Xie Zhe and the others stayed in Xueyan Valley for one more day. The rain stopped in the middle of the night. They took a short rest on the second day and waited for the muddy road to become drier, making it easier to travel. Sometimes, you can't be in a hurry, for fear of getting up early.
Catch a late gathering.
After that night, Ling Huan's spirit became somewhat normal, probably due to the effect of the talisman. After a light breakfast, Lord Shuang Yue came to visit them again. This time she was the only one. The other disciples and senior Zuoyun were all
Maybe it was her own intention to not come. She asked Ling Huan if he wanted
Don't go out for a walk, probably because you want to ask something about Mi Yin. Ling Huan also happened to have the opportunity to ask about her cousin's experience. So Xie Zhe and Han Zhang both kept silent and thought it would be better not to come forward. There were many words,
It seems that only when girls are together can they open up.
"Do you want to come together?" Lord Shuangyue asked.
The two looked at each other and agreed. Since Mr. Shuangyue said so, how could he not go? Along the way, they walked from crowded places to relatively remote places. Many disciples got up very early, got together to practice, or
Exchange spells and learn from each other. The overall atmosphere of Xue Yan Sect is very relaxed. It seems that unlike many sects, there are strict regulations on the time to get up, eat and practice.
"Um……"
Han Chang walked over from the main road and looked at the disciples gathered in the open space. Lord Shuangyue asked what was wrong.
"Ah, it's nothing special. I just found that a lot of people seem to be elderly. Four or five out of ten are over fifty years old, and there are one or two children mixed in. Logically speaking, all Jianghu sects are...
Young people are."
"Yes, this place is quite special... It is a place that many Jianghu people yearn for when they grow old. Many people are unwilling to spend their whole lives, and for many reasons do not want or are unable to go home, or even have no home, so they will seek refuge here.
place. Even though they are very old, they can beat people harder than anyone else.
.There are very few young disciples here, unless they are exchanging training with other sects, or are interested in medicine and pharmacology. Most young people come with the elders, or they were born nearby, and find a sect nearby to entrust them to their families.
Practice some martial arts to strengthen your body. There are also many people whose parents are disciples in the valley."
"Then this place can be considered a paradise." Xie Zhe said.
"It's not even close. I heard that young people now dislike staying here less and less, and they all want to go out and make a living."
"Come on," Han Chang laughed, "The more I venture, the more I realize that home is the best."
"So they come back when they get old."
They all laughed, and Ling Huan also raised the corners of his mouth. Xie Zhe looked at her a few more times and felt a little more relieved. After walking far away, the sun had already reached the top of their heads, but they were all walking under the shade of the trees, so they were not very sunny.
. Along the way, they were moving towards higher ground. Even if they were just relaxing, it would be too far. I don’t know where Lord Shuangyue wanted to take them.
Along the way, Ling Quan followed closely. Shuangyue Jun told her everything she knew about her cousin. When she learned that she suffered from aphasia, she looked anxious; but she knew that Shui Wujun was taking care of her.
At that moment, she breathed a sigh of relief again. But... although Mr. Shuangyue knew that Yinxuan had been taken away by Mr. Yingyue, he didn't know much more, so he had to tell her that Yinxuan was still safe and sound.
The destination was finally reached - Mr. Shuangyue climbed to a high place, and in front of him was a relatively flat open space. The place was very large, with a few trees scattered here and there, but none of them were thick. There were flowers all over the field, and the fragrance was fragrant. There were a group of butterflies.
Floating among the disorderly flowers, the colors occasionally overlap with the flowers, and sometimes are staggered. In addition to the buzzing and flapping of swarms of bees, there are also the melodious songs of birds.
"Xueyan Valley still has such a wide open space."
Looking far into the distance, Han Sheng couldn't even see the end of this flower field.
"Yeah. The soil layer here is very thin, so towering trees like that can't grow. However, Xueyan Valley doesn't like rain, and the soil layer is not easily washed away. In the past, this place was just a bare, flat rocky plain."
"It's amazing." Xie Zhe just sighed and suddenly remembered something, "Wait a minute, could this be..."
"Yes, this is the fault of the mountain over there." Mr. Shuangyue pointed in a direction. Far away, it seemed to be a little higher than here, and the stone wall was still bare. It also became a large platform.
Then, under their feet, there should be a place where there used to be a snowy inkstone pool. "It was the top of the mountain that the Demon-Sealing Blade chopped down back then."
"...Time passes so quickly."
"Well, the scene five hundred years ago is just like yesterday, and everything I have experienced is like a magnificent dream. Here, an old friend and my enemy should have been buried here. However, his body was buried by the shikigami
Taken away."
"He is also a person with Tengu bloodline, I have heard of it."
"Um."
"Is your Tengu still around?"
"Of course. Do you want to see it?"
Since they had this opportunity, of course they were very happy. So Mr. Shuangyue just raised his arm, and the clouds on the horizon suddenly became chaotic, and the shadows on the ground also moved intensified, as if there was an invisible giant hand stirring above. Soon.
, a huge white monster fell from the sky,
It was carrying a biting wind. When it landed on the ground, the surrounding plants were covered with a thin layer of ice flowers. Its fur looked very soft, and Ling Hu was a little scared, but he still tried to reach out and touch it.
