Tide beat empty city

After dawn, the morning light covered the entire river in an instant.Running on the shore, gusts of breeze hit his face; Bai Yutang's eyes were opened by the blowing, and he called out, "Cat."

Zhan Zhao turned his neck and smiled: "Brother Bai, you're awake. Are you okay?"

Bai Yutang struggled, and said displeasedly: "When will the master use your back? Stop it for me."

Zhan Zhao continued on, with a hint of a smile in his words: "If Fifth Master is like usual, he can leave now if he wants to, so why call for a stop."

Bai Yutang tried a few times, but in the end his strength was exhausted, so he had to lean back on his shoulders.After closing his eyes for a while, he smiled: "Mao'er, the road to the fire, I'm afraid it is more beautiful than this."

Zhan Zhao was anxious in his heart, and he walked all the way without looking aside.I heard him say that after a hasty look, I saw red flowers densely planted along the river just now, as if they were burning to the ashes of the doomsday.With a long sigh, he said: "It's good to rest, don't think about it."

Bai Yutang helped him smooth his hair with his fingers, and said softly for a while, "What are you thinking about? You should talk about it."

Zhan Zhao didn't make a sound, and folded his hands on his chest, as if stroking his heartbeat: "On the road of fire, there is nothing in the world that can compare. Stepping on it, it is even more forgetting between the two lives; you say cat, in the mundane world What can't you give up?"

Zhan Zhao was silent, the trembling of his shoulders betrayed him.Bai Yutang clenched his hands, closed his eyes and fell down again: "Why don't you let me go."

Zhan Zhao suddenly stopped, let him fall to the ground, turned around and hugged him fiercely.

Whispered in his ear: "You thought you were going to die, and you wanted to let go, so you just said this, and you forced me to say it? Bai Yutang, I will definitely say what I say when I die, and I will fulfill your wish. Now, don't think about it." I know; if you don’t want to listen, and you want to die with peace in your eyes, just let me go and die right away for me.”

The more he spoke, the more anxious he was, his body trembling like a half-withered leaf in the autumn wind.Bai Yutang let the hoop hold him, and his stars were flying wildly, but he was unable to push him away.Panting for breath, he secretly cried out: Is it too much, sir?The cat became so excited that it didn't know who died when it froze.Thinking about closing his eyes, his body slid down limply.

Zhan Zhao's arms sank, and his heart felt empty.Holding Bai Yutang in his arms, he staggered and sat down, his eyes turned black from the breath.

Taking advantage of his relaxation, Bai Yutang reluctantly turned over and rolled aside, losing the strength to open his eyes.After panting for a long time, he said intermittently: "This is, it's murder. If you want to die, just say it, I'm afraid... I'm afraid that you won't be able to be a companion after many times."

Zhan Zhao wiped off his cold sweat, followed him to support him, and put it back on his shoulders.Bai Yutang just called out "Cat", but he cut it off with a sharp turn, "Shut up!"

Pale and thin face, without a trace of blood, made the eyeballs extraordinarily large and black.Looking at him so close, Bai Yutang felt extremely uncomfortable.Closing my eyes, tears flowed from time to time: "Cat, how long have you been hurting me, and I dare not tell you. If I don't use today, when will I tell you? I'm afraid I won't be able to wait, I'm already suffocated. "

After a long period of silence, Zhan Zhao finally said, "You just need to know that Zhan will never allow you to become a pratyekabuddha and attain bliss alone in his first day of life. You don't need to say anything else."

Bai Yutang was dumbfounded, and couldn't remember the sadness: "If you don't want to let go, why did you leave? Since you chose the world, why do you want me to love you for the rest of your life? Death is not enough? Zhan Zhao, you, you are so cruel..."

Zhan Zhao shook his head heavily: "Bai Yutang, don't compare. The world is the world, only because there are people behind Zhan Zhao, and the heart is still there. If this place is empty," he freed his hand and stroked his chest: "Is the sun and the moon shining? The sky and the earth are strong." Huh? I don’t even notice it, so why should I care.”

