Author Angel Chua
Adapted from Princess Agents drama series and original novel by Xiao Xiang Dong'er – Chu Qiao Chuan Biography
The Empress impressed to the public (08.12.2021 edited)
The mourn is over, and the Liang Empire buds into a new season under its new ruler Emperor Xiao Ce.
The Liang Emperor walked around the Li courtyard and reached the golden bridge, looks at a beautiful mirror of the new moon reflection in the crystal-clear waters of the man-made lake pond.
From a distance, the royal boatman slowly sailing to fetch him from where he stands, his foxy eyes smiled as he sees the colorful and decorated lantern in the mounted theater found in the middle of the gazebo lake.
He smelled the cool breeze of the young night, and Xiao Ce asked his eunuch: "Did you double check if everything is prepared?"
The eunuch answered: "Yes, your majesty, everything is prepared and arranged."
He arrived first at the beautiful almost like a dream Chinese gazebo lake pond and performers greeted him and said: Greetings your Majesty, this is your first seat.
A king like a chair beside a queen like a chair is set-up in the middle of the gazebo as the night swans nearby crowded beside the crystal-clear lake pond.
The handsome and foxy presence of Xiao Ce wearing his flashy robes reveals a grand phoenix mythical bird embroidered in the golden thread at his back holds his long sleeves as he grabs the two-small bouquet of fresh ylang-ylang blossoms wrapped in a banana leaf, he sniffed and said: "What a good smell."
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He also asked his servants to harvest all of the Ylang Ylang budding trees planted around his Jinwu palace and saw the baskets full, the Liang finest palace maids started to scatter around the lake pond.
Xiao Ce loves these fragrant flowers because of its evanescent perfume used for highly aromatic essential oils. Not to mention it can kill bacteria and purifies the air around his palace.
Aside from that, the "Ylang" word also means "wilderness" as described by his late father the sea star flower that sailed from seven thousand seas before it came to China.
For him, his Empress-to-be can be compared to this flower, these little star flowers grow wild in a sturdy tree. One has to climb the tree to pick it and gather its blossoms.
When it comes to his Empress-to-be, Xiao Ce always looks at Qiao Qiao like one of these star flowers.
Xiao Ce also saw some spy sniper markers around the lake pond. Whenever the Emperor is out, all its invisible forces deployed to protect him and his Empress-to-be.
A flare was released on air indicating the arrival of the lady Qiao Qiao, and Xiao Ce's heart starts to beat fast.
Not so long, Xiao Ce holds his breath as he looks at the beautiful woman slowly approaching from the royal oriental Chinese boat.
She is simply adorned with a small jade hairpin in her hair, pristine eyes, delicate face, an umbrella over her head took Xiao Ce's breath away.
Overlooking the horizon, a dark red and orange post-sunset silhouettes with dark thin wispy clouds hovering the skies.
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This is not a surprise treat but rather, an agreed long overdue date with lady Qiao Qiao. As the boatman docks the boat, the Emperor flashed his foxy eyes, full of happiness and a flirty smile he said: "Lady, give me your hand."
This is the moment Xiao Ce said, but instead of giving her hand, Qiao Qiao threw a small basket to him. Xiao Ce caught it on air and flashed her foxy smiles he said: "What is this?"
"It is your favorite. Muqing (Mother Empress Lu Zhi) asked me to send this as a midnight snack for you."
Xiao Ce back to his perfect stand took the hand of Qiao Qiao and gently let the Lady get out the boat.
Qiao Qiao surprised with the mounted theater and the yellow-green flowers scattered in the lake pond she yawned and almost fell asleep with the smell, said: "What is this? A fairyland?"
"This is the world of ylang-ylang," Xiao Ce answered.
"Wow," Qiao Qiao bend a little to catch some of the star flowers floating in the lake pond.
Earlier Viper is behind her back, she opted to stay in the boat nipping a stalk of stem grass. She rolled her eyes to the overwhelming fantasy Xiao Ce is giving his lady Qiao Qiao tonight, she thought: "Six months ago, thirty-six small rabbit lanterns and one gigantic rabbit lantern floating in the river lake. Now baskets full of ylang-ylang blossoms are endlessly pouring out in this lake pond. What now?"
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The smell almost made Viper slumber on her seat, so she covered her mouth with her thin red scarf and waited in the boat.
