Six thousand funeral flowers
Since the martial arts tournament and the ensuing chaos in the capital, numerous cases of people falling into comas have occurred. Gu Anmin even had to interrupt his treatment of the Crown Prince. After discovering signs of improvement, he focused on sending people to quell the chaos, which left him overwhelmed. In less than a month, he seemed to have aged ten years, showing signs of old age.
No.
Gu Anmin looked at the jade pendant in his hand.
The treasure was still in his hands; he was just too tired. But as long as he had the jade, his health would improve. Compared to his own problems, the Crown Prince had improved considerably after being treated with the jade pendant last time. If he could do it again, his son would recover, and once he got the jade back, everything would be back on track.
After handing over the jade again, Gu Anmin hoped that the Crown Prince would wake up soon. His body seemed to be getting heavier and heavier. The smell of the medicine seemed to be affecting him, not the Crown Prince. He felt terrified. The feeling of life slowly slipping away reappeared in his mind. Gu Anmin sat to the side and felt more and more uncomfortable. He suddenly pushed aside the imperial physician and rushed up to snatch his jade back from the Crown Prince.
"Jade, my jade!"
He was like a drowning person returning to the surface, greedily breathing in the air from the shore, but he couldn't stop the feeling of suffocation.
The imperial physician knelt on the ground, but no one came to his aid. Even though the emperor was weak, he sensed something was wrong. He slumped in his chair, breathing rapidly, and watched as a sword slowly lifted the gauze curtain, revealing a face that was all too familiar to him.
"Father."
Gu Yulin casually brushed the curtain aside and, just as he did when attending court, respectfully addressed Gu Anmin, saying, "I heard that the Crown Prince is unwell, so I have come to visit him. Physician Sun, how is the Crown Prince's illness?"
Physician Sun said, "Your Highness, during the Crown Prince's treatment, His Majesty, out of concern, suddenly took away the acupuncture needles and medicine, interrupting the treatment. The middle part was too hasty, and we were unable to preserve the Crown Prince's heart. His Majesty was also overwhelmed with worry, and now..."
He looked at the dying emperor and bowed down: "He died of an incurable disease."
Gu Anmin's eyes widened in fury, and he wanted to get up from his chair, grab the sword, and kill them. However, the jade that had once brought him back from the dead could not bring him another miracle. The more he tried to move, the more life he consumed.
"Father, the Crown Prince has passed away, and your health is also failing. It's time to make a decision."
Gu Yulin raised his longsword, the sharp blade reflecting light onto his face.
Gu Anmin threw out whatever was at hand, trying to make a commotion to attract the attention of those outside. The ornament landed at Gu Yulin's feet, causing the latter to let out a helpless sneer.
"Father, you were wise all your life, why were you unwilling to grant me or yourself a wish before you died?"
Gu Yulin put down his sword, his calm demeanor vanished, replaced by a cold and stern expression.
"Father never thought his decision was wrong. Even if the strategy was flawed, he still insisted on leading the army in person. When I heard that Father had been assassinated, I broke through the city and rushed to find Father. Father was lucky and survived the ordeal. I also believe that if Father encounters danger again in the future, I will be able to rush to Father's side as soon as possible and witness Father bring the next miracle."
But the truth is—
Gu Yulin turned to look at the bed beside him: "I was indeed able to rush to Father's side in times of crisis because the Crown Prince had to stay in the Eastern Palace to oversee the country on Father's behalf. Father, why is it that no matter how well I perform, you only favor the Crown Prince, even though we are both your sons! We are also your sons. Do you even care about your other sons besides the Crown Prince? You love your sister only because she is a princess and will not threaten the Crown Prince's throne!"
The emperor convulsed in his chair, no longer displaying the dignity of a normal person. When Gu Yulin, filled with hatred, saw this scene, he closed his eyes and turned his head away for a moment.
“In the past, when we were in danger, I stood with my father through thick and thin. Now that we are in trouble, I am still willing to stand with my father through thick and thin.”
Gu Yulin opened his eyes and respectfully said to Gu Anmin, "Father, I hope you can witness another miracle."
That would be difficult, since the Mother of Miracles has now returned to the hands of the Moon Worshippers.
Mi Yun drew the jade in Yu Yangxian's hand. Judging from the shape, besides the one in Yu Yangxian's hand, there was actually a piece of broken jade missing. Although it is unknown who has it, the latest clue still points to the capital.
"It doesn't matter. If the clues are correct, there's still a special jade of destiny."
Luck is a very precious thing, but Liu Lihua doesn't seem to care much about it.
"Because this jade seems to be the reason why the former leader broke the jade pendant. The existence of that jade may be beneficial to one person, but it may bring disaster to those around him. For Baiyue, anything that cannot serve the collective interest has no reason to exist."
Mi Yun no longer cared much. Now that her leg was healed, she only wanted to quickly cultivate and restore her martial arts skills.
Then, he killed Yu Yangxian.
"The waterfall at Yantou plunges into cold mist, while the clear water at the bottom of the well reflects the full moon."
Yu Yuanjing skimmed across the water and smiled at her, saying, "Look, little sister, how beautiful the moonlight is tonight!"
Yu Yangxian was speechless in her dream. She watched Yu Yuanjing dance gracefully in front of her, with the water and the moon shimmering around her.
