In the brightly lit room of the Lishan Villa, Li Jinglong was sleeping soundly on the table, and Hong Jun was lying beside Li Jinglong, sleeping like a carefree child.
Li Jinglong raised his head, eyes flushed, glanced at the scattered cups and plates in front of the desk, and then turned to look at Hong Jun beside him.
"It's just the two of us left." Li Jinglong said in a low voice, and reached out and gently stroked Hong Jun's forehead hair.
"Come... get up." Li Jinglong said with difficulty, hugged Hong Jun up, let his head rest on his shoulder, Hong Jun was covered with Li Jinglong's robe, Li Jinglong hugged him, and walked barefoot through the corridor, He kicked open the sliding door of Hongjun's room, carried him in, panted and put him on the couch, covered him with a quilt.
"Hoo..."
Sitting in front of Hongjun's couch, Li Jinglong's eyes were full of sadness, and he didn't want to go back to the room for a while, so he slept on the ground beside the couch with his clothes on.
That night, Hong Jun had a strange dream. He dreamed that someone lit a lamp to illuminate the long night beside him. The scorching sun shone in. The rays of the rising sun warmed his body, as if calling him.
At five o'clock, Hong Jun woke up suddenly.
The moment he opened his eyes, the rays of the red sun receded, only the lights around him were still on.
How long have you slept? Hong Jun heaved a sigh of relief, and looked sideways at the side of the couch. Li Jinglong was leaning on the couch, falling into a deep sleep. Hong Jun sat up, thirsty and just wanted to drink water, walked around the room a few steps, stood in front of the window, for some reason, opened the window and looked out.
In the snowy night, it was very bright outside. On the high cliff facing the window, there is a person standing.
Hong Jun: "???"
The man stood in front of the cliff, motionless, Hong Jun put down the water bowl, closed the window, put on his robe, and walked out of the corridor lightly. He walked through the long corridor to the back door of the other hall, opened the door, and the figure standing on the high cliff became clearer.
is a man.
He walked along the suspension bridge to the high cliff. The leaves of the plane trees on the cliff were almost gone, and the snowflakes were flying. Only the man had no snow around his body, showing a bare cliff. On the edge of the cliff, you can just see Chang'an City in the night in the distance.
Hong Jun couldn't help trembling, and walked up the cliff slowly, only to see the man with red hair, like a burning flame, wearing a golden red royal robe, with two flame tail feathers on his belt, dragging to the ground.
The king's robe on his upper body was loosely draped over his shoulders, revealing half of his naked body, revealing his fair skin and powerful muscles.
"Father?" Hong Jun could hardly believe his eyes.
Chongming turned around slowly, stared at Hongjun, and then frowned slightly. When Hongjun was about to step forward, Chongming seemed to be irritated instantly, and panted quickly: "You...what's wrong with your ears?!"
Hong Jun's ears were still wrapped in bandages, and he wanted to cover them subconsciously, but Chongming couldn't help but grab his wrist, push him aside, let him stand up straight, and untied his bandages casually. Hong Jun was in pain and said, "Father! Take it easy!"
"How did you get hurt?!" Chong Ming almost roared angrily.
Hong Jun stared at Chongming without speaking, Chongming was extremely anxious, managed to calm down, raised his left hand, which glowed red, and the sound of Fengming could be heard faintly, then he put his left hand on the side of Hongjun's face, separated his five fingers, around. Hong Jun's wound healed quickly, intact as before.
"Isn't this good?" Hong Jun said with a smile.
"You..." As soon as Chongming met, he was almost pissed off by this bastard, and it took him a while to calm down.
Hong Jun said: "Didn't I often fall and bleed on my legs when I was young?"
"Can this be compared?!" Chongming said angrily.
Hong Jun looked at Chongming with a smile, his eyes were a little wet again, and said, "Why are you here?"
Chongming took a deep breath and stared at Hongjun. Hongjun was a little afraid of being seen, but he missed him too much. He just wanted to get close to him, so he reached out to pull his phoenix tail feather belt, and Chongming waved Hongjun's hand away imperceptibly. . Hong Jun pulled again, but this time Chongming didn't make a move, so he let him pull.
Chongming replied, "I'll take you home."
Hongjun: "!!!"
"But my three things are not finished yet." Hong Jun said.
"It doesn't matter." Chongming said coldly.
