Emperor Phoenix

Chapter 88

So those facts that are unwilling to face and admit are all cold reality?
So those resentful nostalgia are all wishful thinking and self-deception?
It turned out that the famous flower that overwhelmed the country did not bloom on the white jade steps and purple gold towers overseas in other countries, but had already turned into ashes and gone away, leaving him to waste time, waiting for a return that would never return.

It turns out that those past events have long been silently left behind, and what is waiting in a corner will always be a miss.The person I love, the person I am waiting for, it turns out that you are already gone.

From now on, will the rest of your life be a cup of bitter wine?Raise your glass to the moon, but no one drinks.

And the river and the sea are vast, vast and infinite, and the other side is farther than the other side, how will he swim across?

Looking up, Xiao Jue didn't know whether he was looking at that ray of sunlight, or some distant and untouchable memory.

Changge, I would rather you abandon me.

I would rather bear the shame of being abandoned in exchange for the truth of that rumor.

The oaths once made to meet and drink together under the green screen window have been replaced by the prophecies of wind, knife, frost and sword. Those thoughts, with the fragrance of plum blossoms that year, traveled to the heart across three autumns and condensed into frost and snow. You know, the day of breaking the ice will never end.

Outside the gate of Changli Temple, I don't know the geometry of time.

The sun's shadow shifted obliquely, the wind gradually cooled down, and a gorgeous glow appeared on the horizon, and then gradually faded away. A round of bright moon lightly shone over, outlining three equally tall shadows.

Xiao Jue turned his head slowly, thinking he was very calm, but in fact he gave a bleak smile.

He said in a hoarse voice, "It's night... let's go."

Xiao Chen and Yu Zixi looked at each other, both of them were crystal hearts, how could they not see Xiao Jue's abnormality, Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Jue with fixed eyes, his eyes were complicated and difficult to describe, Yu Zixi also fell silent at this time , looking at the north from a distance, a ray of cold moonlight shone on his face, his expression was not sad, but gave birth to a silent resentment.

Xiao Jue didn't care about them, he just walked forward quickly, the two followed closely, he was afraid that he would lose control when his mood was unstable, and was secretly planning countermeasures, he didn't want him to mount his horse without hesitation and go straight to Miyagi The two looked at each other again, and followed without saying a word.

As an exception, ministers are not allowed to enter the palace city at night, Yu Zixi dismounted in front of the silent palace gate, his red armored guards had already stood upright like nails and waited for him, Yu Zixi watched Xiao Jue's back enter the palace door, turned his head to Xiao Chen and said with a smile: "You are the minister who leads the guards, you can live in the palace..."

"No need!" Before the words finished, Xiao Jue's voice came from far in front, "Achen, you go back home."

Xiao Chen frowned, and was about to say something, Xiao Jue said firmly in a deep voice, "This is the will."

Raising his eyebrows, Yu Zixi shook his head, but Xiao Chen stood in front of the palace gate and made a gesture to Yu Hai, the eunuch of Longzhang Palace who came to greet him, Yu Hai leaned slightly to express his understanding, Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Chen again Jue's figure closed his eyes slightly, and then turned around.

There were only two people facing each other in the huge square in front of the palace gate.

The two looked at each other and turned their heads at the same time. The conversation just now seemed to have disappeared. Yu Zixi looked at his sturdy red armored guards with a smile, and Xiao Chen looked up at the moon expressionlessly.

With a twitch of the corner of his mouth, Yu Zixi didn't say hello, but walked to the front of his guards. Amidst the cheers of greetings, he stepped on the servant's back and got on the horse without turning his head in the dust.

Xiao Chen stepped into the big purple sedan chair in Prince Zhao's mansion and cried out.

One left and one right, parted ways.

Yu Hai is very nervous tonight.

His Majesty's expression was wrong when he returned to the palace, and he could tell at a glance, His Royal Highness Zhao's hint in front of the palace gate immediately made him pick up Lao Gao.

What happened?When His Majesty left the palace today, although he was not very happy, his expression was filled with anticipation and nervousness, and there was no sign of hesitation. However, after only a few hours, everything changed.

It seems that His Majesty is still calm, but he doesn't talk much. However, as the eunuch who has served His Majesty for many years, he is very familiar with the various reactions caused by the subtle changes in His Majesty's mood. These years, His Majesty has not been happy, he is depressed , furious from time to time, but never with such a strange and unspeakable expression as today.

What was that like?Being looked at by those black pupils that were infinitely darker than usual, he himself seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water, something was falling rapidly and sinking into the deep sea.

He thought desperately, what kind of feeling is this?For so many years, he has never seen His Majesty like this.

Until he took a golden basin to serve His Majesty to wash, and saw His Majesty standing up a map of the world, his slender fingers slowly groped all the way on the map... Qizhou, Youzhou, Pingzhou, Dezhou, Chihe, Yunzhou, Hanzhou...Yingdu.

The fingers moved, slowly and heavily.

He was puzzled at first, and then suddenly realized that it seemed to be the route His Majesty used to open up the territory and conquer the city all the way!

Looking at that lonely figure, he suddenly understood the meaning of that strange expression.

That is despair.

A deep, never-ending despair.

