Her name is Ye Shuqin.

More than 300 years ago, she was the only daughter of Ye Nanfeng in Wangnan County.Even though Wangnan County is not a big county, her father still carefully cultivated her, as if he was cultivating a young lady.He invited the best gentleman in the county to teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and urged his wife to teach her female rules. He only hoped that she could marry into Zhizhou's family, so that their Ye family could be transferred away from this poor county and go to Live well in state.

Her life could have been ordinary—serving her parents when she was at home, raising her husband and raising children when she was out of the court, serving her parents-in-law, and then having a few boys to carry on the family line for her husband and continue the incense.Then she can watch her children grow up, and watch her parents and in-laws go west with white hair on their temples.On a certain day, she will have to leave too, and she will die together amidst the cries of her children and grandchildren, carrying their condolences...

These are the iron rules in women's rules, as if a woman should live her life like this.Before she got married, she was a tool of the family. She was sold to the son of a wealthy family in exchange for the pursuit of a prosperous life by her parents and other relatives.After getting married, she is a tool of her husband's family.A puppet that moves, bears boys, and serves those who bought themselves back from their fathers.And after her life as an item is over, the blind date around her will praise her "virtuousness"—that is, she perfectly embodies the value of a tool.

And tools should not have their own choices, their own pursuits, and their own ideas.Even after she fell in love with another scholar in the county, her father disliked the scholar's poor family.In other words, if she married this scholar, she would not be able to perfectly fulfill the responsibility of a tool.

As a rebellion against the will of the family, when he asked the two to perform Zhou Gong's ceremony, she agreed.It's just that, when the two went to *, she felt that her father was just a medium, and by resisting him, she was resisting another bigger thing, but that thing was too unpredictable for her to fathom. through.

In the end, her lover was not punished, but the people in the county demanded that she be executed.There is no other reason, just because she has her own "will" and violates the "obligations and responsibilities" set by the "Tao of Heaven" for women, and the scholar did something wrong purely because of her seduction, which is in line with his "nature" Therefore, he followed the "way of heaven", not only did not make any mistakes, but was a victim instead.

Because he will not be tortured, the man happily accepts everyone's judgment on him and his lover.On the one hand, he said that he was just in a daze, and she was the whore.So she was stripped and whipped, and when she was beaten until she was still breathing, she passed out, and the people in the village thought she was dead, so they threw her on the Dangyan Mountain.The blood all over her body attracted ferocious beasts and poisonous snakes, but it also attracted a demon vine that has been cultivated for thousands of years but has never been able to transform into a human form.

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The woman was covered in numbness, and there were one after another hideous wounds on her white skin like jade, and her face was also covered with bloodstains.Dried blood glued her hair to the wound on her face, and it looked as if black hair had grown from her wound.With such a ferocious appearance, no one would think of her once beautiful appearance.Even though she was dying, her fingers gripped the ground so hard that her nails were about to break off, and her teeth rattled.Yaoteng thought it was her unwillingness to leave the world, so she said to her:

"I can give you a chance to live again, but you need to pay some price."

"If I have to live again and have to experience the previous life, then I would rather be a ghost in the underworld than return to the world!" The scarred woman gritted her teeth, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth: " I want power, only with strong power can I live as a 'person', not as a tool!!!"

"Ignorant human beings, I have cultivated for thousands of years, but in order to transform into a human form, I can go to the human world to experience the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of human beings. But you are in the blessings and don't know the blessings. Even if you have the chance to be reborn, you have to give up."

"You are the one who is ignorant." The woman sneered, blood dripping from the corner of her mouth, "You spent a thousand years of cultivation in vain just to be a human being, but do you know that people's hearts are hard to read and the world is dangerous?! If I were you, I would rather be a bunch of ivy in the mountains, Eating wind and drinking dew is better than being controlled by others everywhere!"

"In this case, let's discuss it." Demon Vine said, "My time has come, but I regret that I have not been able to achieve my long-cherished wish in this life. I am willing to share my thousand-year cultivation with you, and you share your human identity with me. Live in this world for me. Human woman, would you like to?"

