Chapter 716 Flowers bloom on the other side of the river (1)
After all, in the middle of June, the scenery of West Lake is different from that of the four seasons. The lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are exceptionally red.
Southern Dynasties.
It was an extremely hot summer, and the lotus-picking season was approaching in the south of the Yangtze River. Amidst the annoying chirping of cicadas, Zhou Pei woke up from his sleep, with vague traces of nightmares still in his mind. The conflicts of thousands of people, in the
An unspeakable wave of rage formed in the darkness, and the smell of blood floated from a very far away place.
How much time has passed since that nightmarish battle?
The Jurchens searched the mountains and seas and slaughtered wantonly in the south of the Yangtze River.
She and her father wandered on the sea for half a year, leaving her younger brother behind, fleeing and struggling in this land south of the Yangtze River for half a year.
Time has passed in my memory for a long time. However, if I think about it carefully, it seems that it is just the past in front of me.
The personal maid Yiren came in with an ice-cold sour plum soup. She sobered up a little and cleared away the haze in her mind. Soon after, she changed her clothes and walked out of the room. On the corridor, the eaves of the Princess Mansion shed a piece of coolness.
There are walkways, trees, and a large lotus pond in front of you. The water in the pond is glowing in the sun.
The weather was so hot that there were no people in the corridors and pavilions over the pond, except for the occasional guard on duty under the eaves. Amidst the chirping of cicadas, the sound of quarreling could be vaguely heard coming from the neighboring courtyard at the other end of the corridor.
Zhou Pei frowned and walked over there. The long corridor stretched, and the sounds there became clearer. It was this clear voice that made Zhou Pei's mood settle down.
The courtyard she lives in faces the large pond and is the most spacious. There are more than ten rooms lined up on the waterside, facing the waterside or water gardens and pavilions. It is considered the core of the princess mansion. Zhou Pei lives here.
, where we deal with various things every day. The courtyard next to it is slightly smaller. A large locust tree in the courtyard casts a shade in the poisonous sunlight. When Zhou Pei passed by, he saw what seemed to be a confrontation.
The two men - actually just one person looking for trouble - the consort Qu Zonghui had been swearing at Cheng Zhouhai for a long time. Seeing that Cheng Zhouhai still ignored him, he rushed over and pushed him.
one time.
"...Why don't you bother to talk to me? Do you think being a pretty girl means you are really great? No matter how old you are, you can be her father..."
Facing Qu Zonghui, Cheng Zhouhai just lowered his eyebrows and said nothing. When the prince-in-law rushed over and stretched out his hands to push, he took two steps back, causing Qu Zonghui to push him in the air and rush forward.
He almost fell down after taking two steps. This made Qu Zonghui even more embarrassed and annoyed: "How dare you hide..."
"enough!"
Zhou Peixing appeared at the gate of the courtyard with angry eyes. The eldest princess in palace clothes had her own majesty at this time. As soon as she appeared, the courtyard became quiet. She looked at the man in the courtyard who was nominally her husband, with helplessness in her eyes.
She was hiding her disappointment - but this was not the first time. After taking two suppressed breaths, she tilted her head: "The prince-in-law is so rude. Take him down."
She said her words to Gong Yiren, the personal maid next to her. Gong Yiren bowed and accepted the order, and then quietly called the two guards next to her to come forward. When she approached Qu Zonghui, she also apologized in a low voice. The guards walked over, and Qu Zonghui
Zong Hui raised his head and waved at Zhou Pei to prevent the guards from approaching.
"I'll leave!"
After saying this proudly, he glanced at Cheng Zhouhai again, turned around and left the yard.
If you only look at the departing figure, Qu Zonghui, with his tall figure, fluttering clothes and confident steps, is indeed a man who can make many women fall in love - over the years, he has indeed relied on this skin to capture many women in Lin'an City.
And every time he left in front of Zhou Pei, he did maintain his demeanor like this. Perhaps he hoped that Zhou Pei would change his mind somewhat after seeing his pride.
However, he never knew that the woman in front of him had never had much admiration for this side of men. Perhaps she had seen too many things too early, or perhaps it was because of the things she had been responsible for in the past few years.
, are all kinds of overly complicated situations. Every time Qu Zonghui tries to save his relationship, it often lasts for several days or half a month. Then he leaves in anger when Zhou Pei doesn't respond, and starts to "
He throws himself into the arms of other women for the reason of "giving up on himself".
