Chapter 142 (4,000 words) Yin Xing teaches...
The palace was rife with undercurrents and crises. The autumn sky was particularly gloomy, with no clear days around, which made people worried.
Although Yin Xing knew that the Wanqi family would definitely send someone to the rescue, he still found it difficult to calm down his anxious mood.
On the other hand, Xiao Yizheng even has the energy to practice calligraphy. It seems that she has been very calm and steady since she was a child. The gap between people is really too big.
"Do you think the divine bird will get lost along the way?"
"Won't."
Xiao Yizhen stopped writing and looked up, but it was still a twisted black shadow and he couldn't see anything clearly.
Yin Xing fluttered anxiously to the side, muttering, "Why haven't the elders of the Wanqi family sent anyone to the capital to help?"
At first, Yin Xing always felt that the elders of the Wanqi family were too serious and domineering, and it was difficult to get along with them.
But now Yin Xing realized that although those old people had bad personalities, they were at least the loyal base of Queen Wanqi and Xuan Yizheng, and could save their lives at critical moments.
"The Wanqi family's territory is far away from the capital, so there will probably be serious interference and obstruction this time." Xiao Yizheng knew the rumors about the Wanqi family's cavalry, but they only listened to their mother, and it might not be easy for other elders to mobilize them.
If we rush into the capital without sufficient soldiers and guards, it would be very dangerous. I think the elders must always make more plans to be prepared for any eventuality.
"Well, that's true. After all, it's still a very critical moment." Yin Xing thought about how the dog emperor had kept Queen Wanqi under house arrest for so many years, and how the Wanqi family was leaderless for a while, so it was really not easy for them to make a reasonable decision.
"Why do you always sigh?" Xiao Yizheng couldn't see the phantom's face clearly, so he could only ask in confusion.
Yin Xing looked at the innocent little Yizhen and for a moment didn't know how to tell her that her father was trying to strangle her mother and her family. He could only say vaguely, "I'm just worried that something bad might happen."
Xiao Yizhen responded calmly: "Big thing, do you mean being killed like those people?"
Hearing this, Yin Xing was a little surprised. It turned out that Xiao Yi really knew that the current situation was not right. She even understood that her life was in danger.
But even though he is so young, Yizhen still has no fear at all. This is too abnormal.
"Aren't you afraid of death?"
"Everyone will die eventually, but you are just an illusion, so why should you be afraid?"
Yin Xing was silent, his eyes falling on Xiao Yizheng's face. Although she looked a little chubby, her eyes and eyebrows already showed the spirit of the future. Her eyes seemed to be covered with a veil, isolating herself from everything.
In a quiet place, books were flipping on the desk. Xiao Yizheng was reading by himself, as if he didn't care about Yin Xing's answer and was immersed in his own world.
Seeing this, Yin Xing raised his hand and touched Xiao Yizhen's cheek with mixed emotions, saying distressedly, "Can those illusions really touch you like this?"
It seems that the abnormality of the five senses is far more dangerous than Yin Xing imagined.
Xiao Yizhen's expression paused slightly, not quite used to the sudden touch. He blinked slightly at the shadow, but finally allowed her offense and replied, "Yeah."
The breeze and drizzle outside the window can sometimes bring more pain and discomfort, as real as countless fine needles piercing the skin.
To the point that Xiao Yizhen was afraid of wind and light, and even shadows could turn into scary black water or snakes and insects. He had nowhere to escape and could only let the pain swallow him up bit by bit.
For Xiao Yizheng, being alive is not a good thing, so naturally he is not afraid of death.
"You must have had a hard time these years." Yin Xing couldn't bear it, so he raised his hands and hugged Xiao Yizheng and murmured, his nose feeling sour and he felt like crying.
Xuan Yizhen was always able to endure pain, so much so that Yin Xing had never heard her talk about her childhood.
The illusionary Gu, coupled with the medicinal Gu, there is absolutely no way these poisonous insects will be at peace in Xuan Yizheng's body.
