In his daze, Song QingShu suddenly sensed that something was gently rubbing his forehead and cheeks. Even though the other party's movements were very gentle, he was still startled. He instantly opened his eyes and prepared to capture the other party with a vigilant expression.
At this critical moment, he was not sure if the other party was a friend or foe. He was not even sure if it was a human. It would be troublesome if it was a beast or something.
However, when he saw the other party's appearance, his movements stopped abruptly and his face was full of disbelief.
At this time, he was lying in a cave, and beside him sat a girl wearing a thin white veil. Other than her black hair, her whole body was snow-white, and her face was beautiful beyond compare. She was like a fairy who had descended from the heavens. Who else could it be but Xiao Longnu whom he had not seen for a long time?
Suddenly, he thought of something and his heart skipped a beat, "Am I dead?"
He could not help but think this way. It was too unbelievable. This should be a deserted island near Goryeo. He had arrived here by chance in the vast sea. How could Xiao Long Nu appear here thousands of miles away?
He thought that he had died in the previous storm, so he saw the person he wanted to see. He could not help but panic.
The late Emperor died halfway through his career … For some reason, this sentence appeared in his mind. He was ambitious to do something big, and he was about to succeed, but in the end, he died at such a young age?
And those beautiful female friends of mine, wouldn't they all be widowed at a young age …
Seeing his face turn pale, the girl in white opposite him showed a puzzled look, "Brother Song, what are you talking about?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Song Qingshu was stunned, and then a surge of great joy surged in his heart. He grabbed the girl's hand. Although it was a little cold, it still felt warm and fragrant, "Long 'er, is it really you?"
"If not me, who is it?" Xiao Long Nu blinked and looked a little confused. Obviously, she did not know why he asked such a question. She wanted to pull her hand back, but he held it so tightly that she could not move.
Song Qingshu quickly sat up and excitedly held her in his arms. The girl's body was quite delicate, and in his arms, she was like a willow catkin. "Long 'er, I haven't heard from you all these years. I thought I would never see you again."
Suddenly being hugged by him, Xiao Long Nu's pale face blushed. She subconsciously wanted to push him away, but seeing his true feelings, she bit her lips and raised her hands to hug him back. Suddenly, a sharp pain came from her chest, and she couldn't help but cry out and cover her chest.
"What's wrong with you?" Song Qingshu asked hurriedly when he sensed her abnormality.
Xiao Long Nu furrowed her brows and clutched her chest. It took her a while to regain her composure. She looked a little haggard. "It's nothing, I've just been poisoned by the Passion Flower." This was not the first time she had been poisoned, so her tone was rather calm.
"Passion Flower Poison?" Song Qingshu was stunned. "How did you get poisoned by this?" This was indeed puzzling. It must be known that Xiao Long Nu and Yang Guo had been tortured by this poison before. It was understandable that they did not know about the Passion Flower at first, but they had already been poisoned before. How did they get poisoned again?
Xiao Long Nu blushed and shook her head. "I was poisoned by accident."
Seeing that she was not giving any details, Song Qingshu knew that it would be difficult to get anything out of her if he asked her directly. He rolled his eyes and changed his strategy. "This is close to Goryeo, why are you here?"
Xiao Long Nu answered, "I was injured and fell into the water, and fell into a coma. I was saved by the Goryeo ambassadors who were passing by, so I followed them all the way back to Goryeo."
"Goryeo ambassadors?" Song Qingshu thought that there was no such thing as a Goryeo ambassadors in the Central Plains. Suddenly, he thought of something and asked with a strange expression, "Is there a pair of sisters with the surname Fu in the Goryeo ambassadors who saved you?"
Xiao Long Nu made a sound of surprise. "How did you know?"
Song Qingshu suddenly understood. Calculating the time, it should be the Fu sisters who had left Xixia to find a husband and saved her on their way back to China. It seemed that good people really had good karma. He saved the Fu sisters and helped the Goryeo ambassadors, and then they saved Xiao Long Nu. Otherwise, they would have been separated forever.
"But with your martial arts, how did you get injured so badly?" Song Qingshu thought that Xiao Long Nu could use the Dual Sword Harmony Skill, so even if she encountered a grandmaster, she would not be weak. How could she be injured and fall into the water?
At first, Xiao Long Nu did not want to tell him, but she could not resist Song Qingshu's incessant questioning, so she told him the whole story.
It turned out that when they were on Mount Wudang, Xiao Long Nu found out about the relationship between Song Qingshu and Li Qingluo, she was sad and left quietly, thinking that she would never see him again in this life. She heard that he was in Jiangnan.
She purposely ran towards the north to put some distance between them.
Later, when she was near Mount Heng, she met Hou Xibai. Hou Xibai was shocked by her beauty and started to pursue her crazily. Unfortunately, Xiao Longnu had experienced the vast ocean and could not be moved by water. How could she like him?
