Xie Lian put away the bead.
He looked down. A few Heavenly Officials walked out of the simple and crude tent hall.
They asked, "What happened to General Nan Yang?"
They only heard Feng Xin say, "Look at what I caught!"
He rushed out of the forest and grabbed a black-clothed person. The Heavenly Officials were shocked, "Ling Wen!"
The person in Feng Xin's hand was Ling Wen. Feng Xin said to Xie Lian, "As you expected, Ling Wen really went to get the Embroidered Fairy!"
After taking off the cursed chain,
Xie Lian's powers skyrocketed to the point where he could contend against Jun Wu.
That Embroidered Fairy naturally couldn't do anything to him anymore. Ling Wen was beaten into a roly-poly doll by Hua Cheng.
She was lost in the great battle. Once time passed, the spell on her body would automatically disappear.
Her whereabouts were unknown. However, Xie Lian thought that she would most likely come to get the Embroidered Fairy.
Thus, he took off her clothes and asked Ghost City to spread the news.
Sure enough,
Ling Wen took the bait.
As a fugitive, although Ling Wen was captured and brought to the temporary meeting hall,
She still didn't show any signs of panic. As soon as Pei Ming came up, she pressed down on her shoulder and forced her to sit in front of the table.
In a deep voice, she said, "I finally found you! Ling Wen, you have to pay the price! "
"… …"
More than ten Heavenly Officials also surrounded her.
Their gazes were like wolves and tigers, their expressions hungry and thirsty.
Almost sinister. Only then did Ling Wen feel a little uneasy, "… … What do you want?"
With a loud bang, a stack of documents almost as tall as a person was thrown in front of her, causing the table and chair to shake. Pei Ming slapped the stack with her palm and said, "You deal with these."
He said, "You handle these."
"… …"
Ling Wen seemed to be relieved, but she also felt that it was hard to explain. Unexpectedly, before she could completely relax, she heard 'bang bang bang bang bang bang!'
After seventeen or eighteen loud bangs, seventeen or eighteen stacks of documents that were taller than a person were thrown over, heavily surrounding her.
Seventeen or eighteen Heavenly Officials said to her from the cracks of the forest, "We've been waiting for you for a few days! Quickly come and help us settle the accounts! "" You also deal with these. "" Remember to fill in the missing parts. "" It's best if you can sort out this stack within two hours! "
Ling Wen: "…"
After a day and a night, Ling Wen was finally released from the temporary meeting hall.
After a day and a night of hard work, the messy files had all been sorted out and sorted neatly. All the Heavenly Officials were overjoyed as they each received their own palace hall to search. Ling Wen's complexion was already ashen, and the dark circles under her eyes that had disappeared for a period of time appeared again.
Pei Ming said, "As expected, Jie Qing is more efficient! Now I can match it! "
"Understood! Thank you very much, Lord Ling Wen! "
As a prisoner, Ling Wen, who was surrounded by many Heavenly Officials, chuckled and said, "I don't dare, I don't dare."
Seeing this, the Divine Officials who hadn't brought the files over yesterday and the hall was still in a mess today couldn't sit still anymore. They gathered around and said, "Actually, I also have a few stacks here. I forgot to bring them over yesterday. You can take a look, or else …"
Ling Wen: "…"
Xie Lian squatted outside the temporary meeting hall and ate a steamed bun. After he finished eating, he clapped his hands and finally rescued Ling Wen from her suffering. "Everyone, let's talk about it later. Let Ling Wen take a breather first."
In the past, when he spoke, no one would take him seriously. But now, it was different. Several people said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is right." They didn't dare to say anything more. Ling Wen sat on a chair, closed her eyes and held her forehead. She waited until the other Heavenly Officials had all left, and there weren't many people left in the meeting hall. Only then did she say to Xie Lian, "Congratulations, Your Highness the Crown Prince, for your dharma body has been restored. What a good plan. I really didn't expect that now even ghosts are your believers, listening to your orders. "
Xie Lian said, "Those aren't my believers, they're my friends from the Ghost City. I just asked them for help. "
Ling Wen nodded her head, her expression understanding. After a moment, Xie Lian said, "Ling Wen, I have a question I want to ask you."
Ling Wen said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, please ask."
