Embers

Nie Budu really did what he said, and when Ember was able to go down to see it, the construction of the hut had already started.It was built next to Ye Bozhou's tomb, and the layout was based on Ye Bozhou's room at the lower gate, trying to make it look exactly the same as there.

Ember stood aside and watched them build the hut, her face seemed to have ups and downs of emotions, but at the same time there seemed to be no fluctuations.

Li Mei hurriedly put some clothes on him, and said in a low voice: "It's cold outside, just take a look, let's go back early."

Ember didn't even roll her eyeballs, she still stood stiffly in the howling autumn wind, without saying anything.

Li Mei didn't understand why he had to straighten his body so stubbornly, since he was recovering from a serious illness, his body should have little strength.

Thinking that no matter how much he said, he would not listen to a word, so Li Mei stopped talking and went back to prepare hot water for him to take a bath.

This more than a month is really one of the most impressive periods in Li Mei's life.

First, he experienced a sudden change. The person who had been in love for many years unexpectedly changed his temperament overnight, destroying the entire division, and even killed the master he respected since he was a child, and his brother who has been taking good care of him.

After waking up, he found that he was in the Demon Cult, and the last embers that fell in front of him were still alive. He was told that the fainting was only due to physical exhaustion caused by the excessive operation of the magic power.

He rushed to Xiaxianmen in a hurry, and carried out the body embalming when the disciples in the outer room and all the Baidao people were gone, and buried all the corpses in Xiaxianmen with his own hands.

For the rest of the time, he stayed in the Devil's Cult to take care of Ember, and listened to the people from the Devil's Cult talk about what happened to Ember.It was also at that time that I found out that Ember actually loved her master Ye Bozhou deeply!

Such a fate is shocking.Looking at Ember's sleeping face frowning tightly many times, he wondered, how will this person face reality after waking up?The person I love the most died under the sword of the master uncle, and the Xiaxianmen where that person was born and grew up was destroyed under my own sword. In the end, the ten-year dream was nothing but nothing.

It's empty.

Nie Budu gave him the task of following Ember from now on, and he could still clearly remember that scene many years later.

Nie Budu stood by the window against the light, did not make any move, and for no reason had an extra momentum.His expression was not clear, but his voice was clearly audible: "Do you like embers?"

Li Mei was taken aback for a moment, not knowing how to answer this question.

Nie Budu continued to speak, but what he said was irrelevant: "I brought Ember back to the Devil's Cult because he has amazing talent and has practiced "Cuo Hua Xin Sutra", so I want to win him over. And you are different, you don't have any strengths, and even your physique is not suitable for the Demon Sect's kung fu, so it is useless for me to keep you in the Demon Sect."

His face turned pale in an instant, what Nie Budu said was very clear, saving his life was purely accidental, but the Demon Cult cannot keep him.

Maybe he can be spineless and let go of his dignity in front of Ember, but not in front of Nie Budu.Ember is a disciple of the Xiaxian Sect, even if he commits a heinous crime in the end, he is still a disciple of the Xiaxian Sect, but Nie Budu is different.

His Demon Cult has always been the opponent of the Xiaxianmen, and it is an insult to the Xiaxianmen to ask the opponent to take him in when the Xiaxianmen is destroyed.

Although he considers himself weak, he will never compromise on this matter.

So, after being silent for a while, he said, "I understand what Hierarch Nie means, but since I have promised Ember to follow him for life, I shouldn't break my promise just because of Hierarch Nie's words. If Ember agrees to stay, I have nothing to say, so I will leave immediately. If Ember disagrees, it would be inappropriate for me to take a step first."

Nie Budu seemed not surprised by his answer, looked at him fixedly, and said: "I can keep you, but before that, I still have a question to ask you."

Li Mei lowered her head, but her body straightened involuntarily.Although the voice is small, the enunciation is clear and firm.

"like."

Nie Budu said: "Since this is the case, you have promised to follow him for life, then promise me again. Follow him for life, take care of him, and never betray him. Can you do it?"

Li Mei was completely stunned, he never expected that Nie Budu would come to see him in person just for such a promise.

Although Nie Budu's position when he said this sentence is really worthy of scrutiny, but he has no reason not to agree.Firstly, this was his own idea, and secondly, after agreeing, he could stay in the Demon Cult as a matter of course.Although it seems disgraceful to outsiders, it is the only way to stay by Ember's side after all.

So he agreed: "Okay, if Ember agrees to stay in the Devil's Cult."

Nie Budu nodded slightly, and said: "To the outside world, you are still a disciple of the Xiaxian sect, and you have not joined my demon sect, but you can still enter and leave the demon sect at will, and your freedom is not restricted."

He finally raised his head and looked straight into Nie Budu's eyes: "Why did you do this?"

