Twilight Chapter 10: Hazy Sky
"Ting'er!"
Mo Ting fell to the ground, and the blood in her abdomen flowed out, soaking all her clothes red, and flowing to the ground little by little......
"Mo Ting!" Zhu Liang tried to stand up, his arms exerted force, trying to support his overdrawn body, however, the pain in his chest twitched suddenly, and instantly spread to his whole body, Zhu Liang's legs weakened, and he fell to the ground again.
"Is the end of the crossbow?" Mo Lei Ling sighed secretly, shaking his head helplessly. He looked at the others, all with indifferent expressions.
"Father......" The woman spoke, her expression still indifferent, and her words revealed a very chill.
Mo Hao raised his head and stared at her, a trace of bitterness crossed his face, "Lord Kong Yan said with a smile. ”
This woman, named Kong Yan, one of the Seven Elders of the Dementor Family, came from the Demon Realm, and after joining the Dementor Family, her strength increased greatly and she became an elder.
"I will never forget your great kindness to Mo Ming. ”
"Ink name... Kong Yan..."Mo Hao muttered, "Mo Ming should be just an insignificant shell, her existence may just be an identity deliberately created to complete a mission, a puppet who joined us because of the appearance of an order, isn't it?" he smiled wryly and stopped talking.
"I ...... It's the name of the ink......"
"So, what exactly is your purpose!" he interrupted Kong Yan and asked coldly.
Kong Yan didn't answer, looking at the other party quietly, Mo Hao's face was gloomy, and his breathing was slightly heavy.
"Think you're looking for it. ”
"Looking, we don't have what you want!" Shangguan Hua roared.
"It's not you ......"
"Is it Black Dust? You've been living there for five years, haven't you found what you're looking for?" Mo Hao asked.
"As insiders, you will never be able to see this hometown called Black Dust clearly. This time, I'm going to do it differently. ”
"What are you going to do?" Mo Hao felt very uneasy, he trembled and became emotional.
Kong Yan regained his silence again and said nothing.
Suddenly, a flock of crows flew up. In the brighter moonlight, the group of black and oppressive figures attacked, cutting off the moonlight. Everyone's eyes suddenly fell into darkness. The crow's cry was shrill and piercing, and in the midst of the cries, the breath of despair took over the space. Moonlight flows in and off. In the darkness, Mo Hao saw a trace of blue cold light, which fell straight on him and never moved.
The leaves are falling and rustling. The wind swept through the woods, swaying, blurring.
"It's now!" Mo Hao's hand seal knot changed, fast and complicated.
"This handprint, with the green enchantment, is it a forbidden technique?" In the darkness, Kong Yan clearly saw Mo Hao's every move.
"Take the soil as the source, contrast with the wood, the leaves will turn dry, the source will be extinguished, and the life will be hidden!"
A huge green enchantment formation appeared around Mo Hao and the others. There are countless patterns of withered yellow leaves on the formation, they flutter with the wheel, the inner and outer wheels are in different directions, the outer layer rotates clockwise, the inner layer rotates counterclockwise, the nodes coincide once, the green light flashes once, and the color deepens once.
The wind between heaven and earth suddenly rose, with strong force uprooted the big tree, the fog was blown away, and those white-haired puppet soldiers were all exposed to the vision of Mo Hao and others, they were like wolves, when the wolf king had not yet issued an order to fight, all wolves could not attack without authorization, even if their eyes were full of desire for prey, they had to bury all that desire in their hearts.
"Dead Leaves!"
At the end of the seal, Mo Hao pushed his hands to both sides, and the huge formation expanded extremely quickly, and suddenly a cracking sound sounded, the earth shook, and the earth and stones flew sideways.
"Brother Shangguan, it's all over. He said to Shangguan Hua with a wry smile.
Shangguan Hua knelt on the ground, holding the long knife in his right hand, he closed his eyes and smiled.
"It seems that I can't go back, and I will never be able to go back... He Yan, Huaiyuan, my father is one step ahead, you must take care of yourself......"
Zhu Liang looked at the strong wind, looked at Zhu Tianqing in the distance, and kowtowed to him. Then he stood up again, letting the wind blow his hair in a hurry, his eyes fixed on the crowd in front of him. In the dim darkness, a strip of white cloth rushed straight through his chest.
Zhu Liang spat out a mouthful of blood and slowly fell down. In the first moment, he saw his father's cold and strange expression...
Mo Hao raised his head and looked at the sky.
In the east, a reddish light crawled out of the pitch-black curtain, and he saw some warmth in his eyes.
