Chapter 301: Resurrection
After ending the channeling with Ouyang Xiaoleng, Xia Qiu was sure that he had little time left in Jinghua Village. Through Ouyang Xiaoleng's description, she knew the danger of this ritual, if she failed to return to her soul, she would face death in another world, but she didn't know very well what would happen to her in the realm of soul separation, would she also disappear like the Feather Crane Immortal? In short, before the unknown situation happened, she decided to explain it to Elder Wan and the others first.
Elder Wan spent a lot of spiritual power in blocking the invasion of white bats and fighting with black cranes one day, and although he rested for a night, his complexion looked slightly better, but he was still very weak. Seeing Xia Qiu's arrival, he temporarily called the villagers who were in charge of taking care of him away, and half-leaned on the head of the bed to talk to her.
He was also very happy for Xia Qiu when he heard that Xia Qiu would probably leave Jinghua Village in a few days, but from her gaze, he could feel a trace of fear in her heart. In fact, she is also looking forward to returning to the original world, especially after hearing Ouyang Xiaoleng's words in the psychic moment last night, her thoughts about him are as intense as he is for her. But there was inevitably a hint of trepidation, she was afraid that something had happened to the Feather Crane Immortal, and her sad past made her feel distressed, and she was also glad to have a friend like him, but these emotions made it even more difficult for her to face his death.
Seeing that Elder Wan was still weak when he spoke, Xia Qiu didn't bother him more, and after telling him to recuperate, he walked out of his home.
In Jinghua Village, the villagers are working together to repair the houses destroyed in the battle, and Xia Qiu is also involved, although she has no knowledge of construction, she can at least help carry materials and prepare some food and tea for them. At this time, the little pear white also came in handy, Xia Qiu commanded it to transform into a huge form, and was responsible for delivering heavier wood and tools to the villagers who built the roof.
The busy work tiring her was also a distraction from her and left her with less time to worry about speculation. Two days passed in a hurry, and on the morning of the third day, the moment she woke up, she had a premonition that the time to leave had come.
Xiao Mo has become unusually dependent on her in the past few days, because the disappearance of the Feather Crane Immortal has also hit her hard, so she is a little afraid that Xia Qiu will leave her in the same way.
Xia Qiu handed over a few clothes made for her by the Elk Fairy in the Infinite Heavenly Realm to the sewing house, and begged the mother-in-law there to modify them according to Xiao Mo's figure, Xiao Mo had said that the materials and appearance of the clothes in the Infinite Heavenly Realm were much better, so she decided to leave them all to her, as well as her bow and arrows.
But what she can't rest assured about is Xiao Libai.
In the evening, she and Xiaomo sat on the roof together, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the sun gradually setting below the mountains, and the little pear white curled up on her thighs, warm, like a cotton ball.
She gently stroked its soft fur and said to Xiaomo, "Xiaomo, I handed over Xiaoli Bai to you, can you take good care of it for me?" ”
"Sister Xia Qiu, will you come back to see us from time to time like your big brother did in the past?" Xiaomo pursed his mouth, although he wanted to cry, he could barely hold back.
"If I could, I would!" Xia Qiu stretched out his little finger to Xiaomo and promised, "Let's pull the hook!" ”
"Retractor?" Xiaomo stretched out his little finger in a novel way, hooking it with Xia Qiu's.
What is transmitted from the fingertips is the power of commitment, and Xiaomo, who is still a child at that moment, can also feel it, even if she will be separated from her from the ends of the world, but the bond between them will not be severed.
That night, before the hour came, Xia Qiu suddenly had a feeling of soul separation, and she thought that this feeling was because the soul return ritual had begun. But soon, she discovered that it was not Ouyang Xiaoleng and them who were trying to take her out of the realm of souls, but some kind of dark power.
She was lying on the bed, but suddenly her whole body was lifted into the air by the force, accompanied by a strange hissing echoing in her brain, that kind of scream was like a call to her, although she tried her best not to be controlled by them, but it was still difficult to resist the attraction of this powerful force.
Her body was lifted higher and higher, first through the ceiling, then up towards the sky. When she felt like she had entered the sky, she suddenly realized that instead of twinkling stars, she was surrounded by a dark, viscous liquid. She was drowning in the liquid, struggling incessantly, trying to escape the grip of this mysterious force, the suffocation that made her unconscious, she no longer remembered where she was, and even everything about herself began to gradually forget, consciousness and power disappeared from her body.
Ouyang Xiaoleng completely sank into the pool of blood, and being surrounded by this black liquid made his every movement several times harder. But he didn't give up, first trying to wrest a foot from the humanoid monster's grasp, then using it to kick heavily at the humanoid monsters that grabbed his other foot, and then he freed his own hands from the monster as well. He frantically swung the Divine Ice in his hand, scattering all the humanoid monsters that tried to stop him, and finally poked his upper body out of the black liquid with all his might.
He gulped in the rancid smell of the air outside, and when he shook out the black liquid that had been poured into his ears, his hearing began to regain. The sound of Ouyang Hongye and the others fighting came from the shore, and he knew that his companions were still trying to buy time for him.
