I don’t know how long it took, but the rain stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, and the last ray of sunset appeared, dyeing half of the sky red and shining on the ordinary oil-paper umbrella.
Little bits of faint red light mixed with the crystal rain that had not yet fallen. The rainwater slid down the oil-paper umbrella, like strings of golden-red pearls, dripping on the green grass.
Then…
Her pink lips began to open slowly, as if she wanted to say something. Wisps of warm breath came out of her lips, as fragrant as orchids.
However, no sound came out of the pink lips after all, but the red dress slowly moved forward, slowly getting closer to the blue gown, tightly, closer together.
The wind blows.
A pair of jade-white arms were wrapped around the blue gown, clutching the gown tightly, trembling slightly, and looking extremely frightened.
"I'm coming." A faint voice sounded at this time, and at the same time, a pair of arms slowly hugged the red dress tightly against her chest.
"Yes, I know." A voice finally came out of the pink lips, and then the pink lips were bitten tightly.
Pingyang!
She was once the most beloved princess of the Great Xia Dynasty and a tyrant in Yanjing City. She was unruly and willful, killing people and setting fires. She had done almost everything imaginable.
But today, such a princess just wanted to hug the person in front of her tightly, unable to bear to let go, unable to bear to let go, and just hoped that all of this would be real and not a dream.
For half a year, she stood by the cold pool behind her every day, waiting quietly, just for an unwritten agreement.
In the past six months, Cang Yue has been here many times.
Pingyang didn't like Cang Yue, in fact, it could be said that he was a bit annoying.
However, every time Cang Yue comes, she will be very happy. Even though she never expresses this happiness, she is indeed very happy in her heart.
Not because Cang Yue would talk to her, but because Cang Yue would bring news about a person, for example, that person came to the Holy Realm, or that person went to Tiandao Pavilion, until finally, Cang Yue told She, that person died, chose one life for another for Yan Xiu.
Regarding the question Cang Yue raised, her answer was to wait. Even if the six-month agreed time came, she would continue to wait as always.
"I will wait, I will definitely wait!" Pingyang said this to herself again and again, and she was determined that she could do it.
However, when half a year really came, she realized how hard and lonely this waiting was.
Stubborn, determined.
At this moment, it completely disappeared. Pingyang now just wants to hug the figure in front of him, hug him tightly, and not let this figure leave again.
"Speaking of which, your highness, the majestic princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, is having a miserable life, isn't it? Your skirt is in such tatters, has it not been washed for a long time? I think I am doing better! "While Pingyang was biting his lips, the originally plain voice sounded again, but this time it was more or less with a teasing smile.
Or, to put it more bluntly, some deserve a beating!
"Pfft! Do you think you're doing well?" The biting lips suddenly loosened, and a smile bloomed quickly, like the rising sun, like a spring breeze.
Then, Pingyang seemed to react, and slowly loosened the hand holding the figure. However, before letting go, he rubbed his entire face vigorously on his chest.
"Hmph, this princess is not as tidy as a shameless guy like you. This princess takes a bath every day, and she has to bathe five times a day. Can you do that?" Pingyang raised his head slightly, with a look on his face. She looked at the figure in front of her unconvinced, the person she had been waiting for for half a year.
The name is very ordinary, Fang Zhengzheng, but there is nothing upright about it!
However, for some reason, Pingyang felt that as long as she was with Fang Zhengzheng, she would be happy, even though she was really miserable now.
"Do you wash it five times a day?" Fang Zhengzheng looked at Pingyang standing in front of him from top to bottom. The long red dress was still as bright as flames.
However, underneath the long skirt, it was already in tatters. The original long skirt could only cover the lower part of the calf, exposing a pair of bare feet.
Moreover, there are some unmelted ice cubes under the feet, which seem to have fallen from the corners of the long skirt, giving off a slight white breath.
The most important thing is that there are shackles on the feet. The shackles are connected to a black chain and directly connected to a cold pool behind them.
"Yes, my princess... every day..." Pingyang stopped mid-sentence because she found that the smile that originally appeared on Fang Zhengzheng's face seemed to have disappeared.
