Outside the city of Karju • Chain Moon Mountain

The man in the black cloak looked at the eastern sky, which was still pitch black. But in half an hour, an hour at most, the sun will rise over the horizon.

A new day, a new dawn...... Maybe this is a very important day for him, a day he has been waiting for for a long time.

He seemed to be in a bit of a restless frenzy, and even the air around him was steaming with a rolling heat wave. Ignoring the fact that the girl in the blue veil who was far away from him was already seriously injured, she knelt on the ground with a muffled voice, and her breath was dying. But with the last of his strength, he supported the ground with his arms, so as not to let his face fall to the ground.

He said that even if the enemy is defeated, he cannot be like a grass with broken roots in the cold wind, falling to the ground and being slaughtered. That's a great shame for a warrior.

Thinking like this, the perseverance in her heart increased a little more, and her wrist holding the cold earth seemed to have strength. She tried to straighten up, then stood up decently, pretending to be bearable.

Maybe he will smile with satisfaction and be proud of himself when he is seen in the eyes.

With a slight exertion, the wound on the shoulder blade tore up again, and the blood scab that had been coagulated was washed away by the gurgling blood, flowing down the big arm, melting the frosty skin on the ground. She resisted to let herself scream, but finally let out a faint moan from the pain.

Sure enough, the man seemed to be awakened by the beautiful immersion yearning, and slowly turned his body to face the girl. However, his face was still hidden deep under the wide hood, leaving only a mysterious and eerie darkness.

In fact, she had never seen his face for eighteen years.

But at this moment, she faintly felt his undercurrent anger. This is a skill she has naturally learned since she was a child by his side, catching every movement in the air and feeling his silent emotions. She didn't dare to raise her head more and more, and she couldn't speak, so she could only tremble and try her best to stubbornly support her body.

"Where's the stuff?"

His voice was sharper than the roar of the wind, colder than the frost of the earth. It doesn't seem to come from under the hood, but it seems to come from all directions, heaven and earth. From the far away, the wind enters the ear, which makes people smell cold. The girl shrank and couldn't help but close her eyes.

"Sect leader, his subordinates are incompetent, and they are careless to underestimate the enemy...... "Her breath is weak, and she carefully considers her words, for fear that she will make a mistake." Cannot... failed to take the summoning spirit song out of the Hou Mansion. ”

"What did you say?" The man's voice became colder and colder, like a hellish ghost, faint and piercing. "Ling'er, I didn't understand."

When Wen Ling heard his name, he couldn't help but be shocked, his blood attacked his heart, and the shoulder wound was oozing more and more. She painfully freed one hand to hold the wound, but the other hand was overwhelmed, and she could only use her entire forearm to support the ground, prop up her upper body, and look up at the darkness in the center of the hood.

"The Master... Don't be angry. Just because Ling'er was anxious, she thought that there were only agency guards in the Lihou Mansion...... But I never thought that there was a master to support him, his blade was ingenious, and his body was weird, really... It's unheard of. That's when I suffered a big loss. I hope the Lord forgives you for your sins! ”

"Hmm......" The black-robed man leaned down on his idle neck, as if looking at the wound on Wen Ling's shoulder that was struggling to be pressed by his left hand, but there was still blood oozing out. He walked along, slowly examining the trembling body lying on the ground—a wound like a shoulder blade, and there were no less than ten places around her. It's just not as serious as a shoulder injury, and the bones are deep visible.

"Indeed, it is a big loss. It's just that no matter how good the other party's martial arts are, Ling'er, you are the only person in the world who follows me in the world. Over the years, it can be regarded as diligent, even if the four flag owners join forces, they may not be able to hurt you half a point. How is it that today, it was actually the dog of Lihou... Biting the tail. ”

"Master! Master... Ling'er didn't mean that the martial arts taught by the sect master were not as good as those in the Hou Mansion. There were three people I encountered at that time, all of whom were women. The first two took the lead, and although the blades were strange and the moves were complicated, they couldn't entangle me for too long. It's just that the last person made a move, the moves were exquisite, the internal strength was pure, and he was a big opponent of the battle for a while, and he succeeded in several moves......"

Wen Ling's mind was confused, and his breath became more and more urgent. For a while, I don't know what to do. They are really strange and have suspicious origins. I also ask the sect master to heal the wounds of my subordinates, and when my subordinates are fully prepared, I will visit the Hou Mansion again, and there will never be any strange people outside the Tail Sect——"

"Where's the sword?" The black-robed man interrupted idly, obviously tireless, but did not hear it. Wen Ling was dumb for a moment, as if his blood had suddenly coagulated. She was most afraid that what he asked would be detected in the end, it didn't matter if she was seriously injured, as long as he forgave his mistakes, he could heal all his wounds with a snap of his fingers.

