sword sentient beings

Chapter 854 Riverside

When the young man arrived at Zhongtian Prefecture, he saw a vast expanse of white, as if a heavy snow had just fallen.

The whole city was covered in white snow, and every house had white curtains. It was the beginning of April, which should have been the end of spring and the beginning of summer, but Yunzhou was in the north, with a cold climate. Pear blossoms were blooming on the branches, and at first glance, the white flowers looked like snow, as if the lush trees were in mourning for Gao Yuanhou.

The atmosphere in Zhongtian Prefecture was solemn and sad, and ordinary people did not smile. There were many officials, businessmen, and wealthy people coming in and out, and everyone had a solemn look, shrouded in inextricable sadness. Of course, some of them were just acting and being polite, but most of the officers and soldiers in Yunzhou were truly sad for this prince.

The boy walked on the street and easily saw many familiar faces, especially those from the Procuratorate of Land and Resources. They seemed to be responsible for the security of some funerals and transferred many old people who were stationed outside to Zhongtian Prefecture. The boy saw his old boss Chi Qianli, Mai Shiyu, whom he had met once, and Xing Ji, who had been transferred from the Procuratorate of Land and Resources.

Xing Ji used to wear a bright red cape, but now he changed into a plain white cape, a white robe over his official uniform, and his face was very pale, like a snowman. The boy heard that he and Gao Yuanhou had a deep relationship, and thought that he would be heartbroken now, but when he saw Xing Ji, he found that he did not show obvious signs of injury, but was very calm and focused. He was even working hard, taking charge of part of the defense of the mansion, getting up early and going to bed late, and arranging things in an orderly manner.

If there was any change, it was that the boy remembered that he was a person who loved to laugh. Don't blame it for being a sneer or a strange laugh. He always laughed after saying three sentences. However, when he was walking back and forth at work, he said thirty or three hundred sentences without laughing once.

In addition to Xing Ji, the young man also saw an acquaintance, Wei Se. Wei Se was also wearing a white robe and kept his original appearance. He was a very handsome young man, and he was also sad.

Is this an act? Aren't his emotions all acted out? But why should he act so hard? He has no obligation to grieve for Gao Yuanhou.

Seeing this dangerous look, his heart moved, as if he remembered something. However... he didn't remember anything, and finally he just thought: Why is he here to join in the fun?

After leaving Wei Se, he met many visitors, all of whom came from all directions to mourn. The most valuable one among them should be the imperial envoy from the capital to mourn. He was actually an acquaintance, the Prince of Chun, Yuan Shengfei. In Changle's impression, he was vaguely called Wang Fei. Now he is the confidant and favorite of the emperor who now holds the power alone. The position of the prince is more powerful than that of the county prince. He often goes out as an angel, so naturally he has to use his real name publicly. He is very familiar with Yunzhou. Although he has the identity of an imperial envoy, he still tries his best to show his closeness to Yunzhou.

Following Yuan Shengfei, the young man met Fu Xianchan, the new governor of Yunzhou. Fu Xianchan now succeeded the position of governor of Yunzhou, but she could not inherit the title of Gaoyuan Hou. The governor's private transfer of titles was already a great rebellion, but the whole world was like this, and the court could only accept it with a pinch of the nose, but the court's title could not be passed on to an unrelated person, especially when Yunzhou still claimed to respect the authority of the court. Although Fu Xianchan was said to be a distant relative of Gaoyuan Hou, she was not related to inherit the title naturally.

Without the title, Fu Xianchan's position was not as valuable as that of Gao Yuanhou. If the emperor gave her face, he could give her a new title, but even so, it would take her more than a year or two to reorganize the forces of all parties and reach the power of the old marquis.

Fu Xianchan still looks the same as before. When he was a teenager, he remembered that she was a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old. Now he has grown up, and Fu Xianchan still looks seventeen or eighteen years old. She seems to have become much more dignified. In addition to her plain clothes, her behavior seems to have the same traces of Gao Yuanhou. I think this is a manifestation of her lack of confidence. She imitates Gao Yuanhou's behavior intentionally or unintentionally. If she can gain a firm foothold in the future, she will naturally live her own way, and Yunzhou will also have the style of Lihua Sword.

Yuan Sheng flew in and Fu Xianchan received him very solemnly. The two first reminisced about Gao Yuanhou and then talked about the current situation.

The world is about to be destroyed, which is a huge secret in the human world. Both of them know about this, but they only have a vague understanding of it. They only know that the crisis has passed, but they don't know how it passed. They also lament that the front line is not easy. The current peace of the human world depends on the broken domain. Even the most powerful masters in the human world seem unable to do anything in the overall situation.

The imperial court was aware of the crisis of demise, and it really frightened the young emperor, who was full of energy and ambition to seize power and was planning to do something big. He was very quiet for a while, and although things are now operating again, this blow still curbed his arrogance and made him calm down before taking action, and he was less impulsive.

"It's also a good thing."

Yuan Shengfei commented.

