Chapter 15 Chapter Seven Moon Palace

It was almost dawn.Wu Wenlin went down the mountain to find a worker, planning to get some bandages and medicine.Su Wei sat down in the bamboo building, covered in mud and rain, her face was pale and haggard.Although she was extremely tired, she didn't have the slightest thought of going to sleep, she just sat aside anxiously, watching Mi Danyi busy. Unexpectedly, this orphan from Burmese workers actually knows herbal medicine and medical skills. Su Wei remembered what Wu Wenlin said just now - Suotun's daughter is not an ordinary child.It is said that it has been taken in by people who worship the moon. In the past, the envoys of the Moon Palace came here every year to pray for the Burmese people, and Mi Danyi often followed the envoys.

The eight or nine-year-old child was as busy as an adult, constantly searching from the large group of flowers and plants in the room, found some to chew, and applied them to the wounds of the seriously injured, and then cut off the branches and used them to heal the wounds. The broken hand and leg bones are fixed—although the movements are immature, the proficiency is quite surprising. I heard from the master that the Moon Worship Sect is very powerful in Yunnan and Guizhou, with tens of thousands of people teaching it.Although worshiping the moon god, the people in the moon palace often go out to travel, go deep into various villages and pray for the healing of ordinary people, so they have a solid foundation in this area.

Come to think of it, this little girl also learned some medical skills from the people in Moon Palace, right? Despite the little girl's tossing and bandaging, the injured on the couch endured the pain and said nothing.However, while wrapping it up, Mi Danyi suddenly threw away the herbs in her hand and burst into tears. "Midanyi? Midanyi?" Su Wei was taken aback, "What's wrong?" The little girl's hands and face were covered with blood, and she looked a little hideous.While crying, she desperately pressed the broken part of Yuan Zhonglou's left arm with her hands, but the crude bandaging didn't work at all, the blood kept gushing out there, washed away the applied herbal medicine, and stained her sleeve red .

Su Wei understood, knowing that this little girl had tried her best, but still couldn't deal with such a terrible injury, so she was on the verge of collapse in fear and pain. "Hey, Mi Danyi... don't cry." Yuan Zhonglou said weakly, raised his only movable right hand, and gently placed it on top of Mi Danyi's head, "Don't cry." He looked at Su Wei, with A wry smile flashed, and he murmured weakly: "Please... get Mi Danyi out first. She's too young. Don't let her stay here, just... just watch me die." Su Wei's face turned pale, she tapped her finger lightly, and instantly hit the little girl's sleeping point.Mi Danyi stopped crying, and lay softly beside the bamboo couch, tears still hanging on her little face.

She sat beside the couch, lifted him slightly, and pointed her fingers all the way, sealing all the big holes on his left arm and legs. The acupuncture technique she uses is extremely clever, and the blood flow immediately slows down where it is touched—however, she also knows that acupuncture can only temporarily slow down the blood flow at the bleeding site, but if the blood vessels are blocked for a long time, the limbs will become stiff and necrotic.Su Wei turned her hand back, put her hands behind his shoulders, and slowly sent her inner breath in to protect his weakening heart. "Don't talk too much," Su Wei said in a low voice, "Wait until Wu Wenlin gets Baiyao, and then I'll stop the bleeding for you."

"Kalampinka, you must not be an ordinary person." Seeing her skill, Yuan Zhonglou smiled wryly, as if his inner breath had become stronger and gathered his strength, he suddenly said, "After dawn, Meng Kang, Meng Kang The people in the mine... will definitely retaliate. You must leave here as soon as possible with Mi Danyi... Don't go to Tengchong, just take her back to the Central Plains. The Yin family is powerful and offended them. South certainly no longer has a foothold." "I will definitely protect Mi Danyi, you can rest assured," Su Wei sat by the couch and answered him, her voice was calm, "But I will never leave you alone, and I will definitely take you with me." You went together."

Looking at her, he suddenly asked, "Kalavinka, are you grateful to me?" She froze for a moment: "Of course. You saved me many times." Yuan Zhonglou suddenly smiled: "Really? You are grateful to me for saving you because you still want to live and return to the Central Plains after getting rid of the poison - but I am not grateful that you saved my life. Five years After the former right hand was abolished, the original master had already died, you should have let me die in that emerald tomb - that is my best destination." He turned his head and looked at her, with a force that cannot be underestimated in his eyes, and his voice was solemn: "So, if you are grateful to me, you should not go against my will, but let me die with dignity."

Seeing that gaze, her hands suddenly trembled slightly, and she couldn't even look at each other. "Don't talk nonsense." She murmured softly. "Promise me, Kalavinka, don't kill anyone again." Yuan Zhonglou watched her, word by word, raised his right hand slightly, and the huge scar on it was shocking, "I know you are not an ordinary person...you hold a huge power. However, please make good use of this power and stop doing unnecessary killings.” Su Wei's heart skipped a beat, and tears suddenly fell down her cheeks.For some reason, an irresistible force surged from the bottom of her heart, conquering her instantly, making her bow down to such a person with no martial arts.

"Yes." She murmured, "I promise you." Yuan Zhonglou smiled, but the color on his face was gone.He stared at her, as if he saw something, his eyes changed slightly, he raised his hand with all his strength, and approached inch by inch, as if he wanted to touch the tearful cheek of the woman in front of him - Su Wei sat there, as if her whole body was stiff , Unable to dodge. "It's so beautiful..." However, his hand only touched the drop of emerald green on her cheek. Looking at the works he carved by himself in his heyday, he murmured, his eyes full of longing and memories, "It's so beautiful."

His hand dropped before touching the jade. "Chonglou! Chonglou!" Su Wei exclaimed in surprise, and found that the energy in his body was cut off in an instant. After five years of fighting in the rivers and lakes, she was used to seeing life and death, but she never felt the fear of being annihilated at this moment—because before that, she had never really seen the death of the person she cared about.Su Wei panicked at this moment, desperately shaking the person in her arms and shouting.However, in such an empty and remote mountains, the sky and the earth are vast, and the power of people is so small, even if she has unique skills and is unparalleled in the world, it is unimaginable to see all this with her eyes.

