Chapter 1157 The Mystery of the Beauty
I am the sky!
The moment she heard those words, Shang Ruyi suddenly heard a loud rumble in her ear, like a thunderclap exploding. Her whole body trembled, and her heart pounded so hard it felt like it was about to burst out of her chest.
But the next moment, she realized that it wasn't thunder, but her own heartbeat.
Every word of this sentence carries unparalleled confidence and an arrogant disdain for the world. But it did not arise from nothing; it was the confidence and victory that Yuwen Ye had earned through half a lifetime of fighting on the battlefield, fighting bloody battles, and fighting with every sword and spear. No one could refute it!
These few words completely shattered Xiao Yuansui's heart.
He also felt a violent tremor in his chest. All the resentment, despair, anger... all the emotions that erupted in this instant ultimately returned to silence in vain. Yuwen Ye was right, he had lost, and there was no way to make amends.
What I lost to was not only the right timing, the right place, and the right people, but also him...
Seeing Xiao Yuansui remain silent, his hands gripping the reins tightly and trembling, Shen Tu Tai sighed softly, shook the reins, spurred his horse forward, and said to him in a deep voice, "Brother Xiao, a true man is born between heaven and earth, there is nothing he cannot take up, and nothing he cannot let go of. You have come this far, experienced all the vicissitudes of life, and schemed through all the tricks of the trade, you should have no regrets."
These words were like a final, gentle yet heavy blow.
Xiao Yuansui looked at him, then looked around. Before him was an exceptionally vast expanse of sky and earth. Finally, he released the reins and dismounted.
He stepped forward, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces. Shen Tu Tai was solemn yet sincere, Shan Tong'er was expectant yet cautious, and finally, he looked at Yuwen Ye—but seemed to subconsciously overlook Shang Ruyi, who had remained silent all along. Finally, he raised his hand and bowed deeply to the person in front of him: "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Qin!"
"...!"
In an instant, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Shang Ruyi's breath was particularly long, and she even vaguely felt that the invisible restraints binding her chest had been released.
Along the way, her goal was certainly to find Green Silk, who fought alongside her. At the same time, what was even more important for Yuwen Ye was to take down Xiao Yuansui—because this man's abilities were truly terrifying. When the Zuo family's rebellion failed, he was arrested by the court and wandered the world alone in a sorry state. Even in such a desperate situation, he was able to turn the tide and, after taking command of Wanggang Village, cooperated with Liang Shide to take over the Eastern Capital, almost occupying half of the country.
If he cannot be persuaded to surrender today, in order to eliminate future troubles, Shang Ruyi himself has also thought that perhaps Niukouzhu will witness the final end of this generation of heroes.
Although she used all her cunning to deal with this person, she did not resent him.
Ultimately, born in chaotic times, what man doesn't want to make a name for himself? Who would willingly submit to a vassal? It's just a matter of each serving their own master and following their own heart. If he had won today, would she and Yuwen Ye have been remembered only as a ruthless hero and his femme fatale wife in future history books?
It's just a matter of winning or losing.
Besides, even if she couldn't reciprocate Xiao Yuansui's feelings for her, she still felt them and hoped that he could live well and meet someone better...
Now that he's willing to surrender, that's wonderful.
Just then, a long neighing of a horse suddenly rang out in the deserted Niukouzhu!
Shang Ruyi suddenly realized something and hurriedly looked up. Xiao Yuansui also turned around immediately when he heard the neighing sound. He saw that his warhorse had suddenly turned around and galloped towards the other end of the reeds!
"Green silk!"
The two shouted almost simultaneously, but by then it was too late.
Xiao Yuansui then realized that when he released the reins and jumped off the horse, Lüxiao, who was sitting in front, seemed to have taken the reins with her uninjured hand. However, he was only focused on talking to Yuwen Ye, and everyone in front was paying attention to him. No one noticed that Lüxiao had been riding on the horse, wrapping the reins around her wrist again and again, and had no intention of dismounting.
And at this moment, she needs to—
"Green silk!"
Xiao Yuansui was shocked and subconsciously turned around to chase after him, but how could he compare to his energetic warhorse? In the instant he shouted, the warhorse had already leaped high and directly over the arrow that Yuwen Ye had shot on the ground in front of him. At the same time, Green Silk Cangran, who was riding on the horse, turned his head.
His disheveled black hair flew wildly in the wind, and through it, Xiao Yuansui saw those familiar eyes again.
Still charming, still captivating...
Even now, she seemed to be smiling, but unlike the sarcastic and mocking smile when the truth was revealed, this time, her clear eyes revealed only a simple, pure smile devoid of any emotion, as if she were laughing at him, as if she were laughing at someone else, as if she were laughing at the perfect timing, location, and circumstances, or as if she were simply laughing.
Before anyone could see the smile on her face, she had already spurred her horse and disappeared into the reeds ahead.
A gust of wind swept by, and the reeds flew up, scattering like falling snow, covering everyone's eyes and bodies. For a moment, they couldn't tell whether this scene was real or a beautiful dream or illusion.
The man and his horse disappeared into the riotous flowers.
Xiao Yuansui reached out with all his might, but he could only grasp a wisp of wind left behind by the time she left...
Shang Ruyi panicked and hurriedly said to Yuwen Ye, "Quick, go after her!"
Yuwen Ye frowned, seemingly hesitant, but immediately waved to the people around him and ordered, "Go after them immediately!"
The dozen or so light cavalrymen received their orders and immediately spurred their horses forward. After brushing past Xiao Yuansui, who stood there somewhat dazed, they plunged into the reeds. A sudden gust of wind blew, sending even more reed fluff flying, almost obscuring everyone's view and forever burying some people and some things...
Seeing this scene, Shang Ruyi suddenly felt her hands and feet turn icy cold. The wind blowing in her face, carrying with it tiny reed catkins, seemed to have taken away a part of her life in an instant.
She felt that this was probably the last time she would see Green Silk...
As it turned out, her feeling was correct—the dozen or so light cavalrymen searched along the reeds of Niukouzhu for a long time. After that, they even sent out several more teams to search the banks of the Yellow River day and night, almost completely clearing out the reeds, but they still couldn't find the whereabouts of this beauty.
Green Silk, riding that horse, seemed to have completely disappeared into the reeds.
They also disappeared into this world.
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