Gu Qingci

It was so dark at first that I couldn't see anything, but after a while my eyes gradually adapted, and I could vaguely see rock walls and moss all around.It took about a hundred steps to reach the end of the cave, and I finally knew where the sound of dripping water came from—there was a stream at the end.

Hell, there's water in such a dry place.The stream at the end of the cave was below the rocks under our feet, three feet high from where we stood, and no one would be killed if we jumped down.It's just that I don't know where the source is, and I don't know where the flow is going, which is really weird.

Sha Yu stared at the stream for a while, then suddenly raised her head and asked me, "Do you know where this is?" Her eyes were so strange that she couldn't see clearly in the dark, but it made me feel scared.

Would she...know something?

"Forget it, Si doll." Before I could ask, she took the initiative to look away and took out something from her bosom: "From today on, you must take this with you." She couldn't help but grab my hand and put The thing was plugged in.

A round bead, only a little smaller than a night pearl.

"Why do you want to bring it?"

"I can save your life!" She seemed a little anxious, Sha Yu, who was fearless, would show this expression.

There are so many mysteries about her.

She knew that I was a person who seized the house, not a real Yang Hui, but she didn't tell anyone about it, even Master Xiaozhi didn't know; I didn't have any friendship with her, but she helped me many times, Regardless of the rewards; in the palace, she said she would take me away and roam the rivers and lakes, which actually moved my heart for a moment...

I am a person from the future and I know the history here, so, does she know it too?

In the dark, people's vision is greatly weakened, and other perceptions are surprisingly sensitive - we were silent, she opened her mouth but did not make a sound, and in the end only her burning eyes remained unchanged.

Forget it, Sha Yu and Master are good friends, and they saved Xiaozhi, and they are also kind to me.Then... just listen to her.

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August 24, heavy fog.

In the middle of the night on the 23rd, I rescued the eldest son of General Nangong and the [-] army. They went up the middle road and joined the large army; Located in the Upper Valley in the southwest.

Going south after passing through the dense forest is the Gobi. The sun is always shining here during the day, and the fog has not been condensed before being dispersed by the sun, so the weather was abnormal that day, and I didn't know what to do.After touching the beads Sha Yu gave, he deliberately avoided the upper valley, hoping that nothing would go wrong.

As a result, it was foggy in the early morning of the 24th, and the fog filled the air.

I was nervous about time, and worried that the remnants of evil would catch up, so I didn't dare to rest even if it was foggy, so I continued to rush to Qipingtan base camp without stopping.

There were many forks in the road, and it took a lot of effort to identify each time. The two lieutenants discussed at the same time to ensure that everything was safe.I know that because of the long detour, the distance is a lot longer than when I came here-but the road to the east is still a bit too long, and it feels like I haven't finished it after two or three hours, which makes me feel like a drum .

I didn't know how far I ran, and I didn't see the main road, let alone rush out of the fog. I decided to let the troops stop and rest for a while.At this time, a soldier in Qingqi suddenly said loudly: "Didn't the stone tablet at the back be dug out from the sand when we were exploring the road before!"

His right eyelid twitched, and he looked back following the sound. There were three words written on a stone tablet cut off from the middle: Shangfanggu.

We have been heading east, but we passed the big fork and turned north an hour ago, why did we come to the west again?This is as strange as a ghost hitting a wall!

The dense fog was still surrounding people, making it difficult to tell the difference between southeast and north, and dense goosebumps appeared on his arms, and he was about to turn around and leave here immediately.Unexpectedly, at this moment, a lieutenant beside me suddenly drew out a knife and slashed at me. The moment I saw the cold light from the corner of my eye, I lowered my head and fell on the horse's back, narrowly avoiding that fatal attack.

The soldiers behind reacted and immediately surrounded the lieutenant general, but the lieutenant general twitched suddenly after attacking me. His body seemed to be gradually drained of air, and he fell from the horse withered, leaving only a layer of skin.

"It's a puppet technique! Get back quickly!" The other lieutenant roared, but the fog was so thick that he couldn't even see where the stele was. Countless fireballs suddenly fell from the cliff and hit the branches of the cliff one after another. They smashed down together with the branches, and piles of flames instantly ignited in the valley, and when the wind blew, they turned into a sea of ​​flames.

"It's on fire—" "There's an ambush, run!" "Help!" I couldn't make out who was talking, and in a panic, I inhaled a breath of smoke, choking my tears, my lungs were sore and sore, and my throat was dry Almost coughed up blood.

Gritting his teeth, he tore off a piece of clothing, soaked it in water from the camping pot, and tied it to his head to cover his mouth and nose, which made him feel better.Before I could make the next move, my horse seemed to be choked by the smoke, and it started to gallop wildly.

The smog is unbearable to humans. How can this animal be stable after being choked? It neighs and rushes directly into the sea of ​​​​fire. I can't stop it.

The flames clung to the branches and began to rage, burning more and more fiercely. The valley was surrounded by cliffs and was airtight, like a cauldron being roasted, stuffy and hot.

