A burst of bell-like laughter came from Hua Tuo Pavilion in the Phoenix Palace.
This was the Phoenix Palace's pharmacy. All the medicinal herbs that could be named in the world, and even those that could not be named, were all here.
This place was also a forbidden area of the Phoenix Palace because refining medicine and making medicine was related to one's health and even life and death. That was why the Phoenix Palace had always been regarded as a holy land by every generation of the Vermillion Bird Maiden. They couldn't order or enter without permission.
However, today, the usually quiet and sacred Hua Tuo Pavilion was filled with laughter. That laughter came from the mouth of the future owner of the Phoenix Palace, Zhangsun Lingyun!
Zhangsun Lingyun was laughing so hard that he almost burst into tears.
Chu Shengyi stared at Zhangsun Lingyun in confusion. Did he say something funny? Why was this girl smiling like this? He was just short of rolling on the ground!
After a long time, Zhangsun Lingyun had enough of laughing. But when she looked up at Chu Shengyi, she couldn't help but laugh again." You…What did you just say?" You said that you have a fiancée and are engaged, right?”
Chu Shengyi nodded." That's right. I'm already engaged. She's the daughter of South Qin's Prince Dai. Her name is Murong Zhi.”
Zhangsun Lingyun tilted his head." South Qin? Why South Qin?"
"This was decided by my Imperial Father and Imperial Mother. Because the South Qin Country is closest to our country, if we can rope in the South Qin Country, the future development of the Shang Country will definitely be promising. Although King Dai was a marquis with a different surname, he was the pillar of the South Qin royal family. He had an influence that could not be underestimated, which was why his father decided on this marriage.”
"So it's a marriage alliance! I understand." Zhangsun Lingyun nodded nonchalantly." Then do you know who I am and where this is?”
Chu Shengyi raised his head and looked around. He found himself surrounded by countless medicine cabinets, herbs and herbs, and even medicine pots of different sizes. He really could not tell where he was.
He shook his head." Is this a pharmacy?”
"No! No! How could I take you to the pharmacy, strip you naked, and throw you into the Hundred Herbs Soup to cook? Let me tell you, this is Hua Tuo Pavilion, the Hua Tuo Pavilion that all doctors in the world dream of!”
Hua Tuo Pavilion? Chu Shengyi was startled.
He had heard Xia Jisheng mention Hua Tuo Pavilion before. He said that Hua Tuo Pavilion had gathered all the medical classics and medical classics since the Yellow Emperor, as well as all the precious medicinal herbs in the world that he could name, or even those that he could not. Therefore, as long as one studied medicine, they would want to explore Hua Tuo Pavilion. Anyone who knew a little about the art of Qihuang would treat Huatuo Pavilion as a sacred place because there were medicinal herbs and pharmacopeias that they dreamed of!
However, as far as he knew, Hua Tuo Pavilion was far away in the Phoenix Palace of Dunhuang. This girl said that this was Hua Tuo Pavilion. Could it be…that this was the legendary Phoenix Palace of Dunhuang?
"You said this is the Phoenix Palace?"
Zhangsun Lingyun nodded." Yes!"
"Then…then you are…the Vermillion Bird Maiden?”
She shook her head and then nodded. This confused Chu Shengyi.
"What is shaking your head? What's a nod?"
"The Vermillion Bird Maiden is my mother, so she shook her head. But after we get married, the Vermillion Bird Maiden will be me, so I nodded.”
Hearing this, Chu Shengyi was extremely surprised.
The Vermillion Bird Maiden?
Could it be that the person he had seen back then was the Vermillion Bird Maiden? And he felt that this girl looked familiar just because she was the daughter of the Vermillion Bird Maiden?
Legend had it that the Vermilion Bird was the protector of the Yellow Emperor, protecting the safety of the entire empire and the royal family. After the Yellow Emperor died, in order to ensure that the incense of the Yellow Emperor's bloodline would not be cut off by the invasion of the foreign tribes, the entire imperial city was moved underground and the Phoenix Palace of Dunhuang was built.
