Ning Yue's voice sounded behind her, but it was far and near, and she was panting. The girl's strength, which she had just recovered, was exhausted in an instant during the chase, but she kept clenching her teeth and following.
Jiang Yan, however, just kept his head down and moved forward. He could always hear the distant voices of his companions behind him, and he could not shake them off no matter how hard he tried. An unknown fire suddenly started to burn in his heart. He suddenly stopped and turned around to scold him. :
"Didn't I tell you not to follow me?!"
However, as soon as he turned around, he saw that the girl behind him gave way and fell straight into his arms. The young man instinctively reached out to help her, but he used his strength to make her lean on a short wall beside him. He took another half step back.
"Little stutter...why are you like this...I...what did I do wrong?"
The tears in Ning Yue's eyes could no longer be held back, and they were about to fall down. But the young He Han picked up the helmet that had fallen to the ground from her feet, and stepped back slowly, step by step. road:
"If I tell you not to come, don't come. I have nothing to say to you. I just hope that we will never see each other again, and we will just pretend that we have never known each other in this life. That's all!"
The black-eyed boy spoke decisively. After speaking, he put the helmet on his head and immediately turned around to leave. The gorgeous animal pattern mask blocked his face, making it impossible for the girl to see clearly what was on his face at this time. What an expression.
"Why? Could it be that after all these years, after you married the girl named Tuya, you really put aside everything in the past? Why do you treat me like this?"
The red-haired girl didn't have the strength to shout anymore. Her voice was small and her emotions could hardly be heard. However, her words still stung Jiang Yan's heart. He turned around suddenly, as fiercely as a solitary horse. Wolf:
"You are not allowed to mention Tuya's name! So many people have died now, what else do you want?"
"What...what do I want? Little Stutterer, what do you mean?"
Ning Yue was suddenly stopped by the question, and had a faint bad feeling in her heart.
Young Hehan snorted contemptuously:
"What does it mean? Don't you still know it in your heart? Do you dare to swear to heaven and swear that everything that is happening in front of you and what is about to happen has nothing to do with you?!"
"I-I-"
The girl suddenly felt hesitant and did not dare to answer easily. She was not sure what the other party was referring to. She did not know how to refute this sudden accusation and was suddenly speechless.
But the more she acted like this, the more she convinced Jiang Yan, whose thoughts were already in confusion, that the words Kun Jie said and heard in the main hall of Yongyang Palace were not lies:
"It wasn't until today that I suddenly understood that the reason why everyone came here was actually arranged in advance, right? Back then, it was your father who attacked a fishing village by the Yushui River, and then you You deliberately pretended to meet me by chance. In fact, it was just to deceive my trust and make me willing to work for you, right?!"
The young man suddenly couldn't hold himself back. Some things he didn't dare to ask or say before were now blurted out without thinking as if they were pulled out of his stomach by an invisible hand.
"What a lie...little stutter, how did you become like this..."
Ning Yue was really frightened this time, and her face suddenly turned pale. She had never seen it before, and never thought that her close friend would have so many worries in his heart. At this moment, Jiang Yan In the eyes of the girl, he is no longer the dull and boring companion with a sense of justice, but looks like a ferocious beast that bursts out of the ice and snow, eating people and eating bones.
"Have I changed, or are you and Ziyin really trying to hide something from me? I really can't figure out what virtues and abilities I have that deserve you to spend so much time on me? What do you want to get from me?!"
Jiang Yan roared, his eyes bloodshot, as if he wanted to get to the bottom of the worries in his heart, but he didn't know what to ask, let alone where to start. Ning Yue suppressed her trembling and still shook her head firmly. shook his head:
"I... really don't understand what you are talking about..."
"You still don't admit it? Any seemingly seamless plan will definitely have flaws! How are you going to explain this?!"
As the young He Han spoke, he suddenly took out a bunch of shiny things from his arms, held them in front of the girl's eyes and questioned them loudly.
"This is the necklace I gave you - what happened to this necklace...?"
