It was already early in the morning when Xia Qiu was awakened by the fragrance of plum blossoms on her pillow. Because of the dragon's blood, she slept very deeply that night, and her body, which was weak due to poisoning, was mostly healed.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he suddenly realized that Ouyang Xiaoleng was sleeping soundly beside the bed. In his sleep, his face was not as cold as usual, but more pure and peaceful like a child. I wonder what he was doing. In his dream, there was a smile on his lips. Looking at him like this, the pain she had suffered both physically and mentally disappeared instantly, and she couldn't help but smile. She stood up slowly, put a blanket on him lightly, and then walked to the courtyard to stretch her stiff body.
It was misty and rainy outside, the air was filled with mist, and the plum blossoms on the branches were wet with rain. Xia Qiu was overjoyed to see the rain in the demon world for the first time. She stood in the corridor and looked at the rain outside, smelling the smell of rain in the air and enjoying the moment of tranquility.
For her, this is not the first time that her life hangs by a thread, but after experiencing yesterday's disaster, her heart has become much more detached, and she is no longer so afraid of life and death. She deeply realized that the tranquility in the Demon Realm King City that Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others had said was just an illusion, and the tranquility that existed on the surface would soon be broken. During the time Ouyang Xiaoleng left, Master Yong once told her in detail about the seriousness of the battle for the throne of the demon world. In order to protect their own interests, all parties would do anything to protect their own interests, and even their fingers would be stained with blood.
Although the demon world is no longer as prosperous as it was in its heyday, the mysterious treasures of Nanzhe City, the rare ores of Yinsong, and the stability and wealth of Dongyao are enough to make people obsessed with sex, because whoever gets the royal power can have it all. There is also the extreme fear of starting a war with Qingyun again. These are all obstacles that stand in the way of Ouyang Xiaoleng ascending to the throne. Xia Qiu was thinking about these while walking slowly along the corridor. As he walked, a figure who was also looking at the rainy scene appeared in front of him.
Qian Qi couldn't sleep because he was full of worries, so he walked out of the room to get some air at dawn. When he saw that Xia Qiu was able to walk, a smile finally broke out on his face and he asked: "Why are you up so early? You are feeling better. ?"
"Well, it's much better. What about you? It doesn't matter if you lose so much blood all at once to save me, right?"
When Xia Qiu thought of Qianqi saving herself from poisoning last night, she was moved and worried at the same time that she donated such precious dragon blood without hesitation.
"It doesn't matter, look! To me, that little blood is nothing. I can fully recover after a short sleep." Qian Qi deliberately raised his wrist to show Xia Qiu. Although the wound on it had completely recovered, But in fact he was lying. It might take weeks to fully recover after losing so much dragon blood, but he didn't want Xia Qiu to feel that she owed him for this. He always felt that it was his negligence that almost killed her.
Xia Qiu and Qian Qi stood side by side, but they turned their eyes to the misty rain in the yard. She didn't look at anything, just let her eyes cast to the distance casually and said: "That's good! You said before that you would satisfy me. It’s about a wish, isn’t it a joke?”
"Of course, I will never break my promise." Qianqi looked at Xia Qiu's side face quietly, feeling that as long as she said it, he would try his best to realize it. It had nothing to do with the promise of the three wishes, because he had no The strength to reject her.
"Yeah." Xia Qiu thought Qian Qi was just joking, but she didn't expect that he answered so seriously, which made her feel uneasy.
If he begged Qianqi to support him for Ouyang Xiaoleng, would he agree? She knew in her heart that doing so was equivalent to taking advantage of Qian Qi, but she still had such an idea. Even she herself didn't know why she became so selfish.
Just when Xia Qiu hesitated for a moment, Qian Qi asked tentatively: "Do you think Xiao Leng can successfully win the support of other people in the royal city at the Demon King Selection Conference?"
Xia Qiu nodded vigorously and asked, "Will you stand with him? If my first wish is for you to stand by his side and support him regardless of gains or losses, will you fulfill my wish?" "
"Yes." Qianqi smiled and nodded without thinking. His body made the choice for him before he thought about it. He smiled at the human girl he had just met in front of Bo. He felt that whatever he did was right and everything was right. worth it.
Although everyone wanted Xia Qiu to take a day off, she still insisted on going to school. This was the first time she left the demon world to go to her high school, and she was with Ouyang Xiaoleng. The feeling could only be described as subtle.
