Gu Meizhi

Why is Ling Yu still alive?

During the ten long days, Ling Yu was also thinking about this question while guarding the wild snow under the Qisha Cliff.

In the past, the disciples of the Qisha sect were specialized in being soldiers, so the Qisha Cliff was next to the Great Wilderness, and they could only come and go for a few miles—this distance was too close, so close that Ling Yu could hear the painful words in the Great Wilderness. Intermittent screams.

There are many monsters in the abyss screaming one after another, but this sound is clearly not a monster, but a human voice.

That was Mei Qingjian's voice.

Ling Yu became famous when he was young, and he cut down eight hundred monsters if not thousands. He pierced through the three holes of countless monsters and exhausted their monster power. He had heard their mourning and neighing when they were dying. Too much, still heart like a stone.

But he never thought that people could make such a sound.

He couldn't help but follow the sound and walked forward until the dusk closed, and the burning golden light not far away dimmed one by one, until Mei Qingjian's voice disappeared in the depths of the Great Desolate Abyss.

Ling Yu didn't know when he stopped, the wind was blowing on his face, sharper than a knife, and the dead tree branches were rustling.Something cold fell on the tip of his hair with the wind, Ling Yu was taken aback, and slowly stretched out his hand.

It's snowing.

Qisha Cliff has been empty for so many years, and almost no one has seen Yexue here.Large flakes of snow fell down and accumulated on his shoulders, as if the world was thousands of miles away.

The eyes are bright, that is the appearance of snow light reflected in the night.Ling Yu was so cold that he stood there stiffly and didn't move for a long time.

The movement in the Great Desolation Abyss has been silent for a long time, and he was a little panicked.

The first step he took was a little staggering, Ling Yu stumbled towards the direction of the Great Desolate Abyss, walking faster and faster, almost running in a hurry.

Unable to distinguish the way in the wind and snow, he suddenly sank his feet, stepped into a snow pit without paying attention, and fell along the steep slope for a long time in embarrassment, rolling in dirty slush.

Before he got up, there was a flash of white light in mid-air, the invisible and invisible formation of protecting the peak fluctuated suddenly, and the heavy restraints set by the elders of Zhufeng were activated, and a flash of lightning slashed down, and it fell like a whip. On Ling Yu's back.

There are no guards at the foot of the Seven Killing Cliff, but the prohibition spells in the peak protection formation are not inferior. Once you notice that he intends to break out, you can immediately respond.

This fall was extremely hard, Ling Yu was defenseless, almost half-kneeled on the ground, a scalding scar across his back was almost about to split open, his eyes turned black, and he got up desperately.

—he took another step forward.

A Jiao Lei suddenly exploded in midair.Swish two or three lightning strikes in a row, Ling Yu didn't dodge or dodge, he gritted his teeth and walked forward, the electric whip landed trickily, two lashes reached his shoulders, and the last lash hit him right On his knees, the pain was so great that he couldn't help but fell to his knees again.

There seemed to be some hot viscous liquid dripping down the skin, the snow was getting bigger and bigger, the bone-piercing cold and scalding pain were like ice and fire, Ling Yu took a few low breaths, and stiffened fiercely back.

He clearly knew that he only needed to take a step back, and the formation restriction would not embarrass him any more. He clearly knew that the electric whip was completely unreasonable. Even if he died here tonight, most likely no one would know.

However, he couldn't tell what kind of impulse it was from, what kind of guilt and regret it was from, that supported him to move forward step by step, towards the direction where Mei Qingjian was.

Thunderbolts sounded one after another in mid-air, but the Qisha Cliff looked deserted and could no longer attract the attention of others.

Ling Yu's robe was pulled out of the shattered rips, and every step he took was deep in the snow. On a mountain road leading from the Seven Killing Cliff's peak protection formation to the Great Desolate Abyss, tick-tock left a winding bloodstain.

When he could no longer support himself, Ling Yu staggered and fell to the ground, curled up in the snow panting, his consciousness was a little fuzzy, and he seemed to have passed out for a while.

