(Typos will be corrected first and then corrected)
Ning sat on the stone table for a long time, looking at the marriage certificate, and fell into deep thought.
The marriage letter stood still, like a delicate blooming petal. There was no autumn dew on it, but it had the unique desolation of autumn.
Ning looked around for a long time.
He didn't know that he was a guest in the dream, and he couldn't tell whether he was in a dream or in the eternal world at this moment, but no matter what, this marriage letter should be the key to breaking the situation.
Ning Jiujiu plans to give it another try.
He picked up the pen, wrote the words "Yechan Palace" on the marriage certificate, and knocked on the door of the Taoist Palace again.
In the Taoist palace, the white gauze blows and the beautiful shadows sway.
"The marriage contract has been written."
This time, Ning Jiujiu did not wait for Ye Changong to speak, nor did he kneel down respectfully on the ground. He stood confidently, holding the marriage certificate, and said first: "I wrote 'Ye Changong' on the marriage certificate, which is the master's name." Honor your name.”
The hall was silent for a moment, and the white gauze swayed as usual.
"So, is this marriage letter for my teacher?" Ye Changong's question has not changed.
Ning Changjiu became more and more certain that this was still a dream.
He calmed down and said: "Yes, I hope Master will forgive my disciple's boldness and...accept the marriage certificate!"
"You are really brave." Ye Changong's words floated out.
Ning Jiujiu immediately said: "Master, if you want to break off the engagement, can you give me a reason?"
Ye Changong said: "Why did you give me this marriage certificate?"
Ning Jiujiu said sincerely: "Master and I have been together for thousands of years. However, the collapse of heaven and fate broke up. Now we are fortunate enough to meet again. Master... must have been waiting for many years, right?"
"This reason is not enough." Ye Changong said, "Cancel the engagement."
The white yarn stopped shaking.
Ning Jiujiu woke up on the stone table again, looking at the blank marriage certificate with a dazed expression.
Master... what's going on
Ning Jiujiu rubbed his forehead and looked at the Taoist Temple, wondering how he could get his master to agree.
He tried it a few more times, using different words, and his emotions became more and more sincere and intense. He even used terms such as 'Miss Ye', 'Chan Gong' and 'Chan'er'.
But the master was always sitting between the white gauze and did not even let him see his face.
Ning Jiujiu thought to himself that the master seemed to be aloof and did not eat fireworks, but in fact he was the same as Xue Ci... So this time, filled with nervousness and excitement, he rushed in domineeringly with the marriage certificate, and directly lifted the white veil , rushed into the center of the Taoist temple!
Things went against expectations, and it ended faster this time. He broke into Baisha, and there was a distance between him and his master. He heard Ye Changong's cold scolding, and then a strong wind blew in his face, pushing him out.
Ning Jiujiu woke up again.
"Huh..."
He sighed softly, and suddenly regretted accepting the marriage letter. He used to live with his master in Bu Kuan, and although the life was dull but leisurely, it was not like now, full of challenges...
"Master, please let this disciple go."
Ning long wanted to return to that peaceful life.
No one responded.
Ning Jiujiu shouted a few more times, but he still couldn't help shouting to the sky or the earth.
Obviously, Ye Changong opened the dream and never thought of letting him go easily.
"This is not a marriage contract. It is clearly a declaration of war issued by Master."
Ning Jiujiu squeezed a corner of the marriage certificate tightly, thinking that the master is really not good at appearance. He thought of the dozens of previous encounters and failures, and then thought of the master who turned into a young girl, with a face as pale as the moon and a childish face, which was more beautiful than anything he saw. Desire suddenly arose, and I suddenly had the urge to catch Master and spank him.
…
In the sword pavilion, Lu Jianjian put away her sword. The fairy in white walked through the lush summer flowers and came to a quiet attic.
Siming is meditating in the attic.
Ning resisted the meteor for a long time, his body was destroyed, his soul was trapped in the eternal world, and he was separated from them by heaven and man.
Unknowingly, several months had passed. Even in their grief, they did not become depressed. Instead, they picked up their mood and practiced more diligently. Eight years later, they must work together to defeat the Dark Lord, otherwise, the long-awaited reunion may be a permanent farewell.
