A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 413: Ying Yan dies with hatred, Luo Ying aspires for revenge

Ying Yan, who was hanging on to his life by the medicinal soup, died young without waiting for Chen Ming to find a doctor from the folk. The Shangguan Mansion was once again plunged into grief.

Because of Ying Yan's special status and his young death, there was no grand funeral, but the news still reached the king Yingye. While he felt regretful, he was also able to put his mind at ease.

Although Langguo was destroyed, the crown prince Yingyan hid in the Imperial Master's Mansion under an assumed name. Yingye pretended not to care, but he was worried that the crown prince of Langguo would grow up and restore the country. With the loyalty of Imperial Master Shangguan Jiuyi to Langguo and his mutual affection with the Princess of Langguo, he would definitely turn his allegiance to the crown prince of Langguo in the future. Now that the crown prince of Langguo was dead, Langguo was completely destroyed, and the Imperial Master could stay in Xuanmeng State wholeheartedly. Yingye was naturally glad.

Luoying was the one who was most heartbroken by the death of her nephew. She was so grief-stricken that she finally collapsed and fell ill on the day of Yingyan's burial. She was in a coma for three days and three nights before she woke up from her dream of reuniting with her family. The cruel reality destroyed all the happiness she had accumulated in her dream.

Luoying woke up at 12:00 p.m., before dawn. The room was dark and quiet, but the moonlight outside the window was still bright and cold. She looked back to the present, and saw Shangguan Jiuyi, holding her hand tightly, sleeping soundly beside the bed. He was exhausted physically and mentally during this period, and he stayed by Luoying's side every night. He had trouble sleeping at night before, and he didn't know if it was because he was too tired, but he fell asleep after midnight last night without realizing it.

Luoying sat up slowly, and looked carefully at the tiredness on Jiuyi's face in the moonlight, feeling distressed. She raised her hand but suddenly stopped in mid-air. She did not stroke his smooth and white cheek as before, but gently took her hand out of his palm and tiptoed out of bed.

A gust of cool wind suddenly blew in from the slightly opened window. The white figure lying on the bed didn't wake up, but he curled up unconsciously with his arms tightly hugged because of the slight chill. Luo Ying saw this and hurriedly put a robe hanging on the screen on him, then turned to close the window and walked out of the room.

Under the bright moonlight, the courtyard was filled with swaying shadows of trees, chirping insects and melodious winds. Luoying, dressed in a thin plain dress, looked like an immortal, with her black and smooth hair loose behind her. Her waist-length hair danced faintly in the gentle breeze. Even at this moment, her stunning face was as pale as paper, but she was still like Chang'e under the moon, absolutely beautiful and moving.

"You are all reunited in heaven, but Luoying is left suffering in this world. Why is that?" Luoying walked down the stairs slowly, staring intently at the half moon setting in the west. Tears suddenly welled up in her eyes and she murmured to herself.

"Princess, are you awake?" At this time a black shadow also fell under the shadow of the tree in the courtyard, and Chen Ming's calm tone was a little excited.

"Well, Brother Chen Ming, long time no see." Luo Ying came back to her senses, turned her head and gave Chen Ming a faint smile.

"I'm sorry, Princess. It's all Chen Ming's fault that my performance was incompetent and delayed the Crown Prince's illness..." Chen Ming suddenly knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and blamed himself again.

"It has nothing to do with Brother Chen Ming. This is Ying Yan's fate... but it's not a bad fate. He is freed and doesn't have to go back to the nightmare and suffer." Luo Ying shook her head and murmured while looking at the moonlight in the sky again. But as soon as she finished speaking, crystal tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes.

"Princess, you slept for such a long time, are you hungry? I'll go to the kitchen..." Chen Ming was so sad that he didn't know what to say to comfort the sad princess. He was silent for a moment and then asked again, but she interrupted him before he finished speaking:

"I'm not hungry. Everyone is still asleep at this hour, so don't disturb them."

"Although it is summer, it is late at night and the wind is chilly. The princess has just woken up from a serious illness, so why not go back to the room?" Chen Ming paused and continued.

"No, it's stuffy in the room." Luoying shook her head dully again and continued, "I just want to get some fresh air outside."

Chen Ming didn't say anything else, but quietly went into the house. Soon he came to Luoying with a cloak and put it on her.

"Thank you, Brother Chen Ming." Luoying wrapped her cloak tightly around her body and smiled at him.

