With the appearance of the road to the end of the heavenly steps, the ingenious star canvas gradually faded back, hanging high in the sky, becoming a real starry sky, but the feeling of being unable to distinguish between reality and dream still exists, stretching out his arm, still unable to touch the moon in the painting, the stars in the sky.

In front of the two of them appeared a square bucket-shaped stone platform about 100 feet in size, the four walls of which were paved with blue bricks, and on the platform were displayed several strangely shaped utensils, supplemented by long tables and straw mats, which were neat and concise, and quite similar to the ordinary thatched cottage private school.

In the center of the star platform, an old man sat cross-legged. He was wearing a cyan robe, with a peach blossom stick next to his thighs, his waist hunched, and his eyes slightly closed, like a sleeping fisherman. As if sensing someone's arrival, the old man called softly, "Children, come forward." ”

Xun Yuzhan was already exhausted, but when he saw the old man at this moment, he didn't know where the energy came from, and he couldn't wait to run up.

Xun Wuya was stunned first, and then realized that the "child" in the old man's mouth seemed to include him. Xun Wuya rubbed his nose in embarrassment, he lowered his head slightly, and while stepping forward, he also quietly raised his eyes to look at the legendary old man of Tianji.

Contrary to the image of Xun Wuya's heart with a fairy wind and a childish face, this Tianji seems to be really just a twilight old man in ordinary people's homes, thin, stiff, untended white hair, and wrinkles all over his face like withered branches, all of which seem so ordinary, like an ordinary star, it is difficult to find it in the vast sea of stars.

Xun Wuya walked in front of Tianji, arched his hand, and bowed to the end. He didn't know how to express his gratitude to Tianji in words, Jianghu people, only this worship was silent.

But Xun Yuzhan is not as forward-looking as his father, he stared at a pair of big dark eyes without any scruples and looked up and down at Tianji, and then said to Xun Wuya in confusion what the two of them had thought in their hearts, "Dad, this old gentleman is no different from the old man in our village?"

Xun Wuya was immediately embarrassed, and immediately angrily reprimanded Xun Yuzhan for such rude behavior.

"The old man is just an ordinary person, and the heavenly machine is only one of thousands of stars, no different from others. Tianji shook his head and laughed, he slowly opened his eyes, his black eyes were as bright, clear, and deep as the night sky at this moment, and his voice was as warm as a warm spring breeze.

Xun Wuya met the gaze of Tianji, and at that moment, the feeling of being in the boundless galaxy made a comeback, and there was an indescribable comfort.

Tianji beckoned to Xun Yuzhan gently, and the latter leaned over obediently, and then Tianji's gaze fell on the face of the little girl who was lying peacefully in Xun Yuzhan's arms. He stretched out his withered palm and gently touched the other man's immature face.

Surprisingly, Xun Yuzhan did not refuse this, you must know that before this, even Xun Wuya couldn't touch it.

"Poor child. Tianji sighed with emotion.

"Old gentleman, my sister is still alive!" Xun Yuzhan asked impatiently, at this time he urgently needed someone's approval.

But Tianji is clearly not the person he is after, "Child, she's dead. ”

Tianji's eyes were full of pity, and it was cruel for him to announce the death of such a young child.

"Impossible!" Xun Yuzhan suddenly became anxious, he pushed Xun Wushuang in his arms in front of Tianji, and said loudly: "I obviously heard Wushuang's voice! Aren't you Tianji! Don't you know everything in this world! How can you ......?"

"Yuzhan!" Xun Wuya grabbed his son's shoulders and tried to pull him back.

In fact, Xun Wuya was also disheartened when he heard Tianji's words, although he had already agreed with this answer, but in the bottom of his heart, he still had a trace of luck and a little bit of expectation. But this is a fact, a fact that should have been recognized a long time ago, and what is there to blame?

Tianji didn't blame Xun Yuzhan for such rude and rude behavior, he took the little girl and let her lie on his lap, and at the same time, Tianji's eyes became serious, and his tone became more firm at this time, and he said solemnly: "Child, she is indeed dead." ”

Xun Yuzhan's movements froze in mid-air, tears burst down the embankment, and the emotions that had been endured for many days finally broke out at this moment.

He cried and fell to his knees, pleading and grabbing the corner of Tianji's clothes, and choked up, "I—I really heard it...... Please, please, save her......"

Xun Wuya couldn't stand it anymore, he struggled to hug Xun Yuzhan up, and let the latter tear and struggle frantically.

Tianji stretched out a palm, and a warm and gentle cyan light emerged from his palm, covering the entire palm, and then he pressed down with his palm, caressing Xun Wushuang's forehead.

"Children, do you believe that there are souls in this world?"

As soon as these words came out, Xun Wuya's eyes widened and he didn't know what to do, and Xun Yuzhan also stopped crying, first sluggish, and then suddenly a fire of hope suddenly appeared in his eyes.

If it weren't for the fact that these words came from the mouth of Tianji, Xun Wuya would definitely think that what he was in front of was an unscrupulous god who was deceived and deceived.

