Mountain River Festival 235. The Dark Flower

This time, they went south for fun, so Mo Xiuyao and his group were the first group of people from various countries to attend the wedding. However, there was nothing to do in the Nanzhao Royal City except for the frequent socializing among the people of various ethnic groups. Seeing that Princess Anxi's wedding was still a few days away, Mo Xiuyao took Ye Li to other places in Nanzhao to play.

Because Mo Xiuyao had long wanted to get rid of other annoying people and take Ye Li with him to travel around, he got up before three o'clock and took Ye Li out of the post house and out of the city. With Mo Xiuyao's martial arts skills, no one could find him even if he wanted to avoid someone. So when the others in the post house found out in the morning that the prince and the princess were not there, they only saw a note on the table saying "I will be back in a few days, don't worry." Only then did they understand that the prince had gone out with the princess, and those who could not find the two had to stay in the city and wait patiently. With the skills of the prince and the princess, there must be no one in Southern Xinjiang who could make things difficult for them.

But Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li left the Nanzhao Royal City without any purpose, just wandering around. They would stay to enjoy the beautiful scenery wherever they saw, which was a rare leisure time in the past few years.

On this day, the two of them caught two wild horses in a forest, and on a whim, they had a horse race. The wild horses they had just caught were not very obedient, and the horse Ye Li was riding ran wildly in the forest. Mo Xiuyao was better at controlling horses, so he followed on his own horse. After the wild horses finally ran enough and slowed down their pace, Mo Xiuyao rode his horse to catch up. He stared at Ye Li's horse with a pair of sharp eyes, wishing he could tear it into pieces.

Although the wild horse was wild, it was also somewhat intelligent. It immediately stomped its feet in place when it sensed Mo Xiuyao's murderous aura, but it no longer dared to run around. Ye Li jumped off the horse and said with a smile, "You don't have to be angry. This horse has not been completely tamed yet. If it is so obedient, it will be inferior." Mo Xiuyao knew that most of the precious horses were unruly, but when it came to Ah Li's comfort, a precious horse was nothing. If he hadn't been worried about hurting Ah Li, he would have chopped the wild horse running wildly from behind with a sword.

Seeing Mo Xiuyao staring at the wild horse with a gloomy expression, Ye Li couldn't help but smile. She pulled Mo Xiuyao to stop him from looking at the poor horse that looked uneasy and wanted to run away but didn't dare to run away. Looking at the lush trees and grasslands around, the ground was full of pink, light blue, white and goose yellow wild flowers. At a glance, there was no end in sight, as if it was a huge green carpet covered with flowers.

"It's so beautiful, Xiuyao, where is this place?" Ye Li had never seen such fresh and natural beauty in the northwest or in Chujing. Mo Xiuyao looked around and frowned slightly, saying, "The horse has been running wildly for nearly two hours. With our previous travels, this place should be five or six hundred miles away from the Nanzhao Royal City. This place... should be near the Southern Xinjiang Holy Land."

"Huh?" Ye Li was a little surprised. The Southern Xinjiang Holy Land was a mysterious place even to many people in Southern Xinjiang. However, Prince Ding's Mansion had intended to pacify Southern Xinjiang in the early years, so naturally they would not fail to investigate. There was no need to be too surprised.

Mo Xiuyao pulled Ye Li forward, saying, "Since we are here, let's go take a look." Ye Li frowned and said, "Isn't it bad to trespass into the Southern Border Holy Land without permission?" If the people of Nanzhao knew that Prince Ding and Princess Ding had trespassed into the Southern Border Holy Land, it would not only have a bad impact on them, but also Princess Anxi would be embarrassed. Mo Xiuyao said calmly, "It's not trespassing without permission if we are not discovered. I promised Shen Yang to bring back a few Nether Luo Ming Flowers for him."

Ye Li was also very grateful to Shen Yang. Not only because he gave up his reputation as a miracle doctor and stayed in Prince Ding's mansion for more than ten years to treat Mo Xiuyao's poison, but also because Mo Xiaobao was actually a little weak when he was born. It was thanks to Shen Yang that he could grow up to be so lively now. Hearing that it was something Shen Yang wanted, Ye Li naturally had no choice but to accept it, not to mention that she was actually very interested in the so-called Southern Border Holy Land.