Hou Xibai's pursuit was fruitless. He, who had always been a gentleman, even had crazy ideas because of Xiao Long Nu's beauty. He wanted to use force to capture her and then slowly reform her.
However, Xiao Long Nu used the Dual Sword Harmony Skill to beat him up. In order to save his life, he revealed a piece of information about Song Qingshu. He said that there were masters from Mongolia who went to the Passionless Valley to ask for Passion Flowers to deal with Song Qingshu.
After all, if a Dumas like Song Qingshu was poisoned by the Passion Flowers, he would be better off dead than alive.
Even though Xiao Long Nu was angry at Song Qingshu's actions, she was still worried about Song Qingshu's safety. She decided to go to the Passionless Valley.
She traveled day and night, and at the Passionless Valley, she met a Mongolian master who was picking Passion Flowers. At first, it was fine. Even Jinlun Fawang was no match for her Dual Sword Harmony Skill, let alone a normal Mongolian master.
However, a mysterious man wearing a mask appeared. The man's martial arts were ridiculously high, and Xiao Long Nu was quickly defeated. She accidentally fell into the Passion Flowers and was stabbed by the Passion Flowers.
She had no choice but to escape. Even though her Lightness Skill was very high, she could not shake off the man. She chased after him all the way until she fell into a river off a cliff. Only then did the man give up.
Xiao Long Nu was poisoned and severely injured. She fell into a coma after falling into the water. She thought that she was going to die, but when she woke up, she found that she had been rescued by someone on a boat.
She found out from the two beautiful sisters that they were the ambassadors from Goryeo. The Crown Prince of Goryeo was accompanying them, but she could see that there were not many of them.
Xiao Long Nu wanted to leave and inform Song Qingshu about the Passion Flowers, but her injuries were too severe and she could not move freely. Furthermore, the boat had been sailing down the river to the sea, so she had no choice but to return to Goryeo with the Fu sisters while she recuperated from her injuries.
The Crown Prince of Goryeo was originally impatient to save a Han, but when he saw Xiao Longnu's extraordinary beauty, he was immediately shocked. Not only did he agree, he often came to ask about her well-being and fawned over her.
Luckily, the Fu sisters were watching over him, so he did not dare to do anything rash.
Later on, when Xiao Long Nu's injuries healed, the Crown Prince of Goryeo did not have much of a chance.
Of course, Xiao Long Nu was a kind person. After all, he had saved her life, so she was very grateful to him.
Song QingShu thought to himself, 'That stinky brat actually dares to have the idea of hitting Xiao Longnu. It seems that the bitterness he suffered in Western Xia wasn't enough to teach him a lesson.' However, when he looked at Xiao Longnu's beautiful face, he thought to himself, 'If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to control myself.'
"Oh yes, what kind of martial arts does the masked man use?" Song Qingshu had a guess.
Xiao Long Nu roughly described it with her hands. Song Qingshu said in a deep voice, "It really is him!"
"Who is it?" Xiao Long Nu asked curiously.
Only then did Song Qingshu explain the grudge between him and Venerable Ming. On the surface, Venerable Ming seemed to be allies with him against the Mongols, but he was secretly preparing a way to deal with him. The Passion Flower was indeed a very effective way.
If Venerable Ming had not been seriously injured by Temujin and the others, he would have already attacked me. It seems that I really need to be more careful in the future. Although my cultivation is high enough, it is easier to dodge a spear in the open than a stab in the dark.
"Don't worry, Long Er. Although Gongsun Zhi and Qiu Qianchi are dead, the poison of the Passion Flower is not incurable. The Gelsemium elegans can counteract poison with poison, and the white fish in the cold pond at the bottom of the Passionless Valley can also detoxify the poison." Song Qingshu comforted her.
"Brother Song, you even know this?" Xiao Long Nu's tone carried a hint of admiration. The other seemed to be omniscient and omnipotent, and nothing could trouble him.
Song Qingshu smiled and asked, "Since you were rescued by the Goryeo ambassadors, why are you on this isolated island?"
Xiao Long Nu's expression darkened. "Because something happened in Goryeo …"
Listening to her story, Song Qingshu's expression changed several times, but he finally understood the current situation of Goryeo. It turned out that during the marriage contest in Western Xia, he had pretended to be Fu Cailin and slaughtered Xulewu's ambassadors. Temujin was furious, but the Mongols were preparing to deal with the tribes of the Western Regions at the time and could not find the time to deal with them. Thus, Temujin sent his younger brother Hesar's eldest son, Jegu, to Goryeo with a ten-thousand-man army to pressure them to punish the murderer.
However, the Mongols' smooth sailing in recent years had made Jegu arrogant.
To him, a small border country like Goryeo was nothing, so his attitude was extremely bad. Not long after, he led his army to attack Goryeo.
A few years ago, the Mongols could sweep the western countries with a ten-thousand-man army, so Goryeo was nothing to them. Unfortunately, Goryeo's terrain was rugged and mountainous, making it difficult for their cavalry to use their full strength.
