Chu Nantang lowered his eyes, letting me vent all the grief and indignation now, he reached out and patted my back: "Lingsheng, there are some things that we can't control, we can only grit our teeth and face them." ”

"I just can't accept it......" I even began to hate Shen Qiushui, why did he block that injury for me?

"Don't be sad, maybe this is his calamity, and no one can control it."

When I returned to the house, I heard Lu Wei say that Xiao Fan had just fallen asleep. I went in to see the child and saw that he was sleeping soundly, and I felt some comfort in my heart.

When I came out, I saw Chu Nantang with a solemn face and didn't know what to say to Hefengli, until I walked over.

Feng Li paused, and Chu Nantang said, "Madame will go into the room and rest for a while." ”

"No, I'm not tired yet." Now I really can't sleep, I close my eyes and think about everything that happened at that time, and I am only tired of my heart.

I took out the space sponge that Gu Xi gave me at that time, and held it in my heart, the empty sheep sponge was suddenly squeezed, and the electric ions were induced, and the molecules inside were squeezed out and recombined.

I saw that the familiar person was hugging his knees and huddled in the corner without moving.

I ran over and stroked her hair. Yan Zhi raised his eyes to look at me, his confused eyes were not focused, and it seemed that his sanity had not yet recovered.

"Nantang, what's going on?"

Chu Nantang walked over and said, "Don't worry, it's like this after staying in the space sponge for a long time, she has to rest for a while, and her personal consciousness will gradually wake up." ”

"And she...... Will it disappear? ”

"She is different from ordinary ghosts now, she has a certain amount of cultivation, and Madame can rest assured."

I replied softly and pulled Chang Zhi up from the corner: "Yan Zhi, don't worry, I will protect you with me in the future, now that it is safe, I will take you to rest first." Walk. ”

Sent her to the room prepared for her, helped her to the bed, she stared at the ceiling for a moment, and did not speak.

"You'll be fine soon, hurry up and regain consciousness and talk to me. You have a good rest, and when you are tired, close your eyes and sleep. ”

She seemed to understand my words and slowly closed her eyes.

I closed the door softly and walked out, only to see them sitting in front of the sand drinking tea.

Chu Nantang looked at me with a worried expression: "Madame really doesn't have to rest. ”

I smiled at him, "I'm fine, let's talk with you for a while." ”

"In that case, let's sit down and talk." Feng Li looked at me with a serious face.

I answered softly and sat down beside Chu Nantang.

Feng Li paused: "In this matter, I think you, as a person concerned, have the right to know the truth." ”

"What's the matter?"

"About the origin of that bronze box."

When I mentioned this, I did have many unsolved doubts in my heart: "That bronze ancient box was handed down by the ancestors, and no one has opened that box for so many years, until now." ”

Feng Li sighed lightly: "Back then, Long Jianyue killed many innocent people in order to obtain the art of immortality, I believe you have also heard of it, about the use of witchcraft, with the formation laid by the virgin essence element, you can condense the vitality to help mortals get an endless stream of essence, and achieve the goal of immortality."

In order to stop Long Jianyue and destroy that evil array, I exhausted the mana I had, and I thought I could seal Long Jianyue together, but I didn't expect that Long Jianyue used only a stand-in in order to lure me into being fooled.

The bronze ancient box was made by me, and there was a process about the whole thing, as well as a reminder and prophecy of opening the underground dead, when my loyal soldiers had been killed by Long Jianyue, only my sister Nuo, fled with the bronze ancient box, I don't know where to go, and then went incognito, taking root in the Central Plains, which is now the descendants of the Zhang family.

When the bronze box is opened, it will be the time when I wake up from the seal and see the light of day again, but no one expected that you would break into my tomb and break the seal to wake me up early. Long Jianyue is a very cunning person, we have to be careful. ”

I suddenly looked up at Fengli: "Isn't Long Jianyue still dead?" ”

Fengli shook his head: "He didn't die so easily. I dare to assert that he is still alive. It's just that it won't appear for the time being, and I hope that before Long Jianyue appears next time, Mr. Chu's forbidden spell can also be lifted. ”

"Then did Nantang hurt before this?"

"Please rest assured, I have temporarily sealed the forbidden spell in his body, and I can last until the day of the full moon."

Chu Nantang filled the teacup for Feng Li, and his tone was a little solemn: "I have a question, I don't know if the high priest can answer it?" ”

"Excuse me."

"The Huangquan Flower in Long Jianyue's body, why didn't it do him any harm?"

Feng Li took a sip of tea and shook his head: "I don't know about this, but I've heard some rumors about Huangquan Flower." Flowers from Hell. ”

"And Qing Ran, I don't know where Long Jianyue hid Qing Dye?"