Not far in front of him, Xia Qiu had been placed on the platform in the center of the blood pool, countless humanoid monsters rose into the air from the liquid plane, circling around the platform like ghosts, and the sound they made was very strange, as if it was some of the most evil and mysterious gambling spells, but there was another voice in the air, competing with their sounds. Ouyang Xiaoleng listened carefully and was sure that it was Ouyang Yong's voice.
"The soul of the exile of life has to return to the evil body! The spirit of the exile of life has to return to the evil body......"
The higher Ouyang Yong's voice became, the higher the voices of those humanoid monsters became, as if they were playing a game with him. The former is to bring Xia Qiu's soul back to its original world, while the latter is to drag her into eternal darkness.
Looking at Xia Qiu, who was tormented by pain, there was nothing to stop Ouyang Xiaoleng, he scattered the row of humanoid monsters blocking him in front of him with a single sword, and then quickly climbed onto the platform in the center of the blood pool and hugged her.
At the moment when the two of them made physical contact, the Demon King's Crown suddenly and automatically flew out from Ouyang Xiaoleng's chest, and it slowly rose with a dazzling silver light. In the very center of the Source Sin Blood Pool, the huge white fox flashed again, it opened its big mouth and waved its huge claws, tearing apart all the humanoid monsters that were surrounding Ouyang Xiaoleng and Xia Qiu, as well as those on the shore.
After another lightning-like light, when he opened his eyes again, the five people in the pentagram position returned to the empty field where the soul resurrection ritual was performed. The shroud of the smoke of camphor incense above their heads was gone, and the fresh air of the courtyard poured into their lungs with the dark fragrance of plum blossoms.
They all turned their eyes to Xia Qiu on the stretcher, but she was still asleep deeply, and it seemed that nothing had changed from just now, which disappointed everyone.
"Sister Xia, why didn't you wake up?! Have we failed?! Lingyu couldn't help crying.
"Xia Qiu, wake up!" Qianqi held one of Xia Qiu's hands, but felt her body temperature drop, and he shouted loudly, "Hey, her body is getting colder and colder!" ”
"How so?!" Mochizuki clenched his fists in confusion, he couldn't imagine that after so many efforts, he still couldn't stop the death of the human girl.
Ouyang Xiaoleng put his palm on Xia Qiu's cheek, there was no tone or expression that could describe his feelings at this moment, he just wanted to keep her, and say the words that were conveyed to her that day when he was channeling and was not sure whether to convey it to her face to face, but why didn't God want to give him and her this opportunity.
When everyone was shrouded in grief and disappointment, no one noticed the change in the air around them, the huge white fox appeared again at some point, and there was another divine beast beside it that they couldn't name, although the divine beast was only a translucent shadow, but it could still clearly be seen that it was carrying an unconscious girl on its back, and that girl was Xia Qiu.
The divine beast descended from the air to the ground, and walked towards Xia Qiu on the stretcher, where its four feet stepped on the ground, colorful and gorgeous flowers grew and bloomed rapidly, and the solemnity and deterrence it carried made several people around Xia Qiu automatically get out of the way.
Before and after walking to the stretcher, it carefully lowered its body so that Xia Qiu, who was as translucent as it was, fell into the body on the stretcher, and then it touched her nose with the tip of its nose, as if trying to wake her up.
A miracle happened, Xia Qiu, who was lying on the stretcher, finally slowly opened her eyes, she looked at the divine beast in front of her in disbelief, and then stretched out her hand to hold it and called: "Little Libai!" How did you end up here? ”
The huge white fox in the sky spoke at this time, "Dew Holy Beast, the human contractor has awakened, you should also leave with me!" ”
Little Libai let out a low whimper, as if in response to the white fox's words, and then it rubbed its big head against Xia Qiu's face. Xia Qiu knew that the time of separation had come, and although she was reluctant, she still let go of the arm that was surrounding it.
Little Pear Bai turned around and walked towards the white fox in the air step by step, and the flowers that had just bloomed on the ground withered and disappeared into the air with it and the white fox.
Everyone gathered around Xia Qiu again, and Qian Qi and Ling Yu were excited and didn't know what to do, first cheering, and then crying. She looked at their faces, which were so familiar to her, long gone.
Her gaze stopped at the moment of meeting with Ouyang Xiaoleng, and he didn't care that there were so many people around them, so he picked her up from the stretcher. Only by holding her could he feel that her body was so warm and real. All the pain and suffering experienced after being separated from her has become unimportant, and everything that has been given has suddenly taken on extraordinary meaning, she is in his arms, he can feel her heartbeat, her breath, what could be more precious than the happiness of this moment?
"I want to see you! See you again at last! ”
Xia Qiu also couldn't wait to convey her feelings of missing and lovesick for him.
"Well, I ...... Also! ”
Ouyang Xiaoleng felt that his voice trembled with emotion, how beautiful it was to be able to respond to her call again, and he would never forget this beauty.