ephemera

I didn't know that I passed out, and I didn't know how long I passed out.When I woke up from the dream, I sat up suddenly, pulling my arm that had not fully recovered, and it hurt like a wound. I dragged my hands to get up, and used my spiritual power to detect Xiyan's position, but I didn't detect it.

I was in a hurry to go out, but at this moment the door opened, Yinhe looked at me with a groan, and looked at me with dissatisfaction, I thought he should be angry with me, after all, I kept him from hiding so many plans.

"Your Highness."

"I told me to call me Yinhe, where are you going in such a hurry? Don't you want your hands?" He opened the door and came in, motioning me to lie down with his eyes.

I wanted to cover up my love for my apprentice, but I couldn't bear it anymore. Thinking of how the demon body Xiyan was hurt like that, and the fairy body Xiyan was also unconscious, I was really worried that the two corpses would die.

I said as calmly as possible: "I want to find Xiyan."

Yinhe hummed, and then said, "He's fine."

I wanted to ask too many questions, and I didn't ask them for a while.

Yinhe smirked and said, "Ah, what's the matter, Mr. Juyue, you're not usually very eloquent, and calmly said that you won so many monsters, what's the matter now?"

I was so pissed off by this little bastard.

"The immortal body has returned to the demon body." He said as if pitying me.

I asked worriedly: "So fast? Are you not afraid of danger if you are so seriously injured?"

"Who said no, I held you and cried for half a night, and broke into my bedroom in the middle of the night to ask me to help Yaoshen Xiyan untie the restraint. I was so shocked that I almost stabbed him. When I asked him why, he hesitated and said nothing. Didn't make it clear."

My eyelids twitched and I took a look at Ya Noise. The person concerned kept his face and tried to get away with it.

"I helped him untie the restraint. Although it took some effort, don't worry, he is safe and sound. I just came to tell you after I finished my rest."

I sincerely thanked him, but I didn't expect Yinhe to say: "Don't thank me first, those fox demons, why don't you let me kill them?"

"Ah, Your Highness really didn't kill him, what's the matter, so obedient?"

Yinhe clenched his fist, and a sealing technique opened above my head. I asked tactfully, "Why does Your Highness have to kill them all?"

Yinhe's tone suddenly became sharp, and said: "Xingdan Fox harmed my mother, I don't want to forgive him."

"But these foxes are innocent."

"I can't get away with it, and now they all want to kill me."

I shook my head and said, "Your Highness is weak, this is a good opportunity."

Yinhe suddenly looked at me, and stammered, "You mean...to make the fox demon submit to me?"

I said, "It's not just about submitting, but having to submit. Similarly, Your Highness must give them a place to practice and make them return to the demon world."

"No." Yinhe refused very simply.

I thought that if he couldn't be persuaded, the fox clan might not be able to escape this catastrophe. I said, "Your Highness, really think that without the full support of the monster clan, according to the current situation, the position of the demon king can last for a long time?"

Yinhe pondered for a while and said, "But if I don't kill them, it will be difficult to convince the public."

I smiled and said, "Didn't Your Highness also say that old rules and bad habits need to be changed?"

"Those big monsters have to..."

"It depends on how His Highness explained to the elders."

He squinted his eyes and looked at me again, and asked: "Okay, you are too cunning, did you plan to do this since you stepped into the Valley of Wind and Luo?"

"Having said that, there are also side branches in the middle." I raised my newly stitched hand to show him.

Yinhe said again: "What should I say about the fox demon?"

I waved my hands and said, "Don't bother Your Highness, in order to thank His Highness for lifting the restriction, I will be a lobbyist."

Yinhe used the identity of the fairy body to convey the order to subdue the fox demon. The demons were not fair, and Yinhe explained with some pretentiousness: "This is also the order of the fairy officials. God has the virtue of good life and does not want to see us commit killings."

I leaned outside the door and listened for a while, the complaints of the demons gradually decreased, and finally quieted down.

I looked around and saw that the courtyard Xiyan had tidied up was small and exquisite. The white deer stepped on the steps to bite my clothes. The sun was just right, so I turned and returned to the shadow.

Xiyan hadn't woken up yet, after the fairy body Xiyan and the demon body Xiyan merged into one, the wounds on his body healed very slowly.I watched him for a few days, but he still couldn't sleep well.Sometimes I checked his pulse, and found that the evil spirit and the fairy spirit stayed in peace, no longer fighting each other, as if the stale energy accumulated in the body had been dispersed.

He sometimes whispered in his sleep, and I leaned over to listen, but I couldn't hear very clearly, but I found that the small cinnabar mole on his forehead was gone, and I subconsciously stretched out my finger and tapped his brow. The hand was not bounced off by the seal.

I was busy solving the fox demon. I went to the dungeon. The sun shone a few beams of light from a high place. I looked up and knew that it was the small window where the dungeon roof connected to the ground.

