Penglai delusion

"Master, Master." Jiang Tan heard someone calling softly outside the tent.

He opened the gauze curtain and saw a child in gray linen standing in front of the couch with slanted eyes, "Master, are you getting up? I made peach blossom porridge today and it's already warmed up. If it cools down, it's time to return to the stove."

"...Okay." Jiang Tan looked at the smiling face, in a daze for a while.However, no matter how dizzy his head was, he knew very clearly that he was in a dream.

Too lucid to lie to myself.

As soon as he put on his outer shirt, Xi Mo came over and said with bright eyes, "Master..."

Jiang Tan nodded, and raised his hand to touch Xi Mo's head.That strand of hair was slippery and fluffy, so familiar.

Can no longer be touched.

His eyes turned sore suddenly, "Xi Mo, I..."

Xi Mo raised his face, and suddenly found that Jiang Tan's eyelids were red, and there were tears on the bottom of his eyelashes.

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

"...I..." Jiang Tan stared at that immature face, many words were stuck in his throat.He frowned, thought for a while before saying, "Let's go eat porridge."

"Porridge is a small matter, but master's is a big one." Xi Mo leaned on his knee plausibly, and put him on the couch with his arms, "Master, what kind of nightmare is this? The nightmare disappeared in the daytime, sad Whether you are afraid or afraid, the master can tell the disciples."

"...Well." Jiang Tan said, "It's fine if it's a nightmare."

"Ah, it's not a nightmare... Could it be that it happened for real?" Xi Mo's eyes widened, as if worried.

"..." Jiang Tan looked into the child's starry eyes, and replied firmly, "It's a beautiful dream."

A tear couldn't be held back, it hit Xi Mo's fine white eyes, dizzy like icy flowers, scattered like cool mist.

"...Master, don't cry!" Xi Mo put his hands up and squeezed in front of Jiang Tan in a panic, regardless of the newly falling tide in his eyes, "What did you dream about, can you tell me?"

"Xi Mo." Jiang Tan's tears rolled into threads, but his voice was extremely calm, "I dreamed, I like you very much."

"?" Xi Mo pouted slightly, and removed the veil to wipe away tears, "I also like Master, why do you cry when you dream of liking my Master?"

Jiang Tan let him wipe the corners of his eyes lightly, "Because I am very happy."

"...Master is too weird today!" Xi Mo couldn't help laughing, "So this is weeping with joy?"

He said sweetly, "I dreamed that I liked me, and Master can be so happy. In fact, he must like me very much."

"I like it." Jiang Tan said, "I like it very much."

"Will Master always like me so much?"

"Ah."

"Okay." Xi Mo smiled brightly, "I will always..."

— squeaking.

Jiang Tan opened his eyes, looking at the dim white tent, the corners of his eyes were slightly damp like leaves passing through the rain, and his heart was empty like ripples.

He turned his face slightly, and saw Xuedi laying on the edge of the couch, his tail was swaying, and Putao's eyes reflected a bit of worry.

"Xuedi, you have to hide with me until you go out of bounds, don't move rashly." Jiang Tan bent his legs and hugged the little fox on his lap, "If you are captured, you can't go back."

Xuehu barked twice, as if telling him not to worry.

Jiang Tan stroked the fox, but he didn't realize how long he had been asleep, only thought that it might be about the same time, and it was time to change his clothes.

There is a golden skeleton at the corner of the bed, on which is very conspicuously covered with a feather dress, plain white inside and out, with a blood-red stone in the center of the belt.The overall shape looks like the main wedding dress, but the color is really too strange.

However, Jiang Tan didn't know what the ghost clan's wedding customs were like, so he just changed the clothes and checked again with his spirit, but nothing wrong was found.Then he sat back at the table and poured a cup of warm tea.

As soon as the tea was in the mouth, knocking and pecking sounded outside the window.

