Dream Maker [Rebirth]

Lu Ci was stunned by this blunt question, he really didn't expect that there was a pre-emptive strike waiting for him, he asked uncertainly: "What do you mean?"

Jiang He changed from his old cunning, stared into his eyes like a falcon, and said, "The Celestial Master said that you don't need to hide everything from you, so I'll just say it straight - the Celestial Master has never asked me to help you with anything since I was a child. I'm busy, but this time I took the trouble to send me to the Xuanjingtai to bring you out. It stands to reason that the celestial master has the grace of recreating me. I can do what he wants me to do. I shouldn't ask too much, but I still want to know you Who the hell is he, and why should he save you."

The information revealed in these few short sentences is really astonishing, and Lu Ci can hardly digest it immediately.

Although I heard that the two of them had a relationship in the Yishi Pavilion just now, it never occurred to me that Jiang He's appearance on the Xuanjingtai was arranged by Ji Wuzhou, and the purpose was still to...

Thinking about it this way, when Jiang He took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him in the prison, introduced Xuanjingtai, mentioned the excommunication ceremony to persuade him to confess, and even talked about his plan to split the scroll in two in Jingchi, everything has been done. explain.

Lu Ci's heart was in a state of shock. Previously, he only guessed that Ji Wuzhou and Song Zhong might know each other based on clues, but now it seems that it is not as simple as "acquaintance". Nanqiao said, "He can go anywhere," and told Jiang He, "There is no need to hide everything from him." This kind of trust and protection is simply the treatment that only a close friend should have.

However, if they really got acquainted to this extent, Ji Wuzhou would definitely be no stranger to Song Zhong's behavior and character, so why didn't he notice something strange after getting along with each other often these days?

Lu Ci was full of confusion, but at this moment Jiang He was still waiting for his answer intently, so he could only force himself to ask, "Are you worried about me by asking this?"

Jiang He's eyes were full of scrutiny, and he said bluntly: "Of course. You came back from the third trial unscathed and told me that the new clothes were obtained from a confession, but the saying that the clock will never be gone on the day of the pardon ceremony is not at all suitable for you. And When Luo Hanxin announced the rules of the Grand Ceremony, I have seen all the hints that Luo Hanxin made to you. I am not stupid, if you hadn't secretly communicated with them, why would they help you?"

Lu Ci was speechless, he knew that Jiang He was careful, but he didn't know that he was so careful. It turned out that he saw everything in his eyes and kept it in his heart, but he just kept holding back.

Seeing that he was silent, Jiang He just assumed that he had already acquiesced, and continued: "It's not that I didn't tell the Celestial Master these words, but he said that he doesn't need to care. I don't know how you are worthy of the Celestial Master's trust, but since he doesn't care about it, Naturally, I won't pursue it. I just want to remind you - no matter what the Xuanjingtai promised you, he didn't only promise you, so don't be naive."

These words obviously meant something, Lu Ci couldn't help frowning in doubt, and Jiang He also expected that he didn't know at all, and sneered: "I might as well tell you, the first day I pleaded guilty, I will be with you forever. I made a deal——help me win in the Pardon Ceremony, and let me sneak into Dreamwalking Immortal Palace to be his eyeliner. Although I don’t know what he promised you, it shouldn’t be too different if you think about it. He knows that only one person wins in the Ceremony. He also made two-handed preparations, playing with the abacus of being prepared. It can be seen that you and I are just his pawns, and he doesn't care who lives or dies. If you give up because of some small favors he gave you, that would be too ridiculous gone."

Jiang He didn't know Lu Ci's identity, and naturally he didn't know that he didn't come to Mengxian Palace for the so-called "benefit". There was such a transaction, and Zhongli Bufu did not mention it from the beginning to the end.

Knowing this verse, Lu Ci couldn't help but feel a little sad, but he is not the kind of sentimental person after all, and he also understands that he and Zhongli are no longer close friends, and only a "same friendship" many years ago is enough. Don't expect too much.

Now that the matter has passed, it is not in his character to dwell on it any longer, so he simply stopped thinking about it and returned to the present moment.

