Between life and death [unlimited]

I wonder if you have ever experienced a feeling of extreme surprise?

This feeling may be different from the ordinary surprises that appear in our lives - such as the success of a student's admission to a higher education, or a salary increase for a staff - we have no way to describe it in specific words, but this kind of Most of the situations that surprise you most will occur in familiar circumstances where, on the surface, nothing seems to have changed.

It is like a thunder that suddenly exploded in a dark and rainy night. With the secretion of adrenaline rapidly climbing to our cerebral cortex, the created dopamine greatly satisfies the original "sense of reward" from our innermost being.

That feeling is also like discovering a cluster of freshly grown mushrooms in the forest after the rain. Those mushroom spores with the ability to spread seem to be blown to Si Yu through the dense forest with a gust of wind. Feng felt the same.

These seeds took root and germinated on his desolate mind that was hit by the battle last night, and they still looked like they were about to grow up.

In fact, this morning, when Si Yufeng saw Jiang Ke at Sombre's new address, he had a strong premonition in his heart: Under the circumstances of last night, Jiang Ke could appear again in a safe and sound manner. In front of them, it is impossible to create some biological miracle, but she must have encountered some "unexpected" situation beyond Si Yufeng's plan and beyond her control after falling off the cliff.

For example - these Blessed Knights may have suddenly entered a special copy that saved them from danger.

Although the probability of the special dungeon happening by chance in that situation is extremely low, it does not mean that it is completely impossible to happen.At least, Jiang Ke who appeared in front of Si Yufeng alive again is the best proof of this possibility.

This recognition also revived Si Yufeng's heart immediately.

He thought at the time: Even though he may not be able to witness it with his own eyes, he is very certain for no reason. Jiang Shuang, like Jiang Ke, tenaciously survived the conspiracy last night.

This kind of thinking may be formed automatically in his brain, in order to protect himself and reduce the burden of guilt in his heart; but it may also be more out of a feeling that Si Yufeng has been holding in his heart since he was a teenager. Constantly instill ideas in yourself.

——Jiang Xun, has never been ashamed of the belief in his heart.

If Si Yufeng, a "false" priest, was loyal to God for a short period of time, then the longer years before him were due to the sudden appearance of Jiang Xun in his life back then. The drive that keeps him trying to survive.

And without Si Yufeng's own subconscious noticing, Jiang Xun at that time left a very deep mark in his young heart, and as time went by, he had become a man in his heart. Existence like a god.

The salty and humid air from above the ocean was accompanied by a breeze passing through the hall, gently blowing on Si Yufeng's face - he didn't even notice it himself, but Zhang Jian beside him witnessed it with his own eyes, and his friend's eyes were filled with sadness. The lack of light suddenly became full of hope.

And Si Yufeng's facial muscles, which were originally flat and unmarked, were also trembling slightly, just like his arms and body at this moment.

Then the next second, Zhang Jian suddenly noticed that Si Yufeng's body moved—as if he had shaken off some kind of shackles. He walked quickly through the living room, crossed a long corridor, and finally stood upright and somewhat stiff. In front of the bedroom where Jiang Shuang once lived.

But Si Yufeng didn't stretch out his hand for a long time, mustering up the courage to push open the half-closed door in front of him.He raised his arm, and finally dropped it suddenly, as if he was afraid of something.

The midday sun shining in from the window reflected Si Yufeng's shadow on the door in front of him. His limbs and body were elongated by the slanting light, especially the shoulders were very wide. It was as if the shoulders of this thin body were suddenly covered with some kind of heavy burden.

It may be mixed with the emotion of "being closer to the hometown is more timid", but Si Yufeng also clearly knows that these "burdens" as heavy as a huge boulder flashed in his heart again, and they were actually caused by him in the scene last night. Jiang Xun "died".

The feeling of extreme surprise that came with dopamine and adrenaline just now was slowly cooled by the cruel scene of Jiang Shui falling suddenly before his eyes last night—this is a sin he is extremely unwilling to face—Si Yu Feng would rather admit that he is a fraudster in front of everyone, and bear everyone's pointing at him, than face Jiang Xun's "death" again.

But Zhang Jian didn't have Si Yufeng's feeling of "being close to home and timid" at all.He has been standing in the entrance hallway and obediently kept silent, but he has been observing his friend's every move.

At the moment when he suddenly heard the news that "the long-disappeared Jiang Xun finally appeared after many days", the hormone level in his body also changed very similar to that of Si Yufeng - except that his adrenaline was secreted Not because of surprise, but because of a kind of anger that has been suppressed in my heart for a long time.

So Zhang Jian, who was both shocked and angry at the moment, took three steps and two steps, and soon came to his friend's side.

