Chapter 208: Swapping Identities
The sky was getting brighter and brighter, and before noon, the three-winged bird had already regrouped and continued to chase in the direction of the starry field, Xiao Qianye was awakened by the familiar sound of birdsong, and instinctively buckled the sword spirit and looked up at the sky.
"It's okay, I'm here, they can't find it. Di Zhong's voice was still steady, he kept the posture of the ball of light floating, seeing him jump up from his sleep, he quickly stopped, "You move gently, don't wake her up." ”
Xiao Qianye immediately stood still, sat honestly, and cautiously looked at the woman who was still sleeping in her arms, Yun Xiao frowned slightly, muttered something in her mouth, and still fell asleep in his arms, Di Zhong looked at her gently, a little envious:" Just now I watched the two of you hugging each other and falling asleep, and I really wanted to use the Heavenly Realm's space-time technique to stop everything, you know, the reason why my fellow practitioners and I surrounded the entire Heavenly Realm with the Mirror Moon Mirror, so that the time belonging to the Heavenly Realm came to an end, was really because when we first went there, we were too happy and happy. ”
Xiao Qianye gently hugged Yun Xiao, the corners of his mouth raised, and he sneered: "You are just deceiving yourself, is there still happiness and happiness in the current Heavenly Realm?"
"Huh...... Yes, even if you can stop time, there are some more important things that you can't keep. Di Zhong didn't refute, he still took the conversation very calmly, he thought about it, and he didn't want to continue on the topic of Fang Cai, so he asked instead: "They are still chasing you, if the three-winged bird is dispatched, it will be very dangerous to use the sword spirit to fly from the air into the depths of the forbidden land, but if you want to walk through the starry field, I am afraid it will take ten days and a half months, and it is very likely to hit the land of the hideous, what are you going to do?"
Xiao Qianye pursed his lips and rubbed his forehead vigorously, and his eyes were also indescribably irritable: "They really can't disobey orders, even if they let us go last night because of the anomaly of the planetarium, they will definitely continue to chase after us later, and now most of them are already guarding near the entrance of the forbidden land, so the wind demon will want to escape directly from the sewers to the vicinity of the crescent moon spring, but now that we are forced to land, we will directly face the search of the three legions......"
"What's it like to be hunted down like this? You've been arrested like this before, haven't you? And with you, it's even tougher. Di Zhong interrupted him with a smile, his tone was indifferent, and even a little ridiculous, Xiao Qianye glared at him angrily, and couldn't refute it, so he had to bow his head silently.
Di Zhong snickered, hiding in the ball of light and couldn't see clearly, and suddenly said, "I know there is a way. ”
"You know?" Xiao Qianye looked at him strangely, incredulous, "There are a total of eight main trade routes outside Wanyou City, each of which is guarded by a detachment of the Military Pavilion, and there are still a few inaccessible mountain roads left, but there are three-winged birds, and they will still be discovered." ”
"I'm not talking about the ordinary road. Emperor Zhong shook his head, remembering the past, and sighed, "The East Underworld is full of mountains, water, and fairy grass, and it has been a place with abundant resources since ancient times, and the Five Emperor Lake in the center is a huge inland lake formed by the convergence of the Xiaoxiang River, Crescent Spring, and Lishui River, which runs through the entire territory of the East Underworld, and its lake water can be said to carry all the spiritual power of the East Underworld, and there is a spring in the deepest part of the lake, which is the location of the seal, called 'Fengtian'." ”
"Fengtian ......" Xiao Qianye searched for these two words in his memory, feeling as if he had heard them somewhere, and he couldn't remember anything, Di Zhong paused slightly, and explained, "The spiritual power of the Five Emperors Lake is strong, and there have always been elves in the lake who live near the springs, and they collect the spring water every day, make wine and share it with the strange beasts by the lake. The Five Emperors Lake is located in the deepest part of the forbidden land, and the roads are dangerous and dangerous, so this group of alcoholics has created a special path called the 'Heavenly Road'. ”
"Did you deliberately open a road for drinking?" Xiao Qianye didn't understand the meaning of these mountain legends when he suddenly talked about them, so he just stared at the ball of light strangely, waiting for him to explain himself, Di Zhong was thoughtful, and seemed to be immersed in the feast of the year, and his eyes became profound. At that time, they used a special spell to open up a heavenly road directly from the starry fields near various cities in the early morning of the first to the third day of the month, and through this road you can directly reach the Five Emperor Lake. ”
The corners of Xiao Qianye's mouth twitched unnaturally, he had been the master of the military pavilion for eight years, and he had patrolled the major realms repeatedly every year, and he had never heard of such an unbelievable thing!
