Chapter 20
Chapter 20
The sky above Tianhui Mountain was shrouded in thick black clouds, and thunder flashed and rolled from time to time.Yin Jiyan walked in step by step. It was extremely silent, no birds or animals were seen, and the trees were in different degrees of withering and death. The deeper they went, the more desolate and lifeless they were.
He didn't stop until the front view began to widen.In fact, there is nowhere to go.
There are stones and gravel everywhere in front of him, blocking the way, and there are several cracks on the ground, which are exaggerated and hideous.With broken or uprooted tree limbs tottering, it feels like something has wreaked havoc here.
When he was in the Xuan Mansion, he specifically asked about the location of the Sword House in Tianhui Mountain, and Master Xuan even gave him a simple map.He frowned and looked at the map in front of him to compare the location, and after double confirmation, he concluded that the sword house was here.But what about the current situation?He recalled hearing that there was an earthquake in Tianhui Mountain and the collapse of the Jian Hut, and he thought, could it be more serious after that?Is there anyone else in there?Where will Jiang Yan go?
He was at a loss as to how to advance and retreat, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure flashing behind the pile of rubble.
Half of the person's face was covered by the hanging hair, and only the other half was exposed. It was pale, indifferent, and bloodless. At first glance, it looked like a woman.The cuffs are tightened, and cloth strips are wrapped around the wrists and forearms. Although the exposed hands are lean and slender, the skin is rough and dehydrated, withered and dry like an old woman, which is deeply inconsistent with the age displayed on the face.
Yin Jiyan looked at her coldly warily, without saying a word.
The man didn't hesitate much, and opened his mouth first, his voice was low and hoarse: "Yin Jiyan?"
Yin Jiyan didn't recognize it, but instead asked, "Jiang Wei?"
The visitor nodded in response, his eyes flickered, not knowing what it meant.She said "Follow me", then turned around and walked forward without looking back, as if she was sure that Yin Jiyan would follow.
Although Yin Jiyan had doubts in his heart, he still followed Jiang Yan, passed through the rubble piles and dead wood forest, and entered a relatively hidden valley.This place is not far from the location just now, surrounded by dark barriers, blocking the sound from inside and outside, from the outside, it is just a bottomless dark valley.But what is unfolding before Yin Jiyan's eyes is a different scene.
Like a crater that is about to erupt, under the hard and flat rock, streams of hot red flames rushed up from the gap in the middle that could be surrounded by several people, but they seemed to be restrained by the two black blocks hanging above it. A semicircular object, made of unknown material.Two semicircular objects can be put together to form a whole circle, just like a top cover. It seems that the size just matches the gap below.
Just standing and watching from such a distance, Yin Jiyan already felt that the fire below was unusual, as if it could burn everything.
"Go in." Maybe because she doesn't communicate with people often, Jiang Yan speaks very bluntly, and doesn't like to talk too much, and has a feeling that words are like gold.
Yin Jiyan glanced at her, the thick long hair under her forehead parted a little, and the face covered with scars and bumps could be vaguely seen under the layer of hair.He suddenly had a bad feeling, this posture didn't seem like taking blood, but rather like throwing him into a furnace for refining.
"Can you really draw blood for me?" There was a trace of questioning in his words.
"Yes." He answered without hesitation.
"It's just taking blood, do you need to jump in?"
"Yes."
"I went in, can I come out again?" Yin Jiyan's tone was obviously ridiculed and disbelieving.
"..." She originally wanted to follow what Shen Yingliang said, no matter what the other party said, as long as the answer was yes, until the other party entered the heaven and earth furnace.But at this moment, he paused involuntarily, the word "yes" stuck in his throat, and it was difficult to spit it out. "……yes."
Yin Jiyan snorted a sneer from his nose very lightly: "It's full of lies."
After all, turn around and leave.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the ground he was standing on was suddenly broken through, and something tightly entangled his ankles from left to right, and climbed up along his calf at an astonishingly fast speed, reaching his waist in an instant. belly.He was about to get angry when he caught a glimpse of a white shadow approaching out of the corner of his eye. He subconsciously wanted to dodge, but found that he was out of control below his waist and abdomen, without realizing it.
