Chapter 36 Chapter Thirty-Fifth

Light and shadow shifted between the two without a sound.The rain outside the window stopped, stopped. The water droplets falling from the eaves, like an endless leak, knocked on the stone steps, and the patter was endless. The princess huddled in the corner, waiting anxiously for him to leave. From morning to noon, from noon to dusk, the uneasiness was like a seed, which gradually germinated and grew amidst the sound of rain, and climbed across the room like a vine. She raised her head several times and looked at Zhuo Wangsun quietly, but she saw that he was just sitting there indifferently, showing no intention of leaving.

Until the sun goes down. She finally couldn't help asking: "How long are you going to stay here?" He smiled faintly, as if he heard a very childish words: "This is my room. You and mine." This ordinary sentence made her face pale in an instant. This sentence means that he does not intend to leave at all. What about her?What about the guy in her closet? However, what reason did she have to drive him away?Don't say that she has a ghost in her heart now, she dare not be angry with him at all.Even if normally, this is his and her wedding room, not to mention just sitting here, even staying overnight is a matter of course.

Looking at his calm eyes, she felt an ominous premonition rising in her heart. She strongly felt that the man in front of her must have understood everything. So why hasn't he had a seizure yet?Why not berate, scold and even kill yourself? Why?Is it just to play a game of torturing prey, slowly admiring her panic-stricken ugliness? She raised her head abruptly, with tears in her eyes: "What are you waiting for?" Although her tone was tough, she had no confidence, and it was full of confession and defeat. He smiled lightly and didn't answer, just glanced at the cabinet either intentionally or not.

From the depths of the cabinet, there seemed to be a jerky sound, as if sharp nails had scratched the mirror. The princess's whole body was shaken, and her heart was about to jump out. However, the sound disappeared again, and everything seemed to be just an illusion caused by her being too nervous. She looked at Zhuo Wangsun in fear, but he remained motionless, as if he hadn't heard anything. Before the princess's heart calmed down, another harsh sound came.This time, it was much louder and longer than last time.In the human eardrum, it leaves a wound like scraping bone and grinding teeth.

The only blood on the princess's face also disappeared.She was completely desperate, not to mention Zhuo Wangsun, even a deaf person should have heard it. But he still just smiled. The princess felt strongly uneasy again.She thought that the secret being exposed was the most terrifying ending, but she never expected that the faint smile on his face was ten thousand times more terrifying than this. She gritted her teeth and said, "You, didn't you hear?" Zhuo Wangsun still looked into the distance, and said lightly: "It doesn't matter what you hear, I believe you, there is nothing inside."

Suddenly, the sound turned into a continuous muffled sound, as if something was hitting the cabinet door. The princess couldn't help but suddenly got up. He sighed softly: "I forgot to tell you that this life's unfinished Gu has a characteristic. Once it is planted on a flesh and blood body, it can breathe together with the host. When it breathes, it consumes far more air than The host itself, when the air is insufficient, will go crazy, stretch out all the tentacles, and try to penetrate into the host's body. Once these tentacles encounter blood, they will grow rapidly like vines, pierce every blood vessel, and grab blood from the blood. nutrient."

Zhuo Wangsun's expression was indifferent, as if he was talking about something indifferent: "In the end, every blood vessel will be tightly bound, every drop of blood will be sucked dry, and its host will go through as long as Ling Chi's pain." , will die. "Become an empty shell." The princess stood there in a daze, her face pale, suddenly, she turned around and was about to run towards the cabinet. "Stop!" His face suddenly turned cold. He still didn't move, but following these two words, a cold aura quickly spread in the room, as if in this room, there was also an invisible Gu worm, which grew countless tentacles, clamped all her blood, and let her Unable to move forward even a step.

The princess couldn't care about anything else, she turned around and knelt at his feet, crying, "It's my fault. If you want to punish, you can punish me. It doesn't matter what you do. But this person is innocent. He just went wrong by accident. ..." As if he didn't want to see her hoarse, he smiled slightly and stretched out his hand to her. The princess looked up in panic, not knowing what he was going to do. He waited patiently, always with a gentle smile on his face. The princess had no choice but to pass her hand over, but he grabbed it and dragged it to her knee.

