Chapter 20: Replace me to protect you
"The Lost Fairy did not return to the fairy world. ”
Zigui did not find his way lost in the fairy world, so he returned to the mortal world and told Shuchen and Mu Feng about it.
"Then she should still be in the mortal world, we continue to send people to search, and we can always find it. "Suchen said.
"It's getting late, let's continue looking tomorrow. After Mu Feng finished speaking, he went straight back to the room.
"Strange. Suchen said.
"What's strange?" Zigui asked.
"Why did he go back so quickly today? ”
The person Shu Chen refers to is Mu Feng, Mu Feng used to be afraid that Su Chen would sneak away after finding his way lost, and he generally looked at Su Chen all the time, and every time he had to chase him away. It's suspicious that he's gone so easily today.
Perhaps, he already knew the whereabouts of the lost. Suchen guessed.
So Shuchen and Zigui quietly followed Mu Feng.
Su Chen guessed correctly, Mu Feng received a message from Lingyue in the afternoon, saying that she and the lost were in the capital. He wanted to go immediately, but he was cautious and didn't want to tell Shuchen about his lost whereabouts.
He just wanted to quietly find his way and bring her back to the Yuanzhen faction, and it was best to let the two not see each other for the rest of their lives. He didn't do this entirely out of selfish considerations, but also because Shuchen was a lost calamity, and he was and is still so, so he couldn't let the two get too close.
In order not to let Shuchen find out, Mu Feng deliberately delayed until the dead of night before setting off. He went back to his room, packed his bags, and left.
"Look, I'll just say there's something wrong with him. ”
Shuchen was monitoring Mu Feng in the dark, and when he saw him leaving, he said to Zigui.
"It is worthy of being an old rival, that is, understanding each other. Zigui teased.
Shuchen and Zigui followed Mu Feng secretly all the way, and finally found that his destination was the capital. At this time, Su Chen started to think carefully, he was no longer satisfied with finding his way out, but wanted to find his way one step ahead of Mu Feng and quietly take her away.
So after knowing the destination, Shuchen sent spies from the demon world to hinder Mu Feng, and he took his son all the way to run.
At first, Mu Feng thought that the spies from the demon world had come to the world to make trouble, and his sense of justice made him patient to get rid of the demons. Later, he found out that the spies of the Demon World were just focusing on dealing with him, and immediately understood that this was a trap for Shuchen, so he hid when he met someone from the Demon World and hurried to the capital.
Hurry up, Mu Feng is still a step late. When he arrived at the Zhou Mansion Villa, Shuchen and Zigui were already inside.
Seeing Su Chen's first sentence, Mu Feng said, "Despicable." ”
Shuchen replied calmly: "I learned from someone." ”
This person is naturally referring to Mu Feng.
However, the two fought back and forth, and neither of them saw the lost first. Because today I lost my way and Lingyue went to the spiritual temple outside the city together.
The reason why Lingyue must come to the capital is to worship an old man. Not long ago, I got the news of that person's death, and the emotions that had been dusty for many years poured into my heart again.
When she left the capital, she vowed not to come back, and she also warned herself to forget that person, if it had to be a little related, she also hoped that the relationship was hatred rather than love. She thought she had done it, but now she realized that hatred for that person was also part of love.
"The spiritual seat of the abolished prince Heze is placed in the temple outside the city, and the girl can go to worship with this token. ”
Zhou Zheng told Lingyue the location and arranged for a carriage to take them to the temple.
Standing in front of Heze's tablet, Lingyue's heart was sour, and it was heaven and man who were separated when they saw each other again. At first, she didn't expect such an ending, but later, although she thought of the ending, she didn't expect this ending to be so heart-wrenching.
Lingyue took out a hosta wrapped in a handkerchief from her arms and placed it in front of Heze's spiritual seat.
"Since then, you and I have nothing to do with each other. Whether it is hatred, love and longing for you, I plan to forget, and I hope you will walk well on the road to Huangquan. ”
After a brief worship, Lingyue left the place where the tablet was parked and went out to meet the lost. Lost had been waiting for her outside at the stone table under the tree.
Lingyue almost fainted after coming out, but fortunately she held on to the door frame in time, her breath was unsteady now, and her heart was numb.
"Are you okay?" Lost helped Lingyue.
"It feels like it's messy. ”
"The Buddha light here is too strong, it's not good for you, let's leave quickly." ”
Lost helped Lingyue and slowly walked outside the temple, the red walls and tiles of the temple exuded a quiet atmosphere. Behind the two, a monk watched them leave, and the monk's hand held the hosta that Lingyue left in front of the tablet.
"Chanting the spirit, it's time to go to the main hall to recite the scriptures. ”
Lost and Lingyue returned to the other garden, only to find that Shuchen, Mufeng, and Zigui were all there. It's not surprising, Lost knew that the three of them would find themselves sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.
After a while, Zhou Zheng also came over, saw Shuchen and Mu Feng, and greeted him warmly. After more than ten years of reunion, the past echoes in everyone's minds again, but the protagonist can't remember those things anymore when he is lost.
