"... Do you understand, Zhixin?"
"I obey your command."
"The key to this plan is not you. You are in the open. With you here, no matter who it is, they will eventually focus on you."
"What you need to do is to make them believe that you are the leader of the plan. As for the specific content of the plan, you will know it when the time comes."
"promise!"
Wang Zhixin left.
He did not ask about the content of the plan because he had known for a long time that Li Yun... the emperor's thoughts were no longer something he could guess.
And now think about it.
"The Emperor probably knew you would come a long time ago."
“That’s why it’s arranged like this.”
“… .!!!”
Wang Zhixin's expression was calm, without any sign of surprise at all, and his reaction also made the prince slightly stunned, and it was obvious that he was unable to react.
And at the same time.
Below the top of Tianjue Peak, on the mountain trail, Lin Hao, the Sun-Chasing Sword, Hong Chen, the Star-Picking Sword, and Lin Heng, the Moon-Chasing Sword, had sat cross-legged on the ground at the same time without them noticing.
Lin Hao and Lin Heng are siblings, and Hong Chen is their childhood sweetheart. The three of them were collected among the people by the Imperial Guards and then raised in secret.
And the one who taught them martial arts...
... .is Li Yun.
“It has finally come to this.”
"Before I leave, I can fight against all the swordsmen in the world. This life is worthwhile."
"It's a pity that I can't convey the mysterious man's invitation to my brother."
Lin Hao, Hong Chen, and Lin Heng each murmured something, as if they were telling their last words to someone in the dark, and then closed their eyes at the same time.
At this moment, scenes from the past also emerged one after another.
"He was born with a blocked meridian. He won't live long."
"As long as you can save my sister! I will do whatever you want!"
"Please! I can do this too! You can ask me to do anything!"
"... .really?"
"really!"
"...Okay, but I have something to say. She was born with blocked meridians and is destined not to live to old age. With my cultivation, I can let her live for another ten years at most, but that is the limit. After ten years, she will definitely die. During these ten years, I allow you to find famous doctors in Central Plains, and it doesn't matter if you leave Central Plains. But if after ten years, you still can't find a way to save her, I will ask her to do something for me."
"What's up!?"
"You will know when the time comes, but I might as well tell you that it is a matter of death."
"Ten years is the deadline."
"I will lay everything out in the open. I will give her ten years to live, but she will still die after ten years. So before she dies, I will send her to do something as a reward for me. If you can find a way to save her after ten years, you can leave, and I will not stop you."
"If that doesn't work, you can decide for yourself whether to accompany her to do that mortal thing."
"Let's leave."
"It's up to you."
"... ..I understand! I promise you! As long as you can save her!"
"I agree too!"
"very good."
Since that day, there have been three more children, two boys and one girl, in the Imperial Guards. They grew up together, traveled around the Central Plains together, and sought out famous doctors together. They were the closest of friends, and they spent a fantastic ten years together, but... dreams must eventually end.
"That's enough."
"Just to die."
"It's okay...!"
When the ten-year deadline was up, Lin Hao and Hong Chen did not choose to leave, but stayed and took over the tasks assigned to them and Lin Heng by Li Yun.
Before leaving.
"Master, there is something I want to ask you."
"explain."
"... Is Heng'er really beyond saving? You can give her ten years of life, is that really the end of it? If possible, I will help her with her mission at all costs..."
"No."
"... ..."
"I made it very clear ten years ago. She was born with blocked meridians and should have died. I have extended her life with my own Emperor Sword Intent, which is already the limit. I know you are still unwilling and have doubts in your heart, but there is no need for me to lie to you. I never hide things that I cannot do."
"... I see."
"As for you, the dead cannot be resurrected, and it is not wise to be bound by the past. I do not recommend that you go with your sister."
"Master, no need to say more."
"I have made up my mind. Before my mother died, she asked me to take good care of Heng'er. Now that Heng'er is going to die, I have no intention of living alone."
"But your sister doesn't like you doing this, does she?"
