This maple leaf was a gift given to Yu Kuan by Jiang Yao on Hongye Mountain.
All told, it's been almost thirty years.
When Jiang Yao saw this maple leaf, her heart skipped a beat.
Yu Yan is back!
"Invite him in." Jiang Yao said, "Take him to Jingxuan Palace."
After Jiang Yao finished speaking, he left Daming Palace and went directly to the quiet and hidden Jingxuan Palace.
Soon after, a man in black with an ordinary face was brought into Jingxuan Palace by the guards.
"All of you, please stand down." Jiang Yao waved away the guards.
In Jingxuan Palace, only Jiang Yao and the man in black were left.
The man in black didn't say anything, he just stretched out his hand and tore off his own face, revealing a stunningly beautiful face.
This is a girl. Men's clothes cannot hide her beauty at all.
She looked at Jiang Yao with a smile, her autumn eyes as bright as stars, seemed to have a thousand words to say.
This face looks very familiar to Jiang Yao, but who is it but Yu Kan?
However, there is a small black phoenix pattern between her eyebrows.
After not seeing each other for more than ten years, Yu Kuan's temperament has become more noble and noble, and his Taoism has become more pure and profound.
In an instant, the entire Jingxuan Palace became extremely bright and beautiful under her brilliance.
Jiang Yao kept staring into her eyes and finally concluded with certainty that this was Yu Yan.
"Kuan'er." Jiang Yao breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but open his arms, "You're finally here."
"Brother Yao, I'm back." Yu Yan said a few words calmly, smiled, opened his arms, and hugged Jiang Yao.
The two hugged each other tightly, not speaking for a while, but just feeling each other's breath, heartbeat, and temperature.
The snowflakes outside are falling softly, seeming to fall on people's hearts.
Silent and silent.
Yu Kuan closed her eyes, two rows of long and upturned eyelashes cut two light shadows under her eyes, her face showed a comfortable and relaxed look, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and her pear dimples were obvious.
It's like a peaceful and beautiful painting.
"Oh, the medicine still smells good. Now that I see you, I feel at ease."
Brother Yao is so warm.
Yu Kuan suddenly sniffed, punched Jiang Yao's back gently with her pink fists, and yawned lazily, as if she was about to doze off.
Jiang Yao lowered his head slightly and pressed his forehead against Yu Yan's. Her nose was filled with her familiar fragrance.
"Master Yan is also very fragrant."
He held Yu Kuan in his arms, his heart filled with joy. The person in his arms was so real at this moment, not a dream at all.
It's freezing cold, snow is falling outside the palace, and Kuan'er is so warm.
"Medicine."
Yu Kuan suddenly raised his head, his beautiful and flawless face rubbed Jiang Yao's face, and whispered in Jiang Yao's ear:
"I said when I was young, as long as I grow up, you will definitely be attracted to me and you will definitely like me."
"Well, you were very arrogant at the time and thought you were like a brother and sister to me, right?"
Jiang Yao could only chuckle, but was speechless. He couldn't see the cracks in the bricks, so he could only count Yu Kuan's eyelashes.
I discovered for the first time that she had exactly 666 eyelashes.
Yu Kuang's eyelashes were about to touch Jiang Yao's eyelashes, and she exhaled like a blue breath and asked:
"So, what now? Brother Yao, do you still think we are brother and sister? Are you still conflicted about that marriage contract?"
"Of course not." Jiang Yao smiled, his eyes twinkling. "Kun'er, you misunderstood."
"Didn't you ask this question before? I have already given the answer."
This man was King Ming, a great man who had the memory of two Immortal Emperors, but at this moment, faced with the aggressive and probing questions from the beautiful woman in his arms, he was a little embarrassed.
"I'll just say it." When Yu Kan heard Jiang Yao's words, her elegant and noble eyes couldn't help showing a look of coquettishness.
"I miss you, Yu Kuan. I am beautiful, stunningly talented, and unparalleled in the world. If you say you don't love me, how is it possible? No one would believe it."
Jiang Yao coughed twice, "Okay, Master Kuan is right. Master Kuan is willing to get married. That is the blessing I gained from my previous two lives."
