It was a woman's clothing, snow-white and clean, seemingly just like the clothing's owner.
The man in black robes rushed in first, grabbing the clothes on the ground faster than anyone else and holding them tightly in his arms. "It's her, it's her, all the scents are hers. Clan leader, why were you so foolish back then?"
Having said so much, now, the man in black robes, holding the garment, finally revealed all his emotions.
Tears streamed down the healed wound, a profound sorrow spreading through the body.
The Southern Emperor's lips trembled as he moved them.
All around was deathly silent.
After the stone gate was opened, there was a road, but it was clear that the road only lasted a few meters before it ended.
"Yuwen Shu, you will die a horrible death! If there is an afterlife, I will haunt you for three lifetimes, cursing you to die without a burial place..."
In my mind, the familiar voice from that nightmare echoed again and again.
The lingering resentment and the heart-wrenching despair came rushing in.
Xie Lingqin watched, and said sarcastically.
The Emperor, who once said he loved her mother, later wanted to find out the secret of the Yun Clan's resurrection.
Oh!
All the previously obscure secrets were suddenly revealed, and the black-robed man's mournful cries echoed through the air, reverberating against the cold walls around him.
"Shang'er..."
The Southern Emperor covered his face and squatted down, overwhelmed with grief.
What could be more painful than the sight of one's beloved woman being burned alive in this very place, a tragedy for which one is not only powerless to help but also completely unaware of what happened?
"I see……"
Xie Lingqin suddenly murmured, "I understand now. That ancient tree at Huangshan Academy, there must be my mother's lingering soul there."
"That's right."
The man in black robes slowly raised his head to look at Xie Lingqin. "People of the Yun clan usually die a natural death and are reborn into the Yun clan in the next life. However, your mother... she died with resentment. She knew that if she didn't leave her body to Yuwen Shu, and if Yuwen Shu were to discover something, it could be a devastating blow to the Yun clan. So, in her last moments, she used her remaining spiritual power to destroy herself. The Emperor gained nothing and, in a fit of rage, set fire to the place in an attempt to use witchcraft to imprison her soul. However, he ultimately failed. I used my own spiritual power to redeem her soul, and the ancient tree outside Huangshan Academy was the best medium, so it's understandable that it contains her aura..."
The man in black robes stood up, holding the garment, and walked towards the Southern Emperor, handing it to him, saying, "These are her clothes."
The Southern Emperor accepted it with almost trembling hands.
"You've been looking for my mother for over ten years..."
Xie Lingqin looked at him.
“Yes, I searched every single day. It was only when I was converting her soul that I learned that her child was not dead. It turns out that she was also afraid that her child would one day fall into the hands of the Northern Emperor. So, when she gave birth to you, she used a forbidden technique of the Cloud Clan to send the real you to another world. At the same time, she also placed a restriction on your body. Unless you can truly find her one day, you will never know the truth. So, I will not appear until your soul returns, and I will not appear until you grow up to be able to avenge her. As for the nightmare in your mind, it was also a restriction I placed on your body. However, I did not expect that it would only be activated when the real you arrives.”
Xie Lingqin suddenly realized, "So that's how it is." She looked at Xu Yiran.
Xu Yiran was not surprised at all. "I know, so I have been waiting. The night before Aunt Yun died, she appeared to me in a dream and told me to take good care of you and not to bother you. If I felt sorry for you, I would marry you."
Therefore, no matter which version of you you are, you are the person I, Xu Yiran, will protect in this lifetime.
Xie Lingqin's heart clenched, and looking at the black robe, she felt a sense of desolation and loneliness. "Since I am destined to be an enemy of Bei Rong, why didn't you stop me when you knew about my relationship with Yuwen Yao?"
“I thought he could bewitch you and thus deal with the Northern Emperor, but…” The man in black robes sighed, self-deprecatingly, “I can only say that things are unpredictable.”
"You know what, Lingqin, she was actually waiting for you to come. Otherwise, she wouldn't have let you break down this wall."
“I made her suffer so much... and I didn’t know anything about it…”
The man in black robes looked at the Southern Emperor and said, "She truly loved you. Do you know that since her death, the door connecting the Yun Clan to the outside world has never been opened again? I can't go back, and the people inside can't get out. Her parents, of course, can't get out either."
Beside them, the giant clam stood there, its eyes fixed on the ground, their depths dark and unfathomable, with a fleeting red light that went unnoticed by anyone.
"boom--"
Just then, not far away outside, the faint sound of a mechanism being activated could be heard, followed by a flurry of footsteps.
"Could it be that the Emperor has caught up with us?"
Nan Fenghuang's expression turned anxious.
Everyone's expression immediately turned serious.
Xie Lingqin suddenly stepped forward and gently touched the cracked wall, causing it to snap shut again.
“We’ll hide in this stone chamber,” Xie Lingqin said quickly.
At that very moment, the sounds of movement outside drew closer.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing unusual here."
"Wu Yi, didn't you smell an inappropriate fragrance in the air?" It was the Emperor's roar. "I've been here countless times over the years, how could I not have noticed?"
"But Your Majesty, I have checked, there is no one around."
"No, Xie Lingqin must have come." It was the Holy Maiden's voice.
Then, everyone heard knocking sounds outside the stone gate.
These four chilling stone walls allow you to see out from inside, but not in from outside.
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