Shizun and his magic kitten

Yu Chengqi knew very well that Gu Huaiqu would not come back with him, nor would he want to see him.

He must have hated himself so much.

But Gu Huaiqu likes his disciples so much, if Chu Ye and Song Yueer come to call him in person, he must be reluctant to leave...

Chu Ye and Song Yueer, who had not had time to leave the city, were called back just like that.

noon.

In the remote and quiet hall.

He Qinghou sat in the center and arranged a large formation around the soul-gathering cauldron, in which a stick of special black agarwood was inserted.

Dressed in a flamboyant heavy purple dress, he spread out like scattered flowers, knelt down in front of the incense stick, and said:

"There is only one hour. When I summon Gu Xianchang's soul, you can enter the secret realm of the soul. But only one person can enter at a time. If he is willing to come back with you, you can brand this seal on him—"

He spread out his palm, and a strange blue spell emerged: "Lock his soul and pull him out immediately."

"However, remember." He warned, "This is the first time I have used this Gathering Soul Cauldron. The soul that appears in the secret realm may not be complete. Once the soul's emotions are shaken, you must do it immediately. Otherwise, you miss the opportunity, your Gu Xian You won’t be able to come back for a long time.”

He looked at the two people in front of him, as if the words were just for them.

Chu Ye looked cautious, frowning, and in the process of listening, he couldn't help but look sideways at Yu Chengqi who was standing not far away.

When Yu Chengqi sent someone to call him back, Chu Ye was in a daze.

He didn't expect that Yu Chengqi, the villain who betrayed his master, actually planned to revive his master.

But... isn't he going to fight in person?

Chu also changed his mind.

That's right... If the master's soul saw him, he would fly away in anger, how could he come back with him?

After clarifying the rules, He Qinghou confirmed it again to the two of them.

Then he began to cast spells to summon the soul.

The process of summoning souls is easy to say, but in fact it is not that simple. In addition, the soul-gathering cauldron is originally a thing of the fairy world, so He Qinghou is not easy to use it.

He worked day and night, and once the formation was opened, it could not be stopped. The complicated and dark formation on the ground was lit for three whole days, and the people around him also waited restlessly in the hall for three days.

During this period, Chu Ye and Song Yue'er were so sleepy that they passed out countless times, and then cheered up to wake up again.

until late at night.

He Qinghou suddenly withdrew his spells, and the entire formation changed drastically, and a strange glowing blue light suddenly burst out.

He yelled, "It's done!"

In the center of the formation, the soul-gathering cauldron was visibly hot to the naked eye, and even turned dark red. The depths of the cauldron were dark and surging, as if something was trapped.

The incense stick in the middle was automatically ignited without being burned, and strange wisps of smoke came out.

has already started.

Yu Chengqi got up suddenly, his eyes were red for three days and three nights, and his breathing became a little tight.

He Qinghou said to them: "Don't waste time, go in quickly."

Chu Ye's heart was pounding like a drum, and he sank, and nervously volunteered: "I'll try first."

He lifted his feet and walked into the formation. When he was close to the circle of light around the Soul Gathering Cauldron, it was as if he had stepped into the void of water. Three drops of blood were squeezed.

Song Yue'er was so nervous that her lips became dry, and her almond eyes were round, staring at it for a moment.

A burst of light was seen.

Chu also disappeared.

The main hall was silent, and time passed bit by bit.

Yu Chengqi's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, his palm resting behind his back restlessly, his eyes darkened like a cold pool.

The stick of incense is not long, if it burns out, there will be no second chance to try it.

And it wasn't until nearly half of the incense stick burned that Chu Ye finally came out.

Seeing his figure gradually appearing, He Qinghou saw that the formation and the Soul Gathering Cauldron remained unchanged, he glanced at Yu Chengqi's expression calmly, and said: "...he failed, Gu Xianshi's soul is still inside. "

Yu Chengqi's eyes turned cold.

Seeing Chu Ye come back, Song Yueer rushed up to meet him and asked, "Senior brother! How is it? Have you seen Master? What's the situation inside? Why, why didn't you bring out Master's soul??"

Chu Ye's face was a little ugly, and he was obviously out of his wits.

Sighing: "...I saw Master."

Song Yueer slightly opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Then—"

"But Master can't see me." Chu Ye said lonely, "After I went in, I saw Master was writing in front of the case in Zangshu Pavilion as usual, but no matter how I called him, he just focused on doing it. I didn't look at me at all for my own business. In the end, I wanted to try to pull out Master's soul, but—"

"But what?"

"But I can't touch him at all."

Thinking of that scene, Chu Ye's face paled slightly: "My hand... passed through him..."

Song Yue'er's eyes trembled slightly.

