Nangong Xue's eyes opened slightly, but she was still staring at the ground, only to see a pair of familiar boots, with a person stopped in front of her. But somehow, she lost the courage to face the man, and said softly, "Because it's too unreal, I'm so scared...... I'm afraid it's all just a dream. If I look up, I'll see that there's nothing in front of me, just my hallucination. If I don't look at it, at least I can deceive myself and tell myself that you're really still ......."

The voice smiled and said, "What a little fool." A pair of hands grabbed her shoulders and forced her to look up. Nangong Xue felt the temperature on her shoulders, and a burst of warmth rose in her heart, and she was inexplicably relieved, making her willing to trust that person.

Without resistance, he raised his head, his gaze followed inch by inch, swept over his boots, over his trousers, belt, and long shirt, and suddenly a burst of golden light dazzled in front of him, and a face full of a gentle smile appeared, which was clearly the senior brother he was most concerned about. It's just that his whole body is bathed in a layer of holy golden light, like an angel who will return with the wind at any time.

Nangong Xue almost doubted that she was dazzled for a while, and her palm tentatively stroked his face, stroking his eyebrows and eyes all the way, and said in a trembling voice: "Senior brother, is it really you?" Li Yijie smiled: "Yes, Xue'er, I'm back." I promised you that I would never die without saying a word to you, and now I have fulfilled my promise. ”

Nangong Xue cried and laughed excitedly, and did not forget to give him the good news, and said, "Senior brother, do you know......? We did it! We really defeated the Seven Demon Heads!" Li Yijie did not have a look of surprise on his face, but still smiled with obvious humiliation, and said: "Yes, it is the result of everyone's joint efforts, and I don't dare to pretend to be meritorious." ”

Nangong Xue said: "No, it's clear that the leader of the Li League is well-led! Now that the culprit has been solved, the rivers and lakes can finally have a period of peace, let's ...... We have sacrificed too much for the martial arts and the people, and we have missed too much, and in the future, it is time for us to go and live our own lives! That warm hut under the sunset has appeared in my dreams countless times, and I can't believe that it will soon become a reality! Do people like me really have the right to enjoy such extreme happiness? When the goal that I have been fighting for for too long is finally achieved, in addition to ecstasy, it is more than unbelievable.

Li Yijie's face did not cater to her joy, and said softly: "It's a pity that this life is in the world, things are not as expected, and not everything can be as we wish." But believe me, you are really a very good girl, even if I am not by your side in the future, I can no longer guard you, you must take good care of yourself. In this way, no matter where I go to the end of the earth, I can also feel at ease. Your happiness is my happiness. Stretched out a hand and gently stroked Nangong Xue's long hair.

Nangong Xue hurriedly said: "I don't want to listen to such words! It sounds like a farewell, which makes people feel uneasy." Senior brother, you promised me that from now on, you will never leave me alone again. You will let me accompany you all the time, to heaven, to hell, to the old world, to the dry rocks of the sea, to the poor and the yellow spring, where you go, it is my eternal destination. We have already defeated the Seven Demon Heads, and we no longer have any power to hinder us and separate us again!"

Li Yijie smiled bitterly: "That's not necessarily ......" Seeing Nangong Xue raise her gaze, she showed a puzzled look, and pretended to smile freely, and said, "Nothing, nothing." Everyone...... Are you all right?" Nangong Xue pursed her lips and said, "I only care about you, I don't care about the others." ”

Li Yijie smiled bitterly: "You...... It's really hard to be reassuring...... Nangong Xue said softly: "I hope you can't rest assured!" because you have concerns in your heart, you will always be by my side and never leave...... Senior brother, shall we leave now?" Li Yijie hugged her into his arms and said, "Okay, let's go, let's leave immediately, and never go back to the Central Plains again......"

Nangong Xue hugged Li Yijie tightly, using all her energy and enthusiasm, as if she wanted to integrate herself into his body through this hug. For a long time, the two of them clung to each other like this, as if the heavens and the earth had turned into nothingness, and the mountains and rivers had been eclipsed. didn't notice that Li Yijie's head suddenly hung down and smashed on Nangong Xue's shoulder, so he didn't move anymore.

And although Nangong Xue felt that the senior brother in her arms was as thin as a piece of paper, she didn't feel the slightest weight, and she only said that he was too tired to crusade against the Seven Demon Demons during this time. The palm of his hand slowly moved around his back, and he accidentally touched a place, and the palm suddenly felt a burst of dampness, accompanied by a burst of bloody gas. When I raised my palm to my eyes, I saw that my hand was covered with sticky blood, and it completely covered the entire palm.

Deng Shi felt a strong sense of foreboding, and suddenly pushed Li Yijie away, shocked to see that a huge blood hole had been pierced in his chest, and it was no exaggeration to say that in addition to the skeleton of his limbs, which could still form a complete structural outline, the entire chest and stomach were no longer left with any flesh and blood. The front of the clothes was blown by the wind, and the cracked pieces of clothing were like cotton wool, flying all over the sky, and then slowly falling on Nangong Xue's side, sprinkled on her head and shoulders.

Nangong Xue was so stunned that she was completely stunned, and she hugged Li Yijie's cheek mercilessly, and called: "Senior brother, senior brother...... senior brother!" The voice became more and more poignant, echoing helplessly in the gloomy woods. Suddenly, I felt that the tentacles were cold and stiff, and I had been dead for a long time.

So what explanation did Fang just say affectionately? Did Li Yijie return with his soul and say goodbye to her? Or did she miss her senior brother so much that she hallucinated? Who can explain all this? The sky was silent, the earth was silent, and a gust of wind swept by, and in the vast heaven and earth, it seemed that only this pair of hard-working mandarin ducks were left, looking up to the sky and shedding tears for thousands of miles.

