Chapter 48 (1/2)
Normally the maybe death of a main character I love would make me sad but the end of the last chapter of Lost You Forever was a release for me much like it was for the leads When Xiao Yao killed herself and took Zhuan Xu along with her, so it see so da in order to fix the messes left behind by their passed too early parents No kid should have to shoulder burdens that Zhuan Xu carried and Xiao Yao is basically without any reason to keep on living, so her murder-suicide scheme at the end of chapter 47 didn’t ht there on a rocks fall down ending and the world of LYF descending into fictional chaos But the story isn’t over yet even if a happy ending seems wholly unlikely, except Xiao Yao has endured many unlikely events and continues to claw her way out Will it happen again? And if it does, who helps her out this time? The answer is in two characters to make one very sad lonely name
Ch 48 – The Heart Has a Thousand Knots:
When Zhuan Xu opened his eyes, he saw the twilight fro trees and felt this vieas once fan He couldn’t remember where he was until he heard the falcon call and realized that he was in Cheng En Palace on Five Gods Mountain
Before he knew it, he had seen the same view from thefor two hundred years, but every ti the fire red phoenix tree flower because he should be on Cao Yun Peak on Xuan Yuan Mountain
Zhuan Xu softly sighed, he had been away from his homeland for two hundred years, and the road ho He didn’t knohen he would be able to see the phoenix flower on Cao Yun Peak, and even irl who loved the sarown up now!
Perhaps his wish to go back to Xuan Yuan Mountain was so great, or he siht he had a very long dream In his dream, he found Xiao Yao and she accompanied him from Five Gods Mountain to Xuan Yuan Mountain, but he left it behind to go to Sheng Nong Mountain where Xiao Yao helped him win the throne He even united all of the vast wilderness! But in the process, he seemed to have lost Xiao Yao sohtmare? No wonder he was so tired, and couldn’t remember it clearly
Xiao Xiao ca outside for three days and three nights The maids finally coaxed her to rest”
Zhuan Xu bolted upright in shock “What did you call me?”
“Your Majesty”
Zhuan Xu furrowed his brows “I’m His Majesty? When did I beco Kingdo, all hisback in his reen and smiled shyly at him; On Five Gods Mountain, Xiao Yao wore an exquisite robe and s and peeked at hi’s residence, Xiao Yao used her body to shi+eld and protect him; In Zhi Jin Palace, Xiao Yao took his hand and told him to stay alive no matter what; In Yi Province Castle, Xiao Yao pulled back her bow and the two of the at each other; On Xiao Yue Peak, Xiao Yao coldly shot the arrow at him; In the phoenix tree forest, Xiao Yao curled in his ar
Zhuan Xu couldn’t figure out whether his head or heart was hurting, he felt this irabbed his head before falling back on the pallet
Xiao Xiao rushed to assist Zhuan Xu and yelled out “Yin!”
Yin rushed inside and quickly checked on Zhuan Xu’s vitals He shook his head and signed to Xiao Xiao who spoke it aloud for Zhuan Xu “His Majesty’s health is fine, it’s the after effects of the poison causing some memory confusion After His Majesty is fully recovered the headache will disappear”
Zhuan Xu tried to sit up “Xiao Yao? Xiao Yao???????”
Yin was about to sign but stopped at Xiao Xiao shooting him a look She said “The Miss is not dead”
Zhuan Xu curled over as his body began to shake and noises ca Yin and Xiao Xiao had never seen him like this before so both kneeled down beside the pallet and kept their head down
After some time Zhuan Xu asked in a hoarse voice “Why aned “The poison dose was not enough to kill you With Xiao Yao’s poison skills she would not have made a mistake, so she clearly never intended to kill you Her poison ht ave you was low so if you were found within six hours then you could be saved First I used the antidote to stop the poison, then the holy water fro valley to flush it out of your body”
Zhuan Xu murmured “Xiao Yao, you still didn’t have the heart to kill me?” He didn’t know if he was sad or happy and then suddenly asked “If Xiao Yao didn’t give e, then what about her?” For every phoenix flower he ate, she ate one too, and she started eating when she arrived at the forest earlier than he did
Yin replied “The Miss dosed herself with poison enough to kill herself”
Zhuan Xu rushed out of bed but paused at Yin’s frantic signing “What do you mean – she’s not dead but also not alive?”
Zhuan Xu turned to Xiao Xiao “Where is Xiao Yao, I want to see her”
“Your Majesty?”
“I said I want to see her!”
“Yes!”
