Chapter 246 Falling off the cliff
Chapter 246 Falling off the cliff
Rong Su's eyes were as cold as frost, and she spoke to Shen Peiqing word by word, "I say that this is the end of our relationship."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Peiqing's face turned pale as paper, and the flickering light in his eyes gradually dimmed, as if the brightest star in the night sky suddenly went out.
His lips trembled slightly, and he could no longer utter a single word. He just stood there blankly, letting the night wind blow through his dazed eyes and lift up strands of messy hair. His heart, which had been shattered by the cruel words, was about to stop beating.
Shen Fengyu looked at the already dazed Shen Peiqing with a smile, as if he was watching a play: "Shen Peiqing. No matter how much you do, it will be in vain. She doesn't like you anymore. The person she likes is me."
Shen Peiqing didn't want to accept this fact. He looked at Shen Fengyu angrily with a provocative look on his face, and then continued to ask Rong Su without giving up.
"Are you being manipulated again? I know you're not being sincere when you say this, and I won't believe it."
Shen Fengyu, however, had a wicked smile on his face, as if he was watching a joke. He reached out and lifted Rong Su's chin. She resisted the urge to push Shen Fengyu's hand away and allowed him to do this ambiguous action.
When Shen Peiqing saw this scene, flames appeared in his eyes and he could feel that he was going crazy.
"Xiao Su, he doesn't believe it. Do you want to prove it?"
The hands under Rong Su's sleeves had turned white from being squeezed by herself, and she was constantly suppressing her feelings at that time.
She suppressed her hatred for Shen Fengyu, raised a smile that did not reach her eyes, then stood on tiptoe and gently kissed Shen Fengyu's cheek.
This action surprised two people at the same time. One was Shen Peiqing who was already on the verge of madness, and the other was Shen Fengyu who was careless and a little bit watching the show.
Rong Su didn't pay attention to Shen Fengyu's expression, but looked directly at Shen Peiqing, who had lost his color. His eyes were filled with sadness and pain.
"I told you, I don't like you anymore."
Once again, extremely cruel words struck his heart. A pain like being cut by a knife spread across his chest, and even breathing became difficult.
Shen Peiqing's hand holding the sword was shaking violently. He was trying his best to control his emotions that were about to go out of control. He looked at Rong Su and pleaded with her with extremely humble eyes.
"Xiao Su, everything you said was fake, right? It wasn't true. You were all lying to me, weren't you?"
Rong Su was also trying to control her emotions which were difficult to suppress. She forced herself to put on a cold and ruthless expression when she saw Shen Peiqing looking at her with such an innocent and sad expression.
She smiled coldly at Shen Peiqing, as if mocking him: "I have said so much, and you are still deceiving yourself. It seems that you are really a big lover. Shen Peiqing, if I didn't like Shen Fengyu, do you think Shen Fengyu could take me away? Don't get in the way of me and him anymore, get out of here!"
Rong Su's words were once again like sharp ice knives, and every word pierced deeply into Shen Peiqing's heart.
His face was no longer pale, but almost transparent, his eyes were red, tears were welling up in his eyes but he stubbornly refused to fall.
His lips were bitten so tightly by his teeth that they turned purple, and his body was trembling slightly due to excessive emotional suppression.
He stared at Rong Su. The eyes that were once full of tenderness and light were now empty and desperate, as if the soul had been drained out, leaving only the body trembling in this ruthless night. All the sounds around him faded away, leaving only Rong Su's indifferent face that kept enlarging in front of his eyes until it blurred into one.
Seeing Shen Peiqing like this, Rong Su felt heartbroken, but she had no choice but to do this. Only in this way could she save him and make him hate her completely and forget her.
"Since you don't believe it, Fengyu, maybe we can prove it together." Rong Su suddenly smiled at Shen Fengyu. She stretched out her hands and hugged Shen Fengyu tightly. Shen Fengyu was still surprised by what happened just now. Now Rong Su suddenly hugged him. He was stunned for a moment, and then he found that they were already standing on the edge of the cliff. He completely understood Rong Su's plan.
Shen Fengyu looked at Rong Su angrily and was about to curse, but the next second, Rong Su smiled like a poppy that could deceive people. She looked at Shen Fengyu and said to him in a gentle tone that she had never said before:
"Fengyu. I really like you, including going to hell with you. Isn't this a great thing? It's also what you have been looking forward to, isn't it?"
