Even though it was the New Year's holiday, the number of tourists who went to the scenic area in winter had become very few, and the staff in the ticket window were yawning boredly in the hut wrapped in heavy coats, and were calculating how long it would be until noon meal, when they saw a somewhat dusty black car driving towards this place at great speed, and did not hit the brakes until it was close to the railing.

The ticket clerk was taken aback, and just as he was about to scold, he saw a pair of scarlet eyes peeking out of the falling window.

"Parking. ”

The man's hoarse voice made her shudder, and she almost blurted out a scolding stalk in her throat, which turned into an overly neat collection of money and invoices.

When the railing was opened, he still couldn't help but mutter, "It's so cold in this mountain that people can freeze to death after winter, and there is no scene, so I won't pick a time for travel." ”

As she said, there are very few tourists who choose to enter the mountain during this season, and most of them just take a turn at the foot of the mountain and then take the cable car to the summit before freezing, while Zou Yi is about to walk on another dangerous peak that is rarely inhabited.

The mountain that had just snowed was so cold that even the spring water froze, and the wind blew on his face like a knife, Zou Yi found the entrance to the mountain road blocked by vines, and finally successfully arrived at the thick fog that separated the tooth rhino from the present world before the cold mountain wind froze the blood of the whole body into ice slag.

And the mist was no longer difficult for Zou Yi, who had come and gone twice, and after cautiously passing through, what appeared in front of him was the eight hundred and ten stone steps of Yaxi Road that had the potential to ascend to the sky.

And at the moment when he stepped up the stone steps, the urgency and self-blame in Zou Yi's heart that was temporarily suppressed by reason really exploded strongly.

He wanted to see Xu Yang, he wanted him alive...... The thought burned in his chest, intensifying with every step he climbed.

Until the 810 stone steps were reached, the desolation that appeared in front of him made everything collapse with a bang.

At the other end of the Yaxi Road, there is no longer a majestic and solemn mountain gate, and under the snow, it is only the most ordinary winter scene in the mountain, and the immortal mountain that remains in the ancient legend can no longer be found......

After nightfall, the Zhixia pet store, which had removed the signboard, was quietly opened the back door of the yard from the outside, Wan Qiyuan went upstairs and gently put the rabbit essence that had fallen asleep in his arms in the tissue box next to the egg, and then walked downstairs and opened the heavy curtain for shading at the gate.

Outside the glass door was a dark figure, who seemed to be sitting on the steps of the doorway, and after Wan Qiyuan opened the door, the sound seemed to alarm the man, and he turned his head quickly, and his eyes were frighteningly red in the night.

"Help me, please help me......"

He grabbed Wan Qiyuan's trouser legs, and his tone was humble and desperate.

The lights in the hall were turned on, and the bright white light illuminated all of Zou Yi's despair, and he sat in the soft single sofa, his eyes scattered on his muddy trousers. After a while, Wan Qiyuan walked out of the room next to his side, holding a cup of freshly ground coffee in his hand and placing it on the coffee table in front of Zou Yi.

The rich flavor spread out in the cold air, and Zou Yi slowly moved his gaze up with the heat, and then stayed on Wan Qiyuan's body.

"You...... Do you know how to find Sumon?"

Wan Qiyuan sat on the sofa opposite Zou Yi, he did not answer this question, but asked a little sarcastically, "Why do you want to go back to Meng?"

Zou Yi heard the unkindness mixed in the words, but still only replied in a low voice, "I want to see Xu Yang again." ”

Wan Qi looked at Zou Yi from afar, and the glimmer of light flowing through the man's veins shattered all the peaceful appearances into a deep crack.

"What about goodbye?" he breathed heavily, but still couldn't contain the sharp question in his tone, "He's already given Nedan to you, do you want his life this time!"

Zou Yi's bloodshot eyes shook suddenly, and then he lowered his eyelids in pain, he didn't make a word of defense for himself, only whispered in a somewhat hoarse voice, "I just want to see him again." ”

The last side......

Wan Qiyuan sighed, the man's dejected appearance made him suddenly feel that all the harsh words had lost their meaning, he stood up and walked slowly to the huge glass door, and asked loudly, "Didn't Xu Yang already tell you the way to go to Sumeng?"

Zou Yi whispered, "But now I can't find it...... I climbed up the toothed rhino, but the connection was no longer Sumon. ”

Wan Qiyuan turned his head slightly, "Then why do you think I can answer this question?"

