Chapter 8: The Deceased
"Yunjin, where is this?"
Yun Jin passed through the barrier set up above the clearing and landed firmly on the lawn in front of the clear pond.
This courtyard is really smart, the miasma outside and the cold air of the night can not affect it in the slightest, and it is even as bright as day, even if you know that the water in this pool is stagnant, but for some reason you can hear the sound of gurgling water, the water in the pool is also crystal clear, not half turbid at all. Surrounded by greenery and thousands of flowers, it is a scene full of spring. The faint smell of grass is mixed with the scent of blooming flowers, as if this beauty can always stay in this moment. The aura in the clear pond is surging, and there are even colorful carp swimming leisurely, and the carp is glowing with a faint light, which seems to be an extraordinary thing. I immediately realized that this courtyard was not originally owned by the mortal world, but I didn't know who had such a heart to move the landscape of the fairy world to this miasma and confusion in the dense forest. I suddenly thought of the fairy waterfall, are those legends about immortals and demons true?
After some tossing, my whole body was weak, and Yun Jin slowly lay down and let me fall to the ground. I held Yun Jin, supporting my body, thinking that Yun Jin must want me to cultivate and recuperate in this fairyland, I sighed secretly, can the poison of the fox demon really be eliminated by itself?
"Miss......"
Could it be that I am starting to hallucinate? Not far away, there was a familiar voice, so soft, my eyes widened suddenly, and gradually walked towards me from the water pavilion, who could it be that I was not the maid Zhifan when I was in the Demon Realm? She was surrounded by a gentle light in this fairyland, her tender yellow dress was light and feminine, her expression was as timid and quiet as usual, but how could she appear here?
"Sesame powder?" I was a little surprised.
When Yun Jin saw her, he didn't seem to have much change, but he was used to it.
"Miss, there's no need to guess, it was Lord Zimei who expelled me from the Demon Domain. The master is gone, and it's a blessing that she's willing to spare my life. I've been waiting here for a long time, and Yunjin has finally brought you back. ”
I was confused, and even guessing didn't know where to start.
"Where is this?"
"Zhuoyun Xiaozhu. It is where the owner's former wife lives. ”
"You mean, Cang Li...... wife?"
Zhi Fan bowed slightly, and said, "It is precisely because the young lady is too similar to the master's wife that he will bring you into the Demon Domain." ”
Another answer that surprised me, it seems that I have lived in a completely closed world in the Demon Domain for decades, as if I have experienced a lot, but I have always been an outsider.
Cang Li never mentioned his former wife, and I didn't even know he ever had a wife. I vaguely remember that he once called me "Zhuo'er", maybe Zhuo'er was his wife.
"And now his wife...... Where?"
A trace of sadness flowed through Zhi Fan's eyes.
"Miss, you've seen ......?"
My eyes widened, when had I seen his wife, and if this woman named "Zhuo'er" was still here, how could he ......
"The Holy Spirit Mountain in the Demon Domain is the master's wife. ”
"Holy Spirit Mountain!"
I was amazed, Yun Jin was low on the side, and it seemed that it was also very sad.
"Miss, why don't I take you into the house to rest for a while, and then tell you in detail. ”
The question just now really made me forget about the weakness of my body for a while, but fortunately, Yunjin has always let me support it, and when Zhifan said this, I remembered the poison in me again, and now I am more helpless in my heart than I was surprised just now.
Zhifen walked up to me and supported me, Yunjin slowly stood up, I told it with my eyes that I was okay, and then it turned around and walked away, going around behind Xiaozhu.
"Zhifen, don't bother, I've been poisoned, maybe there's no way to solve it. ”
Zhifen's hand tightened slightly, and she turned her head to look at me with a look of surprise.
"Miss...... How can you be poisoned?"
I smiled slightly, as if there was an inexplicable force in my heart that wanted to stop me from recalling everything that had happened, and yes, the memories have faded after all, so why bother with them.