Qiao Qiao after playing with the ylang-ylang flowers suddenly sees something, like a monster lurking in the quiet lake. In the blink of an eye, those horrific eyes were gone.
Xiao Ce asked her again said: Give me your hand. Qiao Qiao looked at him and gave her hand and together slowly walked towards their seats before they sat he said: "This is for you and those flowers in the lake pond is for your eyes to enjoy. Xiao Ce gave the two bouquets of ylang-ylang flowers to her."
"Xie Xie," said Qiao Qiao took the flowers she said.
"I didn't think that banana leaves can wrap a flower so beautiful like this."
Xiao Ce replied: "In addition to the fragrant ylang-ylang scent, the banana leaves scent is the second fragrant scent I cherish. Smudging the banana leaves is best paired with undying ember coal.
The aroma will put your heart from darkness into light." Xiao Ce pouring all his secrets to his Empress-to-be and Qiao Qiao will have to remember them all from this day forward.
What do you mean when you said: "The aroma will put your heart from darkness into light." Qiao Qiao asked.
Xiao Ce replied: "I asked for sage advice when you went to sleep for almost a month, the soft wooden smell of the coal compliments the sweet, floral aroma of the fresh banana leaf. Your soul from the darkness came to light. At first, I thought you would not come back, but I never gave up, searching for undying ember of coal found at one of the secret palaces in Xiu Xiu mountains of Yanbei. I burned it day and night in Yehua palace until one day you woke up and look for me and you told me, you would not let me go…"
Xiao Ce turned his eyes to the stage, he clapped his hands and said: "Roll the performance."
Qiao Qiao on her droopy eyes and excited soul, asked Xiao Ce: "What is this?"
"See for yourself" Xiao Ce on his sexy, foxy eyes.
Qiao Qiao watched the performance in the mounted theater.
Suddenly her tears fell, and Xiao Ce gave her the golden royal handkerchief. She took it to wipe her tears. The performance acted the very first time they met.
When Qiao Qiao threw him out of his horse when he became the punch prince Lee Cecilia on his visit to the West, when Qiao Qiao protected her out of the blackguard's assassins and got wounded, when Xiao Ce rescued her with his Black Palanquin, the turkey on fire, and finally the frozen lake.
This is Xiao Ce's way of letting Qiao Qiao remember their past memories. But on one particular scene, at the frozen lake made Qiao Qiao gloomy.
She does not remember but somehow feels the pain she tearfully said: "Yuwen Yue…"
Xiao Ce giving her this moment to reconnect to her old self Chu Qiao.
He isn't jealous or afraid because he felt her pain is coming from there. Qiao Qiao may have recovered from darkness to light.
Back to her mortal self, in this mortal world but the desolation of her soul did not improve her current condition, and Xiao Ce finally knows why Chu Qiao does not remember him the first time he met her again after the frozen lake.
Xiao Ce came back to life, but he never forgot what happened to the afterlife world where his soul traveled and saw Chu Qiao cross the forgotten river before they parted.
He realized this is the reason why his soul came back to the mortal realms but sacrificed Chu Qiao's mortal memories.
He hopes that by this small theater performance would somehow give her a review of her past life before she enters the Liang palace courts to become the Empress of the Liang Empire.
Xiao Ce still does not believe, that dreams do come true, it is just a matter of a few hours, and his dreams would be realized.
Qiao Qiao finally taking the crown of the Phoenix Empress seat is a faraway dream he didn't expect the heavens would grant him.
On the other side, he also knows that for every dream come true, another tragedy awaits him.
He is ready for the dream to come true but for the tragedy, he did not bother to make any plans because, for the first time in his life, he wants to free his heart and become Qiao Qiao's lifetime partner.
He does not want to restrict his ruling partner to follow the protocols of the empire and lock her out in her palace as the Empress of their empire.
Instead, he wants to see Qiao Qiao happy and free in his arms whether its love or hate, Xiao Ce would live to appreciate it all.
After the night of remembrance, the two retired to their palaces. Qiao Qiao staring at her mirror thought: "I am Chu Qiao, the leader of wind and cloud decree, crown princess of Chu Jing kingdom, the General of Xuili army, and tomorrow I will wear the crown of the Phoenix Empress of Liang Empire."
She stared blankly at the mirror, and suddenly tears started to fall from her eyes she said: "Tomorrow if no one comes, then why should I wait."
Xiao Ce standing out of the window staring at the twinkling stars in the bright southern skies of Liang, thought: "Yuwen Yue if you do not come tomorrow, do not get angry with me and there is no more chance left for you. She is mine forever."
