First Concubine

Chapter 276 Wheel of Fortune (3)

 On the tenth day, Jin Shang Palace finally brought good news. The man wearing gray monk robes did not meet Xun Feng, but went directly to the East Palace. The moment Shui Linglong saw the man, her dim eyes suddenly regained their luster, "Master, you're here!" They all thought he was Yao Junjie, but she was more willing to believe that he just borrowed Yao Junjie's name.

The man still wore a bamboo hat to cover his face, but he could not hide his immortal demeanor. His strange gaze fell on Shui Linglong's thin cheeks through the white gauze, "Why are you so thin? Didn't I tell you to see your fate in this life? Are you not mentally prepared yet?"

"Being Xun Feng's concubine, unable to give birth to Zhuge Yu's child, and watching Zhuge Yu die tragically..." Shui Linglong murmured, her face darkening, "You said you could change it!"

The man raised his head and said, as if suddenly enlightened, "Oh, I said 'maybe', but you understood it wrong."

Shui Linglong frowned and did not argue with him anymore. She turned around and wiped Guo Yan's face with a handkerchief, "You talked about me, Xun Feng, and Zhuge Yu, but you didn't talk about Guo Yan. What will happen?”

The man's surprised voice came out through the white gauze, "Huh? Didn't I tell him? I don't remember. Oh, if I really didn't tell him, it must be because I didn't know either."

"I don't know... Guo Yan's fate? Can he be saved?" Shui Linglong asked eagerly.

 “I’ll try.” The man replied in a normal tone.

Shui Linglong said something sensitively in her mind: "You mentioned that this life with me as the leader is different from any previous life with me as the leader. Could this 'difference' be Guo Yan?"

 The man sat on a chair, picked a grape and put it into his mouth. After eating, he said, "Well, it seems so."

"But what can Guo Yan change? His life is about to be saved." Shui Linglong took a deep breath, "Okay, don't talk about our reincarnation. You don't have the ability anyway. You save Guo Yan." Yanba!”

The man choked and coughed, "Ahem...you look down on people! Who said I don't have that ability anymore? I just..." At this point, the man suddenly realized that he had been tricked by Shui Linglong, and he was busy and He closed his mouth angrily.

Shui Linglong narrowed her eyes suspiciously, thinking that he had a solution but he kept it hidden and refused to tell her! The man was glanced at by Shui Linglong's machine gun-like eyes, and his smile was a little sarcastic, "Oh! Actually, there is a cause and a result. The reason why you fell into endless reincarnation is entirely for a reason."

"What's the meaning?"

"Oh! What should I say? What should I say so that you can understand?" The man seemed to be very distressed. He had no choice. Everyone's IQ always gave him a headache. Although the woman in front of him had extremely high intelligence, compared to him Still not on the same level, alas! The man sighed one after another. After a long while, Shui Linglong almost tore him apart with her sharp eyes. Then he stood up and walked to Shui Linglong, covering her eyebrows with his big palm...

A dark cave with rugged rocks, flowing mountain springs, and somewhat rugged roads. Shui Linglong walked along the place where there were luminous pearls. The temperature became lower and the air became thinner as she went inside. She had an uncomfortable feeling as if her soul had been sucked out, especially because she was afraid of the dark. Shui Linglong touched the cold stone wall with one hand, and the hairs all over her body stood up. She resisted the fear that hit her heart like a tidal wave, and stepped up her legs that seemed to be filled with lead, and walked into the cave.

Subsequently, the sound of clear and vague conversations came from the end.

“Check again, he is still alive, he is not dead!”

"Yueyue, he has no heartbeat and no breathing..."

"No, it's impossible! How old is he? Why is there no heartbeat? We haven't recognized him yet... Murong... tell me..."

 “Stop crying, he really went…”

 The sound of conversation between a man and a woman, the woman’s nickname is “Yue Yue” and the man’s surname is “Murong”. Intuition told Shui Linglong that they were a couple and the deceased had a great relationship with them. Murong, um, Shui Linglong remembered Xun Feng. His little wooden sign said "Murong Feng". Does this... have anything to do with the scene she was about to see?