I found five core members of the fox clan, the leader was a banshee, she didn't eat or drink, and had a cold attitude, the other four were fine, but they would show sad and desperate expressions when they heard other clan members shouting.

I lit the floor lamp, squatted down on the spot, and said hello: "How are you?"

"Go away," she said.

I smiled and said, "Your Highness sent me to make a deal with you."

"Don't do it."

What a cold and proud goblin, I thought.

"This matter is not only related to a few of you, but also to your people."

Until then, all the vixen demons looked at me in unison, and the female demon in the lead looked at me coldly and said, "What do you mean?"

"Your Highness will not kill you, but also promise you a piece of land."

After hearing this, not only the five fox demons in front of me became excited, but also the fox demons in other cells were moved, asking one after another: "Really?"

"real."

The banshee glanced at me and asked flatly, "What are we going to do?"

A very intelligent person, if he sincerely supports Yinhe, maybe he can become Yinhe's right-hand man.

I said: "From now on, you need to obey His Highness's orders, and you must not betray them. If you violate them, you will be expelled from Fengluo Valley again."

The word "expelled" is very intimidating to this race that lost its homeland, but the leader found a plan after a moment of distraction. She sneered and said: "As far as I know, His Royal Highness Demon King has very few subordinates. If a god didn't appear suddenly, those big demons would not listen to his orders at all. The gods can stay here for a while, but they can't stay here for a lifetime. When he leaves, who knows if the demon king will change? In the final analysis, we are more helpful to His Royal Highness the Demon King."

I think what she means is that it's okay if they don't rebel, but they don't want to obey the orders of the demon king. They are really a proud race.

In front of the proud, only things approved by them will move their hearts, so I slowly said: "Do you know? There is a star-light fox in the galaxy."

"What?" Everyone asked in unison.

Sure enough, Yinhe didn't tell too many people about it, probably because of her pride.

"That's right. Back then, Xingdanhu transferred his demon power to the Second Highness of the Bobcat Clan. In order to save Yinhe, the Second Highness transferred his demon power to Yinhe."

"Senior Xingdan's evil spirit... no wonder he is so strong..."

"The decision is up to you, His Highness will give you one day to consider."

After I finished speaking, I was about to get up and leave, but the voice of the banshee sounded behind me: "Slow down."

I turned around and asked, "What else?"

"We accept the terms."

I smiled and said, "Very good."

Haiyue Hill has been abandoned for too long and has been occupied by other monster clans. Therefore, Yinhe gave the Jieyang forest to the fox clan. The banshee at the head did what she said, and supported Galaxy in everything. The fox clan took this precious opportunity to practice crazily. Sometimes viewed from a distance, the forest is so demonic that even birds walk around it.

The big monsters don't seem to have any complaints anymore. Some monster tribes even praised Yinhe and repaid their grievances with virtue, and gradually respected Yinhe, the demon king.

Only once, when I came back from the outside, I found him sitting at the table in my room resting, with his chin resting on his right hand, as if he had fallen asleep. I waited for a long time before he said, "I'm not asleep."

"I know, how are you doing recently, Your Highness the Demon King?"

He opened his heterochromatic pupils and said, "Very tired."

"But it's also very happy. I didn't expect this ending. When I think about the past, I realize that it has been a long time, and my obsession is just an excuse for not being strong enough."

I didn't make a sound, and from the corner of my eyes, I saw the light around his body began to glow. When I looked back, he was already a handsome adult, with sharp eyes and black hair falling behind him like a waterfall. He smiled and said: "But weak It’s not a bad thing either.”

I asked: "How to say?"

"If I was too strong, I would have used my strength to kill the fox clan. Now I am afraid that I am still trapped in the cage of hatred and continue to commit crimes."

I am noncommittal, because I have never thought about such a problem. All along, I just want to become stronger. Only when I am strong enough... can I reverse my fate.

Yinhe said again: "But you are different. You are so powerful that no one can help you."

He seemed a little sad, so I quickly said: "I'm so weak, I was beaten to the bone by His Highness on the first day I came to the demon world."

It was rare for him not to ridicule me, but smiled and said, "Thank you."

I said, "What is Galaxy talking about? We're just doing a fair deal."

Yinhe smiled faintly, and suddenly bowed to me. I heard him say forcefully, "As the demon king, I promise to the whole family of the demon world that I will always support Mr. Duyue from now on."

Unexpectedly, the spiritual power in my body boiled like sea waves, and the wound on my left arm healed in the blink of an eye. With the recovery of the spiritual power, in a trance, I found something new in my memory, and I stayed in that space. After a moment, he finally saw a person turning his head.

It was so strange and so familiar, but I just couldn't remember it.