Water ripples and moon shadows, water ripples and moon shadows, now she has water ripples and moon shadows, but for some reason, she still can't dance like Yu Yuanjing!
Yu Yangxian opened her eyes in a painful dream. Looking at the moonlight outside the window, she sat up, wanting to go to the courtyard to practice the Water Pattern Moon Shadow technique that she had taken from Mi Yun one more time.
However, without exception, no matter how she tried, it was never the same as she had imagined.
Why? Why?!
She has obtained the most complete Water Ripple Moon Shadow, so why is it still different!
Yu Yangxian struck the water with her palm, and the violent ripples drew a bright line in the center of the pool. At the end of the line, a figure dressed in a green robe appeared.
Yu Yangxian raised her eyes, which were red. Her expression was no longer that of a fairy, but full of pain and resentment. This was the first time Su Yuanshan had seen Yu Yangxian like this, or rather, the first time he had seen the real Yu Yangxian.
"You've finally revealed your true colors."
Su Yuanshan watched her from across the river, as if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
"Oh."
Yu Yangxian chuckled: "I have never hidden anything. On the contrary, it is you who have always pretended to be infatuated with me, arousing curiosity and speculation about my identity among people in the martial arts world, and then breeding malice. Isn't it all for the sake of the person you truly love?"
Su Yuanshan did not refute, because he had long known that something was wrong with Yu Yangxian. Some clues matched her movements, but he did not know the specific problem. After all, Yu Yangxian did not have such strong internal strength and martial arts before. She was basically just an ordinary person. Even if she could use her own conditions to attract people to do things for her, she could not have gone to such lengths.
Her beauty and talent may make her famous, but they are not enough to support her control over so many people.
Yu Yangxian was too lazy to explain to him. She didn't care much about things other than her own goals, so she said, "I only want to get what I want. As for other people, they are not important to me. If you leave me with your beloved, I can leave without hurting anyone. I believe you don't want your enemies to know about the person you've been protecting, do you?"
"You're wrong. I can protect her, but I'll have to kill you too."
Su Yuanshan drew his sword: "You have killed too many people. The martial arts tournament, the turmoil in the capital, and all those things before. The martial arts you have now are stained with the blood of too many people. As long as I am the leader of the martial arts alliance, I must eliminate you for the sake of the whole world."
Whether out of a sense of responsibility as the leader of the martial arts alliance or a sense of chivalry, he had to complete this battle.
Su Yuanshan raised her sword and leaped forward, the blade severing the strands of hair that Yu Yangxian hadn't completely taken away. Her skill in Water Ripple Moon Shadow allowed her to dodge the stab in time, but soon, Su Yuanshan's second sword came.
Yu Yangxian raised her hand and used her water control technique to obscure Su Yuanshan's vision, while also mixing in a few pieces of pebbles, and then smashed them with all her might towards Su Yuanshan.
Although she absorbed the skills of many martial arts masters, she actually only really wanted to use the Water Ripple Moon Shadow technique. Therefore, those killing moves were still unfamiliar to her. She was like an untrained child with superhuman strength, only able to use brute force to deal with the situation, but unable to adjust her strategies and moves as quickly as Su Yuanshan could to attack her vital points.
Yu Yangxian dodged several times and realized that simply using her internal force to dismantle the surrounding things and attack Su Yuanshan was completely ineffective against him. If it weren't for the Water Ripple Moon Shadow, she might not even be qualified to fight him now.
Since that's the case, then we can only do what she does best, just like we did with Mi Yun.
Su Yuanshan's sword pierced through Yu Yangxian's shoulder. Just as he decisively switched to his dagger and was about to stab Yu Yangxian's neck, a jade necklace suddenly flew off her neck and came into Su Yuanshan's view.
Looking at Su Yuanshan, whose hand was trembling as he released the sword, Yu Yangxian spoke her mind directly:
"Use that dagger to kill yourself."
Su Yuanshan heard those words, but even before he heard them, his body was already out of control. The feeling of being dominated made him feel like he had lost control, and the dagger was close to his body, near his neck.
He tried his best to use his internal energy, but his warm blood broke through his skin and stained the edge of the dagger red.
No... he can't die. If he dies, what will happen to Xiaoying...?
"Young Master Su!"
In a daze, he actually heard Xiao Ying's voice. Su Yuanshan instantly regained his senses. When he opened his eyes, Xiao Ying was already holding his dagger with tears in her eyes, trying her best to throw it away.
Their blood mingled and dripped onto Su Yuanshan's clothes. Su Yuanshan, having almost exhausted all his willpower, forced out a single word through his teeth:
"Walk……"
"I'm not leaving!"
Xiaoying shook her head and said, "Xiaoying wants to stay with Young Master. Xiaoying can't let Young Master die! Please, don't abandon Xiaoying..."
Yu Yangxian dodged Jin Yi's attack, busy figuring out how to strike back while also having to listen to the unavoidable confession over there. She was incredibly frustrated. As long as Su Yuanshan was alive, she couldn't control the next person. If more and more people came after her, it would be very disadvantageous for her.
She reiterated to Suiyu that Su Yuanshan should commit suicide, but at that moment, a tremendous force suddenly erupted from Xiaoying's body. She hugged Su Yuanshan and deflected the dagger.
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