"As the princess said, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not unlucky. He has been reunited with His Majesty the Queen and the Prince. Princess, you don't have to worry about him anymore. Now you have Master Shangguan by your side, and he has been with you day and night these days. Let the past be the past. Master Shangguan and we will avenge our country." Chen Ming also gave her a comforting smile and hesitated for a moment before he began to persuade her.

"But I am the princess of Langguo, Brother Chenming. How can I feel at ease to forget all this and live happily in Shangguan Mansion as if nothing happened?" Luoying sighed softly and turned to look at Chenming and cried.

How could she forget the tragic experiences of her brothers and sisters-in-law? The hateful words that Ying Yan said before his death made her heart ache when she thought of them. She had been able to let go of her hatred before because her brothers and sisters-in-law had to take good care of Ying Yan. But now even her only blood relative had died with hatred. She could no longer continue to waste her time in the Shangguan Mansion pretending that nothing had happened.

"Langguo is gone, so where did the Princess of Langguo come from? There is no need for you to live with this identity now."

"Is this considered deceiving yourself?" Chen Ming's continued persuasion made Luo Ying chuckle, and then he said: "Brother Chen Ming, can you persuade yourself with such words? Brother Li Xu is gone, and the four of you should have started your own lives anew, but why do you still have to stay here with the identity of the guards of King Xian?"

Chen Ming was speechless for a moment because of the princess's rebuke. He knew that he could not persuade her, so he sighed helplessly and asked, "What are your plans, Princess?"

"Brother Chen Ming, please collect some files about the Xiyue Kingdom for me these days. In the past, I was ignorant of the world and didn't pay much attention to these things, so my understanding of them was superficial." Luoying rolled her eyes and then said to Chen Ming.

"Young Master Shangguan knows everything about Xiyue Country. If you want to know anything, just ask him directly." Chen Ming couldn't help but frowned slightly, and continued with some confusion: "Young Master Shangguan is also planning revenge, why don't you..."

"It's different. You said before that Jiuyi's plan is to avenge the country, which requires time and opportunity. With the current strength of Xuanmeng Kingdom, it is still weak and helpless in front of Xiyue Kingdom." Luoying interrupted Chen Ming impatiently before he could finish speaking.

"What exactly are you going to do?" Chen Ming couldn't help but become anxious.

"Didn't you say earlier that you wanted to avenge Brother Lixu? I will join you."

"Princess, stop joking." Chen Ming was shocked when he heard this, and he immediately frowned and said.

The princess had been in a coma for three days and three nights. When she woke up, she seemed like a different person, which made him feel uneasy.

"Yan Han commands a large number of troops and is a prince of the Xiyue royal family. He must be surrounded by many experts. How can the four of you get close to him? Even if you can get close to him, it would be like hitting a rock with an egg. Not only will you not be able to get revenge, but you will also lose your life in vain." Luo Ying ignored the worry on Chen Ming's face and continued to talk to herself.

Hearing this, Chen Ming had guessed about 80% of the princess' plan. He froze for a moment, his eyes flickered, his face turned pale, and he clenched his fists with his hands hanging down, unable to utter a word for a long time.

Long before the fall of Lang State, the shameless and lewd King Xiyuehan coveted the princess's stunning beauty, but fortunately he was protected by Emperor Lang and prevented from seeing the princess. If the princess joins now, their plan to avenge the prince will surely succeed, but the princess is the prince's most beloved sister. Although Chen Ming is eager for revenge, he dare not let the princess take this risk?

"Looking at Brother Chen Ming's expression, I think he must have guessed my plan..."

"No!" Chen Ming interrupted Luo Ying in a firm tone before she could finish her words.

"If Brother Chen Ming doesn't agree, Luoying will have to rely on herself." Chen Ming was firm in his attitude, but Luoying did not compromise.

"Princess, don't you think about Master Shangguan?"

"If you can't have both, you have to make a choice. Maybe he and I are not destined to be together in this life. I can only repay what I owe him in the next life." Luoying looked back at the dim room, smiled bitterly with tears in her eyes, and her heart ached.

She couldn't let go of the blood feud, and couldn't continue to live in harmony with Jiuyi until old age. Rather than dragging him into this painful abyss in the end, it would be better to let go early.

He is now the state teacher of Xuanmeng State and is highly regarded by the monarch. With his talent and wisdom, he will surely rise to a high position in the future, bring honor to the Shangguan family, and marry a wife who will share his joys and sorrows and grow old with him.

Seeing the princess so determined, Chen Ming's heart was shaken, but he still didn't dare to agree. Instead, he turned around silently and disappeared over the wall.