At this moment, Fang Zhengzheng looked very cold, even colder than the water in Hantan. It was so cold that even Pingyang felt an inexplicable tremor in his heart.
Then, she saw Fang Zhengzheng leaning down, slowly squatting in front of her, and carefully touching her bare feet with his hands.
Pingyang's body trembled slightly, and a faint blush rose on her face. However, she did not move and allowed the hands to touch her body.
Until the hands pressed on the shackles on her feet.
"It can't be opened. This is thousand-year-old cold iron. Even a strong man in the Holy Realm can't do anything about it!" Pingyang shook his head, his face looked a little sad, but this sadness quickly disappeared and was replaced by a trace of joy. : "By the way, this princess will tell you something. This princess is now in the holy realm. Isn't she awesome?"
After Pingyang finished speaking, he seemed to be waiting for Fang Zhengzheng's answer. Then, after waiting for a while, he found that Fang Zhengzheng was still silent, with a proud smile on his lips: "Speaking of which, this is all thanks to the demon pill. Do you regret it?" Did you give that demon pill to this princess? Hahaha, but it’s useless for you to regret it. This princess’s current realm is higher than yours. You don’t have to be convinced, but in your words, it’s of no use. …”
"Boom!" A dull voice sounded at this time, interrupting Pingyang's plan to continue speaking, and making the proud smile on his face look a little stiff.
Then, Pingyang felt that his body was hugged by a pair of big hands again. It was very warm, and the hug was very tight.
"I have no regrets. If you give me another chance to choose again, I will still give you the demon pill." The faint voice sounded in Pingyang's ears again.
Pingyang's body stiffened suddenly.
Her clear, watery eyes looked closely at Fang Zhengzheng, who was holding her in his arms. From that face, she saw a seriousness that came from the heart.
Pingyang's lips no longer clenched.
Because, two lines of tears like pearls had slipped from the corners of her eyes. This time, she didn't want to hold it back anymore. She just wanted to cry happily in this arms.
"Shameless guy, why did you come now? Couldn't you have come earlier? I... I really thought you were dead, died in Jiuding Mountain, and were made into elixirs by them. Why are you so stupid? One life for another , even though I know you will definitely do this, but I still don’t want you to die, I really don’t want you to die, and... I have already made up my mind. If I really can’t wait for you, I will go to Jiuding Mountain. I will take back the elixir you made, even if I die..."
"Yes, this elixir is in your hand now. In fact, I am an elixir now." A smile appeared on the corner of Fang Zhengzheng's mouth again, which was an inexplicably warm smile.
"That's nonsense, I won't allow you to talk nonsense anymore!"
"Okay, I'm not going to talk nonsense, then I can give you a gift, right?"
"Gift? Okay, what gift do you want to give me? If it's the kind that costs one tael of silver on the street, I don't want it!" Pingyang was not polite at all.
"I'll give you some clothes, your skirt is too shabby!" Fang Zhengzheng said while flipping his hand, and suddenly, a red dress appeared in his hand.
It can be seen that this dress is extremely bright, with three red flames embroidered on the satin-like silk, and a string of pearls dotted around the waist.
"Skirt, that's great! Wait, why do you have a skirt?" Pingyang's face was filled with joy, and she was obviously surprised when she saw the skirt in Fang Zhengzheng's hand, but soon, a look of doubt appeared on her face.
"Is such a small detail important? Come on, I'll put it on for you." Fang Zhengzheng smiled, and then prepared to help Pingyang change his clothes.
"Shameless!" Pingyang immediately dodged away, and then his face turned red again, and the tears originally hanging on his face disappeared in an instant: "Turn your head away, I... I will change it myself."
…
The last sunset was about to set, and two figures, one red and one blue, sat quietly by the cold pool, side by side, with an oil-paper umbrella placed diagonally beside the cold pool.
"Didn't you meet anyone when you came in?" Pingyang's eyes were slightly raised, looking at the red streak on the horizon, and his head rested gently on Fang Zhengzheng's shoulder.
