Chapter 1 Prologue ============== 'Have you thought it through...' In the dimly lit room, the man knelt on the floor, his voice hoarse as if his vocal cords had been rubbed raw by sand. 'I've thought it through very clearly.' The woman's voice was clear and cold, like a spring, trembling
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Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Prologue
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"Have you thought it through..."
In the dimly lit room, the man knelt on the floor, his voice hoarse as if his vocal cords had been rubbed raw by sand.
"I've thought it through very clearly."
The woman's voice was clear and cold, like a spring, trembling involuntarily as it flowed from her lips.
“Crow, you know…”
The unfinished words seemed to carry countless sighs.
"...I understand now, this is her life-sustaining lamp."
The kneeling man took out an old glass lamp from his sleeve and placed it on the table in front of Lingyan.
The wick, which should have been burning brightly, silently went out.
"I have been keeping this lamp for you for 20,000 years."
"Twenty thousand years..."
Lingyan straightened up, her long, loose hair falling naturally to both sides of her face. She reached out her trembling hand and took the lamp.
The excessive movement seemed to have aggravated her injury; the woman's face paled slightly, and she raised her hand to cover her mouth and coughed lightly twice.
"My Lord! Your body..."
The crow suddenly stood up and leaped forward, letting out a hoarse cry, which sounded somewhat jarring due to its deep worry.
"No problem!"
Lingyan reached out to stop him from going forward to investigate.
"It's just that I stayed in the extremely cold place for a little too long."
"yes."
The crow obediently retreated, lowered its body again, and bowed its head.
Lingyan gently stroked the lamp for a moment, and a cheerful, dancing blue light appeared in her palm.
The light seemed to have found a warm harbor and couldn't wait to return to the lamp's embrace.
"well···"
The woman sighed softly and grabbed the eerie light that kept darting out.
"You should be such a composed person, how come you're so mischievous instead of being so refined?"
She teased the gloomy light a few more times with a hint of reluctance before gently placing it on the lamp, whereupon the extinguished wick emitted a faint, gloomy blue glow.
It flickers erratically in the dim light, as if a gust of wind would bring it back into darkness.
With her eyes closed, Lingyan seemed to see the scene from ten thousand years ago again: mountains of corpses and seas of blood, collapsing stars, and herself standing amidst them, covered in blood.
A sharp pain rose from her heart, pulling her back to the lonely reality.
"Crow, thank you... You can go now, I should go find her."
Lingyan slowly rose, holding the lamp in both hands and turning around with a devout posture, as if she were praying to someone.
But who else in this world is worthy of receiving God's prayers?
"My Lord, traversing the soul's dimension consumes your soul. Please... take care!"
Perhaps knowing that there was nothing more to say, the crow kowtowed heavily, left a word of advice, and silently turned into black smoke and disappeared from the spot.
"Concern..."
The woman placed the lamp at heart level and murmured another name.
The glass lamp emitted a soft light, like a lover's hand gently caressing the face of the person holding the lamp, illuminating her determined eyes.
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Author's Note:
Minor repairs again
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#Peace and tranquility
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Chapter 2 The Imperial Tutor and the Crown Princess (Part 1)
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In the solemn and desolate hall, Gu Zhong, frail and ill, leaned against the dragon throne carved with a golden dragon head, a self-deprecating smile on his face.
"Chen Muxian...I have treated you with utmost sincerity, and this is how you repay me? You killed my closest relatives and plotted to seize my throne?"
"Your Majesty, I didn't want to kill you..."
As he ascended the jade steps in front of the hall, the man, now dressed in black robes, feigned regret while his face beamed with the triumphant air of someone about to accomplish great things.
Standing beside the emperor, he slowly bowed down, looking down at him with the air of a victor.
"It's just that you're too disobedient..."
The eunuch, who was standing trembling beside the jade plate, hurriedly knelt down and presented the rhinoceros horn cup on the plate.
"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"
Gu Zhong closed his eyes and whispered a rebuke, his weak words carrying a resounding weight.
"I'm just taking back what's rightfully mine... Among these traitors, who could do better than the Gu family?"
The man covered his face with his sleeve, lifted a glass of dark red liquid from the plate, and brought it to her lips.
"Your Majesty, please proceed..."
Gu Zhong gritted his teeth, unable to move, only able to stare at the man with his incredibly bright black eyes, as if trying to etch him into his soul so that they could be locked in an endless battle through countless reincarnations.
"Sigh... Don't look
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
