"You have something to tell me?"
On the observatory, Ji Pingan looked sideways at the female warden and asked calmly.
Xu Xiurong looked slightly embarrassed and said, "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you."
Then, she hesitated for a moment before saying:
"Actually, it's nothing big. I just have a few things to report to you."
Mysterious... Ji Ping'an said: "Tell me."
Xu Xiurong said "en" obediently, stared at him and said bluntly:
"Senior Xue Ji seems a little unhappy. Do you want to go and accompany her?"
"..." Ji Ping'an stared at her expressionlessly, thinking that there was no need for the little cotton-padded jacket to be so considerate. He was silent for a moment and said:
"Did she ask you to come?"
Xu Xiurong shook his head, especially the innocent White Lotus:
"It was observed by the disciple. When he came back that day, Senior Xue Ji wanted to meet you alone, but you have not been there in the past few days. The disciple thought... Although the affairs in the prison are of great importance, you have to work hard to escape. It is natural to be unhappy physically and mentally, but it is human nature for Senior Xue Ji to be unhappy..."
Ji Ping'an stared at the female apprentice silently. He didn't know why. It was clear that Xu Xiurong had a caring and sensible tone, but he could faintly smell the fragrance of tea...
An illusion, it must be an illusion.
As for his relationship with Xue Ji, Xu Xiurong had tried it out when he was in Xu County.
At that time, Ji Ping'an's attitude was vague and he did not explain clearly, but it was obvious that the intelligent female warden Hou had an amazing insight into this kind of matter.
He believed that it was normal for Xue Ji to be unhappy, but Ji Ping'an also had difficulties to express:
Today's Yuhang City can be described as "the water is shallow and there are many turtles, and there are big brothers everywhere", with a lot of gods hiding and watching the sky.
He didn't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at him... At this time, it was really inconvenient for him to meet Xue Ji alone.
Not to mention doing something that is popular, once discovered, it will be very troublesome.
He believed that Xue Ji could definitely understand, but it was understanding, but it was normal to feel a little disappointed, and he could only find opportunities to comfort her later.
However, it is definitely not convenient to discuss these thoughts with Xu Xiurong.
He was silent for a moment and said briefly:
"It's not your place to care, don't think too much about it. At this time, you should focus on studying...on practicing."
Xu Xiurong immediately lowered his head in shame, as if admitting his mistake:
"I just want to share your worries. If you don't like it, I won't dare mention it."
No...don't be like this, you always feel like your character is going to collapse...
Ji Pingan took a deep breath and changed the topic:
"Any thing else?"
Xu Xiurong nodded and reported:
"Leader Jiang has returned from meeting his family. He has not yet decided whether to accept the offer of joining the Wulin Alliance. Now that he has this relationship, he should be more reliable."
Ji Ping'an smiled and said:
"Have we met? I envy this guy to still be able to enjoy family happiness, but I don't know if it frightened the brother and sister. My ancestor jumped out, and most people really can't bear it. Well, according to your idea, officially Accept it."
Qin Tianjian does not accept anyone's surrender. After all, it has to be inspected and the loyalty of the other party needs to be judged.
Xu Xiurong couldn't help laughing and said yes immediately.
After that, he reported several things, and Ji Ping'an approved them all, as if he was back in charge of the Qintian Prison.
At the end, Xu Xiurong finally asked:
"Right now, the demon envoys have visited several houses one after another. We are probably coming next. You have been watching here for several days. What should we do next...?"
Ji Ping'an also became serious when he heard what was going on.
He looked at Yuhang City downstairs, just like he had looked down at the divine capital and even Kyushu in the past few hundred years:
"wait."
"Wait?" Xu Xiurong was confused.
She suddenly realized that Ji Ping'an had been watching upstairs for several days, maybe not watching everyone's reactions, but something else.
Ji Ping'an said "en" without explaining.
Everyone thought that Ji Ping'an was waiting to see the attitude of everyone, but in fact, from the arrival of the Demon Kingdom's mission, he only cared about one name.
Mu Jiu Yao.
Yes, he is waiting for Mu Jiuyao.
Regarding the outcome of this peace negotiation, his judgment was similar to Xin Yaoguang's.
In the war in Yuhang, those enemies had already died here, so the public opinion crisis itself would not be too great, and neither side was willing to go to full-scale war.
In this case, no matter what Qin Tianjian's attitude is, it will not affect the final result.
After all, the final power of decision lies with the court and in the hands of Emperor Yuan Qing, and Xin Yaoguang has already hinted that Emperor Yuan Qing will most likely agree.
Only then did he come up with the last sentence, reminding him that he could ask for more benefits.
Therefore, he did not pay too much attention to the upcoming negotiations from beginning to end.
What he cares about is Mu Jiuyao's current status.
In the past few days, as he sat on the top of the building, blowing the cold wind and overlooking the city, old memories kept flooding in his mind.
