In the wind that came to her face, she closed her eyes and waited for the blood to tear itself apart. That's good, that's good.

Maybe he died of this burden, so that he could escape.

I'm sorry, I don't want to live anymore, she whispered, "I'm sorry......"

But at that moment, there was an angry roar.

A hand suddenly stretched out, passed through the almost frozen moment, grabbed her palm, and pulled her into his arms with all his might.

Immediately after, Ye Qingxuan flew up involuntarily.

The invisible force smashed against his back, as if it was about to crush him completely, and he even heard the sound of his own bones shattering.

He rolled in the air and fell to the ground, coughing in intense pain, a sticky thread of viscous bleeding from the gaping gap in his back, the color of his bones faintly exposed.

In the last moment, fortunately, his left hand blocked it. Now, he has lost sensation in his left hand. The broken bones pierced the skin, revealing a piece of it, which looked comical and ridiculous.

He saw countless shadows spread with the bloodstream, sealing off the entire hall. They were scrambling, looking for their tracks like a pack of mad dogs.

The shadows seemed to sense the resonance of the invisible ghost, and slowly gathered towards him.

He tried to get up from the ground, but his body was no longer listening. If it weren't for the hallucination that isolated the pain of **, he might have passed out by now.

However, if you can die in a stupor, maybe you will be happier than watching death come now, right?

He sighed softly, feeling the tremor of the girl in his arms.

"Don't you still want to go home?"

He hugged her with all his last strength, and for the last time, sighed softly: "Be obedient, Bai Xi." ”

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry ......"

The viscous plasma was left down her neck and fell into her arms, and the girl let out a faint choking sound, she may have been frightened, right?

If you're scared and crying, can you become a little more behaved?

"It's all my fault that you're like this. I'm sorry. Bai Xi's tears fell down his neck.

"The first time I heard you apologize, I didn't expect it to be in a place like this. ”

Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but want to laugh, but he couldn't.

He actually wanted to comfort her and tell him: Don't be afraid. Tell her that no matter what, it will end and that we will live well. There is also a turnaround in times of despair...... But not everything in this world can end casually, and there is not a turning point waiting for you in every desperate moment.

This world is so cruel and terrifying, even if he can say a lot of beautiful things that sound heartwarming, and help more people like Bai Xi and like his past self...... But there are some things that he is destined to be powerless.

That's right, that's it, no matter how many times you repeat it.

There seemed to be a mocking voice in his heart, contemptuous and disdainful: Ye Qingxuan, haven't you already experienced this feeling? Have you believed the lies you said even for a second?

The city of Avalon is so big, and so many people are drunk, but it can't accommodate a single homeless person, and it doesn't allow the weak to live here.

So, if only everything was stuck in the past.

Stayed in the snowy night of that winter, the only night that allowed him to sleep peacefully.

Just like now, holding your own kind, warm in your arms.

This is really good, a thousand times better than those fireworks, and ten thousand times better than those pitying eyes. No matter how cruel or indifferent this world is, as long as someone stands with you, you don't have to be afraid of anything, even death.

As long as it's not lonely.

But no one can not be lonely.

You hugged the girl in your arms, trying to protect her at the last minute, but did you hear her cry?

Her heart is still buried in the abyss, and she can't find you in her eyes.

Still powerless.

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In the silence, the ghost mother screamed again.

Screams echoed in the sewers, and countless limbs writhed in the blood shadows, like something was crawling out of hell.

The silhouettes of those things were constantly changing, whether they were decapitated prisoners, or three-headed vicious dogs, or some kind of massive scales like giants of the deep...... The distorted formless ghost transforms into this image, crawling out of the plasma.

It was the resentment that came out of reading the aether here, and the white bones buried under the deep well over the years were the source of their power. The score extracts the resentment that remains here and turns them into evil beasts and demons for the demon woman to exorcise.

"The Chestnut Car: Prologue" - Animal Road

It was only now that its power was fully revealed, dancing in the darkness.

But Ye Qingxuan looked at them, but he didn't feel fear anymore, he just felt a little lost and relieved. It's like something painful is coming to an end, and it's so light-hearted.

