【Xie Chen】Live like this

Twelve led them into a simple hut built of wooden boards, which only had minimal furniture, a wooden table with two chairs, a bed at the innermost position against the wall, and a wooden frame beside the bed. There are several scrolls of bamboo slips placed on it.A water essence stone was placed on the table, emitting a cold light like a wave of cold water, illuminating the empty walls like a snow cave.

Twelve respectfully let them take their seats, and stood beside him, bowed his body, bowed his head and said apologetically: "The humble house is simple, so there is so much negligence, please forgive me, two adults."

Xie Yi shook his head, before he could speak, Shen Ye asked straight to the point, "Have the people from the Lieshan tribe moved out of here? Where are they now?"

Twelve was taken aback, put his hands together in front of him subconsciously, clenched his fingers tightly, lowered his head slightly, and said in a low voice, "Going back to the High Priest, it's not... moving away..."

Shen Ye stared at him, with a faint blood in his eyes.

Twelve's throat was choked for a while, and he closed his eyes forcefully, before he made up his mind and said: "The Lieshan tribe has already..."

"I see." Shen Ye interrupted in a hoarse voice, suddenly let out a muffled snort, bent down slightly, and clutched the front of his chest with his pale fingers, his body still trembled slightly despite trying his best, as if in unbearable pain.

"Master High Priest!"

"Aye!"

Xie Yi hurriedly leaned over, and put his palm on Shen Ye's vest, trying to use some spiritual energy for him.

Shen Ye pushed him away with one hand, forced himself to suppress his breath, raised his unfocused eyes, and gasped slightly: "What's going on, tell me."

Twelve saw that his face was cold and pale, and he didn't dare to speak rashly, but looked at Xie Yi helplessly.Regardless of Shen Ye's refusal, Xie Yi grabbed his clenched hand and forcibly opened it, pressed the palms of the two together, gently transmitted his own spiritual power to him, and helped him adjust the chaotic inner breath caused by the boiling blood.

Receiving Twelve's half-questioning, half-difficult look, Xie Yi sighed silently, and nodded slightly.

Twelve gazed motionlessly at the hands folded in front of him. Yanjia's skin was lifeless white, and his joints would protrude with a little force. He closed his eyes for a moment, pursed his lips a few times, and finally He said in a low voice: "After the Lieshan tribe migrated to Longbing Islet, they multiplied and lived here for hundreds of years. During this period, the tribe introduced farming, mulberry, weaving and weaving, adapted to the food and clothing of the lower realm, and occasionally communicated with the outside world. Intermarriage with people from the lower realms. For hundreds of years, everyone has lived a peaceful life, but over time, there are still many hidden dangers."

"There are a small number of tribesmen who were not abnormal when they were first infected with demonic energy. After a long time, they showed signs of demonization, their appearance changed, and their temperament became violent. Moreover, after they died, the demonic energy would not die because of their bodies. Instead of dissipating, they stay together and permeate into the water and air. Although the clansmen are not affected by the demonic energy, the people in the lower world cannot bear it. The ocean currents and sea winds bring the demonic energy to the coastal villages, and the people there are gradually affected by the demonic energy. Infected with qi, some became seriously ill and some died, which attracted the attention of the sect of cultivating immortals."

"The high priest of that generation sensed the possible disaster, ordered people to find another place to live, and set up an enchantment around Longbing Island to block communication with the outside world, and to prevent the demonic energy from spreading. The people of the tribe were detained and ordered people to study the method of treatment and resolution. Probably because this series of decrees were too hasty, rumors began to spread in the tribe, saying that the high priest was about to lead the tribe to move to another place, and before that, they would secretly execute the mutation The clansman. The clansmen who were detained did not know where to find out the news, and no one died willingly, so they united to launch a rebellion, and when the guards were changing and the defense was the most lax, they killed the guards, broke through the prison, and escaped."

"They fled to a nearby village. Unfortunately, they ran into some cultivators who came to investigate the evil spirit's injury. Those Taoists saw that they had strange appearances and were infected with evil spirit, so they insisted that they were the ones who did evil, and the two sides fought violently. The clansmen After being demonized, the power increased greatly, the Xiuxian sect members suffered heavy casualties, and the nearby people were also affected in the scuffle. The news quickly spread to the major Xiuxian sects and the court, and finally led the war to Longbingyu."

"People who are not of my race must have a different heart. Although there are Taihua Mountain, Tianyong City and Baicao Valley who insist that the matter is about human life and should not be taken lightly, the imperial court and other sects believe that we will be demonized and hurt people, and will eventually become a serious disaster. The momentum was far greater than the opposition, and they finally assembled their forces and encircled and suppressed Longbingyu."

"That battle was extremely tragic. No matter the old or weak, women or children of my family were spared, and I myself actually died in the war," Twelve pressed his hand to his heart, his eyes moved slightly but he couldn't tell what it was. Xinxu, only said shyly: "Master Hitomi buried a pair of twin mother Gu in my body. When one dies, the other will wake up from hibernation and continue to maintain this body. After a few days of 'death', I wake up again. Come here, Longbing Island is empty, only ruins remain."

The room was buried in heavy silence, as if it had sunk into the lower layer of the deep sea, no one spoke, not even the sound of breathing.Only the water sprite on the table glowed brightly, as if it was the only living thing here.

