The king thought deeply for a moment and asked, "What does this mythical beast you are talking about look like?"
"It's a sparrow that breathes fire."
Lin Xiaodong replied.
"sparrow?"
The king's face changed slightly and he leaned forward.
"how?"
Princess Xiyun is curious.
The king looked around and said, "I will talk to you about this alone after dinner."
After dinner, the princess, prince and queen returned to the palace first. The king took Lin Xiaodong back to his palace, drank all the servants away, and then said: "This matter concerns the Yaowu clan royal family."
Lin Xiaodong was confused when he heard this: Why is it related to the royal family?
"The Yaowu tribe claims to be the descendants of the Sun God Bird. The sparrows you mentioned are not sparrows. In the Yaowu tribe's view, they are the descendants of the Sun God Bird and are qualified to inherit the throne."
The king explained.
Lin Xiaodong opened his mouth and stared, inhaling: "Cai Cai, is he the prince of the Yaowu tribe?"
The leader of the country also felt shocked and regretful. He was seriously ill in bed and had no intention of taking care of it. Otherwise, if he had captured Caicai and controlled the prince of the Yaowu tribe, the two tribes would have fought with each other, which would have increased their chances of winning.
"Only the divine beasts who can control the immortal fire have the responsibility to inherit the throne of the country. The Yaowu tribe has become increasingly powerful in recent years, but there are fewer and fewer divine beasts who can control the immortal fire. Some live in foreign tribes, and some die unexpectedly."
The king smiled and said: "This kind of trick can deceive others but not me.
Now the leader of the Yaowu tribe is the high priest Chen Mingliang, because the tribe has not yet found another heir who can control the immortal fire.
If the fire is not extinguished and the legacy is completely lost, wouldn’t the future leader of the country be Chen Mingliang?”
Lin Xiaodong suddenly realized that he thought the Yaowu tribe was coming for him, but it turned out that they were coming for Cai Cai! "It's a pity that Cai Cai is dead and can't be used by me. Think about it, if the fire is not put out, it will be controlled by our human race.
How big a blow is it to the Yaowu Clan?"
The king rubbed his hands and his eyes gleamed.
Lin Xiaodong's back felt cold, and he chuckled: "Thank you, Lord, for clearing up the confusion. The common people will leave first!"
"Go ahead, you are not allowed to tell anyone what I told you."
"clear!"
Back at the inn, Lin Xiaodong closed his eyes and meditated, sorting out his thoughts: It turns out that Cai Cai is the prince of the Yaowu tribe.
In the future, the Indestructible Pearl cannot be revealed at will.
Long Yue was just an errand boy, and the high priest of Yaowu tribe was the mastermind behind this.
Thinking about it until late at night, Lin Xiaodong made up his mind to rebury Lan Ruo and Cai Cai first, go to see Shi Chong and the others, then go to Wan Fangzhai to settle accounts, and then study the affairs of the Yaowu Clan.
After thinking carefully, Lin Xiaodong nodded and prepared to turn off the lights and go to bed.
"Dong dong dong!"
There was a knock on the door.
Lin Xiaodong got out of bed and saw a white light outside the door, which was obviously Princess Xiyun.
"It's so late, what does the princess want from me?"
Lin Xiaodong asked first through the door.
Princess Xiyun said outside the door: "What did your father tell you?
How's the matter with Cai Cai?"
Lin Xiaodong opened the door and lowered his head, not daring to look at Princess Xiyun.
Princess Xiyun squeezed directly into the door, turned around and closed the door.
"The king won't let me say anything. In short, this matter was done by the Yaowu tribe."
Lin Xiaodong replied.
Princess Xiyun sat down, tilted her head and asked, "Then what are your plans in the future?"
Lin Xiaodong sat down opposite Princess Xiyun and said, "I'm going to bury Cai Cai and Lan Ruo together and choose a good place."
"Oh..." Princess Xiyun lowered her head.
"You said, where should we bury them two?
Qianshui City?”
Lin Xiaodong asked.
