
UGHH ... I thought I was already a citizen in the sky, and was getting ready to reincarnate.
Li Wei tried to get up when he recognized the place where he woke up. This was his sleeping room in Cloud Training. At least he had returned to his realm now, not in a very rough place like in the Stone Labyrinth.
But then it ... He also recalled what had happened before, and "Hua!" shouted Li Wei who remembered that Hua was at the forefront of the cursed sword explosion.
STAK!
However, a loud jolt was felt on his forehead until Li Wei lay back down. He turned his head in protest towards the Empress, precisely his own mother. Believe me his mother was the greatest being of this era for Li Wei. This made Li Wei almost want to roll into the blanket.
Empress Jiang Ning, Li Wei's biological mother, was sometimes more ruthless than a hitman. Just look at the time when Li Wei was seriously injured, the Empress instead folded her arms around her chest. Staring resentfully at Li Wei as if ready to throw this child into the abyss.
"Move again, then you will lose your leg," Empress Jiang rebuked Li Wei.
Li Wei covered half her face with a blanket, "Mother ... "
SRETT!
Li Wei immediately fixed her call, "I mean Empress Ning. Servant is in pain now, and why are you such a butcher in the market."
Is this woman the one who gave birth to me?
The fall of Li Wei now was like having a stepmother who was actually her own biological mother. Long-time Li Wei wanted to write his own verse to pour out his heart about the biological mother who was disguised as this stepmother. Though his son had just turned from the road to death, but he had already oppressed Li Wei.
"I told you if you want to kill yourself that's elite. How come you're even in the Night Hunt?" empress Ning's nagging while sitting on Li Wei's bed.
This made Li Wei sigh. "Bus ... I mean the Empress' servant. Sometimes we have to learn to protect ourselves."
"Cjh ... Protect yourself you say?! Don't you know if that handsome jade-faced man was kicked out of Cloud Training because of you" Empress Ning said as she peeled the apple with a small knife.
They are alone now. So that both of them clearly do not intend to maintain the attitude and so on. After all, Li Wei already knew the nature of her mother from birth. Even his mother had already rolled a small Li Wei with a cloth and hung him on the door because he was naughty first. If Li Wei was less able to think clearly, then blame this mother.
But it was not her mother's sigh that made Li Wei surprised. Obviously such a rough thing should not be done by this Grand Empress Jiang. However, what made him even more surprised was about Cloud Training. What does it mean man ... Alright ... Don't call her mother's parable for Hua, but Hua is expelled?
What the hell's going on?
"Mother ... How can Hua be expelled?" asked Li Wei who was trying to get up.
His mother's sharp gaze made Li Wei lie down again. Moreover, his mother is holding a knife. Plus, Li Wei remembered very well that his leg was seriously injured. He was also exposed to the corpse powder.
At a glance Li Wei saw the hand stamp of the corpse powder had disappeared. It might have been treated by Li Chen or some other healer. Li Wei had read about traditional medicine, where people would use glutinous rice or rice to remove bruised corpse powder. Somehow it can, but it is true that rice can eliminate the poison.
However, bruises and a leg that was almost broken clearly will not heal in one day.
"You know the rules in Cloud Training that are made are must. Wouldn't it be the rule if someone else's arrow couldn't be used?" asked Empress Jiang who had already cut the fruit into small pieces.
"But isn't the Night Hunt over? After all, we are in such a precarious state that the remaining weapon is Hua's arrow" Li Wei said.
"Jaga. There was a girl who spoke with such an ugly face. Fix it!" empress Jiang's orders while flicking softly at her daughter's nose.
Li Wei rubbed his nose slightly, "I'm ugly I got it from you, too" Li Wei said in a small voice.
But the strongest creature of this universe could clearly hear his words. "Whatdidyou say? Didn't I tell you many times about learning to be a good girl? What if His Majesty finds a husband for you, and you scare him?"
This again ... You think your son lacks 'girls' what? I was soft and didn't talk much.
"Your Majesty Empress Jiang, don't divert the conversation. Here the servant is asking about Hua. Now where's Hua?" li Wei asked as she shook her cruel mother's shoulder.
Empress Jiang bit off the remaining half of the apple she had not cut into the dish, "She will return tomorrow to Ling's residence. Maybe he needs to repeat training here next year. That was also if he still wanted to enter the milestone of His Majesty the King's power and become an official. If he's not in training, then you'll see him roaming around powerless in the Li Kingdom."
Hey, isn't this a little outrageous?
"Empress, if so why are servants not punished either? The servant is the one who used the arrow belonging to someone else" Li Wei said in a disappointed tone.
Was she privileged again because of her status as the Princess of a King?
"The man broke many rules. He attacked Prince Li Jun's personal soldiers to enter the Stone Labyrinth without permission. The man also carried a sword, and it was already in violation of the terms. It should be that from the beginning the handsome man should not follow the Night Hunt," explained Empress Jiang as she put down the fruit she had cut earlier.
