Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 632 Young Love

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"The general is seriously ill! The general is seriously ill!"

"The general has no offspring. Who will take over and continue to protect Beizhen?"

"The general is kind and loving to the people. If the new general sent by the emperor is no longer as tolerant as before, I am afraid..."

  Just this morning, the news that Gao Ang was ill and bedridden for a long time spread like wildfire. This legendary figure who was born in the Gao family army and was highly respected returned here because he was repeatedly suspected by the court and persecuted by powerful officials in his later years. Finally, is he going to follow his elder brother Gao Zuijiang and spend the rest of his life in poverty?

Yu Ke had just brought back flowers and rumors from the morning market and came to the side of her loved ones.

Ever since being taken in by Bai Feng and cut off contact with his biological parents, Yu Ke had felt that his body and soul would belong to Bai Feng for the rest of his life. He was not only his adoptive parent, but was also definitely the kind of man he could entrust his life to.

Until she met Murong Yan.

Before she knew it, Yu Ke and Murong Yan had known each other for nearly seven years, and she had only been with Bai Feng for two years at most. The missing five years in between were enough to create an insurmountable gap.

In Yu Ke's opinion, Bai Feng's change is far more significant than what others see.

In the past, Bai Feng relied on her hatred for the Taiping Dao to move forward. That intimidating temperament is now gone, and instead, there is another emotion that is even more incomprehensible.

Very strange, very strange.

When Yu Ke was young, she naively thought that she could stay with Bai Feng for a long, long time, maybe until she died of old age on her sickbed. But now, she doesn't think so at all, because her brother's dream is too far away, so deep that it's scary! If they get along longer, Yu Ke will feel that the distance between her and Bai Feng will become even greater.

The distance between hearts can never be bridged by the distance between bodies.

"I'm afraid Murong Yan is the only person in this world who can understand Bai Feng." Yu Ke often sighed in his heart: "If it were me, I would never come back to this place and meet so many enemies again."

Compared to Bai Feng, Murong Yan's natural and simple personality is obviously more likable, and easier for Yu Ke to understand. Her fragility, her strength, and her every choice are all clear.

Murong Yan is very reliable and never makes people feel confused. It is because of this that she was able to successfully find her husband who had been missing for five years and grow into a truly independent "heroine".

"I brought the flowers." Yu Ke stood behind Murong Yan and asked, "People outside are saying Gao Gao is going to die. Does Yan'er know what's going on?"

Murong Yan turned sideways to look at the other person and smiled mischievously: "How should I know? But maybe I will know soon!"

Yu Ke was puzzled, and Murong Yan immediately opened her arms: "Come over here."

——Just like before.

Murong Yan held Yu Ke in her arms and gently comforted her: "Don't think too much, it will all pass."

"No... No!" Yu Ke quickly sat up straight, "I'm not a child anymore, why do you still treat me like this?"

Murong Yan said, "I asked A Ke to leave Master Yu Wen and come with me instead of Brother Feng. Did that ruin your plans?"

"There's nothing going on between Yu Wenxuan and me!" Yu Ke blushed immediately: "I came here voluntarily, Yan'er, don't mention him to me anymore."

Murong Yan smiled and said perfunctorily: "I know, I know~~~"

"I'm not kidding you!" Yu Ke pursed her lips and turned her head away.

After hearing this, Murong Yan also became serious: "I remember that when Brother Feng and I were still in Yuyi Academy, we planted a Bodhi tree with our own hands. We often sat quietly beside the tree and did nothing. I really want to find an opportunity to go back with Brother Feng to see if the Bodhi tree is still there."

"It should still be there, right..." After Yu Ke finished speaking, Murong Yan did not respond, but just concentrated on arranging the flowers.

Use tools to crush, grind, or make the petals into a paste or powder.

There was nothing Yu Ke could do to help, so he just went outside to relax.

Before long, the scent of yarrow flowers wafted outside the house. Night had already fallen, and a strange man appeared in front of Yu Ke with a lone guard.

"Excuse me, lady. I heard that there is a fairy lady who knows fortune-telling in Changwei Inn. Do you know where she is?" The man wore a black hood and did not show his true face. Yu Ke said, "She is inside. May I ask why you are here?"

"I lost something important. Please help me find it back, Fairy." The man asked the servant beside him to take out a bag of copper coins. Unexpectedly, Yu Ke refused. He asked, "What is this?"

