moonlit night

"Master Jing?" Ye Zhiqiu asked, "Are you referring to Jing Zhao, or Jing Li?"

Hong Ling was a little puzzled, but she still said calmly: "Is there a second Palace Master Jing in the world? Of course it is Jing Zhao."

Seeing Ye Zhiqiu's eyes sinking slightly, as if lost in thought, Hong Ling continued: "Do you still remember, more than a month ago, there was a ghost clan in the imperial capital that attacked the current His Majesty, His Royal Highness at that time, Xiao Ziyuan. At that time All the people who were attacked died, only Xiao Ziyuan survived. At the same time, some ghost soldiers tried to break into the palace. Although they failed in the end, they caused chaos in the imperial capital. Most of the elite guards were lost as a result.

Connecting the series of calamities caused by Shara in Xizhou later, and the thirteen Shuras of the ghost clan who suddenly appeared in the South China Sea at that time, Hong Ling believes that the purpose of the ghost clan is obvious, which is to destroy the dragon that suppresses evil in the palace. Linyi made it difficult for the imperial capital to return to aid Xizhou in a short period of time, but Rong Yinjun suddenly appeared in the imperial capital at that time and disrupted their original plan, so they had to release the thirteen Shuras to force Rong Yinjun back from the imperial capital. Kunwu. "

"The order for Tiao An to come back was personally issued by me," Ye Zhiqiu said, "If it's according to your opinion, I was negligent for a while, and I was played by the ghost clan between applause?"

"Master," Hong Ling immediately explained, with a flustered tone: "Hong Ling has no such intentions, I..."

"Where is Feizhen now?" The white-clothed man beside her interrupted her lightly: "Is he still in Xiaoxiang?"

Hong Ling forcibly withdrew her words, turned her head to look at Yue Qingchen, and said sarcastically: "Mr. Wang Shu asked this, is he planning to kill someone? It's not just the right envoy of the demons, who said that you and the demons and ghosts The family colluded, and the suzerain of the Fanyin Sect, Qu Liulan, is Wang Shujun also going to kill the suzerain?"

"I was indeed in the imperial capital at that time, and I had a relationship with Qu Liulan once, and I did do things that were not good for him. I admit all of these. But didn't Qu Liulan say together how I treated him at that time? Mozun's?" Yue Qingchen's tone was still indifferent, "Besides, the Luo family that Qu Liulan saw at that time was not Hengwu. Hengwu was trying his best to stop Shaluo in Xizhou at that time. Shaluo hated him to the bone, so he deliberately committed suicide for this reason. The master of the underworld took the fish talisman from his hand, and set up a formation of thousands of bones, intending to take Hengwu's life. Hengwu knew this very well, so he decided to plan, and discussed with Master Wuwang of the Wochan Temple, and was willing to use himself as a bait to kill Shaluo. Annihilate the ghost soldiers brought out from Netherworld in one fell swoop."

"Xizhou? Has anyone seen Mr. Hengwu in Xizhou?" Hong Ling said coldly, "As far as I can see, only Master Wuwang is struggling to support himself on the side of this ten thousand hectare lotus pond, leaning on the Tianxin moon wheel, and now the moon is shining brightly. The master has passed away, who can prove that Lord Hengwu was not in the imperial capital at that time, but in Xizhou?"

Yue Qingchen was finally startled, and asked Ye Zhiqiu: "Wu Wang, passed away?"

Ye Zhiqiu nodded, and said in a low voice: "Yes, not long after Shaluo's soul disappeared. So..."

So now no one can prove where Lord Hengwu was when the imperial capital was in chaos.Also no one could prove that the person Qu Liulan saw in the imperial capital was not Luo Mingche.

"The Demon King can prove it." Yue Qingchen only thought for a moment, and then said again: "He was in Xizhou with Heng Wu at that time, if the head doesn't believe it, just ask him, and everything will be clear."

"The demon king?" Ye Zhiqiu frowned, "Qingchen, you are talking about the king of ten thousand demons, Leng Beixiao?"

"Yes."

"Why is he with Hengwu?" Ye Zhiqiu looked serious, "So, is the ghost clan united with the demon clan again?"