The terrible hallucinations that had been forcibly suppressed finally came up, and the pain was far away from him, and even the cries that lingered in his ears became distant...... Perhaps this is the last mercy of God on him.

He felt that the world in front of him was gradually darkening, but he didn't want to fall asleep yet, he wanted to talk to people and the girls around him......

"White tide. Is there really anyone in the East who distributes food on the streets for free?" he whispered, "The beggars of the East are really happy. ”

"I lied to you. Bai Xi replied to him softly: "How can such a good thing happen." ”

Ye Qingxuan smiled: "So, no one rebels because they don't want to eat the meatloaf issued by the emperor, right?"

"Nope. ”

Ye Qingxuan sighed softly: "You really like to lie, Bai Xi." ”

"No way, that's the kind of person I am. Her shoulders trembled, and she choked, "Nasty, huh?"

"Well, it's so annoying. ”

Ye Qingxuan nodded, he couldn't see the things in front of him clearly, he could only feel that the girl was looking at him, so he squeezed out a smile. Bai Xi was stunned, she stared at Ye Qingxuan, and asked softly:

"Will you save me even if you hate me?"

"Yes, it will. ”

Ye Qingxuan lowered his head and responded softly with his last strength: "No matter what happens, I will save you." ”

Before falling into darkness, he heard Bai Xi's soft whisper in his ear:

"Thank you. ”

The girl hugged him softly, crying: "Now you can save me." ”

It was as if the hallucinations had returned, but all those cries were gone, and the world fell silent for the first time. But in the silence, Bai Xi's heartbeat echoed, and he prayed in a choked voice:

- Please help me. ”

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At that moment, Ye Qingxuan heard the sound of thunder, the howling of the wind, and the slight sound of tears falling from his cheeks.

It's like an instant, being poured into my arms by the scorching sun.

And so, endless frenzy and pain poured into the body.

It was as if lava had poured into the blood, and a terrible sting spread from the mouth of the heart in all directions. The drowsiness and darkness were swept away, and a terrible heat filled every corner of the body, stirring with the blood rushing and stirring.

He opened his eyes, only to be stung by what filled every inch of air, a light of all its glory. It is like the scorching sun filling the heavens and the earth, far and wide.

Countless ethers collided violently, releasing dazzling electric light, like sharp blades bursting out, piercing the darkness and setting off a loud sound in Ye Qingxuan's ears.

It was in the midst of this agitation that he finally heard clearly...... It was Bai Xi's breath.

No one could have imagined that this little girl's shell contained such a huge amount of power, so huge that it seemed to tear herself apart completely.

Now that terrifying power rushed into Ye Qingxuan's body, and with that embrace, it was like setting his soul on fire and lifting it high above the scorching sun.

Collapse!

Ye Qingxuan's body trembled suddenly, and a scar was cracked on the back of his neck, and the bones were visible. But in the midst of that bone, a long needle nailed into the bone marrow was ejected by an invisible force and pierced into the wall. But that power didn't stop, it still reverberated in his body, breaking through every inch of the block.

Collapse, collapse, collapse, collapse!

At some point, the silver nails that had been deeply implanted in the bone marrow were squeezed out by the terrifying agitation, and they flew and pierced into the wall, dissipating invisibly in the rapid trembling.

Until the end, Ye Qingxuan's whole body was already stained red with blood, but in the severe pain, he felt extremely relaxed, as if he had taken off the shackles and returned to heaven and earth.

- Freedom again!

All light was extinguished.

But the young man's dark eyes had been ignited, releasing light from under the slightly closed curtains, like moonlight.

He wakes up from hallucinatory memories, only to feel that he is no longer himself.

There was a will that extended from far away and settled in his body, obviously foreign, but under the bond of blood, it was incomparably harmonious with his will. That will led his thoughts, led him to look down on the world from another angle, to gaze at it as it was.

For the first time in his life, he felt the presence of the ether so clearly.

They exist in this world, hidden in the wind, sleeping in the ground, lingering in flames, flowing in waters, and pervading all things.

"Is this the aether?"