In that distant little black house

Zhang Jingmo felt that his state was very wrong.

He is not afraid of the dark, he is not afraid of heights, and he is not afraid of death. It stands to reason that for him like this, when facing the seemingly endless stairs, at most he will feel a little uncomfortable.

But Zhang Jingmo found that the discomfort deep in his heart was constantly expanding.

Lu Guijiu's hand was dry and warm, and he held Zhang Jingmo's hand tightly in the darkness. He seemed to sense that Zhang Jingmo's hand was cold, so he held it tighter.

The stairs are long, but wide enough to allow two people to walk side by side.

Lu Guijiu held Zhang Jingmo with one hand, and held a torch in the other, and they slowly went deep into the ground together with Zhang Jingmo.

I don't know how long I walked, maybe the journey has just started, or maybe halfway through, Zhang Jingmo's footsteps suddenly slowed down.

Lu Guijiu also stopped, turned his head to look at Zhang Jingmo, and called softly, "Master."

Zhang Jingmo's palms were covered with cold sweat, an indescribable fear appeared all over his body, and his steps were so heavy that he couldn't take another step forward.

Lu Guijiu felt that Zhang Jingmo's palms were wet and greasy. He asked Zhang Jingmo if he was uncomfortable at first, but Zhang Jingmo gave a negative answer, but now looking at Zhang Jingmo's condition, it is obviously not normal.

Lu Guijiu supported Zhang Jingmo, let him sit on the ground, and said, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Jingmo refused to answer, he panted with his head down, and waved his hands slowly, indicating that he was fine.

But Lu Guijiu was very clear about Zhang Jingmo's endurance. It was obviously not a trivial matter to make Zhang Jingmo feel so sad.

He stretched out his hand and probed Zhang Jingmo's forehead, and found that Zhang Jingmo's forehead was covered with cold sweat. After he slowly lifted Zhang Jingmo's head up, he saw Zhang Jingmo's face was as pale as paper, and his eyes were half closed. Fainted.

Lu Guijiu was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly hugged Zhang Jingmo into his arms. He looked up at the passage they entered just now, only to find that there was only darkness above his and Zhang Jingmo's heads.

I don't know if the passage is closed, or they are too far from the exit.

Lu Guijiu rummaged through the Sumeru Ring for a while, and finally found what he wanted. He took out the ginseng from the Sumeru Ring, cut a small piece, and let Zhang Jingmo keep it in his mouth.

At the entrance of the film for thousands of years, Zhang Jingmo finally stopped sweating. He leaned against Lu Guijiu's arms and took a long time to recover. He slowly raised his head and was about to say something, but when he saw Lu Guijiu clearly After seeing the face of the mortar, all the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat.

At this time, Lu Guijiu was supporting him with a concerned face, and there was a very obvious scar on his face. The scar ran straight across Lu Guijiu's entire face, making him look even colder and more ruthless. .

When seeing this face, Zhang Jingmo's body stiffened instantly.

Lu Guijiu didn't know what Zhang Jingmo saw, he just wondered why there was a look of panic in Master's eyes, and he called softly: "Master?"

"Don't call me Master!" Zhang Jingmo opened Lu Guijiu's hand, and then stood up reluctantly from the ground. He turned his head as if he didn't want to see Lu Guijiu, and there was even a tremor in his tone. He said, "...hug, sorry."

Lu Guijiu was suddenly rejected by Zhang Jingmo, he felt a little lost, but he didn't take it to heart, he said: "Master, are you feeling unwell?"

These are all hallucinations, hallucinations, hallucinations, constantly telling himself this in the depths of his heart, Zhang Jingmo took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Lu Guijiu didn't know what happened, and he was still in a daze. He watched Zhang Jingmo holding the wall motionless, but he didn't dare to step forward.

I don't know how long it took, but Zhang Jingmo finally recovered.

Then he turned around slowly, and said to Lu Guijiu: "Come here."

Hearing this, Lu Guijiu stepped forward slowly, and asked worriedly, "Master...are you feeling unwell?"

Although Lu Guijiu was holding a torch, the torch still couldn't illuminate the person very clearly in the dark underground. Zhang Jingmo watched his face flickering in the firelight... and that scar that he was familiar with and could no longer be familiar with .

Lu Guijiu watched Zhang Jingmo raise his hand slowly, and actually touched his face.

Zhang Jingmo felt the unevenness of the wound with his fingers, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "Lu Guijiu...cover my eyes."

Lu Guijiu was taken aback, as if he didn't understand Zhang Jingmo's words.

Zhang Jingmo didn't repeat it, but simply tore off a piece of cloth from Lu Guijiu's black clothes, and then covered his eyes.

Lu Guijiu said: "Master..."

Zhang Jingmo said: "I saw something I didn't want to see, and you will lead me the rest of the way." At this point, he finally understood why Ao Mian asked him to take Lu Guijiu with him.