"No," Yue Qingchen said indifferently, "At that time, the Demon King and Hengwu were on the side to deal with Shaluo. As for now, it's hard to say."

"Qingchen," Ye Zhiqiu said in a deep voice, "Do you know where Hengwu is now?"

"He has sacrificed his life to the Tongtian Pagoda, and now his life and death are uncertain. If the headmaster wants to ask anything, you don't have to ask him, just ask me." Yue Qingchen said, "Later when we met in the Sea of ​​Bliss, Heng Wu He was injured by the Nether Fish Talisman brought out by Shaluo, and lost an arm. As for the person Qu Liulan saw in the imperial capital at that time, it was actually Hengwu’s elder brother, Luo Mingchuan. Hengwu has been chasing me all these years. You didn’t hide the truth about Master’s fall that year, you were all found out by him, and I also learned about the Tongtian Rank from him. What’s more..."

He paused for a moment, as if he was thinking about how to word it, and then continued: "What's more, I also met Zhao Ya."

"Zhaoya?" Ye Zhiqiu finally showed some surprise on his face, "How can the emperor come down to the realm? Isn't he afraid of being punished by heaven?"

"He is attached to Zi Yuan's body," Yue Qingchen explained lightly, "Zhao Ya seemed to want to stop us, but he didn't try his best. So I think that restarting the Tongtian Rank is not without benefits for him."

"Of course," Ye Zhiqiu's words quickly shrouded in a haze, and his expression became gloomy again: "If more than half of the Heaven-reaching steps are opened, he can send his immortal envoys to come down freely."

"Master," Hong Ling wanted to speak, but Ye Zhiqiu stopped her with a wave of his hand.The man obviously believed that she was slandering Yue Qingchen, and he no longer wanted to hear her words, but Hong Ling still refused to give up, and continued: "Master, don't always protect him, if these are What did he make up? If Wang Shu Jun had long wanted to lie to you, he had colluded with Hengwu early on, and made up something like this to coax you, isn't it easy?"

"Hong Ling," Ye Zhiqiu glanced at her sharply, "You were there 20 years ago, it's not that you don't know about the Tongtian Rank, so let me ask you, if Qingchen doesn't know anything about it, can he make it up? A lot of details are unclear, so I just listen to other people's opinions, Hong Ling, when did you become like this? If you don't want to stay in Kunwu Mountain any longer, just say so, don't force me to drive you out of the mountain gate."

Hong Ling stared at him blankly, the anger in her heart was completely extinguished by a handful of ice water, leaving only endless heartache and grievance.

Ye Zhiqiu has been the head of Kunwu for a long time, and his many years of head work have tempered him to be steady and dignified, without anger and majesty, like a majestic mountain, a precipitous pine tree, as long as he stands there, there will be overwhelming power Come, ordinary people dare not look at it at all.Just because he is used to strong winds and waves, and holds the fate of countless people in his hands, Ye Zhiqiu will not get angry easily, because there are not many things in this world worthy of his heart, and because those in power cannot be influenced by emotions, otherwise it will affect him. Judgment of the situation.

But it is precisely this kind of person, once he really loses control and gets angry, he is the most terrifying.

There are millions of corpses and bloodshed for thousands of miles.

Hong Ling has always known that although the man she loves is in a high position, he is never arrogant, but maintains due respect for everyone.But now, he doesn't even want to listen to her finish.

He was really pissed.

She was so afraid of losing him, but she still made him angry.

"I'm sorry," Hong Ling's voice lowered and softened, "I should have thought that you can't allow others to slander what you care about the most, but..."

"If Mr. Hengwu and Mr. Wangshu turned against each other and turned to the Demon Race, intending to harm the Human Race, the Immortal Race, and even the whole world, then Yunya and I would be their biggest obstacles." Ye Zhiqiu suddenly raised his hand and squeezed Between the eyebrows, the fatigue on the face became more and more obvious.Realizing his gaffe, he also lowered his voice, and said, "Xiaoling, if that's the case, why do you think I can still stand here? If they join forces, even I may not be the opponent, as long as they kill Without me, they can let go and do what they want, there is no need to hide it."

