The sun shines through the cracks of the fine leaves, laying down layers of bright crystal light and shadow.
Xia Ge leaned his head against the rough tree trunk, and listened to Wudi Puppet telling the story that seemed very distant and familiar.
She is listening here, listening to everything in the past, like listening to other people's stories, as unreal as a dream.
In that story, there is a puppet master who lives handsomely and likes a princess named Chu Shi. In order to let the princess get the world, she goes to destruction step by step.
And on her downhill road, there is a first puppet in a white dress, and a proud and petite girl in red.
The puppet in white and the arrogant little girl have always been silently fond of the puppet master, one is taciturn, the other is eloquent.
"... Does the puppet master like that puppet?"
Xia Ge felt that her lips were a little dry. She licked her lips and looked at the swirling sunlight, thinking of the back of the girl in white she saw before she named Acacia.
Lonely and lonely, like a person who has gone through a long time.
It hurts.
The system said, "Maybe I like it."
"After all, her princess has become famous, and the puppet has always been by her side."
Xia Ge said, "Then she's really scumbag, she likes whoever she wants."
Invincible Puppet's voice carried some tolerance, "I don't think it is a kind of fulfillment to like someone who likes you when the person you like gives up on you."
"After all, people are not iron and stone, and they will always be lonely." The system paused and said, "After all, life is so long, there are not several decades to wait."
The reason why Wudi Puppet is so tolerant is probably because it and Xia Wushuang have truly experienced those lonely times.
When Xia Wushuang missed her princess alone, there was always someone behind her, in the place where she could see it as soon as she turned around.
As long as you turn your head, you can inadvertently see her standing silently behind you, in white clothes than snow, and she is so peaceful.
It was an unparalleled peace of mind.
Imperceptibly, silently, making you feel...
-I feel that no matter what time, no matter what you are doing, no matter where you are, no matter what you feel sad for, she will be behind you and spend it with you.
She will accompany you through the ten years you waited for someone, through the next ten years that no one can wait for, through another ten years when your heart is like a rock, and accompany you through one of the few years of your life. A decade.
never give up.
When did Xia Wushuang realize that he liked that person
The system thought about it for a long time, but couldn't come up with it.
Probably because it's just a system and can't really understand her.
It may also be Xia Wushuang's ten years of loneliness in his heart, and there are too many moments when looking back to see that person.
Start with companionship.
Finally heart.
And there were too many moments that could make Xia Wushuang fall in love with Gu Peijiu, too many.
"Then... what about Su Tan?" Xia Ge asked.
"Su Chuan is a Fallen Angel, and the puppet master has always hoped that one day she can let go of her demons and truly return to the sky." The system said, "So you really don't need to be sad... This result should be what you most hoped to see back then. "
Xia Ge stretched out his hand and looked at the palm print on his palm: "I always feel as if I have forgotten something important..."
In a fleeting moment, on the lonely cliff, someone said to the girl in red that the sea is wide and fish leaps, and the sky is high for birds to fly.
System: "Haha, no more."
Wudi Puppet didn't mention the sentence Xia Wushuang said a long time ago, "No matter what you do, I will forgive you."
It felt that it was no longer necessary, and saying such words would serve no purpose other than to provoke sadness.
Those who leave live in their memories, and those who live in their memories will never forgive, so there is no way to talk about them.
This ending is already the best.
It was getting late, the crystal clear sunlight slowly dimmed, and the emerald green leaves were also stained with the afterglow of the setting sun.
Xia Ge heard the reason for the birth of misfortune, the mysterious priest, when he heard the misunderstanding between the puppet master and her leader outside Chang'an, his heartbeat was extremely violent.
As if a reader listening to a boring story finally empathized with the story.
It was as if the puppet master, who lost his mind and slaughtered all the way, was hugged tightly by the puppet who loved her, she told her.
"Heavenly sin."
"I redeem it for you."
…
"What's the ending?" Xia Ge asked.
"The ending is that Xia Wushuang gave up everything and chose to destroy both body and spirit." Wudi said, "According to the rules, it is true... But how can I put it, I can always take advantage of the rules when I am excellent."
"I went to the Law Vulnerability Network to find out how to evade tax... No, it's not tax evasion. Well, I specifically checked how to blind the law, and then I found a way."
Xia Ge: "… "
There is still a special section for exploiting loopholes in your system. It is no wonder that she is usually ruthless and has no mercy.
