Chapter 3 Chapter Three

On the 28th day of the first month of spring, Fangfeng Yiying was critically ill, and the patriarch Fangfeng rushed to Qingqiu to visit his daughter. Two days later, Elder Tu Shan and Chief Fangfeng announced that Mrs. Fangfeng had passed away. All the major clans in the Great Wilderness sent people to express their condolences, but there were not many people who were really sad for Fangfeng Yiying. What is on his mind is who the future wife of the Tushan patriarch will be.Customs in the Central Plains: After the death of a wife, the husband will be married to his wives during the period of decline, and they can remarry after one year, but some impatient patriarchs have already sent someone to ask Elder Tu Shan to find out Jing's preferences.

After the funeral, Jing returned from Qingqiu and still lives in Zhiyi. With the permission of the Yellow Emperor, it is very convenient for Jing to enter and exit Shennong Mountain.He comes to Xiaoyueding every day, but not to accompany Xiaoyao, but to play chess with Huangdi at the request of Huangdi.Using the special chessboard made by the Protoss, the square-inch chessboard is a world, where the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers are all included, but it often takes several months to complete a game of chess in four-field battles and competitions in the world. Xiao Yao nestled next to them, looking at medical skills and dozing off.

One evening, a game of chess finally came to an end. Huang Di stared at the chess board and sighed: "It's a pity, your ambition is not here; but it's good, your ambition is not here!" Xiao Yao came over with sour plum soup, looked at the chess game with her head, but couldn't understand anything, and asked, "Who won?" Jing said: "Of course I lost." Xiaoyao smiled sweetly, first offered a bowl of sour plum soup to Huangdi, and then handed Jing a bowl. The Yellow Emperor suddenly said dissatisfied: "The customs of the Central Plains are the most annoying. What's the point of mourning? If there is a dead person in the heart, the world will not let you guard it, and you will miss it for a lifetime. If there is no dead person in your heart, even if you keep it for a year or three years, so what?" Isn’t it mourning before others and having fun after others? In these matters, the clans in the northwest are more transparent than you. If the widow goes to the dead husband, as long as the little widow is willing, even if the grave is not dry, she can have a wedding ceremony, so there are many in the tribe. It’s about drinking funeral wine in the morning and wedding wine in the evening.”

Xiaoyao spouted out a mouthful of sour plum soup with a smile: "Grandpa, you really are getting better and better! People say you are a child, and now I believe it!" Huang Di looked at Xiao Yao and shook his head: "You, I am worrying about you!" Xiao Yao blushed a little and shouted, "I'm not in a hurry to get married!" "You are not in a hurry, someone is in a hurry. Otherwise, why is Fangfeng Yiying in a hurry to mourn when he is still alive?" Xiaoyao glanced at Jing quickly, and muttered: "He also came up with this plan because Fangfeng Yiying was too pitiful. If Fangfeng Yiying died, he wouldn't have to sacrifice to the God of Consciousness anymore, and he could watch his son grow up."

But Jing said frankly: "Helping Fangfeng Yiying is just a matter of passing, my main purpose is to marry Xiaoyao as soon as possible." Xiaoyao wanted to stare at Jing, but when her eyes met Jing, her heart skipped a beat, she was a little bit ashamed, but more sweet, she lowered her head, pretending to concentrate on drinking the sour plum soup, but her cheeks were full of rosy color. Jing said to Huang Di: "Your Majesty, I have a request." Huang Di said, "Speak!" "I want to take Xiaoyao out for a walk." The Yellow Emperor was silent, and Jing said: "I know Your Majesty is worried about Xiao Yao's safety, but Xiao Yao can't hide in Shennong Mountain forever. In the past few months, Xiao Yao has picked up the lost archery skills and has been using them all the time. Refining various poisons, there is a little bit of self-protection power."

The Yellow Emperor sighed: "I always knew that the lambs raised in captivity must be freed from the eagles, and I always hoped that my descendants would be eagles. But maybe I'm old, and I'm always worried." "If your majesty is worried, you can send guards to follow us secretly." Xiao Yao grumbled dissatisfied: "Grandpa, don't forget that I have been wandering alone for hundreds of years, and I raised myself!" Huang Di said: "Xiaoyao should go out to relax, you go!" Jing quickly saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhuanxu heard that Xiaoyao wanted to go out with Jing and disagreed, but Huangdi had already agreed to Xiaoyao and Jing.Xiaoyao kept begging Zhuanxu, but Zhuanxu had no choice but to let him go, on the condition that Xiaoyao must bring Xiaoxiao and Miao Pu with him.

In the moon of midsummer, Jing took Xiaoyao and left Shennong Mountain.Accompanying them are Jing Ye, Hu Zhen, Hu Ya, Xiao Xiao, and Miao Pu. A group of people traveled south all the way until they reached Chishui, where they took a boat, continued southward, and entered the border of Gaoxin. Xiao Yao asked Jing suspiciously: "Are you going to do business, or do you have other plans?" Jing said with a smile: "The business is going to be done, and there are other plans." "What plan?" "One of the plans is to travel around the mountains and rivers."

Xiaoyao walked to the bow of the boat, looked at the familiar scenery, and said angrily: "There are so many beautiful mountains and rivers in the world, why bother to bring me to Gaoxin? Don't you know that in this land, everyone from the king to the common people Am I not welcome?" Jing stuffed a bottle of green plum wine brewed by herself into Xiaoyao's hands, and put her arms around her waist: "In the year of Chishui Qiusai, when you left, I really wanted to see you off, but when I arrived at the pier, I could only sit on the ground. In the carriage, I asked the attendants to deliver a basket of food. I wanted to look at you from a distance, but I only saw Zhuanxu, Anian, Fenglong, and Xinyue saying goodbye. They knew that the boat disappeared on the Chishui, but they didn’t see it. You. Knowing that you will regain your status as Wang Ji after this trip, you and I may not have a fate, and I feel very sad, but I keep comforting myself. In the future, I will walk this road with you again, and I will also I will tell you personally that I will see you off that day."