It's just that she is scheming and sparing no effort to protect his safety.

"The subordinate handed it over to Duan Ming."

Wen Ling closed his eyes in despair and chose to explain truthfully: "But this matter has nothing to do with him, he doesn't know it!" It's the subordinates who make their own decisions... Just because you promised your subordinates, this time it will be done, you will allow me to be free, and let me be with you for the rest of my life! In that case, it doesn't matter to me what kind of sword or what kind of deputy flag master is! ”

"Really? But you seem to be very concerned about that unimportant person......" The man's voice grew smaller and smaller, but it pierced his heart like a steel needle. "Presumably now that it hurts you, he must feel the same and feel the pain in his heart."

"Master! Ling'er, I beg you, Sect Master! Help me, help me heal my wounds! Ling'er will not miss a moment, regroup and re-enter the Lihou Mansion, and recapture the Summoning Spirit Song for you - I can recall Duan Ming and return the sword. You can also order him to help, it will definitely win! Please, Master... Help me and give me another chance......"

The man stopped and stopped in front of Wen Ling's eyes. He bowed his head and groaned, as if looking at a dying little animal, with great interest, but indifferent.

"I'm not interested in that thief. If you were allowed to do so, you may have the right to dispose of it yourself. It's just that, Ling'er, did I give you too much care and privileges to make you feel... What about people and things that are irrelevant and more important than the tasks I have given you? ”

"I had no intention of doing so!" Wen Ling was shocked, and her voice contained endless fear and sorrow. "In my heart, the most important thing has always been you! I have followed you all my life, and I have destroyed my family and humanity for you, and I even did not hesitate to turn my back on Duan Ming and Gangfeng Qizhong. I was born and died just to help you fulfill your long-cherished wish! I've given up everything, I've done my best, how come you just can't see it! ”

The mournful cry shook the top of the mountain, and seemed to pierce the quiet night sky.

The sky seemed to light up for a minute, and for another point. Suzaku was slightly stunned, and then turned to look at it suddenly. I saw that on the eastern horizon, the fish-belly white sun had emerged from the imperial city of Kazhou. There was a sudden rush of ecstasy in his heart, and he felt the blazing flames rolling in his body again—finally the day had come, and he had been waiting for this day for two thousand years. That was his long-cherished wish for 2,000 years, and now, it will finally be fulfilled.

I turned around again, and I had already sorted out my thoughts. He no longer showed half of his emotions to her, nor did he bother to say more.

I raised her for twelve years, but now, she is worthless.

"Ling'er. After all, you are the most important person in my life. ”

She was a little stunned, a little distracted. Struggled to raise his head. In the dim morning light, her vision was blurred. However, she could still feel that he had faded away from the cold anger of Shicai, forgave her for the shame of failing the mission, and returned to the reticent leader who was like a father and a teacher.

There was a warm joy welling up in his heart, and Wen Ling couldn't hold it anymore and let himself fall to the ground. The frost has turned into morning dew, and the drops stick to the withered grass on the top of the chain moon mountain, with a refreshing fragrance. There was no more tension or fear in her heart. It was a difficult day, I had never been so seriously injured in my life, I had never fallen unrestrained in the soft grass, and I had never spoken to him so heartily......

Is it a hallucination? He seemed to be walking towards him, his steps had always been so light that they could not carry a trace of dust. The tip of the boot had moved to his eyes, and he slowly crouched down, looking down at her. At that moment, she seemed to see his eyes for the first time in her life.

Perhaps it was a hallucination caused by excessive blood loss, but at the end of the dark and deep pupils, she saw a red flame, burning strangely. It was as if his soul was dancing with the flames...... His hand was on his forehead, and it was an indescribable feeling, cold to the touch, but then it became hotter and hotter, like a heat wave, surging and churning under his palm.

"Suzaku ......"

Before he finished speaking, his palm against his forehead suddenly became hot, and before Wen Ling could scream, the raging fire had spread from his palm to his whole body in an instant. The fiery heat of the tongue licking her body overshadowed the pain of all the wounds, and when she opened her eyes for the last time, she saw that the whole world was engulfed in red, and it was already a sea of fire.

A purgatory paradise that she has spent her life purgatory.