Shocking Discovery
After Yunti paid tribute to her parents, she did not return directly to Nanyuan Immortal Palace. Instead, she went to Shuocheng with Fang Jinghe.
This is a desolate forest, with tablets of all sizes scattered throughout.
"What is this place?" Fang Jinghe asked.
Yunti said, "When I was in the human world, I disguised myself as a soldier and fought alongside them."
Fang Jinghe frowned. He knew that Yunti's journey had not been easy, but he had never thought that she had served in the army. His heartache for Yunti increased even more.
Yunti pointed at two tablets and said, "These two are my best friends. I didn't get to see Yan Sheng for the last time, and Lu Zhuo... is the person I feel guilty about my whole life."
Fang Jinghe felt bad seeing Yunti sad, so he went forward and hugged Yunti, letting Yunti lean on his shoulder. He didn't know how to comfort Yunti, so he could only use actions instead.
There was a sound of fallen leaves being crushed in the woods. Yunti turned around and saw that it was a girl.
"Why do you say that?" The girl listened to Yunti's words and asked impatiently.
"Who are you?" Yunti didn't expect that someone would come to this remote place.
The girl said, "I am Lu Zhuo's sister. Can you tell me how my brother died?"
Yunti opened her red lips slightly in surprise. No wonder she felt that the girl looked familiar.
The girl's name was Lu Lin. She and her brother were the only ones to escape when the Lu family was ransacked. Without their family's support, Lu Zhuo and his sister wandered the land, settling in a border town. Lu Zhuo earned a living performing martial arts in a theater. Lu Lin, also a business-minded individual, used her brother's savings to start a small business, and for a while, the siblings lived comfortably.
Lu Lin originally thought that he and his brother would live an ordinary life, but he didn't expect that his brother insisted on joining the army. The two had a big fight the night before Lu Zhuo left!
Lu Lin threatened: "You are my only relative. Brother, you know what I am afraid of. If you go to the military camp, don't care about me forever!"
Of course Lu Zhuo knew that his sister was afraid that her last relative would leave her. Although he couldn't bear it, he still left without looking back.
Several months passed and Lu Lin still didn't wait for Lu Zhuo to come back. Even when the Ningchang army returned to the capital, his brother still didn't come back. Lu Lin knew that his brother would not come back.
Lu Lin cried very sadly when she heard the news. She decided to come to Shuocheng alone. She asked around for a long time before she found out about this place, but she didn't expect to run into Yunti as soon as she arrived.
"I am sorry for your brother... Lu Zhuo was such a powerful man, but he died on the battlefield to save me. I didn't have any spiritual power at all. I insisted on going to the battlefield even though I knew it was a matter of life and death, and ended up dragging Lu Zhuo down." Yunti is not someone who cries easily, but at this moment she really couldn't control her tears.
"Brother!" Lu Lin finally couldn't hold back her suppressed voice anymore. She lay down in front of Lu Zhuo's tablet and burst into tears. "Why do you treat me like this? My father and mother are gone, and you are the only relative I have left."
"I'm sorry." Yunti said guiltily.
Fang Jinghe rarely spoke so little. He held Yunti's shoulders to comfort her.
Lu Lin said hoarsely, "You and he are really alike, both so stubborn. No one can change what he wants to do. I think... he must have saved you willingly."
"Don't you blame me?" Yunti said in surprise.
Lu Lin sobbed: "It's your fault. My brother can't come back...but I don't have any relatives anymore."
Yunti understood her feelings very well. She had also felt so heartbroken before she met her sister. She squatted down and said to Lu Lin, "If you don't mind, I can be your relative. You can call me sister, and I will take care of you for Lu Zhuo."
Lu Lin looked into her clear eyes. Yunti had a kind of magic. She always influenced others with her tenacious character, as if even the most false dream was real to her.
Lu Lin left after paying tribute to her brother. She said that some emotions are useless and can only be kept in the heart for a lifetime. The most important thing is to live well in the present and plan for the future. She has a little business in the border town and can support herself.
Yunti looked at that open-minded figure, and felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her heart. The Lu brothers and sisters would always have a place in her heart...
"Do you like him?" Fang Jinghe looked a little lost.
Yunti smiled as she uttered the most relaxed words she had said in recent days: "It's not about love, it's only about respect."
Fang Jinghe smiled calmly, and Yunti took his hand, "We still have to go somewhere."
Capital of Ningchang Kingdom
However, Ningchang Kingdom has changed a lot in a few months. Yunti originally wanted to attack the Ren family alone, but he didn't expect that the Ren family would also suffer a disaster on the day when the Yun family had an accident.
The whole family was destroyed overnight... Who did it? Could it be my sister?
"With so many refugees isolated outside the capital, I think the Ningchang Kingdom is about to be doomed." Fang Jinghe sighed.
"The demise of two powerful ministers in one day is also the 'blessing' of the noble man within the high walls." Yunti said angrily and reluctantly.
"After all, this is the country where you grew up. Do you want to stay and help?" Fang Jinghe considered the ladder.
"No, the world is so big that after a long period of division, there will be unification. Perhaps a new master will appear on this continent." Yunti did not intend to interfere with the natural changes.
But even if the strength of Ningchang Kingdom was greatly reduced, it should not have collapsed so quickly. Yunti thought of something wrong, and the Crown Prince Qingli who had seen her on the battlefield that day... Yunti believed that he did not know this person, which meant that he knew his sister... But An Luoyi had been in the upper realm of the Nine Heavens for many years, and should have nothing to do with the mortals in the human world.
Yunti gathered his thoughts and said, "Something's a little strange. Let's go to Qingli Country and take a look."
