[Hidden] legend

1.

The full moon climbed up the treetops, reflecting silver frost all over the ground, sparkling streams, and the bamboo house seemed to be covered with a layer of white.

Zhang Xiaofan sat on the bed, wrapped in the coat that Ding Yin just wore on the outside of the middle coat, and a thick quilt was put on the warm and spacious gown, even his hands and feet, from the neck down, were tightly covered by Ding Yin .

Zhang Xiaofan's only head exposed to the outside was slightly lowered, he looked at himself from side to side, and felt that he looked like a big rice dumpling for the Dragon Boat Festival now, and he was still showing his stuff.

Ding Yin made the ginger syrup and brought it to the bed while blowing it. Zhang Xiaofan wanted to reach out to take it, but only two knuckles popped out when Ding Yin threatened "Huh?" inside.

Zhang Xiaofan was very embarrassed, he didn't feel cold anymore, really, more precisely, he was warmed up by the other party before he even had a chance to feel cold.

When Ding Yin was at the door just now, Ding Yin didn't answer his question. He was about to ask again when he felt the other person take a step back. Then he lifted his feet off the ground, and in the blink of an eye he was carried to the bed by the other person, covered by a piece of clothing. , the cold shoes and socks stained with snow were quickly taken off. By the time he realized it, Ding Yin had already wiped his hands and face with a cloth towel soaked in hot water, not even letting go of his toes. He couldn't help it. Withdrawing his legs, the next moment he was buried warmly under the quilt.

Zhang Xiaofan's face was full of embarrassment: he ran over in a hurry and threw all his clothes on the road, he was really too stupid.

He was wearing a thick shirt at first, but when he thought about leaving on the mountain, and didn't see the lanterns that were always lit under the eaves of the bamboo hut, he suddenly became terrified. Remember to rush here to make sure that Ding Yin is still there, and he doesn't even feel that his clothes fell off somewhere on the road.

Ding Yin sipped the soup on the spoon, felt that he could drink it, and brought it to Zhang Xiaofan's mouth: "While it's hot, drive away the cold."

After a while, Zhang Xiaofan calmed down, what happened during the day was between the two of them again, the sweet and warm aroma of ginger soup inhaled into his nose, Zhang Xiaofan was speechless for a while, so he had to drink silently with Ding Yinju's spoon go down.

The room was extremely quiet, except for the breathing of the two people, there was only the occasional sound of the spoon hitting the porcelain bowl.The bottom of the bowl, Zhang Xiaofan's cheeks showed a normal pink, Ding Yin stopped feeding, put the bowl aside, silently looking at the "zongzi" on his bed.

Zhang Xiaofan was always the one who was urged to speak, now the one who urged him to speak stopped, and he couldn't sit like this all the time, so he had to take a deep breath, and asked stubbornly: "Brother Ding, is Xiaofan right? you……"

Ding Yin's expression remained unchanged, and he interrupted him in a calm tone: "Are you not afraid anymore?"

In the past, it was okay to see him being affected by the red soul stone and turning into that ghostly appearance of an abnormal person. This time, Ding Yin vaguely remembered the scene of him slaughtering innocent people when he saw himself going crazy. Could it be that it only took half a day? Is it enough for him to accept the gore?

Zhang Xiaofan's hands under the quilt slightly tightened, and he said honestly after a while: "I'm afraid... when I close my eyes, I can still see those people who died in vain..."

Ding Yin tilted his head slightly, and reminded him earnestly: "I killed everyone, everyone, I killed everyone."

Zhang Xiaofan shook his head: "No... No... You can't help yourself, right? The ones I saw... Imprisoned since birth..."

Ding Yin narrowed his eyes: "That's not an excuse. If you are insane, you have to have the desire to kill in order to become a demon. What you are trapped in is the memory of my experience. Can't you feel my killing intent?"

It's just that I feel it... That's when I feel so terrible, so cold, and I can't tell which Ding Yin is the real one, and I'm at a loss...

Zhang Xiaofan frowned, and said softly: "...I remember, Brother Ding, you said that you found the murderer, and they... can be regarded as atonement."

2. *

Ding Yin's body has always had the primordial soul of the red soul stone, which is inseparable from the body, trying to influence his xinxing, and also carries his memory.

What Zhang Xiaofan sees is not the simple past events, but the long past that combines Ding Yin's thoughts.

He saw the ancient battle in Shenshi's memory, saw the innocent time in Ding Yin's mind, saw him lose his wife, his homeland, and enter Shushan, and he had no choice but to take on the responsibility that seemed to be destined for him. But Shushan is not so peaceful... except for doubts that he can't bear the responsibility, worrying that the head of the sect will pay too much attention to him and pass the throne to his fellow sect, there are spies of the Mozong, and the woman who tried to lure him down the mountain.

