"Yu Huai... Yu Huai!"
Xu Yinian sat up from the bed suddenly, his back was covered with cold sweat, the pain in the back of his head stimulated his brain, his vision went dark, and he threw himself to the bedside to retch continuously.
In the dimly lit room, the only source of light is the moon shining through the window. Xu Yinian slowed down for a while, and after the nausea subsided, the memory before coma slowly recovered. He remembered that he insisted on looking for Yu Huai, but was knocked out by Tang Fei. Xu Yinian hurriedly looked at the marriage contract on his chest, and after making sure that the contract was still there and Yu Huai was still alive, he managed to calm down.
The successive bad news made Xu Yinian have a splitting headache, but even so, one thing came to mind very clearly: he must find Yu Huai, and he cannot be left alone in the burial ground.
He forced himself not to imagine those tragic scenes, and when he rolled over and got out of bed, he unintentionally glanced out of the window, and his gaze suddenly froze.
The light blue enchantment covered everything in sight, Xu Yinian realized something, rushed out of the room and ran downstairs quickly. The pitted courtyard that was destroyed by him during the day has been restored to its original state, the only difference is that the entire courtyard is covered with a translucent barrier, as if being in a huge glass ball.
He stretched out his hand to touch it, but the seemingly thin enchantment was extremely strong, with slight ripples centered around his fingertips, and then a magic seal that he was all too familiar with slowly emerged.
It's Tang Fei.
Fearing that he would go to the boneyard desperately after waking up, he simply locked him up with a barrier.
Anger surged in his chest, Xu Yinian gathered lightning in his palm, and punched hard on the barrier!
The translucent barrier stood still. Xu Yinian's eyes burned red, he mobilized his whole body's abilities to break through one of them, and the dazzling blue-purple electric light made the surroundings as bright as day. Blood flowed from his fist, but he didn't realize it, and just repeated one movement mechanically. The ability was quickly consumed, and the barrier remained untouched. Xu Yinian was extremely helpless, in desperation, he slammed into the barrier!
Mother Xu rushed over when she heard the movement, and what she saw was Xu Yinian bleeding.
"Xiao Nian!" Xu's mother was very distressed, "Don't get excited! This enchantment is left by Mr. Tang, it's not safe during this time, you'd better go out less—"
"Let him untie it!" Xu Yinian slapped the barrier with his bleeding fingers, "Why would he do that?!"
"..." Mother Xu remained silent, Xu Yinian couldn't believe it: "You asked him to cast the enchantment?"
Xu's mother took a deep breath and softened her voice: "Calm down, and deal with the wound with mom first."
Xu Yinian glanced at her, and started to try to destroy the barrier again. Smelling the pungent smell of blood in the air, Mother Xu couldn't keep calm anymore: "Don't hurt yourself anymore! Unless Mr. Tang himself is present, this enchantment is impossible to break!"
Xu Yinian seemed to have never heard of it, beating his bleeding hands non-stop. Xu's mother was very anxious, she was not a powerful demon exorcist, and she couldn't even knock him out at the moment. In a panic, she firmly held Xu Yinian's hand: "If you want to smash it, you can smash it, mommy!" hand."
Xu Yinian couldn't break free, so he could only shake her off. His eyes were red, and the blood on his forehead flowed down his eyelids: "Please, don't stop me!"
Seeing that he was about to destroy the barrier again, Xu's mother suddenly raised her voice: "Xu Yinian! What do you want to do?! Do you want to tie Yu Huai for life?!"
Xu's mother has always been gentle and considerate, and rarely loses her temper with others. Xu Yinian was at a loss because of her questioning, and murmured: "I just don't want to leave him alone..."
"Is it because you don't want him to be alone, or are you afraid to face the reality alone?" Mother Xu hit the nail on the head and yelled loudly, "You can no longer rely on Yu Huai! Since you can't love each other, why do you continue to drag him?!"
After a long time, Xu Yinian covered his face in pain.
"Then I'll at least...I'll at least meet him once and tell him about the conflict." His breathing was messy, and his words didn't match up. "It's my fault...it's all my fault."
