Zhu He

Dong Qinghe said that he was with Chang Jiaci, but he did not disappear as he did a few days ago, and got up early in the morning to wait for him.

Chang Jiaci seemed to be really anxious to use the Zhu Yucao, so he didn't shirk any more, and together with Dong Qinghe, they plundered out of the Qinghe Gate and headed north of the cultivation world.

Most of the big sects in the cultivation world settled in the southeast, while the north was surrounded by barren mountains and dense forests, and because Yanmen was entrenched in one side, most of them were haunted by demon cultivators in the north. If casual cultivators came here alone, they might never return.

Chang Jiaci knew the terrain of this place in advance, and Dong Qinghe seemed to have heard about Zhu Yucao, so the two of them explored and finally came to a place called Huangyelin.

Although this forest is called "Yellow Leaf", the trees are actually extremely dense, with lush branches and leaves that shade the sun. At first glance, it is gray and dark and the bottom is not visible, revealing a deep sense of gloom.

Chang Jiaci was about to walk in as soon as he landed, Dong Qinghe wanted to stop him, but was avoided by the other party with disdain, and Dong Qinghe put away his words of comfort with one word.

"Do you think there is anything more dangerous in this world than the underworld?" Chang Jiaci sneered and stepped forward.

Dong Qinghe had no choice but to follow closely.

The yellow leaf forest is very large, and it is not easy to find Zhu Yucao, which is no bigger than a palm. The two of them wandered around in it for almost a day but still found nothing. Chang Jiaci was a little angry.

"What kind of bullshit collection of broken medicine, it's all nonsense!"

Dong Qinghe was much more patient than him, and softly comforted: "Don't worry, look for it again, after passing the slope ahead, there might be one."

Chang Jiaci glanced at him: "Have you been here?"

Dong Qinghe paused, and said: "Half a day's walk here is half round peak."

Only then did Chang Jiaci remember that Dong Qinghe said that he had stayed in Banlun Peak for several years in order to find him, and he felt bored, and suddenly he had nothing to say. His expression was so complicated that he didn't realize it himself.

Suddenly Dong Qinghe stopped in his tracks, and Chang Jiaci almost slammed his head on his back.

"What are you doing..."

Just as he was about to complain, Dong Qinghe turned his head and put his finger on his lips to signal Chang Jiaci to keep silent.Chang Jiaci leaned on Dong Qinghe's shoulder and looked forward, and saw a puff of cotton-like fine grass growing on a small slope not far away, it was Zhu Yu.

Chang Jiaci's eyes lit up, but he saw Dong Qinghe pointing at another place with his fingertips, Chang Jiaci turned his head after him, but found nothing.

He blinked, and showed an incomprehensible look at Dong Qinghe.

Dong Qinghe smiled, lowered his head and said two words close to Chang Jiaci's ear: "Ruomu..."

The hot and humid breath blowing on the side of Chang Jiaci's face made his earlobes burn, but his thoughts were soon drawn away by those words.Chang Jiaci naturally knew about Ruomu, but he had never seen it before. It was rumored that it was a kind of sacred tree outside the three realms.

"I heard that Ruomu's flesh can be fake?" Chang Jiaci asked in surprise at the ugly tree in front of him.

Dong Qinghe nodded: "This tree is an invaluable magic weapon for a soul cultivator without a body. There should be few trees in the cultivation world."

"If I see it, it's mine." Chang Jiaci immediately showed a smug smile.

But before his foot could step out, Dong Qinghe pulled him back again.

"Such a good thing should have been targeted long ago. We came a step too late."

After Dong Qinghe finished speaking, Chang Jiaci sensed that the surrounding atmosphere was not right, subtle but complicated, everywhere.

Dong Qinghe stepped forward slightly, and blocked Chang Jiaci behind with half of his body, with a relatively gentle voice.

"We have no intention of snatching your treasures here, we just want to wish you more grass." He said to the dark forest not far away.

But the other party didn't seem to appreciate Dong Qinghe's politeness, more than a dozen black shadows flashed in the forest at the same time, layer by layer, surrounding the two people in the middle.

Chang Jiaci looked intently, and saw that the visitor was not tall, with his back curled up, his limbs slender, his eyes hidden in the dark were narrow and dark, and his white fangs were exposed from time to time, he looked like a human, more like a ghost.

"It's a charm..." Chang Jiaci was surprised, "Not a lot."

