Mo Jiu Ye

Regent Xiao Yucong, aged 48, is the thirteenth younger brother of the late emperor.After the first emperor ascended the throne, he received the title Yuwang, and began to live as an idle king for nearly 20 years, until the royal tragedy ten years ago.

No one would have thought that the thirteen princes back then, the abandoned princes who had made no achievements, would become the regent king with power over the government and the public in more than 20 years.

——Or it can also be said that his status in Xiao Country is unmatched by anyone. After all, the nominal ruler of Xiao Country is just a puppet controlled by him in the eyes of the outside world.

Even he himself never thought that he would come to where he is today.

In April in the Northland, the early mornings are especially cold.

Xiao Yucong sat in the imperial garden, behind the trees that were struggling to reveal their green buds against the severe cold.The icy blue sky is particularly lofty, with an indifferent but compassionate look, looking down on all living beings.

icy...

Xiao Yucong suddenly remembered this word, and was a little lost, but at the end he was in a daze, and then a self-deprecating smile crossed his face.

——He forgot that that word would no longer be associated with him many years ago.

Many years ago... so how many years?

Xiao Yucong was in ecstasy on the chilly surface of the lake, and scenes of the past flashed before his eyes.

It seems that it was 28 years ago.

That summer, the scenery was just right...

That year, he had just reached the crown.

Unlike other royal brothers, he did not have a noble mother and concubine—his mother and concubine were dancers who were paid tribute by other countries at the emperor's fortieth birthday banquet. Being favored, jealous for those concubines, and even gave birth to a prince.However, after staying for a few years, once she became old, and the beautiful concubines were still being sent to the Xiao Kingdom, she soon fell out of favor, and then died of depression in the run-on by those concubines.

Xiao Yucong still remembered that when he was seven years old, his mother and concubine's face was haggard, and the beauty that once crowned the harem was not left behind.She grabbed his wrist tightly and shouted at the top of her voice, "It's those women who killed me, those women! Yu Cong, my son, you must avenge me, you must avenge me!" ..."

The once beautiful woman who even had the title of his concubine kept cursing the palace and the women who had hurt him until she breathed her last breath.And the seven-year-old Xiao Yucong, the prince who was praised in the palace as the most kind-hearted prince, just stared at his concubine mother with a ferocious expression and swallowed his breath, then blacked himself out. His wrist was pulled out, there was no sadness in the beautiful eyes, only boredom.

As that woman's child, Xiao Yucong couldn't feel any affection, he could only use it.

Endlessly asking him to learn here and there, just to please the old and weak emperor, as long as he makes a little mistake, he will be beaten mercilessly.When he was four years old, his concubine had fallen out of favor, and the beatings he suffered gradually became unreasonable. She even blamed her fall from favor on a child like him.

No one knows better than him how cruel this woman is.

In front of the emperor, she will always be the gentle Xie Yuhua, but in places where he can't see, she can kill people without hesitation and poison those pregnant concubines... He even saw it with his own eyes. Until he strangled a small child, his fifteenth younger brother who was only one year old, just to frame a concubine who was extremely favored.

That woman is ruthless, and other women are always calculating.In this palace, women seem to become extremely fierce creatures, they have beautiful and smooth fur, but they can kill their own kind without hesitation.

And his father, the man who used to sing and sing with his mother and concubine every night, and even said that he would not regret the vow of being together for the rest of his life, frowned when his mother and concubine died, not because of the love he once had, but because of his expense. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember that he ever had such a concubine.Then, in the tender words of other concubines, he forgot to ask this son who lost his mother and concubine, and was once again popular with his young and beautiful concubine.

Since Xiao Yucong was sensible, he has been planning to leave this dirty palace all the time.After the death of his mother and concubine, his desire became more intense.

However, before he has no ability and no chance to escape, he must be careful.

Therefore, among the princes, he became a prince who had a little talent in painting but had no achievements in other aspects.Although his father is irresponsible, he has extremely outstanding princes, princes, and second brothers... They are brothers and sisters in front of the father, but behind the scenes they are constantly fighting and refusing to give in to each other.And some princes who did not have enough status and background to claim the title of emperor also turned to their elder brothers one after another and became part of their power.

Only Xiao Yucong watched them fight silently, and then counted the days until he could leave the cage.

This is 13 years.

He finally won the crown, and in the royal family, he has the qualification to go out of the palace and build a mansion.And his father, after inspecting this son who had been neglected for more than ten years, found that his qualifications were mediocre, so he arranged a casual job and allowed him to leave the palace.

He was finally able to get himself, and his heart was jumping for joy.

Then, in the warm spring light, beside the ancient bridge full of apricot blossoms falling like rain, he saw her in white.

Su Qing.

Then, everything was so unbelievable, they got acquainted, they traveled, they discussed poetry... He found himself falling in love with her, unable to bear the heat in his heart, he expressed his heart.But what he couldn't believe was that the beautiful woman who turned all sentient beings upside down was slightly taken aback, and then slowly showed a shallow smile.

She said, "Really... I like you too."

He was ecstatic.

He entered the palace, reported the matter to his father and emperor, and expressed his wish to marry a wife.Originally thought that he would suffer some censure—but his father obviously didn't care much about his son's marriage.After he just nodded hastily, he got into the gentle village again.

Xiao Yucong married Su Qing with great joy, and swore that she was the only one in his life, and if she ever left her, she would never be reborn.

The days with Su Qing were extremely happy, he never even thought that he would have such a happy day.But he didn't expect that the happy days were so short.

One day, the prince came to the door and asked him to send his wife as a plaything to the prince's mansion by name.

