Shenyuan Star, a planet on the very edge of the Jiuchen Gate.

Originally, it was the most nonexistent of the nine stars, and the people who settled here were all affiliated sects of the Jiuchen Gate, and the top administrators were just a few elders of the outer sect.

But now, it has become the front line of the confrontation with the Dao Spirit Clan, and in a few days, the Formation Dao Masters have built this place into a fortress surrounded by many formations, and the local ordinary residents have basically been expelled all, leaving behind all the cultivators above the Broken Mystery Clan.

The main designers of the entire defense system are Yun Mengdie and Xue Qingling, judging from a professional point of view, except for the Dao Spirit Clan, naturally no one is comparable to the two Yuan Ling Spirit Girls who are "from a professional class", and there are many Yuan Ling Elders who follow them to give advice.

Finally, before the next big war arrived, the nine stars had formed a defensive network that echoed each other, and for this reason, the Northern Alliance deliberately gave up a few stars on the front line, and used the original hinterland of the Nine Stars Gate as the front-line battlefield.

Yun Mengdie, who had been busy all day, said goodbye to Xue Qingling, dragged back to the room with heavy steps, lit a faint lamp, looked at the formation structure model again, and scrutinized every detail.

She didn't deal with these things in the study, in order to create an illusion for Xue Qingling that she was going back to rest, lest the latter insist on deducing with her, and she didn't want to relax for a while.

It's just that in the dim light, Yun Mengdie gradually felt tired from the bottom of her heart, which made her can't help but want to close her eyes, and her thinking became sluggish.

Even if he is a strong person who has left the Dao to take care of so many important things at the same time, there can be no mistakes, and the mental energy consumed is immeasurable, not to mention that under the suffocating pressure of the Dao Spirit Clan, everyone's spirits have been tense, and there has never been a moment of peace and tranquility.

But even in a trance, Yun Mengdie's fingers were still unconsciously adjusting the formation model, and the miniature phantoms of the nine stars also exuded a flickering halo.

Sensing a bit of confusion in her thoughts, she began to make a mess of the model, so she paused and slowly closed her eyes.

No way...... There is no room for slackness now...... Wake up......

Yun Mengdie forcibly struggled to stretch her heavy eyelids open, but was stunned to find that the formation model had returned to normal, and even made some minor adjustments to make the defense system more perfect.

She was stunned, looked up a little slowly, and saw a familiar figure standing at the table, gazing at her tenderly.

"Qingxuan, you ......"

Yun Mengdie was about to get up, but Yu Qingxuan gently pressed her shoulder, pulled a chair over, and sat next to her.

The two looked at each other in the dim light, and were silent for a moment.

Yun Mengdie pursed her lips tightly, raised her head slightly, suppressed the sourness in her heart, and asked softly after a long time, "Why don't you have a good rest?"

She saw that Yu Qingxuan on the other side was even older than before, and it was difficult for the handsome and resolute man in her memory and the wrinkled old man to overlap at all, only the gentle gaze had never changed.

Yun Mengdie had a premonition, but she couldn't ask, all she could ask was an inconsequential question.

Yu Qingxuan opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything, just stretched out his shriveled and thin hand, and pressed it on the back of Yun Mengdie's white hand with a slight tremble, the contrast was a little dazzling.

Yun Mengdie was silent for a moment, flipped her palm, and held it tightly with him, her fingers interlocked.

Yu Qingxuan didn't dare to look at her eyes, and said in a low voice: "My time is running out." ”

Yun Mengdie's fingertips trembled, and her expression looked unpredictable in the dim light.

"Maybe less than a year, half a year...... Maybe even two or three months left, I can't be sure. Yu Qingxuan said again.

"Did you tell Ling'er?" Yun Mengdie said slowly.

"Not yet. ”

The silence in the room was unreal, only the chirping of cicadas outside brought a hint of life-

There are no four seasons, it is always the height of summer, and the scorching heat is even hotter.

Seeing that Yun Mengdie didn't respond, Yu Qingxuan continued: "So what I think about is ......"

"I don't allow it. ”

Obviously, before Yu Qingxuan finished speaking, Yun Mengdie had already looked directly into his eyes and said firmly and decisively.

She added forcefully: "Ling'er and Ran'er won't allow it either. ”

Yu Qingxuan sighed: "In two months, I will really be useless." ”

"Then you'd rather die now?" Yun Mengdie said earnestly, "Another month, or half a month, maybe the situation will be different." ”

"There will be no more miracles. Yu Qingxuan shook his head, his voice softer, "It is a miracle that I can come back from outside the barrier star mark and see you again, and I shouldn't have more extravagant hopes." ”

"My only regret is not to see the end of this war...... But I believe in Ling'er. ”

Yun Mengdie held Yu Qingxuan's hand tightly and looked at him: "If you really believe in him, you should give him more and give yourself a little more time." ”

Her lips quivered, and she couldn't suppress the sadness that soaked in her voice: "I don't want to lose you a third time." ”

Yu Qingxuan was silent and gently hugged her, letting Yun Mengdie's head rest on his shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Meng'er, there are countless people in the world who should not die and die, and those who do not want to leave, there are countless people, in front of every grave of the Hundred Gu Stars, there have been people who cry in despair......

"I can't bear you, how can they give up their families? But for the sake of this war, no one can escape, and they can't run away. ”

"Ling'er and Ran'er have already grown up, but in my eyes, they will always be our children, once, I didn't protect Ran'er, and I couldn't take you away from Tianyuan Star, and later, I couldn't make up for Ling'er, I could only watch him run around all day long. ”

"But I am their father, and I should be in front of them, even in the face of all dangers, and I should not survive in the shadows. ”

"Meng'er, I love you, and it is because of this love that I can face the end of my life without so fear. ”

"Apocalyptic cultivators are not immortal...... I promised you that I would die behind you, and if I die first, I will leave all your sorrows to bear, and I can't bear it...... I don't want to. ”

"It's just...... I'm going to break my promise, maybe I shouldn't have been in front of you again, but I still selfishly want to see you and spend my last days with you. ”

Tears couldn't stop sliding down, soaking the clothes on Yu Qingxuan's shoulders.

Yun Mengdie's voice was dull and choked: "Then why can't you be a little more selfish and stay with us for the last few months?"

Yu Qingxuan laughed at himself: "My body is like a burning fire, and before it is completely burned out, I always have to exert some last residual warmth." ”

"Meng'er, I've seen your arrangement, and I also have a proposal for this, if it can be ...... At least one major trouble can be eliminated and a certain amount of time can be bought for Ling Er. ”

With your life...... In exchange for time?

Yun Mengdie hugged him tightly, as if she wanted to warm Yu Qingxuan's aging and dying body.

"And after that?" she muttered.

"After that, I'll leave it to you. ”

"It is better to sleep on the battlefield than to die in the dust. ”

Yu Qingxuan closed his eyes and said softly, "This is the only thing I can do for you." ”

"Even if I don't agree?" Yun Mengdie let go of her hand and slowly raised her head to meet his gaze.

"Meng'er, you understand. His eyes were still gentle.

"I understand...... You're the most selfish bastard in the world. ”

Yun Mengdie turned her head suddenly and looked out the window, her vision blurred again.

She knew very well that at this time, she should rush out and let Yu Ling and the two of them come together to stop Yu Qingxuan's stupid decision, but she didn't have it after all.

Because she loves him, she understands.

Sooner or later, this day will come.

Now that he has made his choice, she will still accompany him to the end of his life, as before.