After I left, the devil was distraught

He thought...it wouldn't hurt like this.

He thought...he hated Ember.

But if there is no love, where does hate come from?

He thought that he had already looked down on life and death, but the truth was that after knowing the news of Ember's death, he was in a heart-rending pain.

The pain was like a raging river, submerging him mercilessly and beating him wantonly.

Pain, despair, mourning.

All kinds of extreme emotions devoured him cruelly, suffocated him, and made him inescapable.

It turned out that yesterday was actually the last time they met, Xueqiong suddenly remembered the last desperate and thrilling smile on the corner of Ember's lips.

It's really...not pleasant at all, Xueqiong thought.

After burning Su Qingyao, who was already dead, Xue Qiong went to the Demon Emperor's Palace instead.

The Demon Emperor's Palace has been destroyed, completely burned by karma, and many demon attendants have long since disappeared. The once standing palace is now only a dark ruin.

Desperately suppressing the sadness in her heart, Xue Qiong only felt sour on the tip of her nose.

Unable to restrain himself, he walked into the ruins.

He couldn't help squatting down on the ground, pawing at the ruins in a daze, trying to find something.

But there was nothing, Honglian karma destroyed the world, and it was impossible to leave anything behind.

The tears that had been suppressed for a long time finally broke the embankment, and the young man cried out in despair.

"Embers...Didn't you say you would take me home? Why did you miss the appointment!?"

"...Come back, I will go with you this time...I will go with you willingly..."

----

He couldn't go back to the demon world, and he couldn't find the slightest trace of that person's existence in the demon world.

After thinking about it, Xueqiong returned to Yunshui Town.

Yunshui Town looks unchanged from half a year ago, and Aunt Zhang next door is still very enthusiastic, holding her little grandson who has grown up in her arms and basking in the sun at the door.

Nothing seems to have changed, except for the one...never coming back.

When Aunt Zhang saw Xueqiong, she waved her hand and greeted warmly.

"Brother Bai, you're back!"

"En." Xue Qiong felt uncomfortable, and reluctantly nodded her head in response.

"Okay, okay, just come back. I won't leave this time. I was worried for a long time when you and your elder brother suddenly disappeared." Aunt Zhang said with a smile, she seemed to suddenly realize something, and said with some doubts: "By the way, where's your elder brother? Why didn't you see him come back with you?"

Xue Qiong suddenly felt a dull pain in her heart, and subconsciously lowered her eyes to avoid Aunt Zhang's questioning eyes of Yiqiao.

After a long time, he answered hoarsely, "He...will not come back..."

After saying that, Xueqiong opened the gate of the small courtyard as if fleeing, and ran straight into the house.

Looking at the familiar room, Xueqiong's eyes became moist again.

The tip of his nose was sour, and he could not help but choke in his throat.

The soundproofing of the room was not good, and she was worried that Aunt Zhang would hear her, so Xue Qiong hurriedly raised her hand to cover the sobs that were almost pouring out.

All the objects here were bought by him and that person himself. At that time, they had no money, so everything was carefully selected and bought by shopping around.

Suddenly, Xueqiong noticed a letter on the table.

Looking at the letter on the table, his heart suddenly beat violently twice.

The only ones who know this yard are him and Ember, so the letter will not be left by others.

It will only be... a letter from Ember.

Thinking of this, the boy's tears began to fall from the corners of his eyes one after another.

After a long time, Xueqiong walked to the table step by step, his hands trembling slightly, slowly picked up the letter.

【Snow Qiong kisses】

The four large characters are eloquently written in ember's handwriting.

Tears meandered down from the corners of the eyes, dripped down through the chin, and wet the envelope in his hand.

After a long time, Xueqiong slowly opened the envelope and pulled out the thick letter inside.

【Qiong'er, please allow me to call you like this, one last time, I hope you don't dislike it.

There is no other intention in leaving this letter, but there are some things that I cannot explain to you face to face, so I have to explain them to you.

One, I want to apologize to you.

Joan, I'm sorry.

I have never apologized to you face to face, and I never thought that this sentence of sorry was not really let you know until today.

I dare not ask your forgiveness, but I still hope you will not forget me.

Second, Yun Cheng is still alive, but he was injured at the beginning and needs to cultivate himself. I sent him to my cronies 300 years ago.

If you want to find him, go to Moku Mountain, Yu Yan is my uncle, you can rest assured.

Third, don't feel sorry for me.

I made a big mistake at the beginning, and today's ending is also my own fault. I know you have a kind heart, but don't be sad for me.

I will give you my freedom back, and I will not pester you any more. I only wish you peace and happiness in the future.

Make a decision with the king, and cherish it. --ember】

"Oh... don't get entangled anymore, good one not to get entangled again..." Xue Qiong murmured to herself with red eyes, and sat down on the stool slumped.

"Yun Cheng is still alive, why didn't you say it? Why didn't you say it earlier!?"

"It would be great if... those things hadn't happened..."