Zou Yi raised his head, there was a smile on his face, but it was so bitter and sad, "Because I have no other hope......"

"I want him to live, as freely as he did when he didn't meet me......"

Wan Qiyuan looked at the night in the distance, and after being silent for a long time, he finally said, "If there is no guide from the people in the mountains, whether it is a mortal or a demon beast, they can only see a barren land at the end of the tooth rhino road. And if a mortal wants to find Sumeng, the only way to do it is to perform sacrifice. ”

"That is a secret method a long time ago in the Mengshan Mountain, the legend is to draw a talisman on the forehead with blood as a guide, and every step on the tooth rhino road, then do a kowtow salute, and so on until the whole tooth rhino walks, it is possible to knock on the door of the mountain. Of course, it's more likely to be lost halfway. ”

"If you really want to find Sumeng again, come with me......"

At dawn, Zou Yi set off to the scenic spot again, carrying a huge blue-black mountaineering bag behind him, and the talisman written on his forehead with blood as ink was covered by the wide brim, and the ticket inspector curiously stayed on him for a while before pressing the railing that blocked it.

The moment he passed by, another man next to him suddenly smelled a faint smell of blood, and he subconsciously wanted to hold Zou Yi, but when his fingers touched the mountaineering bag tightly tied behind him, he suddenly felt as if he had touched a sharp knife edge, and it hurt sharply.

He quickly retracted his hand, but upon inspection, he found that there was not even the tiniest scar on his ten fingers.

"What's wrong?" the woman who had just picked up the ticket for Zou Yi looked at him strangely.

The man rubbed his fingers, which were still a little painful, and said vaguely, "It's nothing, maybe it was bitten by a small bug." ”

Zou Yi carried the hiking bag handed over to him by Wan Qiyuan again through the fog to the tooth rhino, he took off the brim of his hat covering his forehead, raised his head to stare at the hundreds of stone steps above it, and then slowly lowered his eyes, knelt on both knees, bowed his head on the thick mountain rock, took a step and saluted, held his last breath, and finally knocked on the door of Sumeng Mountain......

The method of private sacrifice of mortals alarmed the big demon guarding Sumeng, Shen Wu went to check, but found that the one who knelt outside the mountain gate was actually Zou Yi, who was already dying, he hurriedly asked the boy guarding the mountain to remove the big array, but the demonic energy he sensed on Zou Yi at the moment when the formation failed made him change his face in vain.

That's Xu Yang's......

Shen Wu's eyes were suddenly split, "Why do you have the Eighth Child's Inner Dan on your body...... What the hell did you do to him!"

The huge demonic power overflowing from his body made Zou Yi suddenly have a sharp pain that his internal organs were crushed, and the blood flowing from his forehead dyed everything in front of him red, and he opened his mouth with difficulty, but after all, he couldn't support it and passed out......

Zou Yi didn't know where he was, he was immersed in a void of darkness, ignorant and selfless, only at the most unreachable end, there was a golden light, although it was so weak, but it seemed to be the only salvation in the endless darkness.

Suddenly, the distant light fell towards him without warning, Zou Yi instinctively stretched out his hand to catch it, but as the light approached, he also felt more and more intense pain at the same time, and the two seemed to instinctively repel, but even so, Zou Yi still did not let go of the outstretched hand, until the golden light broke through the darkness and rushed into his chest.....

Zou Yi woke up in an incomprehensible pain, and before he could fully open his eyes, he heard a burst cry in his ears, "He's awake!"

Bai Er walked in with a gloomy face, threw a pill into Zhen Jiu's arms, "Feed him and take it." ”

Zhen Jiu melted the pill with water and poured it into Zou Yi's mouth with a small spoon.

The bitter and spicy taste rolled into his throat, and Zou Yi was completely sobered up.

"Do you want sugar?" Zhen Jiu couldn't help but ask.

Bai Er glared at his junior brother, Zhen Jiu touched his nose, pinched the spoon and sat on the chair next to him.

Bai Er walked to Zou Yi's bedside, and when he saw the golden glimmer shrouded in his chest, he was angry again, resisted the urge to draw his sword out of the sheath, and said coldly, "Say, what is going on, if there is a half-nonsense, even if you are now a half-demon body, you will not be able to escape death!"

Zou Yi didn't excuse himself, starting from his serious injuries after going down the mountain, he told the two people in the house everything from beginning to end.

