All the stars are swallowed up by the light of day.
In the bright light, the red shadow floated high, eclipsing the Golden Crow.
Zhao Xiang'er reluctantly looked up from the softness that had been buried deep for a long time.
The place they found themselves in had changed.
The surroundings were no longer the sky above the imperial city, but a white and void world. They seemed to be standing on ice, and the sky above them was filled with fire that contrasted with the ice and snow.
When the sudden light dissipated, his eyes finally returned to his pupils little by little.
The three of them finally saw clearly the appearance of the visitor.
It was a huge, indescribable, mysterious bird.
Each of its feathers is as big as a human being. If its true form were revealed, its spread wings might be able to cover the entire Zhao Kingdom.
It doesn't have colorful feathers like the Phoenix. Its body is only red, different shades but pure red.
The surface of its body is like a huge river spewing magma at any time. Sparks are splashing everywhere, and it is shockingly hot. The flow of magma keeps flowing and changing according to a specific and magnificent outline. It is impossible to describe the specific details of each moment. appearance.
This may be the shadow of Suzaku.
Its mythical form is encased in magma.
But even so, the pressure it brought was still endless. It was both visual and spiritual oppression. The first time Jinwu saw it, he hurriedly hid in Zifu along the center of Ning Changjiu's eyebrows.
The Golden Crow is still a young bird and does not have the courage to face the Suzaku directly.
Zhao Xianger walked slowly towards the phantom of the flaming bird.
Above the big bird, a woman in palace clothes slowly walked down.
Ning Jiujiu frowned.
He discovered that this woman in palace attire was exactly the same as the maid in Zhao Xianger's Zhuque Kingdom, except that she carried more majesty and aura, and the long skirt in palace attire was like a golden shadow.
"See Your Highness." The woman in palace attire bowed to Zhao Xiang'er and spoke calmly.
Zhao Xiang'er looked at her and asked, "Are you here to take me back?"
The woman in palace attire nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhao Xianger asked: "Can I stay?"
The woman in palace attire shook her head and said, "No, this is the empress's oracle."
Zhao Xiang'er frowned and said, "You... also call me mother-in-law?"
"Yes." The woman in palace clothes said, "Actually, I was by your side to protect you when you were very young, until you were thirteen years old."
Zhao Xianger was silent for a moment, feeling slightly uncomfortable. She asked, "What about after the age of thirteen?"
The woman in palace clothes said: "In the next three years, the empress has arranged all the paths for you."
"All roads?" Zhao Xiang'er was slightly startled. She glanced at Ning Changjiu and Lu Marian. Their eyebrows, which were lightly painted with pink and white when they got married, had faded after the continuous battles, but they looked very cute.
The woman in palace clothes said: "In half an hour, I will take your highness to a brand new place. It is a small country built on the edge of the law. You will complete the final training there. Seven years later, the gate of the Suzaku Kingdom will be opened. Your Highness can go back and see your empress."
"Mother..." Zhao Xiang'er hesitated for a while and said, "If these secrets are heard by them, will mother be angry?"
She was afraid that she had asked an outrageous question, which would lead to Ning Jiujiu and Lu Jianjian being wiped out on the grounds that "the dead can keep secrets best".
The woman in palace clothes said: "If you trust them, I will have no objection."
Zhao Xiang'er nodded lightly and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then what are you here for?" Zhao Xianger asked.
"Take His Highness home and answer His Highness's doubts." The woman in palace attire said solemnly: "Your Highness, do you have any questions?"
Zhao Xiang'er thought for a while and said seriously: "I have a question."
"Your Highness, please ask a question." The woman in palace attire said respectfully.
Zhao Xiang'er asked: "Who is your mother?"
The woman in palace attire said: "Your Majesty is the Lord of the Kingdom of Suzaku God, the God of Suzaku."
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There was no strange sound from heaven and earth, but everyone heard thunder in their ears.
Even Zhao Xiang'er, who had already speculated, was a little shaken after confirming the matter.
