"Stop? Fine, I'll stop." Yi Yun Shangcheng looked at her and said, "I have a few things to say. First, you are not allowed to participate in my duel with Nan Xu Cong! Second, you are not allowed to help heal Nan Xu Cong's legs! Third, if you don't agree to either of these, I will immediately turn you into a spirit. Neither alive nor dead, you will stay by my side forever!"
Ji Wushang was startled. Seeing that his eyes had turned blood red, he knew that even if he had set a trap, he might not be able to capture him!
"I cannot stop your duel with Cong, but I will definitely not let Cong lose to you!" Ji Wushang calmed down a little. In the end, the two of them decided to duel, right?
"Secondly, whether I heal Cong's legs or not is none of your business. Please don't interfere in my life, thank you!" Ji Wushang continued coldly. "Thirdly, if you force me to do anything, I would rather become a vengeful ghost than become what you call a spirit!"
Yi Yunshangcheng's lips curved upwards, his brows slightly relaxed, exuding an air of having seen through the world. "I will make sure Nan Xuzong loses everything! Ji Wushang, don't think that just because I love you, you can test my patience!"
"King of the Western Regions, please put away your affection. I, Ji Wushang, am not worthy of it! I have never intended to challenge your patience! But for my life, I will fight with all my might!"
"I will make Nan Xuzong lose everything. Then, let's see what he can do to give you happiness!" Yiyun Shangcheng said angrily.
"Please, King of the Western Regions, do not interfere in the matter between him and me!" Ji Wushang said coldly.
"You! Ji Wushang! I may not interfere in your lives, but I will not allow you to prepare medicine to treat his legs, do you hear me!" Yi Yun rushed up the city wall, taking two steps at a time, and was about to step forward. Ji Wushang looked at her fierce and ferocious face, and his heart was filled with fear. His hand trembled, and he pulled the lever.
Instantly, a barrage of arrows shot towards Yiyun Shangcheng! Yiyun Shangcheng's eyes changed, and he immediately gathered a surge of true energy in his hand, drawing all the arrows into a massive ball of internal energy!
Ji Wushang panicked and hurriedly opened the mechanism of the secret passage, trembling, and stepped inside.
Yi Yun Shangcheng's eyes were deep as she watched Ji Wushang disappear before her eyes. Enraged, she shattered all the feathered arrows and scattered them on the ground!
Yi Yun Shangcheng withdrew his true energy and stepped forward, intending to open the door to the secret passage. However, no matter what he did, he could not find the mechanism. Just as he was about to use his internal force to shatter the wall, Yi Yun Shangcheng sensed someone approaching!
Immediately withdrawing his power, Yiyun Shangcheng disregarded whether Ji Wushang was inside or could hear him, and uttered a harsh statement: "The two Beigong brothers are searching for those medicinal herbs for you. I have already sent people to intervene! If you want them to die for you, then go ahead and do whatever you want!"
"And let me tell you, Ji Wushang, even if you collect all the medicinal herbs in the future, if you dare to use your blood as a catalyst to heal Nan Xuzong's legs, I will kill everyone here, and I will also use Nan Xuzong's heart to commemorate your blood!" Yi Yun Shangcheng said coldly, and then flew away outside. After a few leaps, he disappeared from sight.
Ji Wushang leaned against the wall, listening to what he had just said, his heart pounding nervously.
Why are you threatening me?
However, Ji Wushang really didn't want Beigong Minhao and Beigong Jueshi to die because of him! Given the current actions of Yiyun Shangcheng, he was absolutely capable of killing them both!
What should I do? Is there really no other way?
Ji Wushang could not bring himself to sacrifice other people's happiness to fulfill his own!
At that moment, Hong Fei and several guards entered from outside. Seeing the powder scattered all over the ground and signs that the mechanisms had been activated, they were immediately alarmed and looked around.
"Quickly, go find the Crown Princess!" Hongfei immediately ordered.
"Yes!" Several guards immediately looked around.
