Ice Fantasy Chapter 3: Illusion City (2)

I asked Liluo many years later, and I said: Liluo, I fell in love with you seven days after I saw you, how about you? When did you fall in love with me? Li Luo knelt down in front of me, raised her head to look at me, and said: Wang, when I got off the unicorn and knelt in front of you, I fell in love with you. After she finished speaking, she smiled at me, and the white cherry blossoms fell down one after another, covering her white hair, and the pollen fell on her long eyelashes. Li Luo's white hair is slightly blue, not pure silver white like mine. Because Liluo doesn't have the purest blood, she can only become the best wizard, but not an illusionist. But I don't care at all.

When I was 200 years old, I said to my father: Father, please let me marry Li Luo. When I finished speaking, there was not a single voice in the entire palace. One month after that, an unprecedented heavy snowfall fell in the Illusory Snow Empire. In that heavy snowfall, Li Luo disappeared.

Later, my mother told me everything in tears. Because my father does not allow a person with an unrighteous bloodline to become my concubine. My princess can only be a mermaid in the deep sea palace.

For the first time in my life, I knew that my mother and queen also came from the cold deep sea. Before becoming my father's concubine, she was also a mermaid.

I remember when I rushed into my father's bedroom, he was sitting on the high Xuanbing Throne, when he told me that unless he died, Li Luo could not become my princess, I I defeated him with all my illusions. When he was lying on the ground and I stood in front of him, I suddenly felt that he was old, and the father in my heart who fought the world and commanded the world was old. At that moment, I shed tears sadly, but my father didn't say anything. My younger brother, Ying Kong Shi, stood beside him, folded his hands, and watched all this coldly. Finally, he smiled and turned to leave.

Someone told me that Liluo had gone to the mortal world, some people said that Liluo was sent to Huanxue Mountain because of her witchcraft, but Xingjiu told me that Liluo had actually been buried in the depths of the sea of ​​ice place.

Later Shi asked me, he said: brother, do you want to go find her? try to find? Maybe she's dead. just maybe. Maybe she's still alive.

No need, so what if I find it, I will eventually become the king of the Huanxue Empire, and Li Luo will never be the queen.

Brother, do you like being a king that much? Can't you go with her? How do you want me to let go of my father, mother, my subjects, and you, Shi. Brother, if I love someone, I can give up everything for that person. After speaking, Shi turned and left, while I stood alone under the boundless snow. For the first time in my life, I didn't use illusion to shield it, so heavy snow fell on Shi and my shoulders.

That night, I dreamed of Li Luo, just like Xing Jiu said, she was buried in the deepest part of the ice sea, she was a little dazed and sad, but still full of hope, she called my name, she said She is waiting for me, she calls me Ka Suo, Ka Suo, Ka Suo... In the last picture in the dream, she got off the unicorn, moved lightly, knelt down in front of me, and crossed her hands. With a slight blue light, she raised her head and said to me: Wang, I will take you home... Xing Jiu is the youngest and greatest astrologer in Renxue City, and the only one who survived the astrology for Ying Kongshi the one who fell. When Shi became an adult, he had the same silver-white hair as me, but inside, there were strands of red hair like flames. Father asked seven astrologers to do astrology for Ying Kongshi, the first six were in the process of astrology, suddenly died suddenly, vomited blood and died. Xing Jiu was the seventh, I only remember that he and Shi stared at each other for a long time, and then both of them smiled, evil and weird.

After Xing Jiu finished his astrology, he walked up to me, knelt down, crossed his hands, and said to me: Ka Suo, my young king, I will use my whole life to ensure your safety. After speaking, he turned his head to look at Shi, and then left. After that, he didn't tell anyone about the astrological results.

Just a long time later, he asked the maid to give me a painting. In the painting, there is a black rock standing on the shore. Beside the rock, red lotus flowers bloom like flames. In the sky, there is a white lotus hovering giant bird.

Later, when Shi saw this painting in my bedroom, his eyes were suddenly filled with snow, and he turned and left without saying a word. The wind blowing from nowhere suddenly filled Shi Xuebai's robe.

I took this painting back to the snow and fog forest where I had been away for a long time. Those towering ancient trees still have green shades covering the sky and the sun, and the sunlight falls like fragments from the branches and leaves, and falls into my white pupils. The grassland spreads softly and endlessly, the wildflowers burn all the way to the horizon, and there are still beautiful flowing streams in the forest. Beside the stream, there are beautiful white deer and some children. They all have very pure blood, some are astrologers and some are wizards. Only, without the illusionist, the illusionist has grown up and comes back with a painting.

I stood in front of my mother-in-law, looked at her wrinkled face, and said, "Mother-in-law, I am Ka Suo." She came over and raised her hand to touch my face. She smiled and said, "My lord, you look like your father when you grow up, handsome and tall. Mother-in-law, can you tell me the meaning of this painting?

After looking at the painting for a long time, the mother-in-law said... that piece of coast is called Lianshore, and that black stone is called Lianyu Stone. On the stone, imprisoned forever.

