Chapter 5 Third Granny, I don't want to grow up
Luoyingpo is a sacred place under the Snow Mountain. The mountains are covered with white cherry blossoms, and they will never wither. Shi and I passed the final test there and became the top illusionists.What we have to do is lift up the snow on the ground, use each snowflake to knock down each cherry blossom petal, and then replace the position of the cherry blossom with snowflakes.I remember that my father, my mother, and Shi's mother, Lian Ji, were all very happy that day, because Shi and I created a miracle in the history of the Snow Empire, and we didn't leave a single flower petal behind.But the only difference is that when Shi's last cherry blossom petal fell to the ground, I still had many snowflakes flying in the air.
When I left the fantasy snow forest, my mother-in-law sent me all the way to the edge of the forest.I hugged her and found that her body was bent a little more, only reaching my chest.And before, when I was a kid, I always liked to sit on her lap.
Mother-in-law, in fact, I don't want to grow up at all.
Ka Suo, you are the future king, how can you not grow up.
Mother-in-law, I used to think that Wang is superior and has everything, but now I find that the only thing Wang does not have is freedom.And I love freedom so much.In fact, I really want to get out of this castle, out of the snowy kingdom.Mother-in-law, in fact, I was very happy in the 30 years of the mortal world. I witnessed the noisy and bright life of mortals, there were happy festivals and sad funerals, and my brother Shi, I used my life to protect him in those 30 years, and I felt that he was me. world.Mother-in-law, you have been in the forest all the time. You don’t know that when the snow falls, everything becomes cold, not to mention the snow in the castle, which falls for ten years.
After I finished speaking, I left the snow fog forest. When I stepped into the gate of Renxue City, I heard the ethereal voice of my mother-in-law behind me. She said, Ka Suo, my young king, the red lotus is about to bloom, The double stars will eventually converge, and the wheel of fate has begun, please wait patiently...
When Li Luo died—I always thought she was dead, buried in the depths of the sea of ice—I always had a recurring dream. In the dream, Shi Shi and I were walking on a deserted street in the mortal world, and the sky was covered with snow. , Shi said to me, brother, I'm so cold, you hug me.I unbuttoned my robe and hugged it tightly, then I heard footsteps crushing snowflakes in front of me, and then I saw Liluo.She came over, crossed her hands, and said to me who was still a child, Wang, I will take you home.Then she turned around and left, I wanted to catch up, but I couldn't move, so I watched Liluo disappear into the depths of the flying snowflakes and never came back.
At the end of the dream, there will always be a person with long silver hair, a handsome and unruly face, a tall and straight figure, and a snow-white robe of illusion, very much like my father when he was young. He walked over and knelt in front of me. I smiled and kissed my eyebrows, he said, brother, if you don't want to go home, please don't go back, please be free...
Then I felt a sudden cold, that person would always ask me, brother, are you cold?I nodded, and he clasped the index finger of his left hand, and then recited the mantra, and my side was filled with flames that danced like red lotuses. At first, I was very afraid of the flames of the fire family, but I felt really warm, and When I look up at that person again, his face will be blurred, and then gradually dissipate like a mist.
I have been a silent child since I was a child. I don't like to talk to others except Shi. After returning from the snow and fog forest, I have been suffering from insomnia.Every night I always stand on the roof of the palace, watching the moonlight dance on the tiles, listening to the quiet breathing in the snow and fog forest in the north, and then smiling blankly by myself with the silent moonlight on my face.
I don't want to be a king. When my brothers are not dead, I hope that when I grow up, I can live in seclusion with Shi in the Magic Snow Mountain. I told Shi about my wish. I remember his smile was very bright at that time. Said, brother, you have to remember, you must remember.However, after all my brothers died in the jihad, I never mentioned this wish to Shi, and Shi never mentioned it again.
Later I met Li Luo, and the two of us sat on the roof all night long.Watching the starlight dance, watching the snow falling in succession, covering the entire territory of the empire.
After Li Luo died, Xing Jiu gave me a dream, and he asked me to go into it.In that dream, I saw Liluo in white clothes like snow, she was standing high on the unicorn, I heard her voice, she said: A long time ago, I was a simple and happy person, every day there is a deep And the sweet dream, until I met Ka Suo, he suffered from insomnia every night, so I sat with him on the top of the empty and vast palace every night, watching the stars dance on his silver-white hair like flowers... …
At my 240th birthday feast, my father was sitting on the high ice throne. He smiled at me and said, Ka Suo, I declare you as the next king of the Ice Empire. On my 250th birthday, the entire empire will be handed over to you.Then I heard the cheers of the court and saw the worship of all the wizards and astrologers, and I stood in the middle of the hustle and bustle with an expressionless face, and there was an empty whirling wind in my heart.