When Lu Yuanjie arrived, Si Ming opened his eyes and temporarily stopped practicing.
Besides practicing Taoism, they would often chat and have heart-to-heart conversations.
Si Ming made tea for Lu Marian and slowly brought it to Lu Marian with a respectful attitude.
Lu Marian looked at her with a strange look, "What happened to Sister Xueci today?"
Siming joked: "Of course Xue'er wants to please the empress of the palace, otherwise wouldn't I suffer when my husband comes back?"
As he spoke, Siming picked up a piece of fallen flower from the corner of her clothes, put it into the teacup, and floated with the green tea.
Lu Marry rolled her eyes and said, "My husband is not here and no one punishes you. Your bones are too light? Why don't you go to the Three Thousand Worlds?"
Siming hesitated and said, "Let's go next time."
Lu Marry took a sip of tea and smiled faintly.
Siming looked at the clear sky outside, and she subconsciously stretched out her hand, as if to catch the clouds in the sky.
The summer is hot and cicadas are chirping. They wear thin shirts, black and white, with a fairy-like or cold beauty.
"Hey..." Siming suddenly sighed softly.
Lu Marian knew that she was thinking about her husband again. She pursed her lips slightly, took Si Ming's hand and stood up, saying, "My husband is not here. Let me comb my sister's hair."
Siming sat down in front of the mirror, and Lu Jiehou stood behind her.
The teeth of the comb seeped into the silver hair.
Si Ming looked at himself in the mirror and said quietly: "We are here, and we still have sisters to keep us company. My husband is alone in the eternal world. It would be okay if he is asleep, but if he is awake, then he must be so lonely these years."
Lu Marian's combing of hair unconsciously slowed down, and she said softly: "Don't worry, Master is with him."
Siming shook his head and said: "Master is so taciturn and cold, wouldn't it be doubly boring for the two of them to be together?"
Lu Marian nodded lightly. In her heart, the master was also an iceberg beauty who could not eat the fireworks of the world.
Although they were husband and wife in their previous lives, it was obvious that what truly connected them was not the love between husband and wife, but the centuries-long struggle between gods, demons, and immortals.
They are the sun and the moon, but the sun and the moon appear alternately in the human world.
"Yes, how lonely must your husband be..." Lu Marian also said, with a touch of sadness in her words.
…
Obviously, Ning Changjiu failed to live up to their worries.
The battle of wits and courage between him and Ye Changong has intensified.
Ning Jiujiu tried to find ways to break the situation elsewhere.
He wrote down the name of Ye Chan Palace again, but did not enter the Taoist Palace. Instead, he opened the door of the courtyard and walked towards the invisible outside.
Ning Jiujiu discovered that there was a thick fog shrouding the outside. The fog seemed to be generated by the power of dreams.
Ning Jiujiu walked into the fog. The fog became thicker and thicker. Soon, his movements became more and more sluggish, and he had difficulty walking. He was forced to retreat to the yard.
Can't you get to the outside from inside
Is there only one way to go, the Taoist Hall
Master is so restrictive.
Ning returned to the courtyard for a long time.
Ning Changchun had some psychological shadow after failing to submit the marriage certificate several times before. He lingered at the entrance of the temple for a while, walking around the temple, trying to find any other way to enter.
All ended in failure.
If he wanted to break the situation, he seemed to have no choice but to walk upright into the palace.
I would rather never take any chances again.
He pushed open the palace door, walked in, and knelt down in front of the master's white gauze as a disciple.
"Has the marriage book been written?" Ye Changong's familiar words came to her.
Ning Jiujiu nodded and asked straight to the point: "What exactly does Master need to do before he is willing to accept this marriage certificate? Can you give me some tips?"
Ye Changong was silent for a while, and then she said, "When I think I should accept it, I will accept it naturally."
Ning Jiujiu was thoughtful and asked: "So, is this my dream or Master's dream?"
Ye Changong didn't answer the question, she said: "Let's get down to business."
Ning Jiujiu smiled faintly and said: "At this moment, even if I give you the marriage certificate, you will break off the engagement... I will do it myself."
Ning Jiujiu erased the name on it.
