Chapter Eighty-Six: The Difference in Life and Death
As soon as Liu Ye reminded Tu Qitang to pay attention to Xin Buzu, he had already hugged Tu Qitang's waist like crazy and dragged him to the edge of the cliff lifelessly.
Tu Qitang had no problem dealing with Xin Buzu, but Xin Buzu had already prepared, imitating Tu Qitang's move to save Princess Qili, throwing out a long whip to tie Liu Ye and throwing it into the air. No one expected that Xin Buzu would make a noise, seemingly fighting to the death with Tu Qitang, but in fact, he had already planned to take Liu Ye's life.
Xin Buzu knew that it was not easy to deal with Tu Qitang, and he didn't say casually that he wanted to capture Liu Ye alive and sacrifice it to the Xiongnu Shan Yu in exchange for a good future, but his main purpose was to take revenge this time, if he couldn't let Tu Qitang go to hell, he would rather give up the so-called good future. Besides, as long as he can survive, it is worth sacrificing anyone, and Liu Ye is not the only one who is qualified to be his pawn.
"Ye'er ......" Tu Qitang was also stunned by this sudden change, and he didn't think about pushing Xin Buzu away, and jumped up to pick up Liu Ye. This is his instinctive reaction, if he is a step late, I am afraid that Liu Ye will be thrown directly into the abyss, and he will definitely be crushed.
Liu Ye saw Tu Qitang's panicked appearance, but her body had lost control, and the long whip around her waist was like a giant python, wrapping around her and making it difficult to breathe and discern the direction, she only felt that the whole person was flying, and she didn't know where to die.
Seeing this, the "princess ......" Shizhong suddenly felt that the blood in his whole body was surging upward, and he couldn't fly to Liu Ye's side immediately, but it was a pity that these strong men around him were like ghosts and ghosts, and it was not easy for him to defeat him in one fell swoop.
Shizhong was trapped and extremely annoyed, roaring angrily and doing everything he could, but Liu Ye was about to fall off the cliff, and in just a few seconds, it was impossible for him to want to be separated.
Liu Ye felt that his body was falling rapidly, and at the last moment, those powerful arms hugged her and threw her in the opposite direction. Shi Zhong shouted to break free from the entanglement, stepped forward to catch Liu Ye, and before they came back to their senses, they saw that Xin Buzu hit Tu Qitang's chest with several punches in succession, and Tu Qitang was caught off guard and was hit by the vital point, staggered back a few steps, and was knocked off the cliff.
"Don't ......"
Liu Ye and the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon who had just arrived saw this scene and exclaimed in unison. Tu Qitang fell off a cliff in front of them, and this blow was tantamount to fatal.
The poisonous scorpion that accompanied the Bright Moon Holy Maiden jumped down without thinking about it, and the Bright Moon Holy Maiden was furious, and she also wanted to go down to see what was going on, but she was surrounded by Xin Buzu and others, she screamed miserably, and raised her hand to beat the strong men who came to send them to death.
Xin Buzu had heard that the Bright Moon Holy Maiden's skills were unfathomable, but he didn't expect that she was several times more terrifying than Tu Qitang, so he panicked and hurriedly fled to the side. He finally designed to kill Tu Qitang, and finally escaped death, how could he die again! It's better to die than to live, even if he is a general in the cottage of horse bandits, so many people listen to his instructions, and he can barely find a bit of the majesty of the past.
He doesn't want to die again, absolutely not! Xin Buzu ran down the mountain desperately, but where was he the opponent of the Bright Moon Holy Maiden, the Bright Moon Holy Maiden saw Tu Qitang fall off the cliff in front of her eyes, that kind of grief and pain had never been felt after the Holy Sound, she didn't know how much hope Tu Qitang had to survive, but she must not let go of the person who hurt him.
The Bright Moon Holy Maiden caught up with Xin Buzu in a few steps, clasped his skull with one hand, and with a little force, she heard a crackling cracking sound.
"Spare your life, spare your life......" Xin Buzu knelt on the ground, pitifully begging for mercy, but the sharp pain on the top of his head made him unbearable anymore, and he just screamed twice, and his whole body seemed to be scattered, without the slightest strength.
Xin Buzu slumped to the ground softly, the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon had no intention of showing mercy to her subordinates, and with a little more force, she ripped his head off alive, looked at his body that fell to the ground, and sneered: "You also want to take revenge!" ”
If it weren't for Shizhong hugging Liu Ye tightly, Liu Ye would have jumped off the cliff, and Liu Ye burst into tears in his arms: "Let me go, I'm going to find him, I can't live without him......"
