After Chi Yu finished speaking, the dark scene around them seemed like thick ink melting away, gradually brightening up.
At this moment, I was standing on the stone bridge in Youdu City again. This was also the place where I watched the sky lanterns with Gu Yuan. But now, it was filled with corpses and blood was flowing everywhere.
The bodies on the ground were no longer the common people of Youdu, but the heavenly soldiers guarding Youdu. They died a tragic death, their heads almost severed from their necks.
Gu Yuan was dressed in a black robe, standing sideways on the bridge. His black hair fluttered in the wind, and the golden moon wheel circled around him, making a buzzing sound.
In the dark night, the blood - red moonlight outlined his cold and stern features, illuminating his blood - thirsty gaze. This aura gave an overwhelming sense as if a demon king from hell had been reborn.
Needless to say, these deaths of the heavenly soldiers must be his doing.
I was in a daze looking at him when Gu Yuan started to speak.
"Chi Yu, all this started because of me. I'll go and save the boss lady alone. You should leave right away. The farther, the better."
Just as I was about to say something, Chi Yu spoke up before me.
"Since we came together, we'll leave together. Crown Prince Yuan, I'm willing to share life and death with you."
It turned out that this time I couldn't control Chi Yu's body. Instead, I was empathizing with her.
Her emotions could affect me, but I couldn't affect her.
After Chi Yu said this, I felt there seemed to be some distance between Chi Yu and Gu Yuan, because she addressed him as "Crown Prince Yuan". Wasn't it a bit too formal?
"Chi Yu..." Gu Yuan wanted to say something more, but Chi Yu suddenly threw away the weapon in her hand, ran over and hugged Gu Yuan. She stood on tiptoe and kissed his lips lightly.
Gu Yuan's lips were still very cold, never having any warmth.
"I said I'll share life and death with you..." After kissing Gu Yuan, Chi Yu's face flushed. Then she pressed her cheek against his chest.
Gu Yuan was initially stiff. It took him a while to put his arms around Chi Yu's shoulders and pull her into his embrace.
Gu Yuan was really good at taking on everything alone. Now that there was someone to share his burden, the strong defense line in his heart was finally broken by Chi Yu.
Two people in despair could warm each other when they hugged.
Nestled in his arms, Chi Yu also felt a sense of steadiness she had never had before.
"Let's go. It's time to go to the Heavenly Court." Gu Yuan let go of Chi Yu and said gently.
A smile spread across Chi Yu's face. She nodded at Gu Yuan.
...
Gu Yuan and Chi Yu definitely couldn't enter the Heavenly Court through the South Heavenly Gate. It was heavily guarded all year round. If they went that way, they would surely walk into a trap.
They couldn't go back to his former residence either. Although Xi Nv was there, if Gu Yuan thought of asking for help from his mother there, the Heavenly Court would surely think of it too. So this way was also out of the question.
"Crown Prince Yuan, where are we going?" Chi Yu asked.
"To find Long Lin." After Gu Yuan said this, he grabbed Chi Yu's hand and turned into a silver light, disappearing on the stone bridge in Youdu.
At the moment of leaving, Chi Yu specifically looked back at the Kongming lantern on the River of Forgetfulness. The sky lantern swayed, carrying too many of their stories.
When Gu Yuan and Chi Yu were halfway there, there was a person standing not far ahead. This person was none other than Long Lin.
"Elder brother..." Long Lin showed a sincere smile when he saw Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan responded and asked, "Have you found out anything?"
Long Lin put away the folding fan in his hand, and his smile gradually faded.
"I've searched almost all the halls in the Heavenly Court, but I haven't found Xue Liang."
After hearing this, Gu Yuan frowned tightly. He didn't expect that even someone as capable as Long Lin couldn't find the person. This was not a good sign.
"Is there a hidden place in this huge Heavenly Court? Could she have been taken to the mortal world?"
There was anxiety on Chi Yu's face. Gu Qingcheng had been kind to her, so she must be the most anxious one.
They couldn't find the person. At this moment, a place flashed through my mind. It was the Heavenly Prison where Jun He and Chi Yu had once been trapped.
Could Gu Qingcheng be trapped there too? But it was no use for me to know. How could I let them know?
Maybe if they had gone there earlier, Gu Qingcheng wouldn't have died.
Thinking of this, I was really anxious for them.
"Wait, I've thought of a place." Chi Yu suddenly seemed to remember something.
"Where? Are you very familiar with the Heavenly Court?" Long Lin rarely saw Chi Yu and didn't know much about her.
"Sort of. I used to like to go stealing food. Once I got lost and entered a place I shouldn't have." Chi Yu awkwardly revealed her gluttonous nature.
"How come I don't know about this?" Gu Yuan asked.
"At that time, Crown Prince Yuan, you didn't know me yet, so you surely didn't know."
"What place?"
"The demon - confinement place in the Heavenly Realm. It's right below the Purple Star Palace." Chi Yu gently tapped her head and continued to recall.
"The entrance is a well. I was in a hurry to escape at that time, so I didn't see the exact location clearly."
"A well?" Gu Yuan and Long Lin answered in unison.
"Could it be the mysterious well behind the Purple Star Palace?" Long Lin blurted out.
"I rarely go to the Purple Star Palace, so I'm not familiar with the environment there." Gu Yuan said.
"Impossible. Girl, you must be mistaken. The mysterious well is in Father Emperor's back hall. How could Xue Liang lock a woman in there? You must be wrong."
Long Lin waved his sleeve and answered firmly.
"How do you know she's not there? Have you been to check?" Chi Yu was so anxious that she didn't have the time to analyze things with him.
"No need to check. It's absolutely impossible. If she were in the mysterious well in the back hall, the implications would be huge."
"Are you afraid it will implicate your Father Emperor?" Chi Yu raised her head and looked at Long Lin.
"Surely it has nothing to do with Father Emperor." Long Lin was irritated by Chi Yu and turned around to scold her.
"Look back at Youdu." Gu Yuan pulled Chi Yu behind him and talked to Long Lin in a calm voice.
Long Lin always respected Gu Yuan. Hearing his voice, he forcibly suppressed his anger and listened to Gu Yuan.
"Do you know what Youdu has been through? It has suffered a great massacre. Now it's still full of corpses everywhere, and many common people in Youdu died miserably in a pool of blood."
"Xue Liang led the heavenly soldiers and generals to attack Youdu in the name of welcoming Crown Prince Yuan back to the palace. Do you think this decision could be made by a mere eunuch like him?"
Long Lin fell into silence after hearing Gu Yuan's words.
"Although I don't see Father Emperor often, I've witnessed everything he did to my mother. His scheming is beyond your imagination. So don't be deceived by his superficial kindness."
"You and I are both his sons. How can you slander your own father like this?" When Long Lin said this, his voice became obviously softer. Apparently, he was starting to believe it.
"Whether it's true or not, let's go and take a look under the mysterious well. Then the truth will come out."
Long Lin looked up at Gu Yuan and finally made up his mind.
"Okay, I'll take you there. I'll surely prove to you that Father Emperor deserves the title of the Heavenly Emperor."