The inland sea of the Yang Valley nestled a crystal cave, and inside the cave an all white sea shell floated on the surface Blood streaked ic chants ritten all over the white sea shell and Xiao Yao silently laid within thewater poas collected to envelope her like aher seem ethereal Zhuan Xu reached out to try and touch her but was afraid of interfering with the ic so reached his hand back but continued to stare at her
Xiao Xiao said “The Miss gave herself a strong dosage so e found you both, she was already dead and stopped breathing But then Yin discovered there was a weak heartbeat in her so we brought both of you here to Yang Valley Yin kne to save Your Majesty but not how to revive the Miss, but then the Eic covered white sea shell and said to put the Miss inside and it will help Yin tried it for a few days and discovered it really did help, it continues to maintain the Miss’s weak heartbeat Yin wanted to find out who created this ic sea shell but the E Royal Depository and it had been stored there for a long time, she just randomly came across it”
Zhuan Xu asked Yin “Can Xiao Yao wake up?”
Yin signed “The Miss poisoned herself with enough poison to kill herself It’s not clear whether her body has built up tolerance to the poison or some other unknown factor, but she is technically dead as she’s stopped breathing But for some weird reason her heart continues to beat If this continues, she’ll likely sleep forever like this I don’t have the skill to wake up her, but there is likely two people who can”
“Who?”
“One is the Royal Mother, she supposedly knows all the ic scribbled on the sea shell to wake Xiao Yao up The other is the person who saved Xiao Yao the last tiravely injured, I determined Xiao Yao was dead that time but that person actually saved Xiao Yao’s life”
Zhuan Xu said “Ready the cloud carriage, we’re going to Jade Mountain”
Yin and Xiao Xiao looked at each other and kneas pointless but still said it “Your Majesty just woke up and your body is still weak Now is not suitable for traveling Please rest a day before departing”
Zhuan Xu stared at Xiao Yao “Depart in 30 minutes!”
Xiao Xiao bowed “Yes!”
After traveling all night, Zhuan Xu’s entourage arrived on Jade Mountain and he sent an envoy to ask to speak with the Royal Mother
Mo black rushed over, his eyes a beautiful fox like allure and when he spoke his voice was sothat it eased away all the exhaustion Sir Bi said “I was just talking with Lie Yang about going to Sheng Nong Mountain to pick up Xiao Yao, who knew you would arrive now Zhuan Xu, oh no, now you are His Majesty! Jade Mountain does not get involved orldly affairs so I heard that you had united the vast wilderness but it doesn’t seem real yet to me Did Xiao Yao come with you?”
Zhuan Xu wanted to smile but couldn’t fake it in front of Ah Bi so he wearily said “Xiao Yao is here but she’s……sick I came to Jade Mountain to have the Royal Mother see her”
Sir Bi glanced at the servants carrying a white sea shell and his expression turned worried “Follow me”
He spoke softly to Zhuan Xu as they walked “Last time when you came with Xiao Yao, the Royal Mother already said her life was nearing the end These years she’s groeak and her ets where she is living Lie Yang and I do not leave her side one step A few days ago, when the Royal Mother was lucid, she discussed succession plans with us so we knew her tiet Xiao Yao so she could say her final farewell”
Zhuan Xu’s face fell, he knew life and death was the nor the people he was fa one after another still left hiht now the Royal Mother is lucid so she can check on Xiao Yao first”
The Royal Mother was gaunt but her energy was high, she listened to what Zhuan Xu had to say before ordering Lie Yang to open the sea shell
Xiao Yao rested inside the sea shell like a precious pearl After the Royal Mother checked on her, she noted that the blood ic to extend Xiao Yao’s life How did Zhuan Xu get a hold of such priceless treasure? The Royal Mother closed the sea shell and ordered “Have the sea shell tossed in the lake!”
Zhuan Xu was alarmed “Royal Mother!”
Royal Mother sone yet I won’t kill her in front of you, much less harm a child I raised for seventy years”
Zhuan Xu was relieved but worried “A person living in thecan’t handle it, much less Xiao Yao in her current weak state……”
“I don’t knohat special things happened to Xiao Yao these years but her body now………” The Royal Mother stopped herself, sensing that Zhuan Xu did not know Whether Xiao Yao didn’t want to tell him, or she didn’t know either, Royal Mother didn’t want to say any more “I can’t say for certain but I know that Xiao Yao’s body is not afraid of water Xiao Yao has stopped breathing, if it wasn’t for this special sea shell then her heart would have also stopped Putting her in the lake will only do her good”
Zhuan Xu picked up the sea shell hi it in his arms He did as the Royal Mother instructed and sank the sea shell deep into the lake
Royal Mother saw his worry and said “Lie Yang has a fish ruby, if you’re worried then use it to go down and check”
“Yes!” Zhuan Xu took the fish ruby and dived into the lake He ca while later and kneeled before the Royal Mother “Will Royal Mother please save Xiao Yao and wake her up”
Royal Mother said “I don’t have the power to take her up All I know is that right now Xiao Yao won’t die, she ht wake up in twenty or thirty years, orand Ah Bi were initially very worried about Xiao Yao, but hearing that she would wake up eventually was a relief They lived on Jade Mountain, year in year out it was the same, and a few hundred years felt like the blink of an eye But to Zhuan Xu that wasn’t the case, a few hundred years could be countless life changing s, it could even be an entire lifetiained consciousness so hearing Xiao Yaoand his body wobbled and Xiao Xiao rushed over to assist
The Royal Mother walked off without a word and Lie Yang transformed into a bird and few off after her
Sir Bi said to Zhuan Xu “The Royal Mother’s ain, I’ll take you to rest but the rule of Jade Mountain since the dawn of tihts Three days later Your Majesty needs to leave”
Xiao Xiao countered “What about you and Lie Yang?”