"Go inside and talk about it. ”
Walking through the corridor across the water, several twists and turns, it seems that the intention is to create a sense of separation, to walk through the corridor to enjoy the surrounding beauty before entering the house to rest, but I did not have this Yaxing, just listening to the soft sound of water around me, the mood seems to be much calmer, forgetting some of the pain in the body. The layout of the small building is also very simple and pleasant, the wood of the building exudes a faint fragrance, and it seems to have the effect of smoothing the qi and clearing the mind.
Zhifen helped me sit on the bamboo chair in the house, poured me a cup of tea, and the fragrance was scattered, I thought to myself, how quiet and good it should be to live in such a quiet environment, and what a peaceful person this small building owner. It's just that the more you desire to be free from the world, the easier it is to get involved in disputes, is it because you were born in a turbulent family, or because of the instigation of fate?
"Miss, who poisoned you?"
Zhifan stood beside me, waking me up from my meditation.
"What I am is the poison of the nine-tailed demon fox. None of the six sentient beings were spared...... Hehe...... "I smiled helplessly.
Zhi Fan was silent for a while, probably because she didn't know where to ask, or maybe she was as helpless as me, she was a descendant of the Immortal Family, and she must have known that this poison was powerful.
"It's okay, I've been sitting in the grotto of the Demon Domain for decades, and it's a great joy to be able to return to this world, and I don't have to think about it. ”
"Miss, don't worry, I think this poison should be able to be cured. ”
"Well, you don't have to force it. ”
"Miss's blood is different from ordinary people, perhaps, there is a way to heal. ”
Although I knew that Zhifen was comforting me, I couldn't help but believe it in my heart.
"However, after all, this poison is a poison that the Six Realms cannot be spared, not to mention that there is no antidote at all. ”
"Not really, it stands to reason that the poisoned person will run out of essence and die within an hour, but miss, aren't you okay now? This shows that the poison of the fox demon is not as powerful as it is for others, and there must be a way to solve it. Miss can't give up, I don't think the master wants anything to happen to you if he is still there. ”
I smiled at Zhifen, maybe there was a thought that it would be better, so it would be better to believe what she said first.
"Zhifen, can you tell me the story of Cang Li's wife?"
"The host's wife...... It all started a thousand years ago. ”
A thousand years ago, Zhifen's voice also became distant.
"Actually, the master is not a demon, he is the god in charge of the ten divine weapons in the divine realm. Later, when the Huaxian clan declined, I was rescued by my master, so I followed my master as his maidservant. At that time, the master and his wife Aoki Takushi were already living here, and the master ordered me to serve Mrs. Aoki. Later, I learned that Lady Aoki was the daughter of a god and a mortal, and it was against the rules of heaven for the master to combine with her, but the master was powerful, and he also had the sword of the "Ten Great Divine Soldiers", and the god world could not do anything with it, and at that time, the gods and demons fought frequently, so the master was able to live in seclusion with Lady Aoki.
Later, Mrs. Aoki's god father found her and asked her to help him destroy the demons, but Mrs. refused, and after several twists and turns, she broke into the demon domain with her master, and the master turned his back on the god realm for her and completely turned into a demon. But in the end, Madame still couldn't escape the fate, and under the persecution of her father, she could only turn into the Holy Spirit Mountain to strengthen the seal of the Demon Domain and stop the battle between gods and demons. Since then, the gods have not been able to break into the Demon Domain, and those demonic beings can only enter the Demon Domain through the seal entrance of the mortal world, and once they enter, they can only go out when the Demon Domain is powerful enough to open the seal. It takes a lot of magic to open the seal, so the few demons in the Demon Domain who can open the seal will not easily use the method of breaking the seal.