Fortunately, when she went out the day before, she had lied to her grandparents that she was going to spend the night at Liu Lingmei's house, and her schoolbag had been left at Ouyang's ancient house. Otherwise, a lot of trouble would have arisen. Her recent lies to her family had made her feel uneasy. If She would be unable to forgive herself if she delayed her studies any longer. In fact, on the other hand, she is eager to return to the world that belongs to her, because only by stepping on the streets and campuses that she is familiar with can she have a real sense of living again.
The pace of school is always very fast on Mondays. From the flag-raising ceremony in the morning, Xia Qiu has no chance to recall the horrific experience of being abducted by the Rakshasa mother yesterday. During her lunch break, she suddenly remembered that there would be no love lunch made by her grandma today. At this time, Liu Lingmei came over.
"What? Didn't you bring any food today?" Liu Lingmei asked somewhat mysteriously.
In the morning, she happened to see Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiaoleng coming to school from the classroom window. I don’t know when the two of them became so close. Xia Qiu gradually began not to talk about her own affairs. The details of his confession to her were not revealed. From the day they became good friends, she thought that there were no secrets between her and Xia Qiu. Until Ouyang Xiaoleng appeared, her friend suddenly seemed like a different person. This strange feeling made her feel sour. I have been suppressing myself, but I am becoming increasingly uncontrollable.
A trace of embarrassment flashed in Xia Qiu's eyes as he answered her: "I accidentally forgot!"
"Let's eat in half!" Liu Lingmei bit her lip and swallowed back a lot of questions she wanted to throw to Xia Qiu. She just put her lunch on her table, then pulled up a chair and walked toward the usual place. Sitting opposite her like that.
Just as the two were about to start, Dong Muya walked in and shouted: "Xia Qiu, your family has brought you food!"
Xia Qiu hesitated and stepped forward to take the lunch box Dong Muya handed her. She knew at a glance that it was not the one commonly used at home, but when she saw the sticky note with a red leaf on it, she guessed it was. Someone sent it to her.
She walked back to her seat and opened the mysterious lunch box. Liu Lingmei couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow!"
The bento that Ouyang Hongye prepared for her could only be described as luxurious. The sizzling black pepper steak and grilled cod cut into flower shapes were paired with cucumber fruit salad and pasta. All the food was steaming. , it makes people feel that it must have been saved using some "special" method, and it is definitely not as simple as just making it. She couldn't help but feel grateful to Ouyang Hongye from the bottom of her heart. He must be very busy preparing for the election meeting now, and he was still thinking about her.
"Would you like to have some too?" Xia Qiu turned around and asked Ouyang Xiaoleng behind him.
"No!" Ouyang Xiaoleng also saw at a glance that it was Ouyang Hongye's trick. He wanted to say something to Xia Qiu about eating more, but he couldn't say it in front of Liu Lingmei.
In the next few days, because Xia Qiu's body had just recovered and Ouyang Yong was busy preparing for the recommendation meeting, her training was suspended. Although Ouyang Xiaoleng had to go back to the Demon Realm King's City after school, what happened before made him even more insistent on picking her up personally. For a moment, she seemed to be an ordinary girl again. Although it only lasted for three days, sometimes she couldn't help but wonder if everything about the demon world was just a dream, and Ouyang Xiaoleng was actually just an ordinary girl. young man. But she quickly woke up and this calmness would not last long. She had to regroup and cheer up, because the crisis in the two worlds was not over yet, her contractors still needed her support, and their adventure had just begun!
The Demon King Selection Conference came as scheduled, and the Tianquan Hall as the venue was also ready.
Tianquan Hall is the most majestic hall in the entire Chenji Palace. There are nine folding doors on the front of the hall, which can accommodate thousands of people. The entire hall is supported by four huge pillars in the southeast, northwest and northwest. The pillars are carved with the four ancient mythical beasts, which are also the sons of the god Qiansu, Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu.
These four divine pillars were thrown here by the Lord of the Gods, God Qiansu himself. The demon world did not yet exist at that time, and demons and monsters lived together with humans in the human world. In order to avoid the long-term continuous battle between the two races, The God of Heaven Qiansu came up with the idea of using part of the divine power of his four sons to open up a new world in another space for the demon clan, and the entire demon world was gradually formed and developed around these four pillars. Later, most of the demons and monsters came to this new world voluntarily. Because they were the masters here, they could get everything they needed without having to fight with humans. But there are also a small number of demons who continue to hide in the world, either because they are still nostalgic for the human world, or because they violate the laws of the demon world to evade responsibility. They disguise themselves as humans or animals and live around humans.