Because the person who should not have entered that door was actually him...

Against the backdrop of the black cloth, Zhang Jingmo's face looked even paler. Lu Guijiu didn't know what Zhang Jingmo meant when he saw something he didn't want to see. He only knew what Zhang Jingmo said, and he obeyed.

So Lu Guijiu took Zhang Jingmo's hand again and continued walking down.

Zhang Jingmo closed his eyes and followed Lu Guijiu's pace, but those bad pictures kept flashing in his mind, so that he didn't even have time to pay attention to the surrounding situation.

Cold sweat dripped down Zhang Jingmo's cheeks little by little. After Lu Guijiu found that Zhang Jingmo's clothes were soaked in cold sweat, he called Zhang Jingmo a few more times, but Zhang Jingmo didn't respond at all.

A little panic arose in Lu Guijiu's heart. He touched Zhang Jingmo's face and found that it was icy cold.

At this point, Lu Guijiu no longer hesitated, he bent down, carried Zhang Jingmo on his back, and then started to run down with big strides.

Zhang Jingmo was very uncomfortable.

Even with his eyes closed, certain images could still clearly emerge in his mind.

He saw himself walking towards a giant python and being swallowed by it.He saw himself wrestling with Tian Feng, who had been dead for a long time, and then his heart was pierced by Tian Feng's belt.He saw that he was looking for the spiritual vein, but was completely eaten away by the red mist bugs around the spiritual vein.He saw himself in the snow mountain, losing the last bit of temperature.

Zhang Jingmo had died too many times, he thought he was used to it... Actually, he wasn't.

Lu Guijiu didn't dare to stop at all. He felt Zhang Jingmo's body shaking as if he couldn't stand the severe cold. He was so scared that he was going to die, and even began to secretly curse Ao Mian who led them the way.

Lu Guijiu ran wildly in the dark. While running, he released the deer book in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Lu Shu didn't know what happened to Zhang Jingmo and Lu Guijiu, seeing their current situation, he asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"

"I don't know, my master's condition is very bad..." Lu Guijiu was in a state of anxiety, but he couldn't find any way out, so he could only keep running down the stairs.

Lu Shu frowned suspiciously, and said, "...what the hell is going on."

Although he knew that Lu Shu might not be of much help, but at this time there was no one else to discuss with, so Lu Guijiu had no choice but to tell Lu Shu what happened just now.

When Lu Shu heard Zhu Feng's name, he thought of something, he said: "Do you know the name of Zhu Feng's magic weapon?"

Lu Guijiu asked, "What's it called?"

Lu Shu said: "It's called Huangquanhua."

Although Lu Guijiu knew Huangquanhua, he didn't know its meaning, he asked, "What do you mean?"

Lu Shu said: "It means that people can see the picture of the previous life... But this Yellow Spring Flower is mostly aimed at the reincarnation power, and it has no effect on you."

Having said this, even though Lu Shu didn't make it clear, Lu Guijiu already understood what he meant—his master, Zhang Jingmo, is the reincarnated power.

And the reason why Zhang Jingmo is in such pain at this moment is obviously because he has seen what happened in his previous life.

Lu Shu sighed: "It seems that your master's previous life was really bad. He was addicted for so long and didn't wake up. It stands to reason that this yellow spring flower is just to remind people of the scene before death. A quarter or two."

It was a coincidence, but no one could have imagined that Zhang Jingmo had reincarnated more than 120 times, but at this time, he did not know which life he had seen himself die.

Lu Guijiu felt that Zhang Jingmo's body was getting lighter and lighter, like a feather, as if he was about to disappear immediately.

He has tried his best to run in the darkness, but the end point is still so far away.

Lu Shu said: "Don't be in a hurry, this kind of thing...can't be rushed."

How could Lu Guijiu not be in a hurry!He wished he could grow another pair of wings and fly directly to the bottom!

Just as Lu Guijiu was running wildly, he heard Zhang Jingmo yelling in a low voice: "Lu Guijiu."

Lu Guijiu thought that Zhang Jingmo had regained consciousness, but found that Zhang Jingmo still did not respond to his shout.

Seeing this, Lu Shu opened his mouth and teased: "Your master really has a heart for you. In this case, he can even call out your name." He also did not expect that in Zhang Jingmo's more than 120 lifetimes, Lu Guijiu was always involved.

Hearing this shout, Lu Guijiu almost gritted his teeth. He tasted the sweet taste in his mouth, but he still didn't dare to stop.

Just running like this, just when Lu Guijiu thought he was going to die of exhaustion on the endless stairs, he finally saw a faint light not far away.

The export has arrived!Lu Guijiu was overjoyed, and hurriedly quickened his pace.

Zhang Jingmo, who was carried behind his back, was completely unresponsive, and his breathing was almost inaudible with his head down.

