Chapter Eight The Old Man
"Yunjin, where is this?"
Yunjin passed through the barrier set up above the open space and landed steadily on the lawn in front of the Qingchi Lake.
This courtyard is indeed agile. The miasma outside and the cold at night cannot affect it at all. It is even as bright as daytime. Even though I know that the water in the pond is stagnant, I don’t know why I hear the sound of gurgling water. The water in the pond is clear and not at all turbid. The surrounding green shade is surrounded by the flowers, and the flowers are tightly frowning, which is full of spring. The faint smell of grass is mixed with the fragrance of blooming flowers, as if this beautiful scenery can always stay at this moment. The spiritual energy in the clear pond is surging, and there are even colorful carp swimming leisurely. The carp is glowing with a glimmer of light, which seems to be not an ordinary thing. I immediately realized that this courtyard is not owned by the mortal world, but I don’t know who is so dedicated to moving the landscape of the fairy world into this dense forest with a confused miasma. I suddenly thought of the Quexian Waterfall. Are the legends about immortals true?
After some trouble, I was already weak all over. Yun Jin slowly lay down and let me fall to the ground. I supported Yun Jin and supported my body. I thought to myself that Yun Jin must want me to cultivate and condition in this fairyland. I sighed secretly, can the poison of the fox demon really be eliminated by itself? What a "six sentient beings, no one is spared." I smiled miserably and gently stroked Yun Jin's body.
"Miss……"
Did I start to have an illusion? Not far away, a familiar voice came from such a gentle sound. I suddenly widened my eyes and walked towards me from the water pavilion. Who wouldn’t be the maid Zhifen when I was in the Demon Realm? She emitting a gentle light in this fairyland. Her tender yellow skirt was light and soft, and her expression was as cowardly and quiet as usual. But how could she appear here?
"Zhifen?" I was indeed a little surprised.
When Yun Jin saw her, she didn't seem to have any major changes, but instead got used to it.
"Miss, don't guess, it's Lord Zimei who drove me out of the Demon Realm. The master is gone, and it's a blessing that she is willing to save my life. I've been waiting here for a long time, and Yun Jin finally brought you back."
I was confused, and even if I guessed, I didn't know where to start.
“Where is this?”
"Zhuoyun Xiaozhu. It is the place where the master's wife once lived."
"You mean Cang Li's wife?"
Zhifan nodded slightly and said, "It is because the lady is too similar to the master's wife that he will bring you into the Demon Realm."
Another answer that surprised me. It seems that I have lived in a completely closed world for decades in the Demon Realm. It seems that I have experienced a lot, but I am always an outsider.
Cangli never mentioned his former wife, and I didn't even know that he had a wife. I vaguely remember that he once called me "Zhuoer", maybe Zhuoer was his wife.
"Where is his wife now?"
A trace of sadness flowed through the eyes of Zhifeng.
"Miss, you've seen it..."
I widened my eyes. When did I see his wife? If this woman named "Zhuoer" was still there, how could he...
"The Holy Spirit Mountain in the Demon Realm is the master's wife."
“Holy Spirit Mountain!”
I was amazed, Yunjin was standing aside, and it seemed that it was also very sad.
"Miss, why not, I'd take you into the house to rest for a while before telling you in detail."
The question just now really made me forget my physical weakness for the time being. Fortunately, Yun Jin kept asking me to support me. After Zhifan said this, I remembered the poison I was infected with again. Compared to the surprise just now, I felt more helpless in my heart.
Zhifen walked to me and supported me. Yun Jin slowly stood up. I told him with my eyes that I was fine. Then it turned around and walked away and walked around behind Xiaozhu.
"Zhifen, don't bother. I'm poisoned and maybe I can't get rid of it."
Zhifan's hand that was supporting me tightened slightly, and she turned her head to look at me, looking surprised.
"Miss...how could you be poisoned?"
I smiled slightly, as if there was an inexplicable power in my heart to stop me from recalling everything that happened. It was also true that memories had disappeared in the end, so why bother to be moved by it again?
