Although Cao Ziyun was surprised by her calm reaction, she still stepped forward and came to the goddess.
The goddess held her wrist coldly, and then turned to look at her palm print. After a long time, she let go of her hand with a heavy face.
"Girl, you are a rare kind-hearted person. Do you know what kind of divine punishment you will endure if you repeatedly reveal your secrets?"
"I know."
Cao Ziyun was not at all surprised by her words. From the beginning, she knew that the old man in front of her had magical powers, and when she held her hand to watch, she knew that she must have seen something. The mother-in-law's reaction was the same as when her mother took her to tell people's fortunes when she was a child, and the fortune-teller's reaction was just like the goddess is now.
"It's your destiny not to live to nineteen, but you still do it again and again regardless of your own safety."
The goddess sighed, her words were astonishing, and just now she held her hand bones and looked at her palm prints. She had already seen that this girl had supernatural abilities, but unfortunately she was short-lived.
It's a pity, it's a pity, it's rare that this girl has a kind and soft heart, it's just that God's will is hard to resist.
Yes, she was destined to live beyond the age of nineteen in her life.
This is the most important truth that Qiu Yu did not tell Dongfang Ao that day, and it is also the main reason why she came to Dongfang Mansion to break off the marriage.
There are only three months left until her nineteenth birthday, and within these three months, she will die at any time.
How can she be qualified to accept Dongfang Ao's feelings with such a poor fate? That's why she chooses to escape again and again.
"God, since you have seen the miss's life, can you help our miss?"
Qiu Yu heard her words from the side, her eyes lit up, she cherished hope, and begged to be authentic.
The goddess glanced at the two of them, and still shook her head and sighed. Her elite eyes looked directly at Cao Ziyun. Not only was she not afraid, but she was very calm. She seemed to have already accepted her fate, and she admired her even more.
"Actually, when I adopted Doudou, I had already figured out that she would have a life-and-death catastrophe this year, and it was related to water. But I didn't calculate that it was in these two days, thanks to you who came to tell me this in person regardless of your own safety. Only thing can save Doudou's life. It's a pity I'm not capable enough to help you, I'm sorry, girl."
"God, you don't have to feel indebted to me. Life and death have fate, I have already seen it."
Instead, Cao Ziyun comforted the old man. She has always helped others, and she does not need gratitude from others, just for her own peace of mind.
"Miss, you can see it yourself, but what do you want me and the second young master to do? We can't lose you!"
Qiu Yu couldn't help sobbing. If the goddess is powerless, it is equivalent to sentence the young lady to death again. How can she not feel afraid and sad.
"Qiu Yu, don't do this."
Cao Ziyun sighed reluctantly, hugged her and comforted her. Why would she give up? It's just fate, can she refuse to accept her fate
"Wait! Girl, the second young master you mentioned just now is Dongfang Ao? Do you have anything to do with Dongfang Mansion?"
The goddess suddenly spoke up and asked an irrelevant question.
"Our young lady is Dongfang Ao's wife."
Although she didn't understand why she asked that, Qiu Yu wiped away her tears and said honestly while choking.
"...It's Dongfang Ao's fiancee, maybe things will turn around."
The goddess pondered for a while, and spoke exciting news.
"God, what did you say? Didn't you just say that you can't do anything? Or did you think of a way to save our lady?"
Qiu Yu stepped forward excitedly and asked anxiously.
"If your lady is really Dongfang Ao's fiancée, then maybe it will be saved."
"Wait, what do you mean, whether I can be saved or not depends on whether I am related to the Oriental Palace?"
Cao Ziyun heard the mystery in her words, was deeply puzzled, and asked in confusion.
"You are such a smart and kind girl, maybe God doesn't want you to die so early."
The wrinkled old face of the goddess showed a gentle smile, and she could finally repay her favor for saving Doudou.
"God, what's your method? Can you ask the old man to tell me quickly!"
Qiu Yu couldn't stand her words full of mystery, so why not just be a little bit more straightforward and just say no.
