The years I was in the human world

A cold wind carrying rocks and snow dust blew up from the vast snowfield, and immediately the originally clean blue sky was covered with flying sand and rocks. All the scenery was submerged under the vast snow, and the shadow of the waning moon in the sky could not be seen at all. The sky above seemed to have suddenly become heavy and pressed down heavily, as if it was going to break the backbone of fate.

"Mianmian, come here." Xiao Fengzhuo stopped on a stone platform on the cliff of the snowy mountain and stretched out his hand to Lu Zhouxue who was still climbing on the cliff below. The snowy mountain was raging with wind and snow. Even with the protection of spiritual power, it was still cold. Their faces turned pale due to the cold wind.

Xiao Fengzhuo's vision blurred. He thought that flying snow had entered his eyes. He blinked subconsciously and found that his vision was still blurry. It seemed that his hearing had also become much duller. Only then did he realize that the thunder from the Nine Directions Killing Formation had taken away the last of his life. Although Lu Zhouxue cured his internal injuries, he could not stop the loss of vitality. He was about to die.

Lu Zhouxue's spiritual power had surged earlier, and the Broken Heart Gu had also expanded rapidly. His belly was as big as a ball, making it difficult for him to move. However, he still pushed the peacock in his arms up first: "Pull Kong Qing up first."

Xiao Fengzhuo pulled Peacock up first, and then reached out to pull Lu Zhouxue. The spiritual energy on the snowy mountain was thin. Now, a day and a night had passed, and the pursuers who were originally following the two of them had long disappeared on the vast snowfield.

Sitting on the only flat stone platform on the steep cliff, Lu Zhouxue relaxed a little and had time to sort out the confused thoughts in his mind.

At that time, he broke through the Ghost King's disguise and called out "Xiao Yueheng"'s name in surprise. The latter subconsciously touched his cheek, thinking that Lu Zhouxue did not admit his mistake. There was no time to say anything more. He thought Xiao Fengzhuo, who had left, came back and wanted to take him away. He did not waste any time and followed Xiao Fengzhuo to flee westward, directly into the snow-capped mountains, leaving the pursuers far behind.

"Mianmian?" Xiao Fengzhuo looked at Lu Zhouxue with some worry. He had heard the latter's unforgettable confessions and naturally knew how deeply the other party loved him. Now the person he loved was a ghost, and he wanted to kill him. No one could accept it.

"I'm fine." Lu Zhouxue shook his head. He didn't know how to deal with all this for the time being. When he was in Buzhou Mountain, he was looking forward to Xiao Yueheng's return all the time, but now that he really saw her, he felt lost again. That person still looked the same as before, but was he really the same person as before? Was it Xiao Yueheng that he was looking forward to day and night, or was it an illusion created in his heart? He didn't know, so he avoided thinking about it.

"The Ghost King—"

"A Zhuo!" Xiao Fengzhuo's words were interrupted. Lu Zhouxue looked at him with a bleak expression and a pleading tone, "Don't talk about this, okay?"

"..." Xiao Fengzhuo fell silent. He nodded silently, and when he spoke again, he did not mention the Ghost King. "After crossing this cliff, the road ahead will be much easier. The pursuers are gone. When we reach the back of the snowy mountain, we can rest here. You need to rest too."

"Okay." Lu Zhouxue responded. The three of them rested on the stone platform for a while. Lu Zhouxue hung the peacock on his back and continued to climb up.

Seeing that Lu Zhouxue was pregnant and inconvenient, Xiao Fengzhuo suggested that he take care of Kong Que, but Kong Que shook his head and refused: "It's okay, it's not too much trouble. Ah Zhuo has just recovered from a serious injury, so take care of yourself first."

Seeing that he insisted, Xiao Fengzhuo did not force him. He nodded and continued walking. The three of them quickly climbed over the cliff and came to the back of the snow mountain. The back of the snow mountain was a gentle slope with a thick layer of snow, which was not as steep and difficult to walk on as the previous cliff.

It had been a night and a day since they came out of the old capital of the Immortal Nation. Seeing that the night was about to fall on the snowy mountains, the moonlight reflected by the snowfields made it difficult to see the road at night. The three of them simply did not rush to continue their journey and planned to rest where they were for the night.

Peacock was already tired after following them for so long, and soon fell asleep in Lu Zhouxue's arms. The latter sat on the snow holding the little girl, his unfocused eyes roaming around the snowfield.

Xiao Fengzhuo was standing nearby with his butt sticking out, digging for something with a "hic hic" sound. The raised snow dust fell on Lu Zhouxue's neck, freezing him. Only then did he come to his senses and turned around to look.

Xiao Fengzhuo was seen transformed into a half-human, half-demon form, with half of his body buried in the snow. His four furry paws were digging the snow quickly, and a big furry tail at his tail vertebrae was swaying back and forth as his feet dug the snow.

