Chapter 186 The meteor is coming
At dusk and dusk, as the candles flickered, the wooden sign with Yi Xiaochuan's name was slowly blackened and burned. The pungent burnt smell filled the entire hall, crackling sparks splashed everywhere, and in a blink of an eye it turned into a bigger monster. The fire spread in all directions.
Thick smoke was billowing, and the flames were soaring into the sky.
Seeing the situation, the nearby eunuchs hurried to put out the fire, and within a short while, a large number of guards and maids had gathered outside the hall, some of them rushed into the hall to carry things, some filled the fire with water from other places, in the chaos, Yi Xiaochuan His face flickered, and he walked out of the courtyard against the crowd.
A strong wind blew over, raising the flame suddenly, involving several nearby side halls, and the scene became more and more chaotic.
Perhaps the fire here has attracted too many people's attention. When Yi Xiaochuan passed the Jade Beauty Hall again, he found that the door of the hall was open, and all the guards in the courtyard ran there to fight the fire. In the empty courtyard, there was only one familiar The man stood on the floating platform, staring at the waning moon just rising in the sky in a daze.
Yushu was looking at the moon on the floating platform, and Yi Xiaochuan was watching her outside the courtyard.
Suddenly, a meteor streaked across the night sky, dragged its long tail, and fell towards the south of the city. For a while, the whole night sky was reflected like daytime. Waking up with a start, his gaze subconsciously looked in the direction where the meteor fell, and this gaze was fixed on Yi Xiaochuan who was sluggish outside the gate.
'Sky Star? Is this the star that Old Cui mentioned? ’ When the night sky was illuminated, Yi Xiaochuan’s attention was also focused on this meteor that fell from the sky, and the sky star that Cui Wenzi had told him appeared in his mind, and he froze in place for a while.
"No! Your Majesty must have known about such a big commotion. I have to find Tianxing before Your Majesty, and hand it over to Old Cui to refine the Returning Yang Pill."
Yi Xiaochuan frowned slightly. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he felt someone pulling his arm. Turning around to look, he saw Yu Shu let go slowly, and asked with a complicated expression, "How long are you going to run away?"
"Yushu, I'll explain to you in a few days." Looking anxiously at the direction where the meteor fell, Yi Xiaochuan was in a heavy heart, and his eyes dodged, "I have something important to do now, so I must leave immediately!"
"Important matter? Until now, do you still want to lie to me?" Yu Shu's eyes flashed a look of disappointment, and he said bitterly: "Why can't you tell me the truth? Why do you have to lie to me? Some things, as long as you tell me I, I will try to accept it. But why do you lie to me again and again?"
You have said so much to me, I no longer know which of your words is true and which is false.
Maybe, it's all a lie.
"It's not that wrong, it's really related. In short, I have to leave the city immediately. When I come back, I will definitely explain it to you."
Yi Xiaochuan became more and more impatient, and he didn't know how to explain to Yu Shu now. In short, in his opinion, the physical disability is an urgent matter that needs to be resolved. All misunderstandings and misfortunes are caused by this, and the only way to do it again Only half of a man can resolve the previous misunderstandings and complete the unfinished regrets.
After Yi Xiaochuan finished speaking, he turned around again, and was stopped by Yushu again just as he took a step.
"Don't you want to ask what happened yesterday?"
Yu Shu took a few steps forward, opened his arms to block Yi Xiaochuan, raised his head to look directly into Yi Xiaochuan's eyes, and said stubbornly with slightly pursed lips.
Yi Xiaochuan's heart trembled, and his footsteps also stopped. He looked down at the stubborn girl in front of him, showing a look of pain and struggle,
"Yesterday, the envoys of the Tu'an tribe came to see His Majesty. The Queen Mother and the aunts of the tribe came to visit relatives in the palace and stayed with me for one night. Your Majesty, you did not stay here."
After Yushu finished speaking, he lowered his arms, moved to the side to open a passage, turned his face away and said: "I said this, just to tell me that I have not betrayed you, and at the same time I hope you will remember what you said."
Yi Xiaochuan's complexion seemed to have knocked over the dye vat, and his heart was full of mixed feelings. Between great sorrow and joy, there was an indescribable sense of self-blame and guilt.
Said "Sorry" with heavy eyes, Yi Xiaochuan walked around Yushu, and ran towards the palace gate without looking back.
In Xianyang City, Zhou Mansion.
In ancient times when entertainment methods were extremely scarce, it was common for people to work at sunrise and rest at sunset.
