Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Affectionate Forever With Old Man Qingshan

On the Chishui, a merchant ship engraved with the emblem of the Qinglong tribe of Gaoxin sailed smoothly. In the cabin, the white-haired Emperor Jun rested on the couch, Liao Shou and Jing stood aside, Xiaoyao sat beside the couch, and offered a bowl of soup to Emperor Jun. After Emperor Jun finished drinking, he said coldly to Xiaoyao: "After I help you take out the Zhuyanhua, you all get off the boat." Xiaoyao knelt down: "Father was seriously injured because of me, I want to take care of..." Emperor Jun didn't wait for her to finish, and said impatiently: "I said, it has nothing to do with you, this is what I owe to Qingyang, Changyi and Princess Xuanyuan, it has nothing to do with Chi You, and it has nothing to do with you! To be honest, Chi You once seriously injured me, and I still have a grudge against him."

Xiaoyao was very sad. Could it be that the thousands of loves from birth and the desperate protection in the desert were all because of owed to her uncle and mother?Isn't it because of her at all? Emperor Jun stared at the peach blossom birthmark on Xiaoyao's forehead, feeling mixed feelings in his heart, the scene of A-Heng tearfully sealing Zhuyanhua was still in front of his eyes, but it was separated from him forever.He stretched out his hand to caress Xiaoyao's forehead, a red light flashed, the peach blossom birthmark disappeared, and a delicate peach blossom fell on Xiaoyao's hand.

Emperor Jun closed his eyes and said to Ruo Shou, "Send them out." Ruo Shou politely asked Xiao Yao and Jing to leave, Xiao Yao had no choice but to kowtow three times before leaving the cabin with Jing. The three of them stood on the deck, looking at the clear water and sky, and no one around, they asked: "Thousands of years ago, His Majesty's spiritual power was recognized as the number one in the wilderness. For thousands of years, the only person who can hurt His Majesty There was Chi You, but this time, Bi Yi came back seriously injured. I didn't want to find out what happened, but I just wanted to know, do I need to be on guard?"

Xiao Yao said: "It's not the people who hurt His Majesty, but the desert." Rushou knows the thousands of miles of desert north of Chishui.When he was young, he also ran across the desert with his companions in a moment of impatience, and competed who could kill the Hanba. In the end, several of them almost died inside. The horror of the desert left a deep impression on him.However, since yesterday, it has been raining heavily in the desert, and the harvested spiritual power is strong, so you can naturally feel that the terrifying heat has disappeared. When spring comes next year, this desert will have the meaning of verdant greenery, and sooner or later it will become lush .

Ruo Shou didn't know what happened, but he knew that as a courtier, he should not inquire about what he shouldn't inquire about. Since Emperor Jun was not hurt by others, he heaved a sigh of relief and returned to laughing.Ru Shou smiled and said: "It's not that I don't want to keep the two of you, but..." He pretended to be helpless and spread his hands, "Anyway, let's say goodbye here. When the two of you get married in the future, I will bring a rich gift and come to the door to congratulate you." Xiaoyao's feelings of parting and parting were all pissed off and ran away, and she spat at him: "You are in a high position, but you are not serious!"

Jing's mount Baihe was summoned and wandered around the boat.Jing bid farewell to Rushou, grabbed Xiaoyao's waist and jumped onto the back of the mount. The white crane made a few clear cries, soared up, and disappeared into the sky. Jing asked Xiaoyao, "Should we go back to Shennong Mountain, or to the East China Sea?" Xiaoyao looked at the burden on Jing's back and said, "Go to Jiuli." The only wish of her father and mother was to be an ordinary couple and stay together until they grow old. It's a pity that they can command thousands of troops, but they cannot give themselves a home.

Half a day later, the white crane flew to Jiuli. According to the legend, there are miasmas, poisonous insects, vicious birds and beasts everywhere, and the products are very barren. There are two things that are famous, the first is Chi You, and the second is Gu, both of which are notorious. It was Xiaoyao's first time here, but because of her mother's narration, she felt very familiar - Chiyou Village, White Sacrifice Platform, Peach Blossom Forest, Green Bamboo Building, and she even knew that the green bamboo building was hung with Biluo curtains. Jing followed the caravan of the Tu Shan family to Jiuli, and several big villages knew it, so he drove the white crane to Chiyou village.