Xie Lian said, "San Lang, I'm talking about the Master of Hua City. He wore your Embroidered Celestial Clothing, but it doesn't work on him. Do you know why?"
Ling Wen said, "So it's this question. I thought Your Highness the Crown Prince already knew? "
Xie Lian was startled. "Would you like to hear the details?"
Ling Wen shook her clothes and sat upright. "Your Highness the Crown Prince, have you heard of the legend of the Embroidered Celestial Clothing?"
Xie Lian said, "I've heard of it. You personally made it. "
Ling Wen said, "You can say that. Although I never thought that the resentment condensed on this piece of clothing would turn it into such a monster, it was indeed me who killed Bai Jin in order to speed up the destruction of Xuli Country. "
Xie Lian listened attentively. Ling Wen continued, "This piece of clothing passed through the hands of countless people in the human world. After obtaining it, countless people chose to use it to kill people, harm people, and deceive people. Although this could also dispel its resentment, Bai Jin wasn't this kind of person.
"He didn't like being used by these people. He was extremely disgusted. Therefore, when he encountered a similar wearer or a specific recipient of the clothing, he wouldn't trigger resentment. Instead, he would be very happy. "
Xie Lian asked, "What's the difference between similar and specific?"
Ling Wen said, "You gave Blood Rain Tanhua the Embroidered Celestial Clothing, but you didn't have the slightest bit of hatred or malicious intent towards Blood Rain Tanhua. You trusted him wholeheartedly. And Blood Rain Tanhua also treated you like this. No, it should be said that it was even more than that — — the part where Blood Rain Tanhua truly resonated with him was that even if he didn't wear the Embroidered Celestial Clothing, he would still do whatever you wanted him to do for you without any hesitation. Including dying for you. "
"… …"
Ling Wen said, "This is also why I was able to guess that the youngster by your side was Blood Rain Tanhua's incarnation. Although I don't really understand your matters, I can't think of a second person who would be like this. "
Xie Lian asked, "Why?"
Ling Wen raised a finger and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, what is that hanging around your neck?"
Xie Lian was startled, his hand involuntarily caressing it.
Ling Wen said, "I've seen something similar before. It's the ashes of those ghosts who staked everything on a single throw to their lovers."
Ling Wen Palace Hall had passed through countless scrolls, so it wasn't strange that he had seen it before. However, in reality, Xie Lian had also guessed it.
However, when he heard Ling Wen say it, he still tightly gripped that sparkling and translucent ring.
Ling Wen said, "This is a rare and rare item. However, because it's too beautiful, it's usually very tragic, so the impression is relatively deep."
Xie Lian asked, "What do you mean by 'usually tragic'?"
Ling Wen said, "When one's mind is muddled by love, and one hands over an item that is crucial to one's life to another's hands, many tragic and frightening things will happen.
"Sincerity and whatnot, it's all ruined by others. Some of these cremated keepsakes were snatched away by others, while others were broken by their owners. Basically, they didn't have a good ending. However, Your Highness the Crown Prince, you are an exception. You've preserved it quite well, practically not a drop of water can leak out. "
After a long period of silence, Xie Lian said, "You said 'similar' and 'resonated'. So, is General Bai Jin also this kind of person? "
Ling Wen faintly smiled and said, "Otherwise, how could you be tricked by me?"
Xie Lian said, "It can't really be considered tricking. You wouldn't have guessed that I was the one who deliberately leaked the news, but you still came to take it. "
Ling Wen said, "It's a weapon for self-defense."
Xie Lian said, "If it was only a weapon for self-defense, you wouldn't have taken such a big risk to steal it. After failing, you still brought it to Bronze Cauldron Mountain."
Ling Wen indifferently said, "If I didn't go to Bronze Cauldron Mountain, what else could I do? Because I've already been exposed, Your Highness the Crown Prince caught me red-handed."
Xie Lian said, "Actually, if you wanted to find an excuse to cover up, it would still make sense. Even if you were demoted and had your merits deducted, it wouldn't make you a fugitive. The main thing is … … you wanted to help General Bai Jin die, and let him wake up. "
Ling Wen smiled and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, don't speak as if I would do anything for it. After all, I'm a person who doesn't recognize even my own family. Why would I do such a thing? "
"Is that so?"
"That should be it."