Yu Kuan exerted her arms and tightly hugged Jiang Yao's waist, "You have been struggling in the past two lives, so what blessings can you cultivate? But in this life, you have cultivated some blessings, huh."
Jiang Yao smiled, but was still speechless.
After a long time, Yu Kan let go of Jiang Yao and combed her hair, "Yao'er, let's talk slowly."
Jiang Yao had long seen that Yu Kuan was already a Mahayana practitioner, and he couldn't help being surprised, but he didn't ask.
"Yao'er, I haven't seen you for such a long time. I miss you so much. Well, I didn't expect it to be Master Yao. Wow, that's awesome. You are indeed the one that I, Yu Kan, have taken a liking to."
Yu Yan's mood didn't seem to be bad.
"Haha, so what if I am Master Yao? Master Kan, you are Master Mahayana." Jiang Yao was in a much better mood, "I miss you too. Now, I feel relieved."
"Just don't worry." Yu Kuan patted Jiang Yao's hand, "I'm relieved to see you're fine."
"Kuan'er, where have you been?" Jiang Yao brought her a cup of tea, "When did you come back?"
"When will you come back?" Yu Yan showed an unpredictable smile, "Haha, Yao'er, it's been half a month since my master came back. Didn't you expect that?"
"Have you been back for half a month?" Jiang Yao was a little surprised, "Then I really didn't expect it."
Yu Kan sneered: "I, Yu Kan, have been smart all my life. I didn't expect that I would suffer such a big loss at the end of my life."
"After I came back, I discovered that 'I' had come back and sealed off all the thirty-six states directly under the Great Zhou Dynasty, in exchange for the reputation of being a wise king!"
"Haha, she was generous to me. She occupied my palace like a dove and a magpie's nest, stole the throne of Zhou Dynasty, and became a wise king!"
"For me, Yu Kuan, to suffer such a big loss, she is already proud of herself. Not bad!"
When Yu Yan said this, he still didn't look angry, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
Jiang Yao looked at Yu Kan's bright but calm eyes, "You have been secretly planning this for half a month?"
Yu Yan nodded and looked at Jiang Yao with a half-smile, "Brother Yao, tell me, when did you find out that she was pretending to be me?"
Jiang Yao said: "I unexpectedly met her when I was at Dayao Market..."
"But I never found out about her problem."
"Unexpectedly, she issued an edict to depose the directly-administered counties and enfeoff all the thirty-six directly-administered prefectures and counties to the Wu family nobles. I was very confused at the time, and even sent her a flying letter, asking her why she destroyed her foundation."
"Her answer was very perfunctory..."
"When I thought about it, I concluded that it was not Yu Kuan. Because what she did was very different from the Yu Kuan I knew."
"If she was true, she wouldn't have told me about such a big thing."
"...I know that the poisoner may be related to Li Shizhen and Luo Hong..."
"...I accidentally discovered someone in the void who claimed to be Li Shizhen's daughter. She told me something...Luo Hong's group has magical powers that are forbidden by ancient times..."
Jiang Yao told everything about Li Shizhen and Luo Hong, throwing out many secrets one after another, hoping to divert Yu Yan's attention.
But this man still underestimated Yu Yan.
Yu Kuan took a sip of tea casually, "Oh? I didn't expect Yao'er to be so alert. But did you really find out later that she was a fake?"
"Brother Yao, I guess you are just eager to borrow her hand to disrupt Da Zhou..."
"Haha, Yao'er, don't you know that she is not the real me?"
"She pretended to be Emperor Zhou, and you just watched from the other side, pretending to be confused. She issued an edict to carve out the prefectures and counties directly under me, and you stood by and watched, right?"
After saying that, Yu Yan stared at Jiang Yao's eyes with clear eyes.
Jiang Yao's expression condensed, and then he said: "Kuan'er, this is all Qin Zizhou's idea, it really is none of my business."
Without blinking, he betrayed Qin Yu neatly.
"Hahaha!" Yu Yan suddenly laughed.
"Yao'er, do you think I will blame you?" Yu Kuan looked sarcastic, "Da Zhou is Da Zhou, and Yu Kuan is Yu Kuan. Is that what your dog-headed military advisor Qin Zizhou advised you?"
