[Rock Kingdom] Holy Knight

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Phoenix and Ling Ling - Hungry Ghost Festival

July and a half is the Ghost Festival, the day when the legendary gate of ghosts opens.On this day, King Yama will let the ghosts return to the Yang world to receive worship.Ghosts with masters return home, while ghosts without masters wander.

After Lu Wei was struck to death by the lightning he attracted, he has been wandering in the underworld. Now he finally came out once. The home in Gaoligong Mountain was also equipped with a high-level fire defensive magic circle by Xiao You. He was so angry that he almost burned him to ashes.

Magic dish, mentally weak, and Lu Wei, who was tricked by his brother and couldn't go home, drifted aimlessly on the path in the mountains after mourning for 10 minutes.From his perspective, he can see the moat of the Kingdom of Locke.

Sparks are lit on the river, and one after another river lamps fluctuate with the ripples. The weak flames make the cold river water look so warm in the dark night.

It is said that this lamp is used to illuminate the lost souls, but Lu Wei felt that he would be blown away by the big net woven by the flames.

How can such a weak chicken survive?

I knew that I had to learn a little soul magic when I was desperate.

Simply, Lu Wei emptied his mind, and he floated slowly.He avoided Lokdo's place, he flew across the river from a high altitude, and came to Fengxue Town unknowingly.

Even in summer, it is still not necessarily warm here, and because of the Ghost Festival, the townspeople closed their doors early.The vivid ice sculptures in the daytime appear inexplicably intrusive under the moonlight.All this was just right for Lu Wei, he floated to the most remote corner and stopped.

There is an ugly plum tree there, which looks like a ghost with claws and claws under the silver light. Most of the plum trees in Fengxue Town are in groups, but this plum tree is a single one, as if it was isolated.

Lu Wei sat on the trunk. He felt that this plum tree was somewhat connected with his fate, and he was also isolated in the underworld.Of course, it's not because of being ugly, Lu Wei is convinced that he is handsome, and the problem lies in the source.

Lu Wei's soul does not come from this dimension, so the King Yama cannot judge his merits.Moreover, except for the first day in the underworld where he can move freely, he is locked up by invisible laws.

In the underworld, Lu Wei couldn't get out of a small boat on the Wangchuan River, and he couldn't even jump into the Wangchuan River. What stopped him were invisible barriers from all directions.There are also ghosts who try to devour Lu Wei's soul, coveting Lu Wei's different souls, but are blocked or even eliminated by this curtain.Gradually, all the ghosts stopped setting foot there, and Lu Wei was left behind like this plum tree.

On days like this, Lu Wei, who has a detached personality, is on the verge of going crazy countless times. It is endless loneliness.Sometimes he even cursed at the sky, but only the eternally silent Wangchuan River and the silent wasteland responded to him.

So, when Lu Wei found out that he could leave the damn ship, he could drift as far as he could.It was only when he came to the Yang Realm by mistake that he knew that today was the Hungry Ghost Festival.

"That annoying thing is finally sensible."

Lu Wei sighed, looking at the white light slowly appearing in the east, Lu Wei suddenly didn't plan to return to the underworld the same way.Since he was excluded by the law, wouldn't this King Yama's book of life and death also have his name?Even if he doesn't return to the underworld, those managers can't do anything to him.

Leaning against the plum tree, Lu Wei looked at the brighter and brighter light, and felt happy. It seems that there will be no managers to bring him back to the underworld. Now he plans to hide under the backlight of the plum tree and sleep. It made him uncomfortable.As for the next plan, he chose to save it until after he woke up.

However, the law is always the law, and Lu Wei said he was naive.

When he woke up in the afterglow of the sunset, he found himself surrounded by another barrier. The same recipe turned a boat into a plum tree.

After kicking the barrier with his feet to no avail, Lu Wei was too lazy to waste his energy.In the underworld, he had tried all the methods he could think of.

"Ugh!"

Lu Wei sighed softly, and lay down on the plum tree branch again.He decided to change his habit after being a ghost, and resume the routine of getting up at 6 o'clock in the daytime and going to bed at 10 o'clock in the evening when he was still Locke.

"At least in this way, you can see the customs of Fengxue Town, can't you?" Lu Wei comforted himself in his heart.

As for how he just slept for a day, and then slept for another night.Lu Wei said that he is very talented, as if there is no ghost that needs to sleep like him.

