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Zhuang Li didn't know how far she walked, but it seemed as if someone was hinting that she wanted to tell her that it was because of that bell.

That was why she had been following the sound of the bell in the wilderness, looking for her exit. Although she did not know what kind of world existed outside if she went out, she yearned to see her mother, yearn to meet her friends, yearn to meet Wang Su. When she thought of those people, she felt full of courage.

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The blooming of the flower in March and the snow in December, she wanted to find that person, even if they were badly mutilated.

That bell sound was also very strange. It seemed to always be in front, yet she never saw it. Even if she stopped for a second after falling down, that bell ring seemed to have moved further away from her.

Therefore, she could only keep moving forward, not daring to stop for even a second.

Would I go to the end of the world?

After thinking about it, he felt like laughing again. The earth was clearly round, where did the end come from? But am I on Earth now?

It was as if a voice in your heart was always talking to her. No matter where you are, you can't stop, and once you stop, you'll never be able to go back. Below the wilderness was the Infernal Realm …

But he was too tired. He really wanted to fall down and rest …

Mom, what should I do if I can't live on my own?

She thought of Wang Su's face. There was no expression, no love, and no boredom. He only looked at her indifferently, with an ice-cold expression.

Anyway, I should have told him I liked him, right... Even though he knew in his heart that man would probably walk away indifferently when he heard what he said.

However, I really want to warm him so that one day, his face will have a trace of a smile, as if he has been melted. That's why I stayed by his side for so long.

She grew more and more tired, and a few times she could not walk, and her breath came in short gasps, as if something were stuck in her throat, or as if an invisible rope were strangling her throat. She coughed and reached for her neck, and when she realized that there really was a rope around her throat, she managed to hold on to the rope, trying to catch her breath, but it only grew tighter and tighter. After that, her hands were also tied behind her back, but she couldn't even see who was behind her …

Until she crashed to the ground …

Am I dead, or am I not? Or had he already died?

The world finally quieted down as the bell sound disappeared. She was still lying in the wilderness, and the vulture circling above her head was here to eat my meat?

Her vision grew darker and darker, as if the entire wilderness was quickly melting into the darkness.

She had been gritting her teeth the entire time, persistently preserving the breath in her body as she groped about in the wasteland. At this moment, everything quieted down, as if there was a voice speaking again.

Now that it's over, you can give up...

Finally, she loosened her teeth. She had been biting for too long and was bleeding. Now that she relaxed, blood flowed down the corner of her mouth. She wanted to leave the world with one last smile, but all she could do was put on a crying face.

Zhuang Li opened her eyes again.

She began to feel the warm summer air, the faint scent of flowers, and how pleasant it was. Then, she saw Wang Su's face. Was it because he felt wronged? Or did he remember what he had said in his dreams?

She had walked too far before she met him. She had experienced too many things, had heard too much from her mother.

However, she didn't know if she did it or not …

Now, she suddenly became fearless and instantly burst into tears …

"Mommy …" "Mom …"

She had so much love in her heart for so many years, yet she met such a person that she wanted to get close to. She didn't dare to say that she loved him, but she already felt that it wasn't easy.

She thought that the person would give a cold snort and walk away, but the person held her in his arms, causing her to cry even harder …

Duan Weilan had been through too many love affairs that had no end. She hoped to meet someone and then get married and have children … A mother's dream. Therefore, she really liked sharing those parenting scriptures with Zhuang Li.

Zhuang Li remembered that there was a child that was just crying and he didn't want to hug her. Once she felt that someone was comforting her, she would cry even harder. Over time, she would understand that if she smiled, there would be people hugging her. If they only knew how to cry, no one would care about her.

In short, the truth was that when children heard crying, they should never go comfort her, otherwise … The more he cried, the more furious he became …

And Zhuang Li right now belonged to the latter …

However, she continued to cry, ignoring everything else, as if that person was her mother's embrace.

If not for that dream, would she have never been able to see her mother again in her entire life?

Wang Su protected her just like this, and kept patting her back, as if he had given her a new kind of conviction.

She had been crying so much that she had used almost all her strength to cry. She was still in that arms, and her eyelids were starting to twitch, and occasionally she could hear her mumbling about her mother's words until she was completely silent.

She fell asleep just like that.

And this time, the dream seemed especially sweet. The warm embrace behind her had an especially relaxing scent, making her feel especially familiar and at ease. It was as if this was the first time she had let go of all of her defenses and fears to get close to a hug like the one she believed in.