Jiang Tan waved at the snowdrops, wrapped the fur ball that jumped into his arms into his outer cloak, stood up and pushed open the window sash, and saw a black woodpecker flying its wings back to the place, and a heavy black float stood majestically.From far and near, countless faint blue soul grass swayed, reflecting the entire ghost city into several deep shadows.

The night of the ghost land has fallen.

Jiangtan opened the gate of the building again, and saw that the two protagonists of Yedian were sitting face to face, and they were vacating the weird soft seat in the middle for themselves.

He hesitated for a moment, and then heard Xi Mo say, "Master, if you delay for a while, you will miss the good time."

Jiang Tan had no choice but to board the car and take a seat, with Aiduo on the left and Xi Mo on the right, one person and two ghosts happily pulling the windless and self-propelled float to the sacrifice site.

The ghost world regards Xuan as the most respected, even if it is a wedding dress, it is not extravagant.

Xi Mo and Ai Duo have different uniforms, except for the addition of a vermilion and silver embroidered coat, which is no different from the previous dress.However, Ai Duo took off her gauze dress and put on an ancient robe, which covered the fishtail as tightly as her face.

Jiang Tan looked around with people and scenery, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

——The wedding ceremony of the Lord of the World was really too quiet.

Where the float passed by, the soul grass flickered silently, and the whole ghost domain seemed to be asleep.

Jiang Tan pondered in bewilderment, and the sacrificial field shaped like an egg was close in front of him.After the car stopped, Xi Mo first stepped down from the chariot, waited for Aiduo to arrive, and sandwiched Jiangtan with others, and the three of them walked towards the empty sacrificial gate together.

After passing the sacrificial gate, Aiduo turned into the dark corridor on the left first, leaving Xi Mo alone to lead Jiangtan to continue walking into the field.

In such a big place, there is only a row of lamps on the side of the main road, and there is no light in the rest of the places.

"Xi Mo, is this a wedding?" Jiang Tan finally spoke.Although the voice was soft, it still echoed.

"Of course." Xi Mo said lightly, "Master, have you seen the high platform in front of you? There is a well on it. After a while, Aiduo will dance on the stage, and you enter the well again, and the ceremony will be considered complete."

Jiang Tan was startled, "I am the officiant."

"Of course it is." Xi Mo nodded slightly, "Now that I am leaving, Master will follow this path and go straight to the stage."

Jiang Tan became more and more hesitant, but seeing Xi Mo turn around, he couldn't help saying, "Wait."

He took out a ring.

"The cedar pattern inscribed on this ring was originally made to commemorate Wen Xuzi. It means that love will last forever and one's determination will never change." Jiang Tan put the ring into Xi Mo's hands, "You give me the Qianqiu Ring, and I will also accept it." Give you something back. You can give it to Aiduo as a gift."

Xi Mo touched the cedar ring and smiled slightly.

"Apart from this, does Master have anything else to return?"

Jiang Tan was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood what he was referring to, but he fixed his eyes and said, "No more."

The corners of Xi Mo's lips did not scatter, and he said, "I really like it so much, I don't want to leave."

"Xi Mo." Jiang Tan secretly used his spirit to protect Xuedi, "It's not yours, and it's not something you can get."

"It doesn't belong to me, does it belong to you?" Xi Mo put on the ring and bent his fingertips a few times.

Watching him playing with the ring, Jiang Tan felt a little astringent in his throat, and still let out a "huh".

Xi Mo's smile gradually dissipated, and he paused for a while, then remained silent.In the end, he only said calmly, "You know."

Jiang Tan didn't understand what he was talking about for a moment, thought for a while and said, "I don't know."

"I don't know." Xi Mo snorted lightly, "I really don't know whether to say you are sensitive or dull."

He just turned around and never looked back.

Seeing people disappear in the right corridor, Jiang Tan calmed down and went to the high platform alone.As Xi Mo said, there is only a black well on the stage, and there is nothing else.

Jiangtan took a look in front of the well, but couldn't detect where it led.There may be a ghost array in the secret passage, temporarily shielding his gnosis.

But there is an indelible sorrow in his intuition.

