Unprecedented

Chapter 20
Shuang Lan'er seemed to have had a very long dream, as if all the past was replaying in her mind, the real touch, the real pain, every time she thought she was awake, she suddenly fell into a deeper fog.She seemed to be walking into a vast forest, surrounded by morning mist, and she couldn't tell the direction. Every tree beside her was the same, no matter how she walked, she would always circle in place.

Suddenly, an old figure turned around in front of him, and it was his father.Just as she was about to yell out, a sharp silver arrow shot at her, piercing through her father, and blood gushed out.No!She wanted to cry, but couldn't make a sound.The cold sweat kept flowing, as if being coiled around the neck by a poisonous snake, he didn't dare to move rashly, so he had to stand still, his neck tightened, tightened again, until he couldn't breathe.

Waking up suddenly, she opened her eyes suddenly, and a lot of fresh air rushed into her chest. She breathed vigorously, and felt her heartbeat became faster and faster, and then gradually calmed down.

Her vision changed from blurred to clear, and she saw the smoky curtain above her head falling like a giant net, covering her, she had never seen this kind of curtain before, looking around, the bed was even more peculiar in style, with delicate carvings inlaid on the side. Jade porcelain, with hand-painted figures of beautifully dressed women on porcelain.

This is where?There is a momentary trance, is she alive?or dead?Came to a completely strange world?Struggling to get up from the bed, she stumbled towards the dressing table and fell on the table.

Looking up, in the dim yellow bronze mirror, there are pale lips, gray eyes, and thin and prominent cheekbones.She is still alive. I heard that the dead have no shadow in the mirror... She is still alive. The scene of her father's tragic death shocked her fragile nerves.Can't bear it, how can she bear it?

With a bang, she slammed the bronze mirror into pieces.The broken handle was sharp, and she stabbed at her throat without hesitation.She doesn't want to live, she wants to die... She stabbed hard, but the pain didn't come, her hand seemed to be hit by something, and the broken handle of the bronze mirror fell to the ground. She just wanted to pick it up, but was caught by Qiu Tinglan who entered the room kick away.

Qiu Tinglan put down the tray in his hand, his face was livid, and he looked at Shuang Lan'er coldly, "Do you want to die?"

Shuang Lan'er's eyes were dull, she just shook her head sadly, "I don't want to live, I don't want to live."

Qiu Tinglan raised her foot, kicked a stool in front of Shuang Lan'er, put the steaming noodles on the table, and shouted: "Sit down! Eat the noodles! If you miss, you have to finish eating before you die!" She thought Did she pick up her life?I don't know how to cherish it so much!
Shuang Lan'er was startled, and sat down obediently.

Qiu Tinglan shoved a pair of chopsticks into her hands viciously, "You have healed from your wounds, and your body needs nutrition. Eat quickly! What are you doing in a daze?"

Shuang Lan'er's expression was still dull, she only felt that the chopsticks in her hands were heavier than lead, and she struggled to pick up a chopsticks of noodles and put them into her mouth.

Qiu Tinglan breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "This is Chasuoli City, the Northern Yi Kingdom, second only to the capital Mohe. You are already safe, and no one will chase you here."

Shuang Lan'er listened in a daze, even if she was in a trance, she could still taste the delicious noodles.

For some reason, such a passage suddenly came back to her mind.

"Shuangshuang, that's right. This place is no different than in the palace, let's keep it simple. First, stew a whole chicken as the soup base. When the stew reaches seven minutes, cut the ham into cubes and tear it into pieces, put it into the chicken soup and stew it Well, it’s fine if you don’t have Guan Yan. Well, it’s better to add [-] qian scallops. By the way, the noodles should be boiled in water to medium-cooked first, then fished out and rinsed with water for several times, and then put into chicken broth when it’s cold Simmer slowly. In addition, the ingredients should be added with tender green bamboo shoots, enoki mushrooms, and tenderloin. These must first be passed through the oil to wash off the oil, and then scooped into the chicken broth and stewed together..."