"You girl, you are really impatient. You should learn from your young lady. Look how calm she is."
The goddess shook her head and made fun of her, and didn't plan to sell any more. A pair of elite old eyes locked Cao Ziyun.
"Girl, you should have heard the phrase 'a family that accumulates good deeds must have a shadow'..."
"My goddess, my surname is Cao and my name is Ziyun. You can just call me Ziyun directly."
Cao Ziyun interrupted her words, and a gentle smile bloomed on her soft and pretty face. She really couldn't stand the old man calling her girl all the time.
"Miss..." Qiu Yu's helpless wailing came from the side.
"Don't interrupt the goddess, you're not in a hurry, but I'm about to die!"
It's true that the emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry. Sooner or later, she will be pissed to death by the young lady.
The goddess looked at the interaction between the master and the servant, which made her amused. It seemed that she had to speak quickly, so that the little girl would not have the patience to listen.
"The Oriental House has been practicing the ancestral motto of accumulating kindness and helping others for generations, and the accumulated blessings are very deep.
Halfway through speaking, the goddess couldn't help but coughed again. Cao Ziyun hurriedly poured her a glass of water. The goddess' old eyes met her caring eyes and patted her hand with a smile, indicating that she should not worry.
"Also, Ziyun, you disregarded your own safety and saved many people by revealing the secret of good will; although you revealed the secret, it is also because of your kindness that you cannot see death without help. For this purpose, I want to save you. There is only one way, and that is to sign the Book of Ten Thousand Words. There are countless people who have been helped by Dongfang Mansion. As long as each of them signs their names and prays to God to save your life, when the time is right, they will be Burn it, go to heaven and listen, maybe it can save your life."
The ten thousand words signed by 10,000 people may be able to move the gods and let her continue to live. This is also the best and only way at present.
"God, are you sure this can really save Miss?"
After Qiu Yu carefully listened to her words, she was still worried, what if this method failed? Isn't that lady helpless? !
"Of course it's not enough. Girl, you help me into the room, I have something to explain to you."
The goddess handed her skinny arm to Amity, and asked her to help her slowly walk into the inner room step by step.
"Miss, don't run around, I'll be out right away."
Qiu Yu was supporting the old man, but he still looked back and explained in an uneasy manner.
"Okay, you girl is really long-winded. Your lady is not a child, so she won't lose it."
Before Cao Ziyun spoke, the goddess spoke her heart out, causing her to burst out laughing uncontrollably.
Qiu Yu helped the goddess to her small room, and carefully helped her to sit on the bed. She was about to let go of her hands, but was caught tightly by the goddess.
"Girl, what I'm saying to you now, you must memorize it word for word; it's up to you whether your young lady can survive."
"I know, I dare not forget a word."
Amity's serious expression made Qiu Yu nervous as well, and she hurriedly promised.
"I just watched Zi Yun's palm prints, she has less than a month left to live..."
"what!"
When Qiu Yu heard the words, her face quickly turned white, and she looked like she was shaky.
"You cheer me up and listen to what I have to say next!"
The goddess drank unbearably, this girl is really not as calm as her young lady, it's really useless.
"After you go back, you must immediately tell Dongfang Ao to prepare for the signing of the Wanyan Book, and this matter must be dealt with as soon as possible; also, you must pay close attention to the physical condition of your lady, if you find her If she vomits blood, she has to marry Dongfang Ao immediately. On the day of their marriage, they need to put Zi Yun's birth date on the offering table in the ancestral hall of Dongfang Mansion, burn incense to worship the ancestors, and ask for the blessing of the ancestors of all dynasties. The door must be open and cannot be closed. Do remember that during the second watch, immediately burn the Book of Ten Thousand Words in front of the two people's new house, and all the people in Dongfang House must burn incense and pray in front of the new house; if you want to know whether the ghost is coming, But sprinkle white rice in the new house; if Zi Yun is not taken away by the ghosts at the fifth watch, it means that your lady can survive."
