On Xiao Yue's handsome face, those dark eyes were like shining stars in the dark night, blooming with dazzling beauty, looking directly at Ji Chengxue.
Ji Chengxue was stunned when he heard Xiao Yue's words. His two sword eyebrows were knit together, and they kept approaching, almost twisted into a rope. He took a deep breath of cool air, and then breathed out, the white-hot air Blow away the falling snowflakes from the sky.
"What do you mean by that?" Ji Chengxue asked, his tone had turned a bit cold.
He has never understood why Xiao Yue would hurt his biological mother Ji Ru'er, because before that, although Xiao Yue was obsessed with swordsmanship, he did not show any signs of going out of line...
Three years ago, the incident of Xiao Yue's assassination of his mother by a sword three years ago was even more inconceivable and elusive than the incident of Xiao Yue's rebellion into Jianxu Pavilion.
He was also angry before, because Ji Ru'er was his own sister, the best relative he had been in the palace compound since he was a child, the object he had always relied on, a haven where he could find comfort when he was wronged.
When Ji Ru'er got married, he even put his sword against Xiao Meng's chest to make her swear an oath. Although this seemed a childish move, it showed how much he valued this sister.
After her mother died, Ji Ru'er was Ji Chengxue's most important relative.
Three years ago, he learned that Ji Ru'er had his heart broken by Xiao Yue's sword, and fell into a deep sleep. He raised his sword overnight to chase and kill Xiao Yue. Although he failed in the end, he had already shown his affection for his own sister.
This time, Xiao Yue came to the sect outside the territory on his own initiative. In the midst of danger, he rescued Ji Chengxue and saved Ji Chengxue's life.
This is what Ji Chengxue doesn't understand, and it also needs Xiao Yue's explanation.
"Dear uncle, maybe you don't believe this, but can I say that everything my mother did was for you and the Xiao family?" Xiao Yue sighed lightly, his eyes slightly lowered, with some Sadly.
"Father's cultivation is unmatched, and the seventh-rank war saint is already invincible in the imperial capital. If he wants to kill me, I will be powerless to resist... But I have lived well until now, do you know why?"
Xiao Yue said that when he came from Fangfang's small shop to the imperial capital in World War I, Xiao Meng wanted the opportunity to kill him several times, but in the end he still kept his hand.
Xiao Yue knew that his father with profound cultivation should have discovered something.
Ji Chengxue narrowed her eyes slightly, and signaled Xiao Yue to continue. Perhaps, now is the time to completely clear up the confusion.
However, Xiao Yue didn't say too much, nor did he give Ji Chengxue a detailed explanation. He just turned his head to look at Ji Chengxue, and said, "Mother always hoped that Father would support you. After His Majesty passed away, she hoped that you able to sit on the throne."
"Unfortunately, my father refused. He refused to support any prince, and only served the real emperor. My mother said that my father was too upright... Maybe the Xiao family would be destroyed forever."
Ji Chengxue narrowed her eyes, took a deep look at Xiao Yue, and found that the expression on the latter's face had not changed.
"What does this have to do with your heart-breaking sword? What are you trying to express by saying this now?" Ji Chengxue was aggressive, her gaze was like a sword.
Xiao Yue turned his head, and said lightly: "She is just to fulfill you and protect the Xiao family... You should be very clear about the so-called meritorious deeds. If His Majesty is still the mighty Emperor Changfeng, then the Xiao family will naturally be fine, but the elders The fall of Emperor Feng, with the terrifying strength of the Xiao family, it is impossible for His Majesty to ignore it, regardless of whether it is the crown prince or King Yu, once they ascend the throne, the Xiao family will become a thorn in their side, but only you succeed, maybe because of your mother In order to save face, I won't do anything to the Xiao family."
"My elder sister is my elder sister. She is always so smart and sees things very thoroughly, so she let you break your heart with a sword, so that you can understand the way of the sword and force you to defect from the imperial capital and join the Jianxu Pavilion? The purpose?" Ji Chengxue asked. .