Chenji Palace was not built overnight using demonic techniques, but was built brick by brick by the Black Bee Demon Clan, the best builders in the demon world, over several generations. Every piece of marble, every beam, every gold brick, every carving is made by hand and their efforts are poured into it. The black walls of Chenji Palace were formed by the black bee craftsmen who died of overwork during the construction and integrated their bodies into the outer walls of Chenji Palace at the end of their lives. They made their bodies a part of Chenji Palace. And the soul will always stay in Chenji Palace. Occasionally when the wind blows, it seems that the unique singing of the Black Bee Demon Clan can still be heard, which is a kind of chord produced by the resonance of the soul. After the Black Bee Demon Clan built the Chenji Palace, there was not much left, and their unique and powerful construction skills were also lost. Therefore, let alone the royal city of Yongchuan, it is impossible for the entire demon world to have such a beautiful building again.
Qianqi made his first wish to Xia Qiu that morning, and decided to put aside his grudge and give it a try to support Ouyang Xiaoleng. He even informed the leader of the Demon Horse Cavalry Regiment who came with him to Yongchuan before the election meeting. Once the situation changes, those who oppose Ouyang Xiaoleng will be suppressed even if they surround the Tianquan Palace. He suffered a lot of blood loss and felt slightly weak. This was a feeling he didn't understand, even though it was painful, it was still so firm. For the first time, he longed for another person to feel joy and happiness because of his own choices, without reason and without asking for anything in return.
He put on a robe with a blue background and a dragon pattern on it, and tied a silver belt around his waist. Because he learned from Ouyang Hongye that most men in the human world have short hair like Ouyang Xiaoleng, he simply cut off his long hair and turned it into short hair that just covered his ears. His whole body suddenly felt much refreshed. In order to show the absolute strength of Dongyao City ruled by his father and gain the confidence of other elders and the royal family, he specially wore an jade ring ring that was usually used as a burden and a dragon-shaped collar made of a whole piece of gold with hollow patterns.
Ouyang Hongye, Wangyue and Ouyang Yong went to Tianquan Hall first, while Ouyang Xiaoleng was waiting for Xia Qiu and Qianqi in the corridor. He was wearing a white silver-threaded pear flower robe. This piece of fabric was made by his father Ouyang Xueye before his death. He deliberately divided the cloth into two, using one piece for himself and giving the other piece to Ouyang Hongye. Ouyang Hongye has kept it to this day. Before the election meeting, he made this robe for Ouyang Xiaoleng according to the style that Xueye often wore during his lifetime. The golden belt around his waist and the fox pattern agate ring on his finger were all from his father. Things that Ouyang Xueye used before his death. On his upper arm was a sterling silver armband that had been passed down from generation to generation from the ancestor of the Demon King Fox, the Silver Fox Divine Lord, and was engraved with the symbols of the divine world.
Qian Qi walked out of the room first and stood next to Ouyang Xiaoleng. The two of them did not speak, but waited in silence for Xia Qiu.
Before going to Tianquan Hall, Ouyang Yong ordered the female demon servants to serve Xia Qiu to cleanse themselves, bathe and change clothes. She was put into a white brocade robe embroidered with red plums and completely red inside that Ouyang Yong had prepared for her, and her waist was tied with a goose-yellow ribbon. The female demon servants pulled her hair back into a bun, and the plum blossom hairpin that could be turned into a plum blade was inserted neatly on it. They also applied a little powder on her. Although her skin looked paler shortly after recovering from the poison given by the Rakshasa Mother, it also became more beautiful and refined because of this.
She walked towards Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi with a shy smile on her face, like a white lotus that had just opened. Ouyang Xiaoleng already found Ouyang Xiaoleng good-looking with her light clothes and plain face. Today, even though she was only slightly modified, she still made him feel as graceful as a dragon as she walked slowly towards her.
Her body was bathed in water soaked with plum blossom petals, and the lingering fragrance of plum blossoms drifted over every step she took. It reminded Qianqi of that early morning scene when she and Xia Qiu enjoyed the misty rain, which spread in the courtyard. It is this fragrance that blooms, better than magnolia and better than rosemary.