C24 Sleeping in Coffins Together
Yuen Qing ran to the carriage outside the door and found a small box. She was curious about what was inside, so she opened it and saw that there was a pair of white jade bracelets in the box. The jade body was crystal clear and natural.
There were so many good things in the Royal Highness. Yuen Qing could not help but feel touched.
"Hey, little ghost, come over quickly."
Yuen Qing heard the voice and turned her head to look. Shunyi stood not far away and waved at her.
"What is it?" Yuen Qing said as she walked. When she saw Shunyi, she felt quite strange.
"I'm hungry. The jade coral is worth a few meals. Let's go. Take me to eat." Shunyi said and came up to pull Yuen Qing.
"I'm not going." Yuen Qing threw Shunyi's hand away and said impatiently, "I already said I don't want your money. Give me that bracelet. Now you want me to take you to dinner. If you don't want to go, I won't return the bracelet to you. I'll give you the money, you go eat it yourself." He stuffed the money into Shunyi's hands and was about to leave.
"Don't you want to know where your memories are?"
Yuen Qing stopped. "My memory?"
Shunyi nodded proudly.
"I don't want to." Yuen Qing turned around and was about to leave.
"Don't you want to know how you got here?"
"Didn't you come from the coffin?" A sense of unease flashed across Yuen Qing's heart. There was a voice in her heart telling her, Follow him, follow him. She could not help but slowly follow Shunyi's footsteps.
Yuen Qing was muddle-headed and her mind was in a mess. Like a marionette, she was being led by Shunyi step by step.
After walking for a few minutes, she saw a carriage. Although it was not as good as the one in the Imperial Residence, it was still good.
Shunyi stood in the carriage and extended his hand to Yuen Qing. Yuen Qing slowly lifted her hand. Yu Longchen's beautiful face flashed across her mind. She felt a burst of pain in her heart and seemed to have woken up a little.
"Come quickly, come quickly." Shunyi slowly opened his mouth and called out with a sinister smile. It was like a curse that had messed up all of Yuen Qing's thoughts. There was only one thought in her mind - follow him, follow him...
"You must be tired. Go to sleep. Once you wake up, you will arrive..." Shunyi said leisurely. He stared at Yuen Qing. Yuen Qing seemed to have received an order and slowly closed her eyes.
After waiting for a long time, Yuen Qing did not come back. Yu Longchen was a little panicked.
From the outside to the courtyard, it would take at most fifteen minutes. At first, Yu Longchen thought that Yuen Qing was playing on the road, so it had been a long time. But now, it was almost two hours. Could it be that something had happened?
"Miss Mu, this king will take his leave. I will come and compensate you another day for your gift." Yu Longchen could no longer sit still. As he spoke, he got up and prepared to leave.
Yuen Qing did not return for a long time and Mu Ruqing was also somewhat worried. She already treated Yuen Qing as a friend and comforted, "Take care, Your Highness. Older sister Qing might have been delayed and Ruqing will not be sending her off." This was also to comfort herself.
Yu Longchen directly used Qing Gong to go to the side of the carriage and the carriage driver collapsed to the ground. He went up to check his breath and was still alive. He tried to wake him up but he was unable to wake him up.
There was an old nun sweeping the floor outside the door. Yu Longchen quickly walked up and asked urgently, "Daoist nun, sorry to bother you. Have you seen..."
Yu Longchen described Yuen Qing's appearance. The nun thought for a moment and pointed in the direction Shunyi and the others went. She was a mute. Yu Longchen pointed to the driver who was lying on the ground and said, "I hope you can wake him up." The nun nodded.
Yu Longchen frowned. He drove the car and chased after them. He hoped he could make it in time.
It was drizzling last night, and the road was muddy. Yu Longchen followed the axle print to the side of the imperial city, and the print disappeared.
Yu Longchen asked passers-by on the road and described the person who took Yuen Qing away. If his guess was right, that person must be Shunyi.
Yu Longchen rushed back to the prince's mansion and brought Changxu with him. The two of them rode their horses and chased after him. Yu Longchen was so cold that ice was about to form on his skin. The two of them rushed towards the direction of the Li Family Village.
On the other side.
Shunyi was driving his carriage, his face filled with excitement.
In order to get back to the Li Family Village as soon as possible, Shunyi also traveled at night. Although his speed wasn't as fast as during the day, it still saved him some time. Plus, he had taken a shortcut that few people knew about, so he arrived there in a day's time.
When he arrived in front of the shabby house, Shunyi woke Yuen Qing up. She was much more awake now. Looking at that familiar and tattered house, Yuen Qing's heart was startled. She said uneasily, "Why did you come here?"
"Of course I came to find your memory." Shunyi smiled happily.
"I don't want to..." Yuen Qing trembled. She was scared from the bottom of her heart.
