He was the young master of Seven Absolutes Manor. From the moment he took over the position, he understood that he could no longer live as simply as his third brother. He had his responsibilities and mission.
There was a long silence. Without saying goodbye, they simply left.
We were just passing through, and after this parting, we might never cross paths again, so why say goodbye? But perhaps meeting is a matter of fate. We thought we were just passing through, that we would never see each other again, but in the end, drawn together by the world, we meet again.
Xuan Lou, dressed in white, remained as gentle and refined as ever. Watching the ship sail away into the distance, a faint, helpless smile appeared on his lips.
"Big brother, do you also feel reluctant to part with it?" Xuanming's childlike voice reached my ears.
"Reluctant to part with it? Is that what Xuanming thinks?" Xuanlou didn't answer, but simply raised his eyebrows slightly and asked calmly.
Xuan thought for a moment and said seriously, "I just feel like something is missing in my heart, and it makes me very sad."
The only answers Xuanming received were silence and the sound of waves crashing against the shore. Xuanlou's white robes fluttered slightly in the sea breeze, and something seemed to be missing in his heart. Was he sad? It seemed that was indeed the case.
The return journey was much faster than the journey there. In just ten days, they arrived at the capital of Tianmo. The cold was still biting, and the surrounding snow seemed to be piling up, enveloping the entire Tianmo in a white blanket.
"This white is so pure," Shen Qianmo said softly, looking at the silver-clad world before her.
Situ Jingyan raised an eyebrow, looked at the familiar capital, and couldn't help but laugh sarcastically, "Pure?! I'm afraid there's no place more filthy than this."
"Hehe. It won't be like that for long." Shen Qianmo reached out and caught the snow falling from the tree, a faint but warm smile appearing on her lips.
Situ Jingyan understood, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, his wicked smile becoming even more flamboyant and captivating, "Indeed, soon, I will create a different kind of Tianmo capital!"
Shen Qianmo and Situ Jingyan's entourage entered the palace. Situ Jingyan told Situ Jinghao that he had found a cure for him. He also explained that Situ Jingye and Consort Liu could no longer be tolerated.
Unexpectedly, Situ Jinghao did not object again, but calmly asked Situ Jingyan to give them a quick death if he really insisted on taking action.
Of course. Situ Jingyan didn't tell Situ Jinghao that his medicinal ingredient was his mother's blood. After all, being willing to let Situ Jingyan do it was one thing, but watching one's mother die for him was quite another.
Situ Jingyan sealed all the acupoints on Consort Liu's body.
"How dare you! What exactly do you want to do?!" Consort Liu glared fiercely at Situ Jingyan, looking arrogant and haughty. Over the years, because of Situ Jinghao, Situ Jingyan had not made a move against Consort Liu and Situ Jingye. This foolish woman thought that Situ Jingyan was afraid of Situ Jingye's power and dared not make a move against her.
Situ Jingyan's eyes were icy, and the smile on his lips grew increasingly cold and bloodthirsty. "Use your life to save Jinghao!"
Upon hearing that Situ Jingyan wanted her dead, Consort Liu's eyes widened in panic, her face turning even paler. She roared, "How dare you! If you dare to hurt me, Jingye will not let you get away with it!"
"You won't let me go?!" Situ Jingyan laughed coldly and bloodthirstyly, as if he had heard a joke, like a demon from purgatory. He walked up to Consort Liu and said casually, "You don't need to worry. Situ Jingye will be down to keep you company soon!"
"You...you..." Consort Liu stared at the strangely handsome man in red before her, speechless with shock. She could tell that Situ Jingyan wasn't joking.
But Situ Jingyan has clearly not touched them. Isn't it because he fears the military power held by Situ Jingye, isn't it because he's afraid of their influence?! Why is he so confident and fearless now?!
"You should be glad you gave birth to a good son." Situ Jingyan's tone was icy, his eyes glancing at Hongju, who was channeling her inner energy into Consort Liu, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
Hongju simply pursed her lips tightly, her face pale, yet she persisted. There are many women with high martial arts skills, but perhaps only Hongju would be willing to cripple such abilities.
"Hmph! I knew you were afraid of Jingye!" Consort Liu laughed triumphantly upon hearing Situ Jingyan's words.
