ephemera

After hearing about the reason for the soul-returning formation, Chi Ran pondered for a while, and asked, "Why did you leave news about the formation back then?"

This question was very sharp. She saw through my anxiety and said, "Did you expect that you would lose, or even die?"

I nodded and said, "Senior's eyes are like torches."

Chi Ran asked again: "Who did you tell?"

I thought for a while and said, "I don't remember the situation clearly at that time... I only remember telling three or four close friends, but if they tell their confidants, or the walls have ears, it's not impossible."

Chi Ran didn't continue to explore the situation at that time, which made me heave a sigh of relief. When I came back to my senses, I realized that my underwear was wet with bursts of cold sweat.

Chi Ran looked in Bai Lusen's direction and said, "I didn't intend to intervene, but after hearing what you said, I intend to help you, and it's also to save my stupid descendants."

I bowed and said, "Thank you, senior."

Xiao He held her head up and hummed a few words to Xi Yan, Xi Yan looked at me, as if biting the bullet and bowed to Chi Ran.

According to the seniors, the current patriarch of the Snake Clan was a good friend of Xing Danhu back then. Xing Dan died in Xiangshuiquan. The Great War disappeared without a trace, and nothing can be found.

The bones of those butterflies had been piled up in the Xiangshuiquan, no one cleaned them up, and the monsters had no time to care about other clans, and were busy revitalizing their own family. Since the secret of the Crane Clan was revealed, they were punished by the heavens, and the fairyland monopolized by them became a competition for all the monsters. Goal, everything was working again.

But Yinhe came back just like that, with a thin subordinate, arrogant and uninhibited, and became the new demon king. He didn't seem to grow up, and his peers had already turned into adults. They are different, and in addition, the patriarch of the Bobcat clan focused on training Luhua, so this young boy didn't know how to take on the great responsibility of ruling.

To put it bluntly, the reason why Yinhe came back was to hold the mentality of a child's revenge, and found that the Butterfly family was no longer there. Instead, the desire for revenge left him empty-handed. As for other things, he never thought about it at all.

"You should have come earlier," Chi Ran said looking at me, "teach that little demon king how to govern the demon clan."

I shook my head and said, "I can't do this well either. A king needs both strength and softness. If you can't grasp the balance, neither side will please you."

Chi Ran said again: "There is something else you want to investigate, Xiao He has seen him."

Xiao He pouted, wrapped around her senior, and said, "Do I really want to tell him? He's so fierce."

"But he is very handsome. If you tell me, I will help you keep him as your pet."

"..." I trembled.

"..." Xiyan gritted his teeth.

Xiao He shook her head and said, "I don't want anyone else, I just want my sister."

After she finished speaking, she looked at me haughtily and said, "Ahem, I only told you for my sister's sake."

"Thank you Xiao He."

"Hmph. The person who told the news to the patriarch seems to have a double mace in his hand."

Double mace?Is it the boy in black we met that time?

Xiyan and I looked at each other, and he asked: Do you want me to investigate now?

I shook my head: Don't startle the snake.

What is the origin of this person, how does he know so many things, could it be that he was sent by Guanmiao?The power he uses is like that of a demon...

Just as I was trying to clear my mind, Chi Ran tapped on my mask and said, "Go to the formation by yourself, maybe the people inside are old acquaintances."

I nodded, and was about to thank you when Chi Ran said, "Don't say thank you, I'm just curious about what choice you will make this time, do you know? After Xing Tian, ​​disputes continued in the Three Realms, and there are not many people who remember you. But everyone who remembers thinks you are the root of the curse."

I already knew these things, so I just nodded, and Chi Ran said: "I'm going back, you can take your little apprentice back."

"Congratulations to send the seniors."

Chi Ran flickered and disappeared immediately. Xiao He behind her made a face at us, and she disappeared after a burst of black mist.

"Let's go, Xiyan."

"Ah."

On the way back, I was still thinking about the boy with two maces in Xiaohe's mouth. After a while, Xiyan called me: "Teacher."

"What's the matter?"

"Why did the teacher expect that I would..." He paused.

I helped him continue: "I will lose, I will die."

"Ah."

I turned around, Xiyan stopped immediately, and I asked, "Isn't it written in the ancient scroll?"

"It said that you did it because you couldn't bear the innocent casualties of sentient beings. I think it's false."

I was a little curious and asked, "Why?"

Xi Yan said: "Will the teacher put everything aside just because... he couldn't bear it for a while?"

I found that he looked at me a little strangely, as if he was eager for me to say no, but I shook my head and said, "I really can't remember what happened back then."

Xiyan walked faster than me, and now he seemed to speed up his pace, and in a blink of an eye he bypassed the path in front of him and disappeared into the dense forest.

