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Chapter 223 You and Me as Teenagers

The past cannot be brought back, and the king and his ministers only sighed as an opening remark. The emotions aroused by the reappearance of yesterday's situation quickly faded away.

When Emperor Qu mentioned Liu Shuji's plan, Chen Jizhi sat up in shock from his illness and said quickly, "Your Majesty!"

"Do you also think it's against the harmony of nature?" asked Emperor Qu.

"No." Chen Jizhi grew up with Emperor Qu, so how could he not guess what he was thinking? His heart sank, "I have fought on the battlefield, and countless of my men have died. When the country is in danger, how could I be stingy with the lives of the enemy? But the plague is difficult to control. Once it spreads, I'm afraid the world will become a purgatory. I implore Your Majesty to be careful!"

"More than 200,000 people have been infected. Even if the situation is successfully controlled, it will eventually affect the entire southwest." Chen Jizhi originally thought that he and Liu Shuji had been colleagues for decades and knew each other well enough. However, until this moment, he suddenly realized that he had never really understood this person. "Your Majesty, we also have a large army in the southwest!"

He held on to a glimmer of hope and asked, "Since Prime Minister Liu wants to use this trick, do you have the antidote in your hand?"

……

While the two were talking, the martial artist who was monitoring the Chen Mansion couldn't make up his mind, so he had to use his spiritual power to rush back and report.

When Liu Shuji learned that Emperor Qu had gone to the Chen family right after he left the palace, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "It seems that he trusts Chen Jizhi more than I thought."

"Master, what should we do now? He has been in there for more than a minute."

"No need to do anything for now."

Wu Xiu looked up, but saw that Liu Shuji showed no sign of anxiety.

Wu Xiu didn't quite understand. His master had clearly said before that he would stop the two from meeting at all costs, so why did his master seem to not care at all now that they had met?

Liu Shuji thought that Emperor Qu would at least summon him once more to ask for details, but he didn't expect that he would be so eager to see Chen Jizhi! Their meeting at this time would have little impact on his plan, but Chen Jizhi was so important to Emperor Qu that he couldn't let him stay!

"I want Chen Jizhi to die in seven days." He thought of Qu Shan and warned, "Among the Seven Stars, Xuan Wei Star is in the court. Although I don't know his identity, I guess it could be Chen Jizhi. Now Qu Shan is tied to the Seven Stars, living and dying together. If he knows about this, I'm afraid something will go wrong..."

He gritted his teeth and said, "Set up a killing array and kill Chen Jizhi. No chance of failure!"

Wu Xiu was shocked: "But what if he is not a Seven Star? The killing array cannot be activated a second time."

"I bet he is." Liu Shuji's eyes gleamed, "Don't worry, after passing this level, my Heaven-Destroying Technique will be perfect, and with the power of the heavens, no one in this world can stop me!"

Qu Shan's ability in the mystical arts was indeed impressive, but he was so afraid of his life that after being cursed, he was like a dog tied with a leash. Not only would he become useless, but he was also afraid that he would bite back in the future. It would not be a pity even if he died.

"Find something for Qu Shan to do while setting up the killing array, lest he guess the killing intention and interfere."

"Yes!" As for why it would be seven days later and why killing Chen Jizhi would allow one to practice magical skills, although the disciple had many questions in his mind, he still obeyed unconditionally.

……

The doors and windows were closed and the room was a little dark.

Seeing a lamp by the bed, Qu Di blew out the lighter and lit it.

After putting on the lampshade, he studied it for a moment and saw a picture of a phoenix bird disappearing in the clouds. He then pinched the edge of the lamp and turned the lampshade to reveal the inscription on it, and read it out word by word: "Mengze in the third autumn day, Cangwu is covered with clouds."

There was only this sentence written on it, but he recited the next part: "I will return the egret feathers and rejoin the partridge flock." Even if there are poems inscribed on the lampshades commonly seen in the market, most of them are auspicious in meaning, and they will not be filled with such content full of reluctance and confusion.

Moreover, the lampshade is old and yellowed, obviously it is very old.

"Meng Yu..." Qu Di's face was warmed by the light, but his back, which was not illuminated, looked cold. "You still care about him so much."

Chen Jizhi said calmly: "This is Xiao Mengyu's handwriting. He died too long ago. Your Majesty probably didn't recognize it."

Qu Di was stunned for a moment, then he lifted the lampshade to take a closer look. The pen tip was vigorous and sharp, and the force penetrated the back of the paper. When writing "dream", a long tail was dragged out, and there was a hook at the end. It was indeed Xiao Mengyu's handwriting.

Emperor Qu was not surprised to see his handwriting here, but he was surprised that the man could be so confused.

"Your Majesty has forgotten that when I was young, Xiao Mengyu and I hated each other. It was only because of your Majesty that we could sit at the same table together." Chen Jizhi said with a bitter smile, "When your Majesty was young, he always liked to change into short clothes and sneak to my house. Later, Xiao Mengyu appeared. Before Xiao Mengyu died, he once came to me with a jar of wine to drink with me. When he was slightly drunk, he accidentally saw the phoenix on the mask and wrote down this poem. He also asked me, 'If your Majesty saw this poem, could you understand my heart?'"

The fingertips of Qu Di that were holding the lampshade seemed to be burned and he loosened his grip instantly.

Chen Jizhi continued, "But he doesn't know that since your Majesty ascended the throne, he has been busy with government affairs and has never come to play with me again. I have never thought that this lampshade can still wait for your Majesty."

Emperor Qu didn't dare to imagine what kind of expectations Xiao Mengyu had when he wrote this poem.

The memory that had been deliberately sealed suddenly emerged like a flood.

Chen Jizhi was a talent selected by the previous emperor for Emperor Qu. He entered the palace as a study companion at the age of seven or eight, and grew up with Emperor Qu. He knew Xiao Mengyu because the other party "emerged out of nowhere" in his youth and was as famous as Chen Jizhi. Some people called the two of them "the two gems of the great Qu."

At that time, Xiao Mengyu had just returned from the border and suddenly became famous in Qudu. Emperor Qu thought that the other party was not worthy of such a reputation, so he went to find trouble.

Xiao Mengyu had not yet recognized all the people in the capital, and Emperor Qu, who was still a prince, concealed his identity and became acquainted with him, and they treated each other as good brothers for a while.

Chen Jizhi's original temperament was not as steady as it is now. When he was young, he was quite arrogant because of his talent.

The two of them, as others called them, disliked each other the first time they met. Chen Jizhi looked down on Xiao Mengyu because she was like a bull charging forward, while Xiao Mengyu felt that Chen Jizhi was always cocky. The two of them were able to sit at the same table reluctantly because of Emperor Qu.

For many years afterwards, their relationship was not very good. Even after they had known each other for a long time and got to know each other's character and talents, they admired each other in their hearts but never spared each other with words.

"I..." Emperor Qu opened his mouth again, but found his voice was hoarse, so he stopped talking.

Besides, his thoughts were in a mess and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Chen Jizhi's voice was dull: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the promise we made when we were young standing on Mount Fan?"

They once wanted to conquer the most extensive territory and create a prosperous world where everyone can live a good life!
The young boy Xiao Mengyu said: "I have been fighting with my mother since I was in my mother's womb. I will expand the territory for Your Highness in the future!"

The young Chen Jizhi said: "I will always assist Your Highness."

The young Emperor Qu said: "I will definitely create a prosperous era that has never been seen before and will never be seen again!"

In the end, Xiao Mengyu was the only one who put it into practice throughout his life.

He was ready to be killed, just thinking that if he would become an obstacle to the prosperity of that era if he lived, then he should die...