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The capital of gold more than [-] years ago, Mingling City.

There are two ladies in the Ning Mansion on Lingcheng West Street.

The mistress of the Ning Mansion passed away early, and the head of the household is Ning Shunxian, the eldest daughter of the Ning Mansion.However, Ning Shu is the second daughter of the Ning family.

At the end of March, flowers bloom in spring, and it is also the temple fair day in Jincheng.

On this day, people in every household will take time to go to the temple to pray.As the second lady of the Ning Mansion, Tranquil Shu naturally couldn't avoid this experience.

Tranquility Shu is a woman who has not left the court, her eldest sister specially helped her arrange the blessing time to be after dusk.

Few people and quiet.

Tranquil Shu's wish is simple, she only wishes to meet Mr. Ru Yulang.

Just like her father, her mother is the only one in her life.

After Ning Jingshu prayed, she didn't rush back to the mansion, but took this rare opportunity to walk around the temple.

The smell of incense, the sound of wooden fish.

Everything is extremely quiet and comfortable.

Tranquility walked aimlessly in the temple, and couldn't tell the way for a while.Behind the temple, there was a creaking sound from a door, and through the crack of the door, there seemed to be a figure walking.

Tranquil Shu couldn't hold back her curiosity and pushed the door open.

An apricot blossom stands in the courtyard. Under the flower tree, a man in white is dancing with his sword. The breeze blows, accompanied by falling flowers, sword shadows, and... that man.

Just seeing her for the first time was enough to haunt her for the rest of her life.

The blade stabbed suddenly, and the completely defenseless Ning Shu turned pale with fright.

When the man in white saw her figure, he immediately withdrew his sword.

One is anxious and the other is astonishing.

"Girl, please rush me."

"It's okay, I disturbed the young master."

A simple conversation is Dependent Origination.

The man in white is named Tang Yan.

According to him, he was sent to the temple to be restrained because his fate was too hard and he would run afoul of his family.

Both of them fell in love at first sight, and from that day on, Jing Jingshu would secretly come to meet Tang Yan in the name of going to the temple to pray for blessings.

……

one year later.

Tang Yan finally decided to go home and propose marriage to the Ning Mansion.Tranquil Shu believed him deeply, and it was precisely because of these words that she gave herself up.

When she returned home, she was both ashamed and happy.Just wait for Tang Yan to come to propose marriage, so that the time will last forever.

But the next day, things suddenly changed.

It was reported that when they arrived in Mausoleum, the war broke out in the northwest.

At the same time, a letter was delivered to Tranquil Shu.

——Shu'er, I follow my father's order and follow the army to the northwest.I have told my father about you and me, please rest assured.When the apricot blossoms bloom again, it will be the time when I return.The direction of my heart is only you.

Tranquility clutched the letter, her joy turned into melancholy.

From then on, she guarded the letter, waiting and waiting.

She was at the age of marriage, and in order to reject all marriages, she revealed everything about herself and Tang Yan.

In ancient times, women's chastity was highly valued.Father Ning was furious.Tranquility, on the other hand, moved directly into the hut in the backyard of the temple, looked at the apricot tree, and watched over the man's return.

Looking forward to every year, waiting for the son to return.

Looking forward to it every year, wearing a red scarf.

Until... until she died of old age under the almond blossom tree.

***

Inside the cave.

After hearing this, Shen Xi was filled with regret.Immediately, he thought of something, "Then how did you know each other?"

"600 years ago, when I was practicing, I passed by Mausoleum City, which is now Jindu, and met Ms. Ning." Zongci said truthfully, so as not to make Shen Xi feel suspicious, "Ms. Ning's nature is not bad, so I didn't do anything to her." .”

After listening to all this in silence, the flower god said clearly, "After Miss Ning died, she attached her soul to the flower tree, and when the tree bloomed, she became the flower soul. She was an ordinary person during her lifetime, and she can do this after death. , it is nothing more than a lifelong obsession."

Flower God sighed, and said, "At that time, Your Majesty thought she wouldn't survive for a long time, so he didn't kill her?"

Zong Ci glanced at Tranquility Shu and replied, "Yes."

It's just that he never expected that Tranquility would survive in the world by virtue of her obsession.Moreover, it has been more than 600 years!

Even, it has something to do with this case.

"Miss Ning, you, why did you bring those ordinary people here?" Shen Xi hesitated for a while before asking this out.

Tranquility explained anxiously, "...I thought they were sons."

After she was fascinated by people, she brought them here.This place lives underground all year round, and it is even the shelter of Tranquil Shu.Even the flower soul has Yin Qi.After many years, this place is too cloudy for ordinary people.

