Lu Yinxi had another dream.
It was still the place she had been to in her previous dreams, but there were some differences. This time, she was just a by - stander.
Hordes of zombies seemed to be under someone's command and advanced in an extremely orderly manner towards the building in the city center. The zombies that had arrived there earlier had completely surrounded the first floor. The survivors in the building would have to grow wings out of thin air if they wanted to escape.
Lu Yinxi was now on the top floor of this building. Looking at the "herself" lying on the ground, writhing in pain, her mood was rather complicated. So this was what she looked like when the side - effects of the speech - spirit took effect! She thought it looked a bit ugly.
Look at those wrinkled brows, like the pleats of a steamed bun.
After having enough of looking at herself in the dream, the young girl observed the surrounding environment. First to catch her eye was the woman who had been constantly staying by "her" side.
She tightly held Lu Yinxi's hand on the ground and occasionally let out a soft sob. With her head down, the young girl couldn't see her clearly, but her voice seemed somewhat familiar.
She thought for a long time but still couldn't remember whose voice it was. So she simply stopped thinking and scanned the top - floor environment again. This time, she noticed that there were several people hiding not far from her.
They pushed each other and finally shoved a young man out. Lu Yinxi watched as the young man walked step by step towards "herself".
His face was full of hostility, and the fear of death in his eyes was hard to hide. "Xiaolin, we've discussed it just now. In this situation, if we want to survive, we have no choice but to use Lu Yinxi..."
"You're dreaming!" The woman who had been sobbing just now suddenly erupted with a powerful aura, scaring the young man into taking several steps back.
"Are you still human? It was to save you that Yinxi used the speech - spirit and ended up in this state. Now instead of trying to save her, you want to use her to attract the zombies so you can escape. Do you have any conscience at all?"
"Heh, conscience?"
The young man steadied himself and laughed instead of getting angry. "Xiaolin, have you been so protected by Lu Yinxi over the years that you've become stupid? This is the 23rd year of the apocalypse, not the peaceful era our elders talked about!"
...
The conversation between the two gradually faded away. Lu Yinxi could no longer see or hear anything. All she could think about was Xiaolin's face.
She remembered! She remembered everything! It was Xiaolin, her only friend in the apocalypse.
The scene she just saw happened the day before Xiaolin died. In a few hours, those people would throw Xiaolin and herself into the zombie horde just to survive...
What happened later? What else happened after that?
Lu Yinxi knocked on her head, trying desperately to recall something. But all she could remember was the time after Xiaolin's death. She had absolutely no impression of how she had survived!
What exactly had she forgotten?!
Lu Yinxi in the dream was almost going crazy because of the missing memories, while Shang Luoshu was completely at a loss because of her coma!
"What do you mean you're helpless? What do you mean her vitality is fading away? Aren't you the imperial physicians from the palace, the best doctors in the Great Qi? Why can't you even cure this?"
In the Jing Prince's Mansion, all the imperial physicians from the palace had been forcibly invited by the man. But faced with Lu Yinxi who was in a deep sleep, no one knew how to wake her up. The only thing they were sure of was that the Fourth Miss's vitality was slowly draining away.
If this continued, she would probably... within ten days.
"Your Highness, Fang Qinhu is back!"
Chen Guang's words instantly sparked a glimmer of hope in Shang Luoshu's eyes, which were almost filled with despair.
That night, when Lu Yinxi suddenly fell into a coma, it caught Yang Li off - guard. Shang Luoshu took the opportunity to snatch Lu Yinxi away. On the way back, they met Fang Qinhu who had come to接应 them.
It was also at that time that Fang Qinhu took the opportunity to confess to Shang Luoshu the reason why he knew about the Fourth Miss's speech - spirit.
Later, when he heard that Lu Yinxi had been in a coma for seven or eight days without waking up, he immediately set off for the place where he had met the Taoist priest, hoping to find that Taoist priest again and ask him to find a way to save the Fourth Miss.
"Your Highness, this subordinate..."
"Have you invited the Taoist priest?"
Interrupting Fang Qinhu's bowing gesture, Shang Luoshu got straight to the point. Fang Qinhu didn't waste any words and looked back at those behind him. The man followed his gaze and saw a Taoist priest standing at the door.
He was wearing a gray - and - white wide - sleeved Taoist robe, and his right hand was stroking the goatee on his chin. At first glance, he really looked like an otherworldly being.
I don't know if it was just Shang Luoshu's illusion, but he always felt that this Taoist priest looked somewhat familiar, and the way he looked at him also seemed a bit strange?
However, this was not the time to delve into these matters. The man took a few steps and walked up to the Taoist priest. While telling him about Lu Yinxi's situation, he led him into the yard.
"May I ask if the master has a way to wake Xi'er up?"
The Taoist priest glanced at the serene - faced young girl on the bed, then closed his eyes and pressed down on the slightly twitching corner of his mouth. His expression was a bit helpless.
Wasn't it agreed? He was just here to be a tool! How could a tool have a way to wake Lu Yinxi up? Besides, if she really woke up, he would be trapped here!
He stroked his beard again and carefully lifted one eyelid, stealing a glance at Shang Luoshu beside him. Seeing his helpless but still forced - to - be - strong appearance, he estimated that even if he told him the truth, he wouldn't believe it.
In that case, he could only make something up. Anyway, he had to get these two out first.
The hand stroking his beard paused slightly. The Taoist priest finally opened his eyes, and made a gesture of forming a mudra with both hands towards Lu Yinxi on the bed.
After a long while, Shang Luoshu heard his slow voice. "I do have a way to save this young lady, but it depends on whether Your Highness is willing to pay the price."
"What does the Taoist priest want?"
Despair turned into joy. Shang Luoshu grabbed the Taoist priest's forearm and his eyes sparkled. "As long as you can save Xi'er, I'll give you anything!"
"What if I want Your Highness's life?"
...
With a "snap", the celadon cup was knocked over on the table. The tea left scattered stains on the bright - yellow satin. Shang Luoze ignored the little eunuch at his feet who was begging for mercy and stared intently at De Cheng. His lower lip trembled slightly.
"Repeat what you just said. What did you say the elder brother is going to do?"
"Your Majesty, the prince... he wants to exchange his life for that of the Fourth Miss of the Lu Prime Minister's Mansion!"
Shang Luoze thought that he should be happy to hear this news. If Shang Luoshu died, he would never have to worry about his throne being taken away by that person one day.
But now that he really heard this news, there was only one thought in his mind.
Shang Luoshu was crazy!
For some reason, he suddenly remembered the thing that Shang Luoshu had begged him for when he entered the palace that day.
"The guilty subject implores Your Majesty that after the subject marries the Fourth Miss of the Lu family into the mansion, Your Majesty then deprives the subject of the title of prince. Even if it's just for one day, the subject wants her name to be recorded in the history books."
According to the rules, when a royal family member gets married, as long as it is a legitimate wife, her name will be recorded in the genealogy and by the historians. Shang Luoshu not only wanted everyone in this life, but also those in future generations to know that Lu Yinxi was his wife.
At that time, Shang Luoze had been suspicious of him and only thought that he was just putting on an act for him. But now...
In the Jing Prince's Mansion, Shang Luoshu was lying on the couch with a black cloth covering his eyes. In the darkness, he felt a sharp pain in his wrist, and then he heard the soft "drip - drip" sound in his ear.
He knew that it was the sound of blood dripping.
It was like a magic lullaby, making people feel sleepier and sleepier... until they finally lost consciousness completely.