"You are the devil king, and I am the queen of the devil. We, Qin Se and Ming Yong, are good friends in Qin and Jin. How wonderful..."

----

The sun outside the window was gradually slanting westward, hitting the young man's face through the crack of the door.

Tears had already flowed to the point where there was nothing left to shed, Xue Qiong just hugged herself and shrank in the corner, staring blankly at the void, her eyes filled with dead silence.

After an unknown amount of time, he pulled his pale lips and muttered to himself, "Ember...I forgive you..."

After a while, he got up with difficulty and found a piece of clothing that Ember had worn from the cabinet, and staggered up Yunshui Mountain.

Finding a place where flowers and plants were abundant, Xueqiong knelt down on the ground and started digging with bare hands, until she dug a shallow hole.

Putting the clothes in the pit properly, he slowly pulled out the dagger and cut off a section of hair, and gently put it on the clothes.

He reached out and touched his clothes softly, and said softly: "This place is a good place with beautiful mountains and rivers, you should stay here in the future."

After saying that, Xue Qiong buried the soil back again, went to cut a tree next to it, carefully cut it into a smooth board, carved words on it with a dagger, and then stood it up.

"The grievances and grievances of the past have dissipated, I don't blame you anymore, Ember, you can rest assured..."

"I am your Taoist companion, you are my husband, I will never forget..."

"Jin, I will come back to see you often, you have to be obedient..."

The boy gradually went away, and there was only a small grave on the top of the mountain.

A simple tombstone stands, with a line written on it.

The font is handsome, and the letter: Tomb of Embers——Survivor Xueqiong

Xueqiong went to Moku Mountain to look at Yuncheng, but only glanced at it from a distance, seeing that Yuncheng seemed to be much rounder than when he followed him before, and his complexion looked good, so he left with confidence.

He went to the demon world to see his father and mother again, and they were all well, so he said goodbye to them with peace of mind.

In the end, he went to see Yu Heng and Yu Yuan, and saw that they behaved intimately like Taoist couples, Xue Qiong was a little surprised but sincerely blessed.

Later, he left the demon world, his whereabouts are unknown, and his return date is undecided.

----

The sun and the moon are flying like a shuttle, and the stars are moving, and a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Yunshui Town has changed a lot, and there is no one he is familiar with anymore.

Aunt Zhang went there 70 years ago, and now the grandson of Aunt Zhang's grandson lives next door to him.

After preparing the sacrifices, Xueqiong went up to Yunshui Mountain as usual, and found Ember's Clothes Tomb.

Pulled up the weeds from the grave, and after looking at it, he arranged the sacrifices one by one, and finally poured two more glasses of wine before sitting down in front of the tombstone.

Xueqiong poured one glass of wine on the grave, and drank the other glass with her head raised, before speaking slowly:

"Ash, I'm sorry, I came late this year. There was a terrible evil in a town in the south, and it was a bit tricky to deal with. It took a lot of time to go back and forth, but don't worry, no matter how late, I will definitely come back to see your......"

"Okay, Ah Jin, it's time for me to go back and see you again next year."

After brushing off the dirt on her robe, Xueqiong turned and walked down the mountain.

As soon as she reached the foot of the mountain, she heard some noise. Xue Qiong subconsciously frowned slightly, and walked in the direction of the sound involuntarily.

Bypassing the mountain temple, he finally saw the source of the sound.

It was a few children arguing around, and there seemed to be a child in the middle, who was blocked and couldn't see clearly.

"Who asked you to come to the mountain to steal tributes? My mother gave them to Grandpa the Mountain God, not you!"

"My father said, it's because of you, a monster. Ever since you came to Yunshui Town, there have always been accidents in the town. Why don't you die, you smelly monster!"

"Kill him! Kill him!"

After arguing and arguing, one of the children suddenly picked up a stone and smashed it hard on the child in the middle. When the other children saw it, they followed suit, squatting on the ground, picking up stones and hitting the child who was curled up in the middle.

Xue Qiong's heart trembled when she saw it, and she couldn't help thinking that he was bullied like this when he was a child.

He hastily walked over to stop the boy from throwing stones, frowned and said in a low voice, "Stop beating people, get out of here quickly!"

After all, they were children, and when they saw an adult approaching, they immediately became honest, threw stones and ran away in a hurry.

Xue Qiong shook her head helplessly, and turned to look at the child curled up on the ground.

After a pause, he squatted down on the ground and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

Xiaotuanzi seemed to be terribly frightened, and was still trembling.

Xueqiong couldn't help but soft-hearted, patted him comfortingly, and said softly: "It's okay, I have already let them leave, no one will bully you anymore, don't be afraid..."

Xiaotuanzi seemed to be really appeased, and gradually stopped shaking, and it took a long time to stretch his body, get up and look back at Xueqiong.

Suddenly meeting a pair of red eyes, Xue Qiong immediately froze in place.

The heart that had been silent for a long time suddenly became turbulent, and the bottom of Xueqiong's eyes trembled slightly, unable to calm down for a long time.

This little dumpling turned out to be... embers.