"When you see this, I'm already dead..." The dappled sunlight shines through the white cherry blossoms on the girl's peaceful face. Her eyes look softly at the camera, with a little nostalgia and dissatisfaction flowing in her eyes.
Abandon.
"Recently, I can feel that he seems to have lost his patience. I'm afraid that I won't be able to wait for you to come back, so I'm sorry, I broke my promise. I can only choose the most ignorant way to tell you the truth..."
Following the girl's gentle and soothing voice, a beautiful yet cruel intention appeared in front of her eyes like a curtain being opened.
That was many, many years ago, before the Ni tribe moved to Jiuli. At that time, in addition to a group of flying spirit beasts living in the Goddess Peak, the most common plant that could be seen was the continuous ice jade cherry blossoms.
The Ice Jade Cherry Blossom is not a spiritual plant, but the most common tree species in the wilderness. But one day, the largest cherry blossom among the trees was suddenly enlightened by the God of Breath and gained the ability to transform into human form.
From then on, it became the god of this territory, responsible for protecting the safety of this land and water. As time passed, a large group of humans suddenly moved here and quickly multiplied and multiplied here.
This was the first time that the tree god saw human beings. It did not drive them away, but instead observed them curiously. Finally one day, the ancestral witch of the Ni tribe discovered this unusual tree, which seemed to never wither.
tree.
But surprisingly, the kind-hearted ancestral witch did not greedily cut down the tree god like other humans, but became a very good friend with it anyway.
This friendship lasted until the life of the tree god was about to end, so it personally handed over its child to the witch, hoping to receive her care and love.
This seedling became Xue Ji later.
Yan Wu fulfilled his promise to his friend and took great care of Xue Ji. However, because of Xue Ji's special status, he was afraid of attracting the covetousness of others, so he only treated her as an ordinary sapling and planted her in the courtyard.
Maybe it's because the fragrance of the saplings of the sacred tree is so attractive, so there are always ignorant children plucking the young leaves of the saplings, and there are even many young girls who secretly break off the branches to make spices.
Yan Wu suddenly realized that this was not going to work, so she used her rights for the first time to designate the ice jade cherry blossoms all over the mountains and plains as the clan tree of the Ni clan, and no one was allowed to cut them down without permission. Anyone who violated the rules would be directly expelled.
clan.
In this way, under the protection of Yan Wu, Xue Ji thrived healthily, and soon became a dense tree. Later, Yan Wu suddenly fell ill and died unexpectedly, leaving no time to plan for Xue Ji's future.
Passed away from this world in a hurry.
Therefore, no one in the Ni tribe knew the true origin of Xue Ji. Everyone just regarded her as an ordinary tree that grew better than other ice jade cherry blossoms. Even, because she was planted by the witch himself during his lifetime, he would also
She was transplanted next to Cheng Wu's grave.
The cemetery of the Ni clan is no different from the cemetery of other clans. Because it is the resting place of the saint, it is so solemn and quiet that it is difficult to see people. This makes people who have developed spiritual intelligence and have a great understanding of human life.
Xue Ji, who has high interest, is not used to it.
In the loneliness day after day, she chose to sleep.
In this way, hundreds of years passed. It was not until late one night that a thin little boy sneaked into the cemetery and lay silently in front of the grave of the witch, wiping tears. She woke up from her deep sleep.
She watched quietly as the little boy choked with sobs and confessed his crime...
For example, he deliberately made things difficult for his servants, secretly drowned his brother's favorite pet in the river, deliberately pretended to be sick in order to gain the attention of his parents, and even framed and blamed others for all the wrong things he had done...
He looked at the tombstone in front of him, his tear-filled eyes looking particularly hesitant, "I don't want to, but I don't know why I do this... I don't know what I should do, Wu, please tell me
Me, what should I do?"
The little boy's incoherent voice quickly aroused Xue Ji's curiosity. Unfortunately, he didn't say anything more. He only cried for a while, then dragged his figure like a hemp stick away.
Later, he came several times one after another, each time sneaking up late at night, so Xue Ji learned about his life experience from his intermittent crying.
