Hongdi

The sun warmly melted the snow on the ground and on the trees, and the crystal clear blood dripped down, drawing dark gray plum blossoms on the pure white snow, and it was clearly early spring.Looking at Yu Xun's ghostly smile, Shangguan Yunhe suddenly felt that the weather was even more difficult than the coldest days in winter.That evil smile made all the hairs on her body stand on end. In desperation, she turned her face away and looked at Merlin behind her.

Yu Xun slowly stood up from the ground, calmed down the treacherous feeling in his heart, restrained his smile, walked to the black cat, leaned over and hugged it, "Mao Tuan'er, don't scare Miss Yunhe, be obedient, let's gone back."

The black cat obediently rubbed its head against Yu Xun's hand, and meowed twice.

Shangguan Yunhe wasn't in the mood to mention the black plum tree anymore, so he turned around and said, "It's almost time for lunch, Your Highness, follow me back."

Yu Xun nodded and looked up, only to find that there were dozens of trails in the dense plum forest around him, but the one that Shangguan Yunhe took him away was the one that left many footprints when he turned his back. "Miss Yunhe, don't you need to cover my king's eyes?"

Shangguan Yunhe smiled, shook his head and said, "No need. Your Highness will follow me."

Yu Xun followed her slightly flustered footsteps, and hurriedly left the weird black plum tree.It's quite a bit of a feeling of coming back in a hurry and returning in a disappointment.Subconsciously, he looked back at the tree again, shocked but bumped into it again - at the foot of the trunk on this side of the black plum tree, there was a cave the size of a washbasin, and in the cave, a group of glowing green will-o'-the-wisps, It is moving quietly, as if it will fly out in the next moment, burning all the youth...He shivered subconsciously. In this world, there were very few things that could make him tremble with fear, but here, there was only one tree, which made him feel the long-lost fear.

After walking out of the plum grove, Yu Xun could no longer distinguish east from west, north from south.The whole plum grove is a huge labyrinth. If no one takes it with him, even with great skills, it will be difficult to find the black plum tree.But he secretly laughed in his heart, with this ghostly black cat around, maybe it would not be difficult to solve the maze.

Stepping on the mountain path, Yu Xun caressed the black cat that had suddenly wilted, and finally crawled out out of uncontrollable curiosity, scratching his heart itchingly, "That plum tree is really amazing, it is worthy of being taught by you Liuyun!" baby."

Shangguan Yunhe was stunned for a moment, and Fang recovered from the discomfort just now, "Well, there is only this black plum tree in the whole Heming Ridge, and we call it 'Menggui'. There is only one tree in Mobei. There are two seasons in winter and spring, but its flowers are always in full bloom, and occasionally it will bear a few fruits, not many, but in our eyes, it is more precious than the green dragon fruit."

"More precious than green dragon fruit? Then what is so magical about it?"

"Hmph, His Highness will never guess." Shangguan Yunhe gradually showed fascination on his face as he said, "The fruit of Menggui can make people stay young forever and live forever."

"Oh? There are such rare treasures in the world, I really envy others." Although Yu Xun said so on his lips, he already knew it in his heart.

The scene just now still made him a little scared. If it wasn't for the black cat that suddenly woke him up, he would have become like Shangguan Yunhe now, regarding the plum tree as a sacred object.The slightly bitter plum fragrance should be the culprit, and the plum fruit that can make people live forever is probably just something that makes people hallucinate and think they are young.

Shangguan Yunhe stood still on the side of the mountain, looked back at the endless plum grove, and said sadly: "I don't know how many fruits I can harvest this year. If I have it, Master's poison will not delay until this time."

When Yu Xun heard this, his eyes lit up, "Why, this plum fruit can also detoxify?"

Shangguan Yunhe frowned, and pondered for a while, "I'm not very clear about the nature of poisons. However, since this fruit has the effect of prolonging life, it must also be able to detoxify."

Yu Xun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I hope it will bear fruit sooner, and your leader can recover as soon as possible. In that way, this king can return to the court with the remaining green dragon fruit."

Shangguan Yunhe looked worried, hesitated for a while, and said: "Your Highness, if you don't bring back the three green dragon fruits, what will happen?"

"This...." Yu Xun hesitated, showing worry.

"Your Highness, it doesn't matter."

"Okay, I'll just say it straight. Father will definitely not let you go. And the army stationed at the foot of the mountain may also be ordered to flatten this mountain full of plum fragrance. By then, the blood-stained white plum , the grand scene is not here, hey..."

Shangguan Yunhe couldn't help feeling cold when he heard it.The two walked towards Wumeiding silently.Yu Xun didn't know what to say anymore, what was still lingering in his mind was the will-o'-the-wisp in the tree hole under the black plum tree just now.It stands to reason that in broad daylight and in the snow, how could that thing appear?Could it be that there is some mechanism under the tree?However, looking at the towering and lush appearance of the tree, although there is a tree hole, the root system should not be missing, so how can there be organs to put it?

Shangguan Yunhe saw that Yu Xun beside him had been speechless, turned his head, and finally asked what he was most worried about, "Your Highness, if the Qinglong fruit is lost, other than Hemingling, it will also implicate other people. ?"

