Lu Xiaofan has always maintained a vigilant posture, but he did not feel the threat from the black shadow in the corner. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"You, are you a celestial?"

"Alas......" the shadow gasped with difficulty.

Lu Xiaofan squatted down, took a closer look in the faint light, and exclaimed, "The past dynasty?!" ”

The black shadow in front of him is the dying past. Wrapped in a dirty and tattered black robe, the tattered hood covered most of his face, and his face was stained with blood.

"How are you?"

The former dynasty opened his eyes with difficulty, and a pair of peach blossom eyes that were once brilliant were dim. He said in a hoarse voice: "Lu Xiaofan? ”

"Well, don't talk yet." Lu Xiaofan sat down next to Xi Chao and took his hand to check his pulse.

Xi Chao struggled for a while, Lu Xiaofan grabbed his arm tightly and didn't let him break free, and at the same time quickly checked his pulse, and found that his injuries were not serious, but his heart was extremely weak, and patients who usually lost the will to survive only had such a pulse.

Lu Xiaofan touched his waist and found that the storage belt was still there. I rummaged through my belt and found that there was something to be used for. The most surprising thing was the small portable medicine bag that was commonly used in the Nine Heavens before, and it also contained a lot of pills that he had refined by himself.

Lu Xiaofan hurriedly took out the medicine pouch, counted a few pills and crushed them with the dim light and smell of medicine, and took out a bottle of drink bought in the music world from his belt and brought it to his mouth.

Xi Chao turned his head and said with difficulty: "Stay away from me." ”

"This cell is so big, I can't stay away from you."

"Then leave me alone."

"You're Nightstar's brother, I have to take care of it."

"Hmph, people who are dying still have the leisure to care about others."

"I'm not going to die, and you won't be dead." Lu Xiaofan said, suddenly reached out and pinched Xi Chao's jaw, slapped the pill into his mouth, poured him a drink, and lightly punched him in the stomach, Xi Chao swallowed the medicine with a grunt.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done it this way." Lu Xiaofan stared at the face of the past from the side: "Listen, I don't know why you are here, but as long as I see you, I will bring you back to Xuandu safely." ”

Xi Chao didn't speak, for a while, closed his eyes, and said with endless desolation: "I'm tired." ”

Lu Xiaofan didn't force the past dynasty to continue, seeing that he had been locked up here for a short time, and his heart was as miserable as ashes, he was afraid that he would be abandoned by his divine envoy.

Lu Xiaofan slowly moved back to the other side, thinking about how to escape with the former dynasty. I touched my arm and was lucky to find that my arm was also there. There is a fruit knife bought at the Yuanxiangshan Market, but it is not appropriate to take it out for the time being.

……

On the way back to Ling Yuntian, Night Star couldn't help but complain: "Why is this ancestor of Xiao Fan so indifferent and unkind? ”

Natural Tianzun let out a long sigh and said helplessly: "Don't blame my uncle, she lost her soul several times in the battle, and her memory was lost. For thousands of years, he was stationed alone in Kunlun, accompanied by only a unicorn. ”

"That'...... What about your Uncle Xuande? "When Yexing was young, I heard Wanqiu tell some stories about the battle between gods and demons, and after learning that after the gods and demons fought again, Wang Xiaofan and Xuande stayed in the mortal realm to garrison Kunlun.

"Thousands of years ago, another group of invaders came again, Uncle Xuande and Uncle Xiaofan, as well as my father led the troops to resist. Due to the weakness of the heavenly and underground tunnels at that time and the weak resistance force, our side ended in a narrow victory with heavy casualties. Uncle Xuande died in battle and returned to the avenue. My father Xuanyi was seriously injured, his mana was greatly lost, his cultivation was almost completely lost, and he had to stay in the mortal world to recuperate, and it was at that time that he met my mother. "Natural Tianzun looked back on the past.

"Another group of invaders?"

"Well, I'm guessing, I'm afraid it's the current Heavenly Demon." Natural Tianzun Dao.

"Heavenly Demons, did they evolve from ancient invaders?" Nightstar asked.

"I don't know. However, as you have learned in the Void Realm, once the universe is formed, there will be two opposing forces, yin and yang. Even if it is not a Heavenly Demon, there will be other hostile forces. ”

Nightstar sighed. In the universe, yin and yang maintain a dynamic equilibrium. Yin chases yang, yang chases yin, and it is the world that runs endlessly. When yin and yang are evenly matched, it usually manifests as a brief period of stillness and peace. And because there is yang in yin and yin in yang, this balance will soon be broken from within, and then another round of growth and decline will begin. Once Yin and Yang become one, the world returns to its original origin, and time and space disappear and cease to exist.

