Xu Xian said, "Don't worry, I will go later.
Since master said that I can delay it for some time, I don't have to be too anxious. The boat will cross the bridge when it comes to it. There will always be a solution. "
Pan Yu lowered her head and pinched her knuckles. "I know it's useless to persuade you now, but I really regret that I didn't take you away from Hangzhou. Then you wouldn't have met these people, and you wouldn't have had to go through so many dangers. You wouldn't have had to risk your life to fight against those strong enemies, and I can't help you with anything."
Xu Xian leaned over and held her soft hands. He looked into her eyes and said, "Mingyu, I didn't believe in fate at the beginning. I thought I was born to change fate.
But after experiencing so much, I suddenly feel that this is all predestined. Meeting you, meeting them, and all the karmic entanglements of the past and present lives. I don't know what will happen in the future, but I believe that I will definitely be able to find that result. "
Pan Yu's heart warmed. His eyes seemed to flash with sunshine, which could always easily dispel the haze in her heart. She tilted her head and said with a faint smile, "What result?
Three thousand beauties sleeping together? "
The sunshine on Xu Xian's face dissipated, and he said bitterly, "Hey, you always say this. It's hard for me to deal with it!"
This was an apology that he couldn't make up for. Even if this was the custom in ancient times, how could he say, "It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines" in the face of a beautiful woman who loved him wholeheartedly?
Pan Yu opened the folding fan in her hand to cover her smile. "I know you can't handle it, that's why I said it." She knew that once she talked about this with this man, he would immediately become very weak.
In fact, she was more used to this kind of custom than Xu Xian. After all, even her father, King Pan, had seven or eight concubines.
But the education she had received since she was a child was that of a man, not a woman's three obediences and four virtues. Suddenly, there was a person she cherished who could not belong to her completely. Naturally, she couldn't accept it, but she really didn't think that Xu Xian had done anything wrong.
"Han Wen, it would be great if you were a woman. After I marry you, I will definitely lock you up at home and not allow you to take even half a step out.
That's right, since that old nun can turn a woman into a man, she might also have a way to turn a man into a woman. As long as she stealthily drugged you, it would be the best of both worlds. Why didn't I think of that in the beginning? "Pan Yu slapped her palm with her folding fan and sighed regretfully.
Xu Xian pinched his throat and said coyly, "I don't want to!"
He was now eight feet tall and had a strong physique. Although his body was well-proportioned and he was not a muscular man, he was still a man full of masculinity.
There was a moment of silence in the carriage. The temperature seemed to have dropped a few degrees. Chang 'an's winter was really cold!
Pan Yu's imagination seemed to have been shattered. She supported her forehead with her folding fan and said, "It seems a little disgusting."
Xu Xian said helplessly, "Yes!"
"If I have to face such a wife all day long, I can't guarantee that I won't have a change of heart." Pan Yu looked out of the window.
"Don't have a change of heart. Isn't it because of you? Take responsibility for me!"
Xu Xian sighed heavily and said, "I feel that compared to those life and death crises, experiencing this kind of past is much more terrifying and cruel." He accidentally fell into her dark imagination.
Pan Yu said, "Forget it, forget it. I don't want to think so much. I am already lucky not to have been abandoned by someone after having sex with me."
Xu Xian thought for a while and said, "This … I don't think it's really been a mess."
"You still dare to say it?"
Pan Yu straightened her back and glared at him. Her cheeks were slightly red. He had obviously done so many messy things to her, but he still dared to say that it was not a mess. What a greedy man.
Xu Xian held her in his arms and said with a smile, "I'm just saying. But as a man, I will definitely keep my words."
Even though they were separated by a layer of winter clothes, he could still feel her exquisite curves. Looking at her beautiful face, he could not help but lightly kiss her pink lips. However, it was inconvenient to do so in this bumpy carriage. He took out the ice cicada and said, "Speaking of which, the reason you gave me this thing is because of another marriage."
"Oh?"
Xu Xian pursed his lips and told her about his experience in Hangzhou.
As they talked, the carriage drove through the long street. The wine shops and tea houses on both sides of the street were full of discussions about marriage. Most of the people were excited and thought that the barbarians were extremely bold and delusional. However, some people were worried about the war at the border.
When Pan Yu arrived at the peach garden, the hall was full of distinguished guests. They were all talented and famous scholars. It was inevitable that what they said was a general discussion.
As the host, Yin Hongxiu was a little absent-minded. When she saw Pan Yu, she greeted her with a smile.
Pan Yu came forward and bowed. She came to Yin Hongxiu and said softly, "Your Grace, someone is waiting for you behind."
Yin Hongxiu was startled when she heard that. Her peach blossom eyes brightened.
She sat back in her original position and felt a little uneasy. After a while, she got up and said that she was not feeling well. She asked Pan Yu to host for her. She turned to the backyard and walked quickly along the corridor. Until she went out of the back door, she saw a person standing not far away. He stood with his hands behind his back and admired the sea of flowers in front of him. His back was as elegant as before.
Yin Hongxiu restrained the joy on her face and became graceful and dignified. She slowed down a lot, but her mind was turning more and more: What will he say?
Will he persuade me not to leave the fortress and get married?
But what's the use of staying in the capital city?
They met each other occasionally. It was just to treat each other with respect and to arouse lovesickness.
Why don't I leave the capital city and never see him again? If I give up on this idea, I can also share the country's worries and relieve the suffering of the people at the frontier fortress. My intention to get married became more determined.
Hearing the footsteps, Xu Xian turned around and smiled. "Hongxiu, you are here. Is it still the same here?"