It turns out that his name is Ming Xin, and he is the direct descendant of the most powerful person in the Ni clan. Because his mother was severely injured during pregnancy, he was unable to awaken any power due to congenital deficiencies after birth, and his body was even much weaker than that of ordinary people.
In this world where strength is respected, ordinary people have a low status and are equivalent to waste in front of giant beasts. So he was disliked by his parents. Although they didn't say it in words, they always favored his twin brother in action.
Although they have exactly the same face, the treatment they receive is completely different. The elder brother can always get everything he dreams of easily, but he can only look at everything in front of him with envy in a dark corner.
As a result, he became jealous and even did some incomprehensible things many times.
Today he accidentally pushed one of his brother's maids into the pond and drowned. When he saw the body floating in the water, and thought of all the ridicules she had made in the past, he didn't know why, but he felt an inexplicable joy in his heart.
He felt that he was extremely evil, and his fear kept torturing him... so he couldn't help but come to the ancestral witch to atone for his sins.
Xue Ji quietly stared at the little boy whose face was full of tears. For some reason, she felt that he was very pitiful. She wanted to comfort him, but found that she was just an ordinary tree and could not move at all.
She could only watch helplessly as he wiped away his tears after crying and dragged his thin figure away again.
She thought he would come again after a while, but since then, he never came again.
It wasn't until the spring of the third year that she finally saw him again.
But she didn't know if it was an illusion or something, but she felt that his eyes had changed, becoming dead and empty, not like a pair of children's eyes.
This time he didn't cry, he just knelt in front of the tombstone of the evil spirit and remained silent for a long time.
Just when Xue Ji was wondering what was going on with him, he suddenly took out a palm-sized mirror from his arms.
The little boy who looked to be only eight or nine years old said softly in a low and confused voice: "Master Zuwu... The Mirror God told me that it has a way to give me the power I want, and the price is half of my lifespan. I
Should it be believed?"
He held the mirror in his hand firmly, as if it was his only life-saving straw. In fact, he knew in his heart that there was something wrong with the origin of this mirror. Since possessing it, his body has become weaker and weaker, but...
He cannot resist the desire for power.
He hopes that like his brother, he can be loved by everyone, and can be patted on the head by the patriarch and call him a good boy. He also hopes that his parents' eyes can stay on him... He naively thought that as long as he has the ability to practice
If you have good health, you can get everything you want.
However, how could the evil witch who had been dead for hundreds of years answer him? Only Xue Ji kept swinging the leaves anxiously, trying to stop his innocent thoughts.
Can a mirror that can absorb life span be a good thing? It is obviously a magic weapon!
Unfortunately, just when she was trying her best to make some noise, the wind started blowing in the cemetery. She could only watch helplessly as the little boy bit his index finger, dripped blood and made a contract with the mirror.
The moment the contract was established, the already thin little boy became even more inhuman and inhuman. In fact, due to too much energy consumption, his legs became weak and he could no longer stand up.
He lay on the steps silently, enduring severe pain like a dying native dog. When he finally had a strange connection with the mirror, he cried, tears of joy.
He discovered that... he seemed to be able to borrow the power of the mirror. It turned out that it did not lie to him!
Seeing the little boy lying on the steps crying and laughing, Xue Ji felt sour in her heart for some reason. She couldn't help but think, if only I had the same body as a human being, she would definitely hug me
This poor little guy in front of me.
So from then on, Xue Ji had a tree-born goal, and she began to desperately absorb the spiritual energy in the air.
However, she does not know how to practice and has no inheritance. No matter how hard she tries, she can only make the leaves become greener and the flowers bloom more enthusiastically. It is impossible for her to transform into a human form...
Just when she was frustrated, an opportunity suddenly appeared in front of her. It was still a dark and windy night, and a beautiful girl in disheveled clothes entered the cemetery in despair, and then found a nook and cranny.
Horn, heartbroken and committed suicide.