I always felt that he knew something, and even wondered if he was someone I knew before. Although it was unlikely according to his age, he knew me better than I expected, but Xiyan seemed to be Don't even want to tell me, I'm not in a hurry, when the time comes, everything will naturally become clear.

At this time, I don't have the extra energy to worry about it. It's unlikely that the soul-returning array didn't attract the attention of the heavens. The only reason I can give for why those gods didn't come here to investigate this matter is that they were originally mud bodhisattvas crossing the river. I can't protect myself.

But what about Guanmiao?Does he not know?

At this time, the jade beads in my arms trembled, and I knew it was wrong, so I used my spiritual power to fly over.

Xiyan's aura was still around, I was a little relieved, and just as I was yelling "Xiyan", I saw him coming out of the woods, smiling and calling me, "Douyue."

His voice was clear, full of confidence in everything, just like the state when I just came out of the rest, but I was not in his eyes.

The evil spirit around me slowly surrounded me, and I said, "That's enough, come out."

That person appeared from behind Xi Yan, a young man with a strong killing intent, one eye was injured and tied with a bandage casually, his charm is very strong, he should be a master among fox demons.

"You don't have a demon?" He looked at me in disbelief.

"My inner demons ended a hundred years ago." I replied lightly, and tried the spiritual power in my body by the way, um, enough, I am really grateful to Kui Guo.

Xiyan stopped suddenly, shook his head lightly, and then showed a painful expression on his face. In an instant, I understood: he was restraining his inner demons.

"Give me my apprentice."

The fox demon walked up behind Xi Yan, pinched his neck with his hand and said, "That's not acceptable, I still want to know what His Royal Highness the Demon King is planning."

I condensed a Shura knife in my hand, made of spiritual power, it can only last for a stick of incense.

The surrounding fox demons also appeared gradually, obeying the order and attacking me immediately, I dodged and reminded: "Don't forget, this is in Wind Luo Valley."

The leader of the fox demon's eyes froze, and then gave a short order: "Quick battle, the bargaining chip is in my hands, so don't be shy."

After listening to his words, Xiyan began to struggle violently. The long nails of the fox demon were embedded in Xiyan's neck. Condensate the Asura Saber again, but this time, there are two.

This widened my attack range, and the surrounding fox demons were scratched by me. I flew in front of Xiyan and took the opportunity to grab his hand, but the fox demon pressed Xiyan's shoulder on the other side, and he moved quickly Curse, Xiyan yelled in pain.

I tried to let go of his hand, but I didn't expect him to grab it backhanded and stared at me. I don't know why I held his hand again, as if to tell him: I won't go.

I lost my strength, I thought I had pulled Xiyan back, but when I stood still and looked, I saw that the fox demon also had Xiyan in his hand.

The fox demon frowned and said, "Withdraw!"

I wanted to chase, but Xiyan passed out and fell into my arms.

This is... the separation of the demon god and the fairy body?

I hurriedly detected Xiyan's spiritual power, and after finding out that it was a pure fairy, I couldn't help worrying whether the other half of Xiyan's fairy bones would be corroded by the evil spirit.

I don't have much time left.

Xi Yan in his arms woke up leisurely, he seemed to wake up from a dream, he was startled by me, he accidentally touched my mask with his hand in a panic, the mask fell off in response, I saw his expression Feeling sad all of a sudden, he reached out and touched my face, and took it away as soon as he touched it. I pressed his hand and felt the warmth of his palm slowly spreading to my cheek.

After I took Xiyan back, Yinhe first looked at me from head to toe, and after evaluating the three words "not bad", I read this Xiyan who was full of fairy spirits several times, and Xiyan Hiding behind me, watching the Milky Way vigilantly.

Yinhe frowned and said, "It seems that the vixen has also changed the way of practicing charm. I have never seen this kind of charm before."

I shook my head and said, "Actually, it's an ordinary charm technique. This time, it's because Xiyan has a demon body and a fairy body in her body."

Yin Yin said: "Xian Shen Xi Yan looks very timid."

I said helplessly: "Just treat him as a little fairy official who came down to earth for the first time and saw many big monsters."

Yinhe nodded and said, "It seems so."

Yinhe looked at me and said, "You seem very angry."

I restrained my hands that were shaking slightly because of anger, and said, "How could that be?"

Yinhe mocked me and said, "You lost a good friend when you came to the demon world, and now you only have half of your apprentices, are you still angry?"

I said, "Isn't there still half of it?"

Xiyan quietly put his hand into my sleeve, trying to comfort me.

Seeing Xiyan's small movements, Yinhe snorted and said, "I don't care about Xiyan, how about the formation?"