Xiao Yao saw the white altar at a glance, not because it was so magnificent, but because, in the whole village, there are small and simple bamboo buildings, only this altar is made of big white stones. Xiao Yao jumped off her mount and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar altar.The quaint altar reveals the vicissitudes of the years, and there are wind chimes made of white animal bones hanging around it, making a jingling sound.Thousands of years ago, mother and father had heard it here. A few wizards came over and looked at Xiao Yao and Jing warily. An older wizard said in blunt Central Plains words: "Outsiders are not welcome here."

Xiaoyao said in blunt Jiuli words: "My father is from Jiuli." The expressions of the wizards eased a lot, but maybe they were bullied too much, and they were still very alert. The wizard who asked the question just now asked in Jiuli dialect: "Where is your father?" "he died!" Xiaoyao looked at Jing, Jing took off the burden on her back, and handed it to Xiaoyao, who held her in her arms: "I brought him and my mother back, I think they would like to come back here." The wizards looked at the bundle in Xiaoyao's hands, with deep sadness in their eyes.Because Jiuli is a pariah, men are born as slaves and women are born as servants. Every twenty or thirty years, the boys and girls in Jiuli will be sent out to the mountains to be slaves, and most of them will never be seen again. News, never go home.

The wizard asked: "Which village is your father from? We can only sing a soul-inducing song for him. If you scatter his ashes around his village, he will be able to return home." "He is from Chi You Village, I think..." Xiaoyao looked around, pointed to the peach grove on the hillside southeast of the altar, and said, "He and my mother's home is there." Several wizards changed their colors in horror, and just about to drive Gu worms to attack Xiaoyao, a white-haired old man shouted: "Stop!" "Witch King." The wizards backed away respectfully.

The Witch King walked to the altar and looked at Xiaoyao carefully: "Miss, are you sure your parents lived there?" "My mother said that their bamboo building is not far from the altar, in a peach blossom forest, and there is only a peach blossom forest on the hillside nearby." The Witch King sang a long series of incantations, the old voice was up and down, as if singing an ancient ballad, Xiaoyao had recited it before, but she never knew it could be sung like this, she sang along with the Witch King. Tears welled up in the witch king's eyes, and the wizards behind him all looked at Xiaoyao in horror and awe. This voodoo song was written by the most outstanding witch king in Jiuli, and only the witch kings of all generations could sing it completely. There was a precedent for Snakeberry, Xiaoyao was not surprised, nodded to the Witch King, and walked towards Taolin. The witch king said: "Girl, do you know that the hillside is the holy place of the Jiuli tribe? Chi You is enshrined there. For thousands of years, only Chi You and his wife Xiling Maiden have lived there." Xiaoyao stopped in her footsteps, it turned out that here, the identity of mother is only father's wife.After a while, she continued to walk towards the hillside: "Now I know." "What's the girl's name?" "Xiling Jiuyao." The fact that Xiaoyao is Chi You's daughter caused a lot of noise outside, but because of the high mountains and dangerous roads, the Jiuli tribe and the outside world had no information, so they didn't know about the outside world. After his figure disappeared into the peach grove, he ordered: "Summon all wizards and prepare for the great sacrifice." Before coming here, Xiaoyao thought that the green bamboo building in the peach blossom forest should be very dilapidated, or even collapsed, but unexpectedly, the green bamboo building was intact.The surrounding bamboo fences have been neatly repaired, and around the fence, there are flowers of various colors: roses, morning glory, peonies, magnolias, mirabilis... There are two wooden barrels beside the well platform, the wheels are half-hanging, as if the owner is ready to go. Will be back with a bucket of water. Xiao Yao gently opened the door and walked in. In the main hall, there are futons on incense tables, and a woodcarving portrait of Chi You hangs on the wall. He is dressed in a red robe, with his feet on a roc, roaring proudly to the sky. Xiaoyao put the burden on the incense table, looked up at the portrait for a while, smiled and said to Jing: "This is my father." Jing knelt down and kowtowed three times, and burned three sticks of incense. Xiao Yao leaned against the window, looked at the peach blossom forest, and said: "The moment I opened the door just now, I had the illusion that if I raised my