There was silence in the study for a moment.
Nangong Yang had a smile on his face and stared at the young man at the door with burning eyes.
Li Gui stepped aside and bowed his head.
Luo Qingzhou paused at the door for only a moment before walking in. He ignored the girl on the ground and bowed his head to greet her: "I am Luo Qingzhou, a humble citizen. I pay my respects to His Majesty."
Nangong Yang smiled and said, "Mr. Luo, please don't be polite. We met last time at the Jinyiwei station. I wanted to talk to you at that time, but my sister left in a hurry, so I didn't have the chance to listen to your teachings. Today I finally have the chance."
Luo Qingzhou bowed and said, "How can I, a humble commoner, be able to teach His Majesty?"
Nangong Yang smiled and said, "Mr. Luo, there is no need to be modest. I heard that even the imperial sister calls you "teacher" and treats you as a disciple. I also heard that the imperial sister even gave you the Golden Phoenix Sword, which shows how capable you are."
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and said nothing more.
Nangong Yang stared at him for a while with a smile on his face, and said, "Master Luo, aren't you curious about the woman lying on the ground? Master Luo should know her, right?"
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and said, "Her name is Hua Gu, and she is the maid of the eldest princess. I do know her."
Nangong Yang looked at the girl on the ground and sighed, "What a pity, such a beautiful girl couldn't think straight and committed suicide. I just wanted to favor her, many women would love that. By the way, Mr. Luo, do you know who her lover is? Just now she would rather disfigure herself and commit suicide than be with me. She said she already has a lover. I wonder what man could make her so devoted and unyielding."
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head, was silent for a moment, and said: "I don't know."
Nangong Yang smiled and said, "Master Luo must feel very sorry to see her die, after all, she is a rare beauty. I wanted to have sex with her just now and then give her to Master Luo as a gift, but what a pity..."
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and did not reply, and the expression on his face could not be seen clearly.
Nangong Yang stared at him for a while and said, "Mr. Luo, I heard that you were the first in Mo City in the autumn exam this year. You should be confident about next year's exam, right? When the time comes for the palace exam, I have high hopes for you."
Luo Qingzhou said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Nangong Yang's eyes flashed, and then he stood up from the chair, walked in front of him, patted his shoulder, and whispered: "Are you willing to follow me?"
Luo Qingzhou bowed and said, "It is an honor for me to serve His Majesty!"
Nangong Yang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Aren't you the sister who is loyal to me?"
Luo Qingzhou said respectfully: "The Princess and His Majesty are one family. I am loyal to the Princess, which means I am loyal to His Majesty."
Nangong Yang narrowed his eyes, still smiling: "What if one day, my sister and I are no longer a family? Who will you be loyal to?"
Luo Qingzhou said with a firm look: "I, a commoner, shall be loyal to His Majesty!"
Nangong Yang smiled and said, "Are you really willing to be loyal to me forever?"
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and said, "If you tell a lie, the sky will thunder and thousands of thunders will pierce your heart!"
Nangong Yang showed a hint of surprise in his eyes, paused, nodded and said: "Okay, I believe you. You are the son-in-law of the Qin family, and you are also a candidate of my Great Yan, so you naturally dare not deceive me. After the spring examination next year, I will definitely give you a good official position, so that you can realize your ambitions and work hard for my Great Yan."
Luo Qingzhou said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Nangong Yang patted his shoulder again and said with a smile: "If there is any other news from my sister in the future, can you let me know?"
Luo Qingzhou said respectfully: "I will tell His Majesty immediately!"
Nangong Yang frowned slightly and said with a smile: "Scholars are more aware of the big picture, know the righteousness, know how to be loyal to the country and share the worries of the king. From now on, my Great Yan will rely on you."
Luo Qingzhou said: "I will go through fire and water for your Majesty, even if it means death!"
Nangong Yang was very satisfied with his attitude and said with a smile on his face: "Okay, it's getting late, so I won't bother you anymore. I'll have a good chat with you next time I have time."
Then he ordered: "Li Gui, send Master Luo back."
Li Gui, who was standing by, immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Master Luo, please!"
Luo Qingzhou bowed and retreated. When he retreated to the door, he suddenly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, can I take Miss Huagu back to bury her? After all, I know Miss Huagu."
Nangong Yang glanced at the corpse on the ground and nodded, "Mr. Luo, please do as you please."
