(a)

"I can send you back to the city. ”

This sentence, which had already come to his lips, was suffocated by Li Weiyong.

He stood in front of the girl, staring blankly at her face, his mouth open, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

It would be like being struck by lightning, being shot by an arrow, or being struck by an arrow with electricity. At that moment, his life had been taken from him, his body had lost his soul, and he had become a walking corpse.

So what happened next was beyond his control.

"You ......"

He felt his throat a little dry and a little speechless, even though he had only eaten half a watermelon in the city half an hour earlier.

"What's your name?"

It wasn't his intention to ask this, even though he didn't even understand what his "original intention" was.

The girl did not answer his question at the first time, she tilted her head and looked coldly into his eyes, her red eyes as if they were about to take his soul away. If there was still a trace of reason in Li Weiyong's body, then he should have asked himself: "Calm down, think about it, will normal people's eyes be this color?"

However, no.

Something vast and irresistible pushed him a step forward, crossing the thin line separating sanity from madness.

"You want to know my name?"

The girl's almost bloodless lips opened slightly, and the voice that came out of them seemed to have a magical power, making Li Weiyong feel that he was not listening to her with his ears, but that her voice had actively penetrated his brain.

"You want to remember my name so that the next time you meet me, you can just call it out. The girl said this, without a hint of emotion in her voice, "So, you are now looking forward to more contact with me, can I understand that?"

"This ...... I ......"

This question made Li Weiyong's face red, and he didn't dare to look up at people.

It's like saying to a girl, "Hey, you've changed the perfume brand, the skirt is two centimeters shorter than yesterday, and every time the guy next to you says a word, you're going to echo it, are you expecting something?"

Yes, that's right, it's very true, but if it's so right, it will make you lose all your friends.

The girl took a step forward, then took Li Weiyong's hand with both hands, her fingers crossed—her hand was slender, smooth, and soft, but there was no warmth, and she couldn't feel the pulse.

It is often said that girls have a fragrance on their bodies, but even at this distance, Li Weiyong can't smell anything. Maybe he was just too nervous, blinded by his five senses, or ......

It's that she's too "pure" and doesn't even have the "breath" of the living.

"Yes. She said, a cold snort brushing Li Weiyong's cheek.

"I'll tell you my name so that the next time we meet, you can call it out loud. ”

"Sheila – that's my name, please keep it in mind. ”

(b)

"Yes, remember it in your heart, dissolve it in your blood, engrave it in your bones, and never forget it until you die. I did it......"

Speaking of this, Nalan Yu's voice trembled slightly, and his face became not so good-looking. But this only lasted for a moment, and he quickly returned to normal, and said with a smile:

"After that, do you know what I did?"

"I asked her out to play, yes, I asked a girl who had just met for less than ten minutes, and I didn't even think that I was so bold. ”

"What's even more amazing is that she agreed!"

"It's not that I'm boasting, I was 17 years old and I had a seed of affection in my heart. If the first love object is not a with a beast's heart, it deeply hurts my young heart and allows me to develop normally, I should be able to become a generation of love saints. In that case, I guess half of everyone here would be my ex-girlfriends...... Just kidding, don't take it seriously...... It's all a joke!"

"Ahem...... Anyway, we got along well that afternoon, and I took her on horseback riding and went hunting. I was sitting on horseback, she was behind me, her arms around my waist, and the breeze was blowing our clothes and hair, and it felt like ...... flying."

Speaking of this, there was a trace of sadness on his face.

"However, as it is often said, good times are always short-lived. ”

"I always wish that afternoon would last forever, both in the past and in the present. ”

"But the sun eventually went down, and night fell......"

"The nightmare began. ”

(c)

"Drive!"

Levion's roar pierced the growing night, and the horse under his crotch ran faster.

Is it an illusion, or is it a hunch?

When the blood-red moon rose, it was as if something had grabbed his heart. This feeling occurs whenever he makes a mistake and hears his father's footsteps echoing through the hallways. Only this time, this feeling is stronger than ever, and it is fiercer.

It was as if the sky above us was about to fall.

After learning that the two were not on the same path, he hastily said goodbye to the girl, told him to "pay attention to safety", and hurried back. In fact, he didn't need to be under the city to be sure that his feelings were accurate.

The sky-high flames lit up from the city, staining half of the sky. From a long distance, he saw the smoke mixed with ashes billowing up towards the blood-colored moon, and his hanging heart fell heavily and sank to the deepest part.

Was it a surprise attack by the enemy, or a raid by thieves, or a rebellion? The conjectures that sprouted in his heart were more terrible than the other, and the situation of his parents and siblings who remained in the city became more and more breathless.

But, it's not time for despair yet.

Li Weiyong touched the sword at his waist with one hand, and the concave and convex touch of the carved pattern on the hilt gave him a wonderful sense of security.

No, it can't be said to be a "sense of security", the enemy is in front, even if the overlord is reincarnated, there is no "peace of mind".

That emotion, he knew, that was courage.

He's going to war.

"Drive!"

In a short time, the burning city was close at hand. He still didn't see the enemy's tents and reserves, and the gates were breached, but there were no enemy guards at the gates—it was strange and unreasonable. However, no matter who the enemy is about to face, he is ready.

"Hammer!"

He drew his sword and clenched it in his hand. The silver-white sword body was like a mirror, reflecting the orange-red firelight, which was extremely dazzling.

His enemies finally appeared as the brown-fured fast horse, which he was riding, borrowed from the hunters outside the city, leaped over the scraps of wood and scrap metal piled up at the gates of the city, and stepped on the familiar stone streets.

"Gollum—"

Their low roar startled the horses, and also startled the glaring Li Weiyong. Now, he realized that none of his conjectures were wrong. The situation in front of him was far more bizarre than he had imagined, and a hundred times worse than his worst premonition.

Those "creatures" stopped in front of him. Their silhouettes resemble those of gentle domestic animals, and Levion can faintly see cows, sheep, pigs, dogs, and donkeys in their bodies. At the same time, he knew that they were "no more" the animals he was familiar with.

They were all youkai now, youkai twisted from flesh and blood, monstrous and vicious, as if they had come out of a child's nightmare.

Li Weiyong's brain was completely confused, if he was a disciple of Buddhism and Taoism, he would definitely regard this scene in front of him as a Shura hell. But Li Weiyong didn't believe in these strange things, and he didn't think that there was any place to go after people died. So, when this hellish scene was truly unfolded in front of him, he was completely incomprehensible.

Where did these monsters come from, how did this happen, and why did it happen here?

He had so many questions, and every single one of them went unanswered.

Still, when the monsters pounced, he quickly regained his composure.

Now, there's only one thing he can do......

That is to live.

Li Weiyong raised his sword and rode his horse forward.