voice, my parents would answer." Jing walked up behind Xiaoyao and hugged her: "Are you tired?" Xiaoyao half-closed her eyes: "I'm a little tired. I'm not as strong as I appear to be. All the insults, contempt, hostility... I feel it." Jing said: "It has been more than seventy years, but sometimes I still feel pain and humiliation when I see the scars on my body. It is normal to feel it. Only when we can feel pain can we feel sweetness, which proves that our hearts are still alive." "That's what I said, but I hope I can be stronger." "Crying when you are sad, and escaping when you are in pain are all normal. Temporary weakness does not mean that you are not strong, but it is healing the wound and accumulating strength." Xiaoyao laughed: "Okay! With your words, I can indulge my weakness with peace of mind!" Jing also smiled, and held her hand. A low and melodious singing came from the direction of the altar, Xiao Yao said: "Someone is singing, what are they doing?" "Sacrifice. I think they are welcoming your parents back home. Jiuli people have a different view of death from the Central Plains. They believe that life comes from heaven and earth, and death is not the end, but a return." The singing comforted the undead, guiding There are vicissitudes but no sorrow. Xiaoyao listened silently for a while, then picked up the burden on the incense table - it contained soil, which was dug specially when Xiaoyao left the desert north of Chishui. "Jing, borrow your mount." The white crane flew over, Xiaoyao sat on the white crane's back. The white crane soared into the sky, Xiaoyao saw the altar, more than twenty wizards dressed in simple and solemn sacrificial robes, singing and dancing in front of the altar.They also saw her in the air, but they didn't pay attention, they still sang and danced. The white cranes swirled slowly around the mountains and rivers of Jiuli, Xiaoyao opened the bag, which contained the soil from the peach blossom forest, perhaps because of the fallen flowers that have been soaked for hundreds of years, the soil is a crimson color. Xiaoyao grabbed a handful, spread out her palms, and let the mountain wind blow away the soil. The red soil drifted away with the wind, like drops of blood, falling into the mountains and rivers. The Witch King led the wizards, prostrating and singing. Many years later, in the mountains of Jiuli, there are red maples like blood, with straight shapes and scorching colors, and green vines often grow up.I don't know which wizard said that the red maple is made of Chi You's blood. From generation to generation, the people of Jiuli regard the red maple as a sacred tree. When Xiaoyao woke up, it was almost noon. She looked at the sun in disbelief: "I have slept for so long? You didn't call me." Jing said while placing the bowls and chopsticks, "It's rare for you to sleep well, of course you can sleep enough." In the past year, even if Xiaoyao smiled, there was a ray of sadness in her eyes. After all the knots were untied, she fell asleep steadily, and of course Jing couldn't bear to wake her up. Xiaoyao sat down in front of the desk and buried herself in her meal. After Xiaoyao finished eating, the two walked in the mountains, Xiaoyao always felt that every place seemed familiar, and intermittently told Jing about her parents. When the two walked to the white altar, they saw the Witch King sitting under the green bar tree, drinking absinthe tea. Xiaoyao stopped, thought for a while, and said to Jing: "You go back to the bamboo building first, I have something to say to the Witch King in private." Jing didn't leave: "Do you want to ask the Witch King about the Gu in you and Xiangliu's body?" Xiaoyao was upset, and said embarrassedly: "I don't want to hide it from you, I just don't want you to worry." Jing said: "If you don't let me know anything, I will be worried. Let me go with you, okay?" Xiao Yao nodded. Seeing Jing and Xiaoyao, Wu Wang invited them to drink tea together. Xiao Yao took a sip of wormwood tea and said, "I have a friend named She Berry, I want to ask the Witch King, which village is she from?" The Witch King said: "It turns out that you are the one who knew Gu and was kind to Snakeberry. She is dead. Snakeberry is my mother's eldest sister. My mother should have gone outside back then, but at that time my mother I already have a lover, and when I was pregnant with me, my aunt took the place of my mother and went outside as a slave, thank you for allowing her to return safely." Xiao Yao silently poured a cup of absinthe tea on the ground. The Witch King said: "I heard from Snake Berry that you want to know how to break the Lover's Gu." Xiao Yao glanced at Jing quickly, and said guiltyly, "I didn't know there was such a strange name when I made a Gu." Jing said with a faint