"Zhiqiu," Hong Ling's eyes suddenly turned red, but she stubbornly insisted, "I know you wish everyone well, but sometimes it's hard to know people well."

"Yeah, it's hard to know people and faces." Ye Zhiqiu said, "It's really good, it's like, although you and I have been together for many years, in fact, you don't know what kind of person I am."

"No," Hong Ling shook her head, closed her eyes, and refused to let her tears fall, "Zhiqiu, no one in the world understands you better than me."

"Do you understand me?" Ye Zhiqiu looked straight at her, as if he wanted to take a look into her heart, "You don't understand, at least not as well as Qin Shengzun. Hongling, 20 years ago, if I went to Beihai with Shengzun to open Tongtian Pagoda, she may not have to die, and Jun Changye will not lose his mother at birth, and can only live outside. Then maybe he has become a pillar of Taoism now, and he does not have to be forced to fall into the devil. Even if Jun Changye is Cang Jue So what, Qin Shengzun will teach him to be good with all his heart.

But I'm too selfish and cowardly, I can't bear to part with Kunwu Mountain and you, Qin Shengzun has already seen through, so before she went to Beihai, she didn't tell me at all that she wanted me to go with her until the end of the day At that moment, a letter came from thousands of miles away, saying that she was not completely sure, and if there was chaos in the world from now on, someone would have to deal with it.Now it seems that this trip is indeed going to fail. I hope that I can control the situation with all my strength behind her, and don't let the darkness swallow everything.But I know that she has seen through me a long time ago, knowing that I am a coward, and I don't have the courage to die for it.

I have been guilty for 20 years, and now it is time to live and die, Xiaoling, do you want me to be guilty for the rest of my life? "

Ye Zhiqiu had obviously suppressed these words for a long time, he didn't say them all the time, just because he was afraid that Hong Ling would think too much, but if what Yue Qingchen said was true, then now, it's time to make a decision.Even if Hong Ling felt that the nightmare that haunted her heart had returned, he had to explain his decision to her clearly.

"Tiantian Rank." Hong Ling read in a low voice, "It's the Tongtian Rank again."

These three words are like a lingering nightmare, more than twenty years have passed, but it has never left, it has always been a big stone in Hong Ling's heart, so heavy that she can't breathe.She was naturally afraid, afraid of losing Ye Zhiqiu, so she did not hesitate to be a villain for this, to prevent the truth from surfacing again.But when it really came, at that moment, Hong Ling felt indescribably relieved.

It seems that a person who has been hovering on the edge of a cliff for a long time finally fell off.Although he knew that he was going to die without a doubt, there was a sense of relief when the dust had settled.

She thought a lot, and before she could organize her thoughts into words that could be spoken, she heard Ye Zhiqiu say in a deep voice: "Xiao Ling, you are tired, go back and rest first, I will chat with Qing Chen for a while."

"Zhiqiu," Hong Ling looked into his eyes, and when she spoke again, her voice was more determined: "Sometimes, death is easier than life, and the one who survives is also the one who has to bear the most burdens. She believes in you I can take the responsibility, so I entrust you with the important task of protecting Kyushu. Zhiqiu, Senior Su believes in you, and I believe in you. I am not tired, and I will not leave. I am here. No matter what decision you make in the end, I will I will face it with you."

"if……"

"If you made the same choice as Senior Su," Hong Ling smiled softly, "There will always be a place where I need to be used. Dijun is not easy to deal with. It is much better to have one more friend than one more enemy."

A moment ago, she was still in tears, but now she is completely gone.Yue Qingchen watched coldly from the side, and suddenly remembered that he had never seen Hong Ling really show her face and smile. The woman in his impression was serious and seemed hostile to everyone. Now, it's not that she doesn't like to laugh, it's just that she is suffering in her heart Too much to laugh at.

The man she loves cares about the world, shoulders the Kyushu, everyone is robbing her of her beloved man, naturally everyone is her enemy.

He naturally loves her, but how can such a small love compete with the boundless love?