"Heavenly ...... Is...... It's lit up!"
The forest was shrouded in a strong green light, illuminating the whole world as if it were day, and the wind gathered and the earth shook the mountains......
"I'll leave it to you, Black Dust......"
Mo Hao's last ounce of strength had been exhausted, and he fell straight down, his breathing slowly weakening.
Ziying...... Ziying ......"
Who's calling me?" Zhu Ziying wondered, she looked around for a moment, but she didn't notice anything, and as the shouts came one after another, she felt a little more uneasy in her heart.
She didn't know where she was, it was pitch black and quiet. How long she has been trapped here, Ziying doesn't count in her heart.
In this environment, direction is an extremely precious thing, but at this moment she can't tell where is east and where is west, so she can only rely on her senses, walking aimlessly in this darkness, looking for a way out.
Ziying...... Ziying ......"
The sound came again, and Zhu Ziying was silent, closing her eyes and carefully discerning the source of the sound. Now we can only rely on this voice, and maybe we can follow it to find a way out.
She followed the sound, little by little, getting closer to the source. In the distance, a little light comes into view.
Yes, there is the exit!
Zhu Ziying felt very happy, and took bigger steps, running towards the light, the closer she came, the clearer her voice became. When he reached the end, the light suddenly enveloped him. She hurriedly covered her eyes to avoid the damage of the bright light.
Suddenly, there was a burst of explosions in my ears, from far and near, and the impact of the explosion crushed a large area of the surrounding trees. The air was also filled with the smell of trees and scorched walls.
Zhu Ziying slowly lowered her hand and looked at the picture in front of her, her pupils instantly became sluggish. She stood on top of the cliff, facing a sea of blood-red fire, a dozen black smoke rising from the ruins and burning forests, and the pungent smell became unusually strong.
The fire grew more and more raging, and the heat wave rushed in like a sea, casting a layer of red mist in the surrounding green hills.
The entire blue sky was covered with black smoke and flames, and half of the sky was stained red by firelight.
The people in the central district ran wildly, screaming in terror, and there were flames burning on them, and the more they ran, the more flames grew.
The towering houses were billowing with black smoke and were blown down by gusts of wind, and blackened bricks fell to the ground.
The beams of the house burned with flames and gradually turned to ashes.
Black dust, how did it become like this?
Zhu Ziying rushed towards the black dust as if she had lost her mind, but a strong force grabbed her from behind, and her wrists were restrained. Slowly, little by little, the hot, somewhat viscous liquid seeped into her clothes.
Zhu Ziying turned her head to look at the other party, and in front of her, Mo Yuyi suddenly appeared and stood in front of her.
He was covered in blood, and his eyes were staring straight at him like dead fish.
"Black Dust...... Destroyed ......" Mo Yu struggled to spit out a few words, and slowly walked towards Zhu Ziying.
"Feather ...... Brother Yu ......" Zhu Ziying was full of fear, she stared at the other party in horror, and involuntarily stepped back.
Acquaintances haven't seen each other for a long time, but goodbye is such a bloody scene. Yes, she never thought that meeting Mo Yuyi would be this way. The other party was covered in blood from head to toe, and those good impressions were all diluted by the smell of blood, and the beautiful thoughts in her heart were destroyed in an instant.
When the blood bead slowly slid down Yu Yi's arm onto Zi Ying's snow-white skin, she shivered and stared at the blood bead deadly. The fiery feeling leaned over little by little, but the heart was eroded little by little.
"Get out of here quickly and never come back...... Otherwise......" Mo Yuyi continued, a murderous aura gradually surging in his eyes. He stopped, grabbed Ziying's hands and held them up to her.
"Otherwise...... Otherwise...... What?" Zhu Ziying subconsciously asked the other party, but her body continued to retreat.
"Otherwise...... You will die at my hands......"
"What?" Ziying's pupils shrank suddenly.
The other party pushed with both hands, she was careless, the soles of her feet slipped, and the whole person fell off the cliff......
Zhu Ziying woke up from her dream and broke out in a cold sweat.
"It's a dream...... she exhaled deeply, then got out of bed and drank the herbal tea. It seemed that she was too thirsty, and it seemed that the stimulation of the dream was too great, and she drank a little quickly, so that she choked on the water.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......" Ziying coughed violently a few times, taking a deep breath to try to slow down. She sat down on a stool and rubbed her forehead, by which time she was no longer sleepy. I've had this dream hundreds of times, five years. Even so, she would wake up scared and never sleep.
Yes, it has been almost five years since Mo Hao and his team set out on their expedition. In five years, the flowers bloomed and fell five times, but the geese never brought back a single piece of information about the army.