Mo Xiuyao obviously had the potential to be a special forces soldier. His sense of direction was so good that even Ye Li could not help but be jealous. He pulled Ye Li through the mountains and forests without hesitation, and it took less than two hours to reach the outer perimeter of the Southern Border Holy Land. The two of them nimbly avoided the outer guards and quickly entered the entrance of the Holy Land. Perhaps it was because it had never been invaded by outsiders for hundreds of years.

However, the guards in this holy place were not very strict, and the two of them only took a little effort to sneak in.

As soon as you enter, you are greeted by a vast sea of ​​blood-red flowers. The pure red color without any impurities almost turns the entire valley into a bright red, which looks weird and bloody.

"This is..." Ye Li looked at the fiery red frown in front of her. Mo Xiuyao said calmly, "This is the Netherworld Flower." Ye Li sighed and said softly, "At first I heard that the Netherworld Flower was a sacred object in Southern Xinjiang, and I planned to bring some back to see if it could be useful to you. Fortunately, I didn't waste my time."

"Hmm?" Mo Xiuyao was puzzled. "Ari knows this saying?"

Ye Li said, "These large patches of flowers don't look like rare sacred objects, do they? I know it has another name, called Lycoris radiata, or Lycoris radiata." Another name is Lycoris radiata. If it weren't for the Blue Sky Flower that diverted her attention, Ye Li might have really gone to the Southern Border Holy Land to look for the Netherworld Flower. If she had seen that the so-called Netherworld Flower was the not-so-rare Red Lycoris radiata, she would have really wanted to cry.

"Manjusaka, the name of Buddhism, one of the four flowers of heaven." Mo Xiuyao said. Ye Li sat beside Mo Xiuyao easily. After her eyes got used to the blood-red color that covered the sky, it looked pretty. She smiled softly and said, "It is indeed the name of Buddhism. Legend has it that Manjusaka is the flower of the underworld that grows by the Wangchuan River, the only scenery on the road to the underworld." Mo Xiuyao didn't know much about Buddhist scriptures, and asked in confusion, "Why is it also called the other shore flower?" Ye Li chanted softly, "The flower blooms without leaves, and the leaves grow without flowers. The other shore flower blooms for a thousand years and falls for a thousand years, and the flowers and leaves never meet. Love is not a cause and effect, but fate determines life and death..."

Mo Xiuyao frowned and said in a deep voice, "I don't like this kind of talk."

Ye Li pursed her lips and looked at him with a faint smile, "I don't like it either. This flower does have some detoxifying effects, but it is also poisonous. But it is not rare. It's just that no one would cultivate it on a large scale except here. Even if there are not many in the Jiangnan area, you should be able to find a lot if you look carefully. Should we pick some from here and bring them back to Mr. Shen?" Mo Xiu Yao glanced at the large area of ​​blood-red below and said, "Since we are here, let's take some back. Let's go to Jiangnan to pick some and see if there is any difference." Ye Li nodded indifferently. There are so many in this Southern Xinjiang Holy Land. Let alone picking a few plants, even if they pull a sack and take it away, no one may find it.

After picking a few red spider lilies and putting them away, the two continued to walk deeper into the cave. But strangely, the deeper they went, the fewer guards there were.

As they walked inside, the red flowers in the sky seemed to gradually decrease, and what came into their eyes was another kind of flower, a gorgeous ball-shaped flower, red, pink, white, blue and yellow, gorgeous and eye-catching, making people forget their worries. Ye Li's eyes tightened, staring at the sea of ​​flowers in front of her. Mo Xiuyao lowered his head and asked softly: "Ali, what's wrong?" Ye Li raised his head, took out the red spider lily he had just collected, looked at it, pointed to the sea of ​​flowers in front of him and said: "Xiuyao, we made a mistake. That should be the Netherworld Flower."

Mo Xiuyao was startled, "What do you mean?" Ye Li said in a deep voice: "It's better that I guessed wrong. If the Nanzhao people planted these flowers just for viewing, it would be fine. If there are other uses..."

Mo Xiuyao asked, "What's wrong with this flower?" Ye Li said softly, "It sounds very nice, but if it is used in evil ways, the consequences will be unbearable. This flower can be made into the best painkiller." Mo Xiuyao said puzzledly, "Isn't that great?" The painkillers used by various countries today are nothing more than Ma Fei San. But the formula is not easy to make, and the herbs are not common. Generally, only senior generals can use it on the battlefield. Ordinary soldiers can only endure the pain, and if they can't bear it, they will die in pain.