For Zhou Pei at this time, such efforts were too much like a child's play. Qu Zonghui did not understand that his "efforts" were too arrogant to mock the efforts of people in this world. Princess
Everything in the government is related to the livelihood of hundreds or even thousands of people. If there is room for the word "give up", then this world will be really happy.
Once upon a time, it was difficult to change the situation. This year, Zhou Pei was twenty-five years old, and she had become an adult in a time that she did not even realize.
"The prince consort is incompetent, and I have made my husband feel wronged."
"It doesn't matter, the prince-in-law... also has some unnecessary jealousy because he loves the princess."
"Oh." Zhou Pei nodded and smiled gently, "Sir, come with me."
"Um."
Amidst the chirping of cicadas under the dazzling sunshine, the two of them went to the study room in the large courtyard where they were discussing matters. This was a private interaction that they had been having for many years. From the perspective of outsiders, it was inevitable that it would be a bit ambiguous, but Zhou Zhou
Pei never defended himself, and Cheng Zhouhai's position as one of the top staff members in the princess's mansion never changed.
After inheriting the mantle of the Chengguo Princess Mansion, after several years in the Southern Dynasties, the current Princess Princess Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River has become an even bigger behemoth than before. After the Jurchens searched the mountains and seas, the Wu Dynasty
In essence, the entire Central Plains was lost. Faced with the chaos, the officials learned from the pain and cleaned up the situation. Zhou Pei and others reorganized the power of the Princess Mansion in this chaos, and started again with the mentality of reaching a dead end.
In a few years, relying on the assistance of Cheng Zhouhai and others, Zhou Pei worked hard and cautiously to learn Ning Yi's original methods of developing Zhuji and revitalized various industries. During this bleak time, the Central Plains fell and a large number of homes were lost.
When the Han people came from the north, the society was in chaos and people's livelihood was in ruins. Many people had no clothes to cover their bodies and no food to eat. In order to solve these problems, with the power of the princess's palace in the dark and the imperial decree in the light, they began to develop commercial workshops on a large scale, trying to
After the initial huge confusion and embarrassment of giving these people jobs, when they woke up, they suddenly discovered that the financial resources and influence of the Princess Mansion had expanded at all levels of society.
The gap between the rich and the poor in society is increasing, but the revitalization of business still gives a large number of people a chance to survive. After a year or two of chaos, the entire Jiangnan area has become astonishingly prosperous as never before - this is
The current situation that no one can understand - the people in the princess's house and the court can only be attributed to the sincere cooperation of all parties, the courage to learn from shame, and the unremitting efforts of each.
For some insiders, the development of various businesses in the Princess Mansion system has even faintly surpassed the original bamboo record system that cannot be mentioned - they have finally fully learned the rebel's certain skills in
In their hands, it was even worse. But after such huge chaos, they finally saw hope again.
Sure enough, without such a huge disaster, people living in a prosperous world would not wake up. It was the Jurchens' three trips south that woke up the people of the Wu Dynasty. As long as this continues, the Wu Dynasty will rise sooner or later.
This is a saying that has gradually become popular in many poetry and cultural gatherings. On the surface, Emperor Jingping's huge humiliation has not gone away, but generous calls to wash away the humiliation are gradually rising. This may be because
It is a symbol that society is gradually beginning to stabilize in some form - of course, the whole process may take a long, long time, but to be able to achieve such results, every participant is somewhat proud.
The princess's residence did not mention this, but in the exchange of data one by one, in the reports of people in various places being able to avoid hunger, Zhou Pei or Cheng Zhouhai and others could feel a certain aspect of peace in their hearts.
"...As for Quanzhou, the land from those eight farms cannot be harvested. However, I have already negotiated with Mu Yuanwai that after this harvest, the price will not exceed the average market price. He is afraid that we will forcefully harvest the farmland, so he should not dare to
Playing tricks. Two hundred people entered Pu Qing's cotton yarn workshop this time, and it is estimated that they will not be able to use them all. It is a bit troublesome, but the owner Ren told me that he has some new ideas... No matter how it is done, I think people can eat first.
Just eat. There is not enough food for disaster relief in Yangzhou, so we have some arrangements..."
In a calm tone, Cheng Zhouhai, as the chief butler, told Zhou Pei these things. From time to time, Zhou Pei would also ask a few questions. During this process, Cheng Zhouhai looked at the person behind the desk.