The peach blossoms were beautiful and enchanting. Perhaps only a "big girl" like Yin Hongxiu who pursued romance could live here happily. If ordinary people lived here, they would not only not feel comfortable, but also feel afraid.
But just like before, there was no evil aura in it.
But what Pan Yu said in the carriage just now made him a little concerned.
Yin Hongxiu was stunned and said with an unnatural expression, "Yes … yes." She did not expect him to not mention the marriage but only talk about peach blossoms. There was no worry on his face at all. Instead, he looked relaxed.
She had already made up her mind that no matter how Xu Xian tried to persuade her, she wouldn't waver. But seeing that he didn't try to persuade her, she couldn't help feeling sorry for herself, "Don't tell me you don't care about me?"
Xu Xian said, "You are the owner of this peach orchard. When did the peach blossoms always bloom?"
Yin Hongxiu said gloomily, "It has been many years. I am not sure. Why do you ask this?"
Xu Xian said, "I don't know why, but the peach blossoms in this winter make people feel a little sad."
"Really?
I don't think so. "Yin Hongxiu's eyes were a little red. She secretly scolded herself for being disappointing.
Xu Xian sighed. "Maybe they are waiting for something!"
"Can they wait for it?"
Xu Xian shook his head gently.
"This is called 'people do not know where they go, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze'. If people are heartless, what can the peach blossoms do?"
Yin Hongxiu sneered, but she felt bitter in her heart. She thought of the poem he gave her. Why did the peach blossoms never come?
Xu Xian said, "Maybe people are not heartless. They just missed it."
"Missed it?" Yin Hongxiu sighed. "Yes, they missed it."
Xu Xian said, "Isn't there the biggest peach tree in this peach orchard?"
Yin Hongxiu pointed in a direction and said tiredly, "Go ahead. I am tired."
"Let's go and take a look." Xu Xian grabbed her hand as if he did not understand her asking him to leave.
"Prince Xu, please let go. Please be more respectful."
Yin Hongxiu struggled to pull her hand out. He only held it gently and did not make her feel uncomfortable. However, she could not break free no matter how hard she tried. She was involuntarily brought into a sea of flowers. The flowers were dazzling in front of her. Only his back was constant. He kept pushing aside the flowers and brought her deeper into the sea of flowers.
The increasingly rich fragrance of the flowers made her feel as if she was about to leave the world. His figure suddenly appeared. "Do you know why this place has become like this?"
After a while, Yin Hongxiu reluctantly replied, "It is said that it is haunted. However, I have never seen it. If you want to see it, you can come by yourself. Why are you dragging me along?"
Xu Xian turned around and said, "Almost. I brought you here to tell you something."
"What is it?" Yin Hongxiu's heart skipped a beat.
At this moment, a small open space suddenly appeared in front of her. In the middle of the open space was an unbelievably tall peach tree. There were no green leaves, only gorgeous blooming pink peach blossoms. Layers of petals pressed down on thin branches and drooped down.
"A few days ago, I met a drought demon in Jiangzhe …" Xu Xian said slowly, "… It was clearly immortal, but it wanted to die."
"How pitiful."
Yin Hongxiu sighed. Wasn't she the same? She could not live a comfortable life as a member of the royal family, but she had to suffer the bitter cold outside the Great Wall.
Xu Xian said, "Before he died, he entrusted me with a task. However, I did not know where his hometown was. I only vaguely knew that it was near Chang 'an. However, I thought that after such a long time, even if I found his hometown, what could I do?
Until just now, Mingyu told me that she had read an ancient book that recorded the strange phenomenon in this peach garden and the first time it changed … "
Yin Hongxiu was surprised, "Are you saying that this is his hometown?"
Xu Xian said, "I'm not sure." He walked forward and placed the ice cicada under the peach tree, but it was quiet all around.
Xu Xian raised his hand and knocked on the tree trunk as if he was knocking on an unlocked door, "I'm back."
The peach tree suddenly shook and petals fell.
Xu Xian took a few steps back and saw the drooping branches suddenly tremble. They stretched out and rolled up the ice cicada to the top of the tree.
"Pa!"
With a soft sound, something seemed to split open in the tree trunks. Every peach tree in the orchard began to tremble, shaking off the tender petals on their bodies.
The petals fell like rain.
A strong wind rose and rolled up countless petals into the sky.
Yin Hongxiu raised her head and tried hard to open her eyes. She vaguely saw a woman's smiling face, but it was immediately blown away by the strong wind and disappeared, turning into a rain of petals.
A spot of light fell and the ice cicada landed on Xu Xian's palm.
Yin Hongxiu murmured, "It turns out that he is not heartless. He just missed it for hundreds of years. He thought that no one was waiting for him. It turns out that there is." Tears suddenly blurred her eyes and she grasped Xu Xian's sleeve tightly.
Xu Xian looked back and saw her tearful face. He held her shoulders and she leaned on his chest and cried. Her tears soon soaked his clothes. He sighed and thought, "What a young girl."
"It would be great if he could come back. Why did you kill him?" Yin Hongxiu whimpered and pounded Xu Xian's chest.
Xu Xian shook his head gently, "This sea of flowers has already exhausted all her Spiritual Qi. With the passage of time, she might have forgotten how long ago it was. She might even have forgotten who she made the agreement with. What is waiting here is just an obsession and an infatuated soul."
At that moment, she might not have been able to tell who was coming back. But when this obsession disappeared, everything came to an end.
Yin Hongxiu cried even harder.
…
It was a sunny afternoon in the early spring of a certain year and a certain month.
The general put on his armor and mounted his horse. He adjusted his helmet and turned back with a smile, "I will come back when the peach blossoms bloom next year."
"Yes, I will wait for you."