The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

On the eve of dawn, the night still enveloped the earth, but a strong wind had already begun to blow outside the tent.

The whistling wind was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, crashing into the tent wantonly, making the tent cloth rustle and make a distracting "sizzling" sound, as if it was going to tear the whole world apart.

The raging wind broke into people's dreams without any scruples, disturbing everyone's sleep.

Even though Hua Ye was in the most luxurious and comfortable inn in Xingxiu City, he could not escape the invasion of the strong wind.

Although the bedding was thick and warm, the waves of coldness were like an icy snake's tongue, constantly licking his skin and making him shiver uncontrollably.

In his sleep, he instinctively moved closer to Xuzhi beside him, curled up in his arms like a child, and held Xuzhi tightly with both hands, as if he could find a little comfort and sense of security in this way.

However, just when Hua Ye had finally gotten used to the cold and noise, the fierce evil wind suddenly disappeared, as if it had never appeared.

The night, which had been roaring and raging just a moment ago, suddenly returned to tranquility, as if everything was just a short and illusory nightmare.

People who were awakened by this sudden change hurriedly got up and closed the doors and windows in a panic, fearing that the strange evil wind would come again.

When they were sure that they could no longer hear the rustling sound of the wind, their hearts slowly settled down, and they lay back on the bed, trying to fall asleep again.

After an unknown amount of time, a loud and clear crowing of a rooster broke the silence of the night sky, like a bolt of lightning splitting the dark sky and reaching everyone's ears.

The loud crowing of the rooster was like a heavy hammer, hitting Hua Ye's heart hard and waking her up suddenly from her sleep.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes and felt her head was dizzy, as if she had been asleep for a long time.

With a heart full of doubts, Hua Ye forced himself to cheer up, struggled to get up from the bed, and staggered to the window.

He stretched out his trembling hand, gently pushed open the window and looked out.

However, the scene that came into his eyes surprised him - the night outside the window was still as dark as ink, so thick that not even the glimmer of a star could be seen!

Hua Ye couldn't help but wonder, and glanced at Xu Zhi: "How long have we been sleeping? Why is it still dark? Shouldn't the desert night sky be starless?"

"Some demon must have cast some kind of magic spell over the sky above Sucheng, preventing it from seeing the light of day!"

Xuzhi stuck his head out and looked again and again, a trace of annoyance flashed across his face: If he had discovered it earlier, he could have stopped it in advance, but now he is afraid that it will not be easy to break this barrier.

"It seems that even you haven't noticed it. This must be a powerful demon that is as powerful as you, Master. It seems that it is not only difficult to deal with but also difficult to defeat."

Hua Ye's face was so serious that it almost looked like a piece of charcoal, black and hard.

"It seems that these peaceful days are over!"

Xu Zhi watched Hua Ye packing his things in a state of alert and muttered to himself.

"Master, let's go! This time I hope you can help me without reservation, but you must save your own life and don't force it anymore!"

Hua Ye's mind involuntarily emerged with that heart-wrenching scene: a shockingly large hole suddenly appeared on his chest, and blood flowed out, staining his clothes red.

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly tightened, a chill rose from his spine, and the fear of losing surged into his heart like a tide, becoming more and more intense.

On the other hand, Xu Zhi keenly noticed that the strength with which she was holding his hand was increasing.

He looked down at the tightly clasped little hands, and a surge of joy welled up in his heart.

This joy is like a flower blooming under the warm spring sun, which can no longer be concealed and is revealed wantonly.

So he let her lead him, and followed her as she lightly jumped from the windowsill and landed steadily on the eaves of the opposite house.

Their figures were like two flashes of lightning, darting through the rubble.

Sometimes it soars into the air and carefully explores from different directions where the critical point of this mysterious dark curtain is.

The black curtain was like a huge black veil, starting from the Sunset Forest outside the city of Risu, stretching for hundreds of miles, like a ferocious beast with its bloody mouth wide open, covering the entire city of Risu tightly in its shadow.

Not only that, even the vast desert hinterland was not spared.

The darkness extended its tentacles relentlessly until it reached the desert cave where Xu had awakened and resurrected.

"Master, what on earth is this thing? How can it have such amazing magic?"

"He has been practicing for at least tens of thousands of years, otherwise there wouldn't be such a big scene!" Xu Zhi said in a light tone, trying to appear as relaxed as possible.

When I think of the thrilling past, my thoughts come flooding back like a tide.

Before being sealed, he had a life-and-death battle with him that shocked the world and made ghosts cry.

The bloody battles of those days and nights seemed endless. Both sides tried their best, but the winner was still undecided.

In the end, out of desperation, he had to devote all his life's cultivation to barely seal him in the Sunset Forest.

At the same time, he was exhausted and had no choice but to bury himself deep in the heart of this vast desert.

As he disappeared, demons and monsters from all over the place began to stir.

However, the ancestors of Qingshan Sect did not sit idly by. They united their only descendants from the fairy world, worked together, exerted their powerful strength, and successfully sealed these demons and monsters in various places with beautiful scenery and outstanding people.

It is a pity that the descendants of the immortal world had to enter the cycle of reincarnation because their immortal power was exhausted. From then on, they were reincarnated as humans in every life and could never return to the immortal world.

Since then, there has been no more demon world, devil world or fairy world in the world.

Only this human lineage has been able to continue through the long river of time and multiply from generation to generation.

Whenever Xuzhi recalls this past event, he is filled with emotion.

Especially when her eyes involuntarily fell on Hua Ye's anxious back, her heart was filled with mixed emotions, and her eyes unconsciously became red.

He still remembered the moment he first saw Hua Ye in the desert cave. Looking at her familiar yet unfamiliar face, memories of the past flooded back into his mind like a flood. He couldn't help but repeatedly recall the appearance of the otherworldly immortal in the depths of his memory, but it was still vague...