With doubts, Shui Linglong walked a little longer than before. She didn’t know how long she had been walking, and the sound of conversation was getting farther and farther away, as if the couple had left. Shui Linglong simply picked up her skirt and ran away. When she finally ran through the dark corridor, she only saw a secluded cave with many scantily clad people holding things that would flash with a click and playing with them from time to time. Immediately afterwards, a beautiful girl wearing a red hat pointed in the direction of Shui Linglong and said loudly: "Our location is the legendary Mobei Forbidden Land. There is no record in the history books. They are all stories passed down from generation to generation. . Everyone, look at the cave I am referring to, the legendary place of immortality. It has a very nice name, "The Thousand Years of Dreams". It is said that every step can span ten years, and a hundred steps can span a thousand years. Of course, this is just a legend. The miasma is too strong and poisonous. Please don’t go in and try to cross. The unfortunate tourist who died just now is a warning..."

The man took away the hand covering her eyebrows and asked, "Did you see that place clearly?"

Shui Linglong rubbed her temples and frowned uncomfortably, "See clearly, where is that place? It's so strange."

The man looked at the sky and said faintly: "It can be called 'another world'. Xun Feng is a lonely soul in another world. I don't have the ability to let you see clearly the entanglements. I can only tell you that I want to end the relationship between you." The most effective way to reincarnate in time is to send Xun Feng back to his original place."

Xun Feng is not from this world, so why does he know so many incredible things? So, the man Yueyue cried for just now and died young... was Xun Feng? Shui Linglong blinked and said with confusion, "How to send it?"

The man ate several grapes in a row before he said calmly: "Go to the Mobei Forbidden Land and use the formation to let him go back. Of course, the premise is that he is willing. If he is not willing, no matter how capable I am, I can't do anything to him." Also, the forbidden area is full of miasma, and one must have Kashgar Qing’s sacred fire to enter and exit safely, otherwise, everyone who goes in with him will probably die.”

"The holy fire...is out." Shui Linglong held her forehead weakly.

In the forbidden area of ​​the temple, the clear sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds. Ziyuan and Shangguan Qian stood up at the same time and looked up at the sky. If they remembered correctly, the moment the holy fire was forged, it would cause abnormal celestial phenomena, such as thunder and lightning storms.

“Is it almost done?” Shangguan Qian asked Zi Yuan in sign language.

 Zi Yuan smiled and nodded, "It should be soon."

Shangguan Qian said in sign language again: "Then let's wait with peace of mind."

Having said that, Shangguan Qian couldn't feel at ease no matter what. She always felt that something unexpected would happen. While he was thinking about it, a golden light pierced the sky and illuminated the surrounding scenery. Shangguan Qian's eyebrows jumped, and she saw lightning crashing into the roof of the secret room as if it knew the road! Zi Yuan suddenly changed color, concentrated her energy, activated the forbidden technique at an extremely fast speed, and slashed a sword energy to intercept the thunder and lightning.

Two huge energies collided violently in the air, making a deafening explosion sound. Zi Yuan felt a pain in her chest, and scarlet bloodshot eyes overflowed from the corners of her mouth. However, the thunder and lightning did not stop. In a moment, another thunder and lightning struck the roof. Shangguan Qian cut her wrist with an arrow, took a bow and pulled the string, and shot the arrow at the thunder and lightning, once, twice, three times... Shangguan Qian's five internal organs His internal organs were shattered by the backlash, and blood came out of his mouth like a fountain.

Ziyuan fell to the ground, her whole body seemed to be falling apart, unable to move. She could only watch her aunt fight against the power of thunder with her little life left, and her heart was cut like a knife, "Aunt..."

Before Zi Yuan could figure out the answer, Shangguan Qian collapsed on the ground exhausted. However, the sky that thought it had returned to tranquility once again gathered the most ferocious lightning. Zi Yuan secretly screamed, if this blow breaks through the roof, both Zhuge Yu and Sheng Huo will suffer huge damage.

