Ning Xiaoling got up from the ground with difficulty.
The surrounding snow was still piled up, and it was bitingly cold. She coughed a few times, moved her body, and found that the injuries that had cut into the bone marrow had actually recovered... She couldn't help but think of the previous pain, and her arms trembled.
"Sir..." Ning Xiaoling covered her chest, looked at the direction where her benefactor disappeared, and coughed a few times.
Mr. Sailing's expression was a little dull, and he came to his senses only after hearing Ning Xiaoling's shout.
"Who was that... person from before?" Ning Xiaoling thought about the benefactor in the black robe and silver hair before, and her wise words that sounded like a fairy voice. This white cloud coming and going made her feel a bit illusory.
Hmm... That figure is so good that all women can envy it...
It's a pity that the injury was too serious before and I couldn't thank you properly.
I wonder if I will be able to see my benefactor again in the future.
"Of course she is an enemy of the Ancient Spirit Sect. I will report this matter to the superiors when I return. She cannot escape. Even if she escapes to Nanzhou, she will be chased and killed!" Mr. Shuo Ling slowly stood up from the ground.
Ning Xiaoling was stunned and said in confusion: "Sir... you, what are you talking about?"
Mr. Ling said he was equally puzzled: "That person named Xueyuan."
Ning Xiaoling said: "I'm asking about my benefactor."
"Benefactor?" Mr. Shuo Ling covered his head and had a vague impression, but could not recall a specific description.
Looking at her husband's expression, Ning Xiaoling knew that her benefactor must be a mysterious expert and did not want to reveal her identity. She immediately covered her mouth, made up a few words casually, and then followed Mr. Shuo Ling back to the sect.
"By the way, do you still want to send your letter?" Mr. Shuo Ling asked.
Ning Xiaoling shook her head gently. It will take at least two months to send a message from here to Zhao State... It must be too late.
"No need..." Ning Xiaoling silently prayed for Sister Xiang'er.
In the distance, a woman with a red and white demon fox mask and black robe and silver hair turned her gaze here and stared at it for a while. The occasional flash of lightning clearly outlined her soft and undulating figure.
"There can't be such a coincidence in the world..." the woman whispered, "I must be worrying too much."
After that, she turned and left.
She was not interested in the girl named Xue Yuan.
But the white cat beside her before...
If you don't know the inside story, you may just think that it is a powerful monster, but she is different. She has been a priest for many years and can keenly capture the faint ray of divinity.
That divinity…
Her eyes suddenly narrowed, and the waves stirred up in her mind turned into real spiritual power, causing her clothes to fly wildly.
If she sensed it correctly, that divinity was that of an ancient god who had been imprisoned.
She has now restored her realm to the five realms. Those who can save people under her will never have a lower realm.
And who released that ancient god? That answer is terrible, but it is the only possibility - Bai Zang.
Then, she realized something even scarier.
For a being like Bai Zang, if she wanted to eliminate some people, such as the previous empress of the Thunder Kingdom, it would be like squeezing an ant to death, but why would she go to such trouble to release a sealed ancient god. Let this girl from the snow country come with it.
This white cat is definitely not a projection, and it is not even an envoy of the Kingdom of God.
The only explanation for Bai Zang doing this is that he wanted to easily distance herself from the matter.
The only person who can make a Lord of the Kingdom of God work so hard is another Lord of the Kingdom of God...
She knew clearly that the law that did not allow internal fighting between kings was written into the laws of heaven drafted by the twelve kingdoms.
In other words, Bai Zang's opponent is another king, so even she is inconvenient to take action herself!
"Sparrow...Suzaku God?" The woman became more and more shocked.
There is a gap of seven or eight years between the Bai Zang Nian and the Suzaku Nian. How can these two women have any conflicts
"This world is getting weirder and weirder..." The woman's icy eyes dimmed slightly: "Nanzhou... does it have anything to do with you?"
She stood for a moment, hesitated, then turned around slightly and said indifferently: "Forget it, it's better to die."
