noffsinger Chapter 988 Back
Chapter 988 Back
After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Fenghua slowly regained consciousness. Looking at the familiar man in front of her, she unconsciously called out "Your Majesty" before fainting again.
In her daze, she actually saw Xie Shang. Wasn't he in Shengjing? How come he's also in Xichuan?
She was so tired that she couldn't keep her eyelids open, but she could hear a buzzing voice in her ears.
She was able to wake up from Ashina Xue's dream because of Master Wu Zi, but she still wanted to ask Ashina Xue what happened after Danji Aruan went to the palace, and whether it was related to the secret arts of the Ashina clan.
Over here, Xie Shang called out anxiously, "Master Wu, the Empress has fainted again! Please come and take a look!"
Master Wu Zi clasped his hands together and uttered "Amitabha" before stepping forward to take Jiang Fenghua's pulse. After a moment, Master Wu Zi said, "Your Majesty is exhausted and overworked. Your body is too weak, which is why you fainted. Your Majesty, rest assured, as long as you take good care of her, Your Majesty will surely recover and be safe and sound."
Xie Shang said worriedly, "But she is still trapped in a nightmare and can't wake up. Master, please help the Empress."
Master Wu Zi began chanting the calming mantra again, "The Empress's inner demons still need to be overcome by herself. This is all I can do."
"Inner demons?" Xie Shang recalled that she often had nightmares in her early years. Could it be that she still harbored resentment towards the harm he had caused her in her previous life?
“If the inner demons are not eliminated, it will be difficult for the Empress to recover.” Master Wu murmured, “The imperial star has shifted again.”
This time, he did not voice his doubts, because the Imperial Star was not as bright as before, but was slowly declining, and even showed signs of dissipating.
Xie Shang naturally couldn't understand whether the stars were shifting or not. He recalled the day he saw Jiang Fenghua. She acted as if she didn't recognize him and pulled out a dagger to kill him. Xie Shang didn't expect Jiang Fenghua to do such a thing. She stabbed him through the chest with the dagger. Fortunately, he was lucky and God didn't take his life.
But Jiang Fenghua fainted again. She had no idea what she was doing; it was as if she was being controlled by some evil thing.
Could it be that her inner demons want to kill him?
Xie Shang stared at Jiang Fenghua, who was still unconscious on the bed. He noticed that her brows were furrowed. He wondered what had happened after they arrived in Xichuan. He was able to find Ruan Ruan thanks to Master Wu Zi's help.
Master Wu Zi said that he observed unusual movements in the Ziwei Emperor Star at night, and he also consulted Master Ruan Ruan after observing the celestial phenomena.
He once asked Master Wu, "How did he find the Empress by observing the movement of the Ziwei Emperor Star?"
Master Wu said, "The celestial phenomena are such that even this old monk cannot fathom them; perhaps it is a divine secret!"
He then asked, "What is the secret of heaven?"
Master Wu Zi also looked worried, and put his hands together, saying, "Amitabha, heavenly secrets cannot be revealed, please forgive this old monk for not being able to speak frankly."
Xie Shang remembered that many years ago, Master Wu Zi calculated that the Ziwei Emperor Star would appear in the palace. That was when Yuan'er was born, and he thought that the Ziwei Emperor Star was Yuan'er.
Although Master Wu Zi did not explicitly state it, the fact that he was able to find Ruan Ruan through celestial phenomena speaks volumes.
Could it be that the true Emperor Star isn't Yuan'er, but rather...?
Xie Shang focused his gaze on Jiang Fenghua's face. How could Ruan Ruan possibly be the reincarnation of the Ziwei Emperor Star?
The disaster in Yuzhou was so severe that he almost exhausted the nation's resources to prevent it from becoming ruins. Just as he was catching his breath, he received a message from Master Wu Zi. After that, he was really worried and secretly left the capital.
No one in the entire capital knew that the emperor was not in the palace, because he had arranged for someone else to take his place. Lin Feng and his men were handling everything in the palace, so he was at ease.
On another note, how did Xiao Shang and the others all disappear?
Just then, a hidden guard rushed over and said, "Master."
Xie Shang asked in a deep voice, "Did you catch up?"
The hidden guard lowered his head, his face full of shame, "I was incompetent and let them escape."
Xie Shang didn't get angry. He knew the enemies behind them were too cunning, so he didn't blame them. "Have you found Minister Xiao and the others?"
The hidden guard shook his head. "There is still no trace of them. I am sending people to search for Lord Xiao and the others. Half a month ago, a strange thing happened in Xichuan... Everyone is saying that this storm came too strangely, like a demonic wind. I suspect that it was this demonic wind that caused Lord Xiao and the others to get separated, but we cannot rule out the possibility that something has already happened to them."
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Meanwhile, Xiao Yu woke up in an abandoned kiln, where he found Qin Yunyan unconscious in a mound of earth.
Xiao Yu went up and called her several times before he woke her up.
Qin Yunyan, upon seeing Xiao Yu, clung to him like a lifeline: "Are we dead?"
Xiao Yu pushed her away, "You're not dead."
He wasn't in the mood to talk to her; he was only worried about whether Jiang Fenghua was in any danger. He remembered that the celestial phenomena were very strange when they got separated. He tried to grab Jiang Fenghua's hand but couldn't, and Qin Yunyan was holding onto his leg tightly instead.
It was because Qin Yunyan was clinging to him that he couldn't catch Jiang Fenghua, and now he truly hates her.
They were all thrown out by the strong wind until he woke up.
Seeing Xiao Yu aimlessly searching for Jiang Fenghua, Qin Yunyan said, "Could she be dead? Did some evil wind suck her away?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu's eyes turned red with anger. He grabbed Qin Yunyan's arm and said coldly, "Shut your disgusting mouth. If you utter another curse against the Third Miss, I won't let you off."
This was the first time Qin Yunyan had ever seen him get angry. In the past, even when he was angry, he would at most ignore her, probably because he was too lazy to bother with her. He had always treated her like air and had never given her a second glance.
Seeing the eerie atmosphere around them, Qin Yunyan ignored him and left. She angrily said, "Xiao Yu, do you hate me that much? We've known each other for over ten years, and you can't just abandon me because we're childhood sweethearts! Xiao Yu..."
"Shut up!" Xiao Yu roared, and Qin Yunyan dared not argue anymore.
Xiao Yu only wanted to find Jiang Fenghua because he had a very strange dream while he was in a coma. He saw a face that looked exactly like Jiang Fenghua's. They got married, and then he became the city lord. In the end, he turned into someone he didn't even recognize.
He tried hard to recall how real the scene in his dream was. Licheng was their hometown. He led the major families and people of Licheng into a war. Because of this, his relationship with her grew further and further apart until they encountered a natural disaster even more terrifying than Yuzhou. Neither of them survived and they both died.
He died without understanding why she no longer wanted to like him.
Xiao Yu curled his lips into a mocking smile at the man named Baili Ayu in his dream. It wasn't that Aruan didn't like him anymore, but that she saw through him. He had long been blinded by power, which had eroded the feelings between them.
Just then, Xiao Yu was suddenly surrounded by a group of men in black. A leader in black stepped out from the crowd and said coldly, "What a coincidence, Lord Xiao."