At the foot of Qingyun Mountain, the ruins of Caomiao Village.
The sun rises and the sun sets, day and night change, but Lu Xueqi doesn't remember how many days she has been here. The lovesickness and deep-seated affection for more than ten years suddenly seemed to be completely out of control. She couldn't and didn't want to bear it anymore. Every day and every night, she had to be by that man's side, to be with him. In the future, then forever!
Gui Li, no, it should be Zhang Xiaofan, at least in Lu Xueqi's eyes, he has never changed, now that haggard and sad man is gently held in her arms, still motionless and confused.
These days, Lu Xueqi has also thought of various methods, trying to wake Zhang Xiaofan from the nightmare of the inner demon, but all failed without exception. In the end, Lu Xueqi also temporarily gave up trying, maybe, only her, Only then can we truly understand the hurt Zhang Xiaofan is suffering in his heart at this moment!
So she didn't try to wake him up any more, just stayed with him quietly, with her arms around him. Just like this, the two of them sat quietly in the grass-strewn ruins of Caomiao Village, watching the sunrise in the morning, the sunset at sunset, the moon rising into the sky, and the stars dotted around. The wind from the wilderness blew by, bringing the fragrance of green grass everywhere, and gently blowing on their faces.
For some reason, there was even a trace of guilt and guilt in her heart, but Lu Xueqi really felt a kind of happiness from the bottom of her heart. Being with the person she loves is such a simple matter, but she has endured ten years and endured a mountain of heavy pressure. At this moment, she finally broke free from the shackles and threw away all the shackles, just for him.
The breeze sent lightly, bringing a burst of coolness.
Another night fell.
The two of them leaned against the broken wall and sat quietly. The weeds beside them moved twice, as if there was something foreign, but Lu Xueqi didn't take a second look. Sure enough, after a while, Xiao Hui's figure jumped out from the grass, jumped up and down a few times on the broken wall that Lu Xueqi and Zhang Xiaofan were leaning against, and sat down.
The bandages that Xiao Bai used to bandage it were gone, and most of the exposed wounds were healed. It seemed that Xiao Hui had ripped it off by himself. At this moment, it was sitting on the broken wall, with its hands spread out, and another A large pile of wild fruits scattered casually, many fell down, most of them fell on Lu Xueqi and Zhang Xiaofan.
Zhang Xiaofan didn't respond, Lu Xueqi was also hit on the head a few, although it didn't hurt but it wasn't very elegant, it was very incompatible with her usual icy demeanor. Lu Xueqi looked at the wild fruits that had fallen to the ground, then raised her head to glance at the monkey on the broken wall, Xiao Hui jumped up immediately, took a few steps back, her eyes were full of vigilance, but she still held several wild fruits in her hands. Fruit, put it in your mouth and chew it.
I don't know if it's because Xiao Hui and Lu Xueqi don't get along well, anyway, it seems that in Xiao Hui's eyes, Zhang Xiaofan being hugged by this woman in white seems to be displeasing to him, but Lu Xueqi has seen it before, although he made a Provocative action, but still quite a bit afraid.
When Xiao Hui's three eyes were staring at Lu Xueqi, the woman in white who had never been close to the world suddenly smiled at it, this smile was like spring flowers blooming, the spring breeze is warm, there is no trace of her indifferent attitude towards her in the past The appearance of a person.
Lu Xueqi didn't get angry, instead she seemed in a good mood, smiled at Xiao Hui, picked up a wild fruit from the ground, and said softly: "Did you pick it back, thank you!"
Xiao Hui was obviously stunned by Lu Xueqi's strange reaction for a moment, and after a while, the three eyeballs rolled around for a long time, grinned, gave a dry laugh, and sat back on the broken wall awkwardly, eating wild fruits by himself up.
Lu Xueqi smiled slightly at Xiao Hui, looking back, for her, how could that cold look be natural
Her eyes fell on Zhang Xiaofan's face, and she said softly: "Xiaofan, eat something!"
Zhang Xiaofan's gaze didn't know where to look, it was just blank and blank, he didn't speak, and he didn't nod or shake his head, Lu Xueqi seemed to have known that he would have this kind of reaction a long time ago, so she didn't feel annoyed, she smiled lightly to herself , bowed his head and stretched out his white and slender fingers, carefully peeling off the skin of the wild fruit. These days, Zhang Xiaofan has always been like this, Xiao Hui would often find some wild fruits back, Lu Xueqi peeled off the peel like this, put it in his mouth, and then Zhang Xiaofan would occasionally eat one or two petals like a mechanical reaction.
