Phaseless Demon

"It turned out to be useless at all!" Zhan Haoyan sighed at Lu Huahua holding the dream return stone, "Why can others remember it, but you don't respond at all?"

Lu Ning didn't speak, but he wasn't impatient to restore his memory or return to the underworld as he was at first.For the past two days, he was nestled in the greenhouse every day basking in the warm light. There were many flowers and plants brought from the underworld around him, all of which bloomed gorgeously in the greenhouse, exuding a strong aura, which filled the entire greenhouse. So much so that the greenhouse began to be filled with the same white mist as the underworld, hazy.

Lu Ning also bloomed leisurely, stretching out her petals one by one, which seemed to make him very comfortable.He is lazy, usually rarely speaks, does not move, and maintains the appearance of a small green flower nestling alone in a flower pot. Only He Qianjue often comes in to see him.

"Aren't you bored?" He Qianjue squatted in front of the flower pot, leaned close to observe him, "Staying in the flower pot all the time... don't you want to go out and have a look?"

Lu Ning still said lazily: "No, I'm used to it."

"You're just used to being quiet, silent, and motionless." He Qianjue said while staring at Hua.

Lu Ning shook her fancy head and said, "Of course, I'm a plant now, isn't that what plants are like?"

"Do you like this kind of life?" He Qianjue didn't know why, and felt a little pain in his heart. He couldn't use exact adjectives to describe the feeling of heartache. He just felt that someone had nailed a nail into his heart, and the nail had sunk into his flesh and blood. During the process, with every beat of the heart, more blood flowed from the wound, and the pain made He Qianjue feel like he was about to suffocate.

Lu Ning didn't know if he felt He Qianjue's pain, he suddenly moved his flower forward, and let his petals rub against He Qianjue's chin, Lu Ning said: "I think it's good, carefree, don't worry Thinking. It's just a little lonely... But now that I'm here with you, I think this greenhouse is very nice, can I stay here forever?"

"Of course, you can stay by my side forever." He Qianjue reached out and touched his rhizome carefully, and said softly, "But didn't you say before that you want to wait for someone? Will you still wait for him?"

Lu Ning said, "I don't have to wait any longer."

"Why?" He Qianjue became inexplicably anxious, and asked Hua Huadao, "Are you giving up?"

"I don't know..." Lu Ning shook her petals and stuck them to He Qianjue's face, showing her dependence. He said, "I just have a hunch that I don't need to wait any longer."

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He Qianjue huddled in the deepest part of the cave with the young deer in his arms, and they slept on the dry and soft haystack.

Next to him was He Qianjue's father, He Jiuming, who was also holding Qianjue with one arm beside He Qianjue, and lay on his side, with his back to the exit to block him from the howling cold wind.

The rest of the people also searched for a clean and suitable place to close their clothes and sleep, snoring in various sizes, leaving only the two magistrates guarding the night around the fire.

The wind and snow outside are too heavy, so there is no way to go down the mountain tonight, everyone can only choose to spend the night in this cave where wild animals may appear at any time, such a night is destined to be exhausting, cold and fear surround everyone all the time .

They sealed the mouth of the cave with haystacks and stones to prevent more wind and snow from blowing in.But even so, the wind and snow outside were still too strong, the wind howled, and the snowflakes were icy, blowing into the cave through the cracks in the stones, so cold that people could turn into ice sculptures.

Except for a few big-hearted people, some people couldn’t fall asleep even if they were lying down. They tossed and turned for a long time, and finally got up and shivered around the edge of the fire in the cave, chatting with each other intermittently in weak voices.

Only He Qianjue was sleeping very soundly while holding his baby deer. In his sleep, he would subconsciously rub his cheek against the head of the baby deer in his arms, and murmur in a muddle-headed manner: "Lv... Lu Ning..."

The young deer also turned over in Qianjue's arms, and licked He Qianjue's chin with his tongue, but after licking, Lu Ning suddenly felt a gaze, Lu Ning couldn't help raising his little head, and looked at He Qianjue's side , and found that He Jiuming, who was lying beside He Qianjue, was propping up his upper body with his arms, and was looking down at Lv Ning.

As He Qianjue's father, He Jiuming is considered a shrewd and excellent man, and he is considered to have a successful career after inheriting the He family's ancestral business. Without this war, without this series of disasters, their He family would never have been in trouble. to this point today.

It’s just that He Jiuming is not a qualified father or husband. Because of his work, He Jiuming can’t take care of his wife who stays at home. After He Jiuming’s first wife was pregnant with Qian Jue, He Jiuming only went home to see her twice. , Later, his wife gave birth, and he couldn't rush back.