"Speaking of that Li Qingran, something reminds me of something." The wind put the teacup down violently.

Chu Nantang and I looked at him together, and Feng Li continued: "Li Qingran's appearance is very similar to the queen of the Qiang Kingdom, pear dye. ”

"Nantang, do you still remember, Qing Ran said at the beginning, why did you join the investigation and research team?"

Chu Nantang replied lightly, and I continued: "She said at the time that she would always have some strange dreams, dreaming of an ancient palace, and a man, the characters on the palace wall are similar to the words on the bronze ancient box, so she came to the group to crack whether the ones in the dream really existed. ”

Chu Nantang said: "Even if some people drink Meng Po soup and cross the Nai He Bridge, because of many things that have left an unforgettable mark in their previous life, even if they are reincarnated, they will have some refracted images of the past in their minds in the midnight dream. ”

Feng Li said: "Although Long Jianyue is decisive in many things, he is very loyal to his queen, so I am thinking about the fundamental reason why he left at that time and took Li Qingran away. Maybe now Li Qingran has the memory of the beginning. ”

"But we didn't see Kiyoran at the time, where will she be hidden by Long Jianyue now? Is it possible that as long as we find the clear dye, we can know the secret of the yellow spring flower? ”

Chu Nantang let out a long sigh: "What is the heart of the flames?" ”

At the mention of this, Feng Li was a little nervous, and was silent for a long time without answering.

"Is there anything inconvenient to say? If so, we don't ask. ”

Seeing Chu Nantang say this, Feng Li sighed and explained: "So far, there is nothing that cannot be said, but there are some things that ......."

"Please say that you are defenseless."

Feng Li's heavy gaze fell on me: "The blood of the heart of the flame can open the seal of the underground dead. So this is also the reason why Long Jianyue has always wanted to find the heart of the flame spirit. ”

"You mean, in fact, Yan Luo is a person's heart, but it is different from ordinary people." Chu Nantang asked with a twisted eyebrow.

Feng Li replied lightly: "That's right, and this burning heart is only available to the Zhang family." Now this heart is here in Lingsheng. ”

Feng Li pointed to my heart, and I swallowed violently, my eyes widening.

Chu Nantang pursed his lips and was silent for a while: "Who else knows this secret besides us?" ”

"At the moment, no one knows except us, but with the cleverness of the dragon and the moon, I am sure he will soon find out. The existence of the heart of the flame spirit, so the most important thing for us now is to protect the safety of Lingsheng, and not let Long Jianyue have a chance. ”

That night, I tossed and turned in bed and never fell asleep, constantly recalling these things I found today, and I didn't know how to adapt to these suddenness, or even what kind of posture to accept.

Seeing that I couldn't sleep, Chu Nantang hugged me into his arms from behind: "What is Madam thinking?" ”

I turned around and looked at him: "Nantang, Long Jianyue is still alive, so it is destined that our lives will not be peaceful." ”

"It doesn't matter, even if he's alive. That doesn't change anything either. ”

"How can you be so sure?"

"Didn't Madame also say that evil prevails over good? No matter how good he is, I don't think God will help him. ”

I laughed and felt very heavy: "You say, if a person has no heart, then can he still live?" ”

"What are you thinking, Madame? With me here, not to mention the power of Fengli, I can still compete with Long Jianyue, and it will be fine. ”

But I don't know why, I always have a bad premonition in my heart.

"Sleep, this time may be a lot calmer, they are also seriously injured this time. I won't come out to hurt people. ”

"Hmm." I pursed my lips, and my eyes gradually reddened: "You said, Long Jianyue is not dead, so ...... Shen Qiushui, is it possible that they are still alive? ”

"Perhaps......"

But with that trace of guilt in my heart, I hope for the first time that Shen Qiushui can still live well.

The days were rare and calm for a while, and Changzhi's consciousness gradually woke up.

She could already recognize people, but there were some things she hadn't remembered yet.

"Sister, who am I Gu Xi, why do I always think of this person's name, but I don't remember what he looks like?"

"You can't remember much now, but slowly you can remember."

If I could, I wouldn't want her to think about Gu Xi and me. It's just a sad feeling, but nothing can be changed.

She propped her cheeks and looked at the big banyan tree in the yard with an innocent expression: "When will I remember everything?" Sister, you don't know that some things seem to be about to remember, but you can't remember the pain, it's too uncomfortable. ”

I stroked her hair: "Don't worry, one day, you'll remember." ”

"Hmm."

The midsummer of that year passed in a hurry, and it was about to be the time of the full moon, and that night, Chu Nantang still stayed in the research base and did not come back.