Suddenly, a white bird fluttered over and landed on the window lattice. Su Wei raised her head abruptly, and saw that it was actually a Kalavinka—an incomparably beautiful bird standing there, staring at her quietly with black eyes.In the scarlet beak, there is actually a glistening Ganoderma lucidum in its mouth. "Greetings to Master Xuewei." Suddenly, someone spoke in the clouds and mist outside, and the voice was as gentle as a bird's cry. "Who is there?" She was startled suddenly, recovered from her grief, and held down the dagger in her bosom—this is an unpredictable opponent... Suddenly appearing in such a deep mountain, could it be that group of people who are attached to him? The bone maggot-like killer is catching up again? "Girl, don't be nervous. I come from the Moon Palace of Lingjiu Mountain," the woman smiled slightly, shrouded in clouds and mist, "by the order of Lord Lingjun, come to welcome the owner of Xuewei into the Moon Palace—the one held by Miao Yinniao. This one is the treasure of my teaching Aescin, please give it to this adult so as to save his life before he arrives." "Moon Palace?" Su Wei lost her voice and stood up, "Are you a member of the Moon Worship Sect?" "Exactly. My name is Obscure Moon, and I am Lord Ling Jun's personal maid," the woman in the mist replied with a smile, and bowed slightly, "The carriage and horses are ready, please let the girl and her party follow me on the road." However, Su Wei hesitated for a moment, but she was secretly vigilant: "Where is Lingjun? Why doesn't he come by himself?" "After seeing the girl on the Mansi River last night, the lord has already returned to the Moon Palace because of other important matters in the church," the voice of the moon is still elegant and gentle, "but the lord specially ordered me to stay, if the girl needs anything Wherever you can help, let me do my best to help.” Su Wei was startled, and murmured, "Really? He...how did he know?" "In Miaojiang, there is nothing that Lord Lingjun doesn't know." Miyue covered her mouth with a smile, "He is the disciple of Priest Guguang, the current ruler in the Moon Worship Sect—a person like a god." "..." Su Wei didn't answer, her eyes hesitated. She thought of the white-robed man playing the flute last night. Although she couldn't see clearly through the fog and mask, there was a strange and strange aura about that man, which made her feel vaguely uneasy. "Don't worry about Tingxue Tower, which is thousands of miles away, they may not be worried about your life or death—but your friend seems to have encountered a little trouble ahead, so you should hurry up." — On the Wulu River, he once said to himself. However, he himself is thousands of miles away, so how does he know the current situation of Tingxuelou?Moreover, how did he know that Chong Lou was a friend he met on the way and that he was in trouble at the Mengkang Mine at the same time? The only answer: since she stepped into Tengchong, he has been watching her! "Girl friend is injured so badly. In Miaojiang, it seems that only Master Lingjun can cure him." Seeing that she didn't answer for a long time, Ozuki's voice changed slightly, faintly, "My lord is because of Xuewei and me. There is a predestined relationship with the teacher, so I ordered me to come down to help the girl, if the girl insists on refusing, then Lu Yue will no longer insist." When she spoke to the end, her voice was already drifting away, as if she was quickly retreating away. "Wait a minute!" Su Wei blurted out and opened the window, "I'll go with you!" Thousands of miles away in Luoyang, someone was looking silently at the south from a tall building. "It's been more than two months—is there no news yet?" Xiao Yunting murmured, "Shi Yu and the others should have searched Miao Jiang for a long time, why is there no trace of Wei'er?" The woman in plain clothes next to her whispered, "Have you inquired about the Moon Worship Sect?" "When I sent Shi Yu to southern Xinjiang, I first asked for help from the Moon Sect." Xiao Yunting shook his head and tapped on the railing with a folding fan in his hand. The envoys refused to come in - not only could they not get Liulihua, the antidote to the green silkworm's poison, but they also couldn't mobilize their manpower to search for Weier's whereabouts." "There seems to be something wrong." Zhao Bingjie's face changed slightly, and she whispered: "Although Baiyuejiao and Tingxuelou had a vendetta thirty years ago, since Priest Jiaruo and Louzhu Xiao made an alliance, there has been no mutual relationship. The time can be regarded as friendly, this time Miss Su is in trouble, and she came to their territory, there is absolutely no reason to push back and forth like this." "Bing Jie, do you think so too?" Xiao Yunting suddenly turned around, "Bi Silkworm Poison... Tell me, did the poisoner come from Miao Jiang?" Zhao Bingjie nodded slightly, but did not answer. "It seems that there must be some changes in the Moon Worship Sect." Xiao Yunting lowered his head and