The two walked onto the small bridge facing each other. Strangely, the water under the bridge flows against the current.
The man in white smiled and said, "You're here." This man looked to be in his mid-twenties, slender and elegant. His eyes were not too big, but they were particularly bright. With a tall nose, he looked like a handsome man. . This person is none other than Wang Jien's nephew, Wang Chengyong.
"Brother Chengyong, is it really you? I have fulfilled our promise."
"I know, maybe I should have been the one to solve it, but I chose to escape. It's hard for you to work so hard."
"What is this? We are good brothers!"
Wang Chengyong said sadly: "Well... good brother, if I really have a brother like you, maybe I don't need to choose that path."
"Brother Wang, where are we?"
"Naihe Bridge. I said that I was entrusted by the Lord of Hell to take you to the underworld. Do you believe it?"
"Um..." Liu Zhan said with black lines on his head, "Can't the Lord of Hell give you a few more years of grace? I still have a lot of things to do!"
"No, I haven't heard that the King of Hell will let you die at the third watch, but he won't leave anyone alive until the fifth watch!"
"Ah, alas...Brother Wang, given our friendship, can you just pretend that you haven't seen me and let me go back?"
"Huh? That's a good idea, why don't you give it a try. But I heard that those who escape will not only be tortured and harassed by the evil ghosts in the world, but if they are caught again, they will probably go to the eighteenth level of hell."
"Even if I go to hell in the future, I don't want to die like this! I still have a lot of things to do!"
"Then if you beat me, I'll let you go."
"Hmph! I defeated your uncle Wang Jien. I haven't been idle in these years."
"Yes. My uncle was defeated by you."
"If it weren't for your uncle Wang Jien, you wouldn't have been our enemy in the first place, nor would you have faced off against us with swords. In the end, you chose to die to prove your ambition."
"My parents died young. It was my uncle who raised me since I was a child. He trusted me and had high expectations for me. He is my only relative, and I can't be his enemy. But since he saw how Taizu died , how the current emperor ascended the throne, his ambition is also on the throne. He wants to make me emperor, but also for my sake. Who in this world doesn't want to be the emperor?" Wang Chengyong smiled bitterly.
"But you don't want to. Don't you?"
"My father has told me since I was a child that I must be loyal to the country and be worthy of the world. My uncle wants to go against the will of heaven, which is really wrong. I don't want my uncle to be burdened with the name of conspiracy to usurp the throne. Only my death can stop it. His thoughts. But still can't cut off his ambition. Now, you have defeated your uncle and made Zhao Yuankan the throne. I will ask you one last thing."
"What's up?"
"I hope you can plead with the emperor and let my uncle live." Wang Chengyong immediately knelt down.
Liu Zhan quickly helped him up, "Brother Wang, why are you doing this? Alas, even if you become a ghost, you can't change your stubborn mind. I will try my best to plead with the Holy Emperor, but whether I can succeed or not depends on the Emperor's will. ”
"Thank you very much, then I will take my leave. It is unlikely that we will meet again in this life. If we can, I hope we can still be brothers in the next life."
"That's fine. But in the next life, I want to be the older brother!"
"Okay! You have the final say."
"Don't you ask Yun Kai?"
"No need to ask. She will definitely live a good life with you. She and I grew up together. She is the first girl I like, but she regards me as her brother. What's more, I am already a dead person Now." Wang Chengyong smiled with relief and said, "You have to treat her well. If you don't treat her well, I won't let you be my brother in the next life."
Liu Zhan said unconvinced: "It's just that you were born two years before me, so I call you brother. I will treat Yunkai well. We also have a pair of twins, Tian'er and Yue'er, do you know?" I know..." Before he could say the rest of the words, Wang Chengyong had already pushed him down onto the path under the bridge.
"You shouldn't be here yet, go back."
"But what about you?"
"Hanxiang is still waiting for me. Don't look back, go back."
"Brother Chengyong! Brother Chengyong." Liu Zhan sat up suddenly and shouted. Looking around, he saw Yun Kai, who woke up because of his own shouting, leaning on the bed rail.