"Why did the little fan wander to the mortal world?" Nightstar asked again.

At that time, the heirs of Uncle Xiaofan and Uncle Xuande were young, and in order to leave their bloodline, they entrusted it to the Taoist temple founded by the ancestor in the mortal world, the Hidden Immortal Temple of Heming Mountain. After the war, Uncle Shi returned to Kunlun to recuperate, and after the injury was healed, he went down the mountain, and hundreds of years have passed in the world. Uncle Xiaofan was overly sad, physically and mentally exhausted, and he couldn't find his descendants in the vast sea of people for a while, and finally left sadly. Later, after my father Xuanyi recovered from his injuries, he took his disciples back to the Nine Heavens to create the Ancient Saint Realm, and instructed us not to give up looking for Uncle Xiaofan's descendants who had been exiled in the mortal realm, and to do our best to protect them once we found them. ”

Nightstar couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The ancient guardians silently guarded the world and had compassion for the world, but who had compassion for these guardians? Maybe they don't need anyone's compassion, heaven and earth go back and forth, and they have long looked down on life and death, and they have long lost the petty feelings of the beings of the Three Realms. The only reason that sustains their existence is responsibility, an oath.

……

Locked up in this small, dark cell, he didn't know the time. No one came to visit, and no one came to take them out for trial or execution. Lu Xiaofan slowly understood his role: hostage. Since they are hostages, do they want to wipe out Ling Yuntian's armed forces? Or is there something bigger? Lu Xiaofan really hopes that the night star will not come to save him impulsively.

Perhaps because Lu Xiaofan's elixir began to take effect, the former dynasty gradually gained vitality, and he was willing to open his heart and talk to Lu Xiaofan.

"It is not the oracle who has forsaken me, but I have turned my back on the oracle."

"You know, when you realize that the truth you have believed in since childhood is nothing more than a fabrication, when all your dependencies are unreliable? That kind of disillusionment makes life loveless. ”

"I gave up everything, and I lost everything......"

"I'm always dreaming of buildings collapsing one after another......"

"I was standing on the ruins, it was so dark that I couldn't see around clearly. Bow your head, and there is an abyss under your feet......"

"I often think about ending my life. However, my heavenly soul is still in the hands of the divine envoys, and even if I reincarnate, it will be a more painful and dark life. I...... Can't go back......"

Lu Xiaofan silently listened to the confession of the former dynasty, and deduced from his intermittent narration that he probably discovered some secret of the divine envoy. But what kind of secret is the former dynasty never mentioned. Lu Xiaofan made a plan in his heart: to rescue the former dynasty and take back his heavenly soul.

"In the past, you come with me."

Xi Chao smiled coldly and glanced at Lu Xiaofan: "It's up to you?" ”

"Whether it's up to me or not, let the facts speak. All you have to tell me is, what are the characteristics of the oracle who controls your heavenly soul? How to find him? ”

Xi Chao didn't answer, leaning against the wall and staring at the darkness in a daze.

"I know you don't trust me, but are you willing to die like this? Thou art younger than the night star, and thou art a long immortal, and thou wilt be plunged into eternal darkness and drowsiness before thou hast seen the splendor of the world? ”

Xi Chao's eyes seemed to light up, and in a blink of an eye, the light was hidden in the darkness.

Lu Xiaofan didn't talk to Xi Chao for a long time, but he just estimated the time to feed him medicine and water, and Xi Chao gradually stopped resisting, but took the initiative to cooperate.

"In the past, would you like to hear interesting stories about my time in the mortal world?" Lu Xiaofan saw that the former dynasty still didn't answer, but he didn't refuse, so he said to himself: "If you don't speak, you acquiesce, right?" Okay, so I'll start talking about ......."

Lu Xiaofan began to talk about his own experience in the mortal world, and talked about the Nine Heavenly School, war, Ling Yuntian's enlistment in the army, escape, fighting against heavenly demons, and expeditionary travel...... Talk about it every once in a while, until you get in this cage. The former dynasty finally got a little interested, and occasionally interjected a sentence or asked a question.

