Dianxia Qingcheng

"Master, you are awake."

Chengfeng was standing by the bed, his eyes full of worry.

Jiang Yubai happened to come in with a medicine bowl, and hurried over to check it out.

The pulse condition has stabilized a bit, but it is still very weak, and the bleeding symptoms in the body have also temporarily eased.

"Come on, drink the medicine."

The medicine bowl was handed to Pei Zheng's lips, but he didn't move.

Jiang Yubai thought that he had just woken up and had no strength, so he asked Chengfeng to help him up from the bed.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Cheng Feng helped him to sit up, Pei Zheng suddenly raised his hand and knocked over the medicine bowl.

The medicine bowl fell to the ground all of a sudden, and the black medicine juice splashed everywhere.

Jiang Yu's white hands were burned, and he was already angry, so he stood up abruptly.

"Pei Zheng! Why are you crazy!"

Pei Zheng raised his eyelids slightly, and the fundus of his eyes was covered with bloodshot eyes.

The action just now exhausted his strength, and now his lips are as pale as snow, panting continuously, and looking at Chengfeng.

Chengfeng lowered his head and avoided it.

Pei Zhenghu's heart went cold, and he felt a chill hit him, so cold that his blood froze all over his body.

There was a sudden sweetness in his throat, and he bent down, spitting out a mouthful of blood on the dark mattress.

It turns out that after vomiting blood, my body hurts like this...

Jiang Yubai hurriedly pulled his wrist to check his pulse, but Pei Zheng refused to cooperate. He threw him away and wanted to get out of bed.

But he had a lot of external injuries and internal injuries, and he just woke up weak, so he couldn't get out of bed at all.

Unexpectedly, Pei Zheng forced his luck to stand up by himself. He covered his chest with one hand, and supported the desk next to him with the other.

He was still barefoot and did not wear shoes, and the broken bowls and ceramics on the ground pierced the soles of his feet and bled.

Chengfeng wanted to come over and help him, but Pei Zheng reached out and grabbed him by the collar. Pei Zheng had no strength at all, but Chengfeng didn't dare to break free.

"People... what about..."

Cheng Feng said, "Master, you should go back to bed and lie down, and drink the medicine before talking."

Pei Zheng's eyes were scarlet, "Answer...I..."

Seeing that he couldn't stand upright and was about to fall, Chengfeng quickly supported his arm.

"Master, His Highness, there is no news about him so far. It has been five days. The wind and snow outside are so heavy that he will be frozen if he stays for a day. Also, there is no need to look for it..."

Pei Zheng swayed and almost fell to the ground.

"Keep looking!" He roared hoarsely, a sense of dizziness hit him instantly, and he had to support the table with both hands to stand still.

At this moment, the little maid who brought lunch came in, and lightly put the food box on the table, and Jiang Yubai asked her to go down and bring in another bowl of medicinal soup.

Then Jiang Yubai walked up to Pei Zheng and looked at him indifferently.

"Master Pei, your internal strength has been greatly damaged, and your tendons and veins are weak. If you force luck again, it will be a trivial matter to lose your martial arts. Do you want to spend the rest of your life paralyzed on the bed?"

Veins popped up on Pei Zheng's forehead, and the hand holding the table was trembling, and the true energy in his body was rushing wildly, out of his control at all.

"Falling off such a high cliff, you can survive because of the protection of strong true energy in your body. If you are an ordinary person without internal strength, you will definitely die from the internal organs being shattered, or even have no bones left."

Jiang Yu's white eyes were red, "Lord Pei, you must understand what I mean. Now that you are awake, I have completed the task that the emperor gave me. You drink the medicine on time, and I will return to the palace first. "

After finishing speaking, Jiang Yubai turned around to leave, but someone grabbed his wrist suddenly.

All the strength of Pei Zheng's body was concentrated in his hands, and Jiang Yubai's hand bones creaked when he pinched it. His eyes were red as if they were about to bleed, and he stared closely at Jiang Yubai.

