Many people thought that the battle of Xiling Mountain should be the first time Liu Chaoshuang and Yu Zhanmei met.
In fact, they knew each other very early, earlier than the years when they began to practice. To this day, almost no one knows about it.
Juggernaut abducted Jun Yu outside the school gate, and fought in the tavern to accept Yan Xing. In contrast, Liu bullying's entry was considered serious and formal. At least there was a serious, formal conversation.
At that time, Jun Yu's sword intent was small, and the sword saint went down the mountain to explore the meteorite abyss. When passing through the snowfield, I met two little girls, who were only seven or eight years old, and just joined forces to kill a gray wolf that was left alone. Seeing him coming, he looked very alert, but he had no strength. This scene reminded him of the time when he and Li Tugen traveled to the Eastern Land when he was young.
Liu bullying always remembered that day, when the master came out of the wind and snow, like appearing out of thin air. The picture in my memory is amazing.
"Would you like to worship me and learn from me?"
Liu bullying, who nodded after thinking about it, heard the people around her ask,
"Learn your Dao Fa, how long can I be as strong as you?"
Even if no one teaches, Yu Zhanmei is terrifyingly precocious.
"You have an excellent understanding of the bones, and you can enter the Mahayana in five hundred years."
"Five hundred years, it's too slow." She said to Anna May, "Go, I'm still going to worship the Zodiac."
The swordsman frowned slightly, "Cultivating the devil is not good, it's easy to die, and it hurts a lot."
Yu Zhanmei is very firm, "Once I start to practice, I will enter the world of practice. Either I will kill or be killed. Either I don't learn it, or I have to learn the fastest and most powerful exercises."
"Cultivation is not for killing people, but for enlightenment."
Yu Zhan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Isn't murder a kind of enlightenment? There is a great understanding between life and death."
Juggernaut was noncommittal, just smiled, "Sure enough, the Tao is different."
Yu Zhanmei pushed Liu Baishuang over and said impatiently, "Don't make such a reluctant appearance, you and I are just meeting each other by chance... You practice well, I'll see you when I have time."
"You lied to me." Liu Jishuang shook his head, "You don't know the north and the south, and you can't find a way at all."
When they still didn't understand the big truth of the incompatibility between Dao and Demon, they already vaguely understood that this was probably a permanent separation. Even if we meet again, we can't walk together again.
Sure enough, many years later, they met each other on Xiling Mountain. As expected, there was no hesitation in the shot.
In the desolate suburbs of Tai'an City, this night, snow and clouds blocked the starlight, and half of the long-abandoned stone bridge collapsed. The lake water freezes into a solid ice surface, and shrinking willows dance in the wind and snow.
The woman in the jade-colored gauze stood barefoot on the bridge, her face was expressionless, and she was not as beautiful as the world.
Anna May stood under the bridge. Exactly three feet apart.
Perhaps it was because this was not a good time to officially start a war, and the Palace Master of the Golden Palace still had concerns;
Maybe it's just because this snowy night seems familiar.
On the bridge and under the bridge, no one went further, and naturally there was no fight.
"You appear in front of me now, do you think I won't kill you?"
Yu Zhanmei's voice was not as cold and stubborn as he used to be on the snowy field, but because of the exercises he practiced, no matter what he said, his tone was full of the softness of the spring breeze blowing willows. Even talking about life and death.
She was used to this kind of voice, but Anna May was not used to it.
"No." Liu Zhishuang unconsciously wanted to frown, his eyes crossed the stone bridge and landed not far away.
Because of the realm, if she wanted to, she could see it clearly.
Yu Zhanmei followed her gaze.
Not far away are several farmers on the outskirts of the city. With the shelter of Cang Ya, the beacon fire of troubled times has not yet burned here. Warm yellow lights shone through the windows, illuminating the snow on the ground and dyeing the white snow a warm yellow.
A woman could faintly be heard coaxing a crying child. I do not know which one wafts out the aroma of rice wine, floating in the cold air.
Wind and snow, warm wine and dim light. The warmth in the world is nothing more than this.
Liu Bullying didn't speak anymore, Yu Zhanmei already knew what she was thinking.
She couldn't help but look slightly sarcastic, she seemed to be asking the other party, but also asking herself,
"It's ridiculous, since I chose this path, how can I be greedy for worldly happiness?!"
As if to prove this sentence, her drooping wide sleeves shook slightly, and the thin snow that fell a moment ago could no longer get close. The invisible barrier split the space around her, and the flying snowflakes were cut into finer pieces.
Accompanied by the subtle and harsh "creak" sound, countless cracked lines extended from the stone bridge to the ice surface, all the way to an inch below Anna May's feet.
Liu Baishuang felt the murderous intent suddenly rising from the sky and the earth, like a sharp edge on his back, and like a sword on his forehead. Almost instinctively, a body of True Essence pushed to the extreme, snow fell on her body, instantly evaporated, and a thin mist rose.
They are all in a state where they can make violent shots at any time, but they choose not to make shots again.
Liu bullying didn't know what to say. It seems that everything is superfluous, it's all nonsense.
Xue Ye's conversation came to an end.
"Let's go. See you next time, we'll be divided between life and death."
Yu Zhanmei's figure swayed slightly, and flew across the ice lake in an instant, returning to the chariot that was as tall as a pavilion in the distance. The chariot was lifted up and swiftly headed east.
Liu bullying thought it was like this again, and you said that you wanted me to go, but you left first.
She woke up from her memory, and in front of her was a quiet room that had remained unchanged for a hundred years. The thoughts were sorted out smoothly, and he began to vomit and settle down.