However, this was not the mystery of the Phoenix Palace in Dunhuang. When the Vermilion Bird Maiden moved the entire imperial city to Dunhuang, she also brought the Nuwa Stone left behind by Nuwa when she mended the sky to the Phoenix Palace and carved it into nine pieces of jade. They were called the Nine Phoenix Jade Ring.
It was said that because the Nine Phoenix Ring was originally used by Nüwa to mend the heavens, it possessed mysterious powers that could cure all illnesses and prolong one's life. Some people even said that those who obtained the Nine Phoenix Ring could live forever and retain their youth forever…All kinds of legends spread like wildfire.
When the Vermilion Bird moved the city, she also took away the huge treasure that the Yellow Emperor had obtained from Chiyou. In addition, the Vermilion Bird was originally the guardian angel of the country. She was proficient in medicine, divination, and knew the past and the future. She even knew the rise and fall of dynasties like the back of her hand. Many emperors from ancient times to the present respected and valued her. From then on, the Phoenix Palace of Dunhuang had a noble status and wealth.
Some people said that if the people of the Phoenix Palace wanted to be emperors, they would have been emperors a long time ago. Some people also said that if the people of the Phoenix Palace wanted to unify the world, who knew how many times they had done so. Some people even said that if the people of the Phoenix Palace wanted to live forever, then Emperor Qin would not have sent Xu Fu to cross the sea to pray, because the Phoenix Palace already had a supreme secret recipe for immortality.
But the Feng Palace did not do any of these things!
For hundreds of years, with the change of dynasties and the passage of time, the Phoenix Palace had been silently guarding the treasures left behind by the Yellow Emperor. They had been quietly abiding by the teachings of the Vermilion Bird Maiden. They had been indifferent to fame and fortune, aloof from the world, and treated power and wealth like dirt. However, when suffering beings were suffering from illnesses and disasters, the Phoenix Palace would not stand by and watch. This established the noble status of the Phoenix Palace in the eyes of the world.
However, the legends of the Phoenix Palace and the Vermilion Bird Maiden could not compare to Chu Shengyi's curiosity about Zhangsun Lingyun. No, to be precise, he was curious about Zhangsun Lingyun's mother.
"Then…why are you looking for me? With your background, conditions, and status, there are many men in the world waiting to marry you. Why did you come to me?”
"Because I like you, so I want to marry you.”She replied matter-of-factly.
"That's all?" Chu Shengyi was surprised. The reason for a girl to woo a man was actually so simple? Not for fame, not for profit, not for any other purpose, just because…he liked her?
She nodded." Yes, that's the only way. Don't tell me there are other reasons?"
" But..." Chu Shengyi shook his head." But I can't marry you. I already have a fiancée."”
"Can't?" Zhangsun Lingyun's eyes widened, as if he was not disappointed at all." Do you know how I brought you out?”
Chu Shengyi was stunned. How did she bring him out?
He remembered that he was lying on the bed before he fainted. Why was he here now? Furthermore, he was stripped naked by this strange girl and soaked in soup?
Could she…
Zhangsun Lingyun looked at Chu Shengyi cunningly." Let me tell you, I took you away from His Majesty and a bunch of guards! And I didn't drug or poison you. Do you know what this means?”
Chu Shengyi's face paled, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
What did this mean?
This meant that even if she didn't use any tricks, even if she didn't poison or drug anyone, she could enter and leave the palace at will, do anything she wanted, take away anyone she wanted, and even…kill people!
Sure enough, the little girl had her hands behind her back and was taking small steps. Her expression was relaxed, but her tone was chilling.
"I don't like to kill people because Mother told me that I study medicine to save people. As the master of the Phoenix Palace, I can't let people die so easily. But I don't like to snatch things from others, especially my husband from other women. So what should I do?”
"You…you want to kill someone?"
Zhangsun Lingyun looked innocent." I didn't say that! I only said that I don't like to snatch someone else's husband, and I don't like to see someone die because of me!”
