33 | The Past and the Truth

The moment the demon saw Shen Qiji's parents, he realized that what was more sad than crying hysterically was actually crying wordlessly.

Shen's mother looked at her son's pale cheeks with a choked voice, choked and silently shed tears, unable to say a word. Father Shen looked into the distance with a dull gaze, and his eyes were as cloudy as fog.

At this moment, the demon felt like an outsider, which made her a little bored, so she found a clearing in the village with a wide view, and wanted to stay alone for a while.

Coincidentally, she met Shen Si who was smoking a hookah here.

"Goddess Immortal ......" Shen Si stood up a little crampedly.

"You're his cousin?"

"Yes, yes."

"Can you get married?" The demon asked.

Shen Si wondered in his heart, could it be that the memory of the immortals was so poor?

"The villain's wife's name is Ajing, and thanks to you and your friends who rescued her, she got better so quickly." Although Shen Si muttered in his heart, his answer was honest.

"I see." The demon whispered, "Did I and Abandon Disease also know each other at that time?" ”

"Not really." Shen Sidao, "At that time, in order to help us break the blood curse, you also acted in a play with Xiao Ji, just to attract the blood spirit born from the blood curse. ”

"Acting?" The demon frowned lightly and wondered, "What kind of play?" ”

"At that time, despite the opposition of your friends, you wanted to pretend to marry a minor illness. In order to make the whole wedding look more real, everyone also specially arranged the wedding room for the newlyweds. Shen Si sighed, his eyes were slightly red, "I didn't expect that it was only a few months, and he went to a small illness." ”

"You're saying that my wedding to him was just to draw out that blood spirit, not to actually get married?"

"Of course, even if Xiao Qiji has been talented and intelligent since he was a child, he is just an ordinary mortal, how can he be worthy of you?" Shen Si hurriedly said.

"So, the candles in the cave room that I saw in his memory were actually specially arranged to make this wedding look more formal?"

"What you said at the time is that only by confusing the truth with the false can you truly draw blood spirits and break the blood curse."

When the demon heard this, he asked Shen Si to tell the story of the experience after she and Shen Qiji met from the beginning, and many of the scenes he mentioned flashed in the demon demon's mind, and some fragmentary pictures corresponding to them flashed in the demon demon's mind. The demon could tell from Shen Si's eyes that he was not lying to himself, and that he and Shen Qiji were not really husband and wife.

The demon was suddenly relieved, and the dull mood that had blocked his heart before also dissipated like the morning fog after sunrise.

Originally, she was still full of apologies and guilt for not having too much sadness for his death, but at this time, these emotions were gone. She finally stopped worrying that she was actually an emotionless person.

She thanked Shen Si softly, and then said, "I brought him back, I have more important things to do, so I'll leave first." ”

Hearing that the demon was leaving, Shen Si was also inexplicably relieved, he didn't stop him, of course, he had no reason to persuade her to stay.

The demon held the dream bead, and a dark blue butterfly wing grew from its back.

She soared into the sky and galloped towards the East China Sea sycamore forest.

After Yu Yan left the Lin Mansion, he flew out far away in one breath, until he flew to a path that winded between the lofty mountains before stopping.

There are many plains in Jiangzhou, and this should be one of the few mountains in Jiangzhou.

But it is the only way to Jiangzhou City.

She landed on the path, on the dirt ground, the new ruts covered with old marks, and the green grass could not hide the footprints of pedestrians.

She walked slowly along a new rut mark, taking deep breaths from time to time, as if there were still memories of the past in the air.

The whisper turned a corner and stopped in front of the towering cliff, with a desolate vulture hovering overhead, and an empty mountain breeze blowing in his ears. She closed her eyes, and in the darkness that came to her, a pair of eyes as green as phosphorus fire were at the end of the darkness, looking at her indifferently.

"Master, do you think he's lying to me?" Yu Yan muttered, "It's like you lied to me back then." ”

Those eyes just stared at her in silence.

