Chapter 2006: Meeting the Emperor
"My idiot son, who hadn't contracted the disease at the time, was also yearning for the outside world. When he suddenly saw fireworks outside and knew there were people outside, he wanted to go out and take a look."
When he said this, his throat choked and he couldn't continue.
Apparently, something tragic happened after that, leading to his young son becoming what he is today.
For an elderly person, even just recalling the sad past is a kind of emotional harm to him.
This time, Zhu Feng did not ask any further questions.
It was not only because he couldn't bear to hurt the old man, but also because what Old Wen said just now had stirred up a wave in his heart.
A wisp of green smoke rose from the wasteland.
This scene is magnificent yet tinged with sadness. From ancient times to the present, many literati and poets have described such scenes in their poems.
But for some reason, when he listened, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity in his heart.
He frowned and asked in a deep voice, "And then?"
Although they were all listening to the story, whether it was Xue Yun, Ye Zheng, or Ying Shao, they all wanted to know what happened later, but when he spoke, his tone was obviously different from before.
Xue Yun looked at him doubtfully.
But Zhu Feng didn't pay attention to anything else, he just looked at Old Wen with burning eyes.
"You let him out?"
"I don't have any,"
Elder Wen's eyes flushed red again, and he choked up as he spoke, "At that time, I suddenly had a bad feeling, especially when I saw that wisp of green smoke rising into the sky. I suddenly remembered the second sentence on the stone tablet."
"Hide when you see smoke."
"yes."
“…”
"I suddenly feel that perhaps the second sentence on the stone tablet is not referring to the flames of war, but to that wisp of green smoke."
“…”
"So I tried my best to stop him from leaving."
“…”
"But the kid wouldn't listen. I had no choice but to lock him up in the mud house over there, thinking that after the smoke cleared and the people outside left, maybe everything would be fine. But I didn't expect him to actually break the wall and sneak out."
"oh?"
"But I was busy with my own things outside and didn't pay any attention. When it got dark, I went to let him out for dinner, only to find that he was gone."
“…”
"Although I don't know when he sneaked out, but he still hasn't returned after dark. I was worried that something happened to him, so I hurried out to look for him. But -"
"how?"
Elder Wen said painfully, "In the end, he was found under a slope outside."
“…”
"When I found him, he was already unconscious. He seemed to have rolled down the slope and hit his head on a rock. He was bleeding and very scary. I was so scared that I hurriedly carried him back."
“…”
"After three days of recuperation, he finally woke up, but—"
"Um?"
Elder Wen pointed to the inner room with tears in his eyes and asked, "Is it like this?"
Zhu Feng frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Did he get hit on the head by a rock?"
Elder Wen said, "I think so. However, during the three days he was in a coma, although he was unconscious, he often had nightmares. Whenever he had a nightmare, he would scream and shout, as if he had been greatly frightened."
Xue Yun suddenly asked, "What is he yelling about?"
Wen Laodao: "His words were very confusing. I only heard a few sporadic sentences, such as murder, murder."
“…”
"I remember when I left the city to look for him, even though it was already dark, I did see a mess outside, with what seemed to be quite a bit of blood and corpses. However, I was so busy taking care of him that when I went out to look again, it seemed the corpses had been eaten by the nearby wild wolves."
“…”
"After a few years, there won't be any trace left."
Hearing this, Xue Yun couldn't help but shudder.
But her brows were furrowed, and it was obvious that she had thought of something from what Elder Wen said. Seeing her like this, Zhu Feng asked her, "What are you thinking about?"
Xue Yun said, "When I took that young master's pulse just now, I did feel that his mind was in disarray. I think it must be due to the sudden shock, head injury, and cold.
Elder Wen shed tears and said, "It's a pity that this place is short of doctors and medicine. By the time any of the merchants came to exchange medicine for us, his illness had already become serious."
“…”
"So, all these years, I have been so foolish and stupid."
Having said that, he wiped his tears with his sleeve and added, "But, this is also good."
“…”
"I'm so stupid that I don't even want to leave."
“…”
"This may not be a bad thing for the rest of his life."
Zhu Feng let out a deep breath and said, "As a father, you should protect your child. He's sick, so you should leave here and take him to get treatment. Delaying this will ruin his life. Are you really at peace with that?"
Elder Wen trembled and said, "Your Majesty is right. But—"
Zhu Feng said, "It's just that your ancestors have been locked here by those four words for generations. You can't leave until you can be released, right?"
"yes."
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "So, you just said I can let you go?"
When this was mentioned, Elder Wen's eyes lit up again. He raised his head hastily, his face filled with an expression of almost longing, and said to Zhu Feng, "Yes, Your Majesty, only you can release us."
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment.
Ye Zheng, who was standing by, suddenly remembered something and murmured, "If I meet the emperor, I will be released?"
Elder Wen nodded excitedly: "Not bad!"
“…”
"That's the third of the four prophecies."
Ye Zheng turned and looked at Zhu Feng.
Zhu Feng's face was very calm, without any unnecessary expression.
He is settled when he sees jade, and hides when he sees smoke;
When meeting the emperor, he will be released; when meeting the sea, he will prosper.
Now it seems that the first two prophecies have come true one after another, and the third one seems to have come true to him as well. In this way, the old Taoist priest really has some Taoist skills and can predict so many things.
Elder Wen said excitedly, "After the fall of Yumen Pass, no emperor has ever come to the northwest. This place has completely become a desolate land. Our Wen family has defended this place for generations. I am the first to see an emperor coming."
“…”
"I beg the Emperor to speak out and release us."
After saying that, he knelt down in front of Zhu Feng again. Little Seventeen beside him blinked his eyes, remembered what his grandfather had just taught him, and knelt down with a plop.
The grandfather and grandson kowtowed and begged Zhu Feng again.
Xue Yun couldn't bear it, so he turned to look at Zhu Feng and wanted to plead for them, but when he looked at Zhu Feng, he saw an indifferent expression.
Her heart skipped a beat.
So he didn't speak rashly.
After a while, Zhu Feng said, "If you want me to release you, it's not impossible."
“…”
"But you must answer me a question first."
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