Chicken soup, ham, swallow, scallops, green bamboo shoots, enoki mushrooms, tenderloin, all are not bad.Long Teng once wanted to eat noodles when he was recovering from his injuries, but she thought it was troublesome, so she casually cooked a bowl of chicken noodle soup for him.What she couldn't do, Long Teng could do.Long Teng could cook noodles that she couldn't cook.It turned out that it wasn't that it was difficult, but that she didn't have the heart, and she didn't have his heart.

That night when she was shot by an arrow, the surroundings were so cold, only his embrace behind her was as warm as fire.It was so dark in front of him, only his face was as bright as the morning sun.There is an indescribable charm about him, like a kind of hope.It's like walking alone in the dark, and he is the light that lights up the darkness for you.

He admitted that he liked her, but she made such excessive demands on him, knowing that he couldn't do it, knowing that he would save her.But he didn't know that she really couldn't survive.What's the point of being alone?
She looked at the noodles in the bowl, and tears suddenly fell, at first drop by drop, and then clustered into clusters, all of them fell into the bowl.She cried and swallowed the noodle soup with her tears. The taste of the soup gradually became astringent and no longer delicious... It was all her tears...

To Long Teng, she owed too much.She is worthless, her world is only hopeless, but he persistently protects you and loves you, even if he has a heart of stone, he will be moved.But she is just a walking corpse with her soul hollowed out, so what can she give him?
Qiu Tinglan watched Shuang Lan'er crying bitterly, turned her head and sighed.After the man of God healed Shuang Lan'er, Long Teng dragged his weak body to Chasuoli City. Only because of the prosperous place could there be expensive supplements and a comfortable room for Shuang Lan'er to recuperate well.He didn't understand why Long Teng didn't allow him to reveal about the Pilgrimage Mountain.He only knew that the bowl of noodles in front of him was full of Long Teng's heart, fearing that the batter would not taste good, Long Teng made bowl after bowl, just to wait for Shuang Lan'er to wake up and eat the most delicious one.So even if it is forced, he still wants Shuang Lan'er to finish eating the noodles.

At this time, the door was gently pushed open.

Looking around, I saw Long Teng wearing a long purple gown, leaning gracefully against the door, still looking imposing.The only strange thing was that his forehead was wrapped with gauze, and his thin lips were also pale.

Shuang Lan'er stared blankly at Long Teng, countless pictures flashed in her mind, she suddenly found that he was playful when he scratched her nose when talking, charming when he smiled, and serious when he was painting, she had all of them in her memory, unconsciously It has already been engraved in her heart.

Last time she caused him to be demoted to Luzhou and leave his hometown.This time, she made him so majestic that Sun Guo couldn't return.How can she repay the favor she owes him, the love she owes him?
Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind.She has made up her mind, as long as she dies, he will always forget her, and there will always be a chance to return to Xianglong Kingdom.As time goes by, the emperor will always forgive him.If there was anything she could do for him, it would undoubtedly be that she die to set him free.

She opened her mouth softly, her voice intermittent, "Shaoyun, thank you for the chicken noodle soup. You shouldn't have saved me...how do you let me live...I've been dragging you down..."

Looking at the empty bowl in front of Shuang Lan'er, Long Teng suddenly laughed, "The noodles I bought from outside are not bad. When you are full and refreshed, let's sit down and discuss a business."

Qiu Tinglan raised his eyes abruptly, and met Long Teng's deep eyes, which contained endless depth, which he couldn't understand at all.Mingming personally made the noodles, what does Long Teng mean?What kind of deal can there be between Long Teng and Shuang Lan'er?He was just about to ask.

Long Teng stopped lightly, "Ting Lan, you go out."

Qiu Tinglan frowned. After the pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain, he always felt that Long Teng had changed, but he couldn't tell what changed.He got up and left, closing the door behind him.

Shuang Lan'er stared at Long Teng in a daze, "I thought this side..."

Long Teng sneered with mockery, "You think I did it? How could it be possible? I am the most expensive, how could I do these things? You are so funny, why would you think so?"