asked suddenly, "Bing Jie, how much do you know about Ling Jun, the disciple of Priest Guguang?" "Rarely," Zhao Bingjie replied lightly, "he has never shown his face in the Jianghu. I heard that even in the Moon Palace, few disciples can see his true face. Priest Guang has practiced spells, but he has never made much achievements. He often wanders outside and has no business. It was not until three years ago that Priest Gu Guang retired and left the Central Plains to search for fairy mountains on the sea. He had to take on the responsibilities of the only disciple. Heavy burden, return to the Moon Palace master." "Really?" Xiao Yunting murmured, "It sounds like a master without ambition." "I hope so," Zhao Bingjie sighed, "otherwise, the catastrophe of thirty years ago will happen again." She faced the south and stood facing the wind: "I didn't expect that even though the Heavenly Dao League was destroyed, there would be another powerful enemy stalking it - back then, Lord Xiao went on an expedition to southern Yunnan. The price. There has been no war between the two sides for thirty years." Xiao Yunting was silent for a long time, obviously remembering the oath of Le Ma Lancang, and whispered: "Now I have persuaded the four protectors to go to southern Yunnan and find Wei'er as soon as possible. I hope Wei'er will be fine before then—if she is here If something happens in southern Yunnan, Tingxuelou must not let it go." The expression on Zhao Bingjie's face moved slightly, and a bleak smile seemed to flash across his eyes. "Miss Su is a person who is favored by the heavens, and she will definitely die auspiciously." She said lightly, leaning on the railing and began to walk downstairs step by step. After returning in three months, Xuewei Xiying will be able to gather again, and from then on, order the world to never be separated again." Xiao Yunting looked at her back, his eyes suddenly became complicated. "I hope so." He said lightly, silently clenched the folding fan in his hand. Before she finished speaking, the woman in plain clothes suddenly staggered and fell straight down from the white building! "Bingjie!" Xiao Yunting exclaimed in surprise, flew over like lightning, and picked her up by the waist—but she had already rolled down three or four steps along the steps, and her forehead hit the handrail along the way, turning blue and purple. "What's the matter? What's the matter? Are you okay?" He hurriedly checked her injuries, nervous, "Don't you usually come to Bailou often? Why are you still wrestling?" "It's okay, sir." She lay on the ground and said softly, "I just accidentally twisted my foot." Xiao Yunting helped her up, stared silently at her pale and peaceful side face, and suddenly said: "Bing Jie, if you feel uneasy, it's okay to say it. I will always listen to every word you say." "Bingjie is calm in her heart," she turned her head to look at the sunset, indifferently, "There is no anxiety." "Really?" He sighed slightly, and turned his head as if giving up, "Then I'll take you back to Lanxue Pavilion." Xiao Yunting stretched out his hand to carefully support her, and walked down from the top floor of the white building.Zhao Bingjie hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse.Her slender and pale fingers were held in his palm, so warm and familiar, as if in the distant past - more than ten years ago, when she first came to Tingxuelou, she was not familiar with the place, her eyes were not good, and she often kept talking wrestling.At that time, at the age of thirteen, he once held her hand and walked all the way, like a little guard. Unfortunately, everything can only exist in memory. Overwhelmed by the light of the blood myrtle, she is as simple and humble as a white flower in the wild, unable to compete with the sun and the moon.When that girl entered Feiyilou, she knew that everything was over—he had been waiting for Xuewei since he was a teenager, and now he finally found the person he was waiting for and got what he wanted. That person is his dream and expectation, as well as his ambition and ambition. That's all a man needs. Zhao Bingjie thought lightly, being led along the way.She could feel the warmth of the setting sun on her face, but she could no longer feel a gleam of light in her sight—she knew that soon, her eyes would be completely blind. Light and warmth are just for a moment, just like fireworks, only darkness is the longest, right? There was a slight smile on the corner of her lips, and she held the hands of the people around her tightly. This, maybe the last time. "Have a good rest." He sent her into the Lanxue Pavilion, as if he still had something to say to her.However, after hesitating for a moment in the dark, he finally let go of her hand and whispered. When the door of Lanxue Pavilion was closed, she sat quietly in the darkness alone.His breath seemed to be still lingering in her ears, she silently raised her hand, and gently stroked her lips in the dark, so lonely and empty. Lingjiu Mountain is located