Father, maybe I am more suitable to be a king than my brother.Shi stood next to me, smiled, but said firmly.
Shi, what are you talking about?Father looked at him, and all the wizards looked at him.
I said, maybe I am more suitable to be a king than Ka Suo.Then Shi turned around and smiled at me, then leaned over and kissed my eyebrows, he said, Brother, my hair is already longer than yours.I saw my mother sitting next to my father looking at me with a concerned face.Lian Ji next to her, Shi's mother, had a strange smile in her eyes.
I remember that day a highly respected wizard named Fata ended the embarrassing situation. He stood up and said to my younger brother, little prince, the king is not only the person with the strongest spiritual power, so you cannot replace yours. elder brother.
Then Shi walked over, stroked his hair and said, Wizard Fata, but if a man with hair down to his knees becomes king like you, someone wants to kill you, what should you do?How long can you be king?Wizard Fata, I want to kill you, what can you do?Then Shi turned around and walked out of the hall, his smile was weird and evil, I heard his presumptuous laughter echoing on Renxue City all the time.Three days later, Fa Ta died in his witchcraft room. His clothes were intact, but his body completely melted into water and spread on the basalt floor, as if he died under the illusion of the fire elves.
Fa Ta's death plunged the entire Renxue City into a dead silence.People are doubting whether the Fire Clan has infiltrated into the territory of the Huanxue Empire, or even infiltrated into Renxue City.
I once asked Xing Jiu, and I said, do you know how Fa Ta died?
I know, but forgive me, young king, I cannot tell you.
Can't even I say it?
Yes, even your royal father can't tell.You should know that the astrologers in Renxue City have the right to do astrology freely and interpret dreams freely, and they also have the right to remain silent.
Well, I'm tired too, and I don't want to know more about it.Let me ask you the last question, are there people from the Fire Tribe lurking in Renxue City?
Wang, no.If so, I will tell you, and I will protect you with my life.Wang, as long as someone threatens you, I will protect you with my life.
Did Fa Ta die under the illusion of the Fire Clan?
Xing Jiu turned around, turned his back to me, and then left without saying a word. The heavy snow spread in the wind, covering Xing Jiu's shoulders. I wanted to go over and open the illusion shield for him, but In the end I still didn't do anything, then turned and left.When I walked into the palace, I heard the misty voice of Xingjiu in the goose feather heavy snow coming through the air, he said, Ka Suo, my young king, the red lotus is about to bloom, the twin stars will eventually converge, and the wheel of fate has passed start.Please be patient with us…. . .
Three months after Fa Ta's death, the city of Renxue suddenly burst into flames, and everyone's faces were red from the flames.I saw the sky burned red and my father's stern face again after the jihad.The place where the fire started was Mirage Sky, the palace of Ying Kongshi.
When I arrived at the Phantom Sky, the fire had engulfed the entire palace, and I saw palace maids melting and dissipating, eventually turning into white mist, like those wizards who died in holy wars.I thought of Shi, and suddenly I saw Shi's smile appearing in the sky, so I clasped my ring finger, and used illusion to summon a snowstorm around me, swirling around me, and then I rushed into the firelight.Shi collapsed on the basalt ground, only a small amount of wind and snow remained around him to protect him, I hugged him and hugged him into my snowflakes, I saw Shi covering his eyes with his hands, white crystal blood flowing from It kept flowing out between my fingers, and at that moment I was so sad that I was dying. Is he the world I wanted to protect with my life?Is this how I protected Shi?
Shi looked at me with one eye and smiled, and then he fell into a coma. Before he lost consciousness, he said one sentence to me, the only sentence, this sentence only had one word, he said, brother.
I hugged him tightly, and I said to the unconscious Shi, Shi, no matter who wants to hurt you.I will tear him to pieces.Because, you are my world.
The Star Sacrifice Platform of the Magic Snow Mountain.Xing Jiu stood in the vast mist.
Xing Jiu, do you know what happened to the fire in Mirage Sky?
I know, dear king, that your father asked me the same question, but forgive me, I cannot say.
Then let me ask you, is there someone from the Fire Tribe who wants to hurt Shi?