But what does it matter? Lu Xueqi thought faintly in her heart, she has been waiting for ten years, as long as she can be with him, no matter how long it takes, she won't care.
She lowered her head and peeled carefully, when she caught something out of the corner of her eye, she was stunned for a moment, and slowly put down the wild fruit in her hand. Zhang Xiaofan sat dumbfounded and did not respond, but these days his hands have been tightly clenched into fists, although Lu Xueqi also noticed this, but she didn't care, but when she looked at it, she suddenly saw Zhang Xiaofan's palm There seems to be something in the middle, showing a corner.
She frowned slightly, put down the wild fruit in her hand, pulled up Zhang Xiaofan's arm, stretched out her hand to open his fingers to see clearly what was in his palm, who knew that although Zhang Xiaofan still had a dazed expression, but The palm of her hand was so tight that Lu Xueqi couldn't break it apart, so she could only slightly raise her finger, and managed to look in, but she saw that even under such circumstances, Zhang Xiaofan was still firmly grasping it in his hand, it turned out to be a piece of water. Green torn hem.
Lu Xueqi silently looked at the small piece of rag, and slowly put down Zhang Xiaofan's hand, a trace of sadness flashed across her face, but then she took a deep breath, and when she turned to look at Zhang Xiaofan, the eyes in her eyes It is full of tenderness.
Gently, stretching out her hand, Lu Xueqi hugged Zhang Xiaofan in her arms, the breeze blew, her hair fluttered slightly, a few strands fell on Zhang Xiaofan's face.
"Xiaofan, it will be fine, everything will be fine..." She smiled, although there were faint tears in her eyes, her voice was still gentle and low.
"A long time ago, when I was a child, I remember my mother holding me and watching the stars at night like this." Lu Xueqi slowly raised her head and looked at the night sky. "She told me that although everyone is going to die, good people will turn into stars after death and live well in the sky. Every night, they will watch us from the sky."
"She's a good person, isn't she? Then she might be watching you from the sky, Xiaofan... No matter what, she doesn't want you to become like this, what do you think..."
Zhang Xiaofan lay in Lu Xueqi's arms, his stiff body seemed to tremble.
Lu Xueqi smiled lightly, and two lines of tears fell silently. Under the starlight, her beautiful face was shining in the tears, as if there was a strange beauty, but her hands hugged her arms even tighter. man in.
Tightly hug him.
As long as it is like this!
"Crap!"
Suddenly, there was a sound of shouting, but it came from the side, and the voice carried the boss's impatience and faint anger.
Lu Xueqi was taken aback, and looked to the side, only to see a plump and beautiful woman standing beside her, with charming eyes, it was Xiao Bai.
Xiao Hui who was behind Lu Xueqi let out a joyous cry, very happy, jumped down from the broken wall, rushed to Xiao Bai's side and climbed up, sat on her shoulder, grinning and laughing, obviously favoring Xiao Bai Plus, it's not the same as Lu Xueqi.
But at this moment, Lu Xueqi naturally didn't care about any monkeys anymore, she frowned, a little confused, and said in amazement to Xiao Bai who suddenly appeared: "What?"
Xiao Baifen's face was pale, and it seemed that she was quite angry, but upon closer inspection, her expression was quite complicated, and there was a hint of heartache under her anger, and she said coldly: "When a person dies, he is dead. Turned into a ghost, entered the underworld and entered reincarnation, how can there be any nonsense about turning into a star!"
Said these words in person, but it was extremely unpleasant, even though Lu Xueqi was always grateful to Xiao Bai for telling her the whole story and Zhang Xiaofan was in the ruins, she couldn't help but her face darkened.
But before Lu Xueqi could speak, Xiaobai had already stepped forward, but without looking at Lu Xueqi, he just stared at Zhang Xiaofan and said coldly: "How long do you want to go on like this, do you want to live like a living dead like this?" lifetime?"
Xiaobai asked sternly, Lu Xueqi's expression moved, showing a bit of unbearable expression, she opened her mouth to speak, but she managed to hold back, but her hands seemed to be distressed, she hugged Zhang Xiaofan even tighter.
Zhang Xiaofan was scolded by Xiaobai sharply, the muscles on his face twitched, but then he closed his eyes and returned to his self-closing appearance. Seeing his appearance, Xiaobai seemed to be even more angry, he grabbed Zhang Xiaofan by the neckline and picked him up.
