The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 149 Meeting, Farewell, Unity, and Regret

“What makes you so confident in that girl?” the question was thrown from Huang Junyi's lips, making Huang Miaoling and Liang Fenghong speechless on the spot.

Huang Miaoling turned his gaze to the floor, trying to find an answer. ‘Why? Why do I trust Lan’er so much? Because he's different? Because he showed something impossible?’ The woman's black eyebrows were tightly intertwined. ‘Even after Junyi questioned it, right now is just the justification I'm looking for!’ He glanced at the silent Liang Fenghong. ‘Why do we trust him so much?’

“No matter what the reason is, the girl has given so many things that should not be possible,” said a voice responding to Huang Junyi's question.

Everyone turned their eyes and saw the figure of Liang Siya walking into the room. It seemed, the old lady had long since listened from outside the room.

“Grandma,” call Huang Miaoling while standing from his chair, just like everyone else. The woman then approached Liang Siya who had reached out to touch her.

Liang Siya's hand touched her grandson's face gently. “You are fine, this is a blessing,” said the old woman followed by a warm smile. He turned to look at Liang Fenghong, “Advisor Liang,” call him.

Liang Fenghong nodded his head and greeted politely, “Mrs Big Huang.”

Liang Siya withdrew Liang Fenghong's hand, then placed it above Huang Miaoling's. “Trust is based on love and also love. If you believe, it means that there is a part of you that loves without being asked. And often times, love comes for no apparent reason.” The old woman looked at the two people before her. “If indeed that girl has manipulated you, does that mean everything that has happened is a lie?”

“All that happened ..?” Huang Miaoling repeated his grandmother's speech.

“Meeting, parting, unity, and also regret,” Liang Siya explained, “all you have been through until this second.”

This time, it was Liang Fenghong who decided to reply, “No.” He put on a firm face while tightly grasping his wife's hand. “Truth is determined by myself, and I am responsible for what I believe.”

Huang Miaoling felt Liang Fenghong's determination, and he smiled. “Although in the end it is proven that there is a lie from what I know, I alone will be responsible for it. However, everything I've been through, there's not a single one that I consider to be a lie. I live it real and true.”

The reply of the couple before him made Liang Siya smile. “No matter what happens, my only hope right now is for you to be honest with yourself. Thus, there are no regrets that you will feel in the future.”

Liang Siya's words made Liang Fenghong's heart feel warm. He bowed so low, paying his respects to the old woman. “Great Lady Huang's advice I will always remember,” reply.

Unable to Liang Fenghong elak, when Huang Junyi raised the question, his little heart was quite wondering about Lan’er. Just because the girl was capable of doing the impossible, but it was not something that made her worth believing in. Only when Liang Siya reminded him of the relationship and the fabric of destiny between himself and Lan’er did he realize so many struggles that the girl did.

‘Then do not know for whom and what reason Lan’er did all these things, but clearly I know not once did he hurt the guilty person,’ Liang Fenghong's inner self, laughing at his memory of the figure of Lan’er. ‘At the very least .. not in this life,’ he added.

“Good.” Liang Siya nodded to then point to the seat, his legs having stood up for too long. “Junyi,” call it.

Huang Junyi was also flinched. “Grandmother,” replied, worried that the grandmother would reprimand her.

Glancing at his youngest grandson, Liang Siya smiled. “You are a meticulous and careful young man, keep it. Everyone has a moment where they should be warned about the little things.”

The praise obtained made Huang Junyi surprised. He bowed respectfully to the grandmother and said, “I understand, Grandma. Thank you.”

Finished calming down the entire room regarding Huang Junyi's question, Liang Siya reverted the conversation to the previous topic, “So, what are your next plans? There's no way you guys are going back to the capital after we've been bothered to get out of there, is there?”

Huang Yade and Huang Qinghao did not dare to answer. After all, the person who was now in control of the development of the war was only two, namely Huang Miaoling and Liang Fenghong. After all, they were the two people who knew Wang Chengliu the most and were able to get close to the thought of the man in Jingcheng.

Huang Miaoling also decided to answer, “Ya, Grandma. Compared to us who attacked the capital, Wang Chengliu will obviously decide to attack us first.” He looked at Liang Fenghong. “You decided to come here for something, not just the matter of Second Brother with the two princes, didn't you?”

Liang Fenghong nodded his head and took out a letter from inside his clothes. “A letter came from Lianhua Yuan, Minister Shao sent it.”

Liang Fenghong's words managed to make the entire room shocked.

“Shao Minister? Shao Yanjun?” huang Hanrong asked with a linked eyebrow. “Isn't he ... being on the side of the Sixth Prince?”

At this moment, Huang Yade put on a helpless smile. “The day you visited Shao's residence, is this one of his goals? You made him an ally?” tanyakanya. “How is it possible?”

While Huang Miaoling was still busy opening his letter, Liang Siya spoke up, “High Lady Shao, Rong Xia and also Lady Li were at Jingcheng.”

Without needing to be explained further, the entire room immediately understood. Huang Miaoling promised the safety of the two most precious women to Shao Yanjun in exchange for a cooperation.