Yin Jiyan raised his hand to block the white whip, and then faster and more urgent attacks fell like raindrops.The familiar fragrance in the air actually existed from the very beginning, and it was Shen Yingliang.Compared with the previous fight, she was several times stronger.And his expression was no longer that of easy probing, but of a one-hit kill, stern and decisive, vowing to put his opponent to death.
As soon as Yin Jiyan grasped the white whip, he snatched it from Shen Yingliang's hand abruptly, and then threw it back at him.The things restraining his body were like dead branches, and also like two flexible black snakes, which were about to reach his chest and reach his neck.I don't know what kind of difficult thing it is, Yin Jiyan only glanced down, but his scalp went numb.
His two legs actually started to fester, and the degree of decay was deepening. Flesh and bloody hands were visible to the naked eye rustling down from his body, and white bones could be seen in many places, but he didn't feel it at all!It's a pity for this body, as he thought in his heart, his appearance changed instantly. He was dressed in black and with red patterns, and he couldn't hide his evil spirit. The two disgusting and disgusting things that were still clinging to his body at the last moment seemed to be hit by an electric shock. , screaming in pain, and soon peeled off like dead bark.
But Shen Yingliang's preparation was obviously not so easy to deal with.More dead snake-like monsters rushed out of the ground like tentacles, grabbing Yin Jiyan tightly.All she wanted was to be restrained for a moment.
Baibian recognized the master, Shen Yingliang pulled out of Yin Jiyan's hand as soon as Shen Yingliang called, and pulled his hand with a deep scar that could be seen on the bone.Yin Jiyan didn't care, and was about to summon Honglian, when suddenly, the vest tightened, and the threat was close at hand.However, his movements were controlled by others, and he was a beat slower.In an instant, my heart felt cold.
A sharp blade stabbed out from the heart, and the bloodstains from the blade quickly disappeared on the bloodthirsty sword.
Shen Yingliang suddenly grabbed his neck, pulled him up from the ground, and forced him to retreat to the open fire behind him.She seemed to have used all her strength, and her eyes were full of crazy cruelty.Yin Jiyan couldn't beat her in that very short moment.
"You..." Yin Jiyan only had time to choke out a single word, and the rest of the words were firmly stuck in his throat by Shen Yingliang's blanched knuckles.
She took a desperate breath, and finally exerted all her strength again, pushing Yin Jiyan down the furnace of heaven and earth, watching the boiling flames suddenly engulf him.
The moment he was pushed into the furnace, Yin Jiyan's whole body stiffened. The extremely hot fire evaporated his consciousness very quickly, and the familiar despair emerged spontaneously, which was the call of death.
A sword flew in from the entrance that was about to be closed above.He could barely recognize that it was Jiang Yangli's Hateful Sword that had been broken by him, and it was a pair with the sword in his heart.
The dagger that flew in pierced through the scarlet talisman between his eyebrows accurately, piercing through his brain.
Blood gushed out from Yin Jiyan's seven orifices, staining his entire face red.
He didn't have time to think about anything, and his consciousness just disappeared...
Shen Yingliang collapsed on the ground, trembling involuntarily, and a large amount of blood flowed out from her fingers covering her mouth.
Jiang Yangli hid aside and watched the whole process just now, and the lingering fear in his heart still persisted. Looking at Shen Yingliang at this moment was like seeing a ghost.And this female ghost now looks as if she is going to die in the next moment.
"Kang——" The white porcelain bowl was suddenly knocked heavily on the table.
Xuan Yangyang stood up abruptly, staring at the person in front of him with terrified eyes on his pale face that was overly frightened.She got up with a big movement, and she turned over the chair and stool, but she didn't realize it.
Zhou Mo was also taken aback.He didn't intend to do this, but just now his whole body trembled for no reason, and his panic for a moment made his movements out of control.
He adjusted himself quickly.The girl in front of her was like a frightened bird, every move she made would make her react greatly.Ever since she quietly left and was found and brought back by force after less than an hour of walking, she could be said to never leave her.It has been like this for three days.
Looking at the other party's red eyes and obviously tired expression, he sighed inaudibly: "You, why is this? He is already dead."
