Mu Lin: "...Oh?"
Ming Ye had no intention of answering her question. He threw the pill back to her and opened the door to see her off.
The most hateful person is the one who stops talking halfway!
Mu Lin returned to his room holding the jade bottle, thinking about the things about Fairy Ling Yue and her master, and he actually became a little concerned.
If she had another mistress, it would seem... meaningless. She saw that her master liked to be alone.
Raising a glass to invite the bright moon, the shadow and I become three. Occasionally, the master would go up to the attic alone, drink a few glasses of homemade sake, watch the moon and play chess.
Maybe... Master is really that lonely
But if Master had feelings for Fairy Ling Yue, shouldn't he have expressed his feelings long ago? Even the Dragon King of the North Sea knew about this, so Fairy Ling Yue's feelings were not a secret in the fairy world, right? If Master had feelings for her, he should have made it clear long ago...
I guess the goddess has a dream, but the king has no intention.
Mu Lin came to this conclusion and felt slightly satisfied. She then warned herself not to think too much and that she should not interfere in her master's affairs as it was disrespectful to her teacher.
She put the matter behind her and took out the alchemy furnace again. With her slender white fingers, she took out three round lotus seeds from the bottom of the furnace. They looked like emerald green and crystal clear. These were the thousand-petal green lotus seeds that had not been refined.
Green lotus seeds and green lotus petals come from the same lineage, so they must be creations of heaven and earth. I just don’t know what their uses are
Just treat it as the reward for refining medicine, keep it and study it slowly, there is no reason to return it to the North Sea Dragon King for nothing. Mu Lin put them into the jade bottle.
The next day, she threw the medicine bottle to Ming Yijian and said, "Take it and take one pill a day."
"Alin, why are you so generous today? I asked you for the elixir before, but you didn't give it to me..."
Mu Lin smiled and said, "I suddenly had an inspiration last night, so I went to the yard to make a new medicine. What I made before were all semi-finished products. Would you dare to eat it if I gave it to you?"
Ming Yijian opened the cork and a faint and elegant fragrance spread out. The fragrance was even more refreshing as it spread far away, making people feel relaxed and happy.
"What about this time?"
"A top-grade tranquilizing pill. It can calm your mind and strengthen your body. It may be able to cure your sleepiness."
Seeing that Ming Yi had no suspicion at all, he swallowed one immediately. Unexpectedly, the pill melted in his mouth, and a sweet and cool breath flowed down his throat.
A cool and comfortable feeling came down from her head, enveloping her whole body in lightness. The laziness that had previously made her feel like she was holding back on energy was swept away invisibly, and then even her body and mind felt a little more relaxed.
Ming Yi saw that his expression was empty and he felt as if he was floating in the air, and he suddenly didn't know what was going on.
"How effective is the medicine?"
"It really is a top-grade elixir. If I take one more, I will be able to ascend to heaven instantly!"
Mu Lin smiled and nodded, and spent the next few days secretly observing Ming Yijian. The drug was indeed effective. Before, he could only chat for an hour before he ran out of energy, but now he could chat with Ming Ye for three or four hours without yawning.
The glimmer in Mingye's eyes grew increasingly hot, and he thought it was time to confess something.
But he was still a little hesitant. It was not bad to continue getting along like this. If his identity was revealed, they might not even be able to be friends.
The harm he had done to her was there, could she forgive him
It's not that there weren't times when he was about to blurt out the words, but every time he said them, he swallowed them back. Mingye smiled bitterly in his heart, never expecting that one day, the carefree North Sea Dragon King would have concerns and be unable to speak.
Mu Lin couldn't understand what Ming Ye was doing. Everything was ready except for the right time. What was there for him not to say
A short pain is worse than a long one. Won’t the consequences be worse the longer you delay
Mu Lin was secretly alert. When it comes to love, one must not seek benefits and avoid harm. Once it breaks out, it will be "sorrowful and heartbreaking". This is not acceptable.