The Liang palace ground once again dressed in its grandeur and magnificence, despite its civil war with its six out of eight strongholds, came to unite and celebrate an important part of their history.
After six months, Xiao Ce enthroned to become the Emperor of Liang.
He waited for another six months to seal the position of its Empress, and today the Phoenix state of the south will witness two events. The stepping down of the present Empress and the enthronement of the next Empress.
Two powerful women who did not give up helping the present Emperor to reform the Liang government despite its civil wars with its palace ministers and officials, the military, the scholars, foreign and local servants, slaves and other outside parties involved.
The news has been circulated and released to every empire, and foreign dignitary visitors started to arrive.
Nothing is left to chance, a grand White Palanquin followed by hundreds of silver-gray armies uniform snappy and steady, entered the Liang palace gates. He was an esteemed royal dignitary from the East. Liang's royal guards ask his royal pass and name said: "The Lord of Qinghai."
The world will shake when another Purple Palaquin came to the park at the entrance of the Liang palace gates.
The Liang palace guards went to ask his royal pass, and name said: "The World and its Queen."
The Liang palace guards looked at each other and about to say something when the beautiful angelic face of Xiao Yu came out of the Palanquin and gave the royal guards the Truce jade pass.
Suddenly the two royal guards fell down to bow at the Queen and said: "Forgive us, Your Majesty, you may pass."
Xiao Yu on her usual graces said: "Thank you and with her straight back and heads up closed the Palanquin window and entered the gates."
Yanbei's envoy consisted of some rare personalities displayed in public that were allowed to witness this transition of power includes: General Zhong Yu, Yan Schicheng's military adviser Dong Fangyi, Xiao-Qi Seventh sister of Chu Qiao and several Yan military generals.
Their black eagle cavalry was left to the seventh prefecture under the wings of military truce commander of Sun Di.
As part of the truce, Xiao Ce and Yan Xun agreed and arranged to attend this historic event.
While everyone is busy welcoming the Queen of Yanbei, Yan Xun twitched his palms and wore his formal face.
It wasn't until now that he will come to see the face of A'Chu again, after the night he tried to rescue her from to become Wei crown princess.
There are a lot of blind truths that these two Liang royals have done in between only to let them break away from each other.
Yan Xun found out the truth and had so much regret with what he did to A'Chu the only girl whom he cared and loved. Like in the past, when Yan Xun pretended to be Lui Xi, the wealthy leader of the Chamber of commerce in Xianyang.
They say Lui Xi was killed by Yan Xun and the rest of Lord Lui Xi's most trusted associates Lord Ouyang were killed too that left the child Mo'er as an orphan.
It was one of the darkest nights of Yan Xun, he had to cover himself doing vile things out of his revengeful heart and unearthing Yanbei's fortunes from the miry pit.
Because aside from Yan Xun conflicts outside of Yanbei, he also found conflicts inside the secret traders of Yanbei.
The former General of Yan, Cheng Yuan reported to Yan Xun: "Your Highness,"
Yan Xun with some of his anxious face asked Cheng Yuan: "Why is it loud outside?"
Cheng Yuan replied with delight in his eyes: "We have found the boy from the Ouyang household. However, two people are trying to save him."
Yan Xun was still in his gloomy face. Cheng Yuan continued: "They have been following us. I think they are subordinates from Ouyang clan." Cheng Yuan throwing Yan Xun into a suspense mood, added: "They want to take revenge. They are putting the deathbeds on struggle outside the camp."
Yan Xun stood up and walked with fierceness in his eyes, said: "They are certainly brave enough."
While the infighting continues outside, Chu Qiao finally calls out to Lui Xi inside the camp and said: "Lui Xi get out of there."
A'Jing said: "it sounds like Miss Chu."
Yan Xun changed his fierce eyes into an anxious one and sat on his throne-like seat while Cheng Yuan about to command the army outside said: "I shall handle them," and Feng Mian said: "Wait a second. Wear a mask. We are going to meet them sooner or later."
Cheng Yuan said: "Is that really necessary?" Yan Xun is thinking quietly and heard the angry voice of A'Chu again she said: "Lui Xi you are a traitor. Get out of there! I am going to kill you." Yan Xun feels numb but guilty as well.