The boundary between dreams and reality is not very clear. Even if he closes his eyes, he can still see the faintly glowing snow in the night, refracted as brightly as day.

...Or, it really is skylight.

When I opened my eyes, it was snowing.The sun was rising in the east, and Xi Wei's sky shone through the mountains, as if someone was standing in front of him.

Ling Yu squinted his eyes and forced himself to look forward. Before he could see who it was, he smelled a faint smell of blood in his nose. His whole body trembled. Only when his vision got used to the backlight did he realize that it was Elder Tianji in front of him. The hem of his robe was soaked in mottled blood, his expression was gloomy, and he was staring at him without saying a word.

After a night of torment, he had already survived from the Seven Killing Cliff to the outside of the Great Desolation Abyss.

Ling Yu suddenly wanted to turn over and sit up. Fang Yi borrowed his strength, and the bloody wounds all over his body were in severe pain. The pain caused him to gasp.

When he fell, he jumped half an inch forward dangerously, and the peak protection formation shook again, but when he heard a thunderclap in midair, another lightning whip fell down.

Ling Yu didn't have time to react, so he had to close his eyes and wait, but suddenly there was a burst of groaning, the electric whip had never landed, and was easily dismissed by Elder Tianji with a raised hand.

"...Uncle Master."

Ling Yu yelled softly with a hoarse voice, forced himself to kneel down, and bowed his head deeply.

He was speechless, and Elder Tianji didn't seem to expect to hear more from him.He stared at Ling Yu for a while, but never spoke, but slowly stepped aside.

"..."

For a moment, the severe pain all over his body can be ignored, even if his bones are broken every inch of his body, he still has to crawl into the Great Desolation Abyss.Ling Yu gritted his teeth, tried his best to draw the sword to resist the wind, and fell into the abyss.

The Great Wilderness was cold and desolate, with darkness everywhere, only the strong smell of blood came to his face, choking Ling Yu almost unable to stand still.He stretched out his hand involuntarily and touched the stone wall, but the place where his hand landed was cold and sticky, even the blood that hadn't dried up was splashed on the stone wall.

"plum--"

He couldn't see his fingers, Ling Yu couldn't see what was in front of him, and he couldn't tell where Mei Qingjian was.Before he opened his mouth, he suddenly felt a shadow rushing in front of him, and there was a loud clang.

Relying on the keen perception gained from years of fighting experience, Ling Yuquan suddenly unsheathed Xihe, and the metal and stone intersected, and at the nick of time, he ruthlessly parried the sword that slashed to the face.

He was seriously injured, and this move was almost done with all his strength. He staggered and fell a few steps and almost fell down. Fortunately, the opponent stopped immediately and saw that he was barely standing still. If you step into such a dirty place like the Great Desolation Abyss, aren't you afraid of getting your shoes dirty?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he could hear the voice of a young man, Ling Yu couldn't help being speechless.

At this time, his vision gradually adapted to the darkness, and he vaguely recognized the tall boy opposite, but it was Bo Jiu.

Bo Jiuting's sword was guarding in front of the barren bone mountain, he couldn't see clearly in the dark, only a few iron chains could be vaguely intertwined and intertwined, it seemed that there was someone among them.

In the darkness, it seemed that someone was sighing softly, the sound was extremely soft, but it echoed clearly in the quiet Great Desolate Abyss at this moment.

"...Xiao Jiu."

Bo Jiu gritted her teeth and stopped talking, and slowly retreated to the side of the barren bone mountain.Ling Yu seemed to have taken root in the same place, but just looked forward in a daze.

The bones all over the ground were almost stained red with blood, and Mei Qingjian was sitting in the deepest part of the barren bone mountain.

Three iron chains penetrated through his collarbone and two ribs respectively, firmly imprisoning him in a corner of the stone wall.Even though the exposed wounds had been bandaged, the blood stains seeping through layers of clothes still looked hideous and terrifying.

