Mysteries of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 124 Forgettable Grass

Rong Wanyin and the Medicine King reacted quickly, each grabbing one of the Sixth Prince's hands and pulling him up.

Meanwhile, Mo Yun, who was already somewhat exhausted from carrying the mute woman on her back, lost her balance when the Sixth Prince suddenly attacked her. She slipped and fell to the left, along with the mute woman on her back.

Mo Yun had no choice but to reach out one hand to grab a rock and try to protect the mute woman's body with the other. However, the strength of one hand was too weak, and the mute woman's body slid off Mo Yun's back and fell into the abyss.

Changfeng reacted quickly, immediately turned around, reached out and grabbed Moyun, whose body swayed in mid-air.

"Dumb woman!" Medicine King's chest heaved, unable to accept it, and he was about to faint. If someone really fainted on this path, they wouldn't even be able to be carried on someone's back.

"Quick! Help him over there!" Rong Wanyin grabbed the Medicine King and helped him up. The Sixth Prince hesitated for a moment, then reached out his hand as well.

Stepping into an open space, Rong Wanyin collapsed to the ground.

When she opened her eyes again, the light in them was different from before.

The sixth prince's pupils contracted slightly, and his lips moved as if he were about to speak.

"Are you Rui'er?" Rong Wanyin gently helped Rui'er up.

Rui'er sat up straight, her eyes filled with sorrow: "Sister, thank you... I... I remember everything that just happened, but it was like being locked in a transparent room. I could only see and hear, but I couldn't make a sound. I've never experienced anything like this before... Sister, I'm so scared..."

Rong Wanyin hugged Rui'er tightly: "Rui'er, don't be afraid..."

Yan Mingzhang pondered for a moment: "Perhaps it's because Rui'er is 'growing up'..."

"Grow up?" the crowd asked, puzzled.

"Yes, it was mentioned in the Medicine King's books that at first, she was able to access all of Rui'er's memories and experiences, but gradually she fell into a deep sleep, until recently, when she could no longer see any of Rui'er's memories," Yan Mingzhang analyzed.

"Something like a zero-sum game?" Rong Wanyin was startled. In other words, perhaps one day, the Medicine King would fall into eternal slumber, and Rui'er would become the complete Rui'er...

"Let's go, let's discuss this further." Yan Mingzhang reached out and pulled Rong Wanyin up from the ground.

The road ahead is still long...

Rui'er looked at the Sixth Prince thoughtfully, then stood up without saying a word.

The sixth prince lowered his head somewhat guiltily.

Ruier's eyes no longer held the childlike innocence of before, but instead held a lot of complexity—she had grown up.

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Walking in the dark is already stressful enough, but thankfully a glimmer of light in the distance gave everyone a glimmer of hope.

As the group filed out of the cave, Rong Junye's subordinates, who had been hiding around it, rushed up and bombarded him with questions.

Rui'er was still inside the cave. She groped her way to a switch hidden in the rock wall, pressed it, and the stone door slowly closed. But she remained motionless, standing inside the doorway.

"Rui'er! Come out quickly!" The Sixth Prince rushed over and grabbed the stone door with both hands to prevent it from closing.

Rui'er reached out and gently touched the Sixth Prince's fingertips. She gently grasped his fingertips and caressed them. Rui'er's gaze fell down to the Sixth Prince's bulging chest, where several pink rods were visible.

Rui'er gave a bitter smile, looking at those few delicate pink strands: "If you want it, just tell me, and I'll give it to you. Why did you lie to me..."

The sixth prince looked down and said guiltily, "I...I didn't..."

Rui'er smiled even more broadly, but there was no smile in her eyes: "Master didn't lie to me. The outside world is too complicated. Medicine King Valley is my home. My name is Rui'er. Don't forget it."

Rui'er tilted her head back and smiled slightly, her eyes a little moist. The Sixth Prince stared at her smile, momentarily lost in thought.

Rui'er suddenly pushed hard, shoving the Sixth Prince out of the cave entrance and knocking him to the ground. The Sixth Prince was momentarily stunned and sat there blankly.

The cave entrance was now just a narrow slit, barely wide enough for half a person to pass through. Rui'er calmly looked at the Sixth Prince, her lips parted slightly, and in a voice only the Sixth Prince could hear, she softly uttered a few words: "You are truly terrifying!"

The stone gate finally closed, and the last thing everyone saw was Rui'er's face, half in tears and half smiling.

"Rui'er!" The Sixth Prince seemed to suddenly realize something, scrambling to his feet and rushing to the stone door, frantically pounding on it. "Rui'er! Open the door! Open the door!"

"Boom!" A series of explosions came from the cave, and the ground shook instantly.

Suddenly, the sky turned crimson in the distance; a fire had broken out in the valley!
Rong Wanyin couldn't bear to look any longer and buried her face in Rong Junye's arms.

"Perhaps this is Miss Rui'er's choice. As the Medicine King said, let's respect her!" Rong Junye patted Rong Wanyin's head and comforted her.

"Oh no! The book says that the Dream Eater Flower is highly poisonous when it burns! Everyone, get out of here quickly!" Yan Mingzhang warned. Everyone quickly mounted their horses, except for the Sixth Prince, who stood there dumbfounded.

"Sixth Prince..." Rong Junye called out.

The Sixth Prince snapped out of his daze, smiled at everyone, mounted his horse, cracked his whip a few times, and galloped ahead. He raised his head, letting the wind blow his tears away. At this moment, the Sixth Prince was very puzzled, unable to find an answer: Why was he still unhappy? He had clearly already gotten what he wanted. Sometimes, the truth and the falsehood are so intertwined that even one can't distinguish between acting and reality.

Suddenly, the sixth prince saw a golden expanse and unconsciously pulled on the reins, causing the horse to gradually slow down.

The others had caught up, and when Mo Yun saw the golden sea of ​​flowers, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, what kind of flowers are these? Lilies? They're so beautiful!"

"No, this is Forget-Worry?" Yan Mingzhang laughed.

"Forget your worries? Isn't that just forgetting your sorrows?" Rong Junye continued, perhaps feeling relieved after something was over, because he actually chatted with everyone for the first time today.

“It also carries the meaning of ‘forgetting love’,” Yan Mingzhang explained, turning to look at the Sixth Prince, who was staring at the flowers in a daze.

As the sixth prince gazed at the sea of ​​flowers, he seemed to see a young man smiling as he hid a bouquet of flowers behind his back. Only when he was almost close did he suddenly take the bouquet out from behind his back and shyly hand it to the girl.

"These lilies are for you..."

"Hahaha, wrong, wrong, this isn't a lily, it's a forget-me-not!" The girl took the bouquet and mocked the boy.

"Ah? Isn't this daylily? It's delicious when stewed with pork ribs after being dried." A clear voice broke the Sixth Prince's reverie. The Sixth Prince turned his head and looked at Rong Wanyin, who was gesturing excitedly and saying how delicious stewed daylily with pork ribs was.

The sixth prince chuckled self-deprecatingly, shook his head, and rode away.