go with the demon

Pei Jingwen was drunk, Master Jiu sat with him on the mountain all night.When he woke up the next day, Lord Jiu said: "I only live in this deep mountain and old forest. If you can bear it, stay here."

Master Jiu thought, how could Pei Jingwen endure such a life of asceticism, he probably would leave in less than a year.However, after three years, the camellias that Pei Jingwen planted in front of his residence have all bloomed, and he still doesn't have the slightest intention of leaving.

The two had a few drinks occasionally, and Pei Jingwen sang a verse to Master Jiu, but most of the time, Master Jiu was still practicing, as short as a month or two, as long as two seasons alternated.

Pei Jingwen never complained about anything. He plowed a piece of wasteland on the mountain and planted some vegetables and rice, so he was self-sufficient.Every late spring, he picked some peach blossoms to make wine, kept a few jars for himself, and went to the market to exchange some money and buy some daily necessities.

When Master Jiu woke up from his meditation, he saw the man curled up in a quilt and sleeping next to him.He walked to the entrance of the cave, and the outside was covered with snow, and it was already winter.

As if he heard the movement, Pei Jingwen woke up from a deep sleep, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and said in a pleasant voice, "Master Jiu!"

He crawled out of the quilt, put on the padded coat, rubbed his hands and let out a sigh of relief: "How many days will Master Jiu rest this time?"

Master Jiu was startled, and glanced at Pei Jingwen: "Two or three days."

Pei Jingwen smiled and said: "That's great. Didn't Master Jiu say last time that he wants to try fish jelly? Just wait, I'll go down the mountain and buy a fish for you to cook. Should I buy carp or crucian carp?"

Jiuye stood at the entrance of the cave, staring at the figure who walked into the wind and snow with a complicated expression.Pei Jingwen went from the mountain to the town, and it took a whole day to go back and forth. He didn't seem to be tired at all. He happily prepared meals and dug up the wine jars buried under the trees.

"Jiuye, have a drink?" Pei Jingwen set the table and chopsticks, and showed a shallow smile on his face reddened by the cold wind.

Sitting on the stone bench, Master Jiu looked at the man in front of him who was dancing his sleeves and singing melodiously, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

He kept that sentence on his lips for a long time, but he still didn't ask it.

He wanted to ask, Pei Jingwen, do you like me?

But now it seems that it doesn't matter if you ask or not. Isn't the answer obvious?What about him?What exactly did he think about Pei Jingwen?

After Pei Jingwen sang, still slightly drunk, he asked with a smile, "Does Master Jiu want to hear anything else?"

Master Jiu put down his glass and looked at him, Pei Jingwen didn't evade, the two looked at each other for a long time, as if they had spoken a thousand words.Pei Jingwen's eyes shone brightly under the moonlight, and in the end it was Master Jiu who avoided it first.

"I, I'm going away for a while."

Pei Jingwen was stunned, and said anxiously: "How long do you want to leave?"

"A long, long time." Jiu Ye's voice was a little dry, he glanced at the man, and the light in Pei Jingwen's eyes dimmed a little.

"Yes, will you come back?" The smile on Pei Jingwen's face could hardly be held back.

Jiuye's heart suddenly softened, and he said vaguely, "Yes."

When Pei Jingwen woke up again, Master Jiu was no longer there.He stayed in the cave, living a poor and lonely life day after day, watching the peach blossoms in front of the cave bloom and thank, bloom again after thanking, and the peach blossoms buried more and more.

Pei Jingwen thought, it doesn't matter that it's only ten years, he can wait for several more decades, and he will always see Master Jiu again in this lifetime.However, he never imagined that he would get tuberculosis and died of coughing and coughing that winter.

Accompanying him is only a jar of wine and a bowl of fish jelly.

Shu Li's hand dropped down, he didn't know how to describe what he felt at the end, the overflowing emotion of Pei Jingwen before he died.The only thing that is clear is that during Pei Jingwen's waiting, there was no resentment at all, which is probably the reason why his soul is so clean.

"How is it?" Han Ting asked, but seeing the tears on the boy's face, he hurriedly reached out to wipe it off: "Why are you crying?"

"It's okay, it's probably affected." Shu Li raised his hand and rubbed the corner of his eyes casually.

The young man cleared his mind and briefly said what he saw: "Pei Jingwen's obsession is probably to see that Jiu Ye, but this monster named Jiu Ye doesn't know where to go, how should I find it?"

Han Ting paced back and forth, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly stopped: "You said that in Pei Jingwen's memory, Master Jiu once wanted to ask Pei Jingwen if he liked him?"

Shu Li recalled it for a while, nodded firmly, and immediately understood Han Ting's meaning: "In Pei Jingwen's memory, how could there be a memory that should belong to Master Jiu?"

"Since then, Pei Jingwen has been dead for more than 100 years. If he didn't rely on sucking people's anger, how could his soul still maintain its current appearance?" Han Ting paused: "Unless there is always spiritual power here. Give him, or rather, demon power, and this demon power has the mood of the provider."

"It must be because you have been thinking about this question so much that it overflows." The man sighed softly.

"That is to say, that Jiu Ye has not gone far, he is here." Shu Li was puzzled, "Then how could he have the heart to not show up until Pei Jingwen died."