"What happened to your forehead?" she asked.

"Oh." Long Teng caressed his forehead, waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it, I had a drink in Honglan Garden last night, and I accidentally bumped into it after drinking too much. Let me tell you, the girls in Beiyi Kingdom are really open. They wear skirts under their navels and have thin waists. Like the mouth of a wine jar."

Shuang Lan'er frowned and said nothing. In fact, she wasn't listening to what Long Teng had to say. All she could think about was how to say goodbye to him and how to end herself.He saved her people, but he couldn't save her exhausted soul.After a long time, she said softly: "Shaoyun, let me die, you can go back after I die..."

Long Teng interrupted her abruptly, "You are a pawn I have laid with great difficulty. If you die, I will suffer a great loss." His speaking speed was not fast, and his voice was not high, but it was as if he was throwing a pawn on a cold lake. boulder.

Shuang Lan'er's sluggish expression finally changed, she looked up at Long Teng, and asked suspiciously, "A chess piece?"

Long Teng narrowed his eyes slightly, "Do you really think I'm in love with you? I love you so much that I would do everything for you? I admit that I have a little interest in you, and I once wanted to take it for myself. But the world is so big, and the woman I am interested in is too There are too many, you are just one of them. I have a purpose to get close to you." After a pause, he came to Shuang Lan'er, raised her chin with one finger, "You are the hardest woman I have ever met. The one to coax. I coaxed you for so long, I wanted to wait for you to fall in love with me and be willing to be my pawn. But it’s not necessary now, now you hate Long Xiaoting so much, it’s the same for me.”

Shuang Lan'er was stunned, "Shaoyun, did you drink too much?" She didn't know what happened to Long Teng, and the sudden change made her at a loss.

Long Teng felt sore, his eyes were warm for a moment, but suddenly turned cold, "Shuang Lan'er, you are so deceitful. Open the window and speak honestly. We will make a deal. You help me win the throne, and I will get the child back for you. How about it?" ? From now on, I will be the emperor admired by all people, how about you live your leisurely life?"

Shuang Lan'er suddenly held Long Teng's hand, "You look bad, what's wrong? Is something wrong?"

Long Teng's handsome face froze, and he pulled his hand away. He said coldly: "I'm negotiating with you. You help me bring down Long Xiaoting, and I help you get back the child, how about it?"

Shuang Lan'er suddenly smiled, "When you were boating in Hongzhou, you said that you never wanted to be an emperor."

Long Teng turned his eyes, and said lightly: "You can coax you casually, do you believe it?"

Shuang Lan'er was noncommittal, "If you wanted to be emperor, why did you have to take the blame alone when you were framed? After being demoted to Luzhou, how would you make a comeback? Shaoyun, I won't believe your nonsense. You want to help me get my child back? I will never do it again." Drag you into the water. You don't have to say any more, I don't want to hear it."

There was a short silence, and there was a slight sound in the silent room, as if someone's heart was beating in a mess.

Long Teng's hands trembled slightly as he fiddled with the South Sea pearl on his cuff, it was so round that it was almost impossible to catch it.She trusted him unconditionally, even if he said such cruel words, she didn't believe him at all.But he has no way out, he knows she still wants to die, she wants him to return to Xianglong Kingdom, how could he not understand her thoughts?

When he looked up again, there was only ice in his eyes, and every word was ridiculed, "I thought you were so noble, but I was still fascinated by me. See if I had put you in bed earlier, you would still be submissive. Just do what I ask you to do." After a pause, he suddenly grabbed her skirt, caressed her face frivolously, and told her word by word: "Have you ever heard that retreat is the only way to advance?" ?”

Without waiting for her to speak, he continued: "My royal father has been fighting with Long Xiaoting and the Qiu family for so many years. If I get involved, I will definitely lose. What have my royal father done? It is true that you treat me as my royal grandfather." Shuang Lan'er, I might as well tell you that it is not Long Xiaoting at all that hinders me from ascending to the throne of God, but my father! My father is more than ruthless, but his ability is limited, and he is definitely not the talent of an emperor. Besides, if my father ascends the throne, when will it be my turn to ascend the throne? I don't want to be like him, spending most of my life bearing the name of a crown prince with no real power, and secondly, need to be cautious, it really feels like years."

