It was already sunset when I returned to Leng Palace, and what I saw was the busy palace people carrying daily necessities in large and small bags, while the mother-in-law was sitting happily on the sedan chair, and seemed particularly special when she saw her coming. Happy: "Son, your father has sent someone to pick us up! I finally got through this! Hahahaha!"
Originally, this matter had no impact on A Xi, but this was the first time in these years that he saw his mother and concubine so happy. Seeing that she was happy, Axi also felt happy, so he echoed: "Yes, concubine, we can finally leave this place that you hate."
"You did a great job in taking the initiative to get married, and it's not in vain that I put in the effort to give birth to you." She smiled, and the wrinkles on her face that had accumulated over the years deepened a little, "My child is indeed not a useless person! "
useful. valuable.
Is there such a relationship of interest between parents and children? However, it doesn’t seem to be written like this in the book.
It’s so confusing.
The evening breeze blew gently and rustled the pages of the book.
Until midnight, Axi's palace was still lit with lamps, as if waiting for someone.
"Yi'an, do you know that the marriage is of great importance!"
A little white cat rolled over from the window sill with its hands and feet, but the sound it made was as clear and clean as a teenager's.
"It's really hard to find your new place."
Well, it’s finally here. I knew that after hearing the news about the marriage, he would definitely come over.
She rescued this kitten from the cellar of Leng Palace. There was a pink magnolia tree growing very well next to the cellar. Axi liked to drink tea under the tree in her free time. The kitten must have fallen in accidentally out of fun. It looked like it was scarred all over, as if it had been through a fierce battle and was dying. She discovered it after sensing a weak demonic aura, so she took him out for treatment and allowed him to come and go as he pleased in this cold palace.
At first, the little cat demon was very wary of her and cowered away from her. Everyone in the world is afraid of monsters. There are many monster hunters who take it as their lifelong mission to kill monsters. There are also monster hunters who specialize in refining the inner elixirs of monsters to improve their skills. This also caused him to dare not fully trust Axi even if he saved him.
But in the eyes of God, all living beings are equal, so how could they have other intentions for him?
"We are friends, right?"
By the time he recovered from his injury, the magnolia had already reached its flowering stage, Axi had become quite familiar with him, and he was no longer as intimidated as when they first met.
"May I have your name?"
The little cat demon didn't speak, his eyes were dark and there was a vigilant look on his small face.
"Since I saved you, I won't hurt you. It doesn't matter. Just answer me when you want to tell me." Axi stretched out her hand to touch his head, and saw him take half a step back, teasingly She smiled and patted his paw, "You little white-eyed cat."
At that time, Axi was thinking that she might indeed have selfish motives for saving him.
After all, the same scenery for a long time, with one more companion, will always have more colors.
When the little cat demon saw that she didn't answer anything, his tone was urgent and he jumped on the bed in a hurry, "Yi'an, don't be stupid! You can't go!"
"Why are you in a hurry? Speak slowly." Axi chuckled and raised her lips, stroking his hair with her delicate white hands. "This matter is already a certainty, so how can we allow you and me to comment?"
"Did you know that the northern border is covered with snow all day long and is bone-chilling. The Demon King of the Northern Territory is notorious for his cruelty and brutality. How can it be a place for humans to live there! In their eyes, you, a mortal princess who is getting married, is nothing more than a trophy. Some people will treat you like a golden branch and a jade leaf, and you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die! Do you understand or not?" The little cat demon looked at her heartless look angrily, and kept slapping her palms with his paws, " I even wonder if you have been in the cold palace for a long time and have made yourself stupid! You have to think clearly, there is nothing like us here. In the eyes of the demon clan, the human race is the most despicable race, just a plaything, you go You just have nothing to rely on and are at the mercy of others!"
"Am I not in a situation where I have no one to rely on and am at the mercy of others?" Axi smiled even more wantonly, like a peach blossom rippling in the spring water. He stood up and sat down at the table, pouring a cup full of sweet-scented osmanthus wine and handing it over. Go to him and say, "After talking so much, take a break and moisten your throat."
"You! You!" The kitten's hair exploded in a demonic manner, "You are so greedy!"
"Okay, okay, don't be angry, and be gentle." Axi patiently comforted him, with a slight smile on her lips, "Look, how lucky I am to live in this place where it will always be like spring all year round. The place where I was born is as warm as a huge cocoon, wrapping me tightly and protecting me from any wind or rain."
She paused, and then continued: "Of course this is good, but the white snow in your mouth is another winter that I have never seen. So, I want to take this opportunity to go out and see, maybe there are other mountains and rivers, too. Isn’t it as bad as you say?”
"But the demon race is cruel! To them, the human race is just fish on the chopping board!"
"But aren't you also a demon? You are very good."
"you!"
The little cat demon choked on his words and licked his paws irritably. After a long while, he slowly uttered a sentence: "I will go with you."