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Ning stood by the window for a long time, looking at the thousands of rays of light coming in from the window, his expression becoming more and more calm.
Zhao Xiang'er stood up from his shadow, gently raised her hand, and covered the light in front of her eyes.
The morning light made my wrists as white as snow.
"I'm going to lose all my face because of you today." Zhao Xiang'er smiled lightly.
Ning Jiujiu turned back in confusion: "Why?"
Zhao Xiang'er said: "When I was at the foot of the mountain, I folded a letter and told my maid, asking her to tell the world about my wedding today. I had a chance to regret it last night, but now it's gone. .”
Ning Changjiu smiled and asked, "What's so embarrassing about this?"
Zhao Xiang'er walked to the cupboard, flipped through the neatly stacked skirts, and muttered: "It's just so embarrassing..."
Ning Jiujiu turned around.
The light fell on the girl's white singlet, so the singlet was almost transparent, and the flawless white body glowed with a warm jade color.
She picked out the skirt and tried it on.
"Which one looks better?" Zhao Xianger turned around.
The texture and workmanship of those skirts are top-notch, the dyeing is gorgeous and not vulgar, and the embroidery is even more delicate, like leaves in the lake breeze, surrounded by the beauty of different styles.
Zhao Xiang'er's slender figure swayed in the light.
Ning Jiujiu watched her going in and out of the screen, trying on clothes or skirts one by one, looking a little anxious.
"Xian'er really has a great family and a great business." Ning Jiujiu praised.
Zhao Xianger said: "So which one looks better? Have you chosen it?"
Ning Jiujiu pondered: "Clothes become more beautiful because of people, and people become more beautiful because of clothes..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Zhao Xianger interrupted sternly: "Choose one!"
Ning Jiujiu hesitated for a long time among these dazzling and indistinguishable clothes, and said: "Actually, they are not as good-looking as the wedding dress in Yunshang City."
"Wedding dress..." Zhao Xiang'er thought of her mother's bright back and was slightly lost in thought.
"Well... just that one." Zhao Xiang'er said, "I hope it hasn't been bought by anyone else."
Ning Changjiu said: "The fire phoenix wedding dress is a perfect match for Xiang'er. Of course it is waiting for you."
Zhao Xiang'er frowned slightly: "Wherever there is a fire phoenix painted on the wedding dress, it is clearly a red bird. You don't know this. I'm afraid you can't even tell the difference between a duck and a goose."
Ning Jiujiu was also puzzled: "The fire sparrow clearly has nine tail feathers, what is it if it's not a phoenix?"
Zhao Xiang'er stared into his eyes, the smile on her face gradually faded away, and she said in a cold voice: "You... saw the fire phoenix?"
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"This is not the Year of the Suzaku. Even if my mother is a priest of the Suzaku Kingdom, or even the Suzaku God himself... After the Kingdom of God is closed, she will not be able to see what I am going through now." Zhao Xiang'er said slowly: "Then she How exactly do you control my destiny?"
Wearing handsome men's clothes, they walked on the road with dead willows and the cool autumn wind ruffled Qifeng Lake.
Ning Jiujiu said: "I have also thought about this problem. We became thieves and heroes before. If we continue, what will we encounter?"
Zhao Xiang'er nodded slightly: "The Hundred-faced Ghost said that he has been waiting for me to kill him. But what if I didn't go?"
Ning Changjiu paused slightly and expressed his thoughts: "If you don't go, maybe the Hundred-Faced Ghost will always be the Hundred-Faced Ghost."
"What if I go?"
"Then, at the moment of his death, he will be Zen Master Guangci."
Zhao Xianger looked at the fallen leaves on the ground, her thoughts drifting away.
She thought for a while and said: "In other words, if I had not gone, then he might never have thought that he was Zen Master Guangci. On that night of mourning, he was a ghost who walked out. The Hundred-Faced Ghost was a ghost, and so was Guangci. Ghost... So he can be anyone, or he doesn't know who he is... "
Zhao Xiang'er couldn't explain clearly either. But she felt like she was looking at a leaf through sunlight. She could vaguely see the intricate and intertwined veins within it, but the trees were too high for her to really touch.