She jumped in front of Chu Shengyi and asked again, full of expectation,"I'll marry you, and then we'll have nine babies together, okay? This way, no one will die, and I won't have to fight for my husband, right? Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"
However, Chu Shengyi still shook his head." Impossible! Chu Shengyi had always been a man of his word. How could he go back on his word?”
Zhangsun Lingyun's expression changed." But I saved your life. How are you going to repay me?”
" I…" Chu Shengyi paused." I will repay you for saving my life in my lifetime. However, marriage was the only thing that could not be carried out!”
Hearing his direct rejection, Zhangsun Lingyun was a little surprised. She poked Chu Shengyi and said fiercely,""Hey! I've already told you that I'm the master of the Phoenix Palace and will inherit the position of the Vermillion Bird Maiden in the future. In terms of background, background, and looks, how can I be inferior to that stinky woman from the South Qin Kingdom? Moreover, if they really wanted to have a marriage alliance, a marriage alliance with the Feng Palace would definitely be more useful than a marriage alliance with the small South Qin Country, right?”
Chu Shengyi was stunned, but he had to admit that this little girl's background was better than South Qin's Murong Zhi. In terms of looks, there were not many women in the world who could compare to her. In terms of strength, the Phoenix Palace was the marriage partner that all the dukes and marquis kingdoms dreamed of.
But…could he?
He still shook his head." I agree with everything you said, but I still say the same thing. Impossible! I won't agree to it!"
Zhangsun Lingyun was furious. He was so angry that he exploded!
She jumped up and down, her face flushed red. She pointed at Chu Shengyi and cursed,"You're Wang Qidan's younger brother and Wang Jiudan's older brother. Let me ask you, do you agree or not?”
Chu Shengyi shook his head." Impossible!"
"You!"
Zhangsun Lingyun's eyes were wide open, and her small chest was heaving up and down violently, showing that she was really angry!
This was really too detestable! This was the first time in her life that she had fallen in love with a man and asked for his hand in marriage. She did not expect to be rejected!
Humph! How could she swallow this? She had to make him agree!
As she thought about it, she rushed to the medicine cabinet and grabbed a bunch of medicine. Then, she came to Chu Shengyi with a strange expression.
"Do you agree or not? If you don't agree, I'll throw you down! Once I throw this medicine down, in less than fifteen minutes, your entire body will heat up and itch. Then, your skin will start to fester, and in the end, even your bones will rot. That will be worse than death.”
Chu Shengyi shook his head. A stubborn look appeared on his pale face." Even if you want to cut me to death, I, Chu Shengyi, will not agree to it!”
Zhangsun Lingyun's round eyes widened, and he really threw the medicine into the soup.
After a while, Chu Shengyi's body began to heat up and turn red. Beads of sweat dripped down from his forehead. His hands and feet began to itch for some reason, but he gritted his teeth and did not even make a sound.
When Zhangsun Lingyun saw this, he threatened again,""Do you agree? If you still don't agree, I'll put more medicine in!”
Unexpectedly, Chu Shengyi closed his eyes and ignored her.
Seeing Chu Shengyi's backbone, Zhangsun Lingyun's mouth opened slightly. For a moment, he did not know what to do. After a while, she threatened again,"Hey! Stinky Crown Prince, you can be fearless, but aren't you afraid that your family and fiancée will also be in trouble?”
He opened his eyes and glanced at her with contempt. He said coldly,"If you want to do this, I have no choice. But remember, you better kill me. Otherwise, as long as I still have a breath left, I won't let you go to the ends of the earth.”
Zhangsun Lingyun gasped. He really didn't know what to do. She had never met such a stubborn, strong-willed, and unyielding person who was not afraid of death, pain, or torture. Most importantly, he wasn't afraid of others dying. He wasn't even afraid of his beloved parents!
What should he do? What should I do when I meet such a person?
Zhangsun Lingyun tilted his little head and looked at Chu Shengyi's pale face in the hot pot. He was thinking hard about what he should do to make this man whom he had taken a fancy to accept him.