After Bai Er listened to Zou Yi's words, he didn't embarrass him anymore, put down the two pills to Zhen Jiu, and walked out alone with a sad expression.

Zhen Jiu put the pill in Zou Yi's hand, opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say, and finally only took a glass of water from the table next to him and put it on the low table next to the bed.

"That, the pill left by Bai Er is to help you fuse the inner pill as soon as possible, don't lose it. ”

Zou Yi put the pill in his hand next to the cup, and he asked lightly, "Zhen Jiu, do you know any way to take out the inner pill in my body?"

Zhen Jiu was shocked, "Don't you want to die?"

Zou Yi smiled, "I should have been a dead man......"

Zhen Jiu suddenly became a little angry for no reason, he stood on the side of the bed and asked Zou Yi, "Is this how you treat my Eighth Senior Brother!"

After speaking, he turned around the room angrily a few times, but his eyes suddenly turned red as he walked, and he squatted beside the bed and whispered, "It's impossible, there are countless coveted big demon Neidan in this world, and the eighth senior brother melted it into your body in the end, and you can't take it out anymore." ”

In just a few words, for Zou Yi, even the last trace of hope has been wiped out.

At this moment, Shen Wu lifted the curtain and walked into the house, "It's good to wake up, I was reckless just now." Although this incident started because of you, it is not entirely your fault, it is the eighth child's own choice, and he should not be angry with you. ”

Zou Yi came back to his senses in a trance, but he still couldn't see the focus between his eyes, only staring at the indigo futon on his legs, and said softly, "I want to see Xu Yang......"

Shen Wu's eyes darkened, "Xu Yang didn't go back to Meng at all, if it wasn't for you coming this time, we wouldn't have known that such a big thing had happened." ”

After that, he said to Zhen Jiu again, "Xiao Jiu, if you go to Bai Er, just say that I have something important to tell him, and let him see what Zou Yi brought in his package before coming." ”

The sound of Zhen Jiu leaving made Zou Yi's eyes tremble slightly, and then he stared at it, forcing himself to withdraw from the trance just now, he raised his hand and pinched the corners of his sore eyes, and then walked out of bed, stumbling a few times before standing still.

"Since Xu Yang is not in Sumeng, I will leave here. ”

Zou Yi arched his hand to Shen Wu, and then planned to pick up and leave the room.

Bai Er didn't turn around, only put his hand lightly on his shoulder, "Sit down first, Xu Yang's matter is not about you alone." ”

After a while, I saw Bai Yi take a thing wrapped in a strip of cloth and rush into the house, "Zou Yi, who handed over the things you brought in your package?"

"It's a shopkeeper named Wan Qiyuan. ”

When Bai Er heard this name, his expression changed suddenly, and he asked again in a trembling voice, "Did he also teach you the secret method of knocking on the mountain?"

Zou Yi nodded, and then told Bai Er everything about Wan Qiyuan.

Bai Er listened very carefully, but when he got there, his face became solemn, "You said he wasn't a monster?"

Zou Yi said, "Xu Yang once mentioned that he can't feel the demonic aura in this person. ”

Bai Er's pupils constricted slightly, "How can this be ......?"

Zhen Jiu didn't know why, but he could still feel the majestic momentum overflowing from under the strip of cloth.

Bai Er pondered for a moment and said to Zou Yi, "You take these two pills, and then go down the mountain with me, let's find Xu Yang first, and then go to the man's residence." ”

Shen Wu suddenly spoke, "I'll go." ”

Bai Erdao, "What are you messing about, do you know that the mountain guard demon is ...... when he goes down the mountain without permission?"

"I know, that's why it's supposed to be me. Shen Wu said with a smile, grabbed a small bag from the void, and returned an emerald green spirit grass stored in it to the white second-hand, "The thing is returned to its original owner." ”

It was a ripe seven-spice delicate baby, and Bai Er raised his head in disbelief, "You haven't taken ...... since the beginning"

"Why waste such a precious thing on me. Shen Wu smiled disapprovingly, took the thing in his hand that was tightly wrapped in strips of cloth from the white second-hand, and finally asked, "Those apprentices under my seat are all transformed into plants and trees, and they don't need demon beasts to open their minds, and they will bother senior brother in the future." ”

After that, he bowed down and solemnly bowed to Bai Er.

Bai Er couldn't bear to turn his head and took a deep breath, "Zhen Jiu, say goodbye to the fifth senior brother." ”