The dew from the leaf was all poured into Qian You's mouth. Zhong Shan put the leaf down and knocked it with a stone. He then opened his mouth and brought another leaf over.
Princess Qian You was like a baby at this moment. She didn't say anything as she opened her mouth to receive the dew that Zhong Shan fed her. She stared unblinkingly at Zhong Shan.
Only when Zhong Shan brought over the last leaf did Princess Qian You come back to her senses. "Sir, I've had enough. You can drink it!"
"I'm not thirsty!" Zhong Shan smiled. He wanted to tilt the leaf to let the dew slide into Qian You's mouth.
However, Qian You was one step ahead of Zhong Shan. She opened her mouth and grabbed the other end of the leaf. Then, she lifted her head and let the dew slide into Zhong Shan's mouth.
Zhong Shan paused for a moment before opening his mouth to drink the dew.
Seeing Zhong Shan drink it, Princess Qian You smiled. "Sir, you're more tired than Qian You. You brought so many leaves in the day, but you fed them all to Qian You."
"No matter. Perhaps there will be more in the morning." Zhong Shan shook his head.
Princess Qian You shook her head. She knew that it would be even more difficult to gather more dew. She made up her mind to find more leaves tomorrow. At the very least, she couldn't let Zhong Shan work the entire day without any water.
Just as the two of them were about to continue talking, they suddenly frowned and looked in the direction of the miasma forest. Because a woman's voice suddenly sounded from that direction.
"My tears fall on the mortal world. I sigh that time is hard to find. I can't see my husband. I've kept a thousand years of drunkenness for you. My heart is filled with hatred. My beloved … "
The voice was filled with resentment and anticipation. An inexplicable sadness spread in all directions. It was like a woman who had waited for a thousand years in her boudoir, like a wife who had waited for her husband to return from battle. It was incomparably bitter, incomparably desolate.
"My tears fall on the mortal world. I sigh that time is hard to find. I can't see my husband. I've kept a thousand years of drunkenness for you. My heart is filled with hatred. My beloved … "
The song was like a sorrowful wail. It was so intoxicating, but under the quiet moonlight, it made one's hair stand on end.
Zhong Shan and Princess Qian You looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion. Just who was it that was singing such a sad song in the middle of the night? Furthermore, the sound was getting closer and closer to him.
"My tears drip onto the mortal world, and I sigh that time is hard to track down, and I can't see my husband. For you, I have kept a thousand years of drunkenness. My heart is filled with hatred. My beloved … "
Not long after, the two of them saw the singer in the distance.
A beautiful woman in a fluttering white robe, with her long hair draped behind her back and her feet not touching the ground, floated over from a distant miasma forest.
Nascent Soul Stage? Zhong Shan and Princess Qian You looked at each other, their eyes filled with worry. Who was this?
When the woman came closer, Zhong Shan saw that her face was pale. Her expression was indifferent, but there was a trace of sadness in her indifference.
She continued to approach the two of them. Zhong Shan furrowed his brows. He was considering if he should ask her to help him, because all of this seemed too strange.
"Miss, may I ask if you know Xiao Bingyi?" The woman suddenly asked Princess Qian You.
Princess Qian You swallowed her saliva. At the same time, her heart was filled with uncertainty. Just who was this person? Who would ask someone like that?
"Xiao Bingyi? Who is he to you? "Princess Qian You stared at the woman and asked.
"He is my husband. I couldn't find him. I waited for him for a long time, but he never appeared." The woman reminisced.
"I, I haven't seen him before!" Princess Qian You wanted to say something else, but in the end, she chose to tell the truth.
"Ai, you haven't seen him before again. Young Master, have you seen my husband before?" The woman suddenly looked at Zhong Shan.
Seeing this woman, Zhong Shan's brows never relaxed. This was because Zhong Shan discovered something strange. Under the moonlight, the woman didn't have a shadow. How could this be? Just who was she?
"When was the last time you saw him?" Zhong Shan didn't answer the question and instead asked another question.
"Last time? A thousand years ago. On the night of Soul's Night, I couldn't find him. He disappeared and didn't come home. I'm so tired of waiting! "The woman said with a sorrowful expression.
Hearing the woman's words, Zhong Shan instinctively felt his hair stand on end. On the night of Soul's Night?
"It seems that Young Master hasn't seen my husband before. I have to wait again." The woman said with incomparable sadness. After speaking, she turned around and left. No, it should be said that she floated away.
"Wait a moment. I haven't seen him before, but I can help you find him." Zhong Shan looked at her departing figure and immediately called out.
As expected, when Zhong Shan called out, the woman stopped and turned to look at Zhong Shan. Then, she floated back to Zhong Shan.
"You can find my husband?" The woman asked.
"Yes. As long as there is a trace, I can help you find him." Zhong Shan said with incomparable certainty.
Hearing Zhong Shan's words, the woman suddenly knelt down and said to Zhong Shan, "Thank you, Young Master!"
"This … Can you help me pull out one of the flags? Tell me the situation later and I'll find him for you." Zhong Shan said.
"Okay." The woman immediately said. Then, she walked to the side and grabbed a flag. With a light pull, the flag was pulled out.
Immediately, Zhong Shan felt his body relax a lot. Although his True Yuan was sealed, Zhong Shan's physical body was still incomparably strong. His hands moved quickly, and soon, he brought Princess Qian You out.
Princess Qian You stared at the woman, because she also felt that she had bumped into a ghost!