She never expected that one day she would be so heartbroken and miserable because of the word love, even though she had always been avoiding it.
Ming Yijian finally finished taking the medicine. Although he did not transform completely, the change in his overall personality was obvious.
She was radiant, full of energy, with soft skin and bright eyes. Even the faint red marks at the end of her eyes had disappeared. Who wouldn't think she was a fairy with outstanding appearance? How could anyone associate her with a ghost
Mingye finally spoke, but Mingyi saw that he had to obey the notebook.
"… I have heard of an anecdote from the past dynasty that left one with a long and lingering memory. Would you be interested in hearing it?"
Ming Yi smiled and said, "I'd like to hear more details."
"Heaven and earth are the inns of all things, and time is the passer-by of a hundred generations. The life of a mortal is short, and the fate of growing up, growing strong and aging is something that even an emperor cannot violate. However, Emperor Ai of the former Southern Dynasty was not content with this, and after ascending the throne, he became obsessed with seeking immortality..."
Mu Lin lowered his eyes slightly. The more powerful a person is, the more afraid of death he is? What could the old emperor think? He just hoped to live forever and ascend to heaven.
"Natural disasters and man-made disasters occurred one after another, but Emperor Ai ignored government affairs. Ministers of the Qingliu faction, led by Prime Minister Yan, made repeated remonstrations, angering the emperor. The Yan family was confiscated and exterminated. The Qixia Palace where Concubine Yan lived caught fire, and the young Seventh Prince disappeared."
Ming Yijian interrupted him excitedly: "I know, I know! The Seventh Prince was living among the common people, right? Then he passed the imperial examination and became the new top scholar, married a beautiful wife, and was eventually found by the old emperor. After ascending the throne, he became a wise ruler!"
Mu Lin knew something about this history. "You've read too many storybooks. Emperor Ai was the second to last emperor of the Southern Dynasty. The next emperor to ascend the throne will only be the one who destroyed the country."
Ming Ye seemed to be caught up in some emotion. He paused for a moment before continuing to Ming Yijian: "It happened that the twelfth and thirteenth princes were born, and Emperor Ai announced the death of the seventh prince in public. After that, this matter was kept secret in the palace."
Ming Yijian: “…” Well, the emperor has no shortage of sons, and he doesn’t care about this seventh prince.
Throughout the dynasties, without father and son in the royal family, how could there be deep love between people
"The Seventh Prince was taken out of the palace by the last of the Yan family's connections and grew up in a scholar's home in a remote town. He didn't know his own life experience and grew up reading and learning calligraphy with his elders. Later, the scholar's family fell into poverty and his parents died, so he passed the examination to become a scholar and went to teach in a wealthy family."
"oh… "
Seeing that Ming Yi was not interested, Ming Ye changed the subject and said, "One day, he passed through the master's pear garden and fell in love with a girl in red at first sight amidst the snow-white pear blossoms. After that, he would pass by there every day..."
Ming Yi's eyes lit up. Yes, love stories, even though she had avoided reading them over the years, were still her favorite!
Mu Lin had no feelings at all, and even felt a little bored. That's right, she was born lacking empathy. In other words, she was cold-hearted.
Looking at Ming Yijian's sparkling eyes, Ming Ye's cold and childish voice seemed to contain a little tenderness, "... but he never saw the girl again. The girl in red was like a dream, shattered when the dream was awakened, and the whole person disappeared without a trace. Until half a year later, the girl in red came to visit the owner of this house again."
He will never forget that feeling. Looking at her hazy figure through the screen, a bright flower suddenly bloomed in his heart.
He looked straight at Ming Yijian and said, "He had made up his mind at that time to marry her." In the following years, he had been secretly paying attention to the girl in red and drove away many bad peaches for her.
But he was alone and had nothing, so how could he go to the girl's family to propose marriage? How could the girl's family be willing to entrust the girl to him
Seeing that no one noticed his abnormality, Ming Yi asked, "Then what?"