"Big brother, Brother Yu, clansmen, are you all right?Has the war subsided?Is there any difficulty delay?Why has there been no news for so long?" she muttered.
Ziying calculated the date, and the coming-of-age ceremony would be held in a few days. Five years ago, as soon as Mo Yu attended the coming-of-age ceremony, she sat in the audience and applauded her, and two years later, when she stood on the ceremonial stage, facing these "relatives" of the bamboo family, she had always felt a sense of loss in her heart, as if something important was absent.
In the past five years, Heichen has not received any news about this army, like a kite with a broken string, disappearing into the clouds and never to be seen again. No one knows whether they are dead or alive, so most people feel that if they don't return triumphantly, then the whole army will be destroyed.
At that time, when this kind of rhetoric began to circulate among people, Heichen fell into chaos again, and for a time all kinds of extreme events occurred, superstition, crying, fighting...... All kinds of problems are frequent, and the whole land is shrouded in a dark cloud of chaos and oppression. However, thanks to the cooperation of the elders and the major families, these rumors were extinguished. But since then, a shadow has been left in everyone's heart, which goes without saying.
However, for Zhu Ziying, she absolutely does not believe these statements.
It was still dark outside the window, and it was not yet dawn.
Ziying walked to the dresser, looked in the mirror, and smoothed out the sweaty hair on her forehead.
In the mirror, the woman had a fair complexion and a childish look on her face. The eyes are still bright, but there is a little more sadness. She clamped the clips to her bangs, washed gently, and then opened the door and went out for a walk. She stood alone on the street, the sky was bright, and the street was not very clear, although it was still summer, but when the cold wind blew, she couldn't help but shiver a few times.
Since there is no destination, let's go casually.
Bamboo Ying pouted and walked along.
It's really fast, I'm 21 years old, I never thought that time would pass all of a sudden, five years, it's really not fast or slow.
It's been five years...... How are they......
Ziying patted her forehead, what are you thinking, they must be fine.
She couldn't help but smile wryly and shook her head trying not to think about it, however, strangely enough, once the thought started, she couldn't help but continue thinking in that direction and couldn't stop. It's like stepping on a banana peel, and unless you fall hard, your body will just keep sliding.
Unconsciously, Zhu Ziying stopped in front of the statue of the Chongming Bird in the central district, for some reason, she always likes to lean there alone and talk to herself, it seems that the statue has become her most intimate friend, and the wild goose tower opposite is the second best friend, sometimes she will climb to the top of the building, sit down alone, and then look down on the city.
She raised her head and carefully examined the bird, its head held high, its eyes resolute, its broad wings spread out, and it became ready to fly. The feathers are hook-shaped, and the lines are finely carved.
After staying for I don't know how long, Zhu Ziying stood up and walked towards the suburbs.
On the outskirts, there is a cemetery, which is cleaned inside and out.
Zhu Ziying knelt in front of her mother's grave, lit a stick of incense, and watched it burn slowly, wisps of green smoke rising up.
My mother died a year ago. Until the last moment before she died, she didn't wait for the army to come back, until Zhuliang and the others returned triumphantly, and waited until everything was calm again......
And now, Zhuyun takes on all the big and small things in the family. I have to say that the merry man back then was not ambiguous at all when he got up to work, and he was quite a leader. It's just that the young man is no longer as free as before.
"Sister, why are you here?" Behind him, a young man's voice sounded, his tone was soft, and there was some surprise, "Did you say bad things about me in front of my mother?"
Zhu Ziying turned around and looked at the person in front of him, his face was a little thin, and a few strands of gray hair had been added to his head, but he still looked quite energetic.
"Brother Yun, your hair ......" Zhu Ziying felt that he hadn't looked at Zhuyun so seriously for a long time, in such a good green years, he had to carry the heavy family mission, and he couldn't help but feel distressed.
"Don't you think that's handsome? With some gray hair, I've become more mature. Zhuyun touched his head and showed a very natural smile, "By the way, are you having nightmares again, looking at your face is not very good." ”
Zhuyun can actually feel that her sister is 21 years old and has her own thoughts and thoughts, but it is inconvenient to say them.
Perhaps, this is growth, slowly learning to care and care little by little.
Slowly, the singing voice floated in the distance, very tactful, but faintly sad.
"Why is it so sad? I don't like it very much. Zhu Yun tasted the word and frowned.
The lyrics ...... Let's go see......" Zhu Ziying sighed, it was indeed too sad, so she also wanted to know who it was.