He Jiuming's wife has always been depressed about this, and after giving birth, the root cause of the disease fell, and she couldn't get sick in bed. When He Qianjue was only two years old, she left.

Perhaps because of guilt, He Jiuming later became widowed and did not remarry for a long time. It was not until He Qianjue grew up to about seven years old that he was constantly nagged by relatives and friends. He Jiuming was recommended by a business friend. , married a rich lady, but this rich lady was too young, only 16 years old, and her temper was not particularly good, so she kept showing faces to He Jiuming that day in the bridal chamber.

He Jiuming's marriage was just for show, he never touched her at all, he just treated her as an idler in his own house, respecting each other as if he were a guest.This young lady from a rich family is quite peaceful, she doesn't make any fuss at all, and she hasn't caused any trouble for him except for going out occasionally to go shopping and do some shopping.

It's just that this time the He family collapsed, and He Jiuming didn't want to drag this young rich lady to suffer together. Not long ago, he gave her a divorce letter, returned the dowry brought to her, compensated some sympathy money, and sent her Sent back to her mother's house.

So far, He Jiuming really has nothing, no family business, no property, no wife, all brothers, sisters, relatives and friends are separated, leaving only his only son.

It was only at this moment that He Jiuming finally took on the responsibility of being a father.

Realizing that he was a father, He Jiuming untied his coat, covered himself and his son, and even covered the young deer in his arms.He Qianjue seemed to feel the warmth of his father's embrace in a daze, and subconsciously rubbed against He Jiuming's embrace, still holding his favorite Lu Ning firmly in his hands.

He Jiuming stroked his son's hairline gently, and then glanced at the young deer in his son's arms.

In fact, he felt something was wrong when he saw the young deer for the first time.

The deer's eyes turned out to be red.Especially under the light of the fire in the cave, the blood-red color became more and more obvious, just like thick blood, it looked very terrifying, which made He Jiuming get goosebumps all over his body and frowned unconsciously.

A deer's eyes can't be that color.He Jiuming is naturally quite aware of this point. He is also a businessman who has traveled to many places. Some of the anecdotes, treasures and treasures he encountered along the way are familiar to him, and some he can even witness with his own eyes.And He Jiuming knew in his heart that there are indeed monsters in this world.

If it is a monster, it is very bad.

He Jiuming stared at the young deer in his son's arms, and couldn't help but feel all kinds of vigilance in his heart. This kind of vigilance made him unable to sleep peacefully. He couldn't help staring at the young deer for a long time. Head and He Jiuming looked at each other.

One person and one deer just looked at each other and faced each other.

Until the son in He Jiuming's arms sneezed in his sleep, muttered a few words in a daze, and kissed the head of the little deer in his arms for no reason.

Lu Ning, who was kissed, ignored He Jiuming's gaze staring at him, and subconsciously licked He Qianjue's chin again, maybe it was tickled, He Qianjue chuckled softly, and then woke up laughing.After waking up, He Qianjue opened his eyes, yawned, and said to the little deer in his arms, "Lv Ning, it's so cold."

It was really cold in the cave, and it was also very cold when the fire was lit. A few people sitting around the fire and talking at night kept licking firewood into the fire, but there was not much firewood, and it was almost burned out soon. , the flame became a little smaller, and the cave was even colder.

Fortunately, in the middle of the night, the wind and snow outside stopped.

As soon as the wind and snow stopped, without the howling cold wind, the cold seemed to become less obvious, and everyone in the cave breathed a sigh of relief.

Throwing the last firewood into the fire, the magistrate who had been guarding the fire stood up, walked to He Jiuming's side, called He Jiuming softly, and said, "Mr. He, let's go!"

He Jiuming covered his son with his clothes, got up and said to the magistrate, "Now?"

"It's Yin time now." The magistrate said to He Jiuming, "It's almost dawn, and the wind and snow just stopped, so we hurried down the mountain. The Qingzhu Mountain is not high, and it's easy to go down."

"Besides, although this cave can shelter us from the wind and snow, it is the lair of some kind of beast after all. Even if we haven't seen the shadow of the beast yet, we may not know when it will come back. If we really want to come back, we will That's really bad."

After thinking about it, He Jiuming thought it made sense, so he nodded and got up, and started to pack up with everyone, ready to leave.

After putting on his clothes and coir raincoat, He Jiuming picked up his son who was lying on the haystack, and said to He Qianjue, "Qianjue, can Daddy carry you on his back?"