Xiao Yao's nose was a little sore, and she leaned against Jing's arms, drinking green plum wine while watching the scenery on both sides of the river fly by and retreat. Along the way, Jing was really traveling in the mountains and rivers, and was not in a hurry, she let the boat dock from time to time, and took Xiaoyao to explore the secrets. Although Xiaoyao had wandered in the Great Wilderness for hundreds of years, she only wandered around the Central Plains, and never really visited Gaoxin.Jing is different. He was strictly trained as the future patriarch since he was a child. As soon as he was sensible, he followed the caravan of the Tu Shan family to walk in the wilderness. However, taking Xiaoyao to play this time is like revisiting an old place. He knows exactly where there are beautiful scenery and delicious food, and everything is arranged properly, so Xiaoyao doesn't need to worry about it at all.

For the first time since her mother left, Xiaoyao felt that she could still be a child, without thinking or worrying about anything, just eating, drinking and playing. At night, the two camped on the top of the mountain. Xiao Yao smiled and said, "Show me!" Like an ape, she climbed up the tree to pick a place, planning to rest on the tree. But Jing took out a one-foot-long jade tube, unscrewed the lid, and a few spiders crawled out, waving their eight feet, busy between trees. Xiaoyao identified it: "Coiled silk spider? Do you want to spin yarn?" In the wilderness, the coiled silk yarn, which is as famous as the crocodile silk, is spun from the spider silk spit out by the coiled silk spider. It is as thin as a cicada's wing and as soft as a flowing cloud. , Water and fire will not hurt, the knife cuts constantly, very precious.

Jing leaped to Xiaoyao's side, hugged her, and blocked the chilly mountain wind outside: "This is the coiled silk spider I raised when I was young, but I didn't raise them for spinning." Xiaoyao watched intently, the eight spiders were weaving their webs while weaving silk, they were like the most dexterous Weaver Girls in the world, with just a cup of tea, an exquisite web was woven. The eight spiders crawled towards Jing, and Jing fed each of them a drop of chalcedony. The eight spiders seemed very satisfied, and staggered back into the jade tube. Xiao Yao looked at the spider webs, wondering what Jing used to feed the coiled silk spiders all year round, the silk they spit out was sea blue.This sea-blue spider web is in the shape of eight trigrams, with eight corners connected to the branches, and the middle is suspended in the air. The spider web is like a piece of exquisite blue satin. Xiaoyao looked left and right, but couldn't figure out what Jing wanted such a spider web for, so she asked in confusion, "Are you going to take it back to make clothes?" Jing laughed, hugged Xiaoyao suddenly and jumped down, before Xiaoyao had time to exclaim, she found herself falling into the spider web, very comfortable, like lying on a soft couch. Xiaoyao touched the spider web curiously, not only was it soft, but also had a bit of warmth, she laughed loudly: "Jing, you were really naughty when you were young, to come up with this method of sleeping in the wilderness, but only you can paint it." Only the Shan family can afford it." There was nostalgia and sadness for the past in Jing's eyes, and she smiled and said: "Mother and elder brother have always indulged me." Xiaoyao lay on the silk couch, looking at the vast sky above her head, the bright stars. Since she was living among the people, Xiaoyao has slept in the open countless times. In her eyes, sleeping in the open is not an elegant and interesting thing, but being homeless, which means various dangers, and she must stay alert when sleeping.But tonight, camping out was completely different from before.Xiaoyao said in a low voice: "Jing, these days I feel like I really want to be younger, to be a child again, and being with you feels like being by my mother's side." Jing coughed a few times, and said helplessly, "This really doesn't sound like a compliment to me." Xiaoyao turned over, and the two looked at each other. She smiled and said, "It's not that you miss my mother, but... just like when you were a child, you don't have to think about anything, you don't have to worry about anything, and you are happy every day." "The smile on Xiaoyao's lips gradually disappeared, "Everything is like a dream, I'm really afraid that it will wake up from the dream like before." Jing kissed her lightly and said, "This is not a dream, we will walk like this for the rest of our lives." Xiao Yao smiled: "Yeah" The mountain wind shook their silk couch, and the two cuddled together, looking at the sky full of stars shining brightly for them. Stop and go, stop and go all the way, more than a month later, at the end of the month of Ji Xia, Jing and Xiaoyao's boat sailed into the sea of ​​returning to the ruins. Driving to the southeast, you will enter the warning area of ​​Wushen Mountain, and you will always obey orders.Xiaoxiao, who never talks too much, said to Jing tactfully: "Patriarch, if you want to go to the sea, you might as well go north. The scenery of the East China Sea is also very good. If you want to talk about business, it's better