He could feel, feel Ding Yin's bewilderment, resistance, resignation, anger and despair after learning everything, hatred and killing intent when he was betrayed.

It’s just that those revenges are too cruel, bloody, clearer than everything before—it’s like... It’s as if Ding Yin forced himself not to forget all of this, even Zhang Xiaofan, who was trapped in his memory, remembers these things especially It was so deep that I even forgot what the source of the body's feeling of coldness was.

On the Big Bamboo Peak, after Brother Song left the room, Zhang Xiaofan tossed and turned, he couldn't figure it out, if Ding Yin was really a demon, why would the master allow him to stay on the mountain, would the master be deceived?Will the master be deceived too?Why was he allowed to stay in Qing Yunmen as the head of Yunyou Daoist?Why did the Ding Yin he saw differ from the crooked way master and senior brother said... If Ding Yin really had such murderous and hatred, why did he look so peaceful when he lived alone in the back mountain...

All kinds of thoughts fluctuated in his mind, Zhang Xiaofan still couldn't warm up, he didn't know if it was because it was too cold, or a thread was accidentally caught in the inextricable threads, he vaguely recalled the understatement that appeared in his mind at that time The first scene: he saw Ding Yin who was not possessed by demons, saw another monster with red eyes and demon patterns and black energy, saw the magic circle gathered in the center of the fight gradually involving the people in the melee, saw Ding Yin Yin grabbed the monster, closed his eyes peacefully, and then there was an overwhelming coldness.

——Ding Yin, this is the fate of the person who carries the red soul stone.

— Fate?The word "fate" in the world's population determines the life and death of many people, but when it comes to me, it is impossible to live or die... Forget it, since you say that my fate should be like this, let it be up to you.I wish I had no life and no death, so that there would be no living beings in misery again.

The top of the infinite, the five elements are the media, without beginning and without end, without light and darkness.A freeze that is so long that even time loses its meaning...

——Brother Ding will leave Qingyunmen in the future, right?

——Then, where will Brother Ding go after leaving Qingyun Mountain?

Zhang Xiaofan was startled suddenly, and suddenly remembered every sentence Ding Yin said that was related to the past, and understood the story hidden in every seemingly random sentence.He even vaguely realized that Ding Yin had seen the head of the sect, stayed in Dazhufeng, master's orders, was affected by the red soul stone, and the demonization that happened from time to time, etc., etc., all of these meant the ending.

He couldn't help holding Ding Yin's hand: "There is no life, no death... Is it really necessary to seal if I can't return to Taiping and Chang'an? My exercise... my other exercise can help Brother Ding ease the pain." Isn’t it magical, isn’t this enough?”

Ding Yin wanted to laugh when he heard that, and wondered if those old stubborn people in Shushan lived to this day, would they still feel that one person's life and death could influence the peace of the world?Do you think they know that even if there is no red soul stone to disturb the world, there will still be other things that will destroy the peace they seek?He thought, in fact, those people probably don't understand that there has never been real peace in this world, the red soul stone is just a stone, and the human heart is the real source of magic.It is easy to seal a stone, but what cannot be sealed is the hearts of all the people in this world.

Now he is tired and tired, and he understands that he can't bear to beat the world to death with one stick, even if he still trusts one of them when he is enchanted, he is destined to be defeated by the world.So he shook his head: "I have already promised you the head of the sect, a promise of a thousand gold. Besides, there is no impenetrable wall in this world. If I stay in the Qingyun sect, sooner or later I will attract evil wolves who smell blood. Even if I can't return to Taiping Chang'an , I don’t want to cause another bloodbath.”

Words and sentences are clearly discerned, don't say Zhang Xiaofan, if you are a man full of knowledge, regardless of public or private reasons, you can't refute his sentence.

Zhang Xiaofan's emotions were stuck in his chest, he couldn't speak anymore.

Ding Yin showed a relaxed smile: "I originally wanted to leave the seal. It's not easy to have a peaceful life, but now you know this by accident. For better or worse, you will remember me, won't you?"

Whether it’s good or bad...everything happened back then, and no one remembers him for thousands of years... neither life nor death, neither life nor death, endless without beginning... the introduction of all evil...

Is this kind of atonement enough to repay the innocent people in the village?Is it enough to pay back the sinful people he killed when his hatred increased...

Zhang Xiaofan doesn't know, and no one can accurately know the answer.

But he will remember him.

Zhang Xiaofan reluctantly curled the corners of his mouth, and paused word by word: "Ding Yin's Yin...is the Yin that contains Ming Yinji."

