169. Goodbye Yunniang, Your Majesty, Do You Want to Kill Me? (Chapter 4k)

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After burying Concubine of Song Dynasty.

Xu Xing stayed in Biyuan Mountain Cave for half a day, and finally made up his mind to return to Fengxi Country to see Zhao Yunniang for the last time.

Or ask...whether he will follow the path of immortality.

Swing the sword to cut off the love thread.

Even if you can clearly see the pros and cons of things in this world. But it is impossible to escape the word love.

Back then, he was imprisoned for corruption at Taipu Temple, and then he met Zhao Yunniang, the shepherd of Wangyue Tower sent by Han Sui...

It seems unlikely that the two of them had any kind of relationship over the past forty years.

Raise your eucalyptus to your eyebrows...

Help each other...

The two behaved as a couple.

The love left behind in Nanyuan is the deep love of the sword. The lie that I created myself eventually deceived myself once...

Shenjing, on the watchtower in the palace city.

Xu Xing looked in the direction of Kunhua Palace, shook his head, let out a long sigh, turned into a ray of light and rushed over.

This time, he didn't use the breath gathering technique.

Is... Your Majesty is here?

In the main hall, in the inner room separated by a screen, Zhao Yunniang was half-lying on the phoenix couch to rest. When the sound of Xu Xing's feet hitting the floor reached her ears, she guessed the identity of the person walking.

I hope your majesty will forgive me, but my concubine’s appearance has declined and it is inconvenient to welcome the emperor again...

After more than 40 years of marriage, Zhao Yunniang made this trivial request to Xu Xing for the first time. Very humble.

As a shepherd, it would be too high a level for her to match Xu Xing. Therefore, she did not dare to make any demands on Xu Xing because she was afraid of being accused of being greedy and excessive.

I allow you.

Xu Xing stood outside the screen. With his eyesight, he could pierce the barrier of the screen without casting any spells, and see inside...the silver-haired first wife who was already in her late twilight years.

He waved his hand and asked all the maids in the inner hall of Kunhua Palace to retreat.

At this moment, the huge Kunhua Palace was given to them, the emperor and the empress.

In the quiet palace, Xu Xing paces. He is a little far away from Zhao Yunniang. You can make requests to me, Xiandao. Zhang'er wants to leave, and he begs me... Although I didn't agree, but you made requests, I I may not agree. The relationship between you and me is far greater than the father-son relationship between me and Zhang'er...

When it came to the next few sentences, he spoke a little louder and his voice was a little hasty.

The restlessness in his heart.

In these few sentences, it is revealed vividly.

Xu Xing knew why Zhao Yunniang kept silent and didn't ask him for anything.

Knowing how to advance or retreat... Behind the scenes is the bitter past.

The love between emperors and empresses that the world envies is just false marketing. All people in the world don't know it, but Zhao Yunniang, the person beside her, knows it all.

If I do this, I am afraid that Your Majesty will underestimate me. Even though I have gifts, I am so heartless...

With a screen, I am old again. After boldly making a request for the first time. Zhao Yunniang spoke more and more freely, as if no one else was around.

She pulled the thin blanket off her legs. As I get older, my legs tremble badly when the weather gets cold. She got off the bed, walked to the dressing table, sat on the round table, and studied her appearance carefully.

I can see some of her former beauty.

She pulled out the drawer under the dresser and took out a small box. Opening the box reveals a dazzling array of jewelry.

Phoenix hairpin, jade hairpin, flower hairpin….

When she got older, people would make fun of her wearing bright jewelry in private, so she sealed up her old belongings.

Today, Your Majesty can visit me again, and after saying these words, I am satisfied...

I said something to dissatisfy Your Majesty. I was sent by Mr. Han to leave seeds for Your Majesty. After nearly two months of love, I have no feelings for Your Majesty.

but……

Zhao Yunniang recalled how she fled to Guzhou City in the south of Jiangxi Province. After His Majesty became king, he was willing to find a concubine, and the concubine became more affectionate towards His Majesty. Later... later

…I won’t say it anymore…

She shook her head.

It was a hasty marriage.

The cell, the red curtain... She was given to Xu Xing like a piece of cargo.

Even though there were many twists and turns later, she, a humble Zhangtai native, became the queen of a country.

But after all, she and Xu Xing were not childhood sweethearts, and it was not the words of a matchmaker or the fate of their parents...

If, as Xu Xing said, she asked for something more from Xu Xing, then... Xu Xing's husband would definitely look down upon her because of this.

Now that she has regained her face, how can she be willing to be looked down upon by the person next to her?

So, this silence has reached the end of the day.

If it happens again, I'm afraid you and I will still end up like today...

Xu Xing closed his eyes, feeling a little sad in his heart.

See through the world again, see through everything again. But such things are inevitable.

In the past, he was very unkind to Zhao Yunniang and her son. Because from the beginning, although Zhao Yunniang was ordered by Han Sui to leave a seed for him, she also came with the mission of killing him. She almost killed him several times with the poison of Musk Dragon Powder.

