate of the Demon Master Hall, and the demon masters who had been waiting for a long time immediately knelt on the ground and shouted,
"Meet the King!"
"Okay, you guys go your own way, go east, you take me to the place where the demon beast is imprisoned. ”
The scene was well preserved, and there were more than a dozen patrolling people standing guard around, so Han Yao didn't dare to have any more accidents. After Han Xin checked the death status of the demon beasts, he realized that the demon beasts died in the Soul Crossing Curse, but this is a secret method of Buddhism, which brother learned it?
Zhao Xin is now desperate to find his younger brother or younger brothers who may be alive.
No one knew that when Zhao Xin came out of the mountains, he was shocked and desperate when he heard the news of the fall of the Xia Dynasty, Zhao Xin thought that Daxia would conquer the four countries and three sects under the leadership of his younger brother, and every time he returned to a populated place, he could always hear the people thanking Zhao Qi for his kindness.
Zhao Qi's road to hegemony was about to be completed, but who knew that in only half a year, the huge imperial dynasty would be destroyed by the three sects! Who would have thought that the three sects, which were inconspicuous and inconspicuous, would suddenly show their fangs, which were so sharp that they were simply appalling. I can't believe the power that crushed the entire mortal world!
Ignoring the obstruction of the guards, Zhao Xin inquired about the truth like crazy, but found that the people who were grateful to Zhao Qi had all changed their tunes. In the mouths of the people, Zhao Qi turned out to be an arbitrary tyrant and a disaster star who brought disasters, and the people actually blamed Zhao Qi for all the suffering they suffered.
The royal family of the Four Kingdoms brainwashed the people, Zhao Xin can understand, he knows that in the history books of the Four Kingdoms, his younger brother must be a faint monarch who has committed a great crime. But this group of fools...... Received the grace of Daxia, once suffered, he immediately turned against the water, which is too chilling!
Zhao Xin stumbled all the way, from the deep mountains of Qingyue to Yong'an, during the long distance of more than 100,000 miles, Zhao Qi has always been full of hope and comforted himself, "It's okay, someone will definitely remember the good of Daxia and the good of Zhao Qi." ”
But as a result, Zhao Xin was disappointed again and again. The people who are busy with their livelihoods only know how to adapt to the status quo, and in order to live with peace of mind, the beauty of the past is automatically cleared from their minds.
This is the humble wisdom of mortals, who know that nostalgia for the good past will only make them suffer ten thousand times the poverty and misery in the future, and many people will commit suicide by throwing themselves into the well because they can't bear the huge sense of disparity. The helpless countermeasure of mortals is to eliminate the good and spurn those in a different direction.
Are their faces ugly?
No, they're just a bunch of pitiful people who are being manipulated, talking with words of consolation, not hurting people, just wanting to live in peace. It's not that Zhao Xin doesn't understand this, but Zhao Xin, who is immersed in grief, is unwilling to stand in the perspective of the people, he only has hatred that needs to be vented, and he unknowingly falls into a lost ......
If it is said that the people of Qingyue Kingdom were misled by the imperial family, the evaluation of Zhao Qi by the people of Great Xia was even more vicious. On the land that was looted by the Four-Nation Alliance, the people who barely made ends meet seemed to scold Emperor Shaoshang and scolded Great Xia for making them more comfortable.
Zhao Xin still remembers the old man he met when he entered Yong'an City, he returned to the door full of despair, wanting to hear his family say the answer he had been waiting for for a long time, giving himself a little comfort, a little encouragement, as long as he said that Zhao Qi was not a faint king, as long as he didn't scold Zhao Qi! That was his most beloved and guilty brother!
Because Zhao Qi became the crown prince, he had to read the books of the sages every day, surrounded by a bunch of teachers, and accept endless questions and answers. The teachers also tried their best to put forward strange opinions, just like striking iron, but many hammers were smashed on my younger brother.
After completing the course during the day, I have to meditate and practice at night, and I have to check the progress of my cultivation every once in a while, and if I am not satisfied, it will be a spur.
Zhao Xin knew that Zhao Qi's hard childhood was because of himself, as long as he was free, he would tease Zhao Qi, make Zhao Qi happy, and share what he saw and heard outside the palace, so that Zhao Qi would not be immersed in that kind of environment all the time, and he could feel better in his heart. Others only know that the young man is the emperor, high-spirited, and at the peak, only Zhao Xin knows the sweat behind his younger brother.
"Zhao Qi'er! The baby eggs that have not grown all the hair, for their own selfish desires, harmed my three sons and daughter-in-law. I want to eat his flesh, drink his blood, and swallow his bones, and deserve to be destroyed, but pity my child......"
