☆、144 Love breeds hate, yet love remains within hate.
"Qing'er, how about I issue an edict tomorrow to bestow upon you the title of Imperial Concubine?"
Helian Qing looked at Murong Fanghua, her eyes involuntarily welling up with tears, her face filled with emotion.
"Brother Fanghua, do you know that Qing'er has been waiting for you to say these words for eighteen years? Qing'er is willing to do anything, as long as I can be with Brother Fanghua forever."
Tears streamed down Helian Qing's face involuntarily, like beads falling from a broken string.
Murong Fanghua smiled gently and said, "This is a good thing, why are you crying?"
"Yes, Qing'er is so happy! Brother Fanghua, I'll go back now and tell Dad and my family that Qing'er is waiting for you at home."
Helian Qing suddenly stood up and said excitedly. Before Murong Fanghua could reply, she quickly ran out!
Murong Fanghua's face gradually turned cold. His icy eyes stared at Helian Qing's disappearing figure, his fists clenched tightly together. "Liuyin, I will definitely cripple your wings and imprison you by my side forever. I will make you wish you were dead."
Love can turn into hate, and hate can contain love!
This is Murong Fanghua's heart for Wu Liuyin!
In the capital, Feng Jingtian sat on the dragon throne, looking at Hua Mudan, who had been tortured beyond recognition, and spoke with a ferocious expression.
"I'll ask you one more time, where is Suo Qingqiu?"
Hua Mudan looked at Feng Jingtian arrogantly: "Why should I tell you, Feng Jingtian, that you will not have a good end treating me like this?"
"I deserve a terrible death? Hahahaha, that's still better than you, you harlot! If you hadn't been so swayed by the beauty of my subordinate Suo Qingqiu, you wouldn't be in this state now. I'll ask you one last time, where is Suo Qingqiu?"
Feng Jingtian arrogantly stood up and laughed loudly.
Hua Mudan hardened her heart, straightened her face, and turned her head away, ignoring Feng Jingtian.
It turns out that Feng Jingtian wanted to rely on the power of the capital to unify the world first, which was exactly what Wu Qiyuan said. However, he did not know that the military power and all the financial resources of the capital had been transferred to Suo Qingqiu, and now Suo Qingqiu was nowhere to be found.
Apart from Hua Mudan, who had a relationship with Suo Qingqiu, he couldn't find anything related to Suo Qingqiu!
Military power is relatively easy to control, but without financial resources, even if they plunder, they cannot support the hundreds of thousands of troops in the capital. When they go to the battlefield, they will all be useless, not to mention that they are all in power by women!
In addition, Suo Qingqiu also took the Shura Slash with him. Without the Shura Slash, he would not be able to restrain Wu Qiyuan and Nalan Die'er, and his dream of dominating the world would have to be postponed again.
The thought of Suo Qingqiu filled Feng Jingtian with rage. His most trusted subordinate, almost like a confidante, had unexpectedly betrayed him while he was in seclusion to detoxify. She had taken the witch and disappeared somewhere, stealing his Shura Slash and the antidote!
"Hmph, I don't believe it. Suo Qingqiu was originally going to save you. Wu Hailan, tie Hua Mudan to the city wall and show everyone that the capital will henceforth belong to the Feng family. Hua Mudan is incompetent and immoral, and is hereby deposed."
Feng Jingtian gave a cold snort and said.
Now that he has military power, he's just waiting for Suo Qingqiu to take the bait. Once he gets the wealth and the Shura Slash, he'll be invincible. Wu Qiyuan, Nalan Die'er, Wu Liuyin, this time I will make you disappear completely, disappear from this continent!
The change of emperor in the capital caused a sensation.
In the military camp beside the Ghost Domain Forest, Wu Liuyin, dressed in black armor and wearing a mask, stood on the command platform watching Xia Zhiheng and the soldiers who were training with wind, rain, thunder and lightning.
Six months of grueling training, the special training of special forces, has already made this 150,000-strong army capable of taking on ten enemies at a time. With this elite force, Murong Fanghua's 500,000-strong army will be no match for them!