On that time, Chu Qiao is like a mad woman looking for a body to slaughter went closer to the tent of Lui Xi and Yuwen Yue like a foolish warrior continued to chop the necks of their enemies while the child Mo'er blindfolded in his back does not have any sense of what was happening at the moment.
Suddenly a series of thunder struck the tent, and the cold winds blew as Lui Xi went out of the tent with his subordinates all of them wear a black hood to cover their heads and a part of their faces. Chu Qiao sensed this is an unusual way of an enemy's treatment to them and Yuwen Yue stop chopping some necks and felt strange and familiar at the same time.
Yan Xun like a lonely werewolf, eyes are not fierce, but desolation starts to creep in his soul, in front of Chu Qiao and Yuwen Yue, faked his voice and sounded like it would haunt nine generations, he uttered: "Let them go."
Feng Mian repeated what Yan Xun said: "Our master lets you go now."
Yan Xun on his haunting voice again once said: "You have one hour. Go!" And the thunder struck the tent again like a place full of haunting ghosts so is their faces look at them.
As the killing squad retreats to let the two brave souls go, Yan Xun cannot help himself anymore revealed his natural voice when he said: "Do you want to die here? Go!"
And the two brave souls suddenly felt familiar and strange, Yuwen Yue broke the hunting wind of silence he said: "Someday if I catch you, I will let you survive as well." A true nobles act must be repaid in a noble way, Yuwen Yue uttered a noble promise.
Yuwen Yue paused and looked at Chu Qiao in front of him and said: "Let's go."
Yuwen Yue knows their chances of survival is slim, and he knew as well that Lui Xi is a pretending person and Yuwen Yue felt the chill in his bones and knows that Yan Xun is pretending to be Lui Xi.
Yuwen Yue's conception cannot be mistaken, his thoughts went creepy because Yan Xun's ways are even crueler than what he has experienced himself.
Yuwen Yue walked out in peace, and so is the child at his back. And Chu Qiao sensing some creepiness in the face of her enemies turned her back and followed Yuwen Yue.
After the confrontational situation, Yan Xun's guard quickly went down, catching a few breaths, lets the desolation of his soul flow.
When A'Chu finally turns her back in front of him he thought: "A'Chu I finally saw you, standing in front of me safe and sound. However, I can't face you right now." When the world is in pain the sound of thunder issued under the clouds shouts retribution to earth.
His heart died again that day, and no one knows why.
If its jealousy over Yuwen Yue when A'Chu followed his back or did he see himself with that child Mo'er he left as an orphan.
Yan Xun reminded the heavens about mercy that was never granted to him until that day, he cried in his thought bitterly: "God never gives me any mercy."
True to what he said before he wasn't retired at all. Master Xie Tai Shan is standing and waiting for Empress Lu Zhi and also looking to see who this Lord of Qinghai is. Is it the King of Qinghai or crown prince Ra Yue?
There was a period of unrest after the eastern princes visit to Wei's lantern festival and losing the third day of competition, and the Wei Emperor himself won the game.
Ra Yue already suspected the Wei Emperor set up a trap competition and he should have left too when Chu Qiao left on the second day and avoided the path of exposure.
However, he did not leave Wei because of Viper. He intended to follow Viper when Chu Qiao left her in Changan to know her whereabouts.
On the contrary, it did not let Ra Yue chase after Xinger but encountered Dong Fangyi in Yanbei, who forced Ra Yue to expose himself as Yuwen Yue. Yan Xun and Yuwen Yue fought in Yanbei.
It was a bitter fight that made Xiao Yu decide to kill the apple of his eyes. In the end, the fight left Wei to suffer but saved the Prince of Bathuja family Prince Zaru.
After his exposure, Ra Yue did not come back to Qinghai. He escaped through the help of Xiao Yu.
He camped and stayed at the Long Guan terraced mountains to heal from his wounds he got from his fight with Yan Xun where Yan Xun shared the same pain especially when the Yan Xun's apple of eyes died.
Yuwen Yue helped Xuili army fight from two opposing troops of Wei and Yanbei. Of course, with the significant help coming from Xiao Ce, who is also fighting the civil unrest inside Liang state to accept the fugitive Xuili army. It wasn't easy.
Not to mention Xiao Ce has to protect and take care of himself and Chu Qiao slept like a dead beauty in Yehua palace. Yuwen Yue enduring these darkest nights of his life had to face all this battle including the Eyes of God and the Yuwen household.