The young man's thin body seemed to be unable to stand upright, and his fleshy fingers were dripping with blood. Xu's mother was very distressed, and she still said coldly on the surface: "Can you find him at the boneyard? Can you save him?! Even if you find him alive He, what's the use of telling him? What should he do if he refuses to separate from you after he learns the truth? Compared to the pain of both of you, it's better for you to suffer alone. This is the only thing you can do for him!"
Xu's mother's questioning forced him to face the cruel reality, and the last ray of hope collapsed. Xu Yinian's knees gave way and he fell heavily to the ground.
Without the thunder and lightning he continuously released, the courtyard regained its silence. The night was as thick as ink, with only sparse starlight scattered in the grass.
Xu's father, who came back from the night, walked through the barrier, saw this scene, and helped Xu Yinian up after a brief moment of stupefaction. The boy's face was pale, and the peach blossom eyes that used to be radiant lost their vitality. Xu's father patted him on the back: "If there is anything to do, let's talk about it in the house."
Xu Yinian's expression was numb, his forehead was covered with bruises and bloodstains, and his hands were scarred. He let Xu's father help him into the living room. Xu's father carefully treated the wound for him, and Xu's mother couldn't restrain his emotions anymore, turned and left without saying a word.
Seeing Xu Yinian lost his mind, Xu's father sighed, and said as easily as possible while applying the ointment for him: "It's been a long time since your mother cried, and you scared her so much tonight."
Xu Yinian didn't speak.
Xu's father looked at him for a long time, and suddenly said: "It doesn't mean you can't come out forever after entering the bone burial ground. Although the number is rare, there are teleportation spell beads in the four districts. If Yu Huai gets it, he can leave. For a ghost clan, This may not be an opportunity to turn a corner.”
Xu Yinian's eyelids trembled slightly, and just as he was about to speak, Xu's father said again: "Dissolve the marriage contract with him as soon as possible. When it's time to break it, it's not only for you, but also for him."
After treating all the wounds, Father Xu accompanied him back to the room. As soon as the door was closed, Xu Yinian seemed to have been sucked out of his last bit of strength. He kept sliding with his back against the door, and finally curled up on the ground.
Xu Yinian didn't believe it when he first learned that his fate was against Yu Huai's. He believed in Yu Huai, and he also believed in himself, but his firm thoughts gradually collapsed after waking up. He seemed to have lost the ability to be confident, and he couldn't help thinking that Yu Huai's life in the first twenty years was smooth, why? However, within half a year of forming a bond with him, such a terrible accident happened...
The boy's palm pressed against the contract on his chest. Parents, Tang Fei, and Lan, everyone's words kept echoing in their minds, and their advice and reality kept overlapping.
Xu Yinian had a splitting headache, as if struggling through a cycle of pain, and finally had to accept the reality. He forced himself to stop hesitating and try to contact Yu Huai with a marriage contract.
The days of waiting for a response are far more difficult than imagined. Xu's mother saw that his mental condition was really bad, so she took a long vacation for him to recuperate at home. The longer it takes to get no response, the more it means that Yu Huai is in a difficult situation. Xu Yinian was awakened by nightmares almost every day, and the first thing he did when he woke up was to check the marriage contract, but there was no movement on the other end.
One night, Xu Yinian tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, and when he closed his eyes, images related to Yu Huai appeared uncontrollably in his mind. Thinking of Yu Huai's current situation, Xu Yinian seemed to be in a desperate situation. At this moment, there was a sudden movement from the marriage contract that had been silent for a long time
Xu Yinian stayed for a few seconds: "...Yu Huai?"
There was a dull movement from the other end of the marriage contract, Xu Yinian subconsciously pressed the contract in his heart, and kept asking: "Yu Huai! Is it you?"
"It's me." Yu Huai's vocal cords seemed to be injured, and his voice was hoarse when he spoke, "I was in such a bad state before that I really didn't have the strength to respond to you."
Xu Yinian had a sore nose, and tears welled up: "How are you doing?"