Demons are also one of the fierce beasts, different from Wuwu, Chaos, etc., they have some intelligence, and are extremely greedy and cunning, they will cooperate with each other, making people hard to guard against, no wonder they will fall in love with such a good thing.

Seeing that the other party showed his minions and seemed to have no intention of making peace with him, Dong Qinghe whispered to Chang Jiaci, "Don't move, I'll do it" and walked up slowly.

The last time when Dong Qinghe went to rescue the real Wuyang, Chang Jiaci had heard Yu Miao talk about how he could easily cut off those swarming Wuwu and Jiuying who were swarming around the mountain. Hearing from Jiaoyang, all kinds of bragging during the period made Chang Jiaci roll his eyes frequently, but after he really saw it with his own eyes, Chang Jiaci realized that Yu Miao's ferocious and mighty praises were not too exaggerated Exaggeration, because compared to Dong Qinghe when he was fighting against the chaotic behemoth, the cultivation base of the person in front of him has improved again, and even said that his improvement is a bit scary...

When those demons rushed towards Dong Qinghe from everywhere, in a split second, really just a split second, a golden light burst out from Dong Qinghe's body, which was originally only used to protect the body. But it suddenly turned into some kind of amazing artifact, like a scorching fire, more like lava, burning everything close to it to ashes in an instant, without even having time to touch Daodong Qinghe's sleeves!

Even Chang Jiaci, who was not too far away from him, was almost unavoidable. If he flashed fast enough, he would end up with a large part of his brand-new robe hem erased. It would be unimaginable if he walked a step slower.Looking at the scorched black edge at the corner of the clothes and the black corpses all over the floor, Chang Jiaci's face darkened.

However, the other party's cultivation base is so high, it's not a bad thing for him at the moment. Suddenly thinking of this, Chang Jiaci tried his best to restrain his disturbed mood. When he wanted to say something to Dong Qinghe, he found that he had already The person who got rid of the obstacle still stood there without moving, and his back was straight.

Chang Jiaci, who sensed something was wrong, walked over and carefully walked around in front of Dong Qinghe, all he saw was a tense face.Dong Qinghe's eyes were wide open, and there was a golden light streaming from the pupils, but the eyes were empty and blurred, and even Chang Jiaci didn't notice it when he was close.

It wasn't until the man yelled a few more words in a hurry that Dong Qinghe finally came to his senses.

"... What's wrong with you?" Chang Jiaci was puzzled.

Dong Qinghe was stunned for a moment, and said: "I...it's fine, I just lost my breath just now."

Chang Jiaci looked at the other party suspiciously, obviously not believing it, but Dong Qinghe didn't seem to explain to him, and those Zhu Yucao who walked up the slope began to observe.

"Cough... I heard that the medicinal effect is best when the grass is about to bloom."

Chang Jiaci stared at him again, then temporarily turned his mind to the grass, and said, "That's right, they usually bloom when they are ugly."

Dong Qinghe looked at the sky, bent down and picked up some branches on the ground. "It's still four hours from now, and it's almost dark. It seems that we're going to stay here tonight. Let's light the fire, sir."

The fire was lit quickly, and the two sat around, and no one spoke for a while.

When the two traveled together back then, I don't know how many days they spent in the wild like this. Now this situation makes people can't help but remember the past.

Down the slope is a trickling brook, Dong Qinghe looked at that place, suddenly got up and walked over.Chang Jiaci watched him take a branch and bend down into the stream, and when he came back, there was a small fish stuck in his hand.

Dong Qinghe raised his hand to him and said with a smile, "Eat?"

Chang Jiaci was stunned, reached out to take the thing, and then set it on fire and roasted it by himself.

Dong Qinghe watched, his eyes softened, and he sat down beside him.

After another period of silence, Chang Jia said, "Thank you very much."

This is the second time he said this to Dong Qinghe, but compared to the last time, his eyes are much calmer, but Dong Qinghe's heart is touched.

The master of the east gate sighed: "You don't have to say such things to me, you know, if I can do it, I will do whatever it takes, as long as you want..."

Chang Jiaci's eyes flashed, and he said "hmm": "I know, but there is a premise for all of this, and the premise is that I want to become the kind of person in your heart..."

Dong Qinghe frowned: "I don't have any kind of person in my heart, I only have..."

The last word was probably too straightforward. Dong Qinghe didn't say it after all, so he could only turn around and say, "I just hope that you don't have to think so much in the days to come. The chaotic energy in your body is gone. , those past things will also dissipate, in the future, with me by your side, Jiaci, you don't have to live so tiredly."

