Just last night, Bai Yan and the maid told her about the old Gu Master and Yao Yin, but Lu Yuan's life and death, Lan Indigo hid it very tightly, and Bai Yan didn't plan to conflict with Lan Indigo at this moment for this matter, so he didn't let the people from the pigeon building investigate.

"No, Minamoto is still alive. Lan Indigo replied immediately, but then added, "The subordinates just hope that Mr. can wait for the end of the challenge before going to see the source of the incense, the subordinates guarantee their lives, and the source of the incense is not worried about their lives at this time!"

An Lan asked, "Since I don't have to worry about my life, why do you want to stop me from seeing him?"

Lan Indigo said: "The subordinates don't dare to stop Mr., the subordinates only ask Mr. first, at this moment, you have to put yourself first, and the subordinates believe that Yuan Shixiang also thinks so." ”

The wind was strong on the mountain, and snowflakes drifted in from outside the temple.

Lan Indigo is still wearing a black narrow-sleeved regular dress today, and unlike usual, the collar and edge of the dress are decorated with red edges, and the black dragon pattern is embroidered on it. Eight points of black with two points of red, which is both low-key and exquisite. The snowflakes fell on her shoulders, and the ice was clear and jade, and the more white it was, the more bright and dazzling the combination of red and black became, just like everything in this incense hall, showing luxury in the heaviness.

An Lan turned sideways, took two steps forward, and stood beside Lan Indigo, her snow-white cloak sweeping over Lan Indigo's shoulders.

In the wide and tall incense hall, the afternoon snow light shines through the window lattice, dividing countless soft beams, falling on the two figures of black and white, one high and one low, light and darkness blend into a bright and deep picture. The incense mist in the hall was curling, and the snowflakes outside seemed to be attracted by the aura here, flying in one after another, passing through the beam, reflecting a little starlight, and finally competing to fall on them.

"It's good to be alive, tell him that these sufferings are not in vain. An Lan was silent for a moment, hugged Xue Qiu, and said calmly, "You go and prepare, they are almost there." ”

Lan Indigo breathed a sigh of relief, then responded, and after getting up, he raised his eyes slightly, and saw that the expression on Mr. was still as indifferent as usual, but after a closer look, it seemed to be a little different. She couldn't tell what was the difference, but she faintly felt that between those beautiful eyebrows and eyes, there seemed to be a little less sharp than before, and instead, it was more and more difficult to see the depth of clarity.

After Lan Indigo went out, An Lan said to Bai Yan: "Today, if I lose, what will happen to you?"

Bai Yan walked up to her from behind her and gently brushed the snowflakes off her shoulders for her, "What kind of answer would you like to hear from me?"

An Lan said: "Nature is the real answer in your heart. ”

Bai Yan said: "I will kill Situ Jing." ”

"And then?"

"And then?"

"After killing Situ Jing, what are you going to do in the Tianshu Palace? This is your place, will you take it over again?"

Bai Yan looked at her for a while before saying, "If I say that after killing Situ Jing, I will leave the Tianshu Palace, do you believe it?"

An Lan just looked at him, her dark eyes deep and incomprehensible.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and the maid walked in and said, "Sir, the people who have no fragrance in the world have arrived at the gate of the palace." ”

An Lan withdrew her gaze, turned around and walked out.

The snow kept falling, An Lan stood on the high steps of the Fengzhu Palace, looking at the figures walking in the distance, even if they couldn't see their faces clearly, but the ambition of each of them couldn't wait to jump in front of them.

She suddenly remembered that a few years ago, when she was just a waiter, Mr. Guanghan went out and did not return, and Mr. Fang of the Shaking Light Hall took the opportunity to lead everyone to break into the Tianshu Hall and forced them all the way to the Fengzhu Palace. At that time, she was also standing in this place, facing a group of great incense masters, even if she was trembling with nervousness, she would never take a step back. Even if she hits a stone with an egg, she does not show the slightest cowardice.

Thinking back at this moment, on that day, she was not only nervous and scared, but also a little bit of excitement that she had not even noticed that she was about to challenge the strong and bloodthirsty.

She has never been a gentle and beautiful, supple and well-behaved woman, the quiet years are too boring for her, she knows what she wants, she knows what she can bear, she is strong when she is strong.

After a while, Situ Jing and the others walked to the foot of the steps of the Fengzhu Palace, he was still wearing a cloak and a wide snow hat, covering most of his face.

An Lan's eyes fell on him and said, "Chuan Lian didn't come?"

Situ Jing climbed the steps step by step, and after standing in front of her, he took off his snow hat, rubbed his hands on his face again, and then raised his face, revealing Chuan Lian's face that looked delicate, but always revealed a little stiff. This is clearly a female face, but at the moment, it seems that people can't determine her gender. This is not because it is too feminine and handsome to seem male and female, but it is an inexplicable and unpredictable weirdness.

An Lan looked at her and said, "This shouldn't be the true face of the high priest, right?"

Situ Jing didn't answer, but said with interest: "Mr. An doesn't seem to be surprised at all. ”

An Lan said: "During this time, if I can't even tell who I'm dealing with, I won't dare to take on this challenge." ”

"That's right. Situ Jing nodded slightly, "Mr. An's spirit today looks good. ”

An Lan looked at the sky: "It's noon." ”

The towering temples around them vanished in an instant, the high steps were crushed into an endless path, the sky darkened, the wind dispersed, the snow stopped, and everything around them was reduced to nothingness, and it was terrifyingly empty.

Her luxurious snow coat had faded into a bloodstained plain garment, her black and silky hair was messy, her delicate eyebrows were stained with mud and tears, and she was even lying on the ground without an image, her chest rising and falling weakly, as if all she had left for these last breaths.

