Chapter 104 Twelve Bowls of Heart's Blood
The old ancestor was determined to die.
Duan Jiuyou's suspicion of Liantang began when "she" ate all the yam cakes on the plate.
This isn't the first time Liantang has eaten yam cake; it's the second time.
There are hunting beasts in the Dixi Mountain that eat yams. Liantang often steams and mashes the yams to feed the hunting beasts.
Duan Jiuyou once passed by and found the steamed yam very fragrant. On a whim, he asked Liantang to add some honey to the yam, and the two of them enjoyed a few bites before Moshou could.
Liantang disliked the texture of yams, but Duan Jiuyou liked them very much.
Today in Liantang, when eating yam cake, not only did she not show any aversion, but she actually said she liked it?
Why do I like it?
Duan Jiuyou sat in front of the bronze mirror and casually picked up a jade comb to play with.
When people impersonate another person, they will try their best to avoid having the same habits and preferences as themselves.
There's no need to hide Liantang, but the Imperial Frontier Society...
There is no barrier in this world that can stop the Emperor's territory. If he wants to come in, there is no way he can just sit outside and wait to die. Since he has already spent a lot of time staying at Earth Breath Mountain, he must be going to take some action.
A figure appeared in the bronze mirror. Duan Jiuyou raised his eyes and met the gaze of the "lotus pond" in the mirror.
Duan Jiuyou smiled and held up the jade comb in his hand, handing it to "Liantang" behind him.
Duan Jiuyou hadn't tied her hair up since getting up; it was long and thick, cascading down like a waterfall. "Liantang" picked up a jade comb, grabbed a strand, and smoothed it out; then grabbed another strand, smoothed it out again, and grabbed yet another…
"Lotus Pond" sighed, "I really don't know how!"
"Ancestor."
"Lotus Pond" said helplessly, "I don't know how to do the lotus bun. Even my own bun is done by Lotus Seed. Are you sure you're not mistaken? Lotus Seed did your bun before, right?"
"Is it made from lotus seedpods?" Duan Jiuyou thought for a while, but didn't make things difficult for "Lotus Pond".
"If you don't know how to comb, then it must be Lianpeng who did it. I only remember that one of you is clumsy and the other is clever. Lianpeng is usually clumsy, so I didn't expect her to know how to comb. I just thought it was you who did it."
"Lotus Pond" said, "Then it is her. Disciple will now call Lotus Pod in so that she can comb the Ancestor's hair?"
Duan Jiuyou nodded and said, "Go ahead."
As if granted a pardon, "Lotus Pond" breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went out to find lotus pods.
She couldn't help but sigh inwardly, knowing that Duan Jiuyou had begun to suspect her.
He knew her very well, and she knew him just as well. As she recovered, some small details that she hadn't noticed before would slowly come to light.
Di Jiang was somewhat evasive about this, and dared not admit that Lian Tang was him, but it wouldn't be so easy for him to stay by Jiu You's side as before.
After dinner, Duan Jiuyou came to "Liantang" with a piece of coarse sky-blue cloth. She said she liked the picture of immortals and beasts playing in the garden. "Help me embroider one. After you finish embroidering it, make it into a purse. Tie a knot at the bottom, wrap a jade pendant with colored thread, and hang it at the bottom of the purse. The length should be about this position."
She gestured at her waist, holding colorful threads, a jade pendant, and an embroidery hoop in her hand. She had come prepared, so she let him embroider in front of her.
Di Jiang held the bandage in his hand, and she took a futon and sat down on the ground at his feet, tilting her head back like a child, waiting for him to make a move.
Di Jiang sighed inwardly, thinking: If I had known this would happen, I should have learned how to tie my hair and embroider beforehand.
Although he had never held an embroidery needle before, he understood the general method: first, thread the needle through the eye of the needle, then press the cloth into the embroidery frame, and then "tie" the cloth with the thread.
This process is similar to painting. Duan Jiuyou clung to his knees and looked at the canvas, pointing to a large, shapeless object on it.
"What's this?"
"rockery."
The emperor did not hesitate.
"What is this?"
"Auspicious Clouds".
He dared to embroider, and she didn't interrupt him, clearly wanting to see how he would mess things up.
After finishing the embroidery on one of the artificial mountains, Di Jiang stretched his neck and said, "Let's take a break."
Duan Jiuyou was easy to talk to. When he said he wanted to rest, she summoned Lianpeng and brought him two cups of flower dew to drink.
Di Jiang had added a lot of syrup to his cup of flower dew, so much so that even Duan Jiuyou found it too sweet. Di Jiang calmly finished it and put it down.
