ecstasy

Ning Shiting thought in his dream that the years are not forgiving because people in those years did not let him go.

Bu Cangqiong once said that he had deep thoughts, and said: "A person like you looks calm and calm, but actually thinks no more open-mindedly than others. You are a dead-headed person."

It was hard for him to say clearly what it was like when he thought of Gu Tingshuang at night. It seemed that even when he faced Gu Feiyin in his previous life, he didn’t have that kind of pulsation into his blood, as if the blood flowed like it was about to burst out. throbbing like a sound.

After a night of sleep and waking up, Ning Shiting woke up in the morning and opened the door, and saw that the shopkeeper had placed a bucket of hot water outside for him warmed by spells. The water was covered with fine petals and bathing fairy fruits. Already very rare.

Jiuzhou's aura has dissipated, and Dongzhou has been severely cold all year round. Although there are still some fresh fruits and elixir that contain aura occasionally in the precipitous places, this place is not as rich as Xizhou. Collect all.

Ning Shiting came all the way to waste energy and time, Dongzhou was dry and dry, and it happened to be uncomfortable after a night.This bucket of hot water is like timely rain.

Ning Shiting didn't give such instructions in advance, he went out to have a look a little unexpectedly, and happened to see the waiter passing by the corner holding fresh fruit and food boxes, so he asked.

Xiaoer whispered: "Young Master, although the dark cloak covers people's eyes and ears all the way, but you are a mermaid, there are not many mermaids left in the world. Four or five years ago, there was a little master in our Dongzhou City who was a mermaid from the North Sea. During the years he was there, he did a lot for us Dongzhou people, whether it was farming and diverting water or supporting businesses... Even our inn was able to open thanks to the blessing of this little master back then. .Unfortunately later..."

It was snowing outside, and the draft blew through the translucent corridor, making it even more spacious.

Ning Shiting listened quietly.

Xiao Er thought about it for a long time, finally remembered, and muttered: "I don't know why, Prince Qing had an accident during the battle with the blood clan, and the original Xiaozhou City was considered a dead city, and no one survived. , I don’t know what happened to the little master at the end. The mermaid clan in the North Sea was completely wiped out in the battle of the blood clans, and it is unknown how many are left in the world today. Don’t worry, guest officer, we will keep it a secret for you. The bucket of water was given by us. After the little master, all the mermaids will be given preferential treatment here. This is what the people of Dongzhou owe to the mermaids of the North Sea. Just say anything you have.”

Ning Shiting thanked him.

After returning to his room to take a shower, he felt much more comfortable.The aura of heating and herbs swarmed up, and it even made him dizzy for a while—it was just three days away from Prince Qing's Mansion, without the infiltration words of soul-returning incense and Xiangge medicine pool, his body was like It quickly weakened as if it was emptied, and it couldn't even absorb such a meager amount of spiritual energy for a while.

Ning Shiting was about to step out to get some air, but before his fingers could touch the clothes hanging on the side, he got up together, blood rushing to his forehead, with a chaotic spiritual breath, his throat was sweet, and he coughed up A pool of blood came.

Dark and viscous blood splashed from the fingertips, and with the muffled cough, it spewed out uncontrollably, and the chest almost convulsed.Ning Shiting coughed so hard that he fell backwards, dizzy and shivering non-stop.

After a while, Ning Shiting loosened his grip on the edge of the bucket, recovering from the dizziness, his knuckles were blue and pale due to too much force.

At this moment, Ning Shiting once again clearly felt the sound of his heart filled and enveloped by toxins, but this time it was no longer the throbbing unspeakable beating, but the sound of dying, reminding him of this heart. Time is numbered for the increasingly broken body.

This kind of situation happened in his previous life. As time went on, he would cough up blood more and more times. After each hemoptysis, part of the toxins in his body would be taken away, along with his vitality and spirit.It wasn't until he finally left that the toxin and the vitality retreated together, and he could restore his original, unpolluted body.

It's just that in this life... I don't know if it's because of working hard in Prince Qing's Mansion, the time of the first attack came much earlier.In his previous life, he and Gu Tingshuang stayed in Qingwang's mansion for ten years, and time seemed to stand still for ten years, giving him a chance to survive.

Ning Shiting tidied up the room and went out.

Dongzhouzhou City had already become a dead city when he was 14 years old. After that, Gu Feiyin was stationed here and no longer set up a town. Instead, it was directly converted into a military center, rebuilt the city, and erected a defense line.Except for a small number of people who were not affected by the events of the past, most of the immortals active in Dongzhou are the family members of soldiers transferred from various parts of Jiuzhou. The soldiers are in the city, and the family members do some business nearby, or Plant some medicinal materials unique to Dongzhou climate.

When Ning Shiting went out this time, he still didn't go directly to Dongzhou City.

