Dai Ziling

Chapter 212 Inconsequential Consolation
The entire imperial capital was submerged in mourning. The hesitation of the common people, the confusion of the people in the harem, and the nervousness of the officials all came under the sobs.

The lights were brightly lit, and the white tents were everywhere. The palace people knelt on the ground, buried their heads and twitched their bodies, not knowing whether they were really crying or shivering from the cold of the cold night.

The Queen and Concubine Jin rushed over as soon as they got the news. Needless to say, Teng Xuanyang and Teng Xuanhao, such a big event happened in the imperial palace, and it was also related to the prince of the enemy country. They still don't know the situation on the border. , the sorrow of the death of a loved one is no longer as much as the worry about the fate of the country, and in their hearts, what this husband, father, gave to themselves is disappointment...

Looking at the black crowd, Zixi hid expressionlessly in a clean place, Yumingsi.

Qin Rao and Zhu Lan stayed by her side, keeping silent all the time.In fact, everyone knows that this girl is in a bad mood. The fate of the Yiqi Army, the fate of Nandan King, the fate of Zhu Li... She is afraid that she will blame herself, and the external disturbance is all due to her. No regrets or self-blame?

Qin Rao brewed a cup of hot tea and put it in front of Zixi, glanced at Zhu Lan, and found that his eyes were firmly glued to the girl, Qin Rao pursed his lips, and said to Zhu Lan: "I'd better go there Stay on guard, the incident happened suddenly, I am worried that the Queen and Concubine Jin will not be able to accept it."

Zhu Lan nodded intently: "I will guard her."

Zixi buried her head on the table, her shoulders trembled slightly, Zhu Lan took off her cloak and gently covered her body, saying: "There is no one else here, so cry out loud if you want to cry!"

Slowly sitting upright, rubbing her eyes, Zixi drank the hot tea in one gulp: "Why are you crying! What's there to cry about!"

Zhulan smiled lightly, and sat down beside Zixi: "To be honest, I didn't expect you to let that Lian Shi go so easily. Yes, even if Jiuguan Lingyi and the others are there, even if we work together, we may not be his opponent , but Zixi, as long as you say a word, we..."

Turning her head suddenly, Zixi glared angrily and said, "How are you? Are you fighting him hard?"

Zhulan realized that he had said the wrong thing, he lowered his head silently: "I didn't mean that, I just saw you being so aggrieved, in my heart..."

Pulling off Zhulan's cloak and hugging her in a ball, Zixi hit her forehead hard a few times and said, "I'm so mad, so mad..."

Zhu Lan moved her body back a little bit, this way of venting is rare, but she can let her use it, at least, no matter how much she knocks, her forehead will not be broken.

"Zhulan, it's useless to be arrogant, and it may cause more troubles. I understand this. If you can't beat it... If you can't beat it, you won't fight. There are other masters, many things have already happened, and many things will happen, show off your courage and get you all involved, unless there is a hole in my head!"

Gently stroking Zixi's forehead, Zhulan's smile was full of indulgence: "Well, you won't do business at a loss."

Subconsciously dodging Zhulan's fingertips, Zixi's expression was a little unnatural: "That's not true, if this is a normal transaction, then I will naturally not want to lose money, and the depression is that if I meet those who don't A reasonable bully buys and sells by force, Ben? Heh, it would be nice to save my life!"

Slowly withdrawing her hand, Zhu Lan was somewhat disappointed: "Really? It's not that..."

Zixi said: "Why not? If you kill me and they can get what they want, do you think I still have a chance to bargain with that old man? If you kill Teng Xuanyi and they can achieve their goal, why bother?" What about something that might break his heart?"

