I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1232 Please Help Me, Madam

The moon is bright, the wind is gentle, and the pine trees rustle in the breeze, creating a sound like heavenly music.

A long sword hung from the waist behind the girl, which seemed out of place for her small stature, but she carried it on her back with a cotton bundle slung over her shoulder.

A small yellow dog followed beside her.

Accompanying them were a horse-drawn carriage and two elderly people.

Sword Mountain Master Ximen Xuexian personally drove the carriage along the main road, proceeding at a steady and unhurried pace.

Su Wan'er and Lian Xie walked together along the stream.

This official road leads into Liuzhou and then into the capital city.

Under the moonlight, no one wanted to rest. One reason was that they were in a hurry to get on their way, and the other was that they needed to get Yuan Ruxi back to the capital to recover from her injuries as soon as possible. However, they could not push themselves too hard, so they had no choice but to travel through the night.

Even thanking Xie and Ximen Xuexian is fine.

Su Wan'er had the hardest time, but she never complained along the way, only going to sleep in the carriage when she was extremely tired.

They did not travel through Yizhou, but directly through the lawless territory of Dangxiang, where the land was flat and open, making a horse-drawn carriage the most suitable mode of transport.

Entering the territory of the Great Xia through the Dangxiang is the fastest and most direct route, saving nearly half the time compared to going through Yizhou and Liuzhou.

Although they encountered the Tangut people blocking their way.

But one is the former head of the Heavenly Pavilion, and the other is the lord of Sword Mountain.

Unless the Dangxiang government is determined to send a large army, they really can't stop them.

Now, news of the might of the Great Xia Dynasty, Zhao Wuxu of the Western Regions, Zong Ze of the Northern Desert, Du Yu, and Li Xuance has long been sent to the various Dangxiang tribes. Those Dangxiang tribes that were originally wavering and wanted to submit to Tibet have now sent their princes to the Great Xia Dynasty, bringing with them tributes that have not been paid for several years.

Naturally, they wouldn't be foolish enough to stop the Xia people from crossing the border with the Tanguts.

The flowing water and bright moonlight merge into one stream.

Even Xie looked at the girl carrying the sword. She was only fourteen years old, yet she was already a seventh-rank swordsman.

Rarely seen in the world.

Even Xie Xie was speechless with surprise.

A battle in a no-man's-land.

Yuan Ruxi single-handedly killed seven cultivators at the Zhijing realm, including the former leader of the demonic path who had been among the top ten candidates in the world.

Now, the strength of that demonic leader has reached the level of the top ten in the world.

For over a decade, he was ridiculed by shallow-minded people in the martial arts world.

One step into the limit, one astonishing battle.

However, he crippled himself, disabling the martial arts skills of ten masters in the world, and gave them to his disciple.

That phrase, "The path is under your feet, don't look back, don't bow your head, just keep going."

I still vividly remember thanking them.

Even among Confucian scholars, there are heroes!

Yuan Ruxi, truly deserving of the title!

Lian Xie looked at Su Wan'er and said, "A young girl's worries can easily disturb her peace of mind, and make it easier for her to lose the breath she has cultivated through sword practice."

Su Wan'er looked up at Lian Xie, nodded slightly, and then lowered her head.

After thinking for a moment, she looked up at Lian Xie and smiled, "I'm fine. Isn't Master safe and sound? So..."

But as she said this, Su Wan'er glanced at the carriage and then lowered her head again.

But as soon as Su Wan'er lowered her head, Xie Jie reached out and pressed her head down: "Your master said, the great path is under your feet, don't bow your head, don't look back, just keep going! So, just keep going, your master's life is safe and sound, which is much better than anything else."

Su Wan'er looked up at Lian Xie and nodded vigorously, but her eyes welled up with tears whenever she thought of her master.

Why.

Why.

What am I?

These questions have been nagging at Su Wan'er's mind these past few days. Without her, her master would have been fine; without her, her master wouldn't be like this, much less have had one arm's meridians severed and become useless.