to let the lady wait here." Jing said, "That's fine." Jing ordered the big ship to change its course and head north to the East China Sea.He took Jing Ye and Hu Ya to Wushen Mountain by boat, and after the business talk, he would go to the East China Sea to meet Xiao Yao. Xiao Yao stood at the stern of the boat and watched Jing go away.A small boat was running against the big boat, and after a while, Xiaoyao and Jing couldn't see each other. When the small boat sailed into the area of ​​Wushen Mountain, Rushou came to meet him by boat, and Jing took Jing Ye and Hu Ya to board Ruoshou's big boat. When he was about to arrive at Wushen Mountain, Jing said to Li Shou: "My lord, please go and report to Your Majesty first, and say that Tu Shanjing and Xiling Jiuyao are asking for an audience. If Your Majesty is willing to meet, we will go up again. If Your Majesty is not willing to meet, we will Return immediately." Rushou was stunned, and Jing Ye, who had been standing behind Jing, took two steps forward, took off the mask made of human-faced spider silk, and said with a smile: "Master Rushou, long time no see, how are you doing?" Ru Shou was silent for a moment, and said: "I'm going to see Your Majesty right now." He ignored the etiquette, summoned his mount, and disappeared into the sky like lightning. Xiao Yao stood at the bow of the boat, her face seemed calm, but her heart was uneasy.Jing patted Xiaoyao's hand, signaling her not to think too much. About half an hour later, when the boat reached the foot of the mountain, Li Shou just returned. Xiaoyao seemed calm, but her heart was full of tension.Ruo Shou smiled slightly, and said to Xiaoyao and Jing: "Your Majesty, please go up the mountain." Xiaoyao exhaled lightly, before she could relax, she was entangled with another kind of tension, she didn't dare to board the cloud chariot, Jing went up first, stretched out her hand, and shouted encouragingly: "Xiaoyao" Xiaoyao's heart calmed down a little, she held Jing's hand, and jumped onto the cloud chariot, but within a cup of tea, the cloud chariot stopped in front of the Zhaohui Hall of Cheng'en Palace. Ru Shou said, "Your Majesty is inside." Jing said to Xiaoyao, "Wait for me here." Xiao Yao nodded. When Jing entered the hall, he noticed that Emperor Jun was looking behind him. Jing saluted and said, "Xiaoyao is outside the hall. I want to have a few words with His Majesty first." Emperor Jun was neither happy nor angry, and looked at Jing calmly. Jing said: "A few days ago, I tried my best to collect some information about Your Majesty and Chi You. Both Your Majesty and Chi You are very wise and suspicious. Xiaoyao's mother wants to hide it from the world. It is not difficult! It is absolutely impossible to hide it from you! Unless someone helps her. I speculate that when Xiaoyao was born, His Majesty knew that Xiaoyao was Chi You's daughter. .” Emperor Jun's expression was still neither happy nor angry, and he said indifferently: "Your guess is correct, Ah Heng and I sealed Zhuyanhua in Xiaoyao's body." Ah Heng thought it was Xuanyuan Wangji's small characters, Jing said: "Everyone thinks that His Majesty does not know the truth, so he regards Xiaoyao as his own daughter, but they don't know that His Majesty knows the truth, and still regards Xiaoyao as his own." My own daughter. I can deduce that it was His Majesty the Hei Di who spread the rumors all over the wilderness, and if you are as wise as your Majesty, you can see through it, and I can guess His Majesty's intentions, and if you are as suspicious as your Majesty, you can naturally think of it." Jing knelt down and saluted Xiaoyao: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your care and protection of Xiaoyao." Jing is the patriarch of the Tu Shan Clan. When he saw Huangdi and Jundi, he only needed to bow to the sky instead of bowing down. The emperor bowed down. Unmoved, Emperor Jun raised his hand and signaled him to sit down: "Is the patriarch coming to see me on a special trip just to talk nonsense?" After sitting down, Jing said: "Xiaoyao has been very sad since she knew she was Chi You's daughter. Now she seems to be calm, but in fact she just uses her outward indifference to cover up her inner care. Your Majesty knows Xiaoyao's temperament, and she doesn't care about it." She doesn't care whether her father is an emperor or a devil. She is sad because both her mother and father have abandoned her, and what is left to her is only lies. There is also a sadness that she refuses to admit, because of Chi You. Chi You is her father , but her understanding of Chi You is the same as that of the world, only knowing that he is a violent and bloodthirsty demon. In this world, the only person who knows about Xiaoyao's parents is Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I beg you to tell Xiaoyao about the past .” Emperor Jun's right hand unconsciously touched the white bone ring on the little finger of his left hand, and his gaze crossed the top of Jing's head, and he didn't know where it fell. of pathos.After a while, he said to himself: "Does A-Heng really want Xiao Yao to know everything? I always thought that A-Heng wanted Xiao Yao to live a carefree life." "Since Xiaoyao was born, she was doomed not to be like Ah Nian. Now