In the first few months, Lu Wei had a pretty good life.

Sitting on the plum tree every day, I look at all kinds of tourists.When he encountered funny things, he laughed out loud; when he saw someone making trouble, he also quietly joined in the fun; but when he found out that Locke was pickpocketing and the like, he could no longer stop it.

It was still because of the barrier, and Lu Wei found it extremely unfair.Because Locke can come in, but he can't get out.But he couldn't do anything except grieve his teeth.

Days go by like this.

Gradually, Lu Wei discovered something was wrong.He gets sleepy more and more easily, often yawns, and will fall asleep if he is not careful.For the soul, sleep is not necessary, but for Lu Wei, it is something that has to be done.

"I guess it's been a long time?"

Lu Wei didn't think much about it, he was extremely sleepy today.So he didn't want to stretch his neck and go to see the ice sculpture performances he didn't know how many times.

He lay on the branch, his thoughts spread out, and he began to recall the past.From his home on Earth, to his good friends Xiaozuo and Xiaoyou in Locke's world, and Anne in the neighbor's house, many Lockes came to his mind.Of course, there is also the boss who made him feel a little scared, and who he cared about very much.

"I don't know how Enzo is doing now?"

Lu Wei couldn't help thinking about Enzo.

The genius who was still a little green in the magic academy, the great magician who was amazingly talented in the war, and the villain who is now cold and charming.

Looking at the plum tree under him, Lu Wei suddenly remembered the first time he came to Fengxue Town.

Two extremely embarrassed little Locke walked on the vast snowfield one after the other.The ones in the back step on the footsteps of the former step by step, and the ones in the front occasionally talk and laugh to liven up the atmosphere.

Those are long gone years.

The hardships and pains at that time, after the precipitation of time, have become unforgettable now.

Lu Wei remembered that he even gave the boss a discounted plum blossom at that time.After patting the ugly plum tree that had sprouted buds, Lu Wei decided to give it to Enzo again during the Ghost Festival next year.

It was a strange day, but it was the only time he had the possibility of free movement.

"Enzo won't be scared..."

Thinking in a daze, Lu Wei finally couldn't resist the drowsiness and fell down.

It was the noon sun, and the glacier at this time was extremely dazzling.

Time is still calm.

Lu Wei chose a folded plum tree branch in the deep winter, and the frosty whiteness rendered this monotonous land with the brilliance of life.

Floating and gorgeous, proud of the world.

Lu Wei buried the folded plum blossoms in the snow, hoping that the flowers would last until midsummer next year.

Then Lu Wei was sleepy again, and as time went by, he found that he was awake less and less.With a big heart like Lu Wei, he probably guessed the purpose of the law.

The law wants to completely eliminate him as an outlier, fundamentally.

Lu Wei has nothing to do about it. He doesn't know whether he will return to the earth or just disappear after his soul is wiped out?

But he felt that if he was shut down by the law, he would rather take a gamble.He was afraid that he wouldn't last until the next July and a half.

Lu Wei didn't expect that he would sleep for such a long time this time, even though he had expended some strength to zhemei.

When Lu Wei woke up again, the first tourists in Fengxue Town were watching the new version of the ice sculpture show, and he felt that he was woken up by the creaking sound of grinding ice.

The first batch of tourists in Fengxue Town is usually in April, and Lu Wei found that he actually came to hibernate.

"Is it okay to sleep for one season?"

Lu Wei complained in his heart, and then he fell into a difficult choice.

Lu Wei didn't know whether to sleep for another season until summer, or just stay until that day?

He didn't dare to make random choices, for fear of oversleeping and not being able to last.

The law made a decision for Lu Wei, and Lu Wei fell into a forced sleep after only being awake for half an hour.

"You think I'm a sloth!"

Before falling down, Lu Wei secretly cursed at the sky.

This sleep is also different. Lu Wei feels that his consciousness is very clear, but he can't control himself. He feels a bit like a ghost press on the earth, but he is a ghost himself.

This is not the point, what is more important is that he found that the loss of his soul power in this state is accelerated and irreversible, just like the river flowing away.

The feeling of the soul becoming weaker and weaker was infinitely magnified in the silent darkness. Lu Wei clearly realized that he was heading towards the second death little by little.

He struggled to open his eyes, even though his eyelids were heavy, he didn't want to just give up.

He still has something to do, something the law can't stop.