The memories of the past acquaintance with Mu Jiuyao, which were already blurred, seemed to be awakened with the arrival of the other party.
He still remembered their initial resistance when they kidnapped the master and servant demons.
When Ji Ping'an was trying to heal the injured and comatose candidate for the mother of the Demon Nation in the cave, Erqing suddenly jumped out of her skirt, wielded his bastard fist, and launched a "fatal charge" at him like a mantis with his arms like a chariot!
Then he was kicked away by himself, and with a "pop" sound, he fell on the cave wall and slid down like a painting.
At that time, the desperate Erqing shouted:
"Rogue! Don't touch my lady!"
But he could only helplessly watch as Li Yang stepped on his tail and watched the human named "Li Yang" tear open the young lady's clothes with a "stab" sound, exposing her white jade back.
However, the expected violation did not occur.
Li Yang just treated the wound with an expressionless face, then sneered and threw the master and servant demons into the cave, then turned around and started lighting a fire to barbecue.
When Mu Jiuyao woke up, she first felt the warmth of the fire.
Then she saw the entrance of the cave, the burning bonfire, and the broad shoulders of the human race who was sitting cross-legged and meditating with his back to her.
And next to her, the little fox looked at the barbecue and swallowed saliva with great courage, while protecting her like a loyal guard.
"Did you save me?" This was the first thing Mu Jiuyao said.
"Correct me, you were captured by me." Li Yang turned around and said with a scornful smile.
Ji Ping'an admitted.
At that time, because I had been hunted for too long, my personality was a bit flamboyant and extreme. At least my temperament looked like a villain.
In the beginning, he did treat them the same way he treated prisoners.
However, as he hid all the way and wandered in the joint pursuit of the demon clan and the human clan, Mu Jiuyao gradually saw the sincerity behind his fierce appearance.
Li Yang also discovered that these two demon clans were somewhat different.
Since when did we start talking?
I can’t remember clearly... In short, at first it was just to test each other or to relieve boredom, but it seemed like a magic box had been opened.
The two began to get used to talking by the fire every night after lighting the bonfire.
On the first night, they talked about their identities and situations.
On the second night, they talked about their respective growth experiences.
On the third night, they began to discuss some deeper issues involving three views.
Mu Jiuyao was surprised that under this human race man's seemingly rough appearance, he had insights that transcended the times, as if every word he spoke could reveal the most critical issues.
Li Yang was surprised by the wisdom of this demon woman, her understanding of the human race, and her thinking about everything in the world.
The two of them rarely talk about spiritual practice or the great road.
Instead, it was more about discussing and arguing about topics that, in Er Qing’s view, were “weird”.
For example, when talking about the war.
Li Yang said that war is inevitable when conflicts accumulate to a certain extent and break through the boundaries.
Mu Jiuyao believes that there are many ways to resolve conflicts, and it does not necessarily have to be a fight to the death. There can be softer ways to resolve conflicts and resolve disputes.
So she thought about how she would end this fight through gentle means if she became the "Mother of the Nation."
"childish!"
Li Yang shook his head and sneered at this view:
"The reason why the war broke out is that the contradictions can no longer be reconciled and solved with gentle means. Therefore, we can only use this method that consumes a lot of money for both the enemy and ourselves to solve the source of the contradictions. There is no way to avoid it, and the only way is to solve it. It won’t stop until there is blood.”
"Why do you always want to end the war with war?" Mu Jiuyao asked.
Li Yang said: "Because this is the only solution."
The two sides inevitably quarreled, each holding their own opinions, and such arguments were bound to be fruitless.
Erqing, who was sitting in the corner, yawned and rubbed his eyes. He couldn't remember how many times this quarrel went on, but what puzzled him was:
It was clear that the two people who had a fierce argument the night before reconciled the next day and seemed to be even closer.
Well... In fact, Li Yang himself didn't know exactly when he had Mu Jiu Yao in his heart.
Maybe it was when the two turned their backs to each other after the quarrel and angrily ignored each other?
The joy and joy of finding a "like-minded person".
Although there are differences in ideas, they share common ideals, goals and interests, the same level of cognition, and common topics.
Or to put it another way, "soul mates".
It is rare to have a close friend in life. If we say that Wei Huayang is traveling together in the world, he is his "Taoist companion" on his own path of pursuit.
Liuli is an accidental meeting of fate, a life-and-death friendship that cannot be said to be right or wrong.
Xu Yuanyun was a pure flower that she met unexpectedly in her life journey, accompanying her through the brilliance of the best years of her life.
Xue Ji is a pot of mellow wine that was warm at first, but after many years of separation, it became more fragrant and fragrant, and I regretted it too late.
Mu Jiu Yao is the "confidant".
She not only has the gentleness and intelligence of her sister, but also has the advanced cognition and rationality of a "modern person" that transcends this era.
Li Yang fell into it unknowingly until the time of separation.