"Can you say that again……"

Regardless of the pain in his wrist, Jiang Yubai pushed Pei Zheng hard with his other hand.

"I'll say it three times and four times, and it's the same thing a hundred times and a thousand times! Do you want me to explain to you what it means to have no bones!"

Jiang Yubai couldn't bear it any longer. During the five days when Pei Zheng was in a coma, he also searched under the cliff, searching for someone aimlessly in the vast expanse of whiteness. The sense of powerlessness and despair would be infinitely magnified .

It took him five days to accept this reality, and he secretly shed tears in the dead of night.

But now facing Pei Zheng, he couldn't control his emotions at all, so he yelled directly.

"Your Highness is dead, disappeared, disappeared, and will never come back again! Is this clear enough! Obviously, it was you who forced him to jump off the cliff, why did you come back only! Why are you the only one alive! Your Highness ...Your Highness, what kind of hatred does he have with you, and you want to drive him into such a desperate situation..."

Jiang Yubai couldn't speak anymore, turned around and ran out of the room in a staggered manner.

Pei Zheng staggered and knocked over the food box on the table, and the hot food inside spilled out, making his robe dirty, and his hands were scalded, a large area was red.

But he stood where he was, but felt no pain.

A fiery red figure floated in front of my eyes, floating with the wind on the cliffs in the cold wind, beautiful and flamboyant.

He stretched out his hand to touch it, but the figure suddenly dodged backwards, and then fell down quickly.

Pei Zheng's heart tightened suddenly, and he hurriedly stepped forward to hug the figure, but his arms were missing.

Unwillingly, he continued to move forward, and walked towards the door in a daze.

As soon as the door was pushed open, the wind and snow came in, the sky was bright outside, and the white snow was dazzling everywhere.

Pei Zheng's eyes couldn't adapt to the white light, and his eyes were blurred by the stabbing, and he almost fell to the ground.

He held onto the door frame, panting slightly, dressed thinly, and was completely frozen in an instant.

In the past, he was not afraid of the cold at all, but now such a cold weather can make him so cold that he loses all consciousness.

It may also be because the blood on the body is already cold.

Chengfeng silently followed behind him, keeping an eye on his back all the time to prevent him from fainting suddenly.

Pei Zheng only felt that all the strength in his body was slowly being withdrawn from his body, and there was not much of that internal strength left.

That's right, when he fell off the cliff, he clearly used all his internal energy to protect that little man, which resulted in his lack of internal energy, which is why he suffered such a serious injury.

But how could that little man have no bones left?

He doesn't believe it!

He doesn't believe it!

He didn't believe that he just died like that!

I don't believe he would disappear from this world just like that!

—It must be that the group of trash didn't search well, there must be places that haven't been searched!

Pei Zheng stepped out of the door and stepped on the fresh snow all over the ground, the blood left on his feet immediately melted into a red color.

He wants to find it himself!

The heavy snow was still falling, and it fell on Pei Zheng's shoulders, insteps, and hair tips one after another.

It was so cold that even the snow and ice were not enough to melt.

Chengfeng watched his master walking precariously, and there was a string of bloody footprints on the snow behind him, his heart was sour.

In fact, everyone has already confirmed that the prince Qi Changyi has fallen off the cliff and died, and there is no body left. The emperor has also issued a notice to announce it to the world.

It's just that not many people knew about the existence of the prince, so no one cared about it.

However, many ministers in the court had appealed to the emperor countless times, asking the emperor to execute the son of Concubine Ning who was collaborating with the enemy and treason, but because after so many years, the emperor showed that he did not want to see the prince at all, so the important ministers gradually stopped protesting.

Now that the prince has passed away, those ministers expressed their sorrow on the surface, but in fact they are glad that it is too late...

Chengfeng took off the heavy cloak he was wearing, and quickly stepped forward to put it on Pei Zheng.

"Master, please wait here first, and the subordinates go to prepare the horse."

Pei Zheng said nothing, but Chengfeng knew that he had acquiesced, so he hurried down to prepare.

