After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1473 A sign of great misfortune
This time, the "Yuquan Flying Snow" was so explosive that people more than four feet away could not be seen clearly, and only the sound of sneezing could be heard in a trance.

The old pear blossom seemed to want to shake all the flowers down.

In just a dozen breaths, the ground, the grass, and the treetops were all covered with a thick layer of pear blossoms, as thick as a finger. The officials and palace maids didn't even have time to shake off the pear blossoms and perfume powder on their heads.

From afar, Yuquan Palace is covered in silver and looks like a pure world.

He Lingchuan asked Yuwen Yong: "Is it like this every year?"

It's a bit unbelievable. The last time such a large amount of petals fell was when the Treasure Tree King fell.

Yuwen Yong nodded: "But it's not as spectacular as this year."

Could it be that the old tree is spiritual and has accumulated enough flower buds that are about to burst into bloom today?

The fragrant snow was still falling. The five or six-year-old child in the Qing Palace hid in the arms of the nurse and pointed at the tree and said in a baby voice: "It has dropped a lot of leaves. Let's go pick them up!"

As the pear blossoms fell, the leaves turned yellow visibly and then rustled down.

After Li Xue, Ye Yu comes next.

Another gust of strong wind blew by, and yellow leaves filled the sky, fluttering all over the place. Yuquan Palace entered autumn in an instant.

The palace people were all shocked. King Yao stood up suddenly, his face changed drastically:
"How is this going!"

Just now it was a beautiful scene of blooming flowers and fragrant snow, but in the blink of an eye, the petals and leaves have fallen, leaving only bare branches!

This scene happened at King Yao’s 59th birthday celebration.

He was so angry that he slammed the table repeatedly: "What's going on? Where is Yuquan Prison?"

There are people in charge of the maintenance of Yuquan Palace, and the most important thing is to take care of the old pear trees, called Yuquan Supervisor. He came out from the corner and knelt in front of King Yao, his body shaking like a sieve: "Your Majesty, the pear tree was fine this morning, there is nothing wrong with it! It was fine yesterday and before."

He didn't look up, so he didn't see the murderous look in Yao Wang's eyes: "What do you mean, it's not good for me to hold a birthday party?"

“No, no, no, that’s not it…” Yuquanjian was so scared that his tongue became tied.

King Yao pointed at him and shouted, "Drag him away and beat him to death with sticks!"

All officials were silent, the atmosphere was as frozen as ice, only the cold spring was still emitting white smoke, adding more chill to the place.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but since the pear trees lost all their leaves, Yuquan Palace seems to have become even colder. In mid-June, the temperature outside was scorching, but white frost quietly formed on the jade railings beside the spring.

King Yao stroked the pear tree and said to himself, "It's a pity that Qi Qing is not here."

Qi Yunsheng was killed, otherwise with his rich experience and profound knowledge, he might be able to figure out the reason.

King Yao thought for a moment, then turned around and named another person: "Lao Youguang!"

He Lingchuan knew that this man was in charge of the Yao Kingdom's palace treasure house, Jinyuan, and specialized in studying all kinds of natural materials, earthly treasures, and rare objects.

Lao Youguang came out upon hearing the voice. He looked to be in his early forties, of average height and appearance, with deep wrinkles on his forehead.

After paying his respects to King Yao, he walked to the old pear tree and reached out to break off a branch.

There was a sound of crackling, very crisp.

King Yao frowned, and the palace maids of Yuquan Palace also found it incredible. The branches of old pear trees are usually harder than iron. Not to mention breaking them with bare hands, even using ordinary swords to cut them is impossible.

How could it be so easy?
Lao Youguang observed the broken surface of the branch and broke it in half again.

The voice was dry.

Lao Youguang chose another branch, which was facing south and was thicker. There were still a few leaves hanging on it. "My king, please forgive me and cut it down."

King Yao hummed, and a guard came forward and chopped off the branch with a knife.

Before the branch fell into Lao Youguang's hands, the few curled yellow leaves left on it fell off.

He looked at it carefully for a moment, dripped some liquid into the branches, injected some green smoke, took samples from the bark and roots, and then called four or five people to discuss it together.

During this period, Yuquan Palace was as quiet as a cemetery, King Yao had a cold face, and the palace servants didn't even dare to breathe.

After a while, when everyone had finished discussing, Lao Youguang said to King Yao:

"Your Majesty, the vitality of the pear tree is rapidly draining away, just like the meridians of a person are drying up."

Wang Yao's eyebrows were almost wrinkled: "What's the reason? He was fine just now!"

"The pear tree can't transport water inside, but the part below the trunk is still a little fresh, which means it has lost vitality quickly in a short period of time." Lao Youguang hesitated, "I'm not the tree doctor of Yuquan Palace, and I don't know much about this pear tree. I can only make a rough judgment. It may have aged quickly in less than a month."

"Getting old?" Yao Wang was angry. "It's less than sixty years old!"

Considering the age of a tree, it is not even in its prime. Moreover, the old pear blossom has already become a spirit, so its lifespan should be longer.

"There is another possibility, which is..." Lao Youguang was observing his expression.

King Yao almost roared: "What is it? Tell me now!"

Lao Youguang spoke quickly: "We cannot rule out that the vitality of the old tree was quickly drained in a short period of time, which led to the current situation."

