"The so-called Great Calamity is a person who is tied to the rise and fall of a dynasty. His fate is presented to the fate of the country. This person was born to face disaster, and his fate is the Star of Calamity. There must be a righteous person who will use his life to pay for his fate. Otherwise, he will die young. However, just living his life is not enough for peace. There must be a person who can break his fate to break his life — Jing Chen is the Great Calamity of this generation. "
When Xue Rui first heard about this secret, his first thought was that it was absurd. However, he knew that Yu Shu would not speak without evidence, so it must be true.
This time, he was shocked. After a long silence, he asked Yu Shu, "When did you know about it?"
In fact, he wanted to ask how long she had been hiding such a heavy matter.
The Great Calamity — this was probably a shocking secret that would bring about the calamity of being beheaded just by hearing it!
Yu Shu curled her lips slightly and said self-deprecatingly,
"In the beginning, I only knew that Jing Chen's fate would bring disaster to the people around him. It was not until Shui Yun came to me during the Double Suns Meeting that I heard about Jing Chen's shocking life experience for the first time. After that, I was skeptical. It was not until not long ago when Jing Chen personally confessed to me that I knew it was true."
Xue Rui had a bad feeling. He frowned slightly and asked, "Why did he explain it to you?"
"It's funny that the reason he confessed to me was the same reason why he cut ties with me that day." Yu Shu held the armrest and looked at Xue Rui. She said without avoiding his gaze,
"He cut ties with me because he was taught since he was a child that before he found the person who broke his fate, he could not act rashly. He could not have love or hatred. Otherwise, he would endanger the lives of the Taoist masters who saved his life more than ten years ago … You also know that I used to like Jing Chen. It was fine when he lost his memory, but when he recovered it and remembered everything, he could no longer fall in love with me."
"Do you remember when he was missing, I went to the suburbs to look for him. I lied to you at that time. In fact, not only did I see him, but I also made a promise with him that I would not think about love and only be a close friend."
"However, when I was nominated by Dayan and was in the top three, he came to me and said that he wanted to break off our relationship. To be honest, after I calmed down, I didn't blame him and could understand his difficulties. If he didn't care about the kindness of raising me, I would look down on him. But …"
She was just disappointed.
No matter if it was Ji Xingxuan who had been full of malice towards her and had been framed by her, or Shui Yun who had wholeheartedly tried to kill her and ended up becoming a cripple, Jing Chen always sympathized with those who ended up in a pitiful state, but he did not care about a person like her who had a strong will to win.
She did not know if he had ever thought that she was also a woman. No matter how ruthless she was, she was still a woman.
Xue Rui finally knew the reason why Jing Chen and Yu Shu suddenly became strangers two months ago, but he did not feel relaxed at all. Facing Yu Shu's gloomy eyes, he only felt his heart inexplicably tightened.
He could not judge how ruthless Jing Chen was because he was not Jing Chen and did not understand his difficulties.
But if there was a person in this world who didn't care whether his background was good or bad, who wouldn't sleep for his safety, who would put his life and death in his hands, who would be happy for him, who would grieve for him, who would suffer for him, then even if he had to face universal condemnation, he wouldn't disappoint this person's heart.
He envied Jing Chen for meeting such a person and was glad that he did not miss such a person.
"Since he cut ties with you, why did he confess to you not long ago? You said it was the same reason. What is the reason?"
Xue Rui was sensitive that this was the key to the whole thing.
"… I am the person Jing Chen is looking for." Yu Shu said coldly, turned to look at Xue Rui's face, and asked,
"Don't you think it's funny?"
Xue Rui's eyes flashed with a thick black light, and said with a straight face, "It's not funny at all."
"There is something more funny. Do you want to hear it?" Yu Shu's palms, which were holding the armrest, were sweating. She looked calm on the surface, but only she knew that she was nervous now.
She really did not know how Xue Rui would react when he heard what happened next. Would he choose to bear the burden with her?
Or would he be like Jing Chen, weighing the pros and cons, and decisively choose to give her up?
"Say it."
