twin moon

Chapter 48, Scene [-], The Tide [-]

"Jiang Yan, Ning Yue, you two, wait for me!"

Wrapped in a white fur, the young master of the Ye Kingdom waded through the snow up to his calves, and ran after his two companions along the canal towards Miyagi.

It's almost New Year's Eve, and lanterns have been hung up everywhere in Mulu City.Dots of bright red contrast with the white snow on the roofs and streets.The city has not experienced such severe cold weather for several years, and even the canals that have not been frozen for many years have formed a thick layer of ice, making it impossible for boats to sail.However, this made the children so happy that they would go out early in the morning and play until late at night, refusing to go home.

More than three months have passed since the life-and-death battle between the children and Luo Jianli.The Palace of Human Bones in the east of the city was completely filled up by Duke Ye, and the General's Temple was also moved to the city, becoming a veritable empty tomb.As time passed, the three of them gradually forgot this horrible experience.

After that day, there was no major commotion in the city, as if the mysterious person disappeared after obtaining the map and left Mulu City.But King Ye's palace still sent extra manpower, and the number of Mo Lingwei on duty was more than doubled compared to before.But Xiang Baili never explained the reason to the children.

"Oh, Ziyin, aren't you walking too slowly? Didn't you learn martial arts from Uncle Baili for more than a month, why are you not as good as me?"

Ning Yue, facing the heavy snow, turned her head and laughed and teased.Right now, she is hiding under the thick cotton coat, only a pretty little face is exposed from the hood.

"It's because the strap on my right foot has just come loose, and the snowshoe has been lost somewhere. It's really hard to walk with one deep foot and one shallow foot!"

Qi Ziyin was sweating profusely.The so-called snowshoes in his mouth are just a few small bamboo strips that the three of them stole from Jiayunzhai earlier, tied them to the shoes with ropes, so that the feet will not be stuck in the snow and it is difficult to move .

"Then you can wear mine."

After hearing this, Ning Yue turned around and walked back to her companion who was struggling in the snow, took off the pair of bamboo strips from her feet, and handed them to the other party.

"I can't wear your snowshoes, otherwise how would you walk?"

The boy in white shook his head vigorously, but did not reach out to pick it up.

"People don't care at all."

The girl smiled and jumped high in the snow, her actions were indeed not affected in the slightest.The hood on her head was turned away, and her red hair was blown up in the wind and snow, like a blazing fire.

Seeing that Qi Ziyin was still staring blankly at her, Ning Yue smiled and bent down to lift up one of his feet, intending to tie the snowshoes on for him, urging while doing it:

"After dusk today, there will be fireworks in the palace city. You told us the news! If you don't hurry up, you will miss it!"

In Mulu City, there is an inner lake named Huaqin Pool.This lake is located in the north of Nanshi, west of Miyagi, and the southern end of the lake happens to be connected with the canal.Every New Year's Eve, gorgeous colorful fireworks will be set off inside the palace walls to enjoy the fun with the people in the city.The Huaqin Pool with a wide view has become the best place to watch this magnificent scene.

However, when the children came to the lake in a hurry, they saw that there were already crowds of people coming from all over the city to enjoy the fireworks in the snow.They gathered in groups of three, two, five or six, and almost filled up all the places where they could set foot.The three children walked half a circle around the lake, but they couldn't find a suitable place.The crowds of people and the tall dead trees by the lake completely blocked the view, not to mention being able to enjoy the grand view of the fireworks.

"Oh, why are there so many people! Hmph, there's nothing unusual about these fireworks, don't watch them, don't watch them!"

Ning Yue was a little unhappy, she pouted and turned her head away, but her tone was full of deep disappointment.The young man in white couldn't help regretting that he couldn't think of a way to bypass Mo Lingwei who was on duty and quietly brought his companion into the palace. He was just about to say a few words to persuade her, but he heard Jiang Yan's voice from a high place:
"Come on, come on, climb up this tree!"

Qi Ziyin turned his head, and saw his companion wearing a black plume guard coat had already climbed to the highest point of a big tree.It was a weeping willow that had lost all its leaves, and the slender willow branches withered and yellow were like a curtain, covering the boy's body with only half of his head exposed.

Ning Yue finally showed a smile again on her face.Soon, one of the two teenagers held her feet below, and the other held her arms on the tree, and sent the girl to the highest point of the tree with ease.The girl climbed up and looked far away, and found that the vision here is really different——

The Huaqin Pool, which is not considered very large on weekdays, seems to have become wider overnight. A thick layer of light blue ice has formed on the surface of the lake, which is glowing under the night, but no one dares to step on it easily. .From time to time, the wind blows up the snow on the ice, like a curl of smoke, floating and flying.