Luo Qingzhou thanked him, walked forward, and picked up the girl from the ground with great effort, his body shaking.
Nangong Yang saw this and said with a smile: "Do you want me to send someone to help you?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I can do it alone."
After saying that, he held the girl in his arms and walked out.
Li Gui hurriedly followed him out and closed the door.
In the study, it was quiet.
Nangong Yang stood there, frowning slightly, and fell into deep thought.
Eunuch Wei raised his head and whispered, "Your Majesty, do you believe what that boy said?"
Nangong Yang sneered upon hearing this and said, "Am I so easy to fool? But I can still fight for that kid. After all, his future and the fate of his Qin family are in my hands. I originally thought that he had a close relationship with Hua Gu, and I wanted to take the opportunity to anger him and take him down directly, but I didn't expect him to be so patient, and he didn't show any flaws directly, so it was difficult for me to do it."
Then he sighed again and said, "What a pity! This is the only beauty that moved my heart, and she is gone just like that. But it's okay. I want to see how long she can endure at the border. If she continues to endure, then I will start with that guy, until all her people are wiped out, leaving no one alive!"
Outside the palace, the north wind was biting and the moonlight was cold.
Luo Qingzhou held the girl in his arms and followed Li Gui towards a carriage.
Li Gui stopped in front of the carriage and said with a smile on his face: "Master Luo, we are all family from now on. If you need anything in the future, just tell me."
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything. He held the girl in his arms and walked to the front of the carriage.
Li Gui glanced at the girl in his arms and sneered, "This woman, when she gets stupid, she's worse than an animal. She could have flown to the top of a tree and become a phoenix, but she chose to seek death for a worthless lover."
Then he stared at the girl's fair skin and grinned, "But it's a pity, such a delicate beauty... Hehe, it's okay, she just died not long ago, her body is still warm, Master Luo can get on the carriage later..."
"Bang!"
Before he could finish, Luo Qingzhou suddenly kicked him in the stomach, causing him to bend over like a shrimp, with his mouth wide open: "Ah... you... you..."
The guards following the carriage immediately surrounded them.
Luo Qingzhou put the girl in his arms on the carriage, then raised his hand and slapped his cheek hard, which was twisted in pain!
“Snap! Snap! Snap!”
While beating him, he cursed, "You little dog slave! Are you trying to rebel? The book says that the emperor is a dragon and the empress is a phoenix! How can she, a mere servant, be worthy of the name phoenix? You insulted the empress, you deserve a slap in the face!"
After saying that, he started whipping left and right, "pa pa pa".
The guards who had gathered around wanted to stop them, but when they heard this, they looked at each other and dared not move.
Li Gui was stunned for a moment. He wanted to yell and resist, but when he heard his words, he was also shocked.
He had not read many books, so how could he know whether it was true or false? However, he thought that the Queen Mother or the Empress was indeed going to talk about the Phoenix Body, so he was shocked and frightened at this moment. He had no temper at all. He wanted to beg for mercy, but he was beaten so hard that he couldn't speak.
Luo Qingzhou slapped him a dozen times before he stopped panting and asked sternly, "Do you know your guilt?"
Li Gui froze in place, his eyes were full of stars, his cheeks were burning with pain, his mind was blank, and he hurriedly said in a trembling voice: "Your servant... Your servant admits his guilt..."
Luo Qingzhou shouted coldly: "If I report this to His Majesty and the Queen Mother, you will be sentenced to death!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Gui trembled all over, his legs softened, and he knelt on the ground, begging for mercy in a trembling voice: "Master Luo, spare my life... I am a mean-mouthed servant, I deserve to be beaten, I was wrong... Please spare my life, Master Luo, I will work like a slave to repay you..."
Luo Qingzhou glanced at him again before getting on the carriage and said coldly, "I'll let you off this time today, but I won't let you off easily next time!"
After saying that, he carried the girl in his arms and entered the carriage.
Li Gui stood there trembling, his head and ears were buzzing, and he felt as if his soul had been sucked away.
After the carriage had gone some distance, he quickly mounted his horse and followed.
The carriage quickly disappeared into the darkness in the distance.
In the carriage.
Luo Qingzhou looked at the deceased girl in his arms and the two deep bloodstains on her cheeks. His clenched fists in his sleeves were trembling slightly.
"Sir, Huagu dreamed of you last night and missed you so much that I came here today..."