In fact, Master made it clear in one sentence hundreds of years ago that the different ways are not mutually exclusive.
*****
Yin Biyue and Luo Mingchuan rushed to the road with all their strength, and they arrived at Yunyang City in the Central Continent within three days. The magic cultivator is still crossing the sea, and there is already a scene of troubled times everywhere.
The aristocratic family in the city got the news very early, the whole family moved to Lianjian, and those who were able to cross the sea went to the Northland by boat, and the price of the boat went up. They knew that the terrain of the Middle East was flat, and if the demon cultivators drove straight in, they would be able to take Yunyang City directly in a few days.
During the world-shattering battle on Hengduan Mountain, the gentleman in the academy was seriously injured. The news had already spread quietly in the cultivation world.
Ordinary people can't think of this, they just hear the wind, sell their properties, and go out of the city in a hurry.
Yin Biyue and Luo Mingchuan went against the general trend of the crowd, and they had extraordinary bearing, so they were very conspicuous.
The street was littered with debris that was too late to take away, and the doors of the shops and teahouses on both sides were wide open, leaving nothing left.
Yin Biyue heard the child in the woman's arms ask, "Why don't we stay with Da Mo Xiu?"
The child's father, carrying a large burden, snorted, "Don't talk nonsense, the demon cultivator eats people."
The woman also looked worried, "Is it safe to go to Lianjian?"
"...It will always be better. Most of the colleges are scholars, so how can they fight."
Many people think so. If it's not impossible, who wants to leave their hometown.
Yin Biyue thought that the school had been closed, and most of the students from all sides began to find their own way. The mansion should be in chaos, so he took Luo Mingchuan to the back door of a remote alley, "This is what Master brought me, and it leads directly to Mr. Zhang's courtyard."
Sure enough, the gentleman knew that they were coming, and the door opened without waiting for a knock. The two stood outside the door saluting and walked in.
The once lush locust leaves have fallen, and the courtyard is full of cold dead branches and broken flower vines.
The man with white temples leaned on the rattan chair, as if he was listening to the sound of reading from outside the courtyard wall.
Yin Biyue soon discovered that the days of the academy were no different from usual.
The students' books are still read, and Mr. Xi's class is still in session. The only difference is that some of the servants left the house, and the scholars began to do it themselves, sweeping the courtyard and lighting a fire to cook.
A city that is in chaos, a school that does not move like a mountain.
"Come on, sit down. It seems we haven't talked yet."
The voice of Mr. does not sound tired, and the expression is very calm, so that people can't see how the injury is.
The second half of the sentence was addressed to Luo Mingchuan.
Luo Mingchuan and Yin Biyue saluted and sat down, and said, "Thanks to Mr. Hengduan Mountain for help."
The gentleman didn't answer, just stared at him.
For Luo Mingchuan, Li Tugen's mood is very complicated. I wanted him to die, and I wanted him to live. I can't count the number of entanglements, and I don't know whether the current situation is a blessing or a curse.
Yin Biyue said, "According to my brother and I's estimation, Rong Zhuo's demon army will arrive at Donglu in two days at the earliest."
The gentleman nodded, but did not take advantage of the situation to talk about this imminent event. Instead, he laughed, "You two, you seem to be getting along very well."
Being teased by elders is completely different from being teased by fellow seniors, Yin Biyue felt a little embarrassed.
Luo Mingchuan replied,
"Junior brother wants to spend this life with me."
Yin Biyue nodded silently.
"Do you know, 'Double stars are in this world, life and death are in the same family', this is the two of you."
"I got it."
"Are you going to fight against the sky?"
The gentleman asked Luo Mingchuan. Yin Biyue also wanted to hear his brother's answer.
What will my brother say
Luo Mingchuan also smiled, and there was still some helplessness in Wen Run,
"I live a stable life with my junior and junior brothers. If it is possible, who would like to live with the sky. But it can't accommodate us, and I can't help fighting for it. 'Live one' is not enough, I have to fight for the two ques and return together, life and death go hand in hand ."
There is no arrogance of swearing, and there is no ambition to swear and swear.
It was clearly the most common language, but Yin Biyue's eyes almost became sore when he heard it.
This is his brother. Only his senior brother would say that.
Mr. was silent. There was silence in the courtyard for a long time.
It was cold and windy, the sky darkened without realizing it, and lights were lit in the library of the academy.
"I didn't expect this to happen."
It was supposed to be a combination of luck and luck, two people with you and no me, unexpectedly changed their fates quietly at an unknown time. to a completely different ending.
Li Tugen suddenly felt very frustrated.
I have read thousands of classics in my life, but I don't believe in the truth. I counted thousands of opportunities, but I didn't count people's hearts.
Then he laughed, "When Wei Jingfeng returns, I will tell him that he is right."
Yin Biyue felt that Mr. Zhang Yuan's spirit was refreshed, and the fine lines at the corners of his eyes were stretched out, just like the Confucian scholar who was brought by E Guanbo when he first met.
Chatting and laughing, do not have a graceful appearance,
"Winning and losing is all bloodshed and life is ruined. The balance of life and death between heaven and earth is broken, and the hostility of Meteorite Abyss will only grow stronger. It is unknown when the second calamity falls."
"You shouldn't come to Donglu to defend against the demon cultivators, you should go to Meteorite Abyss. Only there can end the scourge and end all this in advance."
"There are only a hundred practitioners in the school, but the school and I can last for seven days."
"Lianjian and the Qinglu Sword Sect can last for nine days. If the Wuwang Jiekong Temple joins the WTO, you will have a maximum of ten days."
"Let's leave these ten days to you to decide the future of the world."
"If you can't do it, nobody can."