The red-haired girl almost collapsed emotionally, and her speech was incoherent and incoherent. But the hard-hearted Jiang Yan was not moved at all:
"Having said this, what secrets are there that cannot be told directly? What are you trying to hide from me?! For many years, Yue'er, you have always kept silent about your life experience, but those things in the past, I have already remembered it all! This necklace of yours is exactly the same as the one my sister wore around her neck when she was separated! How did it get into your hands?! When will you be willing to tell the truth to me?! "
"Little stutter, I...I don't have it! This necklace - I don't know!"
"Don't lie to me again! Because my sister likes red salmon the most, our father specially asked someone to make such a pendant for her to use as a protection! Yue'er, tell me honestly, this thing is yours Where did the father come from? Was he the culprit who caused the bloodbath in my family back then?!"
The red-haired girl had no idea that her necklace actually belonged to her friend's sister who had been missing for many years. She was immediately confused by the question. She just shook her head and couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time.
But Jiang Yan's emotions had long been out of control. The more he spoke, the more excited he became, but it was not clear whether it was confusion, suspicion or anger in his expression. He just stared hard at those dark eyes with water lines:
"If this necklace is really given to you by your father, he will be closely related to the group of people who killed my parents that night! Where did he take my sister? What else is hidden in you that I can't tell you? My secret! Tell me, tell me quickly!"
Ning Yue looked into her companion's eyes and understood that everything could not be hidden after all. Originally, she had been rehearsing in her mind how to tell the other party her true identity. But she never thought that she would do so at the most inappropriate time. ways,:
"I - I actually come from under the Chanying Sea, and I am indeed not of the same clan as you. My adoptive father, the chief priest of the clan, Feng Weishu, once had an extreme hatred for people on land, and his hands were stained with blood. And my biological father, Kun Jie, He is the mastermind behind all these wars and disasters... But little Stutter, you must believe that I will never and have never had anything to do with what they did in this life!"
The girl was almost crying, trying her best to spell out this extremely pale explanation into a few complete sentences.
However, the reason that should have illuminated the way forward for the lost has now turned into a maddening poison when all the most absurd logic can be justified.
The young He Han had already fallen into the assumptions he had made in advance and was unable to extricate himself. The nonsense that Kun Jie instilled in him had become an ironclad fact with several supporting evidences. Now Ning Yue's answer , completely pushed him down, who was still hesitating on the cliff. No matter what explanation the pitiful girl in front of him could give, he couldn't listen to it anymore.
The young man let out a long and shrill scream, like a red dragon breaking free from its shackles, with a beard like a halberd and trembling scales. He shook the black-gold Xiaotianmo in his hand and put it on Ning Yue's neck. side.
The sharp Xiao Tianmo immediately cut through the girl's snow-like skin. The bright red blood, illuminated by the light in the sky, slowly fell along the blade, exuding a strange light.
A tear slipped from the corner of the girl's eye and dripped on the blood-stained Mo Dao, turning into thousands of crystal fragments. And it seemed that it was because of this tear that Fang Ling hesitated to raise Yan's knife hand. Wave it down immediately.
Under the silent night sky and the forbidding ruins, the two of them fell into a long silence as if they were two stone statues transformed by someone's spell.
And this balance that could not be maintained for a long time was finally broken. A white shadow suddenly jumped out of the darkness and attacked Jiang Yan's side without saying a word.
That was Qi Ziyin who followed the two of them. At first, he had the intention of retreating, not wanting to embarrass his two friends because of his rash appearance. But the voice of the black-eyed boy became louder and louder, and his behavior became more and more different. When he went crazy, he realized that the situation was finally out of control and he had to take action.
The young Duke Ye's momentum was too strong, leaving no room for him. Jiang Yan was not surprised by this, he left Ning Yue decisively, turned around and raised his sword.
There was a "clang", the weapons clashed, and fire flew everywhere.
This was not the first time that Ning Yue had seen such a scene. The three of them seemed to have returned to Mulu City a few years ago in an instant, returning to those warm afternoons when Xiang Baili had given careful guidance.
But some things can never go back. The competition between real swords and guns has never been as thrilling and deadly as it is today.