Nanzhou is a small state in the world, and Zhao State is a small country in a corner of Nanzhou. And the Suzaku God... is one of the twelve most powerful beings in the world, and he is actually her daughter
"Am I your biological child?" Zhao Xianger asked doubtfully.
The woman in palace clothes said: "Your Highness was created by the Empress. All the creatures created by the Empress are her daughters. And you are the one she loves."
Zhao Xiang'er glanced at the feathers made of brand new ice and thunder, and asked: "Am I the same kind of existence?"
The woman in palace attire said: "This is something I can't comment on."
"Then tell me something you know." Zhao Xianger said.
The woman in palace clothes said: "I am only responsible for answering questions."
Ning stared at her for a long time and suddenly asked: "Did the marriage contract between me and Xiang'er also be made by the empress herself?"
The woman in palace clothes said coldly: "I only answer your Highness's doubts."
Zhao Xiang'er thought for a while and said seriously: "I want to know whether the fate my mother has arranged for me is consistent with the fate I have experienced."
The woman in palace attire said: "You have deviated from the track many times, but in the end you ended up here."
Zhao Xianger calmed down and asked, "Then can you tell me what the fate my mother arranged for me was like?"
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The woman in palace clothes talked about the picture scroll originally planned by the empress.
The wings held up by the Suzaku Shadow covered them.
In this area, unless Bai Zang deliberately peeks, no one can see the content here. However, the Fish King's plan failed. Although Bai Zang was the leader of the country, he would not continue to go further and openly become the enemy of Suzaku.
"From the age of thirteen, you defeated the second prince from Rongguo and his guards in front of the palace, and truly began to practice. After that, all your realms will slowly advance according to the points arranged by the empress, until You were sixteen years old. At that time, you had reached the pinnacle of immortality. Because of your special bloodline and ability, your immortality was enough to live as long as yours."
"This is also the year you fulfill your marriage contract."
"This year, the empress had already set up the Apocalypse in the Gu Kingdom. In September, the Apocalypse of the Gu Kingdom was born. The king of the Gu Kingdom thought he had received an oracle, and under the arrangement of the gods, he created a murderous puppet and began to plan the birth of this god. The carrier was taken to Zhao State. She arranged a series of things in Qianyu Palace, including her own death."
Zhao Xianger listened to her quietly.
She had already guessed a lot about these things in the past two years, and now she was not surprised to hear the confirmation from the woman in palace attire.
But there was still one thing she couldn't figure out: "What if I accepted the marriage certificate? Wouldn't the trajectory of my destiny change after that?"
The woman in palace clothes replied: "My mother-in-law has arranged a way for you to refuse the marriage certificate. If you accept it, nothing after Zhao will happen. My mother-in-law will send you to where your fiancé is, and the subsequent arrangements will be the same as those of the other party." bit exists."
Zhao Xiang'er held Ning Changjiu's hand tightly.
They looked at each other, no words needed, and they both knew that if they didn't go through this, given their personalities, this marriage letter would be in vain.
Zhao Xianger said: "Then what is the significance of this marriage letter?"
The woman in palace clothes said: "I don't know."
Zhao Xiang'er frowned slightly, thinking that her husband was too cheap, right? Is it the same whether it is yes or no
Zhao Xiang'er continued to ask: "What about the back?"
The woman in palace clothes said: "The murderous puppet was thrown into the Qianyu Palace by every possible means by the assassins who infiltrated the country. The chaos that had been planned for a long time was launched in the first month of autumn. The Qianyu Palace was in fire. The empress and the maids were 'fired' Burned to death, only a few chess pieces remained and escaped beforehand. One of them gave you a secret letter. You slowly figured out many things and understood what you should do."
"After that, the flame of revenge in your heart ignited, and you began to carefully lay out your revenge plan."
"When you were very young, you once 'accidentally' entered the ancient well. It was arranged by the empress. She just wanted you to take a look at the old fox. This is the big test you will eventually face in the future. In the past, the five realms His soul is difficult to destroy, just because that god is still alive in the world. It protected all the monsters related to him in the past. However, over the years, his power has become weaker and weaker, and the sword of the Kingdom of God can already destroy them. Kill."