"Oh, I forgot, Master, you lost the bet to me, so you can't say anything to me anymore." Youyan laughed self-deprecatingly, "I'm afraid your old man didn't expect that after a lifetime of gambling with others, he would lose to his apprentice in the end." ”

Yu Yan seemed to hear a cry of pain and despair coming from the depths of the canyon, like the wail of her master when his soul was gone.

Yuyan took a step forward with her eyes closed, one of her feet dangling from the cliff and the other on the edge of the cliff. She hooked the corners of her mouth and muttered, "Master, I know that not only that, many male ghost cultivators will choose a female disciple for themselves, of course, not just to satisfy their desires as a male, but more to let themselves live longer. ”

"But you made two mistakes you shouldn't have made."

"First, you shouldn't have chosen me."

"Second, you still shouldn't have chosen me."

"After all, I was destined to be a cursed person from the day I was born."

Yu Yan slowly fell ahead of her head, the wind in her ears getting faster and faster, hitting her eardrums with a bang. This reminded her of the little girl who fell to her death for herself.

Scenes from the past flashed through her mind one by one, all of which were bits and pieces of her life and practice with Master.

The final scene stops at her last conversation with Master.

It was a starless and moonless night, and she killed three disciples of the Vientiane Gate who had gone out, and took their blood and grudges to bring to her master.

"Youyan, you're back?" The old man said in a hoarse voice.

"Master, I got everything you wanted." Yu Yan handed him the gourd filled with essence blood.

The old man took the gourd, opened the stopper, sniffed it close to his nostrils, and said with a smile: "Not bad, it's a good thing." ”

"However, I didn't come to you for the teacher today, but not for this." The old man looked at the whisper and said kindly.

The more he is like this, the creepi it becomes. She subconsciously took two steps back, and pretended to be calm and asked, "Is there anything else that Master wants the apprentice to do?" ”

"Actually, from the first day you joined the teacher, the teacher told you that from today onwards, you and everything you belong to the teacher, do you remember?" 、

"I don't dare to forget."

"Then Master let you fulfill your promise today, okay?"

"Master has a life, and he will never give up."

"As a teacher, I won't let you die." The old man said, "You just need to ......"

"Master, the apprentice has a reluctant request, and I hope the master will answer." Whispers interrupted him.

The old man was a little displeased, but he still said patiently: "Say it." ”

"Master is a good gambler in his life, and the apprentice also wants to gamble with Master."

"Oh?" The old man was a little surprised, "What do you want to bet with me?" ”

"Free Body." Whispering.

The old man smiled: "You want to be free?" ”

"Yes, Master."

"You can be free if you want to, but you always have to come up with equivalent chips." The old man said slowly, "Don't forget, you and everything yours are mine. ”

"Master is right, I really can't get the equivalent bargaining chips." Whispering.

"If you can't take it, why do you have to speak?"

"I want to bet on the love between master and apprentice for more than ten years."

"The ghost road is ruthless, how can you talk about love?"

"The ghost path is ruthless, but the ghost cultivation is affectionate." Whispering.

"You've been following me for so many years, you should know me best." The old man chuckled, "What do you say? ”

"Master is indeed the most ruthless person I have ever met." Youyan paused, "But the more ruthless a person is, sometimes the more affectionate he is." ”

"But you should also know that your master has never lost a bet in his life."

"Since Master hasn't lost, why bother betting with me again?"

"Apprentice, you don't have to use the agitation method, I promise to bet with you, but you need chips equivalent to freedom." The old man said.

"What chips does Master want?" Youyan asked.

"It doesn't matter what chips you have, what matters is whether you're willing to say yes." The old man looked like he was winning.

"I promise." Yu Yan said in a deep voice, "Then Master has agreed to make this bet with me?" ”

"That's right." The old man nodded slowly, and the next moment black flames erupted from his hands, followed by his arms and torso.

The old man's eyes widened in horror, and he shook his head in disbelief and said, "How can this be? ”

Youyan looked indifferently at the old man who was constantly wailing in pain, and a relieved smile rose at the corner of his mouth.

"This is the fire of the oath, and if the master loses the bet, he will naturally be consumed by this fire." Yu Yan said unhurriedly.

"But I'm ...... Don't pay it back...... No...... Bet with you? "The pain of being burned made every word the old man utter a kind of torment.

