Rebirth of the Merry Warrior

Chapter 34 Candle in the Wind

Shen Chengqian picked up the bead, pinched it on his fingertips and looked at it carefully.

Long Chenyu leaned over with a lantern in his hand, and asked doubtfully, "What is this bead?"

Shen Cheng slightly turned his head to look at him, and said, "This... this bead was originally on the bracelet you gave me."

"Then how did it end up here?"

Shen Cheng lowered his head, hesitantly said: "This morning, when I was walking in the imperial garden, I accidentally fell. Bai Yu helped me, but accidentally tore the bracelet, and the beads fell off. One place. Bai Yu and I searched for a long time, but we still couldn’t find the last one.”

Long Chenyu didn't seem to care about the fact that the bracelet was damaged, he only frowned and said: "The beads were scattered in the imperial garden, how could they land here? These two lands are separated by several palace walls .”

Shen Chengqian only looked at the jade bead, but his heart sank little by little.

After the bracelets were scattered, the only people who came into contact with those jade beads were himself and Bai Yu.

Could it be...

Shen Chengqian put the bead into the sachet, and slowly stood up.

He seemed to have probably figured out what was going on, and now, there was only evidence left.

It's just this evidence, where should I find it?

That night, Yan Jue reviewed the memorial until very late.

In fact, Lingqiu Kingdom is peaceful all the year round, so there is nothing important to report.What he is reviewing and planning now is the matter of entering the Central Plains and attacking the Beichen countries in the future.

Before he knew it, it was midnight, and Yan Zhuo called the maid beside him to the imperial dining room to bring some supper.Waiting left and right, but the supper has not come for a long time, but suddenly the lights outside the door are mottled, and the footsteps are staggered, as if something serious has happened.

Yan Zhuo then asked the eunuch beside him: "What's going on outside the court? It's noisy in the middle of the night."

The eunuch hurriedly opened the door and went out to check, and then knelt back into the hall after a while, and said respectfully: "Report to Your Majesty, there are people from the Shenge walking around outside, and I heard that the priest is sick, and the servant is in a hurry to ask for the imperial doctor Woolen cloth."

"Master Priest is sick?" Yan Jue was half hesitant, half surprised.

How could Bai Yu suddenly become ill?When I saw him this morning, he was still handsome and full of spring.Why, suddenly fell ill?

"What happened?" Yan Zhuo frowned. "What disease, is it very sick?"

The eunuch replied: "This... I heard that during the ceremony, the priest suddenly vomited blood and fainted. The imperial doctor has already gone, but I don't know what the disease is..."

After hearing the word "vomit blood", Yan Zhuo felt his heart was strangled.He stood up suddenly, pulled the big sparrow feather fur beside him, and rushed out the door.

The eunuch hurriedly caught up behind him and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"

Yan Zhuo didn't even look back, he just said loudly: "Of course I'm going to the Shen Pavilion!"

"Your Highness, this can't be done!" The eunuch quickly walked a few steps and chased after Yan Zhuo. "Lingqiu has an order since ancient times. After Zishi, the monarch is not allowed to enter or leave the divine pavilion to disturb the gods' sleep!"

Yan Zhuo just threw the eunuch away, and said angrily: "This king is the monarch! Do you need an eunuch to teach me what to do?! I still don't believe it, just entering the Shen Pavilion at night can kill Lingqiu The country is ruined!"

The eunuch couldn't stop Yan Zhuo, so he could only watch Yan Zhuo's figure gradually drifting away and disappearing in the night.

When Yan Zhuo entered Bai Yu's bedroom, Bai Yu had already curled up and vomited several mouthfuls of blood on the soft couch.The bright red blood fell on the snow-colored mattress, casting a flamboyant red color.

Seeing the blood, Yan Jue felt his heart go cold.The first thought in his mind was that Bai Yu, like the former priest of Linghui, was backlashed by the law.Otherwise, although Bai Yu's body is not usually considered strong, he is by no means weak, how could he suddenly become like this.

At this time, in Bai Yu's bedroom, the servants, maidservants and imperial physicians walking around are in a mess.With a sullen face, Yan Jue pulled an imperial doctor over with one hand, and asked sharply, "What's wrong? What kind of disease did the priest suffer from?!"

The imperial doctor had already figured out why Bai Yu's pulse could not be found, but he still couldn't figure it out.Now let Yan Zhuo ask abruptly, sweating profusely, knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty! Your majesty is incompetent, your majesty...the majesty cannot diagnose and cure the priest's illness...the pulse of the priest is not wrong , but he vomited blood and had a high fever at midnight..."

"I don't understand this, and I don't understand that! So what exactly does the king want you to do!"

Yan Zhuo shouted angrily, pushed the imperial physician to the side, and walked quickly to the bed to see Bai Yu.

At this moment, Bai Yu was lying on the bed coughing and his face was bloodless, Yan Zhuo once felt that he was going to be out of breath, suffocated and passed out.But at this moment, Bai Yu's mind was extremely clear, he knew that Yan Jue was coming, so he covered his mouth with his hand, but how could he cover his mouth with the blood rushing out.The traces of bright red ooze out from between the fingers, wisps of bright red glaringly cut off scars on Yan Zhuo's heart.