Quick extraction? Yao Wang's face turned red. Someone wants to kill this tree?
"How to treat it?"

King Yao simply could not accept the death of the tree.

"Thanks to the cold spring, otherwise its life would have passed even faster. It's a pity that the Qi family's sheep-fat cold jade bottle is no longer here, otherwise the moderate cold air could have prevented the pear tree from aging." Lao Youguang thought for a moment, "I can use the jade spring paste mixed with white water dew to inject into the heart of the tree and try to slow down its deterioration."

"So what are you waiting for? Go now!"

Lao Youguang left in a hurry to prepare the medicine.

He Lingchuan nodded secretly. Lao Youguang's approach was orderly and could be described as a textbook method of extinguishing a fire - extinguishing the king's anger.

The old tree died suddenly, and King Yao was furious. He would not accept any bad news at this time.

If he said "can't save him" at this time, King Yao might chop off his head in anger. The lesson from the past was the unfortunate Yuquan Prison just now.

To put it bluntly, Lao Youguang's way of dealing with the situation is nothing more than "delaying".

One day at a time is better than another. Until King Yao calms down and finally has to accept the fact, Lao Youguang and his men will be safe.

He Lingchuan had also heard of "Yuquan Paste". The main ingredient in this paste was Emperor Liujiang!
Even now, a drop of Emperor's sap made of Baishan Pills can be sold for several hundred taels of silver, and this is the preferential price offered by Yangshan Islands. And to treat such a large pear tree, the dosage must not be small.

The importance that King Yao attaches to it goes beyond his love for just a tree.

He Lingchuan recalled that the last time he entered the imperial study, King Yao once said that this tree was planted by the previous monarch himself and that it would be able to protect future generations.

Now this tree suddenly spread bad news, and it happened at the birthday ceremony of King Yao and in front of all the officials. Could it be that this is -

He Lingchuan guessed that these four words were circling in the minds of everyone present:

Great omen!

King Yao turned around, and the old palace servant automatically came closer.

"Who are the people who have entered Yuquan Palace in the past month?" Yao Wang said coldly: "Investigate! Don't miss a single one!"

Lao Youguang said that the changes in the pear trees may have occurred within the past month.

Then anyone who enters Yuquan Palace within this month will be suspected of harming the trees!
King Yao looked at all the ministers, as if he was carefully examining each of them. No one knew what he was thinking, and everyone was anxious.

Finally, Yao Wang said: "The birthday ceremony ends here. I am very happy that you have come to celebrate my birthday. Now... everyone please leave."

Even the most obtuse person could hear his extreme repression and restraint.

The foreign envoys and ministers felt relieved but did not dare to show it. They just bowed and retreated respectfully.

After the accident at the old pear tree, even Qu Ruhai, the chief of the Luodian Zuo clan, who had always acted indifferent, remained silent.

He is not stupid, it is best for him to keep silent at this time.

Everyone wanted to run away, but they had to leave Yuyin Palace calmly and orderly.

Before He Lingchuan left, he looked back and saw King Yao standing under the tree. His slightly hunched figure surprisingly matched the bare old tree. It was obviously his birthday celebration, and the ground was paved with flowers and yellow leaves, which was beautiful, but He Lingchuan felt old age and loneliness from him.

Like a wounded old wolf.

The decay of the old pear tree dealt him a heavy blow.

His eyes became sinister and cruel.

……

Only after they walked out of the palace did everyone breathe a sigh of relief, as if a depressing dark cloud overhead had temporarily dissipated.

In the palace, no one dared to discuss this matter, for fear of being criticized.

Only after getting on the carriage did Fan Shuang collapse into the seat. She was already very tired after standing for two hours, and now she had to walk on thin ice, fearing that the wrath of thunder would sweep over her head.

He gulped down two large gulps of warm water before muttering, "What on earth is going on? Did someone tamper with the old tree?"

He Lingchuan said nothing.

The Soul Mirror had asked him this question before he even left the palace.

He didn't have an answer either.

But he inexplicably remembered that when he went to Yuquan Palace a few days ago, the old pear tree gave him a piece of pink flowers with gold edges.

Whether it was the Tao tree or the old pear tree, they all seemed to like giving him flowers and leaves.

But strictly speaking, that pink flower is for the divine bone necklace, right?

He Lingchuan still remembers the helplessness and unwillingness he felt when he passed under the tree.

Why not? King Yao took great care of it, even assigning it a special caretaker and tree doctor. Why would it be dissatisfied?

He also had a weird idea.

Could it be that the sudden withering of the old tree was related to the pink flowers given to him?

But that was a few days ago. In fact, it is more reasonable to say that the old tree was harmed by someone, right?

Fan Shuang also asked him: "Brother He, do you think it could be...?"

He pointed eastward.

Youhu Cottage is located in the eastern suburbs of the city.

He Lingchuan glanced at him and asked, "Who are you talking about?"

"Could it be Qing..."

He Lingchuan immediately shushed him: "Don't speculate rashly, be careful of what you say."

These two sentences were spoken in a sinister tone, and Fan Shuang shuddered.

"Tianshui City is going to be in turmoil soon. Brother Fan, please protect yourself and be careful with your words and actions." There are some things that others can say, even high-ranking officials and dignitaries can say, but Fan Shuang cannot.

With his limited foundation and physique, he cannot withstand the storm.

Fan Shuang scratched his head again and again: "I understand, I understand!"