Chapter 39
Chapter 39
Blue sky and white clouds, grass growing and warblers flying, Jinyangzong in spring is green, Shen Yuxue is standing under the plane tree, the breeze is blowing, and the air is filled with a faint fragrance of flowers.The crisp chirping of the birds woke him up.
He looked inside the dantian, full of spiritual power, and the golden elixir was intact.With a thought, the natal sword hidden in the soul responded.The only strange thing was that the imprint of the Heart Consonance Gu disappeared, and he couldn't feel Lu Yan's existence at the moment.
Shen Yuxue realized that he had entered the illusion created by the crystal tower, but this illusion was too real. He tried to use a wave of spiritual power, and it turned out to be working normally without any sense of stagnation.
It seems that the illusion can not only erase the heart spirit Gu, but also imitate his cultivation and bring him back to the peak | peak period.
Shen Yuxue was very surprised, not knowing which song the illusion was singing.He never had any regrets in Jin Yangzong, what did the illusion send him here for?
Shen Yuxue was thinking, when there was a sound outside the yard, someone knocked on the door and entered.
"Shen Xianjun, the outer sect has intercepted the news of the Yaozu again. Yu Jing is so bold that he got involved in the Yuzu. Seeing that the conflict between the two tribes cannot be reconciled, do you want to go and have a look?"
The person who came was wearing a navy blue Taoist robe, white hair and a purple gold crown, holding a dust whisk in his hand, with fine lines around his eyes and sharp eyes.When he entered the door, he saluted Shen Yuxue with a respectful attitude.
Shen Yuxue looked at this familiar face, and deduced from his words when the illusion sent him.This year was the year when the Yu Clan in the Lower Cultivation Realm suffered disasters, and the suzerain of the Jinyang Sect was Ning Bufan's master Tang Shenshui.
Every suzerain of the Jinyang Sect will have an understanding of Shen Yuxue's identity and origin before succeeding to the throne, this is for the convenience of helping him.Ning Bufan was an exception, because there were some things that Tang Chenshui hadn't had time to tell him.
Or it could be said that Ning Bufan wasn't the person Tang Chenshui liked back then, and he didn't tell him some things.
The illusion seems to want Shen Yuxue to repeat what happened back then, but the current situation is unclear, so Shen Yuxue has no choice but to follow the meaning of the illusion.
He recalled what happened back then, and said: "Yu Jing's cultivation base is advanced, and the Yu family is not his opponent. Moreover, he has a cruel temperament, and he would rather kill by mistake than let it go. Looking at the world of cultivation, except for the Jiang family who doesn't ask questions, there are only I can come forward to mediate one or two."
Tang Shenshui thought about it for the same reason, and asked Shen Yuxue if she needed help.
Things were still the same as they were at the beginning, Shen Yuxue rejected Tang Shenshui's kindness, packed up and left Jinyangzong to go to Yaozu.
The illusion along this road is a bit jumpy, and it is not repeated day by day according to Shen Yuxue's memory.Back then when Yu Jing attacked the Yu clan, other monster clans also suffered. Shen Yuxue did her best on the way to the monster clan, almost going all the way to save them.
Probably because Mirage felt that there was no room for manipulation in these scenes, so it basically skipped over.
The Yu Clan lived near the Ze, and their position was to the south of the Yao Clan, the closer they got, the stronger the bloody smell.
Shen Yuxue has been waiting for the illusion to stabilize, the trail is interspersed with lush ancient trees, and the gravel on the road is trembling due to the sound of fighting not far away.The glare of the scorching sun turned the sky and the earth white, and a green figure fell from midair and landed at Shen Yuxue's feet.
It was a blood-soaked young man, his wings were broken off, bloody and horrible.Unarmed, he was lying on the ground panting, the blood in his mouth couldn't stop, and his vomit was mixed with broken internal organs.
