Seeing that Shen Zhifeng didn't speak, the old man walked to the stele by himself, stretched out his hand and gently stroked the words on it. The moment he touched the words, his fingers trembled. After a long while, he sighed deeply and said, "I didn't expect that after being away for so long, this place has completely disappeared." ”

Disappear?

Shen Zhifeng looked behind him when he heard this, and found that those houses were nothing more than illusions made by resentful spirits. Only a few wraiths still roam the ground today, but mortals can't see them.

She realized that the old man must have lived in this village in the past, so she asked, "Old man, what the hell is going on here?"

"This is the village where I lived. The old man narrowed his eyes, "Don't you know, why are you still here?"

Shen Zhifeng pretended to be sad and sighed: "Actually, I'm just lost, and I can't find the direction to go out now." ”

"Follow this path to get to town. The old man said softly.

Shen Zhifeng nodded, a little curious: "Then what was this village like in the past?"

The old man's eyes raised, looked at the fog in the woods, and said lightly: "This used to be a village where birds and flowers were fragrant. Many people live in it. Everyone makes a living by farming, and they can be regarded as living a very happy life. ”

Later, someone from outside mistakenly broke into the village through the tree-lined path, so that the people living in the village heard about the development outside. Many people yearn for the outside, so they choose to go out and have a look.

The old man also went out as one of them, and this adventure was more than thirty years. The once high-spirited young man has also become a gray-haired old man.

He wanted to come back to see how his hometown had changed, but he couldn't find the location of the village. Many of the people who wandered outside could not find out where the village had gone, as if the village in their minds was just a dream.

After ten years of searching, he now feels like his body is dying. He wanted to see the village before he died, but he didn't expect to be found. Although everything has changed, my desire to return to my hometown has come true.

"It's a tradition that we've had in our bones. The old man sighed, his eyes full of sadness. It's as if he sees his long-lost son, but he doesn't remember himself.

Shen Zhifeng can very well understand the feeling that this kind of thing is human.

A few years ago, when she had just been punished by the Heavenly Court to come to the mortal world to atone for her sins, she wanted to see what had become of the mortal world for so long. She found the Taoist temple where she had stayed, but she didn't expect that the people here had been replaced by strange Taoist priests, and even the Taoist temple's gaze changed a little.

At that time, she had mixed feelings in her heart, and she wanted to cry.

At this time, the old man sat down casually in front of the stone monument, looking at the sky in a slight daze.

Shen Zhifeng sighed softly: "In fact, in this world, the only constant is change. ”

"I know, I'm satisfied just to see the stele. Unfortunately, the village was never seen again. The old man said, bowing his head slightly.

Shen Zhifeng was inexplicably a little distressed, thinking that he should help a group of old people. She rolled her eyes for a moment, and then quietly punched out two spirit runes. The spirit rune fell behind the two of them, forming an illusion, changing into the appearance of Shen Zhifeng when he first entered.

She patted the old man lightly on the shoulder and said, "Look. ”

The old man turned his head to look at the village in confusion, and his eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the village that had reappeared behind him. He staggered two steps and headed straight for one of the houses.

Despite being away for so many years, he has never forgotten the way home.

He opened the door of a room and saw the spirits sitting around the table eating, recognizing them as his family. His tears flowed down at once,

He walked straight to a house, gently pushed open the door, and saw his family welcome inside. His tears flowed down suddenly, and he hurriedly ran over and knelt on the ground, crying bitterly: "I'm late to come back." ”

The wraith's eyes cleared, and they lifted the old man up from the ground, tears streaming down their faces.

For decades, the family had not seen each other. Now that we finally see each other, at least we can tell each other how much we miss together.

Shen Zhifeng stepped aside, feeling a little sour in his heart. When she can remember, she lived with the brothers in the Taoist temple and regarded them as her own family. Later, I left the Taoist temple to wander outside, and from time to time I missed the life in the Taoist temple.

Now suddenly back to a hundred years later, everything is gone, and there is no one around me to rely on. It's a little sad to think about, and I can't help but sniff and calm down.

The old man came out of the room, with a hint of satisfaction on his face, and his body became somewhat transparent.

Shen Zhifeng looked into the room and saw the old man's body lying next to the others. His spirit floated out and prepared to go to the underworld.

He bent his waist and said respectfully: "Thank you to this Taoist for being able to fulfill my last wish." ”

"You're welcome. Shen Zhifeng narrowed his eyes, as if he thought of something, and handed over the spirit rune in his arms, "If you are satisfied, remember to say thank you to the spirit rune, it can be counted as my merit." ”

The old man was stunned, then took the spirit talisman and held it in the palm of his hand, and whispered, "Thank you." ”

The spirit rune slowly disappeared, and Shen Zhifeng's merit increased. She waved her hand at the old man, and the old man's body slowly floated up and disappeared into the sea of clouds.

The surrounding aura completely dissipated, and the entire village disappeared.

Shen Zhifeng stood in place, not knowing why he felt a little distressed. She took a deep breath to calm her emotions and turned and walked out of the village. She followed the trail and finally came to the crowded town.

Looking at the town from afar, Shen Zhifeng's forehead was sweating. It turned out that this was Hongdu, and it was relatively close to Mobei.

Shen Zhifeng looked back, and the village had completely disappeared. She thought about it, she didn't know who connected this village to Hongdu and Qizhou, so that she would let herself enter here directly after coming out. And it is precisely because of the connection to the town that the old man can find the village.

She always felt that there was a power in the darkness to let herself investigate something.

Just as she was thinking, there was a sound of fluttering footsteps behind her. She hurriedly went to check, and saw Bi Fushangshen, dressed in a blue robe, walking over.

Shen Zhifeng immediately stepped back, made a state of caution, and said, "Bifu, let me tell you, you are a disciple of Emperor Qingling, and it has nothing to do with my master." Even if my master orders you to arrest me, you can refuse!"

Bi Fushangshen looked inexplicable: "What do you say, how could Emperor Yuxuan want to arrest you?"

Shen Zhifeng's eyes turned, and his brain spun rapidly to calculate the time. It has only been a few days since he fell from Heavenly Court, and it has not been a stick of incense in Heavenly Court. Therefore, Emperor Yuxuan should not know about his escape, so he doesn't need to be so trembling.

She breathed a sigh of relief, laughed and patted Bi Fushen's shoulder, and said, "That's right, I was just joking." ”