Shuang Lan'er's eyebrows twitched, her body trembling slightly.

"The smartest way is to watch the tigers fight from a distance! If Long Xiaoting can't fight my father, the throne will still be mine sooner or later. If my father loses, Long Xiaoting's ambition will also be exposed in front of the emperor. And I already Win the sympathy of Grandpa Huang, and then trust!"

Shuang Lan'er felt sour in her heart, and argued strongly: "Now you can't go back to the Xianglong Kingdom. What are you talking about about the throne? Shaoyun..." She suddenly clenched the hand he was caressing on her face, and said in a mournful voice: "Shaoyun, don't you Lie to me again, okay?"

Long Teng made up his mind, pushed her away, and said indifferently: "The time, place, and people are all right, I am only short of two things to succeed. The first thing needs to be a miracle." He suddenly smiled, "It's been planned for many years, and it's all under my control. You must have heard of someone."

"Who?" Shuang Lan'er asked subconsciously.

"Li Zhixiao!"

At that moment, Shuang Lan'er's face turned white.The wedding banquet with Li Zhixiao was the beginning of the tragedy in her life, and also the beginning of the whole mystery. The crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason, what is the relationship between Li Zhixiao and Beiyi Kingdom, and all this has to do with Long Teng...

Long Teng stared at her deeply, "Think about it, when and where did we first meet?"

Shuang Lan'er's voice suddenly weakened, "On the wedding night, I was robbed to Prince Rui's Mansion. I knocked out Nanny Gui and escaped. I wanted to get out of Chongwumen but I didn't have a token. I happened to meet your sedan chair..."

Long Teng interrupted, "Have you ever thought about what I'm going out of town to do at such a late hour?"

Shuang Lan'er remained silent, and looked at him quietly, with nothing but emptiness in her eyes.

"Beiyi Kingdom was merged by several tribes, and Khan was selected from them. At that time, this Fengji Khan was a peacemaker and wanted to make peace with Xianglong Kingdom forever. But there were warlike nobles among the tribes, and they fought for land and money. Competing for women, burning, killing, and looting. Fengji Khan tried his best to suppress the militant nobles and maintain the stability of the border. The militant nobles gradually became dissidents, joined forces to assassinate Fengji Khan, and re-elected a Khan, and now The Sabe Khan who is in power in Beiyi Kingdom. Sabe Khan is brutal by nature, and the two countries have been fighting continuously since then. Half of the border soldiers are under the command of Tinglan, and the other half are under the jurisdiction of Long Xiaoting, you should know this."

Shuang Lan'er nodded. She had accompanied Long Xiaoting on a tour of the frontier, so she knew something about it.At this moment her voice was trembling, "What does this have to do with Li Zhixiao, and what does it have to do with you?"

Long Teng put on a lazy look, the corners of his mouth curled into a cruel arc, "I went to rescue Li Zhixiao that night, his identity was almost discovered by Qiu Jinghua. In fact, Li Zhixiao is a pseudonym, he is the only son of Fengji Khan, Living in the Xianglong Kingdom. I have known him for a long time. I have been in business for many years. I am doing business to raise funds and store medicinal materials to help him in a coup. Khan Zuobe is tyrannical, and the nobles of the Peace Faction are full of complaints. Ruofengji Khan’s son succeeds in the coup. Bring long-term peace to the frontiers of Xianglong Kingdom. Long Xiaoting is good at fighting, but he only repels the enemy tactically. The fortress must be disintegrated from the inside. If I accomplish this great event, wouldn’t it be an ancient miracle?”

After a pause, he spit out a few words softly, "If you return to Xianglong Kingdom with great merit, if you catch Long Xiaoting again. You say, the throne? Is it to get something out of your bag!"

After his words fell, Shuang Lan'er became flustered.

