The Melancholy of the National Teacher

Xue Manpo climbed up from the dark lake.

The water in the lake is as black as ink, so it makes the Xuemanpo standing in the lake white and flawless. The black water meanders down the gully of his body. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Yun Xunxuan would not believe it at all. Not long ago , This body has no breath and life, it floats on the water and rots, exuding a stinking stench.

The eldest prince of the previous court didn't notice that he took a step back in fright.

Xue Manpo noticed it, but he didn't care. He moved his slender legs, naked, stepped on the rocks at the bottom of the lake to the shore, and stretched out his hand at random to Yun.

Yunxuan shuddered and almost fell, only to realize that Xuemanpo was just reaching for the clean clothes he brought.

The pure white robe was scented with elegant incense by the maid, which was just able to cover up the lingering stench of Xue Manpo's body and the fishy smell of sea water.After wearing it, Xuemanpo was completely different from just floating out of the lake, without the Styx breath that could make Yun casually tremble in his calves, except that he had changed from a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy to a mature and stable youth, He looked almost the same as when he was the chief disciple of Great Witch Fengxu.

But Yunxuan knew that the inside of this person had completely changed.

Or, maybe it can no longer be called a human being.

Yun casually suppressed the fear in his heart, bent down to lead Xue Manpo the way, and at the same time carefully talked to Xue Manpo, to Xue Manpo, it was not so much admonishment as a direct accusation that he was not a country by bending his knees. The words of the king's appearance should be taught with sincerity and fear.

As the eldest son of Emperor Chongai, before the age of 19, Yun Suiyou had no idea what it meant to be afraid.

Now he understands, but he feels that he might as well be like his brothers who died many years ago, and have no chance to understand this matter.

Thinking like this, Yun casually took Xue Manpo into a courtyard outside the small fishing village.

Such a courtyard with elegant style, surrounded by bamboo forests, and white cranes outside the door, like the hermitage of celebrities, is really out of place in this barren place.However, Xue Manpo didn't show any surprise. He followed the cloud into the courtyard with bare feet, and entered the deepest room.

Yun casually opened the door for him, but he didn't dare to take another step forward.

He thought that Xuemanpo didn't care about him at all, but Xuemanpo also stopped with him, and his bright red eyes scanned him from top to bottom.

The big witch in white robe raised the corners of his mouth.

"My lord, you seem to have forgotten to give me the bell."

You never pledged allegiance to me!Yun Xunxuan said bitterly in his heart, and he could only refute in his heart.Yun casually took a step back, lowered his head, and said, "It's my negligence. Please discuss with our allies. Bell will be ready soon."

"That's good." Xue Manpo smiled softly, and then walked into the room.

Yun casually closed the door for him before letting out a slow breath.

"Welcome back to the world, great witch Xuemanpo, that little bug was scared to death by you." In the dark room, only one candle was lit, and someone sat in the shadow where the fire could not shine.

"After all, he is the king of a country," Xue Manpo said, "It's better to be more courageous."

"The king of a country?" The man laughed, "You mean Dazhong? How can there be Dazhong now? Even the Eastern Chu Kingdom, Pingyang Kingdom, and Baiyue Kingdom, although they were nominally subordinated to Dazhong in the past , In fact, it is still a country, how can they still exist now. This world already belongs to Da'an."

"However, it will not always belong to Da'an." Xue Manpo said.

"That's right." The man nodded.

The man leaned forward and finally exposed his face to the light. It was a face that did not belong to a human being at all. A pair of eyes protruded from the gap between the dark green scales and mucus. There was no hair, no ears, only pink. The white lips occupied a quarter of this face, it was obvious that this one was a demon.

It's the South China Sea monster.

The demon said: "The trap set in Yunping City has completely failed. Yuru has not returned, and the black wolf tribe supported by us has completely lost its combat power. Both Zhulan and Tumen Baoyin have returned to Styx."

"Of course," Xue Manpo said, "The trap is only for Helian Yu alone. Now that you know that Le Dao and Helian Yu are together, you should change your plan earlier."

"Change? These two are invincible together, and there is almost no plan to defeat them...I really didn't expect that for a black witch, Le Dao, the emperor, would leave the imperial capital and government affairs behind and come all the way alone. By Helian Yu's side, is there really no ambiguous relationship between these two?"

"Le Dao is unexpected, you should have thought of it earlier."

"You actually praised him so much?" Yaomo wondered, "Is this human being so good?"

"At least, compared with him, Yunxuan is nothing compared to him." Xue Manpo said slowly, "I'm really jealous, jealous of my little junior brother, how could he be so lucky to find a reliable person What about allegiance?"

"So, you, like us," the goblin asked, "still want to kill him, don't you?"

"Of course, only by killing Helian Yu can I avenge my shame."

"It seems that our cooperation can continue," Yao Mo said, "Although it is almost impossible to kill Emperor Da'an and the National Teacher at the same time, there will be a good opportunity in the near future."

"Where is the opportunity?"

"In Daxueshan."

***

In the early morning of the second day, which was also the second day of Qinglu New Year, outside Yunping City.

"Your Highness, are you really not going to stay for a few more days?"

At the east gate of Yunping City, the Skeleton City Lord, who experienced a rebellion and felt that he would lose several years of life, held Helian Yu's hand and said with tears in his eyes.

