Shen Xingzhi finally understood why so many people like to ask immortals to find out the way of immortality. Since Lanyi's inner alchemy was passed on to him that day, he felt that he was more attractive, with an innate charm in his brows, younger and more beautiful than before.
There seemed to be a steady stream of nourishment in his body, and he felt that his previous minor ailments had disappeared, and his energy was getting better and better.
But in comparison, Lan Yi's health is getting worse. The wind that blows for a while in the middle of the night will make him catch a cold, and even when the wind blows his hair a few times, Shen Xingzhi can see a few silver strands fluttering.
At this time, Shen Xingzhi would always observe Lan Yi carefully, and found that there were a few smile lines in the corners of Lan Yi's eyes that he had never seen before.
Lan Yi always tells him with a smile, it's okay, it's normal. The inner alchemy was given to him, and his cultivation base is a little bit worn out, and it will be fine when he improves his cultivation.
In the middle of the night, Lan Yi always groaned. The pain that he could bear in the past seemed to be getting worse. Several times he found that the other party would turn into a fox shape when he couldn't bear the pain, and then yelled in a low voice, saying that he couldn't hear I understand Fox's words.
It's okay, it's fine.
Shen Xingzhi could always hear him say that.
As if deceiving himself, he faintly felt something, but Shen Xingzhi always liked to deceive himself with Lan Yi's rhetoric. After one night, Lan Yi's half-white hair finally turned completely white.
The silver-haired Lan Yi smiled at Shen Xingzhi without noticing it. But after the other party reminded him, Shen Xingzhi obviously saw that he was flustered for a moment, and when he looked at him, there was still a trace of bewilderment and helplessness on his face.
With a jump in his heart, he followed the other party and began to feel at a loss, even a little scared.
Lan Yi often waited for him in the room, always carved something in his hand but didn't let him see it, and said with a smile that he would let him see it after he finished. But later on, Lan Yi could no longer hold the carving knife.
At that time, the fox facing the wind in the jade tree is now a pale-haired old man with wrinkles on his face and eyebrows, as if he has experienced many years of wind and frost. It's hard to imagine how a handsome young man could become like this in just a few months.
Every time Shen Xingzhi meets Bone Carver, he always wants to stop him, and even wants to ask if there is any way to keep Lan Yi.
But he was afraid, afraid that if the bone carving master asked him to return the inner alchemy, he would age quickly like Lan Yi.
The crowd's adoration made him dazzled, as if he had returned to his childhood, the little prince embraced by all the stars in the past.
The struggle in his heart was hidden under his smile, he watched Lan Yi's smile disappear day by day, his face became older and thinner, and finally one day when the other party couldn't hold back and turned into a fox, Shen Xingzhi went crazy.
He hugged the faintly breathing fox and knelt at the door of the bone carver, hoping that the other party would come out to meet him and tell him how to save Lan Yi. Even if it is to let him return the inner alchemy... Let him return the inner alchemy, he is willing.
But one day has passed, two days have passed, the color of the fox's fur has long lost its luster, and it does not feel as soft and warm as before. Shen Xingzhi's hands can touch the protruding bones of the other side with a little force. Only then did I realize that there are more terrifying things in this world than death and aging.
That is, he will never see the fox again.
Even in the shape of a fox, the deep pain follows Lan Yi all the time. But now Lan Yi doesn't have the strength to whine? Even the strength to get closer to Shen Xingzhi was gone.
The skeleton in his arms trembled, and Shen Xingzhi shed tears for the first time since that day. The bean-sized teardrops stained the fox's fur little by little, and the long hairs were all stuck together.
If it was before, if the fox knew that Shen Xingzhi was crying, he would wipe his tears with his paws, and then the lively and mischievous tail would always pester him, telling him to pet it, and he wouldn't be unhappy after petting it.
Big idiot, he's not happy now, why don't you just tease him with your tail
The fox's skeleton rattled in pain, and it couldn't even tell where it was or where it was dry. It can only use its sharp claws to carefully hook Shen Xingzhi's clothes based on its memory.
Even if it loses its senses, the fox will remember its Shen Xingzhi, for fear of hurting him.
How regretful Shen Xingzhi is, thinking that if there are no foxes in the future, it seems that in contrast, aging ugly will not be so scary. He tried his best to keep his fox, but what did the bone carver say
The sky was clear that day, and the light was good enough for Shen Xingzhi to see the sarcasm in the eyes of the bone carver. There was no expression on his envious face, but there was mockery and disdain between his brows.
"Once the inner alchemy leaves the body, it can never go back."
"Shen Xingzhi, you can't save him."
"Without the inner alchemy, Lan Yi no longer has a storehouse, and his cultivation base will be lost quickly. Once he loses his hundred-year practice, he will be no different from an ordinary fox. Oh, no, even his lifespan will be even shorter."
"Don't you miss his inner alchemy? Now that your wish has been fulfilled, why are you still dissatisfied?"
Yeah, isn't this the result he always wanted
Holding the fainted fox in his arms, Shen Xingzhi looked at the exquisite facial features of the person in front of him in a daze, feeling a little dazed, even familiar.
What is he dissatisfied with? His goal has been achieved.
But... As long as he thinks that the laughing fox can no longer laugh, and that he who always likes to chatter can no longer make noise, Shen Xingzhi feels his heart throbbing and he can no longer breathe.
He suddenly missed the long-lost "Zhizhi".
In the past, he always thought it would be stupid to call this name, and he didn't like calling him his wife. He even thought that it would be fine if the other party gave him the inner alchemy immediately and left his world quickly. But when such a moment came, Shen Xingzhi felt a little flustered.
If there is no fox in the future, he will not be happy in such a long life, even if he has the beauty envied by others.
No, no, he is not happy now.
He had never felt that Shen Xingzhi was so vivid in his memory, and it even made him feel that the other party was deeply engraved in his mind. Every smile, every touching moment, something that was once close at hand, now when I think back to him, I suddenly realize that he is so profound.
However, these things are so far away from him. So far away that he can no longer touch it.
Fox, fox, please, tell him how to return to the old Shen Xingzhi, that cold-hearted young man who seemed to never be moved by him.
Today, Shen Xingzhi hugged the fox tightly, as if hugging the past and the world.
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Woohoo, I’m blind from drawing today, please hug me