Twelve paused for a while, looking at Shen Ye's pale face, he couldn't help but said hastily: "Master High Priest, please don't be too sad, this is not an argument for me, please forgive Twelve's arrogance. The survivors of the ancient times, it is extremely difficult to survive. You have tried your best to bring us a ray of life, but the road ahead is still full of difficulties. If you take one careless step, you will lose everything. When we come to the current situation, we can only say that It’s God’s will to trick people. But even so, with all your efforts and sacrifices, the clansmen have the opportunity to enjoy the scenery and sunshine of the lower realm, and spend hundreds of years in peace and tranquility, no matter how history is written, no matter how the people of the lower realm think , everyone in the Lieshan tribe will engrave you in their hearts."

Shen Ye didn't respond to him, his eyes were as cold as frozen, and there was no trace of sadness in his expression, he was cold and calm, he stood up silently, and walked outside.

With a movement of his body, Xie Yi regained his senses from his distraught state, forcibly calmed down, and rushed to follow behind Shen Ye.Hearing the tragic ending of Lie Shanbu from twelve mouths, he was already in pain like a thousand blades piercing his heart, not to mention Shen Ye.

Xie Yi didn't dare to call him or stop him, so he could only follow behind him every step of the way, but Shen Ye stopped, didn't turn around, and only said calmly, "Go back."

"Yes." Xie Yi almost blurted out, still standing still.

"I told you to go back, didn't you hear?" Shen Ye's voice was tired and cold, with a rigidity that could not be negotiated.

Xie Yi couldn't help it, he was really worried about leaving Shen Ye alone, so he begged softly, "A Ye, let me stay with you."

Shen Ye kept silent, Xie Yi thought he was loose, but suddenly his whole body was heavy, the ground under his feet shone with brilliance, and the huge golden magic circle imprisoned him in the eye of the circle, he tried to use his spiritual power to fight against it, but was suppressed Can't move.

After casting the forbidden spell, Shen Ye continued to walk deep into the dense forest. Among the dead branches, the outlines of some dilapidated buildings could be vaguely seen under the moonlight.

"Aye!—"

Xie Yi couldn't undo the spell for a while, so he raised his voice and called him anxiously.

Shen Ye paused for a while, his tone became softer, and he said in a low voice, "I'm just going to take a look."

He didn't stay any longer, pushed aside the tangled dead branches in front of him and walked into the forest, his back was completely covered, Xie Yi could only hear the sound of his footsteps on the withered branches and leaves, in the darkness and silence, he walked away alone go.

The forest is a large flat land. Around the bluestone road, there are houses with the same architectural style as Liuyue City. The temples are surrounded by stars. Those grand halls have been destroyed. The stone pillars collapsed on the ground, and the huge stones are scattered everywhere. , there are still traces of the flames of war on it.

In addition to the houses, there are deserted farmland and wells, and the afterimages of the people's life can be seen faintly.

Longbing Island was the place he chose to move to. He had hoped that both Cangming and Xiaoxi could come and visit. Under the warm and bright sunshine in the lower world, the grass grows and warblers fly, and the peanut trees are mixed. It is completely different from Liuyue City. A vibrant scene.

He thought that after everything was over, the Lieshan tribe would live here for thousands of years. He also imagined that they might go to a better and farther place, but he never expected that this would be the cemetery where the Lieshan tribe was buried for the last time.

Shen Ye caressed a standing stone pillar on the corridor of the temple with his fingers. The words engraved on it had been weathered by time, and most of them were seriously corroded. Only one sentence could still be traced.

That is a prayer.

"The sun and the moon are flying, and the brilliance is always there."

Shen Ye closed his eyes, his fingertips tingled, and the pain spread to the bone marrow, and then disappeared into nothingness, without any feeling.

He gave everything in exchange for a glimmer of life, but he still couldn't escape such a bleak ending.

The sun and the moon are glorious, the gods of heaven and earth, have they ever favored the Lie Shan clan.

Shen Ye stood under the temple for a long time, no longer thinking about anything, nor feeling pain, as if all the living and moving things in his body disappeared, and he merged with everything that died, and was buried here.

Before he knew it, his eyes went dark, someone covered his eyes from behind, and embraced him with gentle strength, and the warm breath of Xie Yi's body came from behind, and he felt cold.

"A Ye, don't look at it."

Xie Yi only felt that the body in his arms was as cold as ice, and being hugged by him was also as ignorant as ice, the palm of his hand had the soft touch of the end of the eyelashes brushing lightly, and the eyes covered under were extremely dry. A little steam.

Xie Yi wished he could cry for him.

He let go of Shen Ye, turned to Shen Ye, looked directly into those empty and unfocused eyes, and said solemnly: "A Ye, listen to me, I believe that the blood of the Lieshan tribe still exists in this world. Twelve just said that a few people of the Lieshan tribe intermarried with the outside world, and before the Longbingyu incident, the high priests of that generation were already looking for another place to move. Perhaps some people moved there secretly, but others I don’t know. After the matter of the heart demon is over, I will go to find it with you. If my life is not long enough, I will be a Yanjia and accompany you to continue to search. No matter how long it takes, I will definitely find you. The blood left behind by the Mountain Clan."

Shen Ye looked at him without saying a word, a trace of water flashed across his dark pupils, and the ice layer attached to it showed signs of softening and melting.

Xie Yi held Shen Ye's cold palm and pressed it against his heart: "A Ye, do you believe me?"

Shen Ye slowly clenched his palm into a fist, his knuckles pressed against the clear and powerful pulse, took a deep breath, looked back at Xie Yi, his eyes were filled with a stream of light like a moonlight, and finally said in a deep voice .

"I believe."