smile: "It's just a name, why bother to explain?" Xiao Yao quickly said, "Yes, yes! It's just a name." The Witch King coughed, and said solemnly: "Lover Gu, as the name suggests, there is a pair of male and female Gu insects. The male and female Gu insects are connected by their lifelines and minds. If one hurts, the other will also hurt, and if one hurts, the other will also hurt." Xiao Yao said, "I know all of these, what else?" "In the eyes of outsiders, Gu art is mysterious and vicious. In fact, it is just the medical skills and self-defense skills accumulated by our Jiuli people from generation to generation. There are many poisonous insects, poisonous weeds, and miasma in Jiuli. In order to survive, our ancestors have worked hard to understand them and control them. Gu. The technique is famous for its viciousness, but in fact, we use Gu to save people more. Lover Gu connects the lifelines of two people, that is to say, even if one is seriously injured, as long as the other person is vigorous, the seriously injured person can survive. This is an excellent thing, even if it is difficult to raise, there should be many people who want to raise it, but why are there so few people raising it?" Xiao Yao asked, "Why?" "A solitary yang does not grow, and a single yin does not grow. Everything is beneficial, but it must be harmful. The greater the benefit, the greater the harm. The same is true for Lover Gu. It can connect lovers' hearts and lifelines, but Lover Gu is Like lovers who are in love, their tempers are changeable and very difficult to control, Gu worms are very easy to bite back, once they attack, both of them will die, so there is another name for Lover Gu, which is Heartbroken Gu." Jing looked at Xiaoyao in shock, and Xiaoyao hurriedly said, "How can it be as scary as he said? It's been seventy or eighty years, and I haven't been fine all the time?" The Witch King changed his face in horror: "Isn't your Gu planted for this young master?" "no." The Witch King looked weird, and asked Xiaoyao, "Can I have a look at your Gu worms?" Xiao Yao nodded. I didn't see any movements of the Witch King either, presumably he was using the Gu worms in his body to look around.The Witch King frowned, and murmured: "It is indeed Lover Gu! How is it possible? 'A lover raises a Lover Gu, and a heartbroken person becomes a Heartbroken Gu'. Lover Gu is different from other Gu, and a couple of lovers must be willing to Seeding Gu, if he is not your lover, how could you plant Lover Gu for him?" Xiao Yao said: "You are far inferior to your ancestors, you are too constrained by the experience of your predecessors. Tigers born in the mountains are the king of all beasts, but if they grow up in fighting, they are just bigger wild cats. Gu worms are not Dead things, that's why Gu techniques are unpredictable." The Witch King was puzzled, but Xiaoyao's lover was obviously the young man next to her, so he couldn't say anything, so he had to perfunctoryly say: "What the girl taught is that the Gu worms in the girl's body are indeed different from ordinary Gu worms. Presumably, both the girl and the man are unique." Xiaoyao sighed: "He is very special!" Ever since she was infected, only Xiangliu could feel her, but she never felt him. Jing asked eagerly: "How can I untie the Gu?" The Witch King's face was wrinkled, and he said: "Either live with one heart, or die with eccentricity. Once the Lover Gu is planted, there is no way to cure it. I just wanted to say that this is why few people raise it. Only some stubborn women will cultivate this Gu, even if it is cultivated, it is difficult to find a man willing to plant Gu." Jing was stunned, and after a while, she slowly asked: "If one person who planted Lover Gu dies, what will happen to the other person?" The Witch King sighed: "Our ballad in Jiuli says, 'On the ground, the phoenix tree grows old together; in the sky, the owl does not fly alone, and the mandarin ducks in the water will die together.'" Jing stared at Xiaoyao in a daze, and grabbed her hand tightly. Xiao Yao smiled and made a face at him: "Don't worry! You can't take everything the Witch King said seriously. The Witch King said that only lovers can plant Lover Gu, Xiang Liu and I have nothing to do with each other, we still planted Lover Gu. The Witch King also said that once it is planted, the Gu cannot be cured, but don't forget, I planted this Gu first to Zhuanxu, didn't Xiang Liu help Zhuanxu cure the Gu?" Jing breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes! Zhuanxu's Gu is solved!" Xiaoyao smiled and shook Jing's hand: "Don't worry, there is no absolute thing in the world, and the predecessors can't solve it, so I will solve it." She put on a heroic look, and said to the Witch King: "Wait for me to solve it." Find out