in the mountains of southern Yunnan, more than 200 miles southeast of Tengchong. However, the Moon Worship Sect really has a supreme status in Miaojiang. No matter whether it is by land or water, the journey is very smooth and fast. All the horse teams make way for it, and the fleet stops sailing for it, so that it can pass first.Only five days later, they and their party had arrived at the foot of Vulture Mountain. It was night when we arrived, and a first-quarter moon was hanging far above the Moon Palace. Su Wei got off the carriage, stared blankly at Leng Yue and the mountains for a moment, her heart was surging. ——She remembered all the past events that her master told her when she was young, and remembered all the things that happened to Xuewei's previous owner.This is a place that has left many legends, and now that I step into it, it seems like a dream. "Girl, please." Ozuki bowed beside her. Su Wei got out of the car and walked, and found that the road under her feet was actually paved with fine white sand, reflecting the cold white light under the moon, as if a Milky Way was paved straight along the mountain road. gorgeous.She murmured a sigh in her heart. "Miss, please stay in the Suzaku Hall ahead, this is the place to receive distinguished guests." Obscure Moon led the way, and all the palace people met along the way prostrated to greet her, "As for the girl's friend, Lord Lingjun ordered him to be sent to the palace. The pharmacy next to the holy lake has already arranged for immediate treatment." "But... what about Lingjun?" Su Wei was a little stunned. "My lord is praying for the visiting concubine of Zhennan Wang, and the ceremony will not end until tomorrow." Obscure Moon looked at the moon palace at the highest point of the holy lake, and replied in a low voice, "It's getting late, please let the girl rest for a night, and we can talk about it tomorrow. " "No, I want to guard the Chonglou." Su Wei insisted when she saw the disciples of Yuegong lift the wounded from the carriage. Hazy Moon shook her head: "The sacred lake, no one can enter without the adult's order - please forgive me, girl." She was worried and wanted to say something, but she felt someone gently shook her hand.Yuan Zhonglou shook his head slightly on the stretcher, as if advising her not to worry, after taking Aescin, although his face was pale, his eyes were still bright. "Please rest the girl." Ozuki bowed, and pushed Mi Danyi beside her, "If you feel lonely in the palace, you can let this little girl accompany you." Mi Danyi bounced to Su Wei's side, held her hand tightly, looked at her, and said something in Burmese. "Danyi said, when we arrive at the Moon Palace, the Moon God will bless this gentleman," Miyue could understand Burmese, and translated with a smile, "Please don't worry, Miss Su, and have a good rest first." Under the empty moonlight, only the holy lake is shining. "Has it arrived yet?" Someone asked in a low voice after the sound of the flute stopped. "Yes, my lord. Exactly according to your plan, they and their party have already moved into the palace." "Notify Yin Wenda for me, and just ask him not to pursue Meng Kang's matter. This is my arrangement - I will say a few more good words for him in front of King Zhennan later, and make up for his loss this time." "Yes. My lord." "Is Shi Yu still in Dali?" "Yes, I heard that I haven't left Miaojiang yet, and I'm still ordered to look for Miss Su." "Heh... the people in Xuelou, it is true that they will not give up until they find the owner of Xuewei——Okay, Yunyue, send a letter to Shi Yu for me, saying that Miss Su has been found, and the poison is no longer a serious problem Please listen to Xuelou and rest assured, in a few days, I will ask Shi Yu to send her back to Luoyang." The obedient person finally couldn't help being surprised: "What? Is your lord really going to send Master Xuewei back? Looking at her current state, I'm afraid she would never think of going back to Luoyang before Yuan Zhonglou's injury recovered. " "Heh." The man in the darkness smiled, and tapped his palm lightly with his flute. "Just carry out my orders, Ozuki, you shouldn't ask, don't ask too much - I have my plan." "yes." I closed my eyes in the strange palace, but couldn't fall asleep for a long time. ——As if in a dream, she actually came to the place where those stories and legends happened in her childhood.The night was very deep and quiet, and the story of Xuewei and Master Xiying came to mind again and again. That priest named Jia Ruo will be buried under the holy lake, right? Wasn't this holy lake closed by Master Xiao and Priest Jiaruo with the joint efforts of draining the water to save the dead?Why is it that within thirty years, this lake that has accumulated evil spirits has been filled with water again?Who violated the covenant made by the two rulers at the beginning, and is performing vicious magic again? She was thinking silently in the dark night, and the Lingjun who played the flute on the Wulu River