Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 666 Tong Menghen

Several people were stunned for a moment, then all laughed. This man was leaning against a pillar, like a sleeping lion that had no interest in most things and was difficult to anger. They were really caught off guard by him playing such a joke.

There was little news about the Sixth Princess, let alone rumors of her marriage. Lin Yuxian suddenly felt that he was much more friendly, and he lowered his waist and patted his shoulder, saying with a smile: "You don't know whether she is beautiful or ugly, or what she likes and dislikes. It's not good to open your mouth like this - I tell you, being the consort of the princess may not be a good job."

Yong Ji smiled and said, "Maybe."

After that, he put his hat on his face again and closed his eyes. This time he really took a nap. Even if it was just a few simple words, it was enough to make several people lose their vigilance against him. They let him lie here and went back to the pavilion to continue chatting.

Until the end of the fencing competition, Yang Zhenbing was unsurprisingly the first in the competition, while Jiang Yiner and Zuoqiu Longhua only played one match each and seemed to have little interest in the competition.

The students of the Sword Academy left in groups, Yang Zhenbing and Jiang Yin'er followed behind the team. The students of the Fifth Lane C Academy came in droves, and even Zhu Shishi followed behind. It was obvious that the students had a good relationship with each other, but only Yang Zhenbing arrived alone in the Seventh Lane G Academy. He did not take the initiative to talk to others, and others did not dare to talk to him. Jiang Yin'er actually suspected that after Shixiong left, the remaining two usually did not say a word in the dormitory. Yan Feiqing may not have refused to participate in this sword meeting, but he did not know that Yang Zhenbing came out to participate in the sword meeting.

As a friendly dormitory (so she thought), the girl pulled him into the small pavilion where the four of them were staying, which naturally surprised Cui Zhaoye and Changsun Jue.

At this time, the crowd in front was talking, and Yang Zhenbing asked the girl, "What did she say?"

"The Sixth Prince said that Brother Shi should stay in the palace for a while, and she has no idea when he will return to the Sword Academy." Jiang Yin'er sighed, "Alas, I haven't seen Brother Shi for nearly 20 days."

Yang Zhenbing looked ahead silently, with no expression on his face.

"But fellow cultivator Yang, you don't have to worry too much. I heard from Qu Xiaoyaojun that Brother Shi has completed his dangerous mission and he didn't suffer any serious injuries. It's probably because he still has some unfinished business in the case. When everything is done, he should return to the Sword Academy."

"Hmm." Yang Zhenbing nodded and said nothing more.

Jiang Yin'er heard a voice in her heart at this time: "Why didn't she ask about the cat?"

Jiang Yin'er was silent for a moment, pursed her lips and looked up at the night sky, then retracted her gaze and smiled to herself: "Come to think of it, I haven't seen Brother Shi's kitten for a long time. I guess I'll be able to see it when Brother Shi comes out."

Then she listened quietly for a while, and there was no more voice coming from the side. It was obvious that the words just now had taken away the black-clothed boy's mind, and now it was no longer on her.

North Gate.

It is very quiet here. Xunfang Garden is in the East Eight Blocks, located in the northeast corner of Shendong. The Sword Academy and the Imperial College are both in the south. To the south is where almost all the guests come from. Only to go to the deserted back door of the palace is to the north.

The carriage stopped in front of the garden gate. After Li Youlong lifted her skirt and got on the carriage, she turned around and took Meng'er's hand, helping her into the carriage despite her disability.

Yong Ji had already been sitting in the carriage, still wearing dirty clothes and muddy boots, but he had taken off his bamboo hat and placed it on his knees. When the two men came in, he did not speak, but only knocked on the wall, and the carriage started moving.

Li Youlong and Meng'er were talking in low voices. Meng'er didn't like to laugh much now, and her eyes weren't always full of longing. She seemed strong and optimistic before and could tolerate all the hardships, but now she was so fragile that she seemed to be broken at a single tear.

Perhaps due to the fatigue from the previous few days still remaining in her body, Meng'er fell asleep with her head resting on Li Youlong's shoulder.

"I will leave Shenjing in February and will be back before the Yulin test." Yong Ji suddenly said.

