The person Ouyang Xiaoleng misses is on her way back to the royal city of Yongchuan alone. Although she is guided and accompanied by cranes along the way, she is still lonely. It was only because she was thinking about the promise she made to Yuhe Sennin and thinking about her blood pact partners, family and partners that she became brave. She walked alone through the golden maple forest, walked through the mountain stream, passed the Tibetan Bird Terrace, bypassed southern Zhejiang, galloped on her horse, and returned home as fast as an arrow.
The blurry outline of Yongchuan in the royal city finally appeared in her sight on the evening of the third day. The Chenji Palace on the mountains was still magnificent. Everything in the royal city was familiar yet strange. There were obviously more people on the streets than she remembered. Many and all the streets were decorated. No one paid much attention to her, who was tightly wrapped in a cloak. Most people regarded her as a foreigner who came to see the new master of the demon world. She came to the main gate of Chenji Palace. Compared with the previous depression, the place had changed a lot. Although the gate was open, there were many more guards guarding it, and people who came in and out had to be checked.
"Go, Qing Cui." Xia Qiu turned over and dismounted skillfully and lightly, then gently patted Qing Cui's forehead and said, Qing Cui took a deep breath and disappeared.
When she walked to the main gate, she was stopped by the guards as expected. She confidently said to a guard: "I am the blood pact maker of the Demon King Fox. If you don't believe it, you can report it to the red-haired Demon Fox Marquis Ouyang Hongye." Call me, and he will come to pick you up in person." Seeing that the guards were still hesitant after hearing this, she continued, "If you don't let me in now, Hongye will definitely blame you in the future."
Because Ouyang Hongye alone has the right to prepare the entire enthronement ceremony, he has established great prestige in the royal city of Yongchuan and even the entire demon world. As the adopted brother and important minister of the late king Xueye, he is also the adoptive father and mentor of the current Demon King Fox. Now he represents the two elders Ouyang Yong and Shi Wangcheng who have full authority to handle all matters in the demon world, so when the guard heard that the girl in front of him dared to call him Hongye, he immediately softened and let him go after saluting.
From the moment he stepped into Chenji Palace, Xia Qiu was shocked by the big red carpet on the central axis and the decoration of the entire palace. There were many busy demon servants in the palace, and some well-dressed demons came in and out or stopped. At the beginning of the conversation, she was still walking forward slowly, and then she ran towards the Auxing Palace in two steps.
She ran straight into the courtyard behind Fu Xing Palace. It was not like other places along the way. It was as peaceful as yesterday. When she passed by the room where Ouyang Xiaoleng used to live, she found that the doors and windows were locked. She tried knocking on the door several times but got no response, so she had to go to Grandpa Yong's place. The place was still familiar to her, and she could smell the fragrance of tea from a distance. At this time, Ouyang Yong was reading a book on the Arhat bed.
"Grandpa Yong!" Xia Qiu couldn't wait to get into his arms.
Ouyang Yong suddenly raised his head, put down the book in his hand, and took a closer look before confirming that it was Xia Qiu himself, "Xia Qiu, you are back!"
"Yes!" Xia Qiu nodded and rushed forward, holding his hand. Seeing his kind face again, it was like a wanderer who had been wandering for many years finally returned home.
Ouyang Yong held her hand tighter. His complexion had recovered a lot these days. Although he was still not as tough as when they first met, he looked more kind. He asked: "Is everything okay? ?”
"Well, everything is fine!" Xia Qiu nodded to him.
"Oh, it's a pity that you didn't make it in time to attend Xiao Leng's enthronement ceremony." Ouyang Yong said with a sigh.
"Did the enthronement ceremony go well?" Xia Qiu asked immediately after hearing the words "enthronement ceremony."
"Yes, now Xiao Leng is the master of the demon world who has inherited the name of Demon King Fox, the real king of the demon world!" Ouyang Yong replied with a smile.
"Great!" Xia Qiu was so excited that she didn't know what to do. Her feet wanted to jump up and her voice became choked. It was joy from the bottom of her heart. She asked, "What about others?"
"He has already entered the Yuheng Palace, which is the inner hall of the Chenji Palace and the residence of the previous demon kings. It has been thoroughly cleaned before and after the enthronement ceremony, and has been equipped with guards and demon servants, so Xiao Leng is a natural after the enthronement ceremony. He moved there." Ouyang Yong said meaningfully. Even if all this has become a reality, it still makes him sigh. He has already seen through Xia Qiu's thoughts, "Go see him quickly, he has been waiting Looking after you."
"Well, then I..." Xia Qiu nodded, but hesitated.
"Go quickly!" Ouyang Yong urged.
"Okay!" She said as she ran towards Yuheng's inner hall.
Guards lined up outside Yuheng Hall, and were tightly guarded inside and out. Since the enthronement ceremony, no one has been allowed to enter without permission except for a few people appointed by Ouyang Xiaoleng and the demon servant assigned to him by Ouyang Hongye. Ouyang Hongye also settled in to ensure his safety, so it was extremely difficult to enter. Fortunately, Xia Qiu met Ouyang Hongye in front of the door and was able to enter smoothly.
She didn't know why she said goodbye to Ouyang Yong, and she felt at a loss at what to do. Although she had been looking forward to Ouyang Xiaoleng's success in ascending to the throne, the sudden and huge changes in the demon world still caught her by surprise. At this time, she actually lost the sense of belonging she had in the past. This world that did not belong to her has now become even stranger.
When she saw Ouyang Hongye, her hanging heart dropped a little. He still smiled charmingly and brightly as usual, squeezed his tender eyes and said to her: "He has been waiting for you 1"
"Really?" Although Xia Qiu clearly knew that this was the answer she wanted, she still couldn't help but make sure again and again.