Sir Bi blinked with hu is a bird”
Xiao Xiao blushed and quickly looked away
Zhuan Xu said to Sir Bi “Arrange rooms for my retainers, I want to rest by the lake”
Sir Bi paused then said “Jade Mountain is spring during all four seasons so you can sleep outside There is a gazebo close to the lake, I’ll have a pallet placed there with a net and you can rest”
Late into the night, Zhuan Xu had dined but still couldn’t sleep so he used the fish ruby and dived into the lake to see Xiao Yao
The all white sea shell was open with ridges along the edges like waves, under the pearl light it appeared Xiao Yao was sleeping on white waves, her expression peaceful with a s a lovely dream
Zhuan Xu stared at her, unable to decide whether he should go find Xiang Liu who likely could wake her up He could afford any price Xiang Liu asked for such as tens ’s army stay alive But should he wake Xiao Yao up? Is that really best for her?
The road here, Xiao Yao was by his side each step of the way No matter what happened she steadfastly stood beside him He wanted to wake her because he selfishly wanted her to continue to be by his side But if Xiao Yao woke up, would she be willing to stay beside hiht he was dying, he apologized for the first and only ti!” He said it not just because of Xiao Yao, but because he owed it to Jing Xiao Yao said “I forgive you!” but her forgiveness was built on their dying She couldn’t get revenge for Jing so she chose death, using thehim
Zhuan Xu knew that if Xiao Yao woke up, she would never stay with him Rather than have her live in pain, he would rather her sleep in peace
The long passage of ti woman’s beauty into an old woman’s wrinkles, but it would also soften the heartache and turn the longing into memory
Zhuan Xu softly kissed Xiao Yao and vowed in his heart “I hope when you wake up, you will have let everything go Noyou sleep, I ait for you I ait for when you agree to begin aneith me! One hundred years, one thousand years, I will alait!”
Three days later Zhuan Xu bid farewell to the Royal Mother and said to Sir Bi and Lie Yang “I leave Xiao Yao in your care After I prepare a powerfulMountain, I will come pick Xiao Yao up”
Zhuan Xu immediately went to see the Yellow E Mountain
This was the first tied since Zhuan Xu took the throne “Do you kno important you are to the entire world! If you don’t care then why pick this path! I gave you a chance to pick years ago, you’re the one who picked this path!” He did everything in his power to prevent Xiao Yao froe, who knew Zhuan XU would willingly deliver himself to Xiao Yao
Zhuan Xu kneeled before the Yellow Emperor “I knohat I mean to the entire world”
The Yellow Eo see Xiao Yao when you knew she wanted to kill you?”
Zhuan Xu’s face reflected his sorrow “Because I believed inBecause I know that I a!”
The Yellow Ee “You……you…you bet on your own life! You used your own life to ga is more important to Xiao Yao!”
Zhuan Xu smiled “And the truth confirmed that Xiao Yao won’t kill me”
The Yellow Emperor added “But she also didn’t pick you! She would rather kill herself then stay with you”
Zhuan Xu pursed his lips and said nothing to that
The Yellow E breaths to calm himself “This is the last time! Remember well, this is the last and final time!”
Zhuan Xu’s lip curled up in a bitter smile as he said softly to the Yellow Emperor “There is only one Xiao Yao in this world, Grandfather, even if you wanted me to do it a second time I can’t!”
People talk about love and the Yellow Ee dissipated seeing Zhuan Xu so despondent like this so he sighed “You get up!”
Zhuan Xu bowed three ti down on a chair
The Yellow Emperor said “Write a letter to the White Emperor Xiao Yao sent Left Ear there with a request that the White Emperor teach him a trade so he can earn money and raise his fa happened to Xiao Yao and wrote tochaos if he left Xuan Yuan Mountain, he would be here right now You write to hiive him a satisfactory explanation”