Lu Xueqi let out a cry, and said, "Don't, don't do this, he, he can't bear it..."
Xiao Bai sneered, and said: "I just want to wake him up, no, I want to wake him up more than just wake him up, I think I want to wake him up!" After speaking, without waiting for Lu Xueqi to react, Xiao Bai suddenly raised his palm, Impressively, in front of Lu Xueqi, he slapped Zhang Xiaofan twice hard.
"Crack! Crack!"
The slap was crisp and loud, Zhang Xiaofan's face immediately swelled under the two red palm prints, bright red blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he fell backwards from the beating. Lu Xueqi was shocked, she didn't care so much, she rushed up, pushed Xiaobai away, hugged Zhang Xiaofan, didn't care about the blood, wiped him with her cuff.
Caressing the palm prints on the two injured cheeks, Lu Xueqi was heartbroken, stared at Xiao Bai, and said angrily, "Are you crazy?"
But Xiaobai seemed to turn a deaf ear to Lu Xueqi's words, he just stared at Zhang Xiaofan who was trembling slightly, and said coldly: "What are you doing like this, are you pretending to be a ghost all day long, or are you somehow thinking of using this method to mourn Baguio? I told You, don't be an idiot, it's useless to do this, Baguio is dead, she is dead!"
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a desperate roar erupted from Lu Xueqi's arms, Zhang Xiaofan suddenly pushed her away, and rushed towards Xiao Bai like a furious and injured beast, but Xiao Bai stood there and did not dodge at all, waiting for him to roar and charge closer , she took a step forward instead of retreating, and slapped her again.
"Snapped!"
A louder voice suddenly echoed in the ruins of Caomiao Village, Zhang Xiaofan was beaten to the side, a mouthful of blood spewed out, staining the lapel of his chest red.
There seemed to be a trace of pain on Xiaobai's face, but she gritted her teeth, her expression became more severe, she rushed to the side of Zhang Xiaofan who was powerless on the ground, grabbed his chest and yelled angrily: "Wake up Well, even if you stay like this until you die, Baguio will not come back to life. Do you think that you can show your remorse in this way? Do you want to use this method to torture yourself to make yourself feel better? Let me tell you , It's useless at all!"
Zhang Xiaofan closed his eyes tightly, his body trembled violently, panting frantically, even his lips seemed to have lost their color.
Crystal clear teardrops slipped down quietly, but this time, they flowed from Xiaobai's eyes, she bit her lips tightly, two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks, and her voice was already choked up.
"What do you think that Baguio desperately went to save you back then? Was it to see you live your life like this? Baguio's death has nothing to do with you. If you go on like this, Baguio's spirit in heaven will not rest in peace." Yes, do you really understand?"
Xiaobai grabbed him, and slowly knelt down beside him, as if exhausting his last strength, he said hoarsely to him word by word: "Live, live well, this is Bi What Yao wants to see!" After speaking, as if she couldn't bear it anymore, she suddenly stood up, turned around, and strode away from this place.
Lu Xueqi had been standing by the side silently since just now, when Xiao Bai strode past her, Lu Xueqi suddenly said softly, "Thank you!"
There were still tears on Xiaobai's face, he paused for a moment, and in Lu Xueqi's view, the figures of two beautiful women reflected each other under the moonlight, and after a while, they gently stretched out their palms and shook them together.
On Xiaobai's face, behind the tear stains, there was a faint smile, and he nodded to Lu Xueqi, but he didn't speak anymore, and strode away.
After her figure disappeared into the darkness, Lu Xueqi slowly walked to Zhang Xiaofan's side, squatted down, and slowly hugged him in her arms. Zhang Xiaofan's body trembled, he slowly raised his head, looking at Lu Xueqi.
His eyes seemed to return to the past in an instant, the deep pain and the endless scars in it, he was like a child, his lips were trembling, and the corners of his eyes were full of tears.
"Baguio... is gone..."
He tremblingly faced Lu Xueqi, tears finally welled up in his eyes, like a wounded child finally crying, decades of grief could no longer be tolerated, he grabbed Lu Xueqi's shoulder, hugged her in his arms, and shouted Crying, choking in the mouth ceaselessly.
"Baguio is gone... Baguio is gone... Baguio is gone..."
Lu Xueqi never thought that this strong man would be so vulnerable in front of her, but at this moment, only tenderness remained in her heart. She hugged him tightly, desperately trying to comfort the crying heart with every ounce of warmth in her body. Behind the hot tears, she kept talking softly, to the man and to herself: "Yes... ok, everything will be ok...”