Tianji smiled and said, "Children, please take a seat." ”

The two of them immediately sat upright, like students listening to their teacher's teachings.

Tianji closed his eyes, and a kind smile rose at the corner of his mouth, as if he was thinking about something interesting, and then he slowly spoke: "When Your Majesty was young, he once asked the old man a question, and he asked, where do people go after they die?"

"The old man told him that after death, the body is buried in the ground, and the soul returns to heaven. ”

He asked again, ...... Is there really a soul?"

Xun Yuzhan swallowed nervously, and even Xun Wuya held his breath, afraid that he had missed a word.

Tianji smiled self-deprecatingly, and continued: "But the old man didn't know the answer at the time, it's just that this sentence comes from ancient books, and the old man should be a teacher and just read according to the book." ”

Then, Tianji's words changed: "But later, the old man met a person, or rather, a star. It was the man who told me the answer. ”

He opened his eyes and stared at Xun Yuzhan, those eyes seemed to have seen everything, reaching the latter's soul.

"In this world, there is a soul. ”

Xun Yuzhan trembled.

"Child, did you really hear her?"

At that moment, there was a starlight shining brightly.

Before Xun Yuzhan could answer, Tianji's gaze had already turned to the starry sky, and as if in response to Tianji's gaze, the light flashed again, and then it returned to dimness.

And so, it was confirmed. Tianji laughed and muttered.

Xun Wuya and Xun Yuzhan were confused, but when Xun Wuya saw this, he suddenly guessed a few points in his heart, and the vision of the moment he saw with his own eyes that night resurfaced at this moment, and the conjecture in his heart that was once unbelievable suddenly became a little clearer again.

Could it be ......

Although Xun Yuzhan didn't know why, he also heard the meaning of Tianji's words, and said hurriedly: "Old man, what do you mean...... Is Wushuang saved?"

Tianji shook his head and said: "Child, the person you are looking for is you, and the so-called hopelessness also depends on you, but ......"

"But what?" Xun Yuzhan felt a little mad at Tianji's slow tone, and hurriedly asked.

"But your star is not yet awake. ”

Xun Yuzhan was a little dizzy when he heard it, and he couldn't figure out the truth for a while.

Tianji continued to say to Xun Yuzhan, but his eyes fell on Xun Wuya on the side: "Child, you suffered a catastrophe before, but this catastrophe ...... It shouldn't have been in your hit. And because of this calamity, your destiny star was inspired in advance, and it became extremely unstable. ”

Xun Wuya felt guilty when he heard this, and he didn't dare to face the gaze of Tianji anymore, so he buried his face deeply.

"And the real catastrophe in your fate is the cause and effect that your fate star really has to face. ”

Xun Yuzhan hurriedly interrupted: "Old man, I don't understand any of this, I just want to ask you, Wushuang she...... Is there salvation?"

Tianji sighed and asked, "Child, the old man asks you, what does it mean to be saved?"

Xun Yuzhan was speechless, obviously this extremely simple answer was suddenly difficult to say at this moment, how should he answer? No matter how he answered, it sounded just nonsense.

But Xun Yuzhan still stubbornly said: "I, I want to bring her back to life...... No, no, she didn't die! I can, I can hear ......."

Later, Xun Yuzhan's voice became smaller and smaller, and he was so stumbling that he could hardly even speak, no matter what, he was also a rational person after all.

"No!" Xun Yuzhan gritted his teeth suddenly, a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind, he immediately sat upright, looked directly at the sky, and said solemnly: "Old man, I understand, what do you mean...... I might be able to bring Musou back to life, right?"

Tianji fell silent, and after a long time, he nodded lightly and sighed, "Child, then can you understand another layer of old decay?"

Xun Yuzhan said without thinking: "Old man, I'm ...... No matter what it takes, I'm willing, even if it's my life!"

Hearing this, Xun Wuya's head, which he couldn't already raise, rose up, and he angrily scolded Xun Yuzhan for how could he say such words! At this moment, Xun Wuya's mood was like a thousand knife cuts, injured one layer, and injured again.

Xun Yuzhan bit his lip bitterly, and lowered his head for the first time: "Father, I ......"

Xun Wuya was in a hurry, so he had to turn his gaze for help to Tianji, his expression was flustered, and he only showed extreme anxiety, "Xingjun, how can you ......?"

Heaven was silent, and then there was another heavy sigh.

"Child, this is cause and effect. ”

This child was said to Xun Wuya, and the latter immediately understood the meaning of Tianji's words. It is precisely because of himself that his family is smaller than today. His heart was full of mixed feelings, and finally turned into endless grief and indignation, all gathered in one point, and with his fist, he slammed heavily on the floor.

Xun Wuya looked up to the sky and screamed.

Xun Yuzhan had tears in his eyes and knelt down on the ground.

Then he asked, "Sir, am I ...... Is it the stars?"

"Yes. ”

Tianji's gaze became very sad, as if being a star was not a good thing.

"And which one am I?"

Tianji looked at the child quietly and said softly.

"The fifth star of the Southern Dipper, the celestial phase. ”

And this seems to be an oath.