After Lu Guijiu reached the end of the stairs, he knelt down on the ground limply, Zhang Jingmo pressed on his back, and he didn't move, just dressed heavily.

Lu Shu said: "...do you know how long you have been running?"

Lu Guijiu was speechless, his mind went blank.

Lu Shu said: "You ran for 63 days, but you didn't die from exhaustion."

Apart from checking on Zhang Jingmo's situation, Lu Guijiu never stopped. He gasped for a while before calling him over. The first thing he did when he turned his head was to see Zhang Jingmo.

Zhang Jingmo lay on Lu Guijiu's body as if he was dead, but he was somewhat similar to the sleeping one before.

Lu Guijiu took Zhang Jingmo into his arms, removed the black cloth from Zhang Jingmo's eyes, and asked, "Why hasn't Master woke up?"

According to Lu Shu, after seeing how he died, he should wake up soon.

Lu Shu was also a little puzzled, he said: "...I don't know, is it because his death was more painful? So he couldn't extricate himself?"

Lu Guijiu's eyes sank due to Lu Shu's guess, and he said in a low voice, "Master will be fine."

Lu Shu refused to say anything.

After resting, Lu Guijiu turned his head to look at the scene at the end of the stairs.

At the end of the stairs, another door appeared. This door was very huge, a full ten meters high, and the material should be made of black iron.

Lu Guijiu really couldn't move anymore, panting for breath, crawled to the door, and then stretched out his hand to push, but what he didn't expect was that he didn't use much force, the door was pushed open by him.

When the "creaking" giant door was opened, there was a loud noise, which echoed in the empty underground, making it extremely ear-piercing.

Lu Guijiu only felt the blood in his chest churning, and it took him a while to calm down.

When he returned to Zhang Jingmo's side, he realized that Zhang Jingmo had already woken up. At this time, he was lying on the ground expressionlessly, with an indifference in his eyes that made Lu Guijiu uneasy.

Lu Guijiu called out in a low voice: "Master."

Zhang Jingmo's eyeballs moved and stayed on Lu Guijiu's face for a long time, as if trying to identify who the person in front of him was.

Lu Guijiu felt even more uneasy, he said, "Master... what's wrong with you?"

There was still no expression on Zhang Jingmo's face. After a long time, his lips trembled slightly, and Lu Guijiu heard Zhang Jingmo say the three words "why".

Then, he saw two tears overflowing from the corners of Zhang Jingmo's eyes.

Lu Guijiu's heart suddenly seemed to be tightened by something. He threw himself to Zhang Jingmo's side, then hugged Zhang Jingmo into his arms, and kept calling Master.

Zhang Jingmo didn't move, didn't struggle, just murmured softly: "I, Zhang Jingmo, think that I have never done anything in my life that angered people. Why did I encounter such a situation?"

Lu Guijiu didn't understand Zhang Jingmo's words, so the only thing he could do at this time was hug the person in his arms tightly, and he didn't want to let go for a moment!

Zhang Jingmo calmed down for a long time before pulling his whole body out of that desperate mood. He felt the temperature of Lu Guijiu transmitted to his body through his clothes, which made him feel a little comfortable.

He whispered: "Puijiu, have we arrived yet?"

Lu Guijiu said hoarsely: "Master, we are here."

Zhang Jingmo turned his head slightly, and saw the huge door opened behind Lu Guijiu, with a bleak smile on the corner of his mouth, he said, "Ao Mian is right, I shouldn't have come down at all."

Lu Guijiu pursed his lips, for a moment he didn't dare to ask Zhang Jingmo what happened to him.

Zhang Jingmo cast his eyes on Lu Guijiu again. At this time, the hideous wound on Lu Guijiu's face had disappeared, which also made Zhang Jingmo clearly realize that the person in front of him was thinking of him and was willing to Lu Guijiu who gave his life for him, not the apprentice who betrayed him.

With this realization, Zhang Jingmo's body gradually regained its temperature, and he seemed to gain strength, and gently pushed away Lu Guijiu's embrace.

Lu Guijiu's expression was still a little nervous, he said: "Master, do you feel better?"

Zhang Jingmo nodded, then turned his head to look at the endless dark stairs, and said, "This road is really long."

Lu Guijiu hummed.

Zhang Jingmo looked ahead again and said, "Let's go."

"Hey." Although he didn't know why Zhang Jingmo did this, Lu Guijiu wisely didn't ask. He saw the slight blush on Zhang Jingmo's cheeks, bent down and carried Zhang Jingmo on his back again.

After being picked up by Lu Guijiu, Zhang Jingmo said, "I can walk..."

Lu Guijiu didn't stop. As he walked, he said, "Master, just let me carry you on my back. Put you down, and my heart will feel empty."

Even if these words were placed between master and apprentice, they were too intimate. Zhang Jingmo frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything.