Women, occasionally have some sighs in their hearts. He is an extremely male chauvinist - or not just a male chauvinist - his utilitarian and pragmatic side makes him not unconditionally trust everyone. In the past,
Only a few people can win what he pays for.
The woman in front of her was not a stunningly talented person, she was still a naive little girl when we first met her. After Qin Lao died, Ning Yi rebelled, the world fell, and following Zhou Pei could only be regarded as a temporary expediency for Cheng Zhouhai -
- The more innocent she is, the easier it is to fool and manipulate - However, over the years, the woman's hard work and trembling have been seen in Cheng Zhouhai's eyes. She spent many nights almost sleepless comparing and processing things in various places, tirelessly
Inquiring and studying; traveling and providing disaster relief in other places, facing a large number of victims, she rushed to the front line to deal with and comfort them. Facing the pressure and confrontation from local forces, she also struggled to learn various ways of coping and differentiation.
In an extremely difficult situation, he even drew a knife to kill someone with his own hands and suppressed the conflict forcefully. After waiting for the situation to ease, he continued to be gentle with all parties.
Many of these methods come from Cheng Zhouhai's suggestions and teachings. Now, Cheng Zhouhai may not necessarily admire the woman in front of him, but he can more or less treat her as a companion. Because of this,
As he watched this "eldest princess" gradually become calm and calm amid countless troubles, he would also feel pity and sympathy for her.
As a person, especially as a woman, she has never been happy. All these years have been burdened on her by the responsibilities of the royal family. Under the premise of having an unreliable father, her responsibility to the people of the world should not have been.
A woman's responsibility, because as a man, you might be able to gain a sense of satisfaction from making achievements, but the child in front of you only has deep weight and shackles.
Sometimes Cheng Zhouhai even feels that if she gives up her seriousness and accepts Qu Zonghui as the consort, she may still get some happiness. The nature of the consort is not necessarily bad, he is just young, arrogant, and weak. He
He often approached her with longing, and after ten days and a half, he felt that he had been ignored, and went to look for other women - in fact, if Zhou Pei had shown him some good looks, he might never do such a thing in his life.
After all, as a woman, the eldest princess at this time is also extremely beautiful and elegant. Her huge power and long-term living alone also give her a mysterious and unattainable brilliance. After experiencing many things,
She also has a calm self-cultivation and temperament. It is no wonder that a superficial man like Qu Zonghui would be angry and run away again and again and come back unwillingly.
Every time he thought of something like this accidentally, every time, deep in his heart, there was a more secret sigh. This sigh even he himself didn't want to think about - it was something unthinkable - in
In some respects, he may know better than anyone else what is deep in the heart of the eldest princess, which is the dark secret that he accidentally glimpsed many years ago. In the Bianliang courtyard many years ago, Zhou Pei had a deep love for the man.
A gift... something like this is really fatal.
He buried these thoughts.
"...Also, yesterday afternoon, I met Dexin. He has been traveling abroad in the past two years, and he is quite different..."
After the serious chat, when chatting about gossip, Cheng Zhouhai mentioned the reunion with a friend yesterday. Zhou Pei raised his eyes: "Li Pin and Li Dexin? In the past few years, I have often heard people talk about his talents and learning. He has traveled all over the world.
, are you looking after you?"
"It's not the same. He told me that he still had doubts in his heart." Cheng Zhouhai looked at Zhou Pei and smiled again, "I asked him about becoming an official or simply coming to the princess's mansion to help, but he refused.
.However, yesterday he raised some concerns to me, which I think are quite reasonable. In the past two years, various stores under our control have developed rapidly, but this is because the refugees from the north continue to move southward. Our soldiers have come to cover up the water and earth.
There may be problems next..."
"I wonder when there will be no problem..." Zhou Pei clasped his hands, leaned against his face, looked at the heavy stack of rice paper documents on the table beside him, and sighed deeply.
Cheng Zhouhai smiled. In fact, the things he talked about with Li Pin yesterday were quite deep. Many of them were discussions based on Confucianism and Taoism. However, Zhou Pei has been chasing the back of a certain man in the past few years, and gradually...
Let's be pragmatic. If Cheng Zhouhai completely retells what they talked about, Zhou Pei would probably feel bored and a waste of time. He tried his best to briefly talk about Li Pin's current situation, and Zhou Pei sighed and ignored it.