the method of dispelling Gu, and I will pass it on to you, which is also considered as a reward for the kindness of your ancestors who taught me Gu art." The Witch King smiled bitterly, and said sincerely: "Jiuli people are untouchables with limited abilities, but in order to protect the girl, they can do whatever it takes. Please don't say anything in return in the future." This is the first time that Xiaoyao has received kindness from others because of her father. Xiaoyao has mixed feelings in her heart, and she can't bear to refuse: "Thank you." Xiaoyao looked at Taolin, and Jing asked, "Do you want to stay another night?" Xiaoyao shook her head: "Everything that needs to be done is done, let's go back! I'm afraid that by this time, Xiaoxiao has already discovered that Xiaoyao on the boat is a fake." Xiaoyao bid farewell to the Witch King, and said to the Witch King: "The current monarch of Xuanyuan is His Majesty the Black Emperor. He is different from the previous emperors. In his eyes, no distinction is made by race or origin. Please give him some In time, he will definitely cancel Jiuli's humble status." The Witch King didn't comment, bent down to salute, and said, "Girl, take care!" Xiao Yao and Jing went back to the bamboo house in the peach forest and cleaned the house. Xiao Yao said, "You can go." Jing leaned on the white crane and waited outside the house, deliberately staying for a while so that Xiaoyao could say goodbye to her parents alone. Xiaoyao stood silently in front of Chi You's portrait for a while, then said softly, "Father, Mother, I'm leaving, don't worry about me, I'll be fine." She turned around and ran out, showing a big smile to Jing, and said cheerfully: "I went to Donghai to find Xiaoxiao and Miao Pu." When she returned to Tu Shan's boat, Xiaoxiao had already found out that Xiaoyao on the boat was a puppet, but she couldn't figure out where Xiaoyao went, so she could only order the boat to wait in the East China Sea. Seeing Jing and Xiaoyao descending from the sky, Miao Pu wept with joy, but Xiaoxiao saluted Xiaoyao calmly as usual. Xiaoyao approached Xiaoxiao with a playful smile: "Don't worry, if brother gets angry, I will take care of it." Xiaoxiao neither said thank you nor said no need, but asked calmly: "Miss, are you going back to Shennong Mountain?" Xiaoyao looked at the blue sea, remained silent, and said after a while: "I want to stay on the sea overnight." At night, the waves beat on the boat, and the sound of waves came one after another. Xiao Yao couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, so she simply got off the couch, put on her clothes, and walked out of the cabin. The breeze is blowing, a bright full moon hangs in the sky, and the sea is sparkling, very quiet and beautiful. Just under this sea, she lay in a white seashell and slept for thirty-seven years.No one knew how Xiang Liu saved her, and no one knew about the changes in her body. Every time Zhuan Xu asked her, she said that she had been in a coma and didn't know anything, but she knew very well in her heart that her body His blood flowed inside.Just like now, the longing for the sea surged in her body.In the past, she also loved water, but that feeling is completely different from the current feeling.Back then, the sea was the sea, and she was her. Now, she is the daughter of the sea, who can drive fish, understand the singing of sharks, dive into the deepest seabed like a fish monster, and swim faster than dolphins. Just one vertical jump, you can jump into the sea and swim happily.Xiaoyao just didn't want to, she clenched her fist tightly and competed with herself. The mermaid's singing came from the end of the sea, Xiaoyao's heart moved, she stood on the bow of the boat, looked far away, and saw a person in white clothes and white hair coming towards under the silvery moonlight, stepping on the sparkling waves. He didn't speak, and Xiaoyao didn't open his mouth either. The two of them got on the boat and got off the boat, listening to the mermaid's singing together. The affectionate call is like a sigh when the soul is ecstatic, making the soul sink with the song. When the singing stopped, Xiaoyao said softly, "It's really nice!" Xiang Liu gave a faint "huh". The mermaid's singing is the sound of nature, but there are not many people in the world who can hear it. At this moment, Xiao Yao felt that she and Xiang Liu were infinitely close in heart, and seemed to have nothing to say.Xiao Yao said: "My father is Chi You." A smile flashed across Xiang Liu's eyes, "I am Chi You's daughter" and "My father is Chi You" seemed to express the same meaning, but their attitudes were completely different. "I am Chi You's daughter" is just stating a fact, maybe helpless, even resentful, but "my father is Chi You" has