Ye Li shook her head and said, "Because it's easy to get addicted, and it's basically difficult to quit. Once used for a long time, people will become atrophied and powerless, and once they are cut off, they will suffer like crazy. It can be said to be the best medicine to control puppets, and it works better than any poison. Once this thing spreads, it won't be surprising even if it destroys a country."

Mo Xiuyao stared at the sea of ​​flowers in front of him, thinking for a long time before he looked up at Ye Li and smiled faintly: "Although I don't know how Ah Li knows all this, I always believe in Ah Li. Let's go inside and take a look." Seeing the white-haired man holding her hand and walking forward, Ye Li's heart skipped a beat. She had never been on guard in front of Mo Xiuyao. If it was for testing at the beginning, then later she gradually got used to it. Accustomed to Mo Xiuyao's seemingly endless tolerance, she showed many things that she shouldn't have known, but Mo Xiuyao never asked her, and sometimes even helped her to make excuses. Maybe... she understood a little bit about what Mo Xiuyao had always been uneasy about.

Turning around the valley, what came into view was still a seemingly endless sea of ​​flowers. After walking for a long time, I finally saw a magnificent palace at the end of the valley.

"Someone is here." Mo Xiuyao held Ye Li in his arms and hid behind a pile of rocks. Sure enough, soon the sound of a conversation came from far away. The voice was very familiar to both Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li, "Are you ready for what I want?"

A cold male voice came from not far away. Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li looked at each other and looked at the man who was walking with several women wearing southern Xinjiang costumes - Mo Jingli. Standing next to Mo Jingli was the charming and beautiful Princess Qixia of southern Xinjiang. Mo Jingli had obviously been very good to her in the past few years. Although she was a few years older than Ye Ying, she still looked charming and bright.

Standing opposite them was an old lady in her fifties, holding a sinister snake-headed cane in her hand. She looked at Mo Jingli and smiled, "Don't worry, King Li. All the doctors in our holy land have worked together for so many years and finally developed the magic medicine that King Li wants. I guarantee that the effect will definitely be better than what King Li wants."

Mo Jingli said coldly, "Really? Then I will wait and see. I hope the elder will not disappoint me."

The elder smiled confidently and said, "Of course. Since this is a cooperation, we must both be satisfied. As long as King Li keeps his promise, it will be fine. Come on, bring the medicine man up."

Soon, several people in a messy state were dragged over. It was not very clear from where Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li were standing, but they could see that one of them looked like a Central Plains person. The man had cloudy eyes, a pale face, and a thin body, as if he was completely powerless. He looked dull, and his mouth was sloppy, making him look like a born idiot.

The elder smiled and said, "What do you think, Prince Li? In order to ensure the efficacy of the medicine, we have specially found a few people from your Great Chu to serve as medicine men." Mo Jingli carefully observed the medicine men and seemed very satisfied and asked, "Not bad, how long have these people been feeding the medicine?" The elder smiled and said, "Less than a month." Mo Jingli was even more satisfied, "Very good. I agree with what you said." The elder was even more satisfied and smiled and said, "Prince Li is really straightforward. The Saint will definitely be very grateful to His Highness Prince Li."

Mo Jingli snorted and said calmly, "Each of you takes what you need. Give it to me, I have to hurry to the Nanzhao Royal City." The elder was also unambiguous. He took out two porcelain bottles and handed them to Mo Jingli, saying, "This is a three-month supply of medicine, enough for King Li to use. It is extremely difficult to refine the medicine. The doctors in our valley have only refined this much in such a long time." Mo Jingli put it away and said, "Thank you, elder. I'll take my leave." The elder smiled and said, "I'll have someone escort King Li out of the valley."

After Mo Jingli took Princess Qixia away, the woman following the elder asked, "Elder, who is King Li asking for this medicine for?"

The elder sneered and said, "Who can use it? These people in the Central Plains are always so vicious that they won't even let their own blood relatives go. I don't know what kind of deep hatred the Emperor of Great Chu and King Li have that he wants to torture his brother like this. You girls should not get too involved with the people in the Central Plains. If you are harmed by them one day, you will cry."