"Let's talk in the house."
After walking through the corridor that crossed the water surface, I had to make a meaning of a different world. People who had to walk through the corridor enjoyed the beautiful scenery around me before entering the house to rest. But I was not so happy. I just listened to the gentle sound of water around me, and felt much calmer, forgetting some of the pain in my body. The arrangement of the small building is also simple and pleasant. The wood built exudes a faint fragrance, which seems to have the effect of smoothing the air and clearing the spirit. It is indeed a place in a fairy family, and all the wandering around are full of clear spirit.
Zhifen helped me sit on the bamboo chair in the house and poured me a cup of tea. The fragrance scattered. I thought to myself, how quiet it would be to live in such a quiet environment. What a peaceful person the owner of this little master is. However, the more I long to be free from the world, the more likely I will be to get involved in disputes. Is it because I was born in a turbulent family or because of fate? I couldn't help but think of Cang Li, whose thick back, deep eyes, and the sadness that never goes away, all originated from the owner of this little master?
"Miss, who poisoned you?"
Zhifan stood beside him, awakening me from my meditation.
"I am the poison of the nine-tailed demon fox. None of the six sentient beings are spared... Haha..." I smiled helplessly.
Zhifan was silent for a while, probably because he didn't know where to ask, or maybe he was as helpless as me. She is a descendant of the immortal family, and I guess she also knows how powerful this poison is.
"It's okay. I've been sitting in the caves of the Demon Realm for decades. It's already a great joy to be able to return to this world, and I don't have to think about it."
"Miss, don't worry, I think this poison should be able to be cured."
"Forget it, don't force it."
"Miss' blood is different from that of ordinary people. Perhaps there is a way to cure it."
Although I knew that the Zhifan was comforting me, I couldn't help but believe it a little.
"But, this poison is a poison that cannot be spared by the six realms, not to mention that there is no antidote at all."
"It's not the case. Logically, the poisoned person will exhaust his essence and die within an hour. But Miss, aren't you doing well now? This means that the fox demon's poison is not as good as the lady to the lady, and there must be a way to solve it. Miss, you must not give up. I think if the master is still there, I don't want anything to happen to you."
I smiled at Zhifan. Maybe it would be better to have a thought, so why not believe what she said first.
"Zhi Fan, would you please tell me the story of Cang Li's wife?"
"The master's wife...this starts a thousand years ago."
A thousand years ago, the voice of Zhifan also became distant.
"Actually, the master is not a demon clan. He was originally the god who was in charge of the ten divine weapons in the divine world. Later, the flower fairy clan fell and I was rescued by my master, so I followed the master to be his maid. At that time, the master and his wife Aoki Taku had already lived here, and the master ordered me to serve Mrs. Aoki. Later I learned that Mrs. Aoki was the daughter of the gods and mortals. It was against the rules of heaven that the master had combined with her, but the master was powerful and had the "Ten Divine Weapons" Cangrong Sword. The god world could not do anything to him. At that time, the god world fought frequently, so the master was able to live in seclusion with Mrs. Aoki.
Later, Mrs. Aoki's father found her and asked her to help him destroy the demon clan. The wife refused. After several twists and turns, she broke into the demon realm with her master. For her, the master betrayed the god realm and completely turned into the demon clan. But in the end, the wife could not escape the fate of fate. Under the pressure of her father, she could only turn into the Holy Spirit Mountain to strengthen the seal of the demon realm and prevent the struggle between gods and demons. Since then, the gods could no longer enter the demon realm, and those creatures who became demons could only enter the demon realm from the seal entrance of the mortal world. Once in, they could only wait for the demons with sufficient power to open the seal to open the seal. It would take a lot of magic power to open the seal, so the few demons in the Demon Realm who could open the seal would not easily use the method of breaking the seal.