He struggled to get up, but neither his wings nor his hands could support his body.He saw the shoes close at hand, raised his head, and only a pair of eyes full of hatred were clearly visible on his face covered by thick blood.
He glared at Shen Yuxue viciously, his survival instinct made him reach out and grab Shen Yuxue's shoes, maybe he wanted to ask for help, but there was no sound in his throat, only a muddy whimper.
He didn't want to die, and he was not willing to die like this. All the strength in his body exploded on his wrist, and he refused to let go.
Shen Yuxue couldn't help frowning, on this road, saving one is saving, and saving two is also saving, he never hesitates, but why does the illusion stop here?
The enemies behind the boy had already chased him, they ignored Shen Yuxue's existence, and only had the boy's life in their eyes.
Shen Yuxue drew out the sword, swung the blade, and put it back into the sheath. From the beginning to the end, it took only two breaths. He didn't even move his feet, and easily eliminated those people.
A strong will to survive burst out from the boy's eyes, and he knew that the person in front of him could save him.But he was so hurt that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence, and the voice he uttered was broken and embarrassing.Unwillingly, he fainted, his hands tightly grasping Shen Yuxue's feet.
Seeing the boy dying, Shen Yuxue's forgotten memories began to recover. On this road full of death, he saved a special boy.Because he was seriously injured and there was no one around, Shen Yuxue couldn't entrust him to others, so she turned into a clone to take care of him for two days.
Now the meaning of the illusion is to ask Shen Yuxue to take care of this person personally. Shen Yuxue has not yet found a way to break the illusion, so she can only continue to follow the meaning of the illusion.
The boy was seriously injured, but there was still a glimmer of life, Shen Yuxue took him away from this place, found a place with a water source, and helped him wash the wound.
The young man has a strong physique, and his cultivation has reached the golden core stage. No matter where this talent is placed, he is like a celestial arrogance. Presumably, his status in the Yu clan is not low.The injured wing was too conspicuous, Shen Yuxue used spiritual power to help him retract it, and fished him out of the water.
The sun shone on the surface of the water, and the young man was lying naked on the grass. Some wounds were bloody and fleshy, and the bones were visible. Shen Yuxue couldn't help feeling that he really deserved his life to survive.
Wrapping the man with gauze, Shen Yuxue put on his own coat and led him to another position.This time they found a cave where they could live. The cave was cool and there was a small pond with crystal clear water, where they could see swimming spirit fish.
Shen Yuxue meditated at the side, waiting for the young man to wake up, and this wait lasted for one day.In the middle of the night, the boy screamed in pain, tears rolled from the corners of his eyes, and he woke up from the nightmare screaming.
He sat up suddenly, but because the stretched gauze all over his body restricted his movement, he fell back straight.He lay on the ground and turned his head, seeing a fire and a masked swordsman in front of him.
He couldn't see the swordsman's face, which was glowing with flames, he could only see the swordsman leaning against the stone wall, the warm firelight fell on his body, his white clothes were golden, he sat cross-legged holding the sword, obviously without saying a word, but It seemed to give a thousand words of comfort, which made people feel extremely at ease.
The boy's expression changed significantly at this moment. When he just woke up, his eyes were filled with grief for the separation of his relatives and hatred for the enemy.
But at this moment, the young man's expression is clear, and his eyes are full of vicissitudes and calmness that do not match his age.He looked at the swordsman in front of him with a complicated expression, grateful and hesitant.
Shen Yuxue woke up from the meditation, he heard the boy's voice, fiddled with the fire in front of him, making it brighter.
"How do you feel now?" Shen Yuxue looked at the young man, with a mask covering all his expressions, appearing alienated.
The boy—Yan Nangui reluctantly sat up, his slightly baggy clothes slipped off his shoulders, the young man's body was bound under the gauze, and a thin layer of muscle contours stood out.