Yu Ke said: "The fairy lady doesn't need money, she only needs your honesty."

"You are indeed a hermit." The man bowed to Yu Ke, took off his shoes and went into the house, took off his hat, and took out a piece of paper full of words from his arms: "My name is Xia Xingyan, please take a look, Fairy."

After reading it, Murong Yan asked in confusion: "Why are you giving me this kind of thing?"

"Before fortune-telling, don't you have to know your birth date?" Xia Xingyan said.

Murong Yan shook her head and smiled: "I don't need this kind of thing, Lord Xia, just tell me what you want."

"I lost an important thing. I hope to find it back, or at least know its location!" Xia Xingyan became more and more impatient as he spoke. He didn't realize that he had already put his face close to Murong Yan. He saw the faint scars on her neck and was stunned.

Murong Yan immediately said, "Ake, come in and burn incense for me."

The "fairy lady" mentioned by the visitor took out a string of copper bells from somewhere and gently placed them into a bowl full of water. In an instant, the water turned red.

Murong Yan drank the "red water" in one gulp. At the same time, the fragrance emitted by the burned yarrow flowers could make people calmer.

The two people sitting in the room were worried about the results of the divination, just like their ancestors who used divination to predict their future thousands of years ago, although their expressions were still very cautious.

"Fairy, is there any result?" Xia Xingyan asked.

Murong Yan's expression suddenly changed, and she asked, "Excuse me, Lord Xia, is the important item you lost related to General Gao Ang's sudden illness?"

"How do you know?!" Xia Xingyan was about to say something, but when he saw Yu Ke waiting beside him, he remembered that she said that the fairy valued honesty more than money, so he replied helplessly: "I wanted to discuss the taxation with the general as soon as possible, but I didn't expect him to claim illness and not see me. If 'that thing' was still with me, I could collect taxes on behalf of the general, but why did it disappear at this time?"

Murong Yan said, "So what? The increasingly harsh taxes have made the people of Beizhen breathless. They have been protecting the Central Plains for decades, and this is the reward they get? Have you ever thought that this is God's will, and God doesn't want you to complete this task."

"But how can I go back to Jinyang to report? If I don't bring the general back, I will definitely be held accountable. However, the general has always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic. How can I let a loyal minister and good general suffer injustice?" Xia Xingyan said this, the flickering candlelight illuminating his pale face, and his already weak body seemed to have suffered a major blow.

Murong Yan said, "Master Xia, please wait. What you want will be returned to you at the right time. But Master Xia, please think about it again. Is this really the only thing you have lost for a long time?"

"What?" Xia Xingyan opened his lifeless eyes wide.

Murong Yan smiled comfortingly, grabbed the other's hand, and felt his pulse: "As the son of a commoner, it must be difficult for you to get to where you are today, right? For nobles, high positions and generous salaries may only require one of virtue and talent, or perhaps neither of them. But it's different, Lord Xia. You are completely a commoner, so you must not only have perfect morals, but also extraordinary talents."

"How do you know..."

Before Xia Xingyan finished speaking, Murong Yan continued, "But Lord Xia, you are in a state of confusion. After years of ups and downs in the officialdom, you find yourself becoming more and more mediocre. You don't know what you can do. You are afraid that you will lose everything because of a small mistake, so you become mentally exhausted."

"These words are all old sayings, no one can solve them. Every time I think I have done well enough, reality always makes me tremble. Fairy, if you can't get that thing back for me, I won't bother you anymore." Xia Xingyan bowed and said goodbye.

Murong Yan gave the answer at this time: "Master Xia, you don't have to do anything. You can also do something by doing nothing."

"I will return to the capital tomorrow to report, and let another more talented person complete this task for me." Xia Xingyan said without emotion: "Fairy, how did you find out my life story?"

"The stars shine at night, and the sun shines brightly during the day." After Murong Yan finished speaking, Xia Xingyan was stunned.

He said: "This is the meaning my father had in mind when he named me."

——Become a star that illuminates the night and burn yourself for the coming of the day.

Murong Yan smiled with relief and said, "The general wants to be such a person just like you."

Xia Xingyan suddenly felt the true meaning of this, looked up to the sky and let out a long roar, bidding farewell with tears.