Probably because his crying was too obvious, Yu Huai comforted him: "I'm fine, don't worry."
Thinking that the suffering Yu Huai is suffering now is all because of him, and he even comforted him in turn...
Huge guilt surrounded him, Xu Yinian wiped away his tears, tried his best to control his trembling voice, so that Yu Huai could hear him clearly: "Listen to me, it's not impossible to come out of the boneyard, as long as you get Send the spell bead and you can leave!"
"Okay." Even though he knew about this a long time ago, his concern still made Yu Huai's eyebrows stretch, "You wait for me to come out."
Thinking of what he had to do next, Xu Yinian was heartbroken and didn't answer.
"One more thing... Yu Huai." Xu Yinian gritted his teeth and tried his best to breathe calmly, "Let's break up the marriage contract and break up."
The short-lived warmth disappeared, and the room suddenly fell into dead silence.
Yu Huai's emotions seemed to be suppressed to the extreme, but his tone became light and slow: "What did you say?"
"… sorry."
Yu Huai was quiet for a moment, then asked again: "What do you mean by sorry?"
Xu Yinian tried his best to suppress the sound of crying, he was trembling all over, his breathing was not smooth, and he couldn't speak immediately.
His silence completely angered Yu Huai: "Why, you also think that I am now a monster that you talk about in the demon world, so you can't wait to draw a line with me?"
After getting no answer from him for a long time, Yu Huai's heart gradually turned cold, and he asked gloomily, "Xu Yinian, what the hell do you think of me?"
Xu Yinian's fingers pierced deeply into the flesh, and the smell of blood spread everywhere.
His heart was twisted like a knife, and every word Yu Huai said was like a steel needle piercing into his heart. He resisted and replied: "I must dissolve the marriage contract with you."
Without waiting for Yu Huai to respond, Xu Yinian said word by word, "After the release, you must live on."
After the words fell, he cut off the connection without hesitation.
When all the dust settled, Xu Yinian's pretended strength was finally defeated. He broke out into a broken cry and curled up into a ball with his head in his arms.
do not die.
Must survive.
two years later.
Feather-like heavy snow falls from the sky, plants are wrapped in white rime, and streams in the mountains and forests have long been frozen into hard ice. Xu Yinian walked forward step by step on the snow, the sky was getting dark, the flashlight he used for lighting was covered with a thin layer of frost, the speed of power consumption was faster than expected, Xu Yinian gradually felt powerless.
He has already entered an undeveloped no-man's land, surrounded by few people, only a few sporadic lights—that's the lighting used by monsters. The few monsters also glanced at him occasionally, as if it was very strange that he, a monster extermination master, went so hard to come to this kind of place.
Before nightfall, Xu Yinian found a crack to avoid the wind and snow. He heated the water with a fire talisman and took out the dry food from his backpack. Just as he swallowed it, there was movement from outside the crack, and one eyelash froze. The ice monster poked his head in embarrassment and asked:
"Can I come in?"
Xu Yinian responded.
The monster looked happy: "Thank you so much! My flint and steel suddenly failed to ignite, and I was wondering what to do tonight!"
The monster couldn't wait to sit by the fire, took out the food, and devoured it. After filling his stomach, he remembered that there was someone beside him, so he asked a little embarrassedly, "Do you want to eat?"
"No need." Xu Yinian yawned and said lazily, "You eat yours."
The monster saw that he was young, and his pretty face was full of youthful looks, so he couldn't help being curious: "Are you also here to find the World Tree?"
Xu Yinian nodded, and the monster seemed to have met a bosom friend, chattering non-stop: "I guess so! Otherwise, who would come to this ghost place. The old tree demon has not shown himself for many years, and it turned out that it was in this bird On the snowy mountain that doesn’t shit... You know, we passed that river today, and there were several little monsters sunk in it, all of them came to make a wish with the World Tree, but unfortunately they all died on the way!"
The world tree in the monster's mouth is the oldest monster in the world, and has survived for tens of thousands of years. As the famous "Wishing Tree" in the two worlds, it will randomly appear in every corner of the world, sometimes on the sea, sometimes on land. Legend has it that if you hang your wish under the golden bell, once the tree demon accepts the golden bell, Wishes will come true.