He was fully clothed at the moment, and the wind was blowing under his legs, obviously he had experienced it once, but for some reason his face was more embarrassing than the first time.He pulled his clothes to cover his lower body,
He thought, it was probably because he knew who the person in front of him was, and he had been with him day and night, and slept with him, so he would be naked and uncomfortable when he met again.
The gloomy cave, the savior in white clothes like snow, everything seems to be a fateful encounter.
Yan Nangui's expression gradually relaxed. He thought it was an illusion, probably this was the test of the Crystal Tower. He had found Chen Shaoqing all these years and knew that he was the one who rescued him back then, but Yan Nangui still had feelings in his heart. With this obsession, he always felt that something was missing from Chen Shaoqing.
Especially after seeing the man with the same mask on the merchant ship this time, his suspicions became a little more serious.
At this moment, what the crystal tower offers Yan Nangui is a test and an opportunity. A group of them are involved together. If Chen Shaoqing's test is the same as his, how likely is it that the person in front of him is Chen Shaoqing?
Yan Nangui remained calm, recalled the situation back then, acted as his young self, and said, "Thank you benefactor for saving his life, I have nothing to repay, and I am willing to be an ox and a horse for my benefactor."
Yan Nangui wanted to kowtow to someone, but his injury didn't allow it. He stiffened his upper body and could only nod.
Shen Yuxue threw him a bottle of elixir and said: "You are seriously injured, don't get up if you can't get up. I saved you because I have this ability, and I don't need you to do anything for me."
Saving people is really easy for Shen Yuxue. If everyone comes to thank him, the mountain of Jinyangzong will be flattened.He occupies a high position and has reached the Mahayana level, so he will do what he can.
Yan Nangui was young at the time, he didn't understand the deep meaning of these words, and he only thought about revenge, thinking that the other party disdained his repayment.Now that I think about it carefully, these words are not like Chen Shaoqing's temper, but Shen Yuxue's style.
Yan Nangui's breath was stagnant, and the strong sense of disobedience made him unable to connect the person in front of him with Chen Shaoqing. Taking a closer look, isn't the figure of the person in front of him more like Shen Yuxue?
It's just that Shen Yuxue in his memory seldom wears white clothes, and prefers blue most of the time.But Chen Shaoqing is different, his clothes are mostly light-colored.
Yan Nangui was full of doubts. Is there something wrong with his memory, or is the illusion changing his memory?Yan Nangui tried his best to recall what had happened back then, he felt sad and worried about the guards who escorted him away, so he didn't ask too much about Shen Yuxue's origin, and kept calling for benefactors.
Facing the illusion in front of him now, Yan Nangui wanted a different result, and tentatively asked, "I don't know what to call my benefactor?"
Shen Yuxue instinctively didn't want to say her name: "My name is Lu."
This answer was beyond Yan Nangui's expectations, as there was no one surnamed Lu around him.He was a little unwilling to give up, and was about to ask for his full name, when his stomach growled first.He has entered the golden elixir stage, but he does not have bigu, and he still needs to take in food with ample spiritual power on weekdays.
Shen Yuxue heard it naturally, the young man was injured when he was still growing up, and he couldn't rely on pills to satisfy his hunger, it was his negligence.He got up and walked towards the water pool in the cave, intending to catch some fish to feed the boy.But when the fish was caught, he fell into deep thought.
He looked at the boy, then at the fish in his hand, and asked seriously, "Do you want to eat it raw?"
Yan Nangui: "..."
No, he can't.
Shen Yuxue's ten fingers have never touched the spring water since she was a child. When her parents were still there, her father was in charge of making delicious food.After her parents were gone, she came to worship under Lu Yan's family. Xuan Ying held him in her palm and loved him. She would rather learn cooking by herself than let him get involved in the fireworks.
He doesn't know how to cook food at all, and after bigu, without senior brothers and sisters by his side, he lives more casually.
Shen Yuxue had a difficult time facing the fish in his hand. He recalled Xuan Ying's way of handling the ingredients, imitating cats and tigers, and almost split the fish in half with no spiritual power, but fortunately, he cleaned the internal organs and successfully put the fish on the fire.