First, he gave Si Yufeng a hard look—there was a bit of indignation in his eyes—then he stretched out his right hand, like Hercules pushing a boulder in ancient Greek mythology, and pushed Opened the door of the room "still holding the pipa half-hidden".

"Jiang Xun, you coward..." Zhang Jian very rarely remembered Si Yufeng's exhortation to keep quiet just now, so at the moment he suppressed his voice, but it sounded like he was gnashing his teeth: "... ...It seems that you still know to come back here!"

The deliberately lowered male voice produced a stereo surround sound effect in the empty room in front of Zhang Jian and Si Yufeng.

Half a day passed, but no one in the room appeared to answer Zhang Jian's question, and the only sound was the soft rustling of the drawn curtains being blown by the outside sea breeze.

Zhang Jian carefully scanned the seemingly empty room, and then he asked Si Yufeng in a somewhat uncertain tone: "Xiaofeng, did you make a mistake, Jiang Lu...is he really back?" ?”

"Look at the way this room is wide open, you don't want to hide anyone at all..."

But after Si Yufeng heard this, he seemed to be woken up suddenly. He couldn't care about the surprised gaze of Zhang Jian next to him, and closed the door behind him without turning his hand.

It may be that the strength of his subordinates is a little out of balance. Just hearing a "bang", the door pushed by Si Yufeng, which also has a draft effect, immediately made a loud noise, and even Zhang Jian standing beside him was shocked by the sudden sound. Startled by his actions.

"Xiaofeng, what's going on with you, why did you close the door so hard all of a sudden, it scared me to death..."

Si Yufeng also seemed to realize that his strength was too heavy just now, and immediately apologized loudly: "Sorry, sorry, the wind was too strong just now, and I was a little anxious..."

Zhang Jian felt strange: Didn't Xiaofeng tell him to keep his voice down just now?Why is he talking so loudly by himself now?

But all Si Yufeng's thoughts are not on the matter of whether the door will be closed or not. His bright black eyes are staring at a dark corner covered by a cabinet at the moment.

Zhang Jian, who discovered this strange phenomenon, also followed Si Yufeng's gaze to look there suspiciously—there was no light in the room with the curtains drawn and the door closed at this time, but there was a figure with a rather familiar silhouette , but soon appeared in front of the two of them.

That tall figure seemed a little thin, but they, who had clearly seen the terrifying power emanating from this body, immediately recognized that it was Jiang Xun who appeared in the darkness in front of them!

Si Yufeng closed the door just now because of Zhang Jian’s words, thinking—even he himself can realize that Sombre secretly sent someone to monitor them, which is why he asked Zhang Jian to lower his voice just now. Naturally, it was impossible for Grain to ignore the existence of these dangerous people.

So after Si Yufeng closed the door, Jiang Xun finally slowly emerged from the darkness in front of them.

And those candles that were brutally extinguished before his eyes on the edge of the cliff last night seemed to be re-lit at this moment, and they magically appeared in front of Si Yufeng together with Jiang Xun who was silently looking at him.

Now Si Yufeng hoped that his performance just now would not appear very abrupt, and he must not cause any trouble to Jiang Xun again.

After Jiang Lai walked out slowly, he stood opposite Si Yufeng and Zhang Jian.His 1-year-old ice-like face, even in the very dim light, still looks uniquely handsome, like a night-blooming epiphyllum, constantly exuding himself unique charm.

This should also be Jiang Lai's first meeting with his former friends in private.In fact, he came here just to find a "thing", but he didn't expect to meet Si Yufeng and the others when they came back.

And what he didn't expect was that the person who greeted him first was not Si Yufeng, but Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian used his "special" way of greeting, and mercilessly punched Jiang Xun hard.

"So you know how to come back!"

But in Zhang Jian's imagination, just like in the TV series, the scene where Jiang Xun let himself fight did not appear - the moment Jiang Xun on the opposite side saw Zhang Jian slamming his fist at him, his body had already made a fist involuntarily. Corresponding dodging movements, so Zhang Jian's "friendly" punch was embarrassingly missed.

Zhang Jian had used a lot of his own strength just now, so after the fist fell, his body flew outward involuntarily along with the force, staggering towards Jiang Xiao like a sandbag.

Fortunately, Si Yufeng and Jiang Xun made a timely move and supported Zhang Jian who almost fell to the ground together.

After Zhang Jian straightened up with difficulty, he couldn't help but let out a depressed voice: "Damn... I didn't succeed in trying to be handsome, but in the end I was ashamed and angry..." But Zhang Jian has always been thick-skinned, so he doesn't care too much in his heart The slightly embarrassing scene just now.

But the eyes of this upright northern man were obviously a little wet, perhaps thinking of the short happy time between everyone in the past.Then, taking advantage of the fact that the other two were not paying attention, he quietly wiped away the water marks on his face with his cuff.

After Zhang Jiannao's outburst, the atmosphere among the three of them really eased a lot.