Although what he said was not wrong, it was a bit disrespectful for a subject to comment on the monarch like this. Fu Xianchan knew that he was trying to show his closeness, so he said, "We'll see later. It's a good thing to be able to become more courageous after setbacks. The opposite may not be true."

After each of them acted rebelliously, the two sides quickly narrowed the distance between them by criticizing their leader, and then they talked about Yunzhou. Fu Xianchan said frankly that Yunzhou is now united, after all, Gao Yuanhou went directly back to Yunzhou to recuperate for three months after encountering danger in the capital, so she did not die suddenly, but made solid arrangements to ensure that nothing serious would happen right after she left.

But the situation remains grim.

"I am mainly worried about external enemies now. You know, the turtle bandits." Fu Xianchan said bluntly, "The Demon Cult is nothing. They don't interfere in purely human affairs. There has been no major disaster in Yunzhou recently. Moreover, our intelligence reports say that the Demon Cult seems to be in chaos recently, as if there is a problem within the sect. I don't know if it is a deliberate attempt to confuse people. But the turtle bandits are the biggest enemies of Yunzhou. When the Lord was here, we were on guard against them taking action, but there was no movement, perhaps because they felt that the time had not come yet. After all, these turtles are best at lying dormant, and now that the Lord is gone, there will be no better opportunity. I think there might be trouble during the funeral."

Yuan Shengfei immediately said, "It's unlikely. The Sword Court has sent people to the human world to warn all forces not to act rashly during this period. If the imperial court receives the warning, the Turtle Bandits will also receive it. After all, they have the Eternal Night Court in the Broken Domain, and they can directly receive news from the Sword Court. Now that the protection period has not yet passed, they should not dare to terminate it on their own. Moreover, the Sword Court has sent people to preside over it. His Majesty has specifically ordered that the two swordsmen come with me here, so it would be no problem for you to take charge."

Fu Xianchan said happily: "That's great, it's indeed the emperor's grace." The strength of the two swordsmen themselves is nothing, Yunzhou is not short of two swordsmen, but the significance is extraordinary. If the turtle pirates understand a little bit of human affairs, they should know that there is no chance.

  But do the turtle pirates understand human affairs?

Changle listened for a while, but didn't hear any interesting news. Of course, he hoped that Yunzhou would be well, and it would be best if the people there lived in peace, but this didn't seem to have anything to do with him. He just walked out of the Governor's Mansion, stood on the street, and watched people coming and going, thinking: So, where should I go?

At this time, he saw a person.

It's a dangerous color.

Wei's expression was calm, just like his usual expressionless and most natural look, but his eyes looked dazed, and he just walked on the street, seemingly aimlessly.

He looks like me. The boy and Wei Se were not very close, nor did he have any similar interests, but Wei Se's look at that moment made him feel familiar. He was in a state of being isolated from the world and the world, from body to mind, already in another world.

But... I am definitely in another world, while Wei Se is still in the mortal world?

Why is he in this state?

The boy got curious and followed Wei Se to see where he was going. The boy had no purpose, but when he found out that Wei Se had no purpose, he suddenly had a purpose.

Wei Se walked out of Zhongtian Mansion and came to the Tongyang River. Recently, the Tongyang River is not as busy as before. Because of the death of Gao Yuanhou, many waterways have been blocked. Therefore, the Tongyang River, which used to be crowded with boats, is a little deserted. Wei Se came to a bay and stared at the shimmering water surface. He just kept staring at it, watching the sunset fall from the water surface little by little, and the afterglow shimmered in the ripples.

He lowered his head slightly, probed the water with his hand, and gently shook his hand, shaking off countless pearl-like water droplets.

"The water is cold."

He sighed softly, which made the boy next to him just laugh.

How can the water not be cold?

"Why is the water cold?"

The boy became more and more confused, because all the rivers in the world were cold.

Oh, no, originally Tongyang River was an exception. Tongyang River was once a world-famous warm water, but since..., the water in the river has become cold.

Inexplicably, the boy couldn't help but repeat himself: "Why is the water cold?"

The two young men stood by the water, one virtual, one real, for a long time, until the sun set completely and only a last bit of light remained on the surface of the river.

"Let's go back."

I don’t know who is talking.

Suddenly, the sound of water was heard.

On such a quiet night, the sound of water stirred up by the oars was so loud that the two of them looked towards the source of the sound at the same time.

A white sail came with the wind, moving very fast, drawing a white line on the river.

On the boat stood a young man, about seventeen or eighteen years old. Looking at him, it seemed as if the sun had not yet set.

  The young man looked dangerous and was stunned at the same time, as if a loud thunder sounded in his ears!

he……

  It turns out he was missing!

How could I forget him?

The two of them spoke at almost the same time, wanting to call him, but the young man had already said, "Weise, what are you doing here?"

Wei Se smiled easily, very naturally, and said, "Sir, what a coincidence."

The young man in the void stared blankly. At this moment, the young man on the boat greeted him:

"Changle, you are here too."

Changle suddenly burst into tears.