my demon

Chapter 42 Fire Dragon Seal

Xiao Yan woke up in the arms of the Lich when the moon was in the middle of the sky. He found a crescent moon in the sky, and in the dark blue sky, the sky was full of stars.

He was lying on the soft and smooth robe, he was lazy and warm and didn't want to move, and he was a little dazed. He didn't know what day and night. He could clearly see the eyes of the Lich under the moonlight. It should be cold, but the golden pupils It feels very warm and sweet again.

He thought dully for a while, and found that they were still floating slowly, and they were still in the air?

He finally came back to his senses: "It's so late?"

The Lich said: "Well, I think you would prefer to see the stars and the moon in the sky, so I didn't wake you up."

Xiao Yan said: "Could it be that the palace has already discovered that I'm not there?"

The Lich said: "Found it."

Xiao Yan was not in a hurry either: "How do you know?"

The Lich said: "I left an 'Eye of True Knowledge' there, and the waiter went in during dinner, the illusion was withdrawn, the two personal servants couldn't find you, and then ate the dinner, pretending to be something Without knowing it, they returned the dinner, closed the door and emphasized again that the emperor would not be disturbed, and then guarded the door, although they looked flustered, but they kept their mouths shut, and no one reported to the queen mother."

Xiao Yan smiled: "This is the consequence of the Queen Mother Sun's harsh punishment and strict laws against the servants. She should have issued a strict order. If I go out of the palace privately again, they will be severely punished. The servants came to Ziwei with the mentality of being unlucky and dying." Then they knew that Zhen would leave the palace silently. Then when this happened, those who knew that they would die if they reported it would not report it. They would just sit on the same boat with me and close the door. I don’t even know, wait until I go back by myself. When I go back tonight without incident, I have reached a tacit understanding with them.”

The Lich was not in a hurry: "Well, so I think you can look at the moonlight more."

Xiao Yan asked curiously: "What is the eye of true knowledge?"

The lich's bone hand stretched out, and a soft white light that looked like a bone-chilling eye floated out: "A small spell, placed in a suitable place, can see what happened there. It is relatively short-term and cannot For more than a day and night, it will also be affected by distance."

Xiao Yan nodded: "Very practical."

The lich manipulated the tip of the bone chain and turned it in a circle in the air: "The magic element is too thin, and the effect of all spells is greatly reduced compared to before." These bone chains, carrying the power of frost and snow, used to be able to pierce The existence of the giant dragon is now only used as a safety cable for aerial tours.

Xiao Yan couldn't help laughing, and gently touched the gray-white bone chain with his fingertips, and the bone chain wrapped around his wrist. The smooth, cold and slightly itchy touch made his skin tremble with small grains: "This world, Compared with your world, is it not so exciting and interesting, there are no dragons, no elves, no magic forest, no fantasy seabed, no astrologers, and no bards."

The Lich did not answer casually to comfort him, but thought carefully for a while: "The world where only the strong can survive may not be as wonderful as imagined, because only the strong survive, so I can tell you about the process of conquest." However, it is also a rare life experience to come to this world and appreciate another worldview as a weak person. Thoughts and philosophies, knowledge and wisdom are not only in the hands of the strong, but the strong It’s not just about strength, the long river of life, whether it’s ordinary or rich experience, is a rare wealth.”

Xiao Yan was thoughtful, and after a while he said: "But you always give, but I have nothing, and I can't repay you anything."

Lich: "When I first woke up, even an illusion was cast halfway, and even you couldn't be frightened, and the storage ring bound by the soul couldn't be opened. Later, I was able to use the previous magic rune to cast the portal magic door. Now But even the bone chain and the eye of true knowledge can be used, this is all thanks to you, the effect of soul body recovery is beyond my expectation."

After being praised, Xiao Yan's face turned slightly red. He glanced at the wilderness in the night, and looked at the faint light of the stars and moon in the sky with some nostalgia: "Where have we drifted to? It's time to go back to the palace." .”

The Lich controlled the paraglider and landed: "It's quite far away, about twenty or thirty miles away from the capital." It's a matter of a portal.

The two landed at the foot of a hillside. In the night, the long grass on the hillside was covered with lush vegetation.Xiao Yan almost tripped after walking a few steps, the Lich helped him up, Xiao Yan raised his head slightly, and exclaimed again: "You are so tall!"

The lich has received many compliments from love or fear. The genius magician, the lord of the dead, and the lord of the storm, never thought that one day they would be praised for their height, and some laughed and said, "Thank you."

The moonlight was not bright, Xiao Yan stumbled like a blind man, but the Lich was good at walking in such a dark place at night, all the details were still as clear and clear to him as day, he walked with Xiao Yan in his arms: "Slow down." A lamp appeared out of nowhere, and the handle of the lamp was handed to Xiao Yan: "Magic lantern, you take it."