Duan Jiuyou looked away, thinking to himself: "You're quite the actor, I'll make you sick of it!"
She was already certain that the person in front of her was Di Jiang.
This is the second time Di Jiang has lied to her. He only kept the matter of the chosen one a secret from her before, but now he's starting to "change his skin"!
As "Lotus Pond" continued embroidering, Duan Jiuyou stared out the window, lost in thought, his mind a jumbled mess.
Her principles have always been simple: treat those she cares about with sincerity, whether they are friends or lovers.
Perhaps you have higher expectations of your partner?
But he was a man full of tricks, and she was deceived and tricked by him.
If it were just pretense, she could hate him with unwavering resolve. But his feelings for her were genuine, otherwise she wouldn't have recovered so quickly.
The heart's blood of the Hou tribe has miraculous effects in relieving pain and aiding wound healing; the hawthorn porridge he fed her contained his heart's blood.
She didn't taste it at first, but in the last few days before she recovered, she slowly began to notice something unusual.
But he said it smelled like Huanling grass, which has a slightly fishy and sweet smell. She was sick at the time and had little energy to distinguish between the two, so she was fooled by him.
Then came today. After calming down and reflecting on it slowly, I realized that "Lotus Pond" actually had many flaws.
The reason "she" didn't help her change her clothes wasn't because men and women shouldn't touch each other; he was incredibly shameless, and the reason he didn't help her change her clothes was simply because he didn't know how to dress himself at all.
The young master of the Wilderness Clan had servants and maids attending to his every need, yet he couldn't even dress himself properly! When she first saw him, she even noticed that he had tied his right-fastening robe as if it were his left-fastening robe!
As for bathing, he didn't serve her because he knew she would find out sooner or later that he wasn't Liantang. If he served her bathing without her knowing, she would definitely cause trouble for him once she found out the truth.
There's also the hair tie, and this purse that's being embroidered so pretentiously now—
Duan Jiuyou glanced at it and noticed that the purse had been decorated with exquisite patterns. The ugly embroidered rockery that had been there before had suddenly been transformed into a very presentable design.
She knew he must have made a spell when she wasn't looking.
Duan Jiuyou dismissed this with disdain, and some others even resented his showing off.
What's so great about Fa Xiu? He still died once at her hands.
She ignored him and sulked for a while.
This is different from how I felt when I first found out he had lied to me.
At that time, she thought he was just using her and that she had given her heart to the wrong person, so she got angry and felt heartbroken.
Even after learning the truth, she still refused to forgive him, blaming him for deceiving her and hating him for planning to keep it from her for the rest of her life, making her marry him in a daze.
She has things she values.
Perhaps his official reputation was poor, but he still served as a high-ranking official for nine dynasties.
Throughout these nine reigns, she blocked the way when ferocious beasts came and killed the invaders. Court officials said she was arrogant and her behavior disregarded etiquette and law, but no one ever called her a treacherous minister or a traitor!
She stands upright between heaven and earth with integrity and loyalty, unwilling to be a tool to be manipulated!
I'm angry now because he tricked me into staying by his side again, and I also have doubts about whether Di Jiang stayed at Dixi Mountain for his own sake or for other reasons.
Given the current situation of the two clans, even a fool would know that they should try to improve relations with Ao Zong.
Did he stay for her sake, or for the sake of the Desolate Clan's successful takeover of the Heavenly Ascension?
If such considerations are taken into account, the relationship loses its purity.
But if we really think about it that way, it doesn't seem wrong.
Whether it's Di Jiang or Bai Yanxing, they are first and foremost the rulers of their clans, and only then do they consider themselves.
Love is beautiful, and when it's good, it can really make your heart flutter. But this world is not just about petty love. With the success or failure of a family on your shoulders, how can you only care about your romantic love?
As for the struggle for the throne, it should be fair from the start. Who should rule the Heavenly Realm is not up to her to decide.
She had a serious illness, and after recovering, she actually understood many things.
From a broader perspective, Di Jiang's choice was not wrong. From a personal perspective, she had removed a divine bone for him, and he had repaid her with twelve bowls of his heart's blood; they were already even.
She said softly that she didn't intend to get involved anymore.
"I will no longer concern myself with your affairs with the Dragon Clan. Tomorrow, I will have your official seal returned to the Hall of Diligent Governance. I am no longer a Heavenly Ascended God, nor will I interfere in the affairs of the two clans. However, there is one condition: the war between the two clans will not harm the immortals. I hope you will not harm the innocent."
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