The fireworks in Ye Da's eyes went out, the black eagle spread its wings and screamed, the exploding flags disturbed the wind and snow, and the poems above seemed to turn into black dragons and take flight.
I would rather stand in the snow for a long time.
Ye Zai stood in front of him, and behind him was a dark cave that led to nowhere.
Ye Chu's screams of surprise were drowned by the snow, but a snowflake stuck to his perfect god-like face. He looked at the young man in front of him and didn't speak for a long time.
Ning Jiujiu also looked at him.
Ye Chu's words caused a moment of thunder in his mind. The snow reflected in his eyes was like a turbulent flow, but it soon became silent.
"Is this weird?" Ning Jiujiu asked.
This was the first time he saw Ye Su. His face was as handsome as a god's, and there was no feeling of disgust, nor was there any intimacy with him.
But that perfect face became as stiff and cold as a statue after losing its smile.
He stared at Ning Jiujiu and said: "One of the forty-nine Tianyan people on the great road can escape. As long as you are within your destiny, there is almost no unsolvable death situation. And the time of death should be the age indicated by your talent in cultivation." The limit, but it’s strange that your life will end in twelve years!”
Ning Jiujiu asked: "Didn't something like this happen in the past?"
Ye Di was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "I have only seen you once before."
"who is it?"
"I can't tell you."
Ning thought for a long time, and then said: "The One in Human Escape...has my Oneness been completely wiped out?"
Ye Da said: "Even if I buy someone's time, that person may not really die on time. The vastness of destiny is far beyond our imagination. What kind of existence can directly cut off all roads to the future? I really want to I know, but it’s a pity that I can’t see your future.”
Ning Jiujiu asked: "The Lord of the Kingdom of God?"
Ye Da shook his head and said: "I don't know, either it's the Lord of the Kingdom of God, or it's the irresistible laws of heaven and earth, or it's the more elusive way of heaven. There is no perfect road, but your end is a dead end."
Ning Jiujiu knew that it was not the case.
If his life is only twenty-eight years, he has already experienced his whole life.
He knew that at the end of his life, the woman in white clothes and snow stood there, cutting off his fate early with a sword, leaving no trace of life.
Ning Jiujiu felt a chill in his heart. If he didn't look for her, would she still find and kill him
"Is fate unchangeable?" Ning Jiujiu asked.
A smile finally appeared on Ye Di's face. He turned slightly sideways and made a welcoming gesture towards the dark entrance of the cave. He said, "If the guest doesn't mind, you can enter the cave for a while."
"Don't..." Shao Xiaoli grabbed the clothes on Ning Changjiu's back and spoke in fear.
Ning Jiujiu grabbed her arm and said, "Hold my hand."
Shao Xiaoli nodded lightly.
Ye Chu turned around, smiled casually, and stepped into the cave.
Ning Jiujiu raised his feet, and when he landed, he shrank to the ground and stepped directly into the cave.
"What a courage." Ye Ji praised him.
The world is spinning.
Ning Jiujiu walked into the cave, and his eyes suddenly brightened. There was a deep cave inside, and it was clearly a huge ancient battlefield.
There are several dark flags and flags slanted on the vast ancient battlefield. The bonfires on the frozen soil have not yet been extinguished. The ground is covered with plowed soil and collapsed ruins. Snow is still falling scatteredly in the sky. , further away, there is a faint city wall made of piled stones, but most of the city wall has collapsed.
Is this...a fantasy
Ning Jiujiu didn't think that such a huge space could be hidden in this cave.
His eyes fell on the center.
There is a huge, high-rise-like building stored there. It stands there like a sword, but the structure is much more complicated. The wooden unicorn arms stretch out from the complex mechanical core, with stars painted on it. Celestial phenomena, each structure seems to be related to each other. Extending upward is a pointed and slanted top of the tower, which seems to be pointing directly to a certain direction in the sky, and around it are sixty-four hexagrams composed of yin and yang lines.
Ye Zhi walked in the front. He looked at the extremely complex building, as if he was looking at his most proud work, and the smile in his eyes became even brighter.
