23. The old ape dies in lieu of death

Before he died, he saw the old ape who had accompanied him for more than ten years, Ji Chengyu was extremely surprised, and suddenly got up from the ground, stretched out his arms, ran towards the old ape, and said, "I have to hug you well when I see you before I die." ”

"Okay, hug it. The old ape said dryly, and the two guys hugged each other tightly. Ji Chengyu hugged him very tightly, and he didn't let go for a long time, his heart was full of kindness, and the old ape pushed him away and said, "Just hug it, it's endless." ”

Ji Chengyu's mouth was also unforgiving, and said, "Okay, you won't let me hug it now, and you won't hug it again in the future." In fact, this sentence is true, tomorrow he will die, and there will be no chance to hug him.

The old ape is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and said: "If you don't hug it, you won't hug it, who will scarce you?"

Ji Chengyu sighed and said, "Old ape, your mouth is still unforgiving. ”

The old ape smiled "hehe", and said as if the conspiracy had succeeded, "Afraid of me! Who told you never to spare me?"

"Straight to the point. Ji Chengyu said.

The old ape asked, "What do you mean by getting down to business?"

Ji Chengyu was stunned for a moment, "haha" smiled, and said, "Old ape, aren't you very cowhideous?

"Yes, of course. The old ape admitted, saying, "You humans have too many words, and they are all self-created, how can my old ape understand?"

Ji Chengyu said: "Getting down to business means talking about the right thing, do you understand the right thing?"

The old ape nodded vigorously and said, "I understand the business, and I will listen to what you say." ”

Ji Chengyu said: "Old ape, why don't you stay in the mountains and help me guard my grandfather's grave, what are you doing here?"

The old ape grinned and said, "You're dying, and I'm not allowed to come and see you?"

Ji Chengyu was a little strange and asked, "How do you know that I'm about to die?"

The old ape patted his chest and said, "You are a brother of life and death, here, you can feel it." ”

Ji Chengyu's eyes are really wet, in the whole world, I am afraid that only the old ape can have this kind of induction.

"Hey, don't cry!" said the old ape heartlessly, "My old ape didn't come all the way to see you crying. ”

Ji Chengyu quickly wiped his eyes and said, "Did I cry? I didn't cry! ”

The old ape smiled and said, "You never tell the truth in front of my old ape." I'm just like you, the wind blows sand into your eyes. ”

Ji Chengyu was still a little uneasy, and asked, "Old ape, you are here, what about grandpa's grave?"

"Rest assured. The old ape said resolutely, "I called a few little apes to watch day and night, and promised that it was okay, and you could rest assured." ”

Ji Chengyu stared at the old ape. The old ape was furious in his heart when he stared at him, and hurriedly said, "Why do you look at me like this?"

Ji Chengyu grinned and said, "I met three rat demons on the road, they can change into human form and can speak human words, I am thinking now, your old ape can speak human words, is it an ape or a demon?"

The old ape stretched out his hand and scratched his scalp, and said, "I don't know if I'm an ape or a demon, but even if it's a demon, it's an ape demon, and its true colors haven't changed, right?"

Ji Chengyu said: "That's right, if you don't steal, don't rob, don't hurt people, even if it's a demon, it's a good demon." So whether you are an ape or a demon, you are my brother in life and death. ”

The old ape seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said, "With your words, I am relieved." He took off the rag bag from his shoulder, took out a human skin face JU from it, and said: "If the demon wants to become a human form, he has to go to Heping City to buy a human skin face JU, before coming here, I went to Peace City and customized this human skin JU, I didn't expect that things in Peace City are so expensive, and a human skin JU spent all my savings." ”

Ji Chengyu listened to the old ape chattering there in surprise, and saw that he really took out a human skin JU, so he said: "Old ape, you quickly put on the human skin JU, let me see what you look like when you become a human." ”

The old ape muttered: "My old ape doesn't like the appearance of people at all, how tall and mighty it is to be an ape." ”

"Phew. Ji Chengyu snorted him and said, "You guy is such a shortcoming, you can't say hello, as soon as you say hello, you will float up, be careful when you float to the sky one day." ”

The old ape grinned and said, "If my old ape floats to the sky one day, you won't be able to catch up with me, and we will finally be able to tell the winners and losers." ”

Ji Chengyu looked at the old ape's slow appearance and said, "Old ape, hurry up, I'm anxious to see you become a human." ”

The old ape was still slow and cautious, and muttered, "Don't be in a hurry, this human skin JU is very expensive, and if it is broken, it will never be again." ”

Saying this, he finally sorted out the human skin and noodles, and put it on himself, and the old ape suddenly became a person.