The crown prince is the eldest son of the royal father, his status is unspeakable, he has been pampered since he was a child, and has always been extremely lustful.Xiao Yucong once overheard him telling Seventh Brother that their thirteenth brother was beautiful enough, but it was a pity that he was a man, otherwise he would have dragged him to bed directly.And his seventh brother immediately teased a few words, saying that it is better to try, now many high-ranking officials keep male pets, and it is said that the taste is good.Xiao Yucong at that time was honestly a little scared.That night, he deliberately slipped in the imperial garden, and his face was cut with scars by sharp gravel. At that time, the prince was a little bit embarrassed when he saw it, but he didn't take a second look.During the days when the prince was not paying attention, the wound on Xiao Yucong's face gradually healed, and there was not even a scar left.Xiao Yucong was also vigilant a lot, and since then, he tried not to appear in public as much as possible.

Seeing that the prince had actually set his mind on Su Qing and asked him to dedicate his wife as a plaything to him, Xiao Yucong felt that his negative emotions that had been suppressed for 20 years exploded in an instant.

He drove the prince out of his mansion.

The prince was so angry that he couldn't imagine that Xiao Yucong, who was not much worse than a slave, dared to resist him.The prince, who was already coveted by Su Qing's beauty, immediately issued many orders, ordering his subordinates to make trouble in Xiao Yucong's mansion and keep suppressing him in the court.

Xiao Yucong was not greedy for those imaginary things at all, seeing that the prince made this matter worse and worse, and even robbed people openly, if Su Qing didn't have some kung fu, she might have been robbed into the prince's mansion.While feeling angry in his heart, he became more and more disappointed with the imperial city, and immediately decided to take Su Qing away from this place, and find a quiet place to live in seclusion—he didn't believe that the Xiao Kingdom was powerful enough to search the entire Floating Continent!

On the night of leaving, his father, who didn't know where he left his existence, sent someone to deliver a decree, saying that he would hold a family banquet and he would bring the princess to attend.

At that time, Xiao Yucong didn't know that such a family banquet made him lose his true love.

Xiao Yucong thought over and over again, thinking that the prince would not dare to do some nasty things under the eyes of his father, and although the people in the palace disgusted him, they were his relatives after all.After leaving this time, he and Su Qing didn't plan to come back, so they made a decision to attend the palace banquet.

Attending the family banquet was not only his father and brother, but also a middle-aged man who was honored by his father as a guest of honor. It is said that he is an immortal who practiced Taoism in Kunlun.

He has never believed that there are ghosts, ghosts, and immortals in the world, but what happened next made him at a loss.

That middle-aged man, that Kunlun Shangxian, actually called Su Qing a demon.

Xiao Yucong felt that the anger that had been suppressed by him suddenly burst out at that moment.

He had never been so angry, he almost subconsciously thought that this was the prince's conspiracy to get Su Qing.However, the middle-aged man had an inscrutable smile on his face, which made Xiao Yucong extremely disgusted.

He said that he was bewitched by evildoers.

He said, you can't feel love for this evildoer just because he looks like a flower, it's nothing more than transfiguration.

He said that they are all ugly monsters in essence.

He said that all monsters in this world are evil.

he said...he said...

But Su Qing's face became paler and paler.

In the end, the middle-aged man made a move on Su Qing, but he, who was anxious to protect Su Qing, was easily restrained by that man.

When he saw white fox ears appear on Su Qing's head, and white fox tails appeared under the beautiful clothes, Xiao Yu was stunned.

Su Qing's eyes were calm, but Xiao Yucong could easily see the grief and struggle in her eyes, as well as the disappointment when she saw herself let go.

It was like a nightmare, and it has been entangled with his future dreams ever since.

The emperor ordered him to reflect in the mansion on the pretext that he did not know people well enough to lure evildoers into the palace... Xiao Yucong did not remember how he returned to the mansion at all, no matter day or night, he just recalled the time spent with Su Qing in a daze. day.

——He didn't mind that she was a monster. At that time, he just looked at Su Qing in half-monster form and was a little surprised.He actually... In fact, monsters, immortals, and demons are just skins, and what he loves is Su Qing.

But it's still too late... Su Qing has already been crushed into the Demon Locking Tower.

Dreaming back at midnight, regrets were gnawing at his heart all the time - if that day, if he and Su Qing left early that day, wouldn't there be this endless separation.

His dislike for the royal family turned into an inexplicable hatred.

He has enough patience to overthrow the royal family, make the crown prince deposed, and help the second brother ascend the throne... Don't think that he doesn't know that he sent the person who helped prevent him and Su Qing from leaving, but He didn't care, he lived in the palace for 20 years, the most important thing he lacked was patience.

Moreover, he had to save Su Qing to come out.

Secretly gradually forming his own power, Xiao Yucong seemed to have forgotten his former wife, but no one knew that whenever the apricot blossoms fell in spring, he would stand under the apricot tree and wait silently for a day.

Later, he heard about the disaster that happened in the land of Kunlun.But the capable people and strangers he invited said that it was a disaster caused by the conflict between the demon world and Kunlun, and finally the collapse of the demon lock tower.

Has the demon lock tower collapsed?

Xiao Yucong was in a trance, and then joy gradually welled up in his eyes.

Su Qing will come back.Xiao Yucong told himself that even if she came back for revenge.He will let her see a different self...a self that is no different from her.

This is 20 years.

***

"I'm back." Xiao Yucong smiled softly. The smile that once bloomed in the apricot blossoms reappeared on this middle-aged man after more than 20 years.

His fingers rubbed the rough blue cloth repeatedly, drawing the messy and arrogant handwriting on it, his phoenix eyes blinked, and a tear that never fell even when he lost Su Qing back then, slipped down.

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