Hong Jun said again: "Li Changshi... He is the only one left in the Department of Exorcism."
"Who?" Chong Ming suddenly exuded a powerful aura, with a murderous intent, and said in a deep voice, "Is that the mortal behind you?"
Hong Jun turned around suddenly, and suddenly saw Li Jinglong standing under a sycamore tree, and said, "Chang Shi, are you awake too? I... Father, this is Li Jinglong! My boss!"
Li Jinglong woke up at night and had no time to tidy up. He was wearing a single suit and a martial robe. The martial robe was flying in the wind. He was still holding the Wisdom Sword in his hand. Long pays homage to Uncle Shi."
"Are you going?" Chongming didn't even look at Li Jinglong, but only asked Hongjun.
"Father." Hong Jun said, "Listen to me..."
Hong Jun pulled Chongming's tail feathers, and couldn't stop pulling towards him. Chongming was pulled over, and he raised his hand to beat him. The moment he raised his hand, Li Jinglong became nervous again, but Hong Jun had long been accustomed to Chongming's stern and inward-looking aura, so he rushed forward Get up and ride on his back.
"Get off!" Chongming said angrily, and finally took Hong Jun off, motioning him to stand up straight.
Li Jinglong said anxiously: "Hongjun."
Hong Jun smiled and said, "Father, I accidentally mistaken the heart lamp for Li Jinglong."
Chongming said in a deep voice: "If you make a mistake, you will make a mistake."
Hong Jun said again: "I also drove away the demon king..."
"The world has long been smoggy, and I will not return to Chang'an." Chongming interrupted simply and rudely, "That's what I said in Yaojin Palace in the past, don't wishful thinking again."
Li Jinglong's heart was filled with a big stone, and it finally fell to the ground.
Hong Jun said again: "I haven't found out who killed me..."
"Your ambition is gone." Chongming said, "I understand, making these excuses is just because you don't want to give up prosperity and your desire."
Hongjun's words came to an abrupt end, and Chongming said again: "Forget it, Qingxiong told me today that you would not go home with me. It was because I didn't give up, so it was unnecessary. From now on, you can stay in the world, just like your father , enjoy this colorful world..."
"Father, that's not the case..." Hong Jun argued hastily.
Chongming said in a deep voice, "What? Just explain it to me."
Hong Jun stammered and said: "Chang'an is very good, there is food and entertainment, the Exorcism Division also has a place, and there are plane trees, you will know if you live with me for a few days, and I also want, think..."
When Hong Jun said this, he suddenly understood, no matter how much he said, it was useless. He was no longer the ignorant boy he was when he left Taihang Mountain. Once when he saw the chicks in the forest leave their nests and never return, he was still puzzled and asked Chongming.
Chongming never faced any of his problems directly, but until now, Hong Junfang gradually understood.
"...Yes." Hong Jun replied, "I am attached to the world of mortals, and I can't bear to part with you. Can Chang Shi come with us..."
Chongming said: "Choose the person behind you, or me? I won't let mortals step into Yaojin Palace even half a step."
"Uncle Shi." Li Jinglong hurriedly said, "When Hongjun was in Chang'an, there was not a day when he didn't miss you. Young people always want to see the world."
"Choose your mortal, or choose me?" Chong Ming never answered Li Jinglong's words from the beginning to the end.
Hong Jun took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and said, "Father, I can't bear you, if I have to choose..."
At this moment, Hong Jun may have a choice deep in his heart. He glanced back, full of melancholy and sadness, looking at Li Jinglong. Li Jinglong replied: "You go home with your father, and I will go to Taihang Mountain to find you when I am free, Hong Jun."
When Hong Jun turned his head to look at Chongming again, Chongming had already raised his middle finger, flames burst out from his fingertips, and he swiped at the long feather on his belt.
There was a sound of burning, and the belt split in two. Chongming lay sideways towards the outside of the cliff. In mid-air, a raging fire burst out, lighting up the night, and then he spread his wings and turned into a blazing true phoenix. The chirping sound resounded through the mountains, and the wings were flapped gently, no more nostalgia, and flew to the sky!
"Father!" Hong Jun shouted wildly, grabbing the half of the tail, and rushed out of the cliff. Li Jinglong rushed forward in an instant, hugged him tightly regardless of his safety, and dragged him back to the cliff.
"Father!" Hong Jun screamed and burst into tears, still clutching the truncated tail feather tightly in his hand, "Why! I promised to go home with you! Why!"
