Shen Qi originally only planned to pretend.

He deliberately slipped off the pillow, his body pressed against Mu Congyun's drooping sleeves, and his back was close to his body. Mu Congyun was alarmed, opened his eyes and glanced at him, probably wanting to step back to the side, but he couldn't pull his sleeves, and finally could only ignore him and continue to meditate.

Shen Qi hooked his lips and buried his face in his sleeve, his nose lingered with a clear and clean breath, feeling the body temperature from the body that was close to him, and suddenly he felt a little peaceful tiredness.

It was a wonderful feeling for him.

He had traveled all over the western realm, walked through the sea of eclipse mist, and seen all kinds of living beings, but he only felt tired and tired, and hardly experienced such peace and comfort.

Although he always said that Mu Congyun was like a rabbit, sometimes he felt that the other party was actually more like a tree.

Do not be moved by external objects, do not be disturbed by the outside world.

It grows there quietly and cleanly, no matter the hot summer, no matter the cold winter.

Mu Congyun is a different kind of person from him.

Also unlike anyone he'd ever met.

Shen Qi tugged at his sleeve, swept away by arbitrary sleepiness, and sank into a dream.

He rarely sleeps soundly, and his dreams are always full of unpleasant but hard to get rid of old things.

This time is no different.

In his dream, he returned to the dark and lightless abyss of apoptosis.

The frail body was unable to move after suffering cramps and marrowing, and sank deep into the rotten mud. The sticky, fishy, foul mud that had drowned so many corpses had once been wrapped in the dragon's body and filled every gap in the scales.

Filthy and disgusting insects crawled over the rotting bodies of the mud, burrowed through the wounds, took root, multiplied, and emitted the smell of decay.

Shen Qi clearly knew that he was dreaming, but he couldn't break free.

It's like he couldn't break free in the 100 years he was trapped.

He sunk on his back in the mud and watched himself decay little by little. The scales fell off, and the flesh festered, revealing the dark red bones inside. Obviously, they all say that he is a dragon who is lacking in the sky, weak and short-lived, but his life is so cheap and hard, and this quagmire and abyss have not been able to torture him to death.

It is said in the world that good people do not live long, and disasters will last for thousands of years.

He may have been born to be a scourge, so after a hundred years of aptoxation, he not only did not die, but also crawled out alive.

His enemies were destined to die in fear and fear at the sight of his enemies.

Hatred boiled endlessly, and the dragon clan trapped in the mud opened the dragon kiss and let out an unwilling roar.

The dragon's tail swayed and flapped at the hideous bones, splashing countless fishy mud.

Mu Congyun, who was meditating, felt that his sleeves were suddenly tightened, and the force almost tore apart the sturdy robes.

"Abandoned?" He hurriedly turned his head to look, and saw Shen Qi's brows tightly furrowed, his pale thin lips pursed tightly, his teeth clenched, and even his body trembled slightly.

He called two more times, but Shen Qi still showed no signs of waking up.

Apparently plagued by nightmares.

Mu Congyun covered his forehead with his palm, slowly crossed the gentle spiritual power, and whispered a heart-clearing mantra for him: "The avenue is invisible, giving birth to heaven and earth; The avenue is ruthless, running the sun and the moon; The avenue is nameless, and all things are nourished for a long time......"

His timbre is on the cold side, and his intonation rarely fluctuates. Talking on weekdays is often mistaken for being cold and detached, and not stained with dust. But at this time, he recited the mantra of purifying his heart in a low voice, and the peaceful words flowed, but he revealed a bit of rare gentleness.

Shen Qi, who was trapped in his inner demons, didn't know the outside world, but he heard the sound of growth.

In the stinky mud, a green sapling emerged, and it grew inch by inch against the silt, but in an instant, the branches were covered with the withering abyss.

Its thick roots sink deep into the silt, its flourishing branches sway gently in the windless abyss, and its leafless branches continue to produce tender red buds.

The stench of decay dissipated, and Shen Qi smelled the crisp smell of grass and trees on the tip of his nose, and a little bit of faint and slightly sweet floral fragrance.

The boiling hatred gradually subsided, and he looked up at the tree with buds above him.

In the lightless abyss of apoptosis, the body of the tree emits a shimmering light. The buds of the tree bloomed in an instant, the faint sweet fragrance in the air gradually became rich, and the branches continued to fall under the pressure of the flowers, and a pink and white peach blossom fluttered and landed on the slender dragon kiss.

Shen Qi opened the dragon's kiss and chewed the peach blossom in his mouth.

Chaos' eyes gradually became clear.

He looked at the flourishing flower branches above his head, and remembered that in his previous life, he had seen such a peach tree when he walked in the western realm swallowed by the sea of eroded mist.

