Chapter 11: Fate
Thousands of miles away by the waterfall of Mu Yunzong, a girl dressed in red sat quietly without love, regardless of how the plain-clothed woman behind her comforted, except for the unstoppable tears across her face, there was no superfluous movement.
The sun sets and rises in the time it passes, and the frost and morning dew tirelessly fill the moon's crooked teeth. Finally, the sculptural girl slowly turned around and plunged into the arms of the woman in front of her, crying hysterically in a hoarse voice.
"Cry, it won't be so sad to cry. The plain-clothed woman patted the girl who was crying bitterly in her arms, and said with a gentle voice of envy and doting: "As a teacher, I will definitely seek justice for you and relieve the hatred in your heart." ”
"Daoist, Miss, she ......"
"It's okay Snow Shadow, thanks to you for bringing Qing Yao back safe and sound at the expense of being seriously injured. Glancing at the red-clothed old woman standing aside, the plain-clothed woman hugged the girl in her arms tightly and said, "After this catastrophe, it may not be a bad thing for Qing Yao. ”
"Master. The girl in red stood up, her eyes red and swollen, and said, "I want to enter the gray realm." ”
As soon as the girl's voice fell, the woman's face under the tulle suddenly flashed with a trace of consternation, looked at the beloved disciple in front of her, and said in a daze: "Have you really thought about it? ”
"I want to avenge Brother Xu Sheng with my own hands, and I also ask the master to fulfill it. The girl in red knelt on the ground and said word by word: "Whether it is the Bird Hunter Clan, or the mysterious Deacon and the Wind Rakshasa , as long as it is everyone present that day, don't even think about escaping." ”
"That's it, that's it. Looking at the girl's determined gaze, the plain-clothed woman shook her head, and called the shocked red-clothed old woman and said, "Snow Shadow, you go and prepare." ”
When Xu Qingyao was determined to enter the Gray Realm, the Spirit Saint Fruit that had been exchanged for Xu Sheng's life was finally refined into a jade-white pill by the Great Elder of the Fourth Rank Dan Master.
"Brother Xiaoqi. Mu Lanxin, who had been sleeping on the bed for many days, looked at Lu Xiaoqi in front of him and asked, "What about Brother Xu Sheng, why didn't you see him come to see me?"
"Xin'er. Lu Xiaoqi stepped forward and said nervously: "Senior brother, he ......"
"Brother Xu Sheng, what's wrong with him?" Looking at Lu Xiaoqi's flustered eyebrows, Mu Lanxin's heart flashed with a trace of unease, and she said nervously: "Is something wrong with him?"
"Xin'er, after you fell into a coma, Senior Brother was worried about your safety. Glancing at Mu Yanqing and the Great Elder who were standing silently beside him, Lu Xiaoqi said softly: "We ignored the ban of the sect and went down the mountain to look for the Spirit Holy Fruit privately, but we didn't expect that on the way back, we were conspired by thieves, Senior Brother, he ...... to save me."
"No, no. Mu Lanxin sat up with difficulty, shook her head desperately, her clear eyes were also colored for a while, staring directly at the purple silk tent, and muttered: "Brother Xu Sheng won't leave me, you must have lied to me, right?"
"Xin'er. Mu Lanxin's dull cry was like a soul-devouring steel knife, and the knife pierced Mu Yanqing's heart deadly: "Your brother Xu Sheng will not die in vain, and my father swears to remove the Chaos Abyss Dao from this world." ”
The pain that lingered in the sky above Mu Yunzong had not yet dissipated, and in the forbidden land of the Chaos Abyss Dao separated by the cloud tree, five old men with snow temples and frost beards were already sitting cross-legged in front of the mountain stone carved with Xuan patterns.
"Qing Yao, are you ready?" Seeing the emaciated lover in front of him nodding firmly, the plain-clothed woman took off the white jade on her waist and said, "When life and death are at stake, you just need to crush it, and you will be saved from the gray world at the cost of your life for the teacher." ”
"Qing Yao is not filial. The fiery girl knelt on the ground with a puff and said resolutely: "When the apprentice returns, I will repay the master's grace for rebuilding today." ”
"Dao Master, the seal of the Gray Realm has been opened. The old woman in red stepped forward, leaned over and whispered in the woman's ear: "You elders are already old, and I am afraid that it will be ...... if you delay."
"Snow Shadow, I'm going to retreat here from today. Seeing Xu Qingyao stepping into the sparkling waves not far away, Rao is plain-clothed woman with her head held high, at this time, a trace of tears slipped across her face, and she said quietly: "In the future, in addition to the life and death of the Mixed Abyss Dao, there will be you and the elders." ”
Silent time went all the way, and the news of the death of the genius Xu Sheng on the cliff spread throughout the streets and alleys of Luoxi Town in the mourning of Mu Yunzong. Except for the devastated Cangyun Mountain Range, which was as clear as yesterday in the biting mountain wind, all the forces of all parties held their breath.
"Daddy, Xin'er wants to go to the Cangyou Mountain Range. Mu Lanxin, who had been recuperating for many days, smiled with a vague breath: "I don't worry about Brother Xu Sheng staying under the cliff alone, I want to pick him up." ”
Non-stop day and night, Mu Lanxin, who was wearing a holy robe and a crown of xiaxia, stood in front of the cliff, looking at the abyss under his feet, his expression gloomy.
"Brother Xiaoqi. Looking around at the ruins of the peak of the Cangyou Mountain, Mu Lanxin choked up and said, "Is this here?"