Yu Xun turned his mind and listened carefully. He couldn't help but catch a glimpse of her suddenly flushed cheeks out of the corner of his eyes, and he felt a little concerned, "I am afraid that the people in this side are the most affected. Since ancient times, the war has hurt the people the most. Last summer's flood , This winter’s heavy snow, if the army is raised again, the life of the people will really be difficult.”

Shangguan Yunhe bit his lip, but did not respond.She also knew that if the Liuyun Sect caused this trouble, it would definitely bring blood and light, but who let these common people live here?On weekdays, they were not less protected by the congregation, but when they were in danger, the Liuyun Sect did not force them to stay, they just left, so there was no trouble or not.

Seeing that she was silent, Yu Xun took it easy and asked tactfully, "I will definitely try my best to avoid this disaster. However, if someone has nothing to do with this matter, you should avoid the limelight."

Shangguan Yunhe frowned and muttered, "He can't leave."

"Can't go?" Yu Xun thought for a while, and said, "I would like to ask, is the person you are worried about, a member of your school?"

Shangguan Yunhe shook his head, sighed, and changed the topic suddenly, "By the way, Your Highness, if you can't bring back the green dragon fruit, but you managed to wipe out our Liuyun Sect. Then..., will the emperor punish you?"

Yu Xun smiled lightly, "Yes. I issued a military order when I came here."

Shangguan Yunhe looked at the sky speechlessly, and thought to himself, why does this crown prince like to issue military orders so much? When he sent troops to attack the moon, he used his own head as a guarantee to exchange for disaster relief money and food. This time, he actually issued a military order again. What did he change. "Your Highness, will you still use your own head as a guarantee this time?"

Yu Xun shook his head, "This time it's not as serious as the last time. This king is using the position of the crown prince. Anyway, the emperor had intended to change the owner of this seat a long time ago, and this king is also tired of sitting. It's okay to exchange it for three green dragon fruits." Nothing is impossible."

"Your Highness is open-minded, but I don't know." Shangguan Yunhe suddenly became a little cautious. She secretly glanced at Yuxun from the corner of her eye. Seeing that he was as usual, she said, "How will those officials and emperors deal with it?"

"Those officials? Hehe, of course, those who deserve to be killed, those who should be imprisoned, and those who should be dismissed, none of them can escape."

After Shangguan Yunhe listened, his face showed panic, and his voice trembled a little, "Then..., will Mr. Chen die?"

Yu Xun pretended to be very sorry, frowned and sighed softly, "Heming Ridge is the place under his jurisdiction, even if this king wrote a letter to plead for mercy, I'm afraid he will die too."

"However, Mrs. Chen is the cousin of the Concubine Ji, so the emperor will definitely be able to talk to her. Master Chen may not die, right?"

Shangguan Yunhe's voice became softer as she spoke, and she looked at Yuxun almost beggingly, hoping to get affirmation from him.But Yu Xun's dignified expression and helpless eyes clearly told her that Chen Chengguang's death penalty was inevitable.

Shangguan Yunhe was weeping, hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Will that implicate his family? Their family will not be punished by the nine clans, right?"

Yu Xun sighed softly, and continued walking forward with worry on his face, while thinking about how to say this.It seemed that the person Shangguan Yunhe was worried about was not Chen Chengguang, but at this point, it was a bit difficult to swindle out more information.However, judging from her knowledge that Chen Chengguang's wife is Concubine Ji's cousin, the person she is worried about should not be far from Chen Chengguang.After thinking about it, he said, maybe, we can take another gamble.

Thinking of this, he let go of his worried face, and said gently and relieved: "Miss Yunhe is worrying too much. Although losing the tribute is a big mistake, it will not kill the nine clans."

As he said that, Yu Xun peeked at Shangguan Yunhe, and seeing her let out a sigh of relief, he seemed relieved a lot.He secretly smiled in his heart, he guessed right, she was really not worried about Chen Chengguang.

"However..." Seeing that the person on the opposite side clenched his fists nervously, Yu Xun said coldly: "According to the emperor's temper, Chen Chengguang must die, and it is very likely that he will kill the three clans."

"What!" Shangguan Yunhe's eyes widened in horror, and he staggered back two steps, "How come? Your Highness, you must be joking! You must be teasing me!"

Yu Xun looked at her nonchalantly, and said seriously: "Since Miss Yunhe thinks that this king is scaremongering, then it's fine."

Shangguan Yunhe bit his lip and shook his head vigorously, "What are you talking about, Your Highness, are you bullying me for not knowing the law?"

"Hehe, the king asked Miss a question."

"What?" Shangguan Yunhe swallowed the tears in his eyes desperately, and reluctantly responded.

Yu Xun smiled softly, but there was another step in his heart, "Miss, tell me, is it the law school? Or my father's school?"

"Ah?" Shangguan Yunhe is not an idiot, she understands most of Yuxun's words.

"If the father is angry, he can even give up the life of the king, let alone the little Mobei county guard?"

"You... deceive... people..." Shangguan Yunhe said, rubbing his face with both hands, trying to calm down, "We did all of this, why should he be involved? If he dies, what should I do? ..."