So Hong Ling is doomed to be a loser, the only way is to turn herself into a person like Ye Zhiqiu, and integrate her love for each other into her love for all living beings.

"Okay," Ye Zhiqiu stared at her for a while, sighed, and finally let go.He allowed her to stay here, but he didn't have time to continue talking with her, but turned to Yue Qingchen again: "Qingchen, do you have anything left to say? If so, tell me quickly."

"Yes," Yue Qingchen said lightly, "Senior Brother, that Rakshasa woman holds the Nether Fish Talisman in her hand, which can mobilize ghost soldiers. She is stubborn, and planned to get in touch with the Lord of the Underworld before her soul disappeared, and summon the ghost again, but later I was persuaded, so I didn’t do that. Xiaomei found this soldier talisman when she was sorting out Shaluo’s relics, and gave it to me.”

"The Nether Fish Talisman?" Ye Zhiqiu immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, "Qingchen, if Shara was alone, it would be impossible to think of setting up such a big situation. Someone must be secretly pointing it out. Shara fell into a ghost It's been a long time, death is not a pity, but if there is someone behind her, why didn't you ask? Now that she can no longer speak, isn't it a missed opportunity?"

"No need to ask, everything is very clear. The person behind her, or the god, is Zhaoya." Yue Qingchen said, "Brother, do you still remember that Zhaoya once predicted an eternal night. If I You guessed it right, what he wants to do now is to create the eternal night he prophesied with his own hands. He wants to turn the world into a field of Shura. Be it Luo Mingchuan, Shara, or even the current Jingli, they are all just manipulated by him Xiaoxiang should be his last battlefield. I just can’t figure out why he would do this. Brother, you should know Zhaoya better than me. What do you think? ,why is that?"

"The highest realm of the ruthless way is the supreme forgetfulness. He hates all emotions in the world, so he wants to obliterate all emotions." Ye Zhiqiu frowned deeply, "The reason why the emperor regards Yuqing Lord Lin'an as his only belief is because the gods He is ruthless by birth and has superb fighting power. He is really a different kind among the ancient gods. Well, this matter is a long story. I will go back to the mountain to discuss with you in detail after the matter of Xiaoxiang. Qingchen, you personally You fought against Zhao Ya, tell me, how to break this game?"

"Luo Mingchuan's love for Qingluan's father and daughter, Shaluo's sisterhood for Xiaomei, and their love for each other are the keys to breaking the second game between the imperial capital and Xizhou," Yue Qingchen pondered for a moment, then replied: " I think Xiaoxiang's method of breaking the situation should also fall on the word "love."

"Okay," Ye Zhiqiu nodded, "I'll go in person, will you come with me?"

"No," Yue Qingchen shook his head, "I'll refuse Chenfeng's trip first and destroy that fish talisman. Once the fish talisman is destroyed, the strength of the ghost clan will be reduced. If the head doesn't trust me, he can send someone follow."

"You know I don't mean that," Ye Zhiqiu understood, he just didn't want to embarrass himself, "Well, Dao Sha is still in Xizhou, and I don't have time to take care of him now, so you take him back to Kunwu Mountain together Bar."

Yue Qingchen responded, and said again: "I asked Xiao Ziyuan to go to the palace to get the dragon scale clothes, and they should be sent here directly. Remember to keep someone here to collect them. In addition, Qingluan went back to Xiaoxiang earlier, but After a long time and never returning, I must have been detained by Jing Li, and it was difficult to get out, so I entrusted her to the senior brother in charge. Within three days, I will decipher all the runes in the fish talisman, and then completely destroy the fish talisman If by that time, if the matter of Xiaoxiang is still not settled, I will go to Xiaoxiang myself to make a settlement of this matter."

"Okay," Ye Zhiqiu responded one by one, seeing that Yue Qingchen seemed to be still talking, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Qingchen, when did you become long-winded?"

"There is a person, I'm not sure if she is in Xiaoxiang." Yue Qingchen hesitated for a moment, but said: "But if you see her in Xiaoxiang, senior brother, don't ask anything, and send someone to bring her to me immediately. Otherwise, something big might happen."

"Who?"

"Palace Master Huanhua, Gu Xichen."