Prison Dragon

Chapter 142

On February [-]rd, spring has arrived.

In the mountains outside Lidu City, the wheat seedlings have turned green, the dead trees are in spring, and the remaining ice and snow have melted into gurgling streams.

Yang You passed by in front of the Emperor Gaozu's mausoleum to pay homage. The pavilions and pavilions in the mausoleum are connected to each other, enjoying the smog in the hall, the pines and the sea of ​​trees.

The pines and cypresses are green, and the mountain flowers are just emerging.

Yang You knelt down in front of the Emperor Gaozu's Shengde Monument to salute, and returned to the palace to put on a new dragon robe.

Ao Chen graciously walked in from the door of the bedroom, Yang You had just changed half of his clothes, and dismissed the palace servants.

"How can Your Majesty not be served..." Ruifang said.

"Leave me alone." Yang You smiled and patted her hand, letting her leave with someone.

Yang You put the old clothes that he had taken off on the screen, turned his head and said to Ao Chen who was standing outside: "You've already come, why don't you come? When did you become so disciplined?"

As Ao Chen was walking, the dragon scales on his waist swayed and made a slight noise. He came over and leaned against the screen, sizing up the handsome young man in front of him.

Yang You took a few more glances at his uncharacteristic behavior, Yang You closed his coat, took a belt studded with pearls and jade and sealed it around his waist.

"What's the matter?" He put on his clothes, and slowly turned around and walked in front of Ao Chen.

The dragon robe was too heavy, restricting his movements everywhere, and Yang You felt uncomfortable after walking a few steps.

I don't know how I'm going to survive the grand ceremony.

Ao Chen shook his head, grabbed the crown in his hand, put all the pearls and jade on the long crown plate at the top, and pulled the silk ropes on both sides to put it on for Yang You.

Yang You lowered his head first, and then bent his knees a little, so that Ao Chen could take care of him more conveniently.

Putting on the crown, Ao Chen raised his hand and slowly removed the twelve strings of pearls and jades, the pearls and jades struck each other with a clear voice.

Yang You looked at him through the bead string, seemed to be very clear, but also seemed to be separated by a layer of fog, he couldn't see Ao Chen Moming's expression clearly, he could only see his general sadness and joy.

Ao Chen's eyes were full of thick clouds, as if he was experiencing extremely complicated emotions.

"What's the matter?" Yang You asked suspiciously, pulling Ao Chen to look around.

Ao Chen didn't speak, and let him talk in silence. After a long time, he bowed his head and said: "I feel that you look different today, you really look like an emperor."

"It's not like you haven't seen me when I was wearing a dragon robe." Yang You couldn't understand his more obscure emotions, "Isn't it Yang You whether I wear a dragon robe or not? Why is it different?"

Ao Chen smiled leisurely when he heard the words, and suddenly sighed: "Yes."

He held Yang You's face in both hands, and kept gently stroking Yang You's skin with his thumbs, and said with some regret, "I seem to have waited for a day for a long time, but seeing that you really became the emperor, I don't know why There’s always some regret.”

"That position can completely change a person. Kindness, bravery, perseverance...will be swallowed up by power in the end, and you will become suspicious, timid and tyrannical, and no longer trust everyone around you. Maybe you will no longer be I know Yang You now."

Yang You's gaze was gentle yet firm, and he shook his head with a serious expression, "I will always remind myself not to become that kind of person."

Ao Chen chuckled, "People have many promises and vows that can never be fulfilled."

"At least this one isn't."

Ao Chen tilted his head, "Now Yang You is soft-hearted and talkative. He has big dreams all day long and often puts the words of saints on his lips. It's really annoying."

He changed the subject, "I don't want to see the current Yang You disappear."

Yang You bit his lip and sighed, "It's rare that you finally agree with me."

The corners of Ao Chen's mouth turned up slightly, "No, many people in the world will agree with you, but they dare not be you. That's why you look so different."

Hearing his praise, Yang You burst out laughing.

Ao Chen lowered his head and hugged his neck, kissed his lips, just leaned on him lightly, without unnecessary movements.

He closed his eyes and hugged Yang You intently.

A cold bead was between the lips of the two of them, Yang You's lips were a little dry, and even after being wetted by the entangled breath, even the jade/bead became warm.

After a while, Ao Chen raised his head, but Yang You took a step forward and pressed him on the screen. Ao Chen's footsteps were unsteady, and he almost knocked down the screen. He quickly stabilized his body and hugged Yang You to prevent him from falling.

Yang You buried his head on his chest, exhaled forcefully, and said with a bit of bitterness, "Forget that I broke my oath, Ao Chen..."

He grabbed the clothes on Ao Chen's chest with ten fingers, "I don't know if I can be a good emperor, can you accompany me? Just for a while, you look at me, if I do something wrong, you Tell me, I will definitely listen..."

Yang You suddenly laughed again, "Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything. I will find a way to undo the contract as soon as possible."

At that moment, Ao Chen wondered if Yang You had noticed something, and he wanted to say yes.

Then he heard Yang You say that he would find a way to undo the contract as soon as possible.

