The palace was not very big, because after walking for a while, they arrived in front of a palace.
Then someone pushed open the door, revealing a blinding light. Shi Mingyue couldn't help but close her eyes. It took her a long time to adjust, and she finally saw the layout inside. The light came from the night-shining pearls on the top of the palace. There were eight night-shining pearls inlaid on the top, forming a circle, and the entire palace was as bright as day.
The palace is extremely gorgeous. The white floor tiles have strange natural patterns on them, and the decorations inside are all gold, silver and jewelry, which are dazzling.
"You're here so soon?"
Shi Mingyue heard a female voice full of laughter, and then she noticed a woman in purple walking out from the side. It was Xu Ziling.
Helian Yizhuo walked forward, seemingly in a bad mood: "You are quite happy hiding here."
"I just had no other choice." Xu Ziling said, then looked at Shi Mingyue, "What's wrong with your face?"
The wound on Shi Mingyue's face was very conspicuous. She thought that Fu Yueli's previous guess was actually correct. Xu Ziling was deliberately arranged by Helian Yizhuo to hide here first.
"What are the results of your research?" Helian Yizhuo asked.
Xu Ziling smiled and said, "What can so many people say?"
Helian Yizhuo followed Xu Ziling away, and Shi Mingyue was placed in a room by his men. This room lacked a night-shining pearl, so it was pitch dark. She found a corner and sat on the floor. She waited, believing Fu Yueli would soon come to rescue her.
She felt for the pouch at her waist and fumbled to open it. Inside was a piece of incense. It was the Xiaomeng incense that He Jun had given her when he sent her to Qingzhou Post Station. The dreams of the past in the underground palace and Xinzhou Post Station were all because of the Xiaomeng incense. Shi Mingyue didn't know how long she would stay here, so if she fell asleep, she might wake up to see Fu Yueli.
Gently sniffing the fragrance of Xiaomengxiang, she felt sleepy and quickly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
What surprised her was that she dreamed of Mingwei again this time, but this time Mingwei was not in his down-and-out appearance. He was wearing official uniform, full of youthful vigor and vitality, and was walking on the avenue of the imperial palace.
Shi Mingyue was startled when she saw someone coming towards her. It was clearly Helian Yizhuo! But why did Helian Yizhuo appear here?
Ming Wei stopped and greeted the person in front of him: "General Fu."
Shi Mingyue was stunned. Helian Yizhuo was Fu Bo?!
Fu Bo nodded slightly, "Is Scholar Ming going to leave the palace?"
Ming Wei said, "Yes, General Fu should be going to see His Majesty. I won't keep you any longer."
Mingwei and Fu Bo passed each other. Shi Mingyue could see that Fu Bo admired Mingwei very much. She guessed that Fu Bo might have had ambitions at this time, so he wanted to recruit Mingwei.
The scene suddenly changed, and she saw Fu Bo again from Ming Wei's perspective. This time, Fu Bo was wearing a black dragon robe with red patterns. It seemed that he had already occupied Shangjing and proclaimed himself emperor. Ming Wei was standing not far in front of him.
"When you and He Jun drafted a document against Buddhism, the emperor was furious. In the end, He Jun was only shaved his head, but you were castrated instead. Don't you feel resentful?" Fu Bo raised his eyebrows and asked him.
Ming Wei said calmly: "I don't hate you."
This wasn't the answer Fu Bo wanted to hear. He sneered, "You were implicated because of He Jun. He later became a so-called high monk, scamming people everywhere, while you were living a miserable life in a small alley. When he came looking for you, you followed him wholeheartedly. What was going on in your head?"
Ming Wei remained calm: "I don't hate He Jun."
"You were a talented young man with a bright future. Now that He Jun has become androgynous, do you really not hate him?" Fu Bo still didn't believe it.
"No hatred." Mingwei did not change his answer. He had only one answer.
Fu Bo finally couldn't hold it in any longer, with a hint of disgust in his eyes: "Could it be that after losing that thing, you have lost even your masculinity? Are you a man or a woman?"
Mingwei has experienced such humiliation from others countless times, but he remains silent.
Fu Bo winked at his men beside him and said, "Take down his pants and see if he is a man or a woman."
Shi Mingyue couldn't bear it any longer. Why did Fu Bo have to insult Mingwei like this? But she could do nothing but watch.
Fu Bo's men were watching the fun from the side with great joy, and when they received the order, they all rushed forward impatiently.
Mingwei still didn't move because he knew his resistance was useless.
"Tsk, if you ended up like this, I would have to castrate He Jun as well. It seems you really have no roots and no manliness left." Fu Bo said with disgust, and suddenly laughed maliciously, "I heard that monks are a bunch of filth. He Jun and you don't have that kind of relationship, right? Is that why you follow him so wholeheartedly?"
Hearing this, Ming Wei lost his composure. His face flushed with anger: "Please don't insult the relationship between He Jun and me! He and I are friends! Because we are friends, I understand him and he understands me!"
"Friend?" Fu Bo sneered. "If he was really a friend, why did He Jun run away by himself instead of coming to save you?"
Mingwei stopped talking. Fu Bo wanted to trick him into telling him where He Jun was hiding.
"Mingwei, I'll give you one chance. Tell me where He Jun is hiding, and I'll let you go." Fu Bo said.
Ming Wei looked at him with indifference in her eyes: "We are friends, I won't tell."
"Friend?" Fu Bo was angry. "Okay, then I'll grant your wish. I wonder if He Jun will collect your body after you die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the guard beside him received the order and pierced Mingwei's heart with a sword.
The severe pain of being on the verge of death made Mingwei frown, and he slowly fell down. At this moment, he had no regrets and no hatred, because he believed in He Jun, and He Jun would definitely come.
Shi Mingyue's mind went blank. When she came to her senses, she saw Mingwei hanging high on the city gate, blood dripping down, and passers-by avoiding him.
After another three days, no one came to rescue Mingwei, so Fu Bo concluded that He Jun was a coward and ordered his men to drag Mingwei's body away to feed the dogs.
Shi Mingyue saw He Jun coming to the dog farm. She saw that his eyes were red and he was fighting with those vicious dogs, but in the end he only saved one of Mingwei's finger bones.
She woke up, tears streaming down her face.
A lantern illuminated her face. "Tsk, are you missing Fu Yueli?" Standing in front of her was Helian Yizhuo, who teased her.
Tears flowed onto the wound on her face, causing it to sting painfully. Shi Mingyue looked at Helian Yizhuo in front of her, and it seemed as if she was looking at Fu Bo.
"You won't succeed. Immortality is impossible."
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