"Yin'er, there's movement in the capital. Feng Jingtian has captured the capital effortlessly, and I'm afraid he'll attack Mofan within three days."
Wu Qiyuan looked at Wu Liuyin, who was in the form of a man, and said calmly.
For the sake of love alone, his daughter is so independent, just like him back then!
"Then let's attack. We'll be like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. It won't take much effort to seize Mo Fan, and then I can kill that despicable Murong Fanghua."
Wu Qiyuan looked at Wu Liuyin and couldn't help but sigh: "Yin'er, remember not to harbor deep resentment, otherwise you will become a demon again, disowning your family and friends, and losing all emotions and desires. What will you do then?"
Wu Liuyin then turned around, looked at Wu Qiyuan's worried face, and slowly said, "Father, don't worry, I won't fall into demonic possession again."
Yes, she's fallen into demonic possession. How can she possibly reunite with west Jue, get to know him, and fall in love with him again?
It seems that her heart began to sink for Su Xijue because of that one night. Although she did not understand love, she longed to be with Su Xijue!
Recalling their first encounter, his cold, chiseled face looked at her with an arrogant and playful expression, saying, "You're the one I'm going to marry? You foolish, ugly girl? The future Third Imperial Consort?"
It's a pity that she never went through that formality and was truly given the title of Third Imperial Consort!
...
Inside the villa of the Helian family, Cai Lian had just entered the room when she saw Su Xijue lying on the ground in pain, clutching his stomach, his body curled up, his eyes closed, his lips purple, and cold sweat beading on his forehead!
"Yusheng—" Cailian shouted loudly, dropped the basket she was scooping, and rushed forward.
He's had another attack. For the past six months, he's had one every ten days. The first time he had an attack, if it weren't for the medicine he got from Helian Qing, he probably wouldn't be alive today.
"Cai-Lian, it hurts so much—it hurts so much—" Su Xijue said in pain, grabbing Cai-Lian's hand as if she had grasped a lifeline in a desperate situation.
"Yusheng, bear with it. I'll go get the antidote from the young lady right now, right now!" Cailian looked at Su Xijue's pained appearance, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face. How she wished that Su Xijue's pain was on her, so that she wouldn't have to keep watching Su Xijue suffer like that, and her own body and mind would be tormented.
☆、145 Rainbow Heart
Cailian ran frantically towards the main courtyard, bumping right into Helian Qing as she entered.
"Cailian, how could you be so reckless? You should at least watch where you're going before you run!"
Helian Qing caught Cailian, who was about to bump into something, and said.
"Young Miss, please save Yusheng's life! He's had another attack, and it seems even worse this time, waaaah—" Cailian's tearful appearance made Helian Qing's good mood instantly sour.
Looking at Cailian with a pained expression, she said, "Let's go, take me to see him quickly."
Helian Qing frowned and pulled Cailian along, quickly walking towards the other courtyard!
After taking the medicine, Su Xijue lay quietly on the bed, and Cai Lian slowly relaxed, her face still bearing the dried tear stains.
"Cailian, tell me the truth, is he really from your hometown?"
Helian Qing took Su Xijue's pulse, and suddenly looked at Cailian with an extremely unpleasant expression. She had never paid much attention to Cailian, this relative from the countryside, but this time the situation was serious. Having some medical knowledge, she took Su Xijue's pulse and realized that Su Xijue was not to be underestimated.
If it weren't for the protection of top-tier spiritual power, he would probably have died long ago when the poison took effect. With such powerful spiritual power, he would not be underestimated anywhere on the continent, because it is rare for ordinary people to cultivate for decades or even longer to produce someone with blue spiritual power. Su Xijue is so young, he looks to be only in his early twenties, and he is no less than Murong Fanghua. Therefore, only someone of noble blood could have such talent.
How could Cailian, a girl picked up from the countryside, know someone of such noble lineage?
“Young Miss—he really isn’t from my hometown. I picked him up. At the time, I was afraid that you wouldn’t want to take in someone who had no connection with me, so I made up this lie. I hope you won’t be angry, Young Miss. I had no choice.”
Cailian suddenly knelt down and immediately explained.
