"There's a lizard, there's a lizard! A lizard wants to eat me! How terrifying! You two, quickly save me!" A green lizard was running towards the dungeon. The guard at the door was scared by the giant lizard. He quickly called for the other guards to come out and help.
"Empress, quickly go into the dungeon and hide." The guard pulled out his sword and pushed the cliff into the dungeon. The guard with the knife rushed over to fight the lizard. Mountains brandished their powerful tails, sweeping away an army of a thousand. Although the guard was holding onto the sword but he didn't have the opportunity to get close to the mountain.
The Cliff took the key to the cell from the jailer. The cliff went into the dungeon, leaving all the doors open. As long as everyone was released, Xie Zimo would have the chance to run away.
The cliff chased the people in the cell away, then opened Xie Zimo's cell door. Xie Zimo suffered a heavy punishment as he crawled on the straw. He raised his head with much difficulty and looked at the cliff that was opening the lock.
"Xie Zimo, I'm coming to save you. Hurry up and follow me. When we leave, I'll think of another way to save her."
"I am not far from where I was injured. Ya Ya, don't bother with me. I have already caused the death of Lan Lan, I can't harm you anymore."
"If you don't leave now, it will be too late. Delaying any longer will truly harm me. Let me help you." As he spoke, he took Xie Zimo's hand and placed it on his shoulder, half carrying and half supporting Xie Zimo as they dragged him out of the dungeon.
Outside, the mountain was fighting with the jailers. The mountain was huge, but it was outnumbered. It was starting to run out of stamina. The cliff released all of the prisoners from the dungeon. The guards couldn't handle the lizards or catch the prisoners.
Xie Zimo and the cliff took advantage of the chaos to head out of the palace. The cliff had already disappeared into the distance. Xie Zimo was being helped around several corridors by the cliff. As they were descending the stairs, the patrolling guards noticed them.
"Who dared to bring the culprit to escape? Stop right there. " The guard shouted as he pointed in the direction of Xie Zimo and the cliff, "Someone come quickly, someone come quickly!" Someone is trying to break out!
Soldiers swarmed in and surrounded them from all sides. When the two of them had nowhere to go, the screams became a mess. A mountain appeared out of nowhere. It held a soldier that fought with soldiers on the cliff and swung his tail down. Even if the soldiers were wearing armor, the bones would still be shattered.
"Mountains!" Cliff called out to the mountain. The mountain quickly climbed to the cliff and Xie Zimo's side. It lowered its head, climbed up the mountain and rode on its back. Since Xie Zimo was seriously injured, Shan Shan could only use his mouth to pick him up. The mountains swept the lizards' tails, cleared the obstacles, and carried them quickly through the great palace of Nuo.
Archers began to ascend to the towers of the palaces, ready to attack.
The news of his escape from prison quickly spread into Lu Shaoheng's ears. Lu Shaoheng hurried over and looked around at the densely packed archers. The commander was preparing to give the order, but the woman sitting on the lizard's head caused Lu Shaoheng to be stunned for a moment.
"Swish!"
"Don't shoot!"
Arrow and Lu Shaoheng's words were spoken at almost the same time.
The arrows that left the bowstring shot out from all directions. Lu Shaoheng frowned, drew the swords of the guards beside him, flew up, and blocked the arrows on the cliff.
Black robes fluttered in the wind as hundreds of arrows flew over. Lu Shao used his sword to either break them or change their trajectory. The archer saw the emperor and hastily stopped shooting.
The flying shuttle arrow pierced through the guards in the open area. It pierced through the wooden pillar and fell to the ground. However, most of it pierced into the body of the mountain. The arrow did not directly injure Cliff and Xie Zimo, but it did cause the mountain to go berserk. The mountain could not bear the pain and flung Xie Zimo and the cliff down.
Lu Shaoheng didn't have time to catch the cliff, so he could only watch helplessly as she tumbled down the stone steps.
"Cliff!" Lu Shaoheng landed steadily on the ground, threw his long sword and rushed forward.
Lu Shaoheng hurriedly helped the cliff that was rolling on the ground up. Her consciousness was a little blurry, and she opened her eyes with great difficulty to look at him. She used all her strength and pointed in the direction of the lizard. The mountain was severely injured, and it lay paralyzed on the ground, twitching. The guard pointed his halberd at it as if to kill it.
"The mountains are mine, my lizards. "Your Majesty, please, please don't let anyone hurt it …" Before he could finish his sentence, Shiya's hand had already heavily fell to the ground. Her azure dress slowly spread out, and a dark red hue seeped out from within.
Lu Shaheng looked in the direction of the lizard. That was the lizard that appeared when he first met it. He saw her in the woods, confronting the lizards. He thought she was in danger, so he gave the order for the lizards to be shot. Shiya was afraid, so he chose to follow Lu Shaoheng back to the palace. Lu Shaoheng had never thought of Shiya as the lizard's master.
"Okay, I won't hurt it." Lu Shaoheng agreed, turned around and shouted to the soldiers, "No one is allowed to touch that lizard."