Fingers curled up, Zhulan heard the meaning of the words, this girl was trying to test how much she knew, it was impossible to lie, how could she lie to Zixi... But if she told the truth, where would she say it what?
Staring at Zhulan's unconsciously frowned, Zixi felt a little sore in her heart. She took a breath and said, "People cannot be resurrected after death, but they can be reincarnated. I won’t go back to King Nandan, but if there is a way to redeem their souls in reincarnation, no matter how difficult it is, I will try my best. Ningfu is from the heavenly realm. I asked her, she doesn’t seem to know much about the underworld. Thinking about it, the relationship between the devil and the ghost should be closer, so..."

Zhu Lan continued: "That's why you made a deal with Lian Shi, Zixi! The demons are treacherous and insidious, you can't be trusted!"

Zixi said: "What about the Tiantian clan? Credible?"

……

Zhulan closed her mouth, the demon clan is certainly hateful, but the heavenly clan is not necessarily open and upright, as far as Zixi is concerned, there is indeed no one who can be trusted.

Stuffing the cloak into Zhulan's arms, Zixi smiled wryly and said, "Don't worry, I don't know how to say anything you don't want to say, I don't know how to ask, but it doesn't mean I'm completely confused, Zhulan, I didn't choose With the Demon Race, I just... just have a premonition that I will be the enemy of the Celestial Race."

Clenching the cloak tightly, Zhulan felt his heart beating extremely fast, and he was an enemy of the Celestial Clan. If Teng Xuanyi heard this sentence, how would he feel and what choice would he make?If Zixi knows the truth, can she bear it...

"What about being an enemy?"

The moment the door was pushed open, Lingyi flicked her skirt and strode in, followed by a woman in a coarse cloth skirt.

The tightly locked brows relaxed instantly, and Zixi jumped up from the chair: "Sister! Zhu...Zhu Li?"

Zhu Li smiled and nodded, looking at Zixi curiously. Both she and Lingyi heard what she said just now. Although it was extremely unimaginable, he was originally a cultivator, and some of the strange things that happened before were also true to him. What I have personally experienced is that during such a long journey from Yanyou to Nandan, I just took a nap before being brought back to Yujing by Lingyi.

"Xi'er, you don't have to take it to heart, the king of Nandan is to blame, he deserves his own death, you must have thought twice about negotiating terms with the demons, and it's up to you to choose your own interests, what's there to explain! My son will go to the tub now Wouldn't you like to get some sleep?"

Lingyi's tone was very unfriendly, Zhulan knew that these words were for herself, before no matter what Zixi did, she would unconditionally believe and follow her, but this time it involved the Celestial Clan and Teng Xuanyi, he I can't help but worry...

Zixi smiled, stepped forward and hugged Lingyi's arm and said coquettishly: "Sister knows me best! However, I'm not explaining anything, Zhulan saw that I was bored, we just chatted a few words, ah, Sister, are you tired! Sit down and rest for a while, that...Zhu Li, come here, sit down, I'll pour water for you."

With joy on her brows, Lingyi couldn't restrain the joy in her heart, this girl is protecting Zhulan!If she can change her mind, maybe things will be much easier...

Zixi raised her eyebrows, and said in her heart: She was still furious for a second, why did she start giggling again in the blink of an eye?
"Sister, is there anything happy about it? Let's hear it!"

"I...I'm so happy to see you! The cries everywhere in this broken place are annoying! Can't we go back to Biyou Pavilion first? By the way, where is Mu Yan?"

Scratching her hair, Zixi said: "You should be with Teng Xuanyi and the others. The funeral of King Nandan is very grand. I guess they are all very busy now!"

After finishing speaking, Zixi turned around and walked in front of Zhu Li, and took her hand without any surprise. Zhu Li was startled, instinctively threw away Zixi, and took two steps back with a look of horror.

Slowly raising her hands, Zixi also took two steps back: "I'm sorry."

Zhu Li shook her head silently. She knew it was her own problem. Since that incident, she couldn't accept touching other people, no matter how familiar she was. But the strange thing is that when she met Lingyi for the first time, something went wrong. She let her touch his forehead and wrist. To Zhu Li, Lingyi was a benefactor, but even so, her sister couldn't break through the obstacles in her heart.

