Volume 1 Huangquan December, Chapter 138: The Frost River Is Far Away
Zhou Pan didn't give them much time to hesitate.
Another life occurred overnight, and he died in this inn. The next day, almost the entire inn was awakened not by a rooster, but by the screams of the waiter. Then there was a murmur of tinkling, and he
He fell down the stairs and broke his head. Then there was another scream. It was from the accounting clerk. He startled the waiter who had blood all over his face.
The small inn was noisy. The few guests opened their sleepy eyes and asked each other what happened. So there was a person missing in the innermost guest room on the second floor, but there was a corpse.
Everyone knows it.
Blood was dripping from the crack in the door - otherwise the waiter wouldn't have noticed it. The door bolt was broken, and it looked like it had been forced. All the spectators glanced at the room and trembled all over.
He left. Mu Wan didn't let Dai Luan pass, only Lin Shanhai took a look and came back.
"The death was very tragic. He was in a different place - he was cut off directly. Zhou Dan is no longer here."
"...He didn't give us a chance to choose at all."
"Yeah, we should have thought that since he dared to tell us, he was sure that we couldn't stop him. It was a mistake."
Killing for life can be said to be a matter of course. Even if the matter happened in front of Shan Hai, he would not say anything more. For them, there was no need to stop Zhou Pan. However, the only thing Shan Hai wanted to know was
Are those who died those people - the beasts who really attacked the princess?
A demon who has killed people will never be able to become an immortal. He must have given up on the path to immortality - perhaps he did not have such an idea at the beginning. Besides, no one really knows what his feelings for the princess are except himself.
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The relationship between humans and demons is so complicated.
"We'd better walk quickly. It's not too cold now. When the river freezes in late winter, we won't be able to walk too fast."
Shan Hai spoke lightly, making Mu Wan feel familiar yet strange.
Dai Luan didn't react at all. The mountains and seas in her eyes seemed to be the same mountains and seas all the time.
"Don't you think...you won't go to him and ask him like you did before?"
Mu Wan tried to sort out her thoughts, but she was a little confused. She then realized that she actually didn't know what Shanhai would do in the past. Her predictions were just guesses based on past experience. In her impression,
Shanhai is always so "nosy".
"Like before?" Shanhai was confused, "What do you think I would have been like before?"
"I don't know. But you should... maybe the Yamen can't solve it, so you have to go and talk to Zhou Dan head-on. You might tell him that it is right to deprive others of their lives. And will he do this again in the future? If
Yes, should it be stopped, and how should it be stopped..."
Shanhai smiled faintly.
"It seems that you have always misunderstood me."
"What misunderstanding? Did I say something wrong?" Mu Wan was a little unsure, "I don't know, it's just a feeling."
Dai Luan shook her head, folded her arms and leaned against the wall, saying like a little adult:
"In your world, is Shan Hai a particularly kind-hearted man?"
"……Roughly the same."
"Have you ever thought about what if he is not? Or from another perspective - the changed person is not him?"
"What's the meaning?"
Mu Wan stood there blankly, not knowing what Dai Luan was saying or what Shan Hai was thinking. They became strangers together - in this faint smell of blood, the vast white light cast into the window
During the scene, the figures of the two people became unreal. She almost wondered if the vixen had cast some kind of spell on her.
"People will change." Shan Hai said. His quiet brows and eyes revealed an unexpected peace. After a short silence, he took another breath and continued in that calm tone:
"Maybe you are right, I have changed, maybe I have not. But were you like this before?"
She was stunned.
Would she have bothered to dwell on these issues before?
It seems not. In this case, it seems that I am the one who becomes indecisive?
Mu Wan didn't like this very much. It sounded like she was much more fragile - even though she wasn't that strong in the past. After all, she hoped that this "change" would be positive. Not to mention what the benefits were.
, at least don’t let her fall into any more dilemmas.
Maybe they are right.
It was a hazy morning that somehow passed by. It was obvious that a life had been lost, but they all did not care much for different reasons - but fundamentally, it was because they knew the "truth" - even if they did not know how much
Somewhat true or false. But to them, these are no longer important.
After packing her bags, Mu Wan continued walking with the master and apprentice. When Shi Wuqi was around, they were always arguing together, and she had almost no time to think about these things that she had ignored for a long time. As for these, Dai Luan
There are also some thoughts of her own. Although these thoughts are her acquiescence, both Shan Hai and Mu Wan should know about them.
That's the thing about Wanguizhi. Or Yunwaijing--whatever.
Human beings are selfish by nature. When you have something clear, urgent and needful, the life and death of others can become insignificant. This may sound ruthless, but it is indeed reasonable and can be explained.
