Chapter 49 (1/2)
Chapter 49 – Fear that Reunion is But a Dream:
When Xiao Yao woke up and saw the sunlight fro, she didn’t knohere she was but she knew she was alive
Xiao Yao covered her eyes, if she kneas this hard to die she would have never planted the Lover’s Bug in Xiang Liu years ago!
After some time, Xiao Yao sat up and called out “Anyone there? Where is this place?”
Froure in white rushed over and Xiao Yao alreen eyes and released a disappointed breath “Lie Yang, why am I on Jade Mountain?”
“You were sick so Zhuan Xu brought you to the Royal Mother for healing”
Zhuan Xu explained that she was sick? Fine, ht as well stick with the story…Xiao Yao asked “Where is Zhuan Xu?”
“Left”
Xiao Yao was relieved and asked “Did the Royal Mother save me?”
Lie Yang didn’t answer her, transfor away
Ah Bi walked in with a smile “Your body was fine, the Royal Mother saw that you could breathe underwater so sank you into the lake filled with Jade Mountain spiritual essence and that woke you up”
Xiao Yao smiled bitterly, such deadly poison couldn’t even kill her Having the bug connected with Xiang Liu was like giving herself nine lives But as the point of living like this?
Sir Bi saw Xiao Yao’s devastated expression and gently said “Why don’t you stay on Jade Mountain for awhile! The Royal Mother doesn’t haveyou ere going to bring you here”
Xiao Yao stared in shock at Sir Bi who replied calmly “Don’t feel bad, death is a natural part of life”
Xiao Yao thought about it, if one could not love and live freely then death would be a form of release She said “I want to see the Royal Mother”
Sir Bi said “The Royal Mother is alert right now so I’ll take you to see her”
The Royal Mother was ad flowers in the corridor and when she saw Xiao Yao, she didn’t look surprised and waved her over “Xiao Yao, did you dine yet? Come have breakfast with me!”
Xiao Yao had never ever seen such a war around, she would have thought so as her
Xiao Yao picked up a bowl of saturn peach essence and took a few sips The Royal Mother was drinking wine and flipping through discs of pictures riting on it
The Royal Mother stared until she tossed it all aside in annoyance A few servants quickly picked the pictures up as a simply dressed woman walked out from the peach blossom forest and said to the Royal Mother “You know your own health, one of these days you won’t wake up You need to decide now”
Xiao Yao reuarding Jade Mountain’s treasure repository She was rarely ever seen, when Xiao Yao lived on Jade Mountain for seventy years she only saw her three or four times
The Royal Mother downed an entire bottle of wine and played with the empty bottle “If you know I’m about to die then leave me alone for a few days!”
Sui Hong handed the pictures back “If I leave you alone, then after you die I will have no peace!”
The Royal Mother said “All the girls seeood people, why do they want to be the Royal Mother?” She was about to pick another picture up when she paused and looked over at Xiao Yao and asked “Xiao Yao, have you thought about the future?”
Xiao Yao was startled “What?”
The Royal Mother leisurely said “So that anywhere can be hoo and death is a release Jade Mountain isn’t a good place, but it is cut off from the rest of the world Xiao Yao, do you want to becoovern Jade Mountain?”
The Royal Mother’s expression was as if she already knew everything Xiao Yao’s eyes teared up, the entire world belonged to Zhuan Xu and there was nowhere she could go to hide froave her a place to rest
Xiao Yao replied “I do!”
The Royal Mother clapped her hands and turned to shi+u Hong “There, the matter is taken care of so you can disappear off now”
Shui Hong looked at Xiao Yao and sighed “Can’t believe the one person who didn’t want to be on Jade Mountain thepicked up the items and walked off
Lie Yang landed on a peach blosso the Royal Mother means you will never be able to leave Jade Mountain for the rest of your life and h?”
Xiao Yao said “I thought it through, the worldthe Royal Mother is ht out the sights and sounds of the outside world but now that she lost everything, nothing mattered to her anywhere She was tired and wanted only a peaceful spot to putter around for the rest of her life
Lie Yang grew silent and Sir Bi wanted to object but couldn’t find a reason to Perhaps reaching this point, growing old on Jade Mountain really was Xiao Yao’s only choice
The Royal Mother saw that no one objected and proclaimed “In three days an announcement will be made to the world that the new Royal Mother will take over Jade Mountain”
Since co around Sheng Nong Mountain and finally found a lake suitable for Xiao Yao to rest in He sus to build a mystic maze to keep the power inside and maintain Xiao Yao’s state After it was readied, he went personally to Jade Mountain to pick up Xiao Yao
Last tireeted him in her personal residence courtyard Noas led to the main hall of Jade Mountain and could see the puppeteverywhere He was confused and asked “Did the Royal Mother’s health improve?”
The hness is so ill she is no longer seeing guests But she has chosen her successor and now alldirected by the next Royal Mother”
Zhuan Xu mused “So the new Royal Mother has already taken over affairs on Jade Mountain How come a proclamation wasn’t made to the world?”