"It's okay, I'm used to it." Xiao Yizheng was actually not used to the strange posture now, but he didn't hate the illusion of warmth and sweetness.
No one in the palace would touch themselves like this, they were all afraid of themselves.
As for the Queen Mother, she had more dangers to deal with and had no time to see me.
Yin Xing looked into Xiao Yi's empty and gloomy eyes, knowing that she couldn't see herself or anyone else clearly, as if she was alone in a corner abandoned by the world. He said solemnly, "Don't be afraid, everything will be fine. I will protect you."
No wonder Xuan Yizheng was always used to enduring pain. Probably no one taught her to cry out in pain, and these painful illusions became everything in her childhood.
Xiao Yizheng looked at the phantom blankly, never quite understanding her strange words.
She is just a non-existent phantom, invisible and untouchable by others, so how can she protect herself?
Hallucinations should be false existences.
"You're just my illusion, what can you do?"
"There are many things I can do, such as teaching you how to read people's expressions so you won't be fooled."
After saying that, Yin Xing frowned deliberately to demonstrate, but he didn't expect Xiao Yizhen to leave his arms coldly and said childishly: "You don't even have a face, how can you have an expression?"
Yin Xing was silent in an awkward silence, remembering that Xiao Yizhen's illness made her feel differently than normal people, making it difficult to see her face, let alone her specific expressions. His gaze fell on the scroll on the desk, his eyes brightening as he spoke eagerly, "Why not draw it first?"
Since Xiao Yizhen can read books and appreciate flowers, I think he still has a certain ability to distinguish static objects when he is not sick.
But after saying that, Yin Xing thought of another troublesome thing. He couldn't touch the object, so he could only touch Xiao Yizheng.
Pen, I can’t even hold this thing!
The candlelight flickered as palace maids came in to serve dinner and medicinal soup, looking warily at Princess Zhang Hua who was always talking to herself.
In front of the desk, there were pens and inks displayed, with simple and strange patterns drawn on the papers. None of the palace maids could understand them. They just felt that Princess Zhanghua would definitely follow in the footsteps of Queen Wanqi and become insane.
However, at this moment, Xiao Yizhen actually had no idea what ugly thing the phantom was teaching him to draw.
If the enthusiastic Yin Xing could hear Xiao Yi's true voice, he would probably cry.
"Look, if the corners of the mouth are turned up, it's a smiling face. On the contrary, if the corners of the mouth are turned down, it's a crying face. It's simple, right?" Yin Xing was immersed in his own simple drawing creation and explained very patiently.
"Why are up and down different?" Xiao Yizhen rarely showed her ignorance.
Yin Xing met Xiao Yizheng's rare puzzled eyes, and suddenly felt a headache.
Laughter and crying, such common things, but Xiao Yizheng didn't even know what they were. No wonder she always had a cold face. It turned out she didn't understand them at all.
It’s over. It seems like this teaching will fail right from the start!
So Yin Xing could only hold Xiao Yizhen's small hand, trace the corners of his lips, and say: "If you can't see it, you can touch it and feel it. This kind of upward curve of the lips is a smile."
Xiao Yizhen was at a loss for what to do. She placed her fingertips on the phantom's warm cheek. Even though she couldn't see her clearly, she felt it was magical. She nodded woodenly and replied, "Yeah."
It is really difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.
In the silence, a drizzle began to fall outside the window in the autumn wind, and gradually a cold white frost appeared, like dripping snow water, and it lasted for several days in a row.
As the weather gets colder, the flowers and plants wither, and only bare branches remain of the potted plants, devoid of any life.
Normally, little Yizhen wouldn't go out at this time, because Yin Xing remembered that when Xuan Yizhen grew up, he was always particularly afraid of the cold in autumn and winter and stayed at home a lot.