.
The conversation between the two ended here. Before leaving, Cheng Zhouhai said: "I heard someone said that the prince is coming over today." Zhou Pei nodded: "Well, he said he would arrive in the afternoon. Sir, do you want to see him?"
"Not really." Cheng Zhouhai shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "There is great resistance to what the prince wants to do."
"He is obsessed with investigating things, but he is not very determined on this matter anyway."
Cheng Zhouhai smiled bitterly: "What I'm afraid of is that the prince is still very determined..."
After saying this, Cheng Zhouhai said goodbye and left. Zhou Pei smiled slightly, but her smile was slightly bitter. After she sent Cheng Zhouhai away, she went back to handle official duties. Not long after, Prince Junwu came over and walked through the door.
Pass the Princess Mansion and go straight inside.
Compared with his illustrious status as a prince, the 23-year-old Jun Wu looks too simple in appearance. He is dressed in a simple light blue uniform, with a beard under his chin, sharp eyes but slightly absent-minded - this is because of the thoughts in his mind.
There were too many things to do and too much focus on a certain aspect. After greeting each other, he said: "Qu Zonghui is here to make trouble today."
"You don't need to arrange for someone to be around him." Zhou Pei sighed and shook his head.
"If he makes trouble again, I will break his legs sooner or later."
"You were friends before." Zhou Pei smiled slightly, and after a moment, "What I mean is that people should be used in the right place. He is an insignificant person and is really not worthy."
Since the death of Qin Siyuan and Ning Yi's rebellion, the original foundation of the Right Prime Minister's Office was broken up. It was not until King Kang succeeded to the throne that they reunited, mainly under the siblings Zhou Pei and Jun Wu. Among them, Cheng Zhouhai
, Monk Jueming followed Zhou Pei to deal with business and political affairs, and he was informed that Yue Fei, Wang Shanyue and others took refuge in Prince Junwu. The two sides communicated with each other from time to time and helped each other.
But in terms of temperament, the relatively casual Jun Wu and the strict and rigid sister are quite different. Although the two sides have a deep love for each other, they will inevitably quarrel and have differences every time they meet. This is mainly because Jun Wu is obsessed with studying things after all.
Jun Wu admired her for not doing her job properly, but Jun Wu believed that her sister was becoming more and more "concerned about the overall situation" and would become like those court officials. Therefore, in the past few years, the two parties had gradually met less and less.
When they met now, the two of them subconsciously left the topic of possible quarrels at the beginning and chatted about some trivial family matters. After a while, Jun Wu mentioned the matter about the north: "...for the matter in April, Wang Zhongqi impeached Yue Fei for his temerity.
, I just put up with it, the penalty is just getting more and more extravagant, what's going on. If it hadn't happened like this, I wouldn't want to make this trip. My father is like this... I really..."
When he talked about this, he became angry. When the Jurchens were searching the mountains and seas, his father Zhou Yong only focused on running away. After the exchange between father and son, the army had some respect for his father. However, when the world is slightly stable, this emperor will always be a
The deputy and Xini listened to everyone's speeches with such gentleness. No matter what happened, Junwu approached him and the other party always said "you are my son" instead of "you are right", which really made people a little angry.
Regarding his anger, Zhou Pei was silent for a moment: "You know what's going on."
"Yeah, everyone knows what's going on...can you still show it off!?"
"The preparations are not enough. No one wants to recruit Jurchens here again."
"How can we be ready without fighting a single battle?"
"Chaotang's intention... is to be more cautious and figure it out slowly..." Zhou Pei said it a little lightly.
Junwu then hammered the coffee table next to him.
"Of course, since you are here, they will give in..."
"If the world is like this, there is still no way to save it..." Jun Wu gritted his teeth.
Zhou Pei shook his head and spoke softly: "After all, we haven't stood firm yet. Over the past few days, the outside has looked prosperous, but in fact the refugees have been moving southward. We have not yet been able to hold on to the situation. The foundation below is unstable, and it cannot be solved with a few generous words.
Yes, it’s not that the adults in the court don’t want to go north, but since the general trend is becoming peaceful, they can only maintain the situation first..."
"The general trend is peace... People from the north want to fight back. The general trend is war. No one wants to seize such a good opportunity..."
