Your Majesty, We’re Counting on You to Ruin the Country! 91

Chapter 91: [Sheng & Bi] Long Companionship (Part 3)

His consciousness was a muddle, his head hurt so much…

“Bi’er, Bi’er, Bi’er!” Feng Shengshi suddenly grabbed his arm and said coquettishly, “Will you take me out of the palace to play?”

Bai Bi pulled his hand back and pointed to the stacks of books on the desk. “You’re not allowed to leave until you’ve finished studying.”

“Then we won’t go out of the palace. Let’s just go for a walk in the Imperial Garden to relax?”

“Bi’er…”

“I don’t want to study, I don’t want to study. Bi’er, will you play with me?” Feng Shengshi shook his shoulders hard.

Bai Bi smiled. “Stop fooling around. Do you want to be punished?”

“We’ll be quiet, so Imperial Father won’t know.”

Bai Bi was unmoved. He took out a book of ancient poems and stuffed it into his arms. “I will test you on the first five pages in an hour.”

Feng Shengshi pouted and, after thinking for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up and he smiled. “Bi’er, how about this? For every question I answer correctly, you have to give me a small reward, okay? That way, I’ll be motivated to study!”

Bai Bi thought for a moment. This was also a good way to make him willing to concentrate on his studies.

“What reward do you want?”

Feng Shengshi wrapped his arm around his and rested his head on his shoulder. “I want you to kiss me. One kiss for every correct answer.”

“…”

“Long’er, in the future, learn less of this improper nonsense from your imperial father.”

Even if you learn it, don’t use it on me.

…

“Bi’er!”

Feng Shengshi was already fifteen, at the age of hot-bloodedness and impulsiveness. And Bai Bi was already over twenty. This year, Wen Ning’an and Feng Qi were planning to grant him a fief and a title. The two of them seemed to be still in discussion and had not told him or Bai Bi. He had only overheard it by chance when he was passing by the Imperial Study.

At this moment, Bai Bi was originally reading on a long bench in a pavilion by the lotus pond. With such a pounce from Feng Shengshi, he was uncontrollably thrown back and, with a “plop,” fell into the pond with him.

The thin book fell into the water, and after being soaked, the characters blurred, and it could no longer be read.

Bai Bi naturally would not lose control as he had when he was young, just frowning with some discomfort. But Feng Shengshi was worried that he was afraid and held him tightly in his arms, saying incoherently, “Sorry, sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose. I’m here, don’t be afraid…”

“What’s wrong with you? Why are you so excited for no reason?” The pond was not deep, only up to his waist.

Feng Shengshi said in a low voice, “I heard Imperial Father and Daddy say they want to grant you a fief…”

Bai Bi was stunned, staring blankly at him.

Feng Shengshi said, “You are absolutely not allowed to leave the capital! Let’s go and beg them together to let you stay in the capital, okay?”

“You can’t bear to part with me…”

“Of course!” Feng Shengshi raised his voice. “Of course I can’t bear to! I…”

He held his shoulders with both hands and said, word by word, “I want you to be my empress.”

Bai Bi felt his mind explode.

“You… don’t joke…”

“Do I look like I’m joking? Be my empress, okay?”

The lotuses in the pond were in full bloom, and Feng Shengshi stood among the flowers, soaked, his hair scattered on his shoulders, his eyes more serious than ever before.

…

His mind was in chaos. After an unknown amount of time, Bai Bi slowly came back to his senses from the confused memories and dizziness.

He moved his body and, not surprisingly, found that he was still lying on this high platform.

The same scenery, the same people. It was just that there was now a cross-shaped wooden frame on the high platform, with firewood piled under it.

A bad premonition welled up in his heart.

It can’t be…

“The time has come!”

“The time for our god to descend has arrived! Long live—”

The people in white robes looked at the sky and shouted excitedly. He subconsciously looked up and saw that the originally bright and clear moon in the night sky was gradually being covered by dark clouds.

It was a lunar eclipse!

A few men in white robes came forward and lifted him up, tying him to the wooden frame in a “大” shape.

“Burn him, and rejuvenate our Dongwu!”

“Burn him! Burn him!”

The old man held a torch in his hand. “Be calm. When the moon appears again, we will offer the sacrifice to the true god!”

Long’er…

Bai Bi closed his eyes in despair. He was probably going to die here…

Being burned to death must be very, very painful.

His eyelashes gradually became wet. He was never a strong person to begin with, and now, being tied to the stake, he couldn’t help but tremble.

Thud—

Suddenly, the torch fell to the ground.

He opened his eyes and saw the old man suddenly spit out blood, fall down before him, lose consciousness, and never get up again.

An arrow was stuck in his back.

For a moment, the surroundings were cold and silent. The next moment, the area below the high platform was in an uproar.

“Foreign enemies are attacking! Foreign enemies are attacking—”

He saw not far away, Feng Shengshi leading his men.

Long’er… Long’er!

Feng Shengshi took the lead, holding a long sword, his presence like a rainbow.

“Do not advance any further!” Another man on the high platform, seeing this, immediately placed a dagger at his neck. The blade was pressed against his fragile pulse and skin. A few more inches, and he would be killed.

“Your Majesty, I’m sorry…”

Feng Shengshi said, “What have you done wrong? Why apologize?”