"Is it a dream?"
When Yun Kai heard Liu Zhan's cry, he woke up and rubbed his eyes. When he saw Liu Zhan standing up and sitting on the bed, his dazed eyes immediately glowed. He hugged Liu Zhan and said, "Brother Zhan, you woke up!"
Liu Zhan looked at Yun Kai. His face was sallow and a little haggard. His hair was also very fluffy. It looked like he hadn't dressed properly for a few days. There are faint dark circles on the usually big eyes, and there is no expression on his face due to lack of sleep. Liu Zhan was hugged by Yun Kai so suddenly, and he suddenly felt unbearable pain in his chest. He couldn't breathe and started coughing "cough". In the hug just now, Yun Kai's chest pressed heavily on Liu Zhan's injured chest, which naturally made Liu Zhan unable to breathe. Yun Kai also heard Liu Zhan's cough and hurriedly asked: "Brother Zhan, how are you?"
Liu Zhan said intermittently: "No...it's nothing. Just...let me go first."
Yun Kai let go of Liu Zhan and asked caringly: "Well, how are you?"
Liu Zhan couldn't tell because Yun Kai's sudden hug made him feel uncomfortable, so he said, "Yun Kai, go and get me a glass of water."
"Well, okay." He stood up and walked to the table.
Liu Zhan opened the window until the sky was bright: "The clouds are clearing, what time is it now? How long have I been sleeping?"
Yun Kai poured water and said, "It should be time now. You have been unconscious for about three days."
"It's been so long! So how is the situation now?"
"What happened?"
"Has Zhao Heng ascended the throne? How are Master Lu and Zhentian?" As he spoke, he used his hands to support himself and prepared to get up from the bed, but as soon as he tried to exert force on his arms, he felt that his whole body was soft, not only his chest, but also everywhere in his body. The pain was palpable, and thin sweat flowed from my forehead because of the pain. Yun Kai saw Liu Zhan wanting to get up and quickly put down the water glass in his hand. He came over to support Liu Zhan, leaned him against the railing at the head of the bed, put the pillow up behind Liu Zhan, and let Liu Zhan lean against the bedrail. After placing Liu Zhan in place, he said, "Zhentian and the others are fine. Brother Han said you were seriously injured. If you wake up, don't move." He went to bring the water cup again.
"I just want to get up and move around, but I didn't know it would be so difficult..."
Yun Kai handed the water cup to Liu Zhan, Liu Zhan took it and took a slow sip. Yun Kai saw him drinking water, so he went out and called a servant, saying: "Go and invite Mr. Han here quickly, and say Prince Consort I'm awake." The servant nodded and ran quickly.
At this time, Hanfeng also walked in. He was very happy to see Liu Zhan and said, "Prince-in-law, you are awake! It just so happens that the young master and the young lady have also been brought back."
Liu Zhan was puzzled and asked: "Have the young lady and the young master gone out recently?"
"After you leave that day, the princess will arrange for the slaves to take the young lady and the young master to Xiangguo Temple."
Yun Kai said: "Xiangguo Temple is favored by my father, and I have gone there many times to burn incense and pray. The presiding officer there is also a senior monk, and he has won the trust of my father. I think that even if Wang Jien succeeds, he will not dare to go there to cause trouble. I asked Hanfeng to bring the two The children are arranged there. If anything happens to you, let Hanfeng take the two children and quickly go to Nanyang to find the adoptive father."
Liu Zhan's adoptive father was Ouyang Jian, the master of the Zhuren Sect. It was not that Ouyang Jian directly recognized Liu Zhan as his adopted son. It's just that Liu Zhan and Ouyang Jian's youngest daughter Ouyang Lan are sworn friends to Jinlan, so Ouyang Lan's father naturally becomes Liu Zhan's adoptive father. Ouyang Jian has always liked loyal people, and after learning about this incident, he was very happy to have this adopted son.