"If the Jurchens come again, all of Jiangnan will collapse. Can Jun Wu, General Yue, and General Han give everyone in the court the confidence to stop the Jurchens once? We must at least be able to stop the Jurchens once. How to stop them? Let Father go again
maritime?"
"Nothing in this world is necessarily possible." Jun Wu looked at his sister in front of him, but after a moment, he still looked away. He knew that it was not his sister that he should be looking at. Zhou Pei was just stating someone else's reasons.
That's all, and among them, there are more and more complicated reasons that can be said and cannot be said. In fact, both of them know it well and understand it even without opening their mouths.
In the afternoon in the courtyard, the sun was no longer as bright as noon, and a cool breeze began to blow in the room. The younger brother stood up and began to stand by the window and look at the bright lotus pond outside. The cicadas kept chirping. The two chatted casually again.
After a few words, Jun Wu suddenly said: "...I received news from Northwest earlier."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I don't want to hear it." Zhou Pei replied immediately.
"The beating was terrible." Jun Wu held on to the window frame, looked outside, and whispered. After a while, he turned back and said, "I will enter the palace later, and may have a meal in the palace."
Zhou Pei nodded: "There is a banquet at Xu's house in the evening. Mrs. Xu came to invite us again and again, so I agreed."
Jun Wu nodded and was silent for a moment: "I'll leave first."
"I send you."
The elder sister sent her younger brother to the door of the mansion. When leaving, Zhou Pei said: "Since you have come, my father will accept you."
Jun Wu smiled: "It's a pity that he won't agree to fight north." There was some irony in that smile, "...he is afraid."
Zhou Pei didn't say anything. The search for mountains and seas a few years ago, and the devastation of the Jurchens even further back, were imprinted in everyone's mind. During this period, some generals such as Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, and Liu Guangshi were training their troops.
While moving closer to the chaotic area north of Qinhuai, they fought several battles and recovered several prefectures and counties. However, every time there was a big victory, the masters and forces in the court would inevitably start to stop. What is the core reason?
Woolen cloth……
...he is afraid.
This is... something that cannot be expressed on the stage.
Zhou Yong could be unprincipled and help his son or daughter to do the opposite, but fundamentally, deep down in his heart, he was afraid. When the Jurchens went south for the third time, he twice
Du Xiu asked Jin Wushu for peace, and when Shu quickly raided Yangzhou, Zhou Yong failed to wait for his son's arrival, and finally sailed first. In the deepest part of his heart, he was not a strong emperor after all, and he did not even have his own opinions.
Not much.
After seeing her brother off, Zhou Pei walked all the way back to the study. The afternoon wind had begun to become gentle. She sat quietly at the table for a while, stretched out her hand, and opened the bottom drawer of the desk.
She kept a few pieces of paper recording intelligence information there, and she flipped through it. The information was all over the place and had not been filed yet. There was a piece of information that stopped in the middle. She pulled it out, took out half of it, and paused again.
That was the news that came back from the northwest not long ago, and she had already read it once. Putting it here, she was unwilling to give it a special classification. At this time, she even resisted taking another look at it. It was not strange information.
, in the past few years, similar messages have come out often.
She sat there, lowered her head, closed her eyes and tried to make all these emotions normal. Soon after, Zhou Pei sorted out her mood, sorted out the information, and put them back in the drawer.
It's just ordinary information. This is an ordinary day. She didn't think of anything extremely special... After such thoughts, her attention was already focused on reality, so she called the maid Yiren and asked for a moment.
After dressing up, he got into the carriage and went out.
The convoy of the Princess Palace drove through the streets of the original Hangzhou, which was already known as Lin'an, and passed through the dense flow of people to go to the residence of Xu Zhen, the Right Prime Minister at this time. The natal family of Xu Zhen's wife was a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, with vast land and a rich family.
There were many officials and their influence was profound. After getting in touch with the eldest princess Zhou Pei, she invited her many times before Zhou Pei finally agreed to attend this gathering of the female relatives of Xu Mansion.
At the end of summer in the sixth year of Wu Jianshuo's reign, the areas south of the Yangtze River, including the city of Hangzhou, were full of prosperity and vitality. It even made people suddenly wonder whether the fall of the Central Plains might be a good thing?
In the Xu Mansion, many officials and women welcomed the arrival of the eldest princess. As the sun set, the banquet began in the Champs Elysees in the backyard of the Xu Mansion. For Zhou Pei, this was a simple social scene. She skillfully
Talk to the women around you, watch the performance gracefully and with some distance, occasionally speak, and guide some topics at the banquet. Many women present looked at the princess of a country in front of them, who was only 25 years old, and wanted to get close.
