In the natural cave at the end of the cave, a flickering flame is particularly dazzling in the cave.

Hu Man'er was shirtless, and his hand reached out to the fire to keep warm.

Behind him was his own robe, and behind the robe, Liu Fusang stroked the filament.

Just now, Hu Man'er went down to the lake to explore, in fact, the lake is not big, but it is underground, and there is no light, so it looks like it is boundless.

The lake is not big, but it is bottomless. In the center of the lake, there is a naturally formed stone pillar, one end of the stone pillar dives deep into the bottom of the lake, and the other end exposes the surface of the lake a few feet.

There were several bucket-sized iron chains wrapped around the stone pillars, and when he saw these iron chains, Hu Man'er was a little familiar, and it looked like the iron chains used to make bridges in Ling Xiaoguan's view, as if they were made by the same craftsman.

The iron cable stretches around the stone pillar to the bottom of the lake, and because the lake is really deep, Hu Man'er can't dive down to check it, although Hu Man'er is not bad in water.

Hu Man'er was taught to swim by the son of the old blacksmith in the village. The old blacksmith's surname is Liu, and he is a stubborn old man. It wasn't until he was in his forties that he had this precious son, which can be described as an old man. So I love this Liu boy even more.

When Hu Man'er was six years old, Liu Xiaozi was nine years old. It's the head of the children in the village. often led Hu Man'er to several children of the same age to go to the wild river outside the village to fish. After a long time, I slowly learned to swim with Liu Xiaozi. It's just that I didn't swim well at that time.

This Liu boy can be said to be Hu Man'er's best playmate when he was a child. On the day of the accident in the village, Hu Man'er went to find Liu Xiaozi.

Hu Man'er found the bodies of him and Liu Blacksmith in the blacksmith shop, Liu Blacksmith was holding his son's body tightly, and his fingers were hard to grasp his son's arm.

When burying the two of them, Hu Man'er wanted to break Blacksmith Liu's hand, but he couldn't break it. Until he broke off Blacksmith Liu's fingers.

The firelight reflected on Hu Man'er's face, illuminating his distracted countenance.

Memories always inadvertently cross Hu Man'er's mind, in fact, Hu Man'er hopes that he can often remember these trivial things, because Hu Man'er found that some people have slowly disappeared with the passage of time, and there are many familiar names, but I can't remember their faces.

Hu Man'er wants to remember everyone, every face that was once kind and benevolent.

"What are you thinking?"

A gentle word pulled Hu Man'er back to reality. The corners of Hu Man'er's mouth turned up slightly.

"Nothing. It's just the same old thing. ”

"It doesn't taste good. ”

Liu Fusang seemed to have some emotion, and his voice was soft.

"What?"

Hu Man'er looked through the robe behind him, but he still didn't dare to look back.

"It's not good to be a host. ”

Liu Fusang raised his eyes to look at the calm lake, and there was indescribable complexity in his eyes.

"Girl, what are you talking about? I don't understand anything. ”

With a "poof", the robe was pulled open by Liu Fusang, and Liu Fusang's dusty face appeared in front of Hu Man'er, so close.

Hu Man'er didn't dare to take a breath. I even forgot that I was still shirtless.

"You still don't know anything?"

Hu Man'er could easily feel that Liu Fusang's breath was spurting out, and he could even smell the unique fragrance of Liu Fusang's body, exhaling like an orchid.

Liu Fusang frowned, then stretched out and slowly retreated.

"No wonder, who will tell you the truth. ”

It wasn't until Liu Fusang sat back in place that Hu Man'er let out a long breath and slowly put his hands on his chest. But it's obviously a little late to react now.

"The girl seems to be a little different today. ”

Hu Man'er couldn't hide her embarrassment, grabbed her robe and quickly put it on, and then slowly spoke.

"And do you know why you're here today?"

Liu Fusang's words and Hu Man'er's answer had no intersection at all, but the two didn't seem to feel it.

"I'm looking for a flower, how about you?"

Liu Fusang's eyes were like torches, and he suddenly looked at Hu Man'er, but after a while, he sneered.

"Colorful rootless lotus?"

"Girl, how do you know......?

