Chang'an.
The snowflakes are falling one after another, and in the East Palace, several plum blossoms are in full bloom.
Although the title has been changed, Chu Shi has temporarily lived in the East Palace because he has not yet officially ascended the throne.
Chu Shi was dressed in a dark royal robe, with a wolf hair dipped in vermilion ink in his hand. On the soft painting paper, several peach blossoms were blooming beautifully. , Qiao Xiaoqianxi.
Chu Shi was sketching the gorgeous peach color on the girl's head, and the vermilion and ink were deep and shallow, but for some reason, as he painted, he couldn't put down his pen.
The eunuch, the chief writer next to him, said cautiously, "The enthronement ceremony will take place in three days. Do you want to rest for a while...?"
Chu Shi's slender eyelashes drooped down, and her voice was light, "It's okay."
At this time, a small eunuch came up in a hurry, knelt down and lowered his head to announce: "Your Majesty, please see King Huai of Chu in the study next door."
Chu Shi looked at the half-painted painting without moving.
The eunuch next to him said diligently, "The servant is watching for His Majesty. Your Majesty should go first."
Only then did Chu Shi put down the pen and walked away slowly.
After the people left, the eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, stretched his head to look at the painting for a while, and patted his head coldly, "This is not General Xia..."
The little eunuch who announced on the side knelt on the ground and hadn't left. Hearing that, he raised his head carefully and glanced at the chief eunuch. The chief eunuch knew that he had made a blunder and glared at him, "Don't hurry down."
The first-level official crushed people to death, and the little eunuch hurriedly withdrew.
The chief eunuch took another look at the painting and was a little worried. His Majesty is now fond of General Xia, but he has been sitting in the palace for a long time. If Your Majesty finds out... I'm afraid it will be another rage.
The chief writer, the eunuch, shrank his head, he still pretended not to know...
= =
"What can I ask my uncle to come over in person?"
After moving to the study, King Huai of Chu really lowered his head and stood guard at the door. Chu Shi let people in, and his words were kind, but his voice was light.
King Huai of Chu knew that although Chu Shi had won the world, he still felt estranged due to General Xia's affairs, but he didn't take it seriously, and said, "Go back to your majesty, tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony, Chang'an is under martial law, but there are still some forces in the east recently. Not very stable…”
Chu Shi raised his eyes: "Oh?"
King Huai of Chu said, "This minister has ordered martial law in Chang'an. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much. I also ask Your Majesty to send troops after he ascends the throne to prevent him from disturbing the peace of the people..."
Chu Shi said "um", "Got it."
What else did King Huai of Chu want to say, Chu Shi said: "Uncle, will General Xia come over for the enthronement ceremony in three days' time?"
King Huai of Chu was at a loss for words, but nothing changed on his face: "Hasn't Your Majesty already sent a letter of invitation? If you don't come, you will be disrespectful to the decree... Presumably General Xia will not miss the appointment."
Chu Shi walked to the table and picked up the wolf's hair, "And the puppet soldiers led by General Xia, it's time to reward them according to their merits. I have thought about it for the past few days and decided..."
King Huai of Chu said: "Your Majesty think twice, puppets are not human beings. If the 30,000 puppets are rewarded according to their merits - now is the time when the national treasury is tense..."
Chu Shi glanced at the King of Chu Huai, his eyes were light, but there was an inexplicable chill.
King Huai of Chu was silent.
"How about the puppets?" Chu Shi's voice was calm, but his eyes were sharp as knives when he looked at King Huai of Chu, "They were also the subjects of the Chu kingdom in their lifetimes, but now they are more brave than other soldiers with the puppet body, and they were killed overnight. To be able to take down the savage country - to lay down splendid rivers and mountains for me like this, why can't I reward me for my merits?"
"I not only want to reward, but also to reward!"
King Huai of Chu looked at Chu Shi. The young girl in those days was now reborn under the iron and blood of the battlefield. Her eyes were filled with extraordinary perseverance and determination. She neither listened nor believed, and it would not be long before she left him. mastered and became the undisputed king.
As a subject, the most hope is that there will be a wise ruler alive, diligent in government and love for his subjects, but watching the carefree girl abandon everything in the past, stepping on the bones step by step to the point where she is now...
