They walked into the dimly lit temple.

Everything here was made of stone, revealing a dull grey, and the lights were far apart, looking empty and lifeless. There were no ornaments or frescoes in the temple, only moss clinging to a few stone walls, perhaps because they were damp. Apart from this characteristic faint humidity, there is no smell or trace of burning incense in the temple. The cool breeze rushed in from the doorless tower hole, blowing a cold feeling that drilled into the bones.

"Do you usually live here?" Qi Huan couldn't help but ask, "It's too cold." ”

"Some rooms aren't that cold." Chu Tianyan carried the lamp and turned around to explain, "And there is a light in the room, which is warm enough." Don't worry about that, I'll take you to the underground ruins. ”

The so-called underground ruins are the places where the Chu priest said that the red true pearl is stored. Of course, there are also the relics of Bai Ya's father. He led them to the depths of the temple, which was more than the last time Liu Shenghan had set foot in. They walked all the way, through the atrium and the columned cloisters, until finally they came to the temple. But it's really not magnificent, it just makes people feel empty, depressed, and cold. Everything was in tatters and dust, as if no one had ever set foot on it and no one had cleaned it up. They walked on the stone ground, and when they looked back, they could see white swaying footprints.

From the cloister, the color of the lights changes to a strange bright blue, more dazzling than a gemstone. Liu Shenghan looked at the firelight and whispered to them:

"That's the everlasting light that never goes out......"

"So much?"

They looked at Chu Tianyan's back, he was walking forward so calmly, it seemed unstoppable. The oil lamp refined by the merman doesn't mean anything, he just ...... I just bought the product. Moreover, they are even more reluctant to think about it, because he can hear everything. At this time, several people began to feel that this was really an unpleasant ability.

Priest Chu walked to the center of the temple, holding a lamp in one hand and a scepter in the other. He slammed the scepter against the ground in the center, and the cracks in the ground glowed with a dark red light that spread in all directions. They dodged again and again, for fear of stepping on these lines. When the red rays of light joined together like poured molten iron, a complete circular formation appeared on the ground, and ancient runes were stacked layer upon layer, not knowing their meaning. Then, somewhere the ground began to sink, intermittently, and spread deeper. There was a sound of movement under the ground, the rubbing of stone and earth, as if a giant snake was spinning downwards and digging.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please. I'll lead the way. ”

The red light that overflowed from the ground disappeared, and Chu Tianqi came to the side of the hole on the ground, and raised the lamp to signal them to follow. Then he turned and went down until the whole figure sank into the bottomless hole. As they approached, they saw a row of stone steps with a certain arc pointing down to the left, in the shape of a huge spiral. There were lights on the side wall, and those lights were lit from the side when Priest Chu walked forward, and the speed of the lights gradually exceeded the place he had walked, illuminating the way ahead. Bai Ya followed first, then Jun Aoyan, and Liu Shenghan followed. Qi Huan glanced back at the empty entrance one last time, and walked with them into the depths of the ground.

It seemed that the silence lasted too long, and Chu Tianyan was afraid that they would be bored, so he talked in front of him.

"The underground ruins are where the nameless warrior fought against the python god. The battle lasted for three days and three nights, and the fire burned the forest in this area...... There is the Great Swamp today. The temple was built here, and it is claimed that it was to suppress the evil monsters. Actually, Lord Anaconda told me that this is not the case. However, not many people know the rumors, and even fewer know the truth. ”

"Indeed...... All I know is that there has been a fire in the forest. Liu Shenghan recalled, "That was about six or seven years ago?" I don't remember exactly, but it's not that long. ”

"But the enchantment of the Nine Heavens Kingdom was formed ten years ago, and you weren't a great priest at that time, were you?" Ao Yan asked.

"Well, not yet. After the people built the temple, it disappeared, and none of the people who remain here today participated in the construction of the temple. Sometimes, some of the repair work is not easy to do, because

The structure of the temple is somewhat peculiar, and it is impossible for a non-specialized stonemason carpenter to understand it. The structures here all seem to come directly from the will of the python god - built to its liking. ”

Qi Huan nodded as if he understood: "No wonder I have never seen such a style...... If it weren't for the aesthetic preferences of the world, it would be understandable. To be honest, it's quite magnificent, but it's too deserted. ”

"Lord Maharaja doesn't like to be too noisy."

Along the way, Bai Ya didn't say a word. His face was too pale. It was clearly cold here, but fine cold sweat oozed from his forehead. It can be seen that he is trying his best to suppress the fluctuating emotions and the uncontrollable attachment to drugs. No one else had seen him like this, whether on the battlefield or anywhere else. Presumably able to let him control his thoughts, it must be a relic belonging to his biological father that he is about to see.

The knife, the knife that Shui Wujun personally gave him, sharpened iron like clay......

Hearing Bai Ya's heart, Chu Tianyan sighed in front of him. He whispered:

"Your father was a very good man. We crossed paths before I left my hometown, and we were friends. We have taken very different paths and have very different lives. We're also completely different people – in every way. It's just that I didn't expect that we would also meet and become friends like this. ”

Bai Ya said with difficulty: "His character ...... It's actually good. He could talk to anyone, and anyone could easily trust him - before they found out that his arm was a knife. ”

"Prejudice is a knife, a knife that kills without seeing blood. Bai Shaoxia, don't care, I have lived for so many years, and I can see through what human nature is. Even if your father doesn't do anything for Zuo Zhenmen, just seeing his knife, you won't dare or want to talk to him. ”

"So he's always talking a lot."

"It's true. But for me, the more words, the better. I'm also interested in the changes in my hometown. He talked about many things, about other people, about himself...... Your business. He is always proud of you. ”

“……”

He felt nothing but indescribable sadness. The dimly lit staircase appears narrower.