"Don't you want to know why you are alive even though you are clearly dead? Don't you want to know where you came from?" Shunyi's voice was much louder, as if he was angry at Yuen Qing's cowardice.
Yuen Qing's heart was very complicated. She really wanted to know, but she did not dare to know.
"Let's go!" Shunyi strode in. Yuen Qing followed him slowly.
It was as if Yuen Qing had just woken up. The house was still in shambles. The white cloth was still hanging, but there was a lot of dust on it.
That slovenly man was no longer around. He should have been buried by Faang Zijun...
The original black coffin had changed into a vermillion color. Even though it was daytime, the room was secretly filled with cold air that made people shiver.
Shunyi walked to the front of the coffin and lit three incense sticks. He inserted them into the incense burner and muttered something in a low voice. Yuen Qing did not hear it clearly. Seeing Shunyi's appearance, she could not help but shiver and think of escaping.
Yuen Qing lifted her foot, but her foot did not listen to her orders, as if it did not belong to her. The fear in her heart quickly spread. Ignorant things were the most terrifying.
"Alright, lass. Go in and lie down. You will be fine after sleeping." Shunyi smiled kindly at Yuen Qing.
Yuen Qing shook her head and said in fear, "I don't want to know. I don't want to know anything. Let me go."
"That won't do. If I let you go, where can I find the space-time gate? I have searched my entire life for this. This is my lifelong wish." Shunyi said darkly, "Don't be afraid. I will guarantee your safety."
"You have found the wrong person. I am not the person you are looking for!"
"It's you. I have calculated your luck. I can't calculate it at all. I can't calculate it. There are only dead people... or people who are not from this world..." Shunyi began to lose his patience. He personally dragged Yuen Qing to the coffin.
Yuen Qing wanted to struggle, but she could not move her body. Only when she thought and felt a chill on her back did she know that her clothes were soaked in cold sweat.
She had to go in willingly. Shunyi thought for a while and said, "This matter is related to King Chu. Don't you want to know about the matter between you two? Maybe I can help him in the future."
Yuen Qing heard him say Yu Longchen and hesitated.
"... " Alright... I promise you... But don't kill me..." Yuen Qing made up her mind and sighed.
"Of course, of course..." Shunyi smiled.
Yuen Qing lay in the coffin and slowly closed her eyes. Shunyi cut his middle finger and dripped a drop of blood between Yuen Qing's eyebrows. He used the blood to draw talismans on both of Yuen Qing's arms. He closed his eyes and recited the incantation as he walked to the incense burner.
He took out a crimson memorial tablet. On it was written: Beloved daughter Yuen Qing's memorial tablet. He also drew a talisman on the memorial tablet and placed it behind the incense burner. After doing all of this, Shunyi had a solemn expression. He closed his eyes and meditated in front of the coffin.
Yu Longchen and Changxu rode for a day and a night before arriving at Li Village in the evening. They tied their exhausted horses in the forest and quickly walked towards the village.
Yuen Qing's house still had two white lanterns hanging on it, which was very conspicuous. Both of them looked at Shunyi who was inside the house with a stern face. Their anger could be seen from their faces, and they were emitting killing intent.
Shunyi opened his eyes and smiled indifferently. Changxu rushed forward and pointed his sword at Shunyi's neck. Yu Longchen said angrily, "Where is Yuen Qing?! Do you hate your life too long?"
"Why would I want her life? I also quite like this girl." Shunyi had an indifferent expression, as if he wasn't the one being threatened.
Yu Longchen saw the coffin and walked up to it. He saw Yuen Qing. He finally couldn't hold it in anymore. His anger burst out and he personally attacked. He put the short dagger on Shunyi's neck and cut his skin. The blood that seeped out of the dagger turned the blade red. Yu Longchen's eyes were filled with killing intent. "What did you do to her? ! Wake her up!"
"No, if we forcefully wake her up, at the very least, she will become an idiot. At the very worst, she will lose her life." Shunyi's emotions did not change. His tone was filled with excitement.
"When will she wake up?"
"I don't know. She might not wake up for long, or she might never wake up. It depends on herself."
"Hmph, looks like you're really tired of living!"
"There's another way, which is to let a person who is connected to her lie in a coffin with her and... wake her up. Those who go may never wake up"
" I'll go! " Yu Longchen did not hesitate.
"Your Royal Highness!" Changxu was somewhat anxious.
"Alright, let's begin! Changxu, look at him. If he plays any tricks... Kill him!" Yu Longchen put away the dagger and glared at Shunyi. After saying that, Yu Longchen walked to the coffin and held Yuen Qing's face in pain. His face was full of love.
"Okay, you can go in." Shunyi said calmly. No one noticed the cunning look in his eyes.
Fortunately, the coffin was big enough. Yu Longchen carefully lay down on his side and looked at Yuen Qing's pale face. His heart ached. I will definitely bring you back.