The Bright Moon Holy Maiden walked past them and said lightly: "You go back first, I'll go to him." ”
"Yes." Shi Zhong also thought the same way, Liu Ye couldn't help but stand this kind of blow, and it was inevitable that he would do something stupid. Since the Bright Moon Holy Maiden and the poisonous scorpion have gone to find Tu Qitang, if there is still a glimmer of life, they will definitely be able to save him, but if there is no way to return to the sky, why let Liu Ye suffer another blow.
"I'm not leaving, I'm going to find Tu Qitang, I want to know that he is ...... well" Liu Ye cried and screamed, completely losing his usual calm.
"Go back!" The Bright Moon Holy Maiden's patience reached the limit, glanced at Liu Ye, and went straight to the cliff.
"Princess, let's go, they all go to find Tu Qitang, they will definitely be able to find it, you don't have to worry. Let's go back and wait for good news. Shizhong picked up Liu Ye and walked down the mountain, Liu Ye looked back at the back of the Bright Moon Holy Maiden, and a chill ran in his heart.
The village caught fire, and the first person to be found was the medicine gourd, and the medicine gourd called the master and Qingling to go down the mountain to save people, but then Tu Qitang also found that Liu Ye was missing. I don't know if Liu Ye has rushed to put out the fire, everyone is uneasy. Later, everyone discussed that the soldiers would divide into two routes, Yao Hulu and Qingling went to the village to see if there was any trace of Liu Ye, and Tu Qitang and Shizhong looked around on the mountain, so as not to encounter any accidents to Liu Ye.
Yaohulu and Qingling did not see Liu Ye in the village, and most of the villagers did not worry about their lives, and were busy fetching water to extinguish the fire. The suddenness of this fire is also very problematic, because the place where the fire started is the old village chief's house, Qing Ling has a kind of ominous premonition, who has a deep hatred with this village, and has to set fire to ashes, and who has a grudge with the old village chief, and wants to let their whole family die in the fire.
The old village chief's house burned down and was deformed, and the villagers helped extinguish the fire and tried to find the corpse of their family for burial, but after searching for a long time, they did not find any corpses.
Qing Ling realized that something was wrong, so he ran back with the medicine gourd, and ran to the top of the mountain to see patches of blood and broken corpses, and his heart was even more uneasy. None of them could have imagined that Tu Qitang had fallen off the cliff, they only thought that something had happened to Liu Ye, the medicine gourd was sharp-eyed, and when they saw that the division was carrying Liu Ye on their backs, they chased after it with Qing Ling.
Knowing that Tu Qitang was killed, Yao Hulu and Qing Ling were surprised: "Tu Qitang's martial arts are so high, Xin Buzu is not his opponent at all, how could he be knocked off the cliff by him?" ”
Shizhong sighed: "He is to protect the princess, and Xin Buzu expected that the princess was his weakness, so he turned his head to deal with the princess." Tu Qitang saw that the princess was in trouble to rescue him, so he would have a chance to take advantage of it. ”
"I see." Qing Ling looked at Liu Ye with tears on his face distressedly, "Princess, don't worry, Tu Qitang will be fine, his internal strength is so deep, there must be a way to save himself." ”
"Yes, yes, so many storms have come over, that kid's life is hard, he will be fine, you must know that he can even break through the sword mountain and the sea of fire, and he is afraid of a mountain cliff?" Yao Hulu really felt that Tu Qitang could come back safely, and he was very confident in talking to Liu Ye.
"Princess, don't think about it, the poisonous scorpion and the Bright Moon Holy Maiden have gone to look for him, I believe they will come back soon." Shizhong walked into the courtyard with Liu Ye on his back, put her down, and motioned to Qingling to help her back to the room to rest, "I and Lao Hulu are guarding here, and I will tell you if there is news, don't worry!" ”
"Well, as soon as they come back, you will report it." Qing Ling helped the weak Liu Ye into the room, let her sit on the bed, and poured her a cup of hot water, "Princess, drink some water to suppress the shock, I went to the village just now to see that the old village chief's house was burned to ashes, but I didn't see anyone, I should have run out!" ”
"They were arrested...... Liu Ye held back his sadness and said slowly, "It was that animal who brought Xin Buzu to find him, he wanted to kill his family to vent his anger, the old village chief was gone, he was stoned to death by his eldest brother, and the others survived, go to the foot of the mountain to find the body of the old village chief." ”
"Sure enough, it's him!" Qing Ling hated itchy, "I should have known that I should have eliminated the aftermath forever, it's all my fault, if I hadn't begged the Holy Maiden of Bright Moon to let him fend for himself, he wouldn't have come back to continue the scourge." ”
"No, it's not your fault, in that situation at that time, no one really couldn't bear to make Aya Niang's kiss sad, even the Holy Maiden of Mingyue was soft-hearted, so she would let him go." Liu Ye shook his head, "This is a catastrophe, maybe it is God's punishment for me, because I want to keep people who don't belong to me and covet the happiness that I am not qualified to have." ”
"Princess, why do you say that, this obviously has nothing to do with you!" Qing Ling saw that she was so sad, and hurriedly persuaded, "Don't worry, Tu Qitang is blessed with a great life, and he can still escape from the Ghost Gate this time." ”
Thinking of the cold eyes of the Bright Moon Holy Maiden, Liu Ye couldn't help but worry: "What will happen to me and Tu Qitang in the future?" We'll be separated eventually! ”
"No, you have worked hard to be together, and Tu Qitang is reluctant to part with you."