The latter remembered his own emphasis when they first met, and there was a trace of warmth in his brows and eyes, and he no longer refuted him.

3.

The red soul stone is the most fierce and war-loving thing, and the son of the six stars is the body of pure yang. With the abilities of the leaders of the Qingyun sect, to be on the safe side, it can only be done during the dark moon, let alone after the spring.

Zhang Xiaofan counted the days in the dim bamboo house with the lights off, frowned and said: "...Isn't that only fourteen days? What about the location? Can Xiaofan...?"

Halfway through the speech, he understood by himself, Kankan paused for the second half of the sentence, and lost his voice.

Ding Yin lay sideways on the outside of the bed, not intending to make the other party feel more disappointed, so he just said in a light tone: "I can't tell you, your master doesn't know that you knew me first, and he doesn't know that you know about me. Let him see the clue, you will be scolded again."

Zhang Xiaofan was a little discouraged: "...the third floor is so difficult, I'm afraid my master will definitely scold me."

Hearing from his own mention, Ding Yin was indeed suspicious of what happened during the day, but the later situation interrupted him, now Zhang Xiaofan no longer cared about his past, so Ding Yin quickly asked: "Speaking of the third floor, what do I know?" I also want to ask you, you have only practiced for three months, why are you so eager for quick success? You almost seriously injured yourself, do you know that?"

Ding Yin worried more than blamed, but Zhang Xiaofan was still a little embarrassed, and after a while he explained: "I don't know what's going on... It's just that when I practiced, I remembered some things when I first entered the mountain, and then I couldn't control the pain in my body. There are two internal breaths..."

There should be no other distractions in the cultivation of kung fu, Zhang Xiaofan will not be ignorant of this, Ding Yin asked: "Why did you suddenly think of the matter of entering the mountain? Did you think of the case of Caomiao Village? Or did something else happen when entering the mountain?" gone?"

"I..." Zhang Xiaofan met Shang Ding Yin's gaze in the dark night, and unconsciously avoided it, but the latter turned his head slightly to look at him: "It can't be said?"

Zhang Xiaofan shook his head, seeing the other party's past, he was unwilling to hide it now, but felt it was hard to tell, so he decided not to look at Ding Yin, and then he said intermittently: "I vaguely knew a few days ago that Big Brother Ding has decided to leave Yes, the more time passes, the more I don’t understand why you didn’t tell me... I accidentally remembered these things when I was practicing... Xiaofan has been the most interesting in the past few months since he entered Qingyunmen. It will be a mess, let the brothers read a joke, the master was disappointed when he heard it, thought that there would never be any progress in practice, and it was so different from Jingyu, I never thought that I could listen to the master tell me, if there is doubt in the practice , you can go to Shou Jingtang and ask him...

"I know that my brothers and sisters love me. They don't mind my stupidity, and sometimes they blame myself. Why do I have to think like this, ungrateful, ignorant of closeness... But only when I am here, I feel at ease and feel It's not that Zhang Xiaofan is inferior to Qi Hao's junior...nor is he a disciple of the Great Bamboo Peak who is extremely poor in aptitude..."

Ding Yin understood it, and pinched the other person's cheek with his hand, and said seriously: "Even if I leave, you are still not the person they said. Things that have changed will not go back to the past."

Of course Zhang Xiaofan understood, he was just... reluctant to...

Since then, the bamboo house has been empty, and no one will live there anymore.

He pursed his lips, couldn't help getting closer to Ding Yin, and said in a low voice with regret: "... New Year's Eve... It seems that I can't make it."

Ding Yin's gaze fell on Xiaofan's long hair, and he asked calmly, "Is your sky lantern ready?"

Zhang Xiaofan shook his head lightly, then raised his eyes quickly: "Birthday, Xiaofan's birthday is before the dark day...is it okay to light up the lantern at that time?"

Seeing his persistence, Ding Yin couldn't help becoming curious: "What exactly do you want to make?"

Zhang Xiaofan blinked his eyes and refused to speak.

The latter didn't ask any more questions, and just breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, I'll just go to the front hall when it's your birthday."

Zhang Xiaofan quickly shook his head: "No Qingyun sect disciple always thinks about this, I just remembered it suddenly, on the day of my birthday, I'm done with the things in the front hall, so I'll come here and be with Big Brother Ding."

This is better, anyway, he is only close to this person on the Big Bamboo Peak, Ding Yin nodded: "It's all good, let's get some rest, it's already midnight."

Zhang Xiaofan didn't say any more, just looked at the faint moonlight outside the window after Ding Yin closed his eyes.

Morning will come soon.

At that time, there will only be thirteen days left.

-TBC-