Long Teng added: "In order to cover up the truth that night, I sent killers to destroy the evidence, steal the day and replace Li Zhixiao with a fake corpse, so that the whole thing went seamlessly. It's lucky that you were robbed, otherwise you wouldn't be sitting here .”

After being dazed for a long time, Shuang Lan'er tried her best to calm down, and kept smoothing the tassels on the skirt with her trembling hands. Suddenly, she exerted force on her hands, and the fine beads scattered all over the floor.She suddenly fell on the table and began to cry, tears soaking the back of her hands.

Long Teng gathered his five fingers together, and pressed his thin lips tightly.He had never seen her crying loudly, as if there was endless sorrow erupting with tears, despair and mourning.Such crying made his heart throb.But only through complete despair can a new life be born.

After a long time, Shuang Lan'er no longer had any tears when she raised her head, "What do you want me to do?"

"I need someone to act as an internal response. Take Long Xiaoting's handle and defeat him in one fell swoop. No one is more suitable than you." Long Teng looked deeply at Shuang Lan'er, "However, you look sick and cowardly now , absolutely not. Give you two years, you must learn horse riding, archery, fighting skills, and the art of war formation. Then I will arrange for you to disguise yourself. Listen, you have to learn everything well, don’t let me down Think about your child, after the event is completed, the world is so big, you can take your child anywhere."

Shuang Lan'er still had dried tears on her face, she stared blankly at him.

Long Teng was expressionless, "Why are you looking at me like this? Don't you hate Long Xiaoting? Don't you want to take back the child?"

Shuang Lan'er didn't answer, her eyes fell on the tooth marks on her wrist.

Long Teng caught a glimpse, and said calmly, "Oh, look at your disheartened appearance, a bite of you will be considered cheap."

She lowered her head, and gently brushed the red wedding dress on her body, and the embroidery that had been a good match for a hundred years.

He opened his mouth to explain, "You are covered in blood, you should put on your wedding dress to cover it up, otherwise you will be questioned everywhere."

She slowly stroked the emerald jade ring hanging on her chest with her fingers, the cold touch seemed to freeze her heart.Just about to untie it from the neck.

He stretched out his hand to stop, "I'm tired of wearing worthless things. You can keep them for fun. You can throw them away if you want, and you don't have to return them to me."

Leaning over, he moved close to her ear.

The cold and evil words dealt her the most fatal blow.

"Don't tell me, you still don't want to believe it. I want to know who is Li Zhixiao, the husband you didn't have time to meet?"

Getting closer, all the scorching breath sprayed on the side of her face.

He spoke word by word slowly, as slowly as Ling Chi, "Wind! Yan! Snow!"

Her face finally turned white at this moment.

She lowered her head silently, the sun's shadow was cast on her cheeks, her skin became more and more translucent, like white porcelain, a few strands of hair fell from her forehead, but her neck was covered with cold sweat.She didn't want to believe it, but she had to believe it now.

If it was simply that he helped her fight for the child.She won't agree, she doesn't want to hurt him.

If it's just a deal.Then, she will seriously consider it.After all, each takes what he wants.

The past was like clouds and smoke, she suddenly remembered...

I remember the night when he was framed, he smiled lightly and buttoned his buttons slowly, as if he had done nothing wrong, but other people interrupted his good deeds.

"Isn't it the emperor's uncle's woman? I've wanted to get her for a long time."

I remember that the emperor's crutches hit his back hard, and he straightened his back to bear it. Blood gushed out of his throat and stained her clothes.But now, he told her to retreat to advance.This is one of his plans.

I remember that she left Prince Rui's Mansion and came to Hongzhou, met Feng Yanxue, and ran a business together. From then on, she had her own business. The simple attic was her home, and she had her own hope.

But now, he told her that everything was planned by him.

They met in Tianfenglou, Luzhou.

His voice was as soft as the warm April wind, "Shuangshuang, I like you a little bit."

"Do you really believe it? You are so easy to deceive. I have seen stupid ones, but I have never seen such stupid ones. Hahaha——"

He was always like this, half-truths and half-false, she couldn't tell.