"Sir, Hua Gu doesn't expect anything. As long as I can serve you once in a while, I will be very satisfied..."
"Master, when Hua Gu comes next time, can you take her with you? The doctor said that Hua Gu can live to 20 years old, but Hua Gu feels that she doesn't have much time left... Hua Gu wants to serve you a few more times..."
"Young Master... Huagu... Huagu didn't... I'm sorry..."
Luo Qingzhou kept thinking about the weak and pitiful appearance of the girl today, and the words she said to him, as if it had just happened a short time ago. They were still lingering in his mind and ears, lingering for a long time...
"The Emperor..."
He clenched his fists in his sleeves and muttered.
The carriage passed through the inner city unimpeded and soon arrived at Maple Leaf Alley.
Luo Qingzhou concealed the emotions on his face and in his eyes, held the girl in his arms, walked out of the carriage, and got off the carriage.
Li Gui, who was sitting on the horse, looked at him with resentment, and said with a smile on his face: "Master Luo, I will take my leave first."
Luo Qingzhou didn't even look at him. He walked into the alley holding the girl in his arms.
The figure in the loose robe quickly disappeared into the dark alley.
Li Gui gritted his teeth, cursed softly, and rode back to the palace.
Luo Qingzhou held Huagu in his arms and stopped at the gate of Qin's mansion. After hesitating for a moment, he went in from the alley at the back. Half of his soul flew into the air to investigate, and the other half of his soul controlled his body. He held the girl in his arms and went directly to the Exiled Immortal Residence.
The body has just died, but the soul is still alive.
I don’t know if there is any hope.
The body in my arms was still warm and had not cooled down.
After entering the Exiled Immortal Residence, he immediately placed the person on the couch, then went to Meixiang Garden to report his safety to the Second Miss and give her a brief explanation. Then he returned to the Exiled Immortal Residence, his soul leaving his body, waiting for Huagu's soul to leave her body.
After waiting for a while, he suddenly remembered something and immediately took out the communication certificate and sent a message to Sister Yue: Sister Yue, the person's body has just died, but the soul is still there, and the body is still warm. Can it be saved
Every time he sent a message to Sister Yue, she either didn't reply or took a long time to reply, rarely replying immediately.
But today, to his surprise, as soon as he sent the message, Sister Yue immediately replied: No,
Although Luo Qingzhou had known this would be the result, his heart still ached when he saw these two cold words: Can the spirit help her stay? And the memory
Sister Yue: Yes
Luo Qingzhou immediately asked: Sister Yue, what should I do
Sister Yue: After a person dies, the memories in the soul usually disappear, unless someone uses the soul-searching technique, but once the soul-searching technique is used, the soul will soon shatter and disappear. If you want to keep both the soul and the memories, you have to find her a suitable body immediately, and then use the soul-transferring method to let her be reborn in another body, which is somewhat similar to possessing another body.
Luo Qingzhou asked quickly: Sister Yue, what is a suitable body? Do I need to kill another person? Also, what is the method of soul transfer and body replacement
Sister Yue: The right body is the one she can enter, and the spirit of that body has just died or left, so it won't reject her or devour her. As for the soul-changing method, it is a kind of practice, and with your current cultivation level, you are not yet able to practice it.
When Luo Qingzhou saw this message, his heart sank; Sister Yue, how long can she hold on in her current condition
Sister Yue: At most half an hour, her soul will leave, or disappear, or become a wandering ghost.
"Half an hour..."
Luo Qingzhou looked at the message on the jade and was suddenly filled with despair.
It would be impossible for him to find a suitable body in half an hour, and he couldn't just kill a woman. As for the soul-transferring and body-changing method, he...
At this time, Sister Yue's message came back: I know how to transfer souls and change bodies. You just need to find a suitable body, which does not have to be human. If it is a spirit creature, I may be able to let her coexist with the spirit creature's soul.
"Spiritual creature?"
When Luo Qingzhou saw these two words, his heart suddenly moved and he immediately looked at the little fire fox in the storage ring.
At this time, the little fire fox was baring its fangs and fighting with the two little white rabbits, looking very ferocious.
Luo Qingzhou made a prompt decision: Sister Yue, where are you? I will come to find you!
Sister Moon: West Lake
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, then he immediately put away the message. With a flash of consciousness, he used the art of controlling objects, hugged Hua Gu's body, flew out of the door, and then quickly flew into the air, heading towards the West Lake.