In the following months, Lu Wei has been in this state. The decline of soul power and clear consciousness made him feel that he was divided into two halves.One struggled and was dragged to a deeper abyss, while the other floated on the surface immobile.

Lu Wei didn't know how long this chaos lasted. He could feel that the weather was warming day by day, and the power of the law was weakening day by day, even if it was accompanied by a growing sense of weakness.

Lu Wei thought: "It should be here soon, I hope the plum blossoms won't wither too much."

Lu Wei didn't know if he buried the folded plum deep enough at that time. He prayed that the plum would not rot in the melted snow water, and began to gather strength.He remembered that the dark base was near Snowman Valley, probably not too far away.

He didn't have much strength, and he couldn't wait until the next Ghost Festival.

At midnight on July and a half dozens of days later, Lu Wei finally managed to open his eyes.He stood up a little shaky, and he went to check Meihua first.The thick ice layer was buried at that time, but now there is only a thin layer left, which is convenient for Lu Wei.

Lu Wei condensed the remaining soul power in his hands, and dug out the plum blossom branches bit by bit.Then he was embarrassed. He found that this branch was a bit big. Although there was no Locke at midnight, such a big thing was floating in the air. Lu Wei said that he was afraid of scaring the brat who wanted to die.

He picked again, and broke off a small branch an inch in size.He felt the barrier with his hands, and found that the barrier had disappeared.

He let himself float with the wind as much as possible, he left Snowman Valley, floated across the moat full of river lights like last year, and floated near the Dark Base.

The dark base is today, and the ghosts of all kinds of rogues.There was an evil ghost floating nearby and stared at Lu Wei. In his eyes, Lu Wei exuded the aroma of food.But when he was within three meters of Lu Wei, he seemed to feel something, ran away crazily, and finally turned into a puff of smoke with a scream.There was a wave of ghosts around, and after a while, there was not a single ghost left around Lu Wei.

It seems that the Dark Base really deserves its name... What about the ghost castle?Lu Wei's thinking diverged, and he probably didn't have the energy to read it anymore. Wait, I still have important things to do.

Lu Wei has no time to care about his surroundings. This matter is very important.

He didn't know that after being a ghost, he would still feel the dizziness as if he was thrown into a kaleidoscope and stirred desperately.Everything in front of his eyes was blurred, and the plum blossom branch in his hand made him feel like he was dragging an ice dragon king.

He floated forward according to the player's memory. He felt that he had been floating for a long time, and his eyes were dark and bright.He finally drifted into the room, but he didn't know Enzo's room.In a daze, he seemed to see a blue notebook, which seemed to be a gift he gave to the boss some year.

In the early morning of the next day, Enzo opened the door of the laboratory as usual. He thought of some new ideas for experiments, and he couldn't wait to verify the ideas.

But today there is something extra on the table in the laboratory.

It was a very small branch of plum blossoms. The plum blossoms on the branch were shriveled, as if they had been squeezed severely.

Enzo didn't know why plum blossom branches appeared here in this season, and those crazy women who dared to send him flowers would not give him such things.

But out of nowhere, Enzo suddenly wanted to throw away the plum blossom branch, he clipped it to the blue notebook beside him, and started the experiment.

Enzo felt that his throat was itchy and his eyes were dry, but he forced himself to think more and put his energy into the experiment.

Another few months have passed, and autumn is the closing period for Fengxue Town.The townspeople are busy repairing the broken ice sculptures.

There are three or two townspeople in a remote alley, and they are cutting down a huge and ugly plum tree.

At this year's town meeting, the townspeople decided to widen this road to erect an ice sculpture, an ice sculpture of Moore, who plays the role of a holy knight.

So they cut down this spooky-looking plum tree.

Darkness, desolation and men in black have always been synonymous with the Dark Base.There is no vitality like the Somia Grassland, nor the gentle breeze of Mermaid Bay, sporadic devils, and strange-shaped trees, so that no Locke is willing to take the initiative to set foot here, and even the sun is very stingy about this place.

But for some reason, sunflowers suddenly appeared here three weeks ago. Large, golden sunflowers spread unstoppably and appeared on this desolate land. They scattered around the Dark Magic Academy, Like a sea of ​​gold.