He rented a snow fairy horse, and walked northwest along the coast, slightly deviated from the direction of Dongzhou City, and went straight to the North Coast of the Merman.

There is heavy snow all year round along the coast, and the coast is covered with silvery white.In the past, this was the most aura place in the entire Dongzhou, but now there is only a dead silence left.Under the deep snow is buried the poisonous sea Gu that the merman clan used to resist foreign enemies 20 years ago. Even a delicate shell will be stained with poison, all hidden under the calm white snow.

Despite the picturesque scenery here, no one dares to come here, no one dares to take the risk.But also because of this reason, the remains of the sharks in this land were preserved intact.

Ning Shiting stared at the calm sea, knowing that since the mermaid clan was destroyed, even the wind god no longer protected this place.There are no waves without wind, and the remnants of the battlefield 30 years ago still remain under the waves, and the remains of the sharks who have not been restrained are still sleeping.There are still ancient auras in these bones, which can help a mortal ascend to the alchemy after refining.

He sat on the ground, stretched out his hand to brush the snow in front of him, and then gathered the sand below into a circle with gaps.Afterwards, he took out the paper money he had brought all the way, lit it with a flint, and added it quietly.

His worship was a full five years late, and it was the burial for the entire Merman clan.

And after a hundred years, maybe no one will worship him anymore.

Rarely, Ning Shiting became playful, thinking that maybe after his death, he could also ask for some offerings from his clansmen, after all, he burned them.

There are snowflakes in the sky.

The crimson flames rushed up, illuminating his face with a tinge of crimson.The creatures under the gravel were startled by the fire, and some small carapaces or scorpions hurriedly ran away from the heated gravel.

"what are you doing?"

A child's cry came from afar, full of urgency and fear.

Ning Shiting looked back, and saw a young man standing in the distance with a basket on his back and a net in his hand. He was dark-skinned, about thirteen or fourteen years old, and covered in dust. The brightest part of his face was the pair of black and white clear eyes.

The child took a few steps towards him, but he didn't dare to go any further. He just told him in a firm tone, "Hey, the sea scorpion here is poisonous and will attack people. You will die if you are bitten. Don’t touch the shell! Look, there’s one on your right. Hurry up, it’ll be over when the sea crawling snake comes, it’s more poisonous than a sea scorpion!”

Ning Shiting looked to the side, and sure enough, he saw a sea scorpion hiding under a rock, timidly flashing a crochet needle towards it.

He stood up, turned his head and raised his voice slightly, and asked the child, "Are you the child of the sea hunters here?"

The child didn't make a sound, and after a while he said: "No, I'm the son of a grocery store outside Dongzhou City. Those who come here to dig poisonous oysters and sell them can be used as medicine. The medicine store will give you twenty gold a catty. Sea scorpions and sea snakes are more expensive. Make money, but I won't catch them, I only have one life."

He still looked at Ning Shiting with a vigilant and cautious gaze.In this place, it is really not normal for a young man with a beautiful appearance to appear suddenly.He had never heard of the legend of the North Sea Merman, and he couldn't recognize the light blue silver hair. He frowned: "Don't leave yet, are you a monster?"

This made Ning Shiting think of Gu Tingshuang.

That year when they first met, Gu Tingshuang was fourteen years old, crouching in the dark and looking at him cautiously, his eyes were as sharp as a wolf's.

Ning Shiting's heart suddenly moved - as if being gently picked up by a hand, pulling out a burst of sour sweetness.

He said, "Let me catch sea scorpions and sea snakes for you."

Under the panicked eyes of the young man, Ning Shiting dug a hole casually, patted all sides tightly, picked up the sea scorpion beside him and threw it into it.He has excellent hearing, and when he walks leisurely in the courtyard, he will definitely be able to pick up a scorpion or an oyster when he bends down.The sea snake burrowed into the sand along the tide, ready to attack him. Ning Shiting made a small mistake this time, and he was bitten, but he still tied the sea snake together and threw them into the pit inside.

He said, "Come and take it."

The boy still looked at him suspiciously: "Ordinary people will die immediately if they are touched, but you can still stand here after being bitten. If you are not a monster who made illusions to deceive me, then you are a god."

Ning Shiting said, "I'm originally from the Hai clan here."

The boy's eyes became even more suspicious.

He stretched out his hand again: "Throw your basket over here, be careful when you bring it back."

Ning Shiting stuffed all these messy seafood into it, and then lightly returned the basket to the boy.Seeing the juvenile's suspicion fade away and he was jumping for joy, Ning Shiting felt a little sad in his heart.

He thought, if it was Gu Tingshuang, he would definitely show no signs of anger or emotion, and he would not even get half of the money from the sale.Gu Tingshuang has always been like this, arrogant, fierce, calm, and never owes anyone.

This thought passed away quietly, Ning Shiting's second thought was that he regretted that the child was not Gu Tingshuang, and then everything passed away quietly, he understood: he missed him.