Grandma, what about the bird? That is the snowbird, this kind of bird always appears at the end of winter and the beginning of spring, because their calls can melt the ice and snow. So why haven't I seen this kind of bird in the snow fog forest? Ka Suo, because there is no winter and no snow in the snow fog forest. Mother-in-law, what about those red lotuses? What do they mean?

Ca Suo, I don't know, maybe Xing Jiu can tell you, but I can't, I'm old. I only know that a very old king once told me that the red lotus, which grows undefeated in the land of the fire elves, symbolizes despair, brokenness, and love at all costs.

That is the totem of their Fire Nation. Mother-in-law, Shi and I have passed the test of illusionists at the highest level. Yeah? Ka Suo, how's the result? How many cherry blossoms are left? Mother-in-law, no, there is not a single piece left.

I saw a warm smile blooming on my mother-in-law's wrinkled face, smudged round and round, like beautiful ripples. The clear and chime-like laughter of those children came from my ears, and I suddenly remembered that I hadn't heard Shi's laughter for a long time.

Luoyingpo is a sacred place under the Snow God Mountain. White cherry blossoms grow all over the mountains and fields, and they will never wither. Shi and I passed the final test there and became the top illusionists. What we have to do is lift up the snow on the ground, use each snowflake to knock down each cherry blossom petal, and then replace the position of the cherry blossom with snowflakes. I remember that my father, my mother, and Shi's mother, Lian Ji, were all very happy that day, because Shi and I created a miracle in the history of the Snow Empire, and we didn't leave a single flower petal behind. But the only difference is that when Shi's last cherry blossom petal fell to the ground, I still had a lot of snowflakes flying in the air.

When I left the Fantasy Snow Forest, my mother-in-law sent me all the way to the edge of the forest. I hugged her and found that her body was bent a little more, only reaching my chest. And before, when I was a kid, I always liked to sit on her lap.

Grandma, I actually don’t want to grow up at all. Ka Suo, you are the future king, how can you not grow up. Mother-in-law, I used to think that Wang is superior and has everything, but now I find that the only thing Wang does not have is freedom. And I love freedom so much. In fact, I really want to get out of this castle, out of the snowy kingdom. Mother-in-law, in fact, I was very happy in the 30 years of the mortal world. I witnessed the noisy and bright life of mortals, there were happy festivals and sad funerals, and my brother Shi, I used my life to protect him in those 30 years, and I felt that he was me. world. Mother-in-law, you have been in the forest all the time. You don’t know that when the snow falls, everything becomes cold, not to mention the snow in the castle, which falls for ten years.

After I finished speaking, I left the Snow Mist Forest. When I stepped into the gate of Renxue City, I heard the ethereal voice of my mother-in-law behind me, she said: Ka Suo, my young king, Hong Lian It is about to bloom, the twin stars will eventually converge, the wheel of fate has begun, please wait patiently... When Li Luo died—I always thought she was dead, buried in the depths of the sea of ​​ice—I always have a Repeated dreams, in the dream, Shi and I were walking on a deserted street in the mortal world, the sky was covered with heavy snow, Shi said to me: brother, I'm so cold, you hug me. I unbuttoned my robe and hugged it tightly, then I heard footsteps stepping on crushed snowflakes in front of me, and I saw Liluo. She came over, crossed her hands, and said to me who was still a child: Wang, I will take you home. Then she turned around and left, I wanted to catch up, but I couldn't move, so I watched Liluo disappear into the depths of the flying snowflakes and never came back.

At the end of the dream, there will always be a person with long silver hair, a handsome face, a tall and straight figure, and a snow-white illusion robe, very much like his father when he was young. He came over and knelt in front of me, smiled at me, kissed my eyebrows, and said: Brother, if you don’t want to go home, please don’t go back, please be free... Then I felt a sudden cold, that person Always ask me: Brother, are you cold? I nodded, and he clasped the index finger of his left hand, and then recited the mantra, and my side was filled with dancing flames like red lotuses. Originally, I was very afraid of the flames of the fire clan, but I felt genuine warmth, and when I looked up at that person again, his face would become blurred, and then gradually dissipate like mist.

I have been a silent child since I was a child. I don't like to talk to others except Shi. After returning from the snow and fog forest, I have been suffering from insomnia. Every night I always stand on the roof of the palace, watching the moonlight dance on the tiles, listening to the quiet breathing in the snow and fog forest in the north, and then smiling blankly by myself with the silent moonlight on my face.

I don't want to be a king. When my brothers are not dead, I hope that when I grow up, I can live in seclusion with Shi in the Magic Snow Mountain. I told Shi about my wish, and I remember his smile was very bright at that time, and he said: Brother, you have to remember, you must remember. However, after all my brothers died in the jihad, I never mentioned this wish to Shi, and Shi never mentioned it again.

Later I met Li Luo, and the two of us sat on the roof all night long. Watching the starlight dance, watching the snow falling in succession, covering the entire territory of the empire.

