Chapter 40 (12)
Xuanshuang hesitated: "This is ...... Poisonous gentian? If a mortal drinks it, he will indeed die of rotting in his intestines. But as far as the demon's internal structure is concerned, I don't know what the outcome will be, maybe...... It will boost power, but not necessarily. Sorry, I lied the other day. Li Yijie sighed and said, "Since I have made a decision, I have even considered any possibility." Perhaps the same end is the best ending. β
Xuan Shuang really had nothing to do with him, glanced at Nangong Xue on the side, and said, "What about her? You can't bear to leave her like this?" When she wakes up and sees you abandon her, I don't know how sad it will be?" Li Yijie smiled bitterly: "I am ready to give her a ruthless dispersion, and she will forget everything about me at that time." When she wakes up, please watch her drink. β
Xuan Shuang followed his gaze, saw the teacup placed on the ground, and hesitated: "Hmm, this is not big, how can you guarantee that I will definitely help you? Besides, this is her memory after all, how can you be qualified to delete it?"
Li Yijie said: "It's just to erase the shadow of my former existence." Long pain is better than short pain, and doing so is the most suitable choice for me and her. β
Xuan Shuangxia asserted: "It's the stupidest choice! You just don't dare to face it, so you plan to escape, you are afraid that you can't bear her tears, and you will regret the path you took." Your mind is not as firm as you think. What's more, don't you think she's strange and pitiful? Since she was a child, she has been an orphan without a father and mother, and she has never received any warmth, and the only brother she loves deeply in her memory will be forced to forget in the end?"
Li Yijie's face sank, and he shouted: "You can't stop me!" His hysteria at this time just showed that Xuanshuang's guess was correct.
Xuan Shuang sneered: "What if I want it?" With a wave of his arm, a cold light flashed on his cuffs, and a hidden weapon shot towards the teacup in Nangong Xue's hand.
Li Yijie didn't have time to draw his sword, waved his palm, and shook the hidden weapon away with the palm wind. Xuan Shuang sighed, clasped his hands on his shoulders, and said neatly: "Oh, oops, the secret is known, I dare not guarantee it, I accidentally said that I missed my mouth, what can I do?
Li Yijie's eyes widened, and after a while, he suddenly fell to the ground with a "plop". Xuan Shuang was startled, hurriedly jumped to the side, and frowned: "I haven't sat on the throne yet, so I don't need to make this big gift." Hey, the man has gold under his knees, don't kneel down to people at every turn, it's useless, and people look down on it!"
Li Yijie reached out and pressed his shoulders suddenly, and his arms were strengthened, causing him to squat down and look him in the eyes. Xuan Shuang saw that there was fire burning in his eyes, and it was not impossible to say that he wanted to strangle himself to death on the spot. Courageously said, "You...... What do you want to do?"
Li Yijie's eyes burned, and he said in a deep voice: "Listen to me, a man kneeling to the sky and the ground, kneeling to the king, and kneeling to kiss, it is not unproductive." Sometimes, kneeling to defend his beloved country and protect his most beloved people is not a plea for mercy to abandon his dignity, but a prayer for the highest posture, a prayer for equal respect for both friend and foe. Everyone's life may not encounter this kind of situation, but sometimes a kneeling can be exchanged for the silence of the flag, can be exchanged for peace in the world, and can be exchanged for the blood of countless soldiers does not have to be shed in vain, so is it worth kneeling? The most important thing is not the dignity of the individual, but the lofty dignity of a nation and even a country. I have never been complacent as the leader of the martial arts alliance, on the contrary, I know that I am very small and have a lot to learn. If you are a friend, I will respect you, and if you are an enemy, I will respect you as well, because they are worthy of my respect. I say these things to you because I see you as an equal companion. You know, I can't come back once I go, but I can't go back, she hates me, but we all know that she will still be sad about my death, even if she won't go with me, in the future, there will never be happiness again, what can I do? This is indeed the best solution, we all want her to be happy, isn't it? Take 10,000 steps back, even if kneeling is indeed humiliating, as long as it is for her good, what can I afford to suffer this little humiliation? Because she is a more important person than my life. β
Xuan Shuang was speechless for a long time, and finally broke free of his hands, walked to the side, and whispered: "I will talk about big truths and bluff people all day long, as if I don't help you, I have committed a great sin." It's just that...... At most, I'm hiding it for you, but don't think I'm lying for you. β
Li Yijie said: "I know that you have never been nosy, and I have never asked for help in my life." Only this time, on my deathbed...... The last entrustment was made. If you say yes, my soul buried under the Yellow Spring will be grateful to you. β
Xuan Shuang waved his hand and said, "Don't say it, it sounds weird." Li Yijie said: "Thank you." He didn't dare to stay longer, so he turned around and walked out. He was only afraid that if he looked at Nangong Xue one more time, he would no longer have the perseverance to walk out of this door. Xuan Shuang called: "Hey, ......" In the end, he was still a step late, and could only look at his back in a daze.
Li Yijie left from the path, not daring to greet everyone in the hall, nor daring to deal with their inquiring questions. After waiting for a few miles, he bought a fast horse in the downtown of the capital, and did not hesitate to go all the way to the northwest.