"So, in the past, you see, isn't it wonderful to be alive?"

"Probably."

"In the past, do you know what true goodness is?"

"......" the former dynasty was silent. I have known what is good and what is evil since I was a child, but in the end I am more confused than anyone else.

"In fact, there is no absolute good or evil, different positions, different times, good and evil, everything is changing. However, for us, in this universe, goodness is life, and it is to strive to live in any environment. Lu Xiaofan looked at the former dynasty firmly.

"My brother also said that nothing is more important than being alive." Xi Chao closed his eyes slightly, thinking of the night star.

"Yes, try to live, there is no way to be invincible, how can people isolate themselves from heaven? Not to mention the immortals. ”

"But what's the point of living like this now?" The past was hopeless.

"Since you are alive, you must not be reluctant. You must find a way to make your life as comfortable as possible for yourself and your loved ones. Live calmly, only then can you die without regrets. ”

"Oh? How to be comfortable? A bigger cell? The corners of his mouth twitched, revealing a mocking smile.

"No, get out of the cell and gallop between heaven and earth!" Lu Xiaofan's words are clear and authentic.

Xi Chao smiled: "Sounds good, can you?" ”

"As long as you don't give up hope, you can always come up with a solution." Lu Xiaofan slowly sorted out some clues according to the situation of Yu Guangtian described a few days ago in the past dynasty.

"Oh? What you said made me curious. I'd love to see how you can live comfortably. Unfortunately, we don't know if we can get out. The light in the eyes of the former dynasty brightened and dimmed.

"If you believe me, we will be able to go out, not only can we get out, but we can also take back your heavenly soul and return to Xuandu." Lu Xiaofan knelt opposite the former face and looked directly into his eyes.

"Believe? Can I believe it again? Xi Chao smiled self-deprecatingly, and then said without vicissitudes: "But if I don't believe you, who can I believe?" ”

Lu Xiaofan's heart felt deep sympathy for the past dynasty.

……

The pills in Lu Xiaofan's medicine bag were empty, and the physical state of the former dynasty had also recovered. Based on the limited clues provided by the former dynasty, the two immortals discussed a set of escape plans.

Lu Xiaofan touched a few spars from the storage belt, and kept throwing them to hit the part that emitted a glimmer of light above, and the place seemed to be a cover. I threw the spar and threw the gem, until the gem was almost smashed, and finally there was a glimmer of light, and then I heard a loud shout: "What are you doing?!" A bald man in a silver robe lifted the lid and yelled downward.

Lu Xiaofan saw the opportunity, kicked on the wall, and then hit the shoulder of the former dynasty, and rose to the sky, and the shackled chain in his hand was accurately put on the bald man's neck. The bald man stepped back in shock and sat on the ground with his ass. Lu Xiaofan rushed forward and quickly saw the situation on the ground. It was a tent-like round house, and the only thing in the tent was the bald man in front of him.

Lu Xiaofan knocked the bald man unconscious with an iron chain, stuffed the prepared strip of cloth in his hand into his mouth, tore off his robe to tie his hands and feet, and took off the scimitar he was wearing. After another round of searching in the tent, he found the key in a metal box and opened the shackles.

There was only one hammock in the tent, and Lu Xiaofan cut the rope of the hammock with a knife, took off the hammock and hung it down into the hole, pulled Xi Chao up, and untied his shackles.

Lu Xiaofan took out the fruit knife in his arm and let Xi Chao hold it, Xi Chao pointed to the scimitar in Lu Xiaofan's hand, and said embarrassedly: "Do you want to change lines with you?" I'm good at this. ”

Lu Xiaofan nodded, handed the scimitar to Xi Chao, wrapped the rope around his waist, held the fruit knife in his hand, and took Xi Chao out of the tent.

As soon as he stepped out of the tent door, he was met by two silver-robed men with scimitars. Lu Xiaofan snatched the scimitar in Xi Chao's hand, threw the fruit knife with one hand, and threw the scimitar with the other, and before the two silver-robed men could scream, they fell to the ground together.

Lu Xiaofan took off the scimitar in their hands and returned it to Xi Chao: "How many do you want?" ”

"A handful." The former dynasty didn't expect that in less than a year, Lu Xiaofan would be so neat.

Looking at the unbelievable expression of the former dynasty, Lu Xiaofan said in a low voice: "Go, go directly to your divine envoy." ”

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "Not anymore." ”