Twilight Ghost

The cup of snow was not taken away by the tree demon, nor was it blown down to the depths of the cliff by the wind and snow. It was inserted quietly in the thousand-year-old ice. The layer of frost looks both real and illusory.

The snow demon who often haunts here told them that a hundred years ago, the peacock spirit was imprisoned in the Kunlun crystal on the handle of the knife. Through the dreams woven by the snow demons, they can see the outside world, watch deer, punting and ironing, eating fast and chanting Buddha. Die tragically.Sometimes the snow demons would cry in these dreams, but the peacock spirit who was originally pure and kind, who would choke for the withering of a flower or a bird, never shed tears. He has no heart, no love, Not to be sad.

Suddenly one day, a snow demon rushed over excitedly to tell Peacock Spirit that Zhuilu had been cast in the ninth birth and had just walked across the Naihe Bridge.But the "cup of snow" in the cold ice did not move. The Snow Demon took a closer look and found that the Kunlun crystal inlaid on the handle of the knife had turned into a pile of dust. The peacock spirit devoured its spiritual energy, broke the seal and fled.

Since then, no one has known the whereabouts of the peacock spirit. In this icy and snowy place with thousands of miles of frost, he is a bird demon living in a warm area. I am afraid that he can't stand the bitter cold and has lost his soul.

When Xue Yao was talking about this, Bai Ze kept looking at Hua Chongming's expression. There was curiosity, sympathy, and disbelief on his face, but he was not sad, not at all.

He didn't remember him, and there was no need to feel sorry for him.

"This is the cup of snow?" Hua Zhongming caressed the incomplete pattern that was etched inch by inch, and pulled it out a few times, only to find that the ice was very thick, biting the blade fiercely like wolf teeth. Hold on: "What's going on?"

The snow demon hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him not to waste his efforts: "Only the Qilin fire can melt the ice in this cave, otherwise you will not be able to move it even with all your strength."

"You didn't take a look, what does the peacock spirit look like? There is no way for us to look for it without a clue."

The pale-faced snow demon glanced at Hua Chongming, then went to Bai Ze, still forced by his prestige as the king of the snow mountain, he had to respect this mortal: "He looks like a handsome young man, specifically... we also I can’t remember clearly, he doesn’t show up often, most of the time he comes to communicate with us in the form of a puff of smoke.”

"Look at him, do you think he is competing?" Zhang Shiqi couldn't wait any longer, pushed Hua Chongming towards Xue Yao, and hurriedly asked: "Since you have seen him pass the Naihe Bridge so many times, should he You won't admit your mistake, will you?"

The Snow Demon leaned on him and sniffed, then looked at the small pouch that was no more than his waist, and grinned, revealing a mouthful of pale fangs, "Little brother, he has been reincarnated for nine lifetimes, and his spiritual power is running out. Since Bai Ze is here, I don't think you can get any share of the pie, so go home as soon as possible."

Xi Nang curled his lips, with a contemptuous expression on his face: "The big pervert who has always been chaotic and always abandoned, even if I can only be a bullied little demon for the rest of my life, I will not eat his soul to improve my cultivation!"

Although Hua Chongming is not fully sure whether Hua Chongming is competing for the deer or not, but Zhang Shiqi didn't care so much, knelt in front of him, cupped his fists and said: "Master God of War, when I was young, there was an old Taoist priest who counted for me. Take my life, say that you can make me or destroy me, for the sake of saving your life, I beg you to help me this time."

Hua Chongming was confused, but it was Bai Ze who came to his senses first, pulled him behind him, bared his fangs and threatened, "Don't get him, or I'll let the monsters in the mountains eat you to pieces!"

Zhang Shiqi raised his head, stared at his light gray eyes, and said in a firm and decisive tone, "A wolf bone knife and a drop of middle finger blood broke your mana and made you ache every full moon." It's unbearable, and only the antidote in Hua Chongming's hand can temporarily relieve it. But Mr. Bai, if you and him agree to help me, I can save you."

Before Bai Ze agreed, Hua Chongming rushed forward first: "Is there really a way to save him? What can I do? I will help with everything."

As Bai Ze expected, Zhang Shiqi's help was indeed not that easy to help.

After returning to Taohuagang, the village had just caught a batch of prey and entertained them with good wine and meat.Xi Nang was completely drunk after two drinks, and fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow. Bai Ze had no choice but to take care of him, leaving Hua Chongming to Lin Chuchen and Zhang 17.

After drinking for three rounds, when everyone was a little tipsy, Zhang Shiqi said slowly: "Actually, it's not a big deal, brother Hua, after you and Bai Ze escaped from prison, the emperor fell ill... what happened?" It’s a strange disease with red rashes all over the body, none of the imperial doctors in the palace can see it, and now the imperial list is being posted in the capital, asking for a doctor to enter the palace everywhere, and the reward for curing it is 1 taels.”

Hua Chongming didn't drink well, so he was in a daze at this time, and couldn't quite understand what he was saying, so he just followed suit and said: "That's a good feeling... The emperor died, and the crown prince ascended the throne, and he will definitely pardon the world again. I can go back to Beijing."

Lin Chuchen glanced at him, and whispered in his ear, "Young Master Zhang said that you can cure the emperor's illness, so I would like to invite you into the palace."