Li Youlong turned his head.

"I'll make some time for the wedding." Yong Ji leaned against the window and looked outside. "Maybe in March, let's get it done."

"When are you leaving?"

"Not sure, it depends on the weather."

Li Youlong didn't really seem to care and just nodded.

"After the wedding, you will go to the northern border. Everything has been arranged along the way. After you pass Yanmen Pass, there will be an army waiting for you there. They will escort you until you dismount." Yong Ji glanced at her, "You can also leave the palace and live in the Prince of Yan's Mansion during these days."

"it is good."

Yong Ji thought about it and since there was nothing else to do, he leaned against the car window and closed his eyes.

"Yong Ji." Li Youlong suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Yong Ji opened his eyes slightly.

"Promise me that Meng'er will never be hurt again." Li Youlong looked at him, his pale face vaguely visible in the dim carriage, "and I will never leave the Yong family."

Yong Ji looked at her and said after a while: "Okay, I promise you."

Carriages and horses were traveling in the quiet alley, and no one knew that this alley contained the most solemn and shocking wedding event in the Tang Dynasty in the year of Renwu.

The palace is still the same as before, with cold walls and cool tiles. Spring has made some appearances here as usual, but is usually ignored. People still see it as a desolate winter.

When Li Xizhou left the palace during the day, there was no need for him to be guarded closely. The city of Shenjing was filled with Li Yan's [Tongshilu]. In addition, although Pei Ye had not verified it personally, he could roughly guess that there was an invisible person guarding the woman.

But if we return to Zhujing Palace, it will be entirely Pei Ye's responsibility.

Eating, reviewing, bathing, sleeping... Pei Ye would sit outside the door of whichever hall the woman was in. Now it was very quiet at night, and Pei Ye could hear her uneven breathing in the hall.

Pei Ye had never undertaken such a task. He was learning to keep a tight control over the woman's daily life and behavior, sending her out of the palace and picking her up in. Before dinner today, he let a kitten test the poison, which earned him a slap from the kitten and the woman's laughter.

But these are not the point of the matter. He could be more cautious, but that would be of no use. The real problem was that he didn't know when the enemy would choose and how they would arrive.

In twelve hours, a woman will do countless things. Today is over, and there is tomorrow. Tomorrow is over, and there is the day after tomorrow. He can guard her in a way that seems to him to be infinitely strict, but there must still be loopholes. He doesn't need many, just a tiny bit. He is a rattan armor, and the assassin is a needle.

Therefore, it is more important to clarify this matter. Pei Ye sat on the steps holding the sword and looked at the sky. He thought that he could go to Mingyue Palace when it gets light.

But at this time he stood up first and gently pushed open the door of the palace behind him.

Li Xizhou just took the pill.

She lay in bed for a long time before closing her eyes. The four disasters of physical injury, mental disturbance, hallucination, and blood loss came as expected. The dizziness became more and more severe. She drank a pot of wine in advance, and the feeling of being deeply drunk came in waves. Her thoughts stagnated, and she gradually forgot where she was and who she was.

She has been searching alone on this road for a long time. At that time, she did not hold so much power, nor did she have so much support behind her. She was shorter and lighter than she is now, and she did not know Pei Ye.

It had nothing to do with anyone, she walked back towards herself.

People always forget many things when they grow up. What they heard and saw in childhood are blown away by the wind, leaving only some fragments of colors and feelings, which become a fleeting dream at some point in adulthood.

But for Li Xizhou, that warmth was unforgettable, because everything since then was too cold.

She had been trying with all her strength to find her. The earth was barren, the mountains and the sky had no expression. She threw away and forgot everything she had achieved, in order to throw herself back into that warm embrace.

Only by forgetting can I find you.

……

……

Ten days seemed so long, she counted on her peanut-sized fingers.

She would break off one at dawn and wait for the night to come every day so that she could go to bed. After waking up, another day would pass.

"Long time no see, Xixi." When she was sitting on the small chair in the hall and breaking off the last little finger, the gentle voice came from behind her again. She raised her head and saw the woman looking down at her and smiling.

This was where they first met, and she didn't dare go anywhere else for fear that the woman wouldn't be able to find her.

