amaotonovel Chapter 205: To the Soul Forest ⑤: Liu Yi Xiao
Chapter 205: To the Soul Forest ⑤: Liu Yi Xiao
Dazzling spiritual power burst out, illuminating the eerie atmosphere.
The man's red hair fluttered with his spiritual energy. He held a spear in his hand, and the light of the scorching sun filled his surroundings.
"Master, Ah Heng has set up a boundary for you. You enter the dream with your spiritual consciousness. Ah Heng will guard the outside for you. If you want to save them, it's up to you, Master."
His slightly furrowed brows were filled with the bitterness of longing, and worry and deep affection were about to overflow from his red eyes.
Seeing him like this, Xu An reached out and gently touched the man's palm through the spirit shield. She seemed to really know him.
"Okay, thank you. Be careful with that Chaos Monster. It may have sensed your spiritual roots."
Ling Heng moved his fingers slightly and overlapped her hand completely. He curled his lips slightly and nodded as if ready to die. "Master, there are many dangers in nightmares. Most of them are tragic and desperate memories. The harm you suffer is real. You must protect yourself."
After he said that, he put his hand back and cast a spell. Spiritual energy surged toward the sky like fireworks and suddenly exploded in the air.
The light of day suddenly rose, gradually illuminating the dark sky.
Xu An opened his eyes again, and everything around him was white.
She stood up from the ground and looked around, but there was no end in sight. The whole world was white, without a trace of other colors.
"Mother! Mother!"
Heart-wrenching cries rang in his ears, and suddenly, a busy street appeared in front of Xu An.
Then, a group of people dressed in plain white mourning clothes walked slowly towards them with heavy steps.
This is?
She stepped back and was just wondering when a young boy, who was about eight or nine years old, came chasing after her from behind the team.
All I saw was that he was holding a tattered kite tightly in his hand, and his plain white mourning clothes were missing some scraps of fabric.
"Marquis Wenyuan murdered his wife and son because of his mistress! This crime is unforgivable! Let me go! Let me go!"
Several burly men raised their hands to stop the man, then covered his mouth and carried him away.
People around were talking about it, and funeral paper fell from the sky. The hope in the boy's eyes was filled with tears and gradually dimmed.
Is that... Liu Yixiao?
The scene changed, and a blood-red whip fell heavily on his body, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, it was a horrible sight.
"Evil creature! How could there be an evil creature like you in my mansion!"
"Kill me! If you don't kill me today, I will make sure that vicious woman and you are skinned alive tomorrow!"
Hatred emanated from his red mouth as the young man struggled and pulled at the ropes, trying to get free.
The man whipped her with more force, wielding the whip with gnashing teeth, "Evil creature! You failed to murder the third wife and yet you still refuse to repent! For such a heinous act, chopping off your head is the least you can do! You are the eldest son of the Marquisate! How can you not put the overall situation first!"
"Hahaha~ eldest son? Disgusting! All for that vicious woman! You caused my mother to commit suicide, and killed her and her unborn child! I will never forgive you! My mother will never forgive you either! That vicious woman deserves to die! You deserve to die too!"
Snapped--
A heavy slap rang out. "You evil creature, where did you hear those rumors from? I have never forced your mother! I have never wanted to harm the fetus. The Marquis' Mansion is what it is today because of my efforts for you! Even if the Third House is wrong, you should not have deliberately murdered her! She is the Second Prince's person!"
"Your mother committed suicide and I couldn't help her. I was heartbroken and I wanted to save her! I have never let her down. She has been with me all the way. How could I let her down?"
"Xiao'er, the Third House belongs to Cui's family, and is the power of the Second Prince. Everything was arranged by the Second Prince. Dad didn't know that your mother would commit suicide. Dad's secret letter is too late...too late..."
After this conversation, Xu An seemed to understand something.
The second prince…so all this was caused by the second prince.
In the blink of an eye, the originally immature boy has grown up a little.
Liu Yixiao was pinned down by several people and knelt in front of a group of tablets, with vicious insults hurled at him continuously.
"You were born as the eldest son of the Marquisate, but you hid your identity and opened a business. Our Liu family has been officials for generations, and we have never had any dealings with merchants! You have brought shame to the Marquisate!"
"Don't think that we uncles don't know what you're thinking! How dare you go against the Second Prince! The merchants are trying to seize the Second Prince's market, and you even dare to bully the Cui family! You are tired of living!"
"Liu Yixiao, how can you face our ancestors! Over the years, you have ordered assassins to assassinate the third branch several times. Do you really think we don't know? From today on, all business with all shops will be cut off! You will harm the entire Marquis' Mansion and the entire Liu family!"
The barrage of scolding made the man on the ground raise his hand and cast a spell, knocking several people to the ground.
He stood up slowly, his brows were sharp, and a hatred that made people's hair stand on end. "Everything from food and clothing to daily expenses in the Marquis' Mansion, which one is not from my business? I just want to seize the Second Prince's territory and overthrow his power. At worst, I will surrender to the Crown Prince and help him overthrow the Second Prince. What can you do to me?
Now, I, the Jinyiwei, am only dispatched by the emperor, who has granted me the imperial token. If you stop me, I will let you be buried with me."
"Evil creature! Someone, come! Cut the tendons of his hands and feet, and destroy his spiritual roots! Today we must get rid of this evil in front of our ancestors!"