After I coaxed Xiaofan to sleep, I was about to go to see how Chang Zhi was.

But I saw a figure flash through the window, and it was so familiar that I almost forgot to breathe for a while.

I saw a note on the table, and with trembling hands, I stepped forward to take the note, and the handwriting on it was immediately recognizable.

That's Bai Yiqing's words......

No, where is there any white memory now, he is Long Jianyue, a person who has planned everything from the beginning.

The note read: If you want to know the secret of Huangquanhua, see you on the embankment of the western suburbs before twelve o'clock. Don't tell anyone, I just want to see you.

The western suburbs have not yet been fully developed, and they are all barren land, I thought about it for a while, and left a note in Chu Nantang's study.

Before leaving, he went to the room to look at Xiao Fan and kissed his forehead.

When I came out, I saw Lu Wei pulling her sister, and when she saw me, she nodded: "Madam." ”

"What's wrong?"

"Miss Changzhi is going out now, I won't let her go out, she's losing her temper now."

"Sister-in-law."

I called her, she pouted and turned her face away, I sighed lightly: "Lu Wei is also for your good, I'm afraid that you will encounter any danger outside, I have something to deal with when I go out now, you have to listen to Lu Wei at home, you know?" ”

"I only listen to you, why should I listen to Lu Wei?" Yan Zhi snorted coldly and shook Lu Wei's hand away.

"Yes, listen to me, now I hand you over to Lu Wei, until I come back, you have to listen to Lu Wei, okay?"

She looked at Lu Wei with a reluctant expression: "Okay, but I'll only listen for one day, you will come back tomorrow." If you don't come back, then I'll go find you. ”

I stroked her hair: "Okay, Lu Wei......"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Take good care of Changzhi, she is ...... now Unlike us, don't let her run around and get into any trouble. ”

"I know."

"Hmm." I was still relieved to hand over my concubine to Lu Wei, and after looking at the time, it was almost over.

I called a taxi and came to the embankment of the western suburbs, only to see a person standing there not far ahead, who seemed to be waiting for someone.

I walked slowly over and when I heard footsteps, he turned around. When I saw that familiar but unfamiliar face, I took a deep breath.

He was wearing his usual clothes and smiled at me, as if the Bai Yiqing I was familiar with had returned.

"Tell me, where is Kiyozen?"

"We are also acquaintances, aren't you going to talk about the past?"

I sneered: "If you were Bai Yiqing, I would be happy to chat with you, but are you him?" Long Jianyue, you really took great pains to learn the secret of the bronze ancient box. You hypnotized yourself to us, and you have been playing with us for so many years, I still can't believe that my usually best friends are all disguised. ”

Long Jianyue nodded thoughtfully: "It's not a disguise, after all, the person named Bai Yiqing also forgot that he was Long Jianyue, and he really regarded him as Bai Yiqing." ”

"So what? It will not change the relationship in which we are enemies today. ”

"Yes, the world is impermanent, and I don't want to be your enemy."

This sentence made me feel ridiculous: "You have done so much, you have taken the fate of others in the palm of your hand, and you have played Gu Xi and Shen Qiushui as your chess pieces." Planted a forbidden spell on Nantang, deceived my trust in you, and now said to me, you don't want to be our enemy, do you think, I will believe it? ”

"Okay, since you don't want to talk about feelings, then let's talk about something practical."

"yes, let's talk about something practical, what do you want to do? You asked me out so late, you didn't just really want to talk about homely things, did you? ”

"You should know what I'm here for."

"I really don't know. Your mind is hidden so deeply, I really can't guess, please tell me directly. ”

"I know you've been looking for the secret of the Yellow Spring Flower, but in this world, there is only one way to solve the Yellow Spring Flower. The things that solve the Huangquan flower are in my hands, but I need you to exchange them. ”

I stared at him in silence and didn't speak.

He smiled at me, "What? Don't dare to make this deal? ”

"You bring the antidote to the Yellow Spring Flower first."

"Of course, it's impossible." He sneered: "If I give it to you so easily, wouldn't it be a death for myself?" That's the only thing I can negotiate with you now. ”

"Okay, what do you want?"

"You knowingly asked?" Long Jianyue sighed: "The heart of the flame spirit, I only figured it out later. The heart of the flame is the heart of Nuo, but Nuo is dead, so this heart is in the body of the descendants of your Zhang family. Dig out the heart of the flame and let his blood unlock the underground seals and awaken my dead. ”

"But how do you tell me to trust you?"