The kingdom launched an investigation into this vision. At the meeting, the ministers were spitting and quarreling. They kept guessing what Enzo wanted to do to the kingdom, and they thought they were right to decide on a battle plan.Minister of Finance Xiayou Ivanki just watched them quietly. He didn't say a word during this meeting, but there were waves in his heart.

"Based on Diablo Ridge's conditions... how much do you miss him, Enzo."

In the dark base at this time, several men in black are "working" in the sun flower field.

"Ah! Envy, you stepped on the seedling I planted!"

"How is it possible? Jealousy, you can clearly see that this is a weed!"

"Damn, why can't I tell the difference between seedlings and weeds, you just envy my speed of planting seedlings!"

"Obviously you are jealous of the speed at which I pull weeds!"

"Hmph! Come out, Devil Ding!"

"Who is afraid of you? Cerberus give me!"

Hate, hate is sleeping.

"Those idiots." The power of light in Ludwig's hand purified the soil one acre after another, allowing sunflowers to grow.

He thought to himself, what a group of guys who failed to succeed and failed.

"I'll teach them a lesson." Snoke slowly pulled out his leather whip, "However, I really don't know the function of this sunflower. Do you know anything?"

"You only need to obey the orders of Lord Enzo. Your Excellency has his own deep meaning."

"Is that so? I'm just asking."

Ludwig continued to work, listening to the screams of the chicken and cow troops being taught a lesson, he couldn't help but think of the few sunflower petals he saw in Enzo's room three weeks ago.He had a vague sense of uneasiness in his heart, but Ludwig would always support His Excellency, not to mention that he could not change Lord Enzo's decision, so Ludwig lowered his head again and concentrated on dealing with the polluted land.

The laboratory of the Dark Magic Academy, where Enzo made potions as always.There is a large sunflower outside the window. The window is open, and a few pieces of gold float in from time to time.His long silver hair became whiter and whiter, as if it was still a little haggard, and his lips were also bloodless.The slender fingers added materials like flowing water, and everything should have come naturally.

"Crack!"

The test tube was suddenly crushed by the owner, and after a scream, the fragments fell to the ground.

Outside the window, a demon attracted by the sound was poking around, but was afraid to go forward because of Enzo's threat.

Enzo didn't care about the bloody hands covered in glass shards, he stood upright, a large number of black dots suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, he felt dizzy for a moment, he held onto the table to stabilize his figure, and covered his mouth with his hand After coughing a few times, a piece of fishy sweetness rushed into the throat.

"It's getting worse..." Enzo looked at the bloody petals in his hand, the petals reflected light, not so dazzling, but it made Enzo feel that it illuminated the depths of his soul, softening the darkness stand up.

The devil outside the window felt like he just saw this indifferent adult smile, very gentle, like frost melting in early spring.

Two weeks later, Xia You was hiding at the entrance of the dark base. The large sunflowers and the golden light reminded him of Locke.

The object of his adoration when he was young.He thought that his boss would guard the front line of the kingdom with them.It's a pity that life is like this. How can we change it when it is a foregone conclusion? You say yes, Enzo, neither you nor I can change and get rid of the established destiny.

Xia You let out a breath slowly, giving up the idea of ​​writing a random report to dismiss the kingdom.He decided to meet Enzo, and he thought he and Enzo were probably half friends.

Xia You glanced back at Sunflower, he thought, "It would be great if the dark base could see the sea, the blue ocean..."

Today, Ludwig and Snoke are not in the dark base, which made Xia You's infiltration very smooth. Of course, this was also with the acquiescence of a certain Locke.

Xia You stopped at the door of the laboratory. He knew that he had been discovered long ago. Perhaps the other party had already noticed him who had just entered Diablo Ridge from the very beginning, but today, he did not come to secretly investigate, he wanted to chat with Enzo.

Talk about the past, at least they were all so close to that one.

Xia You waited for a long time, so long that he began to wonder if Enzo was in the dark base.He stood against the wall, and he smelled a very strong fragrance of flowers, even in the flower field, it was not so strong.He frowned, it seemed that things were not as simple as missing...

In the laboratory, Enzo was sitting on a wooden chair.He knew that Xia You was waiting for him outside the door, but his voice was hoarse than ever before, and he didn't need to look to know how haggard he looked.He didn't want to show weakness, but he had something to convey to Xia You, and he knew it was only a few days away, and this was the only chance.