"Simply put, it's taking a piece of your soul and pretending that you are still in this dimension to continue the mission." The system sounded a little guilty, "Then send the rest of your soul back to this world to bring you back to life."
"But after I saved you, the energy was exhausted, and there was no way to stay in the high-dimensional dimension for a long time, and the time convection between the three-dimensional and this dimension was different." Wudi said, "You can only find a place to hide and wait until the destiny. The son came out and put it on him to restore his vitality... Because Gu Peijiu and I made an agreement that when the Son of Destiny appeared, I would reincarnate your remnant soul on the opposite side of the Son of Destiny... which is Qin Shuang." Invincible puppet muttered. Twice, "It was a terrible time..."
A thin, unidentified bird chirped.
It was getting late, and the tired birds returned to their nests.
Very pleasant.
System: "But you know, this is just a way to temporarily blind the law. If you really want you to live, you still have to complete the task."
Xia Ge asked strangely, "What is the final mission I am here to accomplish?"
The system said: "There are two paths, one is to completely defeat the Heavenly Dao, to destroy this world with the top puppet technique, and to step on the bones of this world and step into a higher dimension."
Xia Ge: "...What are you doing with your Spring and Autumn Dreams?"
The system's voice quieted down, and even sounded a bit grim, "I didn't have a Spring and Autumn Dream, after all, this world is really just a book."
Xia Ge: "… "
Xia Ge reacted for a while, then suddenly came to his senses, "Is this the route for my initial mission?"
The system did not answer directly, and it sounded like he was still immersed in the delusion of stepping on the top of the puppet system and destroying the world with one hand, "Really, there is no need to hesitate, either the world will die or you will die. This is just a book - rather I don’t blame the world, but the world can’t blame me, do you understand, is it okay to pursue a little bit?”
Xia Ge: "… "
System: "Of course it was originally planned to let you go this way... But when I ran out of energy before, I broke the mission and memory center..."
Xia Ge: "… "
System: "But if you're lucky, and thanks to Su Chuan, you were able to take the second path by mistake."
Xia Ge decided to give up thinking about the first terrifying possibility that didn't happen, and was inhumanly thankful that the invincible puppet broke his brain...
"The second way?"
System: "Well, the second way - completely eliminate the signs of your existence, eliminate the 'scourge' of the heavens on you, including the Evil Spirit Mountain and everything else you have done, that is to say, the positive impact produced by you Don't worry about it, for example, it is gratifying to congratulate the number of puppet masters in this world has increased greatly, which is very beneficial to the development of the universe subculture..."
The system said decisively, "But the previous negative effects must disappear! That is, 'save'."
Xia Ge: "..." If she remembered correctly, in the story just now, the puppet technique was the cause of the evil spirits, right
"Su Tan has purified all the evil spirits. The puppet technique of resurrection will no longer produce evil spirits. At most, it will be a broken soul, which will form a clothing charm." The system saw Xia Ge's slander and explained it.
When Xia Ge heard Su Tan's name, he felt a little sad, and then changed the subject and asked, "So did you choose a second path for me after breaking my head?"
The system said calmly: "No, no, I chose to release a neutral questline."
The neutral quest line means that the quests on both sides are sent chaotically, and all consequences are possible, but the possibility of success of the two lines is greatly reduced.
After all, you can't save the world and destroy the world at the same time, can you
Xia Ge: "… "
The system quickly said: "But it doesn't matter, after Su Tuan became a god, your scourge disappeared, the evil spirits also disappeared, and the negative effects caused by you no longer exist. I can take this opportunity to drill a loophole, Pretend you have never been to this world at all, and if the law loses Party B, it will be judged that the system issued the task error."
Xia Ge heard the words and felt a little guilty: "After the task goes wrong, the system will take responsibility, right?"
Invincible Puppet sighed deeply, "Yeah, because of you, the outstanding me will soon be locked up in the Cosmic Labor Reform Bureau for labor reform... I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of the 108,000-year-old..."
Xia Ge decided to forgive all its mistakes.
System: "Bah, you believe it."
Xia Ge said: "You saved me, I will believe whatever you say."
system:"… "
Seeing that Xia Ge's attitude was so sincere, Wudi Puppet couldn't make it up.
Finally, he snorted, "It's okay."
Xia Ge still felt suffocated in his heart and said, "Don't force yourself..."
How could it be okay, usually I have to pay for a cup that I miss.