Several women giggled, "We are not afraid of those Central Plains people. Let's bite them to death with poisonous snakes, or we can follow King Li's example and give them some forget-me-not powder to see if they will still be obedient." The elder scolded the women with a smile and led people into the palace.

Outside the palace gate, the sound gradually faded away. Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li stood behind the pile of rocks and turned their gaze towards the beautiful sea of ​​flowers. "Forget Worry Powder? Mo Jingli gave it to Mo Jingqi?"

Ye Li sighed softly, "Mo Jingli's move is really vicious. If Mo Jingqi really falls into the trap, his life will be ruined. Look at those people just now, they were definitely normal and healthy people a month ago."

"What is your plan, Ah Li?" Mo Xiuyao asked in a low voice. Ye Li looked at the magnificent palace in front of her and whispered, "Let's go in and take a look." Mo Xiuyao nodded, picked up Ye Li's feet and flew up to the roof of the palace. There was no sound when he landed, and even the guards outside the palace did not hear any movement. The two of them landed quietly, and Ye Li frowned and said in confusion: "The Southern Border Holy Land should be a very strict place, why is the guard so sparse all the way we have come?" Mo Xiuyao thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid all the masters in this place have left now."

Ye Li's heart moved, "Are you talking about the Nanzhao Royal City?"

Mo Xiuyao nodded, "If the so-called secret of the Southern Border Holy Land is this Netherworld Flower, then it doesn't really matter whether there are experts guarding it. I'm afraid that if someone really breaks into the valley, they may not be able to find which Netherworld Flower is it." Netherworld Flower, the legendary sacred object of Southern Border. No one would think that the sacred object of Southern Border can grow all over the ground. And even if a few plants were pulled out, it would not have much impact on the Southern Border Holy Land.

"It seems that Shu Manlin and Tan Jizhi have great ambitions in the Nanzhao Royal City. We should go back early to prevent big brother and the others from worrying." Ye Li whispered after leaning on Mo Xiuyao's arms and waiting for a group of patrolling guards to pass by.

Seeing his beloved wife so concerned about Xu Qingchen, even though he knew they were just siblings, Mo Xiuyao couldn't help but feel jealous. He pouted and said, "Master Qingchen is extremely intelligent. What is there to worry about?"

Ye Li stretched out her hand and pinched him, helplessly saying: "How did my elder brother offend you? Don't think I don't know that you deliberately misled my elder brother into thinking that he likes men." Mo Xiuyao snorted and muttered softly: "I am only telling the truth, and you have to blame me for this, A Li. A Li, you are really biased..."

When a man becomes childish, he can be unscrupulous. This is the experience Mo Xiuyao has given him in the past few years. Ye Li rolled her eyes and simply ignored him, walking forward carefully.

"Who are you, master? Since you are here, why don't you show yourself?!" An old voice came from the palace of Yudi. Ye Li cried out in her heart, but her body did not move at all, and even her breathing slowed down quietly. Mo Xiuyao quietly approached her and shook his head at her. Ye Li raised her eyebrows and looked around. They hid well all the way. It stands to reason that people in the palace should not be able to find them even if they are in the palace behind them.

The hall was quiet for a while, and then the old man's voice sounded again, but with a little more anger, "Your Excellency has trespassed into my Southern Border Holy Land without permission. Do you want me to come and invite you in myself?"

A dark figure flew down from the rooftop opposite and laughed loudly, "I am Lei Tengfeng of Xiling. Please forgive me for disturbing you, senior."

The man in the palace snorted coldly and said, "It turns out to be the prince of Zhennan. I wonder who has the guts to trespass into our Southern Border Holy Land."

Lei Tengfeng smiled and said, "I have intruded into this place without any other choice. Please forgive me, senior. I really have something to ask for, please see me." After not seeing him for a few years, Lei Tengfeng has become much more mature and stable than he was five years ago. A few words of his made the people in the hall less angry. "It is really rare that the Prince of Zhennan would ask a favor of me. Come in, let me hear it..."

Lei Tengfeng smiled and said, "Of course it is a mutually beneficial thing. The younger generation will never dare to let the older generation suffer losses."

Ye Li leaned in Mo Xiuyao's arms and quietly pointed at the palace opposite and Lei Tengfeng in the courtyard. Mo Xiuyao nodded, and after seeing Lei Tengfeng go in, he let go of Ye Li, stepped on the ground, and a wild goose landed silently on the roof of the main hall.