My horse was running too fast, how could it keep breathing in such a stuffy place, it quickly lost its strength, its two front hooves lost balance and fell on the ground with a thud, unable to get up again; and I was followed by it He dropped an eye staring at gold stars.

Regardless of the pain in his limbs, he quickly got up from the ground and looked at the surrounding fire, the dark gray smoke shrouded his head, and the other people disappeared—the great fear was like the god of death.

Can't I escape?Why, why!

But it was too late to complain about the situation, because he felt the scorching heat very quickly, and the vine wood armor was ignited at some point, and sparks flew violently on the clothes.

Without even thinking about it, he tore apart the armor and the outer robe and threw them away. He didn't even care about what was hanging on it or what was on it at the moment—it was the bead given by Sha Yu that rolled down. I threw myself on the ground and picked it up like I found a savior, holding it firmly in my hand.

In the past, there was only one person in my eyes, and my whole life was only for that person, so I was not afraid of death; but now I am afraid, and I want to live for myself.

"It can save your life." Recalling Sha Yu's anxious expression and tone, he carefully held the bead in his palm and said in a low voice, "What should I do, save me!" The gray bead stayed quietly in front of me The palm of your hand doesn't seem to have heard my request.

Time passed by every minute and every second, a splash of sparks suddenly touched the bead, and it radiated light instantly, which shocked me.The light seemed extremely harsh at first glance, but it took a while to soften.

Looking at this shining white bead, I feel like I have seen it before—it has faded from the plain gray, and it is clearly a bright night pearl, but it is different from other night pearls, and I must have seen it before.

This thought flashed away in a moment, and when I looked up, I was almost stunned by what I saw——

A large piece of the blackened, thick fog disappeared out of thin air, and I could see everything within a radius of ten feet: steep cliffs, sunken ground, rolling stones, and caves not far or near .

It was the cave that Sha Yu and I went into that day, and there was water in the deepest part!The horse ran around, and even ran to the place where it rested last time, less than ten feet away from me!As if he had found a life-saving straw, he frantically ran where he wanted to, and he didn't care about anything else.

This must be God's will.

Ten zhang is not too far away, but I was already exhausted by the fire, and it was difficult for me to move.The flames encroached on everything in the upper valley, and everywhere except the fire was the distorted landform due to the high temperature.

The raging fire unscrupulously burned my hair, fingers, thighs, skin, and internal organs in pain. The smoke was so choking that I couldn't breathe, and there was a bursting sound in my ears from time to time. Every step I took was a life-threatening Torture and torture—but I can't stop, I can't stop here, I'm born again, I'm not willing to die like this.

After a few steps, he only had the energy to walk, and he dragged his heavy and tired steps to the entrance of the cave.The skin was burned so painfully, and I held on to the breath by will. I supported the rock wall of the cave, my legs softened, and I knelt down.

Climbing along the potholed road in the cave to the end, the distance of a hundred steps is so long, so long, and the blood dripping on my knees without knowing it.

Finally, seeing the clear stream at the end, he jumped down like a survivor.

The cold water of this brook will quench the fire on me, and wash away the dirt and ashes.

The strength was exhausted, the world became smaller and smaller, and then it was dark.

==

"I've allowed you to be an official of Nanjun Prefecture in advance. If the remnants are wiped out by then, you don't have to return to Beijing to report on your duties."

"You say everything is for me, but this is not love, is it?"

"I want to give you a title, why don't you want it?... Do you know how many people gave me a secret report, saying that opening a harem and setting up a royal husband is a major event for the country?!"

"I dreamed... that I was sleeping in a very cold place, unable to perceive the existence of day and night."

"Understood, if I don't force you, just pretend I didn't say it."

... I seem to have had a long dream, a nightmare.The stories in this dream are all kinds of strange things, but there is always a woman who has been haunting her; and what she said is swaying in my ears.I rubbed my eyes desperately, but I still couldn't see that face clearly. I could only smell the faint fragrance of plum sandalwood and hear her cold tone.

Wake up, why is my dream full of that woman?I can't sleep anymore, if this continues, what if I never wake up again!But now, am I alive or dead...?

In the chaos, I vaguely saw another picture, a very familiar yet very strange picture.

I was in a closed place, surrounded by sealed walls, each wall was inlaid with gold leaf and ice crystals; the ceiling was very high, and my feet were scarlet, horribly red.Crouching down and taking a closer look, the pit turned out to be uncoagulated blood—it was clearly a pool of blood!God, how many people's blood should be in such a big pool...

Swallowing his saliva, his gaze gradually moved upwards, and he saw a series of steps ascending step by step, connecting to a very high platform.

In the center of the platform is a huge coffin, and the outer layer exudes a faint blue light.

This is a tomb? !

Before he had time to be afraid, he saw piles of night pearls placed around the coffin, one by one like oil lamps illuminating the place brightly.

Why does Ye Mingzhu look so familiar——?ah!Pain, pain, headache suddenly, everything in front of my eyes began to become distorted and blurred, and then disappeared, leaving only darkness.

I remembered!I remembered where this tomb was, and remembered who that woman was.