After the goddess finished speaking in one breath, she couldn't help coughing again. After finally coughing, he glanced at Qiu Yu who was too shocked and stunned on the spot, shook his head and sighed.
"Girl, did you remember what I just said?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Qiu Yu suddenly came back to her senses, her little face was still pale from being too frightened, she knelt down to the goddess abruptly, and said gratefully with tears:
"God, thank you old man, you are really a noble lady, without you, Miss will not be able to live!"
"Get up! Girl."
The goddess hurriedly helped her up. This girl is really loyal to the Lord, and she raised a wise smile at her.
"Actually, the real noble person of your family should be herself. If today she is helpless for the sake of her own safety, she may not reveal the secret, but judging from her destiny, she can live to three years at most. Ten years old, because she was destined to be a short-lived person from birth; but she chose to reveal the secret and did not care about the pain inflicted on her. Although she shortened her lifespan, it also reversed her own destiny; , The gratitude of others to her is to add a kindness to her, otherwise she would not have the chance to meet me, so this is called goodness and good rewards, it is not that it is not repaid, it is just that the time has not come."
"I understand. Anyway, thank you very much, goddess."
Qiu Yu suddenly understood, and in her heart she admired the selfless mind of the young lady even more, and was even more proud of her own young lady.
"Girl, you have a kind master, and it is your blessing to be able to follow her; however, it is also a blessing for your lady to have such a loyal and loyal servant girl as you."
The goddess has already seen that the two masters and servants are deeply in love, and she is very happy to have the opportunity to know them and help them.
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After saying goodbye to the goddess, the two quickened their pace and hurried back to Dongfang Mansion.
Before leaving the alley, he was blocked by a masked man in black who suddenly appeared. At the same time, the two recognized the man in black as the one who killed Cao Ziyun in the bamboo forest last time.
"Miss, what should I do?"
Qiu Yu pulled Cao Ziyun back in fear. Seeing that the long sword of the man in black was approaching, she couldn't escape into the goddess' house, so she was afraid that they would be implicated. Are they really going to die here
"Don't be afraid."
Cao Ziyun held her hand tightly and stepped back calmly, seeing that she was about to reach the bottom of the alley, and there was no way to retreat.
The man in black's eyes showed murderous intent, and he decided to take her life this time; he would not make the same mistake again.
Just as he swung his long sword and was about to end the two with one sword, five men fell from the eaves at a critical moment, protecting the two at the right time.
"Miss Cao, please return to Dongfang Mansion quickly, we are here."
It turned out that these five people were the people Dongfang Ao sent to protect her secretly. As soon as Cao Ziyun left the house, they protected her from behind, and at the same time discovered the existence of the man in black, so that they could save the two at a critical moment.
"Thank you for your help."
Cao Ziyun thanked the five people, and hurriedly dragged Qiu Yu out of the alley, all the way to the crowded streets.
Seeing this, the man in black was about to catch up with his sword, but was surrounded by five men sent by the Dongfang Mansion. The man in black was afraid of missing a good opportunity, and planned to make a quick decision.
I saw him jumping up and waving his long sword, fighting one against five, and the sound of swords clashing from time to time in the alley. Due to the huge difference in martial arts between the two sides, but within a short while, the five men were all decorated, and the men in black were unwilling to fight. With a jump, he flew out of the alley, searching for Cao Ziyun's figure.
As for the master and servant of Cao Ziyun at the other end, the two of them did not dare to stop for a while, and went straight to the direction of Dongfang Mansion. Along the way, the cold wind whistled past their ears, and the two gasping for breath, no matter how fast they ran, they still couldn't outrun the killer who followed closely behind.
The man in black didn't care that he was on the street, and wanted to quickly complete the task. When everyone saw this, they were so frightened that they ran away. In the blink of an eye, only the man in black and the two masters and servants were left on the street.
"Come on."