"Well, you don't like Zuo Ganmen very much." Chu Tianyan sensed something, "Actually, I was also a little surprised. Because there are very few people who have never seen their mother, but they still miss their mother. Your father is so great that he can embody all the good things about your mother in your heart—as if she had been a real part of your life. Especially for people like you, it seems more difficult to grasp this feeling. Oh...... I don't mean anything bad, don't be embarrassed. ”

"It's okay." Bai Ya didn't care, "Even I don't know why." ”

"But there are downsides. Your father said that you have an unnecessary hatred for Zuo Gangmen. He felt that he had not taught well. I told him that there are dilemmas in the world. Taking one side into account is bound to be negligent or unable to control it on the other side. How can he make you feel good about your mother and not hold a grudge against your mother's murderer? ”

"That's true, and that's what I said to him—from when I was very young."

He chose ...... anyway Let you feel love. I was completely brought up by my mother, but I didn't know what father's love was. From this point of view, maybe we can talk about it as well. And Miss Jun...... I know it's not easy for you. But everything will be fine, right? I've always felt that way. ”

Forcing a smile in a painful topic, I'm afraid only Chu Tianyan can do it. How could Bai Ya not hate Zuo Zhenmen? More than once he thought about how to kill the wicked people, stabbing after stab, until both the swords and the people were dyed red. slit their throats, as the murderer did to his living mother; Slice open their bellies, just as the father had to do to his dead mother......

Kill them all, and leave not one behind. This is not for the stability of the entire rivers and lakes, not to save more people from the constant fear, but simply to ...... For revenge. He seemed to be born for this, but his father didn't let him, he would rather have the former

Such a compassionate feeling.

But doesn't Baisha hate them? Shouldn't he hate? Shouldn't he hate this place that took the people he loves? Shouldn't he hate those who killed the people he loved?

"Hmm...... Do you know? Your father and I both believed that everything in the world has a reason for its existence. Chu Tianyan slowed down, as if deliberately setting aside time to speak, "Tigers hurt people, but also prey on wild sheep and hares, to prevent them from overbreeding and wantonly eating people's crops. It's like the left gate...... Its existence also indirectly controls the balance between good and evil. If it weren't for the existence of those so-called wicked people, maybe your mother would not have grown up safely, and she would not have met your father, let alone you. I know that these words are too dialectical and too light-hearted, and you may find it difficult to understand, and if you do, you will not be able to accept it, but I should tell you after all. ”

Bai Ya didn't speak. His friends are not Chu Tianyan, and they don't know what he is thinking. Of course, it may also be that he has no strength to speak, his hands seem to be a little shaky again, and he does not walk crookedly, but he does not walk as steadily as before. This difference can only be seen by a person who has been practicing martial arts for many years, but it is obvious to his friends. Jun Aoyan wanted to help him, but he was afraid that he would be too stubborn and wouldn't let him help. This person always feels as if accepting help from others is admitting his own inadequacy, and he doesn't care whether he can withstand it or not.

Qi Huan suddenly said casually: "Do you want to stop?" It's been a long road, and I'm tired. ”

"Is it because the relieving effect has passed?" Liu Shenghan looked at him, and then at the back of Chu Tianyan in front of him, "Dare to ask Lord Priest, how long will it take to walk ahead?" ”

Divine Officer Chu stopped, turned around, and didn't look tired. He understood, of course, what was going on, and he said:

"It's a while, not far away, and we're already halfway there. Does Bai Shaoxia need to rest? ”

"No, you don't."

Since Bai Ya himself said so, although he would only say so, a few people followed Chu Tianyan to follow, but the priest also slowed down his pace. Qi Huan heard Bai Ya's rapid, noisy breathing, and even the frequency of his heartbeat was a little terrifying. At this time, Bai Ya suddenly whispered to him:

"Candlelight and Glow, do you still want it?"

"Huh?" Qi Huan looked at him dumbfounded, "What are you talking about?" ”

"What if...... In the future, these two knives—"

"Say what? Do not understand. Qi Huan waved his hand, quickened his pace, and got closer to Chu Tianqi in front of him.

Bai Ya didn't say anything more. He felt that his eyes were very flowery, and there was a feeling of rubbing his eyes violently and then opening them, or suddenly standing up after squatting for a long time, and his vision flashed and flashed. He reached for the wall, and felt that it was as soft as cotton and as slippery as ice, not as rough as it looked. It fell together as if it was breathing, making Bai Ya really worried about his physical condition. He had not been afraid of death since the beginning...... But he didn't like the process of decay. This kind of withdrawal reaction undoubtedly makes people feel that life is worse than death, and he would rather die simply and beautifully.

The lights on the side wall were gone, and they came to an even more empty area, probably to the ground floor. Is this a remnant of a few years ago? Several people walked forward in a trance, and saw white skeletons all over their feet. The bones are intact, as if they had rotted away naturally. Could it be someone who wants to steal the true pearl? Before Qi Huan could ask, he found Liu Sheng frozen in place. He and Ao Yan followed her gaze and saw that there was indeed a broken blade in front of them, deep in the wall. The walls were high, large, and covered with something indescribably black, wrapped in layers, as if the whole wall was made of it. It resembles the roots of a crouching dragon, and the wrists and feet of a beast in the sea, spreading out from the center of the broken knife in a twisted shape. There seems to be something protruding in the middle.

It's not right.

Turning his head, Priest Chu turned his back to them and looked at the stairs when he came. He stopped talking, but there was a continuous, subtle "clatter" from his body, a little harsh in the empty and damp ruins. Bai Ya stretched out his hand and slapped it on his shoulder, which had become as stiff as a corpse at some point.

He looked back suddenly, his entire head turned over, and several scarlet eyes split across his face.