Looking at the girl's still warm body, Xue Ji seemed to be possessed by the roots and slowly crawled towards her. Finally, she touched his body and absorbed a little bit of the girl's blood.
A miraculous scene suddenly happened. She and the girl actually had a wonderful connection! She was surprised to find that her consciousness could penetrate into her sea of consciousness and control her body.
In this way, she finally got her wish and became a human being.
The happiness made her control the body of the female corpse like a madman and run freely in the cemetery. Hundreds of years of bondage and loneliness made her cry out in a cathartic way.
However, it was her improper behavior that attracted the attention of the tombkeeper, so she was charged with "trespassing on the cemetery and desecrating the ancestors" and was locked up in a small dark room.
The next day, in full view of the public, with a group of human beings looking on with contempt, she was expelled from the Ni tribe in disheveled clothes.
As a tree, Xue Ji is thick-skinned. She doesn't think this is embarrassing, and she doesn't realize how serious the consequences of being expelled from the Ni clan are. However, the family of the female corpse is afraid of being implicated and quickly breaks off from her.
relationship.
After being kicked out, Xue Ji wandered around curiously. Because she didn't eat for a long time, she became weaker and weaker, which made her finally realize that humans need to eat!
So she could only go to the mountains to pick some wild fruits to satisfy her hunger, stuffing all the good and bad ones into her mouth. It was at this time that she saw Yan Tianliang who was practicing on the cliff.
While wandering, Xue Ji witnessed a human jumping off a cliff to commit suicide, so she rushed to stop him. But... because she used too much force, she accidentally threw the person off the cliff. The two of them fell into each other one after another.
Fell into the waterfall.
Being attacked for no reason, Ying Tianliang, who had just grown up, angrily summoned a Horcrux to find the initiator of murderous intent. Unexpectedly, he saw Xue Ji, who was wrapped in rags and looked like she was naked.
The girl's ketone body made his body, which had never had sex between men and women, instantly stiffen.
However, Xue Ji didn’t understand the defense between men and women at all, and asked him innocently why he wanted to commit suicide?
Yan Tianliang couldn't say a word. The exquisite curves in front of him under the sunlight could make any man's blood surge. He couldn't help but secretly bleed from his nose. Realizing his own Meng Lang, he hurriedly climbed up from the pool, like
Like a child who had done something wrong, he ran away into the distance.
Xue Ji, who was unaware, chased after her, "Hey, don't run away!"
Yan Tianliang stopped stiffly. He thought she wanted him to take responsibility. Unexpectedly, she asked: "Are you from the Ni tribe? I just saw the token on your waist."
Yan Tianliang's throat rolled, and he replied hoarsely: "Yes." He couldn't help but think, if she asked him to take responsibility, how would he explain it to his parents?
Just when his mind was in a mess, a girl's excited voice came to his ears: "That's great! I want to ask you one thing, is there a child named Mingxin in your clan? I
I want to know how he is doing now? Is his leg healed?"
Xue Ji's three consecutive questions made Yan Tianliang stunned. At that time, Yan Mingxin was still a paralyzed child who lay in bed all day long. Of course he didn't know him. So he shook his head: "I have never heard of a child named Mingxin.
.”
Xue Ji was disappointed: "Okay!"
In fact, after she had a human body, she wanted to enter the Ni tribe countless times to see that poor little guy, but she was so famous that the sentry at the door chased her away as soon as he saw her.
Can't get in at all.
Seeing that the girl stopped talking for a long time and even turned around to leave, Yan Tianliang finally couldn't help but asked: "Don't you want me to be responsible?"
"What is responsibility?" Xue Ji looked confused.
Yan Tianliang did not dare to turn around, but explained with a red face: "I just accidentally saw your body, and I should be responsible for you."
Xue Ji was even more puzzled, "I'm naked every day, doesn't that mean everyone who sees me is responsible for me?" She was talking about her tree-shaped self, and she couldn't understand human beings' obsession with clothes.
.
Hearing these harsh words, Yan Tianliang's shy expression froze instantly. He took a deep breath and wanted to say something more, but unexpectedly the girl turned around and left without any regret.