"You are not allowed to say that!" As soon as this topic was mentioned, Xuan Yangyang was uncontrollably excited at the beginning, and now he exploded into hysteria. "You are Zhou Mo! You have the same characteristics as him! I don't allow you to say that about yourself, Zhou Mo!"
"I'm not……"
"Then tell me! Tell me, where did you hide Zhou Mo!"
"he died."
"No, no, no, no! No, it's you, you're standing in front of me!" Xuan Yangyang trembled, and the tears welling up in his eyes were already slightly blood-red.She said in a trance: "You are standing in front of me alive, why did you die?"
Yin Xuanyu remained silent.He said everything that could be said, and even explained to her why Zhou Mo existed. It was a way of existence of his own soul in the world. Memories, reincarnation from generation to generation, in order to protect his soul, which is difficult to exist alone, is also for the awakening and return of his autonomous consciousness at this moment.
But Xuan Yangyang seemed completely incomprehensible.She would only reprimand herself over and over again for stealing Zhou Mo's right to live, and sometimes with resentful eyes, let him die and disappear so that Zhou Mo could come back.
This kind of conversation happens several times a day, and each time it becomes an endless loop.In the end, Yin Xuanqi didn't want to say anything more.And Xuan Yangyang, who was physically and mentally exhausted, would also stop talking at this time, but opened his bloodshot eyes, numb and nervous, as if guarding a prisoner, guarding him tightly.
Yin Xuanyi could understand her behavior, and silently endured her accusations and even scolding, without answering a word.He knew that the woman in front of him had been enduring, and if she could, she would strangle him to death without hesitation.Just by doing so, at the same time, the existence of Zhou Mo, the man she loved so much was obliterated.So she endured all the time, forcing herself to forget some things, deceiving herself and others, just like now, the bowl of sweet soup she brought to herself must have been Zhou Mo's favorite food when he was alive.
Xuan Yangyang treated himself like Zhou Mo from the beginning to the end, but sometimes he couldn't stand it, broke out emotionally, and yelled at himself.And when she vented, she would show regret again on her face and apologize to herself frequently.To be honest, if this continues, Yin Xuanyi is sure that she will go crazy.
It's just that, now he can't do anything except accept silently.Now he is weak, let alone suppressing Xuan Yangyang, otherwise he would not have run away but was brought back by her.But arguing and arguing that he won't do it, it's not necessary at all.My own explanations and comforts will not have any effect at all.
When Yin Jiyan left, he told himself not to make Xuan Yangyang feel too sad, but unfortunately, it was too difficult.
Yin Xuanyi stirred the spoon, thinking lightly, if this kind of getting along could make her emotionally more stable, then he didn't mind doing it.After all, the time is almost up.
It's almost over.
Xuan Yangyang calmed down a bit, and wanted to sit down, but forgot that he knocked over the stool before, and fell to the ground with his butt.She was in a daze, and before she could recover, she watched Yin Xuanqi get up to help her.
Then, the door was broken suddenly, the round table in front of the two of them overturned, and a lavender figure flashed in front of them, holding the hand stretched out to them.The cold gaze, the stunning face, the haughty and contemptuous expression.
The intruder raised his plain hand, and Xuan Yangyang flew out in the next moment, hitting the hard wall with his back, his eyes turned black, and he choked up a mouthful of blood.
She was dizzy, and heard someone say "Don't kill her", and then a female voice snorted coldly, mixed with strong disdain, and there was a short sound of clothes hem rubbing against each other.Finally, there was silence all around.
Xuan Yangyang managed to regain his senses, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he gasped in shock, and then recalled what happened just now.She just sat on the icy ground, bloody tears flowed from her empty eyes.
"Zhou..." She tried her best to call out a name, but after one word, bright red blood spurted out of her mouth, her eyes fell into the boundless darkness, and she fell unconscious.
Jiang Yuanjin held the delicate and exquisite jade-colored porcelain cup, stared at the green and clear tea in it, and said, "You said, we will leave after drinking this pot of tea. But, we have been drinking this tea for three days." He smiled lightly at the person in front of him, "Maybe in this life, I don't want to drink this tea anymore."