When we arrived at West Lake.
In the attic, a moon-white figure was waiting for him.
Luo Qingzhou immediately flew over with Huagu in his arms, landed on the attic, and said, "Sister Yue, I have a little fire fox here, it's a spiritual creature, do you think it's okay?"
The white figure glanced at the girl in his arms and said calmly, "Let's go to the bottom of the lake first. There may be someone patrolling here later."
After saying that, his figure flashed and flew towards the lake.
Luo Qingzhou immediately followed, holding Huagu.
The two of them walked one after the other to the bottom of the lake and entered the stone chamber where they had practiced before.
Unexpectedly, on the cold jade bed in the corner of the stone room, Long'er was lying there naked with her snow-white body exposed, holding a book in her hand, reading it very seriously.
As soon as Luo Qingzhou entered, he immediately turned his back.
When Long Er heard the noise, he quickly sat up, looked at the two of them with joy and said, "Sister, Master, you finally came to play with Long Er."
The moon-white figure looked at her naked body without saying a word.
Long Er blinked and asked in confusion, "Sir, why are you lying on your back? Who are you holding in your arms?"
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to say, "Hurry up and put on your clothes!"
Long Er finally reacted, and a flash of light appeared on her body, revealing a black long skirt. She then stuck out her tongue and said, "Long Er forgot..."
Luo Qingzhou then turned around, walked to the cold jade bed, put the flower bone in his arms on it, and said, "Sister Yue, is it okay to put it here?"
The Yuebai figure did not answer. He walked to the cold jade bed, first glanced at the cheek of the girl on the bed, then looked at the silver hairpin inserted into her heart, then reached out and touched her brows, and said: "The soul is in the body, and the body is still warm. Although her breathing and heartbeat are gone, her body is not completely dead."
Then, she looked at the silver hairpin again, reached out and gently stroked it, with a hint of surprise in her eyes: "This silver hairpin is a magic weapon that can lock the soul and fix the body. As long as it is not pulled out, her body will not be destroyed. But the energy contained in this silver hairpin cannot last too long..."
Hearing this, Luo Qingzhou immediately became excited and asked, "Sister Yue, do you mean that her body is not dead yet and can be saved?"
The moon-white figure looked at him and said, "She is already dead. What I mean is that with this silver hairpin, her body will not be destroyed immediately."
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, then said, "Then Sister Yue can rescue her soul and memory and put her in another body first, right?"
The Yuebai figure paused and said, "Take out the spiritual object. Let me take a look."
Luo Qingzhou immediately took out the little fire fox from the storage ring, grabbed its neck, and said, "Sister Yue, do you think it's okay?"
The Yuebai figure took a look, stretched out her slender jade fingers, and touched the little fire fox's brow.
The little fire fox was struggling desperately, but when touched by her fingertips, it suddenly froze there, motionless, with its round eyes staring at her.
There was silence.
The white figure put away his fingertips and said calmly, "Okay, but... are you sure you want to let this woman's soul and memory enter its body and turn it into a fire fox?"
Luo Qingzhou looked at the girl on the cold jade bed and said without any hesitation: "It's better to be alive than dead. Her life span is only a few years. I think it's good for her to live on the fire fox and see more of this world. Sister Yue, please help me save her."
The moon-white figure was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly: "It may take a long time, you guys go out and wait. I will set up a barrier, so don't barge in."
Luo Qingzhou looked at her and said, "Sister Yue, thank you. I'm sorry to bother you again."
The moon-white figure didn't say anything else.
Luo Qingzhou didn't dare to stay any longer and walked out with Long Er.
When they reached the passage outside, Long Er suddenly said in a low voice: "Sir, do you want to go to Long Er's Dragon Palace to take a look?"
Luo Qingzhou was in a heavy mood and frowned, saying, "Go back by yourself. I want to be alone for a while."
Long Er whispered, "Master, I have a thousand-year-old ice coffin. If we put the girl's body in it, even if the energy of the silver hairpin is used up, it will be able to preserve her body from being destroyed. When you become stronger, maybe you can transfer the girl's soul and memory from the little fire fox's body to her own body. In this way, she can come back to life."
After that, she sighed again and said, "Forget it, if you don't want to go, then forget it. Long Er will go back to the Dragon Palace to sleep. Bye."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Luo Qingzhou grabbed her and said, "Miss Long'er, I'll go!"