[February 14, 10th year of Daqian Jingyi, noon, Xu Mansion back garden, Wenyu Pavilion]

Xu Ke and Li Junxian sat opposite each other on both sides of the stone table in Wenyu Pavilion, only to hear Li Junxian sigh and say slowly:

"Little brother, do you know why the world suddenly returned to light on the eighth day of the second lunar month?"

"Why?"

"It's 'your' hard work in exchange!"

"What did 'I' do?"

"'You' went up to the heavenly court, pleaded with the Jade Emperor for his guilt, was tied to Zhuxian Tai, and was subjected to 7749 heavenly knives and axes, saws, whips and hammers, frozen ice, and burning flames, and finally died by the heart of the heavenly soldiers and arrows, which was exchanged for the Jade Emperor's mercy and restarted the light ...... the world."

"What?!" Xu Ke suddenly exclaimed: "What crime did 'I' in this world commit? Why was I punished so tragically?!" He really never thought that the "self" of this world, when he went to Heaven, did not go to be an immortal, but took the initiative to ask for guilt, and was punished by Heaven so "inhumanely"!

Li Junxian looked at the sky for a long time, his eyes were moist again, and his voice was a little choked: "Little brother, do you know why this world is 'demonized'?"

"It can't be because of 'me', right?"

"Exactly!" Li Junxian nodded.

"This ...... This, this is impossible!" Xu Ke Huoran got up and walked a few steps around the pavilion, his mind was chaotic for a while. He didn't expect that this world would suddenly be "demonized", the daylight would be blocked by black smoke, the earth would fall into darkness, monsters would abuse everywhere, and human beings would be almost extinct...... Even if he is the "self" of this world, he really can't imagine why "himself" would do this?

Li Junxian sighed: "Ahem! No wonder you don't believe it, when Brother Dao told me, I didn't believe it either, but this is absolutely true! Little brother, the catastrophe ten years ago, the heavens and the earth suddenly changed dramatically, and our human race fell into an unprecedented disaster...... It's all because you' in this world have changed the wheel of life without authorization......"

"The wheel of life?"

"Yes! Originally, our world was in the 'Eight Lines of Uglines' wheel of life, and by the change of 'you', we immediately entered the wheel of life of the 'Twelve Lines of Jiazi'. ”

"Jiazi Twelve Lines of Life Wheel?" Xu Ke suddenly remembered the days before he led his troops to attack Bashan, Yiqing had told him several times that the trajectory of the world's operation and development now was the Jiazi Twelve Lines Life Wheel. At that time, although Yiqing repeatedly said that this Jiazi twelve-line life wheel, he never said that this fate line was actually changed by Xu Ke without authorization......

Li Junxian said: "Yes! The original 'Eight Lines of Uglines' life wheel has no monsters, and the heavens and the earth are still as peaceful and clear as today. But once you enter the 'Jiazi Twelve Lines' wheel of life, the situation is very different...... After 'you' moved the wheel of life, the world suddenly changed, and there were monsters everywhere, which I am afraid 'you' yourself at that time never expected!"

"In that case, then why did 'I' change the wheel of life at that time?"

"To be honest, we don't know why 'you' did that. Little brother, I'm afraid only you can know the reason......"

"Myself...... How can I know?" Xu Ke couldn't help but think for a while: "How can I know why 'I' did this back then? Since the original "Eight Lines of Uglines" wheel of life is a good and decent world, then why should 'I' change it at will, so that the heavens and the earth fall into darkness, and the people have no way to live? No, the 'I' back then was actually me, and I, Xu Ke, have always taken the common people in the world as my own responsibility, how could I temporarily change the wheel of life and put the people in a situation where there is no return? Could it be that the 'I' back then lost my mind and went crazy?!... ...”

"If you don't know now, maybe you'll know later......" Li Junxian raised his head again, looked at the sky, and saw a round of rising sun shining from the sky, and the warm sunlight illuminated the earth of the world. He took a sip of warm water and sighed again:

"Little brother, I won't tell you, I'm also friends with 'you' in this world. When we met, we talked almost nothing. The foolish brother also asked 'you' several times, "Ten years ago, why did 'you' bother to change the wheel of life?" but 'you' always shook his head every time and avoided answering......

"Do you mean ......?"

"Could it be what?"