Then, Lu Shaoheng picked up the cliff in a hurry and quickly returned to his room, "Pass on the message for Imperial Physician!"
Inside the palace inside the cliff, the palace maids were busy going in and out of the palace. Beside the bed, the imperial physician was checking the pulse of the unconscious cliff, while Lu Shaoheng was sitting at the table, waiting for the royal physician's diagnosis.
After about an incense stick of time, a palace maid walked out from behind the pearl curtain with a basin of blood in her hands. They trembled as they walked towards Lu Shao Heng and knelt down on their knees.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Mother, and Empress …"
"How is she!" Lu Shaoheng cast a sidelong glance at the basin of blood, and the hand holding the cup tightened, staining the porcelain blood-red. Lu Shaoheng's intimidating eyes made the palace maid's entire body twitch.
The palace maid who came out to report was already scared to the point of stuttering. Being glared at by Lu Shaoheng, she hurriedly kowtowed and kowtowed, not daring to look him in the eye.
"Your Majesty, please forgive us. Empress, the Empress has tumbled down from a high position. She has sustained many injuries and has suffered a shock …" Although the Empress's life was in no danger, … But... I couldn't keep the baby. "
"Have the imperial physician come out."
"Yes, yes …" The palace maid quickly stood up and stumbled into the pearl curtain, inviting the imperial physician out.
The imperial physician, who was also afraid of Lu Shaoheng, kneeled in front of him, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your servant has tried my best, child. True... "There's nothing we can do …"
"I didn't want to kill you. How is the empress?" Lu Shaoheng's tone was cold, as if he cared about no one.
The imperial physician, who had received a pardon, wiped off his cold sweat and quickly told Lu Shaoheng about the situation on the cliff. The cliff probably had been exposed to water for a long time, which was why the cold energy in its body was accumulating. Its constitution was weak and cold. It should have been treated for a while before getting pregnant. However, the cliff was pregnant without treatment, and the woman with the cold deficiency would easily give birth to a small child. The cliff rolled down from a higher level. It had caused some damage to his vitality, and now, he was lucky to be able to keep his life.
"Go down." After hearing the imperial physician's explanation, Lu Shaoheng clenched his fists and closed his eyes to calm himself down for a moment. He took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes. He did not vent his anger on anyone, but only allowed the others to leave.
The imperial physicians and palace maids all left the cliff's chambers. As for Lu Shaoheng, he walked towards the pearl curtain and gently sat on the edge of the cliff. He silently looked at the cliff that was still unconscious. The cliff's white face looked pale at this moment. There was a kind of sickly weakness in it. Her forehead was beaded with sweat, and she looked miserable.
Lu Shaoheng couldn't bear it any longer. He wanted to extend his hand and help her straighten her hair, but his hand stopped mid-air before retracting it and sighing, "It seems like there's no fate between us and this child."
"There is nothing in this world that belongs to you forever, whether it is the person you love the most or the child you raised, everything will return to dust. Everything had its destiny, so he could not force it. Love is a very heavy matter, and parting is also painful. However, everything is but an illusion in this mortal world. " An Yan stood at the threshold, leaning against the railing. She was wearing a purple cheongsam, her pale golden hair hanging down her shoulders. She didn't wear any clothes, she only took a bunch of hair from the middle and pushed it backwards. An Yan Mo was always extremely enchanting, and when she faced a girl from a foreign land, she would release a captivating flame that would burn the world.
An Yan Mo did not have the stubbornness of Mo Li, nor the weakness of Xiao Ya. She was not like Ning'er who dared to love or hate her, nor was she as gentle and decisive as Yu Qingqing. She was the overlord of a region, and she was the king. She lived for herself, and she only believed in herself. She also believed that people were selfish and filthy. In this aspect, she and Liuchuan were the most similar.
"An Yan Mo, what do you think is the most precious and lowly thing in this world?" Separated by the bead curtain, Lu Shaoheng's tone of voice didn't contain any arrogance nor did it contain any domineering aura. It was very peaceful, so calm that it was a bit sad.
"Life and emotions are the most precious and lowly thing in this world." She looked at the shattered cup in Lu Shaoheng's hand and sneered, "Life is too precious, so many people are like ants that live, but they are unwilling to die. Unscrupulous means, self-serving. Love is also like this, what want of a single person, what want of a hand and son, ha-ha. When the time comes for you to lose your abilities, you will only have to make use of them. How despicable. "
Lu Shaoheng was silent, not knowing what to say. What An Yan said was right, the most precious and despicable thing in this world was life and emotions. People are willing to do anything to live, to get someone's feelings. But in truth, life was very lowly, and many people were lowly. Many people, for the sake of their goals, would betray their emotions, as well as their loved ones.
"But what I say is not necessarily true, because everyone has different answers to different questions. Even if you ask me, even if I give you the answer, I still won't be able to untie the knot in your heart. " An Yan wiped away her long, pale golden hair and sneered, "I can only tell you the answer in my heart. If you want the answer, you have to find it yourself."