On the chessboard, he woke up again.
Ning looked at the marriage letter for a long time and pondered for a while. This time, he actually wrote Zhao Xianger's name again.
Not impressive is Master's home court. There is too little room for improvement here, so let's try 'curve to save the country'.
Ning Jiujiu came to the Three Thousand Worlds in a blink of an eye.
The fair-faced and dark-haired Zhao Xiang'er was wearing a phoenix skirt, rubbing her reddish and sleepy eyes, sitting opposite her.
Zhao Xianger held a sunspot in her hand. She tapped the chessboard lightly and said dissatisfiedly: "You woke up so early and asked me to play chess?"
Ning Jiujiu smiled and said, "This is to help Xiang'er wake up."
Zhao Xiang'er glared at him, "You're not sober!"
Ning Jiujiu picked up the white piece and dropped it on the chessboard.
Zhao Xiang'er looked at him, suddenly smiled brightly, and said, "Last night, didn't you tell His Highness Xiang'er to spare your life? Why are you pretending to be calm today?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "Only you can beg for mercy on the chessboard."
Zhao Xiang'er snorted coldly, "My highness's chess skills have greatly improved recently. I'm afraid you are no longer my opponent."
"Really?" Ning Jiujiu replied casually.
After he finished playing, he looked around as if he was looking for something.
If Master was watching her secretly, where would she be
Zhao Xiang'er noticed something about him and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why are you looking so pale? Are you sick?"
Ning Changjiu was stunned, and he knew that if he answered what kind of acacia disease, he would repeat the same mistakes immediately, and was stunned by Xiang'er on the ground.
Ning Jiujiu smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing, my bones have been a little weak recently."
He dropped another piece and said, "By the way, Xiang'er, do you know where the master is?"
"Master..." Zhao Xianger thought for a moment and said, "Master, of course he is in Bu Guan Li, where else can he be?"
Not impressive…
This is a natural answer.
Ning Jiujiu nodded gently.
Zhao Xiang'er frowned, "Why are you so absent-minded? If you continue like this, this game will die."
"Yes." Ning Jiujiu came to his senses and said, "But don't worry Xiang'er, I won't lose."
"Huh? Where do you get your confidence? My highness is invincible both inside and outside the chess game." Zhao Xianger said proudly.
"Xian'er, don't talk nonsense. If you lose, you will be punished." Ning Jiujiu said.
Zhao Xiang'er bit her thin lips tightly, remembering the scene in the palace back then, and whispered: "Shameless!"
The two continued to play chess.
In the end, Ning Changjiu was even better at chess and won the game with seven pieces.
Ning Jiujiu took out seven white stones and handed them over, saying, "Xiang'er will do it by himself, or will my husband help you?"
"You... how dare you bully me like this."
Zhao Xiang'er lowered her head, clenched her fists, and turned black again. She overturned the chessboard in a traditional way, and the chess pieces shot towards Ning Changjiu like a rain of arrows.
Ning Jiujiu finished playing this game of chess with her, mainly because he wanted to test whether this 'Xian'er' was secretly transformed by his master.
It was obvious that Xiang'er had been playing very hard, and his thoughts on playing chess were completely different from those of his master.
It seems not Master...
Looking at Zhao Xianger who overturned the chessboard, Ning Jiujiu thought to himself, this was his dream, how could he allow this girl to make such a mistake
This is your own dream, and you should be the master of your dream...
Ning Jiujiu imagined that he had infinite power.
But when the chess piece hit him, the pain still came like raindrops.
His imagination is useless!
Ning Jiujiu snorted miserably, glanced at Xiang'er who continued to turn black and walked towards him, quickly erased the name from the marriage contract and left the dream.
Unexpectedly, Ning Jiujiu regrouped and wrote Zhao Xiang'er's name again.
This time, he was smarter and created a "Three Tribulations Cycle" with Xiang'er on the chessboard. The two made peace and Xiang'er also avoided turning into a black man.
After successfully surviving the chess game, Ning Jiujiu sincerely praised her great improvement in chess skills, and then said that her head hurt and she wanted to go out for a walk.
Zhao Xiang'er asked if she wanted to accompany him, but Ning Jiujiu declined politely, saying that she was just taking a walk.