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In the long years after being integrated with the thousand-year-old vine, she wandered alone in the mountains, fantasizing about the life she should have lived more than once.She could have lived without storms, peacefully, although she had neither dignity nor personality.However, only people like her would think that the content of the Women's Code is to deprive women of their personal will and make them tools of a human society dominated by men.Most people, men, women and children, would consider such a woman respectable.

Respect based on contempt and oppression.Even if it is fake, it can bring people mental paralysis.When paralyzed, there will be no original perception, but the hallucinations obtained in the false will be regarded as real experiences.In the end, they will die with people's love and respect, and their lives will be stable, which is many times better than her current situation.

After merging with her... no, to be precise, after transferring his own cultivation to her, Yaovine's spiritual consciousness disappeared.It's just that at the last moment when it disappeared, he was still very concerned about the world under the mountain.At first, she only thought that the demon vine didn't know everything under the mountain, so she longed to become a human being, but the years in the mountain made her gradually understand that it was just too lonely.

What is a person?This question may be too profound, and she has no conclusion, so she began to think about the characteristics of the "person" that Yaovine yearned for. "People" have independent thoughts—whether this kind of thinking is later oppressed by the outside world and forced to adjust it to conform to the outside world’s ideas, and have the ability to experience emotions—whether this kind of feeling is later affected by the outside world or not And disappear, or develop towards a more extreme aspect.

If these two points can constitute the "human" that the demon vine yearns for, then the demon vine itself is indeed a human being, except that it does not have a human appearance.It has wishes, and wishes are the embodiment of thoughts; it has feelings, because it can feel loneliness.The cause of its suffering is nothing but the cause of the vast majority of human suffering.In other words, it is already a "person", but it has not realized it, but like other ignorant mortals, it has been victimized by a wish, belief, or concept all its life, but it still cannot see the truth clearly. Pursue that wish, belief or concept with all your heart and soul.

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One day more than ten years later, a woman in white came to Dangyan Mountain.

She will never forget the day she first met her.It rained heavily that day, but it didn't wet her clothes.She came with the wind, her girdle flying.The long sword at his waist is icy blue.Her eyebrows and eyes are like snow, like a banished fairy.

"Are you here to kill me?" Ye Shuqin sneered, "The people at the foot of the mountain hired several monks to deal with me, and I killed them all. If you think you have the ability to take my life, then come and take it."

"I'm not here to kill you, Miss Ye, although the people down the mountain do want me to kill you, and I'm indeed a monk." The woman in white fell to the ground, walking towards her with lotus steps lightly.Thanks to the blessing of the spell, her hands were not wet by the rain.And Ye Shuqin watched the woman stretch out her suet-like fingers, and patted her shoulder reassuringly. There was no hatred or sympathy on her face, only an unpredictable smile.

"When you had a tryst with that son, your parents were very angry because you made them lose face." The woman in white said, "No matter what you are after, as a child, you should always consider your parents."

"It's not up to you, an outsider, to tell me what to do. Ye Nanfeng told me herself. She was so anxious because I couldn't get married. His dream of getting married with Zhizhou was ruined." Ye Shuqin sneered and knocked her off. hand: "I naturally want to respect and love my parents. But, before I can be a 'daughter', I must first be a human being!"

The woman in white looked at her, and the smile on her lips deepened: "Miss Ye, you are indeed as deviant as those people said, but you are a wonderful person after all. However, since the girl has obtained the thousand-year cultivation base of the demon vine, There is no need to confine yourself to the shackles imposed on you by the mortal world. You should use your cultivation to do something instead of living in the nightmare of the past and endless revenge."

She froze for a moment, as if she didn't expect that the other party didn't accuse her.For a while, she didn't know what the other party meant, so she snorted coldly: "You can actually agree with a scum// person who//has a secret/meeting with a man, I think you are not very clever."