Yu Shu calmed her breath and tried to finish the whole paragraph calmly,
"If you want to break the destiny of Jing Chen, you need to marry me, the person who broke the destiny, and have children with me. Otherwise, it will endanger the peace of the world, which is not allowed by the imperial order."
Xue Rui's face suddenly changed. In an instant, he clenched his fists, widened his eyes, and blurted out in disbelief,
"It's ridiculous!"
The righteousness of the country and the rise and fall of the imperial court need to be fulfilled by a woman's life. Isn't this ridiculous?
"Yes, it's ridiculous," Yu Shu sneered, "I don't want to believe it is true, but it's useless for me to not believe it. As long as the emperor believes it, I can't make the decision, and Jing Chen can't make the decision either. Those who can make the decision will not consider for me, a mere commoner. Even Jing Chen, the son of the princess, has to stay in the deep mountains for more than ten years. "
It was unknown how much of the record in the "Book of Mystery Fairy's Six Rens" was true, but even if there was only a small possibility, as long as it endangered the fate of the country, the emperor would not take this risk.
Not to mention deciding the fate of one or two people, even if ten or a hundred people died, it would just be a sentence.
After the initial injustice, Xue Rui now thought deeply and understood the pros and cons. He could not help but have a cold sweat on his back.
After a long time, he thought about it a few times, then raised his head and looked deeply at Yu Shu. There was a faint gloominess in his eyes,
"Then did you … promise him?"
"Promise him?" A certain nerve of Yu Shu's was touched. Her eyelids twitched and she asked softly, "Do you think I should promise him?"
Xue Rui pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "If you don't promise, are you going to go against the Emperor's order? In this situation, it's not up to you. It's a matter of life and death. Ah Shu, you really should promise him."
Hearing this, Yu Shu's face immediately stiffened. Her ten fingers gripped the armrest tightly, almost digging into the wood. She choked on her breath until her eyes were sore. She felt that everyone in the world wanted to betray her, but no one was willing to think for her and pity her innocence!
She suddenly stood up, gritted her teeth, and ruthlessly looked back at him and sneered, "I'm sorry to disappoint you.
I didn't promise him, and I won't promise him. I, Yu Shu, may be greedy for life and afraid of death, and cherish life like gold, but if I can't live according to my wishes in this world, I'd rather die! What great calamity, what broken life, I only know — I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me! "
Xue Rui looked up at her arrogant and unchanging heart. His eyes blurred, his heart beat like a drum, and his mind flashed and emerged –
It was the figure of her under the bridge of Yiyang City that was beaten to a pulp, but she gritted her teeth and did not make a sound. It was the figure of her beating the drum and crying out her grievances and climbing up to the court under the stick. It was the figure of her kneeling in front of the Celestial Commissioner even if she broke her fingers. It was the figure of her standing in the banquet and coldly facing the people who looked up to her!
Suddenly, the scene changed, and it returned to the person before him. He saw her glare fiercely at him before carrying a resolute expression, and then she turned around with the intention of leaving. Xue Rui shuddered with fear, and he practically leaped up from his chair to hug her from behind.
Feeling the body in his arms stiffen, he sighed softly and coaxed her in a gentle voice.
"What are you angry about, it should be me who is angry."
"What are you angry about!" Yu Shu angrily pulled his hand.
But Xue Rui did not let go. He held his hand tightly and buried his head in her shoulder, lightly smelling the fragrance of soap on her clothes. His heart had never felt so secure before.
"You refused him, wasn't it because of me? You didn't want to be with him, wasn't it because you wanted to be with me? If you don't care about me, why do you have to make things difficult for yourself? Even if you were so fierce to me just now, it was because you wanted to get rid of me so that I could stay out of this matter … Ah Shu, I understand your thoughts, how can I not know what's good for me?"
Even if Yu Shu was really angry just now, after listening to his words, it was extinguished without a trace.
Her arm, which was hanging by her side, moved. She slowly lifted it, as if she was lifting a thousand pounds. She pressed it against his hand and gripped it tightly. She turned her head and stared at him with her bright eyes.
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