recognition and intimacy.Xiang Liu said: "When I first met you, your name was Wen Xiaoliu, then you were called Gao Xin Jiuyao, and now you are called Xiling Jiuyao. If there is a fourth name, I am afraid that others will not be able to remember it." Xiaoyao laughed out loud, covered her mouth immediately, and looked back, seeing that no one was alarmed, she responded eloquently, "There are only three, even if there is a fourth name in the future, you have nine heads, and one head remembers you." Live half of it, and remember it casually." Xiang Liu stared at Xiao Yao coldly. Xiao Yao said without fear: "If you dare to strike, I will dare to scream!" Xiang Liu smiled and said, "Why should I do it? Your father is Chi You, and some people are looking for trouble for you." Xiaoyao laughed: "I just went to Jiuli, and the Witch King explained to me the Gu in our bodies in detail. I can't remember anything else, but there is one sentence that I remember clearly. This pair of Gu worms is the same. Life and death, you and I are connected by life, if I am in trouble, don't even try to escape!" Xiang Liu looked at Xiao Yao with a smile, without the slightest surprise. Xiaoyao came to her senses and said in surprise, "You knew it was a Gu from the very beginning, didn't you?" "So what?" "The Witch King said that Lover Gu is 'the bird in the sky does not fly alone, the mandarin ducks in the water will die together', if I die, can you live?" "Why don't you ask the other way around, if I die, can you live?" Xiao Yao said kindly, "Whoever dies and who lives, I don't know, that's why I want to ask you, just tell me!" The smile on Xiangliu's face was very evil, and he said helplessly, "How can I know? You have learned Gu art, but this is the first time for me to play Gu. However, don't worry, wait until you and I are dead for an hour." , don’t you know the result?” Xiaoyao was so angry that she wanted to jump up and down: "If you can undo Zhuanxu's Gu, you must know how to undo the Gu, don't you want to undo the Gu?" Xiang Liu smiled and said, "I don't want to!" Xiao Yao asked helplessly, "What exactly do you want?" Xiang Liu's body sank inch by inch toward the sea: "Aside from rare goods to live in, what else do you think I can do?" "Hey! Don't go!" Xiaoyao climbed over the railing, wanting to jump into the sea to chase Xiang Liu, but grabbed her back forcefully with both hands. "Let me go..." Xiaoyao struggled to turn her head, seeing that it was Jing, she obediently let Jing drag her back to the deck. Xiao Yao asked cautiously, "When did you get up?" Jing said: "I've been up for a while." In fact, he couldn't sleep all the time, and he knew it when Xiaoyao walked out of the cabin.It's just that Xiaoyao obviously wanted to be alone for a while, so he didn't bother her. From the very beginning, Xiang Liu knew that he was on the side, and set up a restraint to prevent people on the boat from hearing Xiao Yao talking to him, but Jing could hear it. Seeing that Xiaoyao was going to chase Xiangliu, Jing couldn't explain why, so she rushed out without thinking, and grabbed Xiaoyao, as if she was afraid that she would disappear. Xiao Yao said: "Xiang Liu just came here, I asked him how to undo the Gu, but he refused to tell me." The anxiety in Jing's heart dissipated. Xiao Yao said dejectedly: "My mouth is not as vicious as his, and my spiritual power is not as strong as his. He eats the poison I made as jelly beans. Every time I see him, I am bullied by him." Jing smiled and asked, "Do you want me to help you?" Xiao Yao tilted her head and thought about it for a while, then shook her head: "It's a business between you, and it's a personal enmity between me and him, one thing is one thing." Jing nodded with a smile, and praised: "If my mother is still here, I must praise my good daughter-in-law when I hear this." Xiao Yao smiled and beat Jing: "Who will be your wife?" Jing suddenly pulled Xiaoyao into her arms and hugged her tightly: "You are not allowed to be someone else's wife!" Xiao Yao was taken aback for a moment, then quietly fell into his arms. Jing looked at the quiet and mysterious sea, and said softly, "Xiaoyao, leave tomorrow." "Ok." "Where else do you want to go?" "Go back to Shennong Mountain!" When Xiaoyao returned to Shennong Mountain, she deliberately picked a morning. In the morning, Zhuanxu had to deal with political affairs, so he didn't have time to talk to her. Huangdi was plowing in the field, saw Xiaoyao and Jing, put down the medicine hoe, and came over. Jing saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, Xiaoyao and I are back." The Yellow Emperor said: "You left in summer, and it was already autumn when you came back. Presumably you have traveled a lot and done a lot." Xiao Yao heard something in Huang Di's