The snow was too thick, with He Qianjue's small body, he probably wouldn't be able to get out if he stepped on it.

He Qianjue climbed onto his father's back, holding his little deer in his arms. A group of people got ready, lit torches, pushed away the stones and hay that blocked the cave, stepped on the thick snow, one after another One walked head-on into the snow.

It was really not difficult to go down the mountain, but this group of people was not very lucky. Not long after they walked out of the cave, they vaguely heard the sound of howling wolves coming from nearby.

"What's the sound?" The sound terrified everyone, and one of them couldn't help asking.

The prefect, who was walking in the front, raised his head and listened carefully for a while, then said, "Let's move faster, there are wolves nearby!"

When the magistrate said this, the group of people suddenly became nervous, and they couldn't help but want to speed up the pace of going down the mountain. However, the snow was too deep, and every time they took a step, their feet would be deeply buried in the snowflakes, and they would fall when they took the second step. It is extremely difficult to pull one's legs out of the snow, and it is extremely difficult to walk step by step. Moreover, some of them came up the mountain in a hurry, wearing only a coir raincoat and no snowshoes. more difficult.

Compared with their hard-working humans, wolves are much more relaxed. They are relatively small and weigh little. Even if they get stuck in the snow, they can quickly dig out the snow. Run as much as you want without paying too much attention, their voices are getting closer and closer, a group of people can even hear the rustling footsteps from the nearby weed piles, and the low growls of the pack of wolves.

The voice was close at hand.

He Jiuming and the others suddenly became nervous, and ran forward desperately towards the direction of Mohe City not far from the foot of the mountain!

However, He Jiuming still carried Qian Jue on his back, so he ran a bit slowly, and was gradually left behind. A few strong yamen servants beside him were kind enough to drag him forward with their hands, but when he gradually appeared behind him When the wolves were seen, a group of people panicked, and they ignored He Jiuming, and started scrambling forward, each running faster than the other.

He Qianjue lay on his father's back, hearing the howling of wolves nearby, and felt frightened.Different from the big bad wolf that met Lv Ning's transformation, this pack of wolves came here obviously with hostility, and their howling was full of warning and excitement, which made the eight-year-old He Qianjue stiffen from fright, and curled up in his father's lap. He didn't dare to move his back, hugged the young deer in his arms tightly, and called "Daddy" softly in a crying voice.

Lu Ning was very calm. She raised her head in He Qianjue's arms, and looking back, she could see the pack of wolves looming in the woods behind her.

There are indeed wolves in this mountain forest, but they are rare. Occasionally, a woodcutter who goes up the mountain to chop wood will meet one or two, but generally as long as they don’t provoke wolves, wolves will not come here to provoke humans casually, and attacking humans is even more rare. However, when the group went up the mountain, they didn't expect to be attacked by wolves. They were more afraid of the bears in the forest.

However, the huge gray wolf that Lu Ning transformed into before was copied from a wolf king in this group of wolves.

Since being able to copy the body of the wolf king, Lu Ning has often transformed into a wolf king, wearing the image of the wolf king, and catching some small animals in the forest to satisfy his hunger.Because Lu Ning's behavior of predating in its territory privately caused the dissatisfaction of the real wolf king, so the wolf king often led his little brothers to come to make trouble for Lu Ning, although Lu Ning can cleverly do it every time. Get rid of them.

But this time it won't work, because Lv Ning is no longer alone. If there is only Lv Ning alone, it will be a matter of minutes to get rid of the wolves.However, by his side were He Qianjue, his father, and a large group of humans.

This winter was too cold and the snow fell too much, which even caused many animals in the mountains to start migrating and hibernating, leaving the Green Bamboo Mountain one after another.As a result, the wolves couldn't find anything to eat, and they were so hungry that they were going crazy. They smelled He Jiuming and his gang when they were extremely hungry. After the wind and snow stopped, they might indeed attack humans.

"Run! Run! The wolves are catching up!" The situation is very critical. The magistrate is an official. Although his official rank is not high, he seems to have received some military training in his early years. The yamen servants next to him were even faster. He could almost roll and crawl in the snow, but he was far ahead and ran at the forefront.

And He Jiuming has fallen to the back. As a businessman, although he has traveled all over the world, his physical fitness is really not particularly good, and it is far behind these trained military officers.The yamen servant next to him didn't bother to reach out to support him, so that the distance between him and the group of people in front was getting wider and wider.

He Jiuming found that he couldn't keep up with the big team, and he was also flustered, but the son on his back seemed to be more flustered than him. He hugged his father's neck and shivered, and called Daddy again.