unexpectedly appeared in front of her eyes—this person, with superb spiritual power and aloof demeanor, indeed had a faint demeanor of the legendary high priest.After he stepped into Miaojiang, he had already been rescued by him twice.However...why, does she always feel faintly uneasy in her heart? Just like that, there always seems to be a trace of weirdness in the beautiful and dusty sound of the flute. Could it be that he reopened the holy lake?She was thinking silently, Mi Danyi beside her had fallen asleep, her small arms wrapped around her waist, like a child dependent on her mother. Su Wei gently stroked the child's cheek, lost in thought. The moment he was in a trance, he suddenly heard the sound of the flute again, which came from under the moonlight, ethereal and not a trace of human fireworks.She woke up in the middle of the night, sat up and looked out the window - a crescent moon hung quietly above the moon palace, and the holy lake was sparkling.On the highest palace, someone was playing the flute, and the sound of the flute seemed to have a strong soothing power. She couldn't help sitting up, turned over and fled out the window. When she appeared by the lake, the sound of the flute in the distance stopped, as if that person could feel her every move from a very far away.The moment the sound of the flute stopped, she didn't know if it was an illusion, but she suddenly felt that the entire moonlight dimmed.Su Wei stopped involuntarily, not daring to go any further, but stared at the white dress in the dark night, slightly absent-minded. However, the moment she stopped, the person on the high platform moved. He swept down the high platform under the cold moon, flew across the holy lake in the air, his clothes fluttering like a white crane passing by the cold pond - when he came in front of her, she didn't even have time to react.That person just stood in front of her a foot away silently, holding a piccolo in his hand, watching her silently behind the mask. Everything is silent in the Moon Palace, only the cold moon shines on the glistening lake water, and the wind seems so quiet and icy.There was a strange aura lingering, which made her feel as if she was oppressed and couldn't breathe. "Ling... Lingjun?" Finally, she tried her best to make a sound, and asked in a shy voice. The masked piper nodded slightly and bowed in salute: "It's a pleasure to meet you." His voice came under the cold moon, although it was close at hand, it was still shrouded in mist, vague and indeterminate, making it difficult to distinguish the source of the voice—is... is it the technique of phantom sound?She thought about it in astonishment, and felt that the person wearing the wooden mask in front of her was very mysterious, with a serious face, which made her feel cold. "Why are you still wearing a mask?" She couldn't help asking, "You also wear it in the Moon Palace?" "This..." Unexpectedly, she asked such a question as soon as she opened her mouth. Ling Jun was slightly taken aback, and then smiled, "Because of practicing magic, I can't let people see my true face. This is a taboo. " "Spell?" "That's right," Ling Jun said lightly under the moon, "For those who practice magic arts, many things are taboo and must not be known to anyone—such as birth date, real name, and sometimes even face. and sound." "Why?" Su Wei felt incredible. "Because I'm afraid of being plotted against by another fellow practitioner of magic arts." Ling Jun nodded, "To give a simple example, Miss Su must have heard of puppet dolls, right? - Paste the other party's birth date on the puppet, Crucified with a needle, in this way you can cast a curse, make the other party sick or even die." "..." Su Wei gradually understood, and gasped. "Of course, this is just the simplest kind of spell," Ling Jun said in a cold voice, "For those of us who practice advanced spells, once the secret is revealed, we will be cursed in future battles." Backlash is far more than that - so, except for my master, no one in this world knows my birth date." He turned his head, put his hand on the mask, and smiled slightly: "Of course, Lingjun is not my real name." Although his eyes were hidden in deep shadows, that look still gave Su Wei a chill. "How is Chonglou?" She murmured and changed the subject. "He's fine. The wound has been treated. Except for some troubles in his left hand, his legs should be fully recovered in a month." Ling Jun replied lightly, "Don't worry, even the dead can be resurrected in the Moon Palace. This kind of Injuries are out of the question." "Can the dead be resurrected?" Su Wei couldn't help being surprised. "Don't you believe it?" The man behind the mask seemed to smile, turned around, and pointed his flute at the palace at the highest point of Lingjiu Mountain: "Look, in this Guanghan Palace, our leader is Trying to resurrect a body that was decades ago—not the same body, but trying to put the head of one person on the body of another and bring it back to life as a new person." Su Wei followed his