Chapter Seventy-Three: Cruelty (II)
"You guys go do what you have to do, don't worry about me, at least I won't be okay for the next three years", Jiaojiao spoke calmly, but Yan Feng and Xiao Ruoyu's hearts were very uncalm.
"I hope you can accomplish what you and Xiaolongzi both want to do", although she didn't speak all the time, she heard both Yunxiang and Yan Feng's words.
Yan Feng trembled slightly, remembering the responsibility in his heart.
Close your eyes and do your best to calm your mind. By the time I opened my eyes again, I was already determined. No matter who he is, no matter what happens, no matter how many difficulties lie ahead, he can't change his determination.
"Let's go", Yan Feng smiled at Xiao Ruoyu and finally said this. Then he glanced at Jiaojiao, who was still kneeling on the ground, as if he wanted to say something goodbye, but the scene of what he had done wrong before had been surrounding him. Guilt, self-blame, after all, did not open his mouth.
Towards a certain place, that destination, that goal. Walk slowly, with firm steps. Xiao Ruoyu also glanced at Jiaojiao, sighed slightly, didn't say anything, and followed behind Yan Feng.
She has not experienced the feeling of Jiaojiao losing her lover, she has lost her loved ones. She didn't dare to imagine what kind of mood she would feel when she lost Yan Feng!
"Yan Feng", Yan Feng had just taken a few steps when a voice came from behind him. This voice was very calm, but it could force Yan Feng to stop his steps.
"You don't have to feel guilty anymore, I don't hate you anymore, and I don't think Xiaolongzi will blame you. For you, keeping your heart is the most important thing, and you can't let this thing become a flaw for you." Jiaojiao's calm voice echoed in Yan Feng's ears, setting off huge waves.
In his life, I'm afraid there is only one thing to feel guilty about. Sun Yelong's death and Jiaojiao's sadness are inseparable from him. He has always lived in self-blame, and has been born in the sea of guilt.
Hearing Jiaojiao say this at this moment, although the guilt in her heart was not completely washed away, she also smiled with some relief.
"Thank you", Yan Feng turned his back to Jiaojiao and spit out these two words in his mouth. After that, he quickly continued his journey. Xiao Ruoyu watched Yan Feng leave quickly, suddenly turned around and bowed deeply at Jiaojiao, didn't say anything, and then quickly turned around and followed Yan Feng.
Xiao Ruoyu knew Yan Feng's thoughts very well, if Jiaojiao hadn't said this today, Yan Feng would definitely not forgive herself. And this knot must have a huge impact on his future path. Therefore, Xiao Ruoyu thanked Jiaojiao from the bottom of her heart, and the bell must be tied to the bell, no matter how others persuade her, it is not as good as Jiaojiao's words.
Although Jiaojiao never turned to look at the two of them, she seemed to have sensed what was going on behind her. Reaching out and stroking the words on the tombstone. As if he was stroking his lover Xiaolongzi, the expression on his face became extremely gentle. Only in the face of her lover will she become like this.
"If you hadn't gone, the two of us would have been as happy as they were, but it's a pity that I ...... it"!
The words were not finished, but the fingers that caressed the tombstone were tightly tightened and clasped tightly on the tombstone. The nails were broken and blood was bleeding from the fingers. But she didn't feel it at all, thinking about the past when she was with Sun Yelong, and thinking about the scene when she once rejected Sun Yelong. Entanglement, self-blame, regret, sweetness, intertwined in the heart, outlining another scene and mood............
Bidding farewell to Jiaojiao, Yan Feng did not stop at all, and rushed towards the decisive battle like crazy. Originally, the two of them were not far from their destination, only one day away. But Yan Feng walked almost with all his strength. There is no rest, no half-minute stop. In just one hour, the two of them were on the edge of the neighborhood.
Xiao Ruoyu had never seen Yan Feng like this, so crazy. Yan Feng had also made up his mind to rescue Ma Yan before, but he was still a little sensible, and he was definitely not so crazy.
Now Xiao Ruoyu is afraid, afraid that Yan Feng will hurt himself after a change, and he was still a little happy about Yan Feng's determination to grow. Now, it seems, it is full of worries.
Yan Feng was running in front of him at a rapid pace, when suddenly a coquettish shout sounded behind him. Immediately afterwards, a swift figure had stopped in front of him, a little gasping and looking at Yan Feng with some dissatisfaction. That person, who is it if it is not Xiao Ruoyu?
"What's wrong"?
Xiao Ruoyu suddenly snorted and said, "What are you doing in such a hurry, there are at least three days left in the decisive battle, can't you stop for a while?"
Yan Feng looked at Xiao Ruoyu's slightly angry expression, and a trace of strangeness flashed in his heart.
"What are your eyes moving?" Xiao Ruoyu looked at Yan Feng and didn't answer herself, but she was still spinning around on herself, and snorted a little dissatisfied.