I took out the remaining jade beads from my arms, opened my hands, and the jade beads slowly floated into the air, and slowly began to move.

Looking at the bead, Yinhe asked inexplicably, "What is this for?"

I said: "There are nine doors outside the core of the returning soul array, and only one door allows outsiders to enter. These nine doors are turning all the time. If you are not familiar with it, you will fall into the time-space vortex and get lost in the secret realm." middle."

"Secret realm?"

I replied: "This is the barrier I set up to prevent outsiders from breaking in... But after the barrier is set, it is no longer under my control."

Yinhe said helplessly: "In other words, you set up an enchantment for us."

"Hey, that's the truth." I replied with a smile.

Yinhe glanced at me, squeezed his fist and warned me, "If it wasn't for your usefulness, I really want to seal you up again."

After finishing speaking, Yinhe asked again: "Then what is the use of this jade bead?"

I looked at the constantly moving jade bead, which was guiding the direction of the door with a regular trajectory, and I said: "Although Xiyan's demon body was captured by the fox demon, his consciousness is still very clear, and he has not been captured by the demon fox." Charm control."

Yinhe looked at Xiyan across from us in disbelief, and said, "So this Xiyan is the demon?"

"Correct."

There is nothing special about inner demons, as long as it is a conscious creature, what makes him afraid and makes him suffer is his inner demon.

Yinhe's attention made Xiyan a little uneasy, so I said, "Your Highness, please don't look at Xiyan like this."

Yinhe said disdainfully: "I won't eat him again, why are you nervous, then what is he afraid of like this?"

I was stunned by this question, shook my head and continued: "Xiyan also has a jade bead, but it is not on Xiyan who is beside me, so it is on Xiyan's body. Send us a message."

Yinhe nodded and said: "Your apprentice is really amazing. The restraint is still on him. I don't know if he can survive it. We must hurry up."

Just as I was about to leave, Yinhe suddenly asked a little uneasy: "Why did they take Xiyan away?"

"Although Xiyan's monster energy has declined, the unused monster energy in the body can still be equivalent to a hundred-year-old monster. If I guess correctly, they are planning to sacrifice Xiyan."

"Sacrifice?" Galaxy asked.

I nodded and said, "Didn't Your Highness say that all the monsters sent there to collect information have disappeared? I think the fox monster is waiting there for the people sent by various tribes."

Yinhe's face changed, and he went out immediately.

Occasionally, Yuzhu paused. I knew it meant that Xiyan had lost consciousness due to the great pain. I clenched my hands unconsciously. Fortunately, Xiyan did not feel any discomfort in the immortal body.

While I was observing the trajectory of Yuzhu in order to find the entrance to the Returning Soul Formation, and Yinhe had time to come here again, I discussed the next countermeasure with him, and he was a little embarrassed and asked: "Do you think those big monsters will listen to me?" ?”

I frowned and said: "This time is not as good as before, if the big monster doesn't help us, the demon world will suffer heavy losses."

Yinhe thought for a while and said, "I need a more convincing reason."

Then he looked at Xianshen Xiyan, then at me, and asked, "Are you thinking the same as me?"

I nodded and said: "Heaven has not sent anyone to rescue for a long time, but there should be many people in the monster clan who still have confidence in Heaven. If at this time there is a fairy official to appease the mood..."

Xi Yan was a little afraid of the young man in front of him who looked like a demon with strange eyes, and was stared at by Yin Yin, and then hid behind me. I patted his hand and said, "It's okay, Your Highness has no malicious intentions." .”

Yin Yin said: "Little God Xiyan, please come forward and help me."

Xi Yan shook his head.

Galaxy: "..."

I turned around and looked at Xiyan, and said, "Xiyan, don't be afraid, you just need to go to the demon world for a walk, and I'll accompany you, okay?"

Xiyan nodded.

Yinhe: "...does he just listen to you?"

"It seems so."

Immediately, Yinhe released the news that the heavenly court came to investigate the situation. Before Xiyan set off, Yinhe shook his head and said, "No, no."

I thought he was saying that if Xiyan went out with his current appearance, he would definitely be recognized by people who had seen him, so I said, "Then use a blindfold."

Yinhe nodded, and asked Yanoo to come over and bring Xiyan to change into a set of Chinese clothes first. Yinhe and I were waiting outside, only to hear "teacher", when I turned around, I was a little surprised.

Xiyan changed his figure, he was no longer the boy I was familiar with, now he was taller than me, his brows and eyes were more mature, and the shadows in the eye sockets were heavier, so his eyes were deeper. He looked at me, a little Nervous, pursing his lips lightly.

"Okay, let's go." Galaxy said.