·
Xie Lian cleaned up the broken walls of Huang Ji Monastery's Crown Prince Peak and built a simple hut as a temporary residence. This place was relatively remote, so when he had something to do, he would go to the temporary meeting hall to help out. When he had nothing to do, he would quietly wait by himself.
Seven or eight days later, Mu Qing finally finished mending Ruo Xie and sent it over. As soon as Xie Lian opened the door, he saw a white thing pouncing towards him. Being pounced on, he saw a vast expanse of whiteness in front of his eyes. He reached out and pulled that thing off. Ruo Xie then started twisting the silk around, as if showing him its beautiful new body. Xie Lian said, "You've just mended it, so don't randomly twist it. Be careful not to break it again."
When Mu Qing heard this, he immediately had an objection. "How is that possible? Which of the clothes I've mended for you has ever been torn again? "
Xie Lian said, "That's true."
He grabbed the twisted Ruo Xie and carefully examined it. Sure enough, it was mended extremely well, almost no traces could be seen. He praised, "Your craftsmanship is still so good."
Mu Qing said, "Even if you praise me, I won't be happy. Just this once, there won't be a next time. I won't do this kind of thing again. "
In his heart, Xie Lian said, "You're clearly quite proud of yourself … …"
Mu Qing muttered a few words before saying, "Alright, I'm done. I'm leaving. I'm currently busy taking care of things and people from Xuan Zhen Palace Hall. "
Xie Lian said, "You're also leaving? Alright, I'll go help out in a bit. When you're leaving, let me know. I'll send you off. "
After capturing Ling Wen, checking and filling in the gaps, and clearing up a few muddled accounts, the group of Heavenly Officials decided to start rebuilding the Immortal Capital. Thus, the temporary meeting hall on Mount Taicang could be left idle. Mu Qing waved his hand, neither refusing nor agreeing. After walking a few steps, he stopped and turned around to ask, "You … … still want to guard Mount Taicang?"
Xie Lian nodded and said, "Yeah."
After hesitating for a moment, Mu Qing said, "How about you come with us?"
Xie Lian smiled and said, "No, I have to wait for someone."
Mu Qing said, "You can also wait when you go to the Heavenly Court in the new Immortal Capital."
Xie Lian shook his head and said, "I think when he comes back, he'll probably arrive here first. Then, I'll be able to see him immediately. Even if he doesn't return here, he might still return to the Thousand Lanterns Monastery in the Ghost City. This place isn't too far from the Ghost City, so it's more convenient than the new Immortal Capital. "
"… …"
Mu Qing seemed to have held back his words for a long time. With a complicated expression, he said, "You really believe he'll come back?"
Xie Lian said as if it was a matter of course, "I believe him."
·
People came in like a tide and left like a tide. Mount Taicang once again returned to its desolate and lonely state.
On Mount Taicang, there used to be large tracts of maple trees that had been burned to ashes. Thousands of years later, they were reborn. They were no longer the ones Xie Lian used to jump and cultivate on the trees thousands of years ago, but the scenery was still the same.
Xie Lian often strolled alone in the maple forest. The fiery red maple trees that covered the mountains and plains made him feel as if he was in a huge and warm embrace.
He had lived alone for more than eight hundred years, so he was already used to it. If he had something to do, he would go down the mountain to pray and clean up. If he had nothing to do, he would grow vegetables and cook.
However, the strange thing was that this kind of life, which he had clearly gotten used to in the past, had now become somewhat unbearable. It took Xie Lian a long time to get used to it again.
Perhaps if a person ate bitter food all the time, he would get used to the bitter taste. But suddenly, one day, someone gave him a sweet taste, and he remembered what sweet taste was like. If he ate bitter again, he would have to frown.
In the past, when Xie Lian lived his lonely life, he would always secretly hope that someone would come to find him. Finding him to talk to, finding him to help was also good, at least there would be a bit of humanity. But now, he didn't like it so much.
Because, when he heard the sound of knocking on the door, he would suddenly feel ecstatic and look forward to it. But when he ran to the door and opened it, whether it was inside or outside the door, it was never the person he was waiting for.
Sometimes it was Feng Xin, sometimes it was Mu Qing, sometimes it was Shi Qing Xuan, and sometimes it was the ghosts of the Ghost City who came to 'show respect to the elderly'.
Everyone was fine. But, it wasn't the person he was waiting for.
