The boy named Xie Ling was someone she wanted to protect, so she rushed in without saying a word, only to fall into the trap set by the skinny boy.

Li Changyu stood there with a cold expression.

He silently clenched his fist.

"It's all your fault, Ya Ya. Now that you're here, Xie Ling and I are no longer the best of friends."

You are dead.

Then no one will be able to take him from me anymore.

His face was gloomy, and his lips were tightly pursed.

Suddenly, a voice sounded behind me.

It was Xie Ling. He asked:

"Changyu, you're here. Have you seen Yaya?"

"Well."

"I've been looking for her all the way here, but I haven't seen her."

"She...she was playing and ran into this cave. Xie Ling, what are you doing? It's dangerous in there. Why don't we go back and send soldiers to find her?"

"Get away!"

Xie Ling pushed him aside and rushed inside.

But it popped up.

Until midnight.

Ya Ya had just flown out of the cave. She looked like she'd been thrown out; she was unconscious, her clothes were tattered, and she looked pitiful.

Her mother, who had been waiting at the cave entrance, hugged her and cried.

She lay there for three days and three nights before waking up.

Upon waking, the person has lost all their previous memories.

It turns out that everyone who has seen the dream-eating tapir loses their memory, and whether they can regain it depends on fate.

It's better to forget about it.

At the time, the State of Qi was in the midst of war.

Her mother ran away with her.

Xie Ling never saw her again.

He lived with self-blame.

It's all his fault; he didn't take good care of Ya Ya.

That's what caused Ya Ya's accident.

Later, he came to this place to search, but found nothing.

...

Mi Shan regained her memories.

Get the resurrection herb you want.

After feeding Xie Ling the Gu worms that his mother had concocted, he woke up.

Seeing the familiar red maple forest, and the woman in front of me.

It was like the immense joy of something lost and then found, soaring to the heavens in an instant.

"Shan'er!"

He pulled Mi Shan into a tight hug.

"I'm not dead yet, you're still here, that's wonderful, that's really wonderful."

"Yes, I'm still alive, Xie Ling, I remember now."

"You remember everything? Back then, you ran into this cave while playing and then disappeared."

"No, I didn't go in because I was playing around. I wanted to go in and save you. It was Li Changyu who told me you were in danger inside. He lied to me! He wanted me to die!"

"Him? Why would he do that?"

The image of that slender boy appeared before Xie Ling's eyes.

He always silently followed by my side, watching me.

Her eyes gleamed with hope, and she looked at him with a special, humble, and cautious gaze...

Now,

He suddenly realized!

It turns out that Li Changyu—

She actually harbored such feelings for him!

"Why do you keep thinking about her? She clearly came later. I was with you first. We are best friends. You said it yourself, you and I are the best of friends!"

Why did everything change after she arrived?

Because of her, you're distracted when you're with me now.

We used to sit together every afternoon to practice calligraphy and chat happily!

She's a stupid girl; she went in there to get herself killed. You should forget about her!

She died.

They're never coming back!

Young Li Changyu put down his brush, restrained his emotions, and shouted at him. His thin body trembled, and his eyes were full of jealousy.

Xie Ling pushed him away.

In the process of moving, he accidentally knocked over the inkstone.

The boy's clothes were soiled, and he cried, hiding on the ground, covering his head, like an abandoned child.

Why are you being so nice to me? You're my only friend...

Only you,

You will reach out your hand to me.

Why am I only thinking about her now...?

"Don't cry, we're friends, we always have been. Ya Ya, she's different..."

Xie Ling reached out her hand to comfort him.

I've never thought about it that way.

Seeing him sad,

She pulled him behind the screen in the lounge, took off her coat, and exchanged it with him.

“Let’s change your clothes. If you go out like this, they’ll laugh at you again.”

The two exchanged clothes.

The boy dropped his jade pendant.

leave.

Xie Ling picked up the jade pendant.

Outside, smoke and fire filled the air, and battle raged on...

-

Back to reality.

Xie Ling understood everything.

"It's him..."

His eyes were filled with melancholy.

"It's all in the past."

He is dead.

Further investigation is pointless.

Mi Shan said,

"I just didn't expect that the late emperor had a penchant for homosexuality, and Li Changyu did too."

"I should have discovered it sooner. It has caused us to waste half our lives," Xie Ling said, holding her hand and lowering her eyes.

Mi Shan pursed her lips:

"It's not too late now, we can start over."

A light shone in Xie Ling's eyes.

They went back.

Passing through the northern country.

The fox took the demon core and went back to save its people. Then it parted ways with them.

The mother went back to take care of A-Qiu, wanting to continue her peaceful life.

Mi Shan took the wind seal and prepared to return to Yue with Xie Ling to handle the aftermath.

On the way, Xie Ling even ran to the edge of a cliff and picked Tian Shan snow lotus for her.

Mi Shan has acquired another material, a material for refining Turtle Breath Pills, progress (3/4).

but,

Li Shengyuan is dead, so he will probably never be needed again.

Back to Dai Viet.

The courtiers were without a leader.

They were in a panic.

Xie Ling returned and announced it to the world.

The emperor was dead, and the court officials supported the crown prince to ascend the throne.

Because Mi Shan held the Wind Seal, and with Xu Ninghai as a witness, she was made empress. After the crown prince ascended the throne, she was called empress dowager.

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