strictlysupreme Chapter 235 A New Beginning
Chapter 235 A New Beginning
"Mo Yunhui, a good name."
Xue Lan smiled and gently patted the little mute boy's head, her touch as gentle as a feather falling on it.
The girl's eyes were filled with a clear smile, and Mo Yunhui looked up at her gray eyes, somewhat mesmerized.
Xue Lan patted his shoulder: "Go play with your friends for a while. Reading all the time will ruin your eyes."
Mo Yunhui nodded upon hearing this and ran towards Xue Tong's direction.
Xue Lan turned her head slightly and looked at Li Qing, who had been by Mo Yunhui's side since entering the courtyard: "This child will probably have to stay in Xiaoqing County for a while, so I'll have to trouble you to take care of him."
Li Qing nodded upon hearing this, then couldn't help but ask another question: "Miss Xue, are you leaving?"
Although it was a question, it was full of certainty.
Xue Lan looked up at Xue Tong, who was playing with a group of children in the courtyard: "We have obtained some information about the Demon Clan and my master in the Great Li Dynasty, and we are going to continue north."
Li Qing nodded slightly. The woman was tall and slender, radiating a warm, divine aura. She spoke softly, without pressing for details about Xue Lan's whereabouts:
"Although Li Qing still hopes that Miss Xue can stay in the Dali Dynasty to oversee things until I fully recover my strength, he knows that the young lady is like a gentle breeze and cannot be kept indefinitely."
Upon hearing this analogy, Xue Lan was speechless and chuckled: "Your Majesty, what makes you say such a thing?"
Li Qing smiled without speaking at first, as if he had been thinking for a long time before slowly opening his mouth: "Lan..."
Xue Lan was somewhat puzzled, her voice tinged with a playful tone: "Lan?"
"A person who plays in the mortal world is like a thin, light cloud, or a mist in the mountains. It suits Miss Xue's name very well."
Xue Lan then understood what she meant. The girl's eyes were almost overflowing with a wicked smile, and her eyes curved into two little goldfish.
Looking into Xue Lan's eyes, Li Qing couldn't help but recall something. The woman smiled slightly: "I wonder if Miss Xue knows that the Zhao family has a red porcelain carp statue in their house."
Xue Lan was not surprised upon hearing this: "Then let's keep it."
"Li Qing also knew that the young lady was still concerned about the practice of mutilation and forced labor during the Great Li Dynasty, and after witnessing the actions of the Li family, Li Qing had some ideas..."
In the Spring Light Courtyard, Mo Yunhui saw a girl in red standing in a corner of the courtyard, seemingly talking to someone.
But when he followed the girl's gaze, he only saw an empty stool and a book on it with a few pages turned by the wind.
A spring breeze swept through Xiaoqing County, bringing boundless vitality. As the new buds on the pear trees draped the entire tree in a green veil, the people who had been traveling for more than a month finally arrived in Xiaoqing County.
On the streets of Xiaoqing County, the morning sun had just fallen on the wonton stalls. The owner wiped all the tables clean. Just as he was about to stand up and stretch, he saw a young man in a black robe stand down in front of the stall.
The young man led a tall, fine horse. He was very handsome, with a fair complexion and no beard. His voice was also rather soft and feminine.
He asked, "Excuse me, shopkeeper, how do I get to Jifeng Alley?"
The boss immediately stood up and kindly gave him directions.
With three days left until the Qingming Festival, Xue Lan has been staying in the courtyard, waiting for the children's parents to take them away one by one.
Mingcheng had already returned home with Minghua. Xue Tong, on the other hand, was chasing after Cao Yike everywhere.
The reason is that book, "The Legend of Xuanlin's Solo Sword".
Xue Lan finally remembered when she had seen that book.
Isn't that the storybook that Xue Tong is obsessed with every day in Da Shun? Ever since Xue Tong discovered Cao Yike's manuscript from Ming Cheng, the little girl has stopped playing with children and eating pastries, and now she chases after Cao Yike every day wanting to see what happens next.
Cao, the coroner, never expected to see Xue Tong again after returning to Shaoyi County. They arrived at the yamen together early in the morning for their duties. Inside the coroner's examination room stood a young girl with rosy lips and white teeth.
Xue Tong held paper and pen in her hands: "I asked Uncle Zhang, and everything is fine today. Teacher Cao, would you like to write a book?"
Cao Yike: Indeed, people should do their jobs well. A coroner who has nothing better to do than write novels will be punished.
For a while, he didn't want to write anything.
Xue Lan had placed a rocking chair in the courtyard, and just as she was about to fall asleep, she heard a knock on the door.
The girl suddenly opened her eyes and waved to Mo Yun, who was reading a book, saying, "The person who's here to pick you up is here."
Mo Yunhui put down the book in her hand and ran over to open the door.
With a creak, the little mute boy saw a tall man outside the door. The man had a gentle smile on his face and squatted down the moment he saw him.
"Your Highness, this servant has come to fetch you."
Upon hearing this man's words, Mo Yunhui instinctively felt a little scared, so he turned around to look behind him, hoping to get instructions from Xue Lan.
But there was no one behind him, only the spring breeze blowing, gently rocking the rocking chair in the courtyard.
Mo Yun was still young at the time and didn't understand why Xue Lan left without saying goodbye, but he was naturally intelligent. When he saw the empty rattan rocking chair, he knew that he would have to walk the rest of the road by himself.
The little mute boy turned around, took out a small bundle from inside the house, and wrote a crooked character on the ground at the front door:
"go!"
