Chapter 830 - 237: Curtain Falls! The Emperor in Mourning, the Barbarian King Raises His Axe, Strongest of the Old and New Eras

Chapter 830: Chapter 237: Curtain Falls! The Emperor in Mourning, the Barbarian King Raises His Axe, Strongest of the Old and New Eras

South of Shanbao County, March, wilderness.

The air quieted for a moment.

Just as the awkward atmosphere was about to spread, Li Yuan reminded, "The Divine Crow Lady is probably here to assign me a task, right?"

Xiao Wu Ya suddenly realized, "Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, but, Ximen Gucheng, this time it’s not about assigning a task to you. Instead, the Lady sees your merits in helping the residents of Shanbao County with their relocation, and specially allows you to share this level of information in the future."

After she spoke, she began to caw.

Li Yuan secretly covered his face in his heart.

Xiaozhao is still a naïve child... she can’t even lie properly.

In situations like this, the less said, the fewer mistakes made; even a faint "hm" would have been better.

Indeed, her cawing didn’t close this Chapter, but instead made the air even quieter, terribly quiet.

Xie Yu blinked at Xiao Wu Ya and asked with a smile, "Divine Crow Lady, has Lady Yama awakened?"

Xiao Wu Ya: ...

Her beak clicked a few times, feeling unsure like "uh-uh-uh," not knowing what to say.

Indeed, Lady Yama has been amidst dense black smoke ever since the ghost tide began; typically, she couldn’t issue orders from there.

Xiao Wu Ya thought to herself: "Oh no, I let it slip. I’ve always seen Dad speak so casually, thought it was simple, now what do I do?"

In a flash, Xiao Wu Ya felt like the days were dragging by.

She felt a bit frustrated, as if when she wasn’t by Dad’s side, she could perform normally without mistakes. But being next to him, she couldn’t help but loosen up, leading to these flaws.

Xie Yu seemed to sense something and was quietly staring at her.

Xie Yu had not through much sinister experiences nor struggled to survive in such vortex-like dark tides, but that didn’t mean she was naive.

Growing up in the Xie Family, she naturally understood many things; later, traveling north and south with Li Yuan, she grasped the ways of the world; upon entering Shanbao County, she also learned a lot about strange and peculiar evil ghost tools like "Yin Makeup."

So... even more so now, she began to sense that her own man was not simple, not only that, but also...

She dared not think.

At this moment, her clear eyes slowly became angry.

Xiao Wu Ya thought "Oh no," and then prepared to forcefully say, she was ready to claim that Lady Yama only couldn’t communicate with outsiders, but she could.

The "slow-motion button" of time seemed to be released.

In an instant, time resumed its flow.

Xiao Wu Ya opened her mouth, about to speak.

Xie Yu’s eyes turned cold.

Yet Li Yuan stepped forward, blocking between the two, then said, "Divine Crow Lady, let me speak with Xiaoyu’Er about this matter."

Xiao Wu Ya sighed in relief, "Oh" and then struck a pose, saying, "You deal with your own family matters yourself."

Having said that, she flapped her jet-black wings and flew away.

As the sound faded away, Xie Yu then looked at Li Yuan and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Li Yuan lowered his head, looking at the newly grown green grass beneath his feet, and said, "Xiaoyu’Er, once the child is born, I’ll slowly explain... many things to you."

Xie Yu coldly said, "Say it now."

Li Yuan replied, "What’s wrong?"

Xie Yu said, "I’ve been lying down a lot recently, and countless past events have been swirling in my mind, from when we first met, to when you assassinated the Emperor, and then all those things afterward...

You seem to have never spoken a truthful word to me."

Li Yuan said, "But my feelings for you are true."

Xie Yu was silent for a moment, then said, "Tell me, how many things have you hidden from me? Or, who... are you really?"

She almost ground her teeth as she uttered the last sentence, speaking as if she were a taut stone ready to shatter at any moment, but still holding firm for now.

She fell in love with Ximen Gucheng, not anyone else.

She could endure Ximen Gucheng becoming an ordinary Swordsman from the Unparalleled Blade Master, then slowly accompany him, watching him rise again, but she could not bear the fact that "Ximen Gucheng" was built on complete deception from the beginning.

Whether it’s his appearance, his personality, or his past.

If the person she loved turned out to be entirely fabricated, then... how laughable is this love?

"Speak."

Her breathing quickened, her eyes reddened.

But Li Yuan knew this, which is why he chose not to speak, at least not at this moment.

"Let’s wait until the child is born." He said gently, "I’ll tell you everything, exactly as it is."

Xiaoyu’Er’s tears started streaming down, she angrily grabbed Li Yuan’s sleeve and cried, "Speak, speak, speak!"

Clearly a young lady, she looked like a shrew at this moment.

She ignored the gazes from people around, and questioned while crying.

Tears flowed like broken pearls, instantly streaking her face.

She tried several times to smile but ended up crying even harder.

Li Yuan tried to hug her, but she pushed him away.

She actually had always suspected; her myriad suspicions slowly gathered and finally exploded at a moment when a tiny detail confirmed them.

Fortunately, not long after, Xie Wei hurried over, and after a brief understanding, she quickly took her sister away.

That night, Li Yuan slept in another tent.

The original tent was occupied by the Xie sisters.

...

...

Midnight.

Night deep but not quiet.

There were patrolling people around the campfire, those who hadn’t slept, and suddenly from afar came crying sounds, as if another person couldn’t endure and died here.

In the distance, a barren downstream of the stream had already become a graveyard.