Xing Jiu came over, knelt down in front of me, crossed his hands, he said, Ka Suo, my future king, no one will hurt Ying Kong Shi, you trust me.It's just Wang, some things are not as simple as you imagined.Ka Suo, my young king, the red lotus is about to bloom, the twin stars will eventually converge, the wheel of fate has begun, please wait patiently... . .
Later Shi only had one eye.I always feel empty and sad when I see Shi's face with blindfolds on, but Shi always tells me it's okay with a sweet smile.
He leaned over, kissed my brow, and called me bro.The cherry blossoms kept fading and drifting away in the wind, falling on my shoulders and his.
After so many things happened, the father began to worry about the safety of the empire, so he seemed to be thinking about passing the throne to Shi, who had a strong spiritual power.And the final result has never been known, but every time I pass by Lian Ji, I always see her weird and alluring smile.Father once asked Shi in the hall, and he said, Shi, do you really want to be a king?
Shi said, yes, I really want to be a king.What brother wants is freedom, please give him freedom and give me the throne.
Lian Ji's smile spread across the country and city.
One day under the cherry tree, I asked Shi, and I said, Shi, do you want to be king so much?
Bro, do you want to be king?
In no mood.I want to go back to the snow fog forest, where there is no heavy snow, it is as warm as spring, and there is my mother-in-law, the person who taught me the first witchcraft.
Brother, since you don't want to, let me be the king.The cherry blossoms fell like snow, and I heard the snowbirds' cries in the sky, and the ice and snow began to melt.And Lian Ji's smile is overwhelming.
It's another winter, and it's snowing heavily.The little princess of the Deep Sea Palace has grown up, and I have heard many people talking about her beauty and radiance, as well as the purest blood in her body.The concubines of the royal family are all from the Deep Sea Palace, my mother's queen is, and so is Lian Ji.Before the age of 130, they all looked like mermaids, but after they reached adulthood at the age of 130, they would turn into beautiful women who would enter Renxue City.
This little princess will be your princess, Ka Suo, she is the future queen.Father led the princess Lan Shang who had just turned into a human to me. I saw Lan Shang's beautiful face and smile. She crouched down in front of me, crossed her hands, and said to me, Ka Suo, my future king.At that moment, I suddenly thought of Li Luo, she is also at the bottom of the Deep Sea Palace, I don't know if she will become a mermaid with pure blood in the next life.Looking at Lan Shang, I almost thought she was Li Luo, their faces were so similar.She came over and took my hand, tiptoed to kiss my eyebrows.Then I heard Shi's evil and grim laughter.
Father, maybe Lan Shang chose me, why do you have to let Lan Shang and Ka Suo be together?
Shi walked up to me, pulled Lan Shang over, stroked her hair, and said to her, your hair is truly silver-white, you must have the purest blood, marry me, and I can protect you from any harm .
Lan Shang smiled and said, Shi, my dear little prince, I love your brother, and you are just a younger brother in my heart.In fact, I have known your brother since I was a mermaid.So I love him and I'm going to be his bride.I believe he can protect me and let me grow old under his shoulders.
Yeah?Shi suddenly approached Lan Shang's ear very mysteriously, and he whispered, but Ka Suo is not the strongest illusionist, for example, if I want to kill you, what can you do?What can he do?
Then Shi turned and left, weird laughter permeated the air, and landed on every part of Renxue City with snow in between.
A month later, Lan Shang died under the cherry blossom tree. When she died, her lower body was a fish tail.
My father and queen mother kept this matter tight-lipped and did not let anyone in the palace reveal a word.It's just that many people say that Lan Shang committed suicide.Only Lian Ji's smile still permeated my surroundings strangely.
Granny, why did Lan Shang die with a fish tail on her lower body?Hasn't she already become a human?
Ka Suo, the mermaid clan has been a marriage clan of the royal family for thousands of years. Because they are of noble birth and have the highest ability to manipulate water, the marriage of the royal family with them will produce offspring with the strongest spiritual power.That's why Liluo couldn't be the queen.The mermaid will turn into a human form at the age of 130, but if she is humiliated before she is formally married to the royal prince, she will return to the mermaid form.
Mother-in-law, do you know who defiled Lan Shang?
I have no idea.
Mother-in-law, did Nian Lanshang commit suicide?
I do not know either.Caso.I'm not an astrologer, maybe Xing Jiu can tell you.
Xing Jiu, can you tell me how Lan Shang died?
Suicide, piercing all internal organs from inside the body with water.
Then why did she commit suicide?