Li Wei also did not appear to be interested in eating fruit. So that he who already knows how his own daughter, would not want to give up. Tell me what this stubborn princess wants to know.
From there Li Wei knew that Hua's removal was an intervention from Li Jun. As Li Jun told Li Wei that Li Jun would prevent Hua from taking part in the Night Hunt. And, Li Jun turned around the fact that it was Hua who made a fuss. That was Li Jun's trademark. He is good at using his power.
"If so the servant will come out as well. Then it will be fair," said Li Wei steadying himself.
SRETT!
At first Li Wei thought that her mother would hit her on the head. Li Wei quickly closed his eyes. However, there was a noise on the pillow he was lying on.
Finally, Li Wei opened her eyes, and Li Wei was shocked when the Empress suddenly sat on the top of her mattress. Then, bring Li Wei's head to lie on her lap. Li Wei of course did not mind, and directly hugged his mother's stomach. Like complaining about his heart.
Because, if next time maybe his mother will be in the stepmother's style again.
"Did Hua want you to do that?" ask her mother rhetorically. It's like opening up to her son's sometimes naive thinking.
Not everything in this world can go the way it wants. If anything, it might just be part of destiny. Or, you're just lucky. But sometimes God only has his own story for you. Depends on how you live it.
"The Empress, but what happened in the Stone Labyrinth was not Hua's wish. She protects the servant, and if there is no Hua, then the Empress will lose a daughter as beautiful as this servant," said Li Wei who hugged the Empress tightly. This made Empress Jiang laugh.
This little girl there is only one in the world. If it is lost, there is no substitute.
"You know there are times when you just have to observe. Not everyone else's problems can be your problems. Including about that guy, who you don't even know anything about." Li Wei realized that her mother was saying the same thing as Wei Wuxie.
Like they subtly wanted Li Wei to stay away from Hua.
"From what was heard in the royal rumors, everything related to the man never ended either. Even Seer Ling now got a bad reputation," continued her mother again.
Li Wei stared at his own finger to think. "Hamba just wanted to thank you."
Was he really wrong while trying to understand Hua? It's not like Li Wei wanted anything from Hua. He was only curious about the man who looked silent, but not lonely. Clear ... Loneliness and silence are different.
Hua is silent. He was very calm and did not speak much. However, Hua did not look lonely. As if he was used to it.
I don't know.
"Don't bother Prince Li Jun, Xiao Wei*. You know the Wen family will not be silent and trouble the Jiang family anymore," explained Empress Jiang who actually mentioned the main thing.
^^^*Xiao\=small. Usually Xiao's call is intended to 'call' a younger person with a call of affection.^^^
The Wen family was a fairly influential family in the Li Kingdom. Especially when Consort Wen** gave birth to the First Prince for the kingdom, which was Li Jun. However, King Li preferred girls from the Jiang family to be made Empress. Perhaps it was because King Li had indeed known Empress Jiang Ning since they were children. That was what Li Wei heard about her father and mother.
"Mother, aren't I competing to be heir to the throne? Why do we need to go against the Wen family?" asked Li Wei who called Jiang Ning in a natural way. He was just a boy telling his mother.
"From what I'm afraid of, you're not the one thirsting for power. Rather I am afraid of the command of the Gods in divination," Empress Jiang Ning said as she rubbed the head of Li Wei lodged in her stomach.
Li Wei recalled the incident he had experienced inside the Stone Labyrinth. "Does anyone suspect that the divination of the Gods will be shown to me later?" li Wei asked on target.
Especially when the Queen says nothing.
If it was like that, Li Wei smiled wryly, "Does that mean the reason why His Majesty let me join the Night Hunt to find out about this? It was because there was a presumption that I would be harmed because I didn't want to be King."
"Xiao Wei ..."
"It's okay, Mother. After all, His Majesty is a leader of the Li Kingdom. No one can allow a rebellion in the kingdom" explained Li Wei who somehow did not feel so disappointed.
What Jiang Ning feared was Li Wei becoming a King. It is not a question of holding the highest throne or the highest power. This was more about Li Wei's responsibility and freedom. Jiang Ning did not want Li Wei to lose her freedom from being bound.
On the one hand the political world is not something as simple as calling a cow in a verse.
Jiang Niang simply sighed. "Xiao Wei, no matter what happens, remember that mom is always by your side."
Either Li Wei heard it or not. But the little girl belonging to the Empress was already sleeping comfortably.
Maybe tomorrow I'll have to see Hua to thank and apologize.
Those two words were definitely not the same thing to say in a single moment.
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TING!
Li Wei stared at the wind chimes installed in front of the training building. He finally came to this place again.
Unfortunately, Li Wei slept so much during the day that Li Wei could not fall asleep at night. In the end, Li Wei broke the curfew again, and walked down the silent Cloud Training corridor. Usually the soldiers would stand guard there in turn. But Li Wei who had already sneaked in once clearly already knew the safe way out.
