Become a cat [Zhan Zhao]

The dark red flames bloomed from behind Zhan Zhao, so his face was cast with a strange shadow.But when he raised his head and stood up slowly but steadily, the shadow disappeared completely.Ah Lan breathed a sigh of relief, then sucked her nose hard, stretched out her hand, and staggered towards Zhan Zhao.

But Qingjiu stopped her again.He hooked her waist and dragged Alan back abruptly, his eyes still fixed on his younger brother not far away.Ah Lan struggled in confusion: "What are you doing? Let me go!" Didn't you hear that Zhan Zhao wanted her to go over?

"You can't see that thing now?" Qingjiu whispered.He had to be cautious, because maybe the two young men didn't know what kind of terrifying existence they were dealing with, but he had heard the general mention it.Even a few words are enough to shock people.

Qingjiu stared at Zhan Zhao for a moment, thinking, it's always right to be cautious.

"I can't see it anymore." Alan replied firmly, "That thing was burned to death." It must be so, she clearly saw the flames engulfing the black thing, and even heard a scream that didn't exist.

And Zhan Zhao had already raised his feet and walked towards them. He gave A Lan a comforting look, then frowned slightly and looked at his brother, saying, "You really haven't changed at all." Was that tone nostalgic, or disgust?

"You too." Qingjiu replied.He finally let go of Ah Lan. Although he still had doubts in his heart, he felt that maybe he was really too suspicious.In the past, every time Zhan Zhao showed such an expression, Qing Jiu couldn't help backing down, because his younger brother always made him feel guilty.

Ah Lan ran to Zhan Zhao's side in a few steps, and stretched out her arms to hug Zhan Zhao, but suddenly remembered that there were people around, so she hurriedly put down her half-raised arms.Zhan Zhao smiled, lowered his head and gave her a half-hugging hastily, and said in a low voice, "Look, I'm fine."

"Yeah." A Lan's eyes still turned around Zhan Zhao's shoulder uncontrollably, but this time he really didn't see anything.Whatever it was, it must have died in the fire.She showed a big smile at Zhan Zhao, but a trace of frustration rose in her heart—she still couldn't help Zhan Zhao this time.

Zhan Zhao let go of Ah Lan, turned to look at the general, and said, "Do you have any way to take out the key?"

The general raised his eyebrows. This expression almost made her look cold and beautiful. She said, "Of course, the problem can be solved with one knife."

A Lan shuddered, and raised her head to meet Shang Zhan Zhao's lowered eyes. At that moment, A Lan couldn't see what Zhan Zhao's eyes represented.However, after a while, Zhan Zhao calmly raised his head and replied, "You know it's impossible."

"For me, nothing is impossible." The general raised his hand slightly.

However, a sharp piercing sound suddenly tore through the silence, and the sharp short knife cut through the darkness like a meteor and shot at the general.Xing Zhongyu's low voice sounded at the same time: "Zhan Zhao, if you are smart enough, help me!" He jumped down from the darkness above, and rushed towards the general like a cheetah.

There was a sneer on the general's face, and he grabbed it with five fingers, and the short knife was twisted abruptly, turning into a pile of scrap iron in the blink of an eye.Immediately after she clasped her five fingers, a long dark red whip stuck out like a long snake.Xing Zhongyu immediately drew his saber in the air and slashed at the general, but was rolled away by the whip.In mid-air, his sleeves were like black flowers in full bloom, flying towards the scorching flames.He Lian's sharp cry sounded from the other end, but she couldn't pull back Xing Zhongyu who was falling towards the abyss.

One moment is one thought, twenty thoughts are one moment, twenty moments are one snap of the fingers.And in this short moment, Zhan Zhao didn't even look this way, he drew his sword, jumped up, and swung it.Without hesitation, Zhan Zhao's actions were resolute and decisive.Not far away, He Lian hadn't finished her exclamation, Xing Zhongyu's undisappeared figure could still be vaguely seen in the flames, and the sneer on the general's face hadn't disappeared yet.

——The sword pierced through Qingjiu's chest, with such force that it nailed Qingjiu to the rock wall behind him.Qingjiu's body hit the rock wall heavily, he raised his head in astonishment, and saw his younger brother's terrifying eyes that almost had only pupils left.

It's always good to be cautious.Qingjiu heard this inauthentic sentence, it was not his own voice, but his father's weary but smiling voice.

This was also the last sound Qingjiu heard before and after his death.Before everyone had time to realize what happened, Zhan Zhao's left hand had already sunk into Qingjiu's chest, and he pulled out something with a "chuck".

That was not Qingjiu's heart, but when Zhan Zhao took out that thing, Qingjiu suddenly lost all his strength like a puppet with broken strings.

The general suddenly let out a shrill scream, and swung his whip at Zhan Zhao with all his strength.However, when Zhan Zhao held that thing in his palm, a terrifying force also exerted on him, making Zhan Zhao able to easily withstand the general's full blow.

The whip that sent Xing Zhongyu to hell was lashed at Zhan Zhao's clenched fist, and then it broke in two silently.

"Zhan Zhao" smiled, it wasn't him anymore, the devil who replaced the master whispered: "Long time no see, old friend. Are you comfortable staying here?" It said looking down at its fist, which was clenched quarter key.Just a quarter of the key brought it back to almost half its power.

When it holds all the keys in its palm, it can become the master of this world.

And Qingjiu's corpse was under its sword. Because of the loss of the key, the corpse that had been dead for decades shriveled up instantly.The cloak covered a field of dead bones, intertwined black and white.

The general's eyes were red. At this moment, all her calmness and self-restraint disappeared, and she roared and flew towards the triumphant devil.