Xiao Yan took the lamp, and saw a fist-sized crystal glazed lantern that was crystal clear, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a luminous flower emitting soft white light.

No smoke, no ash, stable light, no shaking or flickering.

He looked at it curiously for a while, and suddenly heard a swishing sound.

The Lich looked up: "There is someone."

Xiao Yan turned his head and saw a person fell from the hillside and rolled all the way down the hillside, he let out a soft sound, and stepped forward to help, the bone chain in the Lich's robe flew out, wrapping around the waist of the opponent , let the opponent stop firmly at Xiao Yan's feet, and the bone chain retracted silently.

Xiao Yan slightly bent down to support the opponent's body and asked, "Are you okay?"

The man was dizzy all the way down, got up in embarrassment and said: "It's okay... There is a snake... I was startled and slipped down accidentally... Thank you, brother, for your help..."

He raised his head and saw Xiao Yan at a glance, but was startled: "Your Majesty?"

Xiao Yan was also taken aback. He didn't expect to meet someone who knew him in the wilderness, but he saw that the other person took two steps back and knelt down to salute: "I have seen the emperor, long live, long live, long live."

Xiao Yan calmed down and realized: "Doctor Xiao Jiang? Why are you here? Get up quickly, you didn't hurt yourself?"

Kneeling on the ground and describing his embarrassment, it was the imperial doctor Xiaojiang. He raised his head slightly, full of doubts in his heart, but he didn't dare to look directly at the emperor: "I'm fine. I'm in the south of the Yangtze River. I'm treating diseases and practicing medicine. I met Prince Duan. Because I was treating the plague With a little experience, I was summoned by Prince Duan, and ordered my ministers to follow his orders and preside over the prevention and treatment of plague and medical treatment for the prefectures and counties along the way. These days, I returned to Beijing with Prince Duan."

Xiao Yan was slightly stunned: "It turns out that Uncle Duanhuang has returned to Beijing, so why are you here in the wilderness at night?"

Doctor Xiaojiang's eyes were red: "Near the capital, Prince Duan suddenly became seriously ill with high fever. Prince Duan is afraid of plague, so he is not allowed to go to Beijing again. Let us rent a private house away from the crowd in Zhuangzi, the countryside, and recuperate first." .It’s just that this wild village, how can there be any medicinal materials? Seeing that Prince Duan’s high fever persisted, I thought about going out all night to find suitable herbs..."

Halfway through his speech, he suddenly choked up, wiped his eyes with his sleeves, and kowtowed again: "I'm sorry, it's just that Prince Duan patrolled all the way, built rivers to relieve disasters, benefited the people, visited patients many times in person to understand the people's conditions, and organized good doctors to treat them People. Many people along the way have set up longevity cards for him. Now that the emperor has come here to learn about this matter, can he order the imperial doctor to rush here to treat the prince? We live in Liangjiazhuang outside Taiping Village. The prince forbids us to go to Beijing to report the letter... I am afraid, he seems to have a will to die, which is not conducive to treatment, if the high fever persists, I am afraid that I will not be able to survive tonight..."

Xiao Yan was silent, and after a while he said: "Prince Duan is the assistant prince, and he is also in charge of the frontier defense military, the pillar of the country...Naturally, there is absolutely nothing to lose."

He whispered: "When I go back, Xuantai Hospital summons a good doctor who is good at treating plague, and immediately leaves the city to treat King Duan."

Physician Xiao Jiang kowtowed on the spot: "Thank you, Your Majesty Long En..."

The field was quiet and dark. When he raised his head suddenly, he found that the surrounding fields were silent, the night insects were chirping, the little emperor carrying a gorgeous lamp and the mysterious guard in a cloak behind him had disappeared.

He opened his eyes wide and looked around, but found that there was no one there. Could it be that he encountered a spirit?Or roll down the hill by yourself, dead or dreaming?

Doctor Xiao Jiang turned around in place, full of bewilderment, but still reluctantly searched for it, and finally found the way back.

Xiao Yan was already in the bedroom, the Lich explained: "That man may have plague virus on him, I was afraid you would catch it, so I brought you back first."

Xiao Yan knew that Lich cared about him: "Thank you..."

The Lich said: "You want to save King Duan?"

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment: "He's not here, the frontier army is going to be chaotic, and the north side probably won't let go of this great opportunity. I... am too weak to control the ministers and rule the world, and I don't have enough strength to protect the country. And he served the country and the people..."

The Lich asked calmly: "He's dead, his true dragon spirit may come to you."

