diskusbooks Chapter 182 Bliss of the World
Chapter 182 Bliss of the World
When Ye Qing'an saw that there were many familiar faces among the court officials, her expression suddenly changed. Had Ye Mei invaded her memory?
"Long live Your Majesty! Long live the Regent! We take our leave."
After the three bows, the court officials filed out, and the person on the dragon throne stood up, lifted the curtain in front of Ye Qing'an, and walked towards her: "Sister."
Ye Qing'an clenched her fists in her sleeves, her gaze fixed on the smiling young man before her who called her "elder sister"...
The boy in front of her looked to be only ten years old. When he looked at her, his eyes were always smiling. He would tug at her sleeve and act coquettishly, calling her "elder sister".
But after he turned fourteen or fifteen, it seems he never called her "elder sister" again.
She always addressed him respectfully and formally as "Royal Sister".
"Sister, I got up very early this morning and finished all the lessons the tutor assigned. Can I go out of the palace with you today?"
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips and did not answer.
"Why isn't my sister talking to me? Is it because I didn't listen to her yesterday that she's angry? Sister, please don't be angry. I promise I'll listen to you from now on, okay?"
Ye Qing'an felt a lump in her throat, and after a long while, she took a deep breath: "Ye Qing."
Ye Qing seemed somewhat surprised, looking at Ye Qing'an with pleading eyes, still feeling aggrieved: "Sister called me by my full name..."
“Sister, last night I dreamt of Father and Mother. I dreamt that they told me, ‘Aqing, you must listen to your sister. We are no longer by your side, and your sister is your only family.’”
"Sister, you are my last remaining family. You would never abandon me, would you?"
Ye Qing'an clenched her teeth. Even though she knew it was just an illusion, seeing Ye Qing like this still made her feel a suffocating pain in her heart.
That was her younger brother, whom she had taught and raised for so long, word by word, as her closest relative…
It wasn't until her deathbed that she learned that several years ago, when Ye Qing was about the same age as this young man, he had already come to hate her and felt that she had seized power, controlled the government, and treated him as a puppet emperor.
So, while calling out to his elder sister, he hated himself in his heart.
Until he gradually won over his confidants, until he meticulously plotted and trapped himself in a sea of fire...
That fire was so hot. The feeling of the fire burning my skin was so painful.
A hint of hatred gradually surfaced in Ye Qing'an's eyes. She raised her hand and grabbed Ye Qing's neck. This was just an illusion. Since it was just an illusion, it wasn't the real Ye Qing. Even if the real Ye Qing trapped her in a sea of fire and took her life, she couldn't bear to kill him. But would she show mercy to someone in an illusion?
Ye Qing's expression suddenly changed. He stared blankly at Ye Qing'an, his face gradually turning pale. He seemed to be having trouble breathing and kept coughing, "Ah... Sister, what are you doing? Sister, I can't breathe."
Ye Qingan remained unmoved.
Ye Qing's face flushed red, his expression filled with pain, and he even involuntarily rolled his eyes a few times: "Ah... Sister, I was wrong. I will listen to you from now on. I will never make you angry again. Please let me go, please let me go?"
The veins on Ye Qing'an's forehead bulged, and the force in his hand gradually loosened.
Ye Qing's expression softened slightly: "Sister, you are my best sister..."
As soon as Ye Qing finished speaking, Ye Qing'an suddenly tightened her grip, and with her other hand, she quickly conjured an ice sword, which she then plunged into Ye Qing's chest.
Blood spurted out.
Ye Qing's face gradually turned pale, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth: "Sister... Sister, why did you kill me? Sister, why? Why did you kill me?"
Ye Qing'an took two steps back, her gaze fixed on Ye Qing, who was slowly falling to the ground but still staring at her: "That day in the sea of fire, you said I was too soft-hearted, so I could only lose. Look, I am no longer soft-hearted. I taught you a lot before, but it was you who taught me the word 'cruelty'."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing's lips slowly curled into a smile: "That's wonderful. As expected of my respected, loved, hated, and feared elder sister..."
After Ye Qing finished speaking, his entire body turned into specks of dust, slowly dispersing into nothingness.
Ye Qing'an's eyes were a little red, and after a long while, she slowly closed them.
He quickly drew a summoning circle, but after a long time, the summoning circle still did not appear in the sky.
After an unknown amount of time, Jiuxiao's voice finally came from the summoning circle: "Where are you? There's a barrier where you are, I can't get in! Ye Qing'an!"
Ye Qing'an took a deep breath: "I'm trapped in an illusion. It's the work of Ye Meiren. Go and call Yi Moxu."
Upon hearing this, Jiu Xiao panicked a little and quickly agreed, "Ah, okay, I'll go right away."
Ye Qing'an took a deep breath, stood up, and walked outside the Golden Hall. As soon as she reached the outside of the Golden Hall, the scene in front of her changed.
It had become her original palace. Ye Qing stood in the hall, her brows slightly furrowed. Soon, footsteps sounded behind her.
Ye Qing'an turned around and saw a man dressed in blue walking towards her: "***".
As the man spoke, he removed the cloak from Ye Qing'an's body: "*** You're back, why didn't you summon me?"
Ye Qing'an just looked at him without saying a word: "I've already learned the sheet music that *** found for me before, but *** has been too busy lately and hasn't had time to listen to me play the zither or flute. I made ***'s favorite green tea cakes. ***, would you like to stay at my place tonight? I'll play the zither for ***..."
"Why isn't anyone speaking to me?" The man asked gently. "I've heard that you've taken a fancy to a minor garrison commander in Nanyang during your trip south?"
"Is that garrison commander better looking than me? Or... is he better at martial arts than me? Hmm?"
Ye Qing'an suddenly laughed. The illusion created by the Night Demon Clan was truly amazing. If she hadn't seen Yi Moxu first, it was probably because the Night Demon hadn't fully read her memories at the beginning, so she thought Yi Moxu was her new love and specially created a brand new illusion for her, thus revealing a flaw. Just looking at these people, she probably wouldn't have been able to distinguish between the real and the fake at all.
First it was power, now it's lust.
It truly lives up to its reputation as an illusory paradise...
Ye Qing'an took two steps back, but unfortunately, Ye Mei was wrong. In her past life, whether she was with Ye Qing or with these male concubines, she was never happy.
Since it wasn't some blissful memory, why should she be trapped in it?