"Then... why didn't the Lord of the Kingdom of God kill all the big monsters that were suppressed?" Zhao Xiang'er asked puzzledly. Those big monsters should be hidden dangers to the Lord of the Kingdom. Only now did she understand that the fairy sword enshrined in the Zhao Kingdom was actually the sword of the Suzaku Divine Kingdom...
The woman in palace clothes replied: "It is very troublesome to bring the Sword of the Kingdom out of the Kingdom of God, and every time it is used in the outside world, part of the power will be consumed. Now, there is a terrifying enemy hidden outside the Twelve Kingdoms of Gods, so The king is unwilling to let the sword of the country leave the kingdom of God. The second and most important reason... is because that one is still alive. Whether the five demons kill or not is not important to the king, so now that he is still alive, it is Very important."
Zhao Xiang'er said: "Saint?"
The woman in palace attire said: "Yes."
"Who is the saint?" Zhao Xianger asked.
"A dying man." was all she could say.
Zhao Xiang'er didn't ask any further questions. She continued, "What are my mother's arrangements for the future?"
The woman in palace clothes said: "Then you start to implement the plan to kill all the enemies, and the biggest enemy arranged for you is to kill the old fox, so you plan to kill people with a borrowed knife, and while releasing the old fox, let it follow the instructions Your plan is to eliminate those who must be killed, and finally use the imperial city as the decisive battleground."
"You followed the steps. First, you killed the leader of the Qianyu Palace Rebellion, and spread the rumors of the Quegui killing people in the imperial city, creating illusions. Then you held the Imperial Master hostage, stole the Imperial Jade Seal, and opened the red-tailed old You created your first soul seal and used this seal to kill the witch master. Then you ordered Song Bian to take away the Burning Fire Pestle, take away Zhao Fu's throne, and then have the first battle with the old demon fox in the imperial city."
"The Empress only gave you guidance in this battle and did not make arrangements for you. If you unfortunately lose to the red-tailed old man, then the Empress can only reshape your future path, or... give up on you directly. Of course, you are the Empress. daughter, so what you think is a thrilling plan reversal, in our opinion, the possibility of failure is not high."
"After that, you will kill the old fox, and then encounter an assassination at the birthday banquet. The person who assassinates you is the murderous puppet that has been prepared. He is lurking in the birthday banquet, lying on Qiu Li's back, and watching you relax Launch an assassination when you are on alert. That murderous puppet has a cultivation level comparable to that of the Purple Court Realm, and that was also your most thrilling time."
"Then, you will use all means to reach the Nine Spirits Platform with only one breath, summon Jiu Yu, awaken the power, and kill the puppet man."
"But at the same time, this move will trigger the soul-devourers in the sea of ruins."
"The Soul Devourer is not your real enemy in the plan. Its function is to make you fear the world. This fear will oppress your Tao heart until one day in the future, it turns into a torch that ignites the Tao seed. one."
"The person responsible for killing the soul-eater is your fiancé's second senior brother. He will appear when you are about to die and kill the soul-eater."
"At this point, the imperial city's test for you will be completed."
The woman in palace clothes finished saying this expressionlessly.
The three people listening unconsciously frowned. They looked at each other for a while, and they could all detect something wrong in each other's eyes.
Lu Marry had heard Ning Changjiu talk about his past life, and could vaguely guess the reasons for some changes.
Zhao Xiang'er was even more puzzled... Why did the murderous puppet never appear
"This is different from what I have experienced." Zhao Xianger said.
The woman in palace attire said: "Yes, although I don't want to admit it, it did happen, and it was beyond the Queen's expectation."
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The Lord of the Kingdom of God is truly a man of heaven who has no plans left. Unless it is done by a person of the same level, it is impossible to hide it from the Lord of God.