The red side was constantly attacking the mountain. Time after time, young He Han stabbed the opponent's vital points accurately and sharply with the long knife in his hand without hesitation, regardless of the fact that just a few hours ago, the two sides were still fighting. We have fought side by side.
The white side, unlike any previous confrontation, only focused on defense. After several years of separation, the young Duke Ye's martial arts had already improved. More importantly, he now knew clearly that he could no longer give in - before today, Whenever the red-haired girl he cares about the most is in danger, there is always someone who will stand up for her. But now, the only one who can continue to stand in front of her is himself!
Chushan's offensive was very fierce. Jiang Yan's physical strength seemed to be exhausted. The young man in white could only seize the opportunity to parry and launch an offensive, but all failed. However, he persevered and refused to let go of any opportunity. , and even forced the opponent to defend himself several times.
To the black-eyed young man, Qi Ziyin's attacks were like an earthworm shaking a tree. No matter in terms of strength or speed, he could not compete with him. However, the defense of Wuyu Sword was watertight. Even though Xiao Tianmo's every thrust was almost perfect, none of them could compete with him. It's like being pierced into a bottomless pool of water and being resolved by the opponent.
They fought back and forth like this for nearly a hundred rounds. Both of them were sweating through their heavy clothes. White water vapor surged out from the gaps in their armor and mouths and noses, and then condensed into frost on their clothes and eyebrows. Their Their physical strength has finally reached its limit. The speed of swinging the sword is getting slower and slower every time, but no one can stop, let alone dare to stop.
"Stop, stop it quickly!"
Ning Yue, who had been sweating at the side all the time, had already roared hoarsely. However, even if she could, and even had enough reasons to help the boy in white win, she could not cast a spell on either of the two. Because of her heart It is clear to everyone that for Jiang Yan and Qi Ziyin, who are fighting together with all their strength, if either party falls into a disadvantage, their lives will immediately be in danger.
Nowadays, even she is not sure whether these two former close friends are really as good as they once seemed. In a daze, she even has some doubts about the man who was sentenced to death for saving Ye Guo. Young Master, the dark-eyed boy who was willing to risk his life by following his mentor, had already died on that day.
But it seemed that God heard the girl's prayer. When she was begging her companions to stop, she suddenly felt a slight movement on the ground under her feet.
It was a regular trembling, accompanied by a faint dull sound that seemed to come from the depths of the earth, which made Ning Yue's attention briefly move away from the sword and sword in front of her:
"Stop fighting now, do you feel it?!"
The girl asked sternly. However, the two people who were focused on fighting on the side had no reaction to this and insisted on fighting to the death.
"You two stop fighting!"
Ning Yue gathered her last bit of strength and yelled out these words. At the same time, as if she was deliberately cooperating with her, the continuous muffled sound became more and more clear, as if it was no longer coming from under her feet. It was transmitted, but it resonated and reverberated in everyone's head.
Finally, Jiang Yan and Qi Ziyin each took a few steps back and lowered their weapons. The ground beneath the three of them shook again, but it was much stronger than the previous time. Now, everyone under the ice dome felt that He seemed to be perched on the back of an ancient giant beast that was sleeping here. The previous successive battles finally made this giant beast wake up.
"What's going on with this vibration? Could it be your fault too!"
Jiang Yan asked, lowering Xiao Tianmo who was pointing at the red-haired girl and the boy in white, but the hostility on his face did not diminish at all.
Ning Yue shook her head helplessly and put on a dumbfounded expression on her face. She did not expect that she would temporarily prevent the duel between the two friends in this way. Although she was still worried in her heart, the fragile peace in front of her could happen at any time. It may break. But now, there is a bigger crisis that they need to deal with together.
The three of them rushed back to the camp one after the other, only to find that the soldiers under their command had already become a mess, but no one knew the origin of the terrifying vibration that came from the darkness before.
But in the girl's mind, she suddenly recalled the invisible sense of oppression in the underground palace of human bones on the outskirts of Ye State many years ago. No matter what terrible unknowns are hidden in the darkness under the ice, the same has not yet been discovered The Kunjie who appeared was the same fear that she couldn't avoid and had to face on her way forward.