Invincible puppet made a weird laughter like an old fritter: "It's really okay, let me tell you, in the space management office, my invincible puppet is a false certificate."
Xia Ge: "… "
The system said proudly: "There are so many stupid hosts these days. If I don't arrange for one hand and two hands to prepare, I came out and messed up, and I was killed by the stupid host long ago."
Stupid host Xia Ge: "..."
... Forget it, for the sake of others saving me.
After all, it used to be really stupid.
The sunset gradually went down.
Xia Ge thought, it's time to go back.
She stood up, patted the dust on her clothes, walked a few steps, and stopped again.
After thinking about it, she asked, "Why do you have to save me?"
The system didn't say that it persuaded Xia Wushuang to let her stay, but at that time, Xia Wushuang's choice was to destroy his soul and soul.
Why is the system still taking such a big risk to save her
The system said, "Do you want to die now?"
Xia Ge: "… "
The system said, "Look, it's better to die than live."
It said: "A person's life is so long, who knows what your thoughts will be at the next moment, you want to die today, you want to live tomorrow, and you want to die and live again the day after tomorrow."
"You can still fall in love with someone while you're alive and lose your temper. When you're angry, you still have a chance to regret it... If you really die, where can you find such a good-looking wife."
"... What you said was what would happen if I died." Xia Ge was silent for a while, then said, "But you didn't say why you must save me."
The noisy system suddenly quieted down.
After a while, it said.
"Because I said it."
"I am your gift."
Invincible Puppet said, "I also told Xia Wushuang this sentence."
The moon is full of stars.
It said: "I guided her to step into the path of a puppet master - she can complete tasks well every time, and even innovate and create better spells to spread to the world. At that time, I had a lot of face in the system world... Cough ."
"But my existence is to perfect the imperfect puppet arts and make them stronger and more perfect under the host's exploration," the system said, "and to obtain the corresponding integral energy to improve myself."
It said, his voice became slightly lower, "So, when she was interested in the resurrection technique, she knew... I didn't deliberately stop her."
"I can't be regarded as her talent." The system's voice sank, "So, I choose to save her."
I see.
The system's voice hangs Erlang again, "But I have a clear conscience now, you have a family and a wife, it's all a mess in your previous life, and you definitely don't care hehehe..."
Xia Ge: "… "
Xia Ge was about to say something, when he looked up, he saw the man walking on the moonlight, looking at her quietly.
Her jet-black hair reflected the shimmer of the crescent moon, staring at her, her skin as fresh as snow and her red lips gentle.
She raised her hand slightly, and Xia Ge found that she was carrying a large bag of lotus leaves and a big white duck that couldn't rest.
Gu Peijiu said, "Go home for dinner."
After a pause, he said, "Today's stewed goose."
After speaking, he turned around and took a few steps, feeling that Xia Ge was not following, so he turned to look at her.
The moonlight shone down, and under the thin and long eyelashes, the dark pupils reflected the moonlight, and it was soft.
Looked at by that gaze.
For a moment, Xia Ge forgot everything.
All the sullenness, the vexation, the anger...or whatever.
At a glance, in a word, it vanished into thin air.
- Where can I find such a beautiful wife.
For the first time, Xia Ge actually felt that what the system said was damn reasonable.
Xia Ge walked over, originally wanting to pretend to be angry, and picked up the goose from Gu Peijiu's hand without saying a word.
The atmosphere was silent.
Xia Ge couldn't help but muttered, "It's still Shen."
Just go forward.
The corners of Gu Peijiu's lips twitched slightly, and she paused. Seeing that she hadn't followed, Xia Ge turned around and pretended to be impatient, "Let's go, go home."
Gu Peijiu finally smiled.
The moonlight is light-colored, and the beauty is like jade, penetrating to the bone.
Xia Ge was stunned.
Gu Peijiu walked up to her, "En."
His voice was soft, with a faint smile.
"...Don't think that a duck can make me forgive you." Xia Ge carried the big white goose and heard her muffled voice, "I still have an inspection period."
The beauty frowned slightly.
"That's a goose."
Xia Ge, who was fascinated by the beauty, blushed, and looked away as if nothing had happened: "Oh... goose."
… Any kind of goose or duck is the same when it is stewed.
Anyway, you look good, so for the time being... Whatever you say is right.
The two walked for a while, passed through the dark night of the mountain forest, and came to a compound. The compound was built deep in the mountains, with a nine-curved corridor, which was the old house of the Gu family a long time ago.