Just then, Ji Wushang heard someone calling him from outside. He fumbled for the light switch but couldn't find it. Ji Wushang shouted, "I'm here! I'm here! Hongfei! Hongfei!"
But the people outside didn't hear a sound at all!
Hongfei and several guards searched the entire Moxuan Garden but still couldn't find Ji Wushang, making everyone as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
Ji Wushang called out a couple of times but didn't get the expected response, so he realized that soundproofing measures must have been implemented here.
It seems I can only leave after Nan Xuzong returns. I've even forgotten which way to get out of here. Oh well, I might as well go in and see what's going on.
Ji Wushang cautiously walked in, stood there and waited for three seconds. Sure enough, the lamp kept burning from his side all the way to the distance.
Ji Wushang carefully took each step. In fact, as long as he stopped on the square brick in front of him for three seconds before moving on, it meant that the person was one of his own and there would be no other danger.
Ji Wushang looked at the various secret rooms inside, and then walked into one of them.
The lights were on, and Ji Wushang looked at the table in front of him, which had five stools on it.
This refers to five people. Is one of them Nan Xuzong? Who are the other four? Are they his subordinates or someone else?
There was also a candle on the table that had not yet burned out.
Ji Wushang touched it and found that there wasn't a speck of dust, indicating that people often came here or that it was regularly cleaned.
Ji Wushang looked around again, but there was nothing interesting to see, just walls, so he went outside.
Ji Wushang walked along the corridor and, relying on his senses, opened the door to another secret room. Unexpectedly, he entered a private room.
Ji Wushang was quite surprised, because the decorations here were all designed to his liking! In fact, everything here was just like his own boudoir! What was going on?
This is Nan Xuzong's secret room, so the owner must be Nan Xuzong... Did he ever visit his own boudoir? No, definitely not. His legs aren't faked. If he can't walk, he can't walk, so naturally he can't climb, perform feats of lightness, or anything like that. So he must have sent someone into his room and inquired about his preferences before creating this elegant room?
As Ji Wushang walked in, it felt as if he had returned to his own Xinyuan Garden in the General's Mansion. This place was so familiar! Even a simple turn of his head felt so natural and effortless!
Lifting the beaded curtain, Ji Wushang entered the inner room, only to see that behind the screen was the painting he had made in the Imperial Garden with a large brush, along with his calligraphy!
Ji Wushang stepped forward and looked at the wide painting in front of him. His heart warmed; he had always been silently protecting him, as always.
Ji Wushang reached out and touched the painting, vaguely recalling what happened that day. Some memories will never fade.
Ji Wushang stood there for a long time, until he felt tired, and then he moved to another place.
Sitting on the bed, I touched the brocade quilt on the bed. Even the fabric of the quilt was the same!
It's as if this place has been recreated, with my original room moved here.
Ji Wushang got up, walked to the desk, picked up a book, and opened it. All he could see was Nan Xuzong's handwriting.
That sense of righteousness flowed from the vigorous strokes of the brush, and Ji Wushang couldn't help but turn the page again, turning to the first page.
My heart skipped a beat.
"The first time I saw her, it was during the season of falling flowers. I will never forget the way cherry blossoms and peach blossoms fell behind her. She was ethereal and beautiful. I felt my heart being tightly gripped by her. I don't know what this feeling is, but I really like it."
I saw the panic in her eyes, and I was amazed by how quickly her emotions changed...
She actually pretended to be someone else in front of me. Actually, she didn't know that I'm best at pretending. But she's so interesting.
Actually, I noticed her when she performed on stage to celebrate the birthday of the Princess of Zhenbei. Her inherent stubbornness is something I admire.
Ji Wushang took a deep breath and opened the second page.
"I've found myself missing her a little."
The third page was blank, the fourth page was blank, the fifth page was still blank, and the sixth page was filled with writing.
"I made up an excuse to go to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, but I really wanted to see her. I investigated and found out that she was Ji Wushang. I heard that she once confessed her love to Nan Jinxue, but my second brother did not accept her. She got caught in the rain and developed a high fever, and she became a different person."