Pei Zheng stood alone in the snow, his sharp eyebrows and eyes in the past were now pale, and he was in a daze without focus.

His palm, which was hidden under the cuff, had already been clenched with bloodstains.

Whenever he felt that his body was about to fall, he would hold it tighter until the blood flowed down his fingers, hot, drop by drop, dripping on his bare feet.

On the side of the promenade not far away, another red figure seemed to appear, and that figure was moving towards him, with a red cloak fluttering behind him.Pei Zheng stared at the figure tightly without blinking his eyes, he was afraid that the figure would disappear the moment he closed and opened his eyes.

Until his eyes were sore and painful, and blurred, the figure finally walked up to him.

The hope in Pei Zheng's eyes disappeared in an instant, and his eyes became cold, replaced by disgust.

The person who came was none other than Qi Bingzhi who was dressed in red.

The wedding ceremony between her and Pei Zheng has not been completed yet, so she is not Pei Zheng's wife, but she is now living in the Prime Minister's Mansion, in the Waterside Residence next to the back garden.

Even the palace has been full of high standards these days because of the prince's affairs, but Qi Bingzhi is wearing such bright red.

"My lord, I heard that you woke up, so I wanted to come over to see you quickly." Qi Bingzhi's eyes were full of worry, but he seemed sincere.

"This is your medicine, drink it quickly, it's so cold outside, you just woke up, how can you come out to catch the cold."

Qi Bingzhi directed the little maid next to him to deliver the medicine, as if he was the hostess of the prime minister's mansion.

Pei Zheng didn't take the medicine bowl, but instead glanced up and down at Qi Bingzhi coldly.

Qi Bingzhi became a little scared when he saw him, and lowered her head, only then did she see a big pool of blood on Pei Zheng's feet, and she hurriedly and nervously grabbed Pei Zheng's arm.

"My lord, your injury is so serious, why didn't doctor Jiang give you a bandage, it's too dereliction of duty..."

Unexpectedly, Pei Zheng raised his hand and threw her away. Although he was very weak, his strength was still much stronger than Qi Bingzhi.

Qi Bingzhi was thrown to the ground by his sudden throw, and accidentally knocked over the bowl of medicinal soup, spilling all over her body.

"what……"

Qi Bingzhi exclaimed from being burned, and fell down on the snow, tears of grievance overflowing instantly.

"grown ups……"

Pei Zheng looked down at her, without saying a word, and walked past her indifferently.

—The little girl next to him hurried over to help Qi Bingzhi up from the snow. Qi Bingzhi wiped away his tears, looked at Pei Zheng's back, and slowly dug his nails into his palms.

Pei Zheng walked to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion alone, and Chengfeng had already prepared his horse and waited, followed by several teams of guards and imperial guards lined up neatly behind him.

Although everyone knew that it was impossible to find anything, but the prime minister insisted that they must obey.

—The servant beside him simply wrapped Pei Zheng's bleeding soles, and helped him put on his boots.

Pei Zheng got on the horse, his condition was extremely bad, he was dizzy, and he might fall off the horse at any time.

The palms of his hands were already covered with bloodstains, unable to arouse his reason any more, Pei Zheng bit the tip of his tongue violently, and the bloody taste filled his mouth in an instant.

The smell of blood hit the brain directly, and this little blood can keep his sanity clear to the greatest extent.

Taking a few deep breaths, he forcibly mobilized the remaining internal energy in his body again. Feeling the resistance from all the muscles in his body, Pei Zheng ignored it, stared ahead, and rode his horse to gallop.

The army behind them also rushed out, heading straight for the hunting ground outside the imperial capital.

The wind and snow were blowing beside his ears, and the heart in Pei Zheng's chest was beating chaotically.

Uneasy, restless, unwilling, unbelievable...

How dare that little man, how dare he just leave like this!

Is it because you don't want him to marry someone else?

Then why don't you say it, why don't you tell him!

Wasn't he willing to tell him everything in the past? Even if he was upset and didn't want to listen, the little man couldn't help but keep whispering in his ear.