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Although these things are no longer so important, they will still make the right choice when they meet someone who should be saved or someone who can be saved. Because this is people and their humanity.
But more than anything else, they hoped that Shi Wuqi and Miss Qi could come back.
The three people with their own concerns came to the pier along the river. They planned to rent a boat here and continue walking downstream. However, they could not walk for too long on the waterway. First, it was winter and the water level was gradually declining; secondly, the waterway was also blocked.
It doesn't lead all the way to the north. They still have to walk a long distance themselves.
They met Zhou Pan again.
After avenging his revenge, he probably wasn't in a hurry to leave. With his ability, leaving the city overnight would not be a problem. But he actually appeared almost at the same time as Shan Hai and others, which proved that he must have stayed for a while. At least, not
Not in a hurry.
Zhou Pan was a little surprised to see the three people, but he was not too surprised. Originally, he was already standing on the boat, ready to sail away. But when they saw each other, he suddenly asked the boatman to stop the boat and came to
The stern of the boat faced them.
"You don't seem to be in a hurry. It seems like you didn't come to hunt me down deliberately."
"Have you set aside time for us to find you? It's a bit unexpected."
"That's right...it doesn't matter, I'm just not afraid of being delayed. Where are you going?"
"There is only one road along the river."
So they got into the boat.
There is no unique scenery on both sides of the river. The trees along the river are all bare, and some dead branches and leaves are soaked in the water. The boat pushes them away in pieces and piles them up on both sides, giving off a faint smell, not
The smell was unpleasant. It was mixed with the unique fishy smell of the river water, and the midday sun did not burn it too pungently. The streets and the river were very quiet, with a slight winter atmosphere.
There was silence all the way, and they kept a subtle distance from the boat. He didn't mind. Rather, he was a little surprised that they dared to ride with him. It was just that there was no words all the way, which was inevitably a bit boring.
"Actually, the Master of Hundred Bones is not in the human world now, right?" Zhou Pan said suddenly.
"——"
Dai Luan almost blurted out "How do you know", but in this way, she was too completely exposed. She was sometimes called stupid by her master, but she was very smart in these aspects. Zhou Dan seemed to see that she was hesitant to speak,
It's not difficult for her.
"You may also be curious about how I found my enemies one by one in the vast Central Plains."
"If you say you are not curious, it would be a bit false." Shan Hai said calmly. In fact, he was really not that curious. He just saw Zhou Pan intending to reveal it, so he went on.
"The Death Shadow Pavilion."
"...Is that so?"
As expected. However, they were still a little disappointed.
"The Death Shadow Pavilion also told me that your companion is in a place outside the human world. The six paths are so vast that it is probably difficult to find him. As for whether he can come back, it depends on him."
"I didn't say the same thing..." Mu Wan muttered.
It seems that Zhou Pan still doesn't know that they are being targeted by Xue Yangu. After all, he asked the Death Shadow Pavilion for help earlier.
"However, it might be easier if I let the Six Paths of Impermanence look for it."
"To tell you the truth, we do know a few of the Six Paths of Impermanence. But... it's not very convenient. There are always a lot of troubles in the world, and they really don't know how to deal with them."
Rather, Shi Wuqi and Ah Qi disappeared right under their noses...
"Are you talking about Jiyue-kun and Hazuki-kun?"
Zhou Pan said it directly, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. It's worthy of the Death Shadow Pavilion to even know about such a thing.
"Are you going to find them on this trip?"
"No."
Shan Hai originally wanted to explain, but after thinking about it for a moment, he felt that it was not necessary.
"Is that so... By coincidence, Lord Ye Yue happens to be north of the Central Plains."
"Huh?" Dai Luan raised her ears. "You know all this? What about Lord Jiyue?"
"Ah, I mentioned it casually when I was chatting with Xie Yan, and I didn't ask anything about it. Do you know all the people in the Death Shadow Pavilion?"
"Get to know each other."
"That's convenient. Jiyue-kun, I haven't asked about it, and I don't know whether the Shadow Pavilion is clear or not. They all seem to have some important arrangements, and Yeyue-kun is in the north because Kari Gongduo happens to be going there, so he knows
some."
"They don't know what to do." Dai Luan muttered.
Mu Wan was keenly aware of a glimmer of hope.
Ye Yuejun can be trusted after all. It was precisely because he failed to listen to her advice that he ended up in such an embarrassing situation. But fortunately, there was no loss, but he couldn't ask Ji Yuejun to check the accuracy of the picture - he also
I may not remember it. But since Hazuki-kun is here, at least this map can be shown to her with confidence.
Even if she can't understand, she should know what to do.