Ning looked at the vast lake for a long time and said: "Maybe that's the case. Who he is doesn't depend on him, but on you... Just like the treasure in Guangpo Temple before, if you didn't go, maybe the statue , it’s just an ordinary treasure. You are like a seal, leaving traces wherever you go, and whatever those traces indicate seems to be destiny."
Zhao Xiang'er said: "But I can't erase my own seal."
Ning Changjiu said: "Yes, the entire Zhao Kingdom is like the tree she planted. There is a trunk leading to the sky, and there are countless complicated and intricate branches. You are a skylark perched on the tree. What you see Every leaf is so similar, so you begin to doubt the reality of this world, but there is no way, this is the only tree, you can only stop here. What's more... the skylark will return to the cloud sooner or later."
Zhao Xiang'er listened to his words, recalled the territory of Zhao State, and laughed out loud: "Yes, what a big tree with lush branches and leaves."
Those leaves perform their duties and are just there quietly, waiting to tell themselves that this is a prison that you cannot get out of, so everything has been marked by fate.
Ning Jiujiu said: "We agreed, I don't want to think about this anymore."
"Um."
"Little Skylark should not only return to Yunli, but also go to Yunshang City."
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Yunshang City is beautifully woven with flowers.
Because Ning Changjiu and Zhao Xianger were both dressed in men's clothing, they looked like a pair of handsome brothers, so their occasional intimate gestures also attracted the attention of people around them.
"Brother Ning has been here in Zhao for so long, do you have any thoughts?" Zhao Xiang'er bought a folding fan with an inscription and asked leisurely.
Ning Jiujiu bowed and smiled and said: "I spend less time with Brother Zhao and more time away from each other. I am very happy to travel far away these days."
Zhao Xiang'er asked: "Is that all?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "I still hate that Brother Zhao is so handsome, but he is not a girl, otherwise I would have the guts to propose."
Zhao Xiang'er was a little frustrated. He hadn't said anything pleasant since they met in the imperial city.
In the store in Yunshang City, they once again saw the red wedding dress, which was known as the store's treasure.
"What a beautiful red bird." Zhao Xiang'er admired sincerely as she looked at the shadow of the bird on her wedding dress that was burning like fire from the sky.
Ning Changjiu looked at the seven-colored phoenix embroidered on the red cloth and said, "Even in the same world, we may see the same thing differently."
Zhao Xianger said: "This is how things are in the world. Ordinary people and ascetics, ascetics and immortals, immortals and ancient gods... they all see the same completely different world."
Monks can sense and control spiritual energy, immortals can touch the illusory way of heaven, but in the eyes of ancient gods, the structure of the world is the stacking and turbulent flow of countless elements.
Ning Jiujiu said: "Then after you put on this dress, will you in my eyes still be the same as yourself in your eyes?"
Zhao Xiang'er sneered slightly: "In your eyes, don't any clothes look the same?"
I would rather remain silent for a long time.
After buying this wedding dress, Zhao Xianger looked at it several times and felt that it was not as beautiful as before buying it.
Ning Jiujiu comforted him: "You think it doesn't look good just because it hasn't been worn on you yet."
Zhao Xiang'er said displeased: "Is this how you deceived Lu Marian?"
Ning Changjiu glanced eastward and said, "Baicheng seems not far from here."
Zhao Xianger raised her eyebrows slightly.
Ning Jiujiu said calmly: "I want to see her."
Zhao Xianger said: "You want to die."
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The two set out on the road to Baicheng.
Zhao Xiang'er said coldly: "You want to take me to meet your lover before the wedding banquet. If you hadn't seen that you are quite handsome, I would have kicked you out."
Ning Jiujiu said: "It's my fault."
Zhao Xiang'er said: "I thought you men thought that having three wives and four concubines was what you should have."