The woman in palace clothes said frankly: "The unexpected happened to the Taoist priest named Ning Qinshui. That Taoist priest came from Linhe City. There was a corpse demon hiding in Linhe City. He was the chess piece of the corpse demon, but under the arrangement of the empress, After entering the palace, the corpse demon's power was not complete. He was frightened by the power of the empress and did not dare to take action rashly, so he had to follow quietly and wait for the opportunity."
"The empress arranged this for two reasons. One is that his female disciple Ning Xiaoling has the same origin as the red-tailed old man, and her arrival can awaken him just right. The second is that the white-bone corpse demon was transformed from the white spirit bone. In the future, you will be able to follow the clues to find there and complete what you need to do. But..."
"A change occurred."
"In the empress's original plan, Ning Xiaoling was bound to die after awakening Lao Jun, but she miraculously survived. This miracle happened to her senior brother, you, Ning Jiujiu."
The woman in palace clothes looked at him and said: "That killer doll will summon a powerful evil spirit in the world that does not want to die, let him enter his body like a container, and then lurk in the palace, waiting. Assassinate His Highness. But... a miracle happened. The puppet failed. The spirit he summoned did not enter his body, but came to the body of the boy who was supposed to die."
"I don't need to elaborate on what happened next. In short, they were all unplanned, but fortunately, they did not deviate from the general framework."
"In the end, you completed everything on time and completed the arrangements planned by the queen in that sunset."
Zhao Xiang'er listened to her words. What she originally thought was a fateful trajectory turned out to have unknowingly deviated from the path... but they lead to the same destination by different paths.
"No!" Zhao Xiang'er suddenly said: "Without him, how could I defeat Madam Bai in Linhe City?"
The month in Linhe City was an unforgettable time for her.
The woman in palace clothes calmly narrated: "You followed Ning Qianshui's information to Linhe City, and then with the help of Jiuyu's lurking, you had a life-and-death battle with Madam Bai before she could complete the construction of the Kingdom of God. The dangers were everywhere, and she was finally killed. The city of Fengdu is strangled in its cradle."
"Huh?" Zhao Xiang'er suddenly understood.
At that time, she had the opportunity to break the structure built by Madam Bai to build the Kingdom of God.
But a breath slower.
That breath...
She looked at Ning Changjiu and sighed, thinking that when I pulled a cow to rescue you, I spent more than one breath running all the way...
Ning Jiujiu looked apologetic, thinking to himself, didn't I make up for it later? I also served as a sandbag for you for a month.
"Actually, it wasn't all bad things when Mrs. Bai built Fengdu. She did gather a piece of Netherworld authority at that time, but I don't know where the fragments of authority went. I am of low level and have poor eyesight. I can ask the empress in the future. "she says.
Zhao Xiang'er looked at the woman in palace clothes and asked, "Did things after that... also deviate?"
The woman in palace clothes nodded and said: "Later, outside the Southern Wilderness, the Zitian Dao Sect planned to repair Jiu Ying. Zhang Chengyu colluded with the real person Hanchi to deceive him by cultivating snakes. At a big banquet, the assassination of Guo Kingdom came again. You eliminated it. Conspiracy, began to plan the second Battle of Shashui. It was a key battle between Zhao State and Jin State. You supervised the battle at the city wall to boost the morale of the army. After the victory, you did not go back, but coincidentally came to Liantian Town. , straying into the lotus root and going deep."
"You were involved in the conspiracy of Jiu Ying's resurrection. You fought with Jiu Ying three times in a row, but were defeated. You were covered with bruises. You fled to Yunshang City and saw the wedding dress."
"Suzaku's bloodline has awakened, and you have entered the Purple Garden realm."
"Above the Southern Wilderness, you used the Nine Feathers as a sword, beheaded the Nine Infants nine times, killed them outside the Red River, and used your sword to take out its demon elixir. In order to thank you, Yujian Tianzong killed their sect I gave you some rare treasures, but you only took away the Fantasy Snow Lotus."
"A year later, the cherry blossoms bloomed in the country of Jin. You, dressed in black and with a single sword, assassinated King Jin, broke the flowers and returned."