"This..." Jiang Yao smiled bitterly and couldn't help but touch his forehead.
"Kuan'er has seen it with her own eyes and heard it with her own ears. Alas, there is no other woman in the world who is as smart as Qing Bingxue."
Yu Kuan shook her head lightly and said, "He did the right thing, and you are right if you can accept his advice."
"Zhou Ming is an enemy country. The public is public and the private is private. This is how to fight for the world." Yu Kandan raised his eyes and seemed to be smiling.
Jiang Yao quickly changed the subject and said, "Where have you been these past few years? She copied your communication runes and I can't even contact you."
Yu Kuan said: "I have been in the Void Sea for the past few years, and I have integrated the Void Sea."
What?
Jiang Yao didn't expect that Yu Yan had been in the Void Sea in the past few years, and was still unifying the Void Sea.
Yu Kuan continued: "I still have a master in Void Sea, who was my biggest supporter before, Mu Xianyan, the leader of Dongyu Sect."
"But do you know who she is? Even I was shocked when I found out her identity."
Jiang Yao looked strange, "Who is she?"
"That's Concubine Silkworm Yao!" Yu Kan laughed and scolded, "This old cousin has actually lied to me for so long and almost suffered a huge loss!"
"Do you know what she wants to do?"
"Is it her?!" Jiang Yao's expression was also a bit exciting, "She doesn't want to seize you and then pretend to be you to control the power of the Zhou Dynasty, right?"
"She works so hard to help you, is she just asking you to establish the Kingdom of Zhou as soon as possible and then pick peaches?"
"Well, this is really the style of Concubine Silkworm Yao. She is very scheming and always likes to play with this kind of conspiracy."
Yu Kuan smiled "Ha", "You guessed it right. This is her plan. Unfortunately, she didn't come to the Central Territory to find out who I, Yu Kuan, am, so she suffered a tragedy..."
"...In the end, she was taken away by your damn father Jiang Biejie... Hehe, Jiang Biejie is so henpecked, it's really hilarious..."
Yu Kuan roughly told what happened.
"...I have established a sect alliance and have become the leader. I can mobilize the masters of the Void Sea."
"It's just that the passage between the Void Sea and the Immortal Realm has long been closed. For a while, I haven't found a way to let them enter the Immortal Realm in large numbers..."
Jiang Yao smiled bitterly and said: "Kun'er, you have really done a great thing. You have become the leader of the Void Sea without making any noise."
"But, what should Zhou do?"
Yu Kuan frowned slightly, "This matter is very difficult. The impostor is obviously very talented and has a great background. She may be related to the leftist sect in ancient times."
"That Shangqingguan should be the remnants of the Zuodao Sect."
"But the problem is, if the poisoner is really a leftist force, it is difficult to explain because there is no benefit and no motive."
"The daughter of Tang Wangshu, the second generation of Silkworm Princess, and Li Shizhen, both said that poisoners will not be suppressed by heaven, and their cultivation can be fully utilized. Is this a benefit?"
Jiang Yao shook his head, "I can't figure it out either. We all have past lives. If we can't figure it out, then this matter will be even weirder."
"I haven't told you yet. Jiang Bielie said that the poisonous mist that poisoned the fairy world may come from the future..."
Yu Kuan sighed: "So you understand, right? What I care about is not the counterfeit, I care about the power behind the counterfeit."
"It is not difficult for me to regain the throne. I have already made arrangements. But it is difficult for me to deal with the aftermath."
"If I take action, I will have a head-on confrontation with the mysterious forces behind her. If Luo Hong takes action, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to deal with it."
"If his cultivation is really not suppressed by heaven, even if Cui Wei and Master Xixia join forces, they will not be his opponent. And there is also Li Shizhen..."
This is Yu Yan's biggest concern.
It's not difficult to deal with counterfeiters.
The difficult thing is how to deal with the subsequent revenge of the forces behind the counterfeit goods.
They could even kill don Juanshu, and it was not impossible to kill him.
If he perishes, wouldn't it be a great loss to the immortal world? Then wouldn't the light of hope in the immortal world be extinguished?