Xiao Yan shook his head: "It won't be that simple. He has been in charge of the army for many years. Once something happens, the town, frontier army, and generals may change. The world is in chaos. When the people are dying, the six qi are not harmonious, and disasters will come. The real dragon What is the use of arrogance? It will only collapse faster. The government of a country, the fate of the people, how can you ignore it. I draw up a hand edict and order it to be sent to the imperial hospital overnight, and order the good doctor to follow my edict and go out of the city For Duan Wang's treatment, the old imperial doctor Jiang should organize the staff of the imperial hospital to go there, I hope there will be time."

The Lich took a deep look at him: "I'll go and treat him." It's rare for the little emperor to have such an overall view. He was really curious. This child clearly has no one to teach him these skills of governing the country. How did he grow up? Become such a king with the world in mind and a clear mind?No wonder so many people oppressed him, but the real dragon luck in him is still getting stronger day by day, probably because he is really favored by this world.

In this way, this child can discover himself hidden in the secret room while reading on the bookshelf, go out for a stroll in Zhuangzi to conquer Gan Rulin, and sit on a paraglider to see the scenery and meet the critically ill King Duan. Lucky, but at every opportunity, the little emperor may make another choice, such as walking away in fright and destroying the soul box, such as sitting back and waiting for the future queen and Gan Rulin to be arrested and executed together, such as sitting and watching King Duan go die.

With the death of King Duan, the world may be in chaos, but it may also be an opportunity for the little emperor, and it will not be destroyed. With his own help, the little emperor may not be impossible to regain the world, but it will indeed be life-threatening.

But he chose to save the auxiliary prince, and continued to let these mountains weigh on him.

It's almost like being blessed with good luck from the gods.He couldn't help thinking of the good luck charms in his storage ring that were useless except for psychological comfort.

Xiao Yan was surprised: "Are you going?"

The Lich nodded and said: "The hospital can't cure him, but I can. There is a very special plague field in necromancy... I can create a field, and of course I can use it for my own use. This is the same source of magic. And They came from the plagued area, I saw the doctor just now, his body was full of the dead air brought by the plagued land, although he was not infected, but it is known that there must be others in that group who are also infected."

Xiao Yan listened to this mysterious and mysterious theory: "That is to say, the death energy of these plague lands is useful to you? It's just how you appear in front of people."

The Lich stretched out his hand from the robe, and it turned out that the bone hand had already worn a leather glove that reached to the elbow. Xiao Yan couldn't help but reach out and touch it. It was soft and smooth. The Lich explained: "The dragon leather glove prevents all harmful Spells, poisons, curses."

Xiao Yan looked at the Lich. The whole body of the Lich was covered in a large black cloak. Under the hood, only a tall nose, pale thin lips, and a graceful chin could be seen. Some golden hair was exposed, although it was weird. However, you can occasionally see blond curly-haired people from the Western Regions and blue-eyed barbarians on the street, and the Lich speaks fluently, so people will not be regarded as spirits.

The Lich said: "Give me your edict, otherwise I won't be able to win the trust of that little imperial physician."

Xiao Yan thought for a while, went down to the stage and quickly wrote a handwritten edict, and was a little annoyed: "I should have engraved a free chapter earlier, which is also a reminder."

"Seal?" The Lich took out a hard oval block of crimson coral color: "This is a flame keel, and many people in our side also use this as a seal. It is strong and difficult to destroy. What kind of words are engraved?"

Xiao Yan pondered for a while: "Fashion is grass."

The lich nodded, the bone finger moved slightly, the golden red powder fell, and the inscribed seal script was engraved on the oval stamp instantly, pressed on the ink pad on the table, the bright red cinnabar ink pad fell on the yellow silk surface, and the word "wind" flew up like a dragon walking on it. It is empty, almost breaking out of the print, and the word "grass" is flexible and windy underneath, and it will not fall down, which has a deep meaning.

Xiao Yan took the flame keel medal and held it in the palm of his hand. He felt a faint warmth, like charcoal. Through the light, he could see that there seemed to be lava flowing inside the keel, and the orange light was dense, as if it could be broken with just a little force. The thin and crispy shell exploded with fiery flames inside.

Xiao Yan still doesn't know at this moment that later generations have studied this favorite treasure seal countless times, and all think it is the best proof of the state of mind of the Zhongxing Holy Master when he was Qianlong, and this seal appeared for the first time. Order to heal Prince Duan's hand edict.At that time, the little emperor was still young, and under the strict care of the Empress Dowager Sun, he still wrote this draft edict privately, and Xingye ordered the divine doctor to rescue King Duan.The relationship between the little emperor, King Duan, Empress Dowager Sun, and Ji Xiang in the treacherous palace political situation is another major topic that historians love to dig into deeply.

Xiao Yan was still holding the Lich's hand at this time, and said to the Lich sincerely: "Thank you, Uncle Emperor... I'll leave it to you."