Queen of the Black Phoenix

Chapter 3 Holy River
The sycamore tree in Xihe Palace withered.

This big tree, which had grown for an unknown number of years, suddenly withered overnight.

The little maid woke up in the morning and saw this scene, she didn't even hold the copper basin in her hand, and there was a loud bang.

The entire Xihe Palace was awakened by the sound.

The queen hadn't fallen asleep in the first place, but this loud noise shocked her even more.

He quickly turned to look at the children beside him.

Seeing that she seemed to be woken up too, but she just raised her eyes slightly and closed them again.

The queen is weak.

She bled heavily during childbirth and lost most of her life, dying.

After hearing the news yesterday, he stayed up all night, and now his eyes are red.

Looking at the children around him, they seem to be weaker than themselves.

Breathing is also shallow, very shallow.

Like a candle that has been burning all night in this room, it is crumbling and almost extinguished.

The sycamore tree was destroyed.

The national teacher is here.

The national teacher looked at the tree, and then at the eldest princess.

The eldest princess's face was not only blue, but also black.

dead.

The national teacher said with a sad face:
"This child bears a curse and will not live for six months. Only the water of the Holy River can wash away the resentment in her body, otherwise it will bring disaster to the country."

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"Quack, quack."

Two black crows in the sky were screaming shrilly.

The clouds were dark.

A prairie covered with yellow grass.

Winter came earlier this year than usual.

The cattle and sheep of Dabasi's family rushed back to the pen early from the place with abundant water and grass.

There is no need for grazing, nor do we need so many shepherd boys.

Early in the morning, a teenager with a package was thrown out through the solid wooden door of Dabus.

"You son of a bitch, you eat more than anyone else, but work more lazily than anyone else. You have made the Dabus family poor, and you have brought an unlucky sick ghost. You have brought down the Dabus family."

The boy was very thin, he was kicked out, and blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

However, that look is like that of a hungry wolf in the grassland.

The skinny housekeeper was stunned when he saw the look in his eyes, then raised his leg and kicked the young man's heart again.

"My lord, I have kicked dozens of wolves to death. What are you, you son of a bitch? Get lost, as far as you can."

"Bang!", the solid wooden door closed.

The boy at the door was lying down, holding a package in his arms.

The boy's face was pale, with blood on the corner of his mouth.

But inside the package was a silent girl.

His lips were blue and his whole body was already stiff.

The boy looked at the girl in the package, his wolf-like eyes softened.

"Brother will take you to the Holy River. In the next life, my sister can join a good family." The boy stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at the wooden door indifferently, with a small bag in his hand.

When the butler kicked him for the second time, he stole the silver from the butler's pocket.

This is the first time he has stolen something, even with half his life trying to steal something.

He felt a pain in his heart, and felt that something inside his body had been kicked to pieces.

But he was all smiles.

He is going to buy a beautiful coffin for Amei, with red flowers inside, and he is going to send Amei to the holy river. It is said that after entering the holy river after death, she can be reincarnated and live a good life in her next life.

The boy carried the package on his back and walked into the lively market.

This is the first time he has so much money. He has been grazing for Dabasi since he can remember. His father and mother are the shepherds of Dabasi's family. But last year Dabus said that he would send people to fight and take Dad away. No, Dad never came back.After the mother gave birth to a younger sister, she left him and her younger sister and remarried.

When winter came, my sister became ill.

He hugged his younger sister to find his grandmother, but was slapped by his grandmother and thrown out. The grandmother said that she was living a good life now and asked him to take his sister farther away.Grandma said that my younger sister was born with bad luck, and that when my younger sister was born, my father was overwhelmed.

The boy picked out a strong wooden box, bought a piece of soft silk cloth, and a bunch of bright red wintersweet.

He put Amei into the box, tied the box with a rope, put it on his back, and walked towards the holy river.

The adults said that the holy river is very far away, and you can reach it by walking all the way to the west.

The boy ran out of money.

After a full meal, we embarked on the road to the holy river.

He walked for two days and two nights, and finally fainted on the grass.

When he opened his eyes again, there was a boundless lake in front of him, with sparkling light, snow-capped mountains and green grass in the distance.

This must be the holy river.

The boy ran over happily.

In winter, the water in the holy river seems to be warm, and the boy's rotten feet are warm in the water.

He untied the rope on his back. After carrying it for too long, the rope had worn away his shoulders and was stained with blood.

He hugged the box and put it on the holy river. The boy closed his eyes and pushed the box hard.

The box was pushed into the middle of the river.

He heard the sound of the river splashing against the box, it was very loud.

The boy didn't dare to open his eyes, and big drops of tears rolled down the corners of his eyes.

The black crow in the sky yelled again: "Quack, quack..."

The boy opened his eyes sharply.

The black crow eats human flesh, so he needs to nail the box tighter.

He suddenly went crazy and jumped into the holy river.

At this time, he forgot the ancient legend that only the dead can enter the holy river.

He plunged into the river, trying to retrieve the box, he swam vigorously, feeling the corner of his mouth was salty.

His body was heavy and he felt like he was going to die.

Only then did he realize that the black crows were screaming around him.

From Dabasi's house to the holy river, the black crow followed him.

The young man wanted to understand this, and suddenly he was relieved. He didn't want to eat his younger sister, because the younger sister was too thin.

He sank into the water and saw a wooden box with a huge snake on it. It seemed to be his sister's box. The boy was very scared, but he still swam over with all his strength.

My sister is very timid, if she is crushed by such a snake, she will be very scared.

The boy himself was also very scared, but he still swam desperately.

He felt that he was bleeding, and the surrounding river seemed to smell of blood.

He was about to die, so he didn't seem so scared. He stretched out his hand, pushed away the snake tail, and threw himself on the box.

The box actually floated up quickly, taking his people with it.

After an unknown amount of time, the boy was washed to the shore together with the box.

He gasped heavily.

He took his sister back again.

There were no black crows in the sky, and the sky suddenly cleared up. The sun came out from the clouds, and the body was warmed by the light.

The young man regretted that he didn't look at his sister just now, he wanted to look at his sister again, this time he promised to send his sister back, and he would never bring her back again.

He pushed open the lid of the box vigorously, and suddenly stopped.

He carried the wrong box. There were no flowers or silk in the box, only a baby girl.

A live baby girl.

The baby girl's eyes were wide open, and her hands were grabbing her feet vigorously, sending them to her mouth.

(End of this chapter)