"The 'me' of this world is also me, and he will be like me, who entered the Divine King Pavilion ten years ago. If nothing else, he should have crossed over from the Cloud Shadow Tower. I don't know what kind of world he saw at that time? Perhaps, he saw that world at that time, and when he went back, he decided to change the wheel of life. ”

"What you say makes sense! But Brother Fool still can't figure out what kind of world would be worse than the 12th parallel of Jiazi? So much so that now, he has to give his life!"

......

For a while, the two fell into a long silence.

"Then ......" After a while, Xu Ke couldn't help but ask:

"Brother Jun Xian, the 'I' of this world is no longer alive?"

"Well, he's gone!"

"Just because he changed the wheel of life without permission and caused a catastrophe, he violated the rules of heaven, and the Jade Emperor sentenced him to death?"

"Exactly!"

"But even if he committed a capital crime, he would not have been punished so cruelly! Why did the Jade Emperor tie him to a platform for 7749 consecutive days, and he had to suffer all kinds of torture every day, and finally he was shot through by 10,000 arrows and died? Who would have come up with such a cruel punishment?!"

"Heavenly Court also has the rules of Heavenly Court! The Jade Emperor has his own reasons for doing this! Isn't there also a kind of 'punishment of ten thousand slashes and ten thousand delays' in our world? The prisoners who were tortured were tied to the pillars

, you have to suffer thousands of knives on your body, and you will suffer for three days and three nights in a row, until the pain is so painful that you can't scream, which will make you die slowly......"

"This ......" Xu Ke couldn't help but smile bitterly, he knew what Li Junxian was referring to, naturally he was talking about himself, and he was also sentenced to a "Ling Chi punishment" by Li Xi a few days ago, if it wasn't for Murong Yan coming forward, he would also be tied to a pillar at this time and subjected to all kinds of cruel punishments......

Li Junxian said again: "Little brother, my Daoist brother once told me that the changes in the wheel of life are all from the heavenly court, and they have always been controlled by the Si Ming Tower. If a mortal changes the wheel of life without authorization, it is a great crime against the way of heaven! What's more, this 'Jiazi Twelve Lines' wheel of life triggers a 'demonized world'! Think about it, because this time 'you' changed the wheel of life without permission, how many innocent people have been killed in vain! Our human race is almost one in a hundred, and it almost fell into the state of extinction! Therefore, the Emperor of Heaven is furious, and the punishment for 'you' will certainly not be light......

Xu Ke was silent for a while, and asked again:

"Brother Junxian, I heard that if you want to change the wheel of life, you need the help of two ancient artifacts, one is called 'Xuanhuang Sword' and the other is called 'Honghuang Bell'......?"

"You heard it wrong!" Li Junxian shook his head and said, "The two ancient artifacts are not fake, but they are different. The only thing that can change the wheel of life is the 'Flood Clock'. If someone can hit the bell with the bell pestle, they will be able to induce the Destiny Tower, which will trigger the change of the Wheel of Life...... As for the 'Xuanhuang Sword', it was a sealed thing. I remember that Shizun once said that in ancient times, the Blood Demon God was raging, and later the gods of the Heavenly Realm sealed it at the extreme of Haotian, and the one who could unlock the seal was the 'Xuanhuang Sword'...... According to ancient legends, if someone obtains two artifacts at the same time, they can have the power to destroy the world. ”

Xu Ke couldn't help but sigh: "Even if the wheel of life can be changed, it is only a 'Flood Clock', but ten years ago, I was at most a hundred households in Tsing Yi, and even the emperor even took away the position of these hundred households!

What the foolish brother knows is that ten years ago, 'you' not only found the Honghuang Bell, but also found the bell and pestle that was lost at the bottom of the East China Sea. You hit the Flood Bell with a bell and pestle, triggering a change in the wheel of life. And almost at the same time, the Xuanhuang Sword also pierced the sealing enchantment of Haotian Extreme, releasing the 'Blood Demon King' Yuan Shen. As a result, the heavens and the earth changed dramatically, the demon god descended into the mortal world, and the world was dominated by the demon race, and since then our world has entered the 'Jiazi Twelve Lines' wheel of life......"

"Brother Jun Xian, according to what you said, 'I' had already obtained two ancient artifacts at that time, so wouldn't 'I' be able to destroy the heavens and the earth?!"

