amaotonovel Chapter 727: Miscellaneous Notes on Mountains and Seas
Chapter 727: Miscellaneous Notes on Mountains and Seas
The next day after Desala's tragic death, the new emperor was established. However, there was no grand ceremony for his coronation. Desala's death was claimed to be due to excessive ruling, excessive fatigue, a cold, and a sudden illness.
The funeral of the empress was in full swing. When the coffin was transported from the depths of the palace all the way out of the city to the mausoleum, Wang Qilang and Li Changxiao sat on the top floor of the inn, watching the scene silently.
Ten miles of white clothes, so spectacular.
Wang Qilang said: "This world is really not peaceful. I thought the death of the top scholar would bring about the fall of the heavens, but within a few days, even the empress died."
Wang Qillang clicked his tongue and said, "That's the empress. She was so beautiful and of noble status. I once thought that she was a fairy from heaven. How could such a person die of a serious illness? She's gone at any time." After saying that, he let out a long sigh.
Although this queen did not have many achievements, at least there had never been a major chaos in the Cathay Pacific murder case. Wang Qillang had met the queen by chance and found her to be as beautiful as a fairy with a flawless face. When he heard the news of her death, he felt very sad and regretful.
Seeing the ten-mile white-clothed people escorting the emperor out of the city, Wang Qilang couldn't help thinking that although the empress was dead, it was worth it for so many subjects to see her off after her death. On the contrary, if I died that day, I would probably die silently, with only two or three relatives waiting at the bedside.
I secretly feel that life is unfair, but when I think of this, I suddenly feel relieved. No matter how unfair it is, there is one thing that no one can avoid: people are born to die.
Li Changxiao looked into the distance, and saw streets running in all directions, people busy, and all living things busy. He thought of Song Zhuo's words before his death. He didn't pay attention to them at first, but now thinking back, he has gradually realized the deep meaning.
Li Changxiao would not interfere in the affairs of Ximi. But the matter was far more serious than a few insignificant murders and suicides. There must be a shocking secret behind it.
"Has the Extreme Evil Sect never left the Green Region?" Li Changxiao murmured in his heart. He grabbed the vines and swung down from Wang Qillang's Inn.
Wang Qillang followed his example and also did not take the right approach, trying to block it with vines, but he was too fat and his hands had poor grip, so he could not hold it steadily and sat down on his butt.
He fell and cried out in pain, covering his butt and saying "ouch" repeatedly.
Li Changxiao pointed at his ugly appearance and laughed, and Wang Qillang became angry and embarrassed.
Li Changxiao had already planned to leave. He and Wang Qilang had no close relationship. If we had to argue, Wang Qilang was the creditor and Li Changxiao was the debtor. There was nothing wrong with paying off the debt and leaving. But after getting along for a long time, he found that although Wang Qilang was extremely cunning and a complete profiteer, he had a good character. He could be considered kind after all.
Before leaving that day, he specially ordered three dishes, a soup, and a large pot of wine for a good meal. He ate slowly, chatting with Wang Qilang about neighborhood gossip, what he saw and heard on the road, and interesting things. After finishing the meal, Li Changxiao patted his butt and wiped his hands, waving goodbye as he walked away.
Wang Qilang was busy greeting guests and ignored Li Changxiao. He only took the time to respond without raising his head. But he also knew that they would never see each other again. When we part in the rivers and lakes, there are not so many things like you are reluctant to leave and I am unwilling to leave, you ask me to stay... Most of the time, we leave when we should leave and separate when we should separate.
Li Changxiao took out a small notebook and wrote down the details of Wang Qilang's inn. This portable notebook now had a name, called "Miscellaneous Notes on Mountains and Seas", which recorded various miscellaneous matters, idle matters and interesting things.
Regarding Wang Qilang's inn, Li Changxiao used a page to write down the key points of the inn's management and the cunning way of doing business. At the end, he commented: "Although Wang Qilang is a country man, he is cunning. If you open an inn again in the future, you can learn a thing or two from him."
After recording Wang Qilang's Inn, Li Changxiao smiled lightly, closed the booklet, put the brush in his arms, unscrewed the wine gourd, and took a deep sniff. More than ten kinds of fruit aromas came to his face.
Ximi country is rich in exotic flowers and fruits, and the fruit wine is mellow and sweet. After drinking it in one gulp, the sweetness and fragrance really enter the stomach and the coolness enters the heart. Li Changxiao has no preference for sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, except for the bitter taste. He also enjoys drinking sweet wine.
He walked and drank for several steps. He covered the wine gourd and took out the "Miscellaneous Notes on Mountains and Seas" and turned the pages one by one. The trivial things in it... were like pages blown by the wind, passing through his mind one by one. Finally, he turned over "Wang Qilang Inn" and came to a blank page.
Li Changxiao's leisurely expression faded, he took out a brush from his bosom, put some black charcoal powder on the pocket of his right leg, and put the brush tip in his mouth. When he took it out, the brush was already stained with black ink. Such a scene was truly magical.
However, passers-by were in a hurry and did not see it. Li Changxiao wrote a title on a blank page with his pen: "Ximi Country, everything has a price!" He was writing something and walking towards somewhere.
Soon, he arrived at a government office. The gate was wide open, and there was a stick-wielding gatekeeper on each side. Li Changxiao walked into the government office naturally. The stick-wielding gatekeeper did not stop him and pretended not to see him.
Li Changxiao entered the yamen, looked around, and roughly understood the structure of the yamen, and then went straight to the document library. He walked in and out as if there was no one. During the day, there were obviously many people walking in the yamen, but no one paid attention to the white clothes walking around.
Li Changxiao flipped through the files and saw that there had been many suicide cases in Ximi country. But they were all minor cases, because Ximi country often ate fruit pulp, some people gained supernatural powers by eating exotic fruits, and some people were poisoned by hallucinations. Most suicide cases were closed as fruit pulp poisoning and hanging.
The victims were of different identities, including the families of emperors, dukes, generals and ministers, and ordinary people. However, they were all minor cases and had not attracted much attention.
If Song Zhuoruo had failed to pass the imperial examination, his suicide would have been a minor case. However, Li Changxiao read more information from it.
As he left the government office, he thought to himself, "The dead included slaves, merchants, farmers, officials, and even the emperor. Among the many dead, Song Zhuo's death was the most bizarre, but it was undoubtedly suicide."
"I'm afraid that the answers to this longevity flower and many other questions are on Song Zhuo's way to the exam. I already have some guesses in my mind, but I can go there once to confirm some of them."
Li Changxiao walked to the city gate and followed the path Song Zhuo took to take the imperial examination.
(I suddenly had some free time this morning, so I thought I’d take some time to make up for the missing chapter.)