The long night is desolate, the cold wind hisses, the long golden windows are knocked by the uninvited wind, the curtains in the empty hall are fluttering and the candles are flickering, reflecting the back of the lonely emperor, he is silent He raised his hand to touch the traces that he and his party walked in those years.

Those bloody battles, hard but happy days, those cloaks and rain, those days of fighting against the enemy, those days of crossing the world, killing on the battlefield, those with lofty ambitions, all-powerful.

Those days when two people are in love, walking hand in hand, taking the country as a blueprint, facing the bloody storm together, and overturning the world of mortals with a smile.

The person who obviously has everything, but is so lonely as if abandoned by everything.

Who is he thinking of, who is he missing?

Old Yu Hai suddenly felt his nose sore.

He pursed his mouth and raised his sleeve to wipe away some tears.

I'm old... I'm old... I can't see it...

God...why is it so cruel?Your Majesty is such a loving person...

I was about to go forward to ask His Majesty to have a rest, I was too sad to damage the dragon's body.

But seeing Xiao Jue withdrawing his hand suddenly, he stood in a daze for a while, then turned around slowly.

Yu Hai leaned over carefully, but Xiao Jue went straight into the inner hall without looking at him.

After hesitating for a while, Yu Hai also followed in. Xiao Jue went into the special clothes room as if no one was there, and rummaged through all kinds of clothes. Yu Hai took a look and found that they were all casual clothes for going out. Cold sweat has come out.

It took a long time for Xiao Jue to take out a set of pure black plain clothes. Only then did Yu Hai realize that although the clothes thrown out on the ground were all black, they were more or less decorated, but this one was not fancy at all.

Still as if he couldn't see him, Xiao Jue changed his clothes by himself, the black clothes were solemn, his face was slightly pale, his lips were tightly pressed, and he chose a waist knife from the antique rack, and walked out again as if no one was there.

Lao Yuhai didn't dare to be in a daze any longer, he put his hands together, and threw himself to kneel at Xiao Jue's feet recklessly, "Your Majesty...Your Majesty..."

His eyes moved down coldly, Xiao Jue didn't even have any expression in his eyes this time, this kind of complete indifference made Yu Hai's cold sweat pour out like a waterfall, and when he heard Xiao Jue's nasal "Huh?" He kowtowed, "Your Majesty, please stay here, please stay here...Your golden body, you must not..."

"Yu Hai," Xiao Jue looked at him firmly, Yu Hai opened his mouth at the moment when he thought he was going to be kicked away by his kick, "Do you want to die?"

"Uh……"

"Do you want to kill someone else?"

"Uh……"

"Tonight, you, or anyone you arrange to follow me, then just one word, die." Xiao Jue was not murderous, but this indifference made Yu Hai know that what he said was absolutely true, "Not only you, but also Your family, the opponent you found in the palace, and the family of anyone who follows me... will all die."

Staring at Yu Hai who was sweating profusely, Xiao Jue said calmly: "Today, I really want to pay homage to a person with a monstrous sea of ​​blood. Don't force me, use blood to exchange for the tranquility I want."

Yu Hai couldn't say anything, he just kowtowed on the ground, his forehead was bruised and swollen soon, he looked up his old face with tears, "Old slave... old slave... old slave dare not... old slave Please Your Majesty... cherish yourself....

Walking around him indifferently, Xiao Jue turned and left without looking.

The palace door that was about to be opened by the wind slammed shut, and the sound of cold footsteps went away.

Yu Hai lay limp and paralyzed on the ground for a long time, until he was awakened by the knocking sound of the hall door, he scrambled to get up, stumbled and ran to the small Buddhist hall in the side hall, took incense tremblingly, and lit it in front of the Buddha statue.

The Buddha statue in the cigarette smiled compassionately, eternally calm and graceful, Yu Hai burst into tears, raised the incense stick above his head, and kowtowed reverently.

"Buddha, please bless my Lord..."

Yingdu, the capital that she conquered with her back then.

The "immovable city" of the year, known as the No. 1 city in the Uchikawa Continent, is a triple-layered city that cannot be destroyed by a natural moat.

Destroyed by the long arrow of the meteor from the Godly Wind Feather Crossbow.

The majestic high city, hunting flags, soldiers are like a forest, and thousands of troops are ready to go.

The red horse is like fire, and the woman in white clothes is like snow. Standing on the horse's back, there is a mysterious smile on her lips, she pulls her slender arms, and the vermilion longbow makes the sound of flowing strings.

A crisp sound destroyed a dynasty.

Since then, a new legend has been created.

Standing under the city wall, he raised his head and listened to the sound of the wind coming from the foot of Qingma Shenshan. The sound of the wind seemed to faintly hear the woman smiling and speaking.

"Boys, who of you can bring that flag to the Marshal to polish his boots tonight?"

Changge, it's not just the Yellow Dragon Banner of the Yuan Dynasty, this country was used to wipe my boots and your lapel in the end.

Then who threw it lightly, turning all the history of support and love into flying bloody silk, and left it in the immortal fire of Changle Palace?

Xiao Jue walks alone in the darkness, silent as a tree.

A bleak tree that has lived through winter.

Palace Gate, Tiandi Altar, Sinong Terrace, Hongwen Museum, Yuyu Terrace, Zhandu Bridge, Jiafu Gate, Dong'an Street, Xifu Street, Zhengyi Street, Tianqu Street...

(End of this chapter)