The man in black shook his long sword and stabbed straight at Cao Ziyun. The people on both sides of the street shouted one after another. Cao Ziyun, who couldn't escape in time, was about to die tragically under the sword—
Cao Ziyun, who had already accepted her fate and closed her eyes, felt a murderous aura coming towards her, but when she was in critical condition, the sound of swords clashing came from her ears. She opened her eyes in astonishment. In front of a touch of slender figure. .
"Ah... it's the second young master!"
Qiu Yu whispered in surprise, her heart screamed miserably, and turned to look at the young lady's guilty and pale face.
Dongfang Ao's black eyes glanced at the slender figure like a torch, and only after confirming that she was not damaged at all, did he focus on fighting the man in black in front of him.
The sword rose and the sword fell. In the blink of an eye, the two had already made dozens of moves. The crowd on both sides of the street all opened their eyes and watched the duel with bated breath. The folding fan is full of gentle looks, but I didn't expect martial arts to be so good! The four brothers of Dongfang Mansion are indeed extraordinary.
Under the astonished eyes of everyone, the outcome was soon announced. Dongfang Ao's martial arts were slightly better. After a false move, he successfully caught the man in black. The long sword first mercilessly pierced into his right chest, and then pulled it up abruptly. Immediately, a column of blood spurted from the man in black's chest. He came out and fell to the ground in a state of embarrassment.
"Second Young Master!"
When Jiang Bo hurriedly arrived, he was relieved to see that the man in black had been subdued and Cao Ziyun's master and servant were safe. Fortunately, the second young master arrived in time.
"When sending him to the yamen, first ask who ordered him."
Dongfang Ao commanded him, turned to face the figure that worried him, his black eyes stared straight at the pair of uneasy clear eyes, stretched out his long arms, and clamped the slender body in his arms; A powerful force seemed to break her waist.
Cao Ziyun raised her head timidly to meet his burning black eyes, not missing the gloomy and terrifying look on his handsome face.
It seems that this time, she really provoked his anger.
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In the study, there is a heavy atmosphere that is about to come.
Cao Ziyun's clear eyes stared at the window lattice with some fear. Half an hour has passed, but her body is still tight.
After being caught by him on the street, he was brought back with a gloomy face; he did not say a word along the way, until after returning to the house, he saw five guards in the hall who were injured trying to save them. , At that time, she was mentally prepared to face his anger, but his response was only to glance at her coldly, motioning her to enter the study, and then let her wait for half an hour with an uneasy heart.
She decided she couldn't bear to wait any longer with this feeling of unease -- obviously, she wasn't as patient as he was.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left the house on my own."
She mustered up the courage to take the initiative to admit her mistake, thinking that because she sneaked out of the house and hurt the five guards who protected her, her chest was filled with guilt.
"You also know that you shouldn't leave the house without permission? The last lesson obviously didn't teach you to be good. If I didn't show up in time, do you think you would still be standing here? In order to save people, I often disregard my own safety. Are you saying that you are too self-sufficient or too kind? Ziyun, you are so disappointing to me."
Dongfang Ao slowly turned around to face her, his deep black eyes had indifference, and he no longer had the gentle eyes he had when facing her before. Even when the two first met, he never looked at her with such indifference. she.
The slender body was shocked, and tears were faintly flashing in the bright clear eyes. His last words, like a hammer, hit her chest fiercely, making her chest tight and uncomfortable.
His eyes were as cold as knives, which made her heartache so much that she didn't dare to look at him, and an inexplicable unease gradually crept into her heart.
"I... I can't see death without help."
Her pink lips trembled slightly, her tearful eyes narrowed slightly. She didn't want him to see the tears in the bottom of her eyes. She clung tightly to the front of her clothes, trying her best to suppress her heartache. His indifference made her frightened for no reason.
She lowered her little face, her slender body trembled slightly, even if she couldn't see her expression at the moment, she knew that she would be uncomfortable, and a touch of distress swept across his chest.
But when he thought of the fear and worry that appeared in his heart when he found out that she was out of the house, a wave of anger rekindled.
"So, in order to save people, you don't care if your body can bear it, and you don't consider me who will worry about you?"