"You will believe what I say when you see his devastated look!"
Ouyang Hongye led her to the courtyard behind Yuheng Palace where Ouyang Xiaoleng lived, and told her about the ceremony. There were countless snow lotuses planted on both sides of the gravel road in the courtyard, and there was something disharmonious in the middle of the snow lotus. There stands a tall red tree.
"These snow lotuses were planted for Susu on the snowy night that year, and that red plum tree was moved from his courtyard by Xiao Leng after he specifically asked Yong!" Ouyang Hongye couldn't help but smile evilly when he said this.
That red plum tree once appeared in Ouyang Xiaoleng's dream, and in that dream Xia Qiu stood under this tree. Over the past few days, he has often stood under the plum blossom tree like today, and his gray-blue pupils were not there. What are you looking at? Just looking ahead quietly, like a vast and vast lake.
Ouyang Hongye led Xia Qiu to a place not far from him, then winked at Xia Qiu and walked away, leaving her alone to walk towards him. In fact, she felt that she should run towards him, but with every step she took, her feet became heavier and heavier. The heaviness came from her complicated emotions for him, which were both happy and painful, sweet and bitter. She came to him step by step, but he didn't react because he missed her. What a reunion scene it was.
"Xiao Leng..."
Until she gently called his name, he still couldn't be sure whether all this was real or just a dream. He turned his face hesitantly, and the white clothes set off the sadness on his face, which made people heartbroken. He looked carefully and again, as if he still couldn't believe his eyes. Isn't this an illusion? He thought in his mind that he had had similar hallucinations more than once these days, and she suddenly appeared in front of him. No matter what she went through, she always looked at him with a smile in her eyes.
No longer caring about so much, he took a big step in front of her, stretched out his hands to touch her hair, her cheeks, and her shoulders. When his hands felt her body temperature, he was convinced in his heart that she was true. Then he suddenly opened his arms and embraced her. He had been preparing for this hug these days, because he was worried that he could never express his feelings well and would hesitate when he saw her.
It wasn't until the moment she was hugged tightly by him that Xia Qiu's heart completely relaxed. His embrace was warmer than in memory, so that she was completely melted, and all the restlessness, fatigue, and tears were released from her body. When she went out, he hugged her too tightly, making her breathless.
"I can't breathe." She reached out and patted his back, whispering with a hint of sobs in her voice.
Only then did Ouyang Xiaoleng react, and he slowly let go of his arms reluctantly, and then began to observe her face carefully. She looked very tired, and there was still some dust on her cheeks and clothes. He imagined that she must have been lonely and scared after walking such a long way alone in a world that did not belong to her, but he could not find these emotions on her face. Although there were tears in her eyes, she still had a smile on her lips, as if nothing had happened. His heart was stung by this, and her strength made him feel heartache. This kind of heartache was something he had never experienced before, and it was something he could not describe or explain.
"What happened after we left? Immortal Yuhe didn't make things difficult for you, right?" Ouyang Xiaoleng asked while gently wiping the tears from the corners of Xia Qiu's eyes.
"No, Immortal Yuhe is actually very kind and simple. He has been looking for memories of his past. According to him, when he woke up on the Changsheng Island a long time ago, he had a celestial talisman on him. The talisman was connected with him and the island. has an inseparable connection with his vitality. He did not lie. During this period of time, there was no Tianfu on Changsheng Island. He became weaker and weaker, and the plants on the island began to die one after another. I think he had known that there would be As a result, the reason why he let me stay there was because he didn't want to die alone."
"Then..." After listening to Xia Qiu's words, Ouyang Xiaolen guessed that Immortal Yuhe was in bad luck, otherwise how could she come back.
"He is still alive, I convinced him! I want to ask Teacher Dong Muya for help. If there are no books about his past in the demon world, then there might be some in the database in the basement of Ouyang's ancient house, because we also passed the information there. I have just cracked the exact location of the earth talisman and the sky talisman, so I must rush back to Ouyang's ancient house immediately." Xia Qiu guessed the reason why Ouyang Xiaoleng was hesitant to speak, and quickly explained to him the real reason why she could come back. .
"Then I'll go with you." Ouyang Xiaoleng said without hesitation.
"It doesn't matter, the enthronement ceremony has just ended. There must be a lot of things for you here. I can just go back by myself. Besides, it's time for me to go home." Time has passed since she saw them, and she even began to miss her father's voice.
Ouyang Xiaoleng couldn't help but show a lonely and sad expression. He thought about how he had to deal with the people around him like a machine every day during this period. After finally waiting for Xia Qiu to come back, he had to be separated from her again, even for a short time. It made him feel painful. If it were the past, he would have covered it up with silence, but at this moment, facing her, he didn't want to resist at all.
Seeing the concern on his face, Xia Qiu put on an interviewer's posture and asked: "Interview, how did you feel when you just ascended the throne?"
He was immediately amused by her behavior, and a rare faint smile broke out on his face. He suddenly lamented how many expressions he had never seen before on his face since meeting her, and how many new expressions he had in his heart since he met her. So many emotions that I never had before.
She patted his shoulder exaggeratedly again and said, "Okay, okay, you have to be well prepared on how to answer me while I'm back."
The two of them laughed, and all the sadness disappeared with the laughter. A gust of wind blew by, and the red plum petals fell with the wind. One of them happened to fall on Xia Qiu's hair. When Ouyang Xiaoleng reached out to help her take it off. Catching her gaze, he couldn't help lowering his head, bringing his face closer to hers, and then pressed his forehead against hers. If she wasn't thinking about Yuhe Immortal, Xia Qiu really wished that time could stop at this moment, but she knew that there were more important things waiting for her.