Shen Gong Ji

The first ray of spring breeze greens the weeping willows by the Taiye Pool, and the glaciers hanging beside the Fuyao Temple gradually dissolve, and the thin water gradually turns into a cascading waterfall, and the splashing water droplets form a colorful rainbow in the air.The palace people gradually took off their heavy winter clothes and put on light spring clothes, and the garden was filled with bright and vivid colors, as if the entire solemn palace had finally come back to life from a series of accidents.

I didn't see Duan Xihe again for a long time afterwards.Because he betrayed Piaomiao Palace, Min Qingping personally led troops to encircle and suppress him, but because he helped the little emperor put down the rebellion of King Wei, the little emperor lent him Du Leng's iron cavalry.Relying on the strength of the iron cavalry, he didn't have to be afraid of the opponent's attacks.I heard that when he finally dueled with Min Qingping, he was actually at a disadvantage. However, in the end, by accident, Min Qingping was actually defeated by him.The movements of the two of them were too fast, like phantoms, so no one saw exactly how Duan Xihe killed Min Qingping.

However, on a night when the moon was as clear as water, Duan Xihe suddenly appeared in my palace without a sound.At that time, I was standing alone on the promenade, looking at the waterfall flowing endlessly under the moonlight, a Milky Way meandering in the dark blue night sky, and the night singing of bollworms drifting from far to near.

There was a gust of wind behind me, and as soon as I turned around, I saw him in white.

In my impression, he almost never wears white clothes.But tonight, he is dressed in white snow, and there is a layer of moonlight floating on his handsome face. He is like an elf, and he is more beautiful than ever.

He lowered his eyes, I couldn't see his expression clearly, "Is there any wine?"

I nodded and called Du Ruo to bring a jar of wine.Du Ruo was startled when he suddenly saw Duan Xihe who appeared at some unknown time.I nodded at him reassuringly, before he hesitantly brought over the wine jug and two wine glasses in his hand.

Duan Xihe and I sat face to face under the eaves of the verandah, drinking silently, and didn't speak for a long time.After drinking for three rounds, his cheeks were slightly blush, and in those eyes that had always been calm, there was a bit of shockingly strong sadness and remorse faintly revealed.

I didn't urge him, finally, he said slowly, "Do you still remember that I told you that I fell in love with someone in the palace?"

I nodded, "I remember. You said that you lived in seclusion in the palace all this time because of him."

He smiled miserably. I never knew that a smile can be more sad than any tears.

"Can I tell you a story?"

I poured the wine for him, "All ears."

He leaned back on the chair, looking at the starry night sky with his eyes, as if through the Milky Way, he traveled to an unknown time and space.

"Once upon a time, there were two children, one named Aye and the other named Xiaoyi, who were sold together into the largest assassin organization in Jianghu. The training of assassins was very hard. Going into boiling water to fish for a copper coin, in order to practice qinggong, you have to be hung on a tree for three days and three nights, in order to make them become cold-blooded, all the children are locked together and told to kill each other. Yi was originally not in good health, and it was impossible to survive the massacre, but Aye protected him, and the two of them became the only ones who survived the massacre, and finally officially became assassins. Xiao Yi has always been very I am grateful to Aye for protecting him, so I practice martial arts very hard and complete the task very hard, and I want to protect Aye in the future. He is a smart boy, and he was appreciated by the palace lord very quickly, and he was accepted into the palace lord's family. Gradually, Xiaoyi's martial arts became more and more powerful, and he became a figure under one person in Piaomiao Palace, while Aye was still only a second-rate assassin. It was getting farther and farther away. Xiao Yi didn't feel anything, and still came to look for Aye from time to time, and kept taking care of him. But Aye couldn't bear it anymore, and everyone said that the reason why he was promoted to the subordinate palace The Hall of Shocking Insects under the jurisdiction of the master relies entirely on Xiaoyi's support. Aye feels that Xiaoyi's gratitude to him is just childhood gratitude, and the sympathy of the superiors for the inferiors, so they gradually alienate him.

According to the rules of Misty Palace, only the assassin who killed the previous palace lord is eligible to succeed the palace lord.However, Xiao Yi didn't want to kill his master.At that time, the palace owner felt that Xiaoyi was a work he was very satisfied with, but it lacked a little ruthlessness. In order to make Xiaoyi more perfect, he arrested Aye and threatened Xiaoyi with Aye's life. When Ye was dying, he killed the master.From then on, Xiao Yi never laughed again, and became cold-blooded and ruthless, not at all the same as before.After he became the lord of the palace, he appointed Aye as the lord of the Guyu Palace, because he knew that Aye had always liked to study medicine, and the position of the lord of the Guyu Palace had to be handed over to his most trusted person.

But Aye began to be afraid of him, he felt that he made Xiaoyi what he is now, and Xiaoyi's strong love for him mixed with gratitude made him feel unbearable.He used the excuse of refining medicine to hide in the palace, and wanted to wait for Xiaoyi to cool down before leaving the palace.Who knows, he met someone in the palace.There was always a bit of melancholy in that person's brows, like a bird imprisoned in the palace.For some reason, his expression was somewhat similar to Xiao Yi's.Aye was attracted by that person, but found out that the other person was the emperor's son De. "

Hearing what he said here, I couldn't help but look up at him in surprise.He smiled faintly, as if immersed in his memories, "That's right, it's Zhao Fei, son of the King of Beichuan. His union with Zhao Yanshu is only for the benefit of power, but he will be trapped in this dead and silent place for the rest of his life." In the palace. Aye felt sorry for him from the bottom of his heart, and decided to stay with him. Xiaoyi knew about his thoughts, and he was very angry. He called Aye back several times, but was shirked every time. The two finally met Once, it broke up badly. Aye decided not to return to the palace again, even if he was accused of being a traitor. In fact, he knew in his heart that Xiaoyi would not treat him like this, so he dared to be so unscrupulous, thinking To stay with Zhao Fei while trampling on Xiao Yi's sincerity.