Di Zhong knew what he was thinking when he saw his expression, and the ball of light shook and fell into the palm of his hand, and said with a smile: "What is there to be surprised about, this kind of thing is like a mirage in North Shore City, how can it be openly exposed in front of people, if the emperor knows this road, wouldn't those drunkards have to suffer? It's just ...... This was thousands of years ago, and now that time has passed, I don't know if the Heavenly Road is still there. ”
"You've been talking for a long time, don't you even know if the Heavenly Road is still there?" Xiao Qianye complained slightly, Di Zhong snorted, and continued, "It's good to have a way, you still pick and choose, I've seen the time, if the Heavenly Road is still open, then you can try it tonight." ”
"How do you try it?"
Di Zhong thought for a moment and said, "It's similar to Haishi, as long as you get the invitation of the spirit in the lake, you can open the Heavenly Path." ”
Xiao Qianye's eyes sank, and he suddenly became a little angry, and he couldn't help but say, "Are you playing tricks on me?"
"Hey, who are you and me, don't I deserve their invitation?" Di Zhong also looked at him funny, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a smile that looked at the world, "Back then, they begged me to go to the wine banquet of the Five Emperors Lake, as long as I participated once, the elves in the lake will remember your breath and will take the initiative to let you go when the next time the Heavenly Road opens." ”
Xiao Qianye watched the ball of light swing triumphantly in front of him, and made a mocking voice: "But you can't, although you coexist with me, the lake elves won't let you pass." ”
"Then you're not talking nonsense?" Xiao Qianye frowned strangely and urged, "Can you finish the words at once?"
"Well, I'm just trying to figure out how to talk to you. Di Zhong answered lightly and sighed, "You have to swap places with me." ”
Xiao Qianye was silent, the two raised their eyes at each other at the same time for a moment, and tacitly waited for the other party to speak first, for a long time, Di Zhong coughed a few times in embarrassment, knowing that such a request was undoubtedly difficult for him, and said: "Do you know where the biggest difference between you and me is?"
Xiao Qianye stared at him, although he already had the answer in his heart, he still clenched his teeth and did not speak, and Di Zhong answered in a self-muttering voice: "Although it is coexistence, I can feel everything about you, and not the other way around, this is the biggest difference between us, are you worried about this?"
In his words, Xiao Qianye silently looked down at Yun Xiao, who was still sleeping in her arms, gently stroked her cheek with her hand, and said with difficulty: "I really don't want her to be alone with you, and...... Are you really selfless?"
"Heh......" Di Zhong laughed, and he was really poked in his little mind, "There are some, but there is no better way right now, as compensation, I promise you, so that you can also feel everything that is happening around you, how about it?"
Xiao Qianye hesitated, at this time Yun Xiao turned over slightly, she opened her eyes loosely, looked up at the familiar face with sleepy eyes, and then smiled sweetly, and continued to fall asleep in his arms.
Di Zhong didn't say a word, obviously such a small action made his heart move, and inexplicable emotions swelled, obviously he could feel everything about her, her body temperature, her fragrance, but all this did not belong to him at all.
Xiao Qianye's face was lowered, and he forced the qi in his heart, but he didn't know what to do. Hua Heng College
Di Zhong felt that he was unhappy, the ball of light swung up again, floated in front of his eyes, and sighed helplessly: "Before zero o'clock, you think about it yourself, I don't want to force you, this is your body after all, if you want to risk taking her through the three armies to search and go deep into the forbidden land, I will still try my best to help you." ”
"No need. Xiao Qianye relented, obviously knowing that it was an extremely dangerous way, and gritted his teeth and whispered, "Just do as you say." ”
The two remained silent until the sun set again.
Yun Xiao still didn't wake up, Xiao Qianye touched her forehead worriedly, and finally couldn't help but take the initiative to ask the light ball: "She has been sleeping for a whole day, is there something wrong with her body again?"
Di Zhong manipulated the ball of light to float over, probed her cheek lightly, and comforted: "It's okay, just let her fall asleep, her body will forcibly use the breath of the spirit phoenix like this." ”
Xiao Qianye was still not at ease, remembering the first conversation with Di Zhong in the Divine Splitting Technique, she was anxious and uneasy: "At that time, you promised me that I would definitely save her, but even the Lie King was helpless, how are you going to save her?" Di Zhong, you shouldn't be lying to me, right?"
"I didn't lie to you, you should know the method. Hearing his merciless questioning, Di Zhong paused seriously, "Someone has already told you the method, but she is mixed with human blood, so she can't easily try ......"
"Then what the hell are you going to do!" Xiao Qianye interrupted him impatiently, angered by his ambiguous words, his eyes suddenly became bloodshot and turned red, "Do you really want her to die again? What do you do to guarantee that she can come back to life like Feng Ji!"