This night seemed extraordinarily long and sad.
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After that night, Zhang Xiaofan woke up from the nightmare of inner demons, but not long after, he developed a high fever again.
With his current morality and deeds, it is absolutely impossible for him to suffer from any illness on weekdays, but the current fever is so hot that his whole body is burning, and he is unconscious. Lu Xueqi somehow knew in her heart that his serious illness was caused by severe pain in her heart, Bi Yao's death was the introduction, but most likely the mental barrier that Zhang Xiaofan has been struggling with for the past ten years is the root cause of the serious illness, but no one can cure it up.
Sure enough, no matter how Lu Xueqi exhausted all kinds of methods, Zhang Xiaofan took all kinds of elixirs, but they were all like mud cows in the sea, with no effect at all, and the fever was so violent that it is unimaginable that even ten days did not see a slight retreat, If this were the case for ordinary people, he would have died long ago. And right now even Zhang Xiaofan is too haggard, he looks skinny.
Lu Xueqi was extremely anxious, she guarded Zhang Xiaofan's side day and night for ten days, and she looked obviously thinner, perhaps seeing her infatuation, God finally opened his eyes and showed mercy, on the tenth day One day when Lu Xueqi was about to despair, Zhang Xiaofan's high fever finally subsided.
Although the fever subsided, Zhang Xiaofan was still unconscious, even so, Lu Xueqi was still greatly relieved, this mood relaxed slightly from the tension, and suddenly a wave of exhaustion surged into her heart from every corner of her body, she Forcing himself to tidy up Zhang Xiaofan's clothes, then he leaned against his side and fell into a deep sleep.
On the beautiful face, there was a faint reassuring smile, even when she was asleep, her hand was holding Zhang Xiaofan's arm, the breeze blew past the ruins of Caomiao Village, the green grass fluttered around their bodies. The world is silent, only this forgotten corner seems to have strange peace and happiness.
This sleep, but I don't know how long I slept, the stars are moving, and the fragrance of flowers is everywhere, it is vaguely in a dream, she saw everything that she had dreamed of——
With the one you love, for a lifetime...
Then, she woke up.
There was still a happy smile at the corner of her mouth, Lu Xueqi gently opened her eyes, the body beside her was indeed still there, he was sleeping peacefully, his breath was beside her.
Lu Xueqi didn't move, as if this was her favorite appearance, she quietly leaned against Zhang Xiaofan's side, listening to his sleeping breathing.
Suddenly, at this moment, in the direction of Qingyun Mountain in the distance, there was a sudden explosion in the sky, and then a huge firework exploded. Lu Xueqi's face changed slightly, she frowned, and slowly sat up and turned her head to look.
The fireworks slowly change into the shape of a long sword in the sky, and they linger for a long time. It is a signal that is rarely used in Qing Yunmen. Lu Xueqi was silent for a moment, turned her gaze back to Zhang Xiaofan for a moment, stood up slowly, after a moment of hesitation, finally reached out and took Tianya who was leaning against the broken wall, and floated away.
The wind is still blowing normally, and the grass is also blowing back and forth in the same way.
Zhang Xiaofan fell asleep peacefully in the grass, a head popped out from the depths of the grass beside him, it was a gray-haired monkey with three eyes, it turned its head to look around, and uttered "Zhi Zhi" twice , seemed a little surprised at the sudden absence of Lu Xueqi here, then jumped onto Zhang Xiaofan's chest, touched his head, and sat down.
Zhang Xiaofan still fell asleep peacefully, but the fingers on his right hand trembled slightly.
About half a cup of tea later, there was a soft sound at the entrance of the ruins of Caomiao Village, and then Lu Xueqi's white figure reappeared there, walking towards the place where Zhang Xiaofan was sleeping. Sitting on Zhang Xiaofan's chest, Xiao Hui made a face at Lu Xueqi, jumped off, squatted aside and looked around.
Lu Xueqi walked slowly to Zhang Xiaofan's side, and slowly knelt down beside him, but the expression on her face at this moment has completely lost the peace of mind and happiness just now, and there is only a sense of heaviness and that trace of... Pain.