"Is this a machine?" Ning Jiujiu asked.
Ye Zi led him through the snow and walked to the majestic and huge building.
"This is fate." Ye Da said with a smile and asked, "What do you think is fate?"
Ning didn't answer for a long time.
Ye Da said with a smile to himself: "Destiny is also time in a sense. Everyone has been on an ever-changing timeline since birth. The most important nodes in the fate of ordinary people are nothing more than birth, marriage, and important career events. Ups and downs, childbirth and final death, ascetics are nothing more than birth, practice, breaking through every major realm, marriage and final death, these are the truly important nodes in destiny, the four pillars and eight characters of the ancients thousands of years ago , Ziwei Dou Shu and other calculation methods are also designed to approach the trajectory and outline of the true destiny."
Ye Chu said, and suddenly asked with a smile: "What is your birth date and time?"
Ning Changjiu said: "I don't have a father or a mother, I don't remember."
Ye Di looked at the little girl beside him and asked with a smile: "What about you?"
Shao Xiaoli glanced at Ning Changjiu nervously, and Ning Changjiu nodded gently, and then she slowly spoke: "City calendar year 723, July 26th, Haishi."
Ye Di nodded slightly, then he opened his hands, and a crisp sound like turning an abacus came from the building, and the part of the machine that controlled birth began to operate. Ye Di asked again, "Where were you born?"
Shao Xiaoli said vaguely.
Ye Zhi moved his fingers again, and another piece of machinery started to operate. During this period, he asked Shao Xiaoli a few more questions about his birth. After Shao Xiaoli answered them one by one, the whole building began to operate, making a rumbling sound.
"So you were here before." Ye Di looked at Shao Xiaoli and said with a smile.
Shao Xiaoli frowned, not knowing why.
Ning looked at him calmly: "You don't know?"
Ye Da said: "I only have transactions with all the guests. After the transaction, I forget both sides and will not interfere in the slightest."
Ning Jiujiu said: "Can this thing predict fate?"
Ye Da said: "There are no stars here, so it cannot be truly accurate."
"Destiny is related to the stars?" Ning Jiujiu asked.
Ye Da shook his head and said: "The stars are just stones in the sky and have nothing to do with destiny. They are just a means of description. For example, you are standing in this snowy field at this time, and the light of the three quarters of the hour covers your back. , according to the directions of the stars in the ancient books, you are now at the thirty-fourth degree of the White Wolf. The Pegasus is watching you behind you. On the horizon in front of you, the rising star of the sea is like a crab crawling out of the water. … Together they describe you in a unified time and space, and the image of this moment also indicates your destiny.”
Ning listened silently for a long time, and along with his words, he imagined the eternal stars surrounding him.
But he still didn't understand.
If there is destiny in the world, then the moment he is closest to it is the path of cultivation that his master carved for him in his previous life, and he has been following her plan accurately and moving forward to the end without missing a beat.
"Does fate have to be calculated?" Ning Jiujiu asked.
Ye Da still shook his head, with a bit of self-mockery in his smile: "A real expert can observe directly, but I am just a layman now. I can only keep approaching the line through various strange and clever techniques."
The arms on the building are like petals that bloom and close. At the very tip of the tower, an arched scroll slowly unfolds, and a complete star map is gradually constructed on it.
Ye Di looked at the star map and said slowly: "You are not the daughter of the royal family."
These words were like a thunderbolt, shaking Shao Xiaoli's body stiffly. She was about to speak, but Ye Zhi continued to talk slowly.
"When you were born, you had the White Ape Star, the Jade Rabbit Star as your companion star, this is the comet, and the Roselle Star in the right position."
"You started practicing at the age of six. During this period, you took a fire-based elixir and your cultivation level increased for ten years. However, the elixir was stolen. This is a calamity."
"At the age of seven, dead trees sprout buds and spring streams thaw, which should be the first sign of entering the Tao."
"At the age of twelve, there is fire both above and below. There is a rough road ahead and a white snake behind it. It is a sign of danger."