"I'm afraid that they really don't abide by the dueling time and fight privately, I don't want to cause anything bloody to happen because of my mistakes", Yan Feng sighed slightly, he was always worried about this matter.
Xiao Ruoyu listened to Yan Feng's answer, and felt a slight sigh in her heart. From his words, Xiao Ruoyu understood that he still minded Sun Yelong's affairs, and he never forgave himself.
"I know you're right, but if you fall ill before you get to them, even if you go a year earlier, it won't change anything", Xiao Ruoyu stared into Yan Feng's eyes, resisting his thoughts. Xiao Ruoyu's height is also relatively high among women, and when she looks at Yan Feng at this moment, she is not weaker than him in terms of momentum.
Of course, there is nothing about-for-tat between the two of them.
Xiao Ruoyu sighed and said, "And you are still so seriously injured, if you don't adjust your state, what will you do when you get there?"
Xiao Ruoyu spoke, Yan Feng was silent and did not refute. His state is best known only to himself, although after a brief adjustment, he can walk and fight. But the body is still hot, and it wants to explode at any time.
I didn't feel anything because of the anxiety in my heart before, but now I was reminded by Xiao Ruoyu, and the feeling of powerlessness suddenly spread all over my body. The body is like carrying a large stone of thousands of pounds, and it is difficult to breathe.
"If you have any accidents, do you think I can still live?" Xiao Ruoyu suddenly lowered his head and muttered in a low voice, and the momentum of fighting against Yan Feng before disappeared in an instant.
If the previous words made Yan Feng a little shaken, then this sentence was a bargaining chip that he had to compromise.
"Okay", Yan Feng smiled bitterly, what choice could he have at this moment? Under Xiao Ruoyu's righteous words, he could only compromise.
"I'll just walk slowly, and if I come across an inn, I'll ......."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ruoyu smiled happily, and said with some excitement: "That's not simple, isn't it an inn in front?"
Yan Feng was stunned for a moment, and looked in the direction of her finger, and there was really an inn standing far away. And when he turned his head, his expression suddenly became a little weird.
"Didn't you see that there was an inn in front of you, so you said those words to me, and you should be the one who needs to rest"!
Xiao Ruoyu was stunned for a while, and then her expression immediately became dissatisfied, and said, "I think about you, you actually doubt me"?
Yan Feng hurriedly smiled: "No, no, let's go in quickly, otherwise I'm afraid there will be no place." Today's meal, count me as your invite"!
When Xiao Ruoyu saw Yan Feng like this, she secretly felt funny in her heart. I've never seen him laugh at him, and I'm very happy, and sure enough, he's changing. Without showing his joy, he snorted and walked towards the inn. When Yan Feng couldn't see her face at all, the smile on the corner of his mouth slowly rose.
Yan Feng saw that Xiao Ruoyu had already entered, so he followed in, and a smile also hung on the corner of his mouth.
"Brother, I heard that you have just returned from the vicinity of the famous families on the rivers and lakes, the Tianhou and Lingyue families. You are really bold enough, didn't the two major families already say that no one is allowed to enter the vicinity of their two major families until the duel is completed?"
As soon as Yan Feng and the others entered the inn, they heard a whisper. They all frowned, and at the same time looked towards the place where they spoke, and saw two middle-aged men with very ordinary appearances and clothes sitting in a corner. Originally, they spoke very quietly, and they were in the corner, so it was usually impossible to hear what they were talking about.
But Yan Feng and the others are not ordinary people, and their ear power is naturally not the same. Although the two of them were already very cautious, Yan Feng and Xiao Ruoyu still heard it.
"Of course," the voice replied as soon as the voice fell. There was a bit of smugness in the voice, a bit of complacency.
The voice from before sounded again, but it was a little louder, and it spoke in disbelief.
"Really, then how did you come back alive, those big families on the rivers and lakes have more and more strange tempers, I don't believe they can send you back with great mercy!"
The man suddenly smiled, and then suddenly sighed, and said with a little fear: "Maybe, it's really my luck, otherwise I won't see you anymore!"
"Don't sell it, tell me what's going on?" The other person was obviously a little impatient.
The voice replied, "I was lucky, I was a sheep herder, but today one of the sheep ran away to their two families." I don't know where I got the courage to break in and look for me. Now that I think about it, I'm really a little scared."
"And what about when you go in? no one will find you?" the voice asked very eagerly.
"People, but they're all dead!" the voice suddenly became heavy, and then something heavy was spoken. The voice that asked him the question before also seemed to be startled by him, and he was silent for a long time.
Yan Feng and Xiao Ruoyu heard it clearly at the door of the inn, and their bodies trembled when they heard it at this moment. Dead people! are all dead people! Why?
