Bird Reimu Dance · Returning Night

Five years ago, in the autumn of the fifth year of Chongning.

Torrential rain, winding mountain road.

A young woman dragged a boy and ran desperately, and there was a deafening sound of horseshoes behind them, and arrows whistled past their ears.

When he stumbled, the boy fell, and a big gash was drawn on his arm, bleeding continuously.

A group of masked men in black jumped off their horses and approached the two with guns.

"Mother...they...who are they?" The boy was so scared that his face was pale as paper, and he asked softly, "Why do you have to kill us?"

"Gui'er, don't be afraid, nothing will happen." The young woman hugged the boy's head tightly, stared sharply at the man in black who was approaching step by step, and said sharply, "Tell your master of Wanzhonglou to come out and speak. "

No one among the men in black spoke, and everyone quickly raised their crossbows, silently aiming at the heads of the young woman and the boy.

"Nangong Zhengxuan!" The young woman's eyes lit up, and she suddenly shouted sadly, "You really think that your Nangong family will never be able to make it to the top! Can you just be a dog that lives forever and hides in the shadows?!"

Dead silence.

Then one of the men in black walked out with his palms on his hands. He lifted his mask and looked like he was in his early thirties. His cheeks were thin and stern, and his eyes had a stern light, like a snake spying on its prey.He looked up and down the pretty young woman wantonly, and said in a teasing tone, "Ma'am is indeed the well-informed moon-watching courtesan Su Linglong, I never thought that even the old man of my Nangong family knows about it?"

The young woman glanced at him lightly, "Your father, Lord Nangong visited the Moon Tower a lot back then. As a man, drinking a few more glasses of wine will inevitably lead to more conversations."

"Hehe, it's not that ma'am you are so clever at coaxing men, but have you ever thought that knowing so many secrets will easily lead to murder." The man in black stared at the young woman with a sneer, his eyes spreading Sen Han's killing intent.

"Hehehe...Maybe..." The young woman didn't show a trace of fear, but laughed along with him, then raised her head suddenly, and the smile on her face disappeared suddenly.

She stared at his falcon-like eyes, and said every word, "But I know, you didn't come to kill us."

"Why do you see that?" The man in black twitched his eyebrows playfully.

"Using the means of the Wanchonglou killer, if you really want to take our mother's life, why deliberately make us alert, and then send so many people pretending to chase after it? If you are really a You wanted to put us to death from the very beginning, but there is no need to go through so much trouble. We are just unarmed women and children, why do you have to do it yourself? Just send any of your men to strangle us in our sleep without anyone noticing, right? "The young woman spoke slowly, as if she was talking about someone else.

"But madam, do you know that both the emperor and the king of Qin are looking for you in secret, one is the current emperor and the other is the future emperor. As long as you are caught, no matter who you hand it over to, it will be a great achievement." The man in black said coldly. Cold and authentic.

"I don't think you really think in your heart that the emperor and His Royal Highness King Qin will take care of your Nangong family, especially Nangong Zhengxuan. You didn't die tragically in Yan Palace with your father and aunt Nangong Queen back then. I didn't rush to avenge the family's blood hatred, but disappeared for so many years..." She looked around at the group of well-trained masked killers behind him, and continued, "This is enough to show that you are not A person who is blindly impulsive or pretends to be smart, so you definitely won't arrest us to claim credit from the imperial court, it is meaningless at all."

She paused, staring straight at the man in black, with a coquettish smile on her lips, "So I guess, you are just trying to test whether we are worth using to you. Right?"

The man in black was silent for a moment, and then burst out laughing, "Madam is really a smart woman, but sometimes, people who are too smart may die early." While speaking, he raised his head and squinted his eyes Pointing to the woman, "So far, I don't think you are of any use value, but I think you are a threat who knows too many secrets."

"Mom... I don't want to die..." The boy who had been hiding in the young woman's arms saw this, and was so frightened that he grabbed the woman's clothes tightly and cried in fear.

"Master Nangong, this statement is wrong." The young woman patted the boy on the back, but still stared at the man in black calmly, "I do know some secrets of the Nangong family, but because of this, I can better help My lord. I know that my lord must have been very unhappy these years, my lord should have been a prince and marquis above ten thousand people, but now he hides in the dark like a bereaved dog, and I must be unwilling."

Hearing the end, the man in black's eyebrows suddenly showed murderous intent again.

Seeing this, the young woman said in a low voice, "My lord, don't get annoyed. In fact, Linglong is even more unwilling than my lord. Has my lord ever thought that this child should be a prince, and his surname should be Murong. But now, every I live in fear every day. Although the adults live in the dark, they can be said to keep a low profile, and now they can be regarded as masters like clouds. But our mother and I dare not reveal our true identities to anyone easily, and we have been bullied all the year round , Self-protection is not easy. So our mother and I have been waiting, waiting for someone with unabated ambitions like your lord to appear, and then conspire together."

"Oh?" The man in black narrowed his eyes subconsciously.

"If my lord can help my child, when I ascend the throne in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, it will also be a moment for my lord and the Nangong family to regain their glory!"

Hearing this, the man in black sneered disdainfully, "As you said just now, it's hard for you to protect yourself now, so why are you talking about politics? In fact, King Qin is nothing more than a brat, but the emperor is still alive now. But back then, King Shura, you had neither military power nor popular support, so what are you going to do to seek great plans? Helping you ascend the throne for the ninth five years is tantamount to dreaming!"

"I know Your Excellency is afraid of the Emperor, but as long as Your Excellency is willing to spare the lives of our mother and child first, and Linglong has a secret about the Emperor, what if Your Excellency decides whether to help Linglong after listening to it?" The young woman said quietly.