He raised her jaw and forced her to look directly at him: "No matter what you have done, I will forgive you." Every word is extremely gentle, but it doesn't have the warmth they should have.The princess shook her head in panic, as if seeing a devil, and showed a chilling smile in the sun. He gently brushed the messy hair on her forehead, like a wisp of dust: "But you swore, there's nothing in it." "And I swore to never open it." He stared at her, with a cold smile in his eyes, slowly spreading: "Forever." The word forever, like a flash of lightning, split her heart completely.

At that moment, the princess fully understood.She struggled desperately, shame, anger and hatred burned her heart like a fire, making her no longer care about demeanor and dignity, tearing everything around her with her elbows, teeth, and nails, trying to break free from his control. With a sinking of his wrist, he gently and decisively pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly.No matter how desperately she struggled and cursed in his arms, he just hugged her and looked at the other side coldly. The muffled sound of hitting the cabinet door became more and more urgent, and each knock echoed hollowly in the silent twilight.

The huge red sandalwood cabinet, like a gorgeous coffin, radiates the light of death in the afterglow of the setting sun. His embrace was so tight, controlling all her struggles without making her unconscious.For a whole hour, until she heard the muffled sound with her own ears, from sporadic, to continuous, to heartbreaking, and then to a little bit of exhaustion. Her cries also weakened little by little, and finally turned into a series of low and intermittent curses. That is the most vicious curse in the world.Through life and death, through reincarnation, repeated over and over again in the dark air, anyone who hears it will be terrified. Zhuo Wangsun just smiled. It wasn't until she lost even the strength to curse and could only twitch on his lap that he let go of his hand, leaned down, and whispered in her ear: "You must really want to know why I didn't kill you .” Why? She raised her head and stared at him firmly, her originally clear face was blurred by tears and blood, and there seemed to be ghost lights flickering in her bloodshot eyes. Is he going to deliberately keep himself in the world and suffer forever? Or is she too humble, her blood is not worthy to dye his sword red? Zhuo Wangsun smiled calmly: "Because you are still useful to me." it works?A trace of bewilderment flashed across the princess' eyes full of hatred.She used to be a golden branch and a jade leaf, but now she is not as good as a weed, what's the use? "The purpose of your coming to Korea is not to make meritorious deeds, nor to make peace with Japan." "It's martyrdom." The princess's body trembled, but her pale face showed no particular surprise.Now, her heart is ashes, and nothing can move her. Zhuo Wangsun looked into the distance: "A year ago, I lost my love. It happened so suddenly that I didn't even have time to properly bury her. So, I decided to have a world secret as her burial. At this time, your father He found me with Master and begged me to go to Korea. "The world is pure, it is the only bargaining chip they can talk about. "However, even if the emperor dies tomorrow, it is impossible to order Goryeo, Mongolia, and the Land of the Rising Sun to disappear at the same time. And the world I want is the whole world. Only you can do this." The princess's hand clenched, her long nails almost piercing his skin. Zhuo Wangsun's voice was still calm and gentle, as if he was just telling her a story: "You can do it not because of your identity, but because of a coincidence. You have unintentionally become the hub of many karma. Dahan once married the Emperor Hirise. With you, to complete the world, there are only two conditions. First, the Kingdom of the Sunrise is defeated. Second, you must personally conquer in the most critical battle. Seoul, and sacrificed his life for the country. "In this way, you, the princess, have raised troops to fight bloody battles and sacrificed your life for the country. It is not absurd that your father and emperor will announce to the world that seventy million people of the Ming Dynasty will mourn for you. Goryeo is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and we should cherish it even more. The princess who won the victory for them. Japan has already been defeated, and you have been the empress of the emperor. It is not difficult to force the whole country to mourn. As for Mongolia..." A slight sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: "The Mongolian people still think that it was not Acacia who built the immortal capital for them, but you. When they found out that the whole country was silently mourning for you, even if I Dahan and a few princes knew the truth, Presumably it will not be broken. "This is the essence of