Chapter 18: The Cycle of Life and Death
Su Jue, who noticed that her expression was wrong, asked, "Miss Xuanshuang, do you know this thing?"
"Of course, this bracelet is mine. ”
"This is yours?" Su Jue thought to himself, could it be that Jiang Yan asked them to come to this bracelet?
"That's right. ”
"Miss Xuanshuang, if my guess is correct, you are the young lady of the Luo family in the past, Luo Yan's wife, right?"
"Miss Yue, how do you know?"
"I inquired with Lu Li when I was in Mirage City, he said that although Luo Yan was born in a famous family, he married a mountain girl in spite of the public opinion, and after they got married, they also lived a peaceful and beautiful life, but unfortunately the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, this young lady died of illness in the Luo family less than two years after marriage, and then Luo Yan never married a wife and concubine, and was alone until he died of illness. When I listened to it, I felt that Lu Li had reservations, and along the way, I was more sure that the young lady back then was not dead, but the current Xuanshuang girl, you, right?"
Seeing that Xuan Shuang had a default expression, Yue Qianlong continued to ask: "Why did you leave the Luo family, and why did you come back to steal Luo Yan's mausoleum after fourteen years?"
"Miss Yue, do you think two people who know each other well should stay together for a lifetime?"
"Of course, do you want to find someone who can't share your heart for the rest of your life?"
Xuan Shuang smiled abruptly, "I also felt like this when I was young, but just like you Yue girl said, I was born in the mountains and has no relatives and no reason, but Luo Yan is the eldest son of the Luo family, and he carries the glory and expectations of the Luo family." ”
"So what?"
"It's easy to know and love each other when you're young, but it's difficult to get along and support each other after getting married. ”
"What does that mean?"
"I just wanted to be Luo Yan's wife, and I just wanted to live with him for the rest of my life, instead of taking a fancy to the name of the young lady of the Luo family. I came from a low background, and it was not easy to gain a foothold in the Luo family, but I didn't know how to please others since I was a child, and it was not surprising that I was dissatisfied with the Luo family. What's more, I have been cultivating since I was a child, and I was originally determined to travel the world, and I was tired of the trivial facts of the fights between my in-laws and concubines. ”
Yue Qianlong was stunned for a moment, "So, you left the Luo family because of this?"
"At that time, the old lady of the Luo family felt that I had few women and had never been pregnant, so I arranged for Luo Yan to marry another side room, I argued with him in a fit of anger, and finally put on this bracelet, only carrying a sword and leaving the Luo family. Later, I traveled all over the northern regions and southern Xinjiang according to my temperament, and finally got the opportunity to apprentice in Kunlun, and after learning a small success, I went down the mountain and returned to Qingxi City, but at that time, Luo Yan had passed away for more than a year. ”
Yue Qianlong couldn't help but sigh in her heart after hearing this, she always thought that the matter of love was simple when she was in the Nuwa God Realm, and since the two were willing, they could naturally stay together until Bai Shou. At this time, thinking back to Yi Ze, Li Luo, and now Luo Yan and Xuan Shuang, she realized the difference. They are all people who have each other in their hearts, but why is there no happiness in staying together, it sounds like they are tormenting each other?
They talked too much, and what happened next startled all three.
"You...... Is it Xuanshuang?"
Unexpectedly, Luo Yan, who was originally asleep, actually opened his eyes.
"Luo Yan!"
In everyone's surprise, Luo Yan was extremely calm, he looked at Xuanshuang, his eyes were complicated and difficult to understand, this look was not how deep and affectionate it was, more just indifferent, as if he had expected this day, and as if he was very familiar with Xuanshuang. This look belongs to the husband and wife who see each other day and night, not the old people who have been separated for a long time.
It wasn't until he saw the scars on the side of Xuanshuang's face that he became nervous and asked, "Are you injured?"
"I ......" Xuanshuang remembered the wound on her face, quickly covered it with her hand, and said, "No, no." ”
"You don't have to care, in my heart, you have always been the little girl at the foot of Que Mountain, after all, there are too many things, far more important than appearance. ”
"Luo Yan, I'm sorry. Xuanshuang has hidden this sentence in his heart for fourteen years, and now he finally has the opportunity to say, "If I hadn't left the Luo family back then, you wouldn't have become like this." ”
Luo Yan laughed when he heard it, his smile was pure to the bones, containing all the feelings and hatreds.
"No, it was I who insisted on taking you out of Que Mountain, and I tied you to the Luo family with all my heart, and when I got married, I said that I would protect the peace and joy of your life, but this promise was not fulfilled. If you want to leave, there's no reason to stop me, just blame me for not being able to do it. ”
"Luo Yan ......"
"But I know you'll come back. ”
No longer asking so many whys, Xuan Shuang held back her tears and helped the man, and said emotionally: "Luo Yan, this time we will go out together, and I will go back to Luo's house with you." ”
"No need. Unexpectedly, Luo Yan just shook his head, he picked up the bracelet from Xuan Shuang's hand and put it on her wrist, which he gave to her when he took Xuan Shuang down the mountain.
