It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 527: The Cenotaph on Mount Song

Three months after Liu Yao left, Liu Cong decided to gather troops and attack Luoyang.

He sent his capable general Wang Mi as the vanguard, and after meeting Shi Le at Mianchi, they marched forward together. They not only defeated the Jin Dynasty's guard general Pei Miao, but also went straight into Luochuan, plundered large tracts of land between Liang, Chen, Runan, and Yingchuan, and captured more than a hundred barriers.

The military situation was urgent and Sima Chi was running around in panic in Luoyang.

Liu Cong followed behind Wang Mi. Although he only had 20,000 troops, he killed people all the way, even more than his brother Liu He. The blood on his hands could not be washed away, and his heart became extremely hard and even twisted.

When they reached the foot of Songshan Mountain, a huge rock suddenly rolled down and blocked their way. Liu Cong then remembered that Liu Yao had said before that if he missed Yang Xianlian, he could build a tomb for her in Songshan Mountain, which would always be a kind of commemoration.

Yang Xianlian had never been to Songshan, but when Xu Henian was making medicine for her, she talked about the various miracles of Songshan and yearned for it. She also told Liu Cong that if she could watch the sunrise on the top of Songshan one day, she would have no regrets in her life. At that time, he, Liu Yao and Yang Xianrong were watching her from the side, with a doting smile on their faces, laughing at her for being too silly.

Who knew, after such a short time, there was no trace of this fool left.

When Liu Cong thought of this, he felt a sharp pain in his heart. He couldn't help but take a big sip of wine to suppress the discomfort.

But so what?
He looked up at the direction where the boulder fell. If he continued walking upwards, he would reach the top of Mount Song.

"Your Majesty, General Wang sent someone to ask if we can rest here for one night. The heavy rains over the past few days have caused the soil here to become loose, and there may be a risk of landslides or mudslides. He suggested that we retreat ten miles to give the army some time to slow down. General Shi and his men haven't caught up yet, and if we rush forward rashly, it may be dangerous."

"Where is he?" Liu Cong collected his thoughts and looked at the guard who was delivering the message.

"General Wang and a thousand men climbed over the boulder an hour ago and are now checking the situation ahead." The guard who delivered the message was covered in mud and looked extremely embarrassed.

"Yes, I know. Let's stop for a while." Liu Cong glanced ahead. The huge rock blocked the entire road. They wanted to bypass Songshan Mountain to attack Luoyang, and if they took the land route, this was the only way. "Send the order to the army to retreat ten miles and wait for orders."

"Yes." Liu Cong's messenger had already passed on the order, and the servants around him were also packing up and preparing to retreat. But Liu Cong did not move, still looking up.

"Your Majesty?" His personal attendant Liu Wu asked softly, "Shall we go too?"

"Wait a minute." Liu Cong actually found a rock to sit on, which frightened Liu Wu and he immediately said, "This rockfall is very dangerous. It looks like there will be more at any time. You can't sit here."

"It's okay." Liu Cong smiled, propped his sword on the ground for support, and looked up, muttering, "If I climb up, I wonder how long it will take?"

"It takes a day and a night." Liu Wu replied, "I heard from the vanguard officers that although Songshan is not high, the road is a bit complicated."

"What's on the mountain?" Liu Cong asked.

"There are Buddha statues carved by craftsmen in the past. Oh, and there is also a Lingshan Temple. It is said that it was very popular in the past. It was built specifically for the deceased. On the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month, many people come to burn incense."

"The deceased..." Liu Cong was in a daze again and didn't notice that another small piece of rock fell and almost hit him. Scared Liu Wu so much that he pulled him away from the dangerous area regardless.

"Your Majesty, you have to be careful!" "It's okay." Liu Cong suddenly laughed and pressed his hand on his chest, where a bright yellow silk handkerchief given to him by Yang Xianlian was hidden. She smiled and said, "This is the silk handkerchief that my third sister's husband used to wipe his butt. Can I wipe your face now?"

At that time, they were all in Jinyong City and had a rare chance of quiet time.

"He used it?" Liu Cong was very disgusted.

"So what if I've used it?" Yang Xianlian had a blank expression on his face, but there was light in his eyes. "Aren't you going to wipe your face?"

"How disgusting." Liu Cong was still a young man at that time, so he naturally pushed Yang Xianlian's hand away.

Yang Xianlian stared at Liu Cong in a daze, and suddenly asked, "Do you think I'm disgusting?"

"What?" Liu Cong didn't understand what Yang Xianlian meant, so he just moved away from her a little bit, "What did you say?"

"You also think I'm disgusting, right? You don't like me either, right? You all like Third Sister, right?" Yang Xianlian still had a paralyzed expression, but she spoke very fluently and clearly, so that Liu Cong didn't know how to answer her.

He took another step back and hid the axe in his hand behind his back, fearing that the sharp edge would hurt her. There were still debris from Liu Cong's chopping of firewood under their feet, but Yang Xianlian seemed not to see it. He just walked forward and continued to ask, "You like Third Sister too, right?"

"I like it." Liu Cong didn't understand why Yang Xianlian's expression suddenly changed, and just answered casually.

"Really?" Yang Xianlian looked into his eyes and suddenly reached out and pushed him hard. If Liu Cong hadn't been good at martial arts, he would have fallen down and his back would have fallen on his axe, which would have been a bloody incident.

Liu Cong stood very steadily and did not fall down. Instead, Yang Xianlian was bounced back by his force and almost fell down.

Liu Cong quickly dropped the axe in his hand, hugged her and said with a smile: "What's wrong? I like you. Liu Yao likes your third sister, I won't compete with him for her."

"Really?" Yang Xianlian was bewitched by Liu Cong's masculinity and was a little dazed.

"Of course, I have always liked you, especially your silly look. I like you no matter how I look at you." Liu Cong rubbed his big face against Yang Xianlian's smiling face. Even though she still had no expression, one could see that her face was a little red and her eyes were confused.

"Okay." I don't know if she was answering Liu Cong or talking to myself.

But at this moment, Liu Cong was filled with joy. He was able to hug this silly girl he loved. Although she was weak, she always made his heart warm and soft.

How happy I was then, how sad I am now.

Even though they found many women who looked like Yang Xianlian, they were not her and would never be her.

Liu Cong shook his head vigorously and looked towards the top of the mountain. Didn't Liu Yao tell him to build a cenotaph for him, in Lingshan Temple? Let Yang Xianlian's soul be reborn, and the fate between the two of them can be ended.