Therefore, after those ordinary people fell into a coma, they never woke up again.During the period, Tranquility also tried every means to feed them water and even flower dew.

It is futile to work hard.

"Miss Ning, this is the end of the matter, let's give up." Flower God persuaded.

"Give up?" Tranquility's pupils moved slightly, as if there was water, she murmured, "...but I haven't waited for him yet."

"You can't wait for him anymore, he's already dead." Zong Ci looked at him and said bluntly.

Tranquility's face darkened, and a tear fell to the ground unexpectedly.

Seeing this, Shen Xi quickly pulled Zongci, and stopped him in a low voice, "Zongci! Don't say..."

"You know better than anyone else." Zong Ci didn't listen to Shen Xi's intention, and continued, "You can't wait for him."

"No! Young Master won't lie to me!" Ning Shu suddenly shouted excitedly, but then said decadently, "He asked me to wait for him, didn't you take those five people back...I won't go out again If it's confusing people, I'll just wait quietly."

Zong Ci moved his eyes and said bluntly, "Master? In fact, you can't even remember his appearance clearly, right?"

When Shen Xi heard the words, he suddenly reacted in his mind.

Before, when he looked at the photos of the five missing people, he felt something was wrong.

All five of them are handsome in appearance.

But the biggest similarity is their eyebrows and eyes!

Tranquility stunned them one by one and brought them into the cave without causing them to die.In fact, she regarded these people...as her sons!

That is, the former Tang Yan!

Tranquility suddenly stopped, and after a long time, she closed her eyes and wept silently.

This silence already represented the answer.

She can't remember Tang Yan's appearance...

Years reincarnate, she spends her life waiting.In the vicissitudes of life, she became the soul of the flower with her obsession.

However, gradually, she forgot the appearance of her lover.Tranquil Shu, who noticed this, began to become panicked, and her mind became in a trance.

Struggling in the torment day after day.

The flower soul has no dreams at all, but it was not long ago.She dreamed of her son and said that she would wait for him under the flower tree.

It is precisely because of this that she made a wrong decision, which triggered the disappearance case some time ago.

"Miss Ning." Shen Xi shouted, "You've waited long enough, it's time to let go of this obsession."

"Let it go?" Tranquility lowered her eyes and asked, "How can you let it go?"

Shen Xi frowned, and asked tentatively, "Miss Ning, do you believe Mr. Tang loves you?"

Even if you never wait for him... you still firmly believe that he loves you.

"Believe it." Tranquility Shu didn't hesitate at all.

Shen Xi smiled, "That's fine."

Tranquility was stunned.

"Since you firmly believe this, what does it matter if he is no longer in this world? The love of his life is all yours. You have spent hundreds of years of waiting and love just for him." Shen Ximou There seems to be a galaxy in it, and he smiled, "You prayed for blessings back then, and what you wanted...you have already got it."

Zong Ci stared at Shen Xi's side face, and was fascinated for a moment.

Only Shen Xi could think so clearly.

Tranquil Shu was silent for a long time, then smiled in relief.She turned her starry eyes slightly, and bowed to Shen Xi, "Thank you for your explanation, my lord."

For more than six hundred years, to love someone.

enough.

A burst of rich fragrance wafted over, and Tranquility's figure gradually blurred until she turned into a red spirit block.

Flower God exerted a touch of spiritual power and took it back into his palm.

"Flower God, this is..." Shen Xi showed surprise.

"Flower Soul Heart." The Flower God said, "If the two of you don't mind, how about I keep it for you?"

Zong Ci nodded, "It doesn't matter."

As soon as the words fell, the apricot tree beside him rustled.

The three looked up vigilantly, and found that the apricot blossom tree was slowly dissipating.The fallen flowers fell all over the ground and dissipated into nothingness.

This apricot blossom tree was originally born by Jing Jingshu's obsession, but now that the obsession has passed away, it is gone.

Just out of the three people's surprise, a wisp of white mist emerged from the tree.

Shen Xi was taken aback, Zong Ci and Hua Shen frowned at the same time.

"Who's doing it!" Hua Shen said coldly.

"Hua Shu, wait!" Zong Ci seemed to have noticed something, and a spiritual force poured into it.

The white mist that was about to disperse received Zongci's spiritual power, and finally revealed a blurry figure.

"Don't blame the three, I'm Tang Yan."

Shen Xi was shocked, and even Zong Ci's eyes flashed with surprise.

The vaguely remnant soul told the truth.Back then, Tang Yan was actually the son of the warlord King Tang. He was sent to the temple only because he was born of a concubine Ji and was falsely accused of having a good fate when he was born.