When Hu Man'er heard this, he couldn't hide his surprise, and his mouth opened open.

"You're going to die here. ”

Liu Fusang's expression gradually became cold, and a strong murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Take it when you die. ”

Hu Man'er had already seen that Liu Fusang's purpose should be the same as herself, they were all here for that flower, and how to choose between them made Hu Man'er difficult.

He will definitely be the enemy of Liu Fusang, Hu Man'er is unwilling at all, but Liu Fusang has saved his life.

The truth that I have been pursuing for many years is right in front of me, and now I have it at my fingertips, so how can I give it to others. You know, it's only time in all these years that I've been so close to the truth.

A jade hand grabbed Hu Man'er's neck and lifted Hu Man'er alive. Hu Man'er didn't even see when Liu Fusang came over.

Liu Fusang's eyes were cold, as if he had seen them for the first time, without any waves.

"Auntie...... Mother...... How do you know each other...... A...... Excuse me...... Shoot smart...... Give it a good time. ”

Hu Man'er's voice was a little hoarse, she squeezed out a smile hard, and her arms hung weakly in the air.

Suddenly, the hand that was holding his throat let go. Hu Man'er fell to the ground and coughed violently.

"Are you really not afraid of death?"

Hu Man'er got up, reached out and rubbed his neck.

"I'm afraid, I'm scared to death. But there are some things that you have to do even if you die. It's fate. ”

"What are you taking flowers for? for the magic pill in your body?"

Hu Man'er was like five thunderbolts, and unconsciously took a step back.

"You, how do you know I have a magic pill in my body. ”

Liu Fusang glanced at Hu Man'er, then turned his head to look at the lake again, and there seemed to be memories in his eyes.

"Because, I am the same you used to be. ”

Hu Man'er was a little puzzled, staring at the beautiful woman in front of her, and after a while, Liu Fusang spoke eloquently.

"The magic pill, the root of all evil in the world, is immortal, reincarnated every hundred years, and resides in the human body. When the pill matures, it is the time when the host dies. ”

Liu Fusang paused.

"Water without roots, lotus without roots. There is no rootless duckweed in the world. Only this rootless lotus can renew its life without damaging the host's foundation. You came to get this rootless lotus to destroy the magic pill in your body?"

Hu Man'er was silent for a long time after hearing this, and shook his head heavily.

"I, no. I'm for the truth. ”

"What truth?"

Hu Man'er's answer surprised Liu Fusang a little, and some people could not care about their own lives, just to seek some truth.

"My life, not my life. It is the life of many. ”

An inexplicable sentence, obscure.

"If the host is going to die, why is the girl okay?"

Liu Fusang smiled lightly.

"My life is not my life. ”

Hu Man'er was stunned for a moment, and then laughed heartily. Liu Fusang also laughed, and for a while the laughter echoed in the cave and did not disperse for a long time.

This is the only time in so many years that Liu Fusang has been so relaxed and laughed so loudly.

I can't remember how many hundred years ago, a young girl, covered in black air, sat cross-legged in front of an old man with a kind face. The girl's arm penetrated the old man's chest deeply, but the old man always had a smile on his face, and reached out to touch the girl's head.

Blood dripped down the girl's arm and fell to the ground, like a bright cuckoo blooming on the earth, which was extremely gorgeous.

The old man used the last trace of true qi and shattered a black qi pill in the dantian in the girl's body.

The black gas slowly dissipated, and the girl looked at the dying old man in front of her, tears burst out of her eyes.

"Master. ”

The girl looked up to the sky and roared, hoarse.

The girl did not die, but since then, she has been riddled with cold and poison and in pain.

After the laughter, there was silence, deathly silence.

I don't know how long it took, Hu Man'er was the first to speak.

"Flowers, can you give it to me?"

"No, you can't. ”

Liu Fusang recovered as before, and his tone was cold.

"Why?"

"Because I want to live, to live well. ”

"But you've survived. Hu Man'er was a little puzzled.

"I'm dying, time is running out. ”

Hu Man'er didn't speak again, not knowing what to say.

The fire was extinguished. Hu Man'er knew that there was no need to order again. Perhaps, only in the dark can we truly understand what we need and what we should choose.

Do you really want to fight?