However, it still looked at the general with a smile, and pulled out the sword that was still nailed to Zhan Zhao's brother's body with its right hand. With a light wave, the general's right arm was separated from his body forever.Then, it didn't look at the general again, but walked towards He Lian, who was sitting slumped, step by step, with the tip of the drooping sword dripping blood drop by drop.

After standing still, "Zhan Zhao" looked at He Lian with eyes that were completely ruled by darkness, and said in a voice that was no different from before, but said in a completely different voice: "Good boy, give me the key."

He Lian raised her head expressionlessly, her pale face almost seemed to be floating in the darkness.Her lips twitched, but she looked past Zhan Zhao and looked at the girl who was still standing on the edge of the abyss.At the last moment, He Lian closed her eyes, and the days when Xing Zhongyu sent her to Xiangyang appeared in front of her eyes.She remembered that the sun was still shining that day, Xing Zhongyu rode a horse and followed the sedan chair, he deliberately didn't look at her, but couldn't help looking at her.

There still seems to be a slight medicinal smell lingering at the nose.He Lian smiled, and then, the sword pierced her heart.

******

Alan still couldn't recover from the shock, from the moment Zhan Zhao killed Qingjiu with a sword, she didn't know what happened before her eyes.

But at this moment, she finally understood when she looked at Zhan Zhao's eyes whose pupils almost filled the entire eye socket.

——That thing was not actually burned to death, but was hidden deeper.Just like it controlled He Zhou and He Lian back then, it controlled Zhan Zhao.

This thought made Ah Lan almost faint in fright, she had to rely on her long stick to gain the strength to stand still.On the other side, it walked towards Ah Lan step by step, its movements and demeanor were the same as before, imitating Zhan Zhao's every move superbly, but its tone fully exposed the disguise.

It said: "Alan, come here."

A Lan staggered back a step, she stared at those terrifyingly black eyes, tremblingly said: "You are not him." Can't faint, can't faint, can't faint, can't faint.

"Be obedient." It raised its voice, "Come here honestly, do you hear me?" It smiled, with an almost cruel smile in its eyes.

Alan could hear her rapid panting and heartbeat, which sounded like thunder.She shouted in a fragmented voice: "Zhan Zhao! Zhan Zhao! Wake up! Wake up!" The only person she can rely on, the only person she can trust.

"Hahaha," it laughed, "Your Zhan Zhao will never wake up. We are the only ones here. Come here now, get the hell out of here, you disobedient brat!"

Alan's heart was icy cold, she had never realized so clearly that she had only herself to rely on.The heartbeat turned into a beat-by-beat drumbeat, playing passionately beside my ears.The darkness in front of him seemed to be too heavy, making it impossible for the dark red rays of light to penetrate in, instead being eroded by the darkness.

The flames behind him shot up to Lao Gao with a bang, and the surging heat wave made A Lan's scattered hair rise up, and his cheeks were slightly itchy from being rubbed.

Only myself.Alan repeated these words subconsciously in her heart, her fingers convulsively rubbing the rough and dry body of the stick.It was so close to the flames that all the moisture evaporated.Her abdomen was on fire, but Alan didn't notice it at all.She just thought over and over again: only myself.

"Come here!" It dragged Zhan Zhao's saber and approached it step by step. It was really an epee, and when it was dragged on the ground, it rubbed against the rocks and made a harsh scratching sound.

Alan took a step back again, and the current situation almost seemed to be reversed not long ago.She couldn't help Zhan Zhao that time, but she wished she could help him, wished she could stand beside him.

There is still a chance, isn't it?

A voice sounded from the bottom of my heart, not those weird feelings, not those auditory hallucinations that came from nowhere, but Alan's own voice.A part of her was screaming, wanting nothing more than to run away or beg for mercy.But there was another part, the part hidden in the depths, which now began to make sounds, almost drowning out the weak screams.

Last chance.help him.

Alan took another step back and stood on the edge of the abyss.She could feel the flames starting to lick her back. Was Zhan Zhao enduring such pain just now?Just to keep her from taking risks.

It roared angrily, and rushed towards Alan: "You annoying little bastard, come here!" It stretched out its hand—like a pincer—and grabbed Alan's shoulder.

Ah Lan had never been so calm before, she looked at the eyes covered by the darkness, and let go of the lips that had been bitten by herself.When the smell of blood began to pervade, Ah Lan stretched out his arms to wrap around Zhan Zhao's waist, and fell backwards forcefully.

it screamed.The flames roared horribly and rose again.A Lan's feet had almost left the ground, but she just hugged Zhan Zhao tightly, wrapped her arms around his neck, and almost kissed his lips fiercely.

At the moment before she fell into the flames, she saw those eyes, the eyes that belonged to Zhan Zhao.Those eyes seemed to be weeping, but they didn't really shed tears.

Because the flame will evaporate all the moisture.

Zhan Zhao twisted his body with the last bit of strength, desperately pushed Alan out, toward the front line of survival.The moment before he was engulfed by the flames, he saw A Lan rolling to the ground, saw A Lan's terrified face, and saw her tearful eyes.

No, no tears.Because the fire will evaporate all tears.

The author has something to say: In order to avoid receiving the blade, I brazenly spoil it here (if you don’t want to be spoiled, you can ignore the following content):

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Zhan Zhao is not dead, and Ah Lan is not dead.This article is a clichéd happy ending, without twisting the future, amnesia and other weird and vulgar stalks. As for how HE is achieved, you have to look back (yes, there are still several chapters later, if there are no accidents).

But life is always full of surprises, right?If you want me to end up in this place, I will satisfy you too (Devil's smile.JPG)