Chapter 336 Finale

Mo Jiuxiao grabbed Gu Lingzhi's wrist with his other hand.

He lowered his eyes, his expression slightly angry.

"You running out in the middle of the night like this, you have no idea how worried I was."

Gu Lingzhi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she quickly apologized, "I know I was wrong."

She held up her finger and swore to the heavens, "I will never do this again."

Mo Jiuxiao held her in his arms and pressed Gu Lingzhi's chin against his shoulder: "I was so scared when I came back and didn't see you. I was so scared that I would never see you again!"

Gu Lingzhi gently patted Mo Jiuxiao's back, comforting the tall man.

"I have good news for you. The thing you've been worried about has been resolved. You don't have to worry about anything anymore."

Mo Jiuxiao's expression shifted slightly: "Really?"

Gu Lingzhi felt a slight surge of emotion within her.

"Ok!"

She answered with a single word, her tone full of certainty.

Mo Jiuxiao's cold lips finally curled up, his face radiating a light that seemed to change the color of the surrounding scenery.

It's so beautiful, so beautiful that it touched Gu Lingzhi's heart.

She suppressed her racing heartbeat and gently leaned against Mo Jiuxiao's chest, a faint sparkle in her eyes.

"Jiuxiao, from now on, I will stay by your side and never go anywhere else."

She whispered her innermost thoughts in Mo Jiuxiao's ear, her eyes filled with plans for the future.

When she has free time and the weather is warmer, she will go out with Mo Jiuxiao to explore the entire Beiyi and Nanhuai.

She will use everything she has gained control of in another world to build a peaceful and prosperous era in Beiyi.

At that time, this world will be just like my original world, without war, and everyone can live their own lives.

As Gu Lingzhi pondered, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

A wave of intense fatigue washed over her, and Gu Lingzhi felt her eyelids growing heavier and heavier.

She gripped Mo Jiuxiao's wrist and slowly tightened her grip.

A feeling as if everything was being ripped away grew stronger and stronger within my body.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but before her lips could even move, she collapsed.

Feeling the person in his arms suddenly go limp, Mo Jiuxiao was startled and quickly picked Gu Lingzhi up.

His eyes were bloodshot, revealing a hint of ferocity.

"Lingzhi, what's wrong?"

He lowered his voice and softly called Gu Lingzhi's name, his phoenix eyes hiding a deep darkness.

However, no matter how much they called out, Gu Lingzhi did not respond.

Mo Jiuxiao summoned all the imperial physicians in the palace, but they still said the same thing: Gu Lingzhi was sleeping.

She was sleeping very naturally, breathing evenly, and looked quite well, but she didn't open her eyes.

No one had ever encountered such a situation before. After being severely reprimanded by Mo Jiuxiao, the imperial physicians were all as timid as quails, not daring to show their faces.

Everyone in the entire palace knew.

With the Empress in power, the Emperor is a wise and benevolent ruler.

But if the Empress is not here, the Emperor is the same War King he once was, a demon from hell.

The Empress's importance was self-evident, and all the officials began to think of solutions.

Mo Liufeng was pushed forward by the court officials.

Gu Lingzhi has been unconscious for three days and still shows no signs of waking up.

Mo Liufeng stood before Mo Jiuxiao, who exuded a chilling aura, and secretly held his breath: "Your Majesty, the secret of Qiuling Kingdom back then must not be false, otherwise it would not have been spread so mysteriously. I think it would be best to find the little guard you brought back from Donglai Island back then and question him properly."

Mo Jiuxiao suddenly realized, "Someone, bring Gu Mingyi here!"

Mo Jiuxiao summoned the young man to the Imperial Study and sat in a chair, looking at the young man with his head down.

The other person appeared natural, showing little fear or nervousness.

Mo Jiuxiao rubbed his forehead, his eyes filled with exhaustion. During the days that Gu Lingzhi had been unconscious, he hadn't had a moment's rest.

If this continues, he will definitely be the first to give out.

"Your princess is unconscious!"

The young man was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

"I don't know how long you've been in the hills, I just want to ask you if there's any way to save the Ganoderma lucidum."

The boy bit his lip and thought carefully for a moment.

After a long while, he finally nodded slightly.

"It seems that when Her Highness the Princess was still alive, she did leave me something, saying that it would be useful if the little princess were in danger in the future!"

"what?"

Mo Jiuxiao suddenly stood up, his eyes bloodshot.

Like a wild beast that has entered a desperate situation.