Hong Jun suppressed his sadness all night, and finally collapsed completely at this moment, and he didn't understand how cruelly he disliked Chongming. Therefore, he wanted to break away from Li Jinglong, but was hugged tightly by Li Jinglong, holding back his sobs, and shouted: "Why? Ah! Why don't you want me!"
Li Jinglong sighed and said in a low voice: "Hongjun, don't be sad, don't be sad, I will accompany you back to Taihang Mountain, and I will leave tomorrow, I promised you."
Hong Jun was panting wildly, exhausted, holding the tail feathers tightly in his hands, the tail feathers glowed red, and gradually shrunk into a phoenix feather, and the snow fell, avoiding his surroundings.
The light snow keeps falling, and everything is silent, except for the small sounds in the deep valley, like spring eating away at leaves, spinning, pivoting and pulling machine, like rising tide, flying sand and vicissitudes of the sea, like wind piercing through bamboo forest with thousands of leaves, like clouds and waterfalls flowing and mist spreading. Mountain.
Snowflakes fly down and scatter all over the sky. In this cold wind, as soon as the snow touches the land of China, it turns into water, rolls up the dust, grows flowers, pulls out leaves, and turns insects into cocoons into butterflies in spring, and turns into winter in the mountains. The migratory birds that come to summer pass through the clouds, disappear in the sea of clouds, and then turn into fine pieces of flying snow, gently rolling towards the world.
At dawn, Hong Jun was lying on the couch, and Li Jinglong made a floor bunk in the room. Hong Jun finally calmed down a little, was so exhausted that he fell asleep completely.
After a hangover, Li Jinglong had a splitting headache and couldn't sleep well. From time to time, he got up to see if Hong Jun was really asleep, or if he was awake and sad. After tossing until the sun was up, Fang really closed his eyes for a while. But just for a while, a scream was suddenly heard in the distance.
"A monster!"
Li Jinglong was awakened instantly, grabbed the Wisdom Sword on the case and rushed out, shouting: "Where are the monsters!"
The maids fled from the dining hall last night, screaming crazily. Li Jinglong rushed in with a sword in hand. Seeing that the carp demon had just woken up, he was sitting stupidly on the desk with his eyes wide open.
Li Jinglong rested his forehead with one hand, suffering from a headache, leaned against the door, and said, "This family raises it, don't be afraid... Where's Lihun pollen?"
The carp demon went out to sprinkle Lihun pollen, the maids screamed and avoided, and suddenly sneezed, their eyes were dull, and they looked left and right. The carp demon took the opportunity and ran away.
Li Jinglong adjusted his coat, went back to see if Hongjun had woken up, but the carp monster said: "Unlucky Changshi, what about Mo Zhigen and the others?! Why are there no people?!"
"Don't mention it." Li Jinglong frowned deeply, his expression extremely painful, and said, "Let me be quiet."
The carp demon said again: "Where did they all go? Where is my Hongjun?"
After chasing to the corridor, Hong Jun was suffering from a headache and staggered out to wash. Li Jinglong stood still, his eyes full of unbearable, but Hong Jun smiled at him and said, "Long Shi Zao."
The carp demon stepped forward and asked, "Why are you in Li Jinglong's room again? What happened last night..."
Hong Jun took a piece of pastry casually, gagged the carp demon's mouth, and went to wash his face.
The carp demon jumped into the room, and ran out after a while, holding Chongming's feather in his left hand, whining, and kept pointing to the feather with his right hand, meaning that Chongming is coming
"Let's go today." Li Jinglong said, "It's only half a month's journey to Taihang Mountain."
Hong Jun looked up at Li Jinglong with a complicated expression in his eyes, Li Jinglong said seriously again: "I promised you..."
"Chang Shi." Hong Jun was brushing his teeth, mouth full of bubbles, and said, "I won't go to Taihang Mountain. My father will bully you."
Li Jinglong replied: "Talk to your father well, there is no need to quarrel, at worst, can I run away?"
The carp demon finally swallowed the piece of mung bean cake, and said, "Your Majesty Chongming must be jealous! Li Jinglong! You abducted his son, and you are still so greasy all day long. You didn't spray you to death last night. You are lucky, tell me, do you like our family Hongjun?! Don't think about it..."
