The bright moon sits on the ground

Day and night, even Nie Qiu and Chang Jinyu were a little tired.

On the second night after the full moon, they found a remote and quiet place, set up a bonfire, and prepared to take a nap.

Perhaps it was because those memories were too long and too heavy. Until this time, looking at the crackling bonfire in front of me, waiting for the night to boil in the fire, Nie Qiu realized belatedly, it turned out that they were in Kunlun Only spent one night.

The shimmering light was dotted among the branches. He half leaned against the trunk and looked up, but couldn't tell the difference between the bright moon and the stars.

Nie Qiu couldn't help but think, when Xu Lang was in the mortal world, looking at the vast and boundless sky, what would he think of?

Not far away, Chang Jinyu sat cross-legged facing the slow-burning bonfire. He took the water bag, unscrewed the lid, and heard a few gurgles. He drank a few sips of water and moistened it dry throat, and washed away the remaining fishy smell in his stomach.

"Senior." As soon as he put down the water bag in his hand, he heard a soft call. Chang Jinyu raised his eyes and looked at the source of the voice. When Nie Qiu's eyes met his, he said the second half of the sentence He said, "I had some questions before, I haven't had time to ask."

After receiving Chang Jinyu's hint, Nie Qiu continued: "When the senior was in the Xuanpu Hall, he once said, 'This is the fairy tomb, the tomb where the gods are buried. In other words, the senior also told me that if I have doubts in my heart, you can prove it with facts. After the conversation, the senior said that he would take us to see something, but at that time, the red ghost told me that someone entered the mysterious garden Tang, so we failed to look at that thing, but went to find Xu Lang..."

What happened afterwards was too complicated, and he didn't have time to think about it. It was only then that he remembered that there was such a thing.

"About this." Chang Jinyu loosened his clothes to let the evening breeze bring a little bit of coolness. He pondered for a moment and said, "Didn't you 'see' me through that antler mask before entering Kunlun? You Tell me, you saw the huge stone monument that occupies the entire line of sight, heard the gurgling sound of the stream, and smelled the damp, cold, and closed atmosphere in the air, and I also gave you an affirmative answer, that is indeed the scene in the depths of Xuanpu Hall And at that time, I was preparing to take you into the deeper part of Xuanpu Hall."

"You walked into Xuanpu Hall from the corridor, you must have seen the murals on both sides of the corridor?" He asked.

Yes, Nie Qiu remembered that the murals painted on both sides of the corridor were long and heavy with an indescribable sadness.

The stone wall on the left is painted with endless black flames, and the weird beasts are being burned to ashes by the flames, showing a purgatory-like picture, just looking at it can make people feel palpitations; It depicts a white fox with bright red lines like blood on its body. The moonlight is woven into its fur, and the flowing clouds are turned into its four legs, constantly rushing to the depths of the corridor.

Looking back now, that fox was obviously Bai Xuan, and the scene on the other side revealed his identity as the executioner.

"I don't know if you have carefully observed those murals." Seeing Nie Qiu's blushing expression, Chang Jinyu showed a clear expression without blaming him, and said, "I have been in Xuanputang for nearly a year. Time has already thoroughly explored those murals. I will not go around with you, those murals are not drawn one by one, but grown by themselves. "

As for how Chang Jinyu discovered this, it's a long story.In short, he also stayed in Xuanpu Hall for nearly half a year. As a result, he accidentally saw his own image appearing in the corner of the mural. Chang Jinyu tensed up and didn't sleep for a few days, turning the Xuanpu Hall upside down. It was only then that I was sure that no one had been here, and that the mural was grown by myself.

"On the stone wall deep in Xuanpu Hall, there are also strange murals painted, which are the scene of the fall of the immortals, whether it is the Star Palace, the Heavenly Court, or the Sanqing Immortal Lord, they are all in it." He said, "The murals At the end, there is a scene of a nine-tailed white fox falling into the clouds. If you stop here and look up, you will be able to see a few words engraved on the two stone tablets—”

The light from a very high place flows wantonly on the stone tablet, falls down like a waterfall, pours on the floating relief, breaks into pieces, and fills the words on the stone tablet. It is a clear and bright scene. A different kind of holy and solemn.

On the stone tablet on the left, engraved: Light, Wind, Ji, Moon.

On the stone tablet on the right, the words were mottled and unclear. Chang Jinyu fumbled word by word before he realized what was written.

In fact, speaking of it now, it’s not really a secret.

Light, wind and moon, Xuanpu hall, Baixuan.Just nine words.

"After that, I actually had time to explain the murals to you, but I didn't tell you." Chang Jinyu crossed his arms, and the long sword he bought casually while passing the market stopped firmly on him On his knees, he remained motionless, "Because, when I saw the appearance of the Sanqing Immortal, I realized that the scenes depicted in those murals were just falsehoods floating on the surface."

Did the fairies fall to the clouds?It really fell into the clouds.At first, Chang Jinyu thought about it from the perspective of ordinary people. Of course, he thought that their experience was no different from the "death" of ordinary people. However, he realized later that this was not the same thing at all.

Therefore, Chang Jinyu told Nie Qiu at first that Xuanputang was absolutely safe, but later he didn't say a word about it.