Han Ting was silent for a while: "He probably doesn't know until now that Pei Jingwen is dead."

"If there is really a monster hidden here, I can't detect it. Either the monster is too weak and its power can be ignored, or the other party is in a dormant state." Han Ting explained: "A dormancy is a state where a monster is sleeping. We can not sleep for a hundred years, but we will also be tired. In order not to be found by other monsters when we are asleep, we will suppress the monster energy that is usually released, and of course it is impossible to hide it completely."

"That ninth master, has he been asleep for a hundred years?" Shu Li asked in surprise.

"For monsters, a hundred years is not long." Han Ting said indifferently.

The boy's expression froze slightly, and he didn't speak any more.

"I'm going to find that Jiu Ye, do you want to come together?" Han Ting asked.

Shu Li nodded, the man grabbed the boy's wrist, squatted down and pressed his other hand on the ground.Han Ting closed his eyes, and the electric light overflowed from his palm, slowly forming a circle. Shu Li saw that the space in front of him suddenly distorted. When he realized it, he was already in a simple cave.

"Where is this place?" he asked softly.

"This is the space that Master Jiu opened up underground." As he spoke, Han Ting took out a pill and stuffed it into the boy's mouth: "Eat it, the oxygen here is insufficient."

"Where did the uninvited guest come from? It's too rude." A deep male voice sounded from the cave.

Shu Li glanced at the man suspiciously, Han Ting whispered: "You can take my behavior just now as, um, breaking in."

The young man looked helplessly at the man who didn't think there was any problem at all, and cleared his throat: "Excuse me, is this Master Jiu?"

"Jiuye?" The voice showed a little nostalgia: "I have used such a name, and there is only one person who can call me that."

Han Ting dragged the young man forward, and casually threw a lightning ball in the air, only then did Shu Li see the man in front of him clearly.

The man was wearing a dark long-sleeved gown, sitting cross-legged on the ground, his long hair was disheveled, hanging on both sides of his cheeks, he frowned slightly as if he was calculating.

"It's been 120 seven years." Master Jiu sighed, "Are you his descendant?"

Han Ting was about to speak, but Shu Li grabbed him and cut off the conversation: "Can I ask a question?"

"Go ahead."

"You obviously like him too, why are you hiding?" the boy said firmly.

Master Jiu was stunned for a moment, and helplessly hooked the corners of his mouth: "I am a monster, and he is a human being, and this reason is enough."

"Not enough." Shu Li's voice became cold and hard.

The man smiled wryly: "You and him are lovers? Why do you like monsters? To us, your life is just a time of dormancy."

"You will age slowly, but he will always look young and handsome. Can you accept this? It is obvious that lovers are walking together, but others look like grandparents and grandchildren." Jiu Ye stood up and walked away slowly Come over: "Then you will die, he will be left behind, and you will taste loneliness, gradually become a demon or doom, and the ascension will follow indefinitely. Why do you continue with such a thing that is harmful but has no benefit?"

"How good it is now, his descendants are full, and I can continue to pursue the Dao." Jiu Ye murmured, as if he was convincing them, but also as if he was convincing himself: "It's good for us all to do this."

"Then have you asked Pei Jingwen? Did you give him a chance to choose?" Shu Li asked back.

Master Jiu was silent for a while before he said, "What's the use of talking now?"

"Yes, he wants to see you."

"He's still alive? How is it possible? Could it be that there is a fairy fate?" Master Jiu guessed.

Shu Li didn't answer, but asked, "Do you want to see him?"

The man seemed a little dazed: "I don't know."

Shu Li tugged at Han Ting's arm: "Let's go up, Pei Jingwen is on top, you decide whether you see it or not."

Han Ting didn't intervene. As a human being, Shu Li is probably more suitable to handle this matter than him.

After returning to the ground, Han Ting sat with the boy on the stone steps beside him: "Will he come?"

Shu Li shook his head: "I don't know."

"Why didn't you just tell him?"

"It's just to give him a chance to choose. I also want to see how much Pei Jingwen occupies in his heart." The young man looked disappointed: "Unfortunately, no matter which one he chooses, there will always be one who will suffer."

"If it was Xuexue, what would you do? You are all monsters, don't you think more alike?" Shu Li suddenly tilted his head and looked at Han Ting.

Han Ting met the boy's gaze, and replied with a serious expression as if he was promising something: "I can't think that far, if I like someone, I just want to be with him every minute and every second, as for Let’s leave it for later to think about the future.”

Shu Li didn't know why, but felt that his cheeks started to feel hot for no reason, was it because of autumn dryness?

Han Ting raised his hand and rubbed the boy's head, thinking, this big bastard, he can see other people's affairs quite clearly, why is he so dull when it comes to him?

When Master Jiu mistook them for lovers, Han Ting seemed to suddenly understand, and all his emotions were explained at that moment.Seeing that the young man didn't deny it, he knew that Shu Li didn't mean that, but he was secretly happy, it couldn't be more clear.

He likes Shu Li, to be more precise, he fell in love with the boy in front of him.

The author has something to say:

To be honest, every time I write an emotional drama, I am very particular. I am afraid that if it is not handled properly, it will be particularly abrupt or inexplicable. In this way, for me, the whole article has failed in half_(:зゝ∠)_