Suddenly there was a loud noise like thunder, and several circular light spots pierced the silence of the night sky, rising into the sky like shooting stars from the palace city, and then exploded with a "bang".The eye-catching fireworks are like a huge golden chrysanthemum blooming in the night, almost illuminating half of Mulu City, and also illuminating the faces of the three children under the starry sky.

A burst of cheers erupted from the crowd, and then several bright spots rose into the sky, but they were green and red lights.More and more fireworks flew into the sky of Miyagi one after another, and the order of their lighting was also quite regular, just like a well-prepared opera with ups and downs, not to mention shocking climaxes one after another.

The three children stood on the top of the tree, completely shocked by the scene in front of them, as if the fireworks were specially prepared for them.Even Qi Ziyin, who never misses the fireworks show on New Year's Eve every year, felt as if it was the first time he was watching such a grand spectacle, and couldn't help clapping his hands vigorously under his heart.

"It's so beautiful—it's a pity that each firework can only see the light for a moment, and it ends in a hurry."

Ning Yue admired sincerely, the blue eyes reflected the colorful light in the sky, as if a beautiful nebula lit up in her eyes.

"Fireworks tend to be cold. Perhaps this is also a reminder to the world to cherish the present and the hard-won peace in front of us."

The boy in white suddenly lowered his head, staring at the dark crowd under the tree in a daze.Since the winter months, the number of refugees fleeing the war in the city has continued unabated.Tonight may be the most crowded night ever in Huaqin Pool.And it seems that everyone desperately needs this fleeting moment of beauty to dissipate the suffering they have endured for a year.

Jiang Yan's smile gradually froze on his face.Seeing the strangeness of her companion, the girl guessed that he might have remembered what happened in the Human Bone Palace again, and immediately pulled Qi Ziyin's cuff secretly, and reminded in a low voice:
"Ziyin, watch the fireworks, watch the fireworks, what are you talking about?"

"Yes, yes, blame me for talking too much."

The boy in white closed his mouth knowingly.However, the black-eyed boy shook his head, turned his head and looked hard at the dark night behind him: "It has nothing to do with you. It's just that from the beginning, I feel as if someone has been staring at us from behind."

Ning Yue laughed and looked back: "Little stammer, are you worrying too much? We climbed so high and saw the fireworks so clearly, the people below are jealous, so what are you afraid of if you roll your eyes a few times?"

Taking advantage of the fleeting light of the fireworks, she suddenly saw two strange figures in cloaks standing under a few old locust trees far away from the lake shore outside the crowd.The two seemed to realize that the children on the treetops had discovered their existence, and immediately hid in the alleys of the nearby Fangshi.

"Yue'er, are you okay? I didn't intend to scare you on purpose—"

Seeing that the expression on the girl's face became a little strange, Jiang Yan was afraid that he would spoil the other party's interest, so he immediately scratched his head in embarrassment and apologized.Fortunately, Ning Yue wasn't sure if what she saw just now was an illusion, she smiled at her companion, and then turned her gaze back to the fireworks that were still rising and falling in the night sky.

"I didn't expect you to be able to find out the whereabouts of that red-haired girl so quickly. What a great achievement!"

"My lord Kunjie is over-respecting the prize. According to my subordinates' observations, the whirlwind in the Baisha camp of the boat master and the fireball in the dense forest in the east of the city were all caused by Miss Ningyue's desperation. I'm afraid that at this time even her I still don't know what this powerful spiritual power hidden in her body can be used for."

"It doesn't matter. As long as we know what we intend to do with the power in her, that's enough."

Two figures in cloaks who hid in the narrow alley were chatting with each other.The former had a high-pitched voice and sounded like an older woman.The latter's tone of voice was as cold as the air, without emotion.

"Just, with our current strength..."

The woman wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a man named Kun Jie: "No need to say any more, I know that after many times of encirclement and suppression, some of the followers who survived will inevitably start to think wildly. But now that we have found When it comes to the whereabouts of the daughter of the great priest, then we must make good use of this advantage!"

"Then what is Master Kunjie going to do next?"

"Maybe I should ask you, what exactly are you going to do? After all, you have been investigating the city for more than half a year in advance, but why didn't you take any action?"

Kun Jie suddenly changed the subject, causing the woman on the opposite side to immediately panic and panic: "My lord, there is no need to doubt the loyalty of your subordinates!"