After a long time, the person in his arms no longer made any sounds of crying. Wang Su looked down and saw that she had actually fallen asleep just like that. The look of her made him feel especially familiar. But he really couldn't say it. He still didn't understand why he did this. It was as if from the moment he met this woman, something had changed because of her.

The Eunuch Li had served his father for his entire life and had served him for several years. He had an accurate understanding of the time the king spent in court, but he had never encountered such a situation. As the eunuch of the palace, he actually did not wait at the Heart Nurturing Palace gate.

However, he couldn't be bothered to care about all that. He brought the young eunuch s, guards and others along with him as he headed towards the Imperial Study. Speaking of today, there seemed to be something in the palace that made him feel different, but he couldn't put his finger on it. It seemed to be a vague sense of crisis …

The palace had so many people, it was impossible for them to always stay in the palace and not come out. Thus, it was normal to see eunuchs and maids coming and going, but today, there was not a single other person on the palace's plaza …

This scene reminded him of the villagers who were hiding from wild beasts …

Something must have happened...

He called the young eunuch over to ask if anything had happened today. After thinking for a long time, the young eunuch finally said that something had happened, but it was not a big deal.

"empress asked the astrologer of the Celestial Tower to find out the location of the fiend in the palace. Early in the morning, while the Emperor was still in the palace, he went to each palace to arrest him. The palace maids and eunuchs of all sizes went to each palace to capture more than forty people from the front and back for questioning.

Wang Su immediately frowned, he never thought that the empress would deal with it this way. Although it was true that she had given authority to the empress to handle this matter, thinking that the matters of the gods and ghosts were simply nonsense to begin with, and the empress had merely caused a ruckus.

But he did not expect that killing a few young eunuch s on duty caused him to feel displeasure. If this was in the past, he probably would not even frown at all. Isn't it just the death of a few young eunuch s? There were many servants in the palace, so it was normal for some things to happen … How many heads and blood did he step on to this day? He worshipped the soldiers on the battlefield who bravely defended the enemy, but he took the lives of the people in the imperial harem to be nothing. In fact, he was indifferent to it in the first place.

But when did the past come to an abrupt end?

In his mind, for the first time, he remembered the sweetness of spring flowers and autumn. He gradually removed the hard outer shell that he had been defending himself from. He suddenly thought that if he lived like this, it would be an extremely good life.

He glanced in the direction of Huhe Palace with a hint of anger. He didn't even want to touch that dignified woman who lived there.

Before they even reached the Imperial Study, they saw the Eunuch Li rushing over. He whispered something in the emperor's ear.

Imperial Noble Lady Ya suddenly had a disease, and was currently in Imperial Study.

That sentence made him almost unable to control his trembling. He quickly followed the Eunuch Li towards the Imperial Study. When he saw Imperial Study waiting respectfully, an imperial physician had already come out.

"How is it?" he asked.

"To reply your majesty, Imperial Noble Lady Ya's body is only weak. He choked on some water, probably because he was frightened.

"Water choking?" He looked at Eunuch Li.

"Return... Returning to the emperor, I heard that Imperial Noble Lady Ya was summoned to Huhe Palace in the morning … "

He strode into the chamber. This was the first time he entered the chamber of a servant in the palace. The woman was lying on the bed, completely unconscious.

The Eunuch Li was naturally very sensible. After blocking Qing You and the other young eunuch who were concerned about her outside the room and sending the imperial physician back, the only people left in the room were the emperor and the woman lying on the bed.

The water on her body was still very new and wet, as if it had been fished out of the water. Her face was pale, but it seemed as if she already had some consciousness. An uneasy babble.

Until her eyes suddenly opened and looked at the emperor in front of her. However, two words came out of his mouth.

"Mom …"

The last time he had hugged her, she had actually yelled out Xi Cuo's name. This caused him to instantly be enraged and directly throw her onto the collapsed chair. But this time around, even though he did not understand who his mother was, he was still very clear about it. It was a title given to a family member...

He held her in his arms and she began to cry out

"I'm fine …"

He wanted to comfort her, but he felt that he could not comfort her. He wanted to give her something, but he didn't know what to give her.

It wasn't until that woman fell asleep again and he felt her aura, that he finally managed to calm down. Only then did he put her down, exit the courtyard door, and call over Qing You so that she could go in and change out of Zhuang Li's wet clothes.