Yan Nangui couldn't hold on and fell down again. His body was too weak at the moment, and it didn't change because he lived in an adult soul.
Shen Yuxue was earnestly grilling the fish, he didn't talk much, and he didn't ask about Yan Nangui's origin, everything was the same as what Yan Nangui remembered, except for the surname.
Fish is easy to cook, Shen Yuxue doesn't know how to control the heat, some places are burnt, and some places are still bleeding.He studied hard, and after scrapping one fish, he finally baked a good one and handed it to Yan Nangui.
Yan Nangui stood up and sat with his back against the stone wall.The fish held in front of him had no taste, if he remembered correctly, Shen Yuxue didn't scrape the fish scales.Sure enough, the burnt scales were attached to the fish, and it had a burnt smell because of being grilled.
This was the worst food Yan Nangui had ever eaten. The smell of paste and fish made him hard to swallow, but he did not refuse, just like the first time he did not refuse in order to survive, this time he wanted to regain this memory .
He thought that his swollen stomach would not be used to it, but the moment the fish was in his mouth, he felt a sense of familiarity.It seemed that this was not an illusion, but that he had truly returned to that day, the sadness in his heart was uncontrollable, and the tears could not stop flowing down.
The Yu clan encountered a catastrophe, and suddenly changed overnight. He changed from a young master to a bereaved dog, desperate for the end of the world.But his parents fell into Yu Jing's clutches, and his clan members died one after another.The entire swamp became a cemetery, the bones were piled high, and the lake was stained red with blood.
Hatred occupied his heart, and he lived on in spite of himself, knowing that he would never go back, and he was not qualified to pick and choose.
Shen Yuxue knew her cooking skills well, seeing Yan Nangui crying while eating, she was slightly shocked.He looked at the half fish that hadn't been grilled on the fire, and felt that he couldn't wrong the child like this.He plunged the fish into the fire, took up his sword, got up and went out.
He doesn't know how to cook cooked food, so he can find two spiritual fruits.When he brought Yannan back, he noticed that there were a lot of wild fruits full of aura growing here.
Worried that it would be unsafe for the child to be alone in the cave, Shen Yuxue plucked all the spiritual fruits she could see, and hurried back to the cave.
He took away the fish that Yan Nangui hadn't finished eating, picked the biggest and most popular one among the many spiritual fruits, wiped it and handed it to Yan Nangui: "If it doesn't taste good, don't eat it, don't wrong yourself."
Yan Nangui shook his head: "It's delicious. For me, this bite is my new life."
From this moment on, his fate has gone to a different turning point.
Shen Yuxue thought he was comforting herself, and patted his head: "I don't know how to cook, and my brothers and sisters take care of me at home. You don't have to worry about me getting angry, you don't dare to say it when you're bored."
This is a word that has never appeared in memory, Yan Nangui remembered the brothers and sisters.Chen Shaoqing has a senior brother, but he has no senior sister, and he said that he has a bad relationship with the teacher, let alone that the senior brother and sister will take care of him.
As for Shen Yuxue... Yan Nangui didn't know his background, and didn't know if he had senior brothers and sisters, but when he accepted Yan Nangui as his apprentice, he used the name of his master.
Tang Chenshui did not refute at that time, obviously acquiescing.
"Senior's sect is really good. If someone can worship under senior's sect in the future, he should be very happy." Yan Nangui continued to test, if there was no matter about the Xuanhu clan, he and Shen Yuxue would not have such a deadlock.Maybe they can still live together in peace and stability, so that heaven and man will not be separated.
Shen Yuxue fiddled with the firewood for a moment, and the flames jumped in his eyes. He sighed and said, "Maybe I'm not suitable to be a master. My apprentice doesn't think he is happy."
Yan Nangui couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "Senior, do you have apprentices?"