"Me? I can heal?" Hua Chongming was half sober now, and his brows were frowned: "I said bullying comrades, aren't you forcing me to die? How can I see a doctor... Eh? You won't Are you trying to trick me into revealing the imperial list, and we will share the reward equally if you get it, and then you run away and push me into the palace to be convicted of deceiving the emperor?"

Zhang Shiqi's eyes sank, only to hear a loud bang, and the door of the bag room suddenly opened wide, and a figure was thrown out from the door.

"Qingming?"

The cold-faced fox demon caught the rushing figure, pressed two fingers on the artery on the side of his neck, and held the man's face with the other hand for Hua Chongming to see.

"Bai Ze..." Hua Chongming was even more dazed now, pointing at Qingming, then pointing at Bai Ze who was covered in blood from her beating, "Isn't he... Aren't you a bunch of foxes?"

Qingming still didn't speak, but Zhang Shiqi spoke first: "She was originally the king of Xuehu, but when Bai Ze appeared, her position was pushed down. Do you think she would be willing to serve the new king? Chongming, like Just as you believed that I could save you back then, now you should also believe that I can destroy you."

"You mean...she followed Bai Ze all the way, not to protect him, but to find out if he really lost all his mana?" Hua Chongming's feet softened, and he took a few steps back. The light gray eyes of Bai Ze in Shang Qingming's hands, blood stained his face blurred, only these eyes are still clear.

Qingming brought him up, and said to Hua Chongming: "You promise Zhang Shiqi, take him away from the snowy area, whether he lives or dies is none of my business, in short, you will never come back, and don't wish to change The current situation of Xueyu, this matter should not be your concern. You have found out that you already know too many things that you should not know, and now return to the original track, as if nothing happened... And you follow Zhang Doing what Seventeen says will not necessarily lead to death."

"What if I say no?"

"Although Bai Ze has eternal life, it doesn't mean he won't get hurt. If I tear up his scar from the wolf bone knife again, he will suffer more than before every full moon. If you don't care, you can try .”

Hua Chongming turned to look at Lin Chuchen, but he deliberately avoided his gaze. Hua Chongming had experienced this feeling of isolation and helplessness before. For example, when Hua Rong left, he faced all kinds of rumors and gossips from the neighbors alone. So this feeling is no stranger to him.

It's just that the Lin family gave him too much warmth later, and he gradually forgot how to protect himself, how to get out of his body, and now Lin Chuchen also abandoned him, dying on the one hand, and pain on the other, he would regret whatever he chose.

"Forget it, forget it, isn't it just death? Anyway, Mr. Hua has lived enough in this life. You guys are endless, so let this life be forgotten!" He turned and rushed out of the door, and the wind was blowing outside. The snow flakes were so big that they flew around like headless chickens, and it hurt my face when I hit them.

At that moment, he felt like crying, and it was the first time he felt so cowardly. He began to imagine that if he hadn't met Bai Ze, hadn't read the letter, hadn't been so curious to rob prison, and didn't know There are so many secrets left by my father, as long as one of these things doesn't happen, maybe everything will change.

Maybe nothing will change.

Seeing Hua Chongming walk away, Bai Ze patted Qingming on the shoulder, and said lightly, "Thank you...for cooperating with me in this play."

There are too many incomprehensible things in his eyes. Zhang Shiqi doesn't know why Bai Ze suddenly changed his mind and agreed to help him, and he doesn't know why he racked his brains to plan this play to stop Hua Chongming pursued the matter of the Tujin people, but such a strategy of killing three birds with one stone, not only met Zhang Shiqi's intention, but also stopped Hua Chongming's curiosity, and made Qingming return to his original position as he should. A good surefire solution.

Hua Chongming was squatting on the roof of an abandoned house, and Bai Ze finally climbed up, took off his cotton robe and put it on him.

"Why did you lie to me?"

Bai Ze was startled, then bent down to wipe the frozen tears on his face: "You cried."

"I ask why you lied to me!" Hua Chongming pushed him away, and took two steps back in a defensive posture: "You think I can't see it, this is a play you designed, right? From Zhang Shiqi I didn't tell him that Bai Ze was stabbed by a wolf bone knife. This incident is also little known in the capital. Why would he, a little-known little thief, know? He sprinkled blood in your cell Zhu Sha, he obviously wanted to delay the healing of your wound. He achieved his goal, but rescued you instead of killing you. Why? Because you told him that I was chasing after you. If you die, no one can take me away. Going to the ghost world, no one can convince me of this fact. If I don’t have the consciousness to compete, then if I am afraid that something will go wrong when I complete his task, I will become "destroy him"... We went from Wanfo Mountain to Mu Xuejing, he just happened to be waiting for us here, and said that he was looking for the peacock spirit for the same purpose as us... But you think I really believe that there will be such a coincidence in the world? It's all because of you Arranged, I am pinched by you like a puppet, I believe every word you say, including the play you acted today, Mr. Bai is good at acting, but unfortunately you are a little short, ah, Bai Ze, the look in your eyes So calm, you don't want me to turn into a fire unicorn to save you, you just want me to compromise, right? I cooperate with you, hehe, I cooperate with you until now, just to see if you can still play What's the trick?"