The man outside the door came through the snow, with some snowflakes falling on Mo Hu's coat.

Lu Mingyu hurriedly greeted him, took off his cloak and handed it to the chamberlain, then shook the snow from his hair: "Why don't you hold an umbrella?"

The chamberlain shook out his cloak, hung it on the screen, made a cup of hot tea, and handed it over respectfully.

Changsun Tao drank the hot tea and told Lan Lingling, who was looking forward to it: "Your master and several elders will be able to enter Beijing tomorrow."

Lan Lingling was in disbelief, covering her lips with tears streaming down her face: "Really? Really..."

Changsun Tao nodded and then looked at Lu Mingyu: "As expected, the master sent someone to stop them. Fortunately, the second brother went with Yun Fei and the calm girl Jiang, otherwise they might not be able to enter the capital safely."

When Lu Mingyu heard this, he finally showed a heartfelt smile: "If His Majesty can be saved by this, it is all the result of these people."

…

The next day.

Lan Lingling's master and four elders were welcomed into the palace.

Changsun Tao and Lu Mingyu dressed up to receive them. Mr. Feng and his ministers were waiting in the Xiefang Hall. They only waited for a few elders to treat Emperor Yuanwu before he received them.

Southern Xinjiang is ruled by five elders. The Saint is just a belief, noble and respected, but has no real power in her hands.

So at this moment, standing in Zichen Palace are the five most powerful people in Southern Xinjiang.

But these people in charge were dressed very simply and looked like just old men with gray hair.

Lan Lingling put on a dark blue Miao dress, the most common silver jewelry for Miao girls, and her hair was styled into two big braids.

She knelt respectfully in front of her master with a determined look on her face, as if she was ready to bear any consequences.

However, when the two parties met, they briefly went through the etiquette. The elder didn't even look at Lan Lingling, and proactively asked: "Your Highness, where is His Majesty the Great Qin?"

Changsun Tao made a gesture of invitation: "It's in the inner hall. Please follow me."

The Great Elder nodded slightly: "Let me show it to Your Majesty first."

So, Changsun Tao took the great elder to the inner hall.

Lu Mingyu and Xie Yun entertained the other elders.

Lan Lingling was still kneeling on the ground, but the elders seemed not to pay attention to her and let her kneel there.

It was snowing heavily outside the window and it was freezing cold.

There was floor heat in the room and there was a charcoal fire, but I didn't feel the chill.

Seeing that several elders were angry with Lan Lingling, Lu Mingyu did not rush to say a good word for her.

Fortunately, southern Xinjiang respects the power of voodoo, and the elders are not hereditary, but compete with each other. They respect Lu Mingyu very much for being the first man in thousands of years to make a female vood for her.

The conversation here is relatively harmonious.

In the inner hall, the elder couldn't help but sigh when he saw the emaciated Emperor Yuanwu on the bed: "It seems that that girl Lingling risked her life to save the life of His Majesty the Qin Dynasty."

Eunuch Lu's expression changed drastically, and he was about to scold him, but was stopped by Chang Sun Tao.

Looking at the great elder's expression, without any sarcasm, and with pity and sympathy in his eyes, one knew that he might not be very good at Qin Yu, just like Lan Lingling back then, so he didn't care about it.

His attitude was respectful: "Please ask the elders for advice."

The great elder sighed again: "This voodoo is also called the thousand-faced voodoo. People who are infected by this voodoo usually don't survive more than ten days."

"Your Majesty\/should have a powerful poison pill in his body, but the poison pill has already blocked your majesty. It has almost lost all its effectiveness and only turned into an ordinary bead."

"That girl Lingling worked hard to refine the poison to bring the poison pill back to life in order to save your majesty's life. It's a pity that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't change the outcome."

Changsun Tao cupped his hands and said, "Elder, please take action to save your majesty."

The elder was speechless. He sat in front of the bed and carefully examined the dying Emperor Yuanwu.

Changsun Tao stood aside and waited.

When Eunuch Lu heard what the great elder had just said, he lowered his head in shame.

These days, he has seen how Miss Lingling treats His Majesty, and he even regrets that he made a big mistake in order to separate her and His Majesty.

The Great Elder was indeed well-informed. After examining Emperor Yuanwu, he came to the conclusion: "The situation is very optimistic. This is probably the egg of a love Gu."

"Love Gu?" Changsun Tao frowned slightly, "What is this?"

The great elder put away a bunch of bottles and jars: "In other words, anyone who is infected by this poison will die if he or she falls in love."

Only then did Changsun Tao understand that the "very optimistic" the elder said meant "not optimistic".

He asked: "Possible solution?"

The great elder nodded: "Yes, but..."

As he spoke, the elder looked out the door: "He must forget about that girl Lingling, otherwise once he wakes up and his thoughts are moved, he will definitely die."

Changsun Tao asked: "Is it impossible to remove it?"

The great elder shook his head: "It has already taken root and sprouted. This poison is growing on his heart. If you remove it immediately, your life will be hurt."

"We can only ask him to forget about this relationship, and then slowly remove the poison that has taken root in his body bit by bit. This process may take a month, or it may take a lifetime, no one can say for sure."

After a pause, the great elder continued: "There is nothing to hesitate about. Between life and love, life is obviously important. If love is gone, there is still life. If life is gone, it is all gone."

Yes, there is really nothing to hesitate about.

Even though Emperor Yuanwu was in love with Lan Lingling, the two were not married. After this incident, the relationship was severed, and it was okay to part ways from now on.

If it were Chang Sun Tao in the past, he would definitely choose to save his life without hesitation.

But along the way with Lu Mingyu, he has understood the true meaning of the word love - emotional people, affectionate people, do not care about life.

He couldn't make the choice for Emperor Yuanwu, it was unfair to both of them.

Finally, he asked: "Maybe your Majesty can wake up for a moment?"

The Great Elder nodded: "Although it is troublesome, it is not impossible. Please allow me to talk to Lingling, Your Highness."

Changsun Tao was thoughtful: "The elder wants Miss Lingling to make a choice?"

The Great Elder also made no secret of it: "The so-called saint must be a pure existence. Lingling has violated the clan rules and is in love with a foreign clan, and the crime will be increased."

"After the Hong Jiang incident in southern Xinjiang, the requirements for the saint have become even more stringent. If Lingling is not allowed to receive the punishment she deserves this time, the consequences will be disastrous."

Changsun Tao did not immediately agree to the great elder, and asked again: "I heard that the previous saint can step down as long as she finds a successor in southern Xinjiang."

The Great Elder's expression suddenly became serious: "There is no room for change in this matter! The outgoing saint did not return to normal life, but was sent to the forbidden area to fend for herself!"

"Don't you understand, Your Highness? They can't be together at all. If you want to keep that girl Lingling, she must return to southern Xinjiang and continue to be her saint."
Chapter completed!