Fang Jinghe didn't understand much about the affairs of the human world, so he followed the ladder wherever it went and helped when necessary.
I thought Qingli Kingdom should be prosperous in every aspect, but I didn’t expect it to be even worse than the failing Ningchang Kingdom. What is the king of Qingli Kingdom doing?
Fang Jinghe made some inquiries and said to Yunti, "The King of Qingli has long been terminally ill, and the other Crown Princes have also passed away one by one. Now the Crown Prince of Qingli is in charge of the country. Since he came to power, he has launched a war at all costs, turning the two countries into purgatory."
Yunti frowned, "What exactly is his purpose? If he just wants to make Qingli Kingdom stronger and swallow up much of Ningchang Kingdom's territory, then he should rest and recuperate instead of continuing the war. This will only lead to the destruction of both countries."
"Just ask him yourself and you'll know." Fang Jinghe said casually.
Yunti's eyebrows relaxed, and she looked at Fang Jinghe meaningfully: "Maybe you are right."
The two of them sneaked into the Qingli Palace without anyone noticing. Yunti felt that since she met Fang Jinghe, she had become more and more adept at stealing things. She laughed at herself helplessly.
Yunti grabbed a palace servant and asked, "Where is your crown prince?"
This palace attendant happened to be a close eunuch serving the crown prince. He trembled and said, "Please spare me, Immortal. The crown prince suddenly left the palace a few days ago and has never returned."
"What? A crown prince of a country is being treated like such a joke? Are you trying to help me?" Yunti pinched the palace servant's neck with great force.
The young eunuch blushed and said, "I dare not! Everything I say is true!"
Yunti let him go and said, "What's going on?"
The young eunuch said honestly: "A few days ago, the celestial phenomena changed. The crown prince chased away without handing over anything. The rest of the servants really don't know."
"Did you see what kind of vision?" Fang Jinghe asked.
"This... I am not well-informed and don't know what it is, but the sky is dark like a mass of dark clouds." The young eunuch recalled.
Yunti and Fang Jinghe looked at each other, and both of them said in shock, "Could it be black energy?"
Yunti recalled the black air wrapped around her neck on the battlefield, and her pupils suddenly widened. Wasn't that what she saw in the Demon Realm!
Fang Jinghe boldly speculated: "Could it be that Prince Qingli's goal is just like the Demon Lord's, to bring disaster to the human world, while he cultivates evil skills..."
"Let's go back to Jiutian immediately and tell my sister." Fang Jinghe pulled up the ladder and left.
In the Nine Heavens Upper Realm, An Nanchi once again learned about An Luo's accident. She was very angry and came to Chaoyun Palace in person.
"Saint, something bad has happened! The Immortal Lord is coming!" A'li reported hurriedly.
Before Ah Li could notify anyone, the Immortal Lord locked her up in the courtyard. An Luoyi and Xian Youlin heard the noise and went out to check. Unexpectedly, as soon as they left the courtyard, they exchanged blank stares with the Immortal Lord.
"Lord of the Underworld..." Annanchi didn't expect to see this person here.
Xian Youlin waved her hand respectfully: "Immortal Master, are you well."
Annan's face was as cold as ice. "Why is the Nether King here? I heard that the Nether King has been very busy recently. If you have nothing else to do, please go back."
Xian Youlin heard the Immortal Lord's threat and narrowed his eyes... An Luoyi stopped him: "You go back first, I have something to discuss with Mother."
Although A'li usually wants to drive away Xianyoulin, she is not a fool. The Immortal Lord's purpose of this trip is obviously not good.
Xian Youlin obviously didn't want to leave. An Luoyi shook his head at him, but in the end he left reluctantly.
"Please come in, Mother." An Luoyi said to the Immortal Lord.
An Nanchi sat in the main seat and said, "The last sentence in the Frost Prison Valley was too lenient for you. You refuse to change despite repeated warnings."
"What? It was you who ordered the last execution in the Cold Prison Valley." An Luoyi said in surprise.
An Nanchi looked unhappy: "What's wrong with you?"
An Luoyi suppressed the anger in his heart: "Mother, you frequently track my actions. Are you sending people to monitor me?"
"What's your attitude?" Annan slammed the table, causing it to shake.
Before leaving, Xian Youlin sent a message to Mu Qianyu. Mu Qianyu hurried over and saw A'li kneeling in the yard to remove the spell from her body.
"What's going on?" Mu Qianyu asked.
Ah Li said: "The Immortal Lord and the Saintess are inside."
Look at the way the cold air is spreading outside the house, it's really like big ice cubes facing small ice cubes - it's freezing cold.
"It seems we can't do anything about it." Mu Qianyu said worriedly.
An Luoyi spoke loudly to An Nanchi for the first time: "Mother, don't you think you are too cold?"
"What did you say?" An Nanchi seemed stunned by what she said.
An Luoyi said with a cold face, "I have obeyed your arrangements since I was a child. I did whatever you told me to do. I am clearly your daughter, but I don't feel any maternal love. The title of Saint Maiden makes me feel like I am just a weapon of the White Phoenix Clan. Everyone I meet lives a more colorful life than me. Why am I even alive in this world?"
An Nanchi was a little panicked. An Luoyi's words had affected her emotions, making it impossible for her to think normally. She said in a panic, "You are the Saint of the White Phoenix Clan, enjoying the highest treatment. Giving away everything you have is what you should do!"
"But has anyone ever asked me if I'm willing? The word 'Saint' is a cage to me!" An Luoyi said dejectedly, "All I want... is freedom and to be reunited with my family."
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