"She'll come back to life, I promise. Emperor Zhong spoke calmly, and the ball of light worked hard to conjure up a shadow that was blurred to an inhuman form, looking at the sleeping person with great tenderness, and laughing, "If it is just an ordinary Lingfeng clan, in fact, it can't be reborn like Feng Ji, because she is the child of the imperial bird, she can come back from death, Xiao'er will definitely be the same, if she can't......"
"If ......" Xiao Qianye's voice began to tremble, not knowing what the other party's mouth meant if it meant.
Di Zhong pressed Xiao Qianye with a blurred hand, even if he couldn't see the human form at all, the pair of gold and silver eyes flashed like stars in the night sky: "If she can't be reborn from death herself, I'm willing to die again and replace her with her." ”
Xiao Qianye's expression was awe-inspiring, his mind was in a mess, and he couldn't understand the true meaning of his words at all.
Di Zhong laughed silently, and his tone did not carry a trace of waves: "I said, I carry the remnant of Di Jun, the fragment of my heart, so I have gained more power than my companions, even if I die physically, the remaining consciousness is still enough to shock the world, I am willing to dissipate the last consciousness, as long as she can come back." ”
"But......" Emperor Zhong slowed down, looked at Xiao Qianye and smiled, "If there really is such a day, I will not be able to continue to protect you, so you must grow up as soon as possible so that I can rest assured." ”
"I'm ......" Xiao Qianye's eyes couldn't help but tremble, as if a certain part of his body had been torn apart, such a violent mood swing made him clasp the blurred shadow and said sharply, "I don't want you to die again!"
Di Zhong was startled for a moment, catching a glimpse of the tears that slipped from the corners of his eyes.
In the last moments before his death, he had also seen such silent tears falling from the corners of Xiao's eyes.
He finally didn't speak again, letting Xiao Qianye hold on to himself, that kind of forbearance and pain, almost crushing this vague shadow completely.
Emperor Zhong looked at Yun Xiao deeply, his eyes seemed to have traveled through ten thousand years of time, falling on the dying beast, at that time he did not ask Xiao's consent, he took it upon himself to use his life to make it an ancient species, he never knew whether Xiao was willing to get such power, and whether he could accept such a result, he never thought about whether this kind of "rebirth" had brought him a huge burden.
And now, he still wants to do what he wants to do regardless of the wishes of others - seeing an important person die in front of him is far more painful than dying himself.
"Hey......" After a long time, Di Zhong just let out a dull sigh, as if he was also reflecting on what he had done, "That's it, let's not mention these things first, I have also asked several fellow practitioners to pay attention to the traces of the Divine Bird, maybe things can take another turn." ”
Xiao Qianye withdrew his hand suddenly, he didn't expect that he would suddenly have such a violent emotion, hearing him mention the Divine Bird, he suddenly remembered something important, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he said seriously: "Feng Jiuqing is also looking for that Divine Bird, he has been following the Night King, just to find the original Divine Bird and lift the blood contract with the Lingfeng Clan, if the blood contract is really lifted, will Ah Xiao be able to get rid of his fate?"
"Feng Jiuqing ......" Di Zhong's expression tightened slightly, he thought for a moment, and shook his head, "If it is an ordinary Lingfeng clan, the release of the blood contract should be able to free him from the shackles of the divine bird, but Xiao'er is the son of the imperial bird, and the divine bird clan also can't pass on the bloodline, and now that the Lingfeng clan has been almost completely wiped out, the only one who can be liberated by doing this is only himself." ”
Xiao Qianye bit his lip in disappointment, and didn't say a word for a long time, the two fell into a long silence, and the sky was getting darker and darker. ”
"Hmm. Xiao Qianye nodded slightly, leaned over and kissed Yun Xiao's forehead, and then turned to Di Zhong, "Then let's look at each other's positions." ”
Before the words fell, his body was really light, like a thin floating feather, and when he came back to his senses again, he found that he was already in a ball of light, he looked at the "self" in front of him and exhaled softly, and even his appearance was changing into the appearance of Emperor Zhong.
"Is it a trick?" Xiao Qianye looked at him puzzled, but Di Zhong looked at himself with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Your face is too eye-catching, I have to change my appearance, don't I?"
The next moment, he gently woke up Yun Xiao and gently hugged her into his arms.
Xiao Qianye frowned suddenly, his face was gloomy and terrible, he was unwilling to pout, he wanted to be angry to stop it, but he couldn't control this strange ball of light, so he simply couldn't see it out of sight and was not upset, and turned his back to stop looking at him.