He finally got to marry the girl he loved, that's wonderful.
Yue Chen lowered his head slightly and pressed an exquisite purse against his face, a sweet smile curving his lips. His long, silvery-white hair cascaded down his chest, giving him an air of otherworldly elegance.
"General, it's time for your meal." Shi Zhong carried a tray, lifted the curtain and walked in. He was not surprised to see Yue Chen in this state, and shook his head helplessly.
In just a few short years, he could no longer remember what Yue Chen was like before he met that girl.
The reason behind what happened in the Golden Palace six months ago remains unknown.
Why did Yue Chen kill Jin Baozhu? They had asked Yue Chen this question countless times before, but now that the question had become a settled fact, no one dared to ask it aloud anymore.
The young lady of the Jin family used up all the spiritual medicine to barely save her life, turning her into a living dead. Jin Yin only glanced at Yue Chen with eyes full of hatred, and did not even want to stay in Yue Kingdom for another night. That night, she took Jin Baozhu, whose fate was unknown, and a little brother she had acquired after arriving in Yue Kingdom, and left Yue Capital without hesitation.
Shi Zhong only remembered that after Jin Baozhu was taken away, Yue Chen frantically grabbed a horse, still wearing his wedding clothes, and followed closely behind Jin Yin's convoy, begging Jin Yin to hand over Jin Baozhu to him.
He was afraid something might happen to Yue Chen, so he silently followed him the whole way.
Of course not. Who would hand over their precious daughter to someone who killed her with their own hands?
Jin Yin was clearly determined to ignore him. Yue Chen, who was usually shrewd, seemed to have lost his mind at this moment. He didn't say a word, and wouldn't leave even if chased away, stubbornly following behind.
When the Jin family's entourage left, he followed. When the Jin family's entourage stopped to rest, he was afraid they would leave while he was asleep, so he dared not sleep and continued to guard the side.
Shi Zhong had no recollection of how that night passed, but he knew it was a sleepless night for both them and the Jin family.
He thought about many things, but when dawn broke and his gaze turned to Yue Chen, who was still standing straight to one side, his mind was completely blank.
Yue Chen, who had grown up laughing and playing with him since childhood, and who, despite becoming somewhat strange after meeting Jin Baozhu, still captivated countless young ladies, suddenly turned white-haired overnight.
Shi Zhong glanced at Yue Chen, who was still clutching his purse and grinning foolishly, and sighed: "Stop looking at him, eat your food, get some rest, conquer Qiu Kingdom, and get the legendary Water Pattern Lingzhi. What's so interesting about a hair? When you wake him up, won't it be better to just smile at the lively and beautiful woman?"
Yue Chen snapped out of his daze, carefully stuffed the purse into his pocket, picked up the bowl that Shi Zhong had handed him, and ate it all in a few bites.
"Go and rest first, I'll practice my sword for a while and then go to sleep." Yue Chen smiled as he handed the empty bowl back to Shi Zhong.
Shi Zhong wanted to say that Shi Zhong's smile was utterly awful, but the words stuck in his throat. He finally sighed, left the tent without a word, and sure enough, saw the messenger already waiting on one side of the tent.
Seeing Shi Zhong leave, Yue Chen picked up the long sword from the table and began to practice the swordplay meticulously. He performed the world-famous Shadowless Sword move by move, stopping and starting, as if someone were watching.
After finishing his routine, Yue Chen wiped the thin layer of sweat from his forehead and smiled wryly: "Madam, do you think my skills have declined? I'm already getting tired after just one round. In the past, when you were learning swordsmanship, you would watch a move several times before you could memorize it."
"It's alright, we'll have plenty of time once you wake up. I've recently collected some new sword techniques; would you like to learn them?" The longsword was hanging on the wall. Yue Chen skillfully walked to the low table to the side, took out the wallpaper, thought for a moment, and then lightly began to write.
"Today we captured the most difficult city to take, the first city of the Qiu Kingdom. Your strategy was indeed effective. No wonder I always lost to you in the sand table game. With eight more cities to go, we can completely conquer the Qiu Kingdom."
"Sigh, it's really lonely being all alone. Usually at this time, you would be banging on my door in the middle of the night and dragging me out to make me a midnight snack, right? But now, look at you, without anyone to keep you company, after half a year, I've almost forgotten how to cook."
"You always say that the Shadowless Sword is too fast and difficult to learn. Look, I can now use the Shadowless Sword at the slowest speed. You are so smart, you will definitely learn it in one go."
"I made two small purses by hand. Yours just finished today, and I put a lock of my hair in it. I'll give it to you next time we meet. I hope you won't throw it away when you see it, although you might not even allow me to call you father-in-law."
"Madam, I will get the Water Ripple Ganoderma as soon as possible. Please wait for me."
Madam, I will get the Water-Patterned Lingzhi as soon as possible, please wait for me.
Every day, the messages ended with the same words and the same urgent handwriting.
In the capital of the Jin Kingdom, Jin Yin stood guard by Jin Baozhu's bedside. As usual, he finished reading the last sentence, sighed, folded the letter again, and put it in a box to the side.
The huge box, filled with the same letters, had already piled up to the top.
In the second year of the Jin Dynasty, the Crown Prince of Yue defeated the Qiu Kingdom and took the Qiu Kingdom's national treasure, the Water-Patterned Lingzhi, to the Jin Kingdom to request an audience with the former Empress of Jin.
Yue Chen, dressed in a moon-white robe and holding a small box, appeared at the entrance of the Jin residence. His handsome face and silver hair made him look like an immortal descending to earth.
I finally got my hands on the water-patterned Ganoderma lucidum.
Yue Chen happily clutched the two purses hanging from his waist and nervously knocked on the gate of the Jin residence.
The gate slowly opened, and a servant boy with a white cloth tied around his head walked out with a sorrowful expression: "And this young master is—"
Noticing the sorrow on the servant's face and seeing the white cloth on his head, confirming that he hadn't gone to the wrong place, Yue Chen's expression changed, and his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
"My name is Yue Chen. I have brought this water-patterned Ganoderma lucidum to pay my respects to Master Yue—Old Master Jin." Yue Chen unconsciously tightened his grip on the box in his hand.
Everyone in the Jin family knew Yue Chen's name. The servant immediately recognized Yue Chen, his expression changed, and he was about to close the door.
"Master has ordered that Young Master Yue be allowed to enter." A voice suddenly came from inside the door.
The white expanse behind the door made Yue Chen dizzy. He had been here for more than half a year and was probably more familiar with the place than the servants. Ignoring the servants' ugly expressions, he gripped the box tightly in his hand and went straight to the main hall.
Upon entering the main hall, he was immediately confronted by a coffin, which froze him in place.
"When...when?" The voice was hoarse and inhuman.
"This morning." In just one year, Jin Yin seemed to have aged twenty years in an instant, her voice becoming aged, and she answered indifferently.
A year has passed, and although Hua Cai told him not to forgive anyone, Jin Yin just couldn't forgive the person in front of him, even though he had seen everything he had said and done over the past year.
This morning.
With a snap, the box in Yue Chen's hand shattered, and a beautifully patterned pale purple Ganoderma lucidum rolled out.
"Why...didn't you wait for me, my...wife..."
Amidst the gazes of the crowd in the hall, which shifted from hatred to shock, two lines of tears slid down Yue Chen's face. Suddenly, he vomited blood, collapsed limply, and never woke up again.
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