Hanfeng interjected: "Since the prince consort was in coma, the princess has been praying for you every day at the Bodhisattva. She also said that she would trade her life for yours! If you die, she will not live alone. .”
"Hanfeng! You are the only one who talks a lot."
Liu Zhan took Yun Kai's hand and said affectionately: "It's hard for you to think so much. Don't worry, for you and the child, no matter what, I will live a good life."
Yun Kai also looked at Liu Zhan affectionately, "I know that as long as it is something you believe in, it will definitely succeed." The two looked at each other affectionately.
"Ahem!" Han Ji coughed twice deliberately. When the two heard the voice, they immediately came to their senses. Yun Kai blushed, and Liu Zhan also smiled at Han Ji. Han Ji has been here for a while, but the two of them were so in love with each other that they ignored the existence of other people. Han Ji and Liu Zhan are close friends of life and death. In order to understand Liu Zhan's situation as soon as possible, he has been at the Prince Consort's Mansion these days.
Han Ji pretended to be serious and said: "The weather has been dry these days, and my throat is not comfortable. You two continue, it's okay, don't worry about me."
Liu Zhan said angrily: "If you don't want me to care about you, just don't say anything!"
Hanfeng leaned over and said, "Brother Han, are you feeling uncomfortable in your throat?" Then he went to the table and poured a glass of water for Han Ji, saying, "Drink some water first." Han Ji took the cup, feeling a little embarrassed for a moment. , said: "Thank you, Miss Hanfeng."
Hanfeng smiled and said, "It's okay, I should do it."
Han Ji took a sip of water, handed the cup to Hanfeng, walked to Liu Zhan's side, and felt Liu Zhan's pulse. He stood up and looked around at the wounds on Liu Zhan's body with a serious look on his face. After checking for a long time, Yun Kai saw Brother Han frowning and was a little worried. Han Ji was checking Liu Zhan's chest when he suddenly hit Liu Zhan on the chest with his backhand.
Liu Zhan suddenly felt pain and shouted: "I'll go, it's your uncle's fault!".
Han Ji said with a smile: "It's okay, he won't die! Just take good care of himself for a while." Then he stood up and sat down at the table and continued to drink the glass of water that he had just not finished.
Yun Kai was also surprised just now, but when he heard Han Ji say it was okay, he sat by the bed and gently rubbed Liu Zhan's chest. Somewhat angry, he said: "Brother Han, Brother Zhan are like this, and you still beat him."
Han Ji still smiled and said: "Why, the princess feels distressed. He has suffered Wang Jien's iron fist, but I, a charlatan with no strength, can still hurt him!"
Liu Zhan replied: "I'm afraid not a charlatan, but a charlatan scum would be more suitable for you."
"Thank you for the compliment! This title actually works."
Liu Zhan was also a little speechless. Han Ji, who was almost forty years old, was still so unruly. Liu Zhan gave him a "poof", then closed his eyes and used his internal energy to turn into cold air to freeze some painful areas to relieve the pain. Han Ji saw Liu Zhan's face turned blue and sighed: "This Ice Spirit Flower is really a strange thing. I thought that after the inflammation poison in your body was resolved, the effect would disappear in a few years. But ten years have passed. It seems to have integrated with the internal meridians in your body."
"Will this have any impact on Brother Zhan's health?"
"I can't say whether there is any big impact, but it seems that the body has become cold at present, and it seems that other drugs can no longer have any effect on Liu Zhan's body. Moreover, his internal energy is attached to the cold air, which some people have their whole life. The effect cannot be achieved by practicing." He took another sip of water and said, "But you are inconvenienced now, so you should be careful. Don't do anything too strenuous in the dead of night." After hearing this, Yun Kai's face became more and more translucent. red. Liu Zhan was working on his luck, but after hearing what he said, if he hadn't been unable to move around now, he would have really had to get out of bed and "take care of" this big brother.
"Brother Han, you are so unruly." Yun Kai blushed and glanced sideways at Liu Zhan, who was adjusting his breath.
