Queen of Jingjue

If you want to experience the loneliness of drifting alone in the universe, an underground river can provide a similar feeling.

It's even a little more interesting, after all, the underground river may be home to many ancient creatures, the coffins of outstanding heroes, the tombstones that record heavenly books, the bronze tripods that suppress the four directions, or other civilization bases.

Liu Chang'an had not encountered these things in the Yin River, but that does not mean they do not exist. Phenomena that have not been proven to be non-existent may still exist.

Shangguan Dandan might be able to meet her.

"I'm coming out!"

Perhaps sensing some kind of threat, Shangguan Dandan's childish voice rang out, still retaining her usual air of authority, as if she were still the imperial mistress of the Everlasting Palace, whose every word was a matter of destiny.

Liu Chang'an calmly lowered the coffin. "You think you're going to be scared to death?"

Qin Yanan jogged over, the bats under her feet making her feel like she was walking through a dense rat hole in a horror movie, stepping on dead rats.

"There's something in the coffin... there really is something in the coffin!" Qin Yanan stood behind Liu Chang'an, clutching her Liu Chang'an sleeve. The coffin could contain a person, but it could also contain a zombie! So Qin Yanan felt there was something there, but she couldn't say for sure what it was.

"Don't be afraid." Liu Chang'an patted Qin Yanan's head with his other hand.

Qin Yanan involuntarily hugged Liu Chang'an's arm, perhaps because she was being treated like a child, or perhaps because of the coffin in front of her that held something.

"You seem very angry?" Shangguan Dandan asked again.

"I'm not angry. I'm just reacting humanly based on your behavior." Liu Chang'an was very calm. What was there to be angry about? In his long life, this was the first time he had met a weak female who insisted on being his mother.

"What if you get angry and force yourself on me again?" Shangguan Dandan was still worried. This unfilial son was heartless, disobedient to morality, and had no regard for human relationships.

"Huh?" Qin Yanan was taken aback, looking at the coffin, then at Liu Chang'an, "You..."

Liu Chang'an calmly withdrew his arm from Qin Yanan's chest and patted the coffin lid.

"I never forced you! I never intended to turn you into an elixir! Nor did I intend to seize your carriage or coffin! I am Liu Chang'an, an ordinary college student. Please don't have paranoia." Liu Chang'an explained calmly.

Shangguan Dandan remained silent, and the coffin fell silent.

"Who is this?" Qin Yanan felt a strong urge to drink some soda to wash away a certain taste in her mouth and body. Judging from the conversation and tone, she was certain that it wasn't Ye Sijin inside.

If it were Ye Sijin here, not only would he have to step aside, but An Nuan would probably have to be sidelined as well.

Perhaps if it were Ye Sijin, Liu Chang'an wouldn't be interested in staying in Junsha anymore, and would definitely take Ye Sijin to see this world that Ye Sijin wanted to see but had never seen.

"Shangguan Dandan." Liu Chang'an smiled, took her hand, and pressed a finger to her lips.

Shangguan Dandan? Despite having many questions, Qin Yanan wisely refrained from asking any further.

"I'm coming out."

You've already said that once.

"I'm coming out."

This is the third time.

"I'm really coming out."

This is the fourth time.

The coffin lid slowly slid open a crack, revealing glimpses of the interior. The seam between the lid and the coffin was as smooth as a mirror, revealing a small part of the scene inside the coffin.

Qin Yanan's eyes widened. She couldn't see what was inside the coffin, but thankfully there was no dazzling light or overwhelming demonic energy.

Just as he was pressing his hand to his chest in anticipation, the coffin lid moved slightly, then returned to its original position, resuming its sealed state.

"You can continue to isolate yourself." Liu Chang'an respected Shangguan Dandan's choice.

"I need to put my crown on first, and my baby's battery is dead."

Qin Yanan listened to Shangguan Dandan's words and became increasingly puzzled. This second sentence seemed to have nothing to do with her explanation that she would not come out for the time being. Moreover, what kind of treasure needs to be charged? Qin Yanan had never heard of treasures such as the Void Heaven Cauldron, the Wind and Thunder Wings, or the Green Bamboo Peak Cloud Sword needing to be charged.