"Since it is cooperation, of course the first trust is necessary, you can also not cooperate with me, in fact, I want to kill you now, it is as easy as a hand. It's just that I'm also flesh and blood, after all, so many years of friendship. Isn't it? ”

"Long Jianyue, saying these words from your mouth makes me feel a little disgusting."

Long Jianyue raised her eyebrows: "Then don't say it, I can come to you and make a deal with you, instead of breaking into your home, killing you directly, and digging out my heart, which is enough to prove my sincerity, isn't it?" ”

"You're just afraid of the wind, aren't you? If the wind hadn't been there, you'd probably have broken into my house long ago. Gouged out my heart. ”

He smiled with a distressed face: "You actually think of me like this, it really makes me feel a little chilled." But it doesn't matter, since I said that I want to make a deal with you, I am making a deal with you, and I really want to take away your heart, and I won't go around this big bend. ”

Seeing that I didn't speak, Long saw that the moon was full and smiled nonchalantly: "I can give you time to think about it, three days later, at the same time and in the same place, come to me again after thinking about it." Think about it, as long as you show the heart of fire, you can save your friends and solve the yellow spring flower. ”

With that, his figure disappeared into the darkness.

When I went back, I had to walk a long way to the suburban road to get to the main road, and I stopped the car and rushed home, and it was already late.

I left a note and asked Chu Nantang not to wait for me, when I went back, it was already early in the morning, and I just entered the door, and I saw Chu Nantang sitting alone on the sofa, flipping through a book.

Hearing the voice, he gently closed the book, rested it on the coffee table, got up and walked over to me.

"Ma'am, where have you been so late?"

"I left a note, just going out for a walk, why haven't you slept yet?"

"Going for a walk?" Chu Nantang was such a shrewd person as if he didn't believe it, but seeing that I didn't want to say it, he didn't ask any more: "Hurry up and go take a bath and rest." ”

"Well, you too."

I took a shower and climbed into bed, thinking that Chu Nantang was asleep, but as soon as I lay down, Chu Nantang turned over, and those deep eyes stared at me for a moment, which made me feel very uneasy.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"If I go out next time, I hope Mrs. can inform me in advance, I can accompany you, it's not safe outside now, I'll worry about you if you do this."

"Well, I see, next time ......"

"There can't be a next time." He looked at me grimly: "Unless Long Jianyue disappears into this world." ”

"Nantang, does Huangquanhua have a solution?"

He shook his head: "No, nothing, I plan to go back to the boundary between the human world and the underworld to have a look, maybe there will be a discovery." ”

"Don't. Don't go! I nervously pulled him over: "Don't go there again, it's too dangerous, and if you go alone, I'll be worried." There may be another way to solve the yellow spring flower. ”

He smiled at me, leaned forward and kissed me on the lips, then rolled over and pressed on, the gentle kiss gradually becoming warm and persistent.

I hugged him tightly in this loneliness, every time I was warm, it was regarded as the last enjoyment, that kind of unforgettable, even after crossing the Nai He Bridge and drinking Meng Po soup. Won't forget again.

Long Jianyue didn't say a word about looking for me, because I knew that maybe this was Lisheng's last ray of hope, since only Long Jianyue could solve Huangquanhua, then he wouldn't let Chu Nantang know this secret so easily.

Three days later, I left a letter and went to the embankment in the western suburbs, as promised, and the man came early.

I looked around and asked him, "You're alone?" ”

"Who do you think will come besides me?"

"I thought it was ...... No, it should be called Li Ran, and she will come with you. ”

Long Jianyue sneered: "Li Ran? Li Ran is dead. The person who is alive now is called Li Qingran. ”

"They all look the same, maybe it's the reincarnation of Li Ran."

"So what?"

"Since you don't care, why take her away?"

Long Jianyue was silent for a while before saying, "Take her away just because she looks like the queen of the Qiang Kingdom." But even if they are similar again, I still find that they are no longer the same person. Once the sea was difficult to water, except for Wushan, it is not a cloud. ”

I sneered: "That's just an excuse for your despair, you really love deeply, no matter what she becomes, you will love her." ”

"Feelings and memories from a thousand years ago. I don't know much anymore, but the obsession in my heart is like a fire, burning my heart all the time! I'm going to finish it! ”

"Let's stop talking nonsense!" I stepped forward and said, "You want the heart of fire, I can give it to you, I promised you this deal, Long Jianyue, as you said, for the sake of our friendship for so many years, don't hurt the innocent people around me again." ”

"Don't worry, this bit of credit, I still said it when I saw it, I said it. Since I can come to you and say that, it is enough to prove my sincerity. ”

With that, he handed me his hand: "Lingsheng, happy cooperation." ”

I hesitated, took my hand out, and disappeared with him into the night.