hand and looked over: "You... Are you talking about Master Minghe?" "Yeah..." Ling Jun sighed, "She locked herself in it for thirty years." "It's crazy." Knowing about the past, Su Wei couldn't help blurting out, "If you do this, even if the resurrection is successful, wouldn't it be possible to summon a monster?" "This is obsession." Ling Jun whispered, his voice seemed to be touched, "too strong love and too strong hatred, it is impossible to escape - the leader has been trapped for thirty years. And my Master has been bound since three years ago, so he left here to go overseas, trying to find relief." "Can the moon worship technique really bring the dead back to life?" Su Wei still finds it inconceivable. "I'm lying to you, of course there is no such technique." Ling Jun suddenly laughed, "The technique of worshiping the moon can pray for blessings to cure illnesses, curses can kill lives, and even call wind and rain, the only thing is that they can't bring the dead back to life—— No one can have the power to reverse life and death and time, otherwise the world would have been in chaos." "Really?" Su Wei sighed, slightly disappointed, "I think it would be great if I could bring the dead back to life." He looked at her suddenly, shook his head, and said, "It's not like that at all." "Huh?" She was stunned. "You are not at all like the owner of Xuewei." Ling Jun turned around, facing the sparkling mirror lake, "You are not at all like what I imagined." Su Wei was slightly embarrassed and felt uneasy: "Then what do you think?" "Master Guguang once told me many things that happened in their generation," Ling Jun looked at the holy lake and sighed, "In his description, the master of Xuewei should be decisive and decisive, even if standing In the sea of ​​blood, there will be no frown—in my imagination, people who can possess Xuewei should be like this." He turned his head slightly and looked at her: "but...you are so kind." Great?For a moment, she didn't know whether the other party was praising herself or belittling herself, and she was stunned. "It's getting late, don't disturb Miss Su's rest." As if feeling that he had talked too much, Ling Jun suddenly stopped the topic without warning, "Today I have done rituals for Zhennan Wang's side concubine for three days, and I have to go back and have a good time." Take a break to recharge your spirits, and heal Mr. Yuan tomorrow morning." He bowed and left.Suddenly, as if thinking of something, she straightened up, looked at her and smiled: "Does the girl really want to see my true face?" Under the moonlight, he suddenly took off the mask on his face without warning, and smiled slightly. ——The face under the mask turned out to be blank! He has long black hair, earrings inlaid with gemstones on his forehead, but there are no eyebrows, mouth and nose at all on that flat face, only two dark holes, as if one can absorb the soul of a person just by looking at it . "Ah!" Su Wei exclaimed in surprise, and couldn't help but backed away. Just for a split second, the person in front of him disappeared out of thin air—the dim moonlight just now seemed to brighten up a little in an instant, but the fluttering sleeves turned into a group of white butterflies, fluttering away in all directions. nothing. She stood in shock by the empty lake, looking at everything like a dream. Everything just now...was an illusion?or reality? When I woke up the next day, I felt a headache, and everything last night seemed like a dream. Mi Danyi was no longer by her side, Su Wei stood up and looked out of the window.It was already daybreak outside, and the sun was shining brightly.However, she only took one look, and then froze on the spot, her face pale: the holy lake outside was completely dry, without even a drop of water!Could it be that the person who came from the ten thousand hectares of wave light and Lingbo that he saw last night... Su Wei stared blankly, and suddenly felt a sense of coldness - last night, she must have fallen into the illusion of the other party unknowingly, her eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind were completely deceived and controlled by others. All are illusions. That Lingjun... what kind of person is he? What about the face under the mask? While in a trance, I heard someone outside walking towards the west, whispering: "Miss, are you awake? Master Ling Jun ordered that after you have lunch today, you can visit Mr. Yuan in the pharmacy." She was stunned, and suddenly remembered what Lingjun said last night - "He is fine. The wound has been treated, except for some troubles in his left hand, his legs should be fully recovered after a month." Is the sentence said in the illusion true? She didn't care about washing and washing, and jumped up from the couch. From Suzaku Palace to Medicine Room, you need to detour half of the holy lake. Su Wei sat in the sedan chair and opened the curtain to look at everything in the Moon Palace.Under the sun, this mysterious place seems to be no different from