Jegu attacked for several months without gaining any advantage. In the end, the Guru of Goryeo, Cailin, took action and killed Jegu during the chaos. The Mongol army suffered a great defeat.
When the Mongols heard this news, they were all furious. In addition, they were preparing to conquer Dong Ying and needed Goryeo as a springboard. So, Khubilai and Ali Buge mobilized their armies and attacked Goryeo.
The Demon Master Pang Ban personally fought against the Bright Sword Master Fu Cailin. After a great battle, both sides suffered heavy losses. However, the Mongols had many masters and famous generals. When Fu Cailin was seriously injured, the morale of the Goryeo army was greatly reduced. How could they hold on?
Seeing that the Mongols were getting closer, the high-ranking official of Goryeo, Cui Yu, could not resist. Coupled with his old age, he died of depression. This was because his son-in-law, Jin Ruoxian, and even his son, Cui Shi, had died during the marriage contest in Western Xia. His remaining sons were even worse. Once the successor took power, the people's hearts began to waver.
The retainer of the Cui Clan, Jin Renjun, launched a coup and killed the Cui Clan. He replaced the Cui Clan and negotiated peace with the Mongols.
Song Qingshu had seen this Jin Renjun before during the marriage contest in Western Xia. Now that he thought about it, although Jin Ruoxian and Cui Shi were killed by the Dongying people, he might have played a part in it.
After Jin Renjun took power, he changed his attitude of opposing the Mongols. Instead, he submitted to them.
The Mongols had many years of war. As long as the enemy was willing to submit, they would be happy to accept it. However, a new problem soon appeared. Because the King of Goryeo died during the coup, the throne of Goryeo was now vacant.
Khubilai and Ali Buge had a disagreement on who to appoint as the new king. Ali Buge supported the crown prince, Wang Chi, while Khubilai supported the crown prince's younger brother, Duke Wang Chi.
At first, Song Qingshu was curious why Khubilai, as the elder brother, would support his younger brother. He was fighting with Ali Buge for the right to inherit the throne. Wouldn't this be giving the enemy an excuse?
However, he soon understood. Back then, the crown prince of Goryeo, Wang Chi, was humiliated by Xu Liewu during the marriage contest in Western Xia. Xu Liewu was on good terms with Khubilai, so he was worried that Wang Chi would hate him and not dare to support him. Instead, he supported his younger brother, Duke Wang Chi.
Ali Buge was naturally happy to support the crown prince. The two of them argued until their faces were red, and neither could convince the other. After that, Goryeo was divided into two factions. One faction supported the crown prince, while the other faction supported Duke Wang Chi.
Guru Cai Lin, who had a high status in Goryeo, didn't express his opinion. He gathered his people and stayed in his residence, maintaining a neutral attitude.
However, one day, when Ali Buge accepted the crown prince's invitation to attend a banquet in the city, a riot suddenly occurred in the city. A group of mysterious people rushed into the hall and killed Ali Buge and the crown prince.
Ali Buge had many experts by his side, and there were even quite a few Grandmasters among them. However, they couldn't protect him. It was obvious that there was a Grandmaster among the group of people. Someone recognized the Bright Sword Technique among them, and they quickly pointed the finger at Fu Cailin.
Because of Ali Buge's death, the Mongolians were furious. The army entered the city and pointed their weapons at the Bright Sword Pavilion. Countless experts and soldiers swarmed over. Even Fu Cailin couldn't hold them off, let alone when he was seriously injured.
Xiao Long Nu also joined the battle because she was grateful to the Fu sisters and the crown prince of Goryeo for saving her life. Unfortunately, her strength alone was limited. Although the disciples of the Bright Sword Pavilion tried their best to resist, they were still no match for them.
Fu Cailin died in battle, and Xiao Long Nu could only barely save Fu Junxuan. The Fu sisters broke out of the encirclement and originally planned to escape to the Central Plains by sea. However, the Mongolian army and Duke Wang Chi's troops chased after them all the way. Although a storm stopped the troops from chasing after them, they were also separated. Xiao Long Nu was brought to this deserted island by the waves.
She was trapped here for a few days. Fortunately, the island didn't lack food and water, so she survived. One day, when she was looking at the beach, she happened to save Song Qingshu.
After listening to her experience, Song Qingshu couldn't help but click his tongue in wonder. He thought to himself that everyone's life was quite interesting. It was just that he had neglected these things in the past.
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A reader, 'Floating Tears', kept trying to convince me to let the main character be poisoned by the Love Flower Poison. However, I felt that the main character knew that the Gelsemium elegans could cure it and that the Love Flower Poison was meaningless to him. However, when he wrote about Xiao Long Nu, he suddenly thought that he could add this plot to her so that her appearance in Goryeo would be more reasonable. I have to thank this reader for giving me this inspiration.
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