After he was released from prison, separated from the country, and founded the country, Zhao Yunniang's attitude of not fighting or snatching made him have a little bit of affection for his first wife.

After all, humans are not grass and trees, so how can they be ruthless?

If he had another chance to choose his destiny, he thought, he and Zhao Yunniang would still reach this point...

No matter how high-ranking the people are, they will be tricked by fate.

This time, since I'm here, Yun Niang, you have a chance to choose...

A teardrop slipped from Xu Xing's cheek. He opened his eyes and spoke softly but firmly.

The immortal way is not a ruthless way.

He decided to abandon Zhao Yunniang and her son before because taking them to seek immortality together would do more harm than good.

At that time, he had not yet reached the stage of returning the elixir, and had no ability to control his own destiny. The path to immortality is still difficult for oneself, so how can one have enough time to help others?

Now, he has reached the realm of returning elixir. The ability to control a part of your own destiny. When I met Song Yunuo, I searched my heart and found that although I was ruthless, I couldn't let go of Zhao Yunniang's feelings...

The choices you make at different times will change depending on various circumstances.

Although taking Zhao Yunniang on the immortal path now would still do more harm than good. But Xu Xing felt that if he didn't do this, he might regret it for the rest of his life.

Even if... Zhao Yunniang's qualifications were not good enough, it would still be better for him to die in the middle of seeking immortality than to do nothing.

I am your husband...

You...don't have to treat me like a stranger.

Xu Xing saw that Zhao Yunniang was just dressing up inside the screen and didn't reply to him. He hesitated for a moment and said again.

The words fell.

In the inner hall of Kunhua Palace, the atmosphere is so quiet that you can hear a needle drop.

His Majesty……

Do you want to force my concubine to death?

After sipping the fat paper, Zhao Yunniang finally responded to Xu Xing's words. But what she said was neither a request nor a rejection, and it was unexpected.

Before Xu Xing could reply, Zhao Yunniang took a deep breath, and her delicate body trembled slightly. She looked at Xu Xing on the other side through the screen. Yunniang was old, and even if she could seek immortality, but... the cost involved, had your Majesty ever experienced it? Overcount?

Your Majesty is proficient in arithmetic. It should not be difficult to calculate this matter.

She gave a slight blessing and said.

Not difficult.

Xu Xing hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Yun Niang heard that His Majesty once mentioned the great world of immortality. I wonder how many resources Yun Niang needs to break through the innate realm, how many resources she needs to break through the immortal base realm, how many resources she needs to break through the realm of returning elixir...

Zhao Yunniang asked.

Her behavior at this time did not look like a virtuous wife. On the contrary, she is a bit like the Queen Regent giving orders to the officials in the court.

Given your qualifications, you are already old. You need to buy a Child Rejuvenation Pill first to restore vitality in the body, and then buy the Xiantian Pill...

First

Tianyi realm requires at least 57,643 spirit shells.

To break the Immortal Foundation, you need to spend at least 110,000 spirit shells to purchase three foundation-building pills.

In the realm of Immortal Foundation, the Immortal Foundation condensed by elixirs is not flawless. There are leaks in the Immortal Foundation. The cultivation is slow and one is almost trapped in the early stage of Immortal Foundation.

Unless you spend a lot of money to buy the Xia Sheng Dan, a Xia Sheng Dan is worth 150,000 spirit shells...

At this point, Xu Xing stopped talking.

It is not easy for ordinary cultivators with no qualifications to ascend the path of immortality...

The resources they consume are often equivalent to several times the resources consumed by ordinary qualified monks of the same realm.

However, it was difficult to find the Immortal Basic Stage, but it was not difficult for him to use his resources to push Zhao Yunniang's cultivation to the Innate Stage.

It's just that in the Xiantian realm where pills are piled up, the lifespan will probably not reach two hundred years.

More than a hundred years... should be enough for him to achieve Dao Dan.

By then, Yu Zhao Yunniang’s Fairy Foundation Realm resources will be much better...

That being the case...

Does your Majesty want to kill my concubine?

Zhao Yunniang walked out of the screen and looked at Xu Xing. She saw Xu Xing's eyes dodge for a moment when he saw her old appearance. What about other days?

You and I can grow in love over time, and we can also grow tired of each other over time.

This concubine is a drag on His Majesty’s immortal ways. One day, a hundred days, and ten years are all right, and your majesty will still be as affectionate to my concubines as before. But a hundred years from now, I’m afraid this won’t be the case anymore...

After saying that, she sighed quietly.

She seeks immortality with Xu Xing, and she is just a canary in a cage by Xu Xing's side.

She saw this very clearly.

Everyone in the world is envious of immortality.

She is no exception.

It's just that... she doesn't want to seek immortality under the cover of Xu Xing's wings.

In this life, Yun Niang will please His Majesty. Already satisfied. If she is rejected by His Majesty on her way to immortality, Yun Niang... will not be willing to die in peace...

she snapped.