After that,The master has always been guarding the Holy Spirit Mountain.,Gradually,A spring flowed down the Holy Spirit Mountain.,In addition to the master.,As long as the other demons touch this spring,Can't survive.,The owner thinks it's the blood of Mrs. Aoki.,So the Holy Spirit Mountain is guarded.,Don't allow other demons to approach.。 Later, the two worlds of gods and demons have maintained this state, and the master also goes to the Holy Spirit Mountain every day to feel the past, until, on that day, the master brings the young lady back from the mortal world. ”
The gods, the demons, several battles, but in the end it ended like this. Relying on the power of one person, if you want to exchange for the harmony between the gods and demons, I don't know if Aoki Taku's sacrifice is worth it. Cang Li turned into a demon, how long can he maintain such a guard? Life and death are all because of that obsession. It is because of love, but it gives birth to hatred, and it is good, but it adds to turmoil.
"So, what I have in my body at the moment is all Aoki Thuku's blood?"
Zhifan lowered her head and bowed her head slightly, she seemed a little sad, but I always felt that there was something other than sadness.
"Was Cang Li forcing you to enter the Demon Domain in the first place?"
I asked her tentatively, and all the while, I always felt some rebellion and pent-up resentment from her, except for the joy I had when I saw her dancing with the rain by the pond that day, and at other times she was only far-fetched obedience and cowardice.
She looked up at me, and for the first time met my eyes, her eyes were inextricably linked, and she wanted to talk, but in the end she was brewed into a shallow pool.
"No, the master didn't force me to enter the Demon Realm with them. She lowered her head again and said cowardly.
I raised my eyes to look around, looking at the simple furnishings in the wooden house, thinking about the clean and quiet environment around the small building, it seems that Aoki Takushi is indeed a woman who wants to get out of the hustle and bustle and return to calm, but unfortunately, she was born destined to a tragic end, destined her life to be closely connected with the endless struggle between gods and demons, destined to be entangled by hatred and love between gods and demons.
For a moment, a touch of sadness flowed through my mind, and it was the feeling that my thoughts were forcibly occupied, could it be because I had Aoki's blood flowing in my body, and I also had her thoughts? My heart throbbed, and I couldn't help but cover my hands and cough.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, it must be the fox demon's poison that has flare up again. ”
"Miss, I have an idea, I don't know if I can cure your poison ......"
"How?"
"Since the master saved the young lady by exchanging blood, then now, maybe the same method can be used to eliminate the demon poison in the young lady's body. ”
"The method of blood exchange...... That means that you need to get the Holy Spirit Spring to get rid of my demonic poison?"
Zhifen nodded.
I thought about it, maybe this is indeed a method, the hope that I was confused just now seems to be within reach, but if this method is feasible, then I will definitely return to the Demon Domain first, but how can I go back? What's more, the Demon Domain has now become a land of right and wrong, and the Demon Race is brewing a self-slaughter. When I go back, I'm afraid I'll get involved again. Cang Li is dead, who can protect me from the harm of other demons? Without his protection, as a demon, how can I survive in the demons? But this is always a way, so I can't choose, think about the comfortable days in the fairy waterfall, think about it...... That human being who I was willing to lose my life for him-Meng Yunzhong, do I really have to keep my promise not to appear in front of him again?In the Demon Domain, Nalan Mosheng's sword stabbed me all over my heart, and the protection imposed by Cang Li made me indignant and unable to be free for decades, and when facing Yun Jin, as a mortal with no spiritual power, Meng Yunzhong dared to stand in front of me like Cang Li, wasn't he afraid of death? Many years ago, my mother took me away from the boy who tied the grass ring for me, and finally drew a scar on my heart, and now that my mother is gone, no one can stop my emotions anymore, do I have to give up the opportunity to try to give my true affection like this? Also, there is also my mother's hatred, should I let go so easily? The last sentence that Cang Li left me with countless doubts, made me vaguely feel that I am indeed different from other demons, if I am not a demon, then where did it come from? Is my mother trying to deceive me?
"Zhifen, do you know where the entrance to the Demon Domain is?"