Suddenly, a strange thought flashed through her mind. Then, a snicker appeared on her pretty little face.
She walked up to Chu Shengyi and looked down at him, as if she was thinking about how to deal with him.
As for Chu Shengyi, he knew that the little girl must be up to something. He continued to close his eyes and endure the pain, but he heard a rustling sound. Then, he heard the little girl shouting!!
"Stinky Crown Prince, open your eyes and look at me!”
Chu Shengyi initially wanted to ignore her, but after she repeatedly threatened him to open his eyes, he slowly opened his eyes. He was shocked to see that this beautiful little girl had stripped herself naked in front of him.
Chu Shengyi was shocked. He did not think of how to avoid her for a moment. He just stared blankly at the beautiful naked body in front of him.
"You…"
Zhangsun Lingyun's eyes were filled with mischief and pride." You saw it?”
Chu Shengyi was stunned again. That's right! So what if he saw it? Didn't she also see her naked appearance? Moreover, she was the one who took off his clothes.
However, he then thought that something was wrong! She was a girl. She could only take off his clothes for the sake of treating his illness. She could only say that it was a temporary measure. However, when she took off her clothes and stood in front of him, that would be…
Chu Shengyi quickly closed his eyes and said in a panic,"I didn't see anything.”
A sneaky smile appeared on Zhangsun Lingyun's face. She jumped into the medicinal soup with a plop and hugged Chu Shengyi with both hands. She shouted in a show of force,""You saw it! Not only did you see it, but you also hugged me. Now you must marry me and be responsible for me. Otherwise, I will tell your father and mother that you cheated on me and abandoned me. You are irresponsible and a rapist!”
Chu Shengyi reached out to push her away, but Zhangsun Lingyun was hugging him tightly. Secondly, he was sick and couldn't exert any strength. Therefore, not only did his push fail to push Zhangsun Lingyun away, but the little girl's pestering caused the two of them to stick together even more ambiguously.
" Miss Zhangsun, you…please have some self-respect…" Chu Shengyi pushed her away.
Zhangsun Lingyun rejected him brazenly." No! I like you. I want to marry you!"
She hugged him tightly with her small hands, her soft and fragrant body sticking close to him. Her small lips kissed his face fiercely, and she kept shouting,"I want to marry you, I want to marry you!”
Chu Shengyi dodged and kept saying,"Miss Zhangsun, don't be like this. Please have some self-respect. Miss Zhangsun…"
However, Zhangsun Lingyun stubbornly repeated,""No! I don't want it! I like you. I want to marry you. I must marry you!”
At this moment, a pleasant yet stern female voice sounded.
"Chu Shengyi! In front of beautiful women, unexpectedly can sit still; When wealth and honor came, he was not moved at all. The so-called poverty and inferiority cannot be moved, wealth and honor cannot be lascivious, and might cannot be subdued. This was probably the case! Enough, Yun 'er, you can come out now.”
Hearing this voice, Zhangsun Lingyun was shocked." Mother!”
"Come out quickly!" the woman said. Do you hear me?"
"But mother…I like him, I want to marry him…"
"I told you to come out, did you hear me? How could a girl make such a scene? Come out quickly, don't let the crown prince see you as a joke.”
"Mother!"
"Yun 'er, love can't be forced. It's the same with marriage. Since the Crown Prince is so trustworthy, how can we force him? Do you want others to say that the Phoenix Palace of Dunhuang only knows how to bully people and bully the weak? Come on, be good and come out!"
Zhangsun Lingyun's small mouth was pouted for a long time. His small nose twitched, and his eyes were already filled with tears.
Suddenly, she burst into tears. I really like him, I really want to marry him! She even used a hundred herbs to make a hundred herbs soup to treat his illness and spent a lot of time taking care of him. Why was he still…still…wow!”
Zhangsun Lingyun's crying surprised Chu Shengyi.
He lowered his head and looked at the little girl who was sobbing in front of him. A strange feeling suddenly rose in his heart.