"It is... a snow lingzhi, but this snow lingzhi is a little different; it is blood red."

Upon hearing this, Mo Jiuxiao was stunned.

But he quickly realized: "Where is that snow lingzhi? Give it to me!"

The young man dared not delay in taking Gu Lingzhi's life seriously and hurriedly went back to retrieve his belongings.

However, he had hidden the snow lingzhi quite well, and by the time he found it, it was already dark.

Mo Jiuxiao glanced at the box, his lips tightened slightly, and his eyes were full of tension.

When the imperial physicians saw the snow lingzhi, they all exchanged glances. Even the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, who was highly skilled in medicine, could not identify what kind of medicine it was.

Could it be that the treasure of the Hill Country, capable of bringing the dead back to life, is this it?

But this was the only thing Gu Lingzhi's mother left her.

Therefore, Mo Jiuxiao still chose to believe her.

After incorporating the snow lingzhi into the medicine, Mo Jiuxiao personally picked up Gu Lingzhi and fed her bite by bite.

He looked at Gu Lingzhi's slightly pale face and gently closed his eyes.

He said nothing, because he had already said everything he needed to say.

He sat with her until dawn, and finally, at daybreak, Gu Lingzhi yawned.

Mo Jiuxiao's figure stiffened.

He lowered his eyes slightly and didn't utter a single word for a long time.

Gu Lingzhi slowly opened her eyes, and upon seeing Mo Jiuxiao, her eyes were filled with guilt.

She reached out and hugged Mo Jiuxiao's waist. This time, Gu Lingzhi didn't say a word.

Nestled gently in the other's arms, Gu Lingzhi cherished this hard-won encounter.

She knew that if she really died here, she might return to her original world, but she didn't want to die.

Everything here was what she cared about most and worried about most; she only wanted to stay by Mo Jiuxiao's side for all eternity.

"Lingzhi..."

Mo Jiuxiao's voice was somewhat hoarse.

Gu Lingzhi slowly raised her head and looked into his tired eyes. Although she didn't know how he had woken her up, she knew it couldn't have been easy.

"Ok?"

"Are you hungry? Let's go eat!"

Gu Lingzhi originally thought that Mo Jiuxiao would say something that would move her to tears, but unexpectedly, he said something like this.

Is it romantic? Is it something to look forward to?

It's all fake...

Her stomach growled, and she lowered her head speechlessly.

She really knows how to cooperate.

"I'm hungry, so hungry!"

She couldn't help but tilt her head up and kiss Mo Jiuxiao on the cheek.

Mo Jiuxiao lowered his eyes, looking at her with burning passion. If she weren't still weak, he would have pinned her down and given her a good beating.

Even though she knew he was worried, she still couldn't bear to leave him behind.

Even though he knew that Gu Lingzhi couldn't control the situation, Mo Jiuxiao was still a little angry.

However, he couldn't bear to blame the woman in front of him.

"Forget it, let's go!"

He picked the person up and carried them directly to the living room in front, where a dining table had already been set with light food.

When Gu Lingzhi saw this, she felt like the sky was about to fall.

"How...how do we eat this?"

“You haven’t eaten properly for days, so you can’t eat too much. An’er, Xing’er, bring your mother a chair.”

At his command, the two little ones placed a chair on each side of the main seat.

Mo Jiuxiao placed her on a chair, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Gu Lingzhi rubbed her forehead and helplessly ate the bland food.

"Mother!"

An'er and Xing'er stood on either side of Gu Lingzhi.

One of them grabbed one of her hands.

Gu Lingzhi's heart stirred, and she gently took their hands in her palms.

"I'm sorry, Mother almost broke her promise!"

A deep sadness flashed in her eyes; she realized she had been too careless.

She thought things were simpler than she imagined.

If she hadn't listened to Mo Jiuxiao's words, and if it weren't for that Snow Spirit Mushroom, she probably would have really...

She slowly closed her eyes.

As soon as you close your eyes slightly, it's as if you can see that world.

These three short days felt like an eternity to her, as she saw many people in her dreams.

It's also possible that it wasn't a dream at all.

She saw everyone she knew in that world in secret, even if they couldn't see her.

She simply had no attachment to that world whatsoever.

Anyway, her family is gone, her friends will all have their own lives in the future, and she is just a passerby in that world for everyone.

This place is different.

She has a lover, children, and everything that belongs to her. She tries her best to stay by the side of the person she loves most.