Shi Yu wouldn't stay in the world for long, she was destroyed by the punishment of heaven, if she hadn't gone through the Soul Return Formation, she shouldn't have reappeared in the world, Yaoyan has been guarding the land for nearly a hundred years, after all, she still couldn't bear to lose her I made this big mistake because of my loneliness.

Yaoyan guarded Shiyu every inch of his life. Occasionally, big monsters and little monsters came to patrol outside the door with malicious intentions. Yaoyan guarded the cave of the Crane Clan for hundreds of years, and drove away all the goblins who came to find shortcuts. Now he leaves After hitting the soil forest, those goblins couldn't find the cave, probably Yaoyan used a spell to lock the cave permanently.

Sometimes I stand outside their house and throw a small stone into the grass to remind those sneaky little monsters to leave quickly.

Five days later, Xiyan still hadn't woken up, but Yaoyan opened the door.

When Shi Yu came out of the door, her body was already transparent. In the last battle, I sealed her spiritual power with the Asura Saber, allowing her to stay in the human world for a while, but there is no banquet in the world that lasts forever.

I took a puff of smoke, Shi Yu nodded slightly, and said, "My lord, are you thinking about unhappy things again?"

"Going to go?" I asked, but I clearly felt my throat tighten, facing Shi Yu and Yaoyan, I was only full of debts.

"Yes, thank you sir this time."

I shook my head, wanted to ask something but didn't ask, Shi Yu said: "Sir, don't worry about it, I think something went wrong at that time."

She was referring to the fact that I killed her.

But I still remember the feeling of Shura's knife piercing her belly, and the feeling of thick blood flowing in my hands. I clenched my hands tightly, and my palms hurt slightly.

"Sorry." I said.

I seldom do useless things. An apology is useless in my opinion, and a belated apology is more of a superfluous taste.I especially hate belated apologies because that's what Red Dragon does the most.

But now, I'm doing the same thing.

Shi Yu shook her head with a smile, then starting from her feet, she slowly turned into dust, and there was a rush of shackles, and I watched Yaoyan's tears flow out uncontrollably.

Shi Yu kept his back to him, I heard Shi Yu whispered: "Yaoyan, goodbye."

In the end, she floated in the air with a smile on her face, until there was no one in front of us, Yaoyan couldn't help sobbing, and began to cry bitterly.

I caressed his back and wanted to ask him why he knew about the Returning Soul Formation, but I couldn't explain the situation.Yaoyan said to me: "Please sir, let me be saved. I have no attachment to the world anymore."

I replied "Yeah", and exhaustion climbed up my whole body for a moment. I finally knew that I had reached my limit, so I left him alone and returned to Xiyan's resting place by himself.

He still didn't wake up.

I said to myself, "Wake up."

He didn't move. I lay down next to him and closed my eyes.

At that moment, I felt that we were like people who have met to die, and after countless despair and pain, we have obtained the ultimate tranquility.

What surprised me the most was that the Yilao bird really changed its appearance. When he flew over from the woods, I even silently admired in my heart without seeing: Whose eagle is so handsome.

Immediately, he rolled up his strong body and fell into my arms. If I hadn't reached out quickly, he would have fallen to the ground and fell into the mud. He even yelled in my arms with aggrieved words: "Brother Diyue, don't you know me?"

"Excuse me, who are you?" I felt goose bumps all over my body.

"I'm lazy!" He said coquettishly.

I wonder if Xianshen Xiyan used the wrong method to train such a grumpy fat bird into this inappropriate cuteness.

I put Yilao on the ground, and the emerald feather on top of its head was dancing vividly at this moment, finally saving the face of Yilao bird.

He asked me, "Is Xiyan awake?"

"Not yet."

"Then when will he wake up?"

I suddenly felt so depressed that I couldn't answer.Even though I kept sending spiritual power to him, the wounds on his body didn't heal. I think it's because he hasn't adapted to the physical state after the restriction is lifted. Healed by his body.

That was the wound caused by Yaoyan's spell...

The lazy bird saw that I stopped talking, and flew far away on its own, free and easy, which was enviable.

Taking advantage of this break, I carved a small wooden figure for myself. When I showed it to Yinhe, he asked in surprise, "You carved it?"

"Yes."

"You're so good at it?"

"Why, can't you see it?"

Yinhe held the little wooden figure and asked, "What are you doing for me?"

I said: "Take it as my statue, His Highness Yinhe will keep it with you, sincerity, my spiritual power will recover quickly."

Miaoyu Palace gradually became busy and bustling. I picked some quiet places and stayed alone.

That day when I was watching the sunset at Xiaying Cliff, Huihui came running up and shouting to me, "Brother Juyue, brother Xiyan is awake!"

I turned around and looked at the moon-like boy standing silently in the distance, the grass grew wildly, the wind blew past, curled up his hair and fluttered in the wind, the hostility and anger disappeared from his face, Instead, it was as calm as a deep pool, as if returning from hell, having seen all the sins and evils in the world.