Chapter 31: The Soul in the Stone
Pothos's heart was so uneasy that she couldn't even operate the loom, and she sat in front of the window in a daze, looking out from time to time through the slightly open gap in the window. Although she didn't know why Hyacinth would go against her father's wishes for the sake of those young men from another world, she believed in him that there would be nothing wrong with what he did. But at the same time, she was struggling, the years of captivity had made her more afraid of her father than anyone else, and she couldn't imagine what kind of punishment he would give Hyacinth? Only pray silently in the heart.
For her, who has been imprisoned in a tower since she was sensible, Hyacinth is her only joy and hope, and the reason why she can still live in this lonely and empty world. She couldn't imagine what she would be without him, even though they were just a couple of lovers who couldn't touch each other, but they had become each other's spiritual pillars.
The one who knows her love best may be Xia Qiu, who holds the relics of Hyacinth in both hands, and every time she takes a step towards the tower where pothos is imprisoned, her mood becomes heavier. She couldn't help but imagine how painful her heart would be if fate took Ouyang Xiaoleng away from her, so she couldn't help but look at him, he must also be sad, although he still looked silent on the surface, but his face was not as cold as usual, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, without sharp edges and corners.
Qianqi's grief was obvious, he looked sullen all the way, and the already gray hue of the Yellow Springs Realm became heavier at this time, and a gust of wind blew, kicking up dust from the ground, and his eyes were very uncomfortable with the sand, making him feel even more anxious to cry.
When they appeared under the tower, Pothos's eyes suddenly lit up, and she tried to find her lover's figure around them, over and over again, until the light of hope in her eyes gradually dimmed. She also knew in her heart that he who couldn't return with him must be more than lucky, but she still didn't want to believe this fact, even if she saw the flute that Xia Qiu was holding in her hand, which originally belonged to Hyacinth.
At this moment, in addition to the heart-rending pain, her brain was blank, and her body seemed to be completely hollowed out. She opened her mouth but couldn't say a word, only a cry of "ahhhhhh
Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi flew over, trying to catch her who kept falling, but it was obviously too late. Xia Qiu was frightened by this scene, her pupils suddenly dilated, and she screamed the name of the pothos in a heart-splitting voice.
"Pothos ......"
At this moment, a huge blue butterfly rushed out of nowhere and attached itself to the body of the pothos to become one of her wings. As the wings fluttered vigorously again and again, the speed of her descent began to slow down, and finally fell to the ground like a feather. As she landed safely, the butterfly leaned over her as if it had exhausted all its strength, motionless.
Xia Qiu reacted and rushed in the direction of the pothos, checking her situation with Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi, and they were relieved to find that she was safe and sound, and there was no bruise on her body. Then they turned their gaze to the blue butterfly next to them, and they didn't expect it to shrink rapidly before their eyes, and finally it was the size of an ordinary butterfly, and after a moment of rest, it was able to flutter its wings and fly around the pothos.
The appearance of the butterfly reminded Xia Qiu of the colored crystal stone that Hyacinth entrusted her to give to the pothos, and she looked down at the stone in her hand, the blue butterfly that should have been in the stone had disappeared. She seemed to understand everything at once, and blurted out: "You see, the butterfly in the stone actually flew out to save the pothos, it must be part of the soul of the hyacinth, right?" Otherwise, how could it retain its will? ”
She thinks that the most important person to Hyacinth is none other than Pothos, and he must want to be by her side forever in this way. Hyacinth must be very happy at this moment, he has lost his body that binds him, but because of this, he can be so close to his beloved, maybe this is the real happiness for him.
Pothos sat up and stretched out her hand, letting the blue butterfly land comfortably on her palm, and closed its wings. The light bloomed in her eyes again, and she lightly opened her lips, and she spoke fluently, "I don't know why my ...... Oh no, it's Hyacinth's soul that has inhabited the butterfly in the crystal. As she spoke, she raised her palm, looked at the butterfly in her hand, and continued, "He will always be by my side in this way from now on, his soul seems to be connected with me, and he taught me how to speak!" He told me that you were looking for the talisman, and he was afraid that my father would not easily keep the agreement and give it to you, and indeed my father was a man who liked to go back on his word! ”
Ouyang Xiaoleng on the side asked after hearing this, "Can you help us?" ”
"I know where the talisman is. When you were in the Flame Demon Palace, did you pay attention to my father's throne? As far as I know, the talisman is hidden in a mechanism behind the throne! Although I was locked up in this tower for as long as I can remember, I was able to see occasionally what my father saw in his eyes or what was in his mind. ”
Green Pothos's expression was slightly complicated, and this was the first time she had shown her abnormality to others. In fact, most of the emotions he received from his father were his resentment towards her mother, Huanu, but at the same time, she also felt his father's affection for her. He wanted to keep her by his side, he wanted to protect her, but he chose the wrong way, he mistakenly thought that restricting all her freedom was the best solution. From her father's memory, she had seen her mother many times, and she was so similar to her, which may be one of the reasons why her father loved and hated her.
"Now that we've done everything we've agreed with your father, can't we get the talisman?!" The sadness in Ouyang Xiaoleng's heart was instantly replaced by anger, if this was the case, then wouldn't Hyacinth's sacrifice be too unworthy.
