coobybook Chapter 1050 A Fate Across Several Lifetimes
Chapter 1050 A Fate Across Several Lifetimes
Xie Shang and Jiang Fenghua returned to Xichuan, but it was no longer the same as before. There were no man-eating crows, no newly built palaces, and only an endless desolation.
They couldn't even find the entrance to the underground palace, but luckily they remembered a cave with a mechanism leading to it.
The mechanism remained the same, but it was very well hidden. After descending through the secret passage, they arrived at the deepest secret chamber, which was laid out similarly to the underground palace of the Baili family back then. Soon, they discovered three tombs and a letter there.
A letter from Baili Shang to Xie Shang and Jiang Fenghua a thousand years later.
After reading it, the two learned everything that had happened in Yinchuan Kingdom after they left. It turned out that he had spent several years relocating the people of Yinchuan Kingdom. After Yinchuan Kingdom was destroyed, Baili Shang returned to Licheng, where he eventually died.
He also founded Red Maple City. A thousand years have passed, and no one knows the history of the Yinchuan Kingdom. He only hopes that people in the world will forget Yinchuan, but he also wants Jiang Fenghua and Xie Shang to know that they once met, so he left some historical records in Red Maple City.
After the Kingdom of Yinchuan was swallowed by a natural disaster, he returned to the underground palace of the Baili family in Licheng. He knew that only the underground palace was not destroyed, so he built the tombs of Danji Aruan and Baili Ayu there. He also built a tomb for himself. He arranged everything in the following decades, and a hundred years later, he buried himself there.
Jiang Fenghua discovered many murals on the stone walls of the ancient tomb. She said, "Your Majesty, come and see the murals on the walls."
Jiang Fenghua felt a sense of familiarity, as if it were a scene from when she was saving Danji Aruan. Each piece was meticulously crafted and even had color, though the colors had faded over time, but some clear outlines remained.
She examined the painting closely and murmured, "I know, these paintings were done by Baili Shang. It's about his story with Danji Aruan in that valley."
Xie Shang said, "The woman in the painting is wearing strange clothes. Did she stab her own leg?"
Xie Shang stared into her eyes, "The woman in his painting is behaving just like my empress!"
Jiang Fenghua smiled slightly, "It's really unreasonable for the Emperor to be so jealous. Baili Shang didn't do anything."
Xie Shang smiled smugly. "This lad is quite skilled at painting, and he handles things with dignity. I plan to expand our territory in Xichuan, restore the achievements Baili Shang made for the people of Yinchuan, and let future generations remember that there was such a country and such a hero in history."
Jiang Fenghua said, "You don't mind what happened in Yinchuan Kingdom." She was referring to the fact that both Baili Shang and Baili Ayu had confessed their feelings to her; he was an extremely possessive and jealous man.
Xie Shang wrapped his arms around her waist and said, "The people buried in the three tombs in this underground palace are them. The grudges and grievances of the past life have long since vanished. I only care that the person who is by my side now is you, Jiang Fenghua, and that's enough."
As for the stories recorded in the murals on the wall, they are only the stories of Baili Shang and Danji Aruan. If the stories in the murals were written into a full-fledged tale, it might become a timeless legend passed down through generations.
Jiang Fenghua deliberately teased, "I didn't expect His Majesty to have such leisure time."
"There are many love stories among the common people, but unfortunately, they all end tragically. This time, I will write a different and beautiful ending for them, such as letting them live again and continue their love." Xie Shang continued, "Just like me and the Empress, our fate in our previous life was not over, so we are husband and wife again in this life."
Jiang Fenghua still felt lingering fear when she talked about this.
Xie Shang seemed to see through her thoughts. "I am very grateful to God for giving me another chance to marry you. I also know that Ruan Ruan and I have a predestined relationship spanning several lifetimes. So this is what Master Wu Zi meant by 'fate'."
With sincere eyes, Xie Shang confessed once again, "Ruan Ruan, I love you, and I will only love you for all eternity."
Jiang Fenghua's cheeks flushed slightly. Should she also answer that she loved him?
Xie Shang didn't wait for her reply. He took her hand and left the underground palace directly. He then ordered the place to be protected and left.
Jiang Fenghua said, "The Northern Owl Kingdom is going to attack the Great Zhou. Should we return to Shengjing next?"
"Let's go check out the Ghost Realm first." He always felt that Baili Shang had not only left them a letter, but also something else.
The mural depicts a valley filled with red spider lilies. Baili Shangming knew these flowers were poisonous, and that Danji Aruan could no longer cultivate them on a large scale after the Ashina tribe was wiped out.
Upon arriving at the Ghost Realm, they found that the mountains and fields were indeed covered with blooming red spider lilies, which made them think about the origin of its name.
When the red spider lily blooms, the leaves are not visible; when the leaves appear, the flowers are not visible. The flowers and leaves never meet, yet they cherish each other through life.
Then they saw Gongsun Lan and Feng Qingyu in the valley; it seemed they were having a date there.
Jiang Fenghua asked in surprise, "My uncle and Gongsun Lan, how come they are here? A thousand years ago, they should have left Licheng, escaped the natural disaster, and lived to old age like Baili Shang."
Gongsun Lan and Feng Qingyu immediately let go of each other upon hearing the commotion. Feng Qingyu said, "Ruan Ruan, what are you doing here?"
Jiang Fenghua looked at them with an ambiguous expression: "What are you doing here, and being so intimate?"
Gongsun Lan's cheeks flushed. "We've decided to get married."
Jiang Fenghua was even more surprised. Everyone else had forgotten what happened in Xichuan, but they all still remembered?
Feng Qingyu said, "I've finally found the answer I've been searching for for so long. It turns out that Gongsun Lan and I were husband and wife in our past lives. We've been looking for each other for many years, and now we both remember."
Gongsun Lan nodded. "So the person I've been waiting for all these years is him."
Jiang Fenghua tentatively asked, "Does Uncle still remember the Yinchuan Kingdom?"
Feng Qingyu said, "Ruan Ruan also knows about Yinchuan Kingdom. We were people from Yinchuan Kingdom in our previous life. We were murdered. I never thought we would meet again in this way."
Jiang Fenghua then asked, "Who killed you? Were you killed in the royal city?"
"I don't remember," they both said in unison.
Gongsun Lan added, "However, we found something good here."
She pointed to the red spider lilies blooming in the valley, "This is a raw material for medicine, and it is considered a very good medicinal material. People who do not understand medicine must not use it indiscriminately, because it is also a deadly poison."
Jiang Fenghua added, "So the fact that it is poisonous does not necessarily mean that it is used to harm people; it may also be used to save people."
Perhaps Baili Shang didn't eradicate them because he knew that Danji Aruan planted them to save people.
Gongsun Lan was a doctor, so naturally she treasured this flower.
They also discovered a large quantity of sulfur in the valley. Cannons made from sulfur are very powerful. The Great Zhou Kingdom suffered a great loss of wealth due to natural disasters. If they had these sulfur raw materials, it would be much easier for them to deal with the iron cavalry of the Northern Owl Kingdom.