"Well, according to the current situation, 'you' only found the 'Flood Clock' at that time, but there was no 'Xuanhuang Sword'. It's just that the activation of the 'Xuanhuang Sword' is due to the change of the wheel of life. That is to say, 'you' striking the 'Flood Bell' is the cause, and triggering the 'Xuanhuang Sword' is the effect...... Although 'you' yourself never expected that the change in the wheel of life would put our human race into a situation from which it could never recover, after all, this cause and effect was all caused by 'you'......"

"Okay......" Xu Kehao sighed and said no more.

After listening to what Li Junxian said, the question in his heart was finally answered.

Ten years ago, the "Xu Ke" of this world somehow suddenly rang the bell of the flood wilderness, so that the wheel of life changed, and the operation and development of the world entered the "Jiazi Twelve Lines" wheel of life from the "Eight Lines of Yichou". At the same time, due to the change of the wheel of life, the power of the Xuanhuang Sword was also stimulated, causing the "Blood Demon King" Yuan Shen, who was originally sealed in Haotian's extreme, to re-enter the world. As a result, the vast people suffered an unprecedented catastrophe, the heavens and the earth fell into darkness, monsters were rampant everywhere, human beings were on the verge of extinction, and the people in the world had one survivor......

Ten years later, Xu Ke, who is also in this world, suddenly felt remorseful. In order to save the common people and redeem the mistakes he had committed back then, he personally went to heaven and confessed his sins to the Jade Emperor. As a result, the Jade Emperor sentenced him to death and executed him with extremely brutal torture. After that, the Jade Emperor ordered the gods in the heavenly court to cast spells, releasing light for the world, and raining a large amount of rain. Those monsters that brought disaster to the world were all ignited by the sun, and the magic caves that spewed smoke everywhere were also extinguished by the heavy rain. "Xu Ke" finally bought a new life in the world at the cost of his own death......

It's hard to tell who is right and who is wrong. If you talk about the merits and demerits of "Xu Ke" in this world, it is difficult to judge. If he hadn't changed the wheel of life, the world would not have been "demonized", and human beings would not have died in large numbers. If it weren't for him sacrificing his body to heaven and moving the Jade Emperor, the gods would not have done it and brought life to the world...... It can only be said that everything is just cause and effect.

......

Seeing that Xu Ke finally stopped talking, Li Junxian got up again, dusted off the dust on his body, and said indifferently:

"Little brother, I have already told you the answers you want. You don't have to think about it, you're just a passerby in the world. If you have nothing else to do, the foolish brother advises you...... Let's go back early!"

With that, he arched his hand and took his leave.

Xu Ke sent Li Junxian out, and as he walked, he asked again:

"Then ...... Brother Jun Xian, is he really dead? Is there any way to save him?"

Li Junxian shook his head and said, "How can a person be resurrected after death?"

Xu Ke said: "He should ...... Ten years ago, he was able to find the Flood Clock, a rare artifact in the world, and he could also obtain the bell and pestle at the bottom of the East China Sea. Ten years later, he was able to go up to heaven again, and he was bound to Zhuxiantai for 7749 days without death...... How can an ordinary mortal do this? Can such a person die so easily?"

Li Junxian stared at Xu Ke with strange eyes, and couldn't help but raise his head and laugh: "Little brother, you really know 'yourself' very well

Na!"

Li Junxian grabbed Xu Ke's shoulders and said with a smile: "Yes, if you are just an ordinary mortal, how can you enter the White Old Pavilion Lord's God King Pavilion?!...... I won't tell you anything, my Taoist brother recently taught a hexagram for 'you', saying that 'you' Now, although the person is dead, the soul is not extinguished, and the Yuan Shen is still in the territory of Yuqing and in the Purple Cloud Pavilion. ”

Xu Ke asked, "So, has Daochang Li ever calculated, how can his Yuan Shen be resurrected in the world again?"

"This ...... Easier said than done!" Li Junxian smiled bitterly: "How can my Daoist brother have this ability?"

Xu Ke asked again: "Brother Junxian, in your heart, has there ever been a way to save him?"

Li Junxian seemed to be told by Xu Ke, he subconsciously touched his nose with his hand and said, "Little brother, is this a way to save people...... It's not that it doesn't work, it's just that you don't want to tell anyone else!"

He looked around again and whispered, "After you go back, go find someone, he may have a way to save that 'you' in the Heavenly Court." ”

Xu Ke asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Li Junxian said: "No life in vain!"

"Old White Pavilion Master......? Have this ability?!" Xu Keqi said.