Thunder and lightning are like golden dragons, invincible, making everyone who has seen it doubt its huge destructive power. The abyss of death gradually opens its gorgeous curtain, waiting for someone to jump into its cage. Shangguan Qian's gaze was sharp, and she activated the forbidden technique, soaring into the air. Her fiery red clothes drew a bright color in the air, like passion flowers blooming in the clear blue sky.

Ziyuan suddenly changed color, "No, aunt!"

There was a loud sound, the universe shook, and the mountains and rivers screamed. Zhuge Yu suddenly opened his eyes, formed seals with his hands, and a piece of fire appeared in his palm. He urged the fire into the magic lamp, then flew through the roof and jumped into the sky. Zi Yuan blinked and saw the sunlight following him layer by layer, opening up the hazy sky, and in the crook of his arm lay Shangguan Qian, who was vomiting blood.

"Mother..." Zhuge Yu hugged her tightly, his eyes wet with tears, "Why are you so stupid?"

Shangguan Qian raised her hand with difficulty and touched his face, "The Holy Fire was tampered with by Shangguan Yan. She was full of resentment towards being a divine envoy, so she wanted to destroy the person I care about most... everything. It started with me...and now it ends with me...very good..."

Zhuge Yu pressed Shangguan Qian's cold hand and burst into tears, "No! It's not good at all... Why should this debt be placed on you? Why did you do anything wrong in saving your father? Marry the one you love, What's wrong? I tell you, Shangguan Qian, you are not allowed to abandon me again! You...you haven't drank Linglongjing's tea yet! You haven't hugged Honger and Naer...you..."

"You have grown up." Shangguan Qian smiled and shed tears, "Promise me...one thing. This is my first...and last time...please..."

Zhuge Yu hugged her tightly, crying so hard that his whole body was shaking, "No...Mom, don't be like this..."

Shangguan Qian seemed to have the pain and sweetness of that night in her mind, and smiled weakly: "Prepare... a camel for me."

 I am going to the desert, where I give myself to you.

I want my body and bones to turn into passion flowers, and I will gaze upon you forever.

Liuyun, I have never lost you, just because you have always lived in my heart.

 In the first year of Emperor Dezong's reign, on June 15th, Queen Renxian gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, and Xun Feng ordered him to be crowned prince.

In July, Xun Feng performed brain surgery on Queen Renxian, and Queen Renxian gradually regained consciousness.

 In August of the same year, Shui Linglong entered the period of delivery.

Zhuge Yu led a thousand dead men by water and rushed all the way to the capital. The speed was so fast and the formation was so fierce that it was difficult to guard against. The officers and soldiers along the road were ordered to attack this team, but they often told them to flee before the battle started. They were determined to break into Beijing and were not fond of fighting. Ordinary officers and soldiers could not catch them at all. After a month of fighting and trekking, Zhuge Yu's army finally arrived in the capital.

Hualong Palace was full of laughter and laughter. Xun Feng and Shui Linglong, who was holding out their belly, were sitting on the wicker chairs in the back garden. Guo Yan was blindfolded and looking around for the third princess. The third princess mingled among a group of palace ladies and teased him playfully, "Guo Yan, I'm here!"

It is a very childish and stupid game. Guo Yan likes to play it, and Shui Linglong and Xun Feng like to watch it. Guo Yan's body was not as good as before, and he was out of breath from exhaustion after playing for a while. The third princess ran over to help him, but he was too heavy and the third princess could not help him up. Xun Feng walked over, carried Guo Yan back to the wicker chair, took off the cloth covering his eyes, and asked with a warm smile: "Are you hungry?"

Guo Yan weakly twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Hungry."

Xun Feng wiped the cold sweat from his cheeks. Yes, he was sweating coldly on a hot day. It is not difficult to imagine how weak his body was.

"What to eat?"

 Guo Yan tilted her head on his shoulder and said softly: "I want to eat the pizza made by my father and mother, the kind that can be used for family reunion."