With his huge robe covering Li Wei down the night with only a candle in his hand. His legs were still limping, but thanks to the glutinous rice bubbling over the bruises, Li Wei could walk on his own. Perhaps the cause of Li Wei not being able to walk quickly in the Stone Labyrinth was the poison from the corpse powder.
Without feeling Li Wei walked up to the Stone Wall of Application. He wanted to write a wish for his feet to heal quickly. Then, he could roll as much as he wanted. Or, he could run around again tomorrow to come to Zhang Yuwen and Wei Wuxie who he said were being treated.
Zhang Yuwen was exposed to the corpse powder poison due to the corpse hand gripping his shoulder. Then, Wei Wuxie got a wound to the head because it crashed during an avalanche. So that Li Wei knew the three of them could still be called dying.
"You don't have to drive."
That calm voice made Li Wei immediately hide behind the bamboo fence. From this distance was quite far from the Stone Wall of Application, but Li Wei's ears were accustomed to eavesdropping on the conversation. Li Wei used to eavesdrop if there were warm rumors among the servants. Who would have thought if this talent was useful now.
Looks like someone slipped out too. Li Wei immediately turned off the candle in his hand and let the torchlight in several corners illuminate. At least Li Wei wasn't really darkness. He sat cross-legged on the floor peering out of the gap of the bamboo fence.
"Didn't you want to explain anything to me?" Li Wei recognized this voice. And, the owner of that voice was Ling Xiao. His teacher in Cloud Training.
The other is Hua. This man seemed to be being illuminated by his adoptive father, who even looked like he was aging. From the first time Li Wei realized that Ling Xiao did not look like a father at all. Well, even though it's only Hua's foster father.
Ling Xiao who saw Hua had no intention of answering immediately shook his head. "That's it. You just do what you want. I won't get in your way."
Ling Xiao only gave Hua status. The rest is only Hua who uses. Unfortunately, Hua did not take advantage of that at all. This man did not want to be attached to anything, even to the kindness of Ling Xiao.
"After you destroyed the sword, now the walls of the Stone Labyrinth have been crushed like they were ground into dust. The surface of the soil turns into a sandy. I don't understand why, but you destroyed the cursed sword" explained Ling Xiao who noticed what Hua noticed.
This man looked at the Stone Wall of Application. But Li Wei even knew that Hua did not intend to write down her wishes there. Not once.
However, now the Stone Labyrinth was destroyed. Perhaps only a handful of people knew that the cursed sword had been destroyed. Everyone thought that the stone walls were destroyed by the storm. Only that was spread by the government.
However, the Prince's sword of Preachers brought a dark story to the Li Kingdom. Let no one speak of the destruction of the sword. Or, everyone would panic and blame Hua for destroying the sword.
"What about Your Majesty?" Hua suddenly asked.
Ling Xiao shrugged his shoulders. "Your Majesty is investigating some mistakes during training. Or, you want to ask about her daughter?"
DEG!
Suddenly Li Wei heard his heart thump. It's not like Hua would think about it.
"You know ... Why do dandelion flowers release their petals to leave the stalk?" ling Xiao asked as he stared at the Stone Wall of Application.
As a result of the myth of the miracle that all supplications are granted if you write them on the Stone Wall of Application, there is already so much writing there. It is like moving a God to hear the request of the heart. Long ago for Hua it was like asking for something that couldn't possibly happen.
Now ... For some reason Hua stared at the writings on this wall.
At that time Li Wei thought why were these two people talking about dandelion flowers? Sorry Li Wei was a bit stupid to translate everything that was rather poetic. So that he can only listen.
"That's because the stalk knows if the dandelion grains are gone will create a new beauty. A very sacred and diffused beauty. Therefore, the stalk let the dandelion grains that were in his grasp go," Ling Xiao said as he patted Hua on the shoulder before the man glanced at where Li Wei was hiding.
Li Wei looked down to hide his own head.
Ling Xiao smiled briefly, "Also, what you brought from that place is something that is not good. You better throw it away."
Huh uh? Wasn't this Ling Xiao often talking with word flowers, or multi meanings? Like you know what he said, but you don't really know what it means. This Li Wei was lacking in literary education, or indeed these two people were very good at using secret language in conversation.
When Ling Xiao left, Hua turned his head towards Li Wei. Directly towards Li Wei who was hiding. Then the man said, "You should go back for a rest, or your little body will be very small and can be carried away by the wind."
Hua knew of his existence.
Li Wei tried to get up by resting on the bamboo fence. Then, he looked at Hua's back who was still looking at the Stone Wall of Application.
"Did Mr Hua remember the promise before we started the Night Hunt?" asked Li Wei who remembered if she was clucking to charge this man.
"No."
Was in Hua Li Wei's eyes just a bully?
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