words, and couldn't distinguish between emotions and anger, and said, "Grandpa, it's none of Jing's business, I..." Jing said: "Xiaoyao, I will tell Your Majesty." He clearly knew that Zhuanxu didn't want Xiaoyao to have anything to do with Emperor Jun, and he also knew that if he directly proposed to see Emperor Jun, Zhuanxu would definitely object fiercely, and it would be very difficult for Xiaoyao to see Jun. Emperor, so, he used traveling as an excuse to deceive the two emperors. This is a big taboo, but in order to help Xiaoyao untangle her heart, he will do whatever it takes, even if he wants to be hostile to the two emperors! Xiaoyao didn't know how much risk Jing took for this trip, but she knew that Jing had cheated the Yellow Emperor, so she said to Jing, "This is our family business! I will tell Grandpa and Brother myself!" Huang Di said: "Xiaoyao is right, this is our family business. Jing, you go back first!" Xiao Yao smiled at Jing, signaled that nothing would happen, and let him leave. Jing saluted the Yellow Emperor, said goodbye and left. Huangdi washed his hands, sat on the porch, and sipped a bowl of half-cold tea. Xiaoyao sat down on her knees opposite him, feeling all kinds of complicated feelings, she didn't know where to start, "I... I went to the desert north of Chishui and met my mother." The tea bowl in Huangdi's hand shattered, he couldn't say a word, and after a long while, he asked, "How painful is it for her to go?" Xiaoyao's eyes were sour, and she said in a low voice, "For Mother, living is the only pain." Huang Di lowered his head in pain, and after a while, he asked, "Xiao Yao, do you hate me?" "Actually, you want to ask, does my mother hate you? She didn't say it, but I think, after so many years, she has understood that it is inevitable for Xuanyuan to replace Shennong. It is doomed, unless you don't move your heart, once you move your heart, it will be a catastrophe for both of you. Zhuan Xu said that you are like the sun, shining all over the earth and blessing all things, but people who are too close to the sun will be burned." "do you hate me?" Xiaoyao sighed: "I don't know, if I hadn't stolen Yushan, if I had been growing up in the palace, I think I would hate you, but I have sold charcoal, pulled fibers, sold wine, I have raised horses, worked as an accountant, and worked as a doctor... I used to be one of the people in the world bathed in the glory of the Yellow Emperor, and I felt your warmth, so I couldn't hate you completely. Zhuanxu once hated taking away his parents Zhu Rong, who had his life, finally spared little Zhu Rong for the sake of the people of the Central Plains. Like Zhuan Xu said, in this world, some men are only born for one family, and some men are born for one family, and you and Zhuan Xu are both born for The people of the world are born for the sake of the thousands of charcoal sellers, trackers, and wine dealers in the world... You must put aside your personal feelings and be righteous. Grandpa, in fact, you don’t need to ask me if I hate you, because I don’t care whether I hate you or not , everything has happened." Xiaoyao stood up: "I'm going to take a bath and change clothes. By the way, if Zhuanxu is angry with me, you have to stand by my side. As for why the sky suddenly changed in the desert north of Chishui, explain to him! Mother is his aunt, he should know the truth." She really didn't want to go through that kind of heart-piercing pain again, so she chose to see the Yellow Emperor first. Huang Di's voice came from behind, Xiao Yao stopped in her tracks. "Back then, I did force your mother to go to the battlefield, but I just wanted her to consume the morale of Chi You's army. When the morale was low, I would lead a surprise attack. I really didn't expect her to use the power of the sun in her body, I never thought that the power of the sun is so terrifying. When I find out that your mother has changed, it will be too late for me to regret it. Xiaoyao, I have used countless people in my life, but I never thought of sacrificing my daughter's life to achieve me. ambition." Xiao Yao gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "I believe, Zhuan Xu will definitely believe it too." At night, when Zhuanxu came to Xiaoyueding, Xiaoyao sat on the swing under the phoenix tree, swinging on and off. Zhuanxu's expression was not good, and he stared at Xiaoyao fiercely. Xiao Yao pretended not to see it, made a grimace, and said with a smile, "Grandpa has something to tell you!" Zhuanxu did not leave, looked Xiaoyao up and down, walked over hurriedly, supported Xiaoyao's head with one hand, and touched Xiaoyao's forehead with the other: "Where's the peach blossom on your forehead?" Xiaoyao pointed to a small mahogany hairpin on her bun: "Here." "How did