Chapter 391 Harder than Climbing to Heaven

Huo Gannian's calm expression made everyone understand that Bu Yan was serious.

It also let Buyan know that Huo Gannian had known for a long time that Nanlijun's personal palace servant had assassinated Yun Chen.

Perhaps, Huo Gannian had anticipated this "disloyalty" even earlier than Buyan himself.

Not pursuing the assassination means he has given up.

Seeing the awkward situation and as if something important was about to happen, Bai quickly found an excuse to go back to her room to rest.

Yunlan and Yuntian also left. Before leaving, Yuntian's husband took away Yuntian's favorite plate of osmanthus glutinous rice and lotus root.

With half the people gone, the atmosphere in the hall immediately became colder.

Bu Yan stood up from his chair, took three steps back, and retreated to a position where he had drawn a clear line between himself and everyone else. He knelt on one knee in front of Huo Gannian and said in a low but firm voice:

"Young Master, I would like to resign. Please allow me to do so."

Yun Chen's ears were injured, and she didn't hear clearly even though she said it twice. She could tell from the expressions of the others that something was very wrong.

She asked loudly, "What did you say? You want to get married? Who?"

Without saying a word, he replied, "I have accepted the Emperor's award and will be leaving the Huo Gang to become a guard in front of the Emperor."

When these words came out, everyone's expression changed. Yun Chen also heard it clearly.

Duan Jie and Fu Lin looked at each other without saying anything; Rong Yi frowned and wanted to curse, but stopped at his lips and just mouthed the words without making any sound, but one could still tell that the curse was quite dirty.

Luo Dongdong sighed heavily and drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp. He didn't want to look at Bu Yan with contempt, so he could only turn his head to the side.

In the end, only Ye Yan and Yun Chen were left.

Bu Yan didn't know what their expressions were, so he didn't look up.

After a long silence, Yun Chen raised his wine bowl to Buyan:

"Brother Buyan, then I wish you..."

Yun Chen paused, causing Ling Buyan to look up.

The moment they looked at each other, her eyes instantly turned red. She forced a smile on her face and continued:

"I wish you a bright future and all your wishes come true."

After saying that, Yun Chen raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl, then strode away without looking back, fearing that if he didn't walk fast enough, he would hear Bu Yan say something hurtful.

But she still heard Ye Yan's almost distorted voice angrily questioning:

"What the hell are you talking about?! You're resigning to protect the Emperor? Why? Give me a reason!!"

Bu Yan did not answer. Yun Chen heard the clatter of tables and chairs and loud noises. It seemed like Ye Yan was about to rush over, but was stopped by others.

Before leaving the Yun Mansion, the last thing she heard was Ye Yan's questioning and yelling in a tearful voice:

"You're the fucking personal guard of the Huo Gang! A personal guard!! We've been through life and death together for thirteen years!! Thirteen fucking years!! Why are you resigning? Why are you betraying me?! Why are you abandoning your brothers!! Tell me!!!"

Yun Chen covered his ears and started running wildly, escaping from the mansion in a panic, not daring to look back.

She ran around the city like a headless chicken.

The war turned Guangyuan City into almost a deserted city, with darkness everywhere and no lights.

She felt anxious and anxious, and her head was in a mess. It was full of the past when she and Buyan were close friends. Scenes came to her mind one after another like a kaleidoscope and she couldn't stop.

When she regained consciousness, she had unknowingly run to the Shili Taoist Temple.

In the flourishing crabapple forest, an old grave stands quietly beside the Taoist temple.

Bunches of dried, faded blue crabapple flowers are placed in front of the grave, as if someone picked them when the crabapple flowers were at their most prosperous, saved this love, and then took it out when he was most lonely, so that there will always be hope in these days.

Yun Chen walked to the grave, knelt down and called out "Mom".

"Mother, why does sincerity always change so quickly? Is sharing life and death together not enough? Is risking one's life for the other even unworthy? The bonds between people always seem as solid as a rock, but in reality, they break at the slightest touch...

Mom, my best brother is leaving to pursue a better future and to be with his beloved. I should be happy for him, right? But why do I feel so bad?..."

Yun Chen felt suffocated and panicked. He wiped his tears while mumbling his inner thoughts in front of Shen Youning's grave. He didn't hear anyone approaching until the person spoke:

"Just treat him as dead, and you'll feel much better."

Yun Chen looked back and saw Shan Ji leaning against a crabapple tree nearby. It was obvious that he had heard everything that had just been said.

"Chen'er, you're upset because you don't want to admit in your heart that he's a traitor. If you were willing to admit this, you would only be angry, not sad."

Yun Chen wiped his tears with his sleeves, "Brother Buyan is not a traitor, he likes the emperor, and probably that's why he wants to be a royal guard."

"Stop talking nonsense." Shan Ji walked forward and tapped her head with his knuckles. "Did he start liking Nan Li-jun today? He's liked her for so long and never thought of quitting, so why is he quitting now?

Let me ask you, if he resigned today to serve as a bodyguard for Yun Wang, or to serve as a bodyguard for some emperor you don't know, instead of serving as a bodyguard for Nan Lijun, who wants to use you and is suspicious and suppressing you at every turn, would you still be so upset?"

Won't.

Yun Chen immediately had the answer in his mind.

She had to admit that Shan Ji was absolutely right. Every word he said hit the nail on the head, making her feel even more uncomfortable.

"Don't cry." Shan Ji pinched her face, then pinched her ears lovingly, then looked back at the Taoist temple behind him and said helplessly:

"All girls love to cry. A few days ago, Lu Yu cried, and today it's you crying too. I'm the dignified leader of the Wuyi Blood Guards, and I'm busy coaxing girls and wiping their tears every day. Do you think that's reasonable?"

Yun Chen burst into laughter and asked in surprise:

"Why is Yu here? Didn't Anian ask you to escort her back to the Huo Gang in Kyoto? Why is she in Youzhou? Her hometown is not here, but Yancheng."

Shan Ji moved his mouth but didn't say anything. Yun Chen asked again:

"She cried a few days ago? During our final battle? What happened to her? Why was she crying?"

Besides being worried about you, why else would I cry? Shan Ji held back and didn't say anything.

His eyes were tangled and his expression was complicated:

"I admire you, Chen'er. No, I admire Huo Gannian. It's harder than climbing to the sky to open up a stupid head like yours."

Yun Chen looked puzzled, not knowing what Shan Ji was talking about. Seeing this, the latter smiled bitterly and could only look up to the sky and sigh:

"Alas... poor Luyu..."