After coaxing and deceiving Xiang'er to stabilize him, Ning Ning left the Three Thousand Worlds as if he had fled for a long time.
He knew that as long as they were together, it was only a matter of time before Xiang'er turned black. He had to leave the Three Thousand Worlds, and from this dream, go to Invisible to find the Master!
The reason why I chose Xiang'er's dream is because Xiang'er cannot leave the scope of the three thousand worlds. If someone else were to chase him all over the world, he might not be able to escape...
Ning left the Three Thousand Worlds for a long time and walked from the Western Kingdom in the dream to the unseen world in the dream.
If it wasn't worthwhile to go straight, then there seemed to be no point in beating around the bush.
What attitude should I take to see Master
Ning Jiujiu thought again and tried.
This is a dream, and he can do many things that he cannot do in ordinary life.
For the first time, Ning Jiujiu weaved a Kongming lantern, placed the marriage certificate inside the Kongming lantern, and placed the lantern in the City of Ten Thousand Demons, letting the lantern float up little by little until it floated out of sight.
The lamp passed through the clouds and fog, and was carried into the courtyard by the strong wind, and then knocked down by the master.
The second time, Ning sat on a paper kite for a long time, tied the marriage certificate to the kite, and let the wind float it into the distance.
The master tied a stone to the kite. The kite could not bear the weight and fell from the sky with the marriage certificate.
Ning couldn't bear it for a long time, gave up the romantic and graceful style, and became more and more radical.
He stretched his bow and nocked an arrow, tied the marriage certificate to the arrow, and shot it towards Ye Chan Palace.
Ye Changong took the arrow, took the guqin, used the guqin as a bow, and shot the arrow back.
Ning Jiujiu refused to admit defeat. This time, he was more radical.
He imagined countless terrifying demons, each of which was a famous ferocious beast from ancient times, including Taotie, Jiu Ying, King of the Wasteland, King Peacock Ming, Ten Thousand-legged Insect... The allied forces of gods and demons lined up behind him, and Ning Jiujiu took advantage of this opportunity. The giant Kun flew up, and the demons flew away with him. This army that could destroy the world was terrifying and ferocious. Although the king went out to fight, under his command, he surrounded the unobservable three layers inside and outside. Ning would rely on it for a long time. Thousands of troops, all alone in white clothes, entered the scene and wanted to force a marriage!
"What's the reason for disturbing the Taoist temple's peace this time?" Ye Changong's pleasant voice came out.
Ning Jiujiu held his back with one hand, relying on thousands of troops, and said: "I hope Master can accept this marriage letter."
Ye Changong didn't answer, just glanced at him lightly as he approached the city, broke off a lotus flower, and threw it out.
The lotus flew with the wind, whistling and piercing the tall demon bodies. The arrogant demon gods were all pierced, and the black army and horses were all destroyed under the lotus flower, turning into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood in the blink of an eye.
Ning Chang looked back and took a slight breath.
Unexpectedly, Ye Changong's voice came out again: "What happened now?"
Ning sighed for a long time, took out the marriage certificate, and said: "Disciple... come and surrender."
There was silence for a moment, and then Ye Changong said, "Come in."
Ning walked through the Taoist temple for a long time, came to the Taoist hall, and sat down in front of the white gauze.
He was visibly tired.
"Since you brought the marriage certificate, why don't you give it to me?" Ye Changong asked.
Ning Jiujiu shook his head and said: "No, Master will definitely break off the engagement. I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you more."
Ye Changong was silent for a while and said hum.
Ning Jiujiu asked: "Master... are you angry with me?"
Ye Changong shook his head: "No."
"Then why, no matter what I do, I always hit a wall?" Ning Jiujiu lowered his head and asked, "Or is it that Master is just fooling me and doesn't like me at all?"
"No." Ye Changong said immediately, his words a little hasty.
This slight change was a rare loss of composure for her.
Ye Changong covered her lips, closed her eyes, and said, "No... I just want to know what kind of emotions you have towards me now."
Ning Jiujiu said: "How can this emotion be explained in one sentence? It is very complicated, and... there is even some thoughts of revenge."