"Master, have you forgotten, you were drunk a few days ago, and I told you that Master would happen if you lost the bet with me?" Youyan smiled softly, "You told me personally that if you lost the bet to me, you would rather die, but you won't bet with me." ”

"Oath...... Fire ...... Need the medium, you are...... When...... In my ...... Planted on it? ”

"Master, your memory is so bad, just now, you praised me." Whispering.

The old man lowered his head, looked at the gourd he was still holding in his hand, and suddenly realized.

It's just that it's all late.

The old man was reduced to ashes in the black flames, leaving behind only a treasure bag to store treasures and the gourd essence blood.

You Yan stepped forward and picked up two items, she put away the treasure bag, poured the essence blood in the gourd on the ground, and as the dark red blood flowed out, an imperceptible light black gas slowly floated out.

"The fire of oath needs to be mediated by the ghost qi full of resentment, which was taught to me by you, Master."

Just before the words were about to land, the memory picture came to an abrupt end. Youyan opened his eyes suddenly, gently supported it with his palm, and landed lightly on the ground.

After landing, Yuyan cast a ghost spell, and the surrounding scenery distorted and deformed, and finally a secluded cave appeared.

Yu Yan held a black flame in his palm and walked into the cave. At the end of the cave, there was a naturally formed stone table, and on the table was the treasure bag that her master carried.

Yu Yan put back the bottle that had contained the blood of the four spirit beasts, and said softly, "Although I used some, I didn't get anything. I'll give you back the bottle, and I won't be here again from this day, Master. ”

"Goddess Fairy, will you come back to see us?" Looking at the back of the demon gradually moving away, Shen Sigui shouted at him with a daze.

The demon's figure paused in the air, and replied without looking back: "Let it be." ”

The demon flew eastward for a long time, and although she still couldn't recall a trace of the past, she felt extremely comfortable at the moment.

East China Sea Sycamore Forest, she had never heard of this place before. Even if she had heard about it, she couldn't recall any more details now. Going to a place that is absolutely unfamiliar to you is inevitably apprehensive for anyone. The demon was no exception, and as she got closer and closer to the East China Sea, her earlier comfort was gradually replaced by fear.

Although the East China Sea Sycamore Forest is the habitat of the phoenix, no one can guarantee that there are no other demons and monsters living nearby. Even if there are no other ferocious monsters, who can guarantee that the phoenix will be friendly?

If you can't beat the phoenix, I'm afraid that you won't be looking for the tears of the phoenix yourself, but sending the tears of the demon to the phoenix.

However, worry is worry, the Sycamore Forest itself must go, and the Tears of the Phoenix must also find a way to get it. And try to get back before the next New Year's Day.

After all, Pu Jia is a living person, if he stays in the realm of yin and yang for too long, no one can say what damage will be caused to his body.

But even if she was in full swing, it would take at least half a month to make a round trip, and she had been delayed for a few days with Shen Qiji. According to the current itinerary, if she wants to rush back to the Ghost Valley before the New Moon Day, there are only two days and two nights left for her to obtain the Tears of the Phoenix. In this way, it seems like an impossible thing to do.

Thinking of this, the demon was a little depressed, and it happened that she saw a small town not far below, so she had a plan in her heart: this is close to the East China Sea, and there may be hidden masters in the town, who are well versed in the habits of the phoenix. If they help, obtaining the Tears of the Phoenix will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

Even if there is no such master, it is very good to ask the locals about the treasures on this side of the East China Sea, and the fierce birds and beasts are also excellent, at least you can know yourself and your opponent.

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the people in the town are lonely and unheard of and know little about the affairs of the East China Sea, it is also a good choice for her to recuperate before setting foot in a dangerous situation.

The demon took a firm note, and quickly fell towards the town, what she didn't expect was that when she was still dozens of feet away from the city wall, she suddenly touched the formation in the city, and a blue aura fell on her body, melting the butterfly wings behind her instantly.

With the disappearance of the butterfly wings, the demon also lost his balance directly, and fell headlong on the head of the city, and fell firmly into the mud.