Helian Yu shook his head.

Beside them, the wind lion army in black armor was organizing the team. The captain and general Zhonglang rode on the horses, brandishing their swords and shouting loudly, telling the group of "sheep egg recruits without JJ" to speed up.Ulun stood beside Helianyu, looking at the soldiers with curiosity.

"In that case," the Skeleton City Lord asked, "this little Highness, won't you stay?"

"When Wu Lun is successful in his studies in Daxue Mountain and he comes down from the mountain, if he wants to come to Yunping, I will never stop him." He Lianyu said.

Hearing his name, Uren turned his head. He smiled shyly at the city lord, and then looked up at the towering city wall. He found that he didn't have any nostalgia for this suspected hometown.No, it cannot be said that there is no nostalgia, but compared with the nurturing grace of my mother these years and getting along with my uncle these days, this nostalgia is as shallow as snowflakes that melt in the sun without leaving any traces.

Ulun silently squeezed his uncle's hand.

How could the young man's shallow thoughts be incomprehensible to the Skeleton City Lord? He sighed secretly and didn't say much, watching the wind lion army go away like a pitch-black flood, while the emperor of Da'an was riding a black horse with a horse Come and stop before the east gate.

The north wind raised the emperor's scarlet cloak, and in the wind it fluttered like a banner.

The emperor stretched out his hand to Helian Yu.

The two looked at each other, and the big witch smiled, pulled on the gray and thick fur cloak, turned around and led Uren onto another horse.

Le said: "..."

The purpose of trying to ride with his lover was not achieved, Le Dao pouted, he sat on the horse, condescendingly said to the Skeleton City Lord: "Then, let's say goodbye like this."

"Yinguo Rishan bless you, the sky and the stars bless you, may your Majesty and His Highness Zhaonatu have a safe journey here."

"It's easy to talk about it, then I wish you don't die early." His Majesty the emperor said without speaking human words.

"Your Majesty." Helianyu, who was teaching Ulun how to hold the reins, raised his head and glanced at the bastard lightly.

The bastard stopped.

The red horse rubbed its iron hooves on the withered grass, and Helian Yu on it opened his mouth, wanting to say something to the Skeleton City Lord, but in the end, he didn't say a word, just nodded to the Skeleton City Lord, then flicked the reins, brown The big red horse ran slowly for two steps, was led by the rein to turn around, and ran towards the rising sun.

Le Dao flicked his whip lazily and followed him.

After these people had gone far away, Ari Shanwu came out from behind the city gate. He supported his lord and looked at the backs of those people together.

"If... if Khan Naren hadn't expelled His Royal Highness Zhao Natu back then, the world would be completely different," said the Skeleton City Lord.

"Before returning to Qinglu, Zhao Natu had already pledged his allegiance to Le Dao. Once Le Dao raised his troops, he would still leave Qinglu," A Rishan said.

"You're right, Fan Xing has already decided his fate." Skeleton City Lord sighed.

As the strong wind blew, the lord of Yunping City looked even thinner. A Rishan looked at his lord distressedly, urged him to return, and asked, "What are we going to do next? My lord."

"Of course we will continue what we have been doing for these years. It doesn't matter if you surrender, as long as you can preserve the seeds of revival for Qinglu." With his back almost invisible, the city lord finally turned around slowly and walked into the city.

"Then, Your Highness Zhao Natu?"

The city lord shook his head, "There is no need to mention him again, Helian Zhao Natu, he will not return to Yunping again."

A few miles away from the cloud screen, Le Dao and He Lianyu drove the horses to slow down. Wu Lun blinked and saw more than a dozen black figures suddenly appear.

Le Dao, who put on the black clothes of Feiyan Guard, took seventeen swallows and three owls, and knelt down below.

"Le Sheng," His Majesty the Emperor took out a sealed scroll from his sleeve pocket and threw it to his nephew, "This is my secret decree. You lead the Feiyan Guards to escort you back to the imperial capital."

"As ordered."

"The next step is to guard the national division all the way, and leave it to the ghost owl guard brigade."

The grey-clothed ghost Xiaowei Xiaowei replied: "I obey."

Eighteen swallows stood up and crossed the snow field like eighteen black dots, while the rest of the ghost guards in gray pulled up their cloaks and disappeared.

Le Dao's eyes automatically searched for his great witch. He saw Helian Yu looking back in the direction they came from, looking far away at the Cloud Screen City that would turn into a black spot and disappear on the horizon.

"Let's go again next time." Le Dao persuaded.

"No, no need," Helian Yu closed his eyes, "my home is no longer there."

He looked back at Le Dao, seeing the man who had been with him for many years, with a peach-like smile blooming on his pale face.

Le Dao understood what he meant for no reason.

Where you are is my home.

So His Majesty the Emperor also laughed, and his smile was so condescending that Uren, who was watching the interaction between the two from a close distance, hesitated for a moment between beating him and beating him, and could only cover his eyes.

As a result, the emperor's loud laughter still reached the boy's ears.

"Where are you going next?" Le Dao asked with a laugh.

He Lianyu looked towards the continuous plateau and snow-capped mountains in the east, and answered him.

"Of course it's Daxueshan."