Bai Yutang rose and fell suddenly when he heard it, and was unable to speak for a long time.It turns out that in your heart, I am really different; but no matter how different, it is still just left behind by you.Even if I don't care about this position, if you get it or not, what's the gain or loss?

For Zhan Zhao who is too strong, even a hail of spears and arrows doesn't have to stand in his way; Bai Yutang never thought that today he would have his palms up, asking for a meager, unspoken reservation for himself.

It turns out that you have decided not to want everything in the world.Maybe it's not that you don't want to; maybe you've pushed yourself to the limit, but you secretly want to give me back my freedom.

Take this as a sacrifice, in exchange for Bai Yutang's 'immortality'.I can leave it behind and keep it for you for the rest of my life.

I see.However, I also love it.

Bai Yutang sighed: "You are really cruel. You don't want anything, except to make me lose my mind, and I have to live."

Zhan Zhao bowed his head and remained silent.I only treat you in this world, cruel and selfish.It's ridiculous out of love; nothing more can be given than that.

But I can always keep you in my heart.When the wine of life dries up, the wounds are all rotten, and I close my eyes peacefully in the tomb; I only think that at that time, there will be your breath like the breeze, coming as promised; awakening me in the ambiguity of life and death, in every cycle of reincarnation .

Seeing him speechless, Bai Yutang's heart ached.Xu Jiu sighed for a long time: "If you don't tell me, let me tell you. If you leave stupid cat alone, even if I die, I won't feel at ease. I will still walk with you in this world; we will walk as far as possible. Far away, no one should think about evading anyone halfway.”

How can you bear not to give it?He asked for so little.Bai Yutang frowned and held his chest.

It hurts to say it; but how can it compare to the pain of breaking his heart when he saw him sad.

On the way, Bai Yutang fell asleep again.In front of the wooden building of the altar, he suddenly woke up.He said in a low voice, "Mao'er, there are traps in the building that have not been cleared. I will take you in."

Zhan Zhao silently put him down, and wrapped his arms around his waist.Bai Yutang gently pushed away, and said with a smile: "Master Zhan is like this, how decent is he. Don't be afraid, Fifth Lord, I'm fine." After speaking, he took a step and walked in the door first.

Zhan Zhao followed, holding his hand stubbornly.He said lightly: "There are people upstairs. If Brother Bai doesn't want to involve me, just speak."

Bai Yutang didn't move away twice, rolled his eyes towards the sky, and said bitterly: "Go southeast to exchange positions, and Zedicui; turn north to go upstairs, where the sky is full of fire..."

Going up to the second floor with a muttered word, he dodged behind the ladder railing and said, "There is no more going up. Go cat, I'll wait for you."

Zhan Zhao heard that he was short of breath, and a layer of flush appeared on his cheeks, looking worried.

Bai Yutang waved his hands impatiently: "Look, sir, it's very safe here. Mo Jiao left and ambushed the soldiers upstairs, so you and I can get back together."

Seeing Zhan Zhao leave, Bai Yutang sat down slumped, turned sideways and spat blood from his mouth.The forced breath of true energy was exhausted, and at this moment, a slight movement of the inner breath caused severe pain in the viscera.He leaned his head back against the armrest, thinking drowsily.If the cat gets the medicine, the master will keep his promise and continue to float with him in the sea of ​​suffering; if not, the two will die by the sword or poison, and they will still be together in the end.Wouldn't it be better to avoid the great suffering in the future.What am I going to do now?It's ridiculous to think about it.

Unexpectedly, with this smile, a tearing pain suddenly erupted in his dantian, and it hit his chest hotly, like lightning piercing him unexpectedly.Bai Yutang almost suspected that he was being ripped open, but he gritted his teeth with the remaining strength and swallowed back the pain one after another.Unable to control his body, he convulsed and convulsed one after another.