When she was young, she had seen all the hardships of the world in Wangyue Tower.

How many young men and beautiful women are like glue, but in the end, most of them end miserably.

Eachother's pledge... always comes on credit!

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After some words.

Xu Xing did not answer Zhao Yunniang's fatal rhetorical question.

He tossed his sleeves and robe, turned and left. She seemed angry at Zhao Yunniang's rudeness.

However, he did not leave Shenjing, nor the imperial palace, nor Kunhua Palace. Instead, he pushed open the palace door and sat on the steps outside the door.

Under the setting sun, Xu Xing took out his old sword. A sword forged in Siming Mountain. He laid the sword across his knees, took off its scabbard, and flicked the blade with his fingers.

Follow your finger movements.

The sound of clanging swords echoed throughout the fields.

Is it... Orchid Song, the favorite song played by Miss Xiangxue, the oiran of Wangyue Tower?

Zhao Yunniang, who was sobbing in the palace, raised her head in surprise and looked outside the room. She looked at Xu Xing's thin back and murmured to herself.

More than forty years ago.

During the Chongming period, Miss Xiangxue from Wangyue Tower was famous throughout the country for her song "Orchid" and she became one of the seven great courtesans in Shenjing.

Yes, he is an eighth-grade official, the Dian Mang Cheng of Taipu Temple, and he has certainly been to Wangyue Tower...

Zhao Yunniang thought to herself.

She was bought by Han Sui, the imperial servant, at Wangyue Tower.

Xu Xing was once a subordinate of Han Sui, the imperial servant. The Huajie and Liuxiang that Han Sui often visited was Wangyue Tower, so it was normal for officials of Taipu Temple to go to Wangyue Tower.

In the closed palace door.

Zhao Yunniang listened to the familiar melody and danced the Huxuan dance that Xiangxue had rehearsed for them.

But she was old, and she was out of breath after dancing the Huxuan dance for a while.

Outside the door, the music stopped.

She pushed open the door, and Xu Xing was gone. Only the blue and red light of the distant starry sky remained.

And... the iron sword that fell at the door.

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Feiyu Fairy Palace.

Outer gate, Lushi Hall.

I have something to ask Brother Jiang...

Even though he had reached the Huandan realm, Xu Xing still followed the convention and called Jiang Yan "Brother", instead of following the customary practice of the sect and calling Jiang Yan, a cultivator in the Xianji realm, "Junior Brother".

What was it...

Jiang Yan was curious.

With his cultivation of the eighth level of Xianji, he couldn't even find out the depth of Xu Xing's cultivation at this moment. So, it was obvious that Xu Xing's realm was far above the eighth level of Xianji at this moment, and he had even reached the realm of Xudan or Yuye.

As a first-class disciple and a direct disciple of Daojun, he mobilized more resources than him. He didn't know what Xu Xing wanted to trouble him with.

I have always admired Brother Jiang's work.

To be honest with Brother Jiang, my wife in the secular world...

Xu Xing selectively told a part of the story about Zhao Yunniang.

This time, my brother ended his retreat and returned to the sect to visit his relatives, just to see his wife... Now that he has achieved fame...

He shook his head and sighed. Then, he took out a bag from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Yan. These were some magic weapons and resources that my brother had accumulated. After selling them, they should be able to replace the resources needed for his wife to reach the Xiantian realm and break through the Xiantian realm...

Although Zhao Yunniang did not choose to leave with him, Xu Xing did not want to be a heartless person.

The magic weapons and resources in this bag are worth at least 100,000 spirit shells, enough for Zhao Yunniang to practice to the Xiantian realm, or even the Xianji realm.

Junior Brother’s intention…

Senior Brother, I understand it a little bit.

Jiang Yan nodded, and he admired Xu Xing even more in his heart. This is a man who remembers the old favors and will not abandon his wife.

I will post the task in the Lushi Hall, and then let Nie Shu take this task. Nie Shu has always been good at doing things. With her guidance, your wife…

Jiang Yan patted his chest and agreed to Xu Xing’s request.

One hundred thousand spirit shells are equivalent to the income of the immortal base monks of Feiyu Fairy Palace who stationed outside for a hundred years.

Money is attractive.

Without a reliable helper, he really dare not issue this task.

It’s just…

Jiang Yan paused, if the virtuous Kang Li is like Junior Brother Xu said, and is unwilling to accept this favor…, Senior Brother will let Nie Shu stay in the mortal world for twenty years until…

(Kang Li can also refer to a wife alone. "Selected Works·Poems of Zuo Si No. 7": Mai Chen was collecting firewood, and Kang Li was not at home. Zhang Xian’s note: Kang Li refers to his wife.)

He didn’t say the rest of the words, and the meaning was very clear.

It was difficult for him to ask Zhao Yunniang to choose the path of immortality.

He could only do his best and let Nie Shu wait for Zhao Yunniang in the mortal world for twenty years, until Zhao Yunniang died of old age, and then he would end this mission...