"Rongguo was shocked and quickly returned the land that had been cut off."
"In half a year, Zhao will return to all the kingdoms, and you will be able to ascend to the Kingdom of God."
"So, actually you should have left a long time ago."
The woman in palace clothes finished saying this.
Zhao Xiang'er stood there, her figure in the red wedding dress becoming more and more beautiful. That kind of beauty was not based on her appearance, but a kind of faint and indescribable fairy spirit.
The second battle between sand and water that was supposed to happen didn't happen... Because of that banquet, she learned about Ning Jiujiu's death and canceled it directly.
Ning Jiujiu understood that this accident was caused by him. If he hadn't fallen to the bottom of Tiancao Peak and caused chaos in the inner peak, Master Hanchi might not have started planning so early.
Now Jiuying's appearance is earlier than expected.
How unpredictable is fate
Zhao Xianger stood there and thought for a long time.
A faint, helpless smile appeared on her face: "Then why haven't I left yet?"
After saying this, she immediately understood: "Because of the demon pill?"
"Yes." The woman in palace clothes said: "You still lack a demon pill. Of course, don't worry. There are many great demon pills scattered in this world. Most of them are in some unknown secret realms. I will find them later. One for you."
Zhao Xianger pursed her lips together, showing an even more shocked expression than when she heard those contents before.
"The demon pill...isn't it the art of illusory forgetfulness?" Zhao Xiang'er bit her silver teeth lightly.
The woman in palace clothes said calmly: "No, you really forgot."
"..." Zhao Xianger's ears felt a little hot.
Ning Jiujiu laughed softly, and Lu Marry also smiled and rubbed her head.
Zhao Xiang'er recalled how she sighed inwardly when she saw the Fish King and how her mother had planned everything. Her mood was a little complicated. She pinched Ning Jiujiu's hand hard and said, "Don't laugh!"
"Then this fish king..."
Zhao Xianger asked hesitantly.
The woman in palace clothes said: "She guessed some of Bai Zang's tricks and wanted to destroy the empress's plan, so she used Xue Yuan to Luo Zi. After Xue Yuan and Shi Yu return to the Kingdom of God, they can reshape themselves. From now on, you will be their Eldest sister, they will assist you in controlling the small country created by the empress. Of course, we know very well that Bai Zang did this, but we still can only let it go."
Zhao Xianger nodded and said, "I understand."
The woman in palace attire said: "Do you still have any questions?"
"Yes!" Zhao Xiang'er thought of what she had experienced during the three-year appointment and asked, "My mother's year of the Kingdom of God has clearly not arrived, so how did she control my destiny?"
The woman in palace clothes did not hide anything: "Because of Jiuyu."
"Jiu Yu?" Zhao Xiang'er looked shocked.
The woman in palace clothes said: "Do you know what Jiu Yu is?"
Zhao Xiang'er didn't want to show any timidity, so she pretended to be confident and said, "As the name suggests, Jiuyu is of course the divine bird made by my mother out of nine feathers."
The woman in palace clothes pointed to the sky with a finger and said, "This red bird is transformed from the nine feathers of the empress. Do you find that it is missing something?"
Zhao Xiang'er looked at the big bird, glanced around, and immediately understood: "It has no shadow!"
The woman in palace clothes nodded and said: "Well, Jiuyu cut out its shadow. Later it will merge with the shadow and take you to the Western Kingdom."
It turns out... It turns out that the nine feathers are the shadow of the nine feathers of the Suzaku.
No wonder it is absolutely dark enough to swallow up the light of the Golden Crow—because the shadow of its body symbolizes the supreme world-burning fire!
Zhao Xiang'er said: "In other words, this Nine Feathers...has spirituality?"
The woman in palace clothes said: "Yes, because it is a fragment of the empress's shadow, so it is also a part of the empress."
Zhao Xiang'er's cheeks were slightly hot: "In other words... Mother has seen everything that happened?"
She was tied up and bullied by Ning Jiujiu, punished after playing chess with him, and threatened to rebel against her fate while naked on the wedding bed... Was all this seen by her mother
The woman in palace clothes said ruthlessly: "Yes."