Fortunately, Lu Pheasant and Susu set up a glazed shop by themselves according to the formula provided by Zhou Ji, and they are busy with the business of the shop every day, so after Rimu returns home, they have to check the accounts of the day to avoid Zhou Ji In the process of paying the public grain, Ji encountered the embarrassment of falling stars.
Walking out of the courtyard, looking at the light red streamer illuminating the night sky, Zhou Ji felt a majestic and extremely terrifying power from the streamer. With his century-old Leifa cultivation base, it was like a drop in the ocean in front of this force, but he The square pattern in the palm of the palm opened uncontrollably, and the flickering light kept reminding Zhou Ji that this piece of sky star is definitely a great treasure.
Zhou Ji put his palms together, put away the formation map, then lightly patted Lu Zhi and Susu who came out with him to join in the fun, and said with a smile: "This meteorite is very important to me, you wait for me at the mansion first , if I haven't returned within an hour, then you all go to bed first."
Susu touched the iron bangs messed up by Zhou Ji, nodded obediently, but suddenly seemed to think of something, and asked with a frown: "Will it be dangerous for Mr. Xiang to go?"
"Don't worry, who is your husband? There will be no danger." Zhou Ji smiled, looked at Susu's concerned face, stretched out his hand to ruffle the bangs she had just flattened, and then smiled at Lu Zhi: "Pheasant, Susu will be taken care of by you."
Lu Zhi gave Zhou Ji a blank look, helped Su Su to straighten her hair, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Mr. Xiang, go back early."
Zhou Ji nodded slightly, opened his palms, a blue light flashed in the room, and the Yulei Sword came through the hall and stuck in front of Zhou Ji.
Zhou Ji tied the sword body behind his back, tapped his toes, and the whole person floated into the air, and disappeared into the night with one leap.
The backyard of the restaurant.
Everything that happened during the day was like a nightmare, lingering in the dream, now when I woke up, the memory faded like a tide, even though I had calmed down, the tears in the corners of my eyes still couldn't stop falling down the pillow, soaking it all up.
Looking up and looking out of the window, the sky is completely dark at this moment, and the familiar courtyard is a bit eeriely quiet at the moment.
Xiaoyue subconsciously felt a little uneasy, got up from the bed with her drowsy head, pushed open the door and walked outside.
Stepping out of the door, it seems to have passed through another world. The restaurant in the front yard is brightly lit, and there are endless noises. These noisy noises destroy the tranquility, but it makes people feel more at ease.
"Where's brother? There's Brother Xiang, Young Master Zhou, Sister Pheasant, Sister Su, where did they go?" Xiaoyue shook her head, looked at the empty courtyard suspiciously, and suddenly noticed , lit up a little bit of fire.
Xiaoyue blinked, and a faint fragrance came from there. As she got closer, this fragrance became more and more intense. She had never smelled the fragrance before, and it lingered at the tip of her nose and filled her heart.
Xiaoyue subconsciously swallowed her saliva, and quickened her pace. As soon as she opened the door, she saw a familiar figure working on the stove, and the rich aroma came out of the stove, which made people feel very appetizing.
"It smells so good~!"
The materials in this era are too scarce, and it is not easy for Gao Yao to completely reproduce modern cakes. Gao Yao, who was concentrating on making layer cakes, did not notice Xiaoyue's arrival at all, and suddenly heard her voice , Only then did he realize that he quickly stretched out his hand to cover the bottom layer of the cake, which was not much smaller than the table, and said in a panic, "Xiao Xiaoyue, are you awake? How do you feel? What's wrong? Are your arms and shoulders still hurting?"
"Sister Pheasant and Sister Su gave me medicine, and I'm much better now." Xiaoyue glanced around, wondering, "Brother, where are Brother Xiang and the others?"
"Brother Xiang has been going back and forth to Xianyang Kuaiji these days, and it's been too tiring. I'll persuade him to go back to his room to rest, and Lao Zhou and the others have also returned to their residence." Gao Yao brought a bamboo drawer from the side to cover the cake while talking.
"The family affairs and the daytime affairs are all thanks to Brother Xiang's righteousness. It's a pity that I couldn't thank him properly during the day. Tomorrow, I can invite my brother to set up a banquet. May I thank him in person?" Xiaoyue looked at Although he was a little curious about the strange behavior with high eyesight, but seeing that he deliberately concealed it, he didn't pursue it further.
Gao Yao quickly agreed. In order to worry that Xiaoyue would continue to question and spoil the surprise he had prepared in advance, Gao Yao rubbed the flour on his hands and pushed Xiaoyue out of the small kitchen.
Back in the courtyard, the night had turned a bit cooler, Gao Yao took out a blanket from the side room and put it on Xiaoyue, looked at the crescent moon in the sky, and asked softly: "Xiaoyue, do you still remember your Birthday horoscope?"
