Chapter 102 Biro Biro
He closed his eyes and could only hear the dull flow of mercury in his ears.
Mercury was poured into the bloody hole in his heart.
On the surface of the mercury pond, he was rocked by the slight waves.
In a daze, he heard the wheels rolling forward and the carriage shaking, and he seemed to hear the gurgling of water in the distance.
His mind was in a mess.
It seemed as if he had returned to a long, long time ago, so long ago that he could no longer recall these details in his dreams at midnight.
In the blink of an eye, a girl was clinging to him, still in his mother's warm embrace. And in another, he was on the battlefield, sword in hand. He stepped back in fear, then a pair of hands pushed him forward, telling him that retreat would only lead to death. Did he want the enemy to cut him into pieces, or was he willing to fight and win? He stopped crying, brandishing his sword and charging forward, never to retreat.
Then he stepped over the corpses and saw her in the white reeds beside the battlefield.
She slowly turned her head, and everything fell silent in his ears.
Ever since this little girl, whose origins were unknown, appeared in front of their fleeing carriage and he carried her onto it to flee together, she always stared at him blankly, her big eyes unable to hide any secrets.
He was very sleepy after the battle.
He opened his eyes blankly, and the only thing he could see was the girl.
Suddenly, she pushed his arm, and his dull gaze returned, allowing him to see everything around him clearly.
"Brother, come on, why don't you play anymore?" She held the chess piece in one hand and pointed at the chessboard with the other, asking him to make his move.
In a blink of an eye, he found himself still in the Chang'an Palace, in an exquisite and luxurious palace, with a chessboard in front of him.
Also, Chai Ying.
The black and white chess pieces on the chessboard are made of two kinds of jade, one is white jade and the other is black jade.
A wisp of smoke slowly rises from the gilded mythical beast incense burner, emitting an intoxicating fragrance.
All those thoughts vanished in an instant.
He stopped thinking about everything that happened in the secret room.
What appeared in his mind were the beautiful memories of his youth.
He remembered him and his brothers racing horses at the racecourse, remembered them wearing ordinary clothes and doing good deeds on Chang'an Street, and even more remembered the green plum soup that Chai Ying loved to drink, which was served in a small celadon bowl.
His mother's smile instantly turned him into a child again.
This time, when he saw Chai Ying just starting to learn martial arts and displaying amazing skills, he was no longer jealous.
Instead, he and his mother laughed together as they watched Ying shooting arrows from horseback.
This time he didn't say, "It's nothing great, it's just a trivial skill."
After Chai Ying defeated him, he didn't say anything more. "It's no use for a woman to learn martial arts, no matter how good her skills are. She will still be slept with by men. The real thing is to have more children and continue the family line."
When he was young, he became increasingly confused when he saw Ah Ying’s skills becoming more and more advanced than his own. But now, he just feels happy. She is still Ah Ying, and he is just Chai Yu.
If only he weren't so greedy, if only he weren't so ambitious, if only his intelligence matched his ambition...
Perhaps they can still play Cuju under the setting sun of the palace like they did in the old days.
It turns out that I am just a useless person.
It was his incompetence that made everyone suffer.
His eyes flashed, and he saw that the lifeless eyes on Aying's cold head were staring at him without blinking.
Under the moonlight, Ah Ying's smile was eerie and chilling.
"I'm sorry, Ying. It's all my fault. I'm jealous of you, I hate you, and I crave your power. I even covet your blood. It was the dragon who told me he could share your power with me. If he hadn't provoked me, I wouldn't have treated you like that. You must forgive me."
Chai Ying stared at him with eyes as sharp as swords.
He was so frightened that he took a few steps back and fell to the ground. He struggled to sit up, but fell to the ground again.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw the incense burner again.
I saw her changing her appearance in front of a bronze mirror.
She finished the painting and ran over to try to please him carefully, "Brother, do I look like you?"
He reached out and grabbed her wrist, tearing off her human skin mask. "No, you don't have to pretend to be me. Just be yourself."
Chai Ying was both shocked and surprised. It was clearly he who asked her to dress up as him and go to the battlefield, but now he said that was not necessary.
He used a lot of strength to hold her in his arms. Chai Ying was unable to resist and had to let him hold her wrist.
She heard Chai Yu say, "Each of us has our own path to take. Don't take to heart what I said to you before. From now on, just act according to your heart."
He let go of her and looked up to see his brother's brows furrowed. He stepped forward and touched his brows, wanting to smooth them out, but as soon as his fingers moved, he grabbed her wrist again. "You are my sister. Apart from that, we shouldn't expect anything else."
He pushed her back to her original position nonchalantly. Although he did not blame her, Chai Ying knew what he was thinking.
He no longer scolded her loudly or cursed at her loudly.