The man in black stared at the woman silently for a long time before accepting the pouch and walking to the woman.

The woman helped the boy to stand up too, moved her lips to the ear of the man in black and opened her lips a few times.

The man in black suddenly raised his eyes and stared at the young woman.

"It sounds a little ridiculous, but my lord doesn't believe it?"

"No, it's because it's absurd, so I believe it." The man in black recalled, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he laughed, "There are so many things in the past, so that's how it is... I wonder why she hasn't done anything for so many years, I also keep a beautiful and beautiful Leng Lange by my side, but I don’t want to marry. So it’s not possible, haha, it’s not possible.”

"So I guess she can't hide it for too long. It will be a matter of time before she abdicates. I don't know if my lord is willing to help us now?"

The man in black looked carefully at the young woman and the timid boy again, nodded, but said slowly, "Help, but not now."

"You're right, you've been hiding in the dark all these years, but hiding in the dark also has the advantage of hiding in the dark, that is, it makes people more and more patient." The man in black said slowly, "So we need wait."

"What are you waiting for, my lord?"

"Wait for Shura to die, wait for the pawns to be in place, and wait for the time to come."

While talking, he took out three seeds from his bosom, handed them to the little boy, and said with a smile, "By the way, uncle gave you a small gift, this is a mandala seed found in the depths of Mobei, you may as well plant it Look, it's very interesting." He raised his eyes and said to the young woman, "It should be enough for self-protection."

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Chu Xiati suddenly saw a black figure appearing on the ground, and turned around cautiously, "Who is it?!"

"Should I call you the princess, or the king?" A woman in plain clothes stood not far away, looking at her quietly.

"It's you...Su Linglong." Chu Xiati recognized it after a little recognition.

"I haven't seen you for more than ten years, but it seems that you are not surprised to see me." Su Linglong tilted her head, stared at her and smiled, "Let me guess, is it because you and that person have been together for a long time? Did you find out that Gui'er and I are in Jizhou?"

Chu Xiati nodded.

"Then why didn't you come to us? Why didn't you take us back to the palace?" She asked again, with a hint of resentment on her face.

"And why do you keep pretending to be unconscious and let other people pretend to be your children?" Chu Xiati asked back.

"For self-protection." She replied without hesitation.

"Then why did you kill that child again?" Chu Xiati's tone became serious.

"Didn't you also want to kill that child Lin Mu?"

Chu Xiati bit her lip and fell silent.

"But it's all about protecting the one you love."

Su Linglong sighed, and then sneered, "But it's really unfair. You have done so many big things to deceive the world, but why can't I hide this trivial matter from you?"

Chu Xiati heard the sarcasm in her words, and said coldly with displeasure, "At least you should be glad that we didn't plan to intervene. We will leave soon, forever. No matter what you plan to do What, do it yourself."

"It's just that you don't want to interfere." Su Linglong smiled, "I'm afraid that person..."

Seeing Chu Xiati's face darken, she didn't continue talking, but just stared at her and smiled.

Chu Xiati frowned, and was about to leave, but suddenly heard Su Linglong whisper, "I understand your heart, the reason why I came out tonight is because I have a few words to tell you face to face."

"No, I'm not interested." Chu Xiati refused without looking back.

"In fact, you should really hate it in your heart? Hating that person will always run counter to you, and hating so many things backfires?"

Chu Xiati paused.

Su Linglong continued, "Actually, I have a gift here for you. As long as you have this, you will definitely make that person listen to your wishes."

Chu Xiati turned her head slowly, and saw Su Linglong's palm was open, and there was a monster purple leaf lying quietly inside.

"This is... the demon flower mandala." Chu Xiati's pupils shrank suddenly.

The demon flower mandala is extremely difficult to grow, because it needs to be nourished with human blood, but its petals have the effect of confusing and numb people's hearts, and those who take it will obey the order of the blood recipient.When her father, Atida, was still alive, someone in the north of Mobei used this flower to form a sect to create chaos, threatened the royal court of Mobei, and killed the kind people. It was also destroyed by a torch.I don't want to reappear in Yan Palace today!

"As expected of a noble from Mobei, then I don't need to say anything more." Su Linglong smiled and took out another seed from her bosom, "This is the last seed in the world."

"Where did this come from? How many plants did you raise? Whose blood did you use?" Chu Xiati asked repeatedly.

"You don't need to know about this." Su Linglong said, "Isn't the princess just wanting that person to leave with you? If you take the seeds and sprinkle your blood on them, the petals will bloom in just seven days. At that time, what do you want?" How that person will naturally do what you wish..."

"Shut up!" Chu Xiati scolded furiously, "Who do you take me for? Who do you take her for? Are you crazy? You actually think of using this method to deal with the one you love, the innocent man of?"

Su Linglong stared at her, shook her head faintly and said, "I thought it was the most important thing for you to let that person leave with you. From this point of view, it's really a pity..."

Before Su Linglong could finish her sentence, she suddenly narrowed her eyes sharply.

Suddenly there was a gust of wind from behind, and before Chu Xiati could turn around, she was hit on the back of the neck and passed out.

"Mom... are you going to kill her?" Ah Zhen held the wooden stick, his hands trembling a little.

"No." Su Linglong said, "If she dies, that person will never let us go anywhere in the world."

"Then...then I beat her...what should I do...?" Ah Zhen grabbed his hair in panic, "Will that King Shura kill me?"

Su Linglong remained silent, but silently squatted down in front of Chu Xiati, and slowly stuffed the demon flower in her palm into her mouth until a purple-red liquid flowed out.

"It's such a pity... You could have had a chance to escape unscathed."