Shen Fengyu opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything because he felt a sharp pain in his waist. Rong Su was stabbing him there with a hairpin.
Rong Su fell backwards holding him.
This scene shocked everyone present.
When Shen Peiqing saw Rong Su falling off the cliff holding Shen Fengyu, time seemed to freeze.
He widened his eyes, opened his lips slightly, rushed over, stretched out his hand, and tried to grab Rong Su, but he could only grab a piece of her clothes.
"Xiao Su!"
His tragic and sorrowful cries echoed throughout the cliff.
I could only watch the two figures getting smaller and smaller in my sight until they became a blurry dot in the darkness and finally disappeared.
The wind whistled past, ruffling his hair and blowing away the last bit of warmth in his heart.
He knelt there, leaning forward slightly, as if he was about to jump down, but was held firmly by the stone and the guards.
Tears silently slid down his face and merged with the night. His eyes were empty and desperate, as if the whole world had collapsed.
That night, Shen Peiqing searched at the bottom of the valley for a long, long time, a whole day and night.
The moment the sun rose, he continued his hopeless search in the dim light of dawn.
And his hair, overnight, turned frosty white due to sadness and despair, like the loneliest snowfield in winter, reflecting his unwillingness and reluctance to believe that she had left him.
He staggered, each step stepping on gravel and thorns, but he seemed to feel no pain.
His eyes were bloodshot, but he still stared at every inch of land that might hide any trace of Rong Su.
He was like a broken sculpture, calling out "Xiao Su" over and over again in this desolate valley. His voice was hoarse and desperate, echoing in the empty valley, but there was no response.
After comforting the people of Beidu, Xiao Hei and Mu Tou brought their men to meet Shen Peiqing as quickly as possible.
But when he arrived, he learned that Rong Su had jumped off the cliff with Shen Fengyu.
And their master, the new emperor of Beizhou, Shen Peiqing, searched for his queen for a whole day and night.
And after that night, his hair turned white and his eyes were bloodshot, but he still searched one place after another like a madman, selflessly and as if he had lost his soul.
"Master. I found this." A guard hurried over with the hairpin and a shoe worn by Rong Su.
Shen Peiqing opened his bloodshot eyes wide, snatched the thing from the guard's hand, hugged it tightly in his arms, and then roared at the guard like a wailing beast:
“Where did you find it?”
The guard was so frightened that he trembled all over, and then he led Shen Peiqing tremblingly: "Master, I found it here."
They came to a place covered with rubble, a pool of horrific blood, and even traces of wild beasts.
Seeing this scene, Shen Peiqing froze there, and suddenly he knelt on the ground.
"Master!" Xiao Hei and Mu Tou shouted nervously at the same time.
Shen Peiqing knelt where the gravel and blood were intertwined, his eyes fixed on the shocking pool of red, as if he wanted to engrave every drop of it into his heart.
"Xiao Su...don't do this to me...don't..."
The wind blew with the smell of blood and beasts, making his breathing heavy and difficult.
With trembling hands, he gently touched the dried bloodstains, and the coolness from his fingertips penetrated his heart.
The footprints of wild animals around him were like sharp knives, cutting his heart again and again.
He closed his eyes, and he seemed to still hear Rong Su's whispers and feel her warmth in his ears, but when he opened his eyes, there was only this cold reality before him, cruelly telling him that she was no longer there.
Tears slid down again, merging with the bloodstains and turning into endless sorrow and despair.
Xiao Hei and Mu Tou looked at each other and lowered their heads in silence. They felt sad for Rong Su's death and also felt sorry for their master who had lost his loved one.
As the day passed, the northern capital, which was full of joy the day before, was now filled with white sails hanging in every household.
The whole of Northern Continent was mourning the passing of the new queen. That night, it rained heavily and it rained all night long. It seemed that even the sky was saddened by the passing of the queen who had always been loved by the people.
Half a month passed.
"What should I do? If this goes on, I'm afraid the master won't be able to hold on."
Xiao Hei walked out of the imperial study, still holding the untouched meal in his hand, and said to Shi Tou who happened to come to the imperial study with a sad face.
Shitou glanced at the untouched meal, he was silent for a moment, and then looked into the imperial study, at the emperor with white hair, handsome face, but exuding a cold aura.
Shen Peiqing's figure seemed increasingly thin in the empty imperial study. He sat on the dragon throne, his back looking particularly lonely.