"I can't answer this question now, my father is so elusive that even he can't be sure what he will think in the next second! However, I will go with you to meet him, which is what Hyacinth wants me to do. Pothos looked affectionately at the blue butterfly in her hand, and the butterfly flapped its wings as if in response to her gaze.
"By the way, Hyacinth asked me to give this to you!"
Xia Qiu remembered the flute in his hand and the colored crystal that belonged to Hyacinth, so he handed them to the pothos.
Pothos nodded, gently lifted the hand where the butterfly was falling, and it fluttered, still surrounding her. She pinned the flute to the strap around her waist, then put the stone in the pocket of her bosom, turned to Xia Qiu and said to them, "Let's go!" ”
She followed several teenagers to the Flame Luo Demon Palace, this was the first time she had walked such a long distance with her own feet, and it was also the first time she had faced her father, she couldn't guess what kind of expression he would show when he saw her, let alone how she should say the first thing to him, her heart had both hope and fear.
There were more black and white demons gathered in the Flame Luo Demon Palace than before, and there was a sense of oppression that was about to erupt. The Demon King of Flame Luo sat high on his throne, his chin propped up with one hand, and the other hand boredom bouncing on the armrest, and his face hidden behind the mask of golden scales could not be seen to be expressionless.
Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi walked in front, Xia Qiu and Luluo followed, and the black and white demons, who were still noisy and noisy before, quieted down for a moment as they appeared. Most of their eyes were on the pothos, and when the Flame Luo Demon King looked up and saw her, his body trembled.
Time seems to have turned back to when she was just born, when his wife and flower girl were still by his side, and the three of them were so happy, warm, and shared the joy of family. Although he knew in his heart that his wife still couldn't suppress her yearning for the outside world, she was comfortable for a short period of time, and she held the pothos in her arms every day and dyed everything around her into a picture full of spring.
He suddenly remembered that he had a name called Arashi, the last name he had ever been called by his beloved wife, and her gentle voice sounded like a warbler singing at night, and every time he called him, it shook his heart.
But she still left herself, which brought his happiness to an abrupt end and complicated his feelings for pothos. He didn't want to see their daughter again, because it was she who always reminded him of the good times when his wife was there, and he was so heartbroken that he had to forget! He resisted Pothos from the bottom of his heart and locked her in the tower, and over the years, he couldn't remember how many times he couldn't help but want to see her, but this desire was stopped by himself. This desire is equivalent to a hook kiss to him, sweet in his mouth, and broken in his stomach when he swallows it.
Today, she stood in front of him, with a dark green robe, a beautiful face, long black hair full of red manzhu sawa, and innocent eyes like a flower girl. He thought that when he saw her again, he would be so angry that he couldn't control himself, and he might even kill her ruthlessly. But the truth is the opposite, the once soft part of his heart was awakened by her again, although her appearance is the same as the flower girl, but her demeanor has the shadow of her youth, she is the evidence that he and the flower girl once fell in love, this flesh and blood love is destined to be a constant bond.
Ouyang Xiaoleng saw that he was pondering for a long time, and after a long silence, he stepped forward and said, "Flame Luo Demon King, we have completed the agreement with you!" ”
This sentence pulled the Flame Luo Demon King back from his endless thoughts, and he changed back to that moody tone: "Oh, is it? So? ”
Although Ouyang Xiaoleng was a little nervous, his tone was still pretending to be calm: "So please give us the earth talisman as agreed before." ”
"Huh." The Flame Luo Demon King just sneered, and was not in a hurry to refute, his performance was somewhat unexpected by Ouyang Xiaoleng. For a moment, his heart was shaken because of the pothos. But after a moment's thought, he fell into a tangle and continued: "As the master of the Yellow Springs Country, if I let you take the earth talisman from me so easily, how can I save face?!" ”
"Is it easy?!" Without waiting for Ouyang Xiaoleng to answer, Green Pothos stepped forward, without any fear, and faced her father directly, "These young men from the other world, in order to save their world, did not hesitate to come to this empty Huangquan country, and completed the agreement with you with amazing courage and perseverance, and Hyacinth also died outside the Lingyun Palace to help them, isn't it enough for you to fulfill the oath you promised?!" ”
The Demon King of Flame Luo shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be indifferent and said, "Hyacinth...... Blame himself for helping these outsiders in the end, it's his own choice! ”
"Anyone is insignificant to you, right? Even I, your only daughter, were imprisoned in the Tower by your own order. For countless years, you have never visited me, nor have you ever missed me. Hyacinth, for you, may be an insignificant pawn, but for me, it is the only bit of warmth in all these years of hopeless life, the only color and hope left in my life, and it is only because of your so-called unbreakable rules that he died, and his body dissipated, leaving only the soul of the butterfly with me. ”
Green pothos's eyes oozed tears, revealing her resentment against her father, her tears seemed to be a catalyst, completely shattering the last bit of stubbornness of the Demon King of Yanluo.
Unable to control his emotions any longer, he rose sharply from his throne, took three steps and made two steps, and walked impatiently to his daughter. For the first time in many years, he finally looked at her closely, and the sight made him so impulsive that he couldn't help but stretch his arms and hold her tightly in his arms.