They all have a trembling awe.
The person in front of me is not the kind of royal woman who is unconventional and cares about worldly affairs. She holds half of the royal family in her hands. Most of the time, her methods are gentle and she is not involved in any government affairs in name. However, under the circumstances,
During the various famines and chaos in the previous two or three years, there were many sharp examples of the Princess's Mansion's actions.
A group of ladies who are used to the intrigues in the backyards of wealthy families are naturally vulnerable and admiring when faced with such a woman. Although many people secretly criticize the eldest princess for being too strong at home, even forcing the prince-in-law to give up on herself.
, wandering around in Lin'an City, but when the other party ignored such rumors all the time, they became even more afraid of Zhou Pei.
A woman who doesn't even care about a family or a reputation, if she really wants to get angry, is there anything she can't do?
Therefore, abdominal slander is limited to abdominal slander.
During the banquet, there was enough intercourse. The women talked about poetry, talents, music, and then they also talked about whether they could invite the eldest princess to join them in the Qixi Festival after more than a month. Zhou Pei all participated in it appropriately, and the banquet was in progress.
During the incident, a frail official woman fainted due to heatstroke. Zhou Pei went over to take a look, and resolutely asked someone to help the woman to rest.
Xu time has just arrived, it has just darkened, and the banquet is halfway through. When the singer in Xu's mansion is performing, Zhou Pei is sitting there and has begun to wander around leisurely. Unintentionally, she thinks of the dream she had at noon.
.
How long has it been since that nightmarish war? In the summer of the third year of Jianshuo, the Jurchens crossed the river in Huangtian. It is now the sixth year of Jianshuo. Time has passed in memory for a long time. However, if you think about it carefully...
Just three years.
Three years... Looking at this scene of singing and dancing, she almost felt as if she was in another world.
A servant came from outside. When the maid Gong Yiren saw it, she walked over silently, communicated with the servant for a while, and then came back with something. Zhou Pei saw it, and on the side, Mrs. Xu accompanied her
With a smile on her face, she spoke to this side, and Zhou Pei responded with a smile. Gong Yiren quietly handed over a piece of paper. Zhou Pei glanced at it while talking.
Her smile faded silently and gradually became expressionless.
That emptiness that no one could describe appeared on the face of the eldest princess. Everyone was listening to her words - even though there was no nutrition - but the voice stopped suddenly. They saw, sitting at the front of the flower pavilion
Zhou Pei, who was in the center, stood up slowly. She looked at the note on her left hand without any expression on her face, and gently pressed her right hand on the table.
No one dared to speak. That empty expression could be coldness or terror. The eldest princess in front of her had commanded people to kill people, or even killed people herself - there was no aura on her body, but she was cold.
, all the negative feelings such as rejection and unkindness were revealed for the first time, as if they were revealed unscrupulously - if that note contained some news against the Xu family, if it was said that she suddenly wanted to operate on the Xu family
, that may not be surprising.
"Princess..." Gong Yiren tried to come over to help her. Zhou Pei's left hand waved gently, and she heard her say: "Fake."
Mrs. Xu also came over and was about to ask. What greeted her was Zhou Pei's fierce and short words: "Go away!" This sentence seemed to have exhausted all her strength. Mrs. Xu was shocked and turned pale.
He stopped walking.
In front of her, the body swayed, but she didn't feel it herself. Her eyes were wide open, and tears had already poured out and flowed all over her face. She took a step back, glanced across the front, and clenched her left hand tightly.
Note: "Fake..." The sound was not pronounced well because there was blood flowing from her mouth, and she fell down on the seat behind her.
Three years...
Her gaze passed above the Champs Elysees. In the sky, the night was swallowing up the last ray of sunset. The clouds were orange-grey and slowly drifted by. Three years... black things fell down, pressed deep in her heart.
Messages are pouring in, with swords, guns, swords and halberds, thousands of people are against each other, iron horses and glaciers, the raging shouts and spreading blood, the city is filled with bones, the sea of fire is filling the sky, the giant is holding the forged sky and earth with a strong and unyielding attitude
Noh... Like a volcano erupting, an overwhelming amount of energy surged towards her eyes.
Jiangnan, an ordinary but hot day, with long clouds.