This is where they live temporarily.
The door lock is not bolted.
Xia Ge glanced at her nose and raised her eyes, "Elder Sister, don't lock the door when you go out."
Gu Peijiu pushed open the door, the big yard was cleaned up, an ancient well, a small vegetable garden, and a few persimmon trees were cleaned up in an orderly manner.
Gu Peijiu said slowly, "No one is here to steal."
Little Acacia hid on Gu Peijiu's shoulder, desperately clicking on the side of her head or tail.
Xia Ge took a cool look at Little Acacia.
Little Acacia quickly got into the back of Gu Peijou's snow-white neck.
Xia Ge didn't stop looking for something to do, pointed to the empty clothes hanging pole in the yard and said, "Senior sister, your belly pocket is missing."
In order to show that he was really angry, Xia Ge tied Xiao Xiangsi and senior sister's apron to the persimmon tree in the yard early in the morning and beheaded them to the public.
This is the main reason why Acacia appeared on Gu Peijiu.
Gu Peijiu silently brought back the big white goose in Xia Singer, and said warmly, "Be good, wait for dinner."
Xia Ge: "… "
Senior Sister Shi Shiran's back showed no sign of anger.
It made Xia Ge feel like he was punching cotton.
Xia Ge said in confusion, "Why isn't she angry?"
system:"… "
The system was speechless for a while, "Are you naive?"
So many storms have come, how could she be mad at you for such a trivial matter.
Not long after, Gu Peijiu came out with the whole goose wrapped in lotus leaves.
Xia Ge, who wasn't thinking about eating but was really waiting: "???"
Gu Peijiu said, "It's going to be buried underground."
Probably the same as the beggar chicken.
The two went out, this time Gu Peijiu locked the door.
The stars were shining, and the two walked one after the other, Xia Ge said, "Senior sister."
Gu Peijiu paused for a while, and said "um".
Xia Ge: "... Next time, don't tell me nothing."
Finally said.
Gu Peijiu thought.
She paused and nodded slightly.
"Senior sister, if you don't tell me anything..." Xia Ge said, bowing his head slightly, looking at the broken leaves and pebbles on the ground, "I'll feel... I'm like an outsider."
She said, and finally stopped.
Gu Peijiu took a few steps, then stopped and looked back at her.
"Senior sister will always tell me good things, or things that make me happy." Xia Ge said, "I am really happy, but..."
"But I always feel that even if I am by my sister's side, my sister is still alone."
In the past, senior sister was alone to block all the loneliness, darkness, and painful separation. Now she is alone with the strength and wind and rain, but she will never think about giving her some of these wind and rain.
It was as if she was a fragile bud, unable to withstand a little bit of wind and rain and precariousness.
"I'm obviously by your side," she said, "I'm clearly...by my senior sister's side."
This person has a strong and gentle heart, and can resist all darkness and injustice alone.
But always like a person.
"I don't want Senior Sister to be alone."
The stars twinkled, and the girl looked at her, "I don't want to… I don't want to be an outsider to Senior Sister."
The breeze blew the corners of the girl's black clothes, and the moonlight made her eyes bright and her complexion white.
Gu Peijiu was slightly absent-minded, and then laughed.
"Not an outsider."
She whispered, "Xia Xia, you will never be my outsider."
Only this person can walk on the road to her death.
It's just... she's too careful.
In the last life, she guarded the pride and indulgence of this person; in the five hundred years of loneliness, she guarded that small piece of fragile soul, shielding it from the wind and rain; in this life, she watched her ups and downs, ups and downs, But always just want to protect her behind, the wind and rain will not hurt.
Not an outsider, just used to it.
He is used to standing in front of this person in the way of a guardian.
I'm so used to not knowing, I hold this person's hand and face the feeling of wind and rain together.
… not an outsider.
Xia Ge's heart warmed slightly.
Xia Ge said, "But Senior Sister didn't tell me anything."
Gu Peijiu said, "I'll tell you everything you want to know."
Xia Ge puffed out her cheeks, "Come on, I used to say the same thing, but it turned out to be a selective concealment."
Gu Peijiu thought for a while, then came over and held her hand.
The delicate hand was as warm as jade, and it was caught off guard. In the cold night, the warmth made people feel shivering at the roots, and Xia Ge lost all the ability to resist in an instant—
Gu Peijiu took her hand and came to an open space, then let go.