The next second, the temperature in the room turned cold, especially when everyone noticed Huang Miaoling's expression turning cynical. “As expected ... Wang Chengliu intends to attack Jingcheng,” he said while giving a letter to Huang Yade. “There are several local governments that are willing to help him.”

“News of Jieli's safety with the Fourth and Seventh Princes must have reached her ears as well,” chimpanzee Huang Qinghao with a cold face.

Huang Yade frowned. “He intends to end us before reinforcements from Zhou arrive.”

Hearing the statement after statement thrown out, Huang Junyi's expression became a little bad. “There is only a 2-day gap for a troop to arrive from the capital to Jingcheng, whereas it needs at least 3 days of relentless riding from Zhou towards Shi,”. “With our troops now, we can only survive.”

“Let him come,” said Liang Fenghong making everyone switch to him. “I'll make sure Jingcheng survives until reinforcements arrive.”

***

Blood ….

‘Why ... like this?’ the man's mind, unable to make a sound. His throat was suffocating with the pain that enveloped his body. ‘I'll die?’ he asked again when he felt the warm liquid continue to flow out from the palm of the hand that covered the wound on his stomach.

Among the dense foliage of the tree, the man could only look towards the moon hanging in the sky. The darkness of the forest that gripped that night had been completely ignored.

Suddenly, the sound of stepped grass landed on the man's ear. “Oh!” The gasping sound of a young girl made the man's eyes slowly glance to the right.

‘Who ... that?’ the inner man.

The man could not see the girl's expression. However, he was sure that the girl with the basket filled with grass behind her back was afraid of him. Seeing a bloodied body in the darkness of the forest at night was definitely not a beautiful sight.

When the girl approached her, the man's gaze fell, then the darkness completely engulfed her consciousness.

By the time the man's consciousness returned, his hands were still covered in blood. However, this time he did not lie helplessly on the ground, but instead leaned against a tree in the middle of the forest. And in contrast to before, this was the time of day when the sun was at its peak.

‘Where is this?’ ask the man again in my heart.

This time, the man was able to move his head, but the wound on his stomach still remained. It's just .. The wound feels newer.

‘Masih ... in the same forest?’ his inner.

Suddenly, the man's ears caught the clattering of legs that were getting louder and louder. With the sword in his hand, he tried to stand up and be on standby against his uninvited visitors.

Never did the man think that he would see that familiar figure reappear before him. A girl carrying a basket full of grass on her back was present and was staring at her.

“Who ... you?” asked the man with the sword drawn towards the girl.

Suddenly, the man began to cough and slumped to the ground. This was followed by the sound of a sword falling onto the grass. Blood could be seen spewing out of the man's mouth.

Without the man noticing, the girl had been right in front of him. He did not react when the girl forcibly undressed.

The man could feel that the aura of the girl was different from before. Instead of being shrouded in fear, the girl showed concern.

“Telan this,” said the girl while thrusting a pill to the side of the man's lips. His voice sounded firm, but also soft. “Towallah if you want to stay alive.”

Knowing he would die if not treated immediately, the man swallowed the pill given by the girl. If the pill were true poison, he would only die sooner, nothing to lose.

When he lost consciousness, but the next time he realized, the man found himself opening his eyes and in a rundown wooden house. The soothing distinctive fragrance was smelled by him.

“You're up?” ask someone who made the man look towards the source of the voice.

It was seen by the man that the girl was walking into the room. The girl poured a glass of water, and helped the man to drink it.

“How do you feel?” ask the girl again while putting an empty glass on the table by the bed.

With a voice that was still a little raucous, the man sat himself down and replied, “I ... feel better.” His eyebrows linked, then said, “Thank you.”

Other than the sweet smile on the girl's face, the man was unable to see her face clearly, as if something was blocking his view. However, the man could clearly see the girl's wavy brown hair shining brightly from the sunlight that landed on it, making her quite fascinated.

“Who ... you?” ask the man for the umpteenth time.

The girl was silent for a moment, then said, “Meilan.” He forced the man to swallow a pill while explaining, “I am a healer.” The girl stared at the man swallowing the pill with great difficulty for a moment before finally asking, “What's your name?”

The man closed his eyes, then replied, “My name is Chengliu, margaku ... margaku ...” He felt his head feel a little dizzy. “I ... I don't remember.”

“No problem,” said Meilan while thrusting a glass that somehow filled the water in front of the man named Chengliu. “You can slowly remember it.”

***

Wang Chengliu opened his eyes suddenly. He realized that he was sitting on the throne in the main hall of the palace. His eyes looked red, indicating that it had been so long since he had fallen asleep soundly.

With a hand touching the side of his head that felt dizzy, Wang Chengliu continued whispering, “Meilan .. Meilan ...” The name of the girl in his dream repeatedly came out of his mouth.

A eunuch who had just ascended the ranks in place of Eunuch Gao tried to calm him down, “Your Majesty, after taking down the rebels in Jingcheng, you will soon meet with Princess Wu.” He thought that the emperor was missing Wu Meilan.

Hearing the eunuch's words, Wang Chengliu cast a deadly glance, forcing the eunuch to prostrate himself begging for mercy. “Enyah from before me!” his anger made the eunuch rush to resign. ‘The woman is not Wu Meilan .. who is she?!’

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A/N: Oh? What's that trailer at the end???? Leave a comment below guysss