The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 257

Chapter 257 Let Bygones Be Bygones
The dark green dress slowly swept across the icy ground of the dungeon in the Dali Temple. Xiao Xiwei walked slowly step by step. Countless past memories surged in her mind over and over again. The closer she got to that person, the clearer those past memories would be.

“You’re here?” Chu Yanzhi lifted his head as if he had heard the commotion.

Xiao Xiwei stopped and raised his eyes to look at Chu Yanzhi. Compared to His Highness the Crown Prince, the current Chu Yanzhi was much more haggard. However, all of this was within her expectations. What surprised her was his attitude-after experiencing so many things, he was actually able to greet her so calmly. Didn’t he hate her? However, Xiao Xiwei knew about Chu Yanzhi’s city. Perhaps, he was just using this surface calm to conceal the hidden surge in his heart. After two lifetimes of fighting with him for so long, she had already learned to conceal her emotions. Therefore, after hearing Chu Yanzhi’s words, she quickly smiled and said softly, “Your Highness, you are well.”

Don’t come, you’re fine …

Chu Yanzhi looked at Xiao Xiwei’s smiling face and felt bitter in his heart.

With his current appearance, where did he get off unscathed? He clearly knew that she was mocking him, but when he thought of that dream, he hated her again.

Unexpectedly, he did not see the resentment and anger in Chu Yanzhi’s eyes. Instead, he saw the guilt on his face when he looked at him. Xiao Xiwei frowned slightly, truly confused. However, she was too lazy to guess the reason for this. She did not forget the reason why she had come here.

“That child, what do you plan to do?”

Unexpectedly, when Chu Yanzhi heard her words, he lowered his eyes and laughed dryly, “Xiwei, how could you not know that you are so intelligent? This child cannot be kept.”

Xiao Xiwei’s eyes widened. Although she had heard Chu Yanzhi’s words, she still had some doubts in her heart. “What does His Highness mean by that?”

Chu Yanzhi raised his head and looked at Xiao Xiwei. “Although I am crippled and may be beheaded in the near future, as long as this child exists, will no one use him to cause any trouble in the future? Besides …” After saying this, he paused. “You are also worried that I will use this child to shake the mind of the person in the Chongde Hall, right?”

Right now, although Chu Xizhi was in control, he had yet to ascend to the throne. If the person in the Revered Virtue Palace knew that he still had such a wisp of blood in the world, even if he could not do anything now, he would still take good care of this child. In the future, perhaps this child would become Chu Xizhi’s internal trouble?

He understood this point, and Xiao Xiwei would probably understand it even more. However, she had Hongyu come to see him and tell him the news. She treated that girl sincerely. Thinking of this, Chu Yanzhi felt a dull pain in her chest. She was sincere to Chu Xizhi, sincere to Hong Yu, sincere to many people, but only to him …

Xiao Xiwei did not expect Chu Yanzhi to say such a thing. She could not help but frown and said, “Since you know that leaving this child is beneficial to you, then why …”

“Xi Wei, if I said I was doing this for you, would you believe me?” Chu Yanzhi looked at Xiao Xiwei, and his eyes suddenly became wet.

For her?

Xiao Xiwei couldn’t help but smile coldly, “Your Highness, who are you playing with?”

Could it be that he had come up with another sinister trick?

“Xiwei …”

“Your Highness, I will bring your words to Hong Yu.” Xiao Xiwei coldly cut off Chu Yanzhi’s words, “Since you, as a father, are unwilling to leave behind your own bones, then why would Hong Yu bear the criticism of everyone to give birth to this child? Besides, having a father like you is also a great misfortune for this child.” After she finished speaking, the corner of her sleeve flicked and she turned around to leave. However, just as she stepped away, Chu Yanzhi’s voice sounded from behind her.

“Xiwei, is that dream true?”

Xiao Xi slightly stopped, turned around, frowned, and looked at Chu Yanzhi with a gloomy gaze.

Today, Chu Yanzhi was too unfamiliar to her. Whether it was his attitude towards her or what he said to her, all of them were beyond her expectations.

“Xiwei, I had a dream” Chu Yanzhi opened his mouth again. His hoarse voice carried a slight tremor, and his pitch-black eyes were filled with traces of water. “In my dream, I watched helplessly as you were burned to death by the fire …”

Suddenly, a sharp pain came from his chest. The scabbed wound seemed to have been cut open by life, In an instant, she seemed to have returned to the Phoenix Ceremony Hall that night. She dragged the blood all over her body, desperately trying to escape from the sea of flames, but outside, Chu Yanzhi stood there, staring at her with his pair of cold, pitch black eyes … The burning flames devoured every inch of her skin, that kind of pain, even if she had revived, just a slight recollection of it would be enough to send her to hell …