Seeing the child like this, Xie sighed inwardly. "The one who tied the knot must untie it. If Yuan Ruxi doesn't wake up, this child's inner knot will remain untied."

Despite having unresolved issues in his heart, he was still able to break through to the seventh rank in one fell swoop.

Firstly, this is the sword that Yuan Ruxi comprehended, and there is also a reason for yielding the Dao.

Another reason is that this child has exceptionally high talent.

After a moment's thought, Lian Xie said, "Wan'er, there are many different kinds of masters in the world. I know one person. In the past, in terms of style alone, only that sword immortal could surpass him. All the others, such as the old sword saint, Huang Chao, and the old celestial master, had to bow down in front of him."

"When he accepted disciples, he never looked at their talent, but only at their character. When I was young, I drank with him once. At that time, a child wanted to enter his Wonderful Sound Palace. The child was very talented, but he refused."

"I asked him why, wasn't the child good? He said that the child, at the foot of the mountain where his Miaoyin Palace was located, mocked the disciples and followers of the Miaoyin Palace in that school. It wasn't his fault; it's just human nature, and it can be corrected. But he shouldn't have pushed his mother away and bowed to me when he first met me. That's something I can't bear to do. Haha, that man, he always pays attention to these things for no reason. And those children who were mocked actually had very poor talents. Many of them were even orphans he had adopted. Later, many of them returned to the city and went to various professions."

"One of the disciples, after returning to the city, became a porter, but inadvertently offended the demonic sect at the time. That man traveled thousands of miles to support his disciple, fighting against the demonic sect with only a sword. In the end, he returned severely injured, carrying his disciple in his arms. Everyone in the world thought he was crazy, telling him that his disciple could not practice martial arts and was no longer a member of Miaoyin Palace. You risked your life for such a person."

“He said that he called me master, so I was his father. If his child did something wrong, it was because he hadn’t taught him well. But if his child was bullied and the world couldn’t give him justice, then he, as the father, would step forward to seek justice from the world.”

Su Wan'er looked at Lian Xie.

Even Xie looked at Su Wan'er and said, "Your master is the same. He and this one are both gentle and refined gentlemen. Back when your master was wandering the martial world, we old folks often compared him to him. Your master must have thought the same way. All his actions were for your betterment. So don't act like a little girl. When your master wakes up and sees you with red eyes from crying, worrying at such a young age, how will you explain it?"

Su Wan'er nodded and then said, "But I am the youngest daughter."

Lian was a little speechless when she said thank you. But hearing that Su Wan'er was willing to say such things, she knew that the girl had cheered up, even if it was just an act. She couldn't bear to see the girl so gloomy.

Su Wan'er then looked at Lian Xie and asked, "What was that senior's name? And what happened next?"

Upon hearing this, Lian Xie smiled and said, "Qi Tian fell late, guarding the night until dawn. In a thousand-year-old dark room, a single lamp can illuminate it. This was the Jianghu's assessment of that person at the time, meaning that in that era of cannibalism in the Great Xia, he upheld the existence of morality and righteousness in the hearts of the people. With him there, there was always a lamp illuminating the world! His name was Su Qi Chi. In our Jianghu at that time, there were two heroes: Yun Xian Sword Wushuang and Su Qi Chi, the night watchman. But both of them left in a daze, disappearing inexplicably."

"If I am fortunate enough, I would really like to have a drink with Su Qichi. The phrase 'like a spring breeze' is so famous that if it weren't for the story behind it, I would suspect that it was created because of him."

……

There was no grand display, and no Taoist priests or monks performing rituals or chanting scriptures.

All that remained was for Su Chang'an to personally set fire to Yan Qi's body and burn it.

It was as if the old man had sensed it before he arrived, and had specially left a letter for Su Chang'an.

The letter contained no other rambling words, only telling Su Chang'an that he wished to have his body burned so that it could sit beside his master's memorial tablet. He wanted to be with his father.

Su Chang'an looked at the letter and agreed.

Our first meeting was our last.

Su Chang'an was in a low mood.

While helping the old man tidy his clothes, Su Chang'an felt that although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, there were more than a dozen hidden injuries.