In the Luzhou market, others mistakenly thought they were arguing.

He pretended to be aggrieved, "Mistress, don't be angry, it's all because of my husband. I will never do it again for my husband, okay? Everyone here will be a witness, my sincerity towards her is a lesson from heaven and earth. , please forgive me."

While rafting in Hongzhou.

The water in the mountains is extraordinarily clear, the bamboo rafts ripple with quiet soft waves, the green peaks are towering on both sides, and a crumbling red sun follows behind.

She vividly remembers him saying, "I never wanted to be emperor."

He gently held her face, his expression couldn't be more serious, "I'm sure, this is not the life I want, and I can't even get what I want. The idle clouds and wild cranes are what I yearn for."

At that time, his beautiful eyes were deeply engraved in her mind, which could never be erased.

She clearly remembered that that night, when a sharp arrow pierced her, she was so painful that she couldn't feel it, only his embrace behind her was as warm as fire.

But now, he told her that everything was false.It's all his game, she's just his pawn.

He doesn't know.She couldn't live because she didn't want to drag him down endlessly.As long as she is alive, he will always fight for her and consider her.But he doesn't know, she can't give him anything, her heart is broken, even if she puts herself together and responds to his love, she is no longer a complete woman, a bowl of sterilization soup, her life is already a dry well.

But now, he actually told her that everything was false.

She owed him nothing, neither a favor nor a favor.Everything in the future is just a transaction.

In fact, she really wanted to tell him that she liked him.It's just that her love can no longer be given.She wanted to promise him the next life, the next life, and even the next life.If there is reincarnation, she will love him well and only love him.

But now, he actually told her that everything was false.

Then she didn't need to tell him.

Since the whole world is so cruel, and people all over the world are so ruthless, since even the most beautiful memories are a scam, since it is cooperation and everyone gets what they want, why doesn't she fight for it?She still has a child, she is going to take it back, that is her only relative.

At this moment, Shuang Lan'er stood up suddenly, her face was no longer sad, her voice was calm and composed, "I agree with your deal!"

Long Teng looked at Shuang Lan'er's expression before, from resentment, to bewilderment, to resoluteness, and finally to coldness.

His heart is hurting.

His lips were trembling.

He closed his eyes abruptly, and when he opened them again, he had already fled in a panic, without saying anything, not a single word.He couldn't stay for a moment longer, even for a second longer, he couldn't hide himself well.

He walks through the streets, through the crowds...he doesn't know where he's going...

Something seemed to blur the vision in front of him, and all the scenes seemed to be separated by a layer of tulle.Suddenly, there seemed to be a little coldness on his cheeks.He raised his head abruptly, took a deep breath, and kept the tears from falling from the corners of his eyes.

Staring blankly at the strange place and the strange sky, it is like looking at the bottomless abyss, white birds fly by, and the sky is clear.

Who is tearing his wound?He was bleeding profusely and he couldn't breathe.

Just how much thought and thought would it take, how would it take to endure the pain in my heart, remember the good bits and pieces of their past, and tear these good memories to pieces one by one, in order to make up a perfect big lie and deceive her.

He hurt her, her eyes were pitiful, as if begging, he didn't know how to say it, but no matter how difficult it was, he did it.And she also believed it.Isn't this exactly what he wanted?
If there is no love, let hate sustain you.

The sun was so fierce that it burned his eyes.

Standing in the bustling market of Chasory City, he looked up at the round and pointed roofs, some white and some blue, like white clouds floating around him, ethereal and unreal.

As the wind swept across the corners of the town, he seemed to hear countless orchids blooming silently, as if he heard the sun rise and the moon move, and he heard the geese leaving their tracks.

If her love for him hadn't started yet, there would be no follow-up.

If her love for him has just sprouted, it can only be killed at this point.

because……

Day after day, year after year.

Three years was not a long time, but it passed in a flash.There are many things she has to learn, she has to grow.Because, the only one who can protect her in the future is herself...

(End of this chapter)