He couldn't help but reach out and press his hand on her trembling little shoulder." Miss Zhangsun, I…"
However, Zhangsun Lingyun slapped his hand away fiercely. At the same time, he raised his head and glared at him fiercely, but his eyes were still filled with tears. His appearance was beautiful with a hint of fierceness, and weak with a hint of arrogance." You dare to touch me? If you dare to touch me again, do you believe that I will immediately poison you to death?”
"I…"
Zhangsun Lingyun stood up and left the metal bucket, casually putting on his clothes. Before she left, she threw the antidote into the water and said fiercely with her back to Chu Shengyi,"You still have to boil in the Hundred Herbs Soup for six days and six nights. During these six days and six nights, you can't move around, don't let your imagination run wild, and you can't use your true qi recklessly. Otherwise, don't blame me for not warning you if something happens and you die!”
She then left in a hurry, leaving Chu Shengyi alone in Hua Tuo Pavilion to continue cooking.
Six days later, Zhangsun Lingyun drove Chu Shengyi away from Dunhuang.
After six days and six nights of treatment, Chu Shengyi's internal injuries and poison injuries caused by the side pain in his training had finally recovered.
However, a person who had just recovered from a serious illness was actually no different from a baby. He could not use his true energy recklessly, nor could he lift his weight to run or jump for the time being. Therefore, the heavy burden of driving naturally fell on Zhangsun Lingyun, who looked delicate and weak, but dared to love and hate, and was full of vitality.
However, the little girl, who had been clamoring to marry him and even stripped herself naked to hug him, had not spoken a word to him since that day. She had not even looked him in the eye once. She had only done her duty every day to treat his illness.
However, even though he was treating his illness, Zhangsun Lingyun was still cold and indifferent. He did not look at him or say a word. It was as if the two of them did not know each other at all. It was a completely different person from the passionate and lively little girl who was always scaring people with her words and jumping around.
Chu Shengyi was conflicted about this.
Actually, he didn't hate Zhangsun Lingyun. In fact, he even liked him a little. After all, who could reject such a lively, innocent, beautiful, intelligent, skilled in medicine, yet bold and meticulous, straightforward, and daring to love and hate little woman? Besides, she looked exactly like the Vermillion Bird Maiden he had seen all those years ago and the beautiful figure he had always remembered!
But…could he? Was he qualified? Could he go against the marriage and future that his Imperial Father and Imperial Mother had decided for him?
Chu Shengyi shook his head and sighed silently. He turned his gaze to the vast yellow sand field.
Although they were still in Dunhuang, they were already quite a distance away from the Phoenix Palace. Other than the blue sky, there were only yellow sand dunes everywhere.
The uneven sand dunes, a few withered trees, and broken walls revealed the greenery and prosperity that had once existed here. It only added to the helplessness and sigh of the vicissitudes of life.
At this moment, Zhangsun Lingyun suddenly stopped the carriage in front of a dilapidated wall and pouted without saying a word.
Chu Shengyi was confused. He turned to look at her," This is…"
Zhangsun Lingyun looked straight ahead and did not even look at him. His small mouth was curled up for a long time." Aren't you in Dao Gu? This was the Suoyang City of Xue Rengui in the Tang Dynasty. If he wanted to mourn the ancient times, this was the best place.”
Hearing this, Chu Shengyi's eyes flashed with a strange light. This girl…this girl actually knew what he was thinking without even asking? She…
He was about to say something when he saw a cloud of dust not far away. It seemed that a large group of people was rapidly approaching them.
Chu Shengyi was slightly stunned. He turned around to warn Zhangsun Lingyun, but he realized that she had been lying by his feet. There was a golden arrow stuck in her back, and the golden feather was swaying in the breeze.
At the same time, he heard a woman's voice. A green figure ran into his arms and hugged him.
"Brother Sheng, are you alright? Did this witch hurt you?"
Another familiar voice asked!!
"Your Highness, are you alright? Are you hurt?"
Chu Shengyi pursed his lips and silently looked at the large group of people, Murong Zhi and Xia Jisheng, his face ashen.#
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