late night song

Chapter 241 Yue Gui’s Double Swords
For several days, Gu Yuchu was busy rehearsing the Hanguang Ceremony during the day, and taking care of the security of the posthouse at night. Although Ziyan Palace sent people to assist, after all, it was his own errand, and he was unwilling to do it again. Something went wrong, so every night she would get up from time to time to patrol and check in person.

She couldn't sleep. This was the third time Gu Yuchu got up tonight. The moonlight shone on her window sill, and the newly delivered palace clothes were neatly placed on the table.

The promise to bring her own Jifu could not have been a joke. If she had known better, she would not have gone back to Jingchuan Prince's Mansion to watch the romantic drama. It made her heart and eyes full of unhappiness, and she could not get a good night's sleep these days.

But she still felt guilty in her heart. She had rejected Ling Buhuo again and again in the past, but now she finally let go of her feelings and wanted to fulfill her wish and give him a satisfactory answer. However, Ji He came out halfway and she couldn't help it. He said hurtful words again.

It's strange to say that she has never been afraid of such a powerful opponent as Shan Mingxi, so why can a little girl without hairpins make her panic involuntarily.

The sky was slightly bright, and she changed into the palace dress that seemed to be tailor-made. Although it was a bit too elegant, the color and style were simple and elegant. It was a rosy cloud brocade with a few swallows embroidered on it.In order to show her importance, Gu Yuchu specially inserted a white jade rattan hairpin and a pair of white jade willow leaf earrings. She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled bitterly. There really was no trace of the bright and charming girl.

The Hanguang Ceremony was held in the square of the Blue River Palace. Today's weather was excellent, the sun was dazzling, and the purple royal flag hanging high was tinged with several layers of gold.

The trumpet sounded at noon, and the heat rising from the earth enveloped the altar.

Jia Rouzi wore a lotus-colored long skirt, with single budding lotus flowers of different shapes embroidered on her shoulders. They were seen lining up, each with a slim figure, carved with pink and jade.Gu Yuchu nodded with Shan Mingxi. Today she wore a piece of Sichuan brocade with a beautiful look, embroidered with a white peacock with a lively looking back, which was both graceful and majestic.

Jiakui's dress is even more unusual. It is a silvery white silk Lu embroidered fairy skirt with the outline of a hibiscus outlined in gold thread. It is hazy and shining in the sun.

It was also at the last moment that Gu Yuchu learned that this year's Jiakui was none other than Princess Helan's daughter Ji He.The exquisite dress sets off the girl's pink cheeks and fragrant neck. As the saying goes, hibiscus emerges from clear water, and the ornaments are naturally removed. It is not false at all.

Gu Yuchu unconsciously lowered his head to look at himself. In comparison, the palace clothes he was wearing were a bit crude. He thought that the swallow holding a spring branch on the front was not tacky and had an auspicious meaning, but compared with the peacock and hibiscus, and even Compared with the lotus on Jia Rouzi's dress, she does look petty.

This swallow of hers is not some mysterious bird from the Nine Heavens, but a wild sparrow that lives under someone else's fence.Oh, Princess Helan, I really have you.

Gu Yuchu twitched the corner of her mouth contemptuously, and she glanced sideways at the auditorium. There was probably more to the show today.

After the sword soul ceremony, the palace people brought a lotus-shaped vessel, which contained melted ice water from the top of Qiyun Mountain, for the Jiarouzi to clean their hands. Then they climbed up the steps and stood before opening the seal. In front of the sword stage, first pour wine to bow to the heaven and earth, then pour wine to worship the sword soul, and finally respect the King of Beiling.

Then, they lifted up the red silk covering the sword, and the sword's edge reflected streaks of silver light under the midday sun.

Then, they picked up the daggers engraved with honeysuckle flowers on the tray, cut the fingers of their left hands, then held the handle of the sharp blade with their right hands, twisted their wrists to hold the sword with their right arms, and raised their left hands to drip their own blood into the swords. The blood flows smoothly along the spine of the sword to the edge of the sword. At this point, the opening of the sword is officially completed.

After the ceremony of Yiying Jiarouzi is completed, Jiakui officially appears.Ji He could be seen with his palms crossed, his arms held flat, and his sleeves hanging down. The outline of the golden hibiscus on them was clearer, and the embellishment of Dongzhu on the sleeves was even more eye-catching.

The etiquette procedures of Jiakui and Jiarouzi are not much different, except that the master's work is hidden in a heavily carved sword box.Ji He poured wine with a flick of his sleeves and sprinkled it on the sky and the earth. Then he pressed the mechanism with his lush green fingers. With a click, a slender willow-leaf scimitar came out along with the red sandalwood sword frame.

This willow-leaf scimitar does not have a scabbard, but this does not affect its magnificence at all.

The seven rubies on the handle shine brightly, and the blade is engraved with wavy patterns, which are well-proportioned but powerful, representing an orderly crisis before the storm.

