Half-dead paulownia

The path along the sea of ​​flowers seems to meander only for one person, but Anling Yuhao also crosses a small stone arch bridge surrounded by flowers, and bypasses the mountain stream flowing with spring water. , Looking around, just in front of the slope, I suddenly saw a bamboo pavilion, and even saw a vague figure shaking in a trance.

Anling Yuhao couldn't help speeding up his feet, and when he walked up to the bamboo pavilion, there was no one there, could it be his own illusion?Just when he was a little confused, he found the teacup on the bamboo table, and the hot air wafted out, carrying wisps of fragrance.

"Who the hell? Since you saved me, why didn't you show up?" An Ling Yuhao couldn't restrain his temper, and started to roar loudly, startling the birds.

(Anling Imperial City)

As night fell, gusts of cold wind rolled up the curtains of the main hall, and the candlelight elongated Qing Gu's figure. An Ling Mingcheng sat in front of the desk, still seriously reviewing the memorial.

Suddenly looked at the sky outside, but did not put down the pen and ink in his hand, "Has the prince not come all this time?"

"Back to the emperor, no, I'm afraid the prince has been busy recently, didn't the emperor arrange for him to investigate some things?" Eunuch Zhang replied respectfully, but he seemed to be explaining something to Anling Yuhao.

"It's been a while since I saw him." An Lingmingcheng sighed, but he didn't continue to correct with the pen he picked up.

Eunuch Zhang stepped forward, gently put on the dragon robe for Anling Mingcheng, and said with concern: "Your majesty, why do you make yourself so tired? If you miss the prince, call him."

He understood that the emperor missed his son, but because of the busy affairs of the country, he had no time to look around, so he could only feel a little bit of emotion in this little spare time.

"It's getting colder and colder these days, cough...cough cough." An Ling Mingcheng suddenly started coughing violently again.

Eunuch Zhang hurriedly brought a cup of hot tea to the emperor, but he just took a sip of the tea, trying to suppress the severe cough, a wave of warmth gushed out from his throat, and the delicate porcelain cup slipped from his hand in an instant. land.

A mouthful of blood flowed out from the corner of Anling Mingcheng's mouth. The redness was as dazzling as the summer sun. The vicissitudes in his eyes appeared. Mottled and wounded.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Zhang knelt nervously in front of Anling Mingcheng again, "Come here, hurry up..."

Before Eunuch Zhang finished speaking, An Lingmingcheng interrupted the words: "Forget it, don't waste your thoughts in vain." After speaking weakly, he was a little unsteady.

Eunuch Zhang got up quickly, helped Anling Mingcheng to sit down, and carefully wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, but his old hands couldn't help shaking.

"Do you still remember what I ordered you?" Panting heavily, but did not forget to ask.

"The old slave has already told the imperial doctor that if the empress asks about the emperor's physical condition, let them answer that it is not a serious problem." The elderly Zhang finally couldn't help his emotions, and secretly turned his head away, the circles under his eyes were already gone moist.

"Eunuch Zhang, I'm actually content. I'm a little tired of being the emperor. I always dream about Anling Xuantian recently." Anling Mingcheng calmed down a little, and said softly while lying on the desk. .

Eunuch Zhang leaned over to pick up the broken porcelain cup, and sighed, "Actually, the emperor misses him more than anyone else, right? , to make up for his bitterness during his lifetime."

"I can't blame Ling Han. I just hate myself. I hate that if I hadn't let him go to Huanzhao Kingdom, then nothing would have happened." This is Anling Mingcheng's knot in his heart, and he will never get over it in his life .

"It's no one's fault, this is fate." Eunuch Zhang finally cleaned up the broken ground, "Like this porcelain cup, is it because we let go? Is it because of the hardness of the ground? Or is it vulnerable? It is its choice, only broken can it not be used to hold water, although it actually loses value, it fulfills itself."

An Lingmingcheng smiled faintly, Eunuch Zhang is worthy of having assisted several generations of emperors, and he can see some things more thoroughly than anyone else.

(Huanzhao Capital, in the study)

"Is that child whereabouts?" Ling Han asked with a bit of worry between his brows.

"I heard that he has returned to Anling Imperial City." Although the man standing beside him said so, his tone was full of affirmation.

Ling Han stood up slowly, looked at the man in front of him with vigilant and sharp eyes, and asked with some doubts: "Ling Su, who do you think did this? Could it be that they already know about it?"

Ling Su stroked the protruding lock of white hair, as if he could see through everything calmly, "It must be Anling Yuhao."

"You mean, he already recognized you?" Ling Han was a little surprised.

"I'm not sure about this, but this matter must have something to do with him. I think a real contest is about to begin." Ling Su smiled.

"Who's there?" A familiar voice suddenly came from the door, which surprised the two people in the room.