Nie Budu strode out of the door, leaving a sentence: "You don't need to know the reason."

He stood there quietly, and suddenly felt an indescribable mood.

That day, he just went back to Xiaxian Gate to worship his master Su Changjiu. Before leaving, he suddenly thought of Ember, and came to the backyard where Ye Bozhou was buried.The location was told by someone from the Demon Cult, who happened to accompany Nie Budu to Xiaxian Gate to search for people that day, and said that Nie Budu had told him to bury Ye Bozhou here.

Just as he was about to say something to Ye Bozhou with complicated emotions, he suddenly heard the sound of pushing the door, and when he turned his head, the face that he had been thinking about for a long time really appeared in front of him.He has lost a lot of weight, and his face is also a lot paler. He is dressed in black clothes, but he is haggard, but it is still hard to look away.

That was the first time Li Mei saw such fragile embers, and it was also the only time in his life that he saw such embers.

The sound of pushing the door sounded behind him, turning around, Ember walked in slowly, with a tired look on his face.

Li Mei hurried over to support him, and found him a chair to sit on.

"The house will be built in half a month, and then you don't have to follow me."

Li Mei paused, then said with a pale smile, "You don't need me, do you?"

Ember closed her eyes and said nothing.

"... Ember." He whispered, "Don't leave me behind? I'm already alone, and I only have you."

These words caused Ember to suddenly open his eyes, with imperceptible despair spreading in his eyes, he looked at an unknown place, and said two words: "Whatever."

At the same time, Nie Budu was sitting in the study, and suddenly spurted a stream of blood.

Mo Yuan was taken aback, and quickly handed him a handkerchief to wipe his mouth. Looking at the large swath of bright red on the paper, he felt shocked: "...how could this happen!"

Nie Budu covered his lips and coughed lightly, but the corners of his mouth were still upturned as if he didn't care: "I've been bitten too much, even if I have a complete version of "Cuohuaxinjing" now, it's just a delay. Judging from the current situation , at most ten more years to live."

Mo Yuan panicked when he heard the words: "This...how is this possible!"

"That's the truth." Nie Budu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, "So we must prepare everything after death in advance."

Mo Yuan was startled, and a flash of light flashed in his head: "So you want to..."

"That's right." Nie Budu gently clasped the table with his knuckles: "I plan to pass the throne to him, and he will succeed me as the leader after my death."

Mo Yuan seemed to have been struck by lightning at this time: "How could it be him... Don't forget, he betrayed you! He didn't listen to you honestly and dared to secretly practice the "Wrong Flower Heart Sutra". To deal with you! Keeping him by your side isn’t making trouble for yourself!”

The smile faded from Nie Budu's face, and he became serious: "Only he is the most suitable choice for the leader of the sect. I will find a way to make him willingly take over the Demon Cult. As for the grievances between me and him, it should be another matter here. .”

He looked out the window with no expression on his face: "The Devil's Cult has only risen for more than ten years, I can't let it be destroyed by anyone's hands!"

……

Half a month later, the house was completed as promised.

Sure enough, it was still the Devil's Cult from the outside, and when you opened the door, what you saw was exactly the same as the original lower string door.Tables, beds, cabinets in the same position and the same style... even the teapots are exactly the same.

Nie Budu smiled and said: "Because of the tight schedule, I was a little rushed, otherwise it would have been more similar."

Ember stroked the table and stared at it for a long time without answering.

The word "like" used by Nie Budu is really appropriate, maybe to outsiders, the two are exactly the same, but to Ember, there is still a difference after all.

It was the place where he had lived for ten years. He was familiar with it and could almost remember the grain of the wood clearly. Although the craftsman had carefully made the worn places very similar, only the embers knew the difference. .

Suddenly, Nie Budu asked: "Do you really want to guard his tomb for the rest of your life?"

Ember was still silent, but at this moment, silence was already an answer.

Nie Budu watched him sit down without saying a word, and watched him pick up a pen and write a line of words on the paper, which was exactly the same as Ye Bozhou's.

When I looked closer, I saw that what he wrote was a poem.

Since then, I love Liang Ye without a heart, and let him go down to the west building with a bright moon.

Looking at this situation, Nie Budu felt a little moved.

His mind was shaken for a moment, and he suddenly didn't know whether his decision was right or wrong.

But soon he returned to his previous thoughts.

Quietly exited the room, Li Mei was standing outside with her hair dazed.Seeing him coming out, she subconsciously took a step back.

Nie Budu slightly raised his eyes and glanced at him, then strode away from the place.

Of course Li Mei understood the meaning of that look, her eyes followed his back, doubts flashed across her face.

In the room, Ember put down her pen, looked at the three words "Ye Bozhou" that were full of paper, and called out in a low voice: "Master..."