Looking at Xiao Xiwei’s pale face and shaky appearance, he suddenly took a step forward. He looked at Xiao Xiwei with a sad expression across the fence and muttered, “Isn’t that a dream?” Xiwei, you once told me, You said you trusted someone wholeheartedly before, You believe what he says, You do whatever he wants you to do, But in the end, that person set a fire to Chu Yanzhi … “As Chu Yanzhi spoke, his tears suddenly fell and his voice became even more choked up.” I went to investigate later, Loyalty Marquis Mansion didn’t have a fire, And you’ve never been trapped in a fire, At that time, I thought you wouldn’t accept me, so, Deliberately fabricating this story to lie to me … until, Until recently, I always had the same dream. In my dreams, I watched Xiao Xiwei Le set a fire in your room. I clearly wanted to save you, but in my dreams, I just watched helplessly. Xiwei … I clearly didn’t do that to you, but why would I dream about this again and again? ”

He still remembered Xiao Xiwei’s bitter curse in his dreams. Every time, he would be scared awake by the curse. After he woke up, he tried his best to convince himself that it was just a dream. However, now that he saw Xiao Xiwei’s expression, the last trace of luck in his heart had disappeared without a trace.

Thinking of this, Chu Yanzhi staggered back two steps. He looked at Xiao Xiwei with a sad expression and said in a hoarse voice, “Is this all true?”

Could it be that the heavens couldn’t see it, so she had to turn back time and start all over again? Otherwise, how could she hate him to the bone from the moment she met him? So there was a reason for everything. No wonder he did so much for her, but she was always indifferent. It turned out that he had treated her so cruelly before. No wonder …

Xiao Xiwei took a deep breath and tried her best to pull herself out of that nightmare. She looked at Chu Yanzhi and tried her best to maintain the calm on her face. “Whether it’s true or not, everything is over.”

She had once again lived. Although she had experienced many tribulations, she still had to rely on the people she loved in the end. She had children and her life was becoming more and more perfect. Therefore, she did not want to resent or remember the past anymore. She wanted to start learning to let go …

In the end, the heavens still treated her kindly.

“Xiwei …”

“Chu Yanzhi, I don’t hate you anymore.” Xiao Xiwei took a deep breath and calmly stared into Chu Yanzhi’s eyes.

Whether it was betrayal or pain, it was all over. Now that those who had hurt her had paid the price, she should let go. Because, more than hate, love is the most important. Because of love, she was willing to forgive the suffering that the heavens had bestowed on her.

“Xiwei” Chu Yanzhi looked at Xiao Xiwei sadly and couldn’t help but shed tears.

Once, he thought that if she couldn’t love him, then it would be good to hate him. At least, she would remember him forever. But now, she didn’t even hate him anymore, so what did he mean to her?

“Chu Yanzhi, in the future, you and I will take care of each other. From now on, we will not meet again.” Xiao Xiwei quietly looked at Chu Yan, then turned around and walked towards the light that poured in from the door without the slightest bit of nostalgia.

At this moment, the nightmares that had been haunting her day and night had finally been completely left behind by her.

Behind Xiao Xiwei, Chu Yanzhi opened his mouth, but in the end, he did not shout those two words out.

He knew that from now on, the woman he once loved had completely walked away from his life … He didn’t even tell him that many years after her death, he ordered people to restore the burned Phoenix Hall to the way she had lived before. He stood outside the hall every day and watched quietly, but he never dared to step into it …

Now, Xiwei, I finally believe that there is karma for everything. I personally planted this evil cause that day. Now, I can only taste this bitter fruit with tears. I hope that from now on, your life will be peaceful and happy. Don’t meet people like me again …

As soon as she jumped out of the prison, the bright sunlight above her head pierced Xiao Xiwei’s eyes. She subconsciously closed her eyes.

“Miss.”

Hong Yu’s voice brought her back to her senses.

Xiao Xiwei glanced at Hong Yu, who was guarding the prison gate. She smiled faintly at her and gently spat out two words, “Let’s go.”

No matter how cold and heartless Chu Yanzhi was or what he did wrong, there was still someone in this world who truly treated him. Perhaps, this was the kindness of the heavens towards him. However, this was still a bit cruel to Hong Yu. However, who could explain the matter of feelings?

“Yes, Miss.” Hong Yu pursed the corners of his lips, smiled at Xiao Xi, and obediently replied.

From the beginning, she knew who Chu Yanzhi loved in her heart. She had never expected to get anything from him, nor did she expect him to have a place in her heart. She begged Xiao Xiwei to bring her to the Martial Temple to see him. She only wanted to see him once and tell him that she had a child in her belly. She wanted him to know that he had something in this world before he left. He still had someone to worry about and a trace of his bloodline remained in this world.

This was the only thing she could do.

When Xiao Xiwei came out of the Martial Temple and was about to get on the sedan chair with Hong Yu’s hand, a weak hoarse voice suddenly sounded.

“Sister.”