Xun Feng patted him on the shoulder, handed him to the third princess's arms, smiled nonchalantly, "Okay, let's do it now." After saying that, he stretched out his hand towards Shui Linglong. Shui Linglong held it very cooperatively, stood up slowly, and kissed Guo Yan's forehead, "If you feel sleepy, just take a nap, okay?"

Guo Yan could barely open his eyes. He was so tired, but he still smiled weakly, "Okay, you guys have to come back early. I'm really... so hungry."

Shui Linglong nodded with a bright smile and let Xun Feng lead her out of the back garden. As soon as she entered the small kitchen, Shui Linglong put on a smile, shook off Xun Feng's hand, and started chopping vegetables silently. Xun Feng kneaded the dough, and neither of them spoke. Several times, Xun Feng wanted to speak, but he swallowed his words when he saw her cold face. Xun Feng made four little figures out of dough and placed them on the pizza: him, Shui Linglong, Guo Yan and the third princess. After making the pizza, the two of them put away their inappropriate expressions at the same time and walked to the back garden hand in hand "lovingly" again.

Guo Yan was lying on the lap of the third princess, listening to the third princess telling the strange things in the city, "Wow! That man can really breathe fire, I saw it with my own eyes! He burned down a courtyard with just one breath! And , he has two strange horns on his head, some people say he is the legendary dragon man! Do you want to see it?"

Guo Yan closed his eyes, his lips had completely lost the color. The third princess's tears fell on his face, but she still had a big smile on her lips, "If you want to see it, I will take you there tomorrow. Just give it one more day. I...really...didn't lie to you. That little dragon man is very interesting..." She lowered her head and kissed away the tears that accidentally fell on his face, but he still didn't respond.

“You haven’t had dinner, have you? You said you’re such a big person, why don’t you eat well? If I’m not here one day, don’t you want to starve to death?”

“Don’t think of yourself too great! I can still live a cool life without you! I ate too much at noon and couldn’t digest it!”

"I don't believe it! You have only achieved so much in your life. If you leave me, you will definitely not be able to survive! Admit it, Yunyao, what does it matter if you are a princess? How about crying when there is no man in the house? There is no difference between two ignorant women and children who commit suicide three times!"

“Guo Yan...I swear in the name of the royal princess not to be a stupid woman who can’t live without a man!”

The third princess smiled, with crystal water shining in her eyes, "I tell you, a gentleman's words are hard to follow, but I am not a gentleman. I will regret what I promised you. Besides, I am no longer a princess. That oath It doesn’t count…”

To seek good luck and avoid bad luck, don’t take it off if you want to survive. The third princess touched the yellow jade pendant strung with red threads around her neck. Thinking of the words of the mysterious monk, she raised her head and smiled. Tears instantly flowed from the corners of her eyes. She pulled the yellow jade pendant and threw it into the fish pond not far away. .

As soon as he stepped into the back garden, Shui Linglong’s footsteps paused slightly, bang! The pizza in his hand fell to the ground.

Xun Feng raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shui Linglong was holding her stomach. Xun Feng looked over and saw a pool of water spreading rapidly where she was standing. Was this... about to give birth?

Xun Feng quickly picked up Shui Linglong and ordered the palace attendants: "Imperial physician! Midwife! Hurry!"

The city gates were tightly closed, and there were many archers on the city towers, with poisoned arrows all pointed in Zhuge Yu's direction. Zhuge Yu rides a sweaty horse and wears silver armor. His majestic momentum is like the wind blowing thousands of miles and the dust is flying thousands of feet. He raised his eyes and looked at the empty sentry post in the center of the tower, and said in a voice: "Xun Feng! Come out! I know you are hiding inside and peeking! You have the guts to overthrow the dynasty and seize someone's wife, but don't you have the guts to come out and fight? ? Don’t tell me to look down on you!”

 No one answered. Zhuge Yu rode his horse and walked back and forth in the center of the field, his eyes staring into the distance, "I count to three, if you don't open the door, I will order an attack on the city!"

 (End of this chapter)