The carp demon poked the window paper, and both of them blushed immediately. Hong Jun squatted by the well in the courtyard, and Li Jinglong stood watching him. The two stared at him for a long time without saying a word.
Li Jinglong finally said: "Eat breakfast first, and then make a long-term plan. Anyway, I will rest assured about this matter." Then he turned and left in a hurry. Hong Jun opened his eyes wide, thinking for no reason that Li Jinglong was in good shape when he was in the hot spring yesterday... No, what are these!
The carp demon jumped over again and said, "Hong Jun, I have to remind you that Li Jinglong's belly is full of bad water. He has never been kind to you, and now he is trying to provoke the relationship between your father and son..."
"Zhao Zilong! You are so loud! Shut up!"
Hong Jun finally broke out, picked up a wooden basin, scooped it at the carp demon, and threw it out.
During breakfast, Li Jinglong couldn't stop observing Hongjun, seeing that he really didn't seem to be depressed, young people are always like this, when troubles come, they seem to be overwhelmed, and when they wake up, they get better faster than anything else.
"Going back to Taihang Mountain, you have to find Qingxiong first." Hong Jun said, "Qingxiong will take me up, otherwise neither of us will be able to go up to Yaojin Palace."
"Where can I find it?" Li Jinglong said casually, "There is nothing to do anyway, except for the demon king, and staying in the Exorcism Department is also waiting, why don't I take you home, and I just happened to go to see Mingchuan Dashan. For a lifetime I have never been out of the customs, and I always hear the magnificent and mysterious land of Shenzhou, thanks to your blessing."
Hong Jun replied: "Qingxiong, that is the golden-winged roc."
Li Jinglong smiled and said: "Then I have to thank him very much."
The carp demon was eating bibimbap with a bowl, and said, "Li Jinglong, you often laugh very happily recently, is there something happy about it?"
Hong Jun ignored the carp demon's nagging, and frowned, "But... where can I find it?"
Li Jinglong replied: "I guess there are fish here."
Hong Jun: "?"
The two looked at the carp demon together. The carp demon was holding a bowl with his mouth open, his fish face was blank.
Carp demon: "What are you looking at me for?"
"That day Hong Jun asked you to find someone, where did you find it?" Li Jinglong raised his left eyebrow, and looked at the carp demon with contempt, "Could it be that someone stopped him for questioning?"
Carp demon: "I'm going to buy vegetables."
"Buying vegetables?" Hong Jun realized something strange, and said in surprise, "Didn't you never buy vegetables? How do you buy them? Will someone sell vegetables to a fish?"
The carp demon didn't know how to lie, but now that he was exposed face to face, he immediately reached out to take out Lihun pollen. Li Jinglong said: "How dare you! Lihun pollen was bought with my money!"
Carp demon: "..."
"Zhao Zilong!" Hong Jun was deceived and said angrily, "How many things are you hiding from me?"
"No, no." The carp demon hurriedly begged, "Master Qingxiong told me not to say it... I dare not say it."
It turned out that when the carp demon was looking for someone to pass on a message that day, he was suddenly caught by an eagle and flew out of the city with him. When he was thrown to the ground, Qingxiong was in front of him. Qingxiong asked a lot of questions, and finally flew away directly. The carp demon had no choice but to run back after a long journey, which was delayed for a long time.
Hong Jun was shocked, but Li Jinglong had already guessed this.
"What did Qingxiong say?" Hong Jun said, "Okay you! Zhao Zilong!"
The carp demon said: "He asked the fox demon where he was hiding and if he was dying. Don't worry about you, he will come to rescue you."
"Save the ghost!" Hong Jun almost flipped the table, if it weren't for Li Jinglong's heart lamp, the Exorcist would have been wiped out.
The carp demon stammered: "Master Qingxiong knows, but... no, Li Changshi has a heart lamp on him, you will not be in too much danger, some experience is necessary, otherwise the heart lamp will never be used, right? ? He said that the heart lamp is very important, very important."
Li Jinglong was simply convinced.
Hong Jun asked angrily: "Where is he now? Tell me the truth."
The carp demon replied: "He said, he will come to you soon. It is true, they are all birds, flying around, how do I know where they are! Hong Jun! Don't be angry! I kowtow to make amends!"
Speaking of which, the carp demon put the fish head on the edge of the case, knocked it a few times, and made a sound. Hong Jun had no choice but to give up and not pursue it anymore.