Another unexpected answer made Yan Nangui realize once again that the person in front of him could not be Chen Shaoqing.He didn't know whether he had fallen into the illusion, or what he was seeing was the answer.
In fact, he had doubted Chen Shaoqing, not only because of his sense of disobedience, but also because of his cultivation.But if it wasn't for Chen Shaoqing, why would Chen Shaoqing know these things?The person in front of him obviously doesn't like publicity, and it's even more impossible for him to speak out about himself.
What's more, Chen Shaoqing didn't take the initiative to admit that he saved Yan Nangui, but Yan Nangui discovered the clues through clues, and he had no choice but to admit it after questioning.
At that time, the relationship between Yan Nangui and Shen Yuxue was rapidly warming up. He was afraid that Yan Nangui would confuse kindness with affection, which would cause psychological burden, so he refused to tell him.
But the more he was like this, the more ashamed Yan Nangui felt.
Shen Yuxue didn't want to talk about this topic with the child in front of her, so she casually said something, and didn't say anything more.In his memory, this child didn't talk that much, probably because of his influence, the questions became strange.
Shen Yuxue doesn't want to fall into it, it's the best policy to stop it in time.
The secret realm didn't disappear, nor did it jump, it seems that Shen Yuxue should continue to maintain it.
Yan Nangui was injured and couldn't bear it, so he ate spiritual fruit to replenish his strength and fell into a deep sleep.
Shen Yuxue stood by him, wiping the sword in her hand.After entering Mahayana, Shen Yuxue would not easily use her natal sword unless she met an evenly matched opponent.
This time, for the sake of convenience, he randomly picked one from the armory, which was of average rank, but enough to deal with little ones.
The blade of the sword reflected Yan Nangui's sleeping face, Shen Yuxue turned her head to look at it, and suddenly felt that the child looked familiar.It wasn't the familiarity that appeared in his memory, but the child's facial features were clear and childish, like Yan Nangui.
Shen Yuxue still remembers what Yan Nangui said, the first time he ran away and met a white-clothed swordsman, he rescued him, he searched hard for his figure, and later found out that it was Chen Shaoqing.
Shen Yuxue was so busy being happy for him that she didn't ask about the details.
But at this moment, he was dressed in white, holding a long sword, and lying beside him was a young man somewhat similar to Yan Nangui, this scene was too subtle.
Shen Yuxue thought about it carefully, he didn't doubt Yan Nangui's words at the beginning, it was because Duan Chen Shaoqing was indeed traveling abroad at this time, maybe he really saved Yan Nangui by mistake.
"It's a coincidence." Shen Yuxue comforted herself, pondered for a moment, and temporarily suppressed this matter in her heart.
Yan Nangui had taken a lot of pills from Shen Yuxue, and his body was strong enough. On the third day, the gauze on his body could be removed.The young man after tidying up looked more like Yan Nangui, and it was time for Shen Yuxue to say goodbye to him.
He asked the young man to join his relatives, but the young man pursed his lips without saying a word.
"Senior, you still don't know my name." Yan Nangui looked at Shen Yuxue, he was a little unwilling. There was no more thing beyond his memory during the two days of getting along. Shen Yuxue's cooking skills were as bad as ever, except for grilled fish. , he also invented baked fruit.
Compared with his rusty knife skills, baked fruit is more palatable.
Shen Yuxue didn't want to cause extra problems, he always felt that bad things would happen if he left his name.
Just as he was about to refuse, the young man said again: "Senior, although you and I met by chance, your kindness to me is as great as a mountain. Can you take off the mask and let me have a look? It is my little wish."
"Since we met by chance, why do you care so much? If you do something in the future and use your own strength to protect the weak, it will be the greatest reward for me."
Shen Yuxue has no obsession with masks, skins are not important to him, what matters is what kind of person you are.
Yan Nangui refused to give up, he took Shen Yuxue's hand, his face was still a little immature: "Senior, I just want to know what my benefactor looks like, I will exchange my name with you."