A renunciation spell was placed in the bell of the bracelet, so that no matter where Xuanshuang went, as long as she shook the bell, even if she was far away, she could hear the bell and know where she was. But when Xuanshuang left the Luo family, she even took off the bracelet, which shows how determined she was at that time.
"Xuanshuang, can you promise me one thing?"
There was no longer the recklessness of his youth, Xuan Shuang immediately responded: "I promise you!"
"Silly girl, why did I agree before I said it?"
"No matter what you say this time, I will agree!"
Yue Qianlong thought that this person should say that he would let Xuanshuang stay by his side and never leave, but Luo Yan spoke: "Put it on this time, don't take it down again, in this case, perhaps...... I can still hear and feel. ”
"Okay, I'm not going to take it off again. ”
Luo Yan nodded, his originally tender eyes became sluggish, he reached out and stroked Xuanshuang's hairline, and dug his fingers deep into it, just like he had combed his fingers for her many years ago.
To him, Xuanshuang is like a rootless fire, a flower without stems, although it falls in his palm, he always can't grasp it, which Luo Yan expected from the first time he met her in Que Mountain. He himself was a layman, but Xuanshuang was different, she should be the little girl who sang barefoot in the mountains according to her heart, not the young lady of the Luo family who was bound by the rules of etiquette.
It was his mistake from the beginning, it was he who coaxed this person into his own world, but he couldn't protect her safety.
There seemed to be something wrong around, and Su Jue, who had already retreated to the outer room, noticed that this space seemed to be trembling, and he pushed Yue Qianlong vigilantly, and asked, "Do you feel something wrong?"
Yue Qianlong nodded, "The earth spirit here is unusual, and it is very strong. ”
The scenery of the outer hall suddenly became blurred, and the whole space was a little distorted, Su Jue and Yue Qianlong understood at the moment, it turned out that this was just an illusion, and this whole room was not a real scene! In the blink of an eye, this huge room turned into a bare jade platform, and there was nothing in the center except for the bed just now.
"Miss Xuanshuang, there are strange things here, let's go quickly. ”
At this time, Xuanshuang was still holding Luo Yan in his arms, and Yue Qianlong noticed that the man's face was pale, and his lips had lost a trace of blood, which was completely different from just now.
She dared to step forward to probe Luo Yan's pulse, and then said to Xuan Shuang: "Luo Yan...... Why didn't he have a pulse? Wasn't he okay just now?"
"Luo Yan is dead!" Su Jue was also shocked when he heard this......: "Why is this?
After a long silence, Xuan Shuang put down Luo Yan in his arms and put him on the bed safely, at this time, Xuan Shuang pressed the edge of the bed with his hand, and the bed moved into a tightly sealed cold coffin, and there was a sudden cold air around her, but as soon as the coffin was closed, it was difficult for her to see Luo Yan's face.
"Miss Xuanshuang, what does that mean?"
She got up and suddenly said, "Let's go." ”
Yue Qianlong was confused, "Let's go? You just left? What about Luo Yan? You just left him here alone?"
"If the deceased is like this, why disturb people's sleep again. ”
"But he ......"
Before Yue Qianlong finished speaking, Xuan Shuang pointed to a stone statue in the northwest and said, "There is a life gate behind here, let's go here." ”
Although he felt sorry, Yue Qianlong still didn't say anything, and could only follow Xuanshuang towards the stone statue.
At dusk, Meng Qingque and Su Lingxi couldn't sit still anymore, they got up and were about to go to the thief cave again, but before they could take a few steps, they saw Su Jue and the three of them walking out from the west side of the mausoleum.
"Ah Jue!" Su Lingxi immediately rushed over and looked Su Jue up and down, and asked again and again, "Ah Jue, how are you?"
Su Jue shook his head, "What about you and Qingque, how did you come out?"
"We were sent to the jade gate, and if we tried to enter, the door would not be opened, so we had to wait outside for you to come back. ”
"Miss Xuanshuang, your face?" At this time, Meng Qingque noticed the wound on the man's face.
"Sister Xuanshuang, your face ...... What's going on?"
"It's nothing, it's just a skin, you don't have to be. After replying, Xuan Shuang's eyes turned to the right front, and it was Luo Yinhuan and Le Wu who heard the movement and rushed over.
"Yin Huan, is it really you?" Xuan Shuang greeted him and said happily: "I didn't expect you to grow so big!"
"Yin Huan, is this also what you can call this name?"
"I ......"
"Xuanshuang, it seems that I was too underestimated to let you die inside. ”
"Yin Huan, what are you talking about?"
"My eldest brother is more benevolent to these women, when he built the mausoleum, he didn't let his father and mother set up any organs, but just laid a maze of Taoism, if it weren't for this, I could easily change the feng shui layout in the tomb, and you Xuanshuang would never come out alive today. ”
It turned out to be a ghost he did, it seems that this mausoleum really didn't have anything hurtful as Xuan Shuang said before, but this time it was really someone who temporarily changed the layout. But the construction and design of a mausoleum are interlocking, and it is not easy to turn it into a fierce mausoleum after sealing the mausoleum, and there is also a phantom array in Luo Yan's mausoleum, even if this person wants to change it, he can't move too much.