"Tired again?"

After a long time, Zhao Yan tilted her head and asked Gu Xu beside her with a smile.

At this time, the two of them hugged each other and lay on the large, soft bed. Gu Xu was lying on his back, leaning on a pillow, while Zhao Yan's head was pillowed on his chest. Even though the storm was over, their blood was still burning like lava, and their legs were tightly entangled, unwilling to separate.

"Not done yet?" Gu Xu asked with a smile.

His hand slowly stretched out to Zhao Yan's shoulder, rubbing her back as smooth and delicate as white silk.

Zhao Yan seemed to have forgotten her previous presumptuousness, closed her eyes, like a docile cat, enjoying the caress from her neck and back.

"Do you need to ask?" She snorted.

"But you just said that you were going to die, and you said that the blood on your body was going to flow backwards and spurt out......"

"You heard me wrong."

“……”

Gu Xu turned his head to look at the moonlight in front of the window, and his expression became serious.

"Xiao Zeyao is quietly making small moves in the dark again," he said seriously, "Let's rest early, we have to save some effort to deal with him." ”

"It's 'you', not 'us' who need to rest." Zhao Yan corrected, biting the word "you" very hard.

But she's not unreasonable.

She propped herself up with her arms, kissed Gu Xu lightly on the corner of her lips, and said softly:

"Have a good dream, my master."

Gu Xu obediently closed his eyes.

Zhao Yan smiled and quietly studied his face, in the deep night, the silver-white moonlight outlined his tall nose bridge and the silhouette of Peugeot.

"You're so popular."

While she was thinking, the look in Shangguan Jin's eyes that came to her mind when she looked at Gu Xu earlier.

It seems cold, but in fact it is resentful, and it hides a bit of imperceptible sadness.

There is clearly a story between the two.

Zhao Yan and Shangguan Hibiscus are not very familiar with each other, but they still have some intersections - when she was looking for people to challenge in Luojing City before, Shangguan Hibiscus was also one of her "grinding stones".

Don't look at Shangguan Jin's innocent and harmless appearance, she always calls her "Sister Zhao" politely.

Zhao Yan knew very well that this Luo Chuan's right-hand man was a scheming, fox-like and cunning woman - with a little trickery at the beginning, with just a few words, Chu Fengge made a big fool in front of the general department of the Luojing Exorcism Division.

Because of this, when she saw that Shangguan Jin seemed to have something wrong with Gu Xu today, Zhao Yan immediately became vigilant.

In order to marry Gu Xu, she waited for thousands of years in one reincarnation after another. She would never allow her husband to be snatched away by the demons and monsters that suddenly appeared, especially the scheming vixens like Shangguan Jin.

The candle at the bedside flickered for a moment, and finally disappeared into the night.

Zhao Yan hugged her husband in her arms tighter.

Her face was buried in his shoulder, her eyes closed, indulging in the warmth of his body, feeling the scent of his skin. Deep down, she even longed for time to stop forever in this moment, so that they could snuggle up to each other and never be separated.

After a long time, she slowly opened her eyes.

At this time, she was surprised to find that Gu Xu in her arms had disappeared without knowing when - what she was holding tightly was just a quilt that had not dispersed.

She sat up abruptly, her brow furrowed, her gaze unusually serious.

She first took out a talisman from the bedside drawer - this was the "barrier-breaking talisman" that Gu Xu personally drew for her, which could help her dispel illusions and keep her heart clear.

But when this rune paper was completely reduced to ashes in the bright flames, Gu Xu did not reappear on the bed.

This proves that what is in front of you is not an illusion.

Gu Xu did mysteriously disappear from her side.

Even the cyan robe he had casually thrown on the ground earlier was nowhere to be found.

It's like a harsh winter is coming, and the north wind is howling.

A strong chill rose in Zhao Yan's heart.

She remembered that thousands of years ago, in the endless wilderness, the figure of the master became fainter and fainter in her arms, like a light smoke blown away by the wind, and there was no return.