The maid replied “It’s been set for the 19th, the day of the announcement and her succession ceremony”
Zhuan Xu still sensed it was odd but the Royal Mother was inscrutable and difficult so her actions didn’t always seeical
When he arrived at the entrance to the hall, Sui Hong greeted hireets Your Majesty the Black Emperor”
Zhuan Xu replied courteously “Today is the first tiies for arriving eift”
Sui Hong said “It’s Jade Mountain at fault for not telling Your Majesty in advance Tomorrow is the succession ceremony and if Your Majesty has the time, please stay to attend”
Zhuan Xu hesitated, Jade Mountain was unique in its power and position and the Royal Mother was giving hiht now Ru So and Gong Gong’s battle was reaching its final crescendo and he barely found the time to come today
Sui Hong added “No need to decide now, Your Majesty, please welcome inside”
Zhuan Xu walked inside and saw all the s open along both sides of the hall, showing the cliffs and blue skies of the vistas on one side and the peach blossom forest on the other
At the end of the hall was a wo outside, as if she was ad with a peach blosso all the petals off as if she were i for someone
Zhuan Xu wondered to himself what kind of weird personality this new Royal Mother would have
A gust of wind blew past as the maid lifted the bead curtains and blew up the peach blosso moment the woman in white turned around
Zhuan Xu had a polite smile ready which froze in that instant as he yelled “Xiao Yao!”
Xiao Yao walked to the center of the hall and sat down on the Royal Mother throne, gesturing to Zhuan Xu “Your Majesty, please sit”
Zhuan Xu knew the reality but still refused to believe it He didn’t even bother to ask Xiao Yao how she woke from the coma and rushed up to her to ask “Xiao Yao, why are you dressed like the Royal Mother?”
“Tomorroill become the Royal Mother”
“Do you knohat that means?”
“I lived on Jade Mountain for 70 years, I know exactly what that means”
Zhuan Xu was devastated and enraged as he continued “The Royal Mother cannot step one foot off the mountain, sheyour own prison cell until you die! Even if Jing is dead, even if you don’t loveand the world very vast You can still find someone to spend your life with! Is there no one left in this world that is worth your staying for?”
Xiao Yao calmly said “Your Majesty, please sit From now on please call me Royal Mother, there is only the Royal Mother of Jade Mountain before you, I have no worldly name”
Zhuan Xu shook his head and grabbed Xiao Yao’s hand to drag her out “You come with me to see the Royal Mother I’ll tell her that you can’t be the Royal Mother and she needs to find another successor!”
The Jade Mountain guards blocked the way “Will the Black Ehness!”
Zhuan Xu’s guards behind him unsheathed their weapons
Shui Hong walked inside and calmly said “Your Majesty, this is Jade Mountain which does not interfere orldly affairs, and the world cannot interfere with Jade Mountain matters! The world has had countless strife and many rulers, but Jade Mountain has never violated the order set down in ancient tireatly respect Jade Mountain! The Yellow Emperor and the White Emperor also are very courteous to Jade Mountain Will the Black Eet the edicts of old”
Xiao Yao said to Zhuan Xu’s guards “Jade Mountain has no weapons! All the weapons of the world, no matter hoerful, has no effect on Jade Mountain If you want to fight then a tree branch is more effective here You all sheath your weapons now!”
The guards reend and took a look at Zhuan Xu before sheepishly holstering their weapons
Xiao Yao turned to the Jade Mountain servants “You’re all dismissed!”
The servants retreated and even Shui Hong left the chamber Xiao Yao’s Royal Mother aura was so on point that even Zhuan Xu shuddered like he was in the htmare His heart descended down an endless chasht
Xiao Yao said to Zhuan Xu “I woke two days ago and the Royal Mother wanted to send a e to you but I stopped her I decided that day to beco rash so gaveit to the world so I can changeme, this is my own choice!”
Zhuan Xu grabbed Xiao Yao’s hand tightly like he was never going to let go “Why?”
Xiao Yao s to do with her “Zhuan Xu, how can you not knohy? I could have lived like an ordinary girl,a simple happy life You took it all away from me! I can’t kill you, I can’t kill myself, I can’t even leave! The whole world knows I ahter, the whole world is under your rule – if I can avoid people trying to killme back Zhuan Xu, the world is so vast but you’ve pushed o!”
“If you don’t becoive up……”
Xiao Yao shook her head “Zhuan Xu, I’m tired, let me rest now!”
Zhuan Xu tightly held onto Xiao Yao’s hand pleading “Xiao Yao, if you don’t becoo anywhere you want!”
Xiao Yao got on her knees and raise her head to look up at Zhuan Xu “Gege, please I beg you to reree to let ive me a place to rest”
Her expression was placid and in her dark depths there was no love or hate anyness
He reence and charm, beauty and wit Those eyes showed happiness and sorroould get worried andMountain those eyes reflected hatred
But now there was nothing there! It was like a dried up well……
Zhuan Xu was so shocked his body grew slack and he backed up a few steps
Xiao Yao pulled her hand back and continued to kneel, no evidence of any eree to let me be the Royal Mother”
Zhuan Xu didn’t dare look into those eyes because it was a reminder that the Xiao Yao who accompanied him the entire way and was never crushed by any obstacle was now dead to him And it was he would pushed her to this point step by step!
Xiao Yao got up and said to Shui Hong “If the Black Eht please tend to hi else will go according to plan”
Shui Hong bowed “Yes”
That night by the lake, Xiao Yao wearing all white sat on a bea over the water as she stared in a daze at her reflection on the surface