Originally, he had many doubts about Jiang He, but after Jiang He's straightforward "instigating rebellion", most of the problems have been solved easily.

Jiang He and Ji Wuzhou have known each other for a long time, and it was Ji Wuzhou's arrangement to go to Xuanjingtai, but he didn't know the relationship between Ji Wuzhou and Song Zhong, and he didn't even know the reason why Ji Wuzhou wanted to save Song Zhong. It is even more impossible to know that Song Zhong was brought back from the corpse, and it is useless to ask him about Song Zhong.

Thinking of this point, Lu Ci simply changed the subject and said: "Are you and your brother orphans taken in by Ji Wuzhou?"

Jiang He thought that he was silent for a long time to consider what he just said, but unexpectedly he strayed a hundred and eight thousand miles away, both surprised and puzzled: "How do you know?"

This is confirmed.

Now that his identity has been confirmed, Lu Ci does not want to let him continue to misunderstand, but his purpose is not easy to tell, so he can only pick the key points: "I came to the fairy palace not under the instigation of others, and I have not reached a deal with anyone , not to mention being someone's eyeliner to serve someone, believe it or not."

Jiang He naturally wouldn't believe it all, but he didn't try to be aggressive any more, he just said: "I don't care what other thoughts you have, but if you dare to harm the Celestial Master, I will definitely not let it go."

Lu Ci didn't express any objection, he nodded his head to acknowledge the warning, Jiang He didn't say any more, turned around and continued walking to where Linglu was.

The spirit deer in the Immortal Palace are kept in an open-air garden called "Hidden Deer Garden". The strange thing is that the entire Astoria Palace is covered with heavy snow, but this garden is as warm as spring and full of fragrance.

There were only three spirit deer, and they were not put on the bridle at this time, walking leisurely in the moonlight, when they saw someone coming, they would step forward, but they ignored Jiang He, and just kept leaning close to Lu Ci's side to kiss and sniff.

Jiang He pulled Yuyu out from the stable in the southeast corner of the garden, and the two of them put the bridle on the spirit deer together, and then they didn't sit on the front board like last time, and directly lifted the curtain into the Yuyu.

The spirit deer galloped into the sky, trampling the fairy palace under its feet.

Among the rising Lu Yu, Lu Ci inadvertently glanced down, and saw Ji Wuzhou walking out of the Yishi Pavilion in the East Court and looking up at the sky.

The eyes of the two met briefly in the air, and they were separated by the floating veil when Luyu turned around.

But looking at each other for a short moment, Lu Ci's heart was suddenly empty for a moment, caught off guard for no reason.

In the extreme night snow region, the sky was filled with snow and covered in plain silver. After leaving the range of the Immortal Palace, the bitter cold wind seemed to lose its barrier, roaring and raging between the heaven and the earth.

The cold makes people shiver uncontrollably, but it also makes people clear their minds.

After experiencing the previous exchange of words, the atmosphere between Lu Ci and Jiang He has become a bit subtle, but to Lu Ci, most of the puzzles about Jiang He have been solved, and now getting along with him is much more comfortable .

After Lu Yu's progress stabilized, Lu Ci took the lead in breaking the silence: "How old are you this year?"

This question is actually asked knowingly. The boy in the wine shop had already said that they were taken in by Ji Wuzhou 12 years ago. At that time, the two brothers were five years old and three years old. Now Jiang He should be ten years old. seven.

Sure enough, Jiang He said, "Seventeen, what's wrong?"

Lu Ci took advantage of the situation and said, "You were seven years old ten years ago?"

Jiang He didn't answer, "Isn't this nonsense" written all over his face.

Lu Ci didn't take it seriously, and continued to push forward: "Seven-year-old should remember things, right?"

Jiang He lost his patience, frowned suspiciously and said, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

The foreshadowing of the deer's speech was completed, and finally came to the topic: "Do you still remember why Ji Wuzhou went to the secret realm back then?"