The man at the door bent his back low and obediently followed behind the small figure.
That was absolute obedience to the future monarch, because from this day forward, the child before him was no longer a displaced orphan, but the youngest seventh son of the Emperor of the Great Li Dynasty.
It was the hope of many who wanted to place him on the throne and change the state of this great nation...
The two disappeared at the entrance of Jifeng Alley. In the pear blossom courtyard, two figures appeared under the pear tree.
Li Qing was dressed in a silver-white robe today. Jiang Shen Niangniang told Xue Lan the information she had gathered over the past few days: "The aquatic tribes in Jingu City sent word a few days ago that your senior uncle led people to Xumingchuan and found a ghost cultivator there who could speak for him. They have temporarily brought the situation in the underworld under control."
Xue Lan asked nervously, "Did he go back?"
Looking at the expectation in the girl's eyes, Li Qing continued, "Yesterday he returned to the Xuanhuang Sect, but before leaving, the sword immortal accidentally cut off the little snake in the palace."
Xue Lan thought to herself, "What a careless mistake. It's just like my senior master's style."
It's unclear whether it was meant to intimidate the unruly demons who overstepped their bounds, or to intimidate her.
"That's a good thing. Without that snake demon interfering in the palace, the remaining power struggles will be entirely human affairs." Xue Lan sighed, her tone full of relief.
"Your Highness, Xue Lan is leaving the Great Li Dynasty today with Xiao Tong."
Li Qing nodded slightly to the young woman: "Then I wish you, young lady, that you will experience the world and eventually gain some enlightenment."
Xue Lan smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words, Your Majesty."
After speaking, the girl transformed into a gentle breeze and headed towards Shaoyi County, where she picked up Xue Tong, who was still clinging to Cao Yike, from the government office and continued on her way.
Before Qingming Festival, all things revive and spring begins, marking the start of a new year.
In Jingu City, the most favored concubine in the harem died unnoticed in her own palace. Rumors circulated in the court that the Seventh Prince, who had been living in exile for many years, had returned to the capital. Jingu City, having just weathered a storm, was now mired in trouble again.
In the capital of the Great Shun Dynasty, the Imperial Guards responsible for transporting the "Hundred Battles Map of Luoxia Mountain" had already set off. Accompanying them were a group of treacherous officials personally imprisoned by Xie Lingchao, who were to be killed as a sacrifice to the flag upon arrival at Luoxia Mountain.
At the foot of Mount Luoxia, the various magical artifacts sent by the War Puppet Mansion had already been prepared, and the soldiers were all in high spirits, their iron armor gleaming coldly.
He awaited only the command, drank a bowl of strong liquor from his hometown, and thus began the first human race to break out of the Thunder Kui Formation and face the Demon Realm.
Ji Jinjin, dressed in black armor, sat atop the city wall, looking down at the reddish-brown soil below, which had been stained with blood for years.
Yue Zhong, the senior disciple of the Longsword Sect, was the deputy general appointed by the immortal sect for this event. The young man was tall and slender. Watching Ji Jinjin drink the strong liquor, he couldn't help but speak up:
"Didn't your senior sister forbid you from drinking?"
Ji Jinjin wiped her mouth: "That's what they say, but I'm leading troops in the field now. As the saying goes, 'When a general is in the field, he may not obey the emperor's orders.'"
The more one thinks about it, the better the saying goes: "When a general is in the field, he may disobey the emperor's orders."
Go ahead and drink it. It's not my problem if Xue Lan finds out anyway.
Ji Jinjin finished drinking two jars of wine on the city wall. When she wanted to drink the third jar, she saw Zhu He wearing a silver-white light armor and foolishly leading Yin Shishi over.
Ji Jinjin knew something was wrong and quickly channeled her spiritual power to try and neutralize the effects of the alcohol.
But it's still too late.
When Yin Shishi's fingers touched her arm, she thought to herself that she might get beaten up by her senior sister before going to war.
Yin Shishi's medical skills were superb; she could feel her pulse even through the silk peeking out from under the iron armor on her arm.
The woman's voice was calm: "Feeling guilty? You've been drinking?"
Ji Jinjin lowered her head and said, "Mmm."
Yin Shishi slapped her head: "Why are you looking like this? I won't hit you or tell Xue Lan."
Ji Jinjin asked in surprise, "Then why did you feel my pulse?"
The woman in the green dress said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm used to it!"
He then took out a talisman from his sleeve: "I have news about your senior sister."
The talisman emitted a faint light in mid-air, slowly transforming into the shape of Dao Xuanzi. The old man cleared his throat and recounted everything that had happened during his encounter with Xue Lan.
This includes, but is not limited to, causing havoc in the underworld, interfering with the fate of a dynasty, and being marked by someone else's heavenly lightning...
Upon hearing this, Ji Jinjin simply covered her ears and refused to listen anymore: "I was just secretly having a drink, and she... I'm not listening anymore, I still need to train the troops."
After saying that, the girl covered her ears and left.
Seeing Ji Jinjin leave, Zhu He, unusually perceptive, said, "If Junior Sister won't listen, I won't listen either."
In just a few breaths, only Yue Zhong and Yin Shishi remained present.
Yin Shishi looked at Yue Zhong, who not only didn't run away, but also took out several photo stones.
"Come on, let me record a few clips so Yan Chengxue and Siyin can have some fun too..."
Xue Lan was unaware that, thousands of miles away, her friend had made her famous far and wide.
However, in any case, in this Yuanming realm, change has begun, and everything is new.
(Taking leave for Mid-Autumn Festival. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone!)