"I'm not worried about Tu Qitang, but ......" Liu Ye didn't know how to speak, he was most worried about Tu Qitang's life and death at the moment, as long as he could get through this level, the rest could not be cared about.
"Rather?" Qing Ling asked curiously.
"It's because I'm too greedy that I will affect the people around me, such as you, such as Tu Qitang......" Liu Ye said with tears pouring down, "I shouldn't be so selfish, I only think about my own feelings, and I want to live in isolation from the world without restraint, and escape the arrangement of fate, and God can't see it." ”
"Princess, don't you often say that your fate is in your own hands, why do you have to accept your fate now, you really think about it, who can imagine this kind of accident." Qing Ling held Liu Ye's hand and said softly, "I don't think Tu Qitang and I will blame fate for testing us, let alone feeling implicated, you just don't make yourself unhappy when you think so." ”
"It's my ignorance, maybe there is such a thing as fate, otherwise how would I come back to this plane?" Liu Ye looked at Qing Ling with teary eyes, "I failed to live up to the expectations of Princess Zhiwu, so I was punished, I am destined to lose the person I love most in this life, I can't be so selfish in punishment, the reason why I have the opportunity to live again is to complete the mission given to me by God." ”
"Time and space?" Qing Ling asked puzzled, "What did you say?" Aren't you the princess of anxiety? You want to say that it is the expectation of Emperor Wu of Han, right? ”
"No matter whose expectations it was, in short, I did it wrong, I got carried away, I thought I could rewrite history and get rid of the shackles of fate. It's my mistake, it's ridiculously wrong......" Liu Ye suddenly knelt on the ground, put his hands together and looked at the sky, "Pray that God will bless Tu Qitang with peace and sound, relieve his worries, and be willing to use the rest of his life to make up for the mistakes he made, and accept his fate without distraction, even if he loses the love of his life, he will not complain." ”
Liu Ye swore sincerely, bowed to the heavens, and kept repeating his oath. Qing Ling saw that she was so persistent, and she didn't know how to persuade her, so she could only follow her and bow down and ask Tu Qitang for safety.
Until the sky was bright, there was still no news from the poisonous scorpion and the Bright Moon Holy Maiden, Liu Ye's eyes were red and swollen, she hoped that Tu Qitang would be safe and sound, if this was God's punishment, she would rather bear it alone.
Yao Hulu and Shi Zhong stayed in the courtyard all night, Yao Hulu couldn't wait, and went to the top of the mountain to see it a few times, and ran to the foot of the mountain to look for it, but they didn't find any trace of the three of them, and they didn't know what happened.
Finally, when the poisonous scorpion appeared, the poisonous scorpion was naked, only wearing a thin pair of middle pants, and there were blood stains all over his body, and the medicine gourd hated it so much that he really wanted to bite him, but the situation was urgent, and he couldn't care about it, so he pulled his sleeve and asked: "Where have you been, have you found Tu Qitang?" Why didn't you bring him back? ”
Hearing movement in the courtyard, Liu Ye and Qing Ling hurriedly ran out, looking at the poisonous scorpion with expectant eyes, Liu Ye took a deep breath and asked, "How is Tu Qitang?" ”
The poisonous scorpion looked solemn, looked at everyone, and sighed: "He's gone." ”
Everyone was stunned, Liu Ye's body shook, and he was supported by the teacher, Qing Ling couldn't help but blurt out: "How is it possible?" His martial arts are so good, how can something happen? ”
The medicine gourd frowned tightly and said, "You want to see people in life, and you want to see corpses in death, who will believe it just by your words?" Where is the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon, why doesn't she come back with you? ”
The poisonous scorpion glanced at Liu Ye, still with a desperate expression: "Mingyue is heartbroken to lose her beloved son, she refuses to come back, and she refuses to face the people who have affected Tu Qitang." ”
"What do you mean by that?" Qing Ling saw that Liu Ye's face was pale, and he hurriedly said, "Who has affected Tu Qitang?" The Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon can't push the fault on innocent people! Where is she, I'm going to see her! ”
"She's gone, with his corpse gone, how can she continue to stay in the sad place if something like this happens!" The poisonous scorpion shook his head helplessly, "How can she not be sad to see her son fall off the cliff with her own eyes." ”
Liu Ye tried hard to keep himself from losing control again, grabbed the hand of the poisonous scorpion, and begged repeatedly: "I want to see Tu Qitang, I want to see the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon, I know that he is not dead, and he will not leave me to go first......"