On the way, I don't know how many times I changed mounts, and I slept in the open air, needless to say, the road was bumpy. On this day, I finally stepped into the vast snow-capped mountains and stumbled between the cols. The north wind is howling, the snow is heavy and the mountain is slippery. Li Yijie used thousands of pounds of kung fu, but he still almost rolled down the bottom of the mountain several times.
finally walked halfway up the mountain, and his face and body had been hung in several places, and the blood that flowed quickly formed icicles. Taking a deep breath and looking up, my eyes suddenly lit up, and I saw a cave half covered in snow and ice not far away. There was an old man picking ginseng in front, carrying a basket on his back, leaning on his back, coughing a few times from time to time, but walking between the mountain roads was far more flexible than Li Yijie's legs and feet. It has been a long time, and practice makes perfect.
Li Yijie was too excited at this time, and he never thought that in such bad weather, people who could be on the snowy mountains as if nothing had happened must not be ordinary people. He just held on to the rock wall with his hands, rushed over as fast as he could, and shouted, "Excuse me, old manβ" The old man looked at him coldly, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and said, "Young man, where did you come from and where are you going?" You don't know what's ahead of you, that's not where you're supposed to be. β
Li Yijie was surprised and delighted, and said in his heart: "According to what he said, that cave is indeed what I am looking for." Taking advantage of the wind and snow, he deliberately pretended not to hear his warning, and asked patiently: "May I ask my uncle, I want to go to the Heavenly Demon Blood Cave, but go in this direction?"
The old man's sharp eyes looked at him again, and said, "So it seems that you know. How dare you take this road? Is it really fatal?" Li Yijie was a little unhappy in his heart, and said: "Then please ask my husband for advice, what kind of conditions must be met to be qualified to take this road?"
The old man said coldly: "There is the consciousness of death!" Li Yijie seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said: "From the moment the younger generation goes out, they already have the consciousness of death in their hearts. Since my husband doesn't want to help me, and the younger generation can't be reluctant, then I'll go by myself. As he spoke, he wanted to go around the city.
The old man said, "Wait! I have been here for many years, precisely to prevent those young people who are hungry for profit from whimsical and seek the power of the other world. I am afraid that the man who brought you here has not yet made clear to you. After entering the cave, not only do you have to unlock more than a dozen mechanisms, even if you can get lucky enough to get to the blood pool, the demon's blood is not compatible with anyone's physique. I'm afraid that among tens of millions of people, only one can be singled out. And if they are mutually exclusive, the power of natural demon devouring and destruction is even greater, and it can make people festering to death in an instant. Even those who can bear it will have to go through some inhuman pain when they merge, and those who can't bear it will still die on the spot. Do you think it's so easy to become a demon? If that's the case, I'm afraid that it's not four-legged toads that are jumping around in the world, but monsters. I have carefully advised every young man who has come here, because I can foresee what will happen to them, and I don't want them to do stupid things. β
Li Yijie interrupted: "So, did they listen to your advice?"
The old man said, "No! No one paid any attention to the heartfelt words of my bad old man. Li Yijie's face immediately showed disdain.
The old man didn't care about him, and recounted to himself: "These young men are arrogant, and some of them even want to draw their swords with me. Since I could not stop them, and I did not want to annoy them any longer, I let them in. But none of those who went into the cave came out alive. For more than 100 years, there has not been one. As if he was afraid that Li Yijie would not believe it, he deliberately repeated it again.
Li Yijie sighed, and just when the old man thought that he had finally persuaded him, Li Yijie suddenly raised his head again, and his eyes were unprecedentedly firm. Said: "Thank you for your advice! The younger generation came from the capital, and I have survived the hardships along the way, and I must not give up halfway." Any consequences will be borne by the younger generation alone, please ask the old man to borrow the way. β
The old man listened to him so categorically that he was speechless for a while. For a long time, he seemed to feel sorry for him, and said: "Young people don't know the height of the sky, and they always think that strength is everything. You have to wait until the wind and frost are exhausted to understand that no matter how powerful the power is, it will not be able to control birth, old age, sickness and death, nor will it be able to create true feelings. The invincibility on the face may bring temporary satisfaction, and over time, this pleasure is all vanity. Even if you get supremacy, there is infinite loneliness hidden in it. No one can make you an equal, no one understands, no one is on an equal footing. At your age, you don't understand at all. Everything is the most beautiful when you look up, and when you really have it at your fingertips, you will find that it has lost its value to you, and you are not uncommon to this thing. And all this you have lost is the most precious thing you are born to be human. Therefore, there are many successful people who will have the heart of retreat. Too noble power is not what this world should have, it can either make you or destroy you, all in the minds of people. If you want to say that the most powerful force in the world, you must also have the power of the heart. β
Li Yijie said: "The power of the heart?" The old man said: "Yes, it is the desire that you believe that your wish will be fulfilled when you are unremittingly pursuing your ideals." In the process, you will sharpen your mind to gradually mature, so that you can experience your own transformation and cherish everything that is hard-won. As well as encouraging friends around you, when you get their encouragement, the warmth in your heart will make you remember this emotion and never lose your nature. If it is said that the purpose of becoming a demon is to pursue the ultimate pleasure, when you achieve it, your consciousness is lost, let alone the opportunity for pleasure, is it also contrary to your original wish? Relying on one's own strength, discovering the future with one's own hands, can new expectations be derived. β
Li Yijie was confused, but he still couldn't help nodding and said, "Although I don't understand much, it's ...... Maybe it's similar to the 'invincible faith' I've heard. But there are many things in the world that you can't do just by thinking about it......"