"Xiaofan...something happened." Her voice sounded so empty, as if she had no strength at all, and she said faintly: "Just now I saw the emergency signal from our sect calling for disciples, so I went to check it out. In the past few days here, something has happened outside. In the Ghost King Sect where you used to be, that suzerain Ghost King obtained some kind of magical weapon, which can steal people's minds and use them for him. What's more frightening is that he is said to be hiding in a huge In the red shadow's blood glow, as long as the red shadow goes, whether it is ordinary people or people who have cultivated the truth, they will turn into mindless living dead and be driven by him."
Lu Xueqi's face was pale, and she lightly clenched Tianya tightly in her hand, but she still looked at Zhang Xiaofan with tenderness and regret, "Before the factions of the Righteous Way have launched several rounds of siege against him, but The whole army was completely wiped out, not to mention the great damage to the vitality of the various factions, but the most terrifying thing is that most of the people... were all taken away by his red light, and became the ghost king's servants and thugs. And that ghost king has approached the foot of Qingyun Mountain recently, displaying his demonic skills, and even confused the minds of all the people in towns and villages within a hundred miles of Qingyun Mountain, including Heyang City. Among the one hundred thousand, they are about to attack Qingyun Mountain."
She stared blankly at Zhang Xiaofan's face, suddenly, two lines of tears fell from her eyes, the tears dripped down and landed on the back of Zhang Xiaofan's palm.
"I wanted to be desperate and stay with you for the rest of my life. Even if I was cast aside by the world and punished by my master, I didn't care. But now, but now..." Her lips trembled slightly, and she lowered her head slowly. , "But now Qingyun is in trouble! I was raised by Qingyunmen since I was a child, and it was Master who loved me and taught me, and his kindness is as heavy as a mountain. If it is just for us to be together, even if they scold and spurn me, I am willing, but now they In trouble, I... I can only go back and be with them."
Lu Xueqi looked deeply at Zhang Xiaofan's face, she didn't look away for a moment, she seemed unwilling to give up even a single glance, when the breeze came, her skirt fluttered gently.
"Perhaps you don't know yet, there is a secret civil strife in Qingyunmen, and the once invincible 'Zhuxian Sword Formation' can no longer be activated. This battle may be... I am afraid it is really bad or bad, and I don't know if I can come back meet you."
Lu Xueqi took a deep breath, reached out to wipe away the tears on her face, then, a slightly bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, she looked at Zhang Xiaofan in a low voice and said: "Xiaofan, I don't know if it's God's will, we always don't Fate stays together forever. But," she paused, and after a while, said in a low but firm voice, "But, I never regretted it!"
After finishing speaking, she leaned down and kissed Zhang Xiaofan's lips lightly, the warm feeling between the lips seemed to spread throughout her whole body.
A faint, happy feeling...
She smiled, bit her lips, stood up, took one last look at the sleeping man, turned around and walked away, but she walked so slowly that she often seemed to turn around to take another look, but after all, She didn't look back.
Perhaps, even she knew that if she looked back, she would never have the courage to leave again!
With fluttering white clothes, she finally left.
The wind blew and the grass moved, with a green fragrance, Xiao Hui walked over quietly, climbed onto Zhang Xiaofan's chest and sat, silently looking at the white back that was going away. Under it, on Zhang Xiaofan's palm, the fingers moved slightly again.
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The breeze kept blowing, time passed quietly, Caomiao Village fell into a long silence again, the day passed, the night came, the stars fell little by little, and the vicissitudes of the world were seen.
Xiao Hui sat on Zhang Xiaofan's chest, seemed a little sleepy, opened his mouth and yawned, and let out a few "Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi" sounds. Then, it seemed to suddenly feel something, its eyes rolled, and looked at Zhang Xiaofan below it.
There was a low gasp, and then Zhang Xiaofan slowly opened his eyes.
The first thing that came into view was an endless sky, dotted with countless shining stars in the deep darkness, he didn't move, just lay quietly, staring at the sky.
Xiao Hui beside him seemed to be a little puzzled, he scratched his head and crawled over to have a look, but then shrank back. The night wind is blowing, and the grass is blowing. That deep darkness has been like this for thousands of years, and a human life is like a firefly compared to the sun and the moon, but it is just a fleeting moment.
Perhaps, it is precisely because the ancients understood this that they will tirelessly pursue longevity!
However, if it is just an empty shell, so what if it lives forever
His expression was very calm, never before calm, no sadness or excitement, he just silently looked up at the sky.
The sky is infinite, the stars are moving, the world is silent, only the sound of the wind blowing faintly.
Unknowingly, the sky brightened.
But when the morning light fell and the last darkness disappeared, Zhang Xiaofan closed his eyes. He lay quietly like this for a long time, until the sun rose and the warm sunlight shone on his body, he opened his eyes again, this time, he stood up.
