Haunting Spectre Road

Chapter 86: Destiny

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After telling this ancient love tragedy, Princess Lanruo finally couldn't help but shed tears that had been withered for a thousand years. The crystal clear tears crossed the bridge of her small nose and slid on her chin. Zhang Jianfeng was stunned, wondering whether he should still swing the sword. There is such a deep inside story hidden behind the ghost temple, which also involves the changes in the imperial power of a generation. Princess Lan Ruo slowly raised her green onion-like hand and said: "There has never been anyone who loves me, and there has always been someone who hates me." A soul-inducing lamp suddenly appeared on her hand. Zhang Jianfeng came to his senses and secretly screamed something bad. Just when he was about to swing the Longquan Sword, Xiaolan screamed and the unconscious Xiaoqing was sucked to the side of Princess Lanruo. Princess Lan Ruo, who had experienced severe pain, looked unusually calm: "With my skills, I may not be able to defeat the Longquan Sword, but with this person in hand, I can have an extra chance of winning." Zhang Jianfeng was completely confused after the sudden change. One piece, what to do? Should he continue wielding the Longquan Sword or should he stop and let Lan Ruosi go and let her harm others again? Xiaolan immediately rushed forward and shouted: "Give Xiaoqing back to me! Give it back to me quickly!" Princess Lanruo said coldly: "If you dare to take a step forward again, I can't guarantee whether she is still alive." The two of them said. During the stalemate, Zhang Jianfeng on one side finally made a painful decision: "Xiao Lan, get out of the way, I want to kill this witch with my own hands." Xiao Lan was shocked and shouted: "Zhang Jianfeng, are you crazy? Xiao Qing is in her hands. !" Zhang Jianfeng calmly raised the Longquan Sword: "Xiaolan, I told you, if sometimes the peace of the world can be obtained by sacrificing one or two people, then this kind of sacrifice must be made. The world will always remember Xiaoqing Yes. Get out of the way."

Princess Lanruo laughed loudly and said: "Zhang Jianfeng, even though you are the number one disciple of Taoism, don't you think you are too arrogant? Where is my place? It is a ghost temple that even you Sanqing are willing to come to. Even if you have Can you fight against me with the power of recovery? Can you dissolve thousands of years of resentment in one day?" Zhang Jianfeng said loudly: "Your Highness is wrong. Do you think that people in the magic world should think carefully before fighting a decisive battle? Do you dare to carry out the fight only if you can't fight it? I was taught by the master..." At this point, Zhang Jianfeng paused and seemed to hesitate. He glanced at Xiaolan and then said: "For the welfare of the common people, even if you sacrifice I don’t care about my life!” Xiaolan’s whole body was shaken violently, her lips trembled as she looked at Zhang Jianfeng, but she didn’t say anything, she just turned around and cried secretly.

Princess Lan Ruo said: "I don't hesitate to be good, but I advise you, if you want to save me, it is absolutely impossible." Zhang Jianfeng said: "For a thousand-year-old evil spirit like you, you have done many evil things, and you have already been punished. I don’t have the slightest idea of overindulging you, you should go down and enjoy it.” Princess Lan Ruo said: “How outrageous! That smart old monk doesn’t dare to be so bold to me. If I don’t beat you to death today, I will do it myself. Destroy this Lanruo Temple!" As he spoke, his long sleeves fluttered, and a ray of green light shot out. Zhang Jianfeng lowered his head and flashed past, chanted a spell, raised the Zhenwu Seal, rose into the air, and released a sparkling white light. Princess Lanruo sneered. He said: "This is childish, don't make fun of me in front of me." As he said that, he blew out a blast of green energy from his mouth, and the Zhenwu Seal was instantly shattered. Zhang Jianfeng was surprised. He didn't expect that Princess Lan Ruo's skills were so profound, and Zhenwu Seal, one of Zhongnan Mountain's magic weapons, was so vulnerable. No wonder when he saw her for the first time, she would say that if the switch really came out, a hundred He made such big talk that such a thing was useless, he was worried, and quickly waved his hand and went out, using the eighth-level diagram formation to separate himself from Princess Lanruo. Princess Lan Ruo smiled and said: "First disciple, no matter how useful your formation is, it can only last a few minutes. It is better to die early than to die later." Zhang Jianfeng gritted his teeth and said: "Don't even think about it. I will use all my strength to fight you. Is it a matter of life?" Whether I die or not, I leave it to fate!"