"Revenge?" Ye Changong was confused.
Ning Jiujiu smiled and said: "Master stabbed me with a sword in his previous life. I will never forget it for the rest of my life. I will avenge this revenge sooner or later."
Ye Changong asked: "Do you still want to stab him back?"
Ning did not answer for a long time, but continued: "I have been thinking about how to leave the dream. I think that people can only leave the dream when they are truly awake. But if the master really accepts If you get the marriage certificate, then you are really dreaming..."
Ye Changong lowered his head and said softly: "Don't think like that. Since we came to this world, we are destined to be together for life. This is... the true destiny."
Ning listened to her words for a long time, raised his head, and looked at the dancing shadow in the white gauze.
"Then why don't you want to accept this marriage letter?" Ning Changjiu's words suddenly calmed down.
Ye Changong didn't answer.
Ning Jiujiu seemed to have confirmed some of his thoughts. He said word by word: "Master, you used the marriage certificate as an excuse to trap me in a dream. What exactly do you want to do? What are you deliberately hiding from me?"
…
The strong wind blew, and the golden butterflies flew away like a swing.
There is wind blowing outside the window, and the gauze is like smoke.
Ye Changong didn't answer, wondering why he was hesitating.
Ning Jiujiu continued: "Actually, the dream has already started since I got the marriage certificate."
Ye Changong asked: "Why do you think so?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "Because this dress fits me surprisingly well."
He had said before that his clothes suddenly seemed too big. Ye Changong said that he was losing weight due to overwork and asked him not to take it to heart.
He had been thinking about the marriage certificate before, but now that he was quiet, he discovered these changes in details.
Ye Changong asked: "So what?"
Ning Jiujiu continued: "In this world, I always feel that something is missing."
"What?"
"Mirror."
Ning Jiujiu said: "This world lacks mirrors. There are no mirrors in all Taoist temples, and there is no water in the unsightly release ponds. Fish are even flying in the sky. Master hid all the mirrors. Are you afraid of what I’ll see?”
Ye Changong said: "Don't think too much, this world is just like this."
Ning Changjiu shook his head and said firmly: "There is actually a thread of life on my head. Just before I entered the dream, the thread of life was cut, so I became smaller. Right?"
…
The gauze curtains were swaying in the wind.
Ye Changong was silent for a long time and said: "Actually, this time, if you hand over the marriage certificate to me, I will agree."
Ning Jiujiu said: "After I agree, I will stay in the dream with Master, right?"
Ye Changong hummed softly.
She finally told the truth: "Except for me, everything in the eternal world has the thread of life. The deer will get smaller little by little until it turns into a butterfly, and the butterfly will slowly turn into a smaller firefly. This is The rules of the eternal world.”
Ning was silent for a long time and asked: "In the end, will the soul be extinct?"
Ye Changong said: "No, after eight years, I will repair your soul and reshape your body. You will wake up again and everything will be as usual."
Ning Jiujiu smiled and said: "So, is this just a trick played by the eternal world on life?"
"Well, this is the rule of the eternal world. I can't change it." Ye Changong said: "In seven years, you will become a butterfly and have to spend a year forgetting life and death. I don't want you to live that kind of life. , so I want to lock you in my dream forever until I wake up peacefully eight years later."
"I... don't want you to turn into a butterfly." Ye Changong's words became softer and softer.
Ning Jiujiu closed his eyes and said, "So that's it."
Ning looked at Bai Sha for a long time and said, "But it will be very hard for Master to maintain the authority of the dream for eight years, right?"
Ye Changong was silent.
Ning Jiujiu smiled lightly and said: "It doesn't have to be like this. It is said in the story of evil that we must embrace the truth. I will always be by your side, even if you become smaller a little bit, even if you become a deer or a fish , turned into a butterfly, I will always be with you... Master, you have worked hard enough for so many years, please have a good rest."
The white yarn trembled.
After a long time, Ye Changong's voice came out again.
"Give me the marriage certificate," she said.
Ning Jiujiu handed her the marriage certificate.
Ye Changong opened the marriage certificate and found that it was blank. She asked, "Where is the name?"
Ning Jiujiu returned the pen to her and said, "This time, you will write the name."