The bright moon sits on the ground

It was dark.

Gu Huazhi felt that his eyes were blurred, he had a splitting headache, he felt cramps in his abdomen, and the humming sound kept echoing in his mind, blocking out all the sounds from the outside world, as if blocked by a swollen bubble filled with pus Cochlea, can only faintly hear a few shouts.

"Senior Brother...Eldest Brother...Are you okay? Take a breather first..."

A cup filled with warm water was brought to his lips, Gu Huazhi took it with trembling hands, and took a sip reluctantly.

It was just one mouthful, and the overwhelming pain was not relieved,? He choked suddenly, and squeezed out a deep groove with his palm supporting the edge of the bed, and the contents of his stomach had been vomited clean , the smell of alcohol, and the smell of meat, rushed towards his face, stabbed his throat slightly, and vomited up sporadic liquid, mixed with a light red color, maybe it was blood.

Gu Huazhi slowly realized that he was crying, unstoppable, gushing from the sockets of his eyes, and trickling down the corners of his eyes.

Flowing into the gap between his lips,? Flowing into the half-opened skirt, he felt hot at first,? Then felt cold, like ice.

Intense cramps, followed by nausea,? It was dizzying, blood poured all over his body, made it difficult for him to breathe, made him feel suffocated, he didn't even realize when he started crying, but completely Uncontrollable, not because of emotion, nor because he can't stand the pain, it's just the most normal phenomenon when vomiting.

Gu Huazhi felt ashamed, but there was nothing he could do, he could only watch the tears fall into the basin, splashing small splashes.

He panted deeply, brushed his temple hair behind his ears, touched the red corners of his eyes with his fingers, and wiped away the tears.

Looking up, the scenery in front of me was torn apart, indistinct, like something was laughing, laughing at his embarrassment, laughing at his powerlessness, laughing at his bravado, and laughing at his lingering, struggling, suppressed, Seek a chance of life in the cracks.

Gu Huazhi vaguely recalled that when he was 15 years old, he cried a lot of times, because of his hard-to-let-down bones, so he tried his best to hold back, shedding tears silently, desperately trying to hold back his tears. The sobs in his throat were pressed back—at this time, the headmaster would hold his slightly trembling back, hold his breath, and say, like coaxing a child, you are already very strong.

No, he is not a strong person, Gu Huazhi thought, he had the idea of ​​seeking death countless times, sometimes standing on the edge of a cliff, looking at the vast sea of ​​clouds, just wanting to die.He is nothing but a coward, why praise him?

The more that kind of praise, the more that kind of comforting words, the more burden on his shoulders, almost crushing him.

"Elder brother, what happened?" Xu Fengzi saw him recovering, he spoke fiercely, with anger, and said through gritted teeth, "Your physical condition is not optimistic. You were never too careful before, but now It fell short..."

"Did Tan Rongchong do it?" He asked, "Did he force senior brother to drink and eat meat?"

Gu Huazhi understood what Xu Fengzi meant. When he was in the Suifeng School, he was like a glass bead, beautiful and fragile. Everyone treated him carefully, for fear of falling to the ground and breaking it. Before leaving Suifeng, The head also specially instructed them.

He understood where Xu Fengzi's anger came from, but it was impossible for Xu Fengzi to understand why he did this.

He opened his mouth, his throat was squeezed by the sound, he took a deep breath and let it out slowly, and said: "I did this, Xu Fengzi, you don't have to blame him, and you don't have to ask me why .”

Gu Huazhi lightly pressed Xu Fengzi's shoulder, comfortingly, and said, "Thank you for always being by my side and taking care of me."

Xu Fengzi, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, frowned, accepted his words very embarrassedly, and said: "Anyone in the Suifeng sect would do this, senior brother, you should be You know, everyone admires you."

At the end, he whispered: "Since senior brother doesn't want to talk about it, then I won't ask, but senior brother's body is the most important thing."

Until now, Gu Huazhi's stomach felt as if it was being burned by fire, hot and painful, gradually eroding his sanity.

He had actually passed out several times from the pain, seeing the bright sunlight outside the window turn into a deserted moonlight, but he couldn't do anything.

Yes, the pain was a constant reminder of what a stupid thing he had done last night.

But Gu Huazhi didn't regret it.