Ning Jiujiu said: "Of course this is wrong, but you only live one life. Since you don't want to give up, why do you have to make a choice?"
"Wrong logic." Zhao Xianger didn't know how to refute. She thought for a while and said calmly: "Of course, if after you get out of the abyss, you only see her but not me, or only see me but not her, I... will be very disappointed."
Ning Jiujiu smiled and said, "I never thought Xiang'er could be so gentle."
"No, you and I can't get together for more than a day or two. She can still stay with you for a long time in the future, so..." Zhao Xianger's face turned cold again and said, "Having said that, if we meet later, don't Expect me to look good on her."
Baicheng pressed in the field of vision.
The flag with the word 'Jin' on the city wall is still flying.
On that day, there were fireworks in the imperial city. They wanted to change the flag, but they were stopped by a female swordswoman in white. She asked them to wait. These soldiers were originally panic-stricken, but as expected, there was no more reaction from the Imperial City.
The country of Zhao is still in good weather.
Today, Her Majesty the Empress finally arrived in this city.
"How are you going to find her?" Zhao Xianger asked.
Although Baicheng is a small town, it still has thousands of households. How difficult is it to find someone
Ning Jiujiu said: "I have my own way."
As he spoke, the purple hole in his body opened, and the golden crow flew out from between the golden brows and landed on his fingertips.
"It can find a wife." Ning Jiujiu said.
"Why?" Zhao Xianger couldn't understand.
Ning Jiujiu thought that it was not easy for him to forge the sword body for the wedding hammer for a long time, and there was also a subtle connection between Jinwu and her sword body. But of course he wouldn't tell Zhao Xiang'er about this.
They walked along the Golden Crow and finally came to a teahouse.
Lu Marion was sitting by the window of the tavern in men's clothing, looking at them with a smile.
She was alone at this table.
Someone had noticed that the young master was handsome and wanted to sit with him, but she only said that she had made an appointment, so she specially ordered two more cups of tea.
At this moment, the story is already halfway through, the tea is about to get cold, and the long-awaited guest finally arrives.
As soon as they arrived, the storyteller's words became a little slower.
The young man by the window was already unparalleledly handsome, but the two people who came at this moment were also equally handsome and had excellent temperament. This is nothing more than what books say about being elegantly dressed, right? Why did these three people take all of them
Ning Changjiu and Zhao Xiang'er naturally sat down on the left and right next to Lu Marion.
Lu Marry gave Ning a long look, ignored him, and looked at Zhao Xianger.
Zhao Xianger looked at her with a cold face.
The two stared at each other for a while.
Zhao Xiang'er lowered his gaze first.
She reached out her finger to touch the porcelain cup, wiped the temperature of the tea, lifted the teapot gracefully, and said in a very soft voice: "Young Master, the tea is cold, I will replace it with a cup for you."
As she spoke, the girl took a porcelain cup, poured half a cup of new tea, held the cup with one hand and held the bottom of the cup lightly with the other, and placed it in front of Lu Marion.
A smile appeared between Lu Marry's cold brows, and she seemed to have lost a lot of energy. She smiled and said, "This young master is really sensible."
Zhao Xiang'er's face was very obedient, and she said: "I haven't seen you for a long time, but I miss my brother a little."
Lu Marian said: "You don't know how to come and see me these days?"
"I'll punish myself with a cup." Zhao Xianger picked up the herbal tea beside her and drank it in one gulp.
After finishing the drink, the girl licked her moist lips and asked, "Have you been waiting for us?"
Lu Marian did not answer. She unfolded the folding fan in her palm as if casually. On the white fan, there were four words "waiting for the rabbit".
"What a coincidence." Zhao Xiang'er was not annoyed. She pushed and flicked her thumb, and the folding fan in her hand unfolded. On it were the four words "Carve a boat and ask for a sword."
Lu Marion and Zhao Xianger looked at each other and smiled, looking very close to each other.
Instead, Ning Jiujiu was left alone.