"At the age of fifteen, in the second calamity, the nearby stars are dim, which means that a relative is about to die."
"Seventeen years old... It's a serious disaster, and it's hard to survive."
“…”
Shao Xiaoli looked at his back. All the instructions on the astrolabe were exactly in line with his destiny. His words hit his ears like the moans of an evil ghost, making him sweat.
Shao Xiaoli couldn't bear it and shouted: "Why is it so difficult to survive? Am I not living a good life?"
Ye Di smiled faintly. Although he couldn't remember it, he knew very well that this little girl had come to him to change her life, and he had found a glimmer of hope for her from many deaths.
And Ning Jiujiu also understood that Ye Chu should have used his power to make it a coincidence that he fell into Yuan and Shao Xiaoli's adult summoning spirit, so he became a little light in her dead starry sky. Two lines that did not intersect came into contact.
"Why are you telling us all this?" Ning Jiujiu asked.
Ye Da smiled and said: "The last person with your fate was countless times more powerful than you, but he still did not escape the end of death, so if possible, I would like to analyze your life carefully."
Ning Jiujiu shook his head gently: "I really don't know my birthday."
Ye Chu nodded slightly, seeming a little disappointed.
Ning Jiujiu said: "You want to buy my time?"
Ye Da nodded and said: "If you are willing, I can pay any price. If the guest doesn't want it, I can't force it."
Ning Jiujiu asked: "Why can't you force it?"
Ye Da smiled and said: "Because you carry a big secret, I will never take action against someone who carries a big secret. I am afraid of the unknown. Predicting fate is because of the fear of the unknown."
Ning Jiujiu asked: "Is there no way to change my life?"
Ye Da said: "Destiny is also cause and effect. All causes will have an impact on the effect, but that influence has a limit. It exists in a light cone. No matter what the cause, all effects are also in the light cone of fate." within."
Ning Jiujiu asked: "How to escape from the light cone?"
Ye Da smiled: "Beyond light."
…
…
Ning was silent for a long time. The light fell on his face along with the wind and snow, making him feel slightly cold.
Ning Jiujiu said: "Then why are you buying time?"
Ye Di said: "I am not buying time, but collecting scattered authority."
Ning Jiujiu frowned: "Whose authority?"
Yeji smiled and didn't answer.
Ning Jiujiu said: "Headless God?"
Ye Da looked slightly strange and said, "What else do you know?"
Ning Jiujiu also didn't answer and continued to ask: "Do you need me to help you?"
"You are indeed very smart." Ye Di smiled and nodded: "I hope you can help me kill someone."
Ning Jiujiu asked again: "What is the reward?"
Ye Da said: "I can give you a lot of time, which may be of no use to you, but it can save the little girl next to you."
Shao Xiaoli couldn't understand what they were communicating before, but now he finally had the chance to speak and said: "Who wants you to save..."
She didn't know that she had sold a lot of time, but she thought silently in her heart that if the other party really had this magical power, it would be good to extend her life. Well... Although she refused, the boss would not really refuse it, right?
She glanced at Ning Changjiu nervously, but was too embarrassed to speak.
Ning Jiujiu asked: "Who do you want to kill?"
Ye Ji stared into his eyes and said, "Si Ming."
Ning Jiujiu showed a slightly confused look.
Ye Daxiao asked: "You are such a special existence, but she didn't come out to see you?"
Ning Jiujiu asked calmly: "Who is Si Ming?"
Ye Da said: "Si Ming is her current title. She is a silver-haired woman. She is very beautiful. You will know it when you see her."
Ning Jiujiu asked: "She is very strong?"
Ye Da smiled and said, "She is very strong, but she won't kill you."
Ning Jiujiu asked: "Why?"
Ye Chu said: "Because we all have only one goal."
"What?"
"We are leaving here and going back to our kingdom of God."
…
"Something happened in the imperial city." Ning Jiujiu suddenly said.
Ye Da smiled and nodded: "It's not a big or small thing, don't worry about it."