Consciousness gradually becomes unclear.In a blur, he felt that the collar was pulled a little; hands were covering his body, constantly wiping away the sweat gushing from his body; the wind blew past, and he felt chills all over.The burning pain dissipated with the energy, leaving only bone-piercing ice.Bai Yutang couldn't help but shrink into a ball, as if he wanted to hug something, but in the end he only hugged himself.

The hands moved on him, massaging the stiff and curled torso and limbs little by little, and finally took him into his arms.A light and warm voice whispered in my ear: "Brother Bai, is Brother Bai asleep? If you are awake, please answer me."

Bai Yutang opened his eyes slightly, his lips moved, but he couldn't say a word.

Regardless of the sadness, Zhan Zhao picked him up with both hands and walked out of the wooden building.The courtyard was full of dead people falling to the ground, and he walked through their unattached flesh and souls, expressionless.

The sword of the benevolent also kills ruthlessly.It took him the shortest time to come back and experience the most painful process with him.

Walking to the riverside step by step, the red flowers on both sides of the river are still blooming charmingly and brightly.The suppressed pain in his chest was suddenly stirred up.Zhan Zhao's knees gave way, and he knelt down on the ground, still hugging tightly with both hands.

Bai Yutang opened his eyes with a bang, and cursed weakly: "Smelly cat, do you want to strangle Fifth Master to death?"

Zhan Zhao hurriedly let go of his arms, put him across his knees, and asked in a low voice, "Does it hurt?"

Bai Yutang forced a smile: "I'm going to die from the pain. It's over now." After taking a breath, he looked up at him and asked, "Did you get hurt just now? You are poisoned, so close, don't you want to poison you to death?" .”

Zhan Zhao shook his head: "When has Zhan been afraid of rats, let alone now..."

Bai Yutang sighed and closed his eyes: "Don't be afraid, cat. If Master doesn't want to, no one can let me die."

Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand, took away the sweat-soaked hair on his face, and said, "I've searched all over the altar, but there is no medicine left. Gou Mang is still at home, waiting for you to take her away. I...I..." He paused Stopped, too choked to speak.

Bai Yutang smiled again: "Then don't hurry up. Grandpa can't walk now, it's all up to you."

Zhan Zhao nodded, hugged him and stood up.At this time, it was early morning and there were more and more Miao people on the road.After taking two steps, Bai Yutang tugged at his sleeve: "Don't cats think it's weird?"

A small group of curious people in front of and behind them stopped far away to look at them.After a while, they all dispersed again, and walked back to their own way one after another.

Zhan Zhaoqiang smiled to himself: "I think Brother Bai is too outstanding, attracting people to watch everywhere."

Fifth Master will settle accounts with you later.Bai Yutang pretended not to hear it, and sneered: "The cat is useless, so I will remind you. These people have their own families, and they are all gathering in one direction at this time. Something big will happen in the village. The cat and I Follow to see."

Zhan Zhao didn't answer him, just asked: "Brother Bai was in Miao Village a while ago, where do you live?"

Bai Yutang glared: "Don't even think about leaving me behind, just go secretly by yourself. I still..."

Zhan Zhao suddenly bent his head and neck, and met his lips and teeth.

Half of the conversation was blocked back.Bai Yutang's eyes widened in shock, and he lost consciousness for a moment.

The sun was shining, making Zhan Zhao's side face flushed.The mouth is still light: "Brother Bai has been here for a long time, and he must know the safest place. Zhan will send you there immediately."

What good has he done to order him like this.Bai Yutang was confused and angry, and said angrily, "Zhan Zhao, what do you mean?"

Zhan Zhao sighed softly, and said: "I just want to tell Brother Bai that the one who can do whatever he wants at this moment is Zhan, not you. If you want to have another day, I will take revenge in any way you want. But first listen to me, let yourself survive."