Zhao Xin muttered, this is what the man said at the gate of Yong'an City, and that old man is Xu Hai that Zhao Qi met in the imperial city.
It's really a trick!
Zhao Xin knelt in the Taihe Palace, everything he was familiar with turned into ashes and razed to the ground, he secretly vowed to avenge his relatives and let these stupid lowly civilians know,
Be ungrateful and damn it! Revenge for life and death will be avenged!
Coming to the prepared blood pool, Zhao Xin took off his clothes, sat cross-legged in it, and said to Lou Dongjin next to him:
"Go and get that little fox back, don't hurt her, this king has something to ask her." ”
In the next few days, the demon beasts seemed to recognize Xicheng District, and they all rushed up as if they didn't want to die, fortunately, Hu Meier was full of immortal skills and repaired her injuries early, otherwise Xicheng District would not be able to protect it. Hu Meier was also very careful to hide her figure under Zhao Qi's reminder to prevent someone from following her.
Zhao Qi didn't have the heart to care about the life and death of the outside world during this time, he just read and cooked every day, served tea and poured water for his mother-in-law, recently Granny Lan was idle, and there were more words, Zhao Qi often accompanied Granny Lan to chat, listening to Granny Lan talk about interesting things about himself and Zhao Yuxin when he was a child, Zhao Qi argued a few words from time to time, but he was defeated in many deeds counted by Granny Lan.
Seeing that Granny Lan was in a good mood every day, smiling with kind eyes, Zhao Qi was also very happy, but the sadness in her eyes gradually could not be concealed.
The trees want to move and the wind doesn't stop!
In the evening, Granny Lan suddenly felt that she was about to leave, so she called Zhao Qi to the bedside and told Zhao Qi what had been hidden for a long time.
"Qi'er, do you know why your mother-in-law named you Zhao Qi? When I picked you up by the moat, you still had a jade pendant by your side, and when my mother-in-law looked at the jade pendant, she knew that you were a child, not an ordinary child, Yuxin happened to be literate at that time, and recognized the jade pendant as Qi, so she named you Zhao Qi.
Yuxin was playing all kinds of tricks at the beginning, wanting that piece of jade pendant, mother-in-law was worried that she would be damaged, you can't find the family, so you didn't allow her, hidden at the bottom of my sewing box, if you want to find your father, just take the jade pendant with you! Mother-in-law knows that your kid is hiding a lot of things, and you don't have to say it now. ”
Granny Lan stopped Zhao Qi with her eyes, calmed her breathing, and said softly:
"Qi'er, the things you are carrying are too heavy, and my mother-in-law knows that you remember the past from the day you spoke.
Since you are my grandson in this life, then listen to your mother-in-law's advice!
It's good that life is ordinary, don't blame yourself, don't cry, get an official and a half-job, marry a two-room daughter-in-law and live a down-to-earth life! Mother-in-law doesn't want you to be difficult for yourself anymore.
Xin'er has gone to cultivate immortals, and you have to take the test to gain fame! Otherwise, your mother-in-law will worry about you below. ”
"Well, mother-in-law, I will definitely be the top student in high school. ”
Granny Lan was already angry in the end, Zhao Qi thought that she would no longer cry in this life, but seeing Granny Lan's old face, her heart was twitching, and the man didn't flick when he had tears, but he didn't get to the sad place.
"Qi'er, mother-in-law is leaving! You have to take care of yourself alone, mother-in-law still wants to take care of you to adulthood, I still want to see you in high school, I want to see you marry a wife and have children, and children and grandchildren are full of ,......."
Zhao Qi held Granny Lan's gradually cold hand and muttered:
"Qi'er will definitely be the top student in high school, come back to see you. ”
When Hu Mei'er came back from the demon hunt, she only saw Zhao Qidu sitting on the threshold, with a white lantern hanging under the eaves.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
"Mother-in-law is gone. ”
Granny Lan's funeral was very simple, only nearby neighbors and Li Hu and his party came to mourn. Zhao Qi chose a place with a good scenery in the northern suburbs of the imperial city and buried Granny Lan. Zhao Qi and Hu Mei'er wore linen and wore filial piety to guard the tomb for seven days, and in these seven days, all the Xicheng District asked Li Hu to hire a demon master to guard the town.
Seven days later, Zhao Qi returned to the small courtyard and found that the familiar was no longer familiar, and he lay on the bed for a day, curled up next to him, nesting in Zhao Qi's arms.
"Mei'er, thank you all these days. ”
"Brother, don't be sad, your mother-in-law will watch you from heaven. ”
"It's not a mother-in-law in heaven!"
As if thinking of something, Zhao Qi suddenly got up, and the little fox lying on Zhao Qi's chest, "Oops", screamed, fell under the bed, and Zhao Qi rushed to the wing room in a daze......