Ning Jiujiu said: "You know?"
"I can guess it." Ye Di said with a smile: "Women are always so narrow-minded... Well, if you still want to sell your time, you can come to me in the valley at any time."
Ning Jiujiu asked: "After I leave, will I forget everything here?"
Ye Chu said: "I will let you remember something."
"What about you?" Ning Jiujiu asked back.
Ye Da smiled and said: "Of course it's the same as the guests."
Ning Jiujiu nodded.
Ye Da said: "That little chicken in your Broken Sword won't remember what we said."
Ning Jiujiu frowned slightly.
Lord Xueyu, who had been silent for a long time, thought he had overheard the great secrets of this world. Just when he was secretly happy, he suddenly heard Ye Di's words. Only then did he realize that his existence had been noticed by the other party for a long time. Already…
"You are the chicken!" Mr. Xueyu said angrily.
On this ancient battlefield, the wind and snow became more intense, like a huge curtain of white snow, hanging down from the sky.
Ye Chu's facial features suddenly became pale.
Ning Jiujiu knew that this meant seeing off guests.
He walked back in the direction of the heavy snow blowing.
The world is spinning.
Ning Jiujiu stepped out of the cave, and everything became dark behind him. The black eagle still stood in the wind and snow. It seemed like a long time had passed, and its head was already covered with a layer of white snow.
The black hawk spread its wings.
Ning Jiujiu frowned, and he realized that he had forgotten everything that happened in the cave just now.
He looked back deeply, then took Shao Xiaoli's wrist and walked onto Black Eagle's back. Shao Xiaoli also looked dazed.
The black eagle spreads its wings, the flags and flags dance, and the color of snow fills the eyes.
The black hawk flew them out of the valley, and the words "one year old amidst the sound of firecrackers" disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Damn... what just happened, sir, my head hurts so much." Mr. Xueyu jumped angrily in the broken sword, covered his head with his wings, and burrowed in and out.
Ning would rather remain silent for a long time.
Shao Xiaoli looked at him and wanted to ask something, but Ning Jiujiu made a silent gesture.
The black eagle crossed the deep valley of the snow-capped mountains and soared high into the mountain road. In the field of vision, the valley like a forest of knives appeared again, with ups and downs in the sight.
Looking from the back of the eagle, the pure white sky is infinitely high, and the world of ups and downs in the valley is also infinitely vast. They change shades of color and extend to unknown directions.
Black Eagle took them directly towards the direction of Broken Boundary City.
In the snow valley, Ye Zhi had long since lost his smile. His long hair was still fluttering, but his facial features had completely disappeared.
He leaned down, grabbed a handful of snow, and wiped his face.
Then, the body under his divine robe also began to decay. After the bones and flesh faded away, it was not the dense white bones, but a puppet-like body. He stood under the huge wooden mechanical building, and he looked like a pitiful clown. , he sat in the snow, looking up at the sky, but he had no eyes to see the sky.
…
…
The black hawk lands.
Ning Changjiu and Shao Xiaoli stepped off the eagle's back. The black eagle blinked its scarlet eyes in its robes, flapped its wings, stirred up a strong wind, and disappeared.
Ning Jiujiu brushed the snow off his shoulders and said from his heart: "Do you still remember?"
After coming over for a while, the spirit of the Sword Scripture responded: "Remember."
Ning Changjiu's heartstrings relaxed a little and said: "Let's get started."
The spirit of the Sword Scripture began to slowly tell what happened on that ancient battlefield.
Ning listened silently for a long time, even though there were waves in his heart from time to time, his face remained as usual.
They didn't walk too far before returning to the livid canyon. Almost all the monsters along the way were cleared away, so they moved very quickly and arrived outside Broken Boundary City in the blink of an eye.
And the spirit of the Sword Scripture has also finished telling what happened.
"That's all?" Ning Changjiu asked.
"Um."