Then I heard an exclamation from outside: "It's the princess!" Then there was the sound of guards running hurriedly, which startled Ling Han and Ling Su a little.

"It's Ning'er?" Hearing the news that it was Ling Zining, Ling Han hurriedly walked out the door excitedly. He had always heard that they wanted to return to Huanzhao Kingdom to visit relatives, but unexpectedly there was no movement afterwards.

He hurriedly opened the heavy door of the study, and when he saw the scene in front of him, Ling Han's smile froze on his face, Ling Zhuoxi actually held the unconscious Ling Zining in his arms.

"Father, I will leave Ning'er to you first, and I will go after that mysterious person." Ling Zhuoxi glanced at Ling Han nervously, but also found the strange man standing behind his father. It's not very appropriate, because I did meet this man here before, but I felt a little familiar at that time, but now it seems that I feel inexplicably familiar in his eyes.

But it was also too late to think about getting up and wanting to leave, to track down the mysterious person who just brought Ning'er, because the moment when I was going to ask my father about something, was outside this study, although the guards hadn't reacted yet, But he also saw clearly, but the speed was too fast, and he had to hug the fallen Ning'er in time, so he gave the mysterious person time to escape.

"Be careful there is an ambush." ​​Ling Han hugged Ling Zining and warned with concern.

"Father, don't worry, the child has his own measure." Ling Zhuoxi replied calmly, glanced at Ling Su again, then turned around and disappeared quickly.

The sky darkened, and the place I looked at was full of desolation, withered yellow autumn leaves fluttering among the trees, and the cold wind suddenly picked up, like the rustling of drizzle, whispering desolation.

"I'm really curious about you, Han Sha." Ling Zhuoxi faced Han Sha standing on the branch, but didn't act rashly, just watched coldly. "Why is my imperial sister in your hands? Why did you lead me here?"

"It seems that you are indeed much smarter than your sister." Han Sha finally spoke, but she was also a little sarcastic. "I brought you here on purpose, because this is the answer that only you and I can hear."

"It seems that you also know that the King of Ghosts has arranged for your people to monitor us, but you also want to avoid them? Could it be that you have arranged different tasks to make a fuss?" How could Ling Zhuoxi not know that someone was watching them, but it was just They deliberately relaxed their vigilance, so as not to startle the snake.

Han Sha leaped down from the tree branch and walked towards Ling Zhuoxi step by step. The half of his face covered by the cold wind showed a faint blue mark.

"But I'm sure, this matter may not be related to anyone, but you will never sit idly by." Han Sha affirmed, as if he had already seen Ling Zhuoxi thoroughly.

Ling Zhuoxi couldn't help but be a little curious, because this Hansha has always been doing things alone, and his solitary personality has been passed down in the world, but now he is neither for orders nor in line with his personality, so he must have something to look for in this way important things.

"You haven't answered me yet, why is my imperial sister in your hands?" Even so, Ling Zhuoxi still felt that the matter of the imperial sister made him even more puzzled.

"Don't make such harsh words, I'm your imperial sister's savior, don't repay kindness regardless of right and wrong, but do you really think I have the leisure to save these insignificant people?" Han Sha said disdainfully, but finally Having said the main point of the matter, Ling Zhuoxi was frozen in front of him. "Because your imperial sister knows who owns Xiao Jinmo."

"What do you mean? What happened to Xiao Jinmo?" Ling Zhuoxi suddenly heard the words Xiao Jinmo, and his thoughts were disturbed.

Han Sha looked at Ling Zhuoxi with a thought-provoking expression, "Xiao Jinmo disappeared, to be precise, disappeared together with his memory."

"He lost his memory again?" Ling Zhuoxi couldn't help thinking of the last time when Xiao Jinmo lost his memory, "Can't Anling Yuhao protect him? Could it be that he was stimulated again?" This was the only reason he could think of.

"Anling Yuhao's guardian? I'm afraid he can't protect himself now." Han Sha's eyes were slightly evil.

"I can't protect myself?" Ling Zhuoxi was even more curious about Han Sha's words. Thinking about Ning'er's appearance when she came back just now, and Han Sha saying that she was Ning'er's savior, it seems that something happened.

"Someone is coming." Han Sha suddenly rose into the air, "Remember, only Ling Zining knows where Xiao Jinmo has gone."

Looking at the disappearing Han Sha, Ling Zhuoxi's heart could not calm down anymore, it has been a long time since it beat so violently.

(bottom of poisonous cliff mouth)

After Anling Yuhao walked around this mysterious place, he still didn't find anyone. He dragged his tired body and prepared to go back to the room where he woke up, but he also found that he was obviously seriously injured. After walking around for a while, the body became more and more comfortable, and even the Qi, blood and meridians began to unblock.

But at the moment when he opened the door, the scene in front of him shocked him again.