that Xiaoyao has grown up, no matter how cruel the truth is, please tell Xiaoyao. Only the truth can make Xiaoyao untangle her heart and live a peaceful life. .” Emperor Jun murmured: "Has she grown up?" Ah Heng had a difficult labor when she gave birth to Xiaoyao. After Xiaoyao was born, Ah Heng was in a coma for more than a year. , why do I feel that Xiaoyao is still a daughter who needs to be carefully protected?However, she has indeed grown up! Just as Jing was about to speak, he heard Emperor Jun say again: "Heng, our daughter has grown up!" Only then did Jing realize that what Emperor Jun said just now was not about him. Emperor Jun said to Jing: "Go out!" Jing asked tentatively: "Shall I let Xiaoyao come in to see His Majesty?" Emperor Jun waved his hand: "You go down the mountain, and the boat will take you to Chishui." After speaking, he left the palace door helplessly. Seeing him come out, Xiaoyao immediately went forward to meet him: "Father... What business did His Majesty discuss with you? He talked for so long? He... Shall I go in now?" Jing said apologetically: "Your Majesty asked us to go down the mountain and said that the boat would take us to Chishui." Xiaoyao was very disappointed and sad in her heart, but she acted like she didn't care at all: "I told you a long time ago that I'm not welcome in this land, from the king to the people. Forget it, if I don't see you, I won't see you. Let's go!" Coming down from the cloud chariot, Xiaoyao saw a boat engraved with the emblem of the Qinglong tribe of Gaoxin parked in the sea, the condensed water was used as a bridge, and Jing and Xiaoyao were invited to board the boat. Xiaoyao walked quickly, as if she didn't want to stay for a moment.Jing thought as he walked, not understanding what he did wrong, so that Emperor Jun changed his mind and drove him and Xiaoyao down the mountain. After Xiaoyao and Jing boarded the boat, the boat set off immediately, heading northwest. Xiao Yao said to Ruo Shou: "We will go back by ourselves, just send us out of Wushen Mountain." Ru Shou said sternly, "Your Majesty's will is to go to Chishui." Xiaoyao was annoyed and called out, "Jing." Jing's heart moved, she pulled Xiaoyao away, and asked in a low voice, "Are you still in the mood to go to the East China Sea?" Xiao Yao shook her head. Jing said: "Then let's borrow their boat for a trip. The Protoss is at the helm. The speed of the boat is very fast. If it doesn't stop all the way, it will only take three or four days." Xiao Yao said bitterly: "I just feel that they are afraid that I will stay in Gaoxin territory, and they insist on personally escorting me to Chishui." Jing was silent for a moment, pointing to a group of seabirds roaring past the sea and said, "Look!" Following the direction of his finger, Xiaoyao saw the vastness of the water and the sky, the freedom of all things, the misty mist, and the Five Gods Mountain looming. Thinking that this beautiful scenery might be the last time she saw it in her life, she couldn't help but stare carefully. Four days later, the boat entered Chishui, Xiaoyao thought that Lishou would find a pier to dock and let them disembark, but she didn't expect that Lishou would go upstream and had no intention of docking at all. Xiao Yao was in doubt, but seeing Jing's indifferent attitude, she simply stopped worrying and waited to see what Lia Shou wanted to do. The boat headed in the direction of Chishui City. It was this waterway that Liao used to send off his relatives back then.Xiaoyao was leaning on the railing, joking leisurely: "Liu Shou, are you still worried that I escaped from marriage? Want to escort me to Chishui's house and let them punish me? I am a person who hates me now, and Chishui's family I don’t know how grateful I was for escaping marriage back then!” Ru Shou was talking to Jing, pretending she didn't hear her jokes, but Jing glanced at Xiaoyao with a half-smile, which made Xiaoyao feel embarrassed, and turned to look at the scenery on the shore. Because of the abundant water vapor and the fertile land, both sides of the bank have been lush and green. Suddenly, a barren desert appeared. Xiaoyao remembered that when she and Zhuanxu first came to Chishui Qiusai, they saw this desert.Xiao Yao asked Jing and Lia Shou: "Do you know why there is a desert here?" Jing said: "It is rumored that there is a big monster living in it." Xiao Yao's eyes suddenly straightened, Jing followed her line of sight, turned around and saw Emperor Jun.Wearing an ordinary white robe, he stood facing the wind, looking at the end of the desert. He did not have the majesty of an emperor, but he was somewhat unrestrained and unrestrained like a knight-errant. Jing bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty." Emperor Jun walked towards Xiaoyao, grabbed Xiaoyao's hand, and floated up with Xiaoyao, flying to the river bank, Jing hurriedly followed. When the three landed on the shore, Jing looked back and saw that the ship did not slow down, as if nothing had happened, and continued to move forward. The crew was busy on the deck, preparing to unload at the pier. Xiaoyao pulled his hand, Emperor Jun didn't let go, Xiaoyao said angrily: "You don't even admit that I'm your daughter, why are you holding on to me?" Emperor