"Mother, you won't leave Xing'er, right?"

Gu Lingzhi chuckled: "Silly child, of course not. No matter what it takes, your mother will come back to you!"

She turned her head and smiled gently at Mo Jiuxiao.

Mo Jiuxiao's smile softened slightly, and under the table, he tightened his grip on Gu Lingzhi's fingers.

These three people in front of him were his Achilles' heel, and no one could bully them.

……

During the five years that Mo Jiuxiao reigned as emperor, the entire Northern Yi Dynasty entered a new golden age.

Countless surrounding countries paid homage to him, and even those that were not brought under control all tended to be dominated by the Northern Yi.

After the chaos subsided, a scene of prosperity gradually emerged.

Mo Jiuxiao became a wise ruler who was extremely loved by the people.

Meanwhile, the so-called wise ruler was leaving the affairs of the imperial city to his ten-year-old eldest son, the current Crown Prince, and was taking the Empress on a sightseeing trip.

A thick fog blanketed the area.

Gu Lingzhi finished bathing in the hot spring water in the mountain stream and came out wearing only light clothing.

Dressed in flowing white robes, Gu Lingzhi saw Mo Jiuxiao preparing lunch not far away. She casually dried her hair and walked over with some curiosity.

In recent years, Mo Jiuxiao's culinary skills have grown exponentially.

Gu Lingzhi felt that it was really not easy for her not to have been raised like a little pig.

"What is this? It tastes good!"

"Want to try some fish caught from the stream next door?"

Gu Lingzhi, of course, didn't stand on ceremony. She sat on the ground in the open air, with no outsiders around, and didn't care about anything. She simply sat down and started eating.

Looking at her, Mo Jiuxiao couldn't help but shake his head with a smile. This girl had no image of an empress at all; she was completely different from how she appeared in public.

Everyone knows that the current emperor is powerful, but the empress is even more formidable; otherwise, the emperor wouldn't have been able to maintain his exclusive favor among the six palaces to this day.

Those ministers, which one dared to introduce a concubine to the emperor? They basically all touched their own necks first to see if they were still alive.

Ever since Gu Lingzhi gave him a hard time twice in the past two years, no one has dared to have any designs on Mo Jiuxiao.

Gu Lingzhi sat on the ground without any regard for her image, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

A sheer veil draped over her flawless body, exuding a subtle yet alluring charm.

Just sitting next to it and watching is a truly amazing visual feast.

Gu Lingzhi wiped the grease from the corners of her mouth: "Mo Jiuxiao, isn't the harem a bit too quiet these days?"

Mo Jiuxiao knew that Gu Lingzhi was setting a trap for him.

"do not think so."

"Other emperors have three thousand concubines in their harems, and countless young and beautiful women. But ours is so monotonous. I think we should enrich it."

Mo Jiuxiao rubbed his forehead.

"Two days ago, that minister who tried to curry favor with me by using women was sent to the border by me!"

Mo Jiuxiao knew that Gu Lingzhi was jealous.

However, he could hardly see what Gu Lingzhi cared about, so he secretly rejoiced.

The two have been witty and courageous, and have stumbled along the way for so many years, and have developed their own way of getting along.

Moreover, there was no sense of boredom in the interaction.

Gu Lingzhi finished eating, tossed the hook aside, and let the wind dry her hair.

Her long hair fluttered in the wind, and although she wore no adornments, she possessed a beauty that blended seamlessly with nature.

With her alluring eyebrows slightly curved, Gu Lingzhi had one hand around Mo Jiuxiao's neck and the other hand scribbling on his chest.

"Your Majesty, is that woman as beautiful as I am?"

Mo Jiuxiao lowered his eyes and swallowed hard.

"no!"

"Then... are they as clever as me?"

Mo Jiuxiao couldn't help but chuckle and tapped Gu Lingzhi's forehead: "No, not either."

"It seems His Majesty knows that woman very well..."

"..."

A jealous woman is truly terrifying; Mo Jiuxiao had to admit it.

Even if I don't understand, I know I can't compare to you.

He swallowed the food that was offered to him without any hesitation.

Gu Lingzhi was pleased by Mo Jiuxiao's coaxing, and her eyes crinkled into crescents.

All around was quiet, filled with birdsong and the fragrance of flowers, but the shadows of two people embracing each other grew clearer and clearer.

A series of fluttering sounds erupted in the jungle, and countless birds took flight, as if embarrassed by the sight before them.

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