"no… "
Cao Ziyun's soft little face turned pale, she shook her head violently, and denied it excitedly, and the fear in her heart gradually deepened.
"No more. You go back to your room first, I want to be alone."
Dongfang turned his head arrogantly, as if he didn't want to take another look at her, his fists were clenched by his side, and he didn't want to look at her pale face; he must not be soft-hearted, otherwise, depending on her temperament, he would not know what he could do. until when.
Hearing this, Cao Ziyun's delicate body swayed, her face was terrifyingly pale, her tearful eyes stared at his stiff back, her heels twisted, and she stumbled away from the study. While spinning away, a crystal teardrop fell to the ground.
Hearing the hurried footsteps leaving behind him, Dongfang Ao turned his head suddenly, but only had time to see the pink skirt fluttering around the corner.
boom!
Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the study, Dongfang Aojun's face was gloomy, his body was full of terrifying anger, he punched the ebony chair, his black eyes were deep and complicated, and he stared straight at the corner ahead, as if he could still see her. The figure who left hastily.
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After leaving the study, Cao Ziyun walked back to her bedroom in a trance. When passing through Dongfang Ao's bedroom, the tears that he held back finally fell.
Qiu Yu, who had been waiting in Cao Ziyun's room for a long time, hurriedly opened the door when she heard footsteps, but unexpectedly saw her young lady standing at the door, sobbing sadly.
"What happened, miss? Why are you crying?"
Qiu Yu exclaimed, and hurriedly helped her into the room and let her sit on the chair.
Despite her weak appearance, she is actually a very strong person. From childhood to adulthood, I have seen her cry only a handful of times; even knowing that she will live soon, she has never seen her cry, but now she is crying so sadly. Is she so sad
"Qiu Yu, did I do something wrong? For so many years, because I can't see death without help, I'm so tired that everyone who cares about me is worried and afraid."
Wiping away the tears on her face, Cao Ziyun took a deep breath, her elegant face pale; only now did she realize how worried her parents and Qiu Yu had been for her over the years.
"No, no! Miss, you did nothing wrong. Although we are worried about you, we are also proud of you, because Miss is such a kind person. What happened to you and the second young master?"
Qiu Yu asked anxiously, frightened by her appearance and questions, and hurriedly walked back and forth beside her.
"He's just disappointed with me, and that's fine, we wouldn't have had any results in the first place."
Thinking of his stern appearance and the words criticizing her, his chest hurt.
"Miss, you mustn't say that!" Qiu Yu's face turned pale with fright. "If the young lady can't marry the second young master, then the young lady will not be able to live."
She remembered what the goddess had told her, that the young lady must become a member of Dongfang Mansion, so that she could rely on the blessings of Dongfang Mansion and have a chance to continue her life.
"Don't mention this again. Life or death is a matter of life. I don't care whether I can survive or not. Anyway, the purpose of our visit was to break off the marriage, and now it's just to bring everything back to the original point."
Let's just pretend the two don't get along. It's just, why did he give up on her when she gradually fell in love with him! She would rather the two of them never started, so that at least when she left, her heart was still intact.
"No way, miss! Don't use your temper for a while. I believe that the second young master must be angry for a while. I can see that he likes the young lady. When the second young master is relieved, the young lady will have a good talk with him. Talk, he will forgive Miss."
She finally found out the way to keep the young lady alive, and this method is to marry the person whom the young lady likes, and she would not agree to leave at this time; besides, she did not believe that Dongfang Ao would be willing to give up the young lady.
"can you?"
She looked suspiciously at Qiu Yu's affirmative face, nodded her head like garlic, and thought about it calmly. At that time, she didn't have a chance to explain it properly. If she waited for the two to calm down, maybe everything would not be too desperate.
Suddenly, a sharp pain gripped her heart tightly. The pain made it difficult for her to breathe. Her face was so pale that she didn't have time to speak. A smear of darkness rushed towards her. Before she lost consciousness, she faintly heard. Qiu Yu's cry.
"Miss!"