For a while, King Huai of Chu didn't know whether he was relieved or disappointed.
He lowered his eyes and said, "According to the purpose."
But, in the bottom of Your Majesty's heart, in the final analysis, I still can't let that person go.
When King Huai of Chu left the East Palace, the snow outside was a little heavy, and a servant was holding an umbrella for him, and beside him were his advisors.
"...Pass my password." King Huai of Chu looked at Xue Se, "Don't press on General Xia's news."
A group of advisers next to each other looked at each other, "This..."
A counselor said: "Master, I'm afraid this is not appropriate. If Your Majesty knows, I'm afraid he will resent you."
King Huai of Chu said nothing, and finally just sighed and waved his sleeves away.
= =
The day when the King of Chu ascended the throne was getting closer.
It has been half a month since Xia Wushuang's "public speech" on Lingxi Peak.
Xia Wushuang hugged his legs with a gloomy expression.
The tide of evil spirits acted recklessly. She had to do what the old priest said. Otherwise, she was afraid that more people would suffer. It would be ineffective to collect puppet soldiers who lost their souls, and the families of the victims would definitely not put them together. People will dig it out of the tomb and give it to her.
The only way to do it now is to build Soul Mountain as the old priest said.
Xia Wushuang took out the red talisman from his sleeve, his eyes heavy.
But Gu Peijiu looked at her very seriously recently, she knew she had no ill intentions, but she had to find a way to get away.
She was locked in a large courtyard. This time, the barrier created by Gu Peijiu was very strong. She threw the ground diving beads twice, and it seemed to be useless. She had to find another way...
Just as I was thinking, there was a sudden loud noise!
Xia Wushuang looked out subconsciously, but heard Su Chuan's soft laughter.
Su Tang!
Xia Wushuang was overjoyed, a great opportunity! Might be able to slip out!
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Gu Peijiu's voice was indifferent: "I didn't expect you to be able to find this."
Su Chuan didn't talk nonsense, he waved his hand to break the barrier, the red clothes were gorgeous, and the beautiful eyes were shining, "The King of Chu sent an invitation to General Xia - of course, I have to come to disturb him."
Gu Peijiuyu flicked the flute with her fingers, "It's just that Lingxi Xia Wushuang has been locked up by me, I'm afraid that I will never come out of the mountains in this life."
Su Chuan said, "It's up to you!"
The two outside didn't talk too much, and immediately exchanged hands. Xia Wushuang wanted to go out, but was blocked by the barrier at the door!
"..." Xia Wushuang gritted his teeth and looked around. There seemed to be something wrong with the sword before he asked about it. Gu Peijiu took it away. There was such a scuffle outside, and she thought that she was temporarily using it as a weapon.
"Yo yo… "
The chaotic voices outside gradually faded away. Gu Peijiu seemed to be afraid of involving her, or wanted to lure Su Tan away.
The barrier at the door slowly melted away.
The wooden door was pushed open by a hoof, and a deer antler came in first, followed by two large pairs of watery eyes.
The two deer squeezed their heads in, and when they saw her, their eyes were filled with joy.
Xia Wushuang was moved to tears: "Fuck you guys can break the barrier - no, you actually came here!"
"Yeah~"
Without saying a word, Xia Wushuang pushed the two deer out without even packing the package. As soon as he exited the barrier, he grabbed a teleportation stone and took the two deer away.
Gu Peijiu's expression changed slightly, and all the puppets immediately blocked in front of her in a desperate posture, resisting Su Tan's intense attack, and seeing that she was about to withdraw in the next moment, Su Tan stepped back and pinched her. After her teleportation died, she sneered: "Yo, where are you going with the white clothes and withered bones?"
Gu Peijiu's eyes were cold: "Get out of the way."
Su Chuan sneered: "What? What are you worried about—do you feel very happy to have Wushuang become your own through various reasons?"
Gu Peijiu said, "I'm not you."
Of course, Su Lan knew why Gu Peiju locked Xia Wushuang, but she just wanted to say that. She used a trick to confuse Gu Peijou's mind, and now the lost deer should be able to take Xia Wushuang away—
"I told you to go away!"
Feeling the change in the enchantment, Gu Peijiu's color changed slightly, and when Xia Wushuang was getting further and further away from her, her voice was almost as cold as ice, "Su Chuan, you know she can't go anywhere!"
