The Legend of the Royal Cat

Kaifeng Mansion, Bao Zheng Study

"Mr. Gongsun, do you have any news about Zhan Zhao?" For more than a month, after the morning court, the first thing Bao Zheng said when he returned home was to ask about Zhan Zhao's news.

Gongsun Ce sighed softly and shook his head helplessly: "My lord, how is the situation with Prince Huai?" Ever since Princess Huai Shuo was found following Bai Yutang to pursue Zhan Zhao, King Huai Qiantui has become the second most concerned object of concern, not only the emperor The foot-restriction order was issued in person, and the Eighth Prince was even resident in the residence, staying with King Huai all day long, for fear that King Huai would run into the Rakshasa alone at risk.

"The Eighth Prince has done his best, but if we don't see them coming back safely, no one will be able to stop him!" Not to mention King Huai, a father who is worried about the safety of his two daughters, even Bao Zheng himself closed his eyes. It was Zhan Zhao who was covered in blood.

"My lord——, my lord, Bai Daxia is driving a carriage—no, it's a tiger cart. He entered Kaifeng City and went straight to the hotel. I specially asked his subordinates to come and inform your lord!" Zhao Hu hurriedly ran in. Library bulletin.

"Tiger cart?!" Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce were taken aback for a moment, it seemed that everyone in the Kaifeng mansion was concerned about it and it was chaotic.

"Have you ever seen Zhan Weiwei?"

"No, Hero Bai is the one driving the carriage. He told me to go back to Kaifeng Mansion to report to the Lord—Master Zhan may be resting in the carriage!" Zhao Hu hoped that his guess was right.

"Mr. Gongsun, prepare the sedan chair and go to the hotel immediately!"

Royal Pavilion

"Defeng! This is the end of the matter, you just have to wait patiently for two more days, don't be impulsive!" Eight Sage King said earnestly.

"Wait, wait - this king has been waiting for 22 years, isn't it long enough? The emperor's brother is also a parent. If the emperor is the one whose life or death is uncertain, will the emperor sit here and wait with peace of mind?!" King Huai had already I can't stand it anymore.

"It's not that this king doesn't care about the safety of the two princesses, it's just that you can't trust Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang? Since you promised Zhan Zhao before, you shouldn't be so impulsive now and let his efforts be in vain! You do General, trust, tacit understanding and discipline among soldiers are the key to success or failure, and you should understand this truth better than this king!" Baxian Wang stopped in front of King Huai, "If you want to leave today, you can only step on this king's foot. dead body!"

"Brother Huang, you--" King Huai tightened and loosened his sword, repeatedly, and the shadows behind him were unable to advance or retreat between the two princes.

"Report—Your Majesty, Bai Yutang is back!" A report broke the deadlock, and King Huai and the Eight Sage Kings walked out at almost the same time.

The white tiger pulled the cart into the gate of the hotel, and stood quietly in the courtyard, Bai Yutang jumped off the tiger cart, and carried Ling'er out.

"Ling'er, Young Xia Bai! Are you all right? Where are Zhan Huwei, Xue'er, and Commander Wei?!" King Huai had no time to care about the strangeness of the white tiger pulling the cart. He took Ling'er from Bai Yutang and asked with concern. Stand by.

"Father, we are fine, but Uncle Wei - he will never come back again!" Seeing the haggard and older father, Ling'er couldn't help but her eyes turned red.

"What?!—Brother Wei!" Huai Wang shuddered and almost fell, but fortunately the eight sage kings supported him to stabilize his figure.

"Where are Xue'er and Zhan Huwei?!" Since they didn't have the same encounter as Commander Wei, there is still hope, Eight Wise Kings asked hopefully.

"Master Bao is here!" With a message, Bao Zheng also rushed to the hotel with everyone from Kaifeng Mansion.

"Xue'er is injured, Zhan Zhao will accompany her to recuperate, and she will not return to the Central Plains for the time being—but, Mao'er promised me that after she settles down, she will send a message to report her safety!" Bai Yutang really couldn't bear the crowd With the tormented eyes, he explained in the shortest and clearest way.

"Is Xue'er seriously injured? Or—he doesn't want to recognize me as an irresponsible father at all?" Huai Wang was full of guilt, his eyes gradually dimmed and haggard.

"Father, don't be like this. Brother Zhan said that my sister has always wanted to call you daddy. With Brother Zhan here, my sister will be fine!" Ling'er hurriedly comforted her father, but just hearing this, Bao Zheng on the side But Gongsun Ce became more and more uneasy, as if something was wrong——

"Don't talk about being unhappy, father—the tragedy that year was not caused by the princess. It turns out that Palace Master Ruyue has a twin sister who looks the same but is extremely ruthless. She did everything. This time I want to kill you. Sister Xueer, she is also the one who designed to kill us!" Linger couldn't wait for her father to see Palace Master Kisaragi.

