Chapter 42
In the clan's mansion.
"Phoenix, I have lost."
A handkerchief was thrown in front of Yan Yuan, who slowly picked it up and examined it carefully.
"This was found on that Imperial Guard."
Yan Yuan smiled with relief. The "Rong" character on the handkerchief was so well embroidered, every stitch was full of care, and even the most hidden corners were still neat.
Seeing the handwriting and embroidery style exactly the same as hers, she realized how vast the difference was between the two.
The Empress understood the outcome of the game and ultimately entered the Cold Palace.
The man looked exactly the same as before, his figure as upright as a lone plum blossom, his face cold and stern, his eyebrows sharply defined, unlike the gentleness of ordinary men. His eyes held a clear, cold depth like a deep pool, like the aloofness of a plum blossom weighed down by snow, exuding an aloofness that kept strangers at bay.
The man also sensed the sound and turned around to see a face he hadn't seen in twenty years.
"You've finally arrived."
Huang Shang didn't know how to answer, so she nodded helplessly.
Why did Heng'er end up like this?
Huang Shang was greatly surprised, then seemed to have guessed something.
"It's my fault."
"Ha, how could the Empress be wrong? The only ones who are wrong are us commoners without power or background."
"We haven't seen each other for so many years, why go to such lengths?"
"Your Majesty, although I haven't seen Heng'er for a single moment, I know that a father and son are of one heart. He did this to avenge me."
"Enough! I'm sorry for what happened back then, but you don't need to talk like that."
A tear falls; in the prime of her life, all her time is spent in the cold palace.
His Adam's apple bobbed slightly as the scissors sliced cleanly across his neck, drawing a warm stream of blood that trickled down his collarbone and dripped onto his plain robe, spreading out in dark red hues.
Without uttering a sound, a desolate smile tugged at the corner of his lips, shattering the last glimmer of life in the silence.
"Why? Why!"
The person in his arms left no words behind; their consciousness drifted away with the wind from the Cold Palace, away from this Phoenix Palace.
The Heavenly Prison.
No one is allowed to enter without my permission.
"yes"
Footsteps drew closer, and the cell door was opened.
Su Wanxing saw a girl with an extraordinary temperament sitting opposite her.
"Who are you?"
"Yan Lu"
Su Wanxing was surprised; so this was the older sister Yan Heng had been talking about.
"You're Yan Heng's sister?"
Su Wanxing immediately covered her mouth after she finished speaking.
Yan Lu smiled.
"No need to worry."
That makes sense. Their sibling relationship is so good that even if he admitted it, she probably wouldn't tell anyone else.
"Princess, what brings you here?"
"Just as I imagined."
"What's the meaning?"
I never imagined that our first meeting would be our last.
Su Wanxing knew her fate, but she still had nineteen things she couldn't let go of and didn't know how to bring them up.
"Do you remember how you got here?"
"Oh? You came on horseback?"
Yan Lu was amused.
"What's wrong?"
"That's really interesting. I've been here since 2016. How about you?"
Su Wanxing's ears rang like thunder, her blood froze instantly, her pupils shrank to pinpoints, and she stared intently at the person in front of her. Her voice tightened as she tried to shout, and it took her a long time to squeeze out four words.
"What did you say?"
"It seems you haven't encountered any other time travelers."
"Others? Transmigrators?"
Su Wanxing suddenly moved closer to Yan Lu and asked a serious question.
"You've encountered other time travelers? No, how can you remember things from before?"
"It seems you really don't know anything. I'm a high school sophomore. That day, on my way home from school, I was dragged into an alley. Two tall men surrounded me. My last memory was of doctors desperately trying to save me, and then I woke up in the Phoenix Palace."
The hazy memories are becoming clearer.
It was a rainy night. After watching a movie, I parted ways with my friends at the intersection. Before returning to my rented room, I felt as if someone forcefully covered my mouth and nose, and then I lost consciousness, only feeling excruciating pain in my body.
That's right! I remember now, that day wasn't an accident at all. It was when I woke up and saw my tattered clothes and felt a stinging pain in my body that I recklessly rushed across the pedestrian crossing after the red light!
Su Wanxing covered her head, her breath caught in her throat, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.
"It seems you've remembered."
His empty eyes looked up at the woman in front of him, who was looking at him tenderly as he held up a handkerchief.
Su Wanxing trembled as she accepted the handkerchief.
"I think there must be many people like you who don't remember anything, but they should be living well here. After all, the world has been turned upside down, and they will never suffer those hardships again. It's just that in the real world, they may be asleep forever. Escaping is indeed a very practical method."
How did you know?
"I guess this might be a paradise that God created for us victims."
"Really?"
Who knows? Maybe it was just a dream.
Thank you for telling me so much.
"But you'll be leaving soon. If there's a way to go back, would you be willing?"
Su Wanxing fell into deep thought. She didn't know how to face the real world anymore, but her parents must be even more heartbroken than she was. If she couldn't wake up, her parents certainly wouldn't be able to survive either. But what about Shijiu? How could Shijiu accept her departure? And what about the men here? Would they also have to endure the malice of this era forever?
"Huang Shang? Will she consider what I said?"
"What did you say? I don't know anything about it."
"What about Yan Heng? Was he not implicated because of me?"
Yan Lu didn't tell Su Wanxing what Yan Heng had done, perhaps because she wanted Su Wanxing to leave without any burden.
He's fine.
"That's good"
I will instruct them to treat you well.
"No! No need! I have a request, and I hope you can grant it!"
"What?"
"There's a key hidden in the corner of the kitchen in my shop. It can open a box under the bed on the second floor. I hope you can help me deliver that thing to Nineteen."
"That's it?"
"Yes, if possible, I hope you can help Nineteen. I don't want him to be bullied in the future."
Okay, goodbye.
"goodbye"
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