He listened to the storyteller tell the story of the black sparrow hero and couple, took a sip of tea, and felt that the tea was particularly cold today.
Lu Marion and Zhao Xianger were chatting "pleasantly".
"The story about the hero and couple told by Mr. Storyteller is really fascinating after listening to it. I don't know who the black sparrow hero and heroine are. If I can meet them by chance, I think I will be lucky." Lu Jiaoyue said.
Zhao Xiang'er said: "I guess he is just another person seeking fame and reputation. It's fine to hear the story, but it will always be disappointing to see him."
Lu Marian said: "Master Zhao is right."
"Brother, thank you for the award." Zhao Xianger said.
Ning Chang rubbed his ears and sighed.
Finally, the story in the teahouse was finished.
The three of them drank for a while and then went downstairs together.
"You still know how to come to me? I thought you were too happy to go home." Lu Marian then looked at Ning Changjiu.
Before Ning could speak for a long time, Zhao Xiang'er spoke first. She looked at Lu Marian's chest and said with a smile, "My sister has such a hidden gentleness, even I am fascinated by it."
As Zhao Xiang'er spoke, she let out a low sigh. The package of her wedding dress was not held firmly in her hand and fell to the ground.
The girl slowly bent down to pick it up, waiting for Lu Marry to ask what was in the package.
Lu Marian turned a blind eye and just smiled and said: "Sister Xiang'er is now so famous that I almost don't recognize her."
Zhao Xiang'er picked up the package and threw it to Ning Changjiu. She also said: "Since my sister and I are so in love, why don't we get married."
Ning Changjiu couldn't listen anymore. He changed the topic and interrupted: "There is a small pavilion in front. Let's go and sit in the pavilion first."
"I won't go." Zhao Xiang'er and Lu Marian said in unison.
Lu Married said: "This late autumn scenery is indescribably desolate. What's so good about it?"
Zhao Xiang'er sighed: "That's right... It's just that next spring, I don't know if I will have a chance to enjoy the flowers with Sister Lu."
Lu Jianjian knocked on the folding fan and said, "It doesn't matter. If we are close, we can kneel down together to admire the flowers. If we are far apart, we can admire the moon together."
Zhao Xiang'er also banged her fan and said, "Sister, I'm really gentle. I wonder if I'm going to get married?"
"Okay." Ning Jiujiu snatched their fans, gently tapped the heads of the two beauties, and said, "It's not easy for us to meet each other today. Let's put aside the grudges in our hearts and talk about it later."
Lu Marian was obviously not satisfied with this peacemaker. She said calmly: "Master, you hug me from left to right, so majestic."
After she finished speaking, she lightly covered her lips and realized something was wrong.
Zhao Xianger raised her slender eyebrows lightly: "Master?"
Lu Marion and Ning looked at each other for a long time.
Zhao Xiang'er laughed angrily and said, "Okay, so you are still doing this behind your back? Tsk tsk, master calls himself a disciple? Didn't you ever think that Sister Lu still has this kind of hobby? How about you call me sister from now on?"
Lu Marian's aura instantly dropped. She subconsciously reached out and touched her hot earlobe, feeling slightly cramped. She did not dare to look at Zhao Xianger, but pretended to be calm and said: "There is a peach forest in front, let's go in and take a stroll? "
Ning looked at the bare trees opposite the pavilion for a long time and asked curiously: "How do you know that is the peach grove?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Lu Marian said angrily.
The three of them walked in the forest and chatted softly.
There are many stone monuments in the forest.
"Actually, I don't have any objections." Zhao Xianger said suddenly.
"Neither do I." Lu Jiaojiao said.
"Sister, please come to the wedding banquet today." Zhao Xianger said.
Lu Marian smiled and asked, "What am I going to do, get married with you?"
Zhao Xiang'er thought hard for a moment and said shyly: "Well... sister can hide in our wedding room."
Ning Jiujiu laughed angrily and said, "What kind of words does this sound like?"
Zhao Xiang'er said calmly: "I think you just have the word expectation written on your face."