... If you can't even touch it, how can you brand the seal on your body? !

He Qinghou on the side paused for a moment, and his face became unhappy.

It’s over.

...he failed in summoning the soul.

Thinking of Yu Chengqi's saying "I want to kill him to set the record straight", He Qinghou swallowed reluctantly, and said dryly: "Well, maybe you are too reckless, Gu Xianshi doesn't like you, so his The soul has no reaction to you..."

"There is still time, try another person."

When He Qinghou said this, he happened to catch a glimpse of Yu Chengqi's gloomy and gloomy face, felt a chill on the back of his neck, winked at him, and pretended to be calm.

Yu Chengqi didn't look at him, and said coldly: "Song Yue'er, you go in."

With nearly half of the incense remaining, Song Yueer took a deep breath, walked into the formation, and disappeared into the formation using the same method.

He Qinghou's heart quickly rose to his throat, he was terrified, but he didn't dare to let Yu Chengqi see it.

Another long period of time passed.

Song Yueer came out.

The Great Formation and Soul Gathering Cauldron remained unchanged.

With a pale and mournful face, she walked out of the formation and shook her head at everyone.

She and Chu are the same, they can see Shizun, but Shizun can't see her.

She had been thinking about the words to persuade Master to come back.

But in the end it was all useless.

He Qinghou's face turned paler, he was frightened, he covered his face with a fan as if to cover up, and excused himself: "My lord, it must be Gu Xianchang who has a cold temper and doesn't care about these disciples, so his The soul is for them..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Yu Chengqi move suddenly.

The black robe surged and walked towards the formation.

He Qinghou's face was slightly surprised, and he looked at the stick of incense again - most of the incense had been burned, leaving only a stub as short as his thumb.

He opened his mouth to persuade: "Your Majesty, you..."

Yu Chengqi had already turned his back to everyone and cut his finger.

He Qinghou's throat moved, and he simply said: "You have to come back quickly."

Looking at the man's silent and straight back, he stubbornly dripped blood into the soul-gathering cauldron, and his figure slowly and slowly disappeared into the array of light.

……

Yu Chengqi knew that Gu Huaiqu would never come back.

But at least he wanted to see him one last time.

He fell into the endless darkness of the formation, and the thick fog in front of his eyes cleared away, revealing the cold and quiet Qing Palace that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

He pushed open the door.

The veils in the temple fluttered slightly with the influx of wind, and you could even clearly feel the wind slipping gently through your fingers, like a dreamlike dream.

Yu Chengqi walked into Rangqing Hall, and his gaze was fixed at a glance.

He saw that Gu Huaiqu was sleeping peacefully on the bed, lying face outward, with a soft and comfortable sleeping face.

The chest rose and fell slightly with the steady breathing, the pure white skirt was loose and half open, the deep collarbone was smooth and slender, and the dark black silk was like silky satin, slightly shining in the warm sun.

Just like the scenes seen in countless dreams.

"Master..."

Yu Chengqi's throat was hot, and his voice trembled because of it.

He slowly half-kneeled in front of the bed, looking at that face very close, his eyes staring at it for a moment, as if he wanted to carve a person into his bones.

Gu Huaiqu fell asleep.

There was no response to his calling.

"Master..." Yu Chengqi said in a hoarse voice, and wanted to reach out to touch his cheek, but his fingertips pierced through, and immediately retracted tightly as if being burned.

After a long time, he said gloomyly and sadly: "Teacher misses you so much..."

Yu Chengqi half leaned aside, his fingertips touched the bed that was slightly warmed by the sun.

Everything around seems to be real and exists, only the person on the bed is a wisp of empty soul.

He is not stupid, he knows that He Qinghou's soul summoning failed.

The Gu Huaiqu in front of him is probably only one-third of the complete soul, so incomplete that it is not even a single star.

So far, he has hoped for nothing.

I just want to talk to his master again.

The sunshine in the environment is very warm, and Gu Huaiqu on the bed is as beautiful as before.

Yu Chengqi lowered his eyes, his eyelashes were a little wet, he only carefully pulled a corner of his quilt, and said to him in a low hoarse self-deprecating voice:

"Master... I'm sorry, this disciple is so stupid."

"At that time, I knew that Master was so good, but seeing that Master hated me... I couldn't help but hate."

He closed his eyes heavily, and his Adam's apple rolled bitterly.

"I was born with a bad bone, and I was never worthy of being your disciple. I never even believed in that sentence of the temple."

There were floating clouds outside the window that covered the sunlight, and the shadows fell on Gu Huaiqu's face lightly, enveloping half of it, and the shadow between his brows made him look as if he was usually in deep thought, lightly and imperceptibly close.