So Lu Guijiu carried Zhang Jingmo on his back and entered the thick iron gate. On the iron gate were engraved countless manjusawa flowers. These flowers were all vivid, as if they were real.

Seeing the flower, Zhang Jingmo pursed his lips even tighter.

After entering the iron gate, there was only one road. Lu Guijiu didn't walk for too long with Zhang Jingmo on his back, and he saw the end of the road - there was a crystal coffin standing vertically in the center of the hall.

Inside the coffin lay a woman in white.The appearance of the woman can only be called ordinary, but the aura on her body can make people feel that this person is by no means an ordinary monk.

Lu Guijiu and Zhang Jingmo were about to get close to the coffin, but they saw the woman in the coffin open her eyes. Not only did she open her eyes, but she stretched out her slender hand and pushed open the lid of the coffin.

Lu Guijiu's first reaction was to protect Zhang Jingmo and take a few steps back.

The woman walked out of the coffin slowly, and she saw Zhang Jingmo and Lu Guijiu standing not far away.

She rolled her eyes around the two of them, but she laughed: "I never expected to see you again here."

Lu Guijiu was wondering what the woman meant by what she said, when he saw a puff of black smoke coming out of Zhang Jingmo's sleeve, but it was Ao Mian who came out from the Yin Demon Cave.

The woman saw Ao Mian and said, "Long time no see."

Ao Mian didn't answer, after staring at the woman for a long time, he said: "A doll?"

The woman nodded, then glanced at her hand, and said lightly: "Yes, I'm the same as you..."

One is a phantom, and the other is a doll made of cloth, both of which are thousands of miles away from the deity.

Ao Mian said: "She left?"

There was a sense of loneliness in the woman's eyes, and she said, "I left a long time ago, I have been sleeping here for an unknown number of years."

Ao Mian fell silent.

The woman said again: "The two people behind you are your descendants?"

Ao Mian shook his head: "I didn't stay behind, they are my benefactors."

The woman seemed a little surprised when she heard the words, she glanced at Ao Mian again, and asked in doubt: "Since you are not left behind by him to shadow the descendants...why didn't you dissipate?"

Ao Mian glanced at Zhang Jingmo and said, "Fate."

The woman laughed, her eyes slid past Zhang Jingmo, and said, "This man is quite interesting..."

Zhang Jingmo bowed to the woman, and said: "Zhang Jingmo has met senior, this is my apprentice Lu Guijiu."

The woman said: "Is it his blood that opened this door?"

Zhang Jingmo nodded.

The woman said: "In this case, let's go alone on the next road."

Zhang Jingmo originally thought that the matter was over when he saw the woman, but he didn't expect that according to the woman's words, there was still experience.

The woman seemed to see what Zhang Jingmo was thinking, she chuckled lightly, and said, "Do you know where you came from, and what exactly is there?"

Zhang Jingmo shook his head.

The woman raised her eyebrows slightly: "Even if you don't see it, you should know that these things are not something that can be easily taken away."

Hearing this, Zhang Jingmo suddenly became a little angry. He said coldly: "Treasures are important, but lives are more important. Since seniors have asked so much, then we will not take this treasure."

The woman snorted coldly when she heard the words: "Don't take it? You don't take it if you say you don't take it? It's ridiculous-you have to listen to me when you reach my boundary."

After she said this, a hole suddenly appeared under Lu Guijiu's feet, and he swallowed him directly.

Seeing this, Zhang Jingmo hurried forward, but was pulled back by Ao Mian standing behind him.

Ao Mian shook his head at Zhang Jingmo.

When Zhang Jingmo passed the stairs, his mood was a little fluctuating. Before waking up, he was just depressed, but now seeing Lu Guijiu disappearing in front of him, his emotions were actually a precursor to an explosion.

Seeing Zhang Jingmo glaring fiercely at Zhang Jingmo, the woman covered her mouth and smiled coquettishly, she said: "Ao Mian, your friend is quite interesting."

Ao Mian frowned slightly.

The woman's voice became sharp all of a sudden, she said: "Master and student are in love, it's not a relationship, and the two of them are actually men-hahahaha, this is very interesting."

Zhang Jingmo said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

The woman's eyes turned to Zhang Jingmo, seemingly unintentionally: "Oh... I forgot, when you were unconscious, you didn't know what your apprentice was doing..."

Zhang Jingmo: "..." He finally knew what Zhu Feng was thinking about the doll made by Zhu Feng. If he really didn't know what Lu Guijiu thought about him, he would probably be shocked when he heard what the woman said. flew into a rage.

The woman squinted her eyes and said with a smile: "However, I can see everything in Snow Valley clearly. Would you like to see what your apprentice did to you when you were unconscious?"

Hearing this, Zhang Jingmo squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "No need."

The woman was still smiling, and she said, "Then I just want to show it to you."