.It does feel exactly as imagined, and the outermost layer is cool and very refreshing.
The Tengu turned around and pointed its long beak at the faces of the three of them. Viewed from the front, the monster still looked a little scary. But next to Lord Shuangyue, it looked very gentle. Xie Zhe looked at it
It looked at Lord Shuangyue again and asked:
"Then, if ordinary people die, where will their tengu go?"
Shuangyue Jun looked at the flower field and let out a small sigh. She stretched out her other hand, and a butterfly fell on her fingertips. It was the simplest one among those gorgeous butterflies, and seemed to be just pure white and green.
A white butterfly. It didn't stay too long. After realizing that it was not a flower, it gently fluttered its wings and left.
"They will be free." She said while stroking the Tengu's hair. "This is something I didn't know until later. Every Tengu can only establish a blood contract with one human in its life. I have also read the Wangui Chronicles.
Yes, there were many people like me at that time. In the memories of all the tengu in the book, there is only one master."
"Then there must be more people of this bloodline now, right?"
Mr. Shuangyue shook his head: "Only a little less. The blood of the ancestors is becoming more and more sparse, and there are only a few people who can awaken this kind of contract. There may be even fewer in the future... Until people like us disappear completely, the contract will be completely
it's over."
Xie Zhe thought for a moment and said, "Wait a minute, Wan Guizhi... In this case, those heavenly dogs will also die."
"Of course, everything is destined to die, but it is just a matter of time. Although the life span of tengu is longer than that of humans, it is short-lived among the long-lived monsters. Except for the original tengu, it still lived for a long time after the death of its owner. It is said that,
The place where it died is called the Tengu Tomb. After that, all Tengu who have established a blood contract, no matter how they died, no matter when they died, no matter where they were... their remains will eventually appear in the Tengu Tomb, sleeping with their ancestors.
.”
Ling Huan felt strange. She asked, "Do you know where that place is?"
"I didn't want to go, so I didn't ask about it." The Tengu was lying on the ground, and she rubbed the fur on its chin and said, "If I could... I would have wanted to end our contract."
The snow-white Tengu didn't understand or didn't understand, so it didn't react in any way. However, maybe it didn't have any idea, because for Shikigami, the master's will is the absolute will, and they only need to agree and execute it.
The three of them looked at each other, and Han Chang asked three words on behalf of everyone:
"Why?"
"I used to be a demon warrior... Heh, this is not popular now, right? In short, I have had many shikigami, but after I accepted the fate of the six paths of impermanence... I terminated all the contracts
.They don’t have to work for me all their lives.
If I go through a cruel battle, I won't die, but they will. I can't just watch them die. They have a lifespan longer than mine, and there is no need to be trapped in my fate. Only with the Tengu
The blood contract is too special and cannot be solved."
"Maybe...it doesn't care?"
"They just have no choice." Lord Shuangyue looked at Xie Zhe secretly, "Domestic dogs will never be able to live the life of wolves, and military horses will never be able to gallop in the wilderness, and can only fight on the battlefield. Let alone live in a more modern world.
Pigs in small pens, chickens in cages, and fish in tanks. Without the ability to live alone, they have no choice. If they knew the taste of freedom and took back their undomesticated abilities, would they still choose this way?
?I have already looked away."
"So you want to...find a way to end the blood pact?"
"Well. All I can think of at the moment is that I am no longer the Six Paths Impermanence. Over the past five hundred years, it has still helped me a lot. I want to repay this favor - we should be friends, not a master-servant relationship.
I will continue to think of a way. However, I still have to rely on it to take me to Mutsuki-kun and deliver the amber to him. The amber has healed Miss Ye's injuries, but... as you said, she lost her spiritual power.
I don’t know if I can restore it to its original state. After that, it depends on fate.”
Xie Zhe had communicated with her last night about the matter between Mu Yuejun and Ling Huan. He nodded and said nothing. He not only hoped that Shuang Yue Jun would not push himself too hard, but also hoped that Mu Yue Jun could get help as soon as possible.
"I'm leaving now. Kuai Ma has been entrusted to them to prepare. You can go directly to Zhang Yun."
Saying that, Shigetsuki-kun jumped onto Tengu's back. Tengu stood up, ready to fly high at any time.
"Don't you say hello to the disciples?"
"No, trouble. Everyone has their own things to do. By the way, your name is Zhongli Hanshang, right?"
Han Chang nodded and looked at Lord Shuangyue, waiting for her to continue.
"I heard that the mirror spirit of Yun Waijing is in Wanren Mountain, maybe still at Kuanyun Peak, I don't know. I will learn more about the situation from Mutsuki-kun, and if there is any news about the fox demon, I will try my best to tell you.
Right now, it is still important to go to Dailuan City. If you really see Master Lintian, you can ask him for further information about Yun Waijing.
...It's just that I'm powerless, Yun Waijing cannot be borrowed easily, there are rules here. I don't know you well, and I can't boast to the disciples and guarantee that nothing will happen. Besides, it all depends on the disciples' affection.
Only by virtue of my righteousness can I have a place here. It’s just a matter of making a decision—I shouldn’t interfere.”
They said goodbye to Lord Shigetsuki and watched her quietly blending with the Tengu and the white clouds.