As Lu Ci expected, Jiang He's reaction when he heard this was exactly the same as that of his younger brother, his eyes were alert and defensive, as if he was about to defend his benefactor immediately.

"Don't get excited," Lu Ci blocked his words before he could open his mouth, "If I am as sure as others that the secret realm was destroyed by him, then there is no need to ask you, the reason why I ask you is because I feel that something is wrong. There is something strange, so I want to hear what you, an insider, say."

Jiang He's anger that had just rushed up was quenched by these calm words, and he swallowed back the words of refutation that came to his lips.He pursed his lips, suddenly looked a little discouraged, frowned and said: "Actually, I don't know much."

Lu Ci said: "It's okay, just say as much as you know, it's best to start from the beginning."

Jiang He thought for a moment, then recalled: "In the winter of 12 years ago, my brother and I lost our parents, went around begging for a living, and didn't have a definite direction. Somehow we ended up on the east coast."

The east coast is sparsely populated, and the two brothers had no one to beg for. They were hungry and dizzy. It was not until the night of the first snow that they finally saw a light, which was the mountainside wine shop.

They only wanted to ask for a meal, and they didn't even dare to expect to borrow a night, but Ji Wuzhou told them that they could stay and help the wine shop when they were older.

The two children were overjoyed, so they got a place to stay, but after staying for a while, they realized that the wine shop didn't have much business throughout the year, and there was no need for any miscellaneous work. They stayed here for nothing.

The coast where the wine shop is located is the only place that must be passed through from the hidden spiritual realm to the human continent. Every year, the few disciples from Lizhou become the only source of customers for the wine shop.However, whenever a disciple from the secret realm landed, Ji Wuzhou always went upstairs to avoid seeing them, and only asked the two children to greet them casually.

Ji Wuzhou seldom leaves the coast. They grow their own food, raise some chickens, ducks, and catch some fish. They feel like living in seclusion and self-sufficiency.

Probably in response to the name of "wine shop", Ji Wuzhou would brew a few jars of wine from time to time, but there was no buyer for the jars of wine brewed, and they were piled up in the wine cellar like decorations.

In addition, his greatest pleasure is watching the sea, sometimes drinking tea at the stone table in front of the restaurant, sometimes leaning against the frame in front of the window on the second floor, and sometimes cross-legged on the beach. I can't seem to get tired of watching it.

Occasionally, Ji Wuzhou will teach them some things when they are interested, such as literacy and reading, sword and archery, masonry and carpentry, pottery burning and carving. To these two children, he seems to be omnipotent.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye, and their lives were peaceful, the only change was that the number of times Ji Wuzhou left the coast changed from "rarely" to "never".

In the past, he would go to nearby towns to add some things every once in a while, but that year he seemed to be lazy. Since the beginning of the year, he has been guarding the coastal wine shop all day long, as if he had grown roots on the coast.

In the middle of the year, he finally worked hard once, and led the two children to renovate the wine shop, replace it with newly made tables and chairs, clean it spotlessly, and picked out a few jars of the best wine from the wine cellar. The wine was placed on the wine cabinet in the front hall, making the two children think that their self-defeating small shop was finally going to work hard to welcome guests.

However, instead of ushering in the guests, we ushered in an overwhelming June blizzard.

In the early morning when the goose feather snow fell heavily, the adults and children who were erecting the fence in front of the restaurant were stunned for a while, looking up at the sky for a long time, they were all caught off guard by the spectacle of snowfall in midsummer.

The two brothers thought that they were young and ignorant, but when they asked Ji Wuzhou, they realized that he had never seen such a weird weather, so he couldn't answer their questions.

Fortunately, although the snowfall in June was weird, its impact on life was not as great as the heavy rain. The three of them didn't pay much attention to it, and went back to the wine shop after fixing the newly built bamboo fence against the snowflakes.

It was snowing and cloudy, and the sky outside was dark, so the lights were lit early in the restaurant, and hot tea was cooked.

Ji Wuzhou was holding tea at the table by the window on the second floor and looking at the sea, while the two children were playing on the soft couch beside them.

At that time, they didn't know that this snow would last for a month, let alone that it would become the origin of the great change in the world.