In the invisible gray mist, the peach blossoms of the trees burned and burned.

It was the only scene he had ever seen in the world.

“…… There is nothing in the emptiness, nothing in the absence of nothing; Nothing, nothing, nothing, and silence. ”

The low chanting voice penetrated into his ears, Shen Qi opened his eyes, and met Shang Mu Congyun's concerned gaze: "Awake?" ”

Shen Qi's mood became very bad again, but he didn't want to kill people at this time, he was just a little lazy and tired, and he didn't want to move.

He lowered his eyes, hid the surging and treacherous emotions in his eyes, and said in a low voice, "I had a nightmare. ”

"It's just a dream," Mu Congyun patted his back lightly, patiently comforting: "Don't be afraid." ”

"In my dream, I was picked off and thrown into an abyss where there was no living creature in the depths. No one came to save me, I could only watch the insects gnaw at my body every day, and watch myself decay little by little and turn into a monster......"

Shen Qi said half-truthfully, buried his face in his lap in fear, turned his face sideways to look at him with one eye, and asked softly, "If the dream is true, will Senior Brother come to save me?" ”

Mu Congyun didn't answer immediately, as if he was pondering.

The undercurrent surging under Shen Qi's eyes became more and more intense, and the rapid flow of filthy elements in his body converged on his fingertips.

If you are also with the world—

"How could Senior Brother let you fall to that point?"

Mu Congyun seriously thought about various possibilities and solemnly replied: "If you have never been a traitor, Senior Brother will never let others bully you and fall into a dream." ”

He only thought that Shen Qi had been wandering outside for a long time before, and he was often bullied and felt insecure. Therefore, he patted his head connived: "Senior brother will definitely protect you." ”

Senior brother will definitely protect you.

Whether it was true or not, this was the first time that someone said they would protect him.

Although he is no longer a weak young dragon who needs to be protected.

The fingertips of Yan Yuan lay down again, Shen Qi grabbed Mu Congyun's hand, buried his face in his palm, rubbed it happily like a little beast, and his voice was soft and soft: "Senior brother, you have to talk about it." ”

If you dare to break your word, I will have to kill you.

Mu Congyun didn't notice the hidden tide, he was softened by those wet black eyes, and finally couldn't help but gently pinch his cheeks, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooked: "Hmm." ”

He will protect his younger brothers and sisters, and naturally he will also protect Shen Qi.

But Shen Qi is different from Jin Yi.

He is withdrawn, introverted, and weak, just like he once was.

He's always willing to indulge a little more.

Shen Qi saw the softness in his eyes, he hugged Mu Congyun's arm more and more, and took advantage of the situation to ask in a low voice: "Senior brother, can you sleep with me?" I'm scared. ”

Mu Congyun looked hesitant and struggled.

Sleeping together was so intimate that some crossed his safety boundaries.

But this man is Shen Wai...... And he just had a nightmare.

Alas......

Mu Congyun tried hard to suppress the weak resistance in his heart, widened his robe, lay down on Shen Qi's side, covered the quilt for him and patted it: "Sleep, I'll look at you." ”

Shen Qi pursed his lips and smiled at him, leaned over and hugged his waist tightly, and sighed comfortably.

He likes the feeling of the body being close and the body temperature blending.

It's just a pity that the clothes are a little in the way.

Shen Qi rubbed his neck socket that was not wrapped in clothing, and closed his eyes contentedly.

Mu Congyun stiffened and sighed quietly.

*

Early in the morning of the second day, Mu Congyun took Shen Qi and Jin Qi to the Obscure Star Pavilion to bid farewell to the master, proposing that he wanted to take Shen Qi with him.

He thought about it carefully, and in addition to the safety issue, it was not without benefits.

Shen Qi's temperament is too withdrawn, and he is very vigilant, and now he is only willing to be close to him, which is not good after all. If you take him out for a walk, maybe it will make him change. Moreover, Shen Qi had been staying in Nanhuai Town before, and he had no chance to see the Three Thousand Worlds. Now that he has traveled all the way, he can also increase his knowledge, which will also be helpful for his cultivation.

Mu Congyun thought of all the reasons and prepared to use them to persuade the master.

But he didn't expect Xie Cifeng to glance at Shen Qi, and agreed without saying anything: "Remember to put your own safety first in everything on this trip." ”

Mu Congyun and Shen Qi exchanged a tacit look before they solemnly responded.

After listening to the instructions, the three of them went to Luwu Peak to pick up Jiang Ling.

Xie Cifeng looked at the three people who were gradually walking away, and his eyes fell on Mu Congyun and Shen Qi. Su Rong pinched his fingers and counted for a long time, but he still didn't figure out anything.

The astrolabe converges, the clouds cover the fog, and the good and the bad are difficult to determine.