"Princess, calm down and listen to me, Tu Qitang is indeed gone, although his internal strength is deep, he is also flesh and blood, he was shocked out of the cliff and fell directly into the pile of rocks, and he died at that time. When Mingyue and I found him, the miserable situation was really ......" The poisonous scorpion said, her eyes were red and tears flowed, "Mingyue was so sad that she fainted, I was afraid that she would wake up and look for a short time, so I hurriedly packed up Tu Qitang's wreckage and wrapped him in my clothes......"
"And this ......" The poisonous scorpion handed Liu Ye a purse in his hand, "This is what you gave him, you can keep it." ”
Liu Ye took the bloodstained purse, and his body began to tremble again, and a pair of mandarin ducks were embroidered on the purse, but at this time, he could no longer see the original appearance, and was completely soaked in Tu Qitang's blood.
"No, it's impossible......" Liu Ye screamed, pulling the poisonous scorpion and not letting go, "I want to see him, please, I want to see him......"
"Why bother, Tu Qitang looks like this, he doesn't want you to see it." The poisonous scorpion cried breathlessly, "Poor child, it's really hard, it's only been a few good days, this kind of thing happened, poor Mingyue lost her loved one again......"
"Bright Moon Holy Maiden, Bright Moon Holy Maiden, I want to see her......" Liu Ye still didn't give up, "I know that she is angry with me, she must blame me for causing Tu Qitang, so we are not allowed to meet, I promised her that I will leave Tu Qitang, but before that, let me know if Tu Qitang is okay......"
"Princess, no one is gone, is it still useful for you to promise anything?" The poisonous scorpion slowly withdrew his hand, wiped away the tears on his face, and said, "As for Mingyue, it's better not to see it, after all, when she sees you, she will remember why Tu Qitang died, but I'm afraid it will be even more sad." ”
Qing Ling hugged the crumbling Liu Ye and said unhappily: "Old scorpion, it's not right for you to say this, could it be that Tu Qitang's death was caused by the princess?" It was an accident, no one wanted it, how could the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon hate the princess because of this? Don't even want to see each other? ”
The poisonous scorpion was embarrassed and said, "What do you want me to do, Mingyue is already miserable enough, can I still pour salt on her wounds?" She refuses to see the princess, what can I do, not to mention that she has already left, and she hasn't told me where she went, even if I have the heart to help you, I can't help it! ”
"You lie, Mingyue and the princess get along so well, how can you say that you can't see it!" Yao Hulu didn't believe the poisonous scorpion's words, patted him on the shoulder and reprimanded, "Tell me quickly, what tricks are you playing, why do you want to drive a wedge between them, and also, whether Tu Qitang is alive or dead, you tell the truth!" ”
"I didn't lie to you, it's come to this, and you still have the heart to doubt whether what I said is true or false." The poisonous scorpion was so anxious that he pulled his hair, "Mingyue's temperament, you don't know, when the things she decided will change, Tu Qitang fell off the cliff but you saw it with your own eyes, Mingyue refused to see the princess, it is also true." ”
"No, you lie, you deliberately deceive us......" Yao Hulu did not relent, insisting that he deny what he said before.
"He didn't lie......" Liu Ye said weakly, looking at the top of the mountain with lost eyes, "The Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon refuses to forgive me, this is a fact, she blames me for causing Tu Qitang, but I can't believe it, Tu Qitang is no longer there......"
"Princess, the festival is changing, if I can see the bright moon again in the future, I will try my best to help you make peace." The poisonous scorpion lowered its head and sighed, its body was blue and purple from the cold, and it was unaware.
Everyone was silent for a long time, and Qing Ling asked, "Princess, what should we do now?" The Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon is likely to return to Stara Mountain, or let's chase after it, maybe we will have time to see Tu Qitang, if so, if he is really gone, we can also send him on his last journey! ”
Liu Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go back and go back to Wusun." ”