"Who said he didn't?" Li Junxian asked rhetorically.

"But I've only met the old white pavilion master once. Before I could say a few words to him, he kicked me in the ass, and then I fell into the Divine King's Pavilion......" Xu Ke said.

Li Junxian laughed and said, "He kicked you in the ass, hahaha!

After a pause, Li Junxian said again: "Don't worry, if you are kicked by him, he will naturally owe you a favor." After you go back, you hold him tightly, and just like a foolish brother today, let him rescue 'you' Yuan Shen in the Purple Cloud Pavilion no matter what...... As soon as his heart softens, he may agree!"

"Okay! Little brother should try hard! Thank you Brother Junxian!" Xu Ke bowed down to Li Junxian, and the two parted outside the gate.

"Little brother, I heard that you are in Chang'an City, and there are several confidantes. If you are not in a hurry, you can spend a few more days with them...... Even if that 'you' in the Heavenly Court can come out of the Purple Cloud Pavilion, if you are resurrected as a human again, it will be at least a few decades later......"

Li Junxian walked a few steps, suddenly turned around, and couldn't help but say another word to Xu Ke, before he strode away, his long and handsome figure finally disappeared far away.

"Okay, little brother knows!Thank you, big brother Junxian!" Xu Ke muttered silently in the back, and his eyes couldn't help but moisten slightly. I don't know if his tears at the moment are moved by the "self" of this world, or because several of his confidants will lose his company from now on, and feel sad and uncomfortable......

Xu Ke turned around and slowly walked to his backyard. Suddenly, he saw a graceful figure in the corner of the front yard, cowering in the wind, trembling and eyes full of tears......

"Sister Hu, why are you here?" Xu Ke immediately took a few steps forward and hugged Hu Yiyi, who was about to fall.

What Xu Ke didn't expect was that Hu Yiyi returned home at this time, and he heard his answer to Li Junxian.

Hu Yiyi originally thought that Xu Ke just didn't want to stay in the demonized world anymore and suffer, so he was eager to go to heaven to be an immortal. At the beginning, she also felt disappointed and lost in her "Ah Ke", who abandoned them in order to be an immortal, but when she thought that Ah Ke would be able to live well in the heavenly court from now on, this was not a relief, so she didn't blame him too much. But today, she heard that her "Ah Ke" was not to be an immortal at all, but to ask for her guilt, and in order to regain the light of the world, she did not hesitate to be tortured and executed by the Jade Emperor!

It turned out that her Ah Ke never wanted to escape, but always chose to work hard. He did not hesitate to give up his life in order to save the world. And in the past few months, not only did I not know his intentions, but I still ...... I've been wrong for him!

"No wonder, the night before he left, he had to promise us to be the wife of the later 'him', so that the later 'he' would always be with us and protect us. It turned out that he had already thought that after going to Heavenly Court, he would never come back......"

Hu Yiyi thought of this, and couldn't help but feel like a knife, like rain......

"Sister Hu, are you okay?" Xu Ke helped Hu Yiyi into the front hall and asked her to sit down on a wooden chair.

"I'm fine, I'm not sick, my sister is just ......" Hu Yiyi reached out to wipe her tears, but the tears never stopped, dripping from the corners of her eyes like pearls with broken threads.

"Sister Hu, I never thought that the 'I' of this world would sacrifice myself to heaven in exchange for the regain of the light of this world. Thinking about it this way, on the eighth day of the second lunar month, it was 'myself' who saved the lives of Yiqing and me......," Xu Ke couldn't help but sigh. From Hu Yiyi's reaction, he naturally guessed that she must have heard what Brother Junxian said.

Hu Yiyi still couldn't stop crying, no matter how Xu Ke persuaded her, her grief was still like a river bursting its embankment, gushing and unstoppable......

Xu Ke had to turn around and go to the stove and pour a bowl of "hot tea" for Hu Yiyi. Unexpectedly, he had just returned to the front hall, and the bowl of warm water had not yet been put down, but he saw Hu Yiyi suddenly kneeling down to him with a "poof".

"I can't help it, sister, please get up!" Xu Ke hurriedly put down the tea bowl, and also knelt down and helped Hu Yiyi up.

Hu Yiyi said with tears in her eyes: "Xiao Wuxi, sister beg, go back quickly! Go to the old pavilion master Bai, no matter what, let him think of ideas and save Ah Ke!"