Princess Xiyun shook her head and pouted: "Miss Lanruo probably doesn't want to go back to Qianshui City. After all, Wanfangzhai is not a place worth remembering for her."
Princess Xiyun paused, raised her head, stared at Lin Xiaodong, and said seriously: "The place Miss Lan Ruo wants to stay the most is by your side."
Lin Xiaodong felt a pain in his heart and lowered his head: "But I don't have a fixed place to live, and I don't know where to settle down."
Princess Xiyun smiled: "You have two big pockets of gems in your hands, so what's the difficulty in settling down?"
"Okay, then I'll find a place to settle down first, but before that, I have to go see Shi Chong and the others."
Lin Xiaodong said.
Princess Xiyun's eyes lit up: "I'll go with you! After all, I also promised them that they will not be bullied when they come to human territory. As a princess, I must keep my word."
"good."
Lin Xiaodong nodded.
The two were silent for a moment. Lin Xiaodong looked out the window and said, "Princess, it's so late. Go back and rest early."
Princess Xiyun bit her lip, stood up, and stayed put.
Lin Xiaodong looked up and saw Princess Xiyun stunned, feeling something bad.
Suddenly, Princess Xiyun reached into her waist and began to untie her skirt.
"Princess?"
Lin Xiaodong stood up in fright.
Princess Xiyun gently pulled her hand and untied her white skirt. With a crash, her snow-like wedding dress fell to the ground.
"Princess, what are you doing?"
Lin Xiaodong didn't dare to look, so he turned his head away. From the corner of his eye, he could only see the white snow on the ground. The princess's feet were pink and slender, with red nail polish.
Princess Xiyun, wearing only belly shorts, walked up to Lin Xiaodong, but Lin Xiaodong remained motionless.
"Lin Xiaodong, look at me!"
Princess Xiyun ordered.
Lin Xiaodong mechanically turned his head, stared at Princess Xiyun's face, and said in a panic: "Princess, no!"
Princess Xiyun's face turned red and she said with a smile: "Where is your courage when you fight the enemy bravely?
You kill people without blinking an eye, but you dare not look at me?"
"Princess, you are of royal blood, and every move you make is related to the face of the king, so don't do it casually!"
Lin Xiaodong shook his head repeatedly.
Princess Xiyun grabbed Lin Xiaodong's hand: "Stop pretending to be serious with me! Can you look into my eyes and tell me that you don't have any wrong thoughts about me?"
Lin Xiaodong swallowed and couldn't answer.
Princess Xiyun grabbed Lin Xiaodong's hand and placed it on her waist. She put her arms around Lin Xiaodong's waist and hugged him.
Lin Xiaodong held Princess Xiyun's slender waist with both hands and pushed her away: "Princess, no."
Princess Xiyun's eyes turned red, she bit her lip and squatted down, feeling that her self-esteem had also fallen to the ground. She silently picked up her dress and asked in a trembling voice: "Why?"
"I, Lin, have let down too many women in my life."
Princess Xiyun lowered her head and said nothing, tied her skirt with her back to Lin Xiaodong, opened the door and left.
Lin Xiaodong collapsed on the bed with a thud and could not fall asleep for a long time.
The next day, Lin Xiaodong left the imperial city, and Princess Xiyun did not come to see her off. He went to visit Lan Ruo alone.
Along the way, Lin Xiaodong didn't think about where he would settle down. He took a horse on this trip, and three days later, he arrived at Lan Ruo's grave.
The grass is luxuriant, there is a field of wild flowers in front of the mountain, and a new grave is isolated on the slope.
Recalling Lan Ruo's voice, smile, and words of "follow the young master" kept echoing in my mind.
Lin Xiaodong burned paper in front of Lan Ruo's grave and said, "Lan Ruo, if following me is your biggest wish, then when I settle down, I will move you there, and Caicai and I will accompany you."
After expressing his condolences to Lanruo, Lin Xiaodong rushed to the beach and asked around for news about the Shark tribe.