Later, Xiaoyi no longer summoned him.He was uneasy for a while, but he didn't see any movement in Piaomiao Palace, so he gradually relaxed.He thought that Xiao Yi had given up on him.Later, he met another good friend in the palace. This person was different from all the people he had met before. He spoke very interestingly. Sometimes he was unexpectedly clever, and sometimes he was so stupid that it made people feel distressed. "He said, raised his eyes and looked at me with a smile.

I also laughed, "You are so stupid."

He turned his eyebrows, as if recalling a fun time, "In short, Ah Ye and this idiot have been fighting in the palace for a while, helping him with a few things. However, because the two of them are too close, it seems It caught Xiaoyi's attention again. Xiaoyi became very angry, so angry that it was unreasonable. Aye didn't understand what he was angry about. He didn't even care about Zhao Fei anymore. Why did he care so much about a friend? Xiaoyi His jealousy frightened him, but he also had a rebellious impulse. He wanted to break free from his control, to break free from everything about him, and to escape completely from this net named Xiaoyi. So the more dissatisfied Xiaoyi was, the more he It’s getting closer to this person.”

No wonder he always takes the initiative to do things for me. Is it to resist another person?

Maybe he didn't know at the time, but in fact, Xiaoyi has become the reason for all his actions, right?Whether it's falling in love with Zhao Fei or getting close to me, it's all for that person named Xiao Yi.

The more a person wants to escape from something, the more it means that that thing is a curse that he can't get rid of all his life.

He continued, "Later, that idiot wanted to go out of the palace to save his lover, but he was in danger at the border. But at this moment, Xiaoyi trapped Aye and threatened Aye, saying that if he did it like this Trapped him for the rest of his life. Aye escaped with great effort and rescued the little idiot who was imprisoned in Qiguo. At that time, he was already very scared, thinking that he would never be able to get rid of Xiao Yi in this life, so under the instigation of this little idiot , decided to betray Xiao Yi. He helped Xiao Yi's enemies and successfully got asylum.

Xiao Yi knew about A Ye's betrayal and was in great pain.He personally led his troops to leave Misty Palace to hunt down the person he loves the most.The two of them finally reached the moment when their swords met.In fact, at that time, Xiaoyi's magic power of transforming the underworld had already reached a very high level, and Aye was no match for him at all.During the duel, Aye actually went with the determination to die.He thought, even if he died under Xiao Yi's sword, it would be better than being trapped by his chief for the rest of his life.But he didn't expect that Xiao Yi had already seen through his thoughts, and at the last move, he actually...he actually..."

At this point, Duan Xihe's pretended composure finally shattered. This is the first time I've seen an assassin's tears, silent and endless, but heartbreaking.

"He actually... bumped into my sword...he...he would rather die..."

He couldn't speak anymore, and buried his face in his hands.

I watched him silently, but his sadness had spread to me.However, it was not only his sadness that hurt me, but also the person I had only met once.

Min Qingping, how painful and desperate must he be to choose death?

Is that kind of pain the same as when I saw the little emperor turning indifferently to me, and when I saw Ouyang Qi and Lian Moshang embracing each other?

No, he should be in more pain than me, because he loves deeper than me.

He couldn't make a sound, after all the bright camouflage was peeled off, the rest was just a fragile child. "Did you know...he...he was lying in my arms...he was laughing all the time...he told me that he would make me suffer for the rest of my life, because in fact, not long after I met Zhao Fei, he ordered someone to kidnap me I took over the real Zhao Fei, put on a mask, and took Zhao Fei’s seat. The one who stayed with me all this time was actually him...the Zhao Fei I fell in love with...in fact, it was only him... He said...now...now I killed my lover with my own hands...with my own hands..."

I stared at him blankly, shocked by what he said.

It turns out...it turns out...the virtuous son Zhao Fei whom I had met a few times before, was actually Min Qingping in disguise?

No wonder Zhao Fei always has such great hostility towards me. I still remember that at the banquet, his bright and thorny words made me drenched with blood.

Unexpectedly, he would sit down to this extent for Duan Xihe...

"Is he taking revenge on me?" Duan Xihe raised his head, with a dismal smile on his tear-stained face, "He is taking revenge on me, so I can no longer be with the one I love. I Until now, I finally understand what I have been avoiding all this time..."

I lightly held his shoulder, unable to say a word.

It turned out that two people who were in love could miss it like this.

He raised his sleeves and looked at his white clothes, "You know what, he likes to see me in white clothes the most. He said that I look like a fairy in white clothes. But then I never wore white clothes again. What an idiot, isn't he? Obviously the person I love the most is right in front of me, but I keep running and running, letting him chase after me, hurting all the time...I didn't regret it until he left me..."

I'm speechless, he's right, he's a fool, a fool who can't see his own mind.

But who of us is not?It's such a simple thing, it seems like we're always making it complicated, always throwing in some intrigue and getting everyone tired.

That day, he drank all the wine in my palace and was so drunk that he passed out.I think drunk death is the most merciful thing for him, he can forget that he killed his favorite person with his own hands, sleeping like a baby.

However, when I went to visit him again early the next morning, he was gone.I haven't seen him since.I heard that he returned to Piaomiao Palace and became the new Palace Master, and changed his name to Min Qianqiu.I heard that since that incident, he has become cold and unkind, just like Min Qingping back then.

I think this is probably the most terrifying revenge Min Qingping gave him.

After this incident, about a month later, I heard that the little emperor had decided to abolish the current empress and send him back to Qi Kingdom.