my demon

Chapter 24 Star Valley

After returning to the palace, he teleported out of the room. When Xiao Yan changed his clothes, Lich asked him, "Why do you need Zhuangzi?"

Xiao Yan said: "Don't you like watching it?"

Although he says he is an undead creature, he likes things full of life.The preference of the lich is so obvious, such as the plum blossoms blooming in the cold wind, such as the lively and noisy kittens struggling to survive in a desperate situation, such as the ordinary people who vividly show their efforts to survive in the market.

Son of the Sun, when he was still alive, he must have been a person full of warmth. Although he was sick, he was a talented young mage who was loved by everyone. He had a love as abundant as the warm sun, so he was not stingy with loving others, even his soul and body. Weak, can't cast many spells, but still hasn't stopped giving.

For example, saving Qi Yuan, giving him extra meals that he brings every day, and rescuing the kitten that was tortured and killed.

Xiao Yan added another sentence: "Throw me a peach, and give me a plum."

The young emperor's mood of being careful to please is quite obvious. The Lich can sense this emotion, and his mood is very complicated and fresh. Since the death of his relatives one by one, few people are so serious about falling in love with him.

For thousands of years, he was just an undead lich who indifferently responded to the needs of the descendants of his family. He was immersed in his endless world of exploring the mysteries of magic. In getting along with each other more and more coldly, the descendants became less and less Came to bother him for fear of annoying inhuman undead creatures.

It's a pity that he has long lost the joy and happiness.

The 18-year short human career has been too blurred in his memory, and the Lich no longer remembers the joy and the feeling of being treasured.He rummaged through the magic ring and found a magic toy. He remembered that he got this toy when he was about Xiao Yan's age, and played happily for a long time.

He took out the ring and put it beside his pillow: "Then, this is a thank you gift."

Xiao Yan glanced at the ring that suddenly appeared on the pillow, a little puzzled: "No need, the gold coins you gave me before are enough, and the extra ring on the finger is too obvious, the servants will find it."

The Lich said: "Don't worry, the item comes with a hidden talisman array, so others can't see it. This is a small toy made by the dwarves, a high-altitude paraglider. When jumping from a high altitude, press it, and the paraglider will pop up. Wind gliding to the ground. Find a high place to jump down when you have time, you will have a lot of fun, this is a magic little gift I received when I was 12 years old, I jumped thirty times in the Valley of Stars that day .” There was a hint of nostalgia in his voice.

Xiao Yan: ...

It sounds like an incredible magical artifact. Although the Lich said it was a toy, it was just a high place... Where can I find such a high place in Beijing?Or, can we hope that Zhu Rufeng and the others will help him buy a backing Zhuangzi as soon as possible?

He thought to himself, but asked the Lich: "What does the Valley of Stars look like?"

The Lich said: "Well, it's a deep valley, because there are many star flowers planted on both sides of the cliff, and when they bloom, they look like stars shining."

Xiao Yan was fascinated: "Then jumping in, wouldn't it be like swimming and flying in the galaxy?"

The Lich recalled the excitement at that time. At the age of 12, he quickly jumped into the abyss full of stars. The wind rushed towards his face, as if he had grown wings from his back, gliding down in the starlight, and his heart was pounding. As if he was going to jump out at any time, the pores of his body seemed to be open, flying, flying, his soul seemed to be flying, the ground rushed towards his face, and the stars opened up one after another beside him, and he flew down as if embracing the earth.

At that time, his body hadn't weakened so obviously, he fell in love with the excitement of jumping down, and used the teleportation array to return to the top of the mountain again and again, and jumped into the galaxy again.

He replied to Xiao Yan in a gentle voice: "It's beautiful, when I knew I couldn't survive, I thought about staying there forever."

Xiao Yan pulled out the hairpin from his hair and put it on the bed, took a wooden comb to comb his hair, so as not to be noticed by the servant who combed his hair the next day, he lay down on the quilt, and smoothed his hair neatly on the pillow Side: "The story of the golden dragon you told last time is not finished yet."