Lingyi looked at Zhu Li with pity in her eyes, she didn't know how to help this girl untangle her heart, if she couldn't let go of the past, then she would still live in self-torture in the future, what should I do?

After shaking her wrist twice, Zixi said cautiously: "Zhu Li, have you seen this ribbon? Do you know what the red lines on it are?"

Zhu Li shook his head slightly, but did not speak.

Zixi said: "It's the soul."

"Soul?" Zhu Li stared at the ribbon in doubt.

Zixi said: "Well, the Yiqi Army should have heard of it, right? These are the souls of those soldiers. I don't know where their bodies are, maybe they will turn into bones in a short time, but their souls are here , to me, they are here. And you, both soul and body, but I feel that you are not here."

Her lips parted slightly, and Zhu Li hesitated to speak. She didn't expect that the famous Yiqi Army no longer existed, and the girl in front of her didn't look like she was lying at all. From her eyes that were shining with tears, Zhu Li saw To the sad and unwilling.

Gently hugging Zixi's shoulders, Lingyi also showed her helplessness: "Yes, Zhu Li, what has happened is called the past, it cannot be changed, but it can be forgotten. Take your time, don't rush."

The frozen heart seemed to start to melt, and the tightly clenched fists slowly loosened. For the first time, the thought "I should live well" appeared in Zhu Li's consciousness. She was a little flustered, but she didn't know it was because of being moved .

The three girls were having a heart-to-heart conversation, and Zhu Lan was a little embarrassed standing aside. He was thinking about whether he should go out for a while, but he didn't expect that a few noisy men broke in the next moment.

"Zixi! We're back! I'm exhausted!"

Without saying a word, Yantong rushed to Zixi's side, and looked at her with a smile. If it wasn't for being embraced by Lingyi, Zixi might not be able to escape this kid's hug.

Jiu Guan sighed with disgust on his face, and his eyes were directly locked on Ling Yi: "I didn't expect such a big thing to happen here..."

Lingyi said helplessly: "You all know."

Jiu Guan said: "Well, we went back to Prince Yi's Mansion first, Xin Ruo and Ning Fu both told us, and Mi Yuan stayed with them, so the three of us hurried over."

Scanning around the room, Liao Yu said coldly, "Who is she?"

With a chill in his eyes, Zhu Li obviously took precautions.

Zixi turned around and stood in front of Zhu Li: "She is mine, please be polite!"

Liao Yu couldn't help but said: "It's yours again, I said girl, if you collect some beautiful men in this world to be yours, I can't say anything, get such a bunch of girls every day, yours, yours, What's the matter?"

Yan Tong and Zhu Lan stared at Liao Yu with wide eyes, unbelievable that such blunt words came from the mouth of Mr. Bi Fang.

Picking out her ears, Zixi was afraid that she had heard wrong, and Liao Yu was joking with herself?She was thinking about how to continue this conversation to make it more interesting, but Lingyi blurted out: "Heh! Doesn't she have too many men in this world?"

……

Zixi bit her lower lip, shifted her gaze, slowly turned around to look at Zhu Li, and said, "Do you still feel sorry for yourself now? Dumb people eat coptis, I eat more than you! You know how to deal with those who talk nonsense Is it someone who talks nonsense?"

Zhu Li shook his head: "I don't know."

Zixi laughed, "Shameless."

Zhu Li opened his mouth wide: "Huh?"

Zixi curled her lips and said, "Grandma hasn't searched enough! Pretty girls, handsome boys, anyone who comes is welcome! What can you do to me?"

Liao Yu smacked his lips, cupped his fists and bowed: "I admire!"

As if struck by lightning, Yantong yelled loudly, "Is it over?"

Zhu Lan smiled, turned to Zhu Li and said: "Miss Zhu, just get used to it, believe me, if you stay with her for a long time, big things will become insignificant."

(End of this chapter)