"Indeed, I am not a good woman—of course, this standard is for those mortals who despise you. However, if you can completely suppress your own desires, thoughts and instincts, you can be called a 'good woman', then I only Can’t say enough about this standard.”

Ye Shuqin was completely stunned—she never thought that a female sword cultivator who looked as cold as snow and was almost desperate would say such words that were unacceptable in the eyes of others.So, she could only say in a daze: "You and I...will be scolded to death..."

"If someone wants to scold, let's scold. First of all, when a person makes a judgment on something, he must judge it according to a standard that he himself agrees with. In other words, he himself agrees with that standard, That is to say, that standard has become his own standard. When a person is measured by his own standard, he has automatically recognized himself as a model of morality, a model of the three views, and the embodiment of the way of heaven. It is obvious that the cognitive scope of the individual and the Is it not courageous but pathetic to dare to measure everything with such small and short-sighted standards when the ability to understand is so small?"

"You yourself are an individual." Ye Shuqin said sharply, "You made the same mistakes as those you are criticizing."

This time, Lu Haoshuang's gaze made her unable to understand again - she almost looked at her with admiration and appreciation, and then admitted her words: "You are right, I am no different from those people, Therefore, I am not higher than them. I think it is inevitable that I will live a miserable and ridiculous life until I fully understand the way of heaven. Since I have my own shortcomings that cannot be corrected temporarily, I will accept it with an open heart and allow myself Weaknesses exist and do what we can to change them.”

"...Forget calling you a lunatic from now on."

"Lu Yishuang."

"what?"

"my name."

"...This name really doesn't suit you."

"It is indeed not in line with who I am now. However, that is what I am pursuing. One day, I can deal with everything calmly, no longer measure anything by my own point of view, be ruthless and loveless, and my behavior will no longer be mixed with my own feelings. Then, maybe I can escape from the cage."

"...It really is a lunatic."

"But I believe you understand me, it's just because you are awkward and don't want to agree."

Ye Shuqin didn't want to continue this topic with her, so she said, "Since you didn't come to kill me, then why are you here?"

"I came to ask you for help."

"……what?"

"I'm going to Youbi Grass Marsh, but there is a natural maze there, and I can't solve it after many attempts, so I need your help. ——I heard that you have been living under the Qiyun Cliff, and Youbi Grass Marsh, you more familiar than anyone."

"What are you doing there?"

Speaking of this, Lu Jishuang's expression became a little dignified.She raised her head to look at the rain curtain in the sky, and said softly, "To save my friend."

"It's very dangerous here. You are willing to break into the dragon's lake and the tiger's den for that friend of yours. I'm afraid that friend is not an ordinary friend, but your lover?"

"I don't know what kind of feelings I have for her, but I probably don't like her." Lu Huaishuang's expression was serious, as if he was lying, "I just can't watch her die."

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Abandoned clouds and cliffs, secluded green grass.

Shen Yanye sat cross-legged on a rock, Shen Lian stood behind him, and Ye Shuqin stood in front of him.

"His Royal Highness Wang Shuo that your mother met here." Ye Shuqin said, "When she came to fetch the Moon Spirit Magic Stone, His Royal Highness Wang Shuo appeared, and he said that he had been waiting for her for a long time. Later, Huai Shuang told me that she wanted The person who was saved was Huadie, the master of Baihua Mountain. When she was crossing the catastrophe, she was intervened by Zhong Yuan, causing her to lose her mana and become a cripple. Only the moon spirit magic stone could save her. Huai Shuang knew that she could not touch the moon spirit Huanshi would hope that His Royal Highness Wangshuo would save her."

Shen Yanye asked strangely, "Why did mother tell you these details?"

"She said that I would lead her way, and she would always show respect to me and tell me the purpose of her trip. What's more, it's not something that cannot be told to others. She said that Chongyuan already knew that she was coming to Qiyunya Taking the Moon Spirit Illusory Stone was probably also within Chong Yuan's plan, but at that time, in order to save Hua Die, she had no choice but to follow his plan."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Yanye frowned.His appearance here today is also "within the design" of Zhongyuan. After all, after he used the magic energy to make the butterfly fall into a coma, he "guided" him to go to Qiyunya to find the moon spirit magic stone for rescue.What the hell is going on here?

