Chapter 16: The Truth

The day after Kuru's death, white flags were hung everywhere in the empty valley, and the atmosphere was solemn, and the whole valley looked very depressed. Sora was very caring for his disciples before his death, and at this time all the disciples were immersed in grief.

The ethereal spirit and the red-clothed two, who had not stopped and rested day and night, finally arrived outside the valley. It was obvious that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and the guards had obviously strengthened, but why had the formation arranged by the yellow clothes weakened instead? What happened in the valley? Why is it so much changing?

Ethereal had a bad premonition, and he felt that he was pressing a big stone in his heart, and it was a little difficult to breathe. What the hell is going on? Why did Daddy know that he was back but didn't come out of the valley to greet him? Why is the valley so quiet?

Ethereal waved the whip in his hand with more force, and he leaped past the trap that he had already mastered, and made his way to the depths of the valley. The red clothes were silent, and followed closely.

In the valley, Xiao Jing, the ethereal personal maid, pounced on her and hugged her tightly, and before the words could be spoken, tears had already flowed out of her already slightly red and swollen eyes.

"Miss, you're back! Miss, the lord of the valley...... He...... Wow! Before he could finish his words, he burst into tears.

"Hey, Xiaojing, what are you doing here? Where's my dad? Why didn't you see him come out to pick me up, and he wasn't afraid that I would be angry with him? Ha ha! Quick, go and call him out, this, this is too unusual. Daddy, Daddy! I am back! Ethereal laughed, and walked inside, she never thought that Sora would never appear in front of her, no longer smile at her, no longer say to her, "Ling'er, obedient!" "She can't see her favorite dad anymore.

Along the way, there were white flags hanging everywhere, the disciples were all dressed in plain clothes, with strips of white cloth tied on their heads, looking at the ethereal eyes and wanting to talk, their eyes were red, some disciples came to say something to her, but she couldn't listen to anything, she ran to the empty bedroom one by one. She thought to herself that this was a joke that Soru had played with her, and that she was going to find him out herself, ask him properly, and tell him that it wasn't fun at all.

"Daddy, Daddy! Ling'er is back! Daddy, where are you? Ethereal pushed the door open and shouted at the top of his voice.

The room was so quiet that it was frightening, everything in the empty room was neatly arranged, but it seemed to be a little less popular, and there was a faint sadness in the air. Ethereal panicked, and she searched every corner of the room, over and over again, even under the bed several times. However, there is still no vacant figure.

She felt that she was about to go crazy, and in this incomparably familiar room, the empty voice and smile of the past were vivid, and her tears flowed unconsciously.

"Daddy, where the hell are you? Ling'er is so scared! Dad—don't leave Ling'er! There she cried out loud into the empty room.

A red figure walked in, grabbed the ethereal arms, and shook her body gently: "Ling'er, Ling'er!" I know where the valley master is, so I'll take you to meet him! ”

Ethereal looked at him blankly, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he instantly regained his vitality! She held his hand tightly: "Really? Fast! Take me there! ”

The red cloth's expression changed, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

In the mourning hall, a big word "lay" is so dazzling. The ethereal spirit saw darkness in front of him, and his body couldn't control it, so he was about to fall to the ground. Red-clothed held her tightly beside her and walked in half-in her arms.

In the empty mourning hall, there was a cinnabar-colored coffin, and the person she had been looking for for a long time was lying quietly in it, silent, her face was blue, and she no longer had the same look as before.

"Daddy - daddy - daddy – this can't be, it can't be like this, I don't believe it, I don't believe it! Daddy, get up, Daddy, stop kidding, it's not funny at all! Daddy, get up! Daddy—" Ethereal shook off the hand in red and threw himself on top of the coffin, pulling the empty hands that were no longer the warm hands in his memory, they were so stiff and cold.

Ethereal shouted until her throat was hoarse, and her face was already covered with tears, but she still stubbornly pulled the empty hand and refused to let go.

Hongyi quietly looked at her with grief, her throat tightened, but she couldn't make a sound. How could he persuade her? He really didn't know how to speak. He simply knelt quietly in front of the mourning hall, and waited for her to calm down before telling her how Kuru died.

At this time, the maid Xiaojing walked in gently, and she walked to the ethereal side while wiping her tears.

"Miss, take care of yourself! The valley lord is most at ease with you, you must not have a good one, the valley lord is not at ease! Miss, rest, I'll help you to the front and give the valley master a pillar of incense! After saying that, she wanted to lift the ethereal spirit up. It's just that she didn't expect Ethereal to wave her hand away, and she staggered back a few steps and almost fell.

She knelt in front of the ethereal spirit with a "plop" and burst into tears: "Miss, Xiaojing, please you!" Take care of yourself! ”

Ethereal eyes were red, staring at Xiao Jing fiercely, and asked her in a dumb voice: "You should tell me, tell me what is going on with this thing?" How could my dad die? Who in this world can kill him? You say, say it quickly——! Ethereal was so excited that his body trembled, and he threw himself in front of Xiao Jing all of a sudden, shaking Xiao Jing's body desperately until Xiao Jing was dizzy and her hair was messy.

Xiao Jing's eyes were filled with tears, and she looked at the somewhat hysterical ethereal in front of her in distress. She hurriedly wiped her tears, trembled her hands, and took out a letter from her underwear, which she had carefully kept and no one knew.

She handed the letter into the ethereal hand: "Miss, this is the last thing that the valley master asked me to hand over to you, and there should be something you want to know in it." Miss, take a look first. ”

The ethereal hand trembled violently, and the light and weightless envelope was as heavy as a thousand pounds in her hand at the moment, so heavy that she could barely bear it.

She sat down on the floor, her hand running lightly over the envelope, as if she could still feel the little warmth that her father had left on it. The envelope had not been opened, and the tears had already dripped on it, she was startled, and hurriedly wiped the tears from her face, and then carefully wiped the water stains on the envelope with the clothes on her body. This is the last thing her father left her, she can't break it, she can't, absolutely can't!

Ethereal took a deep breath to calm the grief in his heart a little, and then opened the envelope with his gently trembling hands.

"Ling'er, don't be sad! Dad just misses your mother so much that he wants to go to her! You have to take care of yourself and don't worry your parents, you know? This time, my father's momentary negligence gave people a chance, and when he found out, he had already poisoned his heart and lungs, and he was powerless. I've always felt that there are other people's inside lines in the empty valley, but there is no evidence. By the time it was discovered, it was too late. ”

"Ling'er, the empty valley will be dispersed, looking back, for so many years, I have always taken it as my responsibility to stabilize the disputes of various factions and reduce the strife in the rivers and lakes, but I didn't expect to end up being plotted by others. It's false to say that you don't regret it, I don't want you to live like this anymore, and you don't have to carry any shackles to live the life you want to live. Redcoat is a good boy, if you want to, marry him. The people hiding in the shadows should be eager to make a move, you beware of the yellow and blue clothes. Dad is tired and wants to be lazy, Dad is sorry for you! Ling'er, take care of yourself! Daddy's pen. ”