In such a mysterious and strange setting, Qin Yanan would naturally interpret Shangguan Dandan's treasure as a magical treasure.

Liu Chang'an waited a while longer, and this time the coffin lid slowly slid to the other side, Shangguan Dandan's fingers rested on the edge of the coffin.

Qin Yanan's legs went weak, and she grabbed Liu Chang'an's arm, holding her breath. She stared in disbelief at the slender, long, soft, and translucent hands of the young girl, as if they were carved from jade. In particular, there was a luminous pearl ring on her finger. The luminous pearl's brilliance only shone brightly the moment her hand was raised. Her hand seemed to have no effect on these brilliances, and it did not affect the fact that the luminous pearl illuminated the patterns of the coffin beneath her hand in every detail.

The silk sleeves slid down her hands like flowing water, revealing the girl's arms, smooth as lotus roots, without a single hair. She finally raised herself up, revealing her delicate, jelly-like nose, followed by a face frozen in time, as if countless years later she would still be a young girl with a youthful innocence. Adorned with an extremely elaborate phoenix crown, Shangguan Dandan moved slowly and gracefully, as if she were simply waking up lazily in the Pepper Chamber Hall on another day. Her eyes sparkled, carrying a gaze that seemed to have traversed two thousand years of time, making one's mind feel as if it had fallen into a kaleidoscope of time and space.

"This... this is... the Queen of Jingjue or something like that?" Qin Yanan recalled a scene from the movie "Ghost Blows Out the Light" that she had seen. The feeling of that dreamlike illusion was just like that, only the girl in front of her was more elegant and noble, with a completely different temperament.

"What is the Queen of Jingjue?" Shangguan Dandan asked in a soft voice.

"The Kingdom of Jingjue," Liu Chang'an said.

"The Kingdom of Jingjue, one of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions?"

"Right."

Shangguan Dandan glanced at Qin Yanan but said nothing. A queen of one of the many small countries under the jurisdiction of the Western Regions Protectorate? What is that?

"Are you relieved now? There's no danger, right? Don't stay in the coffin all the time anymore," Liu Chang'an kindly reminded her.

Shangguan Dandan glanced at Qin Yanan's chest, then at Liu Chang'an, and nodded with a hint of understanding. "I already knew. They reported back to me that you slept with the wet nurse more often."

Liu Chang'an remained in a very stable emotional state.

Liu Chang'an only felt that his emotions seemed to fluctuate slightly.

Liu Chang'an gradually realized that he didn't need to deliberately control his emotions.

Liu Chang'an reached out and pressed Shangguan Dandan back into the coffin. Shangguan Dandan frantically held onto her headdress and cried out. Liu Chang'an grabbed the coffin lid and pulled hard, closing the coffin.

"What... what did she mean?" Qin Yanan pointed excitedly at the coffin. The wet nurse? The wet nurse she had slept with?

"The wet nurse she was referring to was a woman with large breasts, not a wet nurse as a profession," Liu Chang'an explained calmly. Shangguan Dandan didn't need to come out anymore; even when Liu Chang'an was that infamous emperor, he never had this kind of interest!

"That's not the point!" Qin Yanan's cheeks flushed red with disbelief.

"That happened a long time ago, no need to worry about it." Liu Chang'an looked at Qin Yanan with some surprise, "Why do you care so much?"

Qin Yanan's cheeks puffed out, her face flushed red, and she let out a heavy snort before turning away... Old Master Liu had lived so long; of course he wouldn't be a lonely bachelor forever, especially since he had a girlfriend now. Why should she care about this for no reason? Besides, wasn't he Young Master Ye before? In the old days, it wasn't common for young masters to have affairs with their wet nurses... Oh, the wet nurse he mentioned was a woman with large breasts. Thinking of this, Qin Yanan suddenly realized something. Did Shangguan Dandan mean that Liu Chang'an was very interested in Qin Yanan?

Qin Yanan then turned around and looked at Liu Chang'an suspiciously... This didn't seem right. Sometimes when her chest accidentally touched him, he would avoid it like the plague. And sometimes when she accidentally hugged his arm, he would pull away very quickly.

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