The two of them had been listening to the conversation between them, so they had been standing at the door of the inn and had not come in. Although the door of the inn is relatively large, they also attract a lot of attention at such a stop. An innkeeper has already walked over and greeted with a smiling face: "The two guest officers are invited, I don't know if it's to eat or stay in the hotel"?
"Miss Xiao", Yan Feng's clenched fists seemed to have decided something.
"Let's go", seeing Yan Feng rushing to himself, Xiao Ruoyu naturally understood what he meant. At this moment, she also knew that she couldn't stop Yan Feng's footsteps, and after getting such news, how could Yan Feng eat here with peace of mind?
Yan Feng nodded, and immediately turned around and headed towards his destination. Xiao Ruoyu has always followed Yan Feng, and when he leaves, Xiao Ruoyu will naturally not stay. Originally, because Yan Feng and the others left suddenly, the shopkeeper couldn't help but open his mouth to curse, but as soon as he saw the speed of the two people, he immediately closed his mouth again.
Yan Feng used light power quickly, even more desperately than before. This time, Xiao Ruoyu did not object, and followed him all the time. She knew that Yan Feng would definitely not stay this time, and she could only reach her destination.
"It was dark all over that place, as if it had been burned by fire. The houses of the two families that used to stand there have also been in ruins. There is still some fire on the ruins, and it seems that this scene did not last long'!
"I walked over, but I did not dare to go any further after only a few steps, and I was so frightened that I ran down as if I were running for my life, and I did not dare to look for my sheep any more. What did I see? dead people, corpses! Around the ruins, although I did not have the courage to look up their number, but from my many years of experience in herding sheep, I knew at a glance that there were definitely more than a hundred of them!
"I really don't know what happened, so many people, all of them died. And I didn't make any abnormalities, if I hadn't happened to find out today, I'm afraid that someone else would have found out only on the day of the duel."
............
When Yan Feng left, the person was still talking and telling. Yan Feng listened to it in his ears and remembered it in his heart. His body trembled slightly, and his heart ached slightly. If what that person said was true and right, then how many people should have died and how much bloodshed had been produced?
Yan Feng took a deep breath, and what he inhaled was cold wind, and what he exhaled was still cold wind. Close your eyes slightly, slow down, slow down, and stop at the end.
Xiao Ruoyu didn't know why he stopped at the moment, but Yan Feng stopped and she would stop, there was no why!
The destination arrived, it was on the mountain, and the two of them stayed at the bottom of the mountain at the moment. Yan Feng came to this place with all his might, in order to verify what that person said. But when he arrived at this place, he didn't dare to take a step forward.
He was afraid, afraid that what that person said was true!
"Yan Feng", Xiao Ruoyu's voice sounded softly behind Yan Feng, gentle and quiet. Then Yan Feng felt a burst of warmth in his hand, and he didn't need to look at him to feel it, it was Xiao Ruoyu who held his hand.
"Don't be afraid, no matter what happens, I'll be by your side", Xiao Ruoyu's words undoubtedly gave Yan Feng a reassurance. Let Yan Feng have the courage to take his steps, slowly, step by step towards the mountain!
Yan Feng goes, Xiao Ruoyu will naturally follow, there is no reason, in Xiao Ruoyu's opinion, this is how it should be!
............
Black, red. Black, red!
The original vibrant mountain, the originally vibrant mountain, is now only left with these two colors. The pitch-black earth was like it had been splashed with paint. There are rivers and water sources on the mountains, but they are made of blood. One by one, dead people! corpses! burned black, lying on the ground! some corpses that were not completely charred, with expressions on their faces. Anger, fear, unwillingness......
Yan Feng's heart was sinking, his brain was sinking. Only his eyes were barely open, and he looked around tightly, carefully looking at every corner. seemed to be trying to remember every thing, but like him, Xiao Ruoyu, who was standing behind him without speaking, knew that he was observing whether there were still people alive.
The answer is, no!
The Tianhou Hua Wuji family, the Lingyue Bai Shanshui family, a total of four hundred and thirty-seven people, are all wiped out!
The duel, which was supposed to be completed in three days, was now completed ahead of schedule, and it was much more tragic than that.
None of the two major families escaped. The two seniors on the master list, Yan Feng didn't know if they survived, but he also knew that they were about to be removed from the master list.
The duel will not continue. But the result was even more tragic, and it made Yan Feng even more sad! He did not carry out the plan to cancel the master list, and he did not fulfill his wish to protect the innocent people of the two major families. So, what else is he doing here?
"After all, I'm still too late!" There was no breath of life around, Yan Feng was desperate and sad. Finally, I closed my eyes as if I was tired. His body trembled slightly, and his right hand held the jade flute tightly. There was nothing to lean on in the left hand, only a clenched fist. Trembling hands. Trembling, he clasped into the palm of his hand.
Standing on this mountain, standing among a group of corpses lying on the ground. Now there are only two living people, him and Xiao Ruoyu, everyone is lying, and only the two of them are standing. This duel ended so absurdly.