Chang Jiaci's heart moved, and he couldn't help laughing. He didn't know why Dong Qinghe believed in the demonic energy of the chaotic giant beast so firmly, almost naively, but when he thought about it, didn't he almost believe it before?

Yeah, really almost...

Chang Jiaci did not respond to his words, but instead asked: "Dong Qinghe, have you ever wondered why Shen Yuanxiu is unwilling to come back?"

Before Dong Qinghe could open his mouth, Chang Jiaci said it himself.

"Because people's hearts are changeable, and forever is too far away. Even if it seems to be calm now, no one can guarantee that a small wave will not cause the sky to turbulent and drift with the current. And if you abandon him at that time, he will It's a thousand times more pitiful than it is now..."

It is not terrible to lose, the most terrible thing is to get it so easily, and finally lose it.

What he said made Dong Qinghe a little dazed, and when he turned around, he realized that a grilled fish had been placed in front of him at some point.

Chang Jiaci said: "I eat it every time, don't you want to try it?"

Dongqinghe Bigu has been around for almost a thousand years, but facing the smile in the eyes of the person in front of him, he still opened his mouth.His lips and tongue, which hadn't been stained with meat for a long time, couldn't bear such stimulation, not to mention the smell of water, Dong Qinghe tried his best not to frown and swallowed the small piece of meat into his stomach.

However, Chang Jiaci saw through his reluctance that he thought he had hidden well. Chang Jiaci stared at his mouth and raised his eyebrows, and said bluntly, "It's not very tasty?"

Dong Qinghe wanted to shake his head, but Chang Jiaci had already thrown the fish into the fire.

"Actually... I don't like it either. You see, everything is changing. I'm no longer a flower mallard, and I don't like fish anymore."

After Chang Jiaci finished speaking, he found a thick straw mat and lay down with his clothes on.

Dong Qinghe sat blankly for a while and then lay down, not far from Chang Jiaci, the two of them didn't talk anymore, maybe they both fell asleep.

……

In the middle of the night, Chang Jiaci suddenly opened his eyes, and he could hear the heavy breathing coming from nearby. It was difficult and even painful.

He slowly turned his head and looked to the side. In the dancing flames, Dong Qinghe's face was even brighter than that of the flames. The corners of his brows and lips had a strange crimson color. His mouth was open and he was breathing rapidly.

As if feeling a little stuffy, Dong Qinghe stretched out his hand and unbuttoned a few buttons on his neckline, but his temple hair was still getting wet.

Chang Jiaci stared at the man's undulating chest for a while, then slowly got up and leaned towards him.

"Dong Qinghe... Dong Qinghe..."

Chang Jiaci pushed the man twice.

Dong Qinghe, who was always alert, did not respond.

"Dong Qinghe..." Chang Jiaci called out again, and reached out with his hand.

Just when he was about to stick to the opponent's cheek, his wrist was caught suddenly. The burning sensation in Dong Qinghe's palm made Chang Jiaci tremble. His head clearly reflected his face, and there was almost overflowing desire.

Chang Jiaci swallowed, and asked as calmly as possible: "What's wrong with you?"

Dong Qinghe stared at him intently, just when Chang Jiaci thought he was insane, Dong Qinghe suddenly shook off his hand, got up and took two steps back, panting: "I, I suddenly breathed A little unsteady... sorry... leave me alone for a while..."

After all, he left Chang Jiaci here alone without caring, and hurried to the depths of the dense forest.

Chang Jiaci waited for the person to leave for a while, picked a leaf and put it by his mouth.After blowing twice, two figures fell beside him.

Chang Jiaci said in a low voice, "Do you know how to do it?"

The two nodded and quickly followed behind Dong Qinghe.

Chang Jiaci looked at the direction where the few people disappeared, and clenched his fists tightly.

Suddenly, he stood up and stepped heavily on the burning fire in front of him. The firewood he stepped on crackled, and sparks flew, attracting trees all around, and the fire became bigger and bigger.

Chang Jiaci looked at the burning surroundings, and felt that all this was just like his current state of mind, like a fire in his heart that couldn't be extinguished. Calm, it is rare for him to be angry.

He stood in the firelight for a moment, and suddenly let out a low growl!After the surging hurricane extinguished all the bright colors in an instant, Chang Jiaci also couldn't bear it, soared into the air, and flew towards that place!

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