But he still didn't dare to look directly at her shame, sadness and embarrassment when he saw them.
This time he did not slander the young master of the Lu family.
"Lu Yuan is a modest gentleman, both civil and military. With his talent, he will surely become the head of the Lu family in the future. However, he has given up fame and fortune and is willing to be your consort. You will have the Lu family to help you in the future. Although my mother and father are considering it, if you agree to him, he will definitely find a way to marry the princess." When he said this, his heart was so painful that it seemed as if blood was dripping from his eyes.
But at this moment, Chai Ying interrupted him, "Do I have to be a princess? What if I don't want to be a princess anymore?"
His heart skipped a beat, "Isn't it good to be a princess?"
Her eyes were somewhat stubborn. "Lu Yuan likes me because of my noble birth, but if I hadn't been picked up by you that day and hadn't become the princess I am today, would he still like me? I have been wondering who I am, and I just can't figure it out."
She left in the warm spring sunshine, and the calm and noble Princess Rouyue suddenly disappeared.
She gave up her soft and gorgeous brocade clothes and the comfortable palace like a pile of clouds, and disappeared completely from Chang'an one morning.
Only he knew that she went where she wanted to go. He looked at the back of the girl as she whipped the horse and set off, and saw her leaving without looking back.
She was not just a firefly under the bright moon. Chai Yu wanted to tell her that she had long been the bright moon in the sky above his head, but he had already picked the moon once, and this time, he was going to let go.
He said softly, "Goodbye, my sister." He smiled and closed his eyes, hiding her final image in his eyes, and never opened his eyes again.
A gust of cold wind blew through my bones.
In the secret room, only Chai Che, Mu Jin and Jiao Ran were left.
The bright moon rose, the stars disappeared, and the three of them were silent for a moment.
Watching the Phoenix Cub snatch away his father's body and disappear into the endless night, Chai Che's eyes were filled with hatred. He looked at Jiaoran standing in the darkness.
"My father is also your father. Didn't I tell you that? Why did you kill him? Why?!"
Originally, his father promised him that he would find a time to restore Jiaoran's identity after the New Year and let her become a legitimate lady of the Chai family, but his father died at the hands of Jiaoran.
When Chai Che thought of the golden flash of Jiaoran's sword that pierced his father's body, his body couldn't help but tremble.
He gripped the sword tightly in his right hand, hatred condensed from the darkness, and he burst into a crazy laugh, as if it came from hell.
His hands were still stained with Chai Lie's blood.
My brother left with the phoenix chick, and my father died.
Jiaoran did not dodge, but just stood there and let him do it.
A sharp pain spread from her lower abdomen throughout her body.
Looking closely, she saw that his sword had penetrated her skin.
The one who quickly moved in front of her and grasped the sword in his hand was Mu Jin.
Looking at the blood gradually oozing out from Mu Jin's fingers, Chai Che's eyes were filled with endless despair. He glanced at Jiaoran who was standing in front of Mu Jin, and he retracted his sword without saying a word.
The cold night has arrived and the secret room is in a mess.
The cold even froze the blood on the ground.
The night wind was howling. In the past twenty years or so, Chai Che had never felt as tired as he did today.
Mu Jin had also sensed a murderous aura from Chai Che.
He only had this kind of murderous aura when he was young and frivolous.
If Mu Jin hadn't stopped her, the sword light might have really pierced through Jiaoran's stomach and pierced her through.
The sword in Chai Che's hand flashed, but Jiaoran still did not raise the sword, while Mu Jin opened his bloody hand to block her.
This time his sword made no sound of piercing flesh, but the blade pierced the stone brick floor fiercely.
When metal and stone collided, sparks flashed.
The sword was supposed to pierce Jiaoran's heart.
"I did nothing wrong."
Jiaoran said this word by word.
"If I were given another chance, I would do the same thing. I did nothing wrong."
Chai Che immediately jumped up, this time, he wanted to give Jiaoran a fatal blow.
Jiaoran's long sword cut through the wind, and she no longer stood there in a daze. She looked at Chai Che with eyes that were covered with the mist lingering in the river.
Chai Che looked at his blood-stained hands, his eyes full of helplessness and sadness. He had already seriously injured Chai Lie, so was he going to kill his own sister?
Mu Jin stood between the two of them, his expression complicated. He really wanted to kill Chai Yu. From childhood to adulthood, he had fantasized countless times about killing this evil ghost who imprisoned him.
But when Jiaoran really killed him, Mu Jin couldn't help but feel sorry for her. She must have been extremely tormented to make this decision.
She wanted to free him and let go of his hatred completely.
He was trapped in hatred, trapped by hatred and pain. There were many moments when he felt worse than death. The pain from deep in his bones locked him tightly, making him unable to be free.
So she came to cut it off herself.
Even if that man was her biological father, her mother's brother, she would not show mercy.
