Outside the mall, it was bustling.

Yan Hua stood in the crowd of people, looking up at the advertisement playing on the huge screen at the top, and there was a scrolling subtitle below the advertisement, which was about the recent disappearance.

His eyebrows and eyes behind his thin-rimmed glasses frowned slightly, staring at the LED screen above him motionless, until a passerby accidentally bumped into him, and he came back to his senses.

There has been a lot of disappearances lately, but people don't seem to care, and there is no tension, after all, everyone thinks that disappearances will not happen to them.

Yan Hua looked at the dense crowd of people, sighed, and walked towards the mall.

The appointment to meet Gao Qingzhu was at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when Gao Qingzhu went to school and did not find Yan Hua, it was only after making a phone call that Yan Hua agreed to come out.

Looking at the time, there were still ten minutes before 1 o'clock, Yan Hua walked quickly to a café in the mall, picked a position not far from the door and sat down, looked at the square outside the window glass, clenched his fists, and waited for Gao Qingzhu's arrival.

"Yan Hua, you arrived early."

Not long after she sat down, she turned her head and saw Gao Qingzhu pushing the door in, and Xu Nanxing following behind her.

Yan Hua's originally clenched fist instantly loosened.

He smacked his lips, feeling pity in his heart, turned his head to look out the window, and responded lightly: "Well, I just arrived." ”

"We're going to get to the point." Xu Nanxing sat opposite Yan Hua and was straightforward.

Although he didn't like Yan Hua well, he came to ask him for help this time, and he still had to be more upright when he asked for help, so he didn't throw his face openly.

Gao Qingzhu was also afraid that Xu Nanxing would say something unpleasant, so he grabbed his words and said first: "We came today to ask you for a favor." ”

Yan Hua hugged his chest with both hands, stared at the two of them with clear eyes like deep pools, hooked the corners of his mouth and asked, "Don't talk nonsense, just say it." ”

"Help us get in touch with Garo, we have something to ask him." Gao Qingzhu sat up straight and said.

Yan Hua held his forehead, his face showed helplessness: "His name is Luo Jia, not Jia Luo." If you want to ask him anything, just tell me, and I'll tell him. ”

"Okay, you just ask Luo Jia if you know anything about Bu Huarong."

"Buhuarong?" Yan Hua didn't know this guy, but he was also curious at the moment, who this Bu Huarong was.

"You...... Would you like to help? Gao Qingzhu saw that he didn't answer, so he asked again softly.

Yan Hua came back to his senses, thought about it, and agreed to this request.

Relieved, Gao Qingzhu smiled and thanked him, Xu Nanxing was still looking at other places, but Gao Qingzhu next to him pulled his clothes, so he reluctantly said thank you.

The three of them didn't say anything, and after clarifying their purpose, Gao Qingzhu and Xu Nanxing left.

Yan Hua, who was sitting alone by the window, looked at their departing backs, remembered the old things many years ago, and said to himself: "As a result, there is still no chance to do it." ”

On the other side, Xu Nanxing and Gao Qingzhu walked side by side, and asked curiously: "Do you say Yan Hua will help?" He's not just going to say yes, is he? ”

"Yes." Gao Qingzhu just responded lightly.

"Are you so sure?" Xu Nanxing pouted, "Also, we have been together for so long in our dreams in the past, you should know very well what he is like, right?" ”

The two were walking, but when they heard this, Gao Qingzhu's steps stopped: "Are you jealous?" ”

Xu Nanxing paused, didn't look back, and said angrily: "Yes, can't you? ”

"I don't like him again, what are you jealous of?"

"I'm just not happy in my heart."

"Is that so happy?" As he spoke, Gao Qingzhu took Xu Nanxing's hand and clasped his fingers together.

Xu Nanxing was stunned for a moment, and he was happy in his heart, but he still had a displeased look on his face, and said stiffly: "I'm not happy." ”

Gao Qingzhu frowned, let go of his hand, and walked forward by himself: "Then don't take it, I'm not happy anyway." ”

"Eh, why did you let it go!" Xu Nanxing quickly followed.

……

At night, the roof of the school building is empty.

A cold wind blew, creaking the rusty iron door at the staircase.

Suddenly, the door was completely opened, and the sound of the iron door piercing spread through the empty rooftop.

From the other side of the door, a thin and tall figure quietly appeared—it was Yan Hua.

He stepped out slowly, a sharp knife in his hand, shining with silver.

Walking to the center of the open space of the balcony, he raised the knife and slowly approached the palm of his other hand, however, he paused, and after a moment's hesitation, the blade spun and quickly slashed towards the palm.

The hand that clenched the blade exerted some force, and as he pulled the knife out of his hand, a line of blood splattered out.

Yan Hua squatted down, squeezed the blood out of his palm, and drips seeped into the ground.

His brows furrowed from the pain, but the movement of his hands never stopped.

The thick blood fell, forming an irregular pool of blood on the ground, and then, Yan Hua opened his palm, tightly covering the blood water, and used the demonic power in his body to urge-

Finally, the small blood pool with irregular edges slowly floated up under his constant urging, floating upwards like a blood curtain, and suddenly, the blood curtain spread out, forming blood beads, surrounding Yan Hua's side.

I don't know when, fine sweat has been pouring out of Yan Hua's forehead, looking at the tiredness, the night wind blowing, and the coolness penetrates into the open pores on his body, and he can't help but tremble.

This method is the art of sound transmission, there is no sound transmission note, Yan Hua can only use this method to contact Luo Jia, because it is too energy-consuming, he will not use it unless he has to.