At least he knows, at least he still remembers that warm wine is spicy, and there will be a psychedelic feeling of dizziness after drinking it. He doesn't hate that feeling; It is a feeling of satiety unmatched by vegetarian food, and the greasy and heavy taste will give people a strange sense of peace of mind.It was completely different from the mountain spring water he drank and the lotus leaves and lotus seeds he ate.

Others can say that he is stupid and reckless, but Gu Huazhi thinks that he will accept everything.

He took the glass of warm water that Xu Fengzi had just poured, rinsed his mouth, and unconsciously remembered Tan Rongchong's eyes when he was pouring wine and picking vegetables, they were gentle and equal, and he regarded him as a perfectly normal person. From the perspective of a healthy person, he couldn't say no, and besides, he didn't want to say no - let's be presumptuous this time, Gu Huazhi thought so at that time.

At that moment, Gu Huazhi forgot for a short while how many holes this body was full of.

Then, he remembered it very clearly. The pain made his consciousness blurred and clear again, telling him that you will never live like a normal person. You came to Xiayan City to take away the "Into the abyss", that's all.

He finds it ridiculous.

Gu Huazhi thought, before coming to Xiayan City, he didn't care whether he could get "Entering the Abyss", because he didn't care about his own life or death.

But now, he still wants to see the mountains and rivers again, and find a shelter in the hustle and bustle.

Tan Rongchong told him that there are still many things worth seeing in this world, and then took away his lifeline with his own hands.

As long as he thinks about taking "Ruyuan" away from Qin Rongchong's hand, and thinking that he will look at him with hatred, Gu Huazhi feels unbearable, and the pain in his abdomen surges up again, and he can barely stop his thoughts , Said to Xu Fengzi: "If Tan Rongchong comes to look for it, you don't need to tell him my situation, just say that I can't make the appointment because I don't feel well, and I have already rested now."

He didn't let Xu Fengzi, whose expression changed suddenly, have a chance to speak, and continued in a voice as light as smoke: "Then, please tell him, I won't miss the appointment again, I hope he will be willing to see you tomorrow Me, accept my compensation."

"Eldest brother." Xu Fengzi was silent for a long time, and then he said to himself, "Why did you get close to the young master of the Tan family..."

It is for "entering the abyss", for the survival of the first line, and for shouldering the expectations of everyone in the sect.

Gu Huazhi quietly looked at his junior with complicated eyes, but did not respond.

He has never been used to lying, and at this time he can't go against his conscience and say the kind of words that can relieve Xu Fengzi but make him regret.

Moreover, what he came for, even he himself didn't know.

That anxious, tangled, almost painful feeling was especially obvious after Gu Huazhi asked that sentence.

"The Qin family's Gu-controlling skills are world-renowned. Why are you so obsessed with something like 'Entering the Abyss' that can ignite your body?"

He actually guessed the answer, but he was lucky, hoping it was just a temporary interest of the Tan family, so he wanted to keep the treasure in his pocket.

Qin Rongchong replied, "My mother is seriously ill."

Sighing, he looked at the mountains in the distance, and said: "Things like Gu worms are not a panacea, they are just misunderstandings and prejudices of the world. If Gu worms can solve all troubles, then there is still a doctor in this world." What's the use?"

The weather was fine, and the warm wind was blowing through the hall, but Gu Huazhi felt cold all over. He hid his trembling fingers under his sleeves, paused, and asked, "You mean, even the best doctor? A disease that can't be cured, even Gu worms can't cure it?"

Tan Rongchong didn't understand why he suddenly asked such a question, but he didn't think too long, and quickly responded.

"It's true," he said.

The fantasy that was used to deceive oneself was finally strangled by reality and completely destroyed.

But Qin Rongchong stopped in his tracks, looked at him with a smile, and said, "You came just in time. I ordered a pair of jade pendants from a craftsman a month ago, and the carvings have been completed today. I haven't seen the jade pendants that were delivered to Qin's residence in the morning. Open it in time to see."

Gu Huazhi usually wouldn't talk to someone like this, maybe because he felt ashamed, he stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look at Tan Rongchong, and used words to suppress the complicated emotions in his heart: "What kind of jade pendant is it?" ?”