the world. "Because of you, the impossible becomes possible." Although Zhuo Wangsun had already let go, the princess did not break free, but maintained the original posture, lying motionless on his lap, silent for a long time. The setting sun was receding slowly, leaving only the last light on his body, but buried her body in the bone-eroding darkness. Sunshine is like a sharp sword, dividing the world and hell between him and her. Finally, she hissed: "Is this something you discussed with Father and Master?" "yes." Her voice became even hoarse: "The purpose of them sending me to Korea is to let me die on the battlefield and change the world?" "yes." "When you decided to marry me to the emperor, did you count all of this?" "yes." But the princess laughed, tears streaming down her face.At that moment, her tense body collapsed and she slid softly to the ground, but it was so light that she didn't even make a sound. Zhuo Wangsun watched her. He clearly knew that he had destroyed everything about this woman.Her body, her heart, her will, her beliefs, her spirit.This destruction was so complete, it was crushed, it pierced through the cycle of reincarnation, and there was no possibility of recovery. But, so what?Seeing her at this moment, is he happy? He lowered his head, touched his forehead with crossed fingers, and smiled wryly. The surroundings were silent, only the last ray of light wandered in the room, illuminating his profile carved out of ice jade.But for the first time, he looked so tired. He stood up slowly and sighed: "I'm sick of all this too. "I have prepared for you a great war and a dignified funeral. "From now on, all the shame will be wiped out, and your name will be immortalized forever. Hundreds of millions of people will mourn for you in sackcloth and mourning. And I will get what I want in return." He was silent for a moment and sighed softly.There is a touch of sadness in this sigh, and it marks the end of this absurd, ugly and sad day. "And then, it's all over." He turned and left, and the last shadow of the sun in the air also disappeared with his departure.The whole room finally completely fell into the embrace of the dark night. When the wind stops and the rain stops, the huge Void White Moon Palace is as quiet as an eternal night. In the darkness, the princess nodded slowly, the light in her eyes was like cold stars: "Don't worry, I will live well until the funeral you prepared for me." It rained overnight.The world is open and the air is fresh. The early morning of midsummer, when the sun has not become hot, is the most pleasant stage of the day. But it seems to be pregnant with the tranquility before the storm. The princess sat quietly in front of the window sill. The summer wind was already quite warm, but she only felt a biting cold.She curled up, the clothes on her body were messy, without any warmth. It has been three whole days and she hasn't had a sip of water.He just stared out the window blankly, motionless. Outside the window, the rain was violent and windy, and then gradually subsided, but her eyes never seemed to be closed. Behind her was the dark red sandalwood cabinet, on which she was leaning, with a dazed smile on her face. The door was gently opened. Groups of maids came in silently, put the things in their hands in front of the princess, and hurried out. Silk and satin, rare treasures, immediately set off the princess as if she was in the clouds. The princess was motionless.These, to her, have no meaning at all. "It's time for you to set off." Zhuo Wangsun's voice came faintly. The princess was shocked: "Let... go to war?" She murmured and repeated, this word seemed to evoke many memories in her, making her temporarily sober.She turned her head slowly, her sunken eyes glowed coldly, staring straight at Zhuo Wangsun. An extremely weak body can hardly bear this simple action.She leaned against the wooden cabinet and the window lattice, panting lightly like a puppet with its strings broken.Just a gust of wind and she would fall and break into pieces before him. Zhuo Wangsun pulled her up, dragged her directly to the dressing table, opened the large and small makeup boxes, and put them in front of her: "Get up, dress up like a princess, and go to perform what you should do." Things to do? If there's one more thing she should do, it's to make the world a reality. This is also the purpose of her coming to this country, the contract her father and emperor made with Zhuo Wangsun. she laughed.Yes, why not Secretary line?She has been sold several times and has no bargaining power.Can only be ravaged and humiliated. She looked at the pearls and emeralds on the floor, and she recognized all of them. They were all the splendid clothes and rich dowry that she had prepared when she was promised to be the queen of Sunrise Boy, which was enough to match a princess or an empress of a country. Unfortunately, is she worthy?Does she still have