Troubled Times

Inside the palace hall.

"Congratulations, City Lord, congratulations, City Lord." Shi Qiuyan saluted Bantianyue with a smile.

"Greetings to the city lord!" The believers bowed down in worship.

"I am the city lord, Sifang City is mine, haha ​​...

"Thank you, City Lord, for the reward." Shi Qiuyan bowed.

"General Shi, Huangfu Renhe and his rebel gang must be completely eradicated to prevent future troubles! I leave this matter to you, so don't let me down!" Bantianyue said.

"Don't worry, City Lord. I will send my men to intensify patrols. Once Huangfu Ren and the others are found, they will be executed on the spot!" Shi Qiuyan had a charming smile on his face.

"That's good," Ban Tianyue said, "You've worked hard these past few days. Go down and rest."

"I'll take my leave." Shi Qiuyan bowed and left the hall.

"You all go down too." Bantianyue said.

"I'll take my leave." After bowing, the believers also left the hall.

"Hmph, Ouyang Feiying, Huangfu Renhe, you never dreamed that I, Bantianyue, would one day sit on the throne of the city lord! Ouyang Feiying, it was you who broke your promise back then, and now... hehe, as the saying goes, the victor is the king and the loser is the bandit. You can't blame me for this, hehe..."

Ban Tianyue muttered to himself, stroking the throne with a triumphant air. This feeling of supremacy, of supremacy, had always been his dream, and now, finally, it was realized. He felt reborn, as if he were no longer the despised cult leader, but a symbol of wealth, power, and even justice. He had finally made it.

But Ban Tianyue knew in his heart that Shi Qiuyan was a very unusual person. Without Shi Qiuyan, he wouldn't have been able to ascend to the throne of City Lord so easily. The majority of the Shenyue Cult's followers were Shi Qiuyan's followers, and the original followers had almost all been bribed by him.

"Great General of the City Defense, you are so powerful and have military authority over your lord. How could you be willing to be a general? After you eliminate Huangfu Renhe, hehehe..."

Shi Qiuyan walked to the general's mansion in silence, with that charming smile still on his lips.

"City Lord? Humph, don't you see who helped you win over all these believers, and who helped you sit on the position of City Lord! Once I get rid of Huangfu Ren and his gang, the position of City Lord will be mine. By then, the entire Sifang City will belong to Leng Yue and me, haha... Bantianyue, you would never dream that Leng Yue and I are a couple! You are so naive to expect me, a modern person with a high IQ, to be your running dog! Humph!"

In Nong Yue's room.

Nong Yue was chatting in front of the tablets of her parents, Palace Master Wuyou, and Xing'er.

"Dad, Mom, Xing'er, although we are all in trouble now, fortunately we are all safe. Nong Yue believes that your spirits in heaven will definitely bless us to successfully eradicate Bantianyue and the Shenyue Sect. Nong Yue is very happy now, no longer alone, and no longer helpless. There is someone..."

"Dangdangdang" there was a soft knock on the door.

Nong Yue opened the door and said with a smile, "Sister, are you still worried about Nong Yue?"

Leng Yue also smiled and said, "I just came to see your injury."

"Won't Sai Huatuo be unhappy?" Nong Yue asked.

"He's not that stingy." Leng Yue said.

"Sister, you don't understand Hua Tuo at all." Nong Yue sighed and said with a smile.

"May I meet your family?" Leng Yue asked.

Nong Yue smiled and made a "please" gesture.

Nong Yue's room was very spacious and clean. There was a piano table and chessboard in the outer hall, a bed and a divination table in the inner hall, and a small room separated by a curtain at the innermost part. When the curtain was opened, there was an exquisite altar table filled with tablets, one of which was his own.

Nong Yue lit the incense and handed it to Leng Yue. Leng Yue took the incense, bowed several times in front of the tablet, and inserted it into the incense burner.

"Thank you, sister." Nong Yue said.

"What are you thanking me for? You are my brother, and your family members are also my family members." Leng Yue said.

"I have no way to repay my sister's deep love and friendship," said Nong Yue.

"Who said there's no way to repay them?" Leng Yue said with a smile, "How do you know that your sister wasn't sent by them to protect you? So, be obedient. This is the best way to repay them."

Nong Yue was amused by this: "Sister, you are right."

Leng Yue walked to the piano table and asked, "Can I play?"

"Of course." Nong Yue said.

Leng Yue sat down, gently stroked the transparent body of the piano, and said, "It seems to be crystal."

"That's right, so sister knows how to play the piano?" Nong Yue asked.

"I don't know much about the zither, I only know a thing or two about crystal." Leng Yue said with a smile, examining it carefully. "Such a large piece of white crystal, with cotton but no cracks, must have been smelted."

"It is indeed after smelting." Nong Yue answered truthfully.

Leng Yue raised her hand and plucked a string. The sound of the string was even more pleasant under the reverberation of the crystal body, so she closed her eyes and plucked all the strings. This unskillful plucking method made the monotonous sound rise and fall, but to Leng Yue, it was beautiful.

"It sounds really nice." Leng Yue said.

"Sister, you are proficient in music. How about playing a song for me?" Nong Yue asked with a smile.

"I can only sing. As for playing the piano... aren't you afraid that I will break it?" Leng Yue said with a smile.

"Don't worry, Nong Yue has plenty of strings here. Even if sister breaks them all, they can be restored to their original state." Nong Yue said with a smile.