He sent Ludwig and Snoke to other countries to perform long-term missions, and sent Cullen to the Unicorn Wizard to find rare materials, but the chicken and cow troops could not find anything at all, and he had already found a partner.

After a long delay, Enzo opened his mouth.

A magically masked voice pierced through the thick doors of the laboratory.

Xia You, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, only heard a few words.

"You go."

"...Say sorry to the dean for me."

"...All right...Enzo, you have to pay attention to yourself..." Xia You's expression kept changing, and finally froze at helplessness. He shrugged and strode away.

It seems that Enzo doesn't want to talk to him today, that's right, after all, the relationship between them is a bit special, and there's nothing to talk about about the past, and it's hard to talk about it, let alone talk about it.

Before leaving, he said to the black door, "Enzo...if..."

Even if the following words were not spoken, both parties knew the latter words.

If Lu Wei hadn't died back then, would they still be in this situation?

"No if..."

Enzuo felt that Xia You's magic wave was getting farther and farther away, and at the same time another wave of magic power came. He looked at Locke who suddenly appeared in the laboratory wearing a ghost mask, raised his eyebrows and asked: "He is going far away. , don’t you want to meet? There will be no such good opportunities in the future.”

Na Luke smiled and said: "I will be beaten by him!"

"But Enzo, you look like this..."

"I've already expected it." Enzo smiled, "I think this is the best ending for me."

"Well, I see." Locke, wearing a bronze mask, lowered his voice, "I respect your choice, Enzo."

"Thank you."

"No, after all, you and I are Locke who fell into the darkness together for the same goal."

Three days later, the sunshine in the dark base was unexpectedly good, and everything was warm and harmonious, as if life and hope had returned to this abandoned dark place.

Enzo felt his strength regained in such weather, and he wanted to go out for a walk to see those sunflowers in full bloom.

"Ahem..." He coughed twice, feeling his throat itchy, and at the same time, warm liquid poured up. He covered his mouth, but he still couldn't resist the sun petals overflowing with blood from the gap between his fingers.

It feels like there are more and more petals spit out.

Pulling out the remaining bloody petals stuck in his throat, Enzo stood up. He felt as relaxed as in the days when he was still in the Magic Academy. He walked towards the golden sea of ​​flowers.

He came to the center of the sea of ​​flowers and sat on the ground. He looked up at the sunflowers floating with the wind, like a senior with light golden hair.

The sunflowers floating with the wind made a "squeaky" sound, and the golden petals stretched freely in the sun. They grew vigorously, full of vitality and vitality.

Suddenly, Enzo heard something.

"Enzo, let's go to the Sweet Conference together."

"Enzo, hold me tight, I will definitely take you out of the snow field."

"Enzo, don't worry, even if I die, you won't die."

"Enzo, come, I'll carry you out of here."

From the Petting Zoo to the Snowman Valley, from the Dragon's Secret Realm to Gaoligong Mountain, he thought they would continue like this forever.

He is radiant, and he is admired by all. Standing there, he will unconsciously attract the attention of others like the sun, and he will always watch him silently in the dark.

However, no one can predict the trajectory of fate.

"Senior, is that you?" Enzo stretched out his hand to touch the swaying golden petals, but there was nothing but the sound of the wind and the swaying grass blades.

In the silent sea of ​​flowers, only Du Enzo and Locke's voice can be heard.

"Senior, I know you hate me."

"I've been waiting for you for more than ten years, but you haven't come back. I feel like I can't hold on anymore, so I'm here to find you."

"Actually, I've always liked you, but I never said it." Enzo bowed his head and kissed the golden petal, "It's a kind of happiness to die with the senior."

Enzo felt a little sleepy, a lot of fishy sweetness welled up in his throat, but he didn't have the extra strength to get it out.

I want to sleep, Enzo is lying in the sea of ​​flowers, the tip of his nose is lightly scented with flowers, he looks at the blue sky and thinks of the war to protect the country.

After re-establishing the second line of defense in Mermaid Bay, the scene where he fell asleep next to Lu Wei seemed so relieved.

Since the senior left, I have never experienced this feeling again.

Enzo stretched out his hand, and the azure blue that seemed to be close to his fingertips was actually so far away that he couldn't touch it at all.

In a daze, he felt that he saw the blue sea in a piece of gold, so gentle, just like Lu Wei's eyes looking at him.

Golden bloody petals spilled from the lips.

Enzo closed his eyes, in the golden sea.

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