In the morning, the rain stopped and the sky cleared up a little. Yin Xing was about to go out to get some fresh air and inquire about information.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Yin Xing proposed the idea, Xiao Yizheng also said that he wanted to go out.
Yin Xing hesitated and asked, "Aren't you afraid of getting sick from the cold wind?"
Little Yizhen cleared the drawing paper on the desk and replied in a childish voice, "Don't worry, we can bask in the sun."
Well, Yin Xing found that little Yizhen was even harder to persuade than the grown-up Xuan Yizhen.
Walking along the palace road and through the palace corridors, although the wind was howling coldly, the thin sunlight illuminated the gray sky, bringing at least some light.
Yin Xing looked at the somewhat desolate garden, where the trees had bare branches and even the vermilion palace walls could not suppress the decadent scene.
"I'll go somewhere else. If you feel cold, you can go back first and don't have to wait for me." Yin Xing felt that he should go to Queen Wanqi's bedroom to find out the details. After all, it was not a good idea to just sit there and wait for death.
Before Xiao Yizheng could respond, she pursed her lips and watched the phantom hurried away, not understanding her intentions.
How could a phantom like her be so disobedient and leave me at will?
Yin Xing, who was leaving the garden on the other side, didn't know that Xiao Yi was really unhappy.
Entering the Empress Dowager Wanqi's palace from the outside, Yin Xing saw the prison-like security level, and the dog emperor was looking through stacks of letter papers. Yin Xing did not understand what was written on them.
However, Yin Xing had seen Xuan Yizheng read the same secret code before, so he knew that this was a text unique to the Wanqi family.
Then Yin Xing was surprised to find that the Dog Emperor could actually write the secret code of the Wanqi family, and seemed very skilled in it. It turned out that he had planned it in advance.
Unfortunately, Yin Xing didn't recognize a single word. He just noticed that the Dog Emperor looked very irritated, which was completely different from his usual kindness and generosity.
So Yin Xing thought that maybe the divine bird had successfully reported the news, which was why the Dog Emperor had such an unusual expression.
Thinking of this, Yin Xing breathed a sigh of relief and didn't stay any longer, worried that Xiao Yizheng would catch a cold if he stayed outside for too long.
However, when Yin Xing returned to the garden, he found that Xiao Yizhen was nowhere to be found. Did she actually go back to the palace without waiting for him?
Alas, Xiao Yi is really too cold.
If it was the grown-up Xuan Yizhen, he wouldn't be so cold and abandon me, unless he was extremely angry of course.
Thinking of this, Yin Xing felt that he had to go back and see how Xiao Yizheng was doing.
After all, Xiao Yizheng is now surrounded by palace maids arranged by the emperor, which is really worrying.
But Yin Xing didn't expect to see a group of palace maids moving in panic not far away, and he suddenly felt uneasy!
Yin Xing's heart almost stopped as he quickly floated past the dead branches, fearing that something might happen to Xiao Yizhen.
Then Yin Xing saw the eldest princess approaching Xiao Yizheng with a dagger in her hand, and her face looked obviously furious.
"No!" When Yin Xingfei pounced forward, he obviously forgot that he had no physical body.
But Yin Xing unexpectedly discovered that it was actually painful to stop the blade from approaching.
Xiao Yizheng's eyes, which were like a dark pool, widened slightly with a look of disbelief.
Seeing this, Yin Xing thought Xiao Yi was really scared and wanted to speak out to comfort her, but he found that he became lighter and lighter and couldn't even touch her.
No way, why do you have to leave at this time?!
In the dim sunlight, Xiao Yizheng saw the phantom dissipate like mist, and the warmth that had been pouring down was gone, leaving only a cold wind.
In the silence, a halo filled his eyes. When his vision returned to normal, Yin Xing's heart was beating violently and his whole body still felt a little pain.
In the towering palace, Yin Xing slowly came back to his senses. He tilted his head to look at Xuan Yizheng beside the pillow. He looked like a cold and outstanding banished immortal, and was no longer as naive as before.