If Chache really wanted to kill her, he would die by his sword faster than she would.
Fortunately, Jiaoran loved him more than he imagined.
Jiaoran was his savior and the last straw he grabbed before he almost drowned.
She burned down the attic that trapped him, killed those who tried to imprison him for life, and cut all the puppet strings that controlled him.
He thought that everything in the world had its destiny, including him and her. They had done something wrong, so they had both accepted their punishment.
She deceived him, came to him, and lied to him to satisfy his love, just to steal the secret book, so she was exiled, wandered, and fled.
And he also deceived her. He thought he had set a trap for her, wanting her to jump in and suffer the pain of having her blood drawn in his place in this mansion. But God made him fall in love with her and never regret it even if he died. God made him accept the difficulties of his youth without regrets, and made him be trapped by her love again after escaping.
But this time, he did not feel any pain. He grew up in hatred and was willing to die in love.
If Jiaoran came to the darkness where he was and set a fire, he would not be burned to death. Instead, he would understand in the darkness how precious light is in this world and that he should not live in the past forever.
The moonlight is like water, illuminating the pool of water in the Fairy Pond and reflecting silver light.
Tomorrow, it will still be winter, but he will face the rising sun, leave behind the pain, and become a new Mu Jin.
Chache looked at them and said, "Leave the Governor's Mansion, or I will kill you."
The blood in Mu Jin's palm had not yet coagulated. He stretched out his red hand and said, "Let's go."
Jiaoran gently held his hand.
They stepped out of the secret room and escaped from the abyss together.
Zhuxing was waiting outside and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them come out.
But he didn't see Chai Che coming out with them.
"Where's Archer?" she asked hurriedly.
Jiaoran didn't know how to explain, and Mu Jin also remained silent.
After a while, Cha Che came out, looking exhausted, and said, "Let's go back."
Zhuxing stepped forward and supported him, "Are you hurt?"
Cha Che Dao said no.
"Did you bring your eldest brother back?"
There was pain in Chache's eyes, "Stop talking."
"Okay, what about father? Where is he?"
Chai Che announced to the guards outside, as well as Chai Hui, Lu Xieying and others, "Fenghuang Cub killed our father. Stop slaughtering the Governor's Mansion. This is a fight to the death!"
One call and a hundred responses.
Jiaoran and Mu Jin looked at each other. They didn't expect Chai Che to let them go.
Zhuxing held his hand tightly, trying to give him some strength to hold on. Cha Che said softly, "I'm fine, don't worry about me."
Chai Hui's gaze moved between Jiaoran and Mu Jin for a moment without saying anything.
The next day, Jiaoran said goodbye to Zhuxing and said that he was leaving.
Zhuxing was puzzled. "You had a fierce fight yesterday. Even if you are anxious to leave, there is no need to rush in the next few days."
Chai Che said, "If you want to leave, leave as soon as possible, otherwise the snow on the mountain will melt completely and make it more difficult to travel."
Zhuxing clicked his tongue and pulled Jiaoran aside. "Don't be angry with him. He's grieving over his father's death. Don't rush to leave. The situation outside is chaotic. Five of the twenty-four states have already rebelled. Life will definitely be difficult for you if you leave."
Jiaoran patted the back of Zhuxing's hand and said, "Senior Sister—Mu Jin and I don't want to stay here anymore."
Zhuxing sighed, "I'll be giving birth in a few months. Can you see the baby in my belly then and then leave?"
As she spoke, she took Jiaoran's hand and placed it on her belly. "She will definitely be very happy to see her aunt."
Jiaoran gently stroked her senior sister's belly and said, "When you are about to give birth, I will come back to see you after I finish my business."
"What are you going to do? Is it dangerous?" Zhuxing thought of "Gao Shan Shou" and asked, "Is it because you failed to get the secret book this time?"
Jiao Ran didn't want her to get involved too much. "Just take good care of yourself. Don't ask too many questions or interfere in anything. The old lady is here to take care of the affairs in the mansion, and Madam Lu from the third room can also help you. Don't...work yourself out. Do you understand?"
Zhuxing knew that she was going to leave, so he hugged her and tears came down.
Jiaoran patted her back gently, "You are pregnant, you can't cry like this, be careful not to hurt your eyes."
Zhuxing said, "Promise me that you will come back to see me...come back to see Biluo."
When Jiaoran heard her say this, she couldn't stop crying. When she was in Mianyuan, her favorite food was crab roe biluo. She often secretly ran out to buy various kinds of biluo, but because biluo was only five cents a piece, it was too expensive. She had to save up for ten days or half a month to buy it once.
She named her child after Biluo, Jiaoran's favorite food in childhood, which shows how much she loves this junior sister.
"I promise you, no matter how far away I go, I will come back to see you."
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