Ji Chengyu was stunned for an instant, unable to believe his eyes. The old ape put on a human skin JU, and turned out to be him, a Ji Chengyu who was exactly the same as him.

"You?" Ji Chengyu's eyes widened, and he said, "How did you become me?"

The old ape looked at Ji Chengyu's surprised look, "hehe" smiled and said: "You are so surprised to show two points, one is that my memory and description of you are very accurate, not bad at all. The second is that the demon who is a human skin face JU is really powerful, and it can do exactly the same thing as I described. Speaking of this, he deliberately imitated Ji Chengyu's tone and expression, and said, "How did you become me?" After speaking, he couldn't help but laugh "haha".

Ji Chengyu looked at it and couldn't help but say loudly: "It's too similar, the tone, expression, and demeanor are exactly the same." He excitedly pointed to the old ape and said, "Old ape, I want to tell you that you have to charge for becoming like me, and it is very expensive!"

The old ape shook his head like a rattle, and said, "I have no money, and all the money I saved has been used to buy human skin noodles, and there is nothing left." Besides, I don't need money anymore. ”

"Why?" asked Ji Chengyu.

The old ape looked at Ji Chengyu and said, "Because I will die tomorrow, since I am dead, of course I don't need money." ”

Ji Chengyu was taken aback and said, "How can you die tomorrow? Who wants to kill you." Suddenly laughed and said: "It's interesting, tomorrow I will die and you will die, life and death brothers will die together this time, okay, when we get to another place, we will still be brothers, and we will play together." ”

"Nope. The old ape looked at Ji Chengyu solemnly and said resolutely: "Tomorrow, I will die, you will not die." ”

Ji Chengyu was stunned for a moment, but he understood in an instant, why did the old ape go to Heping City to customize a human skin JU and become an identical self, it turned out that it wanted to die for itself.

Ji Chengyu looked at the old ape in disbelief and said, "You mean, you are going to die for me?"

The old ape smiled "hehe", pretended not to care, and said, "Don't look at me like that, okay? He straightened his chest and said loudly, "Of course I'm here to die for you, why don't you come all the way here?" I don't want to put so much effort into looking at you. ”

"You go. Ji Chengyu pointed to the bottom of Qiongtai and said loudly: "You hurry up, go back and look at Grandpa's grave, I have my own affairs to solve, how can you die for me?"

The old ape did not leave, and said loudly: "You are my brother in life and death, why can't I die for you?"

Ji Chengyu's heart was very moved, his heart was warmed like a hot sun, but he would never let the old ape die for him, this was a matter of principle for him. He said in a resolute tone: "Old ape, you can't replace me." I was the one who killed those girls, not you. The people of Jicheng want to kill me, not you. ”

The old ape patted his chest vigorously and said, "I am exactly like you now, who can see that I died for you, and you do your thing." ”

Ji Chengyu said: "Old ape, if you die for me, I will be a thousand times more painful than now, ten thousand times, I will be better than dead." So, you quickly dismiss this idea and go back to the forest. ”

"I'm not leaving. The old ape said angrily, "Since I have come, I will never go back." Otherwise, we will compete again, and whoever wins will make the decision, okay or not. ”

"Not good. Ji Chengyu flatly refused.

The old ape said with some grievances: "I haven't said how to compare, you refused." ”

Ji Chengyu said: "I will never compare with you." Old ape, I know that you are good to me, but you can't replace me in this matter, listen to me, go back quickly! I don't want you to watch me die, I'm afraid you will be sad. ”

The old ape cried "wow", tears in his eyes, and wiped his hands on his face.