Jun dragged Xiaoyao to the depths of the desert, but Xiaoyao couldn't resist him, so he could only follow him. At first, there were some desert plants like camel thorns on the ground, but as they walked, they gradually lost sight of them. Xiaoyao threw a piece of silk handkerchief, the silk handkerchief immediately burned, before it fell to the ground, it was turned into ashes.Xiao Yao was dumbfounded, and only then did she understand why Emperor Jun was holding onto her hand, if not for the protection of Emperor Jun's spiritual power, she might have been burned. Xiaoyao couldn't help asking: "Father, where are you taking me?" After saying the words, she realized she was wrong, but it was too late to change her words, so she closed her mouth tightly. Emperor Jun gave Xiaoyao a gentle look, did not answer Xiaoyao's words, but said: "I am the eldest prince of Gaoxin, and my mother is the first wife of my father. I heard that they have a very good relationship, but it is a pity that my mother gave birth to me. He passed away at that time. Not long after, a pair of sisters from Chang Xi’s family entered the palace, and my father had a new love. From childhood to adulthood, I always had various accidents in the palace, and I narrowly escaped death several times. Later , with the help of my uncle, I left Wushen Mountain and wandered around in the wilderness. I opened a blacksmith shop, mainly forging iron. Your uncle came to me to repair broken swords. We didn’t know each other’s identity. Under the circumstances, they became close friends..." Xiao Yao pricked up her ears and listened attentively. "Your mother is the only concubine in Xuanyuan, more than a thousand years younger than me. When your mother was just born, your uncle half-jokingly said to me, 'Be my brother-in-law'! A few years later, because Empress Jun and Brothers, I almost died again. When your uncle came to see me, he formally proposed that I be engaged to your mother. He analyzed to me that I could use my status as Princess Xuanyuan to make myself more alive, and he also I can use my status as the eldest prince Gao Xin to protect my mother and younger brother. I agreed to your uncle's proposal. It is not so much my engagement with your mother as it is that Qingyang and I, who have difficulty leaving the country, announced to the outside world that we have formed an alliance. At that time, your mother was just able to walk, she couldn't speak, to be honest, I couldn't imagine marrying her at all, so I never took this marriage seriously..." In Emperor Jun's narration, the past time is like a scroll slowly unfolding in front of Xiaoyao's eyes, and the joys and sorrows that have long passed away are staged one by one in front of her eyes: Uncle Qingyang, Uncle Yunze, Uncle Chang I mean, grandma Leizu, and naughty and playful mother... I don't know how long it has passed, Xiaoyao smelled the burnt smell, looked sideways, and saw that Emperor Jun's white clothes had turned yellow, and his lips seemed dry and cracked as if he hadn't drank water for several days and nights, she shouted anxiously: "Father!" Looking back to Jing, he saw Jing's cheeks were flushed and he was staggering. Every step he took seemed to be walking on a hot cannon, with blue smoke coming out. Xiaoyao couldn't care less about listening to the story, so she shouted, "Father! Stop now! We'll all die if we continue." Emperor Jun looked back at Jing and asked, "Can you still hold on?" Jing smiled reluctantly, unable to speak, but nodded, indicating that she could.The spiritual nine-tailed white fox ran out, frowning tightly, and lay on Jing's shoulder, Jing's complexion improved a little. Emperor Jun continued to move forward, Xiaoyao said in horror: "Father, the further you go in, the hotter it will be." Emperor Jun didn't seem to hear anything, he held Xiaoyao's wrist tightly, and while telling the story of him and A'heng lightly, he flew forward with Xiaoyao. Looking forward, it is boundless and long yellow sand, and looking back, it is still boundless and long yellow sand.Perhaps because it was too hot, even the blue sky changed color, with an orange-red light, combined with the red sand all over the sky, everything in the whole world was dead, and there was no breath of life. Because of the protection of Emperor Jun's spiritual power, Xiao Yao couldn't feel how hot the outside world was, but seeing the appearance of her father and Jing, there was no doubt that that kind of heat could burn everything and prevent everything from growing. The nine-tailed white fox on Jing's shoulder was slowly shrinking, and finally disappeared. Jing spit out a mouthful of blood, and flames rose from under his feet. As soon as Emperor Jun grabbed Jing's arm, the flames went out. Emperor Jun held Jing with his left hand and Xiaoyao with his right hand, still moving forward at full speed.Xiaoyao could clearly see that his robe was turning into ashes inch by inch, the skin on his arms was like the dry earth, cracked little by little, blood trickled out slowly, staining his clothes red. Xiaoyao cried: "Father, you are the king of a country, do you want to let the people of Gaoxin die here without restraint?" Emperor Jun's footsteps paused slightly, and then he flew forward more and more quickly. Xiaoyao