"It turns out - I have misunderstood Yue'er all this time - it's all my fault!" King Huai's trembling body finally knelt on the ground on one knee, it was too late, and there was no chance of recovery.

"Prince Huai, don't be like this, that crazy woman has already got what she deserved, and Mao'er asked us to bring someone back to see you!" Bai Yutang had already slowly opened the curtain of the car, and Palace Mistress Ruyue lay quietly. In the car, the sharp contrast between the beautiful face and the silver hair made everyone hold their breath.

"Father, this is not a dream, the princess just fell asleep after being tapped on her acupuncture points, hurry up!" Ling'er reminded her father.

Finally, trembling hands caressed the face that I missed day and night, the silver hair hurt King Huai's eyes, Yue'er, I was the one who killed you, what happened to you in the past 22 years, how much did you suffer? Bitter!I will use the rest of my life to make up for all this, but will you forgive me?Gently hug Ruyue into his arms, let the two hearts close together, feeling the real existence, the tears of King Huai fell on the corners of Ruyue's eyes—the person in his arms trembled slightly, faintly waking up. change--

Everything in front of me is gradually clear, the familiar embrace and warmth, but my heart is still suffering from the cold, Xueer is gone, and I will never come back—I haven’t hugged her well, and I haven’t combed her. One time of makeup, no—"Yue'er, everything is over, it's all my fault, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!" Brother Feng's voice—is it all just a nightmare?

"Yue'er—this is not a dream, you are back, you are back by my side! This time, I will never let go!" The hand was tightly held and stroked on the somewhat haggard but still heroic handsome face, A real touch, really, not a dream—

"Brother Feng—" Tears could no longer be suppressed, Ruyue sobbed in King Huai's arms, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have doubted you and hated you—it's all my fault, I'm not worthy of being a mother—I don't even The only child can't even protect her, just watching her--looking at her--"

Tightly hugging Ruyue who was about to faint, King Huai comforted softly: "Yue'er, don't be sad! When Zhan Zhao and Xue'er settle down, we will go to see them outside the Great Wall, okay? Don't worry, there will be no more Huai'er in this world." King, nothing can separate us again!"

"Zhan Zhao?" Is that the young man who was poisoned by the death poison because of Xue'er?He really decided to stay with Xueer forever—the pain in his heart gradually spread, his already thin shoulders swayed and trembled like a candle in the wind——

"Yue'er, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"

"Xue'er—she was already in the execution of the ice—Brother Feng, our daughter—is no longer alive—" Like a thunderbolt hitting the heart, the entire courtyard was instantly still——

When Zhang Long rushed to the hotel with Meng Ruoxu and Yue Nu, he saw people like ice sculptures and stone castings. What happened?

"Damn it, I was tricked by that stinky cat again! Huashan—too bad!" Bai Yutang was the first to wake up from the shock and grief.

"Miss—" Yue Nu called out, and she fell down in front of Leng Ruyue.

"Are you - Moon Slave? Is it really you? I thought you had already -" Hearing the familiar call, Leng Ruyue looked at the woman in front of her in disbelief.

The veil was gently lifted off, and the scratched face was covered with tears: "Miss, I am sorry for you! I failed to protect the young master!"

"Yue slave, you must have suffered badly, I got you in trouble, didn't you—"

"No, Miss, listen to me, everything is a plot by the Lord of the Shadow Palace—Saint Xue is the daughter of Lord Zhan En, and Zhan——Zhan Zhao is the young master, the flesh and blood of you and Prince Huai! "Yuenu just wanted to tell Ruyue the secret that had been buried in her heart for many years, so as to prevent Leng Ruying's plot from succeeding, but she didn't know that a big mistake had already been made.

"No, it's not true——no!" Facing the facts, Leng Ruyue's scarred heart couldn't bear it anymore, and she shivered in King Huai's arms and kept shaking.

"Miss, it's true! Back then, when you passed out due to dystocia, the master of the Ruying Palace appeared. She said that the only condition for letting you go was that your child could become the next saint of the Holy Maiden Palace. I had no choice but to exchange the daughter of the young master and Mrs. Zhan—later, as a price for keeping the secret, I jumped off the cliff under the watchful eyes of Palace Master Ruying—until I returned to Zhan’s house a few days ago based on my memory. , met the young master's master, Senior Meng, and I knew that Ruying Palace Master never planned to let the young master and you go, so we came to Kaifeng mansion to look for the young master, but we didn't want to see you!"