"Xiaoyue was still young when Chu State fell, and she didn't remember her birthday." Xiaoyue tightened the blanket on her body, looked down at her toes, and said with a gloomy expression, "I have no relatives, and I don't know her birthday, except for the one left by her mother." Silver Bracelet, Xiaoyue only has her brother as her relative."
Hearing what Xiaoyue said, Gao Yao thought of Gao Lan again.
In the Qin Dynasty, Xiaoyue still had herself by her side, but in modern times, Gao Lan is really the only one left.
A trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, Gao Yao looked at this woman who was exactly like Gao Lan, opened his mouth, and just about to say something, he felt a strong light red light on the top of his head, he and Xiaoyue looked up at the same time, and saw A dazzling meteor streaked across the night sky, with a momentum that was unheard of and never seen before.
"There is a saying in our place." Gao Yao looked at the shooting star slowly passing by, and said seriously: "On your birthday, as long as you make a wish on the shooting star, any wish will come true. In fact, Brother Xiang not only found out the whereabouts of your family , I even found out about your birthday."
Xiaoyue looked up at Gao Yao in disbelief, Gao Yao nodded slightly, and said quietly: "Tomorrow is the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and it is also your birthday."
Gao Yao said with a bitter smile: "It's a pity that the meteor is a day early. It would be great if it appeared tomorrow."
"Is this true?" Xiaoyue stood up, as if in the day and night, the light red light illuminated her face, her eyes were full of shock and touch.
The meteor fell, the night gradually dimmed, and the evening wind blew, Xiaoyue regained her composure and suddenly said: "So, after busying in the back kitchen just now, brother is preparing a surprise for me?"
"Huh? You guessed it?"
"Pfft~ Is there still a need to guess? Don't be too obvious." Xiaoyue covered her mouth and smiled, "But, since it's a surprise, I won't ask any further. Brother must have prepared something that Xiaoyue has never seen before. .”
Xiaoyue, who became more cheerful, turned to look at the sky, pointed at the direction where the meteor just appeared, and said with a smile: "Brother, do you think there will be meteors tomorrow?"
Gao Yao scratched his head, smiled wryly and said, "Who can say for sure?"
"That's right, then I'll make a wish with today's shooting star first~" Xiaoyue clasped her hands together on her chest, and said with a smile: "Anyway, it will be tomorrow in a few hours, maybe now is the time to make a wish?"
Xiaoyue lowered her head and closed her eyes as she spoke, wishing Gao Yao, Xiang Yu, Sister Pheasant, Sister Su, and Zhou Ji from the bottom of her heart. Wait, before she opened her eyes, she suddenly thought of someone again, and she couldn't help but murmured softly: "I hope Mr. Yi can come out." Difficulty, happiness and peace."
The sky star fell in the ten mile **** to the south of the city, and a huge pothole was smashed out of a small hill. The dazzling light gradually faded away, leaving only the incinerated rocks and sand with a dark red glow. It flows around, like magma after a volcanic eruption, constantly eroding the surrounding vegetation.
With Zhou Ji's lightness skills, Yingzheng hadn't reacted when he arrived at Shilipo, and even Yi Xiaochuan was still hovering near the palace gate. Only Cui Wenzi, who hadn't shown up for many days, appeared first. The location is carefully collecting debris scattered around.
Feeling something in his heart, Cui Wenzi turned his head to look at the direction Zhou Ji was coming from, a trace of unwillingness and resentment flashed in his eyes, but before the other party arrived, a terrifying magic circle from ancient times was reflected in the void behind him, even if it was just The image transformed by the breath leak is enough to make the consciousness of this world feel scared.
Zhou Ji didn't feel this himself. When he came to the pit, Cui Wenzi had long since disappeared. Looking down at the red spar in the pit, Zhou Ji seemed to realize something in his heart. Then, the palm formation suddenly opened, and the surrounding soil and grass remained motionless, but the body of the star and the debris scattered around seemed to be attracted by something, and slowly entered the formation.
In a trance, Zhou Ji seemed to have returned to the ancient space where the array was located ahead of time. The spiritual power originally contained in Tianxing's body was crazily extracted by the array, and its crimson light became weaker and weaker, and finally turned into a completely The transparent crystal fell into the middle of the formation with a bang.
A few miles away, Cui Wenzi looked at Zhou Ji's position in amazement. This time, he felt more clearly that the aura came from the ancient Zhuxian Sword Formation. There are legends in the three thousand worlds, but it never existed. place.
(end of this chapter)