After that, the master always stayed beside the Holy Spirit Mountain. Gradually, a spring flowed down the Holy Spirit Mountain. Except for the master, other demons could not survive as long as they touched this spring. The master thought that this was Mrs. Aoki's bloodline, so he protected the Holy Spirit Mountain and did not allow other demons to get close. Later, the gods and demons maintained this state, and the master also went to the Holy Spirit Mountain every day to feel the past, until that day, the master brought the lady back from the mortal world."
The gods and demons, and the ended up like this. With the power of one person, I want to exchange for harmony between the gods and demons, I wonder if Qing Muzhuo's sacrifice is worth it. Cang Li transformed into a demon, how long can he maintain such protection? The separation of life and death is all because of that obsession. It was because of love, but hatred; it was originally safe, but it was also added to turmoil.
"So, what I'm circulating in my body at this moment is all Aokita's bloodline?"
Zhifan lowered her head and nodded slightly. She seemed a little sad, but I always felt that there was something other than sadness.
"Did Cang Li force you into the Demon Realm?"
I asked her tentatively, and I always felt some rebellious and suppressed resentment from her. Except for the little joy I felt when I was watching her dancing with the rain of flowers by the Lichid that day, she could only have far-fetched obedience and cowardice at other times.
She looked up at me and for the first time she faced me with all my eyes. She had a lot of threads in her eyes, but she wanted to talk, but she was finally brewed into a shallow pool.
"No, the master did not force me to enter the Demon Realm with them." She lowered her head again and said cowardly.
I looked around, looked at the simple furnishings in the wooden house, and thought about the quiet and peaceful environment around Xiaozhu. It seemed that Aoki Taku was indeed a woman who wanted to escape from the hustle and bustle and return to the quiet. Unfortunately, she was born with a tragic ending, destined that her life would be closely linked to the endless struggle between gods and demons, and destined that she would be entangled with hatred and love between gods and demons.
In an instant, a trace of sadness flowed through my mind, and the feeling of the thought being forcibly occupied. Is it because of the blood of Qingmuzhuo flowing in my body that I also have her thoughts? My heart sucked and I couldn't help but cover it with my hands and couldn't help coughing.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, I guess the fox demon's poison has attacked again."
"Miss, I have an idea. I don't know if it can help you..."
“What method?”
"Since the master saved the lady by changing blood, now, maybe the same method can be used to eliminate the poison in the lady's body."
"The method of blood exchange...that means that you have to obtain the Holy Spirit Spring to remove my demon poison?"
Zhifan nodded.
I thought about it carefully, maybe this is indeed a method. The confused hope just now seems to be reaching, but if this method is feasible, I will definitely return to the Demon Realm first, but how can I go back? What's more, the Demon Realm has now become a place of right and wrong, and the Demon is brewing a murder of its own. When I go back, I'm afraid I will get involved again. Cangli is dead, who can block the harm of other demons for me? Without his protection, as a demon, how can I survive in the Demon Realm? But this is always a way, making me unable to make choices. Think about the comfortable days of the Quexian Waterfall, and think about it... the human being who I was willing to lose my life for him - Meng Yunzhong, do I really have to follow my promise and never appear in front of him again? In the Demon Realm, Nalan Mosheng's sword stabbed me with a stabbing
My heart was broken, and the protection imposed by Cang Li made me angry and unable to be free for decades. When facing Yun Jin, as a mortal without spiritual power, Meng Yunzhong dared to stand in front of me like Cang Li. Wouldn't he be afraid of death? Many years ago, my mother took me away from the boy who made a grass ring for me, and finally gave me a scar in my heart. Now that my mother is gone, no one can stop my emotions anymore. Should I give up the opportunity to try to give my true feelings like this? Also, my mother's hatred has to be put down easily? The words Cang Li left me to me in the end were countless doubts, which made me vaguely feel that my own is indeed different from other monsters. If I am not a monster, where did I come from? Is my mother trying to deceive me?
"Zhi Fan, do you know where the entrance to the Magic Realm is?"
Chapter completed!