"He was not ready to go to the girl's house to propose marriage, but he met her when her family was in trouble. So he hid her in his home, took care of her and accompanied her, and finally made the girl fall in love with him."
Then step by step towards the abyss.
There was determination and sadness in Ming Ye's eyes. It seemed like a beginning destined by fate, but who knew it was just a sad dream
How similar is this scene? Ming Yi saw the changes in his eyes, and her knuckles turned pale. She remained silent, silent, and had already seen through the truth.
The dark delivery room was filled with the smell of decay and blood. The dying young woman lay on the bed, feeling cold and painful all over, and almost entered the underworld...
After being bedridden for many days, the man in blue standing beside her before her death had such cold and indifferent eyes...
"I was the one who killed both the child and you. Don't ever meet a wicked person like me in your next life..."
"The thing I regret most in this life is marrying you..."
Every word made her feel like she was falling into an icy cave.
She finally stared at him and smiled: "In that case, did he treat the girl well?"
Ming Ye met her gaze and shook his head slowly and with difficulty, "No."
He thought that "the wedding night and the day when one's name is on the imperial examination" were the proudest things in life. He wanted to win an imperial edict for her and avenge the Ming family to ease her mood. So, he ignored the warning of his late father, Mr. Lin, and continued to take the imperial examination.
"He passed the imperial examination and went to Beijing to take the imperial examination after getting married. He was recognized by the Fourth Prince and his entourage who were recruiting talented people at the White Crane Tower. As a result, he failed the imperial examination and was imprisoned in Beijing. The Fourth Prince had a trace of conscience and did not kill me. He just poisoned me with a poisonous insect and let me return to my hometown to fend for myself."
In Mingye's words, he had unconsciously replaced "he" with "I".
"Ridiculous! Do you think I will believe you if you say that?" Ming Yijian's eyes were filled with anger and hatred, but Mu Lin held her tightly, "Yijian, it's not too late to listen to him."
Ming Yi sneered and brushed Mu Lin's hand away, then laughed angrily: "Okay! Okay! Okay! You also help him hide it from me, I will stand here and listen, and see what other excuses he can come up with!"
"Go on."
"The Fourth Prince used you as a threat, so I took you to the countryside to live in seclusion. I always forgot some things during my confusion, and there were a few times when I almost forgot you. Afterwards, I was scared and started carving the pear blossom hairpin..."
He treated her coldly, stayed away from her, hurt her, and even hoped that she would leave. He was speechless and could not tell her that only by leaving him could she live in peace.
And he wanted to keep her in his memory forever, and the stunning pear blossoms when he first saw her were the best medium.
"Even if you were poisoned, what about my child?" Ming Yi heard the cold questioning, and her heart was bleeding. "What did he do wrong? Why did you want to kill him?"
A trace of deep sorrow flashed across Ming Ye's eyes, and he said in a low voice: "I'm sorry. The child's arrival was too unexpected. I am under the surveillance of the Fourth Prince, and my flesh and blood cannot be left in this world."
"Yijian, I can't protect you and your son. I'm sorry."
So he didn't kill the child, and he didn't kill her either
Was it all done by the Fourth Prince
Ming Yi paused for a moment and snorted coldly: "That's not what you said back then. Every word you said to me while I was dying was heartbreaking!"
The events of that year were still vivid in her mind. His cold, empty eyes and cruel, ruthless words turned into the sharpest blade in the world, cutting her heart with each stroke until it bled.
Tell her now, it's all a scam
Ming Yi didn't believe a word of it!
"Lin Chaosheng, don't think you can fool me with sweet words, you deserve to die!"
He smiled faintly, and returned to his original appearance as Lin Chaosheng. The scholar had a jade-like face and a pale complexion, but he called her by her nickname tenderly: "Yi Yi, I really deserve to die, come and kill me."