Gongsun Chunu said that after her master left, she went through the great battle with the Demonic Sect. Although Miaoyin Palace returned to peace afterward, the other senior brothers and elders with the strength of the Ultimate Realm left one after another due to their injuries.

Yan Qi was the only one who could support the school left behind by her master; she took on all the responsibilities herself.

Because Yan Qi said, 'The Miaoyin Palace cannot be recorded in history because it collapsed with Master's departure. He may be gone under my watch, but he must never be Master.'

More than a decade later, Gongsun Chunu and others arrived at the border one after another.

But Yan Qi's body completely collapsed, yet she still stubbornly continued to search for her master everywhere.

When Yan Qi's body was being burned, the older generation also arrived one after another.

The old Celestial Master, holding a bottle of wine, sat before the fire and simply said, "I thought you would come, so I went to see your master today. But I didn't go into the house; I only looked around from across the courtyard. I was too ashamed to face him."

Then, he turned and left, unusually without saying a word.

The older generation all know that the old Celestial Master still harbors a deep grudge about Phoenix Perch Valley, which is now Red Maple Valley.

Especially Qing Shuang, as everyone in Changchun knows, has always felt guilty towards Yan Qi and the others over the years.

Liu Xuer didn't say much, but just stood quietly to one side.

Su Chang'an felt uneasy, but no tears fell. He simply watched silently as Yan Qi's remains burned.

After collecting the ashes and taking the urn, he went to Yuqing Temple with Bai Danrong, Gongsun Chunu, and others.

The abbot of Yuqing Temple greeted them, but when it came time to erect the memorial tablet, the old celestial master arrived in a Taoist robe. He presided over the ceremony and also wrote the tablet for Yan Qi, which was placed below Su Qichi, in the same row as the tablets for Su Chang'an's parents and uncle.

After doing all this, everyone in Miaoyin Palace wept uncontrollably, especially when they looked at Su Qichi's memorial tablet and the memorial tablets of their master and family members.

Human suffering is beyond description, and cannot be described.

Su Chang'an did not linger, but left silently.

My heart is aching slightly because I'm thinking of my mother and my brother.

I remembered the first thing this senior apprentice said to me when we met was, "How have you been?"

But he passed away soon after.

What Su Chang'an truly couldn't forget was the old man clutching his sleeve, and in his dazed state, softly calling out, "Master."

It's as if they've waited decades just to call out like that again.

Afterwards, the old man passed away with a smile.

On the way back, Maomao and Kuyue looked at Su Chang'an without saying a word, as if they were seeing Su Chang'an like this for the first time.

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They had just entered the palace and reached the passageway of the Lingqi Pavilion.
There were dozens of officials kneeling on the ground, stretching from Lingqi Pavilion to the entrance.

A small portion of them were dressed in scarlet court robes of officials of the fifth rank or above, while the rest were dressed in green. Fortunately, none of them were dressed in purple robes of officials of the third rank or above.

Upon seeing Su Chang'an, these people looked at him as if they had found a savior and bowed to him.

"Your Majesty, save me!"

"Please, Your Majesty, save my life!"

……

The noise continued unabated.

As Su Chang'an frowned at these people, he saw Aunt Sun running over.

Aunt Sun probably noticed that Su Chang'an's expression was not right, so she stepped forward to help her up and then quickly said, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

After saying that, he looked at the cat.

The cat shook its head: "I need to rest."

Su Chang'an waved his hand: "It's alright, Aunt. What's wrong? Shouldn't everyone know that His Majesty is resting?"

Aunt Sun said to Kuyue, "Quickly invite Mr. Zhang to Lingqi Pavilion."

Kuyue nodded and climbed over the wall to go find Mr. Zhang again.

Aunt Sun said, "In Shen Yuanhao's residence, we found a lot of things that officials did in previous years, enough to fill five large boxes. The evidence included physical evidence, witnesses, and records of where they were. These are the things that Shen Yuanhao has incriminating evidence against them. When these people found out, they all came to see you."

(End of this chapter)