Zhang Jian also quickly looked at Si Yufeng and Jiang Xun who had shot at almost the same time just now—Jiang Xun had retracted his hand at this time, and only Si Yufeng was still supporting him——Zhang Jian Jian thought again of the ambiguous traces he had seen on Xiaofeng's neck.

So he turned his eyes back and forth on the two of them, and suddenly teased on purpose: "However, you two are getting more and more 'tacit' behind my back~"

Jiang Lai didn't understand Zhang Jian's meaning after hearing it, so his face was still expressionless.

But Si Yufeng immediately understood Zhang Jian's implication, so he coughed awkwardly, and quickly changed the subject: "Jiang Li, come back..."

But halfway through the conversation, Si Yufeng suddenly didn't know how to continue asking.

Do you want to ask him "What do you want to do when you come back this time?" But it would seem that he is too stingy to ask Jiang Li like this. Regardless of the friendship and past between them, Jiang Li is also paying the rent. It is a serious 1903" owner"!

So Si Yufeng only asked half of what he said in the end, and finally died without a problem.He didn't know what he was going to say to Jiang Xun, and he felt that nothing he said was right, and he was also afraid that what he said would make Jiang Xun suspicious.

Si Yufeng didn't know when his relationship with Jiang Xun suddenly became so cautious.

If Si Yufeng and Jiang Xun had just met, Jiang Xun would have immediately ignored this half-spoken and nonsense-sounding beginning.

But today is different from the past—even if the two specious and ambiguous memories between them are thrown away, Jiang Lai asked himself that his attitude towards Si Yufeng has changed greatly—so, he can’t do it again. Ignoring it, I had no choice but to take the initiative to answer the conversation.

"I'll come back and find something."

"Oh..." Si Yufeng nodded a little embarrassedly, for some reason he was afraid to look directly at Jiang Xun, as if he had a ghost in his heart.But he still tried his best to find something to say: "Then did you find what you were looking for?"

Jiang Xun instinctively wanted to nod, but then he thought that Si Yufeng and Zhang Jian might not be able to see clearly, so he said again: "I found it."

Counting it, they haven't met peacefully like today in a serious way for more than half a month.

So for a while, the topics they talked about seemed ordinary and quiet, but in fact they indirectly revealed their strangeness to each other.

"Knights……"

Jiang Xun just wanted to break this silent atmosphere and say something casually, but before he could ask, Si Yufeng seemed to be able to know his mind instantly through these simple words.

So Si Yufeng also blurted out: "It seems that the Divine Blessing Knights have been deliberately suppressed since recently. I also noticed that many trainee knights suddenly quit the Knights last night."

However, Zhang Jian was also on the sidelines, fearing not to be confused, and lowered his voice to help: "I don't know what's so good about that stinky fart organization, everyone is so arrogant!"

"I think a normal person joins in, and sooner or later he will want to withdraw from there!"

Although Zhang Jian also proactively joined the speeches of the two, it was obvious that this speech would make Jiang Shang, who was already on the opposite side of them, sound like this action was done by Sombre again.

So Si Yufeng quickly gave Zhang Jian a wink, signaling him to stop saying these useless and "hatred" words: "Zhang Jian..."

Although Si Yufeng's reminder was very low, it was still unavoidable to be heard by Jiang Li, who has sensitive ears.Then Jiang Lai seemed to be dominated by his subconscious, and immediately turned his gaze to Si Yufeng who was speaking.

This statement may be full of deep meaning, and may even be suspicious (or it may be Si Yufeng's own overthinking), in short, the look that came from Jiang Xun to him made Si Yufeng feel a burst of heartache that he hadn't seen for a long time.

It was like the heart that was beating violently for his surprise appearance just now was suddenly torn apart by him at this moment. This pain even made Si Yufeng feel a little suffocated for a while.

He felt as if he had lost Jiang Lu's trust.

But this is what he deserves - who made him do something similar?

The tragic and bloody scene last night will not fade away so quickly in everyone's memory.

But the fake smile that had already formed muscle memory was still hung on his face, and Si Yufeng also explained stiffly and palely: "...But Sombre didn't do this."

However, he still silently said another sentence in his heart: He also excluded Jiang Shuang from the conspiracy against the God Bless Knights last night, but it's a pity... the plan will never keep up with the changes.

"I know." But to Si Yufeng's surprise, Jiang Lai didn't seem to really doubt him.

Perhaps because he felt that Si Yufeng's tone was not right, or because he noticed that the smile on Si Yufeng's face was too stiff and fake, Jiang Xun suddenly lowered his head, and his thick and slender eyelashes were under his chin. The eyelids cast a large shadow.

He didn't explain further, but he didn't say anything that sounded like he misunderstood Si Yufeng.