“If it weren’t for Jinghao, you would have died a thousand times over.” Situ Jingyan interrupted Consort Liu’s smugness calmly and said coldly without a trace of emotion, “Guards, change the blood.”
As soon as Situ Jingyan gave the order, someone carried in the unconscious Situ Jinghao. A sharp knife sliced across Consort Liu's wrist, causing her to scream in pain. At that moment, her eyes were filled with genuine panic and despair.
It turns out she had underestimated Situ Jingyan's strength all along. Situ Jingyan wasn't afraid of Situ Jingye's power, but rather of Situ Jinghao.
This youngest son, whom she had always resented and believed had ruined her plans, was actually the one who truly protected her life.
No wonder so many powerful concubines and princes died, but only she and Situ Jingye survived. It turns out it was because of Situ Jinghao.
"No! You can't kill me! If you kill me, Jinghao won't agree!" Consort Liu cried out immediately after understanding what had happened. With all her acupoints sealed, even with Hongju's internal strength, Consort Liu was still unable to move.
"Your Majesty, can you bear to see Jinghao without a mother from now on?" Consort Liu said tearfully, seemingly concerned for her son.
Situ Jingyan's eyes grew even darker, his jet-black pupils almost transforming into sharp blades, ready to tear Consort Liu to pieces. Mother?! She, of all people, qualifies as a mother?! What she did to Jinghao was utterly inhuman, and now, to save her own life, she thinks of herself as a mother?!
"If you want a quick death, shut up!" Situ Jingyan said in a low voice, suppressing his anger. But this simple sentence contained boundless rage and chill.
The servants around him silently lowered their heads. No one dared to look up at Situ Jingyan at this moment. His gaze was too frightening, and they didn't even have the courage to look him in the eye.
Consort Liu was so frightened by Situ Jingyan that she couldn't speak. As the bleeding increased, Consort Liu also fell into a coma.
The blood transfusion was finally completed.
Hongju also consumed the Iceberg Snow Lotus and the Thousand-Year Fire Fruit. The two extremely powerful medicinal energies clashed within Hongju's body, and even with her profound internal strength, she was unable to suppress both medicines simultaneously.
Hongju reached out, her hand trembling, and gently stroked Situ Jinghao's cheek. This was something she had always wanted to do, but never dared to. Ever since her master saved her life, she had decided to live only for him, but he had told her that she was a person and had to live for herself.
She hadn't given this matter much thought. Having lost all her loved ones, it seemed she had nothing else to do but kill for her master. It wasn't until she met Situ Jinghao that she realized this was what it meant to live for oneself.
Because she loved him, she wanted to save him. Even if it meant sacrificing her own life, she would save him. To others, this might seem foolish, but she understood that at this moment, she was truly living for herself, doing what she wanted to do.
Slowly withdrawing her hand, Hongju's forehead was already beaded with sweat. Her face was pale, yet she wore a beautiful smile as she gently channeled her inner energy into Situ Jinghao's body.
Shen Qianmo couldn't bear to watch any longer and turned her face slightly away. Although she was cold-hearted, she wasn't truly heartless; she was just ruthless towards those who had hurt her.
After exhausting her internal energy, Hongju died of exhaustion. She collapsed beside Situ Jinghao, her face still bearing the contented smile. Situ Jinghao awoke three days later, his body slowly recovering.
Because of the affairs of the Demon Palace and Qi Yue's capital, Sheng Ge went to the palace in the capital and became close friends with Situ Jinghao, who had initially been strangers.
Sheng Ge felt that his soul and Situ Jinghao's soul were almost the same soul separated by God. Their thoughts were so in sync.
He knew that if he continued like this, he would only sink deeper and deeper, but he couldn't control himself.
Since he couldn't control it, he might as well let it be. He didn't care about worldly opinions. But at this moment, he learned a secret that was almost earth-shattering to him.
The former Grand General of Tianmo, who was also Shengge's father, died from the false accusation of the treacherous Consort Liu. This was an old case that Situ Jingyan brought up in order to solidify the crimes of Consort Liu and Situ Jingye's faction. Originally, it was just an old case, but unexpectedly, it implicated Shengge.