"... I will keep it a secret from her. I will tell her that I am just sending her off for the last time."
"What about your brother, Hong Chen?"
"He's just like me."
"... It's up to you, just don't regret it."
... ... ... ... ...
The third level of Tianjue Peak.
The sound of the sword resounded through the sky! At the top of the sky, Lin Heng first spat out a mouthful of bright hot blood, which fell into the snow, splashing a sad red on her green clothes. As soon as the blood was spit out, a surge of sword intent also arose. Lin Heng smiled and then closed his eyes.
Brother, Achen, I hope you can live well... .
Boom!
Lin Heng, the Moon-Chasing Sword, passed away in meditation, and all his sword energy dissipated and sank into the peak of the Heavenly Peak.
The second level of Tianjue Peak.
"Has he passed away already... Ah Heng?"
Hong Chen looked up at the top of the mountain, ignoring the several confused masters standing by, and decisively picked up the Star-Picking Sword. As if he was afraid that he would regret it, he raised the sword and stabbed it into his chest. The splattering blood made his red robe even brighter.
Incompetent. After ten years, I still can’t find a way to rescue you.
Fear, fear of what I'm going to do without you.
Angry, angry that I had the desire to live before I died.
Now it's finally over.
I just hope that if there is an afterlife, we can continue our relationship... .
Boom!
Hong Chen, the master of the Star-Picking Sword, passed away, and all his sword intent dissipated and sank into the peak of the sky.
The third level of Tianjue Peak.
"Is it my turn at last?"
"Master... I don't know if you are lying to me, or if this is a trick you are trying to win my heart over, or if it is something you are really saying."
"There was a time when I was even afraid of you."
"I don't know what you're thinking."
"but... ."
"Thank you so much for giving me, Achen, and Heng'er a happy ten years."
"Heng'er, Achen."
"I am coming."
This was perhaps the time when Lin Hao was most emotional and spoke the most in the past ten years. For the past ten years, Lin Heng's remaining life was like a mountain, weighing on his heart and almost crushing him. He frowned, just to prevent Lin Heng from seeing his sadness. He was taciturn, fearing that he would burst into tears if he spoke. Over time, this had changed from being deliberate to a habit.
It's just a pity... .
"In the end, I couldn't tell you what I really wanted to say."
"Because if I can."
"I still hope you can leave with a smile."
Boom!
Lin Hao, the Sun-Chasing Sword, sat in meditation and all his sword energy dissipated, sinking into the top of the sky.
So far!
All three swords were transformed! The sword intent merged into the Heavenly Absolute Peak, from the bottom up, sinking into the center of the earth, but it triggered the vibration of the earth veins, and began to recoil upwards again, like a volcanic eruption, and like a magic sword unsheathed, the sword intent of the three people gathered into one, sweeping from the depths of the earth to the highest point of the Heavenly Absolute Peak!
At this moment, everyone present, including the warriors in the small town at the foot of the mountain, seemed to hear a desolate, melodious, and loud chant that seemed to come from the depths of eternity.
Pure dragon roar!
Tianjue Peak is a wonder formed when the dragon vein of the Central Plains awakened and raised its head in the past! This place is connected to nothing else but the dragon vein of the Central Plains!
at the same time.
Thousands of miles away, Dayun went to Beijing, outside the Golden Throne Hall of the Imperial Palace.
A young man who looked to be no more than twenty years old, wearing a five-clawed golden dragon robe and with a white jade seal hanging around his waist, was walking down the steps from the white jade steps. Tong Daofu, the seal-holder of the Imperial Household Department and the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, followed behind the young man with a respectful look on his face.
"... ..Miusuke."
"The servant is here."
"You said... did I do something wrong?"
"How could the emperor be wrong?"
"... Yes, how could the emperor be wrong... I will not be wrong, and I cannot be wrong..."
The young man stopped and stood on the edge of the white jade steps, looking far into the distance towards the top of the sky: "I only hope... this is the last time."