They walked and chatted, occasionally arguing.
The peach forest is coming to an end.
Ning Jiujiu suddenly stopped and held their hands.
Lu Marion and Zhao Xianger looked at each other. They bit their lips and looked away shyly. They wanted to take away the hand holding them, but they couldn't.
Ning Jiujiu took them back to the peach grove and said, "We happen to be wearing men's clothes today, so why not make a sworn vows in the peach grove."
"What does this sound like?" Zhao Xianger immediately objected.
Become sworn friends with your fiancé and love rival
Lu Marion agreed: "I think it's good."
The two agreed and one objected. Zhao Xiang'er was forced to kneel on the ground with them, say the oath, and bow to Taolin Yingying.
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Lu Marian went to the imperial city with them.
Completely opposite to the national sacrifice a few days ago, the imperial city is now decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and is filled with lively and prosperous atmosphere.
Originally, the Empress' wedding was just a rumor, and she never thought that His Majesty, who had not been in court for a long time, would personally announce the wedding.
The whole country was shocked.
Then everything in the palace was arranged intensively.
In the blink of an eye, it seemed like the snow on maple leaves had been blowing all night long, and the whole city was red.
The three of them returned to the imperial city.
The next night, they were all in Zhao Xiang'er's boudoir, doing nothing but knocking chess pieces and setting lights, unaware of the passage of time.
After all, Zhao Xiang'er and Ning Changjiu were a legitimate couple. In the past, she would have lost her temper for a few more days, but now that the separation was coming, she didn't think too much about it. Anyway, she does have a good impression of Lu Marian.
A night of talking and laughing.
On the second day, the whole country of Zhao celebrated.
No matter how high her cultivation level is, Zhao Xiang'er is still just a girl under twenty years old. She has both expectations and fears for her wedding banquet. When the female officer showed her the entire wedding banquet process, her brows almost knitted together.
It was already embarrassing enough that the matter of getting married was known to the whole world, but she actually had to go through such a long process in front of officials. Even if she had a red hijab to cover her blushing face, she would never be able to accept the feeling in her heart. shame.
So she waved her pen and showed the passion of reviewing memorials, leaving only the beginning and end of the entire wedding banquet process, and she deleted all the trivial rules such as brazier jumping.
"Sister Xiang'er, are you shy?" Lu Marian asked with a smile, holding the wedding banquet list.
Zhao Xiang'er said without changing his expression: "We only have the last twelve hours... Our encounter is short, so why waste time on red tape?"
Ning Jiujiu smiled softly after hearing this.
He looked at the sky outside, and for some reason, he always felt as depressed as when the old fox came.
Lu Marian noticed his expression and asked, "Huh? Are you unhappy on your wedding day?"
Ning Changjiu smiled and shook his head, "Of course not. I am lucky to meet you all my life."
Ning Jiujiu stood up and extended his hand to Zhao Xiang'er.
Zhao Xiang'er hesitated for a while, then stretched out her hand somewhat cautiously and put it on his hand.
Lu Marian looked on from the side, looking a little resentful, but not jealous or annoyed.
Today, the wedding will be held as scheduled.
At the same time, in Nanzhou, snow kites split in the sky, and a violent snowstorm was coming.
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(Thank you to the three alliance leaders, Qie Ge Qie Xinging, Magi Zui Ge, and Ni Tian Yuan Ke, for their generous rewards!!! Thank you very much to all three of you! Congratulations to the Kingdom of God for having two new leaders! Also thank you to those from before this month Thank you two leaders. Thank you very much!)
(Thanks to Ning Jiujiu, Luoyang Guanluoyang, Mesha Ye for the tips, as well as book friend 58388817 and dark descendant Laast for the tips. Thank you to the five great rewards!)
(Today’s chapter is a bit tangled and slow to write. But there will definitely be another chapter tonight. Don’t wait, everyone, get up and read it in the morning! If there are no accidents in the past few days, I will try my best to double update!)