25, Mulberry

Hades.

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was no distinction between the five worlds, all things lived in the desolate land, and there were spirits in the south of Chu, and the spring and autumn period was 500 years; There is Fusang in the east of Penglai, and Zhike communicates the yin and yang of heaven and earth.

After the land is divided into five worlds, the first generation of demons folded the spirit of the underworld, Fusang branches and leaves planted this forest, and each took a word, called the mulberry, extremely said that its place is remote, its tree is strange: no leaves and no flowers, no death and no life.

The trees here are naturally black wood, without flowers and leaves, and only the horizontal trees are covered like dry bones. There are all kinds of fierce beasts living on the edges, and in the center, there is often no breath of life for thousands of years.

In the dark place shaded by dead branches, from time to time there are faint halos that rise and fall with each other everywhere, and then gradually disappear after a while, like countless pairs of huge pupils in the dark.

This strange atmosphere made Cang Yuluan, who had lived in the heavenly realm for a long time, couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, as well as fear of an unfamiliar environment.

"'Bones are in the dark, and the bones are dry'. It doesn't look like this is the place where the son of the Demon Venerable should stay. Cang Yuluan's toes crushed a dead branch that was as white as a broken bone, and the blue pupils were the only color in the room.

"Don't make fun of me, I say that I am the son of the Demon Venerable, but I am just the abandoned son of the Heavenly Demon who everyone has to condemn." Prison Junming was not at all angry at all because of her sarcasm.

He touched the corner of his forehead: "I was born to the Demon Venerable and the woman of the Yu clan who came from the robbery, and the demon clan can't tolerate our mother and son, so Prison Xuanyuan can only hide us in this underworld." ”

"Mother is a very gentle person, and she has told me a lot about the Celestial Realm, so I don't hate the Celestial Realm and the Feather Clan. But she still died, and giving birth to a descendant of the Demon Venerable consumed too much of her lifespan. ”

"I grew up here, and the Demon Venerable used hundreds of herbs on me, and even did not hesitate to destroy the Yin and Yang Heavenly Disk in the name of prolonging my life to seize the aura for me to cultivate, but I never broke through the red realm."

"Yes, in Ah Luan's opinion, this place can accommodate you, the great god, and it is not a treasure land." Cang Yuluan responded.

Prison Junming chuckled: "When you say that, it's the same reason-be careful." ”

Cang Yuluan moved half a step, and Prison Junming stretched out his hand, holding half of the poisonous snake in his hand, while the other half twitched on the ground at the girl's feet and gradually lost his breath.

"Compared to Zhan Qinghuang, the two of us work well together." Cang Yuluan said with a smile, mentioning the name of his long-time best friend was like mentioning a stranger.

"You and I are just two red realms, if we don't hold together, sooner or later we will be eaten here with no bones left."

*

"Uncle Ce, I'm back."

It is hard to imagine that in this area without leaves, flowers and voices, there is such a house made of black dead wood, which looks extremely simple from the outside, but in fact it is exquisite and detailed.

Prison Junming pushed open the door, and a middle-aged man inside was holding a knife, skillfully blistering his prey.

"Young master, the young lady that the master said, but the one next to you?" Seeing Prison Junming push the door in, the man slowly turned around and fell on Cang Yuluan.

"yes, it's a pity that it's worse than he expected." Prison Jun Min shrugged.

"Uncle Ce doesn't have to be restrained, just call me Ah Luan. You call him the young master, that is, your master is the Demon Venerable? Cang Yuluan's eyes widened slightly, but she was not too surprised.

Prison Junming was able to act so freely, and without Prison Xuanyuan's acquiescence, she had to surprise her. It's just that she still can't understand why this Demon Venerable wants to spare her life for the time being.

This man who was called "Uncle Ce" by Prison Junming was just an ordinary demon person, because he didn't have any ability, he couldn't cultivate, and he looked no different from the human race, he took care of Prison Junming's mother and son since he was a child, and he was also the person that Prison Junming respected the most besides the Demon Venerable.

"Miss Luan doesn't have to worry too much, the two of us are just doing what we are told. The girl can take care of her body here, and there will always be a turn for the better in the future. Uncle Ce smiled heartily.

Cang Yuluan clenched his fists: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

*

When night fell, the fire in front of the wooden house was the only light in the forest of dry bones.

The three of them gathered around the fire, and the prison monarch skewered the beef that Uncle Ce hunted on the branches and put them in the fire to roast, and the juice in the branches was steamed out by the flames, mixed with the aroma of meat, so that several people couldn't help but move their index fingers.

"Mother once told me that most of the Yu people don't like meat, and I'm a little scared to see you eating so happily." The grease dripped into the fire and made a "zizi" explosion, and the prison monarch held his chin with one hand, looking at Cang Yuluan, who had no psychological burden at all after eating meat, and his face was a little delicate.

Cang Yuluan glanced at him and swallowed the meat in his mouth unhurriedly: "Then your mother must be from a very noble background, the upper-class Yu clan even only eats bamboo and drinks liquor, while the ordinary Yu clan is not so particular." Moreover, the soldiers who join the army naturally have to eat meat in order to have the strength to kill the enemy. ”

"That's just as well." Prison Jun Ming shrugged his shoulders and changed the topic lightly, "Fairy Zhanhuang is already looking for you all over the Five Realms, I know you are in a hurry to go back, I will start helping you find a way to contact those people tomorrow." ”

He swallowed the meat in one gulp, and the eating appearance did not look like the usual handsome and noble son. Throwing aside the dead wood branch with the meat on the string, he held his head in both hands, showing a playful expression, looking at Cang Yuluan.

"No, I don't really want to go back." Cang Yuluan bit off the last piece of flesh, and poked the branch into the fire with a flick of her fingers, and the remaining grease immediately burst into a series of sparks, which were reflected in her blue eyes, which were a strange golden-purple color.

Prison Junming raised his eyebrows: "Oh? The fairy Cangluan, who is famous in the Five Realms and has great achievements, doesn't want to go back? ”

Cang Yuluan ignored him and looked up at the sky, perhaps, this was the first time she had seen the heavenly realm from this perspective.

"There's no point in going back. What the Heavenly Realm needs is a fairy who has inherited the mantle of the Emperor of Heaven, not a wasted person who has nothing. My work, Zhan Qinghuang will do a good job. ”

Maybe she only has the strength to even reach the Red Realm now, maybe she has lost all her identity and background, but the peace at this moment, she hasn't experienced it for many years. It's the kind of comfort that can't help but sink even if you know it's falling.

She seemed to have lost everything, or maybe this was the way she was supposed to go.

"What's wrong? Remembered something? Seeing that Cang Yuluan's eyes were gradually empty, Prison Junming waved his hand in front of her eyes, and Cang Yuluan came back to her senses.

"Nothing, I'm full." Cang Yuluan got up and left the fire and sat down beside a huge rock nearby.

"Zhan Qinghuang is looking for me because she knows I'm still alive," she looked down at the martyrdom who turned into a jade pendant and lay on her waist.

"But what if, Cang Yuluan, is already dead?"