Yinhe and I walked all the way behind Xiyan, big and small monsters came out from hiding places and talked in low voices.

"The posture of heaven and man!"

"As expected of an immortal official!"

"Will a fairy and a demon be together against the rules of heaven?"

"..."

Next to me, Yinhe said, "It's bigger than the battle array I'm patrolling."

The appearance of Xiyan really calmed the hearts of many people. Even the stubborn elders of the Niu tribe couldn't help being more polite when they received guests. He lowered his head again, or took a sip of tea, and continued to answer the questions of the demons.

Xiyan was surrounded by demons, and someone even picked wild flowers. Xiyan took it, but I could only stand outside the crowd and look at his back from a distance. For the first time, I felt a sense of being far away from him.

When will you feel that you are far away from someone?

After we returned to Miaoyu Palace that day, we were all very tired, but the jade beads in our arms did not move.

I was worried about the safety of the demon body and Xiyan, but at the same time I couldn't go directly to the Soul Returning Formation. The deep sense of powerlessness enveloped my whole body. I didn't feel sleepy, so I had to keep looking at Yuzhu, hoping that it could Make a move, at least tell me that Yaoshen Xiyan is safe and sound.

In the middle of the night, I heard Xiyan coming out of the room next to me, I waited for a while and pushed the door out, heading towards Xiayingya.

Sure enough, he was there, but he had already returned to his youthful appearance, and his body was shrouded in the demonic aura of the Milky Way to avoid being noticed.

Under the bright moon, he was talking to something in his arms.

"Don't be afraid, I'll throw you from here, just spread your wings." His voice was flat and pleasant.

"No!" A piercing voice broke the quiet air.

"Xiyan, what are you doing?" I rubbed my eyebrows and asked.

Xiyan turned around, smiled and said, "I couldn't sleep, and I remembered what the teacher told me to be lazy in training, so I came out."

"It's midnight now! I want to sleep!" Yilao struggled to express her dissatisfaction.

"It is said that the lazy bird flies continuously for three days without sleep, you can do it."

"I can not!"

I was so quarreled by Yilao, I said to Xiyan: "Give me Yilao."

Yilao looked at me with hazy eyes and said, "Duyue, you have to save me."

I took Yilao and headed towards the cliff. There was a more shrill scream, and my eardrums were tingling. I let go of my hands, and Yilao fell vertically. Xiyan came over to look nervously, and asked, "Yiala It can't really fly."

--Snapped

The sound of a bird flapping its wings suddenly sounded in front of us. We looked up together and watched Yilao flapping those wings desperately, and flew into the air. The moon was silent behind it.

Immediately it fell down, I used my spiritual power to catch the screaming indolence, and said to Xiyan: "It wants to lose weight."

Xiyan nodded, took over Yilan who broke his throat, and comforted him: "It's okay, Yilan, aren't you flying now?"

"It flew a foot." I added.

For the rest of the night, Xiyan and I sat on the edge of the cliff watching the moon, and Yishao fell asleep in the grass.

I have a lot of things I want to ask Xiyan, but in the past he always dodged on purpose. Would it be better if I asked the demon directly now, because the defense of the heart is weak after all.

"Xiyan, did we know each other before?"

Xiyan froze for a moment, her shoulders tightened, she looked at me and said nothing.

His eyes were full of uneasiness and fear, and I felt a little distressed, so I sat closer. He lowered his head and did not speak, but let me approach.

"It's okay if you don't want to say it."

He opened his mouth and made a sound: "No—"

I moved closer, first touching his shoulder, and then leaning in front of his eyes. He looked at me with wide eyes, but he didn't dodge, his breath was a little messy, and I said, "I just want to know more about you."

He stretched out his hand to push me away, and I took the opportunity to hold his hand and asked, "Do you like me?"

His hands were a little cold, at this moment he suddenly didn't try to break free from my hand, looked at me and said, "Yes."

His eyes were so hot that they almost burned the moon in the sky.

I smiled and said, "Then we used to..."

Before I finished speaking, Xiyan said: "We... nothing happened before, it was just my wishful thinking when I read the ancient scrolls..."

He almost fell backwards, I held his waist with one hand, and continued to ask: "Really?"

He stopped talking, I could almost hear his heart beating faster, and I asked one last question: "Demon, what exactly is it?"

Xi Yan blinked his eyes, and then said in a voice almost whispering: "It's you, I'm afraid of losing you."

Red Dragon used to give lectures, and Sun Tzu had 36 tactics in the art of war. He was the only one who was shameless because he played with other people’s lives, and pushed all the faults to the beauty. I tried it today, but I feel that people who are fascinated by their minds are actually not ashamed. Poor for no reason.