saw that Emperor Jun's hands were as dry as old vines, only black bones but no flesh and blood, Xiaoyao cried and begged: "Father, Father, please stop! Please stop..." Emperor Jun didn't hear it, Xiaoyao cried and scolded: "You are not my father at all, I have nothing to do with you, let me go, why do you hold me, let me go..." Emperor Jun staggered, his spiritual power was unsustainable, but he still struggled forward holding Jing and Xiaoyao. His expression was completely different from usual, he was no longer looking down at all beings without joy or anger, but confused and sad, persistent and eager, as if a person had lost his most precious treasure and was anxiously looking for it. At this point, when she couldn't even find a way out, Xiaoyao couldn't call out anything, and could only follow Emperor Jun, staggering forward, but Xiaoyao really didn't know what Emperor Jun was looking for. I don't know how long he walked, but Emperor Jun's feet were weak and he fell to the ground, leading both Jing and Xiaoyao to the ground. Fortunately, Jing's spiritual power had recovered a little, so he hurriedly pulled Xiaoyao, and Xiaoyao didn't Injured, but Emperor Jun's leg was severely burned, almost turned into a dry bone. Xiao Yao took out the jade bottle in her bosom, and wanted to pour the liquid medicine in it on Emperor Jun's lap, but the medicine liquid just left the bottle, before it fell, it turned into water vapor and disappeared. Xiaoyao cried out in grief and indignation: "What the hell kind of place is this?" Emperor Jun wanted to stand up, but couldn't stand up, his eyes were full of grief, looking up at the orange sky, he was at a loss: why?I just want to know if Allah is in her, why doesn't she even let me know if she is alive or dead? Jing suddenly pointed to his left hand and exclaimed: "Your Majesty, look! Look!" Following the direction of Jing's finger, between the orange-red sky and the orange-yellow ground, there is a peach blossom forest, as light as smoke, bright as clouds, delicate as fat, bright and fragrant, and touching. Xiao Yao rubbed her eyes in disbelief, there is actually a peach blossom forest in this place where everything is gone? Emperor Jun's grief-stricken and desperate eyes suddenly revealed a bright brilliance. He supported Jing's arm and stood up. Without saying a word, the three of them staggered towards the place where the peach blossoms were in full bloom. After entering the Peach Blossom Forest, both Jing and Emperor Jun fell to the ground, dying, but Xiaoyao, who had low spiritual power, stood intact, with only her hair and dress slightly scorched. Jing feels that the heat around him is still burning everything, but in this peach blossom forest, with water spirits and wood spirits, he can summon water spirits and arrange formations to fight against the heat, unlike in the desert where everything is empty, he can only rely on Use your own spiritual power to fight. Jing didn't care about rest, and hurriedly set up a simple formation, and was about to drag Xiaoyao into the formation, but saw Xiaoyao strolling in the peach blossom forest with a calm demeanor, as if on a spring outing. Jing was dumbfounded, if it wasn't for him, Xiaoyao would definitely have low spiritual power, and almost felt that Xiaoyao was a peerless master. Jing asked: "Xiaoyao, don't you feel hot?" hot?No!I feel that it is very cool as soon as I enter the peach blossom forest, like the spring in Shennong Mountain. As Xiaoyao spoke, the peach blossoms rustled and fell, one after another, like snow, covering Xiaoyao, Xiaoyao couldn't help stretching out her hand, and then the flowers fell. Could it be that he has a strange feeling?Jing looked at Emperor Jun suspiciously.Emperor Jun sat in a gossip array where water and spirits gathered. Obviously, Emperor Jun also felt that his surroundings were still hot, but he was not at all surprised by Xiaoyao's abnormality. Xiaoyao asked: "Are you going to heal your injuries here? We can move on after the injuries are healed?" Jing smiled wryly, healing?Barely self-preservation. Emperor Jun smiled and said: "Xiaoyao, we are not healing, this place is not much cooler than in the desert." "But I didn't feel anything." Xiao Yao looked blank, "These peach blossoms are so beautiful, even better than the peach blossoms on Shennong Mountain." Emperor Jun stared at the peach blossom forest, silent, his eyes full of sadness. Jing is proficient in formations, observing the peach blossom forest carefully, and can't help admiring the people who set up the peach blossom formation. These weird peach blossoms grow in a desperate situation, forming a small world of their own, creating a vitality in death, blocking the monsters Terrifying monster power, but what makes him strange is that this formation has the meaning of protecting that monster.If he continued to walk in, the Peach Blossom Forest would definitely not allow him to gather water spirits, and he would even face the Peach Blossom Forest's strangulation. In order to verify her judgment, Jing walked towards the depths of the peach forest. Sure enough, the water spirit was rapidly disappearing, like a stern warning, and Jing took a few steps tentatively. The peach forest seemed to be suddenly angry, and thousands