No, I don't want to know your name.
The scene at this moment is not in Shen Yuxue's memory, he guessed it has something to do with the change of the illusion.Back then, he was all about saving people and leaving, he didn't care who he saved.
Yan Nangui said: "Senior, if you don't speak, I will take it as your agreement."
Shen Yuxue was silent, of course he wanted to refuse, but it was strange that he couldn't control his will at this moment, there was a force in the dark that drove him to know.
Yan Nangui waited for a while, seeing that Shen Yuxue did not speak, thinking that he really agreed, he couldn't help but feel happy.
He stood on tiptoe to reach Shen Yuxue's mask, the palm of his hand was smooth and cold to the touch, his expression was not as calm as he showed, his heart was beating fast, and his palms were sweating even more.
In just a few breaths, many people had appeared in his mind. He tried to guess the faces one by one, and finally settled on Shen Yuxue. He longed to be Shen Yuxue, but was afraid of Shen Yuxue.
He made a good construction in his heart, stabilized his mind, took off Shen Yuxue's mask in one go, and at the same time reported his family: "Senior, my name is Yan Xun."
The mask slipped off, and Yan Nangui's voice fell into Shen Yuxue's ears.
Under the mask, Shen Yuxue looked stunned, the boy in front of her was really Yan Nangui.Illusion went around in such a big circle, just to remind him that he is the one who saved Yan Nangui?
No, it's impossible.
Shen Yuxue felt that it was not that simple, rather than reminding him, it was more like deliberately distorting it, making him think it was Yan Nangui.
Shen Yuxue took a step back involuntarily, and Yan Nangui also took a step back. He also looked shocked, with a look of disbelief.
This was obviously what he wanted, but he felt it was absurd.In the illusion, his wishes come true, but he dare not admit it.Looking at the mask in his hand, he felt a sense of absurdity, and his expression was crying and laughing.
He really missed Shen Yuxue so much that he was taken advantage of by the illusion and intentionally distorted his memory, making him feel that the person under the mask should be Shen Yuxue.
"Master, Master... How good would it be if it was really you?" Yan Nangui murmured while holding the mask. The person in front of him looked alive and could walk and talk, but he was just an illusion after all.
Yan Nan's heart was twisted like a knife, he looked up at the person in front of him, his gestures were so similar, as if he and Shen Yuxue were carved out of the same mold.But what's fake is fake after all, it's just his obsession.
Yan Nangui clasped his mask and raised his hand towards the phantom in front of him. If all this was just his obsession, then he would be able to leave by killing the person in front of him, wouldn't he?
But this face made Yan Nan Gui reluctant to let go, even if it wasn't real, it would be better for him to see more.
"Master." Yan Nangui shouted over and over in his heart, he didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of disturbing the illusion, there would be nothing left.
Shen Yuxue looked at Yan Xun in confusion, crying and laughing, crazy, if not for the lack of hostility, he would suspect that Yan Nangui was possessed.
The illusion is no longer triggered, and it seems that it has come to an end.Shen Yuxue could feel that the spiritual power in her body was disappearing rapidly, the telepathy Gu that belonged to him and Lu Yan had returned, and even the bracelet on her wrist was getting hot.
Lu Yan was calling him.
Shen Yuxue was about to respond subconsciously, and with a thought, her body disintegrated in the illusion, turning into pieces of shattered aura and flying towards the sky.
Yan Nangui who didn't do anything was startled, seeing Shen Yuxue disappearing, he shouted and rushed over, but he couldn't even catch half of the spiritual light, so he could only watch Shen Yuxue leave him again.
The sense of weightlessness came, and the familiar world was spinning again. Shen Yuxue opened his eyes in Lu Yan's arms, and said softly, "Master."
Seeing that he was awake, Lu Yan's eyes were slightly red, and she hugged him tightly: "Shen Yuxue, I thought I would never see you again."
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