"That thief has been chased and killed here, and the senior brother is trying to save me. Lu Xiaoqi nodded undeniably, and said with tears in his eyes: "I fell down from this cliff." ”
"Xin'er. Looking along Lu Xiaoqi's line of sight, there was a poisonous mist in front of the bottomless ravine, and there seemed to be a shadow of Xu Sheng's battle on the collapsed ruins, so that Mu Yanqing didn't dare to look directly at the despair in Xin'er's eyes, and said sadly: "Let's go back." ”
"Brother Xu Sheng. Mu Lanxin shook her head, and the thin figure suddenly leaned forward: "Xin'er is here to pick you up." ”
"Xin'er. ”
The grief-stricken Mu Yanqing suddenly exclaimed loudly, jumped out with a stride, and jumped down with the figure that disappeared next to the cliff.
"Daddy, you're a relative. A hissing came from afar, Mu Yanqing hugged the girl in her arms, and the old tears were rampant: "If you also have an accident, what old face do I have to explain to your dead mother." ”
"Daddy, Xin'er knows it's wrong. The turbulent stream echoed in the silent valley, and the grief-stricken Mu Lanxin choked up: "I just miss Brother Xu Sheng so much." ”
"Your brother Xu Sheng is a dragon and phoenix among people, how can this small cliff trap him. Mu Yanqing flipped his palm, put the bloody white bones under the shade of the tree behind him into the ring, patted Mu Lanxin's shoulder and said, "You are seriously ill now, let's go back quickly." ”
"Xin'er is fine. Mu Lanxin picked up the long white clothes beside her feet, her slender fingertips ran over the blackened blood stains, and cried bitterly: "Brother Xu Sheng, Brother Xu Sheng." ”
"Silly girl, it's just an ordinary piece of fabric. Mu Yanqing looked up to the sky and sighed, his blue and white sideburns brushed the corners of his eyes, and his hoarse voice was at the bottom of the dark valley, and he suddenly aged a lot: "The humidity here is too heavy, go back with Daddy." ”
Different from the poisonous mist that has been dispersed for many years in the Cangyou Mountains, the gauzy mist of the Qingmu Valley in Yunxi Prefecture is always full of refreshing medicinal fragrance.
"Grandpa. In front of the house in the hinterland of Aoki Valley, a girl with a young face stood in the open space with a bamboo basket, and when she saw the old man with a white beard walking out of the house, she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Grandpa, are we still going to the valley to collect medicine today?"
"Such good weather, of course going to go. The old man leaned over, grabbed a handful of herbs and put them on the tip of his nose and sniffed: "What a good medicinal herb, I can buy you new clothes if I pick some more." ”
In the Aoki Valley in the later autumn, the golden leaves are dotted with branches, and in the murmuring stream of Minxi that stretches for thousands of miles, the breeze sweeps across the water and happily smells of harvest.
"Light powder with lead, arsenic borax and furnace gan. The little girl carried the bamboo basket on her shoulder, and continued to sing in a brisk voice: "The medicine is hot and poisonous, and the external use of the poison is ...... remove the pus and rot."
"Shiling, don't run too fast. Hearing the song coming from the front, the old man with a stiff waist smiled, gasped and said, "Grandpa can't catch up with you." ”
"Grandpa, come over quickly. The girl's joyful footsteps suddenly stopped, and the cheering song turned into an exclamation, and she pointed to the side of the stream where the water and grass were withered and yellow, and said, "Here, there is a man lying here." ”
"What's the matter?" Listening to the girl's shout, the old man who was leaning over became anxious, his limping steps were obviously bigger, and he stepped forward and said, "Pull him up quickly." ”
"Grandpa. Looking at the unconscious teenager lying on the ground, the girl hurriedly took off the gray robe on her body and covered it, and said worriedly: "Is he okay?"
"Don't worry, as long as he has a breath left, grandpa can save him. The old man scrutinized the young man's abdomen, and did not forget to say to the girl beside him: "Shiling, go back and put the medicine jar in the yard on the rack." ”
"Alas, at such a young age, he was poisoned by this hand. The old man leaned over, watched the medicine gradually spread over the young man's scarred back, shook his head and said, "With such a serious injury, I'm afraid it's a trouble to pick it up." ”
"Grandpa, you have always been a bodhisattva, why don't you want to treat him today?" The girl picked up the young man, put a towel under his head, turned around and looked at the old man pacing and said, "Could it be that seeing that he is too seriously injured, I am worried that my reputation will be ruined." ”
"Grandpa has lived most of his life, and he doesn't care about the evaluation of outsiders for a long time. The old man sat down in front of the medicine jar, and when he saw the girl burning the fire under the medicine jar, he hurriedly stopped: "Just warm the fire to dissipate the medicinal power, but don't burn him to death without waiting for me to heal." ”
"Shiling. Seeing the girl pull out a few pieces of wood, the old man sighed: "This young man is the same age as you, but he is scarred and broken, this time we are afraid that we have saved a bane." ”
"What's the root of the trouble, don't you always teach me that doctors should save lives and help the wounded regardless of their background?" the girl tilted her head, looked at the old man in front of her, and said, "What's more, each of us is a mortal fetus in the flesh, and in addition to the growing annual rings, we are more or less scars." ”
"Hehe, you're really getting sharper and sharper. The old man waved his hand, looked at the young man in the medicine jar who couldn't see through the origin, and laughed: "This may also be our fate." ”