"The one carved out of white jade is called 'Juyu Qiangming', and the one carved out of blood jade is called 'Dabi Wanyan'." Tan Rongchong waved his hand and led Gu Huazhi through corridors one after another, introducing him to him as he walked. He said, "Does it sound familiar? The restaurant I took you to before, the wing room I often use for banquets is called 'Juyu Qiangming', and I took it. In fact, these two pieces of jade were all accidental by me. Those four characters were already engraved on the white jade, but the characters on the blood jade were engraved by me later."

"I don't seem to have told you about the Tan family's Gu-controlling technique. If I have a chance, I'll tell you about it in detail."

He pushed open the door of a room, which was obviously his study room, filled with all kinds of books, at least two bookshelves were related to Gu control, the rest of the books were miscellaneous, calligraphy and painting, piano and chess, drama, The storybook shows how extensive his fields are.

"I don't know how the outside world views the art of controlling Gu, but, as far as I know, it seems that many people think that it is a tasteless thing, tasteless to eat, and a pity to discard it. If there is a better choice, there is no hesitation. Let go of this technique." Tan Rongchong walked inward, and Gu Huazhi vaguely felt that his mood was a little depressed, "As I said before, if even the best doctor can't cure a disease, the insanity Bugs are even less likely to be solved, as much as I hate to admit it, but it is true."

The further he walked in, the more Gu Huazhi could smell a strange fragrance. He had heard a saying that when refining Gu, the Gu driver would burn a special incense. This fragrance may be the rumored fragrance. The kind of incense mentioned.

Tan Rongchong didn't take him deep, nor did he explain the source of the fragrance to him—he didn't deliberately hide it, after all, only a very few people can master the art of controlling Gu, and even if others get it, they can't use it, and they may even be used by others. Backlash.

He walked to the table and slowly stroked the wooden box made of sandalwood with his fingers, making a crackling sound, "You may think my idea is ridiculous, but I have been thinking since I was a child, is it true?" Someday I can make the Gu technique flourish and change the world's impression of Gu worms... Well, for this reason, I have been trying to refine the kind of Gu worms that can change the world and overthrow good and evil. At that time, I got these two pieces by chance. Jade pendants, they were named after the Gu worms."

"The reason why I asked the craftsman to carve these two jade pendants is to remind myself at any time, not to forget the original intention."

Gu Huazhi felt that it might be his previous problem, so he inadvertently brought up Tan Rongchong's thoughts. He babbled on for a long time, but at this moment he finally stopped talking. The box is opened.

One red and one white, lying in the box, fell into a deep sleep as if they had never woken up for thousands of years.

The two jade pendants were carved in the shape of Gu worms, and the snow-white or bright red Gu worms were entrenched on the edge of the jade pendants, like stars surrounding the moon, encircling the family crest of the Tan family in the middle, Tan Rongchong always liked that kind of shiny This jade pendant is also inlaid with clear and bright gemstones. After being crafted by craftsmen, it does not look bloated and complicated, but complements each other.

Tan Rongchong was obviously very satisfied. He looked at it for a long time with the corners of his lips turned up, and then asked Gu Huazhi if he thought it looked good. He didn't know if he wanted to show off or share it. In short, his joy successfully washed away Gu Huazhi's previous depressed mood.

Gu Huazhi thought, when he used to be depressed, he always liked to stay alone and distract himself in a quiet corner. Sometimes it took a long time to dispel it. Unexpectedly, Tan Rongchong clearly only said things that had nothing to do with him. However, it seemed that the silence was broken, and he was forcibly pulled out of the corner, and then said, look, wouldn't it be good to come out and see more.

It is difficult for him to let go of this vivid and fresh feeling.

Thinking about it, Tan Rongchong was also intentionally trying to find something to talk to him about, so he talked to him about everything.

The dull pain in the abdomen became more and more obvious. After not eating for two days, Gu Huazhi already felt dizzy. He gritted his teeth, turned his hands back calmly, and pinched the flesh on his wrist until it turned blue, so that he could not stand in front of Tan Rongchong. gaffe.

The head said, ten days at most, and he has to go back to Suifeng after ten days.

The humidity in Xiayan City is heavy, and the water quality is hard. The locals like to add things like Chinese prickly ash to their food. Given Gu Huazhi's physical condition, if he stays in Xiayan City, it doesn't matter if he can get "Into the Yuan" or not. , his body couldn't survive the first one.

The reason why the head of the sect asked Gu Huazhi to take it himself was because he wanted him to think clearly about what he really wanted.

Whether it's good or bad, it's time for him to make a decision.