nobility, elegance, glory, and dignity?All she had was humiliation and scars all over her body. Her heart suddenly trembled, as if it was burning. What is left of her?If humiliation and scars are the only things she has, she will use them as weapons to penetrate the hearts of two people and make them unforgettable forever. One is Yang Yizhi. One is Zhuo Wangsun. Looking at herself in the mirror, she smiled slowly. "It's okay to let me die, but I want to die in front of one person." "Yang Yizhi!" She stood up abruptly, but her extremely haggard body was supported by a tragic force, and she stared at Zhuo Wangsun. Zhuo Wangsun stared at her.How ridiculous her decision seemed to him. In order to see the loved one for the last time? Why can't it be fulfilled? He said lightly: "I promise you." As the sun slowly rose, the gates of Pyongyang City opened. The first to gallop out were twelve pink war horses, and twelve slim girls were riding on them, but they were all wearing pink battle skirts, and they were heroic.Holding clean bottles in their hands, they picked up the nectar in the bottles with willow branches, sprinkled them on the road, and rode through the city on horseback until they headed for the Qilidi plain opposite. There, battle clouds billowed, flags fluttered, and tents stretched out for tens of miles. It is the battlefield. On the left is where Yang Yizhi's Flying Tiger Army is stationed.On the right is Abe's eye-catching 100,000 troops. The girl in red poured the nectar respectfully, filling the desolate battlefield with fragrance.Immediately the Luan bell jingled, and the drops of nectar spread towards Yang Yizhi's residence like a long red carpet. The entire capital was boiling, and people rushed to the streets to witness this grander celebration than the wedding ceremony in the Kingdom of the Rising Sun.The whole city has been decorated with brocades and colorful lights, fireworks shoot into the air from every corner of the city, the trees are covered with red satin, and the palaces are newly painted with gold paint, making them look beaming. It's just that no one knows what the celebration is for. Suddenly, the twenty-four salute guns in front of Xusheng Baiyue Palace roared together, and a phoenix chariot slowly drove out of the palace. Without exception, the eight steeds of the royal driver are all pure white, like elves on the snow mountain, dragging the phoenix chariot forward slowly.The phoenix chariot is extremely huge, like a floating palace.In order to build this phoenix chariot, almost all the financial resources of Pyongyang City have been exhausted, and every small piece of decoration on it is priceless.But everyone's eyes were focused on the rolled up curtain. At the front of the phoenix chariot, the curtain is rolled up, and the princess is sitting upright with her makeup on. No one has ever seen a princess so beautiful.In their memories, no one has ever been so beautiful.When the phoenix chariot walked slowly through the street, the people gathered on both sides forgot to cheer, as if they were stunned, watching the face of the princess, slowly drifting past them. There was sadness in that face, which was deeply imprinted in their hearts, suffocating the last ray of joy. Looking at the princess, they seemed to feel a little unknown and a little at a loss. The princess smiled, with a grace that no one else could imitate on her bright and clean face, and waved to the people around her. Everyone stared blankly at her, at the beauty, nobility, and splendor they had never seen before. Watching her slowly leave the city, she is destined not to come back. Finally, the phoenix chariot traveled seven or eight li before slowly stopping in front of Yang Yizhi's residence. Yang Yizhi led the Flying Tiger Army, looking at the princess with a pale face. In his astonishing beauty, he felt the silence of dying. Slowly, Zhuo Wangsun leaned on his horse and wielded his sword, followed Princess Luanjia, and left Pyongyang City.Behind him, all the officials of Goryeo were dressed in court clothes, or cavalry, or sat in sedan chairs, walking around hesitantly.After the officials, there are all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, a total of more than 80,000 people.It was dark, like purple air from the east. This may be the last battle of the Goryeo War. The horn sounded in panic, and the Japanese soldiers stationed outside Pyongyang were also alarmed, and they couldn't help but formed a neat formation to guard against the Ming army's sneak attack.Hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers, all holding their muskets tightly, looked at the Ming army vigilantly. At that moment, the three armies lined up a grand battle formation, confronting each other on this small plain, standing on their feet. The armies of the three parties, 180,000 troops, all watched the gorgeous and solemn phoenix chariot. In the dazzling sunlight, the princess smiled.