Mei Qingjian closed her eyes slightly, and sat leaning against the stone wall.His face was like gold paper, he looked almost dead, and after a long while of silence, he could hear a faint sound of breathing.

Ling Yu was silent for a long time, and slowly moved forward, almost afraid that the heavy footsteps would disturb him.Mei Qing gradually opened her eyes, and gave him a weak smile, but anyone could clearly see the indifference and alienation in it.

"Xiaojiu's words and deeds are insignificant... Please brother Ling take care of her."

Ling Yu felt as if his throat was blocked by something, and it was difficult to relieve the surging emotions in his chest. He shook his head and spoke slowly with a hoarse throat.

"...I've been thinking about a lot these days."

During the first few days when he was locked up under Qisha Cliff, Ling Yu didn't close his eyes all night long. He stared at the shadowy dead trees and grass in the mountains of Qisha Cliff, stared at the layered black clouds in the distance, and stared at the sky where heavy snow was about to come.Every bit of what I have experienced is coming one after another, undercurrents are surging, and even more inexplicable veins are buried deep in it.

Once falling from the clouds, the earth is turned upside down, Ling Yu needs to sort out the past memories slowly, and think about what his heart wants.

After several days of sleepless nights, even his iron body couldn't bear it, and then Ling Yu finally fell into a drowsy dream.As soon as he closed his eyes, he saw Jiang Bie's unrepentant appearance, with horrible black and white corpse spots all over his body.

He dreamed over and over again that those fuzzy-faced Kunlun disciples surrounded him in a crowd, forcing him to admit that he had killed Jiang Bie, and he argued in every possible way, and every time he woke up, his clothes were always wet with sweat.

"I didn't know what you went through before. . . . Now I do."

He began to painfully deny all the things he had insisted on one by one, face the criticism directly, and regain a more stable belief.When he was young, his eyes were high above his head, until today when he rolled all over his body in dirt and dust, he didn't realize how hard it is for others.

Jiang Bie once forced him to see the darkest and most ordinary side of his heart, he was furious at that time, but now thinking about it, there is nothing left but regret.

"I never thought I could be wrong before.—and now I do."

Mei Qingjian seemed quite surprised. The light in the Great Desolate Abyss was dim, and he saw Ling Yu's bloodstains all over his body when he looked closely.

"...Why are you doing this?"

Just such a small movement also caused the iron chain where the Tianding acupoint on his collarbone was to bump and rattle, sharpening the flesh of the wound suddenly, Mei Qing was so painful that he subconsciously closed his eyes, took a breath, and then opened his mouth in a low voice :

"...I fell into today's situation because I was plotted by Qiongqi and framed by Ning Ziyan, and it has nothing to do with you."

Mei Qing gradually closed her eyes gently.Ling Yu looked at him steadily, but saw that his expression was neither wave nor wave, neither sad nor happy. Although he was in a very embarrassing situation, he still did not lose his usual demeanor.

"I have told the truth to all my fellow disciples. I want to keep my integrity. There is no shortage of villains in this world, but there is no need for one more.

"I used to advise Senior Brother not to take other people's hearts seriously, but now Senior Brother has realized that this is the best."

In the end, it was due to qi deficiency and frailty after being seriously injured, Mei Qingjian gradually couldn't even maintain the strength to speak, her voice sounded as thin as a gossamer, and she was extremely tired.

"...Xiao Jiu, please go back Senior Brother Ling..."

Ling Yu stood at the same spot, seeing Mei Qing gradually bowed his head and closed his eyes to ignore him, he was a little bit at a loss for a while, until Bo Jiu urged him with a cold face, he turned around in a daze, and looked at the top of the Great Wilderness ray of sky.

Since he was a boy, he has been a figure of many stars in Kunlun Mountains, and his actions have attracted attention.He has never experienced the indifference of everyone, just as he has never experienced the powerlessness at this moment.

It wasn't until this time that he realized for the first time that he didn't take Mei Qingjian seriously in the past, and Mei Qingjian didn't necessarily take him seriously either.

……

He came too late.