The spine of the knife is smooth, hollow but three-dimensional, with staggered bulges toward both ends of the blade. There are thirteen sections in total. From the side, it looks more like barbs on the spine, and each barb is polished to be as sharp as a blade. The knife is easy to enter, but it is difficult to remove the bone without cutting, just like dragon scales are irreversible, so the name dragon scales comes from this.

Ji He raised the dragon scale with one hand and waved it gently. When the sun was shining brightly, the iron lampstand set up in front of the altar was cut across. It was so sharp that the officials watching the ceremony were shocked!

Then, Ji He Meijian hesitated for a moment, then trembled slightly and tapped the blade with his finger. Immediately, blood surged towards the tip of the blade.

Gu Yuchu saw it from a distance and got goosebumps unconsciously. It was very brave for a frail little girl to do this.

With tears in her eyes, Ji He endured the pain, faced the sun, dragged up the dragon scales with both hands, and completed her mission.

Immediately afterwards, the double swords of Yuegui appeared in the finale.

Such an arrangement made Shan Mingxi and Gu Yuchu, who were originally foils, take over the spotlight.

The two of them were seen approaching an octagonal bronze platform from the north to the south. With the help of a Jia Rouzi, a sword box that had been dusty for many years was opened, and two symmetrical long swords lay quietly inside.The sword only has an ordinary diamond pattern, and the spine of the sword is as winding as a snake. It is exquisite but not amazing. The only special thing is that the two hilts can be combined into one to form the shape of a pair of fishes.

Water belongs to Yin among the five elements, and fish can only live in water. These two swords were forged on the night of the Tengu eclipse for a hundred years, and it was also the time of Yin. These coincidences make these two seemingly ordinary long swords Cast an unusually mysterious color.

Gu Yuchu and Shan Mingxi nodded, and then raised one of the two swords at the same time. Then they crossed the blades of the two swords and pressed them against each other from the bottom of the hilt to the blade. There was a clear and harsh hiss, like The cranes are entangled in each other's necks and confront each other, falling in love and killing each other.

Shan Mingxi cut her finger with the blade of the sword, and blood dripped on the winding spine of the sword. Gu Yuchu did the same, but the only difference was that Shan Mingxi's blood flowed smoothly to the edge of the sword and dripped into the lotus-shaped basin, while Gu Yuchu's The blood split halfway and slipped from the back of the sword.

Gu Yuchu knew something was wrong. The sword-testing general who was about to take the sword panicked. Shan Mingxi also looked solemn. There was an uproar in the audience, and some people jumped up in fright.

Old King Ling frowned deeply and glanced at Princess Helan, who was in charge. She was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and did not dare to say anything. She lowered her head and flashed her brows.

Although Gu Yuchu didn't know why everyone had such a big reaction, such a mistake definitely didn't have a good meaning, so she immediately made a decision. She held the sword blade tightly with her left hand and slid it down hard. Blood overflowed between her fingers, covering the entire sword blade. The wave rushed toward the sword's edge, and this time, there was no surprise.

In this way, the audience barely calmed down, but the whispers continued.Noda stared at the main podium and clenched his fists.

Ling Buhuo breathed a sigh of relief. Ling Ziyu glanced at him sideways and remained silent.Shu Yuan loosened his palms that were so tight that they turned white, and wiped the sweat from his palms on his side.

Immediately afterwards, the sword test session.

The swords were opened one by one, and the brave young soldiers recommended by the Beiling Army tried each other in pairs. It was like a competition and a ceremony. When the final swords of Yue Gui were used, everything was as Gu Yuchu expected. The long sword she struck injured her opponent. Although it was a minor injury to her arm, the entire audience fell silent because of this.

"The sword spirit is uneasy. The sword spirit is uneasy"

I don't know who muttered it in a low voice, and then everyone seemed to suddenly realize it. Some people turned pale, some paused and sighed, and some were even more furious. The audience began to discuss secretly again, making it noisy.

"The sword spirit needs to be sacrificed with the blood of a virgin. If there is any deception, the sword spirit will be restless and violent. Could it be General Yuesheng." "They say she is the reincarnation of Yama and was tainted by the blood of an ominous person. How can the sword spirit be tainted? Can you not be angry!"

"What are the people talking about in the audience?" Old Ling Wang's face was already ugly, and the suppressed noise in the audience made him even more unhappy.

So the eunuch called his men to check, and when he came back to report, he omitted all the guesses about Gu Yuchu, and only replied that the sword spirit was uneasy. But this sentence alone made Old King Ling furious, and he shouted with impudence, and the officials in the audience were Guigou gasped.

The people of Beiling most believe in the divine will of imperial swords. Such a discrepancy in the Hanguang Ceremony is unprecedented. The sword spirit has been enshrined by the Beiling royal family for generations. The uneasiness of the sword spirit means that the Ling family is uneasy. Now the people's hearts are fluctuating because of this. How can the old King Ling not do it? angry.

