Ce Yu forgets his worries for a thousand days

Zhou Yu nodded, watching Sun Ce's back gradually merge with the distant dense forest, a strange emotion arose in his heart.

Thinking of a few months ago, I and my senior brother had spent a period of fear.In order to guard against the pursuit of the mysterious person, the two lived and slept every day, and took turns keeping watch at night, for fear of being found by that person.The senior brother's martial arts are superior to his own, but he can't take advantage of the mysterious man in a fight, so he can only barely protect himself.In the end, although he managed to escape, the senior brother paid a big price for the love debt he incurred and lost his legs.Although he didn't know all the details, Zhou Yu could tell that the senior brother was genuinely moved this time.He could feel that every time the senior brother mentioned Zhao Yun, his tone was slightly different from the tone he spoke to himself. Maybe it was just like the senior brother said, to Zhou Yu, it was just brotherly affection; to Zhao Yun, it was even his own. Another emotion that feels strange.

Even Zhuge Liang himself feels strange, yes, this just means that he has never had that kind of affection for himself.

Zhou Yu laughed at himself, sat down with his back against a tree, and stared blankly at the grass at his feet.

He doesn't understand what love is, only that people in the world describe it with words like "Hand in hand with you, and you will never change until death".

When he was young, he thought that his senior brother would be his final destination, but after seeing Sun Ce, after just a few days of getting along with him, he felt shaken again.

Is love so unstable?If he meets someone else in the future, will he forget Sun Ce without hesitation?

Zhou Yu shook his head vigorously, unwilling to continue thinking about it.

That's it.

Still, take care of the present first.

"Does the wound hurt again?"

Zhou Yu was startled, and raised his head, just in time to meet Sun Ce's cold but tender eyes.He forced a smile, but in Sun Ce's eyes, this smile was uglier than crying.

"No, I was just thinking about other things." After finishing speaking, Zhou Yu felt a little regretful again.

If Sun Ce asked what it was, how would he answer?

Sun Ce unexpectedly did not pursue the question.

"That's good." Sun Ce stood up and pulled Zhou Yu up, "I've seen it. There is nothing wrong in the forest. Let's go."

……

Walking into the woods, it was completely dark, only the sparse moonlight shining through the gaps between the leaves, illuminating their way.

Sun Ce found an open space, piled the branches he picked up along the road into a pile, and started a fire.

Zhou Yu took out the dry food and roast chicken in the bundle, and roasted them on the fire.The aroma of roasted chicken wafted out immediately after heating, and Zhou Yu suddenly realized that it seemed a bit inappropriate to do so.

"It's better to put out the fire."

Sun Ce was staring at the roast chicken in Zhou Yu's hand, and immediately raised his eyes and asked, "Why?"

"I just remembered that open flames might attract wild animals, not to mention this chicken..." Zhou Yu was about to put out the fire as he said.

Sun Ce leaned over to grab his hand, and curled up his lips, "Don't you think this forest is a bit unusual?"

Indeed, from just now, I felt that it was surprisingly quiet here.

Zhou Yu pricked up his ears and listened for a while. Except for the crackling of burning branches, there was no abnormal sound, not even the sound of insects and wind.

"Didn't you say that there is nothing wrong in the forest?"

"Yeah," Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu innocently, "We are really fine now."

"..."

Zhou Yu saw Sun Quan's shadow from him for a moment, and it turned out that the one who was close to the ink was black.

Anyway, there was nothing to be afraid of with the head of the sect by his side, Zhou Yu didn't bother to talk to him, just tore off a piece of chicken and ate it with dry food.

Sun Ce moved closer to Zhou Yu and reached out to grab the chicken on the fire, but Zhou Yu was one step ahead of him and took the roast chicken away.

The corner of Sun Ce's mouth raised, and he wiped away the oil stains around Zhou Yu's mouth with his thumb. He was satisfied to see a blush appearing on the latter's face, and stopped teasing him, "I have informed Sun Quan and the others to join us as soon as possible."

Zhou Yu frowned, it really wasn't that simple.

"Is it troublesome?"

"Out of the forest is Yongzhou. I feel that there is a little evil spirit in this forest, and the evil spirit grows stronger as we go south."

The weird feeling I felt was actually a monster?It's no wonder that bringing the dead back to life is probably impossible for mortals.

"Could it be that Yongzhou was cast into a demon?"

Sun Ce nodded, "And it's not an ordinary monster. This monster has been cultivated for at least a thousand years."

"Oh?" Zhou Yu was a little curious, "Sun Ce, you seem to have a lot of research on monsters?"

"It's just a little record in the book I read before." Sun Ce said lightly.

"What do you say about the thousand-year-old demon?" Zhou Yu asked.

Sun Ce glanced at him, "You seem to be very interested in demons?"

"We are about to go to the demon world, I want to know more," Zhou Yu smiled, "As the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never lose a hundred battles."