He Jiuming heard his son's voice full of fear, and knew that he couldn't give up. His son was still so young, and he said he would protect Qian Jue for the rest of his life!So he made a noise trying to get the attention of the first few people, and he said, "Wait a minute! Help me!"

But none of the soldiers running in front stopped to pay attention to him. The group of people heard the howling of wolves behind them, but their speed was faster, and their backs were getting farther and farther away from He Jiuming in the darkness!

This time He Jiuming really became a little scared, he could hear the voices of the wolves behind him, so close to him!The sound of their paws stepping on the snow and running wildly seemed to come from He Jiuming's ears!At that moment, He Jiuming clearly knew that if these wolves caught up with him, he and Qian Jue on his back would be overwhelmed by the wolves at that moment, and would be bitten to pieces by them!

"I beg you! At least take my son away!" He Jiuming was almost desperate, and while running with his son on his back, he shouted at the group in front of him, but there was no response, and the group in front had already run away.He Jiuming looked at their backs, his face was pale, his voice resounded in the snow, but was drowned out by the howling of wolves behind.

Snowflakes gradually began to float in the sky.

The snow was too thick in the snow, and there was not enough light at night, so He Jiuming didn't have a torch in his hand.As the group of people in front walked further and further away, He Jiuming gradually lost sight of things in the darkness, so he didn't pay attention to his feet. He might have tripped over some rotten tree roots, and fell directly onto the snow. He Qianjue, who was on his back, was also thrown out, and rolled twice in the snow with the fawn in his arms.

He Jiuming quickly got up and looked for his son all over the floor. When he found Qian Jue and hugged him again, the wolves behind him had already surrounded him. These wolves were basically gray and black wolves. Howled like a beast, and showed He Jiuming's sharp white teeth.Seeing that He Jiuming was alone, they spontaneously surrounded He Jiuming. They were extremely cunning and cruel creatures. A wolf might be easy to deal with, but a group of them... even experienced forest hunters would fear.

"Daddy..." He Qianjue was so frightened that he trembled all over, he could only lie in He Jiuming's arms and kept calling Daddy.

He Jiuming was also terrified, he didn't know what to do when he was holding his son, his mind went blank at the moment, he only knew that he was finished, he would be eaten alive here with his son.

But his son is only so old.

He Jiuming stretched out his hands to hold Qian Jue's small head, lowered his head and said softly to his son, "Don't be afraid Qian Jue, nothing will happen, Daddy will protect you."

It was the most ridiculous lie he ever told.

The pack of wolves surrounded He Jiuming and his son, looking like they were ready to move, and might come forward to bite He Jiuming at any time, but at this moment, the young deer tightly held by Qian Jue struggled.

"Lu Ning?" He Qianjue felt the struggle of the young deer in his arms, and called out worriedly, but the young deer quickly jumped out of his arms, and then Lu Ning shook his head, in a dark snow field In the middle of the night, he quietly changed back to the image of the wolf king.

This scene happened directly in front of He Jiuming and He Qianjue.

He Qianjue was relatively simple, he remembered that Lv Ning would transform into 72, very powerful, so he immediately became excited, he thought that Lv Ning might help him and his father drive away these terrible wolves.

But now He Jiuming is even more sure that the young deer in his son's arms is undoubtedly a monster!

But Lv Ning couldn't think too much, he stood in front of He Jiuming and He Qianjue, confronting the pack of wolves in front of him.

The pack of wolves dispersed suddenly, and then, a giant wolf with the same shape as Lv Ning's current wolf slowly walked out of the pack. The giant wolf with gray fur was exactly the same except for the eyes and Lu Ning's. .This is the wolf king among the wolves, and the wolf king whose image Lu Ning secretly copied.

Two identical wolf kings faced each other, which seemed to make the surrounding wolves a little confused. They couldn't tell which one was their own king, because the smell and smell were exactly the same. Lu Ning's imitation copy was Perfect, the most perfect in this world.

But it doesn't matter if you can't tell the difference, because there is a supreme rule in the wolf pack.The wolf who challenges the wolf king and defeats him is the new wolf king, so the two wolf kings only need to fight openly at this moment, and whoever wins will have the ability to command the wolf pack.

This is also the purpose of Greening.He had avoided this group of wolves before, and he didn't want to confront them head-on, and it was also because he didn't want to fight this real wolf king.But now there is nowhere to hide, there are He Qianjue and his father behind him, two extremely fragile human beings, who need Lu Ning to protect.