Lu Zhouxue felt itchy and couldn't help but stretched out her hand to grab his big tail, which was moving back and forth. The tail was still moving lively in her hand. Xiao Fengzhuo stood up from the snow cave, with some snow dust on his hair. He looked at Lu Zhouxue with a smile: "Mianmian is very brave. She even dares to touch the tiger's tail."

Lu Zhouxue gently pinched the soft and strong tail, and simply patted Xiao Fengzhuo on the buttocks, and joked: "Don't mention the tiger's tail, I dare to touch the tiger's buttocks too."

"Be good and stop making trouble. I'll build the nest first." Lu Zhouxue kept getting more and more demanding, and Xiao Fengzhuo was helpless. He could only stretch out his paw with huge, soft pads and pat his head gently. After saying this like he was coaxing a child, he turned around and continued digging the hole. His wagging tail wrapped around Lu Zhouxue's waist, and the tip of the tail rubbed against his palm.

Xiao Fengzhuo's upper body was buried in the snow, and Lu Zhouxue couldn't see his situation. He looked at the nails that fell off just because he was digging in the snow. He paused for a moment, then picked up the fallen nails and hid them without paying much attention, and continued digging in the snow.

Xiao Fengzhuo quickly dug a nest big enough for the three of them to hide in. He also compacted the snow around it so it would not collapse. He only left a small hole one foot square for entry and exit. Lu Zhouxue looked at him helplessly and said, "How do we get in?"

"Climb in." Xiao Fengzhuo said as a matter of course, while he lay on the ground without any image, and went in with his butt. After he was done, he waved to Lu Zhouxue excitedly, "Mianmian, come here, I did it perfectly!" He looked so excited that he seemed like a child playing house with his friends at the village entrance.

Although Lu Zhouxue was helpless, she did not spoil Xiao Fengzhuo's interest. She still carefully carried the sleeping Peacock in, then knelt down and crawled in. The space inside was just the right size for three people to huddle together without being too crowded.

A thick layer of felt was laid on the compacted snow to isolate the cold. As soon as Lu Zhouxue entered, Xiao Fengzhuo covered him with a blanket. While he was lying down, Xiao Fengzhuo had already run to the cave entrance to dig up the snow outside and filled the cave entrance. After what happened last night, Xiao Fengzhuo huddled up next to Lu Zhouxue and said, "This way Mianmian won't be cold."

Lu Zhouxue paused in covering him with a blanket, and then wrapped Xiao Fengzhuo tightly as if nothing had happened. This guy, Lu Zhouxue thought in his heart, actually remembered that he was afraid of the cold. He felt better, and the annoyance brought by Xiao Yueheng's incident faded a little.

Something furry was moving under the blanket, and his neck seemed to be itchy. Lu Zhouxue tilted his head and saw Xiao Fengzhuo dozing on his shoulder. The two furry ears on top of his head were swaying, and the soft hair on them brushed against his neck again and again.

The thing causing trouble in the blanket was naturally his tail.

Lu Zhouxue glanced at the person who was doing something strange secretly. Xiao Fengzhuo thought that the other party had not discovered him, and he was so proud that his ears stood up and his eyes were narrowed in pleasure, like a cat that had successfully stolen some fish. Seeing him so proud, Lu Zhouxue had the urge to play a teasing on him for some reason. He grabbed the restless tail under the blanket and pinched it lightly. The lively tail suddenly became soft, as if it was dead.

"Azhuo seems very excited, huh?" Lu Zhouxue grabbed Xiao Fengzhuo's tail tightly, and the latter looked up aggrievedly, with an innocent look as if he was not the one who got carried away just now: "You are wrong, Mianmian, stop grabbing my tail."

"Who told you to be naughty?" Lu Zhouxue said, pinching the fluffy tail and refusing to let go. As he pinched, he said, "Why isn't Ah Zhuo's cat's tail moving? Wasn't it twisting happily just now?"

Xiao Fengzhuo yawned lightly, his ears twitching, his sleepy look really like a lazy cat. He rubbed against Lu Zhouxue's neck, closed his eyes, and breathed on the latter's chest: "Mianmian, what you said is so heartless. I saw that you were about to cry, so I transformed my tail for you to play with. Ke Rou didn't even get this treatment before, but you said I was restless."

Xiao Fengzhuo curled up in Lu Zhouxue's arms, which gave him an illusion of satisfaction, as if he was embracing his entire destiny. It seemed that all the suffering and sorrow were gone at this moment. The things he thought he would not be able to let go of for a long time, seemed not to be so important anymore. Whether it was Xiao Yueheng or the divinity he was about to lose, they were all things that could be put behind him.

"Azhuo, thank you." Lu Zhouxue clearly felt that the heaviness that bound his soul was lightened in an instant, and he unconsciously hugged Xiao Fengzhuo tighter. He had lived for tens of thousands of years, but he might not know what it meant to be alive. He had been unable to get Xiao Yueheng's love for ten thousand years, and he had been trapped in his own cocoon for ten thousand years; and the years before ten thousand years had passed in a hurry without a trace, leaving nothing unforgettable.