Bai Yutang yelled angrily: "No! You talk to other people in this way? What are you thinking, why don't you dare to say it? Master said that if you don't die, you won't die, unless you are mad at you..." He was weak To the extreme, he choked violently and coughed violently, his pale face gradually turned purple, and his eyes even rolled up absently.

Zhan Zhao hastily freed his hand, pinched the person for a long time, and put his ear to his chest to listen to the heartbeat.Before he could raise his body, Bai Yutang suddenly hooked his hands to the back of his head, raised his head and pressed down hard.

After a weak resistance, Zhan Zhao clenched his fingers and grabbed his shoulder.Sucking greedily, gradually addicted.

For example, the morning dew has a lot of suffering.

so be it.he thinks.

Finally let go, relatively out of breath.After a long time, Bai Yutang closed his eyes, and murmured: "You are afraid that I will die, and I will not be able to kiss you again. It's ridiculous to be a stupid cat who can't do anything. My master is sick and has to work hard to teach you about my own affairs. Now , have you met now?" After speaking, she was out of breath.

With such a serious injury, he kept talking nonsense.Zhan Zhao didn't dare to touch his dumb acupoints, pressed his hands on his chest to let out some qi, and forced himself to calm down, "If you don't talk about the place, I'll put you in a bacon workshop to smoke."

Bai Yutang laughed, his voice was weak: "Don't you dare. I'm going to the source of the river in the middle of the mountain to see the scenery and look down on you."

Climbing from the back of the mountain to the middle peak, a verdant green field spreads out in front of you.In summer, the grass grows and undulates with the wind and waves, rolling out colorful wild flowers, which open quietly and enthusiastically.Looking closely, a row of tombs protrudes from the waistline of the mountain, the blue color is mixed with the blue color, and the two ends disappear at the extreme point where the sky and the earth meet.

The high place was cool, so Zhan Zhao picked an old tree for shade, and put Bai Yutang down, letting him half lean against the trunk.After regaining some strength, Bai Yutang smiled and said, "The ancestors of the Miao people are buried here. The scenery is beautiful, it's really a good place, and no one disturbs you."

Zhan Zhao took a deep breath, and the cool grass fragrance wafted through his nostrils.He nodded and said: "Those who sleep here will surely find peace."

Bai Yutang said: "Then why not..."

Zhan Zhao suddenly turned his head, and said word by word: "Bai Yutang, if you dare to talk nonsense, Zhan will bury himself here immediately."

Bai Yutang laughed angrily: "Who is talking nonsense? No matter how nice this place is, it's not home. If I really die, I will be buried in the south of the Yangtze River."

Zhan Zhao's pupils flickered, and he passed his gaze, and fixedly stared at the mountain, the water stretched like silver silk.

Bai Yutang sighed, it shouldn't be mentioned.He closed his eyes and asked, "Not yet, what are you waiting for?"

Zhan Zhao still looked down the mountain without saying a word.

Bai Yutang frowned, and complained softly: "Sooner or later, fifth master will kill you." The faint discomfort in his stomach began to rise again.The way I was hurting, I really didn't want him to see him again.

Zhan Zhao suddenly turned around and helped him up, pointing to the south: "Brother Bai, look, they are there."

Bai Yutang tried his best to raise his eyes, but he couldn't see clearly due to the pain.He nodded vaguely and said, "Go quickly. Gou Mang doesn't know what's going on. If it's from Xixia..." He couldn't help but tilt his head.

Zhan Zhao hastened to support himself, and shouted, "Brother Bai!"

Bai Yutang panted a few times, shook his head and said, "It's okay. I'm tired and want to sleep."

When Zhan Zhao heard about it, he moved him and laid him flat on the thick soft grass.Reaching out a few times, touching his face lightly, I couldn't help trembling my fingertips.

Gou Mang said that the poison in her blood can only stop Bai Yutang's internal bleeding.But if there is no medicine to relieve it in time, it will multiply his pain, quickly devour the essence in his body, and even shorten the time of poisoning and death.

Only then did I know how reluctant I was.But why have to go to this step.