I still remember the reason why I deliberately went to Santang Forest and didn't use this method before, which is also because of this.

"Hmm......" With a muffled snort, Yan Hua half-knelt on the ground, and his strength passed at once, making him unable to stand.

The blood beads that filled the air around him slowly made a circle-like trajectory, constantly wandering around Yan Hua, and it didn't take long for a voice that he was all too familiar with to come.

"What's the matter with me?" Luo Jia's voice came from the blood beads around him, and he listened to it, and there was a little displeasure.

"Huh." Yan Hua's body was a little unbearable, but he still pretended to be relaxed to prevent Luo Jia from hearing something unusual, so he quickly asked, "Naturally, there is something important to find you, I want to ask about Bu Huarong, have you heard of him?" ”

"Buhuarong?" Luo Jia wondered, "What are you looking for him?" It's just a prison officer who committed a crime, and he escaped from the underworld more than a thousand years ago, and he has not been heard from since. ”

"More detail?"

"Detailed? What does he do, you ask? Bu Huarong was no longer here before I became a prefectural official. ”

"Have you heard anything about him?"

Luo Jia thought about it carefully and said: "I only know that he used to be a prison officer, and then he was imprisoned at the bottom of hell because of some things, and he was tortured every day, and suddenly disappeared for unknown reasons more than a thousand years ago, and then he didn't know anything else. ”

"Is that all?" Yan Hua was not at ease, and asked again, "I have a friend who seems to have met that guy, you had better report it to your superiors, if you can arrest him back, your credit is definitely not small." ”

"Got it, I'll report back to them." Luo Jia paused, and said dissatisfiedly, "A few days ago, there was a woman dangling in front of my mansion, and it was your masterpiece again?" ”

Yan Hua smiled: "What you say sounds really ridiculous, what is a masterpiece?" Didn't I promise you back then, let you enjoy the beauty of the world? ”

"Hmph, okay, don't say it anymore, I'm not the little hairy kid I used to be." Luo Jia was furious.

"Okay, okay, I won't send you a woman next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Hua felt a pang of discomfort in his chest, and even felt out of breath, and under extreme patience, Luo Jia still heard some clues.

"You're hurt?"

"Nope." Yan Hua was still holding back.

"I've heard that, what the hell is going on?" Luo Jia asked, and his tone changed from displeasure just now to worry.

"Looks like you're worried about me." Yan Hua tugged at the corners of his mouth, it should have been a joke, but when it came out of his mouth at the moment, it was extremely bitter.

Luo Jia's angry voice came: "It's all like this, you're still joking with me?" Let's be honest. ”

With his helplessness, Yan Hua explained the reason for his injury.

After hearing this, Luo Jia was puzzled: "A sound transmission technique made you like this?" With your cultivation, it can't be like this. ”

After that, he seemed to think of something, and hurriedly asked, "Before that, was your cultivation damaged?" If you use your previous cultivation, you won't be weakened like this by using a sound transmission technique. ”

Yan Hua closed his eyes, he didn't want to tell Luo Jia about this, but at the moment whether to say it or not, it seemed that it was no longer important, so he didn't continue to hide it.

"Actually, I have long fallen into the demon path, even if there is still the breath of Kunlun on my body, but I am no longer a stone immortal, and my cultivation is naturally no better than before."

"How so?"

"A little old thing, don't mention it."

"About Gao Molan?" Luo Jia guessed.

Yan Hua's body shook slightly, opened his eyes, and said calmly: "It has nothing to do with her, it was my own impulse to kill the people of the Immortal Family Sect, and I also caused myself to fall into the demon path." ”

"Does she know?"

"She won't know......" Yan Hua began to feel sad as he spoke, and Luo Jia could clearly hear the sorrow in his words.

Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, Roga didn't ask any more questions, but asked about something else.

"Last letter to you......"

"I watched." Yan Hua interrupted him, "I'm looking for the soul, but recently I've noticed that it seems that other people are also looking for it. I'll have to hurry, and as soon as I find it, I'll go and get Gao Qingzhu's soul immediately. ”

"Others, what are you looking for that thing for? A man-eating alien creature, who would want it? ”

"It's not clear."

"Did you do it? Although Gao Qingzhu and Gao Molan are two independent existences, they are the relationship between the past and the rest of the life after all, and they look the same, which will make it difficult for you to accept, right? ”

Hearing this, Yan Hua's eyelashes trembled, he stared down at the blood on the ground, and said lightly: "Since she is not her, how can I not do it?" ”

"......" After Luo Jia heard this, he didn't speak for a few seconds, and then slowly spoke, "Then since you have done it, I won't say anything more, you can take care of your injuries, and don't use demonic power in the short term." ”

"Got it......" Yan Huaqiang supported his body, and was about to raise his hand to end the sound transmission technique this time, when he heard Luo Jia's voice again.

"What? What else? Yan Hua asked.

It was quiet for a while, and after a long time, Luo Jia's voice came from the other side: "I will report the matter of Buhuarong, in addition, what you have done is against the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao, I will help you out of righteousness, since the favor owed to you has been paid off, then from now on, don't come to me again." ”

"Is this going to be severed?" Yan Hua said with a smile.

"Helpless, but you...... Or my friend, Yan Hua, take care of yourself. ”

After finishing speaking, blood beads fell to the ground like a rain of blood, and Yan Hua finally couldn't support it and fell.

His lonely figure hides in the night, looking depressed and lonely.

On this day, he lost a friend, even though that friendship still exists in their hearts......