There was a faint smile in Sun Ce's eyes, and he said, "The demon world is the place with the most spiritual power among the six worlds. Everything in it, whether it is birds, beasts, insects, ants, plants or trees, can become a demon as long as it is contaminated with demon spirits. Demons After practicing for a hundred years, you will be in human form. Before you cultivate for a thousand years, you have to experience a catastrophe every 500 years. After the first catastrophe, you can choose to become a real human, so that you don’t have to suffer the second catastrophe .”

"What about after the second time?" Zhou Yu asked.

"After the second catastrophe, you can become an immortal. But most monsters can't survive the second time."

Zhou Yu looked surprised, "Why?"

"The so-called catastrophe requires you to condense your life's strength and endure ninety-nine 81 thunderstorms. Many monsters can't help cultivating into adults after the first time, because if they can't survive the second time, they will die." Get out of your wits."

It's like a gamble, if you lose, you will die, there is no room for change.

Zhou Yu gasped when he heard the words, he didn't expect the fate of monsters to be so cruel.

"how so?"

Sun Ce's face darkened, and he snorted coldly, "To weaken the power of the demon clan, there's nothing that pious gods can't do."

Sun Ce's expression was horrifying, and he had never seen him like this before.

Zhou Yu felt a little strange in his heart, why did he take it so seriously when talking about monsters?

Although he was puzzled in his heart, Zhou Yu looked as usual, and turned the topic back without any trace, "The demon in Yongzhou has survived the catastrophe, but has not become a fairy, but stayed here. Maybe it's because of his heart, let's get things right first. Make a clear plan."

What's more, if they really go head-to-head with a monster with a thousand years of cultivation, the group of them may not taste any sweetness.

"Okay." Sun Ce has returned to normal at this time, it seems that it was not him just now.

It's late at night, and although it's early summer, the coolness in the forest should not be underestimated.After dinner, Zhou Yu leaned against Sun Ce and stared at the fire in front of him in a daze.

He suddenly thought of the little snake.

"Sun Ce?" Zhou Yu called softly.

"Ah."

"That little snake is quite spiritual, but it still has the shape of a snake. Do you think it has been cultivated for less than a hundred years?"

"You care about him very much?" Sun Ce's tone was indifferent, no emotion could be heard.

"Hmm... I was thinking, if we encounter it next time, why not persuade it to become a human being?"

Zhou Yu didn't know how painful it was to endure the catastrophe, and he might not be able to feel it in this life. He could only guess that this catastrophe should be quite similar to several capital punishments in the human world.

Ninety-nine 81 times, just thinking about it made Zhou Yu feel his scalp go numb.

"How do you know that becoming an immortal is not what he wanted?"

"You just said that the Heavenly Tribulation was created by the gods to weaken the power of the demon clan. There are not many monsters who want to become immortals. In fact, there is nothing wrong with people. Although life is short, if you find someone by your side, hold your hand Life is also very fortunate."

After speaking, Zhou Yu felt Sun Ce's hand on his shoulder tightened.He waited for a long time, and gradually his eyelids became heavy. Before Sun Ce could answer, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Sun Ce looked at the fire that was about to burn out in front of him, the flickering flames danced in his eyes, and the still water in his eyes was already rippling.

This is what your heart desires.

I am not willing to be a human being, nor do I bother to become a fairy.Thousands of years ago, after experiencing catastrophe, even on the verge of life and death, I never blinked an eye, but today I am moved by what you said.

... Really, even I can hardly understand myself.

Yongzhou

Zhou Yu woke up the next day and found that he was covered with Sun Ce's cloak, but he was nowhere to be seen.

The fire in front of him seemed to have just been extinguished, and there was still some residual heat, and a few wisps of black smoke slowly rose from the dead branches.

When did my vigilance become so bad that Sun Ce didn't even notice when he left.

Zhou Yu suddenly heard the rustling of leaves above his head, looked up and saw another familiar person.

"Miss Qiao?"

Since she is here, doesn't that mean that Zhou Tai and the others are also here?

"You're awake," Xiao Qiao jumped down from the tree and sat cross-legged across from him, saying, "The head of the sect, the master, the wife, and my senior sister have gone to explore the way, and leave me here to guard you."

"Let the girl bother you," Zhou Yu scratched his head in embarrassment, and then he was a little puzzled, "Why...you came so fast?"

Hearing this, Xiao Qiao yawned a lot, and said helplessly: "Master, after receiving the news from the sect master, she decided to go on the road overnight. Senior sister and I begged the master for a long time, and the old man agreed to let us follow."

It turned out to be like this.Sun Ce was so impatient, it must be that they had attracted the attention of the monster since they entered the forest, and this matter needs to be resolved quickly.

"Since Miss Xiao Qiao has come here, she must already know the danger, please be more careful." Zhou Yu warned.

"Don't worry about it," Xiao Qiao patted her chest, looking like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, "This girl is a direct disciple of the right master of Qingmen, so she naturally has unique skills!"

Zhou Yu was amused by her serious appearance, and the two chatted happily.

"What are you talking about, so happy?"