Cang Yu looked at him with pity and reluctance in his eyes, and his tone was a little lonely and desolate. "Anyway, it's not too late, so let me spend a little more time with you, okay?"
Jiang Yuanjin smiled.
Ever since he decided to replace Yin Jiyan and voluntarily become the main town spirit of the Phaseless Sealing Spirit Formation, he had envisioned this day countless times.
There is always a sacrifice to be made.If it wasn't for Yin Jiyan, then there would be only him.
Jiang Yuanjin died alone, in exchange for Yin Jiyan's life, Cang Yu's life, and the many lives in Mingyuan Holy Land. This sum is not a loss, but very worthwhile.I just need Yin Jiyan to exchange a position.
He used to be able to sacrifice Yin Jiyan without hesitation, and he could also sacrifice for Yin Jiyan without hesitation.Loyalty and love, under such a delicate exchange balance, can have the best of both worlds.
What else could he be dissatisfied with?
"Cang Yu, you don't need to be like this. I have never regretted what I did. I just regret not saying my last goodbye to him."
"Then why didn't you see him when he came here before?"
Two days ago, Yin Jiyan came here to look for Cangyu, but there was no response after waiting outside for a long time.
Inside the house, Jiang Yuanjin took Cang Yu and hid in a dark room until there was no movement outside.Cang Yu was about to speak out, but was stopped by Jiang Yuanjin.Immediately after the next moment, with a "bang", Yin Jiyan barged in carelessly, and after hesitating for a while, he made sure that there was no one there, and then left as if giving up.
"I," Jiang Yuanjin hesitated, rubbed the rim of the cup with his fingers, and slowly turned the cup round and round, "I don't know how to explain it to him, and... I don't have the courage to meet him, after all, those things that hurt him, Exactly what I did."
He twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled sadly. "It's not that I didn't think that one day, I actually prepared several explanations, but in the end, I couldn't even say a word, even if I didn't face to face."
He lowered his head, and a small reflection of himself was reflected in the cup. "Cang Yu, I beg you, if you need it, you can take care of him for me...Thank you." Jiang Yuanjin tried to pretend to be relaxed and casual, not wanting to make the atmosphere so dull, but the slightly shaking cup The reflection honestly revealed the fluctuations in his heart.
"Zhaoyuan." Cang Yu stretched out his hand to hold the back of his hand tightly, and called out his real name.
Jiang Yuanjin held him back, and smiled gently: "Whenever you call me that, I can find a little sense of belonging and comfort in this world. I have been in this world for so long, but I have always been incompatible with it. I am really just a Just passing by. Jiang Qinghe should be regarded as a friend, but he left early and has no chance to make a close friendship."
"I came here for only one purpose, which is Yin Jiyan. I know his feelings for me, acquiesce in his liking me, and indulge myself in falling in love with him. Although I knew from the beginning that there would be no good between us. In the end, I also know that there is no other way to put him to death, but I still want to keep him, a moment is a moment, ha, it may be the same as you want to keep me now."
"I'm sorry, Cangyu."
"You, why are you apologizing to me?" Wei Cangyu took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, "I should be the one to tell you, I'm sorry for you."
Jiang Yuanjin said seriously: "I let you delay for so many years, knowing that your situation will only get worse and worse, but I still let you spend energy and time saving him, I... I'm sorry!" Jiang Yuanjin choked his voice, In the end, he couldn't hold back, and the tea in the cup had shallow ripples due to something falling into it.
"It's okay, Zhaoyuan, it's okay..." Cang Yu gently wiped away the remaining tears for him, and comforted him gently, "I can wait, it's been so many years, I said, I don't care for a while carve."
"But now you can't wait any longer!" Jiang Yuanjin grabbed his hand, took a breath, put aside his emotions for a while, and said, "The heaven and earth furnace was opened at this time...you have to take out the dragon's heart as soon as possible, Keel fusion, so that you can have life!"
"I know, you don't need to be nervous," Cang Yu reassured him, "It seems that a mortal happened to open the heaven and earth furnace, not for the dragon's heart, and there will be no danger for a while. Besides, I can feel that, Its location should not be far from Xuanyao Mountain and Xuanjue Valley."