·
In the first month, Xie Lian carried a few flowering trees back and planted them in front of the door in an attempt to beautify the environment and cover up the shabby house. He calculated that maybe when Hua Cheng came back, they would bloom.
·
In the second month, Xie Lian tore down the house and rebuilt it. He also pulled out all the weeds on the entire mountain. Otherwise, when Hua Cheng came back and saw this messy scene, he would definitely send someone to help him clean it up.
·
In the third month, the flowering trees bloomed. Xie Lian stood under the tree and looked up. As he admired the flowers alone, he thought to himself, 'Since it bloomed, it should be about time to come back.'
·
In the fourth month, all the mountain paths had been reconstructed once more. This way, when Hua Cheng came back to find him, he could go up the mountain faster.
·
In the fifth month, Feng Xin and Mu Qing came to see him again. They asked him if he wanted to leave this place and go for a walk. Xie Lian treated them to a meal and they ran away.
·
In the sixth month, the flowering period was over.
…
He waited and waited and waited. Xie Lian didn't feel anxious, nor did he collapse. He also didn't cry bitterly. Instead, he felt that he was becoming calmer and more patient.
Think about it, who hasn't experienced a long period of being alone?
Hua Cheng waited for him for more than eight hundred years. So what if he waited for Hua Cheng for another eight hundred years?
Even if it was a thousand years, ten thousand years, he would continue to wait and wait.
What's more, it was only a year.
·
Today, Xie Lian collected a large pile of junk as usual. He piled it up with the oxen and handcart he bought with his savings and pulled it up the mountain.
Passing through the maple forest at night, he walked halfway up the mountain. Xie Lian inadvertently turned his head and saw a few light spots floating in the quiet night sky.
He focused his gaze and realized that they were everlasting lanterns. Realization dawned on him and he muttered to himself, "So today is the Lantern Festival."
At this moment, the Heavenly Officials of the Heavenly Court were probably fighting with lanterns at the Lantern Festival again. Xie Lian couldn't help but pull on the rope and stay where he was. He stared blankly at the lanterns.
He suddenly remembered that he and Hua Cheng had met on the Lantern Festival.
That year, a child with a face full of dirt and scars squeezed through the crowd on top of the city wall and looked down. The seventeen year old crown prince of Xian Le, Xie Lian's entire body was glowing. When he raised his head, he saw a figure falling from the sky.
Lantern Festival, Shenwu Street. A glimpse, and a hundred lives had fallen.
Xie Lian smiled and thought to himself, In the end, it wasn't just one person who fell.
·
Turning around, Xie Lian lowered his head and prepared to continue walking up the mountain. The handcart creaked as it was pulled along the road. Suddenly, something seemed to light up in front of them.
Xie Lian raised his head again and widened his eyes.
That light was a lantern.
Like millions of fish swimming across the sea, countless lanterns slowly rose from the top of the mountain.
They sparkled in the dark night, glistening and dazzling. Like a soul floating in the air, it was the most magnificent dream. Magnificent to the extreme, it illuminated the road ahead of him.
Xie Lian had seen this scene before. Seeing it again, his breathing and heartbeat almost stopped. The road took a turn, and Xie Lian saw the small shabby house he had built.
There was someone!
In front of the crooked little house stood a red-clothed man. His figure was tall, and a silver scimitar hung at his waist. His back was facing Xie Lian, and he was currently holding up the last lantern in his hand, sending it slowly flying into the sky.
Xie Lian sat stiffly, wondering if he was still in a dream, or if this was an illusion. But as the wheel turned and got closer, that person turned around, and he could see more and more clearly.
In front of the three thousand lanterns that rose with the night, that person turned his head to look at him. His clothes were red, and his skin was as white as snow. Between his handsome brows that couldn't be looked at directly, there was still a wild and wild air.
Although he was wearing a black eyepatch, those eyes that were as bright as stars stared unwaveringly at Xie Lian.
Xie Lian rolled down.
Without saying a word. The two of them walked towards each other.
Step by step, they walked faster and faster. Then, they began to run.
As the person ran forward, his tears fell behind him and stayed where they were. Xie Lian thought to himself. He believed.
·
He believed that this person would die for him again and again, and would live for him again and again. Even if he fell into hell, he would still break through for his' belief '.
The last time they ran towards each other, it took them eight hundred years.
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