"Well, I've never learned to play the piano, so my posture isn't very cool. Fortunately, I've found the right scale just now, so I can still play a simple tune. Don't laugh at me." Leng Yue said.

Nong Yue smiled and nodded.

Leng Yue's fingers plucked the strings carefully, and what flowed out was Tsai Chin's song "The Forgotten Time".

Leng Yue finished playing, and Nong Yue smiled and clapped his hands three times, saying, "Good."

"Is it okay to play like this?" Leng Yue expressed doubt.

"I knew my sister didn't just come to see Nong Yue," Nong Yue said with a smile. "The melody is simple and clear, the sound is low and lonely. My sister is worried. Is it because of Hua Tuo, or because of him?"

Leng Yue pressed her fingers on the surface of the zither and said softly, "If a person cannot move on from the past, then he cannot move on to the future."

"Sister, are you still unable to let it go?" Nong Yue asked.

"It's not that I can't let it go, but it has to end." Leng Yue replied.

"How to end it?" Nong Yue asked.

"I'm going to find him." Leng Yue said.

"Do you know who is better than Hua Tuo?" Nong Yue asked.

Leng Yue nodded.

"Sister, please don't do anything stupid. Nong Yue's worry for you is the same as yours." Nong Yue said, "Besides, if you leave like this, Sai Hua Tuo will regret it for the rest of his life."

Leng Yue was amused by Nong Yue's words and said, "I don't intend to die together with Xiao Yan."

"So what is your plan, sister?" Nong Yue asked.

"I just wanted to talk to him and talk it out."

"If that's the case, why are you so worried?"

"I'm just afraid that I'm not brave enough to truly face all this."

Nong Yue sighed heavily.

"What's wrong with you?" Leng Yue asked.

Nong Yue shook her head and said, "Nothing."

"Nong Yue, if you have something to say, just say it."

"Nong Yue just suddenly felt that my sister was really tired." Nong Yue said.

Leng Yue smiled slightly: "I'm doing this for myself."

"That's an interesting excuse," Nong Yue said calmly, "You and I both know it very well. Sister, please don't say such things again. It's getting late, please go back."

Leng Yue nodded, stood up and said, "Go to bed early."

"Take care."

The wind outside the window was getting stronger and stronger, and the thunder was roaring more and more. It was about to rain.

Ouyang Feiying had nightmares one after another and kept calling Mingri's name in a daze.

"Boom!" A sudden thunderclap sounded, and Ouyang Feiying sat up with a jerk, shouting, "My tomorrow!"

"father!"

Ouyang Feiying turned around in surprise and saw a pair of tearful eyes looking at him. Gentle as jade, with eyebrows and eyes as beautiful as a painting, couldn't this person be Mingri?

"Tomorrow, my good tomorrow!"

"Dad!" Mingri threw himself into Ouyang Feiying's arms, and the father and son hugged each other and cried.

"Mingri, Dad was wrong. This time Dad really knows he was wrong. Can you forgive Dad?" Ouyang Feiying asked crying.

"Dad, don't talk about this. As long as you are okay, that's all that matters." Mingri said.

"Mingri, you are really daddy's good Mingri! It's all daddy's fault, it's daddy's fault. I will definitely change in the future. This time I'm serious. I swear! Daddy will never do anything to make you sad again. You are not allowed to leave daddy. Daddy can't lose you again!" said Ouyang Feiying.

Mingri nodded vigorously.

After the two of them calmed down a bit, Mingri picked up the medicine bowl and said, "Dad, take the medicine."

Ouyang Feiying nodded and said, "During this period, Dad had a very long dream. I dreamed that you and Shangguan Yan were together. Shangguan Yan often came to accompany Dad and sang for Dad. And Yingying, she is still alive, comes to accompany Dad every day and sings to Dad. Dad feels that kind of life is very happy. In comparison, power, fame and fortune seem less important. This time I really understand that if I don’t have Yingying and you, what’s the use of having more? I, Ouyang Feiying, have worked hard for more than ten years, but I have never enjoyed a day of solid and happy life. Only in dreams, with you, Shangguan Yan and Yingying, can I feel what true happiness and happiness are. Although I have woken up now, at least you are still with Dad. Dad can't lose you again! Tomorrow, promise Dad that you will never leave Dad, okay?"

"Dad, I promise you," Mingri said, "Actually, what Dad just said was not a dream, but reality."

"Is it true? Yingying is not dead? Is this true, tomorrow?" Ouyang Feiying was overjoyed.

Mingri sighed and said, "Yingying is indeed dead. The one Daddy saw was Mingri's adopted sister, who looked somewhat similar to Yingying."

"So are you and Shangguan Yan really together? I remember she sang Little Swallow to me and said that you two were together." Ouyang Feiying said.

"She is not Miss Shangguan." Mingri said.

"Ah?" Ouyang Feiying was confused by Mingri's words.

"Miss Shangguan, Brother Sima," Gongsun Heng said, "The ancient elders asked Brother Zheng and I to take over your positions."

"Thank you." Shangguan Yan and Sima Changfeng bowed to Gongsun Heng and Zheng Fang and returned to their room.

Thunder rumbled and the rain fell harder and harder. Yan'er nestled in Changfeng's arms, looking at the rain outside the window, and murmured, "The storm has finally arrived."

Changfeng gently stroked Yan'er's hair and said, "The sky will clear up after the rain, and everything will be fine."