"Why did Chongyuan use the magic energy to hurt Auntie Die first, and then asked her mother to get the moon spirit magic stone to clear the magic energy?" Shen Yanye said, "The moon spirit magic stone...does it have any other effects?"

Shen Lian said: "As far as I know, there are only two ways to refine your physique and improve your cultivation."

Ye Shuqin also shook her head to express that she didn't know.Since the three of them met, they walked towards Qiyunya, listening to Ye Shuqin talk about what happened that year along the way.By the time the three of them arrived at Youbi Grass Marsh, the sun had already set.When the conversation ended, the bright moon was already in the sky.

"The moon spirit magic stone will only appear under the moonlight." Ye Shuqin stood up and pointed to the grass not far away.

Under the blowing of the night wind, Caohai made a rustling sound, undulating like a dancing girl.Without the sunlight, Caohai lost its emerald green color and turned into a dark green curtain.With the undulation of the curtain, more than a dozen spars shining with light silver light scattered and disappeared, like fragments of moonlight falling into the world.

Shen Yanye stood up excitedly, and immediately picked up one of them.The moment he got the Moon Spirit Illusory Stone, he felt a wave of very familiar breath, so he turned his head immediately, but saw a tall and slender figure standing under the moonlight at some point.The solemn and complicated dark blue robe has embroidered patterns of clouds covering the moon and the moon setting in the East China Sea on the sleeves, and a dark silver cloud pattern looming between the eyebrows.

Shen Yanye held the Moon Spirit Illusory Stone and was stunned for a moment.Shen Ruye walked forward with a smile, first greeted Ye Shuqin who he knew before, then reached out to stroke Shen Yanye's hair, and said with a smile, "Why, don't you recognize me?"

Shen Yanye knocked off his hand expressionlessly, and looked at him speechlessly, "...Didn't you say that we won't meet until I break through the realm? Lord Luna."

"It's not Lord Moon God, I want to call you Dad." Shen Ruye corrected seriously.

Because he was often kept in the dark, Shen Yanye was a little speechless to his father, who was aliased as Shen Ruye, but in fact was His Royal Highness Wangshuo, the Moon God.Just when he was about to say something, Shen Ruye suddenly raised his head, and happened to meet Shen Lian's eyes.

Shen Lian sadly found that there were no words to express his weird feeling now.Shen Ruye's eyes looked real, looking at him from head to toe over and over again, sometimes nodding, sometimes frowning, as if evaluating something.Shen Lian could only freeze in place, feeling a little uneasy in her heart.

——It’s His Highness Luna.Don't you think that he is a demon sword cast by the demon master, so you should separate him from the master? !

"Wang... His Highness Wangshuo!" Just as Shen Ruye's eyes met his again, Shen Lian said hastily, "I, I set up a sword talisman, it won't hurt the master!"

Shen Ruye looked at him with a happy expression, and then raised the corner of her mouth maliciously: "Your name is... Shen Lian, right?"

"……um, yes……"

"After my son's last name?"

"...it's true..." Shen Lian blinked her eyes, "Are you... dissatisfied with this..."

"If I'm upset about this, will you give up your name?"

"No." Now Shen Lian replied very simply, "I will use everything to protect everything that the master bestows on me, and it is absolutely impossible to give up."

Shen Ruye raised her eyebrows, and just about to say something, Shen Yanye pulled her sleeves: "Stop teasing Shen Lian. He is upright and simple, and he is devoted to me. What are you dissatisfied with him? Enough is enough. Lord Luna."

Shen Ruye originally wanted to complain about that "single-mindedness", but there are more important things to correct right now——

"I hate the night." Lord Moon God looked at the suzerain of the Taiyi Sword Sect seriously, "Call me dad."

"..."

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