"Destiny..." Xiaolan's heart suddenly trembled. It was destiny again. Why did her heart tremble involuntarily when she mentioned destiny? The graceful and free form outside the temple danced all over the sky. It was so dazzling pink, and it was Such a beautiful and unyielding grace gradually slipped in front of Xiaolan's eyes. "If it is destiny for these petals to fall to the ground..." Xiaolan looked at it blankly, suddenly stretched out a hand to catch the falling petals, and murmured: "Then don't let them fall."

Zhang Jianfeng poured all his strength into Longquan Sword, and the seven stars on Longquan Sword began to sparkle. Unexpectedly, at this time, Xiaolan suddenly rushed forward and hugged Longquan Sword tightly. "Xiaolan?!" Zhang Jianfeng said in surprise. Xiaolan hugged the sword and said with tears in her eyes: "I said, I will not let Xiaoqing die, absolutely not. I will not allow such so-called necessary sacrifices to exist. Anyone who sacrifices small profits for the sake of great righteousness, that's all It's a lie!" "Xiaolan, I understand how you feel, but think about it, do you want the nightmare in school to continue? Do you want people to continue to die on campus? Sometimes you can't be soft-hearted." Zhang Jianfeng said desperately. I wanted to pull out the Longquan Sword from Xiaolan's arms, but it couldn't move at all. Xiaolan lowered her eyes and said: "I know that even if there must be a sacrifice, the victim is definitely not Xiaoqing."

Xiaolan let go of Longquan Sword, came to Princess Lanruo, and suddenly knelt down with a "plop". "Xiaolan?!" Zhang Jianfeng couldn't help being shocked and angry. "You know pain only after you have loved, and pain is deeper than love." Xiaolan raised her head and smiled at the surprised Princess Lanruo: "Have you ever heard of this sentence? I think there is no hatred in your heart at all, no matter what that man does For you, you will still like him, love is this kind of monster. Also, it must be very lonely to stay alone in this small temple for many years, with only a peerless treasure that cannot speak to accompany you, right? Because you were betrayed by the person you loved most and abandoned by your beloved father, coupled with the fact that people in the world have forgotten and hated you for a thousand years, you will feel resentment in your heart, so you thought you were abandoned by the world. Forgotten, so you think that there is no love in your heart, only hatred, boundless hatred. You can only gain psychological balance by torturing yourself and punishing the world. Why bother? Just because of the broken pot of graceful dissociation, that's it Are you still stubborn and can’t let go?”

The soul-inducing lamp instantly fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. Princess Lanruo trembled violently and said: "You... what do you know?! What do you know?! Although I am a princess, I have never received real care. All The people I thought were closest to me completely betrayed me at the most critical moment, but I have to bear the price of being trapped in a thousand-year-old temple forever! What else can you ask me to do in return for this so-called 'full of kindness and justice' In this world?! Apart from hate, what else can I have? What else can I have?!" "No, you still have love," Xiaolan still had that shallow smile on her face: "When you meet When he was there, you had already regarded your favorite graceful wandering as his incarnation. As long as you haven’t given up your attachment to graceful wandering, it means that he has always been hidden in your heart. He is the part of you deep in your heart that you never want. Touching the heartache. Don’t you understand? The graceful wandering represents your nature that has not yet awakened - innocence and love. No matter how the hatred expands, it can never cover up the existence of love, as long as you were once a life, a Man, this is an eternal truth! You can only rely on the grief that should be forgotten to judge that you can no longer get true love from the world. You say that the world has forgotten you, but the truth is that you have forgotten the world!" Princess Lanruo can't bear it anymore. Zhu shouted: "Enough! I've heard enough!! What do people like you who have never been through any storms know? Do you know what kind of beautiful name Lanruo Temple has in the world? Ask your companions? Ghost temple! They have regarded me as their enemy from the beginning. Do you think I want to stay in this ghost place again?! I can’t get out!! I have to rely on outsiders to get out. Do you think anyone will be willing to do so? Help me?! Do you think you will help me?!!" By the end of the sentence, Princess Lanruo had already burst into tears and burst into tears. "Yes, if you really want to go out, I will help you." Xiaolan's voice was surprisingly calm: "Everything you complain about is not your fault. Love is never wrong, only fate is wrong. If you I never believe that the world is fair to you, and I am willing to tell you with my own actions." In an instant, Princess Lanruo was stunned on the spot, and her heart was shocked for the first time in a thousand years.