He smiled and pretended to be relaxed and extended an invitation to take her away.
But like him, Mu Jiuyao, who had the ideal of ending the war, also turned around resolutely and rejected the feelings hidden under the smile, just like him who reluctantly left Huayang.
Instead, he sacrificed himself and went for a grand ideal.
Because of this war.
Li Yang rejected Hua Yang and betrayed the human race.
Mu Jiuyao rejected Li Yang and betrayed the demon clan.
Only one sentence is left:
"If I am not dead when the war ends, I will go to the Central Plains to find you."
Yin Yang Academy, Star Observation Deck.
Ji Ping'an came back to his senses, looked at the team of demon envoys returning to the post house on a certain street in Yuhang City, and smiled.
Turning around, he said to Xu Xiurong:
"Let's go down and have some soup. By the way, get ready to receive these guests from afar."
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Posthouse.
In a certain room, the window was open.
The cold wind outside flowed into the room without any scruples, ruffling Mu Jiu Yao's long hair.
In the wind, her purple dress swayed slightly, and the dark green hairpin's end pendant swayed uncertainly among the clouds on her temples.
A face with almost no difference from five hundred years ago was exposed in the air.
No one who saw it would have guessed that the owner of the figure was a purple-gold orchid demon.
Mu Jiuyao stood quietly by the window, her eyebrows stretched out, looking at the sparrows fluttering their feathers on the dead trees in the courtyard in trance.
Suddenly, the sparrows seemed to sense something and flew up one after another.
Then there was the sound of carriages and horses, and Mu Jiuyao saw in front of the post house the team that had gone out to visit "Molin" to return.
She stayed in the courtyard nominally, but in fact, the demon guards who were guarding her all bowed to her.
An elder of the Fox clan with a stooped figure, leaning on an ebony crutch and having green eyes walked into the courtyard.
Behind her came "Aunt Mei" who was dressed in a gorgeous dress and had scarlet lips.
As if sensing her gaze, Elder Fox looked over.
When their eyes collided, Mu Jiuyao closed the window without saying a word, expressing a certain attitude in this way.
She didn't know how much the mission had to pay to persuade Mo Lin to cease the war today.
She didn't care, because as part of the "price", she was not qualified to know these secrets.
However, she was destined to be unable to calm down today. Not long after, the door was pushed open, and the coquettish and hot "Aunt Mei" wrapped in a fur coat walked in.
Mei Gu looked at Mu Jiuyao who was sitting by the window, like a bouquet of quiet orchids.
A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"I have good news for you. Tomorrow it will be our turn to visit Qin Tian Prison."
Mu Jiuyao had no expression and said calmly:
"Then what?"
Mei Gu smiled and said: "This time, you need to come with us."
Mu Jiuyao turned back and looked directly at her calmly:
"is it necessary?"
In the previous visits, Mu Jiuyao did not follow him and was always confined to this room.
Mei Gu smiled and said:
"Of course it is necessary. After all, you, the former mother of the country, the senior who brought the great elder of our clan to the demon-slaying platform, but you have to pay the Qintian Prison as a 'marriage' object."
Make peace!
Hearing this word again, even though Mu Jiuyao's concentration was far superior to others, there were still intense emotional fluctuations in her eyes.
Yes, as a former "traitor" of the demon clan, Mu Jiuyao returned from rebirth. After being discovered by the demon kingdom, she was imprisoned.
And this time when he came to discuss peace, he was personally ordered by the king to send it to the Great Zhou Qin Tianjian as part of the war reparations, using "marriage" as a link to ease relations!
"What? Don't want to?"
Aunt Mei said with some sarcasm:
"Weren't you afraid of death just to stop the war? Why? Hundreds of years have passed, and now the war between the two races is about to break out again. Isn't it fulfilling your wish to sacrifice one of you in exchange for the end of the war?"
Mu Jiuyao was silent.
Aunt Mei seemed to be happy to see this member of the same clan who had a grudge against her ancestors suffer, and sneered:
"What are you pretending to be? Didn't you get involved with that Mr. Liyang back then? You've been kidnapped for so long, and you've been fucked by the other party countless times, right? You're a ruined beauty, why are you pretending to be pure and innocent?"
Mu Jiuyao suddenly spoke and said seriously:
"Li Yang and I are not as dirty as you think. He is ten thousand times more noble than you!"
Aunt Mei smiled:
"Can you finally speak? You have protected your sweetheart, but it's a pity. I don't know where Li Yang will be when your body is sent to Ji Sichen's bed tomorrow. Will his head turn green? Ha ha!"
With that said, Aunt Mei left arrogantly and proudly.
inside the room.
Mu Jiuyao, who was holding on hard, suddenly lost her strength and fell slumped in the chair, her soul was lost and her face was miserable!
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ps: This chapter is mainly to set the stage and make the characters fuller. In addition, I don’t know how many people have guessed the plot... quack quack
(End of chapter)