Situ Jing walked slowly from the other side of the road, and the face of Chuan Lian kept alternating with An Lan's face at this time, and his facial features were a little distorted because of this, looking extremely weird.

"Mr. An, why is this troublesome? Situ Jing looked at An Lan lying on the ground, and at this time her voices even seemed to overlap, "Until now, as long as you are willing to bow your head, it is still too late." ”

An Lan withdrew her gaze from the void and looked at Situ Jing, and after a while, she slowly got up and sat on the ground with her hands propped up: "I have always had a question, I want to ask the high priest. ”

Situ Jing said: "Please speak." ”

"Does the incense Gu have a deep connection with me, or is it more deeply connected with the high priest?"

Situ Jing looked at An Lan for a while, and then smiled lowly: "Since Mr. An has already found out that I have also planted incense Gu, why do you dare to be so close to me during this time, and deliberately live near the world without incense?" You know, the closer you are to me, the greater the influence of the incense Gu, and the faster you will be devoured. ”

When Situ Jing first raised the Xiang Gu, he first planted the Xiang Gu for himself, but his method of planting the Xiang Gu was different from An Lan, he used his own essence and blood. Before the incense Gu met the Great Incense Master, under the urging of the Gu Master, it could only be hallucinogenic at best, and without the blessing of the drug, its effect would be very small.

Therefore, it was recorded in the ancient books that the incense Gu could bring incomparably powerful power to the Gu masters, and it had always been regarded as a legend by the Gu masters, but Situ Jing was convinced of it.

So when Bai Guanghan put this opportunity in front of him, he accepted it without hesitation, and for this he even killed the real high priest and replaced him.

And later, things did not disappoint him.

He came to Chang'an as promised, and let the incense Gu devour An Lan's incense realm according to the plan, and all this was simply unexpectedly smooth. As the more incense realm the incense Gu devoured, the power of the incense Gu became greater and greater, and he could already foresee that the incense Gu would eventually melt An Lan, making An Lan completely become a puppet of the Xiang Gu. As a result, he was able to control An Lan through the Xiang Gu and indirectly obtained the ability of the Xiang Realm.

An Lan said, "You haven't answered my question yet. ”

Situ Jing thought for a while, and then came to his senses: "I heard that you have a saying here that you can use the way of others to govern others, is it possible, Mr. An has such a plan?

An Lan did not speak.

Situ Jing laughed for a while: "I'm afraid Mr. An is going to be disappointed, you are whimsical." ”

An Lan looked at her smug expression and was not angry.

Situ Jing looked at her with a little pity in his eyes, as if he was looking at a clown: "Mr. An still hasn't gotten rid of his arrogant mentality, don't you still understand that you are just food to him, and Xiang Gu is a pet to me." Your feeling is not wrong, we are in a chain of relationships, but this is not a parallel chain of relationships, but a vertical chain of relationships, Mr. An, you, from beginning to end, are at the lowest level. ”

"I don't know if the high priest has seen it, and finally injured the owner's pet. ”

"Those who are disobedient are not domesticated pets. ”

"The High Priest thinks that the Incense Gu has been completely domesticated by you. ”

"Could it be that Mr. Ann still has illusions?"

"Here, since I'm at the lowest level, why doesn't the high priest make a move and let the incense Gu kill me?"

She is the last survivor in her fragrance world.

Situ Jing narrowed his eyes slightly: "You are very smart, you know that in the incense world you created, it is not easy to completely wipe out your consciousness. But that doesn't mean I can't really do anything about you, you must know that there are too many things in this world, which are more terrible than death. Mr. An, I really don't want to drive you crazy. Since you will surrender sooner or later, it is better for you to bow your head now, at least so that you can still maintain this glorious appearance. ”

An Lan said lightly: "It turns out that I am not miserable now. ”

Situ Jing looked at her covered in blood condescendingly, and said contemptuously: "Mr. An really doesn't know the true meaning of the word miserable." You are like this, at least you are still young, even if your face is covered with blood, as long as you wipe away those blood stains, you are still beautiful. You probably didn't expect that in the future, you will quickly grow old and ugly, your facial features will be distorted, your face will be covered with wrinkles, your body will be weak, and every day after you will be tortured. I'm not talking about what you look like in the Fragrance World, but what you look like in reality, the Incense Gu has turned you into a puppet, and everything about you will be completely controlled by me!"

Situ Jing's voice became more and more gloomy, as if coming from the deepest abyss: "When the time comes, I will take you like that to visit all the people you know, every banquet held by the Xiangdian, I will let you come out to accompany you, you will see girls of the same age as you, they are still as young and beautiful as flowers, and you are not as good as the mud in the stinky ditch." How noble you were in the past, how lowly and dirty you will be at that time, you will make people feel pitiful, make people feel disgusting, make people curious, make people discuss, and your topic will spread throughout Chang'an!"

"Oh, and the incense envoy Bai Yan, he should be the first to see you turn into that disgusting appearance, I really don't know, when he sees you like that, can he still love you!"

After Situ Jing finished speaking, An Lan was silent for a long time, as if she was imagining everything that Situ Jing described.

What the High Priest said was indeed chilling. I can't even imagine what it would be like when those things really happened to me. An Lan spoke, and as she spoke, she propped up her body with both hands, struggled to get up from the ground, slowly stood firm, and then looked at Situ Jing with a calm expression, "But I have only seen the birth, old age, sickness and death of others, but I have never experienced what it feels like to be old and weak and unrecognizable." ”

Situ Jing's face sank: "It seems that there is no need to talk nonsense." ”