I don't care about her past; I only want to explore her present and future.
Ji Wushang, this name, is perhaps already deeply etched in my heart.
Is this love?
I have no idea.
Actually, I'm scared. I've always been scared. I know who I am, and who she is.
Ji Wushang's breathing became a little rapid as he eagerly turned to the next page.
"I'm so excited, my heart feels like it's about to jump out of my chest!"
She danced and painted in the Imperial Garden, but eventually she ran out of strength. After much thought, I decided to help her.
But when she was eager to clarify my relationship with her, I felt so disappointed.
I guess I'm just not good enough for her after all!
No one would want to marry such a useless prince. It's laughable, truly laughable!
Ji Wushang pursed his lips, turned to another page, blank, turned to another page, blank, turned to another page, and it was torn out.
Ji Wushang frowned and flipped through several pages before finally seeing some words.
"It's not that I don't want to write, but that I'm afraid to see my own heart."
Ji Wushang sighed and turned to the next page.
"I still couldn't deceive my own heart. I had my guards check her boudoir while she was out and build a room exactly like hers."
Whenever I miss her, I can come here. I imagine everything here has her scent, her presence.
She walked by quietly, and she already stole my heart.
Ji Wushang looked up and around. Everything around her was just like her own boudoir, and her heart felt so warm. She turned to another page.
"She was under the influence of a lust curse. I wanted her so badly, but she told me to die. My heart was breaking at that moment..."
So I didn't want her. I was afraid she would be disappointed, sad, and that she would disappear from my life forever.
I can't let her disappear from my sight. I want to have her, but I can't force her. I have the courage to pursue her, but if she doesn't like me, I definitely won't force her.
But the next day, when I proposed to her, she asked, "Will I make her happy?"
I, Nan Xuzong, swear to Heaven that in this life and the next, I will only be good to Ji Wushang. If I break this vow, may Heaven grant me the most severe punishment! May I be condemned to a terrible death and denied reincarnation!
A tear rolled down Ji Wushang's cheek as he gently turned the page to the next night.
"Minho actually went to the General's Mansion to propose marriage! I'm so worried. I didn't know Minho liked her too. But I love her too, I love her deeply! If I hadn't known her heart was with me, I would have definitely let Minho marry her. But I know she loves me, and I want to fight for it. I know I'm sorry to Minho, but as I said, I want to give her happiness, I must give her happiness."
I'm sorry, Minho, but if you still consider me your brother, even if you try to take my life in the future, I will not hesitate.
Bei Gongminhao, you are my lifelong friend, but please allow me to be selfish just this once. I cannot give Ji Wushang to you.
Ji Wushang noticed that the candlelight was a bit dim, so he went over and adjusted the lamp oil before continuing to look.
And then it's another page.
"A marriage is bestowed, a marriage is granted by heaven!"
She will belong to me, exclusively to me. I, Nan Xuzong, will treat her well. She has entrusted her life to me, and I will never let her down!
Ji Wushang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve and continued flipping through the pages.
"I'm going crazy because I don't know why she's become like this! Her dagger is about to pierce my chest. She once told me that she loved me, loved me so much... But why is she turning her blade against me?"
Wu Shang, Wu Shang, my Wu Shang, I accept it. Even if I had died by your hand, I wouldn't have had any regrets. Being able to hold you was already enough happiness. But, if I die, who will take care of you?
I think I need to think about this question.
So much has happened lately that I've had to start thinking about the current situation.
The next page contained only a few words: "Beigong Minhao, Beigong Minhao!"
Ji Wushang frowned. What did those words mean? Were they related to Beigong Minhao?
Turn to the next page.
"I want to be with her like this for the rest of my life, never to be separated."
But no, why, why must I be tormented like this? Heaven, is my love for her not steadfast enough? I, Nan Xuzong, am willing to give up everything rather than have that outcome with her.
“I really want to stand up. Not for myself, but so that I can stand up to dress her and lift her out of the water.”