"Of course we did." Fang Zhengzheng replied matter-of-factly.
"Then... what about those people?"
"One by one with a stick, they were all knocked unconscious to the ground."
"No wonder you're still so calm now." Pingyang nodded gently, seemingly not surprised by Fang Zhengzheng's words.
"The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk..."
"Are you tired?"
"Speaking of which, I'm really a little tired. You know, it's not that close from Jiuding Mountain to Lingyun Tower. I've been traveling day and night, without any sleep!"
"It's a pity that I don't have a room for you to rest."
"It's nice here, isn't it? The birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and most importantly, you can escape the heat!" Fang Zhengzheng said as he stretched out his arms, yawned, and leaned against the stone beside the cold pool.
Pingyang followed Fang Zhengzheng's leaning back, put an arm around Fang Zhengzheng's waist, leaned against him quietly, and breathed in Fang Zhengzheng's warm breath greedily.
"The guards outside Lingyun Tower are not strict, and it is not surprising that you can come in. However, it is different in Lingyun Tower. The most important thing is that every morning, people from Lingyun Tower will come here to get the ice soul from the cold pool. At that time, maybe..." At the end of Pingyang's words, he closed his mouth and stopped talking.
"Will Cang Yue come?" Fang Zhengzheng nodded and asked casually.
"She comes here relatively rarely. She only comes here occasionally. She doesn't personally care about things like taking the cold pool ice soul." Pingyang shook his head.
"Well, it seems we have to go to Lingyun Tower." Fang Zhengzheng nodded again.
"You want to go to Lingyun Tower?" Pingyang was slightly surprised, but he soon felt relieved: "If you want to go to Lingyun Tower, it might be better to attack late at night. However, even in the middle of the night, the defense inside Lingyun Tower It’s still very strict and requires a good strategy!”
"This time, I want to go up in an open and honest manner."
"Above and above board?!"
"Yeah, what do you think about going up there during the day and taking the main entrance?"
"This is impossible!" Pingyang's face changed slightly, and then he bit his lips: "Lingyun Tower is different from the other four holy gates. It's really different. Let's attack together. With our joint strength, Cang Yun Tower is different. Yue will definitely not be able to stop her. We will tie her up, then escape and torture her slowly... "
"Pingyang!" Fang Zhengzheng's face suddenly became serious, and his eyes were fixed on the little head leaning against his chest with an excited look on his face.
"Eh? Are you going to kill... her?" Pingyang raised his head slightly and looked at the seriousness on Fang Zhengzheng's face, with a slight hint of panic in his expression.
"Cang Yue, is it important?" Fang Zhengzheng asked rhetorically.
"..." Pingyang was silent, as if he had been caught doing something bad, his head lowered slightly, and his breathing in his chest began to become a little rapid.
"You really don't want to see your mother?" Fang Zhengzheng asked again.
"..." Pingyang remained silent, but the breathing in his chest became more urgent, and there was a slight pain in his clear eyes.
"I don't want to know why your mother abandoned you? Why did she leave Daxia? Why did she deny you as her daughter? Don't you want to know any of these truths?" Fang Zhengzheng continued to ask.
"I… "
"In my impression, Pingyang shouldn't be like this. Have you forgotten what you said when you made up your mind to come to Lingyun Tower half a year ago?"
"I... I think, I want to see my mother more than anything else, but... I have been waiting here for half a year, but she has never appeared, not once... not even once! I don't think she wants her anymore. I am, but I am not willing to give in, I really am not willing to give in!”
"That's why we have to go to Lingyun Tower together, right?" Fang Zhengzheng's eyes became extremely serious again at this moment.
"But... Lingyun Tower is really heavily guarded. I'm afraid..." Pingyang's hands tightened slightly and his body trembled slightly, as if he was making an extremely difficult decision.
"What are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid that we won't be able to come back down after we go up. I'm afraid that I'll never see you again. I... I've been waiting for half a year. Now that you are here, we can actually leave first. As long as you are by my side, we will wait until we are stronger. It’s enough, we can come over again then…”