His face was thin and angular, with a pointed chin and skin so pale that it was almost transparent, as if it would break at the slightest touch.
The pair of hands that were once full of majesty and slenderness are now just skin and bones, with the knuckles clearly visible, holding the pen and correcting memorials without any emotion.
A gust of wind blew, and his robe swayed gently, lifting his thin body like a leaf about to wither, which made people feel moved and emotional.
Ever since the Queen's death, His Majesty has not had any other expression, and is as cold as a body without a soul.
The food he ate every day was only half a bowl, and that was only when the three of them took turns persuading him, or when the Emperor of Dongzhou occasionally sent a letter to persuade him, that His Majesty was willing to eat one or two more bites.
"Brother Shitou, we must find a way. Otherwise, Beizhou, which has finally stabilized, will surely be in turmoil again because of His Majesty's fall."
Xiao Hei was not only worried about Shen Peiqing's health, but also about the situation in Beizhou. Now the situation was only stable because of Shen Peiqing's iron fist, but if Shen Peiqing fell, Beizhou would be in turmoil again.
After listening to Xiao Hei's words, Shitou also understood, but everyone knew their master's character, and no one could completely persuade him.
Unless the person had returned from the dead. But that was impossible. They sent people to search for him at the bottom of the valley for almost seven days without any results. After that, they sent people to the nearby area and searched for a long time.
But there was still no trace of the Queen. However, the day before yesterday, someone found Shen Fengyu's body in a cave fifty miles away from the bottom of the valley. The body had been eaten by wild beasts.
How could the Empress, who had fallen to the bottom with Shen Fengyu, still be alive? Only their Majesty did not believe it and still stubbornly sent people to search.
"Remember when Your Majesty met the Empress, did you also meet a brother and sister? Brother Shitou, I think you know the brother and sister's sister, right? Perhaps you can ask them to come and talk to Your Majesty?"
Xiao Hei suddenly thought of the Gu brothers and sisters. This brother and sister had a special relationship with the Empress, and they had also known His Majesty for a long time.
Shitou knew Xiaohei's plan, and he also thought about asking Gu Yun to persuade His Majesty, but if he did that, he would have to meet Gu Yuer. Does he have the courage to see her?
He was not sure of the answer, but now that Beizhou was in danger, there were some things he had to face, for His Majesty and for the people of Beizhou.
"I understand. I will set off to find someone tonight. You and Mu Tou take good care of His Majesty. Also, as for His Majesty's eating problem, if it really doesn't work, you can trouble the person from Dongzhou again." Shi Tou sighed, gave Xiao Hei some instructions, looked into the imperial study, and then turned and left.
When Shitou set out to Tianjing Town to find Gu Yun and Gu Yuer, Gu Yun had already learned about Rong Su's misfortune.
Gu Yun sat in the courtyard, looking at the moonlight all night, his eyes gazing at someone through the moonlight.
"He's been there all night and hasn't moved at all. Won't his legs be numb? They just healed not long ago." A Le leaned against a pillar and glanced at Gu Yun in the courtyard.
Standing aside was Yulan, who had been looking at Gu Yun for a long time. Her expression was indifferent, and her eyes revealed a sadness that she wanted to hide but couldn't.
She did not answer Ale's words and chose to remain silent.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Ah Le shrugged his shoulders, looked at the closed room over there, sighed and shook his head.
I don’t know if the little girl Yu’er is still crying. She cried the whole night last night.
"Master A Le, why did a wonderful person like Miss Rong, who was kind and friendly, end up like this?" At this time, Yulan suddenly sighed in a low voice. She was also sad for Rong Su's death.
After hearing this, Ale was silent for a while, folded his arms, and looked up at the moonlight.
Although he had only spent a short time with Rong Su, he could see that the girl was a very good person and there was nothing wrong with her in the way she did things and treated others.
Moreover, her medical skills were very advanced, and he didn't even have the chance to discuss it with her. It was such a pity.
"Maybe it's because God is jealous of talented people. Sometimes people who are too good will also be envied by God. But you have to believe in Miss Rong. She is such a good person that even the King of Hell will respect her and prevent her from suffering so many disasters in her next life." A Le really thought so.
However, Miss Rong doesn't need to go to visit her master's tombstone specially. Perhaps they will meet in the underworld.
Yulan also looked up at the moonlight and said softly, "I hope she can live a happy and carefree life in her next life without any sorrow or suffering."
"Yes." Ah Le said softly.
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