"Let me support you on behalf of the Xiao family." Xiao Yue said calmly, his mood reflected in the mirror, without the slightest ripple.
"It's ridiculous... What does she know as a woman! I need her to sacrifice herself? She dares to make a claim on this kind of thing. Hasn't she thought about how sad her current situation makes me? And you, you follow him What are you messing around with?"
For the first time, Ji Chengxue lost his elegant posture and became a little hysterical. He pointed at Xiao Yue with red eyes and cursed angrily.
"Now that my father died of illness, you just showed up to support me to become emperor? I am no better than the eldest brother and the second brother, and you can't represent the entire Xiao family... What should I fight with them? She just hurt herself by doing this." Ji Chengxue sighed tone.
He always thought that it was Xiao Yue's ambition to seek the Tao that caused Ji Ru'er to fall into suspended animation, but he never thought that all of this was his own sister's plan, a plan to make him proclaim the emperor.
The gentle eyes of his sister when he was wronged when he was a child emerged in his mind, and Ji Chengxue's desire to compete for the throne with his two elder brothers became more and more intense, not for anything else, but for his sister's good intentions.
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The winter night came quickly, the snow stopped, the dark sky was full of stars, and the two crescent moons echoed each other, blooming with cool brilliance.
Bu Fang finished his day's business and was about to close the door. Xiao Hei, who was lying on the door, opened his mouth wide, yawned and moaned, and then continued to lie on his stomach.
Glancing at it, Bu Fang twitched the corner of his mouth, this lazy dog is still as lazy as ever.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps in the alley, and a figure gradually emerged from the darkness.
Bu Fang looked at the somewhat familiar figure suspiciously, wondering why he came to the shop at this time
"Boss Bu, are you going to close the door for a rest?" Xiao Yue looked at Bu Fang with a faint smile, and said hoarsely.
Bu Fang glanced at him expressionlessly, and replied: "The business hours are over, so naturally we have to close."
Xiao Yue nodded, suddenly a brilliance flashed in his hand, and a sandalwood wooden box emerged. The wooden box was decorated very gorgeously and noblely, with a strong medicinal fragrance permeating from it.
Xiao Yue looked at Bu Fang solemnly, and said solemnly: "Boss Bu, I... have something to ask."
"Boss Bu's last elixir diet, purple ginseng and phoenix chicken soup, has amazing medicinal effects. I wonder if Boss Bu can cook other medicinal diets?"
"There are ingredients, yes." Bu Fang replied confidently, and then looked at Xiao Yue suspiciously, did he want him to cook the elixir diet
"This is the sixth-grade elixir 'Bauhinia Xinlan' and the fifth-grade sea spirit beast, Tianling Bao. I hope that Boss Bu can cook a elixir meal... I am willing to spend a lot of money as a reward." Xiao Yue looked at Bu with hope. Fang said seriously.
Bu Fang raised his eyebrows, glanced at the palm-sized abalone, and took a deep breath in his heart. He didn't expect Xiao Yue to be able to get such a thing, which is really rare.
It seemed that he felt Xiao Yue's sincere gaze. Although he didn't know what Xiao Yue was cooking the elixir diet for, but looking at these two ingredients, it was obviously to save people.
Bu Fang didn't refuse, nodded, took the ingredients, put them in the system space bag, and said, "Because you only have one ingredient, so I can't guarantee the success rate. If it fails... I won't charge you."
Xiao Yue froze for a moment, then nodded. It is very difficult to cook the elixir diet, which Xiao Yue knew very well, so he didn't force it, but the ingredients were so rare that he could only get one portion.
"Then I would like to thank Boss Guobu in advance. If it succeeds, when can I come to pick up the medicinal meal?" Xiao Yue asked.
After Bu Fang collected the ingredients, he didn't say much. He closed the door, and a voice came out from inside the door, "No accidents, it will be three days later."
Xiao Yue nodded, turned and left.
Three days later, there are exactly three days left before the emperor's funeral...