"Yizhen?" Yin Xing propped himself up and called softly.
After he finished speaking, Xuan Yizheng did not respond, as if there was no breath in the silence.
Yin Xing felt something was wrong, so he raised his hand and touched Xuan Yizheng's face. It felt a little cold. He used his fingertips to check his breath, but it was so weak that it was hardly noticeable!
"It's true, it's true!" Yin Xing was very scared. If he had a cell phone, he would have called 120 for emergency assistance!
But Xuan Yizheng still didn't respond at all, as if he was in deep sleep forever.
Yin Xing was so scared that she lay in Xuan Yizheng's arms and listened to her heartbeat. She became more and more panicked, tears in her eyes, and her head was full of thoughts about how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation!
As warm tears rolled down her cheeks, Xuan Yizheng frowned slightly. She heard a voice calling from far away and got closer. She opened her beautiful eyes and saw Yin Xing crying.
"You're fine, why are you crying?" Xuan Yizheng said in a hoarse voice, raised his hand and placed it on Yin Xing's cheek, and couldn't help but sigh that she really hadn't changed at all since she was a child.
"I thought you wouldn't wake up." Yin Xing looked down at Xuan Yizheng's indifferent expression, feeling surprised and happy.
Xuan Yizhen looked at Yin Xingsheng's watery eyes and jokingly replied with a raised lip, "You're shouting so loudly that the palace maids outside are about to come in. How could I not wake up?"
Yin Xing was silent with a hot face, feeling a little awkward. He buried his head in the crook of Xuan Yizhen's neck, avoiding her gaze, and changed the subject: "Yizhen, I seem to have had a very long dream."
Xuan Yizhen stretched out his arms to hold Yin Xing, and replied calmly: "Yeah, it's true that I'm a little dazed."
"By the way, Yizhen was bullied by the eldest princess with a knife before. What happened later?" Yin Xing thought of the key thing and asked quickly.
"That was a long time ago. I don't remember it very well." Xuan Yizheng didn't understand why Yin Xing suddenly asked about such an old story.
Because of the illusion Gu, some of Xuan Yi's memories were actually incomplete, and he had long forgotten the specific reasons, but he still had some impression of the eldest princess's screams at that time.
Yin Xing didn't expect that Xuan Yizhen would not remember such a dangerous thing. He could only blame her for being frightened by the eldest princess and becoming stressed.
After all, the illusion Gu is too harmful to the brain, so it is normal that Xuan Yizheng does not remember such dangerous past events.
Xuan Yizhen regained his composure and looked at Yin Xing, who was leaning against him. He played with her soft earlobe with his fingertips and asked tentatively, "Did you ever get first place in school?"
"Ah?" Yin Xing didn't react. He looked at Xuan Yizheng's beautiful profile, confused.
"Don't you remember it?" Xuan Yizheng looked at Yin Xing's clear round eyes with some regret.
Yin Xing blinked and answered truthfully, "I did get a perfect score once in elementary school, but only once."
It was a long time ago, but Yin Xing remembered that it was the first time he saw his parents look satisfied and happy.
But it was also the last time because they had a very unpleasant quarrel afterwards.
When Xuan Yizhen heard Yin Xing say this, he looked a little more confident and said, "Do you remember how you got a perfect score?"
Yin Xing shook his head and replied, "Maybe it was luck, because there was an epidemic that year. I had a fever and was hospitalized for half a month. I was a little confused and almost had to repeat a grade."
So much so that every time Yin Xing saw his perfect test paper, he felt like it was someone else's score.
"So that's how it is." Xuan Yizheng put his arms around Yin Xing's soft body, raised his hand and touched her head, feeling a little regretful.
However, thinking that Yin Xing was fine, Xuan Yizheng no longer worried about the regret.
After all, even if Yin Xing forgets the time he spent with her in the past, it does not prevent her from having the closest relationship with him in the world now.
Maybe this is also a kind of destiny.
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