"If I really doubted you, I would not have allowed you to cast a spell on my own in Ganyuan that day, and sent the daughter of the high priest to the shore with the Water-Containing Curse. But after all, you had a relationship with her parents before, so you were a little hesitant. It is also normal. However, hesitation may be the worst attitude for us now."

"Please rest assured, my lord, this subordinate will definitely do his best to live up to his entrustment."

"This is the best. You are the best choice I can think of right now. Now that you have quietly hibernated in the city, you just need to wait for the opportunity to approach as soon as possible. When we gather strength again Afterwards, I must let that red-haired girl be used by me willingly! As for the two mainland boys beside her—"

Kunjie paused for a while, as if he was thinking about countermeasures in his mind, "It can be seen that the three of them get along very well. But in order to avoid troubles in the future, it is best for her to cut off these unnecessary relationships by herself. "

"My subordinates know what they are doing, please rest assured, Lord Kunjie!"

The woman immediately bowed to salute, but when she raised her head again, she was left alone in the narrow alley.She sighed silently, walked towards the depths of Fangshi, and soon disappeared into the night, and could not be seen again.

At the beginning of the new year, it snows and clears.In Jinghaihou's mansion in the north of the city, the housekeeper hurriedly came to report: "Master Hou, your son, it's your son! The villain didn't dare to stop him, and he has already opened the door to let him in."

Sitting in the front hall, Qi Shouyu picked up the tea bowl on the table unhurriedly, took a sip, and then raised his head, as if he had expected this in his heart: "Come here, why are you in such a hurry?"

"That's right, my nephew came to pay Uncle Wang a New Year's greeting, why should Steward Feng make such a fuss?"

As soon as the words fell, a young man in plain clothes led his followers into the front hall.From the burden on the shoulders of the retinue, more than a dozen exquisite gift boxes, large and small, were placed on the ground, as if a red hill had been piled up.

"Nephew Zixiu Xian, you finally came to my house, why did you bring so many things?" The short and fat Marquis Jinghai put down the tea bowl in his hand unhurriedly, stood up and greeted him with a smile on his face.

"My nephew has been working in Xiyin for more than six years, and I haven't spent the New Year in Mulu City for a long time. I finally got this opportunity this year, and I should prepare some small gifts. Please accept it with a smile, Uncle Wang."

Qi Zixiu stepped forward respectfully and made a bow. He didn't have any majesty that a prince should have, but flattered like a commoner.

Qi Shouyu stepped forward and opened some of the gifts, and saw that there were not only exquisite carvings made of precious purple coral, but also a box full of high-quality pearls the size of pigeon eggs, and more There are clams, tortoise shells and other precious ornaments produced in the sea.

Seeing these gifts, the smile on the man's face immediately subsided:

"Nephew Zixiu, I heard that you have been guarding Xiyin City for many years, and the money and food in the city have been running short year after year, so that my brother had to use the treasury to make up for you. The things in these gift boxes are priceless. Where did you get them from? ? Take them all back to me!"

Seeing that the other party refused to accept the gift, Qi Zixiu finally lost his temper, and hurriedly explained: "Uncle Wang, these things are all high-quality goods selected by my nephew from the tributes in my palace, and they are by no means unknown. things."

"That's not okay. It is the duty of a minister to share the worries of the country. If you really have the heart, then send these things to Xiyin City to exchange for some money and food, and relieve the urgent need for the people in the city to survive the winter!"

"Yes, yes, what Uncle Wang taught you is the lesson. Nephew will do it immediately after he returns!" Qi Zixiu was slammed, waved his hand quickly, and ordered his subordinates to carry out all the gift boxes.

"The son came to see the king in person today, there must be something to do. There is no need to be so polite between you and my nephew, just talk about it."

Jinghaihou asked loudly as if he had seen through the other party.Only then did Qi Zixiu nod his head, and got to the point: "I don't know if Uncle Wang has heard that last autumn, a captain of a boat master died tragically in a human bone palace in the east of the city—"

"Nephew Xian is talking about the incident of Ben Haiying and Luo Jianli."

"That's exactly what happened! Uncle Wang should know that at that time, my father Xuanwo returned to the court overnight. Although he never blamed me, Luo Jianli was the captain of Xiaoqi who had just been assigned to Xiyin. As a city nephew, It is also a crime of ineffective supervision. Therefore, since that day, I have always been worried that this matter will make my father feel suspicious."

"Nephew, isn't he afraid that the king will abolish your position as the eldest son and appoint someone else?" Qi Shouyu narrowed his eyes, as if he had already expected what the other party would say next.