What happened there is hard to understand, and even a pen is not able to describe to write it all down. It needs time to heal and wisdom to carry it on.
During those days, Chu Qiao remained in Yehua palace as she recovers herself.
Many times, Yuwen Yue came to visit her, but as a ghost in her past, she did not recognize him at all.
All Yuwen Yue could do is to look into Chu Qiao's eyes and then pass her by like they didn't know each other and his heart grew colder in pain.
Xiao Ce on the other side looks at Chu Qiao in pain, he feels happy and unhappy looking at this two and yet Yuwen Yue continued to visit her even if she seems empty into his eyes.
Happy because Xiao Ce knows he has all the reason to tell Yuwen Yue to stop visiting her.
Unhappy because every time Yuwen Yue visits her, Chu Qiao is in agony of wanting to remember it all, but she could not and turns away from Yuwen Yue and runs back to Xiao Ce's arms.
She even told Xiao Ce: "Are you giving me away because you are not sure that what we have is real?"Does it mean Xiao Ce words came true when he said: "The future belongs to those who wait?" Is it true after all?
The punch prince heart wanted to burst in happiness and become greedy to tell Yuwen Yue: "Your time is up. I am the final man in the story."
But Xiao Ce knew in his heart if Chu Qiao didn't sacrifice her mortal memories in exchange for his soul, he should not be getting this chance of happy ending that left Yuwen Yue to the barren land of hopelessness. What about Yan Xun?
Repeatedly dying in front of the world, can he still take it when she sees the real Chu Qiao becoming the wife of Emperor Xiao Ce.
Can he accept his former general, a former confidante, almost his Yan Queen to become his relative today?
There was a time when Yuwen Yue visited Chu Qiao in his sad, soft voice, said: "What more pain should I take under this world? But the pain of losing your memories of me over and over again for the sake of someone, I can no longer bear. Xinger, I am Yuwen Yue. Come back to me, please… I need you."
Time cannot wait, and the moment has arrived.
The Lord of Qinghai in his usual musing and searching eyes, stopped when he heard the eunuchs announces the arrival presence of the Liang Emperor.
Xiao Ce dressed in his bright red Imperial robe walked into the aisle with his finest beautiful maidservants following at his back and holding a thick and uber long cape lying flat in the expensive golden carpet.
His cape embroidered a pair of an ancient dragon that hugged Xiao Ce's frail body and its head is like a blazing fire that runs along its long tail, symbolizes eternal flame and fire of his reign.
A shimmering crown held up high in his head, and as he walks, the fragrance started to issue on air and ylang-ylang fallen blooms started to fill the aisle.
This handsome young Emperor was a beauty to die for.
To gaze upon his lovely foxy eyes cannot hide a hint of delight and happiness. It was the happiest moment of his life, solemnly sits on the Liang Emperor's throne.
This long golden aisle is waiting to receive its Empress.
The eunuchs started to announce the arrival of Empress Lu Zhi and began to walk the aisle until she reaches the Empress seat.
And on the last call, drums began to roll, here comes the most awaited princess to step on the aisle as the Empress Dowager crown ready to meet its owner.
Yan Xun held his breath when the glorious harmony of music began to play.
Chu Qiao enters with an empty head of any adornments but wears a radiant face, she closed eyes and opens it to the reality of the moment that cannot be turned back in time.
The Lord of Qinghai for the last time looked at her radiant, calm and delicate face, his eyes full of sadness and welling in tears that he even forgot he is present in this place and time started to walk away.
The Emperor saw this man and said to his thoughts: "Is there anyone else but who?" He knew it was Yuwen Yue.
Her gown shines like the real phoenix bird adorned with beaded pheasants, pearls, and other gemstones.
The back design resembles the wings of the mythical Phoenix bird that hung around her shoulders.
She walked in the path of stars and the royal and noble crowd looked like they saw eternity. Xiao Ce proud and happy gave her a wink and foxy smile.
Finally, Chu Qiao reached the Throne seat, Empress Lu Zhi on her side gave her head the Fengguan Empress Dowager crown. By this time, a man on his shadow came out of the Daoming Hall, took its horse and run fast as he could.
Xiao Ce satisfied with the beauty's crowd stood up to hail his Empress when suddenly a beautiful fine woman came in front put down her white hood and said: "You cannot become my family!"
Bang!