Dwarves and elves, dragons and mermaids, giant spiders in the forest, giant bone eagles on the cliffs, red-haired female pirates in Rewind Fjord, centaurs in the mysterious ruins in the jungle, that vast and wonderful world is Home of the Lich.

The lich knew that he was actually changing the subject, and was worried that he would be sad. This was an experience he hadn't experienced for a long time. After all, how could the lich be sad?He's just explaining what happened in the past.

He had no choice but to say: "I'm not good at telling stories, and if I don't get enough sleep, I won't grow taller. Your Majesty, you should go to sleep."

The corner of Xiao Yan's mouth curled up slightly: "Good night."

The lich replied, "Good night."

The spring night is quiet, there is the sound of rustling flowers and leaves being blown by the wind outside the window, the silver moon shines the shadow of begonia flowers on the curtain, and the ambergris seems to carry a little fragrance of flowers from afar. The flowers in the garden are meticulously maintained.

After a long time, Xiao Yan suddenly said: "Jiu Yao, I will also plant a valley full of flowers for you in the future, okay?" It may not be comparable to the flowers planted by the star-like elves he has seen, but the flowers that bloom A valley full of flowers should be beautiful.

The Lich opened his eyes in the darkness: "Okay."

Some tiny icy vortex touched Xiao Yan's forehead, "Sleep." Good boy.

A child who lacks love too much, gets a little love, and tries so hard to return it, but the Lich no longer has the joy of receiving gifts.

The next day, the spring day was fine.

The flower viewing party held by the Empress Dowager was held in the Wanhui Garden in the palace, and a sumptuous banquet had already been set up in the open pavilion in the garden.

In the garden, the peaches and plums are blooming, young and young, and the peonies are also at their peak, with lush flowers and leaves, and the fragrance is overwhelming.There are several golden cages hanging under the corridor, and there are birds that are good at singing, singing thousands of times, which is very lively.

The honorable family members in Beijing and the imperial wives of the third rank and above brought their daughters into the palace to enjoy the flowers.

The garden is full of young girls who are as fresh and tender as flowers and branches, all dressed in silk and satin, and they are gorgeous.Of course, these are still children in the eyes of the Lich—the Lich, who is well aware of the fact that this is a blind date banquet, still has to lament that people in this world may have too short a lifespan and marry too early.

Ordinary people, 70 to [-] years old is already a long life, and they will get married and have children in their teens.

Xiao Yan was sitting upright on the dragon chair in the center, wearing a dark blue uniform and a blue-gray outer robe inlaid with ermine. It was a sunny day, and he still wore more clothes than ordinary people. Although his appearance was light and elegant, everyone looked at him. His lips were pale and his face was pale, and his voice was soft, so he knew that the rumors about the emperor's insufficiency should be true.

Empress Dowager Sun was leaning on the couch, smiling and ordering Mrs. Chengenhou to sit down. Mrs. Chengenhou was followed by two ladies, one was Sun Xuexiao, and the other was Sun Xuezhu, the daughter-in-law of the second room of Chengenhou's mansion. Holding Sun Xuexiao's hand, he smiled and asked her what poems she had made recently. The last time she saw that the incense bags she embroidered for offering incense to the Buddha were excellent, and said that the emperor's sachets also troubled her to make a few, so she praised Sun Xuexiao severely. Good character, good female workers, Zhong Ling Yuxiu, gentle and generous.

They compared the other girls to dirt, although most of the female family members knew that most of them came today to carry the sedan chair for the girls of Cheng Enhou's family, but looking at the shining formation, they couldn't help but feel a little boring.Look at the little emperor, although he is handsome, but he is still young, and his health is not very good. Although he must choose the older ones to serve the emperor, he will definitely not be able to serve the emperor for several years. The empress dowager, who believed in the Buddha's compassionate reputation, sat in command, but anyone who loved her daughter a little bit retreated.

For a while, although the garden was still full of music and flowers, the scene was quite cold. The Empress Dowager Sun did not hide it, she only talked to Mrs. Cheng Enhou and drank a few glasses of sake, and then took Cheng Enhou The madam went down with the two daughters of the Sun family, and just kept talking for a while, but everyone knew that the Empress Dowager Sun was actually making a gesture, and everyone who understood understood it.