of peach petals turned Making a sharp blade and flying towards him, Xiao Yao was shocked, before she had time to think about it, she flew on Jing and crushed him to the ground. The sky was covered with crimson, but when it was about to pierce Xiaoyao, all the sharp blades turned into soft petals, falling gently like the rain from the south of the Yangtze River, covering Xiaoyao and Jing's faces. Jing suddenly thought, it seems that since they walked in, there have been falling flowers in Taolin. Maybe it's not because they disturbed the formation, but these falling flowers just fell for Xiaoyao. Jing understood why Xiaoyao couldn't feel a trace of heat, and he said to Emperor Jun: "Your Majesty, Taolin... is protecting Xiaoyao." Just like in the desert, Emperor Jun used spiritual power to protect Xiaoyao. Xiaoyao's eyes were full of confusion: "Father, where is this?" Emperor Jun said: "Xiaoyao, I think...your mother should still be alive." Xiao Yao stared at Emperor Jun. Emperor Jun said again: "Your mother is still alive." The world is so quiet that it seems to have stopped! Xiaoyao's heart sank quickly, sinking to the end of the world, making it difficult for her to even breathe. She heard the sound of peach petals falling on her shoulders, and also heard her own voice as if coming from an extremely distant place: "What did you say?" "Your mother is still alive." Xiaoyao heard her heart beating like a drum, was it joy?But why more sadness and anger?She felt that she was very calm, and she was even asking herself calmly, why should she be sad, isn't she happy to win?But she also heard herself yelling like a madman, "I don't believe it! Why didn't she come to pick me up if she was still alive? You lied to me! You lied to me..." Jundi looked at her sadly. Xiaoyao already believes that Mother is indeed still alive!But at this moment, Xiao Yao really would rather she die!At least Xiaoyao had an excuse to forgive her. "If she was still alive, why didn't she pick me up? Why didn't she want me? Does she know how I grew up? I was cursed as a wicked species, hunted down by many people, I have no face, for a little food and wolves Group fights... I was kept in a cage for thirty years, and I was not even as good as an animal! The spiritual power I had cultivated so hard was dissipated, and I was forced to swallow all kinds of disgusting things... Isn't she my mother? I Where was she when she was tortured and humiliated? Could it be that she gave birth to me just to let me suffer these tortures and humiliation..." Xiaoyao thought that after experiencing everything, she was strong and ruthless enough, but it turned out that there is some pain in this world, even if she hides her heart in layers of hard shells, she still can't hide it, she thought that she would never shed tears for the past, all the tears It has been exhausted in countless lonely and helpless late nights, but it turned out that when the pain was layered away, she would still cry and suffer. Xiaoyao ran towards the peach blossom forest, her only thought was to leave, to leave forever! Jing wanted to catch her, but in this peach blossom forest, Xiaoyao could come and go freely, but he had difficulty every step of the way, and couldn't catch Xiaoyao at all. "Xiaoyao, stop!" Emperor Jun stopped Xiaoyao and shouted. Xiaoyao pushed Jundi away, and still ran towards the peach blossom forest: "I hate her, I hate her! From the day she abandoned me, I have no mother! Whether she lives or dies, it has nothing to do with me! Whether she's a hero or a slut is none of my business..." With a "slap", Emperor Jun slapped Xiaoyao's face with a slap. Xiaoyao's face was burning hot, she looked at Emperor Jun in disbelief.Ever since he was a child, Emperor Jun never said a single harsh word to her. In the desert, he would rather use his spiritual power to protect her when he was seriously injured. But now, he beat her for the sake of the woman who abandoned him . Xiao Yao stared at Emperor Jun stubbornly: "She divorced you hundreds of years ago, she doesn't want you!" "Your mother didn't want me, but she never wanted to abandon you! If it wasn't for you, why would she live in such pain? Look at the sky here, and then look at the land here. Do you think this is a place where people live?" Xiaoyao stared blankly at Emperor Jun. One of Emperor Jun's legs was as dry as firewood, and his two hands were like withered vines. This was a place where even Emperor Jun's spiritual power could not stay for a day, but her mother could only stay there day and night. It has been here for hundreds of years. The anger and reluctance in Xiaoyao's heart dissipated, only her sorrow burned her internal organs like a raging fire, she turned around suddenly, and ran towards the depths of the peach blossom forest, shouting as she ran, "Mother! Mother! Mother! ...I'm here, I'm here, your Xiaoyao is here..." The peach blossoms are flying all over the sky, just like the misty rain in April in the south of the Yangtze River, which lasts endlessly. Xiaoyao called over and over again in the peach blossom forest: "Mother, mother, mother, I am Xiaoyao..." A figure dressed in cyan appeared in the crimson peach blossom rain, Xiaoyao stopped in her tracks, staring blankly at the cyan in the crimson