Standing on the same spot, he looked around. The ruins buried in the weeds were desolate but friendly. There were many places that were deeply engraved in his heart many years ago and would never be erased. How many places, It is where I used to run and play when I was a child, leaving pure happiness.
He strolled away, stepping on the green grass without making a sound. Next to him, Xiao Hui rushed over, grabbed his lapel, climbed to his shoulders and sat down.
"Woo..."
The wind blowing from behind seemed to be a little stronger, making a whistling sound, and the green grass beside him fluctuated with the wind, like waves. There were ruins and walls, like silent but gentle people staring at him. He walked to the north of the village, where there was another ruin, which was even more dilapidated. From a distance, the outline still vaguely looked like a small dilapidated temple.
This time, Zhang Xiaofan stood for a longer time, he stared deeply at the ruins of the small temple, after a long time, a faint and friendly smile appeared on his lips.
That smile was gentle, without any trace of resentment or regret.
Then, he turned around and walked on like this, never looking back.
"Let's go, Little Hui."
"Squeaky?" The monkey called softly on his shoulder and patted his head.
"Where?" He smiled lightly, facing the breeze blowing on his face, smiled and said: "Go to where we should go."
He moved his eyes and looked into the distance, the majestic Qingyun Mountain piercing the sky.
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On the Tongtian Peak of Qingyun Mountain, there is a busy scene everywhere, but near the back mountain, it seems even more secluded, there is not even a single person, presumably because the strong enemy is pressing down on the situation, and Daoxuan Daoxuan, who is very serious, has disappeared for no reason, so there is no one Will take note of this!
When the afternoon came and the sun was shining on the quiet woods in the back mountain, Zhang Xiaofan was already walking in the quiet mountain forest road. It is not the first time he has come to the back mountain of Tongtian Peak. He has been here several times before and after, and he is already familiar with the nearby terrain. Just looking at his expression, there is no trace of caution and anxiety, and there is still a trace of anxiety on his face. With the quiet smile that he has always had since he woke up, he walked slowly.
The mountain road is rugged, with dense ancient trees on both sides, and the sound of birdsong can be heard from the depths of the forest from time to time, Zhang Xiaofan's eyes turned from the forest to the ground and then to the front, the winding and stretching ancient road, I don't know how many past events have happened on it.
The mountains and forests are quiet and the wind is blowing, it seems that there is no trace of vulgarity in the world.
The familiar three-way intersection in memory slowly appeared in front of his eyes, Zhang Xiaofan stopped at the intersection, his gaze unexpectedly turned to the right, behind the layers of dense forest, in the gaps between the dense branches and leaves, faintly revealed the A corner of the majestic patriarch's ancestral hall. He smiled slightly, turned and set foot on the trail.
The intersection is not far from the ancestor's ancestral hall, and soon the majestic hall gradually appeared, but Zhang Xiaofan didn't go to the open space, he just stood quietly behind a big tree with lush branches and leaves by the mountain road, looking in that direction and go.
The main hall was still so dim, and the stone steps and open space in front of the door were still covered with dead leaves like countless past days. After a while, a white figure came out from the hall. He had a handsome face and a peaceful smile on his face. Instead of a sharp sword in his hand, he had a broom made of bamboo.
He glanced at the fallen leaves all over the ground, but with a slight smile on his face, he raised his hands and stretched his waist, took a deep breath of the slightly sweet air in the mountains and forests, and then began to clean the fallen leaves on the ground quietly.
The broom was flying, and the fallen leaves were swept aside bit by bit. Some of them were blown up by the wind like disobedient children. They stubbornly wanted to return to the original place, but he swept them back again with a smile.
The wind passed through the mountains and forests, and Lin Tao burst into waves.
In the distance, behind the big tree, Zhang Xiaofan quietly looked at the familiar white figure, showing a knowing and quiet smile.
On the clearing, Lin Jingyu seemed to feel something suddenly. He paused for a moment, then turned around to look at the mountain road leading to the outside world, but the mountain road was empty, apart from ancient trees and shrubs, where was there any trace of other figures
He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head slightly and laughed, maybe he heard it wrong, thinking this way, he picked up the broom and swept it again.
Behind the dense forest in the distance, Zhang Xiaofan walked slowly, getting farther and farther away from the ancestral hall behind him, and soon, he came to the three-forked intersection again. This time, he was looking in the direction of Huanyue Cave, and without any hesitation, he stepped across the forbidden area and walked slowly.