Because she was defiled, her lower body returned to the fishtail, she felt it was a shame and, she loves you very much.
So can you tell me who defiled her?
Wang, I always told you no before, so this time, I want to let you see a dream, your own dream, there are secrets in this dream, just to see if you can see, if you can, then all the things that bother you Things will work out.
The dream that Xing Jiu gave me was actually the scene where Shi and I passed the highest-level test of illusion. Shi and I were clasping the ring fingers of our left hands, chanting spells, and raising snowflakes on the ground.I have been walking in and out of this dream, but I don't know why Xing Jiu wants me to see this dream, I can't figure it out.
Until the end of this winter, my father solemnly announced me as the next king in the hall. That night I entered that dream again, and then I found the answers to all my questions.
In that dream, when Shi and I were performing the illusion at the same time, I clasped my ring finger with my left hand, while Shi's right index finger was still flexing and stretching unintentionally.
And the flexion and extension of the right index finger is the illusion gesture of the fire elves.On my way out of the city, I saw it frequently.
Xing Jiu, tell me everything you know.Since when did you know Shi's secret?
Started with my horoscope for him.I checked the six astrologers who used to perform astrology, and from their bodies, I found out the reason for their death.
Why did they die?
Simple, because Shi killed them with illusion.It is a very simple illusion, which is to freeze the water in the body of those astrologers and pierce their internal organs.Just because Shi is the prince, no one will doubt him, and those astrologers will not be wary of him, so he can easily succeed.
What about you, Xing Jiu.
When Shi cast the illusion, I quietly deciphered it, and that little illusion couldn't trouble me.But Shi knew I was wary of him.On the day of astrology, after everyone left, he came over to me and said, Xing Jiu, you are a great astrologer, if you forget what happened today, then you can continue to live, otherwise, you will experience the magic snow The greatest illusion in the empire.Then he smiled at me, a weird smile.
Why doesn't Shi want others to do astrology for him?Because he didn't want others to know that he knew the fire illusion.
What about Fata's death?
It was Shi who killed him.
That phantom sky fire?It was set on fire.
So... what about Lan Shang's death?Is it still what Shi did?
Shi defiled her, and Lan Shang committed suicide in shame.
So.star old.What did the painting you gave me mean?
Wang, there are some things I still can't tell you now.Wang, do you know?In fact, in the year when Shi became an adult, he asked me to do astrology for him, and I was the first person to do astrology for him.That time, I gave him a dream, which I had never seen myself, weird but gorgeous.One day I will give you that dream as well, because you are also the owner of that dream.
Xing Jiu, can you tell me about that dream now?
cannot.But there is a dream, I can give it to you right now, that is Lan Shang's dream before he died.
After speaking, Xing Jiu left and went to Xing Xingtai.And I, standing in front of the gate of Renxue City, looking around, heavy snow covered the entire black land, I saw the green of the northern snow fog forest stretching on the horizon, and felt sad.In a trance, I heard the sound of water dripping when Fa Ta died, I heard the sound of the Phantom Heavenly Palace collapsing in the fire, I heard the mermaid singing when Lan Shang died, and then I heard Shi calling me in the fire, brother .My tears flowed down and dripped on the white marble steps.Ice formed.
Xingjiu's misty voice came from a distance, he said, Ka Suo, my young king, the red lotus is about to bloom, the double stars will eventually converge, the wheel of fate has begun, please wait patiently... . .
That night I sat on the roof of the palace, under the clear moonlight, I walked into Lanshang's dream, in the dream, I saw Xiao Lanshang when she was a mermaid, she was in the ice sea area next to Renxue City Swimming, she is in the sea, as light as a butterfly.At the same time, I also heard the voice in her heart, her voice was like a beautiful singing voice, just like the legendary mermaid singing the moon.
"I know that the man on the roof is Ka Suo, the future king of the Illusory Snow Empire. I always see him sitting on the roof every night, his eyes are full of stars, and his face has a deep outline carved by the cold wind. , with eyebrows slanted to the temples. The wind came from all directions, blowing him and his snow-like illusion robe, and his hair spread like smooth satin in the wind. I don't understand why he always has insomnia, but I know After I saw him, I would come here every night. I imagined myself with him, and we were under the same starlight.
Grandma told me that I am the most beautiful child in the Deep Sea Palace and I will be the future princess.When I become a human, I will be his wife, Ka Suo, my future king.I will accompany him to sit on the roof every night and watch the stars every night, so Ka Suo, my future king, please wait for me.wait for me……