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Xu Changqing's body stayed in King Yan's palace for one night, and then he started to arrange for the burial. One is that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. The longer it drags on, the more sad the living will be. The other is to hold a funeral ceremony for him. The grand funeral was buried with the treatment of a king. Because of his meritorious service in protecting the country, he was posthumously named "King Jingyan" and given the posthumous title "Liangxian".The news of his death was reported back to Lin'an City, and the whole country held a three-day mourning ceremony to remember this rare talent of Wen Tao Wu Lue.

According to Chu Jiuge's wishes, Xu Changqing was buried in the former site of the underground palace under Yan Wang's palace. This underground palace was originally built by Xu Changqing for his father, but unexpectedly, he buried himself in the end.

"All your ambitions in life were sealed in the huge underground palace at the moment of surrender, and your glory as a royal family was buried along with it. Long love, now, I will return all these to you , What you owned before you were alive will never be plundered after you die. You are Gong Ziqing, the unique Gong Ziqing in the world. I believe that even in the underworld, you will be able to hold the gun in your hand, smash the haze, and welcome your own flowers... ...Long love, in the next life, don't want to be reborn in the emperor's house..."

Chu Jiuge, dressed in mourning, knelt in Xu Changqing's mourning hall, and put the paper money one by one into the brazier and burned them to ashes.

In this life, he does not kneel to the sky or the ground, but to the high hall and the king.Now that he chooses to wear hemp and filial piety for Xu Changqing, he is acknowledging his status as a born king.

He is the son of the Yan State, and he is also the last king of the Yan State. Even though he reigned for only a few days after the death, he relied on his own efforts to save the people from the disaster of war and became the heart of the people of the Yan State. For the most meritorious prince, it is reasonable that the bright red Spring Festival couplets pasted up with lanterns and festoons in every house are immediately replaced by desolate white silk.

When Xu Changqing was buried, Chu Jiuge was not present, and the palace people emptied all the objects in the palace to be buried with him, but Chu Jiuge still did not go to see it.Until Xi Sui came and said to him: "The underground palace is under the royal palace. If you seal the underground palace, you will have to pile up a mound of earth on top of the underground palace to be safe. You can only burn the palace down."

Xu Changqing died, and his body was placed in an exquisitely carved coffin. The world will never have the chance to see his face again. All the objects he used during his lifetime were buried under the loess as a funeral, and perhaps he will never see the light of day again.Now, even the only palace where he can see things and think about others will be burned down. Chu Jiuge, who has been suppressing his sadness, finally cried out.

Tortured by the illness, he could no longer cry and cry bitterly. At this moment, he could only let Xi Sui hug him, bury his head in Xi Sui's chest, whimpering softly, like a wounded little animal.

The black-and-white cat named "Xiao Jiu" seemed to feel the pain of its owner. It walked up to Chu Jiuge in a few steps, stood up with both hind legs, and hooked Chu Jiuge's clothes with its paws. , as if comforting him, trying to wipe away his tears.

"The people in the palace said that the cat's mother was the pet that Gong Ziqing had when she was young. Later, Gong Ziqing was killed by the royal family and had to retreat to the underground palace. Not long after, the cat gave birth to this pet." Little cat, it's a pity that he didn't come back to the earth for a long time, and the palace people kept this kitten as a wild cat. Now that Gong Ziqing is gone, King Yan's palace is about to burn down, and the palace people are all dismissed, so you Take this cat back to Lin'an to raise it, it is the last relic that Xu Changqing can leave behind."

Yu Jingnian was in charge of Xu Changqing's funeral. Compared with the other generals, his injuries were relatively light. Yu Jingnian was also the one who cut the rope and sealed the stone gate of the underground palace forever.

He doesn't have a deep friendship with Xu Changqing, but when he mentioned this person, he would think of the time when he first met, in the underground palace, squatting on the bamboo pole with his knees bent, the man carrying a gun and wearing armor, The young man who asked playfully, "Have you seen enough?"

Now that Xu Changqing is dead and the underground palace is sealed, can all the memories about him be erased, as if such a person has never appeared in his life?

It's a great way to escape, if you can.

Too bad he couldn't do it.

On the night before departure, Chu Jiuge sat alone in front of the main hall of the palace, lit a fire, and burned paper money for Xu Changqing all night.He doesn't believe that people can really use these paper money when they go to the underworld after death, it's just his way of mourning.

Xun Sui didn't say anything to stop him, instead, he watched it all night not far from him, and when the sun just rose, he took Chu Jiuge's cold hand and led him away from the palace.

"This night, you talked a lot, and your voice became hoarse."

Chu Jiuge touched his throat and felt that it was very dry, but he just smiled back and stuck out his tongue to lick his chapped lips.

"Yeah, I've been talking to myself for a long time, and I don't know if he can hear it."

"May I know what you said to him?" Xun Li put the cat into Chu Jiuge's arms, helped him into the carriage, and the latter stretched out his fingers for the cat to lick and feel. The prickly touch of the cat's tongue.