"You, you'd better stay here and practice." Axi patted his head reluctantly, "There will be many palace people coming in and out in the past few days, so don't come to Liuyun Palace. Come back." Go to the cold palace."
"Why don't you let me follow you?" His voice was deep, his head lowered, and his expression at this time could not be seen clearly.
"There is enough spiritual energy in the palace, which is more suitable for your cultivation." The demon clan has a longer lifespan than the human clan, and there should be many opportunities to meet. Thinking of this, Axi added: "I hope you can already turn into a human form next time we meet."
"After this farewell, can we really see each other again?" The little cat demon's voice was muffled, and he could hear that he was in a very depressed mood.
"Of course, when have I ever lied to you?" Axi took off the magnolia from her bun and put it in her palm. When he wasn't paying attention, she quietly cast a spell on it. In an instant, it turned into a crystal clear magnolia pendant. , with a touch of fluttering pink between the stamens, was hung carefully around his neck, "I promise you that we will definitely meet again."
The little cat demon looked at the magnolia pendant around his neck, lowered his eyebrows and silently turned to leave, but paused when he reached the door.
"Remember our agreement."
She originally thought he would leave just like that, but his voice that deliberately concealed his emotions still echoed in her ears.
"Next time we meet, I will tell you my name."
Then, the evening wind blew away the lingering sound, and the figure disappeared into the night.
It was a cloudless day on the day of departure.
Axi sat in the carriage wearing heavy jewelry and fine clothes. He sighed deeply, stretched his limbs, and then carefully opened the food box in his arms.
Inside is the sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by the mother-in-law when she said goodbye.
She said, there are no flowers in the north. You have liked these flowers and plants since you were a child. Although they are of little use, since you are leaving and it will be difficult to see each other again, you should take some of your favorite things with you.
There's nothing particular that Axi likes. I only vaguely remember the last birthday party my father threw for me when I was two years old. It was filled with stars and stars. On a whim, the mother-in-law wanted to cook herself. At that time, she was not as haggard and old as she is now, and her attitude was not as cold and indifferent as she is now. The father-in-law would also hold his mother-in-law's delicate hand that was accidentally burned, exhale gently, and gently brush away the flour that fell on her face.
At that time, autumn was in full bloom, and the ground was covered with golden yellow, as beautiful as the sweet-scented osmanthus on the night when the child who had not yet opened his eyes was born.
Thinking of this, Axi lowered his eyes, as if he was lost in memories.
Alas, my concubine’s cooking skills are really not that good.
But the sweet-scented osmanthus cake that day was indeed particularly sweet.
"Princess, do you know what will happen if you leave here?"
Before he could take a bite, the young and hearty voice of General Zhenbei came from outside the curtain, bringing Axi back to reality.
"The journey is far away and the mountains are high and the rivers are far away. Is the princess really ready to leave her hometown?"
The words sounded as worried as the little cat demon.
"What do you mean by this, general?" Axi took a sip of pastry. Well, it's soft and delicious. "Although this is a helpless move, it is also the best choice. So what if the future is unknown? Does the general think that I still have a choice?"
There was a long silence outside the curtain. Suddenly his voice sounded again: "The princess has the world in her heart, and I will definitely protect you with my life all the way! I will cherish my trip to the north!"
Although he was a stranger whom he had never met before, a hint of admiration and sympathy could be heard in his tone at this moment, which was completely different from the cold, probing and unquestionable tone of his father's words. Human emotions are really strange.
This journey was not a peaceful one, but Chu Wang did fulfill his promise and fought all the way to escort her intact to the palace gate of the Demon King of the North.
"This demon clan is so rude! They didn't even send a wedding team!" Chu Wang looked at the empty palace gate and was so angry that he waved the spear in his hand and even forgot to salute, "Your Highness Princess, they You simply don't take us seriously! You are so noble, yet you are treated so coldly! It is really too much!"
"General Chu, don't be anxious." When the curtain was opened, the biting cold wind rushed into the gap in his collar. A Xi couldn't help but shiver and signaled him to calm down with his eyes, "The matter has come to this, there is no way out, please give me some more, General." Please give me a ride."
"Yes!" Chu Wang sighed helplessly, clasped his fists and lowered his head, leading the team forward again.
The northern border is very different from the Central Plains. Here, the demon clan is the most respected, while the human clan has a very low status. It can be said to be completely opposite to the Central Plains. I heard that this demon king is a majestic white wolf demon, and he was the one who fought hard for the throne in the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood. I don’t know if he is as ferocious-looking with a green face and fangs as written in the book.
Everything went smoothly next. Almost seven days had passed since the tedious process was completed. Chu Wang and the others were ready to return, but the demon king had not yet been seen.
Alas, the little cat demon is not here, and there is no one to talk to.