Although Jiang Xun's answer was only three simple words, it seemed to possess a magical power. These short three words instantly healed Si Yufeng's heart full of wounds.

He didn't expect that Jiang Lai actually still trusted him!

It seems that the most loyal believers feel the pity from the gods, which can no longer be simply described as surprise.This is a "miracle" and a proof that God loves him.

After Si Yufeng suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, he began to ask again: "Then, have you found out who did it now?"

"not yet."

And Zhang Jian seemed to have finally felt his extra existence at this moment. He smiled and said to the two of them with great interest: "Oh, yes! I suddenly have something to do. How about you first Shall we chat?"

After Zhang Jian really withdrew from the room, he didn't think that the three people who were already standing on opposite sides, why they could get along so peacefully and harmoniously when they met again?

And in his imagination, there was no sign of the tense scene at all.

——Jiang Xun and Si Yufeng can still be understood like this, after all, they are in the "passionate love period"!

But Zhang Jian couldn't figure out why he seemed to have forgotten the barrier between him and Jiang Xun.

He suddenly recalled a certain "mysterious power" that often exists among middle school girls in the real world—so he also made a random definition: This is probably the legendary magical power of knocking CP!

On the other side, after Zhang Jian left the room, Jiang Xun rarely took the initiative to speak, breaking the quiet atmosphere between him and Si Yufeng.

"Just now," Jiang Lai asked suddenly, "How did you know I was here?"

Jiang Lai thought that he would not leave traces when he sneaked in: "Did you see me?"

He was curious how Si Yufeng knew he was back, and was able to accurately judge that he was in this room.

"I didn't see you just now. In fact, Zhang Jian and I just came back from outside."

After a rather familiar tone, Si Yufeng's dark eyes flashed a sly light - in the dimly lit environment, he looked like a little fox trying to confuse people's minds.

"If I say it, it's just because of my intuition." Si Yufeng's tone also started to sound different from usual in Jiang Xun: "Jiang Xun, do you believe it?"

It may be because there are only the two of them left in the room, or it may be because the dark environment is prone to ecstasy. After Jiang Xun heard Si Yufeng's slightly rising ending sound, his heart suddenly suffered a "critical blow"—— It wasn't the painful blow he was familiar with, but a moving melody that reminded him of all good things.

For some reason, Jiang Lai suddenly remembered that this clear voice used to lie next to his ear, whispering his name, like a dreamy memory.

Soon, his face that had been icy for thousands of years also began to suddenly turn red—and this trend continued to spread to all parts of his skin. In an instant, he could feel the temperature of his ear tip also start to rise. high.

So, this was the first time this happened to Jiang Lu, who was not quite used to the current state, the first reaction in his heart was actually to want to leave this room.

——Although it felt like such a hasty escape was suspected of being "waste", Jiang Li just wanted to escape from this environment that made him feel almost suffocated.

"...I might have to go back to the Knights." He could hear himself saying to Si Yufeng in an unfluent tone.

Si Yufeng, who had just recovered, suddenly heard the news that Jiang Xun was leaving, so he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed and asked: "Jiang Xun... are you leaving now?" He hasn't answered his own question directly. .

Jiang Xun tried his best to behave as usual, and didn't want Si Yufeng to see anything special.So, he just nodded in silence and said, "Yeah."

But noticing the sudden dimming in Si Yufeng's eyes, Jiang Xun rarely took the initiative to explain: "After the end, I haven't returned to the Knights." He didn't know what he was explaining: "...you should I know, I need to go back and report."

Si Yufeng indeed still remembered the rules of the Divine Blessed Knights to return to their orders after completing their missions.

So he quickly adjusted his state, tried his best to make himself smile, and said generously to Jiang Lai: "I remember that every time a task is completed there, a summary should be written. If this is the case, Jiang Shi, then you go back first."

Although his heart was full of sourness and unwillingness, Si Yufeng could feel that the "distance" between Jiang Xun and himself had not become farther.So when he watched Jiang Lai leave, he also tried his best to persuade himself to let himself feel relieved.

But just as Jiang Lai turned around and was about to leave, Si Yufeng finally couldn't bear it anymore when he saw that figure that had appeared in countless midnight dreams was about to leave him.

He suddenly felt a strong sense of reluctance in his heart. This sudden strong emotion seemed to break through his usual restraint. Si Yufeng knew clearly that he wanted to keep Jiang Xun.

"Jiang Shui..."

But when Si Yufeng took the first step bravely, before he could finish speaking, an electronic synthesis that was not in harmony with the current atmosphere sounded in the ears of both him and Jiang Xun at the same time. sound--

【Ding!Next, the system will urgently broadcast a warm reminder for you:]

[The annual group combat mode has changed this year, and the execution date will be advanced from time to time. 】

[So, please pay attention to all players of advanced organizations! 】

【The final battle is coming!】