When Jiang Yuanjin heard this, something in his mind was about to surface. "It's not far from Eternal Day Palace, that's Tianhui Mountain... Could it be Jiang Qiang?"
"Huh? I seem to have heard you mention this name before..." Cang Yu thought for a while, "Is it the creator of the broken ice?"
"Yes." Jiang Yuanjin involuntarily stroked the slender and cold blade with one hand, and said with some emotion, "If it was her, it would not be difficult to think about turning on the heaven and earth furnace. As far as I feel, Jiang You have always been, um, a person who is so persistent that she is almost crazy. She has put a lot of effort into this broken ice, although I still don't know why she chose to give it to me." Jiang Yuanjin recalled the beginning When he got the ice-cutter knife, there was an uproar in the Eternal Sun Palace. Many people expressed their dissatisfaction openly and secretly, and some people jumped out to grab it blatantly, but their skills were not as good as others, and he beat them all back. "It is indeed a good knife, but I will never use it again in the future. Find a chance and return it to Eternal Day Palace for me."
Wei Cangyu wanted to say something more, but finally turned into a sigh from the bottom of his heart.The two sat opposite each other speechless for a while, thinking about things in their hearts for a while.
Suddenly, Wei Cangyu glanced at Waiping, then stretched out his hand calmly, holding the rim of the cup.He lowered his eyes and remained motionless. The surface of the tea, which was originally smooth as a mirror, suddenly formed circles of fine water lines, and the light emerald water surface began to show images.
A paper sparrow-like object flew in circles outside the barrier, fluttering its paper wings, bumping into the barrier once and for all.
He raised his eyebrows and shook the porcelain cup with his fingers.Suddenly, the paper sparrow in the image flew out of the tea, headed towards Jiang Yuanjin, and swayed in front of him.
"Huh?" Seeing this, Jiang Yuanjin couldn't help but uttered in doubt.He grabbed the paper sparrow, unfolded the letter a few times, and suddenly opened his eyes wide, his expression changed from indifferent to serious and apologetic.
"Oops, I forgot to tell you about this!" Jiang Yuanjin looked up and saw the questioning eyes of the other party, paused, and said, "I may have seen Yin Xuanyi before."
The porcelain cup shook violently, and some tea was spilled.Wei Cangyu was taken aback for a moment, and his expression became a little unnatural.
"what's going on?"
Jiang Yuanjin could clearly feel that he was suppressing something.He didn't ask much, but told him in detail what happened before, and the news came from Xuan Yangyang. It said that Zhou Mo was taken away by a woman in purple clothes and purple hair. I hope he can come forward to help .
"It's Su Wuxiang." Wei Cangyu had recovered his emotions at this time, and said in a calm tone, "I really didn't expect that she would be so obsessed."
Jiang Yuanjin murmured: "Yin Xuanyi, have you been resurrected? But Zhou Mo is indeed a mortal body, and I didn't notice anything wrong. Could it be that he was born in another body?"
Wei Cangyu shook his head, and said: "It's not so easy. That mortal is probably the carrier of Yin Xuanyi's soul. What method did Su Wuxiang use to throw him into the way of reincarnation, so that he can rely on reincarnation again and again to keep his soul gathered? It’s just that his consciousness has always been asleep, so there is a person like Zhou Mo. Now, Yin Xuanyu’s consciousness has awakened, and naturally Zhou Mo’s consciousness will be erased, otherwise there will be one soul and two consciousnesses, which will eventually cause The soul can't bear it and dies."
"Then now... Isn't Zhou Mo... equivalent to, dead?" Looking at Jiang Yuanjin's worried expression, although Wei Cangyu couldn't bear it, he could only nod helplessly.
Jiang Yuanjin bowed his head and remained silent.
Wei Cangyu thought about how to comfort her.He knew that Jiang Yuanjin had another apprentice in Eternal Day Palace. Although he said that he had no ties in this world, in fact, he was in it, so there would always be a few connections.
But Jiang Yuanjin drank the tea in his hand, put down the porcelain cup, and the sound of the bottom of the cup touching the table was dull but clear.He was still wearing the ice knife, and walked out with steady steps.
"Let's go," he said, with no expression on his face, "it's about time."
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