that day. Through the rain of flowers all over the sky, her figure was blurred, and it could only be seen that she walked hesitantly and cautiously. Finally, she approached Xiaoyao, but stopped after a long distance.The peach blossom rain fell more and more urgently, her face was shrouded in the peach blossom, Xiaoyao couldn't see clearly no matter how she looked. Xiaoyao opened her mouth, her throat was sore, she didn't say anything, Xiaoyao walked forward, the peach petals pushed her back gently but firmly, she couldn't move a step. Emperor Jun called out from behind Xiaoyao: "Heng, is that you?" After a while, a hoarse voice sounded, as if her throat had been burned: "Shaohao?" "It's me!" Emperor Jun's voice trembled. "you're old." Emperor Jun wanted to smile, but couldn't help it: "Are you... are you okay?" "very good." Very calm, very indifferent, as if they really met in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. Even though the years have passed, they can still happily say hello to their old friends when they meet again. Emperor Jun said: "I will bring Xiaoyao to see you." 青色的身影默默伫立，不知道她是何种表情，只看到她身周的桃花瓣飞来飞去，犹如朝云散、暮云合，变幻无端。 小夭拨开越来越多的花瓣，努力挣扎着往前走，青色的身影却好似被吓了一大跳，立即向后急退：“别，别过来！” 小夭大叫：“为什么不让我过去？我偏要过去，偏要！你为什么要躲在桃花里，让这些桃花散开！” “小夭，听话！” 小夭小时常常听到这句话，“小夭，听话！”她调皮捣蛋时，娘会这么说；她只想吃零食不肯吃饭时，娘会这么说；她不肯叫颛顼哥哥时，娘会这么说……那时，娘的声音温柔动听，不像现在这样嘶哑难听。 小夭的眼泪落了下来，她没有像小时候一般和娘扭着干，而是真听话，停住了脚步，只是口气依旧如小时一般倔强别扭：“为什么不让我过去？” “我体内有太阳之火，能把原本水草丰美的土地变作千里荒漠。距离太近，会伤到你。” 小夭脑内轰然巨响：“你……你是……那只旱魃大妖怪？” “世人叫我旱魃吗？想来是了。” 小夭问：“你一直住在这里吗？” "Ok." “你没有去接我，不是不想，而是不能，对吗？”明显的事实就摆在眼前，可小夭依旧要亲口问出，她等这个答案等了太久。 青影好似知道小夭的痛苦，不自禁的伸出手，往前走了几步，却又立即缩回手，痛苦地后退：“我体内有太阳之力，所过之处，万物俱灭，不能出去，只能在这里等你，我等了四百年，就是想亲口告诉你，娘对不起你，小夭，娘这一生，没有亏欠国家子民，却独独亏欠了你和你爹，娘对不起你……” 四百多年后，小夭终于等到了她要的解释，她曾以为这一生都不可能得到。 这一刻，一切都释然，小夭泪流满面，双膝发软，跪在了地上：“娘！” 青色的身影猛地颤了一下，萦绕在她身周的桃花零乱飞舞，似乎在安慰她，又似乎在和她一块儿悲伤。 小夭哭着问：“娘，四百年来，你就一直一个人在这里吗？” “不是一个人，你爹陪着我。” 小夭下意识的回头看俊帝，又立即反应过来，不是这个帝王爹，而是……小夭急切地问：“蚩尤也还活着？” 阿珩能理解小夭的心结，并未对小夭的称呼动气，却也未回答小夭的问题，而是问道：“你身后的男子是谁？” 小夭回头看璟，一阵心慌紧张，一阵羞涩甜蜜，就像是和情郎幽会，被父母当场抓到的小女儿，又羞又怕。 俊帝说：“他叫涂山璟，青丘九尾狐涂山氏的族长。” 璟对阿珩行跪拜大礼：“晚辈见过王姬。” 阿珩抬了下手：“你是一族之长，不必如此。” 俊帝道：“他想要你最宝贝的东西，自然要如此。” 阿珩看璟随在小夭身后，长跪不起，自然明白了一切，心情复杂，一时间竟然一句话都说不出。 小夭和璟忐忑不安地跪着，半晌后，小夭终于按捺不住，叫道：“娘？” 阿珩如梦初醒，问道：“他待你好吗？” 小夭说：“好，很好。” 阿珩问：“没有别人待你好了吗？为什么是他？” 小夭说：“只有他，无论发生什么，都不会舍弃我。” 阿珩似乎笑了一声，叫道：“璟！” “晚辈在。” “请照顾小夭。” 这是表示认可他了？璟愣了一愣，连磕了三个头，喜悦地说“晚辈一定做到。” 阿珩问：“颛顼呢？颛顼在哪里？” 小夭说：“颛顼已经登基为轩辕国君，如今常居神农山。” 阿珩沉默了一瞬，问道：“你外祖父什么时候去世的？” “外祖父还活着。”小夭唇齿伶俐，将黄帝如何禅位给颛顼活灵活现地讲了一遍，又讲了一些黄帝和颛顼如今的情形。 阿珩问道：“颛顼娶妻子了吗？” 也许因为已经说了一长串话，小夭变得活泼了许多，话痨本色也恢复了，“哎呀”一声，未说话先笑：“娘，你绝对做梦都想不到！你应该问颛顼现在究竟娶了多少个女人，而不是问他娶妻了没有。”小夭说得兴起，也不跪了，盘腿坐在地上，掰着手指头数给娘亲听，“往后神农氏，王妃有中原的曋氏、姫氏、姜氏、樊氏，北边的方雷氏、离戎氏，西边的竖沙氏、小月氏，还有……唉！反正多的得我都记不清楚了！” 阿珩轻叹了口气，有知道颛顼一切安好的欣悦，也有难掩的惆怅：“他和四哥、四嫂都不像。” 小夭看俊帝，娘亲的这句话只有熟知几个舅舅的俊帝能评判，俊帝说：“颛顼的容貌像昌意，性格却是像青阳，也有一些地方像我，不过比我和青阳都强，兼具了我们的优点。” 刚才小夭讲述黄帝禅位给颛顼时，已经告诉过娘亲，颛顼在高辛长大，是俊帝的徒弟，阿珩道：“谢谢你照顾、教导颛顼。” 俊帝的声音十分痛楚：“你知道……不必，是我欠青阳和昌意，还有你的。” 小夭说：“娘，我现在医术很好，一定能找到办法治好你，等娘身体好了，就能见到颛顼了。”她又急切地问：“蚩尤呢？娘不是说蚩尤一直陪着你吗？他为什么不出来见我？” 阿珩温柔的说：“你一进桃林，你爹爹就在陪着你了。” 小夭疑惑的四处看：“哪里？我怎么没看到？” 阿珩看璟还老老实实的跪着，说道：“璟，起来吧！” 璟恭敬的站起，阿珩对俊帝说：“少昊，我想和小夭单独说会儿话。” "it is good!" 俊帝和璟走开，坐到了不远处的桃树下，隔着飞舞的桃花，能模糊看到小夭和阿珩，却听不到她们说什么。 阿珩温和地说：“小夭，你想知道我和你爹爹是如何认识的吗？” 小夭点点头，又想起两人隔着桃花瓣，不见得能看清，忙说道：“想知道。” “我是轩辕黄帝的小女儿，上面有三个哥哥，可惜二哥云泽在我出生前就过世了，大哥青阳对我十分严厉，母后和四哥昌意却对我十分纵容，我自小贪玩，常常偷跑下山，母后从来不管。我取母后的氏，化名西陵珩，在大荒内四处游玩，一个夏日的傍晚，夕阳满天，再去博父国的路上，我遇到一个红袍男子……” 在娘亲的讲述中，小夭随着少女阿珩，经历着她和蚩尤的悲欢离合。 那个叫蚩尤的男人，渐渐地和小夭幼时的记忆重叠，变得不再陌生。 当阿珩和蚩尤在九黎的桃花树下约定，年年岁岁相逢于桃花树下，小夭既为他们高兴，又为他们伤悲。 当阿珩听闻黄帝要她出嫁，她打伤大哥逃出轩辕山，在桃花树下等候一夜，蚩尤却因为炎帝突然驾崩，失约未来，小夭为他们着急。 当阿珩为了母亲和哥哥，选择了出嫁，在玄鸟搭建的姻缘桥上，蚩尤来抢婚，却因为灵力不敌少昊，被少昊打落到河里，小夭为他们难过。 当阿珩和少昊在新婚中约定，只做盟友，不做夫妻，小夭即为阿珩和蚩尤庆幸，也为那个叫少昊的男子难过，那时的他不知道，他将为这个决定终身遗恨。 ... 小夭的泪水无声而落，大舅舅的死，四舅舅的死，蚩尤的痛苦，母亲的绝望…… 到后来，小夭已经哭得双目红肿，阿珩的声音依旧很平静：“他身后是神农；我身后是轩辕。他，不能背弃神农；我，无法背弃轩辕。所以，我们只能在战场上决一死战。对不起，小夭，娘骗了你，在玉山和你告别时，娘已是存了死志。” “那……爹呢？” 听过蚩尤和娘亲所经历的悲欢离合、生死聚散，在小夭自己都没意识到时，她已经从心里接受了自己是蚩尤的女儿，一声“爹”叫的自然而然。 阿珩说：“我没问过他，不过，应该不是。他那人太狂傲，不是随意赴死的人。但最后，却是他死了，我还活着。” 小夭急急地说：“可娘说过四百年来不是你一个人，爹一直陪着你。” “我为了挽救轩辕，唤醒了身体内的太阳之力，太阳之力太庞大，纵然神族也无法承受，我的神智丧失，变成了一个没有心智的魔，所过之处，一切成灰，你爹爹为了救我，用自己的心换去了我被太阳之力毁灭的心。我答应过他“藤生树死缠到死，藤死树生死也缠”，本想随他而去，可他要我活下去，他说'我自己无父无母，不想我的女儿再无父无母，自小夭出生，我没有尽一天父亲的责任，这是我唯一能为她做到的事情，就是让她的母亲活着，让她有机会知道她的父亲和母亲究竟是什么样的，让她不必终身活在耻辱中'。” 阿珩扶着桃树，站了起来，对小夭说：“小夭，你的父亲一生无愧天地，无愧有恩于他的炎帝和神农，他临死前唯一不能放下的就是你，唯一遗憾的就是一辈子没听到你叫他一声爹！他叮嘱我说'你帮我亲口告诉小夭，我很爱她。告诉她，她的父亲和母亲没有做任何苟且的事，让她不要为我们羞耻'。” 小夭泪如雨下，哀泣不成声。 阿珩一手捂着自己的心口，一手指着桃林：“你爹爹的心在我的体内，你爹爹的身体化作了桃林。小夭，他一直陪着我，在等你来。” 小夭仰头看着漫天桃花，绯红的花瓣，纷纷扬扬，飘飘洒洒地坠落，拂着她的脸颊，落在她的肩头，萦绕着她的身子，那么温柔，那么温暖，就像是爹爹的怀抱。 小夭泪若泉涌，冲着桃花林大叫：“爹！爹！爹……我是你的女儿小夭，你听到了没有？爹！爹……” 撕心裂肺的声音在桃林内回荡，好似有狂风骤起，桃林簌簌而颤，漫天漫地都是桃花在飞舞。 小夭哭着问阿珩：“娘，爹是不是听到了？” 阿珩捂着心口，感受胸腔内的心跳，微笑着说：“小夭，娘要走了。” “走？不，不，娘，你随我回去，我能治好你……” 阿珩向着小夭走来，面容渐渐清晰。 在绯红的流光中，小夭看见了娘，她的头上没有一根头发，面容干枯扭曲，丑陋到令人心惊胆寒。 阿珩也终于看清楚了小夭，她微笑着说：“你的眼睛和你爹爹一模一样！你爹爹没有说错，看到你时，一切的痛苦等待都值得！小夭，娘明白你舍不得娘走，可娘真的好累，如今你已长大，有了情郎，还有颛顼照顾你，娘可以放心离开，和你爹爹团聚了。” 小夭心如刀割，却知道对娘而言，死亡才是最好的解脱，娘已经为了她，在这千里荒漠中，痛苦地等待了四百年。 阿珩终于走到了小夭的面前，在漫天飞舞的桃花中，阿珩伸手，把小夭紧紧地搂在了怀里。 以死亡为结束的拥抱，世间最深沉，最喜悦的叹息：“蚩尤，小夭！我们一家终于团聚了！” 为了能让妻子和女儿有这个拥抱，所有的桃林灰飞烟灭，消失不见。 阿珩的身体也在慢慢地消散。 小夭用力去握：“娘！娘……”却如同握住了一把流沙，怎么握都握不住。 阿珩微笑着轻轻吻了一下小夭额上的桃花胎记，小夭眼睁睁地看着母亲的身体化作了绿色的流光，随着红色的桃花瓣飞舞翩迁。 在漫天飘舞的流光中，小夭好似看到了，一袭红袍的爹和一袭青衣的娘并肩而立，爹爹是她记忆中的魁梧矫健，娘亲是没有毁容前的娴雅清理，他们相依相偎，笑看着她。 小夭向着他们跑去，伸出双手，想拉住他们：“爹、娘！爹、娘，不要离开我……” 爹娘渐渐远去，桃花瓣融化，流光消失，一切都烟消云散，没有了桃花林，没有了炙热的荒漠，没有了橙红的天。 小夭呆呆的站着，很久后，她茫然地回头：“我爹和我娘走了。” 俊帝竟然已是满头白发，眼角有泪滑落。 小夭正要细看，轰隆隆的惊雷响起，倾盆大雨突然而至，霎时间，每个人都是满脸的水珠。