Without my own support, I'm afraid it won't work just by relying on medicine and Napankang.
Therefore, for the sake of the immortal world and all sentient beings, she must cherish her life and be cautious.
Jiang Yao was speechless, "That's right. Then you have no choice but to endure it, and you can only watch helplessly as that impostor takes over the power in front of Lord Zhou."
Although Yu Kuan has a strong psychological endurance, he still feels sad for Yu Kuan.
After so many years of hard work, I actually made wedding clothes for others.
"Kuan'er, come and help me. Daming is yours too..." Jiang Yao said seriously. He grabbed Yu Kan's hand and said, "Let's do it together."
What?
"Yao'er." Yu Yan's clear eyes revealed a look of disdain, "Do you think that I have really given up on Da Zhou and she is still doing this?"
"She not only robbed me of my throne, but also my identity, honor, and even my family and friends, and all my resources and property."
"Even..." the girl pointed to the ginger medicine, "She still hopes to rob you. Do you think I can bear it?"
"I am Yu Kuan. Let me tell you, I have always made others suffer. No one has made me suffer. Do you think I just admit it?"
"This..." Jiang Yao couldn't help but frown, feeling very troubled, "But if you attack her, it is possible for Luo Hong and the others to attack you directly."
Yu Yan sneered: "That's why I have to prepare for half a month."
"I've been back for so long, and the reason why I've been holding back and not coming to see you as soon as possible is to prepare for this."
"I decided to take a gamble. Even if the forces behind her take action, I have a certain degree of confidence in escaping. For this reason, I asked Cui Wei to help me refine a life-saving talisman."
"This life-protecting talisman is directly connected to my Phoenix Pearl, and it can be teleported away with just a thought..."
After hearing this, Jiang Yao still felt uneasy.
Yu Kuan's life-saving methods are not weak. But if Luo Hong and others are really not suppressed by heaven, then the probability of her successfully escaping is at most 50% to 60%.
"Nangong Lingyi is also a fake." Yu Kan sneered, "This must be a gang. Is this method very similar to the Zuodaomen that was strictly prohibited by the imperial court in ancient times?"
Jiang Yao nodded, "Then what's next? Even if you take back the throne and kill or drive away the impostors, you can't take back the thirty-six states directly under your jurisdiction."
"Yao'er, you are wrong." Yu Kuan stood up, puffing out her chest and looking firm.
"Not only do I have to take back the throne, but I also have to take back the states and counties directly under her that were enfeoffed by her. Only in this way can Great Zhou have hope."
"As a result, the civil war will break out again, and the pace of Great Zhou's unification of the Divine Continent will slow down. Hasn't the goal of Luo Hong and others been achieved?"
She pointed to the west, "Yang Sui surpassed Zhou Dynasty and became the first force to integrate a region."
Jiang Yao's heart trembled, "Then, Luo Hong and others will not deal with you again, but will deal with Yang Jian first?"
Yu Kuan nodded, "Yes, this is my chance. The recurrence of civil war in the Great Zhou Dynasty is certainly not a good thing, but Luo Hong and others have achieved their goal of disrupting the Great Zhou Dynasty, so they should not deal with me again for the time being."
"I have already made a plan to drive away the counterfeit. I won't kill her, I will only expose her and drive her away, and try not to irritate Luo Hong and others."
When she said this, she felt a little sad.
I have always been decisive in killing, but when faced with someone pretending to be me, I turned the tables and did not dare to make a fatal move.
It's so frustrating.
Jiang Yao suddenly smiled, "Kuan'er, I just have a gift you like. It's a piece of news."
Yu Yan's eyes lit up, "What's the news?"
Jiang Yao said with some pride: "She has already been poisoned by me. As long as I inspire poison thoughts, she will be poisoned!"
ps: I will update yesterday’s leave chapter next week. It’s too hot during this period, so everyone must pay attention. I feel very uncomfortable.
Also, the previous chapter should be Chapter 517, not Chapter 516, so this chapter is Chapter 518.
This climate is no longer normal. I don’t know what will happen in the future. Thank you for your support. Good night!