After coming out, Zhong Shan looked at the woman and frowned. Speaking of which, Zhong Shan also felt that this woman didn't seem to be human. But no matter what, she had saved him. Zhong Shan was a person who clearly distinguished between kindness and hatred. He also knew that this woman didn't have any ill intentions. Otherwise, he would have dealt with her just now. Moreover, he had just received a bow from her.
"I'm Zhong Shan. This is Princess Qian You. What's your name?" Zhong Shan asked.
"I'm called Ru Yan. Young Master, Ru Yan begs Young Master, you must help Ru Yan find my husband." The woman sobbed.
"Don't worry. I, Zhong Shan, will definitely do what I promised. As long as he's still in this world, I will definitely help you find him." Zhong Shan was incomparably certain.
"He's still in this world. He's definitely still in this world. His eternal lamp is still lit. Young Master, I beg you, you must find him. "Ru Yan begged.
"Eternal lamp?" Zhong Shan frowned as he looked at Ru Yan.
"Yes. Young Master, follow me to my residence. There's an eternal lamp as proof, as well as a portrait of my husband, Xiao Bingyi." Ru Yan looked at Zhong Shan with longing.
Looking at Princess Qian You, Zhong Shan gave her a pleading look.
"Mister, let's go together." Princess Qian You immediately agreed.
"Many thanks." Zhong Shan said.
"Mm, eat this." Princess Qian You suddenly took out a strange lotus seed.
Zhong Shan didn't hesitate and swallowed it. Seeing that Zhong Shan didn't care about the quality of the thing she gave him and directly swallowed it, Princess Qian You smiled slightly and also took out a seed and threw it into her mouth.
The moment the seed entered his stomach, Zhong Shan felt that the energy sealed in his acupuncture points had all dissipated. He could move again?
"Young Master, follow me!" Ru Yan said and flew towards the miasma forest.
Zhong Shan and Princess Qian You chased after her.
After entering the miasma forest, Ru Yan seemed to be impatient and quickly flew in front. Zhong Shan and Princess Qian You also followed closely behind.
The two of them chased for close to two hours before they arrived at the depths of the miasma forest.
In the depths of the miasma forest, there was a big house. A big house with many courtyards. The big house looked as if it was new. The two words' Xiao House 'were printed on the signboard.
Looking at the newly built mansion, Zhong Shan couldn't help but frown.
Ru Yan gently opened the door.
"Young Master, please come in." Ru Yan said.
"Miss Ru Yan, you've waited for a thousand years. This house is so new, is it really from a thousand years ago?" Zhong Shan asked with a frown.
"I can create some illusions. The old Xiao House has long been reduced to ruins. This is what I made from my memories." Ru Yan said softly.
"Mm." Zhong Shan nodded and led the puzzled Princess Qian You into the Xiao House.
Ru Yan shook her head and said: "This used to be a village with many mortals living here. However, when I returned, all of them were gone. After one thousand years, all of the houses have turned into ruins. Only the Xiao Mansion, under my care, barely maintained its former appearance."
Walking into the courtyard, there was no sign of life, no signs of human habitation. It looked very eerie, but Zhong Shan was not frightened by the environment. Instead, he looked at Ru Yan. Guarding such a big courtyard for a thousand years?
As for Princess Qian You, she was staring at Ru Yan from beginning to end with a trace of doubt and confusion in her eyes.
"Can you tell me about your husband?" Zhong Shan asked.
While leading Zhong Shan and Princess Qian You inside, she said: "My husband is called Xiao Bingyi, the only son of the Xiao House. He made a living as a merchant and also yearned for immortality. However, his foundation was too poor. Although he suffered ten times more than others, his cultivation speed was still slower than others."
"Merchant? His foundation was too poor? "Zhong Shan frowned.
"Yes, my husband's business ability is very strong. When he just started out, his family only had three rooms and a courtyard. In just ten years, my husband has changed the Xiao family greatly. Soon, he became the biggest family here. There are hundreds of servants in the family. My husband has also calmed down and worked hard to cultivate, hoping to break through the Houtian realm and reach the Xiantian realm." Ru Yan said.
"And then?" Princess Qian You asked.
"My husband cultivated very hard, but his foundation was too poor. I watched him cultivate every day. Occasionally, I would cultivate until I reached the peak of the Houtian realm. However, my husband didn't reach the peak of the Houtian realm for a long time. Looking at my husband's painful cultivation every day, my heart ached. I hoped that I could give birth to a child for my husband to make him happy. However, I don't know why, until the day I died, I couldn't give birth to a child for him," Ru Yan said sadly.
"He didn't remarry?" Princess Qian You asked.
"He said that he only loved me, and that he would only have me as his wife in his life. So he didn't remarry. I often tried to persuade him to take another concubine, but he was unwilling. He needed pills, so he used many methods to get in touch with the town's cultivation families. But because he offended one of them, no one was willing to help him. And when the cultivators who passed by saw his foundation, they all looked at him with disdain." Ru Yan said sadly.
"Offended a cultivation family?" Princess Qian You frowned.
"Yes. At that time, a young master from a cultivation family took a fancy to me. He wanted to use a restriction breaking pill to exchange for me, but my husband didn't agree. Instead, he ruthlessly humiliated that young master. So that young master was jealous and joined forces with the other families to not help my husband. Anyone who helped my husband would become his family's enemy. "Ru Yan thought for a moment and said.
"Then isn't your husband's cultivation even more difficult?" Princess Qian You frowned.
"Yes, for the sake of cultivation, my husband took in a large number of foster children." Ru Yan thought for a moment.
Author's Note: The first chapter has arrived. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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