She jumped up all of a sudden, stumbled twice, and rushed over to hold the woman's hand, but the woman had already trotted out of the hall, shouting, "Run, Xixi, go swing on the swing!"

She giggled and hurriedly chased after him.

Still in the backyard of the palace, the swing was tied under a tree, facing the palace wall. After ten days, she had not grown taller, and it was still very difficult for her to climb onto the swing seat, with her two little feet hanging high in the air.

"Does Xixi still remember how to swing?"

"Use, use your waist."

She twisted and turned on the seat, reciting the trick she had learned ten days ago: "If it goes forward, I will go forward. If it goes backward, I will go backward too."

"Yes! Xixi is so smart!" The woman beside her laughed and shouted cheers to encourage her, "One-two! One-two! One-two!"

But it just won't shake.

After an unknown amount of time, the sun became dazzling and tiny beads of sweat oozed out from her forehead.

"My waist is tired." She looked up and said.

"Okay, then we won't play on the swings today. Let's... um, make wreaths, okay?"

"it is good!"

"Let's go!"

"Who, who made this swing? Why is it tied so high?" she complained like an adult.

"This is a swing for Xixi."

"But I can't even reach the ground! How can I play?"

"...Yeah, I don't know why the person who tied the swing didn't come to push Xixi."

"Maybe, maybe I'm busy." She actually didn't quite understand what "busy" meant, but in her short life experience, this word was very important to adults and often represented rejection and distance.

Leaving the yard, they looked for early spring flowers and continued to sit on the grass to make wreaths. She had a lot of fun that day, but when she saw it was getting dark, she lowered her head.

"Xixi's wreath is so beautiful this time. What kind of flower is this? Where did Xixi find it?"

"..."

"Xixi, look, it's really beautiful. I've never seen it before. Where did you find it?"

"…by the stream."

"By the stream? Are there such beautiful flowers by the stream? Xixi's eyes are so sharp."

"..."

"Well... next time, let's go..."

"You, could you please not leave?"

"… Just ten days. Look, just bend your little finger. Break one finger after each nap. Then I'll come find you."

"That's how I did it last time." She lowered her head and kicked her dirty shoes.

"That, that can't be helped." The woman squatted in front of her and smiled gently, "Are you happy today, Xixi?"

"Happy...Playing with you for a day will make me happy for several days."

"Then why don't you try to turn this 'several days' into 'ten days'? This way, as soon as you become unhappy, I will come to you."

"it is good."

"Then let's go. I'll take you back to the palace and stay there until you fall asleep, okay?"

"it is good."

She raised her hands in the air, looking dirty and staggering, as if someone was pulling her, and she was muttering something.

"Why can't I swing on that swing?" She looked down at her tiny shadow.

"Because Xixi is still young. When Xixi grows up a little, she can swing by herself."

"grow up?"

"Yes, when you grow up, you can make decisions on your own. You don't need anyone to take care of you, and you can make friends on your own." The woman walked beside him with her hands behind her back. "By the way, there is a very sweet apricot tree outside the palace. When you grow up, you can pick apricots to eat."

She frowned, confused, but in her heart she was still thinking about the novel swing - two long ropes high up, with a small seat of her own... How could she swing it? How much fun would it be if it swung high up?
"Oh, I don't know when I can grow up." She sighed again imitating an adult.

……

……

Li Xizhou saw this scene in a daze. She tried hard to open her mouth and wake up from this small body. She asked the people around her: "How can I enter Luoshen Palace?"

She always has answers to questions.

But in the end, Li Xizhou was getting farther and farther away from them. She was not there, and the blood in her body was still rising. This was just a memory, and she did not really return to that warm dream.

It took him a long time to open his eyes. His body was still unbearably burned by the strong liquor and the medicine. The faint moonlight came in, and the bedroom was cold and quiet.

"Are you ok?"

She turned her head and saw a tall shadow sitting cross-legged behind several layers of screens, with a sword placed across his knees.

She turned her head, as if she was suddenly pulled back to the solid reality.

"What time is it now?"

"It's almost Yin hour." Pei Ye said, "Sleep for a while if you can."

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)