Ning thought about the word destiny for a long time, and then remembered the Kingdom of God that Ye Di said at the end... Their Kingdom of God
A kingdom of God is never allowed to accommodate two masters, so what are their identities
After the conversation, the spirit of the Sword Scripture said nothing more and fell into a long silence. Ning Chang could more or less feel its mood - its heart was lifeless, like a pool of water that could not stir up any waves.
Outside the Broken Boundary City, Shao Xiaoli showed his bronze sword, the city gate opened slightly, and the two of them walked in.
"Why are you back so late?" A man in official uniform asked with a frown.
Shao Xiaoli explained: "The place we went to was relatively far away, and we were intercepted and killed on the way, so we wasted a lot of time."
The official glanced at them, picked up the frozen pen, took several breaths of hot air, and then registered their names in the book.
"You guys came back a little late. Things in the city are over." The official said.
Shao Xiaoli asked: "What happened?"
The official replied: "There was a rebellion among the royal family. Monsters came in and injured many people. The king was also assassinated..."
"Assassination?" Shao Xiaoli was shocked: "Who dares to assassinate my father?"
The official sighed and shook his head: "She is a girl from an art studio, her name is Su Yanshu. She is now being held in a prison."
The Heavenly Prison is different from the Ghost Prison in that it is a place dedicated to holding prisoners rather than monsters.
Shao Xiaoli stood still and muttered to himself: "How...how could this happen?"
Officials will release the goods after registration.
Shao Xiaoli still didn't react and was still standing there. She couldn't figure out why Sister Su Yanshu went to assassinate the emperor.
Ning Jiujiu asked: "What kind of monster is causing trouble in the royal city?"
The official looked at him in surprise. He thought it was Shao Xiaoli's spirit, but he didn't expect it to be a young man from the royal family.
The official looked towards the direction of the royal city, sighed, and said in a tone that he couldn't even believe: "It's a new year."
New year
Shao Xiaoli didn't have much idea about this name, but Ning Jiujiu was deeply impressed. He once thought that Chongsui and Yeju might be the same person, but now this conjecture has been denied. They appeared in different places at the same time.
After the two of them walked away, Ning Jiujiu said: "Su Yanshu can't save you."
Shao Xiaoli was stunned for a while before he realized what he was talking about.
What Ning Jiuchiu meant was that if he failed to summon the spirit and ended up in a ghost prison, even if Su Yanshu could save him for a while, after today's incident, he would be beaten as a comrade and would not be able to escape death.
"Well... thanks to the boss." Shao Xiaoli whispered.
Ning Jiujiu didn't know the situation in the royal city, and he couldn't figure out what the woman called Siming wanted to do.
Shao Xiaoli thought for a while and said, "But I want to save Sister Su Yanshu."
Ning Jiujiu said: "Are you a true friend with her?"
Shao Xiaoli herself was not sure, because she knew that after she happened to save her at that time, her subsequent closeness was all to take advantage of her.
"Yeah!" She still nodded vigorously, and then whispered: "But if it will implicate the boss, forget it."
Ning Jiujiu said: "Maybe someone has already rescued her."
"who?"
"Kai Yuan."
While talking, the two returned to the royal city. The official at the gate of the royal city checked Shao Xiaoli's small bronze sword and frowned at the not-deep color on it, but didn't say anything.
After returning to the imperial city, they first came to their home.
After arriving at home, Shao Xiaoli's aura of iceberg outside completely collapsed. She quickly moved a chair and said: "Boss, you sit down first, I will heat the hot water, and then cook for you. After I finish cooking, I will cook for the boss." A full body massage!”
"Wait." Ning Jiujiu stopped her.
"What's wrong?" Shao Xiaoli was slightly shocked.
"Do you want to learn swordsmanship?" Ning Jiujiu asked.
Shao Xiaoli didn't know why he asked this, but after hesitating for a moment, Shao Xiaoli nodded firmly.
The day passed like this, and they were forced to return to the city before they could see the ice field.
In the royal city, after tonight, a three-month ban will be issued.
Before Chongsui left the imperial city, the king swore that even if the entire Duanjie City was turned upside down, he would kill the old monster who had lived for who knows how many years.