If you want to observe carefully again, you will hear some small crackling sounds falling on your ears.Looking sideways, I saw Xi Mo and Ai Duo meandering from two corridors, climbing to the top together along two slender side steps.

When he got to the stage, the white snakes on Xi Mo's arms formed a long seat, allowing him to sit leisurely by the well.

Ai Duo saluted Xi Mo, slipped out a half-cut bone blade from her sleeve, flipped her wrist, and turned around gracefully, taking chill steps around the river, as light as the wind lifting a lotus.

Jiang Tan knew something was wrong.

When he lowered his head, he could see the black lotus growing from the bottom of his feet, and he firmly fixed himself on the ground, unable to move.

"Xi Mo, you..."

Xi Mo sat quietly with his jaw propped up, and did not respond.

Branches and vines suddenly sprouted from the bottom of the lotus, and slowly lifted the river pool to the well.

Jiang Tan frowned, his fists turned into ice, and he bent his knees to look at him, but Ai Duo had already attacked from behind diagonally, and cut off the lotus stem with a swung of the knife.

The ice melts and the lotus disperses.Jiang Tan lost strength for a moment and fell straight to the bottom of the well.

The mouth of the well was approaching, and a white shadow suddenly sprang out from his arms.Jiang Tan was hit in the stomach and kicked away from the mouth of the well.And the shadow fell right into it.

Jiang Tan only caught a last glimpse of Xuedi before completely losing his perception of it.

The shadow in the well suddenly boiled, as if it was about to spread out, but it became quiet because of Xi Mo who was approaching step by step.

Xi Mo stopped in front of the well and waved his hands expressionlessly.Ai Duo was stunned, and finally retreated silently.

Jiang Tan's chest was suffocated, and a coercion subdued, but it took effect again, and suddenly pressed a mouthful of black blood on Xi Mo.

"Master, do you understand? 'Wedding' is just the name for this sacrifice. The groom is the host, the bride is the priest, and the officiant is the sacrifice." Xi Mo wiped the blood from his lips, and said coldly, "You are really confused by old love. Heart. If it wasn't for that fox, your soul would have been used by me at this moment."

"Xi Mo," Jiang Tan lifted the Qianqiu sword from the palm of his hand, with compassion in his eyes, "You have already killed me once."

"Are you seeking justice from me?" Xi Mo was noncommittal, "Master doesn't know what torture I'm suffering from."

Jiang Tan frowned and remained silent.

"It's hunger." Xi Mo said dog-toothed, "Eating gold and jade, eating meat and drinking blood can't dispel the hunger."

"The reason why Tuli is insane is because he can't bear this pain." He paused, "When the soul is away from the soul, it is like being in the fire of karma all the time, and can't stop. Unless the two overlap into one, Fang This shackle must be released."

"Is this wedding just for Xue Po?" Jiang Tan clenched his palms tightly, looking intently at Xi Mo, looking for his vitals.

"Exactly." Xi Mo stood upright, unaware of the murderous intent on the other side, "I have tasted the taste of soul fire when I was alive. Now that I am dead, I only feel the pain is even worse."

He licked the tip of his teeth: "I want to eat you. Only by eating you can I eliminate this burning hunger."

"En." Jiangtan's spiritual consciousness was put to the maximum, and Fang Jue attended to a slight movement in Mo's chest, and the sword glow followed, intending to go straight to the empty door.

"...But I seem to love you more than I know and think." Xi Mo smiled slightly, "Look, the love that has been taken away is not only turned into a fox as you wished, but also willing to sacrifice yourself, All your chances."

"That's all, since it insists on blending, I...I..."

Before the Jiangtan sword arrived, he covered his heart and slowly bent down.There was a dark fire in the eyes, and the darkness that covered the eyes was gradually melted away.

Then, the pair of golden pupils that had appeared under the black moon reappeared in front of Jiang Tan.

Xi Mo raised his face, his eyes were the first stars in the world.

"Jiang Tan, look at me." He said, "From now on in this world, you are the only one who can look into my eyes."