"Oh, by the way, let me add a digression. I have been in Xuanpu Hall this year, but I have never seen a beast tide during the full moon." Chang Jinyu tapped the hilt of his sword lightly and said, " Regarding this point, I already have an answer. Xu Lang said something to Kunlun Immortal Monarch when you got the antler mask, saying, "Xuanputang will wake up when it senses Bai Xuan's aura."

Having said all that, Nie Qiu also understood that the real reason for the appearance of the beast horde was Bai Xuan's aura—but why?

This doubt did not entangle Nie Qiu's thoughts, because, immediately afterwards, Chang Jinyu said something else.

"In retrospect, if falling into the clouds does not symbolize 'death', then, is Bai Xuan alive? Has he been watching quietly in the dark for a long time?" Chang Jinyu said here, as if As if thinking of something, he was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I remember, that fox fell into the cloud... and the mural under the cloud disappeared."

The small piece of mural had indeed disappeared, and it was slightly dented. He rubbed it with his fingertips to remove some dust.

He originally thought that the mural fell off with the passage of time, but now that he thinks about it, the mural should have appeared very late, and the murals in the passageway are still brightly colored, how could this latecomer fall off first? Woolen cloth?

It wasn't falling off, Chang Jinyu and Nie Qiu thought at the same time that the mural that didn't know what was depicted had been taken away.

Although Nie Qiu hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he could imagine the scene from Chang Jinyu's description.

Such a strange and somewhat mysterious picture, together with strange thoughts, took root in Nie Qiu's mind like this. Like a demon, thinking about it unconsciously.

In this way, five days passed in a hurry, and everything in the world gradually receded, revealing the scorched black mountain peak.

Strange to say, before, whenever Nie Qiu tried to get close to Kunlun, he could feel a familiar and palpitating temptation. It was not that he was walking towards the mountain, but the mountain was coming towards him. This time, that feeling was gone.

He walked towards the mountain alone, but the mountain didn't answer, just watched with cold eyes, and hid the deep secrets in the darkness again.

Soon, Nie Qiu knew where the inexplicable feeling came from.

It's not just him, when he and Chang Jinyu got closer to Kunlun, they found those stubborn villagers standing at the entrance of the village, staring blankly at them who used to live, but now they can't take a step village, showing a dazed look.

The light blue formation completely sealed off the entire Kunlun, including the villages at the foot of the mountain, and no one could pass through that ray of light.

Obviously, this time, those gods are determined not to let mortals like them intervene, and there is no room for change.

Nie Qiu looked around. Among the villagers, there were rigid ones who would only look at the village and sigh; I even set up a dilapidated tent and set up a pot that I don’t know where I got it. The pot was bubbling, and I don’t know what it was cooking.

This situation has lasted for at least two days, Nie Qiu thought, the immortals did not deliberately block him and Chang Jinyu.

Just when he was about to walk over to take a closer look at the formation, his gaze caught a glimpse of an unexpected figure, who was mingling in the shadows of a forest, deliberately keeping a distance from the villagers, and seemed even more out of place—Chang Jinyu was even more out of place than he was. First, before Nie Qiu spoke, Chang Jinyu had already shown a thoughtful expression, and called out the man's name: "Master Duan?"

The beautiful skin moved slightly, and the loops made of red strings undulated with the wave-like tulle.

Duan Que seldom had mood swings, and it was not surprising to see Nie Qiu and Chang Jinyu now, but he just took back the concealing order that he was playing with in his hand, and from a distance, it looked like a dark snake crawling into the Putting it in her sleeve, "Master Chang, Guardian Nie."

Chang Jinyu asked: "Master Duan will appear here, I'm afraid it can't be explained by the word 'coincidence'?"

"If you don't believe what I'm going to say next, then it's okay to think of it as a coincidence." Duan Que fell to the ground lightly, his long hair like a waterfall was tied behind his head by a delicate glazed crown, and he twirled in the air. It fell back on her white neck properly, "The god enshrined in the Zuihuan Gate woke up, and I came here after looking for the trace. Is this reason enough to explain everything?"

The evil way of the evil way, the one advocated by Zui Huanmen, has always been the creed of "Hide the light, hide the light, burn out the light, and revive the night".

Nie Qiu only knew that they seemed crazy, keen to drink blood, like drinking violent poison, and they were fearless.

With such creeds and such behaviors, no one will think that they are normal people. Most people, even Nie Qiu, think that the gods they believe in are just fictions and imaginations, and they can never really exist in the world. World.

However, Duan Que came to Kunlun alone without knowing the truth, which is already the most powerful evidence.

Nie Qiu suppressed the boiling emotions, carefully chose his words, and asked, "May I ask who is the god worshiped by Zuihuanmen?"

Duan Que didn't answer this question directly. She just raised her head suddenly and looked in the direction of Kunlun. Under the thin light, her calm eyes seemed to be burning slowly in silence, while her lips moved. Said: "It's those two."

Nie Qiu and Chang Jinyu followed her gaze, only to realize that, at some point, the sky had changed.

The scorched and steep mountain vaguely became the boundary, separating yin and yang and dusk. On the left side was the hot, presumptuous sun that was about to burn the sky, and on the right side was the calm, introverted, star-studded sun. The bright moon as a foil.

One side is day and the other side is night. This is an impossible scene, but now it is clearly in front of you.

The "god" Duan Que mentioned refers to the Wuzheng who symbolizes the scorching sun and Liu Nanci who symbolizes the bright moon.