Qi Zixiu became more and more terrified: "Uncle Wang didn't know something. After the court that morning, Ziyin went to meet his father directly. In front of me, he wanted to invite General Baili to be his martial arts teacher!"

"So what? Ziyin's talent has never been better than that of my nephew. Even if I teach him to Baili, it is absolutely impossible for my younger brother to move the idea of ​​​​abolishing the old and setting up the young, right? It is the nephew, you are too worried. !"

"There is no absolute in everything! My father felt ashamed because of the death of Concubine Jin, so he doted on my younger brother the most since he was a child, and he obeyed him in everything. What's more, he still has such a pair of pupils!"

Speaking of this, Qi Zixiu couldn't help getting excited, "You must know that the amber pupils represent the most orthodox Qi family in Ye Kingdom, which comes from the blood of our brave and warrior ancestors! There are [-] children under the father's knees, seven boys and nine girls. But he is the only concubine who was born with such eye color! Uncle Wang, how can I not think too much about it! Besides, the matter of abolishing the elders and erecting the younger ones happened in the dynasty—"

In desperation, the young man blurted out without thinking, and then suddenly realized that his words might have hit Qi Shouyu's sore spot.But the short and fat prince in front of him just twisted the beard under his chin with his hands, still not sullen:
"The former king has been self-willed since he came to the throne, and there is a reason why he discarded the elder and replaced the younger. My younger brother is now able to govern the country well, and he will definitely not act like this."

"But Uncle Wang—"

"I don't need to say more. This king understands that it is normal for you to be a little worried under the current situation. But this king advises you not to spend too much time on this matter right now. After all, who is suitable to do it?" The crown prince needs to rely on political achievements in front of the king to fight."

"Yes. My nephew respectfully obeys Uncle Wang's instruction!"

Qi Zixiu bowed again, but the disappointment could not be concealed on his face.Unexpectedly, the other party's words were not finished:
"However, if the lord of the country does have the idea of ​​abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones, the king will definitely try his best to dissuade him and report to his nephew as soon as possible. After all, that child Ziyin is still too young, and he has been with two unknown people in the city all day long. The wild species of origin are mixed together. In the eyes of this king, only a good nephew is the best candidate to be the crown prince and new king of Ye Kingdom!"

Jinghai Hou changed the subject, and actually stated his position nakedly, and promised to support his son to succeed to the throne.These words made Qi Zixiu both surprised and happy.After all, getting the support of Uncle Wang, who holds the boat master's soldier talisman, is already the best result he hopes to achieve on this trip.

Watching the back of his nephew leaving, Qi Shouyu sat down again in the front hall, picked up the slightly cold teacup, and moistened his dry throat.

"Did you hear what I said just now?" He asked without looking back.

A figure slowly walked out from behind the side door of the main hall.I saw that he was wearing black leather armor with the pattern of the sea falcon of the boat master, his complexion was ashen, and his two round eyes were staring. He had repeatedly troubled General Yan, the youngest captain Yu Li in the Benhai camp!
Yu Li pressed the handle of the saber and walked to the side of Jinghaihou, cupped his hands and said in response:
"Father, when you transferred Luo Jianli to Xiyin earlier, I didn't understand the reason. I didn't expect that it was to force the prince to seek our help. This move is really brilliant!"

"It's up to people to make plans, and it's up to God to make things happen. This king didn't want to get in touch with the prince so soon. But it's good now, it's better to force him to make plans earlier than to wait until the day when the younger brother really decides to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones." , reacted in a panic, so that he was at a loss."

The short and fat prince nodded, but suddenly his face became serious, "How many times have I told you, no matter when, you must not call me father, why do you always forget?! This king has never married a wife. Concubine, there is no heir under her knees. If the relationship between you and me is known by others, it will only increase the number of variables!"

There were not many ups and downs in his tone, but Yu Li was so frightened that he knelt on the ground on one knee:

"Yes, the last general—remember!"

"As for the rest of the galloping wolves—"

"The last general has personally supervised it, and will make those beasts completely disappear from this world. Please rest assured, Lord Overseer!"

"Although it's a pity, it may be more beneficial to us if we break it. If you follow your mother's surname, you must remember not to let yourself follow her impulsive and reckless character. You need to remind yourself at all times that your husband will immediately In the world, the first thing to learn is to endure. Only by enduring what others can't bear, can you achieve great things that others can't accomplish!"

After Jinghaihou finished speaking, he finally stretched out a hand and helped the frightened young man on the ground to his feet.

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