With that, he had the grand army stop.

“King of Bei Miao, put down your weapon!”

He frowned slightly.

The man pressed the blade against his neck, and a trace of blood appeared.

“King of Bei Miao, if you don’t want this person to die, then put down your weapon.”

Seeing him injured, Feng Shengshi immediately threw away the long sword in his hand without any hesitation.

“Your Majesty…”

The man looked at him. “A life for a life. In any case, you are all of the Bei Miao royal family. You can either offer your own blood, or let me kill him and take his blood. You can choose.”

“Your Majesty, don’t mind me!” Bai Bi roared. “Don’t do anything foolish! You are the King of Bei Miao!”

But Feng Shengshi turned a deaf ear and said to the man, “You let him go.”

“Your Majesty!”

The restraints on his body were untied, and he was released from the wooden frame. But another person on the high platform aimed his bow and arrow at Feng Shengshi.

“King of Bei Miao, with the heavens and the earth as witnesses, and with the thousands of people here as proof, if you offer your life, we can guarantee Master Bai’s safety.”

Feng Shengshi said with a straight face, “Alright.”

The troops he had brought all surrendered, put down their weapons, and were subdued by the people in white robes. He rode alone, facing the people in white robes, his eyes showing no fear.

“Your Majesty, don’t!”

“Your Majesty—”

Bai Bi shouted and was about to walk down from the high platform, but his arms were held back.

A long arrow broke through the air, heading for Feng Shengshi like an unstoppable force.

“Feng Shengshi—”

An arrow through the heart.

A red flower seemed to bloom on his chest.

“Long’er…” He only felt a blankness before his eyes, only the falling figure of Feng Shengshi.

The people of Dongwu had achieved their goal and no longer held him hostage. He rushed down from the high platform like a madman and ran towards Feng Shengshi. And at the moment he left the high platform, he heard a “thud,” and the sound of firelight and a deafening explosion came from behind. He was thrown back by the force and, when he fell to the ground, he looked back and saw that the high platform was engulfed in firelight. The great fire lit up half the sky. He stared blankly at the fire that was devouring the people in white robes like a hungry beast, his ears filled with miserable screams.

At the same time, a black blanket appeared around the forest. This black blanket covered a large area and slowly surged forward like a wave from the distance. Wherever it passed, there was only blackness.

Looking closely, that blackness was the grand army of Bei Miao!

“Kill—”

“Bi’er, get on!”

A familiar voice.

He looked up and saw Feng Shengshi standing beside him, safe and sound, on horseback, reaching out his hand to him.

“Your Majesty…”

Seeing him staring blankly, Feng Shengshi simply bent down and pulled him up onto the horse. Feeling the warm embrace behind him, he belatedly said, “You’re alright…”

Feng Shengshi took out a book that had been shot through from his chest and smiled. “I’m fine. It was all a trick.”

The tears that had been welling up in his eyes finally couldn’t help but fall. He turned and buried his head in his chest, holding him tightly.

“I scared you… Sorry, don’t cry. My heart aches when you cry.”

“Mmm.” He kept sniffing.

Feng Shengshi couldn’t help but scrape his nose and smiled. “Little crying baby.”

The surroundings were a scene of clashing weapons and armored horses. The grand army of Bei Miao was gradually subduing the people in white robes with an overwhelming force.

He didn’t care about anything else and lowered his head to kiss his lips. Bai Bi opened his mouth slightly, cooperating with his rhythm.

After the kiss ended, Feng Shengshi said, “Be my empress.”

Bai Bi just smiled faintly, took the initiative to wrap his arms around his neck, and kissed him again. The two of them were on horseback, holding each other tightly under the firelight.

Long companionship, never forgetting, never abandoning.

And on the other side, through a stretch of land, there was a small island…

The island was covered in plum blossoms, like a paradise, isolated yet beautiful. Two figures were leaning against one of the trees, leisurely drinking. The wine was made from plum blossoms, mellow and fragrant, and after swallowing it, a fresh fragrance lingered on the lips and teeth.

Wen Ning’an was reading a letter in his hand and couldn’t help but chuckle softly.

Seeing his strange expression, Feng Qi asked doubtfully, “What’s wrong?”

“Long’er said in the letter that we should remember to go back the month after next to participate in his and Bi’er’s grand wedding.”

Feng Qi couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

Wen Ning’an added, “This boy also said he wanted to thank me, saying I raised a child bride for him.”

Feng Qi also smiled. “These two are really… colluding and having a secret affair since they were young. It’s truly a case of not letting the fat water flow into others’ fields. As for Long’er and Bi’er’s wedding, we will naturally go back. We can also visit Zhaohuang and the others on the way. After going to the capital… where shall we go after that?”

“Go to Hong Xi to see Jun’er and our nephew?”

“We just went the month before last.”

“Then… then the northern desert is fine. Let’s go and see the sunrise in the desert.”

“Alright.”

Feng Qi stood up and smiled. “The night is very deep. Let’s go back and rest. Shall I carry you on my back?”

Wen Ning’an raised an eyebrow. “Can you still carry me?”

“An old knife is still sharp. Let me show you when we get back.”

Wen Ning’an pressed his forehead and gently lay on his back. The two of them snuggled together, their figures merging into one under the moonlight…

-The End-