other places in the world. The pavilions and pavilions are all in the Central Plains style, arranged around the dry holy lake in the center, and there is a high platform closest to the lake, which is the tallest among all the buildings. One is obviously the most important sacrificial place in the Moon Palace. She raised her head and looked towards the highest point of Vulture Mountain, the palace above was impressive. ——It turns out that what Lingjun pointed out to her last night, is there any truth in the end?So, in that Guanghan Palace, is it true that Minghe, the leader of the moon worship, has been claustrophobic for thirty years? She was thinking in a daze, and before she knew it, she had already arrived at the medicine room. When Su Wei stepped off the sedan chair, she saw a woman stepping down from the temple. The woman walked down the high temple alone, and was immediately surrounded by a large group of servants who had been waiting for a long time.She sat on the shoulder car and walked along the lake.When the distance was a little closer, Su Wei saw that she had a very beautiful appearance, wearing a green blouse, gorgeous clothes, and a graceful attitude, like a fairy. "This is Yin Shi, the side concubine of King Zhennan," Miyue smiled beside her, "he is here to fulfill his wish." "Fulfill your wish?" "That's right, Yin's married into the Zhennan Palace for five years. Although she has been favored alone, she has been infertile." Oogyue hid by the road, looked at the noble woman who came over, and smiled, "Last year, she even took the palace's The most treasured emerald green glazed lantern was dedicated to the Moon Palace, enshrined in front of the Moon God Throne, and wanted to ask for a son and a half daughter—now that my wish has been granted, I will come back to fulfill my wish.” "Ah?" Su Wei was fascinated by the sound, and couldn't help laughing, "I didn't expect Ling Jun to send his son Guanyin..." Before she could finish her sentence, the smile on her face suddenly froze. At this moment, the side concubine of Zhennan Wang has come very close.From such a distance, she could clearly see the woman's flowery face, as well as the pair of dangling green drop earrings beside her cheeks.That pair of emerald earrings are so eye-catching, like a drop of soft spring lake water, reflecting the greenish-white base of the ears. so familiar. "Qi Luo Yu?!" Su Wei blurted out, subconsciously pressing her earlobe. "That's right. The girl's eyesight is really good." Miyue was not surprised, "The side concubine is a young lady of the Yin family in Tengchong, and naturally she wears top-quality jadeite—I heard that the pair of earrings alone are worth tens of thousands. .” "What? She, she is..." Su Wei's heart was shocked, and she couldn't help taking a step forward, "Yin Chunyu?" Obscure Moon couldn't help but glanced at her, stunned: "How did the girl know the name of the side concubine?" Su Wei couldn't speak, and just looked straight at the woman on the shoulder——however, the woman seemed to see something, looked up in another direction, as if she recognized something, and her graceful face showed Slightly surprised, and then immediately came back to his senses, lowered his voice and told the servant to leave quickly. Su Wei followed her line of sight and couldn't help but whisper: "Chonglou!" On the window of the medicine room made of white stone beside the road, there was a person watching this scene quietly.The face exposed behind the window was pale and thin, and the hand holding on to the window sill trembled slightly, and there were huge scars on it.The seriously injured man just sat up on the sickbed, silently looking at the woman who was walking below him, with a blank expression on his face and eyes that couldn't see the end. "Chonglou!" Seeing his eyes, Su Wei felt a sudden pain in her heart, and went back upstairs without caring about anything else. When he came inside, Yuan Chonglou had already turned his head and stopped looking out the window. Mi Danyi came here early in the morning to help take care of the patients. Seeing that Su Wei was also here, she couldn't help jumping over happily.However, she didn't bother to say hello to this little girl, she just walked straight up to him and looked at him, wanting to say something, but she still couldn't say it, she just felt clumsy. Yuan Chonglou didn't speak either, he didn't seem to notice her coming, he just silently looked at the void in front of him. "She...she's gone." After a long time, Su Wei glanced out of the window, before she managed to find a word. As if knowing who "she" was, the person on the sickbed was slightly shocked, and turned to look at the empty lake outside the window. "Yes," Yuan Chonglou's voice was calm, "She left five years ago." “……”苏薇又不知道说什么好了，绞着手指，半晌才道，“听说她是来还愿的……她、她有喜了，也很得宠。” “是么？”他只是淡淡，“那太好了。” 她看不得他这种样子，忍不住上前一步，冲口道：“如果你想见她，我可以——” “不，我不想见她，正如她也不想见我。”然而，原重楼却是不假思索地打断了她，声音冷淡，“她已是人上人，而我不过一介残废——贵贱如云泥，再见也没有任何意义。更何况即便是在昔年，她也不曾对我许下过什么承诺。” 苏薇怔怔半晌，道：“可她还带着那一对绮罗玉。” “那又如何？”