She remembered that she sent Gu Xu away at Jingu Wharf, and after that, he experienced nine deaths, but she unconsciously forgot his existence.

Gu Xu's disappearance was the most fearful and unwilling thing she wanted to face in her previous life and this life.

It was as if the earth had suddenly collapsed beneath her feet, and she was plunged into an endless fog.

"With Gu Xu's character, he would never say goodbye for no reason," she thought to herself, trying to keep herself calm, "He must have encountered some troubles that are difficult to solve, maybe it has something to do with the remnant ghost body of the Tianxing Emperor that he has been mentioning a lot recently."

"I have to find a way to help him, and I can't mess with myself."

Zhao Yan cast a spell to wipe her body clean, then picked up the belly pocket, undershirt and red dress that were thrown on the ground, and quickly put them on.

Her first reaction was to find Luo Chuan.

Luo Chuan has mastered the technique of heavenly deduction, and in the recent past time, he has always dragged Gu Xu to the small room to discuss things secretly whenever he has time.

Zhao Yan had secretly sulked about this before, feeling that Luo Chuan was always robbing her of her alone time with Gu Xu, and he didn't trust her enough.

But when Gu Xu disappeared, if he wanted to ask who was most likely to know where he went, the first answer that popped into Zhao Yan's mind was Luo Chuan.

It's just that now, Luo Chuan is not in Liangzhou City. If nothing else, he should have gone to Luojing to be the undercover agent who went deep into the enemy's belly.

Zhao Yan pondered for a moment, and finally walked along the long corridor to the courtyard next door, and gently knocked on the old door in the innermost.

"Madame has something to do with me?"

Shangguan Jin pushed open the door, looked at Zhao Yan who came unexpectedly, and said expressionlessly.

At this time, she did not apply powder to her face, and only wore a single coat on her body. Her voice was like a frozen lake in the middle of winter, without a ripple of emotion.

"Gu Xu is missing, I need your help." Zhao Yan looked serious and said sincerely.

Shangguan Jin's lips pursed slightly, lowered his head, and thought for a while.

Then she sighed softly and said in a slightly softened tone, "Come in,

…………

At this moment.

Gu Xu held the astrolabe in his hand and was in the silent alleys of Yishui County.

Under the moonlight, the old buildings around and the moss-stained bluestone pavement under their feet were all glowing with a miserable white light.

From where Gu Xu was, looking up, he could see the eaves of the Exorcist Division's yamen from a distance—like the claws of a fierce beast, casting a hideous and tortuous silhouette on the curtain of the night.

"I came here alone, as you asked, without any help," he said in a calm tone, looking straight ahead, "Now, can you let the hostages go?" ”

After a brief silence, ripples rippled in the shadows ahead, followed by a figure dressed in plain cloth and wearing a black iron mask.

"I heard that Emperor Ziwei has both the ability to know the world and the heart of compassion for the world," the person who came laughed, his voice hoarse and ugly, "When I saw it today, it really lived up to its reputation." ”

His hands were empty.

But in Gu Xu's field of vision, his fingertips were wrapped around countless pitch-black thin lines, like dense cobwebs, emitting strange black smoke.

Gu Xu knew that this was the curse line, which was a special line of cause and effect.

One end is held in the hand of "Xiao Zeyao".

The other end points to all the residents of Yishui County -

Including Liang Xiucai's family, who used to live next door to Gu Xu, including the aunt who sells barbecue next to the vegetable market, including the group of artists with different magical powers on Xunliu Street, including the vendor who sells rock sugar gourds......

and many more old and frail women and children, innocent civilians.

"You're very smart," Emperor Tianxing's ghost body paused, and then continued, "The moment they saw me, they guessed that I might use the people around you to deal with you, so they transferred all your old friends and colleagues.

"If you're just an ordinary monk, it's really hard for me to find a breakthrough to solve you, except for a head-on confrontation.

"It's a pity that you intend to become a god in the great wilderness world - you have taken God's incense, you have God's vision, and you plan to take on God's responsibility.

"If this is the case, all the beings in the Great Wilderness are your weaknesses."