For the rest of the day, Ji Wuzhou didn't leave the window for half a step, from early morning to afternoon, from dusk to late night, the tea in his hand was cold and then hot, hot and then cold, but he didn't drink even a drop.

When Jiang He woke up in the middle of the night and found that he was still sitting there, he was really surprised, but Ji Wuzhou said nothing happened, and then sat there all night without sleep.

On the second day and the third day, he seemed to be confronted by the heavy snow, confronting the sea in the snow for three days and three nights like an eagle.

On the fourth day, he finally stopped meditating, put on a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, and went out to sea in the fishing boat he used to fish in the past.

Three days later, Ji Wuzhou returned from the sea, and invited several senior brothers and sisters to come to the coast, and handed two of the spiritual weapons brought out from the secret realm to Misang Yaoyue and Ji Shiyan respectively.

In the future, just as Zhongli Bufu said before, after the heavy snowfall, disasters and chaos broke out frequently in the world, three great fairy palaces were built, four celestial masters became famous, and the general trend of the world was preliminarily determined.

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After listening to this past, Lu Ci was silent for a long time.

When we were in the secret realm back then, most of the senior brothers and sisters would send letters back after they left the continent, talking about what they had seen and heard in the world, and also mentioning their own recent situation. Know.

But Ji Wuzhou never sent back a single word.

Since leaving the island 13 years ago, he has not been heard from.

When Lu Ci occasionally thought of him in the secret realm, he would wonder what kind of life he would lead in the Continent of the World now. Without those gossips and ostracism, would he be more relaxed, would he have made friends? Ever cheerful.

However, without the confirmation of the letter, the conjectures can only remain conjectures. Only after listening to Jiang He's narration at this moment, can Lu Ci really get a glimpse of the three years after he left the island.

He knew that Ji Wuzhou was used to being alone when he was in the secret realm, but he didn't expect that he still chose to live in seclusion after arriving in the bustling human continent.

If the two Jiang He brothers hadn't appeared at the beginning, would he have planned to live alone in the wine shop, drinking tea and watching the sea alone, farming and brewing wine all his life?

There's nothing wrong with that.

It's just that it's a bit too lonely.

Thinking of this, Lu Ci couldn't help turning his head to look at Jiang He, suddenly feeling that the fate in this world is very mysterious.

For their brothers, Ji Wuzhou is the benefactor who gave them a shelter, but for Ji Wuzhou, they are not like the companions sent by heaven?

Jiang He was a little terrified by his probing eyes, and stared, "Why are you staring at me? That's all I know, I've already said it all."

Lu Ci did not forget his original intention of asking Jiang He, but just now he felt a lot of emotion and was a little distracted, and this distraction was not heartless, but because there was one important point in the past that Jiang He described. It was so important that when Ling Luci heard it, he had no worries at all, and then walked to God confidently and boldly.

——In the whole half a year before the heavy snow that year, Ji Wuzhou never left the coast from beginning to end.

This has almost completely cut off all possible connections between him and the baby corpse. If it is said that the louse worm was stolen 14 years ago, it can only prove that Ji Wuzhou was the one who stole it. Staying on the coast before and after the incident and never leaving is enough to prove that he is definitely not the person who cast the inscription.

Because he has no time and no opportunity.

However, what happened after he returned to the secret realm and how he got the spiritual weapon are still unsolved mysteries, and now there are still more questions.

Lu Ci confirmed to Jiang He: "You said that he only went to the secret realm three days after the snow fell?"

Jiang He nodded and said, "That's right, he sat by the window for three whole days and three nights, neither eating nor sleeping, and only set out for the sea on the fourth day, I remember it very clearly."

Lu Ci frowned suspiciously.

According to what Zhongli Bufu said earlier, the heavy snowfall was caused by the spirit weapon leaving the island and causing the spirit energy in the secret realm to collapse, but according to what Jiang He said now, it was clear that the heavy snow came first, and Ji Wuzhou got the spirit weapon later.

Isn't this the reverse of cause and effect?