What he originally wanted to say was swallowed back, "The way to unlock the contract should be hard to find, and it's okay if you can't do it. It's not that I haven't found other emperors before, but am I still here? Someone who is smarter than you If there are too many emperors, they can't find it, and you might not find it either."

Yang You said dumbfoundingly, "Then you always wanted me to be the emperor before, and I thought that being the emperor would release your contract, so you don't know anything."

Now it seems that even if Ao Chen has not forgotten the previous memories, he may not necessarily know the method.

Ao Chen shrugged, "Of course I lied to the children!"

Yang You thought that he had paid too much during this journey, and the cause turned out to be a casual sentence from Ao Chen.

And that thought in my heart.

Looking back on the past, Emperor Gaozu Yang Shuo, would he also feel that the fate of the world goes back and forth.

Everything started with Ao Chen's words.

He asked, "Do you want to be emperor?"

Since Yang Shuo was tempted by this sentence, the gears of fate began to roll continuously. Until today, Yang You has also completed the reincarnation of fate.

It was not until a long time later, when Yang You was no longer the emperor, that he realized that what he was carrying on his body might also be the end of reincarnation.

All cause and effect will end in his hands.

When Lu Shanjian came back, the enthronement ceremony had already passed.

In addition to the reform of the scientific examination system, Lu Shanjian also submitted a letter of opinion on taxation.

The tax law is the foundation of the country, and it affects the whole body. Yang You didn't dare to move it lightly, but just put the booklet in the shadow box.

Qi Guo is like a terminally ill patient, who can survive for a while due to his illness, but once the heavy medicine is used, the disease may not be cured, and his life will be gone first.He can only slowly start improving from the fringes, so it will take a lot of time and a generally stable situation.

As soon as Lu Shanjian returned to Beijing, Yang You summoned him, first explained his new mission after taking office, and then asked about Ao Chen.

"Before you get out of the car and take office, talk to me first..." Yang You stuck for a moment, he was still not quite used to saying "Zhen", "Let's see if there is any clue to the formation at Dragon God first."

Lu Shanjian said with some hesitation, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Your Majesty has asked about the Dragon God Formation many times, and then thought of contacting the formation. I want to ask Your Majesty, how much determination have you made to do this?"

"What do you mean by that?" Yang You said.

"Although I don't know what kind of formation was set up back then, since the Dragon God said that the dragon energy on his body is connected with Qi Guozuo, then this formation must not be regarded as ordinary. It is often related to the common people in the world, and His Majesty never thought about it. Without the guardianship of the Dragon God, what would the world be like?"

"I... I never thought about it."

Lu Shanjian said: "This is something that Chen Hebei and his party think about every day. No one knows what will happen to Daqi after the Dragon God leaves. Please think about it, Your Majesty, why no saint has asked about the Dragon God before. ?”

"You mean," Yang You's fingers trembled slightly, "They all know that bad things will happen to Daqi after the Dragon God leaves, so no one wants to let Ao Chen go?"

"I don't know," Lu Shanjian bowed his head and said, "This is just a guess."

Complicated emotions welled up in Yang You's heart, and he didn't know how to make a decision for a while, so he just smiled and said, "But, Ao Chen may not leave after unlocking the formation."

Yang You thought, at least, he shouldn't leave immediately, Ao Chen is not a heartless person, he will stay for himself.

"Your Majesty," Lu Shanjian said earnestly, "Dragon God himself promised to stay, but now he asks you to untie the formation. Could it be that he wants to leave? Besides, he is a god, and we all It's a human, after unraveling the formation, the Dragon God wants to leave, can His Majesty stay?"

The last sentence directly hit Yang You's defenses, pointing out his hidden worries that he had never thought about.

He sat speechless, his throat was dry, and the sweat kept coming out one after another, soaking his clothes.

Just like Ao Chen said, people have too many promises and vows that cannot be fulfilled.

He learned early on that promises were of little use.

Between him and Ao Chen, there is only a thin emotional bond that binds them together.

They cannot get married, there is no marriage certificate.

Even Ao Chen himself is unknown.

Yang You thought, if one day he told others that Yang You had been with a man all along.

I am afraid that others have long suspected that this is his crazy dream.

If it wasn't for Lu Shanjian who could see Ao Chen, he even wondered if he had created an image of Ao Chen in his mind to make up for his lonely life.

Fortunately, Lu Shanjian became the second person to witness Ao Chen's existence.

But this is a deep misfortune, because Lu Shanjian also confirmed one point - there is no close external connection between him and Ao Chen except for the body.

The physical connection can be broken at any time.

Ao Chen can completely disappear from Yang You's life without a trace.

He never appeared in front of everyone, nor did he really intervene in Yang You's process of seizing the heir.

He only exists in front of Yang You.

As for Yang You, there was no way for him to stay in front of him forever.

Worry about gain and loss.

At that moment, Yang You suddenly understood the significance of the formation to him.

It's not because of the stability of the world, but because of the formation, Ao Chen can be completely by his side.

This is an external constraint that cannot be violated, and even the marriage certificate is not as forceful and thorough as a formation.