How could Helian Qing not know that Cailian had already developed feelings for this man named Yusheng, just as she had always admired Murong Fanghua?
She was a sentimental person and always valued things highly! Besides, Cailian was someone she had taken in as a child and had been with her since she was little, so how could she possibly blame Cailian?
"Get up, Cailian. I don't blame you. Since you like him, marry him as soon as possible. I'll reward you with a sum of money then, so you can live a good life with him."
Helian Qing said with a smile that she was happy and willing to marry Murong Fanghua soon, even if he was only a concubine!
"Miss--"
Cailian blushed when Helian Qing said that, and her shy appearance was quite endearing!
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. But Miss, I'm serious. Besides, he's been poisoned. Since you truly love him, I can't just stand by and watch you lose your lover. Tomorrow I'll go ask Brother Fanghua for medicine. The Murong family has a miraculous medicine that can cure all poisons in the world."
Helian Qing suddenly spoke seriously, and her words made Cailian immediately look up: "Really? That's wonderful! Thank you so much, Miss. I'd be willing to do anything for you, Miss, from now on!"
Helian Qing said a few words, then, remembering that she still had to tell Helian Zhe, her father, the good news, she didn't stay long and left.
Cai Lian sat on the edge of the bed, gently wiping Su Xijue's face, and said with tenderness.
"Yusheng, after the young lady gets the medicine, you will no longer suffer. Then we will get married and be together for the rest of our lives!"
Su Xijue rolled over, grabbed Cai Lian's hand, and whispered, "Liu Yin—"
Cai Lian's usually gentle face gradually turned to disappointment. This was the nth time Su Xijue had called out this name. Cai Lian was both jealous and hateful, but when she woke up, Su Xijue couldn't remember anything!
How envious she was! That woman named Liuyin must have been Su Xijue's most beloved woman before! But she was even more grateful because after waking up, Yusheng's heart and eyes were filled with her!
Inside the imperial palace in the capital, the night was as still as water, and the moonlight was bright and clear.
A figure suddenly slipped into the palace, groped his way to the main gate, and looked at the figure on the wall with a tender expression.
With a leap, he scaled the walls and landed on the city tower.
"Peony—" A tender call rang out, and the unconscious person hanging on the wall suddenly twitched their fingers.
Looking up, she saw: "Qiu Lang—" Hua Mudan was also a sentimental person, how could she not know that Suo Qingqiu's arrival was so dangerous? But Suo Qingqiu's appearance made her pride vanish, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Finally, her feelings weren't wasted. Since ascending the throne, she had never loved the harem and only sought pleasure. It wasn't until Suo Qingqiu appeared that her heart as an imperial princess began to beat. Being with Suo Qingqiu was not only passionate, but even the act of seeking pleasure was exceptionally exciting and arousing.
She handed over almost all of the capital's military power and financial resources to Suo Qingqiu because she loved him. She was willing to give up the capital for him, just so that Suo Qingqiu could love her wholeheartedly!
However, Suo Qingqiu's sudden disappearance half a year ago and Feng Jingtian's coercion gradually made her disheartened. The love she had given before was nothing but a river of spring water, flowing away in vain.
At this moment, the suppressed despair in her heart was unconsciously rekindled into a raging fire. Suo Qingqiu would not abandon her, and he loved her!
"Shh—Peony, come on, be careful, I'm about to take you far away."
Suo Qingqiu made a gesture to be quiet, then leaned forward and floated in mid-air. With a slash of spiritual energy, all the ropes were severed. She carefully picked up the injured Hua Mudan.
"I'm sorry you've suffered. I'll take you away now."
Suo Qingqiu spoke tenderly, then turned and jumped onto the roof with Hua Mudan.
Suddenly, torches lit up the rooftops around the palace, and the surrounding area was filled with men dressed in black.
"Hahaha—Suo Qingqiu, it's been so long! I've missed you terribly!"
As Feng Jingtian's infuriating voice rang out, Suo Qingqiu turned around and saw Feng Jingtian walking out of the crowd, followed by Wu Hailan and Kong Lingjiu.
"Feng Jingtian, you set a trap for me!"