Since that tragic accident, Xu Yinian has been paying attention to the news of World Tree, and waited for two years until it finally appeared again.
Xu Yinian didn't say a word, and the monster explained his situation over and over again: "Tomorrow, we will continue to climb the mountain, and the journey is so dangerous. I really hope that the old tree demon can give me extremely powerful power—I haven't yet. Tell me? My wish is to become stronger. It doesn’t matter if the old man doesn’t give it to me, this trip is just an experience.”
At the end, the monster smiled.
Xu Yinian thought that your wish really runs through the characteristics of your monster race from beginning to end, the monster suddenly asked: "What about you, what wish do you have that can't be fulfilled?"
As if touched by the key words in his words, the boy's eyes flickered slightly, and finally said softly: "Pray for the safety of the person I like."
The monster froze for a moment, and wished from the bottom of his heart: "Then may our wishes come true!"
The World Tree appeared on the top of a steep snow mountain this time. The higher you go, the thinner the air, and the mountains and plains are all white, and only a few cold-resistant plants can be seen occasionally. The dry cold brought by the high altitude forced Xu Yinian to slow down his breathing. The monsters climbing the mountain all around disappeared one after another. I don't know if they were walking in front of him, or retreated down the mountain in spite of the difficulties.
When more than half of the dry food he brought was used up, Xu Yinian finally saw the shadow of the World Tree. He was exhausted from the journey the day before, so he hurriedly filled his stomach at night and fell asleep. When the sun rose and he walked out of the cave, he realized that he had unknowingly reached the top of the snow mountain.
He looked up.
Not far away, the huge World Tree is covered with green shade, the canopy that blocks the sky and the sun rushes into the clouds, and the thick trunk is like an iron tower reaching the sky. In the alpine region where almost no plants grow, such an incredible tree is like a miracle.
Thunderbolts were attached to the soles of Xu Yinian's feet, and he ran towards the World Tree at a faster speed. It was extremely exhausting to mobilize his abilities on the snowy mountain, and he finally reached the foot of the World Tree. Xu Yinian panted heavily, but his eyes were bright.
He didn't even want to rest, and hastily took out the golden bell from his backpack. Below the golden bell was decorated with thin and long strips of red cloth. The boy knelt under the tree and carefully wrote strokes on the red cloth.
In order to shield the wind and snow, he specially applied an enchantment. After writing the last stroke, Xu Yinian held the golden bell in his frostbitten hands and carefully touched the dryad's torso.
no response.
Although everyone knows the name of the World Tree, there are not many people who are really willing to travel across mountains and rivers to make a wish. First, the places where the World Tree appears are remote and dangerous. It was hundreds of years ago that the golden bell was lowered.
Xu Yinian remained motionless, holding the golden bell persistently and standing there. I don't know how long it has passed, the sun has climbed to the top of the mountain, and the brilliant light of thousands of feet passes through the gaps between the treetops. Xu Yinian moved his sore arm, sat down on the spot, and finished the dry food in small bites.
After a short rest, he held the golden bell and stood under the tree again, but the dryad didn't make any movement from the beginning to the end. The sun was setting and the sky was getting darker and darker. Xu Yinian had to accept the reality. He held the cold golden bell tightly, and finally glanced at the world tree reaching to the sky in despair, bent down and put the golden bell in the snowdrift under the tree.
If he didn't go down the mountain, the food he brought would not be enough to support him to the foot of the mountain.
Xu Yinian dejectedly set foot on the way he came from. Going down the mountain was more troublesome than going up. When he reached the small town at the foot of the snow mountain, he was exhausted. Because of the appearance of the World Tree, a large number of tourists have gathered in this deserted town all year round, and the monster peddler is enthusiastically selling a cart full of mahogany signs: "These are wooden signs made of the branches of the World Tree. You write your wish on it, and then hang it on the banyan tree tens of meters away, and your wish will come true!... You ask why? These two trees are brother trees, hanging on the banyan tree, and the world tree on the top of the mountain is also can hear!"