Death of Soul——I actually forced my own flesh and blood to drink Death of Soul? !Shadow, is this your revenge on me?Why not just kill me, why torture my innocent child like this? !Zhao'er, Xue'er, my poor children, I'm really sorry for you! "No—" The last sliver of painful clarity finally burst, if King Huai hadn't tightly locked Ruyue's hands, I'm afraid that Leng Ruyue's eyes would have been gouged out by himself, and at this moment, the bright eyes are gone, leaving only a void.

"Yue'er—why is this happening?! Who can tell me what's going on?!" King Huai's roar resounded through the sky above the hotel.

"Senior Meng? So you are Meng Ruoxu, Xuantian guest, the chief sect master of the upper three sects? Since you know that Mao'er was wronged, why did you issue the martial arts killing order?" At this moment, no one knows Zhan Zhao better than Bai Yutang. In such a situation, Huaying pulled out of the sheath and pointed directly at the old man wearing a bamboo hat in front of him.

You can feel the immovable momentum of the old man Taishan in front of you start to rise and surge, he is angry!Bai Yutang sneered, I should be the one to be angry!Today, I want to seek justice for that stupid cat! "Look at the sword!"

"What's the matter with the martial arts killing order? Boy Bai, explain it clearly to the old man!" The sound was like a torrent of bells hitting the eardrums, causing Bai Yutang to forcibly hold his sword in midair.

"What's going on here? Senior Meng and Young Master Bai, for the sake of Zhanwei, please speak clearly!" Looking at the shocked, sad, and angry crowd, the only thing Bao Zheng could be sure of was that Zhanwei was in danger. Moreover, it is extremely dangerous. It is necessary to find out the ins and outs of the matter as soon as possible, so as to save the guards from the water and fire.

"Come here, close the hotel and take strict precautions! Please go to the lobby and explain the whole story clearly!" Eight Wise Kings steadied the emotional King Huai and his wife, and ordered.

Huashan, the upper three gates

"Sect Master, the heroes from all walks of life who strangled Zhan Zhao all returned in vain, but before Zhan Zhao left the border of the Song Dynasty, he made an agreement with everyone on Mount Hua."

"Oh? Let's hear it!" Meng Ruoshi frowned slightly, and quickly recovered his calm state.

"Zhan Zhao said that on the fifteenth day of this month, if he does not die, he will go to Mount Hua in person to give the entire Wulin a fair explanation!"

"It's already the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and there are still ten days left. Very good! Send out hero stickers, and invite heroes from all walks of life to participate in the martial arts conference on the fifteenth of this month, and witness the atonement death of the ghost boy!"

"But—Zhan Zhao has already left the border of the Great Song Dynasty, how could—" come back automatically to die?

"Just go about your business, and don't forget to invite Tie Jiu to testify against Ghost Boy! —— He will definitely come back, because he is Zhan Zhao!"

The road to Mount Hua, the tea shop

The disciples of the Kongtong Sect are resting here, occupying most of the seats, and they are very conspicuous; at a table in the corner, a male scholar in white is dressed in a gauze hat, with a book basket and a slender walking stick beside the table, coughing lightly from time to time .

"Guest officer, I've been waiting for a long time! Your refreshments, please take your time!" After serving the Kongtong sect guests all the way, Xiaoer was able to get away and deliver refreshments to the long-waiting scholar in white.

"Thank you! Keke——" Some hoarse voice seemed to be suppressing something, and it seemed to come out of the throat with difficulty.There was no dissatisfaction as expected, Xiaoer secretly rejoiced, but couldn't help feeling that he was already seriously ill at such a young age, what a pity!

"Do you think that ghost boy will really go to Huashan?"

"Could it be a conspiracy to repeat the Tianshan massacre?"

"The Tianshan massacre, I am afraid that all the heroes were unprepared, so they fell into the ghost boy's tricks and died tragically! This time, there is old man Meng sitting in the town, and I am afraid that he will fail. This time, he will definitely be torn to pieces!"

"That's right, let him come and go!" Kongtong disciples shouted loudly.

Under the gauze hat, a handsome face was pale and almost transparent, his eyes were covered by a white cloth, no emotions could be seen, "Xiao Er, check out!" The simple four words seemed to have exhausted his strength. , a wisp of bright red slid down the corner of his mouth, but was wiped away by him lightly.

"Thank you, guest officer, please go slowly!"

I saw the white-clothed scholar carrying the book basket on his back, picking up his crutches, slowly walking out of the tea shop, and walking in the direction of Huashan——