He couldn't feel more clearly that in the depths of the Huanyue Cave, there seemed to be a mysterious force constantly calling him to go to that place.
This feeling was already extremely strong when he was still in the ruins of Caomiao Village!
Standing in front of Huanyue Cave, Zhang Xiaofan stopped, staring at the mysterious place in front of him.
The appearance of this cave is no different from other ordinary mountain caves in the world. The rough stone and the hard ground are slightly different. The only difference is that the ground in front of the gate of the cave has been trampled on for a long time. Smooth, showing the weather here.
From that small stone gate, Taoist Qingye Qingye, a generation of Tianjiao from Qingyunmen, once walked out. Countless people who have been powerful in the past years have left their footprints here. The witness of the rise and fall of honor and disgrace in the past two thousand years.
But now, in front of Zhang Xiaofan, it is just an ordinary stone cave.
He smiled and walked in, as if returning home, without the slightest hesitation or hesitation.
The sunlight outside the cave was blocked by the stone wall, so it couldn't reach the inside of the cave. The inside of the cave looked very shady, and the simple scene was the same as when he first came here. Exactly the same as the original.
Zhang Xiaofan walked over, put his hand on the Tai Chi Diagram, a faint clear light shone, it was the true method of profound kung fu passed down by Qing Yun Sect, in the clear light, the Tai Chi Diagram slowly reacted and lit up, A moment later, as he expected, the nearby mountain wall slowly moved away, revealing the strange door of white mist that swirls like water waves.
Zhang Xiaofan stared at the seemingly unfathomable swirling water wave, the last time he entered it, he was seduced by the mysterious power contained in it, and almost fell into a place of eternal doom, but now facing it again, the deep In the depths of the water waves, there seems to be a faint suction force, which makes people have the illusion of falling into it.
He took a deep breath, no longer hesitated, took steps, and walked in.
A sense of coolness rushed towards him, as if he really stepped into a world of deep water, only a moment later, Zhang Xiaofan found himself like last time, surrounded by a world of emptiness.
A dark, endless, no light, no end.
Xiao Hui lying on his shoulder seemed a little uneasy, moved a bit, and let out a low cry twice, Zhang Xiaofan gently stretched out his hand and patted the monkey's head, as if to comfort it, Xiao Hui immediately calmed down.
Afterwards, Zhang Xiaofan stared forward, but in his eyes there was nothing but darkness, he watched for a long time, and did not move until finally, a faint smile appeared on his lips, but he closed his eyes, and walked forward go.
After walking a few steps, the death-like silence was suddenly broken, with a "boom", a gust of fiery air rushed towards his face, Zhang Xiaofan could even clearly feel that he had walked into a sea of flames, his whole body The flesh and skin were being burned by the sudden flames, severe pain surged from every corner of the body, and the whole body seemed to be destroyed in this violent sea of flames.
But he has already closed his eyes tightly, and even when the muscles on his face are slightly twisted due to the severe pain, the corners of his mouth still maintain a faint smile. He took one step at a time, slowly but continuously walking forward.
On the shoulder, the monkey Xiaohui let out a startled cry, it sounded very frightened, but Zhang Xiaofan immediately stretched out his hand to hold it in his arms, buried Xiaohui's head deeply in his chest and stopped looking out, soon Yes, it seemed that it was the owner's palm and the sound of his heartbeat in his chest that made Xiao Hui quiet down, it lay motionless on its stomach.
The sound of the flames burning became louder and louder, and even the air around the body seemed to be filled with a horrible smell of burning. The pain in the body continued unabated, and it seemed that every step I took was a thousand times more painful.
However, Zhang Xiaofan's footsteps still did not stop, walking forward slowly but firmly.
I don't know when, the violent sea of flames in my feeling slowly faded away, and around him, there was a vast and empty silence again, and the pain in his body also disappeared.
In the silence, suddenly, there was a clear sound of dripping water, which rang in his ears. The cold water droplets came from nowhere, fell from nothingness, and landed on his face.
Bitter cold.
For a moment, there was no sign at all, rumbling loud noises came from the front, covering the sky and covering the earth as if everywhere, Zhang Xiaofan's mind vividly portrayed the terrifying scene, the huge waves were like dragons, ten thousand feet high, crashing Down below, anything standing in front of the majesty of the world is as insignificant as an ant. Even the majestic Qingyun Mountain was destroyed and swallowed by it in an instant, and the bitter cold wind tore his body apart in an instant. The pain that was ten times more severe came from every corner of the body again.