Today, with the permission of the Empress Dowager, the emperor's companions also attended a banquet in the Wanhui Garden, and the wives turned their attention to the young and promising companions.

Xiao Yan saw Wei Fanjun sitting under a peach blossom in the distance, holding a jug in his hand. Like a banished immortal, many of the imperial ladies are ready to move.

Xiao Yan motioned to a palace man to beckon him to his side, and told him in a low voice that Zhuangzi should buy ones close to the mountains, and it would be better if there were valleys. Wei Fanjun saw that the emperor whispered to himself that it was so important. For private matters, the ears were so hot, and the silk clothes on the back were wet again, so I hurriedly responded.Seeing that he was nervous, Xiao Yan smiled, and tapped the fan held in Wei Fanjun's hand: "Your handwriting on this fan is good, who wrote it for you?"

Mr. Wei Fan didn't expect the emperor to ask this suddenly, and he said in amazement: "Ah? What word?" He unfolded the fan in his hand. On the jade fan bone, the grass green and simple fan surface was painted with a few strokes of wild flowers. Take a look at your leisure." The characters are quite solid, but there is no title, no postscript, and no name seal below.

Wei Fanjun said blankly: "I just took it before going out... I don't know who wrote it."

Seeing that he was puzzled, Xiao Yan didn't say anything. He turned around and saw He Changan coming over and replied respectfully: "Does the emperor want to change clothes later? The sun is getting bigger, and I'm afraid I will be tired."

Xiao Yan nodded and got up, and said to Wei Fanjun: "Go down, I'm going to rest."

Wei Fanjun quickly bowed down and bowed down, and everyone present respectfully sent the emperor away, the queen mother and the emperor left, and the flower viewing feast became lively, and it was necessary to have other companions to pull Wei Fanjun back to the table, Jiang Jianliang He smiled and asked Wei Fanjun: "What did the emperor ask you for?"

Wei Fanjun replied smoothly: "The emperor saw the good writing on my fan, and asked me which of you wrote the question."

He unfolded the fan conveniently, but suddenly came to his senses, it turned out that the emperor asked him the meaning of the inscription, he knew that someone would come to find out what the emperor wanted him to do, right?

Sure enough, Meng Jingwen asked with a smile: "Sure enough, the writing is good and the artistic conception is good, but there is no inscription and postscript. I don't know which one of you wrote it?"

This Meng Jingwen is the son of Meng Yuanfang, the military commander of the Five Cities. Although he is not the eldest son, but because of his excellent literary talent, he has already passed the imperial examination and passed the examination. He will take the exam next year. With Jiang Jianliang, a group of ignorant second-generation ancestors who only know how to eat, drink and have fun, today they took the initiative to strike up a conversation.

Wei Fanjun was in a complicated mood. One was shocked that the little emperor was so thoughtful, and knew that someone would come to inquire, so he was specially selected so that he would not cover it up. The other was that his heart sank. Although the little emperor had no power, he still He is the one who attracts everyone's attention, how many people are paying attention to him, and how did he get out of the palace without a sound?

Although I was shocked in my heart, I also cleared my mind: "Hey, these clothes and accessories are all made by my family. Why did I care? I saw the color of this fan to match the clothes early this morning. I just took it with me. , when did you pay attention to the words on it? Just now I couldn’t answer it, the imperial court lost face and was annoyed, the emperor thought for some reason that I was ignorant.”

Everyone laughed at the table, they knew Wei Fanjun's dandyism all the time, and just now they really saw that Wei Fanjun's face was stiff and sweaty, and he really matched, so they just smiled and poured wine for him: "Don't worry about it, Your Majesty Benevolent, I won't blame Brother Wei."

"Didn't the emperor save brother Wei last time, so we know that brother Wei is Jane in the emperor's heart now."

Listening to the sour teasing, Wei Fanjun knew that they were actually being sarcastic. After all, the emperor was young and had no power, and it was not a blessing to be valued by the emperor.

But Wei Fanjun thought in his heart, the emperor is so meticulous and early, if these accompanying readers know that the emperor is hiding his power and obviously has great ambitions, will he follow immediately, or will he stay away?