"Xiaolan!" Zhang Jianfeng said: "She hasn't said what she wants? Aren't you afraid that she will harm you?" Xiaolan still smiled casually: "What are you afraid of? I believe in her, I believe in Princess Lanruo, no matter she How vicious she was before. After all, she is just a woman who has been hurt by a man. Women who have been hurt have a kind side, not to mention that she must have been a kind princess before her character was distorted." Princess Lanruo looked at Xiaolan blankly, Suddenly she slowly lowered her head, and when she raised her head again, a smile miraculously appeared on her pale face. Zhang Jianfeng suddenly discovered that the smiling Princess Lanruo was really beautiful, just like the one on the mural. Princess Lan Ruo is just like those graceful and free pink flowers outside. She is so beautiful that she is not like a common thing in the world, but as beautiful as a fairy in the sky.

Xiaolan said: "What do you want me to do? What do I have to do so you can get out." Princess Lanruo hesitated for a moment, then moved her flawless face closer to Xiaolan and whispered something in her ear. "That's right." Xiaolan smiled and said: "It's really not far from what I guessed. Just rest assured, I will bear everything by myself." Zhang Jianfeng shouted hurriedly: "Wait a minute! I want to Do you know what the conditions are?" Princess Lanruo had slowly straightened up and was about to turn around and leave. Suddenly she turned around and looked at Xiaolan with tears in her eyes. Suddenly she faced Xiaolan, bent her waist deeply, and bowed After making a 90-degree bow, Xiaolan also stood up and accepted the bow calmly. Zhang Jianfeng's heart suddenly moved, and he shouted: "Stop!!" Princess Lan Ruo waved her sleeves, and a blue-black gas surged out, gradually surrounding Xiaolan, and she turned into white mist and slowly dissipated. In the black smoke, he could only see that the smile on Xiaolan's face was still so natural and clear, just like the first time he saw her.

"No-Xiao-Lan!!!" Zhang Jianfeng suddenly found that his voice had become very far away at some point, as if coming from the ethereal paradise world. It seemed so hollow, hoarse and powerless, before his eyes. It was dim, and the surrounding scenery became blurry. Only Xiaolan's soft body could be clearly seen slowly, slowly, bit by bit, falling down bit by bit, and finally leaned completely in his arms, soaked in warm blood. An uncontrollable impulse surged up, causing his internal organs to jump around as if his body had been cut off. It wasn't until the big tears broke through the eye sockets and fell on Xiaolan's pale lips that Zhang Jianfeng understood. This impulse has a name, it's called sadness. "What exactly did you promise her?" Zhang Jianfeng asked in tears. Xiaolan tried her best to open her almost closed eyes, looked at Lanruo Temple that was slowly disappearing around her, and said with a labored smile: "She said that an old monk once told her that if she wanted to break through Lanruo Temple's blockage, she only needs two people. There are two ways, one is to kill a thousand people, and the other is to have one person voluntarily sacrifice for her and Lanruo Temple, using that person's blood in exchange for her enlightenment. Look, Lanruo Temple is really disappearing." Zhang Jianfeng was horrified. He hugged Xiaolan tightly, fearing that the god of death would snatch her away, but Xiaolan's body temperature was slowly lowering, and it was obvious that it was impossible to save her. Zhang Jianfeng finally couldn't restrain himself, and tears poured out as if the floodgates had been opened. Next, he shook his head and choked: "Why? Why do you have to be so stupid?? Why?!!" Xiaolan said intermittently: "As I said, you and Xiaoqing... are both my favorite people... Because... I don’t want you to die... I want you to live well... That is my biggest wish—"