Zhan Zhao leaned over and said softly, "Then you sleep for a while. I'll come."

To accompany you to the horizon, forever.Zhan Zhao thought of giving up, suddenly extremely hatred aroused in his blood.

He asked God, what else do you want to take away.

Bai Yutang nodded, but was speechless.Can't feel Zhan Zhao's parting hug, it's called despair, but it's still determination.

In the center of the four squares on the south bank of the Miao Village, firewood is erected high, and Jumang is fixed on a suspended wooden pillar with his hands tied behind his back.The young people played the trombone and danced the divine dance, and the old people began to enumerate the girl's crimes loudly: killing the high priest in their own home, and the Daxia soldiers who helped the Miao Village attack the enemy.How can a little girl have such great supernatural powers?She must have been possessed by a witch spirit.Why did the commander of Xia Guo lead the army starve to death on his own beam?Evil enveloped the peaceful village, and the leader and priest died one after another.Wu Ling will not leave voluntarily. There is no other way but to burn her to death.

When the torch was lit, Zhan Zhao was on the other side.With a glance, he flew to the nearby small temple, stretched out his hand, pulled up a thick flagpole outside the door, turned around and stepped on the pontoon bridge, rolled up the flag twice, and threw it into the river to soak it.When I landed, I lifted my arms slightly, and the wet and heavy bunting was dehydrated, and a large amount of crystal water droplets were brought up in the sun.

The colorful light of the water droplets shone, brushed over the top of the head, and fell into the eyes one after another.There was a sudden sound of exclamation, and the crowd turned their heads to look at it, and saw the big flag being raised, and the wet flag was blown like iron by the wind, sweeping flatly towards the pile of firewood.After the wind and dew, there is a vague figure of a person, dignified and upright, as if coming from the sky.

The fire spread to his feet, Ju Mang opened his eyes wide, watching the wet flag covering it in disbelief, and instantly extinguished it.The wooden pillar broke under the impact, and she tilted along with her body.There was no time to panic, and on the slowly falling banner, a blue figure stepped towards the air, accompanied by the sound of the wind, and the sword flashed like lightning.The girl couldn't help closing her eyes, and when she opened them again, the restraints on her hands were broken.The wooden pillar fell to the ground, and she was safely in his arms.

Zhan Zhaoti jumped up to the nearby roof, took out the cloth strip that the girl gagged and asked, "Gumang, why did they burn you?"

Gou Mang grabbed the hem of his shirt with both hands, but still couldn't help trembling all over.Zhan Zhao stroked his shoulders and waited for her to calm down before explaining the matter.After hearing this, he couldn't help asking: "Your servants all know the truth, why didn't they come to defend you?"

Gou Mang shook his head in horror: "They are locked up. The one who wants to burn me is the high priest. No one wants to listen to me."

Zhan Zhao frowned and thought about it, and said, "Follow me, don't be afraid. Let's go back now, and I'll talk to them."

Gou Mang nodded, still clenched in his hand, and asked, "Did you find the medicine?"

Zhan Zhao's expression darkened, he shook his head and remained silent.Tears welled up in Gou Mang's eyes: "Then is he dead?"

Zhan Zhao took a breath, he didn't know.Suppressing the panic, he comforted the girl and said: "No. He will take you out of here." Turning around and walking, Gou Mang held him and refused to go, and whispered: "It must be someone from the high priest, who hid the medicine Get up. Are you asking if they are okay?"

Zhan Zhao closed his eyes and said slowly, okay.

Fang approached the crowd, and a voice yelled among them: "This man, this man ran to the altar and killed the high priest with Gou Mang!"

With a movement, Zhan Zhao brought the speaker out and asked, "How do you know that I went to the altar? Are you there too? There is no proof, so don't talk nonsense."

The man bravely said: "I have evidence! I saw it even at the altar!"