If there is something left in life besides a lonely shadow, such as a ray of moonlight last night, a nostalgic look back, a period of time in good clothes and galloping horses, what's wrong with that even if you are a mortal in the mundane world for fifty years and then return to the earth?

"You're welcome." Xiao Fengzhuo seemed to be falling asleep, and he couldn't even open his eyes. But when he heard Lu Zhouxue talking, he still responded, even though his voice was so small that he probably didn't know what he was saying. "Who told me to love you?"

"Ah?" Lu Zhouxue was startled. She looked down and saw that Xiao Fengzhuo had fallen asleep. She couldn't help but laugh, and her whole demeanor softened. "He must have been so sleepy that he said such nonsense."

It snowed all night. At sunrise the next day, the cave entrance was completely buried by snow. Lu Zhouxue had been worried lately and woke up quickly. When he woke up, Xiao Fengzhuo, who should have been by his side, was nowhere to be found. For some reason, Lu Zhouxue had a bad feeling. He dug through the snow at the cave entrance and went out. Snow was still falling outside, covering up all traces on the snow. He had no idea where Xiao Fengzhuo had gone.

"I'm going to look for Ah Zhuo. Stay here and wait for me to come back. Don't run around. Do you understand?" Lu Zhouxue went back into the cave and woke up Peacock, who was still sleeping in the blanket. He raised his hand to set up a ban around her and gave her a dagger to protect herself. After giving her detailed instructions, he left with peace of mind.

The spiritual energy in the snowy mountains is thin, and it is not easy for Lu Zhouxue to track Xiao Fengzhuo's whereabouts through the remaining spiritual energy. However, the snowy mountains are vast and everything can be seen. Nothing can be hidden, so Lu Zhouxue does not need to dig deep into the ground to look for it.

Soon, Lu Zhouxue saw some other traces near the foothills. The white snow was dirty, mixed with gravel and blood, which were left by a fight. Lu Zhouxue explored the remaining spiritual power around and found the breath of Xiao Fengzhuo. The people fighting with him were the pursuers whom he had already shaken off. Lu Zhouxue's face changed. How could those people find them so accurately with such a continuous snow-capped mountain?

Without time to think more, Lu Zhouxue hurriedly chased Xiao Fengzhuo based on the remaining spiritual energy. The Wuxian Goddess and the Demon Lord Xing Yuan who were chasing them were not good people, not to mention Xiao Yueheng who was not sure whether he was a friend or foe. Thinking of this, Lu Zhouxue's heart sank. The other side had many people and was powerful. How could Xiao Fengzhuo deal with it without a demon pill? I just hope that Xiao Yueheng has not changed too much and will not add insult to injury.

Lu Zhouxue quickly caught up with Xiao Fengzhuo, but his condition was not good. He was sitting against a huge rock with his hands tied behind his back, his head tilted to one side, his hair rustling and covering half of his face. It was unclear whether he was awake or unconscious. There were large stains of blood on his forehead and cheeks that were exposed between his hair, and his face was frighteningly pale. Yaoguang also brought people over from the south, and was guarding Xiao Fengzhuo at this time.

"How long do we have to wait here?" Yaoguang's father died inexplicably at the hands of Lu Zhouxue. She now hated Lu Zhouxue. Because of the loss of her loved one, she had completely lost her manners and demeanor, and her cruel and bloodthirsty nature was fully exposed.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Goddess Wuxiang glanced at her indifferently, then her eyes fell on the motionless Xiao Fengzhuo. She said, "Now you and I can't track down Xue Feng, but with this guy here, we don't have to worry about him not coming."

"It would be better this way." Yaoguang glanced at Xiao Fengzhuo with a cold gaze, and then thought of something and said, "Where is the Demon Lord? We are capturing people and doing the hard work, but he just sits back and enjoys the results?"

"Something went wrong with your father. Not only did the Ghost King fail to deal with him, but he also got himself involved. The people in the Ghost Palace are not fools. They have already been deceived once. If Xing Yuan is not there to deal with them, I'm afraid you and I will not be able to live in peace." The Goddess Wuxian frowned. She and Yaoguang both have strong control desires, so they were dissatisfied with each other at this time.

Goddess Wuxian thought that the other party was a junior and should treat her with courtesy, but Yaoguang felt that she was an old woman who stuck to the rules and was not up to the task, so it would be better for her to take charge of the power. Hearing what Goddess Wuxian said, she couldn't help but sneer: "So in the end, the Ghost Palace also wants to share the final results? It's really cowardly. The Demon King hasn't been dealt with yet, and the Ghost Palace has also pestered us. In my opinion, we should stop forging the road to heaven and just play house wine together!"

"You, the junior, are really a rotten tree that cannot be carved!" The goddess Wuxiang flicked her sleeves, as if she didn't want to say anything more to Yaoguang.

Yaoguang was not in awe of the elder, and immediately retorted, "If I am a rotten tree, then you are the rotten tree root under the rotten tree, with only a rotten body and nothing inside."