Xia Ge's hand hidden under his sleeve clenched, then let go, feeling nostalgic for the lingering warmth in his heart, but he still pretended to be annoyed.
She thought that she couldn't let her go so easily, at least she had to ask clearly about the things she had experienced before—
Gu Peijiu put the lotus leaf goose aside, and then slightly lifted his sleeves, the sword of love flashed, and a hole was dug on the ground.
Just big enough to hold a bulging lotus leaf goose wrapped on one side.
Gu Peijiu slowly put the goose into the pit, and then buried it, his movements were a little unfamiliar.
Doesn't seem to have done anything similar. When Xia Ge crouched down and wanted to help, Gu Peijiu had already buried it.
After the goose was buried, Gu Peijiu saw Xia Ge looking at her, paused, and explained, "I've seen someone do this to a chicken before."
In the years of protecting soul fragments, Gu Peijiu traveled a lot by himself.
Xia Ge: "... a beggar's chicken, right?"
Gu Peijiu nodded.
Xia Ge unconsciously deviates from the key point: "I think the goose may be a little... different, such as the size or something?"
Gu Peijiu laughed when she saw Xia Ge unconsciously let go of her previous persistence. She said, "I'll find some firewood."
Seeing that Senior Sister was about to leave, Xia Ge immediately recalled her little perseverance: "I'll go with you!!"
system:"… "
Xia Ge followed Gu Peijiu into the forest to pick up firewood, picking up firewood while picking it up: "Senior sister, where have you seen the beggar's chicken before?"
Gu Peijiu answered every question: "A small mountain village."
Xia Ge said, "Senior sister."
Gu Peijiu responded to her.
Xia Ge: "... Doudou, is that you?"
The wind on the mountain is light.
Xia Ge held the fragile branch in his hand, and his voice was soft, "Actually, I've seen someone make a beggar's chicken."
Gu Peijiu lowered his eyelashes slightly.
It seems... there is no need to hide anymore.
After a while, she nodded, "Yeah."
"Clap."
The branch in Xia Singer was broken.
She stared at her quietly, "Then, that person from the Rain Temple, is that you?"
Gu Peijiu looked at her and nodded lightly.
"Yes."
The broken branch fell from Xia Singer.
The wind blew through the hills, a cold solitude.
Xia Ge turned his back stiffly, "...That's it."
Sure enough, is that so
Gu Peijiu looked at the girl's back, sighed softly, dropped the branch in her hand, walked behind her and embraced her, resting her head on her shoulder, her voice soft.
"Xia Xia."
Xia Ge was like a puppet and said nothing.
Gu Peijiu called her: "Xia Xia."
No answer.
She paused, got up and exerted a little force, trying to turn the person around, but Xia Ge remained motionless.
Gu Peijiu turned around, wanting to look at her, but she was stunned when she raised her eyes.
The moonlight was bright, lining the girl's face with tears.
She bit her lip as if she was losing her temper with someone. She didn't even choke, but tears rolled down in big drops.
-she cried.
When he realized this fact, Gu Peijiu's heart ached.
It felt like the softest spot was stabbed countless times with a needle.
"Whatever you want to hear, I'll tell you." Gu Peijiu heard her voice, she seemed calm, her brain was already panicking, her soul was trembling because of her tears, but her voice was still calm as if she was talking about today The weather is fine-
In the end, she grabbed the stalk of her neck, lowered her head and kissed her tearful eyes, trembling eyelashes, and soft skin. Finally, she carefully explored the temperature of her red lips. The saltiness of the tears melted on the tip of her tongue, and finally she reached into her mouth. , entangled with lips and tongue.
Xia Ge raised her hand and hugged Gu Peiju's neck stubbornly, as if she was afraid that she would leave, and kissed back tightly, suffocatingly.
As soon as the kiss ended, Xia Ge heard his calm voice as before.
"... Gu Peijiu."
"Um."
"Leave me alone like before."
"… "
"You're an asshole."
Gu Peijiu lowered her eyelashes, "En."
"This life, the next life."
The two hugged for a while, and Gu Peijiu wiped Xia Ge's tears.
But it couldn't be wiped clean, Xia Ge looked at her with red eyes, grabbing at the corner of her clothes, afraid that she would lose it.
Gu Peijiu thought about it and said.
"do not Cry."
"ugly."
After speaking, the little girl's eye circles became more red, she thought about it, and added another sentence.
"But that's okay."
"The ugly will marry too."
Xia Ge: "... Marry!! You marry!"