The anger on the faces of the group of people were obvious, and they all drew their swords and stabbed at the man. For a moment, the scene was extremely chaotic.
Xu An raised his hand to block the knife coming from behind him, but it went straight through.
Seeing Liu Yixiao covered in wounds, she clenched her fists anxiously.
Damn it, why can't I touch them?
She was extremely anxious and kept trying to reach out and touch it, but to no avail.
"Your mother deserves to die! She gave birth to such a disaster like you!"
"Thunder Talisman!" As the call came out, lightning flashed across the house and struck several people in succession.
The entire memorial tablet was smashed into pieces. Liu Yixiao rushed towards the wooden tablet that was about to fall. That was his fucking memorial tablet.
He took it exactly, held it tightly in his arms and checked for any cracks.
"Today, I will kill you on behalf of your father and the Marquisate! I will also give an explanation to the Second Prince!"
As soon as the fierce tone fell, the sharp sword blade stabbed down quickly.
At that moment, Liu Yixiao looked back and saw warm blood flowing down the sword edge, with some blood splashing on the side of his eyes.
He slightly opened his lips in shock, and saw the shining sword blade being held tightly by a fair hand without any trembling.
Looking up, a woman in plain clothes and flowing black hair suddenly appeared beside him.
She blocked the death warrant for him.
There was a hint of murderous intent hidden in that picturesque face.
The light from outside shone on the bridge of her nose, making her eyes look extremely firm and dazzling.
"Liu Yixiao, here I come."
The woman spoke softly, and the man was still in a daze. There was a beating melody in his heart, and he seemed to know her.
"Who are you? Who are you?"
The people behind him quickly stood up, held their swords, and set their eyes on the woman who suddenly appeared.
Xu An pursed her lips, frowned slightly, and glanced at the side. She stood up and kicked the person holding the sword away.
"Kill your people."
She just said this coldly, and the silver sword came out of its sheath. The next moment, the leading man had his throat cut by a sword.
"Uh...uh..." A hoarse and struggling sound came from the man's mouth. Xu An lowered his eyes and walked forward, stepping hard on his neck where blood was flowing.
"This blood is too little."
She spoke expressionlessly, and everyone ran away in fear. It was really hard to imagine that a woman could be so weird.
"Liu Yixiao, I'll teach you something." Xu An stretched out his hand, pulled the man up, and chased after him.
"For some people, only punishment can make them fearful." She wiped the blood for him, and her distressed eyes were particularly obvious. "You said this to me. Now I want to teach you a new word."
"For some people, only death can make them shut up forever."
Xu An drew out the sword and handed it to Liu Yixiao. It was the first time she looked at him like this, and the first time she saw the pain beneath his righteous face.
Now she understood why he became a Jinyiwei.
Because he couldn't fight against this dark force. His family's cold-bloodedness and meaningless struggles made him unable to take a step forward. He could only rely on his own hands to get everything.
But now, he couldn't kill them. He hadn't dealt with his real enemies yet. If he killed them now, all his efforts would be in vain.
"No, no, I can't do that right now."
Seeing Liu Yixiao's hesitant expression, Xu An remembered something. She almost forgot that this was in his dream and he himself was unconscious. He had paid so much, and if he killed them now, all his plans would be ruined.
After thinking for a moment, she turned around with the sword in hand, "I will kill you, and I will resolve your hatred."
"Liu Yixiao, this is just your dream. If you don't wake up, those people outside will live freely."
Without stopping for a moment, blood splattered from her sword. Xu An did not stop until those people fell in a pool of blood.
Seeing their flesh and blood flying everywhere after being chopped, Liu Yixiao couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy. A few more people who had forced his mother to commit suicide had died, and he was happy from the bottom of his heart.
That vicious woman deserves to die.
"Thank you for your help, and thank you for killing them. Please run away quickly, and I will come down to deal with this."
"Liu Yixiao, this is just your nightmare. If you don't wake up, you will repeat the painful memories and everything you have done will be in vain." Looking at the eighteen or nineteen-year-old man in front of her, the woman couldn't help but frowned.
"Girl...what does this mean?"
He looked completely unconvinced, and Xu An didn't know how to explain it. How could she make him have self-awareness?
"Your consciousness is now trapped in a nightmare. Listen to me. My name is Xu An. I redeemed you in Shuxin Tower. Later, the emperor granted us a marriage at a banquet in the palace. I am your future wife. You once swore to me that you would be my concubine and my male lover. Have you forgotten all that?"
After saying this, the man's expression became even more confused, and she became even more distressed.
"Liu Yixiao, look, this is the jade pendant you gave me."
Xu An took off the jade pendant and handed it to him, expecting some reaction from him.
As soon as he saw the camellia jade pendant, the man's heart skipped a beat. He remembered something and looked down in surprise.
Where is the jade pendant around his waist?
A familiar scene appeared before his eyes. He had given another jade pendant to the person before him, and that jade pendant and the one he was wearing were both Mu Anguo Love Flower, which was made by his mother long before she died.
Suddenly, countless memories came to my mind, sorrow, despair, joy, excitement, all kinds of emotional pictures mixed together.
Seeing that his expression did not show any obvious change, Xu An became even more anxious, and his heart ached slightly.
She held his hand tightly and spoke with certainty and worry:
"Liu Yixiao, if you wake up, I, Xu An, am willing to marry you. I don't want you to be my male lover, I want you to be my princess's consort, a legitimate consort, a consort that no one dares to bully."