After Liluo died, Xingjiu gave me a dream, and he asked me to go into it. In that dream, I saw Liluo in white clothes like snow, she was standing high on the unicorn, I heard her voice, she said: A long time ago, I was a simple and happy person, every day there is a deep And a sweet dream, until I met Ka Suo. He suffers from insomnia every night, so I sit with him on the top of the empty and vast palace every night, watching the stars dance on his silver-white hair like poplar flowers... On my 240th birthday feast, my father Huang Duan sat on the high ice throne, he smiled at me, and said: Ka Suo, I declare you as the next king of the Huanxue Empire, and I will hand over the entire empire to you on your 350th birthday. you.

Then I heard the cheers of the court, and saw the worship of all the wizards and astrologers, and I stood in the middle of the hustle and bustle with a blank face, and there was an empty whirling wind in my heart.

Father, maybe I am more suitable to be a king than my brother. Shi stood next to me, smiled but said firmly.

Shi, what are you talking about? Father looked at him, and all the wizards looked at him. I said, maybe I am more suitable to be a king than Ka Suo. Shi turned around and smiled at me, then leaned over and kissed my eyebrows, he said: Brother, my hair is already longer than yours. I saw my mother sitting next to my father looking at me with a concerned face. Lian Ji next to her, Shi's mother, had a strange smile in her eyes. I remember that a highly respected wizard named Xuanta put an end to the embarrassing situation that day. He stood up and said to my younger brother: Little prince, the king is not only the person with the strongest spiritual power, so you cannot replace your brother.

Shi walked over, stroked his hair and said: Wizard Xuanta, but if a man with hair down to his knees becomes king like you, someone wants to kill you, what should you do? How long can you be king? Wizard Xuanta, I want to kill you, what can you do?

Shi turned around and walked out of the hall, his smile was weird and evil, I heard his laughter echoed in Renxue City all the time.

Three days later, Xuanta died in his witchcraft room with his clothes intact. But the body completely melted into water, spreading on the basalt ground, as if dying under the illusion of the fire elves.

The death of Xuanta plunged the entire Renxue City into a dead silence. People are doubting whether the Fire Clan has infiltrated into the territory of the Huanxue Empire, or even infiltrated into Renxue City.

I once asked Xing Jiu, and I said: Do you know how Xuan Ta died? I know, but forgive me, young king, I cannot tell you. Can't even I say it?

Yes, even your royal father can't tell. You should know that the astrologers in Renxue City have the right to do astrology freely and interpret dreams freely, and they also have the right to remain silent.

Okay, I'm tired too, I don't want to know any more. Let me ask you the last question, are there people from the Fire Tribe lurking in Renxue City?

King, no. If so, I will tell you, and I will protect you with my life. Wang, as long as someone threatens you, I will protect you with my life.

Did that Xuanta die under the illusion of the Fire Clan? Xing Jiu turned around, turned his back to me, and left without saying a word. The heavy snow spread in all directions in the wind, covering Xing Jiu's shoulders, I wanted to go over and stretch the illusion shield for him. But in the end I did nothing. When I walked into the palace, I heard Xingjiu's ethereal voice in the goose feather heavy snow coming through the air, he said: Ka Suo, my young king, the red lotus is about to bloom, the twin stars will eventually converge, and the wheel of fate has passed At the beginning, please wait patiently... Three months after Xuanta's death, the city of Renxue suddenly burst into flames, and everyone's face was red from the fire. I saw the sky burned red and my father's stern face again after the jihad. The place where the fire started was Mirage Sky, the palace of Ying Kongshi.

When I arrived at the Phantom Sky, the fire had engulfed the entire palace. I saw palace ladies who hadn't escaped in time melted into water and finally turned into white mist, just like those wizards who died in holy wars. I thought of Shi, and suddenly I saw Shi's smile appearing in the sky, so I clasped my ring finger, and used illusion to summon a wind and snow around me, swirling around me to protect my body, and then I resolutely rushed into the fire.

Shi fell on the basalt ground, only a small amount of wind and snow remained around his body to protect him, and there were more and more holes, the flames could wrap around his body at any time. He reluctantly summoned the wind and snow illusion with his hands, making the last resistance.

I picked him up and hugged him into my snow barrier, I saw Shi covering his eyes with his hands, white crystal blood continuously flowing out from between his fingers. At that moment, I was so sad that I was dying. Is he the world I wanted to protect with my life? Is this how I protect the release?

Shi looked at me with one eye and smiled, then he passed out. Before he lost consciousness, he said one sentence to me, the only sentence, and this sentence was a call to me.

He said: brother. I hugged him tightly, and I said to the unconscious Shi: Shi, no matter who wants to hurt you, I will cut him into pieces, because you are my world.

The Star Sacrificial Platform of the Magic Snow Mountain. Xing Jiu stood in the vast mist. The outline of the distant mountains was reflected in the bleak wind and snow, turning into a blurred trace of white. Frozen in the open world like a faint ink painting.