this happen? Master helped you unlock the seal?" "Grandpa is waiting for you, he will tell you what happened." "Wait for me!" Zhuanxu let go of Xiaoyao, and walked quickly into the room. Zhuanxu didn't come out until it was dark. Xiaoyao was still sitting on the autumn shelf, playing with a smoked ball in her hand, causing fireflies to fly around her. Zhuan Xu walked over and sat on the grass. Xiaoyao threw the smoked ball to Zhuanxu, Zhuanxu threw it back to her, and the two played with the fireflies and flew towards Xiaoyao and Zhuanxu at other times.In the dark night, it seems to see countless streamers galloping. Xiao Yao burst out laughing, and Zhuan Xu also laughed. Zhuanxu said: "I'm sorry, I really didn't expect my aunt to be alive...I should go with you." From her aunt's death to her life, and from her life to her death, the pain Xiaoyao endured was unimaginable.Every time he was in the most pain, Xiaoyao was by his side, but when Xiaoyao was in the most pain, he was not by her side. Xiaoyao was playing with the smoked ball, and fireflies were flying around her: "No one thought that even Grandpa and His Majesty Jundi were not sure that my mother was alive. Don't worry about me, I'm really fine, I used to hate Mother abandoned me, every time I think about her, I feel empty in my heart, now I understand that both mother and father love me very much, although they are no longer here, but every time I think of them, my heart is full." Zhuanxu still couldn't forgive himself. When Xiaoyao was in exile, he was not by her side; when Xiaoyao was imprisoned by the nine-tailed fox, he was not by her side; Two slaps. Xiao Yao tilted her head and looked at Zhuan Xu: "Are you not angry with me anymore?" "No, I'm angry with myself, I didn't say it before But now, I should be with you." "You are His Majesty the Black Emperor, you have too many things to do, it is impossible to wander around with me, I know what you want is enough!" Zhuanxu kept silent, his heart gradually filled with sadness, he owned the world, but he couldn't accompany Xiaoyao to browse the world! "Zhuanxu?" Xiaoyao threw the smoked ball at Zhuanxu, and the fireflies flew towards him. In the little bit of streamer, his face is clearly visible.It's all sad and helpless.Zhuanxu said: "I really hope that, like Jing, I can accompany you to visit the mountains and rivers, relieve my worries, and accompany you to see my aunt." "Zhuanxu, it really doesn't matter! I'm fine!" Zhuan Xu stared at the sky above his head, and suddenly asked: "If my father and mother hadn't died, what are we doing now? What would I look like?" Xiaoyao was stunned, and wanted to think, but she didn't have a clue: "I don't know, maybe it's just like now, one sitting on the swing frame and the other sitting on the grass, talking and playing with fireflies at the same time. You What do you think?" Zhuanxu threw the smoked ball to Xiaoyao, and said, "I will be like my father, and I will only like one woman in my life. I will play the flute for her, build a swing for her, help her draw eyebrows, make rouge for her, and I will also play the flute for her. Take her back to Ruoshui, marry her under Ruomu, stay together for the rest of her life, and stay with her no matter what happens. It was supposed to be a very sad topic, but Xiaoyao held back for a long time, and finally couldn't help it. She burst out laughing and apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I don't want to laugh, but I really... really... can't imagine it." ...If you are like this, what will happen to those women on the Zijin Peak? Who should they marry?" Zhuan Xu laughed out loud. Xiaoyao couldn't see his expression clearly, only felt that there was sadness and anger in the laughter, and hurriedly threw the smoked ball towards Zhuanxu: "Zhuanxu?" Zhuanxu caught the smoked ball, under the light of fireflies, his expression was very normal, with a smile all over his face, as if he also felt that what he said was ridiculous, Xiaoyao felt relieved. Zhuanxu stood up: "I'm going back, you should also rest quickly." Xiao Yao jumped off the swing and asked cautiously, "Brother, you won't be angry with Jing, are you? He just wanted to help me." While tossing the smoked ball, Zhuanxu said, "It's because I didn't take good care of you, so what does it have to do with him?" "Will you punish Xiaoxiao and Miao Pu?" "You ask this, obviously because you don't want me to punish them, so I won't punish them." "I knew you wouldn't be angry!" Xiaoyao smiled sweetly, and walked into the house, "I'm sleeping, see you tomorrow." "Xiao Yao!" Xiaoyao turned around and looked at Zhuanxu with a smile. Zhuan Xu stared at her for a moment, the corners of his lips twitched slightly, smiled, and threw the smoked ball back to her: "See you tomorrow."