Su Chuan smiled slightly, "Why can't she go anywhere—the King of Chu ascended the throne, didn't she always want to see her princess reign over the world—how about letting her go and see?"
Watch the King of Chu ascend to the throne? If disaster occurs, let alone ascending the throne, the entire Chang'an is not enough for it to kill!
Gu Peijiu said coldly, "You did it on purpose?!"
"This is a serious thing to say." Su Ruan said casually, "I'm just helping Wushuang fulfill her wish."
Gu Peijiu's voice was cold, "I said she can't go anywhere."
"What are you afraid of?... Afraid that she will slaughter Chang'an?" Su Chuang raised his eyes and asked knowingly.
Gu Peijiu put his hand on the Qingqing sword at his waist.
Su Chuan said: "What if the entire Chang'an is destroyed? What happened to her in the first place, this is what the King of Chu deserved!"
When it comes to the end, it is already ruthless, and it seems that he has hated the King of Chu for a long time.
"I don't care who gets what they deserve." The Qingqing sword slowly unsheathed, and Gu Peijiu's eyes were so dark that no light could be seen, "But no one can let her do what she doesn't want to do."
Not even herself.
next moment!
The snow-white sword light suddenly unsheathed, covered with frost and snow, as if it could annihilate everything!
That is divine light.
Su Tang's pupils shrank slightly, and the blood-stained Spring and Autumn lit up with a dazzling red light, forming a blood-red barrier, which blocked the sword light!
"boom-"
The strong aura almost made the sky tremble, the dark clouds covered the sun, the lightning flashed, the ball lightning and the muffled thunder rolled endlessly, and it turned out to be a thunder calamity!
That sword light was really powerful, it tore through the barrier, Su Tang avoided its edge, but still firmly stood in front of Gu Peijiu, red sleeves fluttering, even if the lightning flashed above his head, he did not avoid it at all, it was a roadblock. gesture.
"Heh." Su Chuang sneered slightly, "You can't stop what she wants to do."
= =
After Xia Wushuang escaped, he counted the days. There were only three or four days before the King of Chu ascended the throne. Because of the convenience of the teleportation stone, Xia Wushuang was not in a hurry, and took two deer to look for Zhong Lingyuxiu's high mountain.
It really allowed her to find a spiritual vein.
There are not many cultivators in Fengyue Continent, and there are not so many messy sects later, so as long as you have the will, you can find some good mountains to practice.
After finding it, Xia Wushuang didn't bother to ask the Ministry of Land and Resources, and immediately used his spiritual power to occupy the mountain as the king - drawing a huge circle around the mountain range of 100,000 miles.
Of course, it is impossible for her to draw it by herself, but as the best puppet master in Fengyue Continent—although there is no leader, it is no problem to get a few temporary workers to draw a circle for herself. It took more than a day before and after. , then the huge Lingshan Mountain was drawn down.
The mountains stretched for thousands of miles, Xia Wushuang directly made a double S puppet, lent all the spiritual power to it, and let it forcibly dig a basin in the middle, leaving a small hill in the middle, and then drew a large gathering around the hill. The spirit formation, dug a cave from the hill, stacked formations, and finally pressed the red talisman on it.
When she was almost done with her work, Xia Wushuang was almost exhausted and paralyzed. She looked like a conscientious migrant worker who worked hard for her boss. The little puppet beside her thoughtfully wiped her sweat, but she waved it away. She squatted in the cave dug by the puppet, obviously doing what she was supposed to do, but she felt a little cold all over her body.
She buried her head in her knees, feeling alone for the first time.
... Ajiu's embrace was very warm.
she thinks.
But stay there.
Every day it seems to be able to call evil spirits.
Being tortured by conscience and guilt day and night is really, really painful.
Two deer came over, one arched its head into her arms, the other stuck its head out and licked her cheek.
As if to comfort her.
Xia Wushuang cheered up.
The old priest gave her a way to summon all the evil spirits. The mountain was almost ready, but she heard Su Chuan seem to say that the King of Chu had given her an invitation...
Let's go.
Xia Wushuang thought, go to see Chu Shi for the last time, and then summon the evil ghost to seal it, and let's talk about the rest.