Yan Zhuo sat on the couch and gently hugged Bai Yu's body.But under this hug, he suddenly discovered that Bai Yu was usually dressed in fine clothes, and he looked tall and immortal.But under the layers of prosperous and beautiful decorations, she was so thin that only a handful of bones were left. Holding her in her arms, the bones were distinct and painfully clear.

"Bai Yu, Yu'er..." Yan Zhuo whispered softly into Bai Yu's ear. "Don't scare me, don't scare me, okay... This king is so scared to death now."

Bai Yu lay in Yan Zhuo's arms, took a deep breath with great difficulty, and said in a soft hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry about me...Bai Yu is just because...he didn't do a good job and hurt his vitality. It's okay to rest overnight."

Is it just because I didn't do the Dharma well and hurt my vitality?

If it was just hurting his vitality, would he vomit so much blood?

Seeing the suspicion in Yan Juan's eyes, Bai Yu couldn't help laughing, "Why, Your Majesty doesn't believe Bai Yu's words?"

"How could it be?" Yan Jue whispered. "What Yu'er says, the king believes in it."

"Bai Yu knows how he is. This time, it really doesn't matter." Bai Yu smiled lightly and said softly. "If Your Majesty really believes in me, then go back and rest earlier, and let those attendants and imperial physicians withdraw. They disturb me here. I'll sleep well tonight, and I'll be fine tomorrow."

Yan Zhuo held him silently for a while, then Fang said: "Really?"

Bai Yu nodded with a smile.

"Okay, then this time, I will listen to you."

After all, Yan Jue issued an order to let those attendant imperial physicians retire.Bai Yu persuaded him a few more words, Yan Jue helped Bai Yu lie down, and withdrew by himself.

After Yan Zhuo left, Bai Yu didn't close his eyes, he just lay quietly on the couch, the distressed look on his brows became more and more serious.

He is running out of time.

The current situation is no different from a candle in the wind.

After Yan Zhuo left the Shen Pavilion, he didn't go straight back to the bedroom to rest as he had agreed with Bai Yu.Instead, he went to the imperial study and summoned the head of the shadow guards in the palace.

The head of the current shadow guard is an extremely handsome man. After entering the imperial study room, he knelt down before Yan Zhuo drove.Even though he was only dressed in plain clothes, he was personable.

However, Yan Zhuo was not interested in whether he was elegant or not, and only asked indifferently: "Is everything that the king asked you done before?"

The man replied respectfully: "Yes."

"The king ordered you to find out what the priests have done recently, have you found out?"

The man said: "Although this subordinate cannot enter the divine pavilion, he has inquired about it through various channels. He should have a good understanding of what the priest is doing."

"The priest never found your whereabouts, did he?"

"My lord priest is immersed in important matters every day, and has never found out about his subordinates."

Yan Jue breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression became unruly again, leaning on the carved pear wood chair and asking lightly: "Okay, then you will tell this king exactly what the priest is doing recently?"

The shadow guard paused, and replied: "Your Majesty, the priest has been immersed in performing a large-scale ritual recently. If His Majesty had not summoned him, he would have hardly left the Divine Pavilion. Sometimes he would not close his eyes for days and nights." , just been immersed in the religious affairs. And in the past two or three months, there have often been children at the age of six who are not servants of the gods who were brought into the shrine by the priest. Afterwards, those children disappeared and were never found again gone."

"Then do you know what priests are doing?"

Before Yan Zhuo drove, the man just shook his head solemnly, and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know anything about magic tricks, even if I saw it with my own eyes, I don't know why. What's more, the rituals performed by the priest this time are extremely serious. Hidden ones, when performing rituals, everyone is asked to retreat, not even a single god attendant is left. Even the most intimate confidant of the priest, I don't know what the law he is doing."

After Yan Jue listened, he just sat on the chair with a gloomy face and didn't speak.

Now it seems that the disappearance of children in Huangling City and Lingqiu Middle School should be related to Baiyu in all likelihood.

But, what exactly is Bai Yu doing?And what kind of religious ceremony can actually bring such a heavy burden to the people who are closest to the gods in Lingqiu Kingdom since ancient times?

But... Speaking of which, since Bai Yu did that, there must be his reasons.

If Bai Yu wanted to let him know, he would take the initiative to say it.

If he asked in person, it would only make Bai Yu feel suspicious of him, and it would hurt his heart.

Forget it, it's just a few lives left and right.

Yan Zhuo looked at the man kneeling in front of him, waved his hands lightly, and said: "Good job, step back. The priest is not in good health these days, but you still have to investigate and report to me about everything, and you must not missed."

"Yes."

"If you really can't investigate the legal affairs, then don't investigate. Just remember, don't let the priests find out."

Strict discretion said coldly.

"Never let him know, understand."

"Yes."

In a blink of an eye, the night was already dark.

Moonfall Emperor's House, Shen Guangruo Hua.

In the memory of the past, the cinnabar between the eyebrows of the white-clothed boy was bright red for an instant.

However, youth is fleeting, and in the end only things are right and wrong, and youth is no longer.

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