Legend has it that King You of Zhou lit the beacon fires to amuse his beloved concubine Bao Si, thus losing his kingdom and his life—a truly utterly foolish act.
But if those scholars who only talk eloquently based on rumors were to see Hu Da's smile now, they would probably be willing to slit their own throats, and they would be just as happy to accept it.
This is the charm of a beautiful woman!
No one can resist the allure of the bewitching concubine Daji, whose charm skills are maxed out!
The girl opposite was clearly not expected that Hu Da would suddenly show this side of her that she had not anticipated at all. Her expression changed drastically, and she subconsciously wanted to turn around and leave, but Song Mengmeng blocked her way.
"I don't think I've offended you in any way, have I?!" Seeing that there was no hope of escape, and although there were tourists around, it was clear that the barrier that prevented outsiders from peeping had been erected the moment Hu Da appeared and smiled. She had already lost any chance of escaping.
She had only overheard their conversation from the side and thought it was interesting, so she wanted to chat them up and tease them. But who would have thought that two of these three seemingly ordinary people were people she couldn't afford to offend!
That was incredibly careless!
The girl bit her lip, silently took a step back, and subconsciously looked at Yao Anna, who was the most gentle and harmless person on the scene at the moment. She pleaded pitifully, "Miss, I was just passing by. I heard you mention Emperor Ming and Consort Yang, and I thought it was interesting, so I came over to listen for a few words. I didn't mean any harm!"
Aren't your two friends being a bit too nervous?!
"Since you're so curious about Emperor Ming and Consort Yang, why don't you let me finish the rest of the story?!" Hu Da ignored the girl's aggrieved complaints. She just glanced at the girl and, without waiting for her response, began to speak: "After Consort Yang's death, it is said that Emperor Ming was filled with remorse and regret, and missed her terribly!"
Finally, he even became superstitious and believed in magic because he wanted to see Consort Yang one more time.
After that, a so-called immortal actually answered the imperial edict and told Emperor Ming that he had a way to bring Consort Yang back to life!
They retrieved Consort Yang's remains at Mawei Post Station, crushed them, and mixed them to make raw materials.
The immortal told Emperor Ming that if he could paint a portrait of Consort Yang based on her appearance and voice, Consort Yang would naturally descend with the moonlight every night at midnight to stay with him.
However, although Emperor Ming missed Consort Yang very much, no matter how much foreshadowing he did, he could not depict even a fraction of Consort Yang's appearance in his heart!
So in the end, the desperate Emperor Ming painted a flower and bird painting based on the saying "In heaven we wish to be birds flying wing to wing, on earth we wish to be trees with intertwined branches"!
This painting of flowers and birds embodies the spirit of Consort Yang and the sentiments of Emperor Ming, and with the spirit of a conjoined couple, it has truly acquired a spiritual quality over time!
Later, it was taken back to Japan by envoys to Tang China, and has since been regarded as a precious treasure by the royal family, remaining there to this day!
"I never expected that someone would actually know my origins!" The girl put away her fan, took a few steps and stood in front of Hu Da. She stood in front of her for a while before suddenly giggling: "Who was I? It turns out to be Lady Tamamo-no-Mae!"
Like you, although I am regarded as a treasure by the people of Japan, I am actually a monster from China! Moreover, the envoy to Tang China did not obtain me through normal channels as he claimed!
At that time, the Tang palace was in chaos, and the entire Western Capital was like a living hell! I was stolen away by that group of despicable and shameless villains!
Now, I'm simply someone who has longed for my homeland for many years, and has finally had the opportunity to return and revisit this familiar place!
"So you were able to come back because of Shuten-dōji and the others?!" Song Mengmeng almost immediately thought of the invitation she had received.
Although the final news was that the so-called Sakura Country Famous Blade Exhibition had been canceled, she didn't think that those vicious monsters would give up their plans so easily!
"Of course not. However, it's also inseparable from their operations!" Upon hearing this, the girl walked up to Song Mengmeng again. She circled around Song Mengmeng with light steps, but instead of finding an answer, she became even more puzzled: "You, are you a sorcerer?! No, you don't have that annoying smell of people from the mystical sects on you!"
You're not human?!
But it doesn't seem like a demon!
Never mind, I don't care about your background anyway! But little sister, the question you just asked was a bit dangerous!
Shuten-dōji and his companions came to China with ulterior motives!
"A cutie like you, if you know too many of their secrets, you might get silenced!"
"And you, if a conflict arises, which side will you take?!" Song Mengmeng looked at the elegant girl in front of her and frowned slightly.
Judging from her tone, it seemed she knew something but didn't intend to explain.
"Me? Of course I want to stand on the side of the Chinese! However, as you can see, I am just a painting of flowers and birds. It's fine if you ask me to sing and dance for fun, but if you want me to get involved in this kind of battle, I can't help you at all!"
However, if you want me to gather information for you, I can do that to some extent!
The girl spun around and returned to Hu Da's side, smiling at him: "However, I have a request!"
I want to see Lady Tamamo-no-Mae's true face!
"Whether you provide information or not is irrelevant to us!" Song Mengmeng glanced at Hua Niao Juan, and having said that, there was no need to waste any more words with her.
So she immediately raised her hand and dispelled the barrier, reaching out to pull Hu Da: "Let's go, the tour guide will be worried soon!"
"Hey, hey, don't go! I really don't mean any harm, I'm just curious! I've heard that Lady Tamamo-no-Mae's beauty is unparalleled, and no one can resist her allure!"
But I've only ever heard of it all this time. Now that I'm fortunate enough to see the real person, I should at least take a look, just one look!
Hana-no-Maki wasn't one to give up easily! Just as she said, her curiosity about Tamamo-no-Mae wasn't new, and now that she had such an opportunity, how could she let it go? Naturally, she followed up and wouldn't let go.
Hu Da's attitude towards this little monster was quite simple and straightforward. She stopped and turned to look at the flower and bird scroll that was running after her, and smiled slightly: "Want to see my true face?"
It's not impossible!
But as you know, seeing my true face always comes at a price! Little demon, what will you offer in exchange for seeing it?!
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