The wind struck the trunk of the tree, curled, and rushed straight upwards as if to pierce the firmament. Following the trunk of the tree, the field of vision slowly widened, and at this time, the dark clouds that had shrouded the sky for a long time had dispersed, and the faintly exposed blue and golden sunlight shone down, shining on this land that had been baptized by the bloody rain and bloody wind, and also dispelled the rich haze between the mountains and forests. This also seems to indicate that desperate adversity will always pass, and the dawn of hope will eventually spread across the earth, bringing new life to every corner.

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In the eleventh year of Shunzhi, March.

It is the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, and it has been three years since the decisive battle between the Righteous Path Martial Arts Alliance and the number one demon on the rivers and lakes, the Seven Evil Saints. In that life-and-death battle, both sides paid huge sacrifices. It's just that the decisive battle is on a deserted island far away from the Central Plains, and there are few survivors, and in the word of mouth, it is even more exaggerated.

And after that battle, people seemed to be freed from the precarious danger and began to live and work in peace and contentment again. But this is only one-sided, and other places are also full of power struggles. This has been the case since ancient times, but it is also inevitable. And the great hero who single-handedly ended this disaster and saved people's lives in distress gradually faded into people's memory.

In a mountain forest in the south of the Yangtze River, stands a magnificent and towering manor. There is a black lacquer hot gold plaque hanging in front of the village, and the upper end of the three vigorous characters "ask the sword village", it is said that it is still the royal pen handbook, which has attracted many people to come to the door to see it over the years.

And at this time today, the village is even more lively. Streamers are hung on the door beams everywhere, and the sound of firecrackers is deafening and deafening, filling with a festive atmosphere. The guests in the manor shuttled endlessly, all holding carefully prepared congratulatory gifts in their hands, among which any one was a priceless treasure. From the conversation between the guests, it seems that today is a good day for the owner to get married.

In just three years, with excellent means and credibility, he has won unanimous praise from everyone, and the newly opened shop has gradually risen, and the money village has also been expanded several times.

However, it is said that he was the new champion in the early years of Shunzhi, and he was the prince and young master of the official residence in the court, and he was deeply respected by the emperor; three years ago, he had participated in the tragic battle against the Seven Demon Demons with the leader of the martial arts alliance of the year, and he still became one of the few survivors with the quality of not knowing martial arts.

Then he resolutely resigned and went into hiding, the emperor cherished talents, although he was reluctant, he still respected his friends and agreed to his request. Knowing that he longed for the freedom of mountains and rivers, he gave him a manor in a place where the mountains and rivers were beautiful. Occasionally, I have leisure time, and I often go to the mountain villa to talk about it. If there is a political problem, it is indispensable to trouble this former right-hand man.

And Boss Tang is different from other wealthy people, he is kind and charitable, and he is deeply loved by the people. Friendship with him, no matter from any point of view, is beneficial and harmless, and today's happy day is a good opportunity to tie up.

It's just that some people privately say that his bride came from the wrong way, but these few words of discussion were suppressed not long after. After all, everyone is here for Boss Tang, who cares about his future wife? Boss Tang's grandmother, Granny Tang, greeted the guests in the lobby, her wrinkled face smiling like a flower.

There was a lot of noise in the hall, and a young man in green leaned alone in the corner, not participating in the greetings of the guests. Frowning, it seems to be a little impatient. The sound of gongs and drums kept blowing, and I suddenly heard a commotion outside, and in the non-stop shouting, I knew that it was Boss Tang who had arrived in the lobby.

This is a young man with clear eyebrows, wearing a bright red wedding dress and a brocade ribbon tied around his waist. The face is kind, and it will make people feel good at first sight. I saw him bow to everyone and say the same scene verbally, but from what he heard, it made people feel very sincere.

Everyone also responded, praising the boss of Tang for his young and promising, and then wishing him a hundred years of good luck with the bride, and then offering a congratulatory gift. The servant in charge of checking the list couldn't help but announce loudly, and heard that the gift had a golden horse sculpture given by the emperor, indicating that he was galloping thousands of miles and the road was far away. The palace is celebrating the birthday of the little prince Xuanye, and he can't spare time to come in person, but even if it is just handed over, it is also a great face for Boss Tang.

Prince Cheng, the number one person in the palace, sent a pair of concentric knots made of jadeite, which means "eternal knot and one heart". The congratulatory gifts of the rest of the people are not bad, including eighteen pearls offered by the South China Sea, and chess pieces made of jade, which can be said to have everything. Boss Tang always smiled and thanked him, and the young man in the corner finally couldn't wait impatiently, snorted coldly, and said: "Why does the famous Boss Tang only value some scenes and false texts? ”

Everyone heard this extremely unsociable remark, and their eyes immediately looked at him, but they didn't expect him to deliberately offend Boss Tang in public. Without waiting for the sword dealer to make a move, there were already a few people gearing up to take down this arrogant man on behalf of the master, and everyone was waiting to have some fun, and couldn't wait to see what happened to him.

Unexpectedly, when Boss Tang saw this person, he was immediately overjoyed, and he entered in crowd and pulled him into a side room. Along the way, he said, "Sorry, I missed you." It made everyone scratch their heads.

As soon as he entered the side room, Tang Yuan immediately pulled the young man to sit down, and said with a smile: "Brother Yuan, I haven't seen you for a long time." What kind of wind blew you here?" Yuan Yi rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Isn't it the wind that is the joy of your brother?"