Zhao Xiang'er held her forehead, her pretty face turned red, and she wished she could turn into a feather and hide on Jiu Yu.
Ning Jiujiu comforted her: "It's okay. Mother doesn't think her daughter is embarrassed."
"Shut up!" Zhao Xianger punched him hard: "It's not all your fault!"
She also understands now that her desire to be a gangster and a hero has been influenced by Jiuyu. After all, it lies in the sea of her consciousness every day...
Mother... so shameless.
Half an hour is about to pass.
They had known for a long time that Zhao Xiang'er was leaving.
Even though I was mentally prepared, when this moment actually came, the sad atmosphere still overflowed.
"Sister Xiang'er." Lu Marian said softly.
Zhao Xiang'er's fragrant cheeks bulged slightly, and she was so angry: "I just want to leave, so I call you sister to make you happy. I am the wife of a bright matchmaker. Logically speaking, you should call me mistress!"
Lu Marion hugged her lovingly, buried her head on her chest, and said with a smile, "Okay, little mistress."
Zhao Xiang'er listened to her tone, opened her mouth and took a bite with dissatisfaction, and said in a vague voice: "Are you coaxing the child?"
Ning Jiujiu walked to them and reached out to touch their beautiful backs.
He embraced them.
The three of them hugged each other tightly.
"After I leave, you are not allowed to bully Sister Marry, let alone flirt with others. If you let me see other girls, I will not spare you." Zhao Xianger said.
Ning Jiu nodded and said, "Well, Marry will supervise me."
"How can I control you, Master?" Lu Marian joked.
"Huh? It's been a long time since I forged a sword with Marry?" Ning smiled for a long time.
"What is a forged sword?" Zhao Xianger asked.
"You..." Lu Marian pressed the girl's head and buried it tighter, while she nestled against Ning Jiujiu's chest, and Ning Jiujiu's chin gently pressed against her soft and slender hair.
The woman in palace clothes looked at this scene and actually showed a smile.
The authority of time enveloped them.
But the power of authority cannot last forever.
The moment of farewell has arrived...
The nine feathers flew into the sky and merged with the Suzaku made of nine feathers.
The white light is like fading tide.
The temporary world constructed by the women in palace attire gradually disappears.
In the desolate field of withered grass, only two of the three people hugging each other were left.
Ning hugged Lu Marian for a long time.
Ning Changjiu's shoulders were wet.
Suzaku has disappeared.
They hugged each other for a long time.
The long night has passed in the mountains and fields covered with cold mist.
The light in the sky brightened.
That was the new rising sun of Zhao country.
Ning never looked at the rising sun in the east for a long time.
No matter how beautiful the rising sun is, it's not as beautiful as the time when we were on Luoshen Peak.
He looked to the north, staring in trance. After a while, he held the woman in his arms and spoke softly: "Do you still remember? I once told you about 'gamble on stones'."
"Well, remember, you said you lacked a knife to split stones." Lu Marion wiped the corners of her eyes.
Ning Chang looked straight ahead, and his words seemed to pass through the winding rivers and mountains of 90,000 miles invisibly.
"I found the knife," he said.
Lu Marry seemed to understand, but she just hugged him, fearing that he would slip away from the light like Zhao Xianger did.
They hugged each other like this.
Like flowers and trees embracing snow.
Thousands of rays of sunlight jumped out of the gentle mountains and illuminated their silhouettes.
Above the nine heavens, Zhao Xiang'er sat on Suzaku's back, watching from a distance the shadows that had embraced each other all night.
In the morning light, she finally swallowed the demon pill silently.
Tears streaked down the side of his face and fell.
This tear condensed in the cold wind and unfolded evenly, with edges like slender antlers.
This is the first snow after the arrival of winter.
Ning Jiujiu stretched out his hand to catch the piece of snow.
He held it in his palm.
Snowflakes are as hot as fire.
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[Volume 3, the divine way opens from the earth to the sky, completed]
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