The beauty of the sky flew in freely, dispersing the gloom and mist, and driving away the demons and monsters. The whole sky was filled with the elegant fragrance and gentle pink, flying gently, blowing and teasing people's clothes like the wind. human hair. "Isn't this... good? Princess Lanruo is finally free... you and Xiaoqing can live happily... and I... have also found my destination. Wealth is in heaven, life and death are determined by destiny, I have always... believed in this. "Xiaolan looked at the colors of that day infatuatedly, and suddenly said: "Zhang Jianfeng, do you know my full name?" "Yes, Yin Lan." "Wrong, that was changed later. This time you can Please remember that my original name is Yin Ruo Lan." Xiaolan closed her eyes with satisfaction. The fresh fragrance was as light as before, and the reddish petals fell one after another, gently brushing in her hair and sticking to her white jade cheeks. In an instant, they fell all over her body, making her look like a woman in full dress. The dressed-up princess sleeps deeply in a flower coffin woven with graceful flowers.

"It is said that when a woman dies because she is betrayed by the man she loves, a graceful and free trace will appear in the place where her blood is soaked. The unforgettable love dilutes the blood-stained hatred, forming a unique pink color. Therefore, graceful wandering is also called the 'Flower of Sadness'. The meaning of graceful wandering is death - death because of love." Three years ago, Master Yuqing of Putuo Mountain told Zhang Jianfeng in the garden behind the mountain.

"The celestial phenomena are destined, and life and death are destined. All we can do is to know in advance." Lone Xinghan always looked up at the sky, motionless, as if the stars would darken at any time, although the sky was full of stars. The stars are still as bright as a disk of scattered diamonds.

Zhang Jianfeng stared blankly at the pink flowers that were still floating, floating, as if they would never stop. "Xiaolan, can you go later? Wait a little longer. I want to reveal the shocking mystery of this isolated island in red in front of you." Knowing that there is no way to save the day, knowing that the situation is irreversible, knowing that Xiaolan remains here In this world, he had to endure tremendous physical pain, but Zhang Jianfeng still put the resurrection talisman into Xiaolan's body, and at the same time, he continuously injected his own internal power into her body. Xiaolan opened her eyes weakly and said in an almost inaudible voice: "Isn't it all over? Aren't the mourning hall classroom and Gudao Hongyi one?" Zhang Jianfeng carefully placed Xiaolan's body on the ground. Let her lean against the corner, then pick up the Seven-Star Longquan Sword, point it diagonally at the ground and say: "No, it's not over. Princess Lanruo is just being used by others, and the root of all evil is in the hands of the culprit. No need to act anymore, stand up , the ultimate mastermind behind the scenes—Xiao Qing!!”

"Huh?" Xiaolan said painfully: "Zhang Jianfeng, what are you talking about? You are crazy!" Zhang Jianfeng said coldly: "I am not crazy. I might as well tell you the truth today, Xiaoqing, I am not actually a student of this school. , the reason why I came here was to suppress Lanruo Temple and settle another old sin under the orders of my teacher. Before I went down the mountain, I was told that not only did the shadow of the mourning hall classroom exist in the school, but there was also a terrifying power lurking in it. , this power has wandered into the world, and my most important task is not to find out the true location of this power. In order to draw out that power, eliminate its wariness, and gain its trust, I have been pretending to be stupid. Dull, waiting for opportunistic actions. When you first pretended to be the incarnation of innocence, cuteness, intelligence and wit, and naturally appeared beside me as the deputy squad leader, helping me solve the puzzle, I didn't have much suspicion about you. However, As the relationship between Lingtang Classroom and Gudao Hongyi came to light, I initially determined that you were a suspect. You are too smart, so smart that it is unimaginable. I came up with it after three days of hard work analyzing the principle of grievance connection. The correct conclusion, but you just glanced at the material in a hurry and said the result casually without even having time to think. In your reasoning, you took advantage of a misunderstanding of human thinking. You were not based on the existing The results are deduced from the materials, but the causes are deduced based on the results. This also shows that you have known the mystery of the mourning hall classroom and the isolated island red clothes from the beginning! I am right, Xiaoqing, no, I am now I should change my name to you—Liang Wan, the protagonist in Gudao Hongyi, Liang Hua’s biological sister!”