Ji Chengyu smiled and said, "Old ape, you said that you would never cry in front of me." ”

The old ape said, "I'll just cry, what can you do to me?" You also said that you don't cry in front of me, and you don't cry as often. ”

A man came up from under the Qiongtai, with a black staff, who was none other than the wizard Yunuo. Yu Nuo went straight to the top of Qiongtai and said with a smile: "No wonder I always feel that the prince has a demonic aura, it turns out that he has lived with an ape demon for more than ten years and has become a brother in life and death. ”

The old ape was a little puzzled and said, "Am I really a demon?"

Yu Nuo said: "Of course it's a demon, if it's not a demon, how can you wear a human skin and become a human form? But you are a kind demon, an upright demon." That's why I allowed you to enter Himejo, and I didn't let the idol kill you. ”

Ji Chengyu also suddenly realized at this time, and said: "I met three rat demons in the broken temple that day, and they all said that I had a demonic aura, and it turned out that the old ape was really a demon. Suddenly, he smiled at the old ape and said, "Old ape, I have been a brother with a demon in this life, and it is worth it!"

He said, "Prince, you can't die. ”

Ji Chengyu said decisively: "Wizard, you don't have to persuade me, I will never let the old ape die for me." ”

Yu Nuo smiled indifferently and said, "I didn't let the old ape die for you, neither you nor the old ape have to die." ”

Ji Chengyu and the old ape were stunned, and looked at Yu Nuo in unison.

Yu Nuo smiled "hehe" and said, "The ordinary sword of a human being cannot kill an immortal demon. ”

Ji Chengyu didn't believe it, and said: "Wizard, last night in the Lu Mansion, Ji Xiongfeng killed Sister Hong with a sword, and the soldiers killed Brother Hei with a knife, how can you say that the human sword can't kill the undead demon?"

Yu Nuo said: "Ji Xiongfeng and the soldiers can kill Sister Hong and Brother Hei with ordinary swords, that's because I broke Sister Hong's demonic energy, and you broke Brother Hei's demonic energy, the two demons have no demonic energy, no different from humans, and they can naturally be killed." He turned his head to look at the old ape and said, "The old ape is an ape demon, and its demon power is far stronger than the three rat demons, even I can't kill it, are you still afraid that the soldiers under your father can kill it?"

Ji Chengyu was still a little skeptical, and asked, "Is this true what the wizard said?"

Yu Nuo smiled and said, "Seriously." ”

Ji Chengyu thought for a while, finally nodded, and said, "Wizard, I believe in you." ”

The old ape waited beside him a little anxiously, and said loudly: "Wizard, you hurry up, what should be done about this matter?"

Yu Nuo said: "It's very simple, I will suggest that the king keep a whole corpse for you, shoot you with a bow and arrow, you protect your soul with demonic energy, and fake your death to deceive everyone." Wait for the burial to be buried in the coffin and buried in the soil, let Ji Chengyu dig you out at night, and pull out the bow and arrow on your body. He looked at Ji Chengyu again and said, "It's just that the prince can't stay in Ji City, and he can't come back in the future." Then he said to the old ape: "You must not come again, you are a demon, according to the "Oath of the Three Realms", demons cannot come to the city of humans, I can't kill you, but when you meet a spirit master, you will lose your life." ”

Ji Chengyu and the old ape both nodded in agreement. Ji Chengyu asked, "Wizard, do my father and mother know about this matter?"

The wizard said, "I rushed here because I sensed a powerful demonic aura, and I didn't tell your father and mother about it. It seems to me that the fewer people who know about it, the better, and to blaspheme it on the altar is to bring bad omen. As long as your father and mother don't get involved, it won't be a disaster for Jicheng. I will persuade your father and mother not to come to this tomorrow, and when the matter is over, I will explain the truth to them. He also instructed: "You two are now the same person, and you must not appear in front of people at the same time." The old ape will arrive here before sunrise to-morrow, and the coffin will be buried in a grove in the east of the city, where the prince can wait. After rescuing the old ape, don't go back to Jicheng, let alone see the king and queen. The entire city of Himejo, except for me, will think that you are dead. ”

After explaining all this, he turned and left.