More than ten years ago, the deer demon murder case in the capital brought everyone together. Zhou Zheng, the general of the guard, asked Mu Feng and other Yuanzhen disciples to investigate the case, and they quickly found out that the demonic qi came from the prince's mansion. At that time, the crown prince was none other than Heze.
The crown prince is the future prince, and it is difficult to track down. They took the opportunity of a feast and entered the prince's mansion.
"The demonic aura here is strong, I'm afraid it has been mixed with the monster, wait for me to check it out, and then discuss countermeasures with the general." ”
Mu Feng and the others checked in the prince's mansion separately, and the identity of the guests was revealed, so it was more convenient to act.
The Prince's Mansion was very large, and Suser and Dusty lost their direction as they walked and strayed into a courtyard. There is a gloomy atmosphere here, giving people a feeling of oppression.
"There won't be ghosts here. Suser asked in a weak voice.
"It turns out that my sister is afraid of ghosts. ”
Dusty was not afraid, but was overjoyed when he discovered Susher's weakness.
"Where...... I'm not afraid. Suser said deliberately.
Seeing her so stubborn, Qi Chen smiled even more happily, he took Susher's hand, held it tightly, and said, "I'm afraid, I'm afraid, there's nothing to hide." This time, I will protect my senior sister. ”
Suser took advantage of the moonlight to look at Dust's face, and suddenly found that he had grown into a resolute and strong man. The side face of the dust is angular, and it has long since faded to the color of sickness.
Suser felt itchy in her heart when her hand was pulled by the dust, but she didn't know the reason at that time. I just hope that Dusty can stay by her side all the time.
"Aren't you afraid?" asked Susser.
"I'm not afraid of what my sister is afraid of. Dusty replied.
"Why?"
"Because then I have a chance to protect my sister. ”
"But what if I'm afraid of something, you're too afraid?"
"Then I'll try to overcome my fears. ”
Dust's words were like a declaration of guardianship, and he really did it in the future.
"Senior brother, hold on to me and don't let go. ”
Sumire and Dust hang on the cliff, and if they are not careful, they will fall into the cliff.
"Senior sister, let me go, if this continues, we will both die. ”
"No, no, Senior Sister will save you, trust me. ”
"Senior sister, I'm not afraid of death. ”
Dusty smiled, and that smile was brighter than ever. Perhaps he knew that day was the end of his life, so he wanted to leave the bright smile of Sin to Suser in order to have a place in her heart.
"What nonsense are you talking about? ”
Suser was afraid that Dusty would let go of her hand and fall into the cliff, and was so anxious that she was about to cry, but if there was any other way for her to save Dust.
"Didn't I say it, as long as it's something that my senior sister is afraid of, I'm not afraid. I know that my senior sister is afraid of death, so I am not afraid. ”
After saying this with a smile, there was no fear on his face. In fact, everyone is afraid of death, but Dusty chose to face death. He had to keep his promise, and this was his only chance to protect Susher.
Suser felt Dusty let go of her hand little by little, and her heart panicked, and even had a hint of pain.
"Don't, don't do this, ...... dust"
When Dust's hand was completely released, Suser broke down and cried, and at that moment, she also wanted to let go of her hand and fall into the cliff with Dust. It's just that at the last moment, Mu Feng appeared in time and saved her.
Dusty closed his eyes, let go of his grip on Sumire, and let his body fall into the cliff little by little, he could hear the wind whistling in his ears, blowing on his cheeks.
Perhaps he was terrified, or perhaps the imminent death had left him desperate. But he didn't regret his choice, the only thing he couldn't let go of was the woman with a bright smile. I don't know if she's saved, I don't know if she'll be sad.
What if she cried? Did someone wipe her tears?
It was precisely because of this experience that on the edge of the cliff that day, Suchen would ask if he was lost and knew what it was like to fall off the cliff.
Lost doesn't know, but he does. The feeling of imminent death, really scared.
If only one of the two people can live, whether it is the dust of the year or the current Shuchen, they will choose to let their lover live. But he didn't know that Suser and Lost were afraid of death, but what they were even more afraid of was the end of their lover's life.
When Dusty chooses to jump off the cliff and leave Suses alone, Suses cries for a long time. Regardless of her injuries, she searched under the cliff for a long time, but she couldn't find the dust. Until one day, the disciples of the Yuanzhen faction sent a message that the dusty glass cup in the Chongguang Pavilion was broken. The glass cup stores the breath of life of the disciples, and the cup is broken and people die, without exception.
After receiving the news, Jin Se still didn't believe it, she had to go to Chongguang Pavilion with her own eyes to see the dusty glass jar before she stopped, so she dragged her injured body again and returned to the Yuanzhen faction.
"No, no......"
Suser looked at the broken glass cup, and her tears fell like pearls with broken threads. She desperately tried to put the broken glass jar back together in its original form, but it was impossible.
After a long time, the glass jar of Suser was also broken. To this day, there are only two broken glass cups on the seventh floor of Chongguang Pavilion, one is Susser's and the other is dusty. The two broken glass cups represent the demise of two lives.