Zhang Xiaofan never knew that a person's body would be subjected to such and such torture, would feel such severe pain, even his persevering nerves seemed to collapse before the pain. Tens of thousands of hands were tearing at him, and he couldn't even continue to breathe, as if he was trapped under the deep sea, and the endless pressure immediately crushed him into dust and turned him into a still water.
Even if you die, you should open your eyes and look around before you die...
Like a lamp, this idea suddenly appeared in the depths of his heart, flickering in the distance, like a temptation.
Zhang Xiaofan took a deep breath, slowly continued to walk forward, eyes tightly closed!
The chilly waves on all sides seemed to be enraged, and suddenly became more and more furious, the roar was deafening, and the feeling of torture followed one after another, Zhang Xiaofan's forehead was even covered with cold sweat, his face was extremely pale, It's just that he has always maintained the clarity that remained before the collapse, and he still walked slowly.
One step, another step, without stopping, just like life, moving forward slowly, after all, you can't turn back.
The tide receded slowly, the deafening and terrifying sound disappeared, and the silence returned to his side again, in a void, it seemed that only his footsteps echoed.
Alone, go alone!
"Xiaofan..."
Suddenly, a voice called faintly from behind him, Zhang Xiaofan felt as if he had been struck by lightning in an instant, his body shook violently, his face showed an expression of disbelief, it was the first time, he involuntarily stopped in his tracks.
His eyes were still closed, but his lips began to tremble slightly, a little choked up, a little heartbroken, and a little desperate, and said in a low voice: "Biyao..."
That familiar voice seemed to be right behind him, with infinite tenderness, with a bit of tenderness that haunted his dreams and was unforgettable in his heart, quietly said: "Xiaofan, are you ignoring me? Turn around and look at me!"
Zhang Xiaofan's body began to tremble slowly, his body seemed to be in a fierce battle, he wanted to turn around several times, but he endured it. Even though there was no pain, but at this moment, he was covered with sweat and his face was distorted, which was actually more painful than the terrible burning body and deep sea chill just now.
A low but clear call drifted gently behind him, as if it would never end. Isn't this life's ups and downs all because of that voice? Why, not turning back
"ah… "
He suddenly roared, his body trembled, his teeth were clenched tightly, and his bones all made noises, as if he had finally reached the limit of his endurance.
However, it seems that this is not over yet, except Baguio's voice calling him behind him, slowly, he actually heard the voices of other people, all of whom are unforgettable people in his life.
Father, mother!
Master Puzhi!
Tian is not easy, Suru!
…
Infinity, those voices are layered upon layer, wave after wave, calling and shouting behind him, the past of his life is like smoke, flashing by one scene after another.
Thousands of mountains and rivers, trekking alone; evening snow and thousands of mountains, only shadows walk alone.
He doesn't want to be lonely, he doesn't want to live forever, all he wants is to be with the one he loves...
Zhang Xiaofan hugged his head and cried, like a child, with nowhere to hide.
Tears dripped down, and there was a touch of warmth in his palm. The endless calls around were still calling in his ears, lingering, tempting him, making him open his eyes and turn his head away.
However, the faint warmth suddenly calmed his trembling body. This familiar and warm feeling seemed to him not long ago. There was also someone who, when he was on the verge of collapse, stayed by his side unswervingly, hugged him tightly in countless dark nights, and warmed him with the warmth of his body.
Also once, in that emptiness, emptiness and darkness, he was half-dream and half-awake in a coma, and in a trance, there were warm tears dripping on his face. In a frighteningly cold world, tell him he's not alone.
In this life, those thousands of mountains and rivers, those mountains of snow at dusk,
no,
one person!
Countless voices around suddenly became anxious, as if they were stimulated by something, they continued to call Zhang Xiaofan with a bit of sternness, but his body slowly stood up, the painful twist on his face was eased by a wave of calmness. replace.
Afterwards, he smiled lightly, smiling faintly with deep nostalgia and unforgettable thoughts.
Then, he turned around and walked, leaving all the voices behind him, despite the screams, and then gradually subsided amidst the sharp sounds.
Silence finally fell again.
A light coughing sound came from Zhang Xiaofan, it was an old voice, somewhat fragile, somewhat surprised, "So it was you..."
Zhang Xiaofan stood on the spot, took a deep breath, let out a long breath slowly, and slowly opened his eyes.