"I asked him, will it be very painful when he dies..." After finishing speaking, Chu Jiuge pulled the corners of his mouth and tried to force a smile, "To be honest, I'm very scared..."

Xun Sui couldn't bear to look at his expression like this, it would be so painful that he would rather die, so he simply closed his eyes, hugged him in his arms, and refused to let go.

At least for this moment, they still have each other...

When the palace was lit, Chu Jiuge and Xun Sui were watching from the carriage. The guards had already filled the palaces with lamp oil, and they only needed a few sparks to turn into dust overnight.

Yu Jingnian held a torch and turned his back to the crowd. No one knew what he said in a low voice at that time, only that the moment his hand rose and fell, King Yan's palace was engulfed in flames.

"The people of Chu are torched, the pitiful scorched earth... Isn't that what I'm talking about now..."

Later, King Yan's palace was reduced to ashes, and people built a mound of earth to seal King Jingyan's mausoleum on its former site, and planted trees. After many years, Xu Changqing slept peacefully under a piece of green life.But that's all for later.

After returning to Lin'an City, everyone began to recuperate. Taking advantage of the injury, he temporarily put the government affairs in charge of Pang Sanniang, and even invited Gong Ziyin, who had only been in charge of raising children for many years, to accompany Chu Jiu Ge just spent the last days of comfort.

Shen Huafeng, who was seriously injured, was arranged to recuperate in the Compassionate Palace, which is very close to Weiyang Palace, for the convenience of Mo Huaichun to visit these patients. Up to now, Shen Huafeng still feels dizzy and nauseated from time to time, and he can't remember the time when he was injured. This is a typical concussion situation.But others didn't force him to think about it. After all, the experience of being injured is always bad, and not many people want to replay that scene in their minds over and over again.

As for Yu Jingnian, due to his good use of long-range attacks with dragon and tiger claws, his injury is not serious, but the knife wound on his left arm looks rather terrifying. After being stitched up by Mo Huaichun, after applying medicine for a few days, it has almost healed .Relying on the fact that he was also a wounded man who had made great contributions, Xi Sui gave him leave to do some light chores in the palace.

"Since we have decided to take a good vacation, why don't we go to live in the private sector for a few days to relax our minds. We always live in the palace, and people who are bound by red tape can't breathe."

Sui Sui naturally followed Chu Jiuge in everything, so he packed up some clothes and took him to Lin'an City.

Naturally, only a few people in the palace knew that Xie Sui had secretly taken Chu Jiuge out on a trip. Considering that Xie Sui never acted on his own will, and that it had a relationship with Chu Jiuge who was about to die soon, the few people who knew it suppressed the pain in their hearts. Dissatisfaction was replaced by sympathy for the seriously ill Chu Jiuge.

After suffering all his life, he can finally take a good rest.

Xie Sui bought a small house on the outskirts of Lin'an City, with only three rooms, but it was enough for the two of them to spend a peaceful life here.Now that you are outside Lin'an City, how can you not go and see Chang Lingge?So the two took a basket of paper money and went to the forest in the suburbs.

"I've made a note of this place. When Changle Mausoleum is more perfect, I will move his coffin into the funeral area. After returning to the palace, I will posthumously confer his title on him."

The officials who can be buried in the royal tomb must be virtuous officials who were valued during their lifetime. Chang Lingge did not have much contact with Xie Sui during his lifetime, but he still won this honor. For Chu Jiuge, he is very grateful to Xie Sui’s great kindness up.

"Liangjin, from now on, I'm going to keep my ears to the outside world. Without those worries, I can live a little easier. Maybe I can live longer. Promise me, you must save my father, and , must become the true dragon emperor above ten thousand people..."

In the past, Chu Jiuge had so many wishes, such as getting rid of the lonely sea of ​​suffering, such as making Zi Sui regain his sanity... Most of his wishes have been fulfilled. Today, there are only these two points left, and he himself knows that maybe These results need others to tell him in front of his tombstone...

Chu Jiuge's illness didn't happen suddenly. Before that, he knew the fact that he didn't have much time, and he was trying his best to arrange the affairs behind him.If he hadn't gone to see Daoist Qingxu, perhaps at this moment he was still addicted to the effects of Mo Huaichun's analgesic medicine, and he could linger on for more days.

But he has already learned about his life experience and even the love story of his father Chu Zhiyi from Daoist Qingxu.He used to travel around the world as a national teacher, trying hard to dominate the world. Now the truth is clear to his heart, and he also understands why he has been running around in this life. This ending is complete, just like gorgeous fireworks, beautiful For a moment, withering at its most beautiful moment.

At night, he lay in his arms, felt his steady heartbeat, listened to his rhythmic breathing, recalled his life, and knew what happiness is.

What is happiness?

This is happiness.

Why interpret love?

Because, it's all about love...