Blood splattered, and a body spirally fell on the floor. The glorious ceremony ended with ugly chaos and suddenly the crowd in panic, the royal guards closed the Daoming palace entrances and started to unsheathe their swords.
Bang!
And another body is lying dead on the expensive floor. A man in his wheelchair gave everyone a surprise kill.
Xie Tai Shan unsheathed his sword to protect Empress Lu Zhi and did not allow her to come near Xiao Ce's body.
Chu Qiao on her Fengguan crown bent down. She was shaking as she scoops the bloody and gloomy face of the Emperor.
Xiao Ce said: "I was about to whisper; the Lord of Qinghai is waiting for you…"
Chu Qiao hushed him and said: "I don't know who this person is, calm down, Tie You called the doctors to take care of you.
Xiao Ce coughed blood and looked into his bloody hands he smiled and looked into Chu Qiao's eyes he said: "This is the happiest moment of my life. You chose me over Yuwen Yue. It's really a dream, and it remains there forever."
Chu Qiao sees Xiao Ce's turning pale due to blood loss, says: "You must hold on…" and she started to cry.
Xiao Yu look at her mother's eyes and she touched her sleeves to pull out the needles she said: do not move, it may quicken the poison to spread out in your body.
"Xiao Yu" soft and struggling breaths came out of her mouth, said the former Empress Yuan. Xiao Yu caressed her beautiful face said: "Mother, I will revenge you. Please stay alive."
Yan Xun still cannot recover from this bloody mess stood still while other Yanbei officials were surrounded by Liang guards. Sun Di ordered to seize them.
Zhong Yu unsheathed her sword and said: "I cannot allow the World to be captured here."
Viper struggling not to leave Chu Qiao's side must face her sister, she stood and went closer to her said: "And I cannot allow the criminals to go like nothing happened."
Peng! Sounds of sword and whip started to engage in a fight. Dong Fangyi looked at the two and said to his thoughts: "Finally, the remnant warrior whip girl. I have seen your face today. She is guarding the Mimi Gongzhu, the one who killed her own mother, Lou He."
Zhan Ziyu realizing Viper is an underworld spy started to bring his wheelchair in front and said: "You must die!"
When she was about to receive the needles that Zhan Ziyu dished out, a ninja warrior came down from above and counter-attacked it. Viper is safe. While some unknown afterlife camp spies were also present came to protect their leader when Zuo about to smash Zhan Ziyu's face.
Yue Qi on his sniper eyes ready to shoot triple in a row sniping around his brother Zuo fighting the afterlife camp spies to protect Viper.
Xiao Ce still aware of the tragedy in Daoming palace said his last words: Please do not come to the forgotten river. Do not trade your mortal memories for the sake of my soul for I know I cannot live to see you go..this is better for me.
And just like that Xiao Ce breathe his last… (i cried like a river here)
Lu Zhi cried aloud and struggled to come near his precious son she said: "Your Highness, my son! You cannot die."
Everyone's fighting stopped when the Emperor died, and the unblinding light exploded. It starts to envelop the place. Chu Qiao's phoenix dress opened like the sun burning on fire lifted Xiao Ce's body and hugged it tightly.
Everyone in awe including Yan Xun and Xiao Yu looks at her and nobody dared to move their feet. All eyes on her as the place was slowly being eaten by the cold ice.
The weather outside became dark and hails of fire started to fall. Everyone eyes received its terror.
The palace walls slowly ate by ice, now covered with ice but the hail fire consumes its surface and emits waves of fire.
Viper knows if Mimi Gongzhu power goes far everyone will die in this palace including her. She is the only entity not affected by the snow of hail and fire while humanity is struggling to survive.
Yan Xun's lips full of snow became purple and extremely pale he whispered and said: "A'chu let go of the world."
Chu Qiao still suspended on air heard Yan Xun while her eyes were closed she said: "Who wants to hear the world?"
Chu Qiao looked at Viper with her compassionate eyes she said: "I must save the emperor."
Viper's eyes turned big like an owl, and she shouted: "Come back Mimi Gongzhu! You cannot save a soul twice!"
Suddenly Chu Qiao still hanging on air fell like a thin snowflake…her body held by the wind. Like of that autumn leaf, her body slowly reached the white and fine snow ground. The Higanbana flower at her back like a firefly turning off its light piece by piece until the light died.
This is not Liang palace anymore, this is a realm of no return, a place that no one enters and lives to survive. Chu Qiao is lying unconsciously on her lifeless, helpless body.