"Quiet!" The eunuch warned under Old King Ling's eyes before he calmed down the situation, but chaotic speculation slowly fermented in the hearts of the people.

"The sword has no eyes, it's just an accident." Yan Feng didn't even think about it. He was eager to explain to his friend, and broke the silence despite the wind.

"Are the opening of the sword and the sword test both accidents?" Yan Yang muttered.

The old King Ling's expression had just improved a little. When he heard this muttering, he glanced sideways at Yanyang. It was the same abruptness and recklessness of the princess, but his attitude was completely different.

"If a sword holds a person's hand and hurts his heart, even if the sword has spirit, it will be difficult to control it."

"The two swords of Yue Gui have been in the dust for many years. They are extremely dangerous. It is extremely rare to end up with minor injuries while trying the sword. This is the power of the sword spirit to suppress the blessing."

Yanfeng's unscrupulous words were like a touchstone, which made the most observant official in this group think twice, and then he followed Yanfeng's wishes.

Something had indeed gone wrong in the Hanguang Ceremony, and it was irreversible. Although Old King Ling was angry, the matter had come to this, and he cared more about having a reasonable explanation to convince the people.

In other words, if the explanation can stabilize the situation, it won't matter even if someone is killed when trying the sword. This is the way of the emperor.

"Not everyone is as perceptive as adults and has a clear mind."

Ling Ziyu opened his mouth and intensified the conflict again. Although the officials understood what Old King Ling meant, how could the people explain it? After all, the blood from the sword test had already been seen, and the rumors were unstoppable. If they were not corrected on the spot, even if there was an explanation afterwards, It doesn't help either.

"Two swords are like siblings. If the siblings are forced to kill each other, how can the sword spirit be at peace?" Ling Bu was confused and said something that shocked everyone and broke through their preconceived and restrictive views.

"What King Jingchuan said is absolutely true!"

"Whenever I try swords, it's always a new sword cast by the imperial court against an old weapon. There has never been a new cast versus a new cast. They are all just sharp weapons. Naturally, the energy is in conflict!" someone added.

"So how does King Jingchuan think we should deal with it now?" Old King Ling seemed to be very satisfied with his opinion and knew that he had a solution in mind, so he asked.

"Go back to my father. Try again."

"It's not difficult to try again, but repeating it again and again, talking to yourself, is a bit self-deceiving, and it also damages the majesty of the royal family." Ling Ziyu, who had always watched the excitement and did not take it too seriously, obviously did not give face to Prince Jingchuan.

"Then it depends on whether the prince is willing to cooperate." Ling Buhuo replied unhurriedly.

"What do you mean?" Ling Ziyu raised his eyebrows in confusion, and the old King Ling also looked confused.

Before anyone could react, Ling Buhuo pulled Ling Ziyu by force and jumped into the sword-testing platform. This silenced the audience who were boiling with discussions.

The prince tried his sword like never before!Now the prince and King Jingchuan are fighting on the same stage, which is even more amazing!

Ling Buhuo raised one of Yuegui's swords and faced Ling Ziyu.Although Ling Ziyu was reluctant, now that the matter had come to this, he had no choice but to work together and cooperate fully.

The two brothers looked at each other for a long time, but to everyone's surprise, they did not fight with swords, but instead faced the twenty generals who were testing the swords.

The generals who tried the sword were stunned and looked at each other, not knowing what to do!

How dare they confront the prince!
But with a look from Ling Buhuo, the five generals under his command understood what was going on during the sword test, and rushed to the stage with the others who were hesitant, surrounding the two of them.

Ling Buhuo is superb in martial arts, and Ling Ziyu also hides it well. The two of them cooperate with each other tacitly. Of course, the generals who can react immediately are extremely smart. They know when to advance and when to retreat. After dozens of fights, they can change their moves. , which seemed intense but actually clicked to the end, but those in the audience were dazzled by it.

In the end, Yue Gui's swords were victorious, but no one was injured.

"The two swords of Yue and Gui come from the same source, and the power of their hands and feet is irreversible." Ling Buhuo said loudly, showing the sword and the altar.

"Advance and retreat together, share weal and woe."

Ling Ziyu was the one who knew how to use the wind, and he knew in his heart that this result was what Old King Ling would like to see the most, so he followed his brother's wishes and continued to act.

"So it is!"

"The two swords should work together to defend against the enemy. How can they kill each other? The sword spirit is on top. Fortunately, we are saved!"

Immediately afterwards, Ling Buhuo and Ling Ziyu took the lead and kowtowed to the old King Ling.

"The sword spirit is evergreen, and Beiling is here forever!!!"

Everyone followed and crawled at the feet of Old King Ling, and a carefully planned crisis was perfectly resolved.

(End of this chapter)