A group of people gathered in a circle, and one of the couples was so moved by the words that they were about to pay.
"He's making up stories." Xu Yinian said weakly, "The branches of the World Tree are harder than steel, and he can't take them off. Open the online shopping software, the wholesale price of this pile of crap is not more than one hundred."
"Hey!" The monster peddler became furious, "If you don't buy it, don't buy it, stop talking nonsense here!"
Xu Yinian didn't bother to pay attention to him, and walked back to the hotel with his broken legs. A new message popped up after charging the phone that had automatically shut down, Xu Yinian glanced at it unintentionally, and was instantly pinned in place.
— Just half an hour ago, the General Bureau of Demon Elimination detected a large-scale demon force riot on the edge of the boneyard.
According to the follow-up data feedback, after the monster clan left the burial ground, it destroyed the detection system installed by the headquarters. Such a terrifying destructive power was the result of the superposition of multiple abilities. It was confirmed that it was all done by one person.
The Yaozu's behavior was too ostentatious, almost directly revealing his identity.
Xu Yinian read the news sent by the college over and over again, fearing that he would make a mistake, he chewed on a few short lines over and over again, and even twisted his arm hard to make sure that he was not dreaming.
Two years ago, everyone thought that Yu Huai had no chance of surviving after entering the burial ground, and even the arrest warrant was withdrawn by the General Administration of Demon Elimination. Hearing this news unexpectedly, all the exorcising masters who participated in related incidents were in danger for a while.
Yu Huai really came out.
With this clear cognition formed in his mind, Xu Yinian smiled unconsciously. He was so happy that he even yelled indiscriminately in the room. Gradually, Xu Yinian's voice took on an imperceptible weeping tone. He seemed to have relieved all his strength and burden at once, fell on the bed and began to cry unscrupulously.
Xu Yinian's cell phone rang non-stop, news from his parents, master, and friends flooded the sky, and the joint community exploded as early as the first time:
[Damn you, all kneel down and call you daddy! At the age of 23, he was the first person to escape from the burial ground! ]
[The leaders of the four districts are all at least a hundred years old. Is there any knowledgeable brother who knows exactly which district leader he killed to steal the spell beads? ]
[I don't know how much ability Yu Huai has gained in this trip, wouldn't he just walk sideways in the future? ? ? ]
[He can walk backwards! The Demon Elimination Bureau must be crazy now. They thought that chasing people into the boneyard was equivalent to sending them to hell, but they went in and upgraded to a full level and came out again! ]
[Two years, just two years. Yu Huai is so fucking scary, if I were those exorcising demon masters, I would be shivering at home right now. ]
[And Xu Yinian, don't be scared to cry. ]
…
…
"Stupid, I'm so happy." Xu Yinian wiped away his tears and muttered to himself. After a while, he couldn't help laughing while holding his phone. He opened the window and looked in the direction of the World Tree.
The silvery moonlight is like flowing water, unlike the scene of heavy snow falling on the top of the mountain, there is only catkin-like fine snow falling slowly in the town, and the surroundings are silent. As if feeling something, he closed his eyes.
"If you accept my wish..." Xu Yinian whispered, "Thank you, please bless him forever."
On the top of the majestic and steep snow mountain, the World Tree stands against the wind, and the melodious sound of golden bells tinkling faintly can be heard from the cloud-like canopy.
A few hours ago, when Xu Yinian was drifting away, the golden bell that he placed at the foot of the World Tree suddenly rose up without wind. It was drawn by the power of the tree demon to fly upwards, and finally disappeared deep in the prosperous tree crown.
Under the golden bell, hung Xu Yinian's blessing that he might not be able to say in his life.
To Yu Huai:
I hope you are safe, not sick, and never encounter misfortune again. Even if you have troubles, they are small things that can be forgotten in the next second. You will be the twinkling stars and the unreachable moon just like in the past, and you will move forward all the way to realize all the impossible wishes, and never fall into the chaotic world.
May you always be free and not alone.