After Tang Yanzhan died, he returned to Ning Jingshu's side during the seven-day revival period.

He couldn't bear to leave Ning Shu alone, so he spared himself a soul, and escaped the evil, only hooking the rest of the souls away.

Later, he was attached to the flower tree, desperately condensing this strand of soul, accompanied by Tranquility.Originally thought that after Tranquility's death, the two of them could end all this together.

But unexpectedly, Tranquility's obsession has become so deep.

Over the past few hundred years, Tang Yan relied on Tranquility's obsession, but his soul became weaker and weaker until it became a wisp of remnant soul.

Because of the lack of other souls, Tang Yan couldn't solidify.And Tranquil Shu, from the beginning to the end, didn't know his existence.

If there is no such a show today, I am afraid that Tang Yan will also be scattered in this world in a short time.

"Thank you to the three who opened up Shu'er. This time, Shu'er was used by malicious Tuomeng. She was kind-hearted, but fortunately she didn't kill anyone. Please take care of the aftermath."

When Zong Ci heard Tang Yan's last sentence, he secretly felt something was wrong.It's just that Tang Yan's remnant soul couldn't hold on in the end and disappeared.

Shen Xi looked at the spiritual power that his lover was still conveying, and was puzzled, "How could this be?"

Zong Ci withdrew his spiritual power, and said calmly, "This remnant of his soul is at the end of its strength and cannot be saved."

Flower God sighed, "It's a pity that Mr. Tang and Ms. Ning have made a mistake."

"Things are already like this, and it's useless to sigh more."

Seeing Shen Xi's face full of regret, Zong Ci reached out and rubbed his head, "Let's go, this is already the best ending."

After all, Tang Yan really loves Ning Shu.

"Ah."

***

When the three of them walked back to the garden, Bi Fang was hurrying towards the ancient well with Cui Yu.

"Uncle Fang." Zong Ci saw the two of them and shouted, "Cui Yu, why are you here?"

"I just sensed a remnant soul, and I wanted to catch it. But when I got here, I lost my perception." Cui Yu said truthfully, "I met Senior Bi Fang again, and I didn't know that you had such a case."

The remnant soul Cui Yu spoke of was probably Tang Yan who escaped hundreds of years ago.

"Fenghuang and the others have already brought the injured back. I'm afraid that something will happen to you, so I'm going to find you."

"It's okay, it's settled."

Zong Ci took a look at Shen Xi, and then told Bi Fang and Cui Yu the truth about what happened in the cave.

"So that's how it is." Bi Fang breathed a sigh of relief, "Since nothing bad happened, it's a good thing."

Cui Yu remained silent, a trace of complexity flashed across his brows and eyes.

"My lord, what's the matter with you?" Shen Xi asked.

Cui Yu returned to his original color and said wantonly, "I just want to meet the Miss Ning you mentioned. It's really not easy to wait for someone for hundreds of years."

As soon as these words came out, Zong Ci and Bi Fang looked at him at the same time.

"Cui Yu..."

Just as Bi Fang wanted to speak, he was interrupted by Cui Yu, "Since Tang Yan's remnant soul is harmless and has dispersed, there is nothing more to do with me."

Cui Yu raised his eyebrows, and teased Shen Xi, "Little cutie, I very much welcome you to play in the underworld. I think we should get along very well."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for everyone to greet him, he turned around and walked outside.

After a few steps, it turned into black mist and disappeared.

"Everyone, if it's okay, I'll leave first." Flower God said at the right time.

Bi Fang said politely, "I'll see you off."

After the two left, Shen Xi pulled Cha Zongci's hand.

"What's wrong?" Zong Ci asked with downcast eyes.

Shen Xi murmured, a little embarrassed, "I was wrong just now, I shouldn't have attacked Miss Ning suddenly..."

When Zongci heard it, he immediately understood.

In the cave just now, when Shen Xi saw him protecting Ning Jing, he became jealous for a moment, and moved his hand at Ning Shu.Right now, I'm afraid I'm self-reflecting.

"It's okay." Zong Ci stroked his cheek, leaned closer to him, and joked, "I'm very happy to see you jealous."

Shen Xi looked away in shame, and muttered, "Anyway, you can't mess with other girls. No, not even boys..."

Zongci raised his eyebrows and nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Xixi, let's go home."

"Go home?" Shen Xi glanced at the sky, it was still early, "Not going back to the monster game? It's still early."

"The cases are all over, and it's okay to relax once in a while."

Shen Xi was confused by him, and asked, "Oh, then why are we going home now?"

"Why go home?" Zong Ci's eyes darkened, and he took his hand with a smile, and said meaningfully, "Having messed with you."