他冷笑起来，“雕玉的原大师，也早就已经死了。” 苏薇哑口无言，看着他苍白默然的脸和残废的双手，忽然间觉得一阵心痛，忍不住泪水盈眶，捂住了脸低下头去。 “都是我不好，”她喃喃，呜咽，“如果那时候不是我……” “不，不怪你。我知道春雨的为人，她不是那种会选择贫贱生活的女人，嫁入王府虽说是为了尹家，却也是最适合她的路。而你，”他抬起一只手轻轻按在她颤栗的肩膀上，轻声，“你救了我的命，迦陵频伽——五年前是第一次，五年后是第二次。” 苏薇抬起头看着他，重伤之人脸色平和宁静，用唯一能动的右手擦拭她的泪痕。 “没事了，迦陵频伽，”他低声道，“早上灵均大人来给我看过伤，说我的双腿不会有大碍，只是左手多处折断，恢复起来会要一点时间——没事了，别哭。” 蜜丹意听不懂他们大段的汉语对话，只是跑过来靠在苏薇怀里，殷切地看着她，也学着原重楼的动作，抬起左手，小心地擦拭着她另外半边脸颊上的泪痕。 看到她情绪低落，他微笑：“在孟康矿上的时候，你知道我在哪一刻感到过害怕么？” “嗯？”她愕然地看着他。 “不是在对方忽然翻脸的时候，也不是在被围攻的时候——甚至不是在被扔下矿洞的那一刹。”原重楼看着自己一身的伤，叹息，“而是听到你在洞口嚷嚷，准备下来救我的时候。” “啊？”苏薇吃了一惊，不自禁地问，“为什么？” “当你把那些人一个个扔下来的时候，我真是第一次觉得害怕了，”他蹙眉，“我躺在那里想，我就算命大掉下来没死，被你那么一弄也非被砸死不可——你难道不知道洞里全是碎石，哪怕扔一块石头下来都有可能引起大面积倒塌么？” “啊……”她张口结舌，说不出话来。 ——当时她正在气头上，被憎恨和怒火蒙蔽了双眼，想也不想就拉起那些人往洞里扔下，准备给他陪葬，却根本忘记了这样做会给里面的人带来多大的危险。 “你很笨。”他望着她，淡淡，眼里却有笑意。 这句话彷佛春风吹入了她心里，如此温柔妥帖，令她微微红了脸。 这也是一贯严厉的他说过的最温柔的一句话——只是直到很久之后她才明白，他当时说出的这句话、又是如何的意味深长。 她不知道说什么好，只有低着头坐在病榻旁。只有蜜丹意抬起头，莫名地看着忽然红了脸的苏薇，忽然笑了起来，抬起手刮着她的脸，用别扭的汉语重复：“你很笨……很笨！” 苏薇抬手打了她一下，腼腆地看了原重楼一眼，却呆住了。 方才还勉为欢谑、逗自己笑的人，此刻正定定地看着窗外出神，苍白的脸上殊无笑容，眼神深而冷，宛如一座深潭——那座软轿已经沿着湖离开了，消失在玄武殿，然而他却还是一直一直地看着那个方向，彷佛看到了遥远的时空里去。 她不敢再说出任何话打扰他，只能默默地退了出去。 在自己没有遇到他之前，他们之间、又发生过什么样的事情呢？每个人都有自己的故事，而对他的人生来说，她不过是一个不受欢迎的闯入者罢了。 苏薇脸上的笑容也不由得消失殆尽，只觉得心头微微刺痛。 玄武殿里，帷幕后坐着衣衫华贵的丽人。 镇南王侧妃薰香而坐，意态端庄雍容，然而眼神却是游移不定，手心里紧紧握着那一对绮罗玉，彷佛想着什么，面色复杂变幻。 “灵均呢？”她终于忍不住开口，“我要见他！” 旁边的侍女吃了一惊，低声：“夫人，灵均大人说过晚上才能过来见您。” “到底他在搞什么鬼？”侧妃握紧了手，咬牙，“这一切不是巧合，是他安排的吧？是他把'那个人'接进月宫来的吧？他到底想做什么！——难道不知我费尽心思刚怀上了孩子，重新赢回了王爷的宠爱？在这个当儿上把那个人接进来和我照面，是什么意思？” “夫人？”侍女莫名其妙，不知道她口中的“那个人”是谁。 “不行，今晚就要离开这里！”侧妃尹氏低语，“在这里多留一夜，如果将来被正妃和另外几个贱人知道了这件事，多半又会借此兴风作浪。” 她低低切齿，拂袖站起。 “夫人，”侍女连忙跪下，“灵均大人说，请夫人留至明日再下山，他还有话要交代。” “哼，交代？不过一介草民，也敢这样和我说话！”镇南王侧妃心中更是不快，眸中凝结了寒意，“难道他还以为自己真的是神？” “夫人。”侍女连忙拉着她的衣襟，试图止住她的话。 然而侧妃没有留意到侍女焦急的眼神，犹自气恨，然而下一句话未曾说出，忽然间腹中便是一阵剧烈的绞痛！她抬手护住腹部，踉跄跪倒，只觉得身体里有什么剧烈翻涌，不由失声惊呼，脸上登时痛得惨白。 “夫人身体不适么？”门外有人淡淡道，“我说过今日时辰不好，夫人不应擅自离开月宫，离开必有灾祸。” “灵均大人！”侍女失声惊呼，连忙乌压压一片跪倒在地。 她忍痛抬起头，便看到一袭白袍静静伫立在门口。然而那个人投入门槛内的影子却是极淡极淡的，近乎透明。侧妃尹氏心中忽然漫起了一种奇特的恐惧，捂住腹部，筋疲力尽地伸出手去，握住了那个人的衣角：“大人……救救……” 灵均的声音平静，看着地上的女子：“夫人刚怀上龙胎，便擅自动气，实在不妥。” “是……是。”她只觉得身体里彷佛有刀子在绞动，眼前一阵阵的发白，“救救……” 他看了她片刻，似在面具后笑了一笑，终于俯下身来抬手将她扶起，安慰：“夫人放心，月神既然赐予您这个孩子，只要夫人诚心侍奉，天下便没有什么可以夺去它。” 灵均抬起手，轻轻按在侧妃的额头上，无声念动咒语。一种奇特的冰凉感觉注入她颅脑，身体里蠢蠢欲动的感觉登时平息。 她筋疲力尽地在地上喘息，脸上全无血色。 “这个孩子将会成为继承王位的世子，还请夫人务必小心。”灵均吩咐侍女将她扶起，淡淡道，“将来尹家不但富甲天下，也将权倾一方，均靠此子。” “你……你说什么？”侧妃尹氏吃了一惊，抬手拉着他的袖子，“世子？” “是啊，我刚刚在月神前占卜过。神谕说：夫人的这个孩子，将会成为下一任镇南王。”灵均微微的笑，“恭喜。” “是么？”侧妃尹氏又惊又喜，“可是，可是王爷前面已经有了三个孩子……” “人有旦夕祸福，”灵均低声，“那几个孩子福泽不够，定会早夭。” “……”尹氏知道这句话含意重大，一时间倒抽了一口冷气。 “夫人如此诚心侍奉，月神定然会给予夫人回报。”灵均淡淡地笑，“尹家五年前不过一介商贾，靠百里挑石头贩卖翡翠为生，五年后已经是富甲天下；而夫人五年前不过是一个商人的女儿，只能成为蓬门小户之糟糠，而如今得王爷独宠多年，快要生下世子、成为云贵最有权力的女人——这一切，都是月神的恩赐，请夫人不要忘记。” “是。”尹氏不自禁地觉得心生冷意，俯首。 “只有尹家上下虔诚侍奉，月神才会保佑你们。”灵均的声音冷酷，“切勿说出半句不敬之语，否则神谴立至。” “是！”尹氏颤声，“尹家定然虔诚侍奉，不敢有二心。” “是么？”灵均微微笑了笑，“那么今年的翡翠专营所得，进贡给月宫为何比往年少了一成？还有，我说过让尹文达不必追究孟康矿难的事情，为何他不听？追究下去，对他没有什么好处。” “这……”尹氏脸色苍白，“妾身一定回去严责此事！” “如此便好，不要有下次。”灵均淡淡，拂袖而起，“今日时辰不吉，还请夫人留至明日再走吧。” “可是，”尹氏忍不住，“大人为什么……为什么要将那个人带到这里？” “那个人？”灵均定住身，回首，“夫人所说是谁？” 侧妃尹氏咬住了牙，紧握手心的那一对绮罗玉，垂下头去，双手微微发抖。 “昨日种种，已如昨日死。”灵均彷佛明白了什么，漠然回答，“偶遇而已，夫人不必挂怀。待到明日，便如朝露般消失无痕。” 他拂袖准备离开，然而刚一转身，便微微愣了一下——湛蓝色的天宇下，玄武殿门口站着一个绯衣少女，看着房间里的女子，张了张口，彷佛要说什么。 “姑娘如何来到玄武殿？”他微微不快。 “我……我是来见这位夫人的。”苏薇喃喃，探头看到了里面的丽人。 “有什么事？”侧妃尹氏定了定神，缓缓问。 “我……我想请夫人跟我去一趟药室，”苏薇迟疑了一下，“探望一个病人。” “什么？”尹氏彷佛被刺了一下，忽然站起，“你说什么？” “夫人的故人病得很厉害，希望夫人过去探望一下。”苏薇轻声道，双手有些紧张地绞着衣带，“他情绪很低落。可能夫人过去安慰一下，会让他……” “胡说八道！”尹氏厉声，“何处贱民，竟敢冒充故人诋毁本宫？” 没有料到对方忽然发作，苏薇吃了一惊，不知如何是好。 “难道夫人不是腾冲尹家的小姐尹春雨么？”她喃喃，“难道您不就是重楼的……” “胡说！”尹氏不等她说完，厉声，“什么重楼？本宫从未认识！” “可是……”苏薇愕然。 “左右，立刻替我将她轰出去！”侧妃蹙眉，重重拍了拍案几，“在此胡言乱语，诋毁本宫，若不是看在月宫份上、定然将你拿下大狱治罪！” 左右侍女应了一声，准备上前将她推搡出去。 然而苏薇只是怔怔地看着忽然变脸的雍容贵妇，在侍女们的手触及她身体的时候，她忽然间动了动——只是一眨眼，她便已经逼到了尹氏身侧，一把抓住了她的胳膊。 “你……你好没心肝！”她眼里满是怒意，“跟我去！” 尹氏被这样鬼魅般的速度吓了一跳，挣扎着想甩脱她的手：“灵均大人！” 然而，灵均却只是站在一旁袖手淡淡地看着，带着面具的脸上没有表情，似乎在意味深长地观察着什么。 “就算你现在成了王妃了，那又怎么样！就可以翻脸不认人么？”苏薇厉叱，拉着她便往外走，“重楼现在伤得那么厉害，就躺在隔壁——只是让你去看他一眼而已，连这样也不肯么？真是没心肝……跟我去！” “姑娘。”然而，在她拖着尹春雨便要出门时，一只手伸过来拦住了她。 “灵均大人！”侧妃彷佛获救一样失声喊。 “夫人怀有身孕，还请姑娘放手。”灵均淡淡，伸手拦下她们。 “啊？对不起！”苏薇猛然回过神来，下意识地松开手，“可是……” “昨日一切，已如昨日死。”灵均漠然道，望着她们两个，“夫人既然不愿去，姑娘又何必勉强？这样的情形，就算去了，病人难道会觉得宽慰？——何况在月宫内如此对待王妃，姑娘虽是我宫贵客，也会获罪于镇南王，令在下为难。” “……”苏薇哑然，觉得无话可答。 侧妃尹氏挣脱了她的手，躲回了帘幕后，惊魂方定地看着这个女子。 “还请姑娘跟我回去吧。”灵均伸手，做了一个邀请的手势。苏薇回头恨恨地看了帘后的女子一眼，不情不愿地踏出了门。 “怎么还有这样的人……”她低声喃喃。 “这不稀奇，”灵均似是在面具后笑了一笑，“权势富贵，高下判如云泥——侧妃也是出身于富庶人家，自幼锦衣玉食，何曾会去过苦日子。选了如今的路才是正道。” “可也不能那么没心肝啊！”苏薇愤愤，“只是去看一眼而已！” “姑娘想得太简单了，”灵均淡淡，“深宫争斗复杂，尹氏出身低微却得独宠多年，正妃白氏和另外三位侧妃虎视眈眈，她多年不育，其实是一直暗中被人下毒。如今怀了龙胎，更是步步如履薄冰，自然不肯冒险去看望故人，免得被人抓了把柄——倒也不能全怪她。” “是么？”苏薇愕然，“既然如此辛苦，干嘛还要入王府呢？” “呵，这种问题也要问么？”灵均望了她一眼，将玉笛在手心里敲了一敲，道，“我觉得稀奇的倒是姑娘这种人。” 他翩然而去，只留下苏薇在当地发呆。 她回头看了一眼玄武殿，正准备离开，忽然听得背后一声响，似有什么东西落下。苏薇愕然循声看去，只见寝殿的窗子迅速地关闭，尹春雨苍白的脸消失在窗后，脸上似有泪痕。她低下头，看到了墙根下躺着一个香囊，捡起来一看，里面却滑落出几样东西，赫然是那一对绮罗玉，还有一块翡翠玉佩。 绮罗玉犹自玲珑滴翠，而那块玉佩却已经被摔裂出一道痕迹。 玉佩上用阴线雕刻着精致玲珑的花纹，栩栩如生。正面刻着玉楼微雨，杏花盛开，半卷的珠帘下有美人晨妆，妩媚慵懒——看那面容，赫然是方才见到的女子。 而背面则刻着一句诗：小楼一夜听春雨。 玉佩已经被摔裂，一道深深的裂痕横贯玉石，将“春雨”两个字拦腰斩断。 苏薇将那个香囊拿在手里看了半日，怔怔出神。 回到药室，看到灵均正从里面走出来，白衣飘飘宛如御风。看到她来，在檐下微微驻足致意。他身边跟着的药僮上前一步，低声道：“姑娘，大人刚给原先生用过药，他已经睡了，姑娘还是小声一些。” “嗯。”苏薇将香囊在手里攥紧，低声应。 “原先生的伤势比想象中恢复得更快，估计再有十天便可下地走动，”药僮看了一眼灵均，低声道，“但是左手伤得太重，可能需要更多时间才能活动如常——而且就算好了，手上的经络也会受到影响，肯定不如以前灵活。” “我知道了。”苏薇喃喃，脸色微微苍白。 灵均没有说话，只是叹息了一声，抬手拍拍她的肩膀，便擦肩走过。 她怔了半天，默然走进去，望着正在沉睡中的人怔怔出神——这样一来，是不是说，他的双手就算是全废了？以后，他该怎么办呢？ “春雨……”昏迷中的人喃喃低语。 她将香囊无声地放在他枕畔，忽然间有泪盈睫。