Zhan Zhao smiled, and raised his voice towards the crowd: "I killed the high priest. Do you know why? Because he colluded with outsiders and killed your chief. Jumang, come here and tell them."

The crowd was in an uproar.The girl stepped forward to face the crowd, opened her mouth, then turned her head to look at Zhan Zhao.Encouraged by his eyes, he turned around and said loudly: "This brother is right. My father and mother were killed by the high priest, and all the servants at home saw it. Now that the high priest is dead, the Miao village is in such a mess. After Xia Bing locked up the servants who testified and tried to burn me to death, they immediately destroyed our village. They didn’t let me speak just now because they were afraid of listening to me. You understand that they want to drive them out Miao Shan. In that case, they won’t be able to obtain the miraculous Gu and herbs of the Miao people, so they…they…”

The crowd gradually became agitated, and some people began to shout: "She is talking nonsense! She was possessed by an evil spirit, so she was not around for a while. Now that she is running out, the evil spirit wants to use her mouth to speak!"

Gou Mang blushed and said urgently: "I'm not talking nonsense! I'm not here, I was imprisoned by the high priest to refine Gu, not possessed by an evil spirit!"

Her voice was crisp and clear, although the arena was chaotic, every word was transmitted to everyone's ears.Opposition and approval gradually intensified, until a girl screamed: "Gumang is not lying! I saw her taken away by the high priest that day, and then the chief and his wife died. If she is possessed by an evil spirit, That's what the High Priest did!"

The voice suddenly fell silent.She didn't expect that her own words would have such a significant effect, and the girl was taken aback.The companion next to Lala whispered, "Ah Xiang, you saw it too, didn't you?"

The little girl named Axiang let her drag her around, and refused to raise her head to speak.Zhan Zhao watched from afar and saw a man pushing and pushing through the crowd, pulling her to go, he stepped forward to stop her and said, "Wait a minute." He lowered his head and asked Ah Xiang, "Who is this to you? "

Ah Xiang tremblingly replied: "It's my father. Don't hit him."

Zhan Zhao glanced at the man, half of his arm was exposed outside his sleeve, full of scars, even on his neck.He asked again in a gentle voice, "Who hit him?"

The girl didn't answer, she turned her gaze to the left, came back quickly, and lowered her head again.

Zhan Zhao squatted in front of her, and said softly, "Don't be afraid. I promise, whoever dares to hit him today, I will hit him."

The girl asked blankly: "Are you a god?" She still remembers the scene of him falling from the sky just now.

Zhan Zhao shook his head and smiled: "I'm not a god. I was sent by the gods to catch the bad guys. After the bad guys are driven away, no one will beat your father in the future."

The man standing aside blankly wiped his tears with his hand.

Seeing her father crying, Ah Xiang also cried.He stretched out his hand and pointed to the man in yellow at the front left: "It was the butler of the high priest who beat him. I saw Gou Mang was taken away, so he beat my father and younger brother, saying that if I spoke out, he would kill them. "

Zhan Zhao stood up, and said softly, "Ah Xiang, look, I'm here to catch the bad guy." Before he finished speaking, he was already a foot away, and he lifted the butler by his collar to the father and daughter, and asked sharply: " Did Axiang lie? Is Jumang possessed by an evil spirit? Tell everyone!"

The butler couldn't move at all, he wanted to shout, Zhan Zhao lifted his foot, and the damaged banner flew off the ground, passed the crowd, rolled half a circle and planted firmly on the ground.He immediately raised his hand, a cold light flashed, and the three sleeve arrows were instantly nailed to the flagpole, the distance between the two was exactly the same.

Zhan Zhao turned his head again, and asked the housekeeper with a smile, "Why don't you continue and call your helper?"

When the housekeeper was stunned, his expression changed: "Jumang has refined Gu, and she is the high priest of the Miao village. You are the big sinner of the Miao village if you take advantage of the chaos to harm her. The ready-made stake is arranged by the heavens." , for you. If you want to reincarnate safely after death, just confess your sins."