"Master, this disciple is born cold-blooded and not as kind as you... I would not feel any pity for people who have nothing to do with me, even if they die. I am not a master. I have been practicing under your seat for so many years. , and there is no way to empathize with those poor people."

"On the contrary... During those years at the top of the mountains and seas, the reason why I seemed to be so benevolent and support justice... is because of you, Master."

Looking at that peaceful sleeping face, Yu Chengqi finally dared to say to Gu Huaiqu word for word what he wanted to say but didn't dare to say for so many years.

He murmured in a low voice, and seemed to be talking to himself: "At that time, as long as I thought that this was something you would do, I would follow suit."

"Because the master is very good, I don't want to be rejected by you, and I think that after a long time, I might become like you..."

He pulled his thin lips slightly, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "But after all, I was thinking too much."

"Drawing a tiger dog, Dong Shi imitated it. No matter how much I imitate, no matter how hard I try to get close to your deeds, it will not change that I am a rotten person in my bones."

"I am not kind to others, I am unkind to others, and I am selfish by nature..."

"Those so-called hard work and kindness back then were just for Master to see."

On the bed, Gu Huai's quyu white fingertips faintly trembled, and slowly curled up where he could not see.

Yu Chengqi's Adam's apple rolled slightly, his eyes were a little red, and he continued to say with a gloomy look:

"Master, I have never been able to discern what the true greatness and righteousness are, because you have engraved them all in your bones...so this disciple engraved you. Whatever you think is right, this disciple will do what it is."

"But now you're gone..."

He recalled the scarlet blood all over the palace banquet, and closed his eyes in pain.

"I don't know what I should do either."

That day when he left the top of the mountains and seas, nothing but grief was endless confusion. Gu Huaiqu hoped that he could rule the demon world well, and hoped that he could repair the discord between the two worlds by himself.

But besides killing those traitors, what else could he do?

Without Gu Huaiqu, he didn't seem to dare to do anything.

Because he knows the evil in his bones, so evil that he confuses right and wrong, and turns black and white. He is afraid that if he insists on going his own way, he will end up wronging the good.I was afraid that I would not only harm Gu Huaiqu during his lifetime, but also disappoint him after death.

Yu Chengqi slowly opened his red eyes.

——At this moment, He Qinghou's voice suddenly came from the void, as if calling him from a long distance:

"Your Majesty, this incense is about to burn out, so don't delay. The time in the Soul Secret Realm is limited, if you don't come out again, you will...!!"

Yu Chengqi seemed to have never heard of it, and still lowered his eyes, his eyes fell heavily on that handsome face, as if he was coaxing, he said softly:

"Master...you wake up. Look at me."

"Take me back when I'm lost, okay?"

He was talking to himself, the luster at the bottom of those dark eyes moved slightly, gentle and unfathomable, as if there was some kind of unquestionable determination, and it was difficult for him to detect paranoia.

"Master...you told me to rule the demon world well before you died, and I have done so. I have killed half of the rebellious parties that have secretly harmed the fairy world and caused discord between the two worlds. Although this is not enough, master ...I, like you, can only keep an eye on my eyes."

He said softly with thin lips: "If I want to see Master again in the future, I won't have a chance."

"So, those things outside the body, leave it to future generations to protect..."

"Without Master, I can't even distinguish between good and evil. The devil world doesn't need such a useless emperor like me."

Outside the secret, He Qinghou was still calling out to him:

"My lord! Can you hear your subordinates??"

"No time, my lord? My lord!!!"

Yu Chengqi's throat was a little choked and he laughed at himself, his handsome and sharp face seemed to be covered with tears, he lowered his eyes calmly, and said in a low voice:

"Today, disciple wants to be with you..."

"Stay here forever."

"Master..."

He leaned closer and bent down, as if he could still feel Gu Huaiqu's warm breath within a short distance.

The thin lips pressed gently, closed the eyes, and kissed Gu Huaiqu's eyes.

"I really like you."

He Qinghou's impatient voice in his ears became more and more indistinct.

Where the lips touched, it seemed to feel a little cold.

It felt strange to the touch, as if there were fine eyelashes, as light as a feather, swept across his lips.

Before Yu Chengqi could react, when he opened his eyes, he saw a pair of half-open and half-closed pupils.

His heart skipped a beat.

In the enveloping mist, the pair of phoenix eyes became unfocused due to the incomplete soul, hazy and empty, and gradually opened like looking at flowers through the fog. The cold and dust-free beauty on the couch seemed to be in an untouchable nothingness, Gradually turned into reality.

Yu Chengqi's breathing was stagnant, and in his blank mind, he seemed to hear the sound of his heart beating like magma boiling and exploding.

Plop, plop...

Deafening.