But since when, the little man is no longer as close to him as before...

He was angry, angry that he was alienated from himself, angry that he kept pushing himself away, trying to escape from himself.

If the little man is willing to bow his head, is willing to give in, and is willing to softly beg himself, then it's fine for him not to marry, as long as the little man can come back and stay by his side well, that's fine.

As long as he can come back, he will tell him, and tell him all the things he couldn't say...

Didn't you agree to wait in the small building, and why did you leave without a word?

Or was it because he hurt the third princess that he was afraid that the emperor would blame him?

But with him around, how could he let the villain do nothing, if the emperor blamed him, he would stand up.

Because the little man has done so many things that deviated from his plan, it should be said that he didn't know when he started, and he had already included that little man in his plan.

To imprison the little man by his side, regardless of whether he is willing or not, and use all kinds of means, in fact, it is just to prevent him from leaving him.

What kind of feeling this is, can't be more clear.

But this is something that Pei Zheng, who has lived in cold heart and blood for more than 20 years, has never experienced before...

The horse galloped into the hunting ground, which was also covered by a piece of snow.

Riding his horse into the forest, he finally arrived at the bottom of the cliff.

But looking around, the sky and the earth are vast, the snow covers thousands of miles, and the mountains that rise and fall in the distance are also white and pale.

Pei Zheng wanted to turn over and get off the horse, but his footsteps were vain. He relied on the horse's body to stabilize his body, and his boots sank deeply into the soft snow.

He walked forward alone, carefully searching behind every bush and under every tree trunk, even knelt on the ground to look at those deep tree holes.

no……

no……

still none……

Not a single trace...

Pei Zheng's knees were numb from the cold, and he wanted to stand up, but he couldn't stand up, and fell heavily into the snow again.

That little man had also been injured in his knee, and when he was so painful that he couldn't stand up, how did I treat him?

Pei Zheng's eyes were a little blurry, and there was a heart-piercing pain in his body.

The people behind rushed over, and the army dispersed immediately, and began to search carefully under the cliff again.

Chengfeng got off his horse, saw Pei Zheng kneeling under a tree motionless, and hurried over.

"Master, get up quickly, you can't stand the cold now."

Pei Zheng let him help him up, his eyes were gray and out of focus, and just barely stood still, he walked forward again.

Chengfeng has never seen him like this before, so he can only follow him not far behind.

I used to think that the master is the most cruel and ruthless person in the world. If he doesn't care about people and things, he will have no weaknesses. He can always pursue power and status, and he will always be cold and tough.

But now, he was wrong...

It was getting dark.

Pei Zheng walked very slowly. After searching for a long time, he deviated from the others and came to a slightly strange ancient pool.

It was freezing cold, but the water in the ancient pool did not freeze, and even exuded a faint heat.

Pei Zheng walked to the edge of the ancient pool and looked in. The water surface was pitch black, reflecting his pale face and scarlet eyes.

He suddenly had a strong premonition that something was wrong with this ancient pool.

He lifted his feet and stepped into the ancient pool. The water in the pool was actually warm, and the warmth penetrated his limbs and bones, and even the wounds on his body seemed to be less painful.

Continue to walk in, the water covered his legs, waist, chest...

Seeing this, Chengfeng was very anxious on the shore, and it seemed that he was about to jump down immediately.

But the water only reached Pei Zheng's chest. The water in this ancient pool was only that deep.

"Master, I have carefully searched this ancient pool several times, but I haven't found any traces. Come up quickly."

Pei Zheng froze, as if the last hope in his heart was suddenly shattered.

He stood there without moving for a long time.

The soreness in the eye sockets could no longer be resisted, it broke through the restriction and flowed out, dripping hot into the pool water, causing circles of ripples.

Pei Zheng closed his eyes, only to feel that all the strength in his body had been sucked away, and his whole body was enveloped in heat, but it seemed as if he was in a cold winter cellar, the cold piercing his heart and bone.

The last puff of true energy in his body was also gone, and without any support anymore, his body crashed down and submerged into the pitch-black pool.

The warm touch covered the top of the head, and the eyes were chaotic and dark. The blood in the heart stopped flowing, and the person in the pool slowly closed his eyes.

Opening his eyes again, the overwhelming blood was no longer in front of his eyes. Pei Zheng was lying on the warm bed, and the fire in the room was burning extremely hot.

There are scars all over his body, from the inside to the outside, full of holes.

The trauma has all been bandaged, and I can feel that my body has recovered a little bit of strength.

But the most deadly is that heart, as if someone had cut the flesh, broken the veins, ground the bones and blood, dug out the bloody heart, and threw it into the snow to freeze.

Now his body is lying here, but his soul has already fallen down forever with the people at the cliff...

Seeing Pei Zheng wake up, Qi Bingzhi, who was sitting by the bed, finally showed some joy. The red dress on her body had been changed, and she was wearing a plain dress.

"My lord, you are awake, how are you, do you feel better, has the fever subsided?"

As he said that, Qi Bingzhi was about to reach out to touch Pei Zheng's forehead, but Pei Zheng stopped him in the air and held his wrist tightly.

"My lord, what's wrong with you..."

Qi Bingzhi struggled twice, her wrist was pinched even tighter, the pain made her almost cry.

Pei Zheng waved her hand away, and sat up on the bed with great effort.

"roll."

Qi Bingzhi burst into tears suddenly, "My lord, I know you must be very sad now, I, I just want to comfort you, there is no other meaning, I just worry about you..."

"I said, get out." Pei Zheng stared forward, his thin lips were bloodless, and the words he spit out were extremely cold.

Qi Bingzhi clenched his lips, and the scar on his palm split open again.

She didn't understand why Pei Zheng refused to look at her even though that person was already dead. For him, she insisted on being bullied and married over despite her mother's obstruction, just because she liked him.

"My lord, Chang Yi's matter, as an elder sister, I am also very sad. When he was alive, he suffered a lot of bullying and grievances. The third sister is also ignorant, and always conflicts with Chang Yi, but Chang Yi can't say anything. You can't use a knife on the third sister, it's too disrespectful..."

Pei Zheng suddenly turned his head and looked at Qi Bingzhi with dark and complicated eyes.

Qi Bingzhi thought he had listened, and continued, "Fortunately, the third sister saved her life. Otherwise, even if Chang Yi is still alive, I am afraid that the father will let him live for another, so it is okay for him to leave like this." It's a relief

Before she could finish speaking, someone grabbed her neck suddenly.

Pei Zheng stared at her fiercely, "What did you say!"

Qi Bingzhi had trouble breathing, and his cheeks flushed slightly, "Chang Yi, he is already dead, my lord, even if you don't accept it, it's a fact..."

die?

How dare she say he was dead?

Pei Zhengyang threw her to the ground, and then he coughed violently, with a fishy sweetness in his throat.

He threw off the quilt, staggered out of bed, and walked to Qi Bingzhi who had fallen to the ground.

"Facts? What are the facts? Did you see him fall off the cliff, or did you see his dead body with your own eyes?"

Qi Bingzhi was slightly stunned, and shook his head, "I haven't seen it, but..."

"But what?" Pei Zheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, "Dare to talk nonsense without seeing it? I give you face not because you are a princess, but because you are the empress's daughter-in-law. You'd better A little bit of self-knowledge! If you dare to say such a thing again, I will punish you together!"

Tears kept falling from the corners of Qi Bingzhi's eyes, every word of Pei Zheng's words stuck in her heart, she made so much effort to walk to him, but does he see himself like this?

"You just, like that fool that much?"

Qi